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Arkansas State press., 1949-07-01
by LEON l.. LEWIS

WAsNGToNA political circus has been the top attrae
this city since January Top performers on Capitol Hill
include of the most influential demogogues from the
below the Mason-Dxon line Washington the national
shrine mcow backgrounds rants and raves of those SEN
representatives that would reard all efforts to place
this nation democratic straighway
Prominent among the political hamactors is Senator
D. Easland of Mississippi who in OF the
symbol racehae Unlike others in the
k of Bbo George and Eender the Delta demogogue is an
exponent of the owgrade ignorant backwoods Mississippi
white.
Making observation tour of Mississippi in 1917, hap
pened land in Greenve Miss during the time when East
land recupeatng from slight illness in hospital there
This shortly before interview with Bibo at New Or
leans secured appointment to talk with the senator upon
the preense that interested in getting his stand on al
oment of rehabilitation loans the Delta farmers and what
plan he had for Kidding the of CIO organizing
Upon arriving at the hospital, Eastland greeted
daily but shyy He smoohed down his nightshr and prop
ped himself up with pillow. Well boy he queried what
do for you Before answering his question: remarked
with good natured SMILE Senator didn't know you
suffering with eye ament running my hand head
at the time to demonstrate that the strands of hair
my head too few to be in my teens AT first he didn't
catch the implication but when sad "d like to know just
why the official of state doesn't know the difference between
and boy?' He hit the ceiling with You're those
smart niggers, that don't know why per-
mitted to here apoogized WITH Il think it
time that know you fellows you really
judging by what hear all the time. hive been conf
dentay told that you the rascal people my
feel you to be Senator"
He lighened up bit but true came right back
with Il don't trust Of you folk give you inch you
take yard My theory he continued lis keep all you
in your place As long this done you git
When informed him the civil there was no
place to which the Negro destined rather heated
ment followed with Easand putting display of hys-
terica raeeate mouhng He worked himself such degree
of excitement the requested fear of up-
setting the sick
My first impression of Eastland | sat before him at
close range was his first objective
submission When failed respond dashed out at me and
my race with He is psychopathc demagogue aborng
under the illusion that brains be replaced with loud talk
lie lacks intelligence Diplomacy when ever citizenship
rights of Negroes mentioned his mental arrangement nro
duces nerve clash between mental phenomena and physical
change He deps Negroes realizes they are real
superior to him. and when he can't justify his ilusioned sl
perorty the explosion follows His hate is not
is real and genuinely very pronounced part of him.
Arkansas State press., 1949-07-01
Here and There

pulled Miss Stuart out Of the car
sssring her coat.when Mr.. Nance
protested this they charged him
~ith being drunk They charged
Miss Stuart with City vagrancy,
disorderly conduct. and Of all
shings resisting two police officers
She lost her purse.
Later they were ORD BY Jud-
DC Joseph M. Howard Monday the
sumo judge found these people
not guilty and discharged them.
He rebuked the policemen for
their rash action.
"The Stuart girls pose a diff.
cult problem 10 the indianapolis
police department They are not
white and yet they cannot be seen
with Negro men. What does chief
Rouls intend 70 do with them7
viii he instruct the police 10 is-
sue certain type badge OF iden-
tificaiion 70 be worn by the Stuarts
for the benefit Of all white police
men or will he instruct them In
police school TO just use a little
cUnnon sense when they invcs-
,NUute llght-skin Negroes7 The
Arkansas State press., 1949-07-01
Sheriff.
CONTINUED from page one)

CONTINUED from page one)
stated. "a blow of medium or great
force injured SCOTS eye so SER
iously that it had to be removed.
] examined the Negroes eye after
he entered the hospital and as
sisted with the operation. The blow
was caused by a blunt instrument.
II was bruised, both lids were
swollen shut, the eornoa had a
large starlike tear across IL and
the iris, or colored portion, was
wound" the doctor said.
protruding partially through the
DR.. Walsh followed Scott on the
stand He is slightly more than six
feet tall, suffered so badly that
II was difficult for the jury TO UNI
derstand him at times He stated
Arkansas State press., 1949-07-01

that he was beaten by the two
officers when he was captured af-
ter escaping from Jail Sheriff For
bess beat him on the head for
twenty minutes as he lay face
down on his cell cot. Early. he
said he had been beaten by city
marshall, Gift, who delivered the
ed him TO not tell how he got
eye bursting blow The cops warn
the bruised eye
Arkansas State press., 1949-07-01
Rights Conf
Continued from Page One

Service Commissioner, Is acting
chairman.
In fact OF the unprecedented
series Of violations Of civil llber-
ties. such a response is the best
demonstrable proof that all Amer
leans, regardless OF their personal
political views, are eager and rea.
dy 10 defend the basic freedom Of
our citizens" declared Mr.. Fore
man
This he asserted, is "the most
important fact OF American poiiti.
cal life today"
For him major evidence Of this
is the Indignant protest" in many
parts of the country against the
Arkansas State press., 1949-07-01

CouttuIe ed from Page one
pose upon them when federal
funds are placed into the hands OF
Southern states for aid to educa-
Ason, and hence urges that pro-
~1ions be made IN the bill to pre-
~ent said discrimination.
He continued that he Is not
t3nly concerned about discrimina-
Akisn against Negro children be-
Aune of race or color. but also
ct no discrimination be practic-
- against non-public, non-profit.
nrivste schools. but parochial and
Nsn-sectarian. since these schools
Aze integral elements Of the Amer
draA educational system, sending
sfktA graduate citizens from year
10 year who are qualified to vote,
TO serve in public office and SUBJ
iect 10 their country's call for
smiifary service.
Besides. Catholics against whom
xhis bill discriminates are taxed
10 provide federal aid to educa-
zion Catholics should not be ex-
eluded from the benefits OF fed
Neral aid 20 schools in any form
and certainly should the non-pub-
lie school be aided in furnishing
essentlan school services TO their
pupils Including transportation,
non-Teliglsus textbooks and health
aids, observed Mr.. Rondolph.
Certainly. the United States OF
America cannot, in these times OF
struggle against the sinister forces
Of totaliiarianism or fascism on
she right and communism on the
fxfi afford 10 give federal sane
tsr TO any bill which gives aid
ano comfort TO the subtle poison
OF oisoty and intolerance and
rsenl hatred such as the one
sponsored by Congressman Ora.
n.n a. sarden OF North Carolina.
which is shocking exhibition OF
sRstice and discrimination a.
eainst two minority groups OF the
population. Negroes and Catholics.
he concluded.
Arkansas State press., 1949-07-01
Health
Continued from PAGE II

major contributing factors in the
problem Of Negro health,
They were;
l. Inability of Negroes. with
their low income status, to
pay for medical care on the
usual fee-for- service basis
2. The shortage and maldistri-
button of physicians, dentists
nurses and hospitals,
3, Lack of health education to
permit Negroes to utilize
available personnel and ia
eilities to best advantage.
4. Racial discrimination, which
aggravates all the other factors,
In order to solve the problem of
Negro health, the report said, pro-
gress must be made on all four
of these fronts, But it pointed out
that points two, three and four in
volve long range programs and
cannot be accomplished overnight.
On the other hand, it said the first
factor - the economic factor -
can be dealt with promptly and
on large scale through national
health insurance.
Summarizing the problem of Ne
gro health, the report said:
"The Negro is poorer. less we'll
fed and housed, more crowded
and ignorant than the general pop
ulaton. He needs more health
services, not less. He is entitled
to these services as a human be-
ing. Furthermore, it is in the in
terest of the general welfare that
his health be safeguarded. lest it
pull down that OF his neighbors.
Discrimination harms not only
Negroes but the community and
the nation also"
Arkansas State press., 1949-07-01
Press

.~OIiIlHucQ IIoHA SoS0 ~
discussed menus with the Associa-
TONS representative. but later cam
called it upon discovery" of a
conflict with another date pre-
viously made.
Mr.. McKelway, who is also ed
itor of the Washington Star, made
the feature address at the dinner.
He drew parallel between the
status Of the Negro press of to-
day and that of the daily press of
the United States a hundred years
ago.
If the Negro cause should tri-
umph, the Negro press as we know
it may no longer exist Mr.. Nc
Kelway said. "On the other hand,
the very elements which made
III LilI NOlitNtlNil VI lOildlllOflS
sought by this press will serve to
perpetuate and to make stronger
and more prosperous the news.
papers editor by Negro citizens
He described those elements a!
the education. Of men and womer
on the basis of their merit and
achievements.
When that day comes it would
be contradiction TO believe that
there will be no Negro press, in
the sense Of press owned and
published by members Of the Ne
gro race" he asserted. And IL
in that day, there is nothing lief,
to fight for, then the Negro race
VIII be unique in the history Of
the world since there will Away:
be- something TO fight for"
Arkansas State press., 1949-07-01
White Collar Jobs
Still 'LiIy.white'
Says Union

New York-tCNsl-Despite the
important gains made in seeur-
ing Negroes jobs, the white coll
lar occupations were still as high
as 81 per cent lily white as late
as l947. according to the United
Office and Professional Workers
of America, a union affiliated with
the CLIO.
Statistics show that Negro work
ers in banks are a rare sight,
except in mental capacity, and
that Dig insurance companies
which operate under state char
tiers as public servents employ no
Negro agents and only token num-
ioers OF offices. less than per
cent are colored.
Even where Negroes do get the
jeos. UOPWA pointed out, the
salary differs as much as 1919 a
year between the Negro and white
hish school graduate. The white
rcsllege graduate gets 1912 more
Nan the Negro college graduate
for doing the same job.
The Union submitted these facts
recently to the House Education
and Labor Committee in support
OF the Fair Employment Prac-
tees Bill commenting 1T is the
responsibility of Federal Govern
ment 10 take the leadership
through legislation to guarantee
to every man and woman an eq-
uzl chance TO acquire and uti-
lie skills to earn decent liv-
ing in accordance with his ability"
Arkansas State press., 1949-07-01
MEMORIAM

In memory Of my darling. In sad
but loving memory Of my below
ed husband, Nal Dean. who pass
ed away to be with Jesus one year
ago today, June 30, 1913. Sadly
missed by his devoted wife,
Cathryn Dean; sister. Bertha
Giggins; brothers, Charlie and
Henry; and a host OF relatives
and friends.
Arkansas State press., 1949-07-01

practices and policies Of Ameri-
cans secret policy agency the F,
b l. ana the rising demands for
investigations Of the F, B, |, and
ter the removal of Attorney Gen
eral Clark
With this, the Conference lead
er coupled increasing protests
and actions against the southern
hood-men, the eensors of political
steria- makers"
doctrine, the oath-ereators and hy-
As proof Of this prevailing at
titude, Mr. Forman told of a
leading Southern woman who
was sponsoring the Conference as
an expression of opposition to
the Ku KluX Khan
She requested in the interest of
safety that her name be with
held from the sponsor list. The
X. K, X, is extremely active here, "
she explained
The open lawlessness of the
X. K. X. and this woman's de-
fiance of it signify both the danger
to American liberties and deter
mination that this danger will be
overcome" Mr.. Forman said. He
concluded
THE Conference shall strive to
serve as a rallying point in the
defense OF our great democratic
heritage
Arkansas State press., 1949-07-01
Mrs. herndon Wins
Door Prize

Mrs. Georgia Herndon. 2l23
Park, was the winner of the only
door prize. a $3.50 Frigidaire cleo
trict range, given at the cooking
school held at the Robinson audi
forum Wednesday, June 22nd. The
school was sponsored by Pfeifer's
Arkansas State press., 1949-07-01

round gardening Some OF the most
outstanding work the past week
was TO make l6 Regalia for the
Eastern Star Lodge Men in the
class are Ulysses Brown and Will.
liam Smith. Both made a shirt.
Arkansas State press., 1949-07-01

pleted were canning, clothing
special home work in several com.
munities such as housing, remodel
ing, decorating, landscaping, paint
ing, piecing and quilting, quilts
making rugs, poultry and nog
raising truck patches and year
Arkansas State press., 1949-07-01
WEST ROCK

Sunday school was conducted at
Pilgrim Rest church by Bro. Da.
Wis. The attendance was good -.
The Roland quartet will be at Pill
grim Rest July 10th Rev. Dean
Green preached at Oak Grove
Sunday Leroy Madden. jr and
Betty Madden visited Alfred Nc
Lish, their cousin at Crystal Hill
last week.
Arkansas State press., 1949-07-01

department store, Curtis Finch,
Inc, and Little Rock Refrigera
ton company.
Mrs. Herndon said although the
school was well attended, only
Arkansas State press., 1949-07-01

three Negroes were present during
the night session at which time
the drawing was held and Mrs.
Herndon was announced the win
ner.
Arkansas State press., 1949-07-01


as though officers Darland ana
Hutehins think so Whatever their
reason for doing what they did II
certainly was a dumb move,
police officers 90 through a
training school where they are
taught how to meet the public
They are trained to handle diff
ficult situations, One of three
things must have been wrong with
Darland and Hutehins. They either
had poor training in police school;
were slow to absorb what they
were taught, or they let their pre-
iudices override their training
Any one of these causes is good
and ample reason for dismissal.
Mercer Nance is graduate of
Harvard Law school; DR.. Meri-
wether is a former City Council
man. These people, all four OF
them, are representative Negro
citizens. The Stuarts come from
a good, highly respected family.
But what do the police care about
that? They drag two people down
to police headquarters in a pat
rol wagon have them finger
printed, their pictures taken, with
a number on their neck as il they
were public enemies. do not
mean that the Stuarts, the Mcri-
wethers, or the Names should be
treated better than other Negroes.
But II the police make no effort
to find who Negroes are when
they question them; regardless Of
their appearance then they GER
tainly care nothing about making
an arrest so long as the person
being arrested is a Negro. These
people had their social, eve. ana
civil rights infringed upon and
something should be done about
it.
attorney Nance was head OF
the Negro bureau of the county
committee during the
recent campaign. He worked had |
for the victory we won and they +,
pay him off by arresting him for
being with light-skin Negro wo.
man. Police officers Darland and
Hutchins must have set themselves
up as little gods TO make their
own laws II this be true thsn we
do not need any laws. we will use
Darland and Hutchins as law max.
ers. We do not need any prosec-
tor; we will Use Darland ard
Hutchins as the prosecutor: we
will use Darland and Hutchins as
judges. Finally. there can be no
appeal because We will have to
appeal the case TO patrolman OAR
land and Hutehins who are su-
preme in command in their little
prowl car No. IA which burns gas
and lights, and is paid for by peo-
pie like the Stuarts who have
owned their home and paid taxes
many years before Darland and
Hu,chins were policemen.
What happened to these four
people should reach the minds and
heart OF every Negro In Marion
County and the nation. But II
they back up for fear OF losing
their Jobs we not only will back
up but we will lose our respect
for them. The persons involved
should not compromise under any
condition until Darland and Hutch
ms are made TO feel the humilia-
ton they imposed upon them. And
this can only be done by firing
them. Five hundred years from
now there probably will be no race
question because dark-skinnei Ne
groes will probably be as extinct
as the Dodo bird, having been
absorbed by the white man, but
until then there Is definitely a
race question with many marks
behind Il and this question must
Arkansas State press., 1949-07-01
WRIGHTSVILLE

The adult work Of the high
school Is closing a successful years
work supervised by the Home Eco
nomic teacher Units of work COM
Arkansas State press., 1949-07-01
Khan
Continued from page one

NVHs'"'" ''"H" INV "N
they do not wear white robes"
Carmichael charged, They are
interested in keeping the racial is
sue red-hot, race-ha,red as be-
tween the very economic group to
which the puppets belong on the
one half, and the economic group
the Negro belongs TO on the other"
Arkansas State press., 1949-07-01
SENATOR JAMES EASTLAND IS TRUE
SYMBOL or RACE.HATE

(This articles giving first hand sze-up of
politicians personally interviewed by MT
Lewis associate editor of ANS,
Arkansas State press., 1949-07-01

have its solution started now and
here"
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-02-17
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY II. I949

DR.. William E. Henry, president of
the State Teachers College, Bowie,
Md, whose subject will be THAT
All May Learn" Others participat-
ing in the ceremony will be l. KEEL
Ter Shank, president of the Board
of County Commissioners; William
NJ British, superintendent of schools;
William c. Diehl, assistant superin-
tendent of schools; the North Street
PIT. A, and the Charles Harden
Post of the American Legion. Music
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-02-17

Eight additional memorial sub
scriptions, aggregating 1920, were
announced today by Mr. Thomas w.
Pangborn, treasurer of the $1,250,000
Washington County Hospital Build
ing Fund, and L. Vinton Hershey,
chairman of the memorial gifts COM
mittee.
The children's play room in the
Pediatric Department will be built
as memorial to Mr. Lewis T. By
ron, through a subscription of $13,-
500 by Mrs. Lewis T. Byron and
Mrs William Preston Lane, Jr. The
room being planned for this purpose
in the new addition is an especially
attractive room, which will be equip
ped with interesting toys for the
enjoyment of those children who
are convalescing.
Another personal subscription is
that of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert H. Nc
Cauley, who have given $4,000 to the
building fund.
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Schindel,
ST., Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert H. Schin-
del, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph B. Schin-
del and Mrs. Mary Schindel Mussel-
man have subscribed $4,000 to build
and equip the doctors Office in the
X-Ray Department in memory OF
Benjamin P. and Julia Reichard
Schindel
Business concerns that have sub
scribed in accordance with form
ula based on the amount of hospital
facilities which will be used by the
families of their employees are: the
Hotel Alexander $4,000; The Thum-
ma Motor Co. and Mr.. and Mrs. AL
vim F. Thumma, $4,000 for the rec
ords room in the Laboratories De-
partment; the Dancer Metal CO..,
$4,000; and Mrs. Sylvia Parks and
Raymond Parks, Jr. of The Hagers-
town Dairy Co., $1,000 for a bed in
the Children's Ward.
'These memorial subscriptions, y
Mr.. Pangborn said, "are indicative
of the great interest being shown by
our citizens in the campaign to ex-
pand the hospital facilities in the
Hagerstown area. Hagerstown has
been fortunate to have had good
hospital for half a century and the
generous response the campaign has
met so far is assurance that we will
continue to properly protect the
health of our citizens"
Another subscription of $13,500 by
the Elks Lodge of Hagerstown has
also been announced by L. Vinton
Hershey, chairman of the Memorial
Gifts Committee The subscription
will cover the cost of building and
equipping blood donors room and
the blood processing room in the
new addition to the hospital.
Joseph j. Chrisman, Exalted Rul-
.er, said that the. rooms would be
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-02-17
Hospital Building Fund Gets Eight New North ST. School
Subscriptions Totalng More Than $4,000 Dedicated Sunday

dedicated in honor of the members
of the lodge.
'In 1888 The local lodge organized
Blood Donors Squad, which was
the first such Squad organized in
the Order of Elks. Hagerstown
Lodge was given national recognition
for this worthy deed. A great many
of our members are still in the
Blood Donors Squad to assist the
needy families in this community.
Since the Red Cross took over the
handling of the blood bank last Sep
TENDER, many of our members have
donated repeatedly
"The membership believed the
Lodge, as well as the individual
members, should make substantial
subscription to the building fund as
its share in creating adequate hos
pital facilities for the community
and, because of our interest in the
contribution to the saving of life
made by the blood bank, we decided
to allocate our subscription for that
purpose. So, we are happy, indeed,
to have this opportunity to contri-
butte to this important civic project.
'This generous subscription from
the Elks Club is especially pleas
ing to the campaign committee" Mr..
Hershey said, in making the an
nouncement, "and l think we are
voicing the sentiments of the entire
community when we compliment the
members on this evidence of their
civic interest l do not know of any
better way in which such organiza-
tons can indicate their acceptance
of responsibility in the commun-
ity welfare than to subscribe to me-
mortal rooms. We are hoping that
many other clubs and organizations
will decide to establish memorials
in the new hospital building"
''Plans are already being made for
the public phase of the campaign
throughout the area served by the
hospital, at which time, everyone
will be given an opportunity to
subscribe his share of the cost of
the building program"
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-02-17

for the ceremonies will be furnished
by the school choir.
Charles E. Hodges, principal of
the school, cordially invites the gen
eral public to attend the ceremonies
and to inspect the school, which con-
tains IA class rooms, a library,
cafeteria, gymnasium, health clinic
and shops
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-02-17

The new North Street School,
which is one of the finest in the
County's public school system, will
be formally dedicated on Sunday
afternoon, with the ceremonies be-
ginning at 2:30 p. m.
The principal address of the dedi-
catory exercises will be given by