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VOLUME XV
TEX
IUSICA
ASSOCIATION IN
ISLAND CONFAB
BEAUMONT-South Texas Music
Conference of the Texas Association
of Negro Musicians convened in Gal-
veston, Texas, April 27-29, Nathan-
iel Dett Choral Club as hostess. The
program for the three day session
promises to be interesting and in-
spiring. The opening session will be
held at Wesley Tabernacle M. E.
Church, 28th and I, Mrs. Eliza Gor-
don-MeCabe, president of Texas As-
• sociation of Negro Musicians, presid-
‘Seaumont win he adequately and
efficiently represented by Miss Mil-
dred Portis, Hebert High School;
Prof. C. C. Sudduth, Charl ton-Pol lard
High School; Prof. C. E. Eugene, Di-
rector, Live Oak Baptist Church
choir, Gerald Bright, saxophone solo;
Misses Grace L. Posey, Dorothy Mae
Jacquet and Nellita Johnson, piano
contestants. Mesdames Ilee Davis, and
Mildred Viltz voice. Wm. Hubert will
render a violin selection. The YWCA
chorus will appear Friday night, Mrs.
Naomi Gordon-Turner will be the offi-
cial accompanist for the Beaumont
musicians.
Band concert by Holy Rosory Cath-
olic Band, Royal Payne, director.
Mesdames Lucretia Lawson Love and
P. 0. Smith of Houston will appear
on program. Miss Thelma T. Bailey,
Galveston is Director of the South
Texas Conference.
IE HOUSTON INFORMER
AND TEXASFREEMAN
HOUSTON, TEXAS, SATURDAY, APRIL 28,1934
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Cash Contest Prizes
“MISS WASHINGTON” OF WICHITA FALLS
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GO OVERTOP
TO RAISE $4000
4 NEGRO PRIESTS
TO BE ORDAINED
INFORMER TELLS
PASTORS’NAMES
GIVEN AWARDS
NEW ORLEANS-A solemn pro-
gram is being arranged for the ordi-
nation to the priesthood of four Ne-
gro students of St. Augustine’s Sem-
inary, which will be held on the sem-
inary campus in Bay St. Louis, Miss.,
May 23. Invitations have been issued
to all the clergy of the vicinity and
to many religious orders of sisters
and all friends have been informed • Aaron Jeersua, ....___....
that they may witness the ordination The contest was staged in Beaumont,
of the first Colored Priests to be or- Port Arthur and Orange, and sepa-
dained in this section. rate prizes were given for each city,
- BEAUMONT — Winners in the
church popularity contest conducted
by The Beaumont Informer which
closed April 21, have been announced
by Aaron Jeferson, editor-manager.
according to Mr. Jefferson.
OF TYLER SCHOOL
LUFKIN-Funeral Services were
held here this week for Archie Por-
ter, who was shot and killed in Tyler
Monday evening, where he was a stu-
dent at Texas College, boarding off
the campus. His assailant has not
been identified or captured.
Archie Porter was a graduate of
the Lufkin Dunbar High School, class
of 1933, and was co-salutatorian. of
his class. He was very brilliant in
his class work and was popular with
both students and teachers He was
a member of New Zion Church, but
had identified himself with several
other churhee of the city by render-
ing service.
Several car loads of his friends
from Tyler drove over for the fune-
ral, and they brought very good re-
ports of him. Since he had been in
Tyler, he had identified himself with
churches of that city and at the time
of his death, was teacher of a regu-
lar Sunday school class.
NAMES MAKE THE VERY BEST NEWS
SEEN IN PASSING
By Piccola Wade
“Come on in, the water’s fine,”.Gal-
veston. Rev. and Mrs. Womack, Reedy
• 'Chapel, are the first to greet a visitor
coming in from Houston. Rev. A. A.
Lucas and wife of Mt. Olive radiate
hospitality and BEAM “welcome.
♦•♦Rev. Clark, Macedonia, got out or
bed to say “howdy-do ?"***Rev. J. W.
Williams, Union Baptist, brought
memories of the association in Jeri-
cho”***Mrs. McRae Wesley and Mrs.
Prince, Avenue L., pinch hitting for
their husbands. Wonderful ladies!
“The spirit is willing but the. flesh
*
Davis and family. Yes, “Pof.” soon
we shall accept that fishing invita-
tion***The Will Christians glorify-
ing the “Greasy Spoon.” What hosts!
♦••Dr. Williams sending best wishes
to L. Homer Kingston in Heavenly
Houston***On my way through the
GATEWAY to everywhere I bump in-
to Irene Edwards Godfrey. Packages
from Kress?***Mrs. Ida Sturgis,
“Oh, I’ve been down to Webster, but-
ter, chickens, cabbage and turnip
greens”***“Bobbed hair, finger wave,
facial, manicure, our own D. G. MN.
G. Mrs. L. M. Hughes partaking***
Good to see Mrs. Vera Hughes on
Houston streets again***Mrs. W. L.
Davis, charming matron. Yes, wed
know you in a thousand***Just out-
side the gate is Conroe. Rev. C. J.
Alexander, busy AME pastor, Rev.
N. M. Sawyer, M. E. Pastor, Rev. J.
E. Tabb, pastor of Second Baptist
Church, and Manager Wesley’s uncle
•••Sorry you were out, Rev. J. Wash-
ington***Miss Turner, E. L. Lawson [sicians.”
is a high school boy and has bought
his graduating suit and shoes selling
The Houston Informer***Huntsville,
(See NAMES, Page 8)
MUSIC CHIEF
MRS. E. CHAMP GORDON-Mc-
CABE, president, Texas Association
of Negro Musicians, presiding over
the sessions of the South Texas Music
Conference at Galveston April 27-29,
delivered the keynote address of the
session, “Texas and Her Negro Mu-
All of the prizes consisted of cash, '
and were respectively: Beaumont,
first prize-$25, second prize $5; Port .
Arthur, first prize $15, second prize
$2.50; Orange, first prize $10; sec-
ond prize $2.50.
Winners as announced by Editor
Jefferson were as follow: Beaumont:
first prize, Rev. Jno. G. Monroe, pas-
tor of St Paul AME Church; second
prize, Rev. N. D. Turley, pastor of
Douglass Memorial CME Church.
Port Arthur: first prize, Rev. J. Hen-
ry Hardeman, pastor of New Hope
Baptist Church; second prize, Rev.
A. A. Brown, pastor of Carter’s Chap-
el CME Church; Orange: first prize,
Rev. F. W. Logan, pastor of Salem
M. E. Church; second prize, Rev. D.
Luke Dunlop, Jr., pastor of Mt Zion
Baptist Church.
WIERGATE HI WINS
’PRIZES AT LEAGUE
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WIERGATE—Wiergate High
School was well represented in the
prize lists of the Interscholastic State
Meet and Judging Contest Repre-
senting the agricultural department
of which Prof. Artie Brailsford is
head, Eluster Farr won 1st prize con-
sisting of a banner, gold medal, $2 in
money, rafter cutting. He also won
a bronze medal and $1 in money in
plant identification. In the Home Ec-
onomics department of which Miss
Willia Richards is head, Viola Rhone
won a blue ribbon, 5th prize in dress-
making, and Louise Williams won 3rd
prize. In the music department of
which R. M. Mack is head, the quar-
tet won 2nd prize and $3 in money.
In the interscholastic state meet, the
male quartet took first prize, a large
banner. Monroe Harrison went to the
finals in senior declamations. Leon
Allen came in fifth in the 100 yard
dash.
NEW FARMERS OF
AMERICA STAGE
GREAT CONTEST
B. W. H. Houston
PRAIRIE VIEW—That vocational
agriculture is growing in significance
and importance was ably demonstrat-
ed by the record attendance register-
ed at the seventh annual N. F. A.
judging contest conducted by the ag-
ricultural faculty April 17-18 at
Prairie View State College. Running
true to form, the contest continued its
seady entry increase over former
meetings, reaching a new high this
year with 71 schools competing,
.U.7.A(slrenst anesh
is to develop rural leadership by
teaching boys the value, of scientific
farming, and inspiring them to con-
structive activity in their respective
communities.
Last week upwards of BOO boys
from all parts of Texas met to go
over the year’s work and to compete
in judging farm products snd per-
forming farm activities, in quartette
singing, in banjo and harmonica play-
ing.
The meet started with a business
session Tuesday evening. Here re-
ports from the various districts were
heard; officers for 1934-85 were elec-
ted, and agricultural topics were dis-
cussed by J. C. McAdams, district
(See FARMERS, Page 8)
Wife Fills Estranged Husband’s
Bosom With Deadly Buckshot
HOUSTON “Y” HEADS
TO ATTEND PARLEY
OF NATIONAL BODY
HORTON-Miss Goldie Mitchell,
general secretary of the Blue Trian-
gle Branch YWCA, Mrs. B. J. Cov-
ington, chairman of the personnel
committee and branch delegate, and
Mrs. A. M. Johns, committeewoman,
will leave Houston Monday for Phila-
delphia, Pennsylvania, to attend the
thirteenth biennial national conven-
tion of the Young Women’s Christian
Associations of the United States,
May 2-8.
One outstanding feature of the con-
vention program will be an all-con-
vention luncheon to be held Friday,
May 4, at the Scottish Rite Temple.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt and Miss
van Asch van Wych, president of the
World’s YWCA will give addresses.
Through the courtesy of the National
and Columbia Broadcasting compan-
ies, these two speakers will be heard
over a nation-wide hook-up from
11:30 to 12 a. m. The staff of the lo-
cal association is arranging a lunch-
eon for this hour at the Y. W. Cafe-
DIES WITH TEXAS!
JACK IN HIS HAND
LULING—Henry Dorn was killed
by his wife, Mrs. Inez Dorn, between
the hours of nine and ten o’clock
Thursday night last week. Mr. Dorn
and his wife had been separated for
sometime, and he was trying to get
his beloved spouse to reconsider the
matter when the fatal, final quarrel
developed.
According to witnesses Mr. Dorn
asked his wife to let him in, and
when she refused he decided that he
would break in. After tearing away
the screen, and when about to enter
the house, Mrs. Dorn filled her bus-
hand’s bosom full of buckshot.
teria. ______________
SUMMER TERMS S.H.,
TILLOTSON UNITE
At the time .he was shot Mr. Dorn
is said to have had his knife, said
to be a Texas Jack, in his hand, go-
ing toward his wife. It is reported
that, when Mr. Dorn’s lifeless body
was found, he still held the open
knife gripped in his hand.
The couple were widely known Lu-
ling citizens. Mrs. Dorn was placed
under arrest; while her husband was
interred Saturday morning.
OLD SETTLER DIES
AT THE AGE OF 70
AUSTIN—The co-operative Samuel
Huston-Tillotson College summer
school will open on June 6 on the
campus of Tillotson. The combined
strong faculties of the two colleges
have been employed for the purpose
of giving to the teachers of South-
west Texas the best advantages ever
before offered. Every effort has been
put forth to give to the teachers a
wonderful opportunity to meet the de- .______
mands of the state board of educa- and three sons. He was
tion in raising the standards of the spected by all. He died at
teaching force of the State of Texas, 70.
ALMOST MADE 94
0
DALLAS—Sunday evening, April
1st, a small group of men met and
discussed ways and means of putting
over the annual campaign of the
Moorland Branch YMCA. With Rev.
R. T. Andrews, pastor of St. John
Baptist Church, campaign chairman,
and Rev. L. L. Haynes, pastor of St
Paul M. E. Church, vice chairman,
plans for the drive were instituted.
The group selected 6 captian and each
captain chose six workers. The goal
was set at 33000 and each captain
pledged himself to raise $500 during
the canvass. No newspaper publicity
was used, but in a quiet manner the
six teams organized and canvass bo-
ban immediately.
On April 9th they had gone over
the top with $8200. Of this amount
31000 was cash. The first captain to
reach the goal of 3500 was Dr. J. W.
Anderson, honorary member of the
finance committee. The next was R-
A. Hester, followed in turn by Doc-
tors R. T. Hamilton and L. G. Pink-
ston. Total amount raised to date:
33497, with two more reporta to be
made.
One of the outstanding features
about this campaign is that this is the
first time in the history the goal has
been reached within the time limited.
Moorland Branch has been thoroughly
sold to the public. All workers in the
campaign reported that despite the
had times, citizens responded prompt-
ly and liberally to the call. W. A.
Scott, general secretary of Dallas
Young Men’s Christian Association,
worked with the leaders in an advis-
ory capacity.
HORACE LEE DIES
OF HEART ATTACK
MISS EVA M. PATTON, charming young daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Chavers, Wichita Falls, Texas, and senior in the
Booker T. Washington High School of that city. Miss Patton
was also the winner of the Washington High School beauty con-
test, and was crowned Miss B. T. Washington.
LKS OF TEXAS STAGE SUCCESSFUL
BOARD MEETING IN CAPITAL CITY
SEEN ON POLICE
STATION RECORD
HOUSTON-Miss Laura Gibson,
238 Flynn, told police Tuesday that
while she was waiting for the inter-
urban at the underpass at 3:30 p.
m., two white men grabbed her purse
and ran. They got $9.40 in cash.
Mrs. Martha Taylor lost more than
3100 in cash and jewelry April 24
when she accompanied two strange
ladies whom she met on the street
to the lavatory in the City Market
When they got inside, they held her
and beat her, and then made away
with a diamond ring, a watch, and
several other rings.
Sam Irvin, 1807 Davis was lament-
ing the loss of 330.40 worth of auto-
mobile tires which disappeared from
his garage Wednesday. He furnished
police with a description of a man
who was described as a well known
thief.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. A. J.
Hammond, 4706 Oliver, was burglar-
ized Sunday night, by a thief whose
tastes ran to cash, Indian head pen-
nies and perfume. He took a sample
AUSTIN — The state executive
board of the Elks of Texas convened
here Friday and Saturday of last
week to discuss conditions among the
various lodges of the states, and to
work out a program under which all
Texas Elks will be brought under the
supervision of the state convention.
Among the leaders of the Antler
Herd to attend the capital meet were
the following: J. C. Ford, president,
Port Arthur; J. T. Meredith, vice
president, Houston; J. T. Miles, sec-
retary, Houston; John Rozier, second
vice president, Port Arthur, treas-
urer, Jules Ennette, Port Arthur.
TOTS ADMINISTER
FOR GRANDMOTHER
WHO WAS STRICKEN
HORTON--Last Sunday morning,
while dressing to go to church, Mrs.
Mary L. Jones, was suddenly strick-
en with a nervous attack which caus-
ed a temporary loss of consciousness.
Her little grandchildren, Allison and
Ruth Tucker, 8 and 6, respectively,
came in from Sunday school finding
her complaining, and upon being told
by Mrs. Jones to call Mrs. Jones’
daughter, Mrs. Clara Butler, Ruth
dialed the number and told her her
Beaumont.—Horace Lee, Forrest,
. was stricken with a heart attack Fri-
day morning on Gladys street. He
was picked up and rushed to the hos-
pital in a Fleming Fraternal ambu-
lance, but died before reaching the
hospital. Lae came to Beaumont from
Montgomery county when a boy and
made this his home. At the time of
his death he was employed, as en-
gineer for the Crystal Ice. Co. He be-
gan work 44 yeaIS 880 9E R
business had changed owners several
times. He was retained by all the
owners. At the time of his death, he
was winding up 44 years of continu-
ous service at the same place. Hor-
ace Lee was highly respected by both
races. He leaves to mourn his demise 1
his wife, one daughter, two brothers,
other relatives and a host of friends.
SHO
TIN
) FIX
Dr. C. W. Pennington, health com-
missioner, Houston; Arthur DeWitty,
recording secretary, Austin; Edward
Green, chairman of the trustee board.
Austin; Royal Avery, exalted ruler qf
Capitol City Lodge, Austin.
Some of the leaders of the Daugh-
ter Elks who were in attendance up-
on the meeting were, Mrs. Ophelia
O’Connor, women’s state president,
Port Arthur; Mrs. Bessie Mae Gor-
don, women’s state secretary, Port
Arthur; Mrs. Florence Braggs, worn- -—•------ VACA r that
en's state trustee, Port Arthur; and fy. The presence of mind of those
Miss Jewell McDade, women state tots anil their action is remarkable,
first vice president although their faces were bathed in
first vice tears all the while. Mrs. Jones is de-
cidedly better as we go to press.
mother was ill.' The children’s moth-
er, Mrs. Eureka Tucker, accidentally
came in and found them bathing their
grandmother’s face.
While Mrs. Tucker attended her
mother, Allison telephoned the young-
est daughter, Miss Mary L. Jones,
who was at church, and went four
blocks away for Mrs. Jones’ son, Duf-
Beaumont—Friday night at Buford
and Gilbert streets, Manuel Rosemond
was shot and dangerously wounded
by an Italian radio repairer. It was
reported that Rosemond and Teecoon
were engaged in an argument near
the home of the radio repairer who
came out and prevailed with ** to
discontinue the loud, ob- U-
sive language. R —ot
he went into the 1returned
—made one shot W.on struck Rose-
mond.
The meeting was highly successful;
all lodges in the state except three,
was represented; and Capitol City
Lodge entertained the visitors roy-
ally. It was announced that the state
convention would be held in Dallas,
August 19. 20, and 21.
of each.
Will Pitman was being sought by
police this week on a charge of hav-
ing shot Bob Martin in the side with
a .38 calibre pistol at 1207 Dowling
street. Pittman’s condition is grave.
Cal Thomas, too, somehow, got the
enmity of one of his fellow citizens
this week. While he was standing at
St. Charles and McKinney with a
crowd that he had just treated to
“drinks all round,” someone stabbed
him. He was not able to name his
• assailant.
A dozen pillow cases, a dozen
FISSAESAEESEnssheets, 4 bed spreads and a ladies
IMMljM I fur trimmed overcoat were being
• sought by police this week, who also
Ms wanted the thief who took them. They
.... r nr now FN_ninety were stolen from the home of Robert
AUNT MOLLEY BOWEN, ninety Jones, 4219 Noble.
three years old, who would have had ------------------
her 94th birthday on May 14 died TAPP A ALPHA PSI’S
Wednesday morning, April 25, be-HAIA
tween 2 and 3 o’clock, at the home GUIDE RIGHT WEEK
of her granddaughter, Mrs. Myrtle
Mitchell: 220440 v/j even or orgmt SAN ANTONIO—The eleventh an-
-oue=* ” ---------, --------- no Mass e two of whom survive her. nual “Guide Right Week, sponsored
great beyond at 6:30 a. m. April 22, child . ; wat me mother of Mrs. by the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity,
th. camhil residence. 107 Queen. Mrs. Bowen was the mouner o * 10 organization com.
HOUSTON—H. R. Page, an old
settler of Houston, passed to the
AUNT MOLLEY BOW EN—ninety
at the family residence, 107 Queen. Mrs. opren of Spring, Texas, and a national college
He leaves a wife, Mrs. Rosa Page, Paula 02-----r T.nl analnneed of more thar
who sold The Houston Informer, reg-
ularly until her condition would not
permit. They have seven, deushtere Ifornia. Her eldest grandson,
the age of pie Blain O’Brien, died and was
BRENHAM HOME IS
SACKEDBY THUGS
Brenham—When Mr. F. R. Chat-
man, prominent bachelor, returned
from attending services at Mt. Rose
Baptist Church last Sunday evening
he found that his home had been en-
tered and that burglars had drilled a
hole in his private safe and blown
the safe open. Mr. Chatman stated
that the loss was small as he had
only a small amount of money in the
safe, which he used for the most part
as a place in which to keep his deeds,
notes, and other valuable papers.
These were not disturbed. The burg-
lars left no clue as to their identity.
TILLOTSON PLANS
FOR HER CLOSING
AUSTIN — Announcement comes
from President Mary E. Branch, of
Tillotson College, that plans are com-
pleted for the observance of the 53rd
commencement exercises of the col-
lege.
The baccalaureate sermon is to be
delivered by the Reverend Dr. J. N.
Jenkins, pastor of the New Hope
Baptist Church of Waco, and the com-
mencement address by Dr. Fred L.
Brownlee, executive secretary of the
American Missionary Association, un-
der whose auspices Tillotson operates.
A marked feature of this year’s
program will be the meeting on the
campus of the trustee board of Til-
lotson College. It will be the first
time for Tillotson trustees to meet in
Austin in more than fifteen years, the
meetings being formerly held in New
York.
Teecoon scampered away unhurt.
Rosemond was carried to Hotel Dieu
Hospital for treatment, physicians
announced his condition as dangerous.
He is yet confined to the hospital.
Physicians state he is not yet out of
danger, however, they believe he will
recover.
PASTOR HARRISON
LOSES HIS MOTHER
Beaumont.—Mrs. Malinda Harri-
son, mother of Rev. J. J. Harrison,
pastor of St. John Baptist Church,
died Friday morning. She had made
her home with her son (Rev. J. J.
Harrison) for a number of years at
the time of her death and had reach-
four score years and five. She had
been an active missionary Baptist for
more than 60 years.
The funeral was from St John
Baptist Church of which her son to
pastor and where she placed her mem-
bership since living in Beaumont The
funeral eulogy was delivered by Rev.
W. S. Brent Remarks by Rev. U. S.
Keeling.
HIT AND RUN
Beaumont—A hit-run driver in a
green sedan with only one light ran
into an automobile about 8:30 Friday
night at Buford and Irving street and
is wanted by the police department
organization com-
Ie nt on MT. MAy L. Jones and posed of more than 5000 men in over
Mrs C. N. Love of Houston, and of 80 chapters began throughout the na
Hood of Los Angeles, Cal- tion on Sunday, April 22 and contin-
.. . —A— Gilles-ued through the 29th according to
in .oren deu .... ... bur- Wellington Holland of thia city, who
Ted in France during the world war. is publicity director of the movement.
Popular And Talented Beauty
Ends Life Through Suicid
LUFKIN-Miss Hattie V. Morri- by targe crowds. Miss Morrison was [People’s Social Club and was for
beautiful and talented well identified with churches of the ly secretary of the White Rose 9
who committed sui- city and was a member of the CME She was a young woman of
bility and reliability and no re
was president of the Young could be assigned for her drastic
son, a very
young woman, ---------------
cide on April 16, was buried here Church.
this week. Her funeral was attended She 1
She
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