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Arkansas State press., 1947-08-22
Des Arc
Fila Mae Brown

Efld Mdt bTOWn
Rev. ]. H. Smith, pastor of Be-
thel AME Church preached on
The New Kingdom :. The Bap-
lists elected delegates for the Dis
trict Congress which convened at
Fellowship Baptist Church We'd
nesday. Rev, B. S. Simpson, pas
tor s.,.. Summer vacations have
begun for Mr.. and Mrs. Cleo Ford
Henry McKisic, r. l.. Ford Mu-
rice Butlar. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Berry and Roosevelt Ford who
attended school in Pine Bluff .-..
Pete Daniels is visiting his sister
in Little Rock .. The Des Arc
Tigers played Dewitt in Dewitt
Sunday 80, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Jones motored over from Little
Rock Friday night to visit her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Hubert
Holloway 49,. A large crowd went
on the bus to Cotton Plant to
attend the movie. Charley Jones
fell dead Friday morning 80. Ode
Hill and Mrs. Nellie Holloway are
visiting relatives in Sedalia, Ill
for two weeks.
Arkansas State press., 1947-08-22
Preston r Gold Loke
Mrs. NJ Il. WelSeY
Mrs. NJ. Il. \

Funeral services for Mrs. Sig
nora Hunt, wife of Rev. w. B.
Hunt, 250l Wash Street, Little
Rock, who passed August 3rd
were held at Mt. Gale Baptist
Church Sunday, August 10th She
is survived by two brothers, John
Richard of Conway and Charlie
Smart of California; two step
daughters, Mrs Lille Goode of
Detroit. Michigan and Mrs. Ar
letha Williams of California. Bur-
ial in Ray Cemetery $50 Mrs. Liz
zie Dukes is very i'll -. Funeral
services for E. L. Fort of May
flower We're held at Clinton Bap-
fist Church August 5th He is sus-
vived by four sons, three of Chi
cago one of Mayflower, and three
daughters. Burial was in Clinton
Chapel Cemetery 49,. After sever
al weeks vacation in Detroit,
Michigan with her sister Miss
Mary Alice Acklin is home again
-. Mrs. Macon and Mrs. Woods
have opened summer school at
Rocky Ridge -. Mrs. Alice Sur
rel and Mrs. Minnie Braggs are
teaching at Caney this summer
-. Gold Lake All Club held its
annual picnic Friday evening. Re-
freShments were served T h e
County Agents were present 49,.
Mother Walter, mother of Rev. T.
Arkansas State press., 1947-08-22

lard Winston is on the sick list.
We regret to lose Mrs. Lolle
Plaster but our loss Is Heavens
gain 49, Robert Grimm has un-
dergone an operation at the Lake
Village hospital and is doing very
we'll ... Mrs. v. Reed of Parkdale
was guest of Miss Hepsie Brown
Mrs Rebecca Brown is visit
ing jerome $50. Joe F. Brown
visited his mother Sunday and at
tended service at Brown Temple
Church -. Miss Simmie Allen
spent the weekend in 'Dermott
with her sister, Mrs, Albertine
Warren and family 49,. Rev. Dan
Robinson u on the sick list
Arkansas State press., 1947-08-22
Wesson
DOLLIE J. LOGGINS

Prof. S. M. Griffin has returned
home from Grambling, Louisiana.
-. Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Elliott
and daughter, Juanda Delois were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Loggins Sunday ..-s. Mrs Elsie
Meeks, Mrs. Blanche Gooksey,
Doris Nunley. Ida Pearl Boone,
Mary Allison Prof. S. M Griffin
and family and others of Wesson
visited in Mt. Willie recently ..-..
ALI Hendricks and family visited
in Caledonia Mrs. Verline
Burn is proud Of her new daugh-
ter -. GOSSIP: JIM has gotten
Arkansas State press., 1947-08-22

IF headline like that in paper seem to us
be just much MAN BITES DOGl
Yet particular FISH CATCHES MAN" story really not
it's representation Of something that has been going
long time something that has hooked" many person
who doesn't the time think things through concerns
the entry of the Government into competition with private
business
If such competition equal basis it wouldn't be so
badeven though think the business of Government is to
govenbu when the Government business great
inequalities develop Such business operates almost
pays virtually interest any money borrowed it makes up
loss from the general funds In words YOU
taxpayer dig down help the losses
business.
So don't think that ownership of ANY business
bound lower costs you Lower MAY be
but somebody has pay for it, and that you-
Mr. Taxpayer.
Arkansas State press., 1947-08-22
DELIGHT


bHOtA
Mr.. and Mrs, Willis Johnson,
Mrs. Bell Matlock, Mrs. Eula Mae
Gilyard, Mrs. Minnie Gilyard and
Mrs. Fate Bell Gentry made
business trip to Hot Springs Sat
urday -. Mrs. Matte Ellis of
Malvern visited Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Bailey recently John Hen
ny Jones of Little Rock delivered
an inspiring sermon at Harrison
Baptist Church Sunday, August
10th. He is a student at Philander
Smith College 49,. Miss o. Bessie
Lee is home from AN & N Col
lege, Pine Bluff on vacation ..,....
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Jordan of
Malvern and Mrs. Rachael Jordan
of Claremore, Oklahoma visited
in Antoine recently. They attend
ed Harrison Baptist Church Sun
day -. Miss Rosie Jene Furlow
made trip to Hope recently -.
Miss Ruthel Jones spent last week
in Murfreesboro with her sister
Bonnie Lee Griffin made a trip to
Murfreesboro recently 80. Earn
Mcdaniel spent two weeks in
Hensley visiting his wife, Mrs.
Lucille Mcdaniel and her son,
Ernest Mcdaniel -. Rev Matthew
Steward of Texarkana, Texas is
conducting a revival in Delight at
Mt. Tabor Baptist Church Rev
Sam Jones attended the Mason
meeting in Pine Bluff 80. The
baseball team of Delight won
from the Antoine boys last Satur-
day ...u Rosston played Delight al
Arkansas State press., 1947-08-22

Delight and defeated them -. De-
light boys won from Toilette Sun
day, II A -. A certain guy came
in from the Army about three
months ago and bought a big
Buick. Everytime he starts some
where he has to push it. He start
ed to Nashville with some chicks
Saturday night and the car took
out" on him. He and the chicks
had to catch the bus back to Muir
freesboro and wait for the car to
return. Buddy. you had better
Arkansas State press., 1947-08-22
Mrs. Sadie Davenport


Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Barnes OIL
Little Rock visited Mrs. Lucy
Todd and they enjoyed a big fish
fry on the bayou a.." Mr. and Mrs
Geo. Burden of ST Louis visited
Mrs. Richmond last week .. Luz
cioun Bluford of Beneda and Miss
Schema Casey of Basirop are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Lucioun
Bluford. Jr. ... Mrs Lubertha
Jones of Little Rock is a welcome
visitor in Portland . William
Griffin visited friends and rela-
tives in Monroe, Louisiana HUI
Arkansas State press., 1947-08-22

L. Scott is very i'll 80. The Pres
ton Grays are still around. They
lose a game now and then LET
us read the PRESS. It's our paper
full of news and information.
Arkansas State press., 1947-08-22
PARKDALE
Mrs. Luvenia Maxwell

The Church of God in Christ of
Parkdale started its revival Au-
gust 3rd. Elder Johns of Pine
Bluff is conducting the meeting :.
Presiding Elder Rev. D. c. v.
Lambert held his fourth quarterly
conference at Childred AME
Church August 10th. Rev. G. Jones
Arkansas State press., 1947-08-22
SUNDAY!
i LESSON :.


LESSON TEXT FOR AUGUST "a =
Proverbs 3:3; lis1. ;; l2,l7.22. las:
1910, IL.
MEMORY SELECTION -- Prove all
things: hold fast that which is good. Alb
stain from all appearance Of evil. - !
messalonians 5:2i. %.
Arkansas State press., 1947-08-22

wait until you get a car to ride in
yourself before you ask someone
to ride with you VIII see you
next week.
Arkansas State press., 1947-08-22

his car fixed. Now he and CS can
ride -. MD and VIM are on the
beam.
Arizona sun., 1947-09-05
New Urban League
Secretary Arrives

Mr.. ]. Westbrook Mcpherson, of
Colorado Springs, Colo, with his
wife, arrived in the city few days
ago in preparation of taking over
Arizona sun., 1947-09-05
U. S. Employees Can
Aid Private Strikes

Federal employees may not strike
against the government, but are
not prohibited from aiding strikes
against private employers.
That's the opinion expressed last
week by the Civil Service Com
mission, in reply to inquiry made
by President Dan w. Tracy of the
Electrical Workers.
Tracy had pointed out that the
Taft-Hartley Act wasn't clear on
the issue. He raised the question
because some I. B. E. w. locals are
made up of both government and
private employees.
Would the government electric
ians in such case be forbidden from
voting on strike against a private
company, or joining a picket line
or helping strike strategy? The
commissions answer was mo-"
Arizona sun., 1947-09-05
Fort Knox Soldier
Given French Medal

Fort Knox, Kentucky.-Technical
Sergeant Julius H. Dean, Detroit,
Michigan, assigned to Headquarters
Section of the 2128th Army Service
Unit stationed here, recently be-
came the recipient of the French
Croix de Guerre with Bronze Star.
The coveted medal of the French
government was awarded to Ser
geant Dean for Exceptional serv-
ice rendered during the course of
the operations of the liberation of
France"
Entering the Army in December,
1913, Sergeant Dean spent fifteen
months in the European Theater
of Operations with the 1691st La
bor Supervision Company as gen.
eral supervisor of prisoners of war
and as security inspector in the
Northern France sector. The award
was mae fodr his service during
this period.
Prior to ntering the Army Ser
geant Dean operated, in conjunc-
ton with his brothers, an automo-
bile repair shop in Detroit. At pres
ent IN is assigned to the 2128th
ASU as an instructor in automotive
maintenance.
Sergeant Dean, a son of Mrs
! Laura Dean, 18468 Binder street
Detroit, is married and is the faith
er of three children: Deloris, 13;
Fay Ann, 5; and Julinne, 3.
Arizona sun., 1947-09-05
Report Discusses Injuries
ToWomen; Programs Cited

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Particula
efforts are needed in certain in
dustries to develop programs that
will reduce the material and per-
sonal losses incurred through in
dustrial injury, according to re-
port on the study, Industrial In
juries to Women" released by the
Womens' Bureau, U. S. Depart
ment of Labor.
This study completes a statistical
analysis of injuries sustained by
women workers in more than 5000
manufacturing and 10000 nom
manufacturing establishments dur
ing 1945. Data for the analysis
covered about 3A million workers,
of whom about 80 percent were
women.
These figures represent a larger
coverage of injuries by sex of the
worker than heretofore has been
available and the Women'S Bureau
believes it's analysis will yield a
broader understanding of the prob
lem of industrial injuries as it re-
lates separately to men and women.
In the manufacturing establish
ments studied, employment of both
men and women was concentrated
largely in production tasks. Among
women, more than three-fourths
were so engaged.
The 1886, 735 women employed in
the manufacturing firms received
4072 injuries out of a total of
27,063 sustained by all employees.
These figures show that women,
while forming % percent of the
total number of workers, received
but IS percent of the injuries.
During the three-monthS period
covered by the reports, about 1
in every 205 women was injured.
Comparable figures flor men were
/ in every IS.
Among the communicating
firms covered by this survey, 2,621
of the 1912 women employed,
and 9,474 of the approximately
250,000 men were injured during
the entire year 1915. Though
women were A percent of all
workers reported, they received
only % percent of all the injuries.
Arizona sun., 1947-09-05
NEGRO Tells OF
FORCED CONFESSION

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 28-
Marion Bryant today revealed to
a hushed courtroom the story of
the night of terror of February
12- a night of terror for the
young Negro veteran which came
to an end only after he had signed
a perpared confession" that he
had raped a young WAC captain.
Taking the witness stand in his
own defense, Bryant told how
Marin County deputy sheriffs
subjected him to more than six
hours of threats, insults, accus-
tions and beatings.
Given no food and forbidden to
call his wife or attorney Bry-
ant told how he finally "gave in"
and signed a paper placed before
him when told that he would
only "be reprimanded and put on
probation" if he wrote his name
on the "confesion."
Il WAS SCARED
'I was scafed," Bryant quitely
admitted. IT would have signed
anything to get 1T all over with"
Instructing him to tell the whole
story in his own words, defense
attorney George Anderson drew
from Bryant the testimony that he
was grabbed by the throat knocked
down and kicked as he lay on the
floor before the confession" was
dragged out of him.
you're the n-r that's been
running around with white
womenw was one Charge" they
levelled against him, Bryant said.
you're the n-r that's been
breaking into>homes around here!"
was another.
CALM, DIGNIFTED
you're lyingw Bryant said was
the officers answer to his every
denial and statement.
The young veteran was calm and
dignified during hiss questioning by
Anderson, Judge Louis Goodman
and government prosecutor Joseph
Karish. When he couldn't recall a
name or a date Immediately his
eyes would stray to the high cell
ing decorated with an abstract
motif of swastikas and fasces-the
bundle of sticks adopted as an
emblem by the party of the late
MuSSolini.
This mornings session was de-
voted to establishing the admis-
stability of the confession" and
the jury was not present.
Captain Katherine Summersby,
victim of the alleged attack last
February II, has been excused
following her testimony yesterday.
Further witnesses expected to be
called include several of the Marin
County sheriff's deputies.
Arizona sun., 1947-09-05
Consumers Prices Hit New
Peak Between May and June

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Retail
prices of living essentials purchased
by moderate-income families in
large cities rose OF percent be-
tween mid-May and mid-June ac-
cording to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, U. S. Department of La
Dor.
Prices advanced for all major
groups of items in the family
budget except rents and fuel, cleo
tricity and ice.
Retail prices of living essentials
in mid-June were 18 percent higher
than year ago, and SO percent
above the August 1889 level.
Higher prices for meats and a
2 percent seasonal rise in egg prices
were mainly responsible for the
increase of Is percent in the family
food bill between May IS and June
IS.
Meats, poultry and fish as a
group advanced more than 6 per-
cent during the month. On June
IS, meats in all cities surveyed
were retailing at higher average
prices than in mid-May.
The largest increases were for
beef and veal, up 10 percent; lamb,
8 percent; and pork, 5 percent.
These increases were partially off
set by drop of 6 percent in
average prices of fats and oils and
the sharpest monthly drop in cof-
fee prices (down percenD in more
than 10 years.
Fruit and vegetable prices de-
clined 1 percent during the month
with, slightly lower prices for
almost all items, freas, canned, and
dried. Fractional increases were re-
ported in prices for cereals and
bakery products and sugar and
sweets. Dairy products as a group
remained unchanged.
Apparel prices in large cities
rose 0.4 percent between mid-May
and mid-June. Prices of footwear
advanced during the month. Nylon
and rayon hosiery prices dropped
in practically all cities in June.
Arizona sun., 1947-09-05
Hartley Burns Up
AS Unions, Bosses
Sian Peace patfs
(Fronn "I,ahor")

Congressman Fred A. Hartley,
Jr. Rep., N. J) provided new
evidence this week that he resents
harmony between labor and man.
agement.
What preturbed him was the fact
that many unions and employers,
anxious to avoid disruption of their
peaceful relations, have been MAX
ing agreements designed to bypass
the "red tape" and oppressive
features of the Taft-Hartley Act.
One would think such under
standings, achieved without resort
to legalisms or bureaucracy, would
be cause for rejoicing. Not to
Hartley, however.
In speech to employers at De-
troit, he walled that such agree
ments ignored the law and he
Served notice that if industrialists
continue to bypass the act" he'd
drag them down to Washington
for an inquisition.
Hartley thus made it perfectly
clear that he intends to cause as
much trouble in Industrial relations
as he can before he passes from
the political scene at the end of
his present term and returns
he said he would-to "the raising
of hogs"
In sharp contrast to Hartley's
attitude was a talk given by Phillip
A. Smith of Chicago, president of
the National Conference of Local
Carriage Operators, before the
TeamSeter'S Union convention in
San Francisco.
Expressing the viewpoint of fair
employers, Smith urged that a
union-management committee be
set up ''to combat the lawyers holi-
day which is seemingly ahea1 of
U.S."
Truckers he represented, Smith
said, don't intend to use the Taft
Hartley Act to harass unions
through the courts.
1--WE don'S want to grow wealthy
suing the unions, or the govern
ment or our customers for viola
tons of statutes or laws which we
or they don't understand and
which, we feel, are unnecessary
for our successful operation" Smith
declared.
Arizona sun., 1947-09-05
Beauties Contest
To Be Staged Soon

A Bathing Beauty Contest to
arouse interest in Bigger and Bet
ter Business" owned and operated
by Negroes will be staged in the
near future. Any Negro in business
who wishes to enter Beauty to
vie for the title, Miss Bronze Ari-
zona, will please contact James l..
Davis, 1340 E. Madison st. for par
ticulars.
A special invitation for Negro
business men and women of Arizo-
ma to enter beauty in this contest,
is extended.
Can Advertisement.
Arizona sun., 1947-09-05
"Closed Shop" For
Architects Sought

Having outlawed the "closed
shop" for ordinary workers. Con-
gress is now being urged to pass a
law forbidding anyone to prepare
plans for a building" unless he is
an architect.
If the measure goes throught it
will, of course, give the architects
the Stiffest kind of "closed shop"
The proposed law is being pre-
pared by Washington's corporation
counsel, at the suggestion of the
American institute of Architects,
which will undertake to do the
necessary lobbying.
1t isn't necessary to ask: what
would happen if any labor union
asked for anything like that?"
Arizona sun., 1947-09-05
Newly Acivated Inf.
Battalions Soon to be
Ready in Germany

Vilsek, Germany.-After several
weeks of intensive training approx
imately 1000 Negro troops, assign
ed to the recently activated 37Oth
and 371st Infantry Battalions will
soon be ready to assume their new
duties as part of the constabulary
troops in the American Zone in
Germany.
Drawn from all sections of the
American Zone and from variety
of units including Transportation,
Quartermaster and Engineer the
men were given special military
training to better equip them for
their new assignment. Two hours
of each day were spent in class
rooms ranging from those teaching
elementary subjects, to others with
high school subjects. No soldier was
exempt from this training and
those who were qualified for more
advanced studies were made to take
USAFI Omitted States Armed
Forces Institute) courses.
Approximately sixty Negro Off
GERS comprise the all-Negro staffs
of the two battalions. Commanding
the 370th is Major Benjamin Gray
of Chicago, Illinois, and in COM
mand of the 371st is Major Walter
Dabney of Washington, D. c. Most
of the officers assigned to the units
are veterans of the 761st Tank Bat
talon, the 614th Tank Destroyer
Battalion and the 92nd and 93rd
Divisions.
The battalions, presently attach
ed to the 1st Infantry Division for
training, will assume guard and
other duties similar to those now
being performed by units of the
division.
Arizona sun., 1947-09-05
Carver Adds New
Home Economics
Teacher to Faculty

Mrs. Matte Estelle Richards of
Taft, Okla, will be new home eco
nomicS teacher at Carver High
School in Phoenix this semester,
w. A. Robinson, principal, announc-
ed today.
L She received her bachelors de-
gree at Indiana State Teachers Col
lege, Terre Haute and her masters
degree at Columbia University.
Mrs. Richards later studied in Eu-
rope, served as supervisor in Dav-
idson County, Tenn, and was head
of the home economics division at
Agricultural and Industrial State
College, Nashville.
With the addition of Mrs. Rich
ards, the school will have two home
economic teachers, the other one is
Miss D. E. Skinner, who is begin
ming her second year.
Arizona sun., 1947-09-05
A!|-Union Show'Goes
Over Big in Phoenix
Labor Day Program
(By Ben White)

One of the finest and fastest
shows ever presented in the State
of Arizona was viewed by over
10000 people at the Encanto Park
Band Shell on Labor Day night.
This performance was sponsored by
the State, County and Municipal
Employees, A. F. of L.
After a half hour band concert
of Is pieces under the direction of
DR.. Albert Etzweiler, the show was
opened at 500 P. M. by VIM. j.
Eden, who introduced the show
orchestra of Cleve Handy and
Johny Cook, Master of Ceremonies,
currently appearing at the Lei LAM
Club. Cook was brought on to the
tune of ooh Johnny, OH, and
after a clever comedy bit Of jibing
the Washington politicos did a
takeoff on South of the Border"
Cook next introduced a pretty
miss known in the show world as
Colleen Carpenter, the Queen of
Taps" whose personality won her
terrific hand from the audience
while she tapped out beats to the
rhythm of Zine and Dandy,
medleyed with "Who". Still keep
ing the pace, the NC next brought
on the popular harmonica virtuoso,
Bobby Gray, playing the difficult
Second Hungarian Rhapsody, with
an encore of Boogie Woogie. "a
little bit of Heaven" was next
rendered by Dolores, our own Irish
Thrush, also featured this week
at the Lei LAM with Colleen Car
penter.
Lavishly costumed in a Spanish
outfit, Stella Lee enchanted the
people on the other side of the
footlights with "Cachita," a tempo
timed Cuban Rhumba with the
clatter of the authentic maracaS.
The audience was in a solid mood
with little Nancy Jean, a local
member of the AGVA gave out
with "St. Lounis Blues" on her
accordian, popularity known in
theatrical circles as a squeeze
box. Alice May, another local,
was received very well with her
Novelty Dance number, and Madge
Armstrong took down honors in
the prima donna class with her
version of "a Good Man is Hard
to Find, which was apropos to the
Labor Day event. Madge was
beautifully gowned la Sophie
Tucker.
Our Fast moving NC, Johnny
Cook, next escorted to the micro
phone the popular baritone, AL
Best, featured at Roy's Dine and
Dance, to sing "Sue City Sue" and
give the jitterbugs treat with his
traversty on Jitterbugging. In this
fine entertainment was found a
real exponent of the new song,
"Have Heart, Taft-Hartley Have
Heart" flown in especially for
this occasion. (Words to this Labor
Theme Song will be found else
where in this issue.)
Flo Ash, the Divine Dancer, with
new Black Lite spot, floated
gracefully thru space to the lifting
tune of Victor Herbert's Failing
in Love with Someone" and
Jerome Kern's "Who". Following
this. lovely interpretative dance,
Larry Clark, who records for
Universal and has fine reputation
as a West Coast vocalist, sang the
Song of Songs" Johnny Cook then
continued on Page s.
Arizona sun., 1947-09-05

the executive Secretaryship of the
Phoenix Urban League. He was
employed by the Leagues execu-
tive board at a special meeting held
in July.
Mr.. Mcpherson comes highly rec
commended by the National Urban
League Office and also has tmany
other fine recommendations from
places where he has been employ
ed.
He is a native of Texas, received
his earlier education in Nebraska
where he graduated from the Uni
versity of Omaha. He has taken
graduate work in sociology in 9TH
er schools throughout the country.
Arizona sun., 1947-09-05

Moranda Smith, Negro interna-
tlonal executive board member of
the United Tobacco Workers, was
IN charge of educational work
among striking Reynolds Tobacco
Workers. Elected leadership of the
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