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■ VOLUME LXXV
EISENHOWER WINS BY BIG MAJORITY
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER
who was elected Tuesday by an overwhelming vote to serve
another four years as President of the United Stales.
The Eisenhower popularity
wave swept tire Republicans
into power for another four
years in Tuesday’s general
election, the Republicans poll¬
ing 33,212,325 votes and the
Democrats 24,192,953. This was
the biggest majority vote ever
Court Action Sought to
Break II Nos. Old Car Pool
State t-IS Champs To
Re Named at Dublin Center
DUBLIN. — State Negro
Club champions in 24
will be named here, November
and Id, during the sixth
Negro 1-11 Congress,
Contestants will be 120
winners, named at five district
Club project eliminations here
summer. “They will make
give educational
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BEACH HOMECOMING SCENES—Top, left to ri jht: Miss Gloria Lanier, 10th grade attendant;
Miss Gloria Mosley, "Miss Beach;” Miss Dora Sanders, the 1.1th grade attendant, and Thaeon
Thompson. Parker makes another gain around right end in the with
BOTTOM_ Co-Captain Johnny game
Stanton high school at the stadium.—Photos b y Freeman.
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scored by the G.O.P.
In this record breaking vic¬
tory tiie Eisenhower - Nixon
ticket captured seven states of
the deep South, Texas, Florida,
Virginia, Tennessee, Louisiana,
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present their record books and in
other ways show what they have
done in the club work this year,”
said Alexander llurse, state Negro
4-11 Club agent, University of
Georgia Agricultural Extension
j Service.
yj, e j (OV . and girls will begin
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Man Snatched From -lail and Feared
Lynched, Turns Up Safe in Alabama
Homecoming DaySaturday atCollege;
State to Clark
Homecoming at Savannah State
College will be celebrated on Sat-,
J urday, lay will Nov. include 10. Features parade, football of the
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i tame, alumni meeting and dance.
The "Fairyland Fantray,” theme
if the parade, is scheduled to leave
East Broad and Anderson streets
at 11:00 a.m., moving north on
! East Broad on Oglethorpe, west
m Oglethorpe to West Broad, and
I touth on West Broad to .'!lst,
| where the group will disband. The
| lead vehicle will be a small sports
car with two tiny occupants of the
; airy world. It will be follwed
I by (he car of the parade marshal,
j Frank Thavpe, and by the 1 car
j ! bearing lege. the president of the col-
I Floats and cars of class groups,
! student organizations and alumni
I chapters will form the main body
| of the parade. Some of the reg-
j istcrcd floats and cars include:
‘The Queen of Hearts,” “The
I Sugar Tree,” “Mary, Mary, Quite
| Contrary,” “ Snow White and the
j Seven Dwarfs,” “Our Teachers
Take Us to Farylund,” “The Prin¬
cess on the (Bass Hill,” ".Modern
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The
11 months old ear pool which
the Negroes here have operated
in protest to unfair treatment
and- segregaion on the buses of
the Montgomery Transit Com¬
pany was the object of court
action begun this week by the
city of Montgomery.
The city asked Circuit Court
in a suit filed Friday to abol-
j ! ish the car pool by injunction
on grounds that it is a private
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SAVANNAH, GEORGIA SATURDAY, NOV. 10, 195G
Says Ga.
Promote
W ASIIINU I ON (A N P). Pro-
motional opportunities must be
made available to-all omplnyri s of ,
Company the Central on the of basis Georgia of seniority Railway j
Supreme regardless Court of race, of declared the United the j 1
States.
The decision was made recently
when review tile high a case tribunal in, which refused the.. 4 [
company asked if the federal
authorized the courts to force an ;
■mployer to hire persons of a
given race for given jobs.
The company further inquired
as to whether the Railway Labor
OMEGAS PRESENT DU.
MAYS—Alpha Gamma Chapter,
)mga Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.,
presents Dr. Benjamin Mays, pres¬
ident of Morehouse College, At¬
lanta, in observance of its annual
Founder’s Day celebration, Thurs¬
day, November 15, 11:4(1 a. m.,
State Meld rim College. Auditorium, Savannah j
Alpha Gamma Chapter is mak-
ing elaborate preparation for this
historical occasion, and is inviting S
(he public to hear this great
scholar.
BEACH HIGH HOLDS
SPECTACULAR HOME¬
COMING CELEBRATION
Alfred E. Beach high school
held the most colorful home¬
coming celebration in its his¬
tory Wednesday of last week.
The festivities began with a
street parade in the afternoon
in which was a number of
floats and. many beautifully
decorated cars.
The theme of the observance
wa 'Holidays on Parade” and
the outstanding floats in the
parade represented Easter,
which was adjudged the best;
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OMAR TEMPLE
SPONSORS CARNIVAL
Omar Temple, N. 21, A.E.A.O.
N.M.S,, beginning Friday, will
sponsor the Diamond State
Shows, November 9-17.
This show which has head¬
quarters in Delaware, has
player’, a number of prominent
cities of the United States and
Canada, and comes to Savan¬
nah under the auspices of
Omar Temple Shriners.
The midway will feature
twenty riding devices of all de-
scription, which will attract the
attention of both young and
adults Besides these the show
features other attractions that
have never been witnessed here
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Must
Negroes £9
Act impose ;i ir^al duty on a
railroad to bargain in behalf of a
imritrrity group of employees when
a foWr organization is supposed
lo |„, lh( . exclusive bargaining
representative.
Ails j ^ Sypren*’ U'i’l Court's the action in
<'ase to 'Stand ruling
of the Federal District Court fer¬
uiddingr racial discrimination in its
p fount u^in ion .jjplicy, A rehearing was
c . n March of this year, thus,
)villK ai . t j on of the trial court.
The respondents in this case'.
Odell Jones, Dock Ruthledge, A. C.
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PLANS SET FOR XMAS
SEAL KICKOFF
Great plans are under way for
a gigantic “Kick-Off” program,
heralding the 195(1 Christmas Seal
Campaign. This year Caim Park
will he the setting for this event.
Much time and effort has gout
into the preparation of all out-
*tatwl :*2 program dedicated to
the ’IS! patients, the staff, volun¬
teer workers and all persons in¬
terested in eradicating this dis¬
use. A real turn-out of loyal Seal
Sale supporters is expected.
VV. Franklin Frazier, general
chairman of the TB Seal Sale
Campaign, has extended an invi-
tation to attend a brief flag rais¬
ing ceremony at 2:00 p.m, Wednes¬
day, November It, in front of
City Hall, when Mayor Mingle
dorff will raise the Lorraine Gross
to fly from City Hall during the
Seal Sale and throughout the holi¬
days.
Street Sales Cji-chairmun
Mrs. E. Faustine Bjgnon has
been named co-chairman of street
sa |,. s f,„. the 195(1 TB Christmas
Seal Sale Campaign. Mrs. Bignon
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M1HS SAVANNAH STATE and her court who will play an tntpor- tant role in the homecoming festivities Saturday in the college
parade and at the football game when the State Tigers will have Clark University of Atlanta as their opponents.
Woods, the Negro who was ab- j
ducted from a Wildwood, Fla.,
jail last week by several white
men and was the object of a
widespread search for the past
seven days was located yester-
day by the FBI In Andalusia,
Alabama.
The man was snatched out of
the little guard house, beaten
and turned loose. He was ac¬
cused of saying, “Hello, Baby,”
to a white woman.
After a concerted search of
i several days failed to give any
signs of the man's whereabouts
| it was feared that, he had boeen
killed by the men who abduc¬
ted him from the Wildwood
j jail.
Woods was brought to Raiford
late yesterday by an officer of
the Florida Sheriff’s Bureau.
A doctor w h o examined
Woods in Alabama said the 39-
year-otd farm worker had sev¬
eral superficial wounds on his
back which could Ijavc.bcpn the
result of a beating with a whip
or a leather strap.
The physician also said Woods
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MIDTOWN CC ASKS
WARNING SIGN
The Mid-Town Clmmber of
Commerce held 1 t s regular
monthly meeting at the West
Broad \IMCA Monday night.
Tlic chairman of the traffic
committee reported the need
lor a warning sign at the Inter-
section of 37th and Florance
streets to warn motorists of the
congestion created by children
going to and from the Florance
street school and the St. Mary’s
Catholic school. Although there
Is a crossing guard stationed
there, the painted sign
be further precaution In avoid¬
ing a mishap at this heavily
traveled Intersection.
The next meeting of the
Chamber will be held Monday,
December 3.
Negro Voters in Pierce
BRUNSWICK, Nov. 3—Negro
Voters of Pierce county who
contended their county board of
registrars Improperly struck
their names from the voters
list were given a set-back
yesterday when U. 8. District
Tin’.gc Frank M Scarlett ruled
against them
The charges, however, , are
itiJI being investigated by offi¬
cers of the U. 8. Attorney Gen¬
eral's office.
A temporary restraining or¬
der against the board of regis¬
trars was dissolved by the
judge. The order said that les-
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Member Audit Bureau Circulations
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Protests Nil As integration
Proceeds In N.
RAJ.EIGHT, N. (’. (ANP).~
Proof that integration can peare-
fully )„. mr i y i „ ix,o exempli¬
fied on + bo eaiWplR of North Caro-
liiia State College last week as a
jyJjtBr , upperclassman . extended , , a
welcoming handshake to a Negro
Freshman and told him “I'm glad
to see it happen. Gome by my
dormitory sometime and we’ll
talk."
The meeting of the uppereluss-
man and the freshman indicated
how integration is working at the
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HOUSING LEADER TO
ADDRESS NAACP
Madison S. Jones, N A AGP Spe¬
cial Assistant for Housing, New
York City, will address a public
meeting on housing sponsored by
the Savannah Branch (Ga.)
Si A A CP at 8 o’clock sharp on Fri-
lay night, November 9th, at the
St. Paul C.M.K. Church, Maple
and West Broad streets, Rev. J.
L. K ey, pastor.
W. W. Law, the branch presi-
I dent, said that Mr. June- is in the
city for several days to assist the
local NAAUP housing committee
survey local housing condition and
to conduct area workshops in the
Frogtown and Old Fort areas.
Rev. L. Scott. Ktell, .Jr., pastor of
the Bethlehem Baptist Church, is
chairman of the housing commit¬
tee.
This public NAACP meeting is
being staged to inform the Negro
•mnmunity just how th«y will be
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University of North Carolina and
its brunches here and at North
j Carolina Women's College at
j Greensboro.
North Carolina's Metnlsh in the
school situation I in: on the elemen-
| lary and high school level where
segregation has remained fast.
j Manuel Crockett, Jr., was the
freshman who was heartily greet-
| j ed by the the reaction upperclassman. of white How-
! j ever, stu-
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