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Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-05-09
FLUCTUATIONS

1t is with deal of pleasure that felctste !
State Press on the completion of eleven years Of 4
vice to the colored citizens of this community and n
and to The people of Arkansas generally. The 81
Press has made definite contributions TO the din n
and welfare of people, 1t has stood for civil rights
democratic processes. II has gone alout for equag
justice equality of employment opportunity and ea
OF security and protection of all Americans: and 4
maintained its principles oftmes in the face Of cppoa
and misunderstanding
Our newspapers are more than purveyors o. nezj
they the voices of understanding, the insis,ant
tenders of our rights the informed preachers Of a
living and enlightened ideals n requires intelligence i
courage and bit of sacrifice to edit and publish
per like the State Press. No one Of flaccid purpose
character has any place on the staff of a publat1
committed to good government and social deceDy
opposed TO political obbery and political cowardo
II is not the purpose Of our journals to empsa1
our limitations, our mistakes, our weaknesses. exg
advise us of the great importance Of good luM
domestic integrity Our newspapers are esseniisg
terested in Constitutional citizenship and American N
cratic realism.
All OF us are prone 10 become impatient sorea
and 1t Is proverbal that sometimes Patience Ceas
be Virtue" We must remember, however that pin
industrial, economic, agricultural and social 6a
ment and freedoms are the results Of long pnoc
purposve effort and considered action The opnot
the masses must become strong enough TO resist Vr
and stupid demogogury, and that takes much tine
much humiliation, and deal Of painful experience
It is with much pleasure that hereby offer sa1
Bates and structive publishing of one Of the nan
on COM outstanding journals
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-05-09
Just A Warning

As of the present moment, our Demo-
cratic brethren in the deep South are like
the proverbial man without country.
For the past decade they have been
making substantial gains in getting voters
registered and awakening the masses TO
the need for political action as cure for
their ills.
This crusade has been bearing more and
more fruit with the passage of each year.
They have been able TO flex their mus
cles and make their influence felt both In
their local communities and at the nation
al conventions. But so far this year they
are all dressed up with no place 10 go.
With President Truman declining to run
and Gov. Adlai Stevenson of Illinois, an
other civil rights champion, refusing the
honor, the Democrats find themselves with
none to choose from but outright segresa-
tionists and lukewam liberals.
Richard Russell of Georgia is hopeless
This. In spite of his last minute efforts
to alter his miserably bad record by of
fering to compromise on the civil rights
issue.
No death bed confession of past sins
could possibly convince anybody that Rus
sell could be the President of all the peo-
pie
Crime buster Estes Kefauver is only
shade better. His sins Of omission have
been equal TO his sins of commission on
this score.
He does grudgingly concede that he viii
support strong civil rights platform il it
is adopted by the national convention.
But the impression is left that this would
be done with extreme reluctance
Both Kefauver and Russell, II now seems,
are quite willing and more than anxious to
return to the civil rights plank as enunci-
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-05-09
Daily Press, Bias, And No Bets
BY Elliott Carlton

| don't know what daily papers YOU
read | do know, however that they have a
sports section and a so-called comics sec.
ton. just about every paper in the nation
has those two sections.
But III make little bet with You that
/ can guess what the daily papers you read
don't have. Just a little bet, for after all
we're both wofkingmen and it's hard
enough to pay the grocer even when we
don't lose a bet.
I'd win though except for one little
thing: Nobody, but nobody would bet me.
You won't, too, when tell you what I'll
predict
O. X, then. let's see. predict that the
daily papers that YOU read have nothing at
all about the steel unions factual case A.
gainst Big Steel | predict that your daily
papers have given you no inkling of their
exhorbitant profits
You won't take that bet, will your Not
that you don't know the facts-after all. YOU
read the union papers but you know that
you didn't learn these facts from the daily
press.
| could guess a lot else | could guess
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-05-09
Let Us Keep The Record Straight
ed by certain Negro political cohorts.

ed by certain Negro political cohorts.
The record of the Arkansas Negro prov
es definitely that there are no Negro lead
ers thus far who have made any definite
contribution toward leading the people po-
litically. Most of our leaders first concen-
trate upon what they want from candidates,
and then set out to use the Negro to ac
complish their aims, and too often their u.s.
age is based upon deceit.
We feel that the Arkansas Negro knows
the kind of candidate he wants to support.
And too, we feel that he will not be sway
ed by prejudice emitted by cohorts of GER
tain factions.
BY no stretch of Imagination, we want
to be construed in any sense to imply that
we do not have leaders in Arkansas that
Negroes will follow We do have leaders,
Leaders who have stood the test. Leaders
who stand for honesty, justice and fair
play and stand behind what they stand for
But this type of leader who has the ear and
confidence of the Negro, is stunned by the
white man, because the white man knows
he must come clean and deal his cards above
the table. These leaders deal strictly on the
ground of constitutonality of purpose and
not thru sentiments of past traditions. Az
we stated thru these columns before the
white politicians MUST deal with the REAL
NEGRO LEADER if he is to get any recog-
nzed support from the Negro mass.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-05-09

There Is tendency among certain poll
ticians to believe that there exist among
the Negro people leaders who can control
the Negro votes. But for the sake of the
record, let's get it straight-this is a mis-
taken idea, and it contains absolutely no
truth. There are those among us who have
established themselves as leaders who have
a definite way of misrepresenting facts
and sometime get the attention of certain
Negroes, but being able to sway opinion
and lead,-that just isn't there.
/ Simply because the Negro vote went
solid in McMath's corner in 1913, was not
due to the influence of any Negro political
leaders. 1t was sheer accident that Sid Me-
Math happened to be on the receiving line. As
for him and his success, it never entered the
Negro voters mind. Revenge to the Negro
is sweet, and it was to avenge a candidate
who had ridiculed him he was definite
ly AGAINST.
During the 1850 campaign when Sid Nc
Math, who had enjoyed the high state Of
flee at the expense of the Negro vote, gath
cred such an Overwhelmingly number of Ne
gro votes, 1t was due entirely to the injec-
ton of the racial issue. Unfortunate as it
were that such an issue had to be brought
up, but more unfortunate, that it was
brought into focus by Negro political CO.
horts Of Sid McMath. And today the same
racial issue is becoming prominent before the
real campaigning gets underway, spearhead-
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-05-09
Congratulations, Nj. Bussey-

This week we salute Charles Bussey and
the Rose Festival officials. AS one viewed
last week for the first time in Little
Rock, parade carrying a queen selected by
the white people and queen selected by
the Negro people on their individually deco
rated floats without adhering to the tradi-
tions of the deep SOUTH somebody is in line
for congratulations. And We feel that
Charles Bussey is the someone.
This successful adventure of Mr.. Bus
sey's makes him another first in Pulaski
county. He was the first Negro to be sue
cessful sales representative for a building
concern in Little Rock He was first to orga-
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-05-09

that your daily papers haven't PRIV.
word about the realty lobby agaln1
cost housing and the building TRACE u. .,
Or / could guess that your daly W
have ignored the militarys allo'au"
clothing contracts to non-union shof~ n
But what's the use? You wan Is.
know that the daily press is prelu.aa,'i. /,
galnst labor. Yes, prejudiced ana vp
JUDGE, like all other prejudlces' NUS
ti-labor.
Let's think that over for q NV,
The Taft-flartley Act is an express 4
prejudice. So. too, is the failure 10 20
poll tax laws. or the failure to pas !.
fair employment practices law ~ 40
of anti-lynch legislation All t'eN
pressions of prejudice. a., "a
Look at that list, brother wv 4
them all to be anti-labor And l s ~. a,
YOU won't take any bets that the -"
will discuss them intelligently' "A
After all, as a good union ~ II
not a Jerk. That means, too ~" NJ
against prejudice in every form
no fun in betting against your
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-05-09

nize veterans organization that has state
junior deputy sheriff group. He was first
to be appointed and SWORN in as recognized
peace officer working out of the county Of
flee. Now, TO cap the climax he became the
first to gain Negro participation in one of
the greatest and fastest growing festivals in
Arkansas, the Rose Festival.
We reiterate our congratulations to Mr..
Bussey the corp of faithful ladies who aided
him and the Rose Festival officials for a
magnificent job in making the Negroes en-
try into the Festival a success
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-05-09

Priest Of the Episcopal church,
diocese Of Arkansas. Member.
board Of directors Urban League;
YMCA; Negro Chamber Of Com
merce. Member. governors coun-
ell on children and yor'h. Mem
Der: Pulaski health council. Vice
president. Interdenominational
Ministers Alliance. Member. advi-
sorry board YWCA.
II. A. Kings college, Canada
NJ. A. Kings college Canada.
NJ A. tAssociatel. Baiiiol college.
Il. ID. General Theological semi
nary. ~ Y City
NJ. A. Washburn university,
Kansas.
Contributing editor and Columnist
Arkansas World.
Columnist Arkansas Democrat
First colored writer on white
Journal In the Southwest
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-05-09

Let US send your soldier boy the PRESS
each week it'll be like getting a letter
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-05-09

CONGRATULATIONS 70 Editor L. c. Bates and
his gracious and efficient lady on com.
pleting eleven years of dynamic and con-
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-19

IL e w IL e
House favorS the move, but feels
lit should be up to President-elect
Eisenhower as to whether he
wants the program to become eff
fective now.
Mr. Flemming, a former men,
Der of the Civil Service Commits
sion and now on leave as president
of Ohio Wesleyan University to
serve as assistant defense admin
istrator on manpower, will make
his recommendation to Presi.
dent-elect Eisenhower within the
next few days. Gen. Eisenhower
is expected to follow Mr.. Flem-
ming'S advice.
About 100000 Government, tenn
porary-indeflnite workers would
be affected by the order. While
there is no political significance
behind the move to give these
'employes reserve status, some Re-
'publicans feel that the whole pro-
gram should be studied further
by the new Eisenhower Admins
tration before anything is done
HOLIDAY-Postal officials have
notified postal workers that those
who have to work on December
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-19

26, will have the choice of receiv-
ing overtime pay for the day or
getting a compensatory day of
later. The Government per diem
workers and hourly employees also
will get the day off, based on a
Controller Generals ruling. Fed
Ieral classified employees, of course
also get the day off.
LABOR-U ndersecretary of La
Dor Michael Calvin is returning
to the Army as a colonel, the
rank he held during the last war
Mr.. Calvin is requesting assign
ment in Korea. During the last
war. Mr.. Calvin saw front-line
service as a colonel of tanks under
Gen. Patton in all the major
battles of the Sd Army and re-
ceived numerous battle awards
and decorations.
| DEPARTURE-TWo top Gov
eminent career officials are leav-
ing to take executive jobs in pri-
vate industry. Francis r. Cawley
Commerce Department budget Of
ficer. will be vice president of the
Magazine Publishers Association
Inc: and Charles B. Stauffacher
Budget Bureau official and this
years winner of the William
Jump award as the outstanding
young man in Government, has
Joined the management staff OF
the Continental Can Co.
4
AFGE-William F.. Burns has
been elected president of Naval
Gun Factory Lodge No. SO, Ameri-
can Federation of Government
Employees. Others elected were
Ralph F. Thompson and Edward
Barton, vice presidents: Dorothy
H. CLANCY. secretary, and o. j.
Mancin, treasurer.
| AWARDS - Twenty-three Ma
val Ordnance Laboratory employees
received cash awards for bene-
fetal suggestions. Two of them,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-19
Maryland
and
Virginia
News in Brief
Fairfax Sanitary
Authority Opposed

A proposed county wide sani-
tary authority will be opposed by
the Fairfax Civic Federation be-
fore the County Board of Super
.visors at a public hearing Deem
Der 30.
The federation took this action
last night and also passed reso-
buttons asking the supervisors to
Cd go ahead with present plans
for providing sewers in individual
sanitary districts, 90 establish a
commission to study the advan-
tages of placing all sanitation
facilities under a proposed public
works department, and go con-
duct a study to determine how
sewers may eventually be financed
on a countrywide basis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-19

George E. Moore and Joseph
|Schleicher, jr., received two awards
each.
The others were Mrs. Norma
w. Farley, George Haskins, Will
liam E. Crawford, William APP
pleby. John F. Davis. Errett Stra-
ley. Walter j. Braxton, Louis M.
Jarman. William LaMond, Norval
A. Smith, N. P. SarelaS, Robert
Riley. Joseph Cebula. Harold Utas,
CARMEL r. Riner. Mrs. Jean K.
Owens. George Cue. John Filter,
y. L. Cassidy, jr., Joyce Brown
and T. w. Beard.
CHRISTMAS PARTY Naval
Gun Factory employees hold their
annual Christmas party for $50
orphan children at 7:30 p IN. Mon
day in the Departmental Audi
forum. between Twelfth and
Fourteenth streets NV, on Con-
stitution avenue. It's an event
which is made possible each year
by the voluntary contributions Of
the Gun Factory's II 900 employees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-19
Fowler Figures Back
D. {. Heads in New
No-Ho|iday Decree

| Inc closer CnrlSCmaS comes, the
less likely it appears that District
government workers will be able to
celebrate the day after-unless at
their own expense.
The District commissioners put
their foot down late yesterday,
again decreeing that the city agen-
cies have insufficient funds to af-
ford holiday double time pay for
those employees whose presence on
the job is indispensable.
A memorandum from Budget
Officer Walter L. Fowler apparent
ly did the trick. It served to re-
flute the contentious of James A.
Campbell. national, president of
the American Federation. Of Gov
eminent Employees, that the Dis
trict has ample available funds
for holiday pay.
Fowler Gives Rebuttal.
Mr.. Campbell. after a personal
spot-check. commended that up
wards of 100000 in money from
''lapsed" jobs could be the source.
Budget Officer Fowler calculated,
however. that the union official
failed to take a number of factors
into account. and may even have
been plain wrong in some in
stances.
For example, Mr. Fowler said,
the Metropolitan Police Depart
ment does have a reserve of about
$50, 900, realized by close .econo-
mics. But, he pointed out, the
department must keep a reserve
Ito pay for extra duty by police
linen during the Christmas holi-
days. the Inauguration and the
customary winter month rise in
crime.
> Others Cite Fund Situation.
| Mr.. Campbell said there are
Sufficient funds for holiday pay
in the Sanitation and Corrections
Departments. Heads of both these
departments said this was not so.
In addition, Sanitation Supt. Will
liam Xanten reminded that a
kitty" must be kept aside for
unpredictable snow emergencies.
Thomas Sard. speaking for the
Corrections Department, said that
mot only does that agency lack
sufficient funds for the holiday,
but it is considering asking a de-
Ificiency appropriation to make UP
for the loss of a food source
, eradication of a diseased swine
stock.
Whether holiday is proclaimed
, or not, indications were that only
about 60 per cent of the $4,000
, city employees will show up for
work on December 26. The re-
mainder will take the day off with
annual leave.
Department Check Made.
A spot check by the personnel
department showed these per-
centages of employees who have
asked for annual leave in the
various departments Deem
Der 26:
Highway. rs per cent; Indus
trial Home School for the Colored,
Is per cent; Home for the Aged
. and Infirm, IA per cent JGallinger
Hospital, rs per- cent; assessor S
Office. SIS per cent: personnel, IS
to 20 per cent health, % per
cent; ALCOHOLIC Beverage Control,
80 per cent, and parole, 80 per
. cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-19
Southern Baptisfs Vote
Against Envoy 10 Vatican

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 19.-
The Southern Baptist Conven-
tons executive committee ap-
proved resolutions yesterday urg-
ing President-elect Eisenhower
not to renew "any form of diplo-
matte relations with the Vatican
or any other ecclesiastical body"
The Southern Baptist group rep
resents % States and the District
of Columbia. with a church men,
bership estimated at 7 million.
The resolution, climaxing a Sc
ries of meetings which started last
Saturday, is to be forwarded to
Gen. Eisenhower and to John Fos-
ter Dulles, chosen as Secretary of
State in the new administration.
1t said in part that the action
was Chased on the conviction that
religious liberty and the separation
of church and state are the
foundation stones of our demo-
|cratic way of life"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-19
FIorio Perjury Case
Goes 10 Jury After
Judge Defines Issue

A jury began deliberations al
1915 pm. today in the perjury
case against Edward J. Florio
president of a New Jarsey long
shoremen's union local.
The case against the husky boss
of Pier K, Weehawken, N. j., be-
gan here yesterday. In rare legal
ruling, it was shifted to Washing
ton after attorneys argued that il
was impossible for him to get a
fair hearing in his home State
because of the current probe into
racketeering along the Hudson
! River.
Judge Irving Kslfman told the
jury of six men and six women
that there is no excuse for per-
jury"
He informed the panel that the
issue for them to decide was mar
row and comparatively simple
He added that the jury merely
had to decide whether Florio lice
twillfully to a Federal grand jury
in New York on October % or il
he simply made mistake when
Itestifying.'
Called 1.-TWO listed" Worker.
Florio. described by his lawyer
Menaham Slim as a "tWo-fisteC
pier worker. not highly intelli-
gent" is charged in a two-count
indictment with lying about q
$4,000 payoff from the Nacirems
Operating Co., Inc.
The Government, represented
by United States Attorney. Robert
Martin of New York. contend.
Florio received two checks fol-
Isl 900 each from Capt. Lawrence
c. Howard, president of the firm
The money, according to testi-
mony, was paid Florio by Capt
Howard to assure the prompt un-
loading of seven sugar cargo ships
I At his first appearance before
the grand jury, the union organ
izer testified he received the
checks from Gerald Lamby, the
longshoreman's 10 = year old
nephew. Five days later he re-
appeared before the grand jury
members and admitted the checks
were given him by Capt. Howard
Faces 1O-Year Prison Term.
If convicted, the union organ
izer faces maximum penalty of
10 years in Jail and a $4,000 fine.
Florio told the court his nephew
was actually the one assigned to
pick up the necessary unloading
crews and that he, Florio, turned
the checks over to him because the
nephew was contemplating matri-
lmony, and II wanted to see the
fella get married"
Florio asserted he cashed the
checks for the nephew, dipping
into his pocket for $1,000 on one
occasion and going home to pick
up $1,000 in cash for a second
check at another time.
He said he was confused when
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-19
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District and Vlcinity-Fair this
afternoon with high about So. To-
night partly cloudy. low near 35.
Considerable cloudiness tomorrow
with chance of rain by night, not
much change in temperature.
Maryland-Partly cloudy to-
night with low in mid-30s. To-
morrow mostly cloudy with chance
of rain in west and central por-
lions by night. Not much change
In temperature.
Virginia-Partly cloudy tonight
low of IS in the interior, 40 along
the coast. TOMORROW considera bic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-19
ARLINGTON to Drop Clerk

The new Arlington County
Board has decided to dismiss Mrs.
Ruby G. Simpson as clerk to the
board when her present appoint
ment expires December 81.
Mrs. Simpson is a leader of the
non-partisan group and was APP
pointed to the post when the nom
partisans controlled the board,
The non-partisans were swept out
of office by a court decision ban
ming Federal employees from hold
ing local office. and then failed
to win single seat in the No
vember election.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-19
Donohue
Continued From First Page.)

\SOIlllIlucU TIOIn TlISI EdScJ
sure the people of Washington
have had an honest government"
He then recalled that he re-
ipeatedly stated he would offer his
resignation whether Gen. Eisen-
hover or Gov. Stevenson were
elected. He repeated that he still
regards a presidential appoint
ment of this kind as a personal af-
fair between the Chief Executive
and his appointee.
Promises Considera ton.
But aside from that considera-
ton, Mr.. Donohue went on, II
have reached point of physical
and mental exhaustion. I have
been working day and night"
Nonetheless. he promised to
"wrestle" with himself to decide
whether to heed the delegation's
request.
For the past few days. kilograms
and letters have been sent to his
office by leading citizens.
Senator Hunt. Democrat, of
Wyoming, wrote that Mr.. Donohue
has rendered distinct outstand-
ing service to the city. 1 think
likewise it would be a disservice
for you to resign. The city needs
you and We here on the Hill need
you. Don't let us down"
Senator Kefauver, Democrat. of
Tennessee wired:
AS member of the Senate
District Committee, feel you have
been an excellent Commissioner.
So let me also join in urging
that you complete your term"
Printed Petition Ready.
Similar notices came from the
Washington Building and Con-
struction Trades Council. the Con-
necticut Avenue Citizens Associa-
ton, the Oldest Inhabitants, Inc.
and others.
Meanwhile. a printed petition
ready for city-wide circulation was
displayed. 1t is headed 1.-THE Best
Commissioner in D. C. History
the Most Dynamic Government in
D. C. History-We Want F. Joseph
Donohue to Stay"
A proposed layout for the full
page newspaper advertisement
also was shown. It's theme is
Keep 'Jiggs' in Office"
One spokesman for the group
said that even now plans are be-
ing considered to try to prevail
on President-elect Eisenhower to
reject Commissioner Donohue's
promised resignation, should the
Commissioner refuse to change
his mind.
Among those in today's delega-
ton were Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant
III, Woolsey w. Hall, Fred S.
Kogod. Mark Lansburgh. j. c..
Turner, Wash B. Williams. Ger
hard van Arkel and Walter j.
Bierwagen.