Arkansas State press., 1942-11-27
SOLVE 1T THE SENSIBLE WAY.

An unhappy situation has been brought to our atten-
ron through letters and conversational situation be-
eVe the people of Greenve solve without the usual
heated empers and class and color clashes which have
continued to pester many other of the South
, Ihere are number of buses now running between
tn" GreevAe Army Flying school and the CITY of Green
VILE These buses patronized by civilian and military
ersonhc OF the field Negro and white alike must use
these buses During the past few weeks we are informed
there has been growing shortage of seats on almost
everv trip 1t has been intended that the Negro personnel
on me hsn be loaded fs in the rear sections of the buses
ana hat ire front nar be used by white patrons We have
been told by reliable that the Negro is being dis
crinated oans Of lac because there are enough white
raons tc fill the bus without catering to the Negro The
NEGRO L goes doesn't Ike this discrimination he wants
70 pet to town as quickly other and he is getting on
the bns whether there is space reserved for him or not
A. reht be ancratcd re has had to find seat in the
white section Then differences did arise
TIE whole trouble. we arc told can be solved bv adj
dtiona' buses the airN"e n If the present ranch
IS" holders can not "et these additional buses because of
ration restrictions personally believe that the base
officials themselves Shoud make TRANSFORMATION to and
fcm t'wn available for their soldiers To solve the prob
lem without the usual fanfare it might even be wise for
the people of Greenvlle working with the arbase author
eS and the bus connanv executives to provide bus for
me Ncgro aod another for the white We have only to
ooS to solving the shortage 10 solve the problem If there
is nNcnv Of available there will be no ARGUMENTS
ovor the seats and who will occupy them Most of the Ne
GRO troops of the base and the civilian Negro workers we
nave been told by arhas" officials willing to sit where
ever ttev are told If tho seats are provided
They should be provided What is fair is fair it does
seem to u.s.
In this connection may we bring up matter relating
to tho c!tv lines Again are working only on nfor,a
| uon az given US b" nersons who have been offended
AZ times the ctv lines crowded There is an exist
~ r Grow SIGN between the two sections Of the Green
vile bN'os Negroes TO seat themselves in the rear
the white IN front On aston of late we are told when
me white section is filled whites apt to spill over"
INTO the Negro section of the h,s and thereby create
Sh0aG" of seats in the Negro division Negroes then must
| stand m.
There must not be any splling over When the parti-
'on exists white patrons Of the bus should take
un the available seats given to Negro patrons than the
NEGRO patrons should take up the white seats And the
drivers Of these buses should not load than their
capacity will allow and if they do not they will not invite
| trouble
Both the airbase bus operators and the city lines
operators should look toward scheduling their ransporta
ton available is greatest If there is no shortage of
seats bus service will be hand when the demand there
will be arguments the seats 1t as easy as that
| to sclve this yet small and unmportant problem
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