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VOLUME 28, NUMBER 36
TULSA, OKLAHOMA
THURSDAY, APRIL 29. 1918
interview
a-
visor of Highway Sixty-four from
Master and Ticket Agent
areas
Production
was appointed Township
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one of the
most
Lakeview High
ex-
■ cites the slightest interest.
JOIN THE NAACP TODAY!
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for security
Officer A. W. Berry in
business
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hours in Oklahoma City.
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Alfred Rhine.
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Spelling Bee Finals Thurs.
Night Carver Auditorium
■my.
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Universal Life
Representatives
Visits
Speaker for Walker
School Graduation
Exercises
Booker T. To Hold
Annual Civitan
Program
A Weekly Newspaper
For All the People
the Farmers
in Arkansas,
ton, Plez Hardy, Eddie Madison, anc’
Erma Smith. All eleven essays hav
been judged by the Civitan Com-
mittee for Scholarship Honors.
The above named six were cho
sen to deliver theirs before the as
sembly.
The Public is Invited.
Vann, W. M. Hopson, '33 Com-
mander in Chief, Levi H. Mor-
ris, *33 Commander in Chief,
The location and boundar'es cf
the District of Columbia were pro- !
claimed by PresicTmt George Wash- j
ington on March 20. 1791. i
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Argrow. Clarence Davis, Florica
Carter, D. W. Lowson, Willie
Blackwell and Art Hogan.
lory
here
iy no
ges-
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ifiht
there
wise
mid
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out
Reading from left to right,
first row: Lester Robinson, Wil-
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hews and grandchildren.
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gro Artists
itlanta, Ga.
Arterberry
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igston Uni-
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Mr. Parker
West Virginia
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People strive
throwing a
their own particular job.
tinned on
drop* fell
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Elected to Student
Council at KSTC
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I Middlewest Consistory
by
smoke screen around
PINE BLUFF. ARK., April 2’’
.NNPA) — Mr. and Mrs. Earlie
Wightman of Lincoln County, Ar-
kansas, winners of the "Farm Fami-
ly of tire Year" contest sponsored
annually by the Farmers Home
Administation in Arkansas, were
serxm<! the water
have to be placed
I yards and gardens.
Back row, 1 to r: Tom Birming-
ham. Dave Sullivan, W. D.
Combs, London Farley, K. D.
gun and shot the
.. it
five
held at 1
Saturday from the Vernon AME
member
Mayberry is being held
county jail.
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ledlcai ca*
ervice con-
erans with
disabilities
A if beds
they af-
ord to pay
re.
eterans for
on also
high on
date for
available).
•56,00. This
substanial
ans during
a a decline
^positions.
I of dental
d to about
ntinuing a
n October,
30 applica-
; were re-
Precinct Leaders Call
All vice chairmen and |
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?ly trying
mpression
to inflate
is? do they
ements of
alue can
y? Or. are
amnesia
rk of oth-
ause, this
renders
rnent of
ople who
I not be
eaningless
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community organizations, is
nunember of the St. Thomas Epis-
copal church.
I The public is invited io attend the
Graduation exreciscs of the Walker
school.
Six Seniors will deliver thei
Civitan Orations in assembly Fri
day morning at 9:00 over ~. A. K
C. They are Daniel Alexande-
whose subject is “Now before
Time Runs Out” Lula Sue Davis
“How to make Democracy Live.'
Carl Hill, “Our Constitution.” Guil-
ford Snowtwon, “Who will Bell th
Cat," and Harry Vann, “I Don’t
want to go to War”. The Mistress o
Ceremony will be Bettye Eaton.
Others who submitted Essays
i. ■
Western Consistory no. 28, Chi-
cago, Ill.; Albert Jordon, Dewitt
Driver and Chester Spears.
' ,,lis he met and married his
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rdignant Families Register
detest of Demolishing
Vunbar Wading Pool
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fact that
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show
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describe
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lest", “the
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ey put no
ice in mak-
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Mayor Of Taft, All Negro
Town, Dies Of Heart Attack
Mayor J. C. Springs, 77, Taft, Oklahoma, died of a
heart attack Saturday afternoon while performing his du-
ll.
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Line Won't pjsh
B”t Bullet Will
I Weekend Rains Lessen
Water Crisis; Yards,
Gardens Benefit
The wca1 Herman's prediction of rain
lor the weekend was aiuhcnically sane-
Saturday night when hugh
ui Tulsa and the surround-
ing vicinity
While the rain did not raise reser-
v..ii levels it did help by lessening
lie city's consumer demand. Gardens,
yards and shrubbery received gener-
ous wettings and the old garden hose
lay idle during the 24 hour period.
The Arkansas river roe from .88
of a foot Sunday morning to lour
leet by nightfall and tin- overall pic-
ture was moist for every section.
W. I' McMurry, city water super- |
intendent predicted that the early week
consumption would hardly fall below
25 million gallons, since it had been
averaging 28 million gallons daily dur- ,
ini' the first part of April. .
CONSUMERS ASKED IO 11EL P
Last week the utility board disclosed
that the condition of water consuinp-
in Tulsa and surroundin'!
critical and reported only a six
day, 12 p. m. at the CME Church.
Public rites will be held Friday
.'it 2 p. m. with Reverend Andersnn
officiating. Interment will be at the
family plot in the Taft Cemetery,
with Ragsdale Funeral Home, Mus-
kogee in charge.
He is survived by
hrs tried their lu-*k
Bull-Creek a f
mlv took fishing eqeuipment but
it’le ammun”ion.
The Tat' hauled in bv Sanders
vas so I
Seeing he was I
o"i-klv took hi.s
r
the city
id cm her
M<”Ura f’.ithnlic rrhiirch
Clinical psychology
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system. It is ]
a known fact that instead of de-
molish’ng the non], the same fim-ts ]
might have been used to rebuild
and remode’: and several paren s
have stated that the space which
is used for gardening in the
spring and later growing up in
weeds might have been eliminated
and cleared for nlavrround /'ace
thus giving the additional need for
the eleven hundred children.
Mr. Pen Olive. Agency direc or
of the Universal Life Insurance
cement spread an arrogant growth I
throughout the pool, and spring and '
left a sore spot
lies al the Hospital for Negro Insane nt Taft where for the
"Past five years he was Supervisor of Male Attendants'.
Upon inquiry it was learned that .
Mayor Springs had just completed
his afternoons inspection and was
County Trustee of Muskogee, Super-
visor of Highway Sixty-four from * i v-T
Taft to Haskell. Oklahoma. Station ArkanSUS * 31*111 CFS
Master and Ticket Agent for the AwarfW Fnr
Midland Valley Railroad Company,. F OF
was appointed Township Assessor
City Judge for the Village of Taft,
a member of the Tait School Board
for six years and until his death
he was Mayor of the Village.
faff was his eternal dream, his
race pride, education, integrity,
contributing factors which
toward his
is a graduate of the
State college and is a
L.
M-s. Thine who came to Tulsa in
’926 had taught in the nubb’c schools,
as ;> physical ed 'ca'ion instructor
ir Booker T. Washington High
first ;
st ’h
school and in 1932 came to the
Carver Junior hi"h school where she
headed the Foods department until
the time of her death.
An Oklahoman by birth she grew
up at Guthrie and attended the Lang-
ston University where she took her
B. S degree, later tak'ng her Mas-
ter-; Degree from the University of
Iowa. For two years she served as
B.isilcus of the Alpha Chi Omega
sorority and gave unselfishly of her
time and talent both to her sorority,
her work and her community.
First becoming ill in February, she
went to May's hospital at Rocchester
and then returned to Oklahoma City
I where doctors there felt that she had
, a fighting chance.
Shp j? survived by one sister, two
brothers and a nephew Alexander
Ilovd. all of whom are
with educational systems.
Funeral services will be
I P-m-
church of which she was a
with her former pastor. Rev. J. S.
Johnson delivering the eulogy. He
—jonnson delivering tne eulogy, ne
precinct will be assisted by Rev. L. C. Brown-
leaders are asked to meet at 905 E. ing, present pastor. Interment will be
Haskell street Friday night at 8 p.m. made at the Crown Hill cemetery
Business of importance to North next to the plot of her husband, Mr.
Tulsa will be discussed.
in Mrs. Marsh's Home
Room when lie was in the third grade
at the Booker Washington elemen-
tary school.
Officers oJ the Consistory arfl
Frater W. M. Hopson, ML Com-
mander in Chief; T. O. Chappelle,
Illustrious first Lt. Commander;
David Hodge, Ill. second Lt. Com-
mander; W. M. McCauley, Hl. Keep-
er of seals and archives; Harvej
Jones, Ill. Grand Treasurer; Frank
Lofton. Grand Chancellor; Ama
T. Hall, Ill. Grand Hospitaler, San
Billlngslea, I1L Captain of thl
Guard; Christopher McLeod, IQ
Grand Prior; Ernest E. Byrd, HI
Grand Engineer and Architect; Q
T. Long, Ill. Grand Sentinel and 1
P. Scott, Ill. Grand Orator.
May, he remarked:
a pari in my own hook!
I have told the
nod
There come dreary periods when
any new
person whose face. vocabularv.
| point of view, or disposition
■hairrnan
He is
track
Weynian graduated f-
hi"h scchool i-i |5)41 nd
of the St
i< " aio-i”-.' in f"
will graduate with the class
EI Hr
ft
wife. To this union
were born, James. Jr. and Man\
deceased. In 1907. Mr. und Mrs.
Springs came to Taft where they
resided until hfk death.
Mayor Springs was noted for his
various civic, political all.ances,
pliilantropic activities and commu-
nity pride. During his life span he
"as: a fanner, a teacher in the
City Schools at Red Bird. Okla.,
Mavherrv Feld
For Knife Slashing
Fnraged because he found his
wife away from home and was I
told where she might be fouifd. L.!
D. Mavberrv. 2504 N. Rockford,
opened the door at 346 N. Green- V°u never seem to meet
w ood by tossing a brick through the person whose face,
door and entering with a knife.
ing of his letter brought honor - - —
only tn Mrs. Marsh but to Leo also. | rnei"bcr "l ,hr O'nega Psi Phi tra ct
It indicated that the letter was well n'ly an^ ■’dti’tion to various other
written and that the contest was im-
pressive.
Leo was
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seated at his desk when, he suffered <>"
the heart attack that caused his iin-
mediate demise.
Mayor Springs was born in Pikes,
ville, Tennessee to slave parents
who were determined that he
should have an education. Com-
bined with his determination, am-
bition. natural educational ability
and limited resources lie attended
Fisk University at Nashville, Tenn.
After his graduation he accepted a
position in the Fayette City School
system, Fayette, Alabama. During
of Tat:
Redeem Properties
Emhtv pe-ren* o’ llip tax dchn-
n-mms I's’ed in the Oklahoma and all
co'.ntv naner* durine the "a«t thre-
V .pl.; ...p.p redeemed, -ru'd one of
the offi-.-ds from tie office of the
i.r-etv treasurer.
Through the courtcsv of P.alnh H.
Ihink’e remn’v treasurer, the smaller
papers of the c-.iintv were allowed to
ca--v the delinquent notices in each
edition for a three week period.
H'-’tnfore the notices had been car-
t'--’ 'hroimh the co’'"-’'s of the Tu’sa
daily legal news. Said Mr. Dunkle,
‘it is our aim to serve the greatest
number of people and in order to
do so, every paper of the county
should carry these notices."
Dr. Fred T. Guy, pastor o
the Mt. Zion Baptist Church, L'
er. Other speakers dncltided Dr.
A. Davis,
reservoirs.
is the 25 million gallons received
iw flow line.
■ers were asked to cooperate in con
the water or a han would
on 'sprinkling' <>l feis
I
Carver Jr. High
Students Win
Honors
Contestants from Carver Junior
High School were sent to Langston
Friday, April 23rd to participate
in the Annual Interscholastic Meet.
Although Carver is only a Junior
High School, its students contested
against Senior high students from
over the state. Despite, the senior
opposition, most of the representa-
tives ranked high in the various
types of scholastic examinations.
The following students won high
places: Robert Fairchild. Jr. 1st in
Algebra and 2nd in Mechanical
1 drawing; Nannette Stalnaker, 3rd
in English I: Alonzo S anley, 2nd
in oratory; Gloria Adams, 2nd in
dramatic readings; Jo Ann Goodwin,
3rd in Interpretive Reading and 3rd
in Soprano solos.
In the music division: the girls
trio composed of Phyli’* Madison
Betty Hampton and Joan Scoggins
won third place. The Boys quartet
composed of Eugene Sims. Freddie
Chatman, Odel Melton and Leroy
Walker won fifth place in quartet
singing.
Charlottee Rowe competed in the
made a score of 90 while Claude
Taylor competed in the extempora-
neous speaking contest.
Faculty sponsors accompanying
the group were Miss Opaline Brad- I
ley and Messrs. A. L. Thompson,
and Tollie T. Moore, Sr. 1
Awards were presented to the
students in the Tuesday Carver
Regular Assembly. At the award
assembly, the contes ants gave
their renditions before the students.
Principal C. L. Cole complimented
the s udents on the fine representa-
tion and encouraged the student
body to become better studen s and
scholars.
*He slashed his wife. Viever, 25,
about the head, back and fa°e se-
verely and cut John H. Kelley |
whom she was with several times
about the face and head. (
I
Ths ‘•’■arn-tongued Britisher e-:'l
pounds his views on education with!
ready enthusiasm He grows oven
.us v hen he ta’ks of Roosevelt]
Col’cge as practising "equality in edu-l
la'ion." rcegard’ess of race, color on
religion, in student body and faculty.!
Speaking of the influence Roosc-I
velt College may have on race rela-l
".-ns woman will he included in the!
delegeation of thirty-three which will!
go to the Republican national con}
ven.ion in Philadelphia in June.
So will he one of the ’even dele}
gates at large who will be chosen at
the state convention on May 1. One
colored man also will be included in
, a majority of whom
will probably vote for Governor]
Thomas E. Dewev, of New York, on
the first ballot. There arce, however,
of Senator Robhert A.
Arthur VandenbnrgJ
’ J .. h W. Mar}
tin. Ir.. and Harold E Stassen ainonm
the Missourians.
"Mfe Make America Better When IVe Aid Our People "
Mrs. Fuggett Home
I
Mrs. U. S. Fjiggett, wife of
policeman Fuggett who has been
hospitalized at St. John’s for the
past three weeks has return to he-
home.
At this time Mrs. Fuggett and
members of her family wish to ex-
press their gratitude for the kind-
ness extended them during her ill-
ness. !
were
enabled him to work
ultimate goal—a progressive liberal •
•- ■ honored here recently at an all-da-
celebration held at Arkansas State
College. At the same time ten oth-
ed colored families were cited at
“Star Performers” for the year.
The Wightmans were approv-
ed fur a farm ownership loan ir
1943 and have increased their net
worth and income steadily durinj
the past five years through a pro-
gram of diversified farming whicl
includes cotton,, poultry, hogs,
cows and livestock. The home anc
building on their 60-acre farm an
with furniture at more than $1,503
The prize-winning family pro
duces an ample food supply for the
home use and grows sufficient fee
for their livestock.
Mr. John C.. i urker, superintendent
.............. itiii "I ’he American Bu-ines. ,md 1c.li
Certificate of Honor from i nical Institute who will address the
sponsors ’ sP””g commencement class ul the
f a leticr ' Mme. C. J. Walker Beauty Colle1!.-
written bv Leo Honson, 5th Grade ”n Sl|ndav afternoon May 2nd a: the
pupil, and entered into the "My Fa- l>rogre'sAe| Baptist ( lunch.
vorite Teaccher" contest. The choos-
not
rile Middlewest Consistory no. 57 held for the first
i a spring reunion and ele-
1 on Friday evening April 23rd the Masons
m 1,1111 Sunday afternoon when 17 members of the
e, Amos T. Hall class received the higher degree of Masonry.
Three days were spent in re-
union and distinguished masons
came from all over the State ofl
Oklahoma with special guest, At-
torney Levi H. Morris, 33rd degree
Commander in Chief of tha
Western Consistory no. 28 from
Chicago.
The classes participated in by the
seventeen men and named tor th J
Grand master, Amos T. HalU
, studied, fraternized and became]
I closer in the realms of Masonry ton
I their mutual contact. Commanded
in Chief of the Middlewest Con}
sistory. W. M. Hopson, h H worked
diligently wi h the brothers and ora
Sunday morning at 11 a. m. tha
brothers received the elevation
when they worshipped enmassa
from the auditorium of the Morn}
ing Star Baptist Church. On Sunday]
I evening the brothers
I
1 ciation.
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Announces April 2nd
Contest Winners
Announcement is made this week
of the contest winners by the Stone-1
hill Lodpe $4o. 62. The contest be-
gan in February and lasted through
a sixty day period. In the raffle was
a Westinghouse combination radio.
Westinghouse Electric cooker and an
electric iron.
Proceeds from the contest will be
used for the purchasing of recrea-
tional equipment for the Negro boys
home located on north Harvards. Mr.
Horace Graham is worshipful master
ot Stonehill and meetings are held
<-ach 2nd and 4th Friday nights.
Winners were: 1st prize combina-
•lon radio by Mr. Walter Sims, Jr., are Marvectssa Clardy, Bettye Ea
holder of ticket No. 392 at 632 E. - — .
Latimer court: 2nd prize, an electric
cooker won by Mrs. Janie Davis,
holding ticket No. 531, 2001 No.
Peoria. 3rd prize was won by Mrs.
I. C Wilson, holding ticket No. 376,
ar. electric iron.
Mr. Wevrnan I Edward’, son of
‘ frs. Sallie C. Edwards, 533 ’,a E
'.a’iiner court and Mr. Mace Edwards
'1'5 No. Crccnv'ood, who was elect
I recently to s-rve as student coon
il representative at large at the Kan
as State teachers cn’lege. Pitt*burgh
’ansas. and is the first colored stud
•nt to hul l an office on the student
ouned m several years
He is .lii' led a- a fiini. r and I
i n .-i*1--it of the K .ppa Alt ha Ps
r i'-rnity, the YMC A, the h’.-v inai-
bib an orpanr.tiun lor Ca'holi
-tlldents, the Social science chib and
ol the Pan-Hellenic ehih
also a member of the c liege
team
I
MBS. BESS FLOYD RHINE DIES
SUNDAY AT OKLAHOMA CITY
Junior High School Home Ec Teacher
Loses Fight For Life in Okla. City Hospital
Mrs. Bess Floyd Rhine. Home economics teacher at the Carver
Junior high school, died Sunday morning at 10:30 o'clock after a
valiant and cheerful fight to regain her health at an Oklahoma City
hospital.
company, and Mr. H. A. Gillam,
assistant director of agencies spent
the past weekend in the city when
they came to look over the Musko-
gee and Tulsa branch offices of the
company. |
Not transacting any business but Officer is
visiting, they also stopped for a few Hospital where he is reported resting
town. His hopes were pinned on his
faith in mankind. His eyes were |
trained on living and educational
conditions in his community. These
assets were invaluable in his strug-
gle lor better schools, businesses,
and in obtaining municipal facili-
t'e.s for the citizens of his commu-
nity.
’Ihe Mayor will be forever re-
membered for his devotion lo his
work, his unfailing kindness and
even
work
a previous
many
bis outstandin'; cheerfulness
in ti e face of adversity. His
went on even during
heart attack. His many friends j
knew that he would carry on the
show. Upon his recovery he
immediately to his job and friends , ----- -----------
knew again the joy of a companion 1 ,le Roclti was the principal speak
that lives for his fellowman.
His funeral will be held bv the
conslstionery of the Masonic Lodge
of which he was affiliated, on Fri- ! Lawrence A. Davis, presiden
Arkansas State College: Attorney
J. R. Buoker, Little Rock; C. Fi
Jones, editor Southern Methodist
Journal; James P. Davis, field re
pfesentative, Production and Mar
keting Administration; Miss Pats-
Graves, home economist. Farmers
He is survived by Mrs. Emma j D. C.; and J. V. Highfill, State Di Xilt T XT- -zn
Springs, widow and James Springs. ' Home Administration; Washington ^*011611111 L0C1CJ6 NO. 62
_r.. son jind feveual nieces, nep- 1 rector, Farmers Home Adminis
•---------------—tration, Little Rock.
Chief feature of the mornln
session was the presentation of the
board of directors. Lakeview Co
perative Association, the only ac-
kind among
colored farmers in Arkansas and
successful co
operative enterprises operated any-
where in the county.
The Lakeview High Schoo'
Chorus and the college choir fur-
nished music. The day's activities,
under the direction of Ocie Lee
Smith, FHA special representative
were recorded by theAll-American
Newsreel which will be shown in
theatres throughout the country.
Elementary Teacher
Receives Honor
Mrs. Lois Marsh this week
reived a ( .. .
the Quiz Kid Program
This citation is the result of a
ITi
A -*1(1.(100 inveslineiil of Ute ('.Itixlon ailniiiiislralion,
llie Iasi rriiiiianl of the kind of school that should house
elementary youngsters was lorn down on Monday of this
week, when the Dtinbir wading and swimming pool was
unearUteil by workmen al Hie written reipiesl of the princi-
pal ’ ‘
The growth of trees und cracked gistering their sentiments as to the
demolishing of this pool when thfcre
an active throughout the pool, and spring and 1 are no other pools for children in
• fall rains left a sore spot that the separa’e school
could be felt through brick walls,
with
while the school heads, city park
heads and janitorial staff saw no
need for repairs and through a ten
year period the pool remained un-
used.
Calls began coming into the
Eagle office on Monday morning
as interested parents and spectators
voiced their sen'iment as to why
the unearthim;. Many of these pa- '
rents were persons who remember- '
ed their school davs when 'wading'
was the thing of the hour, when
recess periods and noon hours
meant the cooling cf hot fee’ and
after school hours meant a < ool
dip for September and early In-
dian summer October davs.
Bu’. an Ea"le representative was
told by Principal Braxton that t^e
space was needed for the 1100 chil-
dren and it was necessary to ex-
tend the playa-O’.ind space n hun-
dred fee* to the west. He further
stated that the nool had not been
used for several years and at that
time had not been used by the citv
for summer playground use. How-
ever when O. F. Zeieler was con- I
tacted by Mrs. Gladys Coots, city
federation president, she was in-
formed that had workmen be«>n
asked the city park board would
have remodeled the pool for play-
| ground use.
J. J. Innody. business manager
for the Board of Education when
contacted sta’ed that he held on
his desk. le‘ters of request from the
new principal and the former prin-
cipal for the demolishing of the
pool.
Many indignant families are re-1
The two victims are at a local' JJ | ^>1 * Ba. *
hospital where the wife’s condition ; “ 3 11131 WljrillQ KeUH!0ll
is reported as serious with several' ««•■■■ — **
stitches being taken. Kelley's
Ambulance attendants who rushed
the two to the hosnital said that
" • i.r.ds are not reported as renous.
Mrs. Mayberry was cut more se-
verely than they had seen in many | 111 the history of Oklahoma
years and had lost a good deni of vatioi) Beaiimiiiir
blood. ' , "
Published Every Thursday at
123 N. Greenwood, Tulsa, Okla.
PRICE FIVE CENTS !
British Socialist Declares Negro ]
Universities Breed Segregation
CHIC AGO, Apr. 26—(NNPA)—"I am against Howard and
Fisk Universities,," Prof. Harold J. Laski, the celebrated British Social-
ist who is now lecturing at Roosevelt College here, said in an
Iasi Thursday attacking race segregation.
"Segregation nukes it harder to
ight for one’s rights, and I do not
'elieve in people building walls
.round themselves," he emphatically 1
idded. He expressed disapproval not
only of universities that are all-col-
oreed or all-white hut also of those
based on the quota system.
"People with principles should
make no compromise, but state their 1
rase and he prepared to dit on it,"
he asserted.
h) supporting the cause of the I
"underdog", Laski grew eloquent,
saying: ,
"Someday lhe history of America
will be rewritten by the enslaved
peoples of this country instead of by
its conqucrers."
He mentioned reading Negro his-
tory and recalled that Eric Williams
had given “flashes" of what he felt
to be someday a great American
story. Speaking of his own book,!
"The American Democracy," which]
will appear in
“There is
about minorities,
whole truth but the South will
like it."
Professor Laski, a small man withl
i dark mustache, resembles a benign]
Charlie Chaplin. He is a political!
scientist, author of many books and]
chairman of the Policy Committee on
the British Labor Party. A noted lec-
turer. he is a familiar figure at uni}
cersities in America and Canada. I
Dr. Laski believes the “way to|
learning lies through fellowship." j
He derides certain universities m|
this country as "interesting museums
ol obsolete antiquities" winch teach
their students primarily to become
"gentlemen."
Finals will be held on 'rimrsday night of this week
for the spelling contestants who have been preparing
gainst the final night since April 15th. Contestants enter-
ed are students from the Booker 'I'. Washington elemen-
tary school, Sand Springs, Bixby, Alsuma, Jenks, Vernon.
South Haven, SI. Monica Catholic School, Dunkir and Car-
ver Junior High School and will number 75 or more.
No contestant who has reach-
ed the age of 16 years and has pas-
sed the eight grac'l1 will be elegihle.
The contest will start promptly at
8 p. m. when the participants line
up on the Carver stage for a hun-
dred or more' warmer-up' words
preparatory to the main event.
Calling the words will be Mrs.
Gertie B. Crawford, veteran English
instructor in the Booker T. Wash-
ington high school. Judges will be tioq
the Messrs Joe Burns. James Ellis ' were
and Mrs. Charles King, with Mrs. day supply of usuabic water remained
E. L. Hairston serving as alternate, in Mohawk and Sequovah
The spelling bee sponsored joint- ' P'1
ly by the Oklahoma Eagle and The | dl”|y through the Spavim.
Tulsa Teachers forum is an annual '-1'1
affair with the Oklahoma Eagle
giving the prize to winners: Firs1
prize, second and third, with all
contestants given a pass to a sh
on the Saturday following the cor
test.
So Kids YOU GOTTA B'5’ FAS’r
BUT YOU GOTTA EE RIGHT.
| coiurcu man ai
. the delegation.
When lames Sanders and his bud- Probab!v
■c at fishing on'
few davs ago. they not | MIllportcrs
1 , Taft, Senator nrtnur van
! Speaker of ti,e House Joseph
heavy that his line broke.1
losing his catch, he]
---■ ...a g_.. ....„ ,
fish. Brought home and weighed,
tipped the scales at a mere
pounds and a few ounces.
i were bai
queted in the dining hall of th
Vernon AME Church, and at tt
close of the banquet present*
their chief with a token of appri
St. John Hospital
Officer A. W. Berry, Tulsa Police
.j a patient in the St. John
nicely as we go to press.
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