Energetic Worker In
* Field of Education
S Organizer and
Administrator
Of High School
It is seldom that a city is privi
Ileged by having such an energetic
worker in the field of Education
as Mr. Arthur C. Shropshire. He
is a student at the University of
Nebraska and is a sincere worker
and believer in the equalization
of education and salaries among
all people. One look at his record
and activities and you will at
once realize that he is a great
organizer and administrator of
Although a transient visitor to
Lincoln since 1939, he knows the
problems here and has identified
himself with the elements work
ing for a solution.
Mr. Shropshire has been ‘‘a
first” in quite a few things. In
1939 he became the first principal
of The Douglas Cooperative High
School in Festus, Missouri, where
he served until 1944. He was the
first Negro to be elected to the
Phi Delta Kappa, Education Fra
ternity at the University of Ne
braska and one of the first among
Negroes in the United States to
receive such an honor. He or
§/ ganized the East-Central Missouri
Teachers Association and served
as president of the organization
for six years. He served for two
years as president of the Missouri
Association of Negro Teachers and
during this time a suit for equal
ization of salaries was fought.
In 1944 Mr. Shropshire was ap
pointed supervisor of Negro Edu
cation and Principal of Bartlett
High School in St. Joseph, Mis
souri, where he is still serving.
He received a B.S. degree from
Lincoln University, Jefferson City,
Mo. He earned a Master degree
|H from the University of Nebraska
in 1941 and is now working to
ward a Ph.D. degree.
Mr. Shropshire is a member of
the following organizations:
American Teachers Association.
National Education Association.
Member of Board of Directors
of Y. M. C. A. at St. Joseph, Mo.
Member of A. M. E. Church.
He is married and has a daugh
ter, Jacquelyn, who is 5 years old.
His wife, Grace, is manager of
the Supreme Liberty Life Insur
ance Company at St. Joseph and
is an active civic worker.
General Davis Retired
From U. S. Army
On July Fourteenth
WASHINGTON. (ANP). Bri£.
Gen. Benjamin O. Davis, the only
^ Negro general in the army, retired
* officially July 14 after 50 years of
service in khaki. .
Secretary of the Army Kenneth
Royall congratulated the retiring
general saying he was of “ines
timable value to your army and
your country both in war and
peace.”
Royall recalled that when Davis
joined the army as a lieutenant
in the infantry, there were only
five other colored officers in the
service, but today there are nearly
1,000.
^INQUIRY’r
■ { By John Henrik Clarke for ANP.
I How can you sing America?
With your souls baptized in glee,
Advertising your greatness,
Boasting of your victories.
While men denied justice,
Are hanging from your trees?
MR. SHROPSHIRE.
‘Southernaires’
New Baritone
NEW YORK. (ANP). William
Franklin, distinguished baritone
star of “Porgy and Bess” and the
first Negro selected by a major
operatic company in this country
to sing the role of “Amonasro”
in “Aida,” became the new mem
ber of the famous Southernaires
vocal ensemble here recently.
Franklin, a native of Shaw, Miss.,
replaces Jay Stone Toney, who
died of a heart attack during a
concert appearance at Marshall
town, la.
Thurmond Race
Real Issue Says
Gerald L. K. Smith
BIRMINGHAM. (ANP). Race
is the real issue in the coming
election, race baiter Gerald L. K.
Smith said here last week.
He said that he was “stunned
and amazed” that Gov. J. Strom
Thurmond of South Carolina,
Dixiecrats’ presidential candidate,
“fails to realize that the racial
issue is the issue in the southern
revolt.
“The elementary fact is that
the rank and file of white people
just won’t stand to have black
and white forced on them by the
federal government. That is the
governor’s platform whether he
knows it or not.”
‘Kingsblood Royal’
To Be Filmed Soon
Sinclair Lewis’ Kingsblood
Royal, his best selling novel, will
be filmed.
The book has been widely read
by both whites and Negroes. Be
cause of its uniqueness in plot and
treatment, the story easily reached
the best-seller’s list. In the story,
the central figure, Kingsblood, is
a normal citizen with normal
duties in a small, American town.
He light-heartedly inspects his
family tree, and to his utter sur
prise discovers that in his veins
is a tiny trace of Negro blood.
And from that point on, Kings
blood’s actions are influenced by
his new secret; he finds difficulty
in deciding whether or not he
should reveal his Negro ancestry.
This situation leads up to an in
volved, but gripping story.
And now it is to be flashed
across the screens of numerous
American movie-houses to grip
theater audiences as it did thou
sands of readers.
SAC Launches
Drive for F EPC
In Nebraska
The Lincoln Social Action Coun
cil announced last Thursday that
it has begun its preliminary cam
paign for the passage of Fair Em
ployment Practices legislation in
Nebraska. The FEPC Committee
headed by John O’hare, began by
sending letters to every candidate
for unicameral this fall asking
their stand and suggestions for
such a bill. Some have already
made their support of such legisla
tion known.
Two years ago the SAC was
the most forceful advocate in
Lincoln of the controversial L.B.
421, designed to continue wartime
FEPC in industry. This bill was
finally defeated 13 to 12 on the
unicameral floor. A much stronger
and comprehensive bill is planned
for this eoming legislature.
In addition to letters, a speak
ers bureau has been established
that will provide speakers for
large and small groups who would
like to know more about the em
ployment bill.
The Social Action Council of
which Rev. Gordon Lippitt is
president, is composed of repre
sentatives from the Urban
League, Senior branch and Col
lege chapter of the NAACP, Uni
versity YMCA, YWCA, student
Christian associations and the
Council of Church Women.
Civil Rights—Best
Since Civil War,
Says NAACP Head
NEW YORK. (ANP). Walter
White, NAACP executive secre
tary, said here Wednesday that
the adoption of the civil rights
plank by the Democratic conven
tion “marks the greatest turning
point for the south and for Amer
ica since the Civil war.”
“Real Americanism won at
Philadelphia,” he declared. “In
sheer self defense, the south is
going to find new political leader
ship to replace that which dis
graced the south in fighting civil
rights.”
Arkansas Predicts Ouster
Of Royall to End Bias
In United States Army
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (ANP). In
order to end segregation in the
army, Secy, of the Army Kenneth
Royall will be “fired” Gov. Ben
Laney predicted here last week.
Speaking before the Arkansas
Game and Fish commission, he
said that Royall would be fired
because he would not order “an
end to segregation in the army.”
He added that the NAACP had
more influence over the Demo
cratic party than the “solid south.”
Speaking of President Truman
and Republican candidate Thomas
E. Dewey, he said, “Both will be
advocating social equality before
the November election.”
The aim of the states rights
group is to prevent civil rights
legislation. “Defeating Dewey or
Truman is secondary,” he added.
The south was read out the
Democratic party “by a bunch of
radicals,” he said. “They’ll never
unite the party again.” He was
referring to the big cities and
states “where the so-called lib
erals have gone to the extreme
left.” *
‘Terrible Terry’ Runs
Against Civil Rights
(Courtesy of Journal.
TERRY CARPENTER
6Progressive’ Is
Name Given New
Political Party
Friday evening, July 23, the
third party was given the name
“Progressive Party.”
The substance of the progres
sive party is Equality, Abundance
aaid Peace. It differs from the two
major parties on the attitude of
foreign policy and domestic is
sues.
The keynote address was given
by Charles P. Howard, an Iowa
lawyer and publisher.
Henry Wallace and Glen Tay
lor were nominated by acclama
—Courtesy The Journal.
_HENRY WALLACE.
tion to be the progressive party’s
standard bearers. Mr. Wallace,
during his acceptance speech
pledged himself to:
1. Peaceful negotiations with
the Soviet government.
2. Building and strengthening
the United Nations “as an instru
ment which can peacefully re
solve differences between na
tions.”
3. A policy o£ “placing human
rights against property rights.”
4. “Using the power of our
democracy to control rigorously
and wherever necessary, to re
move from private to public lands
the pow'er of huge corporate mo
nopolies and international big
business.”
5. Using United States power
and prestige “to help the peoples
of the world, not their exploiters
and rulers; to help the suffering,
frustrated people in the colonial
areas of the world.”
0. Appointing cabinet members
and administration officials
“whose training and private in
terests cannot conflict with their
public responsibilities.”
By Lynnwood Parker.
I came home several evenings
ago, picked up the newspaper and
began to read a barrage of state
ments against civil rights. I sub
consciously thought that the pa
per was running a list of Bilbo’s
denunciations on civil rights of
several years ago.
On second thought I remem
bered that Bilbo was denied his
seat in the senate because of his
raving against civil rights and
that he was also non-existent.
I took another look aMhe paper
and discovered that it wasn’t Bil
bo at all, but a man from Nebras
ka seeking a seat in the United
States Senate, who used to call
himself “Terrible Terry.”
When a man is running for pub
lic office, two questions are asked:
(1) Does he believe in civil rights
—the expressed belief that racial,
and religious minorities have the
right to live, develop, and vote
equally with all citizens or (2)
does he oppose civil rights?
Mr. Terry Carpenter stated Sun
day, July 18th that the civil.rights
program “stinks.” He also stated
that he favored letting the south
correct its own problems. Of
course, we know what the policy
of the south has been ever since
emancipation—the policy of ter
ror, mob rule, lynching and dis
franchisement. Mr. Carpenter
would not do anything to help
this domestic crisis, yet he said
that he would “Spend every last
dollar we got to put other coun
tries on their feet . . .” He went
on to say “and if you don’t like
that you have no business voting
for me.”
To be frank, his stand on civil
rights stinks and only a dema
gogue of the first order would
take such a stand. His stand is an
abandonment of the heritage of
the Democratic Party. It is time
for Mr. Carpenter to take off
those knee breeches and put on
a pair of long trousers that will
meet new needs in a new time.
Anti-civil rights ceases to be an
attitude or a principle—it is a
phobia, far more dreadful than
T.B. or cancer. Anyone afflicted
with such a disease should not
ascend to high office because his
hands would not be clean nor his
heart pure.
No one can lead me who doesn’t
first believe in me. A candidate
must be interested in and repre
sent all of the “little special
groups” and not just the big group
and the white supremist alone.
Somehow you get the feeling
that Mr. Carpenter looks up to
and is taken in by the famous
“nine men” of the democratic Ne
braska delegation who voted
against the civil rights amend
ment and the Dixiecrats who re
belled against it. This seems prob
able because Terry’s terrible dis
avowal of the civil rights pro
gram came after the Dixiecrat
conference.
Mr. Carpenter might do well to
read one of David’s Psalms
24-3,4). For fear that he is not
familiar with that great book
since his familiarity with the
southern “States Rights” consti
tutional documents are so pro
nounced, I will quote it herer ,
“Who shall ascend into the hill
of the Lord? or who shall stand
in His holy place?”
“He that hath clean hands, and
a pure heart; who hath not lifted
up his soul unto vanity, aor
sworn deceitfully,**
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