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PUBLIC SERVICE
VOLUME LXII
Admirers of the Boston ~Tar Baby Organize toTTelptlim " 5; > jHjry
m&sm' mm. spw $' ■*s
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A group of those interested in raising a fund to provide for Sam Lang ford, the famous old fighter who is now blind and penniless, met in
New York recently, formed themselves into tfui Sam Langford Fund Committee and began a nation-wide drive• In the picture, seated from
left to right are Fritz Pollard, former all-America football star; Lang ford, David II. Knott , hotel man and former sheriff of IV. V. County,
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chairman; Dr. C. B . Powell, of the New York Athletic Commission vice-chairman , and Benjamin T.tloek. Standing: Arnold De Mille,
Clifford Steward, Dan Burley, managing editor of “The Amsterdam New* 9 ; iWrs. Roark Bradford, secretary ; Chauncey Northern, John P.
Langan , Henry Abbott , Robert Knott and Clifton S. Thomson
Ask FBI To Probe Race
Tension At Wichita
REIGN OF TERROR
SPREAD BY CITY
POLICE
Negroes Arrested on
Wholesale Scale
On Mere Ground of
“ Suspicion ”
Wichita, Kansas The Fed-
era! Bureau of Investigation
has been asked to investigate
racial tensions here on the
ground that they are being de,
liberately fomented for the pur !
poae of delaying production in in
this aircraft center and thus
jiire subversive made by the
The request was
Wichita V branch of the NAACP. 1
Recently a deluge of articles
filled with racial hatred have 1
appeared in the local press. !
One mediocre publication at-,
tacked Mrs. Roosevelt, Negro
army in oflicers general, and in the six Negro |
race a
ar ticle. j
The Wichita police depart- j
ment in keeping with that spir !
it, proceeded to arrest seventy
five Negro men in one night,
upon orders issued by the as-!
sistant rest chief Negro of police in to Wichi, ar-|
every man
ta “looking suspicious.” This! I
action, with various stories
about Negroes which were run
repeatedly much in the comment local press,j from I
arouses
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172 rArtcT ENROLLED j
LALfLl jVL/ajEi AlliDCC
RAINING n .. . ,
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With 172 students enrolled in; j
the U. S. Cadet Memorial Nurse Corps, j
the Grady Hospital i
ing schools in corps
ship, according to a tabulation
made January 15, by the Divi¬
sion of Nurse Education of the
U. S. Public Health Service,
Federal Security Agency.
There are 32 Negro schools
Of nursing in the country. Of
these, 21 have applied for par-
ticipat.on in the U. S. Cadet
Nurse Corps program. Eigh¬
teen have been approved; the
applications of the other three
are pending. Additional ap¬
plications are expected. Ap¬
proximately 1,500 cadet nurses
nave been enrolled in the ap¬
proved Negro schools of nurs¬
ing since the inauguration of
the program last July. It is
estimated that the total will
increased by 50 per cent
enrollment figures for Febru-
gry. 11 - 14 . classes are
“Ncfio women serving in the
U. S. Cadet Nurse Corps
contributing valuable service
to their country,” Dr. Thomas
Parran, surgeon general of the
U. S. Public Health Service,
CantlQued on page Seven
She $auanttalt JEntainf
SHE WAS A NEGRO, YOVNG WOMAN
DENIED JOB IN DEPT. OF LIBRARY
New York, N. Y., Jan. 28
following statement by
Ethel Payne of Chicago,
member of the Governor’s i
T Illinois, „. - I i
Commission « of „ is
revealing indicates . I
“ and
„ the extent , , of vicious . . . bottle-, |
. concerning _______---! the „ e , andj , '
of Negro technicians
nl e ent 0n works WO ’ sU scares e t r es A a. PhU- rn.
p Randolph, national director
the March on Washington
. at . the ,. headquart- . , ,
-s in the Theresa hotel build-
in New York:
“I have a Civil Service rat
n g f or government librarian,
from December II,
. The classification for
unior assistant is $1620 a
e ar. About two month s ago,
received a form letter from a
Di r3c tor of Libraries at the
epar t men t 0 j- justice, Mr. M.
McKavitt, asking me if I
j d p e available for ap-
when such vacan-1 *
a
should occur The salary
uo tc d was sl440 which with'
pav would br j nK it !
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? i 720 .
“I _ answered the letter in the
pointing out to
that ... my grading was tor
basic pay $1620, would which bring with it up over-j to I
over *1800 a year j
While in Washington to be|
on Friday, the 21st, I I
int0 the Department i
to make inquiry con- !
the position. A 4 w0
. the Personnel, having
m
talked with Mr. McKavitt I
n the phone, sent me up to i
Rim on the fifth floor 1
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Savannah Area Men Serving In U. S. Armed Forces i j
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SGT. WJLLIAM K. LANE,
the son of Mrs. Lillie Miller of
I 537 East Anderson street, who
is stationed at Camp Hill. New¬
port News, Va- He was re¬
cently home on furlough
greeted me very cordially
began by informing me
he had just sent back
to the Civil
Department in which my
had . , . been rejected . , from ,
list of five ehgibles. , Three
, of _ the five had declined
^!tir had°i£en ^rejected
lack of ^M^tions. He
thaJ . he had pondered a
time over my name
discussed .. . it at , . length
even
some of the members of
staff.
From some of the statements
my application, it was
that I was colored,
so the conversation
around the
would arise upon
Negro on the siaff.
“There are now Negro
the elevator, and
has five Negro
n as messengers and clerks,
. he sald that llad never
the policy of the depart ‘
to employ Negroes in the
capacities.
.. Among other things he
,
the women downstairs as
said to him over
that hc would not be in
in me as j wag a Ne
He said that my
were so unusually
that he person ally wanted
take me on. I asked him if
were in complete charge ot
Jairiiig, he said that his ,
was a man from Georgia
would n€ver sland for the
j ng of Negroes in profes-
Continued on page Five)
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WALTER L. KELLIEHAN
s2c, a former student of Beach
high school, who volunteered
for the navy, recently wrote
his mother, Mrs. Mozella Kci-
liehan of 1812 Burroughs St.,
that he has arrived safely
somewere in the Pacific battle
area.
THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE
IMPORTANT TASK
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DR. ROBERT C. WEAVER,
1 PoTt 'to "bLomT exceptive'Tec-
retary of the Mayor’s Race Re
|i a tions Committee in Chicago.!
A SON ;
, Dr. .,. M. P. Rpasnmc Sessoms annmmp.>s' announces
among his patients the birth
of a son to Mr. and Mrs. James
L. HayneS of 704 E. Anderson
street on January 28.
n A SON ov ' 1 ' 1 I
Dr. M. P. Sessoms announces
among his patients the birth of i
a son to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
! W. Ramsey of 822 Joe Lane on !
j anuary 26 j
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j 11 PRIVATE SENDS , i
$2,£99 TO NAACP
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j private New York, N. U S. Y. A white)
in the army, son |
°f a wealthy family m the Mid,
dle West, has sent a contribu-
“to of $2,999.38 to struggle the NAACP; to'
use in your
make mocracy. th ^ s coaatry The veiy a real short de “ |
letter declares I
“This is a part of some mon
i ceived and which is more thani
T""'™ need, “““ want, 7*“7“ think '"‘“‘j good I
oi oi
for any on e man to have. I
kn o w that your organization
make it serve a democratic
purpose.”
a«sa
A &K
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s rJ /
S. SGT. CLIFFORD O
ALS, of Camp McCain,
who was home recently
his wife, Mrs. Omega
RyaLs of 632 West 35th
He is now en route
with his outfit. j
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THURSDAY. FEB. Q 1944
ATLANTA ASKS TEACHERS
PAY SUIT BE THROWN OUT
ON GROUNDS IT IS A
STATE MATTER
And U. S. Court Has
No Jurisdiction
JUDGE UNDERWOOD TO
CONSIDER BRIEFS
Atlanta, Feb. l < NP >
Atlanta Board of
Monday sought to have
case of Samuel L. Davis,
structor at the Booker T.
ington high school here, seek-,
ing salary parity with white
teachers, thrown out of federal
district court on the
that the “action was against
the state, requiring its consent
to be sued.”
The counter petition was the
move in the Atlanta equal*
.case which has been
fire in federal court
for more than eighteen
Judge Marvin El. UnU
following brief argu¬
by opposing counsel, or¬
both sides to file briefs
the question involved within
weeks, and with an addi¬
two weeks being granted
each side to file reply
Thurgood Marshall and A. T
appearing for the
pleaded with the
for a declaratory judg¬
for the ‘‘purpose of deter
a question in actual
between the ques-
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CHARLES HUBERT
/tf WASHINGTON
ANNOUNCEMENT j irHni/M/’riiriir i
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Atlanta, Jan. 28 Di. Charles
- Hubert, director of the More
College School of Reli-
and pastor °f the Provi¬
Bapt. church of this ci¬
died in Fresdmen’s hospi-
Washington, D. C., on Wed
January 26. He had
ill for several months,
Dr. Hubert was one of the
distinguished of the More
alumni. His passing
as a shock to hundreds of
students and friends who
not aware of the serious-
of his illness. He had
meeting his classes until
Christmas holidays.
Thp defi ^ was closel Rl .
with the Baptl8t activities
{ the country . He was on va
occasions the chairman
tne Natl(il al Gonrerence n[ ren e o
historical committee of the I
Baptist Convention,
and moderator
the Second T'^mTnun^^f Shiloh Baptist
he had held an office in
AtIanta A *i a nta Baotist B ‘ p Ministers’
A merabf. of the well known
'Cnntlnuedon page eight!
SGT. WILLIAM F. COLE. Jr.
the son of Mr. and Mrs. James
F. Cole, Sr., of West 44th St„
who is stationed at Fort Leo¬
nard Wood, Missouri. He re¬
ports that he is doing fine.
War Dept. Says It Has No
Contract With Newsreel
Companies
That Are Accused of Deleting Negro Shots From
Its War Pictures
New York, N. Y. The
Department has no
with newsreels companies by
which all scenes showing Negro
troops are turned over to A
American Newsreel, a
catering exclusively to jim
crow theatres, according to Ma
jor General A. D. Surles, direc
tor of the Bureau of Public
Relations.
The charge was made early
in January that five major
newsreel companies deliberate¬
ly omitted scenes showing Pres
ident Roosevelt reviewing Ne¬
gro soldiers overseas. These
scenes then appeared in All
American News exclusively in
Negro theatres.
All five companies were
queried by the NAACP. Pathe
Paramount, Movietone News
and Universal Newsreel all re¬
plied saying they had no gen¬
eral policy calling for the de¬
leting of Negro scenes.
positively that the particular
review by President
did appear in their release
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Because they , all denied
mg such a policy, the NAACP
inquired of General Surles
whether there was any sort of
understanding or agreement
Star Theatre
Feature War
Bond Sale
Audiences of the Star thea¬
tre will be given the opportu¬
nity to‘join millions of movie
fans throughout the United
States in backing Uncle Sam
and his fighting men, in the
P’ourth War Loan
which began on January 18
and will end on February 18.
The Star is Joining
other theatres, under- tha aus¬
pices of the movies’ War Activ¬
ities Committee, throughout
the country in carrying on
motion picture industry’s
oi the drive.
The Treasury
goal is fourteen billion
with emphasis placed on
or popular priced bonds,
ones which are preferred as
investment by the average
zens.
In connection with this
fort of the Star theatre
Continued on page eignt
HENRY E. (WADE)
ELL of New York city,
ly of Savannah, who was
cently in Savannah visiting
mother, Mrs. Marie
who is ill; has wife, Mrs.
Mitchell and , daughters , , ,
other relatives. He is
ed at Montford Point, Camp
Jeune, New River, N. C.
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WAR LOAN
L between the War Department
nd A11 American Newsreel
J that Negro shots would g0 go l0
A]1 Amcricail General Surks
replied'
“I have your letter of Janu¬
ary 20. discussing the use of
reels and inquiring whether
the War Department Bureau
of Public Relations has an a-
greement with All American
Newsreel that films showing
Negro troops in action will go
exclusively to that company.
"No such agreement exists.
The War Department makes a-
vailable to all newsreel compa¬
nies, including All American,
all official film intended for
j public distribution as soon as it
has been processed and cleared
for military security. F’rom
the total footage, ■ each compa¬
ny selects such scenes as it de¬
sires for its own releases.
'Beyond including, wherev-
the War Department can exer-
clse no supervi&ion over the ed
itorlal choices of the newsreel
companies.”
„ The whole point of this mat
j ter,”. said Roy W ilkins, NAACP
; asslatant secretary - Ls that
,
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Local I SO
Clubs Joint
Program
USO represents democracy in
its finest form. All clubs are
joined together in USO in com¬
mon service to the defenders ol
our democratic ideals. Both
the West t 36th Street a. * USO and
the West Broad Sheet u
clubs are sponsoring joint USO
programs as a symbol of this
democratic spirit. Of course
both clubs are featuring spec¬
ial activities throughout the
Anniversary Week and
Saturday and Sunday, Feb 1 u ~
ary 4, 5 and 6th is Open
On Saturday, Febi uary 5tB
the joint USO Formal Bull
being sponsored as *he
j)le social highlight for t - 1
3rd anniversary at the
NCOS club, 812 West 36th St
Bcth the West 36th Ctreet
USO and West Broad
USO clubs are working cooper¬
atively for the gala entertam-
rvmt.lnnert on phi re i
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PVT. JAKE SCR1VEN who,
was recently home visiting his
wife, Mrs. Mary Scriven of 824
^ 35 th street, and other rel-
latives. , „ He is ... Die ;,on „ of , Mrs.
Mary Scriven oi Green Pond,
and is doing well at Camp
Planche, New Orleans, La.
NUMBER 19
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Acquires West
Broad Street
Property
CONNIE WIMBERLY
BUYS BUILDING
I
S. E. Corner West
Bread and Minis
A real estate deal was consu-
mated this week by which Con
nie Wimberly, well known bil¬
liard parlor operator, acquired
ownership of the two story
brick building at the south¬
west corner of West Broad and
Minis streets. The property
was sold for the account of
George Richman.
Mr. Wimberly said that- he
bought the property as an in¬
vestment, the price paid being
s$12,500.
The building occupies the
north half of the block bn the
east side of West Broad street,
between Huntingdon and Minis
streets, and adjoins the build¬
ing in which Mr. Wimberly has
operated his billiard parlor
since 1936.
The property consists of
three stroes, occupied by a coil
feetionery, a tire repair shop
and a fish market, and two
large apartments upstaiis.
Mr Wimberly ; several months
ago, observed . , his . thirtieth ^
ear j n business m Savannah,
hp can)e tQ thla city ln March
1913, and immediately entered
the grocery business at 533 W.
Bay street, where he operated
!or sixteen years, then moving
j hl> store to 001 - >Vcst 41s; h
corner Bulloch. After several
years be discontinued the
business in order to give his
ervb ire attention to his recrea-
, ion par j or which is one of th®
most fi our j s hi n g businesses on
West Broad street
| [ He is a native of Butler, Ala-
ba ma.
PFC. SAMUEL HILL TO
BE HEARD IN RECITAL
1st. Congregational ChureU
Fri Night, February lltli
The Brotherhood of the First
church will pre
Private Samuel W. Hill of
Stewart in a piano reett
at the church, which is lo¬
at Habersham and Tay¬
streets, on Friday evening,
11, at 8 o’clock.
Music lovers who have heard
Hill play will not miss this
of hearing h.m
and all friends are in¬
to attend this entertain¬
Mr. Hill is a talented musi¬
having graduated from
music department at Tal¬
college and studied at
Juliard School of Music.
He has taught music at Palmer
Institute and the
Carolina College f ir N<j
groeS-
In there'will"be connection with his re-*
cUaJ a 1 rally.
pews are limited, personal
hould contact the pas Rrv,
C. Curtright, or the presi¬
of the brotherhc Jes
Hopkins, and have seati re**
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