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THE INFORMER SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4,1939
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side, before the meeting, expressed
their opposition to Mr. Manning
eured out like the Arabs, who sil-
to ently steal away. 0228
e Attempt to Bar Press
Soon after the meeting opened.
Van Pell Evans and Albert White,
con-members of the body, came in
fie as representatives of the press. L.
H. Spivey interrupted the proceed-
ings to make a motion that the body
" go into the executive session and
* bar the press. The motion precipi-
tated a heated argument in the
in midst of it C. W. Rice made some
rather sharp remarks about the
article which was run . in The In-
former last week on the Chamber
proceedings. At length this writer
took the floor and pointed out that
the meetings had not been execu-
' tive in the past and were regular
meetings of the board of directors;
that, it had been the custom and
request of the officials that both
Mr. Richardson of The Defender
and the writer carry the stories of
what happened in their respective
not done anything, that he was in-
competent, and that she had always
been opposed to a full-time sec-
retary and did not think they should
actions of the representatives of the
people, and on the particular issu
involved it was a matter of con
cern to all of the beople, and that
the press should be permitted tr* have one now. Under her straight
come in and hear it first hand and
carry it as it happened. The vote
was 9 to 5 in favor of letting the
press stay. - * We
The Woolworth Issue
Y Anil N 1 14 If
Even before the minutes were
adopted an argument developed
over the Chamber’s supporting the
fight against Woolworth. The
minutes showed, that in the last
meeting a motion had passed that
the Chamber would appropriate
papers; and that there had been no
objection except in the instance
when something happened in the
meeting that was not compliment-
ary, and then everybody kicked. C.
W. Rice had boasted that he never
carried anything in his paper about
what happened in the Chamber ex-
cept what was released by the
proper publicity agents. It was re-
argued that the actions were the
thing about any of the affairs of
Houston except what he got out of
The Defender by way of fillers for
his paper. (The Defender prints Mr.
Rice’s paper and usually the same
news is put into hit paper.) Mr.
! Rice subsided but his lips did not
go in, he sat there during the rest
of the argument with his lips pro-
truding but did not have any an-
swer.
Many of them had complained
that what they said in the meeting
would be published and people
would know them by name as to
what they did. The writer, who op-T
posed the motion to bar the press,
trgued that the actions were the
1100.00 to support orvanization
which were to picket Woolworth
C.’ W. Rice got up and said that
he endorsed the action and was in
accord with It, but if it were in the
hinutes it might get to the whits
people and embarrass some of the
people in there. (Meaning himself
nd one or two others who were
rytag to play fast and loose with
both sides.) He emphasized the fact
that the white Chamber of Com
nerce never picketed - any organ!
ation. For once L. H. Spivey came
out with a pertinent observation
and told Mr. Rice that white or-
ganizations did not have the Negro
question before them and that Ne-
trues necessarily had to be gov-
irned by the problems which con-
ronted them, and that this was an
issue that affected the rights of Ne-
roes generally. Mr. Rice had raised -
‘he question on a motion to rescind a
the action of the former meeting.
His motion lost by the vote of 9
talk Mr. Manning hung his head
and never looked up during the
whole time she spoke. The writer
suggested that nothing that had
been done by the executive secre-
tary so far was of vital importance
to the life of the Chamber, and that
the Chamber should be saving in
its money and spend the money
wisely, since the people gave the
money, and then made a motion
that the functions of the executive
secretary’s office be to suspend it
together with the salary, until th:
next drive.
After Lapse Of
Emer,
to 5.
Manning Whitewashed
■ The the question of the salary for
the executive secretary came up. C.
W. Rice hurriedly got the floor and
made a long speech about the
amount of money that men should
get, saying that an executive should
have 8250.00 at least a month. He
made a long speech about how the
had fought to raise the salary of the
stenographer of the Chamber, and
that the Chamber ought not con-
sider how much money it had but
ought to anticipate what it would
get and claimed that businesses
were built on anticipation. L. H.
Spivey made his usual rambling
argument to the effect that some
organization like somebody in Aus-
tin raised their money by concerts,
etc., etc. (Mr. Manning has not
raised one penny by concerts or
promotions since he has been in of-
fice.), Julius White, who had been
raising the question all night as to
what Mr. Manning had done, again
took the floor and raised the same
question. Mr. Manning was asked to
tell what he had done; he got up
and told what various committees
had done, and never did say what
he had done. ' Mrs. Constance
Thompson, who almost never takes
part in debate, took the floor and
said specifically that Manning had
This set the machine to buzzing
and after several burning arguments
in favor of the discredited execu-,
tive secretary, A. W. Jackson (who
raised practically none of the mon-1
ey) got up and made a motion to;
table the motion to suspend the
services of the executive secretary.
After further argument, the writer
again got the floor and made a
motion to reduce the pay of the
office to $25.00. C. W. Rice and R. I
L. Isaacs were to the fore in be-i
half of the very much belabored
executive secretary, and R. L.‘
Isaacs moved to table that motion
and it carried. Ultimately, ths orig- i
inal motion of C. W. Rice to pay
the $100.00 to the secretary passed,
12 to 4. Then A. W. Jackson made
a motion that the vote be made
unanimous to pay the $100.00. Mrs.
Thompson expressed opposition, and
the writer got up on the floor and
said that he would not vote for it
because he did not believe in it,
and believed the Chamber was mak-
ing a mistake, -even though the
majority had voted otherwise, and
that- he would not be hypocrite
chough to vote for such a motion.
Then A. W. Jackson tried again for
a vote of confidence to the execu-
tive secretary. He met such stiff
opposition, it seeming that there
was about to be a tirade of criti-
cism on the executive secretary,
that the members of his steam roll-
er urged him to withdraw his mo-
tion, lest they undo what they had
done.
The writer had been elected as
parliamentarian and took occasion
to resign from that office, on the
ground that he did not feel it con-
sistent to attempt to work with an
administration about which be felt
as he did. This is the third attempt
that I have seen since 1928 to es-
tablish a Chamber of Commerce or
a’ Business League in this commu-
niey. The organization always seems
to die because of the selfishness of
some administration which gets hold
of it. The Drake administration
right now is very reminiscent of the
'Harding administration, when Hard-
ing was embarrassed by the theft,
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Phillips’ Funeral Home
Offers Modern Service
HOUSTON. - After roaming for '
five years with a charge of murder
hanging over his head, O. P. Little
was apprehended and brought back
to the scene of his crime to answer
before the law. On June 24, 1934,
he shot and killed James Reddick
of 404 Saulnier and wounded Corine
Davis of 1713 Smith Street. After
the shooting Little escaped and
managed to elude the law while
having the city.
Immediately after his escape
Homicide Captain George Peyton
started the manhunt that finally
brought about the capture of Little.
Captain Peyton sent a description
of Little to every Sheriff in the
state and during the five year pe-
riod he wrote letters to officers with
the description of Little and asked
that he be arrested if seen.
Officers in Waxahachis, Texas
ran across Little and he answered
the description of the man wanted
and they arrested him and shortly
after his arrest he admitted his
identity. He is being held in jail
pending a preliminary hearing be-
fore Justice of the Peace Walter
.. Ragan.
HOUSTON.—Houston's newest funeral home, Phillipa Funeral Home, has opened its
doors to the public and is now ready to give its customers modern funeral service at prices
within the reach of everyone,.
The funeral home, located at 901 Crosby, has modern equipment and is so arranged
as to meet demands of the most discrimina ting customer. Customers who desire pri-
vacy during their hour of sorrow can be accomodated in the private posing room of
Funeral Home. There is also a ladies’ dressing room with a lady attendant who will have
charge of preparing the bodies of ladles for burial. a
The morgue, the show room, the front office and a beautiful and spacious c h a p
are other departments of the place that hav e been arranged and decorated to make the
whole place fitting for funeral occasions. .......
The funeral home is owned and operated by Fred Phillips, formerly with the firm of
Daniels and Phillips Undertaking Company, 1010 West Dallas. Mr Phillips is well train-
ed and experienced in mortuary service. He is a graduate of the Worsham School of Em-
balming of Chicago, Illinois. In this school, Mr. Phillips completed the courses in anat-
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Knife Wounds
Render Man’s
Plight Serious
HOUSTON.—James Morgan, ago
ed at Fairfax 8763.
rottenness and defeat of the people
who suported him.
The administration doesn't think
ahead. They elected R. H. Guest,
from a rival labor group, 3rd vice
president but didn't elect a single
longshoreman. The longshoremen
gave nearly $700 to the Chamber.
The Bronze Mayor won his office.
The longshoremen deserve more
recognition. ark
Mr. Manning did not read Mr.
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Funeral Rites
Held For Native
Of Wallisville
HOUSTON .—Funeral services for
Mrs. Bertha Wilkerson of Indepen-
dence Heights were held from the
Greter New Hope Baptist Church
Sunday, October 22, with M
Rev. A. T. Thomas officiating
was in the Paradise Cemetery with
the Barnes Undertaking C
officiating. Mrs. --------------
Thursday October 26 at a local hos-
pital.
Mrs. Wilkerson was a native of
Wallisville, Texas and had lived in
Houston for the past 20 years. She
was a member of the Senior Choir
of the Greater New Hope Baptist
Church and was active in the Mis-
sion work of the church. She had
been a member of the choir for a
number of years and was one of the
active members of the church.
She is survived by her husband,
George Wilkerson, one daughter.
Ellen Flemmings, three sons, Jack,
Leodis and Patten Wilkerson and a
number of other relatives.
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“Cancer can be cured,” is the
watchword of a broad ethical edu-
cational program launched by the
Volunteer State Medical association.
Through the efforts of a special
cancer control committee, the most
powerful humanitarian forces of the
nation, state and local agency are
combined to combat a scourge which
each year takes a toll of 120,000
lives in the United States and an-
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that number.
Fear of cancer is to be removed
as far as possible through the co-
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societies, auxiliaries and clubs under
the guidance 'of physicians in all
communities. In this connection
there will be issued thousands of
pamphlets sponsored by the Amrei-
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Cancer, the National Cancer Insti-
tute of the United States Public
Health Service, and committee of
the Tennessee State Medical so-
ciety, whose work with the women's
field army has been inspirational.
The committee has pointed out:
1. Most forms of cancer are cur-
Holsey’s last letter, in which Mr.
Holsey said he had no record, of the
$6.00 which he claims to have paid
for Dr. Drake, Mrs. Thompson and
Mrs. Robinson. Mr. Holsey had told
him distinctly that he did not have
any record of those payments, and
when he was here in Houston last
weekend, he had written a letter to
OF INSANITY
HOUSTON.—A man who told po-
lice his name was Carl Thompson
and that he was from Los Angeles.
California was held in the Lunacy
ward of the county jail after offi-
cers filed charges of insanity against
him.
The man was arrested last Fri-
day after he started acting queer.
When officers sought to question
trim he answered the questions in
a rambling way and could not give
a good account of himself. Later he
was examined by Dr. York of the
Psychopathic ward of the county
jail. After the examination Dr. York
pronounced Thompson insane.
another place. When she refused to
go with Neville, witnesses stated,
he insisted that she go and pulled
out his knife and threatened her.
In spite of the threats, the witness-
es said that the woman refused to
accmopany him. He then rushed to
her and started cutting on her. Mrs.
Berry fell, mortally wounded and
Neville left the scene and eluded
police for several days before he
was capturd and lodged in jail.
Justice of the Peace Ragan held
an inquest over the body of the wo-
man and rendered a verdict of mur-
33 of 1912 Shanghi is in the Jeffer-
son Davis hospital in a serious con-
dition as a. result of knife wounds
inflicted,by Pleas Craft, age 48, of
3110 McIlhenny. Craft is in jail
charged with assault to murder, he
is being held in jail pending the
outcome of Morgan. Before being
carried to jail Craft was treated at
the hospital for a cut on his arm
allegedly inflicted by Morgan dur-
ing the melee. Hospital doctors stat-
ed that Morgan's left lung was pen-
etrated by the stab wound.
Witnesses told officers that the
fight between the two men was the
outgrowth of an argument following
a dice game. The witnesses said
that the two men started the argu-
ment over a disputed point on the
dice and that they both had knives
during the fight.
der from knife wounds. Neville will
be given a preliminary hearing be.
fore Justice Ragan next Monday.
WTwu VG USSA MAS
HOUSTON.—Ida Johnson, age 65
of 707 Delano died suddenly atther
home Monday. Justice of the Peace
Maes held an inquest and rendered
a verdict of death from natural
causes, probably heart failure.
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Charles Harris Boone, 2220 Hut-
chins, died Friday October 27 in *
local hospital. Funeral services were
held at Johnson’s Funeral Home,
Sunday, October 29; interment lb
Oak Park cemetery. He is survived
by a wife, three sisters and three
brothers.
WORLD WAR VETERAN DIES
The funeral services of the late
Frank Brown were held Sunday.
October 15, at 3:30 p.m., Cleve-Dan-
iels Funeral Rome.
Mr. Brown died at the Veteran’s
Hospital, Alexandria, Louisiana. Oc-
tober 10. *
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He was a World War veteran and
served in the 24th Infantry. "
He is survived by a stater, Mrs.
Lucy Watson: daughter, Miss-Ber-
nice Brown and other relatives and
a friends.
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several people, including the Writer,
saying that he did not have the
record, but that he hoped that a
hasty decision would not be made
until further examination could be
made from all sources, which he
was doing as quickly as possible.
The admissions that came out in the
meeting last week were known to
every member of the board of di-
rectors and clearly convicted Mr.
Manning of an intent to appropriate
to himself money that belonged to
the Chamber of Commerce. The
men who were supporting him were
not interested in the question of
honor and the question of proper
handling of funds, but they were
out to whitewash Mr. Manning, and
they moved with the smoothness
and the power of a steam roller to - AT* . * -
that end. There are two issues thus. 3007 Calhoun died Monday even ne -
raised: one is whether or not there Charlie Neville, alias Stave art
is any possible doubt that Mr. Man-
ning is unfit and untrustworthy, and
the other is whether or not the peo-
ple will take the same attitude as
these members of the board of di-
rectors, who are bent upon white-
washing him. The test as to whether
or not Houston is ready to eliminate
bickering and demand honest and
united leadership will be found by
the reaction of the people in the
community. In the meantime, read
next week's Informer on the back-
grodpd of the organization of the
Chamber of Commerce.
Woman Dies After
24 Days With Stab
Wounds In Abdomen
HOUSTON. —After lingering 24
days in Jefferson Davis hospital
with fatal stab wounds in her abdo-
men Mrs. Amanda Berry, age 38 of
Chain” charged with assault to mur-
der in connection with the cutting
of the woman was re-arrested and
a charge of murder filed against him
before Justice of the Peace Walter
Ragan.
Mrs. Berry was stabbed by Nev-
ille,-according to police reports,
when she refused to accompany him
from a house at 2813 Canfield to
another place. There was,a group of
people at the house, according to
witnesses, and Neville wanted Mrs.
Berry to leave and go with him to
spininesses MEN ADMIT-
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ambulance arrived in Houston early
Wednesday morning and Armstrong
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turned an indictment against the
two men Monday. The indictment
charged them with the murder of
Lee.
According to information received
in the District Attorney’s office both
men have signed a confession ad-
mitting that they killed the taxi
driver and left town in the car. The
men are former rice field workers
and both of them have a prison
record in Texas, according to re-
ports in the District Attorney's of-
fice. -
As soon as word of the capture
of the two man was received and
that Armstrong was in a Natches
hospital with the hip wound, Dis-
trict Attorney Dan W. Jackson sent
a Fairchild Undertaking Company
Ambulance with an interne from
the Jefferson Davis hospital to
was put under a heavy guard at
the Jefferson Davis hospital. In-
vestigator Martindale brought Wil-
lis back and he was placed in jail
on the murder charge and held
without bond.
The men were driving Mr. Lee’s
car when they were captured by
the Mississippi Officers After they
were captured they talked freely
aside from admitting the murder of
Mr.* Lee they also admitted robbing
two bus operators in recent months.
There will be no preliminary
hearing for the two men and the
District Attorney’s office stated that
their cases will be tried et an early
date.- •
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