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YEARS OF CONTINUOUS PUBLIC SERVICE VOLUME LXXV EZRA CONSISTORY, NO. 27, A. & A. Scottish Rite Freemasonry, Walter L. Stringer, commander-in-chief, which is sponsoring the EXPERT RECORD nm\*m LK JV* U A AT i mi IvlioOiLAL CffAI AT STADIUM The musical Extravaganza for the benefit of the Happy House Day School, school for retarded chiidren, 17,’at will be held Friday night, May Grayson Stadium, 7:30 St. John Masonic G. M.Must Pay Bach Taken from La. Grand Lodge * SINGLETCN ELECTED LAY COMMISSIONER J. A. Singleton, elder of (Cutler Presbyterian church, was elected as lay commissioner to ."” y ’ ^ ^ ” ’ ' ' umich , Osia . convenes _ n a, Nebraska, -lay lb- 22 . He was elected at the meet- ins of Knox Presbytery in Miami, Florida, to represent the presbytery. This is a dis- tinct honor, in that only one minister and one lay member are chosen to represent each twenty churches of a presby ^ ciy - Butler Presbyterian church is proud to receive this recogni- tion. Mr. Sing’etpn is clerk of (Continued on Page Four) ! j j | i | ; I j j ! I j PRESENTING CHECK FOR BAND FUND—The Guaranty Life Insurance Company donated one- I hundred dollars to Sophronia Tompkins High School Band Fund at the regular P.T.A meeting on last Tuesday evening. The presentation was made by Walter S. Scott, president and founder of the insurance company, to James E. Luten, principal of the school. Mrs. Mozelle D. Clemmons, English teacher at Tompkins, introduced C. Bernard Nichols, director of agencies of the insur¬ ance company, who in turn introduced Walter S. Mr. Scott, Scott. James E. Luten, Mrs. M. D. Clemmons and C. Ber¬ j Shown in picture, 1. to r., nard Nichols. 1 mmmk Irtlw ADams 4-3432 P.M. The public is invited to sup- port t,lis new a,ld very Reserving social agency of our community by your liberal donations to members of the P. f.A. during this week and expecially on Thursday night during the Mothers March, and on Friday night at the stadium by your attendance. 1 tiplCy l^wr AXvilvIS tTpnrlc 1st District Morticians The First Congressional Dis- trict Funeral Directors and Embalmers Association of Ga. met on last Tuesday in Glenn- ville. Randle Heard of the Heard-Potter Funeral Home served as host. The meeting was well attended and proved to be very interesting as well as instructive. The district accepted with much regret the retirement front office of O. H. Williams who has served for several years as president of the dis- trict. The district enjoyed an outstanding growth during his administration and for that reason an ovation was given Mr. Williams, Mrs. Frances Braddy and Miss Fannie Pugh- sley for the very active part thgy have taken in the pr0 . gress and growth of the dis- I trict. This being the last district meeting before the state con- ; vention begins in Dublin on May 2 l, 22, and 23, there was much interest shown in the ccm ir.g event, j bc panel discussion was ; about illegal practices observed in the first district and it was the decision of the group that a resolution be drafted and (Continued on Page 4) musical extravaganza at Grayson Stadium, Friday night, May 18. \ for the benefit of Happy House Day School for Retarded Children. The Musical Extravaganza, sponsored by Ezra Consistory No. 27, A & A Scottish Rite Free- masonry, will feature musical units from Alfied E. Beach and Wood- villc High Schools, Cuylei and ■ Paulsen Junior High Schools, and from Florence, West Gadsden Savannah, ele-1 j Harris, Spencer and NEW ORLEANS, (ANP) Civil District Judge Rainold in C0Ult here May L handed down deeision that Grand Mastor A R _ Turner of the United Most Worshipful St. John’s Grand Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons 0 f Louisiana and an board of the Louisiana Grand ; Lodge of that organization ately and together, are responsible for and must return the sum $8,700 which members of the or- , ganization claim was taken from thc treasury by the grand master and the board. This included a sum of $5,000 loaned or donated to the grand ; master ‘““p 1 by “J the board for his own p ^ l ' 0 na tl ^’ ‘* n 'J . , his own p’ ergona! use and addi . t - onal j- 00 for his i own p ersona use i oaned or dona t ed to him. Suit had been filed in civil dis- trict court by Attorney Louis Berry for several mmebers of the order who charged that the funds were illegally taken from the treasury. ! Members named as plaintiffs in the suit were Spencer Bradley, j John J. Hawkins, Freddie J. Spears, R. S Stewart, Howard ---- 1Continued on Page Four) —___ - •—— DATE SET FOR SUMMER OUTDOOR OUTDOOR DAY DAY CAMP CAMP : The Greenbriar Children’s Center, under the leadership of Mrs. Doris Roberts, will join ' hands with the West Broad Street Branch Y.M.C.A. in con- ducting a summer outdoor day camp for boys and girls, ages 7-15, June 10 through July 5 The P. T. A. Council under the leadership of Mrs. Carrie Moore, has endorsed the idea, of local P. T. A.s giving the scholarships provided for the safety patrol to the day camp. The day camp personnel is as follows: Joseph R. Jenkins, Camp Director; Mrs Doris Roberts, Co-Director; Mrs. Vera Johnson, Counselor and Advts- er; Mrs. Rebecca E Mitchell. Counselor; Daniel W. Wright, Counselor; Mrs. Mae Frazier, Aris and Crafts; George Wil- Rams, Counselor. for the camp may be secured from the Y. Dr. R. Grann Lloyd, chair- man cf the subcommittee of the Adult Program committee :Continued on Page Fouri Wife Thinks Itlast That Killed Her Doctor Husband Was No Accident , SHELBY, N. C., (ANP)—Con¬ tending that a mysterious explo¬ SAVANNAH, GEORGIA mentar.v schools. Special guests will include the Serancttes, the Janies Wiley Trio, and others. Mjs8 June WellS( Music Supervisor Chatham County Schools is co- ordinator of music activities. Members of the Planning Com _ (Continued on Page Seven) sion last week which killed her husband was "no accident,” thc wife of Dr. G. W. Singleton, here said an empty gasoline can was found near the scene of the blast which took the life of the promin¬ ent physician. Meanwhile the NAACP has dis¬ patched two investigators to the SAVANNAHIANS WHO LEFT THURSDAY FOR PRAYER PILGRIMAGE IN D. C. The following Savannahians, and the organizations they represent, left today, Thursday, by chartered bus to attend the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom which will meet Friday, May 18, in Washington. D. C.: Rev. V/. J. Outler. Mrs. Jessie L. Stell (Bethlehem Baptist church); Doa. J. S. Delaware, Dea. B. S. Thomas (First Afri¬ Baptist church); Hcsea L. Williams, James Cotham, Na- ‘han Blackshear 1 Butler Pres- byterian church 1 ; • Rev. E. P. Quarterman, Dea. Geo. White, Connie Wimberly (local NAA CP); Rev. R. Richard, (Evan- gelical Ministers Union): Rev R. L. Byrd, (Bapt. Ushers Union); Mrs. Lofton, (Tremont Temple Bapt. church 1 ; Rev. G. D. Waiker, (Interdenomina¬ Ministers Union 1 ; Rev. J. R. Campbell, (Speedwell Methodist church 1 ; s. L. White, D. D. Young, Mrs. M. Gaston, Theodore Roberts (Asbury Methodist church); Walter J. SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1957 Man Asleep on Railroad Track Beheaded by Train 1 ' 1 * j ‘ Joseph Hamilton w n o was decapitated by a freight train last Friday night. A railroad track for a pillow proved to be a fatal resting place last Friday night for a foung freight m.tn who was beheaded j y a train Of the At- antic Coast Line Railroad as he lay with his head on trie track. The victim was Joseph Ham¬ ilton, about 3G, of 213 West 4G . ‘ et ’ who apparently was ‘ lsec P on the rail near his home, face up, when the acci¬ dent occurred about 10:30 be- tween 4Gth and Montgomery , streets. ! According to a police report. the conductor of the train said he saw the man lying on the track but was unable to stop in time. When notified of the ac- c jdent the engineer applied the air brake which halted the /jQ. car train after the engine had traveled nine car lengths from the scene of the mishap An ambulance of the Sidney A Funeral Heme was called and the remains were removed, According to the best avail- able information, Hamilton, a native of Allendale, S. C., who had worked for the Bill King Landscapers for the past ten years, worked until about 6:30 .Friday and later that night ‘had a few beers” with a com¬ panion. Apparently he was overcome near his home and lay down on the track where he met his death. No foul play is suspected but an investiga- --- — -----—. i (Continued on Page Fouri case. Mrs. Singleton stated that her husband had been “very active in Negro affairs for the past six years and lately had been fighting for the resignation of the principal at our school. This could be tied with that.” Bogan (Mutuals Benevolent Society 1 ; Mrs. W. N. Robinson 1 'Bapt. Ministers Wives Alli¬ 1 ance); Arthur Ellis, Laborers, Local 615, and representatives from Thankful and Connor’s Temple Baptist churches. The group will return to Savannah, Saturday morning. Give Senior Piano R^cifai OBERLIN, Ohio — On Thurs¬ day, May 9. two seniors in the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music gave recitals in Warner Concert Hall. At 4 30 p. m. pianist Harvey Hall presented a program in- eluding three Scarlatti Sonata in A Minor by Schubert, Pcems of the Sea by Bloch, and three etudes by Chcpin. Mr Hall, who is from Savannah, Oa., studies piano at Oberlin with Prof Freeman Kober.stein. Harvey is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey E. Hail of West 37 Street, Savannah. Prayer Pilgrims to Hear Congressmen and Higlils Spokesmen joined by civil rights leaders, in¬ cluding two members of Congress, as speakers at the Prayer Pil¬ grimage for Freedom which is ex- pected to bring 50,000 persons from all sections of the country to the Lincoln Memorial here on Fri- day (May 17) for spiritual guid¬ ance and inspiration in the strug¬ gle for human rights. On call of the three co-chairmen —A. Philip Randolph, president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters; Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., president, Southern Leaders Conference; and Roy Wilkins, NAACI* executive secretary the poople will assemble at high noon before the Lincoln shrine to ‘'re¬ new our strength, communicate our unity, and rededicate our efforts, firmly but peaceably, to the at¬ tainment of freedom.” In addition to the co-chairmen, speakers will include Adam Clay¬ ton Powell, the clergyman-con¬ gressman from New York City and Representative Charles Diggs of Detroit. Ill in the Naval Ilospil al, William II. Dawson of Chicago, the third Negro congressman, will be unable to attend. Four veterans of the Fight for Coni in lied oil Page Koui'i JM »r 3,1. , t Ins. ASSO. * j - Ho , - | IIU1 f Vlo C nniin Convention CHICAGO, (ANP)—The Na¬ tional Insurance Association, whose member companies combin¬ ed, onduct the world’s largest Negro business, held their 23rd annual convention in Chicago, starting Monday, May 13, with the observance of National Insurance Week. The companies have >1 reported total assets of $215,585,843; u total of $1,214,831,979 insurance | in force and more than 60 million ; dollars in mortgage loans. The nation’s top insurance officials at- 1 tended the Chicago -onclave. Mrs. Singleton has been attend¬ ing school in Nashville, Tenn. She said she believed someone bad intended to set her husband’s office on fire. Mis. Singleton staled that Dr. Singleton came back to hi.s office unexpectedly and walked in with a cigarette lighter causing gasoline fumes to explode. - Photo by Freeman DELTAS HONOR MISS CAMPBELL—Picture on rift shew. Sorer Julia Bacon presenting leather album to Miss Ollse Campbell entitled. “This Is Your Life.’ Picture on right shows a group of Miss Campbell's friends who helped to portra y sdlient events In her life. On Sunday at 5 o’clock p. m. Beta Delta Sigma Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority honored Miss Oiise Campbell, superintendent of nurses of Charity Hospital. The theme of the program presented wms “Reflections On Your Life,” through which the Member Audit Bureau Circulation « Price 10c ADams 4-3433 BRADLEY BEACH FORMAL OPENING TO BE HELD SATURDAY, MAY 18 ms |ft 2 F. Leon Mitchell According to an announce- ment by F. Leon Mitchell, the 'concession and pavilion opera- tor ' B'-adlcy Beach will hold its f° rmal opening this year on 3aturday ' May 18 The upenins was set «et. for for April Anril 20. 20, but but had had i.o be postopneu on account of mclement weather. Bradley Beach, which Is the Dr.Perry, New J. C. Smith Univ. Proxy Rufus Patterson Perry, admin - istrutive dean and vice-president of Langston University, Langston, Oklahoma, is the new president of Johnson C. Smith University, offi¬ cials of the Charlotte institution announced today. The 53 year old native of Georgia is a graduate of Johnson C. Smith University, holds the degrees of master of science and doctor of philosophy from Iowa State University and the de- gree of doctor of laws from his alma’ mater. He taught chemistry and served as director of the di- vision of arts and sciences at Prairie View State College in Tex¬ as before accepting his position as vice-president, admin¬ istrative dean, and profe-.-or of chemistry at. Lung-top University. Dr. Perry is a Fellow of the American Association for the Ad¬ vancement of Science and of the Continued on Pag’ Four' life story of Miss Campbell in a condensed form was revealed A number of friends of the honored guest participated on the program in bringing the riory and at the conclusion, a beautiful white leather bound book entitled, “This Is Your NUMBER 32 newest ocean front playground for Negroes in the Savannah area, occupies a beautiful scc- tlon of beach land on Hilton Head in south Carolina and is attractively developed. slnce lts opening several y ears ag0 ^ has proven to be .......... —------------------- Coutinueo uri Page heven n a ' 1 ! f j: ! ' j 1 S. J. BROWN Samuel J. Brown, well known NAACP official,.has been appoint¬ ed historian for the Savannah Branch, NAACP, it was'Announc¬ ed by W'. W'. Law, thc president. Mr. Brown Was president of the (Continued on Page Four) Life.” was unpbell by. Mrs. Julia Bacon, ident of the honoring group. j The program was the climax- ing feature of the May Week activities of the local, chapter of the sorority. (Read complete story In the "Butterfly’s Trail.”J