Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1951-01-19
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upon him pivoted the introduction of the
means by which Negroes enjoyed gains
which had been denied them for more than
half century Negroes on jury panels
My sympathy goes out to the members of
his family, upon whom now Is left the task
of carrying on with the publication. The
hardships and rigors of the small new 81.
per create such terrible strain upon the
mind and nerves. 1t is therefore a small
wonder that he became incapacitated many
weeks before his physical death due to the
pressure of finance to carry on to the end.
but he was a good soldier and had PROV
ed himself to be self-Willed and highly
determined person by standing aboard ship
at all costs and despite the storms which
tossed 1t about. With the youth and vigor of
more youthful descendants, it is my hope
and best wish that they shall find the means
and be inspired by the record of a distin-
guished father and husband to carry on 1.-THE
Negro Spokesman.
BACK IN THE LAND WHERE MY "a
THEIRS FATHER DIED At THE HANDS
OF UNKNOWN MEMBERS OF A WHITE
MOB, l 60 this week to the defense of Her.
man Maxwell. We have been at Hope before
and We will be there again. We are still
hoping that from Hope will come the great
est story ever told. The stress and strain
OF such trial are known only to Negro
lawyers who must wade through the local
prejudices and fear to help Justice prevail
in the hearts of men. However, l have
never been alone in these battles and am
sure that the same God who stood at my
side when l pleaded for his life in we'll
guarded Hampstead County courtroom will
be with me again. only wish that the color
of mans skin would not be of any con-
Germ in such cases. However, we are only
instrumentalties of God, and I don't know
His plan at this moment but l know my
duty and that l propose to do, God being
my Helper.
MRS. BLOSSOM TURNER will become
the first woman member of the Pine Bluff
Civic Association. She attended our fellow
ship meeting last Thursday evening, a.
companied by Mrs. Evelyn Stroud We will
meet at Lampkin Chapel next Thursday
night where we will begin the drive to or
ganize the Ohio Street Civic Association.
An interesting thing about the membership
1t will be open to white and Negro, men
and women. We hope our activities will
enable us to get agoing a youth movement
in the city. We are all pledged to do some
thing constructive Our first task will be to
circulate the petitions asking the Sheriff of
Jefferson to name Negro deputy. We have
SO many people here who proudly boast of
the fine relationship which exists among
white and Negro, but up at Little Rock,
there is afoot the most ground gaining
movement in the history of the city. Some
how, despite the criticism about its Negro
leadership, they get things done there and
here in Pine Bluff, Negro voters forget a.
bout public housing the library issue the
Davis hospital situation their schools
their streets, etc. But, we are trying to g.t
well grounded and l am sure that the ex.
ploratlon we will make will be quite help
full to those who come after us.
ENCOURAGING SIGN HERE is the
recent organization of women democratic
voters. The women will get some work done
and it is predicted here that thousands of
new voters will be ready when the elections
come again Mrs. Vivian Haywood came here
ana helped do the job at the home of Mrs.
l.. b. O'Bryant. We trust that the movement
will grow.
LAST SUNDAY AFTER CHURCH
took the children for drive out to the farm
and came back home with the Lee McNels
for dinner. We had quite an ENJOYABLE dav
'ogether' Pop is growing old gracefully.
ana is making plans for retirement.