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Maren a, lyiy
“Hurminity learns slowly—in fact s<#
slowly that sometimes > we become in-
linueiy discouraged. Hut some one has
described 'progress by saying that ra-
. cially we advance a foot and laid back
eleven and nine-tenths inches.
But it we keep on learning at all we
need never lose hope. The Lord evident¬
ly is very patient with His children. As'
we turn the blood-stained pages of his¬
tory we wonder sometimes why God has
permitted the evil drama to get started
in the iirst place- If we read separate
pages in history, we become discouraged,
but it' we read chapters, and especially
sections of the great chronicle, we come
to see that there is meaning in it. We
learn slowly—but we learn.
“If we do not believe this, we will be
in despair. We might he in despair
about ourselves. We would certainly
be hopc’ .ss about our government, about
the moral stale of the nation and of ihe
nation na.iwii an am I of III the Hie world. worm. . . He patient
with yourself. Be patient with your gen-
eration.” —Earl Earl L. 1, Douglass
AN HOUR OF PROMISE
Last Sunday, a delightful program
tendered by the Congregational; Aid, a
woman's Auxiiliary of the First Congre¬
large gational Church, was enjoyed by a fairly
and appreciative audience. The
promoters called it a “College Talent
Hour," hut to those listening, especial¬
ly the teachers who had taught these
•2] or more youngsters, prospective, en¬
rolled and students recently (graduated
from ten different colleges, the hour was
e justification and a triumph: justifica¬
tion of the untiring toil, faith and pa¬
tience. ami triumph in the modest biri
se!:f-reliatil exhibition of talent they al¬
ways believed these young folk possess¬
ed. More of the significance of the
occasion lies in the fact that it was a
sample of what could have happened, and
did happen, in hundreds of other com¬
munities in the South, that make obso¬
lescent one excuse for the continuance of
the inequities which retard the integra¬
tion of our section of the country into
the national and international structure
through which it may meet the require¬
ments of our country’s bid for world
leadership and total peace. It is a
sample ol the* kind of effort Negroes
are ma). : ng and must continue to make
toward the solution of the problem of in¬
tegration It was an hour of promise
and prophecy.
EXPERIENCE TFACHES
There is an old saying to the effect
that experience is a hard taskmaster and
that stupid people will Darn from no
other. It is unfortunately true that
some do not learn even from experience.
think there is evidence that Negro
citizens are in < lie latter class, political-
lv speaking. Every election since 1946
should have taught Chatham County Ne¬
groes how mmv. futile and inept their
Political activity has been. For example.
tv>cr have asked that Negroes he appoint¬
ed tn the Hoard of Education, that va¬
cancy's in ('.t v Council fil'-d by Negro
apnnintees: thev have asked for and haw-
hepn la-nmis.-d adequate improvements In
recreational fat il ties, esnecia’lv fora swim¬
ming pool; they have asked for and have
hern promised the organization of a Ne-
•rro-^anned fire Station: thev have ask¬
ed time and time
Silver Te-> Ry
Ro*t Auxiliary 500
Cn Sunday afternoon, sept
1, at 4 00 pm. the William P
Jordan Unit No. 500 will spon¬
sor a Silver Tea at t he y.M c.A.
Special features of the evening
will be two young men who are
outstanding in their fields,
speaking on ‘ The Veterans Role
in Education" and The Vet¬
erans Role in civ’e Life." They
are Commander c. O Ryals and
Prof. Wilton c. Scott, respect¬
ively. The main address will be
delivered bv (he Commander
of American Legion P vst No 53).
Benjamin I Lewis Other
numbem b;, outsfan ling groups
o he city will be on hand for
3 our entertainment. The pub-
lie is cordially invited to at-
tend this event. Mrs. Louise
Heidt is president of this or-
ganization.
National Advertising Representatives
Associated Publishers
-i West 46 Street
New York 19, New York
Whaley-Mikkelsen Company
6513 Hollywood Boulevard
Los Angeles, California
Whaley-Mikkelsen Company
235 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, California
ment of streets around their schools. Not
one of these requests has been granted,
'I he main reason why these needs have
gone unattended is obvious. Negroes
have been negligent of their civic and
political responsibilities. They have no
voting strength. Furthermore, in the
recent gubernatorial campaign only two
candidates have been courageous enough
to feel they could say anything that would
indicate they thought Negroes- should
4ave representation among the hovlers of
government jobs or positions. On the
other hand, all the rest have promised
to do everything in their power to circum¬
vent the recent decision of the U. S. Su¬
preme Court, and every person in Geor¬
gia intelligent enough to vote, knows ihe
meaning of sucli promises. They mean
among other things, that there will he
no Negroes in state offices, even as Jerks
or secretaries, or what have you. Just
what our leaders hope for beyond ihe
right ngnt to 10 vote, vote, we we can can not not even even imag imagine.
The measly 150.000 Negro votes, out of
a possible " 1 620,000, split three ways, is
hardly enough to be needed. Statistics
compiled after the last local election re¬
veal'd that all of the successful candi¬
dates could have been elected if no Ne¬
groes voted. Judging from the past, such
observations have not made the slightest
dent in the political thinking of our load¬
ers. It is our hope that the imoortanc •
of organization under honest and eomre
bait leadership will arouse Negroes in
Chatham County particularly, and in ihe
etato. This, it seems to ns, ,"s *6*.
lesson experience should teach and Ne¬
groes should learn.
A LABOR MFSSACF
The Pittsburgh Courier of last week
carries an account of Negro achieveni'm
in the areas of labor. It is a significant
record of the Negro’s participation in
the industrial; progress of the country. ii
showed his status in labor unions, that
was both informative and encouraging.
But it does not report that Negro work¬
men can relax their efforts to become
further integrated in unions. They have
still to battle to break down the har¬
riers of segregation and discrimination so
that every skilled worker shall have a
chance to earn a decent living, based on
merit instead of color, and so have a
chance to make his contribution to the
production potential of the country on
equal terms with other citizens, and to
Permit him to aid the section of the
country in which most Negroes to be¬
come integrated with the rest of the na¬
tion to make its practices conform to its
democratic professions.
The President’s message to organized
labor to abolish discriminatory practices
so that the productive capacity of the
country will include every man-hour pos¬
sible was opportune. The President’s re¬
quest. if heeded, has tremendous impli¬
cations for the South which “has the
greatest accelerated rate of urban and
industrial development of all regions; it
can catalogue more than twelve thousand
concerns employing more than 50 work
7 s pa,>, > Predicts a gain of at least
three thousand major plants in the next
ten years.”
The t
President’s message and the ('mi¬
ners record of the Negro’s advances in
industry are significant events in the 8 it.
uatmn created by the Supreme Court’s
cilfC RFTMRM FROM
grand LODGE
Weianri f oS-rp pa s lajq fb«
wound w~rk for its fall ball.
Cant, .i h Newton is chairman.
ExtUbp Ruler M p Sessoms.
s H Book*r. Doty Geo. Smith.
m Lottie Floyd and Dt Ruler
tonnie Butler of Elite Temple
and Weldon Lodge have re¬
turned from the Elks Grand
Lod^e in Chicago.
The cgp and gown unit of
Elite Temole will meet 7 pin.
at the Rest.
I , n ' lU , ' t '"' v ' »™f , , nraHen
,
T^» 0''°'’ Mnnrlo*’
| The Bethlehem Kindergarten
will be open Monday, Sept, 13,
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. All par-
ents who wish their children to i
attend should register them on
'the opening day. Mrs. Mary M. 1
Mitchell instructor.
cases
Personal Mention
Dr. A. H. Gordon anel family
have returned to their home
after the absence of most of
the family for the past several
months. Frank and
spent most of their
vacation visiting with their
father at Texas college.
Texas, where the latter
as chairman of the Division
Social sciences While at Tyler,
Frank and Robert were mem¬
bers of tiie Tyler Swimming
teams and participated in
swimming matches at Tyler,
Longview and Gladewater.
Frank won seven first place
ribbons in various contests and
Robert two or three first place -
several second places. Mrs
also spent a sport while
Texas after a trip to Phila
delphia.
THF SAVANNAH TRIBUWIS
"JUDGE US BY THE NEW TREND SMARTING WITH THE SCHOOLCASE
DECISION”
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V it,
^ H R ABROAD f HINKS
LIFE IMPROVES RACIAL
UNDERSTANDING
Raphael Cuthbertson, 4-Ii
•bib youth of Matthews, N.
who is now in England as an
j change 1 nicniati'ipal (IFYE) barm delegate, Vauth reports Ex-
i
hi a letter home that he thinks
'he exchange program is bring-
bi" about better understanding
between people of other coun-
ries and races.
v uing Cuthbert son left in
bom for a four-month stay in
So •.land and Wales along with
ix white IF YE delegates and
one colored fellow North Caro-
inian. Miss Maxine Young.
A -road, the 4-H‘ers were par-
" 01 .• l out among farm families
where thev live and work as
a member of the family. Cuth¬
bertson rays he was placed with
Mr and Mrs. J. Christianson
aiul (hmr 1 wo children who ac¬
cepted him as a brother
throughout his entire stay and
‘they were really sad when it
eame time for me to go.’’ Con¬
tinuing, he adds, “I think my
[ stay with them really did a lot
j toward bringing about a better
j ; understanding between people
of other countries and races.”
j Raphael, a senior and an
j honor student at A. & T. col¬
lege. is one of about 120 4-H
club youths who will be abroad
part of this year under . the
IFYE program. A similar num-
bet- of 4-H’ers from Europe and
other areas will be visiting with
farm families in the United
States. The National 4-H Foun¬
dation. which helps to sponsor
these youth exchanges, consid¬
ers this program an important
step toward world peace.
Asa 4-H’cr. Raphael has
grossed more than $4.0)0 off
his club Projects, and in 194?
was a delegate tee the Regional
4-H encampment at Tennessee
A. \ I stale university.
BURIAL SERVICES FOR
SLAIN CO-ED
TOT,EDO, Ohio—tANP)—More
than 2. non mourners attended
the funeral services of 19-year
"Id Dolores Grisham, slain Uni-
ver itv of Toledo roed in the
Pilgrim Baptist church. The
overflow crowd spilled outside
of the church.
The Rev. Samuel J. Coleman,
pastor, conducted the services,
speaking . , . preparedness , tor
on
l death Burial Burial followed followed in Wood-
lawn Cemetery.
Two of Dolores’ friends col¬
lapsed. one while attending the
; funeral, the other at home.
Earlier. Dolores' mother, Mrs
i Louise Grisham, collapsed in
1 court while the supposed slayer
| was bi^jng arraigned on first-
I degree murder charge.
The suspect, Joseph E. Col-
lins, 21. was held without bond,
He attempted suicide in his jail
| cell but was prevented from
doing so when a jailer caught
him fashioning a noose from
two handkerchiefs.
A single porcupine may kill
J or damage 100 trees in winter.
In a few hours of gnawing he
I can girdle a tree, thus killing it,
or perhaps leave wounds by
which tree blights enter.
1 is i Bankhead Save
Baseball Has Helped
ill" Relations
j new YpRK, September 0
Bankhead, the
Southern actress, said
that the entrance of Negro
players into baseball has im¬
proved race relations consid¬
erably.
Writing in the current issue
of Look Magazine, Miss Rank-
head says that Negro players,
with their superb grace, speed
and reflexes, have boosted the
caliber of major league ball.
"And baseball has done
something for the Negroes too,”
Miss Bankhead points out in
Look. “If nothing else, it has
unbigoted some bigots!”
As far as Miss Bankhead, a
rabid Giants rooter, is con¬
cerned, t he amazing Willie
Mays is already as great, as
Babe Ruth. Willie is the differ¬
ence, she says, between last
year’s Giants, which finished
35 games behind the Dodgers,
and this year’s club, which is
driving to the pennant.
And why shouldn't Willie be
great, Miss Bankhead asks in
her Look article? "He has a
tradition to live up to. It’s the
Alabama tradition.
“I was brought up in Jasper,
30 miles from Birmingham.
Willie was boin in Fairfield,
just a little south and west of
j Birmingham,
“The stars sort of fell on
Alabama when it comes to Ne¬
gro athletes,” the famous act¬
ress says. "The great and age-
lcsss Satchel Paige was born
in Mobile. Monty Irvin is from
Columbia; Joe Louis from Lex-
in S ton : and Jesse Owens, the
great runner who upset Hitler’s
"Maste'r Race” theories, was
from Danville.’’
FARMER WHO DIDN'T
BELIEVE IN RANKS
CHANGES MIND
LOUISBURO, N. C—(ANP) —
An elderly Negro tenant farm¬
er who didn't believe in banks
and almost lost $2,000 because
of it has changed his mind.
Last week he deposited near-
i” sa ooo, his life’s savings, in
local bank.
Arthur . .. “Sun Johnson had
, buried “ U V. . CU , $2,150 m . biils in a
fruit jar in his wagon shed. On
August 13 (a Friday). Johnson
visited the fruit jar and got one
of the bills for personal expen¬
ses. That was the last he saw
of his "roll" until $2,COO was
returned to him by a deputy
sheriff.
Last week, Johnson went to
his buried money place but the
jar—and the cash—were gone.
; He reported the loss and two
officers arrested three suspects,
two of them teenagers. The
boys turned up $2,000 and two
wrist watches, purchased with
“m stolen money.
Charged with the theft were
Pete and John Junior Kearney,
cousins, and both 15 years old
Lindbeiy Mitchell, 22. was
charged with being an access-
ory to the theft and receiving
stolen property..
JEWISH ________________ GROUP HONORS
THURG00C MARSHALL
HOPEWELL JUNCTION, N. Y.
ANPi Tiiurgood Marshall,
NAACP special counsel, received
a Human Rights Rights award award from
the Workmen’s Circle, a Jew¬
ish labor fraternal order, here
op September 5
Marshall was cited by the 1
Jowish labor fraternal order |
for his successful legal defense I
against segregation in cduca- |
tion before the U.S. Supreme
court.
RADIO PRESENTS
MAD ALIA JACKSON
Mahuhn Jackson, who has
been bni-ed as one of the great-
r '"t eo'-p'O singers of all time,
will star in her own program
when CR3 Radio presents the
“Mahnlia Jackson Show” begin¬
ning Sundav. Sept. 26.
The gifted contralto, known
internationally through con¬
cert tours and phonograph
records, will be presented to
CBS Radio audiences in the i
semi-inspirational style famil¬
iar to her manv followers.
Roi Ottlev, writing for the
Chicago Tribune, sums up Miss
Jackson’s style: “Her distinct¬
ion as a singer is naturalness,
plus the rhythmic beat or
bounce she gives every song.”
“The bounce,” explains Miss
Jackson, “simply means step¬
ping up the tempo of the
music, and putting joy into the
voice . . . sort of making a joy¬
ful noise unto the Lord, as
David said.”
Providing the musical back¬
ground for Miss Jackson’s pro¬
gram of spirituals will be her
accompanist, Mildred Falls, at
the piano, the Jack Ilalloran
Quartet, and a trio composed
of organ, guitar and string
bass.
The ‘ Mahalia Jackson Show”
will originate in Chicago, via
WBBM. John Lewellen is pro¬
ducer. Jay Sheridan is director.
(Sundays starting Sept. 26, at
10:05-10:30 pm., EST. Via
WBBM, Chicago)
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NNBL CONVENTION CHAIR¬
MAN—The National Negro Bus¬
iness League's 1954 convention. :
scheduled for Chicago’s Parkway |
Ballroom. Oct. 18-22, will at¬
tract delegates from every j
tate in h" Union according
o Lewis A H Caldwell, con- :
:nt.on chairman. Indications
are that this will be the most
j successful meeting of the 54-
J year-old organization which
i was founded by the late Dr.
’Booker T Washington.—• ANP>
1HURS., SEFUMBfR 9, 195* 1
HOME EDUCATION
Issued bv the National Kindergarten Association, 8
joth Street, New York City. These articles are
weekly in our columns.
“THE CHILD’S FIRST SCHOOL IS THE
PLEASE and THANK YOU
“Thank you, Jimmy; that
was a big help to me,” Mother
says when Jimmy brings her
the sewing basket that she has
recpiested. "Please go and get
my sewing basket,” she had
said, and Jimmy had gone hap¬
pily.
“Thank you, dear," Mother
says when Daddy closes the
window for her.
• You're welcome," Daddy an¬
swers. Then, "Please close that
door, Jimmy,” he says.
It is like this all the time in
the Smith household. Jimmy
hears "Please” and “Thank
vou” constantly, and it is often
that to him these words are
said. He hears “please” and
‘ Thank you” in soft, gentle
tones, and he connects them
with pleasurable incidents.
Jimmy is startipg to use the
words "Please and “Thank you”
himself now, in happy imita¬
tion of his parents. When he
forgets, his lapses are not men¬
tioned.
Barbara is the same age as
She is having different
experiences in this lesson. Bar-
bara ’ s mother shys, “Come,
Barbara It- ‘ s tme to P ick U P
- V011 ' * oys ‘ Hurry now.
Hmry is a familar word
docs not see much
sense in it. She is likely to re-
oly. “I have to put my dolls to
bed.” She starts to take the
floIls ’ f ' lotllPS off—slowly, care-
Lilly. When she can delay no
longer she picks up her toys.
Mother says, "Now wash your
hands and come to the table.”
Then, in a pleading voice, “Be
a good girl Barbara .” Being a
good girl doesn’t pay heavy div¬
idends, Betty feels, but event¬
ually she gets her hands
washed.
At the table Mother says to
Daddy, “Henry, please go to-
TEXAS, SPELMAN, LANE
COM FGF. CHOIRS TO
RE HEARD THIS MONTH
NEW YORK, N. Y, August 31
The choral groups of Texas,
S'pelnian and Lane colleges and
Tuskegee institute will be fea¬
tured during the month of Sep-
'ember on the American Broad-
casting Company’s weekly radio
series of college choir cQncerts.
The programs originate Sun¬
days over station WABC, 10:30
to 11 00 a m. and are heard at
local broadcasting times in
some 170 cities throughout the
country. The series features the
member college choirs of the
United Negro College Fund and
is a public service presentation
of ABC.
The September schedule is as
follows: the choir of Texas col¬
lege, Tyler, Texas, September
5; the choral group of Tuske¬
gee Institute, Alabama, Septem¬
ber 12; the Glee Club of Spel-
man college, Atlanta, Septem-!
ber 19, and the choral ensemble
of Lane College, Jackson, Ten-
essee, September 26.
The United Negro College
Fund is currently conducting
in some 70 cities
the nation'to raise
1954 goal of $1,750,000 which
help its member institu- j
meet annual operating,
The monies raised j
provide increased educa-
opportunity for Negro
through more scholar¬
aid and improved teach¬
and laboratory equipment.
PEACE OFFI-
TO
LGS ANGELES — <ANPi —
women peace offi¬
meet here this week in
their 27th annual convention.
This year s tbe mc centers on
the problems created by juve¬
nile delinquency.
The Women’s Peace Officer |
organization of California has
been noted for its relentless
fight against crime in that
state. Many of its methods in
fighting crime have been adap¬
ted by police departments
throughout the country.
The organization is interraci-
al. with Negro women serving
on the Juvenile departments in
many of the police stations.
night. We haven’t gone out
so long.”
■•No thank you,” says
“I’m much too tired."
At this point Barbara
toward the middle of the table.
She bends over so far that she
almost loses her balance try¬
ing, unsucessfully, to get
jam. Both parents'jump.
bara! Don’t you know how
ask for the jam?” questions
father. Barbara says
• What do you say?”
demands.
Barbara wants the Jam.
almost had it in her
when her parents stoppe r
her. She doesn’t know why she
should say anything.
Mother holds the jam high
the air. “Say ‘Please may I
have the jam,’ ” she instructs.
"Please jam,” Barbara man¬
ages, hands reaching,
watering, only to find
there is still more to be
before she may partake of the
jam.
“Thank you.” Mother
“When someone cgiVCS
something you should
‘Thank you.’ You know
I’ve told you enough times.”
It all seems like a Jot of un¬
necessary talk and .trouble
Barbara. To her, the
ions Please and Thank you are
in no way connected with eith¬
er gratitude or pleasure.
Now, Jimmy’s “Thank you"
is genuine—from the> heart. He
has learned that Please And
Than(c you are not only cor¬
rect, they are happy words
synonvmous with .smiles. For,
you know, almost any guest will
be both oleased and
without hearing any words,
a little child’s beaming face
and joyful manner express
thanks for the present he has
brought to him.
USO Anniversary
At The Y
This wrrk s , ntv wil1
bn sponsored by Dr; M, P. Sess-
ems, exalted ruler, Weldon
Lodge of Elks. Thifi party will
mark the 3rd anniversary of
USO at West. Broad Street
Branch Vj 1CA. Weekend activ¬
ities are prepared lor men
from Hunter Air Base,
Stewart and Parris Island.
Hostesses for this program
are recruited and trained local-
lv. Over one hundred junior
hostesses actively participate in
the program These girls take
part in activities on Tuesday
niehts at Hunter Air Base, and
Friday nights at Camp Stewart.
During the winter months, they
arrange coffee hours on Sun¬
days at the “Y.” AU of the host¬
esses are under the supervision
of Mrs. Francis J. Ashe, USO
Staff aide.
Individuals and organiza¬
tions arc urged to contribute to
this program and help make
the “Y” a Home Away frami
Home” for all servicemen in *iis
area.
The Golden Arrows cluluiin-
posed of high school stuoents
will give a dance Monday night
at the “Y.” All young people
are invited to attend.
“Youth Speaks” under the
supervision of John H. Law, Jr.,
will present a program Satur-
day 1:00 p.m. This program
comes direct from the West
Broad Street Branch YMCA.
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