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“All are equal before the law and are
entitled without any discrimination to
equal protection of the law. All are entitled
to equal protection against discrimination
in violation of this Declaration and
against any incitement to such discrim¬
ination."
Art. TUN Universal Declaration
of Human Rights
TRUE TO FORM
The answer of the Board of Educa¬
tion to the petition of Negro citizens for
certain improvements in their schools is
not disappointing to us. We have been
hearing that sort of answer for the last
eighty years. Nor was the outcome of
the last meeting, except a new and hard¬
ly facetious note was added by the pres¬
ident of the board who said: “the board
was doing everything possible to equal¬
ize facilities, but that it did not intend
to tear down the white facilities in the
equalizing process.” We do not know
what provoked this statement. It should
not have been said in view of the fact
that so far all communications and what
not between the board and Negro petition¬
ers have been amicable. We believe we
speak the sentiments of a majority of
intelligent Negroes in this community
when we say that at no time was any sug¬
gestion made to the effect that white
children should not have adequate school
facilities, and nothing was farther
from them than that white schools should
be torn dow n to achieve equality. As a
matter of fact, the failure of all the fa¬
cilities and opportunities white children
have had through the years to teach
them the ideals and practices of democ¬
racy, the sanctity of human personality,
the spirit of brotherhood and simple
justice provides us with a choice be-
,ween two conclusions: either the world
has been badly deceived by education¬
al philosophers as to the value of edu¬
cation, or that, instead of decreasing or
destroying facilities for white children,
they should be tremendously increased.
In other words, if the thing has failed
so badly, then for goodness sake, give
them no less. Where would we be if
they had been provided with less? Of
course while we wish no less for the
white children, we wish for and need so
much more for our Negro children. All
the hedging, debating and promising do
not alter the fact that Negro children
will still be subjected to the hazards
existing at the much condemned Maple
School and at other schools; they will
still have to attend double sessions.
White children have no such buildings
to attend and it still takes a full stand¬
ard school day for them to master (?)
what their schools offer. Tear down
white schools? No sir. Build more Ne¬
schools. '
gro .
THE WHOLE HOG
Some weeks ago a prominent Georgia
Democrat warned that the South might
not vote for the Democratic party. He
urged that the South should put the
Democratic party on notice that “‘our
own interests are above the party, and
we will not hesitate to vote either. . tick¬
et. . to protect the rights of the South¬
land and preserve its traditional way of
life and to protect our economical inter¬
ests.” He went on to say that the
South could get no less from the Demo¬
cratic' party than it had been getting
in the past,” and concludes “Southern¬
ers are still willing to ‘sit down at the
table if they can sit at the head of the
table, help write the platform and select
the candidate ‘in keeping with’ the pre¬
servation of our economical interests and
political recognition as well as our tradi¬
Omar Court No. 91, To Hold Special Meeting
The regular meeting of
Court, No 91, Daughters of
will bo held at Masonic
pie Friday evening, May 9th
6 30 o’clock. The
met in a joint meeting
members of Omar
Tuesday night. April 22
by 111, Potentate E. C.
shear with a number of
mitteemen, for the purpose
outlining plans for the
Day celebration to be held
ly 4th and 5th. There will
in attendance at this
< daughters from all over
l state, and Omar Court will
] hostess to the daughters.
daughters present were
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March 3, 1819
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tional way of life.”’
This gentleman wasn’t very Sniodcst
in stating what the South wants, and
we are not going to accuse him of for¬
getting several things. In the first place,
the South has always helped in writing
the platform and selecting the candi¬
dates of the Democratic party. It has
not had its way about it, however. But.
for the major part of twenty years,
Southern Democrats have run the Con¬
gress, that is, they have held most of
the important committee chairmanships.
If they get anything more, there’ll noth¬
ing be left for anybody else. To get
anything more, to be permitted to have
its way in writing a platform and se¬
lecting a candidate “In keeping with the
preservation of our economical interests
and political recognition as well as our
traditional way of life,” will certainly
damage the country’s prestige as the
world’s leading exponent of democracy,
for the South’s traditional way of life,
its attitude toward race, creed, color and
national origin is well known across the
world, wherever soldiers from the South
have gone. It isn’t far from true to
say that next to Communism, the spirit
of the South’s traditional way of life
is democracy’s worst foe.
RATHER BE PRESIDENT
A candidate for the presidency once
said he would rather be right than
President, but it seems that now-a-days
men rather be President than right. Not,
one of the current candidates is willing
to come out in favor of a civil rights
program. They want to be President
and they fear the reaction of the South,
the section of the country which wants
to do as it pleases about granting full
citizenship to a group of people, the vic¬
tims of its loyalty to its traditional way
of life. Ail of those who are being put
forward as candidates are spoken of as
men of great competence and integrity
and should, all of them, be just the men
for the high office, the presidency of a
country which is the paragon of de¬
mocracy; which has fought several wars
to secure and preserve democracy as a
way of life and government.
The use of the word, integrity, in con¬
nection with the qualifications possessed
by one of the candidates, at least, sug¬
gested that a definition of the word might
he helpful to others desiring to appraise
presidential timber. The word by de¬
rivation means “untouched or complete
or whole; in a relaitve sense it is used
to ableness mean incorruptibility or irreproach¬
in responsibility and thus
sound in principle, especially in consid¬
eration of the rights and welfare of
others.”
“Probity is integrity that has matur¬
ed as a result of exercise in the cause
of right and justice.” Candidates who
are opposed to a civil rights program,
oppose anti-Iynch and anti-poll tax leg¬
islation in Washington and at home. They
oppose political and economic equality;
they believe in segregation and discrim¬
ination in the government and in gov¬
ernment activities. Anyone of the
candidates for the presidency can be
counted on to deny to Negroes entertain¬
ment in the White House in any capaci¬
ty. The last President, to our knowl¬
edge, to offend the tradition of the
South in this respect, was Theodore
Roosevelt. The first to do so was
Thomas Jefferson who received them as
his personal guests. If the definition
of integrity is correct, some, if not all,
current candidates for the presidency
will have to eliminate the word from
among t hose used to describe theiri
qualifications. They would rather be
President than be right.
pointed on vital committees.
All members of the Court
are asked to be present at the
next meeting when the Advisor
and other representatives of
the Temple will be present to
further discuss the events of
the Gaia Day Celebration,
Those present were Dt. Corn-
mandress, Henrietta Washing-
ton; Dt. Margaret Blackshear,
Dt. Berdia L. Burke. Dt. Isabell
Matthews, and Dt. Sarah Smith,
Officers of the Court are 111.
Cam., Dt. H. Washington; 1st
Lieut., Dr. Berdia L. Burke; 2nd
Lieut,, Dt. Mary H. Jones and
i Recordress, Dt. Altomese T.
Samaritans Educational
Meeting Sunday
An educational mass meeting
will be presented by the
Independent Order of Good
Samatarians and Daughters of
Samaria, Sunday, April 27. at j
St. Luke AME church, located
Rev. George H. Stokes. ; pastor
The program which will begin
at 3 00 p. m. is being sponsored j
j in the interest of the national
educationa^-department. Daugh¬
ter Isabelle Matthews will be
mistress of ceremonies. All
members are urged to be pres-
ent - -i*
SAVANNAH TRIBUNE
“ONLY A CIVIL RIGHTS LLAW IS THE ANSWER”
\a
BETWEEN THE LINES
(By Dean Gordon B. Hancock For ANP)
LIVING A MIGHTY LIE
A recent number of Ebony carries an
tide entitled “Hollywood’s Most Tragic Mar¬
riage’’ which is an interracial marriage with
a prominent Negro physician and a cele->
brated white actress as principals.
Tiagedy was never more tragic than por¬
trayed in this glaring account of interra-i
dal love. For sheer ghoulishness and sad¬
ism and cruelty it is doubtful if the inci¬
dents portrayed will ever be surpassed.
The true nature of race prejudice is de¬
picted in clearest outlines. The tragedy
that is race prejudice is exposed in a ghast¬
liness and cruelty that makes sensitive 1
souls shudder and grow sick at heart. The
story of how a famed screen star sank to!
the depths of an earthly hell because she)
loved a Negro is one of the most terrible
tales ever told.
From frustration to desperation and de¬
gradation was the course run by an Amer¬
ican screen idol who dared to follow the dic¬
tates of her heart. Had she cared to pur¬
sue a clandestine course, she never would
have been called upon to pay such a hor¬
rible price. But according to the Bible and
the Christian precepts she preferred the
honorable course and she paid with a de¬
graded life and an untimely disgraced death.
If somehow this tragic story could be,
screened or staged it would be relutionary
in its effects upon the spiritual impact of
the times. Ebony in a very brief way wasj
able to do what “Strange Fruit,” by Lil¬
lian Smith could not do at great length—
that is show the tragedy of race prejudice
in Its annihilating effects on the morals of 1
the innocent millions.
The white screen star who is the sub¬
ject of the article shows how she, being
rebuffed, resorted to drink and narcotics toi
ease the pain in her heart. She sought a
means of escape from a world that cruci¬
fied her because she perferred the way
marked out by the Christ of God.
Had she been willing to compromise her
soul for a mess of pottage she might have,
lived with respect of her fellowmen. Shd
preferred the honorable way and according¬
SOCIETY T
Baronettes So. * Club
Baronnettes social club met!
at the home of Mrs Marv Rnrn-i
son, 305 '-i W. Henry St Much
business was transacted and ai
party was planned for Satur-I
day night at the home of Mrs. j
Sarah Ford, 620 W. Gwinnett
lane. The public is invited.
Mrs. Mary Burns is president,
Mrs. Beulah Lamar, reporter.
Royal Bankers So. Club
Mrs. Daisy O. Tyson of 726 W.
Victory Drive was hostess for
the Royal Bankers social club
on Thursday night, April 3.
After general business was
carried out, prizes for the even-
ing were won by Mrs. Blanche
Johnson, 1st; Mrs. Leslie Lamp-
kin, 2nd, Mrs. Cora Williams,
table prize won
by W. E. Lampkin. Members
were W. E. Lampkin,
Leslie B. Lampkin, Mrs.
Johnson. Mrs. Rosa L.
Mrs. Alberta Har¬
Madam Carrie Cargo. Mrs.
Mack. Mrs. Cora Wil¬
Master W’illiam E. Lamp¬
Jr., Daisy O. Tyson and
ly was crucified on a cross of prejudice. It
all happened in what is called a Christian
and a Bible country where men sing prais¬
es to a God whom they spurn to His faco
when his teachings run counter to their
prejudices.
It is expressly commended that “Thou
shalt have no other gods before me.” But,
the god who is preeminently before the/
God of Abraham, Isaac and Jaicob is the
god of race prejudice.
When the tradition of prejudice men run
counter to the teachings of Jesus Christ
the latter are set aside. Race prejudice
eats at the first table and God and Jesus
Christ must be served at the second table
if indeed they are served at all. A large
part of the so-called Christian world is liv¬
ing a mighty lie in that the devotees of
the church praise God with their lips,, but
there are always race prejudice reservations.
Tne movie star in question resorted tot
drink and narcotics because the so-called
Christians about her were living a mighty
ilie. This writer is beginning to wonder if
this does not explain the current resort ta
drink and narcotics which constitutes one
We are drinking $8,000,000 worth of whis¬
key a year; we are being over run by nar¬
cotics addicts; homosexuality is rampant
with even our government departments
stained by accusations that homosexuals in;
large numbers are to be found in the gov¬
ernment services.
All of these things are signs of frustra¬
tions. They all stem from the fact that
men and women in high places are living
a mighty lie. It is becoming more and
more obvious that race prejudice exerts a
greater power on the lives of men than the
professed religion of Jesus Christ. The people
are confused and frustrated. So many peo¬
ple are living the mighty lie that even chil¬
dren are confused and frustrated. Most of us
even confused and frustrated. Most of us
are lying when we declare our love to God
and faith in His Son, Jesus Christ. Whati
will the harvest be?
Jackie Tyson. A delicious repast
was served b y the hostess. The;
next mceti ng at the home of W
E ’ Lam P kin - Thursday night, {
April 17.
Golde* Art Co. Club I
The Go'den „ Art . , social.club . , , . ;
day at JT the home T of Mrs. " 18 Minnie ^
Jones. After the regular e dis-
cussions of , . business , a , lovely
repast was served by the host¬ !
ess. Games were played, those
Maynor, winning prizes Mrs. being Eleanor Mrs. Mitchell! Rubye j
and Mrs. Sallie Freeman.
members , present . were Mrs. ,,
Bessie Curry, Mrs. Carrie Oliver !
1
Mrs. Geneva Law, Mrs. Rosaj
Pinckney and Mrs. Beatrice!
Rivers. The next meeting will of! j
be April 24th at the home
Rubye Maynor.
Alf Art So. Club
The Alf Art social club held
usual meeting at the home
Mrs. Lula Sanders, 646
St. After discussion of
the hostess. Mrs. San¬
served a delicious repast.
next meeting will be held
HOME EDUCATION
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“THE CHILD’S FIRST SCHOOL IS THE FAMILY”—Froebel
_____
CRAYONS!
Laura Gray
A friend presented our two-
year-oid daughter with a box
of crayons. Nan was delighted.
She spent hours taking the
pretty pencils out of the box,
putting them in again, dropping
them, picking them up, shut¬
ting the lid—then doing it all
i over again. But the day came
when she discovered that cray¬
ons made marks! Her first
experiment was on the seat of
a white kitchen chair, then on
a table, then on Daddy’s new
sports magazine—and Daddy is
particular about his belongings.
I tried to take away the crayons
without destroying the family
peace, but only succeeded when
the owner was asleep.
When she awoke -he begged
so hard for the crayons that I
relented and gave them back. 1
coaxed her to use them on one
of my magazine. This apparent¬
ly was satisfactory, but while I
was doing the washing in the
ba ement Nan was ominiously
quiet—and no wonder! When
I came up she was making
murals on our newly decorated
dining-room walls!
Then Daddy came home. He
I took one look, murmured some¬
thing—which I did not quite
catch about the donor of the
crayons ’— then gathered them
up, every scrap, and put them
j in the furnace. So ended
first experience with crayons
for Nan.
When my si ter visited us a
few months later and produced
a large box of fascinating col¬
ors, I exclaimed, “Nan’s not
allowed to have crayons!” And
then I proceeded to tell her the
reason for this.
She smiled; Mary is a
er. “I promi e you won’t
j a repeat performance with these
crayons.” she said. “I make my-
| self responsible.”
But Nan was already
marking on the hardwood
< No. no!” Mary caught up
child. “Here’s a book to draw
in.” She opened a large scrib-
bier and began to shape a red
balloon, a blue one, and a
low one. naming the color and
explaining as she drew. Nan
watched, enthralled, gs her
pa Alpha Psi fraternity, held
meeting recently at the home
of Silhoutte Edwina Ford. The
Silhouettes are wives of
men in the Savannah area.
They were organized March
1952. at a combination meeting
of Kappas and Silhouettes at
the home of Dr. N. H. Collier,
The Kappas held their
meeting at that time and" the
silhouettes were organized.
The officers elected are as
follows: President, Silhouette
Ouida Thompson; Vice Pres.,
Silhouette Nancy Collier; Cor¬
responding Secretary, Silhou¬
ette Laura Camper; Recording
Secretary, Silhouette Johnnie S.
Till; Treasurer, Silhouette
Tvelyn Lockhart; Reporter, Sil¬
houette Helen S. Riley.
Members are: Silhouettes
Ruby Williams, Edwina Ford, J.
L. Bryant, Christabelle Ellerbe,
Rosemary Jackson, Verona
Shropshire, Fannie Jenkins,
Catherine Wells, Margaret
Caution.
The Silhouettes discussed
plans to cooperate with the
Kappas in the annual Guide
Right week. The next meeting
will be held at the home of
Silhouette Laura Camper.
Rosary Social Club
Mrs. Susie Stephens at 611
East Broad St. was hostess to
the Rosary social club on April
16. After business games were
played and prizes won by Mrs.
Alfreida Simmons, Mrs. Carrie
Blount, and Mrs. Van Della
Wilson. We missed our vice
president, Mrs. Lettie Johnson,
who is on the sick list. The club
was glad to see Mrs. Vera
Smith back with them as she
has also been on the sick list.
Mrs. Stephens chose for her
guests Mrs. C. Fisher, a
member of the club, also Mrs.
James Bignon. The next
ing will be at Mrs. V.
Mrs. Faustine Bignon, presi-
dent and Mrs. Vera Smith, re-
porter.
Cooperative -7— - So. Club
The Cooperative social club
met at the home of Mrs. Var-
netta Frazier at Thunder
at the home of Mrs. Katie
Green. 19C7 West Broad St. Mrs.
Rosa Searbourgh. Pres.; Mrs. A
Waver, Secy., Annie Gibbons,
reporter.
Merry Boys
The Merry Boys social club
met A 12 at thc home of E .
Parker. 804 Sugden St., with
he pre£ldent in charge . Much
, business was conducted. , , , The
next , meeting will be at the ,
home of G. H. Williams, 1018
Richard St., April 27. The club
is giving its first bus ride to
Fernandina, Fla., June 8. Every
one is invited to take part with
us. W. E. Jenkins, president;
J. Franklin Thomas, reporter.
Masters Social Club
The Masteretts club is having
a chicken supper Saturday
night at the home of Mrs. W’illie j ,
M. McCoy, 523 W. Henry St. !
Mrs. Willie M. McCoy, Pres.. |
Mrs. Erma McCoy, Sec.
!
The Silhousettes I
The Silhouette of the Sa¬
vannah Alumni Chapter, Kap- ■
THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1952
aunt then outlined roughly a
’ pencil with
cup, a a green
point, a rake, a kiddy-kar, an
apple, and an orange.
The child picked up a color
and followed, scribbling over
the pictures.
“Don’t spoil Aunty’s draw¬
ings!” I protested.
“She is just helping me,
Mother,” Aunty explained with
understanding.
Then Nan settled down on
the floor with colors and scrib¬
bler and proceeded to fill many
pages, while Aunty talked to
me but with one eye still on
the child. At bedtime book and
box were put on a high shelf.
“When you wake up we’ll play
‘crayons’ again,” Aunty ex¬
plained.
Each day after that Nan
and Aunty made drawings to¬
gether with the crayons, and
whenever they stopped using
them' the box was put out of
Nan’s reach. “Crayon time”
has become a happy time that
is greatly enjoyed by the little
one. Nan has filled many scrib-
! biers, which Aunty insists on
keeping declaring the arti t, is
developing even though her
marks still remain just scrib¬
ble. I’ll take her word for it!
Now that Aunty has gone I
j carry on. I have discovered
that I. too, can draw simple
j objects—well enough to be un¬
derstood. Better still, I have
come to realize that time pent
in this way with my daughter
is well spent—not wasted. Nan
has learned the names of most
of the colors. She has found a
way of self-expre sion that
brings delight.
worth-while , toys .
Crayons are
when used under supervision,
No one remains two years old.
! With the pas ing days intelli-
gence develops together with
ability. Chairs, tables, and walls
are no longer considered the
best medium for art work. But
1 then, perhaps they never would
have been used for that pur-
pose—even by a two-year-old—
had scribblers or large sheets of
brown paper been provided in
the beginning.
n Wed. evening, April 2. Re¬
\ ports were made on the the recent club
: oyster roast held by
j a *- the home of Mrs. Jimmie
1 Devoe, and plans were made
^ or the annual summer outing
a t Derricks Inn. Aftei the
business routine the gracious
hostess set individual tables
before each member and setved
a most delicious lobster supper
with a11 the fixings topped off
with apple pie and coffee. On
Wed. evening, April 16, the club
met at the home of Mrs. Gladys
Hodge, 1715 Reynolds St., where
plans were completed for the
annual outing. At the close of
1 the bu iness birthday presents
were presented to Mrs. Mildred
Hutchins and Mrs. Maggie
Drayton, the former receiving a
lovely waffle iron with a beau¬
tiful dish towel and cleaning
brush, and Mrs. Drayton receiv¬
ing a beautiful orchid-colored
wool blanket. A delicious chick¬
en supper was served by Mrs.
Hodge. We are very sorry to
lose our member, Mrs. Cora
Roberts, who has moved to
Hackensack, N. J. Next meeting
April 30 at the home of Mrs.
Hutchins, 721 East 38 St., at
8:30 p. m. Mrs. W. M. Davis is
president, Mrs. M. Hutchins, re¬
porter.
Papayo Social Club
The Papaya social club he!
its regular meeting at th
home of Mrs Annie Grubbs
Much business was transacts
and plans made for a chickei
supper. After meeting a lovel;
repast was served by Mrs
Grubbs. We were glad to hav
Mrs. Esther Freeman. Mrs. Wil
lie B. Dondson, Pres., Mrs
Annie Grubbs, chairman, Mrs
Minnie Height, reporter.
STONE LODGE
Stone Lodge, the Indepcnt
ent Order of Brothers and Si:
ters of America, held its reguls
meeting April 10. Much bus
ness was transacted. Eight ne
members were taken in th
lodge. The grand president
asking all‘members of the Oi
der and friends to come and g
on the 1st excursion to August
on May 4. Train leaves 8 a. n
sharp Charley Stone is presi
dent; Sis. Mattie