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PACK POCK S he f avaumtb SHtowie. Established 1170 ICRS. WILLA A. JOHNSON-.Editor & Publisher EZRA JOHNSON........Promotion A Adv. Rep . PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY 1008 WEST BROAD STREET Dial ADams 4-3432 — ADa ma 4-3433 Subscription Rates In Advance One Year _____________________________ $4.13 Hx Months_____________________________$3.09 Ungle Copy _____________________________ .10 Remittance must be made by Express, Post Office Money Order or Registered Mall. Second Class Mall Privileges Authorized at Savannah, Georgia To Vote Is the Sacred Duty of All Citizens There are many excellent reasons for voting. But perhaps the greatest of these is that the voter will feel better for having cast his ballot- Whatever excuses he may make for not voting are unlikely to convince himself. lie may find it more comfortable to be too lazy, or more important to be too busy, or more evasive to be too indifferent. But when he glances at the clock, and knows that the hour has passed and the polls have closed, he cannot escape the dismal awareness that he left his right unused. And a rigkrt that has been left unused is a duty that has been rejected. The Negro citizen of Savannah who fails to Editorial Opinion from The Nation’s Press by the Associated Negro Press Here are examples of editorials in the nation’s leading papers on subjects of cur¬ rent interest: AFRICA JOURNAL, Milwaukee “When the United Nations assembly convenes Sept. 20 it will confront a secu¬ rity recommendation th:p the Republic of the Congo be granted UN membership. “Unless conditions in the Congo im¬ prove radically by that date the assembly would be inexcusably in error if it ap¬ proved the recommendation.” POST-I) 1SP ATI I, St. Louis “The Congo in all probability will be only the first phase of the United Na¬ tions’ mission in Africa. While Dag Ham- marskjold was being upheld in his re¬ fusal td intervene in Hie feud between Lumumba and the Katanga secessionists, the Mali Federation came apart at the seams, and another Algerian debate was put on the U.N. Assembly agenda. “The trouble is that the new African states are the successors to colonies ar¬ bitrarily created by the European pow¬ ers. Some do not even approximate tri¬ bal alignments. A handful of educated natives may be trying to establish order¬ ly governments, but it may be beyond their power to overcome demagogic ap¬ peals to ancient rivalries, or to moderate unwarranted expectations as to the first fruits of freedom.” ADVERTISER, Montgomery, Ala. “The vogue in liberal circles is to as¬ cribe all failures of colored peoples, wher¬ ever and whenever they don’t measure up, to the inadequate tutelage they have re¬ ceived from the white man. “Joseph E. Evans, writing in The Wall Street Journal, slashes away at this fool¬ Where The Crusade Should Begin (From the Oklahoma Eagle) We have heard by now, that the crusade to beat down the wall of partition that keeps the Negro minority divided from the rest of the nation has turned momen¬ tarily from restaurants of limited services" to churches that for decades have been opened to whites only. The report is that in a few the visiting worshippers were rejected and forced to stand on the out¬ side, but that in others the preacher and the congregation managed to muster up enough courage, to let them in and that in those instances where the attending wor¬ shippers were admitted the services went on without incident. In one case, it is reported that the pas¬ tor was overjoyed that his people acted so civil and felt that having passed through this first experience of having Negroes as a part of his congregation, feels that this is quite an accomplishment. And in light of the fact that the churches Jn “more America, for the most part, in" have tliiTmidst been pagan than Christians of this whole movement toward equality and non-discrimination, perhaps it is quite an achievement. h.. -— -- - - But we take the position that this token expression of brotherhood in the Chris¬ tian C hurch is not something to be proud of. butTather ah occasion that heightens the shame of any church which purports to operate in the name of Christ and as an interpreter of the Christian faith. ir ..... -n Not only should there not have been any question about the entry of these visitors into the House of God at this . National Advertising Representatives Associated Publishers 65 West 42nd Street New York 36, New York 166 W. Washington St. Chicago 2. 111. Mr. Robert Whaley Whaiey-Simpson Company 6608 Selma Ave. Los Angeles 28, California Mr. Gordon Simpson Whaley-Slmpson Company 700 Montgomery St. San P rancisco 1 1, California A vote Wednesday, September 14th, has failed himself and his children’s children. The Negro citizen who does not care must live with himself as with the sort of person on whom it would be unwise to depend. All of our efforts for freedom are in vain unless every Negro citizen votes. The Negro citizen who neglects to cast his ballot on next Wednesday votes none¬ theless by his very absence. He elects himself to his old position of second class citizenship; and this is not a happy vic¬ tory. If he votes on Wednesday he elects himself to first class citizenship and a magnificent victory! ish premise with the asssitance of a book about Africa before the Europeans arriv¬ ed to put the continent in “bondage.” “Today’s nationalist cry of “Africa for the Africans” (Evans begins), tends to make the world forget that the Africans had Africa for centuries upon centuries. And it seems, by comparison with other areas of the world during the same mill- enia, that they did remarkably little with it. Indeed, if past is prologue, the future of self-governing Africa doesn’t look so good.” CHATTANOOGA BOMB BOMB, NEWS and COURIER, Charleston, S. C. j Bombing of a Negros residence at Chattanooga was a dastardly deed that cannot be excused. We ague with the victim’s estimate that whoever did it is lowlife trash. We are glad that nobody was injured. Many a sanctimonius citi¬ zen who wouldn’t actually light the fuse of a bomb has been striking matches in dangerous places. Such agitators ought to share the blame for this outrageous sign of smoldering tension among for¬ merly harmonious Southern people. WADE-IN HI* NORTH SUN-TIMES, Chicago ‘Extra police were on hand Sunday when the National Assn, for the Ad¬ vancement of Colored People sent repre¬ sentatives to Rainbow Beach for a wade- in demonstration. “It may be regretted that such rights must be protected by unusual police ac¬ tion but Chicago police officials are set¬ ting a good example for other cities in putting the blame for trouble where it be¬ longs — on those who try to deny rights of others, not on those seeking to enjoy their American rights.” late hour, but years ago, the so-called Christian preacher and his people should have taken the initiative in this matter of making real in our economy that God is no respecter of persons. If the churches in America had not been so’ long, the promoters and the perpetua- tors of segregation; if they were not now the defenders of those who ply the nefar¬ ious trade of discrimination within their congregations; if they had not condoned these white sepulchres who sit in their pews in the promotion of hate and di¬ vision, the sit-ins now in process would never had to have been. The doors to industry would now be opened and a bet¬ ter way of life, for a people long benight¬ ed, would since have been effected. This is where the crusade should begin. This is the crucial area. This is where the walls must first be removed. For not until the Christian Church in the main sees itself for what it is, will the society that has grown up around it be cleansed of its evils and improve in its morals. ■*» This tells us that more than 60 million lay claim to Christian membership in America, but today we ask what of it. They are like the church Christ talked of centuries ago. They encompass the world to make one proselyte and when he is made he is twofold more the child of hell than themselves. 1 h. It well that argues so long as the church is content to be an industry engaged in bigots, the business they run cannot be other than manufacturing and harboring a society of business bigots. THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA Must Be Destroyed, If America Is To Hold World Leadership 'V- «N Letters to the Editor • •• (Editor’n Note: Captain Crunk It . Spencer, general manager ami treasurer of the Atlantic Towing Company, has nuked 'J'lte Savannah 'Tribune to reprint his letter of September 1, 11160 , addressed to the editor of The Savannah Morn¬ ing News about Congressman Preston's services to the Poet of Savannah for the pust 1A gears. Captain Spence) states, “I trust that readers of the Tribune wilt give favorable consideration to Congressman Preston's reelect ion. on September lb, 11)60 and east their votes accordingly.”) “Preston’s Record of Cooperation With Port Development Outlined” Editor, Morning News: The port of Savannah has shown marked progress during the past several years through improved channel conditions and in the acquisition of waterfront plants as a result of such improvements. It is my purpose in submitting a number of pertinent facts per¬ taining to the development of the Port of Savannah to point out some of the valuable services ren¬ dered by Kep. Prince Preston in bringing various waterfront proj¬ ects to a successful conclusion. llis efforts in behalf of legisla¬ tion were extremely helpful in providing for construction of an adequate railroad lift bridge be¬ tween Savannah and Hutchinson Island serving the Seaboard Air Line Railroad main line to Charleston. The old bridge was a menace to navigation. new bridge with increased clear¬ ance has safely expedited the pas¬ sage of vessels using the upper harbor. The bridge was completed in 1951. Mr. Preston's efforts in 1950 and thereafter were successful in having tremendous quantities of foodstuffs under the foreign aid program exported through Savan¬ nah by the U. S. government. Much of these exports were con¬ trolled by government agencies. Mr. Preston’s assistance to local shipping interests, railroads and the Savannah Port Authority were of prime importance in Savannah secure a fair share of such foreign aid shipments. Mr. Preston succeeded in having legislation passed transferring title of Fort Jackson back to City of Savannah so that this pro¬ perty could be included in the iand being made available to American Cyanamid Company. The land was essential to the Cyanamid company’s plant In doing Mr. Preston materially aided the location of the now $30,000,000 titanium dioxide plant here. On numerous occasions, Mr. Preston made appointments for local port and development offi¬ cials with principal consular offi¬ cers of foreign countries in Wash¬ ington with the purpose of creat¬ ing better relations with countries and to the end of having foreign aid traffic move through the I’m t of Savannah. In the early fifties, Mr. Preston followed through on the requ- I for channel improvements in the Savannah harbor which consisted of extending the 3-1 foot mean low water channel upstream for 1.6 miles and establishing a new (177 by 700 foot turning basin opposite the State Docks. This work him been aeeomplished. Mr. Preston recently introduced a request for (lie expansion of the Stite Port turning basin and ■$!,- 000 has been appiopriated by Con¬ gress for the survey work neces¬ sary prior to authorization and appropriation for this project. Simultaneously, Mr. Preston in¬ troduced in the House Public Works Committee a resolution call¬ ing for an over-all review of the Savannah harbor project with the purpose of determining the bility of a 40 foot channel other major improvements such as widening and channels to improve navigation on the Savannah River. A appropriation has been to initiate a survey for this pose. Working with the Special Port Committee, Mr. ton appeared personally before Chief of Engineers, U. S. of Engineers, for expedited ling of the proposed of the State Port turning and through his appeal, the ise for action was given. Working also with the Port Committee, Mr. Preston, successful in prevailing upon Corps of Engineers to establish model study at Vick-burg. model is a scale reproduction the Savannah River and the has an important bearing on improvements which m a y recommended as the 40-foot nel project develops. Mr. Preston has given cooperation to Savannah when requested to do so in ling the acquisition of controlled same.' projects or the tion of Notable of this are the retention of U. S. Public Health Hospital the current effort to have Navy place a training vessel Mr. Preston worked with local interests', in having first nuclear powered ship named N. R. Savannah the famous S. S. Savannah. has worked closely with the time Commission in this and also in the end of the N. S. Savannah to the port one of her initial trips. Mr. Preston has been ly effective in persistently the Corps of Engineers to ly maintain Savannah harbor, difficult task since the Corps Engineers receives deficiency propriations which they have distribute throughout the many ports. In one instance 000 additional maintenance were allocated to Savannah ly as a result of Mr. efforts to alleviate a serious ing condition. Mr. Preston is a constant re¬ cipient of many letters from pri¬ vate companies and local agencies requesting support for, or opposi¬ tion to, legislation having a bear¬ ing on the economy of the Savan¬ nah area. The consensus is that his responses have been prompt, well informed, and that he has actively pursued those matters in which his assistance has been re¬ quested. Unquestionably, because of his seniority, his intercession in many matters has been extreme¬ ly valuable. Mr. Preston took a leading role in arranging a meeting in Wash¬ ington when Gov. Vandiver, rep- i < cidatives of Savannah and Chatham County, Chamber of Commerce, and the Savannah Dis¬ trict Authority along with the chairman of the Georgia Public Service Commission met with the Interstate Commerce Commission in the now famous case involving the fight between the eastern rail¬ roads and Seatram Lines, Inc. It was Mr. Preston who substantially pressed upon Gov. Vandiver the necessity of Georgia taking an in¬ terest in the ease, since it appeared that what was happening would cause the loss- of a vital water transportation service not only to Savannah but to Georgia and that contingently there could be a de¬ structive effect on other coastwise water transportation now and in the future. I have been a member of the Special Port Committee of the Savannah District Authority since its inception and in this capacity I \ have appeared before congres- sioiial committees with other Sa- vannahians to secure funds for the improvement of Savannah har¬ bor. The committees have always had the fullest cooperation from Rep. Preston.. Mr. Preston’s position as chair¬ | man of the Subcommittee on Com¬ merce and Related Agencies, which is a subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee, is of tremendous value to the Port of Savannah q^d Georgia. He has been cbet,vjvbuit since 1955. It re¬ quires many years of service in the Confess to acquire a com- j miltee chairmanship. 1 competition the South Port on Atlantic, be#.yp>es more active each year and at jOked for federal funds for P°G vW^jopment is constant. The reeieefroh of Rep Rep. Preston,is of vital importance not only to the peqplejttf (Chatham County but to the Ffrltrcongressional District and the state as well. FRANK W. SPENCER The Waterfront Savannah Citizens Urged To Go to Polls And Vote Their Convictions Sept. 14 j | The The Editor, Savannah Tribune I 1009 West Broad Street Savannah. Ga. Dear Madam: i ore can psca P e Die con- i sequences of the election to be held in Savannah on Septem- her 14. 1960, for which reason - it is of the gravest importance | that every voter should realize what is at stake, ! The record of Mayor Mingle- : dorff up to his retirement a SATURDAY, SEPT. 10, 1900 -5 Between The Lines Bv Dean Gordon B. Hancock for ANP PATRIOTISM THEN AND NOW In 1893 there was erected New York City a statue to Na- than Hale who was a captain in Washington’s patriot army. He was sent by General Wash¬ ington to bring intelligence to the British in New York city and was captured within the British lines, and although Washington made every effort to save him he was executed as a spy* by order of Sir William Howe; '* His' last words were, “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.” Beside this expression of an overmastering patriotism, place the open declaration of Fran¬ cis Gary Powers recently tried as a spy in Moscow that he was sorry that he went on the ill- fated mission that resulted in his capture behind the Russian lines. It is difficult to imagine a United States soldier express¬ ing regrets that he had endan¬ gered his life for his country. Pulling down a salary of $30,000 per annum for his ser- vices; but in an hour when his country’s prestige was at stake before a critical world, he comes suddenly humble and to all intents and purposes apol- ogizes before the world for hav- mg gone on a dangerous mis- sion which resuited in his prisonment and trial. What greater comfort could have come to the Kremlin that to have a United States soldier eat humble pie in the sight of an astounded world. The trial of Powers was easily one of the most humiliating moments in American history-an Ameri¬ can soldier publicly admitting tiiat he was sorry to have gone on a dangerous mission for his country. Apologizing if you please fir the Stars and Stripes which millions have seen by the dawn’s early light,-and for ,which mil¬ lions have died to defend. So many studied attempts have been made to disparage and discourage and humiliate the Negro that I am really’ proud that if the great nation of ours had to be let down there was no Negro to do it. Nathan Hale of long ago was sorry that he had only one life to give for his country. Fran¬ cis Gary Powers of current date was sorry that he was sent on a mission for his country that resulted in a trial for his life. few weeks ago shows that he does not allow the people to decide how to run their own lives and he has continued Ur¬ ban Renewal destruction of a thousand homes even though the people have twice voted against this. Not only has he done so, but he has now add¬ ed two more sections and pre¬ dicts even two further ones, so that no one feels secure any longer. Ail of this is a trend towards Socialism and Federal rule locally. The poorest people in the City are forced to return per¬ sonal property for at least $240,00 although many havte furniture that would sell for only $10. If a water bill is not paid on time then the City cuts off the water and charges $2.00 to cut it on, and this happens thousands of times each year to those who cannot afford to pay. He raised taxes and assess- ments, even though he pledged' that he would not. and if he gets control of the County then ad-! ditional taxes and higher rents may be expected. Everyone will pay whether as property owners, or automobile and fur- niture owners. I ..... His business . is incorporated: . . , - , m Atlanta .., where , he does , about , , j three times as much as in Sa-j vannah. and yet he is ambitious to run Chatham County in ad- dition to the City of Savannah, j all apparently in his spare time. J The County is headed by Judge H. Lee Fulton, who puts! ai! of his time into this job. j but does not accept even one | dollar for h’s services. The - rest of the Board of Chatham County Commissioners is com-! posed -of experienced and high-j the! ly respected servants of people, _ , and ... they now stand ... tor re-elctio.n,. i By going to the polls all peo- I However bold the attempt to ‘Smooth over the ttlsgraceful apology of Francis Gary Pow- ers, the fact remains when Powers’ trembling admission is set over against the last words of Nathan Hale, we are forced to the conclusion that’ the mor- al stature of the American pa- triot of today has suffered an awesome humiliation. And yet charity dictates that we have pity on Francis Gary Powers. The young man is the victim of a frustration that comes of the Southern mores where there is only one ma¬ jor crime and that is the crime of his color and have ac¬ cess to the best in land for no other reason than that he is white. He is a scion of the South that took up arms against the nation and although the arm of rebellion was sruck down, the soldiers of the rebel¬ lion have been glorified. just a few months ago when the last rebel died. President Eisenhower ordered the na- tion’s, flags to be flown at half staff. Only recently PresG dent Eisenhower had ever so much to-say by way of extoll- ing the greatness of General Lee, who led the armies of re - bellion against his country, If Die,President has ever eu- logized Abraham Lincoln and General Grant alter the man- ner in which he heaped encom- iums upon General Lee, this writer has never heard of it. Such confusion as may arise from the laudation of rebels by our President and others of like mind could easily beget in the heart of young Powers a muddled sense of patriotism. As a prisoner of war on trial for his life, he had to make hjs choice of courses to pursue, but as a citizen of the conunpn tl oa- tion we have the right, to .-crit¬ icize what we regard as regret- : able display of cowardice -be¬ fore the world. Millions have been sent on the mission of death for their country and they had no choice save to yield up their lives on the sacred altar of their .coun¬ try. Patriotism then and now. When the Nathan Hales 11( are set over against the Francjs Powers we see a humiliating contrast. If Powers represents the patriotism that prevails to¬ day, our country is in for great humiliation and possible disso¬ lution. . t can vote their deeply felt and can blame no one if they fail to do so. Yours truly, E. D. King. --- f Student Non-Violent CC Pretest VP’s Statement About Sit-in Demonstrat’ns WASHINGTON, (ANP) Upon his arrival back in Washington after hitting a high note on a poli¬ tical harp in the heart of Dixie, Vice PfSSldent Richard Nixon was faced with a telegram of protest sent by the Student Non-Violent Co-ordinating Committee of Atlan¬ ta. 4 The telegram took issue with the Presidential Candidate’s statement issued at a Greensboro, N. C., press conference regarding sit-in demonstrations. Nixon is reported as having said that sit-in demonstrations should he orderly and “not in violation of local laws.” He said that the courts should determine whether these laws are valid. The students reminded the can- didate that - an endorsement ^ ,,,th , tl,e ; student , , at tl0n and , the , local , 1 law is meaningless . , except to win votes . on both sides, They called the Vice President’s speech something aimed “at pleas- big the power structure of the sout h and consequently contradict- ' n k his endorsement of the dern- onstrations.” The stu dents called Nixon’s at- tention to the fact that although their demonstrations are strictly non-violent and peaceful, still the demonsrations often run counter to many loeai laws, They informed Nixon that the law in the deep south is based ^ , on the ., custom . of * prejudice . ,. and political expediency.”