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The Southern Workman Disappears Tn Depression; Hampton Inst. Landmark President Howe Commends Editor Fisher Hampton Institute, Va., August 3—The SOUTHERN WORKMAN, established in 1872 as th6 official organ of Hampton Institute, ceased publication with the July issue, just of the press, because cf a “serious retrenchment program.’’ This was the announcement, by President Howe, released in the final number of the magazine. Dr. Isaac Fisher, Editor of The SOUTHERN WORKMAN for the last five years, and Public? t on Secietary, was given special com menoatioyi by President Howe, wilts* announcement was as fol lows: NOTICE TO SUSCRIBERS AND //.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.VA CHOP SITF.Y Open from 2 p. m. until 3 a. m. King Yuen Cafe . 2810'/, N. 2fth St. JAckson 8576 American and Chinese Dishes W.*.*.* ^READERS OF THE SOUTHERN WORKMAN Hampton Institute regrets to an nn'in"» th*» Hi*pnntinuance of The SOUTHERN WORKMAN wi‘h the edition of July 1939. The action taken is a part of a serious re trenchment program necessitated becau-e of curtailed income fer annual operating expenses. The final decision in the matter has been reached only after the most ca.tfu! consideration. In making this first offieV. an nouncement, the Admin'iSt-ation of 'fmr.ptpon Institute wishes to pay tiibute to those who 'oindad this monthly, and to those who have ccrtributed through ths years to the useful services which it has rende; ed. Comments by letter and the spo ken word bear evidence of the fact that much good has been ac complished by this modest publi cation. Efforts to acquaint ithe public with significant achieve ments of Negro Americans, the ' progress of interracial understan ding and affairs of Hampton In stitute have often sown seeds of | value in the hearts of thinking people. We make no claim to j fame, because that is not, nor has it ever been, the purpose of thh journal. It has been published with the sole purpose of creating p, better understanding amongst all men; and, in particular, for the i benefit of America’s great minor ! ity groups. Because of our first hand knowledge of what these ef forts have meant to many peo ple, we make this announcement with greatest reluctance. Special commendation, respect and gratitude are due and here with acknowledged to the present Editor, Dr. Isaac Fisher. He has upheld ideals characteristic of The SOUTHERN WORKMAN since its founding in 1872. His tact and guidance as an editor are too well known to all who have enjoyed this journal in recent years to re quire any comment here. His re cord is preserved in the written word. The pow^r of his pen will continue to bear fruit, and his faithfulness in carrying out the de tails of his office will not be for gotten. _-*__ I Sehastianeum Sanitarium I Home of Se-Baito Tea. 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BILL ROBINSON, CLARENCE MUSE OBJECT TO BAPTIST ACTION ON WILL ROGER BID BOTH TELL OF LATE COME DIAN’S FRIENDSHIP FOR NE GRO AND POINT TO HONEST APOLOGIES FOR ‘DARKY” BROADCAST CALL BAPTIST “FIREBRANDS” ‘ UNCHRISTIAN” Chicago, Aug. 3 (ANP)—Dele gates to the recent National Bap tist Sunday School and BYPU congress in Tulsa were guilty of “un-christian conduct” and being “show offs” when they refused to aeiept the invitation of the Claremore, Okla., chamber of com merce to visit the Will Rogers memorial because the la^o come dian onco used an objectionable epi. het in a bioadcao1, accordinig to Clarence Muse and Bill “Bo jangles’’ Robinson, who were per sonal friends of Rogers. A th well known actors in Statements to the Associated Ne gro Pre s told of Rogers’ deep friendship for Negroe* and cited ins ance i of ways in which he had specifically aided members of the race. They also pointed out the great pains he took to apologize for having used “darky” on the radio program and his sincere re grets ait having offended his col ored listeners. Referring to the invitation to visi. the memorial, Clarence Muse isaid: “A few young intellectual up starts under the banner of modern ministers, with the race • question ever at heart, refused and found themselves headlined the next day in th papers as new Negro cham pions. “It is not my business to preach Christianity, It is only my busi ness to live it. I recall a vivid leV. or by C. If. Tobias of the YMCA to Will Rogers in which he laid, ‘I am an incurable admirer of yours—and had a lingering faith that you would yet say the word that would restore you to the place of affection that you have long held in the hearts of thousands of unknown colored friends. Last Sunday over the networks you did that in a way that touched me deeply. You are row closer to the spirit of Him whose deepest sympathies were with those farthest down-’ “Now this is a Christian gentle man forgiving Mr Rogers, while he lived for a mistake of the ton CHICAGO FURNITURE COMPANY “Where Thrifty Folks Buy” Furniture, Rugs, Floor Cover ings & Stoves JA. 4411 1833-35 N. 24th Evening Phone WE, 2261 Folks! BUY Living, Dining and Bed room Suites and SAVE Half or more. YES, rtigs, floor coverings, gas ranges, oil shov es. SAVE REAL MONEY! CHICAGO FURNITURE CO. 1833 North 24th St. guo and not cf the heart, i think Mr. Tobias expressed the Christian attitude of nearly every Negro in this country that consults the BiLlo for guidance. The radical group would still admire his genius and criticize only his weak-view or the brotherhood of man. I am trying as you see to find some excuse, be.ide a vulgar attempt to bo noticed for these young ministers making a scandal out of forgotten incident. I have tra veled South, too, but not as a minister. And to my mind, it was r. grand ge tuie, I might say a step forward, when these ‘crack ers’ as we’ll call them, invited the Baptists as t'.isir guests, “I knew Will Rogers, too, and I worked side by side with him in pictuies and radio. He was a si net1 re man—a Chris.ian— the kind Mr. Tobias .peaks about. On one occassion he flew many miles to appear in a Baptist church, col ored, to offer in prayerful tones his apology foj- the so called in sult. There he stood as humble as a child after I introduced him and asked that he spared further per secution of the soul, because first ho was a Baptist and next he loved all mankind.What a small way to get into headlines: new school mini iters should have common sense as well as radical ideas. Still, the fundamental principle of the Bible should find a life along the Golden Rule route and I am sure these young fire-brands uo not appeal to the liberal minds_ “Maybe it is a new t>ecnique to hoodwink the young into an over, worked racket of too much reli gion and a little practice. I sang over the Columbia networks with Admiral Byrd as speaker, the first memorial after his tragic death. My song without accompaniment was ‘Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,’ I a spiritual bom of a Christian soul | in slavery.” { Bill Robinson, in his statement, < said: “I am not speaking as an ■ ‘Uncle Tom’ or a ‘yes man,’ as some of our narrow minded peo plo would think. But I can truth fully say that Will Rogers was : a great friend of the colored race. I have worked with him off and on for 20 years, during vaudeville days, ana nau uie pi^uic ui ing a picture with him shortly be forevhe died, during which he aided m0 considerably of his own voli tion. His help with my script made mv part much bigger than it would have been without it. He also was the making of Stephin Fechit. “In the picture that I appeared, called ‘In Old Kentucky' there were many colored people as ex tras. I know on more than one occasion that Mr. Rogers held up tho picture that the extras might benefit with over time pay. He was not a man to boast. But he helped thousands and colored peo *1 .— ~~ have not grown big enough to accept an | apology, which is all that one can do where there is a mistake made. I am sure Mr. Rogers meant no harm whatever, and after all, he is dead and cannot defend him self. We have a lot of highly educated young people, of whom we are proud, in the ministry, as well as other professions, who do not use the Christian judgment, as the Bible really teaches us. God forgave, why do not we? If we are t* break down the fence that separates the many races from respecting each other, we must help in a Christian, intelli bent and dignified manner. “Will Rogers begged an apology of the colored race. The people of Claremore now invite us to his memorial. What more can be ask ed? I think we should accept and recognize' the spirit in which it was given, which after all, is most important. I did not get the chance in my youth to get the young man of today can yet. Which is one reason I am paying for the education of four boys and two girls. Common sense and diplomacy have helped me greatly during my 61 years of struggle. “Ajgiain I say, Will Rogers was an humane man, and his passing wai a great loss to all races. God rest his soul.” ®-<=' “Between the Lines” <?>-® (By Dean (Jordon B. Hancock for ANP) IN OUR CORNER Another championship fight is history, and Joe Louis is still mon arch of all he surveys, and his right ‘here is none to dispute. It lock him, four rounds to put away .his fellow Galento, who was not .jo bad after all. I was mighty glad to see Joe Louis floored. That is good for Joe and good for the game and good for :he Negio race Too many Negroes believe that just because Joe is a Negro, he can t rat anybody in the world. This is bad fcr the Negro, and for race relations. just as scnmeimg s koock-oui proved a blessing to Joe and the game, the knock-down by Galen to is going to do worlds of good, end it’s going to make Joe a better fighter. Moreover, there is some where in this country some white man who is going not only to knock Joe down but who is going to knock him out for keeps. This wul also be good for the game and for the Negro race. “Sure things” in sports are the worst things for sports, even though those “sure thing” are Negroes— and they are just as bad for the whites. After all, Joe is human, and things human can stand only "0 much, and then they decline. Joe will decline, but not until he has lifted the boxing profession to one of the highest planes it has k.i own. He will eventually get knocked out or will give way to some whiite heavyweight. The Negro race and the sport ing world as well as the world of race relations will be forever in the debt of this young Negro from the cotton fields of Alabama. When we are a.l.niring and idolizing Jca Louis, let us not forget ithose three Negroes who have made Joe Louis possible: Black, Black and Rcxborough are common sense brokers, the like of which this world has not known. Joe in the fights without Blackburn “in the corner,” perhaps would not be so hot. But with Blackburn in the corner, he becomes a “tan terror.” If, as the historians say, the bat tle of Waterloo was won on the athletic fields of Eton, then the Louis-Galento fight was won in Louis’ corner where Jack Black burn was presiding. When Louis ran into one of Galento’s deadly lefts, things looked bad for a while, and we could sympathize with the fellow who dreaped dead after Louis had been floored; but can ny Old Jock soon had Joe straight S) again, and experts declare that the finest ring strategy ever shown was manifest when Joe elected to rtay away from Tony until his wits could once again be gathered. He did not grow desperate after he was struck, he took his time and how wise was the counsel his tory now knows. The fight was won in Joe’s/cor ner by the skill of Jack Blackburn coupled with the trip - hammer fists of Joe. It is true there is need of strength in the ring, but .hero must be stra ogy “in the cor ner.” I often think that not e nough is made of these three col ored men who handle Joe. At com mence rent time, thousands of young graduates strut across the platforms of ciur colleges with flowing robes and gowns to re ceive their degrees. As a matter of fact, ithe deafening applause which rings in their ears is inspir ing. But a sober second thought recalls those mothers and fathers who have suffered to make that graduation day possible, and it is rather they who should be re ceiving the plaudits of the multi tudes. loo often we forget the man out I oil sight. Behind ers h hero is some hero-maker. Some years ago, I stood on the pier in Liverpool and waited for a liner from this country ito come in. Slowly she moved nearer and nearer, but I no ticed that the engines wdre not working, but nearer she came. Me thought that the wind was driv ing it in, but the wind was blow ing at right angles, but on she came. Again I thought the tide was bearing the liner in, but the ; tide I later noticed was moving out, but on the liner came into the harbor. When the ship was close enough, I found a little tug boat I could not see until the ship was almost in harbor was bringing the great liner in. A little tug boat. The fathers and mothers who sacrifice and suffer are doing tug boat duty to get their children in to harbor of graduation, but oft times they are not seen at all. Joe comes into the harbor of fame and fortune, but we must not for get Black, Blackburn and Roxbor ougb— the three tugs who are bringing in the ship. While Joe is in the ring and Blaekburn in the corner, things are safe for the Brown Bomber. If the Negro race had somebody in its corner com parable to Blackburn, Black and Roxborough, our future would be roseate indeed, IN OUR COR NER! Special Bargain Prices 1939 Ambassador Sedan $575 1937 Plymouth 4 door Sedan $450 1933 Plymouth Coupe $175 1938 Pontiac delux coach $650 1938 Ford delux coach $575 1935 Buick four door sedan $350 Shames Body & Radiator Co. 1906 CUMIKG STREET AT. 4556 LET PEOPLES DO IT Clean up that front room. We specialise in making old houses look like new, inside and out. No charge for esti mation on work. 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