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YEARS OF
CONTINUOUS
PUBLIC SERVICE
UXXII
OMEGAS CHOOSE SWEET-
HEAUT-r-At its annual
heart ball in Lawton, Okla., Psi
Upsilon chapter of Omega Psi
Phi selected Mrs. E. A. Owens
as Omega sweetheart of 1953-
54. Mrs. Owens, who is the wife
of a prominent city physician,
won ov'«y six other attractive
candidates. Each candidate was
sponsored by an Omega broth-
cr after having been selected
from thc community's
Action Demanded In
Slaying of Witness by
Alabama Sheriff
GUEST SPEAKb:: vi faitYAN
ANNIVERSARY—Dr. S A. Owen
of Memphis, Tenn., eminent ed-
uqator, trustee of LeMoyne
ivillege, Ljj director of Ihe Ameri-
/ Baptist Theological Semin-
■?V. and chairman of the board
of directors of Griggs Business
and Practical Art college, who
will be the principal speaker at
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MORE THAN $1,000
GIVEN FIGHTING
FUND LAST WEEK
NEW Vi )RK, Dec. 31—During
thc last week of 1953 a church,
two locals of a labor union and
seven branches of thc National
Association lor the Advance¬
ment of Colored People con¬
tributed a total of $1,111.76 to
the NAACP Fight for Freedom
Fund. •*<€
Contributions from branches
were as follows: Wichita, Kans.,
$300; Dos Moines, Iowa, $250;
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BOLDEN NAMED
CO.CAPTAIN
SPARTANS
EAST LANSING, Mich, Jan.
5 —Etero.y Bolden, of Flint, Mich.,
star Negro halfback, was
named today one of the co¬
captains of the Michigan State
college football team for 1954.
The other co-captain is Don
Kauth of Paducah, Ky.
The election was held shortly
after the team arrived home
from it. 28-20 victory over UC¬
LA in me Rost fiowi game
Jan. 1.
Would boiishing Lead Public Schools
to
, standing business and profcss-
j jonal women. Basileus John
Henry Nelson had thc honor of
j sponsonn S the winning candi-
an ^ presented her with a
beautiful loving cup. Each of the
other candidates was presented
flowers at intermission. Mrs.
Owens is a member of the Del-
ta Sigma Theta sorority and
well represents th cOmcga ideal
of womanhood. <ANP>
Oakridge
Move To End
J. C. Lauded
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 —
Recent action by the Town
Council of Oak Ridge,
approving the abolition of
segregation in the local schools
is “warmly supported" by the
National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People.
Clarence Mitchell, director of
thc NAACP Washington bureau,
has informed Lewis L. Strauss,
chairman of the Atomic Energy
Commission, which has juris¬
diction over the town.
In a telegram to the Com¬
mission head, Mr. Mitchell re¬
minded him that the NAACP
had previously urged abolition
by executive action of segregat-
ion in Oak Ridge. Segregation
spokesman said, has “resulted
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SLAIN MAN HAD TESTI¬
FIED AGAINST SHERIFF
IN LIQUOR CASE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31- Thc
wanton slaying of Moses Jon°s
in Grove Hill, Ala., by Clarke
County Sheriff Jenkins A. Hill,
against whom the dead man
had testified in federal court,
brought an immediate demand
from the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored
People upon the U. S. Depart¬
ment of Justice for “prompt
and vigorous prosecution to the
limit of the law” against the
sheriff.
Arrested by the sheriff on a
charge of failing to pay a fine
of $150, Mr. Jones was shot to
death in the county jail on
December 28. Although the
slain man was handcuffed and
unarmed and in the custody
of the sheriff, the killer claimed
self-defense. He is reported to
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TWO LOCAL CHURCHES TO CELEBRATE THEIR 166TH
Rev. R- M. Williams
Pastor
Bryan Bapt. Church I
An epochal event In Mie re¬
ligious life of two of Savan¬
nah’s most outstanding church¬
es will arrive in a few days when
these institutions, which lay
ciaim to being the oldest Negro
Baptist churches in America,
reach another milestone.
The occasion will be the one
hundred and sixty-sixtn anni-
versary of each church and it
: will be celebrated by .v series
jof nightly services in each
NEW YORK. Jan. 4 —Abolit¬
ion Of the public school system
with state subsidies to individ¬
ual students would lead to all
sorts of “educational quackery
and racketeering,” Waite:
White, executive secretary of
thc National Association for
the Advancement of Colored
People, warned in a report
| prepared for delivery at the
I Association’s 45th annual meet¬
ing here today.
In South Carolina, Georgia
i and Mississippi, he pointed out,
threats have been made to
shut down public schools and
substitute personal subsidies if
the Supreme Court rules that
segregation in public education
is unconstitutional as contend¬
ed by the NAACP.
“Unconscionable quacks and
racketeers would move in set¬
ting up their own debased
standards,” the NAACP execut¬
ive said. The state would be
helpless to regulate these priv¬
ate schools, or to establish any
standards to protect the state’s
investment and the school
children, because to do so
would _______ be to exert state action
wd j cd W0ldd be subject to the
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I
Mrs. Countess Cox
I Beginning with the initiation
j on December 5th of Mrs. Coun¬
i tess Cox, Mrs. Ruth Dobson and
Mrs. Dorothy Hamilton, Alpha
Kappa Alpha spent a very busy
month. The Neophytes were
W.C.Handy,Fathep ol the Blues,
Marries His
YONKERS, N. Y. —(ANP) — j
W. C. Handy, famed “father j
of the blues” and composer ol
the “St. Louis Blues,” was j
married Saturday night In Yonk-1
ers to Mrs. Irma Logan, 51, his i
secretary for the past 16 years.)
Bryan Rapt. Church
Baptist church, will begin Sun-
Jan. 17, and end Wednes¬
day night, Jan. 20.
Highlighting the early night¬
ly anniversary programs at the
First Bryan Baptist church
will be that of Wednesday
night, Jan. 20, at which time
' the address will be delivered by
Dr. S. A. Owens of Memphis,
Tenn. eminent educator, trust-
ee of LeMoyr a college, Mem-
1 j phis, of the and National vice piesident-at-large Baptist
There will be a
joint celebration at First
an Baptist church on Sunday
afternoon, Jan. 17, at 4 o’clock
at which time thc principal
address will be delivered by
Rev. Gordon Tayior, pastor of
Concord Baptist church, Brook¬
lyn, N. Y.
The program at First Bryan
church will start Tuesday night,
Jan. 12, and continue
Thursday night, Jan. 28, while
the program at First African
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7. 1354
§§C Alumni to Raise $10,000
For Scholarship Fund
PRESUMED DEAD — Cpl Jul¬
ius Jones, Jr., 24, who was
reported missing in action in
Korea on October 14, 1953, is
now considered officially dead,
recording to a message received
luoncmued on Page Seven;
A MONTH OF MUCH ACT 1VITY FOR ALPHA KAPPA
Mrs. Ruth Dobson
very warmly welcomed by the
Sorors for they are well quali¬
fied to contribute much to
chapter activities.
Soror Cox is a graduate of
and New York
Handy, 80 years old, is a wid-
with numerous grand-
and great-grandchild-
The Rev. Richard Koenig,
of Christ Lutheran
officiated at the cere-
held in the chapel
I vention.
Thc guest speaker at First
j ‘
j Rev - Grady Neil oi Bainbridge,
Robert Young, a graduate of
Savannah State college and
Cornell university, has been se¬
lected as general chairman of
Savannah State College Alumni
Scholarship Fund. He is the
vocational and agriculture
teacher at Haven Home Junior
high school and the founder of
Montgomery Community Cen¬
ter.
According to an announce¬
ment by John McGlockton,
president of Savannah State
College Alumni Association, the
general alumni began the New
Year by initiating a $10,000
scholarship aid program. Every
alumnus has been called upon
to contribute freely. The min¬
imum of $lo has been requested
from all graduates and former
students. Those who are able, J
are being asked to give $100, to
$500.
The scholarship aid program
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Mrs. Dorothy Hamilton
university and is presently
employed at Cuyler Junior High
school. She is widely known
because of her active partici-
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- his church.
The new Mrs. Handy is a
divorcee who acted as Mr.
Handy's “eyes” and secretary
because he is blind. The bride-
1 groom has a home here in
Lonkers although his business
I
F. A. If. Church
This is about thc fifth year
that these two churches which
ver>- organized in 1788 have
had at lei st one of their series
of anniversary programs to-
gether, «. Iftww
ENLISTING
Deputy Police Commissioner William Rowe enlists thc aid of
Louella Parsons, ‘ First Lady of Hollywood," in furthering the New
York City Police Department's drive to bring about better under¬
standing between New York's Finest and the 8,500,000 citizens they
serve. Above, at a party honoring Miss Parsons during her recent
vacation trip to New York, the Commissioner presents her witli a
miniature replica of bis own gold shield to identify her as a staunch
supporter of the department's campaign. Miss Parsons, whose daily
Hollywood column appears in hundreds of papers throughout
America and whose voice is heard weekly by millions over CBS
Radio, praised the Commissioner and the Police Department for
the great work being done in the field of law enforcement and
human relations.
HEADS WELDON LODGE
OF ELKS—Dr. M. P. Sess-
oms who has been elected
exalted ruler of Weldon
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Beach Evening High Sch.
To Graduate Fifty Next
Thursday Night
JACKIE ROBINSON
TO RF. PRINCIPAL
SPEAKER
Cn Thursday, Jan. 14, at 8
p. m. Jackie Robinson, the first
Negro to break into modern
organized baseball and stellar
member of the Brooklyn Dod¬
gers, will deliver the fourth
annual commencement address
at the Municipal Auditorium to
the i?54 graduatinig class of
Beach Evening high school.
Jackie Robinson, who for sev¬
eral years has Ocen considered
a cinch by many experts to be
named to Baseball’s Hall of
fame, must also rank right up
there in the balloting for one
of the greatest athletes Arneri-
ea has produced. A football,
basketball and track star at
UCLA before World War II,
Robinson has added to his
stature as a baseball immortal
with the passing of each year.
In 1952, Jackie led the Dodger
regulars in hitting for the
fourth successive season, with
.308 and had led all right-
handed hitters in the National
League In batting percentage
In each of those four years. His
j average with runners on base
j last year was .320, highest on
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Rev. R. M. Gilbert
Pastor
F. A. K. Church
The coming together in this
; manner has taken the raw edge
' off the boiling controversy
which has raged for years as
i to which of the churches was
I actually the first Baptist church
| in America established for Ne¬
groes.
Indications are that both an¬
niversaries will be overwhelm¬
ingly attended.
address is New York City where
he runs a publishing business.
Born in Florence, Ala., he
wrote such blues numbers as
“Memphis Blues" and “Beale
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Member Audit Bureau Circulations
Price 7c
NUMBER 11
AGAIN HEADS W. SAV’D
CENTER — Moses J. Jackson
who was elected last week for
the nineteenth consecutive time
as president of the West Savan¬
nah Community Center.
The West Savannah Commun¬
ity Center is located at 1433
Church street and was organi¬
zed early in 1935 for the purpose
of developing interest in com¬
munity affairs. Its activities
have spread to every phase of
community improvement under
the leadership of its president,
M. J. Jackson.
Other officers reelected were,
G. W. Wade, vice president;
J. M. Gaynor, secretary; Mrs
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NEW HALL DEDICATED
\T BENEDICT
COLUMBIA, S'. C. — Bacoats
Hall, a new dining hall-dorm¬
itory at Benedict college, one
of the oldest private church-
related institutions in South
Carolina, was dedicated re¬
cently.
Prominent church and state
leaders in education partici¬
pated in the exercises which
were held in Antisdel chapel.
Principal speakers at the
epochal exercises were Dr. M.
C. Ballenger, Board of Educat-
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V TO ELFCT
BOARD MEMBERS
Officers of thc West Broad
Street school Gra-Y clubs will
be installed Tuesday evening
at 7:30 during the regular PTA
meeting at the school. J. ft.
Jenkins, executive secretary of
the West Broad Street Branch
YMCA. will install the officers.
Mrs. Sadie Stringer, chairman
of the advisory group, will be
in charge.
Five additional names have
been given the nominating
committee of the YMCA for
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