Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-23
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ALONZO ERNDONs an negro who has found
ty and honor the South Born slavery and freed at the
age of l. he probably half million dollars He has
lust come into prominence through the opening Atlanta of
900 day nursery for children whose mothers work
Herndon three large Atlanta barber shops One OF them
on eatree heart of the business section probably the
largest and finest shop the South Operating than ~ chairs
presents spoess appearance with marble floors sidewalks OF
marble and chairs white enemae and barber and
every attendant CARRIED with white and white shoes 1t IS pat
only white trade and his embrace OF the
city foremost Two other shops owned by Hemdon
similar appearances and differ principally size ere is what
Herndon says of his and the South:
4 born and reared the South and have been Atlanta
forty years have had word with anybody The
relations have always been pleasant live the rest of
my and die here have tried people live
here Southern people when good the best people on
earth believe with all heart that not the color OF man
skim but the doesn't succeed the South he ought to
begin to look around and see what is the trouble
ERNDONs here telling his people what the TmesRecorder has
been telling them repeatedly times when the tendency
happily passed because of conditions to to other sections
When asked to what he attributed his he replied
Il attribute my life to honesty and fair dealings to the
entire public and remembering that simply custodian OF
that which God has given me
Herndon story like novel, and outlined here be-
consider only interesting reading for all white people
but because OF inspiration to OF our
cooed readers showing that personal worth that after
all and that worth gets its reward erndon highly respected ne
made good according the worlds standards and that being the
case the world does not know or care whether his skin black or
white Being man. he attends business and does not attempt
dabbe politics proclaim social equality He has found that
success lies in other directions
IERNDON was born slave in 1853 in Walton county Georgia
being seven years old when emancipation was proclaimed t
ed Methodist preacher after having been free he worked
for his and meals when Ia of He tells the story
driving yoke OF oxen and accidentally passed too the
of house and damaged the building considerably The
white rushed nraged but when he the little negro
helpless. he readily overlooked the incident
The hrst money ne made by burning and selling it
for He learned make baskets for pckers
ter ne hired back to his former and cared for him long time
when he sick In he gathered black and held
them over until winter when h sold them at 10 hundred
the of he burned night and carried miles
sell for buhel Then he decided he must learn a
trade He made up hrs mind not to count boy. He
cultivated little cotton patch and earned enough money buy his
first good clothes and had when he arrived Atlanta
ldn ind the city to s liking so he went to Newman Ca walking
the distance and hired to for $40 month and stayed
In Seno Ca, farm day he ventured to give haircut
to BOY and ms work to the attention Of number of persons
JoIo q q ~ week wages Later white friend bought the
shop tor him Later he worked Rome Ca and Chattanooga
work and made foreman Of eght-cha barber shop
Later he made manager the Markham house shop 1t was at
TINS time that Ferndon got his real start in life.
TEN Herndon became interested in the Gate Civ Free
fndergaTten association and IN several orphan children He
noted how children Of his race had be left alone their par
en at work Following this idea he founded the Hern-
children here shower baths and modern appliances at the
nursery Also cooking taught well home economies on
small scale Also erndon the for number people
ana helps out the unfortunate Of his other
Wilson out in March but he'll leave trunk full of prob
lens for Harding to solve - pO
John Burroughs beat Henry Ford reechoppng Now Henry
ought to get John into oranking contest
One staggered by the quantity quality of the harmony
tap Geneva.
League Of Nations under fire again This time the Lhuan
ians took a shot at a peace commission
When it making elections lively Greece holds ar
edge on Florida. "
In the case Of Admiral Sims D. NJ, for De
hyered Sometime Maybe