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rEM 5 OF CONTINUOUS PUBLIC SERVICE VOLUME LXXVIII NAACP Sunday Mass Meeting Attracts Overflow Audience SCENES AT NAACP MASS MEETING-—Three of the above photos were taken during mass meeting held March 27 at Greater St. James AME church on East street. The meeting was spon¬ sored by the local chapter theTNAACP to discuss the stu¬ dent '‘Sit-Down’’ tions at lunch counters in National Library Week to be Observed at Savannah State College YMCA to Present Jimm> Crown at Dinner Meet j I i I i ! I j | j i j | j J ' j JIMMY BROWN The Savannah Touchdown • inb sponsored hy the adult prof.rant committee of the W*-;,l Broad Street YMCA will pr,- cut Jimmy Brown, one of professional fool ball’s all-time stars and an All American at Syraeu .<• Uni • as the speaker at the first amm., 1 dinner, brainy, April 2:<, K:«m» at the V. The cost of the dinner will be $1.50 per plate. Brown is a member of the mar keting staff of the l’ep:-i C-da Company of New York and i cm ployed on a year round Ohms. Brown, an All American at Syra- cure in 1057, first drew the at- t,.nton of the sports world at Manhasset High School, Long Is- land, where he was an all round athlete. At Syracuse, he starred in basketball, track arid in addition to football. He named rookie of the year in his first season of professional ball in 1057. Brown was awarded the Thorpe trophy for being chosen 1 the outstanding athlete in the auattuah SHlror AI lams 4-3432 town store.-,. Upper left photo shows W. W. Law, state and local NAACP president < left» shaking hands with Hosea Williams, acting chairman of the local NAACP legal redress committee. Bottom left photo shows plat¬ form guests singing the Nation¬ al Anthem. Bottom right photo shows W. t TT’ti 1958. The Associated Press j i Tiled Dress, International and j | Sporting News also cited Brown | i the outstanding player in 1D5H. j Brown will ho honored at the Savannah Touchdown (-l.nb’s an- nnal dinner with the presentation - * the 5 MCA Achievement Award, ilonoitd also on this occasion w^ll he the chajppion hip basketball I *• si .jf Savannah State College, the It inpUn Jlij'h School teams, f i*y champions in football and hr* kethall, the Liberty County j 1 ItSi-'h' .school boys and ^itls VI. basket- j hall champions in region j 200 tickets will be available for | j the dinner the West Broad j at j .Sfreet YMC/ • ; Temporary officers for the Sa- j : vannali touchdown Ciub are as j follow Joseph Tompkins Turner, High athletic School, j director president; Frank Simmons, athle-1 [ tie director, Alfred E. Beach High School, first vice-president; Myles, athletic director, Sol C.. Johnson High School, second vice- j (ContmueU on Page Five) W. Law and Dr. C. >R. Jordan, local NAACP treasurer, they told the audience that they went to school together, play¬ ed together, and now they are working for freedom together. Upper right photo shows Mr. Law carrying a picket sign in front of Woolworth’s store. The sign reads “Liberty and Justice For All ? ? ?" < », to Meet n Birmingham BIRMINGHAM —.1, It. Radio Station owner, leader, is scheduled the main speaker at the of the annual Omega Fraternity’s seventh e el for April 14-11> in R, Halt memorial auditorium Smith and Gaston building. II" will speak at the program 7 p.m. Friday, April 15. grand kdrpcr of the fr;il<*rnity, will be the ropre ontafive of the The d>: fricl meeting will rcy.is* < al<on ;»1 I p.m. April 11. Ilelcjrates will in the A. (1. (insion all meH in/ r will be Imld in dedicated A. (j. Ibdofc'af,'are expected from 15 chapters located "C cHfnpii:-T,; and in cities slab*-;, namely pla, and The district talent hunt is Thursday. , ffepoi» v will he presented by I. FI if.ford, professor at A t Ini verity, who i the di t.ricf scholarship and Kmory O. Jackson, of the di; trict social Mi -11 ee. Officer include Hr. T. J. Montgomery, district R icrt L Jennings, e Fla., fii ’t vice rli repre ntative; Donald of Miami, indent at ;e (holiest , second vice j'gnreseMtative. Dr. ,J. K Carter, Jr., of - ' district keeper of 1,ld 1 president ^ of the ' » ,a tonal Dental Association; and Thomas, district marshal), Planned social events include net acquainted party night; Omega’s formal dance day night, and varied from the co-operating sororities. Chapter officers include A. Green, basileus; Mr. O’Neal, ,Continued on Page' Four) SAVANNAH. GEORGIA SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1000 A gregarious group of some 2,500 persons, several hundred of which filled standing room spaces inside and outside the main auditorium of the Greater St. James AME church, attend¬ ed the NAACP mass meeting Sunday, and unanimously en¬ dorsed a two-fold boycott against local stores. First: Continue to honor pick- j et lines by not entering any I of the following stores which I j discriminate against Negroes: j j Levy's Department Store, Wool- 'worth, McCrary's Grants, Sit-j vers, Kress, Livingston and) Walgreen Drug stores. Second: Irrespective of tradi¬ tion, and this applies, especial¬ ly, to women and mothers, with¬ hold purchases of Easter cloth¬ ing from any store with the cx- ceptfon of those stores employ- ing Negro salespersons. This idea was put forth hy Hosea Williams, a member of the N A A. C P. legal redress com¬ mittee, who further stated. “We have two great, allies in our fight for equal rights. These are our money and our vote." As an additive to the newi economic embargo againstl stores, W W Law pointed up that lunch counters were not: enough to satisfy the Negro. We want restrooms and drink¬ ing fountains that any custom¬ er may enter or feel free to use, and if they build additional restrooms for Negroes now, they are too late. It. was also mention¬ ed that approximately 39 % of sales purchases are made by Negroes and we are growing weary of making purchases from “lily-white" business establish¬ ments. The highly* responsive audi¬ 1 ence gave thunderous applause i ' I Hr. Virginia Lacy Jones, Speaker On Thursday, April 7, a Nat ional Library Week Convocation will be held at Savannah State College, during the regular all- college assembly. At that time. Dr. Virginia l.aey June: will op pear as the speaker for the occa¬ sion. National Library Week ia spon¬ sored jointly by the National Book Committee, Incorporated and the American Library Association. Tbe purpose of the week is to encourage lifetime reading habits. Since 1545, Dr. Jones has been the Dean of the School of Library Service at. Atlanta University A highly respected member of the Library profession, Dr, Jones has held many important positions in the American Library Association. Dr. J one;.' topic will he “Chal¬ lenges of Librarianship in the Space Age." Tbe Savannah State College Library will present a half hour radio program on Station WSOK, Wednesday, Apn! 6, at 11:00 a.m. The purpose of the program is to emphasize the significance of Nat¬ ional Library Week. E. J. Josey, librarian, Savannah State College, will act as moderator for the dis¬ cussion. Participating librarians and t.heir topics are as follows: Miss Madeline G. Harrison, Cata¬ loging Librarian, Savannah State College, "The Significance of Nat¬ ional Library Week to the College GuiRiiiUed oil Page Seven) to the twenty-five student downers as they were ed; and listened, with intense concern, as Hosea Williams lightened them on the ent picket lines and al lunch counter which were both staged at town chain stores March 26th. There were arrests; however, two ant Incidents were cited white boy, reportedly, a sign from one of the youth- ful picket,or., and tore it, bits, while a city stood by, gleefully, and wltness- ed this occurrence One youth, Legree Burke, was slugged by a white man and refused to re¬ turn the blow. The non-vio¬ lent attitudes and wistful alert¬ ness of these youngsters were cheered and lughJy praised the massive throng. Following this account, ad¬ ditional volunteers were obtain¬ ed for picket duty and a display was made of signs such as “Is our money separate?" and “Are liberty and Justice white only?" A committee was formed to dlr ct . the .. , boycott ^ and Charles , Dal f " y P resident of th ®. ? AACP - voulh * rou P’ S ave a brlef mes ” £af * r During the course of the mo¬ mentous session, local ministers present, who were seated on and around the platform, were ad¬ duced as being positive support¬ ers of thp program and as lay¬ men and advisers to their re¬ spective congregations An interesting mention was made concerning the initiative taken on the part, of some members of the “House of Prayer for All People” to ignore the advice of their minister to refrain from taking a part in the “sit-ins" or related programs. On Saturday evening, a free¬ dom fund drive was launched netting Over $565. Local t rea¬ surer, Dr" Carl Raid:in Jordan, estimated that more than $1,500 was collected at Sunday’s meet¬ ing, exclusive of additional memberships. This figure can be attributed to an on the spot collection and numerous contri¬ butions from local churches, or- ganisatlons and anonymous do¬ nors. Before the concju.sion of the meeting, the young people, in a cheering manner, declared W. W Law as t.heir leader. How¬ ever, Mr. Law responded by say¬ ing, “A thing like this doesn’t go to my head. I know that those who are cheering me to¬ day, could he waiting for me with brickbats next week. And I’ll ia: ready for them.” It, was annoimct d that tl e next -mass meeting will be held Sunday, April 3, at the First Tabernacle Baptist church, 310 Alice street. The highlight of this meeting will be a discussion on “How to Double the Negro Vote la Chatham County." Y Teens Start Membership Drive Members of various local V Teen Club tiave incorporated a Mem her hip Drive with their annual Potato Chip Sale which i now in progress. The Y-Teen who add3 twenty- five (25) or more new members to hn dub will receive an quisite piece of jewelry Tor a group prize, the Y-Teen Club that increases its in embers it t p to severity five (75) or more girls is in for a treat too. Every mem¬ ber of the winning club will re¬ ceive theatre tickets and will be able to choose the East Side or the Dunbar Theatre to enjoy a movie. This intensive Membership Drive will terminate on April 4, the -amo date which will end the Potato Chip Sale. Relatives, friends, and interest¬ ed people throughout the, commun¬ ity are asked to support the young¬ er members of the Young Women’.' Christian Association so that may do a niperio. job during campaign. Who Will He "Miss Jabberwock”? Each of *Uih wiiisoine pictured aimvo ha i tu i eye,, the covet,-,I "Mi 1 crown. Who will win the The answer will bo known the contest closes April 20. Seated in group picture, with Mayor’s Di-Racial Committee NAACP At Sunday’s mass meeting, a mention of Mayor Mingledorff’s bi-mMal committee drew rash criticism from the local chapter officials of tbe NAACP, which ap¬ pear'd to he htghly ‘-auctioned by the group present W W.. Law, local president, characterized this committee an having a nefarious purpose. As a warning note, he said to the huge gathering. “Don't allow it to divide ua- Don't, hitch your wagon to a star which will never go into orbit." Shortly slier the mayor so nounced bis plan to form such a committee consisting of Negroes and whites on ;m equitable b;* sis, Hie NAACP submitted the following list, to Mayor Mjngledorff a;-, possible candidates for consideration: J. S, Delaware, Rev. Curtis Jackson, Rev. L Scott Stall, Jr . Dr. Carl R. Jor dun, Rev. P. A, Patterson, Cody Thomas, Hosea L. Williams, Mrs. /■mnn7,\t; COMMITTEE — nil teacher* are shown in a | planning c iion for the state con¬ vention of Georgia Tearlier* and i ' Education A oeiation to be held j in Savannah on April 6, 7 and 3 J Seated left to right Daniel i Washington, Mis Ellen W Wilson, chairman of muvenir kit*; Mr*, llettir F. Copeland, Mrs Ola B Dingle, president, Chatham Coun¬ G.T.E.A. to Hold 42 nd Annual Convention Here Next Week By DANIEL W. WRIGHT Encompa ini; the genetal “Pursuit of Excellence" the Geor gia Teachers and Education ciation, compost'd of 8,000 Negro teachers the stale, will h<>!0 it 4?.nd an nual convention in Savannah, 6, 7 and 8. Savannahian; preparing to make this the two: * successful convention in the nals of Georgia education. During the morning hour Thursday, April 7, busine:.-. be devoted to the following partment and committee meetings: Classroom teachers, Mrs, Ruth W Pick en.s, president; Price 10c A llama 4-3431 president of the Savannah Alum- j uae Chapter, Mrs. Sadio Steele | left- to n « ht) right, ' the Gloria constant. Gold- are wii'f, ilyadnthia Becton, Jo Ann Jones, and Barbara Ann Wilhite, Barbara Coleman, another contest¬ ant. i shown in single picture at right of group. Jessie Lee Stall, Mr*. Beesie Adams, Sherman Lee Roberson Dr. J, W Jamerson, D. Jaudon and Leford Because the above mentioned names were ignored, Law further stated: “The mayor has made it. clear what he expects of the com¬ mittee, and it grieves us deeply. He has mid that people need to become aware of what the city ia doing. U seems that everybody is aware of what the city Is do¬ ing except the mayor himself The people on the committee have shown they would prefer to sit down nl Lily Hull than at a lunch counter. Committeemen of our selection would not be mistaken for janitors or porters.” .This discourse drew laughter from the audience. The committee, headed by the mayor, which drew the blasting iContinued on Page Five) Teacher* Association; Mrs Nancy H Walker, committee; Daniel W Wright, director of public rela- tion: , Edward Williams, Jr., co housing committee. fhelma DeVeaux, member of hous- mg committee; Miss Barbara L. Burk 0 , chairman of Standing—left to right Carolyn Kirkland, chairman, Harold Stinson, president Jeanes , ■■upervi ..or s, Mrs. Ada Price, pic ident; Higher Education, Dr. E. K. Williams, president; Librar¬ ian:, Mr*. Helen Burnette, presi¬ dent; Retired Teachers, G. F. Rivet , pre blent; Guidance and Counseling, C. M. Ashmore, presi¬ dent; Vocational Educational, E. F. Parrish, president; Visiting Teachers, Ed war V. Fletcher president. Dr. W. H. Dennis will culminate the day’s activities with an address in the evening. The candidacy of several aspir¬ ant: to execute offices in the Georgia Teachers and Education Association has been announced us NUMBER 2« a BARBARA COLEMAN Interdenominational Ministers Alliance Endorses “Sit-Down’ Movement The Interdenominational Min¬ isters’ Alliance of Savannah, at Its regular March mbeting. voted wholehearted support 'of the sit-in movement now in progress throughout the South. The ministers decided upon this stand after much discus¬ sion of the religious, moral, le¬ gal and social implications in¬ volved. committee; Norman B. F.lmoi •>, past, director, Region II; Mrs. Olivia Golden, Miss Ms ip Merit* Wright, president, C l a i s room Teachers Association;- Mrs. Kath¬ leen Scruggs, Mr*. Janie Bov.-i ; Mrs, Minnie S, Wallace, Mr . Clynetta F Marcus; Mrs. Inna t. Field*. Jeanes Supervisor; Willie I l(eid,.chatimai), housing commit¬ tee. follows: IL E Ta,te, vice presi¬ dent; James C. Reese, vice pre i- dent; Farris T. Johnson, vice president; C. E. Stanley, v president; Frank Robinson, trra • urer; Homer T. Edward;, trea - urer and R J. Martin, treasurer. National Library Week will be observed in all schools April The theme for the week is: “Open Wonderful New Worlds—Wake Up and Read". In order to accomplish the va-t amount of work necessary to stag¬ ing the I960 convention the fob lowing committees were utilizedt i Continued on Page Four,