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PAGE FOUR SItr f avmurali STiilwnr Eatablliiheri 1875 SOL C. JOHNSON By J H DEVEAUX 1889—1954 MRS. WILL A A. JOHNSON Editor & Publisher EZRA JOHNSON............-Asst, to Publisher J. H. BUTLER .................Asso. Editor R w. GADSDEN.......__-Contributing Editor GEORGE E. JENKINS____Advertising Manager PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY 1009 WEST BROAD STREET Dial ADams 4-3432 - oDams 4-3433 Subscription Rates In Advance One Year ................................. $4 12 Six Months --------------------------------$3.09 Mingle Copy ........... .10 Remittance must be made by Express, Post Office Money Order or Registered Mail. Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Jffice at Savannah, Ga„ under the Act ul March 3, 1919. . . they that trait upon tin Lard Khali renew flu ir strength; thru shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall ran and, not hr weary; and they shall walk and not faint.” —(Isa. 40:31.) A CLOSED DOOR The Federal Home Loan Hank hoard by its denial of a permit to Negro citizens of Savannah to organize a Home Loan in¬ stitution, has given notice to voting Ne¬ groes who are preparing for business ca¬ reers, especially in home building loan institutions that that door is closed in Sa¬ vannah. It well might be a notice to all who are pursuing courses in business ad- ministration.that Savannah isn't a good place in which to start a business career because they might not succeed, because once upon a time several Negro institu¬ tions failed. It is interesting to note that in .other cities, even in Georgia, a-once- upon-a-time-failuie was not considered a reason why Negroes must be discouraged or prevented from organizing banking or loan and savings institutions. YVe cite the tact that in Atlanta, a loan institution not more than 10 years old has become a 10 million dollar concern. There have been business failures in Atlanta, it is also interesting to note that white bank¬ ing institutions failed too, many of them at about the time Negro banks failed, but nobody offered any opposition to a rash of white loan and savings institutions that has broken out in the last several years; nobody's humanitarianism object¬ ed to them on the ground that they might not succeed. Perhaps it is a good thing that established concerns should show such paternal concern lest an institution 1'kHv to compete with them might not succeed. Furthermore, there is a finality implied here that is against progress, that Negroes can not accept and lay claim to having vision. It will never cease to be a fact that there were failure's some years ago. so we should never have another Ne¬ gro banking institution in Savannah. Moreover, in the face of the sort of op¬ position banded together against them. Negroes will never be able to show “need for another loan institution” in this area. KEEP THE PROMISES •lust two months after the close of the national political campaign, there is evi¬ dence that Negro voters have again been regaled with mere words. Both parties made promises that will not lie kept. As far as Negroes are concerned there is no issue more important to them than that of civil rights. The prospect that any¬ thing will be done in this respect is doubt¬ ful indeed. 1 he road to doing anvthing seems failuie hopelessly blocked by the Senate's to abolish the filibuster which is SO entrenched that a resolution to change the rules can be filibustered to death, and that by both Republicans and Democrats. Experts can see no hope for civil rights legislation in this Congress. The South still posseses veto power over the issue. It is curious that the question of relev- ancy of filibuster tactics has not been JUDGE SAYS FLA. BUS SEGREGATION LAWS (Continued from Page One) company as a defendant, ruling that the firm is a private corpora¬ tion without any connections with thc state. Miami Transit Company offici¬ als had contended that in requir¬ ing segregated seating it was merely following ordinances of Miami and that it would continue to do so until the laws were chang¬ ed. Immediately following Judge Choate's ruling, Florida Gov. Le¬ roy T. Collins announced that the decision would have no effect on his. order suspending bus service in Tallahassee, the state capital, where attempts at desegregation have' resulted in violence. Gov. Collins used his emergency powers Wednesday to suspend runs to prevent further violence. idle Rev. C. K. Steele, leader of the -Negro drive for integrated seating on Tallahasee buses, re- ported a 4-foot wooden cross was burned in front of his Baptist Church Into Wednesday night. Meaiiwhile, the South's bus- sealing troubles continued to spring up in other integration hot spots. In Montgomery, Ala., where the desegregation “fever” began two weeks ago when the U. S. National Advertising Representatives Associated Publishers 31 West 40 Street New York 30, New York 160 W. Washington St. Chicago 2, 111. Whaley-Simpson Co. 6513 Hollywood Boulevard San Francisco 5, California Whaley-Simpson Co. 55 New Montgomery Street Los Angeles, California brought, t hot is, we have not heard that it has been. Jt seems to us that such a question might satisfy those who claim to be opposed to filibuster but who are also opposed to change in the rules of the Sen¬ ate, who consider the Senate a continuing body. Insistence on relevancy in debts would be effective against marathon talk¬ ers who resort to reading Shakespeare, the Bible and Webster's Unabridged Dic¬ tionary, antics which a dignified body like the United States Senate should re¬ buke. It may be argued that there are enough Republican and Democratic senators to muster a majority for civil rights legisla¬ tion. but here again how will they got it before the Senate, how will they bring it to vote? The thing looks hopeless from this corner in spite of the report that a knowledgeable Democrat expresses the belief that civil rights legislation will be passed by the present Congress. Let’s wait. YVe’il see. LET’S FINISH THE JOB No informed person asks why keep up the March of Dimes campaign inasmuch as a vaccine against polio has been found, inasmuch as an adequate supply of it is on hand. Actually, many cases will be added to the 80,000 persons already strick¬ en because for some reason they have not taken the Salk shots. The probable new cases and the 80,000 already stricken are ample reason for continuing the March of Dimes in a campaign that should lie the most successful yet waged. Two slogans appeal to the American people to be more generous than ever: 1) “Remember Me,” the words of the poster boy who speaks for the 80.000 for whom the Salk vaccine came too late; and 2) “Let’s Finish The Job” which points out four imperative needs yet to be met: Prevention, patient aid. research and professional training. Prevention—more than a fourth of the nation has been vaccinated and there is vaccine available for many more, but the March of Dimes is necessary to educate the people through vaccination to accom¬ plish total prevention. A dedicated num¬ ber of volunteers want to finish the job as quickly as possible. Patient aid—those who have been stricken before the coming of the vaccine and new victims to come must be pro¬ vided hospital care, physical therapy, orthopedic equipment, etc. must look to continued calls of the March of Dimes. Research — March of Dimes projects now under way are attempting to: per¬ fect polio vaccine, find a drug to prevent paralytic polio, improve techniques in treatment, and rehabilitation of polio pati¬ ents. Through these projects March of Dimes hopes to defeat polio, to help “Fin¬ ish the Job.” We pledge for generous support of the March ot Dimes for all the reasons cited above, but more especially because there are those in our community for whom the vaccine came too late and those whom generous support of the March of Dimes will save from the crippling ravages of polio. ‘i cme Court ordered an end to ■gregation of races on public chicles, a curfew on night bus operations were extended until next Tuesday. In New Orleans, there were eon- lieting reports over the shooting f a young Negro man by police, ftcr the Negro allegedly hurled wo segregation markers from a New Orleans bus. Frank Jones, 25, who was given i 50-50 chance to live, was shot n the spine. Police said Jones was shot after io threatened a bus driver with a ;nife— a charge which Jones do¬ mes. There were also these other de¬ velopments in the bus segregation 'ontroversy; In Tuscaloosa and Mobile, Ala., Negroes mapped plans for riding the buses on an integrated basis. A mass meeting was cak'd by Negro leaders in Mobile to discuss a recent decision of the local bus line to remove the segregation boards, At Tuscaloosa, the Rev. \Y. B. Sheelye, a Baptist minister, said he has organized a Negro “fellow- ship’ which will pres for “all rights and privileges of American citizenship." And in Birmingham, the fourth Alabama city affected by the bus segregation issue, city official said they would ask for a postponement the cases of 2 Negroes charged with violating local segregation laws in mixing with white pas- | sengers on buses. j __ WHITE MAN HIRES NEGRO TO BURN ANOTHER 'Continued from lage One) County jail. The case has been continued until Jan. 21. 1 lie men, according to tillinoie police, soaked rags in an inflam- mablc solution, stuffed the rags in the porch railings and set them afire. Aloysius Bottom, 20, who lives in the first floor apartment of the building, smelled the smoke and aroused other occupants of the [ three flat building. After police arrived, Bottom heard a noise on the hackporch and investigated, Standing on the porch with two ! boxes of rags, paper and a can of i inflammable solution was one of ; the admitted arsonists. Bottom and police chased the j man a block or so where he met another man. The two were arrest- j man. The two were arrested af- ed after the smell of inflamable fluid was detected on them. The fire at the house in that West side area was the latest of , several which have struck home in the mixed neighborhood. THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE BUT HE IS STILL RIDING TRAINS OUT OF THE NATION’S CAPITOL Between The Lines /iy I><nn Gordon llancorh for Associated Negro Press DIVIDED WE FALL. The most dramatic event of 11)50 whs without doubt the stand that Negroes made at Montgomery, L” 1 51 tim v rnDeh ' ,!la . ';™ -i" ....... ,he ..; st "' th ‘‘ r ^’ ! ’ nU 1 ’ M S e< n written and 'the question \ , is . eag- ,. , erly and enthusiastically discussed, Imt the Montgomery Negroes etc- citled W do something about it, .-md what they did will forever re- hound to the glory of the Negro race. The immediate advantage gamed by the Negroes' brave stand will he insignificant, as compared with tlie respect the Negroes gain¬ ed in the eyes of the world. Throughout the civilized world peoples have been amazed at the stout-heartedness of the Montgom¬ ery Negro and most certainly he has taken WWnd that Commends i a- him and his case for integration. When a people gets so tired of segregation that they take to their feet as a way of meeting the situa¬ tion, they are tired indeed! And the glory of the whole episode hinges about the united way the Negro went about their objective. The old saying, “United we stand, divided we fall,” was never more cleverly illustrated than in the Montgomery situation when fifty thousand Negroes stood to¬ gether pr walked together for a common cause of being treated like humans. It has been said that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure; and so it may well he said that an, ounce of doing something about it, is worth a ton of talking about it. These Mont¬ gomery Negroes really and truly walked up something and what they walked up cannot be set down in figures and words. They walk- cd up the respect of the civilized world and they walked up the Ne- gro’s faith in himself and the righteousness of his cause. They walked up attention to the Negros plight in segregation and the potency of the dollar in the situa¬ tion. Booker T. Washington told his people fifty years ago that the dollar will he a mighty factor in the breaking of the chains of the slavery of segregation. Thc dollars that the Montgomery bus lines lost speak eloquently for the cause integration! What the Montgomery Negroes Baker and Smith denied connected with any other fire, Mrs. Thomas has been living in (be area for more than three y t , a rs and other Negro families have been in the area for some time also. _ MisS LeC Retires - (Continued from Page One) health nursing in the city. For a year and a half she was in charge of the men’s ward at Duval County Hospital in Jack¬ sonville, Florida. Among her accomplishments. Miss Lee is a graduate of the Poro College of Scalp Treat¬ ment and Hair Culture. She is a member of the Beth Eden Baptist church where she teaches the Beginners Class of the Sunday School. did for themselves and their city and nation and the cause of human advancement, strengthened the morals of mankind and it is in the strength of morals and morals that nations stand. What occurred in Mon tgomery strengthened the na- : : tit t ; un to stand against these forces w [cracy. But whereas the Negroes of Mo , lt g 0 merv stood United in i (ho eause ()f democracy and Chris- tian - ty> the ( ,lmrachs of the Old s outdl threaten to destroy the na- tion rathel . than 1<st the Nl .g^ go. xhercin Hes the current danger in lhe ()!d South < 8 stand against civil r ;^ hts legislation, It is quite thinkable that the national division over the matter of civil rights may contribute to the dissolution of our great na¬ tion. When open defiance of the United States is being advocated <by, soipq y.T|o sit in the legislative ha H g o f the nation. We can readi- ]y s( , e Ul( . da „ KC1 . that is inherent. When a large segment of the'pop¬ ulation can malign and abuse the Supreme Court of the United States for the simple reason that the said court would rule that Ne¬ groes are included in the letter and spirit of the laws of this country, we have come upon critical times. We are sorely divided and divid¬ ed we fall! One of the great teachings of history is that while nations are young and vigorous and united nothing on earth can foil their ef- f OI t s to take their place ill the aun ; but when they grow effects and wealthy and become divided, then comes the headwriting on their walls that tell of their down¬ fall. One of the great dangers that threaten this nation today is its riches, and our perennial beast is , our high standard of living. We l boast not about our standards of righteousness nor our love for our fellowman. Our one great boast j j s ,,m- high standard of living; but high living standards cannot save a nation that is divided at its heart. Russia is looking for an open¬ ing and what better opening could she wish than to see our nation j divided on the serious question of ; whether our vaunted democracy is J those for all of thc the peoples so-called or white just race, for | Racism destroyed Germany. V It could destroy this nation. IMA 1D- , FD WE FALL. God forbid! Mrs. Penrose Dies In Massachusetts i (Continued from Page One) the Whalom Woman’s Club and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority of the Sa¬ vannah State College of Savannah, of which she was a graduate. Besides her husband she is sur¬ vived by two daughters, Miss Edith Anne Penrose of Leomin¬ ster, Mass., and Mrs. Louise Brad- ley of Cleveland, Ohio: one broth- er, Walter ........ J. Lawson, Jr. ’ of ‘ New Yoik City, three sisters, Mrs. Dorothy Bozeman of Americus, Ga.. Mrs. Ruth Caulton of Fort Dix, N. J. and Mrs. Evelyn Shaw of Sewickley, Pennsylvania. Services were held Tuesday, Jan- uary 8. at the Silas F. Richardson and Son Funeral Home, 106 West Street. Leominster, Mass, inter- ment was in Evergreen Cemetery, Leominster. MIDTOWN CC TO PUBLISH DIRECTORY The Mid-Town Chamber of Commerce held its first annual banquet at the West Broad St. Y.M.C.A.. Monday night. The president of the chamber, Dr. H. M. Collier, Jr., was the prin- j cipal speaker. cooperation among the citizens of Savannah so as to make it an examp',a cf democracy at work.” Mrs. Lydia Mabry, chairman of the directory committee, pre- sented her draft of a directory which was accepted by the board. The di uctory will be published in early March. The next regular meeting of the chamber will be held Tues¬ day, January 15, at the Y.M.C.A. TO INSTALL BOY SCOUTS DIV. OFFICERS The Chatham Division of the Coastal Empire; Council, Boy Scouts of America, recently held its anpual election Cf cers and the following County leaders were named to head up the district leadership j during 1957:' Rev. George D. WpVter, pastor of A'bury Meth- odist church, chairman of the j Divisional Committee; Norman B. Elmore, principal of the R. W. Gadsden school, vice chair¬ man, and W. W. Law, local mail carrier, Divisional Commission¬ er. • The officers will be installed at the annual divisional ban- j quet, which is to be held at the West Bread Y.M.C.A. on Thurs- day, Jan. 24, at 8:00 p. m j . T 1 _,_ 1ACKIF LEAVES BASEBALL rowntinucd from P*ge nne» mg to do with his decision. “If I had not received the good deal that I have with my lew company I would be play- ng for the Giants this year,” he said. Robinson disclosed he has a ’wo-year c ontract with the Chock-Full-C’-Nuts restaurant •bain as a personnel manager. He said the contract calls for 330 000 a year, with a five-year -ption renewal. Ke said he also will be per¬ forming rrvr Ijsfafnotlonal duties for Look Magazine for two years as uart of a continuing deal. FUNDS NEEDED TO FIGHT POLIO (Cpntigupd from Page One) 'pots consists of taping dimes on the bar which have been do¬ nated by patrons. The idea is to cover the entire bar with dimes , durj the month of January. “Th-ey are placed- in a row and no new row 'the is started until the dimes run entire length of - the bar. according to Mr. Lei- bowitz’s statement. Contributions in the form of j -hecks oi moi i’y oiders may be , made payable to the March of Dimes campaign and mailed to i Jack Stiles. Postoffice Box 3206, Station A, Savannah, ~ Ga. ~ SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 1957 TILL KILLERS REVEAL DEATH .. „ „ . NEW YORK, Jan. 7.—The half- In-ethers acquitted of murdering 14-year-old Emmett (Bobo) Till disclosed today they have received 'death threats since a Mississipp jury absolved them in the famous “wolf-whistle” kitting of the Chi¬ cago Negro youth. The threats to J. W. Milam am his half-brother, Roy Bryant, in the form of letters from outside the state, were revealed in an article in the new issue of Look Magazine by William Bradford lliiie, who repeated charges made in Look a year ago that Milan shot the Negro youth after Till had made advances at Bryant’s wife. Despite the threats to him and his family, Milam has been for¬ bidden to carry a gun by the sher¬ iff, the magazine said. Milam also admitted in the ar¬ ticle that he and Bryant havi suffered resentment from theii neighbors and a string of economic reverses in the 16 months sinci their trial. He told of the following set¬ backs: A boycott by Negroes which ha> forced the pair to close or sell Readying Plans For Hobby Show (Continued from Page One) have been contacted to display their hobbies or letters of endorse¬ ments during the Hobby Show. Persons who have been contacted ire as follows: Joe Louis, Jackie RobinsotV, Roy Campanclla, Mrs. Charlotte Hawkins Brown, Grand Master John Wesley Dobbs, Miss Vtattiwilda Dobbs, Marion Ander¬ son, Paul Williams, Architect, Ed. Sullivan, Tommy Smalls, Mrs. Irene Martin, Mother of the year ITS'S of Savannah, Hon. Hulan Jack, President of the Burrough of Manhattan, Mari Lynn, Movie Ac- tress, Cmdr. Frank W. Spencer, U- Rodger Wilson, Grand Pole- march, Kappa Alpha Psi Fratcrn- ' t - v ’ p r. H- Jackson, President t ^ le National Baptist Conven- tion, Dr. Rufus E. Clement, Pres¬ ident, Atlanta University, King Cole, Bishop W. R. Wilks, Dr. W. K. Payne, Mrs. Susan Waters, President Dwight W. Eisenhower, Prof. C. V. Clay, L. D. Law, Sr., Carol Brice, Bishop Grace. Many local adults in Chatham county will exhibit their hobbies on the above dates. Children of the vari- ous schools will be invited along with the general public to view thc exhibits at the Y. Thc commit- tee that is responsible for this gigantic undertaking is as follows: .Mrs. Calvin L. Kiah, Chairman; Sidney A. .Jones, Co-Chairman; Mrs. L. B. Toonier, Mrs. Roberta Colley, Mrs. Catherine Mathias, F. ^ Blackshear, The Rev. Richard M. Williams, Mrs. Mildred John- son, Mrs. Mary McDcw, Mrs. M. D. Bryant, The Rev. F. D. •Jaudon, The Rev. L. S. Stoll, Fathcr Gustave H. Caution, Mrs. Dorothy Lampkin, Mrs. Willa Mae Johnson, Mrs. Albert Thweatt, Mrs. Bessie Adams, Frank Free- Joseph It. Jenkins, Executive Secretary of the Y, will begin scries of radio talks Saturday 1:00 v\w'° A.MX.A. In Action” as a program ,ruest of ttlL> over iadl ° statlon WJIV - Tht ' Har - monettes of Alfred E. Beach High School under the supervision of Prof. Peter Smalls will sing A Cappella for this ocasion. The weekly ,, LSO party for serv- icemen will take place at the Y Saturday 8:30 P.M. Mrs. Francis L Ashe will be in charge. MISS BELCHER. YWCA PIONEER, BURIED IN WASHINGTON (Continued from Page One) signments at Haines. In 1911, she entered the* North- eastern Training Center conduct- - by h „ tVl the „ National v..,vwn YWCA and upon completion of the course he- T L0U5 Mo. She initiated YWCA work in that city. Miss Belcher became a national field secretary in 1017. Among the outstanding branches she served were Little Rock, Ark., and Indi¬ anapolis, Ind., in both of which cities new YWCA buildings were el< * ted under hur leadership. 1> '; Mordecai Johnson President - , He said he had known and had been a friend of Miss Belcher for more than 50 years. He had first diet her when he was a student at Morehouse College and Miss Belch- er had begun teaching at Haines, ” He praised her work, her person- —Help Fight Polio!— a chain of small stores they had operated in the Mississippi Delta. Refusal of many Negroes to work in Milam’s cotton fields, forcing him to hire white men at higher pay. Being unable to rent land or borrow money in Tallahatchie County, the county which had “swarmed” to his defense during the trial. Of his current status, Milam de¬ clared that “I don’t know nobody and nohodv knows me.” “Everything’s gone against me _even the dry weather which has hurt my cotton. I’m living in a share-crop with no water on it. My wife and kids are having it hard.” he said in the article. The magazine quoted a citizen of Tallahatchie County, scene of the Till death, on why the pair’s friends had turned on them: “We figured we might as well be rid of them. They’re a tough bunch. And you know there’s just one thing wrong with encourag¬ ing one o’ these peckcrwoods to kill a nigger. He don’t know when to stop—and the rascal may wind up killing you.” alitv, her duty. character and her dew 4 tion to Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown summarized Miss Belcher’s career saying: “I know of no woman in America who merits greater praise for high, untiring service. Her fine standards of Christian woman¬ hood, her unflagging interest in developing young womanhood, Miss Belcher lias done one of the finest jobs in America.” Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Ida B. Simkins and Mrs. Ethel B. Harnage, a nephew, Dr. Fannin S. Belcher, all of Washing¬ ton, and 13 nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends attending from out of the city included Dr. John W. Jamerson, Jr., Savannah, < New x i , a "’ *'| Rochelle, rs ; ^rthea) N. Y.: D Mrs. ™ w I Ethel I I , H ; VS ,’ Beckwith, Detroit; Dr. Algernon Belcher, Orangeburg, S. C.; Nor¬ ris Herndon, president Atlanta Life Ins. Co.; Virgil Mackey Dix¬ on, Chicago and Mrs. Clara Simpkins Jefferson, Long Island, N. Y. REG. NATL ALUMNI MEET TO (Continued from Page One) -- ----------:- stitutions affiliated with the NAA in this area aru: Alabama State Uollcge, Montgomery, Alabama; Albany State College, Albany, Georgia; Clark CoHege, MivrhViou.se Morris Brown Collegfe, At¬ lanta, Georgia; Edward ’Waters College, Jacksonville, Florida; Fort Valley, Valley State College, p ovt Valley, Georgia; Miles Col- R >irc , Birmingham, Alabama: Sa- vannah State (ollege; Stillman College; Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Talladega College, Talladega, *\la- banla i Tuskeegec Institute, Tus- keegee Alabama; Bethune-Cook- man College, Daytona Beach, Flor- 'da a "d Florida Normal College, St. Augustine, Florida. All" college graduates and for- mer students of the listed institu- tions as well as organized alumni clubs are urged to attend the area meeting at Savannah State College. These meetings are open to all alumni groups as well as those af- fiHated with the National Alumni Association of Colleges. Registra i tion begins 1:30 P.M., Friday, Jar, uary 11, Meldrim Auditorium, Sa' vannah State College, with the session beginning at 2:50 r.M., and the final session, Satur¬ day noon, being a luncheon meet¬ ing. The following topics have been selected for discussion at the meet¬ ing: (1) How the Alumni Affects the Student Body; (2) What the Institution Expects of the Alumni; (3) AVhat the Alumni Expects of the Institution; (4) Common Prob¬ lems of Private and State Insti¬ tutions; (5) The Alumni and the Athletic Program; (6) The Role of Public Relations and the Alumni Secretaly e,, taining Good Alumni-I ustitution Relation- Religious Emphasis Week will be observed March 3-7, with Dr. J. Neal Hughley, College Minister, North Carolina College, Durham, North Carolina as speaker. Dr. Hughley will speak from the gen¬ eral theme, “Religion, The Hope of a Confused World.” Odell Weaver, senior, majoring in Social Science, is the General chairman, and Miss Yvonne Wil- «»*** in Mathe- maties, is Emphasis'Week. the general seex-etary for Religious The Clevelands Return Eld. and Mrs. H. L. Cleveland of 501 West 37th street have returned to the city after visit- ing relatives and friends in Bridgeport, Conn., Washington, D. c., and Atlanta.