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Arkansas State press., 1953-01-09
Jean Field TO Get
A New Hearing

Oklahoma City, Okla. Jean
Field who for two years has been
attempting to regain custody of
her two children has just won an
Important victory in the Okla
homa supreme court. That court
has set aside a ruling of trial
Judge Clarence Mills. Oklahoma
district court, who in May, 1852
had rufused to grant Mrs. Field,
Los Angeles resident a full trial
of the custody issue.
Judge Mills had decided that
Mrs. Field was not entitled to
such hearing because She had
violated an earlier court order of
his and because another proceeding
involving custody was pending in
California. Tn e Oklahoma su-
preme court overturned both de-
Examinations and ruled instead
that the petitioner, Jean B.
Field, is entitled without delay to
have a trial and hearing in the
district court Of Oklahoma county
and that plaintiff is entitled
to prompt determination Of all
matters without any undue
delay" The new hearing is ex-
peCted to take place the week of
See HEARING-page eight
Arkansas State press., 1953-01-09
Editor Released
From Prison

Columbia, S. C.-John H. Nc
Cray, fighting editor and publish
er of the Lighthouse and Inform
er has been released from the
state prison after serving 81 days
of 60-day sentence for supposed
ly violating his parole.
Thus came to an end one phase
in the life of southern crusad-
ing editor whose Jail troubles had
their origin in rape story which
he wrote and printed involving a
white woman and a Negro man.
McCray was found guilty Of
criminal libel in connection with
the story and was fined $4,000
and put on three years probation.
A white reporter for the Associat-
ed Press wrote a similar story
but has not been tried The Ne
gro editors sentence and parole
were given to him in June 1850,
by Judge Steve c. Griffith.
On August 10, 1851, the editor
was sentenced to the chain gang
for supposedly violating terms of
his parole The court ruled that
he violated his parole by leaving
state twice to carry out speaking
engagements. The South Carolina
supreme court on Nov 5, rejected
his appeal for reversal of the 60
See EDITOR-page four
Arkansas State press., 1953-01-09
Heads Of Insurance, Real Estate and
Cosmetics All Optimistic for 1853

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Arkansas State press., 1953-01-09
PhiIander AkA's
Receive Honor
AT Natl BouIe

Gamma Alpha chapter of Alpha
Kappa Alpha sorority received
the south central region scholar
ship award for the past year at
the national boule held m Cleve-
land last week. The scholarship
award was presented to Jane Car
olyn Waugh West at the Sind
annual boule banquet. The Phi
lander coed ranked highest in
the examination presented to 9TH
err undergraduate sorors in the
region.
Other sorors from Gamma AL
pha chapter motoring to the meet
ing were Joyce Montgomery,
basileus. Freddye Sue Turner,
grammeteus and Miss Willie Mae
Johnson, sponsor.
Arkansas State press., 1953-01-09

white neighborhood, it is all bust
ness and both have similar prob
lens"
Mrs. Parham put it this way,
Negro business as versus white
business is outdated. It's either a
business or no business" T h en-
later she explained it further,
Ten or fifteen years ago Negroes
would patronize store because
a Negro ran it. But not today
They seek the best for their dol
lar and will 60 anywhere, any
distance to get it. How to COM
pete for that dollar is a business
mans biggest problem and it
knows no colorline."
Our panel of experts were very
optimistic over SO Said Mrs. Al
len: Il feel optimistic about the
outcome in So Though I am a
Democrat and would have liked to
see the Democrats in power, /
can't see the Republicans come in
and impeding the general trend
They have to make some sort of
showing"
According to DR.. Ford; we
were going in a socialized era I'M
der the other administration (Tru-
man's). This new administration
will be sympathetic to business
and will want to encourage bust
ness. I see less taxes and controls
as soon as possible"
Mrs. Parham's comment on pros
perity or recession in $50 was this:
81 feel the last six months Of this
year will be better than the first
six months. II takes at least six
See BUSINESS-page four
Arkansas State press., 1953-01-09


fourth trial in the l948 Staying of
an aged shopkeeper.
With the passing of Englishs
the original Trenton Six has
been reduced to one remaining
prisoner, Ralph Cooper Four 9TH
ers, accused with English n d
Cooper, were acquitted in a third
trial in 1851. NAACP lawyers rep
resented two of the four who
won their freedom in that trial
Following the conviction of Eng
lish and Cooper, the NAACP par
ticipated along with Princeton
committee and the American Civil
Liberties union in an appeal to
the New Jersey state supreme
court, which ruled that new
trial must be held for the two.
English had long suffered from
a heart ailment and the third
trial was delayed several times
because of his illness.
In his telegram to Mrs. English,
the NAACP executive secretary
said: ION the very day Of his
death. Mr.. James Tmbric Of the
Princeton committee and I con-
ferred on arrangements for a
meeting with New Jersey Off
cials to obtain his and Ralph
Coopcr's release from prison"
The NAACP was represented
at the funeral bye the Rev Wal
ter 2. Offutt, jr the associations
church secretary The funeral wa.
held at the Union Baptist church
in Trenton Saturday Mr. White
expressed regret that he was UNI
able TO attend because of the mo-
ccssity Of being in Washington
for the opening Of the 89rd con-
gress and the struggle for a
mcndment Of the Senate rules
which, we trust. will enable pae-
sage Of legislation TO reduce in
Justice based on race, Of which
system your son was a victim
Arkansas State press., 1953-01-09
West Helena Man
Dies in Fire

WEST HELENA -- Buster Hen
ry, about So years old, died here
Sunday when fire destroyed two
homes. Captain Hershell Yancey,
West Helena police department,
said the fire started about a m,
and was of undetermined origin.
He said the occupants of one Of
the homes escaped uninjured and
Buster Henry's body was found
in the second house. Henry was a
city employee.
Arkansas State press., 1953-01-09

the rights of Florida's Negro cit
liens and take steps to insure
that they receive equal justice
and protection under the law in
his state.
Citing newspaper reports that
Emmett jefferson, a 30-year-old
Negro, was shot down by Patrol
man Paul Minnick in Homestead,
Florida. on Christmas Day, Mrs.
Ruby Hurley, NAACP Southeast
Regional secretary, urged the
governor to use the power of his
office 'to stop the Wanton shoot
ing, general brutal treatment and
killing of Negroes by law en-
forcement officers"
We cannot forget the terror of
the Groveland case with the kill
ing of Samuel Shepherd by Sher-
if Mccall" Mrs Hurley wrote
the governor. The shooting in
Homestead on December Is. 1852
Arkansas State press., 1953-01-09


four day meeting, the theme of
which was Democracy Now or
Never. All business and social
sessions were crowded with par
Elephants all of whom were high
in their praise of the conduct of
the Conclave, under the supervi-
sion of Grand Marshall, Morton
M Brooks.
Major high-lights of the entire
Conelave was the presentation of
special plaque to Hon. ]. Waties
Waring, former South Carolina jul
rist, at a public meeting in the
Irvine auditorium Of the Universe
ty of Pennsylvania before an au-
dience Of some $500 persons.
The former federal judge was
cited for his great contribution in
the field of human relations by
Grand Basileus Grant Reynolds,
national head of the fraternity. In
Arkansas State press., 1953-01-09
Robson Denounced For Acceptance Of
Joseph Stains Peace Trophy by Ferrer

Jose Ferrer, Academy Award win
ner, ripped Paul Robson last
week for his acceptance of the
Stain Peace Prize" from tn e
Soviet Union, and denounced Mr..
Robson as a pretended spokes-
man for the Negro people
In making public his denounce-
ment of Robson, Ferrer, who, in
l943-45 starred with Robson in
New York Theatre Guild version
of "Othello," stated:
Any American who accepts an
award from the Soviet Union to-
day does a tremendous harm not
Arkansas State press., 1953-01-09
Four Point Program on Civil Rights
Urged on President-EIect Eisenhower

four point program for advancing the Of full
equality for all Americans proposed to PresdenEec Els
enoWer by DR. Israel GOdsen president of the American
Jewish congress- last Saturday dinner opening the organ
zaons national executive and administrative committee meet
ings.
Urging Gen Eisenhower to give to the problem Of civil
rights in the u "e intensive study consideration
which he has been devong to foreign affairs Dr. Cold
See PRoGRAM-page four
Arkansas State press., 1953-01-09
Baptists Meet In
Hot Springs

The adjourned session of the
National Baptist convention, USA,
Inc, DR.. D. V. Jennison, president,
will convene at the National Bap-
fist bath house auditorium in
Hot Springs, January 20 to 22nd.
DR.. T. M Chambers, ST., pastor of
Zion Hill Baptist church in Los
Angeles will deliver the Educa-
tional sermon on Tuesday night,
january 20th.
Arkansas State press., 1953-01-09
Negro Medics May
Get Break With
Medical Society

The Pulaski County Medical So
eiety voted Monday night to adj
NIT Negro doctors, if professional
ly qualified, to membership.
Society president, DR.. Raymond
c. Cook, stated that the vote was
merely an affirmation of existing
society bylaws, but he felt that
qualified Negro doctors would be
admitted upon formal application.
See MEDICS--page eight
Arkansas State press., 1953-01-09

only to his country but to the
cause of peace throughout the
world.
Il have always felt deeply
about minority groups and their
problems" Fcrrer continues, but
in the case Of Paul Robson, he
pretends to be the spokesman of
the Negro people and is not
His acceptance of Stains So
called Peace Prize seems to be
reprehensible because he is do
ing almost irreparable harm to
the cause of his own race every
where"
Arkansas State press., 1953-01-09
DeItas Observe
Founders Day

Founders day will be obserV-
ed by Delta Epsilon Sigma and
Gamma Gamma chapters of the
Delta Sigma Theta sorority with
a candlelight service in tribute
to the founders and sisterhood
at Wesley Chapel church, Sun
day at 4 %. m.
Arkansas State press., 1953-01-09
Infant Boy Dies
In Fire

Blytheville -- Lee Aimes, 2year
old son of Mrs. Celia Aimes, died
of burns he received when fire
swept thru their home here Mon
day.
Mrs. Aimes, mother of the infant
was away from home when the
fire started, Abraham, a three-yr,
old brother of Lee was badly
burned in the fire.
Arkansas State press., 1953-01-09
Democracy. Now or Never??" Theme Of
0megas as They Close Phi|a. Meeting

PHILADELPHIA - The 18th Grand Conclave of Omega
Psi Phi fraternity Inc in Philadelphia from December 2730
was considered to be the elaborate attended and
most successful in the history of the fraternity according
those in attendance
total of SIT delegates and registered members from all
of the nation of the 1900 accepting
member organization attended the declared that segregation
the theme of Ser S-nare eigh
Arkansas State press., 1953-01-09

lighted tapers. The bride was es-
corted to the altar by her father.
She was gowned in ivory satin
fashioned with a satin fitted bo-
dice, long sleeves and a long
train The finger tip veil of il
fusion fell from a tiara of illusion
See WEDDING-page five
Arkansas State press., 1953-01-09
Trenton Defendant Dies in Jail Awaiting
Fourth Trial; Naacp Extends Sympathy

NEW YORK - The profound sympathy" of the Ma
ona Association for the Advancement of Coored People
this week extended to Mrs. Emma English, mother of
Coils English, Trenton trial victim who died of heart at
in New
Arkansas State press., 1953-01-09

RECENTLY MARRlED-Miss Margaret Lee Written became
the bride of Pvt Roy A. Vaughns impressive service
read at the altar of Holy Temple church eight o'clock
Wednesday evening, December twenty Bishop Minor
Jones performed the double ring ceremony The bride who
graduate of Dunbar junior college is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. James Written of this city and the groom
the of Mr. and Mrs. Ramey c. Vaughns, Pine Bluff
The altar was decorated with arrangement of white
lilies and red against back ground of palms
Arkansas State press., 1953-01-09

al Association for the Advance
something about safeguarding
wildly reminds US of the bomb
ing in Minis on December 25, 49,
81. In both cases the killers of
human beings vino were Ameri-
can citizens with the right to the
full and equal protection of the
law, have gone free"
Arkansas State press., 1953-01-09

See OMEGAS--page eight
Arkansas State press., 1953-01-09

See EDITOR-page four
Arkansas State press., 1953-01-09
Killing Brings New Plea To Governor
Fuller Warren for Justice in Florida

TALLAHASSEE, Florida =
again been asked by the Nation;
ment of Colored People to do
the rights of Florida's Negro cit I
Arkansas State press., 1953-01-09

Zee HEARING-page eight
Evening star., 1953-10-28
Thonas L. Stokes
Developing the River Jordan
Eisenhower Calls IVA at Home Creeping Socialism,
But Promotes Same Kind of Project in Middle East

a different standard now
which, paraphrasing another
saying by a big industrialist
member of the Eisenhower cab
met. might be expressed thus:
What is good for the private
utilities is good for us.
But we can wish Eric john
ston luck on his mission for
Gen. Eisenhower. For it has a
purpose beyond the mere phys
ical fact Of developing a river
valley and opening up oppor-
tunities for many people. It is
envisaged also as a means of
promoting peace in a now
strife-torn area by extending
to all four countries the bless
ings inherent in the Jordan,
which was a cause Of border
violence when Israel sought to
divert water only for herself.
No longer in good conscience
can we boast over the Voice of
America, as we once did, about
our IVA and how we were null
tiplying it. Our attitude now
seems to be-:
do as I say do-not as I do"
Evening star., 1953-10-28
Italians Never Had 1t So Good
But Boom Is Shoky, Although Factories Are Working
Full Time, People Are Well Fed and Business Is Good
Constantine Brown

ROME, Italy (By Air Mail).
THE Italians never had it
so good, not even in the happy
days before the First World
War;" This is the consensus
Of most foreign observers who
have lived in this country for
many years.
The more than $3.5 billion
spent in Italy since 1945 by
the United States Government
has revived Italy's economy,
on the surface at least. The
political and social situation,
however, is more out of focus
today than in the past.
The Italian factories are
working full time; the people
on the streets seem well fed
and business appears prosper
GUS. In Rome, Naples and
Milan there is more life"
than in most large Western
European cities. This does
not apply only to the plushy
restaurants and night clubs
where the new-rich Italians
who have prof1ted profusely
from the various American re-
covery programs spend their
leisure hours, but it is also no
ticeable in places frequented
by persons of modest means.
But as in many other West
ern European cities, all this
which hits the eye of American
observers on first arriving is
illuSory. It is a superficial
prosperity which can be shat
tered by the first adverse
winds.
Official figures show that
there are in this country
nearly 2 million unemployed
and about twice as many
partly employed. To this must
be added the loss of work due
Evening star., 1953-10-28
David lawrence

Thomas E. Dewey'S reported
decision not to run for re-elec-
tion as Governor of New York
in November, 1854, is an i'm
portant development in ma
tional politics. He is known to
have made up his mind last
year that he wouldn't run
again, but he has deferred any
announcement and probably
will not make it formally till
next spring.
The significance of the
Dewey retirement may be this:
The New York Governor will
be able to take a position in
the Eisenhower cabinet if a
vacancy develops. Then, if
President Eisenhower decides
not to be a candidate for re-
nomination, the opportunity
would be open to Mr.. Dewey to
try for the nomination from
inside the Government. AS a
cabinet officer, he would be in
the limelight and would be
getting valuable experience in
national affairs.
For several months now
particularly since Gen. Eisen-
hover made a cryptic remark
at a public dinner attended
earlier this year by Gov. Dewey
about the latter'S further use
fulness in the national picture
it has been assumed that
Gen. Eisenhower will say
something between now and
1856 that he does not want to
run again. Four years in the
White House is likely to prove
a gruelling experience for a
man who reluctantly accepted
political Office in 1852 and who
may figure that, at the age of
66 in 1856, he will want to
travel around the world and
enjoy some leisure.
But Dwight Eisenhower. on
Evening star., 1953-10-28

to the frequent economic and
political strikes.
The standards of living are
much lower than in Germany,
for instance, where hourly
wages are five times higher.
The Communist theology
may have been accepted by
only a relatively small number
of these devout Catholic peo-
Pile. But the Communist
Party is still the strongest in
dividual political group in this
country. This is due less to a
thorough understanding of
the Marxian-Leninist theories
than to the beaverlike activi-
ties of the agents who offer as
many radical changes to the
masses as FaScism offered
them in the early 20s. The
self1shness of the big indus
trialists has contributed great
ly to the Communist success.
Italy was fiat" at the end
of the war. Many of her
factories had been destroyed.
American support began with
feeding the Italian people
through the UNRRA. The
Marshall Plan and the SubSe-
quent forms of economic aid
set up modern factories in tie
industrial section of the coun-
try. Business began to boom;
wages were low, raw materials
imported from America or with
American help cost little; mar
kets were readily available.
The United States provided the
factories, the Italian labor the
work and induStrialistS' profits
were substantial.
Unfortunately, these profits
were not all plowed back into
the domestic industry. Neither
did this golden age for the
italian capitalists help the ma
tion's government. Taxation,
Evening star., 1953-10-28
Dorothy Thompson
Political Report on Wisconsin
Democratic Congressional Victory There Not Seen
As Trend Away From Republicans in Form Belt

Republican loser, Arthur Pad
rutt, were negligible. The late
Mr.. Hull and the contending
candidates were all former
members of LaFollette's Pro-
gressive Party. Mr.. Johnson,
the Democrat, promised to
follow the same policy as the
Republican Mr.. Hull. Mr..
Padrutt promised to support
President Eisenhower. But
since the administrations
farm policy has not yet jelled.
it is certain that had the Re-
publican been elected he would
have exerted influences similar
to those of the winner. There
was, therefore, no clear-cut
issue.
The notable fact was the
Smallness of the vote. Hardly
more than a third of the ELI
gible voters went to the polls.
Such apathy hardly indicates
a tidal wave If a swing is
under way among farmers, this
election, according to my de-
tached informants, did not
prove it.
Almost all my information
about Senator Mccarthy came
from anti-McCarthy people.
The Senator is a controversial
figure in Wisconsin but, as
newSpaperman put it, "the
controversialists seldom meet"
Anti-McCarthy people de-
nounce, and pro-McCarthy
people praise, the Senator to
each other. people don't men,
tion his name in company,
unless they already know where
the others stand" When
asked why, he replied, Nobody,
apparently, is in a mood for
a fight"
This seems in line with the
vote in Wisconsin-to indicate
widespread political apathy,
something I also have observed
elsewhere. In my recent travels
from Northern New England
to Duluth, I overheard many
conversations among passen-
Evening star., 1953-10-28
Thomas L. Stokes

What is strange about this
picture?
1t shows Eric A. Johnston,
twice president of the United
States Chamber of Commerce,
busy in the Middle East as
President Eisenhower's per-
sonal ambassador to try to
promote a IVA for the whole
Jordan River watershed for
the benefit of Israel, Syria,
Lebanon and Jordan.
This project for the four
nations, which was drawn up
by engineers Of our own Ten
nessee Valley Authority, would
irrigate 262,700 acres and. as
the psalmist said, would make
them blossom like the rose"
Among other blessings, this
IVA would open up farm
lands to sustain some 100000
Arab refugees.
It looks like a fine thing,
and it would be a fine thing.
It represents, in fact, the best
of our American vision, energy
and enterprise, for IVA has
become a symbol of the Ameri-
can spirit to people all over
the world, as travellers to the
far places will tell you. More
is known about it perhaps
than any other single achieve
ment of that kind in our coun-
try.
Which brings us to what
throws the picture of Eric
Johnston and his mission for
Gen. Eisenhower out of focus.
Mr.. Johnston few away from
the birthplace of IVA with
this behind him:
l. Gen. Eisenhower calling
IVA creeping socialism"
2. Advocacy of TWAS sale
to private interests by Clar-
ence E. Manion, Eisenhower
appointed chairman of the
Commission on Intergovern-
mental Relations, who said
IVA never should have been
built by the Government in the
first place.
3. The sweeping proposal by
former President Herbert
Hoover, chairman Of the Com
mission on Organization of
the Executive Branch of the
Government, "to get the Fed
eral Government out Of the
business Of generating and
Evening star., 1953-10-28

Congressman with whom they
talked is that cattlemen now
will beat the drums for spe-
cial session of Congress to
force the reluctant Secretary
of Agriculture, Mr.. Benson, to
use the powers he has to help
them.
Mr. Benson has already done
much that is helpful. On any
theory that the Governments
responsibilities begin at the
disaster point, he has in fact
done a very great deal. His
recent visitors don't deal in
disaster; they want their in
dustry kept on a paying basis.
1t could be that they are a
special case. Politicians who
flung open their doors to them
don't think so. Promises of help
came from members of Con-
gress regardless of party, These
men lump together the recent
Wisconsin election. the cattle
mems caravan and that seven
to-one vote of the wheat farm
ers for quotas in order to re-
tain price supports.
The farmers, say the politi-
clans, don't want the line held
against the welfare state, and
if the farmers won't hold it.
they have small expectation
that other segments of the
American economy will.
Secretary Benson is obviously
prepared to play Horatius at
the bridge against the proud
house of Tarquin. He is stand