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RELEASED FROM ARMY—Carl
Rankin Jordan. M.D., a native
Savannahian, who has returned
from the military service to
private practice at 818 Waters
avenue.
Dr. Jordan entered the army !
Medical Corps in February, j
1981, with rank of First Lieu-j
tenant. He served at USAH,
Camp Stewart, Ga.. Camp Polk,
Continuen on page i
Fla. Grand Jury Probes
Harry Moore’s Killing
TO PRESIDE AT N. Y. PRESS
MEETING—Wilton C. Scott, di¬
rector of Public Relations, will
represent Savannah State col¬
lege at the Columbia
Press Association meeting in
New York March 12-14. Word
Was received from John Mur¬
phy. director of the Assodiatioii, Columbia
Scholastic Press
that Mr. Scott will serve
presiding officer at the confer-
ence on “College Press Service
Thursday afternoon. Mr. Scott
is also serving as a round-table
discussion leader on Friday,
March 13, at 11:30 a.m.
The twenty-ninth annual
convention of the Columbia
Scholastic Press Association is
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Nominee Asked To Ban Discrimination
WASHINGTON, March
Senate Banking Committee
been urged by Clarence Mitch-
ell, ’ director of the
Bureau of , ,, the __ National .. , Asso¬ .
ciation for the
of Colored People, to “make
searching inquiry into the
manner in which the Hon.
Albert M Cole intends to
minister the Housing and
Finance ‘ Agency.”
Mr. Mitchell ... . ,, urged , this action
at , a hearing v. here on March v. 0 2
the committee ... ,.. .
,,,
as
President Eisenhower’s nomi-
nation of the former
congressman for the
top housing post. Because
Mr Cole’s outspoken
to public ... housing , when , he
a member of Congress,
Girl Confesses
Savina: Nesrro
KANSAS CITY—(ANP) — A
50 year old Negro man today
is serving a 20 year prison sen -1
tence because a white woman
falsely accused him of raping
her in 1948.
The 16 year old school girl
last week told police she falsely
accused Edward Oscar of raping!
her. On the basis of her lesti-
mony a Circuit court juiy tound
him guilty and it commenueu »]
'LiUlliolimvl . w . ib. '
MORE DENTISTS NEEDED
NDA President
NEW ORLEANS—< ANP i — A
call for Negroes, men and wom¬
en, to enter the field of dentist¬
ry was issued last week by Dr.
A. M. Mackel, president of the
National Dental association.
Serving as guest speaker of
the second annual refresher
course for dentists at Flint-
Goodridge hospital sponsored
by the New Orleans Dental So¬
ciety, Dr. Mackel declared that
13,000 dentists are needed to
end a shortage in this country.
He said there definitely is a
shortage of dentists to serve
Negroes.
The NDA head was one of
group of speakers and
of both races active in the
New Orleans clinical session.
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SIX COMPETING FOR
“MISS OMEGA”
Mu Phi chapter of Omega
(Phi Fraternity, Inc.,
the launching of “Miss
j scholarship underway contest which
February 25 at
home of Mr. and Mrs. T.
Hopkins.
There are six young
| competing for “Miss
They are Misses Christine C.
Wright, Annie G. Bussey, Chris¬
tine Williams, Mercedes
ell, Phoebe Robinson and Lillian
Jackson.
The climaxing of the
Omega” contest will be held
the night of April 10 at
mont hall, when a
dance will be given for
crowning of the winner, “Miss
Omega.” The Omega men are
planning to make this event a
gala , .ewi^i. •!;• urn jil 1 i i | 1 * j m 0 $
■
The conimittee in charge
the “Miss Omega’*, scholarship
j contest —. includes . Robert A.
Young, chairman; Lester B.
Johnsoni T j Hopkl j; E .
j Luten > H - __ Hatchett, Ira Wil¬
bams, Norman B. Elmore and
John Q. Jefferson, basileus.
Mrs. T. J. Hopkins entertained
the young ladies and the mem¬
bers of the “Miss Omega”
committee with a delightful
luncheon after the
NAACP and other organizations
[sought to get a clear commit- _; 1
ment from him as to hig pres
i ent attitude.
The nominee’s record of op-,
Position to public housing was
j cit e d by the NAACP spokesman,
In hi * testimony Mr. Mitchell
a * so called attention to the dis-
criminatory policies of the
I Federal Housing Administration
and the Urban Re-Development K
Program, both of which are
I administered .... , . by J the ., HHFA.
We m ’S e this committee,
I Mr. Mitchell said, “to ask Mr.
j Cole honor to the state Supreme whether Court he will de-
cisions which struck down court,
enforcement of restrictive cov- __;
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She Lied In
Raped Her
on. The court reduced the term
to, 20 years,
The girl was attacked at night
near her home when she was
n years old.
During the trial she identified j
Oscar as the attacker. But last
week she told an entirely differ-!
ent story. She said,
L want to tell you that I did. j
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COAitiiiUwu Oil jFagt. Eight
ICC Studying Humphrey
Jim Crow Travel Bill
—
Senate bill which would
Jim Crow travel (S. 465»
been referred to the
Commerce Commission
other executive agencies
study, Senator Charles W.
Tobey, (R., N.H.i chairman
the Senate Commerce Commit¬
tee, advised the
Bureau of the National
ciation for the Advancement
Colored People this week.
The bill, which was
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NEW YORK, March 5 — The
National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
this week ' is watching with
intense interest the current fed¬
eral grand jury investigation of
the 1951 bomb-murders of Flor¬
ida NAACP Coordinator Harry
T Moore and his wife, Henri-
ette.
The jury, which is sitting in
Miami, is directing specific at¬
tention to the Moore murders
as part of an extensive inquiry
of terroism and Ku Kiux Klan
activity in Florida. It has
called eight witnesses to tell
what they know about circum-:
stances surrounding the plant-;
ing of a hate-bomb ^beneath j
the home of the NAACP official! j
and his wife on Christmas
n 'Sht, 1951. The jury began its
general investigation on Octo¬
ber 6, 1952, on orders from for¬
mer Attorney-General James P.
McGranery. s i
The NAACP has. repeatedly to| i
urged that action be taken
nn *P hd ^ lnish tbe ™« rderers j
who blew up the Moore home.
to Award $1.0(10 in
DALLAS, Texas—(ANP—Some
$4,050 Alpha will be fraternity awarded by in schol- Alpha j
Phi
arships and fellowships to en-j
courage students to seek higher
training in education, Dr. Mil-
ton S. J. Wright, activities director of
educational for the j
fraternity, announced.
According to Dr. Wright, the
Knuin xr a^HINCTON AND UNIVERSAL ATTRACTION PREXY BEN BART * ri *
Hit Parade „ , » as if you didn’t knogo
R. C. GRAY LADIES—Typifying
a Red Cross volunteer service
that has proved so thoroughly
satisfactory to hospital patients
and staffs throughout the
country, 28 women are giving
their time each week to help
brighten the long hours of
pitalization for patients at the
Kennedy Veterans Administrat-
£ a pt. Mattye Stone
At Fort Meade
Capt. Mattye S. Stone, R.N..
a former Savannahian who re-
cently returned from three
years spent in Kobe and Yoka -1
homa, Japan, is now stationed;
at Fort Mead ' Md - Capt stone s :
brother - Ernest Stone, has just!
tetmrned ' from Bremen. Germ-
any,
rules for distribution of the
awards are:
Contestants are to submit to
the National Educational Off-
ice, Wilberforce university,
berforce, Ohio, or to the
president of any local chapter
of the fraternity an essay
written on the subject: “Sig-
nificant World Social and Sci-
ion hospital in Memphis, Tenn.
Cross Gray Lad Mrs Anita
Barbee „ . finishes , , an apron ' paint '
ed one of the patients, in
the occupational therapy room.
Assisting in such recreation is
only one of the many tasks per-
formed by Red Cross Gray
Ladies.—(ANP)
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Airman McCoy Completes
Flight Eng. Course
Airman 2-C Charles N.
Coy of 1306 Love S't. has sue-
cessfully completed the Flight
engineer’s course at
Air Force Base, Illinois, and is
currently flying a B-29 as
engineer With the 320th Bftmber
wing at March Air Force Base,
California.
entitle Outlook During the Re-.
maindcr of the 20th Century.”;
The essay must be typewrit-1
ten and shouId contain not less
than 2 ()0(J words and no m0 re :
than 5 Q00 words
There will be five scholarship j
awards of $410 each, and four
fellowship awards of $500 each..
THEY LEARN OF JETS —
group of students at the
da A and M college are shown
as they watched G.
deft > of the General
NAAFI* Youth leader
To Bo Here
Herbert L. Wright
Herbert L. Wright, national
youth secretary, NAACP, New
York city, is coming to the city
Tuesday, March 17, to make an
official visit of the local adult
branch and youth council, W.
W. Law, president of the local
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Deadline for submitting es-
is May 4.
Meanwhl .. . .. ie, Dr. Wright t an-
that the annual Alpha
Campaign will start
22 and end March 29.
Some 240 chapters throughout
United States are expected
participate in the campaign.
adults in wholesome entertain-
ment.
As usual the proceeds of the
Jabberwock will be used for
charitable projects including
scholarships for deserving high
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Motors Corporation Public
lations Dept, explain the
eration of miniature jet
The jet was but one of several
recent engineering
BIG CROWD
TO T/vurAD HEAR JUBILEE i.TD.. rr
SINGERS
Tomorrow! Fridayi night
Jubilee singers will appear in
concert at First African Baptist
in what is expected to be one of
tlie most entertaining
heard here in many a day.
Tickets for this outstanding
cultural event are said to
going fast and a capacity crowd
is expected to be on hand to
greet this group of singers who
with their predecessors, the orig¬
inal Fisk Jubilee singers, have
been on the concert stage for
the past seventy years, many of
their numerous entertainments
having been given abroad
where they were widely ac¬
claimed.
The concert will be given in
the main auditorium of the
church.
GIRL SCOUTS CELE¬
BRATING 41st ANN1V.
Qirl Scouts of the
States of America are 41 years
old today, Thursday, March 12,
and the anniversary of the
organization is being observed
here as well as in other parts
of the country. Mar. 8-14 has
been proclaimed by Mayor Olin
Fulmer as Girl Scout Week in
Savannah.
Close to two million American
girls and their leaders are now
a part, of this important pro¬
gram building good citizens,
molding happy and useful
lzens of tomorrow. Over 1,000
of these Girl Scouts are now in
Savannah with 40 percent of
them being Negro girls.
Savannahians should be extra
proud because Girl Scouting
America had its birth here in
Savannah when Juliette Low
organized the first Girl
Troop with 12 girls on
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Atlanta Soprano To Be First
MILAN, Italy, Feb. 28—Matti- (
wilda Dobbs, a 25-year-old |
from Atlanta, Ga . will
two “firsts” when she j
walks on the stage of the La !
Scala Opera house here March
,
4 j
She will be the first Negro
to appear in La Scala j
since the famous opera house j
was built. And the occasion will j
be her first appearance on an
stage. j
.
Mattiwilda will take the role
Elvira in Rossini’s opera
in Algeri.”
She confesses she's a little j
nervous.
This is my trial by fire,” she I
“It makes uie anxious.”
Her voice has been heard i
before in opera- but she was;
from the audience.
ments presented during GM's
"Previews of Progress” science
show at Famcee last Thursday
j evening.—Staff photo by Chuck
Smith of A and M.
MISS CAMPBELL
CHOSEN TO LEAD
LOCAL UNC DRIVE
iVliss Olise Campbell
The Negro college Fund Com¬
mittee of the Savanah Area
met last night and elected the
following officers: Miss Olise
Campbell, chairman; Miss Ber-
nRa Darby, secretary; E. A.
Bertrand, treasurer; J. R.
Jenkins, public relations.
Members of the conimittee in
attendance were Dean W. J,
Holloway, Miss M. R. Shivery,
Dr. W. K. Payne, president of
Savannah State college.
The committee heard reports
from W. C. Ervin, district chair¬
man of the Negro College
Fund, and Dr. J. E. Carter, both
of Augusta. They praised the
committee for the excellent job
in 1952.
The Negro College Fund helps
31 Negro colleges, all located In
the south except one. There are
seven Negro institutions in
Georgia receiving help from
this annual nation-wide ap¬
peal, namely, Atlanta univer¬
sity, Morehouse college, Spelman
college, Clark college, Morris
Brown college, Gammon theo-
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Ffom behind the curtains
. she sang the part of the big
mocking bird in Stavinsky’s “Le
Rossignol” iThe Nightingale)
at the Holland music {estival
in the summer of 1952 while
the bird did the acting,
The Georgia-born singer be¬
gan her musical studies at
Spelman college in. Atlanta and
moved to New York for four
years’ training. After winning
awards and scholarships there,
she came to Europe in 1950 on
a fellowship.
Mattiwilda was sipging in the
international . Geneva music
competition m 1931 when an.
Italian talent scout heard her.
She won the competition—and
an invitation for an audition at
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