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TEARS OF
CONTINUOUS
PUBLIC SERVICE
VOLUME LXXVIII
Presidential Candidates to Face Each
I
CDC to Present Mr. Hood
At Mass Meeting, Aug. 6
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JOHN S. HOOD
The Citizens Democratic club
will hold a mass meeting on
Saturday, August 6 at 7:30 p.
m. at St. Paul C. M. E. Church,
West Bioad and Maple
John o. Hood, candidate lor
Senatorial 1st District in
September 11th primary will
be the principal speaker. The
public is invited to attend this
meeting.
Jim Crow PLATFORM COM.’S
Ended in Greensboro
NEW YORK—News that
counters were desegregated
Greensboro, N. C„ on July 25,
city where the current wave
git-ins was .set off by four
college students, brought
comment from one of the
demonstrators.
One of the youths,
Joseph MeNeii, an A & T
sophomore working this
as an NAACP field secretary
youth, said here today:
“The move really inspires
We've got 13 more lunch
to integrate when we get back
school this fall.”
Man Foretells His
Death a Week Before
Tragedy lakes Place
By Samuel P. Perry, Jr.
Boston. Mass
H. Elliott. 66, who was one
three, men killed by a
121 foot crane at a
tion site, had foretold his
a week before the tragedy
place.
Elliott hod shaken hands
his friends among the
excavation workers, telling
ho had expected to die
July 27. He was killed
July 23.
T> e construction worker
portedly had a dream
which he told his wife,
to make arrangements for
funeral.
Elliott also went to
1). Buck, secretary of Local
the Tunnel Workers’ Union,
lated ti e dream to him
bade him farewell.
Nations’ Morticians
To Meet Aug. 15-18
PITTSBURGH. Pa. —
More than 1.000 members of
National Funeral Directors and
M'lrtWan- Association are
ed here, August 15 thru 18.
New amendments, new
funeral directors and Embalmei
lawn, and » recommendation
ting the term of the president
one year will be considered.
Social activities have been
ed by Hie local committee, the
dependent Funeral Directors As¬
sociation of Western
Some of the outstanding sppak
ers to appear on program will
Gov. David Lawrence, of
vania. Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, pre
sideut of Morehouse College:
Marshal Shephard, of Philadelphia
and Dr. William H. Borders
Atlanta. M
There will be a streamlined
cational program daily. Over
million dollars worth of
roiling stock, funeral supplies,
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mwmub Srtfeiite
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EDWARD B. KING, JR.
For twenty long weeks, Sa¬
vannah Negroes have support¬
ed the NAACP movement for
justice and equality in every
phase of human activity in Sa-
1 h The unity of
vanna purpose thati
- s ev j ( j ent in fchp {act
thousands of Negroes have been
w jthoIcli n g patronage from
Broughton Street stores, from
hp varifJUS shopping ren ters,
anfi have been registering as
direct resuit of thc magnifi .
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Segregation ended quietly at the
counter of two variety store: —
Woolworth and Kress — in Greens
boro where store managers agreed
with thc Mayor’s advisory com¬
mittee to begin service on an in¬
tegrated basis.
Eating facilities were also de¬
segregated this week iu the Nor-
folk-Portsmouth area of Virginia.
Young McNeil recalled
when he and friends sat down for
coffee on February 1 in Greens-
boro, a waitress warned him
would be in trouble.
She said, 'It's your kind
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Continued on Rage Four
The scenes above are
ing some of the activities
the Science Workshop,
Teachers in the
Schools during its
program. Savannah State
lege. .Savannah, Georgia.
in the top picture, Mrs. Ed
die Lee Edwards, Glenn
ly. is explaining to tfie
sters some of the principles
scienre which she has on
play. The:;* young
seem to have a great
in the work, and can
wait for school to begin.
The bottom is a little
ent. Miss Rhina E.
Chatham County, is
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 19ti0
Mrs. Hurley to Speak
Sunday at Asbury
MRS. RUBY HURLEY
Mrs. Ruby Hurley, Southeast-
'Regional NAACP Secretary
will address the meeting' 21 st j
afternoon mass
by the Savannah
National Association
the Advancement of Colored
according to W. W. Law,.
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CH1CAGO— (ANP) Follow
ing is the text of the civil rights
plank adopted by thc
platform committee:
7 his nation was created to
expression, validity and
to our spiritual heritage — the
supreme worth of the individual.
Ill such a naliou nation dc
dicated to the proposition that all
men are created equal — racial
i discrimination has place.
no
“ can hardly ^ reconciled
c, a ‘ Uai < J ,n,l, Protection ‘ ut ;? n under that ? law u aranteen to all
persons. In a deeper sense, too.
it 1 4 is it- immoral i m and n li/I unjust. ■tiiiii-l
several principles of science
with tie teaching aid; which
ho prepared in the workshop.
Mrs. W. IS. Nelson and Mrs. B.
J. James observe with great
j enthusiasm. But the young
fellow seems to think that, is
trouble for someone during next,
school term, especially if he i;
Mi s Miller’s room,
The Open House was the cul-
minuting activity of. the Science
Workshop for Teachers in th*
i Elementary Schools. Everyone
j j seemed to have enjoyed this ac-
tivity, and went away
j more secure in attempting
teach the natural sciences to
pupils in Hie elementary schools.
WASHINGTON—(ANP)—
eyes of the nation will he
upon the Presidential candidates
botli political parties when the
tone session of Congress
venes next week.
It is expected that a
battle over the platforms of
parties will he sounded off
these legislative halls.
Republican Presidential
Richard Nixon has said the
istration should seek further
tion on civil rights from this
gress which will go back into
sion on August 8.
The Democratic Vice
tial candidate Lyndon
who will still preside as
majority leader, feels that
grei.n should stick tu
business.
lie hopes to dear the
in a short session of about
weeks so that the candidates
get onto their business of
paigning.
In an apparent effort to
matters and start a fight
Democratic ranks, Republican
ator Kenneth Keating of N.Y.
he will introduce one bill in
session which will in
the entire civil rights
adopted at the Democratic
But the more realistic
realize that it will be
to attempt the
further civil rights
m this session since Congress
i As to those matters within reach
I of political action and leadership,
we pledge ourselves unreservedly
| to its eradication.
! Equality under law promises
mmt , than th( . equal rijfllt tw vote
tl . anst , ends relief from
discrimination by government.
It becomes a reality only when
all persons have equal
without distinction of race, reli¬
gion, color or national origin, to
acquire p^.^g, the essentials of life
education and employ
ment> T he Republican party -
| lhe party of Abraham Lincoln
fnim its vefy beginning has stri-
vim to make tins promise a rea¬
lity.
It is today, as it was then, un¬
equivocally dedicated to making
the greatest amount of progress
toward that objective.
We recognize that discrimina¬
tion is not a problem localized in
one area of the country, but rather
a problem that must be faced by
North and South alike. Nor is
discrimination confined to the dis¬
crimination against Negroes.
Discrimination in many, if not
all, areas of thc country on the
basis of creed or national origin
is equally insidious. Further, we
recognize that in many conimuni-
1
groes
L. li. Youth Who Bombed
Carlottu Walls’ Home Gets
5- Year Prison Term
little rock (ANP)—Her-,
hurt Odell Mont", 17. last w^ek ,
was sentenced formally to five
years In the state penitentiary;
for t-l e February 9 bombing of;
the home of ( 'arietta Wails, who'
was graduated from Central!
High school in May.
An all-white jury which tried!
May 17 fixed his punish-!
ment at. a maximum five years,
Boston Woman Gets Back
Hv S miiiel V. I’crrv, Jr
m VST'< >N. MASS. (ANP) - Mrs.
Cecilia Reid, 64, who lives alone
in a $30-a month apartment was
upset, last week. Bhp bad
a good reason. .She had Ipf*
! er life .savings of $3,063 stuff¬
ed in old nylon stockings iaside
i a green school bag on a public
bus.
1 She immediately went to Wil¬
j liam H. Brooke, him a station had
er, and told she
thousands of dollars on a
Brooks thought Mrs. Reid
joking, but decided to
in Next
already approved the Civil Rights
I Act of 1060.
Recalling the amount of time
spent on the civil rights debate
^ t „ prinKi Senale Minority Lead
er Everett Dirksen felt that an
other attempt at such legislation
would be impractical at this time.
Dirksen pointed out that South
ern Senators, for whom renomina-
tion is equivalent to election, can
stay in Washington all summer H
neecssary and hold the floor
against a Title HI bill. While
Northern Senators are anxious to
wind up the session nr August and
get home to light for re-election in
November.
Republican Senator T h o m a s
Kuchel of California said ha would
iike to see a vote on a civil rights
bill this session so “we can see
who votes for it and who votes
against it.”
But Democratic Senator John¬
son thinks the Senate should con¬
fine itself to action on such social
legislation as medical care for the
aged, improvement of the mini¬
mum wage law, farm legislation
and the foreign aid appropriation
bill.
Representatitve Joe Martin, for
mer House Speaker, fears that the
entire election campaign will be
fought out on the floor of the
legislative chambers. But he rea¬
lizes that whatever fights that
might arise must be settled by
Labor Day so that Congress can
adjourn and Presidential candi-
dates can get under way with their I
fence-mending.
ami tradition must be overcome,
heartening and commendable pro
gross has been made.
The Republican party is proud
of the civil rights record of the
Eisenhower administration. More
progress lias been made during the
past eight years than in thc pre¬
ceding eight years.
•* We acted promptly to end di;
criniination in our iiation’t capital.
Vigorous executive action was
taken to complete swiftly the dc
segregation of the armed forces,
veterans’ hospitals, Navy yards,
and other federal establishments.
We supported the position of
the Negro school children before
the Supreme Court. We believe
the Supreme Court school decision
was light and should lie carried
out in accordance with the mandate
of the court.
Although the Democratic con
trolled Congress watered them
down, the administration’s recom¬
mendations resulted in significant
and effective civil rights legi: 1 .<- (
lion in both 1957 and I960 — the
first civil rights statutes to he
passed iu more than 80 years.
Hundreds of Negroes have al¬
ready been registered to vote as
a result of Department of Justice
action, some in counties where Ne-
to remain frep on the same
$15.0011 bond he was under pend¬
ing an appeal to the state nu-
prerne Court. He allowed 45
days for Shepherd to file a bill
of exceptions to be made a
part of the appeal record.
Macro Antonio Binns, 30, con¬
victed in the bombing of the
Wall; home was formally sen¬
tenced June 30 to five years and
fined $500 He also is tree on
bond an
with the driver of the bus on
which Mrs Reid bad been rid¬
ing. The driver found the bag
and the money. He drove
back to the station with a spe¬
cial escort from the bus com¬
pany's office.
When the money was turned
over to Brooks, he tallied the
cash In small old bills up to
$S,063. The counting took 17
minutes.
Asked why she was carrying
so much money, Mrs. Reid rp
plied, “I dou'l trust banks."
SEN. KENNEDY CONFERS WITH MBOYA
Hyaitni'porl -Senator John
Kennedy, conferring with Afri¬
can Rationalist, leader Tmn Mboya
In Hyannispnrt, today, called for
Increased attention to African
needs, particularly in education.
Mboya, 29 -year old Kenyan
labor leader, arrived In Hyan
nisport from New York City
with his brother. Alphonse
Okuku, 2d, and Frank Montero,
President of the African-Amer¬
ican Student Federation in New
York.
After discussing African prob¬
lems with Mboya, the Senator
said the u. S. Government
should play a greater role” in
broadening educational exchang-
es with eastern central Africa.
Rena tor Kennedy and Mboya
discussed the United States
PLANK
new law will soon make it pos¬
sible for thousands of Negroer,
previously disenfranchised to vote.
By executive order, a committee
for tlu; elimination of discrimina¬
tion in government employment
has been reestablished with broad¬
fourth of all federal employes are
Negro.
The President's Committee on
Government Contracts, under the
chairmanship of Vice President
Nixon, has become an impressive
force for the elimination of dis¬
criminatory employment practices
of private companies that do busi¬
ness with the government.
Other inportant achievements in¬
clude initial steps toward the eli¬
mination of segregation in fede
rally aided housing; the establish
incut of the Civil Rights Division
of the Department of Justice,
which eiififrces federal civil rights
laws, and the appointment of the
hi partisan Civil Rights Commis-
sion, which has prepared a signi¬
ficant report that lays the ground¬
work foi further legislative action
cord of progress — not merely
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FICIITERE’ RE-UNION—Lt. CM.
Daniel,“Chappie” .Tamer, left, fam¬
ed Air Force jet pilot, and W T orld
War, II fighter companion, Wil¬
liam Curtis, right, enjoy re-union
iu Atlantic C ity, jnnt prior to Col.
Price 10c |
ADaroa i UU
helping the new Alrlcan nations
with education and “building
a viable pconomy," and the role
of the United Nations In provid¬
ing trained personnel.”
The Senator said, “The Unit¬
ed Nations rnay be a more sat¬
isfactory means than ahy oth¬
er" In assisting the African coun¬
tries.
He saw a ncpd for the United
States “to concern Itself far
more than it has In the past In
Africa- not only In time of cris¬
is." Senator Kennedy Is chair-i
man of the subcommittee on Af¬
rica of the Foreign Relations
Committee.
Senator Kennedy has been
meeting with national and in¬
ternational leaders at his sum¬
mer home to discuss campaign
Issues.
On the eve of Hip Republi¬
can National Convention nomi¬
nations, he challenged the Re¬
publicans to match the Demo¬
cratic civil rights plank which
he said “sets a standard for
the GOP in drafting its plat¬
form.” Senator Kennedy add¬
| ed, “I hope they write one as
clear and effective as the Dem¬
ocratic plank.*
NAACP Youth Gain
To Swim in Dixie Pool
CHARLOTTE, N. O. — The
NAACP-sponzored wade-lu cam¬
paign has opened up previously
all-white public swimming pools
in this city. The city maintains
three pools, one for Negroes and
two for whites.
After a period of negotiations,
three teenage Negro girls were
admitted without incident to the
Revolution Park swimming pool,
one of the two for whites, here
on July 27. All threw .— the
Misses Frances DeWalt, 19; Linda
Stinson, 18; and Willie Mae Mc¬
Cauley, 16 — are members of the
local NAACP youth council.
Mrs. U. iS. Brooks, president of
the Charlotte branch, praised the
•Tamer’ departure to new command¬
ing port in England. Standing in,
and holding scholar-hip check
from Joe. Schlitz Brewing Com¬
pany, ir Ernie Harris, Philadelphia,
who is; president of the National
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Mr. Wells Is D«nied
Validation Required lor
Office, Register of
Boston, Mr**. — Lemuel
Wells, 18 Claremont Park, a
known Negro cifizan of
was denied tha validation
to have his name placed in
ination for the office of
of Probata and Insolvency.
charged that the Board of
Commissioner* had arbitrarily
fused and doubletalked him
of the total of 260 signatures
quired,
Said Well*, a former
press secretary in tha office
Governor Furrolo, “First they
j b ad only 219 valid
Then it became 233 after
the deadline wasn't
they probably would say 249.
thing but tha required 250.”
continued by saying, “I am
ing this Injustice."
Wells, a gradual* of
University in Washington, D.
further elated that 1960
mental Registration Lists were
available for checking
eliminating for •iigihiiily
sands of Boston Negro and
citizens* signature*, “Just
how millions of Negro citizen ;
(he South ar* denied tha right
even register, much less vote,”
said. "And here in our own
or freedom in Boston, citizens
hava registered from
I960 through July 18, 1960
denied the validity of their
ture! on my nonpnation papers
cause of an in*s.cu*abia
he concluded.
At. 1 I’.M. on July 26. 1960
filed a letter of protaat
a hearing with tha Board of
tion Commission*!*. He
ed the latter to
Russo. (In also submitted
nomination papar* in question
the office of the Secretary
Continued on Page Seven
Charlotte Park and
Commission for opening the
ming pool to all without
restriction.
“If this experiment at
tion Park aurraeds,” Mr*.
said. “Charlotta will vindicate
claim to be the ‘Quaan City of
South.’ This will h* a
tion that it can h* done.”
Kelly Alexander, state
president, recalled that efforts
break through hegsn iu 1958
a drive to open up th» park’s
rourse to Negro players.
I’ai k Commission'* decision to
mit. Negroes to tha
pool, ho said, is In line with
earlier ruling.
N"gro Licensed Beverage
ciation. Mr. Curtis is executive
rector of NNLBA, which was
ing its first annual convention
Atlantic City at the time.