Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

FEARS OF CONTINUOUS PUBLIC SERVICE VOLUME LXXV1II President’s torn, on til’ Reveals of Trained Workers Emaii<*i“a(iot! I Ja y (Vlobralimi To he Hold Jan. I Polio Increases In Georgia With 178 cases of polio re Ported by December 18th. Geor showed an alarming iii cease in caS*s In 1C59, ing to Dave Randall, March < Dimes Director lor the Janu ary campaign. Only 56 cboe-' were rnporb* to December 5Ui, l <>58. TI l f| /J total of new cases icprc sents a 170 percent increu 1 over last yean Eleven people died from this year in fie-;r;-;-i. Because of the bn .,. numb« of new eg * and the lieav backlog c,f old e : |)10 l. i the Georgia chapters are ii the worst financial situation h \year.s. * Over $.70,000 in liana d In- ‘fpital bibs on polio patients i outstanding in the Kouti ea t ern Georgia area of 40 The national polio toll is alarming. 8,278 cases have beet reported to December 5, as compared with 5,739 cases this date last year. cases in 1959 are almost those in 1958. Tlie March ol Dimes blamed the public for the tra gic polio increu e. people are unprotected, he We will have more cripple- * Continued on pane tnree mm CITIZENS HOLD "PILGRIMAGE OF PRAYER” i NELSON BROWN J. VV- MctJLOCKTON WILLIAM PLEASANT 111. Potentate Chid ltaliban Ass(, Rabban NEWLY ELECTED OFFICERS FOR I960 Al the regular liieefmg of < mar I'rmiplc No. %\, A K. A O. N. Mi. S.„ one cf the main features was the election of officers in which the above named of ficers were elected to head the organization. Nels >n Brown, ill. Potentate; J W. McGlockfun, Chief Rabban: William Plea ant, Assistant Rabban. O' her officers I r l.lie year an- James W. Murpli ,. High Priest and'Prophet; Richard Middleton, ori Dial Guide; Robert Smith. Treasurer, A r. peacock. Recorder; Edward Wallace, Asst. Recorder; Louis Wa • liiiglrMi, 1st, ('ereinonial Maslri Robert Henley, 2nd Ceremonial Master; Luther B own, Oapl-aio of Guard; Oliver Smith, Promo- tionaf Director; Walker Stringer, Adviser; Thud lens Harris, MDrslial; Jake Peterson, Outer Guard, Raleigh Macon, Lecturer; Paul Vincent, Captai-t of the Patrol; w M-.-Neil, Temple Direeloi D. Bisard, Director ol Publicity. imperial officers are: E. V. Black,.le ar, Deputy of the Ua as, and Donald Thcmas, Imperial Adviser. QFEEN AND ATTENDANTS The queen of the Evening Adult Schools and her attendants shown above. Loft to right: Mrs. Georgia Bryant, Mrs. ty Dumas, Mrs. Bernice Miss Deloris Mimms, queen; Mrs. Per! Jackson. Mrs. Ruby Price, Mrs. Alfredia Bryant mamak IHIw A Rams 4-3432 Rev. < buries I Morion The Einaiii'ipaJ.' ii Ft-, t ou (< i lira fion .will be held h *' l 'ii' 1 African liapi,iI hundi, 83 Montgomery ?rv. ('mtis C Jack.ton. ui Friday, January 1, at. n t.-ni Rev Dr Charles K. Morton, issociate professor of md philosophy at Dillard re: sity, New Orleans, La., be the speaker. j Mr.; I 1 u " .V.liianr Gaia I ; -wotd for the "Co: cm Lon Rail” given by the Allred {•; Beach Center h«ld recently in t.'se ball room of the beautiful Coconut Grove in j midst of the gutter of the holi- day season. Wilton C Seott. coordinator of the Adult Even- Dr. Morion ii a noted teliol- teacher and preacher, and i holds the AB degree, More- | bouse college B D tlf $!'66, no-,, Them™,,,1 New York, and PhD degree ■r iii Columbia Uiuver ity, York The public is invited to hear him; he ha.-, a message Rev. F D .laijdon i;. presi • Gontlnuec on pane threei ling School program;. was on hand to see that the crowning j of the queen of Miss Adult i ISvonin.f Schools was one to be remembered. More than person", witnessed the crown- ing. i Refreshment: were prepared J and served in buffet style by SAVANNAH, GEORGIA vva iUNUTON, ]) c a ANFi A .■ ob; tantm! !iinr,i,,r in On - ! Negro ' aiiient of the nation's I job seekers during the lies! j leu years and a concurrent I shortage ol trained Negro work- i cis. ollur particularly lieid, m pictured the white- in I wen; I the annual leporl ol prcMdeu- ia! minimi tee released Satur¬ day by I hr While House, A I 1 s'vhh.dil ul the report ol j the E cadent., Committee on i Government Contract, .is h | .taternen't id the Committee’: | intention to concentrate its 1 el'torts on the integration ol ; Ne" ii,) . mto llie wbite-collai mh c:i(peoiv v. here Hie crate;.t '{u'lraM-, in eiiuploynieilt Ole pc led dual ii; the coming de- j a dp 1 < r fOrriif,— , Nixon Uyiitnif!; Report Tlie repo; t .-ubmitfed to Piendent Eurnhowpi by Vice President Mixnn, Committee chairman, cited Department of Labor protections foi the 1269'- t-o point up serious problems 1 hfch "ill confront Negnoe luring that period in their ef¬ forts to compete for employ¬ ment with the white labor force. Oar labor for 1 ’* will prob¬ ably expand from 73 6 million Moves l.o After many successful years ; 11 Savannah Tribune Build - !lt * lp le*cnl District Office of ! thp Afro-American Lire insur- inee Company .found it ncces- ary in seek larger quarters due | RICHMOND, Va. — lANPi — ! Five thou-Mid Negroes are ex¬ pected to gather hne on Jaii. I lor '■ il.’J.Mrunato or prayer tor Public chool., ip Virginia it will be (lie second annual mi-din." in (he iiitore.-it of com¬ plete fri-edoi)) for Virginia Ne moc 'J'he m-...; i<ui will be held ul ('lie Miequo, and the main pt ik'-r will be Dr Martin Lu¬ ther King, Jr,, leader of the ueces (ul bn;; boycott in Mon<t- gomrry. Ala. .'-tpou orod i,y several state¬ wide ore.uniza i ions, the meeting | will al-l.rad ii oil i in ll walks ! 'll life Spei;ial inlere .(, will he di’voied to (he plight, of tlie Negro child; rn In Prince Ed- 'vard county, V.i, where ail 1 chord.; arc closed to avoid compliance with (lie desegre- aa * ion derision ul lire U. B Supreme Court. Vn-.-'i. < .•:« ' a’ > pushing I u, r | r!MJ1 ,| nvii n-iip 1 ’ “ ° . ‘'Piairty with , the thought ! vl achieving them by Jan l i R»6J the 100th anniversary of j ------------I__ Continued on Page Three —Photo by Bob Mob^y 1 1 Mr P l-y Baldwin, one of 8a- vannahleading caterers, 'ihei 9 l|pp ri and her guests danced! to the music ( • of Walter Lanr.-* ! ton and hio band. Mrs. Loufcc j Collier v in rh:., ..[ in, | j evening's activities. SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 1960 , workers to 86.1 million in decade, “the report states, 'in this net addition of 13 million workers, the ' pioportion will consist of workers, under 24 years, older workers, over 45. A small component of this increase, ac¬ tually fewer than a million, will fall into what statisticians call the prime working group, those in the age group 25-44. This primary working group is the one which has had the most training and posses.as. most ul the skills we need. Trained Workers Needed ‘ Since we will have to depend ipon very young a u well as old or worker^, the problems of vocational guidance, of ti aili¬ ng and retraining aic ol para¬ mount importance. "Our non-white population increased more rapidly between 1940 and 1950 than our whit* population. The former, in :rea t -ed 22 per cent, the latter 11 per cent. Census estimate!, on the composition or our tabor force in 1958 show a very high proportion of Negro men under 30 and over 45. Further, Negro women of all ages have a high¬ er late of participation rn tire Continued on Page Three Ins. Co. Location to the companys program and the merger of several districts together increase in personnel. The new office will be at 1002 West Broad Street formal opening will be Saturday, Jan. 9. from 2 to 4 p m, A cordial invitation is tended t,o the public. will be given to everyone The Afro-American Life surance Company was by Dr. A L. Lewis in Jackson ville, Florida, in 1901 Later, the company saw fit to expand it program and in 1923 Savannah was the first Georgia District organised. The district has con tinned to make progress and i now comprised of a substation in Brunswick, a greater portion if Augusta, through a recent mo ger, as well as agents work¬ ing out of Statesboro and Oli¬ ver. The Savannah District's per¬ sonnel is as follows: OFFICE, J. A Singleton, In I Manager; H P Bowers, A t Manager; W H- ( ad.iui, A I Manager; Mrs, o D Jefferaui, Cashier; Mrs. M P, Robert i-ierk; Mrs. It M. Mushbum, Cashier, Brunswick; AGENTS—L C Barnwell, K E Spikes, W. E. Julinson, Rev. M. Q Cirnier, II. M t'uu-h, A R, Williamson, Mr T 14 Jor- lan, Mrs. S. M Chanrr. Mr G. Williams, Brunswick. Mrs. H. (Continued cm Page Three) WASHINGTON. D < —Speak- era from Ll'Hle Rock Uwiay b*ld. AP’rai Re-Arnlament > an hung an answer to the deadlock m )hrir city. I The speakers, L C Bate j publisher of tlie Arkansas State Press and husband of Mi Pi ex,, and husband of Mrs Daisy! ff.V) vie extend the wish that th# Mew Year, for you, v/iil gladdened a Idlle Ly our opf rerjntion and good widicj. IHF CONI LSI ANTS in flu Miss Omega" contest as shown tbove ate, reading Horn left to right Misses Joann Brown, teacher «at Pearl L. Smith ele¬ mentary school; Janie V, Bak¬ Varioly (iardon i liil) Aiinoiincr ( hrislmas Winners The Variety Garden Club an nouiices the Pillowing winners n its Christmas door, window Hid lawn deeoratiun.s project: Door, J jit prize, Mrs Bessie VI Fleming, 633 We f 38th St , lc*ir, .'.ccojiri prl/.e, Mrs Mal tha W. Wilson, 630 W, 4 51.1 1 st window, fir ' pri/e, Mrs Ruth Vott. 710 West 42 St; combi mtiou of door and lawn, first prize, M:- Willie G Bush, 911 West 39 sir ret Prize,, were awarded to the winner.", and the judges. Tile ‘ Oluiuil I' , thanks I ho; e who pa.rfieipated m helping to make tlie project a sm-ce ,s Mem tier, ol the commilfee aie Mrs. P. 8. Adams, Mrs J. W Jhihpi soli, Sr Mr. J J Martin, Mrs J Wilhani"-. Mrs A Col¬ lier and Mr;, L. H. Gill. a gi mu |(* bluer j LIVING Whatever you do at lmm p church or school, always re¬ member tin Golden Pule. | ji take, year,, to build a good j repulaone moment ’5 ia:.h- ! I nr;..;, can dt.iioy it, p.u .......... Ark'-n a Ld-ate jjaa< ;■ i A! Rufttnc v*uih r m tjpx, in Wa Imish'-n with an MRA force of of,n from 31 which ha bee), invited by the I u d u I ('oil,mi •-lone;'. c unng Ihco, at i,|,» n < i uj ,, j j H.'oidanued bp page 'i'!,ue, Price 10c A Dams 4-3473 er, teacher, Moses J Jackson elementary school: Sallie K Moore, teacher, Soph mm a M Tompkins High School, Mar guerite Tiggs, junior. Savannah State College, Juliette senior, Savannah State College Ml SIT AH AT G/.LNVVOOD i he I < • V.I O M, 1 'levels lid, ioi leu of the Sunt John Bap list- chiirm who w))J be the E'inaricipa) ion day {speaker Glenwood, <, . -Ian 1st. program ai 09 held gf -V pm at nieo-v hove Baptist chdrch. Re i Pray, pa dor rttLP PREVENT CRIPPLING jMWWW IM'IW --- ■pm. mm ml mi. 1960 THEME, Miw. Jacqueline CnUillif, assistant director of R omen s Activities, and Mrs, Burma Whitted, National Program of x 1 ck a ? d Jiil of America, holding the 1960 poster, JPfJ pa * to t help prevent crippling diseases. Birth defects wid anurftK au well as polio are new targets for the New March ***& ymvaui dippinif. Jam Utu New March vi Dimes NUMBER i; —Photo by Bob Moldey The contestants are working vet' su>.-lduou; ly, and they me hoping that their effort.. it some worthy recipient ,to enter college next Fall. Rev. Peter Holmes NEW ROALD AIKVlHER j, j Peter Holmes was recently elec | ted to the board of trustees u I Charity Hoapital. He has bee i un mbfi ol Prince Hail Ms op., (nr. 2.4 years and Is a pa •Senior Warden of Ml Mo i j No. 15. He is a. membr Omar Temple 32, Noble, oi the . | (Continued on page three,