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YEARS OF CONTINUOUS PUBLIC SERVICE VOLUME LXXVII JOINS DEMOCRATS' 750 CLUB—Democratic National Chairman Paul M. Butler (left) greets Harvey Johhson, Cleveland attorney, who has just joined the Party's 750 Club, at Party Relations Conference in Washington, D. C. earlier this month. Mr. Johnson, who attended the two-day conference of more than 100 Negro and white Democratic leaders, became a 750 Club member with his contribution of $1,000 to the National Party. Goal of the club, which now has 326 members, is to obtain $1,000 each from 750 Democrats to pay off the Party’s deficit. 750 Club members are entitled to two tickets to the National Convention with preferred seats in ,a 750 Club section of the Sports Arena in Los Angeles, .admission to Clubrooms reserved for mem¬ bers during the convention, and other special convention ar¬ rangements. District"“A” Legionnaires Report Highest Membership Increase SavanHaitian Among Four to Receive, 4-11 Awards WALTER S. SCOTT Dr. F. D. Patterson, former president of Tuskegee Institute, and now head ol the Phelps- Stokes Fund, will be one of four to receive awards at the 12th Annual Regional 4-H Club Qfemp, August 9-17 at Howard University. sfThe other three to be hon¬ ored ate: Dr. M. Lafayette Har¬ ris, president of Philander Smith College, Little Rock. Ark; Walter S. Scott, president of Guaranty Life and Health In¬ surance Co., Sayannah, Ga.; and J. H. Wheeler, president of Mechanics and Farmers Bank, Durham, N. C. These educators and busi- * W : ? ...... SCIENCE WORK SHOPPER at Savannah State College Miates the molecular behavior auaimalt A Hams <i.:44:4§> nessmen are to be honored by the Nation’s 350,000 colored 4-H’ers for their encouragement and aid to the boys and girls in the carrying out of club pro¬ jects and in developing effec¬ tive State-wide 4-H programs. Regional 4-H plaques will be presented to them on the af¬ ternoon of August 16 in the En¬ gineering and Architecture Building where most of the camp sessions will be held on Howard’s campus. Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Ervin L. Peterson will be the awards speaker. This will be one of the ma¬ jor events of the encampment week during which the 128 club delegates from the Southern region will take part in a num- ber of activities. Among these: visits to the White House, Cap- itol Mt. Vernon, and the U. S. Department of Agriculture’s re- search center at Beltsville, Md. and a discussion of career op¬ portunities led by Miss Rober¬ ta Church and Samuel B. Dan- ley of the Department of Labor and Sterling Tucker of the Washington Urban League. Also the 4-H’ers will hear j addresses by Dr. Willa B. Play¬ er president of Bennet College, Greensboro, N. C.; Federal Ex- tension Administrator C. M. Ferguson; <and National 4-H Director Edward W. Aiton. of water to Mrs. Geneva Mit- chell, workshop chairman; Dr. Booker T. Griffith, workshop Whites Share Dinner With at "JC” Pharmacists To Meet August 4-6 NEWARK, N. J.—(ANP)—The National Pharmaceutical Asso¬ ciation will hold its 13th annu¬ al convention Aug. 4-6 at Essex House hotel. Delegates will at¬ tend from 24 states. ■ This year's program will con¬ sist of both scientific and busi¬ ness papers. The list of speak¬ ers include Dr. Louis D. King, assistant dean, Rutgers univer¬ sity college of pharmacy; Mi¬ chael Iannarone, associate pro¬ fessor, biological sciences, and Dr. L. Voigt, director, pharma- < Continued on Page Eight) During the weekend of July 25 and 26, Savannah opened warm and hospitable arms welcome Legionnaires from the state. The occas¬ was the celebration of the annual convention of Georgia Department of the Legion. Savannah’s fame as Georgia’s favorite convention cifty has been made more pronounced among the men and the ladies of the American Legion Auxiliary, which convened simultaneously. effect of meeting in such a pleasant atmosphere w<as re¬ flected in the fact that this was one of the most successful con¬ ventions ever held in the state, j Posts 500 and 513 were hosts to the lettered districts. Beginning with a business session on Friday afternoon, the moved smoothly through a series of well planned events, both business and so¬ cial. The Legionnaries had sev¬ eral prominent and well versed who gave them a wealth of information. Among them were Pete Wheeler, Direc¬ tor of the Georgia State De¬ partment of Veterans Service, and Congressman Olin Teague, chairman of the House Commit¬ tee on Veterans Affairs. One of the highlights of the convention, on the lighter side, a far as the Negro Legionnaries were concerned, was the fact that fo,r the first time in the history of the Georgia American Legion, Negroes led the parade ,as it traversed the length of Broughton Street. This was ac¬ complished because of the fact that one of their districts, Dis¬ trict A, of which Savannah Posits 500 and 513 are members, led the entire state, percentage- (Continued on Page Eight) SSC Science Workshop Teachers Hold House director; and Dr. Elmer J. Dean chairman, department of social science. SAVANNAH, GEORGIA SATURDAY, AUGUST 1. 1959 ATLANTA, Ga. Five men ate three dinners recently at Dobbs House Restaurant in the Atlan¬ ta Airport. The five men—two Negroes and three whites— were seated, but told that the Law forbade them eating toge¬ ther. The three whites ordered, were served; and proceeded to share their dinners with their Negro companions. “We sat down at a table but were told by the assistant man¬ ager that the Negroes would have to eat at another table behind a screen,” related James R. Robinson, Executive Secreta¬ ry of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). “We told him that the five of us were toge¬ ther and had no intention of being separated to comply with jiimcrow laws.” Restaurant Workers Approve While every Negro employee managed to get a peep into the dining room to see the group which, in spite of getting only food and utensils for three, was succeeding in feeding all five MISS GHANA VISITS BRITAIN—Elizabeth Hayford, once a dent in Britain, made a triumphant return recently as Ghana,” Ghana's new beauty queen. Miss Hayford a resident Cape Coast, won the title in the government sponsored after topping competition in district, regional and semi-final tests. During her three-week tour of London, London’s and entertainment spots, Miss Hayford found time to go on ping sprees, as shown above.—.(ANP) Cincinnati To Host Dentists, August 16-20 CINCINNATI, Ohio—This city will become the “Dental Cap¬ ital of the Nation,” Aug. 16-20, when dentists from all sections of the country foregather here for the 4 s th annual meeting of the National Dental Association headed by Dr. Charles E. Wil¬ liams of Chicago. Sessions will be held at the Sheraton-Gibson hotel and sharing the limelight with NDA delegates will be the Ladies Auxiliary whose members will hold their 23rd annual meeting. Hosts To The Conclave Convention chairman will be Dr. W. M. Springer, of Cincin¬ hosts will be the Ohio The science workshop for ele- ] mentary teachers at Savannah 1 State College, under the direc- i tion of C. Vernon Clay, head of j the Chemistry department, ano i Dr. Booker T. Griffith, head of ‘ the Biology department, re- j cently held open house, display¬ ing various projects completed during the six weeks period. Mr. and .Mrs. Crawford Tal¬ bert, Statesboro, instructors at New' Hope Elementary School ) and William James High School, j respectively, prepared a three 1 dimensional question and an¬ of its members—white custom ers seemed not to notice, or to take service of an interracial group as a matter of course. Members of the interracial group were on their way home from the Southwide Leaders Institute Against Segregation held in Atlanta. The Seminar had been jointly sponsored by the Congress of Racial Equality, the Southern Christian Leader¬ ship Conference and the Fel¬ lowship of Reconciliation. Joining in the meal at Dobbs House were James R Robinson of CORE; the Rev. Wyatt Tec Walker of Petersburg, Virginia, and Virginia State Director of CORE; James T. McCain, CORE Field Secretary; Professor Guy Hershberger of Goshen College, Indiana; and Elmer Neufield of the Mennonite Central Commit¬ tee. Interracial Coffee Belter “We all agreed,” said Robin¬ son, “that it was the best coffee (Continued on Page Six) The 276th Transportation Company (Amphibious Truck) (USAR) has begun its first an¬ nual field training period at Fort Story, Virginia. Fort Story is the field training port for the USAR amphibious Trans¬ portation units. The unit is re¬ ceiving its first lnstructon on the opera to n of the Army DUKW. The “DUKW” is a wheeled amphibious truck that operates on land or In water while land¬ ing cargo or troops. For the first time, 100'; of the members are present for field training. During this period mechanics, cooks, Supply and administra¬ tive personnel are also receiv¬ ing on the job and advanced type training. Members of the unit are as follows: Matthew H. Howard, Oapt., Commanding Officer; Sam K, Asselanis, 1st Lt., Personnel Officer; Robert D. Heeren, 2nd Lt., Training Officer; Edward L. Blake, M1SGT, lt Sergeant; Edwin L. Chapman, SFC, 1st Section Leader; Charles H. Greeley, SFC, Truck Platoon Sergeant; Raymond G. How¬ ard, SFC; Willie J. Mclvar, Mo¬ tor Sergeant; Abraham Roberts, Jr., SFC, 2nd Section Leader; Willie L. Russell, SFC, 3rd Section Leader; Rufus II. Biyler, Genard Cal¬ loway, Daniel W. Giles, John Harris, Jr., Charles Miller, Jr., John P. Sapip, all ranked as sergeants; Lanuel Bing, SP4; David L. Brown, SIM; Benjamin Frazier, SP4; Johnny Gilbert, Jr., SP4; Walter Heyward, CPL; Franklin L. R. Jenkins, SIM; Willie B. King, SP4; Albert A. McMillan, CPL; James Miller, CPL; Paul E. Ripley, Jr., SP4; Eu- i Continued on Page Six 1 Valley Dental Society, Dr. W. F. Clarke, president and the Ohio Dental Auxiliary, Mrs ,L. Hubbard, president. Keynote speaker for the pub¬ lic program, set for Aug. 17 will be Atty. Graham T. Perry, prom- inent Chicago lawyer and special assistant to the U. S. At¬ torney General. More than 400 delegates from 36 states and 150 cities are ex¬ pected to attend the conclave and abou 150 women are sche- duled to attend sessions of the Ladies Auxiliary meeting. TWO CITATIONS ON AGENDA (Continued on Page swer board concerning the na¬ ture and composition of the atom. Mrs. Marie Watts, Savannah, Mose J. Jackson Elementary School, and Mrs. Inez White Milton, Heard’s Grove Elemen- tary, prepared examples that demonstrate the principle upon which simple machines are based. These machines were made from used milk cartons. Mrs. Amanda B. Cooper pre- pared examples of volcanoes and small electrical motors and ' (Continued on Page Seven) NMA Meets In Detroit August 10-13 DETROIT, Mich—(ANP) The 64th annual National Med¬ ical Association convention will be held in Detroit Aug. 10-13 with official headquarters the Sheraton-GadlUac hotel. During the convention, con¬ ferences awards will be presen¬ ted to ■ members with standing of 20 years or more. The “gen¬ eral practitioner of tire year’ award will also be given. 276th Transportation Co. Field - rwo j-okmer “Miss Savannah j gta | es return to alma mater for instruction at the same time this summer. With the new | Price 10c i ADams 4-3433 “THE CONGRESSWOMAN AND TIIE COSMETOLOGIST Mrs. Blanche McSmith, Congresswoman from Alaska and Hamil¬ ton Posner of Posner’s Hair Products chat at 50th Annual < \. A. C. P. Convention. Mr. Posner invited the 49th State to send a representative to the Beauty Culture Conclave to be held in New York soon and sponsored by Posner's Products. Man Hies at Wife’s Funeral Rites A night funeral was thrown into bedlam Wednesday night when the husband of the per- ; son whose funeral was being held died suddenly. The place was Tremont Tem¬ ple Baptist church where the funeral of Mrs. Ethel Sears was 'being conducted. The pastor, Rev. J. M. Benton, was out of the city and Rev. A. E. Hogins was officiating. The ceremony hadn't long started and a solo, ‘Farther Along,” was being ren¬ dered when the husband of the deceased, Willie Sears, collapsed In his seat. The attending nurse quickly railed for help to remove the victim to the rear of the crowded auditorium where he was already breathing his last. He was rushed to the Georgia Infirmary and pronounced dead. The funeral ceremony was cancelled, the casket of Mrs. Sears was opened for viewing and then returned to the Sidney Jones Funeral Home. This mor¬ ning (Thursday) the body was taken to Hagan, Ga., for burial. Funeral plans for Mr. Sears are incomplete and will be an¬ nounced by the Sidney A. Jones Funeral Home. Survivors are an adopted daughter, Mrs. Flossie Kelley of New York City; a sister, Mrs. Emma Maxwell of West Palm Beach, Fla.; two brothers, Joe arid Charlie Sears; and a sister- in-law, Mrs. Inez McGhee of Philadelphia. $550,000 air conditioned library n the background, Mrs. Caro¬ lyn Patterson Bell of Mami, Fla., and Mrs. Henrice Thomas NUMBER 43 Private Bush Begins Army Training FORT JACKSON, S. C.—Priv¬ ate William J. Bush, Jr„ son of Mr, and Mrs. William J. Bush, Sr., 911 W. 39ith Street, Savan¬ nah, has been assigned to Com¬ pany B, 15th Battalion, 5ih Training Regiment, at Ft. Jack- son, S.C., for eight weeks of basic combat training. , As part of his basic training he will be taught rifle marks¬ manship under the Army's new TRAINFIRE program. In TR A INFIRE, he will learn to use an M-l rifle by firing at pop-up targets on terrain which duplicates combat areas. He will also be taught drill, tact* camouflage, military .tinued on Page Eight Berrien of Rome, Georgia, dis¬ cuss the $5,000,000 building pro¬ gram and rapid progress at their alma mater.