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Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1955-07-01
H0XIE ACCEPTS

HOXIE - The first was HoXie
where the admission of Negro
children to the schools on all lev
els at the time of their opening
July IL, has been unanimously APP
proved by the local school board,
according to an announcement by
L. L, Howell president of tn e
board There will be approximate
ly Is elementary and high school
pupils in a total school enroll
ment of about 1850 according to
a statement attributed to Super
intendent K, F. Vance of Hoxie.
FORT SMITH -- Indignation at
Fort Smith will not take place
until a building program is com
pleted which may be two years
in the future. according to a re-
ported announcement of Superin-
tendent Chris Corbin of FIT. SIN tn.
He is said to favor beginning at
the elementary level and extend
ing gradually thru junior and
senior levels.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1955-07-01
|NTEGRAT|0N

Arkansas last week. school district announced its
plans for indignation and another announced plans for the
study of Indignation, it reported.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1955-07-01
MIR STUDIES

NORTH LITTLE ROCK-In No.
Little Rock, it was decided to
give the next meeting of the
board on July Ia to consideration
of a plan for indignation, ii Is re-
ported Several plans are under
consideration or discussion. One
plan would begin with the 18th
grade and integrate a grade a
year down until indignation is
completed Another would begin
with the entire senior hi school
grades IL, II. and l0) one year,
proceed with the junior hi school
grades 8, 8, ard n the second
year, and finish up with the
elementary grades the three fol-
lowing years at the rate Of two
each year
Another plan would begin with
the first year of the elementary
school and continue up grade by
grade A similar plan would be-
gin with the first two grades and
90 up two grades at a time.
See INTEGRATION-page four
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1955-07-01
ARK. REPRESENTATIVES AT NAACP

Attending the 10th annual ma
tional conference of the National
Association for the Advancement
of Colored People, held in At
lantlc City, N j. were the fol-
lowing delegates from Arkansas:
Mrs L. c, Bates, president of the
Arkansas NAACP State Confer
ence, and delegate representing
that body; Attorney George How
ard of Pine Bluff. state law del
egate; Mrs, Dorothy Otis Wyre.
Phil Weightman, and J, c. Cren-
chaW from the Little Rock
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1955-07-01

evidence of good faith shall be
the recognition by the school
board that students cannot be
assigned on the basis of race and
See MARSHALI-page four
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1955-07-01

branch; W. E, Boston, Crossett
branch; DR. William M Freeman,
Pine Bluff branch; Frank Smith,
executive secretary, Ark. Teach
ers association, North Little Rock
branch; Thomas Davis, Mrs. MIN
ME f. Cox Mrs Hazel Sims, and
Mr.. and Mrs. S. r. Rutledge of
Fort Smith branch.
All of these served on one or
more of the following committees,
Resolutions, Time, Place, Creden-
tials.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1955-07-01

were clearing some land, and at
tempted to burn the rubbish when
fuel oil container sprang a leak
and saturated his clothing and ig-
nited.
Several possible theories have
been offered that would make the
death of Mrs. Bryant foul play.
murder, robbery and arson. But
up to now, no clues have been
unearthed that will even point
to suspect. 1t was believed that
Mrs. Bryant kept large sums of
money in the safe in her home
II was also pointed out and es-
tablished that the widow drew a
sum of money from the bank
Friday, the day before her tragic
See MRS. BRYANT--page four
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1955-07-01

About twelve miles south of
Lonoke, and some forty miles
southeast of Little Rock, Mrs.
Sallie Bryant, age As, prosperous
land owner and her two grand
children, Bobby, and Larry
Stewart, 5, were burned almost
beyond recognition, when fire de-
stroyed their comfortable farm
home about three-thirty Saturday
morning in the Pettus communi-
ty The fire as well as the death
of the trio is still a mystery in
the community of prosperous Ne
groes. Mrs Bryant was the wild
ow of the late l.. B Bryant.
community leader, who met his
death March 4th last by accident
al fire Mr., Bryant and brother
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1955-07-01
Sweet Home Naacp
Gets Natl Report

Mrs. l.. c. Bates, president of
the Arkansas state conference of
NAACP Branches, will address the
Sweet Home branch of the NAA-
CP Sunday afternoon at o'clock
at Allen chapel in Sweet Home.
Mrs. Bates will report the high
lights Of the recent natioral con-
ference in Atlantic City. N j.,
and advise the branch on next
steps
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1955-07-01
Diggs Asks Editors Aid
In Standard Oil Boycott

Congressman Charles G. Digs.
ir Cd. Michigan this week re-
quested support from editors of
Negro newspapers in Alabama,
Georgia, Florida, Kentucky and
Mississippi to help him effect
boycott of Standard Oil service
stations and products in these
areas
Digs appeal to the editors fol-
lowed his being snubbed on an
attempt to have a conference with
w G.. Violette, president of the
Standard Oil company of Ken
lucky, on the case of Dola III.
Walker an Indianola, Mississippi
See DIGGS--page four
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1955-07-01
Marshall Outlines
Program to Spur
School Jim Crow
Counsel Rejects Pleas for Patience"
In Efforts TO Secure Civil Rights

ATLANTIC CITY, ~ J.-ReCalcitrant southern communi-
geS cropping for ways and Of evadlng the United
Saes Supreme Courts edic banning segregation in public
uaon warned that they will be called to account II
ney have not worked plan of desegregation by Sep
anber, 1855
me admonition laid down by Thurgood Marshall
ANF special counsel, major address before the ASSo-
ohS 10th annual convention which closed here SUNDAY
M National Association for the Advancement OF Coored Peo
pc ne SAID did not to retreat one inch IRON us u1
% lfSt expressed in its brief filed with the United STA
pene Court last year, that school desegregaton begin
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1955-07-01
NAACP Warns Both Parties Against
Playing Games with Civil Rights

ATLANTIC CITY N. in the fight to attain i0ll A.
sup rights, "the Negro is faced with conspiracy
equality Roy wilkins charged in an address at we A.
session of the 10th annual convention OF the Ea'o i
aton for the Advancement of Coored People here Sunday
81 WI wilkins, executive secretary of the MAIL 49,
S,.ue half century struggle for equality since e ,sI"
49, supreme Court enunciaed the separate Du
urine in the historic Plessy Ferguson case IN 1851 ~
Nung the reversal Of this doctrine in the ouPe t 1osz
Segregaton decisions of May IT, 1854 and May 81, o
vie school cases, the NAACP leader warned udI VIC ~
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1955-07-01
Conspiracy ToDeny Equality"
CHARGED In Wilkins Address

not be compacen before eyes the outlines Of
conspiracy deny 1855 the equality have for
ourselves this school decision heads the death of all
inequality citizenship based upon The Richmond edi-
Tor Vrginus Dabney correctly stated in 1853 that public
school segregation the keystone the arch of segregation
T. has been knocked and the arch will fall
Carl Murphy Awarded doth Spngarn Medal
man born two stories above printing office who
became one nations leading newspapers publishers
awarded the doth Spngan Medal Presentation of the medal
awarded annually Negro American for distinguished
achievement made Carl Murphy publisher of the AT
newspapers Of Baltimore by New Jerseys gov
ernor Robert B. Meyner.
See NAACP-page four
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1955-07-01

JACKSON EUBANkS-EL DORADO-The First Baptist
church the of the wedding of Grace GWendOlyn
Jackson and Robert Eubanks Sunday June 10Th, Mrs Eu
banks the daughter Mr. and Mrs NAPOLEON Jackson long
time residents of Ell Dorado received the bachelors degree
Arkansas college and the OF degree
from Indiana university Mrs. Eubanks has been active in
organizations and societies. including Alpha Kappa
Nh Honor society Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority National
Guild Piano Teachers and has served adviser the col
legate chapter of YWCA Alabama teachers college
where been instructor for the past three
years Eubanks earned the bachelors degree and masters
education Indiana university He nStruc
the public schools of Flint Michigan, where he is
renty engaged advanced study the University of Mich
ipan extension center,
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Appears As murde
Arson; No Clues
To Substantiate

Unless the law enforcing officers of Lonoke county
unearth clues that will lead the fiery death
of widowed woman and her grandchildren early Satur-
day morning the deaths will be Arkansas as un-
solved.
Evening star., 1955-06-04
LUTHERAN MISSOURI SYNOD

OUR SAVIOR {Arlington)
esvsseR sts aad s9so Z Tasl0i. snd /, ssn s.m Pa"
PILGRIM (Westgate, Md.)
jamestown Rd and Flint Drive.
Rev Emo Lohrmann IL Am, Sum
day School at Pilgrim and Western
Jr High School. Mass. ave.
TRINITY (Mt. Rainier)
30th and Bunker Hill Rd, Rev.
VIM. r. Kohn, $40 and II am.
TRINITY tHyattsville)
3Sth and LonEfellow Rev VIM
H. Kohn. $3.50 am; Sunday
School, 8 am.
j.. GREENBELT (22 Ridge Rd.)
Rev. Edward r. Birner. $50 and
IL am.
ASCENSION (Landover Hills)
sshs shso.dss se'h .hG Ass /, sm Ess sundsy nsnsy
School, $3.50.
TRINITY (BOwie)
Bowie. Nd, Rev. Henry Schroeder.
o:30 am; Sunday School. 1880.
Church Of the Deaf I'd. c.
At Christ, 6101 18th st; NV;
Rev w A. Westerman. Cali ia
9-9552 for Time Of Service.
1880 PM, WEAM, 1890
Evening star., 1955-06-04
Ministers and Topics Listed
For Services Tomorrow

Kohn on 1.-THE New Birth" at
$3.50 and II am.
Arlington Methodist-The Rev.
Harry w. Backhus. III, on
Death Valley" at $3.50 and II
am. services.
Wesley Methodist - The Rev.
K. K. Haddaway on THE Hour
of Sacrifice" at $3.50 and II am.
services.
Bethesda Meth0dist-The Rev.
IC. G.. Muradian, associate minis
ter, on Il viii Fear No Evil' at
$3.50 and II am. services.
Metropolitan A. M. E.-The
Rev. G. Dewey Robinson on "The
Fullness Of Time"
First Methodist, Hyattsville -
The Rev. Edgar w. Beckett on
"Overreaching Boughs" at 9,
I10:10 and 11:15 am. services.
Ebenezer Methodist-The Rev.
Richard H. johnson on "The
Greatest Need of Our Land"
Lewis Memorial Methodist
The Rev. Raymond j. Purnell
speaks.
Northminster Presbyterian -
The Rev. William H. Kepler on
Forgive Us Our Debts"
Old Presbyterian Meeting
House, Alexandria, Va. The
Rev. Kenneth @. Phifer on THE
battle-ground of Life"
Sherwood Presbyterian - DR..
Carl G. Howie on "Trust and
Obey" at $3.50 and II am.
Evening star., 1955-06-04

Ministers Of local churche.
viii preach on the following
subjects at II am. tomorrow
unless other times are given:
Bethany Baptist - The Rev
Menter P. German on "The
Overlooking Cup"
Chevy Chase Baptist-Dr. Ed
ward o. Clark on For Me-"
First Baptist, Wilson lane and
Cordell avenue, Bethesda, Md
The Rev. John p. Gates on "On
Being Thoughtfully Enthusias-
tic"
Forest Heights Baptist-The
Rev. John T. Coburn on Echoes
from the Convention"
PetwOrth Baptist-The Rev. S
Lewis Morgan, jr., on God
Never Forgets the Reward"
Second Baptist-The Rev. J.
L. S. Holloman on ''The Strength
|of the Hills"
Third Baptist-Dr. George o
Bullock on "The Blessedness OF
Giving"
First Congregational-Dr. Car
H. Kopf on "The Book and the
Life"
Peoples Congregational-The
Rev. Arthur F. Elmes on ITO
wards Your Land of Promise. .
Cleveland Park Congregational
The Rev. Ronald G. Ekberg
minister, on 1.-THE God
We Can Know"
WestmOreland Congregational
The Rev. Philip @. Scott on
"The Worlds Greatest Sermon. >
All Souls Memorial Episcopal
The Rev. Frank Blackwelder
on From Admiration to Imi-
tation."
Christ Episcopal, $40 g street
s. E.-The Rev. Frederick Mich
olson on Thy Kingdom Come.
Christ Episcopal, Georgetown
The Rev. G. Harris Colling-
wood, jr., on Finding Answers.
Epiphany Episcopal-The Rev
Charles D. Kean on God, Me
and You"
Holy Comforter Episcopal
Vienna, Va.-The Rev. John F
Chalker on "The Holy Trinity
Cheverly Community e. U. b.
Cheverly, Md.-The Rev. Roy
H. Stetler, jr.. on "You Cant
Take 1t With You"
Ascension Lutheran, Landovel
Hills, Md.-The Rev. Henry C
Schroeder on II Believe" at
and II am.
Bethany Lutheran, Groveton
Va.-The Rev. John Graudin or
1.-The Mystery Of the Trinity
at 1890 am.
First Trinity Lutheran-The
Rev. H. B. Roepe on what Is q
Mystery?" at $50 and II am.
Grace Lutheran-The Rev: j
Victor Murtland on 'The God OF
the Trinity"
Georgetown Lutheran - The
Rev. Harold E. Beatty on "The
New Testament Benediction."
Mount Olivet Lutheran-The
Rev. William Schiebel on "How
Great Is Your God?"
Trinity Lutheran, Bowie, Md
The Rev. Henry c. Schroeder
on II Believe" at $50 am.
Trinity Lutheran, Hyattsville
Md.-The Rev. William H. Kohn
on 1.-THE New Birth" at $3.50 am,
Mount Rainier Trinity Lu-
theran-The Rev. William H.
Evening star., 1955-06-04
0rganist Marks
Anniversary

DR.. Henry Bake Steer of st.
Paul's Episcopal Church, Rock
Creek Church road and Web
ster street NV. might well
qualify for the title of "organist
emeritus"
DR.. Steer, organist at st.
Paul's for the past 81 years, to-
morrow celebrates his 50th
anniversary at the organ bench.
The 62-year-old musician played
his first service at the age of IL
in Albany. N. Y, and, with time
out for World War I service,
has been at it ever since.
The great-great grandson,
great grandson, and grandson
of Episcopal clergymen, DIR.
Steer diverted from the family
tradition to go into forestry. He
earned his MA. at Cornell in
1914 and shortly thereafter
Joined the Department of the
Interior. He became forest super
visor before leaving Interior In
1880 to become forest economist
for the Department Of Agri-
culture. His work has taken him
to the big woods of most of the
States Of the Union. and still
left him time to play the organ
in the nearest church every
Sunday. He retired from Agri-
culture in 1853.
DR.. Steer, who married the
former Margaret Moore in 1922
(they have a son, a daughter
and three grandchildren)
earned his way through high
school and college at the key
board. When he wasn't play
in churches he wangled Jobs in
theaters.
In addition to all this, the
versatile musician-forester has
found time to compose the music
for dozens Of hymns, canticles,
and settings for communion
services.
In celebration Of his ami
versary, all music except for
the Offertory at the IL am.
service at st. Paul's tomorrow
viii be the compositions of DR..
Steer.
Evening star., 1955-06-04
Ground Breaking Set
At Wesley Methodist

Ground breaking ceremonies
at the new site of Wesley Meth
odist Church, Vienna, Va, are
set for 5 pm. tomorrow. Con-
struction on an $4,000 church
school building containing a 300
person auditorium will begin this
summer.
Sunday evening vesper services
will be held at the site at Z pm.
starting June IL. The Rev.
Harry T.. Broome is pastor of the
congregation.
Evening star., 1955-06-04
HE HUMAN SIDE OF RELIGION
Rural Churches Fight
To Keep Congregations

(ehurches located In areas hav-
ing less than 5000 in popula-
tion) classification. They have
approximately $4,000 of the
conferences $4,000 members.
Key figure in the drive to re-
vitalize these churches is DR.,
John Baxton Howes. professor
of the Rural Church Depart
ment, Westminster. Md. Help
ing him, in addition to Mr.. Dick
ey, are the Revs. Ennis E. Cole,
Town and Country Commission
chairman, and John Wilson
Methodist Rural Fellowship
chairman.
Bishop Loses Exchange
Methodist Bishop G. Bromley
Oman. of Washington. is one Of
the quickest witted presiding
officers in church. and other
circles. But the other day even
he was stopped cold in an ex-
change.
w. E. Springer, a member OF
Chevy Chase Methodist Church,
in reporting that the denomina-
tion's magazine Christian Advo-
cate" was losing circulation here
while all else was gaining urged
the ministers to ask their men,
bers to subscribe.
AS Mr.. Springer started to
leave the platform, Bishop OK
nam impishly asked, Are you a
subscriber"
Mr.. Springer smiled and re-
piled, II sure am"
Attends Conference
Among those at the Baltimore
Conference was Malcolm Lam
borne. ST., recently honored by
Lewis Men orial Methodist
Church, of Washington, for his
"a years as superintendent of the
Sunday school.
Mr.. Lamborne retired on June
l from that post but still retains
his place as Board Of Education
chairman. He was given a testi-
monial dinner recently and pre-
sented with q travelling bag,
Recalling his long service and
its many pleasures as well as
problems, Mr.. Lamborne OBJ
served, Il would have been lost
If I didn't have children to look
after. We started with about 80
on the rolls. We now have 500
and an average attendance OF
350-400 each Sunday"
The church leader retired from
The Star in 1860 after serving 81
years in the newspapers adver-
tiSing bureau. A son, Malcolm
Lamborne, jr., also worked as a
reporter for The Star for several
years. The elder Lamborne lives
at 5000 Bradford road, Silver
Spring, Md.
Unusual History
One of the pastors retiring
tomorrow can point to an un-
usual family ministerial history
The Rev. Raymond w. Cooke
of Shady Side, Md, is a third
generation clergyman. His great
grandfather came to the United
States from Ireland in 1870 and
Immediately went to Wisconsin
and North Dakota to preach. His
father, the Rev. George A. Cooke,
started his career in the Mime
sofa Conference and then came
to several Eastern conferences.
Mr.. Cooke, a line officer in
World War I and an Army chap
lain in World War II, served as
pastor Of Mowatt Memorial
Methodist Church, Greenbelt,
Md, from 1947-1949. He has
been at Shady Side since 1949.
And to be certain that the
tradition lasts, his son, the Rev.
Raymond Jervis Cooke, is now
serving a church at Seaford, Del.
Evening star., 1955-06-04
Luther Church Topic

DR.. Walter B. Freed, pastor of
Luther Place Memorial Church,
will preach on Turning Night
Into Day" at 8:45 and IL am.
services tomorrow at the church,
Thomas circle NV.
Evening star., 1955-06-04

BETHLEHEM I'd. C.)
18TH and T SITS Sc. $50 and
IL an.
CHRIST I'd. c.
18th and Gallatin SITS. NV, Rev.
VIM F. Bruening $40 and II am.
FIRST TRINITY I'd. c.
4th and E. Sts. NV. Rev q. B.
Roepe. $3.50 and IL am. Service
Broadcast Over Station WOOK
(AM( at 11:30 an and WFAN
MOUNT OLIVET ID. c.
1906 Vermont Ave N.W.s Rev.
VIM Sehiebel II am
=. CALVARY (Silver SPRING.
f54s SoeI1s9 dsorsis s.s Ave; a.. Rsy Walter Y;
ST. ANDREW (Glenm0nt)
l2247 Georgia Ave. Rev Paul
Foelber II am
EMMANUEL (Alexandria)
1901 Russell Rd.. Rev. wilmer q.
Mensing $3.50 and Ii am
ST. PAUL'S falls Church)
Leesbure Pike and Idylwood Rd..
BETHANY (GrOvetOn, Va.)
= Beacon Hill Rd. and Oak Dr., Rev.
John Graudin. Sunday School.
e:16 am; Worship. 1890 am
"THE LUTHERAN HOUR" S
Evening star., 1955-06-04
EPISCOPAL
EPISCOPAL
In
Northern
Virginia
p. The.
Episcopal
Churches
Welcome You

Alexandria
CHRIST CHURCH MEADE MEMoRlAL
SSrth washinston % e Cameron ssa E@sfn @ ALFRED street
sesvtc3s 3. $ and am. Services; AD am
SsssH Road and Mason Av.nu. ST. StEMINT,s %
$50 and II am ssTvicss M MSS 4S so5 hsnsp snd 90 I'M
s $50! Russell Road = ..vno,., ST. LUKEs tWELLlNGToN
sy EssSsris Id o k Esss ldsd ss auR R s'.$
V,rriris Theolosesi Seminar, ST. MARKS (GRoVEToN)
s . aso TsS' SsS and Heath IT a? sS sna IL
'''.. s.syis. sss 81 1.Ss ss
Arlington
ST. ANDREWS ST. MARys
;:i.::: e % 81: s:s 4: e. H.. s;:$ &c:
Williams: s:' s? s:s s s:s. %:.
81 Ss $50 and 1a,s,Ty SssTISs; ''" and IL am
I.sr, s GARY PIE eg. Wayne $.
SsStiee | 500 seryiees: s.
Fairfax County
Ansandnle ADVENT Francona otNET
Annasdss Eo.d e Gsho"s Read aR ssTlah Roads
s:rvos ?n 500
Bailey sCrossRoods ST. PAuLS Herndon ST. TIMoTHYS
ssi,ass ssT ss9sns s?ss sisfni sSG il:Oo am
csnsr.elle 81: JOHNS L1,so" S p9hiSK sa1,o,
cissSiy s:;s f1ssT 4 si sEHuscH s. So4E
s.ny.ss! ssz .rfs 3 g ss5 Metts'Ti fSTd Il
Fairfas TRURO Vienna HOLY COMFORTER
% ss'sRs sSS VI n S !. am s.ss s aa sati6 sso 1880
Falls Church
sT.pArRIcKs THE FALLS CHURCH
s. :: %:ssi; q; '.i,,. st.
rEn Loudoun County
Route virsni. Ne
services: sss lHr7 Giao f.ia .n sad ssns:ss s:sS Pm
Evening star., 1955-06-04

NEW THOUGHT cENTER
Evening star., 1955-05-22
Investment Control

Control of most of it now lies i
the hands Of management. Bank
and insurance companies usually are
given direct charge of the money
No exact data on control OF the
funds are available.
MANAGEMENT alone, however
probably controls more than three
quarters of the pension fund money
Unions have complete control OF a
small fraction-probably less than
billion dollars. The other money is
in Joint management-union pro-
grams.
But unions are demanding and
getting a larger and larger voice in
the investment of the money. AL
pension funds are subject to col
lective bargaining. Only few
unions. such as the American Fed
Grafton of Labor's Machinists Union
say they don't want to help run tn
funds.
A special Congress of 1ndustria
Organizations committee met in New
York City last November to discuss
welfare funds. The prevailing opin-
ion was that unions should have
equal responsibility with employers
in investment of the fund reserves,
Union officials in both the AFL
and CIO say there is distinct trend
toward union sharing in fund man
agement. Their reason for wanting
to share ID this: Money going into
Evening star., 1955-05-22
By ALLAN SPALDING

In Americas current high-level
prosperity, there is at least one fell
low out in the cold. He's the little
farmer who harvests an inadequate
living from a few acres. tries to give
his kids a decent break with no
money ano poor schools, and who
sees scant hope for the future.
This week, as thousands of low
income farmers undertake their
spring plowing, they are the central
figures in growing political debate
which may provide a campaign is
sue in 1856. The argument is over
the administrators newly Launched
program designed to raise the sta
tus of the low man on the farm to-
tenn pole.
Announced late last month, the
plan is designed to enable small
farmers to make a greater contribu-
ton to the national economy, to
security and to society. Republican
leaders claim the program would
achieve these goals. Democrats
charge it is grossly inadequate"
and part of large scheme to scut-
tie price supports.
On April 81, President Eisenhower
sent a special message to Congress
in which he said:
'More than one-fourth Of the
families on American farms still
have cash incomes Of less than
$1,000 q year. This human
problem is inadequately pictured
by charts and figures. Curtailed
opportunity begets an economic
and social chain reaction.
Through this process all of us suf-
fer. This problem calls for UNDER
standing and action"
Picture Of Plight
Accompanying the message was a
Department Of Agriculture study
with the prosaic title: Development
of Agriculture's Human Resources" :"
Prepared by department officials
with the aid Of private farm groups,
localities. and other Federal agencies,
it gave a detailed picture of small
farmers problems.
Today, according to the report,
there are nearly 1000 counties in
the United States where more than
half the farmers work small, poorly
paying farms. These comprise a belt
along the eastern seaboard, stretch
ing from Pennsylvania to the Mis-
Sissippi delta, through the South
and part of the Southwest. They
also blot Northwestern Washington
State and Northern Michigan.
In these areas, investment in land
and buildings is only about one third
that elsewhere. The average farm is
40 acres. In most. large proportion
of farmers are older folks. In the
South, Negroes make up a big share.
And what most of these farmers are
up against is lack of capital, credit
facilities, equipment and manage
ment know-how.
To cure this sore spot on the
United States economy, Secretary of