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68 YEARS OF
CONT/Nl/ODS
PI/BUC SERV/CE
LXV1II
MASONS HONOR GRAND SECRETARY—The top picture shows
Masons attending (he 82nd birthday party of Sol C. Johnson, edi¬
tor and manager of The Savannah Tribune since 1889 and Grand
Secretary of the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Masons for fifty-
four years. On bottom picture seated left to right at the party
Sol. C.. Johnson, who ha
been grand secretary of the
Most Worshipful Prince Hall
Grand Ledge, Free and Accept-
cd Masons, Jurisdiction
Georgia, for more than fifty
lour years and
urer of the Masonic Building
Association more than
live years, was given a surprise
birthday party Sunday, Nov.
Demand Arrest of Men
Attacked Youth Group
Fla. State NAACP Conf.
To Meet Tomorrow
Junior Red i
Cross Elects I
Officers |
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>K. C. Blackshear, chairman of
Negro auxiliary, announced
&V«ers I elected , . , for tiie .. Coun-i
tjj-wide Council follows: of the Dorothy Juuor .
Tied Cro s as
M. Williams, chaiiman, Mamie |
Lull Johnson, vice-chairman,
Henrietta Collier, secretaiy.
At the first meeting of the i
council t lives the following present: Woodville lepiesen-j
a were I
school, Wil.ie Cannady, Helen;
Cannady, Broad Le school, sic Mae Moris Johnson; Wal- j |
East
lace; West Savannah 1
Sampson Roberts vera
Dorothy Mae Williams; Maple
school, Joanna Lee, Eunice|
Kelly, Yaura Bell Curley; Flor-
once school, Henrietta Louise
Collier,
In addition to electing oifi-
cers, the council reported on
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Principals Conference
Attended
Albany. Ga„ Nov. 19—The
, bany State college, ,, along , with ...
other colleges and universities
and state agencies of the
of Georgia, participated in
Annual Principals’
l£yVTe Albany OSe state e col'-
lege after a two day session.
The sessions were very
of Georgia State college was
chief consultant, and
auamuth ffritaiw
20, by eveval of the
lodge officers and officers and
members of the Masonic lodges
in Savannah. This was his
eighty second birthday.
The party was planned by
the building association com-
mitfer for the honored guest
members of the committee
then it was decided to
the worshipful masters and
Eatonville, Fla.,Nov. 22—
The Florida State Conference
the NAACP will meet Nov.
25-27 in its ninth annual ses-
at the First Baptist church
this all-Negro town.
The theme’ of the conference
will be “Forty Years of Action
011 * dc Civil Rig 1 .its Fiont, .
the key address will be de-
livered , , by the state executive
secrctafy Harry T Moore wh0
alto give a detailed account
a rece nt conference with
governor Warren and other
state officials pertaining to the
we jf are 0 j- the Negro,
£, n g unda y at a mass meeting
Attorney Franklin H. Williams
deliver an important ad-
dreg3 Rev w p. H. Black of
Rakc bale's, president of the
Mims Js pxecu tive secretary of
organlz ation.
The last two stars on the U.
S. flag were added July 4. 1912
—for New Mexico and Arl
zona.
others serving on the staff 0
consultants were Dr. Aaron
Brown p reside nt; Carl S. Dab-
ney, registrar; William
director, teacher-training;
Albany State college, and Timo-
Meyers, registrar;
Wilton Scott, all of
State college.
are Duncan Pringle, Grand Master J. VV. Dobbs, Honorable Sol
Cl Johnson, Joseph Crawford, and Samuel Fuller. Standing in
same picture are left to right, R. W. Black, George L. Smith and
R. W. Gadsden. —Photo by Freeman
f ice vs of the lodges. Finally, it
was opened to any brother
who cared to attend.
Only a few of the > Masons
knew about the plans as the
committee did not mention it
on the floor of the lodges. j
The party was planned by the
committee to be a simple, mod-
est, sincere expression, like the
everyday life and carriage of
DAYTON, Ohio, Nov. 17—Ar-
est of two bartenders who refus- j
e< j to serve an NAACP attorney ,
and her three companions and for-;
cihly evicted them from a down-
town restaurant was ordered this
week by police Chief Kirkpatrick ;
following vigorous protest of the
incident by the National Associa-
tion for the Alvancement of Color-
ed People. Hearings in the case
are scheduled to be held this week,
Mrs. Constance Baker Motley,
NAACP assistant special counsel
accompanied by three delegates to
the NAACP youth conference
meeting here last week, was struck
and physically ejected from the
Four Aces Restaurant by iiarten-
ders Robert Gallagher and Carl
Latotas, when she complained the
her group had been refused serv¬
ice. VY. F. Fox, a policeman sum
burned to arrest the attackers, re¬
fused to make any arrests and in
profane language attacked a white
member of the group for associa-
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SIGMA GAMMA TuLf RH0S
nRSFRVF UdoLKV t FOIJNDFRS
DAY
Thc twenty-seventh anniversary
0 f gj gma Gamma Rho Sorority was
celebrated by surer.- in
five states during the past week,
Outstanding civic, educational and
social events marked thc Founder-
Week Observance.
From a nucleus of seven charter
! members organized by Mary Lou
Allison Gardner, oflndianapolis ;n
1922, arm incorporated a- a naimn-
a! Collegiate Sorority at Butler
in 192!) , sigma Gamma
.^1 Rbo has' ^NMiona? emerged as Pan-SnR an
part of the
Council.
A constructive program for
^ in
j ^ the Soror-
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SAVANNAH, GEORGIA THURSDAY, NOV. 24. 1949
Mr. Johnson, by a group of
brothers making an effort to
express to a brother, who rich-
| y ^es^-ves every honor it f
possible to bestow on him, how
much he and the good he ha
c ; one j or the Masonic order an.
humanity f s appreciated.
-j, ae party was given at Ru-
'
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T
County Fair
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The Savannah Pan Hellenic j
Council will hold its county j 1
uu ■’
fair Monday night, rwrimher Decemhei
5 , at St. Matthew’s
church, Anderson and West
Broad streets
This event bids fair to be one
0 f the most interesting and e.a-
joyable events of the season and
beyond a doubt, will be very
largely attended as the proceed
w jjj be given for a very worthy
charitable purpose.
Two bands will be on ‘hand
^pe^ge the music,
games w jj] be participated
nJ fun ga i ore wl n be afforded
( th ose who attend.
A small fee of ten cents
be charged at the door.
Beauticians Contest To
j I Help TR Association
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j “Beauticians tuberculosis," have entered the
’ fight against an-
i nounced Mr,. Gladys B&zemore,
! chairman. "They are using
i a popularity contest as their
means of attack”, ‘he says, and:
i"ihe money nosey through V.ns
j contest will be be turned turned over over to to i
the Tuberculosis Association to
assist with their'program
j Tairteen beauticians have
j expressed a desire to enter the
CO ntes* and hope that other,
Registration Boosted By
76 Last Week
| According to the weekly re-
P ° rt 0n registration made t0 t le
Tribune by Chairman W.
Donnelly of the committee on
voting of the Hub. prominent
civic organization, there
seventy six Negroes to register
as voters in Chatham county
: last week.
In discussing the matter
getting Negroes to register in
i large numbers, Mr. Donnelly
Ww Orleans Posl Offire
Breaks Tradition by
Appointing Negro tTerks
NEW ORLEANS. La. (ANP) —
* A 48-yp*r-ol(l tradition was broken
heir last week when George Bout-
te, fanner Gt and now a clerk in
the post office, assumed the du¬
ties at a receiving window in the
| parcel post annex here last week.
The last known Negro to be as¬
signed to such a position w'as the
late Samuel Baurpan, who w'as
| clerk at the money-order window
; n the year 1901. Baum was trans-
i f erred to Boston, Mass., w he re he
became assistant superintendent
if mails. He died about 1941.
The barring of Negroes from
ertain positions in the post office
: iias been sternly fought by the
National Alliance of Postal Em-
j plojees for the past 20 years. The
appointment of Bouette is regard¬
ed highly significant and other
such appointments are expected to
follow, it was disclosed.
Peru has vast mineral re¬
sources and ranks third .n
silver production
Hit Inequalities In South Carolina Schools
Columbia. S. C., Nov 17—The
opening gun in the battle for
equalization of school facilities
in South Carolina was fired this
week as attorneys for the Na-
tional Association for the
vancement of Colored
filed a petition before the
school board of Clarendon
county, requesting the board
to “cease discriminating against
Iordan Post
Auxiliary
Organized
The Auxiliary of the William P. | j
Jordan Post No. 500, American j |
T-egion, has been organized by j
Matthew B. Williams, post adju- I l
tant. „ He ., the post 4 members , |
sum
are enthusiastic *• over *i the forma- f. 1
turn . of * the „ auxiliary ... and . , look , for- f ,
1
ward to a most successful future ,
for the group. I
Mrs. Dora L. McNeil, the wife
of W. M. McNeil, the senior vice- |
commander, was elected president
of the auxiliary. Other Officers
elected were: Mrs. Eugenia G
vice-president; Mrs. Mamie
L. Williams, recording secretary;
Mrs. Roberta V. Cook, correspond
mg secretary; Mrs. Jennie 1).
Wright, treasurer; Mrs. Louise
historian; Mrs. Lucile Til-
so "> sergeant-at-arms; and Mrs.
1 Omega Ryals, chaplain.
Thc charter memb ership is still
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will join them. Mrs. Bazemore
announce, the following as hav-
registered: Mrs. Gertrude
Anderson, Mrs. Leola Saunder
Mrg Ro - a p- ree man, Mrs. Marie
Lewis Mr(j wilhelmina
SQn Mrs Bosa jj e Fields, Mrs. J.
M w a ik er , Mrs. Mary
Mrs. Annie Mae Owens. Mr-,
Naomi Wilson and Mrs. Grace
Butler. Mrs. Myrtle Hicks,
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sad that there is a definite up-
surge in this respect, and
that the number placing th^ir their
names on the In
books iasl wee k was increase
Qf 32 oypr the numbfir wh0 reg .
(pred thp wppk beforp
Hp gaye g ^ Qf 5 772 as be -
ing the number of Negroes now
on the voting lists and said that
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Many Dignitaries AI tend
Dr. Whitaker's Funeral
Orangeburg, S. C. Thous¬
ands passed the bier of
Miller F. Whittaker, third pi-es-
ident of South Carolina State
A. and M. college, who was bur¬
ied here Wednesday of last
week.
Funeral services were con¬
ducted at l.i o’clock in the
morning from the college chap¬
el by the Rev. I. W. Jenerette,
his pastor, and the Rev. W. M
Jenkins, college chaplain. Dr
Benjamin E. Mays, president of
Morehouse college, delivered
eulogy and the college
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Negro children of public school J
age and Immediately make
available educational
tages and facilities equal in all
respects to that which Is being
provided for whites.” I
The NAACP petition filed by
j Special Counsel Thurgood Mar-
shall, Assistant Special Counsel
j j Robert R. Boulware, L. Carter counsel and for Harold the
Chest Drive
Nets $4,133
The Negro committee of the
Community Chest Drive report¬
ed today through Chairman J.
Q. Jefferson that they had
raised a total of $4,133 in cash
and pledges.
The committee Is greatly dis-
appointed that it did not reach
1.16 $5,000 ____. whicli , . . it ,, n&u set ...
for the drive, but it . is . thought
that belated , reports „ . will in-
c amoun already
reported.
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Chosen City Court
• Foreman
Jesse Brinson who was chos-
Pn ^ foreman of the City Com
Jurfy last week This is said
to be the first time a Negro ha
served in this capacity in Sav-
j annah. deliberated in the
The jury
trial of Mrs. Ida Boyd who
charged with pointing a pDtol
at another. She was acqultteu
after the jury deliberated only
five minuses.
LE-MER AGENT FOR
GROFF’S HOSIERY
It was announced this
that Le-Mer Exclusive Dres
Shop, 420 Anderson street, west
is the agent for the well known
Goff hosiery. A supply of
celebrated stockings is on
at this new but very popular
-- - r
shop which will ,,, give those re¬
die7who wish to get an eclusive
Christmas gift a chance „o
lect as many pairs of
j «tocWngs as they wish to
chase
Other suitable
gifts are also carried in
dance by this shop.
Member Audit Bureau Circulations
Price 7c
Four Girls Awarded
1 4-H Scholarships
This year more scholarships
have been granted to Negro 4-H
club members in Georgia than
ever before in the history of j
4-H club work in Georgia, was
; reported by Miss Camilla)
Weems, assistant state agent
for Negro work.
Through statewide competi¬
tion the girls named below re¬
ceived the highest scores and i
were awarded the following
South Carolina S ate
ence of NAACP branches,
that the facilities, phy
conditions, sanitation and pro-
teotion from the elements
schools attended by Negro
plls are “inadequate and un-
health”, that the
are “old, overcrowded and
lapidated, that the teaching
staffs are inadequate and
Grand Exalted Ruler To
Visit Local Elks Lodge
by E. E. Greene
Weldon lodge of Elks, after
having gone inrough a period
of stagnation, is on its way to
success under the leadership
its very efficient exalted
J. B. Hardrick.
The district deputy has given
the lodge a dispensation for
days to launch a new
ship drive. All old Bills are
asked to kindly reinstate. Ap-
plications are in the hands of
every Bill of Weldon lodge ana
the new Bills are requested to
fill out these applications while
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Xmas Seal
Sale in Full
Force
Miss Olise Campbell, presi-
dent of the Associate Board
| and generaL chairman of the
Christmas Seal Sale of the Nc-
| gro division, announced the op-
ening of the Christmas Seal
Sale last Monday.
Twenty thousand people have
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Her new book is Killers of the Dream
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, BRINGS OUT HER NEW BOOK
Lillian Smith, famed
or „„ i3,rangc Fruit” rruiT ’ last Ia ’’ month
; brought the public another
j
stirring story of the South
"Killers uf the Dream”. Partly
autobiographical, partly
NUMBER (5
♦Vivian Garvin, Mitchell coun¬
ty, $10.00 scholarship. She
also won a $200.00 scholarship
from Tuskegee Institute when*
is now enrolled In the
freshman class. In August.
1948. Vivian was one of the
4-H girl leaders who rep-,
resented Georgia at the region r
al meeting camp held in Baton
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Negro children in general haye
facilities that are not on a par
w jjjj those of whites”
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A DAUGHTER
Susan Mae is the name given
to the daughter born November
3rd to Mr. and Mrs. Alvin My-
ick Williams of Southover
Junction.
logical, the book is described by
critics as an attempt to open
the gatf “* l ’ hat 110W man *
kind from a fuller and richer
, MlKtt g lT yt b jg well known
f 0 r her work with the Rosen-
wald fund which terminated
last year.
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