Humble Bee (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 07, No. 16, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 26, 1930 Page: 1 of 4
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Humble Bee
Vol. 7
BAYTOWN, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26th, 1930
No. 16
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Board of Governors
Meeting March Third
courses so attractive that such en-
thusiasm was created.
There can be no doubt concern-
ing the beneficial results derived
from these classes. The increased
efficiency, due to the instruction
received in these vocational class-
BAYTOWN CLUB
TOORGANIZE
BIG COLORED
SAFETY RALLY
please the ladies and has almost
made up his mind to be conserva-
te in so far as amount and size
of the vegetables are concerned.
The next regular meeting of the
Board of Governors of the Bay-
school town Humble Club will be held
in the card room of the Dormitory
on March third. The meeting will
begin promptly at 4:00 p. m. All
members are urged to be present,
as there are many things of im-
portance to be discussed.' -
The Oilers will probably be en-
tered in the South Coast League
which opens about April 20th. All
baseball players should be inter-
ested in having a real baseball
team at Baytown, and should be
willing and anxious to try for the
club.
Let’s all play ball!
COMMUNITY HOUSE
BEING REMODLED
The Baytown Baseball Club,
commonly known as the Oilers,
will be organized the first week
in March. The club will consist of
fifteen players, all of whom will
be employees of the refinery. In
order to give all employees a
chance to make the team, Man-
ager Dick Humphries will be at
the baseball park every afternoon
from 4:00 p. m. until 5:00 p. m.,
beginning March 3rd to March 7th
inclusive, to pick players for the •
club. Any employee who desires
a tryout must be on hand on the
above dates and at the specified
time.
es, has been very encouraging to
the men and most gratifying to
ihe work of remodeling ‘the
Col-inunity House was started on
lbuary fourth and has gone for-
Ward rapidly since that date. The
temporary roof has been finished
and is ready for the tile; the
burned and charred woodwork has
been removed; the framework has
been replaced, and the plasterers
started work Monday. According
to the present plans, the building
will conform to the old arrange-
ment. It is expected that the
work will be completed by April
tenth.
When the building is ready for
occupancy, the Humble Club con-
templates resuming the old activi-
ties for which the structure was
used; and in addition, plans to
sponsor other forms of amuse-
ment. The Club will be glad to
entertain any reasonable sugges-
tion as to what should be promot-
that she does not like very, very
large tomatoes, which he had in-
tended growing, but that she pre-
ferred small, or at best, medium
S.zed tomatoes. Dig is inclined to
work has the wholehearted en-
dorsement of the company, and
the company will no doubt sponsor
it as long as the men show the
same interest that they have in
the past.
Foots, Pastor Mount Rose Baptist
church.
Music was ably rendered by
Martha Washington at the piano,
and E. A. Archia, Principal of
the colored school, was master of
ceremonies in general.
Mr. Dignowity’s talk was to the
effect that everybody had to work
and that the colored people were
well fitted to do certain work in
the refinery, and that they, too,
were just as important as anybody
working there. They should work
safely to be able to be employed
steadily and thereby be able to
support their families. Fair treat-
ment was assured every man
working in the plant if he was
interested in the job, worked to
the interest of the company, and
was obedient in every respect. It
was pointed out that we had some
sorry men among us in the refin-
ery who were keeping good men
out of a job; We will try to get
rid of that type of men and put
the good men in their places.
First-aid training was explained
and will soon be carried on among
the colored employees for We do
not want to lose any good man,
(Continued on page 2)
the management. This
Jl. Selection: Arimentha Will- —-------------
iam2: Selection: Bell and Family. M&HT CLASSES
13. Closing Remarks: Rev. PROVING POPULAR
The vocational night classes
which were started last fall are
still meeting and will be conduct-
ed until April. There is a possi-
bility that some-of the classes will
be continued to an even later date.
Some of the classes have been
meeting in the dormitory, lately,
eince the Community House has
not been avai’able. The attendance
in all classes has shown a constant
incre ase, and the men are regis-
tering more interest as they pro-
gress in their respective courses.
The teachers are to be highly com-
mended for having made the
One of the most impressive
safety rallies ever held was the
one organized by our colored em-
ployees at the colored school audi-
torium February 17th, in Pelly.
Oscar Burton, the colored labor
representative, was in a great
measure responsible for the suc-
cess of this well attended meeting;
nearly 500 men, women and child-
ren were present. The program
was as follows:
1. Opening Chorus: “My Coun-
try Tis of Thee,” congregation.
2. Recital, “The Land of Pretty
Poon,” John Mitchell.
3. Recital, Georgia Johnson.
4. Selection Jubilee; Mount
Rose Baptist quartet.
5. Reading from Dunbar: ‘Tse
. - Got a Legion,” Ernest Jr.
6. Approach to the introduc-
tion, R. E. Ha ler.
7. Vocal Selection: “What are
they doing in Heaven?” Arimen-
tha Williams.
8. Presentation of the Speaker:
O. C. Burton, Colored Labor Rep-
psentative. Humble Oil & Refin-
ing Company.
9. Remarks by Mr. Charlie
W ebber.
10. Speaker for the Occasion:
Mr. H. Dignowity.
DUG AND DIG
THE GARDENERS
With the moral support of the
staff and active support of part
of the line, Dug and Dig are .anti-
cipating great returns from the
garden that is being prepared by
these gentlemen over in East Bay-
town. Suggestions as to how to
prepare the soil, what, and when
to plant, how to take care of the
plants and keep the insects down
are pouring in from various in-
terested parties.
Since this undertaking was
prompted for the exercise that this
pleasant pastime of working in
the. garden contains, there can be
no doubt as to the satisfaction
these two men will get from this
work.
Dug said that he started the
garden somewhat as a joke, but
that he is now in earnest about
it. Dig is not committing him-
self as to the possible outcome
of his efforts, but feels rather
relieved since a lady told him
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Humble Bee (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 07, No. 16, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 26, 1930, newspaper, February 26, 1930; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1481891/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.