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Almost daily we hear, “Freedom is ev¬
erybody’s business,” from some radio
announcer, and often this assertion is ac¬
companied by prescription, so to speak,
for the sort of things that will make
realization of freedom a little easier,
more concrete for everybody especially
lor those who through thoughtlessness
might deny it 'to others. The follow¬
ing, A Fledge For American Unity, states
some of the prescriptions:
“1. 1 will spread no rumor and no
slander against my sect.
II. 1 will never try to indict a
whole people by reason of the delin¬
quency of any member.
ill. 1 will daily deal with every
man in business, in social and in po¬
litical relations, and on the basis of
his individual worth.
IV. In my daily conduct I will
consecrate myself, hour by hour, to
the achievement of the highest ideal
of the dignity of mankind, human
equality, human fellowship and hu¬
man brotherhood.”
WE TOAST BEACH ELEVEN
Unfortunately, we have not as yet de¬
veloped an organization with the means
and athletic spirit to give our high school
football team the kind of salute it is en¬
titled to. The Tribune takes this means
of telling our boys and coaches how much
we appreciate their athletic prowess.
The team has played eight games.
They won six. lost one and tied one. This
gives a better record, or certainly one
that is not surpassed by any of the teams
in the conference. Though they lost to
Stanton High in Jacksonville, fans were
unstinted in their estimates of the team’s
ability. Many felt that the better team
lost. The team won over the cham¬
pionship teams of Florida and South Car
olina. They have not been proclaimed
state winners because of the unfortunate
make-up of their schedule. We hope
next season’s schedule will be so arrang¬
ed that every team in the conference
may have the opportunity to win the
championship.
Beach monopolizes our reasons for
pride. We are proud of the fact that
the band has been uniformed, and we
are surprised at tjhe progress the boys
have made. It has done something to
them. It has provided another opportu¬
nity for the expression of talent, and not
only opens a w ay to profitable profession¬
al employment, but what may be more
valuable, it provides a means for worth¬
while use of leisure time.
We believe a well coached football
team, a well trained band and the fine
building into which our high school will
move soon, will do a great deal for the
loyalties, the discipline, and the appre¬
ciation of such democratic values as
working together, respect for the abili¬
ties of each other, and the spirit of shar¬
For Girl Scouts
The Girl Scout Branch Office has
scheduled a Basic Training Course
for new Leaders which will he held
December 2-7 and Dec P-10. Al-
though this course is Basic for all j
new leaders any leader wanting a
refresher course may attend.
These classes will be held in the
YMCA building 714 W. Broad St.,
upstairs in the Girl Scout Office.
Classes will !>e held 0:30—8:30 1’.
M. and are free to all interested
adults. Please call 3-9066 and
register with your Field Director
or drop a card to the above ad-
dress at once if you would like to
attend these classes. This Basic
Course will enable the Unulci to
set-up new troops, obtain a full
outline ef troop leadership, ae-
quite a few basic skills, how to use
the out-door program, and what
special occasions occur in Girl
Scouting
Special Consultants are invited
to help with various of this
course.
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A SON
Mr. and Mrs. Jcf in E Clem-
mons of 919 W 37th street an-
nounce me oirth of their son,
John Benjamin. Jr., who ar-
rived on Nov. 20th at Charity
hospital. Little Junior we gh- j
ed 8 lbs, 5 ozs. at birth and he
and jo;~, inotlirr aVp now at home
doing line. Mr Clements i.s in¬
structor of mathematics at
Georg a State college.
Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post
Office at Savannah, Ga., under the Act of
March 3. 1879
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New York 19, New York
ing in the recognition success brings, or
as well as in the responsibility for fail¬
ure to reach set standards if it occurs.
We are hoping that the day is not too
far away when our boys will have the
benefits of the disciplines which come
from the R. O. T. V.
AN ILL WIND
We have become so accustomed here
in Savannah to calm and more or less
friendly relations, that when something
happens like boldly distributed appeal to
one section of the population to array
itself against another, there is a tend¬
ency to get off balance. The red-let¬
tered dodgers that were spread about
our city last week tended to disturb some
of our Negro citizens. Many expressed
fear lest these dodgers calling for em¬
phasis on “white supremacy” and the
abolition of “mulatto rule” would have
an effect, quite to the contrary of fear,
upon a section of our population com¬
parable to the purveyors of the undem¬
ocratic gospel.
We have bragged a great deal about
racial relations here in Savannah. They
are not perfect nor as good as they
might be, but they are so much better
than in many otiher places we know of.
They would be better if we did not have
a klan chapter conducting a membership
drive. We know that there are many
white Savannahians who condemn the
Klan and are ready to deal with it when
the right time comes. We already have
evidence that the red-lettered dodgers
h-*ve served as an alarm to alert those
who are opnosed to any effort to stir up
trouble or to attemnt to usurp the func¬
tions of the law. This is a good effect.
r his effort to enroll members in local
- a
klan chapter to put an end to “mulatto
‘’•overnment,” whatever that is, sounds
,? ke an attack upon our courts. It is an
ill wind.
\Y<> are gratified that the A. M. E.
( (inference which convened here las?
week took occasion to urp-e upon the
ministers the importance of registration.
We do not know how much the Bishop
was able to influence the ministers to
assume leadership in getting people to
register and be prepared to vote. Time
will tell. One of our ministers, not a
Methodist, claims that every one of his
.’>.000 members is registered. There is
something wrong about such a statement:
it fails, for one thing, to take into con¬
sideration tihat onlv 5.770 Negroes have
registered. His 3,000 would leave only
2.700 for other churches, clubs, and non-
church goers to claim.
We repeat: if every minister in this
county would do his duty in this matter
75 per cent of the 14,000 who should
iegister, would be on the books bv the
end of next month. WE BEG THEM
TO DO IT.
I
Observations
by Willa
,
<
Thanks to Prof. Peter Smalls,
we again had the pleasure of
hearing the annual organ re¬
cital of the Savannah Chap¬
ter. American Guild of Organd
ists. last Monday at the Luth¬
eran Church of the Ascension
Dr. Wilbur Hartzel Rowand of
Macon was presented. The
beauty of the church building
and the masterful playing of
l!lf> artist blended into a most
uplifting experience. With us
v 'dre Miss Rosemary Johnson,
Mrs. Nancy Walker and MS',
Emails,
it is not easv to sav good-bye
to families such as Dr and Mrs
.
H. H W. w Murph ttwni, and their two
lovely children who have
f l eight years at St. Philip A.
M E. Church, and Dr. and Mrs.
w Bagby and their two tal-
mded children who have serv-
seven and one-half years ah
Bf, thel A M F, Church. How-
cr. the denomination says the
Wshop knows best and we know
t!iat tllPV wdl succeed with their
"H. for them a bright Savannah fu¬
ture !
:
Congratulations to Dr. I. ■ T -l
Johnson who was promoted
as presiding elder of the West
Savannah A M. E. District.
Mrs. Johnson deserves a lot of
the praise, too.
Be a good citizen” is the
motto of Sheriff “Bill” Harris’
Junior Deputies’ Quiz show
every Friday afternoon at > hie
Star Theatre Surelv. that
motto is good enough for anv
child in the city How about
your child?
Paul L. Howard, student at
GSC. tells us that Joe’s Quick
Lunch Cafe. 807 East B:oad
street, starts its 28th year of
business this month under the
management of Mr. Joe Me-
Kherson. Mr. Howard
recommends the CCA
tionery, 1120 East Broad
wllich was established in 19461
by MV
o,„ m .
include ;4n attractive young la-
dy who is a student at GSC.
By the way, the Tribune can
be Jtiurchased from both of
these places of business.
That reminds us of Mr Abi°
Futch's S’?ore 1201 West Broad
street, wjhich hat carried a
complete line of groceries since
1935. Mr. Futch states that
his trade has increased by ad-
the savannah tribune
‘HATE GROUPS ARE ALSO SUBVERSIVE’
J m&mi mm
■fill ife
vertising in The Tribune.
Dr. G. W. Goshea. native Sa¬
vannah Chiropractor. says
“Don’t say you have tried ev-i
erything until you have tried
Chiropractic.”
The Pet Milk and Colgat?
dents’, rrd: in Tribune
show that these companies be¬
lieve in Negro trade. In fact,
readers of the Tribune would
be wise to patronize ah the
national and local advertisers
hi this paper as they help to
pav for those free club, church,
and school articles some of
your reporters send us regular¬
ly.
1 Twenty-three more days be-'
j fore Christmas! The Waldorfs
' and the W. O. D.'s will not be
•
j in the Xmas rush. Their beau-
, Ifful annual Christmas invita ■
lions were printed last month.
1 J Congratulations bers. to the mem-
t _
Hearing so much about Dr.
W. G. Tyson being listed in the
“Blue Bock’ 1 just means .that
“Bill” is a “chip off the old
block.” Those who knew his
father, the late Dr. C. B. Tyson,
will understand what we mean,
Young Dr. Tyson and his
ther were pals and while in
college and medical school the
i former spent his vacation and
sun re time in his father’s of¬
fice His mother, Mrs. Ro:v>
E. Tyson has had a lot to do
with his succests. too.
-1_
Joyce Nichols, age 4 years, is
convalescing in an Atlanta hos¬
pital after having successful
“blue baby” operations financ¬
ed by the white Shriners of
Rome/ Their football games
must have -been a success.
i | -
’ 7,n the November issue of
“Georgia’s Health”, a pamphlet
publ shed monthly by th”
Department of Public Health
the following words were writ¬
ten by Dr. Felix J. Underwood
which we would like to dedi¬
cate to the older persons whos i
l friendships ' we enjoy: 1
“The person who ages health- |
I fully ' gracefully, and happily 1;
I in decd due congratulations, for,
thls is a splendid achievement.;
l Suc h a person embodies the |
! h >SBest sat sfaetion not only for, j
himself, but to his friends.
neighbor?, and community. He j
is i£> useful usttiui and auu wanted; vv tin tcu * he im had iuv«^
not lived just for himself ”
Chrstmas Seal Sale .
Charmer Announced
Miss Olise Campbell. Chairman
the 1949 Christmas Seal Rale
Campaign wishes to announce the
following Mrs. Leola as Duncan. committee Institutional chairmen: j
Pnv uto Duty Nurses: Mrs.
Kendrick, assisted by Mis. E. J.
Smith. Industiy; Mrs. Rosemary ,
Jackson. Mis Gladys School Bazemove, Teachers; lleauti- and J
,
cians. I
M- 1 '- ’ amphel rspirtr a!! com-I
m-ttces are bui'- with their var-
urns assignments and slje is hoping
when you are approached you will
respond as generously as possible, i
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Dr, T. Luther Zuber of
Point, Miss., is the author of
ANP’s Road of Health column this
week. Dr. Zuber states that many
people mistakingly believe that
a ■ cold is a passing annoyance,
rather than an illness. He points
out a cold is an infection which
weakens the body’s resistance and
if neglected can lead to serious
complications.
The conversation of teen-agers
is always interesting. 1 passed a
group of them on the street re-j
cently and heard one young man ;
tell a companion that, for some j
reason or other, his friend was 1
things less popular than a cold, j |
in the head!’
As I walked on. I reflected that,
joking or not, the simile was an 1
apt one. For I can think of few
things le.s spopular than a cold,
both with the suffeier and those
about him.
The victim of a cold is miser¬
able, with his running nose and
yes, and occasional coughing and
sneezing. His capacity for work
and general enjoyment of life an
weakened. His food doesn’t fast •
the same and he might even lose
some sleep because -of his cold.
His friends and associates, and
even his family, avoid him because
they know a cold is catching. Thev
have no intention of looking and
feeIin ‘ r as miserable as he, even j
though they might mistakingly j
h »‘heve that a cold is a passing
anno y»nce, rather than an illness.
Hut a co,d actually is an illness:
and should be treated as one. A
« an mfection which weak-.
ens the body’s resistance and. if
or ignored can lead to
complications. ‘^.us Colds which wn.cn |
not ch «* ed '° r P' opt ‘ rl y caml
. in make the body , vulnerable 1
pneumonia, tonsillitis, diseases |
the throat, impaved heaving. „r |
of the nose, throat, or■(
the eyes.
A cold is caused by a virus, a
so small that it cannot be
through an ordinary mirro-
It . usually ,, spread . by , di-
is
the dr by coughing or sneezing.
person with a cold should al-
show consideration for those
him and cover his coughs
sneezes with a handerehief or
For his o-> - rrotection and that
others, the person who catches
should stay at home, get
of rest, and stick to a diet
f easily-digested foods, including
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miiK, fruit tubes, and nourishing
| soups. The-doctor should be call-
j ed if the cold is accompanied by
j fever. He should certainly be con
i suited about a cold that hangs
j i on for weeks.
The symptoms of a coid strong¬
ly resemble the early symptom;
j cf a number of serious, communi-
| cable diseases. Thus, the firs!
1 signs of a serious illness often
go unheeded as “just another
aid,” until the disease has made
considetable progress. Neglecting
1 “cold” might mean neglecting
measures against a more serious,
communicable disease.
Since a cold is commonly spread
through direct contact, one way
o aviod colds is to stay away
Irom people who have them. But
this isn’t always possible, it
wise to build up resistance to
all «n infection ;_ £ __i.:__ i___ by eating . • a well-bal- j
dle t ani ,
nctl ‘ getting plenty ' ....
S , ICCP and , est eciali
the . 1 ' ’ es P .v during
winter . months. Hygienic meas¬
ures, like washing the hands fre¬
quently and thoroughly, paiticu-
'■ rly before eating, cut down the
pcssibilities cf getting cold germs
into ne’s mouth and system. I
the person who avoids chilling j
an,! excessive wetting, especially
during the winter months, also has
the better chance against colds,
A / though the cold spread
* b '° Ugh <luect contact > doctors
bei,eVe that sudden changes in
tem Peratu r e and severe chilling
aRd wett,ng the body’s resistance
*” d make '} easier for th <-' cold
germs _ to take hold.
(Tllis article is sponsored by the
Natlonal Medical Association, the
National Tuberculosis Association
and released through the Associ¬
ated Negro Press in the interest
of better health of the people.)
NOTICE
j State of Georgia
County of Chatham
I By virtue of an order of the
! Ordinary of said State and
County, there will- be sold at
P “ bllC ° UtCry ’ 0n the first Tues‘
day 3rd or January, 195-, at
C ° Urth0USe door in S avan<
‘ Cllatham County, Georgia.
“ et ^ en lhe le §al hours of sale,
j 0 e highest and best bid-*
c ' 11 casll> tde following de-
crl ed lan ds in said County,
°‘ wit
- ! that certain land, lots,
tracts, or parcel of land, known
as lots numbers Nineteen ( 19 i
and Twenty <20, of Block One
Hi u; in east Savannah being in
C J - Hull ' s subdivision of Farm
Lot No. Six <6>. First Tything
Reynolds Ward in Chatham
c ° un t y G and v
the same property ____________ conveyed by
dt ed from Sarah Tarver and
Agnes Outland to Isaiah Milton
and recorded , . , in Deed _ , _ Book
16-1’s, folio 425, in the Clerk’s
office e,. of , the Superior ^^
o '- The Ch “‘ sale h,m will continue from
ciat to dav between the same
nours. until all of said proper¬
ty is- sold.
This the 22nd day of Novem¬
ber. 1949.
Lewis L. Scott .
Attornpv fo r Esta*®
Martha Alexander
Ar> administratrix of the
estate of Elizabeth Mil-
ton. deceased.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER L 1949
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FOR HIS PROTECTION
By Florence Jane Ovens
“The Child’s First School is the
Family”—Frobel.
Issued by the National Kinder¬
garten Association, 8 West 40th
Street, New’ York City. These
articles are appearing weekly in
our columns.
“Stop, Stephen! Stop!” called
Mrs. Saulson. But the five-year
old, heedless alike of the fright¬
ened voice of his mother and the
warning of the red light, ran on
-across the state highway. How-
ever, the brakes of a little Ford
and thrse of a heavy truck re-
itly to their drivers,
and the boy reached the other side
in safety. Once there, he stood in I
the middle of the narrow side- !
walk and threw up his arms to I
.heck the oncoming of a giant |
bulldog. j
‘Does your son know that dog?” j
asked a woman who, like Mrs. |
l Saulson, was waiting for the light ;
to change. j
“No,” was the answer. "We have j
only recently moved here.”
“It’s wonderful for a child to |
he so fearless,” remarked the wo- !
man, as they started across the )
icad. Holding fast her hand '
to
with both of his was her own ;
child. ‘Tommy is afraid of every- !
thing,” she added sadly, “lie al- ;
ways dings to me as if he were a .
burdock bur.’
“My boy has been living
an aunt, and both she and my
band think a child should
up fearless. I wish he were
of some things—really
leclaied Hus. Saulson.
“Don’t wish that,” responded
woman quickly. “Fear is a mer
•ess tyrant. Teach him—teach
■’onsideiation for others and
■nee to law.”
Mrs. Sauls; n stared. She felt
Jrong desire to continue the
sei sation, but the woman and
little iffl-r. ‘bur” ‘ had turned J-........J and _ I .....
1 starting in the opposite direction
from that which he must take.'
“Do you want to go for a ride,
Beth—you and Stephen?” asked
her husband when they reached
home.
Take Stephen, please,” she ans-
wciccl. I must do some reading.
I need to learn how to control our
1 wish there wee a kinder-
garten to which to send him.”
Her T . husband nodded
sympathe- . .
hut she hardly noticed ‘ ’ it,
for she was still repeating to
herself, "Consideration for others
and obedience to law.” From the
bookcase she took several volumes
cn child study. “Why did the wo-
man say ‘to law’? ' she questioned,
“At his age, he needs to obey
me.”
She read for neaily two hours_
from time to time consulting the
indexes. Then she thought over
the ideas she had imbibed and
afterwards jotted down some of
her conclusions:
1. I cannot expect my child to
develop consideration for others if
I am habitually arbitrary wher
is engrossed in examining or ex¬
but my example alone
—in self restraint or in acts of
kindness—will not be sufficient ti
McGill New Tuskegee
Trustee
TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE, Ala.,
Nov. 22—When Ralph McGill,
Edltor PJ . of the Atlanta Constitution,
received official notice of his elec-
tion to membership on the Board
of Trustees of „ Tuskegee Institute, _
he replied: “I am honored to be
reporter, . an editor ... and , a social
of service ..
Mr, xr McGill vf r u , s colorful , , , journalistic . T . .
C1C( | tbe rise of Hitler’s power as
well as other aspects of the ehang-
ing international scene covering
more than :i decade. With equal
facility, 51 1 . McGill describes a
rural home, a soil conservation!
project, a football game, a polit- j
ical convention or discusses a farm
tenant’s problem, race relations,
a late book; all with courage, in-
tcllectual honesty and. sometimes,: j
with startling frankness. He is a *
build up the right attitude in him.
He himself must find pleasure in
the pra^ice of consideration—
through repeated acts of thought¬
fulness.
2. I shall hope, also, to influence
him to behave with consideration
in dealing with animals andplants
as well as with people; in Addition
to its character building value;
,
this will make it easier for* film to
refrain from handling those liv¬
ing things whose dispositibihf and
habits he does not yet kqpw. I
shall give him information ly.sfons
so that he will realize thait. at¬
tributes which be does not imder-
stand may be worthy of his esteem,
and so he will refrain from
thoughtless obtrusion an,d. de--
struction.
3. With regard to obedieryc, I
shall expect my child to respect
my authority, but I shall by yare-
fill not to make compliance with
my wishes too difficult,
4. I will make few rules; 1 tnost
of these I do make will he 1 f or
the child’s protection and for the
protection of those with whims he
conics into contact. 1 will sec to
it that, in accordance with if i “Is
age, he understands these ftiws,
and that he does obey them,
5. I will never again raise my
voice in an imperative comnhnd,
except in times of emergency,
Without arousing fear—perhaps by
means of games—I will help my
child to form a habit of instant
obedience in response to the im-
perative tone,
That evening, as Stephen ‘was
i preparing for bed, Mrs. ^auison
I asked him, “Do you know what
the word law means?”
‘Aes, I know,” he ankwcvod.
I “It’s against the law to set fires
1 in the woods.”
| ‘What would happen if a man
, did start a fire among the trees?”
J “Because “He’d he sent to prison.” flip?”
: I he staitej a
“Because he broke the law/The
, fire might burn up all the' tfces
’ and 1 the ,1 animals.” •
,
‘Who t; Id you all this?”
“Daddy—when we were riding.
J to,d him 1 crossed the road when
the red light was on; he didn’t
think it was very smart. I don’t
I now.” A
1 “Why?”
“The cars had to stop for mo,
J and Daddy mid that sometime/ /c a
1 person’s time is '
worth a lot. i.o of
j money. He said I bioke the law;
j then ‘Stephen—” he told me about fires.”
“Yes, Mcmrny.”
Fathers and mothers liujyo, to
make laws to help cur chUitate®--
the same as cur government 1 has
to make laws to help all thd'n’eo-
j pie. laws; Tomorrow we will talk about
our shall we?”
The boy nodded a little vaguely.
“And, Stephen, after this, | i’ll
never speak up sharplyMike
Stop!’ ‘Come here!’—unless” it/is
very necessary for you td’ollcy
me at once. Always obey tjipse
,
sharp, loud commands very quick¬
ly, will you?” “hi/
“I will, Mommie; J *wiil,’t| he
answered. r\i J
; f
To herself Mrs. Saulson mur¬
mured, “Consideration for *Athbrs
and obedience to law—well.tweVe
made a beginning.” , b.
; reportern, an editor and a snbial
. and political analyst.
A native of Tennessee, My. 'tye-
Gill played on the Vanderbilt fooh-
] ball team, began newspaper vVAk
sports with the writer Nashville and Banner a^T At¬ a
joined Thy
lanta Constitution in 1929. $jnw
j 1S4 L he has hecn Editor-in-Ghfj-f.
The association of Mr. McGill
; with President F. I). Patljetson
| and Tuskegee Institute will recall
i 3 similar warm friendship that cx-
isted between Booker T. Washing-
ton and the late Clark Howell, a
former Editor of the Constitution,
Fifty-four years have passed si.qce
Booker T. Washington nia<j.c his
famous Atlanta Exposition Ad-
dress and Mr. Howell, in covering
that event, referred to the address
as > “one of the most notable
speeches, both as to character dellvT- -anil
warmth of reception, ever
ed to a Southern audience.”
This appraisal from an editoiUof
Mr ' Howell ’ s standin K helped to
it is, therefore, a in a fine history. traifit-
ion that Mr. McGill has accepted
a place on Tuskegee Institute’s
policy-making Board.
Farm Employment Down
WASHINGTON — (ANTE —
Nearly a fourth fewer hired la¬
borers were working on farms ilpr-
ing the last week in October than
a month earlier, the Bureau’ of
Agricultural Economics reported
last week.
The decline in both hired and
family workers was somewhat lar-
get than the average seasonal drop,
Total agricultural workers num-
bered only 11.792,000 compared
with 12, 135,000 a year ago.