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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 | l __ j >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 Continued on Page Seven 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- Continued on Pn?e Sow" 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- .................. ......... Oontinued on page Seven 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- ' — Continued on Page . ix n ® e {J^ T County Fair -- 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 —-------— 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 Continued on Page Seven 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, • Continued on page Seven 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 Continued on page Seven 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 Continued on Page Seven 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. ___ 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 Continued on Page Seven 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 Continued on Page Seven Her new book is Killers of the Dream i j j , 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 Continued on page Seven Negro children in general haye facilities that are not on a par w jjjj those of whites” ---_----- 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. _ _