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YEARS 01
CONTINUOUS
PUBUC SERVICE
SUMMERTON, S. C.—iANP)
—Two Negro police
one with more than four years
of service, are on du.y in this
town with a metropol.tan pop¬
ulation of 2,601, of whom 2,264
are Negroes.
Chief Travis Davis identified
the two men to the Associated
Negro Press as Dave Lawson,
60, and Ladson “Babe” Stukes,
55. Stukes was hired six weeks
ago af.er an experiment with
Dawson proved e.tx.ent.
Both men wear regulation
uniforms unnorms, carrv cany clubs ciuos and ana guns a uns.
Ch ef Davis said the men work-
ed only from early morning
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Asks War Dept, to Review
Amnesia Victim’s Case
WASHINGTON, D. C.—In its
fight to reverse unfair decis¬
ions of army courts-martial
against Negro servicemen, a
petition for clemency was sub¬
mitted today by the NAACP to
the Secretary of War, in be¬
half of a former Negro service¬
man. Samuel H. Chance. He
was
Indict Five in Flogging
Death of Tenant Farmer
Vjji Indictments JEXINGTON, Mss manslaughter (ANP) —
for
r (S' returned against five
WftAt men by a Holmes county with'
grand jury in connection
the flogging dea h last July
of a Negro tenant farmer, it
was revealed here last Wednes¬
day by Sheriff W. L. Murtagh.
Manslaughter warrants havej
been sworn out for the arrest
of the five men, the sheriff
declared. They are accused of
beaming 35 -year-old Leon McAt-
tee to death.
Four of the five assailants
have been arrested and releas¬
ed under SI,000 bonds each.
The four are Jeff Dodds, Jr.,
35; D. ~ ^ C. w Roberts, _________ 41'; __ 7 Spencer
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Ellis, 82, and Jeff Dodd,
as Th<> fifth defendant. Pvt.
not been arrested.
McAttee was a tenant on the
Dodds’ 300-care farm,
Says Eastern Schools Deny
Entrance to Negroes and Jews
ST. LOUIS (ANP)—In
art.e% rflttjLpssue appearing in the
of the Negro, a
vieWroagazine published
D_r. Dan W. Dodson of
York universriy, declared
the worst offenders, who
entrance of Negroes and
are the private,
colleges and universities,
particularly the big
t “name colleges’’ of the east.
Dr. Dodson’s study
j,nat the cond.rion is
ed at present by the
post-war boom in
due in part to the GI bill
rights.” The Negro, Jew,
some Catholic and Italian
erans are barred from
:duca ional pursuits
Ltey belong to the - wrong
This is all despite
H sions contained in the
bill of rights.
He contends, “it would be
delusion. problem hoi sever,, to
t h a t ihe ca-^3 is a
„_v one by current
ererowded iY 4 diti0ns ’ of Dur n
the var v v many
top-noten Acre
C uls-* ut i
anaunalv ffirilmuf
To Sue So.
Pacific for
Race Bias
LOS ANGELES
announced announcea suit sU i for 10 r
a g a iniSt the Southern
ra lroad will be tiled hs
'for S5C.000 by four colored
.£«• «£°Tp
f ex as.
I According to Attorney
M ^ lhe indlviouals
the vadw ay are: Mrs. Vers
walker, 5115 S. Main
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A BOY
Rev. and Mrs. John H.
announce the birth of a son
September 25. at Charily
pital. He has been named
man Henry.
Fortune Poll—74.3 per
La. Gets Extension
For Admission to School
BATON ROUGE, La. (ANP)—
A 30-day extension was o -
tained here last week by attor¬
neys for Louisiana State uni¬
versity on a suit brought by
M : ss Viola Johnson for admis-
s on to the school. The case,
originally set for hearing in:
district corn - : last Monday, G. will C j
be aired before Judge j
Herget on November 7.
Miss Johnson charges denied in herj ad¬
suit that she was
mission to the university creed “be-j and|
cause of her race,
color and this was in violation the | 1
0 f the 14 h amendment to
u. s. Constitution.” She is rep
resented bv NAACP Atty. Thur-.
p leaders h
State educational
pose the fact that the Louis-;
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Charge Cops
j With Beating
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SALUDA. S. C <ANPi- White
c - tizens here incensed over the
| reported bru tal beating of Leon
Boyd by local and state offi-
‘ cers have appealed to .he de¬
partmen of justice and the
NAACP national off.ee for a d
i j n a ] e tt e r addressed to the
j ustce department, the
several me mbers among whom
&re Ligh ranking county off:-
cia!s __ sa j- i t ha, the officers
took Boyd out of t he i oca l jail
twQ weeks ag0> sp . r ited h m
a w00 aed section several
'miles out of town and beat him
he admit ed to a house-
breaking charge, for which he
was sentenced to four years on
the Saluda county cha n gang
‘' l ' m ' k al ' n ,,l ^ admS “ g “ l1-
-
ty” when arraigned in court.
The complaint says that
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THREE IN A ROW
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lhe stork was very generous with Mr. and Mrs. Caper
Griffin of 15 Elliott avenue, Saturday, October t>th, when
he brought them three darling little triplets at Charity ho.<-
pi al. Well, they say, “When it rains it pours,” but one could
easily call this a cloudburst, especially when you recall the
fact that they just had a set of twins in April of last year.
At any ate, the proud parents would be delighted to re¬
ceive any of the following articles: Linens, blankets, cloth¬
ing, bottles, or just any of those things that are required for
the care and welfare of babies.
lhe Carnation Milk Company is furnishing the much-
needed milk. Donations have been received from a number
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Griffin, Ga., who was
first prize in the third dis¬
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BAPTIST IEADERS COMPLETE PLANS FOR DIAMOND JUBILEE
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Rev. L. M. Terrill, pastor, Zion j
THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17. I94(i
—Photo by CECIL.
of organizations in the city already, but we would like to urge
that all organizations and individuals make a contribution
in order that the triplets may have adequate care, sueh a.
full-time nurse, etc.
All contributions may be made al the West Broad Slrec*
YMCA, 714 West Broad street, or the Health Center, 23 East
Charlton.
The names selected for the triplets are Jewell, Gerald,
and Jev s. All three babies are normal and Dr, 11. M. Collier,
Jr., who delivered them, says they are getting along nicely.
The father is a World War 11 veteran and is taking shoe re¬
pairing at Georgia .State College ;r under UIIUCI the lilt Gl uill Hill of III Rights. II h”*'-'.
Aurelius Scott’s Name Put
Back on Ballot
ATLANTA, Oct. 15.—Aurelius
Scott, retired Negro college
professor was back on the bal-;
lot today prepared to
23 white candidates for the
November 5 election of a coro¬
ner for Fulton .Allan.a) coun¬
ty.
Last Friday Scott had an¬
nounced his withdrawal from
the race after the county Dem-
1 ocrat c commit.ee had asked
{him j to quit and "in the interest between of
harmony peace
the races.”
Subsequently the committee
withdrew its request to Scott
on legal adv ce that it might
constitute violation of evil
liberties by “exerting moral
ALLIANCE PRESIDENT
VISITS SAVANNAH
Ahsby Carter of
president of the Narional All
October October ance of ~jps 24. 24. Postal He He Employees, will wm be oe a H guest 9 uw will
of the Savannah branch, NAPE.
On that evening at 6:30 o’clock
at the Frst Congrega.iona
church he will make an
dress that will be of especial
nterest to every c.tizen.
pleasing program has been ar-
ranged for the occasion. You
! j are cordially invited to be pres-
ent.
H U Baptist church Atlanta
Dr. L. A. Pinkston,
Travelers Rest Baptist church
Atlanta, and president ot_
pressure on a cand date to get
him out.”
Ordinary Eugene Gun by shed
latest light on the
candidacy with the
that i'Scott’s name “is on
ballot as an independent.
“I have no right to take any¬
one’s name off unless that per¬
son asks me to do so,” Gunby
said.
Seott has not volunteered .to
wi.hdraw. If he elects to
tinue in the race, it is believed
that the number of white can¬
didates would be narrowed
down by consent. Otherwise
\jude open race might result in
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DONATIONS BEGIN
FOR TRIPLETS
The Griffin triplets,
Corners last week Griffin to at ™ T unar.ty _ and ^ rs
^ ^ wpplc r— have bee n
several
{ the t seve ral days.
At its regular meering
wiU am P . Jordan
No 500 American Legion,
(ec £ ed $ 20.00 in donations
its members mpmbprs for for th the e llt-le lit.le
contributions from
nQt nt at the meeting
cxpectod to increase this
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! State Baptist Convention,,
J ] Georgia, and Rev. J. 1.
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Progressives on March Again
Jackson
J S. € Police Hot with Justice
Dept, for Chastising Shull
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Jr LewLs, recently elected pres
dent ' of the National Negro In
surance association, last
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Pasioml Appointments in
I South Eonterence
Negro in Oak
Ridge Town
Council
OAK RIDGE, Term <ANP>
A Negro was elected here On
October 5 to the town council
! to .represent he Negro section
known as Scarborough district,
Payment of the poll tax for
| vot ng was not required, but
only 2,175 persons turned out
to the polls. Three of the
members of the council were
up for re-election.
„ Robert , ... IL Wadkins ... the ,, new-
ly-elected Negro member, w.l!
serve soriio with tt/ifn 11 11 whites if/niTr* who u;nn u/PrP were
elected on the same day
took office on October 14
will elect one from their
ber to serve as chairman
mayor,
I Oak Ridge came into
1 nence as the site of a
era t :ons there within
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B ft 1 st pay dug
'CAR EMPLOYES WOO
New Jimcrow
Bus Case for
Supreme Ct.
RICHMOND, Va. ANP).....An¬
other Jim crow bus suit is
headed for the U. S. Supreme
Court.
Following the ruling of
Judge Willis D Miller in law
and equity court here Tuesday
against Mrs. Ethel New, who
was ejected from a Greyhound
bus in Lynchburg on June 10, i
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CME’s to Meet at St. Paul’s
Church Next Week
A BOY
Mr and Mrs. Leroy Singleton
of Fellwood Homes announce
the b'.rih of a son, born Sat¬
urday, October 12. The child
will be named Walter Warren.
A BOY
Benjamin is the name that
has been given to the son born
Monday morning to Mr and
Mrs. J. G. Graves, Jr., of Fell-
wood WG'm Homes. XiWHUyO.
i COLUMBIA. S. C. (ANP) —
South Carolina sheriffs and
police chiefs are red hot with
the department of justice, the
FBI and other federal officers
because of charges tiled
against Chief Lynwood L.
Shull of Batesburg for blind¬
ing Isaac Woodard, Jr., and
charges made two years ago
against W. J. Ersklne, sheriff
of Anderson county.
A campaign to bar FBI ag-
en.s and other federal officers
from all future meetings of
state and local officers was
underway Wednesday, with
protest resolutions being filed
with Gov. Ransome J. Wil¬
liams ......... of South Carolina, ’ J. Ed
s^g- South orney Carolina general's ■ars congressmen. office and
Another campaign is to raise
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Rabbi’s Gift
A « », | JNAALl 44 -r * *
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In Its Fight
.
NEW YORK — On the Jewish
| New Year, a day spent by jews
j the world over more in mourn-
mg han rejoicing for those of
their brethren who are st 11 be-
ing subjected to untold humil-!
iat on and suffering in their
search for a place to lay their
heads, a letter came to the
NAACP from an American
member of that minority who j
understands what oppression;
and loss of {reedom have 1
to h ; s people through
he long years of recorded
Ivst 'ry. Said Rabbi Milton
Steinberg, of New York.
"The enclosed check for S25
represents a personal contri-
burion on my part, made on
the occasion of the Jewish New
TyT vlS
Ught B on behalf of Negro Amer-
LOS ANGELES (PPS> -In a
verdict hailed in labor circles
as one of the most significant;
ever handed down regarding
West coast dining car work¬
ers, the Southern Pacific com¬
pany has been ordered to pay
an award involving between
*5000.00 and $750,00o to mem¬
bers of the West Coast Dining
Car Union.
The award was confirmed by
the U. S. District Court of
Northern California.
The company has been given
days in which to determine
amount coming to each of
employees with the back
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The Central Georgia Annual
Conference of the Colored
Methodist Episcopal church
will convene at St. Paul CME
church, Rev. N. K. Kimball,
pastor, October 22, through
October 27.
Tuesday night, October 22,
will be the opening night with
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ATLANTA Maynard Holbrook
Jackson, president of the Na¬
tional Progressive Voters Lea¬
gue and minister in Friendship
Baptist church, Atlanta, repre¬
sented the PUogdessive Voters
League movement at the Con¬
ference of Progressives In Chi¬
cago September 28 and 20. He
reports to the state leagues,
which operate in every south¬
ern state except Virginia, that
American progressives are at
last on the march again and
are down to earth in a strong
effort to get the independent
vote ot the country to the polls
in he November elections.
We agree with Ickes, Mor-
genthau, Murray, Jo Davidson,
Jack Kroll, Dr. Frank Kingdom
Walter White and other lead¬
ers in the progressive move¬
ment, declared Mr. Jackson,
that the rime has come
when men and women who
place Issues above candidates
.
j must express their intentions
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THOMASVILLE, Oct. 12.~The
Georgiy Conference of
AME church closed here
with the Right Rev. W.
Fountain, bishop, announc¬
the following pastoral as¬
Thomasville district, Rev. I.
G. Glass, presiding eider; St.
Thomas, to be supplied; Cairo,
Rev. H. M Parker; St. Mark,
Rev. W. J. Daniels, Pe.ham,
Rev. R. W Williams: Boston,
Rev. A. H. Thomas, Meigs and
Ochlochnee, Rev. W. M. Hop-
kms; Glasgow, Rev. A. Eoster,
Cairo Circuit Rev J. A. Brown,
Thomasville Crcuit, Rev. J. A.
Culbreath; Mt. Olive and
view. Rev. I S. Johnson; St.
James Mission, Rev. H. W.
B ush; St. Paul, Rev. N H. Nan-
kins; New Zion, -omt Rev. J. T C b. Ci isi _
mons; Reno, Rev. H. M. Park-
er.
Quitman district, F.ev. H. E.
Davis, presiding elder— Qui.man
Station, Rev. J- G. Perceii; Adell
Station. Rev. L W Hope: Ha-
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Jackson; Piscola. Rev. I. ).