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' MOORISH SCIENCE TEMPLE OF AMERICA, INC, | _ «a 108-451 AT LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS: ee 4 Franchise Tax Division in the Stete of Arkansas, was interviewed at his office in the State Capite) Building. He examined his records and files and advised that he found poe record of the Moorish Science Temple of America. in the office of the Secretary of State, was contacted at her office in the State Capitol Building. She examined the office files on corporation matters and advised that there WAs no record of the Moorish Science Temple of America or of a corporation under any similar name. ; AT PING BLUFF, ARKANSAS: Sheriff, Jefferson County, was interviewed at hie office in the County Courthouse. He advised that helmes of no organization or church in Pine Bluff operating under the name of Moorish Science Tample of Amarica.. — colored deputy sheriff of Jefferson County, was contacted in the county jail. He advisad that he knew of no church or organization in that vicinity under the name Moorish Sclence Temple of America, Inc. He did say, however, that there were same colored people in Pine Bluff who wore beards and called themselves Mohammedans. He Stated that he did not know where they held their meetings, nor what days or nights they meet. He further advised that there ware not very many . of those people in Pine Bluff, but he was unable to give any estimate of approximately how many there were. Jefferson County, was wig’ r office in the Armory Building. She advised that there were approximately 20 persons listed in their files under the name BEY and EL. Shs advisod alse that the beard had not experienced any difficulty with any of the persons listed under those names with regard to their draft status orinduction into the army. The only difficulty the board experienced was in listing the parties under the names BEY and EL. All the persons using those names insistod that they be listed_as Orientals rather than negroes and that BEY and EL were their correct last names. : ark of Lecal Board 8, Jefferson County, was contacted at his effice in Armory. He advised that two persons registored in hie board attempted to register under the names BEY and EL, one under tho name KET and one under ths name EL, but that he refused to register either of them under those names. Be etated that he advised both parties that the nama we the name he wee going t¢ register then under. that at no time had be