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WE D SELECT A JUSTICE
The passing' of Justice Jackson leaves
a vacancy in the high tribunal that has
made itself a place among the immortals
in the minds of libertv loving Americans,
along with George Washington, Thomas
Jeflerson and Abraham Lincoln. Read-
ersnf American histom will applaud the
decision of the Supreme Court, rendered
May 17. 197,1. Justice Jackson was one
of them and takes his place with them
in the niche they have won for them-
selves in the annals of legal decisions.
Few decisions of the l\ S. Supreme Court
or any other will rank in importance with
the decision cf Mav 17. It will not be
easv to fill the vacancy left hv the death
of Mr. Justice Jackson. It wid not he
as simple as some of our southern friends
think. If the President followed the sug-
gestions which arc Incoming frequent, it
would be easy indeed to name almost anv
southern lawyer who would meet the
qualification set up for an appointee by
every southerner who has suggested
person to l- named. The main quali-
fication these presidential aides point out,
should be sympathy for the South’s think-
ing on the status, aspirations and quali-
fieations of Negroes to be full citizens of
the United States. But, is that the chief
qualification a judge diould possess to
occupy a scat on the* bench of the U. S.
Supreme Court, now or at any time?
Should not the country expect the ap-
pointment of a man who has the judicial
temperament that is based in a deen
rooted belief in justic e and liberty for all
people, North, South, rich, poor, whi'e
and black? Ind'cations are that the
South does not want such a man, judg-
ing from what they say about Justices
Clark and Flack both Southerners, who
joined in the uvmnimmis decision. Of
course there is the risk that any south-
erner of judicial temperament and expe-
rience in the law. when elevated to the
high court and free from nolitical and
other decadent pressures, will shed th“
shackles that out-worn traditions placed
uixm him.
Tho.se who know Mr. Eisenhower’s abil-
ity to pick men are rather certain that
he will appoint a worthy successor to
Justice Robert Jackson. As far as the
Supreme Court is concerned, he did a
number one iol, in selecting Mr. Jus rice
Warren to fill the place left vacant by
the death of Chief Justice Vinson. Some
competent observers believe that the do-
vision would have been the same if Mr.
Vinson had lived to take part in it
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TRADITION VS PROGRESS
The sound . and ... iurv ot the <liscussmns
and reactions which began with the mo-
mentous decision oi the L. S Su H cme
(ourt follow the line the South has al-
ways taken with respect to any -ocml or
IKjht.cal advance that related to Negroes
initiated by them or by others in their
behalt This has been true from the
beginning of the country’s national life
and stems from the Philosophy of white
supremacy; from the belief that Negroes
were inferior and the cursed descendants
of Ham and so could be deprived of any
cultural advantages without any teehngs
of compunctions whatsoever. It was right
to deprive them of education because
it would spoil their, usefulness as slaves.
II was one good way of keeping them in
“their place” as submissive slaves, or at
a later period as disadvantaged and ex-
Ploited ex-slaves. The South had wrung
a sort of economic security and indopend-
ence out of the agony, sweat and unre-
quited toil of its slaves, and curiously
enough, it was so steeped in its beliefs
that it would not let itself see that en-
lightened selfishness should have advised
a different course in dealing with more
than 4 million people that w>re a potmi-
tial economic asset rather than the lia-
bilitv that its adherence to worn-out tra-
ditions could sanction. “The issue of
‘white supremacy’ and ‘Negro domina-
tion'. as it was called in the South, has
for more than a hundred vears stifled
freedom of thought and speech and nM
other ci'ic rights and liberties m bot* 1
Negroes and whites in the South. K
l-as retarded iks < noomic. social and < nl-
inral advance.” This spirit, more <»• less
•'ciiera' is i—-Monsible for the delibera- .
tion with which ihe South has created
wide differentials in all areas, esneciall,
in education, since 1896 when the doc--
trine of “separate but eoual” vas an-
nounced. The conscience of the South (li-.l
not chide i4 lirmitting through more than fifty
years for its loyalty to a
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senile tradition to blind it to the wealth
tha | L ‘- v J n its human resources it refused
4 to H‘P through education and equal eco-
nomic opportunity It hesitates even now
<° make the m0Ht of th em beca “ l °
. oi 4I the
< u *<>me
traditions it holds dear. A noted son h-
<‘ rn ^biologist advises that the South,
< les ' )lte th ‘‘ of lts increasing indus-
t, ; ial 'W ss - can not assume its rightful
l ,Iac « \ n th * natlon as lon ^ as >* * * 1
recognize the importance of making fin
,,S!> ot ,ts total man-power and its total
consumer market- A brochure, bduca-
tlon A " Investment In 1 eople. compiled
, > v .the Chamber of Commerce of the
; fetates shows the evidence that
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'^rc w direct relationship between the
atandaid of umg, piotui ion <un on
fump ion ot goods and services, econom-
,c "ell-being and the lev,* of education
people. I he ,.ou h mus eain is i*
* is to achieve the progress its natural
« nd ' 'earn resources t his it make possible L
can no i peisis s m o,
> n * on to those traditions that are worn
out and need abandoning. Tradition’,
>\e‘d to be abandoned when they get in
" ie wa - v Progress,
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AMENDMENT , M NO. 4
Must two weeks from now Georgia
voters will go to the polls to confirm me
election of state officers and to approve
some of the amendments offered io ihe
state officers and to approve some of the
amendments ottered to the state constitu-
tion. While all of the amendments of-
fered may be important and necessary,
there is one which is ot paramount im-
portance mainly because it concerns tne
future of education in Georgia; because
R, concerns the type of citizenship we
may expect in the years to come. Pur-
ing the past week alignment omboth sides
G f the question have received added sup-
por t. Th? argument at present seems to
favor the opponents of the amendment o>
abolish our public schools, but the pro-
ponents of the amendment have the ad-
vantage of being themselves of the nd-
ministration machine with the prestige
an( j pressure it musters, so that there
can be n0 letup in the ranks of those op-
posing the amendment. The subtle ap-
pea i to dyed-in-the-wool reactionaries will
have its effect. The consultant predic-
tion that “blood will flow endlessly’’ if
attempt is made to carry out the Supreme
(durt’s decision to integrate public
sc j h„ols. will not fall on deaf ears especial-
y wbt , R jt j s ma de to appear that .he
is the way to prevent it-
Tllis
accomplish something else also, to pies
N votera into voting for the
amendmenti since they will be the vic-
tims of b i 00 d-letting. The actual fact is,
h ver ' if integration is accomplished,
iU n ot be an irrevocable disaster. Kx-
• prove8 this. Proponents of the
mu , ndmeni have come up with another
. * f 1 gubt ’ u tv . the amendment was a
f (h)1 platform; party loyal!v re-
* j abi()jnfr , )V the results of the pri-
of coursc thoughtful people will
nce see the trick in this. This
‘ platform,
dme t was not a part of the
, . thp gubernatorial candidates,
V ) „ mocra t s .,11 were not in favor of the
' sound
, n( The situation and
e<man ,hip demand that, instead of
; ‘ interfer-
* . stin violence and military
‘ our i eader( , should be devoting their
‘, ies toward getting the citizens of
st ‘ L t o think soberlv about a matter
which thpv or their children will som '
, t o settle right. Atty. Gen.
( . has thrown the weight of his influ-
a „ d couns n] against violence. • He
has adviset i that it will not be necessary;
‘ for hooded
, j s n0 need croons
,‘. jj lt tain lawful ends. thinking (It is not of those diffi-
to un derstand the
. would use the hood to circumvent
. onst it u ted ’aw.) and
. pbe arrav ' 0 f individuals groin -
, ( Jn oppos ition to this dangerous
amendme nt is impressive. It should show
that t he effort to defeat the
endment is n ot a matter of politics,
Hv*.;-'.- one o f the individuals and sveri
group that has been outspoken in oppo-
sition to the proposed amendment "e
deenlv interested in the education ot the
state's chi’dren, and in the state’s strue-
ture for achieving it. 1 hev have b-cn
so through the years. Thev worked
ba rd to build up the states ability to
provide for its children, and "e believe
their sincerity is unquestioned even b\
those who would run the risk of destroy-
THE SAVANNAH TRIBUH1
Hi* Bull^rfly^
frail
ALBERT MARY THWEATT
Thought For The Week
"No language can
Ihe power and beauty
heroism and majesty of
mother’s love. It shrinks
where man cowers, and
stronger where man faints,
over the wastes of worldly for-
tune sends the radiance of its
quenchless fidelity like a
! in heaven.’ E. H.
BLESSED EVENT
The proudest grandparents to
be pound anywhere are the
grand parents of little Alan
Gerard Walker, who on Colum¬
bus Day took over the Army
Base Hospital in Washington,
D. C. He just couldn't wait
the remaining six weeks so
anxious was he to see what
was going on in this great
i world. His parents, Second
Lieut, and Mrs. C. Alan Walter,
were still bewildered on Sunday
night when we called them.
There was only a little over an
hour’s warning and as a result
a grand rush for the hospital.
Mother and Dad are doing fine,
The newcomer weighed only
four pounds, ten ounces at birth
but is gaining rapidly. He is
eighteen and one half inches
; i on „
Now there are four genera-
lions on both the maternal
and maternal sides. The grand
parents are the Robert Thweats
'and the John Clabornes, Jr.
The great grand parents are
W-s. Justine H. Patterson and
the John Claybornes, Sr. There
arc several grand aunts and
uncles on both sides
A call from Mrs. William G-
Tyson i Maudei on Sunday
brought us the grand news that
1 she had talked to them. Mrs.
Tyson stopped by Washington
jcnroute from Roxbury, Mass.
OMEGAS ENTERTAIN WIVES
AND SWEETHEARTS
The wives and sweethearts
of the local chapter of the
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity were
i royally entertained on last Fri-
day night at Tremont Inn’s
Dining Room. The center of
| interest was a table that was
in keeping with the Harvest
Season. The huge apples and
Jmany ! lovely to bunches behold. of grapes The dining were
tables arranged in an L shape
were ladened with bounteous
| dishes of chicken, deviled crabs,
iried shrimps and oysters,,
■ chicken salad .olives, pickles,
■ hot rolls, tomato salad, mints,
i hot coffee and other drinks
I Miniature monogrammed books
! of matches, lots of gum and
I cigarettes helped to fulfill the
evening’s pleasure. Dr. J. W
! Jamerson, Jr., passed out the
|souvenir matches one of which
eontained a lucky number.
I Mrs. Lester Johnson (Connie'
was fortunate enough to draw
|the one on which was written
| XV. Her prize was presented
by B. J. James.
Enjoying the evening were
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Briggs of
M.illen. Ga.; Mr. S. A. Jones,
Mr. Norman Elmore. Dr I. D ‘|
Williains. Mr. and Mrs. James ,
luten. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Hop- |
kins. Mr W. H. Bowen, Mr. and
Mrs. B J. James, Mr. and Mrs. i
Benjamin R. Singleton. Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond Washington. Dr. j
and Mrs. J. W. Jamerson. Mr
and Mrs. Ira Williams, Mr. and
Wr^en’' Day Sunday
A* Cong’l Church
Mrs. R, Grann Lloyd of Sav¬
annah State College will he the j
Women's Dav sneaker Sunday
morn in? at the First Congrega¬
tional Church. Taylor and Hab¬
ersham Streets.
The women of the church will
be in complete charge of the
service which will begin prompt¬
ly at 11:15 A. M. Music will be
furnished by a girls’ trio from
Savannah State College and!
Mrs. Dorothy Tilson. soloist. j
Mrs. Evanel r. Terrell is !
chairman of the program ”om-
Mrs. Lester B. Johnson, Mr.
Mrs. Robert Young, Dr. and
J. H. Eberhardt, Mr. and
i Q Jefferson, Mrs.
Bowman, Miss Catherine
zo, Mr. Arthur Dwight, and Mr
and Mrs. Robert Thweatt.
The Omegas concluded
evening by having pictures
the group made followed by
singing of Omega songs.
COMING EVENTS
Ftvma Gamma Rho's presen¬
tation of Rhomania is
lacked forward to by many
’•ennahians Put it on yo
‘ Must List.”
Invitations are out for
ft. O. P.s’ Masquerade Rail that
will take p'ace on Friday, Octo-
b' 1 ” 29 at Coconut Grove.
TnvRot'pns are also out- f oi’
neUa siama ThRta SororitvV
Hallowe’en Barn Dance that wit!
given at Coconut Grove o’’
"bursday r> ! ’ht. October 28.
’’’itches "ablins and ghosts ,v !
hr> in evidence
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CONTEST
A s R^vr" 1 and Fashion
,‘‘how climaxed a spirited Pa"’'
Tautest that was sponsored hv
f he Sisterhood of Second Bao-
tist Church of which Mrs. Na-
nrn ‘ Jones is the president
Winning first orize was little
Patricia Ann Handy. Carle-
thia Ouarterman received t’ne
, second prize. The foime-
brought in a total of $114.75 and
" le la ^ er S85.70. Other con-
testants included John Edward
Richardson. David Scott. Jr..
and Charles Henry Cob.3. They
also received gifts.
Mrs. Esther Warrick was the
narrator for the Fashion Show,
Tho kindergarten group was
” na er the direction of Miss
Catherine Hunt. Other groups
were directed by Mrs. Cather¬
ine Williams and your scribe.
They presented a dramatization
entitled "How the Old Woman
Furnished the Shoe.’ Total
receipts from the contest and
admission were *346.11.
INTERESTING HIGHLIGHTS
Tb Deltas held their second
meeting of the fall season on
last Saturday at the home of
soror J. L. Bryant. Co-hostess-
es were sorors Julia Bacon and
Camilla Weems. The spirit oi'
Hallowe’en was effectively car j
riec( ou ^ bo m j n decoration and
serV ice. A lovely gift was pre-
sen t ed Soror Dorothy Taylor,
past president.
Celebrating birthdays this
mon th are Mesdames Melissa
Lewis Geraldine Zeigler, Helen
Ri i ev Marguerite Long, Lucy
D ough. Larcenia Loadholt and
Robert Thweatt. Many Happy
Returns of the Day f or a u
Mrs L arn ena Loadholt receiv-
j ng , a surprise on her return
from scboo i on? day; a beau-
TV a birthday gift from
hu - 0 b V (Warren).
Mrs _ Avler Love tt is chairman
American Education Week
thsJ vftar The Gener al Theme
i‘a rb ools are Your Responsi-
bilitv.’ Ministers are being
conta et C d to address their con-
„ reg , a ti on on the subject “Ideals
tQ T ,,, e Rv ”
^ LiUie Jacksoni seventh
o-ra.de teacher at East Broad.
. be taken to Charity
Hospital on Saturday ‘ ls
sonle better at this writing.
mittee. assisted by Miss M. R.
Shivery. The public is invited.
Chairman, UCA
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leaders has consented to serve
in the campaign. Tne commit¬
tee urges all captains and team
workers to be present Monday
evening at the kick off meeting
for final instructions and work¬
er’s kits, at which time J. E.
Cay, Jr., general campaign j
chairman, with other officials
of the United Community Ap- i
peal, will be present.
years to erect.
call is clear It is imperative, and it
comes to every voter in this and every
other county, who has at heart the future
of our state to let nothing keep him from
easting his vote against Amendment No.
4 and, furthermore, lie should commit
himself to doing a door-bell-ringing-ami
button-holing job to interest his neigh¬
bors and friends to do the same thing.
j Vespers At Y To
Begin Sunday
Vesper services will begin at
the West Broad Street Branch
YMCA Sunday, 6:00 p. m. This
service will be under the spon-
sorship of the Interchurch
j Council. Raleigh A. Bryant, Sr.,
president of the Interchurch
i Council, has secured Miss Natalie
lacker. 12th grade student at
Alfred E. Beach high -school,
for the first speaker of the
vear. She is a member of St.
Philip AME church, member of
the cheer leader squad, choral
and creative dance groups at
Beach high .school, and the
r| vrrhW of Mr. and Mrs. Sam-
pel A Turkic Appearing on the
program will be the Inter-
ehnreh C b oral Group, Mrs.
Maxine V. Moon, riirccto” AM
Hi Y. Tri-Hl-Y and Gra-Y
dubs hav° been asked to send
t0 th , s serv ic e.
D r -T. w. Wilson, chairman of
the Committee of Management
of the “Y.” has nroeq qp mem,
hers of thp committee to l-o
present at the first vespo r 0 f
the fap opr) winter season. Elder
Geor~e p. Jenkins, ehafrman of
the Religious Fmnhasis Com¬
mittee. will preside. Refresh¬
ments will be served by the
T ”njrr Hostess club of the *’Y ”
.
Josephine Secure, L.P.N.,
will serve as pianist for the
voener.
The Barons social club. E. IT
Robe-ts nresident. took out
memberships for the entire
club.
“Youth Speaks” radio pro¬
gram will present a choral
group from Beach high school
Saturday. 1:00 p. m.
The Monarch social club will
give a dance at the “Y” Friday
night, and there will be a dance
after the Woodville - Carver
game at the YMCA.
The weekly USO partv con-
ducted for servicemen in this j
area will be held at the i
Saturday night, 8:30 p. m. j
I
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Two Films To Fc '
Shown St. Matthew’s !
Men’s Club
A, T. Pope, program director j
of the Men's Club of St. Mat¬
thew’s Episcopal church, an- j
nounces that two films will be i
shown bv John H. Law. Sr., at 1
the regular meeting of the or- j |
ganization Monday evening,
October 25, at 8 30 p.m.
All members of the club are |
urged to be present and hear a
report on the consecration of :
the very Reverend Rhett Stew r - j
art, Bishop of Georgia. J. R. I
Jenkins, president, represented
the club in Augusta October 20. I
The Program Committee is in
the process of selecting a Men’s
day speaker, which will be ob¬
served during November. Father
Gustave H. Caution is the rect¬
or of St. Matthew’s.
Walker Lodge
The Walker Lodge of the
Friendly Brothers and Sisters
celebrated its third anniversary
Sunday at Friendship Baptist •
church. Guest lodges were But- j
ler Home Christian Workers, >
Improved Royal Bros, and Sis- j
ters Lodge, Williams Lodge of
Tatemsville. Good Samaritans
Lodge, Sandfly, and the Five
Star Singers of Oliver. Ga. Three
new members were taken in,
colletion was $70.90.
Walker Williams, president;
R. Johnson, acting vice presi¬
dent: Sis. Leola Jackson, treas¬
urer; Tommie Lee Jackson, re¬
porter.
FIRST AID
for cuts
and scrapes
Simple, safe, soothing
r FIRST-AID KIT -
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1954
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Mutuals To Assist In
Program For Mentally
Retarded Children
The Mutual Benevolent So¬
ciety, Inc t , has been contacted
by Werner Metz, consultant for
mentally retarded, defective
speech and home bound chilti-
ren, for the Board of Education
\ of Chatham County. He spoke
1 of the transporting of these
| children to DeRenne and East
Broad Street schools for in-
j struction.
TLe membership voted to as-
j sist in this worthy project. J. R.
Jenkins, president, appointed
I M. O. Johnston, chairman, and
J. G. Graves, co-chairman, to
work out details of the program
and make the assignments to
, i the following members who
have offered the use of their
j ! cars and time: M. O. Johnston.
I J. G. Graves, Morgan Bodgood,
Attorney L. L. Scott, Clarence
j | Wright, John S. Delaware. Cs-e’-
! Greene. S'. L. White. John H.
Law, Sr.. Dr. M. P. Sessoms,
Raleigh A. Bryant, Sr.. Chat
West. Vernon C. Whitehead and
J. R. Jenkins.
Justice Dept. j
i I
Urges !
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fContinued from Pncw nne>
n’-oseotnci in a statement, to
Interstate Commerce Depart¬
ment in response to a plea filed
by twelve southern railroads to
continue jim-crow service.
The issue was brought to the
attention of the ICC a number
of monhs ago by the NAACP
but no ruling on the matter has
vet been made.
The Supreme Court in 1957
outlawed segregation in rail¬ |
road dining cars but no ruling
has plying been to issued overall specifically bus rail- ap- j
or |
road travel. l
The department noted that
the Supreme Court, in outlaw¬
ing racial segregation in public
schools, said that inforced seg- i
regation of Negroes from white i
j
1 as denoting the inferiority” of
Negroes.
“Just as our Constitution is
color blind and neither knows
or tolerates classes among citi¬
zens,” the brief continued, “so,
too, is the Interstate Commerce
Act.”
1 “The time has come for the
j commission, in administering
that act, to declare unequivo-
j.cably that a Negro passenger is
free to travel the length and
breadth of this country in thg
j same manner as any other pass-
i enger."
The department said that in
| its opinion the separation of
whites from Negroes on rail-
| roads violates not only the In¬
terstate Commrecc Act, but also
the Constitution.
In their brief, the Southern
! railroads said decisions of both
the Supreme Court and the ICC
| “are perfectly clear that the
j I mere colored separation of when white equal and
passengers
■ accommodations are provided,
is not a violation of the Inter-
state Commerce Act nor is it
oherwise unlawful.”
The seven railroads said they
set aside separate coaches or
parts of coaches for Negro and
white passenger.; and that thefl
accommodation; for the twoV
races are "substantially equal.”
They said separation of the
races has been a practice for
more than 57 years and is in
line with public opinion and
customs of states through which
the railroads pass.
Rosebud Singers
To Celebrate
The well kno .v-u R o s e b u d
Gospel Singers will cele-
brate their third anniversary
on October 28 at Pilgrim Bapt.
church. They extend a cordial
invitation to the public and a-11
their frends and well wishers,
to come out and worship with
them. The Rosebud Singers
were organized’ by Mrs. Pearlic
Young at 813 Reppard St.
September 30, 1951.
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