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Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-03-14
MALVERN
Phone 47sW
Jimmie Atkinson

Jimmie Atkinson Phone 476W
Mrs. Mary Moore who has been
helplessly III since the death Of
her mother.in-law Mrs. Emma
Moore, last September. Is much
improved, and expresses gratitude
to all her friends who were so at
tentive to her-especially for kind
favors done by Rev. A. G. VIII
cher and Pew. X. S. Shorty. She
and her husband. Adolphus Moore
expect to depart soon for Elyyira.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-03-14

800 G. Miles st.

e. C. Cutter 800 c. Miles St.
Mrs. Matte Hunter visited her
daughter. Mrs. Annie Bell Hill, In
Farmerville last Sunday -, j. II.
Ross Is on the sick list In Doug.
las Addition -. WANTED: Three
paper boys to sell STATE PRESS
See e. C. Cutter, 500 Miles ST..
The x, of p. No. 81 and the Court
" Calanthe will hold their Thanks
giving services March 23Id at New
Bethel Baptist Church. Bishop
Iohn II. Clayborn Of Little Rock
VIII deliver the sermon at pm.
Mr., and Mrs. Freddie Jones
left Sunday for San Bernardino,
California. They will stop In New
Orleans to visit Mrs. Jones' bro
Their, Robert Andrew Henderson
and Mr.. Jones' aunt, Mrs. Eva
Cochrone. They will also visit
Mrs. Jones' aunt in Los Angeles,
California Mrs. Ruth Brown and
Mr.. anu Mrs. Lawrence Williams
before re rrning to FL Dorado
Mrs. Nett Zachary has returned
to her home, 1918 East First St
after an operation at Warner
Brown Hospital -. Rev l.. r.
Thrower is pastor of Sweet Lilly
Church near Farmerville, La.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Bradford of
COS Brewster Ave. celebrated their
2lst wedding anniversary last Sun.
day. The Financial Drive for
s. James Baptist Church, East
Hillsboro Street, opened Monday
iight Rev. j. r. Rowe Is pastor.
The Gray Bros. Quartet of Hut
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-03-14

CLYDE WILSON. Hot Springs Business
man and Candidate for MAYOR, was born
and reared in Hot Springs He is SO years
old, thirty second degree Mason, men,
Der Of the Fountain Lake Methodist Church
and has long been leader in civic better
ment both for the white and coiored race.
He is interested in seeing the coiored
race have better schools and churches and
has contributed to most OF the things that
have been presented to him by the leaders
Of the colored people. He is one Of Hot
Springs outstanding businessmen, operat
ing two Of the largest furniture stores in,
the southwest and is also owner OF radio
station kWFC. He has contributed many.
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lOUANN
Ethel N. Jones

Ethel NJ. Jones
Mr. and Mrs. John Oliver, l. w.
Elliott and Matte Fuller reported
a nice time at Smackover Triumph
Church .. Mrs. Mydria H'ldreth
Is planning to visit Mrs. oliver.
The Friendly Four will sing at
Smackover tonight go, Mack FL
lott visited his daughter, Icy NJ,
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-03-14


benefit of ooored has been liberal
with both his time when called help with
anything that to benefit Hot Springs His policy MAYOR
will be the II has been a businessman FAIR
TREATMENT FOR ALL REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED,
COLOR RELIGION"
Political Ad paid for by Clyde Wilson
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-03-14

The HON. EMMETT HARRIS pic
tured above. First Negro candi.
date In fifty years 70 run for a
city alderman. He seeks to be
Alderman from the Second Ward
He 10 an outstanding race and civ
ic supporter. He deserves the
vote and influence from every
Negro and Is assured Of the
same from all fair minded white
voters In the April list election.
Advertising
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Hot Springs


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Evening star., 1947-05-26

Britain for their Constantine Brown.
failure to surrender to Marshal
Tito "Yugoslav traitors and wal
criminals whose escape has beer
facilitated by the authorities and
who are now living undisturbed ir
various places In Italy"
The statement, which caused
considerable anxiety in Italian po-
litical quarters and is said to have
contributed to the difficulties OF
forming a new Italian government
ends with this ominous sentence
'Tt is clear that this situation is
in contradiction with the funda-
mental principles OF justice and
humanity and in contradiction with
the decisions of the United Nations. q
$4,000 Yugoslavs Involved.
The leaders OF Italian political
parties-except for the Communists
fear that soon after ratification
of the peace treaty Marshal Tito
will demand officially that some
10000 Yugoslavs, who escaped inte
Italy after the collapse of Gen
Draja Mihailovich's resistance te
Tito, be handed over to the Yugo.
slav government.
For the present Marshal Tito ha.
no right to ask the Italian govern.
ment for the surrender of these
victims. He has asked the Amer
ican and British representatives who
Evening star., 1947-05-26
THE EVENING STAR. washington. D. c. A--s
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so set that It win pay Oh 90 cents
on the dollar. Wen let Alice and
the dormouse and the Mad Halter
discuss that at the next tea party.
Sunice to say, those who operate
slot machines must be thieves at
heart, else they wouldn't harbor
thieves under their roofs.
In conclusion. ] would like to
tell the Florida legislators that as
much as the average American
loves the things that 60 with .
decent standard OF living, he would
rather ride over rough road, have
his children study by lan1plight and
boil his drinking water than know
that his super highways, his de luxe
schools and extra-purified water
lcane from the nickels, dimes and
quarters OF men and women who
couldn't afford to put them In .
slot machine.
Distributed By McNausht syndicate, Tne.l
Evening star., 1947-05-26

The case which Harold L. ickes.
the Supreme Court used to voice
its opinion had its roots in Texas.
Covering an unimportant case in a
county court, reporter for the
Corpus Christi Caller Times wrote
stories which, as Justice Douglas
says In his opinion, were by any
standard an unfair report of what
transpired. But inaccuracies in re-
porting are commonplace" He
added, "(The editoriaD was, we as
sumo, an unjust criticism"
1t seems to me that this decision
was in the public interest and fairly
represents what citizens generally
believe that freedom of the press
ought to mean. Warranted criticism
of the courts, even during judicial
proceedings. cannot hurt the court
IL justice is being administered as
evenly and impartially as it should
be. But criticism should be fair
and it should be based upon OBJ
jectively considered facts.
Doesn't Seek Less Criticism.
I am not arguing for less criti-
cism. All of us might be the better
for more of it and it should be as
pointed and as severe as circum-
stances warrant. The newspapers
should criticise when necessary, and
with effect, but they should be will
ing to take as well as to give. AS
a matter of fact, to the extent that
they are fair and objective, they
would find themselves beyond the
range Of criticism.
Certain newspapers do and have
done some pretty indefensible
things. Some newspapers at in
tervals, and others, even the best
of them, on occasion can give ex-
preston in their editorials, their
news columns or by cartoons. to a
personal venom, the effect of which
can be much more damaging than
the sentencing of reporter or pub
Usher to two or three days in jail
for contempt of court. Yet, under
the doctrine in the case under dis
cussion, the press, in effect, is told
that no proceedings for contempt oi
court can reach them.
Justice Douglas In writing his
opinion did not even express right
eous indignation over the publica-
ton Of an editorial that he re.
garded as unjust criticism" Or
the contrary, by remarking thai
inaccuracies in reporting are COM
monplace," he, in effect. said thai
it does not matter whether pur.
ported news is accurate or not.
| But If this decision makes it vir.
tually impossible for a Judge here.
after to deal harshly. or even firmly
with a newspaper for real Of
fancied offense against the cour
Evening star., 1947-05-26

chine. Al man has sporting chance
against q pickpocket, to begin with.
He can sew his money In his watch
pocket, or keep his hands in his
pockets all the time, or, II robbed,
has q chance to outrun the thief
and slug him on the jaw.
But against q slot machine, q man
hasn't any more chance than q GI
at q court martial. II he hits . slot
machine with a right cross, all that
gets hurt is his hand. II he tries
to wear one out by playing 1t with
out iet-up, the machine will be
standing long after the man Is dead
As II to add 'tone" to slot ma
chine playing, the bill now before
the Florida legislators designates
that the slot machine be Of the
electric console type. Just wi1a,
this Is / don't know. but I imagine
1t looks like q super iuke box, with
enough lights to fascinate the idiotit
and sufficient buttons to give Of the
mating call to morons.
9CAAAS CACStAIC, tAAC QCSl&I1dtC0 lIld
chine undoubtedly requires no effort
on the part Of the sucker. He Just
drops in a nickel, dime, quarter
half dollar, or dollar, steps bach
and gets nothing.
Electricity Eliminates Exercise.
This electrical business eliminate.
the only virtue possessed by tn,
old type slot machine. At least
a man got exercise in going broke
on the hand-operated bandits.
He had to pull the lever q few time.
before he was broke.
II the bin now before the Florids
solons passes, the operator Of thu
machine will get 10 cents out ol
each dollar played, the State sis
cents, with 80 cents being returned
to the sucker. Let us not go into
the question of how the State j.
going to police each machine tc
see that Its mechanical insides are
Evening star., 1947-05-26
This Changing Worle
Marshal Tito May Be Preparing
To Penetrate Italy After Treaty

are sitting the evidence against al.
legged war criminals In Italy to turT
over to Yugoslavia those named ir
"a list prepared by his government
However, only so persons who &C.
tually co-operated with the Ger
mans have been extradited In the
last four months.
The attitude adopted by Wash.
|ington and London is that those
who opposed Tito and escaped from
Yugoslavia cannot be described a.
war criminals, In accordance with
the rules laid down in London which
guided the trials at Nuremberg and
elsewhere.
Article A Of the peace treaty pro-
vides, however, that the signatories
are entitled to demand from italy
all persons directly accused by any
Of the victorious governments a.
war criminals as well as the mate
rial witnesses involved. Some SO, ,00t
Yugoslay refugees fall into this cate
CORY.
Many Refugees Are Hiding.
There Is little reason to believe
that the italian government woule
hesitate to comply with Marsha
Tto's demands after the peace
treaty has been signed. But there
are many refugees in Italy who
entered without papers and are
hiding throughout the country
There are no records on these aliens
and 1t is unlikely that the italian
police could comply in full with
Yugoslav demands made directly te
the Italian government.
Those who have followed this
situation fear that as soon as Italy
is bound by the peace treaty the
Belgrade government will demand
the immediate surrender of every
Yugoslav who is wanted by the
OzNA, the Yugoslay secret police
and any delay in complying with
this request will impel the Yugosla,
government to send a police force
to enforce its demands.
This may be the signal for Palmire
Togliatti, chief of the italian Com.
munist Party and Marshal Tito's
former colleague In the Comintern
to make himself head of the italian
government. thus establishing q
physical link between Moscow and
Paris by way OF Northern Italy.
Evening star., 1947-05-26
The Great Game Politics
Reform of OIC Is Held Necessary
If It Expects Another Extension

SCARED by its experience and, per-
haps, somewhat chaStened by its
fright, probably will continue an
other year.
It will have a rather precarious,
reluctantly granted lease Of life,
but 1t will have escaped threatened
destruction. However, 1t will be
well for those who operate and con-
troll it during the next year to real
ize that this is by no means a
permanent lease and, unless they
want to court death at another ses-
sion, they will be wise to mend
their ways"
Inferior Quality Opposed.
For the opposition to the OIC has
not been to the principle upon
which it is based but upon the in
ferior quality of its personnel and
the absurdity with which it has
often performed. A lot of the silly
things done in and by the OIC have
been brought out by congressional
Investigators. They include the
eulogy of Mr.. Wallace, broadcast by
the Voice" while he was abroad
engaged in assailing American for
eign policy; the distribution,
through its cultural agents" In
foreign capitals of an obscene novel;
the sponsorship Of some-to the
ordinary American ridiculous
specimens of modern American art,
etc, etc.
It will also be we'll to remember
that some of our best-trained Dip
lomats In the department privately
AS they must-take dim view of
the OIC. Their contention is that
Its cultural attaches" whom they
have had to absorb in our embassies
and legations are anything but
cultural" fellows and have really
nothing much to do; that the sala-
ries paid by the OIC to some of its
personnel are higher than they pos
sibly could earn in private life and
put them almost on a compensation
equality, where they do not belong,
with ministers, ambassadors and
even cabinet members; that this
would be forgivable and even justi-
fable if they were worth it-but
they just are not.
On the contrary, they are of the
extreme crusading, New Dealish,
owl type, in whose judgment not
many have confidence, however pure
their hearts may be. In brief, men
of experience in the field, while
subscribing to the propaganda prin-
ciple, are dubious whether, as now
operated, the OIC does as much
good as it does harm.
Saved after a tremendous effort,
1t should be remembered that there
exists inside and outside the de-
partment, as well as inside and out
of Congress a degree of intense hos
tility toward OIC. Clearly, If il
is going really to be useful it ought
to be reformed. Clearly, unless it
is, not even Gen. Marshall will be
able to save it next time.
Evening star., 1947-05-26
Important Supreme Court Decision Seen
Increasing Responsibility of Press

while a case is on trial, it imposes
a heavy responsibility upon decent
newspapers and decent newspaper
men. They should realize that free
dom to report badly and to edi-
torialize recklessly become fragrant
licenses unless carefully curbed.
In the absence of fear of contempt
proceedings, the newspapers are un-
der a heavier obligation to exercise
self-restraint.
Great Responsibility Involved.
It is still true that with great
power should go great responsibility.
AS the best of them now generally
are, more should be more certain
of their facts than some of them
even try to be, especially If the
purported facts relate to an indi-
vidual or institution that can be
greatly damaged in public estima-
ton.
No editorial writer should ever
permit personal feeling or vindic-
tiveness to flow through his pen.
Cartoonists should conf1ne them
selves to making their points clearly
and as cleverly as may be, without
the cruel delineations that, at times,
almost constitute an obscenity. It
is even to be hoped that at least
the responsible newspaper will re-
frain from publishing picture that
has been deliberately taken to catch
the subject at disadvantage or In
an embarrassing pose. Such photo
graph is not fair representation.
I suggest that the newspapers of
the land should, voluntarily, set up
some machinery through which,
either on their own motion or on
complaint made, they can judge
whether, in given case, a news
paper has abused its power. Even
without the right to impose pen
alties, beyond suspension or ex-
pulsion, such an organization could
exert a wide influence for good.
Membership in it would be coveted.
A summary of the facts in any case
heard. supporting a well-reasoned
conclusion. would impress upon the
newspaper fraternity the RESPONSE
bility for constant determination
and self-restraint.
I, for one, hope that the news
paper profession will live up to the
very great responsibility that has
been laid upon it by this significant
decision by the Supreme Court of
the United States.
(Copyright. 1947.)
Evening star., 1947-05-26

uurehearsed and unrestrained ma
ture Of its operations will be modi-
fed.
At least such is the hope. Rep
resentative Mundt has sponsored a
bill providing the legal authorize
ton the agency lacked but laying
down certain restrictive conditions,
and Representative Taber has soft
ened sufficiently to indicate ap-
proval of a reduced appropriation
to keep it alive.
However, this survival is not due
to the dire predictions of disaster
that have come from the not en-
tirely disinterested individuals un-
der whom 1t is now functioning, nor
from the gay young radicals who
are having so much fun in their
participation.
1t Is not even because of the sober
commendation by the conservative
press, convinced of the essential
soundr1ess of the idea though un-
enthusiastic about the quality and
manner of the operation. Actually,
the OIC has been saved from the
extinction eagerly sought by a
considerable number Of justly irri-
tated persons) through the efforts
of Secretary of State Marshall, sup
plemented by those of the chief of
staff, Gen. Dwight Eisenhower.
Generals Saved Program.
These are the men responsible
for rescuing tiff it Is rescued
from a somewhat savage Congress
all set to end what was quite
widely regarded as an ill-spent life.
The emphatic and powerful asser-
ton Of Gen. Marshall that discon-
tinuance of the OIC would weaken
American foreign policy and make
our position abroad more difficult
to maintain just could not be ig-
nored. That, coupled with his ex-
pressed belief in the real need
Of pro-American propaganda to
counteract anti-American propa-
ganda-a belief strongly supported
by Gen. Eisenhower-was too much
for the Republican leadership. That
is easy to understand.
Under the impact of those non-
political statements from those
particularly nonpolitical men, it
gave ground. To reject. would have
put Republican leaders in a posi-
tion hard to defend and impose a
responsibility no party leadership
would care to assume. So, unless
things change, the OIC, somewhat
Evening star., 1947-05-26

GWO. neuIy tMckemOFfs
[ BY that time the State of Florida
may very well have legalized the
picking Of pockets. and I want to
get In on the ground floor.
If you think I'm crazy making
such a statement, please let me
inform you that a bill to legalize
slot machines in the State already
has passed the Senate Finance and
Taxation Committee, and many
believe that 1t won't be long before
the "one-armed bandits will be as
legal as church attendance.
Pickpocket Beats Slot Machine.
Now, a State that will put the
okay on slot machines will come
close to saying yes" to any pro-
posal to extract money from the
citizens. A pickpocket is a fine
sportsman compared to a slot ma
Evening star., 1947-05-26

IL the italian
peace treaty is
ratified by the
s e n a te an d
American troops
withdrawn, were
increased last
week.
On May 20 the
italian press re-
ceived a strongly
worded S t a t e.
ment issued by
a Yugoslav dip
lomat attacking
the u nit e d
States and Great
Evening star., 1947-05-26

newspapers have
t h e rig ht t O
print the news
concerning our
courts as they
find it. whether
accurately or in
accurately. Fur
ther, it deter
mined that the
newspapers may
comment as they
c h oos e, on a
case on trial,
without b e n 6
held in contempt
nf court
Evening star., 1947-05-26

eIleM legs as
ninnble as their
wits.
Nevertheless. I
have started e d
s t u d y in 6 the
business of pick
ing pockets and,
despite the fact
that my youth
Is as far behind
me as my stom-
ach Is in front
of me. I have
hopes of being a
talented "di p''
within a year or
Evening star., 1947-05-26

ana which H.
cludes the So
called "Voice Of
America" will be
saved - almost
by the pro-
yer btal shoe
string-from the
complete o b l.
teration tn a t
seemed assured
by the recent
attitude of the
House. But some
of its gaudiest
feathers will be
plucked out and
the uninhibited,
Evening star., 1947-05-26
Man to Man
By Harold L. Ickes

The Supreme Court has handed
down a decision, by vote of 6-3,
that enlarges and confirms the al
ready great powers of the press.
The court, in effect, held that
Evening star., 1947-05-26
Mel emo
Legolized Slot Machine
Compared to Pickpocket
By Henry McLem ore

The most successful pickpockets
started learning their trade when
they were youngsters. when their
fingers were swift and supple and
Evening star., 1947-05-26
Peacefime Research
On Military Aircraft
Held Vital 10 Security
By David Laurence

There is q curious conplacency
about the security of the United
States. Almost everybody thinks
that with the atom bomb and lot
Evening star., 1947-05-26
BY Constantine Bropn

Suspicious of some American OBJ
servers that Marshal Tito Of Yugo-
slayia may decide to penetrate into
italy under some pretext, when and
Evening star., 1947-05-26
ss..s.s y n. sss s,.sss.s~ ~
By Frank r. Kent

The chances are that the State
Departments Once of International
Information and Cultural Affairs
generally designated as the OIC)
Evening star., 1947-05-26

OF sht ps and
planes and SOL
diers and sailors
In reserve from
the last war,
America could
meet any sud-
den attack ard
t at another
Pearl Harbor is
remote, II not
impossible.
Inherent In
this reasoning
Is the belief that
America has the
air pow er to
Evening star., 1947-09-04
Park in those days" he reminded his

Park in those days." he reminded hi
friends.
THE boys and girls would 60 Out
on a Saturday morning and we'd
eat hard boiled eggs"
He then told of Analostan Island
now Theodore Roosevelt Island, "a
wonderful place where there were
some grand occasions" when the
Columbia Athletic Club was there
Also Arsenal Grounds.
Monte Sanger described family
affair picnics in the Southwest,
when officers at the old Washington
Arsenal would, issue the invitations
for outings on its grounds. He de-
scribed how, on other picnics, they
would run for frogs" late in the
evening.
Frank Gummel was enthusiastic
about the section around the pres
ent Mckinley High School and re-
called as a small boy, the shooting
and ball games" He thought also