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Hartford chronicle., 1946-06-15
l5,OOO Demand
 African Freedom

New York - Addressing more than 15,O00 cheering Negro and white people in Madison Square Garden last Thursday, the largest meeting ever held in the United States on the issue of freedom for the people of Afrca, Paul Robeson, world-famous singer, actor, and chairman of the Council on Afri- can Affairs, urged the American people to demand Big Three Unity for Colonial Freedom" He declared that American, British and other imperialist powers were trying to tighten "their control over the peoples of Asia, the Mid dle East, Europe and Africa" thus preparing "another bloody holo- caust"
Hartford chronicle., 1946-06-15
BOSTON
 MUSIC NOTES

William Rhodes Opera Society had very enjoyable party at ASA Mass. Ave-, Saturday night. Ella Martin, chairman of social activi- ties, arranged for the party and the refreshments. At the party Dr. Rhodes announced that the twelfth opera performance would be Eng lands greatest grand opera 'eDido and Aeneas," by Henry Purcell.
 New England Conservatory of Music commencement programs will start Friday, ending Tuesday.
 Victoria Samuelian, soprano, will have a busy season giving local concerts and preparing for many out-of-town engagements.
 The Boston Conservatory of Music had their commencement program Friday evening. Among those that graduated were Joseph Blanchard, baritone; Elizabeth Fitzgerald, pianist; Beatrice Har- rell, pianist; Clarence Thomas, composer; Charles D' Amico, ten- or; Nancy Martocci, soprano; and Howard Levarity, trumpet player.
 The Neighborhood Players, di- rected by James Henderson, is pre- senting a large cast in a drama "His Name Was Aunt Nellie," Monday night at St. Mark Gym.
 At 558 Mass. Ave-, a musical tea was given Sunday by the c. M.B.. Holy Name Society.
 The Symphony Conservatory of Music will give a special students scholarship recital in the Hunt ington Chambers, 30 Huntington Ave, Saturday at 8 pm. and at 8 p.m. Among the colored stu dents appearing on the program will be Amy Roberts, soprano; Ma mic Black, contralto; Irene Downes, pianist. WAR
Hartford chronicle., 1946-06-15
|Doctor'sDegree For Ex-ChapIai1l

Birmingham, Ala. June 5-Rev. Luther M. Fuller, pastor of the Peoples Church, Chelsea, Mass, and former Army Chaplain who served in the South West Pacific, was recently honored by the Dan iel Payne College of Birmingham, where, at it's commencement exer- cises on May 80, Bishop D. Ward Nichols conferred upon him the degree of Doctor of Laws.
 In recommending Rev. Fuller for the degree, Dean Calhoun said: "I ar, recommending to you a man who is not seeking a degree for he has seven degrees from the finest New England Colleges, uni versailles and theological schools in the United States, but he comes as a special guest of Bishop D. Ward Nichols and the Board of Trustees. He is a scholar, writer, author, a former Chaplain in the U. s. Army who gave splendid and outstanding work in the South Pa cific, a defender of the Christian faith, an honor to his own race and to mankind, and is now recom- mended for the degree of Doctor of Laws.
 So the ninth degree was con- ferred upon Dr. Fuller who is all so a graduate of Wiley College n Texas, Boston University, Tufts College, Divinity School, Wiley Gordon College Divinity School, and the New England Conserva- tory of Music in Boston.
 Dr. Fuller is now visiting his brother his wife and other friends in Marshall, Texas where he will remain for two weeks.
Hartford chronicle., 1946-06-15
PLAIN TALK
By John M. Lee

the scene, the influence of Booker
 T. Washington was lost as the
 urge to get away from it all seized young Southern Negroes.
 Because the communities in which
 they lived didn't give a damn whether they could read or write their own names, they felt that
 they didn't have any responsibili- ty in the matter either. As con- sequence, many of them came to
 the big cities of the north with no better equipment than a grudge
 against white folks, and a deteru- ination to get by without strug-
 gling too hard in the process.
 It would probably be well to
 state here that there is a place
 in the big cities for all types of
 people, and that the poor and the
 damned are in most of them in
 abundance. It is true that a man
 can find his niche with no higher
 ability than that of bootblack, a
 porter, or a funky, but it is also
 true that there is a place for men
 who are lawyers and doctors, ra-
 dio mechanics, writers, teachers
 and gardners. It does appear that there is more dignity and profit
 in the latter category.
 Negro Youth Neglects Education
 Some of the people who make it a practice to study such things feel the incidence of juvenile de- linquency in some of our larger cities is due to the neglect of edu- cation for Negro youth. They point | out that because Negro youth do not have educational advantages in the South, they are unprepared l for and are frustrated by life in l the city. Domestic Relations Court l Justice Hubert T. Delaney used the figures gathered in nine South ern states to point out recently | that the educational expenditures for the education of a white child | is PIP per cent greater than those | made for Negro children.
 This disparity, Justice Delaney said, "robs not only the Negro child but the whole country" It | would seem then, that when the forces of prejudice and greed in the South are inviting il1iteracy and low educational standards for Negroes, they are undermining the very foundation of the nation which they profess to love.
 How much the Negroes in the South can do to help themselves is questionable, the South being what it is, but there is certainly some thing. However much we dislike we must admit that it is getting a little sickening to realize that Negro youth are com serious crimes, and, in too many cases, the youth have come from the South more or less re- gently and did not have much schooling. A boy who has been trained to direct his mind and en- ergy into a channel that is both profitable and interesting to him is less likely to get in to serious trouble than is the boy who has been taught only to brood over the injustice that has robbed him and his kind of their rightful op-
Hartford chronicle., 1946-06-15
COLE A DEMOCRAT
 REPUBLICAN

Albert Cole, Mayor of Lynn, and your next Lieutenant Governor (if you are voting for your friends) was not born to the purple. He made his purple the American Way. The people of Lynn can vouch for his being true BLUE. When his country needed men, he stepped forward with other RED blooded men of courage. Put that true BLUE friendship and RED blooded courage together and you get not the royal tory purple but the good loyal American kind. Just the kind we need in the State House today.
 When the country issued the call to arms, Albert Cole did not ask to join the regiments of swiv- el chair colonels and hole up on the Washington front. Cole laid his Mayoralty down and marched off to the Philippines as a rear rank CT private, with all incon- veniences thereto belonging.
 Tempus, my gentle readers, has fugited around to Republican Pri- mary time, and we find a gentle man (known as Cautious Coolidge in these parts) asking you to ditch Albert Cole and elect him your Lieutenant Governor.
 He cannot, of course deny that Albert served his city, state, and nation the hard way and that Cole
Hartford chronicle., 1946-06-15

ing conditions, job security, and the scores of angles that arise to plague the Negro worker; the con-
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1946-11-08
Grand Jury To
Get Evidence
On LYnchers

Macon, Ga. (GlobaD AL
though he did not disclose the
date of the next grand jury meet
ing, United States Attorney John
P. Cowart said last week that he
would present evidence obtained
by Investigators of the July rs
lynching of four Negroes in Wal
ton County to a Middle Georgia
Division grand jury at Athens.
His statement came shortly on
the heels of an announcement
in New York City, on the Herald
Tribune Forum by Attorney Gen
eral Tom Clark that he had order
ed the jury hearing to sift evil
dence gathered by agents of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
The Georgia Bureau of Inves-
tigation has been active in the
case of the shotgun lynching of
the two men and their wives by
a white mob.
The next jury will convene at
Athens on December 2.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1946-11-08
NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD

Because Bishop Il. c. Ransom
has been blocked twice by civil
court orders in his efforts to try
Bishops David II. Sims and Will
liam A, Fountain, a majority Of
A frican Methodist Episcopal
Church Bishops voted in Cincin-
att to discontinue church trials
and hearings, but to continue our
efforts to hold a special session
of the General Conference in
Little Rock, November 20. The
Bishops ruled that Bishop Sims
"be stopped temporarily from all
functions of Bishop, and that
Bishops s. l.. Creme and r. II.
Wright be assigned to all the
conferences Of the First Episcopal
District"
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1946-11-08
Star Takes Open
Stand Against
Discrimination

Washington, ID. C...(GlobaD
lngrid Bergman, noted white
actress and movie star really
scored last week when she openly
look a stand against discrimina-
ton in the Capital at the George
Washington University where she
was appearing in Maxwell An
derson's Play Joan Of Lorraine"
Miss Bergman stated that had
she known beforehand that the
University would not admit Ne.
groes during the plays three
week run, she would never have
agreed to haveit opened there.
She also made it known that she
was against racial discrimination
in any form; and was shocked to
learn that it was permitted in the
capital Washington, DC.
Letters, kilograms, and mes
sages from outstanding citizens Of
the United States were sent the
actress commencing her on her
open-mindedness. More people
should pattern after such a great
personality as Ingrid Bergman.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1946-11-08

the $20,000,000 Proctor and Gam
bic Co, and was carried on stimuli
taneously in three souther cities
Memphis, Tenn, Corinth, Miss,
and Montgomery. Ala.
Another precedent was set in
the application of the contract
terms, except wage rates, two
TO two other Buckeye plants in
Little Rock and Charlotte, N. C.
The settlement raised minimum
wage rates to zoe an hour, with a
top of Sl,20 and with automatic
wage reopening when the work
week falls below 48 hours. In
addition, six paid holidays were
included. to be paid at double
time worked. Four hours call
IN pay is also provided, plus an
nual vacation to be paid at the
cate of So hours week.
Layoffs and changes in the
work week must first be discuss
ed with the union, and transfers
to higher paid jobs must be paid
at the highest rate for that job
even if only one day Is worked.
Maintenance of union member
ship, whereby workers must re-
main members of the union after
a certain period, and a mandatory
checkoff Of dues are other gains
in the contract.
Union grievance machinery, de-
partmental and plantwide senior
ity Tin general layoffs), and re-
tention of seniority for as much
as a year of sickness and the
right of workers to employ their
own doctor for a yearly physical
examination are also included.
Commenting on the strike set
Element, FTO-CIO President Hen
Continued on Page u
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1946-11-08
NAACP Urges Bar
Ass n. Call For
Anii-LYnch Law

New York. Calling upon the
members of the American Bar
Association, at its 69th Annual
Convention in Atlantic City, New
Jersey, to pass resolution for a
federal anti-lynching bill, Walter
White, Executive Secretary, Ma
ACP, sent the following telegram
to Wills Smith, President of the
Bar Association, on October 10th.
We have read with deep in
terest accounts of your address to
the opening session of the 69th
Annual Convention of American
Bar Association, in which you
draw an analogy between the
Nuremberg trial and lynchings in
the United States, both being
crimes against humanity.
May we respectfully urge that
you introduce a resolution calling
for enactment of federal anti
lynching legislation, since it has
been clearly demonstrated that a
few Of the American states either
cannot or will not prevent lynch
ings or punish lynchers. The rest
OF the world does not differen-
tiate between states which permit
lynchings and those which do
not but considers them as Amer
lean lynchings, which does infin-
ate harm TO American prestige
Outing this critical period of
world history,
Competent Constitutional au-
tholties are agreed that the Con
gress has authority to enact such
Legislation Recommendation by
the American Bar Association of
federal anti-lynching and adequ
ate civil rights will be enormous
ly valuable in assuring to all
citizens full equal protection.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1946-11-08
OUR GUEST COLUMNlST
"MINORITIES"

do the men who have contributed
magnificiently TO the progress and
welfare of all humanity.
Strangely, most people with
violent prejudices are unable to
advance a logical reason for their
detestation. If you ask them why
they nurture a dislike for a par
ticular group, the stock answer
will be, II just don't like them,
that's all" This is where propo-
ganda feeds itself and extends its
vicious tentacles.
Just what do we mean when we
label these groups "minorities"?
All of us are Americans, whether
our forefathers came from Aus
tria, Ireland, Finland OF Greece,
or whether we we reforeign born
and became naturalized citizens.
Let's analyze this a bit.
There are 1927 900 naturalized
Germans as compared with 62l,
975 from England and $4,000
from Denmark. Now would we
call the English a minority group
to the Germans, and the Danes
minority so far as the English
are concerned? There are mere
Protestants than Catholics in the
United States, but would we con-
slider German Catholic as a
minority to the Dane who a1tho-
outnumbered, belongs to q Pro-
testant church, In the last four
presidential elections, the Demo
Gratis outnumbered the Republic
ans, but would we catalogue the
Republicans as a minority
These are ridiculous compar-
isons, of course, but no more so
than when we single out a race
or a religious group of several
millions and stamp them with
the detestable brand of minor
! ity'.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1946-11-08
Discrimination On
The Increase Soys
MercuN Article

Recent surveys indicate that
widespread racial and religious
discrimination in the liberal arts
colleges, as well as in the profess
sional schools, is increasing at an
alarming rate according to Dan
w. Dodson in the American Mer-
curry. The hopes and aspirations
of thousands Of young Americans
are being destroyed by the can
Ger OF prejudice in Our institu-
tons Of higher learning
The G. l. is struck with awe
" hen confronted with this situa-
ton. There were no foxholes
with sRetricted' signs and bull
lets didn't change their course
because racial or religious
Quota had been reached. The
G.. !. considers this deplorable
situation as Staggering indict-
ment Of our democratic preten-
sions and challenge to our ma
tional sense of decency." The
prestige of American Fair Play
is receiving a resounding blow
Not until scholarship is made the
basis of admission, rather than
race, color, or creed, will a solu-
ton worthy of American tradi-
tons be found.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1946-11-08
by Cornell Wilde
Currently staring in the goth
CenturY-Fox Production.
The Homestreach"


Racial discrimination was born
and nourished by the lack of
knowledge and a true understand
ing of the characteristics and the
problems of other peoples.
If, for instance. we knew other
racial and religious groups as
well as we do our own, much of
the discord in our country and
throughout the rest of the world
would be eliminated.
Each group acquires ideas
about other groups which, more
often than not, are entirely lack
ing in foundation. Malicious and
stupid people spread propaganda
which others too frequently ac-
cept as truth, without taking the
trouble to investigate.
In the larger cities there are
usually several sections, or little
communities, each composed OF
a preponderance of one nation
atty or another. One group pre-
some petty reason. and the second
group probably has little use for
the first, most likely for the
same cause. The idea takes root
and continues to grow until il
becomes mean, ugly monsts'.
However, this hatred and dis
trust could be dissipated were the
two groups to get together and
try to understand each other
History reveals that no one
race or religion or nationality has
a monopoly on contributions to
the sciences, arts and literature
on the other hand, no crime or
characteristic to any group. Muir
ders, thieves and extortionists
come from every group, just as
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1946-11-08
alta And AEA
IN Big Session;
Doyle "A Speaker

When the Arkansas Teachers
Association met at Dunbar No
vember 7 and 8, it was the first
time in a number of years that
the Arkansas Teachers ASsocia-
ton and the Arkansas Education
Association had met in the same
city at the same time. Speakers
from the AEA appeared on the
Alta program. Among the speak
ers were J. II. White, Eliza Mil
Ter High School, Helena, c. A.
Hicks, Assistant Supervisor Ne
gro Schools, Herbert Denton,
Principal Capitol Hill School, C.
N, Green, Principal Lincoln High
School, Fort Smith, Mrs Pearl
Wanamaker, President of the Nat
ional Association, DR.. Mary Dab
aey Davis, Specialist in Element
airy Education, U. S. Office of
Education. Washington, D. c. r.
w. Lee and R. w. Clatworthv
If the Veterans Administration,
Dr. Paul Witty, Northwestern
University, and DR.. Bertram
Doyle Louisville Municipal Col
lege, Louisville, Ky, and former
Secretary of Education of the
Colored Methodist Episcopal
Church.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1946-11-08
Detroit Chorus
To Sing Here

The Bethany Chorus of Eben-
ezer A. M f. Church, Detroit,
Michigan, viii give a Sacred
Concert, featuring spirituals and
gospel music, at Bethel A. M, T..
Church, Ninth and Broadway,
Sunday evening, November 10th
at 7.45 o'clock. This chorus is
rated as one of the best in the
Nation sharing honors with
Wings over Jordan and other
world-famous aggregations. DR..
G.. Wayman Blakely, pastor Of
Bethel stated that he felt sure
Little Rock would want to hear
this group which was organized
by DR.. George w. Baber. then
pastor of Ebenezer who is now
Bishop Baber in charge of the
\. M. f. church in Arkansas.
The Dramatic Guild of Bethel
Church, Mrs. Fay Scoggins, pre-
sident, is making its debut in Of
fering this outstanding group of
singers to which all music lovers
are invited. Bethels senior choir
will entertain the chorus and
render two numbers on the pro-
gram. Bishop and Mrs. Babcr
will be guests of honor. From
all indications a full house will
greet this celebrated chorus.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1946-11-08

At the annual session of the
Southwest Conference which
met at Muskogee, Oklahoma
Bishop Edward J. Kelly, presid-
ing, J. Walt Moore of Wesley
Chapel was transferred out Of
the Southwest Conference and
given charge of Good Samaritan
Church at st. Louis. DR.. Upton
of St. Mary was sent to Wesley
p. H. Kelley who had been men
toned as an aspirant for Wesley
was retained as District Super
intendent of the Little Rock
District.
Rev. c, c. Hall, Superintend-
ent of the Fort Smith District
and resident and property own
er in North Little Rock, resigned
from the superintendency - ac-
Cept the pastorate of Malalieu
Church in Fort Smith. J II
Oliver superintendent Of Pine
Bluff District was transferred to
the superintcndency of the Fort
Smith District, Fay Norman OF
Wewoka, Oklahoma, well known
in Methodist circles in Little
Rock went to the superintend-
ency of the Pine Bluff District.
A. c. Cabean returned to the
pastorate Of White Memorial
Chapel; M. l.. Brooks returned
to Duncan; and d. d. Hawkins
returned to McCabe, North Lit
tie Rock G.. G, Troupe comes
to Sweet Home Chapel and Rev.
j. l. Davis comes to Brown which
has been combined with Stamps
Circuit. T. j. Griffin, President
of the STATE PRESS Company
and popular pastor of Haven
Memorial Chapel at Hot Springs
was returned to that charge. M.
II, Thompson, well known for
his activity in soliciting presents
for his district superintendent,
was transferred to the Central
West Conference. B. +. Little
john, formerly a pastor at Dun
can, went to Wewoka.
The conference closed with an
eloquent sermon by Bishop
Kelly.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1946-11-08
Death of RutIedge
Shocks Little Rock

William l., Rutledge, $500 West
Eiehteenth, brilliant and likeable
son of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. Rutledge
of the same address,, received a
fatal injury in an accident while
at work Monday morning He
went to work at the usual time
40 install bathroom plumbing in
the residence OF Samuel Hollo-
way GIG Fair Park Boulevard,
In the course of the morning
while outside, he was struck by
a heavy pipe as it fell from its
position, and his death occurred
a few hours later at the Univer-
sity Hospital.
Rutledge was born July 20,
1920 in Montgomery, Alabama.
He came to Little Rock with his
parents while quite young. His
education was received in Step
hens Elementary School, Dunbar
High School, and Tuskegee In
stitute. Tuskegee, Ala, which he
finished in May, 1912. He worked
in Defense Industries until called
to the army March 80, 1913. In
September of the same year, he
resumed civilian life as the part
ner of his father in plumbing. He
was an active member of Allen
Temple A. M. +. Church, 18th and
Oak streets, a member of the
Steward and Trustee Boards of
that church, and popular with the
young and old
Survivors are his wife, Mrs,
Gloria Strong Rutledge; his ia
Their and mother, Mr.. and Mrs,
L. A. Rutledge; his sister Mrs.
Mary F. McCrory, his brother, j,
T. Rutledge, others not 50 closely
related and host of friends.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1946-11-08
FTA.Cl0 Workers in Oil Mill Industry
Win l3-Day Strike: Get Wage Increase

Settlement of a l2-day strike
involving | LOO workers at three
plants of the Buckeye Cotton Oil
Co. with substantial gains for the
strikers was announced by Eta
clio President Donald Henderson
last week.
The strike was one Of the first
N the history of the Southern
eotton oil industry and of the
Buckeye compan's parent concern,
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1946-11-08

Savannah, Ga. - Seventeen
year Old Betty Deloach, a white
tirl, who first told police two
Negroes killed her escort ant
hen raped her, has changed hel
story here this week and said two
white youths, both of whom she
knew, raped her and slew her
BOY friend. Solicitor General An
drew J. Ryan, Jr., said the girl
told of threats against her life
oy two youths if she revealed
their identity
The former white theater ush-
erettc in her New Version"
If the Staying Of Anthony Elk
son, % year-old city fireman,
who was also white, said she was
shot while they were parked in
a car on a lonely road. Solicitor
General Ryan said both white
youths were in custody for ques-
tioning but that no charge had
been filed. He listed them as
II. Parrish and Billy
Perkins, both about 20 years old.
Hundreds of Negroes were
picked up and threats of a Geor-
gia lynching could be heard from
the white population at the time
Ellison was murdered. Things
are now quiet since the two ac-
cused white youths are from
white families.