Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-06-19
!. EDITORIAL
Appeasing

NOTHING Is more appeasing

W thc SoHiPiaceHey VI
small town weekly publisher
than to know that his paper is
being read, for if 1t is being
read, it is being bought and that
is what keeps the presses turn
ing,
I Asst Week the STATE
- PRESS was the target Of
three scurrilous attacks, one
from the columns of the peace
ful relation disturbing Ark
ansas Gazette, in writing what
We considered the finale on the
Foster hearing. the other, from
the columns of the graft sheet
published weekly in Atlanta,
Georgia and shipped into the
city and given away, the third
attack came from the advertis-
ing Landbill distributed when
ever the publisher can collect
enough from his begging cam
paign to appease the printer.
For these attacks, the PRESS
is thankful.
TINE first attack from the
= powerful daily will pass
without comments for the re-
porter who attempted to edi-
torialize in his nelc, story hsd
to seek a closing that was
pleasing to the majority of his
readers and the Negro Press
doesn't object to the expense.
The third attack will go without
any comments, for it Is Of no
Importance the writer does
MT know what he is talking
about anyway. The attack
from the we'll learned and high
ly intelligent gentleman OF
rural Mississippi aristrocracy
whose name appears on the
masthead of the Georgia graft
sheet will bye an exception,
Somewhat, like a game hunter,
we've for some time attempted
to smoke our game out of his
hole, and since the article ;.
Half Cooked" did the work,
We are forced to shoot.
uALF Cooked" headlined an
"A article with reference to
the "Arkaasas World" permit
ing one of its columnists, whose
name appears as Managing
Editor" to disseminate and
comment on information with
out having the facts in the,
case. The case involved the
Northside teachers controversy.
We stated the writer went off
"haf-cocked," for we received
the same anonymous informa-
ton the writer did, and not be-
ing as intelligent as he, we
sought the truth of the matter.
for we felt the public looked
to this publication for the truth
and was entitled to same The
writer stated that the majority
of the teachers at the Jones
High School asked for a raise
and for THAT they were dismiss.
ed. He even went far enough
to say: eve are of the opinion
that the superintendent acted
in this matter solely because
of prejudice and the anticipat-
ed teacher salary fight now
pending in courts" We con-
tended that the writer went off
"half-cocked'' and disseminated
the wrong information, and for
this contention, according to
the writer we broke all ethics
of the rudiments of the Eng
fish language. And he offers
500 in cash to prove that he
was right payable to anyone ex-
cepting the Publisher of the
STATE PRESS. That Ia a big
offer. But there Is no doubt In
our mind that he isn't able to
pay. for according to his
statements) he is executive
head of an organization that
has membership Of forty
thousand Negroes that he sells
from time to time to those who
bid and pay for them, and his
position as Managing Editor OF
the Georgia graft sheet is
merely a cover-up. And for
that reason, doubt rises as to
whether anyone will regard his
word enough to take him up ON
his offer.
GAIN, this well learned
"A journalist states that we
should get a dictionary and
look up the word alternative
when we stated they 1.-THE teach
ers) were given alternatives by
the superintendent, when he
stated they were fired, and he
goes further to say they were
rehired and given contracts and
he feels that his editorial OF
MAY 80 had something to do
with it. His ego makes him
feel very important for the