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YEARS OF
COSTINUOUS
PUBLIC SERVICE
GLUME LXXVI11
Southern to Use Reaches and
i ormer Gov. Lehman
Joins NAACP for Life
NEW YORK — Former New
(York Governor Herbert Lehman,
4a long and consistent supporter of
■ the National Association for the
I Advancement of Colored People,
j$5o() [and Mrs. Lehman have become
life members of the Associa-
[tion.
Plaques deboting their life
| member; .hip were presented to
Jlr. Lehman by Kivic Kaplan, 1 ba¬
ton industrialist and co-chairman
of the A sieiation’s 1 ife; ineuibei
ship committee. The present at ion
was made this week in the forme)
Governor': Pa;k Avenue apart¬
ment.
Mr. Lt.lima.li, olio, in 1058, de¬
clined to inn for le-election to the
United Plate* .Senate, link heen a
memher of the NAACP Board of
f Direct' tributed 11 w regularly since 1925. to the lie has Associa- r’on-
;
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Regisler To
Vote Today!
Pembroke Hijfh Plans
For Commencement
: '* v
r
Mrs. Sadie I). Steele, Speaker
The Pembroke High
11th commencement exercise
be held m the gymnasium on
day, May 22, at 4:00 P.M.
speaker will be Mrs. Sadie
Steele, a primary teacher at
C. Johnson High School,
nah. Mrs. Steele is the
Teacher of the Year and
both BS and MA degrees
Savannah State College and
umbia University,
She is also active in religious
social activities of the
The candidates for
are: George Black, Pauline
rough, Barbara Carroll, Earl
field, Gertie Edenfiehi, Gail
zier, Richard Groover,
Holloway, John Lawson, Mary
Moody, Dorothy Owens,
Pawl; , Grade L. Reese,
Stewart, Freddie Taylor and
T. Williams.
Senior ( la Night
■ Continued on Page Eight)
RELIGIOUS ADVISORS TO
GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Pictured above, at the first
inr of the Religious Advisory Co-
uneii In the President's Commit-
on Government Contracts held
in Washington, D. C., on May 11.
are, left to right: (seated)
Max D. Davidson, New York;
Reverend John F. Cronin, S. S.,
Washington. D C.; Mrs.
,S, Ti-rrcll, West Hartford,
ADams 4-3431
M W I S. DEFENSE ADVISOR
—Dr. Jeanne L. Noble, national
president of Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority, receives from U. S. De¬
puty Secretary of Defense James
H. Douglas a three-year member¬
ship certificate to the U. S. De¬
fense Department's Defense Ad¬
visory Committee on Women in
the Services. She thus becomes the
third Negro to serve on this im¬
portant committee which, among
Mr. Joscy to Speak
1 At Albany Slate College
E. J. JOSEY, Head Librarian,
Savannah State College, will speak
I oh “Freedom and the Responsi¬
I bility of the College Paper” dur-
I ing the Second Animal Student
| J’ Publications Honors Program at
Albany State College, May 27.
j The 1969 Ram (yearbook) and
the final of The Students’ Voice
(Newspaper) will be presented to
the College for its archives. A
special award for creative writing
will be presented.
William II. Bryant, Jr., Gaines¬
ville, Fla.; and Bettye Johnson,
Columbus, will retire as editors of
the annual and student paper and
F. W. Render 11, adviser to stu¬
dent publications, will announce
the appointment of the new staffs.
The featured speaker is a na¬
tive of Norfolk, Va. Mr. Joscy
is a graduate of Howard Univer¬
sity (AB in history) and Colum¬
bia University (MA in history).
His professional training in lib-
arianship was done at the State
University of New York (MSLS).
He has held positions in the Co-
tContinued on Page hour 1
i erticut; George O. Butler, Wash¬
ington, 1). Robert L. Chambers,
San Francisco, California; Vice-
i President Richard Nixon, chair¬
I man of the President's Committee
] on Government Contracts; Dr.
j John J. O’Connor, P.othesda, Mary¬
land; Dr. Fred Fox. White House
liaison to the Council: Miss Doro¬
i thy I. Height, New York; Rabbi
Marc H Tanenbaum. New York;
Or. .1. Oscar Lee, New York; Dr.
®ritar
other things, advises the Defense
Department on policies relating to
the servicewomen. The first Ne¬
gro to serve in an advisory rapa¬
city on servicewomen was Dr.
Mary McLeod Ret-hune who, dur¬
ing World War II as Special As¬
sistant to the Secretary of War,
poke out forcefully and effectively
for equal treatment of both wo¬
men and men in the Armed For-
U. 5. SUPREME COURT DECISION OF MM 17,1954
The convening of the ninth
consecutive NAACP Sunday af-
ternoon mass meeting at the
St. day, Phillip 15, A ME church the occasion on Sun- j
May was
for the celebration of the sixth
anniversary of the historic
school desegregation decision of
May 17, 1954. The Rev, P. A. Pat,-
terson, minister of the Butler
Presbyterian church, served as
chairman of the program.
Thousands filled the historic
St. Philip church to commomo-
rafe the United States Supreme
Court decision of May 17, 1954 1
Since the court’s ruling, six'
per cent of the South’s Negro
students now attend schools i
with whites. At the time of
the decision In 1954, seventeen
southern and border states and
the District of Columbia re-
quired segregation of the races
in their public schools: As the
end of the sixth school year ap-
proaches, complete school seg-
rogation is maintained in only
five states; Alabama, Georgia,
Louisiana, Mississippi, and South
Carolina. The other twelve
states and the District of Co¬
lumbia have desegregated.
Federal Judge Hooper’s rul¬
ing of a few days ago will bring
desegregation of Georgia's
schools by the beginning of the
1961-62 school year. '
The Rev. P. A. Patterson op-
cnod the meeting by request-
ing the audience to sing “Lift
Roger Shinn, New York; (stand¬
ing) Paul D. William s Richmond,
Virginia; The Reverend Dow Kirk-
natrirk, Atlanta, Georgia; The
Reverend Charles Webber, Wash¬
ington, 1). C.; Dr. Leonard P.
Aries, Washington, V. C.; Dr. A.
| Dudley Ward, Rufus Chicago, Cornelsen, Illinois;
| I The Reverend
New York; and Irving Ferman.
I Washington, 1). U.
SAVANNAH. GEORGIA
NEW YORK— Southern
of the National Association
the Advancement of
People have been urged
take the leadership in
aging Negro families to
at all municipal
beach and park
maintained by taxes." ,
In a memorandum to 650
and local units in the
NAACP Executive Secretary
Wilkins today cited the call
sued by southern leaders of
Association In Atlanta on
7 for Negroes to make use
these facilities for which
pay taxes. Despite court
In many southern
Negroes have been denied
cess to public beaches or
ed to restricted areas. On
24, Negroes were driven from
public beach in Biloxi, Miss.,
white hoodlums.
“The right of Negro
to enjoy unrestricted
of public beaches and pools
been affirmed by state and
the
Every Voice and Sing.” Rev.
told the huge throng
and '
that President W. W. Law
about forty other persons who
have been engaged in sit-ins
and picketing have journeyed
to Atlanta to participate in a
state-wide NAACP meeting held
at the Morehouse College Gym-
nas i um ,
Rnv Patterson who * , s 10
chairman of the Legal _ Redress
committee gave a report on tnc
j c g a j processes now being un-
dertaken to appeal the cases
0 f students who have been ar-
rested lor picketing.
Patterson .said that “we have
no ‘^ca °1 turning hack, and
we are going on until victory
I s won. The Rev. Patterson
likened the Mayor s new ordi-
nance to an ordinance that Hit-
l er would have espoused against
t* 10 Jews. In an eloquent ad-
dress, Rcv - Patterson compared
Ralph Bunche Calls Sit-Down
Justified
CHICAGO (ANP) The Uni¬
versity of Chicago conference on
world tensions turned its attention
to the United States here
week as Ralph J. lionehe, one
seven Nobel prize winners on
j program, endorsed sit down in deni-
onstrations by students
South,
( | “f U»<’ ,; 'iit«d Nations and one
|,he Nobel laureate:;, defended
rect action" by American
to end discrimination
them.
Discussing recent
in the South, Huftche said:
“LOGICAL AND JUSTIFIED"
“It is, to be sure,
that, such manifestations as
sit-down demonstrations have
to take place. Hut they are as
evitable as they are logical
justified.
“Theae demonstrations have
pontaneous and it is a
slur for anyone to suggest
these young people are
by sinister forces from
their communities. They
Maytag Foundation
Awards $3,000 Grants
NEWTON, Iowa — Two
tional 'durational
have been awarded grants
by the Maytag
Foundation, Ine.
The National Fund for
Education, which furnishes
cial aid to the nation’s 80
ited medical schools, received
$2,99() grant,.
Awarded a. $1,000 grant was
United Negro College fund,
serves 21 Negro colleges,
sities and professional schools
the United States.
Both of these funds have
ceived similar grants
since the Maytag foundation
established ill 195”.
SATURDAY, MAY, 21, 1960
asserts. In 1955, the United
j states Supreme Court upheld
this right In a case originating
in Baltimore, it points out.
The exercise of that right, Mr.
Wilkins’ memorandum declares,
has a “deeper meaning than
securing relief from summer
heat;” it also demonstrates "our
determination ratio forego any
of our constitutional rights."
“Needless to say," it continues
"our people will not engage in
any violence, but will stand firm
In their demand for unsegregat-
ed access to public beaches. This
should be made clear to the
proper authorities and to the
press.” ( )
Mayor Minglcdorff
Has Nol Answered
Ministers’ Letter
According to a statement from
the Chatham County
Ministers Union, Mayor W.
Minglednrff had not answered
their letter dated May 11, I960
at press time.
the
plight, In Egypt Yet, we don’t
want to return to the flesh pots
of Egypt, Mr. Patterson said
Continuing his discourse, Rev.
Patterson told of an accident
in which a white person and
a Negro person were injured
The white ambulance picked 'G»
the white Injured person, and
by the time the Negro ambu-
lance had arrived ,the Negro
lady was dead. “This is why
wc must continue out iri 1
segregation, Rev. I at erson
said - • t?-i~
Rev. Patterson reported that
the whole world Is watching
Savannah. Letters come to
my office from .all over
world congratulating us on our
gallant stand here in Savannah.
Wc must continue this fight and
we can’t let these people down,
because they are watching
fight against segregation.”
what their privileges and
are and they are determined
achieve them by every
means.”
Bunchc said lie i. .proud of hi
ancestry, just a.: he is proud
his nationality. “I ask only
the one he as much respected a
the other," he said
j National Fraternity of Student Musicians
]
j
The above photo shows member
of the National Fraternity of Htu
dent Musicians, sponsored hy «.h<*
National Guild of Piano i. ai ders,
headquarters, Austin, Texas, who
presented a program at Savannah
State College during its sixth an¬
nual Fine Arts Festival. At the
end of the program, certificates
and fraternity honor pins were
awarded.
Mrs. A. Creecy Wright, rhaii
man of the Savannah chapter of
JML
RED CROSS II O N O It S
DREW ill Capital city; Dr.
fl. Drew, lmli’d
physician, was honored
day at the school bearing
name, when the American
.
Court May 17, 1054 comment
oration speech was given .„ n hl) by the
Iiev. Reddick, (mstor of the
Palcn Methodist Church. Mr.
j Rpddj| . k 1K)ted Uiat this has
1 ,<->,• t» the most historic decision
: )(J f , 11) . ( , l „ H . N ,.,, m jn this ecn-
I M| Reddick deplored bh#
.
■ )h . i( only , lx pt , r ce nt of
^ f . ()uiu N ,, ( , r(Wa a t!ond in-
j j l( , KrHt( , d , (:h()0 ,. s There are
those in top legislative posi¬
i tions in the South who advo-
i„ W s In cire tun vent
Sl)))n , m( , ( •, n ii i derision. Many
of the white leaders are
far away to know the
that the Negro suffers. The
Supreme Court Decision
added dignity to the Negro’s
j gal fight for this decision Is
(Continued on Page Three)
i Open House Al
j Fort Stewart, Sat.
FORT STEWART—The Armed
i Forces Day “Open 1 louse” here
Saturday, May 24, will feature an
taction packed program of firing
| by numerous weapons, including
f t.}„. M IK p.,iion 1 oil,, a miniated
atomic bomb r.ploiuii; and a heli-
enptci demon.,1 1 al ion. T he pro
glam o**K bcjtiii id al I :'\0 )’,M Weapon
, and equipment display- for vi .iLot
will Im* open from 10 A M. to t>
l'.IVl and will include a tour of
the new Jjw.'J million hat‘tacks com-
l'l( . MB
(.
the National Guild of Piano
ers, states that 29 piano
of Savannah and Liberty
pa . ill ;ii ere fully the ri'ipiu"
meiii ; foe the f.* I , winch
given this pi ing in over
centci s in the Unit's! States.
Savannah winners and honors
are:
International, Arthur Curtright
and Paulette Butler;
National. Glea Alexis. Orin T.u
void Alexis, Yvoihio Butler, Sheila
Price 10c
ADatns 4-3433
Cross presented a bronze tablet
in recognition of his work
launching the wartime Red
Crass blood program in
Photo shows Mrs. Julia B.
principal of Charles R.
I''/' . g m
■
|, ONO j ( STUDENT Edward c.
cooper, the son of Mr. and
J K _ n Cooper, Riceboro,
is y,,, highest ranking student
j n tq 1( . freshman class at More-
house College, Atlanta. He is
yeai . s 0 f agc . After
n g the llth grade at
County High school, he was
milled to college by passing
entrance examinations. He
on the .swimming team and
a member ol the band.
3 Negro Students to
Graduate from Little Rock
MTTljft HOCK, A»k, (AN!'*)
T|u*’(* 1 'Mp’iif v will !>»• grad
uh tad from once all-white
| ,*rliools tin . month, school
said.
Two of the Mir re were
the nine Negro students who
j * <eg» a Led Central mob L violence high 1 school broke t.....I
|I)b7 t r,r e* f wlrnn t . ..
I Mozellc Clemmon G<’ne
j Dobson, Ruth Dale k’ord,
Eaye .la on, Anita Kelley,
J I. William:., Shirley Cutter;
Local, Marion Ella Butler,
I nrife Harden, Yvonne Luten,
r jet.tc Mason and Marilyn Stone.
Liberty County winners
honor ; are:
National, Ester Johnson,
J. P,ussell, Myra I^yrida
Ann Smith, Sarah Steward
Helen Smith;
NUMBER 3d
Elementary school; Ratnoi
Eaton (left), Red Cross
president and Francis II.
manager, District of C’oli
chapter. <ANP Photo)
MRS. MILDRED M. B1
j RECEIVES SCHOLAKSll
Mi . Mildred M. Butter.
TenOhur Of The Year of i
County,” has received a Ufa;a
Aid Scholarship u,,dcr fch ‘' •' ‘
Foundation Program to study
*’ ort Valley State <,o1D-k-
“' ,,ll,Ujr ' She is m leather at
*''"^'^'^V^Sav^amiah -s r (
] lege.
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. anti federal troops tin
, ( bool.
Tfp'y arc Jefferson f l hot
Cm riot La Wails, both 17.
tin* third in Hffic. Joist
| j of three Negro girls 1
grated Jlall high sehovl i
| Uir.il IPhU.
Barbara Ann B
Freeman and 1
Pledge, Ronald White and I
Smith;
Social Music Certificate, j
phenia Jackson.
Instructors for the Sava
students are Miss Barbara 1
and Mrs. A. C. Wright.
Deborah Robinson is instructo)
the Liberty County students.