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MEMBERS OF THE ElUB VISI1 UNION BAG COMPANY
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Left to right—J. H. Blount, It. W. Gadsden, It. M. Sin t ., Leonard Law, rersonnel dr ctor Jcl’ferson, fo r the colored employees; Louis Rev. Ponder, A. C. J. C'urlnght, W. McGlockton, John j j
JI,nes, Dr. J. W. Jamerson, t-r„ Frank Ca’len, three employees of the bag company, J. 0 Mose Jackson, St
president of the Hub; Walter Bogan. S. Sams, J. H. Johnson, C. W Joyner. J. 11. Warrck, G. W. Manns, Dr. J. \X. Jamerson, Jr„ and W. S. Scott. Samuel
William', photographer and member of the club, was also present and snapped the picture.
The above picture shows the
members of the Hub, one of
the city’s most progressive and
wide-awake civic organizations,
as they l'ned up Wednesday af¬
Negro Vote Increasingly
Independent, Says White
CHICAGO, 111., Sept.
Keynoting the Conference
Progressives with Henry
genthau, Jr., Harold L.
and Philip Murray, held
Chicago today, Walter
executive secretary,
urged that the groups
sen.ed at the conference
‘‘everything in our power to
that an intell'gent and
Congress is elected . . .”
Speaking as an
but also as a Negro
Mr. White said that
the fact that Negroes, and
pecial.y . _ Negio T , . ,
ve ran ,
^'dthle 'sadistic' *
. edible s mob
during recent months the
gro shares none of the
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CMEs io Btdld^SOO.OOO Memphis
Hospital at
the college ot 0 shops worttlhg
jointly with a commission ap¬
pointed by the CME general
conference last May, approved
plans for the building of a new
$500,000 Collins Chapel hospit¬
al, here last week. The pro¬
posed building will accomodate
145 patients, include a gradu-
ate nurse department and
nish practice to internes.
Funds, totaling $425,000 on
deposit in the bank, represent
contributions by interested
izens. Cash donations and sub-
scriptions among Negroes total-
ed $125,000, while white citi-
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ENDS TWENTYFOUR YEARS IN BUSINESS
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The above picture shows Jo-
se ph Butler in his tire repair
business. 520 West Broad street,
which he has operated for the
past twenty-four years.
Mi. Butiei, who learned the
tire xeuaii Dubiii.uj>& m
lie Was a mere lad,
auantum Sributr.
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the Union Bag and Paper Cor
portion, where they went on
a tour of inspection. This was
ihe second of a series of tours
to the leading industrial plants
the
Probe Report Police Beat
Woman Member “Wings
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MEMPHIS — iANPi—R epor.s
G f an alleged polce attack
a woman member of the inter-
nationally famous Wings
| Jordan choir were circulated
here last week, but without
confirmation by E. F.
J director of the musi-
< a i aggregation.
M;gs Haze i Morris, the wo-
man reported t0 have been lore-
ed into a police squad car fol-
]q an investigation of
stolen watf ^^ ^lo/jal X.WCA
! is from Cleveland. Miss Mor-
Savannah Pharmacy
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The Savannah Pharmacy •
added another store to its cha n
this week when it took over
the Boaen drug store, West:
Broad and consummated Henry streets. Tue„— Thej J
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new stQre which is l0 _
j ca t e( } brings a t a most to four advantageous! the num-1
S p 0 t. operated j
of drug stores by
the Savannah Pharmacy Its.
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at Randolph and Oglethorpe
an d Augusta road and Eagle
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launched out here in business
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for h ' mse lf on October l 1922
and hrough n-nrirA«n.hm his unusual effi-
,,, nfV in workmanship and
studious- appl-cation to his
work has built up one of the
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club, the first having been
i made about a month ago to .he
P^of the Southern BeU Telc-
|„„„„ pany.
After a tour of the plant,
ris was one of two female
members of Wings Over Jordan 1
choir questioned by police
about the watch, which was la-
ter found, YWCA residents stat-
ed I
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Rescnung ben g d ti ,
abou the
Morris is sa d to have become
by the policeman’s'
questions and to have told him'
that Sht* Nas not accustomed
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Home Stoned
for lliiviiiii Negro Ruddy as (juest
CHICAGO (ANPi—An irate
all-white mob stoned the home
of a white veteran here last
week for having his Negro army
buddy as h s house guest.
Upon learning that Lt. Ever-
ett Batcher was a guest m the
Auburn park home of L • and
Mrs. Rice Carruthers, the land¬
lady posted a sign that read,
•Nigger, move on." on. Further tur n
ant -Negro agita ion is sac o
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j h ave been promoted by the Au-
j burn Park Improvement asso-
iciation, a ghost organization
1 of restrictive covenant, advo-
j ca es, through letters that
! ed the community to take ac-
jton ! Lt. Carruthers against the met Carrutherses. L Batch-
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I er while the two were engaged
i in f gh ing fascism on the bat-
I tlef‘elds He invited his Negro
1 friend to h s home while vW>
{ i ing city here. Sunday, Lt. but Batcher trouble left for the Lt.
| and Mrs. Carruthers did not
lend.
i A composed of low sal-
iaried white-collar workers, ga-
thered in front of the Carruth
{ ers’ home Wednesday
to yell threats of "let’s lynch
th e nigger lover’ and burl
{bricks through windows of the
j Ca PoIice " uth ers’ responded residence.
0 a call from the veteran and
j the mo ° was dispersed Act-
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THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1946
conducted by Leonard Law, di¬
rector of Negro personnel, and
:hree workers in his office, the
group had a conference with
Kirk Sutlive, general personnel
director of the plant, In which
Urban League Fellowship •
Winners Announced
NEW YORK Five National
Urban League Social work iel-
towslllp winners were announc-
ed , th.s week u u by Eugene „ Kmc- in „
kle Jones, the organization’s
general secretary. Tlie i.m first u.«
Adam Hat award of $1,200 lor
work at the New York School
of Social Work was received by
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M rs. A i dena b. Runnels, assist-
ant to the executive of the
Portland i Oregon) Urban Lea-
gue. The joint National-Pitts-
burgh urban League fellowship
for the School of Appl’ed Sci-
ences, university of Pittsburgh,
has been assigned to Miss
abeth B Jackson ’ assistant ln
ASKS * 1 ¥1 1 OF
Member On
Board
NEW YORK President Tru¬
man has been asked by the
United Negro College Fund to
give assurance that a
will be named to the Board of
Foreign Scholarships, and that
"safeguards” against
nation will be established in
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p “f eI » ent ^rvice Air.erican j
pj Friends ladelphia Service Committee, |
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The second joint National-,
Pittsburgh Urban League fel -1
lowship for study in the de -1
parment u{ soc . o l 0 gy at the
university of Pittsburgh, has
beeu assigned to James E-
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| the National Capital Housing J
Au thority of Washington, D. C.
M j S 8 Agnes Anthony, assistant
director of the South Broad
gtre et USO Club, Philadelphia,
was awaidt .ci the Anthony Be-
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nezct grallt of $ 1,200 for study
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Park Jim Crow j
Results In j
$10,000 Suit
CLEVELAND, O. <ANPt A
*10,000 suit for assault and bat¬
tery filed by M'ss Jessie Cole-
jin man is the latest development
what has become a City-
wide effort to break down dis-
crimination in one of Cieve-
j land’s two amusement parks,
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More Personal Tax Cost Refund
Now Ready For Distribution
j J The sec0 nd installment of
refun d of costs which were as-
sessed against persons who
pa d their delinquent taxes at
| the court house have been re-
! , ce : ved by Attorney Aaron Kra-
y . ch from John j Bouhan in
^ amQunt Qf $22 50 The pen .
, t Jg gaid was , based Q n
year! ,, back taxes
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There were approximately 500 j
applications for these refunds
made by Attorney Krav teh.
w ho represents the apphean s. ,
The money received by him
this week for d stribution to
the eight applicants who were
approved by the tax collector
range n amounts from St 00
0 $ 4.00
Mr. Kravitch wishes those
i whose names appear below to
call at his off ce, suite 14.
commercial Building, and get
I their checks:
j Rebecca Barnes, *1.00; Thom-
as jenkins, $3.00: Elugene John-
s on. $2 00; Lucretia Marks,
$3 50 ; Prince Rivers, $1.50:
.Walter Thomas. *4.00; Paul
w Ison. $3 50; WeJey Young.
54.00
j Attorney Kiaviteh is also
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many matters of vital impor¬
tance to the Negro employee::.
of the plum were gone into.|
As a result of this conference,!
Negro employees wUl now be al-,
towed to take membership in
tlie company's credit union.
BEAUTIFUL NEW SODA
SHOP OPENS
At West Broad and
Gaston Streets
Dave’s Is the name of the
new soda shop which will have
its formal open ne tomorrow
(Friday'■ This ultra-modern
drink emporium is located at
the northeast corner of We ^
^'Sprately fmmi.shll'and L
one of tbe most, beautifu 1 places
0 f its k nd in the city,
Its location in the heart of
the Nesro business and theat-
™ al a^antageous^pot
t and its
u itra-streaml ned facilities will
enable it to serve an ur.usual.y
large number of pa roils with
m uch efficiency and despatch
from serving all kindiS of foun .
j a j n dr i nks and ; C e cream, will
special ze in light lunch;s and
an especially attract.ve d nner,
^ ttP :ng featurRd lrom
t Q j 2
j n add it,’ on to the lunches,
barbecue and drinks, a cm-
!®f cigars •
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offered . ,_ tor sale -
The estabPshmcnt is stafted
by an espec:ally tra’neri per-
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VIOLENCE FLARES AT
COLUMBIA' TRIALS
LAWRENCEBURG, T e h u
Sept 26. -Like a dark
the threat of violence hangs
over the Lawrenceburg court¬
house where 25 Negroes are on
trial for "attempted murder”
during the February "riots" In
Columbia. Tennessee. As feel-
ings rise and tempers erupt,
the possibility of violence is as-
suming serious proportions
That the situation is fraught
with explosive elements was
evidenced last week when At¬
torney General Paul Bumpus,
furious after having been cor-
rected by Dr. Leon Ransom.
jjAACP defense lawyer, before
m01e , ian ' " arguing . iavm-
prs - klansmen and other town
told Maurice Wea-
Dr. Ransom’s associate,
"if that s. o. B contra-
me aga'n, I’m going to
a chair around his g — d
—head.” Later, on Septem¬
24, the trial was brought
a nearly violent climax, as
Weaver charged that the
from a Negro wit¬
was secured by intimida-
nnri dncl fermr l0ir01 ‘ ana and Bumpus Hum mis
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Woman Beaten by White
Then Thrown in Jail
500 Petition For Better I
Health Conditions |
The health study group' pre¬
on Tuesday of last week
the health department a pe¬
containing over 500 sig¬
of persons living in the
N. Y. National Guard
Flayed
Nine 4 Year Colleges Now
Compose S. E.I.A. Conf.
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LINCOLN FRL 6 HM 4 N CLAbbw-Above is a segment o| the largest freshman class in tb
history of Lincoln University, the oldest inaUtutip* in tfch United States for thr hisher edit"
j cation rtf Negroes. Historir Lincoln has admitted from scores of applications, the best Indk; *clT’
i olars from almost every state in the Union, Africa. British Guiana, Panama and the
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Texans Lose First Fight For
Constitutional Univ.
By 11. S. Hughes
AUSTIN, Tex. (ANP>—The
Texas supreme court, in a spe-
cial vacation period sitting last
week, refused io take jurisdic-
tion in an original mandamus
proceedings brought by Dr. Ev¬
erett H Givens, Austin dentist
to force the establishment
a Negro university in
according to constitutional
pmvis on and popular vole ot
the people in 1882.
The supreme court did not
pass on the merits of Dr. Giv¬
ens' contention, but it directed
that such a proceeding, would
have to originate in the lower
courts of the state.
Dr. Givens, through his at-
torney, Kenneth Ltmikin, had
filed a motion bo mandamus
the board of regents of the
Universlty of Texas to locate
Negro university in Austin,
comparable to that of the
verslty of Texas, on Ihe con¬
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area surveyed in August by this !
group Tiie petition called for
a cooperative program between
the residents of the area and
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COLUMBIA. S. C Nine foilr-
year colleges are now members
of the Southeastern Inter-Col- _ .
i„„!a.„ legiate Athletic .................... Conference, ac-1
cording to Secretary W. C. Er¬
vin, who read a report at an
execuUye T“ “* committee 8un *
Other business discussed by
committee included the up-
pmval of a i’st of certified of-
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GETS HIGH P. 0.
POST
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Mawden w C abell, charles-
w Va was sworn la lasfc
Monday a t Washington. D . C.,
us the first Negro assistant to
the Assistant Postmaster Gen-
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ATLANTA (ANPi- After be-
ing brutally attacked by a
young white soldier aboard a
bus at the Atlanta Bus depot
last week, Miss Mertha Rowe, of
Chicago, was arrested on a
charge of disorderly conduct
and lighting and forced t(f
spend a night In the Atlanta
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NEW YORK, Sept. 26, -Fol
lowing through on the resolu¬
tion of its board of director
to oppose and fight the segre
gated National Guard units ii
the State of New York, th>
Gbvernq i_.
Thomas _ E. _ Dewey through .. it ..
chairman, Dr. Louis T. Wright
a letter calling upon the gov
ernor to take immediate actiot
, h
tion The letter stated ),. part
"An examination of the mu
itary law of the State of Nei
York . . . convinces us that yn
have the power to integrate th
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