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PDK SCHOLARSHIP
—Every section o: tuc
was represented in the
scholarships granted by
National Sorority of Phi
Kappa this year. The
went to outstanding high
students wwho are going to
lege and who plan to major
education.
The number one
Ban Jinn Crow Facilities
At Atomic Installations
ANTONIO ORSOT A
VISITOR IN CITY
Antonio Orsot, for' many
years vice president of Savan¬
nah State college, accompanied
by Mrs. Orsot, was in the city
this week visiting friends.
Mr. Orsot is now connected
with Virginia State college,
where he is resident engineer
and technical assistant to the
president.
• Van physical improvements
are underway at Virginia State
college, which w'hen completed
will amount to over ten million
dollars. All of this work cqipes
directly under Mr. OrsoCsf sup¬
ervision.
winner out of 207 who
in the annual national
itive examination held by
‘national professional
sorority, was Marian
top left, who represented
chapter of New York City.
award was $700. The
regional winner was Alicia
Hastings, top right,
by Epsilon chapter of
RECEIVES DEGREE — Miss
Ruby Lee King, local pulic
school teacher, who received
the degree of master of educa¬
tion at Atlanta university, Aug¬
ust 9. Miss King is tne daugh¬
ter of Mrs. Georgia A. King
and the late Charles G. King.
FORMER SAVAN-
NAHIAN' HERE FOR
FEW DAYS
W. D. Kennedy of Brooklyn,
N. Y., a former Savannah'ian,
was in the city this week en
route home from Houston, Tex., I
where of he the attended National the conven- j
tion Alliance;
of Postal Employees. j j
Mr. Kennedy who had been
a clerk in the Brooklyn Post,
office for many years WAs
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institute. Lillian I. Lewis of Chi
Chapter, Detroit (not shown)
won the mid-west regional
award. Others are left to right,
first row: Gladys Stein, Alpha
chapter, Jersey City, N. J., Neel
Cousihs, Gamma, Baltimore;
Barbara A. Hicks, Epsilon,
Charleston, W. Va., V. 'Natalie
Green, Zeta, Philadelphia; Lil¬
lian Warren, Eta, Camden.
WASHINGTON — Aug. 23—
There will be no segregation!
of facilities for workers at thq
Atomic Energy Installations ii^
Paducah. Kk., and Aiken, S,
C., the Washington Bureau of
the NAACP was advised thii
week.
Assurance on this point was
given by Fletcher Waller, di¬
rector of organization and per¬
sonnel, who informed the N. A.
C. P.: “All contractors havar
been informed that segregated
cafeterias, eating facilities,
washrooms, lavatories, etc.,
will not be establishd.”
This non-segregation policy
was established by the AEC
following numerous meetings
with representatives of the N.
A. A. C. P. and other interest¬
ed persons.
In making the AEC’s policy
public, the NAACP Washington
Bureau pointed out that id
was advising branches of the
Association in the areas con¬
cerned to watch local opera¬
tions carefully to see that the
policy is carried out. Stating
that there is a danger that
segregation could be achieved
by continuning existing dis¬
criminatory hii ing practices
In the areas, Clarence Mitchell,
director of th NAACP Wash¬
ington Bureau, announced that
he would meet with AEC offi-
c *a1s on this problem in South
Carolina on, September 17.
C 00 * 11 and national officials
the NAACP have been work
* n 8 on problems in the AEC
Plants areas since the Govern-
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2nd row: Dorothy
Iota, Atlantic City;
Brawder, Kappa,
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BVPTISTS INVADE
The National Baptist
tion, Inc., is establishing
in Hawaii. Led by the Rev.
Theo Lovelace, Secretary
Home Missions, a
TWO NEGRO FAMILIES
'BREAK THE RANK”
NEW YORK — Two
families “struck it rich”
week as a result of guest
pearances on the radio
television versions of the
tional Broadcasting
quiz show, “Break the
Wins Fight
Merchant M.
WASHINGTON, Aug.
The National Association
the Advancement of Colored
People won a notable
this week in its fight to
full equality of
for Negroes in the United
Stages Merchant Marine.
employment of John B.
as a second mate on the Book¬
er T. W ashington was the di-
Bureau, Mr. Clark said:
rect result of the NAACP drive
Say Police Slaying Wrong
Man Arouses Trenton
TRENTON, Aug. 23—Imme¬
diate action to bring about
justice in the police killing of
a 26 year-old Trenton Negro,
which has stirred to a new
pitch the city whose police me¬
thods were vigorously indicted
in the recent Trenton Six
case, was planned last night,
with overwhelming public sup¬
port, by the National Associa¬
tion for the Advancement of
Colored People.
At a packed mass meeting at
Shiloh Baptist Church on Cal¬
houn street, the police mur¬
der of Robert Kelly was de¬
scribed by eyewitnesses and a
plan for action was outlined
by Dr. Ulysses S. Wiggins,
president of the New, Jersey
brandies, and Robert L. Carter,
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Elks Oratorical Contest
Wins NEA Approval
WASHINGTON, D. C. — The
oratorical contest of the Im-
proved Benevolent and Protect¬
ive Order Elks of the World has
been approved by the National
Contest Committee of the Na¬
tional Associatior of Secondary
School Principals, a department
of the National Education As¬
sociation.
The Elk contest became one
of the twenty-nine school con¬
tests apprved by tohe NASSP,
an organization of 13,000 high
school principals. Such approv¬
al of school contests has been
handled by this association
since 1945. Many school'districts
and superintendents will not
permit the running of contests
in their schools unless they are
approved by the NASSP.
The IBPOEW was one of two
new organizations having their
contests approved at the sum¬
mer meeting of the National
Contest Committee. The Omega
fraternity is the only other pre-
Continued on oaee Seven
from the NBC flew to Hawaii.
Above they are shown on the
return trip leaving Honolulu.
Dr. M. C. Cleveland of Ala., is
chairman of the commission
and Drs. L. B. Moss and B. W.
| The program is aired live
I mornings a week and televised
on Wednesday evenings,
On the Wednesday morning
J j show Davidson Mr. of and Dayton, Mrs. Anthony Ohio,
j “broke the bank” for $4,230. In
Place
Officers
to break down discrimination
on that ship.
In a letter to Earle W. Fish
er of the NAACP Washington
appreciate what you all have
done, but this is only a be¬
ginning as there are many
colored Masters and officer^
unemployed. So we must con-
tin|ue to fight for our equal
rights in the American Mpr-
chant Marine.”
Virginia Colleges Re¬
move Racial Ran
RICHMOND— (ANPI — For
the first time in its history Ne¬
groes will study at Virginia
colleges. Seven colored students
already have been admitted for
the fall term.
Three will study at the Med¬
ical College of Virginia
four will enter the school of
social work at Richmnd Pro¬
fessional Institute. Another
student had applied for admis-
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AME Zions In
S. C. Support
NAACP Fight
COLUMSBIA, S. C., Aug. 23—
The AME Zion church in
South Carolina this week gave
its full support to the Nation-,
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State Trooper Scored In
Bus Abandonment Case
NEW YORK, Aug. 23—A com¬
plaint against a New York
State trooper who permitted a
bus driver to abandon 36 chil¬
dren on a highway was
this week with state and coun-
(Contlnued on Page Seven)
Wade, members. Rev. T. W.
Collins will be in charge of
first center in Honolulu. It
be interracial. Dr. Lovelace
lead a preaching mission tc
Hawaii this winter.— (ANP)
New York on a vacation,
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COMPLETE AF BASIC TRAINING—These five_ Savannahians have recently completed their
indoctrination course at Lackland Air Force, n ear San Antonio, Texas, the world’s largest air¬
force installation site for basic training in this department of the Air Force.
Their basic training has prepared them for entrance into Air Force technical training and
for assignment in specialized work. The course included a scientific evaluation of their ap¬
titude and inclination for following a particular vocation and twins, career. of Ernest Bailey of
They are (left to right) George and Carl Faison, (20), nephews
925 W Victory Drive- Robert Butler (18) son of R. Butler, 236 Terreu street; Ernest Gordon,
(19), son of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon of 244 Feliwood Homes; and Johnnie Holly, (19) son of U
Holly of 675 Berrien street.
Member Audit Bureau Circidathom
Price 7c
Miss Lester, SSC Dean of
Women, Buried at Eastman
Professor Janie L. Lester,
dean of women and associate
professor of English at
nah State college, died on Frl-
day, August 24, at the John A.
Andrew Memorial hospital in
TO GET A. M. DEGREE—Miss
Miss, Vivian Eloise Vaughn,
daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Ed¬
ward Vaughn of New York City
and Orangeburg, S. C., former¬
ly of Savannah, who completes i
the requirements for the mas¬
ter of arts degree in education
at New York university. The
legfee will be conferred at the
October convocation.
Miss Vaughn empleted her
administration, indregraduate work at S. in C. business State j
college, Orangeburg, S. C.
She is a member of the Del¬
ta Sigma Theta sorority, and
was introduced to Savannah
society by the Beta Phi Lamb¬
da chapter of the Alpha Phi
Alpha fraternity. Miss Vaughn
spent her early childhood in
Savannah. She is visiting the
C. V. Clays and the L. D. Laws
of the city.
NUMBER 46
Tuskegee, Alabama. Miss Lester
had served as dean of women
at the college for twenty-four
years. Her funeral will be held
today, Thursday, at Eastman,
Ga.
Dean Lester was born in
Warrenton, Georgia, but spent
the greater portion of her child¬
hood in Eastman. She attended
Americas institute, Americus,
and received the A. B. degree
from Speiman college and the
M. A. decree from the Univer¬
sity of Wisconsin.
Prior to coming to Savannah
State college, Miss Lester served
as English teacher and matron
at Americus for three years, and
at Jewel academy, Athens, for
two years. She was a member
of the English department at
Forsyth N & I college, Forsyth,
for one year, and taught Eng-
llsh at the Athens high school
j for seven years.
I During the past quarter cen-
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PROMOTED—Pvt. Chas. A. Sim¬
mons, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs.
Chas, A. Simmons, Sr., of 553
Feliwood Homes, who has been
promoted to Private First Class,
and is now stationed at Keesler
Air Force Base, Biloxi, Miss. He
is specializing in a radio opera¬
tors course.
ELKS DELEGATES OFF
FOR BUFFALO
By E. E. Greene
Exalted Ruler J. B. Hardrick
and Past Exalted Ruler Nathan
Hamilton of Weldon Lodge
headed the Savannah delega¬
tion which left last week for
the Elks Grand Lodge which is
meeting in Buffalo, N. Y., this
week, others in the local dele¬
gation are Dt. Ruler Janie
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