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VOLUME LXXVIII
Convocatio^Parade
SCLC Will Meet in
Shreveport, Oct. 11
It was announced today that the
General Fall Conference of the
Southern Chiistian Leadership
Conference will be held in Shreve¬
port, La. This north Louisiana
city was chosen as the site for the
annua! meeting of this national
group of ministers and laymen on
the front line of the southern
struggle because of its strategic-
role in persuading the Civil Rights
Commission to conduct hearings in
Louisiana on the “purge” of Negro
registration rolls.
The Southern Christian Leader¬
ship Conference headed hy Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr., will move
into Shreveport on the 11th of
October for its annual hoard meet¬
ing. to be followed by the two-day
Fall conference of SCLC, and its
many affiliate organizations. Con¬
ferees will attend from every
southern state and the District of
Columbia. Many lay and pro¬
fessional observers will be on hand
from the North and Midwest.
Host for the meeting will be
SCLS’s board member, Dr. C. O.
Simpkins, militant dentist of that
city. Aiding and assisting the new
director of SCLC, Wyatt Tee
Walker, will be Harry Blake, field
secretary for the group.
Dr. King indicated in a formal
press statement, “This will he the
most significant meeting of the
conference to date. Under the
supervision of our new director
and his staff, the Southern Chris¬
tian Leadership Conference will
-embark on its bold new approach
to citadels of segregation in the
South.”
September 2, 1804 —- Union
General William T. Sherman eva¬
cuated and burned Atlanta in his
famous march to the sea (Sa¬
vannah ).
MISS FREDKRICKA FIREALL
RECENT GRADUATE — Miss
Frcclericka Fireall, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fireall,
1143'- East Gwinnett street,
was graduated from Mercy Hos¬
pital School of Nursing, Spring-
field. Mass., on September 10.
Miss Fireall is recovering from
injuries received in a recent
auto accident.
Gov. Furcolo Proposes |
j
“Marshall Plan” Type s
j
Aid for
BOSTON, (ANP) — An am¬
bitious African development pro¬
gram railing for the appropriate
of $500 million per year for 10
years, which among other things
would bring 10,000 African stu
dents per year to this country was
proposed last week.
The program is the brainchild
of Gov. Foster Furcolo of Mass¬
achusetts who pointed out that the
United States should do in Africa
what it has done for Europe under
the Marshall Plan.
In letters to President Dwight
Eisenhower and Secretary of State
Christian A. Hotter, Furcolo urged
a prompt consideration to a pro¬
gram which he proposes “as one
possible way for the United State
to meet its responsibilities in this
vital area.”
“For the first time since the be¬
ginning of the colonial era, the
majority of Africa’s 220 'million
people live under governments of
their own choosing.
AD a ms 4-3432
bishop w.
The 54th annual Cionvoca-
Lon Grace American Peace
Parade of the House of Prayer
will be staged Sunday. Sept. 13.
The parade will climax the
:
week’s activities which started !
or. September 11.
A slight change nas been
made in the route of the pa-
rade. Montgomery , Street will ,, j
not be used as in former years.
The parade will leave the
House of Prayer at 1 p. »u R°-i
ing East on Bismark to
Broad, north on West Broad to
MISS LILLIE MAE BENTLEY
GRADUATES-Miss Lillie M.
Bentley, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. George Bentley of 613 East
Duffy street, graduated fijom
the Mercy Hospital School of
Nursing, Springfield, Mass., on
10. Miss Bentley was an
graduate of St. Pius X
High School In 1957.
She is the grand daughter of t
Bessie Street. Morrell, 524 East j j
“Those governments face the
critical problem of accelerating
their torp'd rate of economic j
growth. Unless they can establish I
Deal a firm structure economic will base, crumble. their poli- |
“To s'ivp Africa from thv *'haos j
and destruction which is today en->
gulfing (ho Republic of Congo, if j
is imperative that we launch a
program as imaginative, as huma¬
nitarian, and as massive as the
Marshall Plan which 1.3 years ago
preserved for 270 million people
of 16 Western European nations
their freely elected governments.”
Governor Furcolo reminded
Pre idc 1 F.;-o nhowor and .i-n--1
tarv of State Hertor that the new
nations of Africa did not. yet have
the capital or (.Vic trained pool of
skilled and semi-skilled workers,
technicians, and administrators
necessary to the growth of a
modern economy.
The Congress has just ap pro-
'
(Continued on Pugc Seven/
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA SATURDAY, SEPT. 17, 1960
Gov. Vandiver Slaps
“NAACP Slur" at
Vice President Nixon
ATLANTA <ANP> — Georgia
Republicans took Issue last
week with Gov. Vandiver on
his contention that Vice Presi¬
dent Nixon Is an NAACP mem¬
ber.
Bill Shartzer, chairman of
the Georgia Republican Central
Committee, released a state¬
ment saying Vandiver was
“completely in error” in refer¬
ring to N’ixon’s “avowed NAACP
membership.”
And in Washington, Jim
Flowers, an assistant press sec¬
retary to Nixon, said:
“The vice president was giv¬
en an honorary membership in
1946 Iby the Monrovia, Calif.,
chapter of the ;NAACP. He
has not contributed any money
or effort to the operation of
the NAACP. He is not now an
active member and never has
beeen.”
Shartzer’s statement Implied
iContinued on Page Eight.
Leaders
Smear Against
CHICAGO, (ANP) — Leaders
of two powerful organizations last
week lashed out vigorously against
those who oppose Democratic
presidential candidate John F.
Kennedy because of his religious
beliefs.
Roy Wilkins, executive secretary
of the NAACP, speaking in New
York, and Dr. Joseph H. Jackson,
president of the National Baptist
Convention, USA, Inc. speaking in
Philadelphia, both warned that
West on Bryan to Fahm,
on Fahm to Hull, East
Hull to West Broad South
Wcat Broad ,0 Hem ^ We ^
Her l ry t0 Ogeechee Road, to
Street, Of and back to the
of Prayer and disband.
This is the first convocation
be held since the death of
foUDder> the latc Bishop c
Grace. The new leader.
W. McCollough, is in the
for the meetings and the
Continued from Page Four
NAACP Leaders Refused
Service at McCrory and
Three NAACP leaders staged i
a sit-in- demonstration at Me-
Crory’s and Woolworth’s lunch-
counters on Broughton Street:
on last Friday afternoon.
W. W. Law, local NAACP
branch president, Curtis V
Cooper, chairman of the boy-!
cott committee, and Amos C. j
Brown, NAACP youth field sec-
rotary for Georgia, sat
at the lunchcounter of MeCro-]
ry’s store about 5:00 p. m. and!
asked to be served. When the
NAACP trio sat down the j
lights were turned out, thej
counter closed and the waitress
27 th NAACP Mass Meet
To Re Held at St. Paul
The twenty-seventh NAACP
meeting will be held at St.
p au l CME Church. Maple and
West B r oad Streets, iRev. J. L.
Hightower, pastor, Sunday af-
ternoon, September 18, at 4 p.
m.
These weekly meetings are
held in support of the boycott
being conducted against down¬
town stores and the various
shopping areas. The local boy¬
cott is entering its twenty-
sevent h week which began
When Neguo youth were re¬
fused service at the lunch
at the various down¬
town five and dime stores, j
Following the arrest of youth)
at the lunchcounters, the N. A.
A. C. P. immediately adopted
a policy of “first class jobs for
first class dollars." Negroes
being urged to stay out of)
with segregated service,!
facilities and employment.
The local NAACP protest I
movement under thc leadership j
W. W. Law has received
attention. Mrs. Merce- I
A. Wright, vice chairman [
the boycott, has completed
a number of speaking engage¬ j
in New York State. She !
roimrt to the ^ i
mp(>tlng gf ^
East, I
i mo H i
The voters of Chatham Coun¬
both races, turned out in un¬
precedented numbers at the
Wednesday in ihe Dem¬
Primary.
At 7 p. m. closing time hun¬
were still standing in line
vote. All those already in
at closing time were per¬
to cast their ballots. Al¬
the weather had been
all day, a light rain be¬
falling at 8 p. m.
It was a hard fought cam¬
Local winners were as
FOR COUNTY SHERIFF:
A. Griffin, 10,118 votes
Sheriff William C. Har¬
11,560 votes.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSION:
Lynes, 15,985; R. F.
15,690; Cary Anderson,
Fred Wessels, Jr., 14,894;
Lesser, 14,708; Richard
14,545; and Charles
14,684. The losing can-
(Continued on Page Three)
Religious
Sen. Kennedy
who preach religious intol-
are the same who oppose
Npgroes because of their race.
As one of the principal speakers
the 50th anniversary convention
of the National Urban League,
declared:
“The same hideous apparatus of
that has fought Negro par¬
and their children in spread¬
the slime of religions bigotry
the presidential election cam¬
he said.
Wilkins continued “Most of the
ter of speculation.
(Continued on Page Seven; Continued from Page Four Meanwhile each of the two (continued on Page Tnree;
Appeal Children Made for
ADC in
to serve them,
The store management called
police but the Negro men
before the police arrived.
They later sought service at
Woolworth lunchcountcr!
as before, the lunch-j
was promptly closed
the lights turned out. The |
then requested to see the
who told them that
eating facilities were
downstairs. He said
if they did not care to
the accommodations “pro-
for your people, they
leave.
NEW ORLEANS (ANPiLouis-i
cast-off mothers and fa- 1
children were gettlng
relief last week but not
the channels established
aid them.
Meanwhile appeals were being
throughput the country
food, clothing and money
further relieve the critical
brought on by the
legislature’s spit-inspired
In New York the National
League made a nation-1
Atlantans File
for Admission
To Univ. of Georgia
MACON, Ga. (ANP) — Two
Atlantans filed suit in Federal
Court here asking the court to
restrain the registrar at the Uni¬
versity of Georgia from denying
admission applications to them,
from refusing to consider their
applications, from refusing to ap¬
prove or reject their applications
and from requiring of them “re¬
quirements, prerequisites, inter¬
views and test” not required of
white applicants.”
Miss Charlayne A. Hunter and
Hamilton E. Holmes, both 18, made
the plea through their attorneys,
D. L. Hollowell of Atlanta, and
Thorgood Marshall, Derrick Bell,
and Mrs. Constance B. Motley of
New York.
Alva filed along with the com¬
plaint were a motion for produc
tion of records and a notice of a
motion to be filed for preliminary
injunction against Walter N. Dan¬
ner, thc registrar.
The plaintiffs charge that they
have repeatedly attempted to re¬
gister at the school but have not
met with success. They contend
they were refined admission («•-
cause of their race and coiof. _
Rev. P. A. Patterson, NAACP
redress chairman is
for an address at
meeting. The choir
St. Paul church will furnish
music and the Rev, High¬
will have charge of the
Estate Broker*
Meet Sept. 17-21
CHICAGO, (AN) — Nationally
insurance executive and
estate dealer, George S. Har¬
declared here this week that
will not be a candidate for r's-
as president when the Na¬
Association of Real Estate
holds its 13th annual con¬
in Cleveland, Ohio, Sept.
Harris has bepn president of the
since 1953, being elect¬
at the convention held in Chi¬
His reasons for not again head-
the organization is that he does
wish to deny thc opportunity
Other qualified real estate
to assume leadership of the
“The years have demonstrated,"
said, “that there are many
ua l>D"ed men and women elected
the board ovaia of or directors, directors, the me vari- vari-
offices; also many members
[Continued on Page Eight)
Is President of National
Inc.???
MltS. GERTRUDE I*. JOHNSON
RECEIVES B. S. DEGREE—The
degree of bachelor of science
in education was conferred up¬
on Mrs. Gertrude P. Johnson
at the 84th commencement ex¬
ercises of Savannah State Col¬
lege on August 17. Mrs. John¬
son was an honor student for
the last five consecutive quar¬
ters while enrolled at Savan¬
nah State College.
Mrs. Johnson has been a
memiber of the nursing staff of
Charity Hospital for the past
eighteen years serving in the
capacity of Licensed Practical
Nurse.
She is past matron of Mt.
Moriah Chapter No. 37, Order
of the Eastern Star; a mem¬
ber of the Past Matrons Coun¬
cil No. 1 *of this city, the Li¬
censed Practical Nurses Associ¬
ation, District No. 1; and the
Golden Art Club. She lias
taught in the public school sys¬
tems of Tampa, Fla., and Lib¬
erty County, Groveland, Ga.
She Is a member of First
Bryan Baptist church. Her many
friends have Sent her congrat¬
ulations on her scholastic
OIL. J. II. JACKSON
PiriLIDELPHJA (ANP i —
Thousands of delegates and vis¬
itors to the 80th annual session
of the world’s largest Negro re¬
ligious body left here last week¬
end without knowing who Is
president of the organization.
It appeared that they would
not know for sometime, wheth¬
er Dr. J. H. Jackson of Chica¬
go who was seeking re-eioction
for an eighth one-year term
had been elected or whether
Dr. Gardner C. Taylor of
Brooklyn, N. Y., had unseated
him as president of the Nation¬
al Baptist Convention, USA,
Inc.
The controversy, It appeared
early this week, would be set¬
tled through court litigation or
by a court supervised election
to be held at some later date.
The violent election dispute
brought sessions to a disharmo¬
nious halt three days ahead of
the scheduled closing with much
(Of the convention's business
unattended to,
What affect this will have on
the operation of the 5,000,000
member denomination Is a mat¬
appeal for baby food,
and money for the 23,-
children whose welfare al¬
have been cut off.
95 percent of the children af¬
are Negroes.
Under a crisis drive termed
Feed The Babies,”
Urban League urges men
women across the country
send non-perishable infant
such as canned milk, baby
,and vitamins to distri¬
to the smallest children
from hunger and mal¬
1
Baby foods and supplies, or
made out to "Operation:
The Babies,” should be
to:
Feed The Babies,"’ i
Jackson Ave., New Orleans
Negro Baptist ministers and
have taken leadership
a city-wide effort to secure
for the mothers and
children.
Under the leadership of Dr.
L. Davis, Jr., pastor of New
Zion Baptist church, the de¬
SCOTT HONORED
director of adult, and
education for Chat¬
County, is shown congrat¬
Wilton C. Scott, direc¬
of public relations and alum¬
affairs at Savannah State
and out,coins director
ADiuna 4-3431
rd Alfred F Beach Adult Fdu-
cation Center, as Robert
Young, newly appointed princi¬
pal of Harris Street Arpa T r ade
School and supervisor of the
Negro Vocationa’l Program,
lcK/i : on, Wilton Scott received
a tremendoua ovation at Alfred
NUMBER 50
!>H. GARDNER C. TAYLOR
factions has appeal¬
ed to the courts here for le¬
gal orders restraining the other
from conducting the buslnes*
of the chufch.
t
The convention opened Wed¬
nesday under controversy when
of Rev. Taylor began
a campaign for a fair alac-
tion."
The well-organized Taylor
group was led by Dr. Bandy F.
Ray, president of the New York
Baptist Convention and the
Rev. C. V. Johnson of Chica¬
go, president, of the Baptist
Convention of Illinois. They
claimed that their only desire
was to have “an open and fair
election.”
One of their first allegation*
was that the registration booth*
were closed early Wednesday af¬
ter it was suspected that th*
Jackson supporters had all reg¬
istered. Officials claimed that
the supply of registration blank*
had been depleted. But dele¬
gates were informed that th#
booths would be opeued again
on the following day. Accord¬
ing to reports the booth* wera
nomination’s minister* asiecia-
ted with the New Orleans Min¬
isterial Alliance, have organiz¬
ed a group which is workia*
under the name of “The Baptist
Emergency Relief Fund Com-
mittee”
Dr. Davis stated that since
the Committee wa3 organized
more than three thousand dol¬
lar, had bee* contributed by
Baptist churches of the com¬
munity and of the amount more
Continued on Page Seven’.
E. Beach High School Monday
night, from hi - former student*
and faculty where he directed
the first Adult Evening Higa
and Business School for Ne¬
groes in the First Congression¬
al District of Georgia.
—Photo bj Mobley
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