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POLICE DISCOURTESY
Several incidents occurring within the
last month or two alarm us. We want
to feel that police officers are becoming
better informed in matters of human re¬
lations. In many cities policemen are re¬
quired to take study courses in human re¬
lations, and public relations also. We
had hoped that brutality on the part of
police officers was a thing of the past, at
least as far back as nine years ago. We
dislike to think that it was ever a fact
as fas as our policemen are concerned.
Furthermore, it was our hope that the
employing of Negro policemen would do
a great deal toward getting Negro citi¬
zens to regard law-enforcing officers as
friends rather than foes and hunters,
looking for trouble. We believe their
employment has done some good in this
jfespect, but we also believe their employ¬
ment could have been more worthwhile
if they were more in number and not
restricted to limited patrol work on vir¬
tually two streets; if they were used
in prowl cars. It: is understandable that
Negro policemen would have a better ap¬
proach to Negro suspects and would be
less resented. A case of recent occur¬
rence. that could have easilv resulted in
the death of a man because white offi¬
cers permitted race to influence their ap¬
proach to a matter of duty, contains some
features which is the chief of our alarm.
We believe the ( hief of Police does not
countenance unprovoked brutality, but we
do not see how he will ever know it is un¬
provoked. The Question of verasity
looms large so that every case must be
' judged by itself. We do hope policemen
. \\il> recognize that a human being is in¬
volved in every instance which calls for
their service.
THE V. C. A.
Every year at or about this time, the
citizens of this community, along with
the citizens of manv other communities
throughout our country are given an op¬
portunity to show that they are willing
to aid those whose needs are cared for
like those embraced in the work of the
forty agencies that are members of the
UCS. They will have the opportunity
to show othc- foin'+Hos what makes
America the outstanding example of de¬
mocracy at work Here is a fine dem¬
onstration of invaluable services render¬
ed through the voluntary initiative of
citizens. Participation in supporting these
services has come to define the meaning
of responsible cH i/enshin H gives status
to a citizen. The combined support of
the time, talent, and money assembled by
the UCA makes possib' > the efficient
distribution and administration of funds
to needed worthy agencies, that would be
impossible to separate, promiscuous giv¬
ing - , impossible even as a government
function.. Some of the agencies that
could not go on without the UCA are:
Bov Scouts, Girl Scouts. Bovs Clubs, nurs¬
eries and welfare organizations that meet
critical creature needs. No one who
prides his citizenship can afford to pass
nn the opportunity to give the support
the UCA realists and exnects. Join with
those who will narticioate in the Victory
celebration on November 5.
THF FVFNTFW DAY
There have been few tones in the h’ -
t.orv of Georgia that an election day call¬
ed on voters *o ft<«■>«■>ons os mo¬
mentous as those to be made next Tues¬
day. The decisions will affect every
LOSES SUIT BASED
ON “NEGRO” BES’DE
HIS NAME ON BALLOT
OKLAHOMA CI1 £. Okla.
federal judge here ruled last
that a Oklahoma law re¬
the word "Negro after
a candidate's name was net
discrimination and a violation
constitutional rights.
Judge Stephen S.
a $20,000 damage n-
by A B McDor.g’d. Ckia-
City Ncg-o real estate op-
The jurist ruled that McDon-
aid had not been deprived ot
equal protection under the law
and that federal courts do not
have jurisdiction in the case.
McDonald sued members of
the Oklahoma Election board
because the word "Negro" ap-
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citizen in the state without regard to
bis standing, no matter what it is. It
will; determine in a large measure wheth¬
er the people of Georgia will be fright-
(net! into voting their sovereign power*
into the hands of a few” and in f king
j. step in the direction of subjecting them¬
selves to “tyranny and corruption.” The
proponents have giver, no specific answer
to the question as to why they are in
such a hurry to have such an amend¬
ment to the constitution passed since it
v/ill not accomplish what it is designed
to accomplish. Furthermore, it is unne¬
cessary in as much as the legislature has
passed an act to cut off tunds tor edu¬
cation from any school or college -hat ad¬
mits members of me opposite races.
Nor have they answered many other
questions, such as those pertaining to the
lunch program, transportation and text
books. Neither have told how the state
can furnish public funds to private
schools for any purpose and divest itso ,f
of responsibility as a state. What can
a state do with public funds with respect
to a state function that will free it f-om
responsibility? The people should net be
frightened by any prediction of what
other states will think of Georgia. Other
states are going their way, doing what
they desire to do, and some of them are
setting an example that Georgia might
well follow. Florida for instance. Sa-
vannahians wi*:1 need to give serious ■ on-
to casting their votes in regard
to the amendment because they stand
to face the grave question as to whether
thev will have enough room for their
.children already overflowing existing fa¬
cilities. when and if the amendment
abolishing public schools passe.;. As we
see it. there is only one thing for citizens
of Chatham County to do: vote against
Amendment No. 4.
SOMETHING else.
There are other important considera¬
tions involved in the voting: on next
Tuesday. One is how to get more money
schools in Chatham County; how to
or and whether to send
iret rid of slums; an_inexperienced (
t the Consrresa on-
0 amendment having to do
gressman. The th“ Homo-
with rotting more mom"’ is
stead Exemption Amendment We thmk
( hatham County should favor this
amendment. We think the same for the
Slum Clearance Amendment. As to any
write-in candidate for Congressman at
this time, we are against it., despite the
criticism Mr. Preston’s involvment in »
housing nroiect transaction mvites. Out
information is that he has been Mwavs
staunch advocate for whatever Savan¬
a needs, and this is
nah’s oort needed, or exmtndmg
of no light importance to the
oro'-ress of our nor* as one of '>0 leadmg
norfs. if not the leading port, nn the
Southeast Atlanta P-uvo-ts of our
port’s progress show that its annual
pavroll amounts to «Wt.V million dollars
naid to 18.000 workers; that its activi¬
ties connect it with other norts all over
the world: that one million dollars of Fed-
oral monev are reouired annually *<' main¬
tain its channnel at a deiCh at all tim°s
to accommodate large sea going vessels
of heavy tonnage: that other government
supported anticipated nroieets e'-oansion. are needed Much ' • ^
on with o+ alert
this is made possible because
r.mreseutatiop in Washington- There¬
fore the choice here depends unon onr
interpretation of values at "tie moment.
The decision is up to th voters.
peared in parenthesis after his
name last July on the Demo¬
cratic ballot as a candidate for
U. S. senator. State election
laws demand the procedure.
CHEST X-RAYS FOR
FAMILIES OF
“BLUE BABIES”
WASHINGTON—A chest x-ray
j for tuberculosis is indicated for
ill members of families having
j children born with heart de¬
fects that caus.' blueness in the
skin, a Jacksonville, Fla., phy¬
i sician said today.
According to Dr. S. D. Doff,
; reporting before the Second
j World I
I Congress of Cardiology
and the 27th Scientific Sessions
, of the American Heart Associa¬ | |
tion, “blue babies” have a
heightened susceptibility to tu¬ 1
berculosis of the lungs.
thus need the utmost
from exposure to TB. especially
since recent developments
surgery offer hope that
heart defects may
be corrected or improved. He
recommended precautionary
chest x-rays of all persons w
come into contact with such
children whether in the home or
in the hosoital.
FACTS ABOUT ANTI-FREEZE
Surgeons use ant* freeze cir¬
in a refrigerated blank-
wrapped around the patient
to reduce the flow of blood in
certain delicate operations.
Ice Fisherman use anti-freeze
to keep their lines supple and
to prevent the surface of the
fishing hole from freezing.
THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE ~
“YOUR VOTE REPRESENTS POWER WHEN YOU EXERCISE YOUR FRAN¬
CHISE’'
JUDGE SEITZ’S OPINION
CATHOLIC AWARD
NEW YCRK — (ANPt — A
southern judge whose liberal
,opinion in integration in the
; Delaware school case, last week
was named by Catholic Inter-
| r-cial council of New York as a
winner of the 1954 James J.
Hoey award for interracial jus
tic°
I Judge Collins J. Seitz of Wil
mington, Del.., chancellor of
| Delaware, was selected by the
| CIC along with another South-
; erner, Mrs. Gladys D. Woods, a
school principal of Greensboro.
1 North Carolina.
] tion in education, quoted hi,
I opinion in the Delaware case
I J that state-imposed segregation Negro
in education results in
| children receiving inferior ed-
, ucational opportunites.
Mrs. Woods is the first Negro
woman to win the award. An
active member of her parish
and community, she is known
as a tireless campaigner for in-
terracial justice before the local
school board. A convert to
Doctor’s
Home
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We’ll die before they do it."
The ‘dorv on the letters came
out while Dr. Julian was speak-
ing last week before the region-
al convocation of the Congrega-
tional church at downstate
Rockford.
The letters, Dr. Julian told
l the meeting of ministers and
| laymen, warned him that if he
did not move by Nov. 1 he would
! never see his children again.
j He has a son, Percy Lavon,
Jr 14. a freshman at Oak Park
.
High school: a daughter. Faith
Rosell, 10, and a foster son,
Rhoderci. 10. The latter two are
in the fifth grade in public
school.
A bomb was . thrown at , Juli- _
an’s home in June, 1951. and
| the house was set afire in Nov-
'ember, 1950, before the Julians
moved in.
:
The home was completely
soaked wit’i gasoline in a/hat
Julian called “an obvious pro¬
fessional job, which failed
through inadvertence.”
! Julian says his neighbors had
; no’ been hostile by any means,
’b' , have been only mildly
i “ndly for the most part.
Julian, 55, is president of the
Suburban Chemical company of
, Franklin Park. The famed
chemist for many vears headed
research in vegetable oil and
food division cf the Glidden
compare*
Considered one of Chicago’s
most outstanding citizens, he I
was named "Chicagoan ^ of the i
Year" in 1949
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WINS
Catholicism, Mrs. Woods
held office in the Central
Carolina curia (assembly)
Leion of Mary.
The award, a silver medal,
presented annually on
feast of Christ the King to
white and Negro Catholic
outstanding contributions to
cause of interracial justice.
was established in 1942 by
family of the late James J.
e y, a founder and first
dent of the CIC.
The awards will be
Oct. 31 at Carroll club here.
satis actonly.
.
11 ‘ p ru so, c am a
New York City Housing
ity, said that in the 68
racial housing projects, with
tenant population of
300.000, families of all
and creeds live peacefully
gether. Cruise said that
j es are accepted for
housing solely on the basis , . of
income and need.
Local NAACP
In Drive To
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can either be defeated at
polls on November 2 where it
costs nothing or it must be
tested in the courts which is
1 costly, Mr. Law said. He
j ver y ex-
nres <; ed the Rope that it is
] des j re and intentions of the
| c itj Z ens t 0 k ju it here and now.
I This will be the first
| meeting for the Christmas Seal two
campaign which opened
weeks ag0 under the leadership
, f Mrs L s stell All
.
I, are being urged to be
to make their reports.
Rev. P. A Patterson. NAACP
chairman of the legal
| committee, will of report Negro on citi-
j brutal beating a
.zen in Yamacraw Village by
■ white policemen two weeks
( The NAACP legal redress
; mlUee has already called
^ „ immediate dismissal 0
; of f ic ers.”
I It was revealed that the oth-
; er business to r<me before
j branch is the election of a nom-
inating committee to bring
a slate of candidates for office
for the incoming year.
The exec tive r nmittee will
meet one Iiour bciore the reg-
ular NAA^P meeting to hear a
report coming rom a special
committee to investigate cer-
tain complaints coming from
the youth council. Benjamin S.
Adams, vice president, will pre
p t the meeting of the ex¬
ecutive committee,
i UTS TROUT ANTI-FREEZE
Aut °mobile cooling systems
are ex P ec t e( t to use 8 9 million
gallons of anti-freeze this year
Good tip: don’t reuse old anti-
that car. cause serious
Yom? People*s Gray-Y
To Be Formed at Y
A voung people’s Gra-Y
Council will be organized at the
West Broad Street Branch YM-
CA Saturday morning. Repre-
sentatives of seventeen Gra-Y
Clubs will be on hand. Plans
will be made at this meeting for
1 the Thanksgiving program that
j will include all clubs Anita in the Strip- city
and countv. Mrs.
ling, executive chairman of the
Leadership Committee, will be
on hand to assist in the organ-
ization of the council.
“Youth Speaks” will present
j the boys of St. Matthew’s Epis-
a
H . Law. Jr., who is also coordi-
nator of the youth Speaks pro-
s cram
I The weekly USO party will be
j staged for servicemen in this
a rea Saturday night at the
“y.” Refreshments will be
nished bv fini Local, Union Bag,
' Charles Gordon, president. Mrs.
Francis J. Ashe, Staff Aide, will
be in charge.
A silver ... tea sponsored , , by The
Court of Calouthe will be given
in the banquet room of the Y.
Sunday evening, 4:00 p.m. The
public is invited to attend.
A program centered around
physical education will begin
nex t week at the Y. Horace
Bowers, 1952 graduate of Sav¬
annah State college, majoring
in physical education, is volun¬
teering to set up this program.
The program will consist of
tumbling, wrestling, ping pong,
floor shuffleboard, badminton,
checkers and model trains. The
program will give boy members
of the “Y” a chance to play in
groups Monday through Fri
1 day - 30 C- 6 OO Robert A.
Z s pm
Y ^ ng Sr is chairman of the
p Son b al committee Educati on and R ec -
j I of the “V."
Danc 5® a ... e ,. v „ f , ’
; low ® : Thursday r . a er ... oo ... v j.
vs Turner game: Monday, Nov.
1 , woodville High school class,
R. A. Bryant, Jr., instructor.
j Many Attend
j Opening of
j j Big Fair
j
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of Canada ' one of the finest
, shows on the Midway. Hurri-
icane Hazel hit this show
I Wilson but it has been put into
A-one shape to play this the j
i first colored fair in Savannah,
j The schools and college have
, an outstanding educational ex-
hibit as well as many leading
merchants exhibiting their
w^res. Many new items to make | j
life a little better are on dis-
p’av. Hopkins also stated that'
buses run nightlv and on child-
ren’s days direct to the fair 1
grounds from West Broad and !
Gwinnett streets. -
The affair is sponsored by the (
Hub. one of Savannah’s out-
.’standing civic organizations.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER SS8, 193*
MAINTAIN OUR
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
By M. V. Hannar
We believe that the education
of the people is indispensable
to the preservation of free in-
j stitutions, and that it is there¬
fore the duty of every state to
provide public education for
the children of the state.
Omitting all considerations of
what has been or what may
legislative enactments on the
subject, we believe that it is
the duty of the state to provide
and to maintain, within the
j reach of every child, the means
, of such an education as will
qualify him to discharge the
duties of a citizen of the Re¬
public.
Because of the uniform stand¬
ards of education of the Public
Schools, students avoid a real
and possible penalty of dropping
back when they move from one
school district to another, or
enter college or university. The
compulsory education law of
the Public Schools enables or
compels the attendance of
children.
Another reason why we should
maintain our Public Schools is
the effect upon our teachers,
j attrated More efficient to teachers school systems will be
our
if the state method of certifi¬
cation is continued.
May we quote from Willard
E. Givens, recently retired Ex- ■
ecutive Secretary of the Nat- I
onal Education Association. /
taken from his article, “The
Public School.” “The Public
School is the people's school. It j
responds to the people’s will '
More than any other American j
institution, it has been shaped
directly by the tireless efforts
of the people. The Public School
j represents the aspiration of J
parents for the future of their
1 children, and of all citizens for |
the welfare of our country. The ■
j | free Public School is an inte- j
J gral part of the structure of
popular government. It Is es-
i sential to the preservation of
1 * 16 Amercian way of life as the !
I organic documents in which the 1
| framework of the Republic is j
outlined, and by which the free-
doms of the people are guaran-
teed. The Public School began
as one of the first ideals of a
free world. It continues as the
bulwark of a free society.
The Public School is a local
institution. It began as an ex-
i tension of the home. It was the
1 of its founders to keep
purpose
and school close together,
| That purpose has always been j
1 fully recognized. Closely asso-
self-govern- '
i ciated with local
ment, the Public School is a j
vital center of life.”
By a11 means ’ 1 , ® t us main-
* ain our Public Schools '
j
| Activities of Three
CHD Units
BRYAN COUNTY—There are
four home demonstration clubs
with an enrollment of C6 club
women. Forty-four of these
members are county council
members.
During the year, five homes
built additionaI rooms , three
bath rooms were equipped with
fixtures, three homes were cov-
| ered with asbestos siding and
P a * n | ed ' fifteen rooms were
f 1 pain ted in f de ’ *«ezerlock- and twelve
| ers ’ + ^ refrigerators
! *“ More than 5000 quarts ^ of food food
*
j were canned and otherwise con-
, served and 300 quar t s 0 f vege
| ^ ^ frozen ^ club
entered their dens in
j the county _ wide garden con .
test.
I Approximately 1,000 articles of
; clothing were made. In March,
Bryan County conducted an all-
i day county-wide Home Improve-
| ment Institute; observed Nat-
j ional Home Demonstration
.Week in May: staged a flower
show; dress revue and a county¬
wide picnic in June and brought
ten ladies to the district work-
shop.
Miss Leona Bacon, HDA.
CAMDEN COUNT Y — More ’
than half of the club families 1
who planted gardens this spring
were able to raise enough vege 1
tables to eat and to can in spite
of the drought. They conserved
1,584 quarts of vegetables, 297
quarts of fruit and froze 392
packages of vegetables and 117
packages of fruits, and also
made 86 containers of jellies and
preserves.
Club women raised a total of
438 chickens and 25 turkeys.
In home improvement work,
club families have started lawns
planting flowers and shrub-
bery. They built three sets of
lawn chair's and painted two
porch sets. They built .two new
fences and repaired 5 old ones.
They put in five screen doors
and six screen windows. Three,
refrigerators, 1 electric stove,
gas range, 1 home freezer,,
dinette sets, 4 electric lamp.sj ma"
folding bed, and a washing
chine were purchased.
The ladies made 158 dresses
and other garments as well as
12 pairs of pillow cases, 4 pairs
of curtains and a bed- spread.
They completed \9 quilts, 4 rugs,
9 table covers, 5 dresser scarfs,
1 lamp shade, 2 waste baskets'
and other sundries. In their
marketing project the ladies'
sold $155.88 worth of surplus
products to their local markets.
Club families plUyed a very
active part in all health drives
such as polio, cancer, destroying
breeding places for rats and in-
sec t s and wer e active in Red
Cross work.
A two-day extension school'
was well attended by club wom¬
en and others.
Mrs. Ruth Martin, HD A.
EMMANUEL COUNTY— 1 There
are fourteen organized home
demonstration clubs with a
total enrollment of 539 mem-
bers Dne organ i zed home dem-
onstration council in the coun¬
ty also. Council meetings are
held four times per year.
Community and county-wide
activities consisted of monthly
county council meetings, Ex-
tension Schools, home improve-
ment institute. county-wide
picnic, husband and wife ban-
quet, ham and egg show, and
county fair.
Some of the projects that are
being carried by the heme dem-
onstration club members are:
gardening, clothing, home im-
provement, child care. home
handicraft, poul-
try, dairying, food cooking arid
home management,
In Emmanuel County we arc
trying to make a living and live
a life that will be a light for
neiehbq \ and our ncigh-
bars’ children.
Forty-four representatives of
Emanuel County attended the
home demonstration council
workshop at Savannah State
college.
Miss Carrii. Powell, HDA.
. f.t.
Do's and don'ts
about BURNS
DON’T “butter” a burn. Butter be¬
comes rancid, breeds bacteria and
burned tissues can absorb germs.
DO apply a mild, soothing film of
‘Vaseline’ Petroleum Jelly—conr
tains no toxic substances.
DON’T puncture blisters—punc¬
turing invites infection.
DO apply ‘Vaseline’ Petroleum Jelly
to block out airborne bacteria, after
cleansing with mild soap and water
or a mild antiseptic. If burn is deep
SEE A DOCTOR.
DON'T use a tight bandage on even
simple burns.
DO use a loose bandage of sterile
gauze smeared with soothing
‘Vaseline’ Petroleum Jelly. If hands
are burned, remove rings or watch
bands which might restrict circu¬
lation. j
DON’T ever he without ‘Vaseline’
Petroleum Jelly! Used in hospitals
and clinics, it’s the modern, medi¬
cally-approved first-aid for minor
burns.
DO put a jar or tube of ‘Vaseline’
Petroleum Jelly in your medicine
chest. And another in the kitchen
where most burns occur. Only lo(.
Simple, safe, soothing
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