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YEARS OF
CONTINUOUS
PUBLIC SERVICE
VOLUME LXIII
Masons of The Thirty-Second Degree Featured
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NEARLY FIFTY NOVICES
CROSS THE HOT SANDS
Last week was a big one with
Ezra Consistory, No. 27, Scot¬
tish Rite, Rcjbert W. BBack
commander-in chief; Omar
Temple, 21„ Mystic Shrine, Jas.
Greenville Adopts Equalization
Of Teachers Salaries
GREENVILLE, S. C.-t ANP)
—Adoption of a salary sched¬
ule based on ratings achieved
by teachers under the new re¬
certification p.an, was apnounc
ed by the Greenville school
board last week, thus removing
salary differentials on a basis
qf race and color from the
Greenville city system.
Announcement of the new
schedule was made by J. B. Lea
gue, board chairman, who said
it ended several months
study and planning by
city system.
The board actioj.i here follows
by a few weeks similar action
by the Sumter city board.
Each city has acted voluntarily
to effect equal salaries, mak¬
ing court action unnecessary.
The Charleston and
schools are under orders to pay
equal salaries.
At Columbia, James M. Hin¬
ton, state NAACP
lauded the Greenville action as
“a proper step which shows the
kind of heart the Greenvilie
board has.” He said ho had
expected such action for more
than a year and knew it was
befog contemplated.
Police Slaying
Stirs Citizens
CHATTANOOGA Term. (ANP;
—The shooting cf a young Ne¬
gro man who merely ran when
called by a policeman las' week
sfirmd Chattanoc^a to demand
immediate dismissal action by
Chief of Police Edmondson.
EJward May, 25, died at a
fecal fie hospital a few hours after
had been shot by T. L. Seitz
city officer, July 18 . Seitz i>
is sa>o have been called to
inve‘st$>ate an automobile prowl
er, and when Mays -cam ■ by he
ordered him to stop. Mays be¬
gan to run with Policeman Seitz
pursuing around four or live
blocks.
The officer overtook Mays ana
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hr &u>amtaii Srihuifc
J. Edwards, illustrious poten¬
tate.
The Scottish Rite degrees
were impressively conferred by
Illustrious Inspector Gen. J. W.
Dc<bb- with associates.
The last day the novices for
Mystic Shrine were carried a-
cross the hot sands and other
features, causing the stail
Scores Police Order To Whites To
‘Stay Out of Harlem After Dark’
NEW YORK CITY— In a let¬
ter this week to Police Commit
signer Lewis J Valentine, the
NAACP requested explanation
regarding the truth about a di¬
rective warning ali whites to
stay out ol Harlem after dark.
The letter cited Danton Walk¬
er’s cojumn in the Dahy News
if July 23 in which the follow¬
ing appeared:
"New iork pel ce are warn-
• ng all whites that they enter
H; r'trn after dar.i at their own
r.’SK.”
In questioning the basis for
such a harmful assertion in¬
volving ;i 00,000 resident-, of the
Harlem 3»ea, the NAACP .-aid.
“Is the proportion of crime
in Harlem greater than m any
other section of th» *:ty of
New York? If it is greater, i-
it so ma:h so that the police
department admits it is unable
to police the territory and
tlier:fore citizens enter at their
own risk? ’
"I am ure you read' -, ' w.ot*
Acting Secretary Roy Wilkins,
"that an assertion of this type
does great harm to the 500,-
000 Negroeitizens of New York
and does special harm to 300,-
000 residents of the Harlem
area, the va t majority of
whom are jaw abiding citizens
with no contact whatsoever
with the pot c<- c): the courts.
Statements of this type humili
ate them and brand their res.
dential area as being so dan¬
gerous and unlawful that other
citizens of New York may not
venture therein except at tfoir
own risk.’
A SON
Mr. and Mrs. Milas J. Griffin
Announce the birth of a seven
pound son on Tuesday July 10,
at 236 Fellwood Hime-. He
will be called Mila- J. Griffin,
Jr. Mr and Mrs. C. W, Horne
of 126 1-2 Ferrell street are the
proud grand parents.
and younger qnes to relax and
unite in the features of the oc
ca von. I„ terminated with
a, banquet prepared by the la-
lies of the Eastern S-ar. It
was pleasingly served in a-
bundunce. The liquid refreth-
ment was plentiful.
Around the table expressions
of appreciation were made
White
Leader
Navy J. C.
SEATTLE, Wash. f ANP)
“Show us where the niggers
and we, the members of
band, will eat with the,
That detiant reply came
the lips of Chariie Barnett,
ed white bandleader, here
week in defense of the lone
gro member of his musical
gregation, Peanuts Holland,
ter they had finished
ing oliicers at the Whidbey
land naval base here.
the band finished its
a whits, navy lieutenant
nounced refreshments.
“What are we going to
with the nigger?” he yelled
Mr. Barnett.
The embarrssed
ask-d what he meant.
“Why,” he replied, ‘that
ger can’t ea v in the
mss.”
“Weil,” retroted Barnett
di:hereplied,ttceeNnlT LI A
defiance, "show u- where
niggers eat and we Lie
bers of the band, will eat
the riggers.”
“‘I have my orders from
er ups and you know order:
orders here ” the lieutenant
swered*
Not a member of Charlie
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A DAUGHTER
Mr. and Mrs Do^s
announce the birth of a
en puund daughter, Mary
on July 17 at a local
Mrs. Pearson w'as formerl
Mi-s Mary Elizabeth
Mr. egid Mis. T. S Beaton
534 East 32nd street are
grandparents.
THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE THURSDAY, AUG. 2, 1945
by Past Illustrious In.'pector
General John Wesley Dobbs
and others spoke. Represent¬
ing the class, Noble F. W. Bag-
by made a feature talk that
stirred enthusiasm, al o Noble
John S. Delaware spoke in
behalf of the Exalted Ru-
Contlnued on Page - 8
MAN DIES AFTER
HORNET’S BITE
KENNETH SQUARE, Pa.-
<ANPi—Joseph Carter, 48, a
roofing contractor, collapsed
and died Friday before a physi¬
cian could reach his side, it was
drsclosed Saturday by Chester
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WEST BROAD STREET PROPERTY RECENTLY BOUGHT BY B. J. ANTHONY
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Auer having been owned by
the ,~ame family for o-v’inty-
five years, the property on the
north-east corner of West
Broad and Hall streets has
been old to Benjamin J.
Anthony.
The imprivements consist
four stores and five houses.
\ A.\( V to Aid WACs Beaten
llv Policeman
FOR SITTING IN WHITE
WAITING ROOM
Of Bus Station At Eliza¬
bethtown, Ky.
CHARGED WITH DISOR¬
DERLY CONDUCT
POUISVILLE, Ky. The NA¬
ACP will file suit against the
civilian policeman charged
with the brutal beating of two
Ni-gro; WACv in a bus station
waitijog room in Elizabethtown,
Kentucky.
The case of Pfc. Helen H.
Smith, stationed at Fort Knox,
was originally brought to the
attention of the NAACP nation
al office by the WAC’s daugh¬
ter, Miss G’ace Smith, on Ju¬
ly 20 .
In the story obtaine.i from
her mother, it was revealed
that Pfc. Smith, who now
faces a summary court martial
foe sitting m a waiting room
reserved for white people, v’as
on her way back at the time
to Fort K»iox from Memphis,
Term. Because the train wa-
latr and getting later because
of being placed on siding, for
trool) trains, Pl'c. Smithdecided
to get off ^t Elizabethtown,
take a bus and try to get to
camp Ai time in as much a- she
had never been cited lor m,
violation of regu'&tlons and
held a good coviduct medal.
After purchasing her ticket
Bt the bus station and finding
the “colored” section over¬
crowded she sat down at the
“nearest bench to the cllored
section."
According to her explanation
it was not long before several
other colon-d WACs joined her
and eventually a civilian po¬
liceman appeared and calling
them ‘nigger wenches” and
telling them they would have
to move becau<e that section
was fc;r white people only. He
threatened arrest if they did
mof/e whereupon Pfc Smith
him he should call an M
P. Angered, the civilian po¬
replied he had no need
Continued on page Eight
ATTENTION! VOTERS
All colored registered voters,
please go to the polls Tueuay,
August 7, and vote for the New
Constitution.
The Colored Voters’ League
Two of the stores are
by the Savannah Tire
Rubber Company, headed by
Remshart Rouxi while
store is operatei by David
-ky, owner of the
Shoe Shop. The corner
is a grocery operated by Alex
Kaplan.
Regional Scout Leaders
To Meet Next Week
HERBERT STUCKEY
Deputy Regional Executive, Regior
No. 6, Boy Scouts ol America
Herbert btucky and
Dix wU’ll be prominent figure
at the conference of the
Scout Leasers of the Sixth Re¬
gion which will be held on
Georgia State college
August 9-12.
Mr. Stucky, a native of
Carolina, -pent his boyhood
a farm, then ten years, in
Boilermakers Strike When
Mechanic Is Hired
NF/W ORLEANS, — <ANP)
John H. Gutt'T, of this city
in Americus, Ga., with his
ly pondering the workings
.democracy.
Work of repairing battle
aged war-hip; from the
pean theatn- and
them for use in the Pacific
been interrupted for four
when 3.500 white workers at
Todd-Johnson Dry Docks,
Algiers, La., staged a
iin protest to hiring rif
semi-skilled boilermaker.
Th strike ended only after it
had been learned that
employment hud oeen ttrmin-
nateo and that he was leaving
the r.ly. Gutter ; ud later h-
would go to 8 .'attic to seek em¬
ployment as a boilermaker.
When Gutter reported to
Algiers shipyard for
all work stopped. John
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e-t on West Broad street in
many months, the land front¬
ing for ninety feet on West
Broad street, and extending
along Hall street for 114 feet
to Ell street, on which it fronts
90 feet.
The sellers were the heirs
FRANK D 1 X
Region Deputy No. 6 Regional Executive
, Boy Scouts of Americt
(retail arid wholesale business
field.
Iin Scouting, Mr. Stucky has
served five year,. as a volun¬
teer, reven years as a Scout Ex¬
ecutive and has been Deputy
Regional Scout Executive of the
Boy Scouts of America since
Continued on page Eight
Policy King Leaves
Estate Worth $544,500
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CHICAGO, (ANP) The es-
tate of McKissdck. McHenry
Jones, 39, whose name was fre-
quently linked to policy game
enterprises here, amounts to
$545,500. according to an in-
heritance tax return filed here
last week in county court dis-
clcped-
Jones, who was killed here in
an automobile accident o»i Ju¬
ly 22, 1944, left his wife, Joan, a
$150,000 trust fund a>; well as
a $10,000 bequest. After a
$50,000 bequest to his nephew,
Edward P. J(<nes, Jr., income
from the balance of the estate
goes to his; mother. At her
death the estate will be divided
Continued on Page Eight
of the estate of Kate G. Sim-
kms, as follows: W- Guerard
Simkins, Leona S-BrysO^, Mar¬
garet S. Eaton, and Arthur B.
Simkins.
At a later date the purcha*-
m may make further improve¬
ments to the property. Legai
matters in the transaction were
SATO
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FUTUW*
BUY BONOS
NUMBER 11
92 Div. Gives
$12,950 To !
College Fnd
New York—The 92nd Division
hi Italy sent S12.950 to tho
United Negro College Fund, and
when Thomas A. Morgan, na¬
tional chairman, announced iti
today (Monday July 30) he de¬
clared: “This is the most heart
warming gift in the 1945 cam¬
paign.’’ '■{
From Division Commander to
private in the ranks, all who
desired to participate in tho
92nd Division College Fund driva
-were given an opportunity to
do so, according to Division
Chaplain, Louis J Beasley, who
made a comment. i
Gifts from Negro units ov¬
erseas have highlighted tho
present campaign but it was
evident that the 92nd Division:
conducted a highly organized
College Fund effort.
Other contributions to'"v thei
fund from Negro, units pvesrseas
were 24 th Infantry, $4,523;”51 Ofli
Port Battalion, -$2,13,1 1887th
Engineers Aviation Battalion^'
$1,137; 435th Aviation Squad-
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DAnufininitc? ‘
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*-<AIIHUtiaiUlBIi R Ytl mi n £1 Tini!
The State Bqard Examiners
for Beauticians held the state
■examination here on July 25
and 26th. The examina¬
tion was held at Freeman’s
School of Beauty Culture.
One of the largest groups of
the year tlok the test, one him
dred and fifty two. The ap¬
prentices were mainly from
Continued on Page 8
handled by Judge Wm. Hugh
Stephens and by Marvin Gheal
Sr.
A. F. King and Son, real¬
tors, represented the purchas¬
er, while the office of J. Sulli¬
van Bond, realtors, was agenJD
for the sellers.