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CONTINUOUS
PUBLIC SERVICE
VOLUME
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WASHINGTON
Vhitt 1 House Correspondent
Released through the
Atlanta Daily World
NNPA
Ity Harry S. McAlpin
The Office of Civilian De¬
fense is practically a nonentity
today. It could have been
one of the most potent demo¬
cratic influences in the lives
of Americans. It muffed that
chance because of fear—fear
that some bigoted demagogues j |
would show tneir resentment
by curtailing appropriations
and “chopping off heads.”
Therein lies a lesson, which
we wonder whether othsr from
President Roosevelt down uown to to
the lowliest section chief have
missed. There is really no
winning percentage in appease
ment at the expense of right
and justice—whether its
pose is to gain political support, |
or agency appropriations.
The OCD was in a position to
give America a practical dem-
, I
onstration cf democracy-in-ac
tion. Will coinage^ it^ coin
have proved, without stepping
on any one’s toes, that the con
glomerate makeup of America
ould and slumc woik oge ,
c ~ j
(Continued on page 8)
PROMISE FAIR HEARING
ON FEPC BUDGET
£& SSmmS's
New Xoi&, N. Y.— Leading
inember s of the Senate have
promised the NAACP to give
fair and impartial considera¬
tion to the application of the
Fair Employment Practice
Commission for its $525,000
budget.
Following the introduction of
an amendment to the Inde¬
pendent Offices Bill by Sena¬
tor Russell of Georgia, which
he announced to the press as 1
an attempt to “wipe out the
Fair Employment Practice
Commission,” the NAACP
wrote letter to every Senator
asking his views on the continu
ation of the FEPC.
Senator Guy M. Gillette of
Iowa writes that while he is
in full accord with the princi¬
ple (of prohibiting the trans¬
fer of funds appropriated for
one purpose to another i “I am
strongly in favor of the pur-
pose and objectives of the FE
PC.”
Senator Robert M.
Jr., of Wisconsin, writes ‘if it
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(Continuedon page eight)
Some Savannah Area Men Serving In U. S. Armed Forces
SGT. gLbERT KEMP and
Mrs. Mary Kemp of 570 Maple
army ana navy iCopeciivaj
vice two years, nine months,
enlisted one year, five
guatutah SHhinr.
FT. VALLEY STATE COLLEGE RADIO SERIES
WINS NATL AWARD FOR MACON STATION
The Alfred I. Dupont award
for distinctive programming,
radio’s most coveted prize, has
been awarded in the 5000 watt
class to Station W. w. M.AZ in «. Ma
con, which sponsored the week
ly Fort Valley College radio se
ries during 1943. The award
citation leads: “for complete-
in constructive aid to ed- (
ucation, public service, and
triotic morale building. |
Station WLW in Cincinnati
received the Dupont award for
50>0W) watt sta tions, and
mond Q ra m Swing, news com-j
men £ a j. or , rece i ved an award
for public service in his field. 1
Each xjai,n award ttwftiu consisted tuuouicu of ui a a. cita'
)j on accompanied with a check
SI,030. I
Red Cross Workers To
Be Dined Saturday Night
The drive for funds for the
Red Cross war activities among
the colored population oi
‘ Chatham county ls assuming
an encouraging proportion i
President B. F. Hubert, general
chairman of the colored divi¬
sion, states that he expects the j
drive to bs a success. He is
announcing a dinner to be servi
ed at the SSSS center on Ogee!
chee road and 37th St. for all
persons working in the drive
8 p. m. Monday, March 27. AU
captains are urged to notify
their workers. The purpose
of the meeting is to plan for a
successful termination of the
drive.
The following report sub¬
mitted by Edward L. Maxwell
director of colored division
does not give a true picture ot,
the contributions of the
ous divisions because there
been some coverage of persons
of certain divisions by
(Continued on page 3i
Sic AARON KEMP, sons ot
street, who are serving in the
Sgt. Kemp has been m the .ser¬
and Seaman First Class Kemp
ago. Both are overseas.
in announcing the award
Fort Valley, WMAZ
stated that the selection of
station from among 900
America America is is merely merely a a
of the hard work,
jpiendid cooperation given us
by Fort Valiey. We like to
it j S your effort that is
rewarded thru this
recognition.”
The Fort Va]ley radio
has had a wide range, includ-
mg Margaret Walker,
Robert Brllaire, Far
e rn corrcspsndent;
Smedley, China’s revolutionary
correspondent; F. D.
president ijimmcui of ui Tuskegee i uon.c & cc insti- maui-
lute: musical
by the Fort Valley choir,
Wallace Ad¬
dresses Negro
Newsmen
By Harry McAlpin Correspon¬
dent ADW and NNPA
Washington, D. C.. March 18;
—Vice President Henry A. Wal-j
lace, speaking at a luncheon of I
the Capital Press Club, eom-J
posed of the Washington cor- : j
respondents of the Negro press
this week pledged himself and;
those “who look forward to a 1
double victory” that winning to the determi-1 the
nation war,
abroad must also mean winn-j
ing the war at home against 1
bigotry and prejudice, against;
lack of understanding and^
lack of opportunity.”
He declared that “those who
fight for us in this war belong
(Continued on page 4)
SERGEANT HENRY KING
husba»d of Mrs. Florine King,
of 133 Yamacraw Village anu
son of Ms. Rena Jenkins of 16
West Boundary street, who is
stationed at Gowen Field,
Boise, Idaho, where he
everything okey.
THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1944
DON’T THINK ON RACE QUESTION
AS DO MEMBERS OF STATE LEGISLATURE
Columbia, S. C., Mar. 20—
iANPi—W eary of racial bigot¬
ry and propaganda and, as one
of the authors declared, “to
let our colored citizens know
that the better element of
white people of South Caroli¬
na do not think or feel as the
house of representatives” that
adopted a “white supremacy
resolution” two week s ago
twenty of the state’s most in¬
fluential white citizens issued a
collective appeal Wednesday,
asking white South Carolini¬
ans for a “drastic revision in
our attitude toward our colored
citizens.”
Titled “A statement o' 1 the
race problem in South Caroli¬
na,” the appeal denounced a-
like segregation eveils inflicted
upon the Ne ~ r0 „ uostles 0 f
-social eoualitv a«d support¬
ers of “white supremacy.”
Asserting that chattel slav¬
ery set the Negro off from
whites in an ecnomic and so¬
cial status and, that the politi¬
cal aspect was added to the Ne
gro’s problems upon his eman
cipatioi', the statement said
that “wherever the Negro has
congregated in sufficient num¬
bers" separation barriers have
been erected, resulting in
j j t be f 0 n 0 wing disadvantages to
Negroes:
U Denial of equal opportu¬
j ed by the college Players
and other varied features
have built up a wide audience
j pt c t U red above are (upper
lev 1( members 0 f Ft. Valley
j choir; (lower leveh i to r Dea
w w glanchet, script writer
and g. enera i production mana-
ger ( j nset , Peggy Muse, so-
( p rano soloist Annie Pearl Mil-
j Jer soloist; William P. Foster,
j director of music; Frances Ta-
• k° r . soloist; President Horace
Mann Bond, script-writer and
announcer; Callia L. Lewis,
soloist; Anthony D. Watson, di
rector of spirituals; Alma W
Stone, pianist; Willis L. James
of Spelman college, who helped
initiate the series as guest pro
Con tinned on page eight
% t '*'■ Released by U. S. War Department Bureau ot Publio Relations
AT NAVIGATORS’ RECEPTION—The assistant Secretary of War, the Honorable John J. McCloy,
has some interested auditors as he addresses a humorous remark to Navigation Cadet Walter A.
Arrington, on the occasion of the Hondo Army Air Field Navigators’ visit to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
during the 4th War Loan Drive at which Mr. McCloy was the principal speaker. Pictured, left tc
right, seated: Colonel Lucius MckCrumbine, district commander of the Third Service Command; Mr.
McCloy, and Lieutenant George F. Mclnerney, commander of the first class of Negro navigation
cadets. Standing, from left: Cadets George Prioleau, Arrington, and Wardell A. Polk (now second
lieutenants) and Major Rubin L. Faseler, commander of navigation officers at Hondo Army Air Field,
(Photo by U. S. Army Signal Corps.) ~
LUCIUS BRYANT, JA. S2c,
who was recently home on fur-
lough visiting his relatives and
friends- 1R is the son oi Mr.
and Mrs. Lucius Bryant, Sr., oi
317 Lorch street. He is sta-
tioned at Great Lakes, Illinois.
S. C. Liberals Denounce
nity. 2. Retarded economic
advancement. 3. Fixed stat
us as a servant and menial. 4.
Short changed in industrial pro
visions. 5. Often denied jus
tice in court despite efforts of
many judges. 6 Short chang
ed i u civic improvements, “in¬
cluding play grounds and gen
eral recreational faculties. 7.
Barred from service in his own
government in southern states.
“Some of this discrimina¬
tion has been more or less inev
itable” the statement declared
but unless changed it will be
blameworthy enough.”
“In spite of these restrictions
and handicaps)” the appeal
continues, “the Negroes of A-
merica, three generations re¬
moved from slavery, have
made a phenomenal pogress
which is a source of pride to
them and should be a source of
gratification to the whites,”
Pointing to Negro accomplish¬
ments in several fields, the
statement said, “The pride
that they feel in these attain¬
ments necssarily makes them
restive under the restraints
that are imposed upon them.”
It then exploded the “social
equality” myth.
“Social equality,” the state¬
ment said, “is not a part of the
(Continued on page 31
WILLIAM E. WALLACE. S2c
the son of Mrs. Bertha Harris
pother of Pvt Marie Wallace
Round*ree of Ft. Bragg, N. C.
and Miss Bertha Wallace oi
New York, who is stationed at
Camp Robert Smalls, Great
Lakes, Illinois.
GEORGE ROGERS, S3c, who
was home on furlough after fin
thing his boot training at
Bainbridge, Md. He is the
son of Mrs. Katie Kogsrs ot
(104 E. Anderson street and is
now stationed at San Diego
California.
Want President To Veto
Soldier Vote Bill
by Harry McAlpin
White House Correspondent
(Released thru Atlanta Daily
by the NNPA)
The soldier vote issue is still
a burning one. President
Roosevelt has put it up to the
governors of the 48 states to
tell him whether federal bal¬
lots will be available to service
men by authorization of the
state as required in the so-cal¬
led compromise measure pars¬
ed by both houses of Cpngress
last week.
On the answers he receives
and their indication of the a-
vailability of the ballot to ser¬
vicemen under the proposed
law, will depend the presi¬
dent’s action in signing or veto
ing the bill. He had indicated
in a recent press conference
that the crux of the whole
thing was whether more ser¬
vicemen would be enabled to
vote under the compromise
measure or under the existing
1942 soldier vote law.
Regardless of the trend of
the telegraphic replies of the
governors, however, political
observers here point to the
fact that the “compromise”
bill is still a fraud and will ef¬
fectively deprive most Negro
of an opportunity
vote.
They base their opinion on
the fact that the proposed
law leaves the whole question
of sending ballots to service¬
men and accepting those from
servicemen, up to the states.
This, in effect, makes inopera¬
tive the waiver of poll tax and
Contlnued on page Seven
of Sol¬
dier To Be
Probed
SLAIN WHILE IN CUS¬
TODY OF OFFICERS
Birmingham, Ala., Mar. 20 —
<ANPi—- .A complete investiga¬
tion into the fatal shooting of
a soldier from nearby Camp Si
bert, charged with alleged rape
of a Gadsden white woman,
was pledged Wednesday by of¬
ficials of the camp in a tele¬
phonic communication with an
Associated Negro Press cor¬
respondent.
The soldier was slain Satur¬
day by an escort of Gadsden
and Etowah county peace of¬
ficers, who were transferring
the suspect from Anniston to
Birmingham for “safekeeping.’
Lt. Jordan A. Hodgkins, act¬
ing adjutant of the army ser-
(Continued on Paee 3)
CPL CLINTON ZEIGLER and SEAMAN 2ND. CLASiJ .....><
STEIN N. ZEIGLER, O ons of Mr. and Mrs. Horace - J - at
214 West Part avenue lane. Clinton L, servi at U,
S. Forces somewhere in the South PacLfitf br-w-s ----- ~nct
Warsteen is stationed at Nor-folk, .Virginia, ,Mti
gVSffctt 23
W. B. USO PRESENTS
SGT . REDDICK
The West Broad Street USO
will present Sgt. Jesse Reddick
in song recital Sunday after¬
noon March 26, at 5 o’clock.
Sgt. Reddick is at present in
the quartermaster department,
at Hunter Field.
This occasion promises to be
a musical treat and many mu¬
sic lovers in Savannah who
have heard this talented sing¬
er on other occasions look for¬
ward with much anticipation
to Sunday’s recital. Sgt. Red
dick will be accompanied' by
Miss Willa Mae Ayers.
Sgt. Reddick is a native I 4W
Negro Soldier
Film Ready
For Theatres
Washington, D, C."—’the offi¬
cial War Department film,
"The Negro SoidiM,” is now
ready for distribution to thea¬
tres and all persons wbi> wish
it shown in their cities should
ask individual theatre mana¬
gers to book it, according to an
nouncement here this week.
The film is regarded as the
best screening of the Negro in
American life that has ever
been made, with emphasis on
the Negro in World War 11.
The major film companies
have announced that prints
are available and that distribu
tors can secure them upon ap¬
plication.
It was also announced that
16 mm. versions of the film
will be available in May for
distribution to clubs, schools,
colleges, and other organiza¬
tions. Applications should be
sent to the Bureau of Public
Relations, War Department,
Washington, D. C.
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