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“Millions want to do something about
peace . . . many feel frustrated because
they can not lind a channel through
which to work. If they would direct
their zeal for peace more into the church
and missionary channels, the prospect of
war would steadily recede.”
John Foster Dulles
YES, WE ARE PROUD
It is especially gratifying to ac¬
knowledge that an important enterprise,
the last redoubt in its field, having al¬
most completely capitulated to the dem¬
ocratic way, has about closed its sea¬
son s activity without any incident of
not or bloodshed or nwngrelization or
what not. Three dozen Negro athletes*
played with and against white athletes
111 baseball leagues from Canada to Tex¬
es, and lans received them everywhere
just as they received other players. They
booed them and cheered them. Their
teammates received them as such. Three
(f them, may be four, will play in the
1 aselyill classic, the world series. The
Southern Association is the last import¬
ant league to deny admission to Negro
players, but it is expected to give in
when Birmingham, perhaps the most re¬
actionary city in the association, abol¬
ishes or repeals an ordinance it has just
discovered to be unconstitutional-an or¬
dinance which forbids the playing of Ne¬
gro and white athletes with or against
each other. This expected action, it is
believed, will just about end discrimina¬
tion against Negroes in the national
pastime. Not merely because of their
box ot'lice appeal, but everyone of these
boys was moved up and retained because
they ranged from better than average
to superior ability as professionals. H <
salute Jackie Robinson and everyone
of them who follow in his trail. And
branch Riehy, he is the man!
( ‘THE DURHAM PATTERN”
The above is the caption of an article
in the last issue of the Pittsburgh
Courier. The article describes the sort
of thing we have been writing about as
being needed in Chatham county. We
commend the reading of the article to
all who are interested in having Negroes
do an intelligent job in practical citizen¬
ship. The Durham pattern impresses
us for several reasons: (l) the Durham
Committee is headed by outstanding
business men; (2) it controls politics in
Durham as far as Negroes are concern¬
ed and receives state-wide recognition;
and (3) it is independent, and self-
supporting and commands the respect
of all of Durham county. The leadership,
made up of business men, is unrestrict¬
ed by fear or reprisal or loss of econom¬
ic security. The following is proof of
the effectiveness of the type.of leader¬
ship and organization of the Durham com¬
mittee; precinct chair¬
1. There are three
men who are automatically mem¬
bers of the County Democratic Com¬
mittee ; delegates
2. Durham sent 24
and 24 alternates to the State Dem¬
ocratic Convention; the
3. One Negro is a member of
Sixth Congressional District Com¬
mittee :
1. One Negro is a member of the
State Executive Committee;
5. R. N. Harris was elected to
the City Council;
BETWEEN THE LINES
By Dean Gordon B. Hancock
For ANP
OUR NATIONS DECLINING PRESTIGE
re¬
turned from his world tour and reported
that the prestige of our nation was waning,
his was not a revelation but a confirmation
oT what studious persons had long known.
One of the current tragedies of the hour
is this selfsame decline of our once mighty
prestige and it is enough to fill with con¬
sternation the heart of the patriot
■Just as a man does not have t.o be per-
fert to be great, so a nation does not have
to be a great nation. Our nation with all
its faults is a groat and miehtv nation. Toe
ideals it espouses are worth fighting for,
even though these ideals are short of ful¬
fillment. especially as concerns the non¬
white elements of our population.
When World War I ended in' 1913 ours
was the rncst popular nation in the world.
Cur prestige was boundless and powerful
—and for good. We had just thrilled the
world with our slogan, “Make the world safe
for democracy,” and the nations f the ?arth
worshipped at the invisible shrine' of our
glory. There was a world-wide halo about
the diadem of our nation's greatness and
the name America, stirred in the hearts of
Entered as Second Class Matter at the
Office at Savannah, Oa, under the Act
March 3. 1878
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6. Negroes have been appointed to;
Redevelopment Commission, Housing
Authority, Durham Recreation Ad¬
visory Committee, State Recreation
Committee, and the State Medical
Care Commission.
7. Durham has 16 Negro police¬
men, two detectives and one lieu¬
tenant of police.
The policy of the Durham Committee
from the beginning is:
“ ‘to work toward the end of select
ing candidates who would represent
the element of Negroes that desir¬
ed good government in the hands
of fair-minded men.’ ”
Another proof of the effectiveness of
the Durham organization is that no
slate of candidates endorsed by the
committee has ever been defeated.
“The committee has its own funds, pays
its own workers and makes contribu¬
tions to the political party and candi¬
dates it supports.”
The Durham Committee’s work and ef¬
fectiveness shows what can be done un*
der intelligent leadership. Any com¬
munity, 1 a r ge or small, can do the 5
same thing if the voters want 10 !
ship. do it, They for they can the bosses. make their They leader¬ can J
are
remove inept and lazy leadership. Sa¬
vannah has 1,5,000 eligible to ote. That
we at the moment can muster on';/ J
9,000 (according to those who know) is 1
a sign Hut something is wrong. ,Y<-
have been pointing out the m od for ef¬
ficient organization long enough for
something to have been done to improve
the situation. The Durham pattern is
a good one.
something more
The citizens of Savannah are justly
proud of the recognition that has ’onte
to the city in the appointment of one I
of its greatly respected citizens to the
important federal post of Register of the
Treasury. A number of citizens, per¬ !
sonal friends, business associates and
fellow churchmen, outdid themselves at
a testimonial banquet, several days ago,
paying tribute to Louis II. Toomer.
During twenty years of Democratic
reign, lean and at times hopeless years
for the Republican party, a faith un
common to most people, kept him loyal
to the party of his fathers, which the party
that laid the foundation upon were I
built steady, if sometimes halting, the
improvements in the citizenship status of
Negroes. For this loyalty and for the
encouragement it holds out, Mr. Toom¬
er was honored with an appointment,
the like of which no Negro has received
for fifty years. Rut it has also serious
implications. During all the years of
Republican reign since Theodore Roose¬
velt, consideration for Negroes, especial¬
ly in the South, ebbed to the point where
lily-white influence and prohibitive con¬ 1
dition set up by the party, made the 1
participation of Negroes in party affairs 1
almost hopeless. It was under these
conditions that Louis Toomer retained I
his faith in the party. They are a trifle
better now, but tokens and words of tri¬
bute, appreciated as they must be, are
not the things that will give him the
most support and win back for Negro
Republicans the consideration the found¬
ers of the party intended them to have.
Ten to 15 thousand Republican votes in
That ham county will supply all the ar¬
gument needed for consideration.
tiie nation's dreams of democracy and
brotherhood and practical Christianity.
Eut, today, how changed. Not only are
our integrity and fame being assaulted by
the godless Russians with their wicked ide¬
ologies of atheism; but the nations we have
fed when they were hungry, and clothed
when they were were naked, and defended
when they were attacked, are showing signs
ol disbelieving in us and our way of life.
We have spent and are still spending
billions, but our prestige keeps on declin¬
ing and it is has come about that we are
the most unappreciated and hated of all
nations. Great Britain, which has profit¬
ed most from our generosuty. seems more
inclined to give comfort to our bitterest
enemies. It all goes to show how truthful
is t'-e adage that bought friends are never
paid for.
What is the secret of our friendlessness
among th? nations 1 Tire sooner our states¬
men ascertain this fact the sooner we shall
be ready to go all out in oux drive against
the Communists. We have never put our
heart into the war in Korea which is a war
TFIE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE
’’STILL HOLDING HIS OWN IN MANY COMMUNITIES"
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PACKINGHOUSE UNION TO CONFER ON
ELIMINATION RACIAL DISCRIMINATION
’’ " H!SE BN,ONS T °
the "'united Packinghouse
workers of America-CIO today
announced that its 300 U. S
local unions representing 125,-
r ?0 members have been called
to a na'ional conference to
d sctiss and formulate ‘‘plans to
completely eliminate segre-
rati: n and discrimination in
our plants” and project activi-
lie “to :h ' ’ wo equal rights in
our lorn! plant towns and in
the national community,” ac-
cording to ihc Conference Call,
The union’s Anti-Discrimin-
alion Conference will be the
first such national meeting foi
such a purpose summoned by a
O t o union-. '
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• i f r, ?/ CHURCHES
Protestant Ministers
a r!m Otfilm
County
ant Ministerial Association held
its first fall meeting Monday
morning. September 21, at Beth-
"1 AME church. Rev. F. D. Jau-
don. pastor. After opening
marks by Rev. J. H. Taggart,
who presided, prayer was
by Rev. R. Richards.
The subject for discussion.
Best Strengthen Our
Churches,” was discussed by
Rev. W. J. Carswell, Superin-
tendent of Missions of the Sav-
annah Baptist Association, who
was presented by Dr. H. E.
Gaddy.
A committee was appointed
which met Monday in the off¬
ice of Dr. H. E. Gaddy, pastor
of Immanuel Baptist church,
to draft a program to call the
members of the Protestant
of Savannah to com-
with God through regu-
lar private devotions, and the
and rebuilding of
the prayer meetings of the
churches. A radio com-
mittee was also appointed to
confer with a radio station
which had offered, radio
to the clergy of Savannah. The
was most interesting ,
helpful. I
After adjournment, the ladies
the church served light _ . _____ re- j
Rev. Jaudon and !
good people thus set a high
vided in this nation with half craving jus¬
tice and equality and integration for all the
citizens and the other craving these for
only, there is a moral weakening and divi¬
sion that have a debilitating effect on the
morale cf the nation. We are currently li-
that enthusiasm that swept our land when
the Kaiser was marching in 1914.
For one thing the people are not as cer¬
tain of our ultimate objectives as they were
in World War J. When the nation brok"
faith with their Negro soldiers in 1918 and
conscripted them to fight for a democracy
that was subsequently denied them, it weak¬
ened the faith of many in the integrity of
tlie nation’s premises and pledges.
Then, too, everybody seems to understand
that in the background of our foreign and
domestic pi licies is our subtle commitment
to the cause of white supremacy and that
the said commitment is costing us billions
in taxes and untold sacrifices in a hundred
ways. '
When a naticn cries liberation and de¬
mocracy on the Mgliway of the nations
and knows deep down in its heart that such
liberation and democracy are for whites
October ? C COnference 30-November wUl 1 b0 at held the
Hamilton Hotel, Chicago.
“ The coming conference,” de-
clared UPWA International Vice
President Russell Lasley, head
of the union’s
ation Department, ‘‘will un-
doubtedly review the very
nificant gains made in this
area by many of our local un-
ions in various parts of the
country, but more important,
it is to be anticipated that out
of his conference will come the
understanding and the neces- j
sary steps to wipe out every J j
remnant of discrimination
where we work, where we live.
or in our union organization. •
ST. JOHN SISTERHOOD I
at.Yhe "home" o?'M^cna |
Baker, 512 E. Gaston. Much
j business was carried out. Ws
are glad to have Mrs. Marie ■
Singleton back with us. A do-
licious repast was served present,! byl
| the hostess. Those
were Mesdamcs Mattie Belle !
Simmons, Lena Baker, Sarah
Brcnnon, Gertrude James, Lillie
Belle Ennis, Florence Wiley, i
Rosalie Brown, Henrietta Rob - 1
inson, Marie a Gladys' Singleton, Susie
West an d Denniark. The ,
next meeting will be at ^ the the i
home of Mrs. Sarah
1202 E. GwinnetL street.
Union Baptist Church
At, Union Baptist church,
Berrien and Purse Sts., Rev. L.
C. Sapp, pastor, Sunday school
met at the usual hour, Supt. Q.
B. Jones in charge. At llo’clock
the pastor preached on the
subject “Give Ye Them to Eat.”
The deacon board met at 4
p. m. with Dea. C. A Meyer in
charge and 8 p. m. Rev. J. H.
Harris of Brunswick preached
a soul stirring sermon. Rev.
Harris is our guest speaker for
our ten days revival which will
close Oct. 2nd. A much needed
heating plant has been installed
_____________
pate a comfortable building to
in the church and we antici- 1
worship in.
whites only.
Malanism in South Affiea has sits coun¬
terpart here in America so manifest in the
pernicious coalition between the reaction¬
ary Democrats of the South and the Re¬
publicans of the north led so effectively
by Harry Flood Byrd of Virginia and the late
Robert Taft cf Ohio, respectively.
The loss of our national prestige is not
nearly. so important as our loss in our
struggle with Russia. Russia has one ob¬
jective, and that is to concentrate cn de¬
feating the United SVtes. The United
States has three objeciives, namely, the
segregation cf the Negroes of America, the
perpetuation of the doctrine of white su¬
premacy throughout the earth, and lastly,
the resistance to Russia and Us Communism.
Just whether we with three objeciives can
defeat Russia with one is a matter which
history must declare. But herein lies the)
cause of cur decaying prestige-. Whether
a nation divided can match a nation united
remains to be seen We may as well face
the ugly facts we who lcve America must
plainly! j
STATEMENT OF
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STATEMENT REQUIRE!
BY THE ACT OF
21, 1912, AS AMENDED
THE ACTS OF MARCH
1933, AND JULY 2,
(Title 39, United States
Section 233) SHOWING
OWNERSHIP,
MENT, AND
OF
, Top Savannah Tribune,
lished weekly at Savannah,
for October 1, 1953.
1. The names and addresses
the publisher, editor
ing editor, and business
agers are:
Publisher, Sol C.
1009 West Broad St.,
nah, Ga.
Editor, Sol C. Johnson,
V/est Broad St., Savannah,
Associate editor, J. H.
51,5 West Henry St
Ga.
Asst, tc Publisher and
ger, Willa Ayers Johnson,
W. 37th St., Savannah, Ga.
2. The owner is: Sol C. John
son, 1009 West Broad St.,
vannah, Ga.
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JOINS A. U.
ATLANTA, Sept. 24 — Mis
Ethel M. Fair, former directo
of the Library School at th
New: Jersey College for Worn
or. New Brunswick, New Jersey
has joined the faculty of th
School of Library Service o
Atlanta university as gues
professor to take the place 0
; Mrs. Mrs. Annette Annette L. L. Hoagc Hoagc who i.
on leave of absence studying a
‘
Columbia university.
Miss Fair, a graduate of Vas
sar college and of the Graduati
Library School of the Univer
sity of Chicago, has recentl;
returned from Egypt, where shi
served for two years under s
j Fulbright grant as librarian 0
j the American University a'
! Cairo and the Alexandria Lib-
rary Associations and the ser-
ies of the F’ulbright program
J She served on the Executivt
•Board of the Cairo Library As-
j sociation.
I Miss Fair has served on th(
I faculties of the library school?
at the University of Wiscon-
1 sin - Emory university and New
Jer sey State Teachers college
she has also worked with the
Pennsylvania and Wisconsin
( stat e Library Commissions.
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Editorial Commended
25 September 1953
Mr. Sol C. Johnson. Editor,
THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE
!„ loc: Wcst Broad Street
Savannah, , Georgia „
.
Dear Editor:
I have read with deep inter-
est and entire approval your
i recent editorial on the apathy
of colored votes in our com-
munity. It is my belief that one
reason for this lack of interest
is that our political "leaders”
have not challenged the Negro
voters with speeiiic projects
which they could advance
through electing certain indi-
viduals for office. For example,
there is the matter of the ur-
gent need for colored citizens
to insist that opportunity be
provided for them to obtain
junior college education at the
expense of the city an<j county
aK ^ho whiles do tlllOUgll
Armstrong Junior college.
J 11 my opinion the lack of
for e “ her to
attcnd Aimswong , 01 have a
l K ;' sup..m ec nan. t o I s
c0:le p open to thcm ls the
greatest and most important .
in ilSK C 111 0U1 F-mmum y at
:als Urnc - During a period
ov ' 1 hftcen jeans mou Lian
ono mdhoa dollars of tax
1 ' u,n ‘ ' "” cn spcn 0 Ptovice
Junlor ColI f e education for
Dae segmt nt 0 u ' population
w 1 L enying 1 t0 ano 1C1
^ment ' jUr Jur Poetical Poatieai on account leaders leaders need need of race, to to
rama Y/ ^ ,’, s m J us u c a p I.
believe that . the masses of our
people will respond and make
it politically unwise, if not im¬
possible, to continue this pat¬
ent and flagrant injustice.
I hope you may find space
to publish this letter and also
touch upon this matter editori-
ally at your convenience.
Sincerely yours,
Dr. Asa H. Gordon
Connor’s Temple
Sunday school at Connor’s
Temple Baptist church was
largely attended, Supt. E.
Hunter in charge. In the ab-
sence of Pastor W. W. White -1
charge the 11 a. m. service was!
of Rev. v. Nix who.
an impressive sermon.
also preached at night.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1953
PETITION FOR INCORPORA¬
TION
1TATE of GEORGIA
CHATHAM COUNTY
V SUPERIOR
COURT
ihe petition of T. J. KOP-
vINS. J. w- JEFFERSON, and
SAMUEL J. BROWN respect¬
fully shows:
1: Tha* they, for them¬
selves, their associates, succes¬
sors and assigns, desire lo be
constituted and incorporated
as a body corporate under .h-
name and style of EASTERN
GEORGIA FAIR ASSOCIATION,
INC., for the term of thirty-
five (35) years with the priv¬
ilege of renewal at the expira¬
tion qi said time.
2: The object of the pro*
posed corporation is to i e
Non-Profit. Iv Charitable, .anf
Civic and 1 for the tetternn nt
of the color,qd people.
said 3: corporation' Petitioners, .desire that
and body ' 6 r-
jorate possess the right, pow-
er and authority to sue and "be
sued, to have and to us- ,
common seal, to make by-laws
for its government, to elect di¬
rectors for the management
of its affairs, and confer upon
them tho right to elect offi¬
cers and appoint agents and
employers, to buy, se'l, hold
encumber, and otherwise dis¬
use of real and personal prop¬
erty necessary and advanta¬
geous to the purposes of said
corporation, together with ai,
ether' rights, powers and ; riv-
leges incident, usual or 'ne-
■essary to like corporations
inder the laws of the said
State of Georgia.
4: The particular business
preposed to be conducted add
carried on bv said Corpora¬
tion: To hold and give fairs
and places for the display of
stock, goods, wares, merchan¬
dise, fruit, vegetables, grains
goods dairy of products, manufactured'
any and all kinds, and
to afford opportunity fer thu
owners of any end all live
stock, grain, vegetables, and
products of every kind, and
manufactured for any and all
give purposes premiulUfLin whatsoever; and km) to
amounts desirable any sums
1 and justifi¬
able for speed, quality, work-
nanship, beauty .and utility, of
any and all above-mentioned
articles; and to own and he'd
sufficient and suitable real .\s-
tate, buildings and structures,
racts and all, appurtenance:;
and necessary places for (lie
sufficient and proper exhibit
from time to time as may be
justifiable, .
ported required and sup¬
by the people and the
public generally.
5: The general olnce and
mncipal place of business of
aid proposed corporation shall
no in the City of Savannah,
Chatham County, Georgia; but
these petitioners would further
show that they desire that,
aid corporation may have the,
‘ight to establish branch of-
ices or agencies at other nlac-
”s, both within and without
[he ‘he said holders Stale of of Georgia, majority as
'he stock a of
6 may determine upon.
, The addresses of said uetl-
ioners are as follows: T .t
H opkins, 1002 Montgomery St..
Savannah, Chatham County
Georgia; J. Q. Jefferson, - 1580 ',
W. Broad street, Savannah,
-hatham County, Georgia: and
lanniel J. Brown, 529 East 4u-
bam erson street, Savannah, Cha'
County, Georgia.
WHEREFORE PETITIONERS
■equired ■e m ,ire,( by hv law, i.L that th.J an order
be entered by this court de¬
claring these petitioners a body
corporate, under the name and
-ityle aforesaid, and granting to
said corporation all the rights,
powers out and privileges as set
and prayed for herein, or
which may be incidental, usual
:nd necessary under the laws
of said State of Georgia, for
' he purposes of their incorpora¬
tion.
AARON KRAVITCH
STATE Attorney for Petitioners
OF GEORGIA
CHATHAM COUNTY
IN CHATHAM SUPERIOR
COURT
DECEMBER TERM, 1953
IN TFIE MATTER OF:
PETITION FOR INCORPORA¬
TION OF “EASTERN GEORGIA
FAIR ASSOCIATION, INC.”
The petition in the above
stated matter having been pre¬
sented to the Court this day,
and it appearing that said ap¬
plication the purview is legitimately within
and intention of
the laws of this State, and that
all requirements have been ful¬
ly complied with; and that the
name of the proposed corpora-^
tion does not conflict with any
other existing corporation reg¬
istered in said State,
It is therefore considered)
ordered and adjudged that;
said application be and the
same is hereby granted and
that petitioners, or tlicir asso¬
ciates. successors and assigns,
be and they are hereby incor¬
porated under the laws of the
State of Georgia, with the
name, for the purposes, term,
rights, powers and privileges
set forth or referred to in said
apolication for a period of
thirty-five (35 1 years, with the
privilege cf renewal at the qx-
piratioir' of said Charter.
In Open Court, this 16 day
of September, 1953.
D, S. ATKINSON.
Judge, Chatham Superior Court,
E. J. C. of Georgia
A true and correct copy of
the original on file in this
office.-
This 16 day of September,
2953
WILLIAM B. SCOTT.
Clerk. Chatham Superior
Court