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THURSDAY, JAM ARY 3, 1352
NAACP Head
Flies To
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line of duty.
Pressing the Department of
Justice to move into the Florida
situation, the NAACP, through
Mr. White, yesterday asked
Attorney-General J. Howard
McGrath to receive a delega-
tion of representatives of na¬
tional and Florida organizations
to disc lias steps which must be
taken to end these outrages.”
Thurgood Marshall, NAACP
special counsel, wired the at¬
torney-general that “only with
the aggressive intervention of
your office will this type of
lawlessness be curbed.” Mr.
Marshall also sent a telegram
demanding action to Governor
Fuller Warren.
NAACP Aids f amily
In gn. emergency meeting
yesterda v _ the Association’s
committee on administration
voted a contribution to the
family for restoration of the
home and other expenses. An
appeal was sent out to 1,000
NAACP branches throughout
the country asking for contri¬
butions, calling upon them
hold memorial services for Mr.
Modre on Sunday, January 6,
and urging that they request
action by Attorney-General Mc¬
Grath.
Mr. Moore died on the way
to a hospital a lew hours after
the bomb exploded beneath the
floor of his bedroom on Christ-
mas night. He and his wife,
daughter and mother-in-law,
all of whom are usually away
from home in teaching posi¬
tions, had gathered in Mims to
spend Christmas together.
Coming less than two months
after the cold-blooded slaying
of Samuel Sliepherd and
wounding of Walter Irvin, de¬
fendants in the notorious
Groveland “rape” case, by Sher-
riff McCall of Lake County, Mr.
Moore's violent death stunned
many complacent persons into
realizing the full menace of
the recent pattern of terror in
Florida, including the bombing
of Jewish synagogues and cen-
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Popular Scott Brady continues
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Murphy, Brian Don levy and
Marguerite Chapman in Uni¬
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color “Kansas Raiders,” new
action film at Star Theatre
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday.
ters, the bombing of a Negro
housing project and the at-
tempted bombing of a Catholic
church—all in Miami.
Ernest Thomas, one of the
four original victims of the
Groveland f’-ame-up, was killed
summer of 1949 shortly after
the alleged crime took place.
Shepherd was slain on Novem¬
ber 6, 1951, en route to court
for a retrial ordered by the U.
S. Supreme Court. Mr.. Moore
became the third Negro to lose
his life as a result of the break-
down of law and order in Flor '
ida since the Groveland case
White Answers Warren
Mr. White today issued a
statement reiterating his
charge that Governor Warren
’has consistently refused to
take any steps to uphold law
and order in that state,” and
scoring the Florida governor’s
denial through his press secre¬
tary, of the charge.
“He (Governor Warren) cites
the ‘investigations’ he
in the killing of Samuel
herd . . . and the Miami bomb¬
ings,” Mr.,White said. “For this
slaying, McCall was not even
suspended for a single day and
the Governor’s investigator vin¬
dicated the killing on evidence
that would not stand up in anv
court of justice. Shepherd’s
killer walks the streets of Tav¬
ares a free man today. Nor has
the Governor’s investigation
halted the Miami bombings,
which have been going on for
months. Just as Governor War¬
ren defied the United States
Senate by refusing to appear
before its investigating com-
j mittee, he has defied world
opinion by failing to act vigor¬
ously and promptly to suppress
lawlessness in his state.”
Mr. White also noted yester¬
day that the federal govern¬
ment has not thus far "taken
effective action to bring the
oerpetrators of these crimes to
justice.”
Victim Led Campaign to Pros¬
ecute McCall
Ever since the Shepherd-Irvin
shooting on election night, Mr.
Moore had been spearheading
a campaign- throughout Florida
to bring about the indictment
and prosecution of Sheriff Mc¬
Call for murder. He spoke at
meetings sponsored by NAACP
branches throughout the state
and circulated petitions calling
for justice in the case.
Decrying the lack of precau¬
tions taken to safeguard Shep¬
herd and Irvin, Mr. sh^y Moore wrote
Governor W_
™ di T him
that the Florida NAACP in 1949
asked that the prisoners, who
had been beaten by police, “not
be entrusted to the custody of
Lake County police officers
again, but ... be permitted to
leave Raiford (State Peniten¬
tiary only under a special guard
appointed by you.”
Mr. Moore, whose most recent
title was NAACP coordinator in
Florida, was executive secretary
of the Florida State Conference
of NAACP branches from 1946
to 1 fc5 1 , president of the State
Conference from 1939 to 1946,
and active in the Brevard
County branch prior to 1939.
Spurred Negro Voting
He was also executive secre-
tary of the Progressive Voters
League of Florida (no connect¬
ion with the Progressive Party),
a group organized primarily to
stimulate political activity
among Negroes and to secure
unrestricted use of the ballot.
In January 1947 he called at¬
tention to “certain forces at
work in Florida which would
undermine the true principles
of American democracy” and
called upon “liberal-minded cit-
of all colors to cooperate
in an effort to secure ana main¬
tain a more practical applica¬
tion of the democratic princi¬
ples of ’government of the peo¬
ple; for th’e people, and by the
people.’ ”
Also in January 1947 Mr.
Moore reported activity in a
police brutality case in New
Smyrna where rough handling
by a deputy sheriff caused a
woman to lose her baby.
Through his office, the State
Conference pressed for prose¬
cution. He reported on other
cases of police brutality un¬
covered in Haines City, Lake
Wales, Apopka and other places
and said ' unfortunately, there
are many peace officers who
seem to think that their most
sacred duty is to beat and in¬
timidate Negro citizens. This
a situation that demands our
best attention.”
Fought White Primary
In a letter dated March
1947, Mr. Moore
upon the so-cailed white
mary bill which was to be
presented to the Florida legis¬
lature. In April, he
opposition to the bill, sponsored
by Senator John E. Mathews
Duval County, stating that
sought “to disfranchise a third
of the voting population
Florida,” maries’ from^State and to “remove pri-
I control and
thus leave our election machin
ery open to the worst forms
fraud and corruption."
“Immediate purpose of the
Mathews bill is to disfranchise
Florida citizens,” Mr. Moore
declared. Recognizing that the
Negro alone could not stop the
passage of the bill and that it
was to the best interest of lib¬
eral whites to join in this
struggle. Mr. Moore called on
all “straight-thinking people’
to oppose the measure.
250 Families
ProtestForced
Moving
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Savannah Housing Authority
Savannah Realty Building
Savannah, Ga.
"Gentlemen:
“We, the undersigned, here¬
with protest the present plans
to erect a housing project on
i the site popularly known as
‘ the Fort” in the city of Sav¬
annah, said project to be ex¬
clusively for white residences,
this community being now, by
residence, church and organiza¬
tional affiliation, and business
a predominantly Negro com¬
munity. ,
“To force something like 250
families of our race, as against
70 white families, to be dispos¬
sessed from their homes of long
standing, moving an entire and
a large community, with no
adequate provision being made
for them, is in itself a grave in¬
justice.
“Moreover, there are 12
churches that would be affected
by this shift of population (in
one way or another); 8 of these
churches are strictly neighbor¬
hood institutions, and would
collapse, they being indigenous
to their particular community,
and are composed of people
whose rootage is there, and the
churches have been established
over a long period of years; and
some for generations; and the
social damage that woul dbe
done from this would be Incal¬
culable.
‘Furthermore, established
will Tnd
K» od among the present
residents, would be subject to
loss both for themselves and
their customers; and in short,
an intangible spirit of commun¬
ity would be destroyed.
“It is hereby understood that
we offer no objection to a hous¬
ing project being undertaken
which will give primary rental
consideration to the present
residents of the area affected,
and which would leave the
churches, social Institutions,
and business places involved;
but we do wholeheartedly op¬
pose any movement which will
destroy the present community
as such.
“We therefore petition and re¬
quest that you shall forego the
present plan as such, and read¬
just your project to the extent
that the present community
shall be continued and pre¬
served, with whatever improve¬
ment in housing may be indi¬
cated for the present residents,
churches, social instutlons, and
places of business, may be in \
the minds of the Housing Au-;
thority of Savannah.
Respectfully yours,
The Fort Protest Commit¬
tee.”
“Sugar Foot Sam From
From Alabam" To Appear
At Dunbar and Eastside
"Sugar Foot Sam From Ala-
abam" big new stage show
coming to Savannah will ap¬
pear at the Dunbar Wednes¬
day, January 9t.h and the F.ast
Side Thursday January 10th
anof*a'ing at both housed
Matinee 4:45, Nights 7:00 and
9 00 p. m., also featuring a
tag irtia-Kite tiiiuivic ut. eacn
house for adults only on tn«
Ramble.
This Is the 1952 edition of
the “Sugar Foot Sam From \1-
n ham” show f “''turi”' T ®uch
big stars as Viola Stepteau,
i Recording Star, Jazz Llpd
| Richarasiin, Cetij H<,u Si..„
'r Mr .,„ r j, nr j Turner,
Banks and Snag, Hot Papa &
i,v,, i. ap,. jr„ u*ut Papa Junior
was born in the Dunbar
Theatre) Viola and her Musi¬
cal Dots . . . don’t miss this
fast moving seventy minutes
iun. lin.s.c ana laughter . . .
this promises to be one of the
season’s outstanding shows.
SHRINERS XMAS
PARTY
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ing by the entire group present,
with zest and anxiety for what
was in store for them.
Past 111. Potentate and or-,
ganizer of Omar Temple, Sol
C. Johnson was Introduced to
the children by Noble C. O.
Ryals. After a few remarks)
he presented the grand son of
the first Grand Master of Geor¬
gia, who in a courageous man¬
ner told the kids that he was
Louis Marshall Simms.
The chairman of the Christ¬
mas party welcomed the kids
and presented Santa Claus,
who arrived in time to dis¬
tribute the well-laden gift
bags to the kids. Many sur¬
prises were in evidence this
Christmas from the liberal
contributions from Alex Super
Duper Market wliich contri¬
buted candy; Slotin Company,
favors; Rosen Bros., favors;
Holsum Bakery miniature
loaves of delicious Holsum
Ibread and comic books; Nation¬
al, Biscuit Company, Mickey
crackers, and Bennie Warshaw,
proprietor of the Farmers Ex¬
change, a basket of fruits.
Delicious ice cream was also
served the group before re¬
tiring to their various homes.
To those merchants who so
liberally contributed to the
njaking December 25, 1951,
one of the happiest of Christ¬
mases, and to the management
of the Eastside theatre, and
the Savannah Trailway Bus
Company, many thanks are
extended.
DUNBAR
WED. JAN. 9th
EAST SIDE
Thur. Jan. 10th
Stage Show
HERE THEY COME
! TOCT
SAM fC€H
ALABAM”
j J 1952 EDITION ALL NEW
25—PEOPLE-25
STARRING
VIOLA ANI) HER MUSICAL DOTS
BANKS & SNAG — TURNER & TURNER
JAZZ LIPS RICHARDSON
HOT PAPA & HOP PAPA. JR.
VIOLA STEPTEAU RECORDING STAR
YEARS BIG VAUDEVILLE TREAT
APPEARING
MATINEE 4:45 — NIGHT 7:00 & 9;00
ADMISSION 20c & 50c
BIG MID-NITE
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Doors Open 11:15 Adults Only 50c
SAVANNAH TRIBUNE
LOCAL AREA MASONIC
LODGES INSTALL
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W. J. Ellerson, W. M.; Yancey
Henderson, S. W.; Percy Mack,
J. W.; Geo. L. Smith, Treas.;
Walker Stringer. Sec.; Clarence
Jamerson. S. D.: Bundy, J. D.;
Marion Alexander, S. S.; Clar¬
ence Brock. J. S.; R. B. Grant,
j chaplain; R. B. Tolbert, tyler;
Isaiah Hymans, marshal.
Ciyo Lodge, No. 26—C. A. Wig-
I gins, W. M.; Robbie Scruggs, S
W.; Richard Brown, J. W.; Alien
Green, Sec.; Frank Nix, Treas.;
Ollie Hall, S. D.; Evans Johnson,
J, D.; Robert Garvin, S. S. Joe
Polite, J. S.; Wyatt Gold wire,
marshal; Joe M. Dingle, chap¬
lain; Sam Orr, tyler.
Pythagoras Lodge, No. 11—
Freddie Simmons, W. M.; John
L. Berrien, S. W.; Ezekiel Coop¬
er, J. W.; Win. M. Hamilton,
Fin. Secy.; Louis Brown, Treas.
(elected.) James Henderson,
S. D.; James Austin, J. D.;
Robert Kenner, S. W.; Willie
Washington, J. S.; J. A. Brown¬
lee, Asst. Sec.; Julius Carmich¬
ael, chaplain; Willie Smith, ty¬
ler, Eunice Smith, marshal, (ap¬
pointed.)
Hilton Lodge, No. 2—(elected)
Chas. W. Washington, W. M.;
Ollie Taylor, S. W.; Samuel Riv¬
ers, J. W.; PM. W. W. Cannady,
Treas.; Tellis L. Ramsey, Sec.
(appointed) Alex Grant, S. D.;
James Sweetenburg, J. D.: Wil¬
lie Greatheart, tyler; Tommie
Williams, marshal; Rufus Red¬
dicks, S. W.; James Miultrie, J.
S.; Alex Williams, chaplain.
Eureka Lodge, No. 1 A. E.
Peacock, W. M.; W. V. Coleman,
S. W.; Eugene Doyle, J. W.,
Robert Smith, Treas.; Daniel
Williams, Sec. (elected.) Cleve¬
land Lewis, S, D.; Andrew Fields,
J. D.; A. Hart, S. S.; Robert
Haygood, J. S.; Brawley Booker,
tyler; Clarence Wright, chap¬
lain; John Camper, marshal;
Theodore Mackey, Asst. Secy,
(appointed.)
WINNER OF IOTA’S
T-V DRAWING
(Continued from cage One)
hews parish house.
Mr. Patrick, who is a native
of Texas, served in World War
II and is attendin'* the veter¬
ans’ night school in the class
of Soror Elizabeth L. Gadsden.
He resides at 538 1 j E. Gwinnett
street with his wife, Mrs. Beat¬
rice Patrick, and his son, John,
age 13 years.
The T-V drawing climaxed
lota’s annual scholarship fund
drive. Miss Julia C. Hendrix of
1054 Yamacraw Village, winner
of Iota’s 1951 scholarship of
$100, is enrolled at Savannah
State college. Iota Phi Lambda
ACTION THRILLER!
BURT LANCASTER appears in
the title role of “Jim Thorpe-
All American,” Warner Bros.'
athlete a pic story of the the Dunbar famed Theatre, Indian,
at
tsuiiuay, Monday, Tuesday,
January 6, 7, 8. Also on
same program Randolph Scott
in "Santa Fe”
sorority appreciates the public's
interest and generous support
in this effort.
Local NAACP
Continues
Fight On
Ousting
'Continued from n„ge Otiet
of the local NAACP housing
committee, charged that this
was not odne. He called on Mr
Mitchell to have the Washing
ton housing offtrr explain th
present activities of the l 0 "a)
authority in view of the Com¬
missioner’s statement that ihe
project had been halted.
The NAACP committee i;
composed of William B. JTavne:
Rev S. C. Thornton, J PS. T < la
were, W. W. Law and Mr. Ad¬
ams.
Rev. Thornton said that the
NAACP supports the recent act¬
ion taken by the “Old Fort
Protest, Committee,” and com¬
mended Rev. J. R. Bailey and
others for the leadership taken
on this matter.
Hubert M. Jackson, Public
Housing race relations officer
Atlanta, wrote the local branch
“that the Housing Authority of
the City of Savannah, as a re¬
sult, of interest of local group
and an agreement reached with
Puglic Housing Administration,
has ronuested additional units o!
public housing for Negro occu
pancy” and that “they (mean-
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January 6, 7, 8
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im; the housing authority),have
specifically agreed to build an
additional project of 300 units.”
Mr. Adams said that his
committee know of no such
agreement nor does his com¬
mittee approve of such a So-
called agreement.
The NAACP committee, in
reply to Mr. Jackson, wrote in
part:
“We feel that the informa¬
tion supplied by you does not
alter (he original protest of the
Savannah Branch, NAACP, or
the desire of the inhabitants
residing in the affected area
(th' Old Fort, section). We
therefore strongly maintain
that it appears (hat the local
Housing Authority and your
office, too, would do everything
posable to make the proposed
better housing available to the
people now living in these sub¬
standard homes.
“Again, we repeat that these
people have been residing in
this particular area for several
getietduuiis ana nave ouilt iheii
churches there. Their work, in
many incidents, is performed
very near their homes. Dis¬
placement will naturally work
an economic hardship on these
people because of the
ity to their work and the
ping district.
“It seems to us. so long
the Old Fort remain a delnp-
idated housing area, it was
considered good enough for Ne¬
groes but when it is to be mod¬
ernized and made liveable than
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Andie Murphy in
“KIDS FROM TEAXS’
- 2 -
“WHEN REDSKINS
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Sunday, Monday, Tuesday
January 6, 7, 8
2—BIG HITS—2
JOHN GARFIELD
SHELLEY WINiERS
WMM \
“SIERRA PASSAGE” I
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WED.—THUR. JAN. 9—10
Glenn Ford in
“BEDHEAD AND
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Shelly Winters
“SOUTH SEA
SINNERS”
Added Serial — Comedy
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it seema that it becomes too
good for these people. We are
re-emphazing our original po¬
sition that there should be a
housing project in the Old Fort
but that it should be for Ne¬
groes.
"Let it be understood that wo
have not agreed to any plan
which would remove Negroes
from the Fort.”
Charlotteites
Hit G’lfCourse
Jim Crow
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because of their race, the NA¬
ACP charges that the city’s
policy of denying Negroes ad¬
mission to the golf course vio¬
lates the 14th Amendment of
ihe U. S. Constitution. In a
letter accompanying the peti¬
tion. Thomas H. Wyche, chair¬
man of the legal Redress
committee of the Charlotte NA¬
ACP branch, and SpotLswood W.
Robinson, III, NAACP regional
ctwrlal counsel, stated that un¬
ess a resop nse were received
j W lthiia fifteen days, it would %nd be
assumed that the requests
demands of the petition were
denied.
Park Superintendent R. Fos¬
ter Blaisdell said that the pe-
tition would undoubtedly L be
studied by the Park Board at
Its next scheduled meeting,
January 7.
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J. Scott Smart
“FAT MAN’’
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John Wayne
“WAR OF WILD¬
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SERIAL CARTOON
SAT. ONLY. JAN. 5
2—BIG HITS—2
Rex Allen
‘ARIZONA
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hit NO. 2
“POWER DIVE”
SERIAL — CARTOON
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday
January 6, 7, 8
2—First Bun Hits—2
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Andie Brian Marguerite Scott
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Rosiland Russell
“TELL IT TO
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2—BIG HITS—2
Richard Conte
“HOLLYWOOD
STORY”
hit NO. 2
“QUEEN FOR A
DAY”