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Arkansas State press., 1950-07-14
Dr. Rl,oads-

AsexMa Independence, az SYM
bssued by the 4th OF July. but
s'ia1srdcpendencer, which boils
ASwz into the imperative that the
rsomusry's different racial, religious
;saA essss groups learn to live to-
GeNsev on n basis Of equality.
OBVIOUSLY" he said, democracy
h IN soundes, social theory hui
snaaSsy has evolved, but as prac-
Assea Sn America II IL not ready
~ unqualified acceptance by a
distracted and divided world In
m s.sss. n is moving in the right
direction. but its progress Is slow,
faitering, painful and often in
gcvrrsc-~
American democracy, which
. IDS II extremely difficult to ac-
,cl immediate 15,0oo,o0 black A.
qnericans within its framework, on
tire world front encounters bill
Hon and n half black men 10 a
government Of, by, and for white
an~n WIN inspire neither support
f1cr confidence"
Dv. Rhoads made IL plain that he
cxpressed these views in the very
daae ~ ahe recent history-making
ssweatt. McLsurin and Henderson
decisions by the High Court, hold
eng that even these inroads upon
Chs system OF racial segregation
represented action perhaps not
swift enough and not decisive
nca0gn 20 refine" democracy to
Abe point where II can successfully
rrpeg the stiff communistic COM
pefssScu- with which II Is con-
frontcd.
Arkansas State press., 1950-07-14

old grandson Of Mr. and Mrs Jim
Taylor underwent an operation re-
Gently and was moved to the Lew
is nursing home and Is improving
nicely at this writing Mrs. Eu-
genla Stacy, mother of Mrs Ma
Bile Sanders passed last week at
The home Of her daughter The
W. M. S. met at First Baptist
church last week Friendship day
was observed with tWenty-three
members present Mrs Myrtle
Highshaw taught the lesson on,
What l. the Business Of the Chris
tan Church Jessie Pugh left last
week for Milwaukee where he will
visit relatives and friends Mrs
Annie Mae Wllks OF Indiana is
visiting her sister. Mrs Leona Nc
Donald Mrs Helen Butler Of Lit
tie Rock was called home be-
cause Of serious illness Of her IA
Their. Kenny Craytan Johnnie
Green made a business trip to
Gurdon last week. Installation SER
vices for the pastor Of First Bap-
fist church will be held at the
church Sunday Dinner will be
served on the church grounds ..-.
Edward Farris of California was
a week-end visitor Of Mr. and Mrs.
NJ. N. Lewis ... The Missionary con-
vention eonvenes at Olive Light
AME church Thursday and Friday,
Rev j. T. Hill Is pastor; Fl. An
drews. presiding elder The
Junior choir of First Baptist church
gave a social in the Educational
building last week A number of
young people were present and re-
ported an enjoyable time ...,L Lit
tie Hardy Lee Davis and Eliza
beth Mack have been ii but are
HluGH utAHEf a. LAaAS y Z AAAAAA- AtAI1
were treated for polio The or
der of Eastern Stars met at the
home Of Mrs. Shirley McElroy last
week Mrs. Alice Gales, w NJ.
Mrs. Annie Bel Grigsby and Mrs.
Fannie Hall are on the sick list
Final rites for Mrs Eugenia Stacey
We're held last week at Andrews
Undertaken chapel. Burial was
in Hicks cemetery Mr.. and Mrs
Jasper Spralls visited in Mag
nolia last week ... Mrs. Birdie Will
kins visited her sister who is i'll
in Magnolia Mr.. and Mrs. Jessie
McElroy motored to Little Rock
last week Mr. and Mrs. l.. c.
Farris and Mr.. and Mrs Andrew
Jones of Camden visited Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis on the weekend.
Arkansas State press., 1950-07-14
Staying


This was between Nelson and
Perry Neither of the men had
sxeapans at this time. Witnesses
stated that Perry made malicious
statements concerning an alleged
LOVE affair between Nelson and
Mas Vera Lee Walker in the pres
snee of Nelson's wife These Wit
sesses also stated that Miss Wal
ser vas the eirlfriend Of Perry
Nftcf this fight the participants
ePurFY and Nelson along with
Bonnie Walker. brother Of Vera,
went home to get their guns. Ben
ME Price, proprietor Of the Para
disc Inn, encountered Walker re-
a,lrning and took his gun TO keep
Rim out Of trouble. He found that
the gun was not loaded. In the
meantime, Perry had come back
% the scene with his shotgun and
NELSON came with his revolver.
Harris. who was at home at 1911
Virginia, heard the disturbance and
scent out to try to stop It. He
proceeded to do so by trying to
take the gun away from Nelson
his uncle. 1t is reported that he
tosd Perry to go on home, he
Wunld take Nelson home because
~ was intoxicated
Whh hut A Single Shct
II there was ever anything as
Killing two birds with one stone,
tlhis certainly would be II. Il was
mt this point that Perry pulled
A1he trigger Of the shotgun, fatally
aniuring both men. The consensus
of opinion among the witnesses
ssnd neighbors was that Harris
was killed accidentally since Perry
S1ss shooting at Nelson while
Harris was standing close to him
urging him TO go home. Therefore.
Harris and Nelson were killed with
the same shot or blast.
d. o. A.
Following the shooting, Perry.
Seaving the PROSTATE bodies Of his
fws victims. went home. few
blocks away but voluntarily gave
hsnscif up to police officers later.
The two injured men were rushed
1r the University hospital but were
Drunouneed dead On arrival. They
0exr then taken 70 Dubisson's Fun
oral Home and later removed to
Huffin-Jarret Funeral Home in
nfafh Little Rock.
Well. Done II"
rerrv's only relative. an aunt,
<oA tins reporter that Nelson had
eclsa<ctt Perry home preceding the
sxhsasing. She stated that he was
shatiy beaten and came into the
ahosxs - get a gun, She said that
sNet<0n bad chased Perry so until
he had jumped a fence about 6
sfevs high without touching 1t and
.rae into the house sobbing. that
ne was fed up" and was going TO
~-kis1 him today for II | don't kill
shis. nell kill me-" She further
stated that Nelson had been mo-
sssfins Perry for nearly year
sssd although she tried TO prevent
A1n going back TO the fight. she
.sws fruitless in doing so, After
sae shooting he said to the aunt,
We'll. l done it,.
Harris, veteran OF the Navy
In world war II was attending the
veterans training school at Dun
bar prior TO his death. The double
funeral services OF Nelson and Har-
ris were held on last Monday
afternoon from the Ruffin and JAR
ret Funeral Home.
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Arkansas State press., 1950-07-14
.Broughton
Johnny Hamilton, Jr.

Sunday school was conducted by
MozeI Willis and BTU by Mrs.
Roston. Rev. Russ preached the
Sunday sermons Mrs. Odessa
Simons is visiting her mother in
Beirne who is ill..-Mr. and Mrs
Sam Busy are planning to visit
friends in Texarkana Mrs. Anna
Pride plans to spend her vacation
in California Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
mold sponsored a weiner roast last
week All attending reported an
Arkansas State press., 1950-07-14
Walter White
Continued from page one

expression of patriotism by you
and your colleagues would be a
major contribution not only to ma
tional unity but also to national
well being and national produc-
tivity in a period of grave crisis.
Arkansas State press., 1950-07-14

enjoyable afternoon Miss Opal
Arnold and Rev. Luther Arnold
are on the sick Persons at
tending the vacation Bible school
were Mrs. Alberta Hamilton,
Freddie NJ. Hamilton, Mrs. john
ME Hamilton, Benjamin G. Ham,
iltan. Etter M. simons and Johnnie
Hamilton. ir..g..s..Vera Yarbough
gave a party at her residence re-
Gently Mrs Ellen Banks Of
Prescott IS much improved. She IS
able to walk to the doctors Of
flee now
Arkansas State press., 1950-07-14

CONTINUED from page one)
81 digging down into their meager
inconcs 20 buy books, hire a teach
or and set her Up In the local
church for the entire le49-50
s~bool year. Under tutelage Of DR.
George ID. Flemmings, president OF
tive Fort Worth Branch. an NAAC
v brsrrh was organized in Euless
and subsequently tho legal services
Of Regional Special Counsel Y. S.
Arkansas State press., 1950-07-14
CONWAY

]. n. Taylor
Rev. and Mrs. VIII Turner had
as house guest their grandson,
Samuel Adams. Of Columbus, Mis-
souri, Mrs. Matte Brown Of Co.
Evening star., 1950-04-17

One of the loudest voices In the world
belongs to the spring peeper.
This is Hyla crucifer. tree frog.
For creature not more than an inch
long, what voice he has!
On a calm morning he can be heard
at least half mile. and there are some
who claim to have heard one for dis
tance Of mile.
Certainly few living things have more
powerful voices. or more sheer power to
throw the voice.
His incessant noise is easily one Of the
best signs of spring.
Tree frogs belong to that group Of liv-
ing things more easily heard than seen.
They possess chameleon adaptability
to the branch to which they cling.
Peculiar glands enable them to absorb
with their bodies the dew of the leaves
among which they live.
Mostly their lives are lived in air, not
water.
They return to the water only at the
breeding season.
Sometimes they sleep under moist
stones or old logs.
Then the moisture absorbing glands 90
into high gear.
That mighty voice 10 just one Of
Myls's gifts.
Evening star., 1950-04-17
Speed Trop' Favored

A victim" of the South Capitol street
speed trap" recently protested through
a letter to The Star. AS a regular trav-
eler of South Capitol street I say that
the 30-mile speed limit imposed. adj
jacent to Boiling and Naval Air Sta
tions, is justified. That stretch has in
tersections. lead-in roads and now the
new web of approaches to the new bridge.
Drivers watch the planes as they drive
by and the hill is favorite spot for
parkers to watch the air traffic over
the city. Just beyond lies the South
Capitol street shopping center and speed
through the open stretch would only
further bottleneck that area.
At thirty miles an hour South Capitol
street is safe-except for the people who
jeopardize the safety of law-abiding
drivers by speeding and causing the
wrecks that do frequently happen on
that stretch.
Regardless of how it is done. I am
sure the majority of drivers who use
South Capitol street hope that the pres
ent 30-mile limit will be maintained.
e. r.,
Evening star., 1950-04-17
Mr.. Truman Can Heip

The responsible Democratic leaders in the
Senate seem to be making a sincere effort to
revive an effective bipartisan foreign policy.
For instance, Senator Lucas, the Majority
Leader, has invited the Republicans to designate
one or more Of their members as Official repre-
sentatives to sit in on the formation of foreign
policy, decisions. And Chairman Connally has
proposed that his Foreign Relations Committee
be broken down into eight subcommittee that
would consult periodically with State Depart
ment officials on specified fields of foreign policy
This would give the Republicans what they
have properly been insisting upon as condition
of bipartisanship-a voice In the formulation of
foreign policy They object and they have every
right to object to being called upon in the name
of bipartisanship merely to ratify policies that
they had no effective part In shaping.
There is a good chance that satisfactory
adjustment can be worked out along these lines.
The administration leaders in the Senate, how
ever, will need help from Mr.. Truman. He ought
70 refrain from such harmful things % his
Evening star., 1950-04-17
The Cos Bill Veto

There is ample room for honest difference
of opinion as to the merits of the Kerr natural
gas BILL which has been vetoed by the President.
The bill would have removed producers of
natural gas from the regulatory jurisdiction of
the Federal Power Commission. Advocates of
the bill had argued, first, that Congress never
intended that the commission should have such
power, and, second that exemption from regula-
ton would be the best way to insure increased
production of natural gas and reasonable prices
to consumers. The opponents took a dametri-
cally opposed postion-that without regulation
competition would be stifled and prices would
soar
AS in all such controversies, experience will
determine who is right and who is wrong. The
bill was passed IN the Senate by a narrow margin
and barely squeaked through the House The
voting did not follow party lines and the princi-
pal sponsors were Democrats. So the President
cannot be accused of acting arbtrarily-as in
the case of the Taft-Hartley Actin vetoing this
measure.
The surprising thing is that the President
apparently had assured his party leaders in both
Senate and House that he would sign the bill
At any rate, they thought they had received
such assurance, and they can hardly be expected
to relish the veto. But that is Democratic family
matter, and the President will have to explain
his action as best he can to such administration
StalwartS as Senators Kerr and Connaly and
Speaker Rayburn.
The inference is that the opponents were
able to bring to bear enough pressure to compel
the President to do an about-face In fairness
to the President, however, it must be said that
he would have been stepping out of character if
he had signed the bill. Wherever there is sug-
gestion of monopoly Mr.. Truman believes whole
heartedly in Federal regulation. He has said so
time and again, and it would have been
thoroughly inconsistent for him to have signed
bill to take such vital commodity as natural
gas out of the control of Federal agency
Evening star., 1950-04-17
William H. Shriver, jr.

His body is about inches long. Some
times he finds his prey much too large
for him, but he tries 1t, just the same.
4
w. H. Hudson, the famous naturalist,
has described these frogs In his The
Naturalist In La Plata"
Their notes. he AYERS. sound like wind
instruments, and can be heard at least
a mile away.
After the spring festivities, each one
retires TO asselected hiding place in wa
ter. with just its eyes sticking out.
These eyes never close. day or night.
even in sleep Smaller frogs and toads
fall victims. as well as birds and even
small animals.
The high spot in the life of this fellow
comes In very wet seasons.
Then he can invade cultivated gardens
and lie in wait for chickens and
ducklings.
What fun he must get out of his an
nual feast!
II any one finds fault with him for his
taste. he swells himself UP like q drum,
opens his mouth and croaks noarsely.
So If you 60 to South America, do not
criticize him: II you do. be careful not to
let him bite you. for he holds on like o
bulldog. and his bite Is poisonous.
Evening star., 1950-04-17
The Art Of Niiinsky

Here Is an appreciation for the sensi-
tive editorial In your paper recently
on the cart Of Nijinsky. 1t is all true.
as I remember him. had forgotten
his revelation that the source of his
inspiration was the graceful movements
Of children as he observed them.
Only once did see him. 1t was the
time when Diaghileff brought the Rus
sian Imperial Ballet to this country for
the first time in 1916. For weeks the
Ballet Russo. holding the stage of the
Metropolitan Opera House, had New
York City breathless.
The Spectre of the Rose was choreo-
graphic tableau from poem by Theo-
phile Gautier. which Nijinsky danced
with exquisite grace to the music of
Carl Maria Won Weber's delicate Invita-
tion to the Waltz"
The rose the beautiful girl has brought
home from the dance becomes the symbol
Of her romance. AS she falls to sleep,
the full-blown rose comes to life In her
dreams as phantom lover.
I still cherish the beautiful program
illustrated with the fascinating illus
tration paintings by Leon Bakst. Some
times see paintings from that program
in an art store here and there.
Perhaps the reason we do not have
such incompatible art today, is expressed
in the words of the editorial: "A mystic
sympathy which he felt for. God and
nature and humanity-a sympathy far
too frail, too delicate, too sensitive to
survive in world of struggle and con-
fusion"
Helen Duey Hoffman.
Evening star., 1950-04-17
A pseudonyna is permissible only
vhen letter carries correct name
and address of Uriter. Please be brief.

8. The announcer often says Some
thing like this: Temperature in the
low 40s today and "a degrees tonight
much colder tomorrow" We wonder
much colder than what. tomorrow
much colder than today or than tonight?
4. The radio speakers often report
somewhat as follows: 1T will be about
80 degrees in the city tonight and %
degrees in the suburbs" am farmer
and generally temperatures vary to 10
degrees out here from that in Washing
ton. 1t would add to the value of weather
reports If announcers would add fore
cast for the temperature in the open
country as we'll as for the suburbs.
Some broadcaSterS, in their reports,
give personal comments. Such COM
ments as I'VE shall have pleasant, agree
able weather-clear and cool" may irri-
tate q farmer who needs hot. wet
weather. No announcer can know just
the type of weather that will please his
many listeners. Like porridge. some like
it hot and some like it cold.'
j. Blaine Gwin.
Remington, Va.
Evening star., 1950-04-17

suggestion that Senator McCarthys repu-
tation is SO bad that he cannot be libeled. And
he ought not to be making public statements to
the effect that his aim is to elect Congress
that believes Fundamentally in international
cooperation.
It is not hard to understand, and perhaps to
sympathize with, the sentiments which prompt
such comments from the President Mr.. Truman,
however, has to work with Congress as it is,
not as he might like it to be. His duty is to get
the maximum of bipartisan cooperation on
foreign policy, and he is not going to get that
unless he curbs the urge to give vent to his
wrathful feelings.
Evening star., 1950-04-17
This and That j..
By Charles E. TroceweH

Another Is neat set of discs on his
toes. These enable him to hold fast to
q branch while he is upside down.
Altogether. then, we find him small
but mighty citizen of the woods.
Hearing him for the first time is an
experience for q city man who moves to
the suburbs; he is nothing new to farm
boys, Of course. but not all Of us-unless
we are destined to be President-can
claim farm birth. Many have moved to
big cities before time gave them a chance
to crystalline their memories.
To these, the shrill incesSant call of
the spring pepper is at first nuisance,
then charm.
Powerful voices, of course, are nothing
new among the frogs.
The famous bull frog, widely dispersed
in the United States and Canada. can
be heard for at least two miles.
To call what he does croaking is rather
wide of the mark.
It Is. rather, believing
II we wish to know about these am
phibians, however. we must 60 to South
America for the cream of them all. the
horned frog Of Brazil.
This 10 the specimen that catches and
eats chickens
Evening star., 1950-04-17
Gift Elephants

Elephants always have been popular. Cave
men Sketched mastodons on the walls of their
hideouts. In China Hindustan, Ceylon and Siam
pachyderms were subjects of art as early as there
was any art for them to be subjects of. Shakes
peare Identifies them with Julius Caesar. The
author of the Book of Job called them be-
hemoths and declared their bones were strong
as brass or "like bars of iron." Saint Francis
de Sales wrote in 1908: "The elephant, although
gross beast, is yet the most decent and most
sensible of any other upon earth" George
Washington momentarily put aside the business
of organizing nation in order to 60 to see
specimen exhibited in Philadelphia.
What happened yesterday at the National
Zoo was further demonstration of the tie
between the most faithful and, according to
some authorities, the most intelligent of animals
and children of all ages" DR.. william M. Mann
played host to throng of 10000 people, all
intent on paying their respects to Ashok and
Shanti, the latest pachyderms to make history
The Government of India, represented by Nine
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, gracious and charming
Indian Ambassador, had offered the two mann
moths as symbol of fellowship and peace
Formal acceptance of them was an event of
Saturday. But the community of Washington
staged its own welcome, and nobody who at
tended ever will forget the occasion. Yesterdays
outpouring of people was gesture of interna-
tional friendship which India and the world at
large will understand.
Evening star., 1950-04-17
By Leonard J. Schweitzer

MASS desertions from the Red Army
AxA may be the order of the day in the
event of war between the Soviet Union
and the West. If Western psychological
warfare is carefully planned to take
advantage Of Russian unrest, the number
Of deserters should be sufficient to cripple
the Red Army seriously and help bring
about a quick Allied victory.
These optimistic statements represent
the opinion of persons here who have
been connected with the military estab-
lishments of Eastern Europe.
1t. Col. Zivan L. Knezevich. wartime
Yugoslav military attache here and for
mer member of his homeland'S general
staff says Russian deserters will total
in the millions provided the Soviet
Union attacks the West, not vice versa"
The colonel. currently q civilian at
tache Of our Army. is supported by fugi-
tive Red Army men who have come to
this country as displaced persons. stain
will have to fight the next wal, with his
secret police formations, not with the
Russian people," says one OF these refu-
gees, former Russian major. He cannot
be identified because members OF his
family are still in the Soviet Union. but
he is now employed on a nearby Virginia
farm.
Thousands of us were willing to take
our chances with the Germans in 194l.
rather than fight for the Communists. )"
this man adds. If they are stupid
enough to send the Red Army against
the Americans, the men will take 1t as
God-given opportunity to escape from
the secret police, the slave labor camps
and subhuman living conditions. Maybe
a few Bolshevik fanatics will fight hard
for Stain. But the majority knows
that Red victory will mean the contin-
uation of oppression, while an American
victory will mean freedom"
World War II brought the Russians
into large-scale contact with the West
for the first time in 80 years. Despite
frantic Communist efforts at indoctrina-
tion, the Russians liked what they saw to
such an extent that thousands have fed
the Red Army to slip into the Western
occupation zones of Germany. War will
accelerate this process, the Russian ex-
major declares
Col. Knezevich points to the huge
Evening star., 1950-04-17
Formers and the Weather

am writing to you about the weather
reports given over the radio because my
comments apply equally to all broad
casting stations and because the matter
is Of concern to most of your readers
Weather information is. of course. of
special importance to all farmers. since
an entire years income can be lost by
guessing wrong just few times about
the weather. I am convinced the broad
casting of weather reports can be i'm
proved considerably.
l. The broadcasters speak too rapidly
when giving these reports.
2. Too frequently. the complete report
is not given. When the news broad
caster gets to the weather at the end
Of his program. he often seems to be
pressed for time and it is quite usual for
him to omit information about weather
conditions for the following day.
Evening star., 1950-04-17
The Price Of Bridges

With bridges figuring in our local news
lately-East Capitol Street Bridge, Ana
costa Bridge, even Harry Bridges and
Senator Bridges, memories of our earlier
bridges come to light. For long time
the Connecticut Avenue Bridge gener-
ally was referred to by an unofficial
nickname, the Million Dollar Bridge. 1t
was called this even after it was OFF,
cially named In honor of William How
ard Taft after his death twenty years
ago.
While am not opposed to that which
is dedicated to the memory and honor
of a national leader, have wondered
if q ban was placed against the use of
this nickname, Million Dollar Bridge.
Could it be that such reference ad-
vertises the low prices of the days before
imitation and that such an identification
may injure the morale of the people?
How much would such project as
this Taft Bridge cost today? Or. is
that a secret-confidentia
Robert Emmet Burke.
Editors Note: Harry Howser, the
Districts engineer of bridges, says
the Taft Bridge would cost about
$75 million If built today. without
allowing for the fact that today they'd
make it twice as wide. The Million
Dollar" bridge. incidentally, cost only
$846.331. 1t was completed in 1907)