Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1944-02-25
by FRANCES SAMPSON
FIRST CLASS CITIZENSHIP


Negro Republican leaders who
held historic conference in Chi.
cage last week. That is also the
demand that will be made by Ne
groes of all political parties in
the coming elections. That is what
is uppermost in my thinking today
as | travel with my boss, Harold
Flowers, we'll known Pine Bluff
lawyer, who is now visiting in
Washington, New York, Cleveland,
Cincinnati, and Louisville. We
have been travelling as first class
passengers, and let me tell you,
that if riding as first class pas
sengers on the trains of America
is SOCIAL EQUALITY, then I'm
fer it. Whoever says that the
Negro does not want the privilege
of riding in lower and upper
berths, bedrooms, and roomettes;
lounging in parlor cars, after din
ner on the dining car, even though
it may require mingling with
members of another race is a
hypocrite hiding behind the myth
that the Negro does not want So
eial equality Say, we got on
at Little Rock and had a lower 7
in the Pullman car through to
Chicago via Forrest City and
Memphis. This was on the after
noon of February 10, at four
thirty. We had dinner at Forrest
City. We crawled in for need
ed ten hour sleep as the train
left Memphis | believe that
Negroes should use these accom-
modations wherever possible, even
though their means might dictate
that they should beat their way
outside of the train. From now
on, my boss and | are going to
be First Class Passengers as we
struggle in every nook and cor
ner of America for First Glass
Citizenship.
BACK AT HOME we won.
der what the folks are talking
about after the remarks made at
our last writing about the KIN
AACP. Everywhere in Negro
America {except, maybe in Pine
Bluff, Negroes are actively en-
gagged in this crucial struggle for
First Glass Citizenship. Get that
in your minds it's a battle
cry FIRST CLASS CITI-
ZENSHlP. Back to docile John c.
Kahn, president of the local ma
ACP, it is my opinion that his
leadership should Immediately be
renowned, condemned, and never
again permitted to usurp the OPP
portunity for social action. My
boss reports that he was in con
ference with local white politi-
cal leader, who was inquiring
about the NAACP incident
ally he referred to it as "the NC
PA" and of course, my boss
will certainly tell anybody =.
He told him that the local organi-
cation had been established in
Pine Bluff since about 1911. And
to let the cat out Of the bag that
Letter Carrier John G.. Kahn was
the president. The politician said
that he didn't know him, but lat
err recalled that he was John,
my carrier" So. what? Here's
what. The LOCAL NAACP needs
someone who can and will make
known to the people Of Pine Bluff
that the NAACP does have a
branch there and further that it
is engaged in a struggle for free
dom and justice for Negroes.
PICKED-UP just before leav-
ing town Alleys ESQ Servi-
Center proprietor is in IA and
that he is on his way to Chicago.
just a trip to Troy Chicago
was in blizzard natural sub
zero weather and plenty snow;
human, Republican Negro leaders
loading their guns) and to be
adequately prepared for either,
We suggest that he exhaust the
local stock of spirits fermentiae,
for the prices are bound by OPA
rules at the Hotel Pershing or
DuSable Everything else is
way below the ceiling that
DR., w, f, O'Bryant was leaving
on the week end for the Bishops
Council at Birmingham, Alabama;
having just returned from his
parttime vacationing at Hot
Springs where he RESTED Get
me Dave Daais and Hence Perry
that Flora Daais formerly
Movuoll the pannn Davis has