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AND COLORFUL By H. B. BRADY _

r«ATVir<3TON Tex. Nov. 30—While Galveston is the n H e f t S f ^ S y / i t was not until the 1900 storm that it toF*X S a l spotlight Politically, Wng^Oiney , the l i t u t e Negro leader, had gained for Galveston and for the whole of Texas, national «>- " prominence in the 90's in the Re­publican party.

The pugilist, Jack Johnson, came along in 1910 and painted this city red with his victory over Jim Jef­fries. Again in 1915, another de­vastating storm hit Galveston and for weeks kept the name in na­tional spotlight HOUSTON, Tex, Nov. 30—Ed

Two storms "*«"**«£ » « w 2 ? M S T T 3 r % e d * « » in have done more to P u b » c « « t h ? i d t g t r i c t court here this week ask-city than any other single subject Houston Light and Notwithstanding Galveston was for "H « * i _ _ . < _ „ f t f t A A

$19,000 FOR SON'S DEATH

i years the greatest cotton port of the South, outside of the com-mercial world little was ever said

< of the place. The backbones of Galveston to­

day are a few capitalist families with familiar old names such as the Sealys, the Moodys, the Rosen­bergs and so on, on the one hand and on the other organized labor with the Negro predominating as longshoremen and dock workers

Power Company pay him $19,000 for the life of his son, Edward Miller, Jr., who was electrocuted here October 20 by a live-wire that fell during a rain and wind storm.

Miller set out in his petition that although the company had been notified of the fallen wire the morning of the 20th the com­pany failed to remove the wire until after the electrocution of his son late that afternoon.

The wire, according to Miller's

H The Evening Stars assembled at the home of Mr. r#id Mrs. Robert Brewer, San Antonio, Tex., the night fc§t" November 8 to help make merry the wedding an-Rversary of the couple. Interesting games and tasty

xia played leading roles in the enjoyment of the sning.

.iCHERS ENROLL 1 0 0 PER CENT FOR STATE CONFERENCE HOUSTON, Tex., Nov. 30—In an open letter to the

itinera of Texas, Dr. L. A. Woods, State superintendent leducation, commends the objectives of the association

"challenges the teachers of Texas to get behind them." ,ers in similar sentiment have <§> —

ngshoremen ana aot:*. wv-»«»•»• i n e wire, nwuiumg ^ «»»*»..* » Most of the people, white and j plea, fell at 10:30 a. m. and his r ^ «r . lifeline residents and son was electrocuted around 3 p.m. colored. ^ H « dannish-! as he walked down the street with among t h e m persh^ a clan _ ^ _ ^ ^ ^ ^

nfM V o m e r s succeed in pro- ! against the leg of the youth elec-glance. Newcomers ««««JJ * \ £ ° . trocuting him. The mother who, portion as they respect » • • h o , « . t n f t h a n d o f ^ nishness ^nd cater to it during k n o c k e d l o o s e f r o m h e r ^n their initiation into the mystenes current. of the clan

There is some intelligence here Scholarship is rare and is confined

,i , . . . „nr.a„art i tant young business man; Rev. Scholarship is « ™ « * * • " " * " J Bother S. Bright-Davies, pastor St. almost Wholly to the »c

nh™' ^ J * ; I Anthony Episcopal church; Dr. J.

While illiteracy is exceptional the B r o ^ n i n e U n . 8 s u m i n e studious ability even to talk or write flu- | ^J™»£* ^ [ - » ™ ? £ £ £

labor leader; C. H. Smith, public spirited merchant; Mr. and Mrs. Willie Anderson, cafe owners and caterers; O. D. Galloway, owner of the varied interests of the Serv-

received from many„ of the J $. administrators of the State'

commend heartily th*. work l & e association as shown by its

bnent of purpose to seek "The ^In Education for Every Negro I and "The Best In Working itions for Every Negro Teach-

H« Thejse letters are the result fttie idea of, the executive com-

ee of the association which ar-that sympathy with the ob-

res of the association cannot wenerally had until its purposes

aljwell known. tfpart of the work of registra­

n t members has consisted in inting every county superin-it in the State with the work

„e association by sending to _ -a copy of the objectives of IgjUKOciation.

{COUNTIES REPRESENTED BOLLMENT . idea of the enthusiasm with

. the efforts of the Negro ers to reach a more perfect of organisation are being re­

ts found in the fact that _, first time in several years,

-ration of 100 per cent of the per* in several schools has been red in time for inclusion in fecial prqgram issue of the Standard, which is now be-

juled to members. Regiatra-have already been received

.counties from which no mem-iwere registered last year, and I counties from which no mem-

EFFICIENT

ently the native tongue, is the good fortune of only a few hun­dred of e ich one thousand of the population.

The clored population numbers around 15[000. There are 13 Bap-

TO VICTORY

around 15i000. There are 13 B a p - | i c e C o . M i s s Maggie V. Williams, tist churches, 5 eMthodist church- j o p e r a t o r of a public business of-es, one Episcopal church, one Sanc-| fice. M r a n d M r g c H Fevgu-tified church, one Seven Day Ad- s o n i operators of the Oleander ventist churh, one Church of God h o t e l ; j u n a n Blackburn, manager and three missions. of the I. X. L. Taxi service; C. W.

Two elementary public schools , Webb, owner Webb Furniture store; and one junior high school, one I N . E . Arceneaux, electrician; Mr. Catholic school and two primary ; and Mrs. Columbus Robinson, pro-church schols, take care of the j prietors of Robinson's drug store educational needs of the colored; a n d cafe. children. i J ° h n Henry Adams, who is exec-

There are seven grocery stores, j utive secretary of the Common-three meat markets, nine wood and

I ice dealers, 28 restaurants, 17 beer I parlors, 10 cleaning and pressing

houses, one shoe repair shop, 11 beauty shops, nine barbershops, 57

wealth Association, is probably one of Galveston's most widely known citizens, his having won distinction years ago as an artist and writer and Atlanta teacher. Prof. J. R

These beautiful co-eds will cheer the Bishop Col­lege Tigers to hoped-for victory over Wiley College in their Homecoming Classic at Marshall, Tex., this Thursday. Miss Adele L. Taylor, seated, senior from Dallas, is "Miss Bishop" and will serve as Homecoming Queen. Her attendants are, left to right: Miss Lillie Ruth Shelton, a junior; Miss Jessie Roberta Young, a freshman, and Miss Ammie Lee Tatum, a sophomore.

women or Galveston, now earning on. an". it,. C. Crier. A. A. I.ockhart. Dr. I. C. But-Erof. A. M. Story. W.. W. Biwrltt. I. S. j ler, Prof. A. M. Story, Mrs. X. C. Crain,

White. W. !!. Brandon. T. L Loekhart, Mrs. [O. S.' Uoodson. Rev. J. 4ames. Rer. 0. L. llestelli Trait. Robert M. Hickman. Mr*. } Hegmon, Dr. T. Uoodali. R-v. w . I. Rector,

TALENTED « • : > * «

Miss Celestine Adams, efficient secretary to the president of Tyler Barber College in Texas, who has often been called the "perfect" stenographer and sec­retary.

beauty shops, nine Daroeis""^ "• .aim Auama « » « ' « • rooming houses, three hotels, four j Gibson established the C e n t r a l undertakers one furniture store, i High schol here and was its pnn-two filling and service stations, six , c i p a l 50 years before his being re-

I bootblack stands and newsdealers, j tired five years ago, ; one blacksmith shop, one taxi com- j Others whose names are famiha-pany operating eight cars, one drug j to the community are Dr. Robert store four beach-front pavillions and dance halls, three auto repair shops, two radio repair shops and one fruit dealer.

Four physicians and three den­tists look out for the health of the community. There are two printing shop.s, two photographers,

| one electrician, one newspaper, five •insurance company branches, two ! contracting painters, three con-Jtracting carpenters and two con-i tracting brickmasons.

Stanton, Dr. Rufus Stanton. Willie Fields. F . L. Lucas, J. H. Clouser, Dr. M. L. Hunter, H. W. Fisher, J. F. Fo-d, Dr. M. J. Mosely, Mrs. J. M. Dent, Miss Olivette Jones, Mrs Nona Smith, Miss An­nie Williams.

Noted business and professional men and

bers had formerly been lifted, i TWO DETECTIVES Eighteen public schools and one, There are 12 colored policemen colege form the list as It appears j a n ( j o n e c j t y health inspector on in the publication with others ready j t h e c i t y p a y r.oll. T n e r e i s a vol-to make reports of perfect regis- u n t e e r health league here which tration before the actual opening I . . -- — „ n g H n m ) l recoenition and of the meeting. More than 200 persons enlisted in the Work of

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has won national recognition and awards on successive occasions. The Commonwealth Association of

enrollment through 89 different i B u s i n e s s Men is an effective uasti-t u t . n u m H -

counties of the State where schol astics are most numerous.

POLICTRAID tution as a support to Negro en­terprises. The Retail Merchants and Sales Force association repre­sents the combined merchandizing power of the Negro community. The NAACP has a live branch here. The Womans Auxiliary to the Commonwealth Association has collected large sums of money in support of Negro charity, particu­larly as affects the Galveston Day Nursery.

Names that are frequently heard in connection with public activi­ties here are Rev. S. L. Prince, president of the National Baptist Convention and the pastor of Ave­nue L. Baptist church; Rev. S. M. Jackson, pastor of Wesley M. E . church; Walter J. Mason, princi­pal Central High school; Dr. El­bert Stanton, school physician; W. K. Hebert, president Tommon-'wealth Association; Dr. E . A. Et-fer, president local NAACP; Mrs. Mill E . Clay, president Woman's Auxiliary to Commonwealth Asso­ciation; J. Wilton, president Re-

Pinky M Brown. Mrs. Letha E. Davis Mai- A. G. Hillard, W. ML I>rake, M It , Dr. S. com," N. A. Franklin. Miss Minnie V. Smily. i S. Seott, Dr. A. S. Jackson, K». tor. G. Rev A W Tryor B. J Strode, Mr*. EihHjR. Youiw. I. 8. Collins, H. Strickland, Rev. Johnson. Mrs. A. C. Trover, C. Bellinger. Mitt W. B. Myers. H. B. Pemlterton Sr., ReT. N*. Kthel Johnson. Miss Freddie 1. Kirhy, Dr. Gar-', C. Cr*in. Neely Allen, B. H. Davis, Mss land V. Jamison. Mrs. Birdie Whiteside: | Lewis Tindall, Mrs -M. B. Fuller, Rev. E H.

Joe Bowdreux. W. K. Ileb-rt, Mrs. JarmieV. | Branch, G. A. Kennedy. Rev. "X R. Rurd-Jordon. A. Maseo Smith, Mrs. Lnlean Tread- ] nette. Rev. W. S. Brent, Dr. II. V . DoKan, ville. Dr. K. J. Scott, Miss Audren Hill, J. D. Rev. W. M. Sykes. S. H. Gales, rrtf. W. Slartin. Dr. L. G. rinkston. N. 0. Hcnder- '• R. Banks. Mrs. T. t. Davis. Isaac K. Dorsey, son. Mrs. A. M. E. Vmbrot. A. Kortson. A. '. T. W. 1'ratt, James T. Dean. Rev. V. P. W Jackson. J. C. Scott. Robert WUite, .1. 11. ! Jackson, D.D.. Dr. Edwin Howard Borden, Mrs. Barefleld. B. M. Jackson. Omii Wells, H. C. |R E. Dean. Mrs. Mabel Wesley, R.-v. fash Wells, Dora Fisher, Dr. A. llnbbard, Rev 0. M. Brown. Rer. R. E. HcKera. James H. B Brent Rev C F. Bell, Mrs N. A. Kir1-, JwilWWti 0. S Tlnmias. G. W. Buchanan, Dr. Rer. J. W. Williams, W . ' j . Mason, i. Wi' I . K. Williams. P. H. Holrt»n. Rev. J. II. son. P. R. Malone, J. J. Blunt, Rev A. L. ' Winn, R. '). Lainier. Rer. Albert A. Lucas, Roach. Rev. T. T. Bradford, Dr. J. 0. Gat- | « « . D. Manninc Jackson. Dr. Earl L, llar-Hng Sr., W. M. Dieksoh. A. D. ShefTi-H, i riiuton, H. T. Davis. H. M. Morgan. Mrs. Rev. E. D. Carrirston, Newman Dud!*>\ Chas. ! Hestella L Pratt, Miss M. E. R. Isaacs. H. D. Fleming. J. A. Johns, Majvr J. Ken- R« O w * Harisoa, Benns E. D. Dukes, Mrs. nedv, h. Vesfr. Rer. James H. PBC*. J. (.. ' v i ° i* Jackson. Ret. P. S. .. Wilkinson, Prof. Sanderson, Clifton F. Richardson. Charles I.ove, | Krnest Ollinglan Smith, Rer. I . W. Branch; J. W. Thomas, Rer. A. Williams. M. W. 1 C. K» Walker. Dr. S. P. Prince, William Ksam, Rev. P. A. Hinton. Dr. J. A. Rhodes, ; Ellis Sampson, Rev. D. It. Rankin, Dr. D. R. Harvey A. Stephens, Rev. J. E. Edwards, Dr. Class, A. L. Turner, Mrs. P. T. Thompson, W. M. Doean, . Madame R. P. Walls, Rer. \ Dr. V. S. Keelinc Rev. L S. White, Miss

' Arizona Fleming. Dr. -W. M. A. MwnaB, Dr. 1. Tatum, Dr. J. Newton Jenkins, Dr. E. J. Howard, Mrs. ft. S. Gorgan, Rev. S. L RiiRely, Mrs. Blanche B. Jackson, Dr. U. A. Bovd. R. L. Isaacs, Mrs. S. G. Kav, R«r. U. L. Price. T. T. Pollard, Dr. J. J. Rhoacles;

Dr. E. J. Howard, Rev. T. M. Chambers, James D. Ryan, W. M. Mcltonaid. UHWtBBt H. Lighlner, J. W. Rice. Dr. Sa^id'tson A. Pleasants, Rev. J. C. Lott, Miss Effie Walls Montgomery, Mrs. F. A. Robinson, T. B. Mit­chell. Miss ('. M. Mavfie'.d. A. E. Holland. F. (L, Hurdle. Mrs. Parli-ie Bates, F. W. Williams. Dr. Honort Rfid, Dr. W. A. Moore, M.D.. Pror. L White. Oorge Fisher, L. B. 'Swifty-' Davis. Matilda Clayton, R. A. Rad­

ford, If. B. Walker, J. F. Ford. John V. Franklin, E. Key, L. Setter*i, 0. Robinson. S. Jackson, Dr. M. K Hunter. Prof. M. Masm, Rev. J. W. Williams, A. D. Randle, Prof. H. T. Davis. Prof. T. II. Warren, R. II. Thompson, Ri-v. Rojer Anthony, H. M. Mor­gan, Rev. It, E. Boone, Pr. M. N. Drake, Hon. M. J. Rledsoe and Columbus Wat kins

OLDEST CIT APPOINTMENTS

CLOSE CONFA HOUSTON, Texas, Ncfv. 30.—The fifty-fourth s. ?$1(

of the Texas annual conference of the C.M.E. church \vy has been in session here for five days, came to a cij Sunday night with the reading of the appointment? of tj pas tons for the ensuing year. <r

B i s h o p R. A. Carter, of Chicago , j who presided over the conference, forcefully urged the ministers of the conference to an active inter­est in the social and civic prob­lems of the race and community, and to see that their follower* do likewise.

He urged the ministers to pay • their poll tax and vote whenever the opportunity presented itself. The program of the conference for the ensuing year will streeft evan­gelical and educational drives, em­phasis will be placed upon revivals

iand leadership schools for minis­ters and lay leaders of the church.

I Much progress in the conference was reported at the meetings. An increase of $500 wee raised this I year over the amount raised last j year. An increase in membership

j in the church, Sunday School and Epworth League was reported. Sev­eral new churches were built dur­ing the year, including the mod­ern and beautiful edifice of Bebee Tabernacle here.

The feature of the conference was the Sunday morning service which was held in the city audi­torium. Bishop Carter delivered the sermon and a chorus of 150 voices under the direction of Miss I Minnie V. Smiley, was heard.

A program of welcome was ren­dered Tuesday night at Biles Chap­el Church, the seat of the confer­ence. Addresses were delivered by the Rev. T. J. Goodal, president of the Interdenominational Minis­terial Alliance, and pastor of An-tioch Baptist Church; the Rev. W. H. Hightower, president of the Methodist Union; O. K. Manning, , executive secretary of thfs" Negro Williams, prmiding elder, Phent Chamber of Commerce and C. W . | D i j ! t r i c t ; M r a < L E R r > Rice, labor adviser. j S t a t e p r e a i d e n t o f W o m i i n- f l ,

Among some of the prominent sionary Societies, and Dr W visitors were: Dr. J. M. Fountain, j Warren, treasurer of Toxas I Dallas; L. G. Porter, Dallas; J. S. lege, Tvler, Texas.

SOUTHERN METHODIST STUDENTS HEAR DAISY

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Mrs. Lee F Oak Cliff ma; in civic, cl cles," was * * Division A in C. P. drive, ai

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led h<M* to victory. Mrs. one of the most pop in the Southwest, &i Eighth street home and last word in r

"HAIRCUT?"

SAMUEL HUSTON'S QUEEN

Anna Elizabeth Scher-graduate of the class of

Wheatley High School, on, Texas, is talented as

as pretty. Miss Schermack fctriculating at Talladega

rmtt where the in a freshman * student in the MUsic De­tent.

HOUSTON, Tex., Nov. 30—Twen­ty-two persons, 17 men and five women, were arrested here Friday morning in the 500 block on Milam street as vice squad officers and a grand jury baliff swooped down on a policy headquarters.

Vice squad officers with the aid of the sheriff1 department marched this group to the criminal court i cwuuu, «. . . . , r building where each was taken i tail Merchants association; T. W before the grand jury separately, | Patrick, chairman colored board A determined silence, was main-: for delinquents; B. J. Strode, mili-talned by each when questioned 1

officers are busy conducting raids following a charge given the grand jury which opened sessions here last week by Judge Whit Boyd. "Houston is rampant with gam­bling and I want this jury to wipe it out," Judge Boyd told the jury.

Policy writers and gamblers of both races have been arrested in this series of raids. Texas Rangers raided several places on West Dal­las avenue, the heart of Fourth ward, Houston's Harlem, Tuesday evening, but found no games in

in the about the "higher-ups" policy game.

Five persons were lodged in jail and fined $100 for contempt of court when they refused to tell the names of the persons to whom they paid money obtained from the sale of policy slips. Judge Boyd told them he would keep them thre until they decided to talk.

Those lodged in jail are: Julius White, Oscar Jackson, Ira Slater, men; Thelma Ford and Ora Lee Foster, women. .„, „,

Texas Rangers and vice squad | progress. • • • .

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"Haircut, Mister?" . . . «ske charming Olivia Mitchell, who will soon take her place among the trained barbers of Houston. She is a graduate of Tyler Bar­ber College, so, "Step right up, boys—you're next!"

DALLAS, Tex., Nov. W K student* of Southern Method University's School of Re Education, here, turned out i force to hear Mrs. Daisv LUH kint field secretary of the NV M Association for-the Advancemei of Colored People, who spoke the university November IT, on organization's fight to win full zenship rights for NegioPs is United States.

Following her speech. dentta, many of whom will «<n" out to pastor Methodist <-throughout the country, folios Mrs. Lampkin into a i crept

I room to express gratitude lot frank and honest way in wfc she approached the question n *• gro rights. Mrs. Lampkin dis< ed the anti-lynching bill, the oai paign to erase educational ' equalities between the races America as it affects teacheri «r

students, and larger cultural pn^ of the association.

ments and a photo of the pr««M«i will appear in the magazine, *j cording to its editor, T. Ha«f

; Tappaing.

FACES LIFE SENTENCE AS HADITUAL CRIMINAL

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Typewriter Dealer DALLAS, Tex., Nov. S O - ( A N P ) - j A l l f L f t * y - J R p m ; n a t o n

Preston Fisher, 26 years old, Inst | A U t n O r i Z e a A e m i D g l O D week, was found guilty as an habit­ual criminal by a jury in Judge Henry King's court, and under the

Haw, the conviction automatically ! carries a sentence of life imprison­ment in the State Penitentiary. It was said that Judge King will formally pass sentence this week.

Fisher's conviction as an habit­ual criminal was based on his two previous convictions for burglary and the present charge, alleging he broke into the residence of E. J. Kiest, white, publisher of the Times-*Herald, local daily.

Fisher, it is said, admitted serv­ing two prison terms for burglary, but testified he was shipped by

| police, forced to sign a statement 'that he had burglarized the Kiest home. He denied the assertion of police that he had led them to

! placet where some of the stolen loot was recovered.

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Miss Lora Livingston, a member of the senior class of Samuel Huston College at Austin, Tex., was recently chosen campus favorite to reign as "Miss Samuel Huston" of 1939 during Homecoming Week, She is dean of pledgees of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, president of the Thespian Dramatic Society and a rep­resentative student in the college.

There are plenty of white people who would appreciate our aide of the story . . If they,knew it! Pass your Courier along to such a friend.

SAT YOU SAW IT IN THE PITTSBURGH COURIER

GALVES'fON, Tex., Nov. 30 — j J. F. Ford, Galveston's popular businessman, who is an authorized Remington typewriter agent and tailor, handling general merchan- j dise, is also recording secretary j of the No. 3 Longshoremen's As- ! sociation, member of the Elks' ! Lodge and conected with several ! other business organizations.

You may write or wire for the things you need including the fam-i ous Remington's typewriters, all orders are shipped promptly via j express or parcel post. Write for 1 particulars today—2708 Avenue D.

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MARSHALL, Tex., Nov. 30—The \ Michigan Alumnus, official organ, for the alumni of the University j of Michigan, with headquarter* a t ' the university at Ann Arbor, re­cently selected President Joseph Tex., has jusi retui»«=-

I J. Rhoads as a member of "Who's! trip during which she Who" among the graduates of that friends in Nrw Mexico

I great institution. The life, achieve- l and Calif ornin.

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Miss Ida Russell, Sar. A--'^ Tex., has just returned

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