Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1946-01-11


personal pickering among its
leadership has amassed sufficient
organizational experience to at
least offer something construc-
tive to its members for 1916 Due
to the mass interest manifested
by local citizens in participating
in the Bronze Mayor Campaign
resulting in a thousand dollar
League treasury, a determined eff
fort is being put forth now to
save face" with the people. At
the forthcoming annual meeting
at which time reports will be
made and the election of officers
held, the executive secretary will
report the organization of Pine
Bluff Negro restaurant owners
and propfietors. This is signifi-
cant for this group is taking up
on itself the job of making more
sanitary the eating places in our
community. Active in such a
move are M. J. Trotter, Wendell
Shelton, Edmond Hewlett, Willie
Ellie, Roosevelt Barnes, Willie
Streets, Albert Smith, Jr., Jim
Carpenter, Jack McCoo, Mes
DANES Velma Evans, Edith Bing-
ley, and Ruby Williams. If the
League is credited with such ac-
ton as will give Pine Bluff first
class restaurants, its money has
been we'll spent Although the
League will not get the credit,
but It's executive secretary was
rtained by local group of gro
GERS to draft a constitution and
program for the formation of the
"Neighborhood Grocers' Associa-
ton They are meeting regu-
larry and with much enthusiasm
under the leadership of j, G.. Pen
nington, j. w. Bozeman, w. B.
Turner Alvin Quincy, the John
son Brothers, and about ten other
men who operate small, neigh
borhood grocery stores. In 1916,
you will see much of their con-
certed action. Included in their
program is the objective to make
physical improvements of their
businesses in Cd painting all
member stores the same color and
using the name "NEIGHBOR-
HOOD GROCERY STORE" fol-
lowed by the name of the owner
(2) group advertising in Negro
newspapers. Don't you think that
is something to be proud of, and
even if they do nothing but
START somebody has to do EVEN
THAT, huh? And, finally
before March it is hoped that the
plans for the development of
Townsend Park will have become
a reality and we shall have a
supervised place for the recrea-
tlonal activities of Negro youths
for the hot months of lo46l
PINE UFF'S MUDDY
DUSTY STREETS-It is quite
commendable TO note that dur
ing these days of prosperity Ne
groes have saved their monies
and many have built nice homes.
at least as nice or nicer than
their means allow. But all over
Negro neighborhoods the beauty
is marred by the streets which
could possibly only compare with
the jungle roads in New Guinea
During this rainy season il is
MUD and when it is dry it is
DUST. Something should be
done, and of course, before we
begin to complain about the white
folks having all of the paved
streets, and the street lights let's
get a motto-"HE WHO WOULD
GET OUT OF THE MUD AND
DUST MUST FIRST GET SHOW
Ell AND SPRINKLER" Yes we
nave the power TO improve the
streets in our neighborhoods. In
many yards, our own property,
we need boots to make the stems
OF the front porch. Even when
the city was offering to oil the
streets for the cost of the oil.
many property owners refused TO
cooperate. ask Porter Taylor
on Indiana Avenue. We can do
better if we want to do better
Let us try in 1916 to get some
decent streets in Negro communi-
ties over Pine Bluff. If Town
send Park is developed what
about paving Fluker Street from
Cedar to the park? What about
paving Maple Street TO the col
legc gate? Wouldn't that relieve
traffic on North Cedar which is