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above are scenes from
last week in
tribute was paid the
J. Gall on the occasion
twenty-fifth year in the
priesthood. Father Gall is
pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic
church on west 36th street.
Native of Storm Lake, Iowa,
Father Gall w-ent at the age of
six to Alsace, France, native
land of his parents. After
Negro Ministers Ask White Ministers 1
In Keeping Boledo Suppressed
The Negro ministers, in a
concerted effort to keep the
boledo gambling game suppress¬
ed, have appealed to the wh'.te
ministerial union for its sup¬
port. The request for aid to
keep the lid permanently on
tills cancerous gambling device
was carried this week to the
Savannah Ministerial Union by
the Rev. Ralph Mark Gilbert
as the representative of the
Colored Ministerial Union.
The Rev. Ernest Risley, pres¬
ident of the union, who pre¬
sided. told Dr. Gilbert that he
felt assured the boledo racket
had been put out for a long
time to come. He expressed
on* behalf of the union that
full co-operation will be given
in keeping down the racket and
in fighting it should it appear
in Savannah again.
Dr. Gilbert in presenting h‘s
appeal for help in continuous
suppression of the game said
it "preys on the illiterate • • ■
who spend up money needed
for other purposes trying to
get something for nothing.”
He pointed out that boledo
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W. W. II Vets Mass Meeting
Sunday Afternoon
REV. A. C. CURTRIGHT
Speaker
The World War H Veterans’
Association will present the
first of a series of mass meet¬
ings at Asbury M. E. ehurch on
Sunday afternoon, May 12, at
a •in
study there, at Maestriuht,
Holland, and Lyons, France, he
was ordained a priest in 1921.
He served as languages teacher
at Clermont and Haguenan in
France before coming to
America 15 years ago to do
mission work among Negroes.
He has been in Savannah 13
years, during which time his
church has grown from 59
Senate Confirms Hastie
(iovernor Virgin Islands
Episcopal Church Approves Equal Rights
For Negro Clergy and Laymen
Washington (ANP> — William
H. Hastie was confirmed by
the United States Senate late
Wednesday and becomes the
first Negro governor in the his¬
tory of the United States. In
one of the most unusual cases
of its kind, the Senate sub¬
committee holding hear.ngs on
the presidential nomination
laid itself open to sharp cri¬
ticism because of the dilatory
and delaying tactics of recal¬
citrant southern ■ senators op¬
posed to the naming of a Ne¬
gro to such a high post. For
weeks they baited Hastie, seek¬
ing to throw him off his guard
and bring confusion into the
already confused issue.
But Mr. Hastie, skilled in the
art of parrying and legal tac¬
tics. refused to be led into the
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RT. REV. MIDDLETON S.
BARNWELL, who suggested
equal rights for Negro Epis¬
copalians.
Deputy Sheriff Shoots At Assailant;
Seriously Wounds Bystander
ing sponsored by Asbury's
Men’s Club and the Civic Com¬
mittee of the Veterans’ orga¬
nization, w r hich consists of
James Pinkney, chairman; Eu-
lie Bellinger, Edgar O. Prince,
Groover Eubanks, H. Leake
and T. J. Hopkins.
The principal speakers will
be Rev. A. C. Curtright, pastor
of First Congregational church,
and Principal M. G. Haynes of
Beach-Cuyler high school. Both
speakers will lecture on the
subject. “Why Negroes Shou’d
Register and Vote,” followed
by an open discussion on “Cit¬
izenship and Unity of the Ne¬
gro Voter.”
The veterans are mapping
out a program designed to
instruct all citizens in the
proper use of the ballot.
Every veteran of the city and
representative of every relig¬
ious. educational, business,
civic and labor organization
have been invited to attend
SCHOLARSHIP CON¬
TEST AT SSSS CENTER
Promoted by Rev
Jerome DelPino
On Monday night, May 20.
ten of the most promising, am¬
bitious and alert students of
Beach-Cuyler h gh school and
Georgia State College will par¬
ticipate in one of the most col¬
orful and exciting educational
contests that has ever been
presented in the city of Sa-
j vannah.
The contestant receiving the
j greatest number of votes hi
connect’on with the 'highest
sale of admission tickets shall
be declared the winner and
awarded a scholarship to any
institution of their choice.
The contestants are Mes-
f r ;
REGISTRATION CASE BE
HEARD NEXT THURSDAY
—Photo By
communicants to 235 and the
school from 150 students
254.
In the upper picture the ban¬
quet scene in the recreation
center of the 36th street
is shown, while in the
picture is a portion of the ves-
try boys assembled with
Gall in their midst and
high church dignitaries.
Following an address by the#
Rt. Rev. Middleton S. Barnwell, *
bishop of Georgia, before the
annual session of the Episcopal
Diocese of Georgia, meeting
here this week, in which he
advocated equal rights for Ne¬
gro clergymen and laymen in
the convention, the organiza¬
tion went on record Wednesday
as unanimously approving this
provision. The resolution sup¬
porting the suggestion was
presented by Rev. F. Bland
Tucker, D. D., rector of Christ
Church.
In speaking of the sugges¬
tion to give the Negro equal
rights in the Georgia conven¬
tion, Bishop Barnwell stated
that of all the diocese and
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THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE THURSDAY, HAft ,0, 1946
The hearing of the bill in
equity against Chatham Coun-
ty Tax Collector John L. Ca¬
bell, brought by Dr. J. W. Ja-
merson, Jr., and a group of Ne-
gro citizens, claiming that he
was using repressive methods
against Negroes who attempt¬
ed to register as voters, will
be heard before Judge Frank
M. Scarlett In the United States
District Court here Thursday,
May 16.
At the same time a subse¬
quent petition brought by the
same group to force the tax
collector to make his registra¬
tion records available for pub¬
lic inspection, will be heard.
This action was brought about
by the fact that at the time
the petition was filed Dr.
Jainerson et al claimed there
should be at least 7,000 Negro
names on the county’s regis-
ration list instead of the 3,000
claimed by the tax collector.
In the suit in equity, it was
claimed by the petitioners,
among other things, that be¬
fore a Negro was allowed to
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Because he seriously wound¬
ed an innocent bystander Fri¬
day n'ght when he shot at an
assailant, James Smith, Negro
deputy sheriff employed by the
Silver Moon cafe, was taken
into custody immediately fol¬
lowing the shooting by the city
police and is be ng held pend¬
ing the condition of ■ the
wounded man. t
The shot‘ng took place in
front of Ihe Dunbar hotel on
West Broad street about nine
o’clock in the evening and the
bystander who was shot was
Green McTier, a Pullman por¬
ter, who lives at the Dunbar
hotel and had just left the front
door of the hotel and stepped
on the sidewalk when the bul¬
let from Smith’s gupn struck
him in the arm and entered
his body. He was rushed to
Charity hospital, where it was
/ . \
To Reorganize Democratic
Club
A meeting has been called at
St. Philip AME church, Charles
and West Broad streets, for
Friday afternoon, May 10, at 6
o'clock, at which time the reg¬
istered voters of Chatham
county will reorganize the
Democratic club.
The pastors of all churches
and the heads of all organiza¬
tions in the county are re-
quested to send delegations to
represent them. All qualified
Negro voters, both men and
women, who are Democrats arc
invited to be present.
An interesting program has
been arranged. The meeting
will be called to order by Rev.
H. W. Murph; invocation by
Rev. W. C. Davis; five minute
talks by John W. McGlockton,
‘‘Registration;” Walter S. Scott,
Sr, ‘‘Party Affiliation;” Jesse
Sherman, ‘‘Politics and Labor;”
Rev. N. E. Holscy, “Responsi¬
bility of Citizenship;” Dr. E. J.
Smith. “Value of Unity;” T J
Hopkins, “Veteran’s Idea of
Voting," and Sidney A. Jones,
“Power of Organization.”
Special musical numbers will
intersperse the speaking. Dr.
Ralph Mark Gilbert will pre¬
side as temporary chairman.
XJL©.IV A ^1^ VjltlllCllV'J' V
For G. I.
New York On the 8th of
January, 1946, the NAACP
through the association’s as-
sistant special counsel. Frank¬
lin H. Williams, submitted a
petition for clemency and brief
to the Secretary of War in be¬
half of General Prisoner
Arnold, ASN 34753003,
ly attached to the 428th
ical Battalion.
Arnold, a Negro, had
tried and convicted by a Gen
feral Courts-Martial sitting
the ETO for violation of
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COLLEGE MAY DAY
CELEBRATION
An Outstanding And
Gala Event
One of the most
events of the spring season
the celebration of May day
W lcox gymnasium at
State College. The Big
organization of the college,
der the direction of E. R.
kett, culminated their
ties of the year by
this event.
The coronaton march
preceded by a
from the Powell
school. The queen. Miss
Scantling, and her lovely
tendants. Juanita
Alma Pierce, Elizabeth
Nellie Williams, o,ep
Gov Arnall Tells Georgia White
Primary Is Gone
Atlanta, iNNPAi Governor
Ellis Arnall told State Demo¬
cratic leaders last Thursday
that under the law the white
Democratic primary in Georgia
is gone and that any man not
willing to uphold the law is not
worthy of democratic citizen-
ship
“Let’s be honest about it,”
he told the State Democratic
executive committee. “Let’s
not run from the quacks who
would confuse the issue. Let’s
not be afraid of the dema¬
gogues.”
Earlier the committee declin¬
ed to consider a resolution re¬
questing a special session of
the legislature to consider
question of Negro voting in the
primary this year. The reso¬
lution wus offered by Roy V.
Harris of Augusta, speaker of
the House, recently defeated
for reelection as a House mem¬
ber in a county primary in
which Negroes voted for the
lust, time.
Thousands of Negroes have
registered over the state since
the federal court rulings up-
held their right to ballot in the
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I)r. Crowd Dray [At Thrills^Large Mass Meeting
\ The main auditorium of St.
! Philip AME church, Charles
and West Broad streets, was
nearly filled last Sunday af¬
ternoon for the Alpha Phi Al¬
pha educational mass meeting.
Dr. Wm. H. Gray, president of
Florida A. and M College,
thrilled the audience from
start to finish with his address
i in which he stressed registra-
t on and the proper use of the
ballot. Remarks by Dr, R. M.
Gilbert and J. W. McGlockton
were well received, also. Mu¬
sic by the Beach-Cuyler Senior
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—Photo By Fraug
Prominent Personages iri
last week's Youth Celebrcu
tion sponsored by the lo¬
co/ NAACP Yout h Council
Top, left, tiie executive com
I mittee of the NAACP Youth —
I council which had charge ol
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Atty.
Speaks Here
Sunday
Attorney Austin T. Walden of
atate president of the
clUzens Dempcratlc club aud
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N. A. A. C P. Conference To
Meet In Cincinnati In June
New York The NAACP an¬
nual conference will be held in
Cincinnati’s Emery Auditorium
June 26-30. A feature of the
conference will be the presen¬
tation to Thurgood Marshall,
NAACP special counsel, of the
coveted 31st Spingarn Medal
lor outstanding achievement
Robert W. Kenney, Jr., attor¬
ney general of California, will
mike the presentation.
Bottom representatives ot
the .WM local Boy Scouts muuw troops j
who took a prominent part ini
NUMBER 3d
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Dona-
tions For
Nursery
The Associate Committee for
Negro Nurseries announces the
receipt of the following con¬
tributions toward the Fellwood
Nursery during the past week:
Men’s Club of St. Matthew’s
church, .$10,00; Ezra Consis¬
tory No. 27, $15.00; Prince Hall
Chapter No. 258, OES, $500,
(third payment); and St. Phil¬
ip Monumental AME church,
Rev. W. C. Davis, pastor, $16.00.
Prince Hall Chapter No, 258,
O. E. S., with Mrs. Matilda
Washington as matron, has
pledged to give $5.00 monthly
for an Indefinite period. It is
hoped that more organizations
will catch this fine spirit. The
committee appreciates all con¬
tributions.
Aky church that feels it
can’t get along without tricks,
ought to close its doors aud re¬
sort to politics.
The keynote address Wed¬
nesday night, June 26 by Ar¬
chibald J. Carey, Jr., of Chica¬
go, will be a review of the ac¬
complishments of the NAACP,
sounding the keynote for fu¬
ture action. Charles H. Hous¬
ton, Washington, former mem¬
ber of the President’s Commit¬
tee on Fair Employment Prac¬
tices, will speak Thursday;
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Top, right.
Thornton luoruroiiR ,h .(left), t 1 h j, and ai
ZeJona M’nes (right/