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THE INFORMER, SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 1939
Killed At
Crossing
′ HOUSTON.—John Pugh, age 38,1 ——------------
of 1914 Capron street died in the Washington’s birthday.
'Southern Pacific hospital Sunday
morning several
hours after his
Thursday Mrs. Viola (Bob) Red-
mon sent a nice lunch to Mrs. Jor-
. badly mangled body was picked up | dan honoring her baby’s birthday,
at the Southern Pacific crossing and The pupils arc all busy getting
The pupils arc all busy getting
Hailey street. Pugh was struck and ready for the annual exhibit of the
run over by a Victoria bound South- school. Painting, drawing, plaited
ern Pacific freight train.
rugs, yo yo spreads, and needle
The railroad dispatcher’s report work will be exhibited the second
shows that the train passed the
Hailey Street Crossing where Pugh
was hit at about 2:30 a.m. The train
crew did not see the body and a
long string of freight cars passed
before it was discovered.
Pugh was rushed to the Southern
Pacific hospital, where an effort
was made to save his life. Both legs
had been severed from his body
and other bruises were on his body.
Funeral services were held Wed-
nesday at 8 am., from the Mother
of Mercy church, Granger and
Sumpter. The funeral was conduct-
ed by the Pollard Undertaking com-
pany.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Edith Pugh and two children, John
L., and Lura Ann.
LONE STAR SCHOOL
LIBERTY—The teacher of Lone
Star school Mrs. Alice E. Jordan
has been the happy recipient of
many unusual hospitalities and
courtesies during the past week. Be-
ginning Tuesday evening when Mrs.
Viola Redmon entertained Mrs. Jor-
dan to a delicious supper.
Wednesday at noon Mrs. Mandy
Dickerson entertained Mrs. Jordan
with a dinner in honor of George
week in March.
We expect to have two pupils
finishing the seventh this session.
Juveniles Break
Promise, Sent To
Reform School
HOUSTON. — Two boys, age 14
and 15, who received clemency from
Juvenile Judge, Judge Roy F. Hof-
heinz on the promise that they
would quit their criminal ways and
return to school, broke their word
and were again before the Judge
last Friday.
The lads were two of a ring of
purse snatchers who spread terror
among women during the latter
part of January and the earlier
part of February One of the boys
when questioned stated that his rea-
son for not going to school was that
his shoes had worn out, the other
stated that he went to school one
day but did not go to his classes.
Both of the boys were committed to
the state training school for boys
at Gatesville.
The Ebenezer choir of Austin is heard over a state-wide hookup under the auspices
of the Duncan Coffee Co. each Sunday morning from 8:00 to 8:30. The program origin-
ates in the studios of KNOW and may be heard over any of the Texas Quality Network
stations.________________________________________________
Duncan Coffee Company
Presents Ebenezer Choir
In .
ewide Broadcast
THE PEPPER BOX
Hello Pepper Box Fans, here we
are again bringing you the jive of
the Jitterbugs . . . Hey, hey, "Cause
it ain't what you do, it's the way
that you do it," and this is the way
we do it . . . Well, well, look who
is here, Halvin Hayward, and he
seems hard to be trying to run
under Samuel Hudson for Mary Lee
Jones . . , And while we arc about
it, Miss Thelma Turner, it seems
as if you have broken Miss Nina
R.’s heart. Now don’t cry, Nina, Wil-
liam still loves only you—we hope!
... Of course, you don’t know that
we know it, so we’ll tell you now:
• Jimmy C. is the third party in the
love affair between Velma Nunn
and Johnnie Jones . . . Well, dears,
"All’s fair in love and war!” Oh
FOR SKINTHRTS
CHAFET
| yeh! ... Do tell, do tell! There is
| a riff in the love affair between
F. E. Sorrell and Miss Lawnie Mar
Allison . . . Who says that old coals
won’t kindle? If you don't believe
it, note the fact that Miss Aslee
Mosely and Sam Davis have begun
their love affair all over again.
Here is a tip. old dears, if you want
to hear the latest gossip at Phillis
Wheatley school, come to the sixth
period laundry class. The members
are Versie Powell, Fannie M. Love,
Elizabeth Rylander, Rita Mallory,
Kate Evans, Doris Lee Green, Willie
B. Batiste, Willia C. Williams, Co-
lanth Wilson, Ruby B. Johnson, and
Bernice Phillips . .. Oh, dear, here
we are giving advice to the love-
lorn again: Well, here goes . . . Mr.
Terrell, just take your time, don’t
be impatient and you’ll find that
you can win Miss Dewell’s heart
after all . . . Since we are advising
Miss Rose Lee M., you had better
I watch that other girl because she
1 is about to run under you for El-
| nord Dave. Is it true what they say
| about Miss Earline G- and Earnis M.?
M it is so, Mias Dorothy, you had
better watch your step because he
fell hard for her Sunday ... Oh
yes, F. D. Myles, we have found
that beautiful maiden that you are
always talking about in the fifth
ward store cooking and serving. She
is a graduate of Wheatley and her
name is Miss M.G.M.—Signed, THE
PEPPER BOX.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Fower and
Mrs. F. W. Logan of Houston, Mrs.
Walter W. Davis of Beaumont spent
last week in Wichita Falls visiting
in the home of Mr and Mrs. Lige
Tatum.
Dr. Robert N. Brooks, editor of
the Southwestern Christian Advo-
cate (New Orleans), was a visitor
in the Boynton parsonage last week.
For the past six months, the
Bright & Early Choir has been en-
tertaining radio listeners over the
Texas Quality Network every Sun-
day moning fom 8:00 to 8:30. The
popularity of this splendid choir
has grown so that the Duncan Cof-
fee Company, its sponsor, feels that
they are giving to the people of
Texas not only a product of recog-
nized goodness in Bright & Earlv
Coffee, but a program of unusual
merit as well as spiritual uplift.
The program, originaiing with
station KNOW in Austin and heard
through stations KPRC, Houston,
WOAI, San Antonio, and WFAA,
Dallas, is composed of spirituals,
hymns and old Southern songs.
This choir of colored singers is
the regular choir of the Ebenezer
Baptist church of Austin and is un-
der the direction of Virgie Carring-
ton DeWitty. The Ebenezer Choir
was organized more than fifty years
ago and several of the members
have been singing in the choir for
more than a quarter of a century.
The full choir consists of 87 mem-
bers, although only 42 of these sing
regularly on the Bright & Early
broadcasts.
Virgie DeWitty has directed the
choir for the past 15 years, and
first began singing with them 27
years ago with her mother.
The choir has for many years
sung for the Governors of Texas
at the Executive Mansion in Aus-
tin, and has appeared many times
at the University of Texas and
in Memorial Stadium at Austin.
These singers work conscientious-
ly for their church, and members of
the choir receive no pay for their
services. The money received by
them for these broadcasts goes di-
rectly to their church, and at the
present time the church is buying a
Hammond electric organ with this
money.
Their sincere and heartfelt ren-
ditions of the favorite songs of the
Old South have delighted both white
and colored listeners, and the choir
occupies a definite place in the
realm of beautiful, spiritual music
in a part of the country where that
type of music is most thoroughly
enjoyed.
Arrest Pair For Death
Of Man Stabbed 19 Times
Young Girls’ Forum twists story,
— - - - - - MAN FINED $25
Held At Antioch B.C.
HOUSTON.—A forum was con- -----------------------------
ducted Saturday and Sunday at
Antioch Baptist church, under the
auspices cf Miss Willye Eastman
and Mrs. Carolyn Dungee-Countee
of the Blue Triangle Y. W. C. A.,
for the benefit of young girls, on
the subject: "Planning for a Ca-
reer.” The purpose of the forum,
was to lay before the young ladies
vaiirus fields in' which there are
opportunities for employment, and
to have the fields discussed by men
and women, who have had some
work and experience in those fields.
The list included seventeen sub-
jects. Saturday's meeting, sched-
uled to run from 2 to 4, was more
or less rained out, having a small
attendance. Sunday, which was a
pretty day, only drew approximate-
ly wetnty-five young ladies out of
probably 3000 in Houston, who are
unemployed and shuold be inter-
ested in such a discussion
There are many wno believe tha
nothing of greater importance tc
youth and to those seeking employ ,
ment could happen in a commu
nity than a discussion of variou
fields that offer opportunities fo-
work. The fields covered ranged
Children cannot start too soon
thinking about professional jobs'
that they hope to prepare for.
It was whispered that the local
school authorities were anything
but cooperative in getting the notice
of this conference to the students of
‘he schools. One wo-ders »•-
could be the reason for not wanting
tuaenis lu Klnw ., u-mus -....
discuss possible fields of work.
Every year we are graduating 500
or more students, and up to date
they have had nothing to look for-
ward to except trying to get a job
teaching or to so be-'- to do -
work that they could have done
without the high school education.
If the purpose of education is to
train people for vocations and for
life's work, it seems strange that
the school authorities would not
want the students to be discussing
those vocations now.
HOUSTON.—James DeJean was %
charged in Judge Williford’s court
with assault by auto. Witnesses tes-
tified that he had drunk too -much
on the night that he struck the
people. He talk'd too much in court
either from drinking too much or
talking too much he will have to
pay a $25 fine and cost of court
on the charge.
Miss Alice Martin and Cleveland
Glenn told the court that they were
struck by the car driven by DeJean
on Pannell and Lyons street on the
night of February 10. They further
testified that after the car struck
them it run into a yard and came
to a stop about 40 feet from where
it struck them.
DeJean took the stand and stated
that he was driving about 10 miles
per hour and the people jumped in
front of him and he struck them.
When asked about his car jumping
the curb and going wild for 40 feet
he said that if it happened he did
not remember it. He then ga
an
HURT IN FALL
HOUSTON.—Mrs. Penny Lewis,
ge 43 of 1425 West Dallas was car-
led to the Jefferson Davis hospital
nd treated after she fell from an
from home demonstration, dress
making, salesmanship, interior dec .
oration, journalism, nursing, medi
cine, occupational therapy, voca
tional counciling, business admin
istration, beauty culture, scoia
work, recreation, photography
household training, to secretaria - her balance. Hospital examination
work. Those who were selected t
pstairs porch at 1019 Bailey street.
According to witnesses Miss Lewis
vas leaning on the porch bannister
ind it broke, causing her to lose
speak on these subjects, as busy a
they were, quit their work and-
came to the meeting to speak. I
was a reflection upon the interes
howed that she suffered a badly
ruised ankle in the fall.
entirely different version of the ac-
cident. The court did not believe
his version and to convince him of
its unbelief he was fined $25.
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HOUSTON.—Charlie Simpson and
Deetta Martin were arrested by
homicide officers and are in jail
awaiting a preliminary hearing aft-
er being charged with murder in
connection with the death of John
Landor last Saturday night. Lan-
dor was found in a pool of blood
in the 700 block on Saulnier street
near midnight by passerbys. He was
near death with 19 stab wounds in
his body and was rushed to the Jef-
ferson Davis hospital, but was dead
on arrival.
When the officers arrived on the
scene there were no eye witnesses
to the fatal stabbing and it was
sometime before the identity of
Landor could be established. The
examining trial for the couple will
be held before Judge Thomas M.
Maes, Thursday.
BLACKSHEAR STUDENTS
GIVE EXHIBITION
ON NEGRO LIFE
The faculty and students of Black-
■ shear Elementary school, of which
Prof. W. L. D. Johnson is principal,
were all aglow this week in gain-
ing knowledge of our race and in
preparation for an exhibition and
program that was held on Tuesday
afternoon, February 28. The ex-
hibition was held in the library
which was artificially decorated
with pot flowers.
Creative work by the pupils in
the form of posters, paintings, scrap-
books, friezes, charts, and musical
instruments, portrayed the Negro
in music, art, business, education,
journalism and sport.
Following the exhibition, an in-
teresting program was given and
prizes were awarded to the winners
in the contest for the best display
at the exhibition.
The music committee, namely;
Miss Eric K. Lee, chairman; Mes-
dames Ethel K. Millard, Jessie F.
Moore, Ella M. Abner, sponsored
the activities of the week.
Miss Stevens, librarian at Black-
shear school, who had charge of
the guest book, reported that a large
number registered. Among those
rgeistered were: Rev. C. C. • Carr.
Rev. Robinson of Harrisburg, Prof.
J. W. Jones, music director; Miss
Emma Bingham, Miss Grace Moore,
Miss Nadine Roberts, Dr. Thelma
Paten-Law, Mrs. C. V. Adair
D. K. Shivery.—Mary Scales Carter,
reporter.
presiding. Each member selected the
flower she is to exhibit in the
Spring Flower Show. Mrs. Lee H.
Grigsby gave a very interesting lec-
ture on Panning a Garden.
The next meeting will be held
Monday, March 6, in the home of
Mrs. C. L. Barnes, 5005 Lyons ave-
nue.—Mrs. Mary S. Carter, reporter.
MT. OLIVE JUNIOR MISSION
The Mt. Olive Junior Mission so-
ciety met Thursday night at the
home of Mrs. L. McConnell, with
Miss Nina Mae Evans instructor.
Members present were Willie Mae
Vonner, Louise Rideaux, Elsie Jones,
,R. Sinagar, L. McConnell, M. Hope
and Nina Mae Evans.
The president has organized a
Junior Mission Choral club and
will hold its first meeting Saturday
night, March 4, at 2415 Leeland for
rthearsal.
Willie Mae Vonner, who is vying
for "Miss Junior Missionary, 1939,"
is sponsoring a style show Wednes-
day night, March 8, st the church.
The contest closes Sunday night,
March 12.—Mrs. Amanda Evans, re-
porter.
of the Negro young yomen that st-
few of them were present.
The speakers Sunday afternoor
were Mrs. James Jemison of th 1
Franklin Beauty School, Beaut:
Culture; Mrs. Nellie Dillon, Horn
Demonstration and Household
Training; C. W. Wesley, Journalism,
Dr. J. C. Gathings, Medicine; W. O.
Alexander, NYA; Mrs. E. B. Wal-
lace, Teaching as a Profession.
The meeting Sunday afternoon
was very interesting, and the only
difficulty was that there was not
enough time for questions and for
thorough discussion of fields, be-
cause of the number of speakers
included on the program. It is to
be hoped that the program will be
BLUE BONNET GARDEN
Beautiful cut flowers formed a
Stabs Husband In
Barbecue Stand,'
Other Woman Flees
HOUSTON -Joe Harrell, age 25,
of 2120 Hogg was carried to the Jef-
ferson Davis hospital Sunday and
admitted for treatment for serious
knife wounds in the back and on
his arm. Mrs. Susie Harrell age 26
of the same address and wife of
Harrell was arrested and charged
with assault to murder in connec-
tion with the stabbing.
According to statements made to
police by witnesses to the affair,
Harrell and another unnamed wo-
man were at Haynes’ Barbecue
stand on Jensen and Sumpter and
they were in a booth drinking beer
when Mrs. Harrell came into the
place and stabbed her husband. The
woman who accompanied Mr. Har-
rell, hurriedly left the scene dur-
ing the excitement and eye wit-
nesses to the affair failed to get her
name.
Mrs. Harrell was charged before
Justice of the Peace Thomas M.
Maes. No date has been set for a
preliminary hearing and will not
background for the meeting of the 1 be set until Harrell has sufficiently
Blue Bonnet Garden club in the I recovered to appear in court,
home of Mrs. Luella Allen. ! -------------
MISS LUCINDA
CAMPBELL PASSES
The meeting was opened with the
president, Mrs. Ella R. Holliday.
continued and extended through not
only the high schools and college,
but through the grammar school.
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HOUSTON.—Funeral services for
Miss Lucinda Campbell, 4105 Cline
street, were held from the funeral
chapel of the Pollard Undertaking
company Tuesday, February 21. The
body was shipped to Independence,
Texas, for burial.
Miss Campbell is survvied by her
sister, Mrs. Sarah Roberts.
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