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TEARS OF CONTINUOUS PUBLIC SERVICE VOLUME LX11 6 YR OLD CATHERINE BROW *< it's ter the soldiers,” says little 6 year old Brown of Prince George ty, Md., as she fondled one oi her neighbor’s turkeju she ha s helped to feed. of turkeys, like this one, have been shipped to our armed forces in North Africa, Italy, the South Pacific, here in the United States and in other areas. Wherever our fight- Rumors Fly As Equal Pay Suit Is Filed rlLnl virur H ccum t V U L V V re m TP) 1 a G TP Jp O L -< AROUND MISS VIOLA A ivTa ApPlfl-PTfii' LtUVAL M1VAI1 fi tfl. LxJ' Tivl/lvIUlIl x* 1 .... Who rresses „ ret r. C.QU p j SUPREME _____ 1 -- COURT t AF- . Pay For Teachers FIPM CONVICTION WpCharleston, S. C. Nov. 18— Many unfounded rumors cours ed Charleston last week, follow ing immediately the filing of a suit to force equalization of teachers’ salaries by Miss Viola Louise Duvall. One rumor spread is that on last Monday Miss Duvall who was away from school because ol Columbia’ illness had made a trip to James M. Hinton and NAACP officials in Colum. bia immediately denied the char— say in’ that Miss Du- vail knew no more about when the suit would be filed than the general public. She entrusted the task to attorneys and had let them do the rest. Mr. Hinton said he made a trip to Charleston last for a final conference with Miss Duvall, but that they did not discuss the date on the suit would be filed. Mr. Hinton said the decision was made only Wednesday ing and it was carried out. A prominent man whose daughter is employed in m d had been asked by a member his daughter was in the group sponsoring the court action and was tcld that he wanted him to know that all teach¬ ers discovered supporting the action would be summarily dis missed. Several organizations, the A1 ^Continued from Pa ae 7> Scottsboro Boy Pardoned Montgomery, Ala., <— NP) Charles Weems, 31, one of the nine Scottsboro boys, was paroied on Thursday. He has been offered employment An an Atlanta laundry, accord - to an announcement by Stpte Parole board. j - with Fir V t eight arrested others in 193 charged J, i i with attacking two white wo-1 men while riding on a freight f train near Scottsboro. Ala., j Weems has been serving a 75-) year sentence ^ on a conviction Q f rape bp Mmtmh fHbwtf. | ing men are stationed they will have turkey lor Thanks- giving and the holiday season. | ihe War Food Administration ; has assured 12 million pounds overseas troops and be- ! tween 20 and 25 million pounds ! for troops stationed here at | home. It is stated that ! than 40,0 million pounds of key will be on hand for I ians this year. Atlanta, Nov. 16 i ANP) The Q eorg j a Supreme court affirm £d the murder conviction of Jag j02ey w » 10 was sentenced tQ e i ec t r j 3 chair for run- " nin ^ ove and Killing J. D. Bridges, Ja’st white, a state guards- man February. The accident occurred at the beginning of the Georgia guber natorial campaign when form- er Gov. Talmadge had caused to be issued the alert to state guardsmen to be prepared for a "Nura uprising.” The au- temebile vict'm and other members of the guard were drilling on the main street of Dawson in response to alert when he was struck by Josey’s car. Ten to 15 guardsmen were knocked according to testimony. Josey, whose appeal from con viction was based largely on contention that the ver- was contrary to the weight evidence, was accused of driving the car that struck t^e guardsmen and of under the influence of whisk 8 y at the time. S O OTI <0 SaVaiHiah Area IVI ^ fl S^PVIITO III U. S. A PmP(I FOPPPC . k Pvt. Benjamin Parker, son Mrs. Rebecca Parker and band of Mrs. Annie Parker l25 W Pai aiso ^ brotber ' ’ E. W. and Rev. A. Parker, was recently home on and was feted by his friends. He is stationed Columbia, S. C. AMES WILL GATHER LAST OF THE GEORGIA CONFERENCES TO BE HELD THIS YEAR Bishop Fountain To Preside Assisted By . Bishop Allene ST. PHIL JP CHURCH TO BE THE SCENE OF THE SESSIONS Over 410 Visiting Pastors and Church Workers To Be Present | < i i BISHOP -.7. A. FOUNTAIN The Cld Ge0rgia conference, the mother conference of the A. M. E. - church in Geor Sia, wiil convene at St Philip church, Charles and West Broad streets, Tuesday of next week, extending through Sun- day - Tllis marks the eighth | and closing conference of the series held this season by Bis- hop W. A. Fountain, who pre- sides over the AME church in Georgia, the sixth and largest episcopal district of the con- nection. Bishop C. C. Allene of the Zion AME church will be ciated with Bishop Fountain at the session and a number of general officers and noted ministers and laymen will in attendance from all of the state and out of the state. The closing event conference will be the reading cf -the ministerial ments, by Bishop Fountain, _ Four hundred pastors missionary. League and Sun day school workers will be in attendance aside from a lay j churches. representative from all of the j ference Presiding elder's will of the con- who report for their districts are Rev. J. L. | Butler, Rev. W. O. P. Sherman, Rev. D. W. Stephens, Rev. M. T. Robinson and Rev. C. P. • Hobbs, The welcome program will be pf C . Samuel C. Rogers, who has sent word to his wife, Mrs. May M. Rogers. R. N., that he is safe somewnere in India. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Rogers of 2010 Bulloch street, and brother of Mrs, Al- bertha R. George and Miss Ber nice Rogers. THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE THURSDAY, NOV. 25, 1943 Tuesday night with S. A. acting as master of nies. Welcome addresses be made by the following sentatlves: In behalf of city of savannah, Mayor as Gamble; in behalf of the gro citizens, Attorney J. Lemon; in behalf of the gelical Ministers Union. Rev. A Lark in behalf of the tie 1“ Ministers' *"! union R-v J me men of the Georgia confer ence D Thomas, in behalf Philip church, Dr. E. J. Music will be rendered ibe Gos P el chorus and the ney A. Jor.es Funeral choir. The response will be Bishop Fountain. The annual sermon . will preached Wednesday 10 a. by Rev. H. E. Scott of the circuit, and the Missionary society will a program on night, Mrs. Roxie Butler, dent. Mrs. J. A. state superintendent, will g iSby;:nies.each of thed Friday night the speakers the educational program be President W. A. Fountain and Dean G. D. Hill of Morns Brown College and Prof. R. E Karris. The conference institute be directed by Dr. c. E. each morning. The will include Fresident tain, Dean Hill, Dr. E. C. : chell. Prof. B. S. Adams, Mary H. Jones and others. On Saturday night the will be given over to the people. suoppingT) WEEKS LEFT -J o o 4 HAVEVOUEKOJGH Pvt. James R. Weldon, serving somewhere in South with the u s f 0rC 2 S . He is the son of Mr. and Johnnie Weldon 0{ Eu i 0 Georgia. Transportation Jim Crow Should Be Wiped Out SAKS THE EDITOR OF VIRGINIA DAILY NEWSPAPER Declares Such Segrega¬ tion Should Be Elim inated Now Richmond, Va.— Segregation of the races in public; trans¬ portae ion, particularly trolley car s and buses - * hould be wi P* !ed out by repealing the state laws, it was de- nla * ed here November 13 by thc Times- Dispatch, tlal mornin 8 P a P<?r edited • jVWniue In its leadin Dabney. S editorial . enti- tled '‘ T ° Lessen Rra “ e tion -’ Mr Dabney declared: The tlme has come to do something about the well nigh intolerable interracial cial friction on the street f ?rtnt An l*qpr •> j I j r %he j Jr i ! 'saair I ) J I Lkl ___ Bobbe Caston, nationally reno wned songbird, who is starring in the-floor show at Cafe Lincoln Inn. ‘ For a number of years she has been a sensation on the big time theatrical cir- cuits of the north and now Savannah sees why. She has a wonderful voice and the unique manner in which she rend- ders her numbers is both unusually pleasing and bewitch¬ ing- No wonder Cafe Lincoln Inry has held her over for an extended engagement. She’s really tops! T-Cpl. Robert Myers who was home on furlough. He is stationed at Spence airfield in Moultrie, Ga.. where he is- do¬ ing nicely. He is the son of Mrs. Sarah Myers of 21 Char¬ les lane and brother of Mrs. Lu cile Tale, Mrs. Lillie Elijah, and Misses Luvenia and Jose¬ phine Myers. * Fifty-Nine Hostesses Get Certificates 1 WII.UIUDU; T Yr Air] ILxv Slays His Dad IN PROTECTION OF MOTHER Atlanta, i ANP i to the aid of his mother, year old Matthew shot and killed his father, B. Ta.maCee, 49 year „M ton county farmer night, county police ) Tuesday. The shooting, E. W. said occurred whan attacked his wife with a er knife and threatened to 'Onnt.lmiPrt or> natrp 7» CpI, Norris E. Barker who is home on furlough visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs C H Stewart cf 617 West. Park ave¬ nue. He is stationed at Camp Tyson, Tennessee. Mrs. Estelle Massey Riddle Recently appointed member of the Advisory Committee of the Division of Nurse Educa¬ tion, U. S. Public Health Service, * which administers the*U. S. Cadet Nurse Corps.! | Want Know; Why 93 rd Div j Broken Up New York, N. Y.— Secreatry of War Henry L. Stimson has been asked to issue a statement on the widespread report that the all-Negro 93rd division has been brokenup apd its sepa¬ rate units assigned to guard duty along the Pacific coast. In a letter to Stimson, tho NAACP declared: ‘‘Inasmuch as the 93rd was the first Negro combat division to be activated in this war, and inasmuch as the Negro Ameri¬ cans had entertained' high hopes of the contributions these men would*make in com bat areas, you can appreciate we are sure, the effect of the- reported action upon the Negro civilian population. “Within the limits prescribed by military security,- this asso¬ ciation would appreciate- an au thoritative statement from the War department on this per¬ sistent rumor regarding the 93rd division.” The 93rd was activated in the spring of 1942 and took [ May, part in 1943. field The maneuvers division Ms in i received much publicity in the ; daily and weekly press, as well l as in nationally circulated mag azines, s uch as Collier’s and Life, f f Protest Separate Badges FOR NEGRO CPO'S IN THE NAVY New York, N. Y. A protest against an order forb'dding Ne gro Chief Stewards and Chief Cooks, with the rating of Chief Petty Officers from wear ing the regular insignia for Chief Petty Officers in the na- ■ vy, has been lodged with Secre | tary Frank Knox by the NAAC P. Complaints from SanFran- ! cisco and Norfolk assert that ! | the der-ed Negro CPOs had crescent been with or- to wear a j whereas four straight all other bars CPOs underneath, in the ! navy wear three red chevrons surmounted by an eagle. The NAACP has come into possession of a copy of an or¬ der signed by 'Cmpiander C. Adair, executive officer at the Naval Air Station at Norfojk, one paragraph of which reads: “It is noted that Chief Cooks and Chief Stewards on this sta tion are wearing the wrong ra fContinued on r>a.Ke seven* Notice To Soldiers Relatives L 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 picture plus ($1.50) to .cover the cost ot cut. Photographs larger than 4(»xbfa inches not accepted. Savannah Tribune _:......- ~ f0R COMPLETION OF ADVANCED COURSE Mrs. Curtright Addresses The Class i IN IMPRESSIVE GRAD¬ UATION EXERCISES The West 36th Street USO clu’s social hall and annex were overcrowded for the gi¬ gantic commencement exer cises Sunday at 6 p. m. Fiity nine attractive hostesses re¬ ceived certificates of merit for completing the course offered by the club . instltute for ad . vanced h03teSs training . Mrs. Mollie N. Curtright, col¬ lege instructor, sorority and church leader, delivered the principal address Miss Curt¬ right told the hostesses how they could make an impres¬ sive contribution to the war ef forts by being true to their country* and community. Her epoch making address was highly received by the hostess es and tjreir friends. The speaker was introduced by Miss Willa Mae Ayers, dean of the USC Club’s Institute for Hostess Training. Special compliments were paid R. J. Farley, cjjfb director, j who awarded* the certificates of merit. He was very im- j I pressive in his talk to the hos tesses. Rev. Father Gall, S. M. A., USO moderator, deliver ed the closing remarks which were very edifying, j The musical numbers on the j program were rendered by the | Beach higii school chorus un¬ der the direction of Prof. Peter Smalls. Three hostesses received hon orary certificates for attend¬ ing the institute and being r V»m|rui)»^ on a son Mr. and Mrs. John G. Graves Jr., of 511 West Henry street are the proud parents of a fine son, born on November 23. He will be named John, G., III. Mrs. Graves was before her marriage Miss Juanita Inger- 'at: p V fc Hermit O. Smalls who is attending the officers train- ing s cb0Dl at Lincoln, Nebras- ka, specializing in aeroplane mechanics. He s the husband of Mrs. Lena Smalls oi 555 Fell wood Homes. NUMBER G