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, TEAKS or
CONTINUOUS
PUBLIC SERVICE
VOLUME LXII
President s
Clarification
INTE v,v : i v nr
OF ' OWER
TO FEPC
one x: v nc;ts ■ » rcir's
junci i
A-cvcR for his
clariiiw " langurga ol
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Exccu .3 0, making
non-d .jcrin:ina tion in employ¬
ment p . c.os.n anrtruorv i.i gov
ernrner.i - li i . ;,r.
velt Hi ,s cverrnl’d Comptroller
Gener; 1 : i.s.Ra Mi.rrcn,
who had g ven the cpinion
that indu; ti ■> were not forced
to c mipl! with u . clause. The
text of the wire:
“May vie herewith e-press o;ir ,
deep grattude to you for your
action in making clear that non
discrimination in- government
and war industry employment
is mandatory under Fair Em¬
ployment Practice Committee.”
The signers were: Charming
H. Tobias. YMCA; R. A. Billings,
FhiB'ta Sigma fraternity: Carl
R. Johnson, Kappa Alpha Psi !
(Continuedoo n^tre pi«nt\ 1
Founder’s Day celebration at,
the Ft,Valley State College was
marked by a tribute to the late
educator, Henry A. Hunt on the
campus greens. Partaking in
the ceremonies memorializing
Hunt were, from left to right,
top picture, President Horace
Mann Bond, Mrs. Henry A. j
dent of Tuskegee institute,
was Founder’s day speaker. |
Dignified prayers were spok-i
* orne Sav annah Area lVferi Serving In U. S. Armed Forces
Private Titus White, the son
of Mr. and Mrs. S. White and
jbusband of Mrs. Ella Mae White
■*jtf Oxford, who is stationed at
Camp Stewart, where iic is
getting along nicely and likes
the army life.
auonnali Sritame
in ti.e plena j is seen J". l inley \ llson, Grand Exalted Ruler of the I. B. P. O. E. of W. i Colored Elksi pres .'a ling to
Mr. Celucco of P. Lorillard Co. a check for cigarettes io be distributed at Christmas to Negro men and women serving
overseas in the armed forces cf the United States. Others in the picture are Mr. Myers of Liggett Myers Co., from whom
cigarets were also purchased. Miss Rachael V. Corrothers, who heads the Elks Ecpartmentof Public Relations and who di¬
re i'-ed the overseas cigarette project and Mr. Wilfred E Lewin, Exalted Ruler of New Yo rk City.
Study of Industrial Discrimination
K Reveals Facts
al the Henry A. Hunt grave'
Fort Valley. In the bottom
Miss V. Baker, member
the .1944 graduating class
lays a wreath on the
of the late educator whose
and administrative
won for him both the
and Harmon awards j
W ® Mlss
is the grand daughter of
McAfee, one of the
of Fort Valley.
Pfc. John H. Green, the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Green
of 1305 Richard street, is sta¬
tioned at Fort Bragg, N. C. He
was recently home on furlough.
He is also tthe brother of Miss
es Minnie and viola Green.
By Leon W. Taylor
-y«.or,, O-iiJ, Nov .5 -t ANP)
All cf v have heard the many
titter stones of Negro workers
demed jobs at their skills or de
,ud any k nd of employment
in most of our large industrial
piants thi s ugh eut the country.
-i of us have been at times dis
.(.uraged and of course deeply
i.ientfu! cf discriminatory
practices by both white indus-
-rial leaders and some union
rgani.ations.
After a three year study of
lie problem during which I ac
tually worked at several types
of occupations in several kinds
jf industrial plants. I have ob¬
tained some very definite in-
fdrmation pro and con and
l awn some, I hope useful con
iu-i.ns. Peihaps at the out-
et it will be well to deal with
mistakes in the Negro labor sit
uaton:
U. S. Supreme Court
Texas Case
OUTCOME OF
IMPORTANCE TO
EVERY NEGRO
Decision Of Court
Anxiously Awaited
Washington, D. C. The U. S.
supreme court on Wednesday,
November 10. heard the latest
of the arguments agamst the
democratic white primary sys¬
tem m the state of Texas.
Thurgood Marshall, chief
of tlle NAACP. made
Negro voters in Texas
throughout the South from
any voice in the selee-
Continued o n page 2
Staff Sergt. Athaniel W. Baa
ger, son of Mrs. Albertha B.
Waiters of 540 East Gwinnett
strret, stationed at Camp
Forre-t. Tenues >r . He has
been in the army one year and
has made much progress.
THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE THURSDAY, NOV. 18, 194:!
Of 1,003 Negroes
summarily from their jobs::
314 dismissed for laziness,
refusal to weak cm given
period.
234 dirmi.v,ed for drunk¬
enness, or coming to work
intoxicated.
149 dismissed for usln •
obscene language.
186 dismissed for being a-
buive to fellow workers.
194 diimki ed for leaving
work without notice.
62 dismissed for continued
bcistercu tiess after warn¬
ing.
82 dismissed for theft.
Of 500 white workers in: '
viewed as to their willurme
to work with Negroes in any
pacity:
48 voiced strong sentiment
in favor of all Negroes.
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PROTECT YOUR HOME
TUBERCULOSIS
BUY and USE Christmas Seals
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Staff Sergeant Joesph Galloway and Private Emmanuel
loway, sons of Mrs. Susie Reed of 704 West Park lane, are
serving somewhere overseas. Sgt. Galloway was calied to
army during February. 1942. and was made ..'aft .-ergeant
August 16. These servicemen are brothers oi Mrs.
Danford and Mrs. Mary Roberts who reside in New York
side in New York city,
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Vice ProsiciT-j-,! Henry A. Wallace beams approbation as he receives the first block ol !
George Washington Carver Foundation Holiday seals after impressive ceremonies in his
Capitol ,)ffi'e inaugurating a nation wide sale. A committee representing the New York j
Tuskegee Alumni association, sponsors of the sale, proudly presents the memorial in rec¬ i
ognition of the late scientist’s greatness. Proceeds from the seals will benefit the Carver i
foundation at Tuskegee institute. j
Members of the committee are from left to right, Mrs. P. B. Bailey, H. M. Griffin. Ju¬ •
lian B. Thomas, chairman; Miss Lucinda Netterville, Vice President Wallace, C. J. Royal,
Mrs. A. B. Smith, P. It. Ricketts and Mrs. Charles Anderson.Seals may be obtained by en¬ j
closing 25 cents in coin and a self-addressed stamped envelope to Julian B. Thomas, 320
Manhattan Ave., Apt. 37, New York (26) New York, for a blocof 25. <ANPi
Biddle And
O'Connor Will
Be Speakers
AT NATIONAL BAR
ASSN. MEETING
Baltimore, Md Nov. 18 ANP
U. S. Attorney General Francis
Biddle and Maryland’s Gov-
Continned on page eight
Local NAACP Drive
Gets Off to Fine Start
(Fm'DATmm mass
Oper’ng Campaign for
10,lCO Members
Dh. NICHOLSON and MR.
JONES, SPEAKERS
A crowd of three
persons a Rending the kick-
off” meeting of tfte member¬
ship campaign of the Savan¬ !
nah branch of the National
Association for the Advance¬ I
ment of Colored People on
Monday night at the First Af-'
rican Baptist church, heiU . d i
starring addresses from the
speakers of the evening, ,Dr.
J. W. Nicholson, former mem¬
ber of the NAACP National
Board of Directors and pres¬
ently on the faculty of Gam¬
mon Theological Seminary in
Atlanta, and nonaid Jones, N-
AACP assistant field socreta-
(Continued on page two
Methodist
Conf. Begins
Todav
DR. KING OF ATLANTA
TO PRESIDE
The Savannah conference of
the Methodist church will
have its business sessions be-
■Omit inner) on nasfe seven <
Corporal Herman N: John¬
son, son of Mrs. Louise Lovette
of 904 Church street and hus¬
band of Mrs. Elvena Johnson,
who is now serving with u. S-
forces in North Africa.
Pvace isolations Tense After
Jury Frees Killers of Soldier
CLA/M TRIAL WAS A
WHITEWASH
Fear Racial Friction At
Camp Ellis
Lewiston, 111.. Nov. 16 (ANPi
While law enforcement officers
expressed fears of a racial out
break here resulting from the
lynching of a Negro soldier
here last week oy mob of white
fanners from nearbv Tpava. the
lica 8° NAACP biandh and
er militant groups were protest
lug to Seereat.ry of War Henry
L. Stimson and local officers
the whitewash of the murder¬
ers by an all white coroner's
jury.
The soldier, 19-year old
Willie Hollis of Chicago station | |
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• f’nntlrmed nn rv-»pro >> i
Snatch Purses
From Harlem j
Teachers
SIX OF THEM HELD
UP BY YOUTH
New York, Nov. 16 (ANP)
A group of Harlem's eighth
grade teachers Tuesday re-
iContinuedon page eight)
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Pfc. Henry Riley. Jr., U. S.
M. C., who is here on furlough
visiting Iris father, Henry Riley
of 1711 Vine street and his wife,
Mrs. Rosa B. Riley, and 14
months old baby at 543 Yamu-
craw Village. He is stationed
at McAlester, Oklahoma,
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Warrant Officer Eulie W,
Bellinger who is with the
Amer j Can Army in Italy.
A letter from him, received
this week, says the going’s
hard, but all's well. Prior to
entering the army Officer Bel-
linger was a member of the
Savannah Tribune force, being
linotypist.
Ordered N
Bar Negro
Newspapers
CERTAIN ARMY CAMPS
FORBADE THEM
Washington. D. C. After com
ference here last week, the War
department issued an order
that no officer in the field is
hence forward to ban or ques-
lion the introduction of any
type of publication Into any mil
tary installation,
The action was taken after
numerous complaints had been
made that officers in the field
at some posts had prevented
flie circulation of Negro publica
tions. The action was a direct
outgrowth of the barring of Ne
Bro newspapers from Camp For
ro.T. Tennessee. Whereas most
of the other complaints were
unsubstantiated reports, the
War department secured a copy
(Continuer) on psae 2 )
Notice To
Soldiers Relatives !
If you wish the picture of
your son, brother or other rel¬
ative in the U. S. Armed for¬
ces published in The Tribune,
send in his p i c f u r e plus
(SI.50) to cover (he cost of
cut. Photographs larger than
4Hx6?i inches not accepted.
Savannah Tribune
Sgt. Ray C. Canaday Is thq
husband of Mrs. Viola Canada^
of 308 West Henry street and La
stationed at Camp Breckenridge
Kentucky. He is the son o$
Mr, and Mrs. M. C. Canaday ot
of St. Louis, Mo, jf > •«.