The herald. (Savannah, Ga.) 1945-1997, April 21, 1962, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextREAD THIS WEEK'S EDITORIAL ON PAGE FOUR: "DID YOU GET ARRESTED FOR FREEDOM LATELY?" Patrolling The Main Stem By BRICK MASON RENEWAL: Seventeen states have laws that prohibit discrimina tion in housing. These states, along with many other cities that have such laws will be bound by the recently enforced federal sta tute that likewise prohibits dis crimination. The Urban Renewal Commission made public the law recently in a letter issued to more than five hundred local public agencies involved in urban renewal, that all contracts with private de velopers must include the follow ing clause: “The redeveloper will comply with all state and local laws in effect from time to time, prohibiting discrimination or seg regation by reason of race, reli gion, color or national origin in the sale, lease or accupancy of the property.” Until the issuance of the law, even in states and cities where anti-discrimination laws ex isted, public agencies could only warn developers, and upon viola tion could prohibit them from fur ther participation in urban renew al. While this does not apply in many southern areas, there is a Continued on Page 16 ROBERT YOUNG HONORED AT SSC ALUMNI PROGRAM I Hi Ww g gy Br li • . .’X ' v Al Hi At Savannah State College re cently, Robert Young, an SSC Alumnus and one of Chatham Co unty’s most outstanding teachers and civic leaders, was the surprise guests of the “Get Acquainted Day” program sponsored by the % HERALD Vol. 16 KAPPAS ELEVENTH ANNUAL SOUTHEASTERN PROVINCE COUNCIL IN SOUTH CAROLINA The Eleventh Annual Southeast ern Province Council of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity will be held in Cheraw, South Carolina April 27-28, the Cheraw Alumni Chapter serving as host. Dr. Joseph R. Jenkins, Province Polemarch for the past ten years will preside. x. . ' $ ’’ ’ PULITZER PRIZE POET —Gwen dolyn Brooks, Pulitzer Prize Poet reading from her poetry in celebra tion of National Library Week Sunday^ April 8, 1962. Photo by Mobley Savannah Chapter of the Savan nah State College National Alumni Association. The highlight of the program, “This Is Your Life — Robert Continued on Page 4 SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1962 The theme of the Council will be “Reclamation, Rededication, Re flection and Projection.” Train ing for Leadership will be re-em phasized with the appearance be fore the group of outstanding young Kappa men in the Province. Charles McMillan Polemarch, Gam ma Chi Chapter, Savannah State College will be the banquet speak er and Porter Bankhear, Polemarch of Alpha Lambda Chapter, South Carolina State College will be the Undergraduate Luncheon speaker. Both of these young men attended the first Undergraduate Leader ship Conference, which was held at the University of Indiana at Bloomington, during the celebra tion of the Golden Anniversary of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. Other addresses will be delivered by Atty. D. L. Hollowell, Atlanta SAVANNAH TEACHER SLATED FOR FRENCH ■l a Jli By Alphonso S. McLean Savannah, Georgia — Robert Eugene Hatchel, French instructor at Sophronia Tompkins Higl School here, has recently beei awarded a special summer study grant abroad along with 50 othei teachers from coast to coast. The teachers will comprise a select group from over 400 applicants. Hatchel, who will be studying under the Aspects of the National Defense Education Act, will tour Paris, Normandy, Brittany, Loire Valley, Strasbourg, Avignon and Besanion, France. He receiver the nine week study grant through Emory University, Atlanta, Geor gia. Last summer Hatchel studied French at St. Lawrence Univer sity, Canton, N. Y. It was there that this advisor and director en couraged him to apply for the grant. Dr. Oliver Andrews, Direc tor of the institute of French study at St. Lawrence University, help ed many elementary and secondary teachers further their concepts of the French language culture dur ing the summer program offered by the University, he commented. The Director of all the Ele mentary and Secondary French in stitutes in the United States, Dr. James Spillane of Washington, D. C., also recommended Hatchel highly for the study grant. A 1960 honor graduate of John son C. Smith University, Char- Alumni Chapter, Dr. George W. Brooks, Orangeburg Alumni Chapter, J. A. Lockett, Polemarch, Atlanta Alumni Chapter, Atty. John E. McCall Polemarch, Cheraw Alumni Chapter. Undergraduate Chapters that will be represented at this Pro vince Council are: Gamma Chi, Sa vannah State College; PI, Chapter Morehouse College; Gamma Zeta Fort Valley State College; Alpha Lambda Chapter, South Carolina State College; Gamma Kappa. Clark College; Delta XI, Albany State College, Beta Delta, Morris Brown College, Beta Delta, Allen University; Gamma Mu, Benedic' College, Gamma Nu, Claflin Col lege. Alumni Chapters: Atlanta Alumni Augusta Alumni, Savan- Continued on Page 16 AMONG FIFTY LANGUAGE TOUR lotte, N. C., Hatchel was a French major and a Journalism minor. He is a native of Charlotte. Ho received his special appoint mer.t papers April 12, from Dr. Oscar Haac of Emory University Instructions on what type of clothes to carry, equipment and re lated items were included in the brochure sent by Dr. Haas. The group of 50 teachers wiF leave New York via Jet airline; enroute for Paris, June 17. Hatchel is a member of Bet' Phi Lambda Chapter of Alpha Ph' Alpha Fraternity, National Jour nalistic Honor Society, American Association of French Teachers Phi Kappa Alpha Honor Society and several other major organiza tions. * it 1 H K "pm#**- J IB i JBtllß w® pF iM * 1 It HONORED— Miss Metella Maree, Chatham County’s Teacher of the Year for 1961, is shown above as Miss Marguerite Wright pins an orchid on her shoulder, at the SSC Alumni Get Acquainted Program. Photo by Bob Mobley a t? 10c & ☆ & Number 48 Guaranty Life Honors Ephraim Shuler ■ T I SOWS » 1 >X ■ ■ Ik b'- w x»lk Mr. E. Shuler has been a rep resentative of Guaranty Life In surance Company since March 19, 1919, and during his 43 years of service, he has been an outstand ing representative. At one time Mr. Shuler carried the largest debit in the company’s system and as the result of his. many years of service, has many friends and acquaintances throughout the city. He is now an Assistant Manager on the Sa vannah District. Mr. Shuler is a member of St. Phillips Monumental A. M. E. Church and holds the office of steward in that church. He is also a class leader. Guaranty Life is proud to count Mr. Shuler among its loyal employees and honors him as on^ of the oldest from point of sei v - ice.