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Patrolling The
Main Stem
By BRICK MASON
EDUCATION: National repre
sentatives of higher education in
the 17th National Conference of
Higher Education which met last
week went on record as asking
that the federal government limit
its financial aid programs to col-,
leges and universities that do not
have facial or religious restric
tions. The proposal of the group
which met in Chicago would ex
tend to thousands of research
grants involving space efforts,
fellowship and scholarship pro
grams, agricultural extension, the
R.0.T.C., scientific research and
federal payments to land grant
colleges. Two other proposals
would extend public school pro-
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TENNESSEE STATE’S “MISS
GEORGIA” — is freshman psy
chology major Barbara Mack,
daughter of Mrs. Annie W. Sim
mons of Savannah. Elected to
the “Miss Georgia” title by ‘Other
Tennessee State students from her
home state, Miss Mack was a con
testant in the annual “Miss
Charm” competition at the Nash
ville institution last week. As
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The fiftieth anniversary of the
organization of the Girl Scouts of
America by Mrs. Juliet Gordon
Low claims the spotlight this week
and was highlighted by several
gala events.
HERAID
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Ballantine
Representative
Visits Here
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Williams
In Savannah to promote the
sales Ballantine Beer is company
representative Macon L. Williams
who hails from Akron, Ohio. The
son of Mrs. Weda Williams, he was
born July 15, 1920. Mr. Williams
is a product of South High School
in Akron.
An all-round athlete, he was an
All-American halfback in 1942
while playing with the Florida
A & M University Rattlers. He
also served as a stellar player
coach for the Fort Benning (Ga.)
Army eleven for three years. Mr.
Williams was a champion colleg
iate boxer and weight lifter, and
coached Miss Althea Gibson, now
famous tennis player, in tennis.
He received the -Bachelor’s de
gree from Florida A & M Univer
sity in 1949 and the Master’s de
gree from New York University
in 11951.
Waor to joining lie Ballantine
coach and professor of physical
education at Florida A & M Uni
versity.
Gunter Photo
The picture above shows the
beautiful float by the Mamie Wil
liams District entered in the color
ful parade held Saturday, March
10, at 11 a.m. The theme of the
float was “Literature and Drama-
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1962
Curtis Cooper Heads Chatham County Crusade
For Voters Mass Registration Drive
Children Transformed by
Needed Clothing
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Pictured above are Robert Jivens, Jr. and Lawrence Marcellus
Jivens, before and afteh they receivew new clothing through the gen
erosity of the West Broad Street YMCA.
A Human Interest Story
By Estella D. Pate
Assistant Editor, The Herald
Seldom does a human interest
story as touching as this happen
on a writer’s “front door step.”
However, the story we will relate
here literally did-.
The plight of the two children
pictured above in their ragged
clothing (left) touched the hearts
of the member of the staff of the
West Broad Street YMCA as they
visited the “Y” each day, hoping
for a .glimpse into the world which
they seemingly only saw from the
outside. Bor these children were
handicapped with the lack of pro
per clothing. Robert, Jr. (Mt)
could not attend the Gadsden Ele
mentary Schaol because of his rag
ged appearance.
tics,” and depicted scenes from
Shakespeare. They were the bal
cony scene with Romeo wooing
Juliet from the balcony, and the
“Enchanted Forest” from a “Mid
summer’s Night’s Dream” where
After
Upon investigation it was found
that the father, Robert Jivens, Sr.,
has been out of work and this
family of eight which includes the
mother, Mrs. Willie Mae Jivens,
and four other children, Venetta
Albertha, Sharon Marie, Carolyn
Roberts and Harriet Mae, had been
hard pressed for food and cloth
ing.
Through the .generosity of an
interested person through the
YMCA clothing was bought so
both youngsters could make a
better appearance as they attend
ed programs for young people
(Above right picture). This un
selfish act was a practical way
of observing the YMCA ’motto,
“Building youth is better than
mending adults.”
More people are urged to take
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the Queen is entertained by a
group of fairies and “Bottom”
who had the head of a donkey.
Atop two symbolic books was
an elf reading sonnets. The
characters were: Juliet, Miss
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Mr. Curtis V. Cooper has been
elected as chairman of the Chat
ham County Crusade for Voters’
Mass Voter-Registration Drive,
which will officially begin Sun
day, March 18, 1962.
Hosea L. Williams, President of
the Chatham County Crusade for
Voters feels that the election was
an imposition on Mr. Cooper be
cause Mr. Cooper has just finish
ed conducting the local NAACP
1962 Membership Drive. Mr.
Cooper is also the same man that
chaired our “Withholding of Re-
tail Patronage” committee that
ended in the integration of Sa
vannah’s lunch counters. “I don’t
feel that we should work this man
to death” said Mr. Williams,
“when there are hundreds of other
qualified people in this county
that are making little or no con
tribution to this fight for ALL our
FREEDOM. I know Mr. Cooper
can and will do a good job and
the Crusade for Voters are very
happy to have in intelligent, ex
perienced chairman of Mr.
Cooper’s calibre because we know
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Olinda Douglass; Romeo, Vincent
Collier; elf, Gene Arlene Dobson;
Queen, Cynthia Thompson; fairies,
Pamela Williams; Beverly Beard
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