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THE INFORMER, SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 1940
PAGE THREE
WILD OVER
ET BIG LOOT
Hal
HOUSTON.—Miss Myrtle Bolden, 1 —----------------------------------
secretary of the Houston College I CORRECTION
for Negroes, was robbed of $20 Last week we carried a picture
in cash and a pair of glasses Sun-i cf a matinee Troup at the El Dorado
day night at about 8:30 p.m. Miss | ballroom. In giving a description of
Bolden told' police that the purse j the picture, the orchestra was called
was taken from her car on Andrew I the Phyllis Wheatley Band. The cor-
street She stated that she stopped 1 rect name of the musical asgrega-
two boys on Andrew and asked I tion is "The Ambassadors of Swing.
Man Bound Over
To Grand Jury
On $300 Bond
Hd^E OFFICE OF SAMARITAN BURIAL ASSOCIATION
them the location of a .house she
was looking for. A short time later
she missed her purse and its con-
tents. She suspects the two boys.
George Herbert, 1011 Napoleon,
reported to police that someone
stole two automobile batteries from
his place on last Sunday night.
Walter Chevalier, 3115 Evella,
drug store delivery boy, reported
to police that he was robbed of two
pints of ice cream, two packages
of cigraettes and $2.56 in cash in the
900 block on Paschall, Monday night
Chevalier told police that a white
boy about 17 years of age robbed
bim at the point of a gun.
ALeon Hollis, 1216% Fuller, report-
ed to police that he was robbed
of, $38. sometime Monday morning
while ha was at home asleep. Hollis
told police that the theft occurred
Mhis room.
“William Blunt. 811 East 36th, re-
WEST END .
NEW ZION BAPTIST CHURCH
Holmes street. Rev. G. H. Guyton,
pastor.
Sundsy school opened at 9:30 with
Superintendent. Mrs A. B. A. But-
ler and her staff of officers pres-
ent. The teachers took charge of
their classes. The school assembled
for review. "Rte pastor reviewed
the lesson.
At 11 o’clock the deacons. Broth-
ers E. Gibson, E. Paul, R. Lewis,
Hoop:r, and J. !H. Cook conducted
the praise service. The pastor
spoke on Triumph Through Service,
which was very inspiring.
We have just closed our pastor's
Ninth Anniversary which was a
success. Our pastor received many
presents, also his wife, Mrs. P. H.
Guyton. i
HOUSTON.—Gus Espree; 40, of
Trinity Gardens was bound over
to the Harris County grand jury
under $303 bond on a charge of
driving while intoxicated by Jus-
tice of the Peace Thomas’ Macs,
Tuesday.
Testimony in the preliminary trial
was to the effect that- Esprre was
arrested on the Humble road : fter
highway officials had noticed him
driving his car recklessly on the
highway Espree told the court
•hat he had drunk a snail quantity
of whiskey shortly before he was
arrested.
High Quality, Easy Kinchion R.
*** —* J as
A Poor Ex
By West 1
EL PASO.-At least in these reg-"
Credit Offered At
Clark’s Clothiers
*7
A. J Marcus, manager of Clark s
Credit Clothing company, 314 Main
Street, says. “It is the pleasure of
ur firm, which is national in scope,
o be able to help plan the clothing
needs of cur customers.
orted that a thief entered his
buse Sunday night and stole three
adies' coats, three dresses, one
nan's raincoat,” a pair of men’s
toes and other men’s wearing ap-
arel. Mr. Blunt told officers that I sermon,
is entire family was away from
ome when the theft occurred. He
feted that the articles were stolen
etween 7 and 11 p.m.
Those who helped us to put over
this program were: Rev. J. A. Ran *
dle, J. H. Cook, W. H. Hunter, S. P.
Baker, E. W. Robertson, McKeen
J. J. Jackson, Blate, H. L. Price, Rev.
M. L. Price,, G. Porter. Rev. M. L
Price preached 1 the anniversary
Officer Breed’s
Mother Passes
HOUSTON.—Mrs. Rebecca Breed,
36, died March 15 at her home in
LaMarque, Texas. Funeral services
were held in LaMarque under the
direction of the Strode Funeral
home of Galveston, Texas.
Mrs. Breed was the mother of
■ Henry Breed, Houston policeman,
ind was a monber of the Trinity
East church.
Pictured above is the home office of the Samaritan Burial
Association, located at 1901 Dowling street.
Three classes of policies are offered: (A) $150.00; (B)
$100.00; (C) $75.00. Eligible ages run from 3 to 70 years.
The office can be reached by calling P.8464. Phone today
and ask for an agent to call at your home to give you com-
plete information.
“Very often it is amazing to hear
remarks passed by various people
radii.g with us, that they did not
alize how convenient it is to
budget their clothing needs and still
be able to clothe their entire family
jecause of such easy payments.”
Mr Marcus further states, "We
lemand that cur sales people and
office staff be courteous to all who
inter our store and have establish-
•d our name so that it is now syn-
mymous with fair and honest deal-
ings with all
"We are one of the oldest' and
nost reliable institutions in the city
f Houston, and have the pleasure
of having catered to thousands upon
thousands of satisfied customers. We
say the customer is always right and
definitely guarantee each and every
larment sold.
ions Grand Chancellor L. B. Kinch-
ion, who has recently gotten out a
charter on Pythianism, ranks with
the membership as a poor execu-
tive. According to correspondence
released here this week by James
A. Green, who has been in the
Pythians since 1896, Mr. Kinchion
permitted the Pythians to decline
after taking over a very profitable
organization on the decease of W.
H. Willis. Mr. Green also accuses
the Grand Chancellor of having in-
:tilted the elderly men of the or-
ganizaticn. and says he has made
the elderly men pay for his mis-
. takes.
tell how lite the reduction was.
or how the Grand Chancellor had
fought any reduction of his own
salary.
Rev. W. T. Bolden also worshipped
Chicken thieves entered the chick-
yard of Frank Smith, 3524 West
Iis,and made away with a num-
r of chickens early Monday morn-
MoNe Smith stated that the theft
occurred about 3:45 a.m.-•
with us in the night service, and
he too, said some very good things.
One was added to the church. The
pastor will go straight through to
Easter' morning with a soul saving
meeting. Visitors are welcome.
Read the Informer and help the
colored enterprise. 'See Joseph But-
ler for the Informer — Daisy Davis,
Reporter.
Surviving Mrs. Breed are her
husband, Benjamin Breed; six chil-
dren, George Breed of Texas City,
Mrs. Clara Prater of Galveston, Miss
Polly Breed of LaMarque, Mrs.
Leola Kelly of LaMarque, Robert •
Breed of Corpus Christi, Mrs. Cleo-
patra Pittman of Houston and Henry
Breed of Houston.
Beneficiaries Warmly
Praise Samaritan
Burial Association
getable Way To
11 .1 I . 1
:p Up Lazy Insides
neres an all-vegetable way to re-
live constipation, that is easy to
take and gentle withyour lazy
intestines if you’ll do this:
"Take a quarter to a half-tea-
-spoonful of this spicy, aromatic
laxative at bedtime; wash it down
with water.
That way, BLACK - DRAUGHT
generally permits a good night’s
rest; acts gently, thoroughly next
morning; usually relieves constipa-
tion’s headaches, bad breath, bil-
iousness, sour stomach.
Chief of BLACK - DRAUGHTS
all-vegetable ingredients is an "in-
testinal tonic-laxative” that helps
impart tone to, bowel muscles.
Last Rites For
Sunbeam Cab
Driver, Held
HOUSTON.—Funeral Service for
Peter Roman, 2413 Lamar were held
from the chapel of the Johnson Un-
dertaking Company Monday eve-
ning.
Mr. Roman was a driver for the
Sunbeam Cab Company and his fel-
low workers donated their cabs
as funeral cars for the funeral. Mr.
Roman is survived by his mother,
Mrs. Sarah Landry and other rela-
tives.
TO THE READERS OF THE
HOUSTON INFORMED:
Dear Public:
We, the family of the deceased
Peter Roman, wish to express our
sincere appreciation to the Johnson
Funeral Home, owner of the Sama-
ritan Burial Association for iheir
service in our hours of sorrow.
We feel extremely indebted to the
Samaritan Burial Association for
having given us the consideration
that they did. Our deceased relative
had been a member of this organi-
zation for only two weeks and yet
the officials of the Samaritan Burial
Association gave us all that the
Burial Policy called for, and even
more. We also feel that it would be
no more than just for us to pause
here, and give credit where it is
due, and surely credit is due to this
VALUABLE INSTITUTION and its
efficient OFFICIALS.
Sincerely yours,
Mrs. Viola Babino and Family of
the late Mr. Peter Roman.
IMPRESSIVE SUNRIS
SERVICES PLANNED
EMANCIPATION PA
The initial Easter sunrise services
scheduled for Emancipation Park
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• ***** S
E YOUR—L
He characterizes Mr. Kinchion's
administration of the defunct
Pythian order as extravagant and
wasteful, and claims that Mr.
Kincliion was drunk with authority.
He scores the Grand Chancellor for
having as his private secretary his
son st a high salary, and claims
Clark’s offers a complete line of that the retinue of friends and rel:
suits, hats, shoes and accessories in
the men's department as well as
work clohting: also ladies' dresses.
atives the Grand Chancellor had
drew more in salary than their ef-
forts brought into the Order. As to
the office that was maintained in
Houston, he said it harbored “a saw
and hatchet carpenter and the
roats, suits, shoes and accessories'
while in the children’s department,
you will find suits for boys and
tresses for girls. Clark's is running
an annual outfit sale through Easter
at new low prices. See advertise-Green also scored the Grand Chan-
private secretary who was of no
financial aid to the Pythians." Mr.
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LADER HI SALES IN s OUT of Tie LAST 9 YEARS
CHEVROLET- DEALER
ment on page four of this issue.
Mr. Marcus personally extends tr
you an invitation to come in and
take advantage of the easy budget
plan. There is no red tape—you
need only a steady job. Come in,
make your selection, and take the
clothes home with you, or use the
free delivery service.
CHRISTIAN WOMEN OF
MEMORIES CLUB
The Christian. Women of Memo-
ries club met at the home of the
president, Mrs. E. A. Nathan, 1020
Cage St. After a brief business
meeting, plans were made for the
Easter egg hunt to be Thursday
evening, March 21st, after which
the hostess served a very tasty re-
past, which was enjoyed by all.
Mrs. Nathan is doing a beautiful
piece of work as president of the
club.—Thelma Winner, reporter.
cellor for making recommendations
against the flat-rate members, who
are the elderly members.
Mr. Kinchion answered that the
rates had been lowered by the
Order because the insurance de-
Adopt Baby
HOUSTON.—A very interesting “
letter was received this week by
the editor of The Informer from ■
lady who is desirous of adopting a
baby. We quote from her letter:
"I am a woman 34 years of age:
have read in your paper several
times where little innocent babies
are being destroyed. It is my desire
to save a life. It will make me very
happy to accept a baby no one
cares for.
"... It you know of a mother .
that has a baby nolder than three
months and cannot care for it, and
would like for it to have a home.,
will you base her contract me,
please? Or if you krow of a mother-
to-be that will not be able to earn
for her baby, will you have her
contact me, please? I can come
for a baby as raon as you secure .
one. I would not care for a near-
white baby.”
Any one interested in the con-
tents of the above letter may write
to the editor of The Informer. Box
3086, Houston, enclosing a 3c stamp,
and we shall be glad to forward the
letter to the lady who seems to be
so kind.
partment demanded that the rates
be adjusted in proportion to what
the elderly men were pledged by
the Order Mr. Kinchion also an-
swered sarcastically that W. 6. Wil-
lis, whom Mr. Green eaid was a
financier an d builder, invested
$100,000 of the Order’s money in
bonds on which they could collect
only 25 per cent; that Mr. Willis
Invested 55,000 in Pythian Sani-
tarium bonds, which the insurance
department wrote off as an utter
loss: and $200,000 in church loans.— - eg
which the Order was unable to col- ical treat to all NPENN
lect. Mr. Kinchion also said that the
Grand Lodge expenses had been r®- were the—-
duced more than once—he didn't Mrs. Thrash, reporter.
CHARLEY SOCIAL CLUB -
TO BOLD MEETING
The Charity Social club will h
their regular meeting Sunday F
ning beginning at 3 p.mh. The.be
ident is asking all to be present
The program rendered at Ple
ant HUI Baptist church was a. m
solos, duetts, and quartet
features of the
on Sunday morning at 6 a.m. are
expected to attract a large audience.
The services, modeled after the na-
tionally famous Holywood Bowl
services, are under the auspices
of the Houston Recreation depart-
ment, YMCA, Blue Triangle Branch
of the YWCA, Bethlehem Settle-
/ ment and the Boy Scouts. -
The outdoor stage of the Eman-
cipation Park clubhouse will be
utilized for the first time when a
series of tableaux depicting the
events surrounding the crucifixion
and resurrection of Jesus are por-
trayed amidst a setting of the tra-
ditional palms. The tableaux will be
. under the direction of Mrs. Frankie
Neal Moore, resident director of
Emancipation Park Organ music will
be used as a background.
The Houston College for Negroes’
full vested glee club, under the
direction of Mrs. Eddye M. Shivery,
will furnish several special num-
bers Dr. C. B. Johnson, prominent
tenor and band leader, will direct
the singing of the audience. At the
console of the unicipal organ will
be Roy L. Hopkins. John L. Blount
will direct the Pioneers in a group
cf numbers.
The following group work agency
leaders and department heads are
.in charge of arrangements: Mrs
Nadine Roberts-Stanfield, YWCA;
Mrs. Beatrice Clay, Bethlehem Set-
tlement House; Lewis Watts, Boy
Scouts; L. K. Shivery, YMCA; and,
Robert T. Holland, playgrounds and
I centers of the municipal receration
department.
Weingarten’s Parade Of
EASTER FOODS
2 DAYS OF VALUES TODAY and SATURDAY
LIMIT 2 DOZEN
FRESH EGGS
FARMER BROWN
BAKED HAM
LARGE RED RIPE FLORIDA
STRAWBERRI
DOZ.
WHOLE .:
or SHANK
HALF POUND
Woman Pleads
Innocent; is
Acquitted Here
HOUSTON.—A plea of innocence
J by Mrs. Mary Brown, G0 year oid
woman of 1823 Live Oak. won for
her an acquittal on a charge of pos-
session of untaxed liquor. Mrs
Brown denied that a gallon of whis-
key found in an outer house on her
property belonged to her.
The whiskey upon which the
charge* was based, was found by
L-Men after they had obtained a
search warrant to search the place.
. They told the court that they found
- no whiskey in the house occupied
by Mrs. Brown, but found it in an
outer house and her house was the
closest to the place where the whis-
I key was found and they arrested
her.
Mrs. Brown was not represent#‘
by an attorney and took the stan
. in her own defense. She told the
' court that she had never owned any
. whiskey, was a hard working wom-
/ an and always obeyed the laws. At
1 the conclusion of her statement
’ Judge Williford released her. She
- thanked the Judge and left th
j court room smiling.
, SUSPICIOUS MAN CHARGED
| WITH VAGRANCY
HOUSTON.-James Johnson, 3014
Shanghai, was arrested in the 3000
block on South McGegor Way after
residents of that section had noticed
him acting peculiarly in the street.
He was carried to the Harris County
Psychopathic: ward and examined
by Dr. J. B. York. After he was
examined, a charge of vagrancy was
filed against him before County
Judge Roy Hottheinz,
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