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«P £L /| YEARS OF
I I f CONTINUOUS
Tr PUBLIC SERVICE
VOLUME LXXIV
Bullet Proves
Fatal to Earl Fonvielle
CLERK BURIED
TUESDAY
A bullet from the revolver
one of two gunmen who
up the Savannah Pharmacy,
West Broad street,
night of last week proved
to W. Earl Fonvielle who
Saturday afternoon at a
hospital.
The popular store clerk
was standing rear the
register when the hold-up
entered the store was
through the right side of
body, the bullet emerging
the left side, when he
tated at giving up the
of the cash register.
The shooting was
by his mother, Mrs.
Fonvielle, owner of the
his sister. Miss Frances
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Tennessee Allowed to Follow
Gradual Plan In Schools
WII.BERFORCE PRF.XY
TO SPEAK AT YMCA
1*1), ' Charles Leander Hill,
ifteqt lOOli! of ( Will.erforee
Mrs yjA-rf Ipy •rforcc, ci Club banquet Ohio, will speaker, he the Friday Cen
fflvemlrer 18, 8:00 P.M., at
West Broad Street Branch
on (Continued on Page Severn United States.
SAVANNAHIAN HAS A LEADING ROLE — A Talladega College freshman from Savannah has ;
role in Little Theatre production which will initiate stage in new Talladega College Union Building
November 4. Neil Mosley, fourth from right, is shown in rehearsal discussion of THE CRUCIBLE
which will he presented in Savannah November 17. Other cast members shown, reading from left, are
Robert Higrtower. Orlando, Fla.; Edwina Myers, Augusta, Ga.; Richard English, Winter Park, Fla.
Helen Goff, Charleston, S. C.; Dr. James O. Hopson, director; Elizabeth Brown, Charleston, S. C.; Mar
fha Love, North Miami. Fla.: Eleanor Gartrell, Washington, Ga.; and Gloria Braynon. Miami. Fla.
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Meliarry tiradiiafes 50
Per tent ok
Nashville. Tenn. (ANP). Hr.
Harold 1). West, president of Me-
harry Medical College, said here
that his school has graduated more,
than 50 per cent of the Negro
physicians and dentists now prac¬
ticing in the U. S.
Dr. West, speaking at the open¬
ing convention, said that few, if
any, comparable institutions can
point to a span of years so crowd-1
ed witli struggle, effort, anil tri- j
umph, with such constant growth;
and development.
He said Meharry serves Nash-!
ville most directly through its 210 - i
bed Hubbard Hospital, which takes j
care of all the city’s indigent No-!
gro patients.
“This college has made and con- j
tinues to make a most important |
contribution to the field of race |
relations,” Dr. West Declared,
A SON
Melvin is the name given to '
the child born October 3 to Mr. ]
and Mrs. Alvin Myers of Fer-
nandina, Fla. The parents are
both former Savannahians,
Mrs. Myers being Hazel Carter
before her marriage.
Former Bursar At A&T
Dies at Mental
SAV’H SYMPHONY
CONCFRTS OPEN
TO PUBLIC
Through the interest of Dr.
C. A. Braithwaite, chairman of
the Fine Arts department at
Savannah State college, colored
citizens will be given the op-
oortunity of attending the
Savannah Symphony concerts
this season. Seats in the dress
circle and balcony of the City
Auditorium may be’ reserved
telephoning C-8432.
Dr. Braithwaite states
“It, was a fine cultural
forward for .....^ the
when the concerts were
urated, and it is even a
step forward when the
population is to be given
j opportunity to enjoy them.”
Season tickets fur the
HELD TUEiSDAY
FRANK A.
SR.
Savannah’s Oldest
Repair Shop
Funeral services for Frank A.
Sr were held Tues¬
afternoon at St. Mary's
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GREENSBORO, N. C. —(ANP)
| —N. C. Webster, former
| at A it T College here, died
! week in a mental institution,
! which he had been icntenced
. embezzlement , , . of , college .. funds. .
I Wel,sU>1 ' 1,8,1 1,, ; , n free
! *“°’ , 000 bo,, ‘ l “^ a,l ! n » f Slatc Sl,
8
| preine < ourt decision on his
peal from the prison
| He had been under the care
| a doctor at the institution.
Dr. Ira (’. Long,
.-•aid that Webster, 53 years
had been suffering from a
ailment and kidney disease.
He was indicted on 22 counts
| embezzlement, involving an
...j shortage of more than
: 000 at a & T, but was tried
]„ n , y five ,.„ U nts. He pleaded
| noccnt to all charges.
There are 3.3 persons
| passenger car registered in
SAVANNAH, GEOKGIA THURSDAY. OCTOBER 27, 1955
DR. PLAYER, NEW
PRESIDENT OF
BENNETT
Greensboro, N. C.—Acting
his mpiest that lie be retired
cause of ill health, trustees
Bennett College, in session
Saturday, named Dr. David
Jones president - emeritus
named Dr. Willa R. Player to
eed him as president.
Dr. Jones, who has been ill
early this year, was named presi¬
dent of Bennett College in
when the school was established
as a woman’s college and has serv¬
ed continuously.
Election of Dr. Player was not
on the trustee agenda although it
was expected that the hoard would
act upon the retirement request
of Dr. Jones. The new
was genuinely surprised by the ac¬
tion and visibly moved.
In a brief statement
her election, Dr. Player said: “1
would like to feel that the
would go forwerd on the
basis as that upon which it
founded and upon which it has
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MEMPHIS (ANP) — District
Judge M. S. Boyd this week ac¬
cepted a plea by the State of
Tennessee that it be allowed to
follow a plan ol gradual inte¬
gration of Negro students into
all state colleges.
Judge Boyd thus ruled in
favor of the state which was
U,r ^fondant in a suit brought
by five Negro students who
sought immediate entry to
Memphis State college. Attor-
neys for the five said they
planned to appeal
The Tennessee plan, which is
expected to set a precedent,
calls for immediate entry of
Negro students on the
level. Integration would
down one class each year, until,
at the end of five years,
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Memorial Park
Be Dedicated Sunday
What is said to be Savannah's
complete park type ceme¬
tery will be dedicated Sunday.
30. Magnolia Memorial
D ark which has been in opera¬
tion the past year, has been
enthusiastically received.
An outstanding feature of the
cemetery is perpetual care. The
perpetual care plan offers care
of the park for all time, assur¬
ing a permanent lawn, shrub¬
bery. and complete maintenance
of man’s permanent resting
The dedication will hr held at
three o'clock at the cemeten
md offers an impressive cere¬
mony. Both the city of Savan-
iah and Chatham County are
to be represented through
Chairman of the Chatham
County Commissioners, Lee
Tulton, and the mayor pro-
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4RMY FILM TO BE SHOWN AT \ MCA
BY SUNDAY
The new film “The Whites of
Eyes” will lie shown at the
Vest Broad Street YMCA on Sun-
-ay even,ng at « o’clock P.M This
ilm features the historv of Amer-
ca’s Citizen Soldier and it is
ponsored by the 963rd and the
165th Engineer Companies of the
•T„ S. Army Reserve and thi-
was arranged witli the
of Joseph K. Jenkins,
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WIVES, SWEETHEARTS BANQUET—The above is a scene at the I
annual Wives and Sweethearts banquet of Mu Phi chapter of I
Reading, left to right, stand¬
ing. John Briggs, Otha Douglas,
Dr. I. D. Williams, Dr. J. W.
Jamrrson, Jr., Rev. A. C. Curt-
right, Dr. Philip Cooper, Robert
Thweatt, Dr. Elmer Dean, Dr.
S. F. Frazier, Benjamin Single-
ton, Arthur Dwight, Robert
Presiding €lder Removes Minister
Who
Columbia, S. C. (ANP).—A Nt
gro minister who wrote that not
all Negroes are for integration
was suspended from the roll of
presiding elders lust week by
Bishop Frank Madison Kejd of
the African Methodist Epi copal
Church.
Dropped from his conference
roll was the Rev. James Van-
'WMghl, an elder from Moncks
Corner, S. Bishop Reid said the
preacher violated the discipline of
the A ME Church and failed to
uphold the U. S. Constitution in
making his statement on Integra -
tion.
Rev. ,, Vanwnght ,, ,, wrote . his , .
ion on the ,. subject , in the beptem-
, her 4 . issue of r tile ,, News «, and
Courier, rated . i by , many as a vto-
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i lently anti-Negro newspaper, pub
j Jished in Charleston, S. C.
!' ! Stating that the church declared
allegiance to the Constitution and
. 1 the t h. A. . government , and ,
. re
fel l ing the ease to Moncks Corner
fwr furtl,er acl,on ’ U,sl,0,
.
“No minister in our write"' church 'invthVng can
openly declare or ■
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rFMBRATFS 105 ih
HIRTHDAY
William Jackson ot 5)0 West
lHth street celebrated- his 105th
birthday Sunday at which time
the venerable old gentleman
was felicitated by one of his
children, Mrs, Mulialah Rawls,
other relatives and a number of
friends.
Mr. Jackson who wa.; borri it)
Glascock county in 1850 has
been residing in
many years, is in excellent
health and get?; around with
the ability of a man many years
younger.
On the average in the U. S.
there one car per family; but
a sample survey shows that
only 71 percent of families ac¬
tually own automobiles.
Secretary of the West B r oa
YMCA.
It i one of the latest
films and ,s narrated by
R. Murrow. It shows how we
so ably met our nation’s
and challenges throughout our
torv bv answering the call to
: without forsaking love for peace
or the civic pursuits of our conn-
1 try.
Young, Dr. B. T. Griffoth,
James Lutcn, Rev. P. A. Patter¬
son, Mrs. Lester B. Johnson. Dr.
II. M. Collier, Sr., B. J. James,
Dr. W. G. Tyson,
Seated left to right second
row: Mrs. Mattie Leake, Mrs.
John Briggs, Mrs. Ira Wit-
Rev, DeLaine Says He
New York (ANP).—The Rev.
Joseph A. DeLaine, who led the
fight in South Carolina for inte¬
grated schools, i today a fugitive
from his slate's “to stiff." The
A ME minister fled north last week
after an incident in which it is
charged that he fired at a ear
containing four white men.
The whereabouts of Rev. Ue-
f .ititie was a matter of much con-
picture until it was revealed here
I hat he had fled South Carolina
and taken refuge with friends in
New York City, *
Rev. DeLeaino admitted , , to
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at an automobile passing . ... his
home, lie wa. quoted as saying!
that he fired after persons in the !
ear shot at him.
Janie, Leroy (Jack) .. Moore,! i
vvhitc service station operator,
who •*»«> W8,iaat Mtamst , Lev ,,
“
DeLaine, denied that lie or either
I of the other men in his ear fired
at Two of the whitc
men sustained slight injuries.
From Trenton, N. J„ Rev. De-
Lanie sent a letter to his congre-
gallon and to reporters. In the
letter, Rev. DeLanie said he feels
that his ‘career us a minister has
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MISS BEACH AND ATTENDANTS—Miss Gloria Murray, a ' nior, bus been elected “Miss Beach”
Tor the school year 1955-50. Miss Murray won the coveted tith over nine other contestants to be-
come the first person to win who had also been attendant. She was the 10th grade attendant
daughter of
M r S ’ James Murray.
.
236 Yamacraw Village, is a
member of the ninth section,
j teacher. Mrs. H. An D. honor Lloyd, student, homeroom she
,
Is secretary of the Creative
i Dance Group and holds mem- I
Member Audit Bureau Circulations 1
Price 10c
Omega Psi Phi frutornit which wa held October 14 at Bray
boy’s inn. Photo ,by Dowens
liams, Mrs. James Luton.
Seated back row left to right,:
Mrs. A. (!. Curtrlglif, Mrs. Rob¬
ert Thweatt, Mr.:, w. G. Tyson,
Mrs. W. K. Payne, Mrs, Otha
Douglas, Mrs. S. I'. Frazie r. Mrs
H. M. Collier, Sr., Mrs. Phillip
MRS. META GLENN TO
BE BURIED FRIDAY
The funeral of Mrs. Meta A.
Glenn, who died Tuesday at the !
res idence of her brother, W, G.
Williams, 024 Waldburg street,!
west| wU1 jjU lie | d tomorrow,
* ?riwljr * at * irst , I,ryan , Ua ? Uf,t ,. . :
I church, the Rev. Richard M
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in the Honor Society,
NBA. and senior chorus. She
tends , and , sings . in , ,, the cho . . r
First Bryan Baptist chutem
she is president Of the
a teenage social club.
The eleventh grade aUend-
is Miss Yvonne McGlockton,
NUMBER 3
Cooper, Dr. W. El, Payne.
Seated front row left to
right: Mrs. Robert Young, Mrs.
J W. Jamerson, Jr. Lester B.
Johnson, Norman B. Elmore,
Mrs Benjamin Singleton, Mrs.
I*. Lumpkin, Mrs. B. J. James.
TOMORROW FOR
REV. C. A. DUNHAM
Funeral rites will be held to¬
morrow, Friday, for Rev. Ches¬
ter A. Dunham who died Mon¬
day morning early at his
residence. 731 E. Bolton street,
after an illness of only a few
days. The services which will
be held at 1 p.m. at First Ever¬
green Baptist church, wilt be
in charge of the Baptist Min¬
isters Alliance, Rev. J. C. Mc-
Millan, president, who will dc-
j- ver y 1L . eulogy.
1 he interment will be m
laurel Grove cemetery, and
the funeral arrangements will
p r j n charge oi Bynes-Royall
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1 , daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
McGlocJcton, 90i West Broad
St. A member of the 1st section,
J. M. Greene, homeroom teach¬
er, she is treasurer of the Kap¬
pa Tri Hi-Y, secretary of the
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