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70 PUBLIC CONTINUOUS YEARS SERVICE OF
Dela. Communities
Win School Soils
Head National Women's Organization
Mrs. Ella Stewart Mrs. tola Rowan
Mrs. Ella Stewart, of Toledo, Ohio, president of the National Associa¬
tion of Colored Women, and Mrs. lola Rowan, of Washington, D. C*
administrative secretary.
NACW SEEKS APPLICANTS
NEW YORK — Qualified eol-
lege graduates interested in
oveiseas positions with the
United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organ-
-
AH Citizens Vote
RecomesCou
The All Citzens Registration
Committee will begin a county¬
wide “door-to-door” canvass
for registered voters on next
week, Rev. R. J. Cliffin, chair¬
man of the canvass, an¬
nounced.
Rev. Cliffin, who Is pastor of
the First Mount Bethel Baptist
churih, said that workers will
canvass all homes occupied by
Negroes in every block and from
door to door to find those per¬
sons who are not registered and
to get them registered before
May 3rd.
A meeting of all workers is
being called for Tuesday night,
April 15th, at 8 o’clock in the
main auditorium of the First
African Baptist church to re¬
ceive last minute instructions
and the necessary worker’s ma¬
terial for making the canvass.
About one thousand workers are
needed, he said.
W. W. Law, the general chair¬
man of the All-Citizens Com¬
mittee, pointed out that this
group is not a new organiza¬
tion, as such, nor does it at¬
tempt to take over from any
other organization. However,
the All-Citizens Committee does
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honored at lane found-
ERS DAE-Mrs. Mary J. Lane.
Memphis, Tenn., (left) is shown
as she receives a certificate of
merit from Lane college, Jack
son, Tenn.. which is being pre
sented by Dr. Lena B. Morton,
chairman, division of humani-
mmmk Irilw
ization (UNESCO i, are
sought by the National
^ on of colored Women,
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BROTHERS IN ARMED
VICE — Pfc. Andrew
and Pvt. Clinton Thornton
the sons of Mrs. Eva
nephews of Mr. and Mrs.
Thornton of Savannah.
Thornton received his
at Fort Jackson, S. C., and
now in Korea.
45 Named on Dean’s Honor
List At College
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^S^' ? ur.„ g re
ceremonies observing the 70th
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principal speaker.— (ANP)
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1952
WILMINGTON, —
Negro students in two school
communitn.. here last week
won the right to attend white
schools.
Because facilities and educa¬
tional opportunities for Ne¬
groes were inferior to those
provided for white children,
Chancellor Collins J. Seitz
handed down an opinion in the
Court of Chancery that Negro
children now may attend the
Claymont high school and the
Hockessin elementary school.
The decision was given in
two suits filed last July seeking
to force admission of colored
students into the schools which
are in suburbs of Wilmington.
The suits also asked a de¬
cision of the constitutionality
of the section of the state con-
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THE
SUNDAY
TWO PERFORMANCES.
AND OTHER AT 9 A, M,
T;," surge is all set for the
production “Tile Resurrect¬
ion,” the Easier play written
and directed by Dr. Ralph Mark
Gilbert, pastor of the First Af-
Pfc. Thornton wtio :s spend¬
ing a 21-day leave at home, did
his basic training at Lackland
Air Force base. At the conclus¬
ion of his furlough he will re¬
port to Camp Stone, Calif., to
be assigned to overseas duty in
the far east. The Thornton ad¬
dress is 527 W. Duffy street.
Forty-five persons earned
averages of 2:50 or higher dur¬
ing the winter quarter of 1952.
According to announcement
from the dean of faculty, T. C
Meyers, twenty-two of these
are Savannahians.
Of the total of forty-five, ten
earned 3.00 or straight “A” av¬
erages. Four of these were Sa¬
vannahians. Savannahians on
the list are: Alfreta L. Adams,
2.83; Sarah Y. Brown, 2.68; An¬
nie G. Bussey, 2.61; Adolphus D.
Cartetr, 3.00; Margaret T. Chis¬
holm, 2.50; James F. Densler,
3.00; Carolyn Gladden, 2.62;
Gladys E. Hart, 2.66; Daniel W.
Hendrix, 2.50; Lillie Mae Jack-
son, 2.73; Juanita B. Jones.
2.87; Mary C. Jones, 2.64; Ray¬
mond Knight, 2.50; Joe Henry
Lang, 2.64; Margaret B. Lewis,
3:00; Dorothy Mclver, 2.50;
Carolyn M. Manigo, 2.66; Jean
Z. Miller, 2.68; Mary Ann Rob¬
inson, 2.72; Carolyn L Walker,
2.00; Margaret B. Wiltz, 2.70;
Christine Wright, 2.66; and
Geneva M. Young, 2.64.
Others making the list are
Jolene L. Belin, 2.66, Bainbridge;
Barbara V Brunson, 2.88, Folks-
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i bus; Jewel. Gamble 26.0. VI
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SSC Athens' Annie R Howard
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BISHOPS GET TOGETHER —
The nation's fastest growing
church is the Church of God
in Christ. Its spiritual leaders
the bishops, are pictured above
as they got together at a re¬
cent meeting.
Pictured above are: seated
(left to right): Bishops O. W.
TO BE PRESENTED
CITY AUDITORIUM
AT 7 A.
r
Rev. Ralph Mark Gilbert
lean Baptist church. This play
vill be the feature of the eiev-
nth annual Easter sunrise
prayer service which will be
.ield in the Municipal auditori¬
um on Easter Sunday morning.
There will be two services, one
ipening at 7 a. m. and going
until 8:45; th e other opening at
) a. m. and going until 10:45.
This provision is being made
because of the thousands who
have been turned away every
year; making the situation
even more acute is the fact
(hat the city ordinances justi¬
fiably prohibit any spectators
using standing room. Those at¬
tending the last service will be
dismissed in plenty of time to
get to their own churches for
their regular morning worship.
A few in this year’s cast have
worked with Dr. Gilbert in prac¬
tically all of his productions
since he first exhibited his
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SSC Booster Club To
Sponsor Athletic Scholar¬
ship Ball
ERSK1NE HAWKINS
In an effort to keep
ics on the high level that
o5T“ W°,X
I director of Savannah State
Savann a h
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New York; C. T. Jones,
C. H. Mason, sen¬
bi hop and founder, Mem¬
phis, Tenn.; the late R. F. Wil¬
liams, at the time of the meet¬
ing national chairman, Cleve¬
land, O.; V. M. Barker, Kansas
City, Mo., and J. H. Boone, In¬
dianapolis, Ind.
Editor Gets Foreign Post
■v ,r ;;TR?7^" i ' n
Dr. Thomas Edward Posey, named
economic adviser to MSA Scientific
ond Technical Economic Mission to
Burma, has been professor of eco¬
nomics at West Virginia State
College.
Dr. Thomas Edward Posey,
professor ef economics at the
West Virginia State college, has
been appointed by the Mutual
Security Agency to the post of
economic adviser to the Scien¬
tific and Technical Economic
Mission to Burma. He is sched¬
uled to take up his duties in
Rangoon some time in April.
His duties will include studies
of labor activities in Burma, in
cooperation with the office of
Labor Advisers, MSA.
Dr. Posey’s book, "The Negro
Citizen of West Virginia,” and
his Ph.D. the.is, “The Labor
Movement in West Virginia,”
reflect his major interest and
activities—the Negro, labor and
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MANY TO ATTEND THE
KIRKPATRICK RECITAL
MONDAY NIGHT
Alpha Theta Zeta Chapter of
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.,
will present Leon Gilbert Kirk¬
patrick in a piano recital Mon¬
day night, April 14, at 8-o’clock
at Alfred E. Beach auditorium
Leon Kirkpatrick, a pianist of
high artistic attainments, was
born in DuQuoin, Illinois. He
acquired his academic educa¬
tion at Southern university
Carbondale, Illinois, and
musical training under
inent Chicago teachers.
His career has been
by achievement and his
es as recitalist have taken
to New Orleans, Fort
Indiana; Seattle, Washington;
Missoula, Montana; Los
les, California; St. Paul, Minn.;
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GREENSBORO. N. C—(ANP)
For the first time in the his¬
of the Institution a white
who is not a relative of
member of the faculty, was
in Bennett college
She is 18 year old Helen Keen,
daughter of Dr.
Mrs. Forrest M. Keen of
Ohio. She was admitted
the school for the second
Miss Keen, who lives in the
and eats with her
roomates, is an ex¬
student sponsored by
Evangelical church. Her
a teacher of sociology
Heidelberg ollege, encouraged
her to file an application for
the 6ne-semester exchange pro
gram.
A Bennett girl, Miss Rebecca
Turner, New Orleans, was ac-
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Insert: Bishop W. M. Roberts,
Chicago.
Standing (left to right):
Bishops J. S. Bailey, Detroit;
C. E. Bennett, Gary, Ind.; A. B.
McEwen, Memphis, Tenn.; Sam¬
uel Crouch, Los Angeles; Chas.
Pleas, Kansas City, Kan., and
D. Bostic, St. Louis.—(ANP)
ENGAGED—The Rev. and Mrs. Hermon s. Davis of Mary Potter
School, Oxford, North Carolina, announce the engage¬
ment and approaching marriage of their daughter, Charlie nu-
cille to Joseph L. Butler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Butler
of Savannah, Georgia. The wedding has been planned fob
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MR. AND MRS. NAACP AND
JUNIOR — This happy family
could easily be named Mr and
Mrs. NAACP and NAACP, Jr. j
In real life, however, it Is the j
family of Walter L. Lowe, Chi- j
cago insurance broker and j
counsellor. Pictured above are
Member Audit Bureau Circulation
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MANY ATTENDED HIS FUNER¬
AL—Dea. Howard Jackson who
died Friday, March 28, at his
residence, 724 East 38th St. He
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woe li to be
Presented April 18
Lous Lowe, Walter,
known as Buster” and
The Lowe farrtiiy recently
a life membership
the whole group in the NA-
Little Buster at five is
nation’s youngest NAACP
NUMBER 26
Plans have been completed
the Delta Jabberwock which
be presented at the City
Friday evening,
18, at 8 o’clock, according
an announcement by Mrs.
B. Taylor, president of
Beta Delta Sigma chapter
the Delta Sigma Theta so¬
The response of various or¬
to present skits
has been so unusual that the
program committee headed by
Mrs. Tallulah Cogswell can
assure the public of an enter¬
taining performance.
The theme is “Tune Time on
TV.”
Mrs. Vivian Walker, chairman
of the ticket committee, states
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WOMEN’S VOICE TO
LAUNCH CANCER EDU¬
CATIONAL PROGRAM
The Wimen’s Voide, a civic
organization composed of wom¬
en who are interested in
community improvement, has
included on Its agenda for this
year an educational program in
the prevention and control of
cancer.
This program will be promo¬
ted by the efforts of an inte¬
gral committee with members
of the “Voice” providing direct-
continued on page Seven
life member. Speaking as a true
insurance man, Lowe explained
the purchase as follows;
““This is our investment to
insure complete economic, so¬
cial and political freedom for
colored people in America.—•
(ANP)