Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1949-04-29

NEGRO PARK COMMISSION - Sponsored its o.
pening drive for funds with which field house will
be constructed at Townsend Park Less than one
hundred persons attended the quartet songfest held
at Merrill High School The lack Of people suggests
that something is wrong somewhere The fifteen
man commission of public spirited citizens should
Immediately find out Maybe we need new commits
sioners or maybe the people just lack interest in
the project The should be forthcoming with
in the next ten days HOWEVER, are glad to re-
port that the FLOWERS BROTHERS - Harold the
lawyer and Cleon the doctor opened the drive
with a ONE HUNDRED DOLLAR CASH CONTRl-
BUTTON ON THEIR FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR
PLEDGE! This action supplemented with the
announcement by the chairman Walter Johnson
that each member of the Commission had pledged
the sum of FIFTY DOLLARS The chairman paid
TWENTY DOLLARS his pledge! Harold Flow
ers NAACP head announced that the local branch
has TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS which will be turn
ed over to Theodore Jones' lawyer and secretary
treasurer of the Commission j. H. Robinson Jr.,
reported TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS from Angerona
Consistory No l. W M Williams of England, Com
mander- in Chief, and Masonic Lodge which
yesterday buried its worshipful master. So, at the
kickoff meeting which will term presently
success, approximately ONE THOUSAND DOL
LARS WAS RAISED IN PLEDGES AND CASH!
THE FIELD HOUSE is urgently needed at Town
send Park where within few days Negro youths
will have their first swim in the first municipality
owned pool constructed in the long history OF
this city for Negroes Reports indicate that its
struction is of the best and is great step forward
in providing adequate recreational facilities for Ne
gro children. A place for the children to dance and
play is sorely needed here There is certainly no
paed for tbe IF this community sanction
the existence of such honky tonks as now exist for
the recreational energies of the children of this
community place to develop the bodies and to
the great energies of the children is vital
need. The need will be met insofar as am able to
speak, There must be immediate mobilization of
the leadership resources of the community. There
should arise someone the horizon who is able
to bring together the many leaders for the purpose
of making the Townsend Park Project success
Get the p. X CRED CROSS Millers, the J F
BAPTIST LEADER CLARKS the W. E. OBRY-
ANTS, the DOCTORS, TEACHERS AND EVERY
BODY TOGETHER!
HOUSING PROBLEMS IN PINE BLUFF AREA
the Negroes are living in novels unfit for human
habtaton throughout the Pine Bluff The poor
leadership among Negroes permitted only naction
by the city government when it was possible few
years back to obtain adequate housing for the
munity. Several attempts were made by A. Maceo
Smith, housing field director OF Dallas and the I'M
interested Negro leaders aided by the Dixiecrat
realtors of this city brought about real estate
combine on the local housing authority. so, PINE
BLUFF HAS NO HOUSING PROJECT FOR NE
GROES! Well we are beginning the drive for
the purpose Of finding out what can be done to
bring improved housing to the area.
JESUS WAS A CARPENTER, I an told. and what
an admoniton that should be to many Of the spirit
ual followers who belabor the people every Sunday
with philosophy on RIGHT LIVING! 1T WOULD
BE FINE THING II THE NEGRO MINISTRY
COULD BE REGIMENTED FOR THE NOBLE