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tAOC FOUR jtVE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE Established 1875 * By J. H. DBVEAUX J : i •OL. C. JOHNSON.......Editor and Publisher I. H BUTLER____________________Asso. Editor MBS WILLA M. AYERS, Asst, to Pub. A Manager —— Published Every Thursday Ti • 1009 WEST BROAD STREET J) Telephone, Dial 5338 Subscription Rate In Advance V One Year _____________ $2.50 ■■ Six Months ______ ____$1,50 Remittance must be made by Express, Post Office Money Order or Registered Mall. Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Savannah, Ga., under the Act of March 3, 1879 Auctt \ THE GEORGIA STATE COLLEGE All of Savannah, and a large part of the state, know that the Savannah Tribune is deeply interested in Georgia State College and the total welfare of the youth of our great state, therefore it is very gratifying to us to note that the new president of the college is making a particularly fine im¬ pression upon our citizens. Mr. Colston’s address at The Hub’s luncheon meeting last Wednesday was calculated to win the hearty support of that dynamic organiza¬ tion in the promotion of the program he outlined. The hopes, nay the yearnings, of our citizens for an opportunity to claim the college as “our college,” and to share in its loyalties, and to exult heartily in its successes are about to be realized. Mr. Colston believes, as we have (ways believe d, that a college n ’order to fulfill its true mission, must not only achieve high academic goals, but must also indentify itself with the activi¬ ties of the community, unselfishly offering to it the kind of leadership and direction that an efficient professional personnel should be amply able to supply. Our long cherished hope that Georgia {■State College should become a well admin¬ istered A-grade college is already in the process of realization. The president as¬ sures us that it is the intention of the Board of Regents, and his as well to estab¬ lish strong courses in liberal arts, physical education, and technical training, with .rfc^sonable emphasis on health and athlet¬ ics. In addition to this, the long neglected possibilities of an abundant and luxurious fiatural setting, will be refined and de¬ veloped so that the campus will become one the most beautiful in the country. The Board of Regents, the president, and the community, working together for ♦he best interests of Negro boys and girls, •will be an unbeatable team. The Tribune pledges its hearty cooperation. A PROPHECY COME TRUE ^ United States District Judge Waring * rendered a decision in favor of George El¬ * more, who took the South Carolina white ■ primary subterfuge to court to te^t its * * validity. The decision was not nnexpecl- ed bv people in Georgia who opposed so strenuously a similar law, the advocacy of which was the main plank in the platform upon which the late Eugene Talmadge bas¬ ed his campaign for the governorship. His strong faith that such a law would * * hold, was based upon what he interpreted Judge Sibley to mean when he ruled that l the party could conduct its primaries as club affairs to get around a previous U. S. Supreme Court decision rendered in the Tex¬ as case. We have never understood how a private club could set up rules to cover the elec- j tion of public servants who are to admin- i ister the affairs, not of a private club but of all the citizens. The statement of Judge ] Waring is clear on this point. He said: i 1 “To say that there is any material t ! difference in the governance of the t 1 Democratic party in this state prior to, l : and subsequent to, 1944, is pure sophis¬ try ... I am of the opinion that the present Democratic party in South Car¬ olina is acting for and on behalf of the people of South Carolina; and that b the primary held by it is the only vi practical place where one can express a choice in selecting federal and other officials” i,; But despite the decision of Judge War- ing. die-hards in both South Carolina and Georgia are looking to the U. S. Supreme Gourt to which this decision will be appeal- 1 sd, to render a contrary opinion. One Georgia citizen, high in councils of the de- ; 'eated wing of the party, thinks the South Carolina decision will have no effect on oublic opinion in Georgia. Another still Relies ^ky’s decision on his in interpretation the Primus of King Judge case. Sib- n We hope the Democratic ]>arty in South "arolina will hasten its appeal to the U. S. WRipreme Court so that a decision may be j^ndered by it, which we believe will con- jjj'rm voting Judge Waring’s issue and in thus the remove election Ne- of ro as an )48. An alternative hope is that the South ill accept and work in agreement with te spirit and intention of the following atement of Judge Waring: [ *the “Racial distinctions cannot exist in machinery that selects the offi¬ cers and lawmakers of the United fates; and that all citizens of this j£ and country are entitled tc ba.“t ■A VANN AH TRIBUNl a free and untrammeled ballot in our elections, and if the only material and re¬ alistic elections are clothed with the name ‘primary’ they are equally entitled to vote there.” The Negroes of South Carolina have begun a drive for 100,000 voters This is their response to the new situation cre¬ ated by their victory over the latest de¬ vice to be employed to keep them from voting. The decision of Judge Waring has im¬ portant implications for Negroes all over the south and only the poll tax is left to prevent Negroes from voting. Of course it is to be expected that “our friends” will look for some other device by which to keep Negroes from voting. Some ingen¬ ious southern statesman will have a de¬ vice ready in the event poll tax as a re¬ quisite for voting is outlawed. This at present is a remote possibility. As long as the filibuster tactic is permitted to be used in the U- S. Senate, and as long as the South remains in the saddle (for it seems not to have lost its influence over the rest of the nation, politically, at least), there will be no anti-poll tax legislation in the Senate. Perhaps, this situation may be remedied when the Negro voters in pivotal states, recognize the necessity for retiring Senators who will not find a way to control filibustering. This action will have to be undertaken without regard to party affiliation. Of course, it must be realized that the first concern of these vot¬ ers, very naturally, will be their immedi¬ ate needs and interests, yet there are enough issues of national significance to challenge the loyalty and spirit of sacrifice of every Negro in the country, no matter where he lives. Southern Negroes can help them¬ selves a great deal. In South Carolina they have already begun to organize for a drive to secure a large registration of Ne¬ gro voters. Georgia must do the same thing. We should register 500,000 Ne¬ groes in Georgia, and the machinery should be set up at once to accomplish this- We are disappointed that a better organiza¬ tion of Negro voters in Chatham Coun¬ ty has not been achieved. At present the precinct is the largest unit of organiza¬ tion a situation which encourages a dan¬ gerous decentralization of leadership, a situation which, if not corrected, will tend to vitiate the good effects attained as a result of last summer’s upsurge of inter¬ est that was spontaneous. We do not know why the leaders have not taken organization beyond the precinct stage. They must have good reason for not having district and county organiza¬ tions. At any rate, whatever the organi¬ zation, the goal for 1948 should be 25,000 Negro voters in Chatham County. And a larger task is that of instructing them in the rudiments of government, in what con¬ stitutes intelligent voting, in the value of voting to the voter himself and to the community. The responsibility for ac¬ complishing these things, is upon the lead¬ ers. We hope they realize it. The announcement bv Judge Houlihan that the County Commissioners intend to oreak up thuggery and hoodlumism in the county outside the city limits, receives the hearty commendation of all law-abid¬ ing citizens in the county. With the city and. county officers together: i on the coriw hiph ptil’pd^t* of making ’’drill keeping Sa¬ vannah and Chatham County a Safe and celan place in which to live, there can be no doubt that thugs and hoodlums will find it an unsafe and unhealthy habitat in which to ply their ugly trade- The incident of the wanton attack upon a couple near one of the highway night¬ spots, a few nights ago somehow or other served to arouse law-enforcement officers into much needed and too long delayed ac¬ tion- This incident is in a way a minor thing, especially when it is remembered that a respectable young colored woman was murdered, some months ago, under conditions Which bear the earmarks of the work of thugs. This is an unsolved mur¬ der. There have been other cases, two of which have not been given publicity be¬ cause it has been difficult to get the in¬ formation into the shape that would war¬ rant it- It happens that in these two cases, as it often does where Negroes are concerned, witnesses in one instance could not testify for understandable reasons, and in the other the witness suddenly left the city. city The Tribune is gratified that the and county governments intend to make it possible for citizens to be anywhere, any time, without dread of attack by maraud¬ ing bands of thugs. WHY WERE THE SAINTS, SAINTS? By Ruth Taylor “Why were the saints, saints? Because they were cheerful when it was difficult to be patient, and because they pushed on when they wanted to stand still, and kept silent when they wanted to be disagreeable. That was all- It was quite simple and al¬ ways will be.” This motto hangs over my desk and is a daily reminder when things pile up and my temper begins to fray at the edges. Fbr the days of the saints are not past. The need for saintly people was never greater than it is today. Today we need cheerful people—those who can be cheerful when it is difficult tc be so, who are more interested in bringing happiness and prosperity to others than in getting what they themselves want. Today we need patient people—those _yh.j cS— pider c__ Y-l- &: _ SINGER , saying that _ "THEY . NEVER, tried to Disprove the old CAME COME BACK' —THE FORMER LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION OUT OF A 4-VEAR RETIREMENT TO TRY*TO REGAIN H/S LOST LIGHTWEIGHT LAURELS. Amateur’s Handbook, by A. Frederick Collins This is a complete and prac¬ guide to radio construction repair. The simple langu¬ of this book assumes that amateur knows very little radio, GALLERY, edited by Ellery Queen This is a basic anthology of stories, and the first of kind, a crook story is “de¬ in reverse ” The theme this anthology is CRIME not These thirty-two by various well known are of great criminals moden fiction with an as¬ of murders, confidence pickpockets, card sharp¬ racketeers and highwayv The famous Ellery Queen serves as a piqu¬ sauce to each, criminal WASTELAND, by Jo Sinclair The hardships and poverty this author, Miss Sinclair, known helped her to write her first novel, with sym¬ and deep understanding. the year that she wrote the Harper prize for 1946, she lived on ten not need to rush through to the end, who do not have to have everything happen at once just as they want it. Today we need persevering people—those who will push on when they are so tired they want to stand still, who will carry through the task before them even when heart and body fail, who do not give up under fire or criticism or complaint. 1 odav we need thoughtful people as well as those who know when to talk and when to be still. We need agreeable peo¬ ple—those who are trained in the habit of being kind and courteous even when tempted to be disagreeable- We need self controlled people—those who will not fall into the traps of hatred toward any group, whether it be of class or creed or color. ( all them saints if you will, it is those kind of people we need today, and it is the kind of sainthood that is within reach of every one of us. It is a daily task, a daily problem. Try it for one day, and the next, and the next. You may fail every now and then. I do. Well all do—but, if we keep on trying, the effort will become a habit and we will find our problems solv¬ ing themselves. Why were the saints, saints? Because they kept on living w’hat they believed. It was quite simple and it always will be. XPORTSJ3F A FATS A ANDjDILSjP£B^AMiiY^Og^ l j : FAB CHURCH, WHERE THE ELKS REGIONAL ORATORICAL CONTEST WILL HELD MONDAY NIGHT PULLMAN PORTERS GET NEW BOSS WILMINGTON (ANP )— Thir¬ ty-six thousand workers have a new boss now that the old Pullman company they knew is no more. The new boss, who says that nearly all of the workers will be retained in their foriner capacities, is the group of 57 railroads that bought out the sleeping car business when a federal agency ruled that the Pullman folk had to give up some part of their far flung empire. Begun in 1859 when George Pullman put one sleeping car on the old Alton railroad, the organization was incorporated eight years later in 1867. The company extended oper¬ ations until 1900 when it had absorbed into the Pullman com¬ pany, the last of the separately owned and operated sleeping car companies. The Pullman pod system of sleeping car service in 1946 op¬ erated about 6,500 sleeping cars on nearly 1,400 lines extending over the nation’s entire rail¬ road network. The new owners have not indicated whether the cars will continue to be operated under the name Pullman, nor have they stated whether they in¬ tend to operate the cars thru a new company or individually. Although the majority of Pullman porters in the past have been Negroes, and their organization is one of the strongest unions, recently Fili¬ pinos have begun filtering into the service and are on some of the runs that were formerly regarded as the best runs. What happens now to the Pullman porters remains with the new owners who have not indicated any policy, either to employers or passengers. FIGHT COP BRUTALITY IN CALIFORNIA OAKLAND, Cal. (ANPj—As the newly foriqed Committee Against Police Brutality, opened its campaign demanding ait that an official city commission be established to investigate police treatment of minority people, a new case of mistreatment was brought to light. Louis J. Wilson, a member of the CIO United Railroad work¬ ers, who works as a freight handler on the Southern Pa¬ cific railroad, was arrested on the job May 22 by two Oakland plain clothes police inspectors. He was taken to the Oakland hall jail, locked up and held for five days without bail and no formal charges brought against him. Police termed it a routine investigation. Wilson has no police record. He was refused permission to call his wife and it was not until four days later that he was permitted to talk to any¬ He had no idea why he was being held until the FBI him with a man who told them Wilson had given a gun he allegedly possess- The gun was government and was said to have stolen from freight in the Pacific yards. This was merely conjecture both Wilson and his ac¬ had worked in the yards the same time. It was not until Wilson’s wife eventually contact¬ the law-firm of Edises, Treu- and Condon that the de- was finally released the action of dollars a week contributed by a benefactor. Confused, derelict Jake Brown changed his name to John, tried to withdraw from his home, his family and his race- With the doctor’s aid he began to talk—talk of fa¬ ther and mother, who had nev¬ er seemed like parents, talk of Laura, whom he had thought he loved, talk of photography, of his job- Jake’s wasteland was left behind him as he talked — a wasteland not very different from the one most people know at one time or another, the torment and doubt, the hidden fears which change and color all our lives. The Big Sky, by A- B. Guthrie Jr. Mr. Guthrie, the author of this novel, was born in Indi¬ ana, reared in Montana and is now a newspaperman in Ken¬ tucky. With his knowledge of these three sections of the country, he has placed the ac¬ tion of this lusty, brutal fron¬ tier story there. In defiance of his father, seventeen-year- old Boone Caucil left his home in the Kentucky mountains, escaped in the wild, fur-trap- ping country of the upper Mis¬ souri river and took an Indian, girl for a wife. He became more savage than the Indians themselves. THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1947 ' Lodges And Chapters Note* 4 ■ . ■ Twelve candidates named re¬ cently in Atlanta. The brother^ in the Capitol City are bestir¬ ring themselves. Plaudits were given the Eas¬ tern Stars of Atlanta for the prominent parts taken in Brunswick at the Grand Chap¬ ter- They majored in the crowning of the queen. Thi; required study and application Masonic Masters Visitors Grand Master Cornelian R Richardson of Indiana, presi¬ dent of the Grand Masters Con¬ ference of Prince Hall Masons and Grand Master J. Weslej Dobbs of Georgia, secretary o‘ the Grand Masters Conference honored Cincinnati by thei presence Thursday afternoor while en route to Richmond Indiana. Wilberforce and Co¬ lumbus. At Dabney’s office for Robert Truehaft. Wilson had somehow manag¬ ed to get word to his wife to get in touch with the attorneys- Federal District Judge Louis Goodman last week dismissed all charges against Wilson and severely unbraided the FBI foi bringing the case into court since no evidence had been presented- When the Committee Against Police Brutality petitions th< city council for a full dress in¬ vestigation of police behavior will have the case of Lou¬ is J. Wilson, among scores oj others, to back up their de¬ mands. VETS MAY RE-INSTATE INS. UNTIL JAN. 1 William G. Cann, manager sub-regional office of the Veterans Administration stated that the following, moh important communication in to reinstatement of Na¬ tional Services Life Insurance was eceiverd by him recently communication was dated July 10, 1947, and was issued by the Central Office of the Veterans Administration, oi D. C-: “Veterans Administration to¬ announced that the liberal privileges now in for National Service Life will be extended to 1, 1948. Until this an¬ nouncement was made, World H veterans who had let war time NSLI term pol¬ lapse for a period of more three months had only to i to reinstate them generally having tc a physical examination. “The deadline was extended give former policyholders time in which to take ad¬ of picking up his gov¬ insurance by simply that he is in as good as he was at the time lapse, and executing the re¬ application. Only two premiums must accom¬ an application for rein¬ of term insurance. “The deadline was extended February to August 1. 1947. the past five months than £ 00.000 veterans reinstated policies offer¬ upwards of three and one- billion dollars of insurance Mr. Cann. however, suggests all veterans who have al- their National service Insurance to lapse, mu- several hours, there was a molt interesting exchange of wit, wisdom, felicitations, congratu¬ lations, a veritable “feast f>f reason and flow of soul.” Then to the dinner at the Mense, where the “THR 2, GRACES” took a chance, aft ir giving the delicious menu a a glance. Sir Dobbs is a mopt brilliant representative of Geor¬ gia, was mail clerk for many years, a politician who raised the colored voting registration from 500 to 25,000! He is tlj proud father of six daughter who, like his wife, are highly educated and linguistically add pilgrimagistically, are at horde in every part of the world ex¬ cept Africa.—Dabney in Cid- cinnati Union. Those in the knowing only wish that they were membefs of the party. j state it immediately in order ♦ that they and their dependents { will have the protection recognteed of thjs insurance which is by all insurance underwritfets as the best insurance buy that can be purchased today. ! ROCKETS SIGN ANOTHER NEGRO CHICAGO (AMP) James Shephard, halfback from Texas, ■ollege, is the newest sepia acj- lition to the Chicago Rockets pro football roster. The Rock¬ ets open their training seasop. his week in Two Rivers, Wid, mder Coach. James Crowley ind three assistants. Included n the group are outstanding wh’te players from various southern institutions. HOWARD HAS LARGEST 1UMMER SCHOOL WASHINGTON, D. O. (ANHi Howard university lias trie largest enrollment this yeafr that it has had in the histoi^ Df its 24 years of summer school, according to Dr. Frank Snow¬ den, director. Of the 2,235 stu¬ dents enrolled, 1,195 are veter¬ ans. Mrs. Janie write has been ill or the last two weeks, but is p to the delight of her many riends. % \ FIFTY YEARS AGO Files of The S» Ttaasii Tribune JULY 17, 1897 City conference on mortality | planned in May by Rev. Thom- ( as G. Hazel of the First Con¬ gregational church, was Baptist belli Tuesday at Second church- Its o/fficeris wfrte elected. Dr. Alice Woodby Mc- Kane was made president; Mrs- S. J. Butler, vice president; M.igj C Emma Lewis, secretary. Rev. A. L- DeMond tp preach Sunday at the congre¬ gational church. Prof. Nathan B- Young reap*- teacher at Georgifi State College. It is reported that a colored was elected worshipful master of a white Masonic lodge in New’ Jersey