Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-19
New High Court I est
Due on NAACP Lists

STAR Ola
The continuing battle Of /
Advancement OF Col0red People
rs members IN Southern STATE.
Supreme Court showdown.
In an Alabama case conccr
corporations last year the col
could not constitutionaily de-
mand NAACp membership lists.
The State had contended the
lists were necessary TO its prep
aration Of a case against the
MACE charging violation Of
the corporation laws. But the
Supreme Court declared such
use would infringe on freedom
Of association.
To Review
Yesterday the high court
agreed to review the validity Of
Little Rock and North Little
Rock ark tax ordinances un-
der which the NAACp is re-
quired to identity local members.
City ofiicials said the infor-
nation as to the names Of dues
paying members was needed to
determine which corporations
may be immune from taxation
as non-profit or charitable or
CARNATIONS.
But the NAACP is contend.
ing that the information is
sought purely as q means Of
harrassing and weakening the
organization "in view Of the
climate OF public opinion" in
Arkansas.
Arkansas authorities say this
case is different from the Ala
bama dispute. in that in the
latter the State sought to bar
the NAACP from operating
further in the State. while
there, there is an attempt to
determine If privilege tax
should be levied"
Appeal Pending
still pending before the
court is an appeal by the
NAACP from an Arkansas court
order that names Of local Of
ficers be turned over to State
authorities for use in litigation
In which back corporation taxes
are claimed by the State.
Also before the court. but
not yet acted upon, Is petit
ton attacking the refusal Of a
Federal Court to pass upon the
constitutionality Of q group Of
Arkansas laws adversely Affect
ing the NAACP. The Federal
court has stayed action to give
the Arkansas Supreme Court
a chance to rule on the statutes.
Scheduled for a decision with
in the next few weeks is an
appeal by Virginia authorities
from a Federal Court ruling
voiding Virginia statutes. which
require NAACP membership
listing.
Other actions by the court
yesterday:
SEARCH AND SEIZURE
A District narcotics case
testing established doctrine in
search and seizure was granted
review.
At issue is the question Of
whether a man who said he
was merely visiting an alleged
dope drop at the time Of q raid,
and who said he had no con-
nection with narcotics seized.
has a right to ask the evidence
be suppressed as illegally
confiscated.
Federal courts have held that
for one to seek suppression Of
evidence as illegally seized. he
must show violation Of a per-
sonal right. But the question
never has been met squarely BY
the Supreme Court.
In the current case. Cecil
Jones was sentenced to serve
seven years following a raid
on an apartment in the 400
block Of Meridian place NV
Jones denied any connection
with the premises or the dope.
He then asked the evidence be
suppressed on grounds the
search warrant was based more
on hearsay than on probable
cause to believe a crime was
being committed at the adj
dress.
But the lower courts denied
his motion. They said that
since Jones declared he had no
proprietary interest in the
apartment or the dope, he had
no right to attack the seizure.
Had Jones admitted con-
nection with the dope, he
would have been able to seek
suppression, but his admission
could have been used against
him later at trial.
CONDEMNED BUILDING
Mrs. Maude M. Jones. rs.
year-old former newspaper
vendor here. lost her appar-
emily last chance to prevent
the District from demolishing
her home at 3l5 / street NE.
The court refused to review a
lower court ruling upholding
a District Condemnation Board
order that the building be de-
molished since Mrs. Jones had