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Arkansas State press., 1955-09-30
mo DiCe'' Is Naacp
Answer
To Camden Lawyer

l.. b. Smead. Camden attorney
and long time dominant political
voice in south Arkansas has re-
Ccilcd a no dice reply from
NAACP attorney. L. Clifford Dav-
is Of Fort Worth. Texas
Smead. evidently. is represent
ing the Bearden. Arkansas school
district in d suit filed by the
NAACP to force compliance with
the United States Supreme Courts
order for indignation in the public
schools as soon as practicable.
For many years the power
both in front and behind the po-
Iitical scene in south Arkansas.
Smead has seen his influence
gradually fade 20 just a shadow
of its former self in recent yea s
due primarily to a political awak-
ming Of the Ouachita county vo'-
ing public
II is apparent from reading a
copy OF a letter dated September
Is and sent by Davis that Smead
Arkansas State press., 1955-09-30
Economic Reprisa|
AGAINST Negroes
Hits In Arkansas

the earliest practicable date. Ana
on the basis Of this understand
ing, the Crittenien county branch
Of the National Association for
the Advancement Of CoIared Pca-
pie requests that the School
Board Of District No. / Hub rt-
West Memphis District. take the
following action
Establish 4 policy commit ne
the School BOARD Of District No. I
Hulbert-West Memphis District T.
comply with the May Il, 1851
and MAY 81. 1855 decisions of
the United states supreme Court
2 Formulate plans 10 assgn pu-
pills of the district without re-
CARDS to race or color at the be
ginning Of the 1865 sehool
term.
In making this request Ne are
not unmindful that ONE problems
will be encountered IN efforts 10
reorganlze the schools on a non
discriminatory basis But what
ever the problems may be the
Crittenden county branch Of the
NAACP offers is assistance in
resolving difficulties and working
out solutions 20 problems
The decision 10 make this re-
quest was reached after luns md
serious elaboration And tie re.
valling Judgment Il Our Urglnlza-
ton was that respect for orderly
governmrl' cannot be dcvnl0Ncd
unless those responsible idr yNs-
cutting governmental policy are
willing TO enforce laws which do
not enjoy complete public appruv-
al. As a matter 81 fact most 90
our laws have measurable oppo-
Sition. particularly, thu llws win ca
require changes in social customs,
But our country has grown 90 ITS
present status among the great
See SOTFF7E-pave four
Arkansas State press., 1955-09-30
The Not Guilty"
Verdict Brings New
Members to NAACP

The kidnapynching of 14-yearod Emmett Louis Till in
Mississippi last month and the subsequent guilty" verdict
by awhte jury for the charged with the crime has
brought deuge of telephone calls letters into NAACP
headquarters from persons of both who have been
prompted to act by the horror of the anNegro crime
NAACP spokesman said this week
Most of the persons have contributed funds the AS
ISOLATION and many have become NAACP members for the
first time. Others have expired memberships
The Association is not involved In action In
neetion with the nasmueh the responsibility for
curing Justice in this trial rested with the state Of Mssssip
p However funds received will be used step the NAACP
campaign TO end the reign of terror in that to
bring full citizenship rights to Negro citizens there and else
where in the country.
Arkansas State press., 1955-09-30

s.ng 10 B J Yarbrough,
|saeat vi III Criitenden coun-
ash # the NAACP, he
zen q missed from his job
saeaa.e IN i West Memphis
asency because of financial
4a brought 10 bear on his
ger
8eat reason behind the pres
the part that Yarbrough
ia sssIns for immediate
from Ire the Crittenden CO.
board o. comply with the
a Courts opinion on the
nationality Of segregated
+ 5ragga Hnei his name II
FLOWING letter
IF II r Weaver. President
Board ag District No. 1
Nv mphls District
E g1s0n, Arkansas
b Mr VIEWER
I our understanding that the
l. d 1855 decree Of the Unit
saies Supreme Court empow-
= school ai tHic'S 10 feorganike
ind their jurisdiction
an aon-dis eumiratory basis at
Arkansas State press., 1955-09-30
SOME COMMENTS ON THE TILL CASE
tFrom Atlanta Journal)

tFfom Atlanta J0uTnaI)
Z" Out of the confusion, thing Is clear.
Whoever killed Till not only committed heinous crime
against him and the Mississippi they also offended
against all the good people of the South who In the minds q
people elsewhere will be associated with the murdeers
THE American public has watched the Till closely.
and wondering about the South and Its claims
that relations in this section have improved
From Washington Post)
4" To many persons who read the report Of the
trial. II will that the prosecution than proved its
murder against the white admittedly kid
naped the yearod Negro boy after he aegedy whisled
at white The mot guilty verdict thus is rude
shock The racial overones in the and the indna
ton the outside criticism make all the important
for responsible citizens eexamne the conduct Of the trial.
including possible intimidation of the witnesses"
tFrom The Arkansas Gazete)
1t appears from this distance that official Missis
sipp did all 1t could to provide a fair trial
zone question: then, whether in the prevailing emotion
al climate any white jury in Mississippi would convict white
See SOME COMMENTS ON THE TILL cASE-page four
Arkansas State press., 1955-09-30
MISSISSIPPI-1955

To the Memory Of Emmett Till
BY Langslon Hughes
Oh, what sorrow!
oh, what pity
Oh. what pain
That tears and blood
Should mix Ike rain
And terror come again
To Mississippi
Come aglins
Where has terror beens
On vacation Up Norths
In some other section
OF the nation.
Lying low. unpublic red
Masked with only
Jauniieed eyes
showing through the mask
oh, what sorrow.
Pity. pain.
That tears ard bod
Should mix Ike rain
In Mississippi
And terror fctd hot
Yet clamMy c IA,
Remain
Arkansas State press., 1955-09-30
MATH-

Roy Bryant and John w. Milan press time in
Jail Greenwood Mississippi where their attorneys had made
unsuccessful attempts them bail 1t expected
that they will be charged with kidnapping prosecuted in
Lenore county when the jury meets November 7.
Nose Wright uncle of slain Emmett Till has accepted
job with white nursery at Albany New York
Willie Reed, 1S-year-od who claimed he Milan
barn from which and ticks issued has gone Chi
lie is supposed to be safer" there.
Mrs Bradley, mother of Till, is reported saying she
believes important witnesses held in the Charleston Mis-
See AFTERMATH-page four
Arkansas State press., 1955-09-30
THE GOOSE TAKES A GANDER
BY Norman Beck

BY Norman Beck
understand that when the verdict brought in by
jury Mississippi the Till that the
spectators in the court chsered.
Here is something that needs little serious contemplation
the cheers the result of people thinking that proof
positive of the defendants guilt presented and they
happy that miscarriage justice wrought then
will cheer with then il the cheers result of peo
thinking that white people had put culored in
his place
Too often hear of cases like Dr. Sheppard in Ohio
where is convicted purely crcmstantial evidence
Every Judge the jury degree trial
See GOOSE TAKES A GANDER-page four
Arkansas State press., 1955-09-30
Zee World Series
ln " at Cenier

As a special service 20 the
-a,lc TV bias been installed
, ne Dunbar community cen,
# Tor l viewing 81 the
'.-.i Ser,1 This TV set will
'9r iHe rlDNcs pleasure for
-e entire series You're well
1e % come IN an enjoy the
axes E comfort The center
ae5'ct % 10Th and Chester
'-at's
Arkansas State press., 1955-09-30

had proposed some sort Of a gen
tlemen's agreement between the
NAACP attorney and the Beardcl
school board 20 circumnaviga'e
the Courts opinion. According TO
the letter there had been some
discussion Of equalizing the school
facilities and maintaining the
status quo. Davis listed the fol-
lowing reasons for rejecting the
proposal:
Mr.. l.. B. Smead
Attorney-at-Law
Camden, Arkansas
Dear Mr.. Smead:
have given careful considera-
ton In consultation with the pa
irons in the Bearden community
to the proposal 10 improve the
Ouachita county training school
in exchange for a dismissal Of N
indignation suit and we feel con.
strained TO reject the offer for
See NO DICE--page four
Arkansas State press., 1955-09-30
State Educators
In Spa Meeting

The Third annual meeting of
Arkansas school adm'nist attr,
consisting OF principals. head
teachers and superintendent that
are members of the ATA will be
held at NBS hotel Hot Springs
October 7th and EtA. The Arkln-
see MEETING-page forv
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-23
FRANKFORT
BY c. 6. Crocker
Phone Rodney k18

Edwin Schenk, from East Hamp-
ton, Long Island, spent week
visiting Elmer Hoffemester and
Mrs. Warrington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Hickman
and Mr.. Wilson, from Camiellia, Ca
were dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Long at Fenwick, on
Sunday.
Mrs. Berkman, of Swarthmore
and her daughter, Mrs Shepard
and her two daughters from
Meader, Pa, were weekend guests
of Mrs. Berkmans father, Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Richards.
Miss Betty Lou Tingle and Mr..
William Timmons were married
at the Methodist Church in Frank
ford on Saturday, September IL
The community wishes the newly
weds all the good fortune that love
can bring them.
Mrs. Jennie Bryan spent several
days in Philadelphia and New York
Eve McCabe of Salibury was a
Saturday visitor in f'rankford.
DltSS bIOi 10 DuhtAHS was uOlte
Sunday from Cambridge.
Leonard Schultz and family, from
Kenneth Square, Pa, spent a few
days visiting Mrs. George Horsey
on Clayton Avenue.
Jahue Layton and Gladys Oil
phant were married Friday p. m
at Harbeson, Delaware. Jahue is
the popular clerk at John A
Glover Farm Store. Their wedding
trip took them to Williamsburg
Va. and they will reside in the
residence opposite the Methodist
Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. z. g. Walters en-
tertained Mrs. Edna Horsey OF
Coatesville. Pa. Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ton Smith of Bridgeville, Mrs. Anna
Harper of Seaford, and Mr.. and
Mrs. James Regan of Laurel, for
the weekend.
Burton G. Cannon, Jr., was
married on Saturday in Millsboro
to Miss Marselle Short.
Mr.. George Lilliston, of Albany
Ga. spent a few days visiting his
aunt and relatives at the Gum
| farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. James v. Phippin
Jr., of Salisbury, were Sunday
dinner guests at the McNeal resi-
dence on Thatcher st.
Mrs Mary Tice left Sunday with
her, husband to live with her hus-
band at Fort Wadsworth, N. Y
Mrs. NAPLES Gum spent Sunday
in Philadelphia.
c. G. says Don't oppose a
man yawning. 1t may be the only
chance to open his mouth"
The descendants of John Nc
Cabe of the revolutionary period
will hold a McCabe reunion at
Public Landing. near Snow Hill
on Saturday, Sept. a. The McCabe
Memorial Church in Wilmington
was named in honor of Bishop Nc
Cahe, a descendant of John Nc
Cabe. Each will bring basket
lunch and plan TO spend the entire
day renewing old ties.
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-23

Dover, Del, recently was promoted
to corporal while serving with the
25th Infantry Division in Hawaii
The "Tropic Lightning" division
is continuing its post-truce train
ing program usng valuable expert
ence gained in Korea.
Ryder, an assistant squad leader
in Headquarters Company of the
divisions 14th Regiment, entered
the Army in August 1858 and is q
veteran of service in Korea.
He was graduated in 1853 from
William w. H. Henry High School
FORT EUSTIS, va.-Army 1t
Col. William B. Derickson, Jr.
whose parents live in Selbyville
Del, is operations and training
officer with the 4Sth Transportation
Group at Fort Eustis, Va.
Colonel Derrickson received a
B. S. degree from the University
of Delaware in 1928. Before enter
ing the Army in September 1910
he was employed by the Continen-
tal-Diamond Fibre Company in
Newark
His wife. Mary and children are
living in Denbigh, Va.
CHICAG GO Specialist Third
Glass Mark H. Winder, whose wife
Louise, lives in Laurel, Del, is
scheduled to take part in pre-game
ceremonies at the 10th Annual
Armed Forces Benefit Football
Game at Soldiers Field, Chicago
Sept. Is.
The 1st Infantry Division is
sending 600 men from Fort Riley
Kan, to the Cleveland Browns
Chicago Bears exhibition game. III
the last nine years, the benefit has
contributed over S125,000 to Army
Emergency Relief.
A wireman in Battery A of the
7th Field Artillery Battalion, Spe
cialist Winder was last stationed
in Germany with the unit. He en-
tered the Army in January 1853.
His mother, Mrs. Edith Winder
lives on West Seventh ST.
YREKA, Calif..-Army Specials
First Glass arold s. Zsedeny, sor
of Stephen Zsedeny, Route 2
Bridgeville, Del, recently helped
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-23
Service Slants

Pvt. George G. Jester. son oi
Mrs. Marion NJ. Jester of 40S Mar
shall St. Milford, Del, completed
recruit training in September al
the Marine Corps Recruit Depot
at Paris Island, S. c.
The ten-week course covered
military drill, first aid, personal
hygiene, Marine Corps history, and
defense against chemical and
atomic attacks.
The final three weeks were spent
on the rife range where the new
Marines fired the MI rife for quail
fication.
YORKTOWN, Va. (FHTNC)-
Serving at the Naval Mine Depot
here is Navy Wave Lit Kathleen D.
Hollis of Old Shawnee Road, Mil
ford, Del.
She entered the Navy in 1945.
The mine depot, established here
in 1918, stores, segregates, over
hauls and issues underwater ord
nance mechanisms. About 1,050
military personnel and 1850 civil
ians are attached to the 240-acre
project.
25TH DIV, HAWAIT-Army Pvt
William c. Irons, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George A. Irons, Smyrna, Del
recently took part in battalion
training tests held by the 25th In
fantry Division on the island OF
Hawaii.
The two-day test was divided
into three phases s-defense, night
withdrawal and attack. The island
is about 200 miles from the units
home station at Schofield Barracks
on Oahu.
Private Irons, machine gunner
in Company G of the divisions
35th Regiment, entered the Army
in February 1854 and was stationed
at Fort Devens, Mass, before ar
irving for duty in Hawaii.
Irons is a former employee OF
Wilson Refrigeration Company.
25th' DIV, HAWAII-Morris L
Ryder, 20. son of Mr.. and Mrs
Lewis Ryder, IA ~ Kirkwod St
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-23
ST. JOHNS
Mrs. Laurence Kitchens
Phone Georgetown A9e

Mr.. and Mrs. James Steelman
and children were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Paugh,
Sr
Miss Margaret Hayman who with
her sister and brother-in-law Mr.
and Mrs. Merle Rockeman OF
Georgetown have been spending a
two weeks vacation with Mr.
Rockeman's parents in the State
of Nebraska have returned home
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Paugh, Jr.
and children spent the weekend
in Newark, N. j.
Mrs. Sallie Truitt, Mrs. May
Kitchens, Mr.. Noah Truitt and Mr.
Vernon Kitchens attended the
30th anniversary of Rev. and Mrs.
Milton Milliner at the Reliance
Community House near Seaford
on Friday evening.
Heartfelt sympathy is extended
70 Mrs. Miles Dodd in the pass
ing OF her father. Mr. Herbert Me-
gee, who died at his home near
Conley's Chapel last Monday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Larry Moore visited
Mr.. and Mfs. Andrew Hill near
Laurel on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Walls called
on Mr.. and Mrs. Ralston Jettyjohn
on Sunday evening after Church
services at Zoar Methodist Church
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-23

fight forest fires in the klamath
National Forest near Yreka, Calf.
Specialist Zsedeny was one of
500 men from the Preside of San
Francisco conveyed over 800 miles
to the fire line in the mountainous
area near the California-Oregon
border.
Zsadeny is a machinist in the
561st Engineer Company.
Cpl. William L. Blockson, Rt. 3,
Seaford, becomes the first return
ing serviceman of this area to en-
list in the Army Reserve under the
new Reserve Forces Act of 1855.
He has been assigned TO the Head
quarters and Headquarters De-
tachment, 93Oth Engineer battalion,
commanded by Capt. Edgar ]. Quill
Ian, Jr.
Cpl. Blockson entered the Army
in 1853 at Fort George G. Meade,
Nd. and was assigned subsequently
to the European theater where he
served as a pharmacy aide, am
bulance driver, and hospital ward
helper. He holds the good conduct
ribbon.
Under the new Reserve Forces
Act of 1855, returning veterans may
now serve one year with an active
Reserve unit and then are per-
mitted reassignment to the Stand
by Reserve. where the vulnerable
ty for recall to active duty is con-
siderably lessened. If a man does
not choose to join an active Re-
serve unit he becomes an emer-
gency reinforcement designee and
is subject to individual recall
with the reduced active Reserve
obligation, a returning serviceman
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-23

Ohio gains $4,000 people by i'm
migration in an average year.
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-23
COSTLY OMISSION

SALISBURY, Conn. = up =
Clifford Surdam paid So a year in
Justice court for each of the eight
years he testified he operated his
car without a drivers license; SO
for telling a policeman he had a
license when he didn't; and SO
each for the trips the policeman
made to Surdam's house to check
the license that didn't exist.
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-23

has much to gain by Immediately
enlisting in an active Reserve unit"
Col. Francis H. Barnes, chief of
the Delaware Military District,
commented. He identifies himself
with unit, benesits from accrued
retirement points, promotion op-
portunities and pay commensurate
with his grade, while at the same
time supporting the number one
mission of the Army today-the
Army Reserve program"
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-23
AID CHANGE

NEW BERN, N. G. - (A1 - Fol-
lowing hurricanes Connie and nj
ane this ad appeared in the New
Bern Sun-Joprnal: Have some
water front property previously
listed by the foot or by the acre.
Now reduced and offered for sale
by the gallon. Harlowe VALID
rope"
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-23
BEAUTIFUL VISITOR

GLOUCESTER, Va. up -
Virginia has a beautiful visitor
from Ireland and hopes she will
like her new .-bode.
She is a pure white daffodil. a
type so rare that only two bulbs of
her species have been allotted the
United States this year. Only six
of the bulbs are in existence.
The daffodil. called the "Em-
press of Ireland" will make her
home on the Little England
(would the Irish like thatO plan
tation in southern Gloucester
County. She is expected to bloom
next spring. The only other simi-
lar bulb is owned by Staten Is
land fancier in New York They
are valued at 5000 but are not for
sale.
Ohio gains 2S ooO pApplo hv ~. =
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-23
Ten Years Ago

Russell Hudson, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Oscar Hudson, of
Dagsboro, returned home from
the Army with an honorable
discharge.
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-23
ANOTHER FIRST

UvALDE. Texas = up = Texas
can brag some more: produced its
first commercial asparagus in 1855.
Evening star., 1955-05-18

older youths who had several
years of active duty would not
be the first brought back into
service in an emergency.
6. Provide safeguards so that
the National Guard would not
be left to the tender mercies
of the Pentagon."
Z. Assure a better system Of
safeguarding a supply of scien-
tific and engineering personnel.
Evening star., 1955-05-18
Lamb Anti-Red, ,
Mayor Says
BY the Associated Press

Mayor David L. Lawrence of
Pittsburgh testified today he has
known Edward Lamb as an enemy
of communism since 1887.
In fact. he told a Federal Com
munications Commission inquiry
into Mr.. Lambs background, he
first met Mr.. Lamb when the
publisher-b -broadcaster was labor.
lawyer fighting to keep the Reds
out of the C1O-United Steel
workers Union in the Pittsburgh
area in 1887.
Mr.. Lawrence, Pennsylvania
Democratic national committee
man since 1910, said he was "as-
tonished' when he heard about
the FEC allegations that Mr..
Lamb once associated with Reds.
Mr.. Lamb. of Toledo, Ohio,
seeks renewal of the license of his
Erie, Pa, tehevision station,
WICU.
Mr.. Lawrence said he remem-
bered that Mr.. Lamb in 1887 was
an attorney for the CIO Steel
workers, helping former CIO
President Philip Murray organ
ize the union. He said Mr.. MUIR
ray was trying to prevent Com
munist inf1ltration.
Mr.. Lawrence said Mr.. Lamb
"was in sympathy with what Mr..
Murray was trying to do he
Lamb was very active in the
(anti-Communist) program at
that time"
FEC Attorney Joseph M. Kitt-
ner asked whether Mr.. Lawrence
had personal knowledge of Mr..
Lambs "organizational attach
ments."
Mr.. Lawrence replied that he
did lin a general sense"
Evening star., 1955-05-18
BY ROBERT X. WALSH

Congress was urged by Presi-
dent Eisenhower today to act
favorably and promptly on a bill,
awaiting a House vote late this
afternoon, to build up a 30 mill
lion trained military manpower
reserve.
The President said at his news
conference that the measure,
while a long way from perfec-
ton, was nevertheless a very
great step forward. He declared
he urgently hopes Congress will
approve the plan. even if actual
operation of the program may
show need for revisions later.
The bill was given a good
chance of House approval with
out change, despite intended
moves by several critics to bonn
bard it with amendment at
tempts. Most of those proposals
would tighten or eliminate va
rious compulsory and penalty
provisions.
Stronger Endorsement
The Presidents Endorsement
today was stronger than a COM
ment he made several weeks. ago
that the bill, as reported out
with several important deletions,
by the House Armed Services
Committee. represented "prog-
gress" toward the goal of an
adequately trained and suffici-
emily large military reserve
strength. The bill has had ad-
ministration support all along
but some Pentagon officials have
felt it falls short of effective re-
quirements for reserve training
and recruitment.
General debate yesterday
showed little likelihood that any
of the teeth extracted by the
House Armed Services would be
restored by the House to make
the bill more palatable to the
Pentagon. On the contrary. all
announced amendment proposals
would decrease reserve service
tenure or soften requirements de-
signed to persuade reservists to
live up to training schedules.
Short Blasts Bill.
The biggest blast against the
bill came from Representative
Short of Missouri, top-ranking
Republican on the Armed Serv-
ices Committee. In an impas-
stoned speech he told the House
he reluctantly opposed President
Eisenhower and others, Repub-
licans and Democrats, who favor
the bill. But he has to live with
his conscience rather than with
any public official. legislative
colleague or military leader, he
said.
This may not be UNIT but
1t is an attempt to get foot in
the door," he charged. There
has been a relentless campaign
to cram UNIT down the throat
of the American people"
Evening star., 1955-05-18

charge their military duty by
serving actively for three months
each summer for four years.
4. Strike out the section that
would authorize the President to
call up l million reservists i'm
mediately in an emergency with
out specific approval of Con-
gress.
5. Clarity" the bill so that
Evening star., 1955-05-18

1t would prove impractical. If
not useless. in event Of q real
emergency.
The bill would allow between
100. 900 and $50, 900 youths. II to
10 years old. to enlist voluntarily
each year. These would take six
months of active training and
then serve for seven and a half
years in the reserves. Those and
other reservists who failed to
attend 48 drills year and two
weeks of summer encampment
could be recalled to active duty
for As days. Longer periods of
active service in the regular
forces or the National Guard,
Evening star., 1955-05-18

however. would enable a man to
decrease the eight years Of ready
reserve training he otherwise
would have to take:
Several House members served
notice yesterday they might offer
amendments to:
/. Make the voluntary enlist
ment training period three in
stead of six months.
2. Cut down the length of
time young man would have
to attend drills and other train
ing requirements in the ready
reserves after serving on active
duty.
3. Permit students to dis
Evening star., 1955-05-18
Reserve Bill Approval
Urged by Eisenhower

He attacked the plan also as
opening up a possible opportu-
nifty for playing politics and
favoritism. He described it as
"sugar-coated" bill with a
pretense of voluntary service. He
warned that as a reserve system