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Evening star., 1949-06-08
No Secrets in the Court

Judge Albert L. Reeves, presiding IN the
Coplon trial, has made a ruling that
assumes added importance in the some
what hysterical atmosphere of the times.
He has upheld, in effect, the right OF
defendant to be confronted in open court
with all the evidence-no matter how
damaging to what we glibly call national
security" the revelation of that evidence
might be.
1t Is sound ruling and one that should
be welcome. Its Importance may be
Judged by the implications of contrary
ruling. Had the Judge ruled otherwise.
we would have found ourselves In the
situation of condemning defendant on
the say-so of some Government official,
his say-so being that the evidence was too
dangerous, to national security to be used
in open court. And that, it seems to
The STAR would be contrary to the funda-
mentals Of trial by jury.
OF the thirty-four documents alleged to
have been found in Miss Coplon's posses
sion, the Government contended that
twelve of them were too dangerous to be
revealed. The Judge read them and did
not agree that they were that dangerous.
that to withhold them would seriously
prejudice the rights Of the defendant. He
put 1t this way: 90 the very act OF
exclusion would carry with 1t the imputa-
ton or suggestion that such data slips
were so important that there was danger
to the country In exposure. 1t would
indicate that her offense was so serious
that part of her acts could not be exposed,
as being too dangerous to the country.
This is a burden she should not have to
bear =" e"
The ruling emphasizes the Governments
responsibility for deciding, before but not
after trial has been begun, which Is the
more neutrality-suspicious. and perhaps
conviction of the defendant. or the safety
of the secrets the Government wants to
preserve If the prosecution is begun, then
the defendant is considered innocent until
proven guilty. Proof of guilt cannot be
established by the indirect method OF
Withholding part of the evidence as too
dangerous to be revealed. II 1t Is that
dangerous, then the Government should
not prosecute. Thus the Government faces
O tough dilemma And 1t may be argued
that a spy's security from prosecution in
creases with the Importance of the
information he acquires. But 1t is yet to
be shown that danger to national security,
in revelation of secret documents, exceeds
the danger of depriving defendant of
traditional rights.
Parallels between proceedings in court
of law and proceedings before the loyalty
review boards may be misleading. They
are not the same. But the principle upheld
by Judge Reeves in court of law is violated
in some of the loyalty review procedure.
A suspected Government employe may be
denied the right Of facing his accusers and
examining the particulars of their accusa-
tions-if they are FBI agents or informants
whose identity would damage the interests
of the Government.
What Judge Reeves seems to say, how
ever, is that the interests Of the accused,
in his rights to fair trial, supersede even
the interests of the Government-or what
some agent of the Government may say
are its interests.
Evening star., 1949-06-08

contributed to the prestige Of organized
medicine. At sixty. he probably Is willing
to retire anyway and he may agree with
the Board of Trustees that the best inter-
ests Of the profession call for a change
of gpokesmen and O new approach 70
problems In public relations that have
changed with the times
As the Board of Trustees said after !ssu-
ing its series Of gags on DR.. FiShbein. the
Journal Is "an enduring monument 70 his
genius and devotion"
Evening star., 1949-06-08
= Letters to The Star

letter. for gsaascafsca MAST aes-
tia sscaatxrs sn6 e6G-es eF .As
wrssSs. cishessa 4: to ps~wtsssass fcs
O xvttsv kncsz 80 Ths Star 70 Sss
O nors Dc psg~s Please DC e~1ef
Evening star., 1949-06-08

Both Sh0ald BE Deoentfsltsed.
TO the Editor Of Tns Star:
There never has been q perfect economy.
and doubt II one Ia possible. Even I'm q
totalitariAn society. economic irregularities
prevail to much greater extent tran IN q
free society.
. In a free. expanding economic society.
there Ia q higher degree Of economic actis-
ity which demands The output Of desired
goods Not 20 In o totaiitarian society.
because IL Ia restricted In more Ways than
one
The real answer 70 cur problem Of spov-
erty In the midst Of piensy" lies In our anil-
ity 70 find ways In which human aspirations
may md outlets. A good start In that d.
rcction would b 10 utilize fnily al Idle
material goods.
The well-betng Of free soe,esy depends
upon the amount of 10 production without
control of prices or trade. 30 as 70 FUZZY
entoy economic freedom. abundance and
security. ne must put m oar faith IN the
natural American system Of freedom. Tbs
economic well being Of ali cur people ress&
upon fun production without hindrance
from any source. ~ "a American. bold
that II II unwise. II not DOWNRIGHT foolish. 10
allow too much contF0l hy Government. or.
for that matter. even big business" 20 enter
into the intimate Affairs of the people.
In other words. our national economic
security depends upcn Observation-Disclosures both
of Ooverument and ~hix business. There
II no need 10 decentralise Government u We
do not intend 70 also decentxalise big hasa-
mesa" which II - parasitic 10 economic
HAKRY DAsTKtS
Evening star., 1949-06-08

This Reader Gives An0thef sue
To adults Only" Controversy
10 rte Sditor Of Ths star
The modern conventional trends toward
having small families has TO certain extent
controlled the size Of housing units at present
being built. Thus your correspondent. Mrs.
cosner, with her six children would have dn-
ficulty In finding accommodation under any
circumstances. However. her attack on ad-
vertisements which stipulate Adults Only
REQUIRES some investigation 10 there any
reason why this should be necessary? La 1t
possible that the landlords feel that their
property might be damaged by. uncontrolled
children? Have they the right 10 make this
stipulation?
As q. tenant In an apartment block where
there Is no restriction regarding children
would observe that from dawn till dusk We
have perpetual pandemonium In Cur apart
ment court. particularly ut week-ends. At
one time this court was grass covered and
planted with shrubs but now our outlook ID
naked earth. strewn with broken toys. pop
sickle sticks and other debris.
Whilst the children are tearing madly
around. the mothers sit outside goszipang and
summing themselves. obifvi0us 10 the noise,
except every now and then they viii give
their tribal call Of -Jooohniei" or other rele-
want name % attract the attention of their
styaying young. As o diversicnary smuse-
ment, streams Of children run into thu srart-
ment Railways. dash downstairs " ths hass-
Evening star., 1949-06-08

BY THE HAsKfs SERVICE
@. What variety Of poppy Ia the ons
known "a the Buddy poppy7~L, II.
A. II Is the familiar red poppy, papswsF
rhoeak. that grows Wild In the eorptislaa
and meadows Of Europe During Wufld
War IL was particularly associated with
the battlefYrlds and was immortalsEed In
John MccrAcs poem, In FLANDERS Fisida
This poppy blooms from May TO August and
has q single bright red flower
O. Is any par, Of the United States en-.
tireiy free from thuneerk,ofms7 Where are
those storms most frcauent7~~T. G. H.
A. No section Of the United States IL en-
tirely free from thunderstorma They are
most frequent along the 0uli Coast. with
q secondary maximum esntsred near santa
Fr. ~ Mex. Thunderstorms are least fire.
aaent along the Pacific Coast.
O. Why has the Baha1 House Of Worship
In Wilmettf III, nine sides9-~c. ~ D.
A. The nine sidea symbolic the nine ehief
religions In the world
c. Please give the origin Of the lInsa BE-
ginning For want Of q nAIl the shoe 10
lost -. n. g.
A. George Herbert ibs7-iaasl wrots For
want OF a nail the shoe 10 lost. for want os
q shoe the horse M loNf. fo1 want OF q hof&a
the rider Ia lost - "Jaeuia prstdenttlrn from
which this quotation IA taken. vas published
In 1910.
@. Can All airplane travel ~ fast aa .
buljet7-~T. n. o.
A. When the NaYys experimental set
plane. the SkystTeak. set \ world record BY
flying nj s5o.7 nsilea an hour Ia is$S, u
Travelled - fast approximately. as . As
eaisber pistol bullet. By September. ists. =
greater speed~~s70 80 miles per hoaYs--hAd
been attained By tile Air Fore
@ What are the scientific names Of The
smallest and simplest known masnnalaT~-
r. X.
A. Dr David H. johnson. associate curator
Division of Mammals Of tte smttha0nlMn
Institution. says that the smallest known
living mammal Ia the sesrew GF5uneas esraa.
easl Of the Mediterranean region The Hanst
primitive living mammals are the faGge-
treunes. including the paatypus tOTnithos-
hynctsus anasanusl ard tlse echidnA fTaeay.
eioasus asuiaetus, of Tire Australian sexion.
@ What gives rain tts pheasant odor1--
NJ C. J.
A. Rain has no odor. hut Ia falling u
pursfes the air Often eiseix1eAi daaeharEss
accompany rain ard produce The gas oroas
which has 6siighsful. fresh o1oE.
Evening star., 1949-06-08
Questions ond Answers
BY THE HAsKIs SERVICE.

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Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1949-07-01

Mrs. Gertrude Hamilton, Mrs. AL
berta Jones, w M OF chapter no.
1877, c. c. Criner, Mrs, M, B..
Harper, Sharon B. Smith, ]. II.
Hunter. w M of King Edward
lodge No, 242 of Mt Holly, Mrs
Irene Adams, Rev, c. ]. Russ,
Rev, L. c. Dean. pastor Of St
Paul Bapt, church, Camden, Mrs
E. G, Rhinehart and |. II. Nc
Kamie. Roy Jones. w. M and v.
p fairfield, secretary. Alberta
Jones, W M and Exevene Graham,
secretary asg. Leeviee Armstrong
was killed Saturday 7 l-2 miles
east of Stephens by a truck. Two
others were seriously injured
when the truck turned over.
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day evening, July 18th at 8 p, m,
The public is invited Mrs OIL
lie Hines spent Fathers Day in
Pine Bluff with her father, viii
Rother Misses Jessie Mae, Marie
and Joyce Smith of 5000 Spring
st, in Little Rock is vacationlng
with their aunt, Mrs, Mary Smith
Johnson Mr., and Mrs. Rufus
Hodges, sr and Rufus, jr, spent
the week end with Mr.. and Mrs.
Dock Hodges of West Memphis.
Miss Eloise Jackson and her sis
ter, Jaunita, are in Kensett with
their sister and brother law,
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Williams ....
Mrs Turly Robinson Is seriously
Ill in Little Rock hospital Mrs
Emma Burlington was called to
Mcneil to attend the funeral of a
friend who was killed in an auto
accident. Mrs. Harrel Ashley
transacted business in Little Rock
June 23rd. She plans to enter 9
business college in September.
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Ollie Mae Fletcher. Helen Brad
ley. Helen Jackson. Arlene Jack
son. Alma Hammock, James Ri
ley. p. c. Sanders, and Tom Rag
land, jr. made a trip TO Tillar
Friday evening The juniors OF
the Mt Table Baptist church will
sing at the Mt Zion Baptist church
Little Rock July II, day and night
Rev. F. T. Guy is pastor. Bonnie
Jackson is director Of the choir
Buses will leave Wilmar for Lit
tie Rock at 400 am .Homecom-
ing day was observed at Mi. Ia
BILE Baptist church Sunday. The
ANGUS chapel quartet of Pine
Bluff rendered a musical program
at 1870 p, MA party was given
at the school Friday night for
the young people. Those present
enjoyed music and games boo. Bonnie
Jackson was a visitor in the Over
ton home Sunday, June 10Th ......
Pat Jones, jr. and his sister are
visiting their parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Pat Jones Miss Robizene Crow
der is visiting her grandmother
Mrs. Matte Ridgler Songs Of the
junior choir of Mt Table Baptist
church will be recorded at the
church August 7th Warren G..
Ragland, James Riley, W J. Wells.
Samuel Louis Rhowds, and p. c.
Sanders were in Pine Bluff re-
Gently.
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MONTICELLO
Gloria Ann Tr0tter


A formal lawn party was given
Wednesday night by the usher
board at the church The pastor
and members Of Pilgram Rest were
guests at First Baptist church for
the first anniversary of the pas
tor, Rev S. f. Davis. After the
anniversary program refreshments
were served in the newly built
cafeteria The Gateway quartet
gave a program at Pilgrim Rest
AME church last Sunday night
The program, cake rattle was
held. Scipio Dove won the cake
The members of Pilgrim Rest
sponsored a rally in the Mt. Olive
school last Sunday An apprecia-
ton program for Rev. S. E. Davis
was given last Friday night by
the members of First Baptist
church. ts'11 - "a
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DIES ARC
Ella M. Brown

Woman's Day was celebrated at
Fellowship last Sunday 800. Mrs.
Anna J. Thompson, president of
the NE District was guest speak
er. Mrs Mamie Williams made
the welcome address and Mrs. Bes-
sic Dixon responded Amount
raised was $500 Six churches
were represented at the program.
The Des Arc Tigers played
North Little Rock last Sunday -.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleo Ford of Farre.t
City spent the week end with Mr..
and Mrs. T. j. Ford .... Mrs. f. M.
Brown is still on the sick list.
She is doing much better now. -.
Rev. F. d. Gipson. presiding ell
der, held the quarterly conference
at Bethel AME church Sunday,
June 26.
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PRESCOTT

The 3rd quarterly conference of
the Drab circuit was held Satur-
day and Sunday at Green Hill
AME church. Rev. Novels and
members from Shorter Chapel A
ME church were present. The eve
nlng message was delivered by
Rev. Novels Among the many
visitors present were Rev. Stewart
and deacons of the baptist church.
Total amount of money raised was
$1,000 Rev. T. o. Crudup, presid-
ing elder, and Rev L. w. Middle
ton. pastor Mrs. Matte Lee King
and children have returned TO
their home in California after a
long stay with Rev. and Mrs.
Middleton during his Illness .....
Bro. Patrick was called to the bed.
side of his brother who is in the
hospital in Pine Bluff Rev. A
II. Newmtn attended the State
meeting in Pine Bluff Charles
Ankton and Arthur Lee Neal were
house guests of Miss Matte Ora
King Sunday afternoon Cpl
Bonnie johnson. jr. is home after
three years in the Armed Service
Cpl William Douglas Vanhook
is home on a ten-day turlough
a birthday party was given in
honor OF Miss Neomia Newman on
her lawn The Humming Bees
VIII render a program at Green
Hill AME church July 3rd Mrs.
sulah Neal, Davis and Edward
veal motored from Dalark with
hev. j. B. Neal. Daniel Flemons
Annie Belle Walker and Allia 10
Middleton are home for the sum.
mer after attending college in
Little Rock.
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6ATESVllLE
KIrxinia Montgomery

! AIRS, Bonita Smiley and Siddie
Waugh are attending the inspira-
iionai meeting sponsored by the
Presbyterian women at Philander
Smith college Mrs, Matte Wat
kins Is taking a six week course
In ministry at Philander Smith
college In Little Rock Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Miller are the proud
parents of boy born last Mon
day at Aliens Hospital. Mrs.
Florence Scribbner, wife of Rev.
II. b. Scribbner has conducted a
course in practical nursing from
the Lincoln Institute 49,. Mrs. Serb
bner will engage in general nur-
sing practice Johnnie Brown is
special probation officer for Me-
HrOes here Willie Rave, jr., and
Ronald Murchison of Little Rock
are spending a few weeks with
Nhejr grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lacy Cravens~,. Hinston c. Ruck-
kr left last Thursday for Detroit
80 visit his dad, Hinston P. Ruck-
.er--..John S. Kannady Is in Chat
tanooga. Tenn, visiting his daugh-
ter. Carrie Kitchens and her hus.
band Mrs. Maude Kannady re-
turned from Dermott and reports
that her father, Henry Crook is
much improved. Misses Theodore
and Vivian Waugh are attending
summer school at Philandcr Smith
college Mrs. Elnora Waugh is
spending some time in Joncsboro
with her daughter. Mrs. Goldie
Wafford Miss Ethel Greene is
attending summer school at Shot,
ter college at North Little Rock
Mrs Maude Kannaday. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hersehel Finley, Mrs. Essie
Martin. Preston Dunes. Mrs. Ber-
tina Williams and Mr.. and Mrs. l..
Taylor attended the funeral of Rev.
j. v. Lee at Newport. Re- Lee
was pastor of Bethel AME church
zor number of years M. and
Mrs. Lonnie Flemings and Mrs
Cora Barris We're visitors in New.
port on Sunday. Miss Margare.
Dale Waugh spent the week. end
An Little Rock visiting REL hi ies
and friends Little Sisii, Nc
Curn. daughter of Mr.. and Ms.
Conway McCurn is ill.....Mrs Ell
Use Locke was hostess to STAN
ley party last week. Many use.
full gifts were received.
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AUGUSTA
G. w. Layne

G. w. Layne
Funeral services for Andrew
Lee who passed Saturday were
held Sunday at the st. John Bap-
fist church. The pastor, Rev. ].
T. Mitchell delivered the eulogy.
lnternment in the Mason ceme-
terry with Peoples Undertaking Co.
in charge. His survivors are two
daughters, one son, wife and a
friends 80. Mr.. and Mrs. Travis
Corner and two sons Of Califor-
MIA are visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Hamilton Corner Unnie
Clark died at Auvergne the past
week and funeral service was
held in Augusta at ST. Luke Bap-
list church Mrs Cora Foley pass
ed in Searcy hospital. Funeral
service was held at Wards Chap
ell AME church Sunday. She leaves
one daughter, four grandchildren.
four sisters, two brothers, and a
host of relatives Mrs. Nora
Brown is home from the hospital
and improving Mrs. Emma
Brown is also improving.
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What Is Wronq
With The Negro
OF Fort Smith?
BY Rev. T. J. Griffin Of Chicago

ILL.,
1t was mine to go down to TT
Smith, Qmy native homel a few
days ago. To my way of thinking,
Fl. Smith is still a city OF out
standing opportunities, 1t has
most of whom live in finestaoiao
Negro population OF better
than 5000, most OF whom live IN
fine homes and receive nice in
comes from the factories OF the
city. Yet the Negro businesses have
grown very little if any in the
last twenty-five years.
Most Of the Negroes still lean
on the white man for every thing
| found that those who still eat
barbecue, drink soft and strong
drinks will go to white business,
make the purchase and take it to
a street corner for enjoyment ra-
Their than to go to Negro bust
ness where they can sit down and
enjoy themselves at a table.
One of the outstanding native
Negroes there tAlphonse Trent
has invested his life's earnings in
a Frosty Malt place, which is one
of the finest in the country. He
even uses Negro delivery boys.
Yet most of the Negroes Of the
city still call white drug stores
and shops and receive their goods
from white delivery boys. These
acts are responsible for the lack
of Negro businesses in Fit Smith.
found one ray Of shining hope
there and that ray of hope was
found in the local branch of the
NAACP of which S r. Rutledge
is pres. This organization under
the leadership put the local school
board in court and demanded
that they give the Negro children
the things shared by the local
white students. As the result. there
is being erected today modern
building for the Negro grade
school. Yet to my surprise I found
one local preacher who was giving
the local branch Of the MACE
down the country. know il il
time for a change in Fl. Smith.
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Chidester

y. l.. Sackwell
\ GOOD HOPE-The missionary
program was held Friday night,
June II. The program was sponsor
er by Mrs. NJ. T. Douglas. The
sermon was delivered by Rev. w.
y. Blake. Miss ossie M. Box rem
dered a solo, Beam Of Heaven"
Amount raised in offering was
t655. Total amount raised includ-
ing club reports, was s37i9. Mrs
Bessie Lee Sackwell was crowned
queen. Mr.. and Mrs. +. b. Sack
well and son, Lee H. Sackwell
moiored 10 FL Dorado last Sunday
10 see Mrs. Saekwell's father, Lou
Is Bowman Mrs Lessie powl OF
Gudron was also In Ell Dorado
last Sunday visiting Louis Bow
man. her uncle.....John Alexander
died Sunday June 10, at his home.
FUNERAL services were held Wed.
nesday, June %, at Good Hope A
ME church Rev T. M. Stitch
and some Of the members Of Good
Hope visited the pastor Of Hickory
Ridge Baptist church for his an
niversary program. This is the
first anniversary Of Rev. Mason ...
Cpl. Ira Gulley is back home with
his mother and sister, Mrs. Halle
Guliey and Miss Neomia Gulley.
Miss vdell Blake is on the sick
list.
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GURDON
DcnrieSt Caninhell

Warren Elgin Bonds is back
home after a short stay in Cleve-
land, Ohio Mr. and Mrs. Rufus
Berry of Cleveland are here for
a few days visiting Mr. Berry
brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs
Dave Berry Mr. and Mrs. Lon
ME Williams of West Virginia are
visiting with relatives Mrs. Ha-
eel Bell, Mrs. Silvia Thomas
have returned from a visit in Ne
braska with relatives Mrs. Ad-
die L. Pattello and friend will
leave for Chicago after a short
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Pattillo and Mr.. and Mrs. Jim
Pattilloa. Calvin Smith and Mrs.
Maggie Harper left for their home
in Chicago Miss Charline Hayes
accompanied them on the return
trip.-.Jab Hayes of New York was
here to attend the funeral rites
OF Mrs, Odessa Harper Alvin
Stringer has returned from Wing
field, La and Lake Charles after
visiting his mother and sister -.
Mr. and Mrs. John Folk of Los
Angeles are visiting friends here.
REV. and Mrs b. F. Lunden
spent a few days in Gurdon.
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Ell DORADO e.
= Entfoe

Charlie Henry visited here last
week on business Rev. E. c.
Cutter preached at Rev. Browns
church in Smackover Sunday
morning Money raised was s20l
49, Tom Knighten passed Sunday
at 6 p m. He was SO years old
and leaves to mourn him four
brothers and one sister. Funeral
service will be held Sunday.
James Willis is i'll in a hospital /.
Wanted: Three paper boys to
the STATE PRESS with parents
Responsible. T, Avery will ap-
pear on program at Camden Sun
day when the Good Samaritans
will render a program at the
school gymnasium. Prof. S. P.
Nelson will be the principal
speaker.
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gram differs from that of his
father, Mr.. Boykins said that he
is raising more peanuts and live
stock, while his father grew more
cotton, Also, he pointed out that
II confers more frequently with,
county agricultural extensiorN
xsent who keeps him informed on
latest recommended pr ges fore
farms in his area.
He got to know about the work
of county agents as a boy when
he was a member of his commun-
ity All club. Even then, young
Boykins showed great agricultural
promise. He began planting n.y.
brid corn as project, and was the
first 4-H'er in Virginia to produce
SO bushels of corn per acre. =?
Today, he has IS acres Of hy-
brid corn, 80 acres Of peanuts,
only three acres in cotton, and
the rest of his 100 acres in pas
ture for his livestock He has go
head Of hogs Us Of them pure
bred Berkshires), l6 head of sheep,
and four head of cattle, includ-
ing a purebred Milking Shorthorn
bull. He plans to build up dairy
herd of Milking Shorthorns.
Also, his farm inventory shows
a large home garden and poultry
flock. My wife and l and our
five children live at home and
not in the grocery store says
Mr.. Boykins. This ups our real
income"
Another big factor in the ac-
Movement of his higher income
is his farming efficiency made pos
sible through increased use OF
modern farm machinery, He owns
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