Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-05-15

Pardons and they'll give you what
they want you to know? Why
isn't A. ID. Rowan bringing Earl
Hines here through booking agent
Eddie Johnson's :. Go over to
Eddie's and ask him or you might
ask A, d. and you are advised
that you will hear spell-binding
lecture on "lngratitude". Yes,
did | hear you, as Mrs. Fannie
Rowan in Pine Bluff %. no she
has gone to Chicago viii he
get married soon? Ask Davenia
Whitwor,hl Guess that'll hold
you! How many teachers have
been fined by DR.. j, b. ('l run
the College, Watson. statisti-
clans are busy on the records Of
his more than a decade tenure. !.
Watch this column for the list of
those who have long since depart
ed =. How is DR.. Lytes? Drop
cut to his State Street home, near
Alb Bodford's Mule barn and you
will find out Oh! there was
some talking by the city fathers
(excuse me Mr.. Sorellsl about
mule barns at a meeting Of the
Pine Bluff City Council May be
Mr.. Alb is going to move on the
outskirts Of the city 1t is ru-
mored that bullets pierced win
dows of the First Baptist Church,
and that a complaint has been
made to the city Council. There
are a few Of those things you
"honky-tonks" in the First Bap-
fist Church community t hey
should go, and aside from that,
mule barn should never have been
allowed, but there was no action.
The barn belongs to Blackwell
Planting Company, and of course
nothing said. Geraldine Lee Is
in Texarkana, according to a post
carded report Blanche Terry
Jones, known more popularity as
Blanche Terry, is back from Chi
cago visiting with her mother and
relatives at Dumas. Also at
Dumas, is Mrs. Frank Butkins,
you knew her as Chezia b. Cross,
for an extended vacation I'll
take the tip, my friend! ;.
Business woman Ella Shelton is
irate over something that a p-ar-
ed in this column. Suppoau We
just drop the whole darn ming!
We are Judgment proof, and there
is no need for a continued dis
cussion. jim Jones, embal-
mer for Perry and Company, Is
yet confined to his Pullen Street
. home, and will not go back to
work soon, so postpone your dying
until jim comes back. Where Is
newsboy Hershell Clark? Papers
are available at Masonic Temple
on Friday morning, my lad.
Mrs. Fannie Reed is under care
of medico. We wish you would
drop by to see Mrs. Fannie, and
tell her to please don't carry out
her proposed expedition to fine
Frances Sampson. it might take
a long time.
Lest We Forget . Lord God, Of
Hosts, be with us yet. Labor is
scarce. We are hearing tales
like this: Prospective white en-
ployer: do you know where | can
get somebody to do my washing
and ironing?". A Negro reply
Lady, these Niggers don't want
to work since the bombing PLAN
came to town; Use been trying
to git somebody to do my wash
ing all week" Do you remem-
Der those hard days Of the early
sos? The situation seems pathetic
at this writing :. Think about this
report: 1t is reported that the
Pine Bluff Chamber of Commerce
las attempted to exert its influ-
ence with regard to the employ
ment of Negroes at the Pine Bluff
Arsenal, despite the fact that Ne
gro workers are doing a magnifi-
cent piece of work toward the end
that three white men would be
employed to every Negro in the
skilled labor class. Verify this
by catching up with Memphis &C.
ment finishers whose services
were terminated. Brother, you'd
better make good while Tie sun
shines. for those dark days may
come again they are yet dark
here in the South. and your tenn
porary prosperity is likely to be
of short duration ! !! Wake up
Sam and janet
One Of the "Seven Last Words
Of President Roosevelt's seven
point economic program is a God
send to many Negroes, including
this writer Stop lnstallmcnt
Buying that's good news.
Where are the civic minded
Negroes of Pine Bluff? No place
to play no place to read! We will
soon begin a sketch Of the edo
nothing leaders, and John c. Kahn
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