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72 PUBLIC CONTINUOUS YEARS SERVICE OF (XXII REPORT SHOWS N. C. MUTUAL HAS ASSETS OV $41 MILLION — annual meeting of the Board of Directors of North Carolina Mutual held Life Insurance Cmpany, at the home office, Wed¬ nesday, March lu. was attended »y W. J, Kennedy. Jr., presid¬ ing; A. J. Clement, Sr., of Charleston. S. C.: D. c. Deans, Jr., of Richmond, Va.; W. H. Harvey of Columbia, S. : C.; A. E. Spears of' Charlotte, N. c„ I and Clyde Donnell, MD, G. W. i | Cox, J. W, Goodloe, E. R. Mer- rick and A. T. Spaulding, all of, Durham. Commenting briefly on the, j growth and development of the company. President Kennedy i stated that during 1953 the} j assets of the compony increased (Continued on Page Severn OBTAINS AID OF j STATE CWC | i Vttv Frank A Dilworth III Following an address orom-! by 1 Frank A Dilworth III incut local attorney, the ex¬ Q ecutive board of the Georgia Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs at a meeting in Macon j • on last Saturday voted to sup¬ port his defense of two teen- j j (Continued on Page Seven) BAPTISTS LAUNCH $50,000 DRIVE—The National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Inc., under j the leadership of President J. II. Jackson of Chicago, has launched a $50,000 financial ’ drive for improvements for the American Baptist Theological Seminary in Nashville, Tenn. At the helm of the campaign is Dr. i , : LINCOLN GRAD HONORED — Cornelius McDougald, Jr., pres- .dent of the General Association of Lincoln jity, (second from left) is .shown presenting the first Centennial Medallion of university to Andrew Robinson jf New York City, one of Lin- coin's oldest living graduates Mr. Robinson received his de- jree from the Chester County, ?a., institution in 1891. The Centennial Medallion is award- ;d all Lincoln alumni who have contributed a minimum FAMOUS AMERICANS BECOME NAACP LIFE MEMBERS NE WYORK, N. Y A dis-j tinguished American play- wright who twice was awarded j the Pulitzer Prize, and two I members of w one ** v of America’s! mosfc famous families in public I u,e were amon K those who last made initial payments on life memberships in the 'Nat- ional Assocation for the Ad-1 van cement of Colored People. . Robert E. Sherwod, author of such noted plays as “There Shall Be No Night,” "Abe Lin- coin in Illinois,” and “The! Ralph W. Riley upper right hand corneri, president of the school. The kickoff for the drive will be April 13. wht n the sem- mary’s new $115,000 library building < shown above) will be dedicated on the 30th anniver- sary of the school. The drive; will be climaxed at the annual session of the Baptiste lnc„! of $100 towards the Centennial Fund. The presentation took at the March meeting of the New York City chapter of j the Lincoln alumni association. j Others in the picture are, on left, Dr. George Cannon, a j trustee of the university, and j on right, Willie H. Roark, pres- ident of the New York chap-1 ter. Lincoln university, found- cd in 1894, as the world’s first institution to offer collegiate degrees to Negroes, is now in the midst of its Centennial, celebration. Petrified Forest,” and the historical work, “Roosevelt and Hopkins,” made his initial ment to become a ilfe member of the NAACP. Mr. was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1936 and again in 1949. Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt and her son, Representative Frank- lin D. Rooselevt, Jr., also initial payments on life mem¬ berships in the NAACP. A paid-in-full lfe member¬ in the NAACP was taken out' by Schraders Meat Prod- i opens Sept. 12 in St., ether personalities spot-; in the above picture Jackson (lower left), Miss H. Burroughs, lower I head of the Women's | giving its of the full Baptists, cooperation which to j | drive.—. ANP) I SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 18. 1954 Eisenhower Gives Nod to NAACP For Freedom WASHINGTON. March 11 — The campaign of the National Association for the Advance¬ ment of Colored People to win complete freedom for Negro Americans by January 1, 1963, the 100th anniversary of tho Emancipation Proclamation, has been formally launched with Presidential approbation. Addressing 1,300 delegates from 36 states at the NAACF- sponsored Freedom Fulfillment Conference here on March 10. President Dwight D. Eisenhow¬ er. extended “good wishes for the prosecution of their work.” Presented to the audience by Dr. Channing H. Tobias, chair¬ man of the NAACP Board of Directors, and warmly received by the officers and members of the Association, the President reiterated his pledge to do his "utmost, wherever the federal authority clearly extends, to bring into reality the ideal of equally among al] men who assume the responsibility." ucts Company in Rochester. N. Y„ last week. Another well known Ameri- can who contributed last week to the Association was Jack I. Straus, president of R. H. Macy and Company, New York de- parfcment store. Mr. Straus donated $100.00 to the NAACP’s for Freedom campaign, Two labor unions also sent in donations to the Fight for Freedom campaign. A check for $500 was received from the International Ladies’ Garment Workers Union, AFL, in Los Angeles, and $150.00 « from the (Continued on Page Eight) ___ _____ TO PILGRIMAGE BACK 10 LINCOLN UNIVERSITY Itev. .Mzimba LINCOLN UNIVERSITY. Pa.— Among the distinguished grad¬ uates making the pilgrimage PROF. GORDON SAYS MOST NEGRO PRESIDENTS OF PRIVATE COLLEGES ARE NOT WORTH THEII WEIGHT IN SALT Texas Collegi Tyler, Texas 9 March, 1954 Editor, The Savannah Tribune •avannah, Georgia Dear Editor; May i. have space in your es¬ teemed publication to com- nent upon your excellent editorial, “The Negro Private College.” which appeared in your issue of Mach 4, 1954. I am in complete accord ar view that the situation of the Negro in Georgia and the South as a whole would be deplorable ( indeed had it been for the work of the coura- geous white and colored cational carpel baggers” came to U3 ere the smoke In pursuit of this goal, he said, “great progress lias been made" in two areas — the armed forces and the District of Columbia. “With respect to these,” he went on, "I expressed certain convictions and deter¬ minations. In not all casee have the full results been achieved, but we are still trying.” “I believe most sincerely in the statement of Lincoln that this nation was ’dedicated the proposition that all men are created equal,' ” the Pres¬ ident affrmed. “I believe with the authors of the Declaration of Independence that men are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; and furthermore, I believe that the vast majority, the great of Americans, wants to make those concepts a living reality in their lives . . They do not want to make among peoples based upon in¬ consequential matters of nature involving color and race.” Joining the President in speaking to the conference were Dr. Ralph J. Bunche, di¬ rector, Trusteeship Division of the United Nations; Senator Herbert Lehman of New York; 1 j SHOW ATTRACTS i j A RECORD ATTENDANCE ! FORT VALLEY, Ga. minating the Ham Shows m 21 different sections of i S ia was the 39th Annual Ham and Egg Show at Fort Valley State March 10-12. The show broke all records both in the quality of products displayed j and in the quantlty of disp j ays . The setting of the show was a TV station whose call letters (Continued on Page Four) oack to Lincoln University mis month in observance of that institution’s Centennial oele- bration will be two South Afri- can alumni who entered Lincoln in 1897. They are Livngstone Mzimba who was graduated from Lin¬ coln’s Seminary in 1906, and Thimas C. Katiya who complet- e<J his seminary training in 1903, Dr. Horace Mann Bond, Lincoln president, announced. The trip to America will mark their first return to tliis country since graduating from the Chester County school. Both are surviving members of a large group of Zulu tribes- men who enrolled at Lincoln in 18C7. They came to the United States as members of a Zulu choir that was one of the (Continued on Page Seven) >attle had scarcely cleared uvay with the famous slogan Give the People Light and they viill Find Their Way." With murage, faith, ability and sac- ■ifice they gave the light Also i. know Loui personal experience that you are correct j (in your implication that the j < ! real reasons for the recent dis-| missals of heads of Negro State j 1 colleges in Georgia in the {decade, including Bond, Drs. Hubert, Colston j Biown. weic very different j {where from the any publicized reasons at all reasons, were i given. Unfortunately, it must be said that most of these were vulnerable not only at the [points for which the regents 1 criticized them, but had other . and the following NAACP offi- cials, Arthur B. Spingarn, pres- ident; Dr. Tobias; Kelly Alex¬ ander, president. North Caro¬ lina State NAACP; Walter White, executive secretary; and Franklin II. Williams, NAACP West Coast regional director. Messages from Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge, Paul Hofl- j man and the Rev. John Haynes ‘ Holmes Wil¬ were read by Roy kins, NAACP administrator. The ia00 Relegates from 36 states made commitments to raise this year in their respect¬ ive local communities and states a total of more than $500,000 in the Association’s drive to raise a million dollars annually for its Fight for Freedom. Reports were made by the delegates on local plans and progress in the campaign to eliminate all racial dis¬ crimination and segregation before the centennial of the Emancipation Proclamation. Editor Davis Lee Visits City Davis Lee, editor of the Newark, N J., Telegram, was in the city yesterday, enroute to Florida. Y MEMBERSHIP DRIVE GETS GOING : The Committee of Manage ment of the West Broad j YMCA has set Mar. 30-Apr. 13 j as the membership enrollment j period. The 1954 membership j enrollment will center around the National League versus the American League. Dr. W. K. Payne will serve j as high commissioner, O L. Douglas, president of ' the ! American League, Arthur i Dwight, president of the Nat- ! lonai League, wnton c. scott will serve as general charman of the membership campaign. A special committee will work on big gifts, house to house canvas and educatinal insti¬ tutions, etc. Wilton C. Scott states that the goal has been set at 2,000 members and that WOMEN’S VOICE GETS GIFTS FOR CANCER The Women’s Voice held its j ! regular monthly meeting re- eently at the YMCA with a j large attendance. In the ab- 1 sence of the president, Mrs. Ethel Luten served as chair- man for the meeting. Mrs. Esther Warrick and Mrs. Stella J Reeves gave high¬ lights on the work that Ls being done for the cancer patient. (Continued on Page Eight) major ':>ui‘s in the moral iuality c their lives and leader- ship. Not only is it true these 'Lief executives have aecn eliminated because their ’oyalty to southern traditions” was doubted by the white Re- gents, but the best teachers of Die system who, like myself, failed to bow to “Uncle i sni - have been ruthlessly eliminated. It is ‘.rue as you sa j d that the remaining execu- tives are i e ft “trembling their boots” and performing cowardly and inefficient way ; n terms of courageous and meaningful leadership. The professors , dre -j Ust teaching their subjects from the text books ana not daring wy teach (Continued on Page Eight) Member Audit Bureau Circulations Price 7c HAITIAN DANCERS TO APPEAR AT COLLEGE TUESDAY NIGHT IRAN LEON DESTINE and partners in Mazurka-French Creold Dance to be seen next Tuesday night at Savannah State Col¬ lege. This Lyceum attraction will begin at 8:15 and will be open to the public without charge. Savannah is in for a rare treat next Tuesday night. Mar. 23, when the Lyceum Committee of Savannah State college pre¬ sents Jean Leon Destine, uni¬ versally hailed as Haiti's great¬ est dancer-choreographer, and his company in a program en¬ titled "Fiesta in Haiti." This long-awaited event is open to Omegas Offer SI COO Cash Prizes The omega Psi Phi fraternity is offering S',000 in cash prizes for the three best written state¬ ments on how the Omega Psi Phi fraternity can cooperate with the respective colleges and universities in promoting their ideals, aspirations and programs. The contest closes April 1. It is endorsed by a gal¬ axy oi college presidents. the basic membership fee is j $3.00. ! The The Chaham Chaham County Teach¬ I ers Association will meet to¬ j night at 8:00 p. m. at. the Y j ' when plans will be made for entertainment of teachers at the state convention. Norman B. Elmore is president of the local association. The Swallows social club will give a dance at the Y March 19. All young people are urged to attend. The Emancipation Day or¬ ganization will install officers tonight. The Rev. C. P. Hobbs will be in charge. The Frank Callen Boys Club j will ... appear on “Youth „„ Speaks ( radio program Saturday at 10 a. m. ELKS PREPARE FOR STATE CONVENTION By E. E. Greene The semi-monthly meeting of Weldon Lodgf was held on Tuesday night, the meeting being both interesting and in¬ formative. Dr. Sessoms. exalted ruler, presided. Plans for the state convention in Valdosta were laid. A large- delegation (Continued on Page Seven) “New Negro America W. C. Handy, the famed “Father •f the Biuee,” introduce* a thrill¬ ing parade of young entertainers b* “New Face*.” one In a series •I new Negro America documen¬ tary film*, s A new series of “Negro i ; America’ films will soon be released to more than 400 the- atres across the country. These 1 films, six in all. will document continuing progress of the Negro in America j ihtae six films are tile third of a series of similar pictures NUMBER 83 tlie public: without charge and will begin in Meldrim Auditori¬ um on the college campus at 8:15 p. m. The star of the evening has devoted his artistic life to the voodoo dances or the hinter¬ land of his nauve country, and (Continued on Page Four) NOW ,\l< — Airman Nathaniel Jackson, stationed in England who has recently been promoted to the rank of Airman First Class. The son of Mrs. Ethel Jackson and grandson of Mrs. Carrie Days of 522 Green street, he has been overseas for the past two years. Before entering the Air Force, he was an em¬ ployee of the Savannah Tribune. FILM DISCUSSION ON SEGREGATED SCHOOLS Governor Herman Talinudgo and Aubrey Williams, well- known Southern liberal, will debate T~~ "racial segregation in the public schools at a meet¬ ing of the local NAACP on Friday night, March 19, at 8 o'clock sharp at Mount Zion Baptist church, West Broad street and Waldburg lane, Rev. J. Q Adams, pastor. W w. Law, NAACP president, said that a movie has bam made of a recent TV debate between Taimadge and Wil¬ liams on the question of segre¬ gation in public schools and this film lias been made avail¬ able to the local NAACP through (he courtesy of the Southern 1 Continued on Page Seven) Film To He Released OiCAfml tteid'»r PHdtTntw4i mP- per column!*! end Dean of Jour- give* a'behlnd-the-eeene*) view of Hie oetlviyeo of many Im¬ portant newspaper* Negr* Prtae#^ In th* flint feature fTb* g which have played many motion picture theatres iu this country ,nd deal with the following subjects The Negro Press,’* Baseball Today.” “New Stars.” Churches and Congregations,’* and “akillect (Continued on Page Seven)