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TEARS OF APRIL 20, 1944 CONTINUOUS PUBLIC SERVICE SHIPMENT OF t VOLUME LXII Oil Urilliantine 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. 9852 Neio Shipment of & Sum¬ Goods f Skirts, Shirts, Slacks complete line of Lin¬ gerie Convenient Lay-Away A Small Deposit WiU your selection Shop Broughton Street Weddings or Any to 6 P. M. PRICES SHOPPE Phone 3-9976 This Vicinity’ and Hardwood Caskets Prices We Will Save You Money 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