Newspaper Page Text
JfJM
THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE
Established 1875
By J. H. DEVEAUX
SOL. C. JOHNSON........ Editor and Publisher
J. H, BUTLER .................... Ass0 - Editor
MI SS WILLA M. AYERS, Asst, to Pub. & Manager
Published Every Thursday
1009 WEST BROAD STREET
Telephone, Dial 5338
______
Subscription Rate in Advance
One Year ....................$2.00
Six M onths .......................25
__
Remittance must be made by Express, Post
Office Money Order or Registered Mail.
Entered at the Post Office at Savannah, Ga.
as Second Class Matter. ^
ANTI-POLL TAX ADVOCATE
Thos. F. Gore, warden of the state pen-
itentiary of Tennessee is a democratic, can
didate for the governorship ol that state.
He has a liberal political mind which shows,
should he be elected there will be a new
dav in Tennessee. He wants a civil service
, and higher
law enacted for the entire state
pay for public school teachers. His most
touching declaration is that he is in fa\oi
of the repealing of the anti-poll tax law-
He is in line with those who are truly
American and against restricting those who
are of legal age from casting a vote. Ten
nessee is too much of a forward looking
state to be tied to the other eight
ern poll tax states. Those states are in a
backward class by themselves.
__
OLDEST KNOWN HOSPITAL *
Our people should be ever mindful and
lullv appreciative of the kindness and These
manitarianism of our white friends.
friends of more than a century ago and
their successes are responsible for the es-
tablishing and maintenance of the Georgia
Infirmary Nor should that friend who gave
the large tract of * , land, , , bordering X • Bull 11
street east, along Thirty-Seventh and east
of East Broad street, within which the
Georgia Infirmary was erected. Acres and
acres of this land have been disposed of,
which today would have been of untold
value. The infirmary, under the manage-
ment of the present board, has been made
a modern one with equipment in keeping
With the times. The longevity and body
benefit of tour people, have benn greatly
enhanced by these never-to-be-forgotten
friends.
. SAVANNAHIANS NOT GUILTY .
We have often and do now repeat the as¬
sertion that no Savannahian is, guilty of the
reported assaults and robbery, especially in
connection with white women. Should
this be true we would hang our heads in
shame. In fact we do so anyhow, because
some member of our race, matters not from
where, are accused of this crime, that is so
reflective on all of us. Those who are in-
dined to commit crime should know that
1 hev will suffer the consequence and espe-
dally their action reflect discreditably up-
on the race. Pride and respect for law and
order should always act as a preventative.
__ __
LOYAL SET OF CHURCH WORKERS
Consumed with the spirit of the pioneers
of-the African Methodist Episcopal Church
the members of St. Philip A. M. F Church.
this city conceived the idea of expanding
and purchased (he well built frame struc-
turc on West Broad and Charles streets,
The debt of this venture was soon met
d'he enterprising congregation soon out-
gi-ew the edifice. Under the leadership of
the beloved and far-visioned & Rev R {]
Sin^ton. of the present plans stately made edifice the The emtta
met popular mnvo
accord among the members
and fiends of the church. The friends
jteaally . rallied to the es-
ton who dearly support of them’ Dr Single-
thirty-five was beloved by About
glad years ago the members n
It songs entered the place of worship-
required thousands of dollars to
----------
PASTO-R ADAMS' 25TH
ANNIVERSARY
J
Mt. lion Baptist church,
West Broad street, celebrated
the twenty-fifth anniversary
ol its pastor, Rev. John Q,|
adams, last week.
On r* - » ,V ■ the'spon-)
Monday night
sors were the Sunday school.
BTU and the Progressive club.
Mrs. Mary L. Buscl; acted as)
mistress of ceremonies The
pastor, officers and mem-!
church hers of Jerusalem the Baptist |
were guests and|
were the hoonred guests'
ed the sermon. |
On Tuesday evening Senior^ th J
sponsors were the Ush-
n No. 160 r.rr Brother Marcus Bai-.
ley acted as master of ceremo¬
nies and the Rev. A. J. Fluel-|
len of First Friendship Bap- i
list church delivered the ser- j j
mon.
On Wednesday night the Se-
nior Choir, Junior choir and
(Chorus sponsored the program j
Mrs. Julia Austin acted as mis-
tress of ceremonies. The pas!
tor, officers and members of
Ml. Hernion Baptist church!
church vprr tli" honored
and the Rev. J. H. Jones,
preached the sermon. 1 i
File program on Thursday’
plish thi.s gi-eat task. Vast sums had to be
borrowed in order to do so. The members
valiantly faced the obligation and made re¬
ductions from time to time. At the same
time the current accounts were met. Suc¬
ceeding ministers did their very best, but
it was left to the present youthful son of
God to conceive the idea and planned for
the burning of the main mortgage on the
church. Last year a large sum was raised,
but with a final heruulean effort.
members “went to work in the greatest ral¬
ly ever undertaken by any church in the
city. Last Sunday was the eventful time.
With tenseness of purpose and a devine de-
termination, the members and friends
awaited the final effort last Sunday night-
“Glory, Glory, Hallelujah!’’ was the shout
when it was found that the goal of ten
thousand dollars was passed, but not only
that more than thirteen thousand dollars
| was the resu]t In the exuberance of an-
_______ ______________
j predation j^ until the the members fifteen and thousand friends should dollar
nw £ s
j s reached. Now steps should be
u a k en brighten up the edifice. The or-
,g an should be rebuilt, the ceiling and walls
j^one over with, a cheerful hue and all ne-
t . esS ary repairs made. This can be accorn-
jpJishetl under the leadership of the Kev. Ji.
Murph- He is the hero of the occasion.
^ £p e same time the officers and hard
vvor king members should not be forgotten,
especially those faithful ladies who were
never tired working for their church,
7 ~
i 1 1 ‘ ^ Ruth w ! J lay m [ lor .UNI Ml>
< Last Monday when 1 was going through (
.the great mass of papers that come to my-
desk the first of each Week, 1 found, in
Whiteside County News, a mast head
slogan which impressed me greatly. It was
j s o apt that I cut it out and stuck it upon my
jdesk. I thought about it so often during
the week that I’m passing it onto you.
stating the purpose of Hus excellent paper,
1 it t read rl "To Wake-Up lit n 1 , TT rather nil 4 n,. 4 than - L. ., v-. Make-Up Till nl, rv I T A
your mind!’’
If that isn’t the function of both a news¬
paper and a writer, then I don’t know what
is! Not to tell you what to think, but to
.stir up your thoughts!
j One of the disadvantages of being a free
| l )e °pb‘ > s that we have to think things out
* or ourselves. Our thoughts do not come
to us in cardboard containers .ready to he
defrosted when we want to use them. Of
course, thinking is hard work and we must
be most cautious in the proper evaluation
of what we hear and read-
If this is too much work, we could get
around it by shutting out the world and be¬
lieving what the loudest speaker tells us.
It is sure to he dark if you shut your eyes
—and quiet if you plug up your errs. You
i notice how the people who now say, “Why
- - - - -
d,tJn , ,, ,, ne government . toll . „ of the danger
us
?l°. vvere , ln ’ f r e ,he ver .v one who shut
eyes the [ r e * rs to the forces raging
. about , them,
We Iu ‘ e< °. vva ke up our minds with set-
4 - We
mg u ? exercises. need to look around
US ‘ st *<L w| iat *s . real| y so —not what is
< (old i , "" us. We need to look for +u the ...... purpose
■ back of hold, definite statements and we
.’need to show courage enough to say_
P r °° f \
, ! (, oebbel. , Put the
1 s across most sue-
c Vi pro P^gamla campaign in history
1 *bat on
' 6 ieor - v it you shut off all but one
° f !i e ws ? nd the n re P ea ted a lie often
l ou » fl a * ld JoU( , l enough , it would be believ-
‘ U ! f ?f tunat< fy, for the } y orld, his eval-
r ,on ' vorld s mentality correct,
, was
,! !av(> s “ co ® eded in bis, the great-
• all
tons *' J '' a< -'y of time, had there not
i’T!' th if lree countries a Jl- ee people
ithil >
ti heZf C 1 ** , ‘ ,w Pr00 t “” d to
L,i,! er ® f Tv • ! de Ame ^b-governed—a , 1 l Ica believe thinking in the free- cit-
enrv ^ re n! S n<) Jie€( * or fbe Gestapo
I in \n n • Ca ’tw^ e as enli b r htened citizens
0, ° ? ur th "l k,ng - ’ orbing our prejudices
*wJ,° our ton «-ues, because we believe
in ,± v and , in the responsibility of free
h
niKht was sponsored by the
Deaconess Board with Mrs,
Ophelia Gardner as mistress of
ceremonies. The pastor, of-
Leers and members of Beth 1
Fden Baptist church wore our
® uest s and Dr. n. M. Clarke,!
lhe pastor, delivered the mes-
sage.
° n Friday night the Deacon!
Board sponsored the program!
and Deacon Simon Bussey act-'
ed as m aster of ceremonies.'
T b2rs he pastor, of the officers First Bryan and mem- Bap-' j
Ust church were our honored
guests - Dr, N. E. Holsey, pas-
* ;or ’ delivered the anniversary! Dinkins,I
sermon and Dr. R, J.
pa ; tor Tremont Temple, of-
an ” v f r “ ry > ,rayt ' r
n, tn , / d
0 !
seph j. welcome
Greetings were brought on 1
various nights by the following :
Persons: Grand Chief Greene
of the Good Samaritans. Mr 1
Sidu °y A- Jones, Principal M.
G Haynes of Beaeh-Cuyler
bigh school, Mrs. E. E.Quarter-
111311 and Col. j. G. Lemon,
MUiSlcal «eta*lons were rm-|
dered by the following: Mrs.
A M. Joyce and Mr, )■’. p. Dm
0 gal. Mrs. Lula Ferguson. Dca.
M. ,, S. c Benmngs. o The Roval _
Quartet, Mrs. Lu Ethel Tim¬
mons, Sidney A. Jones Funeral
Choir, Mrs. Bessie Mae Sellers,
Cuyler Junior high school,
Beach Senior high school, Miss
Eleanor Williams, Mrs. A. J. An
drews, the visiting church
choirs and the choir of Mt. Zi¬
on church.
The presentations were as
follows: Sunday school, BTU
and Progressive club, $ 40 06 ;
.
Usher Board and Boy Scout
Troup, $54.00; Senior Choir,
Junior Choir and Chorus,
00 ; Deaconess Board, *75.oo:
Intermediate class of the
day school, sio.00; Deacon
Board, $113.00.
The total sum was invested
in a .$500.00 war bond and pre¬
sented to the pastor as an an¬
niversary gift.
Rev. Adams was called to
the pastorate of this well
known West Broad street
congregation 0 n March 3,
1919, and has served success¬
fully lor twenty five years. In
his early years a $4,000 mort¬
gage was burned. Since then
the church has been much
improved and a- $1,400 Ham
mond organ installed. At
present the church is debt free
and has on hand a good bal¬
ance in the bank. tpd.)
Tin MVAJfWAH T*»n»
, *z#*~*r V.yL . V *
W z ■ ‘ ' ■-- v
(h 4AI10*
FORTY YEAtti XfrO,
j&j, M «v£*nt fiaWT YEAR 016
BILL LCW f09H* AN AIR
HMD WAk*tM<, JO* TOO
c v<l jrp TAMt FOR A MAH of
y-F\ HK YEARS,*© HI J0INI0
THE MERCHANT MARINE!
, A f < "THEY MY4ELF WANTED MEN, MAN,
A] I CALL A
l SO HERE l AM/HE 4MP.
wwyyi&ca
do
Lew
IRe LEW FAMILY. WELL
A NOTED TON,AND KNOWN IN WASHINGTON, BOSTON .CHARLES¬
iHH MUtICIAH WM4ELF. boasts at least one of its
GRANDFATHER,WITH GREAT,GREAT MEMBERS IN EVERY WAR. BUS
A BAND COMPOSED OF COUNTRY HAS EVER FOUGHT-
HK OWN CHILDREN, BOTH OF RtS GREAT, GREAT,
PLAYED AT GEORGE GRANDFATHERS WERE AT
WASHINGTON IUAUGURATIONV BUNKER HILL
Vfr
CALLED TO FRIENDSHIP
BAPTIST CHURCH
The Rev. J. H. „ t “ anj 0
Waynesboro, who has been
called to the pastorate ui
Friendship Baptist church, Gil
W'cst Duffy street.
Seraices Sunday at Friend-
„ki ginning 3 were laieelv attended b°-
with Sunday school
the usual hour, Supt. D.
Speed in charge. The
ing service was inspiring and
at communion the Rev. King
#J /\1 limnn/J 4 - Ia r\ Jm of rtrt /l
will b- 1 . held April 10-21, inciu
sive, with Pastor Evans
charge.
SPECIAL TO SERVICEMEN
Rev. L. L. Scott, pastor of
Second Baptist church,
dent and Houston streets,
preach a special sermon
!
Released by U. S. War department. Boreau of Public Relation*
BERLIN-BOUND “BLOCK BUSTERS”—In the midst of a driv¬
ing snow storm a crane crew of the Eighth Air Force “somewhere in
England” headed by Sergeant Antonio Johnson, of San Antonio,
Texas (left) maneuvers a 2,000-pound “block buster” into the last
truck of a large convoy being loaded. Others pictured at work are
Corporal Clarence Baxter, of Chicago, Illinois; Corporal Horace
Hines, of Birmingham, Alabama; Private Rome McGee, of Collins,
Georgia; Private Arthur Franklin, of Detroit, Michigan; Corporal
Marvin Thomas, of St. Louis, Missouri, and Private Jesse Eagle, of
New Rochelle, New .York. .(Photo by U. S. Army Air Forces.).
- - i. . ■ " ■ Tiswnr
SAVANNAH DISTRICT
PARENT—TEACHERS MEET
The spring conference of
Savannah District of Colored
Parent-Teachers will he held!
! this Saturday, April 1, at the; {
j West Broad St. USO, begin-
j ning at 11 a. m Representa-
tives from all associations in,
the district are urged to at¬
tend. The following counties
compose the district, Chatham,
Effingham, Bryan, Liberty and
Long, will!
"Juvenile Delinquency
be the subjest, presented by
Mrs. Mamie George Williams
who will be the main speaker
Mrs, Josephine A. Brinson i?
president of the district, but!
having been indisposed for |
<l uit e seme time, meeting will
i be presided over by Mrs. L. B
1 Johnson. Any one interested
j n we jfar e of children is
> in uigea .o„ri t to n anenu. attend
I NURSES' AIDES TO HELP
^ RED C ROSS DKI\ E
The colal ed Nurses ’
Coi P s of th h e American Red
Cross met on Thursday even-
March 16 “ at'the NCOS
USO, west 36th street, which
has been decided upon as a
re g U lar meeting place" for this i
' gr0U O A p
j the various theatres in full
form, beginning Thursday of
this week.
Plans were also made for a)
unic l ue entertainment for serv
l ice men at the USO club’s
j nexx on April 15. |
j The Nurses’ Aides have
! a very creditable showing in
j the quality of their work and
; have volunteered many hours
to show to the Red Cross and
community their appreciation
I for their training,
j It is nbw pissible for the aids
I to work for salaries, which is
being done by several of our
group. The aides have served
in the Marine Hospital, Central
of Georgia hospital. Georgia in
firmary, the City Health Clin-
ic, Charity Hospital, the Baby '
Stations and Mothers Confer-
ences.
WWWHWWWWWVkVV .
Files of The Savannah
Tribune
FIFTY YEARS AGO
■
MARCH 31, 1894
Dr. Robert Tyler purchased
Parlor Drug Store.
Officers of the Workingmen
Loan and Building Association
elected Wednesday night.
Citizens residing in the city
limits protesting against pay¬
ing toll to the Vernon Shell
Road Company.
Prof. L. B. Morse taking mu- \
sic lessons in Boston, Mass.
^
First Congregational anmver-! church I
to celebrate its 19th
sary in April. i
—
T The , ram . , last Sunday , diaap-
pointed many of the young
people. It ws Easter.
Senator A. H Colquitt, rx-
governor of Georgia, died in
Washington last Sunday.
^^SSi%S%X\%S%%XXXSS%X3(SS3HX
day morning from the
“Remember Pearl Harbor.’’
A special invitation is extend-
ed to soldiers, war workers and
persons with relatives in the
armed services.
S0LD1ERS OVERSEAS
SEND NAACF $866
New York—From somewhere
in Italy the NAACP received
this week s30b contributed by
men in ra enginee regiment.
1st. Sgt.. McCdnico Thomas, in
his letter of transmittal says,
“We, the members of this com-
pany, are highly interested in
the principles of such a worthy
organization as the NAACP
and are impressed by the fine
work that has been done.’’
A few days later a contribu-
; tion of $245 came to the NAA-
CP — from - an engineer
g ou tp pacific with a
ter saylng . - The members of
this company request that
accept the sum of $246 to
F 011 in y° ur magnificent
in order that our dreams of
new day will become a reali-
Ly.”
Almost in the same mail
a contribution of s321 from
......
accompanying the contribu-
t}olv was written k„
Oren Riley.
These contributions raised
Lhe total received by the
CP from persons in the armed
services to more than $6,500 in
the past fifteen months.
THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1«<«
MASONIC-EASTERN STAR NOTES
We always have critics in
our rank* . Their criticisms
should be well intended and
constructive.
^ ^
All should join in putting
our organization on the high-
est plane.
Fault finders are the worst
enemy within any rank.
No lodg > has a more
set of members that Pythagor-
as. Leadership is the cause of
it
. . „
A few afternoons ago a joint
meeting of sisters from the lo¬
cal Eastern Star Chapters was
called. Before the hour of
meeting 98 per cent of them
were present. About three
stragglers came in after. This
reflects upon them. The oth¬
ers are to be proud of. Did
those sisters look good? We
proud of them and the Chap¬
ters they represent.
The fine local Eastern Star
chapters extended an invita-
tion to the Grand
Mrs. P. B. Eichilberger, in
It will be an event.
CONFIDENTIALLY
All there months overseas .
spend >
Sleeping on the ground in
little pup tent.
At night when it’s clear, A
told,
That it’s safer to sleep in a
hole.
Wh en th ’ e Germans
they . . _ . J .
re all . high strung,
But ^ when they leave
damned near hung.
And old Hiro Hito, son of
rising sun,
Even our vers ion of him
with . ton.
When Jerry flies back
dead than alive,
They know that Uncle Sam
has started his jive,
They tell their people that _____
they hold the high card,
But they forget to
that it's in the grave yard
°“ j „ . . , 5 , burst
a roar of rage,
^'Trum^hi 3 ca^T' Ung ^
He told his people
Americans were beaten,
M „ . WaS , ymg . cause
ian\ ™ iadn t eaten.
So keep on working and watch
Uie dividends pay,
CaUl>e lhe encl 01 our march is
just down the way.
Cpl. Donald J. McGaugh
4134th QM Service Co
APO 782 ’ us Ar my
’ ’
i -----—
BABY CONTEST A
SUCCESS AT BETH EDEN
As a fitting culmination to
the winter financial
ojf Beth Eden Baptist
J ,e V- N M ' Clarke, pastor,
baby . contest , w&s held in
eight babies competed.
contest closed with a
concert under the general di-
rection of Miss Florida
son. The program was
fed in a very entertaining and
pers pmusing were manner. follows: The win-
a s A1
(first prize, *5 in War Stamps;
j3nna Louise Alston, second,
pn War Stamps; Mary L. Gill-
ian, third, $2 in War Stamps
dditional awards of $1 j n War
'stamps were presented to the
other contestants who were
Joseph Golden, Robert E. Hun¬
ter, Rosalyn Belser, Juanita
Jones and Earl Hodge. The
awards were made at a beauti¬
ful tea whir«h tendered ,
the sponsors and parents Barents nf of
the babies on Tuesday
mg in the lecture room of
church.
The Sisterhood and Deacon-
esses are very grateful to ail
A stirring revival began on
Sunday ^ m orning following a
wce * i ru^age prayer
bigs and campaigning for the
unsaved. The general
is mviied to come out to the
nightly services which will ex-
tend through Good Friday,
win be held on Eas-
ter Sunday morning. A hear-
ty . welcome .
, awaits you.
Grand Senior Warden Geo.
\y, smith, 32d, was in the city
a few days ag0 No one i3
more popular than this beloved
brother and leader in the Eas-
tern star work. »
*
^
There will be a meeting ot
candidates and Mystic for Shrine the Sunday Consistory ai- (
ternoon at 5 o'clock. All ot
them and prospective ones are
asked to meet on time.
• * ■*
The divan of Omar Temple
and the executive officers of
Ezra Consistory will meet Sun¬
day at 4 o’clock. Such a call
should not be thought of light¬
ly-
In June the Grand Lodge
meets. Only a short time for
the lodges to make a record
show in membership. This
means much to the brothers
in Savannah and Atlanta, es¬
pecially.
* * •
The frequent orders for ap-
plication blanks for the Eas-
Star, show that some one
is doing good work.
. KED CKOSS FUND
j AMOUNTS Continued TO irom $1,717.20 One
page
workers at a supper Monday
night at the SSSS center at
winch plans were made to end
ihe drive with favorable re¬
j sults.
The drive is being made un-„
the supervision . of Presi-'-s
uent B. F. Hubert of the Geor-
gia state college as director.
Reports as received at ivion
day night’s meeting were as
follows:
Labor unions carpenters,
H. B. Hannah, captain, slOO;
cement finishers and plaster¬
ers, M. B. Gamble, captain,
1 $130.25.
Professional workers, Dr. S. M.
McDew, Jr., Misses GertrutJe
j Larke aad Rosalie Williams;
co " captains ’ ’* 65: Geor 8 ia State 1
i colle S e students, Miss C. Ad-
| ams, captain, sl77; faculty and
1 workers, Mrs. J. A. Lockett, ea„
j tain, $30.11; total $241.61.
school, Mrs. M. B. Payne, cap-
| tain, S 30 . 0 , total, $341.61.
Business, big gifts, Mi’s. Geq.
IS. Williams, captain, $241.60;,
i small gifts, Miss Frankie
j I den, Srteet captain, contacts, s69; Misses total, C.
J captains, Campbell S265.67. and Dorothy Ury, co-
| Churches, Mrs. M. L. Ayers,
Home demonstration and 4
? T**’ Adams MfS c °-captains, ' S ' A f Jones $36. and B
' >
Zone 48 gr0U P> Frank Grant
captain, $8.
j Public schools, Miss E. Quin-
ne y> capatin, S'200.00,.
i __
PROTEST JIM CROW BUS
4 ’ 1 * BILLBURN SCHOOL
-
(Continued from page One)
----—-— -- ■ . ........-
does not take white pupils
When the pupils leave school
separate by race and the
w hite pupils go into one bus
and th e Negro pupils in anoth
!er - When one bus only is in
j operation, must wait the Negro pupils
unUi the white pu-
| are taken home before
they will be taken home by the
! bus.
‘ The petitioners show that
this policy or usage is a viola¬
tion of the constitution and
laws of the state of New YorK.
'Wherefore, petitioners urge
the school board;
'T. To abolish the policy
and usage of segregating the
white and Negro pupils by race
in the bus service to and from
school school; if if t-hi* this relief is not
granted,
2 ' To srant your petition-
613 a public hearing at the
next meeting of the board.”
BOY SCOUT CAMP TO BE
^ aJ L 20 x 80 ft., with a concrete
n ° or - Camp sites have been
c ^ eaied away by various troops i
and U has been used c°mstant-
ly for summer cam ov^ht P s - W
week end camps and
hikes.
During the past year nine
hundred and sixty persons
* iavc * iad !4ic usc ol this camp.
al ° UB With ScoUtS
and Scouters are invited to the
dedicatory exercises.