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Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-06-13

and there put four shots into his
body. Rev Williams died the next
afternoon in a local hospital
II is reported that the blind
Mr.. Annie had repeatedly warned
Rev. Williams to keep away"
from Miss Miller, who was elai-
med to be a sweetheart of the
Reverend and also a sweetheart
of Annie. Miss Miller bore Rev.
Williams a son. Calvin, Jr. now
about three years old.
According to Miss Miller's own
statement to the STATE PRESS,
she and Rev Williams were in
the back of the house when Annie
appeared, and called for Rev. Viii
liams to come to the front, fthe
front of the house was in dark
nessl and as Williams approach
ed, Annie grabbed him and fired
several shots into his body. VII
liams broke loose and ran; Annie
fired again striking him in the
back William was rushed to the
hospital where he died the next
day.
After the shooting, Annie left
the scene and caused detectives
considerable concern in trying to
locate him.
Annie surrendered to the au-
thorities the following day and
Is being charged with murder. He
will have a hearing Saturday
morning.
Funeral services for Rev, vii.
liams We're held Monday at Lib
erty Hill Baptist Church.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-06-13

Columbia, S. C.--South Carolina $
private club" white Democratic
primary elections were under
their first legal fire here last
week when attorneys Off George
Elmore argued against the ex-
clusion of Negroes in the L. S,
court for the Eastern District OF
South Carolina before Judge j.
Waites Waring.
In stipulations filed with the
court it was agreed by attorneys
for the Richland County Demo
cratic executive committee, the
defendants, that the present pri'
mary elections determine the win
ner of the final election They
argued that since the state does
not conduct the primary, the Fed
eral Constitution does not apply.
NAACP lawyers. representing
Gilmore. argued that under the
Z. S. Supreme Courts opinion in
the Classic case, any election,
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-06-13
CITY
EDITION
AM&N Enrolment
Record Breaking
Summer Session

Sampson Emery, graduate OF
Pine BIuff-The enrolment for
the first summer term at the A.
M. 4 N. College has reached and
all.tlme high with more than
1000 college students, go high
school students and some $50
sub-collegiate veterans registered
up to June S. More students are
entering the college daily.
Mayor George Steed Of Pine
Bluff welcomed the students In .
special chapel exercise Friday.
He emphasized the need for bet
ter education and better stan
dard of living for all the people.
His message was timely and we'll
received by the audience repre-
senting all the counties In Ark.
and many out of state students.
Nine instructors have been ad-
ded to the summer school staff
Richard A. Carroll OF Cheyney
Teachers College will teach In
English. Helen G. Eagleson OF
Morehouse College will instruct
In the mathematic department.
Webster Moore Of Bristow, Okla.
and a graduate of University Of
Kansas has been added to the
History and Political Science
Department. Dorthea w. Frazier.
Ohio State, will teach In English.
Kansas State Teachers College.
will teach in Department OF
Science. Matthew N. Cooper of
Lovejoy. Illinois will instruct in
Science. Katherine Green Durvan
See Am g N--psse eight
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-06-13
|F|LMLAND GIVES
$4,000 TO UN
COLLEGE FUND

New York; Dignity and liberty
and tolerance still remain largely
unachieyed goals for too many
people all around the world"
Eric Johnston, president of the
Motion Picture Association. said
In making a gift of $4,000
announced today, to the 1947
campaign of the United Negro
College Fund on behalf of seven
major studios.
The very existence of this
fund is a credit to our Amert-
can democracy" he added, but
far more important as q COM
mentary on that democracy Is the
measure of the funds success"
He urged thoughtful people" to
support the Fund in its efforts
to improve the status of ona
important group of American
citizens"
The companies participating in
the contribution are Columbia
Paramount Pictures, RK O. Radio
Pictures Corporation, Loew's.
Pictures, goth Century-Fox Film
Corporation, Universal Pictures
Company, and Warner Brothers
Pictures.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-06-13

In keeping with a progress
siye program to meet the needs
of teachers In Arkansas, Philan-
der Smith College has estabis-
he'd Junior College to provide
for Campus overflow. The Junior
College at Forrest City is super
vised by w v Armstrong, Super
visor of Schools. ST. Francis
County, with G. T. Cobb, B. A.
Rust, NJ. A., teandidatel Fisk,
Mrs Bernice Moore, b. A., Phi
lander Smith, NJ A.. Wayne. and
Miss Lula Johnson. b A, Phi
lander Smith. as additional ia
Guilty members. The Junior Col
lege at Hope is supervised by J.
Il, Jones, Superintendent of
Schools. Hope, Arkansas, with NJ.
" Wilbur E. A., Paine, B. b.
ibid, NJ. A., Fisk, James Harris,
B. A. Arkansas State, and Miss
Mildred Jefferson, b. A. Phi
lander Smith, as added faculty
members. j. D Scott. B. S. NJ.
s. and candidate for PbD., Kan
sas, Head of Division of Natural
Science al PhiIander Smith has
been given leave of absence"
from the Campus, aud appointed
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-06-13
Witness Depicts Tornado
Results Red Cross Work

Pine Bluff--Reverend VIII. Hun
ter, Pastor Ward Chapel, A. NJ. e.
Church at Pine Bluff describes
the fury of the recent tornado
the resulting damage, and the
work of the Red Cross. Reverend
Hunter said: II didn't see the
storm itself because | don't live
in that section. But you could
tell that something was happen
ing by the wind. 1t shook Pine
Bluff and lightning struck sew
eral places. About a half hour
after the wind rose, | heard am
balances. fire trucks, and police
cars passing
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-06-13
THREE LITTLE ROCkIANS
GRADUATE FROM w. u.

Among the l6S graduates who
graduated last night from WILDER.
force University when Lester B
Granger delivered the address to
the eighty-fourth commencement
class were Victoria Cullen Har.
gon, social administration; Will
liam Bruce Shropshire. Jr bio
logy Edythe e. Hunter Cottrell
Home Economics.
DR.. William II. Martin, former
principal Of Dunbar Jr. College,
and present director of the divi-
sion of education, Langston Uni
versity, Langston. Oklahoma, de-
livered the annual address at Will
berforce Wednesday night.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-06-13
NAACP Plans Nations
Largest Mass Meeting

Juae 29th closing session of the
NAAGP annual convention at the
Lincoln Memorial in Washington,
y. G., where 100000 spectators
are expected to assemble to hear
President Harry S. Truman de-
liver a major declaration of
government policy on racial ten
sions. which have developed to
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-06-13
MEDIATOR JOURNAL D|SRODES;;
SHOWS ITS TRUE COLORS

AN uNWAsRANTEO ATTACK UPON THE ADMiNisTRA
TON OF THE LITTLE ROCK DISTRICT A. NJ E. CHURCH
BY Y. IA, Townsend, Presiding Elder
In than recently OF the SOUTHERN ME-
BATOR JOURNAL erroneous article dealing with the al
a OF the Union Church. pastor The paper attempts
interpret \ NJ, E. Discipline opposition
to The Presiding Elders ruling 1t is true that Rev H.
Ralph Jackson oicaed any time during adminisua-
ton under charges there has been charge against him
have been the presiding elder. Before preacher is
charged written charge be the presiding elder
the stewards Of written charge being
from the stewards Union Church. the following
. me writing.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-06-13

police. the Council says In add
tion cities already having Negro
police added 80 Negro men and
four Negro women to the police
staffs. The City Council of Dial
las. Texas recently decided to
employ Negro police and 1t is
planned to make use of them as
soon as recruits can be trained.
See HERE and THERE-paee 4
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-06-13

the point whore they constitute
matter of grave concern to the
chief executive Simultaneous
with the Lincoln Memorial meet.
ing, NAACP branches in practi-
cally every section of the United
States will assemble in hundreds
of meeting halls. These meetings,
with an expected 4 to ) hundred
thousand persons attending, will
be joined to form one gigantic
mass meeting linked together by
radio. All of the major networks
will broadcast the Presidents
speech and parts of the meeting.
Walter White, NAAcP execu-
tive secretary. declared in New
York today that the June 10Th
meeting will be the most signifi-
cant in the Associations SO
years. With huge delegations of
Negro and White leaders arriving
in Washington for the meeting
the veteran association will be
rededicated to the fight for full
democracy for all people, ire
speetive of race, creed or color.
Mr. White referred, during a
press interview. to the wave of
indignation in America and in
every section of the globe, with
which the recent green light de-
cision" In Americas first lynch
ing trial had been received, The
verdict of the South Carlonia
Jury which. in effect, told lynch
ing mobs in the South that Ne.
groes were now fair prey for
the rome and the terturers' tools,
has defiled the 800 900 graves of
Americans young soldiers who
thought they We're dying for the
security of all men, said Mr..
White The National Association
for the Advancement of Colored
People" he continued, will meet
in the fitting shadow OF the
Abraham Lincoln monument TO
rededicate all of its resources
aud energies to the people OF all
nations who fought and are still
fighting to secure the rights OF
all men Terrorism has always
met with resistance Nazi terror
ism met with resistance and
caused the destruction Of a ma
ton. The Negro people hope
that their federal government
will make resistance to the ter
rorism now being directed a
gainst them Unnecessary.
As plans for the historic Ma
ACP meeting We're being devel-
opad. reports from more than
1000 branches in the Nation in
dicated excellent response to the
current AACP membership
drive The Associations direc-
tors of branches attributed the
climbing membership roster to
TIE anxiety Of both Negroes and
white over ominous signs of in
creasing lynchiugmob spirit In
many sections Of the South
Fisll secretaries now touring the
south report "A fresh awareness
ON the part Of Negroes. for the
need of a much stronger NAACP,
One Southern official stated,
They're joining NAACP because
OF their great faith in its pro-
gram The Lincoln Memorial
meeting should spur the drive
even more"
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-06-13

Washington, D. c.-NAAGP Off.
clals in Washington, New York
and key cities throughout the
Nation, were moving ahead rap
idly with plans for the staging
of What promises to be the lar.
gest single mass meeting in the
Nations history. Focal point of
the gigantic meeting will be the
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-06-13
UNION AME CHURC II
Little Rock, Arkansas
May %, t947

UNION AME CHURCH
Little Rock, Arkansas
May %. t947
We the stewards OF Union A.
M. {. Church have in cur pos
session written instrument
representing complaints. pur.
ported to be charges, against
our pastor, the Reverend n. R.
Jackson, signed by Sister Ed
ma Harris a member OF Union
AME Church and one brother
j. L. Davis who is not a mem
Der OF our church.
Said instrument Is intended to
reflect upon the morals and
religious character Of our pas
tor It Is our opinion that the
complaint is not we'll ground
ed, and do not deem it neces-
sary to 90 further with it.
Stewards Of Union A M. E.
Church
z @. Barrett, VIM. Whitfield.
Willie Askew, VIM. L. Carter
David T. Clayborn, Elihu Me
Coy, James Warren, 10 h n
Whitfield Lucas Hart. Willie
Hill, George McGruder, Willie
Frost.
Later the following resolu-
ton was sent; Signed by the
same persons,
RESOLUTION:
Whereas Our pastor the Rev
erend II Ralph Jackson has
been the subject of malicious
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-06-13

tai from a gun with a blind man
on the business end, the non
chalance of murder turn to ex-
element and curiosity. This was
the experience of the capitol City
last Thursday evening when
blind Ernest Annie met his rival
Rev. Calvin Eugene Williams at
the home of Miss Miller who is
also sightless at 26OS Spring St.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-06-13

SANDER and attempted chatg
es against his moral ard re-
lisious character, and
Whereas: The Stewards IN Of
fetal action have regarded
the same to be unfoundad; and
WhereaG: Under the leader
ship Of Reverend Jackson, our
pastor, the church has grown
by leaps and bounds, nu-
mefically and the increase in
our membership Is largely re-
sponsible for any increase in
fiance; and
Whereas; The spiritual condi.
ton of our church Is at high
water tide and our church is
In better condition today than
ever in its history with our
church remodeled, about two
hundred members having been
added, all correctional claims
raised. monies in the treasu-
ries of the clubs. over a thous-
aud dollars in the Tfutees
Treasury. parsonage pur-
chased and now in the process
Of reconditioning
BE It Resolved: That We. the
Stewards of Union A. NJ +.
Church go on record as ex-
pressing confidence in our
leader. the Reverend II. X.
Jackson. and denounce in no
uncertain terms all efforts to
hesmirch his character. We
are with him in his prosscu-
tion of the program OF the
church
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-06-13
Keep Away" Warning
'Unheedfu| PEARSON Dead
Blind Man Accused

Taking killings among the
bronze citizenry in nonchalant
manner is customary in Little
Rock, but when a parson Is pun
ped full of the exterminating me.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-06-13

Nashville Tenn.-tIere in this
Athens of the south where
both white and Negroes fee
that they are the "Custodians of
Culture" the truth has been told
one more time by a white girl
who was kept out overtime by
her boyfriend. When white
coun!e found that they had over
stayed Their time somewhere
making love, they Matched up
a lie. and decided to say Ne
gro attacked the white girl, but
was beaten off by her young
white lover The daily news
papers headlined, THE Rapist
who was Negro attacks white
Girl near the State Capitol Az
ter rounding up every Negro who
had on pants and carrying them
before the young white couple
for identification the young
woman's conscience attacked her
heavily and she confessed, Il
lied. | lied No one attacked me,
led. Hundreds have died by
the hands of cruel mobs because
others have led
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-06-13

Atlanta, Ga.--An aspect Of racial
relations In the South generally
overlooked In a period of mob
outbreaks and white sumpremacy
electioneering has been growing
acceptance of Negro police for
Negro Areas, The Southern
Regional Council. a bi-racial
group of Southerners committed
to program Of better racial re
lations and the economic ad'
vancement Of the South, reports
there are now 81 cities and towns
in the South having Negro police.
In recent months Tampa, Fla;
Ahoslie, N. c.; Ashville, N. c.;
Summerton, s. c.; Port Arthur,
Texas; Newport News, Va; Rich.
mond, Va. and Roanoke, Pa.
have all started using Negro
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-06-13

: MEMS DAN spEAkkauuaa&
D. Milton, president 81 Citizen
Trust Company, Atlanta, Geor-
gia. and chairman Department
Business Administration Of
Atlanta University will be the
Mems Day speaker Sunday ut
First Baptist Church, 9TH and
Gaines Streets. Mr.. Milton 10
one Of Americas leading ban
kers and Economist, and. =
forcefui speaker. Mr.. Milton 10
slated TO speak at II A. N.
and 7:3o p. M.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-06-13

Speakers on Saturdays pro.
gram were: Or. James A. Dunn
lfowski. SCHW Administrator
New Orleans; l.. A. Henry, con
sulting engineer, Little Rock T.
NJ. Stlnnett, executive secretary
AEA; DR.. Lawrence A. Davis,
president AM&N College, Pine
Bluff; w. Harold Flowers. At.
torney. Pine Bluff Ben Togg, Jr
University of Arkansas student.
Forrest City; Walter Harris. Go
organizing director. and Charles
Mowery, president, Arkansas Fed.
GRAFTON of Labor.
Resolution adopted by the Ark.
ansas Organization;
1 Opposition to anticlosed
shop aud anti-yiolence legisla
ton and recognition to the right
of labor to organize.
2, A five point educational pro-
gram recommended by r. NJ.
Stinnett, executive secretary OF
the Arkansas Education Associa.
ton
3. Repeal Of the poll tax,
4. Repeal Of an existing con
See MEETlNG--page 4
The Republican., 1947-09-04

A connection between leprosy and
cancer is claimed to have been found
The Republican., 1947-09-04
CRELLIN

On Sunday, August 31st, Mrs.
Bertha Adams was surprised by all
of her children giving her a birthday
dinner. Members of her family
present were Mrs. Harry Wilt and
family, of Wilsonburg, W. Va; Mr.
and Mrs. Harlem Wilt and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Dewey Bittinger and
family, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ellwood
Adams and daughter, of Crellin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gayle Shaffer re-
turned to Washington, D. c., after
spending some time in Crelin and
Bayard. Mr.. Shaffer will re-enter
Strayers Business College.
Harold Harvey is in Memorial hos
pital where he underwent an oper-
alton.
Mrs. Charles McCubbin has re-
The Republican., 1947-09-04
Lawns Seeded Now
Will Have Better
Chance of Success

Fall seeding of lawns in Maryland
should be accomplished sometime be-
tween the first and the middle of Sep
tember, advises Mark NJ. Shoemaker,
Landscape Specialist of the Universi-
ty of Maryland, who notes that in
most parts of the state, lawns which
are seeded in the fall are usually
more successful than those on which
spring seeding is done.
The primary advantages of fall
seeding, Shoemaker states, lie in the
important factors of temperature and
moisture. In the spring, young and
tender grass is likely to be burned up
by very hot and dry weather before
it has had chance to become tough
ened. Fall-seeded grass, however, is
subject to an exact reversal of these
conditions-increasingly cooler wealth
er and adequate moisture-and is
usually we'll established before freez-
ing weather sets in. Next spring, it
will continue it's growth to a reason
ably mature state.
Where good soil conditions are
present, says shoemaker, Kentucky
blue grass is the basic grass for this
section. For the average lawn, how
ever, he recommends a mixture of
Kentucky Blue Grass, Red Fescue,
and-as nurse crop-either Red
Top, Rye Grass, or both.
The Republican., 1947-09-04
AVILTON

Farmers are very busy trying to
save their oats and barley on account
of the wet weather, much of the
grain is already spoiled.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Fike,. of
Friendsville, spent Saturday night
with Mrs. Linnie Fike and family.
The Merrill reunion held at Cherry
Grove Church on Sunday was well
attended by relatives and friends
from Uniontown, Pa, Mt. Pleasant,
Pa, Piedmont, W. Va, Westernport,
Cumberland and Frostburg.
Quite large crowd attended the
picnic and dance held at st. AIMS
Hall, on Labor Day and evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Miller, Salisbury,
Pa, and Mr.. and Mrs. Rex Bittinger
of Grantsville, attended the funeral
of Mrs. Laura Broadwater. They also
visited Mrs. Mller's sister, Mrs Olen
Wilhelm, who has been i'll for several
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Fike and family
and Miss Ethel Barnes, of Markleys-
burg, Pa; Mrs. Ed Dixon, Friends
vile; Miss Pauline Dixon and Mr.
Raymond Wolford, Keyser, w. Va;
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Dixon and
daughter, Clarysville; Mr., and Mrs.
George Fike and daughter, of Frost
burg; Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Fike, Of
Grantsville, were recent visitors of
Linnie Fike, and Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Fike and family.
Mrs. Alice CLANCY and daughter,
Vera, were visiting Mr. and Mrs. Os-
car CLANCY, Of Frostburg, over the
weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest Beachy, of
Grantsville; Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Bernard, Of Washington, d. c.; Mr..
and Mrs. Lee Lewis, of Florida, were
entertained at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Merrill recently.
Miss Arvella Broadwater is en-
ployed in LOnaconing.
John Stevenson and William Moff-
ett, of Homecoming, were in this
section on Labor Day.
The Republican., 1947-09-04

by DR.. Rivka Ashbel, noted woman
scientist Of Jerusalem.
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The Republican., 1947-09-04
AIS Attend Local
Cooperative Meeting

More than ATS farmers and their
families gathered recently at Oakland
| for the local Southern States annual
membership meeting.
Thomas Wilson, Sr., served as
chairman.
Paul F. Nazelrod, of the Oakland
Service, reporting on local operations,
explained that the service store per-
formed $226,215 worth Of services for
+ its members during the year and had
$3993 in net savings.
Carl Ridder, Oakland, and Ray
Mosser, Oakland, were elected to the
board of directors. New members
chosen on the Farm Home Committee
were Mrs. Harold G.. Bittinger, Oak
land, and Mrs. Carroll C. Martin, Oak
land. All will serve three-year terms.
Presenting the annual report, r. 7.
Jaquette, district manager, announced
that the organization together with
its affiliated local cooperatives per-
formed more than $S1 100000 worth
of services during 1946-47
District manager Jacquette also
pointed out that members of the Oak
land Service now have an equity of
$34,392.S3 in their association, and
have $13,647O6 invested in fixed as
sets.
Following the meeting, the Board
of Directors held short session and
elected Mrs. Harvey Swartzentruber
to serve as chairman of the Farm
Home committee.
Winners of cash prizes in South
ern States Feed Bag Style Show
were: Class | (Garments)-First,
Betty Bittinger, Mt Lake Park; sec
ond, Mrs. Jasper C. Myers, Kitzmil-
Ter; and third, Mrs. B. c. Holler, Oak
land. Glass II (Household Articles)- >
First, Mildred Beckman, Swanton;
second, Mrs. Burline c. Hollcr, Oak
land; and third, Mrs. Daniel Wilson,
Kitzmiller.
Music was furnished by the White
Oak string band, and William Gibson
accompanied Jessie j. Ashby, who led
group singing.
The Republican., 1947-09-04
NEW GERMANY

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Murray and
family of Baltimore, are spending a
week here with their parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Warwick and
sons, Mahlon and Bright, and Mrs. S.
L. Otto motored to Thurmont, Md.
on Sunday and were the guests of Rev.
and Mrs. Bright. Rev. Bright was a
former pastor here at the Reformed
Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lorraine Otto and
family were Sunday guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Parker Warwick and Mrs.
Dorcas Warwick at Elbow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dorsey Kamp and
family, of Vestol, N. Y, visited Mrs,
Lewis Kamp and Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd
Kamp.
Mrs. Elmer burst and daughter,
Nancy, spent several days with Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Rice, Frostburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Smith, of
Barton, were visiting friends recently.
Mrs. Ida Lidie and son, Wesley,
have returned to Baltimore.
The Republican., 1947-09-04

James f. O'Neil was elected COM
mander of. the American Legion.
The Republican., 1947-09-04

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