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YEARS OF
CONTINUOUS
PUBLIC SERVICE
VOLUME LXXVII
Funeral Services Held for "Mistake” Shooting Victim
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RECENTLY REGISTERED—Mrs. Eranestine Hamilton and Mrs. Gertrude Adams, shown in center
of the above photo .are two of a number who registered to vote at the Courthouse last week.
Courthouse guides, Miss Betty Walker and Miss Edwina Walker complete the (picture.
School Integration Faces New
Test in
ATA Plans Convention
Program For July 26 - 29
FUNFRAL DIRECTORS
WILL MEET IN CHICAGO
CHICAGO—(ANP)—The 22nd
annual convention of the Na¬
tional Funeral Directors and
Morticians Association will con¬
vene Aug, 17-20 in the Hotel
Sherman, as giuet of the Illi¬
nois Selected Morticians Asso¬
ciation.
This organization, composed
of funeral directors throughout
the nation, has set as Its goal
full participation, representa¬
tion and integration of its
members in every phase of the
funeral profession, including
local, state and national de¬
partments regulating the pro-
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Meharry Receives $61,610 From National
FASHION DESIGNERS CITED—In observance of their tenth anniversary, members of the Na¬
tional Association of Fashion and Accessory Designers, Inc., staged an Awards Presentation and
Fashion Show at New York’s Waldorf Astoria Hatel recently .as a part of their annual convention.
232 * from
lanta, from Otis N. Thompson, Jr., account associate for C#ca-Cola, The Moss H. Kendrix Organ-
tzatio'n. Washington, public relations firm lifec . r'lottlrv DeGora . Others from UTo»»**ic Harris, left are Samuel Island TelonH Mason, r*V»orxfpp chapter president nrpeiHpr»t president of onH and the
host Manhattan __ __ t__nVinnlo*- chapter of f NAFAD; V A TP A Ti • Mrs. T Long /irv rr ,
convention co-chairman; and Miss Linda Page, extreme right, convention publicity chairman.
In bottom photo, from left: Mrs. Jeanetta W. Brown, NAFAD founder presents placques to
three past presidents; Mrs. B. Clare, Overton, Philadelphia; Mrs. Freddye S. Henderson,
ed Mrs Julia Grimes, Detroit. Looking on is Walter Beaman, The Coca-Cola Company
New York, Inc.
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MONTGOMERY, Ala — “Our
Personal Responsibility In Pro¬
grams of Human
will be the theme for the 56th
(1959). annual convention of
the American Teachers Associ¬
ation which is to meet at Knox¬
ville College on Sunday, Mon¬
day, Tuesday, Wednesday, July
26, 27, 23, 29.
Back in 1947, ATA made its
approach through its conven¬
tion program at North Carolina
College and through its pub¬
lications in Inter-Group Educa¬
tion were made available in
1954-55. At the ATA Conven¬
tion at Atlanta, in 1956, “Edu¬
cation for Improved Human Re¬
lations” for one sub-topic and
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SAVANNAH, GEORGIA SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1959
RICHMOND, Va. — (ANP)—
School integration faces a new
test in Virginia July 14, when
moderates — backed by Negiro
voters—clash with diehard seg¬
regationists in primary elec¬
tions in which desegregation
will be the burning issue.
A check by the Associated
Negro Press shows that the
moderates hold a slight edge,
but that the segregationists are
feverishly marshalling their
forces. Battle lines are drawn
taut.
Lone Negro Candidate
Of prime significance in the
elections is the race in which
a Negro is campaigning for one
of 35 seats in the Virginia
House of Delegates.
He is Dr. Thomas H. Hender¬
son, dean, Virginia Union uni¬
versity, who is running in Rich¬
mond with support from an
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Says Victim Was Mistaken
Willie Joel Ross
Funeral services ror Willie
Joel Ross, age 17 years, a “mis¬
take" shooting victim, were neld
Wednesday noon at the Asbury
Methodist church, Rev. George
D. wtalker, the pastor, officia¬
LOCAL NAACP MEMBERS WILL ATTEND
ANNUAL CONFAB IN NEW YORK CITY
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Rev. J. N. Harris
Rev. J. N. Harris, pastor of
the Fonvaelle Memorial AME
Zion church, and Hosea L.
Williams, chemist, U.S. Dept, of
Agriculture Stored Product In¬
sect Laboratory, will represent
the Savannah Branch NAACP
at the 50th annual NAAOP Con¬
vention in New York City, Jul;
13-19, according to W. W. Law,
Foundation
NEW YORK—(ANP) —Award
of Miarch of Dimes grants total¬
ing $61,610 was made to Me¬
harry Medical college last week
to develop its teaching and
patient aid programs in pedi¬
atrics, orthopedic surgery and
physical therapy. This brings
the total support given Meharry
during the last 12 years from
March of Dime funds to over
$705,000.
‘the grants, announced joint¬
ly by Dr. Harold W. West, pre¬
sident, Meharry Medical Col¬
lege, and Basil O’Connor, pres¬
ident of the National Founda¬
tion (formerly “for Infantile
Paralysis”), are part of the more
than $1 million allocated for ed¬
ucation in the health profess¬
ions.
Of the $61,610 awarded, $20,-
500 will go to increase the tea¬
ching program in pediatrics,
with emphasis on development
of post-graduate instruction
The grant will be supervised by
Dr. E. Perry Crump, chairman,
Meharry department of pedia¬
trics, who was aided in his post¬
graduate studies by a fellowship
from the National Foundation.
A grant of $25,600 wus made
to support teaching and pa¬
tient service programs in ortho¬
pedic surgery It includes sup¬
port for a re-evaluation pro¬
gram of all crippled children
in the area to see if further
treatment can improve their
*r.ot
will be supervised by Dr. Mat-
hew Walker, chairman, depart-
ment 0 f surge ry
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xne ra grant, *n>,aiu, win
help establish _ adequately staff¬
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ting.
Classmates of the deceased
high school June graduate
served as flower girls and pall-
boarers. Miss Mattie Luten, also
a classmate, sang a solo, “When
They Ring Them Golden Bells,'’
and the Sidney A. Jones Fune¬
ral choir rendered a selection.
Rev. Walker admonished all
young people to stay off the
streets late at night. lie closed
,hls seven minutes message with
an offer to help the family of
the deceased financially and
legally.
Interment was in Belcher ce¬
metery in Mhien, Ga„ with the
Sidney A. Jones Funeral Home
in charge of arrangements.
The body of Willie Joel Ross
Was found sprawled on the
Sidewalk at Charlton and Jeff¬
erson streets about 1 a.m. Sat¬
urday. Two Negro suspects had
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P HI #
Hosea L. Williams
(branch president.
Dr. Harris and Mr. Williams
ire chairmen of the member¬
ship and “Register and Vote"
committees, respectively. Al¬
though they are the official
manch delegates other mem¬
bers of the branch will join
them at the convention next
week.
YMCA Tour Starts
Next Week
Interest is at a high peak for
the forthcoming YMiCA vaca¬
tion tour to Chicago. There
are possibilities that
als and groups will join the Sa-
vannah group in Macon and
Atlanta.
This tour will leave the West
Broad Street YMCA Thursday
morning, July 15, .at 7 a. m„
and will arrive in Chicago Fri¬
day morning, with stops in Ma-
con, Atlanta, Chattanooga, and
Nashville. Those persons who
have made reservations for
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EMPLOYEES of the North Carolina Mutual Insurance Company
pose for a group picture at Savannah State College where the j
company conducted its ninth school in .agency development. • L
f to R. I? First Tl'irct. Row): Rmii i • Henry W^nrv rTf»n<1wirr Goodwin, Wade Warff* StfiDilGnS Stephens S. S, D. I). rTlQ3.V. f riday,
M. A. Prioleau, E. S. Roberts, R D Gamble, Charles McPherson,
and M. A. Sloan; (2nd rowi; W. M. Lytch, J D Haynej. R. M ,
Johnson, M. S. Brown, A. F. Woodbury, George M. Clendon, James
NAACP Annual Convention
Returns to New York City
After Years
NEW YORK — For the first
time since 1917, the National
Association for tire Advance¬
ment of Colored People will hold
its annual convention in New
York, the city of its origin 50
years ago. The week-long con¬
vention opens at the New York
Coliseum, Monday, July 13. and
closes with a huge rally in the
Polo Grounds, Sunday after¬
noon, July 19.
The founding conference of
the organization was held here,
May 31 and June 1, 1909. The
ollowing year, the new Asso¬
ciation again met in this city.
The convention was not held in
New York again until 1917 dur¬
ing World War I.
In contrast with the 1917
meeting in which no major
political figure participated,
next week’s sessions will be
addressed by two leading pres¬
idential possibilities, an out¬
standing African statesman, a
freshman United States Sena¬
tor and ,as usual, by a host of
other distiguished Americans
of both races.
Only 70 Delegates in 1917
Some 70 delegates attended
the 1917 meeting whereas from
1,500 to 2,000 are expected here
next week. At the time of the
earlier convention there wore
fewer than 10,000 NAAOP mem¬
bers in 96 branches. NAACP
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Augusta Group Tries to Stop
Urban Renewal
AUGUSA, Ga.
cause they ‘‘have no desire
integrate with members of
white race,” more than 100 Ne¬
groes in this city last week fil¬
ed a petition for an injunction
to stop the city’s million
urban renewal program. Oddly
enough, city officials planned
this new development as an
example, .a showcase for the
southwest of the results of
seizing on urban renewal op¬
portunities.
The group who filed the pe¬
tition, 108 Negro property own¬
ers, charged that the area to
be razed is not a blighted area,
but is instead, the very best
( . olorod business and residen-
Ua i arr . a \ n the city. In addi-
y on> the petition claims that
one of the reasons the federal
government helps pay for such
projects is “to develop integrat¬
ed residential neighborhoods.”
The city planned a $L5 mil¬
lion urban renewal program, but
the group of businessmen said
J in their suit that burdening the city future act-
ed illegally in
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ADanu 4-3433
Frank Fallen Boys’ Club
To Have New Building
And New Name
Demolition of the Frank Cal-
ien Boys Club building at 330
Price Street currently underway
is scheduled to be completed by
the end of the month to make
way for the erection of a $:>0,-
000 recreation center for Ne ■
ares, A Minus ,Jr., chairman of
the new Frank Called Center
Corporation has announced
The old building which has
Virginian Warns Wilkins
To “Behave 4 ’
NEW YORK, N. Y.—A warn¬
ing to “behave and beware’’ has
been sent to Roy Wilkins, NAA
CP executive secretary, by a
white Virginian in Charlottes¬
ville who conveniently omitted
signing his real name.
Wilkins and the NAAOP re¬
ceive hundreds of letters, post¬
cards, clippings and drawings
each year from white Southern
■ers and Northern sympathizers
with the Southern viewpoint.
Whenever a crime is repotted
as haing been committeed by
a Negiro, the NAAOP office rt
ceives a shower of mail telling
it that Negroes will never re¬
ceive their rights until they
•become “civilized."
Usually the messages are
made up of name-calling and
profanity, sometimes of obseni-
tics. Some people sign their
names and addresses and others
do not. The amu.-ing one from
Cook, Joseph Mosley, Alexander Grant, William Madison, Wil-
(jam Devone, Rufus Paige, Japan Simmons, Mrs. Lillie Jennins-
Roscoe Robinson, c. L. Golden and W. R. Taylor; (3rd row : Lii-
.. ~ Thporinrp __ qnmupi _ .. A _ R .__ Bourne C n A n Reed . . J T- Eugene
B. Neeley, L. A. Dunmore, L. M Bostic, G. P. Kelly, O. L. Scott and
C H Hubert; (4th row): J. J Vaughn, A L. Guiles. O. Smith,
J. E. Lawrence, E. o. Chisent, E. E. Guile, and George R. Peters, Sr,
NUMBER 40
as the Frank Cailen
Club for many years be¬
its journey into oblivion on
1st when wrecking crews
Thomas & Hutton, engineers
the new building, arrived
the scene.
The new facility wiii be known
the Frank Oallen Boy’s Cen-
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NNPA WILL MEET IN
CHICAGO IN 1960
LOS ANGELBS — (ANPi -
Delegates attending the Nation¬
al Newspaper Publishers Asso¬
ciation's 21»t convention which
ended/ recently, selected Chicago
as the site for their 1960 meet¬
NNPA officers for the year
Wiliiam O. Walker, Cleve¬
Call and Post, president;
D. Arnett Murphy, Afro-Ameri¬
vice president; Longworth
Quinn Michigan Chronicle, sec¬
retary; Mrs. Nannie Mitchell
Turner, St. Louis Argus, treas¬
urer; and board members C. D.
Dejoie, ouisiana Weekly; Rus¬
Jackson, Ohio Sentinel;
Carl Murphy, Afro-American;
Frank L. Stanley, Louisville De¬
and Thomas W.