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ROBINSON
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have a definite understanding
with no line of demarcation in
the process of constructive and
operative democracy. In other
words. we cannot go marching to
the polls under the guise of a vo-
tors lc1eue and expect TO be per-
mitted 10 vote in the Democratic
primary. We must bear the proper
label Our purpose is to weld a
strong organization of intelligent
people in each community who
~lll definitely understand the OPP
Grafton OF the organization in its
relationship TO the parent organi-
zauon A Negro Democratic Party
cannot exist separately ard dis
tnctly any more than a Negro
Republican, Whig or Progress
s,ve Plrty Our rules as 70 oggani-
rational conduct must and do con-
form to the rules OF the sarent
ORGANIZATION We must be prcpar-
cd 10 meet the challenge "a the
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der the law as it now exists, We
will need less Federal Legislation
The ballot will take care of that.
We are succeeding in the pro-
cess of organization in this state.
We are growing by multiplicity,
for which | am indeed grateful to
acknowledge. We expect to have
a contributing enrolment of TO-
900 members before our conven-
ton assemblies in June, 1948,
thereby, building a stronger and
more unified people.
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with it throughout the entire
scene of its triuInphs in Europe,
having been awarded five battle
stars. He retained his interest in
the boxing sport after receiving
his honorable discharge He was
employed by the Missouri Pacific
and contacted his hospital regu-
larly for checkups-once or twice
a month";" his mother said. They
never found anything wrong with
him." So far as she knew, "he
did not ask the doctor if he could
box because he had been a boxer
in the army and had punching
bag at home on which he exer-
cised every day" Lewis and Burk
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WITH THE
COLORS

Major Robert C Larue, COM
mand. officer of the u S Army
Recruiting main station, l08 Old
Post Office Building, has cnnoun-
oed the following enlistme1hs thru
his station the past week. They
were for three years, ard are as
follows:
Leo Woods, 10 son OF Mrs cleo
Haygood. 6l8 West 26th ST North
Little Rock. Tie had previously
served almost year in the army
air forccsl
Joe Edward johnson 10, son OF
Mrs. Jimmie Stanfield. 1904 Gey-
err St Little Rock
Edward Smith, l8, son OF Mrs.
Ethel Smith, 3l5 West 23rd Street,
North Little Rock
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NEGROES SUE
CITY FOR PARK
FACILITIES

Louisville. Ky.--On July 20, N
AACP attorneys appeared in be-
half of DR.. p. o. Sweeney, Ne
gro Louisville dentist il a suit
instituted by him against the
Board of Park Commissioners OF
the City of Louisville.
The suit is designed to make
available to Negro citizens OF
Louisville facilities of those parks
from which they are presently eX-
euded. IN the petition for man.
damus it was alleged that the
white citizens had facilities which
could not be found in those parks
restricted to Negroes Specifically,
it requested that Negro citizens
be admitted to the g0lf courses
and the anphitheater in view Of
tie fact that no such facilities
kaye been provided for them
Lengthy argument ON prelim-
inary motions of the defendants
was heard and briefs were re-
quested by the court to be sub
mitted by August 18th. The ease
will probably be set for trial the
latter part Of August or early
part of September
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were close personal friends and
had a perfect understanding as to
their conduct of the bout which
was to be a sparring exhibition
and not a prize fight
Lewis was "a years old, was his
mothers only living child, and
was the sole support of his moh-
er. There seems to have been
beautiful relationship and per-
feet understanding between mo-
Their and son. He had been an ac-
tive member of the church for
seven years, and was in every re-
spect a model SON Funeral SER
vices will be held Monday pro-
see BOXER DIES-page five
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Boxer Dies
Continued from page one

Continued from page one
The mother stated that she was
told that if she did not allow the
hospital doctor to perform an au-
toIsy, the coroner would per-
form one anyway.
1t was common talk among
Lewis associates that he had an
enlarged heart His mother stated
that he was turned down for the
atrforce because of an enlarged
heart
However, his mother also stat
ed that he had taken prominent
palt in boxing in the armed
forces. lie was a member of Pat
ton's famous third army and was
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Geogea left Sunday visit to her grand
mother Julie relatives Pine Bluff She Is
daughter Mrs Sidona Gordon 1912 w. 10Th St. and Will stay
L. McSwain Will leave New
York City attending the session OF the
University Of Washington c. where she will be
Cooperative Singing Union
sponsoring Sunday Evangelist Temple st
CARMEL president and Fredona Souder
Williams Of Brooklyn Ne"
York house Mrs Clifton Gray 1922 Broadway
North Little Williams the cousin of the late Mrs Alice
p Cause, and Franklin Hicks.
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yALEDUToRIAN OF CLASS

Miss Mary 10 Newburn valedictorian this
clss College will speaker
be held August 49, TOO M
bar High School She second prize Junior College winner the
literary contest annually by the Sigma Rho
ry Miss Newburn is member the Phi Delta Phi Honor Society
end during the DIGS NAACP
secretary of the Student Christian Association Col
ege She active member Of Mt Zion Baptist Church
dent of Sunday School class president
Association, and
planning study art this a University
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VISIT RELATIVES

MT and Mrs Leslie Hoover Jr accompanied by Nathaniel Lewis
all OF Kansas City, Mo-
Marion Henderson 1912
about the city Mrs Hoover the sister Mrs Henderson resided
ste Rock for before moving City Aside
the hospitality relatives
and their party entertained with lawn the residence
Christine Malone. 1920 High
present Mr. and Mrs James Walters
Braxton Mrs Esea Jones Miss May Dwelling
ham Mr. and Mrs Timothy Wner Mr. and Felix
Der Love Mr. and Mrs McGauy Mr.
Mrs Aubrey Yancy Mr. and Mrs williamson
Marion Henderson
Mrs Henderson a Jacksonville Ark
Other parties given during the week by the Wners
guests of Kansas City All reported fine time before
PRESENTS RECITAL
Annie of Mr. md
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-08-08

Young of Boone
Mary 1907 Valentine
Mindes l97 National Talent
young high
attracting attention with his
when he received the opportunity early l9
Lotions orchestra The contest just completed
nationwide for talent by the
Under taken to Atlanta
Wednesday told
his he planned
with view specializing a period His rem
diton Of Tmbraceabe You the of
noted Lucky Mlnder Lois Faucete snrine
Loved But Only In
phoo Inc TWO winners are SHOWN WIN Lucky Aninder
Press photo t. Grice.
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Rev Grady preached wonderful last Sunday
night
Missionary meeting New Orleans Mrs Conner
lola Thompson New Orleans The All Star
Club Mrs
nile meeting will the Mrs Edna
Birch with Mrs hostess, Mrs Wright who is the pre
Of the and Mrs Naomi Hampton have returned from the
West -. mentioning St Louis
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VISIT THIS CITY

Mr. Mrs Morris Nixon accompanied by Mr. and MRS L. ia
burn visitors here last Sunday and guests of MI
They frequent Sunday visitors in the Capoa Cit
Mr. Nixon Is Belt Shop employee.
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VETERAN MoRTICIAN RETURNS

the field OF embaInlns iuheiei
service returned Monday the Miller Funeral Home staff
in the efficient Little Rock Associated
Davidson, veteran of World
of the class of AZ of uptonJones Col
Nashville Tennessee Mr. Davidson
native McCehee of Phlander Smith Col
Iege the and training for it gives promise OF
him in the profession he has chosen Walter Z
another employee
Of Mllers studying Guptonone lie
looks forward 1913 following his grad
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ARKANSAS BEAUTICIANs CLUB

Beaucans Club Chapter No met at the home Of
Hghowe Street Hghtower selected
the delegate Baltimore Md August
attending the convention two other members of the
group Mrs Upper The president that
meeting August nth the home
Ide Steele president Mrs Hell
en- Sales corresponding secretary reporter
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Street will present musical at McCrory BIS
being principal
Brown and the faculty of the high school there Miss Banks will be
by Hayes Wild
Wnrey, year-old soloist
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VISITS

Alexander Wise formerly of this city
Baptist College a
College
he will stop Byhevle and Memphis
will visit friends and relatives He entertained by Miss Alice
Sharpe while here
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GET GROOVEY" No! ii,
lovely lady to
land Roy
Orchestra
touch the keys of piano
M Blues "Groovey Blues
a Wednesday
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PRESENTS RECITAL
Annie Banks, daughter of
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Mrs, Henderson was at one
Other parties were given durir
guests of Kansas City. All repor
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1947-10-22
The PRESS = HERE AND in RUSSIA

he stay within the laws covering
libel and other crimes, can say
what he pleases. The Russians
seem to think that the growing
criticism OF Soviet actions in our
press Is the result of orders from
the government. Nothing, as every
American knows, could be further
from the truth. 1t is. to the con-
trary, the simple consequence OF
the fact that the majority of edit
ors believe that the principles
nnderling u. S. foreign policy are
correct and inevitable.
The free pres is the basis of all
freedoms. Destruction of the right
to criticize, to speak ones mind,
must be followed by the destruc-
ton of free government, free en-
terprise, freedom of religion. The
Soviet press is used as a weap-
on to turn the Russian people
into mental robots-and to make
every man and woman slavishly
think alike and repeat the same
phrases. The Russians don't realize
it, but their recent violent de-
nunciations of the American press
are fine tribute to it-and to
the system of government which
makes its existence possible.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1947-10-22

The enormous difference be-
tween the Russian and the Anne
rican ideas of government is per-
fectly illustrated by the recent
denunciations of our press by
high Soviet officials, and their
demand that restrictive measures
be taken to stop unfair" critic
ism of Russia.
The Soviet spokesman seem to
be all in favor of a free press"
so long as its comment agrees
with their curious ideas of right
and wrong. In Russia, the press
is free" to print government
inspired editorials and officials
handouts from the Politburo, the
Foreign Office and the Kremlin.
If the slightest deviation from the
party line is found in Russian
newspaper, the usual practice is
to send the editor in charge on
long voyage from which there is
no returning.
The Russians may be perfectly
sincere when they say they can
not understand American news
papers. This is one of very few
nations left on the face of the
earth where any editor so long as
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1947-10-22
ALL USO CLUBS
CLOSE DEC. 26

NEW YORK All USO clubs
and other operations for Army and
Navy personnel that have used
US0 funds will close their doors
on the night of Friday, December
rs.
This announcement came after
the USO Board of Directors ap-
proved a complete plan for termi-
nation along with a streamlined
organization act as the liquidat-
ing trustee of USO.
So the day after Christmas will
mark the end of operations that
started February 4, 1871, with the
U. S. preparedness program, and
found itself in 1914 with a total
of 4035 clubs and other operations.
Altogether more than 1000 clubs
were opened during the life of the
organization being closed as the
War or Navy Departments moved
the service men or women they
were set up to serve.
USO operations extended to all
parts of the world. with clubs be-
low the equator and almost to the
North Pole almost-everywhere ex.
cept the European theater of war;
but USO-Camp Shows were there
as well as everywhere else.
More than 1.5O0,0OO.000 attend
ance was chalked up for the clubs,
lounges, Camp Shows and other
activities. At no time did USO
have more than 5000 paid profess
sional employees; the bulk of work
was done by more than 1,500,0 900
volunteer men and women. some
of whom gave up eight hours a
day over many months.
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Bay City Shocked at
Robert Crane's Death

SAN FRANCISCO. Calf. = San
Francisco was shocked at the news
of the death of Robert Crane, g.
year-old resident of Seattle. Wash,
who spent great deal of his time
in San Francisco at one time or
another.
The murder took place Wednes-
day morning at 11:15 at the home
Of Rainey Shaw. owner of six off
sale liquor stores, 4215 Hooper
Ave. who was in New York at
tending the World Series.
According to Newton Division
police reports. a white man came
to the door with package. stat
ing it was for Rainey Shaw. Mrs.
Shaw admitted him and after he
was inside. he told her 1t was a
holdup. Two other men joined the
first and Crane. Mrs. Shaw and
Cranes girl friend, Jean Roberts.
were told to lie down on the
floor. When Crane attempted to
look up. he was shot with a As
caliber gun by one of the bandits
and instantly killed.
Crane, who was we'll known as
fight manager and sportsman,
had just returned from Manila.
P. l., and had stopped over in San
Francisco for a few days with
friends before leaving for Los An
geles.
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October 80 = Let's
Make 1t a Date
J. A. (JAck) JoHNsoN)

A Halloween Costume Charity
Ball, sponsored by Benz Hasson
Temple No. "a, will be held at
Washington Hall, 14th and East
Fir, October 30, 1947. The pro-
ceeds of the ball will be given to
families without adequate means
to provide necessities for their
children at Christmas time. AL
Hickey's Band will furnish the mu-
sic and prizes will be given for
the best male and female cos
tunes. Admission, $1.25, includ-
ing tax. The public is urged to
attend and aid in making this
worthy cause gala occasion.
George A. Hayes, Deputy.
Arthur E. Dixon, Potentate,
Thomas e. Salters, Assist
ant Chief Rabban.
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Negro Crowd Asks
Sheriff For Suspect

PERRY, Ga. About Is out.
ragged members of a Negro COM
munity asked that a Negro charg
ed with raping 9-year-old Negro
girls be turned over to them and
said Sheriff C. c. Chapman, I'll
we had. they would have lynch.
ed him for sure"
The sheriff said the accused is
30-year-old James Davis of Jack
sonville, Fla.
Sheriff Chapman said the girl
set out Saturday for Davis resi-
dence on the adjacent farm to
collect dime owed her sister.
When she arrived, Sheriff Chap.
man charged, Davis seized the girl
and dragged her into swamp.
Officers found the girl in the
swamp.
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CODEFROY MFG. COMPANY WINS
CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC SERVICE

The Godefroy Manufacturing
Company of st. Louis has been
awarded the Certificate of Pub
lie Service" in recognition of the
more than so years that its prod
uct "Larieuse" has been in con-
tinuous use.
The presentation was made to
Mr.. C. w. Godefroy, president of
the Godefroy Manufacturing Com
pany, by Mr.. Henry e. Abt, presi-
dent of Brand Names Foundation,
Inc, of New York, at dinner
given to prominent businessmen
of the Midwest at the Sheraton
Coronado in st. Louis.
The coveted award is presented
only to firms whose brand name
products have held public conf
dence through unfailing integrity.
reliable quality and fair pricing
for more than half century.
Larieuse," the famous hair col
oring which is now distributed to
users throughout the Unit e d
States, was first conceived by Mr.
Alexander E.Godefroy, the late ia
Their of the firms president, in
France during the middle of the
last century. In 1879 he came to
America and shortly thereafter
opened one of the earliest hair
dressing establishments in St.
Louis. After thousands of expert
ments. he finally perfected a for
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mula for "Larieuse" and in 1895
launched the new product in a
modest way. Its popularity spread
like the proverbial wild fire and
soon demand for it came from all
sections of the country. With
this proof of it's sound merits.
"Larieuse" was tn n promoted
through an extensive field force
and advertising.
Through the years sales have
continued upward and under the
direction of Mr.. Charles w. Code
troy many other equally popular
cosmetic items have been pro-
duced by the company.
Today these items proudly bear
ing the famous brand name of
"Godefroy" are sold not only
throughout the United States, but
in many remote corners of the
globe.
In Seattle "Larieuse' hair COL
oring may be obtained at Bishops
Pharmacy, Jackson ST.; Jackson
st. Drug, Jackson at Maynard;
Gosho Drug; Bon Rob Drug, 18th
and Yesler Way; East Madison
Drug, Madison at 21st; Lewis
Drug, East Madison.
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BY THOMAS [. Stokes

WASHINGTON-This is perhaps
not an appropriate time. at least
for our self-esteem, to have the
worlds attention directed to a mis-
cradle failure of democracy here
in our own country.
That is, busy as we are at the
moment spreading democracy else
where.
But maybe there is some sober
ing effect in the action of the Ma
tional Association for h Ad-
vancement of Colored eople. 1t has
has submitted to the United Ma
tions a documented analysis of
discrimination against Negroes in
this country and of denial of the
fundamental right of the ballot in
some Southern states.
The U. N. has de1ved into
threats against democracy in In
dia and Indonesia and Greece and
other areas with our support, and
we have complained about the alb
sence of democracy in Eastern Eu-
rope and elsewhere. So there's no
reason why this agency of the
peoples of the world should not
look into our own worst example
here at home.
Discrimination listed by the N.
A. A. c. P, and of which we are
aware, are violations of our demo
cratic professions. Denial of the
ballot is a violation our our Con
stitution which the South has cir
cumvented by all sorts of subter-
fuges. such as the poll tax and the
white primary.
Restriction of the franchise, as
the N. A. A. c. P. points out
spreads in its effect far beyond the
South. For 1t results in sending
men to Congress to make laws for
all of us who are not truly rep
resentative of the people, but of a
minority. The N. A. A. G. p. cited
figures showing how small a per.
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DENY FUNDS TO
BIASED SCHOOLS

ST. PAUL Barring of federal
funds to educational institutions
practicing racial or religious dis
elimination was urged in reso-
luton adopted by the Jewish War
Veterans of the United States in
annual convention here.
The resolution urged that legis-
lation be enacted "resuiring the
Veterans Administration to deny
the privileges of participation in
the G. l. Bill of Rights to any
educational or training institution
which discriminates on the grounds
OF race. creed or national origin.
and that the names of such insti-
buttons "be removed from official
" accredited lists"
Passage of the Taft-Ellender-
Wagner housing bill was uregd as
"a workable plan for alternating
the critical shortage of housing
accommodations"
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SEATTLE SOCIALS
BY MRS. II. c. THOMPSON
Tel. East SOS

The friends of Mr.. Alexander
Jones of Kirkland are sorry to
learn of his accident. While at
work he was cut seriously by a
buzz saw. He is now confined at
the Marine Hospital. All wish him
a speedy recovery.
Mrs. Barbara Pryor, after hav-
ing been absent from the city all
summer. has returned home. She
reports having had a wonderful
visit. En- route home. she stopped
over in Los Angeles, Calf, and is
now home undergoing a rest
cure"
The first quarterly conference
was held Sunday night at First
A. NJ. E. Church. the Rev. E. s.
Greene presiding. Presiding Elder
Greene reported the district in
fine shape and urged the mem.
bers to keep up the good work.
All groups reported. The Rev.
e. d. Chappelle is pastor.
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sEa1fLGw WASHINGTON
NAACP Appeals Denial of Ballot
NEGRO APPEAL TO UNITED NATIONS
PUTS U. S. DEMOCRACY ON THE SPOT

centage Of persons vote in cleo
lions for Congress in the South
because OF the restrictions.
As We have seen so often, South
ern representatives have been a
drag on economic and social prog
ress by obstructing measures de-
sired and needed by other parts of
the country, as well. of course. as
by the South. Their voting
strength and influence in Congress
is far out OF proportion TO those
they represent.
This is due to the rotten Dor
ough system in the South which is
perpetuated by the poll tax and
white primary. 1t lends itself to
control by economic interests that
are set against change because the
existing state is so profitable for
them.
The N. A. A c. p. shows how
concentrated wealth, If it wants to
control members of Congress, can
find a much easier means in the
political set-up in Southern states
than elsewhere. The N. A. A, c.
p. politely uses the If" But it
has been demonstrated quite often
that this is no IF"
For example, big outside finan-
cial and industrial interests back
ed the late Gene Talmadge, the
Georgia demagogue, through sub
sidiary corporations in the state
in last years gubernatorial pri-
mary. He exploited the racial is
sue and pledged to re-establish the
white primary that had been abol-
ished by former Gov. Ellis Arnall.
The white primary, of course, re-
stricts the franchise in election of
members of Congress also. The
anti-Negro, anti-labor philosophy
that Gene Talmadge espoused is
most convenient for some big in
terests.
His son, Herman, who seized the
governors office ON the basis OF a
few hundred "write-inv ballots and
occupied it for few weeks until
the supreme court ousted him, now
is busy making speeches all over
the state preparatory to seeking
the governors office at next years
election. He is cut after his ia
theirs pattern, appealing to the
same prejudices, and is reported
to be making Roadway.
In Mississippi, another of the
racial and religious demagogues,
Rep. John Rankin, is seeking the
Senate seat of another. the late
Sen. Theodore G. Bilbo.
These men arise out of the con-
ditions created by the failure of
democracy to which the N. A. A.
C. P. has called the attention of
the United Nations. 1t is a time
ly reminder for us to take a look
inward at ourselves while we are
declaiming about the shortcomings
of people elsewhere. The people
of the rest of the world have
stake in our democracy now, too,
and in its institutions, including
Congress, which is shaping policy
that will affect the whole world.