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Arkansas State press., 1949-09-02
Labor, Moi The NAM Made
America Great
By Elliott Carlton, Labor Reports coumnist

By Elliott Carlton, Labor Reports Columnist
You've heard it, too.
Some Big Mouth usually spous it on the radio Mostly
its made up of lot of words how the American work
man has the highest standard of living world and
he ought to be grateful to the free enterprise for it all
BY the free enterprise system Big Mouth always that all
the works should be controlled by the National Association
Manufacturers but, of course, he does say
So we're all happy to hear that we've got public schools
We're all glad to be able to take Saturdays and
few legal holidays off We're glad get home on time
to the wife and kids.
But what does that have do with Big Mouth or the
major association of Big Mouths the National Association
Manufacturers?
Are supposed to say thank you" to them?
Well we're not going anybody deserves the
what we've got it's you and the guys that make
up the eountrys trade unions.
Who was against public schools? Why the early Big
Mouths of course Who against the eight hour day?
but the N NJ and their associates Who against the five
day week? Or social security? The the same
Sure we've got high living standard But if up to
the Big Mouths we'd all be living in matched and some
OF US in Let's forget Our high living standard is
result OF the work and sacrifices of trade union
You that now How active has the n A. NJ been
behalf of fair employment practices? Have you seen Big
Mouth blrb in criticism Of the Ku Kux Kan? Have the Big
Mouths supported legislation that remove discrimination
IN housing? Would the Big Mouths gel rid Of poll tax?
Just to ask the questions is to them It's hstor
cal laet that organizations Ike The National Association
ufaetuefs feel that they vested interest in per-
peuatns niustee Things always good Tor the Big
Mouths let's keep them that way that their slogan
VIZ 'bs He5et Beod ioI ue working parents who tried
10 SEND thef Kids 10 school century there were
no schools Things aren't good for guy who can't get
Jo0 or vote live in house because or creed hap
pens to be different Things aren't good union that's been
split apart by the seeds Of racial and religious prejudice that
nave been planted by some crafty Big Mouth
So we trade union folk still plenty to do Let's elect
some boys for Washington jobs who will see to il that Jobs
and the right will belong to every American no matter
what happens TO be his creed color.
Let's do that and hundred years from now our great
grandchildren will still be enjoying the highest standard of v
ing in the world And again. Big Mouth Of 205o will forget
to tell him why
Arkansas State press., 1949-09-02

nanced for the whites inferior schools Negroes First
salary suits and later suits for equalization of facilities
emphasized the tremendous dffeenia which has been built
up between the cost of education for the races One of the
outstanding evils of segregation that always results in
inequalities
Inc regional system has been opposed by the principal
Negro educators in Arkansas and by the majority
Gators OF the SOUTH court test in the Baltimore
mas been brought by six Negroes seeking University
oil Maryland which state Attorney General H. Hammond argues
against on the ground that the regional plan care for them
amrnonds contention should go through and should not be
set aside in higher II would serious blow to Ne
gro education If Negro who gets higher education has
TO leave home to get it, the number will always be small
ported Gls) do not go more than so miles to school
Moreover wherever there is staead students going out
SIDE oil the state for university training aid
sufficient to take of the real difference between out-of
state study and state study In Arkansas appropriation
taxes no cognzanee of differences the of board and
lodging at home and elsewhere In fact application of outof
state ad here limited to tuition alone regional plan per
petua'es This type of inequality without comforting the sper
oy OF most OF the universities chosen by the Negro
contrary to international trends deliberately create new
level of segregation
Arkansas has found practical the admission OF medical and
law students to its higher education cente hope that this
experiment VIII continue to demonstrate
sbe procedure in the educational realm democracy cannot
educate races without deliberately planning and executing in
equates then democracy hope gather into its fold
the majority of mankind
Arkansas State press., 1949-09-02
WELDING AMERICA
By Frederick o. Scott

How the American people accept unemployment in the
face of the Roosevelt Economic Bill of Rights? quote the late
+. d. r.
n day these economic truths have become accepted
seevident. We have accepted TO speak bill of rights
which basis of security and prosperity be
abished for ALL regardless of station creed Among
these the right useful and remuneratve job in indus
tries, shops farms mines of the nation
Then in 1945 President Truman told Congress- nation
reasseron of the right work for every American citizen
able and willing work. declaration Of the ultimate duty Of
Government its resources, If all other methods
should fail prevent prolonged unemployment This will help
to avert fears and establish full employment"
would like to ask President Truman to put these words in
to effect Immediately instead Of putting them into pretty
speeches for Congress
Fear rising in hundreds of cities In the United States
The situation for those employed becoming pro-
gressyey Between January 1915 and April l9l9
have declined such degree that the average employee has
lost $1,000 per week purchasing power Consequently hard
earned savings have been used make both meet The
unstiled employee of today has nothing left
Yet Secretary Of Commerce Sawyer and Secretary Of the
Treasury Snyder continue say that there nothing wrong
with our economy Of today
They say This facing recession. And according 10 recent
prccedents growing unemployment unnatural Leon Wcyser
ling Of the Presidents Council Of Economic Advisors said that
this country does have weroundcd program to meet c.
ccSon lie defined recession five per cent drop in
production, and five to six million unemployed
Arkansas State press., 1949-09-02
Beating White Prisoner Brings
Unexpected Results
Ny SAMUEL $. TAYLOR. Associate Editor

Beating of white prisoner hours before he died has
attracted attention to the entire penal system OF the First
the penltenary and then the prison the girls
school have come under investigation.
The only one OF these institutions containing Negroes is
III penitenary Negro boys school has existence
for some time Wghtsye and Negro girls has
Ger ~ been founded the site OF the Fargo Industrial school
The Negro boys school is headed up by white man.
Rumors have been circulated from to time concerning
the beating Of Negro prisoners Moreover wherever an abuse
ext In penal institution Il may be taken granted that
Negroes are not exempt from It's incidence It's consequence
The governors letter stating that there will be corporal
punshmen of prisoners solves black problems as well as white
ones If this reform made permanent and provisions faith
full carried out the death of Richard Gift prison may
have accomplished than would his death on battle
field,
Whipping is not the only shortening Of the penal system
Of ansas, however II is therefore to be hoped that the
ors statement This administration has endcavor.
ing to direct its penal efforts toward rehabilitation" will
red out by his subordnates into the manifold aspects Of the
admir- ration of prisons and juvenile institutions Such
emph correct practices in such institutions has long
needle and should bring ncacuabe benefits Negroes who
with their limited facilities for recreation and Inspiration should
have the benefit of enlightened penal administration.
Whit boon it is that institutional abuses be linn
tied 10 Negroes alone'
Arkansas State press., 1949-09-02
= LIFE AT A GLANCE ::
BY David Bethea

The Big Wigs in Washington appear more interested in
rehasng old beef cooked YalaFDR hide out than
they are In trying to find way make the world better
What happened that conference with Sian Churchill and
fDR vi" not help Us dozen years later The world moving
forward at such rapid pace determinations are byfassed as
history.
In fact determinations get YOU anywhere nohoN
They only valuable moments and energy and brdfod
the important issues at hand that you are made to feel good
because you are escaping the real problems hand
Its too bad former President Hoover cannot ouive his
llorata Agcr beliefs because he could be mighty powerful
source of information to the Economists who are called upon to
give views OF current conditions But Mr. Hoover beliefs stem
from the 18th century and have become oudacd in modern
society We live in world where time marches on and recrri
majors and status quoes may find their cooking long past
the dinner hour
But riches the prime Of mans Instability The
investigation involving The per progress In the cap
o shows corCusyey that mems connivng corrupted minds
full uf idea and that the Almighty Gohe material
God The Dollar" And they will strive TO grasp dollar at The
expense of blood life and starvation Of the innocent
Ii is sad commentary Western Civilization. when men
their to make money during their country
struggle in to seek out contact with political corruption
Arkansas State press., 1949-09-02
EDIT ORR | S
What Manner of Organization Is This?

Swallowing camel and gaggng at gnat is very kening
to Arkansas National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People.
Rumors have it that the Little Rock branch NAACP will be
honored Sunday with the presence of the president
special meeting According the agenda the Groveand
florida victims will be of the chief discussions
The PRESS feels that the Groveand boys should
NAACP at their Defense for it is the PRESS understanding
that helping to justice for the Negro the chief purpose
Of the organization But what understood why
"woup' the Florida victims, and nothing said
Arkansas victims of frame-ups 5TT j = ~ g3sas.q,
young Negro named Maxwell few days ago was SEN
fenced to the electric chair for the alleged rape
woman In Hope Maxwell sentenced by alwhe jury
Maxwell present when the verdict handed
Maxwell tried guarded courtroom amid spec
tators to add prejudice to already pejudced jury
Only few days earlier, white who had committed
rape Negro found guilty of any wrong by
white jury because he under the intoxcat.
ing liquors. This verdict rendered quiet
many miles from Hope.
Is the Maxwell close home for Arkansas
NAACP does the Arkansas NAACP feel that Arkansas
Negro needs less justice than Florida Negro?
Will Maxwell die in the electric chair while the Arkansas
NAACP continues to camouage?
Arkansas State press., 1949-09-02

Sincerely your,
Theta Sigma Chapter
Sigma Gamma Rho Sor-
ority
Edna NJ. Douglas Bias.
Z. Cullins Herndon- Gram.
Arkansas State press., 1949-09-02
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Shreveport. Lathe Negroes Of
Shreveport have a swimming pool
The pool recently opened and Is
named The Lakeside Park swim
ming pool located on Milan near
@ new school fer Negroes now un.
der construction
Approximately 800 Negroes went
swimming on opening doy with ON.
" 200 allowed TO enter 40 ona
time staying only one hput and %
half 40 20 time a youth csnior w!l
alf4 be- opened soon.
The pool the only kf1vr ono
Arkansas State press., 1949-09-02
Pastors
Continued rom PAGE ~

bona at LaWton October II, North
east Oklahoma at Muskogee Oct
10. Arkansas at North Little Rock
Nov 2. West Arkansas at Arkadel-
phia Nov 9 South Arkansas at
Monticello Nov l6, Central Arkan-
sas al Pine Bluff Nov %, East
Arkansas at Marianne Nov 80.
Northeast Arkansas Jonesboro Dec.
7. and Presiding Elders and Work
ers az Shorter college Dee a.
Arkansas State press., 1949-09-02

in order to satisfy that longing for dollar
war Is an excuse for people, while others il is
SACRIFICE ana sun others 1t is supreme sacrifice Men and
women regulate their economy to with edicts while
me politicians scheme to fill their pockets the sacred ra
TONED foods among the masses What price Riches?
Yet men VIII seek to lavish in luxury and battle in riches
NO wonder the Christ moved to say 1T for cam
to go through the of needle for rich man TO
enter the Kingdom Of Heaven.
Arkansas State press., 1949-09-02
EDITOR STATE PRESS
August 25, l949

Little Rock, Arkansas
Our guests decided that this
Boule was the best in Sigma Gam
ma Rios history We are grateful
for the part you played in making
IL a success So, let us take a bow
together The guests were quite
amazed to find us with a paper so
Arkansas State press., 1949-09-02

for Negroes in Louisiana built by
a municipality. is part If the rec
reaiion program made possible by
100000 bond issue vo, ID by the
citizens Of Shreveport
SO Negroes have a swimming
pool In Shreveport La.
Arkansas State press., 1949-09-02
The "Ngional Plan Goes To Court
sy sANrrL $. TAYLOR. Associate Editor.

Thc egional plan Of education important 10 Little Rock
ians because IL directly affects them II is important to note
therefor hat the regional plan extends the university level
the cation Of the elementary secondary and collegiate
levels Tie leading educators of the south ncudng Arkansas
former missioner long pronounced dual system
of education ruinousy expensive.
So r the dual" system has been made to work by e,
plotting the Negro Since this region cannot afford to finance
superior hools for both superior schools have been fl
Arkansas State press., 1949-09-02
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equipped to publish the early ar
rivals on the following day
We would like to thank you a.
gain and again for your caur-
tesies.
Evening star., 1949-05-01
A. Powell Davis
Says Democracy
IsOur ReIiqion

AMERICAS REAL RELIGION
BY A. Powell Davies. Beacon
Press: 81
Reviewed by
JAMES q. DEANE.
Democracy Is Americas real re-
iigion, DR.. Davies believes. It has
been the faith. he says, OF Wash
ington, Lincoln. jefferson and
many others Of the Nations great
est political and intellectual lead
|ers. In q pinch. he thinks. 1t
would win out with most Ameri-
cans over other allegiances.
The pastor of Washington's All
Souls Unitarian Church makes .
strong case for his conviction
that the democratic faith must be-
come supreme not only in America
but throughout the world. II JUS
tice, liberty and peace are TO be
assured In mans future. Ardent
Isectarians win md this book any
thing but comforting. The
thoughtful. however. should ind
II highly stimulating.
Evening star., 1949-05-01
Robert Lowev
Recalls Some
.GIHonqovers
THE WOLF THAT FED IFS

THE WOLF THAT FED US
BY Robert Lowry. Doubleday,
s2.75D
Judging from the stories which
returning GIs have written, the
so-called liberation of Italy was a
saturnalia Of sex and inebriation,
with almost every girl ready to
take up with any soldier who
would buy her a meal. There is,
OF course, such a process as mis-
taking individual observation
for a universal condition. And
you could multiply the personal
adventure many times without
Justifying the general conclusion.
In the title piece Of this COL
lection Of short stories. a novel;
cite, the legendary wolf that fed
Romulus and Remus, founders of
Rome. has become a typical GI.
The story deals with weeks
leave which two GIs take in lib
Grated Rome late in the war. One
Of them. at least. is not sex-mad,
but remembers his wife back
home and actually wants to visit
art shrines. The other. the more
important character. has one girl
after another. In the end-and
this makes the story distinctive
PFC. Hammond is unhappy, dis
turbed, wondering. The pleasure
filled days have left an ashen taste
"a spiritual hangover far worse
than any physical morning after
distress. There are. he realizes,
things wrong with the world
which he hadn't guessed.
The shorter stories deal with
various phases Of the war and its
impact at home. Mr.. Lowry can
sketch moods and crises, some
times with the thin, effective
strokes of understatement. "rhe
Terror in the Streets" which
appeared in THE Best American
Short Stories of 1948." is sharp
psychological observation.
Evening star., 1949-05-01
WilIiom n. MeDoueoll
Wants Us 10 Know

. William II McDoagAn iT ~ho
covers Far Eastern news fer tao
/ United Press foreign service here,
didn't make any fortune With hls
/ flrxi book. Six Bells on Java.
which vas the story Of his fiisht
from and eventual capture by the
japanese He and his publisher
tuSt about broke even on IL
He doesn't expect To GAIN faEns
and fortune from by Eastern
Windows" his second book, which
WAS recently published But he
doesn't much care. as his main
point is 10 let people know The
lesson he learned during his days
In Japanese prison camp.
A slim. fair haired, reserved
young man. Mr.. MeDougall a
Catholic. whose religious teachings
were confirmed by his experiences.
thinks It Is important for him 90
pass on what he learned during
hts ordeal. that Ia. That with
out religious faith men aren't
going 20 rise above their sur
roundinRs."
Three years in sunatran
prison convinced Mr. McI)ougall
that Individual peace ia the only
thing tfsat can lead 70 world
peace" that world government
without charity In the hearts Of
men viii accomplish nothing
Evening star., 1949-05-01

barrera to face his hour Of truth"
with an ugly, brave bull.
Mr.. Lea has built up carefully
and contagiously the atmosphere
of danger and fiesta, of tragedy
and spectacle which go into the
brave festival" Whether he will
convert any North American read
ers to the high. strong pleasures
of the corrida de torres does not
matter. He has helped them un-
derstand it, and articulated its
appeal. 1T is that meaning of
man face to face with the inner
and outer brute force Of living
and mans tragedy in dealing
death while subject to it himself.
which has gripped the mind and
emotion Of the Latin race"
He has also illustrated his book
with highly stylized and effective
drawings. M. Meg.
Evening star., 1949-05-01

ever Sinee. Several wears with
David Lawrence Z s Daily News
osuugh; him UP 70 the time 0.
depression.
II seemed like the end ot The
world 10 me then 10 LOSE a 700,
he unused cheerfualy the et.ser dRy
Then remembered AHA, ms
mother had done when ] wAs q
youngster. pedcllng sci! wrsngIns
mops and making sunhcaness &c
sell from door -so-door ! decided
10 do q little s1nooanes stuff O,
my own"
The "Sunhonnet stuff took the
form Of free lance Sunday feature
stores, many Of which we're QScd
in The Star. This activity alSe
led TO Mr Smiths friendship with
Star Drama Critic Jay CArmoGy
Who insisted that Low and In
side" vas & book long before TIE
author could see II.
With the advent Of World Wa
II. Mr. Smith. having IL elec
and died once for my country
couldnt I do IL again. 50 he Joined
the Once OF Inter American Al
fairs. which VAS the dogeondes,
mess Of brains l ever met
Leg Werk With xing.
All this time. he was roofing
around among old newspaper ales
at the Library OF Congress. takgns
down legends and stories about
baseball. Working with a "Ruhe
Goldberg conuaption." he took
2.3oo negatives OF newspaper &C
counts OF bail games and. Rci.
dentally. picked up material foi
six other books
When his collection Of diamond
lore was completed. he turned II
over TO II. Allen.
He looked like a patent med
icine salesman leaving the house.
says Ira l.. in fond recollection
Il did the leg work. you see. and
he put the Zing in It."
Now chief OF the Publications
Division OF the CAA, Mr Smith
talks softly about his Govern
ment Job.
Il don't want anybody 10 think
I'm Just waiting out a pension
I don't want folks TO think that
Ira Smith, at So. has no more
pepper and life left"
Nobody who's talkedst him re-
Gently would be likely to.
Evening star., 1949-05-01

lON y. MULLINS.
is the discovery of new historical
fact, its explanation In lucid. doc
umented form, and its interpreta-
ton in terms Of the present. Prof.
Koht does not claim credit as the
discoverer of this fact -- that
America has fundamentally inf1u-
enced the course Of Europe's his
tory-but he is the leading pres
ent-day exponent Of the idea.
What he tries to do is summed
up in the words:
THAT is the way America has
gone: From colony to independ-
ence, from national consolidation
to leadership of Western civiliza-
ton. A magnificent task and i'm
mense responsibilities lie before
the young Nation. Who can pre-
dict what the future viii bring?"
Prof. Koht ventures-too tim
idly, perhaps-the suggestion that
In the final issue of the two great
ideas which dominate the world
the individualism Of America
and the collectivism Of Russia
'the two ideas will come together
and help to shape the future OF
the world" He cites his own
country as an example Of one
which Is even now combining both
these elements of civilization.
Evening star., 1949-05-01

naonc Times Dispatch ~cnt or -
say. however. that ire rural efy
movement Is nothanE 10 re oVwf-
lebked
Dent forge, that SEQ people
lammei a committee hearing en
arosaloluon IN Raleigh n c nct
NJ long Rko warned ~ Daht2vN f.,
Who wrote q Bishop Cannon not
OUT O! love out out oi srnse ct
duty that tie movement hs sgson~
Sored m.eht Sprlng up again
A drinking man hlnsen Mi.
Dabney. uho wAS In town sos last
weeks AsNE meeting rra dA-
approx lnkiy observed the e.sitop
during the Smith Hoover cam
paign in 1929 Nothing he learned
about the cleric. who wAs called
the best brain in America,
changed his original uniasos able
opinion about him
Evening star., 1949-05-01

more heavily. The ending has q
mystifying element.
THE Well of the Past" Is writ
ten with the musical conciseness
of poetry. 1t seems a pity that
such lovely expression has not
gone into the delineation of q
more interesting and significant
character.
Mr.. Norman has published six
books Of poetry and biographies
of Marlowe and Shakespeare.
THE GOOD FAMILY
BY MacKinlay Kantor. (Coward-
Mccain; ST.
So accustomed has a constant
reader of novels become to ILL
adjusted. neurotic and psyche
pathic characters, to inf1delities
and double dealings of every sort
to sexual obsessions and perver-
sions, that story about an ordi-
nary, normal, decent family seems
unusual, even amazing.
Mr.. Kantor has been original
enough to write a novel Of mar
riage WITHOUT an adultery and of
childhood without a single GRIM
inal tendency. And he has shown
that such a wholesome story (to
use a dated expression) need not
lack warmth and drama.
Martha and Larry were honest
good in the old-fashioned way
and they remained in love through
the years. But they came near,
early in their marriage. missing
half their allotted Joy when they
thought they couldn't afford a
baby. Things were tough all right
but they went ahead. and when
twins arrived-well, life really be-
gan. The years proved that.
Mr.. Kantor has made a special
ty Of the short novel, and he does
this one f1uently and effectively