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THE EDITOR’S FUNERAL—Here are scenes from the funeral
of Sol C. Johnson, editor of the Savannah Tribune, which was
held Thursday of last week at the First Congregational church.
An overflow' crowd heard an impressive euiogy on the life
of the deceased delivered by the pastor, Rev. A. C. Curtright,
and a very affective talk by J. Wesley Dobbs of Atlanta, grand
master of the Masons of Georgia in which Mr. Johnson served
as grand secretary for 54 years before being retired about tw'o
Blasts
NEW YORK—(ANP)—Former
Judge J. Waties Waring Uast
week said ‘the wall of segre¬
gation crumbles only when i
somebody swings a hammer.”
Speaking before the congre¬
gation of Randall Memorial
Presbyterian church, the for¬ !
mer federal judge in South Car¬
olina said:
"The core of racial discrim¬
ination is in the deep South,
and it must be excised by an
operation." |
Many will recall Judge War¬
ing as the magistrate who in
1917 rendered a decision which
opened South Carolina’s Dem¬
ocratic primary to Negro vot¬
Tulsa Medic Offers $10,000
Towards Solving Crimes
PROMOTED — A-1C Charles A.
Simmons, Jr., who has been
promoted from airman second
class to airman first class in
the United States Air Force.
Airman Simmons is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Sim¬
mons. Sr., of 553 Fellwood
Homes. He is stationed at
Brooks Air Force Base, San
Antonio, Texas.
Jeanes Supervisors Hold
Jeanes supervisors, who serve
principally as supervisors schools, met of j j
Negro elementary
at Savannah State college on
Wednesday, March 3. Twenty
counties were represented. The
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auamuth (trilmar
ers. He also was one of three
judges to hear the Clarendon
county case which challenged
the constitutionality of segre-
gation in the nation's schools.
In that case he handed down
the dissenting opinion which
held that segregation per se
(in itselfi was discrimination,
thus unconstitutional.
Commenting on the effects
of segregation on children,
Judge Waring said:
‘‘When you tell a child that
he can't go to school on the
corner but must go to the one
behind the tracks, it impresses
on his mind a stamp of inferi-
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RETURNS FROM JAPAN —
T-Sgt. Isaiah G. Rivers who has
just returned from Japan and
is in the city visiting his par¬
ents, Mr. and Mrs. U^iah Riv¬
ers, Sr., of 338 Yamacraw Vil¬
lage. The T-Sgt. witn his attrac¬
tive wife will be stationed in
San Antonio, Texas. at the
Randolph Air Base.
Role of the Supervisor in the
Exceptional Children Pro-
gram ■
Among those attending were
Mildred Xurner> Liberty
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years ago,'
Interment was in Laurel Grove cemetery where
ceremonies were conducted by the Elks, Order of Eastern
and the Masons.
Mr. Johnson died on March 1 after an illness of about
years. He was 86 years old.
Attending the funeral were high Masonic and Eastern
officials from all sections of the state.
Ike Appoints Another Negro to a High
Executive Post-Asst. Secretary of Labor
—
Ernest Wilkins last week
officially named assistant
retary of labor, a job
$15,000 a year and the
executive post to which a
has ever been appointed
Wilkins, a Chicagoan, will be
outranked only by Secretary of
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TULS'A, Okla.—ANP >—Dr. W.
Norvell Coots, whose wife, Mrs.
Gladys Tilmon Coots, and 12-
year-old son, W. Norvell Coots,
Jr., were slain in their home in
January, has offered to estab¬
lish a $10,000 fund to aid “in
the detection of persons who
commit such crimes against
children.”
The person or persons who
shot to death .Dr. Coots family
has not been discovered. Num¬
erous crimes in the Tulsa area
remain unsolved.
The announcement concern¬
ing Dr. Coots’ offer was made
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SAMARITANS TO MEET
SUNDAY AT SANDFLY
The Independent Order of
Good Samaritans and Daugh¬
ters of Samaria will hold their
Founders Day meeting at Mace¬
donia Baptist church, Sandfly,
Sunday. The pastor, Rev. Fred¬
die Bonds, and his congregat¬
ion will. have charge of the
morning services. The welcome
address will be delivered by
Bro. Daniel Bivens of J. B Phil-
5 lips Lodge 383. The response
j will be delivered by Dgt. Flora
E. Hawkins, Grand Associate
Auditor of the State Grand
Lodge. The history of the order
will be read by Dgt. Alfreda
I Shaw of St. Joseph Lodge.
The speaker of the afternoon
session will be Rev. P. T. Redd
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SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. MARCH 11, 1954
The South Carolina born newspaper and civic leader came
i to Savannah when a very young boy and attended the public
i schools aftei becoming a printer’s devil in the shop of the Savannah
Echo which he was employed by 'ihe Tribune.
About two years before he retired as grand secretary of
the order a testimonial banquet was tendered him here at the
Masonic Temple. It was an impressive affair and was
i ed by high fraternal dignitaries from all parts of the state.
Capt. Alston ^ Offers For
Chief of Columbus Police
COLUMBUS, Ohio—i ANP i—A
Columbus Negro police officer.
Captain Harvey H. Alston, ’ will
be one of eight men who will
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NEWSPAPER WEEK
MARCH H M
The National Newspaper Pub¬
lishers Association will observe
its 12th Annual Negro News¬
paper Week, March 14 to 20,
commemorating the founding
of the first Negro newspaper,
“Freedom’s Journal,” by John
B. Russwurm, in New York City,
March 17, 1827.
Featuring the observance will
be broadcasts over the National
Broadcasting Company and
Columbia Broadcasting System
networks.
NBC program will be
heard Sunday over station
WSAV 3:30-3:45 P. M.
The NBC program will origin¬
ate from New York at 3:30 p.m.,
EST. on Sunday, March 14, and
will be a fifteen-minute broad-
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UNION BAG AWARDS
SERVICE PINS TO
OLD TIMERS
The largest of 'old j
j time’’ employees group of Union Bag J
j & Paper Corporation was hon¬ j
ored at a service recognition
| banquet held last week at Tre-
mont Inn with Leonard Law of
the company industrial relat-
ios division in charge of the j
program.
The following were recipients !
15 years service award pins:
Henry Bother, Lucius Boyd, [
Anderson Brown, John H [
Brown, Mack Dinkins, Herbert
Freddie Harris, Lonnie I
Irvin, Jake Kirtz, Jacob Rich- I
ardson, Percy L. Riles, Wesley !
Ross. Joe W Simmons. Frank
Smith. Ed Verdrey, Ji„ Joseph
Rev. R. J. Cliffin, Pastor
1 YEARS AT MT. BETHEL —
Monday, March 15, through 19, j
marks the beginning of the j
observance of the fourth pas¬
toral anniversary of Reverend
R, J. Cliffin,’ as pastor of the
First Mount Bethel Baptist
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WALLACE SHOWS TO
BE HERE FOR 9 DAYS
the The Wallace Shows, one of j
best carnival shows to
come to Savannah for some
hibition time, will give Soldiers a nine day ex- j
at Field, At¬
avenue and Gwinnett
starting Thursday,
A minstrel show, all kinds of
rides, amusement features gal-
ore, breath-taking high trapeze !
acts and numerous concessions
will feature the 9-day per- j
forrnance.
On Saturday schooj children j
will be given a special treat j
when all rides for them will be
reduced to nine cents.
Thi- shows are being spon-
sored nere by Omar Temple,
Order >f the Mvstie Minim
Upper left picture shows the pallbearers bringing the cas-
ket out of the church and to the right ,, „„ are the senior ^ Ulul and. ailu
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junior deacons of the masons lined up outside the church and
forming an arch with their staffs through which the casket
i was carried,
j Picture of the Tribune building erected bv Mr Johnson Johnson in
1912 is shown on page three
-Photo by Freeman
FAMU Dedicates$400,000
Law School
TALLAHASSEE — Dedication
of the law building and a law
Institute will highlight activi¬
ties of the Florida A and M
University college or law Mar.
10 - 12 .
President Benner C. Turner
of South Carolina State A and
M college will deliver the dedi¬
catory address Wednesday, the
10th at noon. The two-day insti¬
tute law and the laymen—
will be held on Thursday and
Friay with outstanding local,
state, and national figures par-
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MRS. MARY MOODY
BURIED MONDAY
Tile funeral of lCfrs. Mary E.
Moody, wife of the late Dr.
Walter E. Moody, was held
Monday from Asbury Methodist
church, the Rev. J. H. Taggart,
pastor; Rev. L. S. Allen of At¬
lanta, former pastor of Asbury
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SANG AT BISHOPS COUNCIL—The choir of the Savannah State College which thrilled the)
audience at the recent AME Bishops Council. The Musical Extravaganza presented at the City
Auditorium on February 23rd also included choirs from Allen University, Morri Brown College,
Edward Waters College ana Allred E. Beach High school. The prog im. w.,s a rare treat tq
as well as the visiting delegates to the Council.
Member Audit Bureau Circulations
Price 7c
FAMU SPEAKER—President C.
of South Carolina State
and M college, Orangeburg,
will be the speaker when Flori¬
A and M university holds
dedicatory services for its re¬
completed college of law
on March 10, The college
law will hold a law institute,
and the Layman, on March
11 - 12 .
NUMBER 22
GETS POSITION AT PRAIRIE
VIEW Dr. William Levi Cash,
Jr., a native of Savannah, re-
! centiy assumed the position of
counselor and professor of psy-
chology at Prairie View A. and
M. college. Prairie View, Texas.
Dr. Cash received his bache¬
lor ot aits degree from Fisk
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