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YEARS OF
CONTINUOUS i
PUBLIC SERVICE
LX.IV
Lionel Hampton, King of the j
Vibraharp, winner oi the Capi-
tal Press Club award for dis¬
tinguished service in music ana
race relations during 1945, and
Alice C. Browning, editor oi
Negro Story and Child Play
magazine, announce the re¬
lease of “Lionel Hamptons
►Swing Book," Monday, March
25.
This 160-page “Swing Book,’
unique in its field, published
by Lionel Hampton and the Ne¬
gro Story Press and edited try
Two Non-Coms Who Refused To
Be Jim Crowed Ordered Off Bus
Washington, D. C.
Two non-commissioned
in the United States Army
ordered off a Greyhound
in the heart of the nation's
capital by a white military po¬
liceman last Monday when
they refused to take seats in
the rear of the bus at the re¬
quest of the driver.
The two soldiers, Corporal
VI\T/ uel Foshee and Corporal
1 j>i$iard White, both of the 9th
Ordnance Training Battalion at
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.,
were returning to their station
after spending a week end with
their families In Washington.
Both men have announced
their intentions of suing the
Greyhound Bus Lines and the
NAACP legal stall' has already
accepted the case.
Boarding the bus at the Grey¬
hound Bus Terminal in down¬
town Washington early Mon¬
day morning, Corporal Foshee
took the third seat from the
front of the bus on the right
and Corporal White the fourth
seat from the front of the bus
MISS, SOLDIER 0 EATEN, FINED
JACKSON filiS
Jackson, Miss iANP> Maxie
Evans, an honorably discharged
soldier still in uniform, stopped
here to see his father, -sistei
and other relatives while t.
route to his home from camp,
was badly beaten, arrested and
fined *25 last week for criti¬
cizing a local jim crow bus.
According to reports, Evans
was seated in the jim crow
section of the bus when sever¬
al other colored passenger.,
were ordered to get up and geo-
back further, although already
occupying seats in the jim
crow section. Evans was over¬
heard comparing local bus ser¬
vice with bus service in Chica-
Continued on Page Two
Mrs. LaMoneda Buys
Hill Residence
9 Mrs. Orich Q. LaMoneda, well
*J ,wn proprietor of the Nep-
X t cafes, recently purchased
the residence of D. J. Hill, late
real estate dealer, at 704 West
36th street. The price paid is
said to have been $5,000
The house is of excellent
has ,
construction and ten rooms j
and a sun parlor H lias
garage apartments in the lane.
The house is being painted j
and redecorated. Mrs. LaMo-j
neda will occupy it in about
three weeks as her residence. -
nrawr
Alice C. Browning, will fea-
ture all current swing person-
aiities as well as give the read¬
er a background in the Story-
ville days of jazz. Basically it
gives full credit to the Negro
for his contribution. Among
those discussed or shown m:
Calloway, will be Buddy Duke Ellington, Johnson, |
|
Bradshaw, Louis Arm¬
Charlie Barnett, Benny
Louis Jordan, Walter
Dyett, Woody Herman, Hazel
Lena Horne and scores
others.
COLLEGE FOUNDERS DAE
Atlanta, March 11. The six¬
ty-first founders day celebra¬
tion of Morris Brown College
was held here Sunday, Dr. W.
A. Fountain, Jr, president;
Bishop W. A. Fountain, Sr.,
chancellor.
Representatives from the dif¬
ferent conferences in the state
were present, ministers and
laymen in large numbers. Prof.
Daniel T. Grant, principal ol
the high school at Thomaston,
was the alumni speaker, and
President J. H. Lewis of Wil-
berforce University, the Payne
Seminary department, gave a
strong messaage on founder’s
day at 10 a. m.
The missionary department
was represented by Mrs. J. A.
Fountain, state missionary sup-
■ oonr.uiued on one e 7>
TO PRESENT “THE
PEASANT OF GALILEE’
Monday and Tuesday
Ai City Auditorium
m
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REV. RALPH MARK GILBERT
The stage is all set, and
curtain will rise on the pro -
duction of the latest play to
come from the pen of Savan-
nah’s religious
which ' wil] bp presented from
tlu . stage ol U)e Municipal Am-
ditorium when Ra i ph Mark
Gilbert - S « The p easa nt of Gall-
-———-1-r;--I- Continued on Pag© t
Defense For Tennessee
Rioters
New York Upon his return
here March 6 from Tennessee,
where he had conducted a first
hand investigation of the Co¬
lumbia, Tennessee, riot Febru¬
ary 26-28, Walter White, the
NAACP secretary, announced
that plans for a defense of all
Negroes arrested and charged
with an offense would be
speedily arranged by NAACP
attorneys.
Mr. White also stated that
every pressure would be brought
to bear to secure the arrest and
conviction of the real culprits,
the mob members who stoned
the jail February 26. and the
state highway patrolmen and
militiamen who violated the
rights of citl _
He said that there was
that patrolmen and
members had stolen
property, because while all cit¬
were barred from the Ne-
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HOME AFTER 45
MONTHS SERVICE
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Captain Arthur Dwight re¬
turned home last week on ter¬
minal leave after having served
three years and nine months
in the armed forces, 22 months
of which were spent in the
Aleutian Islands as a member
of the 364th Infantry.
While in the states he served
as athletic officer of his out¬
fit and in the Aleutians zone
he was personnel officer.
Prior to entering the armed
forces Capt. Dwight was a
teacher at Haven Home school.
He is the son of Mrs. Mattie }
Franklin of 508 East Anderson
street.
VFI MEMBER
SHIP SHOWS
Another large group of World
War 11 foreign service veteran,.
was obligated into membership
by Vance Allison Post, No.
1 2933. the local affiliate of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars of
the United States, at its P&gu-
monthly meeting held on
Wednesday night of last week
its c * ul) rooms Masonic Tern-
P* e West, Gwinnett street.
The * adure of Negro veter-
ans to a PP>y for benefits en-
*-**icd them because of service in
armed forces was criticis
ed a means of acquainting
Continued on page 2
SUMTER WMM CLUB CUDNOL HOLDS
BIG SPRING MEE TING
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TO HEAR AEA.
VOTE CASE
Birmingham (ANPi —
“William P. Mitchell Vote De¬
nial case,’’ brought against
Macou County Board of Regis¬
trars, Tuskegee, is scheduled
for hearing April 8 before tne
United States Circuit Court of
Appeals in New Orleans,
ln a 53-page brief, filed by
Arthur D. Shore, Birmingham
lawyer; William H. Hastie,
Washington, D. C., dean of the
Howard University law school,
and Thurgood Marshall,
York, special counsel for the
NAACP, the attorneys for
appellant set forth the
upon which they seek a
sal of the unfavorable
of Judge Kennamer of the
S. Middle District court In Oc
tober, 1945.
Mitchell alleges that
members of the Macon
of Registrars on July 5,
wrongfully refused to
him solely because of h»s
Continued on page 2
SMS JIM CROW NUT KILLED
IN NEW ARMY POLICY
New York The new army
p 0 n C y 0 n the use of Negro
troops is a step forward, but
‘“does not abolish segregation
in the army” said the NAACP
in an official statement Marcn
7 j
“The new policy provides for j
jim crow platoons instead oi!
jim crow divisions,’ the state-!
ment eventually said. Negro “It also officers states that arej j
expected to command thp N*. !
gro units. There is some ref-
erence to spacialists and tech-,
nicians being used according to;
their ability, but the
body of the recommendation..
THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE THURSDAY. MARCH 14, IMG
Name Leading Students In
Beach-Cuyler Hi. School
According to a report releas-1
ed this week the fading stu¬
dents in Beach-Cuyler high
school for the first six weeks
of the second semester are as
follows:
Senior high—Minnie Patrick,
10B. 92; John Blackshear, 11B,
91; Dorothy Mae Hill, 10A3, 90;
Dorothy Mclver, 10A1. 91; Vi¬
enna Thorn, 10A, 90; Dorothy
Collins, 12A, 91; Jessie Collier.
12A, 91; Veronica Cook, 12A, 9U;
Janette Wilson, 12A, j;0.
Junior high Arthur Craw¬
ford, 9A4. 93; Raymond
Knight, 9A4, 93; Frances
Wright, 9A1. 91; Ella Mane-
Law, 9B2, 92; Undine Harris,
9A1, 90; Ernestine Maynor, 9A1,
9*3; Evelyn Grant, 9A1, 90; Re-
thel Gould, ?9B2, 90; Lillie My¬
ers, 9B2, 90; James Densler,
8A3, 92; Johnnie Campbell, 8A3.
90; Bettye J. Snype, 7B1, 91;
Miller, 8A1. 90; Lillian
7A3, 91; Dorothy Rob¬
7A3, 90; Alan Walker,
91; Ruth Johnson, 8A.
Frances Wright, 9A, 92. i
MURDER OF EX-SAILOR TIPS
S. C. LYNCH REPORT
Elko, S. C. iANPI—T he slay¬
ing of Navy Veteran Raymond
Reed. allegedly by in-laws,
held In custody by the Barn¬
well county sheriff, tipped oil
the widespread report of a
lynching here. Sheriff Jell
Black said Monday.
Sheriff Black’s explanation of
circumstances surrounding the
death of the 30-year- old vet¬
eran whose lifeless body was
found at dawn Thursday
morning dangling from a rope
strung to a crudely construct¬
ed cross a few feet from the
town's principal highway, was
with his an¬
of the arrest of
persons, held on suspicion
murder.
Doris Reed, estranged wile
the dead man; her 63-year-
mother, Eliza Roland, and
brothers, Jack Roland. 32,
Continued on page 2
Americus, Mar. 4 The
Sumter County 4-IJ Council
held its spring quarterly meet-
.,ng Saturday morning ip the
auditorium of Staley . high
school with Bobbie Snead,jpryl-
ident of the State 4-H
council, presiding. This was the
initial program ushering in tin:
activities of 4-H Clubbers in
the observance of National 4-II
Club Week. March 2-10.
In attendance were many oi
the rural teache/rs, 4-H
advisers, community leaders,
rural preachfers and 4-H club¬
bers from practically all of the
4-H Clubs of Planter county.
An interesting program was
rendered. including music,
games and addresses. Plans
Continued on page 2
RABBI vAmirrDMlK Y UU NlttnlVIAn
JQ SPEAK APR. 7
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At . First r . Congregational - . .
Church
__
Rabbi Louis Youngerman,
wd o was scheduled to be
speaker at the First Congrega-
tionai church Sunday, March
11 ■ has been forced t( > P° st ‘
P° ne hls comin . e until
A P nl7 , ' at 6 - 00 P-“j_ Tb fJ >ub '
lie is i invited _ ii j i to hear him
that time, for he has a
sage which Is greatly
has to do with the
of s id separate Negro
under Negro officers, for
ice in the army. Although
is stated that Negro
will be accepted and
the same as white officers, it
apparent that they will be
pendent for promotion
the openings .available in
called Negro units,
“As the report states, and
Secretary Patterson has
Hus is merely a step
integration. It is by no
integration and will not
Continued on Page Two
HERE TO STIMULATE
REGISTRATION
O. E. McKaiue, field repre¬
of the Southern Con¬
for Human Welfare, is
Continued on page 2
Tells Audience The Birth Of
A Mew South Is Beginning
NEW YORK ITS NEGRO < I
¥
The recent appointment oi
Vernon Riddick as a justice
by Mayor William O’Dwyer,
brought New York city's Negro
judges to 7 and their salaries
to Over $85,000 annually.
Justice Francis E Rivers oi
the City Court is the highest
paid oi the seven, receiving
*J7,500 in his yearly pay check.
The only woman among the
seven is Justice Jane Bolin ol
the Court ol Domestic Rela¬
tions, whose salary is *12,000.
Justices Myles Paige of the
Special Sessions Court and Hu¬
bert Delaney of the Court oi
Domes tic Relations also receive
$12 ,ooo per annum
The two New York
judges who were first to serve
on the bench, Justices
S. Watson and Charles L,
ey, each receives *10,840
VETS ELECT
FEME
OFFICERS
At the meeting of the World
War II Veterans Association
held at Beach high school, the
following permanent officers
were elected. Maj I J. l-
kins, president; Groover Eu¬
banks, vice president; Isaac E
Eaten. Jr., recording secretary;
Bull* Bellinger, treasurer; E s-
gar O. Prince, financial secre¬
tary; Clifford O Ryals, clerk
of order; James Pinkney,
Continued on page 2
A SON
Jeremiah, II, Is the name
given to the son born March 2
to Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah Mid¬
dleton of Southover Junction.
Mrs. Middleton, before her
marriage, was resident oi
Milieu.
COUNTY TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
TO BET CHARTER MARCH 22.
CHAPLAIN BLAKE
RETURNS HOME
J0
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lli
i
su
The above is Chaplain C. C
Blake, a former resident of
vannah and a staunch
of St. Philip AME cured,
(Charles and West
streets,) who returned home
from overseas.
He attended Georgia State
College and is a graduate
Morris Brown College and Tur-;
ner Theological Seminary, 1941
1,(1 4 respectively
’I he chaplain entered the
service October 29, 1943. He '•
served at Camp Campbell, Ky..
and Ft iiauchuea. Arm., us •
~i r Sir
of operations, where he was
wounded. While overseas he
was in two buttles. !
On his return to the United !
States he was stationed at
Camp Edwards and Ft. Devens,
Mass.
He is the husband oi the for¬
mer Miss Lottie L. Morgan, the
daughter of Mrs. Hattie Mor-
Continued on page 2
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GRAHAM JACKSON, noted
i musician, entertained the In¬
i ternational Monetary Confer¬
j ence ilr :s and guests at a
dinner gr > n bj the Savannah
! Chamber oi Commerce Mr
Jackson flew here from Atlan¬
ta to play for the guests who
were assembled in the Hag-
NUMBER :'.Z
The Chatham County Negro
Teachers Association will have
a full agenda for the monthly
I meeting on March 22 at, 7
j o’clock at the West Broad streets
| U30.
| Miss Dorothy I. Ury will givo
I a short talk on the subjc
j .v,
“Health Education.” The com-,
j J mittee distribute on the tickets spring soiree will
to be .sold by
] the members.
The election of delegates to
the annual Georgia Education¬
al ana Teachers’ Association
convention to be held April 12
and 13 in Albany, will be nam¬
ed. >
j nating The appointment committee of a nonri-
will be made.
I This committee will report on a
| slate of officers who will serve
j during the 1940-1947 school
j term at the April meeting,
A report will be made show-
in 8 the progress In having tho
issue of the bulletin (Reflec-
tori ready by May 1.
The president plans to pro-
sent at the meeting a charter
Association showing that the
local organization is now our
of the seven such organizations
hi the state having an affiliat-
°cl membership in the NEA.
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DK. ALICE W. McKANE
tflLj rvirc In ihl DUjI R/TCT/lJU UN
" —
She Was Savannah's
Dr ’ Ahce Woodby McKan °
dled , Tuesday of last week at
her ho,T,p ln B,,ston - Mass - she
had been ailing for the past
two years, but with that de¬
termined spirit she generally
displayed, persevered to the
end.
Through the influence of
Miss Lucy C. Laney, she was
Continued on t * b #« 7
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Orangeburg, S. C. The 50th
anniversary celebration of
South Carolina State College
got off to an auspicious start
here founder’s day, March 3,
when Dr. D. L. Witherspoon,
founder’s day speaker, address¬
ing a capacity audience, de¬
clared that “the birth of a new
South is beginning.”
Dr. Witherspoon, a promi¬
nent alumnus of South Caro¬
lina State College and secre¬
tary-treasurer of the Pension
Board of the African Metho-
Continued on page 2
bedecked di»ing room of tlsei
DeSoto hotel. His program ; on-
sisted of the Rational anthem*
of ail 1 nations re oft sen led at*
the conference. Secretary of!
the Treasury Fred M. Vinson
and Governor Ellis Am a: of!
Georgia were the main speak*
ers for the evening.