San Antonio Register (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, April 9, 1943 Page: 1 of 8
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SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, FPU
peaker' is Not
Allowed toTalk on
Legion Program
Tyler Man Refuses to be
An "Uncle Tom" so He
Doesn't Talk
(Reffltttr Special Nmii llnrenn)
rpYLEE, Texas.—Because his speech did not follow the well-
' known "Uncle Tom" line, bnt dared to broach the subject
of the equality of all human beings, H. M. Morgan, former
dent of the Texas Conference of Branches of the National
•tkm for the Advancement of Colored People, was pre-
from delivering a scheduled address, March 30, at the
Uatlon program of Tyler's newly organized Negro Ameri-
««ii Region post.
Con Men "Drop
Pigeon" on Two
Santone Women
Morgan had been Invited by the
program committee to di'llrer the
prlB-lpal Address at the dedicatory
arrrlces for the Price-Fcnnelt post
(colored) of the American Legion.
Be accepted, and his name was
printed on the program na speaker.
Wants Copy of Speech
Two days before tue meeting,
T"m Main, • white lawyer, called,
and told Morgan that he was the
of a committee from the
wla post (white) of the
tint be wanted a copy
'a address.
feMIM1*
"the post-War Negro and
Jeqiwllty of all human beings."
I Main did not appro?* of tbe sub-
|jtct, and suggested that tbe speech
al with tbe good relations that
I existed between the white and col-
laret! people of Tyler, how well Ne-
are treated, and the good
IgchooU that they hare.
I' Morgan refusc-1. >
The night of the program, Mar-
ian was escorted to tbe rostrum
ffcy the chairman of the committee.
Then followed the preliminary part
1 and tjv
ataltatton ceremonies, with there
helnf, brief remarks by President
J. Jackson, president of Butler col'
lege.
Then suddenly and abruptly the
program was declared to be OTer.
The committee from the newly-
formed Negro Legion post, beaded
by John Tucker, commander, nelth*
er apologized nor explained to either
Morgan or tbe large audlcnce as to
why the program was so abruptly
closed, or why the annouitced prin-
cipal speaker was not called on.
The erowd voiced displeasure
•nd disgust at the procedure.
The general conclusion has been
that the commander of the white
American Legion poet bad caused
Morgan's speech to be cut off tbe
program because it was not "In
keeping with the customs and tra-
ditions of the community."
Considerable criticism Is also
being directed at whomever it was
of the Negro post who seemingly
acquiesced meekly to the demands
•f tbe whites to actually throttle
freedom of speech.
Morgan Is president of the Tyler
Barber college, and has long been
active in civic and political affalrt.
In 1039, be waa elected president
ief the Tyler branch of the Pro-
gressive Votera league, and is one
of tbe recognised leaders of East
Texas Negroes,
Can't Talk
H. M. MORGAN
0 speech cut from program
Because he chose to talk about,
the Negro in tbe post-war period,
and tbe equality of all human
beings, II. M. Morgan, the scheduled
principal speaker at recent lnstalf-
atiofi ctreniMms Coi « flew* Kegw
American Legion post at Tyler,
Texas, was not permitted to speak.
Certain white citizens objected,
because the speech was not "In
keeping with the customs" of the
section and wanted him to talk
about tbe splendid relations be-
tween the races, how well Negroes
were treated there, and what fine
schools tbey bad.
Morgan refused.
He didn't get to talk at all.
Armv Officer Freed
Of Manslaughter
By The Associated Negro Press
BATTLE CREEK, Mich.—A Jury
of six men and six women Wed-
nesday freed Lt. John B. Williams,
184t1i Field artillery, charged with
manslaughter, resulting from the
death of June Cook, July 25, 1042.
The accident occurred a few miles
away from Battle Creek.
The prosecuting attorney charged
Williams was driving his car at
a high rate of speed without re
gard for the safety of others.
The defense was represented by
Euclid Taylor of Chicago, Harold
Stelnbacher, and Jamea Golden of
Battle Creek, who Insisted that the
accident was really caused by an-
other car that obstructed the path
(See FREED, Page «.)
1600S. A. School
Children Listen to
HealthWeek Talks
ANTONIO'S traditional observance of National Negro
Health week got. off to a good atari Sunday with sermons
talks in numerous churches. The 1948 Smith week
observed daring the ourrest week—April 4 to 11. This
annual Health week observance which is being
locally by the Volunteer Health league under the
of Prof. E. J. Sutton, assisted by J. B. Morris as
-i'i*- w*rM«gton, I , 0,, over this
Astonlr.nr IMteue^ to We«kly "Wings Over Jordan" pro-
week talk bwtdafl - -
Dr. Hosoo* U Brown' .{See CHI1JORKN, Page I.)
'Pigeon Droppers' Taken,
However, on Returning
For More Money
"Pigeon droppers," working the
ancient version of a time-worn
swindle, victimized two women
here, during the past week,
but were arrested when they bold-
ly returned for more money frr.m
one of the victims, who, in the
meantime, had become suspicious.
The first to fall prey of the
"get something for nothing" talk,
according to the police records,
was Mrs. Katie Johnson, 202
Ilargas, who was swindled out of
$37. on Thursday, April 1, by three
men.
The next day, Mrs. Henry Bam
sey, 202 West Summit (rear), was
stopped by a man as she was
about to enter n downtown store,
with his Identifying himself as
"Thompson." He said that he
wanted to rent a room for his
aged mother. .
i caute tUo well known awln-
utlne, set In motion wlille
Thompson and Mrs. Bamsey were
talking. A man who called him
self Willie Wilson, "found" a bill-
fold on the sidewalk.
After "going away" to talk with
his "boss," to see what he should
do about tbe matter, Wilson re-
turned, and told the woman that
his boss had saiC that If she put
up some money, they could split
the contents of tbe billfold If the
owner failed to call for~lt In 00
or 00 days.
Mrs. Ramsey gave the men $10
In cn«b and promised to meet them
the lit-xl iu6ruiUj£*3f iu «c 0c* m
front of the city auditorium with
more money, as her part of tbe
"security."
That night, however, Mrs. Ram-
sey thought long and hard about
the matter, realized that she had
been duped, and reported tbe Inci-
dent to officers.
The next morning, when the
confidence men appeared, they
were in for an unpleasnnt surprise.
There were others present, too—
Detectives Brown E. Brackens and
Stanley Chitds.
The men also bad some other
names to give the officers—their
real ones—Buck Hlgglns, 33, and
Itoss Burrcll, 40. A third mem-
ber of the con gang, Quincy Nolun,
was also taken into custody.
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QUINCY TILLMAl^
baud shot off in action, Texan starti Ijork as draftsman
Quincy Tlllmnn, 24, whose left
hand was shot away, last Decem-
ber, in action against the Japanese
In tbe Solomou Islands, has started
on a new Job—as draftsman at the
California Shipbuilding corporation,
Los Angeles, California.
A native of Troupe, Texa-, Till-
man, a Junior at Prairie View Star i
college, quit school, giving u| hisl
Join the qiyy.
For Msjkirt In one Solomon Is-
lands enakement, in which he
Bellinger Home
Sold to Corinth
Baptist Church
Canada Lowers
v „, „ Property Purchased for
Navy Color Bar j ^ IT J . _
For the Duration $30,000 in 1 ransaction
All Dark Races, Hitherto
Barred, To Be Taken
Into AH Branches
By JIM HEWLETT
For The Associated Negro Press
Completed Friday
rpHE consummation of a transaction by which one of San
* Antonio's most widely known landmarks—and veritably a
MONTREAL, Canada. — Colored! monument of unusual and unique Negro success in the South-
boys can now join the Royal Ca- i passed into the hands of new owners, was revealed, this week,
nadian navy, in an unprecedented | with the announcement that the palatial BellL^er home, in tbe
n.ove designed not only to combat; 600 block of South New Braunfels avenue, had been sold to
more efficiently the Axis forces
without by the effective utilization
of «'.! ", available manpower, but
also to correct the evils of Fas-
cism and reaction within, the Ca-
Corinth Baptist church.
Top Worker
missed death by Inches, and In nadian government, last week, for
ind was shot away, he!
architectural dfawln? passes, to I tion.
which hi
was docorSted by the navy, and
given akwnorible discbarge.
Going ty i'allforula, bis ability
recogniied, JUesplte the loss of hW
hand, be MCcived a Job as drafts-
man in tl| shipbuilding corpora-
Soldier,
""•Goes £
. Jap-Bombed Ship
By "SCOOP" JONES
( Associated Negro Press War Corrpixindeut)
CO ME WHERE IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC-(Censored)
—Private George Watson, of Birmingham, Alabama, hero-
ically went to his watery grave, 20 miles oft of Oro bay, off the
eastern const of New Ouinea, after harin? rescued 12 of his
fellow passengers from a bomb-wrecked Jtotth ship.
This tm revealed is ah fntemVr
Australian civilian engineer attached to {to U. S. army, who
Knoxville Man
Gets 15 Years for
AssaultingWoman
By The Associated Negro Press
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Charles
Wallace, 32, charged with assault
and battery upon a whltj woman,
was found guilty, late Tuesday, by
a Jury which recommended a sen-
tence of 15 yearg at hard labor in
the state penitentiary. This ver-
dict was returned after only 80
minutes' deliberation.
A large number of witnesses,
about equally divided between the
two races, and composed of both
sexes, appeared in conrt for Wal-
lace, attesting to his good name.
No one can make me believe that
boy guilty," said one white man.
Wallace was bound to the grand
Jury from municipal court last
January 26 after preliminary hear-
ings, when he was charged with
assauit and attempted, rap* upon
four white woman. "There are no
colored men on either tbe grand or
petty Juries" said another white
man, "and that affords ample
ground for a new trial."
Attorneys for Wallace, ssjor.j
them'the scrappy Cecil Bock, said
tbey weald die a motion for a sew
■"^•SSa
was among survivors of the ship.
He stated that a surprise aerial at-
tack by Japanese bombers took
placu shortly after the noon hour
enrly In the month of March.
Three direct hits were believed
to hnve been scored on the ship.
Within 15 minutes after the bomb-
ing, the ship was fast sinking.
Passengers hardly had time to
untie life boats before the ship was
entirely under water. Watson, ac-
cording to Hawson, was seen pull-
ing men from the wrccknge, plac-
ing them on debris and freight from
the sinking vessel. He says that
when the ship finally went down,
Watson wus seen to go down with
it.
Among the survivors of the ill-
fated ship were other Negro sol-
diers. Eyewitnesses clnlm that out
of the casualties resulting from the
bombing, two were colored, Watson
and one Private Ike Tolllver. The
latter was drowned when caught in
a deluge of freight from the sink-
ing vessel.
It was learned from Hawson that
oil- of tbe passengers^ conducted
themselves very orderly and were
well under control. He stated that
they bad been alerted the previous
night.
to the
Private Tjrren H. Phillips, Lit-
tle Hock. Arkansas, in an Inter-
view, gave i vivid account of his
experience 1o the sinking of the
ship! "A l| ch of us were down
in the hole playing cards while
others wcr on deck. When the
bomb struct we didn't know what
was wrong?"We got our life Jack-
ets and coim up top. After we got
up there u<o coul'd see planes fly-
ing away, ffc started letting life
rafts and bints down, but the cap-
tain told ui to let them stay up.
the first time in history, relaxed I
[its naval color bar.
HHeretofore, not only Negroes but
[members of all darker races were
barred from service by tradition,
custom, and a patterning after the
British l iny. Henceforth, accord-
ing to tbe new ruling, enlistees are
expected to be thoroughly inte-
grated In the various branches of
the service. Although tbe Montreal
naval district has received no word
from Ottawa as yet, it is definitely
of the Nova Scotia Seimen'a'uolon,
hopes to become rtie first col
ored man to Join. Carter, who
hails from Halifax, N. 8., received
a letter tuts week advising him
that an order-ln-councll of March
12 permits any male British sub-
ject of any race to Join the Ca-
nadian nary for the duration.
With tbe tempo anil pace of the
war accelerated and rapidly point-
ing to a climax, the little dominion ! T,oung. emPt°5r<'® ln th* engineering
government, with an area larger San Antonio Air
than that of the U. S. bnt with I ''f^' «ct°rd * her ^per-
ils 11% million population less than Ly**'.* v Worter in her
onr wInoritr group. 1. nut-1 tlon' the high tenslon *'ectrlca! de-
MISS BIRDIE MAF. DAWSON
leads production In section
Miss Birdie Mae Dawson, above.
We had .taken tarpaulins off *he, P'e.
batch hote.Jfrcover the rafts. These'
ting into practice the democratic
ideals, the preservation of which
they are fighting for.
The value to the allied cause of
this most forward and progressive
step is incalculable. From the
fog enshrouded Nova Scotlan coast
to the far-flung reaches of British
Columbia; in the urban centers,
Montreal, Torr/nto, Ottawa, Winne-
peg, Vancouver; throughout tbe
many "West Indies Isles; wherever
the British or Canadian flag flies,
Ihis more will be bailed with pride
and Joy by all liberal-minded peo-
were order
Her in co ( the ship was sunk.
After the
captain an
Some <
n board tj~
swimmtos.
When *
afraid,
was mci
Fift
cortod
lleved
Ainerli
on
boi
we had recoh'wl ear-
iiip started sinking I
lielieve ct< r!>«ly got off but the
Watson.
us were floating on
rafts, freight boxes, that had been
ship.
Others were
ked whether he was
te; Phillips replied "I
cited than frightened."
itpfnese Bombers, es-
.jlphter planes,
As potent as tbe tons of block-
busters to be loosed over Berlin
(See LOWERS, Page 5.)
BrieflllnessFatal
To Well Known
West End W oman
psituaiai:.
Speaking of her ability, M. E.
LeStourgon, white, says: ' "I wish
to recommend Miss Birdie Mae
Dawson as an efficient worker.
She was the first woman employed
in the high tension section, and
she took hold like a veteran. What
I like about her, she is well edu-
cated, yet unassuming, always po-
lite and courteous, has good humor,
yet is not a braggart.
"She is the lead worker on my
Mrs. Elisabeth Carter Rogers, 55,
• w, re IK Micllejohn street, a-well-known
gto«ft made the attack. ] resident of San Antonio for over
• HJed planes arrived 30 years,* and one of the west
shortly after the
Georgia Race Army Mother* Ask
White Mothers to Hslp Make
Democracy a Reality ih State
By The A> orlatei Negro Trees
ATLANTA, Ga,—Negro ruoth-
■fa ers of service men Wednea-
«ky railed upon white moliiers
with sons in Ike armed force*
for reoperation in their fight
to make demorraey a reality in
ueorgia. ^
A letter was sent by the
Service Men's Mothers dab of
Atlanta, Mrs. Birdfe p. Wrf.
lace, president, te wlilte math,
ers' clubs throughout tth- stafc
to Join in ftie campaign te
sehieve victory en the homo
front.
Ca!Us$ sitesUss is the
nsry lynching in Baker ct
of Robert Hall, the
,
ggpy
SmEjrnM.
funswf tas attended by a
'— tS the uniform of the
army, *the army
- fur tbe democracy of
of the Negro
letter read, "we do
i or want iatenMar-
k social minglltf, but
Justice In the
civil rights and a
! and educate our
as provided by
Constitution,
j every Negro ae-
r crime to have a fair
i« iiisai hUtad*
( prrsnated innocent un-
it KS. Page 9.)
side's most esteemed residents, died
Sunday morning April 4. at 11:15
o'clock, succumbing to an Illness
of less than three days.
rrevlonsly In excellent health,
Mrs. Rogers was suddenly stricken
Thursday night, April 1, at about
11 o'clock.
Death wus attributed to a rup-
tured gnll bladder.
The decedent was born ln Pales
tine, Texas, December 22,1867, with
her taking up residence here some
.10 years ago. She was a member
of St. James AME church; and of
Abraham Grant court. No. 8, Hero-
ines of Jericho. She was an ardent
church worker, and Interested her-
self in community affairs.
Funeral services arc being held
this afternoon (Friday), from St.
James AME church, the Bev.
Prince F. Jackson officiating, Col-
lins funeral .home ln charge. In-
terment will be in Eastvlew ceme-
tery.
Surviving are—mother. Mrs. Ella
Davla; use brother, F. M. Ander-
son, Palestine, Trxar, and one
daughter, Mrs. Hnre; Parker.
(See TOP. Page J.)
Two Men Arrested
For Theft of Hogs
Two men were arrested this
week, accused of the theft of 40
bogs, Talued at $1,500, which the
men ore accused of selling, on the
hoof, to Swift and company. The
hogs were sold six or seven at a
time, according to the information.
The arrested men are Bill Willis,
20, Route 10, employee of Stevens
ranch, Highway 06, from which the
bogs were stolen, and Eddie Rcse,
53, 1206 Rivaa street.
Wiills was taken into custody
on April 5, and Rose, who has _
served three penitentiary sentences, j for this project when the sale of
was arrested April 6. the property was made to Corinth.
Built in 1022 by the late Charles
Bellinger, San Antonio's most
powerful political figure and lend-
er, the New Braunfels avenue prop-
erty, at one time evaluated at
$110,000, was sold to Corinth, of
which the Rev. J. Henry Hardeman
is pastor, for $30,000.
Final papers were signed Friday,
April 2, following several weeks
of negotiating between church of-
ficials, and Valmo C. Bellinger for
the Belilnger estate.
Corinth, lt la understood, will
build a new church edifice on tbe
property, with the present struc-
ture being used as an edncatlonal
Lbuilding, for recrej
bare
bulftllnjr Into Imnmdfflte mm,
however, part "of It having been
rented, apartment style, to two
families of the church, the rental,
of course, being handled by the
church.
Ceremonies Sunday
At impressive reremonies, on
th« grounds, Sunday afternoon,
April 11, nt 3 o'clock, the deeds
and other legal papers will be
formally turned over to Cor-
inth. An elaborate program lias
been prepared for the occasion.
Construction of the was.
•:ouii,S?ie<f ot er "2u"years ago by the
late leader who rose from a hum-
ble beginning aud obsenrity to be-
come San Antonio's most successful
business man, financier, political
leader, Race champion and bene-
factor, and, during the years he
presided over the household, it
housed, as guests, nationally and
internationally k : tu figures, and
was the scene ol numerous social
affairs.
When Bellinger's will was filed,
following his sudden aud dramatic
death iu 1U37, from heart disease,
it was directed that the New
Braunfels avenue home be sold
"as soon as possible ... as I con-
sider it too large and expensive
(for the heirs) to maintain."
Following the elder Bellinger's
passing, members of the family
took up residence elsewhere.
In 1030, with the permission and
cooperation of the estate, the place
was made available for a Works
Progress administration project, un-
der the ideal facilities tho place
afforded, as a training ceuter for
household workers. When this
project terminated early ln 1011',
the home was used as a WI'A nur-
sery Kohou' and was being used
City and County
Drive for WAA C's
Gets Under Way
pOING "all-out" in the camp..1(5n to assure ite quota of Negro
auxiliaries of high calibcr for the Women's Army Auxili-
ary corps, tho fcan Antonio district army recruiting headquar-
ters has secured the active cooperation of ft large number of
Negro leftdera of Bc-ar county, together with tfcet of San An-
toniu EEGISTEH, has named a special r^omiittee chairmaned
by Blri. Lela Sheppard to assist in Negto WAAC recruiting;
and is PtitaMifthlug a WAAC booth, Information, it was announced to-
to be open daily b€gta:'..ug Moo^r.v, \ day by Colonel Kliule B. Edmunds,
April 12, at the Ca eo theatre, Gw' """ Antonio district recruiting of-
Kaat Commerce, where nil interest-!
'd In Inquiring «r «t#lyiifc for'
membership iu.'j" «bi:Wu cotr.'Vle
Iliirlns the past three mouibe, f
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