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Arkansas State press., 1949-08-12
Clark S Nomination
lneites Anti-Negro
Terror Is Charged

In a telegram TO President Tru-
man. William L. Patterson. Exeeu-
tive Secretary of the Civil Rights
Congress, charged that the nomin-
alton of conference.-the. anti-Ne-
gro Tom Clark is Indictment TO ter
ror against the Negro people" The
flogging OF 20 year old Negro
laborer in Chattanooga. Tennessee.
early last week was cited as the
latest outrage in the intensified
ton of terror against the Negro
people"
The text OF Mr.. Pattersons tele-
gram follows:
The nomination OF anti-demo-
cratic, anti-Negro Tom Clark has
yielded its first grim result-the
flogging by Klansmen OF a 10 year
old Negro in Chattanooga. Tennes-
see This outrage is part OF the
intensifieation OF terror against the
Negro people. Monsters in St.
Louis. Klansmen in Florida. and
Birmingham. terrorists In Chat,a-
nooga. and anti-demoera,ic. anti
Negro hoodlums everywhere will
be encouraged by your nomina-
ton of Tom Clark TO the Supreme
Court In your election campaign
you promised the American peo-
pile you would fight for equal
rights for Negroes. There was even
q sham battle between you and the
Dixiecrats. But by your deeds--
eliminating in the shameful nom
ination Of Clark-.you have shown
a brazen contempt for the rights
Of Negroes. Now. before the anti
Negro lynchers become even bold
or. the Civil Rights Congress de-
mands that you use the power of
your office TO stop violence against
the Negro people"
Arkansas State press., 1949-08-12
Negro Juror Holds
Up Trial Of L Reds
Is III Three Days

New Yark- tCNS) - Stocky
George Smith. juror, has held up
the sensational trial OF the IL Com
munists for three days now by
being Ill from a stomach disorder.
The first day Of his sickness.
Smith had 10 be carried out Of the
court room In a wheel chair. Since
then. he has become patient at
the Columbia Presbyterian Med
ical Center. Meanwhile. Federal
Judge Medina said there was
some question whether Mr..
Smith would be able to continue"
Should he be unable TO continue.
alternate Mol juror. Mrs. Jane
Sshulta. a former stenOgrapher
would replace him. The trial in
wolves IL top ranking Communists
and two Negroes-of which are
Councilman ben Davis and Organi-
zor Harry winston-all Of whom
are accused Of conspiring against
the United States government
Arkansas State press., 1949-08-12
Bronze Mayor
Invades Chicago

Charles Bussey, Little Rocks
Bronze Mayor, returned this week
from Chicago after having attend
ed the Illinois State convention
of the American Legion which
convened August So and 7. Mr.,
Bussey is Commander of the A
merican Legion Post AIS.
The meeting was quite informa-
tive, stated Mr., Bussey, and the
Legionaires resolved to fight for
civil rights and better housing for
veterans.
While in Chicago Mr., Bussey
also attended a conference Of the
Chicago Housing Authority presid-
ed over by its Negro chairman,
Robert Taylor, to secure informa-
ton on laws concerning Stun
clearence and the new housing
bill passed recently by the 8lst
Congress. Much assistance was CIV
en- the youthful mayor" by Ed
ward j. Fruchtman, attorney for
the Illinois Housing Authority,
and Mr.. BuSsey is now in possess
sion of all information on the ma
tional legislature regarding hous-
ing
Il will gladly give any informa-
ton to any Negro regarding the
securing of homes under the new
bill'. Mr. Bussey stated. Il want
my people to know the benefits
they can receive, he declared
See MAYOR page four
Arkansas State press., 1949-08-12

MUCH NEEDED SCHOOL oPENs-Pine Bluff is the head
quarters for Arkansas Trade School, Inc for the training Of
Arkansas youth The school located at 10th and State
streets and offers the following Auto Mechanics
Body and Fender Repairing Tailoring Shoe Repairing Radio
and Tractor Mechanics Efforts of the school will be to
instructors graduates Of the AMIN college Shown In the toto
left is wilkinson director of the school, who has years
of experience industrial and safety engineer with Of
the counrs leading railroads. and also served with the de-
parment Of labor for the state of Tennessee Mr. Wilkinson
a veteran Of World War IT. With Mr. Wilkinson Is William
Harrison assistant director college graduate and graduate
of the Booneggns Trade school Of Memphis Mr. Harrison
taught In the public school system for 10 and served
principal for years. He is veteran Of the last and
taught aircraft mechanics The school scheduled for
to enroll in morning afternoon evening classes Press foo
Arkansas State press., 1949-08-12
Dubois Supports
Davis Election To
City Council

DR.. w. E. B. Dubois today issu-
ed a statement supporting the cam
didacy of benjamin J. Davis for
the New York City Council, and
denounced opposition candidates
who are willing to sell their soul
and prostitute their talents at the
beck of known enemies Of decency
and democracy.
Full text of the statement follows:
The essence of democratic Free
dom and efficiency is the recogni-
ton of public service on the part
OF a public official, ne matter
what his party, race or religion.
Few persons can deny that Ben
Davis has been good member of
the New York City Council. He
has faithfully attended to his du-
ties; he has voted for every wor-
thy proposal; he has been coura-
geous and unpurchasable. For
these reasons he ought to be re-
elected and l am glad to associate
myself with those who are working
to that end.
There will be, naturally, those
in New York who will try to d.
vide the national supporters Of
Ben Davis - by intimidation and
by purchase. I am glad to note
that at least two persons thus ap
preached have refused to run a
! See DAVIS-page four
Arkansas State press., 1949-08-12
MAI
Meets
In &c

The fourteenth biennial conven-
ton Of the National Alliance Of
Postal Employees will convene 1t
Kansas City. Missouri. Monday
through Friday under The guidance
of NAPE National President Ash.
by B. Carter of Chicago. Illinois.
Prominent congressman and high
ranking government officials win
address the convention but the Ia
delegates from "a branches In -
states and representing 10000 odd
postal workers will be interested
in planning steps to end unfair.
undemocratic and biased findinea
Of loyalty board panels instituted
by President Truman's Loyalty
Order. This order, intended 10
strengthen Americanism, has been
used to harass Negroes. Jews, and
liberal Caucasians who have fougth
for the elimination Of discrimina.
tory practices and has shockinsly
resulted in the Negro and Jewish
race producing eighty per cent
Of all postal employees charged
with disloyalty. President Carter
has issued the following statement
pertaining to this order: 7
See NAPE-psse four Il -
Arkansas State press., 1949-08-12

tainers have been signed by SAM
uel Shepherd, Walter Lee Irwin,
and Charles Greenlee. the prison.
ers; Henry Shepherd and Charlie
Mae Shepherd. parents Of Samuel;
and Mrs. Della Irwin. Walters
mother.
Citing evidence that has con-
WINGED him that the three youths
are entirely innocent" Of the
charges against them. Mr.. Williams
charged that oil three were "brut-
ally and inhumanly" beaten by po-
lice and civilians In the Jail at
Tavares before being transported
to the state peni,entiary at Ria
ford. Shepherd, %. and Greenlee,
10. confessed orally only after be-
ing lashed with rubber hose. fists
See Nsacp TO DEFEND-pase 2
Arkansas State press., 1949-08-12
White And Negro
Dixie.ites Laughin'
XXX To Death

The XXX isn't what II used
TO be-" says Washington Post re-
porter BEN Price in September
Negro Digest. because Southern
whites and Negroes alike are
laughing the Observation-Disclosures
out OF existence.
Reporting on recent Khan capers
which were jeered into nothing
ness. Price reports:
During a Khan parade through
the colored district OF Gainesville,
Geogria, a Negro woman shouted
from her porch rocking chair.
Send us your sheets, white folks.
we'll wash EN-" All of the watch
ers laughed and a flock Of Negro
children fell in behind the parade
drumming loudly on tin pans"
As an example Of the growing
derision' whites are heaping on
the Klan, reporter Price relates
this Columbia, South Carolina, in
cdent in the Negro Digest story:
Grand Dragon DR.. Samuel
Green told a crowd of Klansmen
and curious that unless White
supremacy is maintained, the day
will come when a black buck Ne
gro may ask for your daughters
hand In marriage.
"A voice on the edge Of the
crowd drawled. We'll she can al
ways say no. can't she7"
Price concludes:
After this stink bomb was
thrown into the midst Of the klu
kluxers and police broke UP the
meeting"
Arkansas State press., 1949-08-12
Fair Employment Board
Bids n. 0. P0 Hire Negro

Washingion-An offer OF en-
ployment as a clerk in the New
Orleans Post Office. with senior
lily dating from the time he was
the victim Of discrimination In
1916. was recommended for Paul
M Saizan, a disabled veteran. by
the Presidents Fair Employment
Board. the NAACP labo depart.
ment announced this week Of
ficials of the post office have adj
vised the NAACP that they an
tieipate compliance with the
Arkansas State press., 1949-08-12
Employers Fan
Prejudice 10 Cut
Wages Charged

Lafayette La-(SpeciaD Strong
indictment Of absentee owners q
Southern industry for tanning race
prejudice in order to keep South
ern wage scales at less than sub
sistance levels was received BY
seminary students meeting here
from all parts of the South.
1t was accompanied by a dec
laration that Southern Catholie
universities must open their doors
to all qualified students, regard
less of race.
The Rev. Clarence ]. Howard
S. " D., Negro Catholic priest
Of Bay st. Louis. Miss. voiced The
findings in two days Of sessions
in regional study week that
brought young men studying for
the priesthood from all the South
ern major seminaries.
See PREJUDICE-psge Ssven
Arkansas State press., 1949-08-12

spring. He estimated that he had
robbed between IS and 100 care
during the period.
Drivers record at Dunbar shows
that he was active in footboll.
national athletic. made the Scho-
larship Society 46-47, and the
Arkansas State press., 1949-08-12

Boards recommendations, which
otherwise are subject TO enforce
ment by President Truman.
Mr., Saizan, wounded in mine
explosion during the Italian cam
paign, is now working in the rail-
way mail service. The transfer to
the post office would give him APP
proximatcly two years seniority.
In his case, the Board said, "on a
review of their records. II does
not appear that the eligible select
See FEP BOARD-page four
Arkansas State press., 1949-08-12
kaacp To Defend
Trio

Raiford. Fla..-Assistant Special
Counsel Franklin II. Williams of
the National Association for the
Advancement OF Colored People
announced today. on his return
from an on-the-spot investigation
Of violence and race rioting in
the Groveland. Florida area, that
the three young men charged with
attacking Mrs. Willie Padgett Of
Groveland have retained the NAA
CP to handle their defense. Re-
Arkansas State press., 1949-08-12

60UlE SPEAkERSoror Lorene Bolver of Houston Texas
Syntaktes of the Southwestern Region will be the speaker at
the public meeting of the Goth annual Boue of Sigma Gamma
Rho sorority Thursday August 18TH at Bethel AME church.
oror Bover has had broad experience educational fields
and dynamic speaker The will include greetings
from Mayor Little Rock Greeks and the Negro Chamber of
Commerce These and other features will make this event
which citizens of Little Rock afford to miss LeSs
sessions will be held the Wesley Chapel church The para
mount social feature Hot Springs. Sigma ban
quet of the hghghts of the 1949 Boue vi held the
beautiful Municipal Joseph T. Robinson auditorium Saturday
August Goth eight o'clock Fellow Greeks social and
clubs and friends planning affairs give the visitors
taste of the real southern hospitality
Arkansas State press., 1949-08-12

Boys Council. His motto was: BE
the lest Of whatever you are.
Looking at his several thousand
dollars in loot. this reporter had
to admit that he was good il
not the best But what did ii get
him?
Arkansas State press., 1949-08-12

court at Little Rock.
Mr.. Flowers was seated In his
automobile awaiting the return
Of MIR. Jackson from the campus
where he had just taken pictures
Of white children boarding the
school bus formerly used by the
Dewitt school district 70 transport
Nero students 10 Emanuel
Arkansas State press., 1949-08-12
White School Supt.
Threatens 'Foto1nan'

Magazine off the school Of the
oft
is net
himself in
knife his eft dndkep
Arkansas State press., 1949-08-12

school. The white children were
enroute TO a baseball playing
field and gladly consented 10 pose
for pictrces.
Mr.. Flowers interceded and
made known his Identity and gave
assurance that no more pictures
would be taken,
Arkansas State press., 1949-08-12

David X. Jackson Of Chicago.
Ebony masas;.;s setoErapher had
been assigned to shoot pictures
which will be used In a story a.
bout the Dewitt school case. He
was accompanied "a DEWITT by
Harold Flowers, Pine Bluff at
tosney. who prosecuted the fame
Dewitt school esse In Federal
Arkansas State press., 1949-08-12
Accused Rapist Is
Guilty White Jury

HoPE-After celebrating only 10 minutes, an al.whte
jury returned verdict Of guilty Of rape this case
Of Herman Maxwell, 2iyearoId Negro accused Of rapng
white expectant mother, il was reported here. -
Maxwell present the verdict since he had
been removed from heavily Hampstead county circuit
court when the Jury retired !.
The defendant had pleaded innocent Il"
Arkansas State press., 1949-08-12
Hi|dreth' sCase
Appealed

brief filed with the clerk Of the Arkansas Supreme
Court Wednesday asking the court aside
dict which Phillips county jury rendered against Wesley Hill
dreth, Columbia county veteran, in May.
An appeal being prosecuted by the law firm Of Flowers
Flowers Trmble, and Davis of Pine Bluff.
Evening star., 1949-03-31
BY the Assoeioted Press

HOLLYWOOD, Mar. 31.-Rob-
ert Mitchum, free after serving a
5O-day jail term on a marijuana
conviction. offered some sugges-
tons today for improving life in
prison.
The $3.250-a-week film star and
Actress Lila Leeds, who served a
like term on a similar conviction
we're released yesterday. The ac-
tor spent most of his term at a
prison farm.
"You get new chimpanzee and
put him in a ZOO and everybody
rushes out to look him over
Mitchum said. And if the keep
ers don't feed him we'll and take
the best care Of him, the public
raises hell.
But put a man in a cage ano
nobody seems to care how he gets
along. And it doesn't even amuse
the children"
Mitchum said newcomers te
prison should receive classification
by psychiatrists, with treatment
Evening star., 1949-03-31
Mitchum, Free After so Days,
Offers Ideas to Improve JuiIs

and sentence conditions tailored
to help the mans rehabilitation.
"The honor rancho is a good
place to start a mans rehabilita-
tion," the 31-year-old actor said.
"The rancho is a better place to
put man than in a cage"
He resumes work Monday on a
cops s-and-robbers picture" THE
Big Steal" filming of which was
interrupted when he went to jail.
Mitchum, Miss Leeds. dancer
Vicki Evans and Robin Ford, real
estate agent. were arrested last
August 81 when narcotics agents
raided canyon cottage rented by
Miss Leeds. All but Miss Evans
were convicted and sentenced to
Jail. Ford was sentenced to 60
days March 16.
Ten days were cut from
Mitchum's and Miss Leeds 60-day
sentences for good behavior.
Miss Leeds said she is consider
ing two offers, one for French
night club engagement and the
other for a personal appearance
tour of this country.
Evening star., 1949-03-31
.4-BiIIion Relief Effort
OF UNRRA Winds Up
BY the Associoied Press

pJ 1ne ASSoctofeo ffete
The United Nations Relief and
Rehabilitation Administration vot-
ed itself into history last night
after winding up a vast postwar
international relief effort which
cost just short of $4.000.000, 900.
The governing Central Commit
tee of UNRRA formally resolved at
a final meeting that its 51a-year
emergency task is completed. Re-
naming funds already have been
turned over to successor organiza-
tions.
A report showed that supplies,
cash and services amounting to
$3,968. .392,725 were distributed to
meet emergency needs Of the prin-
cipal sufferers of World War II.
The figure included administrative
expenses.
The United States contribution
Of $2,668. .269. .449 was double the
total of the 81 other countries
which had a share in the enter
prise. Russia and Soviet bloc
countries were among the principal
beneflciaries.
UNRRA began field operations
in 1914 when it took over the care
Of displaced persons in the Middle
East. It completed it's actual re-
lief work last September 80. but
required the intervening months
for liquidation. OF $48,239,904 in
leftover funds. the major share
was transferred to the United Ma
tions international Children's
Emergency Fund.
Evening star., 1949-03-31
Oscars Seem Doomed
|As 5 Producers End
Financial Support
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

HOLLYWOOD, Mar. 81. -
Chances increased today that tn.
coveted academy award Oscars,
symbols of excellence in thu
motion picture art. son will be.
come collectors items.
Five top movie producers have
come out fatty with an announce.
ment they are stopping their con.
tributions to the awards.
Robert Montgomery, secretary
Of the Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences, says that with
out their support the Oscars are q
thing, of the past.
The producers. in a joint state
ment from New York, indicated
they are withdrawing financial aid
to the awards to remove "any
suspicion of company influence"
Support Is Needed.
Mr.. Montgomery, academy Sec
retary, declared last night:
THE academy is not in a finan-
cial position to sponsor the awards
itself. And since the film COM
panies benefit by the Oscars, ii
seems only fair that they should
help contribute to the presenta-
ton ceremony"
Mr.. Montgomery pointed out
that the companies exploit to
the limit any academy award won
by their pictures.
The producers stated they will
continue moral support" OF
awards in general. If based or
democratic selection"
The statement was signed by
Nicholas M. Schenck Of Loew's
CMGM. Barney Balaban OF
Paramount, Spyros P. Skouras o1
Goth Century-Fox, Maj. Albert
Warner of Warner Bros. and Ned
Depinet Of RKO.
Does Research Work.
IT don't know what they are
talking about" Mr.. Montgomery
said. THE academy award
process is completely democratic
And the academy itself is as
democratic as the Grand Central
Station"
The producers said they will,
support "the original functions ot
the academy in technica.
fields" The academy does re.
search work in pictures and act.
as a storehouse for historical mat.
ter relating to the industry. II
has 1000 members, including &C.
tors. individual producers. cam.
eramen and other artists anc
technicians.
The producers said they shou1c
not be in a position. as they have
in the past. where they can be
accused Of "subsidizing an artist,
and cultural forum"
Characterization CHARGED.
The producer statement was II
reply to charges by Jean Hersholt
academy president. that they were
withdrawing support because
voices in the industry" wanted tt
make commercial pictures, un.
hampered by artistic standards.
The producers said their move
was not commercial one, but "ir
the interest of less commercializa d.
ton"
The academy gave the top 1e4t
Oscar" to Sir Laurence Olivier.
British film. Hamlet" It was tn.
first time a foreign picture hae
received this award.
"The only thing I regret in thu
whole mess" said Mr.. Montgom.
cry. "is the rumbling dissent owe,
the British picture winning 1t. II
say 1t was bad sportsmanship."
Evening star., 1949-03-31
Early War Seen Possible
By Philippine House Leader
By the Associated Press

Bt me ASSoeiofeo rTeSS
MANILA, Mar. 31.-The Philip
pine Congress was told today that
World War III may break out
anytime in the near future"
House Majority Leader Raul
Leuterio sounded the warning in
opposing a move to strip Presi-
dent Elpidio Quirino of emergency
war powers set up in 1941.
I'VE have definitely aligned our
selves with the United States and
with other countries friendly to
the United States" Mr.. Leuterio
said. when the United States is
involved in war, as she is bound to
be, the Philippines must neces-
sarily be involved"
He said if Pacific pact-which
has been suggested by some Asian
nations-should materialize it
would have to be implemented by
Evening star., 1949-03-31
War Scare Causes
Riot in Bari, Italy
By the Assoeioted Press

ROME, Mar. 81. Dispatches
from Bari, in Southern Italy, said
sudden war scare there caused
a market place riot that had to be
quelled by police.
The reports said that yesterday
morning word of imminent war
began circulating in the city's
main open-air market.
Travelling by word of mouth, this
was soon changed to war will be
declared today" In a short time
this became, Bari will be attacked
this afternoon"
Housewives cut their purchases
short, and ran for home. Market
prices climbed. BY afternoon ten
sion was such that q market place
f1st-flght quickly became a gen.
eral riot.
A bystander called out riot po-
lice. They stopped the fight and
cleared the market by vigorous
use Of clubs.
It was never learned, the dis
patches said. where the war scare
originated. or who was supposed
to attack whom.
Evening star., 1949-03-31

Borba said note had been sent
to Bulgaria accusing it of insult
ing and maltreating Yugoslavia
border officials checking travellers
documents and luggage.
This previously had been done
Evening star., 1949-03-31

while the trains were in motion.
with the Yugoslavia officials ira
yelling into Bulgaria with the
trains. In the future. the trains
will be halted at the border for
the checks.
Evening star., 1949-03-31

Today's bloodhound is believed
to be descended from a hound
brought across the Channel by
the Normans in the 18th century.
Evening star., 1949-03-31

| emergency powers. They are also
necessary, he said, to combat sub
versive activities and espionage
which already exist in this island
republic.
Evening star., 1949-03-31

Pearl essence, made Of scales
from small fish and used to fash
ion simulated pearls, is so much
in demand that Norway has pearl
essence factories near its herring
feet bases.
Evening star., 1949-03-31
BuIqur Border Controls
frightened by YuqosIovs
By the Assoeiofed Pro

By the Assoeioted Press
BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, Mar
31-Yugoslavia frightened today
its control over passenger travel
into and out of Bulgaria.
The Communist Party newspaper
Smyrna times., 1949-06-02
WARNING TO
CAR DRIVERS
Watch For Children To Dash
Into Roadway While
Playing Ball
SUMMER VACATION TIME

Delaware teachers will be saying
"good-by" to their pupils within
the next few days. For the next
three months, children will be en-
joying their annual summer vaca-
tions. Boys and girls will be spend
ing many hours each day outdoors.
Therefore, the Delaware Safety
Council urges those who drive
automobiles and trucks to exercise
more than ordinary caution, be-
cause drivers hold within their
grasp the power to infiict serious
injury and death.
Not only will school children be
outdoors more of the day during
the summer months but tiny tots
of pre-school age will be out play
ing with the other children. Motor
lists backing out of private drive
ways must be on guard for children
on the sidewalks.
Now that summer vacations are
it is wise to remind our
selves that the sign caution
school zone" has not lost its mean
ing. 1t should have even greater
in summer, because
more hours of play mean more
hours of exposure to traffic dang
ers.
Many children return to school
grounds to play tennis, baseball
and engage in other sports. Many
will take advantage of Fairgrounds
located near schools or in parks.