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Jim Crow—
Continued from page two
More recently the black folk of
Savannah and Brunswick have
been passing along another story
about their Jim Crow briny deep.
I didn’t bother checking it be
cause it isn’t important except as
U is so strikingly reminiscent of
the jokes about Hitler that used
to be current in Germany and the
similar witticisms at the expense
of Stalin, that come out of Russia
now. And incidentally, that fac
ulty of laughing at their strutting
ulty of laughingwshrdlcmfwyshrd
overlords and their pretensions of
superiority acts as a mighty effi
cient safety valve for the resent
ment that inevitably, now and
then, must fill the Negro heart in
the South. But to get on with
the story.
Mangy Poodle Dunked
It seems that a poodle belong
ing to one of the rich society
dames in the exclusive Sea Island
Beach colony—white, of course—
had contracted a slight case of
mange. Her veterinary suggested
that daily salt water baths might
ease the itch of the pooch. So the
white lady ordered her maid to
dunk the mangy poodle in the
sea each morning. The maid
obeyed, but after a few days of
dog-dunking rebelled.
“I don’t think it’s right,” she
tearfully told her mistress, “that
I have to take that dog swimming
every day and if I tried to go in
myself I’d be arrested. And that
dog’s got mange and I haven’t.”
. According to the story, th*> mis
tress dunked her dog herself after
that, but she told the maid that
she “found her attitude very un
fortunate.”
All this in Brunswick and Sa
vannah, known as the “best Negro
towns in the South,” better even
than Atlanta.
True enough the lot of the Ne
gro in these cities is infinitely bet
ter than in most areas of the
South. Records of both towns are
free from outrages against Ne
groes that mar the history of
many communities down here.
In all its 215 years Savannah
has never had a lynching. It came
close back in the days when the
Klan was at the height of its
power. A Savannah Negro was
jailed, charged with shooting a
white man. Savannah whites were
content to wait for the law. But
from Statesboro, seat of one of the
adjacent counties, came a mob of
Klansmen led by their Kleagle.
intent on lynching the prisoner if
Savannah folk were too soft to
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do their duty by the white race.
So the Savannah sheriff waited
on the steps of the jail with a
tommy-gun across his arm and
when the mob arrived he calmly
shot the leader to ribbons. There
was no lynching.
In both Brunswick and Savan
nah there are parks for both black
and white. Savannah has a small
swimming pool for Negroes.
Savannah also has a modern
100-bed hospital for Negroes.
Joker is, however, that city and
county only contribute one-fourth
of its budget. Three-fourths of the
running expenses come from pri
vate sources mostly from the
North.
Twenty thousand Negroes vote
freely in Savannah and hold the
balance of power. The city has
twelve Negro policemen, and they
are making excellent records. In
Brunswick 3,700 Negroes vote. A
new juvenile detention home is
projected for Savannah, and it
will house both black and white
children. In separate wings, of
course.
But Jim Crow Rules
But Jim Crow rules both townr
with an iron grip. In Savannah’s
stately courthouse the only rest
rooms for Negroes are down in the
janitor’s quarters. Negroes may
ride only in Jim Crow cabs.
Glynn County, Brunswick, the
county seas, voted a $lOO,OOO bond
issue for a beach for Negroes. But
the white folks killed the plan,
and the Negroes are onlv going to
get another park out of it.
Georgia bought the fabulous
Jekyll Island, playground of the
Rockefellers, Whitneys and Bak
ers, for $BOO,OOO. It will build a
great seashore resort for the citi
zens of Georgia. But there will
be no accommodations for Ne
groes, despite pleas by most of the
Negro organizations in the state.
In beautiful Forsythe Park in
Savannah, both white and black
folk sit where they please. But in
an adjoining extension park the
tennis courts and ball diamonds
are for whites only.
Dixon Park is a beautiful little
spot running from Henry to Duffv
streets. A few years ago park
benches dotted the'park. But now
the Negro section has moved on
ward, so that the park is half in
the white section and half in the
black. Those benches micht spell
trouble under the circumstances,
decided the city fathers, and they
took them out. Now you stand
while vou enjoy the beauties of
Dixon Park.
Next: Does the Negro Hate the
White Man?
Center Stage
Good tickets are still avail
able at Student Union for to
night's performance of “Ten
Nights In A Barroom" at Cen
ter Stage.
CLASSIFIEDS
PERSON WHO TOOK wrong Army Offi
cers short coat on Monday, Nov. 29, 121
sparks, call 6882. I have yours.
MAN'S OMEGA WRIST WATCH with
leather strap. Lost on campus last
week. Call 6679 or return to 218 E. Ath
erton.
DELTA GAMMA sorority pin and SPE
fraternity pin. Finder call 111 Simmons.
Reward.
WANTED
?50 REWARD toffered for a 2-room apart
ment tor marritd vet, grad student. No
children. Call Mrs. Fineberg 3989.
ANY STUDENT staying in town who
wants a job j'ust during X-maa holidays,
NOW
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Colored SHIRTS
There's absolutely nothing
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They're regular first quality
shirts. You can give a couple
at Christmas lime, and be per
fectly content that your gift
will be well received. Solid
colors and stripes. Neck 14-17.
sleeve 32-35.
Men's Nainsook, Reg. $2.5$
UNION SUITS .
Women's Assorted Cardigan and
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ace “Perry” at the Dux Club. You can
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A “STAIRWAY TO THE STARS” and the
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NEW EVENING GOWN, all satin, size
16. Call Marie Schwasta 2196.
SKIS, complete with bindings and poles.
Also ski boots, size Call Dave
Nalven, 4409.
1947 REM INGTON-RAND portable type
writer. Good condition. Call 4926 af
ter 7 p.m.
BICYCLE —why. walk, ride to class, good
condition, light basket, chain guard.
Contact T. Paul, Pollock 2, Rm. 3, Ext.
262.
1947 MAJESTIC HOUSE TRAILER 26
feet, three rooms completely furnished.
Like new, priced rignt for quick sale.
Phone 5051-289, Glenn Johnson.
1937 FORD TUDOR, rebuilt motor, radio
and heater, sealed beam lights. Con
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of OVER
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. $1.57
COLLEGE SPORTSWEAR'S
ENTRANCE: 103 E. BEAVER-STATE COLLEGE
FOR SALE
COLLEGE SPORTSWEAR'S
Second Floor
103 E. Beaver Ave.
Tn Ihe cities you find the bargains in the Bar
ain Basements. We're different, we're putting
things on a higher plane—OUß BARGAINS
are on the SECOND FLOOR. But they're bar
gains, none-the-less, and seeing is always be
lieving, so come in any time. Stocks on some
items advertised. All merchandise sold "As is."
Reg .
$3.95
Reg .
$2.95
Women's Regular $2.95 and up
BLOUSES $1.97
Men's Coat and Pullover Styles,
Plain and Fancy—Reg. to $B.OO
SWEATERS $2.97
jTRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1948
ATTENTION YOUNG MEN! Some bn.
gains in slightly used clothing, sizes 40
regular, 44-46 long. One finely tailored
suit like new. Call State College 3340
evenings.
1929 STUDEBAKER sport roadster. Good
tires. New: heater, top battery overhaul,
sealed beams, brakes, etc. Excellent con
dition. Call 6473 evenings.
MISCELLANEOUS
TICKETS STILL REMAIN
AT STUDENT UNION
FOR THE FRIDAY NIGHT
SHOWING OF
TEN NIGHTS IN
A BAR ROOM
WORK WANTED by experienced dress
maker. Mrs. F. L. Huesmann, 114 E.
Beaver Ave. Phone 6875.
LUTHERANS—tonight at 8:00, the L.S.A.
will attend the Inter-Church Social at
the Presbyterian Church.
TUESDAY
FROTH DAY
WE DO TYPING and MIMEOGRAPHING
according to specifications. Secretarial
Service, Room 206, “Above the Corner”,
phone 4906.
State College
$2.97
$2.57