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Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-17
Louis Adds
Co1niskey To
Contender List

Paterson, NJ, Dec. 17-(AP)
Another name was added to-
day to what is rapidly becom-
ing an almost endless list OF
contenders for Joe Louis
heavyweight championship.
This time it's Pat Comiskey,
who before the war, was touted
as a logical contender for the
title.
The Comiskey name came di-
rect from Louis who fought
him in a six-round exhibition at
the armory here last night.
"Pat is a dangerous fellow"
Louis said. "He's not afraid tc
trade punches with anyone, anc
I think that he'll make a gooc
showing against Ezzard Charl
es when they fight in Cleveland
on Jan. 16. I've recommended
to Larry Atkins cleveland pro.
moter) that the two be signed
for the fight"
Louis added that he sees enc
reason why Comiskey should moi
become one Of the top contend.
ers in June"
"He hit me three hard
blows" the champ said. dis.
playing a slight puff under his
right eye.
Louis picked up a check d
about $500 for his efforts. 1
crowd of 5,121 paid a gross o
$l4,683.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-17
DiMag Gets
RBI Crown

Chlcago, Dec. 17-(AP)-NeW
York's Joe DiMaggio watched
Boston's Ted Williams cop the
l948 American League batting
and slugging crowns, but the
Yankee Clipper grabbed the i'm
portant runs-batted-in title with
a bag Of 155.
Official league statistics today,
besides awarding Williams the
slugging championship with g.
Is percentage and DiMaggio his
second RBI diadem, also count
ed out 43 major and league re-
cords broken or tied last season.
Williams, whose 1863 average
topped the individual batting,
finished II percentage points a.
head of DiMaggio's .59s in the
slugging compilations, but was
third in RIBS with 127, twenty
eight behind Joltin' Joe. Th e
Yankee star played in 153 games,
compared with Williams 1877.
Boston shortstop Vern Stephens
was second in the RBI column
with 1877, despite the dubious is
tinction of hitting into the most
double-plays, Is.
Third top slugger was New
York's Tommy Heinrich with a
.554 percentage, while Cleveland
Joe Gordon was fourth in RIBS
with 124.
Reflecting the leagues improve
ment in batting, 10 players last
season batted across 100 or more
runs, against only one, Williams,
in 1947.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-17
Jackets Play
Broughton Five
In Raleigh

The Roanoke Rapids High
School Yellow Jackets will jour-
ney to Raleigh tonight in an un-
derdog role, when they meet the
unbeaten basketball team of
Needham Broughton High School
in a pre-Christmas game which
will be preceded by a junior
varsity contest.
Both the Jackets and Coach
Joe Holidays Purple Hurricanes
will be seeking their third vic
tory tonight when they clash,
however the Hurricanes will be
after their third game without a
loss while the Jackets of Coach
M. L. Woodland will be after a
third victory after having won
games from Aurelian Springs and
Weldon and losing a game to Be-
thel High.
Bethel is the only common foe
the two teams who will meet to-
night in Raleigh have played and
the results of those meetings
tips the scales in favor of the
Raleigh quintet. The Needham
Broughton team Tuesday night
defeated Bethel 1929 and had
little trouble, while the Bethel
varsity scored 47-35 triumph over
the Jackets here last Friday
night.
For the Jackets tonight's game
will be the next-to-last contest
played before Christmas, since
the holidays at the school start
this afternoon. They will play
Bethel in return engagement
at Bethel next Tuesday night
and will continue to hold practice
workouts during the holidays.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-17
BrattOn-WiIliaIns
In NOn-TitIe Affair

Philadelphia, Dec. 17-(AP)-
Johnny Bratton, Chicago, is 60
ing to get another crack at Ike
Williams-but it'll be a non-title
affair.
The lightweight king and Brat
ton were signed yesterday for a
10-round over-the-weight affair at
the arena Jan. II. They met
three years ago at New Orleans
with Williams taking the deci-
sion.
In their most recent outings
here, Bratton battled Bobby Lee
to a draw and Williams knocked
out Buddy Garcia in one round.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-17
ROANOKE RAPIDS
Daily nrral0
SPORTS
Independent Red Ace Cagers viii
Have Plenty OF Height and Experience

The Roanoke Rapids Red Aces
independent basketball team
went through an extended prac-
tice scrimmage here last night
and made plans for the opening
9f its home game stand soon af-
ter Christmas.
A lot of height and plenty of
experience will be combined in
the ten-man squad which start
ed working out as a unit for the
first time last week. The Aces
have acquired set Of brand
new scarlet and white uniforms
and other equipment and will be
ready to take on all comers by
the time the cage season gets
Onto full swing early in January.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-17
Dukes Blue Devils Caees Loom As Threat To State In Title Chase

329 was next as far as averages
were concerned, followed by the
east with 26,273, far west with
25,023 and south with 23,008.
Pennsylvania, which played
seven home games, had the
highest total attendance-469,-
900. Michigan, which attracted
408,05 to five home dates, had
the best average.
The biggest crowd of tn e
year sat in on the Army-Navy
classic at Philadelphia. These
102,581 persons counted on Ma
vy's home attendance since the
Middies were hosts to the game.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-17
Blue Devils
Meet Wildcats
In Top Tilt
BY The Associated Press

Dukes Blue Devils, shaping
up as one of the more formid.
able obstacles between N. c.
State and its third straight Sou.
thern Conference basketball ii.
tie, move against their first cir.
cult foe of the season tonight
The Blue Devils with fair
triurnphs over outsiders on their
record to compare with a sin.
gle one-point loss, match shots
with the good-looking David
son Wildcats at Charlotte.
Davidson, also without a fam
lily test, has won two out oi
three from non-conference op-
position. Wofford whipped the
Wildcats, 61-53.
Duke and Davidson have had
a common foe-Hanes Hosiery
The Hosiers licked the Blue
Devils, 58-57, but lost to the
Wildcats, 51-46.
However, the forever-chang.
ing lineup of the Hosiers being
what it is, there's not much bas-
is for comparing Duke and Dav-
idson on the results of their
meetings with the independent
team.
Two other intra-conference
scraps are on tonight's card,
making it the biggest family
get-together of the pre-Christ-
mas season.
George Washington, upset
last night by Washington and
Lee, visits Virginia Military In
stitute in one of these confer
ence games. The Richmond
Spiders, surprise conquerors Of
/ Maryland but losers to George
Washington, play host to the
Clemson Tigers in the other.
N. c. State, meantime, goes
after another big-time foe in the
undefeated University of Pitts.
burgh Panthers. The game is
scheduled for Duke University's
mammoth indoor stadium a t
Durham, and is rated one OF
the nations top intersectional
tussles of the week.
1t will mark the third
straight time the State Wolf
pack has gone against an un-
beaten quint. The Wofpack
ruined Hanes Hosiery's perfect
record, 53-47, tore into George
and then mauled West Virginia,
$3.50.
South Cardinals Gamecocks,
winners over Newberry in their
only formal appearance Of the
season, travel south to take on
the University Of Miami in the
first of two games between the
two schools on consecutive
nights.
Last nights games produced
one major surprise. Washing
ton and Lees Generals, paced
by center Bob Goldsmith, pro-
vided the upset by lacing Geor-
ge Washington, 1888, at Lexing-
ton, Va. The Colonials, regard
ed as one of the circuits ablest
teams, never got their attack
rolling and trailed almost the
whole way. Goldsmith's %
points were tops for the night.
Maryland's Old Liners, mean
time, fell before the University
of Virginia, 5347, while William
and Mary hardly worked up
sweat against the Norfolk Naval
Base, winning 75-46. Chet Gier-
max hooped 20 points for the
Indians.
Furman licked the Enka In
dependents, 40-38, in a thriller
at Asheville, N. C.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-17

Frederick Remington, Amer
lean artist, was sent West for
his health as young man-and
became famous painting the In
dains and soldiers he saw on
the plains.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-17
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BUICK CO.. OPEN

The ciys newest quito agency the Grody Buick Co. hos opened
for business in q spacious, uptothe minute building. modernizedb by Pas
cugoulu contractors and craftsmen.
We hove the newest and most complete equipment for oil types
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Front wheel oignment. is done by competent personnel using the
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Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-06-25

col. p.
t4) "The Army has failed says Captain Weliver ITO
choose either white officers who wished coored
troops white officers of superior ability d. 337 col a.
Captain WeliVers conclusions are
CD ~ think that coored soldiers can used as effective
combat nfantrmen in large numbers only units OF
white and coored troops fighting living together and hold.
ing ratings ability and merit" (p. 1888. col ~.
(2) "As the opportunity to himself ecopni-
ton individual respected by his society coored man
civilian soldier that opportunity of itself will increase
his effectiveness Many coored soldiers capable now of taxi
places in presently all white units equals ability That
number will increase education and opportunities improve
(p. 800, col o.
We congratulate Mr. Neil upon his choice reading mat.
ter and recommend that all white this article of
Captain Wevers which Mr. NELL recommends If they will read
carefully and houghtfuly and follow its
mpied by Mr. Nes recommendation of it that our
relationships will approach perfection. fact writer
imagine anyone obectng President Trumans pro-
gram and endorsing Captain Weivers which condemns seq
egaon and discrimination both in the civil life
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-06-25

to preservation o society
destroy by dividing along racial ana
religious lines Communists divide along class lines
But the of patriotic Americans unity One nation
principles diversity and religions
people dedicated and the America
fulflmen authentic tradition to in
less processes which he belongs the
land from which he
the independence developed
country defended enemies and traitors and the passing
events of every day disclose, that way.
Within the weeks the Fellowship Southern Churchmn
representing denomination the South award
Southern Jewish
Southeastern Regional
of the AntiDeamaon of Bnai Birth Regarding his
ideals and brotherhood
There and effect IN
southern of the AnDefamaton League
deep his staff is creating
living who gets the
credit the job this live basic Judaeo
Christian principle life his reputation his
zaton his shall it, he that oseth his life justice
righteousness, and goodness shall it"
While this symbolizng unity
the priest defending
rights denouncng
Communism He Monsgnor Mcnamara the
Cathedral Baptist
Club,
profess thing Il believe
the principles the Declaration
soldy established which successfully
reared then highly
tonships reflect principles
Thus is that
and fulfill in the calling of
providence zone nation ndvisbe with liberty justice
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-06-25

What Price Segregation?

Despite the fact that enrolment periods have passed
and no seespectng Negro has enrolled in the fake Lang
ston law school, state authorities persist squanderng
peyers keep four pay roll
when there is teach.
Just think of it, Fifteen thousands dollars thrown
away on the term Just closing and $4,000 aocaed
governors contingent fund for the coming it's
gong to be long, dull for the law
angston law school hell taxpayers
nave their state funds squandered in such manner.
We doubt seriously the right of the governor use his
emergency funds for this fake law schools maintenance The
legislature has been in agitation started
and tailed to make any such appropriation and believe
taxpayers suit would knock out the ALLEGATION and
educational farce and studied attempt brazeny eeumven
me Supreme Court of the United States. This The
cases where state government seeks bully the federal
structure.
Evidence presented the during the at
Norman was to the effect that conditions crowded and
congested at Oklahoma university law school, the $4,000
al present being thrown away, together with other conten
plated expenditures the jim law school, were expended
al Norman would mean white and black youth of the
state one OF the best arguments against segregation develops
out OF the unreasonable waste of public funds.
BLACK DISPATCH
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liYer assails2


% Captain Wellver that "By denying them Negro
esq the opportunity become ydeveoped citizens have
succeeded really bunting only the desires but the ability
of most coored Americans be good combat soldiers The
low of education the South a well known fact and
most Negroes still from the South This bound to be
matter of the preudced Souheme
it, by chance he happens be assigned command company
battery and finds his mems classification cards that their
average education is four grade school years.
(p. 337, col. ~
GU more important" says Captain Weiver lis the habit
uaon of coored discrimination and dependent inferior
position in civilian life" The frame of mind resulting
this discrimination lis definitely the stuff of which good
soldiers made (p 337 col. ~
(3) THE discrimination and segregation which he has
been subjected in civilian life carried military life
He placed in segregated units his uniform often pro-
lection against Illegal treatment the hands of civilians he
is commanded by white officers whose dislike of him and of
their job often obvious he sometimes pleasures
and privileges enjoyed by white soldiers Yet he asked to-
risk his life against the bravely and with few
questions the white soldier Captain Welver. o. 1877
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-06-25
Look At The Record, Mr.. NeiII
By SAMUEL S. TAYLoR. Assoeiate Editor

LET us try to inform ourselves of the facts" said a
writer From the People in issue of the Gazette lie
proceeded advise all cognzan by experience
reading with the history of the Negro in this country read
certain documents which usually considered unfayorabe
the Negro.
Although there favorable documents will the
Gazette writer's challenge squarey by asking that of the
documents he lauds be read by WHITE PERSON IN THE
SOUTH We don't whether the Negro reads this
ument We just the white people mot cognzant with the
facts of the Negro to read it. The document REPORT ON
THE NEGRO SOLDIER" by Captain Warman Welver HAIR
PER'S MAGAZINE April, 1916, pages 333-339.
Captain WelVer states that "colored infantry units
failure Note he does not that coored infantry
failure, just infantry UNITS.
He does not refer to "acts of individual bravery SINH
lar failures Of white units accomplishments,
brilliant of coored units in other branches Army
than the infantry page col ~ He particularly says 1n
justice and respect for the individuals involved be
often said that many coored have shown daring
and esourceuness which would have earned them recognition
superior fighters in of the world p 1856 col p
Captain Welver's article written show "the
military result of racial policy has been almost complete
failure (p 339 col ~ Please note is RACIAL POLICY
which he condemns
Now just what the RACIAL POLICY which Captain Wei.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-06-25
A VOICE CRIES IN THE SOUTH
By
M M III YIlfi0f1 GIiiIN

real freedom for mankind every
where.
Out of this desperate scramble to
maintain white supremacy at the
cost of all that makes for a richer
and fuller life for others, and
what with the Anglo-SaXon being
in the minority with the atomic
bomb, he could easily become so
alarmed at having to yield for
justice sake and as a means to es-
tablishing peace for all that viii
repeat the tragedy of HIROSHIMA
and Nagsaki on the colored peo-
pies of the world.
Only the breaking of the unholy
alliance of Solid Southern Repub-
lean bound in a huge conspi-
racy with the old line Northern
COP on the preservation of con-
troll Of the Negro by a South en-
shaved to a one party system can
the South become free and gem
timely prosperous and the world
saved from another total, globol,
revolutionary war.
This struggle for freedom must
fill our hearts with aches and spill
over into millions Of other hearts
until the cry of the oppressed be-
comes world sympathy for free
dom and liberty and equality for
men Of goodwill everywhere
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-06-25
NlIMGlIif lf III III III Sii llil III
Is The Solid South Republican?

If l remember correctly, the
Amnesty Bill was with the enact
ment into law in 1868 by which
the North agreed not to really
do what should have been done
at that time, and which should
be done now in the matter of a
positive and progressive approach
in the matter promulgating the
evolment Of Negro people into a
status Of first instead of second
class citizenship, and making Sc
cure their civil rights. provided
the South would leave TO the
North Republican, the business
of exploiting the natural resources
and aid them in the sale of pro-
ducts of their factories. The
South's reward was to be free TO
handle the Negro as it saw fit.
The union had been preserved
A sort of Gentlemens Agreement
was entered into between the
South and the North to in effect
cooperate by commission and
omission in establishing "a place
for the Negro wherein he would
be doomed TO permanent status
of semi-slavery with only those
whose activities tend to accommo-
date that sort of setup being al
lowed TO make synthetic progress
The unenlightened political South
wants to maintain this status quo
The anti Negro professional
white supremacists and their fol-
lowers are really Republicans
wrapped in Democratic clothes
Only during the regime of FDR.
and now on a greater scale in
reign Of Harry S Truman - both
real Democrats, standing for what
the Democratic party is supposed
to stand for -- the champloning
Of rights OF the common man. have
we had any effort as a result of
needing TO the cry of the com
mon man.
II the rebellng States Fighters
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-06-25
BY ROBERT DURR for CHS

can forestall the nomination of Mr..
Truman, they can assure the cleo
ton of a Republican who will
stand for the agreement of 1856
let the South deal with the Ne
gro as it likes. And that means
as a source of cheap labor supply
bound in economic and political
servitude.
Mr. McGrath and Mr.. Truman.
in standing by the things recon-
mended by Mr. Trumans Civil
Rights Committee, are giving their
party good leadership, because they
know that the recommendation in
the report is the voice of the
American people as a whole, and
therefore the voice of God trans
mitted by this committee as ga
thered up from expressions of a
cross section of the people Of the
United States on all levels.
The day has come when it is
most important that we have done
the Gentlemens Agreement as
OF 1863 Whatever virtue the agree
mcnt may have had for the con-
tracing parties is as of now the
vice Of vice., and blinds the world
as it tries to see in America ca
pacity for sound leadership toward
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-06-25
Hotel Bouts
Continued from page ono
SIP :.

delegates would attend, he said he
was cancelling reservations bee
cause the hotel did not know in
advance that there would be Ne
groes."
Elinor Kahn, state director OF
the Wallace party, Immediately
announced that the party was con-
sidering filing legal suit for vio-
lation of Section 81 Of the Civil
Code of California, which pho
hibits discrimination against any
minority groups by operators Of
hotels, restaurants or other public
places.
The next day the hotel backed
down and agreed to reserve rooms
for both Negro and white dele
gates. 4
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Peck Pleads
Continued from page one

Continued from page one
judice and bigory until his re-
cent role in Daryl Zanuck's epic.
Peck then toured the South and
spent vacation in Haiti,
Il felt tension, fear, conflict
oozing through me-" Peck de-
elares, and now | realize what's
got to be done.
I'm just an ordinary guy. l
don't know all the answers, But
I'm pretty certain of this ,,...,. pre-
judice and what causes it has to
gol Talk it out, legislate it out,
educate it out with books, news
papers, radio films, But one way
or another, it's up to every last
one of us to assume responsibility
for the welfare Of our fellow
men,
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-06-25
Legal Notice

Notice is hereby given that as
administrative of the estate of
georgia A. Grant deceased, ! will
on 10 of July, 1913, or as soon
thereafter as ! can be heard. APP
ply to the Pulaski Probate Court
for authority to sell at the East
Door of the Pulaski Co. Court
House, at y noon on July %,
1913. the following described lands
of said estate for the benefit of
said estate and for the purpose
Of paying debts heretofore APP
proved and allowed against said
estate. said lands TO be sold are:
40 Acres land near Wrightsville,
Arkansas, described as NE, NV
Sec. 81 in r South, Range IL
West; also Lots 2, 8, 4. in Block
8 of Kahn and Holders Subdi-
vision to the city Of Little Rock,
Arkansas.
Dated this 10th day of June, l948.
Marie A. Grant, Administrative.
Troy w. Lewis. Attorney
for the Administrative.
6:l8-25;7:2-9 Il
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-06-25
WARNING ORDER

State Of Arkansas,
County of Pulaski, SIS
In the Pulaski Chancery Court
Martha Rene Jefferson, Plaintiff
VS. No 83685
George l., jefferson, Defendant
The Defendant George l.. JEFF
ferson is warned to appear in this
court within thirty days and an
swer the complaint of the Plant
if, Martha Rene Jefferson.
Dated; June 10, l948
j, Il. Booker
Solicitor for Plaintiff
j, A. IIibbler
Attorney ad Litem
II. S. Nixon, Chancery Clerk
BY Airline p. Turner, d. C..
6.25,7:2-9- Is At
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The COMMON DEFENSE
By REV. WILLIAM c. HERMAN
T o 9 e t h e -


AT the signing Of the Declaration of Independence July 76
Franklin wisely observed hang together
assuredly shall all hang separately"
The unity which Franklin and all other patriots recog.
Americas War Independence
today this July absolutely
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