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Arkansas State press., 1948-04-30
Insurance Head
Offers New Method
On Negro Education
BY Staff Correspondent

Durham, No Cara North Car
DINA Negro leader said this week
if there is any school in the South
where Negroes should be admit
ted as day students, the Univer-
sity of North Carolina is the place
to start"
c. c. spaulding, head of the
worlds largest Negro insurance
firm, emphasizes that he suggest
ed only admitting Negroes as day
students
Applications of three Negro stu
dents have been received at the
University OF North Carolina at
Chapel Hill Two of the applicants
are law students at North Caro-
lima College, a State Negro School
here which is not recognized by
the American Bar Association.
See EDUCATION-page four
Arkansas State press., 1948-04-30

The official stated that no meet
ing pertaining to any program as
stated by Cain in his release to
the daily papers, has ever been
held or even mentioned as being
held
Cain has represented himself TO
the white people of Arkansas, as
being bishop of the Negro
Church Of God, district embrac-
ing Arkansas, Louisiana and Tex
as, and the purpose of his group
movement is to educate the Ne
gro against this type of propa-
ganda". tReferring to Mr.. Ran
dolph's civil disobedience program
against any jim-crow draft or uni
versal military tiarning).
Officials of the church have de-
nounced Cain, and are very much
concerned over-what they term
as disgrace for his name to even
be connected TO the denomination
in an official capacity. It is stated
in the church circles that Cain
has even been suspended from
the church on one or two occas-
ions.
Cain claims his district EN-.
See SLICK FAKE--page four
Arkansas State press., 1948-04-30
Georgia Governor
Orders State B. !.
On Alert For Khan
BY Staff Correspondent

Administering beating Of a
young war veteran with a leather
lash brough charges by Georgia's
Governor this week that the ku
Klux Khan Is setting out on a
systematic terror campaign.
Gov. M. Z. Thompson said the
Khan, through new adjunct call
ed 1.-THE Black Raiders, has plan
ned series of floggings and lash
ings of private citizens in Atlanta,
La Grange, and other places"
He ordered the Georgia Bureau
of Investigation and police officers
throughout the state on a special
alert.
Solicitor General Paul Webb
meanwhile, said he already had
lined the Atlanta floggng with
the brutal whipping of a Negro
See GA. GovERNoR--page 4
Arkansas State press., 1948-04-30
Commencement
Theme al PSC
Deals With Service

Theme at the Eightieth Com
meneement of Philander Smith col
lege, M. Lafayette Harris, presi-
dent. dealt with the quality of the
individual needed by the world in
its present crisis President S. S
Morris, Jr. of Shorter college, in
the baccalaureate sermon, Sunday,
pressed home the Priority of
Spiritual Values; while Reverend
w. Neill Hart, minister, First
Baptist church, Camden. establish
ed in logical and impressive ad-
dress that a man must be meas
ured by the height of his ideals,
the depth Of his convictions, the
breadth Of his sympathy and the
length of his service.
Interesting feature Of the COM
mencement was the presence of
the Philander Smith band which
played the professional. Philand-
er's new dean, G. D. Kyle. who has
everything that a Phi. ID. stands
for in the mastery of physic,
probably the most difficult SUBJ
ject OF the curriculum, presented the
candidates for degrees, and ad-
Justed the position OF the tassel
after the President had conferred
the degree.
Winners Of degrees were: A. B.
Lille James Clay with distinc-
ton of Magma Cum Laude, ranked
number l in the class on basis OF
comprehensive examination; CO.
rinne Maddox Cowan; Floyd Au-
gustus Henderson, veteran. praised
by the President for his reliability
and helpfulness; Maurice johnson,
editor in chief of the college year.
book; Ethel Motley McCloud, Cum
Laude, who earned her cum laude
despite the fact that she had to
carry on her family responsible
ties; Arvelle Annette Montgomery,
See PSC THEME--page five
Arkansas State press., 1948-04-30
Harry Truman
Holds TO Civil
Rights Program,

"Totalitarianism will not thrive
where opportunity is equal. stat
ed President Harry S. Truman =
a letter supporting the fifth -
nual appeal of the United Negro
College Fund released today b.
William E. Cotter, national CAM
paign chairman. John D. Rookie
Teller, Jr., is chairman of the Nat
ional Council of the Fund which
has just opened its nationwide
campaign for $l.4ooooo to aid =
private Negro colleges.
The text of the Presidents let-
ter to Mr.. Cotter endorsing ~
Fund follows:
We are living in a time whea
the maintenance and development
OF a free society is under serious
challenge. The philosophy an
political activity of totalitarianisn
require us to protect our own
free society and to offer assigtanee
to those nations which are active.
~ striving to remain free. Tn
we are now doing.
But an essential part Of III
worldwide struggle Is in the M.
lection in each country. includine
our own. of the free institutions
we cherish. Totalitarianism win
not thrive where opportunity n
equal and individual liberties are
fully protected.
Among the most cherished Of
our free institutions are the
schools OF America. To a remark.
able degree, they have extended
educational opportunity to all our
people. The final goal, however.
Is equal educational opportunity,
for all persons, to the maximum
OF their individual abilities, with
out regard to economic status.
race. creed, color. sex, national
origin or ancestry.
AS we strive for this goal, every
higher educational institution viii
need to be strengthened to meet
the unprecedented demand FOR
educational services"
Arkansas State press., 1948-04-30

legislation had begun before Mr..
Randolph testified on March 81
before the Senate Armed Service
Committee. six weeks prior to
that date news had been publish
ed that at a joint secret confer
ence on policy, House and Senate
Republican leaders had decided to
support only an anti-lynching bill,
preferably one without provisions
for punishment Of lynchers and to
shelve for the year Congressional
action on anti-poll tax, fair en-
ployment practice or other legis-
lation including segregation and
discrimination in the armed SER
vices"
Il know that it does not apply
in your case" Mr. White conclud-
ed, but I am convinced from
quite close association with the
Washington scene that many Of
those who now say they are
handicapped in working for civil
rights legislation because of Mr..
Randolph's testimony are quite
shamelessly using that as an ex-
cuse for non-action."
Arkansas State press., 1948-04-30
National Negro
Insurance Week
Observed In May

National Negro Insurance Week
is sponsored by the National Ne
gro Insurance Association COM
prising So insurance companies
operating in the United States.
Each year the NINA sponsors
a national drive to carry to the
people the progress the insurance
companies are making. This year
the people are asked to cooper
ate with the thousands of Negro
underwriters to reach the quota Of
$60,000,00000 production during
this particular week.
c. L. Townes, secretary of the
National Negro Insurance Week
committee, in announcing the
drive for the year, stated that
this year should be the banner
year for the National Negro In
surance Association, because the
Negro people are awakening to
tie necessity of doing business
with Negro companies. Mr..
Townes also pointed out that this
national drive is not only to in
terest people in cooperating with
Negro insurance companies, but
to instill in their minds to coop
crate with all Negro businesses.
Mr.. Townes also pointed out, to
do this the Negro will be spend
ing his money where it will not
See INSURANCE-paGe four
Arkansas State press., 1948-04-30
HERE 8 a n d - |28

Westinghouse Negro office
holder from New York State this
week proclaimed a nationwide
campaign Of civil disobedience a.
gainst ANY Jim Grow draft or
universal military training law"
Our organization has placed an
initial order for a hundred thous-
and buttons which state, Don't
join Jim Grow Army" Grant
Reynolds told the House Armed
Services Committee.
The committee is considering a
military draft bill and Reynolds
Arkansas State press., 1948-04-30

Mr. Whites statement was in
reply to a letter from the Oregon
Senator in which Mr.. Morse MAIN
tanned that the Randolph pro
posal gave some people in Con-
gress naturalization escape
from standing up to be counted in
favor of a civil rights program,
and there is no doubt about the
fact that the civil disobedience
suggestion has greatly weakened
the position of those of us in Con-
gress who are sincerely trying TO
secure favorable consideration of
civil rights legislation"
He expressed the opinion that
neither Randolph nor his sup
porters meant to produce that eff
feet. However, l am convinced
that we are making considerable
progress on civil rights program
until the proposal for civil dis
obedience program was dropped
into our midst as a bomb"
Conceding that Mr.. Randolph
has put into words the secret and
subjective feelings of great
many Negroes, Senator Morse
deplored the labor leaders pro-
posal, but re-affirmed his "inten-
ton TO keep right on doing what
can be done within the realm of
possibility in trying to secure ac-
ton on adequate civil rights leg
islative proposals"
In reply, Mr.. White charged
that the retreat on civil rights
Arkansas State press., 1948-04-30
South Held Back By
Old Traditions Says
Prominent Medic

DR. G. w. S. Ish, Sr., Harry Ash
more, editor, DIR. T. Lynn Smith,
anthropologist, and Bertram W
Doyle, educator, took part in a
seminar on the Changing South"
Saturday at AM&N college, Pine
Bluff. Attorney J r. Booker pre-
sided. c. B. Swartz of Pine Bluff
Commercial reported DR.. Ish's dis
cussion as follows;
: DR.. G. w, Stanley Ish, Sr., Little
Arkansas State press., 1948-04-30

Rock, Negro physician. was the
first speaker and discussed the
overall topic Of leadership. After
pointing out the natural advan-
tages of the South, he asserted:
But the South is beset with
incongruities and pecularities.
What are its opportunities?
What are its handicaps?
How do we dignity the Amer
lean creed that all men are born
free and equal?
What about its business prob
lens, its racial problems?"
Discuss "Old South"
And South Of Today
See DIR. ISH--page four
Arkansas State press., 1948-04-30

testified in support Of anti-racial
segregation amendments. He u
chairman of the Committee A..
gainst Jim Grow In Military Ser
vice and Training" and member
OF the nine man New York State
Correction Commission.
Last Straw
while I do not minimize the
dire consequences of civil dis
obedience program, II may yet
prove ironically true that the
Army's headlong drive for per-
See HERE and THERE--pagc q
Arkansas State press., 1948-04-30
Negro Church Leader
Races "S|iCkeSt" AXE

According official of he Church of The Living God
supported by UNCONVENTIONAL record the sefsted leader
Bishop E. Cain Of the dsgaceu fakes the
has produced
h
thirty odd o
even conId m a mahrih
Arkansas State press., 1948-04-30

Addressing the Springfield,
Mass, branch of the National As
ISOLATION for the Advancement of
Colored People tNAACP), Mr..
Reynolds, who was a wartime
Army chaplain declared;
THE Republican par y--my
party-has not fulfilled its 1914
commitment for a Congressional
investigation of Negro CT grie-
vances. Because the pending con-
scription legislation threatens to
saddle Negro youth again with
Arkansas State press., 1948-04-30
STOP TALKING ABOUT THE
NEGRO, PRIEST ADVISES

St Louis, Mo.--"If we treat the
colored as we treat any other hui
man beings, we have supplied the
one sensible answer" to racial
friction, Father Daniel Lord, 81
writes in the May issue of The
Queens Work, published here. FIR
Lords article is entitled, stop
Talking About the Negro"
Arkansas State press., 1948-04-30
s1q,349.00 FOR
INGRAM DEFENSE

New York, ~ Y-Receipt OF
s3,4e60l during the past week
raised the NAACP Ingram de-
Tense fund to a total Of 9,349.5l,
OF this sum, sl5,95959 came from
2o5 NAACp branches, $l,05l.5a
from churches, $i,5O056 from other
organizations, and $03779 from in
dividuals.
Arkansas State press., 1948-04-30

OMEGA SWEETHEART 4s-pine Bluff Charming and at
ractve Soror Enestine Lugene Gce recently elected
Omega Sweetheart 48 by Tau Sigma chapter of Omega Psi
Fraternity at Arkansas State College Soror Gce will reign
the forthcoming Annual Omega-Sigma Ball. Friday night
Gently Soror Grice elected Most Popular Girl the campus
She is active in organizations including Sigma
Gamma Rho Sorority Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Sorority Spot
lighters Dramatic Club Pep Squad and the Sociology Club
She halls from the capitol city, Little Rock
Arkansas State press., 1948-04-30
Civil Rights Retreat.
Denounced byWhite

NEW YORK, N Y.--The by members of Con-
of A Philip Randophs proposal of nonparepaion in
military service for inactivity the fight for civil
legislation this week branded quite by
ter White secretary of the National Association for the
of Colored People.
Arkansas State press., 1948-04-30
Civil DiS0bedience
Leader Challenges
m0rse's On NAACP

Commission of Inquiry into wartime treatment of Negro
soldiers will hold public hearings in Washington D. c. Sat
day and Sunday May and g. announced Sunday by
Grant Reynolds national chairman of Committee Against
Jincow IN Military Service and Training and member
New York State Commission of Correction
Arkansas State press., 1948-04-30

military segregation and all the
associated evils, A. Philip Randolph
and / have asked eminent white
and Negro citizens to constitute
themselves as a Commission Of In
curry to hear testimony from vet
Grams. war correspondents. Red
Cross and governmental officials.
and other interested witnesses.
Pending the Commissions re-
port to the American people, We
See REYNOLDS-page eight
Evening star., 1948-11-14
Navy Wires club
To SbOnsOr Bazaar

The Navy wives Club OF America
No. 81, will hold a Christmas bazaar
Saturday from $3.50 a. m. to . p. m.
at AIS South Capitol street. Mrs
oscar Norgorden is chairman OF the
bazaar.
Many household items, such as
clothespin bags, pottery, hand
painted aprons and handkerchiefs
will be on sale.
In charge of the tables will be
Mrs. Fred Mauritson and Mrs.
Emma Green ,.saprons; Mrs. James
Halstad and Mrs. Leo Roach, house
hold articles; Mrs. Norgorden and
Mrs. Walter Meyer, special gifts;
Mrs. Edward Branock and Mrs.
Myrtle Sabin, children's table; Mrs.
Edward Gaudet, quilt, and Mrs.
Lloyd Padgett, cookies. =
The special club project that Will
benefit from the sale will be It's
work for the Home for the Aged
at Blue Plains. Mrs. David Snyder
is president of the club and Mrs.
Charles F.. Erck is the sponsor.
Evening star., 1948-11-14
|Mereditb s. BNeI
Weds Ne1V Yorker

In the Church of the Saviour in
Brooklyn Heights, N. Y. Miss Joyce
Lewis Peterson, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. Morton Peterson Of Brook
lyn, was married last evening to Mr..
Meredith Showers Buel, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Walker S. Buel Of this city.
The Rev. John Rowland Lathrop
officiated.
Mrs. John McKeage, jr., Of Brook
lyn was matron Of honor and the
other attendants were Miss Deon
Joan Baker of Brooklyn, Mrs. Doug
las K. Dillon of Bloomsbury, Pa:
Miss Joan Lewis F1dler Of Rome,
N. Y, and Miss Ethel Marie Byrne
of Brooklyn.
Mr.. Buel was best man for his son
and the ushers were Mr.. Walker p.
Buel of Stevenson, Md; Mr.. Paul b.
Cromelin, jr, and Mr.. Donald Mer-
ritt of Washington and Mr.. Jonn
Kaufman of Chevy Chase.
Following the reception IN the
parish house of the church, the
couple left for Southern motor
trip,
Evening star., 1948-11-14
Word From Ha1Van

The Deputy Inspector General OF
the Army and Mrs. Fay B. Prickett,
who live in Alexandria, have re-
ceived word from their son-in-law
and daughter, 1t. Col. and Mrs.
Frank D. Miller, of the birth OF
their fourth child, Robert McGregor
Col. Miller is on duty at Schofield
Barracks at Oahu. Hawaii, where
the baby was born October q. Mrs.
Miller formerly was Miss Margaret
FAY Prickett.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-02-27
DAYTON HOBBY CLUB
PLAN EXHIBIT SHOW

The Dayton Hobby Club, Inc,
of Dayton, will hold their 5th
semi-annual Hobby show and ex-
hibit in the Miami hotel, from
noon to 10 p. M, February 20.
This show which will be open
free to the public offers much in
the way Of diversion for local
hobby enthusiasts. The Hobby club
was organized November Is, 1914,
and has been increasing in popu-
larity ever since that time.
On display Sunday will be
match book covers, salt and pep
pers, birds, dogs, miniatures, dolls
prints, oil and water color paint
ings, buttons, antiques, guns, In
dian lore, china, books, firearms,
post cards, autographs, bottles
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-02-27

stole Jackie Robinson from the
Kansas City Monarchs, of the Ne
gro American league and did not
compensate, Tom Baird, co-owner
of the team has been officially de-
MED by Jackie Robinson, star in
fielder of the Brooklyn Dogers.
In a statement to the press,
Jackie said, "The charges against
Hickey regarding taking me from
KCs without payment arew ithout
foundation" Futher said Jackie,
II was not under contract with
the Kansas City at the time of
my signing with the Montreal
Royals and had threatened to quit
baseball because of the poor pay,
long road hops, bus rides and poor
meals among other announcement
operations of Negro baseball.
(Note: Those of you who read my
article "How Many Jackie Robin
sons" in the Express will remem-
Der mention of this same item).
Jackie like many others play in the
Negro majors without contract
which has been one O fthe rea-
sons for the owners to "Get their
house in ORDER"
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-02-27
Report of Fire Chief
Show Heavy Losses

An indication that the existing
housing in Dayton, and OF the
West Side in particular, is grow
ing increasingly menacing to the
health and safety of citizens, was
glaringly illustrated in the Janu-
airy report Of Fire Chief Joseph
Kirby. January was n of the
heaviest months in Dayton in re-
cent years in fire losses.
Three ersons persisted and the
dollar loss totaled $150,375. In
January, 1947, there was only one
death and a monetary lose of
$2O,231. In December, 1947, there
was one death and $42,294 loss.
The three deaths, of course,
were in the Dunbar street tragedy
in which a gambling game led to
a fight and death by fire. Another
expensive fire was the city gar
age fire which caused a loss of
100000. During the month there
were 379 alarms caused by 1874
fires in 116 buildings. In the pre-
ceding month there were 270
alarms and 1872 fires, while a year
ago there were 299 alarms and
144 fires.
1t is obvious that the increase
in the number of fires is caused
either by an increase in the care
lessness Of people, or an increase
in the delapidation of housing
units. Things wear with age, auto
mobiles grow old, and so do
houses; and with age things be-
CONTINUED on page ~
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-02-27
FAIRWAY GOLF CLUB
HOLD Meeting

An executive meeting of the
Fairway Golf club was held last
evening in the Linden Center. Of
ficers of the club are, William Ell
lis, president; Edgar Nickerson,
vice president; Glen Patterson,
secretary; Wilcher Martin, treas
urer. Chairman of the entertain
meet committee is Antonio Wright.
Elaborate plans were made for
an interesting program for the
coming months. 1t won't be long
before the divot diggers will have
full swing Of the fairways. They
generally get the itch early, at the
first signs of warm weather. You
can count on seeing them with
their golf caps and bags very soon
heading in the direction of the
golf club.
At last nights meeting two dele
gates named to represent the
Fairway club at the United Golf
club meeting at Cleveland, this
coming weekend. The United
Golf club is the national Negro
golf organization which holds tour
naments all over the country dur
ing the summer months. Dayton is
one of the cities included. This
year it will again climax a hectic
season here.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-02-27
tn profession.

I'll pTO1eSSlOI.
A steady hand, good eyesight,
an eye for detail, and general art
istic feeling are valuable. If abil-
ity to pose subjects is combined
with them, better work is insured.
If one intends to do the actual
work and not be simply a recep-
ton room assistant, she should
study at a Photographic school, al
though she may begin at once as
ar apprentice in a studio.
Printing and developing are
sometimes but not very often,
done by women. Photography is
like every other profession or art,
as it should rightly be called.
1t is hard but it has many
bright openings for a clever girl.
Continued on page Al
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-02-27
Along The
Sports Trail
BY Jimmie N. oJnes

Ike Williams VS.. Kid Gavilan:
Ike Williams, lightweight cham
pion Of the world, will tangle with
Kid Gavilan, the Cuban flash, who
is rated one of the best welters
in the game. Gavilan is a bit heavy
for the regulation, 1876 Founders,
and is considered in the welter-
weight class. His showing in two
bouts here recently especially the
one with Winnie Rossanna two
weeks ago got him a shot at the
lightweight king. However, the
title will not be at stake at the
garden tonight, it will be worth
listening to over station WING
at 10 o'clock.
Sammy Jethroe, Archie Ware,
Al Smith, Joe Atkins may be
among the missing or the Buck
eye squad. 1t comes from good au-
thority, that many of the top
ranking stars of the Cleveland
Buckeyes will not be among those
returning to the Ohio team this
season. Jethroe, isplaying in Puer-
to Rico, along with AL Smith, the
Kirkwood, Mo-, kid, who showed
great promise at the short stop
Continued on page A.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-02-27
PRIVATE SEEK
RADIO JOB

Private First-class Eugene M.
Owens Of Cleveland, has been Sc
lected from among 80 applicants
for the position of announcer
writer on the staff of WIKI,
Armed Forces radio station on
Okinawa. He represents 1900 Ne
gro troops on duty with the oc-
cupation forces within the Ryuk-
yus, including Army, Air Forces,
Navy and District Engineer COM
mands.
A graduate of John Hay Com
mercial high school in Cleveland,
Pfc. Owens was employed at the
Fisher Cleveland Aircraft plant
before entering the army in De-
cember 1916. He left for over
seas duty in July, 1947, and was
chief craftsman for the Goth
Transportation Truck battalion be-
fore his present assignment.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-02-27
a
Woman's
World
"The Photographer"

The photographer
There are only a few branches
of art that pay we'll and ecure
to the worker an income equal to
the amount of labor expended.
Photography is one of them. I'm
til a few years ago, girls were
only employed in the offices Of
photographers studios. Now, one
may find them in practically ev-
cry branch of photography.
Many women, even have their
own studios. Of course ownership
comes only after years of work
and experience, but every year
there are more women entering
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-02-27

and stamps.
In addition creative hobbies will
be represented by weaving, model
motors, airplanes and handicraft.
Many unique and interesting
displaysw i'll be presented at this
show. 1t will be we'll worth ones
while to attend.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-02-27
Jackie Robinson Denies He
Was Stolen From Kansas Civ

The charges of Larry MacPhil,
former Yankee boss, and chairman
Of that all important meeting in
which Branch Hickey charges the
major league moguls went on &c
ord as barring Negroes from or
gained baseball, that among the
double crosses" by Branch, he