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THE FADING COLOR LINE
Despite resistance and propaganda to
the contrary, the color line is fading
faster in some sections of our country
than in others; in some areas of rela¬
tionships than in others. The fading
has been subtle and gradual in some cas¬
es, and simple and swift and summary in
others. It is fair to state that the fad¬
ing has been due to a growing sense of
justice sometimes and to a surrender to
necessity and expedience, in no small
part, the attitude of Negroes toward
using the courts, especially the federal
courts and the Supreme Court of the
United States, has helped. The atti¬
tude of these courts has also undergone
changes. In this connection the emer¬
gence of the w'ell-prepared Negro law¬
yer cannot be overlooked, for he has
been a most outstanding advocate of civ¬
il rights and human liberties in this
country, and for all the world. He has
excluded no one. He has implemented
the saying of Lord Byron’s: ‘‘Who would
be free themselves must strike the
blow.” Not so long ago Negroes con¬
cluded “that their best course was to
keep clear of legal complications wherev¬
er possible. To go to court for any
cause would be to solicit more trouble
than the matter at issue might be worth.
Since no Negro can expect to find jus¬
tice by due process of law, it is better 1
in the long run to suffer one’s loss-—or
to adjust it oneself.” We recall easily
that only a few years ago, Negro teach¬
ers lost their jobs because they went in¬
to court to secure equal salaries with
white teachers. In a city in our own
state two teachers were dismissed because
they were suspected of taking the lead in
such a suit in court and another he
cause he would not give the names of
others who were members of the N. A.
A. O. P. Almost any high school child
knows about the I)red Scott Case deci¬
sion.
More visible evidences that the color
line is fading are the appointment of
Negro policemen in southern cities, of
some firei en, the election of Negro
councilmen, and the admission of Negroes
to colleges and universities both as stu¬
dents and instructors, the employment
of Negroes in positions requiring tech¬
nical and scientific skill, and the selec¬
tion of Negroes on various types of com¬
mittees and commissions on city, county,
and state level. Perhaps more dra¬
matic instances of the disappearance of
the color line are the abolition of seg¬
regation on railroads, in some hotels,
and in at least two branches of the Arm¬
ed Forces, resistance being exerted only
in the army.
The color line was built by reaction¬
aries who try to live under two distinct
and contrary notions; they say they
believe in democracy but they also be¬
lieve in “white supremacy,” in segre¬
gation and discrimination based on race
and color. The color line is fading and
is destined to disappear entirely. The
trend is in that direction.
THAT UNIT SYSTEM AGAIN
That thing just will not down. After
much ado, and some intimidation mix¬
ed in, the legislature put off till 1952
the effort to have the unit system of
counting votes included in general elec-*
tions, despite the fact that the thing
was definitely defeated by the people
in 1950. The controversy over the
unit system comes to the fore through
a suit against it filed by Editor Ed.
Methvin who has always been against
BACCALAUREATE SPEAKER
Albany, Ga., May
above is the llev. S. Alexander
Speight, pastor of St. Stephen
AME Zion church or
Point.. N. €., who will deliver
the baccalaureate sermon at
the Alb^v sta t e college on
June 3, 1951. Kev. Speight is a
member of the Board of Church
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office at Savannah, Ga, under the Act of
3. 1879
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it, and one filed by W. M. Cox of Chero¬
kee County. The former charges that
“he didn’t have as much value for his
vote in the 1950 primary as did a citi¬
zen of six-unit Troup County.” The
latter charges that “Georgia’s Democrat¬
ic party leaders are deliberately discrim¬
inating against him because he is
white” and he offers figures “to show
that a ‘bloc vote’ from predominantly
Negro counties has controlled Georgia
politics for years.” These suits have
as background the contention of Gover¬
nor Talmadge “that ‘bloc voters’ of me¬
tropolitan areas in the state are trying
to take over control of Georgia i>olitics,”
and his claim “that if the system is up¬
set it will be the end of segregation in
Georgia.” This contention and this
claim are sufficient political fodder for
the “wool-hat boys” and provides the
old, well-worn sway-back nag on which
to ride into office.
Two suits against the unit plan,
whose constitutionality, state and na¬
tional, is disputed by some leading lawyers
has been taken to the United States Su¬
preme Court which declined to interfere
in Georgia politics. It is felt however,
by an accepted authority on constitution¬
al law that there are several bases up¬
on which to frame suits that will hold
in both state and federal courts.
The suit of Mr. Cox is amusing in
view of the purpose of Mr. Talmadge’s
regime for fighting for the retention of
the county-unit system, and the inclu¬
sion of it in the state constitution. It
is more than interesting that at the
bottom of the whole controversy is the
political status of the Negro. That the
Negro vote constitutes a danger to the
welfare of Georgia, political or otherwise
is a phobia and a delusion.
That the policy of ignoring or forget¬
ting the needs and interests of Ne¬
groes when setting up plans for taking
care of public concern is old and tradi¬
tional does not keep it from being ineept
and shortsighted as well. Time was
when the health care of Negroes, for
instance, was not considered important.
It eventually dawned upon those respon¬
sible for protecting the health of the
Public that neglecting the health needs
of such a large segment of the popula¬
tion was risky and senseless. Public
health administration realized that it
could not protect the health of the pub¬
lic by omitting to care for the health
needs of all people. For instance, tu-
bercuUvsij? can not be eradicated from
a community by offering educational,
preventive and curative services to a
part ot the population only. There are
other areas where the effect of such
oversight and negligence do not appear
so direct and harmful. And we do not
have in mind participation in the ben¬
efits the National Guard and ROTC or¬
ganizations give important as they are
tor disciplinary and defense purposes.
We have in mind what will happen in
the event ■/ an atom bombing of Savan¬
nah where more than 40,000 human be¬
ings are permitted to remain ignorant
and outside of the protective measures
designed to minimize the harmful ef¬
fects of such an event. We believe it
is tiue that uninformed people are more
subject to panic and stampede than the
informed. Who desires even to im¬
agine what will happen if and when a
city like Savannah undergoes a bomb¬
ing, where 40,000 terrified people become
panic-stricken? We have not heard
that anything is being done to forestal
such an
Extension of tin- AMR
Church, secretary of finance
the West Central N. c.
and takes a very active part
the civic and community life
High Point
Ministerial Alliance. He
membership with the
Scouts, YMCA, and is an
Mason The public is invited
hear this speaker on June
1951, at 1.0:00 a. m. in
hall.
On June 4 the
exercises will take place
Caroline hall at 10:00 a. m.
PRUTH McFARLIN TO
SING TOMORROW
On Friday evening. May 25,
First African Baptist
Pruth McForlin, celebrated
STO tenor, will be presented
rectlal at 8 o'clock The
tbis l T ° un ^ man reads like
American success
old, — he ... was stricken o«.v^u with
fantUe paralysis when an
demic of the disease broke
m victims, Pensacola, Fla., claiming 90
all of whom died with
the exception of the son of a
banker and the two-year-old
Pruth. son of a school teacher.
Despite this handicap he pur¬
sued his college education,
reiving his B A. degree from
Southern University, singing
there in a radio station and
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working in the school laundry
te pay his expenses. Later he
s'udied in the Eastman School
of Music, Rochester. N. Y., and
stii! later was awarded a four
year vocal scholarship with the great
teacher, Frank LaForge,
in New York, who numbered
such illustrious singers as Mar¬
ion Anderson, Lawrence Tibbett,
Lily Pons and Richard Crooks
among his former pupils.
Recently Mr. McFarlin’s
has been heard by transcription
over Station WJIV To be fully 3
inspired by this great artist
j however, it is necessary to bo‘h
, see an ^ pear him. He is a living
example to our vouth as to what
-
may be accomplihed by them
even though severe
THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE
BETWEEN THE LINES
OUR POLITICAL HEALTH IMPROVES
The nation is fast recovering from a vio¬
lent attack of "Mac-Arthuritis.” The re¬
turn of the “Old Soldier” and his dramatic
appearance before Congress after an unpre¬
cedented ovation in New York, threw this
nation into paroxsyms of confusion that we
an.- p.oua to report are allaying finally.
This hysterical country is about ready tel
settle down to some hard thinking on wheth
er to MacArthur or not to MacArthur—
that is the question pressing for an answer.
There can be little doubt that when he
went before congress and later before a
repuolfcan-inspired committee to utterly de¬
stroy Truman for the beneefit of the de¬
funct republicans, he lost stature.
When he openly demonstrated his disagree¬
ment with tr.e nation’s war policies, he;
gave the best proof the nation has had that
he deserved to be dismissed from the ser¬
vices. President Truman needed no great¬
er or more convincing proof that MacAr¬
thur should have been fired than MacAr-
thur’s current behavior. This writer has
been an administrator of school affairs;
he has also served under other administra¬
tors, he has ever made it a policy never
lo openly criticize the administrations un¬
der which he is working. This lias refer¬
ence to public criticisms.
Ci course, there are differences of opin¬
ions on questions of policy, these are natu¬
ral to men of independent minds, but air¬
ing personal or policy differences is quite
another matter. Of course, MacArthur af¬
ter having been fired was free to air his
differences but he indirectly proved Truman's
ca.se. The tragedy is that he did not re¬
sign of his own accord after finding him¬
self at variance with the government whose
servant he was.
So the great mistake in the premise was
not that MacArthur was fired but that he
did not voluntarily resign his command
once he differed wih his superiors. Mac-
Anhur forgot what subordinates too often
forget, that when there are superiors they
are to be so treated. Superiors are not
merely to be tolerated: but they are to be
obeyed and when a man finds himself un¬
willing to obey he should have the courage
to step aside and let the van move on:
and there are but a few of these vans that
MAKE EDUCATIONAL TOUR—
i On Saturday morning, May 19.
at 19 a. m. the 8 social studies
i pljaccoc rf adviser.'Mrs. Woodvilie school,
guests aid R W.
May, went on a special
riyht-'eeing tour to Brunswick
i via St. Simon Island.
!■ Points of interes. visited were
Midway church and cemetery,
1 Christ church, erected 187' to
'replace the original John church Wesley
.where Charles and
: prtfached in 1736. the ruins of
Fort Frederica on St. Simon
! island which was buiit by Gen.
Ogiethorpe to defend his col-
ony against the Spanish, Lan-
1 tcr's Oak where Sidney Lanier
(NEW YORK) Mr. John Sengstacke, Publisher of the Chicago
Defender, leaving the Hotel Roosevelt in New York City where
he was elected to the Board of Directors of Associated Publishers,
Inc., the leading Publishers Representative in the national
advertising field for Negro newspapers, at the annual meeting
held in the Conference Room of the Hotel Roosevelt, New York,
May 12, 1951.
must he overcome. Mr. McFar
lin’s program will be
consisting of some of the
classics, some of the
j hyms of the church,
mi s. . Englih ballads and
spirituals.
TOUR PLANNED TO SELECT BOYS FOR
SHERIFF TRIP TO NORTH
The initial stages were extensive' set,
early this week fer an ''
county -w!de tour t for f r four Ne-, i
j gro American underprivileged Home Life boys Insuance at the j j
1 1
office. j |
The tour, wmeh , will . begin , j
1 early in July will be sponsored
j | HSis^who Harris, who er has h”s'Vreated'?ast created vast
interest previously by his con- 1
slant and diligent work among
will move on when the disgruntled tmesj
step aside.
No man is bigger than the cause he rep¬
resents. No man's defection can serious ■<
ly hinder his cause. Too often we find
men resigning and fighting back Very
few of these men or their fights amount
to the proverbial “hill of beans “ Tl.is writ-*
er has known able men to step out with h
grudge and commit themselves to a program,
of heckling the administrations they were
forced to leave.
Very few of these fighters ever amount to
much so far as embarrassing an administra¬
tion 1: will be even so with MacArthur.
Even now tire sun of his glory is setting
and as counter testimony is given our erst¬
while idol is about to be cast from its lof¬
ty pedestal into the dust of embarrassment 1
and disiitlusionment. flight
Lindoergh returned f:om his solo
amid the clamor of multitudes but he was
asked for his commission by Roosevelt and
since that time the sun of his splendor re¬
fuses to rise high above the horizon. Lind¬
bergh has found out that great men can¬
not make big blunders of a certain kind.
M i. Arthur will find the same thing to his
regret and possible dismay. It has been
a long time since a nation cooled off so
quickly and so completely as it did over
the MacArthur excitement.
In other words, the country’s recovery
'from a violent attack of MacArthuritis giv- id
complete. The testimony now being
er. by Secretary of Defense Marshall is tearn
imr down the MacArthur myth in a way
that must be embarrassing to his millions
of admirers among whom is the writer of
this reference. So when a subordinate re¬
fuses to carry out the orders of his supe¬
rior; but arrays counter orders, he is setting
a dangerous precedent, one that should not
be tolerated if the safety of this nation iSi
to be guaranteed. the
What is even more important than
denation of MacArthur is the deflation of
the dixiecrats and their yankee abettors. The
flagrant failure of their attempt to “use”
a -~reat man as a tail to fly their political
kite in 1951! Our political health .improve!
for sanity once agai ngets a hearing. A
good man goes wrong!
received inspiration for his
famous poem the “Marshes ct
G]ynn>> . etc .
After tte tour the afternoon
was spent at the Selden Recre-
ation park where the travelers
engaged in dining, roller skat-
ing. swimming and playing
games.
The following persons made
the trip: Mrs. Geneva Stokes,
Julia Johnson, Lucius Lawton,
William Douglass, Frances Nor-
ris, Mary Gale Johnson, Mar-
garet Norris, of Florance St.
school.
Mrs. T. K. Cogswell, Dorothy
Walker, Lawrence Williams and
For More Teachers and Better
j Help Schools, Your Vote Children —Yes by —Jufie 1. Elim- 7.
ination of double sevsions; 2.
improvement of Sanitary Con¬
ditions; 3. The reduction of the
number of children per class,
in the formation of .
Junior Deputy Club and vari- !
teen-age organizations. 1
J. Q Jefferson is chairman of
planning committee and all
must be sent di-
to him at the American
Life Insurance Company,
:, Wes t Broad street.
Further information can
obtained by rtirect_contact
Jefferson or B, J.
Gertrude Stroman of Haven
Home school, Mrs. He arietta
Gaston, Springfield Elementary
school, Mrs. M. Farley and Mrs.
Thelma Lee, Woodville school,
Miller and Roilie Bargeron, Cor¬
nelius Cannadv. William Ham¬
ilton, Louis James, Moses Ki lg,
Eugene Stevens, Merritt Soaul-
din, Charles Russell, Daisy Belle
Baker, Marie Bush, Abbie Dell
Anthony, Hattie Anderson, Ver-
nel! Golden, Wimer Kymond,
Barbara James, Arnita" Jones,
Worothy Martn, Rosalie Stew¬
art. Lula Mae Sullivan, Lucinda
Williams, Elouise Wilson, Helen
Young. Elouise Pickens, and
Mrs. R. V/. May.
GIs SHOULD START NOW
AN EDUCAT0NAL
TRAINING PROGRAM
Vaux Owen, manager, Geor¬
gia Regional Office, Vetera?is
Administraton, today ur^ed
veterans to make their plans
now if they desire to participate
in the GI educational and
training before the deadline
date of July 25, 1951.
It was suggested that veter¬
ans contact the VA Regional
Office without delay in order
avoid anv rush of amplica¬
tions. The manager emphasized
f hat to initiate GI Bill training
by July 25 meant to actually
begin training. To merely make
an anolieation for training be¬
fore the deadline without en¬
tering training does not meet
the requirements of the law.
“Those veterans who were
errol'ed in the program and
who have interrupted their ed¬
ucation to reenter military ser¬
vice may continue their train¬
ing upon elease from service,”
Owen said.
Charles R. Robeson, chief, VA
Vocational Rehabilitation and
Educational program for Geor¬
gia the following: 1< ' Veterans
it Union Baotist church. Rev. B
-47 and this includes most
World War II veterans—must
start GI Bill training by July
25. 1951. f2» Veterans discharged
after July 25. 1947, must start
within four years from their
date of discharge. (3; Veterans
who enlisted or reenlisted under
the Armed Forces 'Voluntary
local business man, Robert
Spencer. Deputy Sheriff. Solic-
itor s office office. Mrs. Mrs S. S ^Tom^ M Tomn-
school.
To qualify for this tour ail |
applicants must be between the
ases of 12 to 14 years. The ap-
plicants must also have bona-1
proof of reference of their
from some reliable social
religious organization.
THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1951
HOME EDUCATION
Issued by the National Kindergarten Association, 8 West 40th
Street, New York City. These articles are appearing weekly in
our columns.
Till CHILD’S FIRST SCHOOL IS THE FAMILY”—Frocbel
von: child is listening
Helen Gregg Green
1 Our children are very diff¬
erent!" Betina Stewart, the
blue eyed mother of twin girls
told the new teacher in their
hearing “Ailsa learns more
quickly than Aileen does.”
Miss Margaret frowned her
disapproval. asked
“Mrs. Stewart,” she
her gentle voice carrying per¬
suasion. “don’t you think it
advisable not to discuss child¬
ren when thev are present?
Many child psychologists of the
nresent dav a” very insistin'
nn this noint Th"v contend a
girl or bov should be treated
with courtesv ecmal to that
which we naturally pay to ad¬
ults.”
The mother repeated the
'’onversation to our neighbor.
Uoretha Hilbrandt, who is ”et-
‘in ,T her Master’s in euthenics,
adding, “I’ve been considering
Miss Marearet’s advice. Most
neople know when thev are
being talked about, and feel
uncomfortable even if they
don’t hear nr understand what
is being said, and children are
'■ertainiy no exceptions. Thev
bave reactions and feelings sim-
lar *o our own. It reallv isn’t
'air to treat them as many of
is do.”
You are right, mv dear.” Lo-
-etha laid her knitting in her
igp the way she does when she
! s thinking. “As you know, the
"hildren spend much time yith
m°. I enioy studying them.
Aileen has been trying to be
‘as bright as Ailsa.’ The o her
M YEARS AT BENNETT—Pres
ident and Mrs. David D. Jones,
who complete 2 f> veer- of S e--
vice at Bennett college
Greensboro, N. c., during
commencement season, are
shown standing on the
of the school’s new
Union building.
In tl ie q uarter of a
Recruitment Act—between
6,1945 and October 5,
must start training within
years from thte end of the
listment or reenlistment period.
W. W. Law Again Heads
Jordan Post
W ndeT
ma
dan Post No. 500, American
legion, to succeed Willie M.
McNeil. The election described
as being unusually calm by
Matthew B. Williams, post ad¬
jutant, was held at the Rec¬
reation Center on Wednesday
nieht, May 16.
Commander-elected Law is
a former commander of the
oost, having headed the groan
f rom January 1949 to June 1950
Post 500 was the first Ameri¬
can Legion unit organized
among Negro veterans in the
state.
Louis P, McClendon and
Edward D. Bell wtere elected
senior and junior vice com¬
manders. respectively. James O
Meyer and C. O. Ryals were
elected to the executive com¬
mittee for a period of three
years.
The nominations were made
by a committee headed by Earl
A Ashton, Sr., and all officers
were elected withuot opposition
Sheriff Harris expressed hope
* hat tllis tour would tend to i
. underprivileged
lnsp lre teen- 1
<4ge , , b to such an
that not only Savannah
have better citizens of to- 1
m mnrrn ° rrow „, ’ but hroughout the i
entlre country every commun-
ity may lend a helping hand to! to j
its underprivileged youth
inspire them to become tomor-
day she asked, ‘Am I a bright
little girl, Autie?’ Betir.a. The
children’s mentality is practi¬
cally the same. I gave them
tests and found their I. q, s
comparable.”
The mother’s face showed
mingled relief and regret, ’shall and
she spoke earnestly. “I
begin to cerrect the mistakes
I've made,” sh« said. “Aileeii’s
confidence must be restored.”
Many parents are quite un¬
aware of the hurtful effects of
Dermitting girls and boys t, 0
hear themselves discussed. Chil¬
dren, thev believe, are absorbed
in their own world and are in¬
attentive to the corversabon of
adults. The truth is. facts are
eonveyed to little children by
the expressions on parents’
faces and bv the tones of their
voices long before the words
uttered are intelligible to them
As time passes, sentences take
on a meaning, and from giVen then
on, listening is generally whatever
some attention with
else they may be doing. A)
If a child constantly heCfe
himself referred to a* slow,
difficult to manage rainless or
disobedient, he is like v soon o
accept the role and live im to
his reputation. Let us avoid'the
mistake of establishing any
undesirable pattern of behavior
in a child’s mind.
The next time, dear reader,
that you are tempted to com¬
ment on the behavior of your
child, within his hearing, stop
and sav to your self, ‘ Mv child
is listening! I shall treat him
with Ihe same consideration i
would show any other person
whom I love and respect.”
the president and his wife have
| seep the college grow from an
enrollment of 10 students to
*58. There have beei 1,1 ’9
j graduates and more than $3,-
| COO.COO oapital have funds been added to the
of the college,
1 Dr. and Mrs. Jone are ihe
parents of four children and
three grandchildren.— (ANP)
TKT PUrl l TY1 K • 1
1 1 V JL-fi*. lUf U-G
Girl Asks
Help I
& VI
. Ac
daughter of Mrs. Viola Rnrj'rs aej'
of that address, is almost blind.
Doctors in Brunswick and at
Wavcross advise the removal of
both oyes. Her mother is fin¬
ancially unable to provide funds
for such treatment or opera¬
tion, «o they are asking all
churches and all organizations
and everybody that will to
please helD her to get to Mayo
clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, so
that she may get the treatment
that is needed. Anvone wishing
to help this worthy girl may
do so bv sending whatever thev
can to Reeta Albritton, 2109
Bartow street, Brunswick, Qg-
0. E. S. Popularity
Contest A Success
The five chapters of the O.
E, G. will end their DODularity
contest Thursday night- May
31. at the Masonic Temple
where an interesting program
will be rendered: ^election bv
invocation by Rev.
A, E. Peacock, selection by con¬
gregation, introduction of the
mistress of ceremonies by Mrs.
A Tremble, selection bv Uarf-
°rn Star choru^ roadf~T v 'v
Mrs. a. M: Daniels, selectic 1 by
t. 4 M. Daniels, saection by
Onsp'l rbo’-us; Tailing
bv MKs jnnet Jones, trio by
A Gibbons and others,
riding by Miss Shirley Jones,
r0,f L l5v w >hiam Collins, Jr„
reading by Mrs. Bessie Reddick,
selection bv Eastern star ch0 -
rus, remarks. Mrs. Annie Trem-
,,le ls chairman and the pro
is of
nje Olbbons Mrs Ruth Mobley