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SO LONG as we love, we
so long as we are loved
others, I would alnjqgt say
we are indispensableand
man is useless whjjg be has
friend—R. friend—-ft. Steveijsoni
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MISS CAMILLA W^ftHlsV
er Savantiahian noti? residing
Atlanta,' was greatlv
to read about'her birthdav.
29, ip this column. She
ed us" to pilblish the
statements at her expense:
T0 f nends a * Sav ! n
nah State College . . and in
birthday greetings dnd gifts gifts
that I have received from you.
May each one of you have a
wonaeriui vonderful birthday mrmaay every every year
Ihd |hd stjlj still keep keep young young and an gay. gay.
^our I get years^ another will one pass for by long ago
I ceased to count count the the yearg yearg that that
come in-between. '
Very sincerely yours,
** Camilla Weems
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MRS. ALBERT JOHNSON left
Friday for her heme in Wash¬
ington, D. C., after coming to
the city to attend the funeral
of heb brother-in-law, Frederick
D. Alford. Her sister, Mrs. Vi¬
olet Johnson of Philadelphia is
still itl thfe City with their sister,
Mns. IMabel Robinson Alford,
627 West 38street:
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THE MARCH CLUB of the
Butler Presbyterian church con¬
sists of members whose birth¬
days are celebrated this month.
Birthday greetings are extend¬
ed the following persons: Mrs.
A. W. Brown, Mrs. Marjorie
Cobham, Mrs. H. M. Collier, Sr.,
Mrs. Beatrice Colvin, Mrs. Lula
Jack^fi, March i'7 "Mi-s. )V Violet Mamie Singleton, Smith,
i Iiuarcn n., Mrs. »» - —.....
O. L. Douglas, Jimmy Cobham,
Jr., and,Charles McIntosh. Ubn-
gratulafions! ' ', f
•i(lj h OSii't., ; .,. . m. , i !
MRS. DAISY TYSON, 726 W.l
Victory Drive, celebrated her|
birthday bn Maroh 16. Congrat¬
ulations!
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A CAPACITY AUDIENCE at¬
tended the Beach Band concert
on March 13 at Asbury Method¬
ist churqh. It is reported that
the program was delightful.
Samuel. GiU is director of the
band.
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MRS. LAURA JEFFERSON, 604
West Viptopy Drive, will cele¬
brate her birthday on March 25.
Congratulations!
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MRS. MAXINE STEVENS,
633 West 45th street, celebrated
her birthday on March 13. Con¬
gratulations! i
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FLOWERS NURSING HOME
v\ - ill celebrate its eighth anni-
^rsary on Sunday. March 20,
3*' 3 p. m. at the Fonvielle A. M.
Zion church, West 36th street.
Elev. P. D. Jaudon will speak. (
Rev. R. j'. Tillman is pastor of j
the host church. The The queen! Queen;
of trie Fldtvers Nursing Home
will be erbwned.
THE DISTRICT AME Lay¬
men are sponsoring a window
rally at St. James A. M. E.
church, East Broad street on
Sundjy aftbrpqon, March 20, at
4 p. fn: ; Refreshments will be
served.
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EZRA CONSISTORY No. 27,,
will worship at the First Congre- i
gational Church Sunday. pastor,; March;
20, at 11:15 a. m. The
Rev. Oliver W. Holmes, will
speak.
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MISS ANNETTE L. GIVENS
of McIntosh celebrated her
birthday on March 17. Con¬
gratulations!,
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MRS. GEORGIA LUCAS, 111
Fell street, will celebrate her;
birthday on March 21. Con-!
gratulations! i
Roy Wilkins oil “Open
Roy Wilkins. Fxecutive Sec-
retary of the National Associ-
ation for the Advancement of
Colored - People, will be ques¬
tioned on pending civil rights
legislation, the ‘brushfire’ racial
situation in the South., segre
fation in the North and t'-c ra¬
cial problems throughout the
world when he appears on ABC-
TV’s "Open Hearing” Sunday,
March 20. 3-3:30 P. M. EST.
The Wilkins interview on
NONA TaLnt And Fashion
QLn, v AH*"lcUnns
Among the many spec'al at¬
tractions on the NONA Talent
and Fashion show. Friday. Mar.
25, beginning 7:30 P. M. at
Beach High Auditorium are the
Sol C. Johnson’s “Jazz Smash¬
ers,” De Renne school’s “De-
. Rennettes,” Paulsen St. school’s
^ Moses Jackson
school’s creative dance group.
the Melotones, dance act by
- tive dancer, theCalypsos, modern
i dancer, Tommie Johnson, and
William Pleasant, Jr. ventrilo-
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quist.
All schools Itching part in
the talent division of the show
will have fashion models to pa - -
rade the latest styles. other arei |
schools that will participate
west Broad Street. Sophronia |
1 Tompkins High, Beach Senior |
High, Monteith, Sarah Mills
Hodge (Rehearsals and Robert W. Gadsden, j
for the affair will
take place Wednesday, March
23. 4 to 5 p. m. at Beach High
Auditorium. Thomas Johnson,
t.alent scout, and Mrs. Cather-
ine Mathis*will be in charge. I
Mrs. Jessie L. Stell is sponsor- ;
ing a community ticket selling
contest. Prizes of s20.00, $ 10.00
d $5.00 will be given those 1
an
soiling the highest number ov-
er of 50 prize= tickets. Afro-American! Among donors j
are
Home Life Insurance Co„ P. J. I
Steele’s '
Funeral Home. Williams
and Williams Funeral Home,
and American Home Mutual
Life Insurance Co.
Adults 1
jsponsoring youth in
the contest are «»v. »«o. Mrs. Mable ,
Copeland, Jacqueline Brinson
Mrs. Rose Mae Awkwright, Eioise' Ben-
Awkwright; Mrs.
Johnson, Willie Johnson; Mrs.
Katie Lambert, Franklin Lam-
bert = Mrs. Albertha Brown, Syl-
vester Brown; Mrs. Carrie Sapp,
Willie Sapp; Mrs. Lucile Wright,
W i lbur Wright, Jr.; Mrs. Eu-
ded \Yyrm, Sammie Wynn; Mrs.
Elizabeth Thompson, Dorothy
Thompson; Mrs. Lula Mae Har¬
ris, Jessie Jackson; and Mrs.
Esther Gordon, Sedalia Gordon.
JOHN AUSTIN Poole/ - , a
forhier Tribune c i f r,l e r,
called to tell us that * ‘he .now
has a poultry farm. The Re-
habilitatiop Center started him
,... in business _________ with ______ ___ 550 chickens _________
land cages. He supplied the
h0U£e - John is totally blind
in one eye and Partially blind
°^ ber - Be a ^° bas a
i heart condition which has hn-
P roved since he started bhe
poultry business. John happi-
, ly told , .. us tha ... . he . Ls supplying , .
j ® l d " ly
He is grateful to the 4-H club u
^nr s .e n> ‘ 1
j, RS> FANNIE IRVING of
| New York city arr i V ed in the
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cit y Tliesday t0 attend the fun-,
era , bf her g^^other. Mrs.
Heyward. She is the
litoitfee guekt' of *lMprts. Rose Ellison,;
311 East Duffy street, arid Mrs.
Mary E. Brockington, 3515
Stevens street.
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THE INDEPENDENT Chris-
Society will meet Sunday, at
2 p. m. gt 1416 W. Gwinnett
street. Mras. Dora Thomas is
president and Mrs. Lillian H.
Sampson, reporter.
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the mothers CLUB
Hill’S Kindergarten will meet
Mqpday, March 21, af 7 p. m
at , the hopje pf Mrs. B. Bryant
345 Fellwood Homes. Mrs. Lil¬
lian Anderson, president, an¬
nounces that the club will
have a party at the school on
March 25. m,;.. •
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THE WILLING WORKERS
CLUB of Bunn Memorial “Fellow-1 SAptist!
church Will sponsor a
^ Sunday March 20 at!
Marilyn- Col? is chgirmgp of the
program and Rev. L-W. Stevens j
is pastor of the church.
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SISTERHOOD of Beth j
THE
Eden Baptist chufch will meet,!
Sunday, March 20, following the
morning services. ' Mrs. Alma
Davis is president and Rev. Har¬
old Baker is' pastor Jof the
church.
THE NEW’ DEADLINE for
Church, school ahd club arti-
cl as for the SaVannah includes Tribune j
is Monday, 6 p ; m. This
, j
articles sent, by mail. No ex-
eeptions will’be made as this is|
unfair to other reporters. We
appreciate your cooperation in
helping Willa to meet several
deadlines nepessary in operat¬
ing the job printing and news¬
paper departments of the Sa¬
vannah Tribune. Willa works
from 8:30 a. m. to 7 p. m., daily
to perpetuate this business. All
work and no play makes “Jill
a du n girl.” Thanks 1
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ANYONE ipterestd in purchas-
^ gavannah Tribune and
improving its standards may
telephone AD 4-3432 for infor¬
mation as to sale price. Thanks!
The resolved mind has
cares.
My neighbors
“I know that taxes are
outrageous, but can’t we
PLEASE eat something be¬
sides potatoes?”
National
Urge
(Continuea from rage onto
for too long now . .
Robinson Speaks
nation’s
A protective coating of pol¬
ishing wax on’ the slats of
your Venetian blinds will sim¬
plify cleaning during the win¬
ter months when soot collects
quickly on them.
After washing the blinds,
just spread a thin coat of wax
on each slat with a Kleenex
paper towel, then buff the
slats with a fresh towel,___
THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
“Open Hearing," hosted by John
Seeondari, will originate ‘live’
from New York city.
rn * n Louis. Mo., Mr.
' !,l< ' ns war brought up and
educated in St. Paul, Minn., I
where he attended the public
schools and was graduated
from the University of Minneso¬
ta.
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"Own Hearing” is produced
by Helen Jean Rogers.
H-S Moon to S'n<r
Friday. March 25
On Friday night, March 25,
Miss Juanirt Moon, soprano,
will be featured soloist in a
concert to be given in the main
uditorium of St. Philip AME
church, West Broad street.
Miss Moon is a junior at Sa-
vannah State College and has
promise of becoming a musical
artist. She is studying piano
and voice under Miss Barbara
srrsm
Braithwaite.
Other persons appearing on
the program are Miss Thomasi-
na White and Jesse Kear.se, both
seniors at Savannah State Col-
1- ge: Miss Loraine Brown, a
graduate of Fisk University and
a' teacher in Chatham County 1
Public School system; Curtis
Cooper, graduate of Savannah
State College and an employee
of U. S. Department of Agri-
culture; and F. c. McMoore,!
tenor soloist of F. A. B. Church.;
Persons working with Miss
Moon toward making this affair
a success are Mrs. Eunice Brown,
principal of Sarah Mills Hodge
elementary school; Mrs. Erma :
Fields, Jeanes Supervisor of j
Chatham County Schools; Mrs.
Ann Gary, owner of the Impe-
rial Laundry and Miss Carolyn
Kirkland, public school teachef.
Ushers will be Misses Ro3e i
Baker, Harriette Bias, Carolyn
Coxon, Gloria Edwards, Jacque*
line Handy, Margaret Hayes,
Berdell Johnson, Annette Ken-
nedy, Barbara Landon, Vernille
Marie Overstreet, Jua-
nita Q uinn - wilma Rhaney, Car-
olyn - Vinsc,n . Olivia Smalls and
Myra Joe _^ ad f on ’
There will be reserved seats
^ for the the officers and members
of the graduate and under¬
graduate chapter of Zeta Phi
Beta Sorority, Inc.; Phi Beta
Sigma Fraternity and Savan¬
nah State College Alumni.
The program will begin j
promptly at 8:30 p. m. Prof. R. |
J. Ruffner and Mrs Berneida
Green will be accompanists.
Rodan’s Social
The Rodan’s Social club
organized recently with the
lowing officers elected for
year: James Dilworth,
dent; William Fields, vice
ident; James Merriman,
ing secretary; Mrs.
Eeach, financial secretary; Mrs.
Lula Jones, treasurer,
Manor, c h a p 1 a i n;
Denegall, Jr., clerk of order;
Mrs. Margaret Denegall, is al¬
so a member.
The club met at the home of
James Merriman, 921 W. 40th
street, Sunday, March 6. Plans
were made for a chltterling sup-
per.
The next meeting will be held
March 20 at the home of Mrs.
Betty Beach.
Jackie Robinson said “President
Eisenhower can go around the
country talking until he gets blue
in the face about democracy, but
his voice will not be heard ser¬
iously as long as we have dis¬
crimination in this country.”
Robinson, who spent a day in
Washington, indicated that
America must first clean up her
own house before trying to tell i
Use Your C & S
Charge Account
No Money Down
National Tailors
401 - 403 West Broad St.
Savannah, Ga.
ADams 2-7459
SINCE 1915
NEW ACQUAINTANCES
COME OLD FRIENDS—The Ex-
change Students from Pomona
College, Claremont, Calif., Ober-
lin Colegc Oberlin, Ohio: Whittier
College, Whitter, Calif.;
University, Redlands, Calif., discuss
campus life with two Fisk students
reading left to right- -Carolanne
Anderson, Jr., Art major of Po¬
mona, Lesley Greene, Jr., English
major of Whittier, Dave Ayers,
Soph., Sociology major of Red-
Cr. and Mrs. Hines
Visit City
Dr. and Mrs. Ashley A. Hines
of Philadelphia P were house
BUeS ^ ^ * ^ and Mrs. Samuel
P Brown! ’ 529 E. An3ersbri
street, over the week end. Thejy
were enroufe to Ml&nd, Fla.,
for a fort|ught. Mrs.
is the Lemon,' former Mrs. "of'the Harriet
Wright daughter
, ate Maj R R Wright Iirst
president of savannah State
College Mra Hines who ls
jj sted if n ■•^Ro’s Who of Airier-
jcan Women -> is vice president
of the cltizens Southern Bank
of Philadelphia,
Neighborhood Junior
Social Club
The Neighborhood Junior So¬
cial club Held their fifst meet¬
ing Februhrji 27. The club is
a social a»id saving club com¬
posed of fourteen boysi and
between the ages of nine
and fourteen. The purpose of
the members is to learn to
while having fun. From a
dues of five cents from
each member the club expects
enlarge its treasury through
projects as: Outdoor wein-
roasts, the sale of palms,
Day flowers, etc. At
end of the year the sav¬
will be equally divided
the members.
The officers and members are,
Gerald Crawford; vice
Verdell Knight; secre¬
Judy Ann Evans; Asst,
secretary, Annette Sherman;
chaplain, Marvin Knight;
chairman, Ronald Evans; trea-
lands. Carole Jenkins. Sr., Fisk of
: Columbia, South Carolina; John
Nye, Soph., Sociology major of
Denison; Jim Nussman, Jr., His-
! i0!y m .,j or 0j - Whittier; Mary
(; ine k, Soph., Oriental Affair’s
major of Pomona; Thirlee Smith,
Sr., Risk University from Miami,
Florida, Barbara Bigger, Soph.,
Oriental Affairs major of Pomona
and Pat Hasegawa, Jr., Spanish
major of Oberlin College.
surer, Mrs. Helen Evans; John¬
nie Lark, General Johnson,
James Johnson, Romell Brown,
Ronald Gross and Lonnie Craw¬
ford, reporter.
Hitch Village
At a Cub Scout meeting held
p e b ru ary 29 at Hitch Village
four boys received bob cat pins.
In a previous meeting five B< y
Scouts received second class
pins and other promotions. Mr.
Miller stressed points on how
this organization might help to
curb Juvenile delinu^ency. Mr.
Calhoun talked on the meaning
of scouting. Den Mother, Mrs.
Cummings and Mrs. Bryant,
presented two plays, “E'ght Best
Doctors” and “The Invitation of
Little Wolf.” Refreshments
were served.
The Y W. C A. has been or¬
ganized and more women are
asked to give their full support.
Mrs. Gladys Roberts is presi¬
dent.
Women’s Bridge Club
The Women’s Bridge club met
at the home of Mrs. Annie L.
Rucker, March 8, with the pres¬
ident, Mrs. Daisy Stokes, pre¬
siding. The weight rally was
a success. A delightful social
hour was enjoyed. Members
present were Mrs. Willie L. Wil¬
liams, Mrs. SasLe Eason, Mrs.
Julia H. Brown and Mrs. Alice
Snead, reporter. There *411
be a clothes pin party on Mar.
15. Next meeting will be at
the home of Mrs. Ruby Bradley,
622 W. Park Ave.
THE SAVANNAHIANS, Inc.
Present Their
Salute To Savannah
Dance
Saturday, April 9, I960
At The Spacious Rockland Palace
155th Street & 8th Avenue, New York City
10:00 P. M. — 4:00 A. M.
Variety Music by Buddy Lucas’ Recording Stars
Plus Exotic Floor Show
ADMISSION SI.75 AT DOOIt S2.00
Lewis Daniels, Pres., 2285 7th Avenue, Apt. 10, AU 1-3431
Gene Brooks, Business Manager, 107 W. 135th Street, Apt. 4,
AU 6-8433
Walter Warren, Chairman, 101 W. 141st St., Apt. 2, WA 6-8348
James Scott, Secretary, 131 W. 135th street, Apt. 3, AD 4-7249
Chick Wilder, Treasurer
NEW 3-liED ROOM BUNGALOWS
4 BEI) ROOM BUNGALOW on Lot 50’xl!M>0’
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
How Does It Feel to Become
How doe it feel to get old . .
to become a senior ei't’zen?
was a time when the oldest
in a household held toe place
honor. The senior member of
family was revered for the wisdom
that can only be accumulated
ears of living.
Today, however, our c ty life
and economy have changed ail
that and the change has been
f( l many of our older nit zens .. .
persons whose only crime i s living
too many days and years. Grow-
dig old i: their sir, a a ir t society.
“When you’n young you c m
make a living When you’re old
nobody wants you. You’re a draw-
back.” This is om> of the answers
that a tram from United Cammun-
ty Services got when they asked
one of the two Negro Golden Are
Clubs in Savannah what they con¬
sidered to he the greatest problem
of senior citizens.
In conjunction with the current
study here in Chatham County on
the problems of the aging, the As¬
sociate Director of UCS, Stanley
A. Fishier, decided that someone
should ask the oldsters themselves
.ust what they considered to be
their major problems. And so, he
and Miss Margery Hughes, UCS
Public Relaitons Director, set out
to question the members of seven
Golden Age Clubs in Savannah to
find out exactly what senior citi¬
zens themselves felt were the
greatest roadblocks to happine.-
and contentment during life’s later
years.
The following summarizes the
attitudes and opinions of members
of the two Negro Golden Age Clubs
in Savannah.
I
Members of the two groups,
which together totaled some 40
oldsters, all agreed that two little
money to live on was the greatest
problem facing old people in Sa¬
vannah. “There ju.-t isn't enough
money to go from one paycheck to
the other. By the middle of the
month, you have to start just half-
eating,, because there’s nut enough
money to buy enough food,” said
one person.
Tied very closely to finances was
the matter of a suitable place to
live. “A place fit to live is hard
to find,” said one Golden Ager.
“When you do find it, it costs too
much.” Another declared that Ne¬
groes don’t have any voice in de¬
termining housing conditions.
“Many houses have no bath. If
they have a bath, they have no
' hot water. If they have hot
water.
the price is too high.” An 85-year-
old woman spoke up to say that
time of the hoti ’es being offered
for rent and still in use “were
landing when I was a girl.”
F ’ei : ngs of loneliness and a
scnse of uselessness are always
' vith our senior citizens. From one
t v «* senior citizens questioned
r ™ ( ibis thought; “Old folks need
work just as handicapped persons
| n, -od work. They just want to feel
•» part of life.” Another golden
; ' who had spent her working
, Vt ' ar lls a home servant, said
nla'ntivcly: “If there were some-
| [hours, ih'ng for 1 me to do grateful.” to spend my
would be Still
another added: “You can’t get a
iob from nobody when you get old.”
Advice to younger persons so that
they can avoid the handicap of un¬
employment later on, came from
another senior citizen. “Tell the
children to get ail the education
they can," she said. "Then, they'll
be able to keep a job.”
The fact that as we grow older
\Co get sick more often and are
more likely to need the care of doc¬
tors and hospitals and the curative
powers of medicines, is an ever¬
present threat to our older citizens,
according to the answers given by
the Golden Agers. Almost every¬
one in the groups agreed that the
older persons, most of whom live
on small pensions, just can’t afford
to become ill. “Doctors and medi¬
cines are so high and on my little
pension 1 can’t even afford a pill.’*
declared one senior citizen. An¬
other added: “You have to pay or
stay sick. No hospital gives free
care. If you can’t pay they send
you home and you eventually die."
Most of these oldsters cun’t af¬
ford to pay the premiums on hos¬
pitalization insurance.
Other questions indicate that the
aging in our midst want more
Golden Age Clubs, better transpor¬
tation facilities, more recreational
activities, beter nursing homes,
church programs designed particu¬
larly for senior citizens and com¬
panionship with other older peo¬
ple.
But perhaps most of all, these
people who are in the twilight
years of life want to be wanted
and needed and loved. They don't
want the world to pass them by.
They don’t want to be forgotten.
IF WE KNEW HOW
Yes, if we knew how we’d even go up on the nearest hill and
send out smoke signals to be sure you get the latest news
right after it happens. But since we don’t the best we can
do is confine our efforts to giving you the type of home
town paper you can be proud of. AH the local happenings,
news about friends, and national events receive full coverage.
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Make reading (Your Newspaper) a regular habit of yours
and keep informed.
THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE
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