Arkansas State press., 1949-02-11
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IA Field House and Gymnasium for Townsend
Park.
PA Library Equal a. far as possible TO the City
Library for which Negro tax money goes to
support
3-An Accredited High School fer Negroes.
4EFuAl Use Of Facilities at Davis Hospital, a City
Owned Institution, for Negro Patients and Ply
sicians.
5-Negro Policemen on City and County Police
Forces.
GA Strong Citizens Association for the Accom-
plishment of these Detectives
Willie WiIkerson, one of two brothers convicted
of killing two jefferson county white men in
1896 now serving a two year sentence in the
Arkansas State prison, is eligible for parole
Friends interested in his parole are advised
that the Parole Director states that the Board
of Pardons and Paroles has ordered that the
matter not be brought up again until Octo-
ber 1919, because of the attitude of local court
officials who made their report when applica-
ton for parole was made 80. Albert Wilker-
son, twenty year old brother of Willie, Is serv
ing sentence of twenty-one years .,... 1t
seems that if the Lord keeps in office the
present court officials who refuse to recon-
mend parole for eligible prisoners that poor
Albert will stay there for the full term .....
That would probably be somewhat of a record
in Arkansas prison circles go. BUT THERE
is HOPE AS SUNDAY, FEBRUARY TEIR-
TEEN will be day of action in Pine Bluff
when the members of the local NAACP will
hear full report of what is happening in the
community Begin the tune .... WE MUST
BE VIGILANT WE MUST BE VIGI.ANT!
Davis Hospital, owned and operated by the
City of Pine Bluff, will have a newly renovated
Jim Grow section for Negro citizens, over in
the old Davis Hospital building, according to
crusading local daily newspaper. The hospital,
it is reported will be able to increase the Ne
gro patient load -. INCIDENTALLY, moth
ing in the announcement indicates that Ne
groes will have the opportunity of using any
Negro physicians 49,. Pine Bluffs Negro
physicians should take the lead in presenting
this matter to the proper authorities 1t is use
less for us to complain through organizations
if we are unable to know whether the doctors
are interested. They haven't shown their in
terest to any extent. Your Pine Bluff physi-
clans are Doctors A. j. Bryant, c. A. Lawlah,
w. E. Watson, z. M. Mazique, c. A. Flowers,
and w. JACKIE Massie. These men owe it to their
patients and to the Negro people of the city to
become interested in an opportunity to render
greater service to their patients and to de-
velop themselves into skillfu surgeons There
is an old saying which goes like this "He, who
would be Free must strike the first blow. 1t
seems that in this checkerboard struggle for
freedom that it is the Doctors MOVE!
Park Commission will meet with Pine Bluff
NAACP Sunday evening at Merrill. At recent
meeting of the commission plans were made for
a drive for funds to build field house at Town
send Park. A committee from the group was
named to bring in plans for the field house. A
serviceable building will be erected and all Ne
groes of Jefferson county are urged to help
make this successful project. Members at
tending the special meeting were Palmer Guy
d. J. Jones, w. T. Cheyney, Theodore JONES'
c. d. McKindra, NJ f. Moore, Clarence Binns
f. M. Moore, and Walter johnson, Chairman.
Harold Flowers NAACP president, was a
guest of the commission and participated in
its discussions on recreationa facilities and
plans for raising money ..... We are still
hoping that the women who can stage such
fine Saturday evening bridge sittings will be-
come interested in helping beautify the park
grounds and make a place for their children to
play during the summer months. Can we hear
from the los or the WHAT GOOD ARE
IVES? ????
In and About Three Street 49,. you don't find
the spirit of the War Years Again it is the
theme song Brother can you spare Dme?"
To watch the movement of the inhabitants of