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Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1935-11-01
r, J. PIERCE
Proprietor,
.Pierce's Barber and Beauty
Shop.

The Yazoo County Negro Fair, with Mr.. r. j. Pierce
and Mr. T. Huddleson Jr, supervising, opened in va
edo City, October IA, 1886. The Fair indeed
faithful efforts in bringing to pass Yazoo County Ne
Negro population was concerned. did not exist but
Negroes will take their place with other counties in
Of years.
One very important which has been opened
through the Fair is the opportunity which affords for
cooperation. An unusual spirit of cooperation
hbited darn the recent Fair Men throughout the
ty stopped their farm work and to fazoo City to
prepare the various exhibits Everybody showed inter
est and willingness to help make the Fair big.
The exhibits fine 1t gave feeling of security
for the to the type Of work done by the hands
and produced through the soil. 1t encouraging to
note through these exhibits how we'll people learn
ing the lessons in economy and thrift The attendance
was evidence of the eagerness with which the people
had looked forward to this event They seemed proud
of it and OF them made known their intentions to
do much toward making bigger Fair for next year ihe
spirit has been aroused and it up to the leaders in th
Negro Fair Association to that it dies, but
doubled with each year. The Old Kentucky Shows man
aged by Mr. F. II. Bee Jr. furnished the midway atrac-
tons Everybody seemed to have had big time One
Of the main features of the Fair the thrilling football
game played between Tougaloo College and Rust College,
Rust won by narrow margin. The of the Fair
presented to the winner of the football game beautiful
football trophy to be kept by the winning team, tempo
rarily until she loses If this team wins three games
straight then the trophy is kept permanently.
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1935-11-01
CLARA JONES, Reporter.
r. w. GROSS, President,
BEULAH HARRELL, f. S.
Moorhead, Mississippi
November |, 1885

November |, 1888
To the Editor of the AfroAmerican Courier:
Please allow space in your paper for me to say these
few words feeling that might give credit to concern
that deserves praise and also to man who deserves
much praise. One year. month and fifteen days ago
had Il close call to death On September lG, 1854, had
to be rushed e hospital after the home doctor gave
up the case As tie Lord would have it, was member
Of the Afro-Amercan Sons & Daughters, organization
stands in class to itself i'll giving relief TO the Sut
ferng | was rus ned the hospital Sunday, Sepem
Der lG and was Cperatcl Wednesday, September 10Th
Dr. L. T. Miller and his assistant. DR.. Il. +. Fu!oye
performed the operation, and now feel that am we'll
in every way
So | say for Prof. I. j. Huddlcston, who is indeed
great and nothing but God could have revealed
such dream into his crte brains to establish this Won
derful organization klown as the Afro American Sons
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1935-11-01
LETTER BOX
Dear Editor

Dear Editor:
wish to thank you for the space allowed in each
issue Of the Courier to mention the Century Burial Assoc
cation. feel safe in saying that through each issue
the Courier, somebody who did not know learns that
there is Burial Association operated from Yaz3o City
and in this way the is carried and business
increased am grateful to you for this cooperation. Co
operation is the watch word of to day and is something
must learn to do before this will be able
to climb the hill of success want to say that the Cen
tury Burial Association steadily growing and offers one
of the most liberal contracts being offered by Burial As
socatlons in the state would like urge upon everyone
who within the limit of its service take contract
with We must remember where there is unity there
strength and when Negroes fail to support Negro bus
mess, Negro business fails. We invite you to call upon Us
at any time you need services and assure you of
courtesy and efficiency
FRANK TURNER Manager.
Phone 198-(Day and Night
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1935-11-01
Weir, Mississippi.
November ), 1885
Dear Editor

Dear Editor:
Please allow space in the paper fol me to say few
words in the interest Of Weir Lodge No 1913 and am
glad that yet live and trying to build up
membership in this small town. We gave banquet in
honor Of Supreme Vice President Prof l. E. Edwards
We have filled our with faith for most efficient
leader Prof ]. E. Edwards. Rev Williams was with US,
September H. 1885 short program rendered in the
behalf of the ViceIresident Prof, Edwards Prof. Ed
wards gave very helpful remarks with reference
to the Afro-Amcrican Sons & Daughters and made
hearts rejoice while he talked with by the way As
result of this meeting six members added We
are willing to follow him to the end.
JUANITA POTTS, President
MARY POTTS f. S.
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1935-11-01
Beulah, Mississippi
October IS, 1913,

Dear Editor:
Please allow space in your paper for the few remark
in behalf of Morning 5taI 70. 1919. We had Prof. l.
Edwards with and he is splendid young man
made stirring talk membership drive and
result of his talk sew raj members added to tn
number. We pray that The AfroAmerican Sons Daugl
ters will live on and help young men and young Wome
to do tho great things that they are doing,
Yours for the cause,
ANNIE GLENN, Reporter
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1935-11-01
FRANK TURNER, Manager.
Phone 198-Day and Night
Box 274, Inverness, Miss.
Nov : 1924

Box 274, inverness, Miss.
Nov 5, 1885
TO the Courier of the Afro-American Sons Daughters
Please allow space for to say a word for the Cen
fury Burial Association. First want to thank our OWL
Cousin Tom and Mr.. Frank Turner for the kind service
rendered on my debit. These two broad hearted ne
responded TO my call without record of the deceased
the application in my brief God bless them Goo
loves big hearted who love to do for others they
would wish to be done by The Century Burial the
burial In the state for Negroes
Yours for the and race,
REV. LEWIS OWENS
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1935-11-01

Dear Editor:
Della Star Lodge. NO. Is Shelby Mississippi, regrets
very much to suffer the loss of of faithful
bers in the person Of Bro Nose Reed who departed this
life October %, 1885
Resolved That the Afro-American Sons < Daughters
express their heartfelt sympathy the bereaved family
in this hour Of their The beneficiary prayed Gods
blessings upon the Afro American Sons Daughters
expressed the hope that they will live long carry
the good works that they doing. The check
an asset to the Della Lodge.
Their installation was success The services were
performed by Prof. l. E. Edwards Mound Bayou M2sis
sipp. He is the right in the right place.
Yours for the good Of Afloisn
1850. NANCY JOHNSON. f. 5
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1935-11-01
PRAYER FOR THANKSGIVING
By
ANNE L. NEW

ANNE L. NEW
Let me give thanks Lord,
Not for the winds brave trumpets
Nor the bright swirl
Of gold and crimson leaves across the sky;
But that these things must pass
To leave a quetness such as l
May stand beside my lake in the tall grass
And sense the beating of thousand wings
And hear
The distant challenge that the south wind brings
Innumerabe voices Of that host
Which s.eks IN unknown land and has no fear
Lord let me not hold dear
Such wealth Of earth as fools would cherish most
What though the harvest fail? Let me hole last
70 Thine eternal challenge. Let give
Thanks for that faith by which Thy creatures live
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1935-11-01
Dear Editor

Dear Editor
Please allow me space in the Courier for
Word5 ! have to say the interest Of New H
lumber 1148, Tutwler. Mississippi l love the
till have the Afro spirit have been success
ng our Mr. D. W Kelly, from Tndianol
and organize with 80 members. So have decide
for the Afro American Sons & Daughters
so kind in giving relief to the needy and jobs to TIE
less SO am asking all of the members of the An
American Sons Daughters to pray for that toe
may do more the uplifting Of the Afro organization
Yours truly,
NJ f. ANDERSON, f. S
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1935-11-01
Carter. M.ssissi ppi

Garter. Mississippi
Dear Editor
Extension Day Sermon on September 29th, after which
there short program rendered which included
solo Miss Osa Lee Gates address Mr., Herman Wrenn;
sermon. Bro EalI P Young. lis text found 14th
Chapter u Luke Two members were added 10 our
ink We are few number but trying to do tn
BEST we can b. the help the Lord " raised the
of SIC
NARY + BROWN. f 5 and Reporter
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1935-11-01

Afro-Anlellcan Son K DaHgA
plesse allow a9ace il rova voo4-r.- Ian-l hat
may express NJ application to M. 1Luadles.o~, ors.
N:ler and telora and the entire hospital fore for
her Kind Ii. lar,1t and patience received while being
here as patient the month ol May l was operated on
May and spent one month n The Af1o-American Sons
Daughters Hospital, where l received free treatment
nd can ruthfulIy say that nicely cared for both
lay and night by my own color shall be Afro and
peak for the organization long the organization
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1935-11-01
Lambert, Mississippi,
October 81, 1913
Dear Editor

Dear Editor.
Lambert lodge No. sal is but Il few III number but
striving to reach the top of the hill with the Lord
help us. On the 18th of this month Prof. J. +, Edward
and Rev. Williams of Mound Bayou with us Afe
our short program Prof l. f. Edwards forth with
program. The members of Lambert Lodge Away
glad to have man in their midst like Prof. Edwards VIII
is so inspiring and pa that he will live long time.
all missed the presence of the faithful f. S who
the hospital at that ne but she is at home and de
ing fine at this writing, and giving praises to Drs. H.
Miller and r. L. Fuove and the efficient staff of
After the program installed the officers and sew
cral members added and refreshments served
to the delight Of all.
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1935-11-01

In the Pittsburgh Courier the pictures of two Ethlo
plans appear with the following note Lets fight 1t out
in the Clouds is the defiance hurled by these two daring
young avators, Joseph and Benjamin Martin % and %
years DID, respectively The youths of the Ethiopian
minister London have challenged the two sons of Pre-
ner Benito Mussoln to air duel in Ethiopia They are
attached to Halle Seasse's air force
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1935-11-01

Two Negro men, DR.. Frank S. Rankin, of Chicago,
Illinois, and Mr. James H. Irwin, of Philadelphia Penn
syvania receive positions of distinction DR.. Frank s.
Rankin is the first Negro physician who has ever been
appointed as staff physician at the Chicago State Hospital
and has recently received fellowship in Research and
Educational Hospital the University Of illinois, This
said to be the first and only appointment Of It's KIND
that has ever been given to Negro physician in this
country Mr. Irving will sit in the city council al Phia-
dephia He was the Republican candidate and the first
Negro councilman for the city of Philadelphia.
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1935-11-01
HERE AND THERE

Work on the Annex to the Afro-American Sons and
Daughters Hospital started Wednesday, October -, 1885.
Just before the actual work started little group gath
cred on the plot to give thanks God for His loving
Kindness This devotion very striking and appropr
ate opening with the song Holy Holy Holy Lord God
Almighty. Prayer offered by the Custodian after
which Dr.. Fullove Dr. Miller and Mr.. Huddleson made
timely remarks.
The first ground broken by DR.. L. r. Miller,
President and Medical Director, then followed by DR..
Fullove Mrs Fletcher head nurse the Custodian, the
and others, each giving from the Bible
appropriate quotation AT the end of this
vice, the contractor Mr. a. A. Broomfield, had quite
space of broken earth and the work goes to fulfill the
prayers Of the faithful who have prayed that this An
mex become a realization
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1935-11-01

Ethiopia, until few days ago, has been very quiet,
probably waiting for the best time to hit recent ac-
count announced that Ethiopian warriors had scored
victory over the Italians We forced to believe if
Halle Seasses troops equipped with modern artll-
ery as the Italians the end would be close at hand We
applaud Halle easse for his courage and skltul man.
ner in which he has kept the position of his troops
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1935-11-01

Dr. d. W. Kelley who has done good work for the
Afro-Amercan Sons and Daughters and the Century
Burial Association is confined to bed in the Afro
American Hospital Mr. Kelley has been patient in the
hospital three weeks and glad to announce
10 his friends that he is much improved We pray that!
Mr. Kelley will soon be back to normalcy.
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1935-11-01

1t seems that Japan and China on the verge OF
new outbreak of We certainly hope the smoke from
these warning countries will not interfere with the
full breathing of the United States.
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1935-11-01

Just a glance at daily papers should cause us to
cease grumbng and complaining 1t that after all
in the best section of the country With earth
olakes storms strikes and the like all around, causing
death and suffering we have reasons to be quiet and do
whatever we can for those suffering creatures along the
Florida coast and in Montana.
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1935-11-01

u \ Nh Milton Dean graduate of Alcon College, Misss
sipp and of we'll known and respected family here
left for Louisville Mississippi where he will take up du
ties County Agent for Winston County We feel proud
Iof Mr. Dean being Yazoo City product and he has
good wishes for his 1t is fine thing for our asp
ling young people to enter business trades scientific farm
ing engineering and the like that might win the ef
fcency in these field have done in other fields
The lower Mississippi Annual Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church convened in Jackson Misss
sppi also the Annual Conference of the African Meho-
dist Church and glad that these Conferences sent
Rev. Leonard and Rev Smith back to Yazoo City Rev.
Leonard pastor of st. Stephen M. E. Church and Rev.
Smith, pastor of Bethel A. NJ E. Church, both giving
themselves for the uplift of humanity and pray for
them another fruitful year in their churches.
An interesting demonstration Of the aspiration of the
New Negro is taking place at Holly Bluff and Colby,
Mississippi It is fact that the Old Negro is passing
away and in the coming Of the New Negro desire for
higher learning and competitive efficiency is expressed.
The Negro school Holly Bluff and the Negro school at
Colby which is about four miles from Holly Bluff,
having spirited race in their Drives to raise money for
consolidated school, Both Of these schools in VA
zoo County and it has been whispered that they will be
given consolidated school at Of the two school To-
cations The location in which money is raised Will
be the location Of the consolidated school. Ii the
county does not give this school, the has certainly
aroused the two communities into action such as has
never been known heretofore. While watch with in
erest ask in ervent prayers God that this blessing
befall these communities.
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1935-11-01

T. J. HUDDLESTON, JR.
Assistant Custodian and
Business Manager, Afro
American Sons & Daughters
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Z. t a. aIULLIN
The Washington times., 1935-07-23
Church Carnival
Stages Contests

st. Francis Xavier's Church,
Twenty.seventh Street and Penn
sylvania Avenue, will hold four
contests this week during the car.
nival being staged there. Tonight
is "Tacky Night" Tomorrow will
be "Most Popular Girl Contest;
Thursday, Handsome Man Con.
test" and Friday evening, big.
gest Family Contest" The car.
nival will end Saturday. The Rev.
Joseph v. Buckley is pastor Of st.
Francis Xavier. The carnival is
under the supervision Of James
Hayes, assisted by William Zerega,
jr., and Miss Dorothy Martin.
The Washington times., 1935-07-23
locust PROVES
HORNED BEETLE

''Does yOu.all want to make
q story out O. thls?"
A tall, awed visitor with dark
skin and good manners eased
into The Times city room. He
explained, exhibiting an enor.
nous insect in a glass jar:
"This yeah is a 17-year-old
locust. He have been in the
ground II years. He just come
up"
But it wasn't. City dwellers
on the staff with a country or
suburban background knew that
It was a beetle with
pincers that looked as if they
might bite a stable piece out OF
anything that got in the way.
It had a curved back, a notified
greenish shell and a most
ferocious aspect.
DR.. Harold Morrison, who
directs the 81 scientists whose
sole activity is the Identification
of strange insects at the Bureau
of Entomology-no offense in
tended!-was given a description
of the bug by phone. He immed-
lately identified it as splendid
specimen of rhinocerous beetle"
which annually scares Virginians,
Marylanders and residents of the
District in July and August. He
pointed out that it had a
horn on it's nose, from
which it takes its name, re
sembling in this respect a we'll
known resident Of the ZOO.
DR.. Morrison said the beetle
was quite harmless and COM
paratively rare" About two dozen
are brought to the bureau each
year for Identification.
The Washington times., 1935-07-23
NJ AR Y | A N D
AVE-. FREED
OF TRUCKS
Better Trolley Service
Also Provided For
Y. S. Employees

Acting on the complaint of resi-
dents along Maryland Avenue in
Northeast Washington, and of Fed
eral employees in the Department
of Commerce Building, the Public
Utilities Commission today issued
two orders, one modifying the
route of heavy interstate trucks,
the other establishing a street car
croSsover switch in Fourteenth
Street north of Constitution Ave
nue. Northwest.
Maryland Avenue residents com.
planned to the Commissioners that
the passage of trucks shook their
houses and robbed them of sleep.
The Commissioners accordingly
ordered the vehicles to travel
through the section by way of New
York Avenue.
Take New Route
Trucks coming in from Balti-
more along Bladensburg Road
must turn into New York Avenue
Northeast, cutting down Third
Street to Maryland Avenue South
west, and over to Fourteenth
Street by way of C and D Streets,
travelling down Fourteenth Street
and out Of the city by way of the
Highway Bridge.
Heavy vehicles coming from the
South must take a reverse route to
get through the city. The Com
missionerS permitted trucks to de-
viate from the route only to the
extent necessary to make deliver
les or pick up freight in the city.
Federal employees filed a num-
Der Of protests with the Commits
sion on the lack of street car
transportation facilities at the
closing hours of the Department
of Commerce and other Govern
ment buildings in the vicinity.
Gives Better Service
The Commission recognized the
Justice of the complaints, and
stated that construction of the
crossover at Fourteenth and E
Streets hinders traffic and is a
handicap to good street car opera
ton.
Under the new order street
GERS will switch over from one
track to another below E Street
and in this way facilitate passage
of street cars. giving bette: service
to Commerce employees, it was
pointed out.
The Washington times., 1935-07-23
Young BeSSa1' Freed i,
Going Home to Job
ANN GARNER

William Giles, the 21-yearold
Georgia youth who came to Wash
ington to seek his fortune and, in
stead, found hunger and destitu-
ton, is going back to Georgia.
But this time there will be a
job waiting for him.
It is job that will pay enough
to keep him.
Arrested two days ago by Sergt.
j. T. Langley, Third precinct, after
he had asked a woman for 10
cents to buy a sandwich, he was
released in Police Court yesterday
following his plea of guilty before
Judge Ralph Given to a charge
of soliciting aims.
Senator Richard L. Russell of
Georgia, who read of the lads
The Washington times., 1935-07-23

plight, sent his secretary. Iceland
Anderson, to court to offer him
help-food and a job.
At the Senator's office today,
one of his secretaries said the pub
licity had been unsolicited and
embarrassing" Every person in
need of assistance-all who are
here from Georgia-seemed to
have trekked to the Senator's Of
flee. Work was at a standstill while
secretaries interviewed folks who
seemed to feel the Senator ought
to take a personal interest in their
troubles. And the fact that some
were obviously professional pan
handlers didn't deter them.
And the Senator would like to
have it understood that he hasn't
any more jobs open.
The Washington times., 1935-07-23
ALLEN TO HOLD
OPEN HEARING
ON GRAFT
Charges Of Favoritism
in Building Inspectors
Office to Be Aired

Open hearings will be con-
Quoted by Commissioner Allen
into charges of "favoritism" and
graft made against employees in
the Building Inspectors office, it
was announced today.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Elwood Seal, who was instructed
several weeks ago to make a pre-
liminary investigation into com.
plants of alleged irregularities in
the practices of the building office,
reported to the Commissioners
that he found that an employe of
the office had received loan"
of $50 from a builder.
This loan, he said, was never
repaid and had been made just
prior to the issuance of a permit
to the builder, Mr.. Seal reported.
Plans Open Hearing
Commissioner Allen was re-
quested by the Board of Com
missioners to act as a committee
of one to probe the charges of
irregularities. He stated:
II will hold open hearing
and call for witnesses both
among the contractors and en-
plOyes Of the building inspect.
Or's office"
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Chester H. Gary was detailed to
assist commissioner Allen in the
probe. Mr.. Seal reported there
were number of minor charges
against the building office en-
ployes, and that the only major
charge was the "unrepaid" loan.
The investigation by Mr.. Seal
followed the filing of "a com
plants by w. I. Green, pres1-
dent of the local unit Of the IN
ternational Union of Operating
Engineers.
Several Involved
Commissioner Hazen intimated
that the complaints might have
originated through a personal
grudge against Col. John w.
Oehmann, building inspector, and
that no conclusive" evidence of
dishonesty had been found in the
preliminary investigation.
Complaints filed with the com.
missionerS alleged that certain ap-
plicants for building permits had
been allowed to obtain them with
out meeting the requirements of
the building code. Temporary
buildings have also been erected
and permitted to be occupied
longer than the period for which
the permits had been issued, it is
charged.
The Washington times., 1935-07-23
Ken Murray
Says:

Emperor Halle SeIaSsie, of
Ethiopia, says he will win the
war by turning man-eating lions
loose to devour the Italians &c.
Yeah! But, what if those lions
don't like their meat favored
with garlic?
On the other hand, IL the
Emperor is planning to use those
wild African elephants, he'll
find the Latins are prepared -.
Mussolini's army has plenty Of
Italian peanut vendors.
Naturally, the well equipped
troops from Italy figure that
they will easily dispense any wild
animals with "tear-gas' bombs
-. But, we wonder what would
happen if the Philippians ever
started throwing SkunkS.
so REMEMBER:
Between lions and "cOOtieS"
any Italian may consider him.
self lucky if he gets through
the war without a scratch"