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YEARS OF CONTINUOUS PUBLIC SERVICE LXX SAVANNAH SOLDIER IS TOPS AT HEIDELBERG MANNHEIM, Germany— Pic. Clyde W. Gordon, son of Mrs. Mannie L. Gordon, 1915 Ogee- chee avenue, Savannah, Ga., has been named Soldier of the Month by Colonel E. F. Liakos, commanding officer of the 28th General Eisenhower Refuses to State Position on Civil Rights TO MOVE TO WEST COAST— Mrs. Eula T. Graham, teacher at Alfred E. Beach high school, who has resigned her position, effective May 1st, and who with Mr. Graham, principal of the (Continued on Page Severn Duval Heads State PTAs The State Congress of Parents and Teachers met Bethel AME church. Albany, Tuesday, April 8, at 10:00 a. and closed on Thursday ing. There was a large DELEGATES to the Fourxn An- which convened at Florida A nual Convention of the Florida and M college, Tallahassee, Apr. State Negro Business League 2and 3.—Jones Photo Transportation Truck battalion on Heidelberg Military Post the U. S. Zone of Germany. Gordon, a truck driver with the 70th Transportation company, was commended his soldierly bearing neat Prof. John B. Clemmons GETS AWARD—Awards of lowship for the 1952-53 year to 246 college were announced recently Clarence H. Faust, president the Fund for the of Education. Among those ceiving the awards were fessor John B. Clemmons, ing chairman, department mathematics, Savannah college. Clemmons received $5,200 grant. The awards are continuation of the (Continued on Page 7) tion on hand for the The president’s address livered by Mrs. Ethel Knight Tuesday evening was a Continued on page 7 i sonai appearance and military efficiency' by Colonel Gerald Peterson, commanding officer Qf the 37th Transporation H igh- way Transport Divlsion> at a ____ (Continued on Page Seven) STATE BEAUTICIANS MEET HERE APR. 27 The Savannah Beauticians League will be host for the an¬ nual convention of the State Beauticians League, April 27-29, as announced by Mrs. Carrie Cargo McGlockton, president of the local league. Five hundred delegates from all parts of Georgia are expect¬ ed to attend, according to a recent communication from Mrs. Ella Ramsey Martin, the state president, from Atlanta. The delegates will worship at St. John Baptist church, Hart- ridge St., Sunday, April 27, at 11:30 o'clock. In the evening at 6 o'clock they will sponsor a special program at Savannah State college with Mrs. Esther Warrick as the main speaker. Registration will begin Mon- (Continued on Page Seven) Their 20th Child When 5:30 o’clock struck Tuesday morning the household of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rivers, 731 East Oglethorpe avenue, was blessed with the arrival of another sen. This was their twentieth child. The couple now has 11 boys and 9 girls, the oldest of whom is 34 years of age. SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1M2 BUSINESS MEN HOLDING 3-DAY CONFAB IN WASHINGTON WASHINGTON — (ANP) — Sessions on business education and public relations dominated the three-day seventh confer¬ ence on the Negro in Business which is in session in the Com- ferce department auditorium here. Students represeting some 12 Negro universities, colleges and private schools are participat¬ ing in the session on Business Education. Dr. Harold Haynes, 1st assistant superintendent of schools, presided over this sess¬ ion on Thursday, April 17. A sound film furnished by New York University School of Retailing entitled “Retailing— A Career with a Future” will be shown. Mrs. Antoinette Ward, Washington editor of Women’s Wear Daily, will speak ‘Xmtimied on page Seven Record Crowd To Attend Jabberwock Tomorrow Night A capacity audience is ex¬ I pected to attend the annual Delta Jabberwock which will be presented tomorrow (Friday) night at the Municipal audi¬ 1 torium by the Beta Delta Sigma Chapter of the ' Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. “Tune Time On TV" seems to . be an appealing theme accord¬ I ing to James Wiley, local dance cee. A peep at a few of the rehearsals assures one that that there will be a full even- WASHINGTON—(ANP)—Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, who last week announced his resignation as head of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in Europe, has refused to state his position on civil rights. Rep. Adam C. Powell (D., N. Y.) had requested that Eisen¬ hower, a candidate for .the Republican presidential nomi¬ nation, state his petition on such issues as racial segrega¬ tion and legislation to end racial discrimination in em¬ ployment. Eisenhower’s answer to Pow¬ ell read in part: “The nature of my duties (in Europe) is- such as to require my full time and energy and I simply cannot find the time to make the detailed studies and analysis required to answer the questions you submit. “Such a task could only be accomplished with the help of several expert assistants, who are of course, not available here in this military headquarters. Continued on page Seven Woman Wins NEW YORK— (ANP) — Marie Lake, 59-year-old widow who lives on Staten Island, hit the Irish sweepstakes jack-pot Saturday and won a first prize worth $140,000. The surprised woman had a ticket on Teal, the winning horse. Excitement ran high in Staten Island, and the widow was bombarded with reporters and photographers. She told them she hadn’t de¬ cided what she planned to do with her winnings, but she plans to provide for her daughter and her eight grandchildren. Another winning ticket was held by two other Negroes, Jas¬ per DePass, a kitchen helper, and his friend, William McDon¬ ald Brown both of whom live at 1251 Pacific St., Brooklyn. Depass said he planned to keep his job, but he and his wife are going to take a plane trip to Brazil. Brown plans to buy a home for his mother who lives , in North Carolina. Stale It Iks Convention to Sleet In Next Week By E. E. Greene The Georgia State tion of Elks will convene week in Augusta in a session beginning Sunday, what gives promise of being of the most largely meetings in the history of organization. Dr. L. W. liams, president, will over the session. During the past year the ganization has had one of most successful 12-month (Continued on Page 7) ing’s entertainment. The prizes are being offered. The main feature of the gram will be the presentation “Miss Jabberwock” by Dorothy B. Tayjor, president the local chapter. Savannahians who have fortunate in securing will be pleased to attend year’s performance, rain shine. SWIMMING POOL JIM CROW BY U. S. JUDGE KANSAS CITY, Mo„ April —Segregation in swimming pools in this has been banned by a handed down by United District Judge Albert A. in answer to a suit filed by torneys for the National ciation for the Advancement Colored People. The city, through its David M. Procter, today that it would appeal decision all the way to the U. Supreme Court, if necessary. In a 28-page opinion, down on April 9, Judge found that the Jim Crow ming pool facilities which city provides for Negroes (Continued on Page 7i Kappas Hold Area Meeting The Seventh Annual South¬ eastern Provincial Council of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity convened in Columbus April 10, 11, 12, and 13. Host chapters for the council were Albany, Co¬ lumbus and Fort Valley Alumni chapters. The business sessloas were held in the Fifth Avenue USO- Prize DIES IN NEWYORK I Duncan Pringle, and treasurer of the Most .shipful Prince Hall Lodge of Georgia, F\AM, (Continued on Page Seven) WOODVILLE PRESENTS GIFT TO HOSPITM 1 ( Pictured above (left to are: Mrs. Walter Scott, chairman of the Hospital iary, and Nurse superintendent of nurses CARLTON GAINES, FORMER GEORGIAN DIES IN DETROIT DETROIT—(ANP) — Carlton W. Gaines, president of the Victory Loan and Investment Company, died aist week of a heart attack in his home. A graduate of Georgia State college, Gaines was nationally known for his interest in the promotion of Negro business. Before coming to Detroit in 1920, he organized and served as president of the Penny Sav¬ ing bank, Waycross, Ga., out of which city he ran as a mall (Continued on Page 7» YMCA club. Bishop Bertram W. Doyle, CME church, diocese of Florida and Alabama, was the principal speaker at the public meeting held in the First Afri¬ can Baptist church. Joseph R. was the principal speaker at the closed Kappa (Continued on Page 7t TALLADEGA COMPETI¬ TIVE EXAMS IN MAY Talladega college has an¬ nounced that its annual Com¬ petitive Scholarship Examina¬ tion will be administered in May this year in selected cen¬ ters throughout the country to high school seniors and grad¬ uates of any race who have not attended any college. In former years this examination has been offered to Negro students liv¬ ing in thirteen Southern states. The top ranking student in this examination will receive an all-expense scholarship of $650, renewable each year if the stu¬ dent’s achievement warrants it. Other students who rank high in ^ exwpJoat , on wIJl recelve scholarships ra ngmg Irom $100 | t0 $275 A11 app i ication .s shouid< j i ^ {Ued with thc dean ol thc college before April 25. i Member Audit Bureau Circulation Price 7c Charity, receiving the pillow presented by Marie “Miss NHA,” and Mrs. 8. Tompkins, honorary and principal of SAVANNAH SOLDIER rn »n»» *tc MUNICH, Germany—Corporal Willie Bland, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex (Myra) Bland, 835 Kline street, Savannah, Ga., was No. 2 Honor Graduate In (Continued on Page 7i DELEGATES CONFER — Mrs. Lillian Hatcher, Detroit, hu¬ man relations worker for UAW idO); Muss Dorothy Height, New York, training staff sup- ervisor for the National YWCA; NUMBER 27 , left to right, back row r ) Mrs. D. Bryant, president of tht Hospital Auxiliary, Mary D. (Continued on Page Three) Dr. J. Jerome Peters SPEAKER—The Savan¬ Alumni and Gamma Chl of Kappa Alpha Pel will present Dr. J. Peters as guest speaker “Guide Right” concentra¬ week, at Savannah State (Continued on Page Three) and Mrs. Beulah Whitby, assist¬ ant director of the Mayor’s Committee on Race Relations in Detroit, confer at Women’s Leadership Parley at Daytona Beach, Fla.