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Haiti's preside\ i visiting in r. s.
Xcai lv $2! Million Raised Last Year
COKE MAN HONORED—The
leading citizens of Philadeiphia
were guests at a stag dinner
given last week by The Phila¬
delphia Coca-Cola Bottling Co
as an introduction for Chris¬
topher B. Conner, recently as¬
signed public relations man for
that firim. Edgar J. Forio,
vice president, The Coca-Cola
Company, Atlanta, Ga. third
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PASSES EXAM — Alphonso E.
Fields, well known Savannah-
ian, has just been informed
that he successfully passed the
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Supreme Liberty Life Ins. Company
Victims
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SUPERVISOR — Clarence A
Bing, right, recently appointed
sales supervisor for the Ameri-
can Tobacco Company, makers
of Lucky Strike. Pall Mall and
Herbert, Tarevton cignrett'’?, die
cusses his new assignment with i
Joseph Rowe, sales manager,
Eastern District, left, and John
from left at upper table, was
the principal seaker for the oc¬
casion. At Mr. Forio’s right is
George S. Derry, president of
the Philadelphia bottling com¬
pany, who was host for the
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community dinner.
Standing is Atty. Raymond
Pace Alexander, member of
the Philadelphia city council,
who was the toastmaster, while
Sunday Will
Be NAACP
■pv JLI^TV
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a he local bra nch of the Nat-
lonal Association for the Ad-
vancement of of colored People
will celebrate NAACP Sunday” '
°n this coming Sunday after-
noon. Jan. 30, at 4 o’clock at
the First African Bapt.. church,
The program has been arranged
by the church committee of
which the Rev. Andrew J Har-
grett is chairman.
The* public is especially urged
to attend this program and to
join the local branch in prop¬
erly celebrating the founding of
the NAACP ill 1909. Over a peri¬
od of 46 years the NAACP has
efficiently and effectively |
fought for the complete recog¬
nition of the Negro as a first- ■
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W. Edghill, -ales supervisor.
Middle-Atlantic States, stand-
ing. Bing will supervise the act-
ivities of five American Tobacco
Sales Representatives operating
throughout Virginia. North and
South Carolina, Georgia Flori-
da. Alabama, Tennessee and
Louisiana.
at his left is seen Mr. Conner.
Others at the upper table are
the honoree’s father, Claude
Conner .and Bishop C. Camer¬
on Alleyne, presiding prelate of
the Fourth District of the A.
M. E. Zion church, left, first
and second, respectively. At
the extreme right of table are,
left to right. Dr. Tanner Duek-
rey, district superintendent of
BENTON HARBOR, Mich..
Jan. 20—All Negro children of
elementary school age here were
at home today as the school
.which they formerly had at-
tended refused to accept them.
The situation marked the
development in an alter-
cation between the local school
b , ° ard , and , Negr0 parents rep '
resented through the local NA-
ACP on the establishment of a
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SPORTS WRITERS SELECT WILLIE MAYS AS
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
ROCHESTER, N. Y., Jan. 25—
Willie Mays, the New York .
Giants’ glamorous centerfieider,
received a $10,000 diamond |
studded belt for being named 1
the Athlete of the Year by a
poll of sportswriters and broad- !
casters.
Mays wRo won Die National
League batting title and most
valuable player award for 1954, 1
Local Dist.
Host To Plan¬
ning Coni
| The Savannah disitrict, un¬
der the management of S. R
Tones, is serving as host for the
two day Georgia State Planning
Conference of the Atlanta Life
; Insurance Company which is
’Urrently in session. The con-
! ference is composed of home
office officials, managers and
their assistants. The delegates
are from Athens, Albany, At¬
lanta. Augusta, Brunswick, Oo-
| lumbus, Griffin, Macon, Rome
1 Valdosta, Waycross and Savan-
| nah.
Among the home office offi-
! "ials present are E. M Martin
vice president-secretary; E. L
Simon, F. L. M. I., assistant
agency director, Alabama-Flori-
da territory: G. E. DeLorme
director-manager: P. W. Pro¬
throw. assistant agency direc¬
tor. State of Texas, and H. R-
Ford, auditor. They are acting
in the eapaeitv nf advisors, re¬
source men .and instructors.
The conference began or
Wednesday.
Philadelphia public schools, and
Municipal Court Judge Theo¬
dore' Spaulding. |
At the lower table, left to
right are Rev. Charles S. Lee,
First African Baptist Church,
George S. Derry, Jr., vice pres¬ j
ident of the host firm, Moss I
H. Kendrick, public relations
counselor, The Coca-Cola Com¬
pany. Hobson R. Reynolds, di-
Cyrus Campfield, Ins. Co.
Executive. Buried In Atlanta
Cyrus Campfield, widely
known ins .ranee company ex-
"cutive. died "Sclav of last
week at his residence, 752 Hunt¬
er street, N. W., Atlanta.
Funeral services were held
January 20 at St Paul Episcopal
church, Atlanta, and were very
largely attended The services
were conducted hy the Rev.
Samuel C. Usher, rector,
Officers of the Atlanta Life
Insurance company ' headed by
President Norris B. Herndon,
serving as honorary pall bear¬
received the belt at the annual
Rochester Press and Radio Club
c ' inner Monday night.
buckled , and bcieweled belt by
sportswriters ar.d broadcasters,
Mays received p. total of 214
points with 57 first-place votes.
The runner wa? Otto Graham,
veteran quarterback of the
Cleveland Browns, with 75 pts.,
including lo first place votes.
CHICAGO (ANP> — Supreme
Liberty Life Insurance Co,, of-
ficials vote d l a ^ week to keep a
de P° sit of $ I0 00 ° t0 swel! a ioan !
lund of Mississippi Negioes vie-
timized by white economic
sanctions.
Responding to an appeal from
the NAACP, which is engaged
in an effort to solicit an eco¬
nomic “war chest” of $500,900
Supreme Liberty, the largest Ne-
?ro old-line legal reserve insur-
mce company north of the Ma-
son-Dixon line, voted to main-
,ain its deposits at the $10,000
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Polio Kins, Q'Jeen Contest
Into Full
which closes January 31. The
coronation ceremonies will be
held at the city auditorium or
Monday, January 31. uni’"r the
, sponsorship of radio station
WJIV with Frank Freeman in
| charge,
Coin collectors have been
placed in Negro business places
over the -ity. The fifty photos
of (lie contestants found with f
these containers have been con¬
tributed by Cecil's Studio,
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The Polio King and Queen
"ontest is in full swing as an-
munced by the Women’s Ac-
ivities Committee. Savannah
Chapter, National Foundation
for Infantile Paralysis. Mrs.
Hielma Williams is chairman
if photos: Mrs. Janie S. Dais.
•o-chairman; Theodore A. Rob¬
ots, chairman of distribution of
•ontainers: and Jack Stiles,
consultant.
The public is asked to sup¬
port this contest that is a part
of the March of Dimes campaign
rector of civil liberties, I. B. P I
O. E. of W. and Dr. Harry Green
president of the Philadelphia i
branch of NAACP. Also par- ,
ticipating in program, but not
seen, was Julius A. Thomas, di-
rector of industrial relations, 11
National Urban League, New
York City. Dinner was held at
McCaliister’s.
ers, were E. M. Martin, W. H
Smith. F. A. Toomer, George W.
Lee, Charles V/. Greene and N
K McMillan. The active pall
bearers were Dr. E. G. Bowden,
Warren R ' Cochrane L Slm-
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3n ' P W Prothro - Jr - Dr H L
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iJ ° n S anci G E DeLorme.
| Mrs. uauva Campfield Hooker,
: daughter of trip deceased, who
; was ill in a hospital in Cincin¬
nati, Ohio, was unable to attend
the funeral.
Mr. Campfield who was born
in Savannah November 27,
1681, was'educated in the local
schools and. was a graduate of
Tuskeger Institute. For the past
30 years he has lived in Atlanta.
When a young man he en¬
tered the insurance fie id and
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Accused Federal Agencies of
Aiding Mississippi Purge
NEW YORK. Jan. 20 —Affidav¬
its from Mississippi leaders oi
the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
accusing representatives of fed
eral financing agencies of dis
criminatory practices in collab
oration with the" conomil
p ressure movement of the Whit
. Councils of Mis.sis.sipp
have been 8Ubmitted to the
White House with an urgent rc
quest for "prompt action.”
w alter E. Strider and S.
O'Neal, agents of the Farmer
Home Ac’ ministration o f the U
S. Department of Agriculture it
Lexington. Miss., arc named a
persons denying Negv. appl (
cants assistance to which the
are entitled.
"These affidavits,” Roy Wilk
ins, NAACP administrator, in
formed the White House, “seem
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IfNCF
NEW YORK Contributions
■ to the United Negro College
Fund in 1954 for all purposes
amounted to S2.477.003, it was
I annonuced last week in a year-
: .id report by VV. J. Trent. Jr.,
j exscutie secretary of the Fund.
This amount, Mr. Trent stated,
included 51.477.000 raised for
urrent operating purposes, and
51,000,070 contributed to the
buurthig fund c-ampagln which
i: being carried, on at the same
hue The results last year in
dm s a n d operating campaign
<•;> dl previous years In the
Fund’s history. 1
sir. Tr. it st Fed that one of
ih? Mjnificnnt features of the
• .551 campaign vus the increase
in corporate support. Many nat-
anal corpora 1 , ions and small
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GARDEN ( I.I IIS FORM
STATE FERERATI 0 X
Mrs. c. W. Flournoy, President
History was made on Satur-
day, Jan. 22, when the Garden
Clubs of (outheast Georgia
at the YMCA in Savannah, and
organized a Federation of Gar-
den Clubs, This organization,
the first of its Kind among us,
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JACKIE SIGNS
FOR $40,000
NEW YORK (ANPi The a-
'acrity with which Jackie Rob¬
inson signed his 1955 contract
with the Dodgers indicates that
there was (1) either no cat in
his $ 40,007 pay or (2) the cut
was the minimum allowed by
baseball law.
Therefore .Jackie, who still >s
the highest paid Brooklyn play¬
er, will receive in the neighbor-
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SPORT' IANqfkT head lines—T he above trio will carry maim; roles in the 20th annual
sports banquet being held in Atlanta, January 2 3th at the Waluhaje Apartments. been J. R. E. Lee,
(r„ bn,im manager. Florida A. and M Univer- sity, Tallahassee, left has named Citizen o
; fhf- \t i> hv t.H*» 1 0 O Pur f'pfit XVroj|N(r f lL?, I : P ol< bpni'in/’t XX'HI
Y 1 hi ;)M? ' ,i t h } 1 r:. . < *1 lilt B V C HI U
V/H.oi! f, Kurtz. Jr. 'i’lic Co' C' iirCola Co n puny, center, will present trophies which are
donated ! his firm for all major honorees of the event, while Marino E Jackson, sports editor
The Atlanta Daily World, is coordinator of the dinner The sports group will honor the four S
1054 co-chainpions in inter-collegiate football, and outstanding coach and players of the year. t
,'a.st becoming Haiti'? most
'raveled, chief executive, will
fly 6.000 miles duriifg his first
official visit to the United
States, Canada and Jamaica
beginning yesterday (Jan. 26'.
and ending in mid-February.
Visiting Miami. Washington
New York, Chicago and Boston
and Ottawa. Canada, and Kin"
ton, Jamaica, in that orde v
President Magloire will b-
his second international
good-will trip in seven months
by special Pan American World
Airways Clipper, He may also
visit the Dominican Republic,
He visited Cuba, Puerto Rico,
Nicaragua and Venezuela by
PAA last summer
To help , , make ,ue president
feel more at home in the ah
Pan American has assigned ;
French-speaking purser, Charle |
Reser, to the prolc'jntia ;
Reser, tof 76.15 S.W
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PROMOTED — It has been an-
; r.ounced by the Third Army
Headquarters at Fort McPher-
sen that Major T. J. Hopkins
Eas been promoted to the rank
j ,
of ^tenant Colonel of
Corps of Engineers. (Reserves)
j Give generously to the Polio
Drive. Do It Now.
Report Shows Number Negro
Publications Has Decreased
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (ANPi
The number of Negro news-
papers being published in the
United States and Alaska has
dropped from 202 a year ago
to 190 at the end of 1954, a re-
poll conducte , bj „ tie Dn- .
cent
coin University school of jour-
nalism shows.
The poll is conducted annu¬
ally, and cover 32 states, the
Mrs. Olivia Stewart
FINDS CHECK,5 WORTH S2,ii»»
—Mrs. Olivia Stewart found
than trash when sh«
swept the front yard at the
Colonial Dames Huose, 32») Ab-
ercorn street, Tursday morning,
January 20. Partly hidden be¬
hind a bush in the yard, sh«
discovered a money box con-
taining about $2,400 worth *f
checks.
Mrs. Stewart who has been
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Dr. Matthew Walker
ADDRESS DOCTORS —
|T Re South Atlantic Medical
Society will celebrate its 52nd
, anniversary on February 3 at,
I the West Broad Street YMCA,
9:00 p.m.
The eminent Negro surgeon,
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District of Columbia and Alas¬
ka. A breakdown of the latest
figures shows one daily, four
semi-weekly, three bi-weekly,
and 182 weekly publications.
According to the survey, 29
newg p a p ers we nt into operation
during the past year as com _
pared to 42 which ceased pub-
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