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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 o. e 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. _____ PROTECT YOUR HOME TUBERCULOSIS BUY and USE Christmas Seals wja 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, r | : j i i j ' I | | j 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 | | _ • 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) % rj 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, NUMBER 3 m X % v 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 > •«.