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4 5 it' 4 My View By BENJAMIN E. MAYS Showdown Will Cpme Ultimately Yrl 'HE Georgia State Board of JL Education has tried to save its face. 'On Aug. 15 the board backed down on two resolu tion jf it had unanimously passed. One was to revoke the license "forever" of any teach er who "supports, encour ages, condones or agrees to a ch mixed 2 classes' The other resolution res cinded was the one to revoke "forever" the.

I license of any I teacher who is member, of Dr. Mays or in any way aupports the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. These two resolutions were ridiculous and so untenable that event the people who segregation as if it were God had ta oppose them. SilIIJBEBALS, liberals and conservatives alike had to oppose the Attorney, General and the State Board of To have, permlted these resolutions to pass would have been to allow shackles to be put around. the neck of Georgian.

They were in direct conflict with the First Amendment of the of the United (States. Georgia wma beginning to be the laughing stock of the nation. Attorney Central! ttata beardJi of education in forty ven states were wondering what had happened in Georgia. Georgia newspapers began to write. The Columbus Ledger, the: Macon Telegraph and the Atlanta Constitution all said the State Board of Education had done a stupid thing.

Both Bishop Claiborne of the Episcopal Church and Ralph McGill of the Atlanta Constitu tion labeled the action of the board as "immoral. TAB ATLANTA COUNCIL World of the United Churehwomen considered te board's action a form of tyranny. They' closed their resolution as follows: "With Thomas we swear on the altar of God eternal hostility every form of tyranny oyer the mind of man. The Atlanta League of Wo men Voters lashed out at the board. Bishop Greene of the AME, Church spoke strongly against the resolution.

Negro minis iters spoke their minds. These' "are the reasons the board: backed down. But what the Georgia Board Of Education did may be just as vicious. The Attorney General told the board what it should have already known that the Georgia laws were sufficient to preserve segregation without the resolutions. THE BOARD called upon local school authorities to weed out people who favor desegregation by requiring teachers to take an oath that they will not tea theories of social relations contrary to the Georgia State Cohstittuion and laws.

The Georgia Constitution requires separate schools for white and Negro students. Attorney General Cook cited code sections requiring teach ers to take an oath to "uphold, support and defend" the Georgia Constitution and laws. To violate them calls for immediate dismissal. Every teacher Is to sigh such an oath by Oct. 15.

THE SUPREME Court of the. United States says segregation in the public schools is unconstitutional. Georgia will dismiss teachers who support the decision of the SupYeme Court, and the teachers must sign an oath that they will npt teach theories of social relations, and desegregation would be one, at variance with the Georgia Constitution. What Georgia is doing Is rebillion against the Federal Government. The showdown will ultimately come.

at Large By HORACE R. CAYTON U. S. Can't Straddle Now A NORTH AFRICA is aflame! Aflame for freedom from French domination and control. France, with tanks, planes and infantry is trying" to put down the bloody disturbances in Algeria and Morocco which have, at this Spyj Willing, IOACII the lives of L00O persons.

It is another chapter of the story which began in Indochina. A story of French greed and stupidity. It is the agreed. of a country, now on the decline, which is un willing, no matter the to give up the chances to exploit a subject people. is.

the same stupidity which caused France to bleed Itself white of men and money In the futile effort to ignore the legitimate demands of the IndaChinese for much need ed reforms and eventuated in the loss of the country from the French empire. 1 OF ALL the European colonial countries, France seems to be the most obstinate in its refusal to recognize that the spirit of nationalism is sweeping colonial peoples; a spirit which will not be denied, cannot be crushed by military force, aridT will eventually win its people a. new political The United stands before this conflict a confused bystander; afraid to encourage or discourage "either side, America's concern "arises out of the $500,000,000 which this country has invested in four Ai.r bases and a naval air station in French Morocco. Further than the investment, this country considers the entire area of North Africa as strategically important. ON ONE side of the conflict, France is and has been our.

ally and one of our supporters In the North Atlantic military alliance. A few years ago we would have unquestionably supported France, as is indicated by the fact that we voted to keep the Moroccan question, from United Nations discussions. But since the Indo China debacle and the Bandung Conference of Asian and African powers, United States officials have come to realize more keenly than b. fore the Importance of not appearing to support colonialism. Here is the way in which our State Department formulated our last statement on colonialism.

A. Mr.Caytoiij HENRY A. BYROAD then assistant secretary for the Near Eastern, South Asian and African Affairs, stated that: The United States was interested in the strength of France and had a deep friendship with the French people. But, the statement continued, the United States has a firm policy of supporting the rights of independent peoples to self determination and it understood the desire of Moroccans for self government. All of this, Mr.

Byroade con eluded, confronts America with, a dilemma. T)ie United States was confronted with the same dilem ina: in Indo China. While for a long time this country pre tended to side with the rights V)f the Ihdo Chiriese people for self government, actually it was supporting the French. THE TRAGIC results of this policy are now apparent. Not only was that country lost to the Chinese, but the United States and France later went through a period of strained relations because of the policy.

If the present situation in Morocco follows the same course, it will undoubtedly produce another Indo China. And more is at stake at present. The entire Middle East and the Arab countries are committed to the proposition of self government for Morocco. This country cannot continue indefinitely to play both sides against the middle; to work both sides of the street. Our present position on colonialism is bankrupt; Morocco is now showing" us just how bankrupt it is.

BIGGEST an th WEST 'Negro Market' Is League Topic MILWAUKEE, Wis. The job outlook for Negroes in the Negro market operations of major American firms will be the subject of one of the discussion sessions at the forthcoming annual conference of the National Urban League in Milwaukee. The session is being jointly planned by the Urban League and the National Association of Market Developers. BIGOEST Um BEST Members of NMA On Hawaii Trip HONOLULU ANP) A group of fourteen members of the National Medical Association last week came to Hawaii by PAA for a week's tour. Members of the party had attended the annual convention of the organization in Los Angele.

11 General Conference Delegates Pictured are the recently elected delegates from the Puget Sound and California Conferences. Left to right on rostrum, front row: the Revs. L. S. Odom, Oakland; J.

A. Hall, Berkeley; L. H. Owens, presiding elder, Oakland Sacramento District; Bishop Joseph Gomez, R. A.

Washington, presiding San Francisco District; F. D. Haynes, Santa Barbara, all from the, California Conference. From the Puget Sound are the Revs. L.

K. Williams, Tacoma, LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Bishop Matthew W. Clair St. Louisr presided over a planning meeting of the staff of the St.

Louis area of the Methodist Church, held recently at Philander C. Smith College. Addressing the meeting were the Rev. Charles F. Golden, National Board of Missions, New York City; Dr.

E. L. Gelissinger of Methodist Board of Lay Activities. Chicago, and the Rev. Ernest T.

Dixon of the General Board of Education of the Methodist Church, Nashville Tenn. ST. LOUIS. Mo. Speaking? before the Women's Missionary Council of the CME Church, Bishop Arthur W.

Womack paid a high tribute to President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Senator George of Georgia. The Bishop, our friend, said: "We note with pardonable pride the fine attitude taken by President Eisenhower and Senator George of the State of Georgia that is, what they are doing to bring about world peace and brother hood between the nations of the world." The Bishop further urged: "We urge you and all Americans to lend wholehearted support to the. decision of the United States Supreme Court in outlawing' (segregation in every walk of life, and in its effort to bring about desegregation wherever it obtains in the United States." We wish the Bishop could sell that desegregation stuff to the Senator from Georgia, 'PITTSBURGH, Pa. Accord ing to Writt Richards, chairman of the Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Pittsburgh, "atrocities inflicted upon Ba ha'is in Iran are being docu mented in preparation for an appeal to the United Nations.

This is being done by the Ba ha'i International Community, which embraces twelve Nation al Baha'i Assemblies throughout the world. On May 17, the Irani an Government reported its edict outlawing the Baha'i faith in Iran, and with its military forces partially demolished the Baha'i headquarters in Tehran. Mr Richards alleged that the Ba ha'is have suffered ruthtess persecution under pressure of fanatical Moslem leaders for more than a century. CINCINNATI, Ohio The Rev. L.

V. Booth recently returned from an extended tour of Europe and the Holy Land. The Rev. Mr. Booth is really doing an outstanding job at Zion Baptist Church.

We hope to feature pastor Booth, his officers and the church edifice in a news release in a few weeks. The pastor's wife, Mrs. Georgia Booth, is also a very outstanding church worker and an excellent pastor's wife. mmmmmk WWWW''. MMMIMMMIIWIMIIUUUUIIWIIWHIWW LITTLE ROCK, Ark.

The following new appointments were made during the three day youth meeting at Shorter College here recently. Dr. M. R. Dixon, pastor of Visitors Chapel AME Church, Hot Springs, was transferred to St.

James AME, New Orleans, Dr. E. M. Johnson, pastor, Avery Chapel, Memphis, 4 was transferred to the West Arkansas Conference and stationed at Visitors Chapel at Hot Springs; Dr. E.

O. Croft, pastor, St. Mark AME, Osceola, was appointed presiding elder of the Jonesboro District of the North East Ar ansas Conference; Dr. Thomas W. Brown, arle, was named pastor of St.

Mark. The youth meeting was very good and was well attended and raised $7,000 for all purposes. W. R. Wilkes is the presiding Bishop.

OWEN BORO, Ky. The Sweeney Street Baptist Church went with the pastor to Lewis port for a special service last Sunday. Things were humming in Owensbbro last Sunday. The Methodist Church conducted a basket meeting in Hartford; the Fourth Street Baptist Church held a friendship tea in the lecture room of the church, the Rev. Q.

L. Jones is pastor. The Catholic Church held its annual picnic and barbecue last Satur day and had an overflow crowd. The Mozart Choir of Center Street Baptist Church rendered a program at St. Paul AME Church last Sunday.

The Rev. S. E. Polk was host pastor. WACO, Tex.

We are pen ning these lines from the presi dent office at Paul Qulnn Col lege here in Waco. On Sunday, Aug. 28, we are slated to visit our friend, the Rev. M. C.

Graf fin and the good people of New Hope Baptist Church. We hope to see Dr. Merrell D. Booker of New Hope Baptist, Dallas, in a couple of days. We may have the good fortune of seeing the big three before leaving Dallas, the Revs.

C. E. Estell, C. W. Clark and M.

D. Booker. We will be in Waco a week attending the State Edu mi ImilH September 3, 1955 THE PITTSBURGH jPQUJEIgB At Home and Overseas S' 5 L. R. Greene, presiding elder, Puget Sound District; Harley Akers, Portland.

Ore. Back row: the Revs. H. S. Hill, Oakland; C.

Wayne Love, San Francisco, of the California Conference. Standing, in front of rostrum, in front of altar rail are alternate deleqates. Left to right: F. C. Cummings, Puget Sound Conference; J.

S. Bagnerris Richmond, E. P. Williams, Stockton; Cecil W. Howard, Fresno; J.

H. Blake, Marysville; S. D. Rhone, Oakland; O. David Slacum, Bakersfield.

Not in the picture: C. D. Tolliver, Seattle; J. L. N.

B. Bell, Seattle, and J. B. Brooks, Two1 AME Parleys Held Biishop iommez veir fPcacitfiic District SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. The appointment of Bishop Joseph Gomez over the Far West Conference of the Fifth Episcopal District seems to have met with popular favor.

Two conferences have already been held to the delight of all concerned, The Bishop began his Western series with the Puget Sound Conference at Seattle, Wash. This is probably the smallest in the entire connection, yet it embraces several states, namely, Montana, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. This small group of churches raised over $11,000. with a total membership of 3,000. The morning offering was $1,189, exceeding the' previous year by $400.

Douglas Hospital, Kansas City, received $S00, and $1,000 was set aside for general conference expenses. All connectional and district obliga tions were satisfied. The Rev. C. D.

Tolliver. host pastor and his wife led his fine people in giving one of the grandest entertainments the conference ever had. The people of Seattle were most hospitable. 00 AX IMPRESSIVE service was conducted in honor of Bishop D. Ormond Walker.

A fine spirit of fellowship and goodwill pervaded the confer ence from the opening hymn until the benediction was pro nounced following the reading of the appointments. On reaching the Bay area. Bishop and Mrs. Gomex and party were again welcomed by the host presiding elder, the Rev. R.

A. Washington. Others who added to the Bishop's welcome were the Rev. C. Wayne Ixve, host pastor; Presiding Elder L.

H. Owens of the Oakland Sacramento District; Mrs. Cleo Ixve, wife of the host pastor, who is missionary supervisor of the Fifth Episcopal District, and a large delegation of ministers and cational Congress of the AME Church on the campus of Paul Quinn College. PITTSBURGH, Ta, The Courier's two winning candidates in the last Favorite Churchwoman's contest turned from their trips in a blaze of glory. Mrs.

Ruby Hord went to Haiti and Mrs; Alice Collum went to Europe and established temporary headquarters in Paris. Both of these ladles peemed to have cultivated a new tactful technique in having; their way with the opposite you know what I mean. Dr. Porter W. Phillips, pastor, Carron Street Baptist Church, says that In a few days Mrs.

Hord will have a chance to tell the story, of her trip to the members and friends at the church. miffirtrTTtl'Biili, MlllillMMMMlaiaiaMlMlilMllili MMrt TTMrni hiiim mm null fr I 2 OmA.a fiAfe Elected as of second vice president, W. Virginia State Wmega WTTICerS ic oi College, Institute, W. Walter A. Rid Omega Psi Phi Fraternity during the Greek dick, Grand Keeper of Records and Seals, letter organization's grand conclave recent Norfolk, J.

B. Blayton, Grand Keeper lyheld in Los Angeles, Calif, left to of Finance, Atlanta; Ellis F. CorbeB, editor right: Herbert E. Tucker, Grand Baiileus, of Oracle, Greensboro, N. and Carl A.

Boston, J. T. Brooks, first vica presi Earle, Grand Counsellor, Los Angeles. dent, Montgomery, Earl E. Reeves, Simpson Photo.

laymen from the vicinity, even though it wan past midnight when the Bishop arrived. THE CONFERENCE here was held in Bethel AME Church and was well handled. Leaders from all over the district at tended the session. From Kan sas City were Dr. T.

J. Town send of the Phoenix Albuquer que District, Colorado Confer ence; c. Baker Pearle, Bethel; Paul Kidd, Gregg Tabernacle; J. L. Boyd, Alleji Chapel, all of Kansas City, the Rev.

M. L. Simmons, St. Luke; S. J.

Hol ley, Bethel, Leavenworth; J. A. Foster, Allen Chapel, Kansas City, Dr. S. M.

Pointer, Wayman Temple; P. T. McLean, Elmwood, St. Louis. Visitors attending the conference were Dr.

Fred A. Hughe, editor of the Christian Recorder; Dr. C. W. Adams, editor of the Journal of Religious Edu cation; Dr.

J. B. Isaacs, Dean of Religion, Paul Quinn College, Waco, the Rev. Alvia A. Shaw, First AME, Los Angeles; H.AV.

Murph. Grant AME; Jerry Ford. Second AME; E. S. Foust, Walker Temple; J.

L. Glover. St. Matthew, and a host of others. Mrs.

Yvonne Walker Roberts, daughter of the late Bishop D. O. Walker, was elected accountant of the conferences and was received by Bishop and Mrs. Gomez as if she had been their daughter. Pastor Love and his good people gave wonderful entertainment and everyone seems delighted with the fine service Bishop and Mrs.

Gomez is rendering the conferences on the West Coast. BIGGEST And th BEST Hold Institute On Church Music WAVELAND, Miss. The third annual institute on church music was held at Gulfside As sembbly here. Aug. 8 14 direct ed by the Rev.

Daniel L. Ridout of Baltimore. Choir organists, directors and singers from Mississippi, Louisi ana and Texas, were in attend ance Staff members included Mrs. Vivian Ridout Roney, Wilming ton, Miss Rebecca Turner, New Orleans, and Mrs. Martinez J.

Harrington, New Or leans. BIGGEST and the BEST legates Await Baptist Jubilee MEMPHIS, Tenn. More than 10,000 official delegates from forty states will gather here Sept 7 11 in the Ellis Auditorium to attend the Diamond Jubilee session of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. A pre convention musicale will be given Tuesday, Sept, 6. Fulbright Awards Are 'Down Under1 NEW YORK Students of zoology, agriculture, or Southeast Asian affairs can compete for scholarships to study these subjects in Australia and New Zealand during 1956 57 under the U.

S. Government international educational exchange program. Closing date for application is Oct. 31, 1955. Application blanks describing the Fulbright program are available at the Institute of International Education, 1 East Sixty seventh Street, New York City.

WOTH THE GIs Four Philadelphians have been undergoing recruit train ing at the U. S. Naval Training Center, Bainbridge, Md. They include: SR Langston H. Savage, 20, son of Mrs.

Martha P. Savage, 2550 North Sixteenth Savage Davis Street, Philadelphia 32, SR Adam H. Davis, 18, son of Mrs. Elsie Davis, 809 South Reese Street, Philadelphia 47, SR Dallas A. Johnson IT, son of Mrs.

Lucille Johnson, 2304 West Columbia, Aavenue. Philadelphia, and SR Harold Phillips, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Phillips of 1722 North Thirteenth Street, Philadelphia 22, Fa. Johnson Phillips Richard A.

Graddick is doing a good job as a journalist for the Navy at the public informa tion office, headquarters, Third Naval District. Graddick is serv ing as an assistant to the Press and Photography Officer, Head quarters Third Naval District, New York City. Marine Pfc. Richard A. Conaway, son of Mr.

and Mrs. John Conway, 111 East Collon Street, Philadel phia, graduated as honor man in his class in Marine Supply at the Naval Air Training Cen ter, Great Lake, 111. A Graddick Conaway Corp. Willie C. Sparks was recently promoted to the grade of sergeant.

He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Sparks of Montezuma, Ga. He is serving with the Seventy sixth Ready Comfcat Team on Okinawa and is a section leader of the Seventy fifth Recoilless Rifle Unit. Pvt.

Richardmond Samuelson, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Richmond, Van Sear, has just been reassigned to the Eighty second Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, N.

C. He is serving as an ammo bearer in the .81 mm Mortar Platoon of Company 188th Abn Infantry Regiment. BIGGEST und the BEST THE FIRST commercial international flight was made between Paris and London on Feb. 8, 1919. Ctra your Rim tuboet diploma at bomal No elut Just ftudj la Tour tpar tlm Bton qualified for a btttn Job mora par Approved fflaterlali furnished LI renced lesrlwn Diploma awarded at rnmpletlon of vtodlei Write Terfey ter CaatpMta Infemurtfen.

SOUTHERN STATES ACADEM Bei 144 Sla. Atlanta. A a. 3k Hi 1 i3 Jc s4 wrsA. I Manager Ward has been named manager of the Lord Calvert Hotel in Miami, Fla.

A graduate of the Cornell University school of hotel administration, Mr. Ward formerly was employed as manager of the Boter Terrace Motel and was a member of the staff at the Miami Carver Hotel. Lodge Wins Court's Nod ST. LOUIS, Mo. A "renegade band" which detached itself from the rarfks of the St.

An drew Grand Lodge of Missouri, Free and Accepted Ancient York Masons, National Compact Prince Hall Origin, was ordered by a Circuit Court to quit using the name of the mother lodge and turn over to the parent organization "all moneys and property they have received since using hte name." The decree issued in the Cir cuit Court of St. Louis Aug. 5 was the result of a countercharge filed by the parent lodge after the "renegade group" had filed suit to use the name of lodge in carrying out its func tions. The "renegades" had. accused the parent lodge of misrepre sentation of funds and inadequate operation.

It all alleged that one Edward J. Jackson of set himself up as a national judge and without proper authority rebelled against the St. Andrew Grand Lodge and organized the rebels into a grand lodge. The St. Andrew Grand Lodge states that such a position as national iudge does not now or ever did exist.

BIGGEST nd thr BEST Hampton Grad Upped to Major Va. Garnctt D. Hargravp a graduate of Hampton Institute in 192fi, re ceived the rank of a U. S. Army major recently, it was learned here.

The promotion was made in Okinawa, where Hargrave has been a member of the Seventy fifth Regimental Combat team for a year. He Is a native of Wilmington, N. C. BIGGEST and ttw BEST Recreational Course ATLANTA, Ga. The Atlanta University School of Social Work announces that it is again offering a course in recreational leadership in the fall semester.

PAUL QUINN COLLEGE Texas' Oldest College for Training "Negri Youth WACO, TEXAS 1955 Summer School Announcement a First Session: Wed, June 1 through July IS Second Session: Thura, July 14 through Aug. 22 Counts offered for in service teachers requirements and for regular college students in Lib' eral Arts and Education. For further Information write: The Director of Summer School Paul Quinn College, Waco. Tea. :4 75th Year iwonnisTOiTTJ Nonr.om niVD INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE Morristown, Tenn.

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