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f When the 0 -«vi,.«oos of Ale-
harry Medical college, Nash¬
ville, were donning caps and
towns ment for the 73rd commence¬
of this historic institu¬
tion, members of the alumni
Association were checking their
figures to cumplete the $20U,-
000 drive for the new Aiumni
hall to be erected on the west
grounds of the college campus.
Eminent Doctors Direct Re 1
fresher Course for Dentists
Carnegie Library Listed
For Survey Race ~
Relations Books
OPENS FLORAL
SHOP
Madam Bridie Freeman Rob¬
inson, widely known
jrulturist, added a new line
business to her beauty
lishment at Montgomery
Alice streets this week
she opened the Freeman Flower
Shop.
The flower shop occupies an
attractive store on the
gomery street side of the Free¬
man Beauty School, next to the
office It is most attractively
furnished and the
large supply # of fresh and
tif cial flowers is
displayed in glass showcases-
The shop will make a spec¬
ialty of funeral designs, cof-
sages and bouquets ior
occasions.
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campaign ever to be completed
by a group of Negro alumni.
Shown above are various ac¬
tivities of the graduation exer¬
cises. Upper left: The medical
class of 1927 which contribut¬
ed $6,000 to the building fund—
the largest sum raised by any
single medical class- Seated,
left to rght, are: Dr. W. E. Pan¬
ned, Clarksville, Tenn., chair¬
entertainment committee;
Carnegie Library was chos¬
en from the large number of
libraries all over the country
for inclusion in a study of
types of persons who read books
on race relations during 1946
and the first five months ol
1947- The study was made at
Carnegie Library by Robert
Burgess in preparation of a
thesis at the graduate library
school of the University of Chi¬
cago.
Carnegie Library was includ¬
ed because it ranked second on
the list of libraries in its group
in the South, serving Negroes
and whites, having the largest
Continued on page 3 Continued on Page 2
Says Conviction of Service¬
men Was A Gross Injustice
NEW YORK. July 3—The
NAACP legal department sub¬
mitted to the Secretary of War
a petition for clemency in be¬
half of Calvin J. Baker, former
Negro serviceman. Pvt. Baker,
formerly of the 3122nd Quar¬
termaster Service Company,
was tried by general court
martial at Augsberg, Germany,
on June 9, 1945, for an alleged
violation of the 92nd Article of
War.
Baker was charged with hav¬
ing ratped a Germhn woman,
Frau Anna Egner. The petition
pointed out that Baker had not
been identified by any of the
witnesses as having been pres¬
ent at the time or place of the
alleged crime- It was further
1 shown that the crime had not
been established as a matter of
Dr. D. N. Duckett, Rock Hill,
S- C., treasurer; Dr. N. A.
Thomas, Atlanta, vice presi¬
dent; Dr- H. H. Weathers, East
St. Louis, 111., president; Dr. A.
S- Mitchell, Birmingham, class
speaker; Dr. L. L. Hall, Win¬
ston-Salem, N. C., secretary.
First row standing are: Dr. G-
H. Starke, Sanford, Fla.; Dr. S.
A. Gadsley, New York; Dr. E
j. Sunday, Pensacola, Fla.;
AUGUSTA, July 3.—The 9th
annual session and refresher
course of the Georgia Dental
was held in August June
29 through July 2, under the
auspices of the University of
Georgia Medical School. The
officers elected for the ensu¬
ing year are: Dr. S- A- Reddick,
Columbus, president; Dr. M. B.
Hutto, Bainbridge, vice presi¬
dent; Dr. G. B- Warren, Atlan¬
ta, secretary; Dr. J. P. Cheev-
ers, Albany, assistant secre¬
tary; Dr. Wm. Burney, treas¬
Atlanta; Dr. R. J. John¬
son, Rome, chaplain; Dr. J. E-
Carter, Jr., Augusta, state vice
president and chairman of the
executive board.* There were 38
members present, fourteen
clinicians and four visitors
from the National Dental As¬
sociation, including Dr. Robert
H. Thompson of Westfield, N-
J., president of the NDA; Dr.
law and that accordingly his
conviction was unjust and un¬
lawful. It was stated in con¬
clusion; “To say that this is
one of the most grossly unjust
cases that has ever been
brought to the attention of the
American public . . . would be
an understatement of fact. Mo¬
rally and ethically, petitioner
was innocent of any wrongdo¬
ing.” It stated further: “Re¬
cently much criticism has been
leveled at our system of mili¬
tary justice especially as it is
dispensed to Negro soldiers.
Such criticism in this case, we
feel would be justified . .
It was urged that the Secre¬
tary of War grant Baker an op¬
portunity to reenlist into the
service and to earn an honor¬
able discharge.
SAVANNAH TRIBUNE THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1947
E. P. Jimson, New Orleans, and
Dr. D. T. Roife, Nashville. Last
row standing are: Dr. J.
Phillips, Minden, La.; Dr. W.
A. Cocrel, Lockland, O-; Dr. M.
H. Lovell, Gary, Ind.; Dr. W. A-
Walker, Lewisburg, Tenn.;
L. C. Starke, Deland, Fla.
Upper center: The com-
mencement speaker, Dr.
C. Fleming, dean of the
of dentistry of the
Petition To Save Youth
From Electric Chair
WASHINGTON, D. C-, July S.
On June 23, 1947, the
Churt of' the United States
granted a petition for a writ
of certiorari In the case of Ed¬
die (Buster) Patton v. State of
Mississippi- The petition had
been requested by attorneys for
the NAACP, who pointed out
in their brief that in the low¬
er court Patton, a Negro, had
been indicted and tried by ju¬
ries from which members of his
race had been systematically
excluded because of their race
or color. The brief also point¬
ed out that Patton’s convic¬
tion had been obtained on the
basis of an omlawflul coitfes-
sion.
The case arose out of the al¬
leged murder by Eddie (Buster)
Patton of Jim Meadows, a
a white tavern owner, on Feb.
11, 1946. Patton was tried in the
courts of Lauderdale county,
Miss., and sentenced to electro¬
cution. Cm appeal, his convic-
MIDWAY TELEVISION GRADUATES
Pictured above are 264 ex-
GI students who received di-
' plomas for successfully com-
! pleting courses in radio and en-
i gineering at Midway Television
institute, Cbcago, last June 30.
lOf the 2o4, 211 completed the
of California. In the picture
to his right is Dr. W. S. Davis,
president of Tennessee A. and
I. State College.
Upper right: Officers of the
auxiliary to the Meharry Alum¬
ni Association and the adviser.
Seated, left to right, are: Mes-
dames L. C. Starke, Deland,
Fla.; B. H. Atkinson, Griffin,
Continued on page two)
tion and sent-.ice to death was
affirmed, and had the NAACP
not intervened and appealed the:
case to the Supreme Court, Pat¬
ton would have been electro¬
cuted on the night of July 27,
1947.
NAACP Special Counsel
Thurgood Marshall and Assist¬
ant Special Counsel Franklin
H- Williams, who submitted the
petition and brief to the Su¬
preme Court, stated that in all
probability the case will be
heard in the fall and that they
were in hopes that a reversal
would be obtained.
TRIPLETS
Mrs. Elise Grant Beasley of
New York city gave birth to
triplets. She is the sister of Mrs.
Harriet Cox, Mrs. Ilamel Gib¬
bons, Miss Margaret Grant and
Mrs. Amy Scott.
radio servicing course; 48, the
refrigeration course; and
radio communication.
Midway's student body ls
composed mainly of
from 30 states, all of wnom
taking training under tut
AtlantaBd.EducationTold to
Book for Examination
ATLANTA (ANP) — Judge E.
Marvin underwood of federal
district court, last week direct¬
ed the Atlanta board of educa¬
tion to open their records for
inspection and make available
to the plaintiff’s attorneys cop¬
ies of the master payroll used
for the past three years and
also such other information
pertaining to teacher ratings.
The board had refused to
give Attorneys for Samuel L-
Davis the information necessary
to complete the case involving
equal pay in the Atlanta school
system- The hearing will be
continued July 14, at which
time Judge Underwood will pass
on the motion to substitute the
name of Supt. Ira Jarrell for
that of retired Dr. William A.
Sutton, who was named in the
original brief.
Judge Underwood comment¬
ed: “There could only be two
questions involved in the case
the questions of discrimina¬
tion in pay or rating. This can
only be determined in checking
the records. Therefore, the
board is directed to give the
plaintiffs what is needed by
them, if not, then, I will have
towork it out myself.”
The judge suggested that the
counsels get together and make
a spot check comparision of the
records of both white and Ne¬
gro teachers. Supt. Jarrell
testified that the school board
employs a carding system of its
own and said that sources for
the information needed by the
plaintiffs is dispersed in three
or four places. She said “there
hasn’t been enough time,” al-
Continued on page 2
Hundreds Attend Last Rites
For Major R. R. Wright
PHILADELPHIA (ANP)-
nal rites for Maj. Richard
ert Wright, the slave boy
rose to national fame,
held here Monday at the
er St. Matthews ME
Death struck the
ex-slave in the Jefferson
pital here Wednesday where
had gone for a physical
up prior to making a
ed flight to Liberia.
His rise from the depth
human slavery to the
of educator and president
the citizens and Southern
and Trust company has
hailed as the foremost
Algers story in the history
the Ameriican Negro- Born
Dalton, Ga., on May 16,
Maj. Wright was the son
Robert Waddell and
Lynch Wright, both slaves.
After receiving his A. B.
gree at Atlanta university
1876, Maj. Wright married
Lydia Elizabeth Howard
next year. Eight children
born from the union.
Continued on Page Two
Bill of Rights. Present
figures are around
veteraiu.- ImkaTioftlou os
^ radio servicing,
ra d io communication,
ramo ana television
^
AUTO ACCESSORIES
SALESMAN
Announcement was made
last week of the appointment
of Julius B. Knight, popular
young businessman, as sales¬
man for the new Patterson Car
(Continued on page three)
White Youths Arrested
For Pranks on Negroes
KINGSTON, N. C. (ANP)
Police arrested three white
youths here last week for com¬
mitting assault pranks oil Ne¬
groes, and announced other
of the gang weie be¬
ing sought. all
The arrested youths,
members of prominent families,
are charged with spraying a
solution on pel sons
(Continued on t>ar» ’<•*
VFW
Outstanding Citizen
By Sergeant Robert" B. Howard
Casslno Post No. 8153, Vet¬
erans of Foreign Wars of the
United States, unanimously se¬
lected Sol. C. Johnson'as the
outstanding citizen of Savan¬
nah and submitted his name to
national headquarters of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars in
Kansas City, Mo-, for the
award of the Citizenship Med¬
al, the highest honor that can
be bestowed on any person who
is not eligible to become an ac¬
tive member of the organiza¬
tion. Mr, Johnson is the first
Negro in Savannah to receive
such award.
The medal was presented tc
Mr. Johnson by Major Ray B
Ware, national aide-de-camp t<
the commander-in-chief of the
' of Foreign Wars, at
Veterans
(Continued on Page Twoi
Many of the graduates will
continue at the school, taking
advanced tour-e.- llio.e
do not will be given the bene-
fit of free placement services
provided by the school. This
service finds positions for graa
1 uaiy'C not Only m me Cniougo
NUMBER if
CITIZENS HONOR i
ROBT. W. GADSDEN
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Robert W- Gadsden was ten¬
dered a testimonial banquet
Friday night of last week at
the Elk.'; auditorium. The im¬
pressive affair, sponsored by
the Hub club and participated
Continued on Page Two
DEATH CLAIMS
DR. CASSEL
Word was received in the
city yesterday that Dr. M. A.
Cassell, well known dentist of
Brunswick, died there Wednes¬
day. Ho had been in ill health
for quite a while. Funeral ar¬
rangements were incomplete
today.
HAWAII FINDS
RACIAL EQUALITY
PROFITABLE
Hawaii is finding racial
equality both possible and prof¬
itable, writes Blake Clarke In
an article titled “One World on
an Island,,’’’ published, fn the
current issue of ’47, the new
contributor - owned magazine.
Mr. Clarke has taught at the
University of Hawaii and is
author of a forthcoming book
on the islands.
“Hawaii has never known al
Ku Klux Klan or a Christian
Front,” writes Mr. Clark. “It
has never had a race riot. Here
men of all races address each
other as ‘Mister.’ Chinese, who ,
would be barred from some |
Continued on Page Two
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