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76 PUBLIC CONTINUOUS YEARS SERVICE OF
VOLUME LXXVI
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‘VvlISS AMERICA OF ELKDOM”
—.Flanked by two runners-up,
Hushes a bright smile as she
receives the victory cup follow¬
ing the Elks Talent and Beauty
ccn'.e jfc in Washington, D. C.,
la t week. She is Miss June
Saunders, of New York City, a
student of manic. Other winners
Interracial Teacher Fed.
Ousts Chattanooga Local
CIVIL RIGHTS SEEN AS MAIN
ATTENDING FLA. SEMINAR
—Dr. M. D. Bryant who attend¬
ed the post-graduate obstet-
ric and Pediatric Seminar at
Daytona Beach, Fla., September
8-10, sponsored by the Health
Departments of Georgia, Florida,
South Carolina, Alabama and
South Eastern Regional Amer.
ican Academy of Georg i a Prac-
on Pat,e Seven
School Integration and Eon
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LITTLE ROCK— Although the
ty stums to be quieiiky wait-
ig for the outcome or pending
Ligation, the federal govern-
ent Wednesday asked Arkan-
is civilians to serve as deputy
arshals “if needed” at Central
igh school.
School desegregation in other
rkansas cities proceeded caim-
despite a flare-up of racial
cling Tuesday at Van Buren.
thirteen Negroes walking
irough throngs of jeering
auaiutali
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man ien are Miss Ruby Saun-
dens of Washington, D. C., third
place winner and student at
Howard University, and Miss
Barbara Roberts, second place,
hatting from Pittsburgh, Pa.
Trophies were donated by The
Coca-Cola Company. Otis N.
Thompson, Jr., right, of
Dr. Alary E. Williams
j ! AKAs those HONOR signally honored HER — Among at the
j historic 50.h anniversary Alpha boule
of Alpha Kappa
rity, held at the Sheraton-
Park Hotel, Washington, D.
was Dr. Mary E. Williams
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white students were told
j ger go FULTON, home.”
' IN
j of the schools was “just ano-
I ther day” in the lives of
161 white students.
Negroes began classes
day at Fulton high without
cident. Fulton was the
school integrated, and is one
four in the state which took
the step for the first time.
Bardstown, Bloomfield
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SAVANNAH, GEORGIA SATURDAY, SEPT. 13, 1958
RETIRED GIVES
$10,000 TO AID NAACI* WORK
BAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 5 —
The National Association for
the Advancement of Colored
People is today $10,000 richer
lue to the generosity of Mrs.
Mattie Dickson, an 83-year.old
mired domestic worker of Oak¬
land, Calif. Roy Wilkins, NAACP
executive secretory, flew here
to receive the check at a brief
presentation ceremony at tire
Downs Memorial Methodist
church on Sept. 4.
“I'm giving tins in God’s
name to fight against tire dis¬
graceful abuse of American dc-
ihuru,y, r Mrs. Dickson said
hr making the presentation. “I
mean,” she added, “wlrat’s hap¬
pening at Little Rock where
the NAACP is carrying on the
tight to see that all youngsters
are treated alike. I moan what
they did to Rev. Martin Luther
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Says Althea
Gibson Refus¬
ed $23,000
Offer
NEW YORK (ANP)— Althea
Gibson, Wimbledon and U. S.
national women’s singles tennis
champion, reportedly turned
j down a $23,000 offer by a Las
Vegas showman for a three
week singing engagement.
The offer came as a result
of her appearance on “The Ed
Sullivan Show” recently.
According to her attorney,
Earle Warren Zaidlns, Miss
Gibson rates amateur tennis
first.
ivioss ri. Kendrix Organization,
j D. C. public relations firm
1 representing Coca-Cola, makes
| the presentation as Elks Grand
Commissioner T. M. Blair of
i Montgomery, Ala., and Horace
' E. Oocrofit, Washington Coca-
' Cola Bottling Works, Inc., look
on.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 5—“Negroes
will probably be more influenced
by racial and civil rights issues
in 1958 than in any election of
recent times,” Dr. John A. Mor-
sell, assistant to NAACP Exe¬
cutive Secretary Roy Wilkins,
said in a talk prepared for de-
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LANCELOT THORNTON AND VAN JONES
TO APPEAR IN PIANO RECITAL
Lancelot Marvin
and Van Buren Jones will
presented in a piano concert
Monday, September 15, at the
First African Baptist Church,
main auditorium at 8:00 p. in.
The program was to be held
at Alfred E. Beach High
school, but due to the changes
in the school system, the place
was changed to the F. A. B.
|
SECRETARY S LIST- Mrs.
: Mitchell,
Rebecca E. Women
and Girls Secretary of the
West Broad Street YMOA, has
j received notice from the per.
sonnel office of the National
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VANDIVER WINS PRIMARY
IN RUNAWAY RACE
Lt. Governor Ernest Vandiver
ran away with the Georgia Pri¬
mary election Wednesday for
Governor of tiro state. While
complete returns were n o t
available Thursday morning it
was apparent that he scored an
overwhelming victory over W
T. Bodenhaimcr and Lee Roy
Abernathy for the nomination
for governor which is tanta¬
mount to victory in the final
race for the highest office in
the state.
Locally, Prince Preston, in*
ciitmbenl, defeated Bl'liott Hag¬
an to retain his seat in the U
S. House of Representatives
from the First District, Preston
polling 17,029 votes to 13,288
for Hagan.
Norman McGee defeated
Spence Grayson by 9.955 to 8,-
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Masons To Observe
Prince Hall Day Sunday
Masons generally have set
aside two days during the year
on which they observe the feast
days of their two patron
,soi n ts, St. John the Baptist ami
St. John the Evangelist. In
addition to these days, Masons
of the Prince Hall affiliation,
the only legitimate Masons
among Negroes, observe Prince
Hall Day, on the Sunday near¬
est the twelfth of September
this being the birth date of
Prince Hall, the founder of Ma¬
sonry for American Negroes.
Accordingly on Sunday, Sep¬
Robt. Johnson Reelected
Gr. Exalted Ruler of Elks
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (ANP) —
The interracial American Fed¬
eration of Teachers (AFL-CIOi
which was in convention here
determined to have all U. S.
schools abide by the Supreme
Court’s integration mandate,
voided the charter of a Chat¬
tanooga, Tenn., Local whose
spokesman urged the “go slow”
policy in desegregation public
schools In the South.
Action against the Chattanoo-
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WASHINGTON—(ANP)— The
Improved, Benevolent, Protec¬
tive Order of EUks of the World
at its annual convention here
in Washington lasit week re¬
elected Robert H. Johnson as
their grand exalted ruler,
Judge W. C. Hueaton as grand
secretary, and Perry B. Jackson
as grand treasurer.
The elections were held at
the Tuesday morning session
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church,
Lancelot Marvin Thornton is
j the son of the late Prof. Wm.
Glover Thornton, Sr., who was
an outstanding pianist and in¬
structor of music. He is a
graduate of Alfred E. Beach
I sc hool and has attended
Savannah State College. He
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ADDRESSES APA—Dr. S. Oliver
Roberts, chairman of the psy¬
chology department at Fisk
University, was a speaker at
the recent American Psycholog¬
ical Association meeting in the
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Young ladies pose for a scene id women's dormitory at Savannab State College,
Graceites To
Parade
Sunday
The United House of Prayer
for All People which is meeting
here this wick in its fifty-
second annual convocation will
end its sessions Sunday with
its usual street parade.
The parade will be led by the
spectacular Bishop C. M. Grace
and will start at I :’>() p m. at
the House of Prayer on Bisimark
street and will traverse Us usu¬
al route.
The annual baptismal cere¬
monies wall also be an out¬
standing feature of the last day
of the convocation.
STILL THE REIGNING TENNIS QUEEN
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tember 14, Masons In the 38
Grand Jurisdictions in con¬
tinental America, and Canada,
Liberia, Hawaii and the Ba
hamas will observe Prince Hall
day and renew their vow ofloy-
Ity and patriotism for their
country.
Prince Hall Masons, the Or
der of Eastern Stars and other
concordant bodies in Savannah
will hold their observance at
the 1st Congregational church,
| Taylor and Habersham streets,
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FOREST HILLS, N. Y. (ANP)
An injury to her left little
linger In the singles finals of
the U. S. Tehnls Tournament
here Sunday failed to halt
Althea Gibson in her drive for
GARDEN CENTER TO BE OPENED
2 DAYS A WEEK FOR INFORMATION
On Tuesday evening of last
week the executive committee
of the Georgia Association of
Garden Clubs, Inc., met to a
special session to plan activi¬
ties for the Garden Center.
Many interesting items were
discussed, the most important,
and the one to be initiated at
once, was “The Garden Center
as a Source of Information in
1 ,and sca ping and Horne and
Community Beautification.”
The Center will be opened to
the public two days each week
Tuesdays 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Price 10c !
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her second .straight “grand
slam” victory i'n world compe¬
tition .The slam consists of
winning the Wimbledon and U.
S. championships In the same
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i beginning September 9th) Sat¬
urdays 12 noon until 4 p.m. A
paid receptionist will be in
charge and refreshments
wiii be served free to all who
may drop by to examine rna-
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