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Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1957-10-18
editorial OF The Week.
The following editorial was pubsled m Tie I1aTlIUIu
Comm Courant of Oct. TO- 1857:
Support The NAACP To Erase That Guilt

Right in the middle of this whole problem of in
tegaton and justice for Negroes stands the National Asso-
the Advancement of Coored People That organza
been driven from states has been placed under
investigation in Others The result has been heavy financial
losses well lost membership To reeop these losses the
NAACP Is conducting membership drive. The Greater
Hartford Branch seeking to enroll 1000 members 1t
only fitting that the NAACP should Connecticut for
help This State has long and honorable record in its dealing
with members of minority We had Prudence Gran
das and Harriet Beecher Stoves in past generations We
trained and sent forth the first native missionaries to the dark
continent and helped launch of the leading Negro col
Ieges the South On top all people hereabous have
pretty keen of justice They dislike the spectacle of
bowling mob prosecuting single innocent school girl They
naueated by the sight of nofensive and scholarly Ne
gro editor being kicked and maued by pack of white jack
ais Those whose gorge has risen weeks do
something about it. They their ndgnity by join
ing the NAACP and helping that organization in its fight
obtain justice for fellow citizens who Negro You
send your membership fee of $500 much you
want to give to NAACP campaign headquarters your
conscience has been ped by the misdeeds of the white
toward their Negro brothers, here swift efficient way to
that feeling of guilt JOIN THE NAACP.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1957-10-18

Mrs. L. c. Bates
State Press
Little Rock, Arkansas
Dear Daisy:
You have had a million dollars
worth of publicity and do not
know when I have been SO hap
Ply that the subject is a woman,
fighting for the life of our de-
mocracy.
The struggle of the NAACP;
the young people; their parents
and the good people Of Little
Rock transcends the issue of in
tegration of schools. This is
contest, a mortal contest il you
viii, to determine whether A.
merican brand fascism and racial
superiority advocates are strong.
bold and bad enough to over
come the principles by which we
live that in this country every
man is born equal before the
law every man is entitled to
enjoy the same opportunities and
advantages that every man has
an equal right to aspire and a
chieve his deepest longings be-
cause the sacredness OK human
personality IS recognized and re-
spected.
That badcaliy is the core Of
the conflict and indignation hap
pened to be the object to be
resisted. Another day, another
time it would be something else,
We are enormously proud OF
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Letter.
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trance Of japanese, Indians. Mexi-
cans, and many Of the non-Eng-
fish speaking races to our white
schools?
%. You stated that you served
in the 35th Infantry during the
war. If that is true, l am sure
you saw American Negroes fight
ing and dying for country they
have never fully been able to say
they were citizens of.
"3. How would you, Gov. Eau
bus, feel, if after returning from
the war, you were informed that
you were unable to attend the
church, or school Of your choice?
How would you feel if you saw
signs in the windows of places of
business that stated, Negro Trade
Not Solicited?" How would you
feel if you had to drive for miles
TO find a gas station that you
could buy gas and at the same
time, carry your child to the
rest room? How would you an
swer your child, il he or she
should ask the question, Daddy,
why am l looked down upon
because my skin is black?"
90. In your speech you said,
In the name of God whom we
all revere, in the name OF lib
erty we hold so dear, in the
name Of decency, which we all
cherish, what is happening to A.
merica?" In answer to this, no.
thing is happening to America,
il has appened to individuals like
yourself For once America has
come to the aid Of Americans
who have been deprived Of their
God-given rights The stand you
and a few other so-called true
Americans have taken leaves
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1957-10-18
1T WILL, NOT HOLD UNTIL WE REMOVE OUR WEAKEST LINK

live happily and successfully in
today's world. You should know
by now that, today, no nation
or country on this Earth can
long survive if they cannot achi-
eve peace and dignity through
mutual respect for each others
intelligence and ability. regard
less of their color.
How can you mothers of Lit
tie Rock expect Russia and any
other country with their COM
munistic ideas not to see and rec
ognize your antagonism for what
it really is. Fear? And. don't you
think for one moment that they
are SO stupid that they don't see
the advantages to be gained by
that fear. You're afraid that a
colored child will prove himself
to be just as intelligent and ca
pable as your child, despite the
fact that his foreparents once
toiled in your fields; you've built
up a whole cavern of fears a.
bout inter-marriage, "mongreliza-
ton, as you so comically put 1t,
that is pure. unadulterated corn,
and most Of you know It'll
A child doesn't have to meet
another child of another race In
a school to eventually intermarry.
In most cases, this has certainly
NOT been the case. 1t happened
after they had reached maturity
and there was nothing that you,
nor l, nor the Supreme Court,
nor anybody else could do about
it. In fact, the more it was Cp-
posed, as is the way of human
nature, the more the two peo-
pie concerned were determined to
60 ahead with their plans.
So, your allegations that, II
colored and white children at
tend the same schools, they will
subsequently cause "mongreliza-
ton" of your race, Whatever you
mean by your race.") is actually
laughable, for / am positive that
there is many colored parent
that would have spasms at the
thought of one of their children
entering into marriage with one
Of your brood especially since
they realize the potentialities Of
the Inducements of nearly psy-
hopathic prejudices you have
built up within them.
Finally, let me leave you with
this thought; Oppose it until yor
are blue in the face, until you
have beaten yourselves to ex
haustion, indignation lis here t.
stay. Your children will accept i
even when you have worn your
selves to fragile trying to PRO
tect" them, for this is THIEF
world, not yours, not mine. You
theology is passe; it is old-hat
it is criminally foolish. The yer!
wise men VINO sit in our court
of law knew it, felt it, saw il
and realized that it was time t
awaken the rest Of us to thes
: facts, namely, that all of us wer
created as equal beings, all of u
Gods children, all of us brother
and sisters, whether we like it o
mott
Mrs. Audrie H. Brown
Lorain, Ohio.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1957-10-18

get start than the Negro school, They have the
ambitions all. kids have Thema Mothershed wants to
Ernest Green hoping be electrical
gineer Gloria Ray H. and the youngest of the nine students
has picked mathematics However all they want now Is the
opportunity so school and for their classmates to Ike
them when they get 70 know them. We confident that
day vii
These kids have set remarkable example for all OF
Despite the opposition of the bgots and the awess luna
tic fringe know that complete Indignation IS inevitable
What don't know is the effect of the abuse and torment
inflicted upon these kids. Despite their courage how deeply
have they been SCARED? JIG Labor Reports
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1957-10-18

day mite by a score Of 1876. This
was the Tigers second win in
conference play and it gives
them a 2 win, no loss standing in
the conference. Coach Douglass
believes that his team win grow
stronger by the game as his team
is mostly Of first year men. /.
Mrs Mary Galloway, Mrs. Otha
Wimberly, Mrs. Raymond viii
liams and Mrs. James Simpson
are patients at the Crossett
Health Clinic.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1957-10-18

breeding and courage in these
dark days. You have been a bea-
con light to all of us and we
salute you as a brave woman
whose nobility and determine
ton has achieved what acquies-
cence and knee bending could
never achieve. Because of you
millions of people are heartened
in their struggle for human
rights and human dignity, be-
cause of you all Negro women
have been elevated with the
rank Of heroines, battling in this
age old war between sick peo-
pie, who cannot accept the fact
that slavery and differential citi-
zenship status are at an end in
the United States just as it will
be at an end throughout the
world.
The overtones Of this new era
in civilization has not yet pence
trated their understanding, par
TALLY because such an admig-
sion would be the means of de-
stroying Their selfesteem, an
esteem built upon destrue-
tive relationships with other
people and because the horizons
Of their minds have been limited
to a high degree.
II is tragic when you think Of
the fact that many Of those who
Numbers Of cowardly
mob would have been complete
ly different person If they had
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1957-10-18
CrOSseff

PTA met the mite of October
8. with the president, Howard
johnson. presiding. Members dis
cussed cooperation Of teachers
and parents toward the children
and school. Members in the
discussion were Willie Matheny,
Mrs. George Putney and princi-
pal c. S. Smith. Mrs Reed re-
ceived a large number OF items
for the first aid department Of
the school. Daniel hi school
Tigers defeated Stamps hi Satur-
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1957-10-18
:: Listen Here Mr.. Editor :
COPY TO THE STATE PRESS
Gov, orval Faubus
Little Rock, Arkansas

Gov, Orval Faubus = r.
Little Rock, Arkansas
Dear Sir:
As an American who spent twenty-five years my life
in your fair city, Little Rock, (my honey feel justified
IN writing this letter. hope you will it,
bove all pray that God will guide you and help you
that all persons born in America American citizens
CARELESS of race creed color and should be such
10 maintain and preserve the peace and prosperity
bind our forces together and fight for that which ours
When say fight, don't with destructive wea-
pons for they be replaced First prayers brother
love, faith in God and We respect feel the
rights of others respect ourselves walk in the
light and the way of God for there will be who will
walk after u.s. and nothing short of accepted
Give us liberty while in this world below
Give us justice for we have place else to 60
Give us freedom with steadfast mind
Give us chance to prove we're refined
Give us d voice and the freedom of speech
Give us goal and see how far we reach
Give us job wherever we're qualified
Give us happiness for have nothing to hide
Give us citizenship and not third class
Give us protection that might last
Give us school one of our choice
Give us song and listen to our voice
Give us the right to live wherever we may
Give us a swimming pool and playground to play
Give our families the respect you give yourself
Give us not what you have left.
Give us the chance and the right to vote
Instead of bullet inch rope
Give us the things of life.we're entitled to
Give to Arkansas, and America, the things that will
make them brave, and true
Larry Thompson
Chicago, Illinois
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1957-10-18

Our prayers are with you.
Mrs. ]. Fount Tillman, pres.
Womans Division of Christian
Service The Methodist
Church
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1957-10-18
Wire Message
Mrs. B. H. Rumph
1918 South Elm
Little Rock, Arkansas

l7l8 South Elm
Little Rock, Arkansas
The Executive Committee of
the Woman's Division of the
Board of Missions Of the Metho-
dist Church in session today
sends love aud gratitude to you
and ali Methodist Women there
for your continued devotion and
courage in the creation Of a
climate where all people will be
free and equal and where none
will suffer rejection.
The members OF this body
come from every part Of the ma
ton and dhare with you a COM
mon concern and responsibility.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1957-10-18

ITOn around Tile WOflu.
The 22nd Annual Convention of
The National Council of Negro
Women will be held November g.
10 at the Willard Hotel in Wash
Ington, D. c., as you know.
Please try and get Elizabeth
Eckford to come as Guest OF
Honor for the Youth Luncheon.
We look forward to your being
with US.
Sincerely yours,
Vivian Carter Mason
To The Editor:
This is an open letter to the
mothers of Little Rock, Ark, and,
if space will permit, l will be
deeply appreciative if you will
print it, in the hope that one
of them might possibly read 1t,
or at least, might leara from
relative or friend VA. one mo-
ther, outside that seeming jun
gle" of Little Rock, Is. about
their reaction to integ4 alton OF
their schools as ordered by the
highest courts in our democracy.
You mothers of Little Rock:
Can you honestly, first and fore
most, claim that you love your
children, and so poison their
young minds as you have done,
when those nine colored young
sters entered Central High School,
despite all you could do to pre-
vent it; when you led the mob,
a band of yelling, screaming,
hysterical outlaws, to the doors of
the school, crying, get my chill
dren out Of there. No Niger
will go to school with my childP
You have shamed yourselves
and your children and your city
beyond all understanding. l hap
pen to know, from first-hand
experience, that no child is born
with this hatred of race, creed,
and color. | know that, because
live in a thriving, prosperous
community where we have Ne
groes, Puerto Ricans, Spaniards,
Mexicans, Iriahmen, Jews, Scots
men, Italians; in fact a potpourrl
of nations, but, thank God, we
ali happen to have reached adult
hood not only with the blessing
of tolerance, but just plain, COM
mon sense! We realize that this
thing you are demonstrating to
the world at this moment is COM
pletely outmoded and antedilu-
Wan.
OF course, once in a while
someone from your Lily-white
South moves into our communi'
ty and makes an attempt to car
ny that Anticipated message o.
hate and prejudice to our limo
cent-minded youth through theil
children, but it is promptly squel
ched, for our offspring are SC
thoroughly integrated that they
simply don't understand what thu
whole hulaballoo is about, anC
just leave these youngsters alon'
with their problem. Eventually
these children find that, theii
catcalls and jeers Of "Nigger
Kice, Wop" etc, are completely
Intellectual, and, inevitably, thei
indignation is just matter Of
few days, Sometimes to thu
chagrin OF their parents.
In short, you parents are tn
murderers OF your children
minds and souls. Let alone, the,
can and will grow up with accep
lance in their hearts Of their fel
bowman, regardless Of the colo
Of their skin or their religion
for they will come to realize tina
this is the only way they ca
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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-12-17
Crow Says He Was
Not Given Fair
Disbarment Trial

COLUMBUS, O.-tP,-Attorney
]. Harvey Crow of Urbana and
Cleveland argued his own case re-
Gently in appealing his diSbarment
before the Ohio Supreme Court.
Crow was disbarred by the
Champaign County Common Pleas
Court May IA, 1855, on charges
stemming from his handling of di-
vorce, insurance, and other cases.
The appellate court affirmed the
lower courts action.
Crow denied the charges and
claimed that he was not given a
fair trial. He said the trial should
have been held in Cuyahoga Coun-
ty, where he lived at the time,
rather than in Champaign County.
He also questioned the legality
of three-judge trial court which
considered his case. He said the
Legislature provided for only one
judge in the Champaign County
Common Pleas Court.
The Supreme Court took the
case under study without indicat-
ing when it would act on the ap-
peal.
Records show Crow also was dis
barred in Stark County in 1885
and reinStated in 1949.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-12-17
Christmas Trees
Can Be Dangerous
Home Fire Hazard

Don't get burned up at Christ
mas! You can, easily, if you are
careless with the yule log and the
Christmas tree.
The Christmas tree is one of
the most combustible objects
known" the National Safety Coun-
Gil said.
Christmas trees, filled with
natural pitch and resin, can burn
so quickly it is almost impossible
to extinguish the flames by ordin-
ary methods.
Trees should be taken down
when the needles start to fall, even
if the holidays are not over. And
they should be disposed of out-of-
doors, in fire-safe areas.
Never attempt to burn an old
Christmas tree in a fireplace, fur
mace or stove-they burn with al
most explosive violence and the
fire is most likely to get out of con-
troll"
To help prevent Christmas tree
fires, the Council offers six simple
precautions:
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-12-17

I'd Buy fresh tree and keep il
in cold place until you are ready
to put it up. Before setting up the
tree, saw off, diagonally, at least
an inch of the trunk. Place the base
in water-containing holder and
keep the holder filled with water
while the tree is up.
(2) Locate the tree we'll away
from fireplaces, radiators, televi-
sion sets, powerful electric lights
and other sources of heat.
CD Use only electric lights, and
be sure they bear the Underwriters
Laboratories label Check wires for
defects and loose sockets before
putting on tree.
(4) Too many light circuits on
one outlet may overload house wir-
ing and blow a fuse. Reduse the
load if this happens, or connect
part to another circuit outlet. New
er increase the size of the muse,
substitute penny for a blown
fuse.
go Be sure ends of metallic
icicles or other decorations do not
dangle into light sockets where
they can cause short circuit and
flash fire.
go Do not operate electric trains
or other electrical toys, which may
spark, under the tree.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-12-17

Total dollar value of the II pro-
jects is $50, ,702, $4,000, including
$14, ,767 800. for right-of-way and
ST, ,994,071 for engineering. Break
down for the total to date this year
is:
Construction, S161, ,21S, ,956. 90;
right-of-way S55, ,994,913; and en-
gineering S1SO O27 10000.
Contracts for which bids were
opened today include construction
of IL more miles of the Cincinnati
Conneaut Freeway. Already under
contract are 35 freeway miles, all
north of Columbus. Some sc miles
are to be under contract by the end
of the year.
Other projects involved in to-
days bid opening call for:
Building sections of the Cleve-
land, Columbus and Akron ex-
pressway systems; relocating state
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-12-17
Final Payment Of
Funds Is Made To
Ohio Subdivisions

COLUMBUS-Final distributions
for this year of gasoline tax and
sales tax money to local govern
menf were made recently by State
Auditor James A. Rhodes. The
total amount involved is SIS. 100. .O6s
OF which So million is sales tax
money and S3,720,O ,O68 comes from
the gasoline tax.
Thls week the quarterly distri-
button of liquor license fees to wet
cities, villages and townships was
made. This will be in excess of two
million dollars and will wind up
payments by the state to local gov
ernments in 1857.
This weeks distribution of gaso-
line tax money will mean $4,000
for each county and S400 for each
township.
Cities and villages will share ST.
1861 1868 in gas tax money. This is
partial distribution to municipal
ties which Rhodes is making at the
urgent request of many city Off
icials who said they need addition
al money to meet year end street
payrolls and bills.
December distributions of gaso-
line tax money bring the 1857
total that local governments have
received from this source to S49,-
928, ,780. Last year they got $49,-
747,779.
Counties received S18,4S0,000 at
the rate of $4,000 for each coun-
ty. This is the same amount they
received in 1856.
Townships got total of $10,-
133,200 at the rate of $500 for
each of the 1888 townships in the
state. Last year each township re-
cevied $1,000, totalling $9,604, 300.
Total gas tax payments to cities
and villages this year amount to
S21, ,315, $50 as compared with $21,-
662, ,979 in 1856.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-12-17
Candidate Guides
Mailed To Ohio's
Election Boards

Secretary of State Ted w. Brown
has sent to the SO county Boards of
Elections, including the Madison
County Board, supply of the 1858
edition of the Candidates Guide.
These eight-page folders, inuag-
urated few years ago by Secre-
tary of State Brown, contain COM
plete information for persons who
expect TO be candidates for office
next year. along with a calendar of
the dates on which more import
ant election procedures are Sched-
uled. Persons who are interested
may secure them from the Board
or at the Secretary of States Of
fices in the State House in Colum-
bus.
Two other Guides in the series
- the Voters Guide and the Pre-
cinct Officials Guide - also are
innovations in Secretary Browns
educational program and will again
be available in 1858.
All three are written in easy-to-
read layman's language, although,
for the most part, they interpret
Ohio's election statutes. They are
printed in handy, pocket-size for
mat.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-12-17
Some Streets To
Be Darkened For
jamestown People

JAMESTOWN - The area be-
tween street intersections in
jamestown is going to be awfully
dark after January 1.
The Village Council has author
lied elimination of about one-third
of the street lights in an economy
measure and this will mean the
turning off of most of the lights
except at intersections, Dean Sess-
lar, clerk of the village, pointed
out.
Council also passed 10 new or
dinances covering traffic violations
and other acts so that persons ar