Arkansas State press., 1942-04-24

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Mrs. Davis, Mr. Toney Brown Of
Ruston, La, who We're guests of
their relatives, Rev. and Mrs. G..
J. Jones and Mrs. Clara Beal. Rev.
and Mrs. G. j Jones were hosts
to the Willing Workers Club at a
recent meeting Of the group, with
the host teaching the lesson also.
Refreshments were served during
the social hour, Mr. Ralph Lewis
Brown Of TT. Worth, is now di-
reeting a music course at Car
rett Chapel Bapt. Church, Mr.,
Brown has had much experience in
spiritual and religious meetings,
says Mr.. Ruel T.. Green, manager
of Seranaders. lie will be in the
city for some time, directing the
music at the church.
The seranaders played a sue
cessful engagement at the Yerg-
er Hi School on April 10. A. j.
Plggee, Robert Savage, Trenton
Cooper and Willie Lee Ross, make
up the aggregation, directed by
Trenton Cooper and guest singer
was Miss Lurlean Cannon. Robert
Phillips, DR., also member of the
group is rated as the best comed-
ian in the southwest. Their an
nouncer is George +. Johnson.
"WHAT TIME Is IT"
BY Oxzie z. Brown
4l0 s. Shower
Men by use of mechanical de-
vices, predict the movement of eos
mic bodies as well as investigate
atoms, elcrons and microscopic
specimens, With great precision
and accuracy they hand down their
findings. The presence Of such de-
vices have found men searching
far out into the heavens $50 to
speak,, yet a focus on our own
door steps would bring to light
the saving Of nation, a people, a
world.
..A.-s a.
Crisis do not at all times cause
men te see things through the
right perspective, but they do sug-
gest different trend. Is our coun
try really champion of democracy
and religion? Is it a land where
in every citizen shares equally the
four freedoms we have been told
Along with h existing
shortage o f feul oils and
gasoline in the east, our intelli-
gence teaches us there is short
age of the basic principles which
are conducive to world bettument.
There have been too many peace
talks with drawn swords, and there
are too many undercurren. aetivi-
ties favoring segregation and out
right refusals of freedom of choice
Personal initiative has been trunk
cited or bottle-necked because of
native heritage mot ability.
There are people whose atinos-
phere garden of movement) has
been ensnared by custom and sane
toned by practices and forced on
the island of inopportunity.
What time does your clock reg
lister, mind the zero hour We arc
off, c. w, T. We have time to beat
off the Japs, time to lynch, time
to appcase labor heads while Ma
ri inspired strikes are in progress.
We have time to Jim Crow the
army, navy, air corps and marines.
Realizing these facts, we can't
possibly be facing a national en-
Urgency, for if such was the case.
dom on the home front. This would
we all would elamor for Na.ion-
al Solidarity by imitation of free
mean bringing democratic prin-
ciples to the front that hereto
fore has been latent.
Now We say we have q common
enemy across the pend. If that be
true let US make freedom and
friends here and then join hands
in spreading the same abroad.
A new order is to be and is be
ing ushered in upon us 1t is time
for Jack to live in the cottage
built for him, it is time for Tom,
Dick and Harry to have equal OPP
portunity in protecting and shar-
ing the privileges of the present
and future state of the system be
it heaven or hell.
Remember Sikeston! Remember
Alexandria Remember Detroitw
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