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71 YEARS OF
CONTINUOUS
PUBLIC SERVICE
LXXI
'BROADCASTING HIS TALK—
—As a public service feature,
Station WSAV-NBC in Savan¬
nah, broadcasts the 69th com
mencement speech at S'avan- I
nah State college which was i
delivered by Dr. Ambrose
\.\ UT Asks Ozzie Jones
Death Sentence Be Commuted
largo School to Graduate .‘111
White Man Saves Negro
Soldier From Drowning
CHAIRMAN—Dr. :A. D. Bryant,
well known local physician,
who is chairman of the an¬
nual post graduate course for
Negro physicians, which will be
tile hAld at tre Medical College of
University of Georgia in Au-
gi^ta, June 22-26. In addition
to Dr. Bryant several other lo¬
cal physicians will attend the
course.
Minister Puts Sewanee’s
Racial Stand To Test
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I GRADUATES FROM NEW |
YORK HIGH SCHOOL—Alber-
tha Green, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Dave Green of 538 W 153rd
Wf r<New York city and a
Cformer Savannahian. who re¬
cently graduated from Wad-
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auaiuuth ffrUunu*
iver, assistant commissioner
the United States Office of
Education. It was the 13th
comm encement broadcast car-
tied by the local station
PR Photo by Bowens
NEW BERN, N. C. (ANP)—
Because a white state highway
>atrolnian “happened along” at
he right time, a Negro soldier was
aved from drowning in Scott’s
"reek, two miles east of here.
Cpl. John Sutton, Jr., with a
iarty of five, decided to go crab¬
bing. Sutton attempted to swim
rom one side of the creek to the
ither. About mid-stream he dis-
ppeared under the water. None of
he other. members of the party
-ould swim and they stood by help¬
lessly.
In the midst of this pvedica-
nent, along came Harry W. Pridg¬
en, state highway patrolman of
Burgaw. He stripped and found
button. Then, happily for Sutton,
lender Ross, a retired Coast
luardsman, happened along. He
/as versed in the art of artificial
•espiration. Ross began working I
vith Sutton until equipped the arrival with of a j |
eseue squad a
esiscitator. Some 20 minutes la
cr, Sutton had regained consci
ousness.
And thus Sutton today is alive,
ill because the right person hap¬
pened along at the right time.
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the board of trustees revers-
ng its stand on admitting Negro
to the seminary at the
of the South (Sewanee)
strife at the Episcopalian
institution appears to he coming
an end.
Two new developments occurred
Sewanee in the wake of the
decision to consider appli¬
from Negroes. The first
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L C. H. S. STUDENTS
TOUR WASHINGTON
Members of the 1953 gradua-
ting class of the Liberty County
high school have just returned
from a tour of the nation's
capitol.
The group left by bus on
June 7, returning June 12.
Two days were spent viewing
the most important places in
Washington. . While
the group lived at the Phyllis
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THEY WILL PLAY PROMINENT PART IN CONGREGATIONAL-CHRIS1 IAN CHURCH MEET NEXT WEEK j
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REV. HOMER McEWEN REV. JOHN I). MOORE i
j REV. J. T. ENWRIGHT, REV. A. C. CURTRIGHT j
President of the Convention Host Pastor Lecturer Lecturer
Charleston, S. C. Savannah, Ga. X I Atlanta, Ga. „ Houston, Texas
THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1953
WE MUST TAKE NO STEP BAUK-
» Allll. SAYS ElsEMIOWEI!
WASHINGTON,
dent Eisenhower last week
Congressman Adam Clayton
ell, that his Administration
not and “shall not take a
backward step. There must he
second elass citizens in this
try.”
This statement was made in
’otter to the New York
in reply to an inquiry
erning a memorandum he
vas seat hfy Mr s. Oveta Culp
y. secretary of the
->f the department of health,
cation and welfare, to the
avy of Defense Charles E.
requesting that he refuse to
out the President’s order
ing integration of schools
army posts.
Pep. Powell also reminded
President of a letter which
supposed to have ibeen sent to-
White House by the Secretary
the Navy Anderson admitting
racial segregation does exist in
navy yards in Charleston, S.
and Norfolk, Va.. and
the Navy’s intention to
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Mrs. Carrie Cargo
Thirty nine beauticians will
receive their dipiomas Sunday
from the Cargo School of
Beauty Culture, according tc
announcement made by
Carrie Cargo McGiockton,
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SAVANNAHIANS
ATTEND NAACP CON-
ST. LOUIS
W. W. Law, president of the
branch of the NAA¬
and a member of the
Connie Wimberly, chairman of
the membership drive of the
local branch, will leave
week for St. Louis, Mo„ where
they will attend the national
convention of the organization
which will be held June 23-28.
NAACP Re.
turns To St.
Louis
ST. DOUISA June 20- -R0-
| turning to this ilty for its
year)y conference for the first
time since 1935, the National
Association for the Advance¬
ment of Colored People will
open iis 44th annual convention
in the Kiel Auditorium on
Tuesday, June 23 Some 700
delegates from branches in all
sections of the country are ex¬
pected to attend the six
meeting.
The convention will
of business sessions,
and public mass meeting. The
evening and Sunday
sessions will be mass
to be addressed by
spokesmen for human rights.
The keynote address at
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Attorney Frank A. Dilworth,
111, chairman of the local re-
i dress committee for the local
branch of the NAACP, will ap¬
pear before the State Pardon
and Parole board in Atlanta
on Friday morning to ask that
the death sentence of Ozzie
Jones be commuted to life im¬
prisonment, it was revealed by
W. W. Law, local branch presi¬
dent.
Jones was convicted of the
alleged rape of a white walt-
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Howard Gives $82,000 In Awards
To High School Graduates
WASHINGTON, D. (C.-
graduate scholarships totaling
182,000 have been awarded to high
school graduates who will enter
Howard University as freshmen in
September, 1953, Otto McClarrin,
j director of public relations at
' Howard, announced today,
The scholarships, which were
' awarded on the basis of scores
Greenbriar Directors Take
The board of directors of
Greenbriar held their final
meeting of the year at the
home of Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Wil¬
son, 30 West 46th sstreet.
Mrs. A. A. Cooper, the newly
elected president, presided and
the meeting was opened with
prayer by Rev. A. C. Curtright,
minister. First Congregational
church.
A report was read on the
findings and recommendations
White Southern College
Makes Race History
UNIV. OF VIRGINIA GIVES Ph. D. TO NEGRO STUDENT
CHARLOTTESVILLE,
ia—University of Virginia
ident Colgate W. Darden,
says this of the first Negro
this week will get get a
of philosophy degree from
southern white state
ty, “His excellent record
i me to believe he will
credit upon the university
upon the community”.
This unprecedented
ship achievement has been
Congregational-Christian Churches
I To Meet Here Next Week
The third biennial session of
|the convention of the South of
the Congregational - Christian
Churches will be held here next
week, June 23—26. The First
Congregational Church, Taylor
and Habersham streets, Rev. A.
C. Curtright, minister, wiil lie
host.
Rev. John T. Enwright, presi¬
dent of the convention and
pastor of the Plymouth Con¬
gregational Church of Charles-
j ten, S. C., announces that more
than two hundred delegates j
are expected to attend.. The
theme is “New Horizons of Op¬
portunity andi Respnsibility.”
Registration begins 2 p. m.
Tuesday. At 8 p. m. the open¬
ing sermon will be delivered
by Rev. F. A. Hargrette of
Greensboro N. C., followed by
a service of communion
ministered by Chaplain N. !
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made on the University’s National
Competitive Scholarship Examine-
tion, will go to 46 students from
16 states and the District of Co
j iumbia. The examinations were
j conducted earlier this year by
team of eight Howard University
staff members who tested some
1935 students representing 226
high schools in 32 states and the
for the relocation of the 70
children at the Protective
Home and the Industrial
Farms.
The necessity for immediate j
plans for the care of these
children stems from the fact
that the county expects to sell
the property in the near fuure.
Since some thought is being
given (Continued to placing some Page of 3> these j
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complished by Walter Nathan -1
lei Ridley of Petersburg, Va.,
who is a teacher of psychology
at Virginia State college and
who was given a two years
leave of absence to study at
the University of Virginia.
Mr. Ridley’s academic record
at the University of Virginia
has been nearly perfect, he
having made all "A's” in his
subjects, and in this one ex¬
ception he scored a “B-plus”.
Publishers Meeting at Morgan
New York City—Governor Theo
dore R. McKeldin of
Federal .Judge Irvin C. Mollison of
the TJ. S. Customs Court, and Mrs.
Jane Morrow Spaulding of the
S. Department of Health, Educa¬
tion and Welfare, are among the
notables who will address the four¬
teenth annual meeting of the Na¬
tional Newspaper Publishers? Asso-
rial ion at Morgan State College in
Baltimore on June 18, 19, and 20.
Over a hundred Negro news-
paper publishers and executives
will participate in seminars on ad¬
editorial operations, and
newspaper financing, according to
NNPA President Louis E. Martin,
retires from office this year,
Awards for distinguished jour-
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district of Columbia.
Ten Scholarship* valued at $1
„„„ for four years, were
per year,
awarded to the following students:
LaBonnie A. Bianchl, Washington.
D. C.; Joyce M. Greene, Philadel¬
phia: Walter D. Greene, Chicago;
Janies E. Harris, Mount Vernon,
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LOCAL PATROL AT
TENDS S. C. GALA DAY
FESTIVITIES
South Carolina Shriners held
their Gala Day celebration
June 4. 5, and 6 at Charleston
with Arabaian Temple No. 139
serving as host and Imperial
Deputy of the Desert J. E.
Jackson being in charge of the
ceremonies.
Tiie celebration began Friday
night with the public program j
and the Potentates ball. On
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Member Audit Bureau Circulation*
Price 7c
According to his statement.
he has enjoyed ins study al
Virginia's leading university
He said of his stay there, "11
anyone gave any signs that 1
was not welcomed there, 1 was
not made conscious of it”,
Dean Lindley J. Stiles of the
School of Education at the
University of Virginia paid Mr.
Ridley a high tribute in speak-
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Deltas Make $25 Gift
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The local cnapter of Delta
out Sigma twenty Theta sorority five dollar has contri- taken j
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buting membership in the local I
1953 NAACP Membership Drive.
The check was presented to
Connie Wimberly, the general
chairman of the campaign, by
Mrs. Dorothy Taylor, local chap
ter president. This is an an¬
nual contribution of the chap-
The campaign chairman has
Masons To Observe St. John
Day With Program
The celebration of St.
Day will be held Sunday
Montgomery Baptist
Rev. C. T'ilson, pastor.
committee appointed by
man George Hayes Is
every effort to make the
brattion one long to be
membered..
The outing at
bration one long to be re
esting with an impressive eu
logy delivered by Pastor C.
Tilson. The welcome
will be given by Prof.
A. Young, instructor of Haven
Home school.
A short program will pre¬
cede the eulogy. Transpor¬
tation will be provided (tor
those cashing lo attend by
special arrangement of
committee on transportation,
Those desiring to donate the
,|se of their cars are asked to
contact Bro. S. D. Bisard,
phone 2-7665, or Chairmau
Hayes, phone 2-1316.
The Montgomery community
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DAY SUNDAY
by E. E. Greene
The B'lls of Weldon lodge of
will observe Fathers’ Day
a program at the Elks’
Sunday afternoon. The
speaker for the program
will start at 4 o’clock
be Prof. C. F. Rivers. All
of the lodge are asked
attend the festivities.
An Antler Guard has been
by Col. J. R Hard¬
wick and it is anticipated that
large number of Bills will
join this unit of the lodge.
Sunday night at 8 o’clock the
daughter members of the Cap
and C.own unit and the ('dura¬
tion committee will hold a pop-
(Parity contest to determine
who will be crowned Miss Elk
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NUMBER 36
GRADUA T E FROM o.vV
SCHOOL—Eugene H. Gadsden,
well known young Savannahi-
an, who graduated week before
last from the Law School of
North Carolina State College,
Durham.
Mr. Gadsden who is a grad¬
uate of Georgia State College
(now Savannah State College)
and Lincoln Unlv. (Pa.i, was
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asked Mrs. Taylor to nead
and to solicit Individual mem-
bershlps from the members of
the several Greek letter frater-
nities and sororities in the city.
The local NAACP branch is
currently conducting a cam¬
paign for one thousand mem¬
bers. The drive ha salready
been in operation for three
weeks and will probably be
extended for several weeks
more.
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sales SUPERVISOR— John W.
Bd g h ill, a Lucky Strike sales-
j maP( was a ppolnted a Gales
Supervisor by the American To-
j i, a cco Company. He will cov-
er the Eastern Seaboard area
from New York city to Wash-
ington.
EDGH1LL APPOINTED
SALES SUPERVISOR
NEW YORK CITY—The Ameri¬
can Tobacco Company, makes of
Lucky Strike, Pall Mail and Her¬
bert Tareyton eigajettes, has an¬
nounced the appointment of John
W. Edghill as a Sales Supervisor
for the Easton Seaboard area
from New Y " rk Cit V * W ashing-
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CDC INSTALLS
OFFICERS
The officers of the Citizens
Democratic Club of Georgia,
Inc., were installed by Rev.
James c. McMillan Wednesday
night of last week at the Rec¬
reation Center, 37th street and
the ogcechee road. The meet¬
ing wsts largely attended.
The officers are Leroy Wil-
son, president; A. L. Davis, 1st.
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