Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1949-01-28
BY FRANCES SAMPSON

Platform For Pine Bluff Negroes In 1919
IA Field House and Gymnasium for Townsend
Park
"A Library Equal as far as possible to the City
Library for which Negro tax money goes to
support
3-An Accredited High School for Negroes.
Full Use of Facilities at Davis Hospital a City
Owned Institution, for Negro Patients and Ply
sieians.
5-Negro Policemen on City and County Police
Forces
GA Strong Citizens Association for the Accom-
plishment of these objectves.
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People on The March--The special meeting CT the
Pine Bluff NAACP at Merrill High School Audi
torium which was attended by more than five hun
dred persons who braYed inclement weather and
cancelled church engagements indicates that the
people are marching toward unity of purpose and
action in achieving social detectives, The issues
which brought about the emergency meeting were
placed before the people and the people voted their
wishes 1t IS significant that the present policy Of
the Pine Bluff NAACP is not to adopt policy Of
action for the people but to let the people SPEAK
note Of warning has been sounded in that the
Pine Bluff NAAGP has let it be known that they
and Will go along a local organization under
Whatever name ana Will not De lnlGfiGEGd with
by any policy Of the National Office The group ex-
pressed itself further when urged the withdrawal
of Arkansas from the Southwest Region until such
time the state conference is unified to the extent
that it participate fully in the promotion of the
work of the Region.
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Branton Scored National ORGANIZATION as to its mol
icy OF taking half of the money paid in as men,
bershp fees and giving little to the direction of
organl2ational strength to local needs Pointing out
that there were capable persons among us who had
proved their ability to lead and conduct crusades for
human rights, very sensible question was posed as
to whether should continue such a course and
especially so, when the National Office itself pro-
duces rancor, discord unrest and disunity in its
purported effort to force Arkansas branches to pay
the regional assessment The Hot Springs confer
ence this week end should produce the ANSWER!
incidentally, Wiley Branton has sent blasting let
ter TO the Editor of the Pine Bluff Commercial
with regard to the emphasis it places upon Negro
news items Pointedly, Branton compared a front
page article WOMAN SHOT IN SCRAP IN DOWN
TOWN CAFE" a matter involving Negro women;
and news item page five DIR MASSIE TO
OPEN OFFICE HERE MONDAY. Branton quered
Nov l ask you Mister Editor which story is of
more Importance" ...... It would be mighty
fine for the ladies of society - the clubs - | O's
- Social and Art 1890 National Association of College
Women to join in such protests .... and the ladies
might remember that they yet to be given the
title of respect which is accorded other women of
society shall we be satisfied to be addressed as
Casa Alyene, Flora, Martha, Gladys Katie Edna
Nette, Ida, Blossom, Lula .. even though inte-
rest is shown in charitable causes such as the Tu-
berculosis Seal Sales ...., March of Dimes
Community Chest ...... When will we simply ask
to be accorded that which any intelligent human
being ought do without such agitation as this -
moratorium on subscriptions would help consider
ably What say ye ladies of leisure? -