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Direction
By J. REDDICK
15 V. .1. REDDICK
Goal and Direction Relationship
I once heard an athlete tell of
a football player taking the ball
and through the excitement mak¬
ing his way to the wrong goal.
We, too, are guilty of confus¬
ing our goals in many life situ¬
ations. We not only confuse goals
with other goals, but we confuse
goals with directions. The dread
of obstacles between us and a
given goal many times cause us
to change our direction. Do we
change goals when obstacles are
in our way? Let us employ meth¬
ods of dealing with the obstacles
rather than substituting another
direction. A different goal in that
direction. We are headed for the
wrong goal. We cannot travel in
any direction and reach a certain
goal. If the right goal is im¬
portant then the way to it is im-
poitant.
Someone has told of a stingy
man who started to a certain
town. The wind was blowing
from the direction that he was
facing that morning. This caused
♦ his cigar to burn out very rap¬
idly. When he discovered that
his facing the wind caused his
cigar to burn out too rapidly, he
turned around and went to anoth¬
er town in an opposite direction.
To him, going to a certain place
was not important but the cost
was the important thing. Many
of you will take sharp exceptions
to this philosophy, and rightly so.
Specific goals are more important
than the cost. We may pay the
cost without the goal, but when
the goal is justified, the cost is
not loss. When we seek the cheap¬
est and the easiest way out, we
destroy the right relationship be¬
tween goals and directions. A
Scriptural reference: Matthew
7:13-14; 24-29.
It is easy to make our way
to the wrong goal in life. It is
the effortless way, the way of no
sacrifice, the downhill way, the
,
' quick but it is the of
way; way
less security and the way that
invites disaster. No oppopent will
sincerely block another oppoiwnt
who is making his way to the
Wong goal. That is why the
to the wrong goal is easy.
In the midst of today’s crises,
S' 010- fe° a ^ s must not be confused
with smooth ways to travel. A
comedian once stated, “Are you
ISshiK'tray7n or gwi’n sum’wr.” These
days for traveling. This is
not the season, but it is pathetic
that many today are just looking
for somewhere to go. Many of
us do not have precision.
It is not hard to convince our¬
selves that the best goals can J
be at the end of the roughest
ways. All seem to have the
tendency to advocate this as a
fact but we seem to be weak
when it comes to applying this
principle to real living. Some of
the best of us will take the wrong
way because it is easy, and fool
ourselves that we are making our
way to the right goal. Like the
football player, we confuse goals
with the way in which there are
no obstacles. There is a defi¬
nite relationship between a goal
and a direction. Although the
way to the light goal may be
blocked, it is better to make five
steps toward the right one than
to make our way all the way to
the wrong one.
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and Miss Phyllis Crowder,
Fisk.”,
Jerry, a Physics Major, is
native of Greenville, S. C.;
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a member of the Judiciary
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school press relations 2
sizing publications. •
For the past several
Wilton C. Scott, directed
Savannah State College
T n i titute and enlarged to be
state .and recently it
become a regional
Institute and attracts
tary, high school, and
giate editors and advisors
numerous communities in
southeastern states. The
vannah Morning News
Press, Inc., has cooperated
the College by providing
nir programs and
for the Press Institute.
Mr. Scott was named to
Who in ■ American
this year, .and he has been
ed by the 85th United
Congress and Beard of
University System of Georgia
He was the first Negro to
ceive the Columbia
Gold Medal Award in
ism.
Having received his A.
degree from Xavier
he later earned his M. A.
gree and a six-year
al certificate from New
University.
Mr. Scott, received the U.
Civil Service Sustained
rior Accomplisement Award
July, 1946, .as Employee
Miss Crowder, whose sister,
Jean Crowder now Mrs. R. D. Col¬
lins of Chicago was “Miss Fisk”
— 1953, is a member of the Alpha
Kappa Alpha Sorority, Psychology
Club, and Fisk University Choir.
She is a Psychology Major and
her home is Nashville, Tennessee.
These students were recently
elected by the Fisk Student Body
to rule in their respective posi¬
tions for 1960-61.
tions Officer at the Savannah
Army Supply depot. He won USO
Meritorious Service Award giv¬
en by the National Catholic
Community Service in 1946, for
services rendered to World War
II servicemen and war workers.
UNCF
Announces
(Continued from rage one)
(Ralegh, N.C.) will be heard the
week of June 12. The choir is
directed by John C. Moore.
Johnson C. Smith University
Choir (Charlotte, N.C.) will pre¬
sent the program the week of
June 19. Director is Christopher
W. Kemp.
St. Paul’s College Choir (Law-
renceville, Va.), directed by Ro¬
land L. Allison, will close the
month’s broadcasting the week of
June 26.
Air-time for “Negro College
Choirs” over New York City’s
WABC is Sunday, 11:05-11:30
p.m.
Don’t try to cover too many
miles; be prepared for heavy
holiday traffic; get an early
start and pause to rest occa¬
sionally; don’t speed; don’t,
drink before driving.
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A tty. Walden Speaks at
10th NAACP Mass Meet
■ OnnTlnur-d mim One>
South.
The new Negro of Savannah
was born immediately after Die
rh-st student sit-ins in March,
The new Ne.gro is saying to the
conscience of Georgia and
America. we will continue to
held our mass meetings of pro-
test, we will continue to dem-
onrtrate and we will be forced
to agitate until all of Georgia
and America are free of racial
discrimination.
The mass meeting began with
the singing of James Weldon
Johnson’s majestic song, “Lift
Every Voice and Sing.” Scrip¬
ture and prayer were given
by one of the NAACP youth
* members, Eroucous
council
Thomas, followed by the Negro
spiritual “We Are Climbing Ja-
cob's Ladder," by the audience.
Miss Louise Hunter of
youth council led the
in prayer, followed by the
gregation singing “Jesus
Me Near the Cross.” The
vor of the prayers and
singing manifest the
quality of these meetings;
this reporter is convinced
the strength of this
lies in the Christian
taken by the leaders. As
listened to Willie Ludden
we saw a young man who
grown into spiritual maturity.
W. W. Law, the local
president, took the helm
admonished the audience
“we are slowly and
coming together as a people.
He deplored the fact that
truck has been seen
goods at several homes.
same Levy’s that quickly
rested Negro youth when
entered the Azalea Room
March 16. The massive
ence was then led in singing
a great old hymn of the
“God Moves In A
Way.” The Rev. A. J.
tin, pastor of Townsley
el AME church, led the
gation in a moving prayer
freedom.
“The force that motivated
great movement for more
two months has been the
rageous youth of our city,
we shall pause to hear
one of their leaders,
Scott Stell, III, the youth
cil treasurer,” Mr. Law said
way of introduction. “We
fighting for the unborn
zens of America,’ young
declared. “Stand up and
for the freedom that
boasts; stand u p and fight
the justice that we
America practices one
and teaches another.”
son of the pastor of
Baptist Church also said
“the Mayor and Council
ed an ordinance to keep us
nickeling, but he cannot stop
me from talking for
The young man admonished all
present to vote.
President Law said that it
was ridiculous for Negroes to
go to Broughton Street and to
other shopping areas; he relat-
eti several incidents which had
occurred during the wedk.
‘We know if we persevere, vic-
torv is ours. The stakes are
high! The stores cannot do
without our patronage and we
cannot do without dignity and
freedom,” the N'AAGP leader
said. “In spite of the ordi¬
nance. we will continue to press
forward The people that pass¬
ed the ordinance are not suf¬
fering like I am and like you
are,” Mr. Daw declared.
Attorney B. Clarence May-
ricld introduced the main speak-
‘>r who is the dean of Georgia
N( ^o lawyers. AHorney A. T.
Walden of Atlanta Mr May-
f “>ld referred to Atty. Walden
as “a man who has a ways been
»i the forefront of the atrug-
** N <* ro rights and a man
v ' h ° has bepn associated with
virtually every civil rights case
°f any magnitude in the state.”
Mr. Walden congratulated
People of Savannah for awak-
enlng to the problems of
age and their determination
do something about it. The
I tinguished lawyer said that
1 years a faithful few have
j plugging for liberty and
py He lauded Mr.
leadership “as a man
| j-j j s weight in gold,” because
^ has carried the burden of
a r0U p almost single
There have been only a
p CO pi e throughout the
w h 0 will stand up for
\fr. Walden said. He
Mrs. Queen Cohen, who was
i one plaintiff in a local
| against segregated public
ing.
“We are living in a
period in the world. We
witnessing the death of a
segregated civilization.
struggle that we are having
America is a counterpart of
struggle that the
peoplb of the world are
dergoing in shaking off the
shackles of slavery. The
lege youth. are telling the
hahds that they are tired
thi! snail like pace that
are obtaining their
Mr. Walden stated.
“These young people are
asking for what they are
titled to. The governor
Georgia says that these
people are breaking the
The only rights that the
has gotten from the
States Supreme Court came
cause Negroes broke the
Mr. Walden said.
“Negro ministers are the
men in our society, and if
BRITAIN’S PRINCE PHILIP
offers some advice and encour¬
agement. to the shy girl with
the camera when he arrived
for dinner at the residence of
H. E. Mr. E. o. Asafu-Adjaye,
Negro ministers do not fight for
freedom, the church should ask
ihim X,o get another dhurch,”
he declared. The crowd wildly
applauded the speaker at this
point, as they did at various
points throughout his message.
The distinguished lawyer told
Why he chose the legal profes¬
sion. He felt that Negroes
could not get their freedom
without the aid of the Negro
lawyer. He deplored those
who leave the South and said
that freedom for the Negro In
Georgia must be fought for in
Georgia apd not In New York
and Chicago.
. .. ... .
not a going to fight «„».......„ with swords. d
He suggested that we follow the
non-violence teachings of Gan¬
dhi. He also alluded to the
student’s march In Atlanta on
Tuesday _ . of , . last . week. . -j He
thought it shame „ ...• .
was a
a huge . police , force was called ...
out by the Governor to crush
the desires of these young peo¬
ple to say a silent prayer on
the Capitol grounds in com¬
memoration of the U. S. Su-
preme Court May 17 decision,
Mr. Walden exclaimed that
“the governor crushed the dem-
onstratlon, but he can’t crush
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High Commissioner for Ghana,
In the United Kingdom recent-
ly. The hopeful photograph-
er is Eltzanne, five year-old
daughter of the High
sioner. (ANP Photo)
the spirit of these young peo¬
ple.”
“Let them pass all of these
stupid laws to curtail our ef-
forks;” he continued. “The
NAACP has found a way to
nullify all of t'he laws perpe-
trated against us.”
In his suggestions for the
Negro to attain his rights,
torney Walden advocated
use of the ballot. He also felt
that economic opportunity is a
must; in a word,, Mr. Walden
said “every where you spend
your money demand jobs. The
great forces of the world are
on the side of the Negro.” A
resounding, thunderous ovation
greeted the seventy-five year
old dean of Negro lawyers in
the state at the end of his elo¬
quent message.
Several churches and organi-
| nations made contributions, in-
|eluding the Bethlehem - Baptist f
*
| Church, St. John Baptist
Church and Sunday hchoo ,
St. Benedict Catholic Scnool
PTA, and the choice Social
club. Rev. Curtis J. Jackson,
minister of First African Bap-
j tist Church and a fearless
■ NAACP leader, acknowledged
1 the gifts to the movement and
the generous offerings given by
PAGE THREE
Camp O’Hara
Opens
June 12
(Confirmed from Pag® One)
tie? bnve (jeen completed that will
! contribute much to the quality of
the enmping program.
A wide variety of activities itP
eluding athletics, nature study,
outdoor cooking, first aid, fishing,
life saving and photography ns
well as other recreational ami edu-
rational areas will be offered
i
| Scouts actively engaged in the ad¬
vancement program of the Bay
| Scouts of Apierica.
The camping season will con¬
sist of two periods, the first be-
ginning ,nt 3 p.m. Sunday, Jun#
12, and closing Saturday, June 1#,
at 10 n.m. The. second period be¬
! gins on Sunday, Jung 19, at 3
1 p.m., ending on Saturday, Jpn#
1 25, at 10 a.m. In order to pro¬
vide maximum efficient supervi¬
sion, the total number of registra¬
tions is limited to 75 each period
and will be accepted on a first-
come basis.
Registration can be accom¬
plished by contacting the troop or
unit leader and depositing $3.06 as
a registration fee. An additional
$12 must be paid upon reaching
Camp O’Hara. The total fee in¬
, cludes health and accident insur¬
ance. Scouts intending to partici¬
pate in the program are urged to
register immediately to insure defi¬
nite reservations.
Parents and visitors will be wel¬
come at special campfire programs
j on Friday nights of both periods.
Well-balanced meals, prepared
by trained personnel, together with
a rounded program of physical
and educational activities will pro¬
vide an unusual opportunity for
Scouts to enjoy a week of whole¬
some, directed recreation.
James M. Thomas, Field Scoat
Executive, who will also starve
a camp director during the two
camping periods, promises to par¬
ticipating Scouts an experience
that will be of groat value as well
as a long-to-be-remembered pleas-
the audience.
The next meeting will to* held
at the First Bryan Baptist
Church, Rev. Richard McQwm*
Williams, Jr., pastor. Th#
general public is invited t«
attend.