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Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1938-03-01
ONCE TO EVERY MAN AND
WOMAN
By CHARLES H. WILSON
Social Science Department
Alcorn A. & M. College

Underlying any event and happening there is always
cause This has prompted to exto the virtues
Of motherhood as result of statement made the
telephone by Western Union operator when l gave him
telegram and then told that regretted that
did not have the address of this beloved friend mine
for whom the intended Politely the opera
tor remarked: Il feel that there won't any trou
bic in his getting this message messages have been
handled by this office for this family for the last two
days Thus, it was inspiration to to know that
only but people throughout America had appreciated
the sterling qualities of this great Mother whose last
breath left her that of brave soldier the battle
aeld prerequisite to prepare her friends rel
Satves and loved in Bright Mansions above These
various epicted concusvely that although
1--WE could not be in Yazoo City in the flesh but imagine
Ea of of accord and would said just be-
fore the final curtain pulled that:
~ They not dead who live
In lives they leave behind;
81 In those whom they have blessed
They live life again
III And shall live through the years
Nt- Eternal life and grow, each day more beautiful
AS time declares their good
Forgets the Rest, and proves their Immortality.
In the passing of this beloved Mother thought of
the proper training that she gave her children from in
fancy up Such mendng the favorte doll and drying
your she mended it, kissing the black blue
spots to make them WE'LL Reading aloud from juv-
emile book and apparently interested as you in the
folding of simple story. Listening to the
Mother tuckng you bed and then dimmng the light
These are few of the thoughts that to my mind
when the operator made this statement
Then too thought again of the many standards and
definite goals that involved her chdrens physical health
mental health and social adjustments we'll tangibes
good habits
l her giving her daughters training for wife
hood and providing for them background that will make
them attractive to prospective husbands of desirable
sort and to develop within them the of discrmna
tion and judgment they may be prepared wisely to
choose mates.
8 These only few of the qualities of such noble
parsonage whom all of possess for only during
lifetime Do you appreciate it? Do you realize her
worth? Will those cardinal principles that she tried
! hard to drill in you remain? wonder
E President James Folks Mothers JOY in the eminence
he attained brought sorrowul end when three
months after close of his term President of the
United States he had refused the nomination for second
term he died Shortly before his death he said
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1938-03-01
FROM THE PITTSBURGH
COURIER

An interesting article appeared in the current issue
of the Pittsburgh Courier which believe will interest
our readers and which know is Good Advice for
some of them. The article follows
The Washington times., 1938-12-21

Look in the section your
birthday comes In, and find
tUh0t your outlook is, accord
ing to the stars.
FOR THURSDAY, DEC. 70
Copyright, 1898. by King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
MARCH 81 TO APRIL 20
(ArieS) - Topping indications
for you move quickly, get as
much as you can accomplished,
but don't Squander energy just
because things are a-hummin'!
Do better than the common
place.
APRIL FL to MAY 20 (Tau-
rus)-COnSiderable can be at
tended to II you have pOise and
go about duties or whatever
yOur occupation efficiently.
Much time Il wasted when WO
start anything tn haphaEaEd
The Washington times., 1938-12-21
YOUR HOROSCOPE

fashion. If you're honestly am
bilious and consistent you'll
progress.
MAY Fl TO JUNE Fl (Gem-
ini)-Depends upon Row You
look at things today, friend! If
obligations are . bit heavy, don't
strain -. do what you can, and
whatever You do, don't worry!
Ways for increasing income and
new means for advancing profit
able plans favored.
JUNE 22 TO JULY % (Can-
cer)-Nil day? Don't let 1t be!
Keep busy improving your
method and developing your tai
entS. Travel, research, investi-
cation, study especially ap-
proved If you handle them
properly.
JULY "a TO AUGUST 20
UeO)-PartlcuIarly favorable
The Washington times., 1938-12-21

Sc IS
vibrations for you born before
Aug. 8. Other LeOltes are ad-
vised to put q little Of that
"umph" We hear about into
their activities! Go after new
business, and IL you're q home
body, have . useful hobby the
dOer will obtain.
AUGUST % TO SEPTEM-
BER 23 (VirgO)-Day is partial
to personal and money interests.
If you have to 60 out Of your
way some to please, or even to
gain your rightful objective, by
all means don't hesitate. Push
onward with enthusiasm.
SEPTEMBER "a TO OCTO-
BER 20 (Libra)-EspeciaIly fine
for automobile workers, manu-
featuring Of farm implements,
machinery necessary to con-
structiOn work: building roads,
The Washington times., 1938-02-18
OriOle Six Signs
EX-BrOnx GOalie

BALTIMORE. Feb. ia COM
pletely revamped Baltimore Oriole
ice hockey team will be seen in
the Walker Cup series of the East
ern Hockey League.
The Orioles have recruited four
new hockeymen from the dis
banded Bronx Tiger team, includ-
ing the sensational goalminder.
HaWse Marsh, 29-year-old Grimsby
(Ontario) athlete. Marsh will be
in the goal Sunday night
The entire Eastern League
schedule has been revamped. The
Orioles home games for the next
two weeks follow:
Sunday. Feb. 2o.-Hershey at Balti-
more.
Thursday. Feb. 94-Atlantio City ct
Baltimore.
Sunday. Feb. 27.--Atlanttc City at
Baltimore
Wednesday. March New York at
Baltimore,
The Washington times., 1938-02-18
WAR ADMIRAL
GOES TOMORROW

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 18 QN.SD.
Sam D. Riddles War Admiral,
mighty son of Man O. War, is
definitely entered in the $500
McLennan Memorial Stakes, to be
run at Hialeah Park here tomor-
row, it was announced today.
The definite announcement
came after Riddle and Trainer
George Conway met in confer
ence. Riddle had previously been
reluctant to enter the unbeaten
three-year-old colt because of the
heavy impoSt of 1870 pounds as.
signed his horse.
The McLennan Memorial Stakes
will be the first race War Admiral
has participated in as a four-year.
old, and it should furnish some
what of preview of the $50, 900
Widener Cup event March S. Six
teen of the 26 horses entered in
the McLennan Stakes are also
eligible for the Widener.
Other horses in addition to War
Admiral to carry the l30-pound
impoSt in both events are No Sir,
Two Bob. Dellor, Teufel, Corinto
and Piccolo.
In training yesterday, War Ad-
miral, with Jockey Charley Kurt
singer up, covered the mile in
1877 rs, and the mile and fur
long, distance Of the McLennan,
in 1851 3-5.
The Washington times., 1938-02-18
Stydahar, Barna
In Heurich Lineup

Joe Stydahar and Babe Barna,
a couple of nationally known ath-
letes, will be in the lineup of
Hermie Schmarr's West Virginia
Collegians in the game against
the Heurich professional basket.
ball team Sunday afternoon at
the Heurich gym, Twenty-Sixth
and D Streets Northwest.
Stydahar and Barna are former
West Virginia University football
and basketball stars. Stydahar
starred at left tackle with the
Chicago Bears and Barna is a
member of the Philadelphia Ath-
letics baseball team.
The Heurich West Virginia
game is at $3.50. A special added
attraction will be a table tennis
exhibition at 3 o'clock between
Nanny MoSkowitz, New Jersey
champion. and Elias Schuman,
District titlehOlder.
The Washington times., 1938-02-18
ISLAND U.
SCORES EASILY

BROOKLYN, N. Y, Dec. 18.
Finishing up its home stay with
a whirlwind of points, Long Island
UniverSity's basketball team par
alyzed Catholic University of
Washington, D. c., last night in
the Brooklyn College gym. 84-28.
The, victory was the Blackbirds'
twelfth in a row and marked the
thirteenth loss in Is starts for the
season, for the invading Catholic
quintet.
L. I. U. pressed dts entire team
into the lineup, with all but one
of the participants scoring at least
two points. John Bromberg,
Blackbird guard, was high point
scorer COR the evening with IA.
Oddly enough, the runnerup
for point getting was the star
Catholic U. forward, Wayne Am
broSe, who scored IL points from
the floor.
Although the invaders were the
first to score on a short two
pointer by Irish Carroll, Long Is
land came back to score 19 points
in a row, and held a margin Of
35-9 at halftime.
Following the closeout of the
season last night against C. u,
Long Island will take an extended
road trip with tits carded against
CaniSus in Buffalo. George Wash.
ington at Washington, D. c., Mar
shall College at Huntington, w.
Va, Toledo University, Wayne of
Detroit and st. BonaVenture at
Olean, N. Y.
The Washington times., 1938-02-18
southeastern
PLANS BOXING

DR.. James Bell, president of
Southeastern University, and W.
L. woodward, athletic director of
the school, are discussing plans
involving vastly improved and
enlarged basketball schedule and
probaly boxing team.
Representative Jennings Ran
dolph, West Virginia, is professor
of public speaking at the univer-
sity and is thought to be inter
ested in the tentative athletic
program there.
Jack White, District Golden
Gloves middleweight champion,
and Mort Haskell, 212.pound
heavyweight from New Hamp-
shire, would form the nucleus of
the boxing team.
Accompanied by President Bell,
SoutheaStern's quint will entrain
tomorrow morning to play Co
lumbia College of Pharmacy at
Columbia University's gym
The Washington times., 1938-02-18
TERPS TO STAGE
SCHOOL TRACK
MEET ON MAY I

According to the University oi
Maryland spring sports schedule
May Z has been set aside for the
annual interscholaStic track anC
field meet. In conjunction with
this schoolboy event which at
tracts huge crop of entries from
the States OF Maryland, Virginia
and Pennsylvania as well as the
District of Columbia, the All-Mary
land spring field day will be cele
brated with Virginia Uenverslty
opposing Maryland in track;
Washington and Lee playing the
Terp baseball teams, and Catholic
U. stacking up against Maryland
in tennis.
1t was also announced that
spring football drills would not
effect the personnel Of the ath.
letlc teams.
Complete schedules in track, la.
crosse, baseball and tennis follow
TRACK
April .. Virginia Tech, Blacksburg; II,
Washington and Lee, Lexington; 1s v.
M. l.: 23. william and Mary, williams
burg; 10 ana 30. Penn Relays. PhiIadSI-
phia.
May I, Virginia: Il, Army. West
Point: 20 and ii. Southern Conference
meet, Durham.
LACROSSE
March g. swarthmore.
April 2. Mount Washington; Z, Har-
rs pAnn State. TAh
Rutgers, New Brunswick
May 7, Princeton, Princeton; II, Navy,
Annapolis: II, Johns Hopkins.
BASEBALL
March 20, Vermont: -. Ohio State,
April 1, Cornell; s, Washington and
Lee. Lexington: o. v. NJ. l., Lexington:
IL. Penn State: Is. Michigan; 16, Vir-
ginia. Charlottesville: Is. Duke. Durham;
10, william and Mary, williamsburg: 70,
Georgetown: u. Navy, Annapolis: 2S,
Lafayette; 30. Washington College. Ches-
tertown.
May !. virginia; 4, william and Mary;
Z, Washington and Lee; 8. Virginia
Tech; Is. North Carolina; II. Duke: II,
v. M l.; 20. Washington College.
June 4. Georgetown. Washington.
April 13 William and Mary: IA, Rich
mond u; 1S. Duke; 2S, Western Mary
land; rs. William and Mary. williams
burg: 20, Richmond u, Richmond; 80 v.
M. l., Lexington.
May Z, Catholic u; II, Navy, Annapa
oils: IA, Georgetown; 16. Washington and
Lee.
The Washington times., 1938-02-18

with the University of Virginia at
Charlottesville. and should form
show up is about a FL choice to
win the fray. The Terps came
through with a win in the first
game between the two teams this
year.
American U. will find plenty of
opposition with Randolph-Macon
at Ashland, Va. The Jackets
played here not so long ago. and
belted the Eagles out of the pic
ture with diversified attack tnat
completely upset the locals. 1t
appears that American U. will Suf-
fer similar reverse tonight as r.
and M. is boasting one of the best
teams in recent yearS.-KENNY.
The Washington times., 1938-02-18

lyn, the locals Will stack up
against the powerful st. Johns
College quintet.
A win tonight for the Buff and
Blue dribblers will virtually clinch
one Of the bids, which will be
rendered to the outstanding col
llege teams throughout the coun-
try.
Temple, and possibly st. Johns
or Long Island T., are other East
ern fives that may be awarded an
invitation. That L. I. U. is after
such a bid is best demonstrated
by the terrific lacing meted out to
Catholic U. last night.
ST. JOHNS LOSES STAR
Word has been received here
that st. Johns will be minus the
services of its star performer and
captain, Gerald Bush. The Red
man leader suffered a badly
Sprained right ankle in the Man
haitian fray earlier this week.
On the other hand, G. w. will
be at full strength for the first
time in a month, when Capt.
Tommy O'Brien takes his regular
position as a starting forward to-
night.
Without O'Brien on their recent
western invasion, the Colonials
noundered about to lose two of
their three games.
Should George Washington win
tonight, and then come right back
Tuesday afternoon to triumph
over Long Island University here
in the Tech High gym, only some
sort of miracle will Stave off the
coveted invitation.
OTHER TILTS
While G. w. is representing the
town in New York tonight. Mary
land and American U. will like
wise be busily engaged with stern
foes on foreign floors.
Maryland is down for a game
The Washington times., 1938-02-18

The annual clash between the
two foremost duckpin aggrega-
tions of the country will be a
prelude to New England's stake
classic.
Headed by Hokie Smith. the
Districts defending champion,
and Bill Krauss, the runner!up,
the largest delegation of local
money rollers ever to journey
North are making the trip. In
cluded in the contingent are Ed
Blakeney, the 1886 winner, and
Joe Freschi, who placed second
in the same event; Howard Par
sons, Matt Jet, Eddie ESpey, Joe
Harrison, Harry Hilliard, Hugh
CrawIey, and Fene Hargett.
Bidding also for the champion
ship will be the entire Occidental
team of Astor Clarke, Perce Wolfe,
Dutch Newman, Ollie Pacini.
Krauss and Freschi, who will see
action against the Blue Ribbons in
team, doubles and singles.
It was against the OccidentalS
several years ago that the Blue
Ribbons established their world
record five-games score Of 1907.
The OccidentalS held the former
mark Of 3,305 rolled in Hartford
the previous year against the
Morgan All-Stars.
The Washington times., 1938-02-18
Leader
ReUOLtG PAGES Pros
In Top Money Race

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 18 GN.S0
Johnny Revolta, of Evanston, to-
day paced the list Of golfdom's top
N 7ey winners and foremost can.
d ates for the national P. G. AS
Il rry Vardon trophy.
With something like $2,449
1ingling in his pocket. Revolta was
a few dollars ahead of Jimmy
Thompson, who has earned $2,380
on the winter circuit. His stroke
average of 71.55 also held top spot.
Henry Picard ranked third.
Revolta shot a 81 yesterday in
a warm-up for the $1,000 Crescent
open tournament starting today
His score was five below par and
q new record for the course.
The Washington times., 1938-02-18
Lefty Gomez Snubs
$18,5OO Contract

RENO, New, Feb. 18.-Vernon
Lefty" Gomez, veteran pitching
star Of the New York Yankees,
returned his contract unsigned to-
day and announced that he was
a holdout for $4,000. The re-
turned contract called for $18,500.
Gomez, here to establish a
residence to obtain a divorce
from June O'Dea Gomez, New
York actress, announced that he
would poin the Yanks' spring
training base at st. Petersburg,
Fla, not later than March l, at
which time he will go into q con-
fab with Col. Jake Rupert.
The Washington times., 1938-02-18
Bunny Austin Quits
English Net Team

LONDON, Feb. 18.-Henry Will
fred Bunny" Austin, England'S
great Davis Cup player, has an
nounced his retirement from
international net Journeys, and
will not play with England's
tennis team this year.
With the withdrawal of Austin,
Germany vaults to the front as
the favorite to cop the European
zone play for the right to compete
against Australia to challenge the
defending United States team.
The Washington times., 1938-02-18


Santa Anita
Handicap in
the next fort
n h t, and
your friends
back here are
h a py to
k ow that
you'll be in
there singing
b a SIS h
Stageh a n d
and S ce n E.
shifter. Some
Of us rennem-
ber when you
were q soft
Al d q in e,
The Washington times., 1938-02-18

y 4 A. = ~ ~
slightly nervous tenor in the
Stork Club.
That was in the days when
you had ambitions to be an
other Bing Crosby. Now, nc
doubt. Bing would like to be an
Earl Sande and have Stagehano
and Sceneshifter for the pig
derby and bigger handicap, In
stead of those disapponClne
South American steeds that ne
and Lynn Howard imported.
GOOD BET
Some of us also remember,
Earle, when as a jockey you
wore the white-and-green Of the
Rancocas Stable. and Harry
Sinclair and Uncle Sam Hildreth
used to bet $4,000 on a mount
of yours and never look back.
That's why every man tnat
ever bet two dollars on a race
horse in this country will cheer
If YOU. and owner Max Howard,
win first the $5O,000 on Wash
ington's Birthday and then the
100000 on March 5.
I might as well be honest
with you now, Earl, as when I
Join you out around the barns
some morning next week. I'm
roofing for you and Stagehand
in the derby, but my clans
are on Johnny LOTUS and Pom
poon in the big heat on the
fifth. In fact, my current plea
Is, LOTUS up to heaven, John.
BACKS POMPOON
Because I caught Pompoon,
through the generosity of my
friend, Gene Normile, as IL to
in the futures. You know
that's a price against Jerry
Ioughheim'S oil painting pony.
1 didn't, however, like the
big son of Pompey's last work,
Earl. Don't tell me he has
stalled off from too much train
ing.
1t will be a great human in
terest story if Pompoon wins
the Santa Anita and War Ad-
miral the Widener Challenge
Cup, and they should meet next
summer with Pompoon taking
the measure Of the son Of Man
o. War.
It's a hard game but an in
triguing one.
No longer ago than last Sep
tember, c. v. Sonny" Whitney
picked up his famous Eton blue,
brown cap silk and bade the
turf adieu.
Apparently. Sonny" was miss
ing the sport for which he mad
pretended not to care and had
bought a half-interest in his
polo-playing friend, Neil Nc
Carthy's Santa Anita Handicap
hope.
They all come back.
Last spring, riding back from
the Kentucky Derby, you told
me that the hard-hitting little
Sceneshifter might have been
second if he hadn't been all nut
left at the post.
~Svnr wNy1 = v,,rr,w~
"He couldn't have beaten the
top one War Admiral" I re-
call your saying. "but with good
racing luck he'd have made
Pompoon stretch for second
money"
But wait a minute. Maybe
we're rambling on this way with
out the other readers Of this
open letter understanding what
its all about.
For their sakes Il trust that
"theirs" isn't a form of brag.
ging) I'll point out that you
are training two colts for Col.
N. Maxwell Howard, of Ohio.
Col. Max Howard is not to be
confuse with Charles S,
Howard, of San Francisco, who
owns SeabiScuit.
Your other colt is Sceneshif-
ter. A four-year-old, ana he's
your hope for the handicap.
Both of 'em have been drop
ping from the clouds in their
warmup races, and both run as
though they like a route. Is that
right?
But how about you winning
the derby and leaving the Santa
Anita to LOTUS and your pal?
Always, BILL.
P. S.-Fifty-fifty is no rob
berry, is it?
The Washington times., 1938-02-18
PILOTS JACKSONVILLE

ATLANTA, Feb. 18.-Robert Ed
ridge Smith, former big league
pitcher, has aonnounced that he
has signed a contract to manage
the Jacksonville (FlaD team of
the South Atlantic League.
The Washington times., 1938-02-18
Premier d. &. Pinmen
COnneCtiCut Bound

Capital duckpn interest for the next two days will be focused
Wmatc Conn., tonight of the Occidental Restaurant
Connecutcu Blue Ribbon match, and tomorrow the stamping
ground of the Easts leading ttep bowrs who eye the
championship of the Eastern Sweepstakes.
The Washington times., 1938-02-18
G.W. BATTLES st. Johns
WIth Eye on Court Bid
To College Tourney

With the express purpose of cnchng coveted invitation
to compete in the intercollegiate basketball tournament in
Madison Square Garden early next month the George Wash
ngton University COionas departed here early today for
New York. where tonight in the De GRAY gymnasium Brook
The Washington times., 1938-02-18
SPORTS
BY Bill Corun-

NEW YORK. Feb. Is QNS0.
Mr.. Earl Sande,
Santa Anita Race Track,
Arcadia, Calf.
Dear Earl: All the horse-rac-
ing world will be a stage for the
Santa Anita Derby and the
The Washington times., 1938-02-18
Professional Hockey
League Standings

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Boston, =; Rangers. 3 (overtime).
Americans. 3: Chicago, . (overtime).
Toronto, 2; Maroons, /.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-02
Girls Are Invited
To Debutante Ball


Several Henderson girls have been
invited to make their bow to. North
Carolina society at the annual De
butante Ball, to be given September
9 by the Terpsichorean club in Ra-
leigh.
Misses Ann Upchurch, Ruth Bur
ton. Meta Allen Catherine Single
ton, Dorothy Cooper, Libby Jenkins
Billy Rose. and Elizabeth Toepleman
have received invitations to make
their debut next month.
A full week end is planned for the
debutantes, with luncheon at / o'clock
Friday, September 9, opening the fes-
tivities, There will be a figure re-
hearsal during the afternoon, and the
Ball is scheduled for 8 o'clock Fri
day evening. Saturday there will be
morning dance, a tea, a banquet
with the final affair a dance in the
auditorium that evening.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-02
Audrey Duffell Has
Party Celebrating
Her Fifth Birthday

Little Miss Audrey Duffell delight
fully entertained at birthday party
recently given to her by her aunt,
Mrs. L. G. Frazier.
The living room and dining room
were thrown together and colorfullY
decorated with summer flowers and
balloons. The cake bearing five can
dies were decorated in pink. The
colors pink, yellow, and green were
carried out in the favors and also
in the balloons hanging from the
chandelier.
Ice cream and cup cakes with pink
icing were served. After refresh
ments the children enjoyed playing
with the balloons on the lawn. The
hostess received many lovely gifts.
Among the guests were: Clarice
Coghill, Patricia Coghill, Ruby Sat
terwhite, Elsie Anna Coghill, Jimmie
Clayton Billy Brack, Martha Frazier
Mary Boring, Thomas Frazier, Sonny
Coghill, Opie Junior Frazier, Annie
Mae Rose, William Frazier, George
Frazier, and Ted Murphy.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-02

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