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“No matter how much they may dif¬
fer in endowment, whether genetic or
Social or both, all men are equal, in
dignity and in their rights. The con¬
ception of equal rights of men stems
from the fact that they are equally men;
no other fact can, or should ever be per¬
mitted to annul this fact. There is
nothing in the nature of any group
which gives it less weight in the bal¬
ance of equality than any other.’’
—UNESCO Statement
AN UNCGVETED LEGACY
We believe, if some of the Southern
states could have foreseen, three or four
decades ago, the embarrassment which
their acts and attitudes toward the so¬
cial status of Negroes have caused,
they would have acted differently. < om-
mon sense and justice would have cau¬
tioned that the experiences they are
now having would eventually come.
Nowhere is this more evident than in
the area of education. Some authori¬
ties and guessers estimate that it will
require huge amounts of money to bring
educational facilities for Negroes up to
equality with the whites. School au¬
thorities arc placed in a dilemma: how
to use funds that have been appropri¬
ated to do away with admitted inad¬
equacies and inequalities in educational
provisions, and how to do this without
arousing bitter opposition from white
citizens. The problem is very real and
difficult. Because school funds were
distributed so unevenly in the past, it
will require a major portion of funds
presently available to provide equal facil¬
ities for Negroes. School administra¬
tors tend to shrug off responsibility for
the situation they have inherited. They
want to begin from now and, perhaps,
divide school funds equitably. Actu¬
ally this will not make facilities and op¬
portunities equal. Jt is to be regret¬
ted that school administrators of yester¬
year failed to do right, and in more re¬
cent years failed to carry out the “sep¬
arate but equal dl>ctrine.” Injustice
in the area of education was co-existent
with injustice in other areas. The lot
of Negroes was indeed tragic and 1he
South was culturally and economically
the poore r thereby. It is an in¬
teresting fact that the South did not
see that it was permitting a huge eco¬
nomic resource to go unused. Four to
eleven million Negroes educated to want
the goods and services produced or
handled in the South, and given the op¬
portunity to earn the wages above the
mere subsistence level, would have con¬
tributed beyond calculation to the wealth
of the region. The determination of
the South to maintain its tradition of
discrimination has become its uncovet¬
ed legacy which is difficult and embar¬
rassing to deal with. I „ v a *.| 1
WHAT THE NEGRO WANTS
Ever so often Negroes have felt it
necessary, as a means or conciliation
sometimes, to express, what they want
in order to feel that they are fulfledged
American citizens. Ordinarily it would
seem to be sufficient merely to state
they want everything other Americans
want and have. It should not be ne¬
cessary in a country whose philosophy
Efforts to Have Hotel “For
Colored" Stirs Jamaicans
KINGSTON, Jamaica
—United States Jim crow
tempted to fly further
with American tourists to
West Indies last week, but
endeavour to put over the
line in tourist-mecca
Bay. woke a storm of press
public controversy
Jamaica.
Resentment to the urge
introduce colour
in this section of “Paradise
(Jamaica) was sparked
the Cornwall Bathing
announced proposals to erect
swanky all-coloured beach
tel in Montego Bay. The
management gave as its
text the view that the
industry was being
because white Americans
Cracker elements did not
whether on visiting
they would be forced to
in hotels which catered also
coloured people.
Equally so. the colored
can tourist was shy of
to Jamaica because he
the hotels were milk white.
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of life and government is expressed in
one of the nobiest documents ever writ¬
ten. The Declaration of Independence
to which all political parties, and fac¬
tions of parties, all citizens pledge alle¬
giance is that document. It is curious
that almost from the beginning of the
national life of our country some of the
very signers of the Declaration withheld
from Negroes the very rights to secure
which every conflict in which our coun¬
try has engaged was fought; in which
Negroes themselves have fought and died.
Because it is deeply rooted in the tra¬
ditions of some Americans to continue
to deny Negroes the enjoyment of full
American citizenship, they are compell¬
ed to restate their wants in conferences,
in newspapers, and in politics, and un¬
fortunately they have had to resort to
the courts. Despite the fact that oth¬
er groups and other people through
the ages have had to carry on a strug¬
gle for human rights, the struggle of
Negroes is received with impatience, ir¬
ritation and hostility. Many leading
Negroes, either as individuals or in
groups have attempted to say what Ne¬
groes want. An outstanding instance
was the symposium of views in a hook.
What The Negro Wants, published by the
press of a Southern university, and edit¬
ed by Dr. Raiford Logan.. The pur¬
pose of expressing these wants is not
to irritate. George S. Schulyer speak¬
ing of a recent statement of Negroes’
wants, says, “ ‘It was clearly and prop¬
erly designed to educate white people
of the sound theory that in a democratic
society where majority rules, it is neces¬
sary to win the interest and good will
of that majority if a minority wishes
to have its cooperation.’ ”
“It was probably thq first time . . .
thal such a statement reached all of the
white people simultaneously (Baton
Rouge). The wants listed were: “more
and better schools giving trade and pro¬
fessional training; publicly supported
and sponsored recreational facilities;
interpretation and enforcement of laws
without bias or prejudice; opportunity
to participate in the administration of
the laws; more public housing and slum
clearance; work at highest skills; repre¬
sentation on the City Planning Com¬
mission and other bodies; greater share
in the utilization of community health
resources. ” All of these wants could
. .
be answered in some cities and some
could be answered in all cities. A sim¬
ilar statement could he made with prof¬
it, probably, in most cities.
WILLIAM JUDS0N AYERS
In accordance with the inscrutable will
of an Almighty Providence, the great
black curtain has fallen between us and
another of our valuable citizens. An
efficient and industrious builder and
contractor, an exemplary citizen, a good
and regular Mhson, an active and devout
member of his church, a devoted father
and husband, and in short a Christian
gentleman—this was William Judson
Ayers. Religious and fraternal circles
and the Savannah community sustain
an splendid irreparable citizen. loss We in the how passing with of this
r humble
resignation to the will of our Just and
Wise Heavenly Father.
The widely circulated
Gleaner newspaper sougnt
clear the public's mind of
fusion by editorializing that
country had gone cracked
the wrong view. The
would eater specifically to
ored folk, remove any
whatever from the minds
the coloured tourist as
whether accommodations
i be found for him. But it
I not bar the white tourist.
would be free to come in
mix. The scheme, too,
give incentive to other
to disregard the intolerance
colour which might now
among some of its visitors,.
Explained as it was, the
ter still caused a
howl. In the Jamaica House
Representatives, western
land’s Leopold Augustus
bawled that his
-hould never allow the
to drive its first nail. The
in Jamaica were already
coloured and white. A
institution would reflect weak
ness and encourage segregation,
he said.
Allan George St. Claver
Coombs, representative for
Montego Bay, wrote as follows:
“Visitors the world over are
received and accepted in all
hotels (hero without rebard to
race, nationality or colour. If
hotel owners in Montego Bay
ever had anything in their
minds against race or colour,
they dare not say it. as the re-
| sultant consequence would be
better imagined than seen.
’Hence, the only obstacle
imployed is high fee. Whoever
can pay the fee is willingly ac¬
cepted by shrewd hotel owaers.
But now that these fellows have
stated distinctly that the new
hotel is for coloured tourists,
they are now copying lessons
[ wt by gouth Africa and south _
I ern states of Amerlca b ? the
j introduction an d jim crowism of race segregation
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THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE
“WE MUST NOT FORGET OUR RIGHT TO WORLD
LEADERSH”
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BETWEEN THE LINES
By DEAN GORDON B. HANCOCK for ANP
OUR NEGRO BASEBALL PROFESSIONALS
The writer struck St. Louis a few days,
ago and found the old city dizzy with re¬
percussions of the Brooklyn—St. Louis)
werles just ended. Reports have it that
the enthusiasm of the Negro fans embar¬
rassed Jackie and his gTcat Negro associ¬
ates.
However deplorable may have been the
behavior of the Negro fans, it should not
have caused any surprise. Negroes are
depressed, suppressed, oppressed and dis¬
tressed over so many things that happen¬
ed here abouts daily, that they are hungry
for an outlet for their pent up feelings,
The appearance of Negroes in profession-*
al baseball gives them just the lift they
so much need.
While my jubilation was a little more
restrained, it was nevertheless fulsome and
relieving. But it should be borne in
mind that the performance of Negro base-,
ball stars is something to make the heart
leap for joy. It must not be forgotten that
Negroes waited more than two generations
for the sights of Negroes on the profession¬
al baseball diamonds of the country. Now
that they have beheld the glorious day,
they must be pardoned for overdoing the
matter of appreciation of the fine jobs the
Negro players are turning in.
Just as their pride and enthusiasm were
once centered about the fistic exploits of
Joe Louis, they are now centered about
Jackie and Campanella and Newcombe and
Irvin and Thompson and Jethroe and Mi-
neso and Noble and Willie Mays and com¬
pany.
And now that the ancient Satchel Paige
is performing notably with the St. Louis
Browns, we may expect soon to see Negroes
scattered throughout the leagues.
What is more important than their
merely being signed here and there, is their
superb performance. I saw Jethroe slam
a home run in a pinch to set the color*
struck Cardinals back in one of the finest
baseball contests this writer has ever seen.
After the Braves moved out of St. Louis,
the Giants came to town with Mays, Irv¬
in, Hank Thompson and Noble. Irvin is
teriffic in the clutches. I saw him come
to the bat with the bases loaded and two
out and with the count of two strikes and no
balls and blast a double that sent in the
tying and winning scores.
I saw Mays deliver the deciding punch
in a tight game that the color struck Car¬
dinals patiently had in the bag. I saw iq
another game the Cardinal club hold a
consultation on the mound when Mays
caine to bat in a pinch: then wal the won¬
derful Willie.
I sat there and wondered what had be¬
come of the white supremacy theories
when a white pitcher was afraid to pitch
to a Negro batter in a pinch. The very
shades of Bilbo, Talmadge and Hitler—a
white pitcher afraid of a Negro batter.
Volumes have been written on the superi-
Paris Remains Friendly To
Darker Races '
(This is another of a series
from Dr. Clement, president
of Atlanta university, about
his trip to Europe. He is there
to study and also attend the
the Ecumenical meetings of
Methodists from all over the
! world, to be held in London.)
MUNICH,
| No matter what might have
been the situation in times
past a dark face on the
yards of Paris is hardly a
ority of the white race, but all of these the¬
ories are exploded on the baseball diamond
when white pitchers quail before the bat¬
ting prowess of a Robinson and an Irvin
and a Willie Mays. What has become of
the racial superiority theories when Don
Newcombe has the leading strike out rec¬
ord for his league, and mind you, he was
not striking out humble segregated Ne¬
groes; he was striking out supposedly
superior white contestants. In other words
the white supremacy theories all break,
down in a crisis since life is just one crisis
after another they just don’t sense any more
even to their advocates and proponents.
This release was inspired by the signing
of Satchel Paige by the low St. Louis Browns
of baseball collar fame. Now anybody with
even a shred of judgment knows that OLD
MAN SATCHEL is through as a Pitcher.
But the low-lowly Browns sign him for gate-
receipt reasons and for gate receipt reasons
only. These are by no means reasons to
be scoffed at in either the long or the
short run.
St. Louis is at best nothing but a big
sprawling jim-crow town of the middle west.
Jim crowism is destined to die hard in
these parts in spite of some mighty fine
features of this wonderful city which
boasts of just as fine, everything as either
New York or Chicago.
The municipal opera here should be the
envy of the cities of the nation. It is in¬
describably great. I.t is easily one of the
theatrical wonders of the world. To sit
among ten, thousand spectators and wit¬
ness the superb performance of the Bohe¬
mian Girl is easily one of life’s supreme
moments under the open sky.
Paig? was signed by the Browns for fi¬
nancial reasons. There will doubtless be a
financial spurt at the gates and this is
going to prove once more than the dollae
is more powerful than color in the final in¬
terracial analysis.
The dollar will eventually batter down
every coldr bar. We are color struck in
this country it is true but we are more dol¬
lar struck than, color struck. It is just as
well for the Negro to understand this stub¬
born fact and set himself to make good;
in the financial world. Court decisions
have their place but the dollar decision”
also has its place.
Until the performance of the Negro base¬
ball professionals is matched by our busi¬
ness performance we are going to be hope¬
lessly outclassed in the struggle that com¬
petition foist upon us. Negro baseball pro¬
fessionals are giving glittering performance
on the major league diamonds of this coun¬
ty.
But unless this matched by improved bus¬
iness methods of our Negro entrepreneurs,
we are going to fall behind in the ruthless
and brutal competition of this strenuous
Twentieth Century. Hats off to our Negro
professionals of organized baseball.
t.v in the Summer of 1951. And
many of these dark countenan¬
ces belong to Negroes from the
United States of America.
The five members of our
tv. Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Walls of
Louisville. Kv.. President Feltor
Clark of Southern university,
Clement and I. actually
ran into former acquaintances
about every time we went out.
In the group of fellow tourists
whom we met were Miss Rose
of IndianaDolis, who
has spent the last year as an
exchange teacher in Plymouth,
England: Miss Virginia Hannon
of Atlanta, social worker and
World War II Red Cross worker
in Europe: Jay Clifford, re¬
cently retired New York cus¬
toms inspector who is trying
decide in which country he will
s p enc j hi s next winter (althuogh
j le q as a i reac j v been able to
secure one of the non existant
Paris furnished apartments and
has begun entertain his
friends in it.)
Miss Lois Toles, pianist,
leave from Fisk university
THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1951
HOME EDUCATION
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our columns.
“THE CHILD’S FIRST SCHOOL IS THE FAMILY”—Froebel
MOTHERS—THE LUNCH BOX!
Loie Brandom
If you are one of the mothers
faced day after day with the
necessity of preparing nourish¬
ing, appetizing lunches which
have to be packed and kept in
boxes for several hours and in
spite of this, come forth tanta-
lizingly tempting in appear¬
ance, then you are a worthy
Lunch Box Mother, and we wel¬
come you to our council circle.
Although I have prepared
and packed food for many diff¬
erent classes of people and for
various occasions — workmen,
farm hands, boy scouts, picnic
parties, church basket-dinners,
campfire affairs, fishermen,
travelers and sportsmen— it is
only of the lunches for school-
age hildren that we shall speak
now'. c
We shall not even discuss the
lunchbox itself, for there is
suh a variety of sanitary, con¬
venient, lightweight containers
on the market that we take it
for granted this matter has al¬
ready been attended to properly.
Never leave the lunch prob¬
lem until the last minute, de-
pending on the fact that, as a
rule, everything except the
sandwiches may be prepared
beforehand. As soon as the
children come from school the
lunch containers should be
throroughly cleaned and aired.
Then a regular system may h* 1
followed next mornine when
the lime arrives for parking the
lunches. Reline the container
with fresh white paper and
■wrap earh article of food sep-
arately in waxed paper, placing
those to be eaten last at the
bottom of the lunch box.
Park articles closely enough
so they will pot be shaken
about, using paper napkins to
fill up spaces if necessary. Liq¬
uid or semi-liquid foods should
be carried in tightly-sealed jars
or thermos bottles.
Sandwiches usually form the
mainsta*' of the lunch-box
menu: but these can be pre-
further stqdv in Parts; Mrs
sfat.tie Wigejns. aunt of Anne
Brown, on her way to Oslo t,o
visit her famous niece; Mrs.
McPherson, Washington school
teacher:
The Truman K. Gibson, Jr.,
family (Truman. Tsabelte fnd
’heir daughter) just back from
’Ho French Riviera and snorting
beautiful suntans acquired on
the beach at Cannes. Truman,
Tr.. had come over for th.e Rob-
inson-Turpln fight in ills offi¬
cial position as secretary of
the International Boxing club.
And there were numerous others
whose names slip me for the
moment.
We also saw a goodly number
of Negroes who are working in
U. N. or United States govern¬
ment agencies in Paris. This
group includes:
Beatrice Carson of Louisville, __________ ;
Ky.. a secretary in the American
Embassy: Lena Graves of Wash¬
ington, ECA official in Paris
for nearly two years; James
Hulbert, Librarian at Virginia
State college, now on leave to
serve in the U. S. information
office, and Ligon Buford, form¬
er UNNRA officer, now working
with U. N.
Ollie Stewart, news corres-
pondent and columnist, who is
now covering Europe as his
beat was very much In evidence.
It appears that he is able to
see and to serve almost every
American Negro who comes to
Paris. The fabulous “Frisco”
entertainer, nightclub operator
and businessman, is also in
Paris and is helpful to his
friends from the States.
At the Cite’ Universitaire,
great student residence center
in Paris, there are several
American Negroes living, while
they study at the Sorbonne
unde rprivate tutors. The day we
visited Cite’ Universitaire we
met a musical student by the
name of Riley, from Pittsburgh;
a student of political science
named Nance; a Miss Roberts,
pianist from Washington, and
the Dobbs sisters, Mattiewilda
and June, from Atlanta.
Mattiwilda has been studying
voice under private tutors in
Paris during the past year and
June, Fisk university teacher,
had come over to join her dur-
ing the vacation period. A
interesting person was a Miss
Johnson of Los Angeles who
had just completed a two-year
pared in an almost limitless
number of ways. Be careful not
to cut the bread too thick, how¬
ever. Also, cutting the sand¬
wiches into different shapes
adds to the appearance of the
lunch and tempts the child’s
appetite. The bread for sand¬
wiches—preferably whole-wheat,
brown bread or rye—may very
easily and quickly be cut into
squares, diamonds or triangles,
and fancy cookie cutters may
be used to obtain almost any
other shape. Nuts, lettuce, dates,
figs, boiled eggs, peanut, diced
chicken, boiled ham, dried beef,
cream cheese or cottage cheese
with chopped pickles and may¬
onnaise, baked beans, and any
of the prepared meats for
sandwiches are good for fillers.
Two sandwiches are usually
desirable—one of meat, nuts or
cheese combinations, and the
other a sweet sandwich with
filling of jelly, jam, dates,«|gs
or a fruit marmalade.
Celery, radishes, or raw car¬
rots should have their place in
the lunch box along with
fruits—fresh, dried or canned.
j Custards, raisin puddings,
blancmanges, and gelatin des¬
serts are usually enioyed and
should be used often. These
may be molded in different
shapes, or tinted some pretty
color with pure fruit-iuice coi¬
ning, and turned into half-
pint glass jars with lids that
screw on tightly.
Of course, milk should be
included. If a thormos bottle is
not a part of the lunch box
equipment, milk may be ear-
ned nicely in an ordinary
bottle if the cork is unshed
down tightly and sealed by dip¬
ping the neck of the bottle and
cork in melted parafin.
The things that apn°al to a
child’s eyes are generally eaten,
and any change in coloring,
shape or arrangement of the
foods that adds to their at¬
tractiveness is well worth the
1 extra effort.
| course in designing and who
was planning further study in
Scandinavia.
During the Summer of 1951
Negroes mav be the objects of
curious and sometimes hostile
stares—as we have been—in
Insbruck and Vienna and Mu¬
nich, but Paris scarcely bats an
eye when a dark face appears—
even in the smartist places.
T. and I. E. TEACHERS
HOLD CONFERENCE
The annual Trade and Indus¬
trial Education Teachers Con¬
ference for Trade and Industrial
Teachers in Georgia is being
held at Savannah State college
August 20-24.
Among the speakers for the
week were George W. Mulling,
assistant state supervisor of
Trade and Industrial Educa¬
tion, who disucssed teacher
certification; W. B. Nelson, .di¬
rector, division of trades and
industries, Savannah State IndustRal (Al¬
lege, Trade and
Education; G. F. Fambro. pres¬
ident, Trade and Industrial
Education Teachers Association,
who discussed his organization;
Frank C. Underwood, Jr., as-
sistant superintendent, Savan
nah public schools, the Super¬
intendent's point of view toward
Trade and Industrial Education,
and Thomas Shearouse, area
supervisor, adult education pro¬
gram.
Hamptonians Meet In
Fort Valley
FT. VALLEY. Ga., August 13—
The spacious lawn at the home
^ r ’ an< ^ Mrs. Alva Tabor of
Fort Valley was the scene of
informal meeting of Hampton¬
ians. Mrs. Tabor, a Hampton
graduate, was hostess. Other
Hamptonians present were Mr.
and Mrs. Henry E. Bryant, Mr.
Robert Church, Mr. A. D Wat¬
son and Mr. J. I. Williams.
Among the group of younger
Hamptonians were Miss Eunice
Stephens, Messrs. Isaac Stev¬
ens. Ethan Allen Bailey and
Ernest Robeson, all attending
summer school at Fort Valley
State college. Those not present
were Mrs. Murlenum Hicks and
Mrs. Thelma Lash. The group
j enjoyed a repast of ice cold
• watermelon and talked about)
days at Hampton institute.