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“un-cover ton. Without a lot of fanfare publicity, the WaC has fully integrated into the It happened officially Qn Mar. 1. Col. Oveta Culp Hobby, WAC director, has been pro¬ moted to the general She will now set the broad, gen eral personnel policies, for WAC here and abroad. Cf the approximately WAC officers who were on Hobby's headquarters staff, ly four have come along her to the personnel of the general staff. No of these four is a Negro. But that isn’t our point. We’d like to see a Negro offi- cer on the general staff, yes. We aren’t even about the assignment that in prospect for Major West, one of the two ranking Negroes in the Army Corps. We think a gro should be in such a spot too. rsut since tne W4f wal , is . . i Continued on page 8' Qourt To Consider ^Refusal To Voters BIRMINGHAM REGIS¬ TRARS TURNED DOWN Negroes Who Tried To Register SUIT IS BROUGHT 1 MISS McADORY Biringham, Ala., March 14— (ANPi Hearing on the appeal of the case instituted against members of the Jefferson ty board of registrars, arbitrarily refusing to register Negro voters, has been set in the state circuit court here for Mar. 28. The suit brought by Miss Mil¬ dred McAdory, seeks to restrain Rufus Bethea, Sterling H. ter an! Herman A. from denying her the right to register. A similar suit was carried to the Alabama Supreme court two years ago, where it met an an- verse split decision. C ounsel in the new case expressed their be- lief that the defect of the init- ial case has been plugged. A premise for carrying the litiga- tion to the U. S. Supreme court has been carefully laid by the plaintiff’s lawyers. A companion suit which also asks damages is pending in the federal court here where it has been without a hearing t«>. for about two years. The federal suit would ask the registrars oe permanently enjoined from prac ticing racial discrimination in registering applicants. 1 £ Essential Jobs Available It is the mission of the ASF depot to purchase, store^and tribute tirf^fcen essential war items - ‘" to Vtw^^rs in the armed forces. at the depot are as im- rvj fare of m the to the safety and wel¬ country as the mao on the Rattle fields. Patriot' and loyal citizens are requested to take advantage of the available jobs at the ASF depot on highway 17. Many la j borers are needed to keep the wheels of our country’s gigantic war machin e rol ling. Clergy- iCoutinuedon page eight) Srihur He writes that he is in fine health and that he like his sur roundings very much. I j SERGEANT JOE NEWTON, wh0 j s w ith the 305 Aviation Squad, O. C. D. S. C., at Tinker Field, Oklahoma City, Oklaho- nr a ,where he is a favorite his outfit. He has written his mother that he likes th e army life and that he is getting along" fine. HEADS TB ASS'N BOARD I j | ! j William A G ibson is the new , ^ elected . . , president . , , ol .. the Ad¬ . . speiate Board of the Chatham- Savannah Tuberculosis Associa-; tion. 1 Mr. Gibson has proved an en thusiastic id support worker chairman by his splend-j of tne as Life Insurance Underwriters As, ! sociation. Last year, when the campaign to secure funds forj maintenance of a health educa- tion worker was at its peak, Mr. Gihsrm Gibson and and his his onmmittpe committee pn- tered wholeheartedly into the project, and established the outstanding fund, Mr. Gibson is connected with j the Atlanta Life Insurance com Continued on page Five* \ Mrs. Bertha Singleton an¬ nounces the marriage of her daughter. Alethea Singleton formerly of this city, now resid¬ ing in Washington, D. C., to Pvt. Paul E. Leake, also of this city. n oW stationed at Fort Benning, Ga. Pvt. Leake is the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Leake of this city. The wedding took place at the home of the bride, Saturday evening March 4. 1944. relatives of the bride and groom were present. The bride will leave Savannan on the 12th to resume her du¬ ties in Washington with the Wa f Department. Pvt. Leake will leave on the same day for Fort Benning, Ga. ONSO ORR, JR., the of Mr. and Mrs- Alfonso Orr, 8r., of 724 West Victory Drive, who recently was graduated from recruit training as honor man at the U. S. Naval Training Sta¬ tion, Great Lakes, 111. He was selected as honor man by his company commander. Franklyn t\. Amerson. sm-2-c U. S. N. R-. who is stationed at the naval air base, Jacksonville, Fla He is the son of Mrs. Ro- salee V. Amerson of 524 ^Aont- gomery street and the late Rev. James E. Amerson. He is also the brother of Cpl- James E. m erson who Is serving overseas. ORDERS PROBE IN KILLING ! OF BOY BY ARMY SERGEANT AT HAMLET Washington, D. C. - The War Department has ordered an investigation of the killing of Eugene Bridges, 10, by Ser- geant Jack Cooke of the 515 Paratroop Infantry, accord- ing to a letter from Secretary of War Stimson to the Wash¬ ington Bureau of the NAACP. The colored lad was killed in Hamlet, N. C„ on or about Feb¬ ruary ____^ 3, by Cooke who is re¬ p 0r ^. ed as having asked the boy, "Do you believe I will shoot you? The boy replied the negative and Cooke is re porte d to have shot him, kill- ing him instantly. “Th=> “ commanding general l j tne Fourth Service Com- mand has been directed to in-1 vestigate this incident and sub; mit a report thereon at the) earliest practicable date,’’ said) the Slimson letter to the NAA-; CP. NOT MISSING Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Washing- ton received word from Mrs. Lil Iran W. Smith of New York City that Pvt. Gerard 'Geeche) Smith wa s reported by the Red Cross of New York to be well a nu safe somewhere in England is not missing. SALUTE TO FREEDOM BROADCAST SATURDAY New- York. Mar. 13—The Vo- cational Opportunity Cam- pai«n of the National League, seeking equal opportu- nity for the Negro in the war effort, is observed in a special THIS SAVANNAH TRIBUN* THURSDAY. MARCH 16. 1»« SERGEANT SAMUEL R. SLA¬ TER, the son of Mr. and Joseph F. Slater of Allenhurst, who is serving somewhere in In- di a with the u. S. army. been in the army since 1942, and is supply sergeant his detachment,, a medical unit. PFC. JOS A. WILLIAMS, the husband of Mrs. Catherine Jef¬ ferson Williams of 537 Yama- craw Village, who is stationed at Fort Jackson, S. c. He says; | that so far he finds army life to be much to his liking and that he hopes soon to go er peg higher in rank. Negro IVomen oj Florida Sell $J<Sg OOO in IFar Bonds V a y ■, n w |!l“ ■- ' i: v- Ill gii it m '& 1 '» 17. S. Treasury Photo from OWI . The Florida State Federation of Negro Women took an active part In the Fourth War Bond drive, act¬ ing as the Negro committee in communities where no Negro organization had been set up, and in the larger cities coordinating their efforts with existing War Bond committees. Mrs. Nell Hunter, of the Interracial Section l • . • .. of c the a l- National x i • i a Office, \ ajl . . spent a. 2 n weeks 1 . „ making 1-!— — a _ tour of „ f tL. the State^with n itk Mra. M mm FannieJH. U annin 11 Ponder, P/iH /Trie nroci presi _ dent of the Federation, which itself made an investment of $1,000 in the Fourth War Loan drive. _'iotal sales traceable to the activities of these women amounted to $385,000. Photo shows G. D. Rogers, president of the Central Life Insurance Comnaov of Tampa, presenting check for $50,000 to Mrs. Ponder, as hi* company’s investment in the Fourth War Loan drive. His daughter, WAC Sgt. Johnnye Marie Rogers, notvstationed at Wendover, L tah, and Mrs, Nell Hunter, of the Washington office, proudly look on. PUBLIC COURT OF HONOR SUNDAY The public is invited to attend a court of honor ceremony ol the Boy Scouts of America at the West Broad Street USO Sun day. March 19, at 5 p. m. Prof. R. W. Gadsden, chair- man of advancement of the council, is very anxious to have all troops and scouters represent ed in full strength. __ ‘ Continued from Page 5 Continued on page Five) broadcast "Salute to dom,’’ over the NBC Saturday. March 18 <3 p. m.) Dedicated to the Negro and women in the armed vices, the "Salute to Freedom’ Roosevelt Asked To End Army, Discrimination NEGROES ARE AND BITTER OVER Insults Heaped on Colored Troops BASIC POLICY OF AND NAVY Is The Foundation for Difficulty New York, N. Y. President KOOSeveit osevelt - as a! > commander -m- chief of the army and navy, was called upon this week to der , .. , ^ olltion .... segrega- 01 a - tion by lace and color in Amer ica’s fighting forces to the end that victory may be more speedily by our unified army, and the peace made more secure by the oneness of our civilian population. The letter to the President, signed by Roy Wilkins, acting secretary of the NAACP, re¬ newed the protest against the slurs on Negro combat troops by Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson In his letter to Con¬ gressman Hamilton Fish and reviewed the discouraging ex¬ periences of Negro combat troops in the first World War and in the present conflict. ‘The concensus of opinion.’ said .the letter, "is that Mr Stimson has reflected upon Ne gro civilians and those in the armed forces, has offered grat ultlous ... lnsult . t0 the Ne 8>'° men of the famous Chicago regi- ment. and has reflected upon the ability and patriotism oi Continued on page eight Red Cross Campaign Progressing - ' A friend asked; “Why should t contribute to the Red Cross? ; My answer was, “I am not giv- the' j ing to the Red Cross, but to boys through the Red Cross’ broadcast is designed as part 0 f f,h P National Urban jgue’s ; 12-18, week for long inter-racial campaign, unity I Fredric March, star actor stage, screen and radio, is nar- , Hi™ bitterly raps OPPONENTS OF This statement was issued last week by Sidney chaiuman of the National Poli¬ tical Action Committee of CIO at the committee's head¬ quarters in Washington: The present attack on the Fair Employment Practice com mittee in the Congress by Sen¬ ator Russell of Georgia and Congressman Smith of Virgin¬ ia should have the wholeheart )e( j auc j ac tive opposition of all American citizens who support war effort, "We are fighting to retain democracy and extend it. We are fighting against racial in¬ tolerance. This drive of poll tax Congressmen and senators supported by reactionary them Republicans, wrapped in the mantle of Lincoln, can be of aid only to Hitler. "As of today there are 1,500,- 000 American Negroes directly engaged in war production. For any one to spread the rims of racial discrimination is tan¬ tamount to making a direct ef¬ fort to drive a million and a half workers out of our war plants. ‘These men and women in office and out, who seek to de¬ stroy oi circumvent the Fair Employment Practice Commit- tee, give direct aid and comfort to (Continued Page Si CHATHAM COUNTY TEACHERS MEET Saturday. March ll the Chatj ham County Teachers h c i cl j their regular monthly meeting at Florance school. The maim topic for discussion was "Uti- lizing and Controlling the Nat-: tural Environment.’ inter-; esting reports and discussions i were carried out in the prim-, ary. intermediate and junior rator on the program, and H. V. Kaltenborn, NBC commen- tator. reports on the Negro’s part in the total war picture. _____ (Continue don page eight) M HOSPITAL BARS NURSE STUDENTS VOTE TO RE¬ FUSE HER ENTRANCE Keokuk, Iowa Saint Jos¬ eph’s hospital, a private insti¬ tution in this city, has turned down the application of Mrs. Virginia Parsons for nurses’ training, apparently solely on i the basis of color, j After she had met all re¬ quirements and the hospital found she was colored, it sub¬ mitted the question of her ad¬ mission to the student body which voted not to accept her. The training of nurses for the armed forces, govern¬ ment health agencies and war Industries is given pursuant to Law No. 74 (78th Con¬ gress i appropriating federal grants to institutions provid¬ ing such training. students are paid a small mnothly sti¬ pend in addition to receiving f ree training, board and lodg- ing. Public Law No. 74 is ad¬ ministered by the United States Public Health Service and contains the following pro vision: “That there shall be no dis¬ crimination in the administra- Continued on page Five) NAVY ASKS FOR DENTISTS Dr. Joseph C. Brazier, Wash¬ ington, D. C., chairman, Military Affairs committee, National Dental association, says the Na¬ vy Depart, announced that- it is interested in receiving cations from Negro dentists for limited number of sions within the Navy depart- ment. Applications are to be sub mitted to the Office of Naval officer of Procurement in the principal cities or addressed to Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Navv Department, 253 D C. i ANPi Ohio’s Gov. Bricker and Judge Rivers Make Bitter Attack on New Deal mm Kfl. mL % M '•*1 i. -i >T-J? WM- mm. lifv Wiki | 1 -—Photo ........- by Karri — • & i I Gov. John W. thicker of Ohio and Justice Francis E. Rivers oi New York city court free! each other during Lincoln Day banquet which attended hy ’.ftOO rt"puhl r n leaders at Washington, i .. *• «a-> Republican noniina for Governor Bricker, a candidate for the . Fresident, was the principal speaker. He has won widespr .. com¬ mendation for his fighting attack on the New Deal 55_~* ve,i condemned the present Washington adiainis^ ttvmbkr as TO GIVE RECITAL AT COLLEGE Georgia State College is pre¬ senting on March 31, 8 p. m., an outstanding rising young Ne¬ gro tenor, FredericK Johnson, who is rapidly becoming the cynosure of music lovers in all sections of the country. He was born in Columbus, Ohio, is. a skilled composer and began his voice study when he was four- (Continued on page 8 1 LEADING III SCB.STUDENTS FOR FIRST SIX WEEKS SECOND SEMESTER The following are the leaders in Beach-Cuyler high schools lor the first .six weeks of the second semester: Beach High School Alice Freeman, llA class, 95: Luetta Colvin, 12A. 94; Mary Ar nold. 12A, 93; Elsie Dallas, 12A, 92: Mercedes Hardwick. I2A, 91: Helen Walker, 12A. 91; Hester Jackson, llA, 91; Marie.Hard- rick, 12A, 90; .Qustavius.<$eA§er, 12A, 90; Lester Junson, 12,A, 90; Dorothy Bright, 12A, 90; Louise Blount, 12A, 90; Josephine Free¬ man, 12A, 90; Georgg Jenkins, 12A, 90; Carzadeen > William >, llA, 90: Lillie Bowen. 10A, 90. Margaret Cu.vler Bynes, Junior 9A, High T)2; Elea¬ nor Coade, 7A3, 90; Doris Rick- enbaeker, 7A3. 90: Ernestine Maynor, 7B. S6; Olivia Shank, 90. Brantley- -Mitchell An interesting event of Feb¬ ruary 20, was the marriage of Miss Lucile Brantley to Benja¬ min Mitchell. The marriage was solemnized at the home of bride. The bride was charming in a light blue suit with navy acces¬ sories and a corsage of white gardenias. She had as her ma tron of honor and .... only ..... attend- ...... i ent. Miss Virginia Pinckney who was lovely in a light blue suit with navy accessories and a corsage of sweetheart roses. J i The groom had as his best man Solomon Davis. Following the j at ceremony the home a reception of the bride. was held The bride and groom are at home to their many friends at 709 1-2 1 East Gwinnett street.