Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1949-06-10

on WEDNESDAY JUNE FRsT-the group of pc
titioners who asking for place for their child
rem and others so similarly situated to go to an ae=
credited high school, were heard in the United
States District Court sitting with Federal Judge
Harry j. Lemley. at Little Rock 1t was a plan
statement of positive testimony and plea for
simple justice. Keep faith with those Of courage
from the out-of- the-Way Arkansas county where no
adequate high school facilities exist for eolored
school children
IN INDIANAPOLIS Indiana where I had the eX-
IRENE pleasure of talking Arkansas Negro history
with the veteran lawyer Marion r. Perry, heir of
the Madam C ] Walker Company you will find
that Negroes there are just like Negroes here Ev-
erywhere, Negroes are not organized, The question
of housing for Negro conventions is paramount
in any plans being made for the entertainment of
the delegates When this question before the
group of planners headed by Thurman L. Dodson
National Bar Association president. suggested at
tack upon the white hotels made at the instance
of certain lawyers The members of the Indianapolis
Bar, however, seemed agreed upon easy approach
to the solution Of this problem, for the that
much Roadway was being made. HOWEVER, 1ND1-
ANNAPOLIS HOTEL. DOORS WILL OPEN OR
THERE WILL BE A MULTIPLICITY OF LAW
SUITS BASED AND GROUNDED UPON THE CIV
IL RIGHTS STATUTES OF THE HOME OF WEN
DELL WILLKIEil
BUZZARDS ARE CONGREGATING OVER WHAT
they expect to be the biggest feast of the year
they withstand attacks being made upon the leada--
ship which they've furnish the Negro people through
the years, and incidentally a more vigorous leader
ship they get ready to ask for the six feet of
space in some restfuI place of PERMANENT peace.
What they buzzing will not happen be-
cause of the convincing faith evidenced by the vul-
ture who walks hard and carries a BIG STICK.
The people will continue to find friend in a mil
/ liant leadership which is conseerated to progress
and MOVING ON UP A LITTLE HIGHER! The
! people will understand in their death that the
present drives to build library and a Townsend
park are ill-timed moves which reduce the fever
of great push which caused the masses to rise up
and have faith that democracy could work in times
like these. But the men Of yesteryears who want
! to 0ask in bit of glory are making haste that
! something might be recorded on their tombsonesM
THE TRAGIC HOUR IS AT HAND as the progress
siVe forces are receiving serious setback The
men who lead the drives not now and never
have been too active in NAACP They have sue
cessfully scutted the interest in NAACP for a
practical solution of the problems of the people
! This is done not because of what might be done
| on an overall program but SOLELY AND SIM
PLY ON AN IMMEDIATE PLAN TO SHOW
! SOMETHING BEFORE DIE! - The method
has been one to distort any semblance of unity
among the younger leaders and GREAT DEL LIGHT
| Is TAKEN BY THE OLD FOSSILS IN GRAB
BlNG HOLD OF THE EARS OF THE YOUNG TO
DEL EN- BACk!--..,.~- The young leaders have
become in many instances frustrated to the extent
'na' they permit minor quarres and disagree
ments to achieve the foul aims and detectives Of
! the NEVER DONE NOTHING NEGRO LEADERS,
| sooaNDERING MONEY and at the same time
| crying for prestige and Boosting of what they have
has been one chief fault Of the Negro leaders or
would be big men of this city Nowhere can ono
find, except in individual instances any persons
who are DESTROYS of helping promote group econ,
| my Nowhere can be found any organized proup
SET up for the sole purpose of helping finance BUSH
ness ventures among Negroes There is a small ra
! do and electrical supply shop over on Second
the issues Of life rest within you The college q,