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TEARS OF
CONTINUOUS
PUBLIC SERVICE
VOLUME I.XXVIII
Savannah State College Homecoming Sat., October 3
In Drowning Joint Victims Buried
Service Wednesday
Coastal Empire
Fair Opens
Nov. 2
Eands, livestock exhibits
flower shows, carnival rides,
sideshows and many other at¬
tractions are featured in the
tenth annual Coastal Empire
Fair which opens in Savannah
Monday, November 2, for a full
week.
Several new features wil
greet visitors to this year’s
Fair, including a guided missile
display, an atomic power for
peace exhibit secured from the
Pentagon and, particularly fo:
the ladies, the First Annua. 1
Coastal Empire Fair Flower
Show.
The Gooding Million Dollai
Midway will be in full swing
and they have added many
exciting new rides to their
popular attractions of past
Fairs.
The Fair Association of the
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Dr. Lorch Appointed to
Alberta University Faculty
N. Y.— —
Dr. Lee Lorch, long-time civil
rights advocate, is now on the
faculty of the University of
Alberta, one of Canada’s lead¬
ing universities, according to
word received here by Judge
Hubert T. Delany, who defend¬
ed Dr. Lorch successfully
against contempt of Congress
charges some time ago.
These were the charges
brought by the House Un-
American Committee which had
hastily subpoenaed him to
Dayton, Ohio, in 1954 after he
had, in keeping with the May
17 decision of the Supreme
Court, attempted to enroll his
daughter in the public school
nearest his heme in Nashville,
Tenn., regardless of race.
Ousted From Fisk University
He was then head of the
Fisk mathematics department
and lived on the campus. The
largely white board of trustees
dropped him from the faculty
despite the vigorous opposition
of prominent colored trustees
such as Dr. Percy L. Julian,
distinguished chemist, and the
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iTFORM GUESTS — The
ve photo shows seme of the
form guests who participa-
in the dedication program
Pearl Lee Sxrfth School on
. 25.
ront row, left to righfct por- 1
t of Mrs. Pearl Lee Smith;
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Corahn (Kippy) Blue
Funeral services for two life-
ong playmates were held Wed-
resday morning, the final act
n a tragedy that took their
ives last Saturday afternoon.
The victims were Edward
ipaulding and Corahn (Kippy)
31ue, both age 9, who lived
lext door to each other on East
Vaidburg Street. The boys had
been guests at an annual pic-
Miss Barnett Chosen
Delegate to YW Meet
.Miss Saundra Barnett
Miss Saundra Barnett, a Jun¬
ior student at the Sophronia
G. Tompkins High School, has
been chosen as a delegate to
the National Y-Teen Confer¬
ence which will convene in
New York City and Washing-
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Samuel Eugene Powers, great-
grandnephew of Mrs. Smith.
Standing left to right: Mrs.
Mild:ed Hutchins, district PTA
president; Mrs. ML J. Woods,
president of Georgia Congress
of Colored Parents; Mrs. Pearl
SAVANNAH. GEORGIA SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1959
Jones Funeral
Home Wins
Suit
A Superior Court Jury of
Chatham County rendered a
verdict in favor of the defen¬
dants in a suit last Wednesday
brought by Mrs. Lorena Wil¬
liams against Sidney A. Jones
Funeral Home for alleged in¬
juries she received in an auto
accident on the Bay Street via¬
duct last January.
*rhe suit asked for $35,000
the plain¬
tiff, according to the evidence,
had not received any hospital
or medical attention for six or
eight months after the acci¬
dent. The evidence disclosed
that the husband of the plain¬
tiff drove his car out from the
right lane on the viaduct in
front of the ambulance driven
by Willie Hunt employee of the
funeral home.
Although the trial of the case
consumed almost two days, the
jury returned the verdict for
the defendants in less than
fifteen minutes.
Attorneys Kirk McAlphin and
Judge Emanuel Lewis repre¬
sented the defendants and At¬
torney Frank Downing the
plaintiff. Judge Dunbar Harri¬
son presided.
Boy Finds Wallet
Of Attack Victim
LYNCHBUjRG, Va,—ANP—A
13 year old Negro boy has a
new winter coat because he
| turned over to a white man his
I bill fold containing $124 which
the man threw into a weeded
area when he \was attacked
Sunday night by two 17-year
old Negro youths.
The white victim was 65-year
old Jasper Doss. The man suf¬
fered a five inch cut of the
throat and was taken to Lynch¬
burg General Hospital for emer¬
gency treatment. Police search¬
ed the area for the lost bill¬
fold but were unable to find It.
Doss was released from the
hospital Tuesday. He went
back to the area. There he
saw 13-year old Edward L
Jones walking down the street
Doss told the youngster what
he was locking for and that jf
he found it he would give him
some money. Doss, still weak
from the cutting, went home.
Detective Sgt. R. w. Thurs¬
ton, one of the officers investi¬
gating the robbery attempt,
said not long afterwards police
received a telephone call, from
young Jones telling them he
jhad found the billfold.
A squad car was dispatched
to pick him up. He was tak-
en to Doss’ home, where Ross
discovered the $124 still intact.
He peeled out two $10 bills
and handed them to the happy
| teenager.
Edward said he turned the
i$20 over to his mother, Mrs
Bertha P. Jones, to buy him a
winter coat. Edward’s mothei
1 is a maid; his father is deceas¬
ed; he has six brothers and a
j sister.
Edward, in the 11th grade at
Payne Elementary school, said
he found the billfold after
searching “about five minutes.”
City Manager To
Speak at Y. M. C. A.
John Hall, the new City Man¬
ager of Savannah, will speak to
a group of citizens Wednesday,:
t November 4 at 5:30 p. m. at
the West Broad Street YMCA
The public is invited to attend
I Several matters of interest j
will be discussed. In order to
keep abreast with civic matters
that affect you it Is important
that citizens attend meetings of
Edward Spaulding
nic of the Certain-Teed Corp..
given for employees and their
guests.
During the picnic, which was
attended by some 450 people,
the two adventurous youths
went to do some fishing on a
nearby rock ledge over-looking
the Savannah river. They were
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Dr. Proctor To Address
Century Club
Dr. S. D. Proctor
Dr. Samuel Dewitt Proctor,
president of Virginia Union
University, will be the speaker
at the Fifth annual “Y” Cen¬
tury Club meeting and dinner,
Wedesday, Nov. 4, 8:00 p.m.
Dr. Proctor is a native of
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| Lee Smith; Mrs. Sadie L. Cart-
! ledge, principal of Pearl Lee
Smith School; Mrs. Naomi Ma¬
jor, PTA president of Pearl
Lee Smith School. Not shown:
Rev. F. D. Jaudon, speaker;
Mrs. Carrie Moore, president of
Chatham County Council.
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS, Miss
Savannah State.’’ Josie Simp¬
son, the queen of SSC, will
reign over its homecoming
festivities, Saturday, October
31.. A gigantic parade will
Quads Born To
Mother of Eight
BALTIMORE (ANP)—A 30-
year old Annapolis mother is
up and about again, and her
latest offsprings born a week
ago are apparently doing nicely
in a Maryland hospital—iall
four of them.
The Quads, three girls and a
boy, were born at Johns Hop¬
kins hospital to the young wo¬
man who has eight other chil¬
dren, including two sets of twins.
They were placed in an incu¬
bator as a normal precaution
because each weighed less than
five pounds at birth.
Two Women Convicted
In Arson Death of Man
TOLEDO, Ohio (ANPl—Two
Toledo women pleaded guilty
last week to dousing a 67-year
old man with jturfpentine, jig/-
nightlng his clothing and caus¬
ing his death.
Alice J. Rucker, 33, and Jennie
M. Brown were sentenced each
to 1 to 20 years in the Ohio Re¬
formatory for women.
They were accused in the
death of Herbert Holmes, with
whom they had made the round
of taverns June 4 and then ar-
gued over m mhsing from one
Ql the women’s purse.
One said she poured the tur¬
pentine on him and the other
set the match to his clothing.
Holmes died 18 days after the
incident.
Please come and
bring a friend. Other city
officials are expected to be
present.
This meeting is being called
by the Mayor’s Committee of
Colored Citizens; John Mines,
chairman
THE SAVANNAH STATE Col-
lege band directed by Herbert
C. Harris. The band wUi
begin at 10 a,m. and a football
game between SSC and Albany
State will begin at 2 p.m., and
will be piayed on the college
Athletic field.
Athletic Star Speaks at YMCA UCA
Kick-off Meeting at
Funeral Rites For
Mrs. Earnestine Taylor
Mrs. Earnestine IVL Taylor
Mrs. Earnestine Miller Taylor
died Sunday morning, Oct, 25,
at a local hospital after a short
illness.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, Oct. 28, at the
First African Baptist church
with the Rev. Curtis J. Jackson,
the pastor, presiding. Assisting
with the services were Rev. E
O. S. Cleveland and Rev. E. P.
Quarterman.
Music was rendered by the
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I form in the gigantic
ing parade beeinnlnc in a m
Saturday, October 31, and at
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j ing. Savannah State College
| will lcature a mile long parade
| October 31, Alumni are coming
j from all sections of t'he coun-
| try to be on hand for the
| homecoming celebration. The
theme is “America, the Beau-
til ul." Frank Tharpe, an alum¬
nus of SSC, is general chair¬
man of t li e homecoming
festivities and Felix Alexis is
parade chairman.
The master unit of the parade
leaves Savannah State College
It) 15 a.in., and will proceed on
KalUga nt Avenue to River
Drive, north to Victory Drive,
West to East Broad, north to
Duffy where the marching unit
will join the motor unit. The
parade will continue north to
Oglethorpe and west to West
Broad, and south to West 32nti
street.
The Homecoming game be¬
tween the SSC Tigers and the
Albany Slate Rams will begin
at 2 p.m on the BSC athletic
field.
An alumni reception will fol¬
low the football game Alumni
and ex-: tudents are invited to
tiie gel-acquainted social and
brief meeting in the College
Center. Leonard Law, president
ol the Savannah State College
National Alumni Association
will preside and Dr. William K
Payne, president, SSC, will de¬
liver his semi-annual message
Funeral Rites For
Mrs. Hattie Terrell
Mrs. Hattie E. Terrell
Mrs. Hattie Elizabeth Ed¬
wards Terrell died at a local
hospital Wednesday, Oct. 21, at
5 p.m.
Funeral services were held
Saturday at St. Phillip A. M. E.
church with the pastor, Kev.
J. S. Bryan, officiating.
Interment was in Laurel
Grove cemetery with Steele’s
Funeral Horne in charge of
arrangements.
Mrs. Terrell was the daugh-
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NUMBER 1
Josie Simpson will lead the
gigantic parade of student and
alumni activities. In addition
to being “Miss Savanah State,’’
Miss Simpson is a member of
the Alpha Kappa Alpha Soro¬
rity, Tiger's Roar Staff, Enter¬
priser staff and the business
club.
The attendants to “Miss Sa¬
vannah State” are Juliette
West and Delores Julian. Miss
West is a native of Savannah,
majoring in Home Economics
and minorlng in child develop¬
ment. She is a member of Delta
Sigma Theta Sorority, Pan
Hellenic Council, Home Eco¬
nomics Club, School Health
Club, and a committee on
Charm Week. Miss Julian is a
native of Savannah, majoring
in Business Education and
minorlng in English. She Is a
member of Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority, Business Club, Tiger's
Roar Staff, and the Enterpriser
staff.
Sharing the spotlight with
Miss SSC Is “Miss National
Alumni,’’ Louise Milton, a tca-
i'her at East Broad Street
School. Miss Milton graduated
from SSC in 1951. She Is a critic
teacher at East Broad and also
a second grade teacher.
Attendants to Miss Alumni
arc Mrs. Luclle A. Mooring and
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Conimnmltiy Appeal's Division
Four at the West Broad Street
YMCA was given a big push on
Monday night by Mrs. Lucinda
Williams Adams, Savannah na¬
tive, who is now an interna¬
tionally known sports figure.
Mrs. Adams Who flew to Sa¬
vannah especially for the UCA
meeting, addressed the gather¬
ing of some 75 volunteers, tell¬
ing them that they should be
very proud to work on behalf
of the United Community Ap¬
peal. After her Inspiring ad¬
dress, Mrs. Adams left the
meeting to catch a plane which
would take her back to Tennes¬
see State University where she
had to take examinations the
next morning.
Since her days at Tompkins
High School when she was
known as Lucinda Williams,
Mrs. Adams has become one
of the United States represen¬
tatives in sporting competition.
Tiie fleet track star has met
and defeated runners from
many of the nations of the
world. She has toured Russia
and this year competed against
and defeated a Russian track
star in the 200 meter dash. Mrs.
Adams set this year's record by
completing the dash in 23.4
seconds, only two-tenths short
of the world’s record of 23.2
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m. on the College Athletic
Field.