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VOLUME XV
BULLETIN!
Latest figures from the of-
fice of the executive secretary
of the Texas Interscholastic
League of Colored Schools
shows that more than 815
schools have joined the league
and predictions are that the
i final total will be upwards of
' 850 at the close of the meet.
All sections of the state are
represented, and the 14th an-
: nual meet bids fair to be the
very largest and most suc-
cessful in the entire history
of the league.
TRUSTEE BOARD
CHAIRMANDIES
- COLORED FRANCE
HOUSTON BLIC 8B
HOUSTON, TEXAS
HI
USTON INFC
AND TEXAS FREEMAN
Awaur NwseaPm= voE ALL THE PHOPLE
HOUSTON, TEXAS, SATURDAY, APRIL 21,1934
MAKES JOB AND WINS BIKE
Carnegie Library
Col. Branch
Frederick St.
916
MRS. ROOSEVELT TO ADDRESS NEI
NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL CONFERE
I AMES MAKE THE VERY BEST NEWS
ness man.—Dr. S. N. Gray, of The
Belmont Pharmacy is starting the
spring off right by reading and sell-
1 ing Beaumont Informer.—Saw Lu-
, cious Whitlow, barber, on Grannis
, avenue.—By Kelley Drug Store, Drs.
Baker and Kelley make it most pleas-
ant for you.—by the way. Dr. Baker,
Dr. S. J. Dixon, and Dr. S. Pernetter,
of Beaumont, are “small town boys
(Calvert), who went to the city and
made good.—In Beaumont he is Dr.
NEW PRESIDENT
e*:* h
known and much liked citizen this =.:
town, died April 8, 1934. He was a CMPSPPT--"INt
faithful and dependable church =============================
worker being the chairman of the Tee o L ..
trustee’ board of Mt. Carmel Baptist MISS CLARA MAE HINES, who made herself a job earn-
Church. He was a true Pythian, a ine over $8 a week selling The Houston Informer, and who also
member of Joshua Pride Lodge No. 8 bike over 37 boys in The Informer’s bicycle contest for
Mr. Edwards had been, ill for only newsboys.---------— ---------—
eight days and his passing was a--------
* • - mew him. Funeral1was held from Mt. Carmel Baptist]
Church, Rev. E. H. Branch delivering
the funeral oration, and the Ft. Bend
Fraternal Undertaking Company in
charge.
Surviving to mourn his loss Mr.
Edwards leaves his wife, Mrs. Maggie
B.. Edwards, a teacher of Ft Bend
County; one son, Vernell Edwards of
Tulsa, Oklahoma; one daughter, Miss
Bernice Edwards of Richmond; two
sisters, Mrs. Mary Moore of Homer,
La. and Mrs. Annie Brantley of
Houston; and three brothers, Jas.
Edwards of Eldorado, Ark., Eddie Ed-
wards of Lisbon, La., and Ollie Ed-
wards of Richmond.
SEEN IN PASSING
By Piccola Wade
In Porth Arthur. The first person
I ambushed is Rev. J. H. Hardeman,
gray ensemble, flush with money,
1934 Buick business coupe. Rev.
Hardeman has the largest church in
this port city.—Misses Marguerite
Wesley, Bertha Gabriel, EstherGa-
briel, Norvella Armatrons and Mans made good.—in Beaumont ne i we
Keeley Fed inKcNa na ume nr. Grant," in Port Arthur he is .“Dr. 2
ter her busy day in Lincoln High to
supervise these girls, and direct many
other church activities.—Deacons Torn
Wesley, and T. T. Perrymore are al-
ways on the job.—Mrs. Sallie M. Bal-
lard, deaconess, is a very active
churchwoman.—Bro. Edward "Uncle 00
Ed” Washington is a most interesting
person to meet.—H. Y. Hunt, busi-
G.,” in the midst of school friends he
is “Dr. Frenchie” Gibson, that new
Plymouth you are driving, doctor, has
class.—Jake Andrews, a Gulf Utili-
ties man, is known all over Port Ar-
thur, and Beaumont.—Mrs. T. S. Pry-
or is quite an artist and a very good
(See NAMES, Page 5)
I LEV
ISKEGEE
MISS BRANCH S
Plans About Perfected for BACK FROM MEET DEBATE PLANNED
. tion farthest west of the 40 colleges
Big Wiley Diamond Jubilee =====
CHURCH GROUP FOR
AREA HOLDS MEET
His name was cited recently by School
and Society in a list of outstanding
college presidents and educators whose
term of office covered a quarter of a
century or longer.
The jubilee celebration will take
the form of a public program to be
rendered in connection with the an
nual commencement exercises and will
bring to the school a number of per-
Marshall.—Plans for the big jubi-
lee celebration commemorating the
sixtieth anniversary of Wiley Col-
lege and the thirty-eightth anniver-
sary of President Dogan’s adminis-
tration Monday, May 28, are about to
be perfected, according to announce-
ment from office of Alumni Secretary
Mason who has charge of the pre- _
im-i.-sy.----. De Romm 23' prominent in jdu-
i PAAS living college national religious, social and other
adlal thmeho,‘7.m Iha onSTome pranaane in as country. This renne
convened with the Plymouth Congre- of office at Wiley began June, 1896.
gational Church of Dallas, April 4 to
8. The officers selected for the com-
ing year are: Rev. Wm. L. Cash.
moderator, Dallas; Rev. W. A. Ben-
suder, secretary. Corpus Christi; Rev.
J. I. Donaldson, registrar, Houston;
and Mrs. Julia E. Whitaker, treasurer,
Houston. Delegates attending the con-
ference from Houston were Rev. J. I.
Donaldson, Mrs. E. 0. Smith, and
Mrs. Julia E. Whitaker.
cational, religious, social and other
(See WILEY, Page 5)
lotson College, has just returned from
. conference of the Association of
Colleges for Negro Youth. The meet-
ing was held* at Talladega College,
Alabama, in connection with the In-
auguration of Dr. Buell Gordon Gal-
lagher as the sixth president of Tal-
ladega College, on April 2, 3, and 4.
Miss Branch was accompanied and AT
bert Franklin.
The theme of the educational con-
ference was “The Function of the Net
gro Liberal Arts College in the Social
Cash, COMMITTEES ARE HOUSTON COUNTY
Ben- WUALN * A R £ E TEYNc GT-D**NI AN
CHOSEN TO LEAD
MUSIC FESTIVAL
MAKES SURVEY OF
OVER 500 HOMES
PASTORS READY
TO HELPWILEY
ADDRESS WILL BE
BROADCAST ON A
NATIONAL CHAIN
Pharmaceutical Association met at
Mt Zion Baptist Church for the in-
stallation of officers with G. Taylor
acting as master of ceremonies, who
was very much the master of the oe.
Houston.—The Wiley-Tuskegee de- casion. We were welcomed by Mrs. O.
Washington/ D. C.—Mrs. Franklin
D. Roosevelt will address the national
conference on fundamental problems
in the education of Negroes in Wash-
ing on May 11 at 10:30 a.m., Eastern
Standard Time, Dr. George F. Zook,
United States commissioner of edu-
cation announced today. The address
will be broadcast over the red and
blue networks of the National Broad-
I casting Company.
The conference, sponsored by the
Office of Education of the United
States Department of Interior, has
been called by Secretary of the In-
terior Harold L. Ickes. Commissioner
DR. T. C. BRACKEEN of Education Zook is general h
-o— man, and Dr. Ambrose Caliver, fed.
The Oil City Medical, Dental and eral specialist in Negro education,
baters should draw a large crowd Gauthier—Response. Dr. PGPM
when they meet Tuesday evening. The address by Westley Warnell, fol-
May 8, at 8:15 o’clock in the Odd lowed by B very unique reading by
Fellows Temple.
The last sensational thrill that
these two historic institutions brought
to Texas and the Southwest was the
clash on the gridiron, December 9.
But the coaches of the Tuskegee and
Wiley debating teams promise a
greater thrill when the teams meet
in the forensic clash next Tuesday
evening.,
The program will be well balanced
according to information received
from the local Wiley alumni, with
several musical numbers that will be
given by the college and the local
group-.............
CROCKET CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE WILL
' BACK TB HOSPITAL
Mrs. Essie Isles that was full of logic
and humor. The officers were install-
ed and given their charge by Dr. C.
B. Charlton. Those present were: Dr.
L. L. Melton, Secretary; Dr. R. N.
Miller, Chaplain; Dr. P. G. Byrd, cor.
secretary; Dr. T. C. Brackeen, presi-
dent. He made some timely remarks.
Rev. U. S. Keeling, Jr., made the
closing remarks and gave the bene-
diction.—P. G. Byrd, reporter..
MUSIC WEEK WILL
BE HELD MAY 6-12
(See MRS. ROOSEVELT, Page 5)
JOINT DEB
CHURCH THIEF!
Houston.—While Mrs. Alberta
Fields, 2904 Live Oak prayed in the
church, rapt. with religion, thieves
sneaked up, and stole her wrist
watch, Swiss, white gold, 15-J., 14-K,
set with 6 sapphires.
BIBLE SOCIETY IS
FRIEND OF NEGRO
Houston.—J. O. Webb, director of
high schools, has appointed the fol-
lowing principals to head certain
committees to promote the Negro
music festival April 29, 1934, at the
City Auditorium: J. Will Jones, direc-
tor of music, Jas. D. Ryan, director
of ticket sales, E. 0. Smith, director
of contact with organizations, lodges,
clubs, and R. O’Hara Lanier, director
of publicity. 4"
PASTOR EN ROUTE
Crockett.—For a period of eight
weeks Houston County has had the
most intensive health survey ever
conducted among its Negro citizens.
The survey was made possible through
the'cooperation of the following
agencies; the state department of
health; the state department of edu-
caion; the Negro teachers of Houston
ENDOWMENT BID
Crockett.—The public health com-
mittee of the Crockett Chamber of
Commerce has launched a statewide
movement to induce the next session
of the legislature to appropriate funds
for building a Negro tuberculosis
Houston.—The American Bible So-
ciety announces the beginning of a
series of celebrations commemorating
a third of a century of service by the
Society to the Colored People of
America.
Special services are being held. An-
niversary sermons and addresses are
being delivered. The ministr of the
American Bible Society to th colored
people is being described. T e Hous-
ton division, with a colored popula-
tion of 2,686,000, includes t e states
of Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Ne-
braska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Rev. M. L. Vaughters, division secre-
tary, with headquarters at 1018 Heiner
street, Houston, has been in his pres-
ent position since 1920.
ses are
of the
popula-
Houston.—Rev. D. Edwin Johnson,
Th.B., D.D., pastor of Mexia, Texas,
stopped in The Informer office for a ........______________
brief visit on Thursday morning. Rev. ing defects were, noticed among the
Johnson was on his way to the meet-
ing of the National Educational Board
in the Southwest Regional National
Baptist Convention, which is being
held in Shreveport, La.
CLOSING PLANS OF
P. V. ANNOUNCED
Prairie View.—The general program
for Commencement Exercises at Prai-
rie View State College has been com-
pleted. The general schedule as re-
leased by the committee on gradua-l
tion embraces the following features:
Alumni Day—May 26; Baccalau-
reate Sermon, May 27, 11:00 a.m.;
Final Vesper Services, May 27, 7:80
p.m.; Commencement Exercises, May
28, 10:30 a.m.
ARREST BORROWER
Houston.—Charging that Jim
Brooks had borrowed her lawnmower
and failed to return it, together with
a scovel hoe, Mrs. W. H. Lallies swore
out a warrant for his arrest. Beware,
ye constant borrowers, and incon-
stant returners. -
EDUCATOR VISITS
TILLOTSON CAMPUS
Austin.—Mr. W. T. B. Williams,
, . dean of the college, of Tuskegee In-
stitute, Alabama, nationally known
educator and representative of the
Jeanes and Slater Funds spent Mon-
day afternoon and Tuesday morning
on the Tillotson campus.
Tillotson College has for many
years been a beneficiary of the Slater
Fund, and Dean Williams spent the
greater part of his time on the cam-
pus with President Branch, examin-
ing data on the operation of the col-
lege. He visited several classes, and
expressed keen interest in the work
being done in Home economics.
By Rev. A. W. Carr for building a Negro EuDOrP
Houston.—The pastors of the Hous- sanitarium.
ton district of the Methodist Episco- The East Texas Chamber of Gom-
nal Church, met in their annual merce will be asked to endorse the
group session April 5, 1934, at proposal in its resolutions at the
Ebenezer Church, in Independence Texarkana convention next week.,
caion; we Negro veacners va -------- Heights, Rev. R. H. White, pastor, for The committee pointed out that
County; Prairie View State College; the purpose of reporting the results about three Negroes to one white
the local Negro doctor; the local Ne- of their financial efforts on Easter. person, on a percentage basis, have
gro dentist; the superintendent of After devotions, conducted by the tuberculosis, and that since so.many
Houston County schools and the Ne- aistriet superintendent, he proceeded Negroes perform domestic services in
gro citizens of the county. at once tointroduce and set up the the homes of the white population.
In the clinics held in the various nt. program through which it is hop-tuberculosis is a grave menace to
centers throughout the county 2701 red to raise the $100,000 necessary t public health.
school children, and 302 pre-school -------+1- exon Ann bift offered byl --------
children were examined. The follow-
Crockett.—On Tuesday, April 24, at
8 p.m. three leading Texas schools,
Prairie View, Mary Allen Junior Col-
lege, and Houston Colored Junior
College, will stage a triangular de-
bate on the very popular subject CRe
solved: That the United States Should
Enact Legislation Providing for the
Regulation and Control of. Radios
Similar to the System of Great
Britain.” In each case the home team
will defend the affirmative, side
while the visitors will defend the
negative side. The order of ten!"
Mary Allen to Houston, Prairie
to Mary Allen, and Houston to Prai-
rie View. Because Mary Allen and
Houston are junior colleges is
agreed that no student ranking above
a sophomore will participate in the
debate. To emphasise theco-due-
tional sides of the institutions, the
three Schools have all agreed to have
school night; mixed teams.. .
Miss Fayera L. Felder, Roscoe
Cavitt, and Robert M. Catchings, all
of the class of 1985 will represent
Beaumont.—National Muste Week
begins May 6 and the following pro-
gram has been released by
&."7 ^^ •
and who is general chairman of the
local Music Week committee:
Sunday, May 6—General Mass
Meeting, St. James M. E. Church:
3:30; Monday, May 7, choir night:
Tuesday, May 1, Public -
Wednesday, May 9, Guest artists
night Prof. E. H. Boatner, baritone,
semuelo "IOTlano" recica? Feiany. Houston at Peninie View. Mine Cixtis
May 11, Concert by clubs and local
talent; Saturday, May 12, musical.
WATCH STOLEN
Houston—Edward Woods 3200
Washington, reported to police Sat-
urday that a white gold watch was
stolen from his pocket while at Mc-
Kinnon’s Cafe, 615 Fannin.
Fears of the 1984 class, Kendall
Brown, 1985, and Elijah Thomas, 1984,
will match the visitors at home in
the auditorium of the Jack Yates
HighSchool.
Mr Earl L. Sasser, Mr. E.
Steele, and Mrs. Ellie Walls-Mont-
gomery are the debate coaches •
Prairie View, Mary Allen, and Hous-
ton Junior College respectively.
secure the $500,000 gift offered by
the General Board of Education as a
first unit of an endowment fund of
$600,000 for Wiley College.
Through this program, a new ap-
children examined: malnutrition, de-
cayed teeth, defective tonsils, herma,
faulty respiratory conditions, ab-
dominal disorders and evidences of
hookworm. After the children were - * to
examined the teachers were told of 220 TAXI FARE IS
the defects found and parents were • AAr-r MDTD COG
advised to have the defects remedied. AMOUNT TRLE CODI
A county-wide clinic was conducted1 -
to which children whose parents were
unable to pay for the removal of bad
tonsils and teeth were given this ser-
vice for the cost of the materials
used.:
(See PASTORS, Page 5)
RACE RELATION
GROUP TO MEET
Houston.—All members of the col-
ored group of the committee on in-
terracial relations, are requested to
meet at the Y.W.C.A., rooms, Odd
Fellows building, Thursday, April
26, 1984, at 4:30 p.m., for the purpose
of considering matters of great con-
Pays Expensive Taxi Fare
Houston.—Ernest Jones, 8823 Gib-
bons, learned Tuesday that it often
costs more to take an innocent taxi
ride with friends than with COD
taxis operated by enemies. Gibbons
left home at 7:30 for his work at the
Hampshaw Building in a car belong-
ing to his friend. He saw on the back
seat two, more of his friends, and by
the time he got to town, the $20 had
vanished. He told police that all of
the men had acted suspiciously. The
money has not returned home to date.
Presidents Of Negro Colleges
Meet To Discuss Problems
the 40 YEARS’ CHURCH
WORK IS FINISHED
WINNERS STATED
- IN HUMBLE MEET
This call is not simply to the new
members of the committee, but it in-
cludes both the old and the new mem-
bers. If any of the former members
feel that a new committee has been
appointed to supplant the old, I wish
to say they are dead wrong. The
old committee remains intact with
new members added. ..
Your presence at this meeting is
greatly desired. Signed: A. W. Carr,
chairman. s
Richmond.—After more than forty
years of faithful service as a mem-
ber of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church
here, Mrs. Lillie Simmons, a life
long resident of Fort Bend County,
died April 9, 1934.
Mrs. Simmons was a peaceful
neighbor and a loving mother, and
HI leaves to mourn her loss two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Outley and Mrs. Lizzie
Coree. Fort Bend Fraternal Under-
taking Company was in charge.
EVIS10N OF THE
CURRICULUM IS
CENTRAL THEME
SE HELPED
THE CHARLES T. BRACKINS
TROPHY, won by Jack Yates High
School of Houston in the 1983 Inter-
scholastic League meet, in competi-
tion with other AA schools.
Schools from all over Texas are
competing at Prairie View State Col-
lege this week for this beautiful
trophy.
Humble.—The interscholastic league
county meet was held here Friday,
April 6, at the Humble school, Mrs.
L M. Gregg, principal. Prof. N. W.
Evans, county director, was in charge
of arrangements
Participants in the meet were:
White Oak, Spring, Crosby, Addicks,
West Fields, Almeda, Prairie Grove,
Bama, and others. The winners were
Arithmetic, 1st, Lujettie. Myles
dicks, 2nd, Sammie Lee MeMeal Ad.
dicks; senior spelling, 1st Mary Jas
vis. Humble, 2nd, Samie Lee McNeal,
Addicks; junior spelling, 1st, Evelyn
Johnson, Humble, 2nd, Mae Ella
Johnson, Humble; sub-junior spelling,
1st, Clarence Lott, Crosby, 2nd, Wil-
ber Bush Crosby; senior declama-
DEF DuA, CP A 13111 G
tion 1st Marie Jones, Addicks, 2nd,
Marry Jarvis, Humble; junior decla-
mation, 1st, Jewell Powell, White Oak,
2nd, Isabell Johnson, Humble; quar-
tette, 1st, Addicks.
Senior athletics: high jump, 1st,
Arthur Roquemore, Addicks 2nd,
Chirley Gillson; 100 yard dash, 1st,
Arthur Roquemore, 2nd; Clim Valen-
Humble; broad jump, 1st, Chir-
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IN WA1
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Houston.—Secretary Craver has
made public with his thanks the fol-
lowing list of men who paid the way
of boys to the Father and Son Ban-
quet:
Dr. A. E. Bowie 1, Dr. R. 0. Roett
J. E. Robinson 1, T. B. W ilson 2,
Carter W. Wesley 2, J. Alston Atkins
1, Rev. L. B. Tolson 3, Dr. H. E. Lee
1 Ray A. Williams 10, Chas. A. Shaw
6, Dr. B. J. Covington 1, G. B. M.
Turner 8, Wm. C. Craver 10, T. M. fine Humble; broad lump, wu., onir-
Fairchild, 6, King Hughes 8, Dr. Gillson, 2nd, Arthur Roquemore;
B Drake 2, Wm: Sublett 1, George Tamion athletics: 50 yard dash, 1st,
. Simon, 2, Fred Lyles 3, J. W. Rice 7Parson Jones, Addicks, 2nd, George,1
• L. H. Spivey, Sr. 8, J. A. Hulbert 2, a
R. C. Chatham 12. / Humble
Houston.—The Y.M.C.A. has at last
organised completely Gra-Y-Clubsin
twelve elementary schools of the city.
The program is built around a group
of from 30 to 75 leading boys in each
school. Through these clubs services
are extended to all the boys in: drill,
special games, discussions with a
Bible basis. At present the subject
being taught is: Jesus—The Master.
Talks on politeness, thrift, and every
day living are given frequently. In
each school the principal or some
C. H. WALLER, general chairman
of the committee in charge of ar-
rangements for entertaining the 14th
annual meeting of the Interscholastic
League, and state leader of Negro ex-
tension forces in Texas.
The league is holding its 14th an-
nual meet at Prairie View State Col-
lege this week.
Austjn.—Presidents of Negro col
leges in Texas and other educational
leaders interested in Negro education
in Texas gathered here Thursday of
last week in the chapel of Samuel
Huston College, with President Gran-
num of Samuel Huston in the-hei
in the absence of President R. B.
Smith of Mary Allen Junior College,
who is also the retiring president of
the association of college presidents.
The general theme of the confer-
ence was curriculum revision, and
some of the college presidents discuss,
ing the question were: Dr. MW
Dogan, president of Wiley College
Dr. A. S. Jackson president of Paul
Quinn College, Prof. J. J Rhode
president of Bishop College, Prot.W.
K Banks, principal of Prairie View
State College, Miss Mary E.Brarehr
president of Tillotson College for
Women, Prof. Grannum OfSame
Huston College, and Prof. R B.S
president of Mary Allen Juno
teacher acts as sponsor to the club. MADEYNY * AATFINTT
The interest that some of theseprin- MARLIN ACCILDEN I
cipals and sponsors are taking in the
Marlin.—Jimmy Davenport and
Orenza King Lord had an accident
Saturday, April 14 near Perry. The
1R Miles For Informer ear that they were riding in hit an
* Other car as it swayed in the road.
The car turned 2 or 3 flips. They sus-
tained minor cuts and bruises. The
car was practically demolished.
(See YMCA, Page 5)
Hempstead.—Charles Butler of
Sunnyside rides eighteen miles each
week to get The Informer.
Superintendent L. A. WrodE
Texas department of edveation,
Prof. Gordon Worley, diritor 2
gro schools, Dr. Fred C. Ayer 0
University of Texas, and Dr. Houn
of the M. E. Board of Eyeat ion. We
present and took part ft the discu
sions. . h
Officers elected fol the ensos
yeania.me prednar,4 “ sme.
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