Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1949-06-10

avenue owned and operated by L. NJ Yancey, a
young and enyerprising Negro This business could
use bit of financing but the Negro people are not
even interested enough to buy too much radio fans
or electrical equipment, let alone help him to make
financial arrangements for the carrying Of INSTALL
ment accounts. There enough Negroes with UNI
touched bank accounts in the hundreds of dollars
IDLE in Simmons and the National Bank Of Com
mefce but the owners not interested because
hefe IS no leadership IN the field! Homes could be
saved, businesses could be opened, job epportun-
tues Tor the young people who are leaving our
hlgh schools and colleges could be made available:
but THERE IS TOO LITTLE INTEREST THEREIN
THE STATE PRESS few years ago in the midst
OF severe financial strain has moved forward be-
cause of the manifestation of interest on the part
ol Just lew stockholders who had FAITH IN THE
STATE PRESS AND IT'S EDITOR. l. G. RATES,
Today the STATE PRESS publishes its own news
paper and has the largest payroll of anv Neor,
owned commercial institution in the CAPITAL Citv
ana is IN the midst of expansion which should
command the interest and support of every Neoro
In Arkansas. It needs interested crusaders who want
that Arkansas shall be land of the FREE AND
l1E BRAVE that it shall be a LAND OF pr ENTITY,
me State Press at this hour can use the talents of
young pioneering workers who are willing ia ion
IN It's battle to inform and educate the Negro masses
from out OF the ranks of the people do we loor
ABOUT TO SPEAK BUT THE KIDS HAVE NOT
BEEN TRAINED TOO SUCCESSFULLY EXCEPT
from the great surge of the masses they are about
" Understand that something is CHANGING,
anoei THEM AND THEY MUST JOIN THE
MOVEWENTla tfii
hN"oolh FROM INDIANAPOLIS STOPPED
oset III 81 Louis where saw the famed BROOKLYN
VI Iaa
Neeis @tta Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanela and
"eoiiioes II Is thrill just to sit and see
Sesfo players on the Brooklyn nine Their
pY4'e III sae game are Well known to YOU. but
yo' Mitnstahd the thrill il is doubtful that
eei i'iis understand the extent Of such con-
-,D,s'.oAs 10 the making of GREAT DEMOcRA
V'ee you see them in St. Louis you wonder
nv, hi1y.z .FFH III f'Ihe butt ez=-s=z.-z=4 but
WI ofENs-A fifteen thousand dol
iai swimming pool constructed by the Nesro part
commission of the City OF Pine Bluff was ,nonos
vi d beautiful Sunday evening with annronriot,
ceremonies presided over by Walter Jobpsan at,ai.
man Inc FACILITY for form of recreation bas hoo,,
NGe'eo III zine Bluff for long time The perso,s
WHO nave worked so faithfully to make this nroioo+
success are to be Congratulated and a..t-,
"'el Tue scroll Of Honor is prepared their ron,aa
f,,
W 'iiie III thelr lives opportunity tn ,,sa o,
energy IN clean form of recreation and ,to rar,-
VI 'ie experiences which they will undergo viii ho
ielee'eo IN the type of citizenship we arc no, =,
t"e process OF developing, AS we reioico o,o. a..
"ile" ior many years was talked about h,,+
NolHlNG DONE ABOUT 49, we bone A., 49, ~.
lNe"S WIN become impressed with the great nooa
ior FIELD HOUSE AND MUSEUM Acoar1i.-' -,
ue present plans of the Con7noiesio, ,
ING WIZ afford facilities which will mako :, aa,,
muhi'y center and will be expected to ho oafis.
contribution toward bringing about units, ~ as
pose ana action among Negro Organizations =, b..
hioil We trust that the Park commission ,,l,,
move teVeflshly toward completion of plans &c 49,
winter months will surely come and the ctf,aro.,
VIII not be able to burn their energy in njc moo,
ol water So for the winter will it be our g,s, 70
pioFioe pace Tor winter recreation as can be pro
Vlded in the building planned???