The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-06-24
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

FNON 1ON
Houston, Texas June u left Miami at AS am. on
Tuesday by National Air Lines we stopped at Tampa
picked up passengers and to New Orleans where
had to wait nearly two hours National does not to
Houston You go by Eastern Air Lines and you arrive at
2:38 pm. 1t pleasant trip throughout.
Texas readers know is great state It's total
is 263644 square miles, Fold Texas northward and
Brownsville will be 100 miles into Canada. Fold it east
ward and Ell Paso will be 40 miles into the Atlantic Fold
westward and Orange will be 215 miles into the Pacific
Six flags have flown over Texas and two of the six
have scored twice Spain has ruled it longer than any, in
Guiding the United States.
Now let tell you little about Houston. There is
about 155 square miles in its with population
of around 100000 which 10000 Negroes Houston
is said to be the gateway South America and ranks
second only to New York in exports.
It is typical southern city. notice that Negroes
seem to live practically all around They on both sides
of the track and in mixed in with Whites In
White residential section with fine homes Negroes
have moved in but noticed eight for sale signs within
two or three blocks.
18th annual meeting of the Negro Newspaper Publishers
Association 1t opened today in the 81 900 admin
istraon building at Texas State University Mr. Dowdal
H. Davis publisher Kansas City Call is president and
Carter Wesley publisher of the Houston former is host
President OHara Lanier gave a welcome.
On Thursday afternoon there a motorcade to
Galveston At the entrance to that city police
and took around the city then to the Albers Cafe
right the beach front where listened to welcome
speeches. including those of two of the ctys Judges
mayor, whom upon waited for sometime detained
in important city commission meeting The nerracal
spirit in Galveston seems to be very satisfactory.
Fridays sessions of the convention most inter-
esng Addresses Cost Analysis and Expense Control
by Director r. E. Johnson of the Houston Daily Post;
Building and Handling Circulation by Circulation Mana
Jack Estes of the Dallas Morning News daily and
Operation of SMALL Newspapers and Their Relationship
to Metropolitan Newspapers" by M Donosky were worth
while listening to and should prove helpful to
Following this meeting, motorcade with police
cort took the Pilgrim Building 18th ward where the
Houston Chamber of Commerce entertained at Lunch
con. It was very nice affair
The Annual Banquet always hghlght, was held in
the Anchor Room of Club Matinee The principal speaker
Dr. FELTON, G. Clark, president of Southern University
whose subject Responsibility of the Press in Build
ing Better Democracy" Please believe when tell
you DR.. Clark is speaker of ability If you
have opportunity of hearing him. do not miss it, Our
convention closed Saturday with moorcade to the
country home of host publisher Carter G. Wesley
of the Informer Here barbecue, ETC. enjoyed and
Houston and Galveston will be long remembered
From Houston Ego to Port Arthur. This was the home
of my soninaw, Dr. c. M Jolivette Of he is
a Miamian and operates the we'll known Community
Drug Store" at Liberty City. we'll acquainted with
Mother Jollvette, and little Betty, granddaughter
meet Dad Frank Joivette Earl, another brother 1.-TWO
others all in Los Angeles uncle Martin Jacquet and
Mrs Jacquet aunt, Clara Walls and Bessie my host
She is the wife of Harold who has just graduated from
Xavier University He is pharmacist They have lovely
home but Harold visited Miami and you know unless
careful in getting all of the Miami off his shoes
prsed if and when you Mr. and Mrs. Harold Jolli-
vette down in Miami.
I can't tell you much about Port Arthur except that
it is practically hot as Houston and that's saying lot
Some more about Houston There three high
schools two Junior high and 81 elementary schools also