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70 PUBLIC CONTINUOUS YEARS SERVICE OF
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LOCAL STUDENT WINS
ELKS CONTEST
BLATZ REPRESENTA¬
TIVES IN THE CITY
Reuben N. Vaughn, former
popular disc jockey at Station
WERD, Atlanta, who was hired
recently as state representative
for the Greying company
of Milwaukee, Wis., was a
visitor to Cavannaii iast week.
The Blatz company, a nat¬
ionally known beer corporation,
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Sam Houston, Tilson Col¬
leges Form Merger
CITIZENS INSTITUTE GETS
UNDERWAY
The Citizens Institute,
primary object is to boost vot
ing registration, and
president is J. D. Bryant,
gotten underway with
promise for future success.
The organization held
interesting meeting
night at St. Philip AME
was (Continued on Page Three)
Steamship Line Formed By
Local Business Men
Beach Honor Students
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GOES INTO INACTIVE DUTY-- |
Marine Reserve Corporal Wil-;
liam P. McLemore, 21, was
released to inactive duty by the
Marine Corps , ini .. own . 11 |
months continuous active dul. ■
Corporal McLemore was ord-
ered into active Naval service
October 25, 1950. He reported
to the Marine Corps Recruit
Depot here. He was transferred
to Camp Lejeune, N. C., where
atfpnried the stewards course
HERE FOR YOUR PLEASURE—The Visitor, the new excursion boat which a company of young
business has purchased and brought to Savannah to fill a long-felt need of local ' ‘
Negro men
wa ^7|] e |,oat, which was bought in loi New engagements. York and arrived here last week, has a CftDilcitv of
125 passengers and i_ now ogitn.
At Augusta last Monday night
the state oratorical contest
proved the big feature of the
Georgia State Elks convention
and projected into the lime
light a young Savannah orator
who scampered off with first
honors,. She wiil represent the
State of Georgia in the regional
Elks epeaking contest where the
major prize will be a $ 1,000
scholarship.
The regional contest will be
held July 7 in Florida, most
likely in Jacksonville.
The winner of the contest was
Miss Mildred Williams, student
of Alfred E. Beach high school,
who, in competion with speak¬
ers from high schools of Atlan¬
ta, Columbus, Dublin .Darien,
Lyons and Waycros., thrilled
the large audience at Bethel
AME church.
The youthful speakers gave
a most impressive account of
themselves and when Miss Wil¬
liams was announced winner by
the judges she was given a
rousing applause.
The conto t was under the
supervision of E. E. Greene of
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The merger of two widely-
known church colleges for Ne¬
groes, Samuel Huston and
TUIotson of Austin, Texas, was
officially consummated April 16.
Huston-Tillotson college is the
new name of the consolidated
institutions, trustees announced
at a public meeting following
Principal O. L. Douglas re¬
the names of the follow¬
students with averages of
percent and above from
E. Beach high school
2 nd six weeks;
Rose Johnson, 12A1 class,
Sadie Coade, 10A13, 95;
Reynolds, 12A2, 95;
Rivers, 11A3, 95;
12A3, 95;
11B1, 94 percent;
11B2, 94; Juliette
' 12A1 ' 94: Irene Murray
94; Doris Singleton,
Willie Brown, 12A2, 93;
Burns, 11A1, 93;
11B3, 93;
Delores Hughes, 12B1,
Johnson, 10A-12,
Kent, 11A1, 93;
Scott, 12A1, 93; Yvonne Wil
10A-11, 93; Geneva
1QA3, 92; Barbara
11A1, 92; Audrey Hargrove,
92; Edward Rouse,
Ruth glmms> 10A8 92; Lau
^ G Solomon) 12A2, 92;
Tiggs, 11A1, 92; Lorraine
11A1, 91; Ethel Fields, 11B3,
Ernestine Moon, 12A1,
Callie Morriesette, 11A1,
Janette Pusha, 12A2, 91;
nie Mae Thompson, 11B2,
Rosemary Chaplin, 12A2,
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1952
JABBERWOCK” AND HER ATTENDANTS—The coveted
of the 1952 ‘'Miss Ja'oberwock” was won by Miss Hazel
local track star, who is shown above in center of the
row. The other contestants were her attendants at ti)£
NAACP FORMULATES PLANS FOR
POLITICAL ACTION IN DIXIE
Three of the city’s prominent
business and professional men
have recently gone into a new
field of business, the steamship
business. One of the three is
Sam Stevens, who owns and op¬
erates the Stevens Fuel Oil
Company. Mr. Stevens has been
in the Coast Guard Service
most of his life and is a well
experienced seaman. He holds
a pilot and master’s license, and
will be the captain of the boat.
“‘The other two members of
the corporation are Dr. H. M.
Collier, Jr., and Dr. S. M. Mc-
Dew, Jr., who are both prom¬
inent physicians and surgeons.
These three young men, who
are active in civic and commun¬
ity developments, felt that this
would be a good field in which
to serve the public and to give
them first class entertainment.
The boat, “The Visitor,” was
purchased from a New York
steamship line and is in excel¬
lent condition. It has been
passed by the inspection of the
: United States Coast Guard and
the Liability Insurance Com¬
pany. It carries one hundred
twenty-five passengers, has
two decks and is equipped with
Western Electric sound system
and loud speakers over the ship
The company is open for en-
ATLANTA, Ga., April 21
from six
ended a two-day
altion institlte here
20, with the adoption
statement affirming
“to the task of
a registration of 2 , 000
Negro voters in this
The institute, sponsored
National Association for
NATIONAL OFFICERS GREET ,
SORORITY SISTER— National j
jfficers of Phi Delta Kappa
sorority recently welcomed a
sister soror. Miss Edna A.
Thomas, home from Oslo, Nor¬
way, and Europe. Miss Thomas
was in Europe for special study
at the University of Oslo. She
arrived in New York on the S.
S. Stavangerfjord from Norway.
Shown above (left to righti
MODEL SHOWS AND
THRILL CIRCUS AT
FAIR GROUNDS
The first big railroad show of
the season is here, The Model
Shows and Thrill Circus, with
the largest portable amusement
park on the road. The mile long
midway is here until Saturday
night. The entire flock of stage
shows, thrill thrill rides rides and and a a giant giant
Kiddieland is all erected on the
Old Fair Grounds,
Road, opposite Dodson’s.
I There are 20 stage shows, 20
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recent Ja'oDerwock. They are shown at the left and right
Miss Jabberwoc.k, standing, Miss Eugenia Slater and Miss Car-
lyn Scott. Seated are Miss Rose Marie Manigauit, left ,and
Miss Blanche Flipper, right. (See article inside.)
PHOTO BY FREEMAN
Advancement of Colored People,
was devoted to the training of
workers in the techniques of
organizing registration, and get-
out-the-vote drives, to a study
of registration requirements in
the various southern states and
the legal steps to be taken when
registration is denied, to a
consideration of the political
Continued on page Seven
are Mrs. Grace H. Racker, nat-
ional program director of Phi
Kappa; Miss Thomas,
Mrs. Helen Maxwell, northeast
regional director, and Mrs. Hilda
G. Bryant, chairman of the
national memberihip commit¬
tee.
In the fall Miss Thomas will
study medicine at the Univer¬
sity of Chicago School of Med¬
icine.— (ANP)
OMAR TEMPLE PLANS
GALA DAY CELE¬
BRATION
At a special meeting held in
Macon May 6 , a large gathering
of Nobles representing Omar
Temple, No. 21; Nabar Temple,
No. 128; A1 Rakin, No. 142; A1
Furah, No. 145; Baker, No. 166,
attended.
The meeting was presided
I over by Imperial Deputy of the
Desert B. H. Atkinson of Grif-
| fin. Its purpose was to formu- Gala
1 late plans for a state wide
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ITNCF DRIVE STARTS
MONDAY
By Bill Bowens
The 1952 drive of the United
Negro College Fund will begin
In Savannah Monday, April 29.
it was announced by Co-chair¬
men Olease Campbell, head
nurse at Charity hospital, and
J. R. Jenkins, director, West
Broad Street YMCA. The drive
will end May 19. The announce¬
ment was made following the
kick-off meeting of the execu¬
tive committee of the local
drive Tuesday night, April 15,
at 7:00 p. m. at the West Broad
Street YMCA.
Tlie goal of this year's drive
In Savannah is 41200 . Last year
the group almost doubled their
goal, and in previous years have
always obtained their goal or
exceeded it. Having begun the
drive in Savannah 5 years ago
under the leadership of Dr.
James A. Colston, then presi¬
dent of Savannah State college,
the committee is certain that it
can exceed this year’s goal.
Other officers of the local
UNCF committee are Bernita
Darby, secretary; E. A. Bertrand,
treasurer; Wilton C. Scott, pub-
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Sunday’s Registration
In Churches
The local All-Citizens Regis¬
tration Committee has declared
April 27th as Registration Sun¬
day. Churches of all denomina¬
tions are being asked to urge
their congregations to register
to vote, it was announced by W.
W. Law, general chairman of
the committee. All persons who
have not registered under the
new law of 1949 are urged to
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University Hires
First Instructor
ST. LOUIS—lANP)—The Uni-'
of Missouri last week
its first Negro instructor
the history of the school. He
Robert Lee Hurst, who has
working toward his doctor¬
ate at the university.
Hurst, whose appointment
was approved by the board of
curators, will be assistant in¬
in agriculture econom¬
ics.
A native of Louisiana and a
veteran of World War II, he re¬
ceived his B.S. at Tennessee
State university, Nashville,
Penn., and his MS. in agricu-
culture education at the uni¬
versity of Minnesota.
As assistant instructor, he
will head a consumer research
project among low-income fam¬
ilies.
Mr. and Mrs. John Battise
of New York city left today for
home after visiting their rela¬
tives. Mr. Battise, a former
Savanahian, is the well known
proprietor of a Harlem ton-
INTERNATIONAL DAY AT SA-
VANNAH STATE COLLEGE—A
group of foreign students in
attendance at the Rotary Club
Convention in Savannah visited
Savannah State college Mon¬
day. Two of the students, Akin-
Member Audit Bureau Circulation
Price 7c
Students
Dr Pinkston To Address
District Convention
Dr. L. A. Pinkston
The First Missionary District
Convention, auxiliary of the
General Missionary Baptist
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Cuvier Honor
Arthur Dwight, principal of
Cuyler Junior high school, re¬
leased yesterday the following
honor students who have main¬
tained an average of “A” for
the fifth six weeks of school.
7-1 Antoinette S. Cox, Mar-
gurite Tiggs, Leroy Wilson,
Charles Daily, Jo Ann Mitchell,
Lillie Cowart.
7.3 _ Yvonne McGiockton,
Gladys Lambert.
7-2 Gloria Mosley, Delbert
Glover, Vornell Moultrie, Robert
Bush, Ruth Bell, Janie Bryant.
7-4~ Mary Moultrie, John
Finney, Jimmie Campbell, Cyn¬
thia Rhodes.
7-5—-Louise Pcnnamon, Lizzie
Grayson, Betty Jean Williams,
William Burton.
7-6—Emily Snype, Gwendolyn
Riggs, Eleanor Wesley, Mary
Carolyn Singleton.
7-7- Permedia Caroll, Drucil-
la Moore, Louise Young, Louise
Patrick, Anna Perry.
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A. Akiwowo and ---- Michael
Olatunji of Nigeria, British
Africa, sang 6 a <* number of
sacred and secular
during a special 12:15
period in Meldrim audi¬
at which time all the
NUMBER 28
STATE BOARD—Alfon¬
Fields, well known young
who recently
the salesman’s examin¬
of the Georgia Real Estote
which was held in At¬
He will be affiliated with
L. B. Toomer Real Estate
Mr. Fields, for a number of
has been very prominent
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EXPOSITION SHOWS
PLAY HERE
The Royal Exposition Shows
will appear in Savannah April
28th through May 3rd, under
auspices of Omar Temple, No.
21 .
This sow features some of the
best attractions in show world.
This show features some of the
its winter quarters, with many
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students were
. ... ......
Savannah State college student
body Dociy by oy Dr ur. Guy cruy h. n. Wells, hub, pres-
ident> Ge0 rgia State College for
Women, Milledgeville. From
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