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Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-07-17

which wise and honest men can
repair, it serves sharply to reveal
the insincerities of so many Of
the people in our national life
whom we are ardealt dislike--to
place them under the flood lights
Of the enlightened public demo-
cratic conscience. 1t serves to
bring out into the open the anti
democrats, the anti libertarians,
tn political charlantans, opposers
Of the peoples revolution Of
which Vice President Wallace
spoke so eloquently. 1t places in
proper perspective the Martin Dies
Gene Talmadge, and their spiritual
brothers, the American Manufac-
turers Association, the United
States Chamber Of Commerce,
their monopolistic sponsors and
supporters.
We love the Fourth of July and
the Declaration it commentaries
because it brings to the public
view those public men, judges,
mayors, governors, attorney gen.
erals and other "custodians of our
liberties" who pounce upon citi-
zens of this republic who dare read
and quote from the Declaration OF
Independence in public places.
We love the Declaration, not
merely because it makes ridicul-
Gus the claims Of such men and
organizations as We have noted
above to democratic leadership or
aspirations, but also because II
holds out today as in l776 a hope
a philosophy and procedure
which cannot fail 10 hearten all
who look upward.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-07-17

A sample of what Negro far
mers are doing to help produce
food for the war is revealed in re-
ports from Agricultural Exten-
sion agents, They show that in
Washington county, Georgia, a.
lone, sc Negro farmers have gar
dens and chickens this year who
had neither in 1911; and II have
milk cows who had none a year
ago.
On the surface that seems small
and the average reader is likely
to say, $50 WHAT" But multi
ply the progress made by these
66 farmers by 1000, the approx.
mate number of agricultural
counties in which there are Negro
farm operators and you get some
idea of what this seemingly iso-
lated case could mean to Negro
farmers if they were all going Q
head at equal pace.
Aside from sheer abstract fig
ures, let's look in on one of these
farm families which is having
garden, chickens and COW for
the first time. Let's see what
it means to them.
Take the Joneses. Well, Mr..
Jones comes home about dusk as
usual during peak planting, cul-
tivating or harvesting time. He's
had hard day as the perspira-
tion on his overalls, as well as
his mule shows. He's tired and
he's hungry, Why he'd pillow two
acres for a good supper.
"But, no." he says to himself,
"it'll be salft meat again-fat at
that-mayhe some blackeyed peas
and hoecake."
The mule fed and watered, Mr..
Jones trudges toward the kitchen
door. Suddenly his nose catches a
Whit of egg-cornbread and fried
chicken. And the mooing Of the
COW reminds him that he has his
years mixed. His thin perspiring
face rounds into smile. Why
that was in Al when he used to
come home to fat meat and corn
bread He had lived on that diet
so long that he kept forgetting
he had joined the Food-for- Free
dom program.
Hurriedly he washed his hands
and face and heads for the kit
chen. In a moment Mrs. Jones
has his supper on the table and
he and the children gather around
for wholesome well balanced
meal. The chicken is simmered
low in nice, brown gravy; a slice
of home made butter melts in the
rich, brown cornbread just out Of
Continued on Page 81
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-07-17
IT'S TOO BAD CHILDREN!

The weather has just about reached summer temp
erature and trying to find places of comfort is proving
somewhat Of enigma for the older folks What about
the children? With no play ground, no swimming pool
or anything that would tend to build up what may
term as morale among the youngsters It's bad but its
true The park question is about dead at least until
the obituary column can emanate helpful news. We
were given to understand from those who were park
crazy or honor crazy, may say that of money
was raised to smoothe off mountains miles from no
where and since that cant be developed every court ina
glnabe would hear from them before they would permit
the money raised and appropriated to crush those rocks
on those miles away mountains be spent for something
that the youngsters Of Little Rock could be benefited &c.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-07-17

on February Is, 1918. One after
noon, when / was six Nom gave
DE a dime to 60 to the movies. !
went up to the box office and
stood on tiptoes to slip my dime
under the glass window. The girl
inside didn't even touch my
money. zone ticket, please" l
said.
She glanced down at me. mo
Negroes she said. causually but
not unkindly. "This is white
theatei.' ! reached out, elutched
the dime in my fist, and raced
home.
! wasn't upset, or scared, or
heartbroken, or anything like that
Just bewildered. OF course, I'd
noticed that some people had white
skins and some people had black.
But that hadn't seemed any more
important to me than wearing a
red necktie or a blue one. Color
didn't have anything tc do with a
mans soul, or with his humanity.
But Nom set me straight. can
see her face as she explained that
the world | knew was really divid-
ed into two separate worlds one
for white folks; one for US, the
Negroes. That knowledge didn't
hurt then. just accepted it as
one Of the immutable phenomena
of the universe, like cold weather
and hard work.
We all worked pretty hard at
home. When ! was seven start
ed delivering newspapers. In high
school worked as delivery hoy
for a drugstore (hours 4 p. m. to
midnight) and later as janitor
and general utility man at a shoe
store. Studies came fairly easy.
and spent an abnormal amount
Of time, in class and out, day
dreaming. Mostly about flying.
| can't remember how it started.
But every time ] watched a plane
until it disappeared behind cloud
or tenement, l felt an ache in
the pit of my stomach. | guess
flying was a symbol Ct liberation,
emancipation from crowded streets
and crowded rooms. l turned out
innumerable model planes, a few of
which actually flew. pictured
myself setting out On transcon-
tinental hops and smashing speed
records.
Oh, they were grand, heartening
dreams, But deep inside l knew
all the time that they were just
dreams. l knew had about as
much chance of becoming a flier
as l had Of buying the department
store where Nom worked. 1t cost a
pile Of dough to learn to fly, did
MT it? Besides, Negroes didn't be-
come avtators. They became ele-
vatn operators, and janitors, and
porters like Dad. | knew all that
with my head. but ! kept my
dreams in my heart.
One spring I earned enough
money selling soap to 60 to a
Boy Scout camp just north of In
dianapolis. Across the river stood
Fort Benjamin Harrison. As |
watched the soldiers, | acquired an
other dream. I'd be soldier One
day | went down to the Federal
Building in Indianapolis and drank
in ersatz courage by staring for
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-07-17
that's the way it stands children. It's too bad!
THE POLL TAX FIGHT ~

The enslaying Poll Tax system which prevails r most
of our southern states is attacked and IT should be
abolished Soon it will be heated debate in Washington
to keen il alive The Poll tax system is undemocratc in
every sense and strikes at the black than any
thing else Now is your chance to help destroy this sys
ten, of esavement write wire the Congressman and
Senators from your State and ask them to help to abolish
the Poll tax system 1t will help it will prove to them, at
your State.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-07-17

twenty minutes at the big recruit.
ing posters outside. Enlist Now
"Unele Sam Needs YOU
Continued next week.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-10
Film Time Clock

ADAMs-"FootlIght serensde." i2;72
2: 53. 6s26.- flbe,-ie;32 p. m; Enemy
Agents Meet Ellery Queen" 11:le q. m,
80, 4:2a $3.50, 9:2e D. m.
BROADWAY CAPITOL Beyond tbs
Blue Horizon" 1851. 4:il, 7:25, 1885
.. m; The Wife Takes a Flyer" 1i:2s
a. m, 2:i2. 5;5e, $50 p. m.
Beyond the Blue Hori.
Eon." 1853. 1850. 1850, 10:45 p. m; "Ths
Wife Takes a Flyer" - 1880. 3;2a, $40.
$40 p. m.
CINEMA - Guerrilla Brigade. 1900,
Shadows" $40. $50. ESQ. $50 .. m.
FIsHER-"The Wife Takes q Flyer"
1880, 1892. 6:34, s:36 p. m: Beyond ahs
Blue Horizon" 1888. 5, s:02. ii:0t y. m
FOx-"The Pied Piper" II a. m. 2. 5,
g, II p: m. The Magnificent Dope. "
1888, 3:35. 6;35, e:35 p. m.
MADIsON-"Meet John Doe" sis a.
m. Ass, e4l. 1924 p. m; "she Knew AL
the Answers, i:ls, SOL. s:i4 p. m.
MCHIGAN-"Holiday Inn" IL q. m.
2, S. 8, II p. M Spy Ship" i2:5S. 3:aS'
PA PpxLMs,sTATE-"callIng DR.. Gillespie. !"
III a. m, 2:4i, SOL, s:21 P. m: Take
a Letter, Darling" l2:47, 4:o1, 7:27. io:47
RIvIERA-"Beyond the Blue Horizon. -
2 :02, 500, SIG. 1923 p. m; The VIII,
Takes Flyer" 1880, 3:37, e:44, $751;
R-K-o UPTOWN - Beyond tn. Blu,
H I9, 100; 40 5;Ss' u o ms The
ROYAL 'SBeyond the Blue Horizon. ;
$40. e:37 p. m; THE Wife Takes Z
Flyer" 1855, 1888 p. m.
UNITED ARTISTS = MRS. Miniver.
11;i5 a. m. 1853, 4;al. 1909, s:i7 p. m
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-10
National Begins
New Policy

THE NEW NATIONAL THEA
TER will inaugurate the new fall
season policy of travelling bur
lesque shows, beginning this Fri
day. Well-known comedians, dane
ers and novelty performers will bt
featured in the revues which
change completely each week.
The initial offering this Friday
lis the Russell Trent production
Crazy Show" 1t stars lovely Jes
sica Rogers, billed as the "wow
girl" Jessica will exhibit severa
new dance routines especially fol
this opening show.
Russell Trent. who Is one o.
burlesque's leading straightmen
joins comedians Charles Levine
and Hap Arnold in presenting the
comedy, and tenor Buddy Orlando
shares subordinate billing with
Diane King and Babette, whirl-
wind comedy dancers.
A special added attraction is the
accordion, piano and cornet play
ing Of Charles King.
A chorus of lovely girls opens
and closes the shows which are
presented daily from IL a. m. tc
III p. m. A reserved seat policy is
in effect at the midnight show on
Saturday.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-10
Jack Pickering
Here
and
Now
CROSS SECTION:

Cross-sections of Detroit
Lights al Cass Technical High
School late at night. Another
sign of the war, as men and
women and boys and girls learn
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-10
NO ROSY LIGHTS
WHAT'S so FUNNY

"B" comedies have a patent fail
ing for showing the army in an
undignified light. We've just about
had our fill of generals falling in
mud puddles and tank units col
lapsing because some squirt pulled
the wrong switch.
Let's not let our armed forces
march into one of those farcial
ambuscades just so the audience
will get a laugh. Subtle humor is
just as effective and a lot better
for general morale.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-10

final victory. we must not let
movies hull us into any false con-
viction of,an easy conquest. Movies
which show Robert Taylor over
coming 10000 Japs single handed
or one which implies that Spencer
Tracy can regain the Philippines
with only the aid Of an M-G-M
cameraman, should be banned.
NO ROSY LIGHTS
Also we object to showing the
enemy in a friendly light" While
there's no point in historical black
ening of our foes, there is also no
reason why we should depict
Nazis or Japs in any kind of soft
glow.
They are bunch of criminal So
and-sos and there's no reason why
we shouldn't call a spade Ger
man if we've got to look at him
at all.
Our final objection lies in what
is supposedly funny stuff.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-10

w a r trades
The shifts
changing at
almost an y
hour of day
or night at
the EX-Cell-O
pla n [ a.. (.
Sentries with
fixed b a o.
nets patrol
ing the fences
at the Fair
Grounds . +.
People dining
in old world
candle light
at the Pont-
oh RI in
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-10
Current Hits
Avoid War
Film, Pitfalls
By CHARLES GENTRY

WITH THE success Of Mrs
Miniver," which starts its sixth
week at the United Artists today
and the second week of "Pieo
Piper" at the Fox beginning Fri.
day, it begins TO look as though
Hollywood has hit its stride wher
it comes TO producing pictures
about the war.
These are evidently the kind OF
films about the war that the pub.
lie wants to see.
A recent survey showed that OBJ.
jections TO previous motion picture
war stories were: Less Glowing
less fragrant patriotism, fewer spy
films, more villainous enemies
more hero stories and greater de-
piction of ways in which to aid the
war effort.
These are undoubtedly pitfalls
and problems which face every
producer, but these suggestions
must be followed if Mr.. and Mrs
Movie Fan are expected to SteI
right up and pay their money.
THEY FILL THE BILL
Fortunately Mrs. Miniver" ant
Pied Piper" both excellent films
avoid these dangers and follow the
course prescribed by the film fans
We believe that wake Island,
the stirring drama based on the
marines famous last stand, will
also meet all the requirement.
when it is shown here, opening
with that million dollar war bono
drive on Thursday evening, Sep
TENDER II.
This must naturally have an i'll
lfated ending, because even Para
mount couldn't take on a happy
ending to any event which remain!
so starkly real.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-10

World Famous Comics! Three
pages every day In Daily De-
troit Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-10

Cellars. and looking at the Pari'
sian cartoons by Sem on the
walls. A fragment of the Paris
that used TO be, transplanted TO
the New World.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-10
Marsh Starred
At Frontenac

NILES MARSH, whose sur
prising change of voice is a never
ending source of amusement to
patrons of Karyl Norman's male
revue at the Club Frontenac. is
featured this week in the 30-act
shows with his satirical impress
sions of famous opera stars.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-10
REALISM NEEDED

Realism is what we, personally
have been yelling for in war pic
lures, simply if to prevent the de-
velopment of any national superb
ority complex.
While we must always believe in
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-03
Not So Good

We don't know II too much official
attention will be made TO test just COM
pleted In Hartford, but 1t cost that city
b2.e57 to salvage 100 tons OF trolley rails.
The city will be reimbursed to the extent
nf $3.50 for the scrap metal when IT
arrives at the American Steel Tubing
Company In Bridgeport. When the cost
OF q project exceeds the return by almost
as much again, there doesn't seem TO be
much advantage In continuing 1t even IN
the name OF patriotism.
A mile OF track was removed In Bar
bour Street, Hartford, as a test. WPA
labor was used and the city didn't have 70
take care of this item. 1t did have TO
rent equipment, provide paving mater
ials, and haul the rails TO the freight
ward. Other cities planning similar
projects will probably have 10 do the
san1e thing. And they will probably find
The same results. It costs about twice
as much to do the Job Of pulling out the
trolley rails and repairing the street sur
face as the rails will salvage for.
All OF which may not matter In the
least in some communities where exposed
trolley rails constitute menace TO safe
driving or where street improvements
are now being planned, but In city Ike
Waterbury where so many miles OF trolley
track have been covered over with pave
nent 1t would seem like an expensive
act OF patriotism to dig up the streets
and find that salvaging the rails therein
wms going to add to the taxpayers bur-
cen. incidentally rails imbedded In perm
anent paving cost more to remove than
those in macadam. The Hartford test was
made on rails imbedded in macadam
War is costly business. SO evidently will
be q lot OF our efforts designed to help
win the war
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-03
May Work Out

Some members of the Board OF Edu-
cation believe that the Police Depart
lnent's plan Of making parking sites IN
school yards available at random to near
by residents will only make for confus-
lon. There has been q lot OF pickering
back and forth of recent days on this
chase Of what has proved to be contro--
gersial subject 1t may not be decided
Tor long time TO come whether all OF
Ii has been honest controversy or inspired
by motives. At any rate we believe that
II the Police Department provides the
proper surveillance for the school yards
TO be used as parking places confusion
disorder, and property damage can DC
avoided.
without surveillance we don't imagine
that the system will work even II every
lnotorst entitled TO use the school yards
should have one little square marked out
for him. So long as there Is q definite
area assigned to parkers and there are
sufficient sections within these areas TO
care for the nearby residents denied
other means OF getting their cars off the
streets the main objective will be attained
Naturally the police aren't going TO be on
hand at all times to see that motoriSt
backs his car exactly into the middle OF his
own parking space each night at the same
time That's an impossibility
But'we do feel that those to whom the
school yards as parking sites will prove
q boon will make good and proper use
of them. All drivers aren't hoodlums;
they aren't apt TO damage property. Some
may be careless; others prove indifferent
But on the whole they'll respect the city
property and probably try to get some
sort OF order into their use Of the same
for parking. II they don't, then, OF
course, strlcter regulations will have to
be imposed. But right now 1t does seem
VS. II any attempt at RECOMMENDATION In
this business Is only going to make the
all night parking ban more OF a sore
Coint than II has been with some.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-03

be capitalists, employers, foremen, anti
union fanatics, They win be units taken
at random from the rank and file OF the
very wage-earnlng classes for whom the
union leaders profess to speak, and whose
interests the President is seeking 70
And what are these men In overalls,
many with union cards In their pockets,
saying? They say wages and hours are
important, but not enough TO warrant
slowing down military production, They
are shocked - or say they are - at the
evidences OF vital shortages that hamper
our military effort. These workmen
think - or say among themselves that
they do - that It Is Scandalous for o
nation fighting for It's existence TO SQUAD
BILE about q 40-hour work week.
They go further. They argue II Is re-
diculous to attempt to impose ceilings on
prices without putting a roof above
wages IF get the dough" says one
typically and Succinctly I'm find some
thing to spend 1t for, If can't buy q
new car or refrigerator, I'll spend 1t for
something else. And prices will go up"
It has been one Of Franklin Roosevelt's
great assets that for years he kept short
Jump ahead Of public opinion -- far
enough to obtain credit for innovations,
but not so far as to die prophet with
out honor In his own generation. His
pipelines to the American mass mind APP
peared unerring. But this time the leader
Tags. The public Is ready to see literally
everything subordinated to the need Tor
maximum war production. The time mas
come for labor and the farmers, VINO
have been equally misrepresented by their
spokesmen - to join with the rest Of the
nation in sacrificing to beat the axis
without destroying the American econ
omy In the process.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-03
Listen to the People

BY this time it must be evident to
President Roosevelt that he has misjudged
the temper of the American people in. the
matter Of mandatory labor standards
This must be surprise to him. For
wears he was on the popular side of the
wages-and- hours argument. But now
we are engaged in desperate war, and
sentiment has changed. This can be
disputed. Certain vociferous elements in
che ranks of organized labor still insist
tinionism must not be asked to yield one
lot or one title. But one need not travel
Ear through the hinterland of the United
states the vast non-metropolitan areas
which really make up the nation-before
he will be impressed that the public is
getting edgy.
Betake yourself away from the few so
called union towns. Go into the
greasy spoon" restaurants where men in
0Veralls congregate - railroad workers,
oil field hands, truekmen, factory
employees. Hold your own tongue and
listen. You will hear the 40-hour week,
overtime pay schedules, wage ceilings
ard work stoppages discussed BY the very
men they affect most closely. They WONT
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-03

mo one can say when the enemy may
raid these parts 1t will be inexcusable
beyond words II through lack OF cooper
alton or incompetence completely eff
fective blackout system Is not speedily
put into operation, To have the enemy
raiders show up our faults may mean that
we shall be paying the price In human lives
which might have been saved. The
blackout may mean life or. death. Citi-
zens must take seriously the preparations
for 1t. - Hartford Times. Too bad
everyone doesn't subscribe to such sen,
timents. II they did this state would
have as effective a defense against air
raids as could be contrived. Everyone
should understand that an air raid can
not be frustrated by efforts OF the civil
Ian population. We can't stop the planes
flying overhead nor divert the bombs
That's for the air and anti-aircraft forces
But we can make 1t harder for targets to
be located and detectives hit by bombs
We may die doing this, but we will have
attained an objective, All OF them put
together mean victory.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-03
In Today's Mail
PRELUDE TO PROHIBITION
SEEN IN ATTEMPT 70 CUT
SELLING HOURS

Bloomfield, Conn.
April /, 1912.
Editor OF the Democrat:
Writers OF recent letters and edi-
torials in Connecticut newspapers
have suggested reduction Of hours
Of sale Of alcoholic beverages as a
war measure. Something of this
kind would seem to be most desir-
able. However, sale Of such bever-
ages for ION premise" consumption
is closely associated by Connecticut
statutes with the sale of food. This
would appear to present complica-
tons. 1t has been suggested that
the number Of hours Of sale be
limited to ten or twelve In any one
period Of twenty-four consecutive
hours, permittee to choose is to the
particular hours during which he
would do business.
Some provision for reduction Of
hours OF sale and, 1t is hoped, Of
the amount sold would seem to be
sound legislation. 1t Is hoped that
the subject will receive your edi-
torial attention and that there will
be wide public discussion from
which may come workable and
profitable solution,
Yours truly,
HARRY u. oLcoTT
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-03
Views Of The Press

American taste TO Java; that jaw
anege restaurants now advertise
apple pies like mother used TO
make; that native chefs have
learned 10 bake pies, toss ham
burgers, fry eggs sunny side up.
These JavaneSe chefs, we trust,
will not Guido Army cooks, who
must be better than any rookie ever
admits II they produce en- masse
apple pies which satisfy. Even the
soldiers lesser choices in dessert
attest that their chefs are up %
any culinary challenge. The next
items are as true tests OF skill az
apple pie; ice cream, doughnuts
chocolate cake, cherry pie, cocosnut
cake. mince pie. We skip COUPE o.
buildings down at the end because
the point Is made. Army etiquette
NAV admit OF no kind word for
cooks, but soldiers have. given vote
of confidence.