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Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-08-14
AN EDITOR DREAMS

After nineteen consecutive hours Of strenuous work to
give to the reading public sheet, fell asleep at
desk and in the midst of very pleasant dream that
being enjoyed in the utmost degree only to have it
disturbed by careless telephone operator, who said tex
euse me- please, wrong number leaves in wonderous
mood as to the outcome OF dream We dream
ins that the War Dept. had made up its mind send
Negro troops to Camp Robinson and going send
Negro Military Police to look after these troops respee
tive to the opinion of local officials This being done
prevent repetition of what happened earlier in the year
with the presence of white M Ps We dreamed that the
War Department had the city officials to understand that
this would be easier handled if they would do the demo-
cratic thing and install Negro men in uniform to pa
troll the restricted district for Negro people, and after the
city fathers noting that the War Department meant bust
ness and was in no mood for "dickerng' with sentiments
rs heretofore to permit southern customs change its pol
icy-hnay decided that Negro police were in order and
began movement to install qualified Negroes as Off
GERS with emphatic instructions you are not to arrest
write people regardless At that time careless operator
AWAKEN us before we could how it was WORKING ont
. It's funny how pleasant things can react in dreams
10 see Inc city fathers of Little Rock reactnp to democrat
&c prmcrles and to Negroes patrong the once upon
me famous rendezvous for the citys ee-Ninfh street
put truck thoroughfare in uniforms and to see American
Negroes gong to the polls and voting as any other citizen
an ne state makes feel that after all we have learned
Sometnng from the surprise attack of the japanese on
december i,t, TIN We can forget to REMEMBER
fEARL HARBOR and AMERICA TOOl
DON'T forget this is only editors dream Democracy
works IN anything but realities.
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AN INJUSTICE WORTH CORRECTING

Che OF the most damaging practices started in the civ
" Itte kock is that practced by our so-cacd elite in Gel
c petitions signed to close honest businesses boconse
SOMEBODY IN the neghborhood doesn't like the person or
persons operating the businesses pN'''" u
"A complaint was made against business recently ONE
Ia1hs al 10Th and High streets and petition was gotten
up WIN little pesuaiton the part of some persons who
nag little influence and the place was closed as an mn
desirable business " " " '
- ms IS IN no way defense for the establishment IN
lo ana figh streets for in no position to saw
Mhet.er IL was menace to the community or not we v
ed the place several times and each time perfect orJor
was evidenced just how the business was conducted n in
erVas we are unable to say But thru the petition fbe bs
hess wac closed which showed to others who are less fo
lunae enough to venture out in the business world how
sy business can be closed and our socaed v snohe
nave taken advantage of this incidence to form habit of
og businesses because they don't like the operator Tho
latest IS business on Wright avenue and High street n
BUSINESS mat this writer in but upon fndino II
crossed decided to find out what it was all about non in
vsuHaon from the best people in the neghborbod ound
mat TINS was respectful place. decent and quiet and offer
ca coVenieces to the community but because some neoe
VINO Ved IN the neighborhood had no charms for the
Vi ana little influence with Others sought petition and
were successful i'll getting the authorities to act Tins
closing another business whose owners had the initiatives
gossping ~ ieVi"oou uo"h
"A damaging practice that should be corrected or M
business Is safe from destruction
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-08-14

Now, while each fateful day brings to my ear
News of strong deeds by valiant men who fall,
1t stirs my patriot blood: for It's no small
Token they give for what they feel | swear
Anew my love for this our land; 10 fear
OF future woes can shake my faith. or blight
The hope that all humanity, whose fight
They press will wiser grow in coming years
And too. within my heart there Dungeons hope
That by the foX-hole Of Bataan or else
On Burma's roads, perhaps in Normandy
Midst whine Of shell or Stukas screaming stroke.
All shades Of men and race will win themselves
The right to walk the earth with dignity!
FRED c. BYRD
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Editorials

built upon facts were the stories that are published not
bui uGoa facts the PRESS would have redress what
ever. =,
The PRESS editorial comments create unfavorable re-
ons i is said After all editorials are the opinions o1
editors based upon Judgment Tin most supported BY
facs) and since every in these United States (eyen the
Neqro) is entitled to AN opinion of his and long as
the Stars and Stripes over United country, the
editors of the PRESS are going to express theirs.
Which is more detrimental, 10 commit crime or to
mention the fact that crime committed after it has
been eemmitted2
If people object to stories released let them remove
the cause of these stories and the PRESS will guarantee
that it will not publish incidents of things that have never
happened.
The PRESS will reiterate its stand, it stands for hon
esty Justice and fairpay, and will perish fighting for ALL
of these before it will compromise ANY of them for
prosperity
THAT'S THE WAY IT IS
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has come to the attention of this
column. It's the theory that mis-
treatment can no longer be forced
upon the soldiers from TIE north,
or that southern soldiers may learn
lessons in uprising if they mix
with the boys from the colder eli
mate.
lie views the presence of north
en Negro soldiers in southern
camps as something that might
lead to trace wars. Which is not
true.
Senator Bankhead should hear
some Of the stories that southern
hoys stationed at Camp Polk in
New Orleans are telling. If it is
true, which will not be related
here until checked, it presents
revolving disgrace, Southern boys
are not going to put up with any
less than northern boys. Get rid
Of the things and conditions and
traditions that make for bad race
relations and you get some where,
A study on the Negro and the
war prepared by Earl Brown of
LIFE magazine and George Leigh
ton of HARPER magazine re-
veals that there are only $50 Ne
gro officers in the entire army and
that the Goth Pursuit Squadron
train only 10 officer pilots a year
The study reviews well-known
menaces to the war effort pro
dueed by race discrimination in
America. 1t calls attention the prop
uganda uses being made of the
lace question in America by Japan.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-08-14
DO YOU RECKON
BY A. l.. Perkins

The Sunlight of Truth will ever
pierce the dark clouds of ignor-
ance so that men will be able to
discern good from evil, or the
vale OF Virtue over Vice.
do not doubt, for history
speaks out clearly, and | know
that when a black man in this
southland winkso, his eye in the
presence of white lady, even
tho she be an "outeast" his neck
hcgins itching and soon the foot
steps of a mob is heard, and soon
the innocent and even unaceused
must be careful or he'll be num-
bered among the dead, don't have
to "reckon" too many Negroes
have died because some fair lady
said, "He made oyertures to me-"
On the other hand, the mulattoes
IN our race, the half white men
and women. both young and old
tell us that the Jim Grow gate is
locked but our brother in w1ite
has the key which he often uses,
and many case becomes so hold
that Il black woman is fenced up
and a black man is dared to speak
to her. | don't have to reckon.
This bias commonwealth of ours
made sacred by the blood of the
pioneer and saturated by the blood
OF black men, some of whom only
dared to stand up and speak as a
man, furnishes a paradox to the
world :. Leaders forming at the
mouth because men want Justice
Equality and human treatment.
The best women in the world to
the best thinking black men and
many white men, are the curly
haired dark-skinned queens
| know the white man thinks that
way because he so often jumps the
fence and leaves his track, hence
! care not for his parlor, bedroom
or kitchen, but give me Justice at
the bar, Equality at shop, human
treatment on the streets and cor
lidors.
| don't have to reckon, but "Do
you Reckon that in the face
of evidence that sets forth the
barbarous acts Of three men, who,
at the church house door took a
young Negro Ozark brown SKIM
ed) woman out in car and hu-
inflated her, after the fashion of
dogs, wearing the uniform of
peace officers, directors and rro-
tectors in the Capitol City Of the
state OF Arkansas. "Do you Rec
kon," you would be able to dig up
enough Justice in the courts, en-
ongh human pride and decency in
this neighborhood, enough men as
jurymen to convict a white man
who molested black woman?
See READERS VIEWS. Page s
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der Elmer Davis has been revamp-
ed to permit q better presentation
of news about u. s. Negroes in
the war effort.
Ted PoSton and William D. Alex
andcr have been named to super
wise the gathering and issuance of
news, Both are trained and exper-
fenced journalist.
Under the Davis plan, colored
Americans win get adequate
representation in the news dis
semination to the extent of being
employed in the photo and broad
cast division as we'll as the news
bureau. . -
The Negro press will receive as
much attention as other newspa-
pcrs in the issuance of war news.
At his Jasper, Alabama home,
I, S. Senator John II. Bankhead.
has written to Geo. C. Marshall,
chief Of staff Of the U. s. Army
asking him o. to remove Negro
army camps from proximity to
white camps and to keep northern
Negroes out Of southern camps for
the sake Of "better race relations
in the south.
This is the first advocacy of
Jim Crow against Negroes that
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-08-14

Wa ~ IN I'VE n psass and harnsug VIA sns
0s4Ass-insspsstvs 4 1884, sssss. creed fsrnasr servi
49, = Dssat pessasa h NJ, without mythical teller
asA ~ spkit 4 Csod VIII, assured y tAs sosvic
~ 4 ssr hs1Asr Judgment, tAat VIII remit - every
~ ~ hAsnitab,s rigAs y As aAmoatior Il hs
ssasisass u whatever ~ Il snAeavor ~ pursues Tor
- ysAsts1s natsgia existence When that day arrives
- VI - sseGsnaeA THEN, W n can boast At eur
DuooCRACY, aaA NOT Until sAsa l. c. BATES.
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HOW AMERICA LIVES


One of the best illustrations of "How America Lives
carried in non-dBcminatory fashion is carried III the
Aug ssue OF Ladies Home Journal using Negro family
in the upper bracket an illustration = The llnkson
family, consisting of Dr. DellaVen nkson, Mrs. nkson,
the two daughters Mary DeaVen alias Bunny age u,
who will enter the University of Wisconsin, Elizabeth,
alias Betty, age 10, student at Cornell University and
"Patehy," their priced pet dog.
Or. Iinkson was of the prosperous skilled sur
geons of Philadelphia, nov Major in the Army fer
which he gave up lucrative practice to enter the service
Of his country.
In depicting the lives of these Americans, the editors
Of the Journal covered every phase of their existence us
ing teelncolor photos, portion of the eleven room
brick house and the cabin the fashionable design
of clothing well covering their favorite hoddes.
Never before in the history of journalism has any
family been given any better illustration of their every
day life without any discrimination the editors Of the
Ladies Home Journal Illustrated the Hnksons in their
August issue.
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$Readers'
( Views

A DISGRACE IN DISGRACE
By A. +. Cunningham

ny n. i. cunningham
The Sunday School lesson for
July 10, subject, "Cain and Abel"
A Contrast, is one of great sig
nifieance and reaches us today.
1t is the beginning of enmity
among men the strong against
the weak, evil against the good,
1t will be noted that Cain tried
to shun a Just Judgment. His deed
was disgrace and trying to
justify himself was another dis
grace, hence a Disgrace in a dis
grace" Gods punishment he said
was too severe, In Gen. 3:l5
God made promise to all hui
manity which is called the gospel
in the gospel.
There are millions of Gains to-
day going to and fro over the land
seeking for innocent blood to
shed. They like Cain seek to justi-
fy themselves or shun response
bility. In our own state in the
shadows almost of the Governors
home by three men that have had
chances of reaching the highest
position society can grant, a helm
Gus crime was committed ON the
weakest of the weak-a nineteen
year-old Negro girl. She was on
her way to church alone and was
stopped by three white men posing
as officers of the law and made
to enter their ear by threats with
firearms,
This poor frightened girl was
driven behind a railroad embank-
ment and made to strip off her
i clothing and be subjected to the
/ lust Of these three Gains. This all
happens in time when this com
Try is fighting for freedom and
/ justice thousands of miles from
/ home.
After they had satisfied their
lust she only escaped further a.
, huse by telling them that she
+ would bring them another girl
Remembering the number of their
, license plate on the car they drove
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Nobody is going to make us be
iieye that our FREUD, the ass Of
the Bible text - snuffer of the
East wind that he is - would want
to see the American Eagle turn in
to a Hitler buzzard, any more than
he would, in sole Abe's' time,
have wanted him turn into a "Can-
ady rooster"
After all, our friend Of the BIZ
HE text is an ass, not a Martin
Dies, a Communlst-baiter, a Chris
tian-frontief, Negro hater, a poll
taxer, an areh-unAmeriean. He's
just a plain ass snuffing up the
East wind.
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Japs will make capital of such
news. They will ask, "wnere is
your fam deal?" Where is your
democracy? Where is equal jus
tiee to all men? They will say,
Take the mote out of your ewn
eye before you attempt to extract
the beam tlom your brothers,
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T que IT.
IL get it,
BY EmoLv O. Lnckson


A Federal Grand Jury invcsti-
eating the lynch-mmder of Cleo
Wright completed its work with
out finding a way to place this
Sikeston, Mo. mob tragedy before
Federal authorities. The investigat-
ing body convened in st. Louis.
Uneaught but not unknown. those
lynchers continue unpublished.
Rightfully, the jury said that
mo more useless violence has
ever been committed" Every
lynchiug is "useless violence" re-
luetantly, it concluded that "the
facts disclosed do not constitute
any Federal orfcnse." But. 20 me.
it violated "life and liberty" and
the right Of fair trial under due
process Of law. Is a mob trial
"due process Of law?
Office Of War information I'm
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ard the number from one Of the
officers cap, she reported the case
to the police.
The case was brought to trial;
they We're identified by the girl
and evidence was found against
them, yet the jurors did not a.
gree. The crime in itself is a
disgrace upon free people, upon
deeency, upon the capital of a
christian State, disgrace upon man
kind, for the lower ANIMALS Of tire
males never force the females.
The evidence was sufficient. Two
Of them admitted attacking the
poor girl, the third one says he
was drinking and claims she con-
scented to them. All Of this hap
pens in the great city of Little
Rock with its million dollar state
house where the brains and the
character of Arkansas are sup
posed TO assemble and make laws
to govern a free people in free
state, This happened in a city of
fine churches and schools, chris
tian homes, parks and charitable
institutions. 1t occurred where
sermons are preached every day
and where policemen stand ready
to protect the weak and innocent
from violence, and able lawyers
are ready to plead the cause Of
the injured, but still these men
have not been convicted.
Why hesitate in this case when
all the facts are known and the
evidence is so plain? Isn't the
law for the protection of the poor
and the weak? Isn't government
for the governed. Has this poor
girl n o rights that others
are bound to respect? Has the
arm of the law become so weak
until the humble of the land can
get no protection? We are in the
greatest war of all times and this
poor girl may have a relative on
the battle front fighting that this
government may survive. How
would he feel when he hears Of
the outrage against his kindred
by those whose government he is
CHANGING his life for? The Negro
has shed his blood in every war
this nation has been engaged in.
Have not the women of his race
the same rights or deserve the
same protection that all other
women deserve? Negro women's
breasts have been nursed b Y
whites in their infancy according
to whites word, Negro women
have given sons to the world who
have risen high in every profes
sion and calling 50 much so until
even the Nazis fear them.
1t is shocking disgrace for
any man to attempt to force a
woman by any method, even of
his own race, and when the strong
by means of firearms and the
badge of law does so. it reaches
the superlative degree, 1t is dis
grace upon the great State Of
Arkansas, its officials, it's minis
tiers, its judges, its Jurors. When
juries fail to agree after such
evidence as given it is a disgrace
in a disgrace. The Nazis and
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Conversation
Piece
Sand The Ass Snuffeth
Up The East Windn
BY Mare Moreland, Phi D.

We like the old slave Of the Lin
coin story who just couldn't "help
from drawing influences from de
Bible textes" and who when con-
fronted with his masters demand
that he explain the text, ."And
the ass snuffeth up the East wind"
or leave off his preaching and go
on with his work, gave it as his
considered opinion: "Well massa,
| lows it means no matter how
much he snuffeth he'll never get
fat.n
We too like to draw differences;
and especially like the old preach
er's rendering Of his text. Both
the text and the old mans inter-
| probation come to mind as we re-
fleet on particularly ridiculous
and disturbing phenomenon in the
current American scene. 1t is the
spectacle of Americans in respon-
sible places in politics, indus
try, the military and the morale
snuffing up the East wind like
so many asses and getting not
fat but lean against the back
drop of national and world events,
Now, it is not our intention to
libel the ass Of the Bible text by
suggesting any odious comparis-
on of him with, say, Martin Dies,
or Parnell Thomas, or Gene Tai
madge, or with any one of many
brass hats responsible for military
and national morale. For it takes
/ no persuasion to convince us that
could we get the ass Of the Bible
text elected to Congress or ap-
pointed to an important public Of
flee, he would have at least bet
, ter sense to bray about unity
while wallowing in the dirtiest d.
visionlst politics witnessed in this
century. He would doubtless be
content to snuff and snuff the
wind and not like our divisionists
persist in snuffing and then break
ing 1t into hearing of the whole
naticn.
The ass of the Bible text would
we submit, make friendly with the
American Eagle and not busy him
| self, like our divisionist brass hats
and hamstringers. pulling his tail
feathers and generally rendering
| him naked and ashamed befor,
/ the enlightened democratic opinion
Of the world. No; our friend cf tht
text would not do this to that
grand old bird the American Eagle
Rather, in his dumb animal way
he would cherish the birds majesty
and silently aspire to know thu
Heights thru which he scars.
/ But not so with our keep the
black man-in- his place. give the
New Deal socialists hell, blame.
theeJews, we-can-dL business
ith-the-low- flying buzzard Of re,
dictionary diyisionism for the high
flying Eagle of democratic unity
/ and solidarity, are like the buz.
zard, carrion minded, and resent
bitterly the superior aspirations
and soaring power of the democrat
ic American Eagle.
OF course, as we all should
know, the American is in q
bad way, Indeed, he is in worse
way than even Artemus Ward
ever imagined he could be when
he was comforting cole Abe" in
the dark days Of the Civil War,
and it appeared that the Ameri-
can Eagle might any day turn in
to "Canady Rooster, what with
NallaAdighame C<nfedorates and
variety Of anti-unionists taking
out for Canada the more effect
lively and safely to bedevil tho
EARLE.
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NEWS STORIES AND EDITORIars

TIC d n u ftEoS IS The target Of much criticism
Is accused OF trying to start Something because If
p1ns tne news newspapers duty to its readers is 70
gunsh he news And that is what the PRESS is going to
40, if it isn't liked that much II can't do anvbin ht
0u' II u is news it is going to be published for news is
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| RUTH TAYLOR SAYS:
THE DUTY OF CIVILIANS

III m IN NJ III M IN N Nh II IL III
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Office of War Information I'm
Detroit evening times., 1942-05-09

made her belated and unhappy en-
Itrance, there was no one who
could give her a reason for living.
That world of death and tears and
middle age offered her no induce
ment to laugh and be merry again.
Margaret's maturity, which John
had givenSup hoping for. had come
to mock him for his folly in want
ing to make her over.
When John walked into his liv-
ing room, a three months old wire
haired wriggled out of his grasp,
tore a destructive path across the
room, and leaped into Margaret's
arms. He covered her startled
face with kisses. then fastened
his teeth in her sleeve and began
to tug, growing idiotically, and
slipping and sliding over her lap.
Margaret laughed. 1t was a
crazy sound at first. because II
was rusty. But then her laughter
grew steadier and stronger, and
was a pealing silver bell. The
puppy wagged his stub of tail joy
ousiy. He jumped from her lap
and planted himself before her,
looking up at her roguishly, I'M
ploring her to give chase.
Margaret rose. All OF the tight
ness flowed out of her body. She
was 1.-the and fluid again. Her
eyes were sparkling with fun. her
cheeks began to blaze with color.
She snatched out her hairpins and
shook her hair free of the re-
straint she had held it in. Her
mouth puckered into a pout.
Margaret and the puppy romped
together.
Quietly John left them and
started up the stairs. Half way up
he grasped the bannister and
great sobs racked his body.
Margaret and the puppy did not
hear him.
THE END.
Mondays short story: "Khalsa
the Murrie," by Anthony Rud.
Detroit evening times., 1942-05-09

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Parkwood, have
been 4 V G n
promotions TO
corporal tech
nicians at Camp
Grant, III. Dy-
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TO the 29th
n1adicaI train
Detroit evening times., 1942-05-09

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in quest of the
title, IN av a !
Aviator. They
are: Thomas r.
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G.. S h a W. 790
Lakewood: Will
liam J. Whiting
1926 Cherry
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p. Hatch. 1920