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Arkansas State press., 1952-02-15
Bush Funeral HOME
Announces Open
House Sunday 4.

Open house for public inspec-
ton vas announced for the Bush
and Company funeral home by
John T.. Bush. manager. Mr.. Bush
Is inviting the public TO inspect
the newly opened establishment
at 1910 Chester street. Sunday,
February II. from | TO 2 y. m.
According 90 Mr.. Bush no pains
have been spared 10 offer TO Lit
tie Rock the best equipped and
most beautiful establishment In
this section
We are anxious. Mr.. Bush
said. TO show the people N Lit
tie Rock our new funeral home
which we think. with pardonablc
pride. Is the bes, located and
most beautiful In our community ="
Much planning and thought
have gone into its construction,
w have spared nothing In pro-
viding In a quiet. dignified,
Christian atmosphere, the correct
facilities for caring for deceased
loved ones In n manner which
will be both comforting and
gratifying 10 relatives and friends.
We respectfully solicit and cor
daily welcome any suggestions
See BUSH-page eight
Arkansas State press., 1952-02-15
Negroes March When Arkansas University Graduates Six Hundred Winter Commencement
BY GWENDOLYN M. FLOYD

Inc fifth winter commencement exercises of the University of
Arkansas were held Saturday, February 2 at the university field holse
DIX hundred candidates received their degrees. Twenty-eight Of the
sfaaaat we're negroes who were awarded the Master of Science de-
sree Ihey had attended the Little Rock graduate center. This was a
significant and history making event as it marked the first time in
the history of the school that the Negroes had been fully accepted in
the graduate school of education. The full integration of the Negroes
IN the graduate school indicates that the University of Arkansas will
accommodate all qualified students regardless of race or creed.
The baeealaureate sermon was preached by DR.. Ira E. Sanders.
Rabbi-Congregation Bnai Israel of Little Rock. Rabbi Sanders pointed
out in his sermon that religion and knowledge go hand in hand and
that the education should have inspired them to feel that need of
religion" He emphasized the three ways in which religion can help
by recognition of an authority higher than the state. the inner voice
OF human personality, the essential dignity and sanethy of the indi-
vidual and by restoring the lost values, the forgotten ideas, the neglect
ed principles and standards of moral life.
The commencement address was delivered by President George
l" Cross of the University of Oklahoma. President Cross stated that if
Americas motives are judged by the actions of its people, other ma
ions may well believe that I'VE are making our efforts to prevent the
spread of communism for purely selfish reasons to preserve our own
standards of living regardless of what may happen to the rest of the
world All this adds up to the fact that Soviet Russia is slowly
winning the international struggle through our default our failure
to offer a positive alternative plan which would bring hope to the
people"
The American people must turn once again to religion and de-
moeracy as guides to living, President Cross further stated, They must
acquire a knowledge of other people; they must develop al interna-
tiona1 social consciousness" The graduates were urged to set the pat
tern as they have a important role in the task ahead.
The following persons received the degree of Master of Science:
SAME j. Banks, Albert Sidney Baxter, Ethel Mae bearing Beckley,
Shalma Ehed Bullock, Clifton Maurice Claye. Charles VIM Dggs. 81.
Arthur Dock Gilard. Otis Thackery Harris. Jewell Freeman Hodge.
Eliza Harris Hunter, Hadgie Stewart Jennings, Carl Emmett Jones.
Burgess Bishop Lawson. Doris Buckley Mathis. Arthur Hal Miller.
See U Of A GRADUATES-page eight
Arkansas State press., 1952-02-15
AM&N College
To Open New
Gymnasium Soon

Pine B%luff-Final plans are un-
derway to complete the new AN
IN college gymnasium in time
for at least one basketball con-
test during the current season.
The 1000 seat structure has but
another week of work before the
department of physical education
will move into It's new home.
The opening games will be a.
gainst Southern, February l5-iG:-
and the Prairie View Panthcrs
of Prairie View, Texas, February
1928.
Because OF limited space In the
old gymnasium, few fans have
been able 10 attend basketball
games at the college since 1914
when the AMIN college enroll
ment shot up at the close Of the
war. With some $500 students,
the college could only accomo-
date in a small measure It's own
student group. Students were
forced to attend games In shifts.
Naturally. the public could not at
tend because Of crowded condi-
tions.
Now with unlimited space. am
pie seating room for some 1000
See STATE-page eight
Arkansas State press., 1952-02-15
5.Mi||ion Stronu
China Unions Ask
|nqrams' Release

Though the Georgia Pardon and
Parole Board has turned down
parole appeals, national and world
wide clamor for the freedom
Of Mrs. Rosa Lee Ingram and her
sons is continuing. The five-mil-
lion strong All-China Federation
Of Labor, representing all organiz-
ed labor In China Is the latest
group TO urge their immediate re-
lease, according to reports.
The All-China Federation. ac-
cording TO a New China News
Agency dispatch. announced that
Il had written TO the Georgia
Board and the Attorney General
Of the U. S. expressing the pro-
found anger Of the Chinese work.
ing class at the illegal impri-
sonment of this heroic American
Negro mother and her two sons"
The declarations statement,
which has been broadcast
throughout Asia. added. THE U.
S Governments persecution of
the Negro people is exactly like
Nazi treatment Of the Jewish
people. II is an expression Of the
imperialist policy Of war pre-
paration. People throughout the
See l~NGRAM-page eight
Arkansas State press., 1952-02-15
Jabberwock
Factories zinQ

With all the departments of
Delta's Jabberwock working full
speed ahcad-lights, curtain, and
camera will be set into action a.
round the great metropolis Of
New York state. A series Of hap
penings expose themselves in any
number OF ways on the bright
lights OF 3roadway-the hullaba-
loo Of the bowery-the ecstasy OF
Sugar Hill-be bop In Harlem
Chinatown orientalle-42nd street
jive-Lennox Ave. and a host Of
other areas In the mist Of which
the mable love dancers, OF Le-
moyne college. Memphis. Tenn.
and the chinese children dance
under the direction OF A. Kelton
Lawrence. Pine Bluff. will give
exciting interludes all on the
Sidewalks or New York.. Feb.
10Th, 800 p. M at the Robinson
auditorium.
Arkansas State press., 1952-02-15
Report Of Polio
Drive

Mrs. Louise Conway chairman
of the Mothers March on Polio.
reports that the complete report
for the March on Polio is as fol-
lows: city and county schools
S85S.98 and North Little Rock.
$246.8l. making a total of Sl,l0o.-
~ reported for the March. Tho
incomplete report for Create Lit
tie Rock, Negro division Is @3.0l7.-
81. The following churches con-
tributed to the March Of Dunes
on the northside: Shiloh Baptist.
s42.os; King solomon Baptist, -.
Bethel AME, $oo.i0; Eighth Street
bapt.. sle.2s; Morning Star. sls,-
u; Pilgrim Progress. ga; Yirse
Baptist. 9Th and Pine. 41I.1s; Est
ern Star. $li.io; First Baptist, =
and Gum. $3.50; Lees Chapel, =,
McCabe Chapel. sass. spscial
gift donations were a follows
Mccall cleaners, $50; Civic
League unit .. -: Carver Neish-
borhood club, IS. The above r.
port for North Little Rock va
made by Mrs. A. J. Bonner.
Arkansas State press., 1952-02-15

The anti-segregation movement,
initiated by the Cairo NAACP.
precipitated an outbreak of vio-
lence last week when Negro par
ents presented their children for
registration at previously all
white schools. A bomb was
thrown at the home Of DR.. u.
F. Bass and a shotgun fired at DR..
Wallace's home.
Local school authorities used
dilatory tactics to prevent trans
fer Of Negro pupils from color
ed schools to the more adequate
and more accessible schools re-
served for white children. Des-
pite these tactics, threats and in
Limitations, parents Of 81 chill
dren continued to insist upon
transfers to the schools nearest
to which they live. Only eight
have been granted transfers.
In New York, Thurgood Mar
shall. NAACP special counsel, in
formed of the arrests, left imme-
diately for Cairo to consult with
Illinois attorneys on meeting this
Arkansas State press., 1952-02-15
Soldiers Defyhg
Red Tape 10 Msrvy
Japanese GlIs

Hundreds Of Negro CTS are d.
lying military red tape 10 mar.
ry japanese girls, Ebony maon-
zine says In a revealing illuslrat-
cd article In its current issuo.
Though the red tape the 0Is
encounter Is agonixins. "theoo
marriages have been the mat
successful Of any war marriages.
with much less divorce and a.
scrtion than occurred with quick
lie wartime romsnces In Europa
says Ebony.
In reciting typical cases Of Ne
gro soldiers marrying the pretty
almond-eycd japanese girls, No.
ny reports that In some Instanuus
they 70 through the motions q
the Shinto wedding ceremony:
that Negro CTS married 10 Jsp-
anese girls, like their brothsss
at home who have married N.
See sOLD1ERs-page slsht
Arkansas State press., 1952-02-15

Passes

A. l.. Witherspoon, businessman,
and president Of the State Press
Corporation died Wednesday at
noon in a local hospital, where he
was taken after being stricken
Saturday morning at his home on
East 2lst street.
MIR. Witherspoon's death came
as a shock to all who knew him.
Up to the time he was stricken,
there was no visible evidence that
he was not in the best Of health.
He arose Saturday morning as
usual, and Immediately suffered a
stroke. and was taken to the
hospital where he passed without
regaining conscious.
Aside from being president of
the State Press Corporation, Mr..
Witherspoon was owner of the
Spoon hotel and the Spoon and
Carson Cleaning company, located
in the Spoon building at 10th and
Victory streets.
Miss Aida Jean Witherspoon.
daughter of Mr.. Witherspoon, who
is a student at Howard university.
Washington, d. C., flew down
Saturday evening to be with her
father. Mr.. Witherspoon is also
survived by his widow. He was a
member of Mt. Zion Bapt. church.
Funeral services will be con-
Quoted at | o'clock today in the
Mt Zion Baptist church. United
Friends undertakers in charge.
Arkansas State press., 1952-02-15
Held In $1,000 Bail In
School Jim Grow Fight

Cairo, Hl-Charged with conspiracy to ~"endanger thu
life and health of certain children" in this southern I'LL.
nois city, eight persons spearheading the movement to break
down segregation in the public schools here were arrested
last week.
Held In $1,000 bail each on these charges were Dr.. w.
A. F1ngal, president of the Cairo branch Of the National As
ISOLATION for the Advancement Of Coored People; Lester Bal
ley and Miss June ~Shagaloff, NAACP field secretaries: DR.. J.
c. Wallace. whose home was the target of a shotgun blast
on January %; W. S. Madison, Arthur Jelks, C. p. Williams
ana DAVID V. Lansden, a white attorney who has been hand
ling legal aspects of the movement for the branch.
Arkansas State press., 1952-02-15
hi Had Evidence Of Grove|and beatngs 3Yrs. Saws Kennel
Jimmie

dcrns Staying of Shepherd and shooting of Irwin last November
while transporting them to the scene Of a new trial.
The two Negroes were convicted Of rape in the famous Groveland
case. but won a reuial on appeal Mccall said his manaced prisoners
tried to attack him and escape. Kennedy said Elliott revealed his Khan
utilization during an interview November II in Ellotts room in a
Eusis. Florida hotel II posed rs a member of the Khan and a free-lanee
writer" Kennedy said. when satisfied Elliott that | knew the Khan
passwords and showed him my Khan card Kennedy joined the Khan
while investigating it for the Georgia Bureau Of investigation. he
told me: I'm a member of East Point"
East Point" Kennedy said, lis a Khan unit operating in an Atlanta
Arkansas State press., 1952-02-15

Ua) suburb which got into a lot Of trouble because of its brutal
foggings of whites and Negroes" Elliott also revealed. Kennedy as.
serted that long before the shootngs, Sheriff Mccall had joined In
brutal beatrngs Of Shepherd. Irwin and a co-defendant. Charles Green
lee, after their conviction at Groveland. Greenlee got a life sentence
because of his youth and did not appeal
Elliott told me they had been delivered to RaHord Estate PRISON.
IN a horribly beaten condition and that this so frightened the Of
fbdals at Raiford that they took photographs of the men and filed
Official reports.
Then he said, The hell of 1t was they took the report over to
the FBI before they gave II to us and we had a hell Of n time keepinr
Arkansas State press., 1952-02-15

II ot o circulation Kennedy said he flew to Washington alta A.
Interview and told the story to Leonard Kaufman. assistant, cha, y
The civil Rights Section Of the FB1. Kaufman. he said seemed 80
interested ou' a late a January 81 Herbert Phillips, the Federal
District Attorney at Tampa, wrote me that he had ali ts n IA.
on matters concerning his area but was not advised wbether ,bv
had finished the investigation"
AT the coroners inquiry into the shooting and killing of Irwin ana
'nepneru' hnio'E 'esnfying as a firearms expert, said that gun burns
on shepherds coat indicated the bullets were fired nj class ouarApr.
and bore out Mecalrs allegation that he shot the two whue ryps
TO restrain them.
Arkansas State press., 1952-02-15
'194q Death House
~'tseapee" Caught
Returned TO La.

ocie Jugger. 27-year old Louis
lana man charged with alleged
rape, whose escape from the
death house was announced by
Sheriff Frank Clancy of Grctna,
louisiana in December. l949. has
been reported caught in Houston,
Texas. and returned to Louisiana.
Jugger's escape" was ANNOUNCE
ed by Sheriff Clancy shortly af-
Ter Civil Rights Congress attor-
See ESCAPEE-page eight
Arkansas State press., 1952-02-15
Leaders Jailed In Cairo
Naacp Meets Sun.
At YWCA

The Little Rock branch of the
National Association for the Ad-
vaneement of Colored People will
meet Sunday at the YWCA at 8
p. m.
Bernard Brown, NAACP field
worker from st. Louis will be the
principal speaker. Thad D. Will
liams will make his report on his
recent trip to Jacksonville. Fla.
Arkansas State press., 1952-02-15
n. J. Legislature
Urges Action IN
Florida Terror

Trenton-The State Of New
Jersey this week became the
first state TO express official pro-
test and TO memorabilia the Presi-
dent of the United States and
the Attorney General TO adopt
measures TO end mob violence
and destruction OF life and pro-
perry in the State OF Florida.
Arkansas State press., 1952-02-15

Stetson Kennedy. acknowledgements Florida writer and former
agent for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, said this week that
Florida Governor warrens special investigator in the shooting o.
Shepherd. jefferson j. Elliott. is a member of the ku kux Khan
AT a press conference. he declared that Elliott told him that the
Fl and the Justice Department had photographs of the Groveland
victims showing them in a horrible beaten condition.
Neither the FBI nor the Justice Department ever took any action
70 prosecute Mccall in the three years since the beginning d We
Groveland frame-up in 19i9. according to Kennedy.
Kennedy stated that Elliott was the principal witness Tor the
Lake county Sheriff Mccall before a coroners jury investigating the
Arkansas State press., 1952-02-15

challenge. Mr.. Marshall said: The
Naacp will not be inundated by
these arrests. We will continue
our drive to abolish segregation
in all public education. The en-
tire weight OF the association viii
be behind these victims of intipi.
dation."
Arkansas State press., 1952-02-15

OF The best little bands in the southwest coll
iege area, the AM&N college state Collegi-
ans made its bid for top honors in the Cou-
rier poll Of Musical Favorites. Bands from
Prairie View. Southern, Samuel Huston. Texas
State all have gained a big jump on the Ar
kansas band.
Pictured from right to left: John Pickett,
Hot Springs; George Jonah, Memphis; Miss
The guardian., 1952-07-19
UNIQUE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR
EXCEPTIONALLY BRIGHT YOUTHS

the B.A. or MA. degree.
The purpose Of the Basic Col
lege at Fisk is to provide rich
and intensive academic educa-
ton at a relatively early age so
that students Of IS, for example,
may build the best habits of
mind and habits Of study under
stimulating conditions. The Bas-
ic College gives a student the
opportunity for a broad general
education in language skills,
mathematics, natural science,
social science, and the humani-
ties. It also gives him the back
ground needed for specialized
university study and for profes-
sional and vocational training
Fisk participates with eleven
other colleges in the Fund for
the Advancement Of Education
namely: University Of Chicago
Columbia College, Goucher, Laf-
ayette, University of Louisville
Morehouse, Oberlin, Sinner,
University Of Utah, University
Of Wisconsin, and Yale.
The guardian., 1952-07-19
Clergy Meet with
Rev. H. B. Harris

WORCESTER, MASS. - T h e
newly created committee of Fin
ance and Promotion of the United
Baptist Convention Of Massachu-
sets and Rhode Island, held an
important meeting in the home
of the President, Rev. H. Benton
Harris of Worcester last week.
The meeting was preceded
with a delicious dinner served
by the Pastors Aid Club of the
John st. Church. The meeting
decided snnany issues to be
brought before the Official Board
soon. The Chairman of the Com
mittee is Rev. Paul A. Fulilove
from Springfield who presided.
Present were DIR. VIM. H. Hester,
Treasurer of the Convention, Rev.
M. ]. Minor, Rev. J. E. Ford, Rev.
J. w. Hinson and Rev. Kenneth
A. Bowen, Corresponding Sec
retary of the Convention.
The guardian., 1952-07-19
EIks

Continued From Page y
Chaplin, Harold G. Falkner.
Officers of Parthenia Temple.
Daughter Ruler, Theresa Gard
ner; Vice Daughter Ruler, Cath
crime White; Assistant Daughter
Ruler, Irma Gray; Chaplin.
Catherine Scarver; Daughter Es-
cort, Alice Ellis; Treasurer, Zita
Williams; Financial Secretary.
Carnelia wilkins; Recording Sec
retary, Isabelle Selva; Door
Keeper, Carrie Warren; Gate
Keeper, Catherine Brown; Trus-
tees. 1st, Cassie Smith, 2nd, Mol
lie Smith; Mistresses of Social
Session. Savannah johnson, Flo
renee Smell.
The Exalted Ruler made the
H Clark, a Trustee to fill the
vacancy on the board; Lewis
Bentley, Chairman Of WAYS and
Means; Vincent st. Clair, Cor
responding Secretary; and Julius
E. Newman, Photographer for
Bunker-AttDcks' Lodge; James
Reuben R. Reed, Director Of
Art. And Howard D. HipkinS
Public Relations. Other appoint
ments will be made at the next
regular meeting.
The guardian., 1952-07-19
Sometimes L Feel
By WALTER |. STEVENS

Sometimes feel like notheress child" had the
foolish notion before the Republican convention at Cncago
that platform would be adopted with plank upon wncn
could stand as first class citizen in country where was
born believed that Lodge and Weeks ct al haing from
the Commonwealth Of Mass whose fame for Liberty Free
dom and Equality is known throughout the world would see
to it that the party of Lincoln would sign an Emancipation
Procamaton Instead these ocaed Massachusetts
liberals holding high Office in the Republican party agreeing
to sell fifteen million Colored Americans down the river 10
pacv the bgory of the South More and more OF our Mass
representatives in Congress being mdewed by the
fungus spewed at them by such seeessloniss aS se'
Byrnes and Russell
In their defense it might be stated that the locale was
had for our Mass aristocrats to indulge in clean thinking
Chicago you know the greatest hog buherng place IN
America Thousands of animals slaughtered here eacn
dav and the blood from these dying creatures cascades down
the ramps like miniature Niagara Falls The odors arising
from this enterprise terrific Even you hold your nose
the foul penetrating smell will enter the pores of your skin
If were feasible bottle up these odors and send them to
our troops in Korea be released poison gas would
force the enemy surrender night This is the famous
stock yards Chicago aonng which is the amphitheare
in which the Republican platform written with its IN
famous plank on civil rights Notwithstanding delegates
worked in air conditioned offices stupid Republican
platform they might have sensd that just around the corner
thousands of animals being ssed up and killed with
keen baded knives thrust into their throats while right
where the delegates sitting fifteen million Americans
being sacrificed and made deenseess Just BY the stroke
of pen.
Apparently we must content ourselves with searching
under the table for the little crumbs thrown These
crumbs Represented by few and of color who
have appointed high positions supposed to be in
full payment for all that due us and in lieu of justice and
equal rights But the appointment of dozen colored judges
courts scattered throughout the nation will not help hun
cry darknned soldier furough from Korea eat meal
Texas restaurant prevent his being beaten killed
while "str1ittin o" in his uniform in Georgia
That Republican convention smeed Of the stock yards to
me wondering if the Democrats would like to adopt
amotheress child
The guardian., 1952-07-19
Drive
(cOntinued from Paae onel

Continued from Page One)
fifteen churches declines its
chance it will be twelve years
before Gloucester will send an
other commissioner. Each church
throughout, the country is allotted
a definite share Of the Building
Fund.
The eight days were crowded
with seminar work for the Com
missioners during the day and
special activities evenings. Mar
ion Anderson was invited to ac-
cept a certificate of recognition
for her contribution to human
rights and Christian Brotherhood.
The greatest evening activity
was the SESQUICENTINAL
PAGEANT in Madison Square
Garden W h e n 10000 witnessed
what is claimed to be a new rec
ord for church activity in New
York. Five thousand with and
without tickets were unable to
get in. Four hupdred BUSES
brought Presbyterians an d
friends from Buffalo, Albany
and other cities. DR.. James H.
Robinson Of the Church Of the
Master, New York, was given a
key place among the 800 persons
in the pageant. Dr.: Robinson
has Just completed a World tour
on church and race relations for
the Presbyterian Church. DR..
Frank 7. Wilson, Ed.D. of Wash
ington DC. was principal
speaker
A hundred and fifty thousand
dollars was spent by the church
to transport and entertain the
Commissioners from all over the
country during the eight days. It
cost million dollars a year to
operate the Home and foreign
agencies, salaries and general set
up Of the church. The assembly
meets in Minneapolis, Mimi, in
1858.
The guardian., 1952-07-19
LIVINGSTONE'S
PRESIDENT TO
TOUR EUROPE

SALISBURY, N. C.-President
William j. Trent of Livingstone
College, Tuesday sailed for a
tour of Europe.
He will visit England. Scot
land, France, Italy and switzer-
land. In Scotland he will call
at the home of David Living
stone for whom the Salisbury
college was named in 1880
President Trent's European
tour is a gift of the aA.ME. Zion
Church and Livingstone Alumni
in recognition Of his 27 wears
of service, during which period
Livingstone achieved full ac-
creditization as a four-year Lib
eral Arts college and a 0,oOO
building campaign was success
fully completed.
The guardian., 1952-07-19
Charles 81. A.h.E. Church
Rev. WsIter c. Davis, Pastor

July 10, first Quarterly Con-
ference Sunday in the new
church year was gloriously OBJ
served all day at Charles Street
Church, with Presiding Elder B.
7. Cartwright preaching in the
morning on "Joshua's Obedi-
ence'', and in the evening on
The Condescending Christ" /"
Those who have heard Dr.. Cart
wright realize that he ELECTED
when it is reported that he was
at his best. Five were baptized,
and l person united with the
church. Pulpit guests were Rev.
John Adams newly appointed to
the Faculty at Paine Theological
Seminary, Wilberforce; DR. Ellis
Mcneil, recently of Bermuda
and New York; who succeeds
Rev. Adams as pastor of Bethel,
Lynn, and DR.. George Sewell,
who is returning to Georgia.
Among lay visitors welcomed
was Mrs. Willis, of New York,
niece of Organist Lorenzo
Greene, Thursday, July "a The
Feast in the Wilderness will be
repeated at the church; July q,
The Widows Club will sponsor a
Pew Rally, speaker to be an
nounced later
CLARISSA j. HOLMES