Custom of Court Attorneys Assailed
SERVING IN 3 ROLES UN-SAVORY STATEMENT OF FORMER JUDGE FUNK IS CONSTRUED AS PREJUDICIAL The custom of allowing an attorney to serve in three different roles in Louisville's Police Court--even without compensation--was assailed this week by court practitioners who termed the practice 'un-savory if not in violation of statutory provisions.' In Variance With Law A spokesman for the City Law Department which claims jurisdiction over the court, unofficially declared that in his opinion the custom was in variance with the law. But the law is none too clear on the matter, he added. He believed that for purposes of expediency the presiding judge can make an appointment for a day or two in case one of the regularly assigned officers fail to appear for duty. Beyond that, he continued, I am sure such appointments are the duty of the Law Department subject to Mayoralty approval. Don't Like Police Discussion of the right of any person other than those designed by authorized channels, to serve in the court, started early last week when former police court judge, Neil Funk acted in the place of Foster Deweese, regularly assigned to police court. The former judge asked the court to sentence Carl Johnson, 19, a Negro athlete, involved in a scuffle with four city police. Johnson was sentenced to ten days in jail and given a $25 fine. Funk said he knew colored people and "none of them like police." His remark was construed as "prejudicial' by race lawyers. The (Continued on page 4)
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WOMAN FATALLY INJURED BY AUTO Several hundred spectators lined both sides of Broadway and traffic was halted for nearly twenty minutes, on all side streets late Saturday night, when a woman crossing Broadway at 21st was struck and fatally injured by an automobile. Her death was the 31st traffic fatality of the year, police reported. Miss Belle Wilson, reported as 55-years old, was dead enroute to General Hospital after sustaining a fractured skull and compound fracture of both legs. The driver of the car, Malcolm Brown, 921 Magazine, was arrested charged with reckless driving and manslaughter. The woman just walked out into the path of the on-rushing automobile "as if she had bumpers on her", a by-stander observed.
FIRST IN LINE FOR FREEDOM TRAIN [2 Photos] Laval T. Duncan, treasurer of the Mammoth Life Insurance Company, and his son Todd Duncan, were first in line "for the stirring pageant of American history" housed in the Freedom Train, as it pulled into the State Fairgrounds last Saturday at 7:00 A.M. Quoting the Louisville Times through whose courtesy the above pictures are reproduced, "every train has a small boy to wave at it" and in the first picture Todd Duncan, 9, named for the noted singer and actor, first cousin of young Duncan's father, is seen waving at the train or giving it a genuine sign of welcome. To the right Louisville's non-segregation policy is being mutually carried out by Mr. Duncan and Jack Pennington, white, Sellersburg, Indiana, as they examined one of the "Freedom Train documents together", Thomas Jefferson's rough draft of the Declaration of Independence, with modifications written by John Adams and Benjamin Franklin.
NEGRO ATHLETES WIN PRELIMINARY STARTS AT INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIAD Three Negro athletes representing the United States at the 14th international Olympiad in London won their share of preliminary round glory this week. Harrison Dilliard, fleet-footed sprinter from Baldwin-Wallace had the best record of dash-artists with his 10.4 in the 100 meter. Mal Whitfield, Ohio State's 800 meter king won easily in that event setting a new record of 1:49.2 for the distance race. And in basketball Donald Barksdale pegged the hoop for the first six points in the game between the United States and Czechoslovakia. Barksdale is the basketball artist who sparked the Oklahoma Oilers to victory in a post-season series with the University of Kentucky 'Wildcats.' The United States won 53-28. Dilliard's win in the sprints belied contention of sport writers who have argued that Mel Patton, University of Southern California was the better runner. Patton's best time in the two sprint races held to date were 10:6. This development followed closely on a bitter accusation that Coach Dean Cromwell had spent more time training Mel Patton, than he had on other track stars. Cromwell, on the day the Olympiad opened, issued a scorching denial declaring such charges as 'utterly ridiculous.'
STORMY SATURDAY AT JACKSON'S HOUSE Police had to complete the count of weekly receipts at Jackson's rooming house Saturday. An argument ensued between Alexander Jackson, 50, 710 W. Chestnut, and his alleged common-law wife, Lenora, after the two disagreed over the amount of money collected from roomers, the police revealed. The fracas ended when Lenora hit Jackson in the head with an axe. Hospital authorities took three stitches in the quarreling landlord's head, while police charged his spouse with malicious striking. The victim was also arrested on a charge of pointing a deadly weapon -- a shot-gun. The case is continued in police court.
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RACE RELATIONS TO BECOME AN OFFICIAL PART OF POLICE TRAINING [Photo] Rev. William Murphy [Photo] Col. David McCandless [Photo] Charles T. Steele Race relations as an official part of police training will be given future Louisville peace-officers, David A. McCandless, Director of Public Safety announced early Monday morning. McCandless said the course was not adopted in any criticism of the police, but because "it's timely and can't help but result in good. I will attempt to attend the lectures and Chief Heustis salys he will attend also." The classes will be set up by Dr. Joseph Lohman, University of Chicago sociologist, and assistant director of the American Race Relations Council. Lectures by experts and laymen, both Negro and white will be given. Present plans call for the course to be patterned after similar courses successfully used in Cincinnati, San Francisco and other cities. It is designed to relieve racial tension in areas where mis-understanding may exist, Charles  T. Steele, executive secretary of the Louisville Urban League declared. The lecture course was accepted by city officials after a series of meetings between the Director of Safety, Mr. Steele and Fathr William J. Murphy, a league director who is pastor of St. Augustine Catholic church. "Race relations is a world question," Steele said. "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. It is hoped that with these classes, it may be possible to learn to avoid race tensions or to cope with them when they arise."
All Groups See Freedom Train
25,000 CATCH ONENESS SPIRIT RACIAL PREJUDICE FORGOTTEN DURING HISTORIC EXHIBITION By William Ealy Freedom became more than just a catch-word to hundreds of Louisville citizens last weekend. People of all races, classes, and religious denominations, who went to view the time-yellowed documents abroard the Freedom Train at the State Fair Grounds, left--awed into thoughtfulness. The change from natural curiosity to proud appreciation for the documents they had seen, was apparent as the people filed out of the train. Here was no side-show exhibit. The muted voices of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine--all those pioneering spirits that preached the brotherhood of man--had momentarily re-captured the 'spirit of '76.' Here was proof that America need never fear the future under the influence of the guiding forefathers. An air of oneness, usually missing among such polyglot crowd prevailed. There was the incident between a World War II veteran and his companion. After passing through the narrow corridors of the luxurious compartments, the veteran wanted to know how his chance acquaintance liked the exhibit. The thoughtful-looking man replied," They ain't nothing 'cept a lot of dusty-looking papers." An argument ensued. The veteran said, "I spent 42 months over-seas in the last war. Those 'dusty-looking' papers, as you (Continued on page 4)
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