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YEARS OF
CONTINUOUS
PUBLIC SERVICE
VOLUME LXXV
Methodists
Annual Conference
At Asbnry Church
Dishop J.W.E. Bowen, DD., LL.D.
Resident Bishop
Atlantic Coast Area
Rev. George D. Walker
Host Minister
The Methodists of The Geor¬
gia Annual Conference are
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CHAMPIONS WIN
FREE nr TO NEW YORK
State Federation Women
To Meet Here Next Week
GIVEN LIFE SENTENCE FOR SLAYING
WIFE, MINISTER DIES IN JAIL
III. (ANP) — A 64-
yeai'-old minister, convicted and
sentenced to life in prison for the
fatal shooting of his wife, was
found dead in his cell at Menard
prison here last week, the victim
of a chronic diabetic attack.
The man, V. C. Lewis, a former
minister in Mound City, ill., died
RECEIVES PLAQUE—Mrs. M B
Goins, recently retired public
school teacher, is shown re¬
ceiving a plaque from the
Chatham County Inter-School
ADams 4-3432
Where School Principals
Last week several
ere made in the
; principals in the Negro
c schools of Chatham
ere are the schools to
ley have been appointed:
Antioch Scnoor, ivirs,
1. Sharpe; Alfred E.
igh School, Otha L.
uyier Junior High
irlhur Dwight; George W.
cRcnne School, Mrs.
/arrick; Ea t Broad
'chcol, Malcoim Thomas;
nce S reet School,
"more; New Florance
Jchcol, Miss Frankie Golden;
'obert W. Gadsden School. Mrs.
Villie Edwards; Harris Street
Tolled, Mrs. Janette Hayes;
Haven Home School, Mrs. Ophe-
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48 ENROLLED AT
DAY CAMP
The Day Camp, sponsored
lintly by the West Broad
treet Branch YMCA and the
ireenbriar Children’s Center, is
rmnlr^ir peration°with 0, the forty-eight first v°ek Xoyl nf
nd girls, ages 7-14 partici-
'■'Mng. These boys and girls
vill enjoy two full weeks
un and fellowship out of doors.
\rts and crafts, photography,
liking, swimming, games, group
■inging, ccokouts. and firebuil-
ling are scheduled. The cost
icr child is $7.00 per week.
Those who wish to register for
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after what was described by
tors as a chronic diabetic
lie was sentenced to tfie
orison term last March 10
admitting that he shot to
his invalid wife. After the
ing, Lewis is reported to
| let.untied on Page Seven)
—Photo by Freeman
Council. Mrs. Goins has been
an advisor of the Council since
1944. Rosalee Smalls, pupil of
Scphronia Tompkins School, is
presenting the plaque.
REUTHER TO ADDRESS
NAACP MEETING
DETROIT, June 12. — Walter
Reuther, president of the million-
member United Auto Workers
i union, will address the 18th an¬
nual convention of the National
, Association for the Advancement
of Colored People which meets
here, June 25-30, Roy Wilkins,
NAACP executive secretary, an-
j nounced today.
i Mr. Iteuther’s address is sched-
| uled for June 26. Also addressing
that session of the convention , will
bo Joseph Kauh, national chair-
man of Americans for Democratic
1 on ‘
The convention will open on
June 25 with a keynote address
bv Dr. Cbanning II. Tobias, chair- j
i man of the NAACP Board of Di- j !
I rectors. The dosing . session
on j
Sunday, Juno 30, will be addressed
by the Association's top staff lead¬
ers, Mr. Wilkins and Thurgood
I Marshall, special counsel,
1 At the session on June 28, the
I 42nd Spin gain Medal will be pre-
j sonted to Rev. ’Dr. Martin Luther
King, leader of the successful
Montgomery, Ala., bus protest
movement.
The annual Freedom Fund Din¬
ner is scheduled for Thursday
night, June 27. Branches will re¬
port on sums raised in the cam¬
paign for $1,000,000 to carry on
the Fight for Freedom this year.
Awards also will be made to
branches, for outstanding perfor¬
mance.
Daytime sessions of the convcn-
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The annual session of the
Georgia Federation of Colored
Women's Clubs will hold its
annual session in Savannah,
jegi nning on Sunday af-
crr.oon, June 16, and continu-
ng through Tuesday, June 18. In!
The meetings will be held
the educational building cf the
Butler Presbyterian church, with
he state president, Mrs. Eddie
i. Stinson cf Griffin, in charge.
A mass meeting will mark
lie opening session with the
dibwcmen of Savannah pre¬
senting the local program. Rep-
esentatives of the various cir¬
cles of the city will bring
reetings on behalf cf their
espective concerns. Mrs. Mary
V Johnson of Thomaston will |
expand in behalf of the state, j
The keynote address will be
ielivered by the president, Mrs.
Tddie R. Stinson.
The girls, who will be in
cssion at the same time, will
hold their own meetings. Un-1
der the direction cf the state
upervisor, Mrs. Mamie Daniels
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ALPHAS TO MEET AT
L A. IN AUGUST
CHICAGO (ANP) — Officials
•if the Alpha Phi Alpha fratern¬
ity announced this week that the
most fabulous of all Alpha con¬
ventions will lie held in Los An¬
geles, Calif., Aug. 21-24, with
headquarters in the Hotel Statler.
Many items of business will be
on the agenda-—The implementa¬
tion of the Manifesto—The elec-
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SAVANNAH, GEORGIA SATURDAY, JUNE 15. 1957
Ct'NTA PRESENTS CHECK —
Robert Young, President of Chat¬
ham County Negro Teachers As¬
sociation (right) is shown pre¬
senting a $310.00 check to Alex¬
ander Hurse, Negro Club Agent.
The funds were donated by the
Chatham County Teachers and will
be use(f to help construct a new
cottage at the Negro 4-H
MUSICIAN GIVES PRODUCER TONGUE
RACIAL
HOLLYWOOD (A N P) —
j j )r()( j ucer f or Universal
^ cre was on the receiving end
a , )Hter tongue lashing last wt , ek
given by a tamed pianist,
Shearing ,who threatened to
a proposed musical featuring the
Shearing Quintet unless Negro
musicians in the group were used,
Shearing, a staunch fighter for
racial equality everywhere and es¬ .
pecially in show business, turned
his, ire on the produced when he
discovered that his role in the
new Will Cowan musical for Uni¬
versal required that he use sub¬
stitutes for the Negro members
of his group.
The talented blind musician issu-
ATLAN IANS' FILE SUIT
AGAINST BUS SEGREGATION
ATLANTA, June 10 — A
asking that racial
end on on city city buses in Atlanta
was filed today In Federal
court by Rev. Samuel W. Wil-
The results of the contest to
iclect effort champions in
the public and parochial schools
>f Chatham county were made
known Tuesday, the winner:
o be given a free trip to New
York City.
The contests, both in the
white and colored schools, were
ponsored by Sheriff Bill Harris
The Negro winners, who wil
leave Savannah June 24, will be
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it ' mL
Mrs. M, N. Moon
TRIP TO TEXAS — The
wide contest, sopnsored
Continued on Page Four)
Garden Clubs Cite Manv
Gardens As Show
The Directors of the Georgia
Association of Garden Clubs
held their last meeting of the
fiscal year on Thursday even¬
ing at the Garden Center. 37th
street at Ogeechee road. The
membership was almost one-
hundred percent in attendance.
year's work was summa¬
Center legated near Dublin, Gu.
At the 'present time, a new 500
capacity auditorium and a cafe¬
teria fre being constructed at the
Negro 4-H Center as a result of
a $200,000 grant from the state.
A state fund raising committee is
i active soliciting donations to build
1 enough cottages to house 500 club¬
bers. This committee has been ad¬
ed a point blank ultimatum to
producer. He told him that
his group stays as is, or the
; ( | e al is off.
Result was that the script
j the production has been
| ten to include Negro musicians in
j the aggregation.
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— Pettie n ... Dies n . , In
Ur.
East Elmhurst, N. Y.
Dr. Foster B. Pettie,
Savannahian, died
; i Thursday ) at his residence
East Elmhurst, N. Y. He
the son of the late
and Mrs. F. B. Pettie.
liams&nd PvCV- John T. Porter,
The suit was brought against
1 the Atlanta Transit System.
i Inc., the Georgia Public Com-
mission, Atlanta Hayor William
B. Hartsfield and Atlanta Chief
of Police Herbert Jenkins.
The two men charged their
civil rights were violated when
they were ordered by bus driv-
Needed City Improvements and
Facilities to lie Voted on
Whether or not
ar.s really desire to have
ain needed city
nd new facilities will be
nined Tuesday, June 18, in
ond election.
Voters are urgee. to go to
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CU.m-LE 1’ES COURSE— Airman
2-C Edward C. Werner has
just completed a course in
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rized by the committee
men. The president reported on
the progress made in beauti-
fying and decorating the Con-
er. TK The li um walls He have Vn wn been luion
papered and all woodwork
cleaned. Furniture and rugs are
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vised that the state will match
all funds raised.
Others in the photo, 1. to r: Mrs.
Doris T. Owes, Assistant State
Agent for Negro Work; Mnlcom
Thomas, chairman of the Commit¬
tee appointed to raise funds among
Chatham County Teachers. Photo
R. Mobley.
BOND RETIRES AS
PRESIDENT OF
UNC0I N U. (PA.)
LINCOLN U., Pa. (ANP) —
Dr. Horace Mann Bond, president
of Lincolyn University resigned as
head of the 103-year-old institution
here last week. His resignation,
accepted by the board of trustees,
was announced by Atty. Lewis Ste¬
vens, 1 oard chairman, at the end
of commencement exercises.
The board also elected him pres¬
ident honorarious for life and
granted him a year’s sabbatical
leave.
Members of the faculty and the
student body were taken eomplete-
i nntinorrl on Pave Seven 1
ers to move to the back of the
jus in January, 1957
The ministers were not among
the six who were arrested and
indicted for violating the seg-
regation law earlier this year
in Atlanta. Trial of the six,
which was to take place in Ful¬
ton County Superior Court, has
never been set.
Gen. Davis, Jr., Slated for
Air Post in
WIESBADEN, Germany. (ANP)
—Brig. Gen. G. O. Davis, Jr., the
first Negro general officer in the
Air Force, is expected to report
to the European air command as
its new chief of staff, about July 1.
The new chief of staff will re-
place wTll Brig. Veturn Gen. William U.’s.' J. Bell,
who to the for
a new assignment, according to an
announcement made here at
i cnimniied on Pacp Knur>
j
] CITIZENSHIP AWARDS Mrs.
—
Nancy H Walker and Mrs M
B Goins, advisors of the Inter-
School Council, are shown
(standing at extreme left) with.
representatives from the vari-
Member Audit Bureau Circulations
Price 10c
ADams 4-3433
Masons End Session
With Address Marshall By
Belafonte
Told To
Keen Quiet
NEW YORK. June 12.—Harry
! Belafonte admitted today thal
20th Century Fox officials have
told him “to keep quiet” about
the interracial deno te ’
romance
between Joan Fontaine and him
in the film “Island in the Sun”.
Belafonte, who recently married
I a white dancer, said in an article
in the new issue of Look Maga¬
zine that he was hurt, but not
surprised, when the studio re¬
quested him not to refer to Miss
Fontaine in any public statements
he makes about the film—how¬
ever discreet these statements
might be.
“Here I am one of the stars of
the picture," he declared in th(
article, “trying to do a litth
publicity job the way all stars
are expected to do. And the)
i tell me to keep quiet.
Discussing the recently release ’
1
! picture, which deals with interra
I rial alliances in the West Indies
Belafonte minimized the hubbub
i the romance angle may raise.
He pointed out that “the tacit
romance between Joan Kontaim
and myself winds up with noth
• ngj” although “the audience nmj
get the feeling we’re drawn tt
ope another because at one point
I even touch her elbow.”
There is a scene in tbe picture
Belafonte said in Look, when
Miss Fontaine and he are show)
drinking from the same coconut
“But the day we filmed that, 1
ofught a cold. I guess that'
what happens in these interraei,
situations.”
TRENT RESIGNS
PRESIDENCY OF
LIVINGSTONE
SALISBURY, N. C. (ANP) -
: The bourd of trustees of Living
| i stone College announced this wee
t he resignation of President W.
I Trent, who resigned because o
i amputation of his lightleg las
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Race Relations In N. O.
Present Odd Situations
By O. ('. VV. TAYLOR
NEW ORLEANS, La.
Racu re1utions in New 0, k ’ ans
presented some oddities this week,
At Xavier University a white
priest, Rev. Robert Pavlak, reeeiv-
a degree in education while a
jus local schools who received
avards for outstanding achieve-
ments in citizenship. Schools
receiving awards not repre-
i seated on the picture are
NUMBER 36
With a rousing address on
ivil rights by Thurgood Mar-
hall, head of the legal defense
■parlment of the N.A.A.C.P.,
he 88th annual communication
f the Most Worshipful Prince
Jail Grand Lodge, Free and
Accepted Masons, and the 58th
annual meeting of the Grand
Chapter, O. E. S., closed Wed¬
nesday night at St. Philip A.M.E.
church with the exception of a
few remaining details which
were attended to Thursday
morning.
Mr. Marshall was presented to
the overflow audience by Grand¬
master J. Wesley Dobbs who
oresided over the sessions of
the grand lodge.
Among other things, Mar-
shlal stressed the fact that the
U. S. Supreme Court has mads
clear the way for achieving
civil rights. He said that the
only way Negroes will ever get
Till citizenship status Is to ap¬
peal to the courts whenever
heir civil rights are denied
them.
This year's communication
Lununuai on Page Three
LEV. HOLMES RETIRED
5Y DltLARD UNIV.
NEW ORLEANS, La. — Prcsi-
Icmt Albert W. Dent of Dillard
jniverslty has announced the
etlrement of Dr. Norman A.
Iclmes, Professor of Religion
nd Philosophy, at the end of
his year. Dr. Holmes has served
8 years at Dillard as a teacher
if great distinction. He will
mplete 42 years of work in
he Christian ministry and cd-
ication.
Dr. Holmes has been awarded
he title of Professor Ernerl-
us by the trustee board He is
he first to merit this title.
The Reverend Dr. Holmes, a
ir.tive of Pennsylvania, Is Min¬
ster Emeritus of Central Con-
.regational Church which ha
erved for 20 years. He was a
rustee of Straight College, one
if Dillard's antecedent colleges,
ind for ten years was director
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j Negro priest received his dfgr 1 *'!
from Loyola, erstwhile all-white
institution.
j Two wh j te { atholic nuns also
| t , ( . e j V( , ( j their degrees from Xavic r
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-Photo by Freeman
Powell Laboratory, West Broad
and Monteith. James Cobhain
'standing at extreme right) is
president of ‘he Council.