Mortimer was sentenced to six months imprisonment at hard labour. (See article)
His mother, May Parker, died. Mortimer moved his dance and concert venue from Dungle to his mother's residence at 18 Fifth Street. (Fifth street all-Stars)
He was a delegate on the 'Back-to-Africa' Mission. The delegation visited five free states of Africa - Ethiopia, Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone - to explore the possibilities of repatriation. Three members of the delegation (Mortimer Planner, Philmore Alveranga, Douglas Mack) refused to sign the original report that did