Clearview Patriarch. (Clearview, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 31, 1911 Page: 1 of 4
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CLEARVIEW “PATRIARCH
VOL 1
CLEARVIEW OKLAHOMA AUGUST 31 1911
NO 30
The Negro is learning
that his strength
lies in union
Organization Is His Only Hope
iLe Patriarchs of America Is That Organization
There is one thins among the
1 ! i my things that is helping the
N -ro to success he is learning
:i-t that he must help himself
rml patronize the Negro institu-
ti ms wherever they he if the
i a -e is to succeed Go where
mi may in the remote parts of
the country and you will find
him talking and working for
good citizenship encouraging
hedience to law and teaching
his children to be punctual and
honest And in their counsels
they are condemning crime
and passing resolutions to aid
1 lie officers in ridding the coun-
t ry of crime
That a bad Negro is as bad as
any oth r criminal and a menace
to the race Organization is
his hope for through his organi-
zations he can get good whole-
some instruction in which he
can place the utmost confidence
He should be encouraged to or-
ganize for every organization a-
mong the Negroes is for his
good (teaching him the higher
principles of civilization obedi-
ence to law to restrain f rom fool-
ishly encouraging crime even in
the smallest degree) every good
citizen of the country should en-
courage the Negro to join somej
organization for in them he will
get the proper instruction con-
sequently he will be influenced
in the right direction Ignorance
is the fort of crime The idea
“keep the Negro ignorant” is the
miintainace of the sou re of crime
The Patriarch of America is
im organization prepared for the
negro it meets his every need
It prepares him for a good citi-
zen it is a school of instruction
that every Negro should attend
its inlluenc is commended by the
best citizens of the country Ev-
ery thinking man no matter to
what race he belongs as soon as
he becomes acquainted with the
principles taught by the Patri-
arch of America agrees that ev-
ery Negro in the land should be
come connected with that organi-
zation Tlmt he like every other
class of people should take traili-
ng i n the fundamental things that
build a tradition for a people
Start right and you can build
well The Negro at the begin -ing
of his liberty was ignoiant
and could not start right in all
things consquently he has been
compelled to build over and over
again the tilings he started
wrong that has been- the cause
of his delay in many things Ev-
ery people had the same things
to contend with so they tried
many things at last they found
through an organization prepar-
ed for them the things they so
much needed and they succeed-
ed The Patriarch of America
is that organization for the Ne-
gro it will teach you where to re-
build and how to build that which
will stand The Negroes suc-
cess is in sight and he is fast
realizing it Taking Thk Les-
sons for his own good
i DR A J JORDAN
l Surgeon in chief of the Nurse Training Department
of the C A & M University Langston Oklahoma
We Sulicit the attenance of the young ladies of the
race in this department Hundreds of places are open
for trained nurses throughout the country
Trained nurses demand high salaries
CHURCH DIRECTORY
Clearview Ba p t i s t C h u rch
preaching every 1st and 3rd Sun-
clays at 11 o'clock a m and 7: 110
p m Sunday School at 9:110 a
m every Sunday H Y P U
every Sundi y afternoon tit 4: 30
o’clock Prayer meeting every
Wednesday night
Rev Garmon Pastor
R Spencer Supt
Tyree’s Tabernacle A M E
church preaching every 2nd and
4th Sundays at 11 o’clock a m
and 7:110 p m Sunday School
at 9:30 a m every Sunday
Prayer and class meeting on
Thursday night following 2nd
and 4th Sundays
Rev Stanley Pastor
P L Lawson Supt
PERSONAL & LOCAL
Mr Hentley of Muskogee
was a business visitor in town
this week
Mrs Bessie Warren has been
quite sick this week but is some
better at this writing
Three new familes from Okla-
homa City located here this
week
Mr Henry Bonds our printer
spent Saturday with friends in
the country
Mrs Mollie Brooks who lias
been visiting relatives in Castle
returned home Saturday
Mr Tom Carpenter made a
business trip to Little Rock last
week
Mrs M E Doggett is on the
sick list this week
Miss Ludie Gamble spent Sat-
urday andSunday in Caatle with
her parents
Have your old shoes - made new at
Joe Hick’s shoe shop
Messrs K D Borum and Joe
Rulf of Edna are in town this
week looking after business
It pays to advertise your busi-
ness in the Patriarch
M r Win Irving went to Fort
Smith Ark Wednesday
Mrs Myrtle Webb principal
of our school composed the song
“Clearview” and sang it at the
Negro Busineess League in Lit-
tle Rock Ark It captivated the
audience the encore was simply
deafening Mrs Neva B Thomp-
son played the accompaniment
It was simply fine You could
hear it hummed the next day in
all parts of Little Rock
Watch Clearview grow
We are in correspondance with
one hundred families that want
homes in and around Clearview
Many of these people are in busi-
ness where they are and intend
moving their business here
Cotton is doing well and we
look for a good crop
Go to Oklahoma City September
2(5 to the State Fair and come to
Clearview to buy property cheap
Ixits For Sale on reasonable
terms
Subscribe for the Patriarch
reasonable rates and plain print
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Warren, L. W. Clearview Patriarch. (Clearview, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 31, 1911, newspaper, August 31, 1911; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1860544/m1/1/: accessed June 12, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.