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YEARS OF
CONTINUOUS
PUBLIC SERVICE
LX1X
BI(> CIMWII TO IIEA
Republicans Lay Pians
For 'fill Iliiiii! 3* fe • S E s n South £ A a H
West Broad Y Starts
Membership Drive
f‘2 hibit, Day Art Hobby Ex¬
Show
The annual art exhibit and
hobby show suonsored bv the
Savannah Chapter of the Pan-
Ilellcnic Council promises to be
a most Inspiring and interesting
event. Many u rique and beau¬
tiful displays and arrangements
will be available to the public
for observation. The activity
will extend through two days,
May 27 and 28, at the West
Broad YMCA. The exhibit will
open from 12:30 p. m. to 0:00
p, m. oh Sunday and from 4:00
p. m. to 7: CO p. m. on Monday.
Everyone is cordially invited.
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SEARCH DEPT.—DENVER,
A research department,
mated to cost $20,000 a
will be provided for the
tioal Association for the
vancement of Colored
by Prince Hall Masons
AS PRESENT MAY WEEK
1RAM—The above pictures
taken following the special
am presented by the
s last Sunday during the
r hour of Savannah State
ie. The top picture shows
lartldpants who
a u a nna h
The West Broad Street
Board of Directors initiated
special membership
Monday night when plans
made for a two week
period. R. W. Gadsden was
oointed chairman; Joseph
Jenkins, executive
co-chairman, according to Dr
N. H. Collier, board
The board members were
thusiastic in their response
pledged to reach every
of the city and countv in
enlistment program. They
voted improvements for
recreation in the buildng,
Dr. Collier.
Members of several
tions have offered their
in enlisting members for
“Y,” and from all
the membership program will
successful.
Anybody who plays
roulette has our sympathy.
uie (jumerence ox
ters of Prince Hall Masons of
America.
The decision was announced
here at the close of a three-day
conference of grand masters
representing thirty-nine states
in which Prince Hall grand
ed various Greek oganizations.
Reading left to right are Robt.
r t nntr Mrs tm? Mrs ? F
me „ P. Jenkins, r , Edward Law, r
Miss Donella Graham,
Bernita Darby, and Hilliary
; Hatchett.
Bottom picture includes a
The first meeting of the Re¬
publican National Committee
In tlie southland took place in
Tulsa, Oklahoma, on May 10, 11
and 12.
This was said to nave been
the largest and most enthusias¬
tic meeting the committee ever
held. It is now crystal clear
that the Republicans not only
are revitalized but are anxious
to do battle with Fair Dealers
in 1052.
The Tulsa meeting bears out
the claim made last year by
Chairman Guv George Gabriel-
son that a fighting Republican
Parly, all inclusive, not exclus¬
ive, would be built throughout
thp South.
One of the highlights of the
meeting was the absence of all
types of racial restrictions.
Through Bailie W. Vinson, Re¬
publican National Committee¬
man of Oklahoma, and A. B.
Hermann, executive director of
the Republican National Com¬
mittee, for the first time in the
history of Oklahoma, the doors
of the ultra-exclusive Hotel
Mayo were thrown open to all
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louges operate, principal
er at the meeting was Thur¬
good Marshall, special
for the NAACP.
Amos T. Hall, grand
of Oklahoma who was
as president of the
of Grand Masters,
t group of Deltas who
the program. Reading left
are Miss Juanita Sellers
| Miss B. Darby, Mrs.
Cogswell, Mrs. Helen Carr,
Lark, Mrs. Annie B
Givens, (president o flocal
ter), Miss Camilla Weems,
[Dorothy B. Taylor, Mrs.
THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE
Mbs Dorothy Tilson, prom¬
ising young singer, will sing
Melotte’s ‘‘The Lord's Prayer"
at the NAACP mass meeting on
Friday night at the St, Paul
CME church, Maple and West
Broad streets, at 8 o'clock when
the Honorable Thurgood Mar¬
shall of New York City, special
counsel for the NAACP, will be
the feature speaker.
Miss Tilson’s soprano solo wit)
follow l he invocation by Rev. T.
E. Sibley, pastor of the church,
and those who come late, will
miss this unique feature of the
meeting W. V/. I,aw, president
of the local NAACP branch,
said that all NAACP meet¬
ings are opend to the public
and everybody is invited to
come, see and hear Mr. Marsh¬
all.
Mr. Marshall is in this section
preparing for the Clarendon
Couniy school suit which begiis
in-Charleston, S. C., on May 28.
He is just back from a tour of
Japan and the Korean battle
front where he investigated the
unjust court martriliig of Ne¬
gro servicemen. Attorney Weir
D. Waiker of this city will in-
toduce the speaker.
A piano prelude will be rend¬
ered by Miss Georgia Mae
Minis, high school student, at
the beginning of the program.
The opening numbers, to be
sung by the audience, will be
“Onward Christian Soldiers”
and “The Battle Hymn of the
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tut; ctutiuii ui tiie fciiinu liickjo*
ers in the following statement
“Continued progress by the
Negro Race is being blocked by
a false sense of security. There
are too many Negroes who seem
to feel that we have won
enough victories over diserim-
i —Photo by Freeman
Green, (chairman of program
j committee), Miss Donella
j Graham, Mrs. Mamie Haynes,
Seated left to right are Mrs
Albert' Thweatt, Mrs. Mozellc
] Clemmons, Mrs. Ruby Mrs. Gadson. J. L. (See story
in Butterfly's Trail .)
OMAR TEMPLE NO. 21, A. E. A. O. N. M. S., AWARDS PRIZES—
The above picture shows the winners in the Oratorical Contest
Sponsored by 2'he local Shriners Sunday Muv 20. Reading from
leeft to right, front row; Mrs. Rosemary Jackson, Chatham
County Helping Teacher who presented cups and prizes to th«
winning contestants; Miss Alice Bivens, first prize, Junior High
uauon aim and
that is time to take a rese. This
state of mind will lead to dis¬
aster, because it will give our
enemies a chance to regroup.
“The Conference of Grand
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Baby Buried
Alive, Still
Lives
ELLABELL, Ga.—'The mystery
surrounding the finding of a
newly born baby buried alive
near here and still alive
"learod up last Wednesday wh f, n
i 14’i year old Negro girl c--t_
fessed to burving the bahv a
few minutes after it was bom,
thinking it was dead.
The grusome find was made
last Tuesday afternoon when
George Benjamin, a wood-chop-
ber, heard a strange noise where
he was working in the woods.
He went to the spot from which
the faint cry came and discov-
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5 Awards Won
By Woodville
School
A* 1 Vir> Soring Bu-Banks-
Bond Federation Contest of
New Farmers of America, held
ft, the Di/’kbrson Training
School. Vidaiia, Mav lfi
| N vide F. School A Chapr *r awardfri of the first
was
and second places in several of
the contests, and the privilege
of representing the Hu-Banks-
Bond Federation at the State
meet on June l and 2, at Camp
John Hope, Fort Valley, to se¬
lect the state winners.
Contests were held in quartet
singing, public speaking, NFA
; Gontlmmo -in Pape gpvi> r
For More Teachers and Better
Schools, Vote —Yes— June 7.
Help Your Children by 1. Elim¬
ination of double sessions; 2.
Improvement of Sanitary Con- i
ditions; 3, The reduction of the I
number of children per class.
A demonstration of poise,
decorum and diction was that
of a contest sponsored by Omar 1
Temple No. 21, A. E. A. O. N.
M S. last Sunday, when a
number of students were pre¬
sented in oratory in its county-
wide contest.
The affair, the first of an an¬
nual program to be staged toy
this organization, was, however,
largely attended. The pro¬
gram opened with selection*
from Beach High School Band,
under direction of Mr. Carl
Wright, which were pleasing,
brought ovation from the wait¬
ing audience. Numbers were
also rendered toy the Woodville
school sextette and Beach High
Chorus whose melodious music'
occasion. added great ecstacy to the j
Memorial Day Parade
To be Held
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George C. Williams
Speaker
C. O. Ryais
Chairman
The Forest City Council
Administration (formerly
united Veterans Council i
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Member Audit Bureau Circalathm
Price 7c
winner; 111. Potentate Geo. L. Smith, schools. Miss Antionette Cox, 1st
prize winner of the elementary
Back row, left to right: J S. Delaware, Asst. Rabhan; L. R.
Bolden, Co-Chairman of Contest and Recorder; S. D. Bisard,
Director of Publicity; C. O. Ryais, Promotional Director and
Chairman of Contest; E. C. Blaekshear, Chief Rabhan; W. S.
Scott, Treasurer, anil Mrs. D. Ford, sponsor.
In the contest between the
elementary students, little Miss
Antionette Cox, representing
Paulsen school, daughter of
Mr. and Mr«. A. L. Cox, cap¬
tivated the audience with;
“Creation,” thereby winning 1
first prize. Little Rehzy Hand-
shaw, representing Haven
Home school, contestant No. 1,
received rounds of applause
and was given second honor.
Other contestants in the ele¬
mentary department were Miss¬
es Retha Hayes and Dorothy
Philpot; both representing
Woodville school.
In the Junior High contest
Miss Alice Bivens, representing
Haven Home school, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Biv- I
Boys Club To Begin
“Sponsor A Boy” Drive
The Board of Directors of the
Frank Callen Boys' Club an-
nounces the opening of its
“Sponsor a Boy Drive” in which
the citizens of Savannah are
asked to aid the program of
the club by sponsoring
membership of a boy. It is
pointed out that the sponsoring
of a boy may be made at the
modest contribution of as little
as one dollar However, the
more dollars contributed
more boys of the community
may be served by the club. The
present goal is 1,600 boys.
It is emphasized that no boy
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RETIRED—J. G. Graves, postal |
transportation clerk, who re-
tried on April 30 from the U. S.i
Railway Postal Service after
having been in the service 44
years, six months and five days :
His last assignment in the ‘
was
Savannah and Cordele Highway I
Postoffice. He resides at 511 j
West Henry street. i
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GUEST SPEAKER—Dr. Wm. H.
Sinkler, surgeon of St. Louis,
Mo., who will be one of the
guest speakers for the Georgia
State Medical Association of
Physicians and Pharmacists
during their refresher course
and annual meeting to be held
in Augusta June 11-16 at the
University of Georgia.
For Dr Sinkler this will be
a homecoming as he is a grad¬
uate of Haines Institute, Augus-
ta. His further study includes
graduation from Lincoln Uni-
versity, Pa., Howard Medical
College, Washington, D. C. Dr.
Sinkler has served as Medical
Director of Homer G. Phillips
Hospital in St. Louis for the
past ten years. speakers
Other guest appear-
mg on the progam are Dr. Wil-
Ham Smiley of Homer G. Pliil-
lips Hospital and Dr. John B.
Johnson, professor of Medicine,
Howard Medical College, Wash-
tngton, D. C. ___,
ens, of Sandfly, easily won
first prize on me subject “The
Greatest Battle Ever Won.”
Miss Lillian Jones, representing
Woodville school was second.
Edward Jack son. also a rep¬
resentative of Woodvlitt school
was the third contestant in
Junior high bracket.
Tiie first prize winners, Miss
Alice Bivens and Miss Antion¬
ette Cox will have their name3
inscribed on the respective tro¬
phies as winners for the first
time.
The two non-competitive
speakers, Miss Marie Manigault
of Woodville, and Miss Deioria
Richards, the Elks State win-
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