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Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1956-01-06

Menervia Jeeter has just returned
from Hope. where she visited her
in-laws, Mrs. and Mrs NJ Wat
kins and Mr. and Mrs Rufus
Jeeter. William Jeeter and Mrs.
Monda Jeeter. mother r., David
Chambles of this city, was or
dained Dec. 30 at ST. James AME
church Mrs. Gladys Cooper
is on the sick list Robert
Correll and Mrs Rosie NJ Green
OF Fordyee. motored to Camden
10 visit relatives and friends
Mrs. Arvella Ross Of Hildreth ST.,
is in the county hospital, also Mrs.
A. N. Leaks. Hildreth street is
in the hospital Mr. and Mrs
Edward Smith was home for the
holidays. Mr.. Smith mas returned
10 San Antonio. Texas. where he
is employed. Mrs. Smith will
spend her two weeks vacation in
Louisiana and Mississippi .
Pearl Weaver of Las Vegas. New.
was home for a month with her
mother, Mrs, Matte Weaver, 247
Hubert street.
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Newport
Mrs. J. A. Smith

Mrs. J. A. Smith
Mr.. and Mrs. Perk Roddy. jr. Of
Natchez. Miss, spent the holidays
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs,
Perk Roddy. ST. =. Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Warren and family. spent
Sunday in Dyersburg. Tenn, with
relatives and friends Mrs
Dezzie Reeves nephews, Griffin
Dickens and Arthur Rodgers, Mil
waukee. Wis, and St Louis. re-
Spectively. spent the holidays with
her %. Mrs Evelyn Hornett spent
Friday at the executive melting Of
the VB Keith Food Service as
ISOLATION. in Little Rock while
there, she visited her sister-in-
law and family. Mr.. and Mrs, r.
X. Travis Mr.. and Mrs. z.
Beck and children Of North Car
olina, visited Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Whitmore during the holidays &.
Mrs. Lizzie Edwards Of Mariana.
mother Of Mrs. A. v. Smith, Mrs.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1956-01-06

z. T Burns Of Chicago, her sis
ter and her nephews, Carl and
Theodore of Mariana, visited Mr.,
and Mrs J A. Smith during the
holidays Mr. and Mrs. | j.
Oates entertained friends during
the holidays Mr.. and Mrs ]
Young of Chicago, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond Harris of Hot
Springs. spent Christmas with
their parents. Mr., and Mrs. Frank
Harris Spending the holi-
days with the HAIRLESS also. was
her father. r. V. Nelson of Chi
eago Rev. T, W Barnes had
dinner with Mr. and Mrs Frank
Harris during the holidays Il.
Mrs. Willie Lewis and mother had
as holiday dinner guests. Mrs Ha-
eel MeGhee Of Omaha. Nebr. Mr.
and Mrs. F. c. Franklin and Mr..
and Mrs. T. McCarroll of Poea-
huntas Mr. and Mrs Davis
Carol had as New Years dinner
guests. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Turner. Mrs, Mary Horn. Mrs Lii
lie Carter and Mrs. A. V. Smith
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Nelson
entertained during the HOLIDAYS.
Mrs. Margaret King OF Little
Rock was out-of-town guest . .
Mrs. Eddie NJ. Heron Of Poea-
hontas was guest OF Mr. and Mrs.
b Mays during the holidays
Mrs. Willie Lewis and mother and
Mr.. and Mrs. McCarroll, motored
TO Tuckerman 10 see Mrs, Lewis
sister, Mrs. Eura Freeman, who
has ben i'll
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DeItas-
tContinued from page onel

tCentinued from pare onel
The following sorors participated
on the panel; Miss Alma Stovall'
Good Grooming; Youth organiza-
tons In Our Community, Mrs.
Sylvia Caruth; Youth and Religi-
on. Mrs. Virginia Robinson.
The most noteworthy phase of
the sorority's activities has been
the initial presentation of books
for the schools library Mrs. Ruth
Finn is the purchaser for the liz
brary
Delta is very grateful TO Miss
Hilda Scott, 1929 woodlawn for a
combination radio and record play
or and 20 Mrs. Emma Jean Stiles
Of the University hospital for the
many personal gifts Mrs. Ruth
Jeffries is chairman Of the prof.
Get committee.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1956-01-06
Fl Dorado
Mrs. LeOna Woodland

Mr.. and Mrs. A, L. Stout wer
here thru the holidays visiting NJ
and Mrs McHenry Willis on FIT
street Both couples were aeon.
panied 10 Little Rock last satuf.
day by your reporter. The Sious
are residents OF New Brunswiek
New Jersey The marriar
ceremony OF Mrs c ArmstrulI
and Leon Ellerson was performaI
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. On
dy Snowden January |, Rev 7 p
johnson, pastor OF the First Bas
fist church, officiated The Ellie
sons are at home at Rt. /. Box
Your reporter was among thoS
present for the occasion ROB
ert Mitchell spent a portion Of he
holidays with his parents. NJ
Mitchell has been working In The
public schools OF Homer, La. bu.
is currently awaiting induction IN
the army Mrs. Delphine Hal
and daughter were guests OF M.
and Mrs. Z. Manley Of Shreve.
port, La, during the holidays
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Review

CONTINUED from page one)
ed the good in race relations in
1885"
In support Of this assertion, the
NAACP leader. in his annual re-
view. cited the revival Of lynch
terror in Mississippi. the devel-
opment Of economic pressure as
an instrument Of intimidation, the
open defiance OF the United States
Supreme Court decision banning
public school education. and the
apparent impitency Of the federal
government TO provide protection
for American citizens at home
Progress Cited
On the credit side. Mr.. wilkins
pointed 10 the steps taken towards
school deSegregation in nine of
the seventeen states which had re-
quired segregation. to Supreme
Court decisions banning segresa-
ton in public reereational facili-
ties, to the ruling of the Inter-
state Commerce Commission a.
gainst Jim Crow travel. and to
the steady increase in membership
in the National Association for the
Advancement Of Colored People.
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and Luther Sockwen Of Fort
Worth, Texas, Mr. and Mrs. Ike
Lilly spent Christmas in Detroit.
Canada, and Peoria, Ill Mrs. vi
ola Hicks spent Christmas with
her parents and relatives .
Mr.. and Mrs J. J Harris. Mrs.
Hicks and mother. spent Christ
mas in Gurdon with Mrs. Harris
mother On the sick list are
Mrs Betty Jean Harris and Mrs.
jamie Harris Mr.. and Mrs.
James Beard Of Cleveland, Ohio
are here visiting their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Iidge Beard and Mr..
and Mrs. James Box. Mrs. Box is
on the sick list Mr.. and Mrs.
Rollie Marks and family of Dallas
were holiday guests.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1956-01-06
Putting Behind U.s.
$. TAYLOR. Associate Editor

AT the end Of one wear and the beginning another,
customary pause and take look backward al the pas
and look forward the future This is quite appropriate
when you January from the name Of Janus
two-faced god January is wofaced date marking the
division between the past and the future.
Years day has been celebrated over the ages and IN
the time has not always been the same oni
century B. c. the ancient Greeks used December Il
for their Another Attic New Year date was June
Il The Roman year begun at time March l. be-
January in the Julian calendar The ancient Egyp-
tans Phoenicians Persans used September Fl as
New day The Jewish civil said TO begin sepem-
Der and the ecclesiastical March 81 The Anglo
Saxon used TO their New Year December 25 This was
changed when William the Conqueror gained the
throne and changed forth with final location
on the present date 1852 Greece Russia and few other
celebrated their New Year our January
Is II would take Ga thousand dollar mind TO trace the
ramifcations of the calendar New Year
Christianity borrowed the New Years day tjust as 1t
Thanksgiving and Chrstma) from heathan pagan
other nonChsan The time and manner of Chris
tian observance varied the general observance Christ
mas day. Annuneiation March 23) Easter aay anu
March l. have been different times and places as
the first day of the New Year
The early fathers of Christian church attempted to
suppress the immoral superstitous pagan and les
tive features day and TO substitute pray fasting ana
humiliation for them They were not then and the modern
church been very successful in this objective
There is tradition that New Years gifts began when
branches the wood eonserated to Srena the
goddess of strength and given to Tatu King of the sabnes
CAT Be- by the Romans lie called the gifts rena strenia
branches of bay and palm and sweemea made
honey figs dates and finally various elaborate gifts
addition exchanging visits masqueradng and feasng are
described customary activities by writers of the Roman
empire period
Under Caesars gifts to the rulers became source
profit The Roman gift brought to England In
reign of Henry iii. Queen Elizabeth is said to have used
10 build her and jewery II has survived In the
present mooehng graft with which school pu
pills unmered promotions from teachers and many teae
preachers seek unmered appointments at the hands
of officials In denominations annual confer
enee time becomes with minister seuryng around
listing the pastors will contribute TO the official win
power Of appointment.
The DAYS preceding New are like those preceding
about anything be sold as present Tor some
Christmas and boom period Of the salesman just
one else the salesman carry present nome out
of nice commissions days after the holiday many peo-
pie will be singing "16 Tons" Don't Call Me St Peter
cause Can't Go: Owe My Soul TO The Company Sto'
Putting behind the wastefu expenditures of the past
let us endeavo carry resolution Of thrift for the rest
year. have plenty waste New Years day
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1956-01-06
Arkansas Congress
PTA President
Sounds Greetings

The officers Of the Arkansas
Congress Of Parents and Teachers
greet you at this time wishing
you a happy and a very prospe-
rous New Year.
Now that the holiday season
comes 10 a close, and with the
New Year come new hopes, new
dreams and new aspiration.
Life is a drama. Each person
has his part to play upon the
stage; and passes out at his last
scene. leaving the drama in the
hands Of those who come after
him.
So we as ParentsTeaeher work.
ers have our part-to play upon
the stage Of a complex society,
on the stage of political upheaval,
social competition and economic
uncertainty.
We must adjust ourselves for
meeting today's challenge.
The White House conference on
education in our Nations capital
November 28 December 2. 1855
was attended by our national
president, Mrs Charles L. Will
liams. as delegate and other ma
tional officers of our group. A few
of our local members were also
present
We realize that it takes all peo-
pie working together TO build a
better world where people can
live together in peace and UNDER
standing Therefore each PTA will
remember that now is the time
for checking TO see that every
adult citizen has been given the
opportunity TO become a member,
and to help in serving the family
and the community.
II was a thrilling experience TO
read the report of our district
II was my happy privi-
lege to attend some of the meet
ings
Please remember TO have in the
portion Of your state and national
dues TO our treasurer. Mrs. V. b
Keith, Box 635, fayetteville. Ark.
by the state meeting time in Mar.
Let us join the March of Dimes
and give generously for the bene-
fit OF our youth.
Mrs. d. NJ Anderson. state pres
ident.
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Housing


tCentinned frsm pare enel
situated. certain units Of public
housing under their administration.
control and management in &C
eordancs with policy Of racial
Segregation is a violation Of the
Constitution and laws Of the Unit
ed States"
The ruling applies to all public
housing projects in St Louis.
Attorneys Frankie NJ. Freeman
and Robert L. Witherspoon were
lawyers for the plaintiffs in the
housing suit
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Crossett
Ronald Watson

The following girls were enter
tanned with a holiday party at the
home Of Mrs. Margaret lie Grande
on December 20. Dorothy Boston.
Emogene Wal. ace. Lucille Colbert
Barbara johnson. Reginald Cole
man. Dorothy Simpson. Lois Tray
lor. Catherine johnson, Betty Will
son. Willistene MCGEE and Sandra
Gibbs. Ham sandwiches and cocoa
was served. The girls rehesrsed
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Good Hope


Miss bessie Lee Bowman, Henry
Cooper. Freddie Lee Williams,
wilmos Cooper, ir. and Dorsc NJ.
Cooper all Of Fl Dorado, visited
MIR. and Mrs. Z. II. Sockwcll,
and the Sockwells were supper
guests Of their mother and sister
in I'll Dorado Guests for the
holidays for the Sockwells were
Mrs Georgia. Miss Josephine Nc
Nicely. A. c. Mcdonald, Fannie
Belle and Lucille jefferson all OF
Chidestcr. Red Box. ]. t. Laton OF
Rockford. Jim b Marks Of Dallas
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Camden
Mrs GLADYS Coopsr

Mrs. Gladys Cooper
Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Brown
and their daughter were guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs Alex Gray. 430
Harrison street They also
visited Mrs. Bessie Sims on Hill
dreth street Mrs. Leanna
Felix's Of Detroit. and Mrs. Annie
Kimble Of Paris. Texas spent the
Christmas holidays with Mrs Ret
chic 2. Criner. 243 Wood street
Mrs. Legia Williams and sis
ter, Mrs Hickman and two daugh-
tiers. spent the holidays in ST.
Louis. with Mrs Reeder Mrs
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Local Boy
tCenttnsra -. pare snel

tCoutfnRed 2ron page onel
army. and James Thomas is pas
tor Of Steele Memorial Baptist
church in this city. Ernie. the
baby girl s = ninth Er11c stu5ent
in Dunbar. All Of the others com
pleted their high school work
here
Donald McCullum married Miss
PeEgie Cook. q Boston girl WHO
attended Arkansas Baptist COLLEGE
several years ago. and t-c co1..s
have one son.
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S. 5. IA VI 0 R ::
INTERRAClAl HUMANITY

The Of the week brought instances of inerraca
humanity AP report showed Johnny Roe IS white boy of
Memphis rescuing young Negro children from burning
house The Atlanta Journal December 2s tells how Frank
Arnold and Phil Ray white youths of 16 and II respectively
in Mississippi waded neck deep into old creek 10 pull two
Negro tots and one 46year old from wrecked AZ
ter the the youths dashed is miles in IL minutes
get the University hospital in Jackson. Maybe
humanity.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1956-01-06
PHYLLIS WHEATLEY.

The board Of management at is
meeting on last Tuesday made
plans for its annual dinner meet
ing to be held January 10. At tha,
time new members to the board
will be elected. The nominatini
committee has secured a numbG
Of candidates TO be on the 1856
See Y NEwS-paKe five
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for a program TO be fendefz
Sunday at 3 p. m. at First Bss
fist church MIR. and Mrs u
Their Wimberly and son. yisaa
friends and relatives in Mohns
Sunday Miss bessie Austin 4
San Francisco is visiting relatYa
here Joe Lewis Of AMas
college was home for the holiday
visiting mis- parents. Mr. and M
Ebert Lewis Of West Crosselt
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THEY DID NOT GROW OLD

About 60e person escaped growing old at least older
the Christmas holiday weekend. They to a
weak end in auto accident One way keep from growing
old is to take holiday weekend trip your In addition.
consider relatives leave your insurance papers in
good order.
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HoxIE FAMOUS OR INFAMOUS

The heroic superintendent of the public schools of HoNe
has resigned from his post The whole nation win watch TO
what type of is selected him Famous
infamous in world wide publicity the impending outcome
for Hoxie in the Hoxie choice.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1956-01-06
WHO WILL GIVE TO GEORGIA

Georgia has been reported contributing s75OO
segregations in Hoxe Now who will contribute Georgia?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-02
Failure to Ask Aid
For Cadets FeIIed
By Heat AssuiIed

The Alexandria Volunteer Res
cue Squad last night criticized
school officials for failing to ask
assistance from city rescue Serv-
ices Monday when three high
school cadets were overcome by
heat and Is became i'll.
The squad adopted a resolu-
ton saying the officials leopard
lied 1.-The health and welfare OF
the students involved"
The incident occurred during
rs degree heat as the cadets were
undergoing an annual Army in
spection. The boy and girl
cadets were wearing heavy win
ter uniforms.
They were treated at hospitals
and the school clinic.
The squads protest was sent
to the Mayor. the school super
intendent and Fire Department
chief.
1T is believed by the squad
that by failure to notify and
utilize the facilities of the squad
the health and welfare of the
students involved was greatly
jeopardized." the resolution said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-02
Cancer Donations
Reach 100000;
Drive Extended

The Districts Cancer Crusade
has reached the 100000 mark
Robert w. Wilson, local cam
paign chairman, reported yes
terday
AT the same time, Mr.. Wilson
vice president Of the Potomac
Electric Power Co., ordered the
drive extended until May is in
hopes of reaching the goal Of
$295 900.
Mr.. Wilson declared that
progress to date has been most
encouraging. We are continuing
the crusade in the knowledge
that a thorough follow-up eff,
fort will enable us to reach our
minimum goal"
Funds contributed go toward
the American Cancer Society'S
programs Of education, research
and service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-02
Marines Mother
Bitter at Serqeunt

NEW YORK. May 2 (R.-
This still won't bring my boy
back to me-"
That was the reaction yester.
day of Mrs. Peter O'Shea OF
Brooklyn, to Marine Corps re-
port on the night march in
which six Marine recruits
drowned April 8 at Paris Island
S. c. Her son, Donald, 10, was
among the victims.
Referring to Sergt. Matthew
M. McKeon, ordered court-mar-
tailed for the affair, Mrs. O'Shea
said:
Whatever happens to him. ]
hope he gets his just deserts. He
led those poor innocent boys like
a pack of animals into a swamp
that even animals wouldn't &C
into"
She said her son never had
mentioned any drinking at Paris
Island by Sergt. McKeon or any
one else.
Mrs. O'Shea said she had been
under a doctors care since hel
sons death.
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st. Paul School
Activities Cut

ST. PAUL, May 2 (R.-The
st. Paul Board of Education has
ordered kindergartens closed and
all extra-curricular activities, in
GLIDING athletics, dropped to
meet what it called a desperate
financial crisis.
w. T. Coulter, board president,
said yesterday the drastic pro-
gram overhaul, to become effec-
tive next September /, would en-
able the granting of $500 annual
pay increases to teachers. He
called the move necessary to at
tract the 1863 new instructors the
system will require for start of
the fall term.
The board also ordered elimi-
nation of free use of school
buildings for organization meet
ings, shortening of high school
days by limiting students to
four-subject programs. cutting
custodian stats to a bare mini
mum and reducing maintenance
crews to size for emergency re-
pairs only.
The action came one week
after st. Paul voters at the gen.
eral election had turned down a
charter amendment which would
have provided more money for
school purposes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-02

Cross. two Silver Stars and the
Legion Of Merit.
Gen. Litzenberg was reluctant
to talk about his new assign
ment last night as he sat in the
apartment of his daughter, 9
junior at Trinity College. OBJ
viously, he was thinking Of his
close friend, Mai. Gen. Joseph C
Burger. He will trade places
with Gen. Burger, a Washing
tonian and graduate of the Uni.
versity of Maryland. They have
been friends for 80 years.
He said he hasn't seen his
orders yet but long acquaintance
with Gen. Litzenberg indicates
to the writer that the training
staff may notice more of q
change than the recruits will
1t seems clear that the tough
ness of boot camp" life at Par.
ris Island will not abate in the
least: but by the same token
there will be no hazing or bru.
tally.
He is an enlisted mans officer
in the same stamp that "Chesty'
Fuller and Smedley Butler were
In the field he eats their chow
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mander) and told her to start
packing"
Gen. Litzenberg is not a fire.
eater but he never has any
trouble getting his orders obeyed
There are few Marines who dc
not know his stocky figure with
the gray crew-cut and the blue
eyes that twinkle behind gold
trimmed glasses.
Officers are either loved, hatec
or ignored, and Homer Litzen-
berg is the kind OF officer that
the men call 1.-THE Old Man" as
they would their fathers.
Led Men Out of Trap
In Korea his 7th Marine Regi-
ment took delight in the name
"Blitzin'- Litzen's" Ridge Run.
ners." In his charge, they ran
many ridges on both sides Of the
38th Parallel. It was he as much
as any man who led the entrap.
ped LIST Marine Division out Of
the Chosin Reservoir trap
through six Communist Chinese
divisions, to the escape by sea
For this and other feats in Korea
he won the DISTINGUISHED Service
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stays at the front and knows
their names.
Enlisted in 1922
Gen. Litzenberg was born ir
Steelton, Pa. and is a graduate
of a Philadelphia high school
He enlisted in the Marines or
October S. 1922. and experienced
the Paris Island life much as
it is today. He was commissioned
a second lieutenant in 1925.
! His early years took him to the
usual Marine postS-Haiti, Mic
aragua, Guam and China-anc
to Washington so many times
that it is a second home to him
Later. he was in on the North
Africa invasion and in 1914, the
fighting at Kwajalein, Saipar
and Tinian.
After World War II. he was
with Gen. George C. Marshall
lin China
He commanded the 7th Ma
Irines at the Inchon-Seoul cam
Ipaign, at the Chosin-where the
Marines say they didn't retreat
"just attacked in a different
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direction" - and In Central
Korea.
! His other decorations include
a Letter of Commentator from
Gen. George S. Patton, jr.; a
Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu
of second commentator from
Gen. Marshall; a Navy Com
mendation Letter for work with
the Joint Chiefs of Staff and a
handful of campaign ribbons
from around the earth.
He and his wife. Mrs. Alice
Quinn LitZenberg. have a son.
Marine Capt. Homer Litzenberg
III, who transferred Monday
from Quantico to Birmingham.
Ala.