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YEARS OF CONTINUOUS PUBLIC SERVICE LXX -- -mm. SHRINERS XMAS PARTY—The above shows the .large group of children who were entertained Christmas day by Omar Tem¬ ple No. 21, A. E. A. O. N. M. S. The Nobles enjoying the day with the children are, left to right, S. D. Bisard, chairman; Past Illustrious Potentate Geo. L. Smith; C. O. Ryals, cheerlead¬ er, (partly hidden); C. Green. J. J. Garrison, Ulysses Stewart, Robert L. Kenner, Debro Williams, Ulysses Ellebey, Paul Vin¬ cent, B’reddie Simmons, Caleb Bias, Julius Pickens, Past 111. The children were taken to vannah Trailway bus which the Eastside Theatre in. the brought them to the Temple morning where an hour and a for the big party which was half movie was shown., After in store for them. the show they boarded a Sa- ' On arriving at the Temple NAACP Head Files io Bomb Victim’s Funeral ORDAINED LOCAL ELDER— George E. Jenkins who was or¬ dained to the eldership of the Seventh-day Adventist church, 41 and Burroughs Sts., on Dec. 29. The service was conducted by Elder N. G. Simons of At¬ lanta, Home Missionary secre¬ tary of the South Atlantic Conference. Last year Mr. Jenkins was ordained as a deacon. A gradu¬ ate of Beach high school, he attended Hampton Institute, Hampton, Va., and Fenn coll¬ ege, Cleveland, Ohio, as a print¬ ing major before returning to resume work at the Savannah Tribune. STUDENT EDITORS PLAN PRESS WORKSHOP—Editors the Famcean, Florida A and college student newspaper, cently met to plan for Second Annual Florida A and College Interscholastic Workshop at Famcee (Tribune WINNER OF IOTA’S 1-V DRAWING—Thomas ratrick is shown above with the Drexel Television Set, 17-inch table model, which he was awarded 17 to 19. Left to right, Ebenezer Edwards, associate editor, Mi¬ ami; Rupert Seals, managing editor, Lexington, Kentucky; Charles J. Smith, workshop di¬ rector; Walter Lang, Jr., editor- in-chief, Gainesville, Fla.; Dor¬ othy Perthone, society editor, Cecil’s Photo Studio Potentate Robt. Smith, William Roberts, Raleigh Macon, S. L. Gibbons, Leroy R. Bolden, Win. Pleasant, A. A. Mason and Illus¬ trious Potentate E. C. Blackshear. (Inset) Past 111. Potentate! Win. McNeil, Santa Claus; (seated i Past ill. Potentate Sol C. Johnson, with little Louis Marshall Simms, the grand son of the first Grand Master of Georgia. P. M. C. L. Wiggins of Clyo, was also present. Dt. Commandress Washington of the Daugh¬ ters of Isis assisted in preparing the gifts. they assembled around the; ance of other Nobles present, ( Christmas tree and sang ThLg part of the pr0 gram was Christmas carols under the impressive with spirited sing- | leadership cheerleader, of Noble C. O. assist- Ry- als, with (Continued on Page Seven) by Iota Phi Lambda sorority when his name was drawn the night of Dec. 14 at St. Matt- r Continued on page 7) Jacksonville; James Wyatt, as¬ sociate sports editor, Norfolk; James D. Marshall, associate sports editor, Tampa; and Billie ! Morris, III, associate editor, Tal¬ i lahassee. Some 65 students from Florida and nearby states are I expected to attend. SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1952 NEW YORK, Dec. 27—Walter executive secretary of National Association for the of Colored People, by plane this afternoon for to attend the funeral of T. Moore, NAACP state who died as a re¬ of a bomb blast which his home and also se¬ injured his wife on night. Before leaving New York, Mr. announced that the NA¬ is offering a reward of for information leading the arrest and conviction of murderer or murderers. Association, he said, is de¬ to do everything pos¬ to insure justice in this the first in which an NA¬ official has been killed in (Continued on Page 7) School Compiling Registry Cne of the most interesting most cherished records of all well organized institutions learning is its graduates which tells at a glance the whereabouts and accom¬ plishments of those who have passed through its portals. A record of this sort is now being compiled by the Beau¬ mont School of Practical Nur¬ sing which was established here eighteen months ago as a unit of the famous Beaumont chain of schools whirh has its G’lfCourse Crow CHARLOTTE, N. C., Dec. 27— National Association for Advancement of Colored this week asked the city and the Park and Commission to open only municipal golf to Negro citizens. In a petition on behalf of Negroes who were away from the Bonnie (municipal) course solely (Continued on Page 7) Tuskegoe Reports Only One Lynching During 1951 TUSKEGEE, Ala., Dec. 31—1 According to the Department of j Records and Research of Tus- j ; kegee Institute, there was one lynching during 1*951. Lynchings for the past five' years,' according to this report,' were as follows: 1951, 1; 1950, 2; 1919, 3; 1948, 2; 1947, 1, total, 9 victims. The 1951 victim was Melvin Womack, 26-year-old-Negro of Winter Garden, Orange Coun¬ ty, Florida. He died on March 31 in an Orlando hospital of wounds received after being forced by masked men from his home. The day following his seizure, he was found in an orange grove by an officer of ^ the law. Taken to the hospital, | he died two days later. Reports! as-1 state he did not know his saliants or why he had been 1 kidnapped. It is thought the night riders lynched the wrong man. The Groveland, Florida Case Though technically not consid¬ ered a lynching, this release feels called upon to direct at- (Continued on Page Three) 250 Families Protest Being Forced Move Because of New A committee representing 250 Negro families who live in the Old Fort section is aroused over the fact that they are being requested to move out of that area in order that a housing project for white citizens may be built there. The committee, headed by the Rev. J. E. Bailey as chair¬ man, points out in their protest to the Savannah Housing Au¬ thority under whose sponsor¬ ship the proposed new project will 'be erected, among other tilings, that the area in which these homes will be built is now occupied by approximately 250 Negro families which, if forced to clear out of the area, have no place to move. Only 70 white families now live in the area. The petition sent to the Housing Authority was as fol¬ lows: ‘‘Savannah, Ga, December 31, 1951. (Continued on page Seven) headquarters in Philadelphia. The local school has gradu¬ ated eight classes with a total enrollment of 200. Most of these graduates have secured gainful work in Savannah and many others are occupying important po¬ sitions in institutions in other states. The compilation of the reg¬ istry of the local school is being directed by Nurse W. M. Flow¬ ers who is very desirous of all graduates in the city calling at the school and registering so that this important school rec¬ ord may be completed as soon as possible, or they may phone 2-4996, 4-tf)64 or 3-5126. The school which is located at 506 Charles street is now forming a new class which will begin January 15. The course of study is six months. Mrs. Bertha McCormick is registrar of the school. WELL KNOWN FRATER¬ NAL LEADER BURIED Funeral services for John Wesley Reece were held in At¬ lanta, Monday, December 31, at Bethlehem Baptist church, the Rev. William Jackson, pas- (Continued on Page Eight) Local NAACP Continues Fight to “Old Fort” Citizens SAVANNAH SOLDIER COM- MENDED—When the 82nd Air¬ borne Division held its annual Command Inspection last week, Sergeant First Class Rufus J. ENDORSE MARCH OF DIMES Left to right: Dr. II. W. Hunter, Cleveland, Ohio, President Ohio State Association of Elks; Dr. Marie Carpenter, Jersey City, N. J., Member Jersey City Board of Education: Scovel Richard¬ son, St. Louis, Mo., President National Bar Association: E. C. Smith, Fayetteville, W. Va., Assistant Superintendent of Edu¬ cation, Local Area Masonic Lodges Install Officers The following are the officers of the five local Masonic lodges, and Clyo Lodge, No. 262, who were Installed by District Grand Deputy Duncan Pringle at the Masonic Temple, Wednesday night, Dec. 26, 1950: Mt. Moriah Lodge, No. 15— Elective officers, James Jenn¬ ings, W. M.; Warren Williams, Sr. W.: Willie Thomas, Jr. W.; TOP CME BISHOPS Religion hit the headlines cently in Chicago when the Bishops College of the Colored Methodist Episcopal church met in the “Windy City.” At this Member Audit Bureau Circtdatiom Price 7c 1 Adkins, Mess Steward of “K’’ Co., 505th AI, was commended for keeping his mess hail in (Continued on Page Eight) J. P. Sapp, Sec.; Henry ton, Treas. Appointive Sylvester Jones, Sr. Dea.; Washington, Jr. Dea.; Blake, S'. Steward; KeLsey ly, Jr. Steward; G. H. chaplain; Lee Gadson, al; Jake Peterson, tyler. Prince Hail Lodge, No. Continued on page 8even meeting the prelates discussed affairs, both practical and spiritual, of the CME church. Seated left to right are Bish- ops H. B. Porter, R. A. Carter, senior bishop, and J. Arthur NUMBER 12 The Savannah Branch, NAA¬ CP urged Clarence Mitchell, head of the NAACP Washington Bureau, this week, to contact Commissioner Foley of the Pub¬ lic Housing Administration again and insist that the Public Housing Administration live up to its agreement of not pormit- ing the Fred Wessels Homes project to proceed until satis¬ factory consideration has been given Negroes now living in the “Old Fort” section. Several months ago, as a re¬ sults of a NAACP protest the project had been temporarily halted and that the local group would be contatced when repre¬ sentatives from the Washington office and the local housing authority met to consider the problem. Benjamin S. Adams, chairman (Continued on Page 7) Pvt. Thomas J. Woods Now Corporal Thomas J. Woods, second son of Mrs. Viola M. Woods, 11-3 W. 31 lane, who Is serving with the 1st Marine Division, was pro¬ moted to the rank of Corporal Dec. 12. Cpl. Woods is a grad¬ I uate of the 1950 class of Beach high school and enlisted in the | Marine Corps Jan. 16, 1951. Hamlett; and standing (left to right) are Bishops A. W. Wom¬ ack, F. L. Lewis, president of the Bishops College; W. Y. Bell, Luther Stewart and B. W. Doyle. — (ANP)