The Tyler Leader (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 1, 1976 Page: 1 of 4
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Editorial of the Day
Know Your Black History
A Research by S, F. Wilkinson
VOL. THIRTEEN NO. TWENTY FOUR . TYLER, TEXAS 75701 THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1976 - THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1976 PRICE 15c
National Library Week
April 4-10, 1976
The Texas College Library Club is joining our national li-
brary association and public libraries throughout the U. S. in
celebrating National Library Week with the theme "Bicenten-
nial is Happening in the Library."
The program will start at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 4
with highlights on Black History from the 1700s to present.
The Library Club President is James Robinson and the Spon-
sor is Vivian Jeffries, Director, Texas College Library.
To our President, Dean, Presiding Officer, Platform Partic-
ipants, Faculty and Students.
The following is a list of Bicentennial Highlights involving
events, persons or institutions that make up our Negro History.
Let us look at the 1700's.
THE 1700's
1770 — Crispus Attucks, first to fall in struggle for American
Independence, killed in Boston Massacre.
1 773 — Jean Baptiste Du Sabbie, back pioneer, founded the
small settlement of Chicago.
1794 — Eli Whitney pattented the cotton gin based oni ideas
and plans of a black slave.
1775 Phillis Wheatley, black poetess, wrote George Wash-
ington a letter of encouragement during Revolutionary War.
THE 1800's
During the 1800s Negroes received a patent of approxi-
mately 317 inventions as listed in Reference Library of Amer-
ica Vol. 4.
1832 — The first black hospital was located in Georgia and
chartered.
1851 — First girl's school designed to prepare black teach-
ers opened by Myrtilla Miner.
1870 — C.M.E. Church formed at Jackson Tennessee with
W. H. Miles and Richard H. Vanderhorst elected as first
bishops.
1870 — Hiram R. Revels took oath of office as first black
U.S. Senator of Mississippi.
1872 — Charlotte E. Ray, first black woman lawyer gradu-
ated from Howard University Law School.
1881 — Tuskegee Institute opened with a*$2,000 appropri-
ation from the State of Alabama.
1893 -- Dr. Daniel Hale Williams performed "World's first
successful heart surgery" at Provident Hospital, Chicago.
1894 — The establishment of our Alma Mater, Dear Old
Texas College.
1895 — The year of the death of Frederick Douglas, Im-
mortal abolitionist, orator, editor, statesman and native of
Maryland.
1900's
1906 — The year of the death of Afro-Americas First Great
Poet, Paul Lawrence Dunbar.
1919 — The year that Nat King Cole was born and later
became the legendary singer and jazz pianist.
1936 — The year in which Barbara Jordan, one of Texas in-
fluential senators was bom.
1947 The year Jackie Robinson, first black in major league
baseball, made his initial appearance within Brooklyn Dodg-
ers.
1950 — Poetress Gwendolyn Brooks received Pulitzer Prize
for her work Annie Allen.
1959 — Brig. Gen. B. O. Davis Jr. was promoted to major
general.
1960 — Civil Rights Bill signed by President Eisenhower.
1963 — Medgar Evars, field secretary for NAACP, assassi-
nated in,doorway of his Jackson, Miss. home.
1964 — Civil Rights Act passed and signed after months of
debate. Such Act enforcement rights to vote, in public facil-
ities, education and jobs. Also Nobel Prize awarded Dr. Mar-
tin Luther King, Jr.
1965 — JamesM. Nabrit, Jr. appointed Ambassador to UN.
1967 — Walter E. Washington became the first black to
govern a major American City (Washington, D.C.)
Also Richard Hatcher and Carl Stokes won majorality races
in Gary, Ind. and Cleveland, Ohio respectively.
1968 — President Johnson ask congress to enact pending
1967 Civil Rights Bill in areas of housing, jobs, federal pro-
tection, etc. ,
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. assassinated in Memphis, Tenn.
1974 — Harold Ford became first black ever elected to
U.S. Congress from Tenn.
Mrs. Martin Luther King, Sr. shot to death while playing
organ in Ebenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta.
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington died.
Our last highlight invoved a person who distinguished him- -
self as a scholar, a medical scientist and one who would not
give up the search for means of contributing to saving the
lives of countless numbers of people. This person developed
a technique for separating and preseving blood. He was a
black surgeon and became known for the organization of
blood banks. In the language of our contemporary colleagues
he is our blood brother in more ways than one. His name is
Dr. Charles Richard Drew. He was born in Washington, D. C.
on June 3, 1904 and graduated frrom Amherst College and
McGill University where he received his medical degrees. In
1940 while taking his Doctorate of Science degree at Colum-
bia University, he wrote a dissertation "Banked Blood" and
soon became such an expert in this field that the British gov-
ernment called upon his services to set up the first blood
bank in England.
It was during World War II, Dr. Drew was appointed as di-
rector of the American Red Cross blood donor project and,
later, served as chief surgeon of Freedman's Hospital in Wash-
ington, D.C. Dr. Charles Drew's life ended April 1, 1950 as
a result of an automobile accident on April 1, 1950.
All of these persons, events and institutional establish-
ments that have been listed were the results of people using
and developing the mind. United Negro College Fund slogan
that the mind is a terrible thing to waste just think how bene-
ficial it can be to humanity once it is used. So National Library
Week is a challenge to each of us to do as our forefather
have done and that is to open up new worlds for a better
tomorrow.
"Bicentennial is happening in the Library."
Mrs. N. G. Frances was one
of Mr. S. F. Wilkinson’s first
teachers when he entered Butler
College in the early thirties
when he wais a youth.
The St. Jaimes Baptist Church
was organized around 1912. The
Rev. C. C. Bradford was (the
organizer. Rev. Bradford's iPas-
torage was followed by iRev.
C. S. Smith who served the
church thirteen years, until his
dearth in 1931.
(After the death of Rev. Smith,
Rev. E. 0. Sweet was called,
and is still serving faithfully,
courageously land spiritually.
During Rev. Sweet’s -Pastor-
age -the church has -added num-
bers of persons and built two
brick structures. When the first
structure was destroyed by fire
in 1972, Rev. Sweet was -phys-
ically unable (to give the church
on the spot leadership. However,
by the help of Almighty God,
Rev. Sweet gave such strong
intelligent, courageous and spir-
itual leadership when he was
physically able, and the ichurch
was able to withstand the
pressure of evil during Rev.
Sweeit’s illness and built a -new
structure. Thanks to Almighty
God.
“Rejoice with Me for I have
found (My lost sheep.” (Luke
15:6. Paraphrased: Rejoice with
us for we have rebuilt our
church which w-as lost, Rev.
E. O. Sweet, Pastor.
Frank Kitchens
Honored With
Retirement Party
Mrs. Hushes Elected
Regional Coordinator
Mrs M.arye Rhinehart Hughes
of 1223 South Peach Avenue,
Tyler Texas was recently elected
Central ‘Regional Coordinator of
the Guney-Booker T. Washintgon
Alr.'imni and Ex-Student Associa-
tion ini Hugo, OkLatama during
the school reunion.
Mrs. Hughes will be in charge
of Arkansas, (Colorado, Loudsana ,
Iowa, Tennessee, Kansas, Min-
nesota, (Missouri, Nebraska-, Tex-
as, Wisconsin and Oklahoma.
The Central region is comprised
of -the above 12 -states.
Mrs. Hughes is the daughter
pf Mr. and Mrs. Ernest (Thel-
ma) Rhine-barit of Hugo, (Okla-
homa. Her imother -a retired
teaCher and her father -a- retired
man and -a great philan-
!in Oklahoma. She is
married -to T. C. Hughes and
the -mother of 2 lovely children.
RETIREMENT PARTY - Frank
Kitchens Jr., (L), senior vice
president of Tyler's Citizens
First National Bank, was hon-
ored Tuesday with a retire-
ment party in the bank lobby.
He has been associated with
the bank since 1934, serving
in various departments. Citi-
zens Bank president Henry
Bell looks on.
Corner Store -Ceremony was
held -at St. J-ames Baptist jChurch
Sunday, March 21, 1976 at the
intersection of Lyons -and Shaw
Street, Tyler, Tex-a-s. Rev. -Char-
lie Williams, P-astor of Greater
Tyler, Texas was (the speaker
of the religious affair.
Quite -a few (members and
friends of (Pastor E. O. Sweet
enjoyed the ceremony. Both
choirs, junior -and -senior, -under
St. Mary’s Baptist Church of j the direction cf Mrs. Robert
Spa- k-s acid Mrs-. Dews rendered
outstanding music that was ap-
propriate for the occasion.
After the iComer Stone Cere-
mony a-t St. Jaimes Baptist
Church, Mrs. N. G. Frances
complimented Mr. S. F. Wilkin-
son, Editor, Publisher and His-
torian of the Tyler Leader for
hjs contribution he’s making by
offering a -course in Black
History -thorugh his newspaper,
entitled, “Know Your Black
History”.
AT CORNERSTONE CEREMONY — Among the many attend-
ing the Cornerstone Ceremony of' the St. James Baptist
Church in Tyler were Rev. E. O. .Sweet, Pastor; Rev. Rettig,
Assistant Pastor, and Deacons and Ushering Ministers R. W.
Francis, C. C. Jackson, James Herndon, C. Allen, N. B.
Brown, O. C. Dews, Willie Johnson, G. D. Taylor, H. Miller,
S. Miller, R. Reed, C. B. Dearman, E. W. McCormick, Builder
Bro. Chester Fluellen and Designer Bro. R. B. Sparks Jr.
Others not pictured were R. W. Francis, J. D. Henderson,
Ed Rider, A. Daniels, L. Davis, B. Isabeld, Samuel Williams,
W. Johnson, C. Roberson and M. Hood.
Frank Kitchens J-r., -senior
vice president of Citizens First
National B-ank, was honored
Tues-day afternoon with ia
retirement party in the bank
lobby.
Kitchens’ retirement -is effec-
tive Wednesday.
Kitchens ba-s been -as-sociaetd
with -the bank -since 1934,
serving -in various departments’.
His most recent position in
vol-ved public -relations and
business development.
He graduated from Tyler
High School -and Schreiner
Institute of Kerrviille and has
completed courses offered by
the -American -Institute of
Banking.
His -cumrent community ac-
tivities include chairman of -the
board -and treasurer of the
Friendly Class of Marvin
United Methodist Church;
treasurer icf the Smith -County
Tuberculosis (Association; a
-member of the boards- of direc-
tors of the Smith County Red
Cross, Eiast Texas Farm and
Ranch iClub and the East Texas
Fair Association; -and a- mem-
ber of the Tyler Chamber of
Commerce, Tyler Petroleum
Club and Tyler Rotary Club.
IHe has received a -Lone Star
Farmer -Degree from Future
Farmers of America and a
certificate iof appreciation from
East Texas Fair A&socia-
He i-s a past president of the
Ea-st Texas Bank Auditors As-
sociation^ the Tyler Rotary
Club, East Texas Farm and ’
Ran-c-h (Club -and the E-ast Texas
Fair Association.
Kitchens also is a. former
director of the Tyler Symphony
Orchestra and the Smith County
Mental -Health Association and
a past -chairman of the Cham-
ber of -Commerce -Contact Club.
REV. & MRS. E. W. THOMAS
Special Program
Held At Tyler
Church March 14
Reverend -and Mrs. E. W.
Thomas, Pastor of the Bethle-
hem Baptist (Church in Tyler,
Texas -were visitors. Reverend
E. W. Thomas read the scriptor.
On March (14, 1976, Reverend
■and Mrs. E. W. Thomas cele-
brated their Seventh Anniver-
sary. Reverend Charlie Wil-
liams, Pastor of the 'Greater
St. M-ary’s Baptist -Church in
Tyler, Texas delivered -the ad-
dress.
The program was as follows:
....Opening Devction Service
Brothers J. C. Hamilton, Theo-
dore Royce, Sr.
Selection — The Senior Choir
(Welcome — Sister Jessie Glas-
-pie.
Response — Guest (Church St
Mary’s Baptist.
Selections — The St J.-am-es
Baptist Chu-roh Male Chorus.
The Theme — Sister C. M.
Starr.
Our ‘Pastor — Brother R. S.
Austin, Deacon-Trustee.
(Our Fa-stor — In The Fellow-
ship Of Churches .... Reverend
T. J. Shepherd, Pastor E-bnezer
A.1M.1E. (Church.
Selections — EbarJezer A.M.E.
Church.
Scripture — The Minister.
(Invocation — The Minister.
(Presentation of The Speaker-
Reverend C. A. Harris, Baptist
Minister’s Union.
Anniversary Message — Rev-
erend Charles Williams, Pastor
Greater St. Mary’s Baptist
Church.
Presentation
Comments
Announce ments
Benediction — Pastor Thomas.
Jacquelyn Denise and Ernest
Nathaniel. She is -presently em-
ployed with the -Athens Indepen-
dent School system ,as Junior
High Resource Teacher. She has
done outstanding work in educa-
tional field through workshop
media -throughout E-ast Texas
-and is very active in Civic work.
Now, let’s take a look into
the pas-t for along with Mrs.
Hughes-, many of the outstand-
ing educators responsible for
molding the minds of many
youngsters- in Scuth Eastern
Oklahoma; -Hugo, Oklahoma -and
Choctow County, Oklahoma weve
from Ea-s-t Texas -and -graduates
of Texas -College. They were:
Mr. Treze-11 Kennedy, Band; Mr.
Wilson Brooks, Math; Mr. -Mel-
vin -Floyd, Math; Mr. Willie Lee
Williams 'Principal; Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Adams, English; Mr. Wil-
liam P. Adams, Principal; Mr.
Jessie Turner, Science; Miss
Ora L. Branch, Band; Mirs. Dor-
is Sampson Hasten, English -
Music: Mr. Mack MGGcwan;
-Miss Doris Hightower Montgom-
ery, Social -Studies-History; Midd
Soda Studies-History; M-iss Ida
Ida Mae Boudreaux, History,
Mis-s Bobbye Johnson, Business;
(See HUGHES, Page 3)
Mrs. M-arye (Rinehart Hughes
PRAIRIE VIEW — Dr. Alvin I. Thomas, PVA&MU President
(center) is pictured with Texas State Legislators Anthony Hall,
Houston; Ed Mayes, Granbury; Lathan Boone Navasota; and
Doyle Willis, Ft. Worth foliowing a legislative sub-committee
hearing on County Health Care Responsibility for Indigents,
he hearing which was held Monday, March 22, on the Prair-
•5 View A&M Univesity Campus, was chaired by Rep. Ed May-
as. Witnesses before the committee were: Steve Walters, Hos-
pital Administrator, Matagorda County; Johnny A. Fairman,
Asst. Administrator Harris County Hospital District; and K. P.
Bryant, County Judge San Jacinto County.
St. James Missionary Baptist Church
South Lyons Ave. at Shaw St.
Tyler. Texas
Tyler Editor Named
Head Of
College Station — Everett
Taiytlpr J-r., Tyler, editor -in-
chief of the Tyleir Courier-Times
Telegraph, w-ais elected 1976
president of the Assodalted
Press -Managing Editors Asso-
ciation (APME) at Ithe annual
state convention here over -the
weekend.
Otbe new APME officers in-
clude John Anderson, Corpus
Ohristi, first vice -president;
Olirn -Ashley, Odessa, s-coriod
vice president; Jack Tinsley,
Fort Worth, secretary; and Har-
ry Wlood, Texarkana, treasurer.
Taylor, 50, will -preside until
the 1977 -convention at a. site
sitd-ll nndetermned. He was
chosen secretary of APME in
1974. He was named executive
editor of -the Oourier-Times-Tele-
gnaph in 1969 -and elevated to
editor-in-chief in 1975.
He is a native of (Itasca and
a -graduaet of Itasca High School
and Baylor University. He is a
past director of the Kiwani-s
Club of Tyler, a member of
Hide-A-Way Lake Club, has ser-
ved on the East Texas Sym-
phony Board and has worked in
YMOA campaigns, Tyler Afrea
Chamber of Commerce com-
mittees -amd United Fund.
Taylor joined the Tyler news-
papers in-August 1951 as a re-
porter-desk (assistant. Other -pos-
itions held at the Courier-Times-
Telegraph include wire editor
and managing editor.
He is a member iof (First Bap-
tist Church of Tyler. Taylor
taught basic -reporting classes
at Tyler Junior College in 3973-
74.
EVERETT TAYLOR JR.
Guy Lombardo
Draws Packed
House In Tyler
Guy Lombardo and (his Royal
Canadians drew a packed house
at Caldwell Auditorium March
29, 1976. For Texas it was the
sweetest music this side of 'heav-
en. -For over a quarter of a
century he has been the nations
most loved music man. Also,
with his -s-weet music and his
excellent personality it has help-
ed the public to appreciate the
maestros composing and (ar-
rangements. This writer has
been -a fan of the Royal Cana-
dian® for a quarter of a century.
I named any pet from him when
I was -a youth, which was -(-Guy).
{See GUY, Page 3)
From left to right is "Robbie", daughter of Mrs. N. G. Frances,
a graduate of Butler College and former Teacher and Mrs.
Myrtle Freo, also a graduate of Butler College and former
teacher.
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Wilkinson, S. F. The Tyler Leader (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 1, 1976, newspaper, April 1, 1976; Tyler, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth885157/m1/1/?q=%22~1~1%22~1: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Smith County Historical Society.