Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1951-08-17
DOWN OUR WAY
by frances sampson

by frances sampson
The Pine Bluff Negro Boy. Club noteworthy project
which has been approved by the all powerful Bluff Com
mecai has opened up the facilities the III
the Park lnn and provided the boys this
of using energy wholesome atmosphere and under
quate supervision The organization setting
chnery for the support and maintenance of the facility and
several well known Negro leaders and civic will
opportunity to meet the challenge Pine Bluff Commercial
which has placed Its blessings the newly organized ns
fon provided Negro citizens prove their worth raising
tain for upkeep until the placed
organization set-up by white Negro to keep
raeteers taking advantage the people However
10 the selected who will make up the permanent
ganzation of the Negro Boys Club deliver
charge of responsibility which may may consciously
assumed by those named Such organization seldom fails for
grows and becomes established in the hearts souls
boys the effect pronounced and noticeable that
men unable to lay down the job when before them
Within brief Of years will be reflected in records
made by former members of the organization they
adhood in the Pine Bluff and Arkansas The
ger facilities which provided will increase
terests we watch the boys Of the community build
spiritual moral and physical which Will make the
community better place in which to live To be that
understanding of what here attempted be told suppose you
take time out during evening to drive Vaugne and
Spruce Streets and the boys visit while they play
local white civic organization has already donated
and indoor play equipment to the boys and is certainly time
for Negro leaders to get busy and help make this
manent institution in the community Elsewhere in this
will be found the staff of members of the board of
agent OF the Pine Bluff Negro Boys Club And to those who
fortunate enough to be named for their interest in the boys
OF this community you hereby charged that upon your
shoulders rest the well being and future of the Negro citizens
Of tomorrow! Do well job of performing the tasks which
assigned give faith loyalty and support young
leader Dr. W. Molette make the which he
which faithful and loyal citizen will be proud
when he enqushes the post improve the opportunities for the
development of the boys of this community Give Much OF Your
Time And Generously OF Your Money Harold Flowers Local
Lawyer Makes Pledge OF $4,000 Per Year Which viii In
Part Help Explain His Probable Absentesm From The Board
Members.
Pay Your Poll Tax And Vote All Elections
Battle Will Begin Raging In The Pine Bluff NhAcp Board
over matters of policy as certain element of the boards mem
behp will insist the return of Harold Flowers to the Of
fetal family while the whole board has repeatedly agreed
sist in the fight which Flowers wagng and expected wage
through federal courts for improved school facilities and OPP
ponties Arkansas schools Recently Flowers commented in
his column Memo Nom that he would return to the NAACP
and upon the has been advised by L. Simpson
Tate Dallas regional attorney for the Southwest Region NAAGP
that he will be glad cooperate in legal undertaking in
Arkansas federal courts and Flowers has asked for confer
with Mr. Tate through the channel of the Pine Bluff NAAC
p Such conference should the growing pains among NA
reported self serving action is being
by certain board members solely for the purpose of help
ing n,ergrae Their Wives Into The Pine Bluff and jefferson
County School System Flash Such action while 1t is rowned
upon many will be of manifestation of some KIND
how the public schools Jefferson county
only Negro member of school board
You viii Remember That School Election Is To Be Held In
September vacancy will exist in the Doarway school Dis
rc and hoped that enough unity will obtain among Ne
groes provide for the election of Negro to the board 1t VIII
company for Charlie Knott serving the only Negro member
the school district Mention has been made that
L. Pennington would be good candidate Is the house now
open for nomination? Do the CITIZENS RISE TO MAKE
NOMINATIoN???
While The Editorial Debate Between The STATE PRESS
and the Pine Bluff Commercial Which Refuses To Call Living
Or Dead Negro Women Miss Or Mrs. The Citizens or This
Community will the members and delegates OF the
Order of Eastern Free Accepted Maons meeting in
annual the second Tuesday August in the
Grand Temple in Pine Bluff Both organizations will re-
port increase membership and splendid report is in the OIL
ing from the Secretary Mrs II L. Porter and the Worthy
Matrop Use Annie n
Worshpul Grand Master w NJ Williams will make his first re-
port Of stewardship since assuming office upon the death OF
the late grand master Ellis u Reed.
The Donas in NAAcP Negro Park Commission Pine Bluff
Negro Boys Clubs will provide excellent copy for few weeks
as plans are underway valuable contributions to the peo
pie of this community through collective interest and activity oil
the membership Incidentally the Pine Bluff Civic Association
of which Harold Flowers is serving governor VIII release
bulletin on Educational Facilities and Opportunities Tor Ne
goes will be Photographic survey If conditions Where 90
we pet the money from? And who is to gain from III NO not
Harold Flowers but the people white and black OF the ARK
ansas community Yes sir Mr. Editor of the Pine Blur Com
ea please take that there some Arkansas we peo
ple of the rebel age who interested In the program!