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at Savannah, Ga„ under the Act of
March 3, 1919
COL. WILLIAM H. SINGLETON
Once not long ago a class of school child¬
ren was asked to tell something of Fred
Douglass, Crispus Attucks and I’aul Lau¬
rence Dunbar. They could not tell any¬
thing about them because they had not
heard of them. It would be incorrect to
Use this instance as a basis for saying
that Negroes themselves are not familiar
with the names of Negroes who have
meant a great deal to us and to the
country. Many of them are not familiar
wth the names of such characters, but
tvO are not disposed to blame them too
much because we know that writers of
t^xt-books have with meticulous care
kept them free of any mention of Negro
contributions to the various aspects of
American life, we call American civiliza¬
tion. K. I>. Kleazer has revealed the extent
to .which text-books in history, civics
and literature, that are used in schools
1-ail to include mention of Negroes, or of
the very important matter of race rela¬
tions. One of our governors mist'd such
an ado about books containing informa¬
tion about Negroes that schools either
burnt or otherwise got rid of such books.
Fortunately Negroes themselves, within
comparatively recent years, have begun
to do research in the field of history and
are bringing to light many things con¬
nected with Ne»‘o life in America. They
did not begin early enough, however, to
find out much so that in many instances
information is very meager. There is no
excuse for not learning about contempo¬
rary Negroes and their contributions be¬
cause current sources of information are
reasonably ample with respect to Negroes
w ho are doing anything. Su we are von-
fiifing our visits for the present to Ne¬
groes who lived and labored before the
Civil War and during the Reconstruction.
As we have said, information about them
is scant because they have left no written
record of themselves or their time. This
represents one of the cruelties of the
slave system in which they were horn
and in which they lived. Tin* subject of
our visit this time could neither read nor
write until he was 21) years old, and was
self-taught. Col. William Henry Singleton
was born in l-KRU. lie enlisted in the Union
Army when he was twenty years old, was
made a sergeant and was later promoted
to the rank of colonel by President Lin¬
coln. Of seventy-five Negro officers in the
Union Army during the Civil War, only
lie reached the rank of colonel. Next in
rank to him was Lieut. Col. W. N. Heed
from North Carolina. Col. Singleton lived
in New Haven, Connecticut, and was a
member of flic C.AU until bis death at
10?., which came soon aft r the C.AK
encampment at Des Moines, Iowa, where
he marched fifteen Works and was over¬
come by the heat. There were 178,075
Negro soliders in the Union Army. There
was a considerable number in the Coir
federate Army.
WORK NOT WORDS
An article in a recent issue of the
Pittsburgh Courier, written by tleorge S.
Schuyler, deserves reading by all Negroes
who are interested in the political pro¬
gress of their race. Political leaders in
our,f city, especially ought to read it. not
because it presents anything new, but
precisely because it places emphasis on
what we have been saying over and over
in this column. We advised rather per¬
sistently that our great need is organi¬
zation only to have our advice go unheed-
d. We have conic to the conclusion that
Air leaders either do not know what we
mean by getting onr county organized
or they -are just plain stubborn id tout it.
We have suggested what every IhhIv ought
1o know, that our political status in
Chatham County will remain innocuous
and ineffective until we get an organiza¬
tion; until we get leadership that can
not only get and hold the confidence ot
the rank and file of potential voters, but
that can attract the cooperation of a large
number of capable men and women who
in turn can inspire other people with a
reason, a passion and a zeal for building
up a body of intelligent voters in this
county. Mr. Schuyler says. “Negroes in
the main are doing a lot of talking about
civil rights, democracy and ‘being treat¬
ed like a man’ but only a very small
percentage an* qualifying to assume the
lutic of fo.ll ebiVowhil' If there were n-
-
muciAuction as there is talk, there could
be six or seven million qualified Negr......
ill the South prepared to vote this year
instead ol less than one-third that num¬
ber Either local Negro leaders are
. . .
falling down on the job of schooling their
people to qualify for using the ballot or
they are so ignorant or indifferent that
they do not know how to do it . . . This
requires the setting up of political clubs,
doorbell-ringing, stair-climbing, button¬
holing and instruction in how to qualify
to vote.” And he points out “that with all
the school teachers, college professors we
have and tens of thousand colleges and
high school graduates who swarm over
the Southland, it ought to be a simple
matter to get volunteers to instruct those
Negroes not qualified to vote.”
Some communities have offered can¬
didates for office with some hope of suc¬
cess, and so are able to get out a large
vote. This ought to work to ge^ u, large
registration also. Hut this is useless if
we can’t get enough people interested in
assuming the responsibilities^ of citizen¬
ship. it is too late to add eligible voters
to the list for use in the coming elections,
but it is not too late to get voters to
understand the importance of the issues
and men that will be presented in the
primary and general election. This is the
challenge to the leaders.
LET'S BE SINCERE
Some years ago some one suggested
that a happy solution to the matter of
race relations would la: to have the races
move along side by side, not together,
toward the achievement of the purposes
of the Founding Fathers, toward the re¬
alization of the ideals of democracy..-,, A
few weeks ago another- writgf iMtateiftjt
as a fact that otir American 'way of life
and government are basoK on the’principle
of parrallelism, that is.* on the principle
(V) of two civilizations: one for white
jK'ople and one for Negroes. Just two
weeks ago tlie Association of County
Commissioner* of (teoigfa passed a reso¬
lution which said in part;
“ ‘The experience of generations
and the lessons of history have dem¬
onstrated that where two races live
together in great numbers as in this
State, the best interest of Imth are
promoted schools. b.v thair edpcEjtion in sep¬
arate Upon* the principle of
parallel civilizations our institutions
are erected, hav ing as their goal their
excellence of the individual rather
than the reduction of the mass to
some undetermined level.’ ”
These statements are saving the
same thing. It can not be denied that
practice particularly in the Southern
states has endeavored to establish paral¬
lelism in a diluted form, and only to this
extent has any part of the three state¬
ments been true. There is little doubt
that this thinking was influenced by the
“separate but equal doctrine” propounded
by a decision of the U. S. Supreme Court
in 18%. It was doubtlessly influenced by
another unsound principle, that of “keen¬
ing the Negro down” in his place. This is
one of the traditions “that we hold dear
to the South.” The part of the resolution
referred to above is supported neither by
past experience nor by the lessons ot
history. We have been unable to find any
past experience or lessons of history
outside of our ow n democratic country
to warrant the statements we have cited.
Certainly Georgia has had no such ex¬
perience and its history affords no such
lessons. There has been no demonstra¬
tions to prove what is best for both races.
The talk of parallel civilizations can hard¬
ly he called wishful thinking. If there
were any serious intentions about carry¬
ing it out, a little reflection as to the
expense of it, together with numerous
problems sure to accompany such a plan
would make its proponents drop it very
quickly. Nothing is being more surely
demonstrated by current events at home
and abroad than that dualism, parallel¬
ism in a democratic country is inept and
illogical. We do not know how the voters
of Georgia will vote on the proposed
amendment, but it is our feeling that to
vote to make the abolition of their public
schools possible through an amendment
to their constitution will saddle upon
them conditions and confront them with
problems that will cause them intermin¬
able trouble in the not too distant future.
“Neither national genius nor civili¬
zation would be possible without tradi¬
tions. In consequence man’s two great
concerns since lie has existed have been
to create a network of traditions which
he afterwards endeavors to destroy when
their beneficial effects have worn them¬
selves out. Civilization is impossible
Tlffi SAVAftltAH TRIRCTfl
CONGRESS GOES INTO ITS YEARLY ACT.”
:
,
j
i
ler Choir Rataes
“Excellent”
'
aiiy s l * cen s of Cuyler Jr
, iL . paitu.ipatcd . the
i s< ioo in
f nnuai Language Arts Festival ;
lt Savannah State college. The
verse chpir, under the direction
of Mrs. Edna K. Luten, received
the highest award and only
excellent rating for their pres¬
entation of “Hiawatha’s Child¬
hood.’’ Members of the verse
choir were very cororfully and
appropriately costumed.
The following students took
a part in the choir: Barbara
, Grant, Venus Scurdy, Marie
Kinlaw. Delbert Glover, Glover,,
Gloria Mosley, Percell Grant,!
Amtoinet te Cox. Mildred Den- j
mark, Hqdson, Betty Williams, Isaac j
Vernell Moultrie. Rosa
Quarterman, Elmer Harris, wil-
■ bam Burton, Paul Lanier,
! Russell Fields, Florence Morris,
Lucille Lawton, Louise Penna-
j Johnson, rnon, Carl Elise Logan. Eleanor
! Bryant, Eleanor
Wesley.
Miriam Dixon rated “Good"
in her oration. “Federal Aid for
Education," and was coached
by Mrs. Catherine Mathis. Rosa
Brbwh rated "very good" in
spelling, rating in which that area. was the She highest J
was
trained b.v Mrs. I. B. Williams.
ThotRhs Quinn, for his inter¬
pretation ceived of “Angelina,” re¬
a rating of “very good,"
which was the highest rating in
that area. Quinn was coached
by Mrs, A. B. Hamlet. Inez Orr
received a rating of “good" for
her entry in verse writing. She
was coached by Mrs. N Coppage.
In view of the fact that these
j students competed with senior
high school students their
teachers are proud of the ex¬
cellent way they represented
the school. The English de¬
partment wishes to make an
| acknowledgement to the fol-
) lowing persons who helped to
make the whole affair a suc-
cess; costumes, Mesdames D.
Raines. M. P O'Brien. M. Miller
■ and C. Y. Cox; make-up: Mes-
| dames N. H McKinnev. c, Y.
i Cox. D. Raines, M. Miller and j
E. K. Luten; Tom-Tom rhy¬
thms. Miss Jane Parker. Mrs. A
R. Hamlet is chairman of the j
English-Read ing committee.
BEES INCREASE COTTON
YIELD
Cotton yields were increased
I nearly a fourth through acci-
J dental cross-pollination of the
j blossoms by honeybees seeding
■ nectar and pollen, according to
| experiments conducted at the
U. S. Southwestern Bee Culture
I Laboratory, Tuscon, Ariz.
i The research plots were grown
j in plastic screen cages — bees The
I in some and not in others. )
I scientists are planning further
! experiments whether the
to see
I pollinating honeybees are as
J effective in raising yields under
j ordinary field conditions. It is
| pointed out that self-fertilized
, cotton plants can reproduce
without the help of wind, insects
or animals.
without traditions.
>ihle without the
traditions.”
of Cancer Committee j
Of The Women’s Voice, 1953-54
j
throuhgout the Nation
as c ancer Months. During this
an tnten8lve drSve i s I
madp t0 brlng to the attention
of the public devastating losses J j
the community suffers because
this great killer. j
In Savannah The Women’s
Voice went on record in 1952
being willing to accept the
sponsorship of the Chatham
Unit of the Colored Di¬
vision of the American Cancer
Since that time many
interesting activities and con-
tributions have been made.
Since Chatham County tn-
the American Cancer
Society In its United Commun-
Appeal no financial drive is
sponsored, however vol
untary contributions are accept
ed to supplement the amount |
received from UCA.
A committee headed by Mrs.
J. L. Bryant made garments
and dressings for the loan and
gift closet maintained by the
various hospitals. Mrs. Wilma
Hopkins assisted in making this
effort a success by using it as
a project in her home making
classes. A large box was sent in
January and April These gar¬
ments and dressings are help¬
ing to relieve the suffering of
many indigent patients in Geor¬
gia.
The film, "Georgia’s Crusade
Against Cancer,” was shown in
some of the public schools of
Chatham County: Alfred E.
Beach, Cuyler, DeRenne, East
Broad, Florance. Maple iWcst
Broad YMCAi, Paulsen and
West Savannah (PTAe A
of 107 adults and 2,418 pupils
of the upper elementary, junior
and senior high schools saw the
film which was presented with
FARMER GETS S311 FOR
GRAND CHAMPION HEN
A North Carolina colored far¬
mer, Leonard Wiggs of Kenly,
received $344.25 recently for
his grand champion home-cured
ham at the seventh annual
Johnston County Ham-Egg
Show and Sale at Smithfield,
N. C., reports County Agent L.
R. Johnson.
A dozen champion eggs to go
with the ham brought a farm
woman. Mrs. Lena Barnes
Selma. N. C., $35. Local business
firms bid these prices for ham
and e ^ s as a means of en ‘
couraging increased production
of quality hogs and top grade
„ DO o
Altogether. 221 hams and 107
dozen eggs were exhibited at
the show. Of these, 75
were sold for a total of $2,543.-
aild dozen eggs, for $66.-
The champion ham weighed
13‘» pounds and. brought $25.50
per pound. The second place
ha mwas owned b.v David Rich-
ardson of Wendell. N. C.. and
sold for S8.25 per pound or a
total of $110 63. The runner up
dozen eggs belonged to Mrs.
Mary Sanders of Smithfield.
brought 612.50.
and progress impos¬
hest ruction of those
—Gustave Le Bon
andwas followed by a question j
and answer period. Literature j
was distributed at each show-
ing.
A radio interview was held J
April 17 through the courtesy
of Mrs. S. M. McDew on her j
program, “Round the Town," j
over WJIV.
Spot announcements were
made over each of the radio
stations. The culminating act¬
ivity was held on Friday even¬
ing at the Y. M. C. A. when
John W. Emanuel, State Di¬
rector, presented a film, “The
Traitor Inside." which was fol- j
lowed by a brief talk. A large
package of garments, dressings
and sundries was presented by
the co-chairmen, Mrs. Stella ______ |
Reeves and Mrs. Esther S. War-
rick. A check representing vol¬
untary donations in the amount
of $50.00 was presented by Mrs.
Ethel K. Luten, president, pro¬
tein, of the Women’s Voice.
Games and a social hour were
enjoyed by those present.
This community project is
only one facet of the broad
civic program being carried on
by the "Voice.’’ The cancer
committee takRs this opportun¬
ity to thank all who helped to
make this cancer educational
campaign a success. You could
not have given your time, ser¬
vices and funds to a more wor¬
thy cause. We urge you to
beware of the “Seven Danger
Signals” of cancer and RE¬
MEMBER THAT CANCER CAN
BE CURED IF ARRESTED IN
! TIME.
The next meeting of the
Women's Voice will be held at
the VMCA on Sunday evening.
May 16, at 6:30 o'clock.
Reported by Esther S. Warrick
Local Physician Address¬
es State Doctors
Dr. Carl R, Jordan, local
gynecologist, addressed the 61st
Annual Convention of the Geor¬
gia State Association of Phy¬
sicians and Pharmacists at the
Waluhaje Hotel in Atlanta,
on last Thursday. May 6.
Dr. Jordan spoke on the sub-
ject, “Sterility in the Female
j j causes. Diagnosis and Manage-
ment."
j He said: "A' 30 " 1 1 out of ev¬
ery 10 or 12 marriages is chid-
anatomical and
nlwsiowmal F‘u alulu swai conditions were
1 discussed, such as strictures
i and maldevelopment of the
female organs. However, it was
pointed out that over thp ;
cases arc due. in the woman,
to diseases of the fallopian |
tubes, secondary 1° criminal
abortions, infected childbirth,
or gonorrhea. Sterility is de-;
fined as the inability to be-
come pregnant under conditions
which normally lead to preg-
nancy after from 18 months to
3 years of marriage, assuming
the couple is not practising
birth control. 1
"Bv means of the Kidde In-
sufflator Apparatus. a gas
kno" ti as Carbon Dioxide can
be forced .nto the opening of
the womb, thence into the
tubes, to determine whether or
not the latter are open. In
mntStlAY, MAY IS, 1954 ^
HOME EDUCATION'
Issued bv the National Kindergarten Association, H West
40th Street, New York City. These articles are appearing
weekly in our columns.
“THE CHILD’S MUST SCHOOL IS THE FAMILY"—Frucbcl
A FEW SAFETY HABITS
>
Let us think for a few min¬
utes about the importance ot
forming safety habits.
Just yesterday, at about six
in the afternoon, we, my hus¬
band and I, stopped our car to
for the green light at
what Is usually a busy Inter-
in the suburb of Lake-
wood, Ohio, where we live. It
a dark, rainy Sunday,
not another car nor per¬
in sight. Suddenly I heard
tap on the ear-door window,
my husband’s side. Glancing
I saw a man with a sinister-
looking face, almost covered
heavy black whiskers and
peering in at us, his
on the door of the car.
intently watching the
light, did not hear nor see thr
stranger, whose ap¬
so clearly threatened
Nervously, I called out
my husband, “Go! Go! Go!"
excitement, however, upset
so that he slowwed down
starting instead of step-
up the speed. It seemed
though we would never get
enough away from that
dark figure.
Ncvcrthlcss, .. ,
in a very few
we were at a safe
and my heart
gratefulness that we had
recently acquired the habit of
our doors after enter¬
the car. The man had tried
door and failing to open it
no doubt, had hoped his
would cause the driver to
the window.
This experience made me
more than ever, the
of teaching our
all kinds of safety
I have a friend who is ex¬
careful to have her two
ldrcn habitually safety-law
. When . the
three ride
the car, Connie and Carl sit
and calmly, as they
been taught to do, No
fear is expressed. If is just a
hard-and-fast rule, understood
and taken for granted.
A small cousin of mine once
fell from a moving automobile
-q do not trust even so-calicd
locked doors!” the mother de¬
clares when discussing her firm
stand on safety measures.
youngters must sit still when
the car. They entertain
elves by watching from
windows or playing quiet,
ing games. When they
home they let out their
up spirits with lively
running and romping.’
As another safety
this mother has taught
children to put their toys
in boxes or on shelves so
(here is no chance to trip
(in. avmpr a definite
f° r things, as these
do. always impresses me.
rcccntly. I am ashamed to
have I formed this habit,
addition, a radiopaque dye
stance can be injected into
tubes; then, several X-rays
taken to outline or
the tubes.
"Moreover, in hitherto
less eases, reconstructive
ca, L. now b ? performcd
reopen „ the tubes, , but
must bo selected carefully.
“Statistics reveal that in
case of sterility, the fault
40', in the male, in the
50', and in both
10',. No examination of
female is complete without
thorough examination of the
male."
The lecture was well received
by the assembly, and Dr. Jor
dan was praised for his inves-
tigativc work in this field.
Savannah Alumni
To Meet Sunday
The Savannah chapter of the
Savannah state College Alum-
Association will meet at the
West Broad Street YMCA. Sun-
May 16. at 4:30 p. m.
Plans for the annual alumni
will be discussed. A
invitation is extended
the classes Of 1904, 1914, 1924,
and 1944.
had I acquired in the past
would have saved hours ’ of
hunting and a good deal of
wear ah cl tear on emotions.
I once lost a Liberty bond—a
Christmas gift. After much
searching hy the entire fiimiiy,
Teresa, our faithful cook, found
it among discarded wrappings
In a wastebasket in I lie base¬
ment. My dad. bless him, who
was always pointing out, “Youlre
so careless, dear!" had never
done anything constructive to
guide me in the other direction.
Returning to my safety-
conscious friend of whom 1 was
speaking, her youngsters, on
arriving from school, put coats,
hats, caps, mittens and galosh¬
es in place immediately. "Boys
and girls arc happier when
they’re orderly," Carl’s and
Connie's mother will tell you.
I helped my son and daughter
to form these habits and they
know now that it's their re¬
sponsibility to keep them act¬
ive."
Our next-door neighbor is
careful, too. Me insists on an
extra light being carried on his
son’s bicycle as soon as it is
dusk. Even the younger boy’s
wagon has a light on dark
days.
Another neighbor teaches
her daughter to glance ahead
and to look down whenever
they are about to alight from a
bus, so as to know in advance
where they a^p going to step.
If thfis^,. and many other
safety habits are developed it
is not needful lo keep harping
and cautioning. A child with a
little timely he!]) learns good
habits easily and then practi-
ccs them automatically, scarce¬
ly thinking of them at the
time they put them into use.
Fear stifles thie'IxlwoR ’to think
clearly, but good safety habits
buUd confidence and self-
reliance; they are a wonderful
protection in time of need.
5 ™ 1
What every mother
should know about
:
CUTS and SCRAPES
DON’T flood a large cut with harsh
j ! antiseptics. This ran damage tis-
sue, retard healing,
| DO bandage rut loosely with ster-
life Petroleum gauze smeared with‘Vaseline’
I Jelly. See your doetor
i to prevent complications such as
i tetanus.
neglect a small cut.
j DO use iodine or other antiseptic,
When bleeding slops, spread on a
protective film of ‘Vaseline’ Petro¬
leum Jelly. Bandage loosely only
if cut will be exposed to dirt.
DON’T bandage a scrape before
cleaning with mild soap and water
or mild antiseptic.
DO use ‘Vaseline’ Petroleum Jelly
to promote healing, prevent a
hard scab.
No family should ever hr without
‘Vaseline’ Petroleum Jelly! Used
in hoapitals and clinics, it’s medi¬
cally approved for home first-aid.
Put a jar or tube of ‘Vaseline’
Petroleum Jelly in your medicine
chest today.
| Simple, safe, soothing
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