Arkansas State press., 1947-09-26

G. c. Bullock is still greeting his
many friends after having a much
needed vacation 90. The Negroes
of the city turned out in large
number to the county fair. The
Community Gospel Singers sang
at Cherry st. AME Zion Church
in Pine Bluff. Mrs. W. P. Moore
is the able announcer. Last Sun
day they sang at Altheimer ......
Judged by all standards there is
only one civic organized body in
the city. Said organization is the
Civic League. The second strong
est organized body of men is the
Citizens Progressive Union. This
organization is a political organi-
cation. The Civic League went on
record last Thursday night to
serve as sponsor of the Commun-
ity Chest among Negroes. A COM
mittee of three made this known
Friday to the general of
the drive for the city. The writer
and many other strong Negroes
take the position that no white
man is able to pick a leader for
the Negro, Negroes reserve hat
right themselves. For a number
of years a large section of Me-
groes in the 5th ward has re-
ceived poor service from the bows
who have been delivering the af-
ternoon paper. DR.. T. ]. Griffin
tried to organize Negro preachers
TO the end that they would de-
mand that the circulation mana
ger hire Negro boys. But the
preachers turned ! thumbs down
and said, We don't know any
Negro boys who could measure
up. The leader who said that
now has a paper here in compe-
tition with the STATE PRESS
and Negro boys have been trying
to sell it. The same DIR. Griffin
two years after then found a boy
by the name of Edward Davis
and sent him to the newspaper
office to ask for a job throwing
the afternoon paper. He told the
boy to tell the office that he'd
go his bond. The office turned
young Davis down saying, "We
do not hire colored boys. And
in a large section of the 5th ward
Negroes have received poor SER
vice for some five years. Every
week or so when the boys would
be taken to task about throwing
the paper all over the yard the
boy would report to the office
and quit. The other week a Negro
lady got downright mad when
she went to her front door and
found the paper boy there to COL
lect. She said. Boy you can't
find my porch to throw the pa
per on, now l shall throw your
money in the yard and let you
hunt for it just like l have to
hunt for my paper at night. She
laid it in her right hand and
dashed it in the grass. In a very
big way she was right. So the
company told DR.. Griffin last
week that they can't find a boy to
serve that section. This section
served part of the time last
week. All folks want and need to
read the local newspaper, but af-
all a paper which is too
much removed from civilization to
put a title in front Of a grown
woman's name because she is a
is not worthy Of the Ne
groes' money who pay to read il.
So here is hoping that we will
have another newspaper company
10 starr a daily who at least will
hire Negroes to serve Negroes
and who will write Mr., Mrs. OF
Miss before a Negroes name
Or. r. J. Griffin was in Pine Bluff
his week where he conducted
he Wedding Of The Roses at the
High School. Almost a score Of
shared in the proceeds
Yrs. r. j. Griffin sang a concert
it Dermott Wednesday night .......
haven Methodist Church is set
ing up a modern beginners class
Dom. When completed it will be
he most modern in the county.
'ercy Jenkins, Jr. is doing the
,ainting ...... The Just US Club of
,hich Mrs. Spencer CARLETON is
resident is holding its a%nniversa-
Y at Cottrell CINE Church Sept.
} = Oct. 4. The night Of the 4th
uartets from Louisiana and Mis-
will sing .... COTTRELL
HAPEL, Rev II. S. Coleman,
lstor. Sunday School was con-