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Evening star., 1947-04-16

signs, mon and women killing them
selves right and left, soldiers on every
street corner selling apples because
there just weren't any jobs, the heads
Of hungry families breaking into grocery
stores to get food, the backbone banks
Of New York and Chicago tottering on
their foundations want, hope
lessness and despair clutching at the
throat not only Of the working class but
untold numbers of those who had
thought themselves beyond the reach Of
want.
Remember those days Of confusion
worse confounded' when all Of the
brains of the country were stymied,
when but one man In 1875 900 600 people
had any idea Of what to do about It?
Those OF us who went through 1t will
never forget! It is the new crop OF
war buzzards which is now sowing the
seeds Of depression that could very
well rock the foundations Of the earth.
Today, Europe and Asia are bankrupt.
OF all the large nations of the earth the
United States stands as the bulwark
against worldwide bankruptcy. For
national prosperity we need to export
goods but where is q poverty ridden
world going to get the money to pay
us9 And what's happening inside the
bulwark? Top-heavy prices for every
thing necessary to the average family
are depicting, and fast, the savings Of
that family and it now finds that 1t is
Just able to exist on prevailing wages.
You only have to talk to any worker to
know this. Soon the demand for goods
must Of necessity slow down and later
stop; manufacturers will again be caught
with too much raw material; retail
shelves will be overstocked; factories will
begin to close; unemployment will in
crease; the people Of America will be
hungry once again and the food riots
will return.
On the other hand, We read that
corporation profits were up $40 In a
single year. There you have the an
swer-greed to the nth degree, q greed
that Is grinding exceedingly small"
perhaps, but the inevitable result Is
written on the wall. How can business
say to labor I'VE can't afford to give
you raise? Truly they cannot afford
it but 1t is not for lack Of money. What
they can't afford Is the speeding up of
the ball Of imitation to the point where
it will grind to pieces the chronological
structure.
How can world be spared the misery
that is creeping upon it? The answer
Is just one thing: The prices Of every
thing necessary to the maintenance of
the average American family must come
down drastically and Immediately. "Ex-
perience Is the best teacher? I doubt
it. WILLIAM D. GARVEY.
Evening star., 1947-04-16

way on April 2s. That could con-
ceivably turn the session into one
much broader In scope than what Is
now contemplated. ALI this tends to
invest the forthcoming session with
an aura of uncertainty which adds
to the interest that 1t will undoubt-
edly provoke.
Evening star., 1947-04-16
Russiun Lend-Leuse

The State Departments announce
ment that the Soviet Government
has agreed to negotiate its lend
lease indebtedness to the United
States may come somewhat as a
surprise. For more than year, the
department has been prodding Mos
cow for settlement on the lend
lease account between the two coun-
tries. No less than six communica-
tions have been sent to the Soviet
Foreign Office, but until now these
have either received noncommittal
replies or have been ignored. Now,
however, the department has been
informed that negotia tions will start
in Washington as soon as Am
bassador Novikov returns here from
Moscow.
An analysis of the account makes
interesting reading. It shows that
we furnished Soviet Russia lend
lease aid to the value of nearly $11,-
300, 600, 900, while Russia is credited
with reverse" lend-lease amounting
to about $2,200,000. The magnitude
and variety of the items furnished
Russia are literally staggering. Be-
sides military equipment and NUM-
tions, they include every sort OF non
military material, from trucks and
rolling stock to ioodstuffs, machine
tools and entire factories of many
kinds. These nonmilitary items are
the ones with which the negotiations
will be chiefly concerned. In ac-
cordance with our policy in all lend
lease accounts, no repayment is be-
ing sought for strictly military type
goods, except that we reserve the
right to ask for the return of such
material as has not been used up in
the war itself. In Russia's case the
nonmilitary items form an unusually
large proportion Of the total, esti-
mated at about one-quarter of the
whole-a figure Of somewhat under
So, 900 ,00o, 900.
Although no official explanation
has been vouchsafed as to why the
Soviet Government has chosen this
time to accede to our repeated re-
quests for a settlement, intimations
are rife both here and in Moscow
that Russia will couple these dis
cussions with renewal of its re-
quest for large loan, supposedly of
at least $1,000, 100000. This matter
was raised almost year and a half
ago. But when our Government
took the position that loan appli-
cation would have to be coupled
with lend-lease settlement, Mos
cow dropped the matter.
Offhand, it would seem that Mos
cow is bit late in angling for loans
or credits from us. Originally, Rus
sia could probably have gotten such
a loan. Indeed, the Export-Import
Bank then earmarked 81, ,000, ,000, 900
for such an eventuality. But when
Moscow proved recalcitrant on
lend-lease settlement, the ear
marked sum was disbursed to other
countries and today the bank has
no funds available for this purpose.
The only visible alternative would
be for Congress to act on the matter,
but with Soviet-American relations
In their present shape, such con-
gressional action would be highly
improbable. Certainly, Moscow
must make an acceptable lend-lease
settlement before 1t can expect any
loans or credits from us.
Evening star., 1947-04-16
Against the Kremlin


To the Editor Of The Star.
II Roosevelt had known about Russia's
treatment Of her 100000 slaves, he
probably, let us hope, would have had
nothing whatever to do with such gov
ernment. A government that will act
toward its own people as Russia is re-
ported to be doing, is not f1t to control
a part Of Germany, or any other country.
n, B. BRADFORD.
Evening star., 1947-04-16

Please be brief. Short letters
are preferred. all are subject to
editing for condensation. Only
letters accompanied bv name
and address OF iDriter DilI be
used, although a pseudonym is
IN some cases permissible.
Evening star., 1947-04-16

You know the man who wants to
sit at the side Of the world and
watch the world go by. But If he
!, sits at the side Of the world in the
next war, he will watch the world
go bye-bye.
Evening star., 1947-04-16

Russia, particularly those sections which
may contain uranium deposits and all
experimental plants and laboratories
working on atomic energy. CD Comply
with the Baruch Plan Of atomic control.
CITIZEN M. A. GREELEY.
Evening star., 1947-04-16
Prices Must Drop

PrlceS Must Drop
To the Editor Of The Star.
Experience is the best teacher" it is
said, but, evidently, that is not true
insofar as depressions are concerned.
Thinking persons (and this does not
include black marketers, rent gougers,
food manipulators or greedy merchants
shudder to dwell upon those days Of the
last depression's greatest depth-wlien
the United States OF America narrowly
missed bankruptcy. And the four years
that preceded those black days-four
long years Of misery: Factories from one
end Of the country to the other boarded
up, thousands Of banks and building
and loan associations closed, Fifth ave-
nue. looking like deserted city. every
fourth or fifth store in practically every
industrial city smeared with For Rent"
Evening star., 1947-04-16
No RifhtP

To the Editor Of The Star.
It no doubt was well said In your re-
cent editorial that the President "de-
serves the support Of his fellow Ameri-
cans" 50 long as he keeps his sights
trained on what seems to be best for
Evening star., 1947-04-16

A stamp to honor doctors has been
announced. How about another to
honor the people who pay them7
Not too many do.
Evening star., 1947-04-16

Defends Public School System
TO the Editor Of The Star.
I wonder who these critics OF our
school system think they are fooling,
by always trying to turn back the clocks
OF civilization and also bringing shame
upon the country that gave them the
only chance they or their ancestors
ever knew. It is too bad that these In
dividuals just cannot see their children
brought up under these public school
conditions. I would Ike to state to
the contrary Of some Of these critics
that right-thinking parents are not
sending their children to other schools
People who make such statements
as there are the type who always
knock public institutions, but they can
prescribe just the right school for
you and any one else who will listen.
I have several children Of my own
and they will attend public school and
uphold the things that make their.
country great. Furthermore, know
they won't be Communists, nor will they
be taught that other schools are better
than the American public school system.
These people, who always pretend
to be such great Americans, go around
trying to smear all public institutions
with the word Communism" II you
ask me, the Communists have q great
rival in trying to break down every
thing that is American. I wonder
who will get there first? E.K.s.
There Is Tide
To the Editor Of The Star:
Some Of US are born optimists. We
believe that man can do much to shape
the future Of man. And surely no mo-
ment In history has been more fraueht
with need for reactions by men Of good
will than the present instant.
America is at the crossroads; . new
foreign policy has been proposed and
must be adopted.
There is a tide in the affairs Of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to
fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shadows and in miseries,"
We have traced the course of civiliza;-
ton from its cradle in the East, west
ward through the Christian nations to
Britain. There we have seen its ascend
ancy repose happily for some centuries,
wondering meanwhile, How long; how
long?" Under the protection Of the
British fleet, then in cooperation with
the British feet, later assisted by the
British fleet and now almost in the
position of sailing as convoy to the Brit
ish fleet, we have grown and prospered
nightly.
Once before there was a tide" like
this and look what happened. Under
Woodrow Wilson we were brought to a
position in which we might have guar
anteed peace and prosperity forever.
What happened? Little men in Con-
gress-, but you remember! How well
we remember!
RICHARD L. FELDMAN,
Evening star., 1947-04-16

at their conduct In these parts. As
tar as conduct goes, the world prob
ably would be better OF II people
were q bit more like them.
Evening star., 1947-04-16

the welfare OF all Of us But Is that
true with regard to the proposed aid TO
Greece and Turkey?
As member OF the United Nations we
had no right ito ignore" If not defy,
the Charter Of the United Nations, by
deliberately moving to intervene in the
internal affairs Of Greece and Turkey
before the q. N. had been asked to act
or been warned Of our Intentions.
HERBERT E. PAGE.
Evening star., 1947-04-16
A Young Student Protests

a Young Student Protests
TO the Editor Of The Star.
am very indignant about the letter
In last Fridays Star signed by M. I'd.
who suggested 10 months Of school. I
would like very much to put him In
school for u months and see how he
likes it.
School is bad enough In winter. but
Evening star., 1947-04-16
Burton WheeIer's New Tusk

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Arkansas State press., 1947-08-22

REELECTED The Hon. 4. ).
Stevenson was elected president
of the Negro Civic League of Hot
Springs Thursday night. lie
founded the League some IA
years ago and twice before he
was elected president and served
each time with honor and dis
tinction. He could be well named
one Of Arkansas most civic mind
ed Negroes. And were it not for
the fact that Arkansas Is hot
bed Of racial bondage he, without
a doubt, would find his way to
the Arkansas Serate. Other Off
GERS elected are James Mitchell.
vice president; Prof. A. Logan,
recording secretary; Prof. W. Fra
zicr. assistant secretary; Rev. A.
Pickett, corresponding secretary;
Jas Ferguson. treasurer; Rev. J.
w. Golston. chaplain. Richard Lee
mons Is chairman Of the Execu-
tive Committee 1t is reported that
Mr.. Lemons asked the body not
to elect him this time. The out
going president found himself
overworked through the strain Of
every major Negro activity being
laid on his shoulder. When the
record Of the League has been
written Mr.. Lemons will 20 down
In history as having purged the
League of some of its eating can
GERS. Much power to him in the
long future.
Arkansas State press., 1947-08-22
NMU HITS JAILING
Continued from page one

Smith added that on many oc-
casions in the past the NMU had
protested to the State Department
regarding the reluctance of con-
sular representatives overseas to
protect the interests of American
seamen.
He declared that in the present
instance the arrested seamen were
denied the right to see the Ameri-
can consul in Piraeus. He charg-
ed that Captain Snow, of the SIS
Marine Carp, owned by the Anne
rican Export Lines, joined with
the Greek police in refusing TO
call the American consul and de-
MED the crew the opportunity to
hold a meeting on the matter be-
fore the vessel left the port.
Details of the shocking assault
upon these American seamen ana
the violation of their civil liber-
ties came from two eyewitness
reports from members Of the
crew.
Groves, the Ships Chairman,
went ashore in an effort to as
sist two other seamen involved
in a quarrel. John Mackey, Ste
ward Delegate on the vessel
charges that,
saw uniformed Greek po-
liceman on the dock raise his
rifle butt and strike Groves in
the back Of the neck and Groves
fell into the water. Groves, at the
time he was struck was getting
out of a launch owned by the
American Export Lines. At no
time while watching this incident
did I see Groves participate in
the scuffle that was going on
upon the docks between two crew
members and about twenty-five
armed Greek policemen
Mackey's statement charges also
that the Greek police fired at the
ship in an effort to shoot several
crew members swimming in the
water near the gangplank He said
these crew members were trying
to escape what was happening to
their brothers ashore"
A second eyewitness statement
Arkansas State press., 1947-08-22
NDL PROTEST. BLOCKING
+ SCHOOL FOR MIGRATORY
WORKERS KID

GFANBURY, N. j. 1890 wild
lie blocking by anti-Negro ele-
menti Of a state-sponsored school
ior migratory workers kids here
was protested by Rowland Watts.
acting national secretary Of the
Workers Defense League.
The school board had promised
use of its buildings. but reversed
itself after citizens protest raj
~ which accused Negroes, 93
per cent of the workers, of carry
ing communicable diseases and of
being undesirable to the area.
Watts wires state officials:
Urge you back up original de-
cision of local school board to re-
sist discrimination against these
children"
I The activities Of the WILD are
well known in Cranbury. 1t is
stlll recalled how the League in
1910 won $4,000 damages for Sc
ven migratory workers who were
assaulted by mob.
Arkansas State press., 1947-08-22
Curdon

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wingfield
of Texarkana were house guests
of Miss Elizabeth Smith last Fri
day 49,. A fine baby girl was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Royton.
Mother and baby are doing fine.
80. Rev. H. Y. Williams preached
a soul stirring sermon last Sun
day at Mt Canaan Bapt. Church.
Mrs Ester Long of Chicago, Ill
is here visiting her mother and
sister, Mrs A. D. Smell and Mrs
Maud Juniel .=... Johnnie Jordan
spent the weekend at his home
with his family in Shreveport, La
and is now stopping at the home
of Mrs, Nancy Hughes .... Calvin
Smith left for Chicago, III. where
he will enter school ~. Mrs.
Queen Simpson returned from
Kansas City, Mo. where she has
been attending summer school,
and left last Saturday night for
California on her vacation .5
Mrs. Ruth Kalheim left last
Thursday night for Chicago. Ill
after spending five weeks here
with her parents, Prof. and Mrs
j. Fl Kalheim .-.... Sunday School,
ACE League, and the Woman's
Missionary Convention of the
Prescott District, West Arkansas
Conference, were held at Bethel
AME Church and closed last
Sunday. More than $1,000 was
raised. Rev. T O. Clu5aD pas
tor, Rev G. r. L Duncan presi-
ding Elder, G.. w. Barber, Bishop.
Arkansas State press., 1947-08-22
Here And There
Continued from page enc

minority groups are Disseminated
against. They find. for example,
that the Anglo-Saxons admit that
they are willing to give equal Job
opportunities to minority groups.
but in practice rarely do. They
find also that the strongest pre-
judice lies in the old American
types, peope who have been in the
country for more than three gene
rations, people of Anglo-Saxon
ancestry who are always accepta-
BILE in the faternities and sorori-
ties.
The least prejudice, on the
other hand, comes from almost
the opposite type. A secure FAM
lily life is highly important in pre-
venting the feelings of aggression
from which prejudice arises The
people in charge Of the program
and the National Conference OF
Christians and Jews, which is de-
dictated to building better social
relations, hope that one day this
intergroup relations study will be
incorporated into the training OF
all teachers. For only when a
teacher knows the causes OF ra-
cial and group tensions can he or
she know how to nip them in the
bud - and only when he has kept
these tensions to the barest mini
mum in the classroom can they
do the best possible job as teach
Arkansas State press., 1947-08-22
Charlie Brown

Mrs. Octavia Jones and grand
son ]. c. Jones. Jr. 802 Union
Avenue have returned after va
cation to Muskegon, Michigan.
She visited her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Hapson and her son, ]. c. Jones'.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. E. Van HOOK
and little daughter Mary Ellen
have. returned from. an extended
vacation in South Georgia where
they were guests of Mrs. Van
Hooks parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James II, Few ..... Miss M. B. Few
is visiting her sister, Mrs G. Z.
Van Hook here .....,. Ell Bethel
Baptist Church at Three Greeks
began revival last Sunday. Rev.
w. G. Goodwin preached the OPP
ening sermon and announced that
the revival would be conducted
during the week by Rev. Simpson.
Several of the former residents
of Three Creeks returned to their
old haunts Sunday to see former
friends ...... The Local Branch Of
the NAACP will hold its monthly
meeting at st. Vesters c. M. E,
Church Sunday, August 3lst at
3 PM. This change in the meeting
date was made because of the
celebration of Rev. J. F. Kelley's
anniversary at the regular meet
ing time 500. Mrs. Savannah Fra
zier who attended summer school
at Indiana State College, is at
home again -" Mrs. Opheliaa Me-
Junkins has gone to Atlanta. Ga.
to visit her son, Thomas McJun-
kins, Jr. and his family 49,. Fun
eral services were held at First
Baptist Church last week for
Mrs. Gratha Harris, wife of Har-
vey Harris -. Prof. r. S. Scott
who spent his vacation in Cali
fornia visiting his sons has re-
turned feeling much better Mrs.
Saddle Moore, wife of Grocery
man c. w. Moore went via air
line to Los Angeles. She had
breakfast in Ell Dorado and din
ner in Los Angeles ...... DR.. r. c..
Woods, pastor of Ronoke Bap-
fist Church, Hot Springs, viii de-
liver the anniversary sermon for
Pastor J. E. Kelly Sunday at 3
PM. w The Brotherhood of First
Baptist Church, DR.. J. w. Ora
ham president, is sponsoring a
drive to bring its budget before
the convention year ends. Men,
bers of the church and friends
are called upon to help in this eff
fort. The budget represents the
Brothers share for education,
missions and charity. The drive
Arkansas State press., 1947-08-22
SMACKOVER
Collie Caldwell

NoAAAt S"AaVCh
Mrs. Lille Haynes of Philadel-
phia, Pa. visited her sister, Mrs.
Charlie Meekins last week ........
Mrs. Patsy Wingfield of Los An
geles, California is guest of her
sister Mrs, Birda wilkins Mr..
and Mrs. Franklin Scales and
Miss Mamie Lee Primm of Gary,
Indiana are visiting relatives and
friends here ..... News has been
received Of the serious illness of
Mrs. Willie Mitchell at Alexan-
der. She is the sister of Mrs. L.
l.. Gill and we pray for her
strength and recovery ....... Mrs.
Maybelle Bailey Is improving at
local hospital ~.,. Visitors at
First Baptist Church Sunday
were Miss Julia Bates and Miss
Patricia Anderson of Camden;
Mrs Emma Stringer and daught-
er, Mrs. Irene Scott of Detroit
Michigan; Mr. and Mrs. Wooten
and Mrs. Coleman of Fordyce ..
Watson Bryant Of Chicago, ILL
nois is guest of his sister, Mrs.
Matte Drawhome ...... A musical
program was rendered Sunday
night at First Baptist by the
Fordyce visitors .-. Mrs. Carrie
Green has returned after a va
cation in Louisiana ..... NJ N.
Lewis is improved ..... Miss Will
lie Hicks and a party Of friends
from Norphlet visited in Smack
over Sunday evening.
Arkansas State press., 1947-08-22
RiXI +

Mrs P. Rainier is here at Book
er Terrace as the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. w. NJ. Anderson. She
halls from Tuckerman w. M.
Hampton, formerly of Rixie. but
now resident of St Louis, Mo.
is here on business .=.. John l..
Williams was shot to death at the
Nose Edward Cafe in Booker
Terrace last Saturday night by
Robert Cooley ........ First Baptist
Church of Booker Terrace has
begun its revival ..a.. The Zion
Grove Baptist members with their
new pastor. Rev E. Larry, held
their first service in their newly
constructed building last Sunday.
Mrs, Matte Jordan of Book
er Terrace has returned from
Iexarkana where h visited
friends and relatives z-.... New
dora Baptist Church members of
Booker Terrace are cleaning I'D
things for the erection of a stone
building which Will begin soon
L. Stricklin and Mrs Jackson are
on the sick list
Arkansas State press., 1947-08-22

submitted to the Union By Ca.
briel Prosetu. an Oiler on the
Marine Carp and Engine Dept
delegate; charges that at the po-
lice station the Greek police were
adamant about holding the ar
rested seamen and that Captain
Snow offered no serious obJec-
ton. The Captain also refused TO
communicate with the U, S, Con-
sui and insisted that the men re-
turn to the ship and sail her ira
mediately.
Prosetti, who was a member OF
the three man crew committee
that went ashore on behalf or
their arrested shipmates was
granted exactly two minutes to
speak to Groves. He reported that
Groves said We'll Prosetti, the
captain and one OF the persons
of the crew. the Junior Third
Mate, have finally got me. -
Prosetti AIDED In my opinion,
the reason they have been so
harsh with them is because they
are Negroes
Bolstering this view are letters
sent to Maekey by Groves from
prison, in which Groves charges
that at his trial a U. S Coast
Guard officer urged the Greek
court to Jail him solely because
he is Negro and Union repre-
sentative on the ship
Arkansas State press., 1947-08-22
Hot Springs

city. Guests for the evening were
Mrs. o. A. Calhoun. and Mrs,
Reid of Phillip Temple, Indiana
polls, Indiana. Mrs Calhoun made
a wonderful talk $50" Mrs. Matte
Stallins, Missionary President, at
tended the Women's Correctional
Council in Little Rock and made
a wonderful report ..... Misses In
deliahs and Dola and Robert l..
Cheatham have returned from
their vacation, Misses Hazel and
Dorothy Thomas of Columbus, sis
ters of Mrs. Valtee Alexander. are
here visiting 49,, SOME GOSSIP;
The young mother laid the baby
on the back porch and sat read
ing a True Story The old roost-
err came by thinking the baby's
toes were grains of corn and at
tempted 10 swallow one. The baby
got insulted and cried for near
ly an hour 49,. She used to dye
her hair and play young but the
clock of time called on her and
she is walking on long stick 800.
There is a man who shakes mon
ey at the new moon each time.
His grocery man caught him shak-
ing money at the new moon the
other night and made him pay off
with the money he was shaking.
Ha., Ha., Ha. What next?.