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YEARS OF CONTINUOUS PUBLIC SERVICE volume lxxviu Ally. Walden Speaks at Olli MAW Mass Meet * V. A. T. M AI DI N' ( Ttle tenth consecutive Sun¬ day afternoon NAACP mass meeting was held at St. Baptist church, Rev. E. O. S. I Cleveland, pastor, on 8 May 22. As the melodious strains I ed forth from the Mioller pipe I organ with Dr. John L. Wilson, 1 organist of historic St. John at I the console and as thousands of I Negro citizens filled the 1 gant sanctuary of this beau- I tiful edifice, one was inane- I diatvly inspired and impressed 1 with the new dignity that the 1 Savannah Negro has I The new Negro of Savannah is I the key in the struggle for hu- 1 man rights and dignity in the Continued on i-age Three SSC to Graduate 88 Bench 1 li/;h Vesper Service Sunday, City Auditorium The principal, faculty and staff of the Alfred E. Beach High school announce that this year’s potential graduating ela' s will be the largest in the history of the school. The graduating exercises will ccrnsmence on Sunday, May 29, With the vesper services at 7 p. m. at the City Auditorium. The program will be as fol¬ low.;: organ prelude, Prof. P. J. Smalls processional and Circumstance, E. Elgar; hymn, Stand Up, Stand Up For Jesus; invocation, I lev. Curtis Jackson; response, The Lord is in IPs Holy Temple; selection, Jacob’s Ladder, Arr. by 11. R. Wilson, Beach High chorus; truttuction of speaker, Otha L. Douglas; sermon, Rev. L. S. Stell, Jr; selection, Sanc- tus—Charles Gounod; announce¬ ments, Principal Douglas; hymn, Ci le Me, O Thou Great Jc- benediction, Rev. L. S-.hy' Jr , T . i - fold A-men; i > ■ ' God of Our thers—G. Warren. THE planning COMMITTEE el the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa makes final ar- rangements for the Eastern Re-! gion meeting, to be held in Wiimint Dei., IMay 27-29. ADams 4-3432 MM HARRIET BIAS and James Al- exander, students at Sol C. Johnson Laboratory High school, ’ are being presented operative Intcraollegiate , . „ , * Merit .. Baptist Ministers Unite The Savannah Baptist Min¬ isters Alliance under the lead¬ ership of Rev. E. A. Capers and the Chatham County Baptist tist Ministers Union under the leadership of Rev. L. S. Stell, Jr„ met at the St. Luke Bap¬ tist church at 12 o’clock noon Tuesday, May 24 for the pur¬ pose of unification. The devotions were led Rev. G. W. Carter. A mous vote was made that the two bodies unite. The name Other activities include Hon¬ ors day, Tuesday, May 24; Senior Promenade, Thursday, May 26; Class day, Tuesday, May 31; Commencement, Wednesday;, June 1, 8 o’clock p. in. at the Municipal Auditorium. UMCF Announces June Choir Programs NEW YORK—Choirs of- four members of the United Negro Col¬ lege Fund are scheduled for June broadcasts on the ABC Radio Net¬ work’s weekly series, ’’Negro Col¬ lege Choirs.” The series, originating in New York City, features choirs of the 83 member institutions of the Col¬ lege Fund. The programs are carried by ABC affiliates through¬ out the country on varying days and at different Hours. The Knoxville College Choir (Knoxville, Tenn.), directed by Roger Hudson, will open the month’s programs the week of June 5. St. Augustine’s College Choir (Continued on page ttiree, with members of Rho Chap¬ ter acting as hostesses. Shown L. to R .seated: Mrs. Beatrice A. Alexander, Miss Jessie B. Powell, basileus and Mrs. Lillian S. Mayo, regional chairman; Examination scholarships to pjsjj university by Mrs. Melissa Mj]ler ’ Counselor at Sol C. Johnson, T , j chosen by the group was the United Baptist Ministers Union. The following officers were ] elected: Rev. L. S. Stell, presi- dent; Rev. Wm. Daniels, first vice president; Rev. J. B. Bates, second vice president; Dr. G. W. Carter, recording secretary; and Rev. R. B. Brown, treasur¬ er. The conference will meet St. Luke Baptist church, Tuesday, May 31, 12 noon. All ministers are asked to be pres- ent. jf According to information re¬ leased from Ben Ingersoll registrar at Savannah State College, ap¬ proximately eighty-eight college seniors will be eligible for Bache¬ lor of Science degrees on Wednes¬ day, June 8, at 11 A.M. Dr. Rufus E. Clement, presi¬ dent of Atlanta University will deliver the commencement ad¬ dress. lie will be presented by Dr. William K. Payne, President of Savannah State College. The program will also include the in¬ vocation by Rev. Amjogollo E. Pea¬ cock, College Minister; Awarding of Certificates and Conferring of Degrees, Dr. W. K. Payne; and the Induction of Graduates into the Alumni Association. The Choral Society, under the direction of Dr. Coleridge A. Brailhwaite, and the Men’s Glee Club, directed by Miss Barbara J. Cobb, will furnish music. Baccalaureate services will be held Sunday, June 5, at 5 P.M. in Meldrim Auditorium. Kev. Ed¬ gar I’. Quarterman, pastor Second Baptist Church, will deliver the baccalaureate sermon. He will be presented by Dr. W. K. Payne. Iiev. Amjogollo E. Peacock, Col¬ lege Minister, will give the invoca- (.-oritiriueci on Page Four Standing, from left: Mrs. Theda M. Wilson, Mrs. W. Henry, and Mrs. Eleanor S. Hollis, Mrs. Ann B. Members not .shown: Mrs. Glo¬ ria T. Rollins. (ANP) SAVANNAH, GEORGIA SATURDAY, MAY 2S, 1960 Horace Ward Passes State Bar Exam. ATLANTA (ANP) — Horace Ward, who lost a seven-year court fight lo enter the University of Georgia law school, is one of 61 students who passed the February state bar examination. I). L. Hollowell, Atlanta attor¬ ney who represented Ward in his court suit, said that Ward was graduated from the Northwestern University law school in February, 1959. Hollowell said he hopes Ward will return to Atlanta and, if pos- sible, join him in his law prac¬ tice. Ward first tried to enter the University of Georgia in 1950. His fight ended when Federal Judge Frank Hooper decided against reviewing the case. Ward is a graduate of Morehouse Col¬ lege and Atlanta University. Camp O’Hara Opens June 12 The summer session at Camp O'Hara, the Coastal Empire Coun- eil’s modern outdoor camping area for Boy Scouts in the Savannah area, will open on June 12 with what is expected to be the best season in the history of the camp. Staffed with a capable, trained group of adult and junior leaders to supervise the camp program, Camp O'Hara will provide local Boy Scouts with an opportunity to learn and practice the skills and outdoor training that form the basis for scouting activities. According to Wm. 11. Mobley, chairman of the Camping and Activities Committee of the Chat¬ ham Division, this season’s pro¬ gram will be greatly enhanced by the addition of a modern swim¬ ming pool at the camp site. Oth¬ er developments and added facili- Continued on I’age Three DANIEL W. WRIGHT AWARDED SCHOLARSHIP — Daniel W. Wright, social studies instructor and guidance counselor at Alfred E. Beach High School, j lias been awarded a scholarship by the United States Department Health, Education and Welfare. The stipend entitles the to study in the area of guidance and testing at University. Mr. Wright, a native ian, attended local parochial public schools and was cum laude from Savannah College. He is an executive officer of Chatham County Teachers ciation, president of the Study Group at Bethlehem munity Center and a of Saint Anthony’s Roman lic Church. With 9 years of federal Continued on Page Seven> Disc Jockeys Face I Prosecution on ‘Pavola’ * (’hanres j j NEW YORK (ANP) — Seven men, five of them disc jockeys and three of them Negroes, face prosecution under state lawn here for' accepting payola from re¬ cording firms. The men were arrested on a grand jury information charging commercial bribery. The seven include Alan Freed, often referred to as the daddy of rock and roll; Peter Tripp, Mel Leeds, Tommy Smalls, Harold B. Jackson, Jack Walker and Joseph Saccone. Smalls, Jackson and Walker are Negroes. Saccone, a record li¬ brarian, and Leeds, a station man¬ ager, do no dlpinning on the air. Racial Integration Sought In Savannah Public GIRL SCOUT DAY CAMP AT CAMP O’HARA 1 I V / THE BUDDY PLAN AND A FLAG CEREMONY Girl Scouts from the Mamie Williams District of the Savannah Girl Scout Council will spend two weeks of day camping at beauti¬ ful Camp O'Hara this summer. Camp O'Hara is eight miles out of the city and offers an abund¬ ance of rich and varied natural resources for program. Your daughter will find a favor¬ able atmosphere for the practice of democracy, good citizenship, co¬ operative planning, and carrying out the camp program. She will have an opportunity to develop the Tompkins High to (iraduate 140 WILTON C. SCOTT RECEIVES FELLOWSHIP Wil¬ ton S. Scott, director of Public! Relations at savannah State College since 1947, was granted a full summer study fellowship in journalism by the Newspa¬ per Fund, Inc., at Columbia University, New York City. Scott was selected among the school press directors from all sec¬ tions of tire United (State;. He was recommended both b. Dr. W. K. Payne, President of Savannah State College, and others including Dr. Joseph Murphy, JJIreclor Columbia | Scholastic Press Association | The newspaper Fund, Inc, f> endowed by the Wall Street] Journal. The Newspaper Fund award ,! fellowships to people engaged in, i Continued on Page Three. : The charge on which the men i were arrested is a misdemeanor | punishable by imprisonment in the I city penitentiary for one year and a $500 fine on each count. All ; the defendants were n limed in more than one count. j | District Attorney Frank S. Ho | gati said that Freed had played j a record at least, nine time dur¬ ! ing one program for which he had received payola. Hogan .said Tripp had taken $36,050 in 1958 and 1959 in pay¬ ola amounting to $80,650. Leeds was chargorl with receiv¬ ing $9,675 in payola; Smalls, $18,- 385; Jackson, $9,850; Walker, $7,- 420, and Saccone for taking month¬ ly payment of $2,000 from a n-i ord company. resourcefulness, initiative, and self-reliance that, contributes to a healthy and happy life. The first week session (July 11- 15th) is for Brownies 7-9 years: Intermediates 10-13 years, and Seniors 11-17 years. The second week .se; ion (July 18-22) is for inter m e d i a t e s and Seniors only.. The cost of camp for either session is $4.00 for girl scouts and $4.50 for non-scouls. You may register at the Girl Scout Branch office, 1211 Vis West Conclude General in California SHRINE AUDITORIUM, Lna Angeles — (ANP) — The Afri-! can Method! I Fplneopnl Church i last week cloned ils 36th quadren-I I nial general conference concluding 15 day:; of business sessions held Dx addition to electing two new hi .hops, th'' conference passed a flood of legislation altering con I j fcrence boundaries and the Book of Discipline. Several of the 19 active AME bis¬ ] hops were given new territorial a ignments, and a number of re solutions indicating the growing | awareness of the 1 la million i member denomination were pass¬ ed. The resolutions of the general pulley-making and leg¬ islative body of the church, in¬ cluded u statement calling for an Internal ional Year of Human Rigid . for 1968, as well as the creation under church auspices of eommi.s ion on social action. 1 BISHOP Nl( HOLS SUSPENDED FOUR YEARS Among other major happenings was the <1 ispoail.ion of the contro- vernal Hi: hop D. Ward Nichols care which was resolved with the adoption of a miuoiity report of the nine member judicial council recommending continued simpen- Jon of the New York bishop for additional period of four years The vote to us pend Kitthop ■;aft-r . .-vend hours <j.-|,j,tu and parliamen¬ maneuvering that at one threatened to disrupt the The 750 elected delegates and alternate;', comprising the gen- conference met in Los Angeles the fir t time .since establish- of the AME church in 1816. A l I END SESSIONS Aii e limaU'd 30,000 visitors at- the conference which be- on May 4th with a Sunrise Service at the Pasadena Its c Howl. A record of HI ovet .ea.. delegates, in 12 from South Africa at- other countries reprei.ent- were < anaila, South America, tbc Went Indies, Liberia, and Bermuda. The two newly elected bishop: Bishop:; John Douglas Bright Philadelphia, Pa., and Bishop N. Collins of New Orleans. Episcopal assignments follow: Bishop It. It. Wright was re¬ of supervision of an Epis¬ <T! trlct amr a fgned the of hi toriographer. Bishop status will remain that -1 full bi hop. First Episcopal District (N, Y, f A Damn 4-3432 Broad Street, during the week of June 27th between 10 A.M. and 12 noon, and from 1 i’.M. until 4:30 P.M. The members of the day camp committee are: Mrs, Nancy Wal¬ ker, Mis. Viola Reynolds, Mrs. Sophronia Tompkins, Mrs. Leila Brailhwaite, Mrs. Kldora Marks, mid George Williams, Day Camp chairman. Mis. Vera B. Jordan, District Director, will serve as day camp director. Perina., Del., New England) Bin hop George W. Baber, Philadel phia, Pa. Second Episcopal District (N. l> - Va " 0iilt ' of Co,umbia > Bl '* ho P Frank M. Reid, Washington, D. C. Third Episcopal District (W. Va., Ohio, Western l’enna.) Bishop E. C. Hatcher, Cleveland, Ohio. Fourth Episcopal District, Mich., III., Canada) Bishop Joseph Gomez, Cleveland, Ohio. ‘Fifth Episcopal District (West ern Dates inc. Calif) Bishop H. T. Primm, New Orleans, Ea. sixth E p i8C0pal District (Geor- gia) Bishop W. R. Wilkes, At¬ lanta, Ga. ♦Seventh Episcopal District (S. Carolina) Bishop S. R. Higgins, Columbia, S. C. Eighth Episcopal District (Miss., La.) Bishop F. D. Jordan, Holly¬ wood, Calif. ‘Ninth Episcopal District (Ala¬ bama) Bishop 1. II. Bohner, Col¬ umbia,, S. C. ‘Tenth Episcopal District (Texas) Bishop W. F. Ball, Miami, Fla. Eleventh Episcopal District (Florida) Bishop Sherman L. (Continued on i’age Seven: Urge Abolition of Slate Residence Laws URGES ABOLITION'OF STATE RESIDENCE LAWS — Edwin J. Wilson, board member of the Nat¬ ional Travelers Aid Association, addre dug the three hundred dele¬ gates to the association’a biennial convention held in Washington, D. C., recently. Mr. Wilson told them of his efforts to bring about a joint legislative study of the re¬ sidence law in California and of the a oeiationY nation-wide edu¬ cational campaign to have all state laws abolished which require per¬ sons in need to have certain length of tv ideiice before being to receive public assistance. Price 10c NUMBER Eight local citizens filed suit Monday in U. S. District Court asking racial Integra¬ tion In the Savannah Public Library. Defendants listed were Mayor W. L. Mingledorff, Jr., Clarence Reinsehmidt,, chairman, and other members of the library board of managers. The petitioners are Hosea L, Williams, Earl F. Thornton, Mis; Oeceilla L. Walker, Mrs. Mary McDew, Mrs. Emma B). Bul¬ lion, C. Wimberly, Mrs. Thom- aslna White, and Patrick Mer¬ ritt. Lawyers filing the suit for the petitioners were A. T. Wal¬ den and D. L. Hollowell, both of Atlanta, and Mrs. Constance Baker Motley of New York city. The Savannah Public Libra¬ ry Is located at 2002 Bull street with branch libraries on Water Ave., and East Bay street, alt for whites only. The Carnegie Library for Negroes only is lo¬ cated al 537 East Henry Street, Register To Vote Today!! Sophronia G. Tompkins High school announces that there are 140 candidates for graduation on May 31. The name , of the graduates will be Listed iu next week's Issue of the Sa¬ vannah Tribune. Baccalaureate services will be held Sunday arternoon, 5 p. m. In the High School Ca- letorium. The program will be as follows: Processional, ’’God of Our Fathers,” Warreh; selection, "Come Thou Almighty King,” Audience; invocation, Rev. Robert Sweet, minister, Clifton Baptist church; selec¬ tion, "Gloria In Excelsis” W. A. Mozart, Tompkins High School Chorus; introduction of speak¬ er, James E. Luten, principal, Tomi>kins High School; sermon, Rev. Edgar P. Quarterman, min¬ ister, Second Baptist Church; selection, "Elijah Rock," J, s-r Hairston, Tompkins High School chorus; announcements, benediction, Rev. Arthur J. Mar¬ tin, minister, Townsley Chap¬ el AME church; recessional, "Pomp and Circumstance,” E. Elgar. Patronize Our Advertisers He is chairman of the Residence Committee of the assoc iation in his hometown of Long Bench, Calif., and was formerly on tho board of the Council of Churches, and chairman of the Legal Redre ss ('onimittee of the Long Be.n lj NAACP branch. He is a gradu¬ ate of Claflin College in South Carolina, the University of Cali¬ fornia, and the Pacific Coast Law School in Low Angeles. On the dais with him are Donald S. Stra- lem, president, Naional Travelers Aid Association and Agnes M - t 'reery, executive, Family Service- Travelers Aid of Dus Monies, low a.