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There are many things we do not un¬
derstand. One of them is the opera¬
tion of the Georgia legislature, especial¬
ly its attitude to Home Rule. Probab¬
ly it is the Constitution of the state that
is at fault. Why the entire state must
vote on matters which are of special
concern only to the cities and counties
directly affected puzzles us.
The legislature passes a law changing
the requirements for registration so
drastically that fthe registration list of
the state was wiped clean, then it post¬
pones the effective date of the new law
for two years, and most curious of all
it appears that it will permit one coun¬
ty only to disregard its new registra¬
tion law. Such a concession will dis¬
franchise practically one half of the
voters of Chatham county, based upon
the number on the old registration list.
Tlhe excuse that the old list needed
purging is untenable. It is inconceiv¬
able that the old list would have had to
be purged of thirty-thousand names.
WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY IS THIS?
Have you been to Laurel Grove Cem¬
etery recently? Do you not feel ashamed
of the condition there? Are you doing
your part toward the city of your la¬
mented, beloved dead, to put it in bet¬
ter condition and to keep it so?
Usually we blame the Park and 'free
Commission for the appearance of the
cemetery. It deserves perhaps to : be
blamed for some of the negligence there,
but we are certain if every person owning
a lot would take better care of it or put
it under perpetual care, the looks of the
cemetery would be greatly improved.
The majority of lots are over-grown
with weeds and underbrush. It is the re¬
sponsibility of lot owners, as we under¬
stand it, to keep these down. Not a
few lots are cluttered up with old crc 'k-
ery of all sorts.
Some criticism has been launched
against the city for not providing suf¬
ficient drainage in parts of the ceme¬
tery so that some citizens would not
have to purchase lots that are water-
soaked much of the time. We would
not free the purchasers from blame in
this regard. By the exercise of suf¬
ficient foresight they would not have
to purchase such lots. Strange as it
may seem, people put off making pro¬
vision for securing a lasting resting for
themselves or their loved ones till the
inevitable happens. Then, of course,
they have to take what they can get.
We have two suggestions to make:
(1) that a clean up week be designated
for cleaning lots in the cemetery; and
(2) that perpetual care be included in
the arrangements usually made for fun¬
eral costs. Mjany, if not most people,
provide in tiheir insurance policies for
funeral costs. They could set aside
also something for perpetual care of
Only Few Negroes Join in
Box
WASHINGTON -(ANP) — The
provincial GOP elephant rode high,
wide and handsome last Monday
night when 15.000 Republicans
came together at Cline arena
an old fashioned box supper in
commemoration of t!ie birthday of
Abraham Lincoln.
Many of the 12,000 guests who
crowded into the arena, sat flat i
on the floor, ate fried chicken with
their fingers, and joined in the
singing of “Hail, Hail, the Gang’s
All Here,” while the other .5,000 j
milled around in the lobby and j
outside of the building unable .
to get a peek inside.
As far as could be observed,
a very few Negroes were among
the grand old party celebrants,
who have for years boasted of
the fact that their party gave
the Negro his freedom. Scarcely
more than one percent of this
vast crowd was made up members
of the Negro race.
Mrs. Thalia Thomas, assistant
secretary to the national chairman
of the Republican part; . j
among the 22 speakers whose ;
voices were heard by some 20- j
million people over the National .
Broadcasting company.
Among the celebrated platform
guests, including a number of con-
gressmen and senators and other |
program participants, were Edgar
G. Brown and Perry Howard I
prominent Negro Republicans.
Putting their chips down, the
Republicans let it be known that j
they, too, arc in the “deal”—-not
the Roosevelt “new-deal” nor the
Truman “fair deal” but accord-
ing to Cong. James E. Van Zandt,
Republican party wants no
part of this k>nd of political shell-
game. We want a ‘square deal'.
The Republican speakers took a
at the administration’s tax
program, at deficit spending, at
the Brnnnan Farm plan, and at
socialized medicine, but no men-
tion was made during the entire
evening about civil rights for
minorities in this country,
Mrs. Thomas, the only Negro
speaker, expressed pleasure at hav-
j n g- the opportunity “to honor the
man who did so much for my peo- i ]
pie—the great Abraham Lincoln.”
“We in the Republican party j
honor his memory and intend to
carry forward the principles of
government and humanity that he 1
believed in so firmly,” she
dared. |
Mrs. Thomas is the niece of
General B. O. Dads, the
Negro general ever to serve in
the armed forces. i
The affair was chairmaned by !
George Murphy. tUmous mo'ie
star, and music was supplied by!
Waring and his Penn*;.Ivan-
Cong. George A. Dondero of
Michigan said “We dedicate ouv-
selves tonight to join together
stop the creeping socialism be-
ing forced upon our country by
the present administration.” 1
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their lots. We recommend these
suggestions to those who real¬
ly are concerned about the care of
their lots and the appearance of the
cemetery.
WE WERE NAIVE
We were not worldly-v/ise enough.
When we told what West Broad Street
and Bloodfield were saying about bole-
do's plan to come back,, and all the oth¬
er gambling rackets for that matter, we
thought we. were informing and alert¬
ing the public and the law enforcing
agencies. Events as of this very day
prove that West Broad Street and Blood-
1 ield knew tine score. Much as we loath
to believe the entire story, our announc¬
ed faith in an aroused conscience of
this community is somewhat shaken.
There was, and probably still is, a dis¬
position on the part of some influential
quarters to ignore the evidence we pre¬
sented.
The runners and the operators under
the pretense of fearing that the Tribune
could bring about their apprehension,
issued threats of reprisal, even bodily
harm, but the answer to it all is that
the various houses, the “rodeo” the
“strawberry” the “wheel”’ and the “red
dot” have made it possible for any body
to purchase “numbers” anytime, any¬
where. Boledo and its allied vices are
in no sense good for our community. It
preys mainly upon those least able to
dally with Lady Luck. One of the sad¬
dest things about the matter is that Ne¬
gro men are willing to drain their own
people of their meager earnings in this
unlawful business.
YOU CAN STILL RE-REGISTER
Together with other interested agen¬
cies we tried to get a large number of
our people to register. We offered that
gooii citizenship, opportunity to parti¬
cipate in government, to assume civic re¬
sponsibility, should be inducement enough
to get them to register. During recent
weeks, there have arisen other reasons,
not altogether different from those
mentioned already, which should impress
upon people in this community the im¬
portance of getting registered. We be¬
lieve enough properly informed voters
with good memories can deal effectively
with any and all rackets. They can
give Savannah, the kind of police de¬
partment, for instance, Commissioner
Butler speaks of in Monday’s issue of
the Savannah Morning News. They
can become strong enough to give all
departments of government the kind of
encouragement they need to do efficient
jobs. all who have not
We are still urging
done so, to register at once because very
little time is left before the general elec¬
tion, if the old law is to be adhered to.
Cor.g. Charles A. llalleck of
Indiana drew boos from the crowd
when he spoke of Truman as be¬
ing “Mr. Spender-in-chief.” Sen.
Wherry of Nebraska said “The
reckless and extravagant spend¬
ing by this administration can re¬
sult only in disaster and min our
country.”
Sen. Margaret Chase Smith said
Americans are on the road away
from government by deception,
that promises something for no¬
thing. The most basic of all free¬
doms, she said is the freedom to
be let alone.”
MILLIONAIRE’S WIFE
CHARGES HUSBAND
HAD HARLEM SWEETIE
NEW YORK—(ANP)- -An es-
tranged wife last week charged
that her millionaire husband had a
Harlem sweetheart as she filed
suit for divorce and an alimony
of $(>00 a week,
Mrs. Pia Ruday in her suit filed
the Supreme Court of Justice
Ferdinand Pecora named the girl
as Dorothy Louisa Gay (also Doro-
Louisa Smith). The wife is
daughter of an Italian marquis.
She says her husband, a Hungarian
nobleman, earns $200,000 year
from his hotel interests.
In her suit Mrs. Buday claimed
that he took the Harlem girl, said
be in her middle twenties, into
his bedroom. In return she wrote I
letters asking for money and tell- j
of her love for the 50-vear-
husband. The Budays were !
married in 1937, and have three j
children.
THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNK
“HIS FEATHERS ARE BEING CLIPPED”
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BETWEEN THE LINES
By DEAN GORDON B. HANCOCK for ANP
LEADERS OF TOMORROW.
loo often the hopes of a fat tomorrow atone
for our loan today. One of the most blessed en¬
dowments granted humans by a beneficent Heav¬
enly lather is this selfsame propensity of mov¬
ing at will among our yesterdays, our todays
end our tomorrows. When today gets too gloomy
we can escape into our gr at tomorrow; and
when tomorrow's outlook becomes too burden¬
some we find refuge in a great yesterday, and
woe unto that soul that is unbiassed by a great
yesterday, as the shadows of the approaching
sunset lengthen. The today of the Negro race
becomes bearable in the face of trying circum¬
stances only when we have visions of a great
tom rvow.
Lean yesterdays and todays are limited in their
power over us, if we look forward to a better
tomorrow. This matter of- tomorrow greatly
concerns Negro leadership. We stand t day up¬
on an eminence that would have been impossible
without a great leadership yesterday. The Negro
fathers builded in many respects better than they
knew. Above all tjiey built into the present gen¬
erations of Negroes a “possibility complex” be¬
cause of which the.Negro is determined to enter
the Promised Land of full-fledged citizenship in
this country.
Negroes everywhere are determined that they
will not be denied and this determination stems
from the clear-visioned leadership in-augurated
by the humble Negro ministry yesterday and
furthered today by the appearance upon the
scene of time of intellectually and spiritually
qualified men dnd women who are resolved to see
things through as becometh those struggling up¬
ward to better things.
This article is inspired by a sight that I re¬
cently looked upon in one of our southern cities.
It was the noon hour at one of our high schools.
Across the street from the said school, a white
man built an eating place that deals largely in
sandwiches and hot dogs and knick-knacks of
divers persuasion. The thing that attracted my
attention was the throng of students that literal¬
ly invaded the place at the noon-day hour. There
must have been 200 struggling to oe served and
THE ROAD TO HEALTH
\\ hen young Bob Sherman was
married about a year ago, he
thought himself the happiest man
in town. Eager to show his ne,w
wife he was a good “provider,” he
began to take on a lot of extra
I
work at the garage where he was
a mechanic. The overtime did buy
the newlyweds some nice furni¬
ture, but it hud its effect on Bob. j
A few months ago he had his first
Dad heart attack.
His frantic wife called me
promptly. 1 examined Bob thor¬
oughly and discovered that he was
in a very serious condition, but
fortunately. 1 was able to give the
patient some relief.
Investigation proved that the
young man’s heart had probably
been subject to strain for several
years. Bob had had rheumatic
fever when he was about eight
years old and chances were his
heart was first injured at t h at
time. He remembered having had
a doctor during the acute stage of
his illness. But when I question-
ed him about it, he said he didn’t
think he had had much care and
medical supervision afterward.
Bob was an orphan, he explain-
ed. rai-ed by his grandmother who
"didn’t put much stock” in doctors
their advice. Normally active
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By Dr. Ralph J. Young
by nature, Bob would wonder from
time to time why he seemed to tire
more easily than others, but
never occurred to him to consult a
doctor.
Rheumatic fever, a serious in-
fectiin that strikes most frequent-
ly between the ages of five and 10
years, can damage the victim’s
heart and cause a chronic illness
called rheumatic heart disease. But
under a doctor’s guidance and
upervision, most victims of rlieu-
malic fever can lead
the proprietor was having a benanza of it. Of
course, the whole affair is outdoors and these
served must buy and eat tneir lunches outdoors
in the dust and grime. A trunk highway sep¬
arates the school grounds from the eating
grounds. The hot ciogs are patently cooked in
hot grease of the hog lard variety which can
be smelled two blocks away. The odor of the
hot grease is at times nauseous. But these young
Negroes fairly not to eat under uiese circum¬
stances.
H the hot dogs were even cooked in vege¬
table fat, matters would be improved somewhat
but such small matter seemingly does not bother
tnese young leaders of tomorrow. They have no
scruples against eating out in the dust and grime
and eating outdoors, if a white man is serving
them. If the reader can imagine from 150 to
200 young Negroes in high school without a
minimum of pride, milling around seeking to be
served hot dogs cooked in hog fat in fair and
foul weather, then 1 have drawn the picture that
i want considered.
On the other hand, the school has one of the
finest and most modern cafeterias to be found
in the country, no exception, it is fitted with
the latest furniture and designs; the woman in
charge is an expert in dietetics and the menus
are balanced after a scientific formula. The
room is seated comfortably so that the students
may eat their bread with joy. The cost of the
food is less than that paid across the street. But
for some unexplainable reasons, students fre¬
quent the outdoor eating place and desert the
fine air and surroundings of a modern low-
priced cafeteria.
There is something wrong about this situation
and the sooner this wrong is located and cor¬
rected the better will be the outlook for Negro
leadership of tomorrow. These young Negroes
jostling about in the dust and grime to eat out
of the white man’s hands are the victims of a
dreadful affliction, the inferior complex. The
food they seek under these unsanitary conditions
is not cheaper; it is not better prepared; it is
not wholesome. LEADERS OF TOMORROW.
Is the white man’s honey sweet?
I ly normal lives, although certain
j restrictions in physical activity
| may be necessary.
We do not know the specific
cause of rheumatic fever, but we
| know it attacks the body’s connec¬
tive tissue, which binds together
and supports various structures of
the body. The heart, which con¬
tains a great deal of connective
tissue, is usually weakened by
even one attack of the rheumatic
infection. Rheumatic fever, niore-
over, has a tendency to attack its
victim repeatedly, and the more it
attacks, the more injury to the
patient’s heart.
There is much to be learned
about rheumatic fever, but we do
know certain facts about it. We
know that rheumatic fever is more
apt to attack people suffering from
malnutrition, exposure to wet and
cold, over-exertion, and too little
rest and sleep—things that break
down the body’s resistance to all
illness—than people who keep
body defenses high by eating nour¬
ishing food, getting fresh air and
exercise, and by observing the
rules of cleanliness and hygiene.
We have also discovered that an
attack of rheumatic fever, wheth-
er it be a first or recurrent one,
often follows a sore throat, tonsil-
litis, or a cold,
If rheumatic fever does strike,
prompt medical care is vital. Fre-
quent medical checkups after the
acute stage of the disease will give
the patient well. his best chance of stay- j
’My patient. Bob Sherman, is an ;
example of what frequently hap- i
FEB. 16, 1950
HOME EDUCATION
Issued by the National Kindergarten Association, 8 West 40th
Street, New York City. These arLcles are appearing weekly in
our columns.
“THE CHILD’S FIRST SCHOOL IS THE FAMILY”—Frocbel
HELEN GREGG GREEN
l -7 — ATJ J T7« . T .;.A» i , 7~ . ,
While on a trip to Cal.forn a
my uusband and I stopped off
for a days visit with our neph¬
ew. As we stepped from the
hi-ane his eleven-year-old son,
i^on, rushed to meet us. He
ana liis uncle Ross snook hand,.
wny don’t, you give Unc,e
Ross a kiss?” I asked. ‘ Men
don’t k s , Aunt Helen,” ne
answered. "We’re men! ’
Later .n the year wuen Don
was visiting us we were invited
to dinner by the parents of 6-
year-oid Mary Sue. Her heart
was completely won by the
young guest of honor “I iiked
Don. Morr.m e” she conLded
He didn’t treat me like a ba¬
by.’’
Tnen there is our small neigh-
bo. Betty five-and-a-half years
old. Her mo.ner had allowed
aei to spend thirty minutes of
ner bed ..me w th some
A cous.n of her mother’s rush¬
ed up to her, caught hold of her
arm, and caLed everyone’s at¬
tention to Lie chi'd’s new iroek.
3eity drew back. The relative
looked hurt, but her husband
qu’ck'y stepped forward
ed his hand and in much t.
same manner that ue had ad-
diossed his hostes , he sa d,,
Gool evening. Betty, ho^
are you?” The sensative young ;
ster straightened up, held out|
her nand and smhed ^ ^ ery
well, tnank you,” she answered.
“How are you?’’
Children should not be treat¬
’d as though they are younger
nan they are, and the dignity
vhtC'.l a particular occas on in,
her lives demands shou.d be J
-espected. Bnjs, esperial.y. are
ipi to resent being babied by I
■ny member o the family in j
the piesence of a third person. |
Lso, the mental att tude of (hei
-niid at .ue moment should be
taken into ccnsid e ra t i o n.
‘Don't call me Lamb. Mom—
ball me Tiger,” said :i t’c Bobby
This was the spirit of an en¬
joyed conflict—such as may be
Tioried in by any healthy young¬
ster when he has fought Mis'
way home from school through
a raging storm.
Some children begin early to
put childish ways behind them.
UN Drops Negroes, Jews iu.
Catholics From “Minority'
By ALBERT ANDERSON
LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y. (ANP)
—A new definition of minorities
designed to “improve protection
and erase discrimination” .has been
drawn up by the UN, it was dis¬
closed here recently. This new
classification basically alters the
common notion of minority groups.
Under it the most generally rec¬
ognized minorities in the United
States—Negroes, Jews and Cath¬
olics—would be eliminated from
the minorities category. Not only
f hcse, but such classifications as
Slav-American, Nisei and Polish
and Italian Americans would be
abolished.
The only true minority of any
significance in the United States
under this definition would be the
American Indian.
In arriving at this new defini¬
tion. the UN in its three-year
study of the problem of minorities,
found that there were two distinct
but closely related issues to he con¬
sidered and resolved. One was the
question of special lights, and the
pens to an adult when an attack
of rheumatic fever in his child¬
hood is not cared for properly. It
is tragic for him and his wife, but
I am afraid that it will be many-
long months before Bob Sherman
can risk the slightest physical ex¬
ertion. Meanwhile, he must re¬
main home, resting thoroughly
and giving his injured heart as
little work to do as possible. Yet
I feel that if Bob had had the
proper medical supervision as a
child, and periodic physical exam¬
inations to check his health gen¬
erally, these heart attacks might
never have occurred.
This article is co-sponsored by
the National Medical Association
the National Tuberculosis A=-
sociation in the interest of better
health of the people.
This should not be discouraged,
but ne.ther shou.d it be acceft-
tuated by moiuer and uad.
Boys and girls should not be
rushed from babyhood; child¬
hood is a distinct period of life
with opportunit es and joys all
its own. We do not want eany
ophistication for our chldreil
but we do want them to feel ijrg
added importance that each
completed year of advancement
has brougat to them naturally.
'.Even a very little child should
have small but regular da.iy
tasks, and these should be re¬
placed by more d flieult ones a;
he grows older. One of our
newspapers recently carried a
report of an “interview” with k
young executive who bel.eVes
very strongly that boys and
girls should be g ven definite^
responsibilities at an early age.
“My three year old se’ects eaca
morn ; ng the tie i wear to (He
office,” he was quoted as saying
add ng, “I keep a spare at the
office in case the choice is not
appropriate”.
Mary Joe, “going on thirteen 1 ,
cares for her baby sister when
taother and daddy are out "f or
an even ng Also, s'ne has the
responsibility for her owh
room—making her bed before
school every morning. Her
brother . a year oldei , has a 1ia .
ner lawn route , takes care ^ ^
and run errands fop
one of their neighbors.
A certain lawyer was heard to
relate, “I believe the reason'my
brot.ier and I (both honor stq-
dents at college) have n?.v<y?
deen succe sful in our profesJ
?v~, timt mir fatter had (he
ridiculous idea young gentle-
me < ton’t work with their
hands—it wasn’t ger.tee’.’ v
wniie the o her boys were hus-
tling around earn ng money tjti'e in
any honest way, we learned
art of lazines ”. Children]
should be taught that it?’ &
nV'st admirable to have good;
old Yankee “get-up-and gib”
It is wise to start early to
help our children in the grow*-' ho’ij-!
.'ng up process—neither
:ng them back nor putting:
them forward- but encouraging
them to enjoy and profit by
present.
ither, of equal rights.
1 he special rights concerned the-,
•ights of minority groups that de¬
sired to preserve their distinctive
customs, languages and culture;! 1
in hte midst of an alien culture
and tongue. This would call foV r
“the protection and preservation of
distinctiveness.” ■•!’!
The equal rights was posted by 1
non-dominant groups seeking only
freedom from discrimination and'
not a unique status in the society
they inhabited.
Thus, the new definition is aim-’
ed at separating the two “rights”,,
and limiting the definition of the"
word “minority” to include “only
those non-ethnic, religious or lin¬
guistic traditions or characteris¬
tics markedly different from those
of the rest of the population.” Such
a definition would then include 1
it ,
as now excludes, the special
rights demanded by Jewish and
other religious groups in areas
where they constitute minority
status, and of racial and national
groups having a similar status.
College Community
Club Meets
The Savan nah Stste College
Community club met Monday at
the community house with Mrsi
Mattie Payne, presiding. After
the business the members-
enjoyed a most unique program
of valentine games. Miss Eleattp
or Bryant won the prize for as-)
sembiing the valentine puzzle,
The sweetheart of the evening
was chosen cn the basis of the
number of “cupid-verses” writ¬
ten on her. This resulted in a
tie between Miss Louella Haw¬
kins and Mrs. B. J. James, the
former eventually winning. Re¬
freshments and favors carried
ou‘ the valentine motif. Juani-
ta Sellers is reporter for the
club.