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YEARS OF CONTINUOUS PUBLIC SERVICE Mrs. Right Again Heads State P-TA The G eorgia Congress of Coi ored Parent-Tea; iers held it annual convention April 11-13 at Tremont Temple Baptis ch'urch, Macon, as guests of tlr Bibb Cou ity Council of Parent Teachers. Tue day a'tcrnoon, the pres klents’ luncheon was held r Stewart Chapel AME church presided o'’er by Mrs. Pearl Smllh of Savannah, the thir. past pee aden\ Greeting' wor extended by Mr. R. J. Martin, president of G. T. E. A. Discu • sioi centered around “Funct ions of units”, Mrs. J. P. She wood, Atlanta; “Function o districts, Mrs. J. A. Brinson, Sa¬ vannah. Tuesday night a pane’ i cfecus.sion was led by Dr. C. V. Troup of Fart Val ey, Dr. Aaron Brnwn of A barv ttate college ond President W. K. Payne o Savannah State collere. T' Continued on Page Seven Dobbsj;Says Race Race Needs Needs Education, Money, Ballot AKA Southern Regional Meet Re Held Next Week ORANGEBURG. S. C.— Top leaders and general officers of the Alp.ia Phi Alpha fraternity have accepted invitations to participate in the Southern Reg¬ ional Conference to be held at Claflin and South Carolina State A and colleges April 28-30. Preparations have been un¬ derway for several months to entertain \V.iat promises to be one of the most significant meetings in the history of the fraternity. The Southern Region includes North Carlina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, RECEIVED A»NOLi.GARTEN Liai<i,ilS CL i.. iotandin; ie.ri w ..gut)—Mrs. S. i 4 -ickson, Fi ,- s* Ongregaticnal Kindergarten, Airs. ,M. Rivers, Bethlehem Center; Mrs. Vio'a Oliver, West S‘de Kindergarten; Dr. Henderson, Mrs. Lillian Hill, Hill Kindergarten; Mrs. udele Black and Mrs. Clenunie Woodbridge, M runt Smyrna Kindergarten; Mrs. Lizzie Cox Jeiusa!e>i Baptist Kindergarten; Mrs. La y B. Derrrre, Ada Bolden Kindergarten; Mrs. L. B. Johnson, Hodge Memorial K ndergarten; .Miss L’ian Millen, Spr:iiuc Kindergarten; .Mrs. Ceola Prooits, rtiss Charlesetta J. A. Myers Brinson, (did District not comp President, ete course) P.- T. A.; Seated: Mrs. Mrs. M. Young, Genora Betniehem Spears, Beth¬ Cen¬ lehem Center; Mrs. ter and Mrs. Ruby Myers. —l'hoto By Freeman Dr. c. A. Henderson, Medical Director, Chatham-Savannah Health Depart ment, presents certificates to fifteen kindergar- ten leaders who successfully completed a ten-hour cour e in “Hea th Education for Kinder- garden Leader .” This course was under the direction of Mrs. Ida J. Gadsden. Health Educator and Mrs. Thelma McIntosh, Public Health Nurse. Last year more than five hun¬ dred pre-schocl children en tcred the kindergartens in Sa¬ vannah. The possibility of de¬ velopment at the pre-grade age arc undoubtedly tremendous. Not only should kindergarten train the mental and moral na- ture of the child, but it should also be concerned with the phy- sical health. The helps promote physical effici¬ ency by offering the best of op¬ portunities for the normal activity and growth of the child under hygenic and (Continued on page Six) ATA THE HUB ANNIVERSARY—Shown in the top picture, left, are the new officers of (he Huh, outstanding business and professional club, being sworn into office by the Rev. P. A. Pat¬ terson last Friday night at the annual banquet of the organi¬ zation at the West Broad Street “Y.” Bottom, left, President Bi;sh being congratulated by J. Wes¬ ley Dobbs, of Atlanta, principal speaker at the banquet. Next to Mr. Dobbs is R. W. Gadsden, a former president of the club. Bottom, right—A group of Charleston, S. C., business men, members of the Charleston Democratic Progressive club, who accompanied A. J. Clemants, formerly of Savannah, here for the banquet. Mr. Clemants is third in line from left, shaking hands with Pres derit Bush. Others in the group are James Ma- conic, Gonzales Wadsley, Eugene Smith and Walter Johnson —Photo By Freeman Florida, Mississippi and Ala bama. Dr. Alonzo G. Moron, new president of Hampton Institute and Director of Educational Ac¬ tivities of the Alp.ia Phi Alpha fraternity, has accepted an in- vitalion to participate on the program. Other college presi¬ dents who have accepted include Dr. H. Council Trenholm, pres¬ ident Alabama State College and former director of Educational activities; Dr. Aaron Brown, president of Albany State college Continued on Page 7 j Large Crowd Expected At Jabberwock Tomorrow Night j The coveted title of “Miss Jab¬ : j ] berwock’' will be won by. one of I five charming y ung lady con- I : testants Friday night, April 2i : at Municipal auditorium. j The proceeds from this affair is used a: a scholarship fund i for derservlng girls and boys. The fhe young ladies who are | competing for the USD title are the Misses Betty Stokes, Connie Mo eley and Toletha Berwick of | Beach high school. Miss An na Bell Jaudan of Haven Home school and Miss Catherine Hum of Savannah State college. Mrs. Annie Givins is the pres¬ i ident of the Delta Sigma Theta ; sorority. Following Ls the program: Presentation of Miss Jabber- wock Prolovuc - Physical Education. Department. Savannah State i Continued on Page Six SAVANNAH, GEORGIA THURSDAY. APRIL 20, 1950 In speaking at the Fifth An¬ niversary Banquet of the Hub Club Friday night, John Wesley Dobbs, Atlanta, Grand Master of the Masons of Georgia, placed a challenge to the Negro race as a solution to the race prob- lem.IIe firmly stated that the race needs to launch a three- point program: get education, get money, and use the ballot. The ballot is a great equalizing force for every man regardless of race, religion, or financial condition beacuse each man ha c but one vote,” he stated. The Georgia-born orator said that there is power in money and organization. He cited land marks of the race such as the Continued on page Seven Local Cancer Goal Drive Set at $1500 Gamma Sigma Omega chap¬ ter of Alpha Kappa Alpha soro¬ rity wishes to thank all churces that took part in our Cancer Sunday last week. However, be¬ cause our material came late, we are asking all ministers who did not observe last Sunday as Cancer Day to please do so this Sunday. For any additional in¬ formation contact Mrs. Ouida F. Thompson or Mrs. Violet Singleton Our goal is $1,500 and we hope ~Continued on Pa^e Seven White Prof. Loses Second Job Because Invited Negroes NEW YORK—(ANPi— Lee Lorch, white college professor who had Negro guests in his home in a restricted housing project last year, was notified last week that he had lost his second teaching position be¬ cause of that incident. This time Prof. Loren learned that Pennsylvania State college will not renew his appointment as an assistant professor of mathematics at the school. He said A. C. Morse, as istant to the college president, said his act¬ ion of having a Negro family as guests in his home was “extreme, illegal and immoral, and dam¬ aging to the public relations of the college.” Morse referred to the time that Lorch invited Mr. and Mrs. Har- dine Hendrix and their five-year old son, a Negro family to be guests in his apartment in Stuyvesant Town. Stuyvesant Town i; the gigan¬ tic housing project built by the Metropolitan Life Insurance company with the aid of public funds for the purchase of the land which it occupies. The giant insurance firm has consistently refused to admit Negroes to the project. The Hendrixes stayed at Continued on Page 7 Two Virginia Accused Unequal Educat’n RICHMOND—(A N P)— Two Virginia counties, Cumberland and Buckingham, accused last week of failing to provide equal educational facilities for Negro children, prepared to deny and ught statements made by Negro na rents. Bot'.i counties’ superinten- iants received petitions from Negro students through the Hill, Martin and Robinson law firm. These petitions demanded that iiscriminatory policies be stopped. They asked that Negro children be supplied the same THEY RECEIVED DIPLOMAS SUNDAY—Members of the gradu atmg class of the Cargo School of Beauty Culture who wero presented their diplomas Sunday morning at an exercise a* I onuor s trmplr Bd|*li ( Lliutcli, the Rev. !• 1 >c;ott delivering the .main orWjrcss. Left to right, on church steps; Wesley Burke, Leroy .McCoy, educational facilities given w'hite children. ( The petition warned: “Unless a response is received within 15 days from this date, we will be forced to assume that the requests and demand; of said petitions are denied by you.’ A. Laurie Pitts, Jr., attornev for Buckingham county, termed the charges “absurd and asnine.’ He reasoned t'nat the white schools need help, too. He “aid his county would fight to the last ditch any court action the Negroes might bring up. u illiams Seeks Coun¬ cil Seat DANVILLE, Va.,— <ANP>— A Negro candidate last week an¬ nounced that he would seek a seat in the Danville city council in the June 13 election. He is Jerry L. Williams fourth person to announce his candi- Continued on Page Six Nation's Schools Musi Be Asseris Hendrix Speaking in support of fed¬ eral aid to education. Moss H THE NATIONS SCHOOLS Must Hendrix, a legislative represen ¬ tative of the National Educa¬ tion Association, told a citizens rally the “Nations schools must be improved, if the nation’s fu¬ ture is to be secured.” Mr. Kendrix, who is a member of the Washington headquarters staff of the NEA, spoke before a Chatham County Negro Teachers As cciation-sponsorecl meeting at Beach High school on Monday night. He took the oc¬ casion to compliment Savannah and Chatham county for its cur¬ rent drive to equalize teacher’s salaries and school facilities for Continued on Page Six Harry Aiken, Annie Hopson, Saliie Kenfroe, Lossie Miller. Ger¬ trude Singleton, Willie G. Johnson, Adel Wright, James C. Tay- l,,r Jart'O Rit(h p,.qrvplt Infinnio Sirinr|](.. T ouicp gflrnr;., T?{}trrf ............... Henr\ L. Kdnionson. Susie Mar Ross, Bertha Jackson, Udell IVifcher, Saliie William*;, Geneva WiJeox Futch; standing in front on ground, Ethel l.aVantt, Bertie VVentry, Mm. Carrie Cargo, head of school, and Georgia Lucas. Photo by Cecil Studio Member Audit Bnrean Circulations Price 7c Indict 3 White Men for Hoping tiirl A Negro ROME, Ga., April 18 A spec¬ ial grand jury indicted three vhite men here yesterday wh ire accused o.' raping a 13-year- ild Negro girl in a nearby vooded area as two white wom¬ en, companions of the men, an ;aid to have sto id watch while he assault was being committed Tile 1 jury al o ordered Geneva Davis, a white woman, Ijeld un ler $ 1 X 00 bond a; a witness tc the April 3 attack. Named in the indictments were James Mario Eider, 20, o) Rockmart: Jrald David Hicks 24, of Dallas, and Louie Eugerje Byars, 20, of Rome. Detective Wil.iams, investiga¬ tor in the case, said evidenci indicated each of the men vio¬ lated the girl while the othei two men held her. He said it was “one of thi worst sex crimes I have encoun¬ tered in my entire career.” Williams said the party of white persons had been sitting in a car in the wooded area when the girl passed by at about dusk on her way to a spring to “fetch a pail of water” for her mother. The men and women fled when police arrived, leaving the girl naked in the woods, the de¬ said. Teachers To Be Heard in Concert At St. Philip Church The teachers of Savannah and Chatham County will prove on April 28 that teachers have tal¬ ent too. The teachers wil pre¬ sent their second annual mus¬ ical at St. Phillip’s AME church on Friday night, at 9:00 P m. Teachers with musical ability will render selections. Some of the participant-, on this pro¬ gram will be Peter Smalls and James Co’e, of Bpach high sell.. Jane Starr and Evelyn May of Cuyler. Fannie Preston, of Paul¬ sen, Nancy Walker of Florence, Continued on Page Six MR. and MRS. EUGENE EDWARDS DIE WITH¬ IN FOUR DAYS Mr. and Mrs. Eugene M Ed¬ wards died within four days. Mr. Edwards died Saturday at a local hospital following a heart at¬ tack and Mrs. Edward; died yes¬ terday i Wednesday i at her res¬ idence, 612 Henry street, east, after an illness of long duration. Both were native Savannahians. Mr. Edwards wa; buried Tues¬ day from St. Matthew’s Episco- comt.inupd mi Page 1 NUMBER 27 1950 UNC Fd. Gets Going NEW YORK - Support of the United Negro College Fund’s 1950 effort to raise Si ,400,005 t> supplement the operating bud¬ gets of 32 private colleges a.id universities was urged this week (April 12 1 by Dr. Ira DeA Reid, orofe sor of sociology. Haver- ford, Pa., and Brig. General David Sainoff, chairman Radi > Corporation of America, as a means of realizing the American heritage of freedom, T'.iey addressed a capacity au¬ dience of 400 persons attend! sg the Fund’s national and New York opening meeting in Rock¬ efeller Center’s rainbow Room. Other speakers included Mr-. Ohauncey L. Waddell, chairman Continued on Page 7 Dr. Fonvielle Recuperating Dr. J. E. Fonvielle of the Sa¬ vannah Pharmacy who has been undergoing treatment at a Chi¬ cago hospital for the past month is greatly improved and is nov r recuperating at the home of his niece in Chicago, Mrs. Grier.