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Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1949-08-19

ly WE'LL Only one per cent of the
noncoms said mot SO we'll and
another one percent were undeeid-
ed, But strangely enough, no one,
officer or noneom said mot we'll
at all"
The Army, because of its size
as well as its tradition, is having
a tougher time adjusting to Sec
rotary Johnson's order than either
the Navy or the Air Force.
On May Is, the ARM turned
in comprehensive memorandum,
noting the progress it had made
in utilizing Negro Manpower and
proposing few not-too- drastic
changes Secretary Jofiason re-
turned it promptly with the fol-
lowing polite note.
Il fully realize the grave pro-
blem presented by this question,
and that it is of great magnitude
in the Army than in either the
Navy or the Air Force. Neverthe-
less, l am forced to the conclu-
sion that your proposals in reply
10 my second memorandum on
this subject fail to meet the basic
intent of Executive Order 998l ..
Accordingly, | am asking you to
restudy your position and your
proposals.
Secretary johnson is quite a
ware of the tendency toward raci-
al prejudice in the top ranks, and
the unwritten Traditional rules
which pronihit Negro of
fieers from commanding units of
white soldiers, which imposes
limitation upon the promotion and
the use of Negro officers. And UNI
til the deyaled ratings and special
screenings are abolished. the Army
cannot hope to be carrying out the
order of Secretary johnson.
The Navy has made far great
er strides in the direction of de-
mocracy, and the elimination OF
segregation than the Army. Dur
ing the early part Of the war, Ne
groes were excluded from all CAM
bat ratings and were assigned ex-
clusively TO the mess and COM
missary branches. But by the end
of the war, Negroes ana white sea-
men were working so we'll to-
gether, the Navy issued new or.
der in 1916 lifting restriction.
governing all types of assign
ments for which Negro naval per
sonnet are eligible, and hence
forth they shall be eligible fpr all
fvnac NJ accfqpp,aptc in all rafingc
in all activities and all ships of
the service
The Army has gradually accept
cd many Of the recommendations
of the Gilletn Board which was
set up in 1915 TO study the utiliza-
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1949-08-19

ton of Negro manpower i'm the
Army While 1t condoned the seq.
regation policy. the question OF irt-
tegration, rather than segregation
remains unsolved.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1949-08-19

to take. Segregation as has been
ately, Atlantic City with Negroes
as pa per cent of its permanent
population, led all sections out
side the south in that regard.
Washington, which is classified as
southern in both racial statistics
and attitudes reached approximate
ly % per cent.
Precent Increase In the East
In Philadelphia, where the Ne
gro population is thought to have
increased considerable during the
war years, the Negro proportion
was 10 per cent in 1910. As of this
year, it is conservatively estimated
that at least Is per cent of the
city's population is non-whlte.
This increase has been aecentuat-
ed. il is believed, by the fact
that non-Negro residents have
moved to the suburbs in appreci-
able numbers.
The concentration of Negroes in
Washington also is thought to be
a factor in the refusal of the 8lst
Congress to expedite home rule
legislation for that city. Now APP
probably more than 80 per cent
of The population, Negro ballots
would have a deciding influence
upon the pattern Of government
for the capital if Congressional
domination was related II is that
exigence, Negro leaders hold,
which has solidified southern
members of the Congress against
the move.
However. sources close to the
White House have indicated that
the Washington home rule issue
may we'll be substituted by the
Administration for its civil rights
program, which now seems con-
demned. If President Truman can
campaign for a different type OF
82nd Congress in Negro neigbor'
hoods with "a free ballot In
Washington as his theme, there
are those who believe that some
thing of the setback caused the
Administration by the National
Association for the Advancement
of colored Peoples attack, may be
overcome. The NAACP held that
Truman had run out on his
civil rights program.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1949-08-19
Segregation In The Army Remains
UnsoIved Despite Secretary Johnson

Washington, d. C.--tAtlasl--In
1899. the Army had only five Ne
gro officers and about $500 en-
listed men. To-day there are l,l7a
officers and 7l,l89 enlisted men,
but the question Of interrogation,
rather than segregation, remains
unsolved.
There is no middle ground of
partial" segregation for the Army
to take. Segregation as has been
Evening star., 1949-09-02
Czechs Reported Sent
To Jail for Failure
To Expose P|otters
BY the Associated Press

PRAGUE, Sept. 2.-The Prague
press said today that Czechoslovak
state courts were sending to jail
citizens accused of having knowl-
edge of anti-government plots and
failing to inform the police.
There was no information on
how many such suspects had been
rounded up. The trials usually are
secret.
The press indicated, however,
that a number of these "non-in-
formers" had been jailed in con-
nection with the armed revolt plot
which the government announced
Tuesday that it had crushed. The
government said the plot was
foiled just as participants were
moving to seize strategic points in
this capital city.
The Communist party organ,
Rude Pravo, said that among per-
sons tried in connection with re-
cent plots against the regime were
people with no criminal aims, but
just ordinary persons who failed
to inform the authorities about
criminal actions of others OF which
they had knowledge"
Rude Pravda said some OF these
non-informers actually regarded
anti-state plotting as disgusting. "
but ran afoul of the law because
they failed to perform their patri-
otic duty" and report to the police.
Disclosing criminal activities is
not tale-bearing. but the patriotic
duty of every citizen" the paper
said. ~ :
Rude Pravda also lashed anew
at the Western powers and the
Vatican as alleged hackers of plots
against the Czech government.
Tn the international reaction
fighting against our country all
the enemy powers have linked to-
gether," said the Communist Or
gan. "They include the imperialist
powers, their espionage services,
the expelled Sudeten Germans who
want to return, treacherous Czech
exiles and the Vatican"
Evening star., 1949-09-02
Skunk's Head
Freed From Jug
Without Penalty
By the Associated Press

WAUKEGAN, ILL.,. Sept. 2.-Fred
Holtz has Cancelled his plea for
volunteers to help solve a delicate
problem: How to get a skunk S
head out of a glass jug without
being penalized by the skunk.
Mr.. Holtz and his wife were
aroused from sleep Wednesday by
a humping racket outside their
home in nearby Wadsworth. They
found skunk, its head stuck in
the jug, frantically attempting to
remove the unwelcome headgear.
Calls to the sheriff's Office, the
humane society and others
brought no response.
Mr.. Holtz decided on a plan of
action yesterday. He donned
what he called protective cloth
ing against a skunk" and found
the jug-headed animal under the
edge of a water tank. Holding
his nose with one hand, Mr.. Holtz
bent over, grabbed the jug with
his other hand and gave a quick
tug. The jug came loose. Mr..
Holtz continued to hold his nose
and also his breath.
The skunk looked at his rescuer,
then scampered away without a
word-or anything.
Evening star., 1949-09-02
Boy, 5; Girl, 7, Smothered
In Neighbour S Refrigerator
By the Associated Press

ST. PAUL, Mimi. Sept. IA
city-wide search for two small st.
Paul children ended last night
when they were found smothered
In an ice box in a neighbor's ga
rage.
The victims were Franklin Shtr-
er. S. and Sandra, 212, for whom
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Sherer, the
boys parents, were caring pending
her adoption by the family.
Mrs. Sherer missed the chill
dren shortly before dinner time
and called police. But it wasn't
until four hours later that one
Of the officers found Franklin's S
tricycle. in the garage of John
Linnerooth, next-door neighbor of
the ShererS. The Linnerooth
family had been away since noon
yesterday.
Officers opened the refrigerator
to find the children curled up in
separate compartments behind
tightly closed doors. A fire de-
partment rescue squad used oxy-
gen for an hour In vain effort
to revive them.
Evening star., 1949-09-02
Rudy VoIIee to Wed
Fourth Time Tomorrow

OAKLAND, Calf, Sept. a.
Rudy vallee has the preliminaries
out Of the way for his fourth
marriage-this time to 21-year-
old University of California psy-
chology graduate.
The 48-year-old orchestra lead
er and Eleanor Kathleen Norris
of Berkeley, Calf, slipped quietly
into the marriage bureau here
yesterday for their license. They
will be married tomorrow night
in Corpus Christi Catholic Church
here. Friends said the church
would recognize the marriage be-
cause:
Vallee's first marriage to Leonia
Gauchers was annulled. His sec
ond wife, Fay Webb, died after
their divorce. His marriage to
Actress Jane Greer-they were di-
vorced in 1944-was outside the
Catholic Church.
Evening star., 1949-09-02

fare benefits and an hourly wage
increase.
Before agreeing to a delay on
the, main issues, Walter P.
Reuther, UAW president, made
lit plain the union will not tarry
much longer at the conference
table.
He threatened to give Ford five
day notice for contract termina-
tion-a step that could immedi-
ately precede a strike call for 49,
900 Ford workers across the Ma
tfon. All legal obstacles in the
way of walkout have been
cleared away.
Since July Is, when the present
Ford UAW contract expired
Evening star., 1949-09-02
Gale Hits Ontario, Quebec;
Lake Shipping Is Snarled
BY the Assoeiatsd Press

TORONTO, Sept. "A gale
that lashed across Ontario and
into Quebec yesterday snarled
communications and shipping
along the Great Lakes waterways
and caused untold crop damage
and power blackouts.
Two deaths in Quebec were
caused by the winds that reached
IS miles an hour. Rodney Smith,
IS, construction foreman, was
killed in Montreal last night when
hit on the head by a wooden
bridge platform whipped into the
air. A high-tension wire blown
down by the wind electrocuted
Achille Ouimet. 81. in Valleyfield
Small boats and shore damage
was reported exceptionally heavy
at the foot of Lake Erie, where
the Canadian shore from Point
Albino to Fort Erie was Uttered
with storm flotsam. Numerous
small boats were torn from moor
ings and sunk or smashed. DAM
age was reported as far west az
Lake Michigan.
Evening star., 1949-09-02
Future War Criminals
Warned by Jackson
By the Associated Press

BANFF, Alberta, Sept. 2.-Jus-
tice jackson Of the United States
Supreme Court said last night he
believes statesmen now realize
they will be held personally re-
sponsible if they start another
world war.
Addressing a meeting Of the
Canadian Bar Association here,
Justice Jackson said:
II think we have forever laid
to rest in the minds of statesmen
the vicious assumption that all
wars must be regarded as legal
and just, and that while the law
imposes personal responsibility for
starting a street riot, 1t imposes
none for melting and launching
a world war"
The jurist gave this as one of
the major results of the Nazi war
crimes trials at Nuremberg. He
served as chief American prose-
cutor at the start of the trials in
Germany and personally prose-
cuted the top Nazis. Ten of the
German leaders were hanged,
seven were sent to prison and
three were freed. Hermann
Goering escaped the gallows by
committing suicide.
Although warning that states
men would face personal respon-
sibility for a future war, Justice
Jackson went on:
But I would disclaim any ex-
pectation that the influence of
Nuremberg is enough to prevent
future wars. When stakes are
high enough and chances Of sue
cess look good enough, I suppose
reckless leaders may again plunge
their people into war, just as men
still resort to murder, notwith-
cfo opdipc the 1aw's nena1tv"
Evening star., 1949-09-02

officially. the union and company
have kept it extended on a day.
to-day basis by mutual agreement.
Either side must give five-day
notice to change that arrange
ment.
Mr.. Reuther's threat, contained
in letter to John S. Bugas, Ford
vice president, followed a meet
ing Wednesday of the JAWS
nine-man top policy committee
He said that group approved the
letter.
Evening star., 1949-09-02
Ford Contract Showdown
Put Off Until Next Week
By the Associated Press

DETROIT, Sept. "A show
down in the Ford contract dispute
has been put off until next week.
The CIO United Auto Workers
and the Ford Motor Co. agreed
yesterday to mark time on minor
phases of the contract until We'd
nesday.
But after that they must in
evitably reach the issues at the
heart of their dispute-$100-a-
month pensions, health and well
Evening star., 1949-09-02

The highest point in the West
ern Hemisphere is Mount Aeon
cagua in Argentina-22,834 feet
above sea level.
Evening star., 1949-05-31

Brown. Massapequa. N. Y. were
ninth, and Norman Houser, In
dianapolis first-timer, was award
ed tenth.
The four cars still running when
Russo finished were tagged of
the track. Besides Brown and
Houser they were the races two
youngest drivers. 23-year-old jim
Rathmann of Los Angeles and %
year old Troy Ruttman Of On
tario, Calf. The youngsters drove
efficiently but spent too much time
in. the s., pits with mechanical
trouble. '7' e.-
Moore's grooming of the cars
and his shrewd management OF
the pit crew had a lot to do with
the result. On Hollands one STOP
for fuel and two new tires, Moore
had him on his way again in AZ
seconds.
Less than Is minutes OF the
race was run under the caution
flag in spite of four accidents
Nalon's was the third. George
Lynch. speedway rookie from De,
troit, suffered broken ankle ir
a spin on the southeast turn
Charley Van Acker. South Bend
Ind. got only scratches from Q
crash on the northwest turn.
Duane Carter of Detroit anc
Santa Monica. Calf. unhurt in 9
Memorial Day wreck last year
again escaped injury when his Cal
spun in the last so miles.
Evening star., 1949-05-31
Monqrum Lets PGA Fan Know
What to Do About Bet on Him

ton professional In his family :
Following FwrrleT incident In his
match sith Marty fufgel In ths
third round. CLAYTON asainsF
walked ap 10 the otYaelal before his
SUNDAY match with frfrirr and
said. Il expect 10 play according
10 the rules and expect Fstflss 10
do the same That : all . MsnHy
Nee one OF the tournament speia"
Aotk+ MAS onr ef THREE referees
named for The tltis match. 4,
Snead debunked the stories thai
he Is taking hik pres ioas puttsr
back 10 the hotel with him 81
night. II remains in his loCksT
with the rest OF the sticks. but no
makes sure thr locker Ia locked q
Mangrum ~ill lose his status 81
the years leading money winner
tonight and the subsequent ap-
pearenee money that goes with II.
Either SneAd OF Palmer wili 10
top man. WHTTTl.ESEf.
Evening star., 1949-05-31
IWeotherIy Shows Woy
In Motorcycle Contest

Norfolk's Joe Weatherly. one OF
the East's top racing motorcycle
riders. won yesterdays feature IL
lap race sponsored by the District
Ramblers at Piney Grove Speed
way.
Second was Bill Miller and third
AL Wilcox. The novice final went
to Bill Simmons of Mountville. N
j.. and the amateur final to Clyde
Keeney of York, Pa:
Evening star., 1949-05-31
Tech, Wilson Clash
In Hioh SemifinuI

Tech and Wilson baseball
teams are tangling this after
noon at Grifiith Stadium for
the right to challenge Eastern
for the public high school base
ball title.
Each has lost once In the
double knockout tournament,
so today's loser will be elm
mated. Eastern Is unbeaten In
two games and can drop one
more game and still take the
championship.
The game against Eastern
will be on Thursday at George
town u. field. Another game.
II needed. will be played Friday
at Georgetown.
Evening star., 1949-05-31
Portmuker Leeds
Hunters at Devon
Special cispa,eh 10 rhe s.er


DEVON. Pa. May 31.-Port-
maker, DR.. and Mrs. Alvin /.
Kay's veteran campaigner, won
the Cassilis Challenge Trophy
offered In the $1,000 hunter
stake to be among the prize
winners In the SD Devon Horse
Show And Country Fair which
ended q two-day meeting yes
terday. Alex Calvert of War
renton. Va. rode the horse.
Betty Bosley OF Monkton,
Md, 1s47 winner. placed as re-
serve In the Edward T. Stotes-
bury Memorial Trophy competi-
tion on Pappy. Paul Faut Of
Warrenton, Va. piloted his
Golden chance to third behind
Sun Beau Smiths Planet in
the Olympic jumping class.
Evening star., 1949-05-31
Three HoIes-in-O One Made
Over Holiday Week End

\ Two holes-in-one were scored at
Fairfax over the holiday week end
Louis D. Macina fired one on
the 18th hole. using a No. 2 wood,
and Mai. John H. Mccullough did
it on the second hole with a No
q iron.
Argyle also had a hole-in-one
yesterday. fired by r. r. Rippon
on the l65-yard No. 8. He used a
M 4 iron
Evening star., 1949-05-31
zernia|, Chisox Ace,
'WiII Be Out 50 Days
BY the Assoeia,ed Press

CHICAGO, May 3l.-Gus Zernial.
sensational Chicago White Sox
rookie outfielder. today went on
the disabled list for an enforced
layon of so days while his broken
collarbone mends. The club physi-
clan said 1t will be at least six
weeks before Zernial. currently
hitting .355. can get back in
uniform. Zernial broke the collar
bone making a diving catch at
Cleveland last Saturday.
Yankee Manager Casey Stengel
announced at Washington yester-
day that Outfielder Johnny Lindell
had been sent to New York for
treatment Of a knee injury received
in Philadelphia. The Yank pilot
said Second Baseman Gerry Cole
man, left home because of sinus
trouble. would join the squad at
Chicago.
Evening star., 1949-05-31

Totals IA 20 27 10 Totals .34 sat /,
'Singied for Hudson in 9Th.
Ran for Lewis in 4th.
tWalked fol Scarborough in 6th.
sWalked for Robertson In 6th
fGrounded out for Haefner in Sth.
New York -. - sol 2o2 l22-l3
Washington -. 600 20l COO ,
Runs-stirnweiss ca. Rizzuto (2D, woodling
"a, Berra. Brown l9. Phillips t2D. Kozar,
Calvert, Thompson. Error-Robinson. Runs
batted in-Henrich t3), Kryhoski ca, Brown.
Berra tz), Lewis. Yost, Stewart. Page go.
Stirnweiss Two-base hits-Woodling t3D. Brown,
Stewart, REYNOLDS. Kozsr, Yost. Mapes. Phil
lips Sacrifice-Woodling. Double plays-Rey-
nolds and Rizzuto and Kryhoski; Kozar and
Dente. Left on bases-New York. Il; Wash
ington u. Bases on bails-ofi Reynolds. 6; of
Hudson, 4; of Scarborough. ,; OF Page, 2;
of Haefner, 2. Struck out-By Reynolds, 3:
by Hudson. l. by Page. /; by Welteroth, l.,
Hits-on Reynolds, in 5ls innings; of Page.
in q inning; of Hudson, Q in 4 innings: of
Scarborough, } in innings: on Haefner, In
innings. on Welteroth. in / inning. VIM
ming pitcheE-Reynods ts-D. Losing pitcher
Hudson t3-p Umpires-Boyer Rommei and
Passarella. Time Of game-2:H. Attendance
33 0Sl
Evening star., 1949-05-31
Final Standings

Bill Holland, Blue Crown Special,
i2l 327 miles an hour, set . new record
Old mark Of lls,sl3, set by Maufi Rose
johnny Parsons, Kurtis-kraft spe-
eiaL, 1878,
3--0eorse connor. Blue Crown Special
lIe.5sa.
4--Myron Fohr. Marehess Special
11s.sel
5-Joie chitwood. Wolfe Special
1ls.757
6--Jimmis Jackson. Howard Keck spe-
eial, III $40.
johnny MAntz. Agajantan Special
I14.SSl.
s-Paul Russo. Hammond. Ind: Tuny',
Oiy Special; III $50.
a-Wait Brown, Massapeaua, N. Y, as
relief for Emil Andres Blue Island, Ill:
Tuffy's OfIy Special tfssged of while stn
running.
lo-Norman Houser. INDIANAPOLIS Tro,
Oil Co Special thagEed OF while still
running.
ll--Jim Rathmann. Los Angeles: Pic
nesr Auto Special tdagRedl.
l2-Troy Ruttman. Ontario, CAIN
Carter Special (ftagged),
Evening star., 1949-05-31
Hollands Patience Pays Off
As He Wins at Indianapolis
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

| INDIANAPOLIS, May 31.-Bil
Holland, the veteran speedstel
from Reading. Pa. is a patient
fellow--a guy who can wait fol
the breaks.
Holland today holds his frs
indianapolis speedwey 500-mils
classic race title and 1t all came
about because he was willing Il
wait for misfortune to overcome
the cars he was trailing.
| He watched Duke Nalon set {
| fantastic pace in his Now Mobi
Special for SIS miles at the start O
yesterdays grind. Nalon, whit
rode out of Sherman Oaks, Calf
averaged almost 1913 miles Pc
hour in breaking a long string o.
records for the first rs miles.
Then Nalons car became 9
burned out wreck on the north
west retaining wall. He suffered
second degree burns. Rex Mays
shooting for his first triumph fol
the 18th time. then took over. ane
Holland still waited.
Mays engine conked out at 81
miles. Then Lee Wallard. a sec
lond year driver from Schenectady
N. Y, grabbed the lead, and Hol'
land still played his waiting game
Wallard, driving the late Tex
Horns Maserati, was slowed b!
clutch trouble and finally dropped
out. ..~a. l.r.,,.1a
This was Hollands cue. n,
grabbed the lead at the 1875
mile mark and never was headed
He even got break in the last q
miles of the race. when Maur
Rose, the South Bend. Ind. en-
, gineer. who was seeking an un'
precedented fourth victory. Wa
halted by engine trouble.
The speedway will pass ou
about $185.000 in prize none.
tonight at dinner for the drivers
Hollands share is a matter TO
speculation, since 1t depends OF
his private agreement with Lo,
Moore. owner Of the Blue crown
special he drove.
Whatever he receives he earnet
it. Holland didn't make mistake
that shows in the race chart al
khe set up a new record of 12l.37'
miles an hour. and an elapsed
time of 4:07:15.97.
The 41-year-old Holland estab'
lished new standards every lal
| in the last $50 miles of the race
Johnny Parsons. speedway
rookie from Van Nuys, Calf. tool
second money in a. Kurtis-Kraf'
special.
George Connor of Los Angeles
veteran of 10 previous Memoria
day races, came in third with the
baby brother of the Holland ane
Rose Blue Crowns.
Myron Fohr collected fourts
money for his first 500 effort ir
the Marchese special.
Cherokee Joie Chitwood's cal
also suffered misfortune. although
he took fifth money. The Reading
Pa, stunt driver was running
strong third late in the race wher
his radiator grille shook loose
Track officials made him stop u
fix it and he dropped to sixth
That ended his sixth attempt u
win the race.
Jimmy Jackson, Desert Ho
Springs, Calf. ran without pi
stop to take sixth money. Johnn,
Mantz, Long Beach. Calf, fin'
ished seventh with another non.
stop performance.
Paul Russo. Hammond. Ind.
was eighth: Emil Andres. Blue
Island. Ill. and Relief Driver Wall
Evening star., 1949-05-31

GoVernor cooled out from one $IU,UUU ADDED
stakes victory when the 5-year-old gelding was
saddled to win the Brandywine
Royal Governor won Delaware Parks big
race at Saturdays opener He got day off on
Sundays did every other horse in the coun-
try-but yesterday he was back and running.
This is like Bob Feller pitching both ends of a
double header, but Royal Governor was even
better in his second race. He hid from the field
and ran the 1-16th miles in 1924, only a
fifth of a second of the track record.
They love the son of Pilate-Feathers at
Delaware Park. Most Of the smart money was
riding on his nose and the way he won made
l,jc nf n loob
Evening star., 1949-05-31
Tukomu Girls Homer Tells

ROxBORO. N. c.. May 81 tSpe-
ciaD Nancy Christopher's homer
with one on In the sixth inning
broke a III tie and gave Takoma
Decorators girls softban team
from Washington. d. c.. a 3-i VIC
tory over Knights Insurance girls
team here yesterday. Peggy Cline
pitched three hitter for Takoma
Evening star., 1949-05-31
Probuble Pitchers

Leaeue games (won and lost records In
parenthesis):
National League.
Boston At Phi,a ajelphia-Satn t4-4l VS..
Rowe t1-2.3
Brooklyn at New York tnishtD-Martin
l-3l VS. Jansen t4-4.
Only games scheduled.
American Leasue.