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78 YEARS OF CONTINUOUS P UBUC SERVICE VOLUME LXXVIII Atlanta School Desegregation Plan to be Heard Dec. 1 I Strikes St. Broughton and Bull streets, 8avannah's most famous inter¬ section, which had just been gaily decorated for the Christ¬ mas holidays, was suddenly turned into a scene of grim tragedy Wednesday morning when an old bick wall col¬ lapsed. Two were killed and oni injured. Dead were Leroy Ml Fall, 54 of 505 West 49th Street, and Henry Ovens, about 50, of 53 East Perry street. Injured with a broken leg was Alexander Graham, 45, of 507 E. Hartridg( street. The scene of the tragedy wa the Altmayer building at th< southeast coiner of the inter¬ section, which was occupied for many years by the Leopoh Adler Department store. Thi store was so badly damaged b' fire in May of 1953 that it ha< to be abandoned. The J. C Penny Co. had recently leaser the property and work was underway for a new buildin when the mishap occurred. The three victims had jus begun their first day on the jot when the huge basement wa! gave way almost without warn ing and threw an avalanche ol brick and dirt upon the unsus¬ pecting men. The wall had re¬ cently been examined and wa. declared safe by engineers. Th< accident occurred about 9:3i ■ Continued on Page Six) _______ _____ SSES ibnal groups) reached 90", of their campaign quota and ex¬ ceeded by'far their last year’s community giving at their final report meeting Tuesday night, November 24, at the West Broad Street YfMCA. The division,-headed by Dr. Phillip W. Cocper as chairman and Mrs. Mildred Hutchins, vice-chairman reported an ad¬ ditional $665.50 at their last meeting, bringing the over-all total to $6,553.36 or 90', of their $7,300 quota. Last year, with a quota of $4,000 the division raised some $5,800. Outstanding community per¬ formances were turned in by some of the volunteers in the division. The most spectacular work was reported by Leroy Bolden as head of the Robert Hitch Village section. His group raised $609 which w r as more than 200-; of their $300 quota. Other groups that reached their quota are the Carver Village Section, Mrs. Ruth White, chairman, and the .uou tinned on Page t*-ven- - : SAVANNAH STATE College stu- dents make Who's Who Among Students in American V ADanu 4-3432 CBA To Sponsor Campaign For 20,000 Registered Voters in Chatham John Wesley Dobbs The Citizens Betterment As- ociation will hold a mass nceting Monday night, Dec. 7, it 8 o'clock at St. Paul CME church, Maple and West B> oad streets. The purpose is to begin i campaign of registration of voters and to nominate offi- cers for the ensuing year The ! ' public is invited to attend this ------- __________ | ■ continued on Puee Four i Taxicab Owner Leaves $70,000 to Charities and Institutions By R. C. Fisher st. Louis. Mo —ianpi-T he | will of Bige Wyatt leaving be¬ quests of $70,000 to charities and institutions was filed in probate court last Monday. Wyatt, a business man and civic leader, died Nov. 16 at his home unexpectedly following a heart attack. Various Bequests Made Among the bequests were: $20,000 to Union Memorial Me¬ thodist church; $20,000 to Phi¬ lander Smith College, Little Rock, Ark.; $10,000 to the board of the Metropolitan YM- CA; property at 4323 West Belle place or $10,000 to the Pine Street YMCA; $5,000 to the St. Louis Crippled Children Society and $5000 to the St. Louis Me¬ tropolitan Church Federation. Other bequests included $4000 in the NAACP national office (Continued on Page Seven) and Universities. Left to right, front row r : Yvonne McGlockton, Geraldine Lindsey, STEPHEN J. WRIGHT, presi¬ dent of Fisk University, has been named by the Association for Higher Education as one of its two representatives to the A r hite House Conference on Children and Youth. The con¬ ference will be held in Wash- in 8 ton > D. C., March 2< to April 2 ' From thls - c ? nfab wil1 come improved services for children and youth in the years ahead. — -- UNCF College Choirs Sing Holiday Music Christmas music and special holiday programming will be featured on the ABC Radio Net¬ work series “Negro College Choirs” during the month of December. Originating in New York city on Sundays, the programs by choral groups of United Negro College Fund member schools are rebroadcast by ABC stations at different hours during the week. IThe time of local ne- broadcasts can be checked in ra¬ dio listings. Lane College, Jackson, Tenn., will open the month’s programs December 6. The broadcast will be the first ABC program under the direction of Lane’s newly-appointed choir director, ! Continued on Page Seven I i Scurdy, Wiilie Mae Julian, Ruby Sims. Back Row: Willie Lester, Sherman Roberson, James Ne- SAVANNAH, GEORGIA SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1959 ATLANTA, Ga. — In faith” the Atlanta school board Monday adopted a pupil place¬ ment plan in answer to a fed¬ eral court order to desegregate the public schools. The plan is similar to one used in Alabama which was upheld “on its face” by the U. S. Supreme Court. The board was under orders by the court to produce by Tuesday of this week a plan to comply with a July desegrega¬ tion order. Although the plan as submitted by the Atlanta group does not specifically mention the word Negro, it pro¬ poses that the 116.000 school children of the city be admit¬ ted to classes “without regard to race or color ” Gov. Ernest Vandiver im¬ mediately voiced his opposition to the plan. He recalled his election campaign platform that no Negro and white stu¬ dents would ever attend the same school in Georgia as long as he is governor. However, the Georgia legislature, to which the plan was forwarded, was noT so adamant in its views as there was reported to be some sentiment in favor of the plan. On Monday, Dec. 14, a new federal court hearin is sche- federal court hearing Is sche- Hooper who passed down the July directive. The court must approve it as well as the state legislature before it can be used. But the plan does make a crack in the wall of rigid Georgia school segregation laws, and various civic and re¬ ligious organizations in the state are already adopting res- | olutions calling upon the gover¬ nor and the state legislature to enact legislation which would guarantee to all Georgia chil¬ dren uninterrupted public ed¬ ucation. As the state law now stands any white school ad- Ooritinued on Page Seven* Texas Negro Parents Vote To Keep Integrated Schools LITTLEFIELD, Texas— < ANP) — The Negro citizens of this community changed their minds and voted to continue sending their children to integrated schools. Last week a minister asked the school board for an elementary school in the Negro district so the Negro children would not have to cross rail¬ road tracks to attend an inte¬ grated school. At a special meeting last Tuesday night, Joe Johnson, chairman of the meeting, asked the 75 Negroes in attendance if they wanted to continue send¬ ing their children to integrated schools, all voted for the mix- ing plan. None stood when asked how many wanted a school in their community. vels, James Austin, Nathaniel Johnson and James Deen. ALPHAS PRESENTATION BALL —Left to right in the above photo are the following six debutantes presented recently by the Alpha Phi Alpha frater¬ nity: Miss Sylvia Thomas, Miss Freddie M. Liggins, Miss Helene Stephens, Miss Rose Patricia Grant, Miss Delores A. Clarke and Miss Ouicta C. Moore. On Wednesday, Nov. 25, Beta Phi Lambda chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., pre¬ sented to Savannah society six charming young ladies at its Annual Press Institute at SS V 1 Emancipation Speaker Announced Dr. Charles E. Morton, Pro¬ fessor of Religion and Philoso¬ phy at Dillard University, New Orleans, La., will be the Eman¬ cipation Day speaker, as an¬ nounced by the Emancipation Association today. The program will be held at the First African Baptist church at 11:30 am. on New Year’s Day. Rev. Ft D. Jaudon, president and Rev. Curtis J. Jackson, ex¬ ecutive secretary, state that this celebration is for all Sa- vanah citizens. Many choirs will be on hand to sing under the direction of the best cho¬ risters of the city. Dr. Morton completed his undergraduate work at More¬ house College and received the B D. degree at Union Semin¬ ary, New York with studies at Heidelburg University, Heidel- burg, Germany; Garrett Bibli¬ cal Institute of Northwestern University. He also holds the Ph.D. degree from Columbia University, New York City. Open House At Springfield Park Sunday Five free turkeys, an Easy washing machine, and a beau¬ tiful doll will be given away at Springfield Park on Stiles Ave. in the Cloverdale area this Sunday from 2 to 5 30 p. m. during Open House. Abram Eisenman will MC the affair, and will help conduct a housing clinic to show the pub¬ lic how they can buy these wonderful 3-bedroom homes at Springfield Park. This is one of the finest sub¬ divisions for colored home buy¬ ers in Savannah. Mattiwilda Dobbs Thrills Moscovites MOSCOW—(ANPiMiss Matti¬ wilda Dobbs, coloratura sopra¬ no, sang the role of Gilda in the Bolshoi Opera company’s poductlon of “Rigoletto ” Her lyrical voice enthralled the Russian audience, which thundered its approval. Inclu¬ ded in the audience were Mrs. Nikita S. Khrushchev, wife of the Soviet premier, and mem¬ bers of her immediate family. CHEER — above, reading from left right arc Eugene B. Williams, Herbert Walter W. Hughes, Da¬ A. Johnson, Commander Annual Presentation Ball at Flamingo Ballroom. • The six debutantes were lovely in bouffant white gowns with appropriate jewelry. They carried small bouquets of yel¬ low chrysanthemums. Fathers of the debutantes claimed the introductory dance, after winch they were relinquished to their escorts who were quite naire and nandsome In formal attire. The debutantes presented were Freddie Marie Liggins TP> Seal Street Sale, Dec. Campy to Receive FAMU’s Athletic Award MIAMI -(ANPi- Roy Campa- nella, whoso battles to over¬ come the handicaps of a para¬ lysis resulting from an auto accident early last year has been outstanding, has been se¬ lected to receive the first an¬ nual Orange Blossoms classic “ most courageous athlete award’’ at the 27th annual football classic Saturday, Dec. 5. In making the announce¬ ment, Dr. George W. Gore, Jr, president, and chairman oi the (Continued on Page Four- Benjamin F. Lewis and ary President Mamie who are members of Legion Post 500 and its ary, respectively. They shown just before leaving Price 10c A Dam* 4-3433 Helene Angela Stephens, fresh- : j men, Savannah State college; Rost , p atnc ia Grant and Ouida Claire Moore, Ireshmen, Fisk university; Delores Ann Clarke, freshman, Xavier university; Sylvia Thomas, freshman, Flo¬ rida Business College. Courtesies extended the sea- son’s debutantes were jewelry, Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, Helena Rubcnstein cosmetic j kits, Delta Sigma Theta sororl- white compacts and eock- “If success Christmas Seal Street Sale Campaign 1$ to be measured by tihe response and cooperation of volunteer workers, then suc¬ cess is assured.” Such is the opinion of Mrs. Thelma Wright, director of Community Pro¬ gramming and Public Relations for Uie local TU and Health A sociation. Mrs. Arthur Joyner, chair¬ man of the street sale, reports the following list of clubs, or¬ ganization;, and sororities par¬ ticipating in the street sales beginning Friday, December 4, and continuing through Dec (Continued on Page Seven; NUMBER 9 — Photo by Fre tail handetchiefs, Sigma G. ma Rho sorority; evening b Alpha Bettes; "Come A Are Party," hostess. Mrs. R. Moore; Punch Sip, hostc. Alpha Bettes; Dessert I’ hostess, Mirs. Walter Thon Coke Sip, hostess, Mrs. G( vlrve Clarke; Hollywood i’ hostess, Mrs. Arthur Grant. The debutantes were atu ed by Mrs. C. V. Clay, M w. Fisher, Mrs. F. J. Alexis Mrs. R. A. Bryant, Jr. Payne serving as honorary chairman, Savannah State Col¬ lege is sponsoring the Ninth Annual Southern Regional Prr Institute on December 9 ami If). The theme is “Morality uiid the Mass Media—A Question of Responsibility.” The Institute Is affiliated! with the Columbia University Scholastic Press Association and other scholastic pro i agencies. It has been endors¬ ed by the Georgia Inter scholas¬ tic Association. Colleges, secondary and ele¬ mentary schools and communi¬ ty agencies are invited to par¬ ticipate. Institutions and agen¬ cies wishing to particn-i’ e should make their reservation? Continued on Page Seven distribute Thanksgiving basket In .some needy families on Thanksgiving eve. This is an annual project of the Post and the Auxiliary.