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YEARS OF
CONTINUOUS
PUBUC SERVICE
CAs, HD As MEET IN CONFAB
—This group ol seventy County
Agents and Home Demonstra¬
te tion Agents met at Savannah
State college December 3-8 in
the 31st arinual State-Wide
Negro Extension Workers Con¬
ference. More than fifty coun¬
ties were represented at the
meeting. P. H. Stone, State
MR. BELUNGER TAKES
OVER FILLING STATION
W'illiam J. iSlimt Bellinger,
well known business man, last
week acquired ownership of
Several Key Changes in
Loral A M E
NAACP Attorneys Barred
From Groveland Trial
MET FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 33 YEARS—Mrs. Lillie Mae
Simmons of 553 Fellwood Homes met her father, Geo H. Price,
in Detroit, Mich., last August for the first time in 33 years.-_She
was then but a little child, left in the hands of her grand moth¬
er, the late Mrs. Mary Price.
Mrs. Simmons heard from
her father several times but
for some reason they lost
■ track of each other. One of
her neighbors, Mrs. Hattie Ra¬
phael moved to Detroit, found
Mr. Price and got in touch
with Mrs. Simmons who left
for that city to join her father.
Both father and daughter re¬
joiced to see each other.
Mrs. Simmons is the wife of
Chas. Chas A A. sirmnoas, Simmons, anu and they wiey
TAFT GIVES UP HOPE OF CAPTURING YANKEE
NEGRO VOTE, SAYS LEADING CHICAGO ANNS
CHICAGO—(ANP) Sen. Rob¬
ert A. Taft has given up hope
of winning the Negro vote in
1952.
That was the opinion ex¬
pressed by a ranking Negro
Republican following Taft’s
endorsement of segregation in
southern public schools during
the Presidential aspirant’s ad¬
dress to Negro students at
North Carolina State college
this week.
This local Negro preferred to
remain unidentified for fear of
political repercussions, but
vowed to make himself known
at the Republican National Con¬
vention here next summer.
“Taft’s speech embarrassed
every northern self-respecting
Negro Republican w-ho had
rallied to the Ttft
agent for Negro Work (9th
from left, second row standing),
and Miss Camilla Weems, assist¬
ant State agent for Negro
Workers, conducted the confer¬
ence.
Assisting them were Alexan¬
der Hurse, State Negro 4-H
club agent, <9th from left—
front row, kneeling > and Augus¬
the Standard Oil Filling Station
at West Broad and Oak streets.
The station which adjoins St.
Philip AME church, specializes
in Standard Oil products and
is prepared to give the best of
service.
have two children, Edythe, who
is now in Philadelphia, and
Charles Jr., who is in the U.
S. Air Force, stationed at Kees-
ler Air Base, Biloxi, Miss. Mr.
Price is the brother of Mrs.
Helen Williams of this city and*
nephew of Mrs. Belle Burroughs,
also of this city. He has a
niece, Mrs. Mabel H. Lartigue,
New York city, several other
nieces meuca and emu nephews. d^uvvvq.
said another G. O. P. “If Taft
receives the Republican nomin¬
ation, every Negro who backs
him will appear as an outright
Uncle Tom to his people.”
However, Third Ward Aid.
Archibald Carey, Jr., 1950 can¬
didate for Congress on the Re¬
publican ticket, desired to be
publicly quoted. He declared:
“I have not made up my
mind as to a Presidential can-
didate in 1952 but I can
you it will not be Sen. Taft.
“I do not like to pain my
fellow Republicans by making
(statements that will doubtlessly
pain them. But at the same
time. T don’t like for them to
pain me, such as the one at-
tributed to Sen. Taft when he
indicated that the Federal gov-
| eminent should not attempt
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, THORS., DECEMBER 13, 1951
tus Hill, Negro Housing agent
tilth from left, front
kneeling). Also shown is C. L.
Harper, executive secretary ot
the Georgia Teachers and Ed¬
ucation Association, (6th from
right, front row. kneeling).—
(Savannah State college Public
Relations Photograph by W. H.
Bowens)
SSC ALUMNI MEETS SUNDAY
The Savannah State General
Alumni Association will meet
on Sunday, December 16, at 3:00
p. m. at the West Broad Street
YMCA. The meeting is being
called by John W. McGlockton,
vice president,
TAVARES, Fla., Dec. 6—Judge
Truman J. Futch of Lake Coun¬
ty Circuit Court today barred
Thurgood Marshall, special
counsel, and Jack Greenberg,
assistant special counsel, of the
National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People,
from defending Walter Irvin,
the remaining defendant in the
infamous Groveland “rape”
case. Judge Futch said that
the attorneys could not take
part in the case because the
NAACP has stirred up trouble
in the community.
Alex Akerman, Jr., of Orlan¬
do, who represented the defend¬
ants for the NAACP in their
original trial in 1949, remains
as chief defense counsel, assist¬
ed by Paul Perkins, also of Or¬
lando.
At the same time, Judge
Futch granted defense motions
for a change of venue, sched¬
uling Irvin’s trial for January
14, in Ocala, in neighboring
Marion County. Since Marion
and Lake Counties are in the
same circuit, Jess Hunter will
remain as prosecutor in the
case. Mr. Marshall indicated
that the NAACP will conduct
a thorough investigation in
Marion County, as it did in !
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to abolish the system of racial
segregation in the south. !
“I have been congenial to j
Sen, Taft’s candidacy because I
felt that he is one of the best
informed men in government
and his changing outlook favor¬
ing public housing and aid to
needy pepoles of the world in¬
dicated his capacity for growth.
But if he feels a system of
racial and color segregation
should remain in any part of
the United States I do not
think he is ready to be Pres-
j ident of the World’s leading
Democracy.”
Another influential Negro
GOP here in the nation’s sec-
ond largest Negro voting pro-
, vince declared:
“If Taft is the nominee, Ne-
j groes will be presented the sad
J. ol I^Jl.
Within 1
Thurgood Marshall, NAACP
Special Counsel. New York City,
predicted that this was Geor¬
gia’s year to get on the map.
In a memorable address which
dosed the 10th Annual State
Conference of the NAACP, Mr.
Marshall said that there would
be “no ducking, dodging and
curving’’ but the branches In
this state would challenge
segregation head on. The mass
meeting was held in the First
African Baptist church, Dr.
M. Gilbert, pastor.
Approximately one hundred
delegates representing
branches and ten youth coun¬
cils and college chapters, con¬
vened here from December 7 tc
December 9 and adopted strong
resolutions on Saturday after¬
noon cohdemning segregation
and declaring that the “separ¬
ate but equal” theory to be a
“myth.” Other
adopted concerned
housing, political action,
ployment and recreation.
This marked the tenth birth-
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The Georgia AME conference
came to a close Sunday night
at the City Auditorium with
the pastoral appointments as
assigned by Bishop S. L. Greene.
The business' sessions of the
conference were held at St.
Philip church, Rev. J. S. Bryan,
pastor.
There were several key
changes made in the local pas¬
toral assignments, chief of
which were the transferral of
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BISHOP WRIGHT
REINSTATED
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., (ANPi- 1
By a court order, Bishop R R.
Wright, Jr., Monday. December
10, was restored to full pow¬
ers over the Eighth Episcopal
District of the African Method¬
ist Episcopal church.
Judge Guy Williams dismiss¬
ed an injunction which has
restrained Bishop Wright from
acting in any manner in his
role as prelate of the district
which comprises the states of
Arkansas and Oklahoma.
The case against (Bishop
Wright had been led by a
group of elders and ministers
in the district. Because of
their action ,the Bishops Coun¬
cil of the AME church had
placed Bishop W. R. Wilkes
temporarily in charge of the/
district.
Bishop Wright’s regular du¬
ties as bishop began immedi¬
ately after the judge dismissed
the restraining order against
him.
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choice of voting for a man who
admittedly favors Jim Crw and
a Demcratic candidate who
feels the same way but would
never adimt it.”
Oddly enough, another prom¬
inent Negro in the South Side’s
bulging second ward averred:
“Negroes are partly respo»sible
tor the Republican dilemma
on the Negro question. We have
convinced the Republican party
that it is a waste of time to
for the Negro vote because we
have been sold lock, stock and
barrel! to the promising Dem¬
ocrats.”
One ancient Negro GOP laid
the Taft blunder to “Taft
honesty.” But, he added, “Since
Wendell Wilkie, the Republican
party has gone overboard in
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FINANCIAL LEADERS CHAT—
Borne of the nation’s leading
financial minds stopped at the
Mary Elizabeth hotel in Miami
during the recent National
SUPREME COURT TO HEAR
UNIVERSITY TENNESSEE CASE
NEW YORK, Dec. 6 — Argu¬
ment on two procedural phases
of a suit to secure admission
of Negro students to the Uni¬
versity of Tennessee will be
heard by the United States Sup¬
reme Court during the week of
Janurary, the National Associa-
tio for the Advancement of
Colored People has been in¬
formed.
The suit involves the cases
of Gene Mitchell Gray, Lincoln
Anderson Blakeney, Joseph
Hutch Patterson and Jack
Alexander whose applications
for admission to the law and
graduate schools of the univer¬
sity were rejected by university
authorities solely on racial
grounds.
Following rejection of their
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WALDORF CLUB
INSTALLS OFFICERS
The Waldorf club held its
regular monthly meeting last
Thursday at the home of the
President, Theodore a. Roberts,
on West 46 St. Officers for the
ensuing year were installed im-
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CONTEST WINNERS—Here are
the winners in the oleal spell¬
ing contest sponsored by Nu
chapter, Iota Phi Labmda soro¬
rity during American Education
Week. Nine schools participated.
Reading from left to right are,
standing, Thomas Chaney, 6th
grade, Paulsen; Stella Boston,
6th grdae, Woodville; Yvonne
Hooks, Oth grade, Cuyler Jr.
high.
Standing: James Robinson,
6th grade, West Savannah; Na¬
thaniel Williams, 6th grade,
Harris; Natantel Fields, 11th
grdae, Beach high.
PUBLIC SCHOOL SPELLING
CHAMPIONS FOR 1951-52
Nu chapter of Iota Phi Lamb¬
da sorority sponsored a “Spell¬
ing Contest” in observance of
National Education Week that
was conducted in the elemen¬
tary, junior and senior schools
of Chatham, Bryan, Evans and
Tattnall counties.
The date of Thursday, Nov.
15, was selected for the contest
as the theme for the day was
“Teaching the Fundamentals.”
The purpose of the contest was
to serve as a stimulus to stud¬
ent Interested in improved
spelling which has become a
lost art of the nation.
Certificates of Excellence
were awarded to the following
winners: 1. Cuyler Jr. high
school, Yvonne Hooks, 9 th
grade; 2. West Savannah, Jas.
Robinson, 6th grade; 3. East
Broad, Jerry Roberts, 7th g T ade;
4. Paulsen, Thomas Chancy,
6th grade; Powell Lab., Hattie
Hall, 6th grade; 8. Harris, Na-
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Savings and Loan Association
convention held in Miami
Beach. In the above picture a
number of them are enjoying
a steak dinner in the Zebra
Will Formulate Plans
Rights Mobilization
NEW YORK, Dec. 6.—Repre¬
of national church, I
civic, fraternal, profess- j
and minority groups or-'
will meet in New
on December 14 to form- ‘
plans for the scheduled' Civil j
Mobilization
Washington early next year,
White, executive secre¬
of the NAACP, announced
Preliminary plans were dis¬
at a meeting held in the
of the National Associa-
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P-TA GETS
REROUTED
The large vans which have
been a constant source of
annoyance and disturbance to
teachers in their classroom
work, and a source of danger
to the lives of the students, have
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IRember Audit Bmream Circidatiom
Price 7c
cocktail lounge, After dinner,
they discussed future plans for
the Miami Savings and Loan
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IN HOSPITAL PLAN—
S. C. State Agri¬
and Mechanical college
probably the first public
for Negroes in South
to accept the Blue
and Blue Shield plans for
insurance.
NUMBER 9
IN KOREA—Pfc. Toiun-1
Collier who died in Korea on
29 as a result of epi¬
hemorrhagic fever.
The death of the young sol¬
was a great shock to hi;,
Dr. and Mrs. Henry M.
Sr., who, just a day
getting the death notice
the War Department, re¬
a cheerful letter from
son telling how fully ho
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In the photograph is seen
President B. C. Turner accept¬
ing the plans for the college
from J. M. Holliday, the state
representative for the company.
J. D. McGhee, registrar and
publicity director of State col¬
lege, looks on.