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DR. R. T. STANTON, grand medical examiner U. B. of F. and S. M. T. of Texas, who sold one-half ^the site selected by tKe city commissioners for the Negro Playground to be located in West End. Dr. Stanton said that a fight against threatened condemnation proceedings would bold'up the plan for, the park indefinitely and Jie did not want the project delayed any longer, especially on his account..(By JOHN WESLEY McGAFFEY)^Well, after a small matter of-10 years” you are to get a playground. One half of the proposed site Has already been purchased, the other half will he gotten for you even though the board has to^go to the court to get it. Something funny here—the playground-was sidestepped for years; men would come and go, but no park came -with them. Unfortunately, you Jiajl a group of tiny Sambos who stood in the breach at election time and told you to vote for-men who were indifferent to you and yours and you. did that. It looked like you were in the wagon once again, but something evidently happened, and to see that you get your 10 year past due promise, the board will go to court with anybody who tries, to stand in the way of the Negrochildren and their tardy park and playgrouiid! ' Amen! Amen! Amen!NOT LIKE JOBSomebody said to the writer Thursday night, “Well, we got it; Like Job we waited until our chage pame, and the farty, like the Master, didn’t fail us.” We ’told the gentleman that Job differed from us in at leasttwo instances: He had plenty before he was ^trickcn-parks, thousands of acres to play on; after he had stood the test he received more thanhe had at the beginning^ and we did not see_Jn any recordsWhere he was sore all over for “10 years. Well, we attended the commissioners' meeting, last Thursday morning. We had reason to believe that the playground -matter was going to be on deck or at bat; we also knew of the condemnation proceedings, but we didn't know who would make the motion and whp would second said motion. Well, it did come up, we heard what was said and departed to interview the own; er of the condemned-property. . ® r.. ' ' ...DR. STANTON'S STORYAfter calling in his brothers, Dr. Rufus and Elbert, the interview began: “A few day ago* Dr.'Bob, you told me your block was worth $21,000 to you; you said you had in mind an exclusive Negro residential section or addition. I am not posing as a realty authority;'but if your land is worth that sum to you, unless, a miracle happens you are going to donate $5,000 towards a playground for^the children of your race,
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Galveston Voice
Galveston, Texas, US
Sat, Oct 17, 1931
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