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Evening star., 1947-01-02
hearings for Support
OF State Department 5
Trade Program SET
By Gornett D. Horner

Wide public support to reinforce
its program for reducing world trade
barriers against threatened attacks
lin the Republican dominated new
Congress will be sought by the State
Department in a series of hearings
beginning here next month.
The hearings, planned to "obtain
IA full expression of American
opinion" on proposed charter for
an international trade organization,
will be extended to Boston, Chicago
and New Orleans March and to
San Francisco and Denver March
10, after the initial session here
February Is, the department an
nounced last night.
Chief provisions Of the proposed
ITO charter, prepared by an 18-
nation United Nations committee
which met at London last fall, call
| for:
l. Reciprocal negotiations for
substantial" reduction of tariffs
and elimination" of discriminatory
tariff preferences.
Elimination of Quotas.
2. Elimination Of import quotas
and trade embargoes except for
agreed purposes under special cir
cumstances defined by the ITO,
such as for limited period to pro-
mote establishment of particular
| industry.
3. Collective measures to end car
| tells and other restrictive business
practices in international trade
whenever they have harmful effects
on the expansion of trade"
4. Promotion Of full employment
and Of economic development Of
backward countries through the
United Nations Economic and Social
Council.
State Department economic ex-
perts believe that unless such a pro-
gram goes through, American ex-
port trade will be crippled by a wave
of import restrictions by other ma
tions.
Closely linked with the ITO pro-
posals are plans for negotiating
new tariff cutting reciprocal trade
agreements this spring with the
same nations represented on the
committee preparing the ITO char
ter.
The committee is scheduled to
meet again in Geneva April to
Evening star., 1947-01-02

conlL--te W1..1 on tine charter In
preparation for a f,lll-dress Inter-
nation Trade Conference to set up
the ITO late this year. The recipro-
cal trade agreement negotiations
will be carried on at the same time.
Senator Butler, Republican of Ne,
braska, has urged suspension of
these negotiations until the new
Congress has opportunity to review
this Governments whole foreign
trade policy. His stand was inter-
preted by some Democratic Senators
as presaging an effort to scuttle the
program.
The State Department, however,
is proceeding with plans for separate
public hearings, beginning here jan
uary Is, to get the views of domestic
producers and exporters on specific
tariff concessions which may be of
fered, and benefits which should be
asked from other nations. in the
projected new trade agreements.
Evening star., 1947-01-02
Forum 10 Discuss D. {.
Sales Tax Jan. IS

A public forum discussion on
whether the District should have q
sales tax will be held January 13 by
the Kalorama Citizens Association.
Representative Bates, Republican, of
Massachusetts will act as moderator.
The forum is scheduled at 8:15
pm. in the John Quincy Adams
School, Nineteenth and California
streets NV.
Speaking on the negative side will
be Edward D. Hollander, president
of the Washington chapter, Union
for Democratic Action. The speaker
on the affirmative side is to be an
nounced later. Each presentation
will take IL minutes, and following
20 minutes of questions from the
audience, each side will have 8
minutes for rebuttal and summary.
Mrs. Irvine L. Lenroot, chairman
Of the Forum COMMITTEES, said mem-
bers and delegates of the Federation
of Citizens Associations have been
invited to attend, as well as the
general public. The purpose of the
forum, it was announced, Is TO pre-
sent discussions of both sides OF the
issue and enable citizens Of the
District to make their own selections.
The senior class of Central High
School will compete for prizes Of IS
and So for the best and second best
written reports Of the discussion.
Two newspapermen and the Forum
Committee chairman will serve as
Judges. Members of the Central
High School girls cadet corps will
act as ushers.
Preceding the forum, business
meeting of the Kalorama association
will be conducted at pm. by its
president, George w. Hodgkins.
Arkansas State press., 1947-11-28
Plan d Parenthood
Clinic Held at State

Pine Bluff Mrs. Marie S. Key,
Field Consuitant of the Planned
Parenthood Federation of Ameri-
ca. New York City, held a clinic
under the auspices of the Sociol-
ogy Class of the AMIN College,
Thursday and Friday, November
20 and 81
Mrs. Key has had long expert
--Gnd, in her work and with some
~ years with the Police Depart
ment CT Washington, d c. her in
formation was based on facts. The
discussion centered around what
are the Goals to be accomplished
by Family Life Programs and Es-
sentials in a Community for Sue
cessful Family Life. Student At
titudcs Toward Marriage and the
Family THE Choice Of a Mate"
and her chapel discussion on Are
You A Good Marriage Risk" Her
chapel discussion revealed four
teen essential points one must
have to make good family life
Arkansas State press., 1947-11-28
Ban on Segregation
Boosts Catholic
Negro Membership

More Negroes belong TO the
Catholic Church than TO any o.
Their Christian religious body in
the world" A December Negro
Digest article asserts in announc-
ing that in the world at large
more than 20 million colored peo-
pie are Catholics
Here in the U. S." the Negro
Digest story asserts, there Is no
South Catholic Church (to distin-
guish II from the North and no
Negro Catholic Church Ito dis
tinguish It from whitc).
Ollie with instructions and Bap-
tism, he Is fully and completely
Once a Negro becomes a Cath
q Catholic with all the benefits
and rights disregarding race or
color. And he is entitled TO and
receives-full participation in
Catholic life of worship and ed
ucation everywhere.
Arkansas State press., 1947-11-28

you 20. 4
Mr.. Roscoe A. Sharpe. a young
college graduate from Philandsr
Smith ID Public Relations Director
for the famous Methodist School
This young Country boy from
Columbia County was born about
six or seven miles from Magnolis,
Ark. He has come a long ways
since he entered into this planet
Roscoe hopes to study law some
day. somewhere, he'll make Q
good lawyer.
Professor G. ?. Taylor. who holds
down the position a. Professor
Of Mathematics out on Sixteenth
and High Streets tABC). attended
the University Of Southern Cali.
fornia this past summer and 10
See HERE and THERE--psge -four
Arkansas State press., 1947-11-28

noted educator and orator, will
be the principal speaker at the
10th annual Live-At-Home Rally
at Booker T. Washington High
School in Memphis, Tenn. Dec
ember 4.
The announcement was made
recently by Walter Durham, di-
rector of the Live-At-Home Blu
reau of the Commercial Appeal,
Memphis, Tenn, which sponsors
h e four point Live-At-Home
farm program for families of
Tennessee, Arkansas. Mississippi,
and Missouri.
Attending the rally will be the
county winners in the Live-At-
Home Competition, members of
their families, agricultural leaders,
educators and business leaders of
the Mid South.
A feature of the day vii be the
See DAVIS SPEAKS-page 8
Arkansas State press., 1947-11-28
The Problem Of A
Girl Who Would
..
Like To Forget

The problem Of the Negro girl
who passes for white Is the theme
of Cid Ricketts, Summers sympa-
thetic novel, Quality" which APP
pears this month in a Bantam
Book edition.
Patricia Johnson. as she stood
in the dilapidated southern rail-
way station bordering her decis-
ion, knew she had no choice but
to run away from the love Of the
Boston doctor who though her
white. But it would have been
nice to forget and escape into hap
piness.
The harsh voice of the station
master who had been examining
the tag on her trunk. broke in
on her dream. Are you--Pinkey?
he asked. There II was the old
name with the old. dark shame.
She had returned to the shabby
little town Of her birth, and to
the southern destiny Of Negro.
As a sympathetic treatment Of q
disturbing race problem. Quality"
won wide acclaim when II was
originally published few years
ago.
Arkansas State press., 1947-11-28
n. A. A. {. P. Urges
Loyalty Board To
Add Negroes

Washington, D. CA spokesman
for the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored Peo-
pie today advised Harry B. Nit
chell chairman of the Civil Ser
vice Commission, of the associa-
tons regret and surprise" that no
qualified Negro lawyers or schol-
ars were included on the twen-
lyman Loyalty Board, recently
established by the Civil Service
Commission with the approval of
President Truman.
The NAACP strongly urged that
Negroes be Immediately added to
the board in order that their spe-
cialized knowledge OF problems
faced by Negroes in federal en-
ployment be utilized to assure
justice. In prepared statement ii
was pointed out that "prejudiced
officials could utilize false charg-
es OF disloyalty against members
of minority to eliminate them
from government employment.
This is particularly true in the
case of the Negroes since some
officials regard as 'subversive any
insistence by a Negro that he be
See NAACP URGES-page eight
Arkansas State press., 1947-11-28
Catholics Called On
To Lead Crusade
For Human Decencv

Detroit. Mich. tSpeciaD
menting on the report the Presi-
dents Committee on Civil Rights
presented President Truman last
week, the Michigan Catholics hlfi-
cial publication of the Archdio-
cese of Detroit, editorially has
called upon Catholics to take their
place lin the front wave Of this
crusade for human dignity and
human rights"
THE Civil rights report turns
the spotlight into some pretty
messy corners in Americas house,
hold" the editorial observes.
See CATHOLICS-page eight
Arkansas State press., 1947-11-28

Judge J Waties Warning. Char
lesion, s.. Carolina, on July u,
1947, upheld the position of Geo.
Elmore, the qualified elector, to
vote in the Democratic Primary
elections in South Carolina. Of
ficials of the Democratic Party of
South Carolina, represented by
their nine best lawyers, commended
that since the State of South Caro-
lima had repealed all of its pri-
mary statutes Immediately after
the Texas Primary decision. the
primary in South Carolina wasn't
subject to federal regulations
George Elmore, through his at
torneys, Thurgood Marshall and
Harold r. Boulware, of Columbia,
S c., commended that the decision
of Judge Waring was correct in
that the Democratic Primary cleo
ton in South Carolina was really
the only election and as such was
subject to federal control under
Article ! of the Constitution as
we'll as the Fourteenth and Fiji
teenth Amendments to the Con-
stitution.
The NAACP lawyers also de-
clared that there has been no ma
terial change in either the con-
duct of the effective results of
the Democratic Primaries of So.
Carolina since the statutes were
repealed and they concluded that
From this argument, only one
conclusion can be deduced - the
State of South Carolina cannot
deliberately cast its electoral pro-
cess in form permitting an al
legged private organization to per-
form an essential governmental
function and at the same time to
practice racial discrimination in
the election that consistently de-
termines who shall represent the
State Of South Carolina in the
United States Government
The case was taken under adj
visement by the court and de-
cision is expected in the near flu
ture.
Arkansas State press., 1947-11-28

PASTOR BIDS FANrWELL-A
touching farewell program was
rendered Reverend Ralph II. jack
son. Monday night by Union AME
Church. corner Wright Avenue
and PClaski ST., Music was rem
dered by the Gospel Choir and by
the veshti Singers Of Baltimore.
Maryland. Reverend Jackson de-
livered his farewell sermon amid
the sobs of the members.
During his pastorate, a modern
parsonage has been completed.
more than $4,000 raised and a.
round $50 new members gained,
most of them young people. Look
ing into their faces. the departing
pastor said. Church. don't stop,
whoever your pastor may be. You
have worked hard and are on
your way to the top"
Reverend Jackson has been
transferred 10 Bethel AME Church
In Malvern. and will deliver his
first sermon there Sunday.
Arkansas State press., 1947-11-28

Wrighten, Negro resident and
citizen of S Car, made application
for admission to the law school
of the University of South Caro-
lima in July 1916. but was reject
ed because of his race. A COM
plant was filed in the United
States District Court on January
4, 1947, seeking declaratory
judgment and an injunction to
restrain the defendants from bar
ring Wrighten from the only law
school in the state on account of
his race.
The District Court, following a
hearing OF the case on its merits
in which Wrighten was represent
ed by NAACP attorneys. issued
an order requiring the state Off
Gals at the University of South
Carolina to admit him into the
law school or furnish him and 9TH
Ell persons in like plight a law
school completely equal in all re-
spects with the law school of the
University Of South Carolina and
furnish no state legal education
to any persons. 1t is from this
judgment that the officials in S
Carolina are appealing.
The oral argument in the APP
pellate Court will be made by
Arkansas State press., 1947-11-28
n2aR and a. a. |2H

Charles Bussey, the Bronze
Mayor, Of Little Rock was born
at Stamps, Arkansas. He attended
Bishop College in Texas, and is
one Of the City Of Roses" most
prominent and coming leaders.
This young man Is a Salesman for
one Of the leading white concerns
In Little Rock. Not a Janitor but
SALESMAN. Congratulate
ions young man Of progress.
Mr.. d. p. Tyler, Bursar at the
Arkansas Baptist College has re-
signed his position out on the
Corner of Fifteenth and High SITS.
Wonder what is wrong? Better
Job, is the report. This young
man is very quiet and dignified
and shows fine business qualities
Best wishes Mr.. Tyler, wherever
Arkansas State press., 1947-11-28
Money Disappears
In Small SatcheI
As Delegates Dine
By Staff Reporter

HELENA-The Eightieth Session the Consolidated Bapt
list State Convention of which Dr. Fred Guy pastor of Mt
Zion Baptist Church. Little Rock convened here last week
the First Baptist Church Of which Dr. e. PASTOR
The Convention started off with welcome as usual
from the OF the city and other celebrities Of both
Then as delegate puts it, The has rough
sailing under Dr. Guys first administration expression
from delegate due to the threatening waou Of Mode
raor G. Gates of the MvBU District Association because
some one mad played politics. by placing of his foes the
Rev. s. L. A. Jones( program without knowledge and con-
sent when had been previously told him only zone man.
from his District could the program appeared
that there was eontenmen but not satisfaction gained after
heated debate from sides One thing sure the Rev
Gates was not seen often around the Convention
One delegate said 1T good sign That was on
Wednesday.
Arkansas State press., 1947-11-28

DlSAPPEAR0-M IS Frankie
Moore, Of sls Abeles g. disap-
pesred from her home Nov. leth
between 10 p. m. and l:Se .. n.
Her mother. Mrs. Hannah Riggs,
stated. Il went 70 beA early and
left Frankie up reading Ne bible.
] heard her 30 10 her room around
10 o'clock. got up sbout 4:se and
she wasn't In her room. The win
dow was up. and the screen was
off, With the help Of neishbsrs.
and friends. we looked every
place we could think for her,
then we called the police who
have not been able to locate her.
The only clothing missing was .
See DIsAPPEARs-page eight
Arkansas State press., 1947-11-28

After much Singing and preach
ing and registering by Associa-
tons, Churches. Ministers and
Delegates on Thursday the biz
thing happened.
Noted this year was ! new n
nance COMMITTEES with ouly o.
hangover from DR.. Clark admin
istration, the one was the Rev. 8
w. Hill. The entire committee W.
composed Of Rev. z. L. HarriA
Little Rock; Rev. Z. Z. Harris, e
Pine Bluff; Rev. A. J. Pearson, n
Smith; (grand-son-in-law Of d.
N. Nichols the secretary and out
standing pastor Of Collins Street
Baptist Church In Little Roeh)
and the Rev. s. W. Hin, Pima
Bluff. Near noon the finance con-
mittee closed down for lunch q
recreation with near $2oo0o0 in .
small bag. Some one carried that
sum into the ding room and 81
It down beside DR.. Nichols an
left Upon finishing dinner, n.
Nichols left minus the bag. Near
evening It was announced thaA
S2ooo.o0 had disappeared. Attorney
J. H. Hibbler Of Little Rock tech
The mike on the platform an
stated the disappearance Of ~
black bag with the money In Il
This was . dissraes to the eitissae
OF Helena and Attorney Hibhler
urged each one to be on the alert
The policemen were called ana
this 10 what the PRESS reporter
pieced together from the investi-
CATION Of the disappearance Of sAs
100000 from the ConsolidateA
Baptist State Convention unAee
the first years administration q
DR.. Fred 7. Guy: "A waitress wh>
was sweeping noticed the black
bag on the floor near the spe&
where two women were eating
and these two women attractsd
See STATE BAPTIsTs--page .
Arkansas State press., 1947-11-28


team. Later Lincoln scored and
Arkansas Williams who was run
ming on familiar territory. speed
ed across for the winning score.
Credit goes TO the rookie backs
and lincmen who took over the
heavy duty after the Lions reach
cd peak in cripplcs Britto, AL
len, Perry, Williams, Harris, Free
man, Gillard, Hunt, Pennymon
performed we'll for the Arkansas
eleven
PSC and State Fued For Turkey
Day at State Stadium
Predictions are already out that
this years tradition Turkcy-day
game between Philandcr Smith
College of Little Rock and Ark
ansas State will reach an all-time
high as the two teams meet here
Thursday for their annual free for
all contest
Philander has not seen any bril-
lian season either and yet one
cannot say what will happen when
game time gets underway. There
has always been a good game,
filled with thrills and possible up
sets all the way. This years con-
test will be no different from the
past ia sure rough and tumble
affair is in the making.
Arkansas State press., 1947-11-28
Rev. Wellington;
New Pastor At
Union AME Church

Reverend W. p. Wellington.
who has pastored many leading
Churches throughout the state.
will be the new pastor at Union
A. M. f. Church, Wrigh, Ave. and
Pulaski. Rev. Wellington will
preach morning and night Sunday.
Arkansas State press., 1947-11-28

NAACP attorneys Thurgoed Mar
shall, special COUNSEL Edward r.
Dudley. assistant special counsel,
and Harold r. BoulWare.
Arkansas State press., 1947-11-28
So. Car. Appeals
Law Univ. Decision

On November 81, the United States Circuit Court of APP
peas at Baltimore Maryland heard oral arguments the
of Board of Trustees of the University of South Carolina
John H. Wrighten This appeal from the
of Federal Judge Wates Warning favor of John Wrghen
issued at Charleston South Carolina, July -, 1947.
Arkansas State press., 1947-11-28
Arkansas State Downs Lincoln j. Y 10 {:
Meets Phi|ander Smith In Thanksgiving
Classic At Pine Bluff THURSDAY Eveninu

Pine Buf-The Arkansas State Lions caught the win spirit
against Lincoln University Missouri in St Louis last week
end and turned back the powerful eleven 1876 be-
fore large crowd of ST. fans and former students of
both colleges.
Arkansas State press., 1947-11-28
$2600,00 REPORTED LOSS BY
FINANCE COM, STATE BAPTIST
S. c. Democrats Fight
Anti-Jim Grow Ruling

Baltimore MdThe U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals for
the Fourth Circuit consisting of circuit judges Parker Soper
and Dobe sitting Baltimore Maryland heard the argument
of the George Emoe against the officials the
cratic Party of South Carolina on Tuesday,
Arkansas State press., 1947-11-28

The Lions attack came in the
first half when Perry and Will
liams led the fight to score the
Arkansas State press., 1947-11-28
Davis To Speak At
Live.At.honne
Program In M'phis

Lawrence A. Davis, president of
TIE Agricultural, Mechanical and
Normal College at Pine Bluff, and
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-03-13
Brief OF National And World News During The Past Week

gun at the home of Foster last
July 6. The Keatons offered ali
bis purporting to show they were
both many miles from North
WilkesborO On that night.
After listening to a lengthy ar
ray of witnesses, the jury first
went out Thursday afternoon.
They were unable to agree on a
verdict and were ordered to re-
port back yesterday, when they
continued deliberation until about
noon.
State Bureau of Investigation
agents, Wilkes Sheriff c. C. Poin-
dexter, and State Highway Patrol
Sergeant A. H. Clark were among
the officers who participated IN
the lengthy investigation result
ing in Indictment and conviction
of the Keatons.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-03-13
G. o. p. LEADERSHIP IS
THREATENED BY STRIFE

Washington-Talk of a shake
up In the Senate high command
mounted as Republican leaders
strove to quiet G. o. P. liberal
freshman" uprising which threat
ened to dampen the party's hopes
of winning the presidency in
1913.
The 81 G.. 0. P. Senators have
been summoned to an unusual
conference tonight ostensibly to
draft policy on the politically hot
issue of extending nationwide
rent control, which expires June
80, and to hear White House re-
port on the Greek crisis from
Senate President Arthur H. Van
denberg (R.-Mich.).
Most of them are convinced,
however, that the real purpose is
to try to restore harmony and
put new pressure behind a fall
tering legislative program on
which some G.. o. P. leaders hope
to ride into the White House.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-03-13

shiny C-54 transport plane from
Berlin at 800 .. m. (7:20 a. m.
e.st).
AS in the case of French For
eign Minister Georges Bidault
and British Foreign Secretary
Ernest Bevin, who preceded him,
the Russians did not stage the
usual welcome ceremony with an
honor guard and a band. And
Deputy Foreign Minister Andrea
Vishinsky substituted for Foreign
Minister Viacheslav Molotov as
official greeter.
Marshalrs arrival conceded
with a new attack in the authOri
tative Russian Weekly New
Times on John Foster Dulles, Re-
publican foreign affairs expert. It
called him "a representative of
American monopolistic circles"
AS he stepped from his plane
Marshall said:
The mission on which have
come IS known the world over as
one of enormous Importance and
consequence for all mankind.
There have been many diff
culties, such as there are bound
to be in negotiations designed to
accomplish real peace.
Undoubtedly there will be
difficulties, great difficulties,
here. But they will be met sue
cessfully, and l am confident that
by peaceful methods of negotia-
ton we will reach an agreement
which will advance the cause of
peace in which we are all very
much interested"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-03-13
Brothers Given 20 Years In
Wilkes Poker Game Robbery

also given for the four men SEN
fenced for gambling with the
complaint that their penalty was
excessive.
The gamesters, who pie d
guilty, asked for leniency on the
grounds they had already lost a
total of $4,000. Judge H. Hoyle
Sink, presiding, gave them a year
and said the law allowed two
years each. The men sentenced
were Foster, Charlie Combs,
Dobe Powell, and Joe Holland.
Calvin M. "Bo" Spillman, of
Cooleemee, who was indicted
with the Keatons as the alleged
inside man" in the robbery plot,
was not tried at the present term
of court. His case was continued
on a physicians statement that
Spillman is now an invalid.
A bullet wound in his spine
since the date of the robbery was
said to have caused partial par
alysis. Spillman, according to
testimony, was playing in the
game when the robbery occurred
The brothers were identified by
the poker players and onlookers
as the men who held up the game
with an automatic and a tommy