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YEARS OF
CONTINUOUS I
PUBLIC SERVICE
NEW PREXY
Cornelius V. Tioup, new presi¬
dent of Fort Valley State college
where he has been registrar and
professor of education since 1939.
A native of Brunswick, Ga., Mr.
Troup has attended Morris Brown,
Atlanta U., Wisconsin, Minnesota
and Ohio State, where he is a can¬
didate for a Ph. D.—(ANP.)
GA. CONFERENCE MEETS IN
BRUNSWICK NOV 28TH
'Hie Georg»u Conference of
the AJVtE church will met in
‘ Brunswick Nov. 28 at St. Paul
church. Rev. I. J. Johnson, pas
tor. Bishop W. A. Fountain
Will preside over the session*.
Asked To Reopen
"Biot” Cases On (iiiam
New York—A request that the
Navy Department reopen the case
in which 45 Negro Navy men were
convicted following a “riot” in De
cember, 1944, was made last week
by Walter White, NAACP Secre¬
tary, who was present in Guam
when the men were trie i, and who
acted a:-; defence counsel nt the
invitation of the island covnmand-
er. White's ^
letter to H. Struve Hen-
sel, Acting Secretary of the Navy,
asked not only for a reopening of
the case, but for permission foi
NAACP counsel to examine all
pertinept records.
It has been the contention of the
NAACP that the court-martial on
Guam failed to take into consid
eration the long series of attackf
which had ben made on Negro
personnel by white Marines and
others and the failure of white of¬
ficers in charge of the Negro unit
to take any steps to protect their
men. These circumstances cre¬
ated such-a feeling of desperation
among the Negroes that they
broke into a supply depot to se¬
cure weapons and ammunition
with which to defend themselves.
The NAACP contends that the
court-martial concerned itself sole¬
ly with the incidents of Decem¬
ber 24 and 26, 1944 and, like so
many military courts, adhered
strictly to the incidents at hand
and the particular violation of reg¬
ulations charged, with no attent¬
ion to the factors of prejudice,
Unfairness, and color discrimina¬
tion known to exist.
“Prior to the , so-called d.sorierz ,
letter said, “there had ) been a se !
ries of unprovoked, unchecked and
unpunished attacks on Negro ser¬
vicemen on Guam, particularly
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GOES WITH'U. N.
COLLEGE FUND
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8 Ernest E. Johnson, former
• Washington correspondent for the
^Associated Negro Press, will di-
nnnt-iniied on Pagp 8
mhe $auamt 3 ti ®
White Medics Protest Racial Bar
Cincinnati, (ANP)—The South¬
ern Medical association's ban a-
gainst the attendance of Negro
physicians at their annual con¬
vention here has been protested
by three local white doctors, ac¬
cording to a disclosure last Tues¬
day by C. P. Loranz, the associa¬
tion’s secretary-manager.
Their protest, he said, was in
the form of a telegram in which
they acknowledged an invitation
to attend the annual meeting but
noted “with distress that only
white persons may attend.”
Democracy Betrayed
Branding the color barrier a-
gainst Negro medics as undemo¬
cratic, the white doctors said:
"We would like to point out that
in this community Negro physi¬
cians enjoy full parity with white
physicians. Since your meeting
is called a victory meeting, we
feel that all groups of the Ameri
can people who have made victory
possible should be allowed to par¬
ticipate. To show racial discrim¬
ination is in our opinion contrary
to the principles of democracy for
which this war was fought and
won.”
Reveals Jim Crow
Loranz replied that “the South-
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OUTSTAMWC UWBI
Atty. Sadie T. M. Alexander of
Philadelphia, who is secretary of
he National Bar association which
is holding its annual meeting in
leveland, Ohio, Nov. 29-Deo. 1, is
ine of the outstanding lawyers of
;he country 7 . She expects this
session of the National Bar asso¬
ciation to be its best.—(ANP.)
WILLIE BAKER NEW j ;
OWNER ROOKS’
POOL ROOM 1
j
Willie Baker acquired last
week from Mrs . BLrdie Roolcs
Wheeler, ownership of Rooks'
poolroom, 507 West Broad
street.
Mr. Baker, who is a nephew
of the late Johnson Rooks who j
first opened this popular recre¬
ation parlor in 1938, returned
to Savannah last week after
having been honorably
discharged from the armed
forces with whom he served il8
months in Germany with an
armored unit.
Mr. Baker is weU experienced i !
n the business he has just i
taken ovpr. Prior ip Going
nto the army tiiree years ago, j
he was assistant manager of
the Rooks establisliment which
consisted of the poolroom pur-
chased by Mr. Baker, and the
cafe next door.
Mr. Baker who is a native of
Jacksonville, plans to make sev
oral improvements to the bus-
iness.
!
\ SILVER TEA
A -iiver tea will be given Sun :
day 4 p. nt. by the intermediate i
cla ; uf St. John Baptist
church at the home of Mrs. E. i
F. Big non. 917 E. 38th street 1
Atlanta Leads Nation In Number
Of Business Establishments
Atlanta, (ANP)—Dr. Joseph
Pierce, research director for the
,-urrent study of Negro Business- !
js and business education, address-
big the Atlanta Business Associa¬
tion last week, revealed that Geor¬
gia’s gate city leads the nation
n the number of Negro business- j
es.
Of the 3,866 businesses studied
in 12 pivotal cities scattered
throughout the nation, Dr. Pierce
declared that Atlanta Negroes op¬
erate 843 businesses, the highest
number of any city studied, with
Washington, D. (_., following with
694 businesses.
The most frequent businesses
among Negroes are restaurants
and beauty shops, Dr. Pierce .said.
The purpose underlying the
business study, the research di¬
rector stated, is to “determine ]
what the status of Negro busi- j
(ftrmtinned on pan* <D
J»«WgT
Atlanta, (ANP)—Two singers
of tho National Independent quar¬
tet, a unit sponsored by Bishop E.
D. Crocket, were fatally injured
last week in an automobile acci¬
on the highway near Way-
cross, Ga. The dead were listed
as Tony Bryant, leader, and
George Critinden, a member.
The quartet, which has traveled
the eastern half of the na¬
had left Atlanta for Jackson¬
and West Palm Beach, Flori¬
for recitals, and was return¬
to Atlanta when the accident
Other members of the
were reported injured and
at Waycross,
According to first reports, the
in which the quartet was rid¬
and a truck collided on the
Alphas To Hold Annual Convention
Chicago. (ANP)—Local Chap-1
of Alpha Phi Alpha fra tern-
have completed plans for the
convention which meets in
Dec. 27-31. Corpus
auditorium and center has
chosen as the convention
On the night of Dec. 27, a pre-
smoker will he held
the Alpha House. The first
session will be called
League
$75,000
.
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The National Urban League has
a second grant of ap¬
$75,000 from the
Education Board to
its Community Relations
for interracial social plan-
. ing. it was announced this week
y Lester B. Granger, the
UC \, Executive Secretary. The
is to lie applied over a two-
period, during which the
will complete the series
socio-economic studies being
of selected cities over the
During the first year
the Project, five cities—New
Conn., Gary, Ind.,
in, O., Houston, Tex., and Okla-
City, Okla.—have already
< :*n visited by Project surveyors
latists, with the total plan
*S ii'K some twenty indus-
\ study is now be-
,i Tulsa, Oklahoma,
YV- re » ■ i will go into
Pet* * 1 ,-r; i. on No-
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THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE THURSDAY, NOV. *2, 1845
Rev. Pinkston Swept Back
Into Office By Huge Vote
A STAR SELLS BONDS—Lena Horne, scintillating MCM star, takes
time out during the shooting ot “Zlegfeld Pollies'* to sell Victory Bonds
to MOM executives. Here she is shown on a Hollywood set selling bond."
to Arthur Freed, MGM producer of such hits as, “The Clock” and
“Meet Me in St. Louis.”
U. S. For Haitian
Troubles
Washington. (ANP)—Dr. Met-
cer Cook of Howard university for
22 months an exchange professo-
in Haiti, sought to dispel the
‘misunderstandings” that have
■ropped up alx>ut the island re
oublic and its people and thei
reported attitude toward Ameri
sin Negroes, Speaking l>efor<
the Capital Press club luncheor
last week, Dr. Cook placed blaivu
for the false impression and foi
much of Haiti’s economic difficul
ties squarely upon the shoulders
of the American government.
During the American occupation
of Haiti by marines he said, “we
established a stranglehold on the
economic life of the country. Al¬
though occupation officially ended
August 1, 1934, we have kept fi¬
nancial control through handling
everything to do with money—in¬
come and output.”
Dr. Cook named specifically the
American embassy which “pro¬
tects” American interests there,
at 10 a.m., on Dec. 28 at Corpus
Christi. From 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
a tea for the wives and lady
guests of the visiting Alpha men
will lie held at the Alpha house.
That night a closed cabaret party
will be held.
On Dec. 29 the closed Alpha I
formall tional house will be the held University at (Interna-! of!
on
Chicago campus.
Colored Employees At ASF
Have Done Creditable Job
The Savannah ASF Depot has
done a most creditable job in
CoastaI ^ m P ir e ( ity. Under
capable leadership of Major J.
jRak, efficient Maintenance colored employees
; n the division achiev-
ed a high rating for their skill
j This and willingness division performs to do a fine job.
J all _ the ’in-
chanical work for the Army
stallation. Willie Holmes is rated
j as a top notch mechanic. Holmes
bag worked at the Depot for four
years and his record shows sin-ce*
| sive promotions because of his
i keen mechanical skill. Jack Jar-
rolls, a Georgia State College
protege, is also noted as an ex-
ceptionally good mechanic. The
Junior mechanics : meriting
j rapid promotions. Among these
are Charles Brown, Paul
i and Fred Rump. Brown attend-
j o,l War Production School at
i Georgia State College, while
1 lace and Rump formerly managed
I a mechanic shop ir West
j Tile mechanics are
for the upkeep and repairs of
j various types of machinery, motor
and the financial adviser, Edwin
F. Roosevelt, although, he said,
there is no need for the
ince Haiti fulfilled it-, treaty obii-
;ation a long time ago. He add-
d that because of this, poverty is
ne of the “major factors” which
tinder development.
The professor rejected the so-
,‘alled division between the peo-
>le and the “elite.” One must
>e sure whether he is talking
about the “intellectual elite,” the
‘political elite,” the “money elite”
or the “family aristocracy,” he
said. There are no more distinc¬
tions in Haiti based upon color,
Dr. Cook added, than exits among
Negroes in Washington, 1). C.
American efforts, he declared,
have been responsible for the be¬
lief tliut Haitians and American
Ihis N egrocs condition, have nothing he concluded, in common. is J
the direct responsibility ---------------- j |
of Amer- i
ican officials and of American
policy in Haiti. |
On Dec. 30, at 11 a.m., members j
of the Fraternity will worship at |
the church of the Rev. A. Way-j
man Ward. Rev. Ward is one of
the outstanding members of the!
fraternity. At 3 p.m. a public
meeting will be held at Corpus
Christi auditorium. !
On Dec. 31, a banquet and in-
stallation of the newly elected of- i
ficers will he held at the Y. M.
j vehicles, fork lift machines, trac-
tors, bicycles, etc. The Tire Serv-
ice Repairmen are busy boys
reconversion as well as during
j and' war. WarreiT Willie Willie Jones, Jones, Jesse Jesse Mobley Mobley
Sc ,, , have put motor
I chines, tubings have" in fine lie’To condition. All tTy raa-
I have to to be c o n n s tan
greased Dumps’ s'ui'.ply and oiled "to ' to allow ' ''smoothly the
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move move
and swiftly to all points. The
; lubricators are Isaac Smalls and
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| BUY SEALS
Bus Driver
Uses Hatchet
On Soldier
Columbia, S. C„ (ANP)—Maj.
Larry E. Gaines, provost marshall
at Fort Jackson, confirmed Tues-
day the arrest Monday night of a
colored soldier, identified as Isaiah
Mack hut rank not given, on
charges ot resisting arrest,
-Mack was being held in city
| Jail pending an army investiga-
j | tion saulted into by charges bus that he was as-
a driver with u
| hatchet.
After Mock hoarded a city bus
j to return to the fort, an army of¬
ficer who was a passenger at the
time said, he was told by the
driver to get off after dropping
in his fare and enter by the rear
door. Mack is said to have a.sked
why the unusual procedure and
when he insisted upon having an
explanation, the driver retrieved
tne hatchet Lain under his seat,
.struck the s ,'uter and followed
him outside of the bus where the
army officer stepped between
them.
The officer’s statement de¬
clares false the driver’s later
charge that Muck advanced on him
with a knife, the statement being
supported further by the failure
of city officers to locate such a
knife.'
No one knows how the charges
of resisting arrest came in.
MRS. HODGE RETURNS
Mrs. Sarah Mills Hodge has
returned to the city after a
pleasant stay in Norfolk, Conn.
Mrs. Hodge Is beloved by Sa¬
vannahians because of her gen.
erosity to many Institutions of
the city, especially those for
Negroes.
I
j Dr, L. A. Pinkston, pastor of
Travelers Rest Baptist Church,
Atlanta, and president of the; !
! State Baptist Convention of
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j Only A Few Days Left To Get
Free Blood Tests and X-Rays
that no citizen in our commu¬
nity will mis* the chance of
having a free blood test and
chest X-ray during the sur¬
vey," Dr Henderson said.
A blood te-t and chest X-ruy
for every resident is just as
Only a few days for free
blood tests and chest X-rays
remain in the Savannah-
Chatham county syphilis and
tuberculosis survey,
More than 60,000 men, women
and children have availed
themselves of the opportunity!
to have free blood tests and
chest X-rays since ihe survey
got under way on October 15.
Dr. Clair A. Henderson, Sa-
vannah-Chatham county heal-
th v»» officer, vmwi, urged uigeu Negro resi-
dents who have not yet had
these important check-ups to
do so immediately. “I hope
Month
C. A. At the same time, a card
party will he given for the wives
and sweethearts at the Southside
Art center,
•
Sidney P. Brown is general con-
ven *d° n chairman. Mrs. Truman
R- Gibson Sr., is chairman of the
is’T’chtrge "•u-tivilie’
for the visiting wive* and sweet-
hearts.
TO APPEAR IN RECITAL MONDAY NIGHT
NCNW Raises
$48,000 In
Drive
w , , . .."771. .... ..
' K ’‘ * 11 '
, UnC '!. of N ^ ro Wonien
j concluded , , , , , , fruitful” three day
a
workshop here on Wednesday,
leading nationalist
W ° man eader ’ ami announced the
! kdmaIiii<),i in $48,000 of t>f a ii of drive ,irive the total whk which of ' h
■)->,iki ■ oug t to cany on th‘ ;
work of the council. j
One hundred and seventy one* l
delegates from 21 organizations
and coming from as far as Cali
fornia and Miami, were in attend-
ance at the sessions which were
hold in the auditorium of tho de- ,
paiimeiit ot l.ilxu.
1 -■ 1 FT of Lie sessions "•*
“World Community Night” when *
Mine. Vijava Lakshini Pandit,
rlm-cd famod woman that “We leader’of living India, m de- an j
are
: age where distance has been elim- j
(mated and i yet. tiiaii our minds liu* are !u far- jm J
. cipui ever.
I of the world,” she said, "can only
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Lou Swartz as Sojourner Truth
From the advance sale of
Savannahians - will turn out
large numbers to hear the
( s g ou Swarz in recital on this
Monday Evening, Novcm-
)t . r 26th The First
tional Church of which Rev. A. C.
( urtrigbt is pa,- tor will present
this (iramati( . artht in the maill
auditorium of the First African
BaptiBt Church, corner Montgom-
t , r y arl( j Julian Streets.
program will begin promptly at
8 . :J0 oVlock
Miss Swarz has been called
N(igro c ornd i a 0tis (One-woman
g how) .skinner. The Associated
fjegro Press lates lliat “Jam
Swarz ; j? . an ariigt who
(j^ r pr» ent botnet hin^p new
and beautifully artistic
in dramatics or in songs. Being
intelligent us well as versatile,
mm
YOU* , *
FUTUilf
BUT BONDS
NUMBER
ELECTED JUDGE
lion. Perry B, Jackson elected
Municipal Judge in Cleveland,
Ohio in last Tuesday’s elections.
Vice President of the National liar
Association and chairman of the
program committee for that or¬
ganization which holds its annual
meeting in Cleveland, November
29-30 and December 1, his elect¬
ion will be the occasion of jubila¬
tion among the legal fraternity. -
(ANP.)
Will Investi¬
gate Slaying
Or Veterans
John.sonville, S. C„ (ANP) -
State and other authorities launch¬
ed an investigation Monday morn¬
ing into the slaying Saturday
night of St. Claire Pressley of
Hemingway, honorably discharged
from Hie army less than one week
before, by a town officer identi¬
fied as "Parrot.”
Acting on a request from Jama
M. Hinton, stat eNAAOP presi-
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vital to Savannah and Chath¬
am county as it is to the In¬
dividual and his or her family,
Dr. Henderson? pointed out.
"Syphilis and 4Kiberculosis are
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she combines imagination, talent.
acting and singing, beauty
charm in a way that makes a-i
evening a most enjoyable one. She
is able to sway, at will, large
audiences By the power of her
dramatic„ impersonations, making
each individual in the audience
practically set and feel the in¬
visible actors in the cast. Her
artistry ....... is unbelievable until it is
witnessed.”
What Savannahians may expect
from Miss Swarz next Monday
|evening Amsterdam has been News best stated follows: Sy
as
j An entertaining treat from tart
to finish.”
J The public is ipvited
this .chamink
nre now on ale: K ei
j seats $1.00; general adm on,
j further 75c; children information, in balcony dial 2o« 53< -’os