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YEARS OF
CONTINUOUS
PUBLIC SERVICE
VOLUME LXI1I
Mrs. Borders
iTp ' l>tdte Speak Ga.
College
BEING PRESENTED BY
THE DELTAS
Much interest is centered a-
■round the program to be pre¬
sented by the local Deltas Sun¬
day, May 20, at the Georgia
dtate college vesper hour be¬
ginning at 8 p. m.
The speaker will be Mrs. Ju¬
lia Pate Borders, president ol
the Atlanta chapter of the Na¬
tional Council of Negro Women
and teacher at the Atlanta Uni
versity Laboratory school. Mrs.
Borders is well informed on
principles of wortd security
and her address should inter¬
est citizens of Savannah as well
as the college students. She
is the wife of Rev. W. H. Bor¬
ders, pastor of Wheat Street
Baptist church, Atlanta.
Musical numbers will include
violin duets by Dr. J. W. Jamer-
eon, Jr., and Boles Ford, and |
vocal numbers by Edward Law. S
The program will conclude ;
the May Week activities of the !
Beta Delta Sigma chapter of j
Continued on page 3 I
34,225 Georgia Women and Girls
Helping To Win The War
DOING A BIG JOB IN
H. D. and 4-H WORK
1 -
‘ As Reported By Miss
Cwmtif Ww
INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE, GO.
—A r^ .it release by Miss Ca-
,milla'~ J/eems, supervisor of
home demonstration club work
for Negro women and 4-H club
work for Negro girls in Georgia,
pointed out the fact that in
1,944 more than 12,000 Negro
women who enrolled in home
demonstration clubs and more
than 22,225 Negro girls who en¬
rolled in 4-H club work in
Georgia, played a large part in
helping to produce and to con¬
serve food and food products.
And not only did they produce
and conserve for themselves,
Jmt they also helped hundreds
of others to produce and con¬
serve their food and food pro¬
ducts.
Gardening and Orcharding—
These club women, club girls
■and some non-club women who
worked under the supervision
'if the 2(9 Negro home demon¬
stration agents in Georgia,
planted and tended a total of
38. 669 home gardens and patch
es of vegetables; they planted
and increased fruit trees, small
(fruits and vines. Reports
show that 6,000 club women
land 1,670 club girl3 enrolled in
freharding projects and sever¬
al land owning families started
small orchards and some plant¬
ed pecan groves. In addition
>to gathering and conserving
^cultivated fruits, club women
Had girls picked large quanti¬
ties of wild nuts, fruits and
^Berries and used these in their
'dally diets, for conservation
'purposes and for marketing.
In Peach and Houston coun¬
ties, the Victory Garden cam-
fpaign was so impressive that
1,000 non-farm families were
persuaded by extension agents
and club members to plant gar¬
dens. Most of these families
IPfore. Lad never planted a garden be-
There are five public
canning plants in this area,
and at hame and in the can-
? ^jiing plants together club wom¬
en reported that they canned
a total of 17,041 quarts of pro-
h '.ns.
In li^ tur county, there was
an in *-&se of 292 gardens a-
fiong ciub families. The club
families and some others con¬
served a total of products; 121.705 con¬ they
tainers of food
saved 224 pounds of garden
seeds; 100 pounds of red pepper
land dried 3.025 containers of
Continued on page three
ihr fauawialt fflriiw
THEY CONDUCTED CANCER CONTROL DRIVE
'
The Youth Council of the Sa¬
vannah branch of the NAACP
recently accepted the responsi¬
bility of conducting the cancer
drive among Negroes. They
realized $58.50 in memberships;
$37.15 from street sales of
taws; $30.80 from schools and
clubs; $18.93 from sales of la-
bels,; and $13.45 from churches,
making a grand total of $158.-
Winners In Elementary
Schools Scrap Book Contest
BETTY STOKES TAKES
INDIVIDUAL AWARD
The winners in the Elemen¬
tary School Scrap book contest,
as announced by the judges,
Mrs. W. A. Harris, Dr. J. W. Ja-
merson, Jr., and Mrs. B. C. Ford,
were made public this week.
The books on the whole were so
excellent that the judges stat¬
ed they had great difficulty in
selecting the winners and, as a
result, they were forced to
make additional awards whch
consist of three merit certifi¬
cates with blue ribbons for the
honorable mention and a cash
award of $1.00 for an individu¬
al child’s book.
The prize winners were: 6th
grade of Haven Home school.
Mrs. E. J. Jones, teacher, first
prize; second prize, Haven
Home school for the scrap book
of the first grade, Mrs. S. D.
Steele, teach, fifth grade of
Maple street school, third prize,
Mrs. A. M. Strpling, teacher.
Honorable mention went to
to the fifth grade of Florance
school, Mrs. A. M. Lovett, teach¬
er; fourth grade of West Savan
nah school, Mrs. A. Shepard,
teacher, and to fifth grade of
the Powell Laboratory school,
Miss L. Lautier, teacher.
Bettye Ann Stokes, fifth
grade student in the class of
Mi's. A. M. Lovett at Florance
Continued on page three
Contest Ends
In Bullock Co
WINNERS NAMED IN
VARIOUS EVENTS
The School-Community Im
provement contest closed in
Bulloch county with the follow
ing schools and homes being re¬
turned winners:
Rural elementary schools -
Gay’s Grove, first; New Hope,
second; Hodges Grove, third.
■Community homes— Olney
first; Prestorius, second; John¬
son Grove, third.
Junior high schools— Brook¬
let, first; Pope’s, second; Wil¬
low Hill, third.
Community homes— Pope’s,
first; New Sandridge, second;
Brooklet, third.
Prizes are being awarded to
the winners by the Bulloch
County Teachers association.
90. A later report from the
adviser reveals an addition of
$11.50. leaking a total of
$170.50.
The Cancer Control society ex¬
pressed great satisfaction and
appreciation for the fine work
done by these young people of
the Youth Council for the suc¬
cessful handling of the cam¬
paign among our group.
Start Radio
Series On
Prejudice
NEW YORK, May 14—A new
weekly radio program entitled
‘Pride and Prejudices”’ opened
May 9 over station WEVD here,
sponsored by Freedom House.
The half hour program which
will be aired on Wed. nights
from 9:30 to 10 is a panel dis¬
cussion with Dr. William Agar,
president of Freedom House;
Rabbi William F. Rosenblun of
Temple Israel; Dr. L. L. Birk-
head of the Friends of Democ¬
racy, and Leroy Wilkins of the
NAACP as permanent members
of the panel.
Question discussed on the op
ening panel were; Can we cure
prejudice by legislation
(FEPC)”, Should quota systems
for racial and religious minori¬
ties prevail in schools and col¬
leges?”,. ‘‘Was it prejudice a-
gainst darker nations that caus
ed the League of Nations to ig¬
nore Haile Selassie when Italy
invaded his country?” ‘Is it
true that Jews are the finan¬
ciers of the nation?”
Questions are invited from
the public. They should be
sent to Station WEVD, 11.7 West
46th st., New York 17, N. Y., to
Freedom House, 16 East 48th
St., New York 19, N. Y., or to
the NAACP. 69 Fifth Ave., New
York 3, N. Y.
Liberty Co.
Tr School
COMMENCEMENT WEEK
BEGINS MONDAY
The following is the program
of events for comrnenmence-
rnent week at the Liberty Coun
ty Training school, Riceboro:
Monday, May 14, 3 p. m.—
high school play.
Monday, Mav 21. 8 p. m.—
Upper elementary play.
Tuesday, Mayy 22, 8 p. m —
Class day exercises.
Wednesday, May 23, 8 p. m.—
Lower elementary play.
Thursday, May 24, 2 p. m.~
Ilomp economics day.
Friday, May 25, 3 p. m.—
Primary operetta.
(Continued on page i)
THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1945
NAACP Nation-Wide Drive
Gets Off To A Stall
MANY CITIES SURPASS
LAST YEAR’S MARK
600,0W NEW MEMBERS
IS GOAL SET
NEW YORK, May 14— The
May-June phase of the NAACP
nation wide membership cam¬
paign for 600,000 new members
is already revealing marked
progress over 1944 reports.
The larger drives in metropol¬
itan areas will include Cleve¬
land and Detroit witli respec¬
tive goals for 10,000 and 30,-
000 directed by Mrs. Daisy
Lampkin; Philadelphia, New
Orleans, Houston, Texas, and
Richmond, Va., and Memphis,
Penn.
A record -breaking cam
paign among the smaller
branches was reported this
week by H. L. Britt of Birming¬
ham, Ala. 5.024 new members
were enrolled by this branch.
Other branches active in this
nation wide drive are: Dayton,
Ohio; Alameda county, Calif;
Norfolk, Va.; East St. Louis,
111.; Coatesville, Pa.; Tuskegee,
Ala.; Bridgeport, Conn.; Akron,
,
Ohio; Seattle, Wash.; Bryn
Mawr, Pa.; Tacoma, Wash.;
New Haven, Conn.; Little Rock,
Ark.; Rome, Ga.; Columbia, S.
C.; Dover, Del.; Holmesburg,
Pa.; and Decatur, 111..
Hits Evidence
In Sentence
Drunk G. I.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ May 9
—In a letter to Secretary of
War Stimson, the NAACP Wash
ington bureau pointed out in¬
of evidence substan
tiating ithe charge on which
Julius McCoy was recently
dishonorably discharged and
to ten years at hard
and requested a new tri¬
al for the accused or release
from all future penalties and
T-5 McCoy, a member of Co
262nd QM Bn., was charged
having unlawfully entered
the living quarters of mem¬
of the Army Nurse Corps
with intent to commit assault
upon the occupants therein, De
cemiber 11, 1943.
T,n reviewing the evidence on
which McCoy was tried and
sentenced by a general court
martial at IV Island Command,
APO 7t>8, January 12, 1944, Les¬
lie Perry of the NAACP Wash¬
ington bureau declared, ‘‘Our
review of the record convinces
us that there is a fatal variance
between the charge upon which
this man was tried had con¬
victed and the proof made out
>y the prosecution.” In urg-
ng a new trial for the accused,
erry said:
‘‘McCoy testified that he was
rndcr the influence of liquor
on the night in question; that
after wandering about in the
area in a state of confusion, he
entered the building in ques¬
tion, not knowing that it was
the nurses’ barracks. There¬
after hearing women’s voices,
he realized that he was in the
wrong place and, in his con¬
fusion, hid under the bed.
‘‘There is no evidence that
McCoy approached any occu¬
pant of the barracks nor that
he resisted Capt. Sidney R.
Brinson, who was visiting there.
The statements by the witness¬
es for the prosecution and de¬
fense are in conflict as to
whether the man was intoxicat
ed when approached.
‘‘The record of the trial was
reviewed by the officer of the
adjutant general and the sen¬
tence was ordrrsd executed in
January 1944.
“Even if all the evidence sub-
Continued on page Eight
Leaders in the oampaign are
pictured above. They / are
reading from left to right: Lou
us Collier, Mrs. Stella Jones
Reeves. Miss Mildred Perry,
Miss Dorothy Mclver, Miss Alice
Freeman, Miss Ida Mention,
Miss Parnelle Mines, Sammie
Tucker, Norman Gadson, pres¬
ident and Miss Theuma Perry.
Dr. Evans At
Tuskegee
TO ORGANIZE VETER¬
INARY SCHOOL
TUSKEGEE, Ala.— Dr. E. H
Evans, who for 27 years has bee
Evans, for the past 27 years the
it r’rjirie Vi.'v St-te college,
Texas, has been granted a leave
of , Lsence to o.gaiuze here the
re! col of vetcrin :-y mei c ; ne
For the past five years, Dr.
Evans has also served as state
extension leader for Texas
which includes 12 staff mem¬
bers at Prairie View, 93 county
farm and home agents and
emergency food assistants.
Tf o new (■building to house
the* school of veterinary meal
cine will cost, when competed
and equipped, *500,000.00.
HOUSING DEVELOP¬
MENT BEGINS
Colored citizens are invited
to inspect, the sites of Old Con¬
stitutional Hill which is to be
developed by the Liberty City
Associates into one of the fin¬
est residential sections for col¬
ored citizens in the city.
This project consists of 600
lots. An 85 foot driveway
known as Liberty Drive has al¬
ready been completed through
the center of the project and
paved streets 50 ft. wide will
be added to the thoroughfare
arrangement.
The promoters promise that
there will be no liquor stores in
this section and the houses are
be built of first class material.
In order to reach this pro¬
| ject, drive west on Mills B Lane
avenue acro.v. the first viaduct
and then to the left of the
avenue the site will be iinme-
iately recognized.
State Deacons Staging Rally
For $10,000 Home
YACB Spon¬
sors 3 Major
Projects
ONE A SYMPOSIUM
SUNDAY AT USO
To Name Outstanding
Boy and Girl
This year, June 1, and each
year following at the com¬
mencement exercises, high
school or college, the Youth
Association lor Community
Betterment will give two annual
awards, one to the most out¬
standing boy in the city for
for that year and one to the
most outtanding girl.
Six judge have been selected,
three adult citizens who have
worked with Savannah youth,
and three members of the
YACB, excluding the president.
These judges will meet lour
times this year in the month ol
May to study those persons who
are being held as contestants
for the awards.
The association is asking
that names of contestants be
sent in as quietly as possible.
All that is necessary is that you
send names, addresses and
their qualifications on which
you base your proposal to Louis
Rivers, Jr., 544 East Gaston
street. Entries must be post¬
marked no later than May 20.
The YACB has also announc¬
ed that they are trying to or¬
ganize a city wide community
chorus, and are importuning all
youth to join this singing
group that has as its directors
Misses Gussie Pettie, Amy Bail¬
ey and Jane Parker.
The association is now at¬
tempting to seek out youth tal¬
ent in a big way, seeking to get
them from schools, churches
Continued on page three
Rev. L. L. Scott Urges
Back To Africa Movement
ENTERS MERCHANT
MARINE
The above is the likeness of
Hazel Smith who left Monday
for Charleston, S. C., to enter
the Merchant Marine. After
arriving in Charleston, Mr.
Smith informed his wife that
he will leave for parts unknown
Tuesday.
Mr. Smith is owner of Smith’s
Shoe Rebuilders, 433 Price
street, which business he left in
the capable hands of Adel
(Skinny > Sanders who took his
apprentice work under Mr.
Smith. Cr. Sanders was empioy
ed at Chatham field in the
amt capacity before, taking
over the business.
i »|i NUMBER SO
CHURCHES ASKED TO
ASSIST CAMPAIGN
In 1943 tile Deacons' State
Missionary Baptist Convention
ol Georgia purchased a 100 acre
tract v of land with improve¬
ments, dwelling and one horse
farm under cultivation. The
next year the place was paid
for in full
Tiie convention is now rally¬
ing to raise $10,000 to erect a
memorial building as the open¬
ing of a home for the aged and
infirm deacons, widows and or¬
phans and ministers.
Sunday, May 27, has been des
ignated* as Rally Day for this
home. The convention is ap¬
pealing to all churches, pastors,
deacons and religious workers
to lend every assistance possi¬
ble toward making this day a
big success.
Reports of the returns of the
day will be made at the annual
session of the State Deacons
convention which will convene
in Albany at Mount Calvary
Baptist church, Rev. I. A.
Harris, pastor, Junel3-14.
■H. S. Bynes of Macon is presi¬
dent of the convention.
ACTIVITIES REG. EIGHT
JEANES SUPERVISORS
by Velma V. Watters
The Jeancs Supervising
Teachers of Region 8 have met
twice since organizing last Jan¬
uary. The second meeting v/as
held March 7 in Screven coun¬
ty, Mrs. Annie E. Daniels
Jeanes supervising teacher, at
which each supervisor present
made pertinent contributions
to the interesting discussions.
Mrs. Louise Trawiek, president,
presided at the meeting held
in the Sylvania office.
On April 30, the last meeting
for the term was held in the of
fice and workroom com¬
bined, of Miss Bessie F. Britton,
Continued on page 3
Army D i s-
eharge Plan
And Negro
by Harry McAipin
WASHINGTON, D. C. (NNPA)
- Army policies of segregation
and limited use of Negroes in
combat will operate as an ob¬
stacle to th. early release of
large numbers of Negroes from
the eervice under the discharge
plan announced last week, an
analysis of the program re¬
veals. e W*
According to the General'
Staff order, the strength of the j
Army Service Forces and tne
Army Air Forces will be reduced
much less than the strength
of the Army Ground Forces.
Figures on the number of
Negroes in the army as of p’eb.
28, 194 s . showed 80 percent of
the entire number are in the
Service Forces.
The army says thru transfers
of some low score men from the
Ground Forces to the Service
Forces, a proportionate share
of men from the Service Forces
■will be released as rapidly
practicable. But it is not ex¬
pected that replacements in
Negro units -will be taken from
white troops—the army’s seg-
relation policy prevents such a
move. The 20 perecent of Ne-
Continued on page three
JAKSUAKD
YOUK
FUTURE
BUY BONOS
Death Takes
Ur. Work
DIRECTOR, RESEARCH
AT TUSKEGEE
Tuskiegee Institute, Ala. Dr.
Monroe N. Work director emer
tins of the department of no-
cds and research, eminent
sclio ur and bibliographer who
died here Thursday, May 3,
was buried toe following Sun¬
day, services oeing held in tne
chapel of the institute. He
editor of the Negro Year
Book,
Dr. Work compiled “A Biblio¬
graphy of the Negro in Africa
and America,” and in connec¬
tion with the compilation of
its work, did research in sev¬
enteen libraries in European
countries. In 1928 he was the
recipient of the Harmon award,
Dr. Work was preparing “A
Bibliography of Euopegn Colo¬
and the Resulting. Coh
tacts of Peoples, Racds
ture” at the time of hi($ ee'ln^
Prior to going to Tuskeg
1908, he was as a a member member of of the the
faculty of the Georgia State
at Savannah. He was
graduate of the Chicago The¬
ological Seminary and Chicago
Rev. L. L. Scott Pastor,
Second Baptist Church
WASHINGTON, D. C. (NNPA)
—Using letters written this
month by a negro preacher in
Savannah, Ga., as justification
of his claim that thg majority
of Negroes want to be grub¬
staked and sent to Africa, Sen,
Theodore Bilbo (D. of Miss.)
renewed his years-long fight to
solve America’s race problem by
“total separation.”
The senator declared he did
not intend to detain the Senate
i very long-then proceeded to
: r u ad an exchange of oorrespon
denee and insert his speech qt
j 1939 into the Congressional
Continued on page three ;