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“Thom , general agreement
on the s of the crisis we
face, 1 ew • . i i!; rued to have real-
ized that , ament, world peace,
or any F ■nd co-operation—ad-
mittediy, eif active safeguard
uction—i.- ; linally de-
pendent o human beings think,
feel, and ■vo billion people djf-
fering in LMiage, culture, relig-
ion, or n ure to get along co¬
#ether, f \ ins are essential. One
is that 1.1 16F6 1)6 pc] rsons who specialize
in under: mi interpreting indi-
vidual ai- 1 UTOUU bV huvior, including the
way in w hic'h hum . n beings can be mo-
tivated, i be so specialists know
enough a bout t tic if . ubjeut to make in¬
telligent visible. The other
condition marked 1 v kirp’c per-
cent age <> ,. brought to a suf-
liciently (}, what we might
call socia to enable them at
least to ■nt participants in
the dense ■ Inn Brown
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citizenship a
was, but it was
i sense the an¬
il* as the Negro
inn are concern-
id to its request,
•ly interested in
I Liny the voters’
list and we have al-
way could be more
eitsil listers could be
indu iyht of their in-
Hue; tor registering;
Vote lers who touch
mox i y. week than
any can do a great
nid maintaining
Negro citizens. {
i.o do so, and
of t he associa¬
lion’s request u :]1 encourage them to
accept the resj tangibility. Few other du¬
ties of minis!* ly. exceed in •urgency those
of improving the citizenship of the
< ■ o m m unit v i n which they live and work.
One oi the pi ■imary duties of a citizen
is that oi bee oming an intelligent and
a persistent vo iter. V\ e believe it is not
too much to a oi ministers that they
attempt to it lake intelligent and per-
owens.
but even now
[|: “What’s the
>ting? What
who ask ques-
e not keeping
are defeatists
hopeless. It
convince these
1 ballot bv ve¬
il has cost,
uman life and
t self go vom¬
Hi€ it free ballot,
Pc< lions seem not
to teir vote citi-
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Enlereu as Becond Class Matter at the
Office at Savannah, Ga., under the Act
March 3, 1879
National Advertising Representative;
Associated Publisher)
31 West 46 Street
New York 12, New York
te!): help to elect to office the men, who
are ,• barged with carrying out their will,
whether they be governors, or mayors, or
state or national legislators. Such peo¬
ple do not realize that clerks, secreta¬
ry , and other assistants in government
( 'lice-, and policemen and firemen,
more or less, directly, owe their jobs or
positions, to the voters, Negroes who
have recently become members of coun¬
cils, boards of education, and state leg¬
islatures, became so because voters went
to i he polls and voted for them. People
who wont register and vote have to
“beg” for consideration, for places on
the city’s pay rolls ;• s policemen and
firemen. It is interesting that some in¬
terested Negroes in this community are
“begging” that a Negro be appointed to
vacancy on the aldermanic board. We
have as much belief that a Negro will
be appointed to fill the vacancy as w*e
have that a Negro will be appointed to
po, : of Collector of Customs for the
pert of Savannah. Now and then
omeone ask what has become of the
Negro ! ire-station that was to be built
in the southwestern section of the city.
Promises that such a station would be
creel' d have been made by several in¬
dividuals close to the present administra¬
tion, more than once, but these promised
have not been kept. P l* o m i s e s to
voteless people are seldom ever kept. In
tace of these facts, there are still thous¬
ands of Negroes who still ask, what’s
the use, and who remain heedless ot the
coaxing and pleading of those who would
have them assume and perform the
simple duties of citizenship.
CIVIL DEFENSE
Several months ago someone was ap¬
pointed to head up civil dren.se activi¬
ties among Negroes. The last we heard
of the matter, the director was planning
1o assenfde a number of key people to
outline the program of activities involv¬
ed oi civil defense and to arrange to se¬
cure volunteers. To date nothing has
eoine of this planning. So far as we
know no Negroes are participating in
this necessary service. It is our feel¬
ing that Negroes ought, to voluntec; for
civil defense so that as many observa¬
tion posts as are required may be set
up and adequately manned. It is esti¬
mated that for adequate protection, “our
. >entry needs at least 6,000 observa¬
tion posts on a 24-hr basis along the
coast, the northern border, and the
west coast.” There are now only “4,-
and only one-fourth of them operate
a 24-hr basis.” Whereas there should
a minimum of 1,200,000 watchers in
Ground Observer Corps to be effec¬
but there are now only 400,000 in
corps.
Negroes are rendering efficient ser¬
vice both in the filter center, and in
hi Ground Observer ( orps, in Erie, Pa.,
Boston, Mass., Oakland, Cal., and Del¬
City, Del. They performed
as auxiliary police and air
add wardens during the war. We should
to see them avail themselves of the
to serve our country and
ccm'.nunity in the ( ivii Defense pro¬
They may volunteer for service
lek phoning 3-4241 or by applying at
E. Bay street.
Ter Sol Kocks
Monday evening Past
Hooks of Eureka j
1. Fa AM. was singu- i
■ j’d by the Masonic j
the city in what was | |
ct. appropriately • Ap-
L’hht.” The occasion
: the temple immed-
ow’ng th > eommunt- i
'
Pythagoras lodge. No.
Hooks tor so
'ate of "More in-
Mason; bettor the
a\" is founder of
?n?c school, whose
now serving in
positions.
Leroy Bolden of
No. 2. was most
is presentation of
nd purse to Brr
lasters Caleb Bias
cn oi ". .nee Hall
No also made con-
:■ remarks;
were given by all Past
“LEADERSHIP BY THE GOVERNMEN T WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM
OUT HATE”
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BOYS WORK SECT
AT YMCA
John F. McKenny has been
appointed Boys Work Secretary
of the West Broad Street
Branch YMCA as of July 1. He
1 is a graduate of Morris Brown
j coilege, class of lf fg. majoring
in sociology and business ad-
j ! on ministration. the graduate He has level done in socio- work
| ,0 f? v the at Atlanta university and
I at Atlanta School of Social
i work.
McKenny has seen foreign
service in the armed services,
taught in the high school of
Pearson, and has had experience
with the student V.tCA in col-
lege, and Hi-Y and Tri-Hi-Y
clubs in high school. He is
a baptst by faith and resides
in Carver Village.
The “Y” board of manage-
ment will meet Wednesday,
July 8, instead of July 1.
A USO dance will be held on
Tulv 4 for all servicemen. An
orchestra from Hunter Field
will furnish the music for the
occasion. All servicemen and
hostesses are invited to cele¬
brate a glorious fourth.
“Youth Speaks,” radio pro-
) j gram** originating from the “Y”
every Saturday morning at
10: CO will present the Acolyte
Guild of St. Matthew’s Episco¬
pal church. Due to illness, this
group .was not able to present
its program last week. This is
a public service to the West
Broad Street YMCA by Radio
Station WJIV.
Dr. L. G. Cleverdon pastor of
tlie First Baptist church, will
be the speaker for the Hub
Wednesday, 1:30 p. m. He will
speak on his European travels.
The “V” is . Red Feather
Agency.
Masters present.
Bro. Hooks in his acceptance
remarks, thanked the brethren, •
relating that were he a minister j
of the gospel after delivering
his first sermon to a congregat- j
ion ho wouldn't be invited again '
because he would precah the j
truth; the people of today de¬
light not in hearing the truth. !
Truth he says is a divine attri- j
bute and the foundation of
every virtue. Bro Hooks in all
sincerity is anxious for all Mas¬
ons to live and act true Masons. I
District Deptuy Grand Mas¬
ter Donald Thomas, an out¬
standing Grand Lodge officer,
presided over the occasion. Aft¬
er the conclusion of the program
the honored guests and members
of the audience marched to the
ground floor of the temple
where a very pleasing and ap¬
petizing repast was served.
The tallest man on exhibition,
feet 6 inches, has settled
to family life after 15
with a circus.
NEW SIGMA GAMMA RHO
MEJISLES — These four veur.-
ladies became members of the
Sigma Gamma Rho sorority at
initiation ceremonies held re-
THE SAVA TV AH TRIBUNE
Syend
Week-End In City
Visiting the city from Colum¬
bus over the weekend were S
Herman Denson, Mrs. Lurie
Kendrick and Miss Laura Ben-
jamin. They attended the
..eral of Mrs. Ophelia Wal-
thour, the mother ot Sgt. Benj.
F. Miller who is stationed at
Columbus. Mrs. Mary V/. Smith,
formerly of Columbus, now of
this city, was in the party when
they were motored to important
.poir. j of the city, including Sa- .
vannah State college. The out-
of-towners stopped stopped at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. W. G.
Williams, 624 W. Waldburg St.,
irui also Mr. and Mrs. Matthew
b. Wiliams, 3304 Burroughs St.,
where they relaxed and re-
freshed themselves. They left
the city for home Sunday even-
ing.
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ATTENDS MEET — J. Luther
Thomas, head librarian at the
Florida A and M college, at- I
the tended American the annual Library meeting Associat- of j
ion lane which 22-26.—staff met in photo Los Angeles by H. j
Jones of Famcee. !
centlv at A. and T. college.
The picture was taken as the
group came off “pro" of the
Gamma undergraduate chapter
They are from left to right:
HOLDS GRADUATION
The Cargo School of Beauty
Culture held its graduation ex-
ercises Sunday, June 21, at
Philip AME church.
speaker, Dr. W. A. Mason
Atlanta, spoke very
stressing the importance
health after which 40
ates received their
On Monday evening, June
the graduates were
with a dance given at
Inn followed by Beauty
p ara d e and a hair style
Both were colorful and
taking, as the spotlight
the way for each model.
styles were given by
shops and operators. Miss
raine Brown was
queen.
The ladies displaying
styles were Mrs.
Jackson, 806 Waters avenue;
Madame Cargo, Mrs.
Leak. Mrs. Delores Thomas
Mrs. Mildred Evant of
Beauty Shop.
Participants in the
parade were Mrs.
Hardwick, Miss Emmalie Bow¬
ers, Miss Willie Mae Baldwin,
Miss Christine Williams, Miss
Elizabeth Turner, Miss Lem or a
Ferguson, Miss Lellia Orr, Miss
Emma Shingler, Miss Patricia
Luten and Miss Ann Jackson.
Out of town guests included
Mrs. Juanita Harmon, Mrs.
Boreelona Clark and Dr.
A. Mason, all of Atlanta, who
were house guests of Madam
on this Fourth of July holi-
weekend, let us remember
thousands of cars will be
the highways. Drive
extra care.
Deioris Reeves, Alexan-
Va.; Velma Massenhurg,
N. C.; Pauline Rob-
Tampa, Fla., and Gwen- ]
dolyn Judge, Tampa, Fla.
'tHVWGftlCt, JULY 2, 1«5S ’
AT SUMMER SESSION — Mrs
Fronie Bell Wells (right), a
teacher In the Tampa, Florida,
public school system, was one
of many in-senvice teachers
who registered for the summer
BUTTERFLY’S TRAIL Li i
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ed with clusters of gladioli to receive the good wishes of their
many friends. The bride was lovely in a ballerina length bri¬
dal gown of white nylon net andi iimported lace with a destinc-
tive snug jacket. Pearl earrings and beads and a pearl brace¬
let-—wedding gift—of the groom were her only accessories.
She wore a corsage of white carnations. The groom was
handsomely dressed in military attire.
In the dining room where the guests were served, the
I center of attraction was a beautifully chcora ted table covered
| with an exquisite lace cloth in the center of whic> was a
\ huge three-tiered bride’s cake. This cake was encircled with
white carnations, ferns and fever few and interspersed with
I dainty white bows of ribbon with streamers. Four sterling
j candelabras holding white candles were artistically arranged.
In the center fromt were two sterling bon bon dishes. Guests
were served an assortment of sandwiches, cake, punch and
white and green mints. The punch table was covered with
a gorgeous linen and lace cloth that was a wedding gift of die
bride's mother.
The lovely ladies who served as hostesses were Mesdames
R. W. Gadsden. M, O. Johnston, S. J. Brown, J. Martin
James Roberts, Rutherford Lockett, Wilson Hubert, Horace
Blalock, Samuel Parker, Martin Haynes, the Misses Celeste
Hatcher, Jane Parker ancj Carrie Bell Brooks.
Receiving gifts were Mrs. N. M. Clarke and Misses Mary
Wright and Rosa Ashton.
The friendly atmosphere and the many happy expres¬
sions evidenced the fact that joy was everywhere to behold.
Above the expressions of joy could be heard strains from the
Old Masters. Close by was operator Wilson Hubert.
The couple received many beautiful and useful gifts.
Major and Mrs. Dabney are making their home temporarily
at Tuskegee Institute, Ala., where Maj. Dabney is Professor
ol Military Science and Tactics. When the Major returns
to civilian life, the newly weds plan to make Nashville fheis
home Here they will return to their respective positions at
Tennessee State University where Mrs. Dabney is Assistant
Professor of Mathematics and her husband Professor and
head of the Department of Civil Engineering.
! The color scheme of pink and green was carried out in
| corsages and the cake..
LLESSRD EVENT
Laurens Charlotine has been chosen as the name for the
j j precious Washington, daughter D. C. born Mrs. to Thomas Mr. and is Mrs. the Robert T. Thomas of
former Dorothy ifehool Ury
j of this city and daughter of Mrs. Lcttie Crane, local
I teacher. Mrs. Thomas was a former instructor at the
j former Beach-Cuyler and was later connected with the De¬
partment of Public Health where she served as consultant in
Health Education for the State of Georgia, 4 years. She also
served as part time instructor at Atlanta University. Prior to
coming tr Savannah for her confinement, Mrs. Thomas served
for 2h-> years as District Director with the Gilrl Scouts of D. C.
HAZEL WATKINS AGAIN WINNER
More laurels for Hazel Watkins was the report from Coach
Greene that he had received word that Miss Watkins had
won first place and anchored the relay team that won the
440 event in Chicago at the B’nai B’rith track meet. Sh.
also won first place in the 220 yard dash and third place
the 1 5 yard dash (first and second place winners were for
cr Olympic Stars). Hazel fwho is the niece of the Sam Wi:
hams’) returned to the city Wednesday and will begin trai
ing for the Nationals that will take place July 24-25 in Sal
Antonio, Texas.
Among the local teachers who will attend the N. E. A
Convention in Miami, Fla., are Miss Melinda O. Smith and
Mesdames Veronica Arnold, and Clyneta Marcus. They will
go to Cuba before returning to the city.
Pleasant motoring to the Seabrooks of West 39th street
who are enroute to New York city for the summer. They
plan to stop at Atlantic Beach and Washington. D. C. iVTrs.
I rcdrica Seabrook is visiting her son and daughter who will
be remembered by Savannahians as Vincent and Mary while’
Aldoni ant William will matriculate at Columbia University.
IIRK AND THERE
(Mrs. Beatrice King Charleston, formerly of Savannah but
now cf New York, is in the city spending several days as
guest of her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Doug-
las Graham. She brought with her little Deborah King, at¬
tractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John C. King, former Sa¬
vannahians. . . Mrs Charleston is employed in Gimbel’s Mail
Order Department. She looks grand.
SCHOOL NEWS-
PATER STAFF ELECTED
The staff for the Savannah
State College Summer School
Edition of the Student news¬
paper was elected and given
assignments in preparation for
the first edition to come off
the press in July.
The officers elected were:
Johnnie p Jones, editor-in-
chief; Miss Lizette Footman
associate editor; Timothy Ry>
als, staff secretary; Mrs. Petti¬
session which began at The
Forida A and M college last
Monday. She is shown here
checking a class schedule with
Madelyne McQueen, a Tampa
senior. — Staff photo by H.
Jones of Famcee.
grew, business manager; Mrs.
H. E. Clark, circulation man¬
ager; Miss Doris Tharpe, news
editor. The reporters are Mrs.
G. E. Gordon, Miss Vera Jack-
son. Miss Lauretta Google, Mrs.
Minnie Patrick. Miss Clara
Blocker. George Johnson and W.
Paul McNeeley. Prof. William
H. M. Bowens is faculty advisor.
San Francisco has 11,000
parking meters, the largest
number of any city in the
world.