Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1954-12-31
SIGNIFICANT Local Trends In 1854
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December 25h issue of the Pittsburgh Courier hailed Arkansas
the liberal Of the south paid tribute the
State Press its editor and publisher l. C. Bates and the
president of the NAACP, Mrs. l. C. Bates
Had 1t not been for an announced reaction of the au-
taoies IN public education calling all local district au-
thoies to wait for the when" chow announcement
of the Court before proceeding with Indignation steps other
communities which paying than hundred
thousand dollars year tuition transportation of Ne
children would undoubtedly have saved themselves and
the state money by going into immediate indignation.
The death of Justice Robert H. Jackson who died October
the of 81 broke the famous nine who handed down
the decision and caused delay in the final decision of the
Court which awaits confirmation of the appointment of his
successor and gives neutrality-suspicious. and compromises
breathing spell The national thereby into local
focus Attorney Tom Gentry his brief had already asked for
gradual and locally supervised Indignation
The state NAACP supervised petitions to IT local boards
asking for immediate steps toward migration meeting of
southern Negro leaders Springs which among other
things asked cooperation best schools for
everybody drew column of edorially from the
Gazette 029-5 Speaking opinion Negroes
segregation the column said Clearly not true of southern
Negro leaders, The column pronounced the statement of the
group moderate"
Figuring prominent educational other than that
to indignation criticism of AMIN college at
Pine Bluff frankly courageouy met by the president
for him commendatory editorials in the state
Press l1-i25A the Pine Bluff Commercial 1O27-54)
President Coggs retained the presidency of Arkansas Baptist
college also made president emeritus The Arkansas
Missionary Baptist convention consolidated ousted four mem
hers of the board junior college announced its 25th
anniversary stating nearly 1000 alumni and had made
improvements and additions to its currcua Negroes lost
graduate of Shorter college E w Harrison of Washington
mater He said that he had not been on the
campus since 1904,
the political realm, effort to inject the Negro into
recent campaigns quickly abandoned The attitude toward
Negro showed considerable improvement In the senatorial
campaign consideration than usual shown in head
quarters seup Negroes admitted to the polcy-mang
Democratic And while Ocla Georgia Ne
gro was taken for ride" threatened with pistol and ter
ned Of the city council there, Hot Springs Ne
Fred W. Martin elected to the city council of that
city without any unpleasant incident
Little Rock became veritabe center Of the Negro church
with Episcopal headquarters set for three churches the
AN CINE ANIEz Bishops taking seriously the
task of visiting and supervising their episcopal Minis
tiers Of the Baptist churches will take notice that their de-
ssoCracy and affair demonstrated by the de
Bluff Judge uphodng the action of church
in ousting it's minister in a regular meeting the member
ship The Methodist church into unfavorabe publicity
when district superintendent charged along with others
Of engaging in policy racket" To date the charges have
sustained first hearing and beaten in second The
rosng attorney reported to be taking steps toward an
appeal
III. ur5qn League of Greater Little Rock finally got
around aectng secretary when Perry Taylor trained
experienced the work brought in from Tampa
Florida community center of the few rece-
atiora benefits accng the Little Rock of the date of the
recreation issue opened BY striking coincidence the
center opened the Supreme Court ansegregation de-
making its opening an echo Of last VANISHING
Separate equal" spasm Youth organizations increased
when % the NAACP youth council and others of that type
were added the directed by Mrs Vivian Haywood
Youth recreatona organization directed by Charles
Bussey.
into tow residential segregation to have moved into
high When picture is complete there will be in the city
with its amended limits Dunbar housing project Tuxedo
housing project Granite Mountain housing projects
and others When everything been accomplished there
should be little difficulty with ntegrated public elementary
school ntegraed public elementary schools will not
necessarily be MIXED.
There are types Of interracia relationships which
attract attention nine arod white boy picked up ST.
at home and spending spree with two coored boys
All ended with the Juvenile authorities But we still
have to give that white boy credit for praccng nterraca