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March 3, 1919
. . racial discrimination can no long-
er hide behind the fiction of the bio-
logical inferiority of colored peoples. An-
thropologists, biologist, psychologists, so-
ciologists are now practically unanimous
in saying that there is no scientific ev-
idence to aupifort the assumption that
there are innately superior and inferior
races. That within all racial and na-
tiona.1 groups there are individual vari-
atio.ns in innate abilities or potentials
ties is without question . . Hut in the
.
light of ^hitting cultural leadership
through the centuries the ascription of
a fixed cultural: status to racial groups
■ is not justified by the facts . .
HISTORY WHEATS
Th-* debate over the admission of Ha-
waii into the union as a state, represents
a fight to maintain a balance in the
Senate between Republicans and Demo-
crats. During the early 1800’s there
was a controversy far more bitter than
the present one. The conflict then was
to maintain the balance between free
and slave states. Whether a state would
be admitted depended upon or was fa-
cilitated by the fact that, another state
was seeking admission the same time
but of a contrary position on the ques-
tion of slavery. If one state sought ad-
mission as a free state, another seeking
admission as slave state would facilitate
the admission of both. There appears to be
bt tie likelihood that Hawaii will be ad-
miffed at this time unless Alaska, though
alleged v- unprepared for statehood, is
.admitted. The point at issue is, of
ttours \ not slavery hut civil rights,
That is, Hawaii’s admission alone would
disturh the balance between Republicans
and Democrats in the Senate, because it
considered Republican in politics and
^Republicans j»f civil rights arc legislation. expected to be in favor
It is interest¬
ingly American that questions involving
the Negro should he the issues around
which turn so important a matter as
the territorial expansion of the great
I’nited States. ti istory repeats itself,
THINK ABOUT IT
The Negro vote during the 2b wars
bf democratic reign was bv and 'large
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on ’he Democratic side. This was sig-
nallv true in states outside the South
where the Negro vote was inconsider-
ftble if not, non-existent up to the time
ot undoing of the white primary as a
means of disfranchising Negroes. The
Negro vote increased many fold. This
was in Georgia where the poll tax was
abolished. Negroes like others who
were beneficiaries of the party, turned
to the Democrats and away from the
Republicans who, they believed, had for¬
gotten or overlooked them. Of course,
Negroes, u* they become more and more
politically literate and wise, will not bt
taken for granted by either party, but
they will seek recognition and participa-
tion in party councils and in everything
that goes along with such participation.
Proper organization and intelligent use
oi their ballot will determine how soon
this will be. Negroes in Georgia as in
other states will have to choose which
partv they will support, depending on
what the parties will otter in the way
of integration. Lily-white practices in
either party "ill not appeal to the new
Negro voter who is watching the move-
went of the Republican organization in
this state with some misgiving.
However, over the nation the Republi
Robt. Durr, Newspaper
Publisher, Dies In
Birmingham
Birmingham. Ala. iANP‘
Robert Driscoll Durr, age 56.
veteran newspaperman and fa¬
ther of mine children, died
around 10:30 a. m. Saturday,
March 13 following an eight
day confinement in Jefferson-
Haillman Hospital critically ill
from, a reported paralysis in
the throat
Durr reportedy left hi* desk
Tuesday, March 2 on
orders and went to his
30 North 12th avenue
condition suddenly became
grave and he was rushed
the hospital lute Friday night.
March 5. His condtiou con¬
tinued unsatisfactory with
National Advertising Representatives
Associated Publishers
3i West 46 Street
New York 19, New York
WYiaiey-Cahill Company
6513 Hollywood Boulevard
Los Angeles, California
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Whaley-Cahill Company
440 Russ Building
San Francisco, California
will find it difficult to excel. '1 hey have
cans are setting a pace the Democrats
given appointments to Negro men and
women, which no party has hitherto
been willing to admit they* were quali-
lied to fill. For instance, ‘there are
Ernest Wilkins and Mrs. Spaulding, and
we do not forget Louis M. Loonier, our
fellow citizen. good
These and many others becoftie
reasons why Negroes in Georgia and in
other states should re-examine their po-
Htieal faith and allegiance. 1 his i;;
something to think about,
CONFUSION AND PARADOXES
A re we in a “mess” because we are j
confused or are we confused because we
we are in “mess”? The democratic
principle of compromise seems to have I
deserted us; the value of the conference I
table .seems repudiated; the bases for (
justice and righteousness seem ignored; j
experience and opportunism and party
advantage seem to have displaced con-
cern for the welfare of the people and i
the country. Statesmen are willing to
propose or oppose anything to put one
or the other party at a disadvantage:
raise or lower taxes, construct or inter-
pret loosely or strictly, laws relating to
civil liberty.
Paradoxes are not hard to find. They
“burst out all over.’’ America fights
two global wars in a generation to tell
the nations of earth of the blessings of
democracy, at tremendous cost in lives
and money, and goes to the inter-Amer-
iean Conference and sponsors an anti-
discrimination resolution, while a con-
siderablo portion of our population bor-
ders on hysteria for fear the U. S. Su¬
preme Court may render a decision in
favor of » wronged minority in the coun-
try
In our state, we are confronted with
a situation just as interesting and as
paradoxical. The presiding governor
sponsor* an amendment to the state
constitution to nullify the state’s obliga¬
tion to support public education, in or¬
der to perpetuate a vicious relationship
among its citizens. The latest ration¬
alization is, that a decision of the Su-
> >re ™ e r C . ° urt , outlaw ,. in * segregation ,. will
justify I lltf ri I the I rl A IA proposed l*A V\A tl A /l , amendment. ■ > A .1 A 4" !\ More¬ Jt At* * ,
over, three gubernatorial candidates have
jounced their opposition to the propos-
ed amendment to abolish the public
school system in order to evade the de¬
cision of the Supreme Court if it out¬
laws segregation. These candidates
claim they have many supporters. We
do not see how or why the voters of the
state can elect either of the three and
vote for the proposed amendment.
Hit l ined persons, who carl' to
press themselves, assert over and over
that this sort of thing makes the conn¬
fry’s position in inter-national councils
difficult and embarrassing. If by any
chance the decision of the Court decrees
that there shall be two classes of titi- i
ze,ls in the United States and that Ne- |
groes of all the racial groups shall be |
the second class citizens, it will offend
the colored peoples of the world, whose
friendship our country needs. Further
wore, should the decision uphold the
separate but equal" doctrine, it will iui-
l»^c upon at least five states the neees-
^ity ot raising money, money and plen-
t,v of it. to attempt to achieve equality
in the areas where the color of skin
makes a difference, What a challenge
awaits our nation!
members of the family at his
bedside.
Born July 14 in Magee. Miss..
Editor Durr came to Binning*
ham in the early 1930's. A
former member of the Birming¬
ham World newspaper staff, he
has been publisher and editor
of the Weekly Review for more
• than 20 years.
Son oi Wilson and Mrs Ma¬
gee Durr of Magee, he was
married to the former Miss
Olivia Lofton of Pinola. Miss..
J in 1925 He was graduated from
the Piney Woods 'Miss ■ school
in 1917.
Winner of tlie Wendell Wil¬
kie Award for outstanding'
journalism and newspaper
writing’’ in 1946. he was also
editor of the World Order mag¬
azine and author of several
literary work* which included:
“Our Basie Social Task” and
“The Negro Press. Its Develop¬
ment and Function.”
He was appointed by former
Gov. James E. Folsom to rep¬
resent Alabama at the Nation¬
al Freedom Day Celebration at
Philadelphia. Pa . in 1946 and
1948 He has held member¬
ships with the National Asso¬
ciation for the Advancement
of Colored People, the South¬
ern Regional Council. Missis¬
sippi division, and served as
chairman of the Community
Chest Advisory Board. Bir¬
mingham. for nine years and
president of the United Schol¬
arship Fund Organization,
j U. S. A. ■*,
Durr at one tune was a*i
THE SAVANNAH 1RIHCNR
"BUT, WHERE ARE THE PLANS FOR SELF GOVERNMENT’
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SOCIETY
Papaya Social Club
The Papaya social club held
its regular meeting at the
home of Mrs. Otis Herrington,
915 W. Victory Drive,
day evening. Business was dis-
cussed. The ham raffle was a
big success. Other members
present were Mrs. Annie
Grnbbs, Mrs. Otis Herrington,
Mrs. Frizell Robinson. Mrs.
Vivian Hannah. Mrs. Ruth Mob-
ley, Mrs. Madia Howell, Mrs.
Mamie Hiedt, Mrs. nicy
moil, Mrs. Willie B. Donaldson.
Mrs Addie Lee Sanders and
Mrs. Carrie Bellinger. The next
meeting will be at the home of
Mrs Vivian Hannah, 634 W. 40
street. A delicious repast
served by the hostess and her
daughter, Miss Gussie L. Her¬
rington. Reporter, Mrs. *
Lee Sanders.
The Modernettes
Mrs. Clara Williams of 816
Yamacraw Village was hostess
for the Modernettes club on
March 10. After the regular
order of business, a delightful
repast was served by the host¬
ess. Members present were Mrs
Susie Williams. Miss Orine
Bacon. Mrs. Claudia Brown,
Mrs. Clara Williams. Mrs. Mil¬
dred Jacobs, Mrs. Julia Ginn,
Mrs. Mattie Beavin, Mrs jau-
nita James, Mrs. Katie Lam¬
bert and a new member, Mrs
Mildred Peterson. Next meeting
will be April 14 at the home of
Mrs. Katie Lambert. 913 West
Victory Drive.
The Blendettes
On March 15th the Blender-
ettes met at the home of Miss
Lela ^ Charles, 329 East
Broad St., with the president,
Miss Mary Cogswell, presiding,
The regular routine of business
was transacted. The hostess
a delicious repast. Those
present were Misses Mary Cogs- ■
well, L.eiia M. Charles. Willie
M. Flicking. Lillie P. Baker.
Barbara A. Coxon, Louise E.
Rivers, Helen Georgeone. The
next meeting will be at the
hme of Miss Willie M. Flicking,
329 East Broad street. Mary
Cogswell. president - Walter
Langston. advisor; Barbara
Coxon, reporter.
AME minister. He later iden¬
tified himself with the Baha'i
faith. Politically he listed him-
st if as an independent He
was also a radio commentator
and a feature writer for one
of the national Newspaper ser¬
vices. He was one of the
founder* of the Alabama News-
paper Association.
Close survivors are: the
widow, Mrs. Olivia L. Durr 3
sons, Robert D., Jr. of Albany,
N. Y., Carver Bethune, 17 and
Eric. 10; six daughters. Mrs.
Gloria Durr Samuels. Miss
Delight Durr. Car] Don Durr.
14. Rita Durr. 8. and Paula
Durr. 6; one grand daughter.
Freida Lynn Samuels. Samuels. 2: 2; his his
Wilson and Mrs. Ma-1
Ga. Infirmary Alumnae
The Ga. Infirmary Graduate
Nurses Alumnae held its regu-
lar meeting March 1st at the
home of Mrs. Lillian Berrien,
2114 Harden street. After the
routine devotion the members
discussed different projects.
The Alumnae will give a vari-
ety supper at the home of Mrs.
S. J. Primus, 1205 E. Gwinnett
St.. March 27th. The next
meeting will be at the home of
Mrs. A. P. Brown, 1129 Wheat-
on street, April 5. After the
business meeting a tasty repast
was served by the hostess, Mrs
Berrien. Mrs. C. B. Tolbert,
Pres.; Mrs. C. B. Bryan, re-
porter.
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M. Ci John , , Matrons M ,
Qn March March 10 10 the Matrons o
St. John Bapist church met at
the home of Mrs. Sarah Bran-
nen. 12C2 E. Gwinnett street,
with the president, Mrs. M. , O.
Jackson, presiding. The regu-
iar routine of business was
transacted. The hostess served
a delicious repast. Those pres¬
ent were Mesdames M.. C. Jack-
son. S. Brannen. A. Simmons. S.
Stevens, P. Coxon, D. Strain
M. Taylor, S. Cartledge, L
Henley. D. Rivers, R. Butler, M,
B. Smith, C. Grant, I. Hudson
The next meeting will be at the
home of Mrs Mrs. M. M Smalls, Smalls, „ ,, „... 3401 3401
West 50th street. Mrs. M. o.
Jackson, president, Mrs.
Simmons, director: Mrs,
Coxon, reporter.
Excelsior Club
The Excelsiors club hel d
its regular meeting last Thurs-
day night at the VFW Post on
Park Ave.. Mrs. -Christine
Holmes, hostess. Much business
was discussed and a delicious
repast was served. Members
present were Mrs. Carrie Boggs,
Mrs. Ruth Bacon, Mrs. Christ-
ine Holmes. Mrs. Jonnie Mae
Robinson. Mrs. Ann Russel, Mrs.
Francis Warren. Mrs. Susie
Mack. Mrs. Betty Green, Mrs.
Pauline Bryant. Mrs. Mary
Grant, Mrs. Carrie Grant and
Mrs. Dorothy Mae Parker.
Prizes were awarded. Next
meeting will be at the home of
Mrs. Francis Warren, 136 Yam¬
acraw Village.
PERSONAL Ml.NT!ON
Paul Wadsworth of New York
City is in the city as house
guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. Rob¬
inson, 458’-' Montgomery street.
Mr. Wadsworth came to the
city to attend the funeral of
iris cousin, Sol C. Johnson. He
celebrated his 81st birthday
yesterday.
gee Durr, of Magee; four broth¬
ers. Carl Durr, Ransom Durr.
of Birmingham, and «« u Leo — Durr
a nd Cleveland Durr of Magee;
and two sisters. Miss Donoiui
Durr and Miss E n ove rture Durr
both of Jackson. Miss.
Record
Breaking
Ham and
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are WHSI - World's Highest
Standard of Living A Clear
Channel to World Understand¬
ing.
Members of the 4-H Clubs
; started the program displaying
their talents in singing, orat-
ion s, dances, and instrumental
music which portrayed the
kind of recreation which young
people enjoy and toward which
they aspire for their commun-
Ries. Many of the participants
had products on display which
later merited handsome prizes,
lne piincipa! .....
meeting brought^ greetings L 0 ™
Presient C. V. Troup in which
he lauded the effective work
of the Agricultural Extension
I Service and the pioneer work
\ of O S. O’Neal who started the
\ shows at Fort Valley in 1915.
!
Dr. William; Holmes Borders
was the featjged VrHe speaker at
the meeting. commended
the colle iS e sponsoring en-
terpriscs like , the Ham and
Egg Show and making the
! P eo P !c who ai . ! basic to any
^ertSng ______ ____
1 social *eel
fortabIe ............ at h< ______ » le .... on a - colle ....... S c
; caill campus. P U£ This he said is edu-
cation with seme practical val-
ue and is wliat South needs
for the full development of all
her resqqrcjes. relatirig This education he saw as to j j
the of
the needs of the community, j
He said America must adopt all' j
this policy of “extending to
w'ithin her bounds full meas-
ures of democracy before it
can spread this democracy to I
the peoples of the world >
$9.10 per pound was brought
by Grand champion ham. Fol-
lowing the show, the prize- i
winning products were auct-1
ioneri off. The winners
hams, 1st. Lemuel HartonJ
auctioned at $9.10 per pound: \
2nd. Cornelius Harton. Jr., j
auctioned at $5.10 per pound;
3rd prize auctioned at $2.60
per pound. Winners in the
adult division for the best
were: 1st. W. T. Flowers:
2nd, M. J. Arnica; 3rd. Monroe
Williams; Eggs, adult division,
1st. Mrs. M. E. Eiloit. 2nd. Mis. ,
Pansey Bryant. 3rd. Mrs. Hamp;
Jackson.
_ For supporting ,. the Ham and
show since its , beginning
Ege
in 1915. President Troup pre¬
sented prizes of $5.00 each to
Isaiah Fluellen and Major Arn¬
ica. The prizes were donated
by W. D Akers of the R. J
Reynolds Tobacco Company.
SG’l WILSON TO PARTICI¬
PATE IN EXERCISE FLASH
BURN
Sergeant First Class Marion
A Wilson of Savannah. Ga.
now stationed at Fort Campbell
K >' - will participate in Exercise
Flash VU -Vi Burn Burn at bt Fort Cnrt Vtr^tra Bragg. K N. C. I"
during April and May. A. mem-1
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HOME EDUCATION
Issued by the National Kindergarten Association, 8 West
! 10th Street, New York City. These articles are appearing
weekly in our columns.
THE CHILD’S FIRST SCHOOL IS THE FAMILY”—FroebeJ
PARENTS AND BABY SITTERS
Lucia
How nice to find you
I exclaimed to my friend,
cia Wdver, as I took a
beside her at a downtown
counter. ‘We've missed you
our club meetings, all winter!'
Months beiore our
m< ing, Marcia had
the loss of her husband.
didn't seem to be in
with her character, but
long period of absence
made her friends begin
wonder if grief could have
turned her genial personality
into that of a recluse.
I was glad to have Marcia
answer my greeting with a
pleased smile. 'Tve missed at¬
tending the meetings and see-
! big my friends, too,” she told
me, but my evenings have had
to be devoted to my new pro¬
fession.”
Noting my puzzled express¬
ion. she went on to explain. ‘Oi
course I was joking,” she said
' when I called my new occu¬
pation a profession, but its im-
1 portance is so great that il
might well be dignified by thai
j title.
When my husband's sudden
death occurred last fall, I
found that, both materially
and spiritually, I was in need of
’ some sort occupation. Un-
i fortunately I had had no
perience in work outside of my
home, and I wasn’t
enough, nor well
equipped financially, to under-
go a period of preparation. I
decided to take up the only
work I really could do well —
caring for children.
You would be most success-
iul at that, I interposed con-
i Ldently.
Yes, Marcia agreed. T’m
having some measure of
cess as I learn more about
modern baby-care, and the
lore of childhood comes back
to me. but I wish there could
j be more rapport between par-
ents and baby sitters.”
-You mean that the parents
, a s well as the baby sitters should
receive some training” I sug-
gested.
"Yes, Lucia, that pretty ac-
curately expresed my idea,"
Marcia continued. "Often
HAITIAN DANCERS TO
APPEAR AT
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he has transformed the crude,
spontaneous art _ of _ the ____ Haitian _________
people into an exciting theatri-
cal .... cx P erien ce. He is a master
showman whose dynamic per-
formances have been hailed in
cities and dance festivals
throughout, the country. Des-
tine is director of the Troupe
Folklorfque Nationale of the
Haitian Republic and holds the
country’s highest distinction,
the Legion of Hinor.
Accompanying him during
ou / arc ; ove y
Creoles, Margarita i and , Patricia, _
and the vibrant Haitian drum-
Alphonse Cimber, who is
known internationally as the
"genie of the durms.” He was
featured in Showboat” as well
in many other Broadway
productions,
The program will include j
such dances as “Congo Tropi- j
cal”—a gay and flirtatious social
dance of Haiti: a "Slave Dance”
which symbolizes the struggles
for freedom by the slaves of'
Haiti: "Reminiscenes of the i
carnival”—an old man feeling;
y 0Un g at Carnival time; “Witch.
Doctor"—a voodoo dance in
W hich a witch detor calls upon
the gods to give him power to 1
restore health to his .f. patient;
and several other vanties of
Because of the large crowd]
anticipated for this program,!
doors of Meldrim Auditorium 1
will be opened at 7:15 next ,
Tuesday night. Everyone is!
cordially invited to attend
both the concert and the re-!
ception to follow in the College
Center.
ier of the 185th Signal Bat¬
talion's Company B, the 29-
vear-old-soldier will receive j
training in m the uit* tactical lubwcui use ust; of ui
atomic weapons. Sergeant Wil-
son. son enn of nf Shad Wilson. Route
1, is a veteran of Korean
iparents are so eager to get
from home that they do
not take time to tell the sitter
anything about ttye routine of
the household what foods
should be given to the children,
what time they should go to
bed. where their sleeping gar¬
ments are kept, and so forth.
Sometimes I arrive a little early,
expecting to familarize myself
with such details, only to find
the parents too much interest¬
ed in their evening’s outing to
think of the well-being of their
little children.
' Also, I should like to be wel¬
comed by the children as a
.riend instead of being shunned
is a wicked ogre, ready to in¬
flict punishment if they do not
tehavc themselves. Fortunately
I can show the children that I
im their friend in most cases,
and I try hard to establish
friendship even when foolish
jarents have presented me as
l potential enemy.
“The parental conduct that
violates most harshly my code
af honor is sneaking away
from a child or telling him his
j parents will return in a few
minutes when they definitely
j plan to be gone for several
hours. How much better to set
an example of honesty for the
child to follow! How much
, kinder just to assure him of
his parents’ eventual return!
"it is good for parents to
! take an occasional vacation
from the monotony of feeding
! and clothing a tiny baby or
from the watchful care that
must be given to the toddler.
1 ho has knowledge of height
w no
0! - distance. But it is good for
j children to have the baby sitter
come into their home and for
j icr quietly to carry on their
I j regular routine, so there is no
bickering about bedtime and
no rejection of proffered food.
j “If parents will learn to give
I baby sitters more thoughtful
* cooperation,” Marcia concluded,
”1 am sure the children will be
greatly benefited and both the
parents and the baby sitter will
find their experiences at such
j times more enjoyable and
worth-while.
m LOCALS
Alonzo Williams of New York
City was here visiting his rnoth-
er, Mrs. Rose Scarborough of
West Broad street. He
also visited friends at Miami
Bcachl Fla.
John F. Sneed, a former Sav-
annahian who now lives in
Washington, D. C., has retired
from the Post Office Depart¬
ment, after 37 years as messen-
^ er P° s t Master General.
Mrs - Esther S. Warrick spent
the weekend in Atlanta attend-
ing the Southeastern Regional
Conference of the Association
For Student Teaching at the thel
Biitmorc Hotel While in
city she was the guest of Mrs. T/
A. C. Mdver.
Mrs. Helen Smalls Reid of
Brooklyn, N. Y., formerly of
this city is in the city on ac-
of illness of her sister,
Mrs. Mary Smalls, who is con-
fined to the Georgia Infirmary.
simple
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