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Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1953-03-27
NEGRO Press Moves Forward
Despite Criticism
5y Olive A. Adams

We were discussing Negro newspapers
the other day how little they had when
they started, and how determined their editors
were TO bring them out no matter what the
cost In terms of effort. One member of the
group recalled how in the early days editors
used to solicit ads, write all of the copy, set
the type. run off the papers, and then tuck
them under their arms and peddle them on the
streets themselves.
Negro newspapers have come long way
since then. While some of them are still strug
Cling. many of them now control vast chains
and boast of wide circuiations This has not
been easy to achieve. because the early editors
were constantly under pressure from outside
interests who wished to gain control of their
papers. They remained steadfast, however and
underwent a great deal of suffering In order
to keep their publication independent.
But, in addition TO financial difficulties
most Negro newspapers have, at some time or
other, had to face kind of opposition they
should never have had to face criticism
from the very people they have tried to help.
Ridiculing and critieizing Negro newspa-
pers used to be a popular indoor sport. In
some circles 1t still is, Many Negroes who con-
slider themselves well educated and intelligent
heap abuse aplenty on Negro publications in
general. Every once in a while a would be
"Taformer' appears on the with a head
full of ideas for making over the Negro Press
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1953-03-27
Striking Studen''
To Return TO
School, If, And -"

Lafayette, La. - Aoou' .
striking pupils here agreed 70 :
turn to school, but said =
would not enter the new oaL~'
constructed for them una y
tain conditions are met
Parents said they did no' :
the present high school, ~
Breaux. One of the complains !.
bout the present school WIN :
there were no indoor toilet ="
tiles.
The parents also were NOV - =,
ed with plans for the new
They, therefore, have annls
that they will not send !lNp :,
dren to the school unuI
demands are met. ,.,a
The demands include a0' "a
furniture and equipnlen" =.
of streets, construction Of - y
itorium gymnasium, q "a
for industrial arts, bus U"
ton.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1953-03-27

cause Of these non-Russian names. Oh. NO h,
because they like the wrong kind of music
1t seems that this guy MazeI "extoIlad IN,
flashy degenerate compositions of bolrvso,
Journalists And Shneerson, with the obv.
quiousness Of lackey, extols the scbips
ments of American composers musical ms
nessmen."
Now We all have or rsarre!s wifi, -,
Posers. But I submit that while the luke M
Is something of a menace, knocking off ea
posers is going too far No one has vet man
a revolution, or counter revolution by Dol
ing the worries, blowing on a reed or knock,,
himself silly over the traps.
Not even the Russians believe in that at
about getting purged because of music. Tnep,
another reason. And since coincidence is ag
laWed in the Soviet Union, the reason is 81
Vious. Terrible thing is that some guys In hs|
democracies including this one push the SAM
obvious anti-Semitic, Negro. anti toraa|
line and don't see that they're suckers for ri
Connie bait.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1953-03-27
The Newspaper Is Here 10 Stay

The newspaper is still the fayorite voice
of the people" No matter how many other
forms of advertising and news media come on
the scene, none will ever take the place of the
daily or weekly newspaper.
Magazines, radio and television are fine.
Each has its own place in our American life.
We like magazines for their feature articles
and for their artistic and pictorial displays
Radio Is excellent for entertainment and fer
spot news - for those who happen to be list
ening at newscast time. Teeyision Is an inn
provement on radio for those who have time to
sit and look to the exclusion of all other ac-
tivity. But nothing can quite take the place
of the good old reliable newspaper which one
can read at his own convenience and which
brings to him the complete details Of those
stories which interest him most.
How many times have you heard some
thing on the radio which caused you to grab
your newspaper later to read the details? How
often have you heard half of what newscast-
er says, only to turn to your newspaper to get
the full story. The radio actually is an adjunct
to the newspaper We Americans need and
use them both and win for many years to
come
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1953-03-27
With The Churches

Metropolitan Baptist womans
Day will be observed at the
church April 10. The program will
feature good singing and good
speaking. Mrs. Caledonia Broom is
chairman Of the Woman's Day
committee and Rev. L. o. Blathets
is pastor
First Baptist. Tth and Gaines -
At the II a. m. service. DR.. Roland
Smith, pastor Of the church, will
preach the fifth Of a series Of
six sermons using for his subject,
The Triumphant Entry of the
King.
Greater Second Baptist, 1914 W
18th The pastor will bring the
morning message at l0:55 Sunda
The evening message will be de-
Hvered at 7.45 Rev H. o Floyd.
pastor.
Pilgrim Valley Baptist. 6th and
Park-Rev. Mr.. Lemon will de-
liver the sermon Sunday in 90
servancp Of Women's Dav
It Paul Baptist The Union lis
trict board meeting will meet at
the church Thursday and Friday.
Rev Mr. Knowles Is pastor: Rev.
F. T. Evans is moderator and Rev
J. R. Green is district booster.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1953-03-27
luke Box, Revolution
BY Harry GersE,

Everyone dislikes some people. No one dis
likes everybody. (Talking about normal human
beings, of course) And many times our dis
likes are illogical. That's okay, too But there's
a problem when we dislike people we never
even saw or heard of dislike them because of
the place or way in which they were born Like
having down on all Irishmen, Italians Ne
groes or Jews. That's sick. A mental sickness
and dangerous.
Which brings us to Soviet, or Czech, or
Romanian anti Semitisn. Really Communist
anti Semitism
The Russians claim there is no anti Sem
itism behind that curtain. They admit they're
knocking off a few more people than usual but
they say these are "cosmopolitans" or Zion
lists" and the fact that they're also Jews is in
cidental Of course, by definition, all Jews are
"cosmopolitans" but that's incidental, too.
So | took look at Tzvestia And found
that they've been purging bunch of musicians
and music critics. BY coincidence, the purgees
all had names like Shneerson, Mazel Weinkopf.
Shleifstein. But they weren't being purged be-
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1953-03-27
Librarians Snub Miami

The board of the American Library association
bid the city of Miami for the 1854
of the association because this city unwilling to
comply with the anti discrimination policies of the librarians
group.
This policy specifically fobids meeting any city where
participation in all activities available to all
delegates This includes hotel accommodations,
facilities and transportation.
When learned that the city of Miami planning
provide segregated facilities the board unanimously
TO in Minneapolis instead
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1953-03-27
Non Bias Amendments 10
Taft Hartley Act

Prospects favorable consideration amendments the
Taft Hartley Act which bar racial segregation appear very
bright Clarence Mitchell director the Washington Blu
Of the National Association for the Advancement of Col
ored People
Mr. Mitchell that he had conferred with committee
both House March 5th and found
them support of the principles Of segregation in
union membership.
On previous occasions both the AFL and Go have regis
tered opposition closed shop agreement they
used exclude minority groups.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1953-03-27
Walter White Finds Virgin IsIatM
Clique Seeks to Return White Rule

Walter White executive secretary of the National ASs
citation for the Advancement of Colored People returned
week from Caribbean which him to Haiti Ps
Rico and the Virgin Islands
In the Virgin Islands, Mr.. White Investigated complains
about the report that ant-Negro Texas Gilman Is sH
considered for appointment succeed Governor Morris deer
tro In response to earlier protests by the NAACP Ses
of the Interior Douglas Mckay gave assurance that
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1953-03-27
WrightsyiIIe

Mr.. Poe acted as supe4 49,
at Gospel Temple Bapus' n
Sunday school last wees D
No. / was the banner cl's !
L. 2 Rogers preached .Is
ing sermon ING 70
Will Boyd was conduc.0 -
phus Chapel church -.
Persons on the funerd' 40
were Mr.. Walton, MI. -
Mrs. Mary Taylor MIS- N, y
Rasby. Mrs. Effie Oliver, = ~
leila Gutter and Rev Z. :, ~.
ley who preached tns
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1953-03-27

Bullock Temple CME At 1889
Sunday morning the pastor will
preach from the subject, Jesus
Christ. The Worlds Problem. All
churches and pastors Of the city
are invited to attend the mid To-
night ramble or early Easter serv-
ices to be conducted at the church
Saturday night before Easter, be-
ginning at 1880 D. m. The pastor
will begin the sermon at one min
ute after Il midnight. He will
preach from the subject, The
Blessed Earthquake DR. j G..
Collins. pastor.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1953-03-27

date with such preiudices would
be appointed However, the Naacp
executive found some exceeding
ly dangerous developments in the
frantic efforts being made to win
the appointment of a white gov
ernor who will restore white
rule to the islands"
In Haiti. the NAACP executive
observed remarkable progress
since his last visit in August, 1852.
Work on an extensive irrigation
project in the Artibonite Valley
has begun, ne reported. This pro-
1ect, made possible by a $4,000
600 loan from the u. S. Export
Import Bank and an additional
S7,0OO00O of Haitian funds, will
add 10000 acres Of arabic land
Mr. White. together with Mrs.
White and Miss Stella Karn of
the Mary Margaret Mcbride ra-
do program, who accompanied
MIN on the trip, was the guest
Of President Magloire while in Ha-
It'll. In Puerto Rico they were the
guests of Governor and Mrs. Luis
Munoz-Marin. While on the island,
Mr.. White participated in a radio
program with the Governor on
the problems Of Puerto Ricans at
home and in the United States.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1953-03-27
Iowa Halls Cemetery Bias

bill to prevent racial or religious discrimination by
care passed A to last month by
any further incidents Of
discrimination such the Sioux City where Sgt, John
Rice Korean war casualty refused burial because Of
his Indian ancestry Rice later buried in Arlington
National the direction of eXPresdent Truman
The frontiersman., 1953-06-25
KOSLOSKY'S HOLD ANNUAL STORE PICNIC

Employees at Koslosky's Depart ment store and their families en- joyed the stores annual picnic and outing Monday evening, June 16 at Green Acres on Wasilla Lake.
 Highlight of the evenings fun was the airplane rides Jan Kos losky gave to the many young sters who attended. An abundance of food; baseball game and
The frontiersman., 1953-06-25

home was saved, although the wooded area around the home was burned.
 With the Fourth of July week end coming up, Bowers reminded excursionists that last year two forest fires were started by fire works and asked that discretion be used by persons on outings, fishermen and campers. All public camp grounds in the area are now open and the public is invited to use them.
The frontiersman., 1953-06-25

tured after carrying out their mis- sions.
 With the exception of loose se- curity, which Cox described as a most difficult thing to control, the Palmer CD units were compli- mented by Cox as showing finey organization, with its units oper- ating like clock-work,
 In addition to Alaska, the ex- ercise involved eight western states, Alberta, British Columbia and Hawaii.
The frontiersman., 1953-06-25
Beaver Lake Fire Burns 45 Acres

had been burning since June IS when it was reported around 4 pm. and required 20 workers and two "cats," one of which is owned by the Alaska Railroad.
 The fire, which was located on Gay Lilly's homestead, was start ed from sparks from tractor that was doing clearing work. Her
The frontiersman., 1953-06-25
The Frontiersman

A forest fire at Beaver Lake, in the Big Lake region, destroyed approximately 45 acres, John Bowers, forestry aid with the Division of Forestry, Bureau of Land Management, said today.
 There is still patrol in the region, although fire workers were taken off Monday. The fire
The frontiersman., 1953-06-25
City Suffers

Continued from page 1. up, as were the other important locations:
 The saboteurs, Sergeant Joseph Kostenko, Corporal Mike Kuch- arsky and Private First Class Conrad Bracikowski were chosen for the exercise for their ability to speak Russian and other lan- guages. Two of the men were cap.
The frontiersman., 1953-06-25

horseshoe pitching were enjoyed by the g persons attending.
Evening star., 1953-11-15

mer during the two years (1948
to 1950l that they lived in Lon
don while Mr.. Murphy represent
ed the Motion Picture Associa-
ton in negotiating the Anglo
British film agreement.
In London they lived in an
apartment house next to the
Ritz Hotel-"the only place we
could find with central-heating
The English seem to have a tre-
mendous admiration for the
great outdoors. All the Ameri-
cans went to cocktail parties in
galoshes and left them on for
the party!"
In California, Mrs. Murphy
was active with the Citizens for
Eisenhower. but she doesn't ex-
pect to be here.
Heard About Ike?
Most OF our activity was be-
fore the Republican convention, +"
She recalled. "We had fleet
of trucks. and each one was
called the Eisenhower band
wagon. They were decorated with
Evening star., 1953-11-15
Miss Webb
Bride Of
Mr.. Battle

Gov. and Mrs. John Stewart
Battle of Richmond and Char
lottesville were in Martinsville.
Va. last evening for the wedding
of their son, Mr.. William Cullen
Battle, and Miss Frances Barry
Webb, daughter of MIR. and Mrs.
Francis Robert Webb Of Mar
tinsville. Gov. Battle served as
best man for his son.
The ceremony took place be-
fore an improvised altar of white
autumn flowers, palms and tall
tapers at 101 Broad street in
MartinSville. The Rev. Holt
Souder of st. Paul'S Episcopal
Church in Richmond off1ciated
at the ceremony, which was fol-
lowed by a reception.
Given in marriage by her
father, the bride wore a gown of
candlelight satin fashioned with
a nodded bodice and deep square
neckline edged in embroidered
seed pearls and crystals. The
skirt of impressed pleats ex-
tended into train and the TERED
veil of French illusion fell from
a Juliet cap of seed pearls, which
had been worn by her maternal
great great grandmother. She
carried a spray of orchids and
f1uer d'amour.
Mrs. Minos L. Fletcher III, of
Nashville. Tenn, was her sisters
matron of honor.
Ushers were the Messrs. John
S. Battle, jr., of Charlottesville,
brother of the bridegroom;
George Thomas Battle, of
Charleston, w. Va, a cousin; and
Robert L. Taylor, of Salamanca,
N. Y, uncle of the bride.
After Southern wedding trip,
Mr.. and Mrs. Battle will reside
at Knollwood, just outside of
Charlottesville.
The bride attended Notre
Dame Academy at Southern
Pines and was graduated from
the Katharine Gibbs School in
Boston. Mr.. Battle is a graduate
of the University of Virginia and
of its law school. During World
War II he served overseas as a
lieutenant in the Navy. He is a
member of the Pennington
Country Club of Charlottesville.
Evening star., 1953-11-15

streamers and had loud speak
ers. There was a group of VOL
unteerS in each truck, who
climbed out and rang every door
bell in a block. They asked
people, Have you heard about
Eisenhower"
Mrs. Murphy didn't do any
doorbell ringing herself, But !
called all my friends and asked
them to. also sold memberships
in the Eisenhower Clubs, and
collected money"
Since she doesn't plan to be
active this time, the chairman S
wife says, she doesn't know if the
group plans to use the same tao
tics next year in attempting to
elect Republican Congress.
In addition to her brief squirt
of political activity, Mrs. Murphy
also was active in San Francisco
in various civic groups. She was
on the Activities Board of the
San Francisco Museum of Mod
ern Art and helped raise funds
for the Community Chest and
the San Francisco Symphony.
Evening star., 1953-11-15
Beautiful Newcomer Is Portrait Painter
Murphy Volunteers Vreinion

Her contribution to the latter
endeavor was somewhat un-
usual, if one thinks of lady
fund raiser as one who attends
teas. has her picture taken at
committee meetings, or calls up
a list of people for contributions.
Her particular job was to help
paint the immense 69-foot high
backdrop which was used at the
annual event launching the SYM
phony drive. The backdrop was
painted in strips, each 50 feet
long. which were laid out on the
floor of a huge room.
Mrs. Murphy and the other
painters had to walk around in
their stocking feet, so as not to
damage their art work.
"No, ] never painted myself
into a corner" she said with a
chuckle. But I did ruin lots of
socks"
Richmond Debut
The former Miss Patricia
Maury Thraves grew up in Vir-
ginia Beach and on a farm near
Richmond, Va. She graduated
from Oldfeld's Finishing School
in Baltimore in 1888, and made
her debut at the Richmond Ger
man the same year. AS a child
she spent much of her time rid
ing around with her mother from
one Virginia horse show to
another. Her mother, widely
known in horse circles as Fon-
taine Maury Watson, still is an
active judge of many shows.
Mrs. Murphy grew up as
"Pat." by the way, but after
she married Mr.. Murphy in 1916
she insisted on being called
Maury. "You just couldn't be
Pat, married to a Murphy" she
says.
Most of her years after Miss
Oldfield'S were spent in one or
another art school. She spent two
years at the Pennsylvania Acad-
emy of Fine Arts, another two
at the Phillips Gallery here,
another year at the Corcoran
Gallery here. and a year at the
Art Students League in New
York City. In California, to
which she moved after her mar
riage to Mr.. Murphy, she con-
tinued her studies at the Cali
fornia School of Fine Arts.
Evening star., 1953-11-15
By IsobeIIe Shelton

The Citizens for Eisenhower,
who operated so successfully in
last years presidential election,
are back in business again, this
time aiming their guns at next
years Congressional elections.
The effect of this, so far as
the local social scene is con-
cerned, is to bring to the Capital
for the next several months a
highly photogenic blond charmer.
Mrs. James L. Murphy, whose
husband is chairman of the Ma
tional Citizens for Eisenhower
Congressional Committee.
The MurphyS came here from
San Francisco where Mr.. Muir
ply, an executive with the w. r.
Grace Co., was head of the Citi-
zens for Eisenhower In Northern
California last year.
The couple has rented one
Of the additions to Friendship,
the old Evelyn Walsh Mclean
house on r street just of Wis
conSin avenue.
Horses and People
Here, in the unfinished third
floor attic the strikingly attrac-
tive Mrs. Murphy plans to ply
her combined hobby and profess
sional occupation. The newcomer
is a painter-"preferably por-
traits of people or horses. When
ever any one wants to commits
sion me to do a portrait am a
professional painter. When I am
not working on a definite order,
I paint anyhow. I am happieSt
when paint"
Although landscapes are not
her speciality Mrs. Murphy-like
most painters who find their way
to Washington-alreadyh has her
eye on three or four picturesque
Georgetown scenes she would like
to get on canvas.
She has no particular desire
to paint the city's famous his
torical landmarks. II don't really
think one painters idea of the
Lincoln Memorial would be so
much different from another'S,
do you?" she asks.
If she should run out of local
subject matter, live or otherwise,
she can dip into a fat folder of
preliminary sketches of French
and Italian scenes which she
made during a tour of Southern
Europe she and her husband
made few years ago.
lmpressionists Tour
Instead of making the wine
tour" which attracts many
American tourists, Mrs. Murphy
said, she and her husband made
what they dubbed "the impress
SionistS' tour" They visited the
birthplaces, and sometimes the
painting places, of the French
1mpreSSionist painters,
Their tour was made one sum-
Evening star., 1953-11-15
Ball
Is Held

Members of the Potomac Hunt
donned their dancing slippers
last evening in place of their
riding boots for a gala hunt ball.
Members and their friends as
Sembled at the Congressional
Country Club shortly after 10
o'clock.
Among those entertaining be-
forehand were Chairman of the
event, Mr.. George w. de Fran
ceaux, and Mrs. de Franceaux;
Mr.. and Mrs. John M. Smith and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest L. Smith.
Dress for the occasion were fall
evening dresses for the ladies,
scarlet if convenient" for the
gentlemen, meaning the color
full hunting coats, or dinner
jackets. A supper was served
later in the evening.
Evening star., 1953-11-15
Club Luncheon

Next Thursday is the day set
for the monthly luncheon of the
Naval School of Hospital Ad-
ministration officers Wives Club
The gathering will take place at
l o'clock at the Officers Club of
the National Naval Medical Cen
ter. A discussion will follow.
Evening star., 1953-11-15
Debut Date Chonqed

Mr.. and Mrs. Salvador
Quinones had planned to present
their daughter Carmen at a ball
on Christmas night at the Shore
ham and at a reception at their
home on December 20 for their
friends. Because of illness in the
family, however, both of these
events have been postponed until
June.
Evening star., 1953-11-15
Dinner Dance Set

Mrs. Ivy Baker Priest, Treas
urer of the United States, will
present her daughter Patricia
Ann to society on December 81
at a small dinner dance at the
Shoreham. An additional group
will be invited in later for dane
ing.
Evening star., 1953-11-15

The engagement of Their
daughter Barbara Belle to Pvt
Joseph Paul Stein, U. S. A., is
announced by Mr.. and Mrs.
Morris Troshinsky of Washing
ton. No date has been set fol
the wedding.
Pvt. Stein, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Louis Stein, also of Washington
is now stationed at Fort Mon
mouth, N. j.
Evening star., 1953-11-15
MRS. THOMAS WHITTLE
The former
Miss Phyllis A. Rice.

Miss Phyllis Anne Rice, daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rice
Of Fort Payne, Ala, became the
bride on November IA of S/Sergt.
Thomas j. Whittle. He is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas j,
Whittle of Camden, N j.
The ceremony took place at
the Calvary Methodist Church
in Washington with DR.. Orris G
Robinson officiating. There was
a reception at the Church Eel
loWShip Hall.
Evening star., 1953-11-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lester
Doster of Mount Rainier an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter Patricia Anne to Mr..
Douglas Lee Curry. He is the
son of Mr.. E. Hunter Curry and
the late Mrs. Margaret Curry of
Winchester, Va.
The bride-elect attended I'm
maculate Heart Academy and
was graduated from st. Anthony's
High School. Mr.. Curry recently
served in the Navy.
Evening star., 1953-11-15

In the Keller Memorial Luth-
eran Church, Miss Doris Anne
Sigmon, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bergen v. Sigmon, became
the bride November IA of Mr.
Kenneth Wilbur Miles. He is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. James
l. Miles.
The Rev. Carl r. Simon Of
fciated at the ceremony, which
was followed by a reception in
social hall of the church.