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YEARS OF
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PUBLIC SERVICE
VOLUME LXXVIII
Shriners Will Business Week June 12-18
Awarded Phi Beta Sigma
Scholarship
Alfonso Wright, Jr.
Alfonso Wright. Jr., member of
the June I960 graduating class of
Alfred E. Beach High School was
the recipient Tuesday of the 1960
scholarship award by Tail Beta |
Sigma Chapter of the Phi Beta
Sigma Fraternity, Inc. The pre¬
sentation was made at class day
exercises by Brother John W.
Levy.
While in high school, young
Wright served as assistant band
director, winning this year s major ;
guage Club and the dance orches-
tra. He was ’also a member of the j
award in band proficiency. Ver¬
satile also in art, be won the art
award at the awards day exer¬
cises. Alfonso’s major instrument
is the trombone, but he has found
time and talent to learn several
basic band instruments. During
the past few years, he has writ¬
ten and transposed several pieces
of music. This talented young
man claims music as his hobby.
He is the son and grandson of
Mrs. Ernestine Butler and Mrs.
Rosa Johnson of 635. West 31st
Street and resides with his god-
Tallahassee Student Speaks at llth
Local NAACP Mass
As a result of the sit-ins by
young Negro students in the
Savannah area and,-the boycott
of stores by Negroes in order
to persuade the white commu-
nity to respect the worth and
dignity of the Negro as a hu-
man being, the llth NAACP
Mass Meeting was held Sunday
at the First Bryan Baptist
tyllulc L
The thousands of Savannah
Negroes who follow the
meeting week after week are
testimony which clearly
cates that the “New Negro”
is determined to fight on until
every vestige of segregation
destroyed.” Further
of the determination of the
‘ New Savannah Negro” is the
Tact that-the two high school
baccalaureate services
being held Sunday
ly with the mass meeting, ap-
proximately 1500 persons elect-
ed to attend the Mass Meeting
The Rev. Curtis J. Jackson,
pastor of the First A. B. church,
opened the meeting by
ing the audience to sing the
old hymn of the church,
“Amazing Grace How Sweet The
Sound.” The devotional
Beach High School (iraduates
The above picture shows the this week. Principal O. Li. j history of the school. Com -1 Photo by Sam Williams
graduated from Douglas states that this is the ! meneement exerciser, heldnicipal Auditorium hcjlrmlog at
363 seniors that thel were
Alfred E. Beach Senior High largest graduating class in Wednesday, June 1 at the Mu-U p. m.
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New Dentist Begins
Practice in The City
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DU. SIDNEY J. REDDEN
nounces that he is practicing
eral dentistry at till West
Street.
Dr. Redden is a native
Thomasville, Georgia, where he
tended high school and
in 1941. Upon graduation he
tered, the army where he
four years and received an
able discharge as a sergeant.
In 1946 he enrolled at St.
Ki|stjne ^ Raleigh, N.
a()(| ,. eceived t)ie ba( .j ielor of scie
de( , ree 1S)50
Dr. Redden received the
of dental Surgery degree from
Harry Medical College,
Tenn., on June 8, 1957.
that time he lias worked in
father, John H. Law, Jr. at
East Henry Street. Alfonso
enter Savannah State College
fall majoring in music
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was interspersed with prayers,
hymns and petitions to the
Almighty for spiritual guidance
in the quest for freedom
ity. Rev. Jackson read a por-
lion of the First Psalm, foi-
lowed by a favorite song of
the movement, “We are climb-
ing Jacob’s Ladder.’
Rev. Jackson said that he is
very interested in the freedom
of the Negro and that these
meetings are being held to gain
progress for the Negro. A thun-
applause approved Rev.
Jackson’s remarks that we are
j gaining by withholding Broughton patron- Street.”
age from
We know that the business
men who refuse to give us free-
dom and respect us with digni-
ty are hurting financially, and
we continue to stay off
Broughton street, the walls of
segregation will come tumbling
down,” Mr. Jackson said. Rev.
Jackson asked “Is there any-
j body here who is willing to
■ quit?” The crowd roared a
thunderous “No!”
I Hosea Williams, vice chair-
man of the legal redress com-
.continued on Page Three
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA SATURDAY, JUNE 4, if*«0
Mr. Bryant Named
Principal of New School
RALEIGH A. BRYANT, JR.
Raleigh A. Bryant, Jr., teach¬
er and counselor at Tompkins
High School, has been appoint¬
ed principal of the new Negro
elementary school now being
constructed on Jthe, Soldiers
Field site.
Mr. Bryant will also serve as
principal of the Paulsen Street
Elementary School, with the
assistance of a head teacher.
Mr. Bryant has been In the
Chatham school system, serv¬
ing at Tompkins, since 1949,
with the exception of a year
in 1950-51 when he was given
leave to return to college for
work on his master’s degree.
lie received his-bachelor’s de¬
gree from Morehouse College
in Atlanta in the spring of 1949
His M A. degree was in guid¬
ance and administration from
New York University. He has
also begun work at NYU on a
doctor’s degree, majoring in ed¬
ucation, and will continue work
there this summer.
Mrs. Walker Selected
Ga. ‘'Teacher ol the Year
MRS. NANCY II. W ALKER
Mrs. Nancy II. Walker, teach¬
er of'special education at Geo.
W. DeRenne School was nam¬
ed 'Georgia’s Teacher hi V e
year for 1960 at the annual
banquet held at Oglethorpe El¬
ementary school in Atlanta on
May 6. Mrs. Walker was se-
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Atlantic City, N. J. 1 — John
Henry Hester D. D., the Imperial
High Priest and Prophet and Di¬
rector of Economic Education for
the Prince Hail Shriners announ¬
ced that the fifteen thousand men
and seven thousand women of its
ladies auxiliary, the Daughter of
Isis and their families would again
lead the nation wide campaign to
encourage and strengthen business
owned by Negroes with the An¬
nual Prince Hall Shriners Salute
to Negro Business Enterprise
Week beginning Sunday Juue 12,
in one hundred and fifty six cities
where Temples of the Organiza¬
tion are located, by each Shriller
and that this amount must lie sub¬
minimum of twenty five dollars.
The follow through to this an¬
nual campaign to be the spend¬
ing of a minimum of five dollars
per week throughout the year.
Dr. Hester stressed the fact that
the aim of the Prince'Hall Shrin-
era was to educate American Ne¬
groes on the principle that a por¬
tion of the 17 billion dollars earn¬
ed hy them should be spent with
Negroes engaged in business in
order to develop the economy of
the American Negro and provide
employment for youth either di¬
rectly or indirectly.
It was also stated by Dr. Hester
thatistaUsUcs compiled by gover-
mental agency showed that Ameri¬
can Negroes are presently spend¬
ing only one billion dollars an¬
nually with Negro business men
and that this amount must be sub¬
stantially increased. This pro¬
gram of the Prince Hall Shriners,
Dr. Hester stated, is definitely not
a boycott of business owned by all
other American citizens but a pro¬
gram designed to help ourselves
through cooperative efforts.
Last year the result or tills pro¬
gram was the spending of more
than $13,000 during the campaign
hy Prince Hall Shriners and thou¬
sands and thousands of dollars
spent by other Negro citizens
SSC Will Offer
Courses in Library
Science This Summer
Savannah State College is
fering courses in Library Science
during the 1960 summer session.
The program is designed to give
fundamental training in school li-
brarianship. The instruction meets
the school library requirements of
the state of Georgia, and the
courses will lead to certification as
teacher-librarian. Two courses—
School Library Administration and
Organizing and Cataloging and
Classification will be offered dur¬
ing the first six weeks of summer
school. School Library Materials
(Book Selection) will be offered
during the last four weeks of sum¬
mer school.
There is a serious shortage of
school librarians in the state and
nation. The offerings of these
courses at Savannah State Col¬
lege will help to eliminate this
shortage. The improvement of
school libraries with competent
personnel will strengthen school
library service in our public
schools.
who joined with the Shriners in
this worthwhile effort.
Negro ministers will be urged
to present the advantages of this
campaign to their congregation on
Sunday, June 12t.h. Negro
surance companies, through their
agents, will be urged to carry the
advantages of this campaign to
each household.
The three hundred thousand and
twenty eight (300,028) Prince Hall
Masons In the United States today
will he mobilized to assist in this
campaign.
Cadet Dorsey Graduates
From West Point
WEST POINT, N.Y. (ANP)-
Cadet Ira Dorsey, 23, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Ivory Dorsey, St. Louis,
Mo., will ha graduated June 8
from the U.S. Military Academy
i at West Point, N.Y.
Cadet Dorsey will be commis¬
sioned a second lieutenant in Ar¬
tillery and will receive, a bachelor
of science degree. At West Point
Ju> was active in the German lan-
3t* ft of KDKT, the academy’s ra¬
dio station.
Appointed td the ^^denijr hy
Representative Ledji(>£ 1$ SuUhitu
(D.-Mo.j, Itorsey wL i a cadet
sergeant during his senior,year.
Dorsey is a f§55, graduate funded. of
Vashoa High *S»'4.
Harris Teachers College!
Receives Top Honors
During N. I. Week
.
MRS. S. M. CHANCE, local agent
for the Afro-American Life In¬
surance Company, won top honors
during national insurance week
for her outstanding performance
on the district, having produced
$27.25, industrial production.
Mrs. Chance is a loyal member
of Palen Methodist Church.
serves in the capacity of Sunday
School teacher and assistant fin-
aiK'ial secretary of the chOrch.
Her many friends and policy
holders who contributed in this
effort will be happy to learn
her success.
Beach Summer School
Registration for Beach
School will be held Friday,
3, between the hours of 9:00 a.m.
and 1:00 p.m. at Beach
School.
Classes in social studies, Eng¬
lish, health, mathematics,
science, and biology will he offered
for grades 8-12. A strengthening
course in 7th grade mathematics
will also be offered.
Summer School is designated,
primarily, for making up
encies, but new courses may. be
taken if the demand for them is
great enough.
Summer School work is limited
to three, one-half units, only two
of which may be jn new work.
The Summer School fee 1 tio.oo
pu - subject.
Tompkins High School (iraduates
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The following tridents received
their high school diplomas Tues¬
day, May 31, ul the graduation ex¬
ercises of Tompkins High School:
Mamie Lou Alvin, Fredrica Ma¬
rie Anderson, jdury Amelia Ander¬
son, Joy Baker, Miller 1 Bargeron,
Alfreda Barnett, Sylvester Bates,
Mary Onilu Berrien, Mary Magda-
line liing, Gharles* Bonds, Zora
Mae Bo'.vditi'ii, Elizabeth
Samuel Elijah Bradshaw,
Branch, Solomon Embra
Elizabeth Brown, Theodore Brown,
Willie James Brown, Elizabeth
Bryant, Henry James Lee
Jeanette Eveiyue Butler',
Butler;
Joan Bynum, Lemuel
Frederick Cohen, Anise!
Collier, Fill el Matthew
Mary Etta Cmiycr:, Morris
Noya Lee Cooper, Oliver
William Robert Davis, Grace
Dandy, Konell Daniels, Jesse
ion Dukes, Lizzie Mae Dukes,
Ruth Lady. Rebecca Edwards,
Arthur Fields, Nellie Grace
Mary Jane flowers, telestinn
rie f ranklin, Madiin
James Weldon Gentian, Henry
Italph ((uarterman Loses Bid
For Commissioner
SSC’s 83rd
Scheduled for
According to Timothy C. Mey¬
er.., dean of faculty, at Savannah
State College, 74 persons have
completed the general requirements
of the institution for the Bachelor
of Science degree in their respec¬
tive area . '1 lity have been rec¬
ommended for graduation by their
Divi. ion Head: and the Dean of
Faculty and will he awarded the
Bachelor of Science degree at the
Eighty Third Commencement,
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lands Ginn, Alexander Grant;
Ida Mae Grant, Barbara Ann
Greene, Joseph Greene, Carolyn
Griffin, Luella llaggary, Delores
Hail, Hazel Hargrove, Joyce liar-
grove, Nathaniel Hargrove, De-
lores Howard, Eldrldge Moses
Howard, Alfred Jackson, George
McArthur Jackson, James Edward
Jackson, Lucinda Jackson, Eva
Mae Jason, Willie Jinks, Mary
Elizabeth Johnson, Mack Freddy
John on, Robert Lee Johnson, Betty
Ann Joins, EverUna Delores
Jones;
Robert Ephriam Jones, Victoria
Harriet Jones, Alice Kent, Phillip
Wells Kildar, Mary Louise Law,
Fiances Huberts Mackey, Eleanor
Rose Manoy, Herbert Herman
Maynor, Elijah Martin, Eddie
Milton, Ellis Mobley, Sylvania
Mobley, Carolyn Jaunita
Eugene Morrison, Mary
Mureherson, Rosa Lee
Geraldine Parson, William
Perry, James Edward
Benjamin Polite, Jr.,, Mary
lor<43 Reed;
Pearl Rendfy, Vernon
Mary Pearl Roberts, Annie
June 8
Following is a list of the re¬
spective areas, names and home¬
towns of the students to he gradu¬
ated :
General Business Administra¬
tion: James Howard Austin, Bal¬
lon; Robert Hutcherson, Calhoun;
Willie Mae Julian, Savannah; Md-
ton Peek, Long Island, N.Y.; Paul¬
ine Smith, Savannah.
Elementary Education; Birdie
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employment graduate of Miss Emogene of Morris C. j j
Stroman,
Brown College, as secretary by ;
tire board of directors. Miss,
NUMBER aa
Robinson, Evelyn Delores Robin¬
son, Henry Robinson, Jo mphine
Rogers, Angelyne Russell, Annie
Leo Sanders, Earl Thomas F in¬
ders, Lillie Ruth Sanders, lb .<>
Robert Seahrooks, Mary Elizabeth
Seabrooks, Gaddie Mae Sims, El¬
liot, Simmons, Eleanor Simmon ,
Betty Ann Singleton, Ruth Tor i
Singleton, CharlnseUa Lots aim.'
Smith, Roaella Smith, Chadwick
Stanley Steele;
Ivory Steele, Willie Rodei'nb
Steele, Audrey Louise Slena-i,
Samuel Stewart, Jr., Robert Lee
Siigg.s, Walter Albert Taylor, Is
ola Ann Tankersley, Barbara Ann
Thomas, Elmer Thomas, Them
Thomas, Venus Di Aundria Till¬
man, Joshua Walker, Wilbur Wal¬
ker, Beverly John Wallace, Earl-
ine Wallace, Aretha Ware, Leon
Larry Watson, Benjamin Franklin
West, Jr., Inez Redell We L L
telle White, Mae Julia Whitehead;
Matilda Wiley, Booker Talifoiu
Williams, Clara Mae William ,
Ethel Lee B. Williams, Mary I.
VViliiams, Alice Wilson, Samuel
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Timothy Wilson, Cathorimi Y<>un,,
and Harvey Joseph Young.
HINESV1LLE, Ga. (ANP)
County’s first Negro can
since Reconstruction Da.,
his bid last week for a rut
the County Commission.
Ralph Quarterman, vice pre i-
of the Georgia Confcrenee of
National Association lot i
of Colored i . o, : ,
1198 votes. His ikc ! il
J. E. Cook, a whit na¬
stores operator, drew 19 ;.i.
The election was to fill two re¬
added seats on the commi
Mrs. Hazel Carter, an under¬
won the other po t, becom¬
ing the county's first woman com¬
Stroman holds a degree in so*
pjoj^cy and is capable of \
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