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YEARS OF
CONTINUOUS
PUBLIC SERVICE
VOLUME LXIII
Court Considers 8.
* Teachers Salary
fight being led
THE NAACP
Revolving Around
Thompson
TEACHER AT
INGTON HGTS.
COLUMBIA, S. C.-In
teachers’ salary case of
Thompson vs. the
County School
the NAACP attorneys,
R. Dudley and Arthur D.
es of Birmingham,
brought out under cross
amination of board
and the superintendent
schools that despite
of differentials based on
in 1943, such schedules still
tain today. The case
taken under advisement by
eral Judge J. White Waring
the United States Western
trict Court of South Carolina
Thompson, a teacher in
Booker Washington
elementary school, filed suit
gainst the board in
seeking a duclaratory
ment and injunction
ing the board from paying
salary to Negro school
ers and principals
substantially equal
tions. experience and
than to white teachers
on account of race and
During the trial of the
Superintendent Flora
that prior to 1941 there was
difference in salaries based up¬
lJ. on race with Negroes
Y . However, he
h ,thy^ the present ciuier
en«U in salary on the basis of
teacher availability.
The board maintained
the salary schedule based on
race was abolished in 1941,
and since that time all
ers were paid on an
basis. Attorneys Dudley
and Shores brought out the fact
tjhat no matter how qualified
■were Negro teachers and prin¬
cipals, salaries weie always far
below that of less
whites.
Salaries of $437 per month
for white principals and $288
per month for assistants were
Continued on page Eight
TO DISCONTINUE OB¬
JECTIONABLE
POST CARD
WASHIINGTON, D. C.—’rich
nor Brothel’s, Inc., of Boston,
Mass., printers of post cards
showing local view's has advis¬
ed the AACP that ti will dis¬
continue printing post cards
entitled Whippng Post, Dover,
Delaware. The objectionable
card printed in color, shows a
Negro being lashed at the whip
ping post while a number of
men and teen-age white
look on.
Hn a letter requesting dis¬
continuance, Leslie Perry
the Washington Bureau of the
NAACP, said, “I think you will
agree that whipping as
means of punishments is shock
ing to the present
Amercans who deeply resen
the infliction of cruel and
usual punishment. In
circumstances it is
able that the use of a
whipped in this th this
is doubly revolting to the
gro servicemen and
fighting and dying for
racy.
J After explanation of the
' policy of filling orders
,$Fii scenes Arthur furnished Tichnor, by
customer,
ident of the firm, replied,
'certainly are in hearty
ment with you regarding
particular subject you
showing the whipping
Dover, Delaware. Thio is to
vise that as far as we are
cerned we will not
this subject again and will
vise our customer in Dover,
cordin' /.
. 1 St. Louis University Head
.. - JNegro - - Admissions . J . .
Frouct ot
ST. LOUIS, Mo.—(ANP)
The action of St. Louis univer¬
sity in admitting Negro stu¬
dents to its classes was hailed
as one of the definite advances
made during the past scholastic
year by the school’s president,
the Rev. Patrick J. Halieran, S
J., at the commencement exer¬
cises last Wednesday afternoon
The speaker for the occasion
was the governor of Missouri,
Phil M. Donnelly, himself
graduate of the law department
of the institution.
Rev. Hoileran made it very
clear, however, that while ne
was quite enthusiastic about
the experiment of admitting
Negro students to classrooms
that he did not interpret that
action as being in support of a
program of social equality *or
the races.
“We admit and welcome the
academic equality, and even
to academic identity of oppor¬
tunity”, Father Hoileran said,
“of all colors, nations and in¬
dividuals, we do not approve
nor shall we -attempt to ' en¬
force identity between white
and colored students in
wider and less defined fields of
social relations, contacts and
activities.’” To do this, he
added, “would be to ape the
mistakes oI communists,” who
he said have failed in attempts
at “utter leveling” of racial
groups.
COSMOPOLITANS T 0
STAGE BOND DRIVE
PARADE
.
T. H. Hamilton, president
of the Cosmopolitan Soci¬
ety, who will preside at the
meeting.
The Cosmopoliitan Society
will stage a Seventh War Bond
drive parade and patriotis
prograo Sunday evening, May'
27. at 6:30 o’clock.
The parade will form at
hall, 511 West Park avenue,
then move to W- Broad, south
to Henry, west to Cuyler,
north to Duffy, then to the
Friendship Baptist church,
where the program will be
held. The procession will be
led by a police escort and the
brass band of the House of
Prayer, and the marchers will
be decked in the regalia of their
respective units.
The public is cordially invit¬
ed to attend this patriotic
meeting which will be address¬
ed- by prominent speakers of
bot races.
A DAUGHTER
Sgt. and Mis. Howard A.
McKinney announce the birth
of a six-pound girl, May 8th.
She has been named Anice
Elaine. Mrs. McKinney will
be remembered as Miss Nel¬
lie Lucile Harte. Sgt. Mc¬
Kinney who is stationed at Tus
k Army Ah’ Field was in
th e city Friday and Saturday
visiting his mother. Mrs. Susie
McKinney of East
street,
On May 4 at Wilcox hall, Miss
Odessa Shanks (cented) was
crowned “Miss Georgia State
College of 1945 ’ in a campaign
sponsored by the college
Young Men’s Christian Associa¬
tion.
Miss Shanks, a member of
ophomore class and a stu
Jent to the division or educa-
turn, is a native of Savannah.
She is extremely active in the
civic and social affairs of ner
community. Miss Shanks has
won several popularity eon-
tests', having been awarded the
Noble Penant of 1945, given by
the Noble Social club oi Savan
nan.
1 ‘Miss Shanks is a member of
Allison
Sells
Saturday
On Saturday, May 26, Vance
Allison Ladies Auxiliary,
21 33, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
will conduct a street sale of V.
F. W. Buddy Poppys. The
sale will be under the supervi¬
sion of Mrs. Lessie Stewart, se¬
nior vice president of the auxi-
iary, assisted by members of
the auxiliary and some of the
school children.
Throughout the past year nu
merous veterans have applied
to local agencies for
Continued on page Eight
ALUMNI SPEAKER
rmM ■ |f®
j
A
r
Dr. J. Howard Griffin promi¬
nent physician of Baipbridge
aiid graduate of Georgia State
college, who will be the alum¬
ni speaker at the college Sat¬
urday evenin', May 26. at 8 31
p. m. The program will he held
:n the college community house
•it which time many graduates
and former students of the col
lege are expected to be pres¬
ent. Thepublic is invited to at
tend.
‘MISS GEORGIA STATE COLLEGE*
THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1945
PARTICIPATED IN ORATORICAL AND SPELLING CONTEST
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High school
from every section of
who praticipated in the
annual State-Wide High
Oratorical and Spelling
held at Georgia State college
May 4.
The Savannah Morning
and Evening Press, in
tion with the Association
Negro Country Life, Inc.,
Degrees To Be Awarded 41
j At State
Ala
Funds Negro
Education
MONTGOMERY, Ala.
-Clearance has been given
the appropriations
to appropriate ’424,56ft,101
nually during the next
years for education. Of this
mount $3,9)1,000 is provided
give teachers an 1$ per
raise. Nothing "is
with reference to bringing
salaries of Negro teachers
to the same level as,
paid to white teachers
ing essentially the same
fessional status,
A sum of $250,J00 is
priated for transportation
$80,000 for crippled
service, but the figures did
show how much of this
would be used for
tion and crippled service
Negro children.
The appropriation calls
$40,000 for the State Teachers
college here; $49,000 for Alaba
ma A and M. college at Nei-
mal; $160,000 for Tuskegee, and
-25.000 for the regional educa¬
tional projects.
the College Young
Association, the Savannah NA¬
ACP Youth Council and
Youth Association lor Commu¬
nity Betterment ol Savanuan
She is also a member ol
al church organizations.
In December, 1944, she
a play, Education versus
rance, which later she
ed to the student body in
half of the department of
cation. Her play was
in the December edition of
school paper.
The other two
shown above, are .Miss
Bryant (right), ‘ a memlber
the junior class, and on
left, Mass Mamie Evans, a
ber of the freshman class.
the Georgia State college, Is
sponsoring this series ol con¬
tests in an effort to improve
the use of the English language
in every day life.
Nearly 4200 in cash prizes was
awarded. There were four
cash prizes and certificates
given to the winners in each
division. First place in orato-
COMMENCEMENT EXER¬
CISES SUNDAY AF¬
TERNOON
To Be Held In Meldrim
Auditorium
ADDRESS BY RT. REV.
FRANK M. REID
Following its custom of the
past few years, Georgia State
college Will hold its bac¬
calaureate and commence¬
ment exercises at the same
time, the program to be given
this year on the coming Sun¬
day afternoon at 3 o’clock in
Meldrim auditorium. The
speaker will be the RL. Rev.
Frank Madison Reid, bishop, A
M. E. church, Columbia S. C.
The program to be rendered
Continued on page Eight
Rev. Scott Says He’s Not In Favor Of
The Back To Africa Movement
The Savannah Tribune,
Savannah, Ga.
Dear Editor:
Dear Sditor:
The much publicized Scott-
Bilbo matter occurring on the
floor of the United States Sen¬
ate last week, has come to
office from many sources.
Some with the air of
standing and some with an air
of misunderstanding. Being my
home town paper, I thought
well that you get the truth
about this affair
because finally, with
help of God and of the intelli¬
gence of the world, I hope that
there shall be a universal
derstanding of the'“African
uation,” and the contribution
which an adjustment of
What Manuscript, The Washington
Letter, Soys About Rev. Scott
Washington, D. C. j
Savannah (Ga .> citizens are
up Lewellyn in arms’ Scott, about pastoi Rev. of Lewis the j
Second Baptist church there, I
revealed 14) Quisling. last week (MS He deserves 9, May j
as a
further mention.
Scott is chairman of the le- j
gal redress committee of the j
Savannah Branch of the NAA-
GT—an organization which has
bitterly opposed Bilbo’s ridicu- ;
lous “Back to Airica” plan 'or
Negroes since its introduction
in 1939. The “Reverend” also
is trying to qualify for the bar
in Georgia.
Last Week he wrote MANU¬
SCRIPT after •-'ins the mar li¬
ed copy sent him. U< xuggt -t-
rd MS retract its charges. In
doing so, he made some adai-
ry went to Jeanette Best of Lib¬
erty County Training school,
Riceboro. In the spelling con¬
test, first prize was taken by
Anna R. Esters, Hill high
school, Lafayette.
Plans have already been an¬
nounced for the second annual
state wide contest which will be
held at the college March 29
and 30, 1946.
V oteCt Action
For Graduate
Training
COLUMBIA, S. C.— (ANP) —
A joint committee meeting of
NAACP state officials and
teachers from the Palmetto
State Teachers’ association vof,-
ed Saturday to bring court ac¬
tion in the state to obtain grad
uate training facilities for Ne¬
groes. Four possible plain¬
tiffs are ready for action, Jas
M, Hinton, state NAACP pres-
dent, said after the meeting,
adding that as soon as a state¬
ment from the state education¬
al officials was received and
studied the action might begin.
The (statement the NAACP
(chieftain referred to is an an¬
ticipated reply from Dr. James
(Continuedon page eight)
situation would make toward
the peace of the world.
Let us take up the allegations
set out in yours and many oth¬
er Negro papers, to the effect
that I was interested in and
had gone so far as to offer my
assistance to Senator Theo G.
Bilbo in proposing measures to
the United States Congress, cal
culated to “force Negroes” to go
back to Africa, and when we
will have finished that, then we
can give you the real situation
in this case.
First, that is wholly untrue.
I have never urged a back to
Africa movement. It is untrue
for two reasons, the first is be¬
cause Senator Bilbo has never
submitted to Congress such a
measure. I have the records.
And, secondly, because if he
^ ona ^ enlightening statements,
Among them were these:
"Your MANUSCRIPT in its
refernce to me concludes by
saying that Sen. Bilbo used my
letter in his argument against
the FECP, and then you further
say that I was ’tricked' by the
Senator in his revealing the
contents of my letter on the
floor of the Senate. What
doubtless stirred your ‘fungus
was the iact that Sen. Bilbo op.
posed the FEPC, and of couese,
my letter was merely an inci.
cident. I would say You
Know’, but that would be error,
for you don’t know, therefore I
shall tell you.
■ The FEPC i„ a meaningless
gesture on illr- part of a lew
politicians to divert the atten¬
tion oi Negroes from their basic
GO To Graduate
Train Iteach High ■
Ga. Bapt'sts
Not To Hold
Convention
According to an announce¬
ment of President E. O. S.
Cleveland, The Sunday School
Conventin of the General Mis¬
sionary Baptist of Georgia,
which was scheduled to be held
in Atlanta in July has been
called off. The canceling of
the convention follows a letter
from the ODL stating that
such meetings are banned at
present.
Rev. Cleveland states that su
plerintenderuts, teachbrs, work¬
ers, pastors, thoes' connected
with the convention will be ad¬
vised by him in a circular let¬
ter as to what to do.
GA. INFIRMARY NURSE
JOINS THE ARMY
Mrs. Alfreda Jones Martin,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Win,
A. Jones of612 West 36th St.,
left May 15 for Camp McCoy,
Wisconsin, for service In the
Red Cross division of the U. S.
army. Mrs. Martin |was com¬
missioned a second lieutenant.
She graduated as a registered
nurse from Grady hospital in
February, 1,944.
NOW IN SOUTH PACIFIC
With U. S. Army Forces in
New Caledonia -Sergeant Char
les FlemingWInohNE FT AET
lie Fleming, husband of Mrs.
Beulah Fleming, 235 East Boun
dary street, Savannah, Ga., is
now serving with a port battal¬
ion unit in tiie South Pacific.
Sergeant Fleming is in charge
of one of the sections for his
organization. He has been
overseas since 1943, and has
received the good conduct meed
al and wears the Asiatic-Pacif
ic ribbon.
no self-respecting Negro
have assented to such.
I am not interested in "re¬
to Africa”, and doubt
I would go if I had an oppor¬
to do so, nor am I inter-
din any other Negro go¬
ing, unless lie wishes to do so.
what I am, interested in, is
that which will interest every
world visioned Negro, and
is, that “Africa return to
Senator Bilbo knows that
Negroes are as much
citizens of this country as he is,
and cannot be sent away from
country any more than he
No where in his speech
nor in his proposed measure
does Senator Bilbo ask directly
indirectly that Negroes be
“forced” to return to Africa.
needs, and the most geod it
will ever do is give a few dol-
lars out to those who run a-
round the country and talk
about it. It is as impractical
as perpetual motion, and as
long as t is alive and wherever
it is alive it will always provoke
the race question’, and intro¬
duce 'race consciousness’, and
imbitter the otherwise good re¬
lationship that COULD exist.
If I had known that Senatoi
Bilbo desired to use my lctlcr
in this fight against this mea¬
sure I would have made it
stronger, and may do so yet”.
Then, the “Reverend’ who
hold;. the distinction of
the first and only Negro we
encounteved who opposes the
idea of an FECP, tells us
SAFEGUARD ,
YOUR ^
FUTURE
BUY BONDS
> •«*•*» NUMBER 31
FRIDAY NIGHT OF
NEXT WEEK
To Be Addressed By
W. A. Robinson
BACCALAUREATE SER¬
VICES SUNDAY
j
W. A. ROBINSON
Speaker
Sixty-one students of Beach
high school will present them-
elves for diplomas Friday night
June 1 at the graduation ex¬
ercises which will be held at the
FAB church, Franklin square,
the program to begin at 8:15
o'clock.
T’he principal address at the
ex'crci.ses will be delivered by
W. A. obinson, dirctor of Sec¬
ondary School Study, Atlanta
university.
The commencement week fes
tlvities will begin Sunday
nondTheAEselstuedupuli EH EE
morning at which time the
baccalaureate services will be
be held at Butler Memorial
Continued on page Eight
A modern and industrialized
in the hands of highly
and educated Negroes,
by other great powers,
be made into an empire
symbol of strength and
the equal of which could
where be found. If this
be done, the position of
Cmough the -world
be improved a housand
Negroes were the first
die upon the battle field of
during this present war
its liberation, when the
of Mussolini and his bud¬
in international crimes. Hit¬
drenched its sacred soil
the blood of almost every
on the face of the earth.
they should be heard
Continued on Page Eight
“darky” sory as he did to Bil¬
bo in his letters to the Sena¬
tor—and says: “Now if MANU¬
SCRIPT is honest, it will re¬
tract what it has said of me, in
which case I shall appreciate
receiving a copy.”
’ Postal regulations prevent
our using the term we would
prefer now to substitute for
“Quisling” in our retraction.
But if Rev. Scott was on this
enc j w jth ms co-worker Bilbo,
we wou i d te n j n an e mphat-
ic way.
MANUSCRIPT predicts the
Savannah Branch of the NAA¬
CP will relieve Bilbo's “Bgoth-
er” Scott of hm “legal” duties
without the urging which nev-
ertheless will come from the*
national office ol the NAACP,