The Savannah tribune. (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, October 16, 1947, Image 8

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Newspaper Page TextEIGHT AT THE MELODY jM-G-M’s BIGGEST, GAYEST i & In Glorious Technicolor, starting Sun Jay for 3 days, October 19, 20 21. CLAIM PATI ON WAS DEN 11 1< Hi t RIGHTS i Continued from Page 1 June 23. 1947, acting upon a pc- titicn f led by the NAACP 12. 1: ' 7 1 Patton, a Negro youth Laimdeida e county. Miss', w ind ct-bd in,February, 1940. the alleged murder of Jim dows. a white resident pt county. He was tried in court , ql Lauderdale county on Fcbfuary 23. and was represent¬ ed at the trial by a local ap¬ pointed white counsel. Hi. 1 trial was concluded the same day. He was sentenced to sui¬ ter death by electrocution. ; 'the arguments raised by the NAACP attorneys and which will be presented before the Su¬ preme Court of the Unite,: Ctatfes are that constitutiona guarantees were violated a Patton's trial because Negroef in Lauderdale county were sys¬ tematically excluded from jury service solely because of theli race. Further, It w ll be argu- |d that i triton.; of the allegco confusiioa which were admitted a' the trial constituted rever- sibie er or because they were p v tnlued by .orce, threats intimidation. sr The hr ef pointed out that though the population of Laud¬ erdale county as between Ne¬ groes and whiles is approxi¬ mately 59-59, the facts show that for at least thirty year prior to the trial of Etldto (Buster) Patton, no Negro had served on the grand or petit jury in Lauderdale county; that it was a matter of common knowledge th$f there were many for N eg rotes j dry in service, the county and that qualif Ne~*t ed j T’oes we”e consistently bein- elected to sorve on juries in the federal courts located In the county. i Tha brief clso pointed out that when Patton was arrest - ed. he was placed in the of- f ce of the local jail at. appro¬ ximately one o'clock in the at- ternoon; that he was kept se¬ cluded in (his office and de¬ nied any opportunity to contact an attorney, relatives or friends; that he was kept there contin¬ ually throughout the afternoon and night, during which time he was denied food or water and that he was made to strip off his clothing and lie on the floor naked, while being sub¬ jected to grilling, questioning and cross-exam'nation by sev¬ en or . ... ... rranaeled lor , and carried out into! manacled and carried out intc the country, where he allegedlv t fointed out the hiding place of I eertain articles which he wa‘ supposed to have stolen from the deceased. The brief stated that the ad- miss on of such testimony was in violation of const itutiona’ guarantees of equal protection and due process of law. ORDER YOUR Xmas Cards Now! Beautiful Assortments With or Without Name Imprinted Boxes of 50 Cards For $1.U0 $1.25 $1.50 An Agent Mill Briny Samples To Your Home Upon Request TELEPHONE 5338 The Savannah Tribune 1009 West Broad St. Savannah. Cn. FOOTBALL SCORES Ry the NNPA News Service Coward IS. Virginia Union 7 Morgan State 19, North Car- j olira College 6. Virginia Stat’ College Johnson C* Smith 0. West Vitginia State 13. lueky State 9. Lincoln (Fh.) 20, Delaware State 7. lampion 7, North Carolina A. and T„ 0. fisk 19, Dillard 0. Eliiziibeth ( ty Teachers 13, S orer 0. Shaw 71, St. Paul 0. Winston-Salem Teachers 33 Livingstone 0 South Carolina State 12, ’ Lane 12. Morris, Brown 13, Morehouse I Paine 26, Morris College 6. Soulhern 32,. Samuel IIous- on (). fougaloo 21, Campbell 0. Jackson College 19, Misstodp P* College 0. , " rt Valley 0, KnoXvil'e Bethune-Cookman 34, ban y State 0. C'lafh" 13, Georgia State Col- ®- Florida Normal 103, I'fiend- s,,ip *• Lincoln (Mo.) 7, Langston 6 Wilberforce 20, Turkegrr 6. Florida A- & M. 58. Alabama State Teachers 12. Texas College 18, Arkansas State 13. l NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS All news matter must be written in ink, on one side of the paper only, and be In the office bv Monday evening of each hwk SAVANNAH TRIBUNE TEN DIE IN TENEMENT FIRE Continued from phstp one The identified are Mrs. Dru- cllla Smith, 18-year-old expec¬ tant mother; Bessie Hector Mrs. Ruth Griggs and her three children, Lennagene, 14; Jo¬ seph, 4; and Theodore, 1, and Jessie Mae McDonald, 10. The other bodies, still unidentified, included those of a fourth wo¬ man and two young girls. According to Fire Commis- ,ioner Corrigan, the fire had oeen deliberately started. He said that Marshal Earl Bauer of the first division found an empty coffee can that smelled of kerosene. Supporting the belief that th ?\ flre J ad bee ” df>liber ' planned w,as the tc,!t1 ' mofiy r1 " Carruthefs, 42 the ? an,tor ’' who to,fl pc,Iice that he heard a “puff” then a car speedhg rtway, after he had been awokened by his wife who smelled smoke. The build- ing is owned by Sam Homan, white, and handled by John Jefferson. Marriage Licenses Marriage licenses were issu- 1 ed to the following couples j from the Ordinary’s office dur¬ ing the past week. October 8, Otis Bradley and Miss Janie Jenkins Johnson, both of Savannah. October 9, David Williams and Miss Margaret Duncan of Thunderbolt, Mattl*w Byrd and Jannle Hay es, Walter Wll Dorothy Pelote, all of Savannah- October 10, Charlie Berry and Miss Linda Williams, Ralph and Miss Emma Wil- Andrew Handy, Jr., and Miss -Rosa Lee Smalls, all of Sa- vannah. October 11, Joe Jackson Miss Margaret Hutt o of na h, Edward Joiner, Jr., Thun- derbolt, and Miss Lillian Du p (jr i 0 f savannah, James Smith and Miss Adell Lowery, both oi Jackie Jinks and M’ss Rosalie Summers, both Charleston, s. C., Larry and Miss Inez Sander.,, 1 Abraham McGrant and Miss Essie Owens, all oL Savannah, Oct. 14, TheodWen arid Miss Alethla Washington both of Savannah. DOES MUCH PROPERTY DAMAGE Continued from Page 1 to best prepare for it. A large number of people refuge In the large school buildings and by the time the Storm reached the city, many these places were crowded, It is estimated that approxi- 10,000 persons took of these places of fared roof damage or had win dow panes blown out. 1 Business throughout the was paralized from the time th, storm struck until a lUUe ulte 'midday, when electric powei partially restored Traffic on the roads out of the city was crippled b; U di ng trees, but the highway '’ere cleared sufficiently fo tars to pass by late afternoon Damage to the extent of sev¬ en! million dollars was done b; the storm, DESIGNS FASHION MAGAZINE LESIGN.J FASHION MAOk LINE—Robert Williams, postei artist for various government agencies and winner of a na- t on-wide art contest, is doing t le layout { and design fdr “Cmart Woman,” the new sty|( magazine for colored womep The young Washingtonian r« ceived much pro es tonal eh courage ment from E. Sirnnji Campbell. Williams attended classes at the University 6 Florence while stationed witf 92nd d vision in Italy. About 6 o’clock the electric went off and the city w; s in darkness, and many tele¬ phones were put out of cominis- s mi. By this time the streets •" f w: practically deserted this accounted for no injuries ueing sustained on the streets 1 om falling trees. The popu¬ lace l ad been warned to remain hidoors. A number of industrial plants o i the outskirts of the city sus¬ tained severe damage, many 0 f| the stores in the business dis- trict had their plate glass fronts lorn out and on West Broad street, the YMCA had its tin roof blown off and left hanging to the street side. Across the street, St. Paul CME church had its large window blown out and other churches throughout the city sustained small dam¬ age. Hundreds of residences suf- Gowns - Slips In Larger Sizes GOWNS Deep sleep gowns by Elaine of soft, white rayon challis. Lace outlines the shoulder and extends in a panel at the front bodice. Siies 38 to 44 3.98 SLIPS Lustrous rayon satin slips by Elaine in magnolia white. 4-gore skirts with straight cut front and back panels and bias side panels for perfect lit. Lavish lace trim in sizes 46 to 52- 3.9S FRENCH CREl'E PAJAMAS Made of fine French crepe in comfortable butcher boy style you'll enjoy these completely washable pajamas in either of the two popular styles. Tailored with notched collar and double breasted front or with round choir boy neck¬ lines. Pink, blue and maize in sizes 32 to 40. 4.95 BARGAIN BASEMENT Presented by Five Chapters THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE 91 Seek Scholarships PHILADELPHIA (ANP, f^ in _ ety-onc promising young sing¬ ers from various parts of’the countiy, one from Port Au Prince, Haiti, auditioned at Jhe Academy of Music here a week ago in hopes of winning one oi the Marian Anderson awards in singing. The fund of $10,000 was started in 1941 by Miss An¬ derson as her contribution tr encouraging talented young singers in their efforts to achieve success. The noted singer has replaced all awards 0 t,he orig nal fund of $10,- 000 remains intact. The auditions were arranged and directed by Miss Alyee An- secretary to and sistei the lamous contralto. Thro, outstanding musicians and tee.- chers. William Lawson, Alexan- Joffrc and Constant Vau- served as judges. Tht:r will be made known ’The Spirit Flower. Campbell and Tipton, was cled as the contest number were allowed to use foreign language number of own choosing. Among those competing were of music, some of whom preparing concert tours fincent, tenor, oi Port Au Haiti, is now attending Ju Hard School of Music ir York- * Jonah Bryant, 606 Cohen Mary Lou, July 29. Lloyd G Williams, 5 Charles lane, Queen Elizabeth, Aug. 11 Moses Baker, Millhaven Shirley Ann, Aug. 5. George Flowers, 314 Yama- craw, Beverly Lynn, Sept 30. HernerL Gordon, 137 Yama- craw, Juddie Jacquelyn, Oct. 6 Aionza Adams, 526 E. Gordon lane, Barbara Lee, July 23. Ernest Elliott, 159 Clifford. Ernest, Jr., Aug. 5. Joe Mitchell, 18 Newell, Jc- ome Alvin, Sept. 19. William Singeton, 121 Yama- raw, George William, Aug. 8 V/ llis Neson, 316 Lorch, Gary Kely, Aug. 4. Willie Stiles, Telfair road Earl, Oct. 7. Elett Lomn, 609 E- Park anc Christopher Lamar, July 30. Matthew Dowdell, 524 E. Park avenue, Kenneth Raynell, Aug B. Arthur Roberts, 890 Joe St Thomas, July 7. Thomas Swift, Sr., Rt. 5, Box 571, Thomas, Jr-, Aug. 15. James Cody, Jr., 504 W. Bry¬ an, Glenn Williams, Sept. 18. Thomas Ledbetter, 612 E 32nd, John, July 30. Leroy Johnson, 2 Johnson St., toy James, July 19. James Stevens, 1124 W- Wald- burg, Samuel, July 27. Edgar Walker, 738 E. Bolton, ENdgar, Jr., Aug. 7. Joseph Brown, 633 E. Andcr- ,on, Robert Earl, Aug. 7. Groover Douglas, 524B, East Gordon lane, Johnny W-, July 10 . James E.’ Rivers, 218 Arnold, James, Jr„ Oct. 8. William Mitchell. 518 East 3undary, William Tyrone, Sept JO. Eugene Walker, 161 Arnold, S'zekiel, Aug. 10- Alfred Green, 641 West 40th ane, Alfred, Jr., July 24. Freddie Patrick, 1215 Atlantic ivenue, Betty Ann, Aug. 15. CHAMBERLIN Weather Strips and Screens Keeps Out Winter Draft and Soot Keeps Out Rain and Weather Keeps Out Summer Dust Pays for itself in fuel Saving Free Estimates EAT HER STRIPS g, Sab *i* ** ■s. •F F'or Fine Groceries T 4- And Western Meats f ? SHOP AT ? CHARLIE’S PLACE I.athrop Avc. Ray Street P.eer and Wine X BIRTHS Dee ot Vital Statistics, Health Department, from October 6 luwugii October 13, 194/: Name of lather—address — name of child—date of birth: Aionza Chaney, 713 E Ogle¬ thorpe, .Margaret, Oct. 4. Joseph Rivers, Sr„ 147 Ran¬ dolph, Derrick, Oct. 3. Robert Lee Butry, 311 Beech St, Robert Lee, Jr., Oct. 7. Kier Ellison, 644 W. 40th lane, Barbara Ann, Sept. 2 Eugene Williams, 1332 First -;troet, Jean Helen, Oct. 3. Jack Jackson, 548 E. Taylor, Pink Aikcns, 611 E. Gwinnett, Cora Lee, June 29. William Green, 257 Randolph, Rozena, Aug 2. Gus Lee, 710 Wilson court Granella, July 25. Booker T. Briggs, 1618 Ran¬ dolph, Delores, July 30. I Foster Williams, 21 1-2 Canal avenue, Mary Francis, Oct. 6. David Warner, 731 E. Ogle¬ thorpe, Eleanor Eva, Oct. 8. Charles Brown, 8 Reid, Elaine, July 19. Harry Mincy, 520 E. Macon Catherine, Sept- 17. James A. Brown, 1012 Atlan- avenue, Florence Elizabeth June 16. Benjamin Bryant, 623 E. Ogle¬ avenue, Carolyn, Oct. 4 Sam Aiken, 806 W. 53rd, Aud¬ rey Lenora, Sept. 4. James Grant, 147 1-2 Ran¬ dolph! Mary Lee, July 15. J. DEPT. GETS REPORT ATTACK ON BLIND VET. Continued Prom Page On* glasses. Robinson’s brother Ernest, was also attacked anc j both of them were returned Houston where charges o. drunkenness were against the men. The NAACP in the affidavit to the Justice partment, stated, “We feel ii the facte set forth therein prove to be true, there are grounds for federal tion;: and prosecution toy your off.ee." FORREsTAL ASKED TO ABOLISH J. C. IN SERVICES Continued from Page 1 in certain limited categories solely beeause of his race. This poficy not only denies to the Negro equal status with white and national guards- but also interferes with the success of the Army’s ana Guard,s recruiting ! * We urge you, therefore, to ssuc a directive establishing a pol;cy for the three of America’s defense con- with the policy present- effective in the United States COMING HERE DIRECT FROM SOUTHEASTERN WORLD’S FAIR. AT¬ LANTA, GA-, AND GEORGIA STATE FAIR, MACON, GA. ALL NEXT WEEK Starting Monday Oct. 20 FAIR GROUNDS Savannah, Ga- American Legion Post 135 Proudly Present; , SmahT citPs t 8fAiHv?r vr HI—Railroad Cars —10 20—Feature Sows—2.) 20—Thrill Rides—2) Trained Animal Circus The Bronze Follies with 21 Colored I’er- tormers and A Red Hat Swing Band, Direct From Club Mississippi Beale Street, Memphis Big Circus Train Arrives Sunday Afternoon Wanted 100 Laborers To Help Erect This Gigantic Tented City Apply At Fair Grounds Monday Morning Seven o’clock FREE PARKING The Safety Cab Co. Now In Their New Location Wayne and West Broad Sts. c/ux 71 mm FOR SAFE, PROMPT AND COURTEOUS TRANSPORTATION A NEW TELEPHONE SYSTEM INSTALLED TO GIVE SERVICE THAT WF. WERE UNABLE TO GIVE DURING THE WAR. The Safety Cab Company Has Been Serving The Public Since 1937 NORMAN DASH, Manager THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1947 DUNBAR SUNDAY • x Ski I, ■ s 1 I I ! j ! ; j § 1.1 Starred in Warners’ "The Two Mrs. Carrolls at the Dun- ear Theatre, Sunday. Monday, Tuesday. Oct. 19, 20, 21 are Humphrey Bogart and Barbara thrill-j j Stanwyck. The suspense aso costars Alexis Smith; and features Nigel Bruce and C Moore in important sup¬ D, roles. M. P. Sessoms, W- E. Lampkin, George Fuller. Coy Dutch. A. L. Cox, L- 51. While, .Him, Cargo- McGIockton, James J. Cox, Mgr., Funeral Director. Cox Funeral Home, (Incorporated) Phone 3-1785 529 West Henry St- 24 Hr. Ambulance Service Cooperatively owned in order to give you the beet of service at the most reasonably prices- Recommend Customers Clip the Coupon and send a friend to A. B. C. FURNITURE STORES You w II be given $1-00 for the first Customer, $1-59 for tlie second; $2.00 for the third and $2.50 for the fourth. INTRODUCTION COUPON This Will Introduce ________________________________ Address - —- ——----------------- Please open an account for Bearer and extend the same courtesies given me. Recommended by ______________________________________ Ace- Address ____ ____ — ------- ----No--------- - A. B. C FURNITURE STORES 125 W. Broad St. Savannah, Ga. A. B, C. FURNITURE STORES 125 West Broad St- Phone 2-4207 OPTICAL SERVICE The best examination—the finest lenses—the most be¬ coming frames. Our prices are always less than others charge. Oculist prescription at a discount. Consult the old reliable. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED DR. M. SCHWAB’S SON OPTOMETRIST OPTICIAN 118 Bull Street Where Thrifty FAMILIES SHOP AND SAVE LANG’S THREE BIG Stores IN ONE HEADQUARTERS For Every Member Of The Family HATS SHOES CLOTHING FURNISHINGS DRY GOODS 221-223-225 W. Broad St. CALL US UP FORGET „„„ DON’T Phone 2-0221 Paul & Xndv Starters— Magnetos - Gen erators — Carburetors Batteries —Fa ^ B -"« ON THE CORNER OF TH* SQUARE 399-SI I W OGLETHOKPe IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE IN THE TRIBUNE