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Arkansas State press., 1952-08-15
Page Four STATE PRESS
Urges Moral Support For
COURAGEOUS Souls
BY Lauren White

Those of us who like courage, fair play and decency in
our feowman should do something to those who
show these traits When individuals who have given
great demonstrations of and decene being made to
suffer simply because they courageous and decent
should act We should do something to alleviate their suffer-
ings.
Take the of Miss Loree Chappel of Atlanta Geor-
gia This pleasant 55yearod citizen of Atlanta director
of the chdens division the Georgia department of
welfare She could be holding the job today she had not
been fair-minded and courageous soul
Miss Chappel felt that group of people should be DOOM
ed to dirty paying jobs of their She felt
that individuals good enough risk their lives to protect
America when entitled to decent jobs
She made her thoughts known She signed petition in favor
of FEPC.
Such evidences of decency simply permitted in
Georgia The officials feel that fair play towards Negroes
treason They will leave stone turned to that nus-
tice is perpetrated against eoored Americans.
In 1850 the Georgia legislature joint house and
study general administration the
welfare department Using this pretex j. Rush Minis,
chairman of the committee called Miss Chappe and publicly
charged her with Communism The following is the evidence
he offered to prove his accusation
1. In 1949 Miss Chappell had signed petition for
permanent FEPC
2. The committee had authenticated instance in
which Miss Chappel had actually fed Negroes in her
3. The committee had impounded number of high
ly suspicious books from the child welfare library.
These included RED Win First, 1.-THE American Race
Problem" and 1.-THE New Russia's Primer"
AT the hearing Minis demanded of Miss Chappel why
she had signed the FEPC petition She replied Because
President has requested such legislation"
Next Minis displayed THE New Russias Primer and de-
manded, Miss Chappen are you Communist To that
query, Miss Chappel serenely replied mo sir To
my knowledge have never known Communist"
Bear in mind that this investigation not to deter
mine whether Miss Chappe Communist good
citizen The idea to embarrass and perecue
who would break with southern tradition.
The character witnesses that testified in Miss Chappels
behalf stated that she intelligent courageous leader
During the Investigation no evidence was given that Miss
Chappe anything but respectable laWabidng citizen
No action taken against Miss Chappel She out of
the ordeal mistaken but eight months after the hearing
she resigned
1t there should be fund established to
mbuse citizens who suffer losses by opposing
their dual standard of Democracy think the NAACP should
have fund aside help those distressed for standing
for the right If the NAACP can't do it, other agency
organized for that purpose People like Miss Chap
pell should not be allowed to suffer alone
Arkansas State press., 1952-08-15
The Value Of Platform PIedqes-

should be law against this sort of thing.
In the end, these practices hurt the party
rather than strengthen it. There is often
something back of these compromises.
Either the party has had to buy over a
certain amount of support or it may be
forced to take into consideration a certain
candidate in order to get factonal, state
or sectional backing when the final voting
takes place This of course all adds up to
patronage and we have plenty of this in
American politics 1t is questionable as to
how much good patronage does the party
or the people at large.
There should be some means of moving
all of the unfair methods of party dealings
in this respect People for office should be
picked on the basis of their ability to hold
or run an office and not on the basis of
patronage, 1t seems that here, instead of
getting efficiency, we get whatever is left
over,
Voters should keep in mind that when
they 60 to the polls in November to eject
a President, all of the above mentioned is
sues will be involved. Platforms should be
thrown aside and the record of candidates
should be given first consideration. Pol
iticians will promise almost anything in Or
der to get into office. Records of individuals
should be considered over and above plat
form pledges Atlanta Daily World
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enough to assure that the steel workers
could be quite safe from starvation for 90
DAYS or more. (And it was felt that other
unions such as the UNIV would let the
steel workers have millions if if had been
necessarily
Mora nrograes has beon made in the
area Of b,Iman relations nv the C1O and
INV Than IN an, otha, area in tbis indus
+rioI oft,,--rot o,cIrdi,rr cb,,rchas ci+,, com.
r,iseions ro1ico do,artr,o,te boards of odr-
,,tir, +h, co,,,,,,,,t.,.. I,,,r+ ,,,d pol Coo
ORGANIZED workers have r,ada srcb
GREAT strides in human relations and do
rnocratic nrooroes th,+ 7 rronbosi7, t7a+ +bo,,
Arkansas State press., 1952-08-15
A Sit Down Strike Against Dixie

One of the most unusual strikes in A
merican labor history occurred in Chicago,
ILL.,, last week.
Scores of stubborn sitdoWn strikers had
to be elected by squards of police from an
International Harvester Irvine mill. They
began the strike to protest plan of the
company to move the mill to New Orleans,
La.
Spokesman for the union said the work.
ers, many of them Negro men and women,
did not feel they could move South. They
said the company was moving to "low-
wage, non-union, Jim-CroW area.
1t took force of more than 125 police
men and policeWomen to get the workers
out of the plant after they had helt the
main building about "a hours. Some had
to be taken to Jail when they refused to
leave the company premises.
There was more than stubbornness on
the part of the workers. Many of them
were, no doubt, economic refugees" from
the very area of the south to which the
company was seeking to move the plant
Undoubtedly, many of them, through
union educational processes" and for other
reasons had formed a proprietary interest
in their "job.' 1t is likely that most Of
them were persuaded that a pressure eff
fort on their part would change the minds
of company officials about moving their"
particular plant.
Many of them probably felt they would
have difficulty in finding employment for
the particular skills they had developed at
the Irvine mill, should this particular plant
be moved. Further if they were given a
choice of following the plant south-as
many Negroes have followed other plants
North in other days-they could not bring
themselves to see a reverse in their migra-
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observatory
4 Debut To Politics.
BY EARL

The Indians in Gallup, New Mexico,
will make their debut to politics in the com
Ing general election. Until a recent court
decision, Indians living on government res
ervations were not privileged to vote.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Re-
publican presidential nominee, has made
the first bid on the Indian vote when he
visited the Indian reservation recently. Ac-
cordine to reports, approximately $4,000 per
sons attended the Gallup, New Mexico, meet.
More educational opportunities and better
health conditions for the Indians were favor
ed by the General in his speech.
1t is the opinion of this writer that for
the Indians who have not had the right to
vote they are commencing the greatest phase
of their lives civic responsibility For some,
1t is the first time they will have the privi-
lege to particitate in the government of the
country in which they were the first in
habitants.
Arkansas State press., 1952-08-15

The platform of political parties III
many instances is not worth the paper it is
written on and in many respects, is never
carried out the way 1t is presented to the
voters Politics have become such big bust
ness that platforms are necessary only to
bring enough excitement to the campaign i'll
order that voters may be stimulated and en-
couraged to 60 to the polls and vote.
The fact that platform pledges are not
always carried out in light of their pledges
may be one of the reasons why a large seq
ment of the people fail to 60 to the polls
and vote OF course. this should make 1t
more of reason for them to go to the polls.
In the final analysis, the proper utilization
of the ballot is the one way to make the
political parties stick to their platform pied
ges.
Even though Some say that it is neceS-
sary for the success of political parties to
make platform pledges, in order to arouse
the public's interest there should be some
means, other than the vote, to make various
political factions stick to these pledges.
The public and the voters should not
have to take the long chance of putting
someone in office, merely to see them make
the same mistake over and over again.
Aside from platform pledges by parties
there is always this problem of compromis-
ing for the sake of votes and support. There
Arkansas State press., 1952-08-15
A Tribute 10 Organized Labor
By Robert Durr

Recently l was privileged to deliver
the mems Day address at Crumley Cha
ped Primitive Baptist church in Fairfield
the largest Negro community in Alabama)
adjoining Birmingham.
| was introduced by the outstanding
civic, labor, church and fraternal leader of
Fairfield, one w. M. Kolb, who followed
the program went with me to a nearby
confectionery where he told me of the in
creasing fine relationship between Negro
leaders in Fairfield and the city officials
of the municipality where Negro citizens
have made bold to eXclaim their desire for
participation in the direction of all agencies
of the misrepresentation by a Negro on
the board of education, city commission,
police and other departments of the city
Our conversation led into a discus
sion of the now over steel strike in the Bir-
mingham district of which Fairfield was a
segment I learned that there were 22OO0
steel workers in This district on strike and
another 20 600 men idled because Of a lack
of material with which to work due to the
strike.
Figuring that each striker and idled
worker had five dependents, it meant around
100000 persons were without income and
therefore had to provide with the where
withal to secure food, desperately needed
medical and disqualification needs.
And here is where one of the most
beautiful and praiseworthy aspects of or
ganized labor was seen and which laid before
us picture Of the steelworkers in their shin
ing hour.
Each week the food order committees Of
the various steel workers locals issued gro
Gerry orders to those strikers who requested
same and for other basic needs out of money
collected from the members over period Of
time-some of which had no hand upward OF
100000 in cash and bonds. Thus there was
Arkansas State press., 1952-08-15

ton for better opportunities.
Many of them have long memorio, =,
continue to read the newspapers listen
the radio, look at television, and cors
the Nominations of southern conpres,1
and dixie politicians, now in state offl
A long memory of low pay, iirntJ
police brutality and an atmospherp If /
bordering on terror, played their par
causing the men and women to sit down
the Premises of the Irvine mill and lift N
voices in protest.
When they or their parents left
south they shook the dust of the area
their feet and vowed never to return.
cept on short and infrequent visits.
1t was possibly small consolation to Ii
to be reminded that the south has M
some marked changes since they left, II
still do not believe it, and wouldn't Il
their own eyes.
The strike suggests a course Of act
for the south if it's desired industralizat
is to continue smoothly with an adeQl
supply of trained workers. It will have
perform a convincing job of "South
ing" Actual changes for the better must
effected, And these changes for the bel
must be "sold" convincingly to the rest
the nation. And this SELLING" must be a
not only to Negroes who have left the
l,,+ -, y ufn
southerners who have migrated to otl
areas looking for better opportunities 4
a fuller expression of life,
The south owes it to itself, and to ~
millions of white and Negro southern
who have continued to put their truS'
its future to vindicate their faith BY
coming more and more a good place
which to live. -Tri-State Deen
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comments
LEE DAVY

resident of this city. He was deeply Impress
ed with the progress being made within the
state of Arkansas. The period of his absence
was approximately 20 years. His obserYa-
ton, however, lacked a perfect score when
he visited the State Capitol. Observing the
Liberty bell with all it's historic legend in
one corner, and within the same view is
the black and white water fountalns-the
black one marked COLORED and the white
one is marked WHITE. / am sure that all
Arkansans are aware Of this situation be-
cause, "Lo, it has been with us always
This continued practice of nonsense Is
frowned upon by some and ratified by
others as the law of the land We feel sure
that very soon the ugly signs will be erased
ard there will be just drinking fountains
thus making a perfect score for Arkansas.
Evidently the British still aren't clear
on how the American president is elected.
The U. s. Embassy is reported to have put
out booklet on, "HoW the American Presi-
dent Is Elected" The business was so good
until the printing order was doubled to 49,
900 copies. How well do we know?
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by fire the home of colored attorney
four blocks distant from the KepuOD
convention. Stones thrown through Inc
doWs compelled the owners WhlIe you
to flee. Reports said that 200 speclally !"
ed policemen, using double plan live
persed the mob after "a hours-ou' Nv
rests were reported.
1t is becoming increasingly aHD
that many individual states cannot "
not, restrain their violent racists' Io
out and adequately punish this lan''' 4
ment that brings worldwide slaID5
their states and upon America But "'' =,
federal government attempts to oo ,rg
thing about it, they scream hySIsi'''
bout the Estates rights "a
Even so called liberal state o. S XIV,
mia has done nothing about the 0oII." !
Negro homes in Los Angeles. It IS I'll, N,
liberal" state that some years ago re
to pass a Fair Employment PRAGUE ,.
Anti-lynching legislation ls ,ss B
imperative need as indicated D! ,,I.r-
dents mentioned here. "Federm | ,So
must also be strengthened, saw pi
CP, "to provide safeguards aga" or5d
brutality, unconstitutional arFesy% tAed
deprivations of civil liberties u'o''
of state law"
Arkansas State press., 1952-08-15

The opinions tbutOr EXPIRE"
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A PERFECT SCORE

Recently was confronted with an out
of state visitor who once was a long time
Seward seaport record., 1952-09-19
Opening Concert Set For Saturday. Oct. 4

With plans for the third season of the Alaska Music Trail under way as announced by the com mittee of the Seward Winter Concert Association, with the first concert scheduled for Sat, Oct 1, as an opening event, it gives great satisfaction to offer to this community list of artists known in all parts of the world for their great artistic ability, unprecedented success with au- diences and personal charm and friendliness.
 A trio composed of Bella Ur- ban, ViOliniSt; Luigi Silva, eel list, and Maxim Schapiro, plan ist, will come first on the Alaska Music Trail for 1952-53.
 Born in Budapest, Hungary, Bella Urban has inherited the great national talent attributed to so many of the virtuOsi of to- day. Hailed as "astonishingly gifted,' he studied under the guidance of the great master, Ysaye, in Belgium, developing the superb technique and color ful interpretation which have won him the plaudits of world wide audiences. He served in the US. Army as soldier-musician, playing under Andre Kostelanetz and with the Army Air Force orchestra. His Carnegie Hall con certs have met with unanimous praise from critics and audi ences.
 Luigi Silva, often called the Paganini of the cello already has many friends in Alaska and the North. He ranks with CaSals and Piatigorsky as one of the few great cellists. Maxim Scha- piro at the piano assures a re- markable concert by this trio.
 The other artists to come are Greta McnZel, soprano, prima
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Search Continues For Tug popeye N

The Army type power tug Popeyc II, Tom EIcy skipper, is sulI missing according to reports Friday.
 The Popeye II was the object of a search by 10th Rescue and US. Coast Guard from Sept. to September 10. The little tug had been beached in Puget Bay with the help of people from Point Ashton when il developed trouble alter a fishing net fouled the propeller. Eley spent 19 hours rowing q small boat to Point Ashton for help.
 After repairing the Popeyc and refucling with gas brought from Point Ashton, Hey started again for Seward but has failed to show up. A second search is now underway by the Coast Guard.
 MT. Eley was on his way from Pirates Cove near Whittier to Homer, with a stopover at Sew ard, where his nephew, Ray Sef- erovich, lives. Contrary to pre- vious reports, MT, Eley's only companion on leaving Whittier was his dog.
 MT Seferovich, Gentry Shus- ter, and Casey Cobban have been conducting a private search for the tug since it's second disap- pearance.
Seward seaport record., 1952-09-19
REA C committee To Meet EeXf Week

The REA committee will meet some time next week for the pur- pose of completing organization of the project A board of trus- tees will be selected at this meet ing, and an attorney will be chosen.
 MT. Earl J. Smith, REA loan specialist, will be here about Oct. 1 10 meet with the local organ iZation.
 It is pointed out that every resident along the highway or those who own property along the highway and expect to build later must get their application in immediately or count on being by-passed when the high line comes through. The project is set up on the basis of appllca- tions and service will be avail able only to those who have sig nified their desire in advance by making application now.
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Reporters Notebook

Mrs. Frank Shepard and chill dren left last week for Seattle MT Shepard will leave in a few days to join them. The Shcpards have been in Seward for about six months. Frank has been man ager for the COastWiSe Lines To- cal office.
 Frank Perry got home this week after q summer in South eastern waters with the Alaska Fisheries Commission Mrs. Per ry moved into a new house last week, so she had to meet Frank to be sure he got into the right place.
 MT. and Mrs. Clarence Heating returned a week ago from Cali fornia. The Keatings were at tending convention of the insurance company represented here by MT. Heating, at Cor Onado, near San Diego. The chil- dren stayed with grandparents while their parents were on business. Mir, Keating was hon ored by his company as among the top three in point of sales.
 Some excitement was caused Monday when a mother black bear decided to show her two cubs about town on conducted tour. They came down off Bear Mountain (their home address) near the waterfall and started down toward Railroad Street. Quickly becoming disgusted with their role of touriSts,Mama did not like to be stared at-they re tired to their mountain home and have not been seen since.
 Mrs. Eunice Rogers left on the Aleutian Thursday night, Mrs Rogers was formerly employed in the Alaska Steamship Com
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Supt. Reports On Seward Schools
By Carl R. Carlson THE HIGH SCHOOL COURSE OF STUDY AT SEWARD

Last week l gave a summary of courses required for high school graduation in Alaska. Al though this list is long, there is still an opportunity for high school students to take some courses that they choose because the courses interest them, or be- cause they feel that the courses will be of value to them in later life. Since Is credits are requlr- ed for graduation, and 10 of these must be in certain Specl- fled courses, the high school stu dent may choose six elective courses from the general offer ings of the high school during his four years in school. These elective courses may be academic or vocational.
 High schools the size of ours do not have the teaching staff or the student body necessary to of fer a wide variety of elective
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Local Demos Honor Borf!eff AT Dinner Monday Evening

Delegate to Congress E. L. Bob) Bartlett was guest of honor at dinner held by the local Democrat organization in the Methodist Church basement last Monday night
 The dinner was also attended by several local Republicans who have long been personal friends of the delegate.
 Bartlett branded Bob Reeves claims that the Japanese were fishing in Alaskan waters as DO litical statements"
 Under the Japanese treaty Japan rclinquishcd her sovereign rights as a nation" he stated. As of January 1, 1852, Japan's fishing fleet has been limited to the l77th parallel (Wcst of St Lawrence and the PribilofsJ. There has been no violation of this treaty agreement
 At the Chamber of Commerce noon meeting the following day, Bartlett stated in response to question from the floor, If 1 were as sure of everything else as l am of the continuation of the railroad into the port of Sew ard, there would be nothing to worry about. It's a cinch.'
 Bartlett was joined in Seward by several other Democratic candidates running in the Third Division. z. J. Loussac, Mrs. Irene Ryan, Pearl Gibson, Steve McCutcheon, Al Owen, Pete Kalamarides, and Russell Young all attended the Monday night dinner, and several were at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon Tuesday, which was the regular meeting of that group.
Seward seaport record., 1952-09-19
CALL FOR BIDS ON HARBOR FLOAT NEXT WEEK

Plans and specifications and an official invitation to bidders will be advertised next week on the building of another float in the small boat harbor.
 The float will be constructed by funds from the Territorial Engineers office, but the bids will be let in Seward, it was re ported this week. Any persons or contractor interested or an ticipatlng submitting bids may watch for the official call.
Seward seaport record., 1952-09-19
MAN INJURED IN HIGHWAY ACCIDENT THURSDAY

Carl Davis, Mile 25, near Law ing, was severely injured Thurs day evening when his car left the road at about Mile 22.
 MT. Davis, a carpenter, had been working on the Wolf Trail Lodge buildings and was driving home when his car left the road. An ambulance was summoned from Seward which took him to the Seward General Hospital, ar irving at about 7:30.
Seward seaport record., 1952-09-19
Seofoods Recipe For The Asking

The revised edition of Alaska Seafood Recipes" from the Fish cry Products Laboratory, Ketchi- kan, IS now available for all Al aSkans who like new ideas for their fish cookery. After being out of print for several years. the new edition of this popular booklet is back with all the old taVorlte recipes and many added new ones. An attractive color cover, information on purchasing fish, and notes on the various species of fish have been added to make the booklet a handy ad- d]tlon to the hOmemaker' $ cook book file. All recipes have been tested by the home economist at the kctchikan Laboratory. In cludcd in the 80-page booklet are over 100 recipes for fish and sncIIfiSh, outdoor fish cookery, sauces and stuffings, and kelp pickles.
 The booklet has been pub Hshed jointly by the Fisheries Experimental Commission, the Agricultural Extension Service, and the Alaska Development Board. Copies may be obtained free of charge on request to the Fishery Products Laboratory, 622 Mission Street, Ketchikan, Alaska; the Agricultural Exten- sion Service, College, Alaska; the Alaska Development Board, Box 50, Juneau, Alaska. The Laboratory is mailing copies to all people who have requested the cookbook during the time 1t has been out of print; however, if your copy is not received in the near future postcard re- quest should be sent to one of the above agencies.
 (Editor's note: The Record has received copy of the book. The 11O recipes contained therein have proved to be thrill to the cooks who have not experiment. ed with scafCod cookery. It is well worth the trouble of send ing for)