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TEARS OF
APRIL 20, 1944 CONTINUOUS
PUBLIC SERVICE
SHIPMENT OF
t VOLUME LXII
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of White (l
SOAP
CO
SHOP IN DIXIE
47 Drayton St.
FRONT Friendly -cooperation be¬
Beauty Culture tween racial, ethnic and reli¬
gious groups is the aim of the
Council for Civic Unity which
BEAUTY CULTURE this week proposed a code be
Culture Taught
Savannah, Ga.
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Skirts, Shirts, Slacks
complete line of Lin¬
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Broughton Street
Weddings or Any
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PRICES
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Phone 3-9976
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Prices
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You
adl West Broad Street
and radio companies to pro-
Atlanta, (ANP*
pressure by downstate
cians to have Gov.
an extra session of the
legislature for the
repealing all existing
laws, in light of the
cision, were being
sisted here Wednesday
governor, who flatly
that he will not call
ent legislature together
White Democratic
leaders in Southeast
have been intrigued by
tion of the South
islature in repealing
governing party
leaving the regulation
maries to the executive
mittees of political
The action was taken
extra session of the
Carolina legislature,
ter the United
ruled that Negroes
in the Texas white
Georgia legal
hopelessly divided on
ter as to whether the
fcct.i the Georgia
in which there is no
to a “white” primary,
officials contend that
is no law to control
maries, then there
nothing for the
to pass on.
Members of the
mission to Revise the
Constitution had this
fContlnuedon page
DEATH CALLS
REV.
Rev. J. H. Evans, the
called pastor of the
Baptist church, 11 W.
street, died Sunday
April 10, at Thomson
Miilen. His funeral
at Wavnesboro on
April 14 from Thankful
tist church with Rev.
Green of Augusta
The services were
tended, among those
being a group of
Friendship, this city.
Evans is survived by his
THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE THURSDAY, APRIL 27. 1944
politi¬
call
of
de¬
re¬
by the
stated
pres¬
again.
party
ac¬
leg
laws
and
of pri¬
com¬
at the
South
af¬
court
vote
are
mat¬
af
law,
state
there
pri-'
be
court Athens.
The national
Com Anna M. Strong of
State Arkansas, was
in conducted a school of
tion. She also gave
dress on “Today’s
Tomorrow’s World.”
Among the other
ing features was the
Presidents’
ner et which
made of the districts.
Rome district led in
ship and finance with
vannah district taking
place. Chatham led
ties in the state with a
bership of 882; money
ed >142.30.
In the state essay
first prize went to
being by Miss '
won
Freeman of Beach high
All sessions of the
were held in the
the hieh school.
APPLICANTS
FOR COAST
newly j
oomar - G
Dufty sen - ta P ta “ ot ^
^ oun ^ e d loda y thal
Guar 1 *' as r f cel
held cat | ons for colore
mates -
Bap- Gentral requirem
P. A. that
s3d ah birthday
at- ^acheo hls 18th ’
cf P arem 0]
from 1 ™ ust be Physically ,
Rev/ ^ aWled with a
widow,
The Negro Youth
tion for Community
ment will hold a mass
of youth and adults on
April 30 at 4:30 p. m.,
West Broad St. USO.
1 an accredited Negro
Mrs. 1 school. The
1 which Savannah !Negro
and dren try to acquire an
g° a long way to
ai- in' [ a § § in e them before they
-
| Th e YMCA of
| college is going to show
cessities jif not but
( recreational centers
din-
were! children.
The; Th e Hi-Y is going to
pittiable housing
Sa-: Negroes in Savannah.,
second Also the Savannah
coun- Youth Council is going
( *'* ie Negro
mem-; ter to
; re &* s vote,
j a ddre>s The Boy the Scouts Negro are
i
j their telling survey them the “Why
j ^ >on t Like to Attend
school. I
er *t Da y Church.”
of Letters and cards
sent to every Negro
school and business
in the county
influence its people to
ent at this mass
(Continued from Page 7)
Genera! Election
DEMOCRATIC
MAY BE
Urging Voters
Take Part In
BOTH THE~
and GENERAL
noiumma, b. n.,
becamc unmistakably
early last week that
erto forgotten general
will provide the next
fight in South
Heretofore, because of
sence of opposition,
the white Democrats
in the general
actual legal election.
last general election,
gave approximately
votes. In 1942
ed a mayor and two
Continued on Page
Better¬
Sunday
at the
Every
Teasurer, James M.
Columbia, S. C.
Corporal Samuel
son of Mrs. Lula
Thunderbolt, who Is
the army at Fort
high sachusetts.
under
chii- BIG REVIVAL ON
educa-j HOME
be- j One Week More
state
the ne
one of
Negro
the
ot
NAACP,
to urge!
tv ;
to j
|
Youth ofj
Pres-
been to the church as a
their efforts which
it to couraged the
kept them from
pres ed, oi perhaps it is the
ually heavy crowds
these services which
the enthusuasm
At my rate, the
the church feel
by reason of the fact
next week marks the
this particular
many r.re urgently
the meetings
another month.
On this coming
Dr. B. H. Whiting,
Continued on page Seven
To
Ncw Orleans,
clear j j S i ana senators who
hith- other Dixie solons
election' against the Texas
major ( cision as “ outside
Tuesday no doubt
the ab-j 1 consternation that the
even ana Supreme court in
them- ling the murder
j S h. held that
In the been discriminated
state cause Negroes had
12,500 eluded from jury
elect Anderson, accused of
council- w. H. Bishop, police
Eight (Continued on
AREA MEN SERVING IN
the Pvt. George R.
of grandson of Mrs.
in
Mas¬ of 513 Minis street,
overseas with the U. S.
THE LOCAL LEADERS
ol Rev. \V. O. P.
en- sidin(f e i der 0 f the
and annah , ... Dist , iet - ,
tir- ‘ -
unusu- (
"
made
of
only
this
of
and
that
into
j
of|
.
Continued on Bv*) ’
page
Key to
ATLANTA
FLA. PEONAGE
Lou- Atlanta (ANP),
with da peonage case,
raged ed two weeks ago in a
de court decision
the newly enacted
with labor law, was the
Louisi- Atlanta lawyer, who
annul- the brief, without fee,
of disclosed here
par- It was learned that,
had H. Puvdon, an
be- ney in the regional
ex- the U. S. Department
prepared the case on
killing time. The highest
of
8) Continued on
S. ARMED FORCES
the Walter Sanford, S. T.
Butler son of Mrs. Jessie Mae
ald of Ogeecheeton is
is some where in the
forces. ic and reports all is
WHO WILL LEAVE
pre- Rev. J. L. Butler,
Sav- der of the Savannah
leader of local delegates
s
TO GIVE
IN USE OF
And Encourage
of Action
MAYNARD
HEADS
WON Hot Springs, Ark,,
Thirty six delegates,
senting every southej n
and four north of the
Flori¬ and Dixon line, met
result¬ day and organized the
al Progressive Voters’
illegal The league elected
debt
of an corps of officers and
May 24-25, when the
it was ■ newly formed league
vene in New Orleans, at
time political
Thomas all shades of thought
attor¬ asked to send
of
Labor, The new organization
own non-partisan, according
H. Jackson of Dallas,
as, president, and the
called the meeting,
eight it the “Ozark
Foliowing an all day
during which time
from all sections of the
discussed at length the
supreme court decision
dating the Texas
and its value to
groups, the league
following officials:
Maynard H. Jackson,'
First Vice President, Dr.
Robinson, Little Rock;
ond Vice President,
Dunjee, Oklahoma City;
Vice President, J. W.
lanta: Secretary, w. H.
Birmingham; Assistant
tary, Mrs. M. A.
las; Corresponding
J. H. McConico, Little
M. 2-c, At the conclusion of
ference the committee
McDon¬ ings headed by Editor
serving Dunjee presented a
Pacif¬ charting the objectives
organization.
A S DELEGATES TO
^
el- R ev - VV. C. Davis, pastor
Philip Monumental
Hull street
In addition to those
pictures are here shown,
will be several other
ian who will attend the
ference as delegates,
them the Rev. Henry W.
pastor of St. Philip
Rev. D. W. Stephens,
elder of the Waycross
md Donald Thomas, the
being the only member
Georgia on the powerful
NUMBER m
Plans NAACi Read}] j
F o r
Meeting
JUDGE HASTIE TO BE
THE SPEAKER
The National Associatior
lor the Advancement of Color¬
ed People, with headquarters
in New York city, is conducting
a nation wide membei^Uif
campaign during the month o:
May, for the purpose of enlist¬
ing every possible member oi
our race in our common strug¬
gle against discrimination hi
ali it; forms. Into these
ranks also it, is desirable to in¬
vite members of other races
who will subscribe to the prin¬
ciple of even-handed justice tc
all, regardless of race. The
NAACP is not a Negro move¬
ment, but it is inter-racial, but
objective is the advance¬
of the Negro race.
The local branch of the NA
is lining up with the na¬
office in this campaign,
new member brought in
this period will servo
purposes, namely, the ad*
will strengthen the na¬
crive, and at the same
time add more power to bur
branch.
The city of Savannah knows
there is a local branch
not merely by the publi*
given it, but by reason
nearly three years of ae-
tual accomplishments. There
not been q single yeaf
this organization has