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TEARS OF
CONTINUOUS
PUBLIC SERVICE
VOLUME LXXVII
Passes Georgia
Medical Board
I)r. Garland A. White
Dr. Garland A. White, a June
1959 graduate from Meharry
Medical College, has success¬
fully passed the Georgia State
Medical Examination Board
Georgia has reciprocity in 4G
states.
Dr. White is now an interne
at Hubbard Hospital of Me¬
harry Medical College. During
the summer of 1958 he w r as c
junior psychiatric interne at
Manhattan State Hospital ir
New York City. He completed
his college work at Fisk Uni¬
versity in 1954. He is planning
to enter the Armed Services ir.
August 1960.
Dr. White is married to the
former Miss Rose M. Johnson.
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LETS HIE GIRLS
IN NEGRO POOL;
ATLANT A— iAN Pi — James
R. Grayson, superintendent o
parks and recreation in nearby
East Point, was suspended las
week by Mayor J. Stith site
he allowed a group of whiti
youths to participate in a safe¬
ty demonstration at a swim¬
ming pool used by Negroes
The youths, whose ages ranged
from 12-20, were never in the
pool at the same time Negro
swimmers were. All were par¬
ticipating in a Red Cross de¬
monstration.
According to the mayor, the
suspension will last for 11 days,
because Grayson had “not ex¬
ercised the proper judgment in
allowing white females to par¬
ticipate in a water safety de-
Joke Killer Given Suspended
3 to 5 Years
RALEIGH, N. C.— (ANP)— A
white farmer who shot and
kiiled a young Negro as a joke
received a suspended sentence
of three to five years last week.
Victim of the “joke’’ was
William Person, 28 year old fa¬
ther of four children.
The farmer, Roger Earl Wil¬
liams, 38, told a magistrate he
was a friend of the dead man
and that he “fired at him in
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Guest At Ocean
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Miss Colctta Warren
Miss Coletta Warren of Wil¬
kinson, W. Va., and New York
City, internationally famous
coloratura soprano, was a recent
guest at the B. J. James' Ocean
View Home, Hilton Head, S. C.
Miss Warren recently return¬
ed from a singing engagement
in Puerto Rico, in honor oi
Pablo Casals. In 2953-54 she
was the winner of the Marion
Vnderson awa-d and the same
year she p’aycd the role of
Sindy Lou with the Carmen
Jones Jones Touring Co.
She is a graduate of Howard
University and Julliard School
of Music, She was four times
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monstration at the Negro
The demonstration in rescue
md artificial respiration tech¬
niques took place before a
crowd of Negroes, with Gray-
on master of ceremonies at
the pool.
When the father of one of
he girls arrived and ordered
her to leave, the demonstration
abrubtly ended.
Originally, a paid Red Cross
.vorker was scheduled to give
i safety lesson before the
croup, but w' • n he had to
cancel out at the last minute
occause of illness, a volunteer
worker stopped by the white
pool and asked the swimmers
to fill in.
fun to make him run faster as
he darted across a field.” The
bullet struck Person in the
back.
I Although the magistrate ab¬
solved Williams of any blame,
the Wake county grand jury
indicted him for manslaughter,
1 Ke was ordered to pay $2,750
to the victims widow and chil¬
dren.
AVC Charges I Legion With
Discrimination
Family Life Anew
Like the long -
Joseph of Bible times,
from prison begins a new
for a Georgia mother and
of her sons.
The hard-fought case of
Rosa Lee Ingram, 51,
27, and Samrnie Lee Ingram
reached a climax on last
nesday when the Georgia
pardon and parole board
nounced the trio would be
leased. They had served
12 years in prison of a
sentence meted out to
after they had been tried
charges of murder in the death
of a Georgia farmer in Octo¬
ber 1947.
Originally they had been sen¬
tenced to the electric chair by
an all-white jury which charg¬
ed that the death of the farmer,
John Earl Stratford, was mur¬
der. The Ingrams pleaded self-
defense in the slaying which
grew out of an argument over
wandering livestock. The boys
claimed that Stratford came
upon their mother armed with
a gun and they snatched up
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Miss LaRoncc Tolberttc Lacy
TO ENTER COLLEGE — Miss
LaRonce Toibertte Lacy of Syl-
vania, Georgia, wall enter Paine
College at Augusta during Sep¬
tember. She was salutatorian
of the June graduating class
of Central High School at Syl-
vania, and was awarded a $300
tuition scholarship by Paine
College.
LaRonce is 14 years old, the
youngest pupil ever to be grad¬
uated from the Central High
School. She is a member of the
National Fraternity of Student
Musicians, an international or¬
ganization of student pianists.
During graduation exercises
last June LaRonce received the
high school diploma in Social
Music for outstanding achieve¬
ment in piano, the Dilworth
Award for excellent work in
band, where she played the
clarinet, and the Good Citizen¬
ship Medal Award presented by
the local chapter of the D.A.R.
LaRonce is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. Toibertte Lacy
of Sylvania. She is a Gill Scout
and is active in community,
school and church activities.
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA SATURDAY, SEPT. 5, 1359
N. C. MUTUAL INS. GO.
At the 60th Annual Policy¬
holders Meeting, held in the
auditorium of the Home Office,
W. J. Kennedy, Jr., chairman
of the Board of Directors, pre¬
sented the presiding officer, A
T. Spaulding, president. Mr
Spaulding opened his remarks
by saying, "I accept your man¬
tle in a spirit of humility and
dedication and a prayer for
understanding, wisdom and Di¬
vine Guidance as I face the
challenging opportunities and
weighty responsibilities of the
future . .
A minute of silent prayer
Sgt. Arnold
Receives
Award
The Commendation Ribbon
with Metal Pendant was pre¬
sented to Master Sergeant
iM-Sgt.) Raphral Arnold, Jr.,
of Louisiana, by Brig. Gen.
Morton E. Townes, Command¬
ing General of the U. S. Army
Transportation Terminal Com-
. mand, Gulf, during a Battalion
i Review held at Camp Leroy
Johnson, (New Orleansi, on
Aug. 5th.
I M-Sgit. Arnold, a recent arriv-
al to the Gulf Command, is
assigned us a Preventive Med-
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LADY ADEMOLA HONORED Lady A. A. Adcmola, (lefti, wife of
the Chief Justice of the Federation of Nigeria, was recently
awarded the M. B. E. (Member of the Order of the British Empire)
by Queen Elizabeth, in recognition of her outstanding contribu¬
tion to voluntary social services in Western Nigeria. She is
pictured outside Buckingham palace, after attending an inves-
titute service, displaying her insignia to fellow compatriot. Lady
K. A. Abayomi, wife of Sir Abayomi, prominent Nigerian physi-
Ician—(ANP Photoi
Labor Day can be variously
| defined as-' the end of summer;
S the beginning of the school
' year; a national traffic jam;
or simply an excuse for a long
weekend away from the office.
But the founder of the holi¬
day, Peter J McGuire, con-
| ceived it as a tribute to “the
industrial spirit, the great vital
,
force of every nation.”
In 1882, McGuire,—a
i in the Knights of Labor—pro-
posed that a day be set aside
\ to honor the working man. He
suggested the first Monday in
j I September, since it came almost
midway between Independence
| Day and Thanksgiving Day.
j The Central Labor Union of
i New York adopted his
1 and held the first Labor Day
I celebration on September 5th.
As McGuire had suggested, the
union paraded through the
j streets of Manhattan, to
was observed after which Mr.
Spaulding prayed openly.
President Spaulding then pre¬
sented Chairman of the Board
W. J. Kennedy, Jr., who gave
the Annual Report to Policy¬
holders.
W. J. Kennedy, Jr„ and E. R.
Merrick were re-elected mem¬
bers of the Board of Directors
for a period of four years. Be¬
cause of the voluntary retire¬
ment of W. H, Harvey, age 80,
it becomes necessary to elect a
new member to the Board of
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A-3c Lawton
At Tyndal
A. F. Base
A-3c Lucius L. Lawton, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Maxle Lawton of
1013 West 50th street, is now
j stationed at Tyndal A. F. B. in
Panama City, Florida after be¬
ing home on leave from August
1st to August 19. Airman
Lawton was stationed at Ama¬
rillo A, F. B., Texas before his
leave. He had two weeks of
basic training at Lackland A.
F. B , in San Antonio, Texas,
where he was chosen from fif¬
teen .other airmen to attend
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the strength and spirit of trade
and labor organizations.
Shortly after, the Knights of
Labor voted for an annual cele-
bration. In 1884, the Federation
of Organized Trades and Labor
Unions of the United States
and Canada—-predecessor of the
American Federation of Labor
—voted to make the celebration
national.
i The first state to make Labor
Day a legal holiday was Oregon,
in 1887, according to The Worid
j Book Encyclopedia. The legisla¬
tures of Colorado,
etts, New Jersey and New York
j quickly followed suit and, in
i 1894. Congress made Labor Day
a national holiday.
I Labor Day now ranks with
Independence Day. Washing¬
ton’s Birthday and Thanksgiv¬
ing Day as the most generally
celebrated holidays in the U. S.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—(ANP)
—The American Veterans Com¬
mittee here last week said that
the American Legion has for¬
feited all right to governmental
privileges because it continues
to favor racial discrimination
in its ranks.
Calling for a congressional
investigation of the Legion, the
AVC asks, "Why should the
American Legion be granted tax
e x e m p Lion, a congressional
charter, Veterans Admlnistra-
tion recognition and other fed-
eral benefits when its actions
are clearly unconstitutional?'’
The AVC was represented by
its national chairman, Mickey
Levine.
Iu Minneapolis, the Legion’s
newly elected national com¬
mander, Martin B. McKneally
of Newburgh, N.Y., a Rcpub-
lican, and appointee of New
Yorks’ Governor Rockefeller,
termed the AVC's action, "per¬
fectly absurd.”
"No one who takes civil rights
seriously would even give seri¬
ous consideration to this re¬
quest,” McKneally added.
Asks Legion Charter
Be Revoked
Last Friday the AVC made
public a telegram bo Chairman
Olin Teague (D-Tex) of the
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Dr. Williams
Returns From Vacation
I)r. I. I). Williams
Dr. I. D. Williams, local phy¬
sician, has returned to the city
after an extensive vacation.
Up attended the annual con¬
vention of the National Med¬
ical Association which met in
Detroit at the Sheraton-
Cadillac Hotel. He observed in¬
teresting operations at t h c
Cryle's Ciinle In Cleveland.
Ohio, including an aorta femo¬
ral graft.
In Philadelphia he visited Dr
Purvis Henderson and Dr. Helen
Dickens Henderson who are
neuro-surgeon and pediatrician,
respectively, at the Philadel¬
phia Children's Hospital.
Among his relatives visited
were his son-in-law and daugh¬
ter, Dr. and Mrs. (Dr. Margaret)
Lonnie T. Reid in Suffolk, Va.;
nephew and niece, Mr. and Mrs
Clay Claiborne in Atlantic City;
sister-in-law, Mrs. Mabel
Clarke, and her children in
Philadelphia; and his son and
daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
1. D. Wiiiiams, Jr. and grand¬
children in Boston, Mass.
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JUNIOR LEAGUE OFFICIALS I
Discussing future plans, follow-
ing installation services at
20th annual National Junior
League, Inc., conference in New-
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VICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY, JOSEPH W.
of the North Carolina Mutual Insurance Co., visits the
District as speaker at an Agency Luncheon highlighting a
cial Sales Program. Shown from left: Sidney B. Williams,
manager; William A Clement, CLU, Associate Agency Director;
ivery c. Brandon, staff manager; Mr. Goodioe, and Arthur
Clement, Jr., District Manager.
i Margaret Tynes, Conrad Buckner On
j Ed Sullivan’s Show Sunday Night
Sept. 27
NEW YORK I ANP I Sopra¬
no Margaret Tynes and Up
dancer Conrad Buckner will
appear on the Ed Sullivan
special, "Sullivans Travels: In¬
vitation to Moscow," to be pre¬
miered on the CBS TV network
Sunday, Sept. 27 (7:30 to 9:00
p.m. EDTi.
NATIONAL URBAN LEACH
MEETS SEPTEMBER 51
WASHINGTON, D. C. Dr. It.
Frank Jones, president of the
Washington Urban League, this
week announced names of com¬
mittee chairmen tor the Na¬
tional Urban League Confer¬
ence which will be held in
Washington, September 5-10.
Conference headquarters will
be the Sheraton-Paik Hotel.
Two highlights of the con¬
ference will be addresses by
Arthur S. Fleming, secretary ol
Health, Education and Welfare;
and Archibald Carey, membei
of the President's Committee
on Government Policy. Mr
Fleming will speak at 11:00 a.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 9, and Mr.
Carey will be banquet spcakei
at 8 00 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 10
The banquet is open to tin
public.
A three-day institute foi
professional staff, board anci
committee members will pre¬
cede the conference. Lester B.
Judge Slater, Atty. Barnes
CHICAGO (ANP) - Both
Republican and
parties last week nominated
Negro to run for a $25,000
year Superior court
in the Nov. 3 elections.
There are six judegships
be filled and to date, the
Negro on the Circuit
Dispute Over Watermelon
Leads To Killing
CHICAGO (ANP) — Leroy
Mosley, 30, was stubbed to death
last Wednesday in a quarrel
over the division of a water¬
melon.
Paul Ivy, 21, accused of kill¬
ing Mosley in Mosley's home,
told police the fight started
when Mosley refused to divide
a melon given them when they
aided a driver of a stalled truck
ark N J.. recently are (l-r>
lames Erline Holmes, East Or-
N. J„ national organizer;
edythe Sydner, Montclair, N. J..
first vice president; Willye Lee
NUMBER 48
They were among a group
American entertainers who re¬
cently completed a three-week
engagement In Russia, led by
Sullivan,
Tire acts of the two Negro
performers, it is reported, were
among the most popular with
Russian audiences.
Granger, national executive di¬
rector, will keynote the insti¬
tute with an. address entitled,
‘On the Threshold of tire Ur¬
ban League's Golden Anniver¬
sary, 1910-1960.”
Co-chairmen of the confer¬
ence are Mr. Fleming; Leon
Chatekiln, chairman, D, C.
Commissioners’ Council on Hu¬
man Relations; Dorothy Height,
president, National Council of
Negro Women; Mordeeui W.
Johnson, president, Howard
University; Milton S. Kronheim,
Sr., president, Milton S. Kron¬
heim Co.; Robert E. McLaugh¬
lin, president, D. C. Board of
Commissioners; Guillermo Se-
villa-Sacaso, Ambassador of
Nicaragua; and Harold H.
iehroeder, assistant vice pres¬
ident, American Telephone and
Telegraph Co.
Oher committee chairmen are
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bench was Judge Wendell E.
Green, who died Aug. 23.
Singled out by the Democrats
is Judge Fred W "Duke” Sk¬
ier of Municipal court, former
football great of Iowa State
university. The Republicans
nominated Atty. George S.
Barnes.
carrying watermelons.
Ivy said Moslpy sat ‘down to
eat and remarked: “You didn’t
push: you don't get any.”
In tlie ensuing fight, he took
the knife Mosley was using to
slice the melon and adminis¬
tered the fatal blow. Then V y
put the body in the back yard
and began eating the water¬
melon.
Whitney, Denver, president;
i Blanche E. King, Chicago, found¬
j er-exeeutive secretary; and At-
torney Martha Belle, Montclair,
—'ANP Photon