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71 f 1 PUBLIC CONTINUOUS YEARS SERVICE OF --—---------■ VOLUME LXXVII PLANNING LOCAL NAACP MEMBERSHIP DRIVE The Savannah Branch of the National Asao iation for the Advancement of Coiorwi J-e-opl. (K'AACP) will conduct its annual membership c mpaign from March 22 to April 12. Severa: persons who have key roles in the NAACP membership drift 1 are shown above assisting me Hev. J. N. Harris, the general chairman, with plans for obtaining two thousand members. Seated left to right: D. D. Young, Mrs. Carrie Cargo, Mrs. Esther I Garrison, the Branch secretary; the Rev. Dr. Harris, Rev. Amos O. Holnw?s, field secretary, Atlanta; and Leo *• Garrison. and Rev. Charlie _ Fogle. . Standing are James Tyson, W. W. I .aw th* branch president, New Sol C. Johnson Hi School To Have Opening Monday Lenten Breakfast to be Held At West Broad St. Y Monday Sammy Davis, Jr.’s Marriage Blows Up; Settles For 44,000 Mr*. Anna E. Grant, R. X Retires Mrs. Anna Elsie Grant, R. N. native Savannahian, recently retired as head nurse at Seaview J Hospital, Staten Island, New Akyork. after twenty-one years of 1 faithful service. Mrs. Ora-nt is now home with her sister, Miss Jessye La Hart Grant, a local retired school teacher. On Decomber 27, 195$. Mrs. Grant was awarded a certifi- . Continued on Page Four 1 tail whoparu “ 5at td AI)ams 4-3432 HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (ANPl ; —As Loray White Davis, wife I f Sammy Davis, ar., left for ^as Vegas, Nev., to get a “quick" divorce, she disclosed to repor¬ ters that Davis had ended the marriage, which lasted a short two and one-half months, with i settlement of $44,000. “The past year," Miss White ;o!d the press, “has been a great emotional strain. That had much to do with my illness.” The reporters were told that Sammy suddenly informed his wife in Chicago on March 18. 19-59, that he didn’t want to be married anymore. “Nobody can explain Sammy, not even himself,” she noted. “I guess he wanted to be a married bachelor. I dont know why it nappened.” The financial settlement in¬ cluded $34,000 of Miss White’s debts and a cash payment of ; $10,000. Miss White sought no alimony because of the brevity of the marriage. ----- DID YOU KNOW’? Easter takes its name from ; Anglo-Saxon goddess, Eos- an tre, who represented spring, ac¬ cording to the World Book Encyclopedia. rimtir SAVANNAH. GEORGIA RIGID PROBE 0 U 0 EKED IN l AT.ll. Ill IIXIXG OF 21 ItOVS AT ARK. DETENTION HOME LITTLE ROCK, Ark — Gov. Drval E. FauAius has set into motion a thorough investigation into the fire at WrightsvUle, 12 miles from here, which destroy¬ ed the dormitory of the Arkan¬ sas Negro Boys Industrial School and took the Uvea of 21 of the boys. The governor visited the scene before the bodies were removed from the smoldering ■uin« and termed the fire toll *n inexcusable occurence. "If adequate precautions had been taken and if an adult had been on duty, I am sure no one (Continued on Page Four Sol C. Johnson Laboratory High School of Savannah State College will move into its new plant Monday, March 14. The dream of the Board of Regents. University System of Georgia, local Board of Education, ad¬ ministration, faculty and alum¬ ni of Savannah State College is now a reality. They dreamed of a ‘-College-controlled laboratory school” under the supervision of the local Board of Education that would continually make unique contributions in the Teacher Education Program in the state of Georgia. Realizing that good teaching demand* good facilities, many local educators spent countless hours planning and working to obtain ideal facilities. Among these from the local Board of Education who assisted were D. Leon McCormack, Frank Under¬ wood, Dr. Thus Singletary, di¬ rector of Secondary Education; David C. Shuler, Jr., director of Purchasing and Transportation; Preston C. East, director of 'Continued on Page Seven. Rev. Gusiave H. Caution Speaker Father Gustave H. Caution, rector of St. Matthew s Episco¬ pal church, will be the speaker at the fifth Lenten breakfast sponsored by the Christian Em¬ phasis committee of which the Rev. George D. Walker is chair¬ man. The breakfast will be held Tuesday morning, March 24. 3 30 o’clock. Members of the ioard, advisory committee, and members are invited to attend. This breakfast is free, and the request is that those who come make reservation. The adult program committee under the leadership of John W. Lyons, Sr., will sponsor a i MCA Chorale Society. Augus¬ tus C. Council, member of the (Continued on Page Four- Hon. Charles W Anderson, Louisville, Ky„ has been selec¬ ted to open the local drive for 2,000 members on the fourth Sunday afternoon, it was an- '.—«<. * Rev. SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1959 Woman Mistaken For Negro Refused Cafe Services; CHICAGO—i ANP i — The manager of a West Chicago restaurant in nearby DuPage County, was arrested Last week »n a warrant sworn out by a woman of Spanish descent af¬ ter he refused her service be¬ cause he believed she was a Negro. Dennis Slowe. white manager of the restaurant, was arrested after Mrs. Anita Mendoza, 42, of Chicago complained to Du Page County sheriff's police that she was refused service in the restaurant. She said she entered the res¬ taurant and ordered a cup at ■offee but was told by a wait¬ ress that she could be served only in a take-out paper cup. She demanded to see the manager. When Slowe arrived he informed her that the res¬ taurant does not serve Negroes About 10 other customers wit- (Continued on Page Four) Alderman's Sister Slain at Home; of Crime CHICAGO—I AN pi _ Thelma Campbell, the sister of Aid Kenneth E. Campbell, was found Thursday with her head bashed in in the bedroom of the home she shared with her son and hi* family. Miss Campbell, a divorcee, resumed her maiden name after her divorce from Eugene Oliver of Los Angeles 30 years ago. Neighbors reported that a Negro youth, between 18 and 18, wearing an ivy league cap, had canvassed the block in the early • Continued on Page Four) PROMINENT KENTUCKY ATTORNEY TO SPEAK HERE SUNDAY, MARCH 22 The first Negro law-maker elected in a Southern state after Reconstruction days will address the local NAACP Membership Kick-off Meeting on Sunday afternoon, March 22, at 4 o’clock at the St. Phillip Monumental AME church, West Hull street, N. Harris, NAACP general mem¬ bership chairman. Attorney Anderson, who is a member of the NAACP National .Continued on Page Four; MCA REGIONAL TO BF HEID HERE The annual meeting of the Southeastern region of Alpdi* Kapp* Alpha Inc., will be held in Savannah March 37 and 28 Gamma Sigma Omega and Gamma Upallon Chapters of the Sorority will have the plea¬ sure of serving as hostesses to this convention. The schedule of events has been carefully planned in con¬ junction with the local chapters of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., who are on the same weekend hosting their regional convention The Pan Hellenic council, the Alphabetic*, and many friend* of there two host groups are cooperating to make this week end colorful. Regional Director of Alpha Kappa Alpha who will conduct Continued on Page Four' Socialists Urge All Possible Speed To End School NEW YORK—Tiie Socialist Party-S<x:iai Democratic Fede¬ ration is urging “all possible speed” in the desegregation of the nation’s schools. A resolu¬ tion adopted by Socialist Na¬ tional -Committee, meeting in Washington, I). C„ also called on lh , Mth Congress to make educational funds available to states where schools Ivave been closed to prevent integration. The Socialists pledged their support to “those heroic Negro men, women and children who are setting new standards of personal morality and dignity fw UJ a]J „ Asserting that the problem of | civil rights was one ol the lead- -trot!Turned on t»a*- Fmivi TO GIVE CONCERT MARCH 18 AT ST. JOHN BAPTIST CHURCH Mrs. Edwina S. Porter Commentator THE SIMMONS SINGERS The Simmon:- Singers, under the direction of Dea Richard Middleton, will appear in concert a* St. John Baptist Church Wednesday night. March 18 at 8:30 o’clock. The appearance is bein. sponsored by the Senior choir of the church. The aggregation is made up of 10 men’s voices with quintet and soloists. They will be accompanied on the piano by Clarence Perkins, Jr., com This group of singers i.s fully equipped to render an inipres- sive concert of varied repertoire, ranging from Negro spirituals, Price 10c ADams 4-3433 j j j j c. Vernon Clay, chairman ef the chemistry department, Ste- vannah state Collage, eougratulates Ctete Praaier, winner «f a Handbook Chemistry and Physics*. 34th edition, awarded tap Chemical Rubber Company for the Freshman atudeut oartua# the highest average in Freshmen chemistry. White Boy Quits Page School Because Negroes WASHINGTON, D. C I ANP; — Hudson Hudgins, 18, white, of Black.vtone, Virginia, has quit th* Capitol Fas* School tat . had . , , learned pmnful- ««- he ^ th '« "* cuf - r * nl ? 10 * 6 ’ r ®- his parents ***** Vo * allwed '* out of the school. Another southern youth, Prank Wilson, IT, Tupelo, Miss., 'took the opposite view. j anthems gospel songs and hymns which will capture the most ■ discriminating music critic 1 Savannah. NUMBER 23 “There have teen no im-idenfM with tta wageoos,’’ he told m- purte-rs. “I’m staying.” James. A. Johnson, 14, of Chi¬ cago, 111., ts one otf the thro* Negro youths attending the school. DID Y.ir know? The State Flag of Alaska was designed by Benamin Benson, a 13-year old Seward schoolboy. It was adopted in 1927. st. John church is widely jj nown as the musical church, Continued on Page Three