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Arizona sun., 1952-10-24

New York, GlobaD-Leon's New
Cocktail Lounge and Bar over in
Hackensack, N. j., is ShOWplace
around there. 1t offers fine floor
show for its patrons. Congenial
Leon Aston is host and owner .
Hugh Workman, who was formerly
doorman at Harlem's Savoy Ball
room is now the friendly host at
Sugar Rays bar and grill on Sew
enth Avenue.
Milti Buckner former Lionel
Hampton Sideman who now fronts
his own jazz combination, has long
been familiar with the enthusiastic
fan who latches onto an article of
clothing, often leaving the astist
in a state of partial undress. He
thinks, however, that the particular
fan who looted his panel Chevrolet
truck and made off with his COM
plete 27-suit wardrobe, went lit
tie too far. The truck was parked
near the Melody Club where Buck
ner and his group were playing
their final week. Buckner suggests
that the police be on the lookout
for a short, fat burglar. Buckner's S
suits, you see, will fit only a short,
fat man.
Teddy Wilson, one of the all-time
greats, is touring the Scandinavian
countries. He will exhibit his pian-
istic skill to concert goers in Swed-
Ell, Norway and Denmark . At
tention, Sam Evans of Cash Box:
Enjoy reading your column every
week Johnny Hodges and his
great Murcury recording ork back
in Canada, breaking it up again.
MGM Records Tommy Edwards
got another big one out =.
Bullmoose Jackson clicked at
Harlem Apollo Theatre last week.
/. Savannah Churchill went over
hig last week in York, Pa. d.. I'LL
nois Jacquet going great at New
York's Birdland ~. Joe Holiday
at Times Square Supper Club, Ro-
chester, N. Y. :. Bette McLaurin
at PHILIPS Earl Theatre Gene
Ammons opens at the ShoWboat in
Philadelphia on October 20 . Err
roll Garner does two weeks at the
Ebony Club in Cleveland beginning
October :. d. Henry Glover of King
Records, was recently at the home
office in Cincinnati and recorded
many artists.
MGM recording artist, Herb Ken
ny and his Rockets are set for Can
ada at the Latin Quarters
Jimmy Rushing sings his blues at
the Top Hat in Dayton for a week,
and then plays the Regal in Co.
lumbus, Ohio. E. Art Tatum clicked
in Washington, D. C. and is now
going great guns at Boston's Story
vile. :. Herb Kenny's MGM plat
ter "My Song" backed with "You
Never Heard A Word I Said" is
going and selling great through
out the country.
MGM Records is moving into its
hottest fall-Winter season in years
with three high riding pop releases
D;skery sales are being spanked by
newcomers Tommy Edwards, Joni
James and ork leader, Art Mooney
:. Miss James is topping the stable
with her waxing of why Don't
You Believe Me-" which has been
on the market two weeks and is
over the $1,000 sales mark.
Tommy Edwards is runnig close
Arizona sun., 1952-10-24
Elzey Paint And
Glass Co. Invites
Negro Patronage

The ElZey Paint and Class
Company is offering something
different in merchandising The
Evening star., 1952-11-27
Boston Prison Curbs
Restless Convicts
BY the Associated Press

BOSTON. Nov. ELIMINATES at
the State prison were permitted
out of their cells only in small
groups yesterday because of what
Warden John j. O'Brien describes
as general restlessness" among
the 606 prisoners.
All shop work. recreation and
yard facilities were Cancelled yes
terday.
Guards were placed on a six
day. rather than a five-day week,
and State and local police were
alerted in case of a demonstration
A guard who requested anonym-
1ty indicated that word is NOV
ing along the grapevine" that
the trouble stems from an internal
squabble between two factions of
prisoners with the leaders of each
trying to be spokesmen for all the
inmates
Several crudely fashioned ice
Evening star., 1952-11-27
Smithsonian Has Sea Serpent
Well Almost, It's a Giant Squid

The Smithsonian Institution
today rose in defense of the man
who says he saw sea serpent.
What's more. the institution is
e1er.ng the public a chance to
see one.
Actually. what the man prob
ably Saw-and what the institu-
ton is Showing--is a giant squid.
largest of all invertebrates and
subject of many sea legends. The
living giant squid. if there are
any left. appears to have dropped
out OF sight for the last sc years,
Smithsonian scientists report.
On exhibit is a life-sized model,
made up from several specimens.
Evening star., 1952-11-27

picks. a pair of scissors and
heavy metal bar were found hid
den under a workshop bench
Tuesday.
Warden O'Brien said the pris-
oners presented him with a list
of requests about II days ago. and
one. for an increase in the sugar
allotment.
The unrest began Saturday
when a small group of prisoners
staged a minor rebellion and
held a guard hostage for a short
time. They also started two minor
fires. The uprising was short
lived, however. because other pris-
oners refused to join.
Evening star., 1952-11-27

|R. Tucker Abbott. associate
curator of mollusks. feels the
creatures are either extinct or
close to it.
A great 10-tentacled mollusk
sometimes reached an overall
length of 55 feet. With its 80
Ifoot-long. torpedo-shaped body
and tentacles extended to the
front. it could very well resemble
la sea serpent. the Smithsonian
reports.
Between 1875 and 1890. several
were washed ashore in Newfound-
land and Nova Scotia. but very
few have been reported since the
turn of the century.
Evening star., 1952-11-27
Girl Scouts PIun Tour

Some 80 members of Girl
Scout Hospital Aides Senior
Troop No. 70. Alexandria, will
leave by bus early tomorrow morn
ing for Charlottesville. where they
will visit the Medical Center Hos
pital of the University of Virginia
They will be accompanied by their
leaders and chaperoneS.
Arkansas State press., 1952-10-17
NAACP Branch
Prepares For
Roy wilkins

The Little Rock branch OF the
NAACp held its regular MONTH"
meeting at the YWCA on Sunday.
and started making preparations
for the coming of Roy wilkins
national administrator for tn c
NAACP. Mr. Wilkins will be the
guest speaker for the state mass
meeting on November 16. in Little
Rock, and the local branch viii
be the host branch
The branch also mapped oft
plans for fund raising campaign
to support the recent suit Of the
State of Arkansas VS.. Fletcher c.
Walker. which is an attempt OF
the part of the branch to outlaw
segregation on buses operating
within the city of Little Rock and
throughout the state of Arkansas.
The branch also instructed Thad
d Williams, its president. to draft
resolutions directed to the Gov
ernor Governor-elect Mayor a n d
the County Judge, protesting
segregation in drinking facilities,
toilet Accommodations and payment
of taxes
Arkansas State press., 1952-10-17
Women, Guns and Knives
Make News Over Weekend
Confesses Stabbing Mate. Says Police

Mrs Stella Ann Holman placed in the Pulaski
y jail Sunday after Investigating officers she had
tesSed to the fatal stabbng of her husband James E. Ho
IMAM at their home in the community known Hardscram-
bic right off the Hot Springs hiWay
Officers said the couple had been drinking when the ar
Bnent leading to the stabbng They that
Holman told them that she stabbed with butcher
knife The knife penetrated his right and severed an
artery
Arkansas State press., 1952-10-17
Wiley Brandon 10
Air Pine Bluffs
Bias Practices

The quiet city of Pine Bluff is
probably in for some airing of
its bias police in the hiring Of
city workers. Wiley Branton,
Pine Bluff attorney has threaten
ed a court fight as a result Of
the civil service commissioners
refusal to discuss the hiring Of
Negro officers in the jefferson
city.
Mr. Branton was retained by
the Pine Bluff branch of the Ma
tional Association for the AdNan-
cement of Colored People 10 seek
a hearing before the CSC, since
it is believed that the comrois-
sion is hiring policemen without
following the statutory require
ments as to notice of cXamlna-
ton and qualification
The question of hiring Negro
policemen was raised by the MA
ACP several weeks ago when it
announced campaign to cut
down on violent crimes am OIL &
Negroes in Pine Bluff 1t was sug-
gested that Negro policemen for
the Negro districts could help in
See-BRANTON-page eight
Arkansas State press., 1952-10-17
Ray-Nee'y Day
10 Be Observed

The extension agents association
is planning Ray-Neely Day
honor of H. c. Ray and Mrs
Ella p. Nicely. two Of the worker.
who have given SO and u years
Of service pectively 10 the Ar
kansas Agricultural Elk tensiOg
service. The event will be Oh
served at AM&M college in Cald-
well nail auditorium, Sunday at
100 p. m. The AM&M colleg
chorus will furnish music and
James p. Davis, administrative Of
ficcr Of production and marketing
administration, will deliver h e
address along with Mrs c. A.
Lawlah who will also d7liver an
address. Among the other per
sons programmed afe: Rev J F.
Clark, w. M. Pierce, Mrs. jennie
B Wright President l.. A DAVIS.
John Cannon, Ocie Lee SmI n.
T. r. Bctton, Mrs. Fannie VI
Boone. l.. l.. Phillips, Mrs. Cap
tola Coates, Elijah Thompson
Mrs. Mary M. Wingfield, IN e
Mrs. Gertrude B. Lemay.
Arkansas State press., 1952-10-17
Pine Bluff Neqro
Heads Dormitory
At Arkansas Univ.

For the first time in the his
tory of a dixie university. a
Negro, George Howard of Pine
Bluff, was elected president Of
his dormitory last week. Just
being elected from student
body as president of a building
doesn't carry much news vaIr,a,
but in this instance, "A Negro
was elected head of his dOrmi-
tory over white contestants AT
a university established for the
benefit OF whites who seek a
h CHER education. The un,vers
~ is Arkansas supported UNI
versity, that is fast on its way
of becaming fully integrated
where state students other than
whites can become eligible.
Howard is 81 years old and Is
a third-year law student. He
received eighty votes for a piur-
ality victory over three other
candidates who were white.
Howard went to the univer-
sity in 1850 from Lincoln uni
versity in Jefferson City, Mis-
souri,.
Arkansas State press., 1952-10-17
Flowers Files For State Senate
|econ1es First Negro
EnCe Reconstruction

W Harold Flowers, nationally prominent Pine Bluff at
ney qualified last week Independent candidate for
/ state senate.
Mr. Flowers filed for position No. 2 in the Twentieth
trict which includes Jefferson and Lincoln counties A
E Bmffian Morrel Gathright is the Democratic nomi-
\ for the position.
When Mr. Flowers filed last week. it is said to be the
| time since reconstruction days that Negro had filed
the senate His petition contained lis signatures when
filed it with secretary of state c. G. Hall
Mr. Flowers has become nationally famous for his fights
the rights Of Negroes in his native state He is strictly
gpgationSt opponent and has advocated equality in ed
kona facilities in Arkansas. He has represented Negroes
Arkansas charged with crimes where white attorneys re-
k on account of the nature of the crime and many Ne
attorneys afraid to enter the courtroom during
He is native of Stamps and received his education at
lander Smith college and Washington, d. C. he has prac-
4 law in Arkansas about IS years
Flowers will open his campaign Thursday mite at Cen
NAL Baptist church, 18th and INDIANA streets in Pine
IT,
Arkansas State press., 1952-10-17
Uses Gun to Stop Common Law Mate

Curtis Johnson, who lived at 1910 ID f. 18th street
Noth Little Rock was found the floor of his room
by officers who had been that address with
loof puet hoes IN his body early Saturday morning His
conon-iaW wife Elve Leach is being by Officers in
IN connection with the fatal shooting
According to the officers report argument preceded
the shooting and Mrs Leach admitted that she fired the
shots after Johnson had threatened her with shotgun Two
children of Mrs. Leach witnessed the shooting
The wife and the children johnson came home
and started abusing her Mrs Leaeh) and fired pistol
her while she lay bed She then up sitting in
chair when he started TO abusing her again. said
then said johnson reached behind picked p shot
gun ana started toward her Mrs Leach then said she reach
ed in the dresser drawer behind her pistol and start
ed firing.
johnson was shot thru the arm breaking the bone
once IN he center OF the chest and twice in the abdomen
Arkansas State press., 1952-10-17
DR.. Louis Wright
Chairman of Naacp
Board Is Dead

Funeral services for DR.. Louis
r Wright, chairman Of the board
of directors of the National AS
ISOLATION for the Advancement OF
Colored People and director OF
surgery and president of the
medical board of Harlem hospital.
was held Saturday.
DR.. Wright who served as
chairman of the NAACP for the
past twenty years, was a militant
fighter for equality of citizenship
and opportunity for Negro Ameri-
cans during his entire life. Arthur
h. Spingarn, NAACP president,
has said Of DR. Wright that few
people have been more consistent
more vigorous. more wise, and
more courageous in fighting dis
elimination and all forms of injus~
tice He devoted twenty
four hours Of the time in his day
TO the NAACP."
See-wRIGHT-page eight
Arkansas State press., 1952-10-17
0megas to Give
Annual Minstrel

Inc omega III r',' lta'ei'iI'y
VIII give a "''l'7''1I ''o" III con
hec''on win us second annual
omega t-Ie''I i'-a't III 'he ""ol-
forum Vi LUMBAR Ing : en- o U l.
tueS"'J' oo'SDef 90. Inc ''ie-''
Iu"' "as o'lS'iI=-1" III 1901 -
discover all" encourage ~ SE o
youth 10 oeEe'oP ''0-I ''leIl''.
l.. M. IHI''1ophe. CHAIRMAN OIL
ale 1909 '''-.'' /, ID II / a'il 'i''''
l''e'e Is d "e%''.' U '"''"'3''
resources al o0' io~'' ,"''''''''''''
ana S'"'e l'out "i''I' .''1 ''''',
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Is OUT purpose 70 ''SlS' 'il9 'o''"5
people W u'scor'i '',C ''''''''a
'IIouE' "''',m ''Ie1I "O''''''S may
Arkansas State press., 1952-10-17
Sun Came Our For
Harry In Harlem

New York -- CCNSl II started
out dreary day - slow drizzl-
ing rain with a definite chill in
the air. Folks We're saying; "Har-
RVS got a bad day to speaking out
in the open To bad when
we've been n av ing such good
weather"
For the weather forecast for
October 18th was cloudy occas-
ionaI showers" and that certain
ly would dampen any crowd out
to see the President of the Unit
ed States, Harry Truman, speak
in his unprecedented fashion at
the Dorrance Brooks Square IN
Harlem
But even the weather experts
were wrong in predicting a bad
day for Harry, Two hours before
rally time, the rain slowed down.
An hour before rally time, the
rain desistcd altogether. T e
skies were still overcast but
streets were dry and would n OF
stop the crowds from coming out.
Through the initial speeches -
Mayor Vincent Impelliteri. Scna-
tor Herbert Lehman and the Choir
al ensembles offerings -- the sun
started to play hide and seek
with the clouds. So that by the
See-TRUMAN-page eight
Arkansas State press., 1952-10-17
Tired of Mates Stayinq.0ut, Cuts Him

otha Lee adey of College station in the University
hospital IN serious condition. resulting knife wounds
cted by his wife, Mrs Wilhemna Hadley early this week
Mrs ifadley according Officers John Hardin and l. b.
loe who investigated and arrested her stabbed her hs
oad several times after he early in the morning
drunken condition and started argument She stated
al te argument started home and the sabbing occurred
several yards from the house in the Mrs Hadey has
TWO young daughters four the other nne and she
stated tt she mad been picking order that she
could support them.
The officers permitted Mrs Hadley to return home so
she could take care of her young Hadey is reported
has a good chance to recover from his wounds
Arkansas State press., 1952-10-17
! Eisenhower
'ieCf Race.Hate
! In His Behalf

|acral Dwight D. Eisenhow-
Republican candidate tor Pres
has been asked to repudi-
a fun pag. advertisement in
R0uth Carolina paper urging
pr o. his candidacy on the
Ards THAT he believes in
rs Rights and is opposed to
federal civil rights program.
a telegram to the RepubIi-
stan and bearer on his cam
b Jr1u Walter White. ex-cu-
secrgtng of the N tional As
FtIon fo. taa Advancement Of
pred People quoted the ad,
ed IN the Grcenville IS. c.
.DhONT by the South Caro-
p for Eisenhower, and stat
Arkansas State press., 1952-10-17
Jimcro Seating
Banned In School

Segregation Of Negro and white
students in TIE study hall of the
township high school here has
been eliminated as a result of
action by the local branch of the
National Association for the Adj
vancement of Colored People I'M
der the leadership of Milton G..
Gleghorn
Formerly, all Negro students
were seated in the back row Of
the study hall regardless of their
grade, whereas, white students
were assigned seats in the front
rows on the basis of grade. With
the opening of the school tenn
on September 20 this practice was
abandoned. All students are now
seated accordingly to grade, ir-
respective Of race.
Arkansas State press., 1952-10-17
pwers at Grady

bady-Harold Flowers, 10th
jct candidate for a position
he state senate, comprising
Ierson and Lincoln counties
more than l,C00 people here
.sv afternoon in the h & h
L. gym. that his candidacy
|,ba senate, if succ G stu l.
ID echo around the world.
l. first Negro TO become a
date for the state legisla-
since the days of reconstruc-
Flowers opposes Morrell
Iright. a former member Of
|house Of representatives and
Pine Bluff businessman,
kqh campaigning as an indie
[ent. Attorney Flowers, a long
l. Republican, declared tn c
offers an opportunity for
! bat people TO prove their toll
H.. 80 a world of conflict and
appeaI is made to voters Of
kaces to join the forces Of the
world in helping make de-
tacy strong and powerful
bust Negro votes will not en-
me to be elected to the Ar
aS senate" But because Of
L world conditions, he said,
! election Of a Negro in Ar
b. to membership in the sem
Twill echo around the world
BE- meeting had been called
lacy DeBrucc, pres d ent of
koln county Negro V ote r s
hue, and the keynote W a s
Fck when c H. Tracy, well
|an planter and land owner,
)ared that such meetings were
Of the program to educate
EFLOWERS-page eight
Arkansas State press., 1952-10-17
Demos Failure 10
Abolish, jimcFo
In D. {. Played

Dayton, o - If the Democretr
We're sincere N their claims to
help the NegroS they would have
done something to abolish sgrega-
ton in the nations capital during
their 20 year reign
This attack on the sincerity of the
Democrat party was delivered Fri
day night by Mrs. Ruth CASTOR
Mueller, assistant to Mrs. Ivy b
Priest. head of the Women's Di-
vision, Republican National Com
mittce at the Palace ballroom
during a political rally sponsored
by Republican CLUBS.
Arkansas State press., 1952-10-17
Segregation Case
Postponed. Gets
Dec. Schedule

Argument in the United States
Supreme Court on the Sou h
Carolina and Kansas public school
segregation cases has been post
poned until the week Of Decem-
Der 3, Thurgood Marshall, NAA
CP special counsel, was inform
ed today The cases were original
ly scheduled for argument this
week.
They were postponed so tn a I
See-POSTPONED--page eight
Evening star., 1952-04-23

full measure Of insurance protection should consult one
Of 5000 Equitable field representatives and keep
in touch with him.
During 1851 The Equitable continued to increase its
financial capacity to meet its existing obligations and to
take on additional ones. Premium income during the
wear amounted to $727 DOB Ol6 and net earnings from
investment operations amounted to $l67 ,459,OOO After
paying all claims and expenses Of operaton-ncludne
greatly increased Federal Income Tax and the add
tons policy reserves required by the nature OF ou
business-the margin remaining was $l34 100000 Ou'
Of this total we made extraordinary additions to
reserves of $l0 100000 paid set aside $lOO 100000
for dividends and added S236OO0OO to surplus funds
Haskins & Sells, Certified Public Accountants wh
have maintained continuous audit of transactions
during the year. have issued their certificate stating that
our accounts and transactions in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles and with regu
atons prescribed by the Insurance Department of the
State Of New York.
Tokina closer look at taxes find that the Revenue
Act of 1851 imposed new tax on the life insurance
companies which cost The Equitable Sll ,350OO0 an
increase Of $5,lOOO00 over our for 1850 This in
Evening star., 1952-04-23
The Equitable Reports

The need and the demond of the American people
for life insurance service greater than ever During
1851, new business written by the Society totaled
Sl,200O00,000 To pocyowners and bene6ciaries, The
Equitable paid out S423, $4,000 during the year.
Life insurance is very personal matter. Its services
must be adjusted to the individual needs Of the policy
We, in The Equitable take special pride in the
great field force of competent and enthusiastic agents
and agency managers who perform this personal service
Indeed the greatest gle contribution Of life insurance
to the American public has been the development Of
large force of intelligent, trained and enthusiastic field
underwriters who are prepared to serve the American
people in attaining their goals Of individual and family
security.
At The Equitable much time and effort are devoted to
the selection and training Of agents and their
gers. We think there is no better adult education in the
country than that which Equitable makes available to
them We regret though, that present policyowners
and those who have need Of insurance protection and
estate planning not making as much use as thev
should Of the services that this great organization
furnish Pocyowners and their bene6ciares as well as
the insurance buying public who expect to realize the
Evening star., 1952-04-23
j. ). BIackIists 81
West German Firms
By the Associated Press

BONN, Germany, April 23.-The
United States High Commission
has blacklisted 81 West German
firms suspected of selling strategic
material to Soviet bloc nations.
American officials said the Bonn
government plans to prosecute
some of the firms for violation of
currency and export regulations if
the illegal trade charges are con-
firmed.
The blacklisting denies the
companies ECA counterpart funds,
contracts from the United States
Army and High Commission, and
critical imports from America.
The United States officials de-
clined to say what vital materials
allegedly were sold to the East
But the undercover traffic to the
Soviet bloc is known to include
power equipment, steel tubing. raw
steel, oil exploration equipment
chemicals, steel mill parts and re-
f1nery equipment.
Western officials have said that
this illegal traffic amounts to at
least $50 million a year.
Evening star., 1952-04-23
z Episcopal Churches
Elect vestrymen Here

Two Episcopal churches re-
ported yesterday the election OF
vestrymen at recent annual meet
ings.
Marquis Childs, newspaper COL
umnist, was among those chosen
to the vestry at All Saints Episco-
pal Church, Chevy Chase Circle
K. I. Nillson was elected senior
warden; J. S. Davidson. jr.. junior
warden; G. w. Dalzell, register
and r. C. Overs, treasurer, at the
meeting.
Vestrymen chosen were Mr..
Childs, j. T. Cox, G. H. Hubert
C. T. Clagett, jr., w. N. Denton,
jr., A. C. Elgin. w. F. Lane, and j.
Mackay Spears.
Thomas E. Robertson and DR..
Archie M. Palmer were elected
delegates to the diocesan conven-
ton next month.
St. Barnabas' Episcopal Church,
Oxon Hill. Md, reported that w.
Seton Belt was elected senior
warden and William w. Roberts,
Junior warden Vestrymen selected
were Iceland Maryland, Heath
Berry, James Berry, ST.. William
B. Bowie. Rodney CLANCY. Roy
CLANCY, John Crosby, Charles
Kirtley. Robert Riley and Hallam
Tuck.