Arkansas State press., 1949-08-12

GA Strong Citizens Association for the Accomplish
Building law frm-The lights in the law offices
of FLOWERS, FLOWERS, TRIMBLE g. DAVIS will
be burning far into the night as four Negro law
yers undertake the gigantic task Of organizing
law firm for the servicing of the personal and
business needs of the people of Pine Bluff and
Arkansas, and at the same time planning for It's
existence to be sustained by adherence to the
noble ideals Of the profession of the law as cham
pions of justice Its members are all college gfadt
yates and graduates of recognized law schools OF
this nation The senior member of the firm is Will
lam Harold Flowers, who began the practice Of
law in Pine Bluff in 1888 after having been admit
ted to practice law by the Supreme Court of Ar
kansas in October 1885 two years before graduating
from the Robert H. Terrell Law school in Washing
ton His wife, Mrs. Ruth Cave Flowers Of Colo
RADIO, is graduate of the University of Colorado
and the Robert II Terrell Law school, and was
admitted to practice in the District of Columbia in
April 1896 where she practiced while attending
school at Catholic university. She will receive her
doctorae degree in romance languages in June
1850 She is an associate member of the firm and is
at present living at Boulder Colorado Edward V
Trimble, is graduate of Texas college and the
mtted to practice in Arkansas in January, l949 He
is a native of Tyler, Texas. The junior member of
the firm is Arkansas born, L. Clifford Davis of
Wilton, who graduated from Philander Smith col
leee in l945 He graduated from law school of How
ard university in June, l949 and was admitted to
practice in july. He interrupted his law school
work to spend year at the school of business adj
ministration of Atlanta university in l946-47
The Venture is unique amtng professional men in
Arkansas In this undertaking an earnest effort will
be made to establish law firm which will reflect
credit upon the whom its members represent
Chief among the detectives will be the perpetual
ing OF an organization of lawyers which will pro-
vide opportunities to the young lawyers who are
FAST coming upon the of social action The ex-
pertinent to begin with will find each member of
the organization willing TO sacrifice individual Sc
eurity for the good of the group program The
expectations are that such an effort Will produce
profound influence toward group solidarity in the
struggle for freedom and justice. II is the fer
vent hope of the Hedging organization of Negro
lawyers that the people will rally behind the effort
III SO lar as their accomplishments and services
warrant.
The firm will be housed in a six room suite Of of
fices on the second floor OF the Masonic Ternnle
IN Pine Bluff where two full.tme secretaries and
TWO other office assistants will be employed. A
two-line rotary telephone service with inter-office
communication will be installed and lest you for
get call SEVEN ONE SEVEN oNE-and you should
| near pleasant voice announcing FLOWERS
! FLOWERS TRlMBLE & DAVISl
The power Of the Press is well known tbrouybou,
inc democracies Even in Pine Bluff your columnist
takes pride in the fact that he has worked along
WIN the people who cIamor for civic improvements
TO The extent that we have succeeded in Al
tanning several goals of the Platform for Pine Bluff
in l949 we note with much pride that Fluker
street is now being oiled which will be a blessing
for those who walk and ride along the thorough.
iare to reach Townsend park We trust tina, soon we
shall have paved oiled or concrete streets through
out the Negro community The interest which the
| citizens have shown in the meager facilities Of
townsend park indicate to US that during the COM
ING months OF winter that the cvic-mnded leaders
viii help the Negro Park commission mako mans