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EX-HUSBAND WOUNDED IN FIGHT
TEXAS NEGRO NEWSPAPERS FORM ASSOCIATION'S?
First Co-operative Step Among
Lone Star State Race Papers
Taken At Meeting in Houston
MEET NEXT IN SAN ANTONIO
* ————————
Definite Plans Laid by Representatives of Organs Read by
More Than 100,000 Negroes; Will Give Bigger
Service to Readers and Advertisers.
Old Citizen
Passes Away
Lee Jackson, 54, died Monday
night at the residence of his
brother, Ross Griffin, 2021 Ne-
braska street, after a lingering ill.
Houston, Texas.—History was
made in Negro journalism when the
Association of Texas Negro News-
papers was organised here last
Sunday, with the Houston Defend-
er, the Dallas Exuress, San Antonio
Register, and the Houston Informer
and Texas Freeman as the original
roster of members. These four
newspapers constitute the outstand-
ing Negro newspapers of Texas,
and may In a very real sense be
said to constitute the mouthpiece
of the nearly 1,000,000 Negroes of
the State. The Defender was rep-
resented hy C. F. Richardson Sr.,
editor, and C. F. Richardson Jr.,
vice president and secretary; the
Express was represented by W. H.
Pace, managing editor; the Regis-
ter was represented by J. T. Dun-
can, editor and general manager
and the Informer and Freeman was
represented by S. B. Williams, pres-
ident; Carter W. Wesley, treasurer
and general manager, and J. Alston
nptly at 10:30 o'clock a. m.
as agreed upon in advance by the
newspapers concerned in calling the
meeting, these representatives
gathered at the office of the In-
former and Freeman for the pur-
pose of discussing together the
problems and opportunities facing
the Negro newspapers of Texas,
and of working ou ways and means
for rendering a larger service to
their readers and advertisers. In
the round-table talks which fol-
lowed the opening of the meeting
it was the general opinion of the
representatives present that great-
er progress could be made and more
efficient and satisfactory service
rendered through a program of co-
operation on the part of the Hous-
ton Defender, the Dallas Express,
San Antonio Register, and the
Houston Informer and Texas Free-
man, than through a program of
merely individual effort and striv-
ing.
While the four Texas Negro
newspapers named made up the
original roll of the membership
of the association, it was decided
that the purpose of the association
would not be selfish or exclusive,
so far as other Negro newspapers,
in Texas are concerned; and a mo-
tion prevailed that such other Tex-
as Negro newspapers as made ip-
plication for membership and met
the requirements of the associa-
tion would be admitted to member-
ship.
The official name chosen for the
new organization is: Association of
Texas Negro Newspapers, and the
following named officers were
elected: C. F. Richardson, presi-
dent: W. H. Pace, vice president,
J. Alston Atkins, executive secre-
tary; and Valmo C. Bellinger,
treasurer.
The association will meet regu-
larly, the next meeting have been
set for Sunday, January 8, 1933, in
San Antonio. From time to time
the meetings of the association will
be carried to the various cities of
the State where there are either
members of the association or the
association has business interests,
This policy will be pursued not
only as a means of suiting the con-
veniences of the respective Texas
Negro newspapers that may be
members of the asiodation, but
also for the purpose of giving the
members of the association an op-
portunity in a united way to viuw
at first hand the problems of the
readers and advertiser! and general
public which the association is or-
ganised to i m
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University Choir to Make
Extensive Concert Tour
'AD' AGENCY
APPOINTS
NEGRO
Fisk's Famous Choir
Goes North Janu-
ary 15; Trip Backed
By Paul D. Cravath.
NeW York, Dec. 15.
Montague Corley has
aa an account ex
Hart Lehman Adverti?
or this city with offici
Wect Thirty-Fourth
■lANT)-
I* the
■ a|ency
at One
it Mr.
LEE JACKSON
ness since June. Bom at St. Hed-
wig, Mr. Jackson was brought to
San Antonio while yet an infant and
has lived here continuously since.
He married Miss Gertrude Dial
uljr 18, II
Corley's connection with this
cy represents a new dtyarture in
the advertising field. His Arty
will be to secure advertisieg dials
which Hart Lehman will sttvies.
Mills Catches^
Ti
Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 15. (ANP)
The Fisk University Choir com-
posed of 60 college men and women
under the direction of Ray Fran-
cis Brown and the assistant direc-
torship of Mrs. James A. Myers,
is to make a tour covering 11 cities
and beginning Jan. 15, 1933.
The choir will present to its au-
diences an unusual repertory of
sacred unaccompanied music rang-
ing from the extremely difficult
church music of the 16th, 17th, and
18th centuries to productions by
well-known contemporary compel
Dett, Christiansen, Rach-
maninoff, and T. Tertius Noble,
For the first time in the history of
the choir it can sing with genuine
fervor "I Got a Robe," for now it
has vestments, a personal gift of
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller
Jr- The choir ia being backed ft
,Uy by Paul D. Cravath,
Local Club Women
Receive Loving
Cup for Fine Work
Army Veteran
Is Buried Here
Sol Black, aged 78 years, died
Dec. 11, 1932, at his residence, 1009
N. New Braunfels avenue after six
eeks of severe illness.
HOSPITAL
Fight Starts After Man and
Wife Get Off Car and Fusa
With Howard Street
Resident
The M. E. Y. Moore Loving Cup
given annually by Texas Federa
tion of Colored Women's Clubs for
outstanding and meritorious work
awarded last July, has been receiv-
ed by the Progressive Women's
club of this city.
Many other clubs were men-
tioned and complimented for their
splendid programs and uplift work
but the sterling job put over by
by the Progressive Women's Club
their sponsorship of the Ella
Austin Orphanage was considered
by the committee as worthy of the
award. Mrs. O. J. Carter is pres-
ident of th« Progressive Women's
Club and Mrs. S. W. Weston is
| SOL BLACK
Mr. Black was born in Rome, Ga.,
Aug. 10, 1854.
He enlisted in the 44th Regiment,
U. S. A., at the age of 10 years,
and was assigned to duty of drum-
secretary. Mrs. M. H. C. Brown I mer boy, which position he held for
Willie Beaaley, Cactus St,
resident alighted from a street
car at Hackberry and E. Com.
e streets Wednesday
night, accompanied by hi«
wife, Mrs. Willie Mae Beasley,
when they encountered Tally
Sbsndy, of 315 Howard street
According to information a quar.
rel ensued, the final outcome of
which was a trip to the Robert B.
Green hospital by Shandy, shot four
times by a pistol in the hands of
Bessley.
Shandy was well known to Beas.
ey, as Mrs. Beasley was the for-
mer wife of Shandy, it is said and
after the quarrel and shooting
Beasley made no effort to escape,
evidently feeling that he was jus-
tified in using his trusty revolver
on the ex-husband.
Although Beasley surrendered to
Officers Higgins and Jackson, he
was booked on a charge of assault
to murder. Meanwhile Shaiidy is
recovering from wounds in the left«
thouldfr and right hand.
newspapers come together in this
way for the protection and advance-
ment of their mutual interests and
for the rendering of a larger pub-
lic service, and it was the unani-
mous opinion of the newspaper men
who attended this first meeting of
the Association of Texas Negro
Newspapers that a new day was
dawning not only for the Texas
Negro newspapers themselves, but
especially for their readers and ad-
vertisers.
Consul's Daughter
Slaps Mrs. Robt.
S. Abbott
pro-
fessed religion and joined New-
Light Baptist Qiureh, later joined
First Baptist and Friendship,
maining in the latter until desith.'
He was the first president of the
Grand Union of Colored Laborers,
organiser of the Sisterhood No. 1,
member St. Elmo Lodge No. 25, K.
of P., Friendship Deacons' Board,
ex-president Sunshine Glee Club.
For the past 12 years Jackson has
worked for the Groos National
Bank and was well thought of by
the officials. Surviving him are
his widow, Mrs. Gertrude Jackson;
three brothers, Hick Jackson, Ross
and Oliver Griffin; three sisters,
Mesdames Stella Williams, Chicago,
III., Carrie Booker and Lizzie
Johnson and many relatives and
' friends. Funeral services will be
held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock,
Friendship Baptist Church.
Chicago.—(ANP)—At the con-
clusion of a meeting of the Century
Bridge club here Thursday after-
noon, Mrs. Edwins Church, daugh-
ter of W. J. Yerby, United States
consul for more than 25 years,
slapped Mrs. Robert S. Abbott,
wife of the well known newspaper
publisher, in the face.
The act was provoked by alleged
charges of tattling which Mrs. Ab-
bott is said to have made against
the sister of Mrs. Church, Clem-
entine Yerby Tyler.
The club, composed of member!
of the leading families here, was
meeting in Mrs. Abbott's home.
Mrs. Abbott is the president.
It has been stated that Mrs.
Church may be asked to resign.
POSTMASTDt CONVICTED
OF THEFT TO SERVE FOOD
MONTHS IH COUNTY JAIL
Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 15.—(ANP)—George Poindexter,
53 years old, postmaster at Corona in Tipton county, was con-
victed of stealing at a trial held Wednesday afternoon and
sentenced to serve four months in the Shelby county jail.
Poindexter, one of the few colored postmasters in the
country, was indicted by a grand
Jury for violations of the postal
laws on three separate counts,
charging embezzlement of $404 in
postal funds; failing to deposit the
same with the proper postal author.
ities, and keeping more than the
$50 allowed the postmaster of a
fourth class office in his possession.
The convicted postmaster denied
that na had stolen the money and
testified that it had been stolen
from him while he was under the
influence of liquor. .
The jury debated the postmas-
ter's fate only six minutes.
Poindexter rose to be a post-
moster from a job aa "straw boss"
on an Arkansas plantation. His
home is in Joiner, Ark.
Catholic Body
Deposes Leader
Chicago, III., Dec. 15.—(ANP)—
Dr. Thomas W. Turner of Hampton
institute, prominent Catholic lead
er, was deposed as president of the
National Federation at its meeting
here Sunday and George W. B. Con-
rad of Cincinnati was elevated to
the presidency in his stead. Mr.
Turner Was indicted and convicted
by the executive committee, sitting
as an inquisitorial body, on two
points, "falsi publicity" and "scan-
dal by publicly raising the anti-
clerical issue." Three other charges
raised against Mr. Turner were not
pressed. They were "unwarranted
assumption of authority, impru-
dence, and treason."
Mrs. Hunton Speaks
On Subject of Peace
Boston, Mass., Dec. 15.—(ANP)
Peace and the darker races was
discussed at the meeting of the
Women's International League for
Peace and Freedom at 6 Byron
street here Thursday, Dec. 8, by
Mrs. Addie W. Hunton, national
inter-racial chairman of the Wom-
en's International League for Pea<$
and Freedom.
Before the meeting, Mrs. Hunton
was entertained at a luncheon at
which Mrs. Martha Helen Elliott
was hostess.
COMMUNITY FUND
Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 15. (ANP)
Dr. W. J. Hale, chairman of the
colored division of the Community
Chest campaign, has reported sub-
scriptions amounting to $5,209.83
from colored citisens.
last Friday proved to be
lis dsy for David (Skindie) Be1
when he walked right into the
strong waiting arms of Officer
Clifton Mills, packing with him a
smalltfMtuner wardrobe trunk that
ht had lifted from in front of the
•tore of an East Commerce street
merchant.
The observant Mr. Mills, walk-
ing his beat, saw Bell's maneuvers
for several minutes before making
the "red-handed" coup, and await-
ing In the doorway of anatfeer
down the street, 'jntwu
proceed^' f- ..'-i# I.iivi «nr)> -r
rest when ii«^Hfin4£ .''' '.^•4 off
with the c
Bell w s fin«"'T~r"
tion court, for theft >
Wednesday morning.
last
Murders Woi
Cafe
ner
Tuskegee Institute, Ala.— (ANP)
[—Mrs. Henry Howard well known
proprietor with her husband of the
Howard restaurant in Greenwood,
here, was shot and killed by a hold
up man Friday night in an attempt-
ed robbery. The robber i| said to
have entered the cafeteria and
commanded Mr. Howard Aho was
engaged in firing the stoMr to put
up his hands. Assuming (that the
man whom he did not recognize
was merely joking, Mr.* Howard
did not obey. The intruder then
fired a shot through the ceiling,
which caused Mrs. Howard to rush
into the front of the establish
ment from the rear 'vhetf she had
been busy. The robber shot her
down. Greenwood, the section
where the Howard restaurant is
located is an addition, adjacent ti
Tuskegee institute. It is a model
community where many ' of the
teachers and officers of the school
have their homea. Sevenl stores
which cater to the needs af teach-
ers snd students are scattered along
its main street, and the Howard
restaurant was -me of these. Mrr.
Howard was exceedingly popular
among both students and faculty
members of the Institute.
HIGH SCHOOL TE.
CLEAN RECi
Memphis, Tenn., Dec,
The Manassas Tigers,
football team, went
past season with a sc!
games without losing
played a 18-13 tie wi<
school of Jackson.
son pointage for
against their opponei
20. Moses Merriweal
■ team coach
(ANP)
h school
h the
la of six
They
high
1
86 to
the
mpany.
To bapome a good cappella choir
is to attempt one of the most dif-
ficult things in music. After five
years of talentless work Fisk has
made an anusual accomplishment.
But behind the<e five years are 60
years of tradition which have made
the singing of the cappella music
a natural undertaking.
Ethel Bedient Gilbert, director of
publicity, for the past five years at
Fisk, has general charge of the
tour. She is forming committees
in esch city to work yrith the local
manager. She hopes to find great
interest among all Fisk alumni and
Negroes in general in this very
large undertaking.
Court Dismisses
Swindle Charge
Judge Onion dismissed for lack
of evidence a swindle charge filed
recently in the county attorney's
office against Robert King. A
courtroom crowded with spectators
and curiosity seekers was stunned
when after only one witness was
placed on the stand, the trial was
abruptly ended Wednesday as
stated.
All Schools To
Have Bus Service
According to the route map pub-
lished some time ago, bus service
would be denied the new Phyllis
Wheatley High School on Harrison
street.
Acting on this informstion a
committee composed of W. H. Mit-
chell and Charles Bellinger ap
peared before the city commission
and public service officials to call
attention to what appeared to be
a case of glaring neglect. It was
found out at the meeting, however,
that in the agreement between the
Public Service Company and the
city, provision was made for bus
service to all schools.
Assistant Janitor Is
Released as Suspect
Washington, D. C., Dec. 15.—
(ANP)—The District grand jury
refused Wednesday to return a
true bill against James Talmadge,
assistant janitor in the Alzarado
apartments which were burned two
weeks ago. After the fire William
Scott, the chief janitor, was found
dead in a dumb waiter shsft. The
grand jury exonerated Talmadge of
any responsibility after the death
of Scott.
Philadelphia State
Council Has Meet
Cheyney, Pa., Dec. 15.—(ANP)—
The Pennsylvania State Negro
Council held its annual midwinter
session at the Cheyney State Teach-
ers college this afternoon.
The general subject wss: "The
Educstion of the Negro in Penn-
sylvania."
The speakers were: Dr. James N.
Rule, state superintendent of pub-
lic instruction; Mrs. Rachel Davis
DuBois of Columbia university; Dr.
Leslie Pinckney Hill; and Miss
Anna Graves, world travelef, who
is spending a while at Cheyney.
President Hill, in his foreword
offered the following as part of his
plan and report:
"We are going to ask that the
highest forces of the State help us
to get the youth of the coming gen-
eration the kind of teaching that
will save them from racial and na-
tional bigotries and prejudices, de-
velop a healthy world mindedness
and build a new foundation on facts
for a new kind of thinking and a
new type of helpful human be-
havior."
Mrs. Rachel Davis DuBois has a
comprehensive grasp on the situa-
tion, being located at Columbia uni-
versity, where she has opportunity
to keep in touch. She goes out
at intervals to different cities to
meet groups of index teachers and
aid them in showing whst the va-
rious nationalities or races have
contributed to America. She visits
libraries, foreign legations, uplift
soci'.ties and prominent citizens, as-
sembling great quantities of mate-
rial which the teachers may use,
and shows them how to present it
She has been at work lately in Bal-
timore and Washington ami ut the
late winter will be for some weeks
in Boston.
OPEN CAMPAIGN ON LOUIS
B. ANUERSON
Chicago, 111., Dec. 15.—(ANP)—
The opening shot in the campaign
to take Louis B. Anderson out of
the city council was fired Thurs-
day night at a meeting called by
Representative Harris B. Gaines at
which Atty. William L. Dawson,
strong adherent of Congressman
Oscar DePriest, challenged Ander-
son's record and promised to fight
for "the people" if he is elected.
He charged that Mr. Anderson had
never taken the initiative through
resolutions or ordinance for either
the people of the city or his ward
and that he had neglected to foo-
ter the physical improvement of
the w*mL
in the service until he re-
tired, May 1,1897, with rank of ser-
geant. He later found employment
at the Mare Island navy yard, Val-
lejo, Calif., for a number of years,
from which place he came to San
Antonio. Here he was employed
to carry mail from post office to
Fort Sam Houston for several
years.
On March 9, 1901, Mr. Black was
married to Miss Emily Williams,
with whom he lived until the end
came. He was a member of the
Second Baptist Church and at one
time was very conspicuous in the
choir as a saxophonist. He was
aactive in church and civic affairs
and had many friends among white
and black.
Full military funeral services
were held Tuesday afternoon from
the residence under direction of
Carter Sutton Co., undertakers.
Rev. J. W. Warren officiated.
SEEK PENSION FOR
MATT HENSON
Washington, Dec. 15.—(ANP)—
Senator Royal S. Copeland, New
York, has introduced a bill in con-
gress to give a medal and pension
to Matthew Henson, who accom-
panied Perry on his famous North
Pole expedition.
Man Brutally
Attacks Woman
Leslie Hazel, 1629 Dawson street
was arrested for aggravated as-
sault on Cecilia Turner, 1704 No-
lan street. Hazel, in a "passion of
frenzy," went to the home of the
Turner woman and tried to take
possession, and when she showed
resistance, Hazel knocked her down
with his fist, stomped her in tha
face, and blackened her eyes. Tha
Turner woman was taken to tha
City Hospital in a critical condi-
tion. Charges were filed in the
county attorney's office by Massey
and Bumbrey, the arresting offi-
SECRETARY OF NEGRO
TAILORS ASSN. STRICKEN
Burlington, N. C., Dec. 15.—
(ANP)—M. K. Tyson, known a*
the world's most famous tailor and
for many years executive secretary
of the National Association of Ne-
gro Tailors, Designers, Dressmak-
ers and Dry Cleaners, has been con-
fined to his home for some consid-
erable time on account of sicknesa.
He has had a physical ailment fos
over a year.
PREACHER(
ALLS DEAD
MAN "SKI
BODY IS 1
INK" WHEN
FUNERALIZED
By W. R. JACKSON
(For the Associated Negro Press)
Greenville, S. C., Dec. 15—Friends and relatives of the lata
John M. McDavid, who succumbed to bullet wounds received
Thanksgiving night when he responded to a call for his taxi-
cab near the city limits, were shocked during the funeral
services at the Tabernacle Baptist Church, when the Rev. W.
M. Watson, pastor of the deceased
for the past seven years, arose as
the last speaker and characterized
the dead McDavid as "that thing,"
and a "skunk."
The Rev. Mr. Watson told the
assembled mouners that the dead
man had told lies on him and re-
fused to recommend him to the care
and keeping of the Lord.
The pastor's charges against
this member of his flock have cre-
ated a sensation in this city. Mc-
Divid, 50 years old at the time he
was shot, had built up a splendid
reputation for industry and thrift
in the city. He was the owner of
considerable property and one of
the few registered voters here. .
though restricted in his work
driving a public taxi, his
found an outlet in various
ments for the uplift of his
which caused them to regai
as a leader.
Some of McDavid's friend
charged that the Rev. WatM
was aroused because he may hi
thought McDavid had caused
morality to be questioned.
Police have been unable to 1
hend the person who fired t
shot at McDavid.
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