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76 PUBLIC CONTINUOUS YEARS SERVICE OF
VOLUME LXXVI
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Rev. J. S. Bryan, Pastor
of St. Philip AJ1.E. Church
who will deliver the sermon at
Igppfp the joint afternoon. celebration Sunday
First African Baptist Church
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First Bryan Baptist Church Rev. R. M. Williams Curtis
Rev. J. Jackson
Pastor, F. B .B. Church F. A. B.
lO CELEBRATE THEIR i
lVOth ANNIVERSARIES I 1
An occasion of great mom-
ent to the religious interests;
of the city, and especially the j
Boy Scouts Divisional llanqiiot
Will Be Held ISlh
Many Thrilled by Address
Of Rev.
Billy Eckstine
Must Pay
$750 a Mo.
, HOLLYWOOD—Tears, /which
seductively beautiful . Carole
Drake may have shed over fa- |
mous crooner Billy Eckstine,
can now be effectively wiped
away with greenbacks awarded
her last week toy superior court.
In a final settlement of a
suit for $1,500 monthly support
asked for her two children—one
17 months, the other four years
old, of which Eckstine admitted
parentage—she was awarded
a>, $750 monthly. The children
will also receive an allotment in
Eckstine’s will equal to that al- !
ready set for his other child,
Billy, by his first wife, June. |
Miss Drake, testifying that
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SOUTHERN PAPER BOARD FETES SAFETY GROUP—The Southern Paper Board Corporation
of Port Wentworth, f>a., entertained their Safety men recently at a party given at Bennies
Supper Club This party being the first of its kind given by the Company was of unusual prom¬
inence with the appearance of John Riley, personnel manager, and Paul Herman, assistant per¬
sonnel manager of the Southern Paper Board Corporation to make the presentation in behalf of the
C ° r 1 the party: Robert Jones, Harry L. Brown. Charles Brown, Charles
The fohowi ng men attended Renolds, Henry Michel, William H. Cummings, Willie
Young Jeff Williams Reedy Thomas, Jake
Toby Leroy Duncan, Sumpter Wesley, and Robert Jones. Harry Jones was chairman of ar¬
rangements for the banquet. —Photo by Freeman
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Bap-tists, will be the noth
orated next week ?„?! by the gT First
African Baptist and the First
Bryan Baptist churches.
The week’s program of these
Dr. J. C. Sams, Speaker
The Emancipation celebration
on Wednesday, January 1,
the City Auditorium wasj
attended. Preceding the
a colorful parade got
way, beginning at West
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historic churches
W wich "! lay claim to 1,1 being 1,88 a "
oldest Negro Baptist
m the nation will begin Su
day afternoon 3:30 o'clock,
The annual divisional ban- i
quet of the Coastal Empire
Council, Boy Scouts of Ameri¬
ca will be held on Thursday,
January 16, at the West Broad
Street Y.M.C.A. at 8:00 p. m.
Dr. Thomas J. Davis will be
speaker for the occasion. Dr.
Davis, who is widely known J
in the Chatham area, re¬
cently returned to the city
after an extensive period of
work in medical research. He
is a veteran of World War II
and also completed a more re¬
cent tour of military duty as
Mays Signs
For $65,000
A Year
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. —
Willie Mays, the miracle cen-
terfielder of the New York
Giants, signed a contract this
week which makes him the
highest paid player in the his- 1
tory of the Giants. His pay
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SAVANNAH, GEORGIA SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 1958
which time the two churches
will hold a joint servic at the
Bryan BaDtlSt church '
Ihe idta of a celebra-
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a medical officer during the
Korean conflict.
A highlight of the banquet
program will be ^he installa¬
tion of officers of'the Chatham
division for the new scouting
year. The officers to be in¬
stalled are Rev. George D.
walker, pastor of the Asbury
Methodist church, chairman;
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DRTaNNE JORDAN DIES
lTiER SHORT ILLNESS
Dr. Anne W. Jordan, Dean of
Women and Associate Professor
. i Lr.iguages and Literature,
Savannah State College, died j
Friday, January 3, in Columbus, j
Ohio. Funeral services Savan-! were j
heid Tuesday in Ohio.
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COLLIER, JR.
HEAD JOF
SAMS i ‘
The regular monthly meeting
of the South Atlantic Medical
Society v/as held last Thursday
night at Charity Hospital with
Dr. H. M. Collier, Sr., as host.
Officers for the year were
elected as follows:
President, Dr. K. M. Collier,
Jr.; Vice President, Dr. S. F.
Frazier; Secretary, Dr. Nathan¬
iel Patrick; A ;t. Secretary, Dr.
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le Launch SI60.000
Scholarship PHILADELPHIA Campaign
(ANP)—The
vide scholarships for deserving
youngsters will toe launched
here at a National Education
for Citizenship Banquet the
night of January 31, in the
Broadwood Hotel’s Crystal Ball¬
room.
►mui the scnoiarship cam¬
paign ana banquet are under
i»poiisorsmp or me Elks Depart¬
ment of education, headed by
Grand Commissioner George
W. Lee of Memphis. And both
projects are being given aii-out
support toy Grand Exalted Ru¬
ler Robert H. Johnson and the
entire membership of the fra¬
ternal organization.
Lt. Lee announced that the
Governor of Maryland, Theo¬
dore Roosevelt McKeldin, will
be guest speaker at the ban¬
quet. The celebrated Ed Sul-
livan of TV and newspaper
fame has been offered an in¬
vitation to emcee the affair.
bnarmg tne speaxers table
with Governor McKeldin will
Ee. Mrs. E. C. (Dan>y) Bates,
uesenoed as “the angel of Little
Rock,” Dr. Benjamin Fine, ed¬
ucational editor of tne New
York Times; Alex Wilson, editor
of the Memphis Tri-State De-
iender; Paul Welch of Life
Magazine and Grand Dauhter
Ruler, Nettie carter Jackson.
Each of these personalities will
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NEW YORK—A total of 860
fully paid $500 life memberships
in the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored
People was reported today by
Roy Wiikins, NAACP executive
secretary. The expectation is
the number will pass the
mark early this year.
In addition, 19 young persons
13 years of age have been
as junior life members
$uM). The junior life mem¬
is the Association’s
‘membership classifica¬
having been authorized
June. Also, 3,943 persons
made partial payments on
memberships. Payment
be made in installments
JENCY REEVES
IN ATLANTA
President William K. Payne
the death of Mrs. j
Hubert Reeves, retired
Professor of Educa- j
Mrs. Reeves worked at j
State College, 1949-
She was the sister of Dr. ■
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OF DIMES
NEEDS
HELP
Jack Stiles, chairman of the
March of Dimes campaign,
appealing to every citizen to
a contribution, small or
to help fight polio. The
for funds opened
2 and will close Jan¬
31. j
Mail your contributions to
Stiles, Postoffice Box 3206,
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Teeth in Civil Bill
WASHINGTON (ANP)— Sen,
Jacob K. Javits, New York Re¬
publican, announced last week
that he plans to introduce in
the coming session of Congress
legislation aimed at restoring
provisions knoieked out of the
watered-down civil rights bill
passed during the last session, j
Pointing to last year’s Little |
Rock crisis as a case in point,
Javits said it “Highlighted the
Importance” of Congress restor¬
ing Part ill of the rights bill
authorizing the Attorney Gen¬
eral to begin civil injunctive
proceedings against local ofti-
caiis or those “conspiring” to
deprive a citizen ox his con¬
stitutional rights.
His pians are directly oppo¬
site of the auimmstraiion's an¬
no untxd intention to play a
waiting game -and let the inte¬
gration situation simmer down.
lie also took issue with Atty.
Gen. William Rogers, saying he
“should not be compelled to re¬
ly upon the happenstance that
a decree to enforce civil rights
has already been entered upon
the suit of some individual al’-
iected or some public body.” He
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Dummett To Lecture
$50 or $100 annually.
The life membership cam¬
is sponsored by a com¬
jointly headed by Kivie
Boston industrialist,
Dr. Benjamin E. Mays,
of Morehouse College
Atlanta. Assigned to work
the committee is Miss
Stewart of the nation¬
office staff.
J}n Uie three-month period
November 30, 11,5 life |
were enrolled. Among
new memDers are such
as Libby Holman, the
entertainer, of Stam¬
Conn.; Yvor Winters, poet,
critic and professor at
'Stanford University in
Dr. Godfrey Nurse,
New York physician
philanthropist; Dr. Howard
well'known cleric and
minister at Boston
Jackie Robinson,
president o f Check Full O’
and chariman, NAACP I
Freedom Fund drive; and |
Robinson .star infielder
the Cincinnati Reds. I
CHECK FOR RETARDED CHILDREN Above photo shows the group of Baptist Min-
Wives as they met Monday, December 20 at the Bolton Street Baptist Church and presented
$25.00 cluck to the Happy Home Mentally Retarded children’s School. Mrs. W. N. Robinson,
of the organization, is shown in fore;' ound, left, making presentation to Mrs. Ayler
Lovett, president of the board of director., for the school. Other members In the photo are
right Mrs. B. M. Boyd. Mrs. E. R. Roper, Mrs. J. M. Butler, Mrs. W. Gwyn, Mrs. L. G.
. Mrs. G. W. Carter, Mrs. J. B. Bates, Mrs. P L Byrd and Mrs. R. Roberts. Members whQ
present but not shown m the picture were Mr*. 3. M. Corley and Mrs. I*. Moore. .
Member Audit Bureau Circulations
Price 10c
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Dr. Clifton O. Dummett
The special feature of the
Chatham Dental Soceity Janu¬
ary 19 will be several lectures
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Other Notables Join
A numoer of New Yorkers be¬
life members during the
Among them, Clarence
King, Leo Silverstcin, Dr.
Marquez, Thomas D.
Joseph M. A. Cox and
Dingle.
Other persons who became
members in the three-
period are as follows:
James Shelton, Sr., Janies E.
Joseph Clarke, and Dr.
T. Kerse, Chicago; M.
Martin, Paula Kay Martin,
Jerry L. Williams, Danville,
the Hon. TUeadore M. Ber¬
a member of the NAACP
of Directors, and Chas.
Messer, Cincinnati; Frank
Stanley, Sr., and Salome C.
In Memoriam,
Ky.;
George B. Kelley, Troy, N. Y.;
Henry A. Callis, Washing¬
D. C.; Nathaniel A. Murray,
Mrs. Bart Lytton, Los An-
Mrs. Tarea H. Pittman,
field secretary, Berkley,
Lester P. Bailey, NAACP
secretary, San Francisco,
NUMBER 14
Bus Line
Stops After
Boycott
ROCK HILL, S. C.—(ANP) —
Bus riders In this city were
stranded last week when the
system ceased operation be¬
cause of a six-month boycott
by Negroes in protest over
segregated seating of the races.
Paul Knight, owner of the
Star Transit Company, ordered
the two-bus lines to stop op¬
eration^. There was no public
announcement at the time, and
city officials said they were
surprised at the action.
Negroes constitute a majority
of the bus lines’ customers.
They started the boycott last
summer in opposition to seg-
regated seating.
A similar bus boycott by
Negroes in Montgomery, Ala.,
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Calif.; Oliver W. pill, and
Spottswood W. Robinson III,
NAACP attorneys, Martin A.
Martin, Roland D. Faley, and
O. P. Chiles, Richmond, Va.;
Samuel W. Tucker, Emporia,
Va.; Robert H. Colley, Jr., Pet¬
ersburg, Va.; James H. Madison,
Victor J. Ashe, and Jewel S.
Carrington, Norfolk, Va.; Phil¬
ip S. Walker and William H.
Edwin C. Brown, Alexandria
Thompson, Newport News, Va.;
Va.; Reuben .E Lawson, Roa¬
noke, Va.; Miss Anna D. Hub-
bell, Rochester, N. Y.; Edward
Holford, Jamaica, N. Y.; Regi-
ald F. Saunders, In Memoriam,
rasadena, Calif.; Dr. Harry L.
Pig£,s, Pontiac, Mich.; *Bertha
L. Perry, in Memoriam, Spring-
field, Mass.; C. L. Howell, De¬
troit;
Dr. Walter T. Darden, and
Mrs. Mamie Darden, Bontclair,
N. J.; Prince A. Bland, Pitts¬
burgh; the Rev. Levi B. Miller,
Sr., and the Rev. Jarrett R.
Butler, Baltimore; Frederick N.
Weathers, St. Louis, Mo.; Mor-
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