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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1960 ^Soc/a/ <3t cms <J~Cerc and ^<Jh acre T ► * V • * *• •• By Wills Ayers Johnson TIIEKE ARE two things need- ed in these days; first, for rich men to find out how poor men live; and second, for poor men to know how rich men work.— E. Atkinson. MRS. J. M. WALKER of West 41st street is out of the city due to the serious illness of her sis- ter, Mrs. J. A. Burge of Canton, Ga. * * * GEORGE L. SMITH of 1131 Wheaton street will celebrate his birthday on February 21. Congratulations! MRS. AMY DUNN, 109 Cowan ftreet, Macon, Ga., reports that! the O. E. S. Nurses aid club in glacon is rendering valuable •T f-rvice ' in its " community under the direction of Mrs. Mattie! demer, R. - -- N. This — - group was organized by Mrs. Mary L- Ayers, past grand matron, many years ago. Mrs. Dunn states that the club did much to cheer Mrs. Marie B. Cooper, the o. E. S. grand matron, upon her re-: turn home recently from De-: troit where she attended the funeral of her sister, Mrs. Viney Williams who died on January 28. Star Some of the faithful Eastern j 1 members of this club are Mrs. Carrie Sawyer, Mrs. Eliza- beth O’Neal, Mrs. Bobbie Gary,' Mrs. Neomia Singleton, Mrs. Ev- elyn White, Mrs I eila Hill Mrs. Hattie Phillips Clay and j Mrs. ladies Dunn. So many of these | are well known by Savan- nah O E S ' members Con- u 1 = gratulations to them for , keep- ing the O. E. S. spirit alive! j THE CARGO SCHOOL of f Beauty Culture will present a tea and a fabulous fashion show j at the West Broad St. YMCA; Sunday, February 21, at 4 o’clock. Models from Atlanta, | Augusta and Savannah will be j featured in the latest fashions. A! reunion of all the cosmetologists of the Cargo National School of ■ Beauty Culture will be held. The public is invited. * * * MRS. VIRGINIA KIAH, art in- j structor at Beach Junior High ; school, has been ill at her home for the past two weeks. MISS JOYCE B. YOUNG, of Talladega College gave her par¬ ents a pleasant surprise visit on last Thursday. She accom- panied Milton S. Hurst, admin- istrative assistant to the Presi- dent of Talladega who was one of the guest speakers on the Alfred E. Beach “Career Week”! program. Miss Young assist- ed Mr. Hurst in recruiting fu- ture students for her Alma Mater. Mir. Hurst was the house guest of the Youngs at Montgomery and attended the 5 toilar monthly meeting of the _____ ___ ! Between The Lines (Continued from page four) ty is returned to power. When therefore the Negro goes to the ballot box ir> No¬ vember he should have only one thing in mind, and that is, trying by his vote to counter- j act the vicious influences be¬ ing generated by the Old i South’s expenditures of mil¬ lions for propaganda. Whereas the Old South is mustering its millions, Negroes! would be poorly advised if they j did not muster votes for the Republican Party, w'hich is our I sole hope of holding the Su-: preme Court lines against the I rash and rabid exponents of southern tradition over the laws | of the land. When one does not know the 1 horses one bets on the jockey, j The Negro’s greatest hope is' w-hen Nixon leads the Republi- Omega Psi Phi fraternity with his fraternity brother, Robert A. Young, Sr. Mrs. Mary Arn- old Days, also of Talladega, made the trip to Savannah with Mr. Hurst and Miss Young. , T „ MRS. S. E. RIVERS has re- turned to the city after visiting her daughter ’ and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Eric Bevin of New York city. She also visited Mt. Kisco - N - Y., and Philadelphia. Several parties were given in her honor during her visit. * * : * * MRS. LILLIAN HILL SAMP- SON, 1021 Demmond street writes that she was genuinely ed by three of her friends a party on her birthday, Feb. 9. Mrs. Mary Tyson, Mrs. Mar- garet Heyward and Mrs. Hazel Cummings invited several friends to meet at the home of Mrs. Tyson. When Mrs. Sampson arrived the tradition- al “Happy Birthday” greeting came from the group. Games were played and a good time was had by all. Guests in- eluded Mrs. Amanda Perry, Mrs. Ethel Reddick, Mrs. Ruth Eng- lish, Mrs. Louise Chaney, Mrs. Virginia Handy and Mrs. Mat- tie Walden. Congratulations to Mrs. Sampson! * * * TIIE INDEPENDENT CHRIS -1 TIAN SOCIETY will meet at | 1416 West Gwinnett street on Sunday afternoon, February 21, a ^ 2 p. m. Mrs. Dora Thomas! is presided and Mrs. Lillian Sampson „ is ■ reporter, * * * the savannah INTERNA- TIONAL Eastern Stars held joint! installation services on Wednes- 1 day, February 17 at 501 West i Broad street, (Upstairs). Mrs. m. Scofield. P. S. A. M., in¬ stalled the officers. The wor- thy matrons of the three chap- ters are Mrs. A. E. Joyce, Mrs. m. Manning and Mrs. M. Wil- I " * * * MORGAN BEDGOOD of 45th street will celebrate birthday on February 22. Congratulations! * * * CARL OLIVER, 810 East Bol- street will celebrate his on February 25. Con¬ * * * “THE FLU” deprived us of the noted Miss Adele soprano, sing at Sa- State College on Tues- evening, Feb. 16. We have that her performance superb. Savannah’s music are grateful to Dr. C. A. chairman, and his arts committee for permit- j them to share in the enjoy- : of the high quality of presented each year the SSC lyceum series.; always regret having to miss| of these programs. We that President W. K. Payne continue to be successful getting faculty members that dedicated to their profes¬ There are many such on the SSC faculty to- Congratulations! party. Political oppor- is the word. My Nsighbors '7531- “What an opportunity! We’ll make Mars a state, give them a few grants-in aid— and tax the living daylights i out of them 1 " • ; -i.. u ! YMCA Activities Mks. Mamie M. Hart, assistant secretary of the Board of Man¬ agement of the West Broad Street, YMCA, has been assign¬ ed by the board to work exclu¬ sively with the YMCA Players Guild in its play entitled “Dark Victory.” She will organize a committee which will seek five hundred patrons for this pro¬ duction. J. c. Clemmons is the director of the YMCA Play¬ ers Guild. James Wilson presided over the first re-organizational meet¬ ing of Iota Lambda chapter, Y Phalanx fraternity. A group of twelve met last Thursday evening. Henry Boyd, a grad¬ uate of Wilberforce University, wM serve as the fraternity’s ; adviser. Norman B. Elmore ! brought greetings from the Board of Management. Tlhe next meeting of the group will take place at the YMCA, Thurs-: day, Feb. 18, 8 p. m. Thomas C. Johnson, direc¬ tor of the YMCA World Service Variety show which will be held j at the Alfred E. Beach High [ school auditorium, April 12, 8 , p. m . announces that the par- ticipants of the show will be divided into two groups, namely l. High school and Junior High school; 2 . Elementary schools. Prizes for the winning groups for each division are: First prize. $10.00; second prize, $7.50; third prize, $5.00. Grover Thorn- ton will serve as assistant to Mir. Johnson. The USO 1.9th birthday par¬ ty will get underway at 8:30 p. m. Saturday night at the West Broad street, YMCA. AI large birthday cake wiii be cut, ■ and music will be furnished by ■ Walter Langston’s orchestra, I Miss Mettella Maree, chairman of the USO committee and | membp rs of her committee will ^ ree ^ men and hostesses on I this gala occasion. Mrs Dor- othy M. Butler, USO Staff Aide, . .... Workers 1X1 in the .. sustaining auu and I I membership enrollment! will report at the YMCA Thurs¬ day evening beginning at 7 p. m. Dr. Coleridge A. Braith waite, general chairman, will be on hand to lend encouragement to the workers. Mrs. Bessie Fleming, chairman of the Sus- taining group, is expecting to wind up her phase of the en¬ rollment by next, week. The district meeting of all Y clubs will take place in Lyons, Ga., Saturday, April 9. Clubs that have registered their mem¬ bers with the State YMCA of Georgia will be given the op¬ portunity of sending delegates. Mrs. Dorothy U. Adams, chair¬ man of the youth program com¬ mittee will go by the records kept in the district office in Vidalia, Ga. A chartered bus will be used for this trip to Lyons, Ga. The Board of Management gave approval for the following persons to become members of the Advisory Committee to the Board of Management: Mrs. Wil¬ lie G. Edwards, Henry Boyd, Grover Thornton, James Wilson, Rev. W. L. Greene, Mrs. Sadie I Steele, single, Leroy Bolden, Mrs. Ola Mrs. Matilda Rivers, Kilroy! Artklur Roberts, Arthur Harry Brown, Frank B. Mullino, Randolph Fisher Howard M. Herman Director, and Mrs Eleanor williams. _ Les Femmes Social Club Mrs. Bereather Williams of 1037 Terrace street was hostess the Les Femmes Social club, February 10. Those 1 were Mesdames Louise 1 1 Rebecca Jackson, Fran¬ Green, Marcel Stevens, and Scott. A ne,v mem¬ Mrs. Willie Mae Robinson, added. Prizes were won Mesdames Stevens, Green Jackson. The next meet¬ will be held at the home of Louise Slater, 151 Yama- Village. Mrs. Mary J. reporter. Citizens (Continued from Page One) information will be is- ! at this meeting which will j every person in Chatham I Henri Childrey CHICAGO — A $1 million law¬ suit against Helene Curtis In¬ dustries, Inc. today accused the huge Chicago cosmetic firm of trying illegally to “copy” the new “Hair Strate Permanent” which a Negro chemist worked 18 years to develop. Summit Laboratories, of In¬ dianapolis and Fort Wayne, ori- t ' r ' naU * r of tke hlghly publ lc ** ed “HairStrate Permanent” „ which . it markets to beauticians through- out the nation and abroad, filed the suit for $4,218,000.00 in the U. S. District Court in Chicago. It charges Helene Curtis with “un- fair trade practices, copyright in- fringements and unfair competi- tion Both vice-presidents, the chief chemist and general manager of Summit Laboratories, and the in- ventor and eo-inventor of its pro- ,lucts ’ are Negroes, Helene Curtis is accused not ()nJv pf “copying” the HairStmte product, the Summit but also firm’s of packaging plagiarizing and j sales-promotion techniques and its “precisely worded technical in-! structions to beautiicians.” Sum- 7. mit charged that the instructions were “developed after many months of private testing” and “copied by Helene Curtis in many instances not only approximately, but literally word for word.” Pending outcome of a jury trial ^ requested by the plaintiff, Summit Laboratories has asked the court to enjoin Helene Curtis from mak¬ ing any further distribution of SU ch materials, and to “deliver up | to be impounded all copies in its I possession ... and all plates,! molds, proofs and other matter for making infringing copies.” 12 Brothers and Sisters Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hawkins 1 , Burroughs Brothers street entertain- club onj j the Twelve 27. Mrs. Gertrude, McCullough, presided. Officers re-elected to serve anoth-. year ’ ! Games were played; prizes being won by Mrs. Retha Burke Dela-j and Mrs. Berdia E. Shuler. Guests were Maggie Evans, Mrs. Mary < Mrs. Minnie Gadson, Mildred Hawkins, Mrs. Is- abelle Emory, Mrs. Christine and Mrs. Alice Curry. Next meeting will be held at home of Mr. and Mrs. Coy 735 W. 45th street. ! Benedict Club The Benedict club met at the of the president, Al Sunday night, Feb. 15. attending were Nelson 8 - Boston Ueon Allen, Williams, Ezra John- Sam j I - Eugene and Louis Gadsden, Walker. Arthur The j ' delightful social hour was following the business! THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA Helene Curtis Sued lor Trying to Copy Negro Chemist’s “Hairstrate” S. Henry Bundles Summit also charges that Helene Curtis ( 1 ) "attended product de¬ monstrations by plaintiff” and on such occasions "solicited confiden¬ tial information concerning plain¬ tiff’s products from plaintiff’s employees;” ( 2 ) “has solicited di¬ rectly or indirectly the employ¬ ment of plaintiff's key employees,” and (3) “improperly solicited con¬ fidential information from Henri Childrey, plaintiff’s vice-president i Rn(J phipf ch( , migt and deTelop(T i . , of it _ products, and from S. Henry Bundles, plaintiff's vice-president and general mans- ^ concerninff the product8 which Mf chik , rpy invented .“ The complaint identifies Child- rcy as “a Negro chemist having many years of experience in the specialized analysis, use, testing, evaluation and preparation of pro¬ ducts designed to eliminate exces¬ sive curliness of hair.” Childrey is said to have worked 18 years in developing the HairStrate Per- nianent. Summit Laboratories asserted in it* complaint that, since early 1958, i thas expended a laige sum of mqney in developing, test¬ ing, manufacturing, repeatedly re¬ testing, demonstrating, distribut¬ ing, promoting and marketing” its products throughout the United States and abroad, and in “train¬ ing 6000 beauticians in their pro- p pl . u^age.” “With the intention of reaping where it had not sown,” Summit charged, Helene Curtis “is seeking to capitalize upon the market de- veloped by plaintiff, doing so by plagiarizing and appropriating plaintiff’s property without autho- or consent of plaintiff. meeting. Next meeting will be at the home of Paul j ac kson, 1001 E 3(Jth s t ree t. ---- g aptist Minirfm Wives Meet The Baptist Ministers Wives Al , ance met Wednesday after- n „ or)i p e v, 9 ak heme 0 f Mrs. v/ Gwyn 910 p or t or street, with , he p res i den t, > M rs . L. S. Stell, j r _ presiding. Devotional ser- vice was led by Mrs. R. L. Byrd. Mrs. B. C. Thomas and Mrs. Martha Givens joined the Al¬ liance. Committees were named to begin plans for the anniver¬ celebration on April I at Second Baptist church and a workshop to be held later In the year. Members present were Mrs. L. Stell, Jr„ Mrs. W. Gwyn, Mrs. L. Byrd, Mrs. W. B. Quarter- Mrs. C. J. Jackson, Mirs. B. M. Corley, Mrs. Louise B. Williams, Mrs. B. C. Thomas, Martha F. Givens and Lillian Outler. The next meeting will be at home of Rev. and Mrs. C. J. 611 W. 36th street. NEW 3-BED ROOM BUNGALOWS 4 BED ROOM BUNGALOW on Lot 50’xl900’ 3 BED ROOM BUNGALOW, East Waldburg on Lot 60’x 113’ BEST PRICES PAID FOR VACANT LOTS Loans - To Repair or Build New Houses Ezra Johnson 1009 West Broad Street PHONE ADams 4-3432 Res ADams 2-7573 Variety Garden Club Celebrates 10th Anniv. The regular meeting of the Variety Garden club held Wed¬ nesday, January 27 at the home of Mrs. J. E. Fonvielle, 913 W. 36th street, marked the 10th tear of Its existence. With the president, Mrs. L. Scott, presiding, the or- d" «' «•»- annual Smorgasboard prepa¬ ration, was entertained. Im¬ mediately following the anniversary was observed. Printed programs were given each member. In the absence of Mrs. Mary Flournoy who was scheduled to appear, Mrs. L. L. Scott told of the afternoon ten years ago when seven ladles with a common interest met at | the home of Mrs. Ollie Simmons | and organized the Variety Gar- i den club. The charter mem¬ bers were Mrs. Mary Flournoy, Mrs. Beatrice Colvin, Mrs. Eloise Harper, Mrs. Lossie Miller, Mrs. Ollie Simmons, Mrs. Ruth G. Scott and Mrs. Augustine Rich- ardson. Following the history of the organization, Mrs. Ollie Simmons, recalling many Of interest, told how they ob- talncd the name of the club. The membership growth summarized by Mrs. Colvin, wjho (began with the names of the charter members and continued through each year’s addition of new mem¬ bers. Records revealed only three presidents: the first, Mrs. Mary Flournoy; the second, Mrs. Bessie Adams, and the present, Mrs. Ruth G. Scott. The first and only secretary, Mrs. Bea- trice Colvin, is still in office. A recapitulation of all the club’s projects was given by Mrs. H. M. Collier, Sr., the most re¬ cent being the beautification of Charity Hospital grounds in January, 1960. This shrubbery valued at $250 00 and planted by members of the club, was a gift j of Dr. and Mrs. H. M. Collier,' Jr. The program concluded with a moment of silent prayer me¬ morializing Mrs. Margaret Walk¬ er, the only deceased member of the Variety Garden club. Miss Augusta Pettie thanked the gracious hostess, Mrs. J. E. Fonvielle for a royal banquet served amid blue ribbon table settings and arrangements. The February meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. S. F. Frazier on East Park Avenue. Mrs. R. W. Moore, acting re¬ porter. . _ Miller’s Barber Shop 37th and Ogeechee Road SPECIAL ON TUESDAY AN1) WEDNESDAY ’TIL 1 P. M. MEN’S HAIR CUT 75c LADIES and BOYS’ 50c PHONE Al) 2-9971 RADIO SALES DIRECTOR J. WALTER CARROLL of Station KSAN, San Fran¬ cisco, ia a veteran of twelve years of advertising and mer¬ chandising. As KSAN's Direc¬ tor of National Sales, Mr. Carroll makes personal contact with America’s largest corpo¬ rations. Mr. Carroll is a gradu¬ ate of Bluefield State Teachers College, received his Master’s degree at Ohio State Univer¬ sity. His cigarette—VICEROY. The Man Who Thinks For Himself Knows ONLY VICEROY HAS A THINKING MAN’S FILTER... A SMOKING MAN’S TASTE! Radio Sales Director J. Walter says, “and there’s no getting Carroll is a man who thinks for around it—this Viceroy filter himself. He finds out the facts really docs the job. A thinking —then trusts his own judgment. man’s filtar—and a smoking As for cigarettes: “I’ve investi¬ man’s taste . .. that’s Viceroy!” gated all of them,” Mr. Carroll © 1800, Brxrarn ft W ill tain son Tobacco Cot p. Golden Age Clubs Celebrate Anniversary The third anniversary of founding of the Golden clubs, originally sponsored Senior Citizens Council of United Community I was observed Thursday Feb 18 from 5 until 7:30 at Robert .... . L n all craft made . by , „ club , . . wa ’ s ° n cl ’ sl) ‘ iy ' At 5 p. m. P™* ra “ w f s held with Mrs Mildred Hutchins „ , as the speaker. Mrs. Elizabeth Reid Is the in¬ structor. Those clubs are sponsored by the Commission of Savannah. Home Beautification Course at Hitch Village Newest of the program activi- ties of the YWCA in Savannah, in an effort to meet the interests and needs of Negro women, is one on Home Beautification. Classes be- gan at Robert M. Hitch Village on Wednesday, February 17 at 8:00 ,, M an( , wi „ co , ltinup fol . a period of six W) . pk , Edwanl Harmond, Negro County Agricultural of Chatham County, will serve as instructor. This course is open to all women in the city, and there are no class fees. The only requirement for participation is membership in the YWCA which is $2.00 per year. This sum may be mailed to: Mrs. Mildred W. Newton, Director YWCA Center, Women's Christian Association, i os Oglethorpe Avenue, We t, Sa- vannah, Georgia; It may be paid by individuals when they come in for their first class. All women in the Savannah community are invited to take ad¬ vantage of this opportunity to beautify their homes. Trade Mark Registered in U. S. Pal. Office IT’S BACK ! ! CLAYS’ Remedy Formerly Called CLAYS SURE CURE FOR RELIEF OF PAIN 6 ounces $1.50 Enjoy Relief From Rheumatic, Arthritic Rain This wonderful preparation is the same that has given re¬ lief to those, who for years thought that nothing would work. So do as your Grandfather did. Get Clays’ for fast relief. Go by today to: DUKES DRUGS “West Broad and Congress St«. SAVANNAH, GA. PAGE FIT* New Cream Relieves Den,al Pains There’s nothing more miserable t * ,an a toothache that strikes with- <>ut warning. When this happens :und you can,t Ket to the dentiiit > the best thinB is apply *° oth * ! inK 0ra - Jel - This smooth whit * cream quickly relieves during ache, it’s so simple to use too. Just Tl .......... squeeze -....... a little on your finger . -•»«' - — - tooth and gum. In seconds the pain disappears _________ and you feel fine again. Ora-Jel is so safe to use that it has been commended by food particles lodge in plate and Parents’ Magazine. When dentures are ill-fitting or e ause sore gums, there’s nothing like Ora-Jel to relieve the pain. ; Ruh a little on plate and around gums, at once pain disappears and you get relief. Ora-Jel does not affect fitting. Made of a vanishing cream base, it is absorbed into the ! skin. I r iijfl | M; »ny pediatricians as well dentists recommend Ora-Jel for in¬ fants teething pains. Don’t let teething pain make babies cry. Comfort them with Ora-Jel. Just apply a little to your finger. Mas¬ sage gums gently and presto pain is gone, llaby is happy again. Remember, every household will j | suffer toothache, teething pain or denture distress. Don’t take I chances. Keep a tube of Ora-Jel handy in your medicine chest. Ora- Jel comes in a regular tube at 50c or a giant tube $1.00. Ask your druggist today for Ora-Jel. B. & P. W. Committee Will Meet Thurs. The Business and Prfoesslon- al Woman’s Local Committee will meet Thursday, Feb. 25 at 7 p. m. at Ebenezer Baptist church, East Broad and 31st streets, Rev. Frank Young, pas¬ tor. I