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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 Continued on Page 8 GOES WITH'U. N. COLLEGE FUND j J L | 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- Continued on Page 8 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 . YlT ___ 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- , nnnt.lniiMi on oaee Eigtit 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 ’ move move and swiftly to all points. The ; lubricators are Isaac Smalls and fontlniiert on Page Eight C pro suit out of Jfl f j | 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 ’ _ Continued on Puge 8 I i 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 CuuUnueti un Page 8 *•. 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- Conttnued on page Eight 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 Continued on page 2 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