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Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-09-10
Pay Your Poll Tax Before The Deadline-
A Great American Comes South

Last week Henry A. Wallace Arkansas tired and
disappointed afable Immediately upon stepping
Arkansas soil Adams Field he convinced that
who practices what he breaches Waaces
after formal greetings cancel all at jim
hotels and moved his private where all
his party could freely assemble Americans.
AS watched Mr. Wallace and listened aentivey
tatve silence pondeed the program of this great
We call him great lie just that He left and
sanctuaries of his home crusade for a down trod-
den people We Immediately associated his with that
of other Men who became dissatisfied with
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-09-10
State Fighters
Slap In The Face
By Sou. Catholics

New Orleans {Special-A slash
ing attack against the hypocrisy
of States Fighters current incite-
ment to strife and hatred was
made here by members of the
Catholic Committee of the South
in an official statement issued to-
day by the New Orleans unit.
Opposition to federal anti-lynch-
ing, anti poll tax and fair en-
ployment laws was declared to be
lacking solid moral foundation"
and described as hypocritical.
The Catholic Committee of the
South called on AL citizens of
good will to examine critically
the motives and statements of
spol,esmen whose aim is to incite
iii will toward any race.
The statement was issued with
TIE signatures OF Lynn Hogan.
Archdiocesan Chairman, and Mrs.
Alfonso del Marmol, for the Race
Relations Department of the local
Catholic Committee of the South.
The organization is regional
federation OF diocesan units COM
prising leaders OF thought and So
cial reform among Catholic clergy
and lalty, backed by the Bishops
OF the southeastern states.
Aimed chiefly at those who cry
States Rights" and Southern Ira
dltlons" the statement declares
ihoSe honorable words are dishon-
cred when used to cover up and
p''lfy "a continued state of I'M
Just discrimination against the Ne
gro laborer and privation of the
negro Of the Opportunity for
hisher education and professional
training"
referring to States Rights, the
catholic Committee OF the South
points out that they cannot be
INVOKED to suppress inaIienable
F'PhtS guaranteed by the Consti-
'u'ion of the United States. Among
uHose rights are the right to vote.
'ho rleht OF personal safety, the
IlSht to adequate educational nd
Yahtages and the right to organize
freely Tor economic social and
cultural improvements.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-09-10

people them decided to do something about other
than criticize
Mr. Wallace is but result like samuel Com
pers who became the captasc exploitation of
the aborng Philip Randolph who became burnedup at the
lot poor Negro secemen running and down the road
pullman John L. Lewis who decided that the
jeopardzed their lives daily that American could
forge ahead should have better break Mr. Wallace too the
the regime fascism slowly destroying
the spirit the American people and decided that this the
time for action.
This is endorsement Of Mr. Waaces program. His pro-
the has its mperfecon but unlike the Demo
Republicans there nothing in his program dis
qualify of their race creed color national
origin.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-09-10

about separate but Equal oppor-
tunities as practiced all these
years in transportation and school
Anyway this committee will not
report until after the election
Another trick to trap some votes!
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-09-10

New York tG)--Marian Ander-
son, whose recording activities
nave closely paced her radio and
concert career, has established an
impressive record during thirteen
successive years of concert tours.
The distinguished contralto has
given mores than 700 concerts be-
fore nearly 100000 music lovers
in 289 cities in "a states
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-09-10

against basic human rights and
dignity, which are given to all
men, not by states nor by govern
ments, but by the hand of God.
Pay Your Poll Tax
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-09-10
NOT WORTH REPEATING
Wallace Also Guilty

Few Southeners will hold with the North Carolina crowds who
threw and horticultural products Henry Wallace Such conduct
ofend the right of free speech and crudy not keeping with
the South's traditional good
II would have been far better Wallace with
where he audiences tickle with
But the writers who been beran the
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-09-10

Arkansas Falls In Line

the University of Arkansas in admitting
medical school without qualification marks
another turning educational history of the South
Miss rby among students in aptitude test
by Medical Colleges that there
question about her qualifications
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-09-10
How Does He Get That Way?

John Scudder writing in the Arkansas Democrat Sunday,
tells of movement sponsored by the Negro for 100000
Negro poll by November We
But believe did the article accompanied by
in of the weees of the state that Mr. Scudder but
have evidence of the article and the
ad seriously would the opinion by
der that if it is impossible it highly improbable
that amount.
The goal for qualified Negro electors by Negroes who
anticipate realities 10000 This goal able
to realize $4,000
But the other hand, disagree and
ment where Mr. Scudder any idea majority
of the Negroes in Arkansas Republican National cleo
lions.
Mr. Scudder is far wrong. There a comparatively
Negroes who still voting for Abraham Despite the
fact that the Negro cassed by the white being
feror his thinking ability has white mans in
the political field The Negro whole does
traditions that are many years oumoded.
The Negro in Arkansas will definitely 90 Re-
publican column unless miracle happens be-
tween now and November that will give him say give not
promise him than has been realized during
teen years.
If Mr. Scudders article written to the opinion Of
the Negro he has simply wasted his time The Negro diff
ferent from white people They swayed easily by varied
opinions Of white writer's Negroes prefer things
for themselves.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-09-10
. EDITOR Al s -.
When People Get Mad Enough
Many Things Are Accomplished

When people get mad enough they usually act The Negro
got mad in Memphis and the defeat of Boss Crump the
result of direct action The Negro got mad in Arkansas and the
prospects and intelligent government the
making
When mad enough, usually act Now is our time
to mad again. Let get mad and pay poll
will be armed in November The the political situa
ton in Arkansas and national will have to be ready
the rescue of voters
government.
And while freting and boiling the political sit
uaton overlook weapon that
too careless in usngur buying Let mad and
buy where work Let mad and buy from
those support things against
teres of the people who make the state dearly cherish
Pay AK Deadlin
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-09-10

Pay YouE Poll Tax
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-09-10

Pay Your Poll Fax
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-09-10
Marian Anderson

Pay Your Poll Tax.
Evening star., 1948-06-22
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

In the first ruling of its kind. the
National Labor Relations Board to-
day ordered Howard Rome either to
return his toy factory to Akron,
Ohio, or to hire 28 Akron employees
at Kenton. Ohio
The United Rubber, Cork. Limo
leum and Plastic Workers (cIOo ac-
cused him of moving to Kenton to
avoid a scheduled bargaining con-
ference. The board agreed. and
found him, the Rome Products CO.
and the Kenton Plastics Corp. guilty
of unfair labor practices.
The removal. the union contended,
an illegal lockout. The
board said in its order:
Rome made repeated threats to
move rather than deal with an
aniliated union.
Immediately upon resumption Of
production in Kenton, several Of the
Akron employees were hired. In this
group were no persons who had
Evening star., 1948-06-22
Big Soviet Austrian Trust
Reported in Bankruptcy

NEW YORK, June % (NANA).-
USIWA, the largest Soviet-directed
Industrial trust in Austria, has ended
in bankruptcy despite extra rations
and other favors given to It's $4,000
Austrian workers, according to a
dispatch from Vienna to the Goth
enburg Trade and Shipping Journal
of Sweden.
The failure of the state concern
is laid to long standing deficits
caused by 10 to 80 per cent higher
prices for its products than those of
the heavy taxed enterprises Of the
western zones.
= Composed of former Austrian con-
Germs that had been seized by the
Nazis In 1897 and inherited" by So
Wet occupation authorities in 1915.
US1WA's activities ranged from
manufacturing machine tools and
refining crude oil to the importing
Of tropical fruit.
Soviet occupying officials had tried
temake the trust success by grant,
ing it a partial monopoly, allowing
black k-market sales and supplying at
nominal prices raw materials that
had been obtained as reparations
from former enemy nations.
Evening star., 1948-06-22
Il in Rocway Towers
Raid Are Indicted on
Gambling Charges

Twenty-one persons seized in the
June S raid on Rocway Towers,
Maryland gambling casino, were
under indictment today in Howard
County. Most of those indicted are
from the Washington area.
Eighteen were listed as employed
at the rambling, turreted former
night club near Laurel, two were
named as operators of the gambling
house and the other was identified
as the owner
The owner was listed as Patrick
j. Clarke, previously not mentioned
in connection with the surprise raid
staged by State police.
Daniel M. Murray, jr., States at
torney at whose request Gov. Lane
called in the State police, said
Clarke bought the property in 1913
Clarke was charged with know
ingly permitting gambling in place
which he owned.
Charged With Operation.
Two others formerly identified as
properietors of the place were
charged with operating the estab-
lishment They were identified as
Theodore A. Myers, 1900 block of
Branch avenue, Silver Hill, Md, and
Walter Novak, 1900 block Jackson
avenue, Takoma Park, Md.
The indictments naming the en-
ployes and operators charged them
with keeping, dealing at. managing
and having an interest in a gaming
table, keeping and managing a
gambling place and unlawfully bet
ting. .e
Clarke also was indicted on all
these counts except that Of unlaw-
fully betting.
State troopers who swooped down
on the house confiscated gambling
tables and paraphernalia. a sizable
arsenal and about $4,000.
No indictments were returned
against II other persons charged
with gambling in the raid. In all,
40 persons were arrested, but some
were not formally charged.
Others Under Indictment.
Others indicted and their addresses
as given by police were:
Charles r. Beers, first block Of
Colebrook drive, Silver Hill; Alfred
E. Meyers, 400 block Of Hagen road,
Washington; William E. Downs.
Silver Hill; Edward Kali, 3400 block
Of Newton street NE; Silvio j.
Damico, 1900 block of Nelson place;
John Geraci, 5000 block OF Nelson
place; Mike Mof1et. 1900 block of
Holbrook terrace: Joe w. Helmick,
5000 block of Bladensburg road:
Thomas H. Rice of Silver Spring.
Also Edward T. La Prairie, 200
block of North Nineteenth avenue;
William A. Garner, 100 block of
Worthington drive: Martin L.
Murphy, 1900 block of Holbrook ter
race; Nele J. Rodich. $500 block OF
Arundel road, Mount Rainier; Frank
Toulson, $500 block of North Wash
ington boulevard, Arlington: Robert
E. Meyers, Silver Hill; William C.
Quade, Cheltenham. Md: William b.
Bellfield. Ogden street. and William
Carley, alias William Brown. Laurel.
Evening star., 1948-06-22
81 Bills Wait Signatures
OF Vandenberq, Martin

The draft revival bill is among
81 measures passed in Congress
adjournment rush last week end
which still have to be signed by
House Speaker Martin and Senate
President Vandenberg before they
can be acted on by President Tru-
man, the White House disclosed
today.
Charles G. Ross, White House
press secretary, said IS Senate bills
and 27 House bills, among them the
draft measure, are being flown to
Philadelphia today for the sigma
lures of Senator Vandenberg and
Speaker Martin.
He said the Republican congress
sional leaders got away to the Re-
publican National Convention in
Philadelphia without signing these
bills.
Evening star., 1948-06-22
Two Rochester Papers
Deny Deadlock Exists
In Dispute With |TU
BY the Assoeioted Press

ROCHESTER, N. Y, June a.
The management Of two Rochester
newspapers has made public q letter
to composing room employees. deny
ing that negotiations for a new con-
tract are "deadlocked." as claimed
in a bulletin board notice.
Members of the International Ty-
biographical Union Local Is voted 1853
to II Sunday to authorize their
leaders to call strike against the
Times Union and the Democrat and
Chronicle, Frank Gannett news
papers,
ITU strike authorize tions also have
been voted on IL other newspapers
in upstate New York and New Jer-
sey. Eleven of the 13 members OF
the Gannett group.
Refers to Union Notice.
The letter. released yesterday. was
mailed to composing room employees
II days ago. 1t was signed by E. r.
Davenport, general manager of the
two newspapers.
The letter referred to the bulletin
board notice, which stated "the Gam
nett Co. has deadlocked scale nego-
tiations in every city In which 1t
publishes q paper"
Mr.. Davenport declared I'VE have
been and are ready at all times to
continue negotiations with your
committee"
: In news story, the Times Union
said the union made demands which
management maintained 1t could
not meet legally under the Taft
Hartley law.
Process Control Charged.
The story contended the union
had sought control over machines
and processes not now in use, in
cluding those which may be invent
ed in the future"
President Bertram w. Kelley OF
Local IS declared the issues were
IAN adequate living standard and a
maximum union security under the
law"
The contract expired last Feb
ruary. A company statement yes
terday repeated an earlier offer of
an So a week pay increase. This
would bring the scale to $82 week
for day work and $87 for nights.
Mr.. Kelley said the offer was "in-
adequate"
A mechanical strike tied up the
two Rochester newspapers for three
months late in 1916 and early In
l947.
Evening star., 1948-06-22
Clergy and Loymen
See Conseription as
Step Toward War
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

NEW YORK, June 22.-More than
200 Protestant clergymen and lead
ers today urged young men to refuse
to register under the draft act or
enlist in the armed forces.
Acting as individuals and without
any denominational support, the
group issued letter in which they
said:
"As the early Christians refused
to offer pinch of incensesto Cae-
sar's image, so we believe that
Christian youth in the.United States
today should refuse to grant even
the token recognition OF registra-
ton to this contemporary evil which
means disaster for their country and
their church"
The letter added:
For young men we believe break
ing with war means refusal to enlist
in the armed forces; withdrawal
from armed forces for those now in
them; refusal to register or render
any service under a CONSUMPTION
act.
'Peacetime' CONSUMPTION, wheth-
er for training or service or both,
is such a huge and tragic step to-
ward war. dictatorship and catas-
trophe that we believe it must be
met with total rejection"
The statement was released by
the Rev. Allan Knight Chalmers,
professor at the Boston University
School of Theology, and the Rev.
A. J. Music, national secretary of
the Fellowship of Reconciliation.
Theodore D. Walser, secretary of
Evening star., 1948-06-22


eyer. the pay boosts won't equal the
$3.50 raise given classified employees.
That's because wage board employees
have had a small upward wage ad-
justment during the. past year
or so.
Army Department officials said
they are keeping their eyes on in
dustrial wages in this area to de-
termine If the $4,000 Army Wage
Board employees in Washington
should get another pay boost. Moth
ing is definite in the case of Army
Wage Board workers, however.
Army officials say their wage board
employees have received comparab BILE
pay boosts accorded employees in the
same type of work in private in
dustry.
OH, so CLOSE-Few persons
realize how perilously close Govern
ment employees came to getting no
pay raise at all in the closing hours
of Congress.
At one point late Saturday night,
the Senate conferees stalked from
the conference room in complete
disagreement with the House con-
ferees and then decided to come
back and try again.
Majority Leader Halleck had in
structed the House conferees to in
sist on a $500 a year temporary
Federal pay bill and not to go cent
higher.
This enraged Chairman LANCER
of the Senate Civil Service Commit
tee and several of his Senate col
leagues, who were angered at the
disparity between the $500 raise
proposed for Federal employees and
the $3.50 for postal workers.
When the House conferees in
sisted on temporary $500 bill, one
of the Senators pounded the table
and shouted: IF that's the case, let
there be no bill at all. I move we
adjourn"
After the apparent breakdown of
the conference, which would have
meant no pay raises for Federal
workers, cooler heads prevailed and
suggested a resumption of talks.
Finally, the House conferees re-
Tented little and suggested per-
manent $3.50 Federal pay raise.
This was accepted by the Senate
conferees as a satisfactory compro-
mise Of the original $3.50 Senate
measure, and the conference report
was agreed on shortly before am
Sunday.
Evening star., 1948-06-22
200 Protestant Leaders Urge
Refusal to Register for Draft
Draft Objeetor Seized
After Claiming Self
To White House Rail

A conscientious objector, with
veto the draft" inscribed on
his shirt front, tried to chain
himself to a White House stair
railing today and was taken
into custody by the Secret
Service. 7..
Eben Ayers, assistant White
House press secretary, told re-
porters that James Douglas
Peck, 80, of Neg York, entered
the White House with q group
of tourists.
He removed his jacket, re-
! vealing the veto the draft" in
scription on his shirt and then
chained himself to a railing.
Secret Service men promptly
broke the Chain and took Peck
away Tor questioning. They re-
leased him without charge after
questioning.
Mr.. Ayers said Peck recently
had finished serving a three
year term at Danburg, Conn,
as a conscientious objector.
Evening star., 1948-06-22
Labor Board Orders Employer
Move Plant Back or Hire 28

previously belonged to the union,
although q very large majority of
the Akron employees had been men,
bers. of the union.
Finally, the move was contem-
plated>in great haste and on the
basis of a mere oral and apparently
incomplete arrangement
Rome not only concealed his in
tentions until the plant removal was
an accomplished fact, but also re-
fused, on request, to tell the union
on the day after the
move, the name Of the new company
or the place at which operations
were to be resumed. The union was
thus unlawfully deprived of the op-
portunity to bargain with Rome
about the possible transfer Of en-
ployes to the Kenton plant"
The board stated that at the time
the union started organization Rome
employed 4S persons and by the time
he closed the plant in Akron on
July IS, 1916, 2s employees remained.
Evening star., 1948-06-22
Car Barn Worker Loses
Both Legs in Accident

A Capital Transit Co. car barn
employe lost both legs late yester-
day when one streetcar rammed an
other, pinning the victim against
the wall
Charles Keffer, "a, of 1929 Nichol-
son street Sc, is in critical condi-
ton at Emergency Hospital follow
ing the amputation Of both legs just
below the hips.
Company officials said Mr. Keeffer
was working in the car barn at
Eighth and M streets Sc, when a
car operated by Arnold Boswell, an
apprentice operator who lives at 10
Danbury street Sc, rammed an
empty car. The empty car jolted
forward pinning Mr.. Keffer against
the brick wall.
The apprentice has been employed
by the company about two weeks
company officials said, Police said
he told them he lost control of the
car.
Evening star., 1948-06-22
Another Ward Official Sabotage Discounted
Quits, Bringing Total In East and West Coast
Reservations 10 Seven Powder Plant Blasts
BY the ,Assoeiotsd Press

Two plants of the Hercules Pow.
der Co.. one in New Jersey and the
ether In California. were rocked by
heavy explosions yesterday which
killed five workmen and injured six.
The blast at Kenvil, N. j., in a
nitroglycerin section of the plant
known as dynamite swamp" oc.
CURED at 1886 pm. (EDTD. The ex-
ploSIon at Pinole, Calf, also in Q
nitroglycerin processing unit. took
place at 5:43 pm. (EDT). A total
Of four buildings were wrecked by
the blasts.
A company spokesman at the
Pinole plant said the widely separ-
ated explosions were coincidence.
He dismissed any possibility Of
sabotage.
Building Was Projected.
ANY one who knows about such
things understands that sabotage is
improbable, he declared. The ex-
plosion was in a building barricaded
with earthen ramparts and with
steel doors. The men inside would
mot have committed suicide and
there was no chance of 1t being set
off from outside"
The Pinole explosion was felt 20
miles away and was heard through.
out the northern San Francisco Bay
region.
The New Jersey blast was heard
in New York City, so miles away.
Many Houses Damaged.
Virtually every house in the Ken
vii area suffered damage. Doors
were blown from their hinges, win
dows were blasted out, lamps in
homes shattered and pictures
knocked of walls.
The three dead workmen in New
Jersey were identified as;
Angelo A. Togno, 36, Netcong:
Donald B. Pew, IS, Hopatcong
Borough, and Frank j. Micklich, A,
Kenvil They were listed as acid
operators.
Victims of the California blast
were Rollie v. Buckley, 40, Hercu-
les, father of two children and sur
vivor of 1914 blast which took two
lives, and John B. Leighty, 35,
Richmond, Calf, father of one
child.
Fifty-two persons were killed and
many others injured in a series Of
similar blasts at the Kenvil plant
in 1910.
Evening star., 1948-06-22
Report

District of Columbia-Warmer and
more humid with a few scattered
showers late this afternoon, tonight
and tomorrow Highest this after
noon about So. Lowest tonight near
68.
Maryland and Virginia-Somewhat
warmer and more humid tonight and
tomorrow with a few scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms.
Wind velocity, 10 miles per hour;
direction, th-southeast.
Five-Day Weather Forecast
June ~ Through June rs.
Northern Virginia and Maryland
Temperature will average about 2
degrees above normal for the period.
Normal maximum. IS; normal min
imum, IS. Quite warm and humid
with scattered showers through
Friday. Total rainfall about 1 inch.
Mostly fair and a little cooler over
the week end.
kiver Report.
From United States Engineers)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and muddy at Great Falls; Shenandoah
clear at HarDerS Ferry