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YEARS OF CONTINUOUS PUBLIC SERVICE VOLUME LXXV I" i . Di, 1 ‘Mix Xl % , *“* * ps ? i < ■ / V FPL SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE GRADUATES—Shown above are members of the graduating class at Savannah orate College, 1957. In the pituue are: Josn Harris, Jr., coiquitt; Lester G. Jackson, Jr.. Ludowici; Gussie O’Neal Doe, Savannah; John R. McIntosh, Savannah; Leroy Varnedoe, McIntosh; Henton Thomas, Savannah; Joseph L. Bain, Mia ni, Fla.; Ralph E. Roberson, Swainsboro; James H. Meeks, Blackshear; t Richard Washington, New Orleans, La.; Perry Holmes, Jr., Valdosta; Wesley Griffin, Waycross; Benjamin Holmes, Kiceboro; Annie C. Cole- If Aji Varnedoe nian, Valdosta; maggie L. Stevens, Savannan; Catherine Milton, Savannah; Jacquelyn Tooks, Macon; Theresa B. Coleman; Savannah; Clara Houston, Daisy; Vivian \. Lonon, Savannah; Gloria A. Moultrie, Savannah; Barbara J. Moody, Savannah; Annie Evelyn Oliver, Sa- i vannah; Myrtle 0. Mason, Savannah; . Bernice A. Westley, .. Savannah; •• ---------1 H — ji'tense •— — E. ---------, Braxton, Savannah; —.......—, Thomas .......— E. — Johnson, .......------------ Jr., Savannah; „ Mane franklin, . Savannah; , Blanche , , , Juanita Flipper, Savannah; Selma V’. Williams, Savannah; Patsy Williams, Savannah; Clyde Victoria raison, Savannah; Jancy Juanita Hardee, Ludowici; Betsy Cooper Hen y, Savannah; Vernice Rakestraw, Savannah; Julia Mae Grant. Savan- nah; Jurdie Mae Allgood Tate, Savannah; Virginia Dowers, Tifton; An ue Johnson Posteli, Waycross; Dorothy Kee Davis, Vidalia; Ornabell Elizabeth H I 17 m noth Dawkins, Hamlet, J nmlot N. V C' C.; . Genoris J. I NT Magwood, L'.. Savannah; .. I. . Pr T). nee Mitchell, h:, I II Savannah; <..... Julia ? I : 11 White, • I . Eastman; t - Earl i > , rt' Thornton, ■ Savan- . nah; Neator B. Doyle, Swainsboro; Christine Jones Blackshear, Savan sah; Willie May Meyers, Jacksonville, Fla; Geraldjne P. Wilbon, States- boro; Shirley Osgood, Hinesville; Dorothea Williams, Pembroke; Add e Claire Clayton, Baxley; Queen Esther Burrows, Kingstree, S. ('.; Willie Pearl Norris, Savannah; Julia Mae Wright, Savannah; Dorothy J. Paige, Savannah; Ethel Julie Pinkney, Savannah; Dorothy James Jones, Savannah; Anne Gable, Atlanta; Juanita T. Williams, Atlanta; Edna Dupree Young, Savannah; Allen L. Lewis, Savannah; Mattie Epps, •albotton; Johnny Lee Johnson, Leslie; Robert Spaulding Dilworth, S .vannah; Edward Hicks, Savannah; Daniel L. Frazier, Savann„li; hrank D. Blackshear, Savannah; W. Lenora Mayo, Brunswick; Nellie J nes Thomas, Savannah; James Anthony Williams, Savannah; Joseph Brown, Columbus; Edith McCray, Columbus; Hazel Woods, Columbus; Arthur L. Smith. Columbus; Cyrus H. Wright, Savannah; Harry L. Powell, Savannah; Maudie M. Powell, Hilltonia; Ernest S. Brown, Mon ezuma; Henry L. Jackson, Valdosta; William H. Ladson, Savannah; George B. Williams, .Jr., Milledgeville. SOIIIIIKV BAPTISTS TALL FOR RACIAL JUSTICE Rep, Powell Stricken While Sermon - Youths Tell oi Fight For Freedom In South llll lisssa* RECEIVES M. D. DEGREE — Gustaveous L. Geiger received his medical degree from Mehar- ry Medical College, Nashville, Tenn of Physicians and Sur- geons, on June 3. He will begin his internship immediately Meharry Hospital. The young medical student has had a high rating and been written up in each Meharry’s Newsletter, the offi¬ cial paper of the college, for the last three years. Dr. „ Geiger . is . the son of . ____ (Continued on oage tli?.nr SHRINERS CELEBRATE JUBILEE DAY The Nobles of Omar Temple No. 01 21, Ancient . . Egyptian r Arabic a»* aKir* Or Ur- der of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, Inc., Savannah, Ga., their wives and , friends, . . celebrate ,1 , Jubi- T 1 lee Day. The ritualistic program was held on Sunday, June 2, 1957, at the Masonic Temple, West AOams 4-3432 hundred young persons and adults heard several ‘‘Young 1 Freedom Fighters” tell of their personal j struggles for freedom in the South at an NAACP-sponsored ______ Salute c , f to Young Freedom Fighters” rally here on May 20. The young civil rights fighters related their experiences in re- sponse to questions put to them by NAACP youth and college leaders Bobby Cain, the first Negro stu- dent to be graduated from newly-integrated Clinton, I I hiirh high .school. school, evnrpsspd expressed flip the that only through personal fives on the part of young will desegregation become a ity. He termed the past year difficult but rewarding him. Bobby led Negro through mobs during the over Clinton school | Miss Jolee Fritz of Mancie, a young white woman, told of hei dismissal as Wesley dnvetor a t Women s < ollege, University of North Carolina, She was told by Wesley Founda lion authorities, she said, that I NAACP work was not with her church duties. Ernest McEwen of | Mim, recounted hw experiences I president of Alcorn (Miss.) (Continued on Page Severn 1 Gwinnett street with Caleb H. Bias, Illustrious Potentate, presid- * Jubilee Day g^tes is the celebration of j ! the tt>e United -nited . tates Supreme sup eme Court’s uurt. , decision granting Negroes the right to organize and function as j ■Shrint'i.s. Amjogoho E. Peacock, Illustrious Recorder, was the prin- aitt-jutah iritomr NEW YCRK, June 3 — While , preaching yec.eraay before | nearly 2.C00 worshippers at Abyssinian Baptist church, Rep- 1 resentative Adam Clayton Pow- ell. Jr., (D.-N.Y.) was stricken i with exhaustion, Tire dynamic 47-year-old congressman who is pastor of the church, was rushed to a hcspttal ..... wheie he received a general medical check-up. His condition was reported as ‘‘not serious.” A:1 „ aasifd ... f nt P f tor , to( . * , I charge of things when Powell j was stricken. It was near the end cf the mid-day sermon when Powell collapsed and was ■ jjas-Uly rushed to the hospital. Pcwell _. is . serving • , his sixth , term in Congress. Although a Democrat, he supported the re- ----- ; Continued on Page -even. j CINCINNATI, Ohio, June 1 , John Kasper’s prison 1 wiS U ph e ;d today by the U. Court of Appeals. Kasper, 27, White Citizens’ Council I and former book dealer i Greenwich Village New v.as sentenced to one year ; prison for contempt of court j connection with the ! role hg layed in thc school in tegration . riots . last August Clinton, Tenn. cipal speaker for the occasion. was introduced by * Noble Bias. Others appearing on the gram K were Illustrious dress Birdie Burke, Noble Robert C. Long, Sr., Assistant corder, was in chaige of the sical program. SAVANNAH, GEORGIA CHICAGO (ANP)— “We must create a new, a Christian feeling toward persons as persons. Law cannot solve the South’s race prob¬ lems.” Such was the crux of an appeal here last week by the annual Southern Baptist Convention at the Conrad Hilton Hotel here. The neiionpnation called for so¬ cial justice in race relations in a report of the Christian Life Com¬ mission, a committee of the Bap¬ tist body. Some 15,000 members of the de¬ nomination heard the report read by A. C. Miller, executive seere- tary of the group Miller described , problems ns rel«.oua and not political. The report stated that “the 'hristian cannot stop at the point of law.” it added, “he is motivat¬ ed by love and grace. We must move to create a new, a Christian feeling toward persons as persons. The race problem is basically a moral and religious problem; not economical, political 1 or cultural. but . basically moral , and . religious.! ... r „, 1 hat means we Christians ... in . as our approach , to it must invoke . j the principles of our religious I ' 'Continued on Page Eight) The fractious __ New YJprker j wus the key figure cf the 3,000 j rioters in the 3-day fight against the mixing of the races it Clinton in spite of an injunc- lion which had been issued by the court enjoining any inter- iPieiice in the school attendance 5t Clinton. Sixteen other persons who were charged with ignoring the injunction will be brought to Irial in Knoxville, Tenn., July 1. in the U. S. District Court. Hi^h Ct. Will Review Ala. NAA(’P Contempt Conviction WASHINGTON, May 29. — S ; Supreme Court agreed May 27 to review an Alabama in which the NAACP was held ! be in contempt of court because j refused to turn over its ship list to the state’s general. Last, July, a circuit court j Montgomery. „ , Ala., ., levied , • , a *100,- 000 fine against, the NAACP ! refusing to submit its Alabama J ne( j , in Alabama , by a temporary , injunction. The State Supreme Court affirmed the lower court’s ,oiling. K T ...... , rn .. an " e T ,7' e a7 ' 0 ______f______7 n ___ Continued from Page Seven! SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1957 114 Graduate From SSC Meldrim Auditorium was ov- eicrt -waea . . Monday »» ^ With ,. (U people stalling in the rain for Savan- na * 1 State t College's t 77th com- mcnccmcnt, as Dr. W Montague Crhh of ’ Hucarri ' ‘ irnivnrclt ‘ v delivered an address on "Bear- ing Fruit Upward.” Dr. Cobib is hpuH of the 6 Der-artment Depa,tment nf of Antcmy, School of Medicine. Howard University. Washington, D. C. Dr. Cobb emphasized the following points: <li Have geo- graphic knowledge of the world, know what the rest of world Is like, familiarize your- ■elf with distant people, essen¬ tial in understanding world lews; (2) Have knowledge of human origin, understand cul¬ tural differences between people, physical traits have nothing to 1c with one's achievement; < 31 interest In history of the world, -eccme familiar with birgraph- es of famous men; <4> A moo f th^ solar system. *5 • Know physical theory of the atone f>> Dedication of industrious- ness, competitive culture, must mix business with pleasure: <7i iContinued on Page Seven) WOULDN’T JOIN KKK; BOMB BURNED ON BIRMINGHAM* Ala. (ANP) A blazing cross brightened the night, here last week when a white man apparently refused to join the Ku K lux Klan after being talked to by several of his fellow employes. The fiery crucifix burned ir front of James Moon's home. lie „ t o,d police he had beer , , , by several , fellow e ,, em- ployes , about . , joining • • the ., hate , group, Tlle < ross was '’“t-wee' 1 8 l ' u, 'h the sidewalk directly in (nint of Moon’s house. It was in Knoxville also Kasper was first sentenced. He faces a second trial at the same .ime the 1G are brought to trial. At the time of the Clinton , oU National Guardsmen and ,. c g!ate Patrol dj . pcrsc d the | .y 0 y ers [j ie use 0 f y ear g as tnd bayonetts. Kasper sought a reversal of his conviction on grounds he vas denied due process of aw, (Continued on Page Four) j----- Clark ] Visit* City Attorney Oliver A Clark of i Chicago was in the city this j weCi!c visiting friends. Mr. Clark, „ ame >soUth to ^ present at the qctnmencemcnt exercises of At- | i ..... anta University at , which , . , the .. oaduating , class , of , , 1J07 was | hnored. He is a native of 8a- loremast Uwyers" ! ______ Travelers Insurance Co. re- P- r ‘ s that - lat in ln 5956 )or, fi 1h erp were w 38 ‘ #f ° P asscn * er cars involvcd fatal accidents: there were . 8.440 commercial vehicles. MASONS TO MEET HERE NEXT WEEK Grandmaster J. W. Dobbs who will preside over the sessions. The Most Worshipful Prince Hall ______ Grand Lodge F. ti A. M., and t j )0 |>, j lu . ( , Hall Grand Chaptei ,,r v#..,. will con v, ' m ‘ 1,1 ,, then . 88th, ou.i and i ./> -u.i Hi an nual Assemblage June lO-l.'ith, in Savannah, Ga. The 1 ht Most 1 Worshinful 'Vo.shiplul Grand (..and 'Continued on page threei Mayor Mingledorff Reviews City Bond Issue Mayor W. Dee Mingledorff, in explaining the need for the eity’3 proposed $2,925,000 bond issue for civic improvements, stated that, “Certain improvements are abso¬ lutely vital to our present and future growth and cannot be put 0 ff auy longer.” The mayor declared that Savan- , m |,» a growth during the past 15 years has been phenomenal, and , ve have failed to keep up with our physical expansion. “Our basic needs, such as paved streets, sew¬ erage and water systems, fire pro¬ tection, etc., are sub-standard and inadequate,” he said. He also pointed out the fact bat Rand McNally’s "Business Trend” rated Savannah as the na¬ tion's No. 2 city in gains of total economic activity during the first quarter of 1957. Emphasizing the need for im¬ mediate action, the city's chief executive said, “No matter what administration presides over City Hall, our problems will be the same, and next year may be too late. For our health and safetyV sake, these emergency improve¬ ments must be made now. Inade¬ quate sewerage is a health men- ue; inadequate water supply is i ire hazard; worn out streets )Continued on Pace Four 1 OUTSTANDING ST. EMMA GRADS—Standing in front. Cadet Thomas P. Grant son of Mr. and Mrs. A S. Grant. 507 East Henry street. Savannah; back row: Cadet Walter McElroy. Macon; Cadet , Wellde11 .. Sc0lt _ Atlanta ... t 0adet t Cari011 r . . r ,., >n Red '• Atlanta 1 ddet Lernar pprnnrH -‘ Ablank Ahrams ‘ MaCOn Moron / unrl ‘ - - ---- iConUjjued on p a je Four* Member Audit Bureau Circulation « Price 10c AOams 4-3433 N.A.A.C’.P. Puts $10,000 Behind Ballot Fitfht NEW YORK, May 29. — January 1 a total of $10,000 has been anoca- (I by the NAACP to an educational campaign to regi ■ ,»,• in tin* southern states it was announced here today by .toy W iIkiiis, executive secretary. Work is heiog done in Georgia. Virginia and in a hiiihII section of Mississippi. A program is sched¬ uled to get underway in SouD Carolina in June and in North ''arolitm later in the year. The state organizations of the i «i» finiH-n »*n Mh»jc »sovor SAMARITANS iO MEET IN AUGUSTA State Grand Lodge No. 22 independent Order of Good Samaria, lamaritans will and observe Daughters its 72nd cl J annual grand lodge session at the Miles Memorial C. M. El church in Augusta. Rev. L. W .Continued on Page Four! Church Bombers In Ala. Freed Court MONTGOMERY, Ala. (ANP) A paii 1 of white men here, indicted earlier on charges of bombing a Negro church last January 10. walked away free this week aftei an all-white jury cleared them ot any connection in the ease. Raymond C. Britt, 28, and Sonny j K. Livingston, Jr., 19, won their freedom from 12 white jury mem¬ bers who took very short dcliber- ation in acquitting them of ( barge . | () f dynamiting a Negro church and taxicab stand. A predominantly white court¬ room roared thunderous applause at the verdict. The prosecution wurned that ac- quittal might bring race rioting in this city. He said Negroes want¬ ed a prosecution. Defense counsels accused Negro leaders of having their own churches bombed in quest of sym- pathy and external financial aid. .......... CDC TO MEET A special meeting of the Citi- ’.cns Democratic Club will leld Monday ^ night at 8 o’clock H the , Recreation Center, 37th ind Ogeechee , Rd. ^ Guests „ . will ... ■xp’ain in detail the Bond Issue vhich will be held June 17. Leroy Wilson is president NUMBER S3 COLLEGE GRADL A ITS m „ an y. Bryant, Jr., Imeband m t - s . Euria Smith Bryant, form* >r Kavanimhian, lias completed years of study at Chase Night iContinued on Page Foura 11 j l r | if (:()( \ COLA — Orville Swafford. Baltimore, has recenl- joined the Coca-Cola Butt ling Company of Raitlmore, Mary- and, to handle public relations and sales promotion activities in the Negro market. A graduate ? .. TT ... T . _ .. ^ ,, Swafford was formerly with hw a national cigarette company. The _ Cola ,H * W is ^reprsenUtlve married to for Baltimore Coca- a public .-chool teacher.