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71 ' f TEARS OF
CONTINUOUS
PUBLIC SERVICE
VOLUME LXXVII
C. of G. 27 Firemen
GHANA’S PREMIER, Dr. Kwame
Nkrumah spent two days with
the Royal family at Balmoral
castle in Scotland during his
recent visit to Britain.
Ark. Supreme Court Makes
"Milk Toast” of SS Commission
YWCA Center Has New
Director
Mrs. Mildred W. Newton
The Young Women's Chris¬
tian Association of Savannah
announces that Mrs. Mildred
Williams Newton of Columbia,
South Carolina, became a staff
member on September 1 as
program director of the YWCA
Center services.
Mrs. Newton has been a pro-
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N. $60,000
NEW YORK, N. Y. — (ANP) —
Justice moves very slowly, es
pecially when a man is shot by
an off-duty policeman who ha.
been drinking.
This week Raymond Burns
53, who has been crippled since
being “aiccidentally shot” by
Cornelius Ryan, ex-patrolman
white, 32, back in 1953, was
awarded $60,000, which war
scaled down from the $250,000
originally sought, from the City
Negro Juror Quits When
Denied Seat in Cafe
FAIRFAX COUNTY. Va. —
(ANp, —Leslie R. Coates, 52
stepped down as a member of
the Fairfax county grand jury
last week when he was denied
service in a courthouse restau¬
rant which served his fellow
panel members.
Coates, a dairy farmer, ex¬
plained his move, saying:
“I stopped work on my farm
ADams 4 343J
| Philip, Charles Prince of Wales,
and Princess Ann “dressed-
up" for their Honored guest
[during their stay in the
of Scotland. Queen
NATIONAL SCOUT
DIRECTOR IN CITY
Emerson D. James, assistant
national director of Interracial
Boy Scouts of America,
will arrive this weekend for a
few days of fellowship with
local Scouting leaders.
Mr. James began his pro¬
fessional career in the Boy
Scouting movement in January
1937 as a field scout executive
in Cleveland, Ohio. He moved
to the Chicago Metropolitan
council in 1941 and transfer¬
red to the Greater New York
Councils in September 1C49. In
the New York council he soon
became director of field ser¬
vice and also served as director
of training.
Mr. James became assistant
national director of Interracial
Service in June 1959. His work
in this capacity is, largely,-the
cultivation of national organ¬
izations, religious, civic, school,
and rural bodies, serving boys
of racial minority groups. He
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of New York.
As for Ryan, he was dismiss¬
ed from the force and received
a suspended sentence after
Eiurns interceded in his behalf.
After the award, about 4Q
percent of which will go to
Burns' counsel, the 53-year-old
man who has been unable to
work since the incident, told
the press he would rather
have the use of his legs than
the money.
to serve on the grand jury, and
when I went to eat. I was
treated like I was not human—
I did not fee! like being hu¬
miliated further.”
Courthouse officials said
Fairfax county operates one
food service line in the base¬
ment cafeteria and white pa-
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zabeth II who is expecting a
j i child early next year, told Dr.
Nkrumah that she would visit
Ghana "as soon as I am able
to do so.”—(ANP Photo)
By J. Henry Randall
LITTLE ROCK — (ANPi —
Protests by a group of Negro
ministers against the 1907 law
creating the State Soverignty
commission paid off early last
week when the Arkansas Sup¬
reme court handed down a
decision which made “milk
toast” of the commission and
completely voided a companion
aett requiring organizations—
admittedly the NAAOP—to reg¬
ister with the commission.
The decision, unanimously
concurred in, thus reverses the
ruling handed down by the
Pulaski Chancery court, uphold¬
ing both acts in their entirety.
While the court did not void
both acts, what it actually did
amounted almost to that. In
the first place, the state’s
highest tribunal ripped out the
commission's alBpowerful au¬
thority to seize records of any
person or organization at will.
Although the commission, since
its creation, had not attempted
to use these powers, the court
held that such authority made
it potentially dangerous to an
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MAKING INSPECTION—During the National Insurance associa¬
tion’s recent Chicago conclave, executives spent considerable
time studying the various exhibits which featured advanced of¬
fice equipment and labor-saving devices. Showing an a v;d in¬
terest in a scale-model Remington Rand Solid-State Computer,
demonstrated by C. U. Turpin (far left)—a Negro executive who
has risen to an enviable petition with that company—are
to right; Charles A. Shaw, vice president, Afro-American Life
ATLANTA (ANP)—The
tral of Georgia railroad has
employed 27 young Negro men
as firemen in recent months,
it. was disclosed by the Interna¬
tional Association of Railway
employees last week.
This was hailed as one of the
largest employment gains by
Negroes in the operating depart¬
ment of American railroads
during the past 20 years by J.
W. Whittaker, president, and
Cyrllle Salvant, secretary ,of the
IARE.
Practically all of the newly
hired Negro firemen on the
tral of Georgia are high school
graduates or men of college
background.
Fought To Save Jobs
The International Association
of Railway employees challeng-
Mrs. Taylor to Supervise
YMCA Thrift Sale Oct. 1-3
The West Broad Street YMCA
Thrift Sale of un-redeemed
clothing from Brooklyn, N. Y.,
will be on sale in the Lounge
of the Y October 1, 2, 3 (Thurs¬
day. Friday and Saturday).
Winter coats for men, women
and children, $3 50 to $5.00
Skirts, dresses for women and
girls 75c to $2.50.
Sport coats for men $2.00,
shirts and suits for men and
boys from 35c to $4.00. All pro¬
ceeds will be to help with the
program for youth at the West
Broad Street YMCA.
Mrs. Dorothy B. Taylor, mem¬
ber of the Advisory Committed
and former Board member, will
PRESENTS PLAQUE—Mrs. Charles E Williams of Chicago (right),
past president of the Ladies Auxiliary, National Dental associa¬
tion and chairman of the Awards oommlttee of the auxiliary,
presents a plaque to Mrs. Vivian Jones Beamon (Reginald H-
Beamon) center, also a past president of the auxiliary, for out¬
standing work and contributions in the field of education, while
Mrs. Percy Fitzgerald deft), co-chairman of the Awards commit¬
tee, looks on. The citation was made at the recent Dental con¬
clave in Cincinnati. (ANP Photo)
in the court* the well organ-1
lzed and Infamous fight of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire¬
men and Enginemen’a union to
drive Negro firemen from the
railroads. Whittaker of Albany,
and Salvant of Mobile, as offi¬
cers of the IARiE, were in the
vanguard of the struggle to save
the Negro firemen's Jobs.
The BLFAEs campaign to
make the engine cabs of south¬
ern railroad lilly-white follow¬
ed a wave of terrorism which
led to the murder of several
Negro firemen. These men
were shot from the coal tender
of steam locomotives when their
trains stopped at isiolated
points to take water or were
fired upon as they sat in the
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supervise the sale of the cloth¬
ing. 8he will organize a vol¬
unteer sales force who will
work the three days sale. Miss
Metella Maree is the over-all
chairman of this project.
The South Valley Baptist
church, junior choir at Pooler,
nastored by the Rev. Richard
M. William*, Jr., will be present¬
ed on the YMCA In Action pro¬
gram over radio station WJIV
Saturday 1:00 p. m.; Norman R
Johnson, director.
The weekly USO party tor all
servicemen and hostesses will be
held at the YMCA Saturday,
8.”0 p. m.
Insurance company, Jacksonville, Fla ; A. M Carter, vice presl-
dent, Pilgrim Life. Augusta, Ga.; Earl B. Dickerson,
Supreme Liberty Lire, Chicago; Asa T. Spaulding, president
North Carolina Mutual Liie, Durham, N C ; Theodore A.
vice president, Supreme Liberty Life; Dr James H. Lewis, board
chairman-president. Afro-American Life; and Lawrence H. Light-
ner, president, American Woodmen, Denver—(AN Pre Phot-, ))
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SERVING ON SS LUZON—Jesse
W. Ross, fireman, USN. son of
Ceola Ross of Route 1. Box
173-A, Griffin, Ga., Is serving
aboard the internal combus¬
tion engine repair ship US3
Luzon, operating in the Far
East.
He repdrted aboard the Luzon
In July.
Before entering the Navy in
October 1953, Ross graduated
from V. A. Fairmont High
School.
for loiimi. Action
To Cnrli Juvenile
NEW YORK, N. Y.—The Na¬
tional Association for the Ad¬
vancement of Colored People
has pledged “its continuing
of every constructive
effort” to eliminate the causes
of and curb juvenile delin¬
quency and adult crime.
A policy Statement adopted
by the Association's Board of
Directors at its regular month¬
ly meeting here on September
14 further call* upon Its bran¬
ches throughout the country
“to cooperate with other re¬
sponsible citiiens and agencies
in this vital task."
The Board statement “un¬
equivocally condemns drlmina!
acts and other violations of law
and order committed by anti¬
social individuals.” Moreover, it
“recognizes that the motivation
for some misdeeds is rooted in
a background of social disabil¬
and economic inequities
which foment damaging psy¬
chological frustrations."
Not only “Justly adminis¬
tered action against offenders,
but also a massive attack by
the total community on the
conditions which produce anti¬
social behavior” are required
“to stem the rising tide” of
delinquency and crime, the
NAACP Board declared.
“This is a responsibility
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NEW REGIONAL DIRECTOR—I
Mrs. ileus Ella of Williams Alpha Theta Fisher, Zeta has- j j
Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Soro- j
rity, Inc., has been appointed
director of the Southeastern |
sorority by the '
Region of the
Grand Basileus, Dr. Deborah
Partridge Wolfe.
Mrs Fisher, who has served
in the capacity of basileus of
the local chapter for the past
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Dr. Mae Kinnon Begins
Duties As Milledgeville Chief
DR PAYNE MAKES SSC
MEW APPOINTMENTS
Dr. William K. Payne, presi¬
dent of Savannah State College,
announces the appointment of
the heads of seven instruction¬
al divisions which goes into
effect immediately. They are:
Division of Business Adminis¬
tration, Heyward S. Anderson,
chairman;
Division of Education, Dr.
Calvin L. Kiah, chairman; De¬
partment of Elementary Edu¬
cation, Dr. Calvin L. Kiah.
Head; Department of Secon¬
dary Education, Dr. John L.
Wilson, Head; Department of
Health, Physical Education, and
Recreation, Dr. Raymond W
Hopson, Head.
Division of Humanities, Dr.
Norman V, McCullough, chair¬
man. Department of English,
Dr. Norman V. McCullough,
Head; Department of Fine Arts,
Dr Coleridge A. Bralthwalte,
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OF LOTTERY CHARGES
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana—(A;
NP. -The r,-v. O. B, Johnson, j j
charged v. :h -perating a lot-
tery, v,- ,-nr.vrvl on profess-{
ional gambling charges in
Criminal Court atte: pleading
guilty to two other counts. A j
minister at Greater Zion Bap¬
tist church. Rev. Johnson
chose to be tried on the pro¬
fessional gambling charge on |
the condition that he be per¬
mitted to submit evidence in
mitigation of the offense.
Say Got “OK"
Johnson and witnesses testi-
church, not
Rev. John-
tnat local
an companies
refused to ad- j
Card Came Robber-Slayer
,' ' * ‘
°-d /w h. convicted . . of killing
j a won an In her home during a
robbery of her card - playing
g Up; ‘ .t ‘ s ’ Was sentenced last week
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| Devid Henry w:.i found , guil-
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SPEAKER—Dr. Clifton
licensed specialist in
peridentia by the Tennessee
State board of dental examin¬
ers .will be guest speaker when
the Lincoln Dental Society of
holds its 43rd instal¬
banquet,, Sept. 25, at the
Bismark. Dr. Dummett
served as chief, dental ser¬
vice Veterans Administration
Tuskegee, Ala., since
1949.— (ANP Photo)
Dr. LrviUe H. MacKinnon
MILLEDGEVILLE, Oa. — Mil-
ledgeville State Hospital wel¬
comed its new superintendent,
Dr. Irvllle Herbert MacKinnon,
Sept. 17, a* he announced that
his major interest is in pi >-
yiding the best possible psy-
churches, and that the city
granted him (Johnson) permit-
sion to operate his lottery
beginning August 1957, and
that he did so urunole ;ted
until his operation began to
cut into the profits of coin, -
titors.
Johnson face* a po: ,ble
maximum fine of $500 on <;a h
of the counts to which he
pleaded guilty and up to $1,000
fine and a year at the Indiana
State Farm on the gambling
charge.
Seeks Judgment
Acting through his attorney,
Frank R. Bedcworth, John
filed suit in Superior couit I t
week seeking a decree of de¬
claratory judgment and a per¬
manent injunction against city
officials including the Mayor,
Deputy city prosecutor, and a
vice lieutenant.
'■y in a bench trial. He pleaded
not gu. y, but witnesses iden¬
tified him as the robber-killer.
His victim was Mrs. Dollie
Crofton, 44, fatally wound.fd
on June 14.