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TEARS 0? CONTINUOUS PUBLIC SERVICE VOLUME LXII Photo By Sum Williams Tribune Photographer Vance Allison Post, No. 2933, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and its ladies auxiliary will start the annual Buddy Poppy sale on the streets of Savannah on Saturday. May 27, for the bene fit of disabled war veterans, widows and orphans of deceas¬ ed veterans. Edwin W. Burke, exalted ru¬ White Gives His Observation On TELLS WAR DEPT. WHAT IT IT SHOULD SHOULD DO DO fain List of Fourteen \ Recommendations AS RESULT OF HIS VIS¬ IT TO WAR THEATRES • Washington, D. recommendations, ranging all the way from lectures to can white soldiers to a special boaid of review for court mar¬ tial cases were made by Wal¬ ter White in a report to the War Department, it was re¬ pealed here last week. The report was based White's 15 week, 20,000 mile tour ot military installations in the European theatre of opera¬ tions, m North Africa, and the Middle East as an ac¬ credited foreign correspondent for the Nc-w York Post newspa¬ per. The fourteen points in¬ cluded: Off Limits- That EUfiv/owerls directive to abol¬ ish ‘off limits” of towns p”hs i taverns i be enforced in ail anas. Negro soldiers found to resent bitterly the limits oiders, or orders ting “'odd” and ‘‘even” lo r white and colored troops visit towns and places of mivment. White ' that some commanding cers who took a positive for -'airness had little (* ; htir localities. urf S Martial— A ft-^8 lio/ti Vases of review of courts was recommended Vvh te who said “great piness” has resulted among gro soldiers 'because of nehef that they are more quickly and more ly than white soldiers.” (Continued oo page 3). auannali ©plume ler of Weldon lodge of Eiks, in¬ vited the Ladies Auxiliary of Vance Allison post to the Elks’ rest on Minis street last week end presented his personal check for $25 to Mrs. Bertha C-. Howard, president of auxiliary, for the purchase of the first Buddy poppy, opening the sale. fb IE AD Tlf)NAl MNFAR Bishop James A. president of the Council of Negro Churches in America, who announces the annual meeting to be held at St. Louis irom may JO to June 1. Ail eleven are expected to be represented. Veterans j norial services Sunday TO DEDICATE GRAVES TUESDAY , MAY 30TH Joint memorial services departed comrades and of Spanish War veterans, erans of Roreign Wars ans of America together their Ladies Auxiliaries he held at St. Paul church, West Broad and streets at 8:30 p. m. May 2d. The Rev. N. K. ball, pastor, will be the ?r. Tributes will be paid ail veterans of all who lost their lives in of their contry and, ether things on the will be the presentation of tificates to the nearest of of ad veterans who died in the present- global whose names have been mitted to Vance Allison post. On Tuesday. May 30, rial day. the veterans, auxiliaries of America ’ and will ^the decorate J .....‘ Boy^ u Continued on Page i In the above picture Mr. Burke is shown making his do- nation to the drive. Those in the picture are; .’eft to right, John S. Delaware, district deputy of Elks of Geor Mrs. Lottie Floyd, j of Elite Temple, Daughter j | Elks; past aaughter Mis. Birdie ruler, L. Elite Tem Mor>vTti HlOUlllil 4uith Okey Tex. Pri. Decision IS OPINION OF SO. CONFERENCE FOR HUMAN WELFARE Washington,-D. C., iNNPAi T hat there is strong in the South favoring ment ot the Supreme decision in the Texas case was indicated this oy ihe Southern for Human Welfare. ing to that organization, dreds of ministers, business men, labor anrl houewives from the have signed a statement mending the court’s decision. The statement, in part, clares: “This nation is engaged in a desperate gle in which the central is i.'-.e survival of institutions. By our enemies of a powerful aganda weapon and by om lighting, men renewed fidence in our good faith in heiing to democratic ple., on the home front, this eision must be considered as powerful aid to victory. “To deprive a person of (Continued on page 8> SAMARITANS TO CEL¬ EBRATE 60TH ANNIVERSARY rp Je g avanna h district of pendent Order of Samiiritan s and Daughters ( Samaria, State Grand j No> 2 t). Inc., will celebrate ,-jotn anniversary of the Surci&y May 28, at the J Bc , hlc . hem Baptist church, Gv ,= nn . 3tt street, Rev. rnoper pastor . The j ,„ lh begin at 3 p m and Rev j p Green will deliver thanksgiving sermoh. A ber of the grand lodge i including Grand Chief J. ( 0rfien> will be present. Ellis is district deputy and i A. Monroe, associate. THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE THURSDAY, MAY 35, 1944 Lily Whites Bolt Ga. G. O. P. Co enti Ull Poll Tax Battle Re¬ In NAMED WORKER Mrs Susan Pollard Waters, who was recently appointed educational worker by the Chatham - Savannah Tuber¬ culosis Association. Mrs. Waters is the daughter of the late Lacklan M. Pol- rnrr’ and Mrs. Nellie S. Pollard of Savannah. She attended the local public schools and at ten. years of age went to New York to complete her ed¬ ucation. She graduated from Public School 44 in Brooklyn, N. Y., and was sent to prepara¬ tory school at Cazenovia Semi- I nasy,. There she studied two years and returned to New York and Bushwick high school in Brooklyn, from which she graduated in 1925. All through high school she maj- i pie; Sgt. Robert B. ! commander of Vance Post. Edwin W. Burke, i-uler of Weldon lodge of Mrs. Bertha G. Howard, dent of Vance Allison ary; Mis. Lessie Stewart, j vice the president, sale and of of poppy Vance I lison Auxiliary. DEATH CLAIMS A. H. Alocrt H. Dunbar, known citizen, died Tuesday a local hospital after an of several months. His neral will be held FriSay noon irom First Bryan tist church. Mr. Dunbar, who was a tive of Hattieviile, S. C., to Eavannah about 48 age, when a young Shortly after coming here, became prominent in life insurance field by izing, with other local ti.e Chatham H. and L. company, of which he was ident When the was laken over by other ■mct interests, Mr. Dunbar tered other fields of ment. In the days of the , he was employed on ! writers’ project. Besides his widow, Mrs. , Scott Dunbar, Mr. Dunbar ' surwed by sister, Mrs. a ginia Benjamin of several nieces, Mrs. Doir»e of Augusta, Mrs. j Rouse cf New York, Mrs. , Haves, Mrs. Lucy Taylor : Mrss. Bertha Moore, all of ! vanneih, and a nephew, I Tolbei t. (Continued on page Eight) — . ■■■ W— -tr y -- 109 PERCENT REGISTERED These members of the Pom- j cotta club of Clark college, At¬ lanta, have set an example ! th?.t uli the city’s youth organ- j ’zatiens might well follow. They boast a 100 per cent mem I bersl.ip qualified to vote. Ga. Wins Freedom ! BY DECISION CHICAGO JUDGE S dney Jackson Escaped Frcm Georgia Chaingang Two Years Ago S'aney Jackron, who escaped irom the Georgia chaingang whim he was sentenced 4 to 7 years by a judge in County Superior court in ) and who escaped to ' about two years ago, freed cn a writ of habeas ! pus today by Judge Daniel | Trade of the Criminal Court i Cock county, Illinois, j Tne case of Jaekson was re- ! . ferred to Atty. William ry Hefi last December by U. 1 Commi; sioner Edward K. Wal- (Continued on page Eight) BY SUBMISSION OF A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT bv Harry McAlpin Washington, D. C., (NNPA) Answering charges that the reopening of the poll tax bat-■ He by the Republican party this week through submission of a constitutional amendment war being interpreted as polit- Seal strategy to capture the gro vote and “steal the ball" from the Democrats, Senator Wherry (R. of Neb.i minority whip told the NNPA that “the action of the Republicans was really voluntary.” He added, however, that from a political point of view, he thought it a smart move for the Republi¬ cans to make, but that it did not come about from that con¬ sul i at ion. The move has thrown a bombshell into politi cal ranks here. Less than a week before, the Senate killed the poll tax bill by failure to adopt a motion for cloture to limit debate The proposed constitutional amendment was introduced by Senator Wherry following a ; n eeUng of the Senate Republi can steering committee. His action was backed by a peti¬ tion signed by 34 of the 37 Re publicans in the senate. The committee decided to seek ac- *1or at once by the Judiciary Committee and to fight for pas sagt of the measure this ses¬ sion. Senator Taft (R. of Ohio) ro’d the NNPA that he was Continued on Page Eight Left to right, are Misses Ju¬ anita Bryant, Mary Jester and Cord'a Meredith; second row, Misses Pauline Stamps, Perry. Prof. Waymond faculty sponsor, and Agnes Lawrence and Sara Win frey. SAVANNAH AREA MEN SERVING IN U. S. ARMED FORCES Cpl. John Mack, Jr., son of Mr. a nd Mrs. John Mack, 3r„ of 784 East Waldburg lane, vh.) was recently home on fur¬ lough He is now stationed at Camp Crowder, Mo., where he is doing nicely. RECOGNITION FOR REV. HOLSEY J 1 J j The recognition services for the Rev. N. E. Holsey, elect of the First Bryan tist church, will begin May 29 and end June 5. Rev. Holsey came to Savan n.ah about six months ago he has accomplished things since coming here. baby grand piano has bought and paid for; a micro¬ phone has been installed the lighting system of church has been improved ar to give beauty to the at night, and many th'ngs too numerous to tion. Rev. Holsey has a wife thiee children who works Ms side. Tile members of First have toe highest regard Rev. Holsey, and everything being done to make this lation a success. Rev. Holsey is a pulpiteer, a recognized singer and a Christian gentle¬ man. Some cf the leading minis¬ ters ot the city will take part 'n these services. guest for the occasion will be the National Baptist Goodwill f: Ingels, who will appear night (/Continued on page Eight) Underground Gets Jobs FOR SOUTHERN LABORERS f Who Have Been Improp¬ erly Treated Washington, D. C„ <NNPA) T>w following appeared the April issue of the Union Farmer: A new Underground J 011 1 °ad is the bringing South. human The “ 1 na ^ underground -.laves north to freedom. one aids white and (Oontinuedon page etentt Cpl. Joseph Gadsden, band of Mrs. Allonia who is serving somewhere England. He was inducted Newark, N. J. He writes everything is okey with and he’e getting along fine. NUMBER 32 BEN DAVIS FACTION OBJECTS TO MOVING Convention To The City Auditorium TOOMER DELEGATION FROM CHATHAM COUN¬ TY WIN OUT Over Gilbert Johnson Faction Atlanta, May 23 Almost be¬ fore it got under way, the Georgia Republican State con¬ vention split today into two factions,, one group, led by Clint W. Hager ana Frank S. Dougbman, almost entirely composed of whites, leaving the convention hall in the Ful¬ ton county court house and going to the city auditorium, where it held Us meeting, and the other group, led by Ben J, Davie, well known Atlanta Re¬ publican leader, and made up by a vast majority of Negro delegates, continuing their meeting at the court house, The trouble strated shortly 1 'Uter Hager had called the meeting to order, when L. H. Crawford, former U. S. mar¬ shal for the Northern district of Georgia, made a motion to rnov n the convention from the court house to the city audi- 1 nun:. Davis objected to this and moved that the motion be tabled. This caused bedlam, to break loose, the Hager crowd sensing sure defeat, finally withTrew from the room and went to the auditorium wherb they conducted their meeting. There was a number of con- j test; M delegations before the Continued on page eight H.G. YOUNG DIES IN ALLENTOWN Word was received here Tuesday of the death of Hor¬ ace G. Young, former Savan¬ nah'an, which occurred Mon¬ day al Allentown, Pa., after an i!ln"s? of only a few days. He hart been living there for the past lew years. His wife, Mrs. Ethel Durden Young, who, together with her sisters, Mrs. Mabel Durden Whilbv of Washington, D. C., and Miss Bessie Durden of Hanover, Va., arrived in Sav- annun only last week td spend some time with friends, receiv¬ ed word early Monday morning Iron Allentown that her hus¬ band had taken critically ill. Mrs. Young left immediately for Allentown, but he died be¬ fore she reached there. The body will be brought here for burial. F r many years, prior to his moving north several years age, Mr. Young was one of the best known business men in Savannah, having conducted (Contlnuedon page eight* Henry Pennington, Jr., ofiw oers’ took, second class, write* that he’s seeing plenty autioiS, He is the husband of Mrs. Vir¬ ginia Pennington. 2104 Harden ..treet, and son of Mr. and Mr* Henry O. I Pennington, Sr. ^ 4 •. .j--