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YEARS OF CONTINUOUS PUBLIC SERVICE LXXII h mm jap# 1 *: fggfa: : 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 ~ i.i*. ,v. . ■*-* - 'TO-., t 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- (Continued on Page Seven) 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 _____ fOo^Fir*OT) 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 (Continued on page Seven) 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 (Continued on Page Seven) 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 (OooPmieti < n H( - ■ 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 — — . .. „ _____■____ • (Continued on Page Seven) 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- (Continued on Page Eight) 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 (Continued on Page Seven) 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 _ 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- (Continued on Page Seven) 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 (Continued on Page Severn 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 (Continued on Page Seven)