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Evening star., 1952-09-14
HOME REPAIRS

New additions, concrete walks,
porches. garages. painting, paper
ing. white mechanics. MR.. MINNIX.
Evening star., 1952-09-14
PIANO TUNING

PAPERING AND PAINTING
Al work. Estimates free. Call MI
BECKETT. MI, O930. DU 4053.
Arkansas State press., 1952-06-27
Knife Victim
Survives, Faces
Murder CHARGE

Elvis Eldridge, white, So. one
OF the knife victims of few
weeks ago where two men died
has recovered from knife wounds
received during the cutting affray
and has been charged with second
degree murder.
Elvis Eldridge was arrested af-
ter his brother Cecil and Ne
gro, Eugene Wright, died from
knife wounds which Elvis was in
volved. He was rushed to the hos
pital for treatment of his wounds
He was released last week from
the hospital and the charge was
placed against him.
The alteration between the
three men started over tin bait
bucket while they were fishing
on Fourehe creek. Eugene Wright,
claimed before he died that the
men attempted to take his bucket,
claiming it theirs Wright and Co.
ell Eldrige died Immediately on
the scene, May %.
Arkansas State press., 1952-06-27
Bathing Beauty
Contest To Be
Held Tomorrow

A motorcade this afternoon will
open the second annual bathing
beauty activities sponsored by the
Business and Professional We
mems club. The bathing revue will
be staged at Gillian Park at 800
p, m. tomorrow and the finals will
be conducted at Club Morocco to.
morrow mite. The following contcs-
tants are among the large number of
contestants that will be presented at
the revue and finals: Miss Mary
Louise Lee, AIS Snack Shop, Mss
Rosa Lee Sanders, CLUB Morocco.
Miss Ella Vera Bizzle, Sat Press.
Miss Betty Jean Thomas, RI Sc
Beauty shop and Miss Alberta
Jones. Rainbow cafe. The names
Of the other contestants were not
available at this writing.
The finals will be held in con-
neetion with a dance at club No
rocco at which time the grls will
be presented in evening attire
Arkansas State press., 1952-06-27
vega Sponsors
Annual Bar-B.Q
Benefit J. DIS.

The Veterans OF Good Govern
ment association is sponsoring its
annual barbecue and picnic al
Camp Dickinson. IL miles out 18th
street pike for the benefit Of the
Junior Deputy Sheriffs' associa-
ton.
The gates to the picnic ground
VIII open at ] p. m. and the en-
tertainment will last until $3.50 p.
m. July 4th The entire proceeds
above the actual expense Of the
refreshments will 90 TO equip
Fairgrounds and other necessities
for the young junior deputies Of
Pulaski county.
Chas. Bussey, president of the
VEGA and director of the Junior
deputies stated tina, there will be
a slight charge for the tickets
which will admit patrons TO the
picinc ground where barbecue and
other refreshments will be served
free. Mr.. Busscy stated that there
will be plenty amusement to make
the 4th of July an enjoyable day.
There will be boating in the beau
tiful lake, ball playing and good
music. Tickets can be purchased
from any member OF the VEGA and
Junior Deputy Sheriffs association
Arkansas State press., 1952-06-27
Efforts To Eliminate Segregation In
Arkansas Public Schools Continue

Another law suit was filed in
federal court last week to elimin-
ate segregation and inequalities in
the public school system by At
torneys l.. Clifford Davis and
Shepperson Wilburn on behalf
of group Of disgruntled persons
and taxpayers against the Bear
den school district, No. SO. This
suit is similar to many suits that
have been filed in the courts and
are already pending.
The petition asserts that the de-
PENDANTS in the maintenance of sepa
rate schools for white and color
ed persons pursuant to a state sta
tute are violating the federal con-
stitution. 1t states that the only
school to which Negroes are eligi-
Arkansas State press., 1952-06-27

BILE to attend is inferior in every
respect to the school set apart for
white children.
A temporary and permanent in
junction is sought to prevent the
defendant from forcing the state
statute calling for the mainten-
ance Of separate schools for white
and colored and, the court asked
to declare the statute unconstitu-
tional and void.
Attorney Wilburn and Davis
who recently filed a suit asking
to eliminate segregation in the
schools in Phillip county, stated
that since they were operating as
a team, they have pledged joint
battle against segregation and in
See OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES eight
Arkansas State press., 1952-06-27

MN while he was busly engaged Hare said that when the
officer entered the shop friend grabbed and held him keep
MIN from hitting Greenwood He stated when the officer ask
ed Greenwood what the matter with him. he started
ing the officer and the officer asked him outside and
that was when he after the officer caught him off
guard and threw him in the window He said when the officer
was free enough to pull his gun he asked the officer Don't
shoot him. "Ie is what I call crazy
Speaking of Greenwood Harrell said "Ie Is what call
nuts and he had been drinking wine and when he gets
that wine in him he's just plumb cuckoo
HarreI said the officer had to hit him. II am bound to
say he had hit him. He's better than would have BEEN
would have done than hit him. want to be fair he was
better than would have been" continued Harrell.
Harre stated that the officer only hit time and that
just enough to knock him back off him. The ocer waA
mighty cool headed" concluded Harrclls testimony
Arkansas State press., 1952-06-27
autopsy Indicates Pistol Slap Kills Negro Prisoner; Not
falling Over Railing as list Reported at Police Headquarters

the second time and told him to out of the shop tina
ne was under arrest AT this time he wheeled charged
Ing pass at me- locking his around my chest III
Knocked me back through window the front of the barber
shop and had pinned AT this time he fumbing at m
right hip with his left hand pulled my pistol hit hin
one time in the forehead which time it knocked him loos
from his hold then whirlea him got him to thu
door OF the shop and out the sidewalk where made him 81
down until the squad arrived
The above the officers of the The office
stated that he had force during tn
squad car or to get him in the
Lee Harrel barber and Of the barbershop at Isl
b. 9th street where the trouble began subsanated the officer
statement in all details well other witnesses who
present.
Mr. Harrel stated that Greenwood into his shop
started to cung and using pofane language and teatenn
Arkansas State press., 1952-06-27

Niti r.
Mrs. Mathis attended church
services Sunday in her regular
routine, and ehatted with friends
with no signs of apparent illness.
Shortly after returning from her
church Sunday night Mrs. Mathis
summoned friend over the
phone and complained of feeling
i'll. The friend came into see her
and after a few minutes, the i'll
feeling was gone. They sat and
chatted for several minutes, and
as the friend prepared to return
home Mrs. Mathis lied down ON
the bed, and death came imme-
diately. A doctor was summoned
and pronounced her dead. She
died about 1870 Monday morning
She is survived by a husband.
J. l.. Mathis; two sons, James l..
jr.. Little Rock and Harold w.
Mathis of Cleveland. Ohio; one
sister, Mrs. Precious Burnley, Big
Sandy. Texas; one brother, M. T.
johnson. San Antonio, Texas; two
grandchildren. Connie and Janice
Mathis. Cleveland, Ohio and q
host OF other relatives and friends
Mrs Mathis was member Of
the Cross Street Christian church.
Dubbison and company is in
charge Of funeral arrangements.
Arkansas State press., 1952-06-27

Tho prosecuting attorneys office stated that Police Chief
, potts has been ordered to docket Parolman Williams
on an involuntary manslaughter charge
Officer Williams stated that about III minutes after s.
after he had cotton off duty he scheduled
- WOO, hus driver friend of his at the end of the Sixth
o bus line He stated that he drove out Sixth street and
aod at 2517 E. 9th street in front Of barber shop He
said he heard loud cursng and profane language INSIDE e
or shop and heard voice threatening to cut somebody's
throat The officer said he got out OF his car and walked into
the barber shop Upon entering observed Negro mar
standing with his back to The Negro that had his back
turned to me the that was doing all the loud cursing
He was clrsing the other Negro.
81 walked up the Negro and touched him the shoulder
70 attract his attention and asked him to leave the shop HI
turned his head sideways enough to and then started
crsng me put my hands his shoulder Steve Greenwood
Arkansas State press., 1952-06-27
Nbc 10 Broadcast
Direct From
Naacp Confab

The National Broadcasting Com
pany announced this week that IL
will carry on Sunday. on its ma
tional hookup. a direct report by
NAACP Executive secretary Wal.
ter White on the proceedings at
the Ard annual convention of the
National Association for the Adj
vancement of Colored People. be-
ing held in Oklahoma City, this
week.
The fifteen-minute network
broadcast will originate at Station
Wkf, Oklahoma City. at Gas a. m.
central standard time. will be car
ried by other MIC outlets through
out the country.
MIR. White will report on the ,e-
tivities Of the convention, high
lighting the talks OF various
speakers. He will also report on
resolutions passed by the delegates
Arkansas State press., 1952-06-27
Bishop Wilkes,
Men, Day Speaker

The guest speaker for the am
nual Mems Day service at the First
Baptist church, 7th and Gaiues
street, Sunday will be Bishop w.
r. Wilkes. Bishop Wilkes will de-
liver the sermon at the HOO a.
m. service. For fourteen years. he
was pastor Of the Allen Temple A
ME church in Atlanta. While q
pastor in Atlanta he served as
president Of the local branch Of
the NAACP. He Is presiding bis
hop of the 18th episcopal dis
trict Of the AME church, composed
OF Arkansas and Oklahoma. DR..
Roland Smith is past,r Of First
Baptist church.
Arkansas State press., 1952-06-27
DR.. l.. A. Davis
Speaks at
Bethel, MIR

Sunday has been designed as
Laymen's Day at Bethel AME
church, SOB Locust street, North
Little Rock. The laymen will have
complete charge of the service
during the day. They have secur-
ed for their speaker, DR.. l.. A..
Davis, president of AMIN col
lege, Pine Bluff.
DR.. Davis is one of the country's
outstanding speakers and is very
See SPEAKER--page eight
Arkansas State press., 1952-06-27

RECEIVES SCHOlARSHIP-Mss Louise Fields lovely daugh-
of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Fields 291 Chester street. has
ceived all expense paid scholarship Lincoln University
where she is majong in Drama and Speech Miss Fields who
left the city June 10th for Jefferson City Missouri
ced for the scholarship of four other young ladies' She
graduate of AM&N college and outstanding in dra-
macs During the past year she faculty member of the
Robert r. Motion high school Mariana Miss Fields Is a
member of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority She is doing work
in the theater at Lincoln
Arkansas State press., 1952-06-27
Segregation Case Again Monday
Hearing Scheduled
In Judge Harry
lemIey's Court

Hearing of the Hughes school
case will get underway In the
United States district court, Mon
day morning at nine-thirty with
Judge Harry ]. Lemley, presiding
The suit filed by Mrs. Maggie
Brown Williams, in behalf of her
four infant daughters, jennie Ruth
Williams, Athena Rose Williams,
Canary Williams. and Eunice Lee
Williams, challenged the constitu-
tionality of segregation in the Hug
hes public schools.
After hearing in February on
the question of the jurisdiction of
the three judge court which had
been empaneled in accordance
See sCHEDULED-page eight
Arkansas State press., 1952-06-27
McMath's Negro
Vote Getting
Quarters Open

The Arkansas Negro Citizens
Political m m ittee, better
known as McMath's Negro
headquarters has opened head
quarters in the same room Of
the Charmaine hotel where II
was quartered two years ago.
1t is believed that the per
sonnet Of the campaign COM
mittee Is just about the same
as two years ago with Rev. o.
sherman Of North Little Rock
general director. Chas. Bussey
who was county manager on
the previous campaign isn't
taking any part in this years
campaign.
Arkansas State press., 1952-06-27
!dge Cherry Says
EA Judge, | Abide by The Courts
Etslon I'm Against Laws That
(frInge Upon Rights Of Other"

Court ruled segregated schools in
the south were unconstitutional
The Judge implied that on occa-
SONS he has had to render Ie-
clsions based upon law that were
contrary to his personal opinion
The Judge also stated that 1t was
his hope that the Negro would be
See JUDGE-page eight
Arkansas State press., 1952-06-27

er Investigation into the death of Steve GREENWOOD
reported injured fatally from fall over rallg a
W saturday, has determined his death as result Vi d
r. 'eE he head with hard instrument
n, '"ood was arrested Saturday on East SH'h Sueu'
oHnan D. G. Williams. AT police headquarters ne was
f WIN drunkenness, disturbing the peace ana resss
h Inc officers at headquarters stated that ureeh"oou
kr1 Ns led to the cell block by Sgt f. L. Browning anu
su an Aoner Hay when he pulled loose from ther grasp
u over railing and plunged to concrete landing &c"
a ,Omn Officer r. W. Fair and Grady Adkins bondsan'
uat they were witnesses to the incident
Ea autopsy of the dead which was made by " Al
n Ne,teShp indicated that the mans death was the IT,
oow over the head which not made in the IAN
(s eatlon of the mans arrest showed that Patrolna
F1ng the arrest ''''' "'''' '''' p''''' '''''''7
Arkansas State press., 1952-06-27
dge Cherry Says

'u' a judge, and I'll have to
~ by the courts decision" These
y 'ne words Of Judge Francis
NH gubernatorial candidate
oe summer primaries. Judge
s'y spoke those words in an
Y 70 a query as to his reac-
I 70 The United States Supreme
.s.sS ruling in the event ile
Arkansas State press., 1952-06-27
Local Girl WEEDS
In California

Miss Freeda Mae Love, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. c. Franklin
Brown. 1919 Cross was married
MAY 81 to George Franklin King,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ted King,
sr, of this city The former Miss
Love and her husband are resid-
ing in Los Angeles, California. She
is a graduate of Dunbar high
school where she was very popu-
lar with the younger social set
She also attended AMIN college
before leaving the state.
Arkansas State press., 1952-06-27
Sudden Death
Of Mrs. Mathis
Shocks Community

The sudden passing of Mrs. Cor.
nelia johnson Mathis of 1900 Bis
hop street came as a shock to all
her friends and neighbors. Mrs.
Mathis was the wife of ]. L.
Mathis. veteran railway mail
Evening star., 1952-04-26
Umpire Robb Ready to Resume
Duty After Denying He'll Quit

showing Eddie Stanky. manager of
the Cardinals. during a f1areup in
the Cards s-Cincinnati game Tues
day night at Cincinnati.
The ruckus started when Solly
Hemus, Cardinals shortstop. threw
his bat away in disgust after be-
ing called out on strikes. The
tempestuous Stanky stormed onto
the field and the showing incident
followed, with Giles among the
spectators.
Hemus was fined $25, Stanky $50
and Robb, according to Giles, was
fined an amount much greater
than the combined fines of the
players. It was the first time ir
13 years a National League um-
pire had been so chastised pub.
Ilicly.
Robb said he had made plane
reservations to take him to st
Louis today for the night game be-
tween the Cardinals and Chicago
In Cincinnati Giles said:
"AS far as Robb and I are con.
cerned the entire matter of hi.
run-in with Stanky is a closed in.
cident.
He is a good umpire and 9
Ihi9h-claSS gentleman He will hf
with us the rest of the season."
Evening star., 1952-04-26

Isponsible for teaching all of us
how to play the wedge shot"
Galloway's elaborately wrapped
gift to Mcleod turned out to be
three of the oldest, most beaten
Iup golf balls ever Salvaged. Tommy
said they were the same balls
Freddie loaned him two years ago
when Hermitage and Columbia
played a match, and they were in
the same condition as when Nc
Leod handed them to him.
Everybody at the head table, in
|cluding Billy Shannon. master Of
ceremonies, and members of the
Golf Committee wore bow ties of
the Mcleod clan, made by Mrs.
Karl Kellerman.
Mcleod will visit his home in
North Berwick, also the home of
Jimmy Thomson, the slugger who
sent regrets last night at his in
liability to attend. Freddie will
spend couple of weeks with his
brother in England and may ex-
tend his trip and take in the
British Open championship.
Evening star., 1952-04-26

1892-but him fight However, he stands with
Dempsey the greatest of all crowd ease speaking only Of
heavyweights.
The low spots in ring history also trife
The first after Jies abdated nearly so and
Tommy Burns crowded in. Another close call Jess
Wilards reign between 1915 and 1919.
THE AILTdE LOW Primo Cameras rise to the top
about 20 since Camera couldn't lick
level He was mobseected champion advertised in advance
He was complete Stooge who might as well have been
punching bag. When he moved in against
Louis the arrived How did whip Jack
sharkey? Ask anybody who the fight Only it wasn't
any part of fight.
So We'll rate the worst heavyweight champion
all time Primo had 2e5 pounds virtually nothing else
Who was the next worst heavyweight? Maybe Tommy
Burns Marvin Hart who preceded Burns Jeries
There great the period between Tunney
Louis That scramble
not too Jim Braddock good fighter
without too much class Max Schmeling
fighters in bad in other spots Louis just
what Schmeling in historic showdown that lasted but
two minutes
Max had everything but heart a liking the
He terrific punchera fighter who could take
puncan athlete minus form of conditiona competitor
who hated his trade He has told that often enough Ask
Jack Dempsey who along with Others in Baer the
champion of all champions in the making.
BUT THESE WERE all better-all except Carnera-than
the crop have today. This Wacott, Ezzard
Charles Rocky Marciano and Harry Matthews Harry Greb
at 100 pounds could have wrecked the bunch in week.
at time.
Wacott has been washed up for time. Lou
Nova earlier this Angeles. why, walcott
joke when hghtng Nova said. Il couldn't have used
him sprrng partner when he supposed be at his
best when fighting Baer and Louis. guess I'll start
training again. ought to take about week for this bunch
The possibility among these survivors is Marciano
He turn out to be fighter Certainly Walcott longer
belongs Charles tmid will be liked by the fight
crowd Matthews light heavyweight Whoever the
vivor is day he will have to he fight But
against whom?
Evening star., 1952-04-26
By the Assoeiofed Press

MINNEAPOLIS. April 26.-Th,
Minneapolis Lakers held tn.
mythical world championship ant
$500 in cash today after win.
ming the National Basketball AS.
Sociation playoff from the New
York Knickerbockers last night
1866. It was the Lakers' fourth
title in five years.
The New Yorkers had a fleet.
ing 30 lead in the early minutes
But from then on the Laker!
dominated the game.
The air-tight Laker defense
held the Fasteners to only II
field goals in the first three quar-
ters and kept all but Max ZaSlof
sky and Connie Simmons out d
the two-f1gure column. Zaslofsk!
counted %, Simmons 13.
George Mikan also has %, fol
lowed by Bob Harrison and Pei
Saul with IA apiece. Also hitting
the multiple numerals for the win
ners were Vern Mikkelsen will
13 and Jim Pollard. who had 10
1t was Pollard, injured a weel
ago in a New York playoff gam'
and back into uniform for tn
first time last night. who led tn
Knicks' frantic fourth-quarter ef
fort. The losers poured in q
counters but the Lakers Scoret
33. Pollard counted 10.
Evening star., 1952-04-26
$4,000 Gift Assures Mcleod
OF OfFirst-CIoss Trip to Scotland

Freddie Mcleod will be Scot
land-bound a week from Tuesday
on his first visit to his homeland
in 26 years. and the members of
Columbia Country Club. where he
has been pro for 40 years, have
made sure he will go first class.
Freddie's 10th birthday party at
Columbia last night was one of
the most enjoyable affairs in
years. He received a check for
$4,000. presented by John Reilly,
president, on behalf of the club
members.
The dinner was for club mem
bers and a few of Freddie's closest
friends, including another Nation
al Open champion, Chick Evans,
and Pros AL Houghton of Prince
Georges, Witty Cox of Congress
sional and Freddie's longtime
buddy from the Hermitage Club
in Richmond, Tommy Galloway.
There was a long letter from
Bobby Jones, phone call from
Detroit after the dinner from
Walter Hagen and letters from
lotion P. Heffelfinger. president
of the USGA, and Dick Tufts
vice president.
Evans, who was not yet in his
teens when "Mr. Mac" went to
Chicago as a golf pro, said Freddie
was "a great credit to the game
Ia true champion and a man who
has devoted his whole life to the
best interests and tradition oi
the game"
| Houghton said. Freddie was IRE.
Evening star., 1952-04-26
By the Associated Press

CEDAR GROVE, N. j., April 26
Umpire Douglas (Scotty) Robh
says he deserved the public repri-
mand handed him this week by
Warren Giles. National League
president, and hopes the incident
soon will be forgotten.
At the same time, from his
home here, the umpire denied re-
ports he may be planning to resign
and said he would be in St. Louis
today to resume his duties.
"Mr. Giles made the only de-
cision he could have made after
hearing the report" Robb added
Il made a mistake and was pun
iShed for it.
mo. I'm not bit resentful o1
the way the matter was handled
I think I deserved what I got.
Reports that Robb was planine
to quit were heard last night aftel
he had failed to show up for hi.
regular assignment in Pittsburgh
and returned to his home here
II just had some personal busi.
ness I wanted to clear up" the
umpire said. II got permission
to get the day off. 1t was just 6
coincidence, that's ALL"
Robb was fined by Giles fo1
Evening star., 1952-04-26
Sailing, Rowing Events
Are Scheduled Today

College and scholastic sailing
and rowing events were scheduled
here today.
George Washington was host
today and tomorrow in dinghy
races off Buzzard's Point. George
town, Maryland, Miami, Hofstra,
Fordham, Cooper Union and Laf-
ayette were to compete.
A crew race between George
Washington and Washington-Lee
Highs and the Penn Frosh was
scheduled at 1::30 at the Old Do
mjnion Boat Club.
Evening star., 1952-04-26
Student al St. Johns
Defending Rifle Title

Johnny Harrell of St. Johns
will attempt to become the first
junior rifleman to successfully de-
fend his national title in the COM
petition scheduled today through
out the country.
Harrell and the District area
youngsters will compete at the
University of Maryland. More
than 5000 junior riflemen will fire,
and results will be tabulated here
at the National Rifle Association.
The shoot is limited to boys IL
to 18, inclusive. Xavier High
School of New York is the team
champion.