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Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1950-11-24
this
day and age
His Masters Voice
By Clyde o. Jackson, City Editor

cover emphasis of relations throughout The south
since World War II has tended to strain those relations
stated minister from Fl Dorado Tuesday Annual
Little Rock Conference of the Coored Methodist Episcopal
church meeting IN North Little Rock according local
white daily lie further went on say according the article
that the theme of the conference should emphasize what
southern Christian Negro yeans for-"hamony working
relationship with all persons and willingness let history fol-
low its natural course"
If there any type person more contempt for than
abgoed white is Negro who prostitutes
the he who sells down the interests
Is SHAMEFUL indeed when one Of leader and minis
ter stands before audience be quoted white daily to
air the views of his Shareholder MASTER Frankly cannot find
words to express our contempt for such
1t is bad enough for the Negro become compacen
his ptfu plight the south without lending aid to those who
responsible for the plight enemies wonder if
this man has wife any daughters Does realize that
cause Of Uncle Toms such he Negro suffering
ndgnes at the hands of white people every day? dare
this suggest that coming thus far in our battle
after getting the brink of freedom down and quit fight
ing for what foefahers have worked and de-
voted their lives to, simply for the harmony and
working relationship with persons? And how dare he ,o
ge that the Christian Negro desire to be free? The
Christian Negro desires just what the Christian white man de-
sires to worship God live in freedom his children in
land where they will be safe unearfu and NAV work for ny
opportunity the land affords Certainly harmony should be the
desire of all persons but it giving up your honor YOUR
sef-respec and dignity then, HARMONY BE-HANGED
We remember the teachings of Of early instructors who
preached to us daily when you poor only thing Won
have that be proud Of your virtues your honor
dignity and self respec-when you lose these Won
are nothing there is nothing left for you to live for never
forget"
We have doubt that this minister has some sort of con-
gegaon people who look him leadership not onv for
spiritual leadership but also for community leadership We do
not how he supply either eadershps since he
speaks with the tongue of shftless Uncle Tom To be sure
God wants to love felow-man and treat him as We would
be treated but that does stand idv nv and
applaud the violating and dhonong Negro women and the
shameful attempts to stunt the minds of Negro children with
the lie that they not equal other peoples but were m
~ put here to be used by the the man any wav no
chooses This is bears not the RIGHT 70 no
called minister Negro
warning to the Negroes of Arkansas certainly in order
here for the efsyled and white Negro leaders arc
doing everything within their power bring race to disaster
they nave thelr way your children and grandchildren will be
right back where many of people slave who has
no right to hold up his head right think only the right
to out the wishes of his MASTER whatever these wishes NAV
be-
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1950-11-24
Lest We Forget

few months ago we were the recipients
of a bombardment of concentrations for
our expose of Sears, Roebuck & Companys
employment policy as given to us by the To-
cal manager The story related how the local
store here discharged Negro women to re-
place them with whites. This story was not
based upon rumors. 1t was substantiated with
facts. And from the response, it is evident
that is was appreciated by thinking race
conscious Negroes. However it did meet with
one rebuff, and that was from local Negro
editor of a contemporary. He chose to take
us to task for alerting our people, and went
as far as to do something for the company
that the company could not do for itself
defend its action. However, it does not take
clairvoyant powers for anybody to under
stand any Negro who defends white people
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1950-11-24
EDITORIALS < VIEWS =
Uncle Tom NEGROES And Dixiecratic Whites. :

"Uncle Tom Negroes and DXieeratie
whites are doing more to undermine the
safety of America than all the Reds in the
country" These are the words OF an Ark
ansas-born white man who visited us at
our office last week.
This man was a central Arkansas
business man who has considerable SEC
cess in his business. He told Us that he
had baen a reader of the State Press Tor
seven years, and admired us for the stand
the Press takes in its fight for The RIGHTS
of individuals. He went as far as s3Y
that the Press was the only paner that
he really takes seriously "becausa it IS not
bound by any big advertising contracts
to direct the policy.
Our visitor was very laxative. He told us
that up until he started to reading tha Press.
he and his entire family never considered
the Negro as being entirely human. THE
Press has caused me to stop and think. And
in so doing have been able to see The No
gro in a far different light, and believe l
have discarded my racial prejudice The
gentleman continued
"Your race has people in it when | think
are detrimental to it, same as my race has.
"The Negro Uncle Tom who will sell your
race down the river for few pennies from
the Dixieerats, should be destroyed, same
as the pixieerats of my race who take the adj
vantage of the race to foster discrimination
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1950-11-24

in their discrimination on the Negro. 1t is
always obvious.
News comes to us that while one firm
discharged Negroes to employ whites an
other firm, the M. M. Cohn Company, who
operates a big department store, employed
Negroes in positions that were formerly
held by whites. This store should have more
of an appeal to the Negro buying public
than the store that discharges Negroes to
employ whites.
When we spend our money, it is inn
portant that we spend where the entire race
is benefited, or we will forever be target
for the white mans abuses and discrimina-
ton And when we cannot spend our money
with Negroes, let us trade with local bust
nesses and Buy Where Negroes Work..
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1950-11-24
The Key To Freedom.
By Robert Ourr

The late Wendell l.. Willkie. who had
very high sense Of vision and understanding
with ever increasing emphasis, until the day
Of death, kept repeating over and over a.
gain, "Only the productive can be strong
and only the strong can be free And an
other great man has again and again stated,
"those who would survive and progress
must learn to produce and do something
the world needs and is willing to pay for"
AS sat talking with carpenter recent
ly who said he was going TO engage in
building caskets at night for a local NOR
tician, | asked him why, in view of the
fact that all Negroes will eventually need
a casket, he and others did not engage in
the casket manufacturing business.
His reply was that big white-owned and
operated casket manufacturers were able to
go to white-owned banks and get neces-
sary funds to finance the building of ex-
pert efficiently operated plants and in turn
consign their caskets to independent under
takers to be paid for as used in funerals
and replaced on consignment and so on and
and so on, while Negroes elect not so to do
Consequently, IS per cent of the Negroes who
die are buried In casket made by white
owned and operated concern.
Later IN the evening, as I sat in my
own home, ! realized that none of the OBJ
jects before me had been made by black
brains and black hands, that for all our
manufactured needs we arc dependent up
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1950-11-24
S. S. tay| Tor
Heads Up, America!

In carrying out its Korean project the
United States has found its troops facing
Chinese warriors in North Korea according
to press reports. This does not mean that
Red China is at war with the United States,
but it does mean that either the Chinese
Red government or the people supporting it
have been swung a considerable distance a
gainst America. America needs to analyze
carefully the causes of this opposition and
use correct analysis as a basis of proce-
dure.
In the language of the carpenter throwing
down materials from the roof, it is Heads
up, America"
The natural assumption of the white
American is that subservent Red China is
moving in as the cats paw of Red Russia.
Nothing could be further from the
truth, in the opinion Of the writer. II there
is one nation that China hates more than
she hates the United States il is Russia. The
causes of this are to be found in the last
half century of Chnese-Russian history
Russia has long sought warm-water harbors
Rolled back from southern Europe bv the
Englsh ana the French, she turned her at
tentlon eastward and in Il tide of conquest
moved across the mightiest continent of the
world, selling land ports from the backward
Chinese Acquisition Of ports near Japan
led to the Russo-Japanese war. in which
the Russians were beaten, and the JAMS
came onto the mainland. Through World War
and afterward the Japs extended and
strengthened their hold on ports % 'hinesr
territory which had been held or threatened
oy Russians, One of the causes of Jap entry
INTO World War II against us was our send
ing help to Russia by way of Vladt slok.
Japan thought these supplies would be used
against hef instead of Germany. Eventually
'heV seem to have been. Some of them have
pronaoIy been used against American Troops
in Korea
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1950-11-24
observatory
BY EARL

Recently an extended interview was
made from coast to coast to get the general
opinion of American women on G. r,s rnarr,,'
ing japanese women in Japan. Reports
showed mat most women were in accord If
II pleased the G. l. since marriage is n
private affair which cannot be dictated.
klght here in America we find various
queer laws on interracal marriage, prohibit
ing the marriage of any white race to per-
sons possessing any amount of Negro blood.
However there are no states which nrohihit
G,e marriage of Italians and French or
ereeks and Germans or Mexicans and Fill.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1950-11-24

on others who long ago learned that "only
the productive can be strong and only the
strong can be free"
II seems TO me we must strive TO find
ways to meet our needs in this area on a
basis where we shall more and more be-
come producers of things people or peoples
outside our own racial group need and are
willing to pay for. | think we ought to strive
TO establish quality in the manufacturing
and distribution of basic needs And of
course we must try TO 60 along with this
to develop new generation of men and
women with sense of responsible citizen
ship--men and women who will never lose
sight of the fact that they are their brothers
brother.
AS of today, we have far too many
who traffic in the ignorance, fear and SUI
persttion for profit. We have one half of
our people battling to tear down the unholy
walls of segregation based on race while
the other half battles in the dirty way 10
reinforce those walls in order to prey up
on those whose backs are broken and minds
Supplied behind those walls
We need new leaders in the field of
neutrality-suspicious. things people need
and will buy. The emphasis here is on ppo-
pie, because If what we produce is needed
by people irrespective of race, creed or
color they will find a path to our door
even fhouch we build our house in the
woods and their trade will make us strong
and we can be free
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1950-11-24

stated the gentleman
lie congratulated the Press for its pro-
gram Of trade where Negroes work. Il
also told us that our expose of Sears Roe
buck & Company's employment polio WIS
an excellent piece of work THE Negroes OF
the community should be very proud that
they have a mouthpieee that viii speak out
in their behalf the gentleman commented,
He could not understand how any white
person in this enlightened age could still adj
voeate policies that would keep the Negro
down But he did toll Us that he had no
sympathy or any use fer any Negro WHo d.
Tended the white man in his nefarious prac-
tees on the Negro
He congratulated the officials of The
University o Arkansas for admitting Ne
groes to the school lie emphasized the pro-
gress that is peing made on the racial Line.
But he denounced segregation, and stated
that he felt that certain Negro appeas2rs
the so-ealled HIGH bracket were impeding the
races progress
After some one-hour and thirty minutes
of conversation, the gentleman gave Us a
check covering ter subscriptions TO be sent
to white acquaintance of his with the hone
that they were not too preiudieed to read the
truth, and see the light He left US with this
warning; GAS long as your paper is with the
people, the people will be with you
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1950-11-24

looks like mediocre grade of Manila hemp.
Their faces are drawn. The shoulders droop,
the chest sinks the step lags. And the dis
position is something out of Grimm's most
gruesome fairy tale. Sticks and snails and
puppy dog tails take on the charm of a
bouganville bush in full bloom as compared
with their momentary outlook on life.
The male may be the stronger sex
but ! defy any Of us to go into beauty
shop at 10, have our hair doused with beer,
pulled, twisted into pin curls and then baked
in temperature which parallels the temps
of hades; have our fingernails stabbed at;
have our faces scrubbed with wire brushes;
have our limbs pulled and jerked and our
hips pounded, and come out looking like more
than SON ebody's idiot son.
The blonde may be half ash, but she's
stoicii.
Sorieone just asked me what this weeks
column is about That's the best question of
the week. I'll give a box of Smokers to the
FIRST person who can tell me the answer to
that one.
write this column by tying my hands
to vibrator and holding my fingers over a
Typewriter keyboard II il makes sense, that's
good enough for me. BY the way, so long!
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1950-11-24
I've Been Thinking
Nv Cab Galloway

by Cao NduoWdy
Just saw sign in beauty parlor over
on 7th Avenue near 57th street where some
of the pretty chi chi gals have their tresses
curled dyed, trimmed, knotted, shampooed
in stale beer and rubbed with corn meal. The
sign made me look twice but there was no
doubt This is what il said
1.-THE new sensation half ash silver
blond!"
Explanation polnt slow fade, end
of paragraph.
I've never been able to dig how the
gals can 90 through that torture chamber
treatment every week or two, even the
half ash ones.
But I'll tell you one thing. Don't ever
talk to a girl for the next three hours after
she has been to her beauucian. She's III to
scream at the slightest provocation, and
there's no sense sticking your toe into the
bear trap.
They go in at 10 a. m and emerge at
4 p. m, beautiful. AT least they are going
to be beautiful when II wears off, Actually
they 90 in looking fresh and beautiful They
come out looking as If someone had been at
them with whip for six hours.
Their hair is stiff, knotted stuff which
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1950-11-24
comments
LEE DAVY

pinos? If so, we haven't heard any unNs !,
Many times white persons nav D,
known to ask light skinned NegroeS' =,
You white? because the Negro race
up of many nationalities. lard
We do not endorse anything , n nj
corning marriage except the fac' u'r ner,t
riage is an agreement between 'wo iict,t
which cannot or rather should not Oe ~
over by any outside person or fo ,, c,,s,t
1nterracial marriage Is not ~. .,oi
of any race wanting to marry '', ,rivats
race but just that of two people p
fair.
Evening star., 1950-01-22

Walter Thornton, model agency head
and television headliner. says: "Tele-
vision beard really had me down. But
since switched to new, improved Marlin
Blades, never worry about showing up
with that gray, unshaven look
Discover new Marlin Blades. See how
extra sharp they are-how they stay
sharp longer. Try them. Only use for a
pack of new, improved Marlin Blades
double or single edge.
Evening star., 1950-01-22
Model King Solves
"1eIevision Beard T..

If you h ave a ny
doubts about your
present razor blade
if you're looking for
an extra-keen blade
th at st avs sh arp
longer learn from
men on television.
For television can
make the slightest
stubble look like a
full days growth.
Evening star., 1950-01-22
CRIME TAKES A CRUISE
Continued from preceding page


lace frock covered with hand d-painted shamrocks,
leaving her arms and shoulders bare; green shoes;
green silk gloves. Emerald earrings, too large for
her small ears and blazing green and white neck
lace completed the ensemble
Amid the cries and clapping of hands, Shaun
stood silent, staring like man struck dumb.
Maureen, who seemed to be really frightened, cast
an anxious glance around. She saw Shaun, smiled
more happily and waved her hand. He waved
back, and as Maureen went to her table at the
other end of the room, sat down with sudden
sickening feeling that he wanted to clutch his head.
Maureen looked unreally lovely = but tonight
it wasn't this that had overpowered him. Now he
was racked by doubt, mentally lost in fog of hope
less misunderstanding.
WHEN dancing began, it was long time before
he managed to get Maureen for partner. Even
then while Ledler danced with Shelley Downing,
the dark mans glance followed Maureen raven
ously about the room. Shelley had come as lep-
rechaun. 1t plain that she knew nothing of the
Irish climate, for she evidently thought epre-
chauns wore next to no clothes.
Your friend, Theo," said Shaun, when he and
Maureen were alone in the crowd Of dancers,
seems to regard you as his private property!
Eyes. He's getting to be a real nuisance
Maureen changed the subject quickly. DO you
think deserve the first prize? Mr. Lorkin says
shall win it,
"You have my vote, Maureen. Your dress is
dream. Did you have the earrings and necklace al
ready or are they those you bought in Port Said?"
I'm Port Said got the earrings at Simon Arzt's,
and the shoes. l dyed my own stockings! The neck
lace picked up at Suleyman's."
The band stopped, showed signs of resting; but
Shaun, into whose mind the name. Suleynaan had
crashed as a revelation, applauded persistently.
Leidler who had led Shelley back to her table,
watched Maureen like hungry wolf preparing to
spring on gazelle. The band started again. AS
Shaun and Maureen resumed dancing: ''You did
say Suleyman's, didn't you?" Shaun asked.
''YEs Hadji Suleyman's. Do you know it? I'd
just come from there when i met you. 1t was
the necklace you picked up!'
And then, while relief flooded through Shaun.
Maureen laughingy told him all about the queer
old woman who didn't know the price of anything,
but all the same had charged her five dollars for
trinket worth fifty cents Its so heavy! It's fray
ing my neck. I'm going to my room in minute to
take it off,.
Shaun started to demonstrate but the band
stopped just then and they were hemmed in the
crowd. ''Ill only be minute, Maureen said and
before Shaun could stop her she was gone.
Back in her cabin, Maureen dropped the heavy
necklace on her dresser and paused to adjust her
Continued on page 20
Evening star., 1950-05-24
SITUATIONS MEN

ADVERTISING ART MAJOR, college
senior, desires summer or perm.
position. Write U. of Md, Box 1858.
ARTIsT-Furn.. home furnish, line
paper background. UN. 4525.
CARPENTER FOREMAN, reliable;
good on reinforced concrete con-
strH6etion; local, union. Phone AP.
CHAUFFEUR. white. family; will
out, DU. 5042. 26'
CORRESPONDENTS MAN. formerly
y. s. Govt. on ms. publ, and title
l FLA; also exper. as elk, supvr.,
s5So s5S sefS; l5aSl e yrs exp excel a5: st
CREDIT MAN-Conserv. and thorough
credit man with sound admin. and
leg. backed, inter. in a growing op-
por' in a ioc. ors' Box 469-K' 81. star
LANDSCAPE GARDENER wants full
time Job in D. c.; years exp. in all
landscape work; married age 30.
MANAGER, restaurant; Is yrs as
general manager one of the coun-
try's finest hotel restaurant chains;
excellent BACKGROUND in food mer-
ehandisins' presentation. 10.
MAN wishes any type of work. from
8 pm. to 10 pm. NO. 0961.
PAINTING-PAPER HANGING, EN-
cient, prompt, reasonable; full
equipment; job or day. RA. .6055.
RADIO sERvICING-Young man.
knowledge Of radio repairing, wants
part-time bench lob. MR.. SYKES,
RA. 2S5S after pm. 25'
SALES WORK, part time. in iewelry,
Watches; outside or inside. Box
464K, Star.
YOUNG MAN with three years COL
lege. maioring in chemical engineer
ing, desires connection to gain ex-
perience; will consider either tenn
porary or permanent position at
moderate salary. WI 1106. "a.
HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR, age II, de-
sires any type work for summer
Available Immediately. BOX 453K.
S3- -YR.-OLD college man.. ex-Army
oftlcer, cultured. personable. expert
enced, sales percentile 96, high
MANAGEMENT potential, will consider
your offer; free to travel. Box
CoEoRREi6S YOUNG MAN wants any
type Of 5-day a week work. DE.
1046 between 5-6 pm. 26'
Evening star., 1950-05-24
SITUATIONS DOMESTIC

GIRL, colored. wants light lousework
and child care; live in. Call ST.
GIRL. colored. desires gh.w.. Wed,
Thurs. or work Of any kind; after
GIRL, wants days work; good refer
ences. Call after $50 pm, co.
HOUSE CLEANING. expertly done by
colored man and woman. Day hour,
or Job rates; reas.; floors. windows,
woodwork, walls. etc. Emergency
cleaning our speciality" Call LULA
or EARLE. DE. OLGA.
HOUSEkEEPER-W Woman, "a. good
plain cook and manager for mother
less home Box 341-H, Star. pa
WOMAN, colored, cook, Inv, part
time Mon. through Fri. through
dinner; ref, TR. 6776.
sire SiEes c5 iGb GgIh,wii or or. 5ta days GSS,,s a
INTELLIGENT coLoRED WOMAN.
35, desires Job as housekeeper, child
care. Prac.- trained, exper; Refs,
.5.day wks LIVE out. SH. 1927.
COLoRED GIRL, wants general house
work; 5l2 days a week, with ref
erence. 10 S-232O.
COLORED NURSEMAID, part or full
time; mothers helper or g.h.w. TU.
COLORED WOMAN, with ref, wants
days work or 5 days week,
part time, morning. Call DU. 1879.
Evening star., 1950-05-24
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PLANT SHADE rREEa. snYubs and
specialize in soddtng For free es-
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6l02 Ager road, Hyatssville Nd
Tel Warfeld 4756 or Union as36
TOPSOIL-very good. rich topsoil
for lawns and greenhouses: very rea-
rsRss sepssle yAnIyHIIn GslI III 4ess; ..
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ToPSOIL, nil dirt, manure. bluestone
and road srayel: tree trimming and
TRACTOR WORK. plowing. discing
asaa.ss mac sssdinfl E. sSss. ssSs holes @ aug BY
prices and quality workmanship. do
it with machinery. Complete land
scaping. greener lawns, new drive
ways and repairs. concrete, brick,
bulldoZirg, land clearing, spraying;
free estimates. 10. 3-4912. 26s
FREE ESTIMATEs-Comp land.
scaping, tree surgery, lawns seeded
or 500 rock gardens. GRIFFORD
Cow SE MANURE. slSsu we'll rot.sd. $3.50 pc,
is bu., So per 10 bu.. $3.50 per
bu. Top soil screened and ferttlized
75c per bu. delivered. WA. 4693
FENcE-chain link. Or picket. .oai
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