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YEARS OF
CONTINUOUS
PUBLIC SERVICE
VOLUME LXXVII
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The above photos give a vivid picture of the Sunday
of the late William J. (Sloppy Joei Bellinger.
Top left photo shows the deceased in the specially built bronze
casket for his 450-pound body.
Top right photo shows the capacity crowd that attended the
funeral services in the Flamingo ballroom.
thousand persons paid
Sunday to William J.
Joe) Bellinger on the occasion
his death. His funeral was
at The Flamingo, the swank
ballroom which he built
West Gwinnett street extension.
Bellinger died of a heart at¬
tack Wednesday of last week
a local hospital, only a few
hours after he was rushed there
from his home, GIG West 37th
street. He had been in ill health
for several months.
The boc’y which lay in state
,-it the residence from Saturday
■light looming until 10 o’clock Sunday
was viewed by several
''thousand persons.
Several hours prior to the
body arriving at the Flamingo
where it lay in state, a vast
crowd had gathered to get a
look at the face of Savannah's
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Adult Clubs Take Out j
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teen in membership, ana me
Buccaneers Sacial club, six in
number, took out $5.00 member¬
ships in the YMCA. These
voung adults are now taking an
active part in the recreational
program conducted by the YM¬
CA. weightlifting, billiards, ping
pong. They will have the privil¬
ege of serving as members of
the advisory committee to the
board of management, and on
committees that deal with
young adults.
These two clubs have set the
tempo of the forthcoming YM¬
CA membership enrollment.
Plans are being laid by L. B.
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Chicago Doctor To Speak
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nation. . Earl :
Mrs. Mozelle D. Clemmons. This j
year will mark the third year of
activity by the Players. Those j
w'ho took part in last year’s pro- i
duction are Mrs. Jean M. Far-
mer, Mrs. Phoebe Brooks, Mrs. i
Mamie M. Hart. Hiram L. Me- I
Gee, John W. Lyons, Jr.. Miss '
Jewel Grant. Wade M. Simmons,
„ Miss . Laura Solomon, , and
many
others. Interested persons may I
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Center left photo is a view of the overflow crowd that could
not be accomodated in the Flamingo.
Center right photo shows the bereaved widow leaving the Fla¬
mingo after the funeral services being escorted Eufie by Adam K. Riv¬
ers, and unidentified woman in foreground. W. Bellinger,
brother of the deceased, is at the extreme right.
—A total of four Negro con¬
gressmen was among the 534
lawmakers sworn in when the
86th Congress convened
nesday, Jan. 7.
All members of the House
Representatives, they are Con-
gressmen William L. Dawson,
Chicago, 111., Adam Clayton
Powell Jr., New York City;
Charles Diggs, Detroit, Mich.,
and Robert Nix, Philadelphia,
Pa.
The new House consists of 283
and 153 Republi-
The Senate is divided
Democrats to 34 Rcpubli-
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Dean of Negro representatives
Dawson, who is starting his
K hth term as representative
Illinois’ First Congressional
One of the leaders
the House, Dawson heads the
n_p 0W crful House Appropria-
back in good graces and in s
for a committee chairman- i
He reportedly was sup-j as-
such a position for
Gov. Averill Harriman
the Nov. 4, 1958 election for i
New York governorship !
lost to fellow mil- j
NcL,on Rockefeller.
Nix is a Freshman on Capitol j
Among the many measures'
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SAVANNAH, GEORGIA SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1959
Segregated Seating on Atlanta Ibises,
Savannah's First Uadi© Station With
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Negro Personnel
By Wilton C. Scott
Savannah’s newest radio
tion, WSOX, 1230 on the dial,
began operation
January 14. WSOK
WFRP. it is the first radio sta¬
tion in Savannah to open with
an all Negro air personnel. The
station is owned by the Fisher
Broadcasting Company headed
by Albert T. Fisher, Jr., who re¬
cently purchased WFRP.
According to Mr. Fisher the
station will not only have an
all Negro air personnel, but it
will be an all Negro program¬
med station featuring promi¬
nent Negro entertainers, panel¬
ists, musicians, religious servi¬
ces, civic, educational, and social
functions.
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—Photos by Frank Freeman
Bottom photo shows the widow viewing Mie body at the
grave in Oliver. Ga. In background are the Rev. George D.
Walker who officiated and Frank Jamerson.
Bottom right photo shows the many floral designs that cov¬
ered the grave ineluding a blanket of roses in the background
and a flamingo in the foreground.
MISS OMEGA CONTEST IS WELL ON WAY
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The contestants in the ‘ Miss Omega’’ contest as shown above are reading from left to right:
Misses Katie Williams, teacher, R W. Gadsden School; Frankie Ganaway, teacher, Pearl L. Smith
School: Dora Sanders, freshman. Savannah State College: Elizabeth Jaudon, freshman, Savannah
State College: Lula Bell Chance, sophomore, Savannah State College, and Delores Williams (in¬
set), senior. Savannah State College.
From all reports, the contest is “Red Hot." The contestants are working hard, and they
are hoping that their efforts will help some wor thy person, or persons to enter college next year.
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a civil rights meeting or all
NAACP branches in this area
has been called by the Rev. P.
A. Patterson, state NAACP vice
president in charge of member¬
ship. The meeting will be held
at Butler Presbyterian church
on Friday night, Jan. 10, at 8.00
oclock.
Mr. Patterson said the meet¬
ing Is necessary because ol the
looming civil rights crisis. All
local NAACP members are urged
to attend.
Rev. Amos O. Holmes, NAACP
field secretary, Atlanta, and W.
W. Law, state conference presi¬
dent, will be present to assi.it
with conducting the meeting.
Local Leaders Attend
Augusta Meeting
Six key leaders in the local
branch of the NAACP were in
Augusta on Monday evening to
participate in a meeting held
at Tabernacle Baptist church,
Rev. C. S. Hainfft'in, pastor. The
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Sidney A. Jones, Chicago
Alderman, Named Alpha
Man of
PHILADELPHIA ! (AfSl’l a-
.Chicago Alderman Sydney Jones
received the award of merit as I
the “Alpha Man of the Year" I
for voluntary meritorious scr- I
vice at the recent 44th General I
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ATLANTA TOP OFFICIAL
TO BE HERE SATURDAY
E. L. Simon
The presence of E. L. Simon,
director of agencies, Atlanta
Life Insurance Company, will be
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Convention of Alpha Phi A’pha
Fraternity.
One of the highlights of the
convention which convened at
the Sheraton Hotel here, w#s
a $1,000 donation to the Aiaoa-
ma Christian Movement for
Human Rights, in their fight
for first cla& citizenship.
Judge Myles Paige of Brook¬
lyn, New York, Who was reelec¬
ted president for the coming
®statcd that "Dr. William
Hale, professor of social science
Atlanta university, and Al¬
Jones were nominated
for President." One will be clco-
at the 45th General Conven¬
of Alpha Phi ALpha to be
in Cincinnati, In December.
GIVING
One of the surest of all
is that life will give you
more than you give it. _
Vincent
ATLANTA, Jan. 10 District
Frank A. Hooper today
segregated seating on At¬
buses and trolleys is un¬
The judge granted a decla¬
judgment*, invalidating
state and eify laws •ailing
segregated seating on At¬
Transit System vehicles.
Hooper refused to grant an
against enforcement
the Jaws on grounds that
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1st
Police
CHICAGO (ANP i _ A heart
felled this city’s first
police captain last Thurs¬
He was John Scott, a 78-
old retired officer who
the old Stanton Ave.
A native of Waco, Texas,
was appointed to the
April 19. 1907. Iu 1919 he
sergeant; lieutenant in
and captain in 1940.
A member of St. Ansolm’s
Catholic church, Capt.
was active in Catholic
He was also a member
the St. Jude police league.
He is survived by his widow,
two brothers, Robert
Oscar Scott of Waco; a sis¬
Mrs. Emma Bogan of Pal¬
Texas, and a number of
and nephews.