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itif $mtmmk Wnhmt Established 1875 | By J. H. DEVEAUX SOL C. JOHNSON--------Editor and Publisher Entered as Second Class Matter at the hUSS W1LLA M. A'iERS, Asst. V. Pub. & Manager Office at Savannah, Oa, under the Act /. H. BUTLER....................Asso. Editor * ’ 10(7 „ Published Every Thursday ’ ", ? ' ' ' 1009 WEST BROAD STREET National Advertising . , . Representative: _ Telephone, Dial 5338 Associated Publishers . ..................• - ■ 562 Fifth Ave. Subscription Rate in Advance New York 19 New York One Year ............ 83.00 She Months ..........................*2.00 Three Months ------------------------*1.50 Remittance must be made by Express, Post “ Office Money Order or Registered Mail. “He that ruleth his own spirit is greater than he that taketh a city” Any doubt that the effort to secure for Negroes full citizenship in terms of larger enjoyment of civil rights has been removed by the return of power to the Rules Committee to say what leg¬ islation shall be presented to the Con¬ gress. The emergency that the threat of war imposes on the country makes it necessary to relegate domestic issues to the pigeon hole. National defense 4s given priority. It is unfortunate that matters which are as fundamental as the rights of a large section of the American population must be laid aside to prosecute a war whose basic purpose is to secure such freedoms and rights to others. There is no doubt that it is necessary to do so, but a large seg¬ ment of those who are supposed to be helped, are uncertain of the good in¬ tentions cf our country. It would seem that the emergency should suggest the necessity of taking steps to make unity within the country complete and sin¬ cere without regard to section or class or race. Unwanted as war, w'ith all its cruelties and suffering and devastation, true resignation reminds us that “it is an ill wind that blows nobody good.” We are gratified that the Mayor re¬ voked the permit to the Klan to hold a public demonstration on public prop¬ erty in Savannah. Of all times, this is not the time for an organization like the klan to spread its poisonous doc¬ trine of un-Americanism. Of all places, Savannah, well-known as a city in which there has never been a lynching, in which race relations have always been, not perfect, but good, is not the place. The reputation of the klan should have been sufficient reason for not granting it a permit. We hope the revocation of the permit annulled the unfavorable publicity Savannah was in for receiving. It is bad enough that Savannah’s refusal to run boledo out puts it very close to the cities now bask-* ing in the notoriety which the attention of the Kefauver Committee has given them. We did not want it to get the name of encouraging the Ku Klux Klan. The mistake of granting such a permit to this organization need not be made again. THE TAX QUESTION ONCE AC AIN All too frequently somebody rises to discuss the matter of taxes paid by Negroes, as compared with the amount of taxes paid by white people. The first error made by those whose pur¬ pose is to show Negroes up in a bad light, is to misinterpret the principle of taxation by making it apply to groups instead of to individuals. Under this interpretation, it would seem that all Negroes pay the small amount of direct taxes credited to them, and all white people pay in the larger amount of taxes paid. This line of thinking is contra¬ ry to the principle of taxation. Its break-down is plainly seen when and if an attempt were made to distribute the benefits to individuals who pay direct taxes. Many poor white people would have to put up with the inadequate school facilities, for instance, Negroes have. By the same token the poorer counties would suffer likewise. We mention this question again be¬ cause people ought to see the fallacy in this oft repeated statement; because a Georgia Representative recently had his speech, The Time Has Come For Action, printed in the Congressional Record. The Congressman makes this statement: “ I he Negroes in Georgia, and parti¬ cularly those in the Fifth Congressional District of Georgia, have for a long time been accorded educational advan¬ NEGR0 STATION SKYROCKET ARTIST RECORD SALES ATLANTA. Georgia—“This is what we have needed for a long time,” exclaimed one of the nation’s leading recording stars while visiting the “Gate City to the South” recently. The artist, like manv others who have been to Atlanta, was referring to America's first and pnly owned radio station, WERD. The station, which is i owned by J. B Blavton. Sr., | university professor banker and fied Georgia's Public onlv Accountant, Negro Certi¬ has ] , done more for the increasing of sales of Negro artists’ records people, far superior to those which they have earned, or which they have shown themselves to be entitled through their own efforts.” He says further, “Had their school opportunities and fa¬ cilities been limited to such as their ow'n taxes would have paid for, it is doubtful if provision could have been made for Negro children as a whole to finish the first grade.” He could have said the same thing about the poorer white people who pay no more direct than the same class of Negroes. R would be interesting to make a study of the amount of indirect taxes paid by non-property owners. Where such studies have been made, the revelations have been more than convincing of the falsity of the charge that Negroes pay only 2 or 3 per cent of the taxes. Obviously, the difficul¬ ties to be met in attempting such a study are almost insurmountable. We believe the Congressman from the Fifth District could surmount these difficul¬ ties, and thereby produce an illuminat¬ ing and unanswerable document that would be deserving of a place in Record. SERVICE AWARDS An interesting article in a recent is¬ sue of Collier’s Magazine gives the story (of Sgt. Arthur Dudley, a squad leader of a mixed group. Besides being called the best squad leader in Korea, he has received the Distinguished Service Award. An ar¬ ticle in another press release has to do with the heroism of two Negro Lieutenants, Sutton and Wynn from New York and North Carolina respect¬ ively. According to reliable reports these men have conducted themselves in battle in a manner to deserve the Con-' gressional Medal of Honor, but unless their Commanding Officer recommends them for it, they will not receive it. This is in compliance with Army Regulations. With the outstanding record Negro sol¬ diers have made in our country’s wars, only two have received the Congres¬ sional Medal of Honor, the first in 1862 and the last in 1898. That more have not received it is not due to the fact Negroes have not merited it, but is due to the fact that officers just have not recommended them. Needham Roberts and Henry Johnson, and others in World War 1 received the French Award but their own country failed to honor them as they deserved to be. There are well- understood reasons why this is so: such recognition carries with it certain mon¬ etary and honorary values which some people believe Negroes should not have, An indication of this fact is the instance of a secret document. . . issued from i General Pershing’s office, in which the French officers were urged not to treat ' Negroes with familiarity and indulgence, since this would affront Americans, I and not to commend too highly the | black American troops in the presence of white Americans.’”. j A practice at the present savors of ' the reason why Negroes were kept out ; of certain ranks and denied certain op¬ portunities. Despite the invitation to qualified young men to join the Air Corps, sounded from the radio almost in¬ cessantly, qualified young Negroes are given the old run-around (?), the quota is filled, when they apply for entrance into that branch of the Armed Services. This sort of thing furnishes fine pro¬ paganda material for the Communists who like to annoy us Americans about our democratic pretensions. However the trend being what it is, we believe this situation can be corrected if and when proper protest is made to the right authority. We believe the exi¬ gency that is undoubtedly imminent will require that an end he put to this i discrimination. Unless all signs fail our ! country will need all the i manpower i the “Greater Atlanta Area” than any other factor, according j to distributors, retail houses and I those generally connected with the trade. Coin machine opera¬ tors, alio, have noticed an in¬ crease in the playing of blues and spiritual records on juke boxes, and attribute this factor to the constant playing of thfse tunes on the station. Before WERD hit the air- waves one vear ago, there were only two stations- out of nine that played records of Negro artists, which was usually an j i hour long program dailv Because the disc Of jockeys the manv of the reouest^ station | ! received, recordings of Ne^ro artists are played throughout the day. Dance promoters also —_ — - credit WERD with the increase I of box-office sales yhen they! prerent Negro artists in person. ! The jockeys responsible for the increased popularity of these artists are: Ken Knight (Spirituals), “Jockey Jack” Gib¬ (Bop. Pop and Blues), Martin iPop, Blues and Bobby Brisendine (Pop, Bop and Blues), Alice (Pop*. Ray Mclver (Cla'sical and Religious* and Patrick (Blues*. I I i j I MAR CH <> r DIMES 11-11 the SAVANNAH TI.IBUN1 BETWEEN THE LINES By DEAN GORDON B. HANCOCK for ANP THE CONFUSION OF PRAYERS at Babel is too wet!-remembered to need recounting here. The burden of his re¬ lease is the confusion of prayers that must result from our prayers for peace. The na¬ tion is falling back upon the solace and strength of prayers, such as our fathers prayed. Because of our scientific achievements and our age of technology, we had almost relegated prayer to the limbo of forgotten things. But the ominous cloud of war is driving us once again to our praying grounds Of course Our Heavenly Father understands that we are not different from our fathers, who always clung to God in times of trouble and forsook Him in time of triumph, even as we do in this Twentieth Century. The shame of mankind is that a nation was never born that could stand prosper-* ity; that would not beseech God most hum¬ bly in times of trouble and curse Him to his face In the time of fatness. We are’ not different from our father, but even as they had to pay the price, so have we„ of our follies and our foolishness. Today is the Thirty-First whereon our nation has been summoned to prayer for peace without brotherhood. Our Congress of course must be praying for a peace that precldes an anti-lynching sentiment, for a peace that disregards the righteousness in an FEPC legislation, for a peace that stu¬ diously omits the wickedness of the poll- tax implications. In other words, this na¬ tion for the most part wants a peace that can be imposed upon injustice, race preju¬ dice and white supremacy. It is just as well for this nation to know that such peace cannot come to our dis¬ traught people. The path to peace leads, to a straight gate and there is no other way. For a hundred thousand years men have sought some other way but they have failed to find it. The prayers, therefore, that carry race, “reservation” clauses are not g'oing to avail before the throne of God, and so we may as well stop praying and get our heavy ar¬ tillery in place. As the old Irish general told his soldiers on the eve of battle, “Trust PEPSI-COLA NATIONAL SALES STAFF NEW YORK CITY, N. Y. — Assistant Sales Manager Edward F. Boyd chats with Pepsi-Cola National Sales Representatives following the completion of the intensive sales orientation program, last week in New York City. These Pepsi-Cola national sales representatives, under the supervision of Mr. Boyd, will be calling upon sales outlets and organizations throughout the United States in order to increase sales and cement good-will. From left to right: Charles E. Wilson, Atlantic City, N. J.; Jean F. Emmons, Chicago, 111.; William E. Payne, Chicago, 111.; William R. Simms, Minneapolis, Minn.; David F. Watson, East Elmhurst, N. Y.; Assistant Sales Manager Edward F. Boyd, Riverside, California; Mrs. Norma B. White, New York City, an executive secretary of the Pepsi-Cola Company; Allen L. McKellar, Abbeville, S. C.; Richard L. Hurt, Cambridge, Mass.; Harvey C. Russell, Louisville, Ky.; and Paul D. Davis, Columbus. Ga. NEW YORK CITY, N. Y.-^-Tlic i Pepsi-Cola Company in contin- ! uing to maintain its established [ top po ition as an example j among American industries in i integrated emDloyment patt- j ' erns, this week completed an extensive gram for sales nine orientation of its national pro- | sales representatives. This j marks the first instance in the soft beverage field, that Negroes have to obtain been given an opportunity j the entire fundamen¬ tals of the bottling industry. Pepsi-Cola went into the fore¬ front years ago in taking cog¬ nizance of the “Negro Market” bv endeavoring to make r ure that the benefits of its activi¬ ties were available to all seg¬ ments of our societv and its leadership still remains undis¬ puted These benefits included the Pepsi -Cola Scholarship Program. Pepsi-Cola Service¬ men's centers, Youth Canteen program, and an integrated employment policy in the Pepi- Co'a Company. The parent company and home offices of Pepsi-Cola are located in New York City. In 1946. the Pepsi-Cola Company, considered one of TJ. S. indus- trv’s miracles of modern biri- ness, chose Edward F Boyd, native of California and alum¬ nus of the University of Cali- fomia. as assistant sales man- ager. Mr. Bovd, formerly of the Federal Housing Amhoritv and Hie Community Relations Pro¬ ject, co-sponsored bv the Na¬ tional Urban League and the General Edueation Board of the Rockefeller Foundation, built a field sales force of national sales representatives. Besides selling to existing accounts and opening new ac¬ counts for Pepsi-Cola bottlers throughout the United States, his salesmen erect displav work engage in public relations and promotional activities in these communities. Mr. Boyd points out that, after the first of the year, some of his sales staff operate from the Regional 1 offices assisting i others will cover the , and school activities of nation, and others will con- in God but keep our powder dry.” Even so must our nation pray its prayer for peace, but keep its powder dry for war it will be. Herein lies the stark tragedy of the times. We give lip service to God our Father, think but our hearts are far from him. Just of prayers for a peace without brotherhood! But we need not, be dismay¬ ed. God is not mocked. Before these troublous times are over we' are going to pray for peace even if it means brotherhood to all men. The world is en¬ tirely too small to have even spots of hu¬ man subjugations. Just as Lincoln saw that the nation could not exist half slave? and half free so it must be clear of even a casual observer that this world cannot have peace unless it is based upon broth¬ erhood. And so there must be a confusion of prayers around the Great White throne. Some praying for a real peace of broth¬ erhood; others praying for a peace based upon white supremacy and the tenents thereof: and still ethers praying for a peace that precludes brotherhood. How could sacrilege be more sacrilegious! Peace without brotherhood! If God would sud¬ denly dispatch a Heavenly courier to earth with terms of peace and those terms in¬ cluded full citizenship and brotherhood for Negroes, the Ku Klux Klan and the Dixie- crats and their abettors would handle him roughly for his insult. If they would not hear the Christ of God, certainly they would resent a Heavenly courier dispatched swift from the throne of God. The solemn fact remains, this, nation thinks more of its anti-Negro tra¬ ditions than it thinks of Jesus, his life and teachings, than it thinks of peace. With a lot of people in this nation race' prejudice and its traditions come first and God and Jesus come next. And yet we would insult God by’ offering unto Him a waver for peace that precludes brother¬ hood. God save our nation! God have mercy up¬ on prejudiced America, upon this color- struck world! tinue to carry on field sales from the home office, Following tne greetings ex¬ by Alfred N. Steele, pres- of the Pepsi-Cola Corn- these Pepsi-Cola national export, market re eareh, appointed by Mr. Bovd, *re given a training course on the tmiv \‘sity business school el. Every aspect of the Pep- operation from pur- the cola nut; in Ni- Wesr Africa, to the fin¬ quality Pepsi-Cola drink covered in detail. Included the course were lectures on fountain, ana vending exuport. market research, promotion, corporate fi¬ advertising, product and the techniques of Training also included in plants at everv iob in bottling and riding salesmen on trucks deliv¬ and selling Pepsi-Cola. of the training sessions held at the Pepsi-Cola Jottling Comp¬ Long I land Citv. New the world's largest bot¬ plant. Edward F. Boyd, the assistant manager of the Pepi- Company, has gone to lengths in obtaining the qualified personnel for staff. Included among the completing the training were: David F. Watson, Elmhurst, N. Y„ of South State College and the School of Serial Work, irrurance sal J manager "in organizations otrector Atlanta, Georgia, Urban Charles E. Wil'on, of Atlantic Citv. N. J , a graduate of Hampton Paul D. Davis. Los Angeles. and of Harvard Col¬ and Harvard University, with sales experience in estate and insurance: Har- C. Russell. Jr.. Louisville. and of Kentucky State and University, former sales i*f the Joe Louis Punch and one of the first Negroes commissioned in United States Coast Guard World War II, Richard L. Hurt, Cambridge Mass., and of Hamptun institute and Syra¬ cuse University, former sports editor for People’s Voice; Will¬ iam E. Payne, Chicago, Illinois, and of North Carolina State College and the University of Iowa, with prior experience with the USO, National Youth Ad¬ ministration, and the City of Ch*-ago Ririvation Depart¬ ment. Allen L. McKellar, Abbeville, S. C., and of South Carolina State College and Northwe tern University, former recipient of a Pepsi-Cola Job Award, and with extensive sales and pro¬ motional experience: Jean F. Emmons, Chicago, 111.. Univer¬ sity of Chicago School of Bu i- ness, formerly of the Illinois State Department of Labor and the faculty of Southern Uni¬ versity. Baton Rouge. La., and* wi r h prior experience in the sales field; and William R. Simms, Minneapolis, Minn., of the Universlt vof Minnesota and Boston Univprsty, and fornrerlv associated with the American Council on Race Relations, Chi¬ cago, and Bo ton University's School of Public Relations. NAACP SCORES 28TH WIN IN LSU DECISION NEW YORK, Jan. 4—The twenty-eighth United States Supeme oCurt victory of the National A ; sociation for the Advancement of Colored People, which came last week when: the high tribunal affirmed a lower court decision ordering j the admission of a Negro stu¬ dent to the law school of Loui¬ siana State University, was described by NAACP Special Counsel Thurgood Marshall as part of the “last phase” of the legal fight against segregation on the graduate and profess¬ ional level. The high court unanimouslv upheld the decision of a special three-iudge federal court in New Orleans, which had cited _ __ rulings' ___ a'f- the Supreme Court fseting the Universities of Texas and Oklahoma and or- dered LSU to admit Roy S. Wilson to its law school. THURSDAY, JANUARY II, 1951 HOME EDUCATION Issued by the National Kindergarten Association, 8 West 40th Street, New York City. These articles are appearing weekly in our columns. “THE CHILD’S FIRST SCHOOL IS THE FAMILY”—Froebel Play Fair With Baby And Baby Sister Lucia Mallory | Shirley Madison is a school student who is l ing herself to become a ten teacher. To hel" finance education c he is building a lege fund” hv caring for neighbors’ children. Since work as litrarian in the ren’ room of our citv is in some resoects parallel that of her chosen profes Shirlev often talks to me her nlans. ‘ Being a bnbv sitter gives good preoaratinn for your ture work, Shirlev,” I told one evenin fr . when she h q come b" the library to hom° with me. “Don’t you jo*' it?” ‘ Yes, Miss Mallory, I like be with chidren,” came voune friend’s promot “but would t wi h some of the cooperate with me ter” ‘What bo vou mean by opera'e,’ Shirley ’’ j “T wish that narents sneak off vecause they think child will erv if he fees mother l°ave.” Shirev “Ore mother had me take little Panny out into the vnrri while she slipped out the front door to go to a rhern. When we came bark to the house Dannv ran frem room to room looking for He kept calling her name, be- cming more - and more pointed at not finding her when he realized at las f that ■lfs mother wa n’t there. he cried so hard that he couldn’t enjoy his lunch. I tried <o di- j ! as vert quiet his attention, and gentle and "with I him "/ns | ; as comfort I cou'd him. be, He but finally I couldn’t so*2?7d i himself to s'rep. That was 'be I most difficult time I've efer had taking care of a child. ’ “Of course, all mo'he". ?re not as unwise as that one,’*’ I suer ousted hopefully. ‘ Oh, no.” "aid Shirlpv. “Some mothers tell their children he- forehand that they are going DR. MAYES ELECTED TO NAACP BOARD iamjn E. Mavs, president of Morehouse College, Atlanta. Ga.. is one of three new member 1 ejected to the board of directors of tb° National Asso"’ ! at>on for the Advancement of Colored PeoDle a f the Association’s f r> w v-second annual meeting, hp'd here on .Tamrerv 2. Others newlv elected to the board by ballots sent in bv NA¬ ACP branches are Dr. Je se Le¬ onidas Leach, physician of Flint, Mirh’gan. and president of the Michigan State Confer¬ ence of NAACP branches: and Samuel Williams, pre ident of the branch of the Oranges and Mrolewoor’, New Jersey. Mrs'. >E’e".nor Roosevpit. Dr Ralph j. Bunhe, and Senator Herbert H. Lehman were re¬ elected to the board for three- year terms, other: re-elected were Theodore M. council' Berry, a member of the city of Cincinnati and president of the Cincinnati branch of the ACP; Rabbi Juda Cahn of Temple Israel, Lawrence, L i. ; Roscoe Duniee, president of the Oklahoma State Conference of NAACP branches and editor of the Black Di patch, Oklahoma CNty; Alfred Baker Lewis af Greenwich, Conn., president'of the Trade Union Health and Accident Association; Dr. Jas J. McClendon, Detroit physician and -.urgeon, and former pres¬ ident of the Detroit NAACP branch; Dr. J. M. Tinsley, Rich¬ mond the Virginia dentist and president' of State Conference of branches; Mrs. Robert L. Vann, publisher and treasurer of the Pittsburgh Courier; Mrs. Lillian Alexander of New York STRAW FACTS ABOUT P01I0 (Chesterfield INLET (UUDSOH BAY, CANADA, AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 'ZERO) 32 BELOW HIT BV POLIO EPIDEMIC/ l?VERy HOUR ON THE CU 1 HOUR THE WvARCH op , ! 4 w vf*.’.- DIIAES SPENDS *2,700 TO FIGHT POLIO/ U .. 15 AT AND OUT OF S PERSONS OVER VNITH SO*AE TI1AE HAVE HAD CONTACT POLIO VIRUS..Sioco SAMPLES EXAMINED BY MARCH OP DIMES RESEARCHERS REVEAL THIS VITAL PACTO& if _ POLIO VIRUSES LAID END TO ENO // */ --- EOUAU ONE INCH JOIN INARCH OP DIMES... JAN, 15 TC 3// out. Mrs. Witson has jjst moved into my neighborhood, and I have been taking care of her little boy. I think she un¬ der tands just how to prevre for a baby sitter.” “Tell me about Mrs. Whitson’s method,” I urged, thinking that other mothers with whom I come in contact mi.tit profit from it. “When she first called me,” Shirley continued, “Mrs. Whit¬ son asked me to stay with her Carey all of one Saturday aft¬ ernoon and evening. F hesitat¬ ed to go, became that seemed a long time to take care of a small stranger, bur she suggest¬ ed that I come haf an hour earlier so that he and Carey could become acquainted with me. ‘ Carey was in his sandbox when I arrived. Mrs. Whitson took me out and ore ented Carey to me just as if We were both grownups. 'Shirley is 13 KU- go¬ ing to stay with you tod nAj while Mothe" goes back, to bury with Daddy to ee q some chirs,’ she exolainen Carey. ‘I want you, please, to tnke Shirlev in o the lipuse and show her where you leap.’ “Two r*nd year led oM Carey',^ook in to show mv me me meantime his bed and his hi.s mother toys, In placed the 'ome food for supprt. his and mine, in the refrteeraipr it. She where I could easilv fi nd ';<kl me at what times Carey wa-’in the habit of taking his fmp rind going to bed asd she howed me where Ms picture books are kept. She even aid Out soma "ood magazines that. I couid ’•“'id after Carey had‘gone to rleeo. “When she told the li t.le boy goodbve. she made it e’ear to him that she would not, return before he went f n slbep that night but that she Would be there when he woke uti in the morning. “Carey was content,' became he understood that, he was to stay with we,” Shirlev conced¬ ed. “We followed his - regular schedue, and T knew jut wh?re I to firm everythi ig that he needed.” a *ifp member "nd regular con¬ and tributor Mrs. Amy to the Sp'oeurn Association; of New York, widow, of Jo r -l F,. S'oing- arn, former NAAC p pre idgn't land one of the Association’s original incorporators. ’ Inter-School Council Tire Inte r -Sehool rref Sstur- dnv, Dec. 1G. n‘ p ’orquce School. *rwn wc’-omei to *hC school by a member of Jr. America. President Dei v 'ert Glover called the meeting to order. PVtt.s f ■>” a program over Nation WDAR on Jan. 28 were completed Our subiec.t for tq e round table discussion- will .'be “Citizenship ” Florence school glee club will furni If the music. The history of the council yill be read bv a Indent of- Paul en other '^ 001 ' schools Representatives Wl11 tak& P ar fpm t 111 th £ panel - Chairmen f - hRlrmf ’ fcp a talent show to be given in March were se¬ lected. They will complete their plans at the next meeting. The members of the Council made a tour of the classes end were later served a delicious lunch. Mrs. Edwapds, the principal, introduced the teachers and the lunchroom workers. Tlie next meeting of the Inj- :>v ter School Council will be Y. at Harris street school the thtl Saturday in January. Margu.ri, Tiggs is reporter. Why can’t a man, when mentioned as a potential pres¬ idential candidate,- speak out unequivocably about his avail¬ ability?