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SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 1960 PRESIDENT LILLIAN COFFEY, president of the man's International Church of Cod in Christ, will liver her annual message at big conclave, set for May 4-8, Kansas City, Kan. The vention Musical will be held day night, May 3. (Associated gro Press Photo) Baptist Ministers The Savannah Baptist ivers Alliance met Tuesday the YMCA. Devotions conducted by Rev. L. L. The president, Rev. E A. ers, asked the secretary, Rev. L. M. Moore, A read article 2 of the H«|tio n which stated that the . Vannah v ann<ah Bffiintist. Baptist Ministers Ministers liance will not affiliate in political affair, local or nr matters that will the spiritual part of the ance. Visitors were Mrs. and Mrs. Flewellen ing the Chatham County sade for voters. An invitation extended Alliance by Rev. L. L. Small 'hold weekly sessions at Home Baptist c'hurcih was cepted. The body will meet Happy Home Tuesday, May at 12 noon. Rev. E. M. letfp will deliver the accompanied by Edgar Pless, piano. A^^bjryitiqn of $10.00 was en by tJie Alliance to the MihG"-;' A. n.vhi Connor’s Temple Sunday School was ed Bv Superintendent rjt '^foijtior’s Terrrole. The sm was reviewed by Rev. T astor of Abyssinia c lurch, who also delivered r lorning worship message. Jlunior dlioir rendered the ■Sjc. A pew rally was ft'iiuj by the Usher Board 1{ hr'TKe spring revival ij poing .held this week. is Rev. L. T. ofl Wayeross. On next evening the communion will be held at 2'30 •the messages will be Whitehead. Ijy the pastor, Rev. W. St. Mary’s AME j Rev. Charlie Fogle, (jonducted the Sunday at, St. Mary’s AME Sir. and Mrs. David Bush be* Baptized on May 15. and Mrs. S. Snipe were at the church last Sunday. Union Baptist Usher Bwfird Wo Senior Ushers of m j Baptist church met on 14 with the president. Smith, presiding. Johnson of 216 W. street and Francis Clark 1003 W 50th street were ported ill. Rev. L. C. Sapp pruffcok - . ICFTU Sets May First For Free Labor’s Boycott Free labor’s world boycott Soeftr African exports as an pression of abhorrence of South African government’s heid” racial policies, will fc 1. It will last for at two months. . -Sfnrn*- free labor like the British trades Union gress, the German Federation Labor, the AFL-CIO and the ional labor organizations of Scandinavian countries have ready initiated consumer boycott action. The IcyTU, which has 135 or¬ ganizations in 100 countries, call¬ ed upon all those affiliated gaijjptmffs which have not al¬ ready done so to organize a con¬ sumer boycott in their countries. At the same time 56 '^bullion-strong YMCA Activities The first annual dinner and pro¬ gram of the Savannah Touchdown Club will be held Friday night, April 29, 8:00 P.M. at the West Broad Street YMCA. The princi¬ pal speaker will be Jimmy Brown, Marketing Specialist for the Pepsi Cola Company of New York, and fullback for the Cleveland Browns Professional Football team. The dinner will lie .presided over by Joseph J. Turner, president of the Savannah Touchdown Club. Soloist will be Miss Sandra Simon, a senior at the Alfred E. Beach High School, accompanied by Haroid Rosser, a member of the Omega Hi-Y. club of Alfred E. Beach High School. The awarding of the Plaques will be made by John W. Lyons Sr., Chairman, Adult Program Committee of the Board of Man¬ agement of the West Broad Street YMCA. Plaques this year will go to the Championship Basketball team of Savannah State College, Championship Basketball teams of the Liberty County High School (Boys and Girls), the Tompkins High School Football and Basket¬ ball city champions, and to Jimmy Brown for outstanding achieve¬ ment. The Savannah Pepsi Cola Company will furnish the awards this year and succeeding years for the Savannah Touchdown club. Officers for the Savannah Touchdown club are: Joseph J. Turner, president; Frank Sim¬ mons, first vice-president; John Myles, second vice-president; Alex¬ ander Von Speed, secretary; Raleigh Macon, treasurer. All male members of the West Broad Street YMCA are automatically members of the Savannah Touch¬ down club. Mrs. Francis J. Johnson has re¬ signed her position as USO Staff Aide at the West Broad Street YMCA to go with her husband to Selfridge Air Base, Michigan. She will be succeeded by Miss Anne Jenkins, Senior Hostess for many years. The month of May will begin the fourth annual “Queen of the Coastal Empire” contest. This program is an offering of the Adult Program Committee of the Board of Management of the West Broad Street YMCA. This year’s “Queen” will receive an all ex¬ pense trip to Paris, France dur¬ ing the Christmas holidays. The contest will close October 26. The second place winner will be given an all expense paid trip to the Orange Blossom Classic, which will be held at Miami, Flo¬ rida, December 10. She will be a guest of the Famous Empress Hotel on Miami Beach. Entries will be accepted during the month of May by Joseph R. Jenkins, Executive Secretary, West Broad Street YMCA. The weekly USO dance for all servicemen will be held Saturday beginning 8:30 P.M. at the YMCA. The publicity committee for the play, "Dark Victory,” which will be given by the West Broad Street YMCA Flayers Guild May 13 at the Alfred E. Beach High School auditorium, is composed 6f Mrs. Mamie M. Hart, chairman; Mrs. Sarah D. Herring, Mrs. Sadie Steele and Mrs. Maggie Stevens. The entire committee are gradu¬ ates of Savannah State College. This committee is urging that those who wish to make this year’s play the best attended, to buy tickets early. Tickets are avail¬ able at the West Broad Street YMCA, and may be bought from the various members of the com¬ mittee. The entire cast under the super¬ vision of J. B. Clemmons, director, is working hard to give a fine performance. Mrs. Hart urges that the general public make May 13 a must on your agenda. addressed a manifesto to all work¬ ers of the free world appealing for their support for the boycott. It was to protest against South Africa’s racial policies and denial of trade union rights to millions of African workers that the ICFTU’S Sixth World Congress in Brussels last December decided upon the boycott. This was in¬ tended to provide tangible support of free labor’s solidarity with the people of South Africa and to exert maximum pressure on the Government with a view to chang¬ ing its “apartheid” policies and its denial of trade union rights. A special manifesto is being ad¬ dressed to the South African peo¬ ple themselves to explain the rea¬ sons which prompted the ICFTU to organize the boycott. Free trade union organizations NAACP Holds Sixth Mass Meeting ironTinuefl from Page One 1 ated equal, the Rev, Mr, Jackson i sab). W. W. T.aw, the local branch president, took over the helm, and | told of a cross being burned in j his neighborhood. Mr. Law asked those who were sitting in at Kress last Saturday to stand; they were showered with applause.- John Me- MiHnn, the student who was struck nt Kress, was asked to address the audience. Mr. McMillan said that there was no malice in his heart for his white brother who saw fit, to break his cheek bone; instead, the young veteran said that he has love in his heart. Mc¬ Millan said that he was confused to have served in the U.S. Army, fighting for freedom in Korea, and to return home to he refused service at Kress only because he was a Negro. The audience was enthusiastic in their applause of appreciation for the courage of this young American Negro. As a climax to his talk, Mr. Mc¬ Millan gave two reasons why the students were staging sit-ins; “First, they are tired of second- class citizenship, and secondly, seg¬ regation is dead.” The young vet¬ eran stated that he was going to sit in again and again until he receives first-class citizenship. He implored the crowd to stay out of stores on Broughton Street and to support the NAACP. Mr. McMil¬ lan received a standing ovation from the audience. The chairman of the church work committee, Rev. F. D. Jau- don, called for new members and presided over the collection of the public offering. Following the public offering, Mr. Law, the president of the NAACP, made a plea for addition¬ al persons to serve as pickets. He called on Mrs. Tina Rhodes, a lady who was fired from her job at the Union Bag-Camp Co., be¬ cause of her participation in the boycott movement. Mrs. Rhodes made a stimulating, effective and eloquent plea for assistance on the picket line, and she indicated that she was determined to pick at until she received full citizenship. Sidney A. Jones, Jr., a candi- date of the Democratic party in the Chicago municipal elections and a native of Savannah, spoke on the dire need for voter regis¬ tration in order to achieve full status as American citizens. Mr. Jones indicated that as a native of Savannah, he was proud of the fight for freedom by the Negro people of Savannah. The speak¬ er also emphasized that the action taken here is legal and that whites and Negroes in Chicago were sup¬ porting the effort by picketing Kress and Woolworth stores in the Windy City. Attorneys B. C. Mayfield and E. H. Gadsden, members of the le¬ gal staff, were introduced and ac¬ claimed by the audience. Samuel J. Brown read the statement draft¬ ed by the executive committee of the NAACP to the Mayor which set forth the position of the or¬ ganization. The statement was unanimously accepted by the group. (The full text of the state¬ ment will be found in this issue of the Tribune.) Hosea Williams, chairman of the legal redress committee, gave a report on the Easter boycott. Mr. Williams implored the people not to shop on Broughton Street. He advised that “if you MUST shop, shop on West Broad!” / in each country will, on the basis of goods imported from South Africa, decide which of those goods could be effectively subject¬ ed to a boycott. The following are the main products which could be easily boycotted by consumers:— Sherry, wines and spirits; can¬ ned foods — jams, fruit, fish, meat, vegetables; fresh fruit — apples, oranges, lemons, grapes and grapefruits; and fresh fish. Rosary Social Club T o Rosary Social club met April 20 at the home of Mrs. Bessie Reddick, 11 East Sixth street, with the president, Mrs. Faustine Bigfion, presiding. Games were played and prizes won by Mrs. Lucille Bryant, Mrs. Susie Stephens and Mrs. E. F. Bignon. Next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Susie Stevens, 609 East Broad street. SEE PAUL and ANDY For Ignition, Starters, Generators and Carburetors Phone ADams 2-0221 TTTF, SAVANNAH TRIBUNE. SAVANNAn, GEORGIA r . i ( j RECEIVE SCOTT GRANTS — Shown are the four Scott scholars for 1960-61 who received Scott Paper Foundation grants following a competition on the Howard Uni¬ versity campus last weekend. At top are Willie, Jean Malone of Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Ala., Omegas Hold Successful Meet BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — “Your image of yourself will determine your destiny,” declared J. B. Itlay- ton, of Atlanta, Ca., in the feat¬ ured address at the theme session of the three-day 23rd annual meet¬ ing of the Seventh D i s t r i c>t of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity ThO:! hf L. II. Hall Auditorium, ,(A.l G. Gaston Building), • ... - Mr. Blayton, grand keeper of finance for Otnega Psi Phi Fra¬ ternity, is president of M u t u a 1 Federal Savings and Loan 'Assyria Frdfek tion, Atlanta and Carnegie sor at Atlanta University. He was the official representative of tne Omega Supreme Council at tfoe meeting. Introduced by John J. Drew, manager of Alexander hnd Com¬ pany, Mr. Blayton, a c e r t i f i e d public accountant, spoke from the subject, “Your Image and Your¬ self.” “What you think you can do you can do. What you cannot imagine you can do you cannot do,” declared Mr. Blayton, owner of Radjo Station WF1RD in Atlanta. He was one of the first Negro per¬ sons to become a certified public accountant. Of the 46 Negro CPA’s in this nation today, 23 of them were taught and trained by Mr. Blayton. For his 36 years of Omega iden¬ tity and service, Mr. Blayton was presented a citation by the Seventh District. The plaque speech was made by Jesse Dandy,' a Birming¬ ham student at Alabama A. & M. Join the ,00) '/Parade fool W I, , ■ V- St tirro ('o. sa ELECTRICALLY SEE YOUR FAVORITE ELECTRIC APPLIANCE DEALER - TODAY! Savannah Electric and Power Co. left, and Alma T. Pinnix of Ben¬ nett College, Greensboro, N. who was selected as finalist. At lower left is A. Battle, Hampton • Hampton, Va., with Mary beth Ellis, S pel man College, At¬ lanta. College. Theme of the meeting was “To- ward Freedom F ulf illment Through Business and Job Oppor¬ tunities,” Emory O. Jackson, director of social action for the Seventh dis¬ trict, presented the National News¬ paper Publishers Association Uuss- wtirm Award to A. G. Gaston, Mr. Jackson is a member of the NNPA board of directors. Welcome greetings came from Mrs. Alice P. Allen, assistant to the president of Miles College; I,. J. Willie, seerptary to Booker T. Washington Insurance Company and S. C, O'Neal, vice basileus of the host chapter. Robert Brewster, director of the Westfield High School choir played the piano prelude and di¬ rected the Westfield High Choir. Mrs. Gregory Durr White, direc¬ tor of the IJIlman High School choir Served as accompanist. Invocation by James Stone and introduction of delegates and visi¬ tors by Robert L. Thomas, district mar. hall, rounded out the pro¬ gram. Attending the meeting, which opened Thursday afternoon, April 14, were delegates from campus and graduate Omega chapters in Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi, A. L. Green, host basileus, ex¬ tended greetings at the closed Thursday afternoon session. C. L. Demand of Montgomery discussed the theme. Memorial services conducted by John B. Pettush of Biloxi, Miss, and rededication services conduct¬ ed by the Xi Omieron Chapter of Huntsville, a seminar on sit-ins and Fine Arts Festival (Continued from Page One* program will consist of musical lections by the mixed chorus, ensemble, female trio, concert and clarinet choir. An art exhibit will take in the Fine Arts Building on day and will consist of a wide riety of contributions by both dents in the Department of Arts and several prominent bers of the community. On Tuesday evening, May the English department of Sol Johnson High School will two one-act plays, “The Duckling,” by A. A. Milne, “The Devil and Daniel by Stephen Vincent Benet. plays are under the direction Mrs. P. R. Brooks and Mrs. E. May. On Wtxlncsday evening, May the program will consist of ditions by the Creative Groups and the Johnson Jazz of Sol C. Johnson High, under instructions of Mrs. A. Levy, B. Harris and R. Dilworth. The programs on May 2, 3 4, sponsored by Sol C. High School, will be held in drim Auditorium each night 8 o’clock. At. the All-College Assembly Thursday at noon, the Beach School Band will be featured a concert under’ the direction Samuel Gill. The final event of the will be the piano recital on day evening by the piano of Mrs. Alice C. W’right, local ano teacher and instructor of sic at Sol C. Johnson High The Elementary Department der the chairmanship of Mrs. A. DeVeaux and Mrs. S. will present, “The May This annual field day will be held on May 12 at Sol Johnson School elementary from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. first through seventh will pate. The homemaking and industrial arts department have an exhibition of projects on May 11, 12 and 13. election of officers were features. In a two-way contest for trict representative, incumbent Brooks emerged over Harry Vander of Jackson, Miss. In a four-way contest for district representative Mr. came out ahead. Others for the office were Artis Lark Birmingham and W. A. In the five-corner battle for ond vice-basileus, a student tion, J. B. Williams of College, Atlanta, Ca., came out top. Bidding for the office Percy L. Royster of Miles Daniel Williams, Clarence and Edward Carwise. B. I. Greene, of Biloxi, was re-elected keeper of and seal and Dr. J. E. Carter, Augusta, Ga., was re-elected er of finance, both without tion. The delegates created the of state representative, one each of the four states which up the seventh district. Piano Guild Auditions, May Church p p. ett*. . ... * - MRS. GERTRUDE L, Adjudicator , Local piano pupils from classes of Mrs. A. 0. Wright Miss B. Cobb, Savannah College, have registered as dates for I960 membership in National Fraternity of Musicians, sponsored by the tional Guild of Piano Teachers which their teachers are This group of young piano ists will play in the National Playing Auditions and strive Pledge, Local, District, State, tional or even International which the Mother organization confer according to the number standard classic, romantic modern pieces chosen from Masters of piano-forte each student can creditably form in the presence of an ed examiner of note from Miss Sepia Savannah,' Savannah's bathing beauty test this year is to be a part a thirteen city participation in .State of Georgia. Sponsored year by Market Service of Frank Freeman of Radio WJ1V, will direct the program to be held at Inn on Wednesday, May 11th. Williams, popular M.C. of York, will bo master of ies. Mr. Williams is in the gia area this month making rangements for the programs he held in thirteen cities in gia. J. All girls eighteen years of NAACP Assures Looby Of “Fullest Support” New York — Roy Wilkins, exe¬ cutive secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, has assured Z. Alexander Looby, bombed Nash¬ ville NAACP attorney and lead¬ er, of the Association’s fullest sup¬ port.” In addition to being a member 'of the Nashville City Council, Mr. Looby is a member of the NAACP national Board of Directors and is chief counsel in defense of 153 Fisk, Mcharry and Tennessee stu¬ dents arrested for participation in sit-in demonstrations. He has a long record of service in civil rights cases including participation Woolworth’s Sales Drop (Continued from rage one) York City on February 13. Since then picket lines manned by unions churches, NAACP branches, and other groups have spread the boy¬ cott of this discriminatory chain We maintain an active sales farce for selling houses, ban- ! ralcws, business property, lots and Investment property, ]! We are ready to serve you whether yon wish to bay of sett - • Insurance written at a 25% saving to yon. We reflect rente--Over 29 years experience. ieUingX^^^ X RsAfeiaaS) h ;; Suying-Selling :: Loans Insurance Savannah, Georgia • • . i 9 York st„ East Phones ADams 2-6292 — Adams 3-5CSS NOTICE! The Breeze at Hilton Head Welcomes Motorcades Most Ideal for Churches. We Invite you to come in or write The Breeza Hwy. 46, Ililton Head, S. C., or Call Mrs. Janie Brown AD 3-0445 PAGE TtTREl state. From coast to coast over 40,000 enthusiastic piano pupils of the nation will participate in this an¬ nual national piano-playing evir.t being held in 403 music center*'of the country and every entrant worth his salt will be certificated, given a gold or bronze embossed pin. a year’s Membership in the National Fraternity of Student Musicians and Piano Hobbyist* of the World. Begun at Hardin-Simmons Uni¬ versity, Abilene, Texas, in 1929, national headquarters are still maintained in Texas, where Rules and Regulations are available on request free of charge by address¬ ing Piano Guild, Box 1113, Augtin, Texas. The names of the local entrant*, pupils of Mrs. A. C. Wright, art Glen Alexis, Grin Luvoid Alexis, Marian Etla Butler, Paulette But¬ ler, Yvonne Butler, Sheila Mozelle Clemmons, Arthur Curtright, Gene Arlene Dobson, Ruth Dale Ford; Edith Faye Jason, Anita Kelley, Renee J. Williams, and Shirley of Annette Cutter. Entrants of Miss Cobb are: Dannette Harden, Yvonne Luten, Harriette Mason and Marilyn Stone. Twelve pupils of Miss D. A. Robinson, Liberty County Training School, McIntosh, Ca. will also en¬ of ter the audition. Auditions are private with pupil and judge. Mrs. Gertrude L. Buyck of Saint Matthews, S. C., will se/ve as judge. Mrs. Buyck has had thirty years of piano teaching experience and is an accomplished pianist. and over are eligible to compete to become “Miss Sepia Savannah.” First prize winner for Savannah will receive an all expense trip to Jekyll Island and be the guest of the luxurious Dolphin Motel and prizes from the WJIV’s sponsor¬ ed stores in addition to take a part in the finals to be held at Jekyll Island Dolphin Motel dur¬ ing the week of June 19th. Entry blanks can be secured at WJIV’s sponsored stores or from Frank Freeman at WJIV, 128 W. Taylor St. For all other informa¬ tion contact Frank Freeman. (Adv.) as counsel in the Columbia, Term., riot case of 1946. The text of Mr. Wilkins’ tele¬ gram to the Nashville leader fol¬ lows: We are deeply distressed and angered by the dastardly attempt to assassinate you and your wife. This plot reveals the bankruptcy and desperation of diehard segre¬ gationists and clearly protends the end of their hated system. Wa hail your courage and leadership in defense of the students and whole civil rights struggle. We are gratified by your determina¬ tion to remain in the fight and assure you of our fullest support. Wooiworth is the largest restau¬ rant operator in the country, not only in the number of units but also in sales volume. Restaurant and counter units are the biggest dollar volume producer for the company. More than half a mil¬ lion people are served during the lunch hour at Woolworth each day, to Carey.