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$ A NEEDED STEP
! I , The issue of segregation is moving
VfAst toward solution, faster even than
either those who favor segregation or
Oppose it ready think, for it. faster This than isn’t either to is
' getting say
khat the' abolition of segregation in pub¬
lic . elementary schools, or in semi-public
•erviees, will come tomorrow.
VjCertain Southern states, Georgia,
South-Carolina, and North Carolina have
“ ^rgposed Of the education. expenditure of Indeed, large North sums
fjj^rplina .money on the of spending
' is in process
• jfig i2jE> and million South dollars Carolina on its have schools. strings Geor-
tlqd to the amounts they propose to
ipehd. Whether they spend them to
^ jpqualize school facilities is contingent
* ufwm the kind of decision the U. S'..
’ Aupreme Court hands down when the
‘jpswe the of segregation decision is, it reaches it. it will What- be
; seems
^hiimssionH, iwlse for the states to form interracial
v or appoint Negroes to ex-
commissions. It will bo very dif-
especially, for Georgia to do this
-The governor of this state considers
.ilUitn a commission unnecessary (he has
**id so), and contrary to his position as
segregation. Such commissions
,i-ould doubtlessly have worked to re-
"m ce the inequalities in school facilities,
•and perhaps would have postponed the
filing self. of Commissions suits attacking segregation it¬
formed now to im-
frlwnent whatever decisions the courts
band down will he a very proper step
t jt,o transition take. It less will painful. be needed to make the
T We are sure solution is coming lots
frster (e situation than we which are prepaging will ushered to meet
• be in
lpast fry, jt and which must be met with the
possible opportunity for conflict.
Some states hyve found inter-racial
committees very valuable in dealing
With matters of race relations.
A TIMELY PROTEST
We are sure the protest of the N. A.
A. C. P. regarding the order prohibiting
white soldiers from going into a speci¬
fic area on the westside after night fall,
meets the hearty approval of Savannah’s
tight thinking citizens. The argu¬
ments in the letter of protest were so
well stated and were so sound that it
is not necessary to repeat them. They
go straight to the point. The restric¬
tive order reflects the general policy of
following the line of least resistance, and
ignoring the needs and interests of Ne¬
groes. It is difficult to understand why
responsible administrators can fail to
Appreciate that what is a danger to a
part of the population is a danger to
the public welfare. At a recent meet¬
ing, a responsible official is reported to
Have said. Since we have restricted
white soldiers going into this area, let’s
BRYAN CHURCH DEDICATES EDUCA¬
TIONAL BUILDING
a program which
brought into reality a long
cherished dream, the congre¬
gation of First Bryan Baptist
church on Sunday afternoon
dedicated the first unit of its
educational annex. The congre¬
gation gathered in the main
edifice for preliminary ser¬
vices With the pastor. Rev. R
M. Williams, presiding. Then
the entire group of approxi¬
mately 600 members and friends
entered the new building in a
body with the pastor and offi-
dirs leading.
The dedicatory program was
kms, pastor of Mt. Zion Baptist
church then read the scripture
ind made a fervent prayer
“Ali Hail the Power of Jesus’
NAme,’ the next selection by
tht choir, was followed with a
raiding bv Miss Florence Eller-
by, “It Couldn’t be Done." ded¬
icated to the pastor, officers
And members of the church.
Dea. C. O. Rvals, chairman of
the public relations committtee.
presented Car! Kamo, contract-
or. who in brief, fitting remarks
turned the keys of the building
th f co-chairmen of the
building committee. Dr. M. P.
Sessoms and Dea. Nelson
Brown. Mrs. L. V. Drayton, in
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THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE
Entered as Second Class Matter at the Posi
Office at Savannah, Ga, under the Act ot
March 3. 1879
National Advertising Representative:
Associated Publishers
582 Fifth Ave.
New York 19, New York
not permit any ^vhite houses of prosti¬
tution to continue to operate in this
area.” This could mean a lot of
things. It could mean that it doesn’t
matter if Negro houses of prostitution,
if there are any, operate. It would be
stupid to let N?gro houses of prostitu¬
tion to remain and operate. Thu would
be bad for both white and colored mil¬
itary personnel, and otlier people
We agree with the NAACP that re¬
stricting white soldiers from going into
the described area and for the reason
assigned, is a slur upon many decent
and respectable Negroes who live in the
area which official Savannah, through
the years, has permitted become more or
less blighted.
The NAACP letter is quite different
from the one following and purportedly
answering a complaint about the hand¬
ling of the white men involved in an un-
welcomed visit to Negro women pris¬
oners at the city jail. The answering
letter, supposedly written and signed
by Negro policemen, dismally failed to
answer the complaint which was concern¬
ed more with the conditions that mad.e
such a hapjiening possible, which want¬
ed to see such conditions done away
with. The complaint was concerned
less with pleading extenuating circum¬
stances for the military policemen. The
answer signed by the policemen was a
bungling attempt to throw the blame
back on the complainants: they should
organize welfare agencies like some ex¬
isting for white boys, said the letter. I>ut
nobody with good sense holds the Jef¬
ferson Athletic Club, for instance, blam-
able for the act of the military police¬
men, nor for the failure of city po hoe
officer to protect the prisoners under
his care. The attention of Negro citi¬
zens has not been diverted from the
fact of the city policeman’s violation of
a law in that he failed to protect the
prisoners in his charge. A sheriff was
punished recently by a federal court
for not protecting prisoners in his cus¬
tody.
MR. GEORGE S. WILLIAMS
In the passing of Mrs. (Mamie)
George S. Williams, Savannah has lost
another citizen, native of the city, loy¬
al to it to the core, and a tireless chatA-
pion of her people. She rendered val¬
uable service to them through local,
member state and national politics as a stauncji
of the Republican party, and *
National Committeewoman from t^fe
state of Georgia.
Mrs. Williams was a pioneer busines
woman, having been identified with sorrj
of the eldest and most important bi th$s
iness ventures among Negroes in
city. She was vice-president of the ( ar-
ver Savings Bank.
She was a member of the First Con¬
gregational Church ond took part dur¬
ing her membership in many of its
activities.
Perhaps, none of her activities gave
her more satisfaction than her work
with the Chatham Protective Home
for Negro girls, and her work with
the Girl Scouts. Many children whom
she mothered bear eloquent testimony
to her devotion to a cause to which she
gave the latter of
behalf of the Sisterhood 1
which she is president preset-
three 8 tlemf'rake^m !
green crowwned with a minis-
ture white church, to VV„ I ,
pastor, in aDpreciation. Dr.
Sessoms asked the building
committee. Deacons Nelson
Brown. J. O. Mever. M. P Bed-
good. George Fuller, George
May, Mrs. Nellie Coppage. Mrs.
Thelma Lee. Mrs. Rosa Voss and
Mrs. Mary Ward, to stand, and
in a few well chosen remnrv*
U n nf
actions involved in this 514,248
05 project to the pastor. Rev.
ter of music of the church,
then rendered “Bless This
House.” accompanied by Mrs.
Julia L. Brown at the piano.
The highlight of the program
was the dedieatorial address de¬
livered by Rev, E O. S Cleve¬
land, pastor of St. John Bap¬
tist church and Dresident of
the State Baptist
school and BTU convention.
who emphasized the purpose of
an educational church build-
ing—16 studv the Word of God
for the purpose of promulgat-
ing His kingdom. Rev. R, M.
Gilbert then led the eonere-
gation in responsive reading
and Rev. E. P. Quarterman
lowed with a dedieatorial j
prayer. Congratulatory remarks j
were made by Dr. Milton S. J.
WHght a ° d 8 A Jones - A wnl -
come surprise feature on the
Drogam was the appearance of!
t, P M avllowpr Gospel Singers
with ita - - Jackson their . guest and artists. Jaun- j
Freddie Aikensl
at ered the ‘Just piano. Think The of singers His Good-j rend- |
ness to You,” and “O What a \
Tinm ” Mrs. Jackson one
sang
of her recordings, a favorite
with local gospel song enthu- Mos-! :
siasts. “Lord Jesus.” Rev.
ley pronounced the benediction. |
Aftpr the program the visitors
went on an inspection tour j
and were served the ice entertainment cream and j
j
St. Thomas Sr. Ushers
St. Thomas Sr. Usher Board j
met at the home of Sis. Bat-;
tiste. Business of importance
was discussed and plans were
made for a chicken supper on
Saturday, Julv 28. at the home
of Sis. Battiste. 518 W. 48 St.
E Johnson is president: R’is
A. Denegall. secretary, and
Br0 - J - Holmes, reporter,
Join the N \ C P a-'d be a
part of the progressive courage¬
ous movement for Ne^ro civil
rights.
need your encouragement.
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BETWEEN THE LINES
By DEAN GORDON B. HANCOCK for ANP
THE LIQUID SOUTH
The south is not solid any more. There
was a time when the south was solid against;
any pretensions the Negroes had toward
full-fledged citizenship. That time is pass¬
ing rapidly. time the politicians of
There was a when
the south could attend barbecues and shout
“niggers,” and their election was assured. (
Ben Tillman was the originator of that
idea and he was quickly followed by lesser
lights who rode to political power on the:
anti-Negro platform. Happily, that breed
of politicians is dying out.
There are visible and tangible remnants
of Ben Tiilmanism in the soutji but it is
bceomirf - more and more Inoilcuous and
restrained. The lights of intelligence is
banishing the darkness of the Ben Tillman
era in southern politics.
When South Carolina admits Negroes to
tee polls and votes out the poll tax qual¬
ification for voting, the end of the Ben
Tillman era has coipe.
Evidently Harry Flood Byrd had forgot¬
ten this bristling f|i:t when recently in
south Atlanta by lie calling atton|.’pd 1 the to rescinding stampede of the the
or
civil rights sentiments in the Democratic
party platform. Hfc bid was a flat tire.
The response to Byrd’s abortive appeal rang¬
ed from the mild enthusiasm of the Tal-
madge clan to enthusiastic indifference.
The reaction proved once more that the
south is ,no longer solid. The sooner Sen-
Byrd and his group learn this, the sooner
the deck will be cleared for constructive ef-i
forts to bring the south once more into the
Union.
Storm Thurmond and Fielding Wright
found out to their great, dismay that the
south does not stampede on the Negro
question any more. They learned that the
south of the “solid” persuasion is a thing'
cf the past. This is one of the most pro¬
pitious signs in this country.
The south is plenty liquid and refuses to
be stampeded into rash political behavior
in order to circumvent the Negro in his
legitimate aspiration for full citizenship.
.THE SOUTHERN WHITE BAPTISTS
Some years ago this writer did some re¬
search on ministerial education in this
country. It was found that the southern
Plan Attack on Race Bias
In Asso.
NEW YORK, July 5.--Legal ef¬
to open up the membership
the Amateur Trapshooters As¬
to Negroes will be initi¬
by 'the National Association
the Advancement of Colored
Thurgood Marshall, spe¬
counsel, announced today.
The decision to take such ac¬
followed an appeal by Ley-
Weston, chairman of the Na¬
PHILA.-Mrs. Lucille Fuller, left, selected as the Outstanding Mother of
1951 by the Bureau for Colored Children, receives a handsome RCA Victor
portable radio from Miss Barbara C. Hams, representing the Radio
Corporation of America at the Annual Founders Day exercises at the
Pomeroy. Pa., farm and vocational school. Harold L. Pilgrim, center,
president of the board of directors of the BCC, looks on.
white Baptists were leading in educating
the ministers of tomorrow. They have three
large seminaries and a fourth in the of¬
fing. of these southern Baptist
In just one find pros¬
theological seminaries we more
pective ministers than in all the seminaries
of the north combined. In other wofris the
preachers of tomorrow are going to be
southern or will have southern training.
Just whether this training can be divorc¬
ed from the southern traditions is a matter
that closely touches the heart of the color
question in these United States.
The pulpit is a strong and mighty force
for good or evil. In spite of the jibes and
jeers to which the church is subjected from
time to time, it remains a potent force in
the affairs of men.
When the Southern Baptist Convention
moved into Los Angeles it was bidding for
the southern Baptist domination of the
country. ministers, it
With its larger number of
stands in a strategic position to liberate
(the prejudiced-ridden elements of this
country of it can confirm these elements
into a moral damnation.
There were many great messages deliv¬
ered by great men, but strangley, not one
was directed at race prejudice. In all ac¬
counts given in the press, race prejudice and
its scourging concomitants were completely
by-passed. ominous symptom. If the
This is an
professed followers of Jesus Christ are afraid
to face the challenge of race prejudice, we
are in a bad way. It is trde that here and
there are those who take a stand and a
brave stand against racism, but these are
conspicuous for their rarity.
That Rev. Mr. Raburn w'ho defied the
Talmadges and got himself trrned out of
his pulpit in McRae, Georgia, dropped quiet¬
ly out of sight. Here was a martyr if ev¬
er there was one, but what happened to
him is not calculated to inspire further
martyrdom.
It is a dangerous manifestation when a
great Baptist oody like the Southern Bap¬
tist Convention fails to take an unequivocal
stand against one of the moral scourges of
modern times.
tional Skeet and Trapshooters
Association, composed of Negro
sDortsmen. Mr. Weston reported
that he had been refused mem¬
bership in the ATA because of
race and asked NAACP assist¬
ance in breaking down this bar¬
rier.
In support of this effort, Negro
traoshooters raised a fund of
$525 as a contribution to the
THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1951 J
NAACP Legal Lei ease and Edu¬
cational Fund Inc. An addition¬
al $500 contribution has also
been pledged to this fund.
A resolution “to support the
NAACP in its gallant tight other for
the rights of Negroes and
minority groups.’' was passed at
a recent meeting of the National
Skeet and Trapshooters Associa¬
tion in Cincinnati.
COLLEGE PROF. BUILDS
‘ALL-IN-ONE VAT’'
Dr. B. T. Griffith, Professor of
Biology and Chairman of the Sa-
annah State College Biology De¬
partment, recently designed and
had constructed an original “All
In One Specimen Vat,” for 'the
purpose of storing pieserved
si-jcimens in the biology labora¬
tory.
An article explaining the con¬
struction and use cf the vat, along
with pictures of it, appear in the
July issue of Turtox News, a
biological magazine published by
;he General Biological Supply I
House, Incorporated, of Chicago.
The magazine is read by biolog¬
ists all over America, and in sev¬
eral foregin countries.
Dr. Griffith states that the
problem of adequate storage
space for preserved biological
specimens has always troubled
him. The vat, which is made of
sheet-metal cooper and angle
iron, sits on four steel rollers
which make it very convenient I
to push it around if necessary.
Use of all of the vat eliminates jars. and the j
use meseum cans, ■
other storage utensils ordinarily
used to store preserved speci¬
mens.
Further. it is covered with a
fume-proofed lid made of the
same material as the vat, whicn
prevents nauseating odors from
penetrating the entire building.
HOME EDUCATION
Issued by the National Kindergarten Association, 8 West totli
Street, New York City. These articles are appearing weekly (g -•
our columns.
THE CHILD’S FIRST SCHOOL IS THE FAMILY”—Brocket
ALTERNATING THE CHORES
Hilda Richmond
Why in the world do you
send James to the grocery when
Herbert, could do the
so much better and get home
sooner?” asked Mrs. Croft when
his son had delivered the par-
cel minis the .string and plus
some dust, showing that the
little boy had dropped
“James could be given some
work at home, if it is the train-
ing vou have in mind.”
"Then James would never
learn to do errands properly,
nnswerod Mrs. Croft. “I
the duties about so all may be
| taught to accomplish each task
well and so as to be fair, too.
! | weed lames the might onions feed better the cat than and
i Herbprt—in fact I know he
would but he must learn to
parry things carefully, also, and
to bring home the right article
and the right change.”
Maybe so, Mary, but for the
<- ake of vour nerves, if would
bo simpler to put each child
at what he can do best. This
a dav for specialists, you
know, and to me it seems a
waste of time to require the
children to perform tasks that
th^y do not like.”
But Mrs. Croft stuck to her
system, and one day a vear or
two afterwards, when her hus¬
band was cutting the grass in
the back vard, he heard the
children of his neighbor grumb¬
ling and wrangling over some
trivial assignments. ‘ ‘I never
set a chance to go to the store,”
whined Richard.
“Of eour.sp not,” retorted
Fred. “Mother likes her meat
and cheese to be. still covered
with paDpr when she receives
them. But you needen’t com¬
plain, for you always get the
job of sprinkling the flowers.”
“That’s because you don’t do
it right,’ explained Richard.
■Just the same, I don’t think it
is fair for you to get all the
easy things to do. "
- Fred “I like]
“Easy 1 ” said
that! Going through the hot!
the rain isn’t easy.” 1
sun or
AN OPEN LETTER TO SAVANNAH’S
NEGRO POLICEMEN
By Charles H. Stewart
I am sure that the Negro cit-
zenrv of Savannah are utterly
'reprised and severely shocked
at the letter appearing over
•our names or signatures in
the Herald, a local Negro news¬
paper, with regard to a letter
written bv the Mutual Bene¬
volent Society, composed of
'ome of Savannah’s most out¬
standing colored citizens, re¬
garding the unclimaxed scandal
’hat took place at our city tail
a short while ago.
In vour letter this organiza¬
tion is accused of, and taken to
’a=k for, making (what von
-'ailed) an inflamatory attack
an our Police department, be¬
muse this groun of citizens had
l he courage and the temerity to
~ome to the front in the de-
f ense of unprotected and de¬
fenseless women prisoners of
aur race, who had unfortunate-
’v become victms of the most
mhuman act known to modern
'ivilization.
You claim to have wtnessed
daily every act of the police de¬
partment and found no occas¬
ion to suspect that there are
and indescrete and unprincipled
officers on the force, and that
vou have daily seen the treat¬
ment accorded prisioners at the
jail, and at no time have seen
a prisoner abused in any way
or manner whatsoever. Rather,
you state the progressive ad¬
ministration at City jail or
Recorder’s court has been your
greatest pride.
We would like to inform our
Real Estate Agent Over¬
charging v
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo., (ANP)
—The Missouri Real Estate Com¬
mission last week suspended the
license of a white real estate
agent for changing the price on
a house which he agreed to sell
to a Negro couple.
The price ovhich Frank L. Ditt-
meier first agreed to sell the
property to Mr. and Mrs. Jones
Support Anti-Violence Indi¬
cated Defense
WASHINGTON. July 5. — The
Department of Defense this week
indicated ! to 4 the - U National \T Asso¬ A
ciation for the Advancement of
Colored People the probability
that it would support the Haven-
ner bill, designed to protect serv¬
icemen against attack by military
civilian police.
In a letter to Clarence Mitchell.
director of the Washington bu-
reau of the NAACP,
Defense Secretary Daniel K. Ed-
states: “The Department
has no legislative proposal pres-
ently pending along the lines of
your letter although it has con-
favored legislation which
would extend to personnel of the
Army, Navy and Air Force the
same type of protection that is
afforded by law to other classes
i Mr. Blank came out to quiet
the bovs and then leaned neighbor over
the fence to ask his
about his garden. After a while
I they began talking about their
children. Both fathers were
proud of tlfcir sons. “John and
Arthur are a bit quarelsome
| said about Mr. their Blank, chores sometimes"
"but they are
fine fellows. Your three boys
. don’t seem to argue so much
How do you manage It?"
“i can’t claim any credit for
it,” answered Mr. Croft “In
fact, I used to think my wife
was making a mistake with her
book keeping system of alter¬
nating the chores so each boy
would take his turn at hard
and easv ones, but it seems to
work out well,”
“Is that the way you do it!”
exclaimed the neighbor, “it
sounds reasonable. I remember
when I was at home on the
farm I always had to get the
C ows because I was a poor hand
at picking vegetables. I .still
feel, occasionally, that I got the
worst of the deal, but Aunt
Martha, who brought us up
after Mother died, had a^Vav of
fitting the chore to the^y ^nd and
keeping it there. Jim enjoyed I
would both have a
change now and then, but she
had east-iron rules, and I never
was allowed to go down to the
letter box for the mail until I
was well past twelve because
once I had dropped a letter in
the mud.”
“It seems children are the
same in all generations,”
laughed Mr. Croft, as he picked
up the handle of the lawn mow¬
er.
“Hey! Richard!” called Mr.
Blank, “Mother wants some
whole-wheat bread for lunch.
Run down to- the store for a
loaf and let Fred rake the
grass.” of
The look gratitude on the
face of his little boy, as he took Vn
the money and skipped joyfully
away, quite touched Mr. Blank’s
heart. “I’ve been a dumbell,” he
said to himself.
has his been Court, maeje for on dereliction our Recorder of
or
duty or any thing else.
We would appreciate this in¬
formation from you: At what
time was this officer who was
in custody of the key used by
these two military officers, ail Hr
whom you in vour statement at
the outset of your letter show
to be innocent, but later state
they were evidently tried, found
guilty and punished more se¬
verely than they would have,
had they been tried in our
State courts.
We also note your plea for
sympathy for these men who
presumably are a long dacU. wav3
from home mothers and
What about the turn key? t$
he too far awav from home,
Mother hild Dad? We would also
like, to find out if a banker
stole, or criminally assisted a
thief in securing a few thous¬
ands of dollars from the hank,
could he vindicate himself in
the face of the law by resign¬
or giving up the position with
the nstituton?
Will you, gentlemen, also
show me one copy of a letter
containing pleas for sympathy
you have written in the past to
a possee of men or mob who
had formed to lynch a Negro
man or boy who was accused of
attempting to rape a white
woman or girl?
We welcome your admonition
to the teachings on Holy Writ,
but please let’s have it in *
universal plan.
was $6500. The commission re¬
ported that Dittmdier accepted
the buyers assumption of a $4500
first deed of trust and $600 earn¬
ed money and obtained their sig¬
nature on a second deed of trust
for $1895.
The result was that the pur¬
chase price actually was $6995,
the commission said.
of federal officers. If legislation
of this sort is introduced, it, will
undoubtedly and receive the prompt this
sympathetic attention of
Department.”
LINCOLN STUDENT AD¬
MITTED TO KEN-
TIICIZV I ULM OlAIL ct k tf
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PADUCAH, y.. (ANP)—Robert
Rhodes, and John Scott, valedic-
torian and salutatorian, respec-
tively, of the 1951 Lincoln high
graduation class, have been ad-
mitted to Kentucky state college,
Other members of the class wm
were admitted are: Miss Patricia
Blanks and Theodore MunJ.. ,
both of Paducah,
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