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Arkansas State press., 1946-02-01

780 of the total of 557,246 have
private baths. OF the 335,0l2
rural farm homes, only 6,945
have baths, and you know to
whom most of them belong. 38
per cent of these units are in need
of major repairs; so per cent of
the rural-farm units need major
repairs; and though we are fac
ing the probability if dire unem-
ployment with all of its tragic
neither state gov
eminent, nor any one of the
counties, composed of a people
who make states rights a shibbo-
leth, have any program of any
kind for doing anything about
It, Maybe it's been so long since
the welfare clause was written
into the constitution, it has be-
come about as meaningless as the
Golden Rule. Maybe the endoW-
ment of capabilities of leadership
does not carry with it any re-
sponsibility toward public well
fare. -
Mr.. Davis continues, The
march of time, the force and
drive of science, the surge on the
part of mankind for social and
economic freedom, have created
a yaWning abyss between the
Traditional South and the New
South of opportunity that must
be bridged by new blood, new
leadership, dynamic and realistic
education and liberal, fearless
political action.
THE revolution down South is
on and is moving with great
force and power. We are tired of
being vietimized by ruthless ex-
ploiters and dangerous dema-
gogues. We are tired of our ig-
norance, poverty and intolerance
that have kept us poor and made
us the breeding ground for other
regions.
Arkansas State press., 1946-02-01
Dixie Senator's
Ready to Crate
FEpC to Death

Immediately after Senator Dem
mis- Chavez of New Mexico called
up S. l0l in the Senate for con-
sideration, January Ia, the flood
gates of oratory from Southern
Senators against the bill broke
loose. Undoubtedly, delegates at
the United Nations Conference in
London are in the focus of pub
lie embarrassment by the motor
ious spectacle by some of the
Senators of the U. S. A. using
every known device to block the
democratic process of permitting
the expression of the will of the
people through their representa-
tives in the Senate on a piece of
legislation such as FEPC. How
can James F. Byrnes, Secretary
of State, and leader of the Amer
lean delegation at the London
UNO Conference maintain face
in calling for democratic prac-
tees in Bulgaria and Romania
when his Southern colleagues
are giving fascist demonstrations
against the most elementary aem-
ocratic procedure, namely, the
right to vote on a bill presented
to the highest body of our legis-
lative system, the Senate.
Arkansas State press., 1946-02-01
Making Plans 10 Entertain Bishop Council

Led by Bishop George w.
Baber, presiding Bishop Of the
18th Episcopal District and the
state of Arkansas, ministers and
members of the A. M. +. church
and sister churches in the state
of Arkansas met in Big Bethel
A. M. f. Church, pastored by DR..
G. Wayman Blakely, Thursday
and set up plans for the enter
tainment of the fourth coming
bishops and Correctional Coun-
ellis, the General Conference
Commission and the Board of
Education which will assemble
here with Bethel Church as host,
February goth through 22nd.
Arkansas State press., 1946-02-01
All Negroes Have
Stake in Strikes

Because SO 90 per cent of
Negroes work for a living with
hand or brain, and therefore are
an integral part of the working
class that depends on wages for
food, clothing and shelter, educa-
ton and recreation and a decent
standard of living, they have a
basic and vital stake in the
strikes that are now sweeping
the nation. If the workers are
defeated in these strikes, the Ne
groes and all other minorities are
defeated too, because thy will
suffer from reduced purchasing
power, which in turn is the cause
of financial and industrial de-
pressions, during which time
Negroes are the first fired and
last hired.
All Negro leaders and oganiza-
tons, states A. Philip Randolph,
International President of the
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car
Porters in the headquarters in
New York City, have a moral
obligation and an economic in.
terest in giving their moral and
financial support to the workers
who are fighting for bread and
and life in the steel, packing, au-
tomoblle, electric, telephone and
railroad industries, as well as any
other industry, CIO, or A. F. of l..
controlled, in which the struggle
FOR more wages and better work =
ing conditions by the workers is
loiGg on
Arkansas State press., 1946-02-01
6. W. Blakely
Aids In Fight for
Permanent FEPC

Through the cooperated efforts
of DR.. G.. Wayman Blakely, mill
tant pastor of Big Bethel A. M. f.
Church, some thirty members raj
lied to the call of the National
Council for a Permanent Fair
Employment Practice Committee
through the local councils execu-
tive secretary, Mrs. l.. Christo-
pher Bates, Sunday morning.
The members, in addition to
giving their membership TO the
local council pledged TO send
kilograms of congratulations to
Democratic Senators Dennis Cha
vez, Francis Myers and Joseph
Guffey, and to Republican SEN
ators, Wayne Morse, Joseph Ball
and Alexander Smith commend
ing them for their courageous
leadership in the fight that is
being waged now for a perma-
nent FEPC.
Bethel makes the second church
to aid the local council in its
fight for a permanent FEPC.
First Baptist Church, pastored by
Dr. T.. c. Dyer, was the first.
Members connected with the coun
Gil from First Baptist are as fol-
lowing: Dr. +. G. Dyer, Mrs. S.
M. Caruthers, j. w, Smith, JOS
eph T. Smith, Samuel +. Nor
wood, Peter Norwood, Walter
wilkins, Mrs. Stella Henderson.
j. c. Gray, p. II. Jordan, VIM.
Rowan, Prince Smith, Bennett
Reeves, w Woodson, Mrs. Estelle
Woodson, S. W. Smith. r. c.
Pope, Thomas McNeal, Mrs. Vir-
ginia Dealy, c. f. Bruce. Mrs.
Rosa Mae Logan, Mrs. II. II.
Suggs, Calvin Jones and Mrs.
Ella McGraw.
From Bethel A. M. T.. Church.
DR.. G. Wayman Blakely, M. B.
Curry, Mrs Rosalco Curry, Wal
ter Watkins, l.. M. Christophe.
Mrs. Harris Robinson, DR.. j. G..
Thornton, w, b. Dickey, Henry
Rhodes, Mrs. Esther Rhodes,
Money Kirby, S. c. Parks, Mrs.
f. S. Scott, Mrs +. T. Reynolds,
Mrs M. L. Tuggle, Rev. p. L.
johnson, Mrs. p l.. Johnson, r.
b. McLemorc, George McNorton,
Mrs. Lillian Bland. w. M. Rogers
Arkansas State press., 1946-02-01

All presiding elders were pres
ent and pledged wholehearted
support to Bishop Baber in maxi
ing the entertainment the best in
the history of the church.
Highlighting the council will
be the sermon and communion
Thursday at 1000 a. m. The SER
mon will be preached by Bishop
Noah w. Williams of st. Louis,
Mo, presiding bishop of the 5th
Episcopal District. Governor Ben
Laney of Arkansas along with
other speakers will deliver the
welcome address Thursday night.
The General Conference Com
mission will meet Wednesday,
Arkansas State press., 1946-02-01

400 p. m. and decide upon the To-
cation Of the next General Con-
ferencs DR.. George E. Haynes
of New York City and A. l.. Lett
of Newark, N. j., will participate
in platform meeting Wednes-
day ~ening. The bishops will
be insession Thursday afternoon
and friday. Bishop w. A. Foun-
tain, senior bishop will preside
over the sessions. Bishop M. II.
DAYS of Baltimore, Md, is Sec
retay of the council.
Il the picture above seated in
heeenter with the white scarf
abdt his neck is Bishop Baber.
Arkansas State press., 1946-02-01
Girl Attacked By
marauder Near
23rd and Spring

A seventeen year old girl re-
turning home from basketball
practice Thursday night, at $3.50,
was seized from behind by a man
who sprang from the cover of
bushes at 2311 Spring Street,
grabbed by the throat and drag
ged up to Twenty-third Street.
according to the girls statement.
A bus came along (this part of
Twenty-third Street is on the
bus route), while the prowler
had her pinned against the fence
enclosing the power station on
Spring and Twenty-third. He
drew a knife and threatened to
cut her throat if she made any
noise or attempted to attract at
tention. After the bus had pass
ed, he hurled her aside and left.
Possibly he suddenly realized
that ne had picked spot where
he might be exposed at any tim
by tho light Of alpaasjng bus.
There is light It 23rd Street
and another at z4th. put there h
a bend in Spring Street which
leaves the street in deep dark
ness at the spot the girl was at
tackled. Moreover, a dark alley
connects Spring street with Gen.
ter at this point. Colored women
have been accosted both by white
and colored men in autos travel
ing along 23rd Street.
There was tall, dark, roughly
dressed man on the South Main
bus from which the girl alighted,
and she is quite sure that he fol-
lowed her from the bus and car
ried out the attack.
Arkansas State press., 1946-02-01
Marching Blacks

DIR. ADAM CLAYTON POW
ELL, Jr., newly elected member
of the House of Representatives
and head of the largest Negro
church in New York City, is one
of the most influential leaders of
the Negro in this country. What
ever he has to say about the
problems of the Negro is of the
utmost Importance.
In his recent book, he recounts
dramatic instances of economic
determinations practiced against
Negroes. Stunning the pussy
footing appeasemen's approach,
DR.. Powell outlines a realistic
program that if followed, will
result in a gain for the Negro
and the nation at large.
Marching Blacks is a dynamic
program and published by the
Dial Press.
Arkansas State press., 1946-02-01
Executive Board Ark. Conference
NAACP Branches Makes Report

The Executive Board of the
Arkansas Conference of NAACP
Branches met in regular quar-
terly meeting last week at the
Phyllis Wheatley YWCA with w.
Marcus Taylor presiding
According to Rev. Mr.. Taylor,
president of the oBard, the Board
acts as a clearing house where
representatives from branches
over the state meet and explain
problems, share grievances and
receive advice and inspiration
from the other.
The executive board is wind
ing up its second year and has
established q record worthy of
note during the interval.
One of the major problems of
the group was that of the iniunc-
ton Of the prospective Colored
Girls Industrial Home to prevent
its erection adjacent to the Boys
Home at Wrightsville. Rev. Mr..
Taylor, asserted that he know
more about il than any other col
ored man, as he had made five
trips in company with various
ones to the proposed site. He had
allowed his name TO be used in
the suit in conjunction with Miss
Lila Ashby (white) and Mr.. Tay-
Tor Of Arkansas Baptist College.
The proposed site for the home is
only 500 yards from the boys
building, in which, according TO
Rev. Mr.. Taylor, the most litter
ate Negro trustees guard the boys
who are treated as criminals.
And not as youngsters needing
instruction and reclamation,
There is no teaching given them
at ALL Mere babes looking seven,
eight, or nine years old are there
with older boys and men. Girls.
IT is claimed, would be subject
to more demoralizing influences
than If left on the streets. Only
Arkansas State press., 1946-02-01
Wedding Bells for Miss Doris Byrd
Flying Prexy Of
Philander Smith
Returns 10 City

President M. Lafayette Harris,
the flying prexy" of Philander
Smith College, has returned to
the college after a strenuous pc
riod of activity that took him
throughout the East.
His entire absence was devoted
to series of National Educa-
tional Conferences, concluding
with the Annual Meeting of the
Board of Trustees of the United
Negro College Fund. January 6
to Twas spent in Cleveland, O.,
where in addition to speaking at
three of the most prominent
churches, he devoted Monday to
the Annual Meetings of the Uni
versity Senate and Tuesday TO
the Annual Meeting of the Asso-
citation of Colleges and Schools of
the Methodist Church. Wednes-
day was devoted to the Annual
Conferences of Church Colleges
and Universities. Thursday and
rriday were devoted to the An
nual Meeting of the Association
OF American Colleges.
One of the major issues of
these conferences was the prob
lem of adequately serving the re-
turning veterans.
Dr. Harris spent Saturday in
Akron, Ohio, visiting prospective
givers. The following Monday
and Tuesday were devoted to the
Annual Meeting of the United Ne
gro College Fund officials, where
SO presidents of the most out
standing Negro colleges were en-
tertained at a dinner in the spa
cious Commodore Hotel by John
ID. Rockefeller and Winthrop w.
Aldrich, president of the Chase
National Bank.
Philander Smith College holds
Arkansas State press., 1946-02-01
Tired Of ignorance. Mississippian
Predicts Elimination Of Senator'S
Bilbo. Easiland and Rantin' Rankin

Writing in the Southern Pat
riot, Thomas David Davis shows
why Mississippi has so proudly
boosted of leadership, but de-
clares that a New Deal" is in the
making.
This is what Mr., Davis has to
say about his findings in Missis-
sippi;
What is the situation in Mis-
sissippi?
What is the job before us?n
"Of the more than 2 million
people in this state, under nor
man conditions, only $4,000 out of
a labor force of $4,000 can work
in manufacturing establishments;
more than " million of our
population don't belong to any
church; only SAG per cent Of the
youth from to "a are enrolled
in school; sc per cent of our farms
are operated by tenants, with ten
ancy running as high as SO per
cent in some counties; As per
cent of the family operated farm
income Cncluding home use) be-
ing less than $500 per year;
statewide percapita income of
$4,000 a year; per family pur-
chasing income and per capita
bank deposits being at the bottom
for all the United States.
in addition to the above,
about 80 per cent of our native
born people, among them our
most alert, have been forced to
leave the state for maximum OPP
portunity. In 1882, of the 434
leaders of education in the nation,
81 Weer born in Mississippi As
late as 1912, Mississippi, an
agricultural state, was importing
in excess of exports the follow
ing food and feed crops: corn,
oats, cornmeal, potatoes, beans
and peas, poultry, eggs, butter
and meat.
Under normal conditions, the
average value per farm in Missi-
ssippi was, eliminating the Delta
plantations, about S815.00; only Is
per cent of the farms had automo-
biles, only 6 per cent had trucks.
In 1884, only 1902 out of the
291 900 farms had electricity, and
only 8,2l5 had telephones. That
is 2.8 farms in 100 in Mississippi
have telephones whereas the
average for the nation is 25. You
say Mississippi is farm state.
So is Kansas, but 26.6 per cent
of the farms in Kansas has cleo
tricity, and in many of the states
the record runs as high as 80 per
cent and "a per cent.
There is no better way to an
alyze the way of life of a people
than a study of the health rec
ord and housing conditions. About
so out of 100 of all young men
whites and Negroes-were found
to be physically or mentally dis
qualified for military service:
100000 of our people are Grip
Piled and incapactated by veneer
cal disease; 100000 are chronic
malaria carriers; 10000 are vast
ing slowaly away with tubercu-
losiS
There are 557,246 dwelling
units in Mississippi; 1913, l04 of
them are urban; 335,012 of them
are rural-farm units. Only 49,
Arkansas State press., 1946-02-01

membership in all these organi-
cations.
True to his keen sense of re-
sponsibility, to always keep an
appointment, DR.. Harris left New
York on the night of January IS
by plane to keep his appoint
ed conference with Bishop KEEL
ly on the college campus on the
morning Of the 10th.
Arkansas State press., 1946-02-01

a tall fence or a wall would be
used to enclose the girls building
The National Association for
the Advancement of Colored
People will lcontinue to fight the
case, according to the executive
board.
The board went on record to
ask for a colored man to be placed
in charge of the Boys Home as
superintendent. This was sug-
gested for a motion by Mr.. Birch,
Continued on Page 8
Arkansas State press., 1946-02-01

Coy Childs, Mrs. B. Boutwell,,
Mrs. j. M. Robinson. K. j. l.
Blakely, c. A. Atkins, p l.. Jones,
Mrs. Clara Crump, Mrs j. S.
Sanders, Willie Sloan and DR.. J.
V. Jordan.
The local council has set a goal
Tor 1000 newmembers. j. G.
Gray is chairman, Mrs l.. Chris
tophcr Bates, executive Secre-
tary, BOG West 9th.
Arkansas State press., 1946-02-01
TEARGASSING BY LOS
ANGELES POLICE DRAWS
WDL PROTEST

New York City-(WDL)-Los
Angeles police have again resort
ed to teargassing and clubbing of
pickets. Wearing gasmasks, they
hurled their bombs and charged
into a CLIO mass picket line in an
attempt to force an anti-picketing
Injunction.
Evening star., 1946-03-10

Mrs. Monkin is filling out
the term of Robert Romspeok.
resigned A prootioine ottor
ney, os we'll os member of the
Stote Legislature since 1895,
she devoted much of her spore
time to her flower eorden. Her
grandfather, Albert Douglas,
wos q former in Arlington
County, Va.
Star Stall and A = Photos
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1946-08-09

mitted to shield those who sold or
tried to sell political influence in their
nations hour of peril.
Those who know pretty much what
went on in Washington know that the
men who administered the war and
the production behind the war gen.
orally hated Influence" and did what
they could to BATTLE it and render it
useless.
Influence" generally was found
lurking in the corners of those who
had a shady deal to offer or a product
over priced or lacking in quality or
essential nature.
In many quarters the pressures of
influence were baked and stopped at
the doorway. To have a Congressman
try to put over a deal was to court
disaster.
And yet it seems that there were
places in which Influence" did get
results, where entertainment did pay
off, where gifts could be afforded and
get accepted.
1t is not pleasant to find that this
is so, but we know it is SO.
4
We know, too, that defective shells
blew up in the faces Of those who
fired them from American guns. And
we know that much remains to be re-
vealed.
1t would be good idea to treat
these crooks at home just as we are
trying to treat the war criminals in
enemy ranks. They schemed against
their country, not, it is true, on the
theory that their country should be
defeated, but on the theory that "this
is our chance for easy money; let's
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1946-08-09
VICTIMS
FRIENDS VOTE FOR
UNION DESPITE XXX

Gordon, Ga.-Marking a notable
victory in the AFL campaign to or
ganize the South, employees of the
Gordon Clay Co. voted 375 to 80 to
join Local 233 of the Cement, Lime
and Gypsum Workers Union in an
election held by the National Labor
Relations Board.
The victory was especially crafty
ing to AFL organizers in view of the
fact that the company had stoutly re-
sisted efforts to unionize its workers.
The anti-union activities came to a
climax when one employee, Willie Dud-
ley, Negro, was kidnapped and flogged
recently by four men, who identified
themselves as Klansmen, because he
refused to resign from the union.
The incident evoked scathing de-
nunciation by AFL President William
Green, who, terming it ''cowardly and
unAmerican," Immediately authorized
George Googe director of the AFL
southern campaign, to lodge formal
protest with Governor Arnall of Geor-
gia, and intimated he would submit
the matter to the Federal Bureau of
Investigation for inquiry.
Fast on the heels of Mr.. Green's
protest, the company announced it
would not further resist efforts of it's
workers to join the union and the
drive for membership took on fresh
impetus.
The reports of the kidnapping and
flogging, submitted to Mr.. Green by
William Schoenberg, president of the
international Union, and Felix C..
Jones, business representative of the
Unions District Council No. S, said
that on June z two employees of the
company, identified as N. E. Kinchen
and B. P. Humphries, visited Dudley
at his home and demanded in vain
that he sign a notarized resignation
from the union. Early on the MORN
ing of June 8, he was taken from his
work by four masked men who bran
dished pistols, handcuffed him, car
ried him away and beat him with rub
Der hose.
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- ~N~N~N~N@l

War corruption comes into the pic
ture. That corruption would turn up
must have been pretty much of fore
gone conclusion.
Perhaps the wonder is that there
wasn't more.
The job Of war production was of
such magnitude as we never saw be-
fore. The stupidities in Washington
were amazing. Some must have
thought that common sense was a
premium commodity.
Clerks, thrust suddenly into posi-
tions Of great responsibility, worship
ped their routines, even when those
routines got in the way of production
needed vitality at some point of con-
flict on the battle field.
Often all that was needed was to
get some paper taken from the bot
tom Of pile and put on top Of the
pile, where it should have been all
the time.
In getting things Strengthened out
for frantic producers there was true
service to be rendered and there was
what has come to be called Influence.
It was the sale Of influence that was
contemplate. No such thing as a
stutute Of limitations ought to be per-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1946-08-09
AFL aluminium Union
Victorious In Election

East st. Louis, Ill.-Members of the
Aluminium Workers Union (AFL)
defeated the Steel Workers (CIO)
in National Labor Relations Board
election by the decisive vote of 692 to
428. President Eddie R. Stahl of the
Aluminium Workers Council received
a congratulatory message from AFL
President William Green on the
splendid showing made in the ballot
ing.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1946-08-09

place for complete integrity, where
there is an eye single to national wal
fare and an absence of playing poll
tics, either for personal gain or polit-
ical prestige.
The surest way to destroy faith
in government is for government,
or any considerable part of it, to
become corrupt, or suspected of
corruption.
For wartime corruption, for war
time bartering Of political influence,
if proven, the firing squad is simply
to good, too polite, too dignified.
Running close. second is the base
practice of playing barter politics for
the sake of political advantage. We
have seen too much of what we sus-
pect to be the first and we are sure
ly seeing too much of what we know
to be the latter.
Patriotism, where is thy refuge :?
Come out and manifest thyself great
ly!-CMW.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1946-08-09
Washington Federation
To Buy Radio Station

Seattle, Wash.-Delegates to the
annual convention of the Washington
State Federation Of Labor, in session
here, instructed their officials to buy q
radio station to combat anti-labor
propaganda over employer-dominated
networks. The session was attended
by 730 delegates, the largest number
in several years.
The convention endorsed extension
of social security benefits to cover ill
ness and accidents off the job, as well
as five-day week for State employees.
The Building Trades Section re-
ported that the carpenters had nego-
tiated wage increase with practi-
cally all building contractors in the
State, boosting their scale in heavy
industry to $1.61 an hour. This marks
q 10-cent hourly increase over the
wages in adjoining States, it was said.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1946-08-09
grab it."


grab it,"
In effect, what is the difference?
Always we have dealt too lightly
with our War profiteers, with our war
time producers of inferior goods, with
those who have used war as an excuse,
or as an opportunity to reap wealth at
the cost Of the nation and its safety.
Ii sentry who, exhausted beyond
self-control, goes to sleep must take a
chance with death, where is the reason
for gentleness with the manufacturer
who furnishes to our forces shells that
blow up in the guns Of those who fire
them?
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1946-08-09

You find some reason for this COM
plaisance with greed and maybe worse
in the relative safety Of home Of
flee.
If you cannot find reason, then
you might write your Congressman
and tell him YOU are good and plenty
mad.
You might tell your Congressman
that Congress is, likewise, the last
place you expect carelessness with ma
tional safety. You might tell him .
lot Of things, including the statement
that Congress should be and must be