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YEARS OF
CONTINUOUS
PUBLIC SERVICE
VOLUME LXXV
House Passes Civil Right
Bill arm. m m ra ark. Com Portable ^ ...
Move to Craclc Color Line in
Durham Recreation Facilities
RECEIVES AWARD -Erwin Thomas, member of the Tompkins
sfdss re? sr a _
award.
fhe award was presented during the commencement exer¬
cises of Tompkins High by Norman B. Elmore, basileus.
Thomas was president of the Student Council, Editor-in-Chiei
of the Wolverine, school annual, member of the N. F. A. Chapter
and the Camera Club. He Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Thom¬
as of Eppinger Street, West Savannah.
NAACP ANNUAL CONVENTION TO
MEET IN DETROIT, JUNE 25-30
first time since 1943, the Na-
tional Association for the Ad-
turns to this city S° r / for d its ^ annual
convention which opens on June
0 25 r and j continues 4 • through ai. tr June 30. ■
\Vhcn the 4l Association * . .. , last . met
• Detroit tu the nation *• . the
in was in
midst of a global , i , war. Previously,: . , |
• m 1037, -47 the 4 -u NAACP va * dd . held i . ..
in its con-
veut • the Motor -.V f c City during
on n a
thi hmday of the New Deal. I he
problems confronting the organ- !
ization ,■ at , the ,, earlier ,. conventions ,. 1
were difLorent .... , from r those ., which
the ., delegates ii, must , ponder j this ...
year.
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Once a Witch Doctor, Now
A Graduate Physician
SURVEY FINDS NO
RISE IN INTER RACIAL
MARRIAGE
CHICAGO, (ANP). — Interra-
cial marriages have not increased
as a result of the Supreme Court
decision outlawing segregation in
the public schools, according to a
survey made by JET magazine.
The JET survey was made
through personal interviews with
marriage license clerks in Chicago,
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M HEN THE PRIM E HALL MASONS .MET HERE — Here are the
the i> 8 th annual meeting o i the Grand Chapter, O. E. S., as they
auawtalt
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the Assoeia-
tion faced the kind of official
state action against it that de-
veioped in the South bust J year,
Laws have bcen ged b uth .
crn „„„ , legislatures . , , designed ; . , to , enp-
pie , the NAACP. * ArM) T Injunctions ■ . ban-
• limiting ,• ... the ,,
or Association’s . ... ,
.. ... have , , been issued , . by
J
. . courts . . Alabama, A1 , Louisiana T . .
in ’
Texas. Tines T1 . have , been im-
jn Alabama and Geortria .
TO STUDY DIXIE ATTACKS
... Ways and , of , resolving
means
problems ,, created by this at- \
, W *H be foremost . , .., the minds . ,
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NEW YORK, (ANP). —A
young Nigerian physician, who at
the age of five was apprenticed
to be a witch doctor, was among
those receiving certificates from j
New York University here last j
week upon completion of a one- i
) year course 1 V™' y
Post p Graduate f Medical school of
NYU-Bellevie’s Medical School.
He is Dr. Christopher Okojie,
37-year-old surgeon who has been
in America since last September
under ’ the ~ Fulbright - --- Fellowship
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etc: mined drive, led by the
lev. Douglas E. Moore, secre-
ary of the Irorth Carolina
conference . , of the AmE Church,
nas been initiated here to wipe
>ut segregation in city-owned
recreational facilities.
The drive, which sent city
councilman into a huddle last
week, gained momentum when
Negroes applied for admission
to a city swimming pool and
for the second day made use
cf tennis courts designated
“for white persons only.”
Previously . Moore had applied
for and been denied admission
' o the Long Meadow
•’“mming Pool, after C. R.
j S/lTrLS
; All Negro" in public .facilities.
But the determination of
Negroes to use the pool is
musing the councilmen and R.
'V. Flack, city manager, much
concern. Flack told the city
ouncil that without a policy
declaration, recreation depart¬
ment employes do not know if
“they have the right to take
a particular action.”
The council referred the mat¬
ter to the city attorney for a
egal clarification. m
Rev. Moore has also petit-
oned the council for an end
f segregation at Durham Pub¬
lic Library and the Carolina
rheatre. The latter is city-
Jwned fc-\t leased to a motion!
company. j
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TOLEDO, Ohio. (APA).—This
city remained in a tense state lasl
week as white hoociiums in South
Toledo continued their harassment
of a 39-year-old man who pur¬
chased a home in a lilywhite neigh¬
borhood.
Crowds of up to 500 have ap¬
peared in the block to utter threats
and insults against Jesse Lott
when he went to the home to
make repairs and repaint.
At week’s end these develop- !
me " tS hHd taken place:
The Toledo NAACP drafted a
resolution to City Council and city 1
officials nttu.m . . u demanding n . /ini *1IU11 .. n , that ,, f IA .1 , t adequate Ik H , /in 11 n f / n ,
measures be taken to safeguard
Mr. Lott and his property.
Mr. Lott made plans to move
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before St. Philip A.M.E. Church prior to one of their
w DoM* » 1» «„,e r Iron, row,
Marie B. Cooper, G. W. M., is fourth on extreme right in first
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
WASHINGTON, D. C. —Presi¬
dent Eisenhower’s civil rights
hill was passed Tuesday and
ent to the Senate where ad¬
vocates of the measure antici¬
pate a stormy battle to get
to the floor.
The attempt by southern op-
ponents to the measure to
have a jury trial amendment
attached to it was beaten down.
the vote being 286 to 128 for
its passagc as prC sented by the
administrative forces.
The bill in its present form
| would qet up a bi-partisan
commission to make a two-year
'tudy cf civil rights problems
and would establish a special
i lslon in the Department of
To= _ + ice to hand’e civil rights
cases.
It would also write broad new
"ws permitting the govern-
| ment to step into a wide variety
j U cf civil rights disputes and ob-
in court orders to halt abuses
before they occur
1 : ed 4 ‘ “ tokf dir^
ers. At present, such matters
n.ust first be tried before state
courts.
Senate G. O. P. leadership has
affirmed its intention to fight
L o the finish in effort to
an
break an expected filibuster and
.end a civil rights bill to the
White House before Congress
adjourns.
Senator William F. Knowland
i R.-Calif.), in discussing the
aill, said that he favors keep¬
ing the Senate in session as
long as necessary to wage a
showdcW fight on the civil
•iglits issue.
Harvard University gave the
first honorary degree ever
offered a Negro by an Amcri-
University to Booker T
in 1896.
On Monday, Monday. June 10,
Charity Hospital opened its
doors to thv public to re¬
ceive patients, after a disas¬
trous fire of several months
ago.
After five months of recon-
struct ion and rehabilitation,
Charity Hospital finally opened
lts doors for operation. It has
begun to again fill a well-felt
need of mercy in the commun-
ity to our Negro citizens.
Already during the first week
cf operation there are about
fifty patients who are receiv¬
ing much needed care and
attention. There are about
thirty surgical patients ni&riv
obstetric cases, among them
triplets being delivered, as well
ls c ther tvpcs of cases
There have been many people
whn rvrf , fp ,. rpH '
charitv Chanty reopened renne H for f their ti care
.
m( ^ aical Mtention. This.
alone, , shows the deep feeling
and love that many people'
have for Charity Hospital.
There have been many im-
row; and George W. Smith. G. W. P., is seated fourth on extreme
""tS. «„»», .Sc.r a. St. Ph.l.p church .he
ladies met at Connors Temple Baptist church.
SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 1957
AMHERST COLLEGE
'RAT CURBED FOR
PLEDGING A NEGRO
AMHERST, Mass. (ANP). -
The national offices of the
.lamina Delta fraternity this
nfortned its chapter at
College that it no longer
nitiate members. The action
lowed the pledging by the
icrst chapter of a Negro
n the freshman class.
The national headquarters,
•ated in Washington,
■hat steps would be taken to
voke the charter of the
it the next national convention
1958.
However, Amherst undergrad
uate chapter officers stated pub
iicly that tlie Negro student
he initiated, along with
pledges, into the fraternity in
fall.
College trustees voted in
that each fraternity at the
must be free to select its
without limitations based
race, color or creed. This
trustees requested that each fra
trinity reaffirm its
to the rule.
WORKSHOPS IN
AT SAVANNAH STATE
Savannah State College is
scene of many
vorkshops now that the
1 uar ter has officially
Seme of the varied
within the groups are as follows:
Workshop in
Vids, W. H. M. Bowens,
or; Workshop in School
hrs. Ida. J. Gadsden, director;
Vorkshop In .Methods and
erials cf the Elementary
Irs. D. C. Hamilton, director;
Vorkshop In Nature of Mental
letardation and Methods and
laferials of the Mentally Re-
arded. Jack Spriggs, director:
\rts and Crafts Workshop, F.
Lumpkin, director; Nursery Sch.
Workshop, Mrs. M. M. Avery,
lirector; School Lunch Work-
hpp, Mrs. E. R. Terrell, direc-
or; Secondary Education Work-
hop, Dr. C. L. Kiah, W. A.
Mercer, directors.
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Roland Hayes, world famed
v.tis born
5, 1887
provememts and modern reno-
vations, bringing Charity Hos¬
pital up to date and to present |
hoqpifal standards. Charity j
Hospital has long been an in- j |
! siitution devoted to the care
| and medical attention of the
j Negro people of this commun-
: ity. The expressions and con-
tributions, citizens given show by many of |
our their respect 1
and love for the institution.
improvements There r rv ,„,. Q are „„„ many needed additional in order , j
(o complete the plans for
modern standardization, but be¬
cause of the pressing need for
serving the public for acute
illnesses it was thought wise to
open at this time, and to con-
tinue additional improvements
as contributions and donations
would be made.
rp .1 , ^ . . . .. is . hope-
e a ims.ra ion i
"ul that these contributions I
wm continuei SQ as s to . .0 cortinue eon . mile
the improvement* ' '
This is the first of a series of
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Anti-NAAl’P Kill
in NX. Senate
RALEIGH, N. C., June
The North Carolina Senate has
turned down two bills aimed at
urbing NAACP activities, setting
somewhat of a precedent in the
South where other legislatures
have adopted similar legislation
and defeating a request of Gov.
Hodges that the bills be passed.
The legislation had been passed
by the House before its defeat
in the Senate on June 8 .
The alertness of the North Caro¬
lina State NAACP resulted in
state-wide interest in the legisla¬
tion and contributed to its rejec¬
tion. Kelly Alexander, NAACP
state president, appealed to the
General Assembly’s committee on
corporations against passage of
the measures. He also urged local
NAACP branches to contact mem¬
bers of the General Assembly
about the bills.
The legislation would have re*
quired the North Carolina
NAACP as well as other organiza¬
tions active in the fight against
segregation, to file with the state
reports covering contributions and
expenditures, including member-
ship lists. Ia also would have
spelled out in a state statute the
crime of “barratry,” defined as
“proposing, inciting or stirring up
litigation” or payment of court
costs by persons not a party to
the lawsu-it.
Early in this session of the Gen-
oral Assembly, Gov. Hodges had
asked the legislature to pass laws
requiring groups active in the seg-
legation issue to furnish the state
with more information on them-
st ve '“
It , was reported , that , Mate At-
changes in the legislation in in an an
attempt to overcome objections
that one or both bills were uncon¬
stitutional. The attorney general!
was reported to have said ‘‘I
nt bet a nickel on it” when j
mittee that the bills would meet!
institutional tests.
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C. Apply for
CHARLOTTE, CHARLOTTE, N. N. C., C.,June June 22 22.— —
Parents of -chool children in Char-
iotte and Mecklenburg County are
steps to bring about school
desegration this September. To
41 * ^"slgnment students in the area have
d to ntm-
schools.
The effort is under the leader¬
of the Charlotte NAACP
and the Charlotte and
County Parents’
... Educat.on „, . The „ two
on
11 /j • ai 1 . wee . la a <
‘i ii< ~. c a y f n toun J
, boards to present a compre-
"• 1 v v - plan r to implement HUP'UIIUH the L11 v U.S. VJ . 0 . j
’ " Court ' decisions 7"”.............” banning
. . schools have been
un-
uccessful. j
is the opinion of the two
that action taken by the
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Member Audit Bureau Circulations
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A GIFT FOR THE PRINCIPAL The DeRenne School P.T.A. sur-
prised Miss Frankie Golden by presenting her a gift Of Lovely
wheary luggage, Sunday evening. This presentation was made as
an expression of the esteem which the parents and teachers have
Miss Ool( , en and as an effort t0 show thel r appreciation for
th£> 0Utsf8ndlng serVlce shr has been to the chlldren oI tllc scho01
during her four years as principal.
The DeRcnne school was o-r-
ganized by Miss Golden and
teachers in 1953. During the
four . year Wstory of the school>
has been an outstanding 8
| nyt it ut io " Chatham County j
jnd in tbe a , te as weJ] n ^
many ...--- J awards **WI/ not only \JklkJ in kLl
County but just this •
the school paper won the
Press award and
Tuberculosis Associa-
award for being the most
elementary school
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Scouts Camp Building
Dedication Planned
The
under construction at the Bov
to Scout’s be completed Camp O’Hara in time is expected for the j
opening of s immer camp next
month. Plans are being made for;
a formal dedication of the new! j
bui i d in K on Sljnt|av . Ju|y , , thl ,
opening day of the summer camp
session. i
Boy !>«>>' Scouts 11II and (J C*X explorer scouts |
of “* the — local council -------- will begin 1
signing-in for the week-long camp-j
ing session at 3:00 p. m. and will j
be on hand to witness the joyous
occasion of the new building dedi-
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NUMBER 37
pc per in Georgia,
the presentation was made
by Sgt. Thomas Daniel, the
new P.T.A. president of the
schoui - Servln * on th e com¬
mittee were Mrs. Mary Mat-
hens, outgoing president, De-
Renne PT A; Mrs ’ Laurft Wcl,b ’
secretory; Mrs. Cathcripc New
tQ n, vice president and Mrs.
Lucille Cone, treasurer.'”'
Miss Golden Is leaving De-
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rom
TO FA ST AFRICAN
n/tCkTllEti
V-
JOHANNESBUG, South Africa
(AND.-Quintuplets, a girl and
four boys-^.iy >rn to a Portu-
<rue8e Arin^tng African mother here
,aMt week her family to
s i aL womah/a , 0 ’f v i,ty
The Chopi tribeswom-
at Vila de Jbao Bela in Mozim-
160 miles north of I.oureuce
Portuguese East Africa,
had all 14 of her children m
twins, triplets, quadruplets and
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