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YEARS Of
CONTINUOUS
PUBLIC SERVICE
LXIX
NAACP to Aid U.
of Georgia Suit
Costs $1000 for Telling
Woman She Had “Dirty
Black Legs”
TO ATTEND WHITE HOUSE
CONFERENCE — The Rev. J.
Henry Brown, D. D., a former
Savannahian and at present di¬
rector-chaplain of Fort Valley
College Center, who has beei:
invited by President Harry
Truman to participate in the
Midcentury White House Con¬
ference on Children and Youth.
His background of experience
in work among college students
and rural children makes him
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Woman Stabbed to Death
In Beauty Salon
File Anti-Jim Crow School
Suit in Dist. of Columbia
A Daughter
Mr. and Mrs. Henry B.
759 Yamacraw Vllage,
the birth of a daughter,
Elaine, at Georgia
t)ct. 5, 1950. Mother and
ter are doing fine. Mrs.
will be remembered as the
er Elizabeth Gadsden.
Tuskeeee Holds Open House At New Veterinary School
TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE—ANP
-Quite historic in the realm
if higher education for Ne-
;roes was the recent dedica-*
,kn of Tuskegee Institute's
vgw school of Veteraniary
Medicine. The school, head*
;d by Dr T. S. Williams, ha*
i staff of 13 veterinarians and
auaiuutlt ffrilittir
NEW YORK (ANP i —A col-/
fecticn agency agency that that told told a
Negro w: man that ghe had
‘‘dirty black legs” because she
did not pay her debts paid her
$1,000 last week for that re¬
mark.
The woman was Mrs. Hazel
Myers, and the firm, the Mer-t
"hants Exchange Credit agen-
"y. The settlement for $1,000
was jnade out of court.
It all came about because
Mrs. Myers could not be reach¬
ed in person to pay a $7.75 bill
ihe owed for stockings pur¬
chased from the New Process
-ompany, a mail order firm.
As a result of her failure to
pay, the finance company
wrote to both Mrs. Myers and
the New Process company let¬
ter which said in part:
“As you requested we sent
to debtor’s apartment for the
$7.75 and a woman there said
she was down south, but would
not say where. As this debt¬
or has you as a charity organ¬
ization since April SO, 1948
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( Washington (ANP i— Ne-
i g’-’oes will seek an in junction
against the District board of
education to end jimcrow
schools here, it was revealed
here this week by George E. C.
Hayes, a former member of the
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science teachers. Its five new
bujfidings, all constructed b^
institute students, are valued
at $1,500,00.
Opening in the fall of 1945
in temporary constructions,
the school graduated its first
class in the Spring ot 1949.
Of its graduates to date, four;
The Savannah Branch, NAA¬
CP, is forming a Citizens’
Committee to raise money for
the “Horace Ward Fund,” pres¬
ident W. W. Law announced. He
said that Dr. William M. Boyd.
State NAACP president, Atlan¬
ta, made an appeal in a letter
a few days ago that this com¬
munity help raise the $3,600
that will be needed to keep
Horace T. Ward in the fight.
Already about twelve persons
have volunteered their services
and a full committee will be
completed within the next few
days, Mr. Law reports.
Mr. Ward, a graduate of
Morehouse College and Atlan¬
ta University, has filed formal
application for admission to the
University of Georgia, where
he expects to study law. It is
the first application to be made
in Georgia under the authority
of the recent Supreme Court
decisions ordering Negroes into
state universities when the
courses they seek are not offered
elsewhere by the state.
In his letter, Dr. Boyd said
that “the case is statewide in
that the results of this one will
make available to all Negroes
the same facilities provided for
whites in Law, Medicine, Den¬
tistry, Engineering and all other
fields. It will also force the state
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.,
Oct. 28—One of the most das¬
tardly and brutal crimes in this
city’s recent crime wave was
perpetrated just before noon
today when a young woman
sitting in a beauty salon was
| stabbed to death by a man who
accused her of cheating him
out of *6,000.
The dead woman was Mrs.
Mary Gray and the man who is
said to have stabbed her to
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are faculty members at Tuske-
gee, eight are in field work for
the Bureau of Animal Husban- 1
dry of the U. S'. Department
of Agriculture, and nine are
in either private practice
working with estaablished
erinarians. Above are can-
did shots taken during open
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA THURSDAY, NOV. 2, 1950
ATTEMPT SHOOT PRESIDENT I
WASHINGTON. D. C., Nov. 1
—Guards at the White House
today saved President Truman
from being the victim of the
guns of two would-be assassins.
They were shot down, however,
before they could snoot their
way into the President’s home.
Tire two assailants were
Puerto Rican Revolutionists.
One of them was killed in the
assault and the other seriousiy
wounded. A private of the Secret
Service was slain by assailants
in his defense of the presi¬
dent’s home. ,
Two other guards were criti¬
cally injured in the fight.
The gun battle took place on
the very doorstep of the Blair
House. One gunman went down
stretched out across the bottom
of the mansion’s steps. The
other fell amid shrubbery
by.
Mr. Truman was taking a nap
in his unde'rwear, getting a rest
before time to go to Arlington
Cemetery to help dedicate a
monument to the late Sir John
Dill, the British wartime chief
of staff.
The President once peered out
of the window, too see what
the shooting was all about. He
was quickly waved back by
frantic guards.
Thirty minutes later he at¬
tended the Arlington ceremon¬
ies as scheduled. He made an
address pleading for under-
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15 Savannahians Listed
ln Wh °’ s Wh °
Fifteen Savannah residents
are listed in the seventh edi-
tion of “Who’s Who hi
ed America,” the illustrated bi-
ographical directory of notable
living Americans of African de-
scent, published today, accord-
ing to announcement by Chris-
tian E. Burckel and Associates,
publishers, Yonkers, N. Y.
The book, 664 pages, contains
3-200 biographical sketches and
640 photographs. In addition
to the 15 local people, 98 other
Georgians are listed. There j<
also a table showing what
of work or profession each per¬ _
son is engaged in.
Those listed from Savannah
are: J. B. Clemmons, college
house following the dedication
ceremony. i
Top, left: The school’s clin- j
: ical building which is actual-
ly two units and is the iarg-
of the five buildings. It ;
houses classrooms, laboratories,
staff offices, and amphithea-
ter, a pharmacy, record rooms,
They Will Play Important Roles In College Home-Coming Festival Saturday
j
|
"Miss Savannah Stale Alum¬
ni” (left), “Miss Savannah
State” (center) to the left of
; the group of young women, ».iil
Prof. Antonio Orsot (right)
; general chairman, who will play
1
important roles in the home¬
coming ceremonies Saturday at
Savannah State College.
“Miss Savannah State Alum¬
ni” is the affable Miss Louise
| O. Lautier, an assistant profess-
or of English at the college.
“Miss Savannah Slate Coll¬
ege” is the charming Mrs. Beau-
line Williams Hardwick, to the
left in the group of three young
women. Next to her are her
attendants. .Miss Dorothy Harp
and Miss Sylvia Harris.
professor. Savannah State CoH
j lege; Rev. E. O. S. Cleveland,
clergyman; Dr. B. T. Griffith,
| college professor. Savannah
tale College; E. H. Harmond,
j college professor, Savannah
State College; H. R. Hatchett,
j j Jr., college professor, Savan-
nah sta te College; A. Hill, ru-
I tal housing agent, Georgia
I State College; W. H. Hopkins,
j lawyer; W. W. Law, president, I
Savannah NAACP; R. C. Long,
, Professor, Savannah
Sr - coile £ e
State College; W. B. Nelson
j college professor, , Savannah
State College; W. K. Payne,
presi dent, Savannah State Col-
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X-ray room, operating and
rooms for animals,
kennels for small animals.
Top center: the “Big Four”
(all veterinarians) of
day. Left to right:
F. D. Patterson of
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Prof. Orsot, ever since these
home-coming festivities were
inaugurated by the college, has
been the leading spirit in the
construction of activities.
The home-coming festivities
will be highlighted by a parade
forEntrance
U. of Terni. Must Wait
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.-- (ANP'
applicants for admiss¬
to the white University of
adopted a policy of
waiting this week as
the university trustees delayed
on their enrollment un-
til Dec. 4.
Apparently hoping that the
Negroes take their case to court,
the trustees delayed action de¬
pendent upon “anticipated"
action by the Negroes. At their
meeting the trustees suggested
a type of jimcrow setup for
teaching of courses to Negro
students in subjects not taught
at the Negro Tennessee State
A&I College. This setup would
keep Negroes from being en¬
rolled at the university.
The trustees are expected to
present more concrete ideas on
the expansion of Tennessee
State to keep Negroes out of
the white school.
The trouble started when the
itate attorney general, Roy H
Beeler, said Negroes must be
illowed to attend the univer-
iity for courses not taught at
the Negro college. This was an
advisory opinion which trustees
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Griffin Ready for
Conclave
NOVICES FOR FALL
CEREMONIAL FILE
APPLICATIONS SUN.
Past Illustrious Potentate
J. Edwards, chairman of
committee for the fall
of Omar Temjple
21 on November 25th and
announces that he If
forward to a large class)
Novices for the ceremonial
that he is receiving many
from Masons who
to take the higher de¬
In order to enable applicants
qualify and file applications,
committee will hold a spe¬
one hour meeting at the
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Member Audit Bureau Circulations
Price 7c
of the college units through the
city at 1:30 p. m. and the ann¬
ual football game at 8 p. m.
between Savannah State Coll¬
ege and Fort Valley State College
at the College Athletic Field.
Local Teachers Readying
For Educational Week
Tire Chatham County Teach¬
ers Association is setting the
stage for their annual obesrv-
ance of American Education
Week, November 5t.II, with the
general theme, “Government of,
by and for the People.”
Daily articles will be pub¬
lished in local papers with sub¬
jects and writers as listed:
Sunday, November 5, “Moral
and Spiritual Values,” Rev. J
8. Brayan, D. D., pastor St
Phillip AME church; Monday,
November 6, “Responsibilities of
the Citizen,” Mrs. R. M. Gilbert,
post mistress, Savannah State
College; Tuesday, November 7
“Moaning of the Ballot,” Atty.
J. S. Williams, Jr., Wednesday,
November 8, "Urgent School
Need,” Arthur Dwight, principal,
Cuyler Junior High School.
Thursday, November 9, “Oppor¬
tunity for All,” Dr. H. M. Coll¬
ier, jr.; Friday, November 10,
“Home, School, Community
Teamwork,” Mrs. Gertrude
Green, case worker and student
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EX-MAID ACCUSES
EMPLOYER OF SLAVERY
BALTIMORE — (ANP) — A :
former Negro maid last week j
filed suit here seeking $125,000
damages charging that her em-
ployer held her in slavery for j
12 years. Named as defendant j
was Philip Weinberg, and plain -1
tiff is Mrs. Elsie Jensen.
Mrs. Suit Jensen was filed is charging in city court, that; j
she had not been paid while j
working 12 years tor Weinberg, j
and also that he censored her
mail, and would not let her
leave his home.
Weinberg calls her charges
“utterly and fantiscaily untrue.” j
NUMBER 3
NEGRO IS TOP CADET
IN NAVAL PREFLIGHT
SCHOOL
PENSACOLA, Fla., (ANP)—.
For the first time in the his¬
tory of t)he U. S. Navy, a Ne¬
gro was graduated as top ca¬
det in the naval preflight
school.
Honor student was Cadet
David Campbell, Jr„ 23 of
Augusta, Ga» He was made
| cadet regimental commandre
and received five gold stripes,
the usual reward for the top-
ranking graduate.
Cam.pbbell is a veteran off
World War II during which he
served In the marines.
EDUCATION CHAIRMAN — Dr.
H. M. Collier. Jr., prominent
physician and surgeon, has been
appointed to head the com¬
mittee on education of the Sa¬
vannah Branch, NAACP, it was
announced this week by W. W.
Law, president of the branch.
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GRIFFIN, Ga.—The General
Missionary Baptist Convention
of Georgia will hold its 80th
annual session here Nov. 14
with Mt. Zion Baptist church.
Rev. O. H. Stinson, pastor. More
than 3,000 Baptist pastors, min¬
isters and laymen will attend
this record breaking session.
Dr. Leander Asbery Pinkston.
Atlanta, president, will preside
over the convention during Its
3 day session and will deliver
his 14th annual address on
Wednesday afternoon. In the
same session H. S. Dixon, Bain-
bridge, president of the Lay¬
men’s Convention, and Mrs. M.
J. Thomas Brunswefc, president
of the Women’s Convention,
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