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Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-04-25
FREEDOM RALLY
Continued from page one

Among the other sponsors vi
the Rally is George S. Schuyler
brilliant Columnist and news
Analyst OF the Pittsburgh Courier
who has also repeatedly exposed
the Vaccinations and the ne'ar'
ious attempts OF the Communists
and native American "hate organi
cations" to bore into Negro Or
CARNATIONS. This trend Of spon'
sors OF the Negro Freedom Rally
gives an indication that the EN-
phasis of this years Rally VIII
be on the elimination OF alien
"isms" and influences from the
struggles Of labor and the Negro
for their rights.
Other nationally known lead
ers who are committed to the
achieveing Of complete democracy
in America minus the aid of
Atty. Earl y. Dickerson OF the
National Bar Association; DR.
Charles Wesley. president Of VIII
berforce University; Miss Tallu.
lah Bankhead. screen and stage
star. Hon. Marshall Shepard; Re
cordcr of Deeds for the District
OF Columbia, Hon. Charles An
derson, assistant Commonwealth
Attorney Of Kentucky; Todd Dur
can. noted singer T.. Washington
Rhodes. Philadelphia publisher
Frank Stanley. Louisville Ky.
Publisher; Rev Walter s. Pinn.
Rev Asapansa Johnson. the In
lance, Baptist Ministers Confer
cnce and Lambda Chapter Alph-
Kappa Alpha Sorority and Mrs
Bnyabuyo Mdodane. prominen
church leader
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-04-25
Here And There

President Wesley in the back
At one time during the contro
yersv 60 &C. said that Rev Page I'm
dicptcd That be- might hive TO
physically PM DR. Mcmillan I'm
hia place Tho history department
head is said 10 have threatened
20 bring the law into Dho picture
81 "rrN thing f'l rrrrr
Concerning rho situation. Dr.
Mcmillan said jn % statement 10
The press Monday
DIR WEsLEY's CHARGE o.
gainst mo is worry definite and
specific Pc charges m. with hay
Inr caused the loe Of Wilbcr
forces accreditaiion This is the
way he comes TO the conclusion.
The generalization. he saya. was
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-04-25
EDITORIALS
ARKANSAS GOES TO THE "R'GHT'
ey Samuel s. Taylor

Samuel s. Taylor
trust that Jefferson County place.
Freedom statement of Attorney Harold FLOWERS
Of defending Willie and Albert
WIkerson prophea inspired Pine Bluff now
world place where at least an approx
where evenhanded Justice
Pine Bluff place where Negro
Pine Bluff where Negro be
who knows his duty when jury Pine Bluff Is
place where Negro serving jury allowed do his duty
who believe that the brothers acted
entirely evident that the Court made eff
bring the truth in the 1t also evident that the
such and the actual
is such indicate that moral
the Negro but for decency
ynchngs other
place the protraced defense and the
safeguards for the welfare of It's citizens
CARELESS of race-n murder trials.
The acceptance the decision in the teachers salary suits
admission of White Primary
subteuges being attempted other states point
better Arkansas which finally
deyelu a Arkansas
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-04-25

90 for blaekout curtains during
the war, parents said. Mrs. Fisher,
leading opponent of the expendi-
ture for dirt, was president of the
PTA during the campaign and
took a most active part in 1t.
The writer contacted the Ark
ANSAS HOME BUILDING AND
REPAIRING CO, one Of the
largest contracting companies OF
its kind in the city. This com
pany stated that 1t would be glad
to dump dirt on the Dunbar site.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-04-25

Besides, on numerous aeea-
sions, DR.. Wesley ehides and in
suits his church board members
in large gatherings at the insti-
tuition with the help OF members
of the state board. Two instan.
ees have transpired within one
month where Bishop Reverdy
Ransom was positively insulted
and Inundated by the students
Finding the institution accred
ed, He CDR. Wesley will
leave It unaecredited, but scape
goats cannot be made to carry
his blame.
DIR. McMILLIAN'S LETTER,
written to the executive commit
tee of the North Central Assoeia-
ton while he was in Chicago on
March 26, follows;
Il am writing you concerning
release on the findings OF your
examining committee which visit
ed Wherefore University a few
weeks ago.
AS you will see from the en-
closed Plain Dealer, under date.
of March "a, a provocative sub
Jeetive digest of your committees
findings on Wilberforee was pub.
lished in what is possibly the.
leading daily newspaper in the,
state of Ohio, few days before
the materials were placed before
the association itself. The char
aeter Of this news item is oh
vious.
1t is purposely to the embar-
rassment and detrimet to one
phase of the Institution to The
advantage of the other.
ut is pitched to the level of
hostility and inevitably will in
tensify situation which has been
too often fed by such unfortunate
acts,
THE NORTH CENTRAL is be-
ing used as an instrument 20 sci
fish personal ends.
THE author of this news iten
has no mind, not the least inten
ton, of unifying factions and fac
tors in the institution, but is out
for the kill, the destroying of the
church phase of the university.
This is not an isolated Incl
dent. President Wesley. In lea
que with a few state politicians.
has been flor the last four years.
pursuing a program of systemati-
eally and effectively using the
NORTH CENTRAL to take the.
advantage of churchmen who are
helpless In a fight in which the
association unwittingly throws
its energies and agencies on his
side. He knows that politics is
rife In the state college at vii.
berforce, but manages 70 keep
that fact concealed from the as
sociations visitors.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-04-25
This Weeks Guest
MINORITY GROUPS IN AGRICULTURE

tors. These three million workers
whom the National Farm Labor
Union Is seeking to organize are
denied the benefit OF all social
security legislation which pro-
tects American wage earners in
industry. For them there is no
Wage and Hour Law. The Labor
Relations Act does not protect
them in their right TO organize
and bargain collectively How.
ever, they will not BE- exempt
from the EFFECTS of the pro.
posed vicious anti.labor leeisla.
ton.
The National Farm Labor Tn.
ion. formerly known as the Son.
thern Tenant Farmers Union, Is
tackling the problem Of these
people who are at the bottom of
the economic and social ladder
For Is years this organization has
been successful in bringing to
gether the Negro and white farm
people In the South.
! The American Federatlo, Of
Labor ana It's constituent union,
are lending their aid to make IN,
campaign TO organize farm work
ers success. A liberal element II
America has long supported IN,
educational and organizations
work Of the Southern Tenant Far
mers Union and is contnulnr
their aid through the Natlonn
Sharccroppers Fund
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-04-25
N. o. SPEAKER

Continued from page one
'have fostered demaroguery. poll
teal apathy and irrational choice
OF leaders in politics".
Speaking on the subject Demo
graphic Changes IN Louisiana "
he called attention to the three
great nigrations constantly going
ON in the South They are. the
rural to urban migration. state
TO state migration and farm 10
farm migration.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-04-25

hanging III lne balance ana ne
might yet have saved 1t, but |
appeared on the scene with a let
ter that simply turned the out
come against the university.
"He charges me with having
stabbed in the back, him and the
institution, This charge President
Wesley made against me before
the joint faculty and before the
entire student body after having
worked them up in a terrible
frenzy.
We'll, DR., Wesley's timing is
off in the matter Of my visitation
to the North Central headquar-
tiers during their annual conven.
ton.
He appeared before the com
mission on colleges and universe
ties Tuesday afternoon. and 1t
was then and there that Wilber-
force had its final chance to be
continued on the accredited list
Il DID NOT REACH the office
of the headquarters till 20 min
utes before nine Wednesday
morning. DIR. Wesley is off on the
matter of the business which
took me to the North Central. He
tells the story that ! took a let.
ter from Wilberforce officials of
the organization and it was that
letter that constituted the stab
in the back. He has made it APP
pear that | was the agent of some
body or bodies.
THE fact is that carried no
letter with me, as officials OF the
North Central will testify. The
statement | made | wrote out in
the presence of the SECRETARY of
the executive committee. and that
was formal protest against DR.
Wesley's giving to the daily press
by way Of the Cleveland Plain
Dealer of March a a statement
on North Central's report
This letter was addressed TO
the executive committee of the
association and left with its sec.
rotary 1t did not come before the
commission on colleges and uni.
verslties at all And WHEREFORE
| mad already been sealed fully the
day before.
what caused Wilberforee to
lose its accrediation? II certainly
was not my visit to the head.
quarters. Immediately and basi.
caily, DR.. Charles H. Wesley is
largely at fault.
his HANDLING OF wi,ber.
forces case before the association
is the most childish thing one
could imagine a president to do.
rake only one illustration: The
organization charged that WHber.
lorce had no student loan fund
The president answered bv saving
the institution did have a loan
fnnd a fund OF $3.50. and his Of
lice was selling candy and chew.
ing gum to build up a larper
fund.
The fact that wilberforce has
no real program for this type Of
student welfare and no preeido,,
10 ERECT one Is typical O, DR.
"esley's character ms pres,dor,
ana Is one Of the reasons whv wo
lost acereditatlon.
president WESLEY'S play
ing the state trustee board a.
galnst the church board is pos
sibly the main reason why we
lost our accreditation. This ere
ates and piles up and intensifies
conflict between the two boards
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-04-25
The Roundup
Continued from pace I

10 the Negro papers for free pub.
Iicity' and when they get ready
Tor paid advertisement, they seek
the white dailies and enjoy the
common handling OF their names
Where do YOU read 'cards of
thanks, 'Mcmoriams. etc. from
big shots; in dailles published by
whites or papers published by
colored? | refused TO answer for
regardless Of what Butch's wits.
key was telling him. he was tell.
ing the truth.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-04-25
bv n. l.. Mitchell, President, Nat.
lonal Farm Labor Union


The National Farm Labor I'm
ion, affiliated with the American
Federation OF Labor. is beginning
a nationwide campaign to bring
to the estimated three million
workers In American agriculture
the benefits Of organization and
collective bargaining.
Nearly all the racial minorities
IN the United States are repre-
scented in this group OF workers
who have long been the untouch-
ables of the organized labor
movement. There are nearly n
million Negro farm workers and
sharecroppers who produce the
cotton crops of the South. There
are about an equal number Of
Spanish speaking Americans, Of
ten called Mexicans, who are EN-.
ployed In the vegetable. fruit, and
sugar beet fields in the western
states. There are smaller mum
bers OF Americans OF Japanese
and Chinese descent employed rs
farm hands on the big CONNER
cial farms. There are $500 FIJI.
pinos. There are some Hindus, as
well as other racial groups who
are farm workers. All Of these
minority groups. plus another mil.
lion native white Americans. arc
exploited by the big farm opera.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-04-25
COLUMBIA, TENN.

COLUMBIA, TENN. 1850. james
Morton, undertaken indicted on a
charge Of being an accessory af-
ter the fact in racial disturban
ces here in February 1916 when
white citizens shot up the Negro.
section of the city was acquitted
In Maury County Criminal Court
here last week. Mr. Morton was.
one OF the % citizens found in
nocent of an attempted murder
charge In the same disturbance.
at trial in Lawrenceburg. Tenn
essee several months ago.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-04-25

Besides the negative politics h.
cited economic deprivation witt
i's low rcrcapita income. Drua
tional conditions with poor rhoof
and low teacher salaries health
conditions with fw physician.
and poor health factltlcs ard
better conditions aud ncnHlar
IN every other section of the ma.
tlon as basic causes for those
constant migrations
During his speech Mr. Thomp
son pointed out tho myth or
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-04-25
Wilt GIVE DIRT

Continued from page one
naieu which yielded % gross oil,
$500 Five hundred Of this was
turned over TO Dunbar FOR OK.
penses Of the campaign and 5000
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-04-25

! will close thanking Butch for
his contribution to this column,
and apologizing to you for his
conduct. Please don't be too harsh
on him, that's Just his way OF
thinking. Butch says he has to
accept jim crow and Is satisfied
because Mr.. Charlie puts It on
him. but 1t doesn't mean that he
likes Il worth a damn.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-04-25

During h history making
trial at Pine Bluff last week when
jury of II white men, and one
American saved the lives of two
Negroes charged with killing two
white men in jefferson County
1t was a Jew of all people who
had to make the trial sound as II
the entire trouble making. Ne
gro race was on trial against
peaceful loving whites.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-04-25

Now on the brighter side OF
life '- 100000 was invoigled
from the Dunbar Parent Teachers
Association to buy dirt Since
'hcu, Il has been found out that
1ijt is plentiful and g. something
'haf would accumulate instead of
buying with very little effort
NoW The question ls viii THAT
money be returned to fhc T. T A
Tor the original uarnd,o % was
wiacd for r5crcoHau for ihe hld.
iic.or wifi rbc o'detors figure
ihal thov have had 100000
worth Of recreation irving 10 got
it from the pTA7a'
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-04-25
I'VE WISH ROB BY SUCCESS"

lot of questions as to why the
white man uses the old 'bugaboo'
social equality to keep the Neg
70 at a distance. Robinson has
clearly proven that when the bars
are let down and the Negro is
given the opportunity to compete,
somebody gets shown up, ana
seldom it is the Negro Keep up
the good work Jackie, you have
approximately 100000 Negroes
behind you and quite few mil
lion whites, who are not too "a
fraid of their social standing to
admit it.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-04-25

Young Jackie Robinson. the Ne.
GRO athlete recently signed by
ihe BROOKLYN Dodgers. major lea.
guo baseball club has answered
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-17
REDS LOSE VOTE
ON BANK IN I'm
IS To 3 Supports U. :.
Proposal Linking
Bank To UN

LAKE SUCCESS, Aug. 1e-tP)-
The United Nations economic and
social council tonight OVERRIDE
vigorous Russian opposition and
approved a draft agreement hnk-
construction and development
ing the International Bank for Re
with the UN as a specialized
agency.
Despite Soviet charges that ~
agreement violated the UN chdN
ter, the council approved by Z
vote of 10 to 3 an American pro-
posal to accept the agreement ap4
to recommend its approval by the
general assembly.
Only Russia, White Russia ana
Norway voted against the UN re$
olution. Czechoslovakia and New
Zealand abstained.
Earlier Russia ws Detected, n
to 3, when he moved formally to
send the agreement back to the
negotiating committee for revt-
sion. The council also rejected 4
Norwegian proposal to defer ae.
ton until specific directives were
laid down by the general assem-
bly,.
The fight over the bank devea-
oped as the council drove toward
adjournment of Its four-weeks ses-
sion. AS a result Of the long de-
bate. The delegates were torud
to 20 into a night sssion begna-
ming at 7:15 pm. (EST).
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-17
Civil Action Planned In Rhodes Death;
New India To Strengthen Military

Civil action seeking damages in
the death Of Noah Cecil Rhodes,
Jr., Wilmington youth, slain Au-
gust 7 ut the Asheville-H Henderson
vile airport will be started soon,
it was indicated yesterday by
State Senator j. P. Mozing, Darl-
ington, S. c., attorney for the
family.
IT definitely will advise the
Rhodes to sue the Asheville-Hen-
Jacksonville airport" Mozingo
said.
'"Their case looks good, in fact
one Of the best I've seen in many
years." he declared.
Mozingo who returned from
Hendersonville early yesterday
after attending the coroner's in
quest Friday into the death OF
Rhodes, said that he had confer
red with his colleague, R. Whit
mire there, on the possibility OF
legal action.
He did not discuss the matter
at length with Rhodes parents, ne
said, because "they were still in
a grieved condition about their
sons death, and the ordeal OF the
inquest had been a big strain on
them. =.
In the event that civil action is
taken, Mozingo will attempt to
prove that Sheriff Bill Dalton hac
previously warned the airport au'
thorities that they had a man q
R. Calton) in their employ who
was Incompetent" and was IL
legally carrying a gun in his duty
as Waterman, Mozingo said.
Dalton testified at the inquest
that he had warned the airpor1
officials, more than two months
ago that Cation was not properly
deputized, and that if he was MOI
removed from the force, they
Confined on Pags Three, Col. Al
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-17
GREEK REBELS
ARMS The BEST
Disclosure Made After
Guerrilla Leader Pro-
claims Free Greece

ATHENS, Aug. 1e -P-Gen
Markos Vifiades, Greek guerrilla
leader, proclaimed by radio
broadcast the organization of
military government in "Free
Greece" and the government to
day seized published copies OF the
proclamation as soon as they ap'
peared.
At the same time Greek thirc
army headquarters in Saloniks
announced intensified guerrilla &C
tivity at a dozen points, ranging
from western Thrace to western
Macedonia, during the past A
hours. Use by the %guerrillas O.
heavy mortars not even available
to government forces was report
ed.
NAPOLEON Zervas, minister O
public order, declared the setting
up of a "bandit government or
Greek territory" was a "comi'
manifestation of the Enver Hoxha
Markos radio station" but never
theless the government was Eat
taching the necessary I'm
portance" to the event.
A Greek general staff spokes
man has charged that the guerril
Ia radio was located at Trina
capital of Albania, where Gen
Enver Hoxha presides as premle1
OF the Albanian government.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-17
Myron Taylor
Returns To Rome
On Peace Mission

WASHINGTON, Aug. is - Up
Myor. c. Taylor headed back tc
Rome today to renew his discus
sion of world condition with Pope
Plus XII as ambassador and per
sonal representative of Presiden1
Truman.
, A White House announcement
said Taylor and the Catholic pre-
late vii confer ION problems re
lative to the establishment O.
peace under a moral world orde1
and to the alienation of the hu
man suffering still continuing II
many parts Of the world"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-17
GEN. EISENHOWER
INVESTIGATES LEE
Inquiry Ordered Based On
Ruark Articles In VIII
mington News

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 W.H -
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower sale
today he would order a f~ull-scale
Investigation of alleged "lntoler'
able conditions reported IN the
army's mediterranean command
by Robert C. Ruark, Scripps-How-
ard and Wilmington News column
mist.
The Army chief Of staff told
nevsmen at National airport here
that a top war department Off
cial. probably Army Inspector
General Maj. Gen. William
Wyche, would leave for Italy
early next week TO conduct a first
hand investigation.
Eisenhower said the army's in
vestigation would take from 10
DAYS to two weeks" He said the
Investigator would make a formal
report to MIN.
In a series of columns from
Italy. Ruark has accused 1t. Gen.
John C. H. Lee, U. S. Mediterra-
mean commander, Of making life
"intolerable" for enlisted men but
correspondingly easy for officers.
Eisenhower said Lee has asked
the War Department to investl-
gate the charges. The investlga-
ton will be made, Eisenhower
said
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-17

The conference, called to draft
a hemisphere defense treaty,
adopted a mediation proposal by
Uruguay under which it will dis
patch messages to both sides IN
the Paraguayan conflict asking
for a quick end to the fighting
Argentine Foreign Minister
Juan Bramuglia asked the dele
gates 'sif we were able in. defense
of world peace far from our
shores to offer economci help and
cooperation to countries needing
it. why cannot we do the same
within American"
Bramuglia said such a program
would be "the compromise OF
America with America which will
allow us, after it has been &C
complished, to offer to the men OF
the world in stormy, painful hours
the refuge and source OF new ere
alive energies"
Earlier this week the Argentine
foreign minister called for a spe-
cial inter-Amreican economic con-
ference.
Some delegates have opposed
plans now for an economic ses-
sion on the ground that insuffi-
cient time remained before the
next inter-American conference in
CONTINUED on Page Three, Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-17

NEW DALHI, Aug. 16 -P-The
joint defense council for the new
Dominions of India and Pakistan
decided today to strengthen the
military forces in riot torn Punjab
province.
A government house announce
ment said the councils action was
designed to put an immediate
end to the lawless state Ct affairs
which prevails in the Punjab the
scene of recent bitter commune.
fighting between Moslems ane
Hindu-Sikh elements.
The decision was made by the
council a day in advance OF the
scheduled announcement OF thu
findings of the boundary commls
sions on the division OF the Pun
lab and Bengal between India ane
Pakistan. Authorities fear the
boundary findings may touch OF
even fiercer communal riotlng.
Earlier Prime Minister ia
waharlal Nehru of the Dominion
of India gave a stern warning tina
rioting must ease. He said hi
government would spare no one
who participates in disorders
whether he be Hindu, Moslem OF
Sikh"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-17
Boy Fight
For Life Wins
SportAcclaim
New York Yankees, Wash
ington Senators Honor
Local Youth
FAVORITE CLUBS
Popular Bathboy Critically
Ill In Hospital
Here
BY GIL SMITH
Star News Sports Reporter

The Wilmington News, sports
donartment has a tiny package of
.oed cheer for a hospitalized Will
n9ing4on baseball fan, now fight
jng for his lite.
william Craig Keen, critically
III batboy of the City Optical soft
hail team. vii be presented with
~ official American League base
baIl autographed by the entire
Now York Yankee team, and will
,lso receive a surprise gift from
tbs owner of his favorite major
1esoue team, the Washington Sen
The 12-year-old Wilmington
~youngster who is a favorite OF
local softball fans and who is un-
dergoing emergency treatment at
tbe James Walker Memorial hos
nital will receive these gifts di-
rectlv from the Yankee Stadium
office of Larry MacPhail, who
rent his best wishes, and from
the office of Clark Griffith in
Washington, who invited young
Craig to visit him as soon as his
health permits.
Continued in Other Side Of
Sports on Sports Page