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Woodville School PTA
The refill;;' mtleting of the t'or-
ent-Teacher A ^socmtion of Wood¬
ville School was held on Tuesday,
Nov Hth; large numbers of pnr-
ents attending.
An intersting program was
sente,I by the high school
under the direction of Mrs. T. Lee,
"Wlmt the High School Needs!”
Mr. John Miller was Chairman,
parents participating were,
dames Moody, Maniguult Frunk-
lin, Clements Meyers and Princi-
pal Tompkins.
The planning committee, mot
with the P.-T. A. Chairman, Mrs.
ft. W. May to formulate plans for
the year. Fathers night will be
held December 18th at 7:00 P. M.
After the program the meeting
Was turned over to the Vice-Presi¬
dent, Mrs. Moody, who presided in
absence of President Maner, Mrs.
Moody urged all parents to pay
their membership. The HIS-1 class
won the P.-T. A. banner, Mrs. R.
W. May, teacher.
After the adjournment of the
meeting the group retired to the
dining room where a very delici¬
ous repast was served.
— Mrs, F.ssie Clements, Reporter.
Paulse PTA
Paulsen School P.-T. A. met for
its tegular monthly meeting on j
Monday night, November I4th with I
a most unusual attendance, and
with the newly-elected President,
Mrs. Irene Kelt presiding. The
new group of officers and commit¬
tees are planning and formulating
many projects for the general well¬
being of thos chool and commun¬
ity.
Principal Moore, brought high¬
lights fiom the Mass Meeting h Id
during American Education week,
which proved informative and in¬
teresting to the many parents
present.
On Monday afternoon, Novem¬
ber 21, the Editorial Club spon¬
sored a pro-Thanksgiving Party.
Decorations and games of the seas¬
on, featuring the spit it of a ‘Har¬
vest Round-Up.” brought real en¬
joyment to the children who at¬
tended and participated in the
many activities. Prizes were
awarded for the various games.
The school’s expecting Sgt. R.
Funk to visit them on Tuesday,
November 22nd, at a special as¬
sembly program at whieh time lie
will talk to us on “Safety.”
—Cora Dyer, School Reporter.
Maple Street School
-Ulysee Green j
John Henry Finney, .
Reporters.
\ very interesting play entitled |
Safety l.-.md” was presented on
Wednesday Wednesday of of Education Education Week Week liy by ! !
the School safety with puti Frank ds <d Reed, MupU- Alfreda Street J !
Dawson and Eugene Brown, play- 1
ing the leading roles. This was |
followed by n patriotic assembly J
on Friday at which time each
grade presented a number. Patri- j
otic songs were sung by the school. I
Children’s Book Week was fit¬
tingly observed throughout the
sehool with a splendid display of
hook*, j osters and charts in each
room: A favorite story was told
and dramatized each day.
The first, second and third
grades enjoyed their trip to Hun¬
ter Field to see “Rumpelstilskin.”
Their teachers and safety patrols
accompanied them.
We had a delightful time at our'
“RESPECT YOUR WOMEN, PAL*
'Poll party lust Wednesday
noon. 1
W'e were happy to have had the
Inter-School Council of Chatham
j ( ourit y nm-t wi "' UH
tiny morning. “The spirit of the
Thanksgivirig season was display
Jfj throughout the school. Mr. R,
W. Cltttlsden was our special guest,
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j j Reach Musical
Beach-Cuyler P.-T. A. is launch-
its fit si. public program of the
season with a veiy fine program
0 f m uaic at St. John Baptist
Chureh, Hartridge Street. on
Sunday December 4th, at 4:00 P
M.
All friends of young people and
especially those interested in the
work i l being attempted ■ a ■ by the 11 P.-T. m
A. are asked to come and spend a
pleasant afternoon.
The following Wednesday, Dec¬
ember 7th is the regular meeting
of the P.-T. A. at the sehool at
5:00 P. M.
The program is bring directed
by Mrs. Sarah lirannen, who is
Chairman of the Finance Commit¬
tee. December is P.-T. A. month
-let’s boost tile P.-T. A.
— MRS. SARA K. CLOVER,
President.
—MRS. SARA BRANNKN,
Chairman.
Youth Bid Congress
To Enact Civil
Rights Law
The Eighth Annual Youth C< n
ference of the National Confer¬
ence of the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored
People will be held in Gainesville,
December 2-.'!, with a numbei of
representatives of youth councils
and college chapters in attendance.
The NAACP Conference of Branch¬
es and the youth conference will
lie meeting jointly.
Among the youth leaders attend¬
ing will be James M, Jay, conf er¬
ence vice-president, Paine College,
Augusta; Miss Louise (). Loach,
secretary, Fort Valley State Col¬
lege; the Rev. L. H. Pitts, youth
advisor, Cordele; and W. W. Law,
conference director.
Junior Deputies Show
Sheriff “Bill’ Harris and hi:*
Junior Dsputie: had as guest ,
on the Jast Star week ^Theatre. 1 * Hokum show a(. r! j
Mr. Hansk
Htllyer. president of the Savan¬
nah Gas Co. Mr. Hiilyer contri¬
buted $200 toward the Junior
Deputies' Washington trip this
past 'summer.
J. T. Ellerbe. executive sec- ;
of the West Broad Y. M.j
c. A. was interviewed. Twelve
members of his Junior Athlete
,.i„h c!ub were were contestants i-rmt«tnni t on t b o
Q U j Z program conducted by
Dwight Bruce, manager of
WTOC*. Prizes were won as
follows: Donald Kennedy. $5
from WTOC; Nathaniel Chis-
holm, week’s pass to Star The-
atre; Clarence Waters gift cer¬
tificate from Lang’s; Gerald
Johnson, gift certificate from
Yachum-Yachum: John Beard.
one year's subscription to The
Savannah Trilbvhe. The Ilol-<
sum birthday cake went to
Irwin Gardner 147 Lumber St.
This program will be held
Friday at 5:30 p. m. at the Star
Theatre with a representative
of the Savannah division of
the FBI as guest.
Beach-Cuyler To
Garner Annual “Har-
ygst Qf Talent”
! As a fitting climax to a season
j )ust jj n ,, w j tb athletic activity
Beach-Cuyler High School will pre-
sent the second edition of its
j nu;l j «ifarv«*st -Of Talent” at the
Municipal Auditorium, on Monday
night, November 28, at 8:00 P. M.
The show, whieh was a hit with
theater-goers last season, will hit
a new high in quality and original
>ty of performance this year
j before, there will be prizes galore
for talented -pciformers. The pro- j
duction is an outgrowth of the an-1
nual “Floor Show,” which drew a
j capacity nlniiui. plause at «f crowd the I Iwi and Recreation Pooroni tumultuous i/iii Center ( onffie ap- I j
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earlier this year.
In the “emcee’* spot on the 28th,
Te I Pollen of “Floor Show" fame
will share the spotlight with vivac¬
ious (lenientine Cartrell, one of
B-C’s most popular majorettes.
Featured on the program will
he numbers from the Physical Ed¬
ucation Departments of lieuch-
f'uyler and of Georgia State Col¬
lege as well as guest artists from
other of the local schools.
This production is under the sup¬
ervision of Mesdames Jane Parker
Starr, Amelia Howard, C. B. Eller¬
be and Miss Catherine Bogan.
They will be assisted by Henry
Houston of Willie William’s band
at the piano, and the musical pat¬
tern will be woven by Robbie Dil-
worth and his orchestra.
Albany College Supports
Student Service Fund
ALBANY, Ga„ Nov. 19.—The
Albany State College in line with
other prgoressive colleges and uni¬
versities in this country supports
the campaign of the World Stu¬
dent Service Fund each year. The
purpose of (his effort is to raise I
money to help relieve destitute I
students and teachers in war-torn |
areas.
The W. S. S. F. Committee, un¬
der the leadership of Mrs. Troas
Lewis Latimer, and of whieh Mr.
Elliott Dent, is Chairman, lias com¬
pleted plans for Albany State Col¬
lege. The first effort was a dance.
The Social Science Club is seek¬
ing financial aid from all clubs,
organizations, sororities, and fra¬
ternities on the campus, and the
citizens of Albany are asked to
make donations through churches,
civic, social and fraternal organiza¬
tions. The club asks they count
on every one to make this effort
a success. They are sure that no
Christian nor progressive citizen
can afford ’to fail the suffering
people of war-torn Europe.
2 Savannah Soldiers
'-.ompiete Course
In First Aid
News of two Savannah sol¬
dier; has just been received
by Edgar c. Blackshear, chair-
man 01 the Negro auxiliary of
the Red Cross from Esslingen,
Germany.
It tel’s of Pfc. James Jhckson
of 519 West Duffy street and
Sgt. George Watson of 635 West
41st street ‘.laving recently com
pleteri an intensive course in
first aid and accident preven¬
tion given under the supervi¬
sion of the American Red
Cress.
NAACP SCORES
81st Congress
DAYTON, Ohio, Nov. 17—Strong
1 resolutions demanding the enact -
* ment of federal civil rights legis¬
lation and scoring the fiist session
of the Sist Congress for failure to
enact such legislation were ttdopt-
cdliy the Eleventh Annual Confer-
| en e of the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored
People, which met here lust week.
"Both President Truman and the
Congress failed to pursue with
vigor, persistence, and strength,’ 1
the resolution states, "a course of
action whirl* would have put into
law the comprehensive civil liber-
ties program which the President
premised to the people.” The
group went on record in active sup-
port of the National Civil Rights
Mobilization being sponsored by
the NAACP.
The delegates demanded that the
second session of the 81st Con-
li.tss enact; "(1) Strong crimin-
al punishment legislation against
members of lynch mobs, whether
they he private citizens or state
officers; (2) Civil sanctions
against communities which will
fully or negligently permit such
atrocities to occur; (3) Effective
legislation insuring the right of
Negroes to vote without the impo-
sition of a poll tax; (4) immediate
enactment of a national FKPC
law.’
The conference also called for
TCTF, SAVANNAH TRIBUNE
Heard by N. Y. Ed.
Commission
ALBANY, N. Y., November 10.—
Argument uga.n.st the policy
segregation in the public rbools
of Ifcmpstond, 1/, I., vva preseot-
c{ * ' a;,t work before the
Giomnrisaiwior of Education by
Thurgood Marshall, special eoun
se| , “ nrl Mrs. Constance Baker
Motley, assistant special cfXrtisel,.
rtf the Nut'onal Asm ial'on f<>>
the Advancement of C,,lured Peo¬
ple.
The NAACP charge 1 that the
Hempstead School Board deliber-
otely and illegally gerrymandered
district lines so that all Negro
pupils in the community would he
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MISS 9-B3
WKM
Above is the likeness of the
charming Miss Bernice Washing¬
ton who represented the 9B-8 class
in Beach-Cuyler’s Homecoming Pa¬
rade last Thursday. Other PR’s
were Misses Gwendolyn Hunter,
Carolyn Wright, and Onie B. Law-
ton who formed an attractive back¬
ground for the beautiful Miss 9-B
the skillful driver was Mr. James
Mackey of the 12A-2 class. With
him was Mr. Eddie Hizzard, also
of the 12.4-2 class. Mr. Thomas
Johnson if course, was the 9B-3
co-ordinator of the attractive par¬
ade unit for his class.
action to end discrimination in
education and in the aimed forces,
condemned theregional education
system and called for federal aid
to education with adequate safe-
guards against segregation and
discrimination, called for the a i-
ministration ol an effective
al housing program with no dis-
crimination, and denounced police
brutality throughout the country.
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OFFICERS Of NBA—Newly
(elected officers of National Stu- !
j dent Assn, posed in MadisDi.
| Wis . as they planned activities
for the coming year. The N,
IS. A. represents more than 300
csrAacd to the segregated
pedt School, and also
j that prior to the adoption of these
unceaKontt'iIy drawn (list i t lines,
i ; the pdl'e y of the hoard to
assign as many Negro children
whose parent; did not object ti
I j the In Prosper Hci ool.
its ajipl cation for the hour-
, in •. (he NAACP also asserted
| that eight parents of 17 children
; signed Inters tinder duress by the
! stipe iatendcrit < f schools, in lica-
' ting that they wished their chi!
; dren to remain in the regie ,
Piesport .School although they live
| ouMtle tf that district
FREE ALA. COP
WHO KILLED PRISONER
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AND —
An all-white jury acquitted a :
white policeman charged with!
the “civil-rights’ slaying n 1
Negro, in federal court here cm '
Friday. The jury deliverated |
only 30 minutes and ignored
' prosecution appeal “to make (
Ian example” out of the defend- j ^
ant.
The police-man, Orris Thiash
; of Tallahasr.ee. Ala., admitted
on the witness stand that he
killed Amos JStarar. but said he
did it only after the man had
threatened him. Thrash was
; charged with murdering Starr
• in viola 1 < r of his cu-d right-, j
Thrcughou: the four-day session,
which opened October 19, the more ‘
than forty delegates from the
southeastern area of the country, j
focused attention on effective use
of audio-visual aids in teaching
and as supplementary aids in the
fjllow-up work of a curriculum
program.
Presiding over the Conference
was Miss Muriel Day, executive
secretary of the Bureau of Educa¬
tional Institutions of the Woman’s
Division of Christian Service. One
of the most outstanding personal¬
ities in Methodism, her work with
the :)4 Methodist schools extends
from Texas, across the Southern
states, through the Eastern sec¬
tion.
Harry Spencer of New York
I City, secretary of the Department,
nF visual Education of the Board
of Missions of the Methodist
Church, served as resource leader
with Fares.Sale.
Among the states represented
were Louisiana, Florida, Kentucky,
Georgia, North and South Caro¬
lina, and Missouri.
45 ILL AFTER COLLEGE
| MEAL. STUDENTS
STRIKE
PRINCESS ANNE MR.. (ANP)
-More than 350 students at
Maryland State College for Ne¬
groes staged a mass strike'
Tuesday in protest of “unfair
treatment of veterans and the
food.”
The striker quoted did not
i elaborate on “treatment of vet¬
i erans.” but on October 15. 42
students became ill alter the
evening meal. Five were hos¬
pitalized. According to Dr. R.
H. Johnson. Somerset county
health officer, bacteria i
and spinach caused the trouble.
I The strike began when about;
member schools and more than tary, L'liversity of Louisville;
1.03JM$30 members. Officers Second row: Erskine Childers-
are (left to right' first row; vice president for educational
Robert A Kelly, president, St. problems. Carlton. Minn.
Peters' College- N. J : and Dobt.FOR CUT
E. Delahanty. executive secre- tANPi
West Savannah School Children Ride “Nancy Hanks’
On Friday mo.ning, November
18th, tlie fifth and sixth grade
morning and afternoon classes of
West Savannah School boarded ,
the Narley Hanks streamliner for |
practical lesson on transports- J
tion. Forty-three children, two j
parents, v* m-nn to tlio the principal n imrivnol nnil and the i'Ho
teacher made the trip to Atlanta.
Many of the parents and friends
accompanied the class to the Gen-
traj of Georgia Railway Station
and looked rm as the group posed
before the engine for the above
picture.
The first part of the lesson be-
gan with the visit to “see the in-
terior part of the engine. The
fiu-man and engineer explained in j
the detail Diesel the engine. various workings The children of j
were amazed at the ease with
whieh the workmen handled the
350 students failed to show up
for breakfast. The walkouts
increased during early morning |
clm .es. Finally, all classes J
were dismissed and a mass j
meeting of students, faculty [
and administrators was called. I
GEN IKE’S FAVORITE
GI FOUND IN CHICAGO
POST OFFICE 1
CHICAGO (AND—After a na*
tion-wide search, Gen. Dwight
D.Eisenhower found his favorite:
GI still working for the gov-
erament, = but in a different job
Clay Williams so popular with j
the supreme commander dur-
mg World War II. j
Ex-sorgeant Williams, now a
postal clerk in the post office
here, was the personal table
waiter for the general and hk?
guests during nearly three years
of campaigns in Europe and
the Mediterranean.
Gen Eisenhower was sending
autographed copies of his new
book. “Crusade in Europe,” to
several of the men who served
with him. But Williams' copy
was returned from Dallas, Tex.,
where it had been sent.
Ask The Man
For
BALLANTINE
TITTY! >DAY, NOV. ?4. 1949
long train and were surprised ;
reading 70 miles on the s, eeclc-
meter. A few more were allowed to
blow the whistle for a stop.
The next thrill came when tne
train reached Atlanta. An of.
ficial of the railroad greeted the
group iriuum and *in,] placed r\ ) n /,/». l tlw, the children /.LIl.l , , n on
a waiting bus for a most interest-
ing sight-seeing trip, taking in the
following places: The Negro Col-
lege, State 'Capitol, City Hal!,
Stone Mountain, Grant Park Zoo;
the trip ended with a short visit to
Rich’s .Department Store where the
1 'iildren experienced riding th;
escalators.
At 5:30 the group returned to
the train and were served delicious
turkey dinners.
Those making the trip were:
Charles Butler, Tcra Greene, Ledlr. j
Reynolds, Mattie Parker, Gertrud;
MASONS HONOR GRAND
SECRETARY
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Conti nued f rom Pag e l
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b y’s tavern when the hon-
orecl , guest entered the dm ng
roum, which \Vas in darknes',
the lights were suddenly put on
and he was greeted by the
brothers wit.i an outburst of
song\ ‘He’s a Joay Good Fel-
low”, "Happy B.rthujy You”
Most Worsinpiul Grand Mas-
^ ,er John Wesley Dobbs made
the principal address, which
ther F. C. McMoore. rrr Presen-
tation of a large birthday cake,
depicting the three steps
in Masonry, and a gigantic
basket of beautiful roses was
made by Brother A. L. Samp¬
son after which an expres ion
of appreciation and thanks
was made by the honored guest.
Those present, seated at a
beautifully decorated table,
partook of a tasty repast Bro.
E. R. Rtiffner. who pre3 ded at
the piano, rendered many beau-
tiful selection; during the meal.
Past Master S. L. Gibbons was
chairman and Past Master G
L. Smith was toastmaster.
Among those taking a part
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Rubin-..n, Alfred Humphries,
Marie Dray,on, Raymond Brad-
shaw, Leroy Singleton, Stewart
Mackey, Sampson Roberts, Jesse
Fielda> Harold Sims . J Qyc I.Sulli-
van, Padgette, Ben Gwyn, Delores Jane Julian, Byn^ Mary The-
Lee
odosia J «.'.. D..n„r. Braxton, Nathaniel John-
son, Nathaniel Stevens, Minnie
Pearl Brown, Willie Mae Hall,
Annie Mary Williams, Leroy Wil-
son, Daisy Saxby, Hattie M.
Greene, Grady Wilbon, Lloyd
Smith. Herman McNeil, Harold
Harvey. Russell Fields, Ruby Phil-
pot, John L. Shelling, Edward
Young, Bernice Hyman, Charles
Wade, and Helen Jones. The par-
rnts making the trip were Mrs.
Berthenia Austin and Mrs. Mag-
gie B. Wilbon; also Miss Veronica
Taylor, principal; and Mrs. Cath-
erine W. Williams, teacher.
were Worshipful Grand Master
John Wesley Dobbs, Eecretary-
treasurer Joseph Crawford of
the Masonic Relief Association,
E. W. Lawes, assi tant to ttie
most worshipful grand master,
A . lan ta,and the following lo-
ca j brothers: E. C. Blackshear,
Caiib Mia:, Harry Gould, s. L.
Gibbons. W. J. Ayers, George L.
£mith - Theodore Mackey, R. W
Black ' W - v - Coleman - A. L.
Sampson, CnmHCOM James To w* An Jennings, Tam va i-iv a B. F.
Wise, Clarence Janterton. Don¬
ald Thomas, Henry Carrington,
Joseph A. Addison, Duncan
sr-jnrs r
eph Adkin-, George Dixon, Ro¬
bert Smith. Robert Tolbert, W.
M. McNeil, J. P. Sapp, Herbert
Quinn, Samuel Fuller, E. Green,
Ivey Weaver, Freddie Simmons,
R. W. Gadsden, Eugene Doyle,
Walter J. Bogan, Orell Webb,
F. C. McMoore and R. E. Ruff-
ner. In attendance from Wel¬
don lodge of Elks were J. B.
Hardrick. exalted ruler; Ray¬
mond Halloman. E. D. Greene,
J. R. Brown, s. H. Booker and
A. J. Jackson.
Ar zona has th: second larg¬
est American Indian population
of the states of the U. S.