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67 YEARS OF CONTINUOUS PUBLIC SERVICE LXVII 2 Members Mallard Mob Identified, No Warrant Issued Yet For Their Arrest ST. MATTHEW’S CORNERSTONE LAYING gg* **^’S***AmiI , ?* A > S SB, g»$ S»: '**{* * is®*** :V<S IS " Photo By Tolbert—Tribune Staff Photog. By John H. Law, Jr. The cornerstone laying of the new church home of St. Mat¬ thew’s Episcopal Church, Ander¬ son and West Broad streets, was held at 10 o’clock Thanks¬ giving morning. The impres¬ sive rite of the Episcopal church for the laying of a cornerstone was led by the Rev. J. W. Nich¬ olson, Ph D., Professor of Pas¬ toral Theology, Bishop Payne Divinity School, Petersburg, Va. The religious service was follow¬ ed by the .ancient Masonic rite, conducted by Prince Hall Lodge No. 28, Free and Accepted Ma¬ sons. The following past mas¬ ters took part in the service: Caleb Bias, Duncan Pringle, A. Sheppard, S. L. Gibbons, Geo- Jones, R. W. Gadsden, George L. Smith, Robert Smith, Ivery Weaver, Henry Carrington, Sol Police Brutally Beat Ex-GI over Loss of Earring Girl Scouts To Hold Out- Door Classes The training committee of which Mrs. S. A. Jones is chair¬ man has scheduled an outdoor training class for adult lead¬ ers and senior Scouts to be held Saturday, Dec. 4, at Camp O’Hara, local Boy Scout camp. The Boy Scout camp will be used on special occasions such as the training of leaders and troop camping only because Log Cabin camp is too far away for such short training, but Log Cabin will still be used for ■established camping, regional training and long-term train¬ ing. j*.,’ outdoor activity class wn?'“oegm at 8 a- m. and end at lV 6 p m. with a campfire. Leaders planning to attend will be picked up at the West Broad YMCA and from the ATTENDING POLIO CONFERENCE j I Alphonso E Fields, who left onj Monday evening for Tuske- 1 gee, Ala., to attend a three-day conference of the National Polio Foundation as a repre¬ sentative of the Savannah unit of the Georgia division. He was accompanied by Mrs- Reids. . ..... Hooks, Robert Black, Frank W. Lawton and George Hayes,. A large group from the lodges was also present- The Rev. Tollie Caution, D. D. National Secretary for Negro Work, Department of Missions of the Protestant Episcopal church, New York city, was the principal speaker, and music S. €. White Baptists Denounce Bias and KKK COLUMBIA, S. C. (ANP) — White Baptists of South Caro¬ lina denounced race prejudice and the Ku Klux Klan in res¬ olutions passed at its 128th an¬ nual meeting here last week. Meeting at the First Bapt’st church, the South Carolina Recreation Center on, Ogeochee load and 37th street. The class will be free to all Girl Scout leaders and volunteers. If you plan to attend please call 3-9966 and leave your name with the field director. This is impor¬ tant because food for cookouts has to be purchased before¬ hand. The course is designed to acquaint the leaders with the outdoor skills necessary for successful living in. the out¬ doors. Some of these skills will be: Making of different kinds of fires, fire building in the rain, cooking beans in a hole, baking fish in a bag, boiling an egg in an orange, baking on a reflector oven and how Jo use nature in your Continued on Page Six Bishop Makes Appointments At Two Conferences MONTICELLO, Ga., Nov. 29. —Bishop R. R. Wright, Jr., an¬ nounced the following ap¬ pointments and transfers for t'he Atlanta, Georgia, AME con¬ ference at St. James AME church at the closing session here Sunday afternoon, Nov- 21. Rev. J. Roy Moore, host pastor, and Rev. J. S. Downs, host presiding elder, were re¬ turned for another year. Transfers were: Rev. D. T. Babcock, from Atlanta confer¬ ence to Georgia conference; Rev. J. W. Worthy, to North Georgia conference, St- John and Wand circuit; Fcev. R. E to Athens district, North Georgia conference; Rev. H. Jackson to Macon, Georgia, conference; Rev. J. H. Hill to North Ga conference, Etawa circuit; Rev. A- G. Conyers, to Macon, Georgia conference, St. Mark, Sparta; Rev. E. J. John- son to North Georgia confer- ence, Greensboro; Rev. J. F. Moses, to Rome, Georgia, At- SAVANNAH GEORGIA THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1948 consisted of the hymns, “The Church’s One Foundation,” ‘Ccme Ye Thankful People Come,” and “Now Thank We All Our God.” Saint Matthew’s is the result of an effective merger of Saint (Stephen’s and Saint Augus- Continued on Page Six Baptist convention asked its members to work to help Ne¬ groes, and warned them that the Klan did not stand for Christian principles. Plank five entitled “Race (Continued on page Six) CLEVELAND (ANP) — Ernest Rowe, 26-yc'ar-old parcel post messenger and ex-GI, had a hectic two and a half days here last week, in which he was a victim of police brutaity, and found himself in jail for 55 hours—all because of the loss of an earring. Also f'guring in the chain of events which brought about the arrest of two other men, was a loaded automatic pistol which had fa 1 - len out of one of the men's pockets. Rowe, an unmarried ex-ser¬ geant and holder of five bat¬ tle stars, went to a restaurant vith two friends, Otho D. Bat¬ tle, 26, and Harold Lane, 27. A woman in the restaurant drop¬ ped her earring, and Rowe and his friends got down on their hands and knees to look for it. At that moment, Patrolman Lewis D. Todd walked in. No¬ ticing that the officer had a flashlight, Rowe asked hhn to Continued on Page Six lanta conference, West Atlanta district; Rev. T. R. Reed to North Georgia conference, Washington district; Rev. W. W. Stephens to North Georgia conference, First church, Ath¬ ens: Rev. G. S. Hardeman, to North Ga. conference, Marietta Atlanta district, Dr. S. H Rome, presiding elder; Dr. D. V- Kyle, Big Bethel church; Rev. D. S. Sanders, Turner Monumental; Rev. o. F. Mad¬ dox, St. Philip; Rev. B. C. Cars¬ well, Antioch: Rev. M D. Mc¬ Clendon, St. Peter; Rev. C. C. (Continued on page Six) PAPER SHORTAGE STRIKES TRIBUNE Because of a shortage of news¬ print The Tribune was forced to reduce its size this week from 12 to 8 pages. It is ex- that this shortage will be remedied before next week’s when the 12 page paper i will be resumed. Although two members of the mob which murdered Robert Mallard from ambush on Sat¬ urday night, Nc.vemoer 20, near his home at Lyons, Ga, have been positively identified and the car of another mob mem¬ ber identified, no warrants have been issued for the arrest of any member of the mob. The identification was made by Mrs. Amy James Mallard, the wife, who with two other adults was in ,‘he Mallard oar when the well known salesman was slain. However, a warrant was is¬ sued for Mrs. Mallard charging her with the murder, but this charge was dropped after she was carried back to Lyons Sat¬ urday and questioned about (he killing. Mrs. Mallard left Lyons the day after the mur¬ der of her husband and it is said that the warrant issued for her arrest was made in, or¬ der to get her out of hiding for questioning. Mrs. Mallard was arrested in Savannah by the GBI immedi¬ ately after the funeral services over her husband which were held at the Steele Undertaking establishment last Saturday afternoon. The story of the mob murder of the 37-year-old salesman of the Duval Casket cqmpahy of Jacksonville, Fla., as related by one of the members of the Mallard family, is as follows. 20, On Saturday, the night Mr. of of Mallard, November^ November his wife, two cousins, and the Mai- lards’ two-year-old son weie returning to their home in their automobile from a box party at the school at Lyons where Mrs. Mallard is a teach¬ er. Mr. Mallard was driving and Mrs. Mallard was sitting on the fron(t seat with him. When the party turned off main road on to the dirt Continued on Page 8 GEN CARL R. GRAY, JR.. VA administrator, visits the Tuskegee VA hospital. Above he is shown making inspection of a surgical ward. VETERANS ADMINIS¬ TRATION VISITS TUSKEGEE TUSKEGEE. Ala—Here for an official inspection of the Tuskegee Veterans hospital, General Carl R. Gray, Jr,, com- pie ted his day’s busy program with a bjief visit to Tuskegee institute. Greeted upon his arrival at the Veterans hospital by Dr. T. Tilden, hospital manager, the administrator spent seven hours in close inspection of buildings and wards and a review of activities. General Gray and his party ---- (Continued on page Six) Reading from left to right (above i are Dr. T. T. Tilden hospital manager; Dr. Asa Yancey, chief, surgical services; Omegas To Hold Fondave In Columbus, Ohio | COLUMBUS, Ohio.—The annual ?ra nd conclave of the ■ omega Psi Phi fraternity will convene here on the morning 0 f Monday, December 27, and j (late will wind up activities in the afternoonof Tnursday, De- cember 30, according to an an- i nouncement released by the (grand basileus of the fraternity Dr Harry T Penn of Roanoke Va. Approximately six hundred ° me £ a men representing one and ninety-five chap- across the nation and Request Closing of Rowdy Night Club MIAMI (ANP)— 1 The Laundry Workers Union Local 222 is 1 pearheading the movement to close Cafe Society, a local night club here where four people have met violent deaths In less than two months. The union is circulating a petition urging the closing of Ihe spot and police are study¬ ing reports on the shootings and knife brawls that have Young Couple and White Friend Jailed on Disorderly Charge Dismissed in Police Court Finding evidence insufficient conv j ct them on a disorderly conduct charge, the young cou- pj e anc j their white friend ar- res t e d Sunday night ai the former - s -amacraw Village home were dismissed the next coming in oolice court by Jmtgg Emanuel Lewis mg case took on a number unusual aspects which ar0U sed the indignation of sev- citizens who interested themselves in the arrest of the younh people, chief among ( i a j ctl wcre the searching of the couple’s home without a war¬ rant and the frisking of the young woman at the barracks by the police in, a manner which was very objectionable (Continued on page Six) taken plaoe there. The latest incident to focus attention was the death of Lawrence Rolle, bouncer of the club. He was shot when he attempted to re¬ move a drunk. Besides the deaths some four other persons have been wounded in brawls. It is be¬ lieved that awakened public sentiment can persuade the police to close up the place, a sore spot in the community. Leading Pupils Weeks at Beach-Cuyler For Last Six Released this week was the honor roll of Beach-Cuyler high school for the second six veeks. It is as follows: Senior FJ g a Ernestine Toomer, 94 ner cent; Thomas Evans, 92; Julia Hendrix, 92; Annie White, 91; all of 10B2 class; Lu James Collins, 10B4, 94; Barbara Paige, 11A2, 90; William Pierce 92; Vivian Gamble, 93: Rethel Gould, 91, both of 11A1; Continued on Page Six Miss Olivette Mason, chief nurse; General Gray, and Dr G. C- Branehe, chief, profes¬ sional services. Can'ada will be on hand the conclave which promises to : * 3e one 0i lhe lar S e - st in a t- tendance and most important ■ ever heId in the history of the fraternity. ; Leonard L. Holland, grand marshal and .In charge of local j arrangements, reports that the j I°ta Psi chapter at Ohio State I university, ter, joint and hosts Mu to Iota the chap-j con- clave, have completed provis- ions for the affair. Conclave sessions will be held ■ at the Capitol building annex I midtown Columbus. Member Audit Bureau Circulations Price 7c ROBERT E. MALLARD, traveli ng salesman, who was lynched November 20 by Toombs County mob. Sheriff, Deputy Arrested For Violating Civil Rights MOBILE, Ala. (ANP) — a sheriff and his deputy who beat nine Negroes and held them in jail against their will were arrested by the U. S. gov¬ ernment for violation of the Negroes’ civil rights- They are being accused under a 78 year old civil rights law- Sheriff Jenkins Angus Hill of Clark county and his dep¬ uty, Willie Ray Harrell, were indicted by a federal grand jury on three different indict¬ ments, one joint aiftl one each against Hill and Harrell. They have been released on $5,000 bond. The trial is expected to be scheduled for some time in January. Their victims are reported to be George Dickinson, Robert Gordon, Ed Finch, Moses Nich¬ olson, Leo Williams, John Al¬ len, Jr., Johnnie J. Mitchell, Mattie Lee Poe and Edward Lloyd Buck. The two lawmen were charg¬ ed with acting under “color of their office” and had commit- MISS DOBBS THRILLS SAVANNAH AUDIENCE Photo by Tolbert—Tribune Staff Phot op. Miss Mattiwilda Dobbs as she appeared at her recital af¬ ter the presentation of two lar ge baskets of flowers by Walter Bogan in behalf of the Masonic lodges and Shriners- s.nging before an apprecia- Pn( . e on Tuesday even- ing, November 23, in (h the main of the First African Baptist church, Mattiwilda Dobbs, twenty-three year-old soprano, thrilled her listeners with a program of classical and operatic numbers which were rendered with the poise and ar- of a more mature person The interesting feature of the was that although the numbers were all unfamiliar NUMBER 71 ted “illegal assault, beatings, whippings and other cruel mal¬ treatment and physical abuse for the purpose of imposing ’llegal punishment.” Hill faced four counts and Harrell one count in thefr in¬ dividual indictments, and both men faced four counts in the joint indictment. They arc subject to a one year prison term and a fine of $1,000 max¬ imum on each count. According to U. S District Attorney Perry Fountain, com- pliants from people living in Grove Hill, Clarke county seat, led to the indictments- Many reported that colored persons often were beaten “in jail, along the highways and in wooded areas.” Fountain added that some of the victims had not been ar¬ rested. Many were beaten a; an attempt to force a confes¬ sion. Sheriff Hill was elected to office in May to serve a four- year term. to the majority of the audi- every cne max-veiled at ease and beauty with which the artist performed the numerous difficult ryumbers. Miss Dobbs is now studying at, the opera department of the Mannes School of Music in New York city. The program was as follows: Recitative ____ ___ and Aria from Can- tata No s (B ach); Ana from Cantata, No. 32 (Bach); Nun (Continued on page Six)