Arkansas State press., 1949-07-08


ty At present, however, it is my opinion that the
Negro preachers represent the greatest hypocrisy
in cur democracy! You just don find them work.
ing unselfishly in the field of SOCIAL AcTIONl
PINE BLUFFS WHITE YOUTH CENTER FUND
CHEST has passed the sixteen thousand dollar mark
and feverish efforts being put forth to raise
more money by the deadline August l. when the
project will move into Community Chest Fund,
and the Negro people will help supplement the
volunteer effort of the white people with their
paltry sums Why is it that the Negro leaders don't
get together and try TO get organizations into
the fund and re-double the contributions which are
now being made, This suggestion is passed along
to the Negro park commission.
MUDDY AND DUSTY STREETS are part of the
way of living for Negro home owners in Pine Bluff
Many complained that on July Fourth they were
forced down the muddy Fuker street into Town
send park However, the dust which would have
gone into their nosrils would be equally as Of
fensive. 1t that the Negro citizens should de-
velop a degree of pride that would not permit
them TO continue for generations to live on muddy
and dusty streets The Townsend park develop
ment, though 1t stimulates interest because if is
something new and unheard of in the community.
nevertheless reminds one of some pictures of de-
Veopment the missionaries jim Africa send back
10 the United States to increase the interest Of those
who give TO help falling humanity Just North of
Fluker street is Eureka street, and somebody on
that street IS possessed with enough pride to get
the street closed for oilng and packing II seems
that the civic minded leaders would get together
to see that Townsend park would have paved streets
inside the grounds and alto at its approaches and
exits There is also the problem of beauti-
Tying the park grounds. 1t might be fine for tho
local clubs 10 assign themselves the task of pro-
vding benches and concrete sidewalks as well as
planting some trees and shrubbery the park
grounds The soft ball fans ought be interest
ed in a grand stand in order - comfortably wit
ness the grounds Maybe, the park commission could
solicit some lumber and labor without any cost
More thought is needed than is expressing ITSELF
oh. | forgot yau cant d. everything overnight
But, If We get down to work with what we have
and do what can do, we will find ourselves
moving on up higher
AN UNPLEASANT RUMBIING is taking Mace
now that there seems to be something done about
recreation for Negro children The rumbIing is
within the Negro park commission and also with
out There is a tie between the outside rumblers
and the inside grumbers all calculated TO achieve
a role of rightng some situations which might
justifiaby deplore yet Interior motive is pres
en in that those without are trying to get within
All of this follows the pattern of no progress which
has marked the rise Of the Negro He the Negro
leader is willing to sacrifice group gain for per-
sonal prestige and what he would like TO have
HONOR! This community, however. cannot afford
to permi, few selfish self-styed leaders who are
able TO congregae about them few Of the dis
gruntled folks of the community, and defy the
great and feverish desire Of the people We COM
mend the present members Of the Negro park COM
mission the active and inactive we suggest that
whatever besets them as servants of the people in
the commission -
SETTLE THE PROBLEMS THERE! The same cid
folks who Always get because people are doing
something set out to destroy leadership Walter
johnson has done good job and is going to do a
better job, because the people Of Pine Bluff will
back Walter Johnson There will be no politics in
the Negro park commission that is. in It's opera
tons' The people will speak for themselves and
viii be heard We trust that the MEN OF THE COM
MISSION WILL STAND UP AND BE MEN and
quit listening TO the NEVER DONE A DAMN
THING leaders who stay away and stand back UNI
I'll the wagon starts rolling and then here they
GOMEZ