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76 PUBLIC CONTINUOUS YEARS SERVICE OF VOLUME LXXVI W 8 ‘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 - 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 ADams 4-3432 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 continued on Page Fouri 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 Continued on Page Seven 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 (Continued on Page Four; 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- iContinued on Page Four' 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 .Continued on Page Four; 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,- Continuea on page Seven! 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- Continued on Page Seven 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 'Continued on Page Four, 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 iContinued on Page Seven.' 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 (Continued on Page Four; 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 4 ■*> S 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, Continued on Page Four 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 ! ADams 4-3433 NUMBER 49 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 (Continued on Page Fouri 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- i Continued on Pag* Fouri