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Evening star., 1946-03-01
Mr.. Byrnes Speaks Out

The speech which Secretary of
State Byrnes made in New York last
night cannot properly be regarded
as a response to the foreign policy
statement made on Wednesday by
Senator Vandenberg. Nevertheless,
the Secretary of State indulged in
a considerable measure of the plain
talk" for which the Michigan Sena-
tor had called.
Mr.. Byrnes stated plainly that,
while opposed to the use of force
for any other purpose, this country
within the framework of the United
Nations Charter, does intend to use
force to prevent aggression. And
he made it no less clear that, in
speaking of aggression, he had
reference not only to the open and
avowed use of force, but also to the
kind of aggression that is accom-
plished by coercion or pressure or
by subterfuges such as political in
filtration"
This is very broad statement of
policy, and if it means what it seems
to mean, it is also a most significant
commitment on the part of this
Government.
The tone of Mr.. Byrnes' remarks
was not at all unfriendly to Russia.
Without linking them directly to
the Soviets, he deprecated such acts
as the stationing of troops in other
sovereign states without their con-
sent and the pillaging of liberated
or eX-satellite countries before any
Allied agreement on reparationS.
He emphasized, however, that I'VE
have openly, gladly and whole
heartedly welcomed our Soviet ally
as a great power we have
approved many adjustments in her
favor''-and that only "an inexcusa-
BILE tragedy of errors" could cause
serious conflict between us in the
future. Yet it was at this point that
Mr.. Byrnes again stated that ''in the
interest of world peace and in the
interest of our common and tradi-
tional friendship we must make
plain that the United States intends
to defend the Charter"
Mr.. Byrnes was less definite in
his discussion of the methods by
which this Government proposes to
prepare the country to live up to
these commitments. He said that
we cannot diSarm alone and that
we must maintain an adequate
military establishment. Also, he
declared, we must have "some form"
of universal military training. There
was one comment in the speech,
however, which, if stated in re-
verse order, best sums up our own
problem.
IF we are to be great power"
Mr.. Byrnes said, 1--WE must act as
great power" Perhaps that is true,
but it would have been more real
iStic if he had said that if we are
to act as great power we must
be a great power, and we will not
be a great power, in the proper
sense, unless the American people
will make the effort and the Sacri-
flee necessary to that end. At the
moment, they do not seem disposed
to make either.
Evening star., 1946-03-01
Why Housing Laas
To the Editor of The Star:

10 the Editor OF The Star:
The fallacy in the published views of
Chester Bowles seems to me to be that
a price ceiling complicated by priorities
in building materials does nothing to
increase the quantity of materials. If
10 homes for veterans must be built
where one stood before, it looks like it
will take 10 times the quantity of ma
terials regardless of priorities or price
ceilings.
For example, a veteran I know wants
to establish small business making
and selling cement blocks. With the
established ceiling price of 16 cents a
block, elaborate machinery must be in
stalled to produce blocks at that price.
Such machinery is not available. The
unit cost of production would be higher
than the ceiling price, using makeshift
plant. Thus the production of concrete
blocks is limited to plants with machin-
cry which can produce say one-tenth
OF the concrete blocks required. So the
veteran decided to stay out of the
cement block business for a while.
The pressure for house production is
In the wrong place. 1t is not question
of keeping down costs competition al
ways has kept down costs in the past)
so much as it is a matter of producing
sufficient materials to build 10 houses
where one stood. We have to choose
between price ceilings, priorities and in
sufficient materials and competition
prices which will attract new manufac-
turers into the business. Neither Ches-
ter Bowles nor any manufacturer likes
the idea of working for peanuts.
New capital always has been attracted
to profitable undertakings. I predict
that there will be little new production
If profits are cut to minimum. The
housing people are having pipe dream,
and it will be years before they awake.
The housing program as planned at
present is already flop.
HOMELESS
Evening star., 1946-03-01
Brothers

Suddenly tphen ! see you running
remember other boys,
Boys toto made a lot of noise
Where the men OF Rome sat sunnino.
recall heroic tdpor
And the laurel treath that graced
The bright curls OF one ,Dho raced
First to Athens, lucky shaperl
see 1Donlen standing, smiling,
With their baskets on their backs,
While round Egypt's fishing smacks
Naked lads stDan, bro,on, beguilino.
All OF them ,oere happy, too;
They iDere young and free and
merry
Centuries OF boys, and pery
Much like you!
SARA KING CARLETON.
Evening star., 1946-03-01
Airing a Pet Peeye

To the Editor Of The Star
Some folks believe our greatest need
is to increase the autos speed; they
tear up hedges. fiow'rs and trees so
they can travel like the breeze.
A dull monotony of scene supplants
Dame Natures lovely green; the grace
full elm and birch and maple now are
asphalt-ugly, staple.
A song recalls to memory that only
God can make tree, but any proto-
plasmic mass can excavate an under
pass. RAY II. EVERETT.
Evening star., 1946-03-01
Editorial Approved

Editorial Approved
To the Editor of The Star:
Congratulations on your excellent edi-
torial article, "The Yalta Bargain"
You should reprint it, and, further
more, every publication in this country,
daily, weekly and monthly, should give
it headlines.
1t is imperative that the people of
this country learn the facts about Russia
and the kind of ally she is.
]. A. WELDON.
Evening star., 1946-03-01

Right now the most convenient
thing that Britons can do with Rud-
yard Kipling's famous White Mans
Burden in India is to take it off, dig
in behind it and hope that it will
stop bullets.
Evening star., 1946-03-01

One thousand baby chicks, sent to
the White House in protest against
Government request for a poultry
cut, have been refused-possibly to
avoid the appalling risk of having
them sing Chickery Chick.
Evening star., 1946-03-01
A Certuin Resemblance

From the Detroit Free Press.
Cartoonists complain they cannot
caricature President Truman's face.
They say all their drawings look just
like Harry Truman.
Evening star., 1946-03-01

Wonder if the scientists who made
the atom bomb could do anything
about the Starlings?
Arkansas State press., 1946-12-20
Rev. g. B. Ashford
Passes

Funeral services for the late
Rev. G. B. Ashford, Presiding
Elred of the Little Rock District
was conducted at Bethel A. NJ Z.
Church Tuesday by Rev. p. L.
Johnson, Presiding Elder of the
Fort Smith District. Rev. Ash
ford passed Friday morning, De-
cember 18th at his residence after
a very short illness. He was one
OF the outstanding ministers of
the A. M, E. Church. His first
appointment more than thirty
years ago was in West Helena.
Among some of his great ac-
complishmentS are the building
of Bethel A. Nj. E. Church at
Ninth and Broadway, Union A
M. (. Church at Wright Ave. and
Pulaski and St, Paul A. M. E.
Cherch at Newport He also pre-
sided over the Augusta, South
Pine Bluff and Fort Smith Dis.
tricts.
Surviving is his wife, Mrs. Mag.
gle Ashford.
Arkansas State press., 1946-12-20
New York Girl
Sets Precedent

RALEIGH, N. c. (GlobaD---
On Friday December s, Eunice
Tucker of New York City, a coed
at st. Augustine College became
the first Negro ever TO preside
over d mixed meeting of North
Carolina students.
The precedent was set when
Miss Tucker was elected presi-
dent pro tenn of the North Caro-
lima Student Legislative Assem-
bly,, which was participated in
by thirty-four delegates from
State Negro Colleges and seven
ty-nine delegates from white col
lcges
The gavel was handed over to
her by a University Of North
Carolina student, former Sen
ate president Robert Morrison of
Hickory
This marked the first time that
Negro students had been invited
to participate in the annual as
scmbly
Arkansas State press., 1946-12-20
Brooklyn Min
lister At Bethel

DR.. Thomas S. Harten, pastor
Of Holy Trinity Baptist Church,
Brooklyn, New York, Vice Pres
ident of the National Baptist Con-
vention, Incorporated; President
of the Authoritative League,
and one of the foremost preachers.
orators and statesmen Of the
country, will be guest speak
er at Big Bethel A. M. E. Church,
9th and Broadway Sunday at II
A. M. according to an announce
ment issued by DR.. G. Wayman
Blakeley, this week.
A special candle lighting SER
vice will be conducted at 1880
p. M. when Betheps members
will place gifts on the Christmas
tree for the church's expenses
and reserve fund.
Arkansas State press., 1946-12-20
Ciiy's Plan To
Furnish Gas
Flops

BY an ovetstsIf y<ts vote Tues
day showinga nisappfoval Of the
so-called Sherrill-Sprick plan to
acquire the gas distribution sys-
tenn from the misunderstanding
Gas Company after company an
nounced ut wasn't for SALE" the
city was left just where it start
ed, as far as additional revenue.
Despite the strenuous cam
paigning by a few big names
among the Negro citizenry the
Negro voter turned out to the
polls and voted against the pro-
posal of the city, which evinced
that the Negro is tired of being
hoodwinked by his own people
and is willing to think for him.
self The old tale and lure of
Negro recreation grounds, SWIM
ming pools, and Negro police,
failed to deter him from his de-
termination to keep business
within business circles.
Arkansas State press., 1946-12-20
Thirteen Pupils
Make Shorter
Horror Roll

Compilation of the midsemes-
ter grades at Shorter College
showed that the following stu
dents had made the honor roll:
Ninth grade Barbara Brown,
Oralean Walters; Tenth grade
Bessie Collins, Ida Belle Fisher,
Merlear Wilson; Twelfth grade
Lola Stoudamie. Freshman Col
lege- Obey Griffin, Dazzle Dean
Mott, Georgit Stephens, Maudell
Webster; Junior Irene Henry;
Seniors Lille Mae Hill. Irene
Henry has an ALA record. These
and the majority of other stu
dents are planning to spend the
Christmas Holidays, December
81 to January 8 at their homes.
Presents will be exchanged and
special Christmas exercises held
at the Chapel hour December 10
Arkansas State press., 1946-12-20
Coin Displaying
Likeness OF DR..
washington, Made

PHILADELPHIA - An histori-
cal event of siqrifjant importan-
&c in American History was re-
corded on December ,. when Ed
win II Dressed s,narintendent
Of the u. s. Mint here. dieplayed
the first coin bearing the likeness
Of a Negro TO DR.. Emmett j.
Scott secretary of the Booker
T. Washington BIRTHPLACE Mem
3riaI. for final approval
The coin -- A half dollar -
Nag the finished product of the
Commemorative Coin bearing the
likeness of Booker T.. Washington.
The front OF the coin carries the
likeness and the inscription.
Booker r. Wasnineton". The OBJ
verse side Of the coin displays
culpturcd pictures of the log
Arkansas State press., 1946-12-20
BY John Howard

Pine Bluff The first Annual
Cattle Bowl to be played in Fort
Worth Texas. January /, 1947
promises to be the outstanding
New Years Day Classic in the
country. Already elaborate pre-
parations are being made by
various committees which include
several pre- game social func-
lions to take care of the thou
sands of out-of- town and out-of-
state guests who plan to attend
the game.
Now that the two teams have
been selected, Arkansas State
Lions and Lane Dragons of Ten
nessee, committees in Fort Worth
and Pine Bluff are working to-
gether to make this a great event.
Plans are now underway to secure
a through train from Arkansas
to the Bowl. 500 sale tickets
will go on sale at the A. M. & N.
College soon. This VIII give the
fans in this part of the country
an opportunity TO secure choice
seats at LaGrave Field in Fort
Worth.
Some features of the day will
be the browning of the First
Queen of the Cattle Bowl and d
high school band contest in which
leading bands Of Texas will par
ticipate. The heated contest fol
the selection of thequeen is al
ready underway with many
beautiful young ladies from sew
eral schools in the Southwest
seeking the coveted honor.
Individuals seeking information
on transportation, sale of tickets
Arkansas State press., 1946-12-20
"Bilbo To Blame
White Priest
Tesiifies

JACKSON, Miss. - Special -
Four years ago two-fisted Father
George T. Strype, S. S. J. white
priest of Pass Christian, Miss,
solemly vowed that he would de-
vote his life to helping Negroes
IachIeVe their human rights; and
he has been fighting ever since.
Now pastor Of ST. Philomena's
| Catholic Church in Pass Christ
IAN, Father Stripe told the Senate
investigating committee here that
although he counselled his par
ishono,s it was their duty to be
good citizens and vote, they were
barred from the polls in Pass
Christian on July in the pri-
mary which renominated Theo-
dore Bilbo for the United States
Senate.
Noting that some of the Negro
veterans in his Catholic congre-
cation had voted without Incl
dent in the municipal election
OF June 4, the priest quoted as
having sand that the participation
oi Negro voters in the Pass Chris
tan municipal election was the
most dammable demonstration of
demogogucry in the history Of
our Southland"
Between that election and the
primary the temperature chan
ged in Pass Christian, Father
Strype said. The Negroes who had
been on the rolls as Democrats
were suddenly switched over and
listed as Republicans.
Election officials had told him,
he said, that they had met and
decided that no Negros were going
to vote in the white Democratic
primary.
In answer to questions sup
Piled by Bilbo's attorney. the
priest freely admitted that he had
encouraged his pople to vote.
II have taught them to fear
God and be good citizens" he said,
And | have told them to vote to
see that they are governed by
right-thinking, straight-living Of
iicials.'
The priest noted that the Pass
Christian voting officials and the
mayor are close personal friends
of Bilbo.
Arkansas State press., 1946-12-20
NAACP In New
Attack On School
Segregation

New York.--ln a new attack on
segregation in education, develop
ed by the NAACP, a brief has
been filed on behalf OF Ada Lois
Sipuel in the Supreme Court OF
Oklahoma, exposing the falacious
theory that Separate but equal
meets the requirements Of the
Fourteenth Amendment. The
rights of Miss Sipucl, an honor
graduate of Langston University,
cminanlly qualified TO study law
who was admittedly refused adj
mission to the University OF
Oklahoma Law School solely on
account of her race and color,
Arkansas State press., 1946-12-20
Rights Of Ala.
voiers Defended
By NAACP

aevi, Wark--The case 1t Mn
chel ". Wright, involving ~
right of Negroes in Alabama -
register and vote in the Demo
cratic primaries, finally came -
trial on December IS.
This case was sent back to the
District Court for trial when the
U. S. Supreme Court, on October
IA, denied the registrars petition
for writ Of certiorari to review
the decision of the Circuit Court
of Appeals, which reversed the
District Courts dismissal of Nit
chell's original complaint against
the registrars.
The trial dtae was set at q
preliminary hearing held Deem
Der s, in the District Court
where Assistant Special Counsel
Robert l.. Carter and Attorney
Arthur D. Shores of Birmingham.
represented the plaintiff.
This case is considered partic-
ularly significant in view of the
fact that Alabama has recently
enacted the Boswell Amendment
in an attempt to defeat the pos
sible outcome Of this case. II is
the contentio nof the NAACP
counsel, however, that the Boswell
Amendment is unconstitutional.
and has no application to thin
case.
Arkansas State press., 1946-12-20
TOTAL NEGRO STRENGTH OF
ARMY l7l.o3l AS OF OCTOBER
|. 1916.

WASHINGTON, d. c. 49, On
October /. 1916, the total Negro
strength of the army was III ,03l
it has been announced by the
War Department. This figure re-
presents 9.84 per cent Of the
total Army strength at the time.
OF the total as of October /,
l15,303 were Regular Army per-
sonnet and 70, 1876 were stationed
outside the continental United
States. The Negro strength con-
stituted 1903 per cent of the total
Army overseas.
Arkansas State press., 1946-12-20

Dir. G.. Wayman Blakely, pas
tor Of Bethel A. M. f. Church, at
tended the North East Arkansas
Conference of the A. M. f.
Church last week, and joined
Bishop and Mrs. G. w. Baber and
Bishop j. II. Clayborn there. AT
the close of the conference they
left for Philadelphia, Pa, to at
tend a hearing in a suit concern
ing the legality Of the extra ses-
ion of the General Conference
held here recently. Following
the hearing in Pennsylvania he
accompanied Bishop Clayborn to
TWO state meetings in Ports
mouth, Va, and Raleigh, N. c,
He will return home in time for
Sunday services.
Arkansas State press., 1946-12-20
GIRL SCOUT
TROOP 204B

The Girl Scouts of Allen Tenn
pie A. M. E. Church, Troop 204,
met last week and made plans
for exchanging gifts and deco
rating the church for the holt
day season. The following Off
GERS were elected: president,
Billye Joe Johnson; secretary,
EleXine Duncan; treasurer, Bet
tye Sutton; program chairman,
Norma Duncan; reporter, Verl
Watson. Elois Swinton, Scout
leader.
Arkansas State press., 1946-12-20
CHARITY CLUB

The Provident Relief Charity
Club held its annual Miss Prov
ident Relief meeting at the home
of Mrs. Eta Washington on Nov
ember goth with Mrs. Sam Col
Inns raising the largest amount
of money. The annual Christ
mas meeting will be with Mrs.
Ruth Williams, 1870 lizard Street
on December goth at 800 p. m.
Mrs. Marietta Irby will be CO.
hostess. Mrs. Charles McCul-
lum is president and Mrs. j. w.
Fisher, reporter.
Arkansas State press., 1946-12-20
BILEO INVITED TO DINNER
TO UNSEAT HIM

New York. Senator Theodore
Bilbo has been invited in person
to the "Unscat Bilbo' dinner be-
ing sponsored here Thursday at
the Hotel Roosevelt by the Civil
Rights congress. So far he hasn't
accepted. Guests certain to APP
pear arc Rep. Helen Gahagan and
Paul Robson.
Arkansas State press., 1946-12-20
LEADING NEWSPOYS

The three leading newsboys in
the sale of the STATE PRESS
Tor the month of November we're
Thomas Shead who sold the high
est amount; Wardell Shead. sec
ond place; and George Hardiman
who sold the third highest
amount Of papers.
Arkansas State press., 1946-12-20
VELVATEX

The Velvatex Beauty College
Graduation Glass of January,
l947, invites you to attend their
graduation exercises on December
goth at 8.l5 p. m. at Arkansas
Baptist College auditorium. Mrs,
A. M. p. Strong, principal of
Motion High School, Mariana,
will be guest speaker.
Arkansas State press., 1946-12-20
SOLIDARITY CLUB

The Solidarity Club met last
week at the home Of Mrs. Gladys
Axis. 2l03 w. DIST Street. After
the business session a delicious
repast was served. Miss Mamie
Woods, reporter
Arkansas State press., 1946-12-20
RAYC MEETS

The Richard Allen Youth Coun-
Gil will meet Monday at Bethel
A. M. E. Church at 4 p. m. All
pastors are asked to encourage
their young people to attend this
meeting. Eloise Swinton is pres
ident.
Arkansas State press., 1946-12-20
GALA BIRTHDAY PARTY

Mrs. Beatrice w. Kilgore was
entertained on her birthday on
December l1th by John and
Ardella Johnson in their beauti-
full home at 2619 Louisiana St
Sixteen guests were present. A
delicious menu was served ano
Mrs. Kilgore received many beau
tiful gifts.
Arkansas State press., 1946-12-20
Around ToWF1
UNIQUE GIRLS

The Unique Girls met at the
home of Mrs. J. w. Warren. 1920
High St, with Mrs. H. Stewart
president, presiding. Plans -ere
completed for their anr"-.l dance
to be held in Jsr'- -. Lovely
prizes were az. ued the winners
of the g. Ing, and a special
prize % Mrs. Robert Bradley, a
Special guest. The next meet
ing will be at the home of Mrs
N. Bradford.
Arkansas State press., 1946-12-20
CPLawyer Threatened
By Chicago Race-Baiters

New 4ork-Hurlng ugly cpl
thets and threats at her. a hys-
tcrical mob Of race batting Chi
cagoans closed in on Mrs. Marian
Wynn Perry, NAACP attorney,
last Monday, when she aeeompan-
led Thurgood Marshall, NAACP
special counsel, to the scene of
an incipient riot in front Of the
recently completed Air Port
Homes in Chicago'S South Side.
The mob had gathered to protest
the arrival of Negro veterans and
their families to take up occup-
ancy in the apartments assigned
them by the Chicago Housir Z
Authority in the tax-surported
project set up for Chicago vet
Grams. Mrs. Perry's appeals to
the police for protection were met
with the request to Keep NOV
ing" and no acton was taken
against the persons who were
threatening and insulting her
in fact, the police treated her as
an outsider and did not seem to
feel any conjunction to rebuke
or arrest her antagonists.
The two NAACP lawyers had
rushed to Chicago to investigate
reports of rioting against Negroes,
which gave evidence of building
up into a riot of the serious pro-
portions of the Detroit riot, in
l943, when Negroes attempted to
move into the Sojourner Truth
Houses there.
In appeals to federal and local
authorities to implement the
pledge of Mayor Kelly and the
Chicago Housing Authority that
there would be no racial discrimi-
nation in the Air Port Homes,
NAACP national and local offici-
ais, civic, religious, veteran and
labor groups sent kilograms and
delegations to the mayor and po-
lice department to assure this
pledge being carried out with the
necessary police protection.
Mrs. Perry and Mr. Marshall
are in close contact with housing
authorities and with civic groups
anxious to prevent a recurrence
Of violence against Negro ten
ants in this and future city hous-
ing projects, and are giving legal
advice to the attorneys of the two
veterans who braved possible
harm to move into their apart
ments on Tuesday, December 10,
although five other veterans
withdrew from the project.
The two veterans, John r. Fort
and Letholian Waddells, who are
relying on police protection to
maintain them in their homes at
present, have spent two nights in
their new homes. Both have
wives who are pregnant, and they
look forward to having them join
them soon, when the danger of
physical violence seems past. The
night their furniture was moved
in, a mob attacked the departing
van, and five men were arrested
although their trials were not
set until February, The night
the veterans moved in, a mob of
over 300 stood about a bonfire in
front of the PROJECT shouting
threats, but no arrests were made,
No mob appeared the second
night, probably because of a
heavy rainstorm. The sitaution is
one which still bears watching,
but now its terrifying implica-
tons are clear to most Chicago
ans, and the delegation is grow
ing which has been daily visiting
the Police Department to insist
on adequate protection for the
new occupants and on stern
measures against the violent
members of the mob.
Both Mayor Kelly and the
Chicago Housing Authority have
taken a firm stand on uphold
ing the rights of Negroes to live
in a city-owned project.
Arkansas State press., 1946-12-20
State Lions TO Cattle
Bowl, Fl. Worth, Jan. |

and votes for the Cattle Bowl
Queen may contact Malvin E.
Moore. Jr., Athletic Manager.
A. NJ. & N. College Pine Bluff.
Arkansas State press., 1946-12-20

Attractive talented Waffle
bama serving the faculty Taladega College
ant Professor of Education
Mrs Smith product of the public schools of Birmingham
from Fisk University with major in English and
A.
Education She completed requirements for M degree
three and given the key of the National
Society Education for Scholarship She travelled widely
States. acvo
in ands social affairs o city
Arkansas State press., 1946-12-20

Carol Brce the conao offered
be of May
ls The offer the French and
Atlantic phone CALL The offer adds being OF the most
been made singer AMI
Miss the opportunity TO be heard by the
peoples Of Europe The
young only the
Naumbery Award for vocal excellence this in
in the major cities OF
far each of her concerts has been personal triumph
unsteady speaking to be expected that
10 Europe would be successful