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Newspaper Page TextPage Four herald Published Every Thursday By Herald Publishing Co. 808 Montgomery Street •. < Telephone: Dial AD 2-4505 Remittance must be made by Express Post Office ’ W Money Order or Registered Mail [' Second Class Mail Paid at p Savannah, Ga. i biattenal Advertising Representative, Amalgamated Pi&MWshers, Inc., 310 Madison Avenue, New York 17, Y., Murray Hill 2-5452, 166 W. Washington St, 2&dovoF3-6343. hL guarantee of publication of unsolicited material. Liters to the editor on either side of any subject welcomed, but must be signed and confined to 2|o words. No letters can be returned.. —4 FLOYD ADAMS Editor and Publisher A. A. MASON Associate Editor ESTELLA D. PATE Assistant Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES IN ADVANCE Six Months $3.00 One Year $4.00 Plus Georgia Sales Tax STUDY GROUPS, WARPED PICTURES, NO CONCLUSIONS 1 The American Negro is probably the most advised segment of humanity in western civilization. An object of study for more than three hundred years, there seems to be more studies developing as civilization be comes more perfect. Whether this is due to the fact that the Negro is not satisfied wtih the studies or would like to conduct his own is not yet known. The well known truth, however, is that neither of the results have proven suitably applicable to end the studies. The elements of study in the past have bden based upon localized conditions that set certain rules for minorities in the eyes of non-Negro study groups, while informed Ne gro groups have based their studies on con stitutional law and justice. Therefore, it is small wonder why the two have never reach ed the same conslusion and equally as ele mentary why the studies are not yet com plete, nor is their early conclusion anticipat ed the same conclusion and equally as ele things will shortly work out, while the best informed sources on the inside of racial evolution contend that freedom is already here; we have only to put it into use. In widely separated southern areas dif ferent Negro groups were offered advice. In each case the advice given was supposed ly based upon a study made by well known {Negro leadership groups. However, each was based on a national standard, but on a local criterion that had to depend upon the local resource for action and result. A North Carolina audience listened to expert advice that they be prepared to ac cept the responsibilities of citizenship. As they continue their fight against discrimina- PATROLLING THE STEM (Continued from. Page 1) tion to serve the board ill defense of its, position. * THE ! STEM WINDER ' SAYS: “If you think trouble meets you only;halfway you are a poor judge of distance,”'.'l lo CENTENNIAL': The memorial observance of the hundredth an niversary of the Emancipation Pro clamation brought out a number of celebrities for Brooklyn’s Branch of the NAACP. The oc casion, held at the Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church, included a song play, “Song For Freedom” in which Langston Hughes and Diana Sand appeared. A special collec tion of folk songs was rendered by Lorenzo Graham, former Yale University chorus member, who has performed in numerous col lege concerts. The church lobby tion. The use of discrimination as a rea son for failure to progress was pointed out as a dangerous blockade to opportunity. To us this seems to be sound advice and could well be applied where we could use the same standards in judging ourselves as is used in the measurements of any other American citizen, but whether the racial identity is there as a barrier or a lift, it can be seen as having some damaging effect. In another area it is learned that a na tional philanthropical group has planned a study of social problems confronting the Ne gro people in a large metropolitan area. The appointment of a non-Negro chairman of this operation has been made through com petitive examination. The appointments were made on a ‘best man’ basis, rather than a racial basis. In this same instance there as two viewpoints, not one. One shows that a Negro should have been appointed without regard to competence; the other advises that Negroes should cooperate with the appointee, regardless of race in order to facilitate the research. The long established custom of Negroes to accept and depend upon philanthropies as a source of accumulating statistics concern ing the welfare is shown in the above case as one of the often made decisions to not look a gift horse in the mouth. No one has questioned the need for a social survey, nor has any need been established for what may be its results. There is only the fact that a financial outlay has been made and a per son appointed to make the study. It is with in reason that in cases where leadership is needed discrimination as to race can be just as damaging in one respect as in another. But on the other hand, what study is need ed for Negroes that any other study would suffice? The social problems of Negroes are confined to race, rather it is any prob lem that confronts any other Americans and J no study limited to one group could possibly be worthwhile unless it also revealed the pressures and prejudices imposed from other sources. Whq are Negroes so advised? And why does any social problem encountered by Ne groes become a “N eg r o problem” ? The gradualist approach recommended by so many and accepted by many advisors have long planted the idea that there is need for more study into problems that we meet from day to day. The direct approach on the other hand, is bringing pressure to bear on the many local governments to clean house and remove a number of local rulings that have been the making of problems in the past. Threats and intimidations are often charg ed in the approach of Negroes in the laws and customs that have long denied them their rights. However, due consideration should be given to the fact that such laws have long faced Negroes in the form of threats or intimidations that barred him from constitutional rights. The social prob lems of the Negro race are not racial ones, but national ones. We could never approach them through selective leadership any more than we could solve it by another study, which would only create another statistic that would in turn require another study. The problems of Negroes must be accepted as problems of the American people and will be such until a common solution is found. To apply two sources of advice will only re sult in the continuation of a problem of one kind or another until only an inexhaustible study will be the only result. exhibited Negro history collected by the young adult group of the NAACP. A number of pictures by local artists were also among them, A packed house braved sub freezing weather to attend the event at which new officers were installed by the church’s pastor, Rev. Robert Laws. BLOCKER: The desire to in tregab? southern colleges 6 &m e s big in SdfttM Carolina. White' no South Carolls institution has yel entered the i^tebttre, Lancasters Benny Blocker h^ become one of the most sought atte prep foot ball stars since J. C. Caroline. We mentioned that the University of Miami had tendered scholarship of fers to Blocker last week, buV since that writing a number of soutteh schools, including Wake Forest a’M the University of Maryland, have; made bids for the Barr High School senior, as hare schools in Big Ten, I Pacific and Southern Conferences. THE HERALD It has been estimated that at least sixty college representatives have made contacts with fleet halfback, is described by his coach, Roose velt Gilliam, as “one of the most outstahding prospects in the coun try.” WBSW 7^o^ ■ •rats. - ■ = ,4 . ■ 8 By A. F. McLean Article No. 2 The Internal Revenue Depart ment is insisting that dividends and interest be included as other income in your 1962 tax return. Begin today to secure this infor mation, if you have not already done this. A—lnterest Income: Q —l loaned money to an institu tion for underprivileged children. I received interest. Should I re port this interest? A—Although this is a tax exempt institution, interest must be reported by the lender. Q —Mr. Smith and his wife has a joint account on which interest is paid. How could this be re ported ? HERB HILL . (Continued from Page 1) Nation, Journal of Inter Group Re lations, Phylon and the Crisis. Under the auspices of the Unit ed States Information Services, Mr. Hill conducted lectures on American race relations in Eng land and France. He has lectured extensively throughout the coun try including at the University of Chicago, Skidmore College, Bran deis University, Union Theological Seminary, Colgate University, New York University, Smith College and at the Social Science Seminar at the University of Pittsburgh. The public is urged to hear this gifted orator and scholar. Scholarship Fund Drive On Friday evening, February 15, 7:30 at the Tabernacle Baptist Church West Alice Street, The Fund Raising Drive Committee of The Berean Baptist Sunday School and B. T. U. Convention will spon sor a unique program. This will be the one night winter session of the convention. The purpose of the drive is to furnish necessary funds for the annual Scholarship which was initiated during the last summer session, Miss Betty Sim mons was recipient of the first scholarship. She is now a student at Savannah State College major ing in Mathematics. The Asso ciation hopes to help some other worthy young man or young lady for the next school year, too. The following young people will participate on the program. Miss! Andre Anderson; Bryan Baptist Church; Miss Harriett Manning, First Friendship Baptist Church: Miss Eugenia Hodge, First Taber nacle Baptist Church: Miss Lillie Williams' Gas-Oil Co. Sam Williams, Mgr. 1220 Montgomery-St Phone 232-9546 STANDARD OIL DEALER It’s a Pleasure to Serve You Come arid See Our New Service Station Drink A Free Coke While Your Car Is Being Serviced Help Poor Sam Stay on Henry and Montgomery Streets Saturday, February 16, 1963 A—ls he or she files separate returns, each should report one half of interest accrued. Q—l purchased a municipal on which I received interest, should I report this interest? A—No, this type of interest ac cruing from municipal and state bonds is tax exempt. B Dividend Income: q —Mr. Johnson received a cash dividend from stock. How should this be reported? A—Most stock except a few ex ceptions are subject to an exclu sion of the first $5O. This is tax exempt. Q —l received $4OO in dividends during 1962. HoWever, $2OO was in stock dividends. How should I report this ? ’ A—Report only the cash divi dends, subject to the first $5O ex clusion. Stock dividends are not usually taxable. Q —Are dividends for credit unions subject to $5O exclusion? A—No, all interest received from credit unions are taxable. The $5O exclusion is not allowed. This dividend is treated as interest in come. YOUR INCOME TAX Mclntosh, Georgia By Miss Henrietta Singleton Sunday School opened at 10 a.m. with the superintendent and staff of teachers in charge. At 11:30 a.m. the men of Hutch inson took charge of the services. “Epilogue of Richard Allen” was the subject used by the speaker, Mr. Cleveland Stripling in the ob servance of Richard Allen and his wife Sarah Allen. Mr. Stripling was introduced by Bro. George Varnadoe, Jr. The women and missionaries held services at 6 p.m. Sis. Eula B. Singleton introduced the speaker, Mrs. J. A. Elliot, who spoke on the life of Sarah Allen. Rev. J. P. Greene is pastor. THEBES AME CHURCH A program on the life of Rich ard Allen and his wife, Sarah Allen was held at 3 p.m. at Thebes. Mrs. Blanche Jones was the speak er. A panel discussion was held after the speech. Three members were added to the church. We hope for a speedy recovery for all the sick and shut-ins. Rev. J. P. Greene is pastor. Belle Carr, Ist Evergreen Baptist Church: Miss Leola Hightower, Bolton Baptist Church: Miss Doris Walker, Bethlehem Baptist Church: Miss Patricia Bacon, Abyssinia Baptist Church: Miss Georgetta Dempsey, Central Bap tist Church, Hitch Village: Master Marion Brooks, 2nd Arnold Bap tist Church; Miss Francina Hunt ter, Ist A. B. Church; Miss Boh line Marilyn Walker, Elm Grove Baptist Church Meridian, Georgia; and Miss Barbara Brown, Mr. Zion Baptist Churchy Music for the oc casion will be furnished by the Young People’s ChorUS .of Taber nacle. Rev. E. Lane is th® pastor. You are cordially invited to tend. Come and help to make this 1 project a success. Mrs. W. N. Robinson,' program chairman; Mrs. O. B. Dingle co-chairman; Mr. J. S. Delaware, Chairman of the Drive; Mr. S. White president, Sunday School Department, Mr. P. Brown president of the B. T. U. and Rev. E. A. Capers Moderator of the Berean Baptist Association. BINGO LAST GAME BEFORE THE LENTEN SEASON Benefit St. Pius X Hig h School at St. Pius X Gymnas ium, Wednesday, Feb* 20, 1963. 7:30 P. M. Admission 50c. ’ ,