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Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-03-07
CO-AuthOr of State
FEPCUrged to Back
Bill Against Jim-CrO

NEW YORK CITY (WDL) Ell
mer F. Quinn, minority leader in
the state senate and co-author of
New York's FEPC law, has been
urged to back the Wachtel-Jack
bill, which is directed against dis
criminatory mortgage financing.
Through this practice the big
banks and insurance companies,
through the Mortgage Conference
of Greater New York, perpetuate
racial discrimination In housing in
our largest city" Rowland Watts.
associated WDL secretary, wrote
Senator Quinn, having picketed
the Mortgage Conference and been
in active campaigning against jim
crow housing in New York, the
WDL is particularly interested In
seeing the WachtelJack bill pass
ed"
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-03-07
Texans Condemn jim-Cro
At NAACP's Huge Rally

HOUSTON, TEN Condemning
separate schools calling for the
end of segregation in Texas pub
lie schools, the Houston NAACP
branchs kickoff" meeting for its
l947 membership campaign got off
to a rousing start, on February %.
The resolution, presented to a
packed house, was greeted by en-
thusiastie cheers. The group also
adopted resolutions calling for an
anti-lynching bill and opposing
both state and federal anti-labor
legislation.
Thurgood Marshall, chief con.
sci, NAACP, described to the
group the NAACp's to break down
the wall of discrimination facing
Negroes at the University of Tex
as, and told Of his part in the MA
ACP's battle to gain admittance in
its law school for Heman Marion
Sweat, whose application for adj
mission was refused on the basis
of his color, The courts have or
dered Texas to provide a "separt
ate but equal" law school for
Negroes or admit them to the I'm
iversity' existing facilities.
The Houston branch, under the
leadership of Mrs. Lulu b, White
state Conference Director Of
Branches, and Rev. A. A. Lucas,
president Of the branch, presented
NAACP life membership medals
TO four Texans; DR.. Thomas Flet-
cher. Arthur Mandell, Percy Fore
man and Herman Wright. The
latter are white attorneys in Hous.
ton. Life members in the NAACP
are those who have paid in $500.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-03-07

old girls. 1t is necessary, there
fore, to consider first of all the
child herself.
The Brownie Scout program pre-
sents activities for Brownies that
have been developed by adults
who understand children. This
program takes into consideration
the informal but important activ-
tiles that are characteristic of
clubs that Children form by them
selves as well as other needs and
interests of this age The Brownie
troop Is a club of eight to sixteen
girls with two adult volunteer
leaders and local sponsoring
group. 1t meets once a week for
a program that includes indoor
and outdoor activities covering
the same program fields as those
of the intermediate and Senior
Girl. Scouts, adapted Of course to
meet the capacity and interest
of little girls. They have pro-
mise and any other code they may
wish to originate. They wear a
Brownie dress and pin designed
for them They may have as
formal or informal an organiza-
ton as they wish-officers com
mittees, sub.groups, or none of
these. The membership dues in
the Nat onal Organization are
fifty cents a year for Brownies
and Brownie leaders, the same
as for intermediate and Senior
Girl Scouts.
Locally our organization con-
sists of two Brownie troops with
memherShip of twenty-one. Mrs,
Theresa Austin is the leader of
Troop 200 and Mesdames Walter
Doaks and Mary Byrd are leaders
of Troop 2l7. These Brownies are
taking an active part in the Girl
Scouts Annual Candle Light ing
Services to be held at Mt. Zion
Baptist Church, Sunday, March
l6 at 11:00 am.
There are satisfactions to be
found in the Brownie troop. The
Brownies curiosity is satisfied In
part by nature and other pro.
gram adventures. Her imagination
is stimulated and her range of
information is increased with the
challenge Of crafts TO be made,
projects to be developed and troop
plans to be worked out.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-03-07

The career Of Harold Edward
McCuller ended abruptly Friday
evening when he met man just
as tough as he when he entered
Kings Grocery. 400 Pulaski St.
Friday evening about 7:t5, gun
in hand, and stated, This is a
stick-up. Turn over your money"
Mr.. King threw up one hand and
reached under the counter with
the other for his revolver McCul-
Ter, noting Mr.. Kings attempt to
get his gun, walked around the
counter and fired several shots
into the grocer's body. King sue
ceeded in getting his gun and
came up firing, striking McCuller
in the shoulder. Mr.. King was
struck in the hip, across the stom-
ach, and the third bullet broke
his left wrist.
He was rushed to the hospital
and il was there that he Identified
his assaiIant when he was brought
in for emergency treatment for
aunshot wounds from Mr.. Kings
gun.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-03-07
PINE BLUFF
MIST
PASSES

PINE BLUFF DR. Fred r.
Lytes, dentist died Monday. He
was a former president of the
Arkansas Medical, Dental and
Pharmaceutical Association and
a leading layman OF the a. M. &c.
Church, having served as dele
gate to the General Conference
for more than "a years. At the
time of his death he was official
dentist for the Cotton Belt Rail
'oad Company.
He Is survived by his widow
services win b. eld Friday at 2
p, NJ at St John A. NJ. Il.
church
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-03-07
Two DEPUTY SHER|FFS
CHARGED WITH Three
OTHERS IN LYNCH|NG

ropes and bludgeons, stood on the
stand only by virtue of the fact
that NAAcP investigators, whose
lives were also imperiled, coope-
rating with the Associations Of
ficials in New York, had outwittedl
the mob last summer, and had spi-
rited the youth out Of Louisiana
while the nations press and radio
reported his fantastic plane and
auto flight to safety in the north
ern Michigan woods.
The precedent-making trial in
Federal District Court OF the five
white men charged with depriving
two Negroes, one of whom was
beaten to death. OF their civil II
berties went into its second day
last Tuesday with defense counsel
making the dramatic charge that
this prosecution has been engt
neered by minority elements In
the east" The five white men, two
of them deputy sheriffs Of Web
ster Parish, Louisiana, are charg-
ed with conspiracy to deprive Al
bert Harris, Jr.. and John G. Jones
Negro resident of Webster Parish.
OF rights, privileges, and immun-
tiles guaranteed them under the
Constitution. Federal District A.
torney Malcolm LaFargue stated
Monday at the opening Of tho
trial, that prosecution would prove
that Deputy Sheriff o. H. Haynes,
Jr.. one of the defendants, re-
leased Jones and Harris to .
mob who were present at the
Webster Parish Jail at $3.50 p. M.
August s, 1916, and that the other
defendants, members of the group
on trial. took Harris and Jones to
a bayou three miles north OF Min
den, beat Harris unconscious and
beat Jones fatally. Other defend
ants In the case are Sam Maddry.
ST.. w. d. Perkins. Harry Perry.
See LA. LYNcHERs-pase 4
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-03-07
GIRL SCOUTS TO CELEBRATE
35TH ANNIVERSARY MARCH12

TO help other people every
day especially those at home.
This is what the Brownie
Scouts all over the world are say
ing during the 35th Birthday cell
ebration of Girl Scouting in the
United States. The Brownies are
result of over twenty-seven
years experience on the part of
the Girl Scout Organization in de-
veloping program for its young.
est members.
The name Brownie" was given
to the little sisters of Girl Guides
in 1915 by Lord Robert Baden
Powell, the founder Of Scouting
The Brownie theme is based on
story The Brownies, In
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-03-07
(6y Special correspondent)

SHREVEPORT, La.-One OF the
most dramatic episodes In the his
tory of the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored
Peoples struggle to afford pro-
lection to Negroes in the south
was recalled in the Federal Dis
trict Court last week when a quiet
Negro youth, whose eyes still re-
Elected the terror Of being hunted
down by a mob of bloodthirsty
killers, related his story from the
witness stand in the trial OF five
white men being charged with the
blow-torch torture-lynching of a
young Negro war veteran near
Minden, La, last August sth. The
II year-old witness. Albert Harris
whose body is still covered with
the scars left by the lynchers'
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-03-07

er still, and labor generally cheap"
The above statement was made
by II. N. Martin, secretary Of the
Atlanta Life Insurance Company.
In a plea to the nation to prevent
the state of Georgia from disfran-
chising any of her people.
Declaring that nothing Is safer
In all the world than white supre-
macy" under the existing setup.
Mr. Martin calls for immediate
action to prevent subversive or
CARNATIONS from engulfing tha
state and ultimately the nation.
mot only does demagogucry
drive the best labor out Of the
state" he adds, but 1t will result
in reduction of representation In
Congress, comparable to that
which occurred some years ago
when it was reduced from IL TO 10
Pointing out that taxation without
representation is no less tyranny
than in 1176." Mr. Martin stated
that the United States Congress
cannot afford to condone any long
er the robbery evident in taxing a
group OF people and then denying
them the fruit Of taxation.
Finally stating that the COM
pany last year brought into the
state over five million dollars
worth of business, he warned o.
gainst selling Georgia short on
democracy" explaining that too
many Georgians have a progress
i've interest In the state.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-03-07
HERE and ITTNH1

CLEVELAND, Ohio-"Since it
represents minority group strug-
Cling against inequalities and pref
udices, the Negro press, honestly
motivated, Is OF necessity mill
tant", Charles Loeb, news editor
of the Cleveland Call-Post, this
week told literary forum OF st.
James AME Church.
There is no central voice of
authority to dictate matters Of
policy to the Negro press; there
fore each paper Is self-controll-
ed unit, he said. However, the
Negro Newspaper Publ shers AS
ISOLATION has made phenomenal
strides toward q code of ethics
eliminating Objectionable advertis-
ing.
Statistics OF this organization
show groth In the Negro Press In
numbers of newspapers and circu-
lation; also, an improved general
character OF their contents
Loeb also explained the plans
for observance Of National Ne
gro Press Week in commemoration
of the 120th anniversary OF the
publication of the first Negro news
paper in the United States, Free
dom's Journal in Boston In 1927
Observances started last week
with presentation of the Wendell
Willkie awards for excellence in
newspaper publication at the Ma
tional Press Club In Washington.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-03-07
COMPLETE
AMNESTY
URGED BY WDL

WASHINGTON. d. c. tWpL)--
In a statement to the Pre- dents
Amnesty Board, Oswald Carr son
Willard. member Of the Workers
Defense Leagues national advi-
sorry board. called for full and
immediate amnesty for Selective
Serv &c Vic ators,"
Wizards statement was read to
the hoard by Francis Heisler, WDL
attorney. who added a statemen,
of his own in favor of amnesty.
Having defended more than 300
conscientious directors, Heisler Is
familiar with the Issue,
str ssirg the WDL's concern for
pol teal minorities, wizards state
ment said. "Some Of those who
have been In prison took Their
position on explicitly political
grounds. such rs members of the
Socialist Party, Soc alist Labor
Party, Industrial Workers of the
World and Puerto Rlcan National
ist Party,
II have served as member OF
the Leagues Free Lopez commit
toe, formed TO call attention to the
unjust treatment of the Puerto
Rican advocates Of Independence
under the Selective Service Act
In tn connection, | think you viii
be interested In the comment Of
Rexford G. Tuggwell, then COVER
nor of Puerto Rico, on January .,
1916, when he released five men
who were sentenced to life impri'
sonmont on the charge Of having
plotted TO kill General Blanton
Winship, the stands former gov
ernor. He said "The punishment
Of men for their political beliefs
Is contrary to the spirit of Ameri-
can law"
Urging that the amnesty be
compre hengive one, Wizards state
ment concluded by pointing out
that our past American amnesties
us well as those granted aboard
in the past two years have been
sweeping in nature and have not
singled out individuals to be in
cluded or excepted
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-03-07

The revenge OF a white man who
esented a Negroes interest in a
Negro girl came to light when Ar
chic McLaur,n went TO the chi.
cago NAACP branch with O letter
from his wife In which the miser.
able incident was related
Mrs. Vera Mcl4aurin sa d that w.
c. Holloway, friend of McLaurins
and Lawrence Calvin Jenkins, an
honorable discharged Navy veter.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-03-07

this story real little girl and
boy learn that there can be
Brownies in the home all the
time If real Children quietly and
secretly do helpful deeds, instead
of waiting for fairy-tale Brown
lie to pick up the threads and
wash the pans.
The Girl Scout Organization, in
company with similar groups
attempt to meet the needs
for desirable recrCational oppor-
tunities for children and the
Brownie Scout program Is based
on the characteristics, needs and
interests of the seven to ten year
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-03-07
MISSISSIPPI CRACKERS
CASTRATE NEGRO VET

tacker, who was said to be inter.
ested in the Negro girl and resent
full OF Jenkins attentions to her.
Tho sheriff found the rope and ra.
zor used in the attack after a
brief Investigation.
Holloway, who was with Jen.
kins when he was picked up by
his assailant, Is in hiding some
place In Mississippi,
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-03-07

white men we're waiting. They tied
jenkins to tree and castrated
him with razor blade. Left un-
tied. he struggled to his home
nearby where his mother found
him lying on the porch. Jank.1s is
now in a Jackson, Miss, hospital.
John Sandiford, Sheriff of Gov
ington County, said there was
nothing he could do about 1t be.
cause Jenkins will not name his at.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-03-07

an, both Of Collins, Miss, accepted
a lift from white man after at
tending a movie in Collins. They
went only a short distance when
the driver told Holloway to get out
of the car and get out OF town
right away. The driver said that
jenkins was the one he wanted.
The unnamed man took Jenk ms
TO a side road off Highway 40, N.
of Collins, where group Of
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-03-07
ST. LOUiSIAN IN SONG FEST
AT CARNEGIE HALL

NEW YORK (GlobaD-- John
Holman, young st. Louisian, who
held part in the recently revived
"Petrified Forest" sang with the
clio Chorus in a recent recital In
Carnegie Chamber Music Hall.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-03-07

ATLANTA, Ca "The white
primary, like slavery, was devised
In hell, put into the hands Of I'M
godly politicians, and promoted
with the money OF tho rich AMI
powerful, to keep the poor white
poor and the colored man poor
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-03-07

CHICAGO--A reward OF $1,000
was offered this week for infor-
nation leading to the arrest and
conviction OF the persons who ear
ly Saturday morning fired four
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Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-03-07

Average peacetime use OF gaso'
line per car in the United States
has doubled since 1920.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-03-07

IN GREENSBORO, N. G. recent
ly DR.. Sherwood Eddy, word IA
med traveller and lecturer, spoke
forcefuly and inspiringly in an
address to Bennett College students
and denounced Americas spoken
Christianity and sad America and
South Africa led the world in rae.
ial prejudice.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-03-07

SENATOR LODGE of Mass. in
one OF the most timely observa-
tons in his Lincoln birthday adj
dress said: "We were not put in
office in order to turn the clock
back. We we're, in my judgement,
sent to Washington in order to
wind up the clock, get the crumbs
and the rats next out of the
gears and get it going again. It
was timely because large num-
her of Republicans and Southern
Democrats, seem to be trying to
turn The clock back
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-03-07

A MAN WHO said he was n
prophet" got himself tossed out
of the visitors gallery of the
House of Representatives at Wash
ington recently. So far as your
columnist could gather the Con-
gressmen made no attempt to ex-
anime his creditials. That may
have been a mistake. It's true
Washington has more than its quo
Ia of amateur and phony prophets
But the remote chance that a real
one had appeared could have been
worth looking into. A genuine,
2i-carat, professional prophet
would be mighty useful around
the capitol these days.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-03-07
FLIES FROM NEW YORK
FOR FUNE RAJ

Rev. Sandy Ray, school mate
and long time friend of Rev. +.
r. Guy, and pastor Of one OF the
leading churches in New York
arrived here by plane Tuesday
afternoon at o'clock to attend
the funeral of Mrs. Guy. He left
New York Tuesday morning at
7 O'Clock Immediately upon re.
celvng word of her passing.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-03-07

DIR. HERDERT APTHEKER,
member of the graduate faculty
of Columbia University and an
authority on the history Of the
Negro told a yespcr service audi.
ence at Shaw I'm verslty in Ra.
leigh. N. G. recently that "The
Negro has nothing to lose in fl.
Citing for a better world but his
chains.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-03-07

MRS. l.. X. WILLIAMS. widow
OF the Late Or. L. x. Williams,
and Mrs. ]. G. Austin wife OF the
pastor of Pilgrim Baptist Church.
Chicago, were buried recently In
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Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-03-07

DEEP ARE THE ROOTS,
Broadway's latest pay, will in
wade the Soviet Capitol in early
Spring and play at the Vakhtan-
gov theatre. Some play, all
America should see It,
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-03-07

EDUCATION is knowledge plus
production.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-03-07

WHEN A FLORIDA tourist was
robbed on the highway recently.
he replied. Apparently, someone
decided to beat the hotels and Y,
M. C. AS to IT..
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-03-07

IN LEWISVILLE, Texas a small
town a few miles from Dallas,
a law has been passed by the
white city dads" prohibiting pet
ting, making love, hugging or EN-
bracing In manner suggestive,
or showing any signs of being ro-
mantle by whlstling, kissing or
winking of one eye or both in a
public place. The penalty is a
stiff one if caught Some lawma-
kers; they must lave been past
the romantic age.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-03-07

AN OLD AUTOMOBILE Is al
most human: 1t has so many ex.
pcnsiye ailments.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-03-07
M|NDEN LYNCHERS BROUGHT tt
LA. TRIAL IN DISTRICT COURT
Roundup
by A. M. Judge


JITTERBUGS, take notice: A
news release through the Daily
Telegraph's Belgrade correspon-
dent. said this week that boogie
woogie, the conga. the big apple,
and trucking have been banned
In Zagreb, with pena ties of $50.
90 or 45 days In Jail for any one
engaging or teaching the dances.
Evening star., 1947-09-05
OUTDOORS

Both fresh and salt water angling,
which have been in the doldrums
for the last few weeks. show signs
of picking up now that the nights
Evening star., 1947-09-05
Heurichs Win Again
Face Champions in
.A-A Tournament
Special DIspoteh 10 The ssor

HARRISBURG, Pa, Sept. 5,-The
Heurich Brewers Of Washington
D. c., are prepared to take long
step tonight toward the champion
ship of the All-American Amateur
Baseball Tournament when they
clash with the Defending Champion
Spring Grove, Md, nine.
Both teams are undefeated as the
tourney enters its third round and
the Brewers loom as the team to
beat in this double knockout series
by virtue of an 1872 decision over
the Venango Gears of Philadelphia
on Wednesday and yesterdays 6-5
decision over the strong Oakmont
team from Pittsburgh.
The Elkton. Md, team also kept
it's slate clean with an 8-6 verdict
over Bessemer, Ala.
The Brewers, after solving the
pitching of Douglas Gillette. ace
Pittsburgh hurler. came from behind
a 40 score to win.
Blasting across three runs in the
eighth on Bernie Goods single,
which scored Pepco Barry and Willie
Kaufman. and wild pitch the
Brewers earned 5-4 advantage, but
the stubborn Pittsburgh club came
back to tie the count in the ninth.
Mickey Native, who relieved Gill
lette, walked Max Coe and Frank
Brewer and then gave Barry an
intentional pass to fill the bases.
Ernie Bonelli picked up Red Giege-
rich's slow grounder and tagged out
Coe, but threw wild to first In a
double-play attempt, allowing the
winning run to score.
Evening star., 1947-09-05
Bio Tackle Joins CIV. Gndders;
G. u. Ends Shine; Terps Drive

are good, particularly Butkas, who
is only one of the best In the South
ern Conference.
The boys at Camp Let's put on
pads for their first contact work
yesterday. The first real intrasquad
scrimmage Is scheduled for tomor-
row. 1t will be closed, says Stanley
meaning that visitors are not in
vited for this one.
Stanley is lucky in having his
training camp located 35 miles from
Washington where crowds of specta-
tors can't bother him. Maryland has
a board fence to get behind, but
Georgetown practices right out in
the open at the Hilltop and has been
bothered considerably by we'll
meaning spectators. Crowds as high
as 200 have closed in on Coach Jack
Hagerty and his squad to watch
scrimmages this week. It's great to
have so much interest in the team,
but it's also troublesome at times.
On one occasion this week at
Georgetown, Assistant Coach Mush
Dubofsky had to pick up his squad
of line candidates and move to an
other section of the field rather than
disperse the thick crowd gathered
around him and interfering with
his work.
A quartet OF pass -snaring ends Is
Frightening the Georgetown football
picture. Showing up well In scrim-
mage sessions are Francis Desmond.
AL Sarashevitz, Larry Koncelik and
Bill Dzugan. Koncelik is the only
senior in this outfit, which makes
things look good for not only. this
year. but for the future. The pass
ing is being handled by Elmer Raba
and Lou Surman. These two also
are doing some fancy punting.
Maryland has plans for a real
scrimmage session tomorrow. after
which a big cut will be made in
the squad Of nearly 100 players.
Five players already have dropped
themselves from the team, includ-
ing Bill Polling, a back for the last
two years.