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for Others" should become the slogan for ac-
tive, progressive, Community spirited action
in our own city. 1t is today almost impossible
for us to live in our complex, intricate society
without holding positions or the potential for
influencing or directly effecting the lives OF
others.
Like clock, the wheels of government be-
come retarted by the grit and grind OF selfish
ness, lack of vision, and complaceny on the
part of leadership It's function is retarded
too, by unalert, lethargc followers. The clock
appears to be losing time for Negroes in Lit
tie Rock
/ have reviewed some of the statistical re-
ports on social and civic improvement for Ne
groes in Little Rock since 1916 and the minor
actions and changes that have incurred since
then are quite noteworthy. Much, however, re-
mains undone
The S359OOO bond issue appropriation for
the largely inadequate Gillian park. The Dun
bar redeveopment project the maximum priv
ileges that go along with cultural, intellectual
d physical development? The parks and
buildings we should get today are merely the
black log" of facilities which should have been
apportioned Negroes long ago. We are still
cheated in many areas when compared with the
standing facilities for whites.
A condition which hurts Negro commun-
ity development more than anything else -
more than the lack of monies or materials, etc,
is lack Of persistent cooperative effort.
Rome was not built in day. True. Meth
er could anyone expect any community, dras-
ticaDy retarded in modern civic development
when compared with other leading cities in
America, to miraculouSly change into "utop-
la" city over night. But Rome, surely, was
built by never ceasing, cooperative effort and
under the leadership Of men with great per-
specific. If the Rme: Little Rock, should fail
to be completed for Negroes, the failure shall
be due to lacity on their part.
Take look about your community! One
man for instance, in our community high
school, (of great integrity and leadership abil-
ity without a doubt holds by "hs little SELF
four positions, held in the white schools by
four different men. He is Dean Of the junior
college, coordinator of the veterans program,
principal of the high school and principal of
the Junior high school When we see such
things as these we abruptly ask ourselves,
"Where is the p. T. A?
What do parents talk about in meetings
when such is going on? A young man became
very tired on a job one day and so he stopped
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is, is not important but what ii does and
many like it, to add a bit of cheer to
those who need it most, is the striking
thing.
From Sunday to Sunday groups from
all walks Of life and all sections of the
state 60 into the McRae sanatorium tc d.
their little bit to make the life of the
patients there just a little happier,
With the aid of a staff of 104 persons
fighting to restore the health of these peo-
pie it all is a program to bring hope,
health and in the finality, happiness to
hundreds of Negroes in Arkansas suffer-
ing from the dreaded tuberculosis germ.
The humble beginning of the now shin
ing beacon of hopc-knoWn as the McRae
Memorial sanatorium, has had its troubles,
but its magnificent growth within the
last ten years has made it the largest and
best equipped T. B ratorium st fled
by Negroes in the nation.
Because of its humble beginning and
because Of IFS growth ct a steady pace
until just a few years AGO, the sanatOrium
is often spoken of as having been born"
rather than established.
1t came as the result Of the fight Of
the Arkansas tuberculosis association
which took the problem of T. B. among
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THE PRESS OPINIONS

The NAACP In Arkansas has launched
drive to raise funds TO attack segregation in
interstate travels in Arkansas. This latest
venture of this organization grew out of
Detroit minister being fined in Little Rock,
charged with violating the states Jimero stat
ute. The minister boerded city bus here and
went directly to a iimcro s<2tion. and upon
his attempt to leave the bus, he attempted to
leave by the only door he saw opened while
the bus was motionless, The minister was told
that he could not leave the bus from that exit,
10 which ne replied Il entered the bus thru
this door" The minister's straight forward
ness, and his refusal to survey the bus for
a special exit that would fit his color. prompt
ed the operator to call an officer of the law,
who it is said, in no apologize manner placed
the Detroit citizen under arrest.
We cannot laud the minister for his refusal
20 obey the states law and under no circum-
stances can we censor him for violating il.
When law works inconvenience and humilia-
tons upon upright citizens and becomes so
stupid that ii does not make sense, then it is
time for that law to be tested for its constitu-
tonality. And the only way it can be tested
is for it to be violated. That Is what the
minister did and the NAACP has pledged it.
self to do the rest.
The NAACP is now in the midst of a fund
raising campaign to finance a court fight.
Every citizen irrespective to color or national
ity who emphasizes freedom of the country
above his selfish ambition, and petty prejudice
should laud the NAACP for testing the stupi-
dity of the white man of yesteryear which is
retarding our progress and disturbing our re-
lations at this late day.
We do not know the condition of the country
when the jimcro statute became a law 1t
could have been good piece of legislation, and
then it could have not BEEN But we do know,
it is bad now, and not only works on the mo-
rale of the people, but on their pocketbooks as
well. Segregation is one of the most expensive
projects Arkansas has. This has been admit
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This Should Be Something II Has The Right Approach

ted by the states stauneh dixieerats. II is ex-
pensive. 1t is harmful II is disturbing, and
it is unChristian.
Why is such law kept in force? 1t is be-
lieved that segregation in Arkansas exists on
ly because nobody has ever attacked the eX-
isence of it since the majority of the white
people have become enlightened to the pre-
gress that is being made thru change in the
south.
However, there are some white people, and
unfortunately, some Negroes in high places for
selfish reasons, who will argue that segrega-
tion is best for the people, and to knock it out
would be destructive. This kind of argument
will not hold. If it takes law to make one
person feel he is better than another that per-
son still has false feeling.
There are many who would argue that inte-
grafton in state travels will not work, That
argument will not hold either. People of all
races and nationaties are riding in the state
side by side on the Rock Island trains, and
have been doing so for about two years. No
one has heard OF any car collapsing on the
Rock Island lines because Negroes and white
people are riding side by side Many white
people ride with Negroes on public transporta-
ton in other cities without incident, just why
can't il be done at home?
Somebody is entertaining a false concept. on
of this matter of segregation all the way round.
The Negro cleans up the white mans house,
the Negro cleans the white mans clothes, the
Negro makes up the white mans bread that
he eats with his black hands, and still the Me-
gro is not good enuff to sit at the table and
eat with the white man. That may be the
philosophy of smart people, but we would rath-
er agree with Benjamin Franklin, when he said
-Preiudicp is the reason Of fools
AT any rate, the NAACP has the right APP
proach, and when 1t files its suit in the courts
attacking segregation, it should be a some
thing. AT least, we can find out if the white
man in dixie profited by the mistakes of
Adolph Hitler
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Fl Dorado
L. c. Cutter

L. c. Cutter
Otis Shine Hughes has neen very
III but is up and out again +.
Mrs. Mary Jane Macon. mother of
Mrs. Flossie Hawthorne. passed at
home on November 6. Sims and
Shaw mortuary is in charge of the
the body Jim Brown and Hes
sic Brown are here from Okla
homa visiting relatives Mrs.
Bertha Cobb, is here visiting
Ernest Higgins, local musician.
died several weeks ago. He was
we'll known through many states
! Mrs Mildred Scott was week
end guest of Green Hotel Green
hotel is open "a hours to serve
you with a smile. Other guests of
the hotel last week We're Mr..
Phillips of New York and Mr.
Waites of New York A Aaron
and Miss Bessie Mae Moody were
married November 8 by Rev. F.
c. Cutter Rev. E. c. Gutter
was at Providence Sunday n d
preach G d a wonderful sermon.
Rev. j H. Rowe is pastor
Mrs Jewel Grimms is in Warner
Brown hospital Rev. D. V.
Milsap will be at Gods Mission
airy Baptist church Sunday.
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Conway
J. A. Taylor

j. A. Iaylor
Arthur Williams has returned
after spending a few days in
Kansas City as guest Of lis son
and daughter Miss Irene Williams
and Walter Williams. Mr.. Will
liams also visited his mother, Mrs.
Altha Welch 1t has been re-
ported that Mrs. Addie IRWIN who
has been very i'll is much impIov-
ed Mr.. and Mrs. George Nc
Gee of Kansas City spent the week
end with their parents, Rev. ar0
Mrs. Willis MCGEE. and Mrs. LYDIA
Wallace. They also spend some
time with Mrs. MCGEE and Mrs.
Esquire Black Mr. and Mrs.
Luther Taylor were called IT, the
city to be with Mrs. Taylor's mo-
Their Mrs. Addie Irwin Mr.
and Mrs. Roosevelt McCurirn has
as house guests their daughter
Mrs. Mary Alice Munsion and
Mrs. McCurin Mrs. Nancy Pevy
and her nephew, Lawrence Man
ley of Los Angeles also visited
them recently,
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S43.60. In the afternoon Rev. r,
w Rodgers and his congregation
from Des Arc were guests. The
evening collection was 1898, To-
tai collection was $l3293.
ARCH STREET BAPTIST -
Mrs. Octavia Dooley is presenting
the 30 voice choir of Shorter col
lege at tn Arch Street Baptist
Sunday afternoon at 800 o'clock
in the special financial drive OF
the church. Mrs, Alice Herndon
is director of the choir, Rev, G..
M. May will also participate in
the program. The pastor of IN e
church, Rev T M Chambers, ir,
will preach from the subject, THE
Genius of the Negro Race" at the
regular Sunday morning service
The Southern Stars of California
will be present and render mus
ical numbers.
ST. JOHN BAPTIST God
is Showing you Something was
the subject of the sermon deliv-
cred by the pastor, Rev. j. M.
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Gurdon
Depriest Campbell


Mr.. Jordan has returned to his
home after few days stay here
visiting his wife, Mrs. B. Jordan
/. Mr.. and Mrs. Berry Hemp
stead spent Sunday in Pine Bluff
with their son, Berry, jr. Mrs.
Matte OF Chicago spent a few
days here with her father, J. b.
Shepherd :. John Henry Curry
and family of Chicago are here
for a few days visiting their mo-
ther, Mrs. Airie Curry Miss
Annie L. Smith and Berry Hemp
stead, jr spent the weekend with
Miss Smiths parents Noun t
Canaan Baptist church conducted
a Wond erful service Sunday
throughout the day Money rails
ed $96,24. Rev, j. l.. Rogers is
pastor Those reported i'll
this week are Rev. B. D. Morris,
Nealie Simons and Mrs Hazel
Bell . Mrs. Della Deadman is
here for few days. Mrs. Dead
man is now making her home in
Fordyce with her daughter
Please give all news to the paper
boy when he comes around &.
Mrs F. M Hampstead, Mrs. M
Mrs. Johnnie Hamil-
ton, Luther Henry and H. Bell at
tended the teachers meeting in
Pine Bluff last week.
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mother of Fred scoggips s.
ecogsins is a member Of II. !
Board and chairman Of H. :,
pitality committee. NF 10
The World Day of prsv., s..
Ice held at LIST Baptist ~. =
SHighland Park was a yerv ~
'iful service and was well ,t :,
ed in spite of the rainy vs,s
according to Mrs. Norma Kiln,
worth, chairman of the W.'a
Fe | ! o W hip committee wsl
sponsored the affair.
Special thanks are due n i
Dunbar jr. college choir unds, i,
direction of Mrs. Hazel Tatpm |,
their excellent rendition Of \
music and to Mrs. G. H RIM.
of North Little Rock who delv.'
cd the inspiring address, Rev
L. Lowe, pastor and members
list, Baptist for the use Of NJ
church.
Mrs, Killingsworth wishes IL /
press her appreciation to i
See YWCA NOTES.-THE fly.
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Des Arc
Ella NJ. Brown

Ella NJ Brown
Rev. r, w, Rodgers was present
Sunday, In the afternoon tn .
church went to North Little Rock
where the pastor delivered tn @
sermon Sunday school was con
Quoted by L. Ewell. Mrs. John
son taught class number two be-.
cause Of the illness Of c, c. Gov
an Miss Eva Robinson Of Hell
ena is home visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. OFT Robinson .
The All club met at the homo
Of Mr.. and Mrs Porter Williams
and the meeting was nicely at
tended The hostess served deli
cious refreshments Mrs Ruth
Cooney and Mrs Marian Hill at.
tended the business melting Of the
church in Hickory Plains -.
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BY OzeII Sutton

Twice per week a face makes its ap-
pearance in the tubercular laden wards
of the McRae Memorial sanat0rium to
teach the comforting pages of the Holy
Bible or just to visit with the patients
there who are unable to attend church
services.
AS faithful as the rising of the morning
sun and as welcome as its morning light
after night of darkness, these visits
bring light into the hearts of those who
suffer from tuberculosis. Who this face
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Oliver, at the close of the serv-
Sunday At the close of the serv-
ice the officers of the church pre-
sented surprise gifts to the pas
tor and his wife. Among the
gifts were a minister's robe and
a double breasted gray suit. The
pastor and his wife received many
other lovely gifts. At $3.50 p. m,
the city wide usher union pre-
sented a program. Special guests
were the Morning Star Baptist
church usher board and Mrs. Hell
en- Tucker. The collection totaled
1894. A. l.. Shepherd is president
Of the union.
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The NNcRde Saua1on1lhu..

Negroes to the state legislature and con-
WINGED the body that something readed to
be dcne for Negroes suffering from ttber-
accepted the first patient into the Ship
building as the frame construction was
called.
It was named from A., c. Ship,
member of the Arkansas tuberculosis as
ISOLATION, and leader in the struggle for
the establishment of the institution. 1t
was a small building and could house only
26 patients.
Named as superintendent and medical
director of the institution was DR.. Hugh
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SUPER SALESMAN - Ell Do
RADIO 49, Rev. e. c. Cutter, form
er pastor of Gods Missionary
Baptist church is an all round
agent and successful business
man. He is now a well known
agent for the STATE PRESS and
has been for a number of years
and agent for large and small print
Bibles, hymn books and OF h e r
religious texts. Rev Cutter is a
long time resident of Ell Dorado
and is known throughout the ma
sonic connection in the state, His
address is 1913 E, Miles street
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With The Churches

MT. ARAFAT - Sunday, No
vembcr was a high day Sun
day school was conducted by E. J
Jackson, and Rev I. S. Jacob CT
Hampton had charge of the mcrn-
ing service. Money collecte :,
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whether we take an in
terest in the formation
and institution of COM
munity projects aimed
at enriehing the lives of
our families, the boys
and girls; men and Wo-
men who live about US
is of great ethical and
practical Importance,
The Latin phrase, mo
sibi sed aliis," which
means in English; mot
for ones self, blu t
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the people utIIIIIIeIy WdI1'es
a change. This column will
not take the liberty to predict
the future ncr reminisce on
the past, but instead will
comment on the facts and OBJ
servations. In reference to
changes in government, those
hanges are in process cate
gcrically speaking, For eX-
ample, those persons who
hold hiph noSitiOnS in govern
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after the needs of those who need its cad
culosis. This was in 1923 but it was nd
until 1881 that the doors swung open an
Now with approximately 400 to look atd
or there are still those who wait for III
hope that it offers.
The institution also has a program
teaching while healing Grade shn
classes are held for patients of school az
The program is approved by the Sa1
Department of Education and is under |
supervision.
One of the most outstanding features
the teaching at the hospital is its reha'l
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Witherspoon

Miss Thelma Dean Garland of
Hot Springs spent Sunday with
her brothers and sisters MI
and Mrs. Tippin spent the even
ing with her relatives of Malvern,
Sunday,
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A. Browne a post he still holds. Dr.
Browne is recognized as being one of the
foremost authorities on tubercular germs
in the nation. His outstanding work at
the sanatorium from its beginning to its
present position among T. b. fighting in
stitutions over the country is a living
monument to him and testimonial of
his dedication to the fight on the dread
disease, tuberculosis.
In honor Of the governor under whose
administration the hospital begun, the
Legislature named it Thomas G.. McRae
Memorial sanatCrium"
Because of the economic conditions of
Negroes in Arkansas, the tubercular rate
among them was alarmingly high and more
than the 26 beds were needed to even
start to look after the needy patients. A
long waiting list was on file of persons
who needed to be there but no space was
available, AS times went on the sanator-
ium kept growing but so did the waiting
list until there were more than 600 names
on IT. and the people waiting badly need
ed hospital care
The demands always stayed ahead Of
the growing institution and despite of its
renownnesS in the fight against tubercu-
losis, IT is still inadequate to fully look
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change, we feel, but a contirn..
world wide plea for human rights thsan I'll
rights to live as humans, and tho 1 nat is eqJ
of the fight for equal protection ma p''inuat1
guaranteed under the constitute, as The ID
States, One may wonder what en ~ Vie Unit
old soldier we'll stick around for as with !
years and you may find an answor '0'neF %
Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad Won,
If people would forget about tba'.
for moment they wuuld NOT bo g so'naa
the Republican party and if tho n AFRAID
party would concentrate in its orio,a sepuoIa
it would not be such a big bad wo,t pQrp'
Hoover days did not labor uDon tha
the masses the uncertainty wo,Id =, "'lnds
severe. Whereas, if the Republican Da no' De
refer back to its real meaning Of ~ ~ Eol
Republic, the same principles as ~ 0lng
cratic party there would be nm cona. Lem
rest. The Republican party was aIso Se LOT Y
to combat slavery. sanRa
In the two presidential candidates h..
bal fight for the Presidency Stavana lone W
not be saved by the bell. He went MI ~ 0aA
the count of millions, uo"n
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ment at the pleasure of President Truman VIII
no doubt find it an entirely different story I'M
der the Eisenhower administration.
With whatever amount Of anxiety or Tor
whatever reason or reasons the majority of the
voters cast their vote, it is all cut and dried
now. But | would Hike to reproduce the fact
that the minority vote was not SO much for
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YWCA Notes

The Y. w. c. A. board grateful
ly acknowledges the gift of $500
from Mr.. and Mrs. Gregg Peter
son. 29l9 State street. Mr., and
Mrs. Peterson presented the money
as a memorial to Mrs Annie Hill
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Miss Jacklyn McKissic who at
tends school in Pine Bluff visited
her parents over the weekend
The VFW post 1901 met last
week.
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Wriqhtsville
Annie Wright

Mr.. and Mrs Jimmie Brown and
their son, from St Louis are Wis
ting their aunt Mrs. Annie Wright
The 9th anniversary of Rev
l.. F. Rogers will be held at the
Gospel Temple B. c. Sunday, No
vember 49, The usher board viii
serve refreshments.
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MI. Willie Junction
Matte Daniels

Matte Daniels
Sunday was regular pastoral day
Circles number one, two anc.
three met at the home of Mrs. A
M. Allen last week w. T.
Sheppard is still on the sick list.
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3y Earl 1. paVy
Those famous words, "old soldiers never
lie" might have been remembered IN the re-
cent presidential election when General Dwight
D. Eisenhower proved to be the nations choiee
for president of the United States, The cleo
ton og Eisenhower to handle one of the biggest
jobs of today certainly proved one thing that
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itation program designed to prepal. 4
TENTS to work after discharged llUlu \
institution. A skill that can De aOD W,
out over exertion of the oouy ! n
and the patients have the choice q M
eral occupations. Supervising us ,on a
itation program is Clinton Ande t',, n
knows that too strenuous activity +,
leaving the hospital only resu ,nd
reopening of the tubercuiar WI tba
But one of the main things uia
aided in the growth Of the lrst Nv Mem.
the increase Of its services to the .1 Ms1
of Arkansas is the enlighten '
the general public e,..t orops
When the institution was iiJ -. m ID
in the area near Alexander, H ~, Germ
Of being contaminated with the ~ s''I 4
tuberculosis, the citizens u -, bosu)
fought the more to establish the !, n', !
there and carried the fight on ~. ap ri
Arkansas Court but lost anu n,tb I'D
supporting the move Wel'' ~
plans. 80, been iS
Since that tlrne G,1,,t and the ~
accepted by the residents @ :, has tetS
in general over the state nars,, "
one of the institutions in Aln a, 70 a
both Negroes and whites p0"'
a high degree Of pride -,
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WHIT TFOVstVt1t TTUPN1TIs
Any city, town village can be no more
progressive than the people who live there It
is of very little relative importance, what we
do or fail to do in our own little huts-our
own individualized areas of habitation But
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ON THE BRINK OF A NEW DAY
Government Like CIock-Do We Rejoice Standing Still?
St. Clair Roosevelt Hopkins

tn paper
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OBSERVATORY COMMENTS
4 Chance or A Continuation!-

this uele that OF the
o tn
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week.