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SAN ANTONIO REGISTER
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FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1*39
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VALMO G BELLINGER
JOSEPHINE O. CUAWFORD-
T) i ANDREWS
CEIESTE ALLEN —
J W HOLLAND
S. T. McKIBBEN
-President
.-Seereta ry
Managing Editor
.Advertising Manager
Contributing Editor
Circulation Manager
Science, Arts
Opinions
Contributions
Editorials
CHWIST FOR ALL-ALL FOR CHRIST
I HE ROAD HOG
Tid Bits From The Week's News'
By J. W. A1TCB
(NOTE: This column presents the personal opinions and comments ol
the writer and is not to be construed as containing, or reflecting the
editorial opinion of 8an Antonio keglster.—Editor).
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—AND A POLICE COMMISSIONER CANDIDATE
ADVOCATES MUKDER!
IT is not unusual for candidates for public offico, in the
heat and fury of political campaigning, to become bitter,
contemptuous, and denunciatory of their opponents. In
fact, this is a universally accepted practice.
It is not unusual for candidates, desperately trying by
every means at their disposal, to make exaggerated even
preposterous—statements.
It is generally accepted politics to do and say all that
can be done and said to minimize the usefulness and ability
of opposing aspirants, while exalting, glorifying, and eulogiz-
ing tlie candidate's own virtues, ahilities, and potentialities.
All this is politics.
But even the most calloused, campaign hardened,
professional politician should be stunned and amazed
to hear a candidate for public office, stand upon a
public platform, and Actually advocate and suggest
—by not very subtle inference—the committing of
VIOLENCE on the person of another!
Monday morning, at a meeting in the Zarzamora street
quarters of the Ft'sMN' political party, Louis W. Lips-
lb. that party's candidate for the office, of all things, of
FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSIONER, declared, in referring
to Valino C. Bellinger who is candidate for no office), that,
if he (Lipscomb were elected POLICE COMISSIONER, that
"any of yon folk*" could "hang Bellinger, drag him. shn<>t
him down like a buzzard," ami he, Sail Antonio's POLICE
COMMISSIONER, WOULD TURN HIS HEAD!
Every holder of public office is bound, by oath, to
uphold the laws of bis city, state, and country. It is in-
credible that a man who aspires to be the POLICE COMMIS-
SIONER—the all-important post that carries with it the
protection, peace, and curity of every ONE of the city's
quarter of a million residents, should publicly proclaim that
not only would he not extend the protection to every citizen,
that he is bound by duty and oath to provide, even with his
life, but he would actually be pleased to see MURDER com-
mitted. He actually suggests bloodshed. lie actually ad-
vocates violation of the law that he is sworn to enforce.
The honorable candidate for Eire and POLICE COMMIS-
SIONER ha? suggested murder. That is irrefutable. "Who
knows but that his utterance has provided some fanatic with
all the "excuse" needed to arouse that fanatic to violence?
The records show that such things have happened before.
And it can happen here.
The burly ex-Princeton football player tells you, before-
hand that, if he is elected POLICE COMMISSIONER, enemies
ol persons whom he doesn't approve may shoot those persons
down "like buzzards", and the law will be looking some-
where else—nothing will be done about it.
Who knows but what there might be quite a number
of persons whom he doesn't approve! Possibly his list of
"shoot down like buzzards" includes a very large group—
for instance, all persons with black faces.
A question quite naturally resulting from the declara-
tions of the honorable candidate for POLICE COMMISSIONER
is—"Is the attitude of his running mates also reflected in
his personal attitude?"
That is food for thought.
Bnt we do know where POLICE COMMISSIONER Can-
didate Lipscomb stands.
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By CHARLIE SPEAR3
For AN?
BEAUTY ROmRIICE
lwi: ? Til 'i ruing'«t MI i:
The Larisuss Beauty Foundation was established by
the Godefroy Manufacturing Company to study me'hodt
of preserving women's natural becjty, and to make
fSe result* of fhis research available to the public.
THE UNITED STATES CON-
STITUTION provides I hot a person
charged with a crime is entitled
to a public trial. This provision
is for the benefit of the accused,
and a similar provision is contained
ia the state constitutions, which
has led some people to believe
that the court has no right to ex-
clude persons from a trial. Some-
time ago during a criminal trial
in North Carolina, the court asked
certain persons to kindly leave the
court room; the officers had a
time clearing the court room.
Everyone—white and colored—was
highly insulted.
THE NEGROES claimed that
they were asked to leave because
thi v were colored . . . the whit-1
claimed that "Hell, he ain't got
no right to put us out" but such
was not the case.
TIIE COI'RT may, under proper
circumstances, exclude from the
court room certain classes of per-
sons who attend the trial out of
idle curiosity. The public is en-
titled to see that the accused is
fairly dealt with, and not unjustly
condemned, and thv> presence of in-
terested spectators may keep his
triers keenly alive to a sense of
their responsibility, and to the
importance of their functions; but,
the requirement of a public trial
for the benefit of the accused is
fairly observed if. without par-
tiality or favoritism, a reasonable
proprotion of the public is suffered
to attend, notwithstanding the
fact that those persons whose
presence could be of no service
to the accused, and who are only
drawn thither by a prurieut curi-
osity (to *ee vvUat kiud of hat
and dww the defendant 1s wear-
ing, for Instance) «re excluded
from the courtroom. And I know
you "get" who I mean.
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dumb, maimed, and many others,
and cast them down at Jesus'
feet; and he healed them.—Matt
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THE HUNTING SEASON ENDS
TIIE very worst things cote [to
an end at last
bad a thing is, it cannot lai
ever. So it was with the h
season for Lightfoot the Deer.
came a day when the law once dere
protected all deer, a day when the
hunters could no longer ga scabb-
ing for Lightfoot
Usually there was great
ing among the
GtMS Vo «pt •
ows when the hunting seasol
ed and they knew that Ltgtf
had the experience of looking at
yourselres in the mirror and think-
ing, "My. how drab I look," and
feeling drab as a result Then,
automatically, you reach for your
lipstick and you look alive again,
and feel better too. That dash of
red across your face colors your
spirit as well as your mouth.
But don't take the word "dash"
too literally. Unfortunately, too
many of you do. You slap a line
of lipstick across yoilr face while
mentally planning the grocery list,
deciding what you will wear to-
day, or wondering if you will !>e
late for work. And as h conse-
quence you look more like a clown
in a three-ring circus than a well-
groomed lady of fashion.
Size of .Month Important
The application of lipstick, and
of all other cosmetics for that
matter, requires time and atten-
tion. Study your lijw carefully
>efore you put on your lipstick.
Figure out for yourself whether
they an* too small or too large and
ct accordingly. Fortunately for
most of us, the day of the ros2
bud month is gone. No one wants
a mouth that looks like a china
doll. But neither do we want a
mouth that dwarfs the rest of the
face by comparison. If your
mouth is t o small, start your lip-
stick well out towards the edge3
f the mouth and put it on as
heavily at the outer edges as you
do in the center. He sure to put
it on with your mouth open so
that there will l>e no unattractive
uncolored line when you speak. If
your mouth is too large, however,
the rever.-e rules are true. Bear
-own more heavily with your lip-
stick in the center of your mouth,
gradually tapering off towards the
edges. A large mouth needs less
lipstick than a small one if you
Want to make the size less con
spicuous.
Lip*tick should Blend With
Color Srheme
And when buying lipstick, plea
exercise a little care in the selec
tion of the proper shade. Your
lipstick should blend with your
complexion as well as harmonize
with the color scheme of your
outfit. It is wise to have several
Unsticks so that yon can vary it
according to your wardrobe. Some
shades are more becoming at night,
otherg give ytm the proper lift by
day. Shop around and study all
the shades until you find at least
one that d< es things for you Inside
and out.
What are your beauty prob-
lems? Write Marie Downing,
Larleuee Beauty Foundation,
Room 521 — 319 North Fourth
St. St. Louis, Mo., and she will
be glad to answer them. lie
sure to enclose % self-addressed
•lamped envelop*,
'I Tell You What It l ," Said 8arr
my Jay to Bobby Coon, ''Some-
thing Haa Happened to Light.
foot."
woulu be In no more danger until
the next hunting season. But Oils
year there was no rejoicing. You
see, no one could find Lightfoot
The last seen of him \vas when he
was running for Ills life with two
hounds baying on his trail and the
Green Forest filled with hnnters
watching for a chance to shoot him.
Sammy Jay had hunted every-
where through the Green Forest.
Illiicky the Crow, whose eyes are
quite as sharp as those of Sammv
Jay, had joined In the search. They
had found no trace of Lightfoot.
Paddy the Iteaver said that (or
three days Lightfoot liad not visit-
ed his pond for a drink. Billy Mink,
who travels up and down the
Laughing Brook, lind looked foi
Lightfoot's footprints In the soft
earth along the hanks and had
found only old ones. Jumper the
Hare had visited Lightfoot's fa-
vorite eating places at night, but
Lightfoot had not been In any of
them.
MI tell you what it f ," said Sam-
my Jiir nobby Coon, "something
ntis happened to Lightfoot Hither
those hounds caught him and killed
him or he wae shot by on. of those
hunters. The Green Forest will
never be the same without him. I
don't think I shall want t5 come
over here very much. There isn't
one of all the other people who live
In the Green Forest who would be
missed as Lightfoot will be."
Bobby Coon nodded. "That's
true, Sammy," said he. "Without
Lightfoot the Green Forest will
never he the same. He never
harmed anybody. Why those hunt
ers should have been so anxious to
kill one so beautiful Is something
I cannot understand. For that mat-
ter, I don't understand why they
want to kill any of us. H they
really needed us for food it would
be a different matter, but tltey
don't. Have you been up in .the
Old Pasture and asked Old Man
Coyote If he has seen anything of
Lightfoot?"
Sammy nodded. "I've been up
there twice," said he. "Old Man
Coyote has been lying very low
during the days, but nights he has
done a lot of traveling. ¥ou know,
Old Man Coyote has a mighty good
nose, but not once since the day
those hounds chased Lightfoot lias
he found so much as a tinywhlfltof
Lightfoot's scent. I thought he
might have found the place where
Lightfoot was killed, hut he hasn't,
although lie has looked for It. Well,
the hunting season for Lightfoot Is
over, but I am afraid it has ended
too late."
© T. W. BurgCM.—WN"U Sorvtce,
Negro, 120, Oldei
Person on Louis?
Relief Rolls
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oldest person on slate it!
rolls. Welfare Coniralr-1"
A. K. Johnson said
is (lie oldest of the 4
■is receiving i
although Mrs.
lenarians
relief.
Mammy
mark in American culture and
rcniocracy."
INSTITUTE AT SMITH U.
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CHARLOTTE, N. C.—The eighth
annual Ministers' Institute will be
held at Johnson C. Smith univer-
sity May 2-5, as a part of the
extension program of the theo-
logical seminary of the university.
PAP/i
ginia Nelson of Pointi
pee parish, 119 years
familiarly called
July, is a very close rival.
"PENNY DRIVE" FOR NACW
Calvin Newspaper Agency I
EVAN.SVJTiLE, Iiif?.—The National |
Association of Colored Womei.,
Inc., Mrs. Bailie W. Stewart, ex-
ecutive secretary, haa announced
a "penny drtve" for Saturday,
May 27, to aid the work of the
association.
-A NEW LANDMARK—"
falrln Newspaper Aseiiej
WASHINGTON, I). C.—A res
olution passed by the United Gov-
ernment Employees on the Marian
Anderson concert at the Lincoln
Memorial said it "set ■ new laud
" Pop, what is haughty?"
"Sue neck." .
6 M SjmlkatteWMC Sfrvica-
AFTER THE VERDICT, by
Elizabeth 'Jordan (D. Appleton
Century Co., New York, $2.00) is
the story of the psychological ef
feet on a young girl who has been
innocently involved iu a serious
crime. •
Janice Boyd is the heroine; the
setting, a lionse-warmiug In tha
country, to which a tactless guest
brought the gift of a revolver.
The group is lively, punch flows
freely, and a playful little gesture
turns into a fatal shooting anl
tragedy. Janet passes through
the ordeal of an inquest. After
the verdict, we follow Janet for
a year in her attempt to place her
life once more on a normal'footing,
and to lose herself in the city of
New York. This Is not a "crime
story", hut it is so real and so
human that I know you will enjoy
it
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CRIME TO MUSIO by Peter
Unix (D. Appleton-IVntury com
pally. New York, 92.00) to, In my
opinion, not such a happy attempt
at holding reader interest. The
scene is Lonilon'a underworld, and
the main character—a weak, val.i,
worthless man (who, of coursi
had his good points, too. No
human being is entirely worthless
in the strict sense of the word)
led on, by companions cut from
a tougher aud stronger pattern
than himself to murder . . . thou
the police piece together th.
mighty patchwork to find the solu-
tion of the crime ... a trial is
held . . .
All I can say for the hook is
I like murder stories. I usually
look forward very eagerly to
reviewing them. But CRIME TO
MUSIC failed to hold my interest
—or even to capture it.
□
A new liook for children, CHIL-
DREN OF AMERICA (John C.
Winston Company, Philadelphia,
$1.50) is certainly on the "must"
list if yon want to help y ur child
enrich his general knowledge.
Isn't it funny to think of all the
questions which we, as children
used to fire at our parents all diy
long, driving them to distraction
trying to think up answers? Now
all the wise parent has to do is
go to the shelf and pull down a
hook—or else send Johnny to pull
down his own hook and read it.
Children of America is a collec-
tion of stories selected by Barbara
Xolen, written, by some of our
favorite authors of children's
stories, such as Eva Knox Evans,
Cornelia Meigs, Charles Finger,
etc., and telling something about
the children of their own country
—north, south, east, and west.
Through the experiences of child
characters, we learn a lot about
the history, customs, and lives of
tlie children of America. For
example, we discover that the
largest mule market in the world
is in Atlanta, how the childrau
live on the waterfront of New
York, etc., ns well ns sharing with
the children such regional ex-
periences as hurricanes, floods,
etc. There is no attempt to be
dramatic, but rather to depict tin
actual lives of children In dif-
ferent sections of the country.
Your children will love tills—
and I think you will too.
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I think It becomes apropos every
once in a while for a columnist
to pause and discuss the moral
question. In the case of the re
viewer, the problem is, of course,
books.
One of the most amazing para-
doxes to m<> is why perfectly re-
spectable people who wouldn't
think of taking a cent which
does not belong to them have
absolutely no conscience when It
comes to books- You hare friends
who have come into your home
und borrowed your treasured books
"A lo th. ltvinv It worth more tluin ,nmplilon> wrruthi t.
tluatl • « .
A niM, if Krailnusly alien tintor. lu> tinnnrrtng spirit ha" fM,
Is worth more than sumptuous ivrrnths to the drtid ..."
WE DEDICATE this column this week lo the memory of our
friend and feilowman, Rolierl It. Davenport, whom we had
known since Ills coining to this community some 15 or more
years ago.
WIIKN this newspaper started he was its first sports editor
and continued his newspaper activities ill one way or another
nntil illness forced liiin lo stop.
IN FAIR weather and foul we found him always a friend.
LIFE was not always hind to him, hut lie never complained
. . . lie bore his burdens and unflinchingly.
He was, in all respects, a gentleman, a scholar, and a friend
. . . His foes in life, even now mourn Ills passing—for he was
a valuable man; an asset to the community. Men like lilni
don't die . . . they pass on. Their work lives after them. So
be it with "Davvy" . . . REQUIESCAT IN PACE . . .
—Mitpah
Congratulations O. 1).! King the Register offire please.
The prize winning poem for the Poetry Contest is "A
Itorroned Day" written hy Oscar Davis, 607 Dawson St.
Mr. Davis, one of our regular contributors, write* just a bit
above the amateur class, as you can see hy this poem.
Honorable mention goes to Mrs. Pcarlie Belle Eemelle
216 S. Olive St., for her poem, "Something"; to MLss Alma
Johnson, 1736 W. Laurel for lier poems, "Canaan" and "The
Inevitable"; and to Miss lrccnc Ford, a student at Phillis
Wbeatley High for her poem "Did You Ever?" Hie poems
receiving honorable mention will be published within the naxt
two weeks.
AND—lo (he other contributors, our thanks for your
Interest In the contest.
Keep sending your poems in lo the Poetry Corner.
P. C. ed.
A BORROWED DAY
I borrowed a day that I might givo
To a weary soul a desire to live,
And with the giving a sunny smile,
A word of chccr to brighten the miles.
Along the corridors of Life's wall
I would the echo to recall:
"I am my brother's keeper",
And not a sluggard nor a sleeper.
I bonowed yet another day
That I might ware Ilk. a flag unfurled
And carry with me a service to be
Far out on Life's frontier hulled.
I want to atop and lend a hand
Or give to the hungry bread,
To feci tl^e kinship of tlie earth
' "d the infinite power that gave me birth.
By Oscar Davis
(107 Dawson St
San Antonio, Texas
SOMETHING
Lord, I need something solid that will never change,
Something to lean my head on that Isn't strange,
Something strong and silent, and bigger. Lord, than mo
Not just anything, something like a tree
Where I can sit in the shade and think of men
That fight each other but still be friends.
I am afraid! But, You know I am not weak
No more than those that are humble and meek.
Sometimes I feel that I am fighting nlone
And I need something with strength to help me on.
I want to be out In the open with plenty of room
Where troubles do not lurk and shadows do not loom.
Lord, I am sure you hear me, tho I speak soft and low
Something tells me you are listening, as you did before.
My burdens are heavy and ray foes do hide their hand
I had to tell this to You, I knew You would understand.
I want something that is worthy, that has all ways stood.
Something I can trust, my Father, something that I should,
I know that I am not perfect nor better than the rest
But, You know that I am trying (o do my very best
And just so long ns You know there's something good In me
I will do my fighting bowed and on my knees.
No foe will ever crush me, no matter how (hey try,
Because Truth and Understanding did not pass me by.
And It's something that I'm needing every day and night
Something like your hand, O Lord! Something like a light!
By Mrs. Pen rile Belle Lemelle
210 S. Olive St.
San Antonio, Texa
—you always hate to say "no" to
a friend—in perfectly good faith,
and weeks have lengthened Into
months and months into years, and
they are W'ver returned . . .
Library attendants complain of the
same thing . . . But why, pray
tell me, do people have such lltt'.e
conscience about other people's
hooks and so much about other
people's property or money . . .
After all, a book is the most
valc&ule thing a man can own.
In his eyes, if lie loves it, the
book Is as costly and as precious
as the finest diamond ever found
. . . and coming right down to
brass tacks, stealing is stealing,
whether it be books, money, or
something else. You can dress it
up In any kind of fancy garment
you want to, but you cau't change
(he fac(s: Any time you fall lo
return a book loaned to you !n
perfecdy good faith, then you
have broken one of the Command-
menUf—you are a thclf. Think it
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