Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-06-05
Capitol

BY AL White

subject Of much laughter and ridi-
cule, Everything is funny unless
it is something relating to their
own particular agencies-then, it
is tragic,
| Truman Gibson outlining his
itinerary for trip to Fort Hauch-
ucha, first he goes to Chicago, then
to Salt Lake City and then to
IAri;3ln. After he makes Il flying
trip to New York.
| Bill Trent is doing nicely after
a minor operation.
| My favorite spot, Union station
ON Sunday; group of ministers
who had been attending a confer
ence here in Washington's little
Harlem, accompanying brother
TO the station to see him off and
then kissing him Goodbye; the
elderly colored woman arriving on
the Congressional, limping while
a young white soldier carried her
bag to the waiting relatives in
side the fence; the mohs Of sol
nice looking group of colored boys
diers, white and colored, with the
from the officer candidate school;
the usual noisy colored kids who
roames all over the station, where
they come from in that section is
la mystery; pretty Little Marjul
Cook of Bob Weaver's office arriv-
ing on the 80. That was the por-
ter carrying her huge bag, butt
who was the other birds, Marjul?
Every train packed and jammed
with folks coming and going.
1t was a remarkable thing, that
spectacle at the ball park last Sat
/ urday for the benefit of the Army
and Navy Relief funds, with the
Army Navy and Marine bands par
taking IN the pre- game events. Sol
di(rs, SAILORS, marines veterans,
high school cadets, drum major
cites, American Legion juniors all
! grass, carrying Old Glory as they
parading across the beautiful green
marched. A thrilling spectacle. But
not one Negro in the whole dan
ged thing
Wild talQs concerning the con-
dition of the young man who was
assaulted in Arlington war depart
ment building last week. He is
doing nicely.
i Doormen standing in front Of
certain mite spots checking on the
ages of the customers. Every male
is made to produce his draft card
! if there is any suspicion that he
is minor. Many lads disappointed
at not being admitted
Is OPA getting ready to refute
Edgar Browns arguments about
not hiring any Negroes on their
local boards.
The STUFF ed shirts who occupy
generals pay positions in GER
tain agency are aghast the Negro |
press, this war Is a revelation to |
them, tley and lot others never |
know there was such a thing, And
the way they try to play down !
things is remarkable.
Dorothy Height of the YWCA Is
one Of the most interesting persons
we have talked with. Her stories
of inteilacial group are killer-dil- !
lers. She says the average white |
person knows the Negro through |
some college professor who once
read a book on Negroes by some
equally as poorly advised writer.
Nice Coin, Dorothy
Critics who think soldiers have
lovely times in d. c. should visit
the 18th Street Y. M. c. A. after
midnight and and see them piled
three deep sleeping. Negroes in
all parts of the county ere writing
letters containing II cir personal
grievances to the President and
the White House. Seldom does q
day pass that letters Of this kind
are not received at the executive
office, Ard they are surely telling
the President few things even
his closest advisors won't tell him.
| Mrs. Joy Davis of the CoFEP
-, is all smiles these days because
DR.. Frank G. Davis, professor of
economies at Prairie View College,
is spending ten days here. You
CUES ed it. he's her husband.
DR.. George +. johnson Of the
same committee is in New York
/ for a day or so correlating some
mate ial for the committee.
Twas good seeing Ernie Nor
rison, the colorcd lad who has been
with Borah Minnevitch all these
years, in the movie with the 'ras-
calls the other night Ernie blows
a "sweet" harmonica.
Did the promoter OF the Savold-
Nova fight here Use Joe Louis
name as a come-on to the Negro
population of the district?
/ Bond buying is coming in fol a
considerable amount of attention
these days tina. is the way some
folks are NOT buying tpnds. Got
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