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Arkansas State press., 1951-07-20
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Shall We Have Religion By legis|ation?-

We can't for the life of us understand
why some people would want to stop other
people by law from buying something to
eat on Sunday. Sunday observance is a volun.
tary act of the Christian. In addition to the
laet that Sunday is not the Sabbath of all
Christians there is the additional fact that
nearly half of the population of the United
states Is not connected with any church. If
members of the church cannot be restrained
oy their church leaders from buying and
selllng on Sunday, why invoke that law?
ii would be just as logical to invoke the Law
TO compel everybody to attend church on
Sunday.
mere are so many necessary things
mat could be done for Sunday. The good
Christian could combine to give the darl,
Completed part Of the population place
TO swim - within the CITY limits - IN
sunday Aren't there Two municipal pools
Tor white christians on Sunday? The good
christians could be working out a nice
park-within the city hmits-for dark peo.
PIE to sit in on Sunday-while they arc NOT
IN church, of course The stay.awav.fron,.
une-grocery-on'Sunday crowd could be work
ing 10 give the Negroes a small inst n yor,,
small proportion of the public Jobs 60 that
ne VIII have more money to 90 to the grocery
during the other six days. II could he work.
ing TO give the Negro some representation
on boards, committees city councils and
S'a'e legislators where and when questions
concerning the Negro are decided
A government which has the power TO
tel man what 10 do on Sunday will soon
take the power to tell him what TO do on
Monday Tuesday Wednesday. Thursday
FRIDAY and saturday The principle is the
Sane,-legislated religion. II can inaururafe
policy of questioning school children a.
oout church attendance 1t can tell preach.
er Just what he can say about war com.
pulsory military service. and other RELIGIONS
issues 1t can even tell what parts Of the
blole can be read in public, since some parts
oil the Bible seem to be contrary to some
Arkansas State press., 1951-07-20
says:

established procedures.
II can even go further and tell a \
what ne must vote for # h IS 10 excl
the franchise since some questions
discussed in the Bible and specific proceed
given out.
We doubt whether any mans rel|
is made more real and effective by
Religion has to develop from within
man; II cannot be put on from the ou.I
When the inner life of a man is transfo1
by ideals of the true, the beautiful, anHI
good, il flowers into a beautiful outer
and transforms all his environment
In the main, government prohibits
tain acts and Furnishes the men who per
those acts, thereby maintaining a @I
outer order in the community Laws
punishments are necessary since ON
this way can the man with no Ideals
Ideals be restrained from lnjurlng A
lows.
But legislating that man go VI
certain outer forms Of the church
the same thing at all. In this we dN
cerned with making the man oe''el
with making him do a certain act VIA
considered religious by others. we
note any superiority of religion III
countries where the Bible has oeen
in the schools compulsorily over rells
those countries where the devoiofDe
the religious life of the people mas w
up TO the church and its members,
tempt to legislate religion is ons
thing. It has always brought dlsaS'
suffering. We should be on the aler,
tect any such tendencies and MP "I
the bud, lest they grow too strong
If we close the groceries on
then someone will want to close u
parks on Sunday. Someone else VIII s s
close the theatres and movies on 'J
Then maybe we will get around 70
restaurants refreshment counters d"u
lar places on Sunday. There Is ~
religious" fanaticism once II ges
start. and there is no end to the pe''
it invokes.
Arkansas State press., 1951-07-20

all. Or. Bunche is a world figure , !,
be assumed that Atlanta woulu "~ n
CATION for a Negro of mucn ie's' =. y
Nor can even prominent Negroes ,.,,ont
sure of nondscriminatory trea''"'
northern cities. ltd, IN
But what took place in A'ia'' ,,bat
does stand in glowing CONTRAST " ,oqo d
pened in the nations capital III ID. 'c rrest
1915, when Marion Anderson ~, wpre
or. and Hazel Scott. gifted pianist, Wal ti,f
ed from appearing in Constitution t1" -
doubt they would be barred .Uo| ryacial
There is progress along T ~. punch
And men and women such as , ~, t.
Miss Anderson do much to iu .l.u.nscend
abilities and their talents LIN. aaire. II
bounds of color and. in so II6
Arkansas State press., 1951-07-20
EDITORIALS VIEWS REVIEWS

use our limited rights toward the improve
ment of our city instead Of our personal
gains we will be able to get together, and
when we are once together, We are on the
road to enjoy first-cass citizenship rights.
We just as we'll to face the realization
now. that no white man has ever been
elected to office who wasted any love on
the Negro. But there have been many elect
ed to high offices who respect the Negro,
And this respect was gained by the intel
ligent use of the limited rights that the
Negro had at his command.
There's a vast difference between the
white mans recognition of the Negro and
his respect for the Negro The hat-in-hand
Negro can always get recognition from the
white people But the Negro of today should
place his ambition to point of respect
rather than mere recognition.
No successful office seeker who has
been able to use the Negro has ever bene-
fitted the Negro. And no successful office
seeker who has advanced his community,
did so without advancing the cause of the
Negro. who is a part of the community
AS we face another election for a man
TO head our city's administration, let us
forget personal ambitions for a brief
moment, and face the realization of our
predcament as non-whtes in a city with
a 100000 or more population. Let us com
pare ourselves with non-whites in other
cities whose population is far less. Let us
take cities whose officials are far more
hostile to the non-whites than are the of
fieials of our own city Then and there, we
can readily determine exactly the kind of
officials we need at the head of our admin
istration, We can see that we need to elect
officials who are interested in the city and
not officials who merely recognize us that
we may be used for their benefit.
Arkansas State press., 1951-07-20
The Incident At Little Rock


When get Heaven Pm gonna put my Shoes
And walk all over Gods Heaven.
These words of exultant prophecy from the great Negro
spiritual have down the years from the time OF chae
slavery in America They expressed the longing and hope OF the
slave for free and happy in the hereafter when he would
longer of bounds wherever he might choose saune
The slave dreamed of place of mtess expane where ne
would be free to rambe He called it Heaven, ard put MS
aspiration for it into the song of his making He would
have shoes by right like all the rest of Gods children and
he would put them and walk wherever he pleased
walk all Gods Heaven.
The heirs of the slave would also like to arrive sometime
at place where there signs posted to inform them
that this and that section always the incest of course
are reserved for white folks only and warning signals
in buner explicit mot for Coloed!' "Cor
ed Keep Quit Their hearts with hope deferred the grand
children of the slave still sing the old of hopedor
future different from the present future with free
dom in it.
The thing to my way thinking the ntoler-
able thing for who has little wild blood in his veins is
to have eedom be restricted and fenced in have
not coored and haven't begun suffer tenth part
OF the brutal determinations and indgnties which the
daily lot of the Negro people America which isn't Heaven
yet for them not by long shot But know what freedom
to walk around means to who hasn't got it. from my time
in prison.
Ask prisoner any Jail, what he for Christmas
and he will probably tell you teescoped phrase 1.-THE bars
By that he MEANS he the bars his way that
he get up and walk anywhere in whatever
he peases-"a over says in the vesrnng spiritual He
will take it in Heaven if you there
OF the good things of freedom, the sweet food freedom
thank the poet for these words and believe them And if
you care for the testimony of exeonvet the
freedom OF all is the freedom and 60
neutral in matters of this kind My sympathes the
prisoner with the deprived of freedom every any
report OF convict trying to make getaway Negro
claiming about 10 per of rights freedoms so
long denied him and his fathers before apt to attract
my attention
Arkansas State press., 1951-07-20
SEGREGATION IN CHURCH

1t this prediction suppose that drew nv eve 10
small Associated Press dispatch tucked away among the
advertisements inside back page the New Post
religious colored passed by big Baptist revival in Little
ROCK Ark the other day and heard the preaching
and hymnsngng swelling stadium which had been
properly consecrated and converted into church the
occasion Mstakng the stadium church for the ante room
TO the free and equal Heaven of his religious hone
he went in, and walked around and finally sat down
AS the dispatch told the story Last night Joseph
farrS Negro entered and took vacant seat in Sec
ton reserved for white persons" then there was hell 10
pay IN plat heavenly revival meeting of the Bapsts at Little
ROCK ARK joseph Harns wasn't Heaven yet or anywhere
near H. and he soon found il Two white ushers promptly
notified him of the of Negro sections but Harris was
heaid TO shout, No tha is not my place"
Inc white Christians disagreed with him members of the
group dragged Harris from the and an exit to point
under the stadium There several persons began choking U
ris, said Mort Stern, Arkansas Gazette reporter"
couple of Little Rock pastors interviewed according r.
the AP dispatch Dr. NJ Ray Mckay urged his fellow Bantst
TO be Christians DIR. W. O. Vaught for his part in ,o
Outstanding business lied Harris away from the aror
group ana escorted him to the speakers platform The Negro
soon leit quietly This probably the most sensible thing
he could do because beginning to look as though no
not wildly wanted in that white mems personal and exclusive
communion with the Lord God Almighty
would like to make few remarks about the incdor,
at Little Rock First Of ALL would like to say that don't
blame Joseph Harris for thinking he had RIGHT to alo 49,
seat he chose in the public revival meeting And don't ba
MN and others for their religion and their aspiration for
Heaven where all equal even though do not share o
their religious beliefs ~
But deeply as / sympathize with joseph Harris IN bo
trouble ne got into at the white mems revival meeting h
TO take exception to his attitude respect The APP rc
port says AT The gate he turned and thanked the rtsfer,
ana sad he would pray for the persons the revival"
Arkansas State press., 1951-07-20
ARE THEY LYING ABOUT HEAveN7

HOLD on there Mr. Harris Aren't you going too far have
no DOUBT you are better Christian than the white Bap who
peat you up and throw you of the tabernacle But aren't v
luSt little bit too much Of Christian Like some nj tho
ngS the Carpenter of Nazareth supposed to- have said
ana done - his angry vgor in denouncng the money changers
ana driving them out of the temple his scorr for the bc
and mighty hypocres and his tolerant friendship and crr
passionate regard for owy sinners am favor of nerbb
good Will toward anyone who is hallway reasonable I am
even ng TO agree to The forgiveness of treSpases up Ia
certain point But I'll be damned III say any prayers for
people who are lowdown mean corrupt with prejudice
That they will deny religious merely because of the
color OF ms SKIN the right TO walk into public revival meeting
and sit down in peace in any seat that vacant listen tn
to preacher explain how all going be equal Heaven
not only VIII not pray for them When the way they
run their church won't believe that their Heaven will
be different Maybe that is Jim too.
Could IL be that the Lord God himself whom the Baptists
OF Little Rock claimed to represent at their revival just
another bgoted and preudced white who has Heaven
, 1951-03-24
Baseball Club
Ladies Nights
Set In Dayton

Nine big bargain nights for the
ladies were announced today by
the Dayton Indians general man
ager, Rude Schaffer, the first OF
which is scheduled for May 8,
when the Charleston Senators
make their first appearance at
Hudson field.
Ladies attending the special
ladies nights will be admitted to
CONTINUED on Page ~
, 1951-03-24
Two Duytomans
Victims Of War

The Department of Defense to-
day listed one Dayton soldier as
wounded and another missing in
action on the Korean War font.
Wounded is Cpl. David L. Rich
ards, grandson of Mrs. Monnie
N. Richards, of 4417 Genessee
avenue, and missing in action is
Pvt. Roger A. Brightman, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy L. Brightman
of "a, Cornell avenue.
, 1951-03-24

ole WIN western ClV1llZdCOu.
This change over to the west and
it's culture is evident particularly
in Adds Ababa, the capital, which
almost in it's entirely has the de-
finite look of any modern civilized
city.
The capital has many modern
buildings, most of them construct
ed by Italians and bearing a strong
resemblance to provincial Italian.
The sole Oriental feature remain
inc lies in the native huts WHICH
can be seen in any section.
Adds Ababa sports a CONNER
cial center around a so-called
piazza ~(place), but government
and residential buildings are
scattered all over the city, Great
ing a sizeable transportation prob
lem.
AS far as the transportation is
concerned, very few people own
automobiles, though American,
British and Italian models r i'm
ported. There is a limited bus
service available, but the most
popular vehicle is the "gari," a
two-wheeled carriage.
WHAT STILL AMOUNTS to a
, 1951-03-24

"The Seven Last Words" were
spoken in dramatic fashion by
seven ministers, many of them
holding new pastorates in the city.
The throng was swelled at the
joint services as a result of an Of
fetal proclamation by Mayor
Louis w. Lohrey which allowed
business and public institutions to
close during afternoon hours.
Ministers speaking at the holy
observance were the Rev. E. A.
Wadlowe, pastor of Phillips Tenn
pie; the Rev. David Revere, pastor
of St. Luke Baptist Church; the
, 1951-03-24
Sunday Baseball
Back On Menu

Sunday afternoon baseball will
be back on the menu at Hundson
field this summer according to
Rude Schaffer, the Dayton In
dams general manager. "We re-
Gently conducted a survey throu
the Press and radio and found an
Continued on page
, 1951-03-24

Rev. George w. Lucas, pastor of
Bethel Baptist Church; the Rev.
Wilbon F. Moses, pastor Of the A
ME Zion Church; the Rev. E. w.
Cox, pastor of the Apostolic Over
coming Holy Church of God; the
Rev. James 1. Davis, pastor of the
Trinity Community Presbyterian
Church, and the Rev. Ollie Graves,
pastor of the st. Paul AME Zion
Church.
Organ music was provided at
the nuion services by E. Irwin
Reed, minister of music at Nc
Kinley Methodist Church.
, 1951-03-24

A FOUNDRY WORKER was
arrested for allegedly beating his
two young sons, ages 10 and IA,
and his wife. He is Lloyd Gilliom,
35, of 2744 Cadillac Ave. The
children and their mother were
rushed to the hospital for treat
ment. Police said the children
were "dirty, sick and unkept."
Both Gilliom and his wife have
been cited for neglect and will be
tried in Juvenile Court on April
5 before Judge Nicholas. The
children were placed in the Chill
dren's Home at Shawen Acres.
WILLIAM SHOEMAKER, SO,
formerly of 1850 Springfield ST..
has been granted a parole from
the London Prison Farm accord
ing to a release from the State
Pardon and Parole Commission
, 1951-03-24

The contest is open to any
secondary school pupil under 10
years of age. Contestants are Civ
en- IL subjects from which to
select the title of their Grafton,
which must not exceed 20 minutes
in delivery time.
Applications may be made
through Principal Lloyd Phillips
of Dunbar High School or by con-
tacting the contest committee.
Orations will be judged on com
position and delivery. Three
, 1951-03-24

prizes-$25, SIS and $1O-will be
awarded the winners. The con-
testant receiving first prize will
compete in the state contest.
Should he or she win the state
contest, it is possible to win the
regional and national contests
which award first prizes of as
much as $1,15O in addition to a
$1,000 scholarship to the college
Of the winners choice.
The deadline for filing applica-
tons is Saturday., April Z.
, 1951-03-24

Thursday. Shoemaker shot and ten
wounded his wife, Marguerite, mig
twice on Dec. 6, 1913 while she owe
was checking an account in the CIR;
Progressive Finance Co., 102 E. gla
Third ST., where she was employ
ed as a cashier. Mrs. Williams re- c
covered and was granted a divorce LIE,
in Feb. 1949. Be.
y Wi
CONTENDING HIS client was fat
unjustly sentenced and confined to Of
the Dayton Workhouse without 4.
~%uthority, Attorney Clarence Ste hay
wart filed a Habeas Corpus petit are
ton in the court of Common Pleas on
Judge Charles Lee Mills. Accord
ing to the petition, Justice of the
Peace William Powell of Jeffer- 81.
SON Township levied a fine of SOP
5000 and sent Robert Turner, 3O,Irai
of 637 Dakota St., to the Dayton gel
Workhouse in default of payment TIL
of the fine. Bo
*** Wi
CHESTER SAUNDERS, Sc, of pc.
Cincinnati, the "high-jumpine" of
burglar who jumped from the ine
second floor of an lakewood a. sill
partment when surprised by the BIO
, 1951-03-24
Pair Nobbed BY Police
For Shop|ifting Suits
By JIMMIE N. JONES

At least two West Side men will. not appear in tomorows Easter Parade"
They are Ernest Smith, 81, of 1879 Kinnard Ave. and Jessie Lee Garrett J, 81 of S.
Bennmg PL mtheD eSoto Bass Courts Both were nabbed by police for shopftng
two SUITS valued at sos each, from the RkeKumer Store downtown.
, 1951-03-24

close link with the Oriental is the
presence of mules as means of
transportation. With the garis
taking up the streets, mules and
goods-laden donkeys and camels
make use of the sidewalks to and
from the market.
In all phases of activities, there
is development along the line of
western culture. Many foreigners
are actively employed by the gov
eminent to assist in such matters
as education, commerce., finance,
health and other national activities
and programs.
, 1951-03-24
Hundreds ttendUnion
Good Friday Services

More than 200 church-goers turned out at Union
Good Friday Services in Phillips Temple CINE Church
yesterday. The three-hour service started at noon and was
conducted under the sponsorship of West Side congrega-
tiOnS
, 1951-03-24
DAYTON Hs Schedule
Annual Speech Contest

Waldorf Lodge 76, Abbie M. Johnson Temple 722,
Pride of Ohio Lodge 1857 and Royal Temple Al of the
|Elks will hold their Annual Oratorical Contest Sunday,
April 20, from 35 80 pm. in the Dunbar High School
Auditorium.
, 1951-03-24
Ethiopia Is Becoming
A Modern Civilization

The kingdom of Ethiopia, situated in the mountain
Gus, volcanic section of northeast Africa, is steadily wean-
ing itself away from an alliance with Near East or Oreint-
al nations and becoming more and more closely indeitf-
ho with uoctorn Civilization
, 1951-03-24

tenants in his barefoot on the
night of March IL, has been bound
over to the Hamilton County
Grand Jury on charges of bur-
glary on three counts.
COMMON PLEAS Judge Charles
Lee Mills has set the trial date for
Bessie B. Chappell, 33, of $50 S.
Williams St., charged with the
fatal stabbing of John Ballard, 80,
Of the Webster St. city dump, Feb.
4. Mrs. Chappell is alleged to
have stabbed Ballard following an
argument over $1.03 balance due
on "a party at 282 Dunbar Ave"
LOTTERY SLIPS amounting to
$1400 were cnofiscated by vice
squad officers last night in two
raids accordings to Sgt. r. l.. Ber-
ger, commanding the vice detail.
The two men arrested are Edward
Bowman, So, of 1915 Arbor Ave,
with 5000 worth of slips III his
possession, and Henry Miller, SO,
of 1928 Harriet Ave, who accord
ing to the officers had $500 in
slips. Both men we're held on
bonds of $1,000 each.
Seward seaport record., 1951-06-12

added, however, that with many plants expanding, the time will soon come when we will be able to produce war materials at the same time we produce ample supplies Of civilian goods.
 "War Mobllizcr Charles Will son has estimated it will take about two years to put the na- tion on a sound defense footing. By that time, we should be pro- ducing enough civilian goods to supply everyone. We should not look for the elimination of con- trols until that time.'
Seward seaport record., 1951-06-12
ALASKA'S BUSINESSMEN
 COOPERATE WITH OPS.

Juneau-The next two years are going to be critical ones from the standpoint of the na- tion's economy as well as from the world situation, Edward J. Fric dlandeI of Washington, D c, Regional Price Executive for the Office of Price Stabilization, said this week.
 Friodlander spent ten days in the Territory visiting OPS of fices and conferring with mer- chant groups He expressed qualification at the cooperation of Alaska's business men and indicated the control program was going ahead satisfactorily in the Territory.
 FricdIander str ssed the grav- ity of the world situation which has necessitated many controls. Speaking of the price control setup, he warned that the full impact of defense spending has not yet been felt and probably will not until this fall or winter.
 There is still ample supply of most civilian goods Fried lander said, but in another six months or so the diverting of raw materials to defense produc- tion may cause curtailment in some lines of goods This may "9Hse temporary shortages. II
Seward seaport record., 1951-06-12
l2-MEMBER COMMISSION FOR WAGE STERILIZATION

The Ware Stabilization Board has announced the establishment of a 12-member commission to administer the wage stabilza- tion in the building and con- struction industry, according to a statement this week by Larry Moore, manaoer of the ACC. Alaska Chapter. The commission was created at the request of construction management and labor groups to handle the spe- cialized operational and bargain ing procedures peculiar to the industry
 Tie new commission, com posed of four public, four in- dustry, and four labor repre- sentatives, will function as an arm of the Wage Stabllization Board, according to Moor9. It will conform to the regulations, policies, or3e-s and decisions of the board in stabilizing wage rates in the building and con- struction fields. Jurisdiction of the commission extends to all wages and salaries paid to me chanics and laDorers in the con- struction industry but Goes not eXtend to employees whose work, although connected with construction, is non-manual or not performed directly and pri- marily at the project site such as executive, administrative, technical and clerical positions.
 In our opinion" Moore ad ded, this is a progressive step. and procedure that is essential
Seward seaport record., 1951-06-12
The C.adGs RocGs.
By Mildred Kirkpatrick

The estimated 200 toWnspeo- pie who greeted visiting editors this morning at the gangplank heard words of praise that were music in their ears.
 Extensive plans for entertain ing the visitors went by the board when it was learned here at the last minute that no time was to be allowed for Seward plans. Practically the entire del egation was hurried aboard the waiting train in less than an hour after the arrival of the SS Aleutian. Sewardites were deep- ly hurt by this ruthless tram bling of the arrangem nts made between themselves and the wis iting delegation. They feel that some consideration could have been shown Seward by the poWers-that-be, whoever they are, when arranging the itiner ary in Alaska. This slight will not be forgotten here, and has done nothing to increase friend ship between railbelt cities. The same thought was expressed by a number of the visitors who had expected to be here few hours
 The editors first taste of Alas ka moose meat was had in Sew ard, however. They were served sandwiches of freshly roasted moose with the compliments of the Chamber of Commerce. EX- pressions of grateful thanks and pleasure at the Gateway receD-