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YEARS OF
CONTINUOUS
PUBLIC SERVICE
VOLUME LXXVII
RECORD CROWD EXPECTED AT REACH-T0MPK1XS
CITY TITLE GAME THANKSGIVING NIGHT
BEACH HIGH SQUAD
Bomb Scare Plagues
Three More Dixie Schools
Savannah Slit iv Stages
Mammoth Parade
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m gas¥, im.
k*. KaApfla V. Bwwwsi
Rr. Ralph P. Eroww, sen of
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel J. »v«*fn
of East Anderson street, has
recently established an affice
for the practice of dentistry in
Gary, Indiana.
After graduating froa* the
local public schools, Dr. Brown
was called into the armed ser¬
vice and served in the Air Force
during World War II. After his
charge from the service he
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CROWNING OF TU£ “QUEEN OF THE COASTAL EMPIRE.”--The contest was sponsored by *he
Adult Program Committee of the West Broad Street YMCA, of which Dr. Calvin L. Kiah, is chair¬
man.
L. to R. Miss Doretha K. Wells, second place winner, who will take a trip to Jamaica, British
West Indies; Mrs. Lillian Scott, “Queen of the Coastal EQmpire” for 1958, crowning Mrs. Ger¬
trude J. Johnson, “Queen of the Coastal Empire” for 1959, who will take a trip to Mexico City,
Mexico, and Mrs: ‘Jimmie” J. R. Dennis, third place winner, who will take a trip to Havanna,
Cuba. These winners will leave Tuesday, November 25 for their respective destinations.
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With Frank Tharpe serving
as general chairman and pa¬
rade marshal, Savannah State
College students, faculty, and
aJ.wiM.u-i vrsre featured in a gi-
gaawm hemuewates-s; jaasartk® »at-
®Bctey MMMfei'g. The moW#
u.n-i.t- ®f the par»## ecigS*ate4
a?fc the ceM»g»e a»d j«imed tww
m-a-Betee-rs #n Bast ®K«taal a*4
Efen-ry streets.
Several tirausoiMl pes^Je Until
tlwe streets @4 Savannah for
th-e aaomnsowth para.de featur¬
ing ,- A Leak Into The Future.’’
Tweh»e baadB (participated.
T,h?ese from Alfred B.
»s®gh Skigk Seiunl, *»v»nna4a;
Liberty C»*ty High »che«l,
M - cS»t"o«h; l 4 wis Industriwl Hi
School, Lyons; Bht Rlsl*f Mgh
»ch®o4, Brunswick; Tift County
Faduetrial Sglmel, Tiftfeen; Todd
-touii J#i„h BchoHl, Darien;
Treutlen County Training Sell.,
Scpwrton; Tcew^tin* High Sch.,
Savannah; Wayne County
Training School, Jesup; William
James High School, Statesboro;
and Brunswick County Train¬
ing School, Southport, North
Carolina.
The floats and cars were
colorful and depicted the gen¬
eral theme. Some of the or-
ganizations and their presen-
tations were the SNEA, a car,
depicting a rocket into space;
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BALTIMORE, Mid.—Three more
Dixie schools early last week
were plagued by bomb scares
based cn anonymous telephone
calls.
One of the schools, Franklin
Jr.-Senior High *ust north of
Baltimore, turned away pupils
and teachers, but no bomb was
found. The integrated school
has an enrollment of 1,154
pupils and 55 teachers. It was
the scene of mlnar disturSan-
ces earlier this sewseafeur.
At another school .located in
3toan®ge, Va., (HO students were
removed turn Dane #ps*ari? itog*.
school after a calter stated that
a bomb had bee* p&nbed ,h the
school. However, wteie was
found.
And at a Georgia school, lo¬
cated at Valdosta, a student
wording in the Valdosta Nigh
Behoof #fice received a tele¬
phone call sayinc a himb
vrou.d go off at 2.15 pXn. Tues-
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SCEF URGES PRESIDENT TO CALL NATIONAL
CONFERENCE ON VIOLENCE AND LAWLESSNESS
The Southern Conference Ed
ucational Fund, Inc., has join¬
ed other national organization!
in urging President Eisenhower
to call a national conference to
consider the problem of mount¬
ing violence and lawlessness.
In a telegram to the Presi¬
dent, Aubrey W. Williams,
President of the SCEF said:
“Only the power of the federal
government can cope with what
is now an undercover reign of
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA SATURDAY, NOV. 22, 1958
Lverything will be laid on
the line when Beach High and
Tompkins- mgn tangie for the
city championship Thanksgiv¬
ing night at Grayson Stadium.
This will be the eighth of
these annual games which had
their beginning in 1951 and
from present indications a rec¬
ord citiwd will turn out to wit¬
ness this battle which many feel
will be waged on rather even
terms.
Neither team lias had what
can be looked upon as an unus¬
ually sucessful season. Beach
has a 4-3.1 record while Tomp¬
kins has chalked up 3 wins
Catholics Cite Reasons Why
Compulsory Segregation Can
not Reconcile with Christian
Washington, Nov. 13—Enforc.
ed racial segregation cannot be
“reconciled with the Christians
view of our fellow man” the
Catholic Bishops of the United
States declared here today.
“1. Legal segregation, or any
form of compulsory segrega¬
tion, in itself and by Sts very
error.
“The personal safety of per¬
sons all over the South as well
is the interests of peace and
order make such a conference
mperative now.
“As the holder of the high¬
est office within the gift of the
people, we call upon you to
use your personal prestige as
well as the power of your of-
fice to control the hoodlums
racists and political terrorists
CMAR TEMPLE NO. 21 ENTERTAINED SHRINERS
IN STATE GALA DAY CELEBRATION
The Gala Day celebration
held November 8-9, this city,
with Omar TempltbNo. 21, host,
was an eventful one for the
Shriners of Georgia. The two
day activities were carried as
olanned by Promotional Direc¬
tor C. H. Bias and his commit¬
tee.
A large delegation was G on
hand to assist the novices who
crossed the hot sands—and the
sand was hot.
The following Temples were
represented: Nabar No. 128, An¬
nan Temple No. 82, A1 Furuk
No. 145 and A1 Rakim No. 142.
Representatives from Arabian
Temple No. 139 of Charleston,
3. C, were present hemded by
Illustrious Potentate James G.
Johnson. Noble Rupert F. Ir¬
vin of Pyramid Temple No. 1,
Philadelphia, Pa., was also
among the out-of-state visitors
present.
After Parade which was
held fc Saturday morning, the i
creation was held at the
Mosque, conducted by Deputy of
the Desert John Wesley Dobbs.
After initiation refreshments
were served the nobility on the
ground floor, in the Shrine style. |
At Coconut Grove the nobil-
ity and their guests enjoyed a j
pieasant evening until a late!
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against 5 losses.
It is interesting to note how
both teams have fared against
common foes. There were six
such games in which Beach
rolled up a total of 135 points
to 72 by Tompkins.
Tompkins lost to Waycross by
a 13 to 7 score while Beach
trounced them, 32 to 6; Beach
lost to Risiey 6 to 0 while
Tompkins was overwhelmed by
the Brunswickians, 36 to 0;
Tompkins and Beach lost to
Ballard, the former by 13 to 12
and the latter, 26 to 20. Both
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nature imposes a stigma of In-
feriority upon the segregated
people. . .”
‘•2. It is a matter of histor¬
ical fact that segregation fir our
country has led to oppressive
conditions and the denial of
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responsible for this epidemic of
lawlessness.”
Fla. Governor Commended
Governor LeRoy Collins of
Florida, who said at West Palm
Beach, it would be better to ac¬
cept some integration than t o
close the public schools, has
been commended by the SCEF.
In a telegram to Governor
Collins, Aubrey W. Williams,
SECF president congratulated
the Governor for “urging recog¬
hour, triping the fantastic toe
to the strains of Walter Lang¬
ston’s orchestra.
Sunday, November 9, the
public meeting was held at Tre-
mont Temple Baptist church at
which a large gathering at¬
tended. The Hon. John Wesley
Dobbs, Deputy of the Desert,
was the principal speaker.
In the business meeting, it
was voted to stage the affair
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Talladega Little Theatre
To Appear At SSC, Dec. 4
The Talladega College Little
Theater will be presented in
Meldrim Auditorium at Savan¬
nah State College on December
4 in a three act drama,
“Gqodbye, My Fancy.” The
group will be sponsored by
members of the First Congre-
gational Church.
This eritertainmen t wa .s post-
poned from Noy J3 TickeUs
purchased for that date will be
good for the December 4 per¬
formance. Interested persons
should contact Rev. A. C. Curt-
right, pastor, or any member
of the host church for tickets:
patrons $1.25; general admis-
sion $1.00.
TOMPKINS HIGH SQUAD
Seven Ga. Colleges Share
In UNCF Nov. Allocations
NEW YORK, N. Y. — The
United Negro College Fund is
distributing $100,521 to its sev¬
en member colleges In Georgia
today, according to W. J. Trent,
Jr., Fund executive director.
“These allocations bring UN
CF appropriations to Georgia
institutions for the current
calendar year to $299,688," Mr.
Trent said.
Paine College In Augusta and
six schools in Atlanta share in
the distribution. The UNCF
schools in Atlanta are: Atlanta
University, Clark College, Gam¬
in 0 n Thelogical Seminary,
Morehouse College, Morris
Brown College and Spelman
College.
“A federation of 33 privately
supported, accredited colleges
and universities, the United Ne-
and universities, the nited Ne¬
gro College Fund pioneered co¬
operative fund raising for in-
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nition of the realities of the
South’s dilemma which is that
t must accept integration or
close its schools, and that the
last unthinkable and the form¬
er is not half as bad as it is
pictured.
“As a Southerner,” Williams
continued, “I am proud of you
. . . If we had a few more lead¬
ers like you, we would not con¬
tinue to be the ‘left-outs” in all
political matters of the nation.”
UCA LEADERS— Leaders in the United Community Appeal, Division IV. left to right: Mrs L.
McNiehols, Isaac Dowse, Mrs. F. Bynes, Mrs. M. Hutchins, Mrs. Gladys Hodge and Mrs. Tinfc
Rhodes. Community Appeal, Division IV, covering Negro businesses and profes¬
The 1953-59 United
sional persons in the Savannah area, has reached 79% of its objective, according to Capt. Frank
H. Bynes, chairman of Division IV.
At the second general report meeting held at the West Broad YMCA Thursday night, Novem¬
ber 13 three sections made “over the top” reports. They were The Southwest Section, Mrs. L.
McNiehols chairman 101',; the Midtowm Section, Mrs. Gladys Hodge, chairman, 123% and the
County Section, James Luten, chairman, 114%.
Special recognition for their wholehearted support to the “Big Package” appeal goes to North
Carolina Mutual Insurance Company, Toomer’s Realty Company and Guaranty Life Insurance
Company. Each of these firms
will receive the special four-
color “Good Citizen” decal
Price 10c
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llis(.G5,CI0-AH Gives
(0 XAACP
More than $10,000 raised by
members of District 65, AFL-
CIO, for civil rights causes was
presented Wednesday, Nov. 5,
to Thijrgood Marshall, director-
counsel of the legal Defense
and Education Fund of the
NAACP, at the union’s head¬
quarters in New York.
The money was part of a to¬
tal fund of $40,000 contributed
by the 30,000 members of the
Union celebrating their 25 th
anniversary. Other contribu¬
tions* went to charities and
$10,000 to aid Israel.
Of the $10,000 contributed for
Civil Right®, $500 goes to each
0 ftwo Negro churches in Mont¬
gomery, Ala., $1,000 to the
Clinton, Tenn., School Board to
help rebuild the Clinton High
School, and $1,000 to The Tem¬
ple of the Reformed Jewish
congregation In Atlanta, Ga., all
Institutions whose buildings
were bombed by members of
organized hate groups.
Davdi Livingston, president of
District 65, emphasized the gift
to the Clinton High School.
“Our union is giving the Clin¬
ton School Board $1,000 in the
hope that others will join in
this demonstration of faith in
the justice of school integra¬
tion by helping to rebuild this
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which is given to firms through-
out the Savannah area who
have done an especially good
NUMBER 7
DURALL SANDF.RS, airman,
USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jasper
Sanders of 1055 Coleman street,
S. W„ Atlanta, Ga., and hus¬
band of the former Miss Myr-
tis J. Walker of 42 Coleman St.,
S. W., Atlanta, reenlisted in
the Navy for six years October
10, at the Saufley Field Naval
Auxiliary Air Station, Pensaco¬
la, Fla.
He is serving In the Mainte¬
nance Department as a mem¬
ber of the Engine Change Crew.
Before entering the Navy in
August 1955, Sanders attended
Booker T. Washington High
School.
job during the current cam-
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