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*AGR FOUR tE.hr fmiaunali Sritainr Established 1875 SOL C. JOHNSON By J. H. DEVEAUX 1889—1954 HRS. WILLA A JOHNSON— Editor & Publisher EZRA JOHNSON ___________ Asst. To Publisher J. H. BUTLER ............ .....-Asso. Editor R W. GADSDEN ________Contributing Editor GEORGE E. JENKINS..........Advertising Manager REV A. J. HARGRETT Circulation Manager PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY 1009 WEST BROAD STREET Telephone, Dial 5338 Subscription Rates In Advance One Year ___________________________$3.00 Ilix Month*,____________________________$2.00 Remittance must be made by Express, Post Office Money Order or Registered Mail. Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Dffice at Savannah, Ga„ under the Act of March 3, 1919 . . . disabilities often associated with race, sex or inherited economic status should not in themselves be allowed to restrict an individual’s opportunities for development. Instead of judging' in¬ dividuals in terms of inherited status we ought to judge each on his own merits. In an equal race we presume the best man will win. Thus, although we should respect a man just because he is a man, we should honor men who, having had opportunity equivalent to that of others, manage to excel.” —Robert T. Roelofs CHRISTMAS “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall he ui)on his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.” —Isaiah 9:6 “And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger: because there was no room for them in the inn. And there were in the same country shep¬ herds abiding in the field keeping watch over their flock by night. And In, (lie angel of the Lord came upon them, end the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were afraid. “And the angel of the Lord said unto them, ‘Pear not: for, behold I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, whi h is Christ, the Lord. And this shall lie a sign unto you; Ye shall find (lie babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.’ And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God. and saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest, and on earth iwHce, good will toward men.’ And il came to pass, as the angels were gone away from said them into heaven, the shepherds one to another, ‘Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.’ And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child. And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.” —Luke 2:7-18 LEAVE IT TO GEORGE In a recent election in West Berlin, 96.1 per cent of qualified citizens went to the polls and voted. Other countries that do not claim to be paragons of democratic practice, maintain a better record for citizens’ participation in elections than in the United States. Thesejcountries for the most part are younger and less experi¬ enced in the practice of democracy. The cost to them of converting from auto¬ cratic or monarchial forms of government has been gory and otherwise heavy. Per¬ haps this has made them appreciate the opportunity to participate in government more highly than do citizens of the United States. Except that the right of people to govern themselves has meant struggle and sacrifice over many years, the people of the United States have had no battle since the American Revolution, to achieve that right, comparable to that of coun- ENOORSE 1955 MARCH DIMES Left to right: Dr. Matthew Walker. Nashville. Tenn presi- .dent of the National Medical Association, Mrs Wilhelitiina Bvrd Brown. Pittsburgh, Pa., president of the Girl Friends, and C’.C. DeJoie Jr., New Orleans. La., president of the National Newspaper Publishers Association, urge you lo respond liberally lo the 1955 March of Dimes, Jan. 3-3J — MAGAZINE SELECTS MATTIWILDA DOBBS NEW YORK—iANPi Brill iant coloratura iupruno MatU- wilda Dobbs has been selected by Mademoiselle magazine as one of 10 1954 Merit Award National Advertising Representatives Associated Publishers 31 West 46 Street New York 18, New York Whaley-Miktcelsen Company 6513 Hollywood Boulevard Los Angeles, California Whaley-Mlkkelsen Company 235 Montgomery street San Francisco, Calilornia tries that have had to throw off and fight from under, age-old monarchies or autocracies or despotisms. This may be why they value their right to vote, and exercise it. If failure to vote is a sign, then most Americans, because 50 per cent of them seldom vote, place little value upon their duty and privilege to vote. No matter what the reasons for indifference on the part of white voters, Negro citizens have every reasons for ex¬ ercising the right and privilege of voting every time the opportunity presents it¬ self. It is inconceivable ffqtt Negroes should not value their suffrage—they who, for the most of their free lives, were denied the right to vote, who have lived in a country which has made so much of suffrage.as a theory, at le-aJt : who, be¬ cause of an undeniable trend, have wit¬ nessed the disappearance of nearly all devices prohibitive of Negro suffrage. No people could have more reason for valuing their right to vote. Their indif¬ ference belies their much-mouthed desire for fullfledged citizenship. This futile indiffer¬ ence contains the seeds of a future for them. Specifically, Negroes in Chat¬ ham County are heedlessly sewing these seeds. They will not register; they will not vote and they resist every effort to move them in the right direction. How- over distasteful it is to admit it, the worst phase of the problem is not ignor¬ ance on the part of the masses of Ne¬ groes, hut the refusal of a large number of intellecutally able and economically secure Negro men and women to take any part in or responsibility for, assisting to , guide Negro citizens in becoming in- iiirmwl, and useful to themselves and to the community. This group of Negroes enjoys a fatuous complacency on the sidelines leaving it to George to do I he playing ami complaining when he fum¬ bles, when he throws the game for a price. A GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY This week, December 19, marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Guaranty Life Insiirancfe Company, a Savannah born, owned and managed institution of which all Savannah is proud. This was an un¬ usual event for the reason that not many institutions can boast a lifetime of half a century. The progress of this company is a tribute to the vision, business acu¬ men and integrity of the ^even men who organized it fifty years ago,1| under the leadership of Mr. Walter S. Scott. Tts growth from no assets to $1,248,156.70, tp a capitalization of $200,000, from a mutual to a company one carrying the ordinary types of life insurance, and hos¬ pitalization, is a happy reward for the faith, patient* and business foresight of its organizers and a justfication of the confidence its members and friends have imposed in it over the years. It is prophet¬ ic of a splendid future. The Guaranty Life Insurance Com¬ pany deserves the commendation which the citizens of Savannah so ungrudgingly give it. We join official Savannah, the State Insurance Commissioner, business interests in the city, policy holders and other beneficiaries, in saluting the com¬ pany and its president, Mr. Walter S. Scott, and wish for them a continuance of the wholesome progress in the next fifty years, that has characterized its first fifty. The Savannah Tribune salutes the Guaranty Life Insurance Company. winners. j The lo women cited annually < by the magizine arc honored for signal achievement during the past year.” Born in Atlanta. Miss Dobbs won first prize at the Geneva International competition in 1950 and after enthusiastic re¬ ceptions at La Seala, Glynde- bourne, and Covent Garden, she made her U. S. debut in New ! York’s Town Hall. Others cited by the magazine are: Eva Marie Saint, actress; Genevieve de Galard Torraube nurse: Ann Lein. designer; Diana Adams, dancer; Marilyn Bell, swimmer; Irene Osborne, social worker: Caro! Haney, comedienne, and Sally Liber¬ man Smith, researcher-writer. The Christian Dior bra was # named winner of the 10 th merit award. In making the award to the | Christian Dior's bra, Betsy Tal¬ bot Blackwell, Mademoiselle's editor-in-chief, cited it as "the i most revolutionary fashion change since Dior’s New Look in 1947 “Contrary to the first press report 1 'Dior Abolishes Bos¬ oms’) M. Dior, working from a subtle, honest foundation, lias only raised and minimized the bosoms, released the ahule sil- THE SAVANNAH TRIBURR BETWEEN THE LINES By Dean Gordon B. Hancock for AMl'J THE politicians paradise could wish for no rairer for- tuuc man nis current prospects growing out oi in. interracial situation involving deseg¬ regation. Tragic though it may be, the ls- .> u es cannot oe settled upon treir merits, Dm upon political possibilities and expedi¬ ences, lor wnen the politicians whi nave nn- ished with tneir semsh designs, matters will not oe mended, but more coniused and con- iounded, and in the last analysis the Ne¬ groes must bear the burden of it all. l he prospect is not bright when we con¬ sider tnat the lead that Ben Tillman „ook at the turn of the century, is still the mainspring of the political life of the South. Ih 2 most that is required of the would-be politician of the South is an anti-Negro stand of one kind or another; and he is oound to have a following, and that follow¬ ing cares, little or nothing about the weigh¬ tier issues of the day, so long as his favorite politician's talk is on one side and his heart on thf other; for in many cases these anti- Negro politicians at heart do not hate the Negroes, whom they are baiting and abusing. Some Negroes have beerf inclinedto be lenient toward these political characters who curse the Negro on the stump and treat with him in community life, on the score that regardless of what he says, he feels in his heart that Negroes deserve a better fate. This writer has never shared this feeling of leniency. it is like killing a man by ac¬ cident; but the man is dead as if by design, he is done to death. The fellow who killed his lover accidentally in the parlor with a deadly weapon cried ‘‘Oh Maggie darling! I didn’t go to do it!” but Maggie darling was dead! And so the designing politicican who ut¬ ters sweet words to and about Negroes in private and curses them in public, should be spurned and suspected and cqrtainly not tolerated. What politicians say is more im¬ portant than what they mean. Already in the various communities, deseg¬ regation is being made the issue; already one politician is calling the other “desegrev IT'S A SNOW SCOUT Girl Scouts go camping or on outdoor adventures all year round—not just in summertime. Hikes, overnight camping trips, winter sports and games make Girl Scouting as much fun in January as it is in June. coming holidays. (Missi Rachael Edwards Chairman of Public Relations nity upon hundreds of thous¬ ands of New York citizens.” The NAACP representative made recommendations for im¬ proved procedures in the oper¬ ation of the Commission and discussed six cases presented to - * SCAD by the NAACP These cases included complaints of discrimination against both pri¬ vate management and trade unions. From the Girl Scouts Asso¬ to each and everyone, send our greetings for the into a younger, easier, line. We salute the mas¬ er and the bra that’s given the aew year a new shape.” Asks Ban on Racial Tags Autos NEW YORK, Dec.—The New * ork State Commission Against Discrimination has again been urged to take effective steps j | to State halt Motor the Vehicle practice of th» Bureau of asking for racial designations >n official applications. The request was made by Her¬ bert Hill, labor relations as¬ sistant. National Association for Advancement of Colored ’■ /pie, at a meeting SCAD he.d last week with representatives of various organizations. Mr. j Hill has made a similar request last year. The bureau has j continued the practice claiming that it serves a valid purpose of identification. In .response to ths content tion, Mr Hill told the commis¬ sion Unit "a far more pressing reason for removing the racial d 'hgnaton is the iact that Ne¬ gro citizens are forced to pay higher insurance rates and that this practice inflicts an indig- By Willa MERRY\ CHRISTMAS! May the true spirit of Christmas re¬ main with all of the Tribune readers, ‘HERE AND THERE,” throughout the New Year. REMEMBER THE MARCH OF DIMES campaign which begins January 3. "Through the years since 1938, the March of Dimes has granted $22,600,000 for sci¬ entific research. Fighting polio is a bigger job now. Your help is needed to continue research for a polio preventive and to provide aid for patients. Give generously to the 1955 March of Dimes.” J. E. JACKSON, man¬ ager of the Century Window Cleaning Co., is chairman of the local 1955 March of Dimes campaign. Let’s help him. FIFTEEN NEGRO DEBU¬ TANTES of Washington, D. C„ | will be honored by their parents : with a reception and party on December 27 at the historic I Willard Hotel in Washington. 1 This is unique in that a few ! years ago Negro students were 1 asked to the door of use rear this hotel while making an educational tour. MRS. ADDIE UNDERWOOD ! will leave by plane on Christ¬ mas Eve for Birmingham, Ala., to spend the holidays with rel¬ atives and friends. JOHN W. CHANEY, a Tribune subscriber in Crange, N. J., j sent Christmas Greetings renewal with this I his subscription 1 week. By the way, it is impos- sible to mention the many friends who have subscribed to the Tribune recently upon our invitation to take advantage of the old rates before January 1. j We greatly appreciate the re- sponse and we are encouraged ] to "keep publishing." | “CAN INTEGRATION WORK?” I j is the title of an article by Mrs. Effie M. Clark which will be | | found on page 9 (Section 2) of this week's issue of the Tribune. | Have you read it? • j Savannah ’s Business Firms 1 anc j individuals should let the I Tribune know about their an- nivel . S aries and other celebra- tions It , is the Tribune’s busi- ness to tell the public about ! your business. A good business j s poor business when nobody knows about it. EZRA JOHNSON ANI) SAM¬ UEL AYERS are responsible for soliciting the many Christmas Greetings found in this special issue of the Tribune. The Trib¬ une has given 73 years of con¬ tinuous service to Savannah and its vicinity. This is the first time that it has carried 16 pages. Surely, our readers will take time during the holidays to group of ladies had charge of the music. 1 ' j Surveys Prog¬ ress on Sch. Desegregat’n NEW VDRK, Dec. 16 — The progress and problems in de • segregating the nation’s public schools are summarized in an article, “Desegregation at Work,” j by Henry Lee Moon in the De cember 18 issue of The Nation, | liberal weekly journal of gatiomsts etc, The tragedy of the sit¬ uation hinges not only about the fact that Negroes are going to suffer the consequen¬ ces ox these political charlatans and their wicked des.gns, but the South and the nation are going to suffer; in fact, they will suffer the greater affliction, for the situation saps the political energies of state and nation, and we are thus impaired in our efforts to fight communism to the finish. The ener¬ gies dissipated in making political capital of the matter of desegregation, cannot at the same time be used to save the situation that the threat of communism imposes. It is quite conceivable that the politician’s paradise, so inviting at present, may prove a nation’s undoing. But it is expecting too much to hope that the little vest-pocket editions of Tillman, Hokoe Smith, Tom Wat¬ son, Vardaman, Hefflin, Bilbo, Cofe Blease and their kinJ, will not exploit to the fullest the current tensions growing out of deseg'- regation ,a question foisted upon the natiov by the famous Supreme Court decisions. But these would-be greats and minor po¬ litical prophets, will find another South than that of the above-named demagogues. There wos a time when the anti-Negro demagogue could get a unanimous, or nearly unanimous, mandate to fight the lowly Ne¬ gro in his attempts to raise himself above the status of second rate citizenship have changed and the anti-Negro line is not near¬ ly as effective as it once was. Throughout the South this line is becoming more and more insufficient to satisfy the po¬ litical aspirations of the lowly white masses. If matters not where Negro-phobism raises its horny head, there do we find bread-guaged and nobly-inclined whites to oppose the at¬ tempts to becloud the entire political atmos¬ phere with the color question, which when set off besides the world situation, is a miner issue. What now looks like a politician’s paradise could conceivalby be turned into a communist’s paradise. It will be difficult to contain the communists and the Negroes • at the same time. New Faces At NAACP Meet Several new faces were added to the local NAACP official family last week. Rev. Clarence E. Richardson, pastor of the Bolton Street Baptist church, was eleced chaplain and Mrs. Juanita Williams and Mrs. Gwendolyn L. Bass were elected assistant secretaries. The branch unanimously elected a slate of officers pre- sented by the nominating com- mittee on Wednesday night, December 15, at Bethlehem Baptist • church. Rev. Rev. L. L. S. Stell, pastor. The meeting was addressed by Mrs. Arthur W. Simpkins, secretary of the South Carolina Conference of Branches, Columiba, S. C. W. W. Law was re-elected president and will begin his sixth term as head of the sec¬ ond largest branch in the state the first of the year, and Mrs. Reatha G. Delaware was re¬ elected secretary, a position she has held for more than ten years. • J. S. Delaware was elevated to the position of first vice president; Benjamin S. Adams, vice president; and Rev. Edgar P. Quarterman, treasurer. One of the major purposes of the meeting was to bring to a close the NAACP Christmas Seal campaign of which Mrs. L. S. Stell is general chairman. This committee will make a complete report in January. Near the close of the meeting the group sang “Happy Birth¬ day” for Mrs. Simpkins and Connie Wimberly, both of whom had birthdays this month. Mrs. E. Faustine Bignon and a _N0W,AE£ —AFTER. ALL,I WERE, DO BREEZY^ HAVE < "SANTA/ YOU'RE ‘ AW, JU<ST r A MYTH... , ‘SUMP'N IN BOOS/'' REAL/, YOU'RE NOT BUT I'M MOT KIDDING ABOUT TH/S . THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23,1934 Here And There Bv Willa read every greeting which made this issue possible. These adver¬ tisers appreciate your buying power and spend their money in a Negro owned newspaper to tell you about their products. “THINK BEFORE YOU BUY” is good advice. MRS. MARY L. A'fERS left last Saturday for Atlanta to attend the weddings of her two nieces, Miss Mary L. Sellers to Dr. J. w. Wilcher, Jr., on De¬ cember f9th and Miss Juanita Sellers to Dr. Vernon W. Stone on December 26. She writes that the snow and the unusual Christmas decorations in Atlan¬ ta are added attractions. She is the house guest of her sister, Mrs. Blanche Smith of Adele Street, S. W. Her brothers, Hor¬ ace, Garrett, John and Walter Sellers with their families are making her visit memorable. CONGRATULATIONS are in order for the Guaranty Life In¬ surance Company on its 50th anniversary which occurred on December 19. MRS. JANIE BLAKE was chairman of the Christmas par¬ ty given by the Iota Phi Lambda Sorority last night < Wednesday 1 at Cocoanut Grove. "A good time was had by all.” Mrs. Blake is also the vice president of the local chapter with Mrs. Josie B. Sessoms, president, inis or¬ ganization includes prominent business and professional wom¬ en who have made charitable contributions to the community since 1929. MISS CAROLYN TUCKER, RICHARD “DICKEY” BROWN, MERRICK COLLIER, HAROLD LAW AND LEONARD LAW are home from college for the holi¬ days. MISS ELLA MARIE LAW, bride elect, will be honored with a breakfast party, tomorrow (Friday) morning by Mrs. Ed- wina W. Ford at her home on West 3Cth street. A buffet sup¬ per, is being given tonight by Mrs. Margaret Law at her home on Vine Street. TRIBUNE CARRIERS will be given a Christmas party Tues¬ day, December 28, at the- YMCA | by the pub ij s her. Rev. A. J. Hargrett, circulation manager, will be in charge of the enter¬ tainment. THE ANNUAL beautiful cal¬ endars from the T. J. Hopkins Electrical Company have been received. With it the recipient not only is able to keep up with the months and days but also the room temperature from a convenient thermometer which is attached. ion. Mr. Moon, public relations di¬ rector of the National Associa¬ tion for the Advancement of Colored People, surveys the steps taken, the resistance en¬ countered and success attained in school desegregation since the Supreme Court’s historic decision of May 17 banning the dual school system. The Smithsonian' Institution’s Division of Physical Anthropol- ogy includes more than 18,000 human skulls, representing es- sentially every division and sub- division of the human race, Many of the skulls are acom- by full skeletons.