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lsda Sends Frank
Davis TO Point -Four
Post In Liberia

The 70. g. Department OF Agri-
culture announced the appoint
ment OF DR.. Frank G. Davis. eco
nopist. to serve as economic ad-
wiser 70 the Government OF Liber-
-. DR.. Davis viii become a men,
Der OF the u. S. Governments eco
nomic mission for developing the
agriculture Of The West African re-
public.
IRE appointment Is made an the
<equest OF the Government Of Lii
beris and In cooperation with the
Technical Cooperation Administra-
sson. Department Of State, as a
part OF this Nations Point Four
program of sharing technical abili-
lies with other countries. DR.. Da-
vis Is the third Office Of Foreign
Agricultural Relations specialist to
10 10 Liberia under the Point Four
prcsrsm.
DIR. Davis is a native OF Calh 3un
Falls, S. c. He received his p A.
Degree from Howard university In
se13, his M. A. from Ohio State
univefsity in 1895, and his doctors
degree In economies from the uai-
versity Of Iowa In 1899.
Before joining the Department
S( Agriculture. DR.. Davis was a
professor of business economics at
the university OF Maryland cPrin-
S,sss Anne Division). Earlier teach
Jog experience included three
years At Prairie View Ann Col
Jege, Prairie View. Texas. From
1914 70 1850 he was an economis
with the Office Of Quartermaste'
General, U. S. Army
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Amos n Andy"
Lawyer Is Real
In Private Life

Vince Monroe Townsend, Jr.
plays roles of a lawyer and a
| Judge on the CHS Television Net
works Amos n Andy and it is
neat bit of type casting indeed,
for in real life he is a full time
attorney.
Townsend has been a lawyer
since l942. with offices in Los
Angeles. And he looks like law
yer or judge.
He engages in general practice
Of civil. criminal and probate
cases, and Is intensely active In
civic affairs, fraternal orders and
religious groups. He is the assis-
tant pastor of the First African
Methodist Episcopal Church, which
has membership of five thous-
and. lt,f
He also is active in politics. He
won the nomination on both Demo-
cratic and Republican primary
tickets in CALIFORNIA; 62nd Assem-
bly, District in 1850 as candidate for
Congress, but failed to win NOM
ination in the l4th Congressional
District. ,qs
Born in Arkadelphia, Ark, the
son Of the Rev Vince M. To vn-
send, sr, d. D., and Pearl Clay
born Townsend, he was educated
at Sloan's high school, A .kadel-
phia; Shorter college, North Little
Rock; Wherefore university, Ohio
(B. A, 1850.
He did post graduate work and
educational research at Columbia
university in 1888; got his law
education at Howard University,
Washington, d. c. Bachelor of
Laws, 1880; and continued post
graduate legal study at the Uni
versity of Southern California In
1888 He Is married to Lilyan M.
Townsend
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Frame Up
Continued from page one)
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In its national appeal, the Civil
Rights Congress declared, The
people of the United States. both
Negro and white. must act now
to stop the frame-up of the 'Rich-
mond Five to avert another Mar
i'nsville-style' legal lynching in
Virginia.
Every trade union, every Ne
gro organization. every civil liber-
ties group. and every democratic
minded American must wire Gov.
Battle Immediately. The frame-up
machinery of government in that
Jim Crow state must be stopped by
the people before its plot to muir
der five more innocent Negro
youth goes any further"
The CRC continued, White A.
mericans. both In the north and
south, must join their Negro bro
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Warden


F~oS >p
Lawson with three feet hickory
stick and also hitting another
prisoner, o. c. Allen, with walk
ing stick. Corporal punishment in
state penal institutions had been
ruled out in December.
Key admitted striking Taylor but
said it was self-defense. He accus-
ed Taylor of refusing to work and
giatl ing him. The investigators
apo: quoted Taylor as saying he
aas unable to work and that Key
shouted. you are going to worn. E.
oJehi to kill you" Blood was
found on the camp office floor at.
ter the beating. As Taylor ran from
the ICON after being hit. Key fol-
lowed him. Lawson got in the way
and Key dashed out at him.
Though Key pleaded self-dc.
fense. three gashes were found on
Taylor's head.
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check"
But things are still difficult, Says
Tallulah Bankhead' THE Negro
actor, no matter how great, is
Broadway, stepchild,"
But her success led 10 Baker to
say Il haven't changed, so it must
be the people here that have
JUsie Hernandez, Quick points
OUT, has made four films in one
year ard all his roles have been
dignified, iatelieent.' Advances
have been n ade IN television, too,
where appearances by Negro
greats are bringing all Negroes
new respect"
The recent t,proar concerning
the TV Amos II Andy" is dis
cussed in the article, and it re-
ports the approval of this show by
the Coordinatihg Council for Negro
Performers. This show points up
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Josephine Bakers sensational
reception in America may mean
a brighter future for all Negro
show people. declares the new
august Is issue) Quick magazine,
which features Miss Baker on the
cover.
In a penetrating article titled
The Negro in Entertainment"
Quick points out that when Miss
Baker broke. the color line in
Miami's strict Copa City. another
Florida cafe owner. noting her
success, said: Il don't care II peo-
pile are green-if they can pay their
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. WY WutTU NekfOes V
NAACP Head Asks
Total Abolition Of
Army Segregation

The Army's announcement that
a.. lis ending segregation in the
Gar East Command was hailed by
Waiter White, executive secretary
al The National Association for the
Advancement OF Colored People,
,ss m important step toward the
x.,tal abolition of Jim Crowism In
the nations armed forces.
~Asia's people will have greater
confidence in our spoken promises
n they see democracy practiced by
<,ur Army" Mr.. White said. we
none that this welcome announce
uaent will be speedily followed by
another on Europe and the United
States. The American boys in the
Far East are no different from
ft,ose at home or in other coun-
tries. All are entitled to full de-
nocratic treatment.
The Army's announcement came
five months after Thurgood Mar
shall. NAACP special counsel, re-
su,sned from an intensive investiga-
tton In Korea of the courts martial
Il Nero servicemen and charged
1l,af these cases are rooted in the
Jsn Grow policies still persisting
n the Army" Mr.. Marshall plac-
- the responsibility for contin-
cd aggregation upon General of
- Army Douglas Macarthur for
failure TO implement the Presi-
dents order for the elimination of
segregation from the armed SER
Ulces."
In his report on Korea, the MA
AcP lawyer concluded that as
1ong a. we have racial segregation
a the Army we will have the type
O( injustice of which these courts
martial are typical"
The NAACP has consistently op-
Sescd segregation in the armed
services. In addition to sponsoring
lAgiaIation to end military Jim
Crow. the Association has urged
executive action to that end and
.Wae instrumental In having the
President appoint his Committee
- Equality Of Treatment in Armed
roaeea The committee recommend
ID abolition Of segregation. The Air
Force and the Navy proceeded TO
~ lntegration Of their services.
ItWt ths Army has Jagged behind
The recent announcement is the
fire positive action the Army has
taken On large scale to eliminate
segregation.
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two difficulties for Negro enter
taine,s, II finding work % IND
inc roles that do not slur their
people. Both of these problems are
gradually bel Nc met
As Blng Crosby sums up IN
Quick: "ShoW business VIII De
forever ineeb,ed to the Negro.
Surely wnat they have eonlfiput-
ed gives them the right to expect
a1thing but the best from the IN
dustry in ieturn,"
Besides josephine Bakers pho'o
on the cover, Quick features PIC
lures of Hazel Scott, Louis Arm
strong Lena Horne, Ethel Waters
Billy Ftk'tihe, Josh White, Eddie
Rochester Anderson, and Marion
Anderson.
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Read The PRESS
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college, and Mrs. Ida Mae Gilmore both of whom reside the
city of Chicago He presently Mrs Maud Taylor
Ellis, and is member of the ST. Paul Baptist church.
Mr. Ellis chairman of the usher board of St Paul
Baptist church for twenty-five years He has served
of the executive board of the Pine Bluff NAACP several
years, and enthusiastic worker during membership
campaigns.
The State Press sautes Newton Ellis for the years Of
vice he has rendered in helping educate his people effective
group action The State Press praises hin for his untng effort
which made for the tremendous of the Pine Bluff
NAACP The State Press wishes for him many mora years OF
public service and concludes that he OF the many unung
heroes times whose effectiveness confined to the
public platform where all may but IN the shops and factor
les and where personal contact brings about under
standing of which lead to the recognition OF human
dignity.
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Fiery Session.

Wontinued from page onel
planning legal strategy Tor the
proposed law suits which will be
filed shortly.
Following the leadership Of the
president. the group voted to
hold a tea in connection with
the next regular meeting TO be
held at Merrill high school. The
members are expected to conduct
the business meeting in the audi
torium and retire TO the school
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Naac D.


Continued from page 0ne)
sci of the National Association 10,
the Advancemer. OF Colored 80.
pie. announced.
Although upholdint the right Of
the state to segregate school chill
dren by lace, the opinion of the
court, delivered by Circui. Judge
Walter A. Huxiqan, on August 3
admitted that segregation OF
white and colored children in pub
lie schools has a detrimental effect
upon the colored children"
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theirs to end this newest mani
festation of anti-Negro terror. Let
all white Americans remember
that the failure of the German
people to stop the terror against
their Jewish brothers led to death,
war and destruction for millions Of
Germans, Jew and Gentle"
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cafeteria for the tea. Heading the
committee on the tea is Mrs. Lii
lie c. Wilson, who will be assisted
by Mesdames Harris. Mcdonald,
Knighten. and Roscoe Boiler. The
president ordered the committee
as a result of the confidence voted
in him to place four tickets in the
hands of each member and that the
money raised will be used in help
ing prosecute school cases and
other fights which have to do with
the citizenship rights of Negro
people.
-Ruv Nharn Naurnas NapL
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as Mute. re is an effective
whip in bringing together the
members of any organization
with which he is connected.
In the NAACP circles he is
known for his ability to move
among the masses and rally
support for the leadership. A
loyal supporter who is accused
by many as being partisan and
partial in any matters which
affect his friends or the orga-
nization in which he is interest
ed, he has Stunned positions
of lie idership but has always
been found with his ear to
the ground and in direct
touch with the leaders.
A native of jefferson
County, he is the father Of
Arthur Ellis, we'll known foot
ball star at Merrill and AM&N
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Segregation In
Education Hit BY
Alta Convention

Hampton, NVa.-Strong stands
On racial discrimination and seq
xesation. both in education and
elsewhere, were voted without dis
sent by the American Teachers
Association convention as 1t clos
ed three days of meetings at
Hampton Institute Tuesday, July
II. There were Sal persons regis
tered.
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KNOW YOUR NEIGHB0R

In Every Community There Are unsuns Heroes Who Are
rendering service to the of Negro unity In Pine
Bluff Newton Ellis of 10S East 10th street. is active among
civic groups which waging battle against disuny
mong Negroes Known among his many friends and associates
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.rihriiis Pain

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Evening star., 1951-12-25
Caps, on Road; Hope
To Regain Loop Lead

The Washington Caps play in
Elmira, N. Y, tonight and Wilkes
Barre. Pa, tomorrow night, with
hopes of regaining first place in
the American Basketball League.
Routed by the Miners in Scran-
ton, 89-45, Sunday, the Caps
dropped a half game out Of the
lead with the Miners taking over
the top spot. A victory tonight
would put the Caps within a few
percentage points of the Miners.
Carl Braun and Sonny Hertz
berg, slightly injured last Satur-
day night when the Caps played
Bridgeport In Washington, have
been receiving treatment and
hope to be in good shape for to-
nights game. Braun has been
nursing a lame shoulder and
Hertzberg a bruised heel.
Added strength to the lineup
may come from Don Slattery
6-foot-1, 170-pound New Yorker,
who has been signed by the Caps.
Slattery, a former schoolboy SEN
sation in New York City, was rec
commended by Joe Lapchick, coach
OF. the New York Knickerbockers.
STANDINGS
Evening star., 1951-12-25
Action Unexplained
AS Bullets Suspend
Don BurksdoIe
BY the Associoied Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. 25.-Highly
paid Don Barksdale, the ALL
America player from UCLA, who
has been something of pro dis
appointment. is under indefinite
suspension by the Baltimore Bull
lets basketball team.
Neither the club nor Barksdale
would give a reason for the sus-
pension, which came yesterday.
The first announcement was
that the 6-foot-6 Negro from Oak
land was on the inactive list, and
later the suspension was an
nounced. Jim Owens was recalled
from the Washington Caps to re-
place him.
Barksdale's salary with the Bull
lets never has been announced,
but the club says it is the highest
ever paid an athlete in Baltimore.
Figures between $4,000 and $20,-
900 have been reported. He was
twice All-America at UCLA,
played on the United States
Olympic team in 1948 and the
an-American team last year. He
also was with the Oakland Bitt-
ners and the Blue and Gold AAU
championship team before the
Bullets induced him to turn pro.
Early in the season Barksdale
complained of foot soreness, and
has played very little, while aver
aging 10 points a game.
Evening star., 1951-12-25
Blue Gray Gridders
Stage Light Workout
BY the Associoted Pres.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Dec. Is.
football squads took
it easy today on Christmas.
Coaches let the players off with
one workout. scheduled for this
afternoon, instead of the twice
daily routine in effect since prac-
tlce started Saturday.
Tomorrow, however, it'll be back
to the two-a-day grind. After
that, the college all-star players
will start easing off for Satur-
days game.
From all indications, the inter-
sectional tussle will be largely an
aerial show, providing the weather
is right. Both sides have empha-
sized passing in the workouts.
The Yankees have Don Leahy
of Marquette and Bob BesUwick
of Pitt to engineer their overhead
attack. The Rebels probably will
depend heavily on Southern
Methodist's Fred Benners and
Louisiana States Jim Barton.
Their passing combination pl.:s
a rugged line and strong run
ming attack have made the
Northerners early favorites. The
South has won eight of the 12
games already played.
Evening star., 1951-12-25
Gardiner Threatening
To Quit Hockey Lions

The Washington Lions hockey
team. still plagued by injuries.
faces another problem in the
threat of Vern Gardiner. newly
acquired forward. to return to
Canada.
With DefenSeman Bud Foley
out for a month with a dislocated
shoulder received in last Satur-
days match in Atlantic City,
Wingman Harry Frost, still nurs-
ing a severe cold, and Goalie Vic
Damore off the ice with an arm
bruise, the Lions can i'll afford
to lose another man.
Gardiner, dependable forward
acquired from the disbanded
Philadelphia Falcons. has told
Coach Jack Riley he is consider
ing returning to Canada, but
Riley is hoping the player will
change his mind.
IF Gardiner goes, will have
to make another choice from the
Falcons" Riley said. That seems
to be the bes' chance of getting
a replacement"
The Lions, victors over the
RoverS in New York in their last
Eastern Hockey League start, play
the Atlantic City Sea Gulls at
Uline Arena Friday night.
Evening star., 1951-12-25
Kansas Slight Favorite
In Big Seven Journey
BY the Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 25.-Four
of the eight teams competing in
the annual Big Seven basketball
tournament scheduled workouts
today and tonight in Kansas City's
Municipal Auditorium.
The four-day tournament opens
tomorrow night. The Kansas
Jayhawks are slight favorites.
Teams planning practices today
and tonight are Oklahoma, Kan
sas, Colorado and Stanford. The
remaining teams - Iowa State,
Missouri, Nebraska and Kansas
State-will hold pretournament
workouts tomorrow.
In the opening night games,
Kansas will meet Colorado and
Oklahoma will play Stanford, the
guest team.
Evening star., 1951-12-25
ennis
Continued From Page CID

meeting Sedgman of tackling his
most formidable opponent while
still fresh. In that sense the draw
favored the American team, for
if the California veteran had to
meet his much younger opponent
after three days play the physical
factor probably would make a
decisive difference in a close
match.
Here again it will be a case of
two men relying upon strong serv-
ices and sharp net play to win.
Sedgman has the better ground
strokes, but to counter-balance
that Schroeder has a will to win
equaled by few players and sur
passed by none.
Capt. Harry Hopman's strategy
in this match probably will be to
draw it out as much as possible.
If Sedgman can make the contest
go to the full five-set limit, win
or lose the American will give
energy he could we'll use for the
doubles-if he is named-and last
days singles encounter.
If the United States somehow
manages to win two singles
matches at the start, don't be sur
|prised if Shields names Savitt and
Tony Trabert to play doubles in
stead of Schroeder and Trabert.
He then could afford to gamble
with the loss of match consid-
cred an uphill fight at best in
order to give Schroeder a days
rest,
Evening star., 1951-12-25
Most Efficient Shot
In Pro Court League
Not a High Scorer
BY the Assoeio.ed Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-Harry
Gallatin of the New York Knick-
erbockers isn't among the leading
point-makers in the National
Basketball Association. but he
does top the league in shooting
efficiency.
Figures released today show
that the rangy Knick veteran has
Gagged 56.8 per cent of all the
shots he has attempted from the
field and the free-throw line. He
has been accurate on ass per cent
of his field goal attempts and he
has connected on 86 per cent of
his foul shots.
Gallatin has thrown up 1856
shots from the floor and 121 from
the foul line. for a total of 433
points attempts. His efforts have
accounted for 246 points.
Arnie Johnson of Rochester,
last seasons most efficient scorer,
is second to Gallatin with a 56.8
per cent mark in point-getting.
In the individual scoring race
George Mikan of the Minneapolis
LakerS is starting to pull away
from the Philadelphia Warriors
Paul Arizin, his closest compet-
itor. The proliflc-scoring Laker
has compiled 614 markers, while
the young Warrior has amassed
$50.
Mikan also boasts the best scor-
ing average. 25.6 points per game.
The leaders:
Evening star., 1951-12-25
PorochioI Schools
Start YuIe Basket
Tourney Tomorrow

The Christmas parochial school
basketball tournament opens to-
morrow at st. Johns College with
four games on the schedule. =
st. Bernadette's of Silver Spring
faces Nativity at / pm, st. AIMS
meets Holy Name at 2, st. James
of Mount Rainier plays Blessed
Sacrament at 3 and st. Bernard's
Of Riverdale plays Sacred Heart
at 4.
The 20 schools entered in the
tournament will battle for places
in the semifinals starting Satur-
day at 2 pm. The finals will be
held Sunday afternoon at 3.
Evening star., 1951-12-25
z Jumpers Who Tied
Last Year 10 Compete
Again in Star Games

Jim Herb Of Penn State and
Tom DeLuglio of Brown who kept
the crowd at last years Evening
Star games in suspense for two
hours before they settled for a tie
in the high jump. will head the
field of leapers coming back for
this years event at the National
Guard Armory, January IL.
Their height was 6 feet. z
inches, an exceptional figure for
so early in the season, but such is
the class of the field being gath,
cred for this years test that some
thing like that will be necessary
to win again. t
DeLuglio was the dark horse of
last years meet and the fact that
he was up there with Herb at the
finish was a surprise to everyone
except his coach, Ivan Fuqua.
Fuqua gave advance warning that
DeLuglio had the spring to pro-
vide an upset. and only the fact
that Herb was able to extend him
self prevented a clear victory for
DeLuglio. s~
The high jumping lineup will be
made up entirely of men who can
jump higher than their heads. In
fact, the qualifying height is 81
feet, 2 inches. One of the men be-
ing sought for the meet is Bob
Hall of Florida. advocate of al
new and unusual jumping style
that involves d very short run.
He may have something special
there because he has done 6-foot-
8, and the other jumpers on hand
will be studying his method.
North Carolina is sending aI
potential winner in Oswald Lyons
who does around 6-foot-5 con-
sistently. and others who fiirt
with that height areI
Jim Langford of Virginia Tech
and Jim Webb of LaSalle. Dick
Lenz and Bill Borum of Maryland,
Randolph Keintz of Richmond,
Bernard Robinson of Morgan
State and Lester eagle of Penn
State are other entries.
The high jump list is just about |
filled. Late entries must stand
comparison with those already
selected and they must show some
fancy figures to get in.
One reason The Star meet |
record is an impressive 6-foot-7
is because of the landing pit. In
door meets are very tough on
high jumpers who usually land
on their shoulders and roll. After
about an hour Of that they are
battered and weakened. At The
Star games the landing mat Is
placed over coil springs to absorb
the shock, and as a result the
men come to their final jumps in
much better shape than is usual
indoors.
Evening star., 1951-12-25
Coast S Star Mat Referee
To 0fficiafe at Turner'S

A Washington born referee who
has made his reputation on the
West Coast will handle tomorrow
nights wrestling program at
Turner's Arena.
He is Mike Ruby, who generally
works in Los Angeles and who has
been seen here several times in
matches televised from the Coast
city. He is spending the Christ
mas holidays here.
The feature event will be a
three-man team match, a num-
ber being staged at Turner's for
the first time. The trio of Roland
Meeker, Irish Mike Clancy and
Spanish Jarque will go against
Fred Carrone. the Zebra Kid and
Matte Brown.