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Arkansas State press., 1951-03-30
Whv Call The lawmakers Back?-

The legislators met in their general SEES
sion and saw fit to do nothing for the schools
then which would have bettered the schools
for whites, just where does the Negro get
any grounds to think that anything will be
done in a special session that will benefit
the schools for Negroes? Let taxes be raised
beyond the limit. Let the schools in Arkan-
sas get more money, we will still have an
inferior system of education for whites as
well as for the Negroes.
There's only one thing that a special ses-
sion of the legislation can do at this late
date to advance the educational system in
Arkansas, and that would be to repeal the
segregation in public school education, Tn
til the separate school law is repealed, it is
our opinion that taxing the limited resources
of Arkansas TO better education in Arkln-
sas is like trying to saddle zig-zag tighten
ing to take a JOY roy.
Arkansas State press., 1951-03-30

A group of white women from both
southern and northern states now touring
Mississippi in an effort to win local sup
port for Willie MCGEE, Laurel Negro worker
facing death for alleged rape, issued an
Easter appeal calling for McGee's full free
dom.
MCGEE was scheduled to die last Tues
day. A stay of execution was granted on
March IS by Supreme Court Justice Hugo
Black in Washington to permit the full court
to decide whether it will grant MCGEE a new
review of his case.
The appeal declared, LET us white wom-
en- speak out for McGee's freedom. Let us
put an end to the murder of innocent men
in our name. The protection of all woman
hood, white and black, lies in brotherhood,
equality and Justice for all"
MeGee's appeal to the Supreme Court
is based on new evidence proving his con-
viction on p~erjured testimony. His attorneys
also charge that in Mississippi, as in the
state of Virginia which recently executed the
Martinsville Seven, the death penalty for
rape : proven or unproven : : is reserved
for Negroes only.
The appeal continued, "If MCGEE is al
lowed to die, the Negro people will mourn
him as another martyr to jim crow justice.
Blu they will go on fighting for equality.
But by his death, those who are white can
only be pushed further into the mire of
degradation, of deceit, of lies, terror and
bloodshed. Our guilt will be the guilt of Pom
titus PLATE"
The appeal is signed by Mrs. Eleanor
Hoaglund, Winston Salem, N. G, a former
national YWCA official; Mrs. Winifred Fe-
Use, New Orleans, La, Mrs. Carmen Davis
Arkansas State press., 1951-03-30
Southern White Women Fight For McGee's Freedom

Kkf&
and Mrs. Dorothy Simpson, both of Memphis,
Tenn, Mrs. Evelyn Frieden, representing the
international Longshoremen's and Ware
housemen's Union, local 6 of Oakland, Calf,
and other women from California, Illinois.
wisconsin, Mississippi, New York, Colorado,
and Pennsylvania.
The following is the text of the Easter
appeal:
"On this day of joyous celebration of
the resurrection, let us affirm again the
victory OF good over evil, life over death.
The forces of evil : : prejudice, hys-
terra, and mob violence demand the
HE OF an innocent man, Willie MCGEE.
because he is a Negro. But righteousness
can prevail. The spirit of love, brother
hood and justice must express itself
through the action of men.
Let us join with Mrs. Resale MCGEE.
who grieves as Mary did, to give freedom
ana lie to MCGEE, six years imprisoned,
threatened by lynch violence, accused by
a woman whose hands are not clean.
III MCGEE is allowed to die. the Ne
gro people Will mourn him as another
martyr to Jim crow justice, but they will
go on lighting for equality. But by his
death, those who are white can only be
pushed further into the mire of degrade
uon, OF deceit, of lies, terror and blood
shed' Our guilt will be the guilt of Pontius
Plate.
Above all, let us white women speak
out for MeGee's freedom. Let us put an
end to the murder of innocent men in our
name. The protection of all womanhood.
White and black, lies in brotherhood. g.
quality and justice for ALL"
Arkansas State press., 1951-03-30
taylor
Looking Backward And Walking Forward

Argentina's claims of new atomic dis
e%oyeTies have met with doubt. the daily
press reports. The discoveries may or may
not have been made, but what interests this
writer is the age-old, ever recurring instant
and White-hot reaction against the announce
ment of the discovery of new truth. The
records Of religion, science, and even every
day life run red with the blood of heads that
rolled from the chopping block because the
tongues in those heads dared to differ from
the old and champion the new. Your head
IS likely TO roll today if you try it. A little
reflection will bring to your mind profound
beliefs which you cherish but do not dare
to state.
The tragedy Of this opposition to new
truth is that il affects our educational in
stitutions, perhaps even more than it affects
those who lack formal schooling. Schools, as
a rule, tend to discourage, if not destroy,
originality.
The textbook presents the past. II is old
when published and out of date by the time
a board of directors approves it. The teacher
of the text (but not Of children comes on
the scene handicapped by the dead book and
hidebound by the personalities and p%ositiv-
iSns Of her protectors who in turn were
more or less blinded by theirs.
Through the centuries, the teacher is
usually a believer in the social tradition and
Arkansas State press., 1951-03-30

ment Practices Commission for industry
Inns action contributed to the unexcelled
production required by the emergency peri.
cd and also demonstrated, in a tangible man.
her, mat diverse groups could work to-
gether in reasonable harmony. FEpC upity
nave since been successfully established nv
ieBIslatlon in other cities and states.
Suoh acts make discrimination in em-
pIoyment on religious or racial grounds I'm.
lawful; and create a commission 10 admin.
lister the act. OF Importance, the EMPLOYERS
right to set job standards is maintained vet
the applicants right to be considered ex-
clusively on his qualifications, unhindered
by individual prejudice, is equally assured
The Catholic lnterracial Council sub
scribes to the moral and economic philoso.
phies on which these acts are grounded. Spe.
citlcally, we believe the state of Delaware
should adopt a permanent Fair Employment
Irdcilce law. In any event, we believe the
Wilmington city council should adopt a Fair
employment Practice ordinance. If neces.
sary, enabling legislation for this stem
could be enacted by the present general as.
sembly. TRUTH AND DEED. CTC. vii.
mington, Del.
Arkansas State press., 1951-03-30

men. His words were delivered for the Guild.
ance OF all men, regardless of race or color
In these troubled times. when the
thoughts of men and nations. permit them
to discriminate against a fellow who might
not be a member of his race, Christ's teach.
ing will serve to remind them that Good Fri.
day and Easter were meant to give all
men hope, and to instill compassion into
those who haven't quite come around to
recognize that all men are created EQUAL
Let all men remember that the cross
of Christ was borne by a Cyrenian, and
Cyrenians were North Africans and not
white men.
Arkansas State press., 1951-03-30
observatory
BY EARL

Recently the Shreveport Sun, a weekly
publication carried on its editorial page, the
"Ten Commandments of Human
Try TO realize that men are men. regard
less of race or crecd-and then treat them as
such.
Try TO remember that politeness and
courtesy cost nothing-then show these quail
ties to all men with whom you contact.
Beware of the fact that honesty and sin
certify are virtues-and practice them among
all your fellowmen.
Seek TO learn that all men make mistakes
then make allowances for the human beings
about YOU. alzG
Try to believe that II is the duty Of the
strong to bear the infirmities Of the weak-not
10 exploit their weaknesses.
BE assured that IL is childish and vain to
always want the best Of everything for your
self-and then he willing to share opportuni-
ties with others.
Try to accept Divine injunction to Love
thy neighbor"-and then remember that all
men are your neighbors.
Look for the good in your feliowmen-
hut search for IL In the quality Of the heart,
not In the pigment Of the skin.
Admit that differences exist among man
Arkansas State press., 1951-03-30
Assurance And Insurance.

AT no other time is the gap between
democratic principle and practice in the
field of human relations more evident than
during a national emergency. The mobiliza-
ton of military manpower becomes an all.
inclusive action with no standards of racial
or religious background. Men of all races are
sent to fight for American ideals.
Yet out of uniform many of these same
men cannot secure a job for which they are
trained and qualified. Too often the applica-
ton of the Negro just does not receive con-
sideration on its merits. Such a practice is
without moral foundation. This was striking
ly cited by his Excelleney. Bishop Edmond ].
Fitz Maurice of Wilmington last year when
he said: "..... since work is the normal
and practically necessary means of protect
ing life and liberty, and pursuing happi.
ness, then, due allowance being made for
ability and efficiency, the opportunity for
work should be based, no, on a mans color,
race, or religion, but upon his basic rights
as a creature of God"
What can be done TO secure these
rights? In resolving this question We
have the benefits of previous substantial ex-
periences. In World War II the president.
by executive order, created a Fair Employ
Arkansas State press., 1951-03-30
BY S. S. TAYLOR

the environmental culture pattern as !
forth first by the oral word and later by \
printed. Most of her own training has hid
the swift and undigested swallowing of tJ
or what passed as facts. She has been
master Of the two "R's'-review and !.
peat; and those are the two items she nvl
hlgh IN he performance of her pupils. n
a few teachers, when it is possible, save A
reteach the courses which were taughi |
them.
The school does not, as a rule. devsl
orWar looking, originality, independans
critical thinking, initiative, openness to nd
truth, n what we call Scientific doubt
The head of the educational leader is most
set backward Of his shoulders and his lad
comprehension of the truth is the then
song OF the past. The tremendous vistas ar
problems of today and tomorrow are crovt
ed willy-nilly under the specious dictums d
the beginning thinkers of yesterday. n
advancement is possible where the back
ward-looking, random-moving leader, BIN
ders into pitfalls that an u~nschooled cria
look ahead would avoid.
The future of democracy. as well as n
future of our race, depends upon the quaIv
OF the thinking we pass down TO our childHi
Inc old order changes to the new, and VI
must meet it with new minds.
Arkansas State press., 1951-03-30
comments
LEE DAVY

kind-but realize that mere physical variations
do not determine infcriority or s%uperioriiy
Remember that there is as much dignh,
In digging a ditch as I'm writing q poem U
one does his best-and then look down upon
none of the worlds workers who are all a par
of Divine plan.
If these basic commandments were KEY"
the vision of many, blinded and blurred y
strongly by prejudice, would be greatly D'
proved.
Another precedent shattered; On organ
lied baseball We find that the Farnn@D
(Canada) clubs choice for manager is SAN
Bankhead, brother of the Dodgers Dan
In Durham, North Carolina, Dr. NJ '"
Johnson, president of Howard university pyj
posed that the U. S. government Snou'
launch a S25, 900, 000,0 900 moral counter "
fensive against Russian communism y.
Johnson also stated that this multi.oHn%
dollar campaign should crusade for the "
advantaged peoples of Georgia as well d. !"
South Africa.
Arkansas State press., 1951-03-30
Life At A Glance
BY Ray Lawrence

Another year has rolled by, and again
we gave happy reverence to a glorious East
or Sunday. Just how much il means to a
war-torn world can be measured by the few
souls who despite the headlines of war, find
solace in the sermon on the Mount.
The Christ was crucified on Good Fri
day. He went to the Cross and gave his
life that men might have everlasting life
not white men, but ALL men. He preached
on earth for three years. His sermons have
been examined by the most astute skeptics,
but none of them have discovered anywhere.
or found the slightest sign of any personal
feeling for any special group, or race of
Arkansas State press., 1951-03-30

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Necessarily express the opinion Of this paper. -PubTkher.
Evening star., 1951-10-17

had to go into reverse in num-
ber Of fields. 1t had ordered 6
million copies of tables showing
how much more the new income
tax woud bite into paychecks un-
der the withholding plan.
Almost 4 million copies have
been printed and hundreds Of
thousands mailed out to bureau
offices across the country. These
printed copies now will be stored
for possible use later.
Also the bureau had had set
in, type the forms for income and
excise returns. Now it has or
|dered a delay in printing until
lit sees what Congress does.
Unless there are substantial
changes in the personal income
tax boost In the bill, the with
holding tax tables still may be
used.
Evening star., 1951-10-17
The ForrestoI Diaries
PIons Drown for Unified Commend in Europe;
Tension Mounts Over Berlin Blockade

/ tions as d threat to the peace,
and Mr.. Lovett said the Rus
slams had been put ION notice
that the airlift viii proceed and
that any interference will be at
their own responsibility" The
telecon was working overtime
through these days.:
10 September, 194S.
CABINET.
Marshall reported on the Berlin
Moscow situation.
This Is the 10th day Of nego-
tiations and all persons concerned
lin It are close to a state of ex-
haustion - telecon conversations
with Douglas in London ceased at
z o'clock this morning, which was
q o'clock London time, and were
resumed this morning at $50.
This Government is greatly
harassed by the fact that there
is no responsible government in
France. ~. MarShall.s appre-
hension about "a further spinning
out Of "tfe. Berlin merry-go-
round") is that If it is permitted
to do so. it gives the Russians the
chance Of taking it to the United
Nations rather than us, with all
the opportunity created by the
Initiative and with all of the in
lvective which they ordinarily use.
(Yet actually the tension was
beginning already to relax. The
airlift was proving its unex-
pected power and it semed that
Berlin could be maintained in
definitely. The negotiations
there reached deadlock, but
when they were transferred
back to Moscow, Molotov ap-
peared at least willing to 60 on
talking. The crisis was to drag
on through the spring, but Mr..
Forrestal recurred to it more
than once in his diary, it was
the diplomats who thereafter
carried the principal RESPONSE
bility.
Presidential Campaign.
Un the United States, mean
while. a presidential election
was approaching, under a wide
spread expectation that the Re-
publicans would VIM
"a September, f94S.
LUNCHEON
BUDGET. PREPARATION OF
Lunch today with Congressman
Taber, Gen. Bradley and Gen.
Vandenberg.
Mr.. Taber chairman of the
House Appropriations Committee)
said that he would be in WASH
lington sometime after election
and then would like to sit down
with the budget people in the
services 10 lay out plans. -.
If MFR. Dewey is elected, he felt
that the new administration must
have time to acquaint itself with
the problems in connection with
the budget. . =. He has proposed
Ito Webb tdirector of the budget)
that in the event of Mr.. Dewey's
election, he (Webb) invite some of
the new Presidents budget peo-
lple to work with the present
budget organization in order that
they might acquire needed educa-
ltion and knowledge in the 21a
months period between election
and Inauguration. Mr.. Webb has
not, as yet, reacted favorabIy to
this suggestion.
mr. Forrestal felt that both
his position and the demands
upon his time precluded his
taking any part in the political
campaign. But a letter well ex-
presses his attitude toward
politics.)
Evening star., 1951-10-17
D. {. Jet Pilot, II, Killed;
won WINGS Month Aqo

/ A 21-year-old Washington Jet
Ipilot was killed in an F-84 Jet
plane crash Monday at Luke Air
Force Base, Ariz.. just a month
after he received his wings, rela-
ltives here have been informed.
He was 1t. Robert Axton Pitts,
son of Col. and Mrs. Frederick R..
Pitts. who formerly lived at 6125
lThirty-third street NV.
1t. Pitts attended Western High
School here and was a graduate
of Culver Military Academy and
the University of Maryland. He
entered the service last August
immediately after receiving his
degree from Maryland.
Col. Pitts, now chief of staff of
the XIV Corps at Camp Polk, La.
left Fort Meade, Md, about six
months ago. He had been sta
toned in and around Washington
several times during his Army
career.
Evening star., 1951-10-17

Continued From Fifst Page.)

House would reverse itself. The
bill which failed would have:
Added about 11s4 per cent to
the tax bills Of most individuals
starting November /, when the
rate Of withholding from wages
was to 60 up from l8 to 20 per
cent.
Raised the tax on small corpora
Itions. UP to $25. 900 Of income
from IS to 80 per cent. The COM
lbined normal and surtax on cor
lporate earnings above $751;
would have gone from AZ to 81
per cent, all retroactive to last
April.
Excess profits taxes would have
been higher starting January
for many companies.
The bill also raised excise rates
on liquor, beer, cigarettes. gaso-
line. automobiles and other goods
and services. It established new
taxes on co-operatives and mutual
savings banks and building asso-
ciations.o
One factor in the House vote
may have been the rider, forbid
ding the Government from with
holding welfare grants from In
diana, or any other State. which
opens its relief rolls to public in
lspection. Indiana lost Federal aid
recently because Of such a law
but some Republicans voted for
the bill because Of this amend
lment, offsetting Democratic votes
lagainst the amendment.
The Internal Revenue Bureau
Evening star., 1951-10-17
Red Cross Leader Named

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Oct.
17.-Mrs. Raymond Hunt is the
new special services chairman Of
the Albemarle County Chapter of
the American Red Cross. She is
secretary Of the chapters board
and was staff aide chairman un-
til she was named to her new
position.
Evening star., 1951-10-17
US. Presenting First of 2 Ships
To Government Of Arqentine

tine military officials will attend.
The United States will later
turn over to Argentina. the light
cruiser Boise. which will be
known as "9 De Julio"
On October II, 1945, Juan
Peron emerged as a leader
of Argentine. promulgating "the
ending of economic, social and
political domination" of Argent
tina "by interests foreign to the
ideals Of the country"
The exact price of the Phoenix
Ito the Argentine government is
not known, but terms Of the
assistance program were that the
cost would be 10 per cent of the
original price. This would make
the sale price somewhere in the
Ineighborhood of So million.
Evening star., 1951-10-17
lG. @. P. Attacks Democrat
ion Loss Of Fairfax Land

Douglas A. Clark, Republican
candidate for the Virginia House
of Delegates, last night charged
the Democratic incumbent from
1.-THE Falls Church Fairfax area was
asleep at the switch" by allowing
the State to take over 10 acres in
Fairfax County for . new penal
institution.
Mr.. Clark said Edwin Lynch, the
incumbent, should have been more
active in trying to block the re-
moval Of the land from the tax
lists.
Mr.. Clark, who is opposing Mr..
Lynch. spoke at a meeting Of the
Fenwick Park Citizens Associa-
Ition In fremont Gardens.
Mr.. Lynch reviewed his activi-
tiles in obtaining new secondary
roads for the county and his legis-
llative record.
Evening star., 1951-10-17
by ihe Assecioied Press

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 1.-THE
United States turns over to Argen-
TINA today the first of two ships
going to the South American
country under provisions of the
mutual defense assistance pro-
gram.
A colorful ceremony has been
arranged for the Philadelphia
naval base for the commissioning
tof at De Octubre," which will
be the new name of the light
cruiser Phoenix.
DR.. Hipoltia J. Paz, Argentine
Ambassador Of the United States
will speak. So viii Archibald r
Randolph. chief of the State De-
lpartment's Bureau of Inter
American Affairs. A dozen Argen-
Evening star., 1951-10-17
4 October, 194S.
TO WILLIAM GASTON

I respect your willingness to
take the rap Of running for office,
which is, after all, the acid test
LOT whether many of us mean what
we say when we talk about "tak-
ling an interest in Government. /"
I have always been amused by
those who say that they are quite
willing to 60 into Government
but they are not willing to 60 into
politics. My answer, which has
now become a bromide with me.
Us that you can no more divorce
Government from politics than
you can separate sex from crea-
ton.
The merit article-"The Battle
lot the Budget"
tcotyrisht. 1851. New York Herald
Tribune. Inc.)
Evening star., 1951-10-17
Presidential Campaign.

Un the United States. mean
while. a presidential election
was approaching, under a wide
spread expectation that the Re-
publicans would VIM