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April 20, 1946
Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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Congress seeks probe of U.S. Naval Academy after Sima scandal involving Negro Chief Steward Walter W. Rollins, accused of over-friendliness with whites, selling stolen liquor, and causing $40,000 losses at Officers Club.
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May Probe Annapolis After Inter-Race Case
WASHINGTON - (ANP) - A congressional investigation of conditions at the U. S. Naval academy is being sought, following the exposures revealed in the recent Sima scandal. The most irksome angle of the entire affair is the fact that a Negro petty officer was "over-friendly" with whites and associated with officers and their wives.
Center of the protest storm is Chief Steward Walter W. Rollins. It is said that Rollins has strong favor with Sen. David I. Walsh of Massachusetts, chairman of the all-powerful naval affairs committee.
Rollins, a native of Trinidad, is said to have over $50,000 cached in the island, as well as extensive holdings in Maryland. His wife lives in New York City and, according to testimony, has been the weekly recipient of heavy packages weighing from 40 to 50 pounds. The contents of the packages is not known.
CLUB LOSSES
He is charged with selling stolen liquor and will be asked to account for the $40,000 losses at the Officers club, of which he was in charge, when, it is alleged, there should have been a profit during the last two years.
Further, the fact that he had pictures of a white officer and his wife and had received post cards from them on which he was called "Chiefy" is also one of the charges levelled against him. Being too friendly with white women who it is said frequently visited his apartment is another.
WASHINGTON - (ANP) - A congressional investigation of conditions at the U. S. Naval academy is being sought, following the exposures revealed in the recent Sima scandal. The most irksome angle of the entire affair is the fact that a Negro petty officer was "over-friendly" with whites and associated with officers and their wives.
Center of the protest storm is Chief Steward Walter W. Rollins. It is said that Rollins has strong favor with Sen. David I. Walsh of Massachusetts, chairman of the all-powerful naval affairs committee.
Rollins, a native of Trinidad, is said to have over $50,000 cached in the island, as well as extensive holdings in Maryland. His wife lives in New York City and, according to testimony, has been the weekly recipient of heavy packages weighing from 40 to 50 pounds. The contents of the packages is not known.
CLUB LOSSES
He is charged with selling stolen liquor and will be asked to account for the $40,000 losses at the Officers club, of which he was in charge, when, it is alleged, there should have been a profit during the last two years.
Further, the fact that he had pictures of a white officer and his wife and had received post cards from them on which he was called "Chiefy" is also one of the charges levelled against him. Being too friendly with white women who it is said frequently visited his apartment is another.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
Deception Fraud
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
Deception
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Naval Academy Scandal
Racial Mixing
Stolen Liquor
Officers Club Losses
What entities or persons were involved?
Walter W. Rollins
Sen. David I. Walsh
Where did it happen?
U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis
Story Details
Key Persons
Walter W. Rollins
Sen. David I. Walsh
Location
U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis
Story Details
Congressional investigation sought into U.S. Naval Academy conditions after Sima scandal exposing Chief Steward Walter W. Rollins' alleged over-friendliness with whites, association with officers and wives, selling stolen liquor, $40,000 Officers Club losses, and receiving packages.