Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1951-01-19
Edited
BY Frances Sampson

petition movement succeeded In carrying out
all Of Its procedural moves. We don't care
to bring about another argument with any
of the members of the Pine Bluff Negro
leadership, but we will be satisfied with the
appointment of Negro deputy sheriff and
it will make no difference to the group who
receives the credit
A QUALIFIED DEPUTY???? Certain
ly the appointing power rests in the Office
OF Sheriff, and 1t is not for any Negro group
or organization to take as its responsibility
the naming of someone who might measure
up fully as to acceptability on the part of
the Negro people. The major goal of any
individual or group should be the appoint
ment of Negro deputy. Leave the respon-
sibility where it is as to the appointment
with the Office of Sheriff. His political dis
erection backed up by his needs for the main
tenance of the fine record of law enforce
ment in this county constitute sufficient in
centive for sound judgment in making the
appointment. However, it is hoped that all
Negroes having an opportunity to sign the
petition will do so, and that all of them
Will be qualified electors. Should this effort
succeed, the credit might go to the signers
OF the petitions! Incidentally, despite what
has been done at Little Rock, no Negroes
have been named to the Pine Bluff Police
Force. The applications of the eight Ne
groes filed with the Pine Bluff Police Com
mission are yet unheard from. With war
in progress and the need for added police
protection in all Of Pine Bluff, it seems that
there should be no continued need for the
further complacence of Negro leaders.
TRIVIA: Emory Mazique recently
nome for the Christmas holidays with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Mazique, is
member of the Howard University varsity
basketball team. He recently played in their
game with Lincoln. His father doesn't re-
member the score as the telephone infor-
nation was chiefly for the purpose of max
Ing the usual request mo mon; non fun
your son. incidentally, the Maziques
nave done beautiful job of interior decorat
Ing which has been supplemented with
beautiful dining room suite, and with the
table cloth :. runs into the money.
Funeral rites for the late jeremiah Fl. Rob-
inson, ST., longtime publisher and editor of
The Negro Spokesman, were held from New
st. James at Fairfield on Sunday evening -.
Val J. Lewis, longtime employee at Rosens-
weig's is patient at Davis Hospital Mr.
Lewis Is salesman in the shoe department
where he has served patrons for many
years Also hosptalized at Davis is Will
liam H. McNeel, ST.. The Great Feast
will be held with the men of Medicine IA
Their and son combination at Texarkana with
Doctors Jamison and Jamison, and Ward as
hosts come Saturday night. -. Mrs. Ber-
nice Johnson, the affable and congenial
wife of the well known dance promoter.
Eddie Johnson, is at Davis Hospital . DR..
E. L. Tatum of AMIN College faculty is
reported by Mrs. Tatum to be doing nicely
in the Riverside Hospital and home for con-
valescentS near Nashville, Tennessee. 49,.
Mrs. Jamiami Calhoun Irving formerly OF
King Street but now living with her hus-
band, Autry at Newport, visited with her
mother Mrs Nora E. Calhoun last weekend.
.Shut-in under orders of his physician is
Joe Pierre of Pierre Cleaners. The children
of Pine Bluff community are missing the
free gum which Mr.. Pierre passed out :. In
Pine Bluff, "DUCK INN has taken on a
new look, representing the high point Of
years Of progressive development in the Pine
Bluff community under the business lead
ership of Fayette Duck" Roberts The
beautiful front is credit to business here,
and the interior decorations together with
the stable service which has been rendered
across the years reflect the vigor of a man
who gives the customers break. We salute
Mr.. and Mrs. Fayette Roberts as our People
of Business for the year go.