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paom mm THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE Established 1875 f f r Ml ‘ By J-H. DIVEAUX i SOL, C. JOHNSON— .—Editor and Publisher J. H. BUTliER____________________Asso. Editor MZSB WILLA M. AYERS, Asst, to Pub. A Manager Published Every Thursday 1009 WEST BROAD STREET Telephone, Dial 5338 Subscription Rate In Advance One Year____________ $2.50 Six Months ----------- $1.50 r Remittance must be made by Express, Post Office Money Order or Registered Mail. — ---------- - - Entered as Second Class Matter at the Office at Savannah, Ga., under the Act of March 3, 1879 :r = MORE MORAL HAZZARDS Some months ago the people of this eitv expressed themselves as earnestly and unmistakably against all practices in the communitv which were damaging to lie morals The emphasis at the time was nlacw! placed on on ridding ridding tne the city cny of boledo, , form of gambling which the P°°£ r adCi less improvident individuals in the com mumty were the unfortunate Negroes consUtuted the majority _oi those preyed upon. lht■ e. e v ‘ * be run down and £^1^2 . the 11 morals " ...V. of city^ <>itv undermining — the „<• our mip TO ner- ally, larly, and are young liquor folk‘ stores f J and ^nnking beverages and beverages places. tacitly taemy Sa oon promised promum keepers and to keep ^^J places under control the law as regauls to . g the ! _ r !hg counter to be on prem- “ nl1 Thfa fa* Jd been^i great amount C oflaxity*in b the^observw Negroes ance of the law in places where are solely or largely served. It is feeling that too many such places are lo- cated in Negro sections of the city. rhese places have been the breeders crime among Negroes, will be ed by the records of the police court. A man was shot very recently at one of places, and at this writing the culprit has not been apprehended. At almost any time during any day, a casual stroll West Broad will reveal that boys and girls frequent these places at will. Now, the incident which provokes this editorial, occurred on Thursday of week, and it came at the time when citizens were calling attention to the fortunate conditions at their high due to serious over-crowding. At a parlor and liquor store, at the corner West Broad and Henry streets, where dents from the high school congregate, fight took place between a sailor and some of the students. The sailor was so badly beaten he had to be taker! away in an bulance. The owner of this place permits these children to come into his place and drink. Two boys were taken away from this place, the same day, thoroughly soak¬ ed. Now, there is only one sure remedy this situation: close this place or revoke the 'lT rrr license. Neither 1 TiUnnt'vr parents nor teach- on school’ dron ting going to and from 'it at all times the day, makes impossible parents or the school administration keep up with them. An adequate plant and a sufficient number of teachers is a remedy too remote to have any value now. educational The negligence and indifference the authorities towards ing adequate facilities for our are partly and indirectly responsible the situation which is seriously Negro Nesrrn citizens. citizens. The The two two nlnees places on on site corners of West Broad and Henry streets are moral menaces and negate the the citizenship which the high school tempts to inculcate: they operate against the purposes for which the state spends its money. We believe the new adminis¬ tration will take the necessary steps to abate the evil, these places present. AMERICANISM YOUR BIRTHRIGHT: PROTECT IT This is the theme of the period devoted to promoting patriotism from February 12, Lincoln’s birthday to February Washington's birthday. Perhaps no ter time could have been selected for purpose. All citizens regardless of creed, religion or national origin should take part in this observance. eleven millions of American citizens up the country’s army which went to battle the ideas and armies of most dangerous dictator and aggressor the world has known. It was his tion to spread his racial and governmental philosophy to all countries in the world, either through armies, infiltration or paganda. Perhaps no country on earth Hitler’s unsuc- IXTY-THIRD ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Last Thursday night Prince all Lodge No. 28 celebrated 6 63d anniversary A good- ' number of the members as^present, also visitors- The a»gram was v. til prepared cessful effort to subjugate the world. By virtue of their participation in this war against aggression, and for the preserva¬ tion of human liberty; by virtue of their heroic participation in every war this country has fought, Negroes have won their title to Americanism as their birth¬ right, much as they have to fight to main¬ tain it. It should disturb the American conscience, as it indeed does disturb the conscience of some of them, that Negroes are compelled to wage an everlasting fight to secure the most elemental rights in their native home. At this very moment right here in Georgia, Negroes are witnessing the spectacle of lawmakers, sworn to up- hold the constitution of the United States, t bending every nerve and effort to deprive of the right to help select those who govern them. Nobody has given a valid ( reason why they should not vote. To say (that Negroes should not be allowed to vote because they vote en bloc, is inept. It is unreasonable to expect them to do otherwise, so long as they are the issue in politics in the South. Whether on the state or national level, southerners oppose lany 'welfare thing which they feel will advance the anti- the of Negroes. They oppose |poll tax and anti-lynching bills, a perma- nent FhPL, hills oi acts to provide equalL j for all and people, other in education These health and recre- manj services. j more things go to make up the birthngh. U Americanism. Negroes know this, and jthose , g natura] that they .should vote against who are against them. Yes, they have a time convincing others of their j ^ may think of it> m uch as ^ white people appear not to care, it is poor to be distrusted by 1,800,000 People who must work sid^ and live fhdr with those of .such fundamental matters as citizen- Christian pratt ice, justice and liber- and the Four Freedoms. The incon- and hypocrisy of many white peo- jpl ;make e in these “white areas, supremacy” as well as silly in others, claim. m»l a w . fa the last call to reac- tionaries. It is the swan song. Amen- Y “ 1 "' b irthright: Pr otect It. "I Believe, and 1 so conceive the Consti- tution of The United States to rest upon, us does religion-the fundamental propo- - sition of integrity ol the individual, and all government and all private msti- must be designed to promote and to protect and to defend the integrity and ‘ the dignity of the individual; that is the essential meaning of the Bill of Rights, as it is essentially the meaning of religion.” —David K. Lilenthai I j Was "You’re note a dirty too tart faced and old shady. lady,” a Tt roused the ire Of many a son and sire j And even that of Michael O’Grady. TOLERANCE IS NOT ENOUGH (Brotherhood Week Feb. 16-23, 1947) By Ruth Taylor We talk about tolerance today as though it were a great virtue. We prate of being “tolerant” people. We lecture about it, and write books and articles and feel ex¬ cessively proud of ourselves for our “tol¬ erant” attitude towards others. But' tolerance is not enough. It is nega¬ tive in its virtue and far too often carries with it a Pharisaical condescension which is utterly foreign to the American way of life. According to the dictionary “to toi- erate” is “to suffer to be or be done with out Active opposition;” “tolerant” is “of a lunjr suffering disposition,” and “tolera¬ not ^ wholly approved. ^ wWch Ls Surely that is not what we mean when we talk of tolerance. Nor is it what we desire. There is no room for mere toler¬ ance of one another, or of any group, in a democracy where the ideal set forth in our governmental credo is that “all men created equal.” .... ^ , , , <lay , . toleration ia \ v e mv< t0 is not , , the . of diverse ween many groups races. nationalities and creeds which go to make up this America of ours—but a spirit of understanding, a knowledge of the good and the beauty and the wisdom each group contributes to the common whole. What we need today is mutual understanding. “To understand,” according to the diction¬ ary, is "to comprehend the relation of things, to know through information.” And one of the definitions of “understand¬ ing” is “possessing comprehension and good sense.” Mutual understanding means mutual trust—the belief in and knowledge of each other that is the great unifying force which can weld us into a nation invincible to attack from without because it immu¬ nizes us to attack from within. The menace we need to fear most is that cre¬ ated by our own racial and religious preju- idices, often held unconsciously, but far too apt to break out at the wrong moment —and to destroy our ability to think ly and to judge wisely. No, tolerance is not enough. There must be no dividing lines between our We must be Americans all—understand- ing and believing in each other and ing together to keep our country a union of and rendered in an manner. Senior den F- W Bagby was in This meant that zest and terest was displayed. The tory of the lodge was given Past Master A. W. who has been secretary' many the years- Much interest a-idrots ox Past ter Geo L- Smith, who is the senior member of the lodge- Worshf.pful Master Al. German and others made remarks. Mu¬ sic was interspersed. Refresh¬ ments were served at the ter¬ mination of the program. In Hall keeping is’ with the name. Prince keeping in strict accord vat.. Uio spirit of Masonry. SAVANNAH TRIBUNE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS; IN FRANCE—Mme — -- —----- Eugenie s - Eboue, deputy from Guada- loupe to the Council of the Re¬ public, shown arriving with her daughter and son-in-law, Leon¬ ard Sednr Senghor, for the Congress of Versailles The Congress, which is composed of the N&tidnai Assembly and the Council of the Republic at Ver- | SNYC Holds Emergency Conference The Southern Negro Youth Congress announced today that an emergency conference of members and friends would be held February 28-29. inclusive, at + the Butler .tree c+root hranGh nf i the YMCA, Atlanta. The an- nounced purpose of the ence at this time is to voune you g neonle pe p together g to cuss the effect passage of a white primary bill will htave on their future citizenship status and to plan some concrete •tion they might take in tl:.m own community to circumvent it- A call to the conference will be sent to sections of Geor- , f , H t In commenting on the sage of the bill, Arthur G. Price, special projects director, Southern Negro Youth Con- gress, says “this bJl will not alone effect the future and the destiny of the Negro in Geor- gia and that is not what it was designed for, but will retard . the i - general « progress of i' those interested in a real de¬ mocracy and be a tool used to divide white and black from political collective action. Many who see that Negro and white have recognized the common advantage of voting collectively to support candidates who pledge themselves to progres¬ sive government are interested in dividing this vote and thu; alienating the strong Negro vote which when coupled with others has considerable weight He further stated that thn open conspiracy of pitting race against race and slandering tlie integrity of the Negro peo¬ ple was in his opinion the greatest threat to national se¬ curity and the building of i generation of youth ^dedicated to the fulfillment of democra¬ cy's promises of jobs, peace ana security- When asked did he think it expedient to call such a conference now, Mr. Price said, “I believe we must do it because it is the right thing to do.” The price of freedom and respect is not at all times doing the expedient thing, but i rather doing what can and nruit be done- I have never read where Jesus, in His teach¬ ings urged such caution nor meekness, but I have read where he said, “By Your Deeds Shalt Ye Be Judged.” I fur¬ ther feel that it is necessary for all of us to follow this say ing. To Thine Ownaelf be True 1 If you, as a true American anc j Georgian, can sit idly by and watch the die being cast anc molded to seal your own fate then I despair you- To be tru' to the task of our generatior we must win the vote and fu 1 citizenship now, or suffer th throes of another war- I be lieve it more logical to try anc do the former rather than let the tatter be forced upqn u by those not interested in the aspirations of a true democra¬ cy, but only ... furtliCitag n.cir sailles, convened January to elect the first president Vincent' of j thA the Fourth fourth Republic, R^mihlic Vincent Aruiol. Mme. Eboue is the widow of the late Gov -Gen. Felix Eboue ! of French Equatorial Africa. I She has been a member of the , successive Consultative j Liberation—* Assem-; blies since the (ANPi- selfish aims at the expense of mankind- 1 Undertaker i Goes Beserk In Jail ! ■ ' lEEAUFORT, S- C- lANP) , Ten icn ciays davs a.ter a ter beine Deing jauea iailed in in i a CiVl1 court action, John Chi- sko i m) well-liked successful fu- ngral director here> went bese rk ™ l, Bpa Beaul01t .. tnrt . county jail iail hCre Saturda y nl . B ht - m J ured , seveia i persons and, securely boandj wa3 transferred to the !r e ai>yJU asv i„ m m at btate o t „ tp parlc nark Ea rly , Sunda , y-. I T Local organationa and the f f riepds ot the man aie mves - circumstances sur- round ‘ ng llis arrest. Several j 'ed weeks ago a civil court render-, an i<8,000 judgment against in a $10,030 suit filed by a i oca i white woman, whom he is alleged to have injured when his car struck her down a year aCTO ° j Under state law> excepting where fraud is involved, such judgments are not subject so impr 4 is 0nment and relatives said imprisonment, and relatives said that although Chisholm directed the funeral business, ownership of it is held by his mother ,, and , other relatives , who . came into its possession when; his father, joe Ch’sholm, died! in an automobile collision I oral tui venrs yeais am ago. , Chisholm is- reported to have rpped up a radiator, smashed several windows, struck Sheriff J. E MeTeer with one of the bottles thrown and injured two anitors attempting to subdue lim so that they had to be Hospitalized However, asyhun authorities reported Wednesday j he be was renting and appeared to j reclaiming himself. f j i ------- LINCOLN HONORS LINCOLN Lincoln ... university . .. celebrated . . . . j lts Founders day on the anni- veraary of the birth of the man j lor whom it was named- In continuing the tradition of honoring Abraham Lincoln, the school also continued superi-' its! tradition of oraorical l oritv or.ry bv ay holdine noioin 0 its its famoix lamou. sophomore contest. j In the past the winners of | these contests have gone on to be college presidents, deans, professors and successful citi¬ zens in every walk of Ameri¬ can life- The winners of the current year were Abdool Manraj, first jrize winner from British Gui¬ ana. and Alfred Ferron, sec¬ ond prize winner from Elk-1 idge, Maryland. The famous Lincoln imper- onator, Willard S. Campbell,! I te vas rm on hnnri hand to deliver his j udeiy known mterpretation of : he man whom ...v. America . , revers ind honors because of his translation of the revolution¬ ary' idiom into modern demc- racy. of Georgia County. THE SUPERIOR COURT OP SAID COUNTY The petition of T J. Hopkins, B Pmkney, Arthur Eulie W. Bellinger, Dan Robert B Howard, Paui Stee.e, William A. E Collier Hercules W- W iliam McNeil, Ezekiel Campbell, of aforementioned and County, respectiuny 1st. That they desire lor their associates and to be incorporated made a body polit e as a patriot c and social under the name style of WILLIAM P. POST No- 500, AMERI¬ LEG ION for a term years, w.th privilege oi at the expiration of period- 2nd- Sari corporation has no stock and is not for pecuniary gain, for tne promot.on of and purposes set forth. 3rd. The principal office corporation shail be in the C.ty of Savannah, and County aforesaid, it is desired that said cor- shail become an inte¬ part of The American Le- ght for said corporation to Petitioners desire the such obligations and such buSAness as may necessary to the proper and successful of its affairs, and in r ^ ance of the objects for sa.d . , corporation is ted. The P[- ncl Pal objects corporation are those which .set furth and declared tr, same contained in the pre to the Constitut.on of American Legion, and ch are made a part hereof- 6th. Said corporation the right to receive and gifts, subscriptions and and to have ail the usually granted to an corporat on un- the laws of this State, and have power to purchase and real estate sufficient for actual occupat on and ne- use of the said corpora- and to convey or encum- said real estate when ne¬ and to receive by gifts devise, property of any kind, to carry on such the charitable as members shall desire; and to end rece've contributions gifts, and to expend and stribute the same as it shail, time to time, determine do. ?th It tne purpose of pe . to have said corpura- DeWUl e aiJn-auea w.ui oi & an.zaoi.oiu creaueu tne cn uv.vjrg.a ana oi: 1110 an . Ull| ttil u h> su us ue neccooai^, it w.n ou- ' ; ' & aa u iuc ttu* ui iue &****, m <^s neicui scu iorin- v»ncxt;xorcj, jt'ebiVAOixcis pray -^P^awu uuuer u»e i i .» anu O I . i i snym v . ,/ . aj aiortsa.u, o I i ll'i V. u <1 w.ai \X7 p0wciS) Pi , V ncg c s aua un¬ neiciu sc>, xorui, and are now, or may neieunueer auowcu a toipuauou vi dunamer unuer tne 0l Gcuigia. y v . n HOPKINS, Attorney rur reu-i.oners- ur LuavojxuiA want n uie superior court of Said county Whereas, x. a- Hopkins, xi- P-iikney, muiur eie, vvniiam A- Hagins R. comer, iaercu.es w- Wdi-e M. ivicrien, xzcKit7 ut « me uierx or me cupeimr e of sa.d uouruy their pe- praying ror me grant of cnarter ror tne corpora tron to Known as VvalLiaivI n. jOa- BuSl’ NO- OjU, AivlcRrcAN witn no capnar stock lor tne purposes therem and nave compi.ed tne laws in such cases and upon tne . saiu peu tjon, sa.d court be¬ g fully satisned mat sa.d pe- is within tne purv.ew and of tlie laws or Geor- j luWjj pave been muy Wi th in every parceihur. tat is nereoy oruerea, and decreed that the 01 sajd P eutl0ner s are graJuea and pe t.tioners their successors and are hereby under the name and style WILLIAM P. JORDAN POaT 500, AMERICAN LEGION, and dur.ng the per.od of (30) years, with the of renewal at the ex¬ of that time accord.ng so the law's of Georgia; and sa'd petitioners and their are hereby vested and granted all th„ rights, aw ers and privileges mention- in said petition. THIS CHARTER. no right to the corpora¬ to sell or in any way in the sale 0 r traff c .ntoxicatmg liquors, or to oper- any gambling device All the powers by this charter shall be cised strictly w'i.hin the term the law. For the violat’on provision of this paragra ph THURSDAY, FEB- 20, 1511 »■ » «*>»<• ..... ...... Notes Lodges * And Chapters O . _____ | ..... ■■. Ii tt tt- - HI Jl l '*'* . tata --- addition ------ -- to —:—1 Electa In Grand Prince Hall chapters . Ayers Worthy Matron Mary L. and her reune ad cers made an off c.al v.s it t0 Mt. Moriah Chapter SsS ■ ■ | X Timf Sm/matta? kef a The membeis ul oi flowers. made i of all of the chapters heartening expressions and ds- played so well the spirit of love and harmony. The grand ma- tron left Thursday morning for Thomasville, where the sis- j MR. DOBBS WRITES LEGISLATURE ON WHITE PRIMARY Atlanta, Georgia, February 5, 1947 The Special judiciary Com¬ mittee, State Senate, Capitol Bldg., j Atlanta, Georgia. My dear Sirs: In a letter February 4, 1947, signed by Mr. Robert E. Knox,. ; Secretary of the Special Judi- clary Committee, I was inlorm- , ed that your hearings on the j White Primary Bill would be limited to white citizens- I am, Iherefore, respectfully register- ing, in writing, my protest against the passage of the, White Primary Bill by the Georgia State Senate. j I Was born in Georgia and ! am proud to be one of her more than one million Negro 1 citizens who have helped to! promote the welfare of our great state 1 This proposed White Primary'' Bill is unfair and unjust for the simple reason that its alms and purpose is . to . d .. sfranchise .____, . „ land nullify the voting prero-, of gatives Georgia. of the Such Negro e'iort cit.zcnsj is an in direct violation of the 15th Amendment to the United States constitution, which specifically provides that a cit- be izen’s denied right to abridged vote shall because notj 1 or Primary of race, color, Sill, if etc- enacted This White into | j law, will most certainly abridge. the Negroes’ right to vote hij Georgia. Such an abridge-. ment of our constitutional I | right appears to me to be both wrong and illegal- Proponentf of the bill say it is only a Pxmary Election, and that Negroes might have a primary themselves, or vote in Election themselves, or vote in the General Election- In Geor- g.a, this White Primary Law would be an (abridgement of our right to vote as citizens, | The reason would be due to the fact that approximately two million citizens of our state are white and one million are black. What chance would the minority group have to voice their political opinion against the 66 per cent vot.ng as a sep- arate unit? How would the same method appear to you if reversed Suppose two million were black and one million were white would you think it fair for the two million blacks to have a Negro Primary Elec- tion Most certainly not- This bill is unfair, and as I see it, unconstitutional. A fed- eral court decision, three or four years ago, in a case brought up from Louisiana, pleading Primary Election priv- ileges, stated in substance that whenever a primary election is a necessary step in the choice of the candidate for the final election, it is tantamount to the final election and must so considered. As I remember, that was the thought if not the exact words. It is wrong to collect taxes from Negro citizens and then seek to deny them the of their franchise. without representation was wrong in 1776 and is wrong in the Year of Our Lord 13i7- Time does not change the prin¬ ciple involved. Gentlemen, Georgia is our native „ .. state, ... too. T I love Geor- g.a and have chosen to live and die here in spite of racial injustices and limitations often imposed upon me. As citizens we feel that we have paid rvniu m in full .he price for —■. .he right to enjoy equal J of citizenship. In three we have purchased this right: the charter will be forfeited. in open court this 31st day 1947. a true copy; JOHN R FAWCETT Dep. S C- C- C- Ga. L S ATKINSON. Judge. _ , Chatham Superior Court, Eastern Judicial Circuit 0 f Georgia. - -—•-------— there will receive her. Of- * c al visits v will be made to c ° ra chapters in e r ections . It the pur- p3S0 0 f the grand matron can™ to-, ke „ s man y viiits as she * of the Grand h b cS3- e f 0 r e the ses ion in lun, -The lodges are doing ms excel- lent, in render ng Grand Ufeu reports and that for Lfechaprefrf tne ieui pie Tax- So*ne °* fl have done likewise but w make a great showing in March, when the bulk of the reports will be sent in. _ (1) By our sweat and our la¬ bor. (2), By the blood we have shed for our flag and our country. (3), By the loyalty we have always maintained to our country and to our state. When we consider number one, I call your attention to the fact that Negroes have \a- bored in rice fields, cotton plantation.!, f!a lroad s, an forests and along mountain sides helping to make Georgia and America what they are to- day. Negro labor has become known the world over by the way in which it has helped to build America. This contribu- ton was made for 215 years under a system of bondage without pay and for the past 80 y eiars on little wages, Considering item number two. we have freely fihed our blood in ever y struggle in which our ^ untl J haS be ™ engaged ; iT ™ * he Bostan Massa " e of 1 ''° dowd the occupation of f To- kyo J today j, under General Doug- las MCArtnur - we have served faithfully an d honorably in every war- During the Civil War, Negroes served in both armies—Feeler- a j Qnd confederate. If my memory serves me right, in world War I, more b’ack boys were drafted from Georgia than white boys- In World War u W e were well represented on a il fronts. Might I add that ■j - n a p these wars and struggle] y' the Negro race has never pro dimed duced n. a traitor traitor to to the the Flag! ThMi? During hazards and hardships of the Civil War, when prac- ticably every able bodied white man the South was at the front four million black slaves made crops by day ^nd protected the homes oi their masters by night, w:th- ou t a single case of attcak or violence upon the families of the South. Now we c° m e to number three -Loyalty. The Negro is a Peaceful, law abiding citizen, T rue we have our share of criminals, most o. whom ate the result of ignorange and down-right poverty. In the ma ' n the Negro is loyal- With the faith of a child, he ha,s ac- ce Pted your idea of religion , youl customs, your education- and -cultural standards. Through long years of suffei- t n § he has purchared his right t° l ive tike a first-class citizen cannot be done w.thout the unabridged right and priv- hege to elect, by ballot, his governor, his senator, his con- scessman, his mayor, his high sheriff and all men and women vho seek to become off.cials oUr state and in our federal government, Gentlemen, the White' Pri- mar y ®hl is bad!—Please do not pass J °HN WESLEY DCCB3, pres- i den t- Atlanta Civic-Political League, Georgia Civic-Political League. HUY YEARS AGO Files Oi The a. vmmah Tribune FEBRUARY 27, 1SD7 * Large audience paron'zed the brilliant entertainment at Sac- red Heart Hail for St Beiie- diet’s church, it was under the auspices of Father Greg- 0I ta- ---- 'll m • March ^ ora under Batson auspices to apjfiar oi Second Bapt'st church. __ Mr. Harry McGregor is the Just'ce cf the Pea^e in Darien instead of J. e. Sistrunk. The China wedding of Rev- Mrs. W- O. P. Sherman celebrated Wednesday eve- - President-elect Wiliam Mc- Kinley will be inaugurated next Thursday. nl,-1- 4 . ,. , , r'-t-1 -1 11 < -I T '