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Evening star., 1949-02-26
CAB Takes Steps
ToPutAir|ines
0nProfitSide
Tighter Operations
Ordered; AirmuiI
Costs Are Probed
BY the Associoted Press

pJ Iho ASSoeioIeo rIeSs
The Civil Aeronautics Board
has disclosed sweeping program
for "the complete return by the
air transport industry to a sound
and profitable condition"
Noting that of 16 trunk line car
riers, only eight showed a profit
last year, the board issued a series
of orders aimed at sharply tight
ening future operations.
Among other things, it called
for an investigation of airmail
costs - which the Government
helps foot-even as it gave seven
lines nearly $8,Oo0.0O0 in back
mail pay.
An additional $6,ooo,ooO will be
split by American, United and
Trans-World air lines as the result
of CABS decision to make up mail
losses caused by the grounding of
faulty DC-6 and Constellation
transports in the past two years.
Financial Probe Ordered.
In it's 18-page statement of pol
icy last night, the board also or
dered an investigation to find out
why it is that of the "big four"
airlines-American. Eastern, Unit
ed and Trans s-World-only East
ern has been a consistent profit
maker since the war.
The Reconstruction Finance
Corp. might be asked to lend some
financial help, if that seems indi-
Gated, the board said.
1t said, too. that it wants more
facts to help it decide whether
Western Airlines, which operates
on the West Coast, and Northeast
Airlines, which flies mostly in New
England, should be broken up in
the public interest.
The first action of that kind
now is pending against National
Airlines, which operates along the
Atlantic and Gulf coasts.
AS move toward cutting costs,
the board said it will look into
the question of requiring the ma
jor lines to share more of their
ground facilities, such as weather
reporting, loading and unloading
planes and ticket Offices.
New Studies Scheduled.
1t also scheduled new studies on
some of the most heavily travelled
routes in the Nation, particularly
between Washington and Chicago
and New York and Detroit.
The board said it will announce
a decision next month on its
three year investigation into
whether air freight rates should
be based on the value of ship
ments and other considerations.
as is done in rail rates.
The possibility of transconti-
mental air coach service-withou
free meals and other frills-will
be taken up at a hearing. the CAB
said. At the same time it pro-
posed a close study of the whole
question of free meals in flight,
which has been a common prac-
tice since the industry's birth.
The eight lines which made
profit last year are Braniff, Chi
cago & Southern, Continental,
Delta. Inland. Colonial. Eastern
and Capital.
Extra mail payments were an
nounced for American ($233,00O,
United ($2.902,O0O); TWA ($2,-
748,000; Northwest ($1,134, ,00O;
National ($337,0Oo); Northeast
($305 ,000D, and Challenger ($149,-
0O0).
New and higher rates were fixed
for Northwest, National, North
east and Challenger airlines effec-
tive last January !.
Evening star., 1949-02-26
Asbury Methodists
To Hear J. (. Wilkins

Asbury Methodist Church will
celebrate Laymen's Day Sunday
at $50 and II am. The guest
speaker for both services is Attor-
ney j. Ernest Wilkins of Chicago
who holds the Phi Beta Kappa
Key from the University of Illi-
nois and also is the first Negro Sc
lected to the Judicial Council OF
the Methodist Church at its last
General Conference in Boston
His subject is II Am Methodist
Evening star., 1949-02-26
4O-Hour Work Week
Ordered by McNoyr
For County EMPLOYEES

Office hours of salaried en-
ployes of Montgomery County
will be increased Tuesday
from 321a to 40 a week by
order of Acting County Man
ager Irving G. McNayr.
BY terms of a memorandum
issued yesterday, all county
employees except police and
members of road crews will
work from 8:15 am. until 5
pm. with IS minutes off for
lunch. Heretofore the hours
were 9 am. to 4:30 pm. with
a full hour for lunch.
Evening star., 1949-02-26
Art Brown to Speak

Art Brown of the executive staff
of the United States Chamber OF
Commerce. will speak at the II
m. service tomorrow in Walker
Chapel, Methodist Church, at 4102
North Glebe road, Arlington. Mr.
Brown will talk on "a Layman's
Faith"
Evening star., 1949-02-26

commended by
the Board of
Public Welfare
to succeed the
late DR.. James
Lewald as su-
perintendent of
the school.
DR.. lie W a ! d
died in Mary
land University
Hospital in Bal
timore Febru-
ary 3 of a heart
ailnent.
The ar d
Evening star., 1949-02-26
NepuI Seeks to Join U. N.

LAKE SUCCESS, Feb. 26 (R.-
The Kingdom of Nepal applied
yesterday for membership in the
United Nations. Nepal lies in the
Himalayas between India and
Tibet,
Evening star., 1949-02-26
Alexandria Stamp Bill Signed

President Truman signed into
law yesterday bill for issuance
of a stamp to observe the 200th
anniversary of the founding OF
Alexandria.
Evening star., 1949-02-26
Dr.. John H. Raven. 78. Dies

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J., Feb.
26 (P.-Dr. John H. Raven, 78.
president of the New Brunswick
Theological Seminary and a trus-
tee of Rutgers University since
1914. died Yesterday.
Evening star., 1949-02-26
AIston Backed
ToHead Laurel
Training School
Welfare Board Also
Asks Thorne Choice
For Blue Plains

DR.. James S. Aston, acting
superintendent of the District
Training School for Feeble Mind
ed at Laurel, Md, has been rec
Evening star., 1949-01-25
Womem} Rayon
Satin SLIPS
s2.99

Lovely lustrous rayon satin slips designed with ourgores
to keep them from riding" up They have adjustable
shoulder straps, in magnolia white Sizes 40 to 49,
Iinseie-second
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1949-04-01
Sewing Expert To
Visit Shorter And
Arkansas State

Neil Scott and Associates, and
the Spool Cotton Company, Of
New York City, announce that
Miss Vera p. Guild, of the Educa-
tional Department Of the Spool
Cotton Company, is on tour of
Negro colleges and educational in
stitutions. Miss Guild, while WIS.,
iting the colleges and educational
institutions, will meet with the
heads of the Departments Of Home
Economics, and with the classes
in Sewing, crocheting, knitting,
and needlecraft, and will discuss
the Home Economics program
with the Students and Department
Heads. The purpose of Miss Guilds
tour is TO determine methods Of
fuller corporations of the Com
pany with the program at each
school, with the results that the
individual students may derive
greater benefits from the program.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1949-04-01
Am. Mag. Tells How
Negro Teacher
Began Doll Library

In the Interesting People Sec
ton of its April issue The Amer
lean Magazine features picture
story about Mrs. Freddie Mae Ste
phens, school teacher of 1913 Nor
theast Fifth Street, Oklahoma City.
Since she started a lending Ii
brary for dolls and other play
things in her school a few years
ago, Mrs. Stephens has not only
made many of her pupils extreme
ly happy, but now each Negro
school in Oklahoma City has a
library of IL or Is dolls, relates
the magazine. In addition sand
buckets, spades, furniture and D.
Their toys are available whereas
nothing in the way of playthings
was known in the Negro schools
generally until Mrs. Stephens
went to work.
A photograph illustrating the
story shows Mrs. Stephens with
three of her pupils amid an assort-
ment of dolls.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1949-04-01
194q Fashionetta
Scores Big Hit With
Fashion Experts

BY Mrs. Alberta Jones, Home Ec-
onomics, Shorter College
The First Annual Fashionetta of
Beta ri Omega Chapter Of Alpha
Kappa Alpha Sorority presented
last Friday night at Dunbar Au-
ditorium for the benifit of scho-
larship fund, is the talk of the
town. You came, you saw, you
were pleased, and you remember
that when you paid a dollar for
your ticket you were making it
possible for some worthy student
to obtain an education which
might otherwise be impossible.
Five scenes were depicted. The
Easter Egg Crowd, honoring Miss
Future Fashionetta, was made up
of tots ages running from one to
five years. The group was first
shown behind a large broken Eas-
See FASHIONS-page eight
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1949-04-01

As an American, the Negro was
not impressed favorably by the
motives behind the Senate fill
buster which was ended after a
16 day strife-hating battle of words
in which Dixiecrats and Northern
Republicans were sleeping in the
same tents with a sign reading:
mo Civil Rights at This Session.
The filibuster proved to have been
successful to the extent that the
Negro knows that he will be de-
MED his constitutional rights.
As an American, the Negro
knows that the eyes of millions Of
people throughout the world are
focused on this session Of Con-
gress. The non-white races of the
Far East and of the Middle East
will search the record as civil
rights proposals are acted upon,
or not acted upon, as foretaste
of what may be expected from
expanding American influence.
President Truman has said that,
Civil Rights Is not a matter Of
politics; Is Is a matter of princi-
ples.o But our good Southern
Senators would rather for Hitler
to come and take charge Of Ameri-
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1949-04-01
lIN Hb and THERE

ca or give ii over to Stain than
for the civil Rights Program to
become a reality for people who
are human just like they are.
Some are darker then others and
many as white as they come.
To the Asiatic or the Arabs,
American Civil Rights also is the
concrete experience of the Amer
lean Negro,
What the American Negro wants
was outlined clearly by the Pres
idents own Committee on Civil
Rights Whether the American Ne
gro gets what he wants depends
on the ability of all Americans
TO translate into action a basic be-
lief in fair play. Fair play de-
mands.
/. That the American Negro be
given "the right to safety and Sc
curity Of person"
2. That the American Negro be
allowed to enjoy "the right tc
citizenship and its privileges"
3. That the failure of the sep.
arate but equal formula be rec.
ognized and forcible segregation
See HERE and TIERE--page 4
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1949-04-01
Plans Underway
For First Annual
Choral Festival

Music teachers of the state are
anticipating excellent attendance
in the first annual choral festival
to be held at Pine Bluff.
The festival is sponsored by the
Music Section of the Arkansas
Teachers Association with A. M.
Lovelace, director of Music at the
AMIN College, as Conference Ad-
Indicator.
The program is to consist OF one
rendition by each school chorus
The teacher may make her own
selection. Community singing for
the grade schools will be schedul-
ed during the day.
Highlighting the festival will be
a presentation of Send out Thy
Light" by the festival choir COM
posed of the participating schools
and conducted by Mr.. Lovelace.
All schools are invited. A thousand
voices will not be too many.
The festival song, Send out
Thy Light, Is to be found in SIS
Songs--the new brown book.
The Music Section aims to en-
nance the amount and quality OF
music in the public schools of the
state by acquiring; LIST, more
teaching facilities, End, more and
See FESTIVAL-page eight
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1949-04-01
Former Hot Springs
Man Asked Pastors
Stick Neck Out"

Chicago, Ill.--In surprise
move during a recent session Of
the Negro ministers of Chicago,
DR.. 7. J. Griffin, former pastor of
Haven Methodist Church, Hot
Springs, Arkansas and present
pastor Of st. Matthew Methodist
Church here. submitted a resolu-
ton calling on the Methodist MINI
listers Of the Union to take i'm
mediate steps to have Negro wo-
men placed in secretarial posi-
tons in the Methodist Publishing
House located in Chicago.
The publishing house has Negro
women serving as maids and one
Negro man serving in an official
capacity, but the fermentation Of
the Negro ofttimes mistakes him
for white among those who don't
know him personally. On tho
ground OF these employees, many
OF the ministers sought to table
the Griffin Resolution.
Rev, s. M. Riley, Jr., pastor Of
the Indiana Methodist Church Of
Chicago, and president Of the Chi
cago branch NAACP, came to tho
rescue of the resolution and se-
cured it's passage. DR.. Griffin ana
DR.. Riley were then appointed 70
call on DIR. Roy L. Smith, thu
publishing agent Of the publish
house.
Monday morning found the mil
liant ministers in the office a
DR.. Smith. Using the phrase q
DIR. Griffin, which netted a prom
Use of change in policy in three
months: The only way to maIke
the thing look christian l. by
sprinkling black and white facae
at typewriters out in the front
Offices. DR.. Griffin further
pointed out that the church
should be the first to take IT,
lead in sticking its neck out, Il
the breaking Of a wrong traditicn
Is sticking out a neck.
After listening to many reasoue
given by DR.. Smith a. to why
Negro women were not used il
secretarial positions. DR.. Smith
See GRIFFIN-page eight
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1949-04-01
Alumni Group Will
Sponsor StateChoir
Here April 9Th

The famous Arkansas State Col
lege choir, which is heard each
Saturday morning over radio sta
ton KARK, will appear in Lit
tie Rock Friday night, April 8,
Mt. Zion Baptist Church. This
will be the third annual presen-
tation of the choir by the Greater
Little Rock Arkansas State Col
lege Alumni Club.
The choir, under the direction
of Ariel M. Lovelace, head of the
department of music at Arkansas
State, is scheduled to leave for
a mid-western tour Immediately
after the concert here. This tour
will take them to Milwaukee. Chi
cago, Gary, Detroit, and Evans
vile, Indiana. The entire choir
will make the trip in two charter
ed buses.
One of the prominent soloists
with the choir is Greater Little
Rocks own Jean Bell of the North
side. Miss Bell. who received a
tuition scholarship provided by
the Greater Little Rock Arkansas
State Alumni Association, will sing
Victor Herberts Italian Street
Song" with the male chorus pro-
viding the background.
The local alumni chapter was
organized in 1916 and has been
active in social and civic affairs
in the twin cities. The officers
of the club are Charles A. Hicks
president; leroy Betton, vice pres.
ident; Mrs. Colena Crump, secre.
tary; Mrs. Lennie Lee Jones, as.
sistant secretary; Semon Thomp'
son, treasurer; and Lerey Phillips
Chaplain.
The program will begin prompt
ly at $3.50 p. m.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1949-04-01
Annual Musical
Festival Planned

A meeting Of all the music tea
cheers Of the colored schools Of tho
city was held last Thursday at
Gibbs School with Mrs. Ruth
Kilepper Settle presiding Plans
were formed for the Annual Mus
ical Festival to be held May 18th.
Committees were formed to work
out the full details for the success
of the performance. The directors
named were Mrs. Ida w. Hicks Of
Bush, Mrs. A. c. Shanks Of South
End, Mrs. A. Dancler Of East End.
Mrs. c. johnson Of Stephens, Mrs.
Minnie jackson Of Gibbs, and Mrs.
Myrtle Williams of Capital Hill.
The music Of Dunbar High School
and band music are in charge Of
Frederick Ransom and Mrs. H.
Galloway.
The methods Of teaching music
in classrooms will be demonstrate
ed to the public. This year the
music of Dunbar and the Junior
College add new feature of mus
ical cooperation and appreciation.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1949-04-01
Alphas Observe
Citizenship Week

March 28th through April Bird,
designated as Citizenship Week by
the National Alpha Phi Alpha
Fraternity, is being observed. For
the past week speakers have been
received at high schools and col
leges throughout the city. The
observance will be climaxed with
Vester Services at Wesley Chapel
Church, Sunday at 4 p. m. with
Dean Stanley f. Rutland Of Shor-
err College as the main speaker.
The public is invited to attend
the service.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1949-04-01

Mr.. Whites address was made
before the closing session of two
day conference which was attend
ed by approximately two hundred
delegates from Arkansas, Louis
lana, New Mexico, Texas and Ok
lahoma here March 1920.
THE issue is not one of Civil
rights along asserted the NAAC
p official. Through continued use
of the filibuster the passage of
other sorely needed legislation will
be stopped In similar danger stand
rent control, housing, aid to ed
ucation and repeal of the Taft
Hartley act"
Mr.. White stressed the defeat
our country will suffer in the pro-
paganda war with dictators
governments if it continues to be
hypocritical in practicing democ-
racy at home "The fact cannot be
ignored" stated the NAACP Sec
rotary, that America can no long
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1949-04-01
End Anti-jlul Crow
Bill llliTodnco1
|0n CapIioI rII ]

Washington. (Atlas) - Little ~
tention is paid on Capitol Hill to !
second bill to outlaw Jim Grow
practices in the nations Capitol
theatres, hotels, niteries and other
public places.
The new measure was introduced
this week by Rep. Arthur Klein
(D.,N. ". Earlier in the season
Rep. Adom c. Powell a., N. Y.
had introduced his perennial bin
on the same subject. Both meas
ures were referred to the Houae
District Committee which il DOM
mated by Legislators, the opposed
to any sort Of anti-segregation
laws, and that reason. the chances
that either of the measures win
reach the hearing stage is extreme
ly remote.
Rep. Klein's bill would invoke
the District Of Columbia licensing
power to bring about compliance.
1t would ban the issuance Of IL
cense to any public place prac-
ticing racial segregation.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1949-04-01
Is Segregation A
Violation Of Basic
Rights Question

Washington, (Atlas) 49, The Sup
RENE Court will review the con-
tention of a Baltimore Negro that
INEQUALITIES invariable accompany
segregation. The appeal is from
Baltimore district court decision
that racial segregation is not for
hidden by constitution, "as long
as there are no real inequalities
of treatment
A third Supreme Court decision
in effect upheld the claims Of a
group Of Negro locomotive fire
men that a union and three rail-
roads sought to deny them their
promotion rights.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1949-04-01

the trial, the brief alleges, were
obtained from five of the six de-
PENDANTS who were arrested with
out warrants and questioned al
most continuously for more than
four days by many police officers.
Moreover, the brief continues,
they were not arraigned until af-
ter the confession were secured
nor advised of their constitutional
rights and their privilege to re-
main silent. Those procedures, ac-
cording to the brief, violated the
due process clause Of the Four
teenth Amendment to the Consti-
tuition.
The brief further argues that the
See BRIEF-pase eight
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1949-04-01

The defendants were convicted
on August 9, 1948, in the Mercer
County Court, charged with the
murder of William Horner white
second hand furniture dealer, on
January q, 1948.
The brief, submitted by Herbert
II. Tate of Newark and Thurgood
Marshall and Mrs. Marian Wynn
Perry of the NAACP's national
legal staff, cites presidents estab-
lshed by U. S. Supreme Court
decisions setting aside convictions
based upon confessions obtained
under duress during illegal deten-
ton and secret questioning by po-
lice.
The confessions introduced into
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1949-04-01
AME Leaders Visit
Fellowship Meet
In Oklahoma State

Bishop w. A. Fountain, presid-
ing bishop of the Twelfth Episco-
pal District, DR.. Blakely, pastor Of
Bethel AME Church, Ninth and
Broadway, and President Alexan-
der of Shorter College, returned
to Little Rock, Friday morning at
the close of series of Fellowship
meetings held in Okmulgee and
Guthrie, Oklahoma, where large
crowds gathered to discuss the flu
ture program of Shorter College
Many contacts were made with
prospective students for the COM
ing school year, and several
churches were invited.
1t was discovered that a favor
able attitude toward the pending
drive is wide spread and that
progress is being made from point
to point. There are three Con-
ferences in Oklahoma and eight
presiding elders together with the
ministers and host of layman
were present
President Alexander preached
Sun. at st. Andrew AME Church.
at Clarendon, Rev. o. r. Mar
shall, pastor, and will preach Sun
day, April 10, at Postell. On Mo-
theirs Day, May 8 he will deliver
See LEADERS-page eight
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1949-04-01
Am. Labor Party Member
Blasts Both Old Parties For
Their Deceit During Election

Washington D. CA conspiracy
of silence" by the Democrats and
Republicans in Congress on the
question of civil rights was blasted
this week by Rep. Vito Marcan-
tonic, American Labor Party Mem
Der from New York.
Rep. Marcantonio charged that
the official leadership of the DEM
ocratic and Republican Parties in
the House of representatives is
deliberately preventing a record
vote on a civil rights issue. The
ALP representative explained, in
a detained analysis of recent House
votes, how the leadership of the
old Parties is trying to prevent
the people from knowing how their
Representative stand on civil
rights. The full text Of Rep. Mar
cantonio's statement follows:
THE bipartisan sell-out on civil
rights is continuing. Last week
in the Senate the Republicans and
Democrats ended their shadow
boxing match by surrendering to
the filibuster and trying to bury
the civil rights program. On
March %, Republican-Democratic
coalition, for the third time in this
session of Congress, prevented a
record vote on civil rights amend
ment.
Both old Parties went before
the people last November and ask
ed for votes on the basis of their
official endorsement Of civil rights
bills. ! have already called the
attention of the American people
to the way in which the official
leadership of both old Parties in
the House has twice prevented
record vote on a civil rights issue.
l now want to tell the people how
the official leadership of both old
Parties has now for the third time
blocked my attempt to have the
membership of the House stand
up and vote Yea or Nay on a
civil rights issue.
This latest action to defeat the
wishes of the people and to keep
the people in the dark about it :
came on the vote to authorize a
70-group Air Force as the --latest
measure in the cold war
Immediately prior to the pass
age of the 70-group Air Force
bill, / offered motion to recommit
the bill to the Armed Services
Committee with instructions to re-
port it back with an amendment
providing that no material autho-
rized to be purchased be bought
from any company which dis
eliminates in employment because
of race, color or creed.
1T had been announced by the
Majority Leader in the House
that this bill would be taken up
first on March %, and that roll
call on the bill would be held.
The official leadership of the DEM
ocratic and Republican Parties
felt that this bill was of such i'm
portance, and this l agree with
them, that all Members should be
put on record for or against this
colossal addition to our military
might. | also felt and the Pro-
gressive Party, for which | speak
in Congress, also feel that it is
equally important for all Men,
bers to be put on record for or a
See NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 8