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OurDaily Bread Sliced Thin by The Editor Alex. H. WMhburn A Negro Voter Sifts Some Political Chaff The current issue of Saturday livening Post (December has a -special article which should be required reading for every American. Its "A Negro Voter Sizes Up Taft," written by Zora Neale Hurston, well known Ohio Negro wo- i man and what she has lo say' about politicians and the future of America should command as close attention from whiles as from Negroes, Her article is a frank appraisal of Hubert A. Taffs chances for the presidency in 1952, but her discussion of men and government the Negro voter could t)e applied with the same force to oilier public figures of firm character bul not so well known as the Ohio Republican senator.

Zura Hurston is an able writer. Here's an example: She is discussing the muddled meaning of Ihe word "liberal," and clarifies it as "This brings lo our minds Ihe piclure of Alexander Hamilton leaving his sick bed lo travel to Rhode Island to influence a vote to break the deadlock for the Pi esidency between Jefferson, will whom he had violently disagreec on many occasions and who be, longed to the opposing parly, anc Aaron Burr. Hamillon persuaded the Rhode Island volor lo cas his vote for Jefferson, 'because he is the better That is the kind of liberalism that Taft talking about." I thought Ihis was a remarkably concise and timely illustration Those, too, were dangerous times You know what kind of a mar Burr turned out lo be. Hamillor stopped him with an act of great courage, for it cost Hamilton 1m life Burr was so enraged that duels then being permitted, he challenged Hamillon and Mulled him. Zora Hurston is caustic about the way the Negro voter has been traded in by so-called liberals She hands a harsh package to Mrs, Eleanor Roosevelt, citing Mrs, Roosevelt's criticism of the D.

R. for refusing to let the greal Negro artist Marian Anderson ap pear in Washington's Constitutioi Hall Mrs. Roosevelt resigning from the D. A. R.

with great publicity and gusto. But the svriler goes on lo point out that at the same time Mrs. was discreelly silent a- 'ioul tho high school, in Washington, which refused to let Marian Anderson sing unless Negroes were barred from the audience Mrs. Roosevelt's silence being attributed to the fact lhat the District of Columbia is under direct control of the Democratic majority -in congress, Mrs. Roosevelt's party.

"Therefore," continues this shrewd Ohio -Negro woman, "there is but one conclusion to be drawn. Marian Anderson is a world-famous artist, and deservedly so. Her name was bound lo bo known lo Negroes all over Ihc nalion. 'Do- fending 1 -her would allracl nolice and bring in the Negro vote." Concluding, Ihe writer says: ri "Wc, as Negroes, will not find Taft a liberal in the sense we have been taking Ihe word to mean, for Taft, I repeat, is not pro-anybody. Neither pro-Negro, pro-while, pro- labor, pro-management or any- Ihiny else.

He is for the cause and the occasion when he believes it to be right." I submit lo you Ihe foregoing is tine of the greal political truths of our day a slalemment lo test and try all candidates, Taft or anyone else, as we ponder the grave question of America's leadership in these dark hours for the whole world. Hope 53D YEAR: VOL. 53 NO. 47 Slor of Hope 1899, Prtst 1917 Consolidated Jan. la, 19JV Star WIATHMR FORBOAfT Arkansas: Cloudy with al rain this afternoon, raft, tonight.

Continued cool this iioon. little colder tonight, dny partly cloudy nnd cool Tickets Available for Annual Grid Banquet The annual football banquet for members of the Bobcal team will be held Wednesday night at Holel Barlow and principal speaker will be Tommy Thompson, backfield coach at the University of Arkansas. It was also announced that a film of the Arkansas-Texas A game will be shown. Tickets to the banquet may be purchased from Bill Wray, Free Gresham, Ben Owen, Teddy Jones members of the Rotary, Lions anc Kiwanis clubs, in charge of sales. The principal crops of Bulgaria are wheal, rye, barley, oats, corn tobacco and fruit.

HOPE, ARKANSAS, 8, 1951 Three Hurt in Auto Accident Near Fulton At least three persons were Injured about 11 o'clock last night a acc-ident on Highway just east of Fulton and traffic was blocked nearly an hour, in- slate patrolman Guy 1'owninn rcporti-d today. All persons involved were "Icon- jiKt-rs." A car driven by Osbie 111-year-old Hope negro. collided wllh a Hii-ton (ruck driven Jose 17, llnrllnnrn, ti-xas. The Hope car careened off the truck, crashed into a third a uto ch had pulled off the highway shoulder and overlurnod. th th blockin Th 1-pui.

Iheiv were is Communist forces in Korea. (US Navy photo via NEA Tekphoto GOOD-LUCK Richard D. Russell, 20, gets a good luck kiss from his fiancee Gloria Spires, 19, before she leaves the hospital where he is awaiting surgery for a heart The operation will be watched by 6606 doctors attending the American Medica association Convention in Los Angeles, and will be televised in color to Chicago and New York on closed 'circuits and will not be available for public consumption. (NEA Telephoto) Czech Boss Purging Party to Hold Power Vienna, Austria, Dec. 8 Czechoslovak President Klomcnt Gottwald, Moscow-trained boss of Czech communism, is purging his whole party lo prevent his overthrow by Tito-like Red doubters of (Kremlin policy, Prague radio dis- closed yesterday.

The sweeping shake-up was called a "reorganization reaching from the lower ranks up the highest level of the parly. 1 It was mapped by Gottwald as party chairman and approved' by the party's central committee, the radio said. The purge was the latest blow in a bitter bal-lle for power from which Gollwald is emerging as the Stalin of Czechoslovakia personal and polilical boss of parly and nalion, wilh his rivals and their followers in jail. It is closely linked with Rudolf Slnnsky. once a fair-haired man of the Kremlin and a long time prime- mover of Czech communism, District 12 Auxiliaries Meet Here Auxiliaries of the American Legion District No.

12, opened an annual conference here Thursday with dinner at' Holel Barlow. Mrs. M. M. McCloughan, president of the local auxiliary, introduced Mrs.

C. L. Winchester, Texarkana, district president who presided. The order of business was presenled by the unils as follows: Advance of colors, Horalio; pied- go of allegiance, Texarkana; national anthem, conference group; prayer Hope; preamble, DeQueen. During the dinner Mrs.

James McLarty sang. She was accompanied By Mrs. Ann McGee. Hope had 10 representalives at the meeting, DeQueen 2, Horatio 4, Tcxarkana G. Guest speakers were Mrs.

Joe Taylor of Scarcy, state president and Miss Clara Coombe, of Little Rock, state auxiliary, secretary- treasurer. Mrs. Taylor stressed membership and announced the Russia Levels Blastat Kennan Washington, Dee. ti 1 Soviet Russia has turned propaganda guns on the man who may be the next U. S.

ambassador to Moscow. imprisoned two weeks on He is George F. Kennan, former; yrum state department counsellor and an outstanding authority on Soviet affairs. Officials here said the Moscow Gottwald ago. Slansky headed for oblivion Sepl.

6 when Gottwald' ousted him as general secretary and took over the duties of that job himself. Gottwald gave him the post of vice premier and coordinator of economic affairs a saddle with a burr under it because of increasing resentment, and even strikes, in Czechoslovak industries where workers dislike the idea of laboring on exports for Russia. Official Czechoslovak menls. however, have nol linked the ouster of officials wilh the reported failure of the economic pro- third vehicle was driven bv Chambless, Lewisvitlo. iv were 7 passengers in tin- auto driven by Simpson and three were injured.

J. W. Taylor received bad abrasions and bruises and tw JU'Kro girls sustained cuts anc bruises. Nobody else was Injured. Tin- Simpson auto was practical l.v demolished and Chambless' was badly damaged.

Simpson was arrested for drivini Without a license. Indian Summer Given Notice of Eviction By United Press Indian summer was will an eviction notice today as cool ai masses swept eastward collides with a warm air front and eausec severe snow storms in the north crn Midwest. South Dakota appeared hardes hit and a courageous band of I farmers battled ice-covered high ways to donate blood that was crer a worn announce- Jarmila Taussigova, act-used of being a Slansky accomplice, was expelled from the party an 'J banned from party functions in a broadcast recorded by which were' not described. U. S.

monitors, accused Kennan of having "voiced "hate" for the Soviet Union. The blast was regarded as possibly significant, but it was not believed to be conclusive evidence that the Kremlin might refuse to reeieve tho veteran career diplomat. A Moscow dispatch this week said observers there were inclined to believe the Soviet government lo Several members of the centra! committee at Prague admitted they tolerated Slansky efforts to sub- 'he party's Moscow line, the broiulcasl revealed. Gottwald indicated Slansky has been under Communist fire previously. President ii-m a said last month he had talked with Secre- unu cuinounceu me A i 1951-52 goal as 8,500.

Miss Coombe tiy Sla1le Aehcson about the t' of rehabilitation work now bong carried out in veterans hospitals at Little Rock. possible selection of Kennan as ambassador to Moscow. Mr. Tru said Kennan would make a lo trial. also Moscow trained was seeking to rival him by trying to "create another leadership center" in the party.

He linked Slansky with former Foreign Minister Vlado Clemi-nlis, jailed a year ago on accusations of Tito-ism, being an, enemy of Ihc slate, and plotting with western agents, dementis, Otto Sling and Marie Sverrnova wore the chief figures arrested together last lumn. They have nol yet been iled wilh saving Ihe life of an. took the farmers minute to make Ihe short trip from Onidi to Pierre but hospital allcndanl said that Mrs. Elroy Hivene.s, in jured when a shotgun discharged, was in satisfactory con ditirm after the multiple Iransfu sions. Many schools were closed by the storms which reached bib zard strength in Pierre, Murdo an Gettysburg, S.

C. Communication and' Iransporalion were drippled i the area and highway travel wa extremely hazardous. The eastern section of the com. try, however, looked at Ihe calen dar and the thermometer anc shrugged its shoulders. Philadcl phia basked in record 72 degre l-emperalure.

Weathermen said the unseason ably mild spell appeared d'oomuc "at least for the lime being" an near normal temperatures for De comber were on the way. Temperatures dipped abruptly ii the Rocky mountain area and snov flurries were reported in the Grca Lakes area and the northern plains A new storm in the far Southwes hurled snow throughout the and brought 30 degree tempera lures to El Paso, Tex. Earlier West Texas was swept by blinding dust storms. Forecasters reported a gradua falling of temperatures all alont, the Atlantic coast but said' warn weather would slay around for lh' weekend al least Elsewhere in the country, wind caused by warm air fronts smack ing up against the cold air masse had losl some of their force Ilia Thursday produced d'usl storms, a blizzard and a tornado. The howl ing gales were responsible for tw Jives.

good envoy. If named as the sue-' Gollwald lold the parly that Announcement was made of the i cessor to Admiral Alan G. Kirk, I wus associated wilh their SHOPPWG PAYS TO CHRISTMAS Alley Oop bas sense to ftt out 91 twte reserved for UMWC Vht "Area 13 stale conference, which takes the place of the annual rehabilitation conference. The meet will be held March 6-10 at Little Rock. District 12 spring conference will be held at Texarkana with the date lo be announced.

rect active, and, one can say, lead' ng )aiUci jati a conspiracy Kennan would nol lake Ihe post! a( tivilics a was guilly of "di- before next spring. Moscow led off its radio attack! on American diplomatic relating an alleged V-E episode. quoted a British journalisl as huv- writlen thai Kennan, then a Slansfcy was a "direct enemy of the state" did not come to light until recent days. GollwalU told the party that Slansky was gelling ready to flee. He said he had full evidence that "the espionage service of the western imperialists had organized and taM 8 flighttO late of U.S.-diplomats toward free! Others attending were Mrs.

Cecil! member of the American embassy M. Hiatt, Mrs. Jean L. De-Camp, I alula in Moscow, watcbed the cele- Mrs. Boland -Phillips, Mrs.

there and said "in a tone Birts, and Mrs. Robert Powull all' hate: 'They are rejoie- of Texarkana, Mr. arid Mrs. Dick! in They believe the war is over, Biertch of DeQueen, Mrs. Roy JUt il is only jusl begun'.

Barnhart, Mrs. R. A. Quinn, Mrs. "The.se words express, Seldom Stansbuiy and Mrs.

James hate of U.S.'diplomats toward T. Regnier of Horalio. peoples," the broadcast continued. Hope members were Mrs. Me- 1 Al a tial1 this Mr.

Kennan Cloughan, Mrs. E. 0. st lhat the United States would Mrs. C.

P. Tolleson. Mrs. Thomp-i bc to tolerate the existence son Evans Mrs. E.

P. O'Neal, I of a Prosperous Socialist system ini roolSi Mrs. Joe Reese, Mrs. Victor Cobb, i and that war between -r)i at set a car n( jj(. a) R.

Lewis and Mrs. Joe Jones? inevitable. 1 i A ta dlstlosu 'It is not oy chance that the I now Slansky's affairs are being investigaled "on a new he said, but details must be kepi secret if we'want to down to by chance that the stale department erjipfoys as diplomats in Moscow and in the people's democracies shady persons Pusan, Korea, Dec. 8 South! vho a re SP' 1 15 of long standing. SABOTEURS BLAMED Korean Defense Minister Lee Ki Poong today blamed the explosion of a government arsenal here Nov.

13 on Red saboteurs. Six persons were killed, 50 injured and more than 2,000 made 1 homeless by the blast. INCORPORATES of filed Israel's President Reported Weakening Jerusalem, Dec. 8 77-year old president, Chaim Weiz- rnann, gravely ill with a lung inflammation, leakened today. "His general condition is worse," said a noon bulletin from the two physicians who are in constant attendance al his home at Rehovoth cir- Commutes Life Sentence of County Man Little Rock, Dec.

8 Prisoi sentences of 12 Arkansas convicts including six slayers, have been commuted by Governor McMath. They included: Sherman Summers, Hempsteac Execution of Herman Maxwell Set for Dec. 14 Little Rock lliM-mim Maxwell, Hope Negro condemned to death three times for rape, will die December Governor McMulh set his execution dale yesterday. Maxwell's third conviction in lU'iiipslciitl Circuit Court wns upheld recently by llu; Arkansas Supreme Court. He wns first convicted on August HMO, of raping a pregnant young white woman near Hope weeks earlier.

county, sentenced to life April, 5 1921, for first degree murder, commuted to time served', Robert Harris, Deshu county sentenced to life Feb. 5, 1030, for first degree murder, commuted tJmn served. Earl Thomas, Phillips county sentenced to 35 years Oct. 3, 1939, for first degree murder, commuted to 19 years. John L.

Alexander. Columbia county, sentenced to life April 22. 1943, for first degree murder, commuted to 12 years. Wayman Carrier, Hot Spring county, sentenced' to life Dec. 15, 1938.

for first degree murder, commuted to 21 years. Hallario Hopgood, Miller county, sentenced to 21 years Jan. 2, 1941 for second degree murder, com muted to 15 years. Nelson-Hill Legion Plans Social On Tuesday night, December 11, the Nelson-Hill American Legion Post No. 427 will hold a social in the Yerger lunchroom beginning at 7:30 p.

m. There will be games and dancing, BefresJtwnents will be served- Everyone tent? tavJte4. Admission; Supremo Court reversed that ronviclion because Maxwell's lawyers had not been glvon time lo prepare their ease, On April 19, he was again convicted and the conviction was set iisido because Monroes had been ex eluded from the Jury panel. His third conviction came on April 10, and on appeal, the Supreme Court said there were no reversible errors in the trial. Negro Lawyer Attacks School Segregation By The Associated Press An apparent all-out attack on racial segregation in Arkansas' public schools has been opened by a Pine Bluff Negro attorne.

Negro attorney. Attorney Harold Flowers filed two suits in federal court lias charging that the state law author- ising segregation in schools violates the U.S. constitution. Ajj an alternative lo breaking down lu: said, he is seeking to force school districts to provide educational facilities for Negroes equal to to white children. those available Flowers Friday filed suit in Helena against Hughes Special School District No.

27 of St. Francis county. He previously had brought action against the Fordyea school district. Fordycu authorities replied that Negroes were not equal to those for whites, but added they "are very and the dis- "art ari parity if not great. Flowers said Friday night a Ihird suit would be filed 1 as soon us the Hughes action is answered.

The attorney did nol say where in the state the next move would be made, but lust summer he announced thai suits seeking to break segregation would be filed against the Hickory Ridge and Center districts in Conway county, Bowie- and Parker's Chapel in Union county and Kingslnnd 1 Negro schools in Cleveland county. Al thai lime, Flowers said he was representing 24 Arkansas Negro leaders In handling the suits. This is not the first lime federal courts have been asked to force improvement of Negro school facilities in Arkansas. About two years ago, Federal Judge Harry J. Lernley'ordercd the DeWitt special school District No.

1 tended by about ISO Negro Uiry pupils, andtat Immanuel high school, The following year the each while child. Various im- Bulletin James nooers, 14. of Mr. Riul MM. Cecil Rogeri of North Hervey Street, was seriously Injured ahortly after noon todny when some type of blasting powder with which he was playing, exploded In at his home.

Details could not be learned Immediately, The youngster Is In very critical condition at Branch Hospital where a call has been Issued for blood for transfusions. Firemen were called to the scene nnd Chief Willis said It looked as ir the powder wns some kind of compound used In demolition work. Officials were making an effort to find where It came from and if any other, boys have any. The youth suffered the loss of several teeth and probably his hand It was reported. He Is still In the operating room at Branch hospital and the only report available at the present time was, "He Is In very critical condition." President May Order General Housecleaning Weary look a before Washington, Doe.

11 tax investigators weekend respite loday pIzuiiHing anew into their effort to unsnarl a of charges about (in alleged tax shakedown attempt. The temporary holt In the hearings concided wllli ,1 published report that President Truman is con- Ihe other a Democrat lo prosecute bout houBccleaning in government. The Washington Post said Mr. Irumun hopes lo announce such a move before the new year, although the story added lie has not decided on a definite plan of action. Among the things Mr.

Truman "hns been turning over In his the Post said, arc: Assignment of J. Edgar Hoover, director of the federal bureau ol investigation, to seek out corruption In the government service. Appointment of a team of big- name lawyers, one Hcubllcan and the other Dcmocral.toprosecute any government officials charged with wrong-doing. There was no immcdlto comment from the White House. The house probera, in their session yeetcrdny, were seeking answers to questions raised by the earlier tesllmony of Abraham Tel- lelbuum, wealthy Chicago lawyer.

Icllclbaum told the probers two men claiming connections wilh high Washington officials had threatened him with lux troubles unless he paid off lo the tune of $500,000. the officials named to him as member of the alleged government 3" was Charles Oliphant, who wilh an angry denial of the charge. yesterday had but Reds Rebuff Al UN Efforts to Break Deadloc! Munsim. Korea, Dec. 8 United Nations ncRotlntors todt mode another unsucccHdful to break the long deadlock policing truce in Korea.

The Ht-ri's rebuffed all U. tf, lures and again said "no" key U. N. proposal for super an armistice. After five hours of which tempers on both sidos conference table became frtttfi the two-man subcommittees pea red no nearer an agrocm which would break the 12-day lock.

Nonlheloss, some obsorveisi hope of compromise soon. They believe tho noriotln have reached tho hard bnrfla: stage which frequently before an agreement la hamnw out. Tho hegotintora go badfc monjom for another scHslonui n. m. Sunday (0 m.

day). Maj. don. Howard' 1 senior N. delegate, respondents after tho mcoiini journed: "I home you are not eager peeling any big news." Turner said tho subcoi spent much of the day dial, the status of United Notion, Islands off North Korea and makeup of a proposed nrmiiit commission.

Ho said they wi "complete stalemate" on In a lengthy Korean Maj, Gen. Loo Sonri flatly rejected five points Jf Allies Insist must bo any truce supervision Lee said tho 1. Insist on the right to damaged airfields anty-cc'" new banes in North 2. Refuse to the demand for rotation of, replacement of equipment' an armistice. 3.

Demand that Uio evncunto Mauds off North Koran ftrid nuvul -forces 4. Insist on rear. only at mutually entry and refuse United demands for unlimited connaissancc and the inundations by 5. Reject the proposal for 0 single i commission to oupcrvise' and Insist on Joint nlst commission witL organization of. neutral provide observer teams.

Brother of Hdi Woman in Guy Carpenter, br Thco Bonds of Hope, four men' killed In The mon wore on a rej waa untii provemenls wurp properties of the in the pbyslca Negro schools and additional teachers were employed. Local Victim of Korean War to Be Buried Sunday Funeral services for Pvt. John G. Wiggins, 24-year-old Hope man who was killed In action in Korea August 24, 1051, will be held at the First Methodist Church at 2 p. m.

Sunday, December 0. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Wiggins of Hope.

Internment will be in Hose Hill w'emetery. Active pallbearers will be mcmbchs of the local Notional Company and honorary pallbearers will and American Legion members. Justice's Wife Succumbs Washington, Dec. 8 Mrs. Hugo Black, wife of the Associate Justice of the Supreme court, died yesterday after brief illness.

She was 51. The former Josephine Foster, Mrs. Black died at the family residence in nearby Alexandria, Va. The cause of death was not given. Mrs.

Black was born in Memphis, and Jater lived in Birmingham, Ala, Besides her bus- band, whom she msrried Feb. 83, 1921, she is survived by two sons. Hugo BJaelf, and Sterling Black, and 9, daughter, Mvtba Josepnine. Funeral announced be Subsequently, an internal revenue bureau lawyer testified that Oliphant halted a move that woulc have delayed criminal fraud prose eulion on Tielclbaum's Income tax case at about the time Tictlebaum alleged he refused to be down. shaken Shortly after Oliphant failed to make his scheduled appearance the FBI located a missing witness led by the testimony with Oliphant In the Tielclbaum case.

The witness, Henry Grunewald, was found in a Washington hospital under a doctor's order not to see or talk with anyone. In another development, a former justice department layvyer testified Rep. James £3. Morrison (D- La) recommended agauist criminal prosecution in a tax case involving two Washington businessmen, Morrison had no immediate comment, but his office said he planned to issue a statement later. When the subcommittee its hearings Monday, it plans to recall formor Assistant Attorney General Lamar Caudle, the ousted justice department's chief tax pros- t-cutor whose previous testimony has been dotted by references to mink coats, free fishing trips, and a $5,000 commission on an airplane sale.

Attorney General J. Howard Me- Crath is due to be called Tuesday for a discussion ol Caulde's activities, with former internal Commissioner George man to follow. Oliphant, whose turn to testily will come alter that, said in resign- tag government job that he found it the limits of njjr endurance to protect my name. In the face ol baseless and scurrilous charges." he laltei to shew at O'CowwU, ware was needed; fer prepare his case to straight," were Cook and Dick Bbllel view chemists. CarpenWr, a Lubboejc, tomologlst, is well known having visited his slat often.

was Texas region for biSjaKftH bating Mr. and Mrs. returned from I where funeral at the First Baptist p. Friday, He is also survived by one son, jByctcttt Bob Csrpofttor jind Bishop Climax District vices ol golistiq morrow vice at thj.