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TEARS I 62 OP CONTINUOUS PUBLIC SERVICE VOLUME LXII Admirers of the Boston ~Tar Baby Organize toTTelptlim " 5; > jHjry m&sm' mm. spw $' ■*s i 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, , 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 ______! (Continued on page 'Z> „ __________________ i ! 172 rArtcT ENROLLED j LALfLl jVL/ajEi AlliDCC RAINING n .. . , i \ 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 ! ‘ ° ? 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 . ----- —- —■—-—. ■ Savannah Area Men Serving In U. S. Armed Forces i j i 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) ----- - 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 cu*- ■ 4 \ I §P IK. 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 1 j —--------------- j 11 PRIVATE SENDS , i $2,£99 TO NAACP -i 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 •M 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 _ 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- iContinued on page 8> CHARLES HUBERT /tf WASHINGTON ANNOUNCEMENT j irHni/M/’riiriir i -- 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 0S ' 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. <!*» 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 , | Continued from Page 5 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 j ‘ ! j > 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 ... 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** mmtm.it -