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THE MAN FROM GUINEA
From New York Times
so many' venerations ago a man
from what is now the Republic of Guinea
came to this side of the Atlantic only as
a slave. That is, not, however, how Pres¬
ident Sekou Tuure has come to this
country, M. Toure and is eapeciallv nie Chief to Executive North Carolina, of
a
nation which has been free only since
September, 195R, and which is now con¬
sidering: struggle what to do with its freedom.
The for men’s minds and
hearts continues. That is one of the
reasons why the Governor of North Caro¬
lina. on Wednesday, invited President and
Mrs. Toure to a dinner at the University
of North Carolina, at Chapel Hill. That
is one reason why it was considered natu¬
ral that not only the visitors from Guinea
hut also Netrro and white lenders from
North Carolina should dine together, and
YOUTHFUL LAWLESSNESS
From the Industrial News Review
An FRI Law Enforcement Bulletin,
dated October. 1050, signed by ,J. Edgar
Hoover, says: “One of the most shocking
developments in our present American
society is the volcanic upheaval of youth¬
ful lawlessness. Long indifferent to the.
problem of juvenile crime, the public now
stands appalled at the spectacle of ram¬
paging teen-age criminals. This tragic
consequence of public apathy is now at
a crisis and calls for an all-out counter¬
attack against vicious young thugs.'
“Blazing headlines of torture, sadism,
m urder, and gang.warfare toll the denre-
datfnns 1 of teen-age .menaces. The bjaclf
t Ifrures of doleful crithh statistics present an
even account. In 1!»r>8. ar¬
rests of inyeryles under the age of 18
increased 8 per r<»nt. while arrests of
adults rose l,8,yt>t'r oenf. Alarmingly,
nut but the only the savy|ft|$ fin^rrencv of youth crimes
these offenses is
mounting day by day, year by year.
MRA PEACE PLAN ON LABOR FRONT
From Los Angeles Examiner
Thoughtful Americans in all walks of
life are increasingly concerned over the
damage that protracted and costly labor-
management disputes inflict on the econ¬
omy and unity of our country.
They question whether the material
losses to both'.},workers and companies
and the inevitable resentment left in the
either Public disputant mind, are obtains. worth whatever gain
And they long for an idea that will
attract both sides to observe the princi¬
ple, ‘^not who's right, but what's right.”
Among the impartial elements that are
working^tp has achieved bring notable about that attitude, in one
ing factions success persuad¬
warring to abandon selfish¬
ness and adopt fairness.
It is Moral Re-Armament, an organi¬
zation rtedic;it«tl to advance just dealing
between peoples, nations and social ele¬
ments.
MRA’s philosophy is simple but pro¬
found:
“When men change, conditions change
that cause strikes and lockouts . . Sel¬
.
fishness and ideological blindness in both
•management and labor are used by Com¬
munism to break down the economy of
the free world. . . We Americans must
live our God-given ideology to bring the
answer to Communsim, corruption, divi¬
sion, dictatorship and despair.”
to Pin
Communist Label on NAACP
TALLAHASSEE. Fla.- Unable -
to pin the communist label on
the Nations Association for the I
Advancement of Colored Peo-1
pie, a Florida legislative
ligating committee retaliated by ;
calling for the jailing of the!
Association’s state president and
for contempt citations against i
two other NAACP leaders in
Florida.
Concluding its . tyvp-day hear- j
ing here on November 2,1 the
committee recommended to the
Legislature that it impose a
•sentence upon the Rev. A.
Lowry of Tampa. NAACP State
president in Florida, beacuse he
was unable to appear at the
National Advertising Representatives
Associated Publishers
65 West 42nd Street
New York 36. New York
166 W. Washington St.
Chicago 2, 111.
Mr. Robert Whaley
Whaley-Simpson Company
6608 Selma Ave.
Los Angeles 28, California
Mr. Gordon Simpson
Whaley-Simpson Company
700 Montgomery St.
San Francisco 11, California
A
why the Carolina Inn at Chapel Hill
should break a precedent and open its
doors to the distinguished travelers.
How much tragedy and wickedness the
southwest African coast brings back to
us! It is.a wickedness which began with
black people willing to enslave their own
brothers and to sell their children for
money. It is a wickedness once con¬
doned by greedy merchants in pious
New England ports as well as by South¬
ern planters. It was a historic sin and
misfortune that left us with the racial
situation with which our Federal courts,
as well as our Southern friends of both
races are now wrestling. Yet President
and Mrs. Toure could look around them in
North Carolina and see in the schools and
elsewhere at least a beginning of equal
opportunity.
“Action against this youth menace
must not be delayed. Past public ignor¬
ance of the problem, misguided senti¬
ment for the ‘tender age’ of these law¬
breakers, and the fallacy of economizing
in the quantity and quality of our juve¬
nile courts must be abolished. Tt is im¬
perative that the American public stand
shoulder to shoulder with the undermanned
and overburdened law enforcement au¬
thorities in combating the youth crime
attack.
“It is my firm conviction that the all-
out campaign against these flagrant
young criminals who compiit serious
(Times' must include publishing t dhefr
names and crimes for public information,
the ready availability of past records for
the information of appropriate law en¬
forcement officers, and fingerprinting of
these voung lawbreakers for future iden¬
tification.”
How well this viewpoint has worked in
many critical cases is seen in many set¬
tlements in which MRA’s counsel was
heeded. Among these are:
The dispute between National Airlines
and the Air Line Pilots association; the
Communist-inspired strike of British
dock workers; many work stoppages in
the -German coal and steel, the Italian
chemical, French textile and Brazilian
maritime industries.
• MRA’s good services to actual or im¬
minent controversies which threaten
America’s economy and social harmony
are readily available. Not as an arbi¬
ter nor partisan, but as an advocate of
just peace.
“The time is ripe for an appeal, not to
self-interest but to the hunger for great
living that lies deep in every man . .Either
we sacrifice our selfishness for our na¬
tion or sacrifice the nation to our selfish¬
ness . . . The true battle line (is) the
responsible forces of both management
and labor, against a small but active mi¬
nority who believe in a fight to the fin¬
ish.”
It is to be hoped that the strength
and truth of these words will serve as
guides to industrial peace through the
devotion to peace and justice that mark
the true character of America.
dUP to church duties
Mr ^ Wry Was prese \ nt for the
called ° P S* Hp * essl0n could ’ and not was remain not
Ver Untl1 ,., the u SPCOnd day ’
Contempt proceedings were
ordered aginst the Rev. Theo-
d ° re R G ' ibson ' P resident of ‘he
Miami,branch, and Rev. Edward
T ’ Graham - former president of
the Miami branch. Both re-
fused to reveal the names of
members of the Association on
tv ,„ K rmmd , that ,, , public ... listing ..
, th ®
to economic t repnsals and
° ther pressures -
The hearing was part of an
effort, begun by the legislature
more than a year ago. design¬
ed to discredit the - NAACP by
charging Communist infiltra¬
tion. Court decisions limited;
the scope of the committee's i
interrogations. The c-ase col-!
lapsed when the committee’s
own witness, Arlington Sands. I
refused to identify photographs |
of some 30 alleged NAACP mem¬
bers which were shown to him.
1
In addition to the two cler-1
gymen, the committee also ques- :
tioned G. E. Graves, an attor- i
ney of Miami; Mrs. Ruth W.
Perry, secretary and Mrs. Ver-
nell Albury, treasurer, of the!
j Miami branch.
j Representing the NAACP wit¬
nesses were the Association’s
general counsel, Robert L. Car¬
ter of New York City, Frank
Reeves of Washington and Mr.
Graves.
THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE
Stop Him Uncle Before His Theories Lead Our Country To Destruction
Is Negro Education Keeping Pace
With This Space Age?
By Richard Jarrett For ANP
Despite Khrushchev’s visit
this country and his talk to
the Chinese about not using
force in the settlement of
world problems, the cold
wiil continue, not two or three
years, but 25, 50, and maybe
ion.
Since there is much controver-
sial talk concerning the educa-
tional systems of the two cou/i-
tries, it is important to see how,;
the Negro fits in with the gen¬
eral scheme and is able to com¬
pete.
Wars ae usually decided be.
fore the last battle or even the
first battle is' fought. The vic-
for is the nation* or group of na¬
tions that have the greater will
power preparedness production
capacity, etc. The Civil War in
America is .a good example. Al¬
though the South, had the best
generals and won the first bat¬
tles, they did not win the war
Bethlehem Community Center
A Symbol of Good Across-The-Table Public Relations
By Gertrude L. Greene, Board Member
Social Worker, Health Department, Mental Health Clinic
peo-
pie make them happen.” From
the day the Woman’s Division
of Christian Service and local
citizens accepted Bethlehem
Center as a project to the pre¬
sent, its development has been
followed by enthusiasm, prayer,
cooperation, careful planning
and dliligenee.
Bethlehem Center was born
out o. a major community need
in Savannah - day care for
chr dren of Negro employed
mothers. Under the leadership
of Mrs, M, A. AyrcT, board pre-
sident, the Center has grown
from a small five-room rented
two story dwelling to two sep¬
arate agencies with a large
area for playground activities.
The staff has grown from one
professional worker to a staff
of five trained workers with a
professionally trained director,
experienced in group and com¬
munity work.
The programs of Bethlehem
Community Center and Day-
Care Center are symbols of the
Gfeat Teacher and Humanita¬
rian because the lives of little
boys and girls are transformed
from frightened beings to hap
py, self-asserting, secure,
self - appreciative individuals.
Men and women find in the
Center strength and learning
in on-going community endea¬
vors. Community leaders, re¬
gardless of race and religion,
join efforts in making service
to people meaningful. When a
separate agency was establish¬
ed to provide activities for
school-age children and adults
the word “Community”
officially added to the name of
the agencies to dispel any
doubt that both agencies
would serve the total commun-
ity. Fostering Christian atti-
tudes. intelligent growth
children, improved family life,
and were lost before they fired
the first shot because of lack
resources production capacity,
etc.
This same applies to Ameri-
Russia. The outcome
is being decided, many believe,
by the nation which is the most
advanced technically. Conse-
quently, for many years to
come a greater interest jn aero-
nautics, chemistry, guided mis-
siles, nuclear science will devel-
cp in our education.
Negroes, it seems, are not en¬
tering these scientific fields,
too many are entering the
teaching profession, thus for¬
saking the opportunities that
are offered to real talent,’ini
eluding Negro talent. The net
result of this is teaching is
becoming overcrowded and may
result in unemployed teachers
and the lack of trained scien¬
tific personnel so necessary for
the training of other
basic in the, philosophy of
groups conducted at the Cen-
i ter.
The development basic self
respect void of cultural stereo¬
types, and identification with
1 guiding hands are but few of i
J ing the gains the for every Employed child enter- [
< Centers. mo-
j thers leave the Center daily
i “\y i ve hearts '
j say ng> e ea our
with you knowing they will be I
'
taken care of; . Adults are com _
I j to know this as a Com _
{borhood munity Center where nedgh .
j people may gather for
fellowship and worth - while
activities. Teen-agers will come
to know the Center as a place
for clean fun. Here too, the |
golden-ager will find new
friends through programs, so¬
cial hours and craft interests.
On November 15 the com¬
munity will join in open house
at the Centers. Miss Josephine
Beckwith, director, staff and
board members will greet you.
Plan to come, plan to be a vol¬
unteer, plan to join a group j
and Ijelp the Good Across-the-
Table Public Relations to grow.
Bethlehem Community Center
is a participating agency in the
United Community Appeal 7’
worklng ... for community .. better¬
ment.
Rock Hiil j
CORE j !
f Continued from I-age One)
comes __ time to vote in Deeem-!
ber.
One 65-year-old woman be-
came so enthused after meet-
ing with CORE workers that she;
did not wait to be taken to the (
registration office by car but
walked there in the rain. Pink
j and the Negro’s economic ad-
vancement.
Science is the field for the
you rig and adventurous student
who challenge,Tet isn’t afraid of hard "educa- work
and Negro
tion is far too lop-sided towards
the social sciences and teach
_ There real
ing. is no
to interest young people ini
science and seek those talented j
persons and help. in order to encourage j
A fundamental change kj
needed in Negro education, a
change that doesn’t stress so,
much the security offered by 1
teaching, but that towards the
needs of tomorrow. In order
for Negro education to compete
and contribute, they need more
science, mathematics, chemis¬
try, physics, nuclear science,
botany and biology, geology
and all other sciences present
and unexplored.
^
Savannah, Georgia ,
November 9, 1959 j
Mayor V Alderman
City of Savannah
City Hall
Savannah, Ga.
Dear Sirs:
The Tax Payers Association
of Chatham County has formal-
ly voted to oppose the city
bond issues in the election to
be held November 24, 1959. It
has been the unwritten law,
not only in Savannah, but in
practically every town and
hamlet in the country, that in
any election where there are
contending factions, that repre-
resentation be given to both
sides in the conduct of the
election.
We have heretofore written
to his Honor, the Mayor, ask¬
ing whether this privilege would
be afforded us, tout have re¬
ceived no reply to our letter.
We are now addressing our
formal request to your body
and aver our willingness, if so
required by you, to pay for our
managers, if you do not see fit
to furnish us this privilege
without charge.
In view of the silence of the
Mayor and the statements
made from the City Hall that
no representation would be
afforded to us, we are giving a
of this formal request to
the Savannah newspapers, ra¬
dio and television stations.
Yours very truly,
AARON KRAVTTCH
Brown, vice chairman of the
personally escorted 41
to the registration office.
Successful
Register
(Continued from Page On«i
more interest. Represen
from over 35 organiza
SATURDAY, NOT. -IV J9fl» * , *
Between The Lines
By Gordon Hancock (For Associated Negro Press)
Segregation's Two Allies
I When the Negro proposes to
| fight aginst segregation, 0»e
I must not forget that he is
I fighting against “principalities
and powers.” The segregationist
is a shrewd manipulator, re¬
sourceful and ingenious. It is
going to take three things to
counter-attack him, namely
some hard and realistic think¬
ing, much money and plenty of
effective votes. Big cars, large
homes and lots of good times,
as important as these things be,
cannot cope with the machina¬
tions of the sure enough segre¬
gationist.
About 15 years ago, Rich¬
mond's fine Armstrong High
school was without any satis¬
factory explanation, taken from
its original and central location
and rebuilt in Richmond’s far
east end where the Negro pop¬
ulation at that time was rela¬
tively sparse. At a cost of mil¬
lions, a fine structure was built
and is today one of the finest
in the land irrespective of sec¬
tion.
Today Negroes are pouring in¬
to Church Hill .and East End
Section of the city by thousands.
The zoning system and the
i housing authority have been so
j manipulated that Negroes are
being herded into the Church
Hill section and Armstrong High
School is now in the center of;
a great Negro population that;
is “leaps growing and bounds.” by the proverbial J
Segregation in housing has j
been declared one of the stub- i j
borners f<^rms of segregation
and hardest si to combat. There
seems to be a pattern of plan¬
ning predicated upon the prop¬
osition that if the zoning au¬
thorities will disperse the Ne-
groes the housing authorities
hp th The tragedy
is j. segregationist saw 15
years ag0 what the N Ls
Just now se eing. It is going
be hard for Negroes to stem the
tide of segregation if they per-
sist too much in hind-thought,
^e are wr iting this in the hope
that Negroes will bestir them¬
selves in the face of such far¬
sighted planning by the segre-
gationist, who seems to sleep 1
day nor night because of his
planning.
There ‘seems to be a kind of
lethargy on the part of Negroes
that ns not justified by the le¬
gal victories won by the NAACP.
The political power of Negroes
is far too limited for the chal¬
lenge immediately before us.
The old Christia of yesteryear! |
sang with great truth, “Ne'er
think the victory won, Nor lay
----.————
Publisher to Share Honors
With Singer at NAACP
Freedom Dinner
NEW YORK—Gardner Cow¬
les, publisher of LOOK Mag¬
azine and other publications,
will share with Miss Marian
Anderson the role of guest of
honor at the third annual NA¬
ACP Freedom Fund dinner at
the Hotel Commodore on Dec.
Roy Wilkins, the Association's
secretary, announced
The gala $100-per-couple din¬
will climax the observance
the Association’s Golden
year. Some 1,600
are expected to attend
dinner which is sponsored
a citizens’ committee head¬
ed by Jackie Robinson and
Margurite Belafonte, co-
of the Association’s
Freedom Fund drive.
A veteran journalist and
supporter of civil
and other liberal causes,
Cowles began his career as
editor of the Des Moines
From there he
Marquez.
through their fine coope-
as courthouse guides,
people to the court
to register, having block J
at their homes, spea- ]
at clubs, churches, etc.,
to make this campaign
It is estimated that nearly
thousand registered for the
time or re-registered: ages
from 18 to 81 years.
i
The registration contest re- 1
came to a close. Prizes 1
awarded Saturday over
WSOK. The Most Wor-
thine a r mour down.” Political
apathy is far too rife among
Negroes everywhere and far too
much reliance upon court de¬
cisions which need implementa¬
tion by Negroes with dollars
and votes.
This writer saw .a statement
a few days ago to the effect
that there are two hindrances
to the Negros political power,
namely, discrimination and
apathy, and I thereupon con¬
cluded that if the white man
will supply the discrimination—
and he will—the Negroes wiil
supply the apathy. This is
tragic in the current stiuation
What will it take to stir Ne¬
groes to the depths with a sense
of political activity and power?
It is easy to find some Negro
ready to trade Negro votes but
it is not so easy to find Ne¬
groes who are willing to get
out among the people and edu¬
cate them to the necessity of
being a voting citizen. The late
Dr. Luther Jackson of Va. State
College proved to be a power¬
ful leader in this field: and he
not only lamented the fact, that
the Negroes were politically
apthetic, but he did something
about it and gave to the Ne¬
groes of Virginia a leadership
in vote-consciousness that will
never be forgotten,
A strong and virile Negro
vote could halt in many ways
the manipulations of the zon-
ing .authorities and the housing
authorities which today have be-
come strong allies to the caiise
of segregation. The zoning
authorities can disperse Negroes
and the housing authority can
hard them, this hardening the
crust of segregation.
It Is to be observed that Ne¬
groes in the deep South are
easily stirred in this matter po¬
litical opportunities, whereas
where the pressure of
segregation is less severe, 1 are
inclined to be somewhat indif¬
ferent to the potential of the
Negro votes. Shall we theri
conclude that it will take pres¬
and ,still more pressure to
stir the Negro to political activ,-»
which alone holds possibil-
ities of allaying and destroying
the evils that our zoning sys¬
in conjunction with the
authorities, c-an do the
of the human brotherhood
welfare?
Negroes could help the NAACP
help implement the cqurt
by getting some
and getting out the
The situation cannot use
penniless voteless creature.
worked his way up to the posi¬
tion of associate publisher.
He served as domestic direc¬
tor of the U. S. Office of War
Information during a portion
of World War II. Mr. Cowles
also flew around the world
with the late Wendell Willkie.
At present, he is president
of the Register and Tribune
Co., Cowles Broadcasting Co.,
and Cowles Magazines, Inc. Mr.
Cowles serves on the board of
directors of R. H. Macy Jc Co.,
United Air Lines, Bankers Life
Co., and the Iowa-Des Moines
National Bank and Trust Co.
T>r. George D. Cannon and
Cornelius MfcDougald, New York
attorney, head the general din¬
ner ticket committee.
Co-chairmen of the committ¬
ee include Kivie Kaplan, Duke
Ellington, Mrs. Effie Gordon'',
George Gregory, Oscar Ham-
merstein, II, Miss Rose Mor¬
gan, Dr. Alf E. Thomas. Jr.,
Dr. Harry J. Greene and Drj
shipful Prince Hall Grand
Lodge of Georgia award of
fifty dollars to the person
causing the highest number
over fifty to register was won
by Mrs. Evelyn Hormes, 218 W.
Anderson street.
Other prizes given by Mrs.
Geneva Stokes and Mrs. Loftfs
B. Toomer were awarded to the
following: Misses Betty and
Edwina Walker, Mrs. Sallie
Williams, Miss Elizabeth Mit-
chell. Mrs Spencer White, Miss
Shirley Ferguerson and Mrs.
Martha Daniels.