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Evening star., 1950-02-18
Births Reported

(By the D. c. Bureau of Vital Statistics }
Anthony and Ethel Cerasale, girl.
William, and Mae Draper, boy.
! Leo and Eleanor Florick girl
| Carlos and Ella Gherke. boy.
! Stephen and Virginia Grub, girl
Richard and Margaret Hughes girl.
Theodore and Betty Humes. boy
Arkansas State press., 1950-04-14
Vets Organization
Now Incorporated

The Veterans Good Govern
ment Association organized by
Charles Busy, Bronze Mayor OF
this city, has been Incorporated.
The organization has at its pre-
amble. "In order to stimulate in
young people an active interest in
government affairs, to increase
the efficiency Of popular govern
ment, to foster and provide for
our people through its administra-
ton the highest degree of justice
and social welfare, we, the Veter-
ems Good Government Associa-
ton, do associate ourselves to-
gether and establish the constitu-
ton Of the association" The MEM
bership to this organization will
be limited to honorably discharg-
ed veterans.
The corporation is not organized
for pecuniary gains or profit to Its
members. The following persons
are chartered members, DR.. G.. p
Freeman, Med d. Cullins, jr
Earl L. Moore, DR.. j. b.
Woods and Earl Davy. This or
ganization is looking forward to
better things for the people Of
Arkansas in the near future.
Arkansas State press., 1950-04-14
Naacp Honors Dr..
Taylor At Banquet

Dr. w. Marcus Taylor, pro-
minent minister and civic leader
was guest of honor at a banquet
Tuesday evening in the dining
room of the Charmaine hotel.
The occasion was a tribute for
his service he has rendered as
head of the local chapter of the
NAACP. DR.. Taylor rounded seven
years as president of the associa-
ton in January. He was organizer
Of the Little Rock chapter and
served as its first president He
was also instrumental in organiz-
ing the Arkansas conference OF
branches, which during his regime
was said to be one of the assocla-
TONS strongest conferences.
Many tributes were paid to the
NAACP leader by those present,
and much appreciation was evil
dence by having a man to adopt
Arkansas as his home and inter-
est himself in the affairs of the
state to make it better place for
the Negro to live.
The highlight of the evening
was the principal address deliver
ed by the dynamic Bob Booker
nationally known barrister who
brought fame and honor to Ark
ansas that is envied by her sis
ter southern states After relating
TO those in attendance the many
things that DR.. Taylor has &C.
complshed for the community In
his unselfish manner, Attorney
Booker related his experience In
sitting in on the United States
Supreme Court last week while
his colleagues battled before thai
great body a case that will de.
termine the future of these Unit.
cd States.
Father G.. G. Walker served q,
POSTMASTER for the evening.
S. McClinton was chairman of tn,
banquet committee.
Arkansas State press., 1950-04-14

merican democracy can save
world which Is threatened by
Communism only by the immedi-
ate elimination of racial segrega-
ton"
DR.. Pipes declared that "raci-
al segregation offers an open door
for machine politicians and Com
munists because both Of these
groups are basically enemies Of
democracy in their aim to promote
antagonisms and fears"
Dean Pipes said that while serv-
ing for four years as the president
of Alcorn college in Mississippi
trying to help Negroes by COOP
Grating with the white Lords Of
the Land, lost faith in the Dor
ing from within solution Of the
race problem. Both Negroes and
southern whites need outside
help: segregation has SO frustrat-
ed and warped tn minds Of both
groups that neither can react nor
mally TO the other-or TO other
members OF its own group"
Booker T. Washington accepted
racial segregation In his famous
separate as the fingers Of
the hands speech" the militant
Arkansas State press., 1950-04-14
Little Rock Girl In
Dramatic Play

Hampton, Va-Miss Mildred
Janice Mccoy Of Little Rock,
Hampton Institute freshman ma
joring in Business Education, is a
member Of the Communications
Center Theatre players Student
Production staff, which produced
Kesselrings arsenic and Old
Lace" here recently in Ogden
Hall.
Miss Mccoy Is the daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs. r. M. Mccoy 004
Buchanan st.
The play Is farcical tale Of
two old maids who feel sorry for
lonely old gentlemen and send
them to friendship ION the other
side by putting arsenic In their
wine.
Arkansas State press., 1950-04-14
James Strot1er
Killed By Hit
And Run Driver

Leroy Strother, 1414 Magnolia
street, North Little Rock, died in
University Hospital, Saturday of
injuries suffered Friday when a
hit and run driver struck him
near 18th and Locust. dragged
him about 26 feet, and then drove
off and left him, according to re-
ports. Officers found the victim
lying in the middle of the street.
obtained descriptions from wit
nesses, and a half hour later ar
rested Arthur Burton, white, who
is said to have admitted having
the accident, and who was charged
with involuntary manslaughter,
leaving the scene of an accident,
and having no drivers license
Prior to the death of Strother.
Burton was charged with reckless
driving and leaving the scene ana
a bail set of $500 for the first
offense and 5000 for the second.
The case is to be tried May rs.
Immediate relatives surviving
Mr.. Strother are Mrs. Lucille Stro-
Their. his wife, Mrs. Curly Mae
Alexander, his daughter, and Le-
roy. jr., and James, his two sons.
Arrangements for the funeral had
not been completed at the lime
Of going to press. The Hubble
Brothers Funeral Directors will
have charge.
Arkansas State press., 1950-04-14

structive organization than II w.
before 1t assembled. And Il wao
at this point that DR.. o. Sherman
No. Little Rock leader. proffsro6
a sound plan for the formation q
an organization. DR.. Sherman W.
the only spokesman who was able
to speak constructively without
interruption and that important
feat was attributed to his phyule
and outstanding reputation Of M
tolcrating foolishness.
DR.. Sherman suggested the sp-
pointment Of a committee TO con-
tact various state leaders who
were not present, get reaction q
a statewide organization, an
take ninety-day cooling IN
period after the stormy meeting.
The plan was endorsed BY the
group and a special committee ap-
pointed to meet and iron out tho
difficulties that were entered into
the meeting by those opposing
formation OF an organization. A.
mong those supporting DR.. Sher.
mans plan were DR.. II. II. Rhine
hart, veteran physician Of Warren.
and DIR. Woods, noted minister Of
Hot Springs, and w. Harold
Flowers. militant attorney Of Pine
Bluff.
The call for the meeting came
from Hot Springs Civic League.
headed by f. S. Stevenson, who
presided AT Saturdays meeting.
Arkansas State press., 1950-04-14
Safety Boys Patrol
Gets Assistance

While passing on Wright Avenue
it has been observed that Negro
policemen are stationed TO assist
the safety patrol boys in direct
ing the traffic at the danger
points thus protecting our girls &
boys TO and from school Upon in
vestigation II has been found that
Charles Bussey, well known bust
ness man and civic worker of this
city was instrumental in securing
the services of the policemen for
See PATROL--page four
Arkansas State press., 1950-04-14
NAACP Asks High Court To
Reconsider Separate butEqua|
Decision Made Back In 1896

Washngon-A blsng the 54-year-old separate but
equal segregation doctrine made last
States Supreme Court attorneys National Association for
the Advancement of Cooed joined Attorney
General and Solicitor States asking the high
tribunal to declare that racial
elimination and is unconstitutional
Inc arguments made on April and before packed court
room while several hundred disappointed
vany for chance to witness the proceedings presented in two
involving segregation higher
and third involving interview
Arkansas State press., 1950-04-14
Esprit Of Cotton :
Falls On Agri.
(etrefary

Mis- Betty Johnson, 1850 Spirit
Cotton called on Secretary of
gulmre Charles F. Brannan
b Monday to extend him greet
Is from the Memphis Cotton
ahrs Jubilee.
The ls-year-old emissary, a jun
a philander Smith and at
hiding ]. B. C., also describ-
b the Secretary what the Ju-
lee organization is doing to help
umo,e wider use of cotton wear
d apparel. She points out that
b lO.city tour, which began here
Washington and will end in
lille Rock, plays an important
pr in this effort by helping to
bow women how they may dress
eli in cotton garments.
h most Of the cities on her I'LL
tnry, the Spirit of Cotton VIII
featured in stlye revues, wear
g cotton dresses from her COM
eR wardrobe of pretty cotton
araents.
Secretary Brannan Showed Miss
'hnSon samples of two new cot
% fabrics which further enhance
beauty and utility of cotton
wearing appeared. One Of these
as a linen-like fabric made from
p0T'staple cotton, and the other
~ a water-repellent material
oven from immature cotton fiber
Inc Secretary explained that
ese new fabrics were developed
'he Departments Southern
'Sional Research Laboratory II
sPIRIT-page four
Arkansas State press., 1950-04-14

Justice Department all three behalf
appellants added the history making atmosphere that surrounded
Supreme
history.
Marshall Argues Sweat Case
In his the celebrated Sweat involving
peal of Hman Marion Sweat for admission to the University
Texas law school, NAACP Special Counsel Thugood Marshall
forth clearly the Associations Ferguson
decision of 1896 unfolding doctrine
ties for Negroes should be and segregation
See NAACP ASKS HI COURT-paqe eight
Arkansas State press., 1950-04-14
State Leaders
Fail To Agree At
Spa" Meeting

A call to Hot Springs for all
state leaders interested in improv-
ing the welfare Of the Arkansas
Negro, by organizing a statewide
organization proved a completes
failure and the waste of several
hours Of time Saturday afternoon.
After three hours of noise max
ing and blocking of ideas. the
group was farther from a con-
Arkansas State press., 1950-04-14

dean continued, but that Wa
more than fifty years ago: I do
not believe that he would take
the same stand in this atomic year
1850. when life expectancy ID only
three years-and history must yet
prove that Washington was right
in compromising fifty odd years
ago. I do not believe that he
would today approve of the south
See DEAN-page four
Arkansas State press., 1950-04-14
TB Essay Contest
Winners To Be
Announced

The final meeting TO present the
winners in the Essay Contest
sponsored by the Pulaski County
tuberculosis Association, will be
held at Jones High school, North
Lite Rock, tonight at 0 o'clock.
A talk by DR.. Hugh Brown and
In addition music by the County
Schools.
See CONTEsT--page four
Arkansas State press., 1950-04-14
PSC Dean Attacks
Racial Segregation
Criticise Regional Education
And Compromise" Negro Leaders

Memphis-Addressing a joint
seven-state Regional Meeting Of
Sigmas and Zetas at the Centen-
airy Methodist church here, DR..
William II. Pipes, dean of PHI
lander Smith college Of Little
Rock and formerly president of
Alcorn college, declared that "a
Arkansas State press., 1950-04-14
". A. SingfieId
Dies In ST. Louis

Attorney W. A. singfield. 1900
Geyer street, one of Little Rocks
outstanding citizens. died Tuesday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock at the
home of his son, Waldorf Sing
field, in st. Louis. He had been
IN failing health for nearly two
years.
A native OF Washington, Geor-
Arkansas State press., 1950-04-14
Truman Listed As
IS And White" by
Census Taker

Key West, Fla-tCNS)-Presi-
dent Truman, who spoke right up
to the Census Taker here in Key
West He gave his address as
1000 Pennsylvania Avenue, Wash
ington, his birthplace as Lamar,
Miss. and his age as 65 The TAX
err. a Southerner, added white"
on his QUESTIONABLE.
Arkansas State press., 1950-04-14

gia. Attorney Singfield came to
Little Rock when a young man
md practced law here for over
so years. He was distinguished for
his talent in civil law matters as
well as for the quality and quaint
ity of his civic services to the
community, among which was his
,resldo~rv ~ the Negro Chamber
See SINGFIELD--page four
Arkansas State press., 1950-04-14

DRIVE LAUNCHED-Pine Bluff-Tempo
rary officers have been selected and men,
bership drive for 1000 members launched in
the reorganization of the Pine Bluff Branch
NAACP it was announced by Donald Jones,
regional secretary here from the Dallas Of
flee to supervise the procedure.
Chosen as temporary officers to steer the
branch through its reorganization period are
Rev, J. r. Lowery, pastor of st. John AME
Church. president; Mrs. Ethel Dawson, Sec
rotary, and John Kahn, treasurer. This &C.
ton was taken at general meeting Of the
branch Sunday afternoon at Merrill High
School. The meeting had been called by the
national office and some 200 persons were
Arkansas State press., 1950-04-14

in attendance. All officers are appointive
pending a regular meeting Of the branch to
be held April 25 when members will vote In
permanent officers to carry on the branchs
business the rest of the year.
About 40 persons have so far enlisted
to work in the member drive some 30 Of them
volunteering their services at the Sunday
meeting. AT that time al Of the 200 present
renewed their membership, despite the fact
that their presence indicated they were con-
sdered nominally members in the National
Office.
Reading from left to right: Mr.. Jones,
Mrs. Dawson, Rev. Lowery and Mr.. Kahn.
-Toto by GriCsl
Arkansas State press., 1950-04-14

v0nl4oO. LII Mr. Virginia
ane the bride of Jesse Elliott Taylor r in double ring
CEREMONY performed April at 1880 p. in Wesley chapel
e The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. john
3n 1916 Summit The bridegroom is the of Mr. and Mrs
Taylor 307 +. 9th street Rev c. f. Upton ofcated
fn alter of white gladioas, snapdragens, woodwarda
and lighted apers. Nuptia music furnished by Mrs.
Dewey Ivy who also sang, Because accompanied by Mrs
Georgia C. Smith, (See JohnsonTayor Nuptials-page fiye)
Press foto by Davy.
Arkansas State press., 1950-04-14

m oehS DAY AT PSC-Founders' day
ya "uander Smith college was a most impress
Ri, v,caslon Mrs. ]. T. Bridwell who taught
Sery &C. % years ago was present and gave
Sho a"e remarks. DR.. r. c. Childress, who was
ps, llrSt person to graduate from the college,
60 10 the president his diploma receiv-
Shs,a years ago at the close of his talk. He
e aa every graduate of the college to so
set ~ ~ serve that their diploma may be given
Ar.s /" .neir alma mater at the close of their
ma, YEA, -. and untarnished but symbolic of
hie Oh service to others. Rev. c. Ted
Evening star., 1950-02-13
Baseball Rain Check Originator
Still Unrewarded for Idea at 80

rained, the fence buster checked
out the main gate and received a
ticket to the next days game. That
was no way to make money and
after weeks of figuring the rain
check scheme was invented.
Abner, not long from his home
in Shenandoah, Pa, sketched
diagram of ticket and had a
batch printed by a Fort Smith,
Ark, firm. Dates were used to
further insure legal use.
Other clubs and leagues flooded
the F't. Smith firm with orders
and without realizing he was CIV
ing away a million dollar idea,
Powell donated his rain check to
all baseball.
His original idea for the ticket
has changed very little in 81 years.
I'm the early days." Powell ex-
plains to this younger genera
ton, ladies didn't attend games,
it just wasn't the thing to do.
And I worked on the idea if you
could get them to come it would
boost mems attendance.
Starting in 1887 7 gave a free
day and gift once a week to the
ladies. I hammered on the idea
for weeks and finally would get a
hundred or so to a game. Other
clubs soon started entertaining
the ladies too"
Connie Mack wrote Powell in
December that he did more for
baseball than any other man alive.
Evening star., 1950-02-13
Kiner Fears Gnx, Only Hopes
To Top Ruth S Homer Record

brought his four-year total to
168."
The citation added:
"The Bucco's big boy looms as
future successor to the immortal
Babe Ruth and quite number of
experts are predicting Ralph will
break the great Bambino's record
of so homers in one season before
he is through"
Kiner recently signed a two
year contract with the Pirates
calling for $65,00O a season. He
revealed:
ut took Roy Hamey pirate
general manager) and me about
10 minutes to agree on my con-
tract. The reason it took that
long is that we didn't see eye to
eye at the start y - ~
Mild With Romance.
One of baseball's most eligible
bachelors, Ralph evaluates his
romantic interests this way:
Screen Star Slizabeth Taylor:
Really a nice kid. Dated her
only once"
New York Entertainer Monica
Lewis:
Very intelligent. Dated her
only three times"
Model Peggy Nillson:
"A real nice girl. Date her more
than any one else"
Mrs. Beatrice Kiner, his mother:
That's my girl"
Evening star., 1950-02-13
By the Associated Press

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 13.-Ralph
Klner wants with all his heart to
break Babe RuthS home-run rec
ord this year, but he's not talking.
He's afraid he'll jinx himself.
That is the story intimates get
from the 27-year-old Pittsburgh
Pirate slugger.
Ralph slammed out 81 home
runs last year-just six short of
the Babes record.
Kiner's only comment for pub
lication is:
Il hope to break the record and
I'd like to. I've certainly been
trying, but It's a little tough.
Il hope to have a good year.
II 7 tried to set goal, it would
be the worst thing I could do.
just go on from day to day. If
I said would break the record
I'd just be jinxing myself"
Honored as 1949 Star.
Ralph was honored last night
as Pittsburgh's outstanding ath-
lete of 1949.
He was guest at the annual
dinner of the Dapper Dan Club,
a sports-minded civic organiza-
ton. He won the same honor in
1947.
The Dapper Dams citation said
Kiner's booming bat thundered
for 81 home runs Gin 1949) and
Evening star., 1950-02-13
DHbbIing q Lost Art, Says Pilot
Of Famed AIoysius Court Team

Notre Dame, Nate Sauber, Ray
Catlin, Johnny Goetz, Harvey In
Igley, Jack Smith and Bill Hedding
Harrington calls Hedding the best
free throw marksman ever de-
veloped around Washington-says
he could stand at the foul line and
score blindfolded.
The Wonder Five, featuring such
high school stars as Bill Banta,
Chalky Councillor. Earl Moser, Bill
Werber and Mickey Mcdonald,
gave their elders a run for the in
dependent championship marbles,
but weren't quite in a class with
two major rivals.
Mixed Up in Baseball, Too.
Harrington, who retired from the
Treasury Department two years
ago after suffering and recovering
from stroke, insists that a re-
vival of neighborhood rivalries
would give sports here a shot in
the arm. He was mixed up in
baseball. too, and never will forget
a game at Del Ray, Va, where the
sheriff wanted to arrest him for
cussing on Sunday, beefing about
the umpire's decisions, that is.
HE was going to grab me at
second base, but Alex McKinnon,
coaching at third, let out blast
and he started for him. Then
we both jumped him and he ran
back and forth, wearing himself
out, until the Mayor stepped in
and made a speech about sports
manship, and that sort of thing,
and the game proceeded without
further trouble"
Harrington may be expected to
be partial toward local sports,
having grown up on Washington
sandlotS. He was a committee of
one. chosen by the gang, selected
to welcome Curly Byrd to Rose
dale playground when the Univer-
sity of Maryland president came
to Rosedale as a young instruc-
tor.
Curly heard he'd have to deal
with a tough crowd and thought
he'd better bring a softball bat
along in case he needed help"
Jack recalled. But he used psy-
chology instead. After meeting
the boys he took us all to the cor
ner drugstore and bought us the
biggest soda you could get. Let
me tell you, he was king of the
from that time on"
Evening star., 1950-02-13

don't see anybody like Tommy
Ford, the best blind dribbler OF
them all when he was with the
AloySius Club. And you don't see
ball-handling like the original New
York Celtics showed the fans.
They were real artists"
Harringtons teams weren't pros
and he doesn't pretend to put the
Aloysius, Yankees, Wonders or
any of those almost forgotten
teams in a class with the Caps.
But some oldtimers will agree with
Jack that few modern pro games
raise the blood pressure like those
teams did when the city title was
at stake.
High Praise i'm Rhyme.
The Aloysius crew was colorful
enough to stir Joe Holman. poet
laureate of District sports writing,
to pen the verse:
"The Aloysius team, sir,
Is team that's great to see;
For their passing is dream, sir,
And as swift as swift can be. :"
The Swampoodle crew was an
all-star outfit, including Jim
Birthright, who starred at Gen.
tral; Jim and Frank Duffey, Dutch
Eberts, Odie Geneau, Paul Collins,
Roland Dulin, Pauly Byrne. Fats"
Frank, Lee Fitzgerald, kid" Pep
per, Bill McNaney and Ken
Simondinger
In 1924 it defeated the Yankees
for the city crown and year later
lost it to the same team. The
Yankees featured Joe Dienhart Of
Evening star., 1950-02-13
Caps
Continued From Page A-15D

Continued From Page A-15.)
Tri- -City's home court at Moline,
Ill.
A crowd of 9,012 watched the
Minneapolis Lakers turn back the
lowly Boston Celtics, 1910, at
Minneapolis. Jim Pollard was high
for the Lakers with 20 points,
while George Mikan scored %.
Sonny Hertzberg Clipped in with
% points for Boston. 1t was the
goth straight home-court victory
for Minneapolis.
A Hometown gathering of A.
578 cheered Syracuse to a 1929
victory over the Waterloo Hawks
as a total of 81 fouls were called.
Syracuse made good 40 of 81 free
tosses and the Hawks cashed in
on 38 out of so.
A capacity crowd of 3,700 saw
Fort Wayne edge Rochester, 76-
IA, at Fort Wayne, while sparse
gathering of 1,769 was on hand
to see st. Louis trounce Phila-
delphia, 1910. at st. Louis.
Evening star., 1950-02-13
ST. John Crown Bid
BoIstered as .Gonzaqa
Downs De Matha Five

Unless the floor crumbles under
it, st. Johns will be the Metro
politan Catholic League cham
pion and represent its league in
the Metropolitan Basketball Tour
nament sponsored by The Star
and the District Inter High Ath-
letic Council.
The undefeated Johnnies, with
only three games to go to COM
plete their league schedule. were
given a big boost toward the title
yesterday when Gonzaga knocked
off De Matha, a young but grow
ing schoolboy athletic power, So
43. Had De Matha won it could
have tied for the lead merely by
beating st. Johns on February 26.
Now the tWo-game bulge the
Johnnies hold looks too formida-
BILE for Gonzaga or De Matha, tied
for second place, to hurdle. Each
team has three games remaining
- Gonzaga and De Matha prac-
tically knocked out each other
from title contention. De Matha
beat Gonzaga in the first meet
ing. Both lost to st. Johns. Al
though each gets another crack
at the leader, 1t doesn't appear
enough.
De Matha probably will cause
its more established rivals some
trouble next year. It's Frank
Fuqua, 6-foot-6-inch center who
already is attracting the attention
of college scouts. is only a soph-
omore. He is the top scorer in
the league with an average of Is
points per game. Frank should
be better next year.
Fuqua dropped in IA points
yesterday, but he was the only
De Matha player up to par. Such
usually reliable set shot artists as
Richardson and Bill Jen-
ness were off the mark. Paul
MCGOWAN set the mark for Con-
zaga with 18 points, while Mike
second high league scorer,
got 13.
Ed Gardner and Pat Haley
scored 40 points between them to
lead Georgetown Prep to a $3.50
victory over st. Anthony's in the