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■Jf /1 M CONTINUOUS YEARS OF
B f “ SERVICE
PUBLIC
VOLUME LXXIV
CI
B. S. Adams
At a mass convention of the
Chatham County Republican
party Saturday in the City
Court room Benamjin S. Adams,
retired county agent of Chat¬
ham County, was elected chair¬
man. ♦
The meeting which was at-
CuiiUnucii on Huge 8even>
MAN 80 , DIES TRYING
TO SAVE CHURCH
Pine rile,., Al'k. (A N1*).-—John
Wesley Williams, -about HO, tried
to ave his Sunday School class
treasury and died in his flaming
four room frame home near here
lust Tuesday.
Williams escape-; from the
house with his wife when it caught
fire from a defective sttive pipe. j
But he - u i;t hack in the burn¬
ing house to try to get the Sun¬
day School Money.
Mrs. Williams said she didn't
know how much money was in¬ j
volved. No trace of the money
was found in the ashes. !
Admission MoreNegroes Ask for
to
Durham H Readying 1 • For
Convention
F"r Alplm-rnen in the Carolinas, I
V ■ .....' Mssissippi. ;
"! 'j *. ,C T;Vr
1 ( .< ut.It-.iu, N. C.. this Easter :
t
weekend. I hat us the site of the,
Alttlui Phi Alpha Fraternity’s
Southern Regional Convention.
North Carolina Collgee is Con¬
vention Headquarters. :
D i, al;.ii I be place where thi
Alphas will begin their year-dong
celeb rat ion of their semi-centen-
jiial. Founded at Cornell
190(5, they are oldest Greek
* #
PARTICIPANT — Milton Hall,
nah, Ga.. is shown astnde - .*rz the
motorcycle he used to place fif-
teenth in the ...v recent 100-mile .......... an —
rmal beach and road track race
conducted here by the American
Motorcycle Association. The
Slip amatutali IHtauif
SCORES — Music critics from
Nashville, Tenn., dailies broke a
long-standing: rule by reviewing a
student piano recital by Harvey
Van Buren, senior music major at
Fish University. Typical of the
enthusiastic notices is that of the
Tennessean, leading mid - South
daily: “Never a student piano re¬
cital which equaled this one . . .
tremendously gifted . . . exceed¬
ingly impressive.”
Van Buren is the son of Dr.
and Mrs. Harvey Van Buren of
Statesboro. He is a former pupil
of Mrs. 0. M. Wells of Savannah.
—Gunter Photo.
The Fisk University Depart¬
ment of Music presented Harvey
Van Buren, pianist, in a Senior
Recital, Sunday, March 18, at 8:00
P.M. in Fisk Memorial Chapel.
The program was as follows:
Italian Concerto, Bach; Sonata in
F Minor (Apassionata) Op. 57,
Beethoven; Barcarolle, Op. GO,
Chopin; Berceuse, Op. 57, Chopin;
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letter organization of this kind in
the* United States.
" N ™ Challenge in Education
f or Citizenship” is the convention
theme apound which activities of
the Durham meeting will be cen-
tel . ed . And accordinfr to L. B.
Frasier, program chairman, the
group will concern itself with
problems growing out of Integra
tion in public schools in the South-
ern states.
GeneraJ p rcsiden t Frank I
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i chine is a Harlev-Davidson model,.
r w<i
hopper motorcycle tires.
Molyneaux o{ Corpug christi,
T r ’ u . lin th th „ c nt setUn F
I record pace of 93.58 miles per j
hour in covering the 24-lap course,
“MY CONVICTION WILL NOT
STOP THE BUS BOYCOTT
GO To CHURCH SUNDAY — Ezra Consistory worshipped at the
Beth Eden Baptist Cnurcli during the month of March, as one of
their projects for the year.
Sublime princes present, front row, left to right, William Blake,
John Habersham, A. L. Farmer, Commander-in-Chief: Clinton
Cross, A. E. Peacock, Past Commander-in-Chief; George Smith,
Past, Commander-in-Chief: Second row, J..Peterson, King Davis,
Caleb Bias, Past Commander-in-Chief; Jesse Doster, Cornelius
ATLANTA ATLANTA, March M:irr*h 20-Follow¬ 9(1 TTnllnwr.
ing in the wake or Mrs. Thelma
B. Boone and Edward J. Clem¬
ons, both Negroes, to enter
Georgia State College of Busi¬
ness Administration, six more
Negroes today made applica-
tions to be admitted to the
state-supported school
Mrs. Boone’s and Clemons’
applications were rejected, the
school authorities said, because
their applications were not
signed “ by the court ~ of ordinary —j
and lwo alumni - a requirement,
,V,R tire registrar said, which must
be met on ail applications.
The six Negroes who applied
by mail for entrance into the
school did. not, the school point¬
ed out, get their applications in
until after the deadline of
midnight, March 23, therefore,
too iate for acceptance, and it
was further said by the authori¬
ties that “we’ve never regis¬
tered anyone by mail except
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10-yr-old Negro liirl and
Win
ALUMNI TO SPONSOR
EASTER CARNIVAL
The Alumni Association of
Savannah r. *, State , college ,, will ...
an Easter carnival
Mach 28-April 7, in order to
raise funds for the Alumni
Scholarship Drive. The carni-
val will be located on East
Broad street next to St. James
AME church. All alumni, stu
dents, and friends of the
, , , ...
“
__
Of ---------------------------------- the 92.000 Americans killed
by. accidents in 1955. a total of
38,300 lost their lives in auto
mishaps,
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA THURSDAY. MARCH 29, 195ti
Pioneers’ ‘Heyday’ To Be
Held at O’Hara
The Chatham Division of the
Coastal umpire Council, Boy
Scouts of America, will hold its
‘Big Event” of the month Sat-
urday, at Camp O'Hara, begin-
mng at 1 p. m.
The event will be a Pioneer’s
“Heyday and will mark the
beginning of greater emphasis
on outdoor program and ad-
vanccd Scouting skills.
A special feature of the event
will be survival-training
onstrations by instructors from
Regional Kappas To
Meet In Charleston
jThc Fifth Annual
j ! Council of Kappa Alpha Psi Fra-
ternity will convene in Charles¬
ton, South Carolina, April G.
I The Charleston Alumni Chapter
along with Columbia, 1 Cheraw,
Orangeburg, Allendale, Spartan-
I burg alumni chapters will serve
as hosts. The Theme of this
| year’s council is “Training For
Leadership.”
Leadership addresses will be
delivered by Herman Robinson,
Ford Fellowship student, More-
NEW YORK, Mar. 27
n G’ : ‘“ on CBs-jy :;how, A me
That Tune,” Barbara Pn s-
wrdge, a 10-year-old Baltimore
Negro girl, : broke into big ^
money by winning the , Dual
prize of $25,000.
Little Barbara, teamed w-ith
white New York Chief of the
I Fire Dept.. Francis J. Kennedy,
_ j r j n capturing the jackpot.
SALES GROUP IN CITY
Q ne 0 f nation’s most
•
26»-30
Headed by - Jack Points, for-
mer Wiiberforce, , Ohio, and West
Virginia State college tennis
great, the crew consists of
Pho'o by Cecil
Freeman, and c. Cooper; third row, W. M. Pleasant, Louis Simp-
on, J, J Edwards, Past Conunander-ln-Chlef; Roger Williams,
l Charlie Fogle, second lieutenant, and C. A West.
Furthci plans are for Maundy Thursday and Easter servi¬
ces to be observed by Ezra Consistory, No. 27, at the Masonic
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the Survival-training school at
Hunter Air Force Base.
j Scout troops will compete in
tower building and bridge con-
struction events during the af- i
/ ternoon.
The commissioner staff will
serve as judges for the various
events with Commissioner Alex-
ander Grant serving as general
chairman.
i Cla race Wright is activities
chairman lor the divisional
committee.
house College and a member of
PI chapter, and Joseph
Allen University, a member
I J Ruvell Simmon: Atlanta
' ' "" ni i i.ei. Ad vei tizim:
’ ‘ (l 'd 1 A(h m.' I'-ely
World and John D Camper.
Aren Guide Bight Director. and
As oriole Proferor of Education
Savannah Stale College will lead
discussion. Joseph Arrington,
PI chapter Moreiiou e college,
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In ___ winning _________ o the ___________ coveted prize,
Barbara followed in the fool
tcpg Qf another uttIe Balu .
more Ne 8 ro 8 lrl < Gloria Locker-
man, i« 12, who . several , . months .,
ago won $10,000 in a TV spell-
ni; <juiz.
Barbara has been studying
the piano since she was four
years old.
twenty boys and girls who are
“working their way
through college. ^
Thc group, under contract to
the Union Circulation Compa- .
ny ()[ New y () ,. k rity
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N. Y. Policeman Kills
Wife and Self
New York (ANP). — Joseph
Loving, 24, a New York policeman
on the force 14 months, with an
excellent record, killed his wife,
Lyra, and himself in a shooting
here last Monday. V
Loving was due to report to the
100th Street Police Station for
duty that morning, aiffi at 9:20
when he hadn’t reported, Patrol¬
man Angcle Sanchez was sent
from the West 54th Street Station
to find out why. He knocked on
the door of the apartment
Amsterdam Avenue just as 7-year-
old Norman Loving awoke.
He discovered the bodies on the
f)oor of the | ivin(f room and three
children of the ileda couple alone
j in the anartrnent. A girl, Vivyette,
y, and Weldon, 5. were both asleep
i (nd their brother Norman,
,
| |ad )|,. ard rio noise of pistol shots.
j A police department medical ex-
amjn( . r _ aid the couple died be-
1 tween . 5 r ami , « 7 a. . in. ,
1
I Patrolman Loving’s mother,
Mr ’ Ma 'K an ‘ l L,,v,mr of 2560
1 Seventh Avenue could give . no ex-
planation for the double tragedy.
4-Hs TO HOLD
ELIMINATIONS
SAVANNAH, Ga„ March 28.
l he schedule for Ncjcro 4-H proj-,
^ ( . ljminBtions on t|u , county
duJ . in>f th( . f j, vt week 0 f|
April was aiuiouiu-nd Unlay h\
M. Little, assistant Negro 4-H
ulub agent, Agricultural
sion Service, University of Geor-
^ia College of Agricultuiv.
April 2 Lowndes, 10 A.M.,
Valdosta Negro youth center;!
Agent’s offiec, Quitman.
April 3—Thomas, 10 A.M.
court house, Thomasvillc; Tift, 2
p m„ Negro Countv Agent’s of-
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Member Audit Bureau Circulation!
Price 10c
Says Rev. King, I reader
Montgomery Protestants
Mongtomery, Ala. (ANP).
The Rev. Martin Luther King
who was convicted Thursday f°i
violation of Alabama's anti-boy
colt law for his part in the IH
week-old Negro boycott of segre
gn-tfd Montgomery buses, said lnsi
week that the verdict “will not in
crease or diminish in ally way in
terest, in the protest.”
Circuit Judge Eugene Carter
presiding over the trial in the ab
senee of a jury, fined Rev. King
$600, plus $600 court costs. Tin
fine and costs were converted inti
n jail .sentence of 38(5 days, uftei
the minister said he would appeal
rather than pay the money. t
The sentence was suspended,
however, when defense attorneys
served notice that they will take
the appeal .to the United States
Supreme Court if the slate appel-
Isle courts uphold the conviction.
Immediately uftei- the verdict
Circuit Solicitor William F. I hot-
ford announced that the state had;
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Clinics For Ham, Egg Shows
To Be Held at Dublin
DUBLIN, (I*., March 28
Negro Agricultural Extension
agent* and farm leaders of the
26 counties where ham and egg
shows were held earlier this year
will meet here Friday, April G,
for. an evaluation of these shows,
The evaluation clinic will he
YMCA Gets More
Club Members
During the present YMCA
membership campaign the fob
lowing persons have joined the
Century Club. The members of
this organization contribute
hundred dollars to the work of
tire Association, _ in hoping
provide a program' for young and
( ,j ( | This money Is not necessari-
ly paid all at once, some pay il
in monthly installments. The
members who have joined are
Mrs. Countess Cox,
Rev. Manning Elected
President of Cla Bin
Orangeburg, S. C. The Board
of Trustees of Ctaflin University
in special session of March 14th
elected the Rev. ,, Hubei , t V. Man- .«
mng as the sixth president 1 of the
university.
The Rev. Manning, a native of
THAT KOREAN C H I L D K F N
MIGHT WRITE—Tennessee State
University students gave Korean
school children some four thou-
sand new and used pencils last
NUMBER 25
BEGINS s E\ E.\ IH 4 EAR AS
PRESIDP N I OI- I A M -1 — Ur.
G<-,,t"(* V 1 Gorr. Jr., distinguinh-
ed cincaior, will begin Ids seventh
n a- pre ident of Florida Agri-
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held at the Stale Negro 4-H Club
(' tiler beginning at 10 A.M.
A. ,8. Baeon, state ngont for
Negro work, Agricultural Exten¬
sion Service, University of Geor¬
gia College of Agriculture, will
i Coo tin ued or: Page {-.event
Greenbrier Children’s Center; J.
A. Wii on. Railroad Fireman; Ed-
ward Fletcher, Red Cross BJood-
mobile worker; John Q. Jeffer-
son, Insurance Executive; Mrs.
K un j Ct , n ro wn, Consultant, Sa¬
vannul ,. Chatham County Board
" f .. ,nu ............ '' ,,in ' Dj , H M CqJlier>
Jr., Chairman, Byurd of Manag-
' 1 ”’ Juek Williams. Railroad
Switchman; W. Kilcrest, Railroad
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South. Carolina, graduated from
(;| a rii„ University in 1939 with
the ,, bachelor ,, . of r Arts , , degree. , He
i e-l ived , the ,, B. D. degree . from e
Gammon ... rheological . . . .Seminary „ .___
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week a- the campus Student Chris-
t j aT1 nation brought its ’pen-
•, ■ in n” drive to close.
a
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