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YEARS OF CONTINUOUS PUBLIC SERVICE VOLUME I-XXVIII Ga. Elect 9 to Exec. Committee “Miss Prospective Tuskegee Contest” The “Miss Prospective Ttiske- contest, under the auspices of the southeast Georgia chapter, Tuskegee Alumni Association, will culminate with a Teen-age Scholar- skip Jamboree at the Flamingo Ballroom, April 22. Contestants f r o m Savannah, Statesboro, Sylvania, Springfield, Midway and Metier have entered this contest. - The winner will receive a cash award and be crowned “Miss Pros¬ pective Tuskegee." Ilunner-ups will also receive cash awards and all contestants will be given a free trip to Tuskegee to attend the an¬ nual homecoming activities. Details for this contest are be¬ ing handled by R. L. Dunlap, chair¬ man of the program committee; Mrs. Bessie Fleming, Mrs. Belle Great, Mrs. Mable Gar bet t, Mrs. Sarah Bivins, E. B. Bivins, M. M. Martin, and W. A. Gagins. Morehouse Glee Club To Sing March 13 Sunday, March 13, at 7:BO P.M. will mark the second annual con¬ cert of the Morehouse College filer Club to be held at the First Afri¬ can Baptist Church. On the Glee Club’s last visit to j Savannah thy sang to a near ca- parity audience, and were given u I tremendous ovation. Indications are that they will again perform before a well filled auditorium. The Morehouse Glee (,'Jub, under the direction of Wendell I*. Whalum, is well known for it wide repertoire; the superb train¬ ing- and individual talent of the Soloists and the glee club. TTie public is invited to avail it- Jidj-iif the opportunity of hearing "thiS"oiJtstanding group. 0. S. SUPREME COURT TO HEAR EATERY BIAS CASE WASHINGTON—(ANP) — The widespread sit-down demonstra¬ tions against lunch counters in the South took on two now (tv volopments of note last week when, on the one hand, the U.S. Supreme court agreed to hear arguments in a rase similar to the sit-down; and on the other, the first protest against Idas service at lunch counters in the Depp South was Staged last Thursday in Montgo¬ mery, Ala. In Montgomery, 35 student, from Alabama State college, a state-supported school — descend - ed upon a snack shop in the Mont gomery county courthouse, took seats and requested service. How ever, they were refused, and the shop closed immediately. ARMED DEPUTIES TAKE OY ER Club-waving Sheriff Mac Sin Butler, accompanied by pistol¬ carrying deputies and state high way patrolmen, arrived shortly after the shop closed and order ed the students to line up single file against a wall. The deputie- pntroled the halls outside-the b c ment shop and state highway pa lrnlmen took pictures of the stu dents as they stood quietly again; i the wail, reading their textbook. There were no arrests, and th student;? cut short their demon stratum after 15 minutes. The SuprcHiie court is to review a case involving Bruce Boynton N<«gro law student from Howard University who was fined $10 fo- refusing to leave a “white-only’ restaurant in an interstate bu terminal at Richmond, Va. Boynton had boarded a bus ii Washington, D.C., «nd was travel ing to Selma, Ala. He was in formed by the driver that then would he a stop-over for 10 min¬ utes in Richmond. When he entcr- utes in Richmond. When he enter¬ ed the restaurant, he was advised —first by the waitress, then the as- sistant manager — that separate facilities were maintained for Negroes and he could not be serv¬ ed. When he told them he was an interstate passenger and entitled to service, he was arrested for trespassing. C ASE APPEALED TO HIGH COURT Upon conviction, Boynton ap- pealed the case to the Supreme Court, which voted to hear argu- , Urn untied on Page Seven; murndi frikwr Allans 4*3432 RETIRING MATRON HONORED —In the above picture, from left to right are Deputy Chief Charles w. Weber, Mrs. Robert E. LnMottc, head of women’s division- of the city jail: Mrs Amanda Edmonson, retiring hea cl matron of the Negro divi- sian of the city jail; and Mrs. Robert B. Young, representing 'he Savannah Federation of Women’s Clubs. On Monday afternoon, Feb. 25, City Police Officers and the Federation of Wo¬ men’s Clubs honored Mrs. Amanda Edmonson on her liniment after fourteen years as head matron of the ‘HUE YEN OF 25” HONORED i BY 100',;, ERS IN ATLANTA:! | Here are some shots from The, 100 Per Cent Wrong Club’s Silver j Anniversary All-Sports held recently in Atlanta, Ga. Up¬ per left, Toastmaster Moss II. Kendrix opens celebration. Cen- ter, C. A. Scott, publisher-editor of sponsoring Atlanta Daily World, greets almost 500 male guests. j Right, GiletteV Win Elliot, prin- cipal speaker, got to mike 3-hrs- 45 -jnins after event opened — call¬ ing OUib “longest but not wrong¬ est. - ' ’Hfc . wcmen’s division ol the city jail. A charm bracelet with charms | marked "Women’s Division,” “Detectives Division,” “Uniform Division,” and “Civilian Employ¬ ees” was ,presented her by Deputy Chief Weber in behalf of the donors. Mrs. Edmonson states that her years of employment in the j city jail were pleasant and that she is deeply grateful to Mrs.! LaMotte who always gave advice and assistance to her in any situation where noeded. Mrs. Edmonson will leave dur¬ ing the month for Daytona Beach, Fla., where she wflli iContinued on Page Eight- Others, I to r, across top are Jesse Owens, Joe Louis and Father Edward Banks. Next line down carries Jim Crisp, Langston (Okla.J University coach, A. L. Thompson, 109% Club Tennessee’s Dr. Grandville .Saw¬ yer, Louis, Crisp, B. 'f. Harvey Alabama State, Clarence Childs and J. R. E. Lee, Jr. (back camera) of Florida A and M. From left in next panel are L. L. ■ “Dick” Hudson, Chicago, who presented Althea Gibson and Saperstcin, 100%ers Emel Scott, W. A. Scott SAVANNAH, GEORGIA ATLANTA (AND — Fulton | county Republicans made the strongest bid in history last week for Negro support in the foith- I coming elections. In addition to voting endorse¬ ment of continued public education on an integrated ba .is, the county convention also elected nine Ne- gtoes to its executive committee and a number of Negro delegates to the district and stale^bOP con¬ ventions. W ANT SUPREME COURT SCHOOL EDICT UPHELD The county convention also voted to ask the state legislature which is solidly Democratic to repeal all laws that would prevent the con¬ tinuance of public education in conformance with the Supreme Court division outlawing racial segregation in public schools. The group consisted of at least 100 delegates representing the county. The body also elected officers for the next four years, and named 7d delegates to its dis¬ trict.and state conventions of which 35 are Negroes. A total nf .'15 Negro alternates were also named to the conven¬ tion. Nine Negroes were elected to serve on the executive committee. “GIVE PEOPLE CHOICE” The meeting was opened by the committee chairman, W. B. Shftrt- zer, wlm called on Georgia's Re¬ publicans to give the' people “a real choice between principles aud policies.” Stmrtzer turned the gavel over 11 ' AU .V- - ,HnM ' s Dorsey, a former U. S. District .Attorney. Dorsey then presided over the meeting, and immediately outlined the agenda. lie declared the meeting was open to all “who prescribed to the principles of the Republican Party,” and made this statement T. J. Crittendon, Kendrix, A. U. President It u f u s E. Clement, Elliott, 1007. ers Russell Simmons, Jack Adams, Billy Nix and Joe Daniels, standing above Elliot and Father Banks, and Bir¬ j mingham World Editor E. O. Jack- son, representing National News¬ paper Publishers Association. Pro¬ filed gent is Tennessee’s Earle Clanton, III, sports publicity man ; of occasion, followed by Marion E. Jackson, 3rd, World sports editor, and eight members of All-SIAC j football team, Tuskegee’s Ross Owens and Louis. SATURDAY. MARCH 5. I960 more emphatic by this: “Turn representation should come from the people." One of the key Republicans in the state was apparently delighted over events during the meeting. GEORGIA SOON A TWO-PARTY SYSTEM Robert Snodgrass, state national committeeman, praised the adop¬ tion of the resolution on continued schools, and said Georgia “will soon become a real two-party sys¬ tem. It was reported that 146 coun¬ ties held Republican conventions in 1966, and that 11 counties form¬ ed groups that year. PARTY MUST “KEEP ACTIVE” Milton White told the conven¬ tion that by the next election “Re¬ publicans can elect some persons to office in Fulton County.” Dr. Horace Mann Bond greeted the convention and gave his “here¬ ditary background” as a Repub¬ lican. He said that in 1955 he wrote the history of the Republi¬ can Party in a county in Pennsyl¬ vania. W. J. Shaw informed the group that they were working with young people in the state to build strong people in the state to build strength for the party. J. H. Calhoun read a memorial from the Committee on Resolutions in tribute to the dead. Negro members of executive are: J. 11. Calhoun, Cassandra Hirnie, C. R. Mrs. Lottie Harris, 0. C. T. J. Curry, q. V. William¬ G. K. DeLorme, and Joseph Beach Band to Play At Asbury Church Anbury Methodist church, Ab- and Duffy streets, will the Alfred E. Beach III concert band Sunday, March 1,3. at '5 p. nt., Samuel Gill, director. This concert is offered, to the public without Oominimd on Page Four Jn lower left is seen Owens auto¬ graphing for Bulova Watch’s Her¬ bert Lewis and Atlanta jeweler Walter R. Thomas with Joe Louis looking on. Next is 100% Ralph Robinson who cited honored coach¬ es. Center shot shows Jack Moore, 3rd from I, The Atlanta Coca-Cola Bottling Company, assisting W. A. Scott, III, left, and President Thompson, second from right, in the presentation of The Coca-Cola Company-donated Scott Football Championship Trophy to Florida’s Clarence Childs, second from left, and Coach A. S. “Jake” Gaither. Miss I>1 up Revue Miss Harriet Bias was crown¬ ed “Miss Blue Revue for 1960” by Mrs. E. W. Fisher, Basllcus of the local Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority. The crown was graciously relinquished by Mass Beverly Richards, "Miss Blue Revue for 1059.” Miss Blue Revue's attendants were Miss Shirley Miller, first Georgia College Shriuers With Present $5,000 White ATLANTA Wesley Dobbs, Deputy for the State of C ia loo 1 dinner, of Prime Hull affiliation, headed a group which p i ntrd on of Naiiliar «'D mplc No. 12H to Emory llni.i i. ily in Atlanta a check in the amount of tj .'iOb!) to J)r. Kiiijv Says lie Pali! ‘ Slate Income a mu MoNTboME Prior to It h P"C- iili-y, charging i *p'ii-i ’“7,000 in ear iU in LiitJe-r King d week l lia! lie paid j. tat- r evenw depa 1 1 1 I lint .is far uid, Ul>d liq again, I lint. V kA it Spectacular at 27, the Plumb I ( 1 tinp for tin I ,V pon (famtnu J J Alpha K apl't Alpha SV. only. fashr A aparily cruW<J wUn< <••<! Ufe j 'on «hpw, ami wish warm reception i lit’lpm! make 1 the ever pre- j ril cf} * in th*’ city, « | 'Hie luf'-f in yf>riri<’ ; md Levy's sum- >m*r fashions from Morn is tore for men and Fine's, Die. for women were shown by a group of , , T “ l ” 1 1 “ ,4 .‘lies: lounging H * dn ,mnn .u, i«h hi 1 casual dress, afternoon, K-kUil evening and wedding attire. The fashions were capably mod- eled by the following: l)r. II. M. Collier, Jr., Arnett. Waters, Dr. K. M. MeDew, William Campbell, Medkus Simmons, At.ty. Eugene Gad iden, Lawrence Bryant, Sidney Miller, Dr. J. W. Wiison, Raleigh Bryant, Robert Tolt, J. R. Jenkins, and Sonars of Gamma Upsilon chapter including Sorors Ernestine Next Bill Robinson, Atlanta Journal, receives citation for The Sporting News. In final Kendrix gives surprise citation to | Atlanta Life Insurance Company’s Charles VV. Greene and G. K. De¬ j lorme, right, with Thompson stand¬ ing in. t To the front Elliot, FA MU j | are Vice President Leo, Jr., who ac¬ cepted citation for Orange Blos¬ som C I a s s i c Committee, and “Coach of Decade” Gaither. The Coca-Cola Company, its At¬ lanta bottler and Atlanta Life co¬ sponsor event. ADan.a 4-3433 runner up; Miss Sharon Cleve¬ land, second runner up; and Misses Anne Alston, Charlotte Brown and- Mary Clifford Boles. The young ladies made a beautiful picture in their ex¬ quisite blue gowns. The crowning was held pre- Continued on Pago Sever. Price 10c NUMBER 33 NAACP Wins Famous Little Rock C ase WASHINGTON (ANP) The United States Supreme Court in a unanimous decision last week up¬ held tlie action of Mrs. Daisy Bates and Mrs. Birdie Williams in refusing to disclose the member¬ ship rolls of the NAACP in 1957. Mrs. Bates, at the time, was breaident of the Little Rock branch of the NAACP and Mrs. Williams headed the brunch in North Little Rock. Both were fined $25 for refusing In Comply with ordinances requir¬ ing all non-profit organizations to make public their membership rolls and their list of contributors. Justice Stewart Delivers Opinion Justice Potter Stewart delivered I lie court’* opinion, holding invalid the sections of two 1957 ordinances enacted by the city governments which required the NAACP and other non-profit organizations seek¬ ing tux exemptions to file finan¬ cial statements and related in¬ formation. Justice Hugo L. Black wrote a concurring opinion, in which Jus¬ tice William t). Douglas joined. “A Significant Interference” “It sufficeintly appears that compulsory disclosures of the mem¬ bership lists of local (NAACP) branches would work a significant ! interference with the freedom of i ociation of the.ir members,” ! Stewart said in his opinion. Stewart said there was substar;- ! iul undisputed evidence that | “public identification of persons in uuotlnued on [Mure Severn lie used iti research in the fight j against tuberculosis. No Negro school in Georgia has j the facilities for doing the work Emory is doing and the donations i of the Shrinors of Prince Hall are | made without regard to race or | color. King, in Lu Angeles on a speak- ; big tour, fold the Associated Press . he paid the tax ’‘under very strong ; protest” after a state revenue agent 'questioned him about his i'-lurue. lie said it amounted to $1609. The minister said the agent, | whom he identified as Lloyd Hale, j “just about threatened me to the point 1 felt it was the best thing to do and have it all over.” “Knowing the Alabama courts, 1 .1 knew that it would be t« a wa of my time to take the issue into court,” King added. Bertrand, Albertha Vaughns, Leila B r a i t h w a i t e, Katie. Williams, Emma Lou Jordan, Kay Francis Stripling, Jewell Grant, Rose Bak- | it, Juanita Quinn, Delores Tin- Dill, Janie Raker and Annette I Kennedy. The show was done against a j background stage setting that w ; designed by Mr. and Mrs. E. A. j Bertrand, Phillip Hampton and I Felix Alexis. Soror Mary MeDew and Af Cheatham were brilliant in their j narration of the dhow. The script ! was written by Soror Luetta Up¬ shur. Music was furnished by Dr. C. A. Braithwaite at the organ. Preceding the show was the cor- I i -nation scene at which time each uf the contestants modeled the lat- I est in teen fashions for evening ! wear. They were Miss Janice 1 Hunter, Miss Surutyn Thomas, Miss Barbara Hutchinson, 2nd place winner; and Miss Elsipe Moore. 1st place winner. Miss (Continued on Page Four,