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68 YEARS OF
CONTINUOUS
PUBLIC SERVICE
LX VIII
BEACH HiGH GIVEN FLAG BY
JORDAN POST 500— A group^of
the members of the William P.
Jordan Post No. 50C, American
Legion, went out to Alfred E.
Beach high chool on last Fri¬
day afternoon to present an
American Flag to the school for
use on the stage of the auditor-
y* ts. Mary Rogers, represent-
the Post 500 Americanism
Committee, is shown in the fore¬
ground above presenting the
flag to Principal Otha L. Doug
las. Legionnaires standing in
the background, left to right ,'
Florida Medical Society
Drops Its Racial
Louisiana
Negro In Court Room
GUEST SPEAKER— Mrs. Ida J.
Gadsden, Health Educator for
the Savannah-Chatham Health
Department, will be the guest
speaker of the Associate Board
of the Chatham-Savannah Tu¬
berculosis and Health Associa¬
tion at its regular monthly
meeting on Monday, May 8, at
12:30 p.m. at Stewart Bros. Cafe.
Mrs. Gadsden will discuss the
importance of Health Education.
She is a graduate of Savannah
State college, North Carolina
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To Study New
t >o. Carolina
Law
NEW YORK, April 30— The
new South Carolina law estab-
li hing literacy or property-own¬
ing qualifications for voters is
being studied, for possible legal
action, by attorneys of the Na¬
tional Association for the Ad¬
vancement of Colored People,
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Southern White Baptists See Possibility of North
South Negroes To Become One Unit
Rev. C. H. Milton
CHICAGO—iANP)— After 56
years of operating as a separate
body, the Southern Baptist con¬
vention will make the trek to
the north to join the Northern
Baptist convention in sponsor¬
ing an interracial religious rally
In cooperation with the home
mission board of the National
Baptist Convention, U. S. A. Inc.,
and its state unit, the Baptist
State Convention of Illinois, the
meeting will be hed May 12 in
the historic Chicago Stadium
The rally will be the main
feature of the Southern Bap¬
tists’ national conclave, the first
mwmdi SMkiiir
Photo by Cecil’s Studio
are: W. W. Law, the post com¬
mander; Dan Davis, Mrs. Ellen
Doris Spaulding, representing
the auxiliary unit; William V.
B. Solomon, Clifford O. RyaL,
Edward D. Bell, Louis P. McLen¬
don, Robert H. Dallas, George
H. Morrell, Jr., and Isaac N.
Dowse,
The presentation was made
at a special assembly just before
the close of school with the
Beach high band, directed by
Carl P. Wright, playing several
martial airs bfore and during
the patriotic ceremony.
NEW ORLEANS, (ANPl— “!■
any attempt to injure or kill
the defendant is made, it must
be done through my body,” de¬
clared Criminal District court
Judge Frank T. Echezabal here
last week as he stretched out
his robe to shield a egro defen¬
dant.
The judge stepped down from
his bench as the jury filed in
with its verdict. He said that
rumors had been heard that
George Foster, on trial foi
shooting another Negro during
in argument over 2 cents, would
je killed if the jury voted an
icquittal, which it did.
The judge insructed the jun
to announce its verdict as hi
stood between the defendant
and the packed court room. Hi
still shielded Foster with hi
robe as he was escorted from
the room. There was no dem-
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PLANS COMPLETE FOR
APPRECIATION DINNER
With only a week left before
the Appreciation Dinner at Al¬
fred E. Beach high school, the
various committees are hard at
work on last minute details. The
dinner which promises to be one
of the finest affairs of the cur¬
rent school year, will be held on
Friday evening. May 12 in the
school’s cafeteria.
The purpose of the dinner is
to secure funds for the pur¬
chase of properties for the au¬
ditorium. These properties in¬
clude a piano, platform chairs,
speaker’s stand, and draperies
for the windows. Already a Les¬
ter Grand piano has been
placed in the auditorium by the
Upchurch Piano Company.
Toward this worthy project
many citizens have made dona¬
tions. At a recent meeting
->ver held ,in a northern city.
Its invasion of orthern territory
brings to mind the early history
of the beginnings of the South¬
ern group.
As far back as 1844, when both
Southern and Northern Baptists
were banded into the General
Convention, there existed a per-
oetual state of internal dissen-
tion over the question slav¬
ery. That one thing, perhaps,
caused the most bitter contro-
versary within the denomina¬
tion. However, this was not
peculiar to Baptists alone, since
nearly every religious body ir
America was at one itme or
2 of Three White Men, Chargei
With Raping I3-Year-0hi Negro
Girl. Given 3-5 Yrs. in Prison
ROME, Ga„ April 26— An all-
white jury ye terday found two
of three white men charged with
raping a 13 year-old Negro giri
near here several weeks ago,
guilty of only intent to rape al¬
though one of two white women
who witnessed the assault on
the girl te tified she saw two
of the men rape her.
The jury deliberated about
two hours and then fixed the
penalty at three to five years.
The jury deliberated only two
hours fefore bringing their ver¬
dict, after which Judge Nichols
sentenced the men to theree to
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HOLLYWOOD, Fla.—(ANP) —
A change in the by-laws of the
Florida Medical association wa^
made here last Wednesday which
vill permit qualified Negroes to
join the body for the fir t tim:
in its 76 year history.
The change came about on a
lecision by the house of dele
jates, policy-making body of the
association .
The new by-laws make eligible
for membership, all Negro doc
tors licensed to pdctice in Flo
rida. There are about 90 whe
will will thus thus become become eligible. engime.
AUTO ACCIDENT PIRDVES^FATAL
Remember—If you’re not reg¬
istered to vote, do so before
Saturday noon.
HIGH
was reported that the sale of
ticktes has gained momentum.
Last Thursday was proclaimed
Student Appreciation Day. This
efort was spurred by the ap¬
pearance of the Savannah State
Players. The day was declared
a success in spite of the electri¬
cal storm that evening which
prevented many from seeing the
play.
Serving as chairman for the
Appreciation Dinner is W. D.
Donnelly. Those assisting with
the details of smaller commit¬
tees are: Mesdames Ellerbe, Giv¬
ens, Graham, Hallman, Hamil¬
ton, Hardwick, Harden, Lamp-
kin, E. P. and M. K. Law, Payne,
Reeves, and Waters, Misses Cro-
martie, Grant and Smith, and
Messrs: Coe and Rhaney.
another rent over the same is-
ue and in most cases was visited
upon by permanent schisms.
With the Baptists, however,
differences of apinion regarding
the slavery question appeared
in the minutes of the General
convention for several years
prior to the final break—which
seemed to reach an apex in 1844.
The relation of slavery to the
churches in the convention
came up for thorough discussion
at the annual conference that
year.
From the discussion, a resolu¬
tion was drawn up and unani¬
mously adopted. It read:
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1950
Beach High School Dedicatory
Services To Be Held Sunday
REV. J. S. BRYAN
Speaker
By John H. Law, Jr.
The new and finely equipped
Alfred E. Beach high school will
;e dedicated Sunday. Occupying
i commanding site out Hopkins
street at 47th, the institution
vill be dedicated to the youth
>f Savannah and to education
vith appropriate exercises to be
held in the school auditorium.
The Reverend John S. Bryan,
pastor of St. Phillips AME
church, will toe the principal
speaker and will be introduced
by Dr. «. M. Collier, Jr. The in¬
vocation will be -------------* invoked by the
Rev. Ralph Mark Gilbert, D.
D., and the benediction by the
Reverend P. A. Patterson, S. T.
M. Music will be furnished by
the high school band and mixed
chorus under the direction of
Carl Wright and Peter J. Smalls.
Principal O. L. Douglas will pre¬
side and it if expected that
members of the Chatham Coun¬
ty Board of Education and Ad¬
ministrative officers of the
board wiU be present to partic¬
ipate in the dedicatory services.
Immediately following the ex¬
ercises open huse will be ob¬
served and manv visitors will
undoubtedly get their first im¬
pression of thfe building.
The magnificent structure, re¬
puted to be one of the finest
along the Atlantic seaboard, was
built during 1,949 at a cost ex¬
ceeding eight hundred thousand
dollars and was occupied last
January 30. Staffed by a well
trained faculty, a full time li¬
brarian and a secretary, the
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ELIJAH LAMARR WAS INJURED SUNDAY NEAR
STATESBORO IN CAR WITH TEACHER AND
ANOTHER WOMAN COMPANION
When the car he was
Sunday afternoon hit a
shoulder on the road and
over near Statesboro,
Carey (Money) LaMarr, a
dent at Savannah State
‘•Resolved: that in
ing together as members of this
convention in the work of foreign
missions, we disclaim all sanct¬
ions either expressed or implied,
whether of slavery or anti-slav¬
ery, but as individuals, we are
free to express and topromote
elsewhere our view on these
subjects in a Christian spirit
and manner.”
The convention voted that the
appointment of missionaries by
the foreign mission board be
contingent upon the provision
that “if a candilate had slaves
Continued on Page 7
Spelman Has
1,947 Living
Graduates
ATLANTA, Ga.. April 25— In
the Spelman College Alumnae
Address List, newest publication
of the college, which has just
come off the press, is the inter¬
esting fact that as of January,
1950, there were 1,1947 living
graduates of this institution.
The register includes the
names and addresses by classes
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Local Underwriters to Observe
National Negro Insurance Week
Below are listed the insurance
underwriters connected with
Negro insurance companies who
will celebrate National Negro
Insurance Week May 8 through
May 13. These ambassadors of
good will cover Savannah, Chat¬
ham County and the surround¬
ing territories for a radius of
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FULTZ QUADS PHOTOED
WITH PRES. TRUMAN
National Baby Week is four
times as important at the Fultz
home in North Carolina—with
four babies all the same age!
Of course, the famous Fultz
quads, who celebrate ineir 4th
birthday on May 23, would rath¬
er be called “big girls” than
babies. But Anne, Alice Cather¬
ine, and Louise are still Ameri¬
ca’s most famous Negro babies
. . . still the only identical quads
in the world.
And are Pete and Annie Mae
Fultz proud of their four healthy,
pretty little girls. Just a few
weeks ago, the famous foursome
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was fatally injured.
The young man died Monday
night at a local hospital after
having been brought here in a
Sidney A. Jones Funeral Home
hearse.
It appears that LaMarr, ac¬
companied by a teacher of the
physical education department
Savannah State college and
female attendant in a local
physician’s office, was enroute
to Augusta when the accident
occurred about ten miles from
Statesboro.
A few minutes after the ac-
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SPEARHEADING NCNW REG¬
IONAL MEET IN DALLAS......
The second Annual Conven¬
tion of Region 4 of the National
C o u ncil Women brought to
Dallas, Tex., some of the most
outstanding women in leader¬
ship, fellowship an dabjlty fioGi
Urge Citizens
Beat Registra¬
tion Deadline
The Savannah Branch, NAA-
CP, has called upon all persons
who attended the Citizenship
Training Schools to assist with
the last minute registration of
citizens Miss Metella W
Maree, general chairman of the
citizenship training committee
pointed out that to be eligible
to vote in the June 28 election
Hold Rousing
District Meeting
The meeting of the Savannah
District of Masons, consisting
■of Eureka Lodge No. 1, Hilton
Lodge No. 2, Pythagoras Lodge
No. 11, Mt. Moriah Lodge No.
15, Prince Hall Lodge Lodge No.
28, Savannah, U. L. Houston
Lodge No. 75, Richmond Hill;
•Mystic Tie Lodge No. 33, Sylvan-
ia, Western Star Lodge No. 65.
Hour Glass Lodge, No. 113, Lu-
■dowici; McKinley Lodge No. 211,
Guyton; Limerick Lodge No. 437,
Freedman Grove; Meldrim
Lodge No. 475, Meldrim and
Eastern Star Lodge No. 58, Ella-
Continued on Page Six
Case Against
Dr. Goodloe
Continued
WASHINGTON <ANP)— Dr.
William A. Goodloe, 52 -year-old
■widely known physclan-specia-
list in the treatment of women,
was arrested here last week on
charges of committing an abor¬
tion on a Baltimore woman and
conspiring to bribe a govern-
(Continued on Page Three)
throughout the nation during
the weekend of April 28-29. Mr:*.
Arenia C. Mallory, the regional
director, is seen above in confer¬
ence with the heads of the var¬
ious committees of the confer¬
ence. In the group are Mrs. J
C. Hardin, Dallas council pres¬
Member Audit Bureau Circulations
Price 7c
TO VISIT here Dr. Cornelius
V. Troup, president of Fort Val¬
ley State college and state di¬
rector oi the Phi Beta Sigma
Fraternity, Inc., will visit Sa¬
vannah May 6-7 as the guest oi
Gamma eta Chapter of Savan¬
nah State college and Tau Botu
Sigma Chapter, ocal graduate
group.
Saturday evening at »he Com-
r-ontlmuHl on Page Seve.a
MRS. HENDRIX WINS
SEWING CONTEST
WASHINGTON—(A N P> — A
dres y garment submitted by
Mrs. Dsrothy J. Hendrix last
week became one of eight win¬
ners in the Washington Post
sewing contest, she was Uie only
Negro winner.
When Mrs. Hendrix reported
3 Aquatic
Schools This
Summer
Three national aquatic
schools for Negroes will be con¬
ducted this summer by the Am¬
erican Red Cross to train in¬
structors in water safety, first
aid and accident prevention. In
the Southeast, a 10 -day school
will be held at Tennessee A A I
college, Nashville, Ten*., June
20-30.
Enrollment in an aquatic
school is open to responsible
men and women 18 years of age
or older and in good health,
according to Oliver Allen, di¬
rector of the Red Cross Satoty
Services in the Southeastern
Area.
Upon completion of the course,
he said, the instructors re¬
turn to their home communities
and apply their knowledge as
acquatic leaders for ssliools,
camps, industries, recreation
and parks departments, youth
organizations, clubs, municipal,
Continued on Page Seven
ident, Mrs. L. E. Coleman, Mrs.
Isaac McGriff, Mrs. Celeste Pat¬
ton, Mrs. A. J. Erwin, Mrs. Cla¬
rence Jones. Mrs B E. Harwell,
and Mrs. E. C. Dillard.
Two of the nation’s most
forceful women leaders who
spoke at the conference are
NUMBER 29
shown on the
elected president of the NCNW,
Dr. Dorothy Ferebee, is above,
and dynamtg Edith Sampsen,
Chicago attorney, who represen¬
ted the NCNW on the world
tour with the Town Hall group
last year, is at bottom.—(ANP).