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TEARS OF
CONTINUOUS
PUBLIC SERVICE
VOLUME LXXVIII
Chicago Minister Slain Before Stunned Worshippers
CORE Leader Gets
KKK Threat
GREENVILLE, S. C —A person
calling himself the Grand Dra¬
gon of the KKK has threatened
Reverend J. S. Hall, Jr., chair¬
man of the Greenville chapter
of CORE (Congress of Racial
Equality) and leader of the
Emancipation Day Prayer pil¬
grimage to the Greenville air¬
port.
The is the airport where Jac¬
kie Robinson, Rev. Hall, and
others were asked to move out
cf the “white” waiting room.
Reverend Hall says that he is
“not at all disturbed” by the
threats. He goes on to say that
the prayer pilgrimage is neces¬
sary “If justice is to run down
like water and righteousness as
an overflowing stream.
“We hope the pilgrimage to
the airport will hasten the dav
when we will beat our political
swords into pruning hooks, and
our political spears into plow¬
shares.
“We hope we will soon be able
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Concert
Capacity Audience
By John H. Law, Jr.
One of the most delightful
events of the pre-Christmas
season was the conceit Sunday
evening, Dec. 13, in Meldrim
Auditorium of Savannah State
College. It was at this time that
the college music and speech
departments combined in a well
selected and splendidly execu¬
ted program of verse and song.
The audience of approximate¬
ly 1,000 music lovers was ap¬
preciative and tarried many
minutes after, the closing stan¬
za of Handel's “Hallelujah
Chorus,” sung majestically by
the full choir with organ and
piano accompaniments.
Opening the series, arranged
in four parts, was the Wom¬
en's Ensemble under the able
direction of Miss Florence Har¬
rington. The group first sang
“Rise Up Shepherd, an' Foller,”
an arrangement by Wilson,
followed by Bemant-Niles' “Je¬
sus, Jesus, Rest Your Head.”
Both were beautifully done and
the ensemble reached for its
climax in presenting a delight¬
ful Christmas fantasy, “Silver
Bells” by Jay Livingston. Solo¬
ists were Juanita Moon and
Thomasina White.
The Men’s Glee Club opened
the second phase as they sang
the stirring a cappella motet,
“Brothers Lift Your Voices,” a
composition by Pfautseh. Miss
Cobb introduced the second
number as the traditional“Tan-
nenbaum,” with Jesse Kearse
as soloist. The group closed
with a tender lullaby type num¬
ber, “What You Gonna Call Yo’
wur^ Willie n.rtnn Bui ton B was’ was the the solc^t solo ist ^
.
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■
PLATFORM GUESTS during
opening' session of the Ninth
Annual Press Institute at Sa-
vannah State College. (1-r)
Sherman Robeson, Editor-in-
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Savannahian Appointed
iuild’ng Inspector
’n Gary, Indiana
John Harrison Warrick, Jr.
GARY. Indiana — John Har¬
rison Warrick, Jr., son of Mr%
Esther S. Warrick and the late
John Harrison Warrick, Sr., of
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Beaux Arts of 1960”
Miss Kathryne Joyce Jones
Nu Chapter of Iota Phi Lamb- j
Sorority climaxed its year’s |
j vities with the staging 0
fourth Annual Beaux Arts >
Chief, Tiger - Roar Staff, stud
, ent newspaper; George
principal speaker; Lloyd Eder,
News-Press business manager;
Lamar L. Wiggins, chairman,
Liberia’s Ambassador
Visits City
George Padmore, Liberia's
Ambassador to the U. S., had
a stopover in the city Monday
enroute heme.
While awaiting his ship, the
African Dawn,” he visited Rev.
and Mrs. John Falconer, who
are Savannah missionaries to
Africa. The Falconers received
him at the residence of Mrs.
Lucile Thomas, 624 West 40th
street, where they are house
guests.
Mr. Padmore praised Rev. ■
Falconer for establishing and:
maintaining a hospital in the |
West African republic.
Through the courtesy of Mrs.
Dorothy B. Taylor and Raleigh
A. Bryant, Jr., the African offi¬
cial was given a tour of the
local public schools and other
places of interest.
Mr. Padmore left Monday af-
ernoon for Liberia where he
will attend the inauguration
ceremonies for Liberian Presi¬
dent William V. S. Tubman.
-Photo by Sam William 1
at the beautiful Flaming:.
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personnel committee, Board ol
Education; Dr. W. K. Payne,
j j president, Bowens, assistant SSC, and professor William ol
economics.
Funeral Services Held
For Mr. Butler Monday
James Henry Butler
James Henry Butler, Associ¬
ate Editor of the Savannah
Tribune, died Saturday morn¬
ing, Dec. 12, at his residence,
515 West Henry street.
Ait hough in failing health for
a number of years he reluctant¬
ly retired from his devoted
newspaper position on June 12,
1959. He was bedridden from
this time until his death.
Funeral services were held
Monday afternoon at St. Mat¬
thew's Episcopal church with
Rev. Father Gustave II. Caution
officiating.
Interment was in Laurel
Grove cemetery with the Bynes-
Royall Funeral Home In charge
cf arrangements.
Pallbearers were Charlie
Johnson, George Lovett,
W. McGlockton, Henry Single-
ton, Jr.. Ea:l Ashton, R. A.
Harper and Joseph Butler, Sr.
Mr. Butler a native Savan¬
nahian, was born on Feb.
Continuer on page Four)
>00 Witness Tribute to
Anderson and CowSes
NEW YORK 1.500
members and friends
-he Hotel Commodore Grand
Ballroom on Dec. 7 to
Marian Anderson and LOOK
Magazine publisher
Cowles at the Association’s 3rd
annual $100-per-couple
Fund dinner.
Miss Anderson was cited
“appreciation of the
■ ant contributions she has
to the leveling of racial
national barriers . . .
'through her
as ambassador of goodwill
the whole world.”
Mr. Cowles was hailed as a
'dedicated publisher’' and
honored ‘ for h i s notable
achievements as
»i -1 defender of American
mocracy . . .”
Reporting on the
atu. of eivil rights,
executive Secretary Roy
kins declared that “the body
Mack Charles Parker is
proof that the work of the peo-
SSC Presents Awards at
With fifteen consultants
corking with three hundred
student press leaders, Savan¬
nah State College’s Southern
Regional Press Institute featur-
d panels, discussions, assem¬
blies, clinics and workshops.
Teorge Doty, ACPRA executive,
was the principal speaker.
President William K. Payne
awarded trophies to the first
place winners at the public as-
George W. Doty, assist-
tant executive director of Ame¬
rican College Public Relations
Association, awarded trophies
to second place winners in the
office of public relations and
alumni affairs. Certificates of
merit, were ‘ given to all whose
attendance at every session was
satisfactory.
Radio station WSOK presen¬
ted Dr. William K. Payne the
“President of the Year” award
given by the Fisher Broadcast-
ing Company at the annual
press luncheon on Wednesday..
j Marion Jackson, sports editor,!
—Approx¬
imately 25 worshippers were
stunned late Sunday evening as
an irate man crashed the ser¬
vices at the Central 'Park Bap¬
tist ch!irch and slew the pastor
in a hail of bullets.
Pronounced dead on arrival
at Provident Hospital was the
Rev. John P. Scott, 50, slain by
his son-in-law, 37 year old Fred
Gregory. Both were southside
residents.
Gregory, who married Rev.
Scott’s daughter, Helen, in 1950,
a choirmaster at the
church.
Climax of “Old Feud”
No motive was Immediately
given for the slaying, but Gre¬
gorys wife said the shooting
was the climax of an old feud
between her father and her
husband. She also said that
Scotty who has been unemploy¬
ed for about a year, had threa¬
tened her with a gun last
Thursday. She said he accused
her of having a boyfriend.
Witnesses to the shooting
said Gregory burst Into the
church, located at 44th Street
and Drexel Avenue, on the
southside, and began pumping
bullets into Rev. Scott. The
latter slumped to the floor and
never regained 'consciousness.
Gregory was apprehended
shortly after the shooting and
taken to the Hyde Park Police
Station. An inquest was to be
held Monday at Baldridge Fu¬
neral Home.
Native of Georgia
Rev Scott, a native of Ogle¬
thorpe, Ga., has been living in
Chicago for the past 11 years.
He came here from Atlanta,
where he pastored in 1947.
He attended Morris Brown
College and Carver Biblican in¬
stitute, both in Atlanta.
Rev, Scott is survived by his
widow, Arthurline, and daugh¬
ter... Helen.
| pie gathered In this room is not
finised, not by a long, long way.”
Mr Wilkins then asked how
the United States “which issues
a proclamation to the world to
observe Human Rights Day De¬
cember 10 and to observe the
Bill of Rights Anniversary De¬
cember 15” can “stand idle be¬
fore the arrogance, the racism,
and the degrading bestiality of
a Mississippi lynching mob?”
Mr. Wilkins declared that the
campaign for civil rights would
extend into the 1960 election.
Presentation of the scroll of
honor to Miss Anderson was
made by Arthur B. Spingarn,
NAACP president. Dr. Robert C.
Weaver, vice chairman of the
NAAOP Board of Directors,
made the presentation to Mr.
Cowles in the absence of Dr.
Channing H. Tobias, chairman
of the board.
Dr. Buell Gallagher, presi¬
dent of the College of the City
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Atlanta Daily World, delivered
the principal address.
First and second place win¬
ners are as follows:
High School Yearbooks: Gol¬
den Bulldog, Alfred E. Beach
High School, Savannah; Hi Lite,
H. M. Turner High School, At¬
lanta.
High School Newspapers:
Tie Green Light, H. M. Turner
High, Atlanta; The Echo, Tomp¬
kins High, Savannah.
A special citation was given
the Chatter-Box, Bailey-John-
sor. school, Alpharetta.
Elementary Newspapers —
Rockdale Highlight, Rockdale
Elementary School, Atlanta:
Tompkins Elementary Post,
Tompkins Elementary School,
Savannah.
College Newspapers: The
Students’ Voice, Albany State
Co.lege, Albany.
Wilton C. Scott, director of
Public Relations and Alumni
Continued on Page Four'
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PLAQUE — Allen
13-year-old member of
Frank Cullen Boys' Club, is
in the above picture
from left) receiving a
which was awarded to
for winning the first place
the Boys’ Clubs of Ameri¬
second annual nationwide
card design contest.
in the contest
boys from 533 Boys’ Clubs
America with a total mem¬
of 690,000.
V* Starts
Hr. Coleridge A. Hraithwaile
Chairman, I960 YV1CA
Membership Enrollment
Dr. Coleridge A Braithwaite,
profe . or of music and chair¬
man cf tin* Department of Fine
Arts, Savannah State College
and a member of the advisory
to the board of
management of the West Broad
AjMCA, will serve a:)
of the I960 Y Mem¬
bership Enrollment.
Dr. Braithwaite has had wide
in the YMCA, hav¬
been a member of the YM-
CHEER—The Rag¬
y Ann Social Club accepted
Children's Center as
Christmas project this
The club members are
here wrapping the club's
Price 10c J
The presentation was made
in Mayor Mingledorff's office,
Monday afternoon, Doc. 14. at
4 p. m.
Shown in photo arc left to
right: John S. Delaware, mem¬
ber of Frank Callen Boys’ Club
board of directors; .Frank
Wade, regional director of the
Boys' Club of America who
represented the national office;
Mrs. Irma C. Callen, director of
the Frank Callen Boys’ Club;
Allen Jones, Franklin MicKec-
l)r. K. K. Williams
Co-Chairman, I960
YMCA Membership
CA in Boston, Mass., and
Oreensboio, N. C. He
took a trip with his wife,
Lolia W. Braithwaite,
of the Coastal Empire’ for
to Nassau, Bahamas Islands,
the result ol outstanding
gani/.ational ability in
necessary funds for the
Dr. Braithwaite will be
ted by Dr. E. K. Williams,
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gilts for the
girts. From left to
Helen Adkin, Mrs.
Mrs. Lois Felder,
Roberts, Mrs.
Mrs. Mildred Quinn.
NUMBER 11
—Photo by Freeman
vrr, executive director of the
DCS; and Malcolm MacLean,
mayor pro tem.
Others witnessing the pre¬
sentation were A. Minis, Jr.,
Mrs. Eunice W. Clay, principal
of East Broad Street School;
Mrs. Agatha C. Cade, art teat
cher at Frank Callen Boys’
Club; Peggy Jones, sister ol Al¬
len Jones; and John E. Thomp¬
son of the Frank Callen Boy.’
Club staff.
Shriners Present $10,00d
Check To Howard Univ.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ANP)
The Ancient Egyptian Arab e
Order Nobles of the Mystic
Shrine of North and South
America, presented Howard Un¬
iversity with a $10,000 check
last week. The money is to be
Used by the university's Depart¬
ment of Pediatrics to do re¬
search on sickle-cell anemia.
The presentation was made
by Arthur T. Amis, imperial
deputy for the District of Co¬
lumbia. It was accepted by
Dean William S. Nelson on
behalf of President Mordecui
Johnson.
The Pediatrics Department
at Howard, headed by Dr. Ro¬
land B. Scott, has won national
j j recognition work in sickle-cell for Its anemia, long-term
a
I disease which is said to affect
predominantly Negro children.
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j Announcement
j j
DR. E. J. SMITH
announces
j new office location
7I9!4 West Broad Street
over Savannah Pharmacy
Virginia Stripling, and Mrs.
Dorothy Drayton.
Standing. Mrs. Doris Roberts,
director of the Center. Mrs. Ana
Stevens, member of the club,
was not present when the pic¬
ture was made.