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69 YEARS OF
CONTINUOUS
PUBUC SERVICE
LXIX
DOCTORS TO HOLD
MEETING NEXT
WEEK IN AUGUSTA
'?.■ Dr. E. E. Butler of
Gainesville, President
The Georgia State Medical
Association of Physicians and
Pharmacist^ will, hold its annual
refresher course and convention
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WOODVILLE PAYS TRIBUTE TO FIRST
SAVANNAH NEGRO KILLED IN KOREA
Woodville high school at its
commencement exercises yester¬
day paid tribute to David Sidney
Walker, the first Savannah Ne¬
gro soldier killed in the Korean
conflict.
Young Walker, who was the
Final Plans Completed For
Great Quartet Contest
Final plans have been set for
the Great Quartet Contest, Sun¬
day afternoon, June 1/, at Gray¬
son Stacnum, according
Abram Eiscnman, producer.
Tv.'enty nuartets from
*ive church choirs, and
in prizes assure the
thousands who plan on
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THEY’ GRADUATE TOMORROW
NIGHT_Elease Aikens, Florene
Bacon, Lucille Banks. Helen
Battiste, Toletha Marwick, Mil¬
dred Bentley, Joan Black, Cora
Bell Blue, Evelyn Bolden,
Blanche Brisbane, Elizabeth
Broughton. Edith Brown, Jua¬
nita Brown. Mavme Joe Brown,
Marietta Brown. Ruth
WINS T. B. SCHOLARSHIP
vIrs - • Lillian Shanks Scott who
las^een awarded a scholarship
or the Health Education Work-
hop being conducted at the
. forth Carolina College at Dur-
ham. The award was made
cousin of Mrs. Eliza Hayes oi
304 W. 53rd street, was killed In
action last June. He was a stud¬
ent of both Woodville high
school and Cuyler high school
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ing one of the greatest aftar-
noons of entertainment.
Judge Emanuel Lewis, Police
Court recorder, will be one of
the judges, and a nuge 30 by 8
foot trailer will serve as the
stage, with a very effective
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Genella Bush, Lillie
Lucretia Cheatham, Sarah
Maseornc Conyers, Stella Cun
ningham, Willie Louise
Betty Dempsey, Ethel
Bernice Drayton, Rachel Ed¬
wards, Marie Fagan,
Brown.
Inez Ferguson, Lucile
Charlie Mae Fleming,
THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1951
MacARTHIlK KEPT JIM CROW
ASSERTS WALTER WHITE
NEW YORK, Mav 31—Gen¬
eral Douglas MacArthur’s dis¬
avowal of resDonslbilitv for the
segregation of Negro troops
under his command in the Far
Eost as repotred in The Cour¬
ier this week was challenged
today by Walter White, execu¬
tive secretary of the National
Association for the Advance¬
ment of Colored People.
Mr. White recalled that al¬
though the general had pres¬
idential authorization to break
up segregation and had been
urged bv the NAACP official to
do so in 1945 and again in 1943,
no effective steps were taken
in that direction. Thurgood
Marshall, NAACP special coun¬
sel, who was in the Far East
in January and February, 1951,
repotred that segregation was
the prevailing pattern in the
Army, whereas the Navy and
Air' Force had moved promptly
to get rid of this pattern.
The text of Mr. White’s
statement follows:
"There is nothing in my ex¬
periences with General Mac-
Arthur to justify or warrant any
charge that he Is a ‘white su¬
premacist.’ On the contrary, he
was exceedingly cordial and
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PREXY ENTERTAINS SENIORS
—Presiden^W. K. Payne of Sa-
vannah State College greets
Miss Bcttye Singleton, Savan¬
nah, honor student and editor
Another Suit in the M aking Against LSU wins
BATON ROUGE, La.—(ANP)
—Lutrill Amos Payne of Natch-
itochos, La., was rejected when
he applied for admission to
Louisiana State University’s
law school last week, and thus
another suit is in the making.
Last year a federal court or¬
der resulted in Roy Wilson
becoming the first Negro to be
admitted to LSU., in the 90
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Frazier, Hettie Frazier, Rosa Lee
Fuller, Thelma Gadsden, Alber-
tha Gulliard, Ellen Glover, Ger-
trude Glover, Jewel Grant, Shir-
ley Gray, Constance Greene,
Dorothy Guiton, Mary Hagin,
Lois Harden, Edith Harvey,
Hattie Hayes, Elizabeth Haynes,
Julia Hendrix, Estella Hill,
Juanita Hill, Veltn* Horne,
100 AWARDED DEGREES
AT STATE COLLEGE
PRINCE HALL MASONS TO MEET
NEXT WEEK IN M ACON
MACCff, June 4—The local
Masons are busy arranging for
the 82nd annual communication
of the Most Worshipful Prince
Hall Grand Lodge which begins
Monday. The activities will
center around the Central City
college in East Macon. Monday,
June 11, the Royal Aid Masons
and the Knights Templars will
meet. The several boards of the
Grand Lodge will also meet.
The Consistory will confer the
higher degrees.
The Grand Lodge opens its
communication Tuesday morn¬
ing Reception will be tendered
the visitors. Macon has enter
tained the Grand Lodge several i
| of the Savannah State College
1 yearbook, during the president’s
annual reception for seniors,
Saturday evening, May 26, at
the College Community
years of its existence, Wilson
sought admission to the grad¬
uate school of law, but follow¬
ing a dispute over his qualifi¬
cations, left in disgust.
President Troy Middleton,
the new prexy, informed the
board of supervisors last week
that mission Payne to the had graduate applied for school, ad- j
Shirley Ingram, Martha
son, Vara Jackson,
James.
Veronica Jenkins, Carol John-
son, Vivian Johnson,
Jr»i«s, Elizabeth White, Odessa
White, Ouida Wiggins, Marie
Wilcox, Carrie Williams, Jean
Williams, Marjorie
Martha Lou Williams, Mary Wil-
times. The most interesting
communication was held in 1893
when the Grand Master was
John D. Campbell. He gave the
Grand Lodge a deal of trouble
on account of arbitrary ruling.
At present the order is in
excellent condition under the
leadership of Grand Master
John Wesley Dobbs. Every de¬
partment is prosperous with
thousands of dollars on hand
and the membership growing
leaps and bounds.
Under his administration har¬
mony reigned supreme.
The Lodge of Sorrow will be
on Wednesday night
and wn cnarge me
Looking on are Donald Adams,:
New Yrrk City, and Miss Ida:
Girvin, Amsterdam, Georgia.,
Members of the reception hne
are from left to right: President
but that in conformity with the
board’s policy he had been je-
jected.
Defending Payne is Atty. A.
P. Tureaud, who also was coun¬
sel for Wilson. The latter’s case
is still pending in federal dis¬
trict court at New Orleans, as
the result of a US supreme
court decision which ordered
Wilson admitted to LSU.
liams, Rosa Williams, Thelma
W’right, Marilyn Woods, Ella
Young, Geneva Young, Gertie
Young,.
Josie Jones Luis Jones, Mer-
redes Kelsey, Irene Ladsooi, Bir-
de Lawton, Charlesetta Martin,
Mvrtis Matthews, Norma Me-
I Gee, Queen McGee, Luvenia
i McKiver, Webster Lee Michael,
Degree Team fjorn Savannah.
The features of the commun¬
ication will be full of interest.
Representatives from Savan¬
nah are Past Masters A. E.
Peacock, M. V. Coleman, Eugene
Doyle, Robt. Smith, A. C. Curt-
right, Sol C. Johnson, Maxie
Royals, E. C. Blackshear, D.
Thomas, L. R. Bolden, D.
Pringle, Herbert Quinn, Roy
Weaver, S. L. Gibbons, S. D.
Bisard, Freddie Simmons, S.
Fuller, A. L. Sampson, Geo. L.
| Smith.
BROTHERS MEET IN CAUFORN.A—ngi. rrugcae r. Woods, Jr.,
(left), and his brother, Pfc. Thomas J. Woods, met on Mother’s
day at their uncle’s house in Los Angeles, California. Eugenie who
has recently been promoted to his present rating, motored over
from Hamilton Air Force Base, where he is stationed, Thus, who
has completed advanced training at Camp Pendleton, Califor¬
nia, with the 1st Marine Infantry Division, is leaving for over¬
seas duty in the Ear East on June L5. They wrote home that
lh»v b -, d a wonderful time together. Both are sons of Mr. and
Mrs. Eugene Woods, Sr., of 113 West 31st street.
SSC Holds Annual Awards
Day Program
Acting Dean of Faculty
Timothy C. Meyers; Registrar
Ben U'gersoll. i Savannah State
P-R Photo by W. H. Bowens)
Nu Chapte rof Iota Phi Lam¬
bda Sorority announces that
Miss Julia C. Hendrix, valedict¬
orian of Beach high school, as
recepient of its annual $100 00
scholarship award. Miss Hencwix
made the highest score on a
scholarship test given by the
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Middleton, Delores Mil-
Helen Moon, Carolyn Moore,
Moore, Anna Ruth Mor-
Bernice Murphy, Cora Dell
Catherine Pearson, De-
Perry, Cassie Pinckney,
Preston, Fannie Purchase,
Reid, Dorothy Rey
Shirley Reynolds, Win-
Reynolds, Bessie Rice.
Member Audit Bureau Circulation*
Price 7c
One hundred seniors received
awards and seventeen trades
certificates were awarded at he
commencement exercises yes¬
terday afternoon at the Savan¬
nah State College. Both thtis
closing program of the year and
the baccalaureate sermon Sun¬
day afternoon were held on the
college lawn.
The speaker at the com¬
mencement exercises was Dr.
Benjamin E. Mays, Ph. D., L. L.
D., president of Morehouse col-
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Savannah State college held
Its Second Annual Awards Day
program on Monday in Meldrim
auditorium when President W.
K. Payne presented some sixty-
five medals, certificates and cash
awards for participation in
extra-class activities. The
Awards dav program is spon¬
sored by He personnel depart¬
ment of the college.
Student awards were divided
into several divisions including
awars, certificates, keys, trades
and Industries certificates of
merit, medals and awards to be
given the most promising in¬
coming freshman athlete during
the fall of 1951.
Awards were given students
having 26 points or more for
In extra-curricular
activities as follows: Eddie
junior, Columbus; Hos-
J. Lofton, junior, Savannah;
Wigham, Wadley; Em-
merson Walker, Orlando, Fla.
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-Photo Freeman
Delores Richards, Mamie Riles,
Helen Robinson, Evelyn Royal,
Mollie Sams, Lynetta Sanders.
Sapp, Charotte Scott, W il¬
Mae Scriven, Gloria Scruggs,
Bernice Sheftall, Alt'air Simm¬
ons, Rosalie Simmons, Lillie
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NUMBER 34
Atty, Hopkins
Buried Mon.
Funeral services for Lawyer
William H. Hopkins were held
Monday afternoon at St. Philip
AME church, the Rev. J. S.
Bryan, pastor, officiating. Roy-
all Funeral Home was in charge
of the funeral arrangements.
Interment was in Laurel Grove
cemetery.
Mr. Hopkins who was 47 years
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WOUNDED IN ACTION — Pfc.
William Harris, the son of Mr.
of 2119 Clara aveune, who was
vounded in action in Korea.
Pfc. Harris was a student of
Beach high school bolore en¬
tering the Army in August of
last year. He has been serving
in Korea for nine months.
BUTLER TIRE CO. COM¬
PLETES 28 YEARS OF
SERVICE
Experience of twenty-eight
vears is mw behind the work
'f (he Butler Tire Comoany,
Jefferson street aU Alice, for it
was just that, many years ago
that Joe Butler, proprietor of
f h n °stablishment, began re-
rviiHnor tir*\s in Savannah after
moving here from Atlanta
where as a bov he learned the
tire repair work in the infancy
of the pneumati" tire.
Tndav Mr. Butler enioys the
distinction of being one of the
most, capable tiremen in this
section of the state and the
efficiency of his handiwork is
attested to by the large num¬
ber of tire dealers who entrust
him with their tire repair work.
His shop is the mecca of
many interstate truckmen who
pass through the city every
week and call upon him to
make their tire repairs.
In fact. Mr. Butler's reputa¬
tion as a tire repairman is so
well established that those who
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