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FAGE FOUR ®hr $mvmtak SHInme Established 1875 By J. H. DEVEAUX SOL C. JOHNSON________Editor and Publisher W1SS WILLA M. AYERS. Asst, tr. Pub. A Manager f ._H. BUTLER ....................Asso. Editor 1009 WEST BROAD STREET Telephone, Dial 5338 >i i . 1 , — — Subscription Rate in Advance One Year _____________________________$3.00 Six Months .........................-$2.00 Three Months ------------------------$1.50 Remittance must be made by Express, Post Office Money Order or Registered Math 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 Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post office at Savannah, Ga, under the Act of 3. 1879 _____ National Advertising Representative: Associated Publishers 562 Fifth Ave. New York 19, New York ______ ___________ -- ^JP totuui UBIA 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 ------- 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