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Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-06-26
Piknik drustva
"Naprej" st. 5 SNPJ

Cleveland, o. - Drustvo ''Na-
pref" st. 5 SNPJ priredi zopet
po dolgem casu izlet S pikni-
kom ma nasi SNPJ farmi ma
Heat Rd. JUNO cd Chardon Rd.
in sicer v nedeljo 20. junija
1947. Narocilo Sc je CTS bus,
XII odpelje izpred Slovenskega
narodnega donna ma St. Clair
Ave. tocno oh 100 popoldne in
ustavi pred Slovenskim delav-
skim domom ma Waterloo Rd.
oh lis. Voznino Sc je dolocilo
nizko in sicer "a odraslo osebo
"a tie in nazaj 75c in "a otro-
ke cd 4 do IL let starosti SOC.
Tisti, XII 81 zelijo zagotoviti
prostor ma busu, Sc morajo maj
kasneje do petka q. junija zve-
Ger prijaviti tajniku L. Medves-
ku, da sc bo vedelo koliko Sc
jih bo peljalo z busom. Tajnik
bo v drustvenem uradu vsak ve-
Ger cd 6. do 8. ure, ter bo vel
narocilo.
Umevno je, da Sc DO preskr-
belo tudi "a prigrizek in place,
tako da ne bo nihce lacen ali pa
zejen. Udelezite Sc tega piknika
svojo druzino in Sc malo pove-
settle v lepi in prosti naravi,
pod sencnimi drevesi ma svezem
zraku! Videli boste tudi kaks-
ma DO nova plesna dvorana.
Prijayite pravocasno vase
udelezbo. Ma svidenje ma pikni-
ku v nedeljo 20. junija ma nasi
SNPJ farmi. Bratski pozdrav
L. Medvesek, tajnik.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-06-26
Il zapadne strani

Cleveland, o. - Kot je bilo
re porocano, sc je tn. ustanovil
nov pevski zbor, katerega delo-
vanje hocem malo opisati. Pr
vic njivo orati je tezko delo in
tako je tudi sedaj. zelja vec
zapadnih Slovencev je bila, da
hi imeli pevski zbor. Toda "a
uresnicenje tega je treba delo-
vati slozno, kot ena druzina.
Zato Sc opominja vse, da Sc dr.
Ute obljub! Ia vsakega pa maj
bo star ali pa mlad, je to nekaj
najlepsega; nasa mladina nam
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-06-26
UREDNIKOVA PO$TA

DO hvalezna. To je sola "a vse
tiste, XII MISC nikoli imeli prili-
Ike, da Sc ucijo slovenskega je-
zika.
z nasim uciteljem Frank Vav-
terjem smo vsi zelo zadovoljni.
Sal je dobro poznan po celem
Clevelandu. Tistim, XII mislijo,
da MISC nikaksni posebni pevci,
lahko recem, da tudi JAZZ nisem
nikaka pevka. Clovek Sc vse ma
uci, le malo truda in d0bre vo-
lie je treba. To kar smo sedaj
podvzeli ne bo vazno samo "a
mas, ampak "a dvig cele zapad-
ne naselbine.
Tudi zaradi bodocnosti nasih
otrok je potrebno, da sc vztraj-
no oprimemo della. Prepricala
sem sc, da sc nasi otroci z We
seljem udelezujejo vaj, da bi Sc
pa Sc bolj zanimali, je n as sa
dolznost, da Jim gremo v vsa-
kin ozirih ma roko. Prave bese-
de in denarna pomoc - to sta
dive glavni tocki.
Nase seje Sc vrsijo vsako
zadnjo soboto v mesecu in 81
Ger po pevskih vajah in so to
skupne seize pevcev in podpor-
nih clanov. Mesecnina je zelo
mala.
Odbor sc zahvaljuje vsem or
ganizacijam, XII so nam dale pr
vo pomoc in tako tudi posamez-
nixon. Drustvu smo izbrali tu-
di ime, po slovitem imenu viso-
ke gore Triglav v nasi sloven-
ski domovini. To je tisti Tri-
glav, Xxi Sc ponosno ozira ma vse
strani ..
Pevska drustva so ustanov-
LENA "a zabavo in kulturo in te-
ga maj Sc vsak zaveda,. &c zeli,
da Sc DO lepo napredovalo. Mas
pevovodja je tocno oh Z. uri v
domu. Bodite vedno tocni, ker
cas- je kratek.
Glavna seja "a vse Slovence
Sc bo vrsila %. junija po vajah
v Domu zapadnih Slovencev ma
Denison Ave.
A. Jesenko, porocevalka,
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800 let Moskve

Moskva, prestolnica Sovjetske
zveze, je letos v aprilu slavila
8O0-obletnico svojega nastanka.
Naselbina ma obali reke Mos
kva ma kraju, kjer Sc Neglinka
izliva vanjo, Sc omenja prvic v
zgodovini 4. aprila 1887. Takrat
je bila Moskva sredisce velikega
kneza Dolgrukega, XII je zaradi
zascite svojih posestev obdal
Moskvo z lesenim zidom in tako
naprayil il naselja trdnjavo. v
Is. stoletju je nastala tam sa-
mostojna knezeyina, kateri ia
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-06-26

na". S tenn sc bono oddolzili ma.
semu narodu in spominu velike'
ga Stjepana Radica.
Goste bo zabava1 zbor "Slo.
ga" pod vodstvom Joe Perovica
Pricetek proslave DO oh II. uri
dopoldan. Tisti, XII zelijo priti
bolj zgodaj, maj pridejo tocno
opoldan v Hrvatski dom ma st,
Clair Ave., ker odtod bono lah.
ko vsi skupaj sli z avtom.
Ma proslavi bo obilo pecene
jagnjetine in ostalih dobrin, Xxi
so potrebne "a piknik. Vsi ste
dobrolosli!
Odbor Vijeca'
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-06-26
Vabilo ma "Hrvatski dan"

Cleveland, o. - Narodno vi
jece Americkih Hrvata in Hr-
vatica DO priredilo v nedeljo 20.
junija v Slovenskem domu ma
Recher Ave. 'Hrvatski dan."
Ma temu "Hrvatskemu danu"
Sc DO oddala pocast pok. Stje-
panu Radicu, ljudskemu ucite-
lju hrvaskega naroda.
Program DO zelo poster. Co.
voril DO urednik "Zajednicara"
brat Flip Vukelic, XII je obenem
tajnik Narodnog Vijeca Anne
rickih Hrvata.
Govoril bo tudi Petar Dragila,
major narodne vojske Jugosla-
vie, XII DO prisel il Washington
ma, D. G.
Nastopil DO pevski zbor "Sla-
vulj" pod vodstvom brata Gre
gorincica in zbor "Abrasevic"
Pei DO in igral tudi pevski zbor
"Sloga'', med pevci bo nastopil
tudi Rudy Ujcic, deklamiral pa
bo mladi Slavko Vucek.
Vabimo vse nase Hrvate in
illzne Slovane mesta Cleveland
in okolice, da Sc udelezijo te ma
Sc proslave "Hrvatskega da-
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-06-26

postala Moskva v IA. stoletju
stolno mesto.
Zaradi ugodnega zemljepisne-
ga polozaja Sc je Moskva bolj in
bolj razvijala in krepila. Pod
njenimi zidovi so omagali mnogi
zunanji sovrazniki Rusije: Tata-
ri, Poljaki, Litvanci, Francozi
in Nemci. "
Leta 1713 je Peter Veliki pre-
SELL prestolnico il Moskve v Pc
trograd, danasnji Leningrad, to-
da Moskva je ostala Rusom sve-
to mesto, "matuska Moskva."
Pod Moskvo sta Sc borila Mi
min in Pozarski, pod Moskvo Sc
je leta 1872 zlomila moe Napole-
onove vojske in s TEN sc je "a
eel njegov padec. Nekaj podob-
mega so doziveli v drugi svetovni
vojni tudi .Nemci, XII so ze "skozi
daljnoglede' opazovali silhuete
stolpov v Kremlju :.
Moskva je bila vedno sredisce
naprednih idej v Rusi il. Ona je
dala ruskemu narodu prve knji-
zevne tvorbe il peresa Griboje-
dova, Belinskega in Hercena.
Moskva pa je tudi mesto prve
ruske universe, naprednih kroz-
kov, casopisov, sredisce borbe
proti carizmu, XII je zaviral ma
predek Rusije. Moskva je bila
sredisce >ruske revolucije cd le-
ia 1905 naprej. Borbo il leta
1905 je zmagovito nadaljevala in
zakljucila Oktobrska revolucija
leta 1917, ko je ma Kremlju "a
vihrala rdeca zastava socialistic-
ne drzave.
V marcu 1918 sta prispela il
Petrograda v Moskvo Lenin in
Stain. Tedaj je Moskva po FOG
letih zopet postala prestolnica
drzave, to pot Sovjetske zveze.
Moskva je srce Rusije, ma ME-
nih ulicah je pablo ma tisoce
borcev "a napredno stvar. Pod
zidovi Kremlja lezi v steklenem
sarkofagu balzamirano truplo
Vladimirja Ilica Lenina, v kre-
meljskih zidovih pocivajo zare S
lpepelom odlicnih sinov ruskega
ljudstva. Med mimi sta zari S
pepelom Maksima Gorkega in
bivsega predsednika Kalinina.
Ma Redeem trgu v Moskvi je
leta 1941 Stain sporocil juna-
kom Rdece armade: maj vas
ovenca zmagovita zastava veil
kega Lenina!"
Sovjetska zveza ne premore
kraja, XII bi bill ljudstvu ljubsi
cd Moskve. Prav zato so osem-
stoto obletnico nastavka Moskve
z veseljem pozdravili vsi svobo-
doljubni narodi sveta.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-06-26
Pismo IL Slovenskega
Primorja

Cleveland, O. - Prejel sem
pismo cd mojega necaka, XII je
sin mojega starejsega brata
Andreja Jankovica, donna il va.
81 Preloze pri Divaci, slovensko
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-06-26

Primorje. Ia druzina ina devet
ali deset sinov in skoraj vsi so
bill v partizanih. II kraji SO
bill po prvi svetovni vojni pod
Italijo in ljudstvo je mnogo
pretrpelo.
Pismo je datirano 4. maja in
Sc glasi v izcrpku: ..
"Dragi stric Toni! - Mama
njam Yam, da smo po dolgih le-
tih prejeli Vase pismo, XII ste
ga pisali svojemu bratu Frame
tn. Pismo je hodilo tri mesece.
Namesto strica Franeta Vam
pisem JAZZ, kajti on Sc je posta-
raj.
V nasih krajih smo veiko
pretrpeli pod nemskim okupa-
torjem. Pozigali so vasi in ubi-
jail ljudi ma vse nacine; gorje,
kdor Jim je prisel v roke, pa mai
je bill nedolzen ali pa kriv. Dosti
vasi lezi v razvalinah. Skoraj v
vsaki TAXI vasi so obesili deset
ali vec zrtev, ali pa virgil live v
ogenj.
Nasa vas pa nj bila porusena.
Leta 1914 so jo nameravali po-
zgati fasisti, a je MISC, temvec
lie odpeljali nekaj nasih vasca-
nov v internacijo v Italijo. Tu-
di JAZZ sem bill ze zaznamovan,
da me odpeljejo, a sam ne vem,
kako sem sc resil. Ostali, XII so
jih odpeljali, so bill vsi nedolz-
nj. Tudi Nemci so nameravali
pozgati vas nekajkrat, a VEN
dar Sc je izteklo vse srecno.
Tudi naso druzino je ia VOL
ma hudo prizadela. Bill smo vsi
cd donna, a vsi ne bono nikdar
vec skupaj. Brat Ludvik je
ostal kot partizan ma Grskem,
a neki Grk ga je ustrelil v gla-
vo in tako sedaj pociva dalec
ma tuji zemlji. IL nase vasi jih
je pablo sest, cd teh diva 60
spodarja. Moi najmlajsi brat
pa je bill sestkrat ranjen. On je
sedaj vojak in so ga poslali v
Rusijo v oficirsko Solo. Poprej
pa je bill v Beogradu v Titovi
strait, kajti bill je eden najbolj-
sih partizanskih borcev.
Brat Ivan je tudi pri voja-
kin in ina Gin podcastnika. Mi
slim, da DO tudi on ostal pri vo-
jakih. Brat Joze je v Trstu, Ru-
dolf v Lokvi, France pa je do
ma. Tudi Lojze je v Lokvi. On
je vdovec. JAZZ pa Twin donna
in sem porocen. Moi oce je bo-
Ian re sest let in je najvec ma
postelji. Ina bolezen v glidih in
81 ne more sam pomagati. Tu-
di mama je bila bolna, a sedaj
je ze precej boljsa. Tudi stric
Frame je bolan.
v nasi druzini je bilo osem
bratov pri vojakih, Joze pa je
bill interniran v Nemciji. Mem
ci so ga prijeli kot partizana in
poslali v Dachau, kjer je bill
dive lett.
Nasa meja je sedaj med Lo-
kvijo in Prelozam. Upamo, da
bodo nastale boljse razmere.
Sedaj nam Sc vedno marsikaj
primanjkuje, z1asti obleke. v
Trstu bi lahko sicer te stvari
kupili, toda je velika draginja,
mi pa nimamo denarja. Dragi
stric, &c innate kaj ponosene
obleke, hi nam prisla zelo prav,
Posiljke skozi Reko pridejo
sem pref. Il Amerike dosti po.
siljajo v nase kraje.
Zakljueujem in Vas lepo po-
zdravljam, kakor tudi ostalo
druzino Jankovic".
Maj omenim, da sem bill v tel
hisi, v kateri je sedaj gospodar
moi necak Toni, JAZZ rojen. Zelo
me veseli, ker so Sc borili moi
sorodniki v partizanskih vrstah.
Ma Primorskem je bilo lie malo
ida jalcev.
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pIIJcIlO OOlLuOSt 81 SLcJc-
va spodaj podpisana, da izrece-
va tenn potom globoko zahvalo
"a presenecenje (surprise par
ty), katerega so mama priredili
nasi dragi sorodniki in prijate-
iii "a 25-letnico najinega skup-
mega zakonskega zivljenja. Pre-
senecenje Sc je Vrsilo dne 81.
maja v Kuncicevi dvorani.
Bilo je mama v veliko vese-
lie, ko Sc znajdeva sredi njih,
voscec mama Sc dolgo in srecno
skupno zivljenje. Ia dan mama
bo zapisan trajno v spominu kot
eden najlepsih v zivljenju.
v prvi vrsti maj sprejmejo "a
hvalo Mr.. John Urankar, Mr..
Max Urankar, Mrs. Katie Ho-
mar in Mrs. Rose Acetto, XII so
pripravljali in skrbeli "a cello
prireditev. Dale hvala slede-
cim: Mr.. John Urankar st., Mr..
in Mrs. Tony Urankar in druzi-
nj, Mr.. in Mrs. Max Urankar in
druzini, Mr.. in Mrs. John Acct
to, Mr.. in Mrs. Frank Homar in
druzini, Mr.. in Mrs. John Pts
totnik in druzini, Mr.. in Mrs.
John Mihelick in druzini, Mr.. in
Mrs. John Urankar mi. in dru-
zini, Mr.. in Mrs. Victor Uran-
kar in druzini, Mr.. in Mrs. Al
Philips, Miss Mary Urankar,
Miss Josephine Homar, Mr.. in
Mrs. Frank Urankar mi. in dru-
zini, Mr.. in Mrs. Freddy Koce-
var in druzini, Mr.. in Mrs. AL
bin Urankar, Mr.. in Mrs. Harry
Blatnik, Mr.. in Mrs. Casey Po-
pularski, Miss Christine Pistol
mix, Mr.. in Mrs. Russell Bartho-
lomew in druzini, Mr.. in Mrs
John Pavli in druzini, Mr.. in
Mrs. George Panchur in druzi.
nj. Mr.. in Mrs. Lawrence All.
Gin st., Mr.. in Mrs. Paul Anto.
min in druzini, Mr.. in Mrs. Stan.
ley Mihelick in druzini, Mr.. in
| Mrs. Frank Krevic in druzini
Mr.. in Mrs. Louis Zupancic in
druzini, Mr.. Frank Glavan in
druzini, Mrs. Zagorc in druzini
Mr.. in Mrs. John Goresek, Mr.
in Mrs. Tony Kersman, Mr.. ir
Mrs. Henry Kersman in druzi.
nj, Mr.. in Mrs. Joe Kumel ir
druzini, Mr.. in Mrs. Vincent Ko'
cevar st.. in druzini.
Mrs. Frances Jaklic, Mr.. ir
Mrs. Mike Hribar, Mr.. in Mrs
Joseph Kepic, Mr.. in Mrs. Eddy
Glavan in druzini, Mrs. Eliza
beth Hribar, Mr.. in Mrs. Tony
Antonin, Mr.. in Mrs. Chas. Kre
vic, Mr.. Martin Komocar, Mr.
in Mrs. Joseph Kocevar in dru
zini, Mr.. in Mrs. Frank Seitz
Mr.. Luka, ter Mr.. in Mrs. Frank
Kocevar.
Srcna hvala vsem "a udelez
bo in krasen srebrn sopek, k
je krasil mizo kakor tudi ma
Sim hcerkam in zetu "a lepo ku
hinjsko opremo (kitchen set)
Hvala tudi Mrs. Rose Mihelicl
in Henry Krizmanc, XII sta imels
toliko truda fotografiranjem
Slike nam bodo isto ostale "a
trajen spomin.
Ponovna hvala vsem "a vse
Oh priliki bova rade wolfe sku'
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-06-26
|Gen. Eisenhower
postane predsednik
universe Columbia

WASHINGTON, Is. junija-
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower je
formalno naznanil, da je sprejel
ponudbo znamenite universe
Columbia v New Yorku "a pred
sednistvo. S tenn bo nasledil
Nicholasu Butlerju, XII je leta
1945 polozil resignacijo in je Sc
daj castni predsednik universe.
Takoj Sc je zacelo ugibati,
kdo bo postal Eisenhewerjev ma
slednik kot sef generalnega Sta
ba armade Zedinjenih draw.
Nekateri sodijo, da to mesto do
bi gen. Omar N. Bradley, XII je
star 81 let in je sedaj nacelnik
veteranske administracije.
Gen. Eisenhower je izjavil, da
bo novo pozicijo prevzel, cim
mu vlada doyoli izstop il arma-
de. Domneva Sc, da Sc bo to Ego
dilo enkrat v zaeetku prihod-
MEGA leta. ~- 49,
+ Uradno je bilo naznanjeno, da
bo Eisenhower tudi po prevze-
tju predsednistva universe OBJ
drzal svoj Gin kot armadni ge-
neral ter tudi nadalje prejemal
place, znasajoeo okrog $4,000,
XII jo prejena sedaj.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-06-26

Chicago. - Dne Is. juniia
sta Sc porocila John Hode in
Angeline Rokayec. - Petletna
hcerka druzine Louis Dolmovich
mi. 81 je pri igranju zdrobila pr
ste ma roki in Sc nahaja Y boil
nisnici sy. Ane v oskrbi DR.. Grill
Ia
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-07-25
Opinion
Hailed In s. Car.
Primary

New York With editorial com
cement in the Nations press, fol
lowing the recent NAACP victory
over South Carolina's Democratic
Primaries slelght Of hand at
tempt. running the gamnl OF op'
tmisuc applause In the liberal
publications TO outraged warn
inps Of Social revolution" In
Southern journals. NAACP OIL
cials were generally agreed that
the opinion handed down by Fed
nral Judge j. Watles Waring, OF
Charleston. S. c., completely cX'
posed bigoted Southern attempts
to uphold the theory Of white 81.
premacy in a democracy while ut
the same time It effectively
blocked further attempts to eyade
the 1916 decision of the U. :.
Supreme Court in respect to the
so.called Democratic White Pri.
marles. In another opinion Judge
Waring aroused the ire Of white
supremaclsts when he ruled that
South Carolina must admit Ne
groes to its University Law
School unless separate law
school with equal facilities be
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-07-25
Hearst's Paper
Jim Grow Ad To
Be Questioned

New York City CWDLl-Can a
worker who cleans a swanky of.
flee and serves light lunch TO
Its executives be called a maid?
II not llcarsts Journal.Amerl.
can and Seligman q Late, beauty
operator ConCessionaifes can be
prosecuted under the state FEPC
law.
commissioners and attorneys of
ne state Commission Against
discrimination took up this ques
lion after the Workers Defense
League brought to their atten-
ton a discriminatory classified
ad in the Journal American which
called for maid (white)" but
stated that she was to Serve
lunch and do light cleaning work
in Office"
]he company apparently sensed
a guilty feeling since It did not
mention its name in the adj but
referred applicants to the Offices
room number The companys
name was discovered by n WDL
representative who went there
The office, with It's gold ginger.
bread decorated door and air con.
dilloning, Is located In the Souibb
Building, one of the clty's swank.
lest office structures on Fifth
Avenue at 5sth Street.
Hoarsts journal American and
a beauty operator concesslonaIre
See HEARST page--four
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-07-25

ing drunk. The warden then Or
dered Pee Wee Willie Bell to
step out because I'm going to
kill you When Bell refused this
order the warden sent for some
pick handles. A few minutes Ia
ter the intoxicated warden spoke
to County Police Chief Hender-
son, who got into his car and
drove to Brunswick, sixteen miles
away, returning with a sub-maeA-
Inc gun. During all OF this time
the prisoners made no attempts
to escape.
When the police chief returned
with the machine gun. the war
den reeled into the packed pris-
oners holding his pistol with
both hands" to get Pee Wee. A
few moments later the shooting
began. The survivors insisted
that the police took part in the
shooting This has been denied
by the police. One investigates
was certain that the machine gun
had been used against the help
See FLAWS REvEALED-pg. Z
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-07-25
BY Phyllis Scott

Among all the social upheav'
ais In this nation, delinquency
in our inadequate health pro
gram for the average wage earn
er and laborer is one of the most
serious. An unhealthy nation Is
likely to be confused In its
thinking and beliefs. It's citizens
are ant to be denied its economic
n d intellectual opportunities
through loss of hours at work and
school.
Today as never before more
people are becoming conscienti-
ously concerned over the health
of its children. its workers, and
mothers. The times demand it.
During the war the expense to
our government for the care o.
the physically unfit was tremen-
dous. An aware public has been
enlisted u aid in The Cane r Re
search Fund drive, the infantile
paralysis drive, and in our own
munity ..., Outdoor Life and
salth Assn, Community Health
Assn. and West View Hospital.
Especially interested in Gevis-
ina plans to extend first class
medical care to the low income
groups is Dr.. John M. Robinson,
Jr. physician ard surgeon. It is
his hope TO see that every man,
woman and child be Of sound
body. He is a member OF the Cal
ifornia Physicians service, which
extends low cost medical care TO
low income groups, He also gives
examinations for tie Veterans
Administration.
Besides his interest in low cost
medical care, Robinson is acti.
yeiy engaged in fighting discrim
inatory rates in insurance com
panies.
Robinson, a native OF Arkansa5,
spent two years at Fisk Universe
ty before coming to California.
In 1921 he transferred to the
University Of Ca ifornia al Berk.
ley, where he received \. IL. and
NJ. D degrees Informing at the
Los Angeles Gene al hospi al In
1927 he was the first to break
down the former lily-white pat
tern set there
Upon completion of his intern.
ship he entered private practica
in the downtown Los Angeles
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-07-25
Flaws Revealed In
Massacre Reports

Brunswick, G a.-Investigators
from I e Brunswick NAACP
branch working quietly in an at
tempt 10 assemble the actual
facts leading up to the mass muir
der of seven Negro prisoners at
the state prison camp near here,
today indicated that they had I'M
covered several details of a ra-
ther sensational nature which
varied considerably from reports
already published on the Nations
latest anti-Negro outrage. Altho-
ugh full report has not yet been
completed by officials and attor-
neys OF the branch, several facts
which are considered high y au-
thentic, have been relayed to n
AACP national headquarters in
New York City.
According to NAACP investiga-
tors who were rushed to the
death camp Immediately follow
ing the shooting in which six
prisoners were killed outright
and seven seriously wounded,
there had been no sit-down strike
of prisoners as originally report
ed The men had simply refused
to so into the rattle-snake infest-
ed swamp waters without boots |
They demanded meeting with !
the warden where they could ex-
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Little RoCkian
Attends Meet Of
Lay Leaders

j. S. Cullins, 430l w. 10th St,
one of 1903 Annual Conference
lay leaders was in Des MONIES,
Iowa last week representing the
Southwest Conference at the an
nual meeting of the General Sd.
of Lay Activities and National
Council of conference Lay Lead
ers of the Methodist Church,
held at the Fort Des Moines Ho-
tel, July 1913.
Using the general theme World
Redemption the Board seeks to
develop a greater sense of re-
sponsibility upon the part of the
laity for the total Church pro-
gram Special committees during
the meeting will consider among
their discussions such subjects as
Christian stewardship, lay preach
ing. Christianizing personal and
community life, sound finance in
the local church, benevolence and
adequate support Of the ministry.
Unique among Protestant de-
nominations, the Methodist BID
of Lay Activities is composed
largely of laymen. Ministerial
members are limited to one bis
hop and pastor from each of the
denominations six Jurisdictions.
Ray H Nichols of Vernon, Tex,
a newspaper editor, is the pre5i-
dent. DR.. George L. Morelock of
Chicago, former educator, is ex-
ecutiVe secretary. The 1903 Con rer-
ence lay leaders represent the
laity
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set up by September. Both cases
were brought into the South Car
DINA courts by the National
Association for the Advancement
of Colored People.
Although the Charleston News
and Courier In series Of alarm
cd editorials warned that the
fundamental rights of all Amer
lean citizens under the guise OF
helping a few were destroyed
when Judge Waring ruled that
the South Carolina Democratic
club could not prohibit citizens
the right to vote because of race
or color, his opinion is consider.
ed remarkably democratic. In
one section the Federal Judge
labels hypocrisy when he states
,.,, And so we are faced with
the final decision as TO whether
or not the present Democratic
Party of South Carolina, because
1t is no longer governed by State
statutes, Is private organiza
ton and Gas was said in argu
monU must be treated as a pr
yate, business or social club, witt
See JUDGES oPINIoN-pags 4
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ing additional training in surgery
DURING tho recent war Robinson
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racks MO- "hefe ne vas III
charge OF the genital urinary
ward.
Presently. his Office location is
at 1913 South Central Avenue.
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FIRST NEGROES NAMED
TO GRAND JURY

Mineola, N. Y. (wDL)--Ths
lily-white policy of selecting the
grand purors in Nassau county
ended when Judge Henry ], A.
Collins swore in Ralph s. Bryant
and selden II. Dunn, both Ne
groes, as members of the July
August grand jury.
William Worthy, Jr., Workers
Defense League field secretary.
protested the systematic exclusion
OF Negroes from the county'a
grand juries several months ago
when William J. Dessaure a Ne.
gro, was being tried on charges
of assaulting two cops. Nassau
county. located on Long Island.
Is one of the richest counties In
the U. s.