Newspaper Page Text
Numbers Racket Again
Has Hold on
Several Score Runners
Peddling Gambling Tickets,
Unmolested
“CI EARING HOUSE,” VIE1NG WITH BOLEDO
FOR FAVORITISM,
Me v ’ T * ; r .'7 Wheel Instead of Stock Exchange
Daily Totals i To Determine Winner
i
'CANY OID RUNNERS GIVE UP JOES
70 GET BACK INTO RACKET
Well, it’s here again! West
Broad street and- 'Blood Field”
pregno ticators were certainly
correct in their prediction of
last week that the numbers
racket would be back in full
force in a few days.
plague broke forth in all its 1
1
fury, sending several score
runner; peddling gambling
t.ekets on the streets, apparent-
ly without feai of intervention.
Wtoen the avalanche of run
ners (that’s what they call the
seller i began wending their
way through the streets it
reminded old-timers of several
years ago when the rackets
filched toe city’s gullible public
out of more taan $15,000 per
day.
Lincoln Univ. (Mo.)
Announces School of
Writing Contest
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo (ANP)
—Competition in the fifth annual
state high school feature writing
contest is now open, according to
an announcement from the Lincoln
University (Mo.) School of Journ¬
alism, sponsor of the contest.
Prizes totaling $150 will be
awarded the winning writers on
thc subject: “The Role the News-
Hold Anti-Lynching
Hearings
WASHINGTON, Jan 19. —The
Senate and House Judiciary sub¬
committees this week renewed
public hearings on anti-lynching
legislation. Hearings were held
last spring but were not com¬
pleted.
On June 17th Roy Wilkins, act-
ng secretary of the NAACP,
BIDDING DADDY' FAREWELL j
—Mrs. Altheia S. Powell saying
farewell to her father, the Rev.
C S. Stripling, before entering.
her Pullman compartment on;
a Central of Georgia Railway.
Among the galaxy of runners
seen rushing here and there to
inform their old customers
they were back on the job
many well known sellers of days
gone by who were scared out of
the game when the strong
of the law forced them to
familiar figures gave up their
legitimate jobs last week to
' nt0 the racket so that
set some more
easy money. Protection was
what they were waiting for, and
so, when they were told that
toere was nothing to fear,
jumped at the opportun ty to
swing into action.
Whether they we^> wise in
reaching this conclusion re
mains for future events to tell,
Continued on Page Seven
paper Must Play in the Struggle
for Civil Rights.” The contest is
open to students of all four years
of the secondary schools in Miss-
ouri.
Deadline for entries, which are
to be 1,000 words in length, is
March 1. The prizes will be
awarded at the annual School of
| Journalism Headliner Week ban-
quet, April 25.
before the Senate Com¬
mittee and urged passage of the
Humphrey-M o r s e anti-lynching
bill He also appeared before the
House Judiciary Committee on
June 22nd and called for the
speedy enactment of a companion
bill in that body.
train, en route to Seattle, Wash-
j n „^ ori) from which point she
saue or p n _° ‘ ^ er
husband, Lieutenant David
Powell. l
...
auawuih ItHwnc
LXVIII SAVANNAH, GEORGIA THURSDAY, JANUARY 2<i, 1950
j
j
I
met here THIS WEEK—Pic-
tured above are the managers
and home 0 ffi ce officials of the
Atlanta L.fe Insutance Company
who attended the annual re¬
gional meet ng in Savannah
this week. Reading, from left
to right, front row, seated: Dan
Thornton, retired agent; G. E.
Diplomas to be Presented to
After a week of
activities, the January class of f
J Beach high school looks
{ward to receiv.ng their diplo-
mas tomorrow (Friday) night
at the City Auditorium. The
program will begin promptly at
{J o’clock.
The commencement address
will be del.vered by Rev.
Murry Branch, assistant pro-
fessor of Bible at Morehouse
college.
File Brief in Mississippi Teachers
Case for Salaries
JACKSON, MISS. —(ANP) —
Judge S. C. Mize in federal court
received the final brief here last
week in the suit against the Jack-
son Separate school district
brought by Miss Gladys Noel Bat¬
es, formerly a teacher in the
Smith-Robertson school. The brief
asks immediate equalization of
salaries paid Negro and white
teachers of the district, immediate
reinstatement of Miss Bates as
a teacher, and immediate in¬
junctive action against the de¬
fendants, enjoining them from
“further discrimination” against
Negro teachers and principals
Continued on Page 7.
Whites Threaten To Bomb
Negro Nursing- Home
By MARK HYMAN
PHILADELPHIA, (ANP) —
White residents of a Philadelphia
area are said to have threatened
j to. bomb property recently, Mrs. Juanita bought
by a Negro nurse
Green, last week,
j Mrs. Green, who operates a nurs-
jing home in the before city said the Phila¬ that
after her hearing
delphia Zoning commission last
Tuesday morning, both women and
men have been calling: her home
and using the word “nigger” to
her. They have said that they
“Don’t want any niggers in our
neighborhood.”
The calls actually began before
the hearing Mrs. Green said. Even
these people called names, but none
j threatened to bomb the home. She
said that the four-story structure
Continued on Page 7
Delorme, director, Atlanta; F.
A. Toomer, chief auditor, At¬
lanta; E. M. Martin, 1st vice-
pres dent and secretary, Atlan¬
ta; E. B. Law, manager
of Savannah district, host
C. W. Green, agency officer, At¬
lanta; Cyrus Cainpfield, agency
office of Georgia, At¬
Rev. Branch is a native of
! 9 Virginia. He holds the A. B
degree from Virginia Un on
university, toe B. D. degree
from Andover Newton Theolog¬
ical school and the master’
degree from Drew university.
Dr. Murry served as field sec¬
retary of the National
Counc i of the YMCA from
1 194.1-1947 and directed a stu
dent work-study seminar in
Europe during the past sum-
HUMPHRIES-ELLENDER TO DEBATE
CIVIL RIGHTS TUESDAY NIGHT
The American Town Hall dis-
cussions which come over radio
every Tuesday night are usually
listened to w.to much interest
in Savannah, but the discussion
of the coming Tuesday night,
when Civil Rights w.H be the
topic will probably be listened
to by more local hearers than
have ever tuned in on this very
popular program.
Views on th s all important Senator j
subject will be given by j
Humphr.es of Minnesota andi
FIRST NEGRO WOMAN
ON N. Y. DAILY
NEW YORK—The slave market
of domestic workers in New York j
City is ex >osed in a series of |
articles beginning this wek in the j
Daily Compass, carrying the by¬
line of Marvel Cooke. Mrs. Cooke
is the first Negro Woman to work j
| full-fledged writer on a
ne ^ she has been on
j the staff of the Compass, the
j city’s youngest daily sheet, since
j November.
Mrs. Cooke is not confined to
j "Negro” news. The staff is small
j and her duties compare equally
! with those of other editorial staff-
men. She serves on* the rewrite
‘ e writes stories which effect
________ __
Continued on Page Six ‘
Local Office Plays Host to Atlanta
Life Ins. Co. Regional Meeting
lanta; E. L. Simon, agency of¬
ficer of Alabama and Florida;
Second row, B. W. Smith,
manager, Daytona Beach, Fla.,
W. K. McMillen, manager, Al¬
bany; M. G. Robertson, auditor,
Atlanta; C. A. Talbert, Captain
Continued on Page S.x
mer.
The commencement pro¬
gram will mark the last com¬
mencement for the old Beach-
Cuyler high school as the
Beach Senior H.gh school stu¬
dents will move to toe new high
school bu Iding on Hopkins
street this coming Monday.
iO. L. Douglass is principal of
Beach high school and Arthur
Continued on Page 7
Senator Ellender of Louisiana.
Senator Humph es will speak
in favor of the passage of this
measure by Congress and Sen¬
ator Ellender will give his views
on toe negative side of the
Continued on Page Six
' r 4* • •*
GET CERTIFICATES—The above
group of men received certifi-
cates in English and Pa nt Pow-
er given for the completion of
courses offered by the Distribu-
tive Education Department
the Savannah Vocational school.
Jordan Post
To Present
Awards
The American Legion School
Award will he presented by me
William P. Jordan Post No. 500.
January 27, at the Municipal Audi¬
torium. The recipients will not be
announced until the night of the
program.
Adolphus Delano Carter was
presented the medal and pertificate
for the first time last June and
Raymond Knight received the run¬
ner up certificate. Several addi¬
tional awards will be made this
year.
The Legion school award is pre¬
sented to outstanding members of
the graduating classes to promote
the development of character and
scholarship in school pupils.
RETIRING PRESIDENT Mrs.
Ellen Beckett was elected presi¬
dent of the St. John Baptist
Church Senior Miss onary Socie¬
ty January 23, 1938. She served
in this office for twelve years,
being succeeded by Mrs. Viola
Cliver in January, 1950. Mrs.
Beckett served humbly and
faithfully, missing relatively few
meetings in the tenure of her of¬
fice. Tne Mission body under
her chairmanship sponsored va¬
rious programs, all being a suc¬
cess. Her foundation for all the
meetings and activities of this
Continued on Page Six
Wallace 31an d is shown re¬
eeiving h.s certificate from Mrs.
Susan P. Waters, instructor,
Others receiving certificates in
English are George Williams, Ra-
leigh Thomas, Leophus Bland,
John Henry Johnson, James
Johnson, Willie Ehedrick and
seph Taylor.
Those in the picture who
ceived certificates in
Power are James Wimbush
Continued on Page Seven
Member Audit Bureau Circulation »j
Price 7c
68 YEARS OF CONTINUOUS
PUBLIC SERVICE
NUMBER U
For the f.rst time in toe his-’
tory of the Atlanta hife Insur¬
ance company, a regional con¬
ference of its olflcers was held
in Savannah this week.
The meetings began Sunday
and ended Tuesday. Tiieyi
were attended by officials from!
the home office and from the
branch Alabama offices and throughout Georgia. Flo-j
r.da, j
The conference was set Into
motion by a banquet Sunday]
night at the West Broad St.
YMCA. The business sessions
were held at the local office ol
the company, West Broad and
Maple streets, in the Collier
building.
(Hosts to the three day con¬
ference were Local Manager Ed¬
ward B. Law and his office per¬
sonnel.
John Dewey Contributes
$1,000 To NAACP
NEW YORK, Jan. 19—The Na¬
tional Association for the Ad¬
vancement of Colored People this
week received a contribution of
$1,000 from the John Dewey 90th
Anniversary Fund, submitted by
Prof. Dewey with funds donated
in his honor on the occasion of
his 90th birthday.
Six Students Seek
Entrance To Univ. of N. C.
CHAPEL HILL, N. C. (ANP)
—Six North Carolina college
students, all natives of the
descended upon the University
....... North Carolma here last , week , ,
on , . . . gaining gw admission n /1 ,i i An to ♦ /\ the t n/l uni I ■ r 1 1
versity’s all-white law school.
six applicants were:
Perry G i 11 a r d , Fayetteville;
Floyd B. McKissick, Asheville;
Solomon Revis, Raleigh;
Lassiter, Rocky Mount; William
Students Test Theatre Bias
OXFORD, Pa., Jan.
ihe dismissal of charges
four of the five Lincoln
versity students arrested for
fusal to sit in the Jim
section of a local theatre, the
versity chapter of the
Association for the
of Colored People prepared
tests of long-standing Jim
OFF FOR PACIFIC AREA—M
Sgt. Walter Massey who was in
the city visiting his aunt, Mrs.
Georgia Bulte, and his sister,
Miss Jestine Massey, this week.
He is em rdute from Camp Lee,
Virginia, to Camp Stoneman,
California, from where he will
sail for the Far Pacific area,
where he will be stationed in
uhe fuutre.
Sgt. Massey wh« is a native
Continued on Page Seven
Marsh and Richard Powell, both
of Durham. They were accom¬
panied by NAACP Atty. Frank
Williams of New York.
Aimed with transcripts of thei#
^ vi8ited Dean Henry
P. Brandis, Jr., who issued them
application blanks. The students
completed the blanks while in the
office and returned them te
Brandis. They asked that their
Continued on Page Six
practices in this town.
Charges of violating the Penn¬
sylvania state civil rights act
have been filed against Joseph
Crowl, theatre manager, and Chris
Bergos, manager of Oxford Hotel
Coffee Shop, by students whp
maintained that they have been
Continued on Page Six
| TO REPORT FOR
I MARCH OF DIMES
CAMPAIGN
The first report for the ’
cal “March of Dimes” c.
paign is scheduled for tonig:
(Thursday; between seven and
nine p. m. at toe. West Bread
Street YMCA. The quota ha*
been set at *4,090. .
M#antime great interest is
be.ng gathered for the ‘Maich
of Dimes” dances slated for
Tuesday Jan. 3L The adult
dance is be ng chairmaned by
Miss Viola DeViliars, and will be
held at Lincoln Inn. The dance
for elementary school children
will be held at toe “Four S’s”
from 3:30 to 5:30 and the
“teen age” group from 8-U at
the same place.
•You are urged to make youi
contribution because polio re¬
spects no one. The little girl
next door or the little boy in
your own home may be a vic¬
tim this summer. If you re¬
member, the 194® epidemic was
the worst yet, let’s prevent this
from happening again: give
I your dimes and dollars.