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FRIDAY. JULY 8, 1D32.
REGISTER
PAGE FOI'R
Forums
Bible Institutes,
Christian Endeavors
Then Back to Business
SAN ANTONIO REGISTER
A Publication dedicated to Right, Justice and Progress
I'ublUhrd Friday of Lach Wetk by
THE REGISTER PUBLISHERS
Offi t 6oa<9 t Coniuirrct St.
Thone lr*knt 1M6—F O. Box ST1
Nan Antonio. Ttui
Enttrtd •• Mcoud-clau m.ltrr M« 4. 1931. «t tba po t oinc, at tan Antonio,
Taxaa, undar Art ot Marcn 3. !«: Vd artl ln« rataa luralahad «■i raquaat.
SL'BSCHIPIION RATts 1 vr«r, IJ.IHI; • months. tIJti Slnt1« Copy, St,
VALMO C. BELLINGER, Pr*sid*nt-Tr* «ur*r
JASPER T. DUNCAN. Editor-G«n«ral Manager
MRS. MYRL BELLINGER, Secretary
J. W. Holland.
W. L. Walk*r_
J. A. James
P. E. McIntyT*—
_Contriboting Editor
Contributing Editor
.Advertising Manager
_Circulatioi Manager
All na«a matter should fcr in our office by Wadnaadar noon to *PPJ*r in
rurr**nt l iur Na«« mattar Bui! ba plainly «rlttan and on only ona Jjj* 'j'
copy akeet Tha rich) to coadenae mattar for rontaniasca or aafaty la raaaraad,
unlet* paid for.
clubs and many other such spiritually and educationalv ben-
eficial organizations function regularly and are largely t-
tended by hundreds of the younger group of this compusfr
■ New and instructive as well as constructive program® r*in
vogue in practically every church in this communi^, «ad|
these programs are built around the younger generatiq
future upon whom the church must depend.
The Register believes unequivocally in the church j
high ideals for which it stands, and further believes \
future progress is assured, especially with the typ« I
class work being done by some of them. Let the you«g ?>■
pie organize more debating clubs, usher boards, Bible tlj
aryi the like. Give them a chance for self-development i
pression in their guilds, B. Y. P. U.'s societies, etc., ar
you will hardly stop them from going to the show wh^
favorite screen star is in town, they will certainly
and help the church keep its rightful place in communl
The Register Platform
Tbr San Antonio Rtflittr Stand* Fori
2.' fncrraaed patronaff of **«ant raolal butlnwt ImUtutlooi and
#ncourafln« the aaUblitfatntfit of other*.
1 Opportunity for advancement tn line* for ' JJJ
4. Equitable repreeentati^n In vity and county foternmenUl depart
L tSrtdlad e nni prtrilw We are unalterably oppoeed to the
>-cailed *•*«!• man • primary "
*. Absolute equality for ail brfore tribunal* of Juitlca.
T. \nt>i>nch lam* both Federal and State. •
F.quaJ act: ommndatlon* on '"mmon carrier*.
I r^t-al:on"f^.00p.a«n.',r.U..on, .sl.Ung bat.aan tba rara.
X TbiTat.^ma'njVHr^b Y. M. 6 A. wits all btndrad set,-
▼ltle*. for tbe youth of tnl* community.
SILLY HOURS
The Mayor Returns
i
By Algernon B. Jackson, M. D.
This morning many of my friends are asking me J
did not attend the big dance given by a popular clq
night. The truth of the matter is the dance was schedu
last night but really was held this morning. While I
ing days are about over, I do enjoy attending these ocd
once in a while in order to meet old friends and possiblj
new ones. But frankly I cannot stand the hours.
Some years ago when living in Philadelphia son
happened which impressed me quite a bit. A young j
swaggered into the Citizens Club wearing an expensiij
lined coat. One of the old wiseacres looked him over 1
f> Mavor C. M. Chambers. San Antonio's finest chief ex- ment then made comment upon the excessive cost of tl
eeutive and prime factor in instigating the "Garner for Next he asked the young man what was his occupati
President" movement was accorded a big reception when he after finding out he dropped these words of wisdom,
and other delegates who attended the historical Democratic my lad, you are very foolish, for any man who has to f
convention in Chicago, returned home last Tuesday morning, the tune of an alarm clock has no business with that
The Mayor in his fine affable way addressed the large as- coat."
semblage and recounted some of the incidents that occurred. Recently we poor hard working Negroes have de
The Mayor, who announced before leaving that he would a silly sort of custom of not beginning our social fui
taxe the fight for admission of Negroes into the Democratic until after 12 o'clock midnight and staying until 3
primary, before the convention, fought a losing fight in the the morning. These for the most part have to get u
resolutions committee and did not get to the floor with his tune of an alarm clock and the whole thing is just al
resolution. Whatever would have been the result had he been foolish as the poor working lad who wore the expensi'
euccessful will probably always remain a matter of conjec- coat.
ture. but there is one thing that is certain and that is that Working people need rest in order to do their to
£00 000 American born. hom*-owning, house-renting, law-i and maintain a comfortable degree of health. Silly
•cteierrtiut-l*rt r H*sroes In Texas who are kept from vol- ] opposed to both. Why try to set a pace we cannof
ing and expreasing their right of franchise, owe him an undy- Why be so foolish? Some folks thinking it the smart ttog
fONtU*
TIOHA\.
3
NATURAL
htiom
Tid Bits From Week's News
r "
Bjr J. V. AITCH 'tthe careless use of firework* other-
Well, you have your choice, Hoo- J wise each year will nee children
ver or Rooaevelt (pronounced Rose- j maimed and killed by explosives,
aelt), and you have from now until j When the weather is hot and It
>** November to listen to the praises generally is on the Fourth of July,
II" 'he Republicans by Republicans folks likt to go swimming in the
to and the condemnations of Repub- first hole of water they see. There-
in* lk*n< by Democrats., If by that fore many peraona are drowned
bolt 'i"" J'ou are convinced who is the during holidays when they are at
[ant bitter min he will be the next liberty to enjoy themselves,
rjrprfsident. ———
„ Tbe platforms of both parties nd Whitehouses are
. hive been built and open for in- h>v'n* ■ game of hide-and-seek
•section. They art built on the with legislation. Congress
. . ... .. J passes the bills and the president
•me plans and specifications of vitoi, them> Those the president
*Jw old modela with a bit of 1932 wont veto, congress wont pass . . .
^irchitecture tacked on in the high < The veterans are still encamped on
lpd
BUSINESS
HINTS
DIET AND FOOD
By w. L. w.
It is what one firm cannot or |
will not do to try to please all of
ita customers that often cause a
firm to fail, and it is what some
firms can and will do to try and
please all of its customers that
help to build up trade.
Financial conditions are ihang
ing so rapidly and work is scarco
that a person should not appear
alarmed upon seeing a fellow com-
rade doing a different type of work
from the usual type of work he
has, followed, neither should the
one doing the work feel embar-
rassed to face his friends becautc
of the fact that he is on a ncv
job.
The man that we sometimes re-
fer to as a "real business man''
out in the business world will al-
ways find time to hear a just com-
plaint from a subordinate worker
or customer, on the other hand he
will not listen to the fellow that
is forever bringing tales to him to
create confusion.
Can a man succeed in life that
has no knowledge of arithmetic
a question we often hear discussed.
I should think that to some extent
a man can succeed with knowing
how to figure accurately but the
little odds and ends of .mathe-
matics that a man should know to
help him grasp the bigger things
of life cannot be overlooked by
any one.
"ipots to make the old structure
[thtlook new. Well, here's hoping that
yjcj wont go daffy trying to figure
f ait which group will do the coun-
^trv the best good. Whoever it is
U a chance af a lifetime tn do a
Drkftw-d Job.
roan the number
in the Democratic
ty and the few in the Repub- th,t
the capitol steps, watching, waiting
and fighting for a cash payment
of their war policies. This is about
their last chance so far as the
present session of congress is con
cerned unless they can muster
enough strength to force a special
session. Senate and house leadeis
state that the present session will
adjourn this week. They have aaU
The three eent
\Z debt of"gratitude for thVrightness and fearlessness of his | do_e^d«ntJy tarted_th«foolish fad. My hope is thaUawft *£? ^ I m^enltJ^'tu^".^^"
just about run out of sons and that The home folks wont get as
the Demoi are still birthing strong much mail now as in the past and
healthy Individuals who can show ! *ons w'10 *re t,r0'le w'" havo to
effort. sensible folks will come along and turn thumbs down ujsn it
The Register, and the people of the Southwest recognize Sometimes I want to go to a dance but I can't stand thphy
this and have no hesitancy in expressing their appreciation of sical cost, for every morning I have to get up to the tae of
the Mayor and his efforts to uphold the constitution of the an alarm clock
United States in this important issue. i —
Some business men value the
friendship of another man in busi-
ness by the amount of information
they can get out of him concern-
ing his public and private affairs;
when he fails to get the desired in-
formation, you are no longer a
friend."
AFTEIt all the adrlce from varl
on- illet experts as to redue
tlon ni fat. If we sinsiner tt dows
to the reasonable and normal cod
elusion, we And that If on* la over
weight, we need less food and mora
exercise. I.oss food doea not meai
that we should chance our mode ot
living, or give up the foods we like
but cut down on the amount. Leava
the table with the feeling f.liat you
could eat more, anil would realli
enjoy more; but refrain. Sucti Is
good discipline for both the body
snd the uiind. The Chinese,
healthy, loug-llred and normal In
welifht, ent one food mostly. The
slnitle diet, that Is their secret. In
Russia cabbage Is the mala dish.
One of the evils of our modern civ-
lilted life la the complexity and
mixtures that we make of food.
I/iok at the large families of
healthy children If there are any
large families In your neighbor-
hood; note their diet one family
of nine, with seven heslthy. rucired,
bright-minded children would hart
for a no,m meal auch a one aa this:
When green peas were plentiful,
they made a meal of cooked pens
with hread and butter. When ■
strawberries were In lea sun straw-
berry shortcake would he the whole
meal for the nine. All had all lliey
wahted and everybody was satis-
fled and needed nothing more.
Every one of those children la
well and doing his or her part In
the world's work They were poor,
but never made an.v apologies If a
friend dropiied In at meal time: be
was ss welcome ss If they were
serving a feast, which It was. to
every guest.
How simple we could make our
meals If w« followed the single
diet; what a saving on the house-
wife and wear and tear on our
stomachs. But of course we hear
some one say, I cannot eat straw-
berries and It doesn't run In our
family to like cabbage. Well,
pick out tbe food you do like;
there should he msny. and glr* s
day to the enjoyment of each, oi
even a meal of on* food now and
then.
BONEKSl
We Know Where They Stand
Epigrams
By R. B. Moore ' " —
All that is great in man comes through willingnes anc
" working. And after you have achieved something, i! yot
The Democratic convention which recently held the at- ^ave become a willing worker.
tention of the country with its interesting sessions in Chi- -p0 enjoy product of labor without toil is the desre of,
cago took two very definite stands that are of interest to manyt but the best that is in man would never be brougte out!noi,e
the world what is wrong and who! bustle an extra penny to write
have brain and nerve enough to home to dad for * few do,1 rs
straighten it out.
You don't hear much about the de-
pression any more, seems that
everybody is about used to it. You
know times can get so tight that
complaining about it wont do much
good, you just have to get up and
Negroes. They definitely left his name out of their platform, without work. After all, idleness is a curse
and as definitely declared themselves in favor of repeal of as us^ joes jroni
the 18th Amendment.
In both cases there leaves no doubt in the minds of the
Al Smith had the crowd with him
but he didn't have the votes. It is
usually that way; the fellow with
th* biggest rabble and who seems
to be the most popular is the on.' hu,tle- When you do that you tor-
who loses when the real test comes, i about depression ... A man
After all, you can't depend on the was arrested for stealing an auto
Just stand quietly by and UP in Maine the other day. Prison
doors opened before him so he ask-
ed permission to marry before be-
it destroys mail
| Last week-end heavy rains fell incarcerated. His request was
• * • all over this section. Considerable £ranted. He must have thought
Selfishness is a dead weight to individuals and to nitioni <T w" done 1,nd.m.tny " w" pri,on eithtr w,y'
A
The Indian squabs carry por
poises on their backs.
Afro-American as to the position of the party that seeks tofThe quickest and smoothest road to greatnes«, is ?h,' .oai "rlt.^San*^
go into executive power in the Lnited States. They made no where selfishness is not permitted. And men and women art tonlo felt safe from great damage
effort at camouflage, no attempt to play for black votes by more willing to help than hinder. i0® account of the rain, for didn't j
the soft-soaping, sweet-sounding word method. They con- • « « jw* spend a big pile of money to
signed that particular plank to the dust from whence it came. A man may be recognized as being on the top of the world titers*? dut La forever"hope*!hat
We at least know that as free American citizens we must —because of the class of work he is doing But this doemtth* dam is able to fill the job for
battle for the recognition we rightfully deserve, but are so necessarily count—the kind of work a man does at the bot- which !t w" built'
often denied. There's no "sugar teat" in their platform to torn is what counts most. It is from the bottom up with I Monday warthTFourth of July.
catch the Negro vote. high aim. nation celebrated th* birth of
As to the 18th Amendment their declaration is clear and • « independence — independence
concise. Whether it is the most sagacious political move on The great desire to possess is common among all dasil -rom the Bk' A,mer"
their part or not remains to be seen, but at any rate the of human beings. But the greatest desire should be to p - ot 'unemployment ^and1 poverty8,
world knows just where they stand and what they mean sess an honest heart, one that is big enough to overlook tin When we are able to overthrow
without any guess work. No "hidden ball trick" in their liq- smallneas in the other fellow. After all, a sure sign of las- ^ 'r0'" or 8U^'er'n* ,nd discrim-
uor plank. No need to explain to the gullible public what big "ess is to desire to possess without being burdened with the jjjj1®"ilJS^^.^'celeteau!!"
high-sounding terms mean—repeal is plain. And somehow trouble of acquiring. s ■ W
th people like this open and above board attitude in party * * * International News Service re-
political life as they do in every day community life. Depression may be bad. but it would be hard to finds l^.that.* ™ d' by u>
We commend the Democratic National Convention for not ® cr rem® -v nr reducing man to nothing. And, after
attempting to deceive 10,000,000 of us by using the "hands |he ™e" have made some of the most useful thing#"
of Esau" while they still retain the heart and "voice of Jacob"
in puting forth a special deceptive plank, and also commend
them for openly letting the other 100,000,000 Americans
know just exactly where they are on the liquor question.
Whatever it means to them will be made known on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
life had nothing to start with,
start with. How about you?
genius needs nothing to
The Church IS Making the Grade—Here
Recently a noted feature writer for the Associated Negro
Press wrote a very telling comment asking whether or not
the church can make the grade and directing attention of the
populace to things that are of vital importance to the suc-
cess of the church among us. In San Antonio—the gateway
to the real erstwhile wild and wooly Southwest—we believe
can be found the positive answer that the church CAN make
the grade, if evidences of their daily and nightly betterment P1S8ln* rar
activities may be taken into consideration. Slipping A* y L'na«en
To the non-church going public it probably is news that( Try looking after somivcther fel
Thrift—though unseen makes many people hannv to
elevating them. But after all, want of comfort is not cau3
by the lack of money, as much as by the knowledge of
agement.
WISE CRACKS
low's home affairs *nd see wkst
will happen to your home. Ei-
member the old saying, ' Wherab*
cat's away the mice will riaJ'
By W. L. W.
Newsy People
A sure way to wreck your car
is to forget the traffic when you
are driving down the street and get a divorce from a worn.,
put forth every effort "rubber it is to get s divorce from
necking trying to see what man 1 sion and hard times
and woman happens to be in a
A Bad Break
At last it seems to be easi«r||
d«i|
g*ncies throughout the country
2how a death toll of 240 persons as
t result of Fourth of July celebra-
tions. Large as this number sdems
be, it is smaller than that of
former years. Automobiles jam-
ming the highways over the week-
end took the usual toll. Men just
wont realise that an automobile
h«i no brain and will not keep out
of the ditch or off th* railroad
ir(cki or out of the other fellow's
wsy of their own accord. The
driver of a car must furnish the
brain and thought of the marvelous
machinery that apeeds them along
it the rate of 60 or 70 miles an
hour. Machinery does not THINK.
Fireworks came in for its share
of lives lost. Youngsters don't
think about the fact that powder
will burn or that explosions will
put out eyes and injure flesh. Many
cities have made laws prohibiting
the sal* and use of fireworks with-
H us band Didn't I telogrsr,!, roM" Aeir ,,ml^ ^ peo[!eu.^on \pay
not t, bring your mother t0 Pfh'b'tlve
i Wife: That's what .h. i.i Vanymore. It is up to the parents
i ee you abouu T Ito warn their youngster! against
Things Learned
About Negro
Undertakers
That there are 366 race wo-
men in the busineas.
A total of 3,000 Negro fu-
neral directora.
There are an average of 150,-
000 deaths among Negroes an-
nually, 145,000 of these being
handled by race undertakera.
That the Negro Public con-
tracts for funerals to the amount
of $18,750,000,000 a year.
About $17,450,000 is actually
collected, while about $300,000
ia lost through uncollected bills.
That an average of $7,420,000
ia expended yearly to manufac-
turer of funeral materiala by
Negro undertakers.
That the total coat of funeral
homes owned and operated by
Negroea ia eatimated at $15,-
000,000.
That the total cost of rolling
stock and equipment of Negro
undertakers, at purchaae pricea
is $5,000,000.
That an average of $2,250,000
is expended yearly for graves
alone.
That the undertaker enjoys a
greater percentage of patronage
exclusively from the group than
does any other Negro busineas.
That there ia more actual
wealth in substantial business,
high credit rating and inveat-
ments represented in the na-
tional body of funeral directors
than among any other group of
national organization among Ne-
groes in the world.
A Jester Considers
Changes in Santone
By RAB
Formerly, San Antonlans drank'
only with understanding (?) |
friends, but now, lest they be;
branded as "high-brow," they are
obliged to drink with mere ac- j
qualntances and can afford to re-1
fuse only the drink of a genuinely
understanding friend.
A long time ago. when one was
about to take leave of a social <
gathering, one would say to one's j
hostess, "I have had a delightful
evening, and your chicken salad!
was delicious." Now, one leaves un-
able to really say anything but
mumbles, "Haven't you changed?
Your liquor was the last word!"
• • •
The popularity of a Chicagoan is
determined by the quality of her
Oriental rugs and her fur coat, that
of a New Yorker by her car and
a home address on "Sugar Hill,"
that of a Washingtonian by her
travels, the college degrees she
holds and her family origin, but,. The .saints ar* classing an that
lo, that of a San Antonian is deter- >"• '• ,on« for "ch k'od °' ,hu"
, . , , , , man trails ar fthlnwrerk*. rubles.
mined by the large number of
places she ia seen and the number;
of baby boys she is chaperoning |
(?). See, we don't need an orphan
h*me for male orphans; they could
be cared for by out older female
citizenship.
• • •
To what do you attribute the fol-
lowing?
Marital Fidelity
Anklettes
Lack of Amusement
Male Gossipers
"White Dynamite"
, deserted Streets
I have credited them to the de-
pression.
• • •
In the old days, business men
were confident of cash receipts
from school teachers, but lo, even
"ye old" conservatives have gotten
ritzy; won't you tell them that
they're wrong, creditors like "pre-
script," not scrit.
In the pre-depression years, as
a young man's fancy turned to love
(on a flat wallet), th* young man
accompanied the object of his af-
fection to "ye old swimming pool,
but, alas, now a perfectly flat wal-
let will not permit our lovers to
swim.
• • •
Now, we know what that discour-
aged broke stockholder meant when
he answered his wife's request for
a fur coat by ironically saying,
"Yes, dear, you may hav* every-
thing I have." The depression ia
over." Adding in a whisper, "The
panic is on!" And most San An-
tonians, including your writer,
might say that it is spending the
winter with th* sun in Sunny San
Antonio.
BONERS ar* actual humor-
ous tidbits found in examina-
tion papers, essays, etc, by
i teachers.
Inertia I* the ability to k L
• • •
A water abed la a shed In th*
middle of th* sea where ahipa shel-
ter luring a storm.
man traits, a* shipwrecks, rable*.
etc.
• • •
Contralto Is a low sort of must*
(hat only ladl*a sing.
• • •
A spinster Is a bachelor's wife.
• • •
Revolution Is a forui of govern-
ment abroad.
• • •
Philosophy means belny able to
•xplaln why you are happy even
irhen you are poor.
FOR YOUR
SCRAPBOOK
By J. W. AITCH
Ther4 is unrest, turmoil, feai
and chaos on every hand. Suffer*
ing and poverty are running ram-
pant throughout the land. What
is wrong? Nobody seems to know
except that men cry for peace ol
mind and freedom from the fetters
of worry—the world wants con-
tentment.
Contentment's made of littl*
things;
A dove's soft-whirring silver wing.i.
The scent of rose leaves in a jar,
The crystal shining of a atar,
Six yellow tulips in a row,
The peace and quietness of snow.
The fresh, clean scent of new-
turned Bod,
Winged seedlings in a milkweed
pod-
Contentment rfsn't far away
From those who love, and search,
and pray. —Kimbla.
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