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TEARS OF CONTINUOUS PUBLIC SERVICE VOLUME LXII GRADUATES OF JANUARY , 1944 The senior class of High School who has mester to win lor their room with .the assistance the HB2 class, the Teacher Association banner two consecutive meetings a total of 63 parents present. Expulsion^of Negro Dining Car Crew Being Investigated MARINE OFFICERS AND MILITARY POLICE Ejected Crew From Train In Utah Ogden, Jtah, Jan 20 In fc s ligation of the removal of entire colored kitchen and ing car crew from rhe Pacifie s main train, 69234, |a white marine lieutenant MP’s at Lynndyi, Utah, on 8. is being made, according Francis C. Franklin, of an organization known the Western Fair Practice committee. The incident which in the removal cf all members of dining car and kitchen departments is said have started after when the tables were and all members of the joined in some form of tion, this time craps, or The white stewart, name has not been is reported to have which cost him > 45 , a sum which he did He became angry about his loss. Knowing that he could not possibly whip the entire crew, he realized at least he could have his feelings assuag¬ ed ordering them off the train on a charge of insubordination failure to properly perform their duties, or any number of charges, Franklin contended. One of the crew is said to have refused to be removed and an- grilly challenged the steward, whereupon the stewart left the diner and returned with a young marine, second lieuten¬ ant and a number of white fionnnred on page pignt Industrial College, Ga. The ( 1 annual conference of Georgia’s Negro agricultural OitenW; workers was held last week at Georgia State College. Con¬ sidering the critical food situ¬ ation. it was the most epochal! conference workers. ever The held outstand by these) state -1 ing week’s events were begun 1 , with a stimulating welcome a<L TOP RANKING BEACH STUDENTS Eloise Philips (left) and Carrie Elizabeth West, tup ranking students of the Beach high school graduating class, the form¬ , er being valedictorian and theiatter, salutatorian. [ um mil ©ibuar Those in the picture are re ad ino from left to Shavers, Lois Holmes, Ward. Second row, Mary Jones, lian Logan, Vernell ! Frankie Williams, Eloise lips. REPUBLICANS REBUK- ED FOR SOLDIER VOTE BILL ACTS New York, N. Y. A that the record of . the con g ressmen on bm „ and Qn other ques t . ons involving an with reactionary Southern | ters” tax members contained is clear to all 1 was :n a Jo Minority deader Joseph Martin iiom the NAaCI . | Referring to the fact f 0ur Republicans had ) three poll tax congressmen fo produce a re p or t on the so-called rlghts - So :dier Vote bill sorec j by Representative kin of Mississippi, the letter, signed by Roy assistant secretary, said: ■We do not believe the ord will offer much campaign material for the publican party in the election. Certainly, the ed voters understand the. ord Georgia Ag Workers Discuss Critical Food Situation $1417 Raised in Contest at Dickerson School MONEY TO BE USED INSTRUCTING Training Skop and Canning Plant Vidalia, Ga„ Jan. 19 popularity contest staged che Dickerson Training for constructing a trade and canning plant came to successful close Monday $1417.00 was raised. This the largest aihount that ever been raised at any time during the history of school. A short play was by the seventh grade, which teachers reported amounts to the finance mittee. After the made their report, came tha crowning of Miss D. T. S. Two prizes were awarded. The w in »er Of the Hfgh School aw.vd was Bernice Pearson of eleventh gade, Ms. Lvesta P. Rutland, sponsor. This class reported the 'largest amount, X250.40 The winner in the elementary school was Jewell Gamble, Miss A. Williams, spon sor. The amount raised was $200.74. The teachers reported as fol- Contlnued on page Five) Recruiting Third row, Rosalie Amerson, Adeline Tatum, Minnie Cain, ^ M „, Mary Wallace, Minnie Paulins j and James Canty, Those not shown on the pic- ture, but who are members oi the class, are Alma Jenkins I and Alvin Petty. YOUTH EDUCATIONAL WORKER ‘ at fsttnf m ro^ERT- ______ | SON is the new educational di-j rector of the Southern Negro j Youth Congress. A native oi j Birmingham and a cum laude i graduate of Miles college, Miss) Robertson’s editorship of duties Negro will include) Youth,! quarterly publication of the-! Youth Congress,n asd supervi- j sion of all other publications and educational material. l Graham W. Jackson One of the best known War Bond workers in the South is Graham W. Jackson, Naval Chief specialist attached to the Recruiting Office in Atlanta. An entertainer before the war, Chief Jackson has been twice honored by the Treasury for “distinguished services rendered in behalf of the War Savings Program.” ^ Among his cherished possessions is an autographed photograph of President and Mrs. Roosevelt, given him after one of his early appearances at the White House. -f He is shown here before his piano, “ready to go to town,” for the Fourth War Loan. ■■■%•,.., ^ -4 dress by President B. F. Hubert of the college with P. H. »«”> ««• *«“ *«“>"« a, T. ivi. Campbell the opening sesf-on. The gen¬ theme for the entire week the 1944 attack” it evident that Negro farm¬ and their families in Geor¬ were being prepared to Georgia accomplish her for War Food Production 1944. T. M. Campbell. Field Agent Service United Department of Agricul- j (Contlnuedon page eight) College Special TO TH^'F. SEEKING A HIGHER STANDARD The Georgia S ate College making every effort to serve teachers and others who arc regularly employed on full tTne schedule. Opportunity in now being furnished to all tor people who might like to raise their standard. On every Friday evening fjvfn 7:30 to 10:00 a class psychology is being taught Prof. H D. Weaver. On Satur¬ day morning. Miss C. L. (Contlnuedon page eight) THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1914 CUSS OF SIXTEEN TO GRADUATE FROM BEACH HIGH SCHOOL Prominent Important Masons Conference Hold j i In the United States the colored people have thirty six grand lodges of Masons. These' grand lodges are in all of Uw larger states. They have thousands oi subordinate Jodg-, es crease and the are interest doing much of the to in-j der they and or-, represent ad-< 1 1 ^ ° f ^ colored people P P I al Last Conference summer the Grand Internation Mas- j j ol ters Grand Secretaries, etc., 1 ' met - m Chicag0 ; At thJS meet | 1118 ll waa declded to hold a , conference in Hot Springs, Ark.! i lrom Jan - 1Q t0 the 3L This coaference convened i | on the **„?*“■ prescnt are John A J”°” Wesley e . th L°f“ Dobbs grand master 01 G " orgia; Jn0 -, L. Webb, grand master of Mis- sissippi; C. F. Casterman, grandmaster of Ohio. Jno. W. Moore, grand master of Michi¬ gan; C. R. Richardson, grand master of Indiana; Ellis U. Reed, grand master of Arkan¬ sas; Sol. C. Johnson, grand sec retary of Georgia; Jno. R. Lae, i chairman oi correspondence. Gaptists Hold Dis. Meeting PRESmLT LYNCH AD- DUESSE'j BODY The F rst District Conven¬ tion' oi the Georgia Baptist Mis sionary and Educational Con¬ vention hrld a great session in Savannah, Rev. George W. Car ter being the entertaining pas tor, with his church. Greater Abyssinian Baptist church. Rev. T. J. Lynch of Macon, president ot the First District convention, with his aides ed the meeting to meet Janu¬ ary 18. One day’s program (Continued on page 7) New ber York; Virginia; Bishop £ast H. Z. Grand) Plum-j of Mast «‘ Jll °- w - Barnes of V H R. W. Stewart of Ohio and others A blic 0penlng was he i d Tuesd nlght Jan . n when the visitors were made wel . come with ad dresses by Master Reed of Arkal , sas , Hcv . R ' W Wood - past0r Rounok ' 3 church and Grand Mas er Webb, who presided. Mus- j c was rendered by a quartet f the Roanoke Baptist church , 0 Master- John Wesley, Dobbs of Georgia, responded. T he officers of the conter- ence are John Wesley Dobbs,! president; John L. Webb, vice| «• * Cast.rman, | . secretary, A conference was held Fri- day and others during the week. These conferences will Continued from Page 5 Frees Man Extradited NOW HELD FOR DE PORTATLON New York, N. Y. Word hat been received here that George Andrew Burrows who was ex¬ tradited from New York to Mis sisippi in March, 1943, on a charge of shooting a white (Continued on page 8) er columnist of The Tribune. Continued on page Five) SAVANNAH AREA MEN SERVING IN U. S. ARMED FORCES CPL. ROBERT GARNER who 1ST SOT. WALTER MASSEY CLARiiNCE BCHLEK ’ son 01 is with U. S. army somewhere who is serving in the European Mrs. Estelle Bohier of 604 Oak overseas. He is a friend ol theater of war with the U. S. street, who is in the city on Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Guilford of forces, writes that he is getting furlough He is stationed at 547 East Park avenue, where the along army okey about Prior four to years entering ago ^ Lakeg IU and is attend- ^e the "'service service *approSely" approximately 3 a he was assistant director of ing the Diesel S ervlce schooL years ago. He writes that he the Tribune carrier force. He is seaman second class. is doing fine. SGT. CHAS. M. GRADY, bus band of Mrs. Maxie Grady of 614 West 31st street, after be¬ ing overseas for nine month was home on furlough visiting his family. He is now station ed at Temple, Texas. fmms. I0UEHT.V0IIR NEW HAMPTON PRESIDENT _ .RALPH PARKHU'ttBT BR1DG institute oresideiit of Kamo- who olficially as his duties at the 75 year college on Tuesday, Febru- . Forrnarly dean of stu¬ at Brooklyn IN. Y.i Col¬ he is a native of Boston, and was educated at V Columbia univer- «M dhecte of the Parents’ Council 1926 to 1931 and director he National Council of Pa¬ Education from 1932 to PENROSE IS MADE CAPTAIN First Lieut. Charles Roland an infantry officer, stationed here, has promoted to the rank ot it was announced by the War Depart- While in Savannah Penrose resided at Price street. He is the husband of Mrs. LEWly F’LOYD, s2c, of Jack¬ sonville. F!a., husband of Mrs. Mary a. Floyd, of 202 Homes, who has been in the v lor flie pa-jt live lie is stationed at Key Was Florida, and was recently on furlough. NUMBER 15 FRIDAY NIGHT AT ST. JOHN CHURCH Eloise Phillips and Carrie West ARE TOP RANKING MEMBERS OF CLASS Rev. A. C. Curtright To Be Speaker The mid-term commence- ment exercises of Beach high school will be held tomorrow, Friday, Jan. 28, at 8 p. m. at St. John Baptist church. The Rev. A. C. Curtright, pa- tor of the First Congre?a1 ".ri¬ al church, will deliver the ad- to the graduates. Musical numbers on the pro gram wlU be fun ) shed by the Beach chorus, under the direr ^ on P- J' Smalis, and a quar tet from Cuyler junior high school, under the direction of Miss Jane Parker, heads of the music departments at Beach and Cuyler, respectively. Two presentations will be made, by Eloise Phillips, vale¬ dictorian of the class, and Car rie West, salutatorian. Two citizenship awards will be made, one to Eloise Phillips and the other to James Canty. The complete program ar¬ ranged to last just one hour follows: Organ airs Miss Jane Parker and P. J. Smalls Processional Seniors and chor us Invocation Dr. E. O. S. Cleve¬ land Invocation sentence— The Lord's Prayer Beach Clio rus. Lullaby Benjamin Godard Cuyler Junior High Qbattet Presentation of Speaker Prin¬ cipal Haynes Commencement ad^res^— Rev. PVT. WILTON HINF j, tho son. of Mr. and Mrs. & H. Hines of 554 West Hun-'Ogdon street, who is now som- hera m Italy with the U. S >rces, He entered the army in * ebru- ary, 1942. , ~