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?E 4 «S OF CONTINUOUS PUBLIC SERVICE VOLUME LXXVIII G Succumbs After Short lilness lilSHOP C. M. CRACK, Founder House of for All Pi:hop Charles Manuel (Sweet Daddy) Grace, age.ytl, died day morning, January 12, in a Los Angeles hoopitul. lie stricken with a heart attack the previous Friday and suf- fered a stroke on Sunday. Thus ended a “colorful” life that has closely touched an es- timated 3,000,000 persons the United States. Funeral arrangements were incomplete at press time. SSC ilioral Soeiufy to Sing with Savannali Orchestra Dr. Coleridge A. Brailhwaite, director of the Savannah State College Choral Society, announ¬ ces that the Choral Society will appear at the Municipal Audi¬ torium on Friday, January 22, at ten o’clock in the morning for a performance with the Savannah Symphony Orchestra r,\S HONOR FOUNDERS — above photo shows local is as they celebrated Foun- Day with a closed banquet itly. Miss Queen E. Rhodes ’uskegee Institute, seated ; from right at the speak- table, was guest speaker. j Sunday evening, Jan. 10 j members of Savannah ! iliac and Delta Nu Chap¬ ■ auanttallt (Britainr AD&nis (-3131 will possibly be in New Mass., where the Bishop's two i .ter; reside. Bishop Grace was born in Cape Verde Islands, a Fortu- guei-e possession. He founded 1 a religious cult ia 1926 with places tof worship Jcnown a,; the House ol Prayer for All People. There were more than i three hundred sueli places that Bishop Grace built, The local House cf Prayer is as a special feature on the program to be presented for the students of the colored high schools. The Choral Society will sing ‘Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion” and ‘ Hallelujah,’’ both from THE MESSIAH by George ters of Delta Sigma Theta So¬ rority, ine., attended t, h e Founders’ Day Banquet held in Adams Hall, Savannah State College. The activity was spon- sored by the Savannah Alum¬ nae Chapter. Mrs. Sadie D. Steele, president. Miss Yvonne i iIcGlockton is president of Del- | ‘.a Nu chapter. | Homage was paid to the I located at 613 Bismark street. The dilapidated building is quite a contrast to the Bishop's re d deuce en West Victory Drive and his 85-room mansion in Los Angeles. it is estimated that Bishop Grace Las baptised more 4.000 followers in Savannah. However, the regular attendance is around 500 at the nightly (Continued on Page Three) F. Handel. The first- will bt sung by the soprano soloist, Juanita Moon, accompanied by the Savam; -1) Symphony Or- ela tra, under the diteciion o Chauncey Kelley, and the ac ond will be sung by the Choral Society accompanied by the Orchestra. twenty-two women who found- ed the organization at Howard University in 1913 and the sev- "nteen charter members of Savannah Alumnae Chapter which was established in May 1941. The charter members still active with this chapter were cited. Miss Camilla Weems and Mrs. Maynelle charier members how residing SAVANNAH, GEORGIA SATIKDAY, JANUARY 16, I960 March of Dimes Telethon Set For Jan. WTOC-TV. ‘ Televiewers” will again cn- ; joy aii array of diversified top | quality entertainment on WT OCs March of Dimes Telethon, January 16, stated Mrs. Thelma Wright, who is, for the third year, in charge of this phase of the program. The telethon j begins at 11 pan. and continues : indefinitely. One hour of cn- tc:tainnient begins at 1:00 a.m. iiid continues until 2:00 ,m. During this hour such well j known favorites as James Wil- >y, the Royal Debs, Johnson's J a/'. Smashers (Sol Johnson 11 •. h S -hoolf, Delores Wilsftn (Mi; < Beach High School), -ihirtey Arkwright, ’Liberty Ucnuty High Schools Comho, "Ti e (' ti.-ier.-,” and a first p:i/f winning dance group un- the direction of Mrs. Mary VI IP, i' o 'from Litre--ty County ir -h School. Alex Jenkins, Fo- the j 11 Lal. rato y School, Sim-! Pun my Joint on Dancers, ■ miles* Admits Throwing of Son in Miss. River ST. LOUIS -(AWP)—Charles rv;et l. an ni l end, ‘nt at Ji ffer- ■ n Parrack: Veterans lie pita). •.dmlLted after a lie detector i*>Cat he wa , lying when lie eported oti Dec. 22, that his Mr, Jeukiiu Dies Wednesday Morning ILL DISCOVERED III HI. j | i FRANK A. JENKINS, Sr. Frank A. Jenkins, Sr., age 85 years, died at his residence in I Gardens> W( (lne s day , , - o’clock, m , jrniu ,, January 13 , a t 8 ; Mr j en j c i lls was employed by , hc DeUe , nne a nd Barrow fami- 1 ownt . rs of wormsloe Gar- __________ ( oritinueo on Page Seven, , Photo by Bob Mobley j in Atlanta, sent congratulatory I I messages. I Mental Health, the chapter’s j point of concentration for this year, was discussed by the guest j speaker, Roror Queen E. Rhootes, ! Dean of the Gchool of Home Economics and Food Admini3- i (CoiiUnued on Page Eight; mons Singers, the Metronomes, the Sidney Jones Chorus, Mt.. Zion’s Chorus and Miss Pal chita Finley will be bringin you the usual hour of hig class, fast moving entertain ment. Leroy Bolden will mat appeals for contributions. Phone in your contributor to the March of Dimes th evening of January 16, WTOt TV, Channel 11. The March of Dimes Strei Sale, under the supervision < Mrs. Carrie Moore, will be hel Saturday, January 30. Special March of Dimes Pea nut Sale, under the supervisio of Mrs. Pauline Maner, will b held every Saturday during th campaign. Record Hop, January 10, a the Flamingo, 10 AM. to 1 noon, sponsored by WU1V, tin dee the supervision of Fran Freeman. *on had been kidnapped. Tweed, 20 years old, admltte last Tuesday that he threw til body of his 18-month old so into the Mississippi river aftt killing him accidentally, pulk reported. Police said Tweed told them that on Dec. 21 he accidentally fell on the baby, Chet, at their home and killed him. That (Continued on Page Severn Atty. Jones on Chicago April Prim. Ticket ATTY. S. A. JONES, Jr. CHICAGO - (ANP) — Atty. Sindey A. Jones and J. B. Mar¬ tin, the baseball magnate for¬ merly of Memphis, were eagerly looking forward to the April primary elections here this week. Jones, a former Chicago Al- Continued on Page Seven Plans Set for Hoy Scout Hanriuet The annual Divisional duet of the Coastal Empire Council, Boy Scouts of Ameri¬ ca, is to be held in the spacious Flamingo Ballroom on and continues until 2 0fl a.m. Several hundred leaders, parents, and friends scouting are expected to attend and enjoy the colorful parent- ry, inspiration, and fellowship of the unique affair. Highlighting the banquet program Is an address by the capable and dynamic, Alflor- ence Cheatham, principal of the Sol C. Johnson School. The banquet committee Ja under thp direction of Morris R. Rus¬ sell and Mrs. Mamie K. Felder, Lloyd Richards to Direct Drama On “General Electric Theater” Jan. 17 Lloyd Richards, who lias had a wealth ol experience in practically all phases of the entertainment industry, has jjust I meat completed brand his first in a new field for ALBANY. K j, (ANP) — New revenues came gushing in for L. II. Horn of Chicago recently when a new oil well was dis¬ covered by the company he owns jointly with Allen A. Board and Associates oi Nawu- ta, Gkia. The well, which, at last re¬ port, was gushing oil at the rate of 150 barrels an hour after it.; initial surge of 400 barrels an hour, is located on a 1500-acre tract ol land leased in this area. The land is owned by Cletc Garner, Kentucky State repre¬ sentative, -who will collect an eighth of the revenue as royal¬ ty from his lease. Churches To Benefit Horn, a Negro, said that one of thi' chief beneficiaries of the oil revenue will be the Beiean Baptist church in Chicago, of which he is a member. lie ex¬ plained: "When I makf money 1 don’t ;pend it on race horses or any¬ thin!'; like that. My church will be one of the chief beneficiar¬ ies of my good fortune.” Garner also announced that another Baptist church will benefit from hi; earnings. Tht church is the Tiny Green Grove Mi. nonary Baptist church. The ohu ch is th" Tiny Green Grove M . ions ■:/ Baptist church. Gar¬ Prince Hall Masons Honored M<WROVIA. Liberia—(ANP) Repr <■ antatives of Prince Hall Mason: were riven high honors when they visited tins African republic as guests of the Libe¬ rian government during the Inauguration of President Wil¬ liam V. s. Tubman on January 3 and for a week afterward. The two representatives were Dr. Willard w. Allen, Baltimore, sovereign grand commander of the supreme council, Thirty- third Degree, Scotlsh Rite of Freemasonry, .Southern Juris¬ diction, Prince Hall affiliation, and John G. Lewis, Jr., Baton Rouge, La., lieutenant grand iCou tinned on Page Four) Price 10c ADama 4- 3431 ( him—television. The public will j gel an opportunity to evaluate his work when the "General Electric Theater” presents the ' The Committeeman" over the j iContinued on page three ner is a member of the church. A i of last week, a fleet of trucks was hauling the oil some 50 mile:, to a refinery at Som¬ erset, Ky. That Is, they were hauling as much as they could because the oil was gushing so fast, it was uncontrollable and some was being wasted. However, the company hoped to control the flow within a week. One Tennessee geologist said the well will "spout off for days or weeks and then settle down to steady production of 50 to 200 barrels daily." Another geologist, H. C. Mil¬ hous, predicted that the suc¬ cess of this well so near the state line will stimulate major (Continuer on Page Four; STUDENT HONORED FOR BRAVERY SCHOOL FI KM MARSHAL — Jullu.s Williams, (left) seventh grade pupil cf Pearl Lee Smith School, was ..worn in as Fire Marshal of the school by State Pire Ti) peel or Leroy fiboaly (right) at a special program at NUMBER 15 Blind Singer Arrested For Attempted Burglary RIDGEFIELD PARK, N. J. Blind Singer A1 Kibbler is sche¬ duled for a court appearance here January 13 to answer a charge of attempted burglary. He was freed on $1,250 bond af- ter being named last Wednes¬ day at the scene of the attempt¬ ed burglary. Kibbler, 43, was arrested after police found him standing In a gasoline station that was the scene lof an attempted break in. Police sought two companions of Kibbler for questioning in connection with the case. Kibbler told police he had been in New York and two male friends offered to drive him home. During the trip to his Teaneck, N. J„ home, the blind singer told police they were stopped twice along the way. Companions Drive Away When they stopped a third t ime Kibbler said lie heard glass breaking and insisted on get¬ ting out. lie told police his companions then drove off and left him there. Kibbler’s attorney, Leonard ft tone, said Kibbler tried to find his way into the service station to get help. “He even hollered but no one heard him," Stone said. "Then he felt his way around the station and found the door where the glass had been brok¬ en, put his arm through the door and opened It. “Ho was standing there when tiie police arrived,” Stone said. Lena Horne to Star on Perry Como Show NEW YORK (ANP( Lena Horne, Rober Horton and Cor- bert Monica will join Perry Como in the song and fun of "Perry Como’s Kraft Music Hall,” Wednesday, January 20 • NBC-TV, 9:000 p.m. EST). Lena Horne, long known as one of the country's leading song stylists and entertainers, will sing along with Perry, Robert Horton will bring a Continued on Page Seven» Pearl Lee Smith Schpol PTA on Tuesday night, Jan. 5. This distinction was given Williams for his bravery in res¬ cuing the twins of Mr. and Mrs. E. Taylor from a burning hou.'.e on November 29, 1959.