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SATURDAY, MAY 7, 1960
7th NAACP
Mass Meet
Held Sun.
(Uontmimri from Page One)
King” was then sung by the St
Flos X Glee club.
.'.In her introduction of
fpeaker, Dr. Carl R.
Mrs. Esther P. Garrison,
F'ary -f the Savannah
rf-ttre NAACP extolled Dr.
dan “as a very sincere
an Jmnort.ant spoke in
wheel of freedom and the
raid up individual lUe
rf if-e Cnvonnah Chapter
the NAACP.”
Dr. Jordan, in an
f ddress. xrud that the
that the Negro is engaged
will not be won without
sacrifice. The
surgeon said that freedom
intangible; these
ideas.have motivated the
est achievements Of the
race. The Negro’s
fulness has had to be used
combatting inequities instead
being used in building up
ehurch and country. Some
pie think that we are only
ing to sit down at the Five
i Ten instead
* Cents store,
want everything as a
The crowd applauded him vig
orously.
“We want to demonstrate
our white brothers that we
fomc virtues that they do
ha/o,' the distinguished
tor said. We should not
tate to violate local or
laws if they violate human
nity. “How is it possible
the city fathers to Implore
to stop using peaceful
sion by picketing of stores
do not treat us as
brings.” A thunderous
supported Dr. Jordan’s
The address was
with a reading of “The
of Racism” by the
surgeon.
The Rev. a. J. Martin,
of Townsley Chapel AME
made the appeal for funds.
eral churches and
made generous contributions.
Westley W. Law, the
donfoTf thh Savannah
of, the NAACP gave
events of the post week.
fntv paid that the Mayor
('RKvVr'to Broughton street
personally supervise the
cf three young people who
sifting-rn at Kress. Mr.
then told the audience that
City Council on next
Will pass an ordinance
at the Negro people. “Even
our pickets are moved
Broughton street, their
will be still picketing!
visible picket line will
an invisible line, and I
ally will not cross the line.’
audience approved with
applause.
“On Friday, the great
Barnes personally went to
worth to supervise the
even though the manager
to hide to prevent
charges.” This is the
“get tough policy,” Mr.
said. The president
ed the Negro people of
nah for supporting the
“We are fighting for our
life, if this odious ordinance
passed by the City Council
4 law Friday. is unlawful. We know What that
want to do is to exhaust us.
war is not won by one battle!
We shah see that this law
struck down by the courts,”
distinguished NAACP
said. The 2500 persons
gave Mr. Law a resounding
plause.
“This fight has now
to the old slavery days
our fore fathers stole away
their meetings.” Mr. Law
gan to sing the noted
spiritual “Steal Away to
The crowd joined him enthusi¬
astically. Don’t believe every¬
thing that you read in the Sa¬
vannah Morning News, Mr. Law
said. He called Oscar White
to the platform and said
the Morning News reported that
Mr. White had on an NAACP
sweater. Mr. White said that
he did not have on a
sweater. Mr. Law added that
the Morning News has now be¬
come the official organ of
White Citizens Council.
On Thursday morning, Law¬
yer Mayfield will begin the le¬
gal defense df the sit-ins
which may be the beginning of
our fight to the U. S. Supreme
Court, Mr. Law stated.
Mr. Law introduced several
Charm Week
At SSC
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j will iio hold in the Audio-Visual
Aids Center at 10:20 n.m. and 3:20
p.m. During the forums, cm
phasis will be placed on ['■rooming.
A movie will ho town in Mel-
drim Auditorium at 7:C'n p.m. on
Tuesday, May 10.
Film forums will again be lv*H
in the Audio-Visual Aids (Vrter
at l® 1 ® 1 a m - an '* n.m. \\cl¬
nesdav, May 11. I mnluoas wnl
P la<>c ^ 0,1 pcrs mal.ty.
The All-Cnllere Assembly at 12
noon. Thursday, will LaDne Mnr-
I Rnerite Tiggs, junior child care
major, as speaker. Tie Pa.--.uvr
of the Mantle Ce’emamy, hi • <>-. imr
the highest ranking junior women,
will be a part of the program,
Medea, Euripides’ universal
tragedy of protest agnin- t women’s
status in a man’s, world, will he
presented by the College Playhouse
as the culminating activity of,
Charm Week, Thursdav, May 12,
*t 8:00 p.m. in Meldrim Aiuli-i
torium.
Starring as Medea is Josie Simp-,
son, senior English mnjo and cuv-
,ent ^ iss • ( ' tis i,T, t‘’hcll,
freshnrmn sociil1 science mn - ior -
plays Jason, the ambitious hero
and explorer.
| Medea’s old Nurse is played by
1 ^ !U0 h vn Vinson, sophomore social
I Q OI .j nt j 1) ; s cna( .ted bv Bobbie Hill,
freshman class president,
Sherman RobersOT1> se)lior gen .
| era j sc j ence major, has duel roles,
jhe tutor and Jason’s slave. Emma ;
e McCrory, sophomre Aegeus,] English,
[ major, plays the role of
ruler of Athens,
The three women of Corinth,
Roberson Jeffers’ telescoping of]
the Greek chorus, are played by
( Gladys Lambert, junior social sei-
ence major, Yvonne McGtockton,
junior English major, and Verdell ’
Lambert, sophomore English maj-1
or -
Youth Leader
Honored for
Service
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'Continued from vnw Otim
vention, at which more than
1.000 lay and professional youth
workers are gathered. The As¬
sociation is composed of men
and women wfho make Plays ]
club work their career and who]
have for established high standards]
recognition of achievement. ,
A total of 700 years of service]
by to the (Bovs’ 20 clubs is represented re-] ]
youth leaders who
ceived the award.
ItTrs. Callen is program chair¬
man of the Savannah Social
Workers group, member of Fed-J Ga. j
Social Conference, YWCA.,
oration of Women’s clubs, Sa-
vannah Chapter of Links, Inc
and a communicant cf St. Mat¬
thew’s Episcopal church.
youth NAACP leaders from At¬
lanta who (have distinguished
themselves as freedom fighters.
Mr. Law admonished all who
were present to come' by the]
NAACP office to pick up hand- ;
bills ito place information in !
every Negro’s hands, so that
everyone will know our new
procedures and policies.
Miss Margie DeLoder made a
presentation of $250.00 from
the Young Adult Association to
the legal defense funds of the ,
sit-ins. Before the close of the
meeting, Dr. Carl iR. Jordan,
received a great ovation for his
gift of a $500.00 NAACP Life
Membership to his gracious
wife, Mrs. Annie K. Jordan. The!
meeting ended with a determin-J
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the observance of the 15th Nat¬
ional Home Demonstration Week,
May 1-7, emphasis is being put on
better living. Top lift, Home De¬
monstration Agent Jerelein L.
Bullard, Jefferson County, Ark.,
and District Agent Marguerite P.
Williams get pointers from Acting
ed Negro community dedicat¬
ed to continue its heroic fight
for freedom.
Poultry Food
Show Winners
Announced
'Continued from Dun- on*i
Sci’vires,” was carried out with
the colorful array of poultry dish¬
es around the world.
Prize Winners were as follows:
Unusual dishes — A relish tray
with cranberry mayonnaise and
ginger cranberry relish — Mrs.
Aretha Micheal, Harvest House
Restaurant,
Cakes — German chocolate rake.
Miss Marietta Baker, Harvest
House Restaurant.
Salads — Chicken salad, Cyrus
Mekiver, chef, Bethesda School for
Hoys.
Yeast Breads — Warren Smart,
twisted rolls, Pirate’s House Rest¬
aurant.
Quick Breads — Buttermilk bis¬
cuits, Mrs. Ruby Burnett, Our
House Restaurant.
Casserole — Chicken wiggle,
Mrs. Gussie Mae Allen, Pirate's
House Restaurant.
Lies — Egg custard, Mrs. Sadie
Campbell, Our House Restaurant.
Broiled — Chicken-a-la-parslcy,
Mrs. Gussie Allen, Pirate’s House
Restaurant.
Fried — Geeehe fried chicken,
Warren Smart, Pirate’s House
Restaurant.
Baked — Hen with dressing and
giblet gravy, Mrs. Eldora Niles,
Our House Restaurant.
Second prize winners:
Salads — Tomato surprise, Mrs.
Frances Givens, Harvest House.
Cakes — Easter Bonnet cake,
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President Earl C. Evans of Ark¬
ansas State College on making eon
crete block homes more attractive
by sawing lines into the blocks
before laying them to make them
look like small bricks. Mr Evans’
country home in background i:
such .a house.
Mrs. Ruby Myers, Savannah Gas
Company.
Cookies — Hetty Cress, Mrs.
Alma Jones, Pirate’s House Rest¬
aurant.
Unusual Beverages — Swisett
“Pick Me Up,” Frank Bird, Pirate's
Cove.
Yeast Bread — Cyrus Mekivyr, link¬
Bethesda School for Boji.s.
er House Rolls.
Casserole — Old f a s ft 1 o n e d
Chicken Pie, George McWilliams,
our House. ,•>
The Pirate’s House Rtsfaurant
excelled in all categories for grand
prize award. \
W. T. Grant
Stores to
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this had been done.
He warned that to continue the
“status quo can only succeed in
creating ill-will among the Negroe-
who constitute a large segment of
Grant's customers.”
Lustenberger asserted that the
sit-down campaign protesting eat¬
ing places that bar Negroes had
not been “a major element in the
operations of Grant's stores.
He said that out of the 180
stores the chain has in the South
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Top right, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
I'oiiun, tenant farmers of Bailey,
N. proudly show their freezer
I food to their home agent,
a ret II. Wade. Bottom,
o of Florida county home
i. i n,. -i-,i: atioii agents improve
> ill in making slip covers.
there had been active demonstra-
ti.ms affecting seven stores and
"seven others with very minor
demonstrations.”
l<ist Rites Held for
Mr. Bolden
Funeral services for James
Bold a were held Thursday af¬
ternoon; April 28 at Bethlehem
Baptist church. Rev. L. S.
fitell, Jr , officiated. He was
!>r: sted by Rev. Grant, Rev,
Givens"'arid Rev. Singletery.
Interment was in Lincoln Me¬
morial cemetery with Byncs-
v-t+U Kmwral Home in charge
f wrvffiaqftients. %
M* ftden had been in ill
health*' for a few weeks, but
felt well enough to attend ser-
;ices on Sunday morning. He
was i rifcken shortly after arriv¬
ing home from church and was
taken to Memorial hospital
where he died early Monday
morning, April 25.
He was a native of Albany,
j Ga., and the son of the late Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Bolden. He
] was joined in holy wedlock to
Miss Jeanet Williams and they
moved to Savannah In 1916.
Mr. Bolden joined the Beth-
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a i <i nuiinmci——
Left to right: Mrs. Irie Mae Clark,
Tallahassee; Miss Gladys Wilkins,
formerly of Lake City; Mrs. ldella
Kelly, formerly of Ocala; Mrs.
Leontine Williams, Gainesville;
Miss Floy Britt, district agent; and
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Ichem Baptist church during
the paxtorateof Rev. D. Canty.
He was ordained deacon by
Rev. Canty and he also served
faithfully as chairman of the
deacon board for many years.
He was always willing and
ready to help when called up¬
on and was held in high esteem
by all who knew him.
He was employed as a fire¬
man for the Seaboard'Railway
Company for forty-three years
and was planning to retire on
September 14, 1960. He was
also a member of the
and active in civic affairs.
Surviving are 'Ms wife, Mrs.
Jeanet Bolden; one
Miss Vivian Bolden; one son,
Nathanlel Bolden; three grand
children, a sister, six brothers,
children, a sister, six brotxhers,
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House Democrats Pass
$1 Billion Bill
WASHINGTON, (AND On
an almost strictly partisan vote,
Democrat passed a $1 billion hous¬
ing bill here last: week, hut in »n
doing lost their zeal for civil
rights by voting down an amend¬
ment that would have prohibited
racial bar. is in housing deals in¬
volving federal fund
All four Negro members voted
against the civil rights amend¬
ment, including A. Clayton Powell
of New Yoi k who has sponsored
similar protective clauses in the
past, presumably because it was
offered by a Republican Alvin M.
Bentley of Michigan.
The Bentley amendment would
deny funds for any mortgage pur¬
chases where there is di erinima-
tion agin si the purchase, rental,
or occupancy of a house because
of race, religion, or color.
Bentley said discrimination in
housing is found in virtually every
area of the country, not just in the
south,
Rep. Thomas B. Curtis (R., Mo.)
asserted that if the northern Dem¬
ocrats meant all they said during
the long civil rights debate they
would get together with the Re¬
publicans and adopt the amend¬
ment.
an aunt, a mother-in-law,
three brothers-in-law, three .sis¬
ters-in-law, one daughter-in-
law, other relatives and friends.
St. James Bapt. Church
Sunday services at St. James
Baptist church began with the
Sunday School, Sunt. E. Holmes
in charge. At 11 o’clock ser¬
vices the pastor, Rev. E. Brooks
spoke. Holy communion was
observed at 2:30 p. m. Visi¬
tors were welcomed by Mrs. J.
Bradshaw. Rev. K. Kennon
delivered the evening message.
youth Day will be observed on
May 15. Mrs. Rosa Lee Fields
is chairman.
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First Christ Holiness
Lanlet, ,Ga.—Sunday School
at First Christ Holiness church
was held at 1 o'clock last Sun¬
day. The 4 p. m. sermon was
delivered by Missionary Kelley
with response by Missionary It.
Stewart and Mother C. Harris.
Missionary S. Harris of Savan-
j nah was present. At the even-
j ing service, the sermon was de-
livered by Missionary W. B.
i Jones with response by the pas-
tor, Elder E. Owens. Sunday,
| May 8, baptism will begin at 10
o’clock.
PAGE THRBB
But Rep. Albert Rains CD.,
Ua.), author of the bill, charged
Hen (ley’s amendment was a “mere
ivirthimentnry trick” to kill the
bill, and on a teller vote, in which
'he members march up the aisle
•nut are counted, the amendment
was defeated, 126 to 83.
Later, Rep. Gordon L. McDon-
ugh (R., Cal.), who charged th®
b"is!ation was “most irrespon*
ble” arid gave neither the gor-
■rnment nor the home purchaser
t>y protection, moved to recommit
‘In* hill with instructions it immedi-
itely be returned to the floor by
lie hanking and currency commit-
ee vi ith the Bentley amendment
'neluded.
M Honour*h said the funds will
build only about 70,000 of the 1,-
100,000 homes expected to b» built
(iris year.
On a roll call, MeDonpugh’s mo-
t'on \va defeated, 139 to 235, with
‘O'* i orthern Democrats, including
heii (Negro colleagues, voting
ni)t the anti-discrimination
proposal.
Aside from the debate on the
Bentley amendment, the Ifousa da-
v. li d a comparative brief time on
I the measure.
St Marys AMF, Church
At St. Mary’s AME church on
Sunday, Holy communion will
begin at 3 o’clock. Sunday,
May 15, a Youth Day program
will be presented with Miss Ver-
ncll Moultrie as the speaker.
Rev. Charlie Fogle is pastor «f
the church.
Tremont Temple
At Tremont Temple Barpttot
Church Sunday was Holy com¬
munion day. Sunday School
was held with Supt. Clifford
R| ,„ , n charge . The
class won both banners. The
pastor. Rev. J. M. Benton, de¬
livered the morning and even¬
ing messages.
St. Phillip Mon- AME
At, St. Phillip Monumental A.
M. E. Church on next Sunday.
Mother’s Day will be observed
with Rev. M. Mitchell bringing
the messages, and the combin¬
ed choirs rendering special mu¬
sic. The senior choir of th®
church will sponsor a Moon¬
light boatride, Wednesday, May
11. Mrs. Catherine Jackson |s
president and Mrs. Nadin®
wrifGit. Ls secretary,