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[COUNTIES iHi j 11 ?u.w|;L.: " ?" .. " y -|? - "r ??? -JKfU. IV?NO. 7. THAT STATE CONVENTION !>?*?? Any one* conversant with l<epubIi-~ wnn can politics as it is played in South ^at - ? /Carolina if called upon t(f!write up a - \?vaie convention could have: written 7* severalweeksago what would happen -at_\he- meeting -of -the State C^nven- l^c\ tion which convened in the State's t0 s capital, Thursday, Kebraury :<Jth and mitt had samt, stcrotypod-~?md ready for ^V!ls press the next moiningyand would kraU not have missed any of the\ doings of Mm the convention so far as the electing wo? of the delegates, because Boss Tof-^ bert had been over the State and had given orders to his appointed County J*. 1 chairmen as to what to do in their* 00 -County Conventions and who to allow 1 on to be .elected to come to the State Convention, and t^ose elected were B?e w to be ordered to vote for a set of men (,^u T-?designated by Bos.s Tulhurl ami all ^ of these orders wore rarried out to ^Ut - the very letter as far as humanely "l(;( IT"? possible by all the County Chairmen and the-convention-would havc. .rolled off as forecasted by ajpy well versed- 1 * - politician wlio happens to live in t'ee South Carolina, had Boss Tolbert not M 1 made the ONE mistake of borrowing ,uu: a corrupt preacher from among the' ',av ranks of the Baptist preachers .of the . , State to preside as Temporary Chair- .ini" man of. the convention assembled. l,uc Everything went along as planned. c'iits The convention was called to. order 1 by Boss-Tolbert. Dr. H. C. Hardy, of* ~Ul Spartanburg,' was called to the plat- lc' form_ to lead a .song; after which ox.l' -prayer, was blVoivd?:?Bono Tolbert. ^ made his usual howl about his loyal- 'C1"' ity to the party and called upon ev- Bel erybody to support his administration, i^c " had a roll call and ordered the-con- Mh "vention to. accept Rev. J. C. White Mai pastor of the Zion Baptist Church, -l'l as their chairman for the day, and -on I- Rev. .White^Kot up and made a nice >c i_, litotle talk about what he was going Wil to do along the line of giving every cus delegate in the hall a fair show; af- 1'or _ ter which he pulled a tablet out of bio his pocket on -which was .written his L, orders. He appointed a committee, vl'o< on Credentials and while the commit.- tioi tee was in the?antLroom" laughing gat up thbir sleeves at the hypocrisy of "Fin the Whole thing, the convention dele- tor gates were being entertained by talks jou [? from various-ones,??Jtirs?'kohni-cii cm1 Walton, Dr. M. A. Evans spoke*, af- v.Cii ter which the delegates' called for .S i Lawyer N. J. Frederick and Boss To! I f bcrt being .in the anti-room and injt.'p.'e out on-fth'e platform t0 coach Rev.: ore White, Rev. White made the mistake <=ol of hearing the call o fthe people and' ha'T * allowed- Lawyer F rederiefr-to-come up- -ha-on the platform to speak. . When Law- prt 'yer i?'re<toricK. nnisneu speaKing, n y uwas clearly evident thyt the eonvcn-? '-tu a. i ti^n at aTT-Tot Tolhert and ira S- O. S. was sont to Boss Tolbert and < n he designated .the henchman, Rev., for William Howard of ("Jesus Christ ' c-U'himself could not do any more for! ' a: South Carolina niggers than has.Mr.; foi Tolbert^t fame 'brought abou^ by-j-t-ih making a discredit of Christ ability in ho' his trying to pioture Boss Tolbert'on: hoi L thc conyention floorrnnd nnnthor ? ?"" whose name I do-not recall just at | ticpresent, but who is the . postmaster ! tio at Georgetown, be called to answer W. Frederick: . They jnet howls and cat Re ^ el's from tbq.fleleyation and nandom- >n ian rqigned for more thhn half an Un hour, when L. A. Hawkins vent up sh ? ; .aiSa" prevailed with the chairman to J by give Frederick a 5. minutes rebuttal col to whatever rriigTvtbe satcT and an hr agreement was reached and the twcr^fo henchmen spoke. They said some- hii w thing hut it evidently made-Tib im nr\r i V u/uiTU TH A I\LV, J. U ffllli rnv/ r? ' SUNDAY S Headquarters of the National Rap- ^ ville, Term., v^Hh Dr. J. -Pr Rqbinson, ? president,-Little rRock Arkansas; and J1*' with Dr. Hariry Allen Boyd. sec-re - 0< tary, Nashville, Tenn., has extend ?R ed an invitation to the Rev. J. C. at White to preach the Natlohah Sun- tr ?day rh'hnnl fkmgrana uarmon this w. yfear gr^Louiaville. Kv.. Sunday mor-j at - ningr Jwr tOth. i M ?ENROL ?. ? ' TT7m~?7~I ( . ' . ! ' ' " ' *. . v-e?A\', sion for the delegates were nol down Frederick cam j back to ulatfornu but the Credential't'oin ee unci its cue and came in to re-. --uiul- I'-t ocloru-k. thy?sound mi gavel from'Chairnuip W hile had itep clown. The Credential Coulee's report being adopted, the .way clearon ftjij ilio Lbming or dt'lt' s to 'the__ National. Republican vcntiorit Louis W aller, ot' tJreend, got tjie lh,or and made 'a mothat we suspend thc, rules of the .'ctition and elect ?L W . .Tolberi, ji iA'apart, J. K. jL)i\On and J. 11. dw'ln us dc'legaies t'o the1 Xn.ianM ventiom The motion was second* and. the chairman, afteV. stating motion' asked for objections. l,)eltes from all parts of the conveiithe Tcdhert stciini roller Ivtui heeji . red into, action. Amid-frcs of ready and 1 ' object, Chairman ite was heard lexclaim'-"tiu1' have it. ainh' tlie liclfcl stuiKLj ted." '1 lie convention invmedia.c,vent to piecesi Chairman White it have frightened himself, pot ing the. pleasure ol' driving Loss here's steaiit roller before, tor lie neuiulely Ipft the.chair and win^ ic -stage as soon as. lie could dismgle himself from those who trhd irevad with him to .conic bal k and i' iheni a .fair Meal as ho sir Triil Would do. The act came so up ecU'dly^ until quite a lew vol' the . gates couM not, just cxatcly unst\nd what had -"happened, urn il egato L. A. llaw'kins eame upon platform and rapped tor order, en order was obtained Hawkins Led that what "had . been done was illegal anil suggested that the veiuion proceed to*elect a ticket, being elected chairman am) 'Ify. [son, secretary7 Alter soih0 dissioh among the delegates \\\. M, tor of Spartanburg, l>r. .Wilson oi' rencey EV?R. Riley ot-CialVney-o-Hd A. Hawkins of Columbia .were^oitil to the convention And upon nu>1 they. were* elected* as* the dele,es t'o the Rational 'Convention, iFa 11 ernAtewttc*-o4s<> ele<-W<^af.which a motion was made to adrn the convention^ and thus lite tain fell on the, 11?28 Statu" Collition -of the Republican pai Cy^y.c'i tth Carolina. J ' "or the'last sixteen .years thu pooof this state, both white and vol: d, -have been trying to rid the Hires of the Tolhert rule'. Many way.1 nr. been tried hut. tlit. hteani iollei ? inana'grd to crush out everV idl .before it could -materinlixe. lull wing the convention and tin; higl iihitL a<*t Trf^lTe~Tompornrjtr'<'liair ,n, vvo sis^-rr glui'ius (ippin tu-r;tY fin- the eli-mina'ion of'Tto:^ Toffit f all time. The .Tolhort fTcCet; 1 avhr illegal and if fev. .1. (' W.hit s in mind of ever doing snmetrunj his people and the party in-'p'au ndar the time is now.. Rev. \Yhit< Ids the future To the ft rule in llv [low of his hapd. lie has hut ti id it that he erred and the To! her ket will he thvown out by the .\a nal Committee and with it will go .1 Tdllierl, Xati on at CoimTiit termor v. White can -redeem his mistak d. become famous^ IIi s_na.me_ia.d e for the historian of fame o anie. . Will he make himself a nam giving the. people back what?h hlicd them of or will he hang hi rid itr fdrrtne for robbing the poop! p?whatever : |t was Tolbprt jprnv m? w. M. P.-1'. DDRESS ICHOOL CONGRFS: Rev. White haw accepted the. ir tatoin. It will be remembered th: v. White entertained the .\atini% aptjst* Sunday School Congress i dumhia, .June llth, ^al'!' end this year at the Congress, iir trm thercr rrtany* trf thr- ynessengn ill iitenil the Bantist World-Alliniu ; Toronto, Canada, also in Jun >28. .; . V... 4 * nr. *4 ... - - . . LING ns (VKUMIUA, S. C.. SMV DAULilSG f ON AND & ENROLL too pEl TEACHERS AS ' ---i CROW ' . 1 Mr. I. M. A". Myers. Co I u n iririT"SrC:r~^r -' - 'C\ Dear .Sir: y V<?u. Avill please ft nil enclose fee- from our county. This 1 'the I'nlinil!,, Slate Teacliui i Very4ruly y I . V V ' ! -t he S.eiiviarv of Darlirigt -J?!)(>'.{ ? ?r+s- (<i.y.i )'?t nr>>llinoiif 'v'ntmiv !HiHrtUfrou is one i - . Sjt^C! AL NOT .Report i r. . ari7' }i(T< !>y-: nM Vivcnt i-yuo must lie- in ill week. . Xc\v.s receiyeclfon T i.e.\t i.-. uo ill suilaMle.. l>o what ytni-iia-veoh Tuy.si.Uty. > ;.i<4'ht. Uopoi-ters are also u 1 to tire point, as on Account pellet! to 'cut <>u^ the uninfpo from all points/ .Take due u '( arils, of Thanks, Jp Men turd wili l,e printed .for 2 cO: Seiul l^nittancc.s wi'lh niai 1 anion nl s- ^ 'I 1 m "N ) i; ISTOK > NY lvEK " i ilK STATE COi.Llstii: . tinr:;'. l.iu.1;. S. - I'.. Foli. 10;?I incut; the State CuHetye carried a uni'|tii> and' successful, celebr oi XjLLgiiu. 11L-t ry 'Wce\k." The' inil'ul'tam .epochs of history of Nejiroi- ni Aliurua wore Fniphu t\ thvlattiatioi'ts rittc'u. liy Nca i ho. o. \ro?v presented in the' eo '' aixi'loy k.ai, one 'or two each w.'il. 'unti.-ftal shiit^forrstCTtents o yoUcite- tksha'r'uuenL .They tui ;ii-1i . I'jn/ciis as: -/Phe aiitc-bt ?m' tin" ;\ llU'cieail Pl'oe "lave-- ^v-v-; int-rty; i nvitttiiiv^' the--;\e ?i t ' :m _ !'iit. alu.iiliun nuii Ciiient atli. .aj.i;ut -thi- rc.'e'oU.stfueti-onio.i: an-t elTwis of. \'e| . i< i ' "lii.j larger freedom*,Tl iai./1-iis lised were 'taken from < j Win.. '> " r' c< nl book, "N'l'ifr rati -r.v ami Their Orations." * ^ | ' 1 in' follow ua v-('l V interest .?'a i :i PTirrr,-: ' ! ';u .it ri<4T~Tfeyfn -?-^A t ali ;<> .MrmM'-Ly Shim>yj 1). liaiYv"; KaiiTOy's "i>'efcn>?e ;ptv th< f . A (n'.Sni'.n t'-t-frtj-tiai" fiy Tin Mew ai!: .lala'^cu's- "Th{. Fit It Hie* At:H-I'icTm"" N'ejiTo" bv AY a L' .. . , ., ". . ; .tai-nsen;- I'iiketis "The Kitftl o Mi1i?ri?vv the -.Wants" l>v^ Chrrie Mac- Spears. ' in . il l.ijnri' la limn, deilank ^ base.; ' upon the work of Xefrr0 jb'is a.n original' vs*ay, "CAiri . I'lin-inles and Knee Relations" jien by Vi'ss Ilattie. Kolley of;thc r"] ' r N' rmal Cluo i w)il>'h \yiH-Lt Jn'Ki d'-in the Interracial Com o. " Contest. W.ak presented. Cls ' Harrow's essay on John Brown, I V'shod in the Crisis recently, wa: ? jjjered by Miss Marie Burch. ~ I'r-fe sor Ar II. CtmhmjnfHiu ~*TTr 1'cpvatmrrrr rfnvcd ymt? - -?tbjrctivv~'of the ccl e br at ionV-n^ .nfpha. is upon the important, c ^ of Xe^rfTTrt^tdry by use of woi ^eLL'"'. " < isrlecat?the?fomi V- rn?- of the student? with the a productions of their "own spei pra-ctice in public speakm n coh?ge students were all excel ~J?i \ _ . y * : tc! achieved! 'Braise was given t< " I onts v. no participated for th j : 'lout sir.wing.-fhoy made, in ,o i prc-tin# the thoughts^ and ex pre e I of gome of the world's creates Itor?. / / a / . v.-. .? - -- V-r-r 1 *.1,- --?.. 1 . -x ; ' ? - 1 1 i ??1- u?? ik^: .. . . _ . . -v-s I TEACHE ^ . . " ^ * . ? %/ ^rm ^ ? ? T1 ; r? ? URDAY, FEBRUARY, 18, 1928 . v ,' i . r J " ' "*?.?* %-'?' <?. GREEN VlLLE OOUNTSS tCENT IN. PALMETTO SuCIATION. LARGE l)SGOMiNG * Greenville,''S. Fob. 15. 1928. . V " ' r" id a check for $105.00, membcrshrflT >rings lis in one hundred percent t<S " A" As.nx-iafiun.? " ' -?=? our,si ; * .. MRS: M. L. SEWKLL. Treasurer. . on- County Association sent check for hundred percent. . ' ICE TO llEI'OJRTERS.. ^ ilied that all news intended for the e. ollice by Wednesday, night of each hursday will be carried over' for the not wait to get'everything,-but mail o as'to reach this'ollice by Wednesday irged to make" their articles brief and 6i our limited space we will be comrtant parts, so as to get news printed mtice and 'govern yourself accordingly loriams and Notices of whatever mints a word. Mininuup charge 50 cts. lUscript. Stamps accepted for small 1EO. 11. HAMPTON, Publisher. at.allen university quartet & orchestra to have home com in u concert?lIndef . ? port- JAn - Fridayr-Eubruary?the tw-entyl\ out fourth at S:0U 1',. M. tho Allelt U.riiBtion versity quartet and orchestra will apnidst pear at the Allen University auttP" the tori inn for the benefit of music lovers sized of Columbia. This will'be, the home roes coming ./ecital of^ this, orginazition. liege- They have been enjoying large and day. appreciative .audiences in Manning, fc-the- a mlrowy K i ng^tree, CJcorgotp-wn, Xn. urwi- (jotvmi, GfeenvillV,- Spartanburg?and" Hum Sumter,- The ,concert will be under . and Hhe direction of Miss Lula D. libpgi'o's.J.hins, the head of the music depart ; the! hunt and' Cape* \V. Carey Thomas, per-Ijthe director of the band and orchesgro'es j ,tr.a. This "recital is iii keeping with re o- the policy of Allen University to beC\ G. epine more intimately' known 't,, the " 0- citizens of Columbia a lid A o' give?.to 'the public. that type- of entertainingly merit which is integral and'a part of. ia ate -Uugthe cultura) Jife-ofNaoy community,: iTicketT^re-mriv on sale at ihe Univer.rlass' sity ollice; reserved scatsJifty cents. Wil--gwunkit admission > Ne- children twenty-Jive cents. ' . ifnthv h ot VOCATIONAL 'EUCCATION IN ynuin NKliRO SCHOOLS IN SO I "I'll f He- CAROLINA Miss . Pflpils in the schools of South Caitiona inl'ina in which' vw.iUttn.il agriculture ora- is taught under the Smith-Hughes istSan Act have a? ?n>l1<>?'tunity to compete wrtt-J for a Itrp. to the Judging Contest he'.Sen ttveen the Carolina's and Virginia with 1 SuE? all?expenses?fwrhl. The Schools, can ission xTtrrp1-compete for $10.00 with 'whigh ircnce buy -books?for their agricultural pub-, library. The South Carolina Cotton ' i'('n- Growers' Cooperative -Association is financing this essay conest. The rules i^ Hia- and regulations are" as follows: th(, 3 Subjects ^'Cooperative-Marketing tnielv ls .Affects the Cotton Farmer." 1 * . . Prizes to he awarded by the South ' s Carolina 'Cotton Growers' -Coopera* rks of tive Association. Iwu-iz. 1st. prize?-Iho._JSoulh CiirpJinl rtistic Cotton Growers' Cooperative Assoeia*kers >io" vvi1' ?ivo to the winner in the stale contest railroad faro from any ft tor ? T ? ? ?- k _ : .....?in- South CaroUnA to the- eHj ' where the State Judging Cbnteet foi ^ 8tu- Jhe Carolinas and Virginia is held thi; e ex- year arid return, and will pdy all nec inter- cssary expensese for stay of tw< salons "1^ ~ ~ t~ora " ? Pri,e-?^w-nwm Of ton Growers' Association to the sehoo . <t -? . <y*- - -^1.?J'~?^ RS' ASSC s* V . " xt _ * ? : c" . ' ?'"< i . , > ' I ' ?-? I t 1^ ( \ ^^355?*^^-^ , jHW/r\ffi ^ r - - ?**^_ I ^ c REV. E. RHil.I1 KEV. E. I'HILII' - ELI.IS," I). I). The subject of .thin .-ketch is the second son of Andrew 4ami Caroline Ellis and the'-foster gun <>1"?Btshtrf*Wni. D. C In \j?j >clc. A J1 el' t h e i n_ h;t vo ; crossed the great dn ?Otit of five children, only h brother Resides-hititself survives. lie was educated at State College, Orangebuvg, and Allen University, Columbia/Tie was -sale? agent for tl\e A. M-. 1-:.' 'Sunday'.SchoolT Union, Nasjnilje^ Teiin,, for four i years. All of the Southern states and ..x-hicjL I\i ' i.i i e. , \e h.s u;rri=_ tory. He has heen in the active ministry 2f> yeai-ij' f?e<;>r,u?r :ai uri tie- : over. There he completed the work' of the Stf^James Church. He was sent from there to Limestone Circuit. There'he'built one new church, re^ modeled two others a'nd established a' new mission, lie was then' "assign-, ed to the Allen Circuit, lie complef"eiT'thj, Allen Church and bougl^_,thc first bell for the St, Pa'uT elun-^h. J1 is ; next appointment wua SUltuWImpel. Waverly, Tenn. There hu paid a large debt oil' the church and parsonage. Knoxvilie,- Tenn. was his next i appointment. There he bought , a beautiful lot and "erected a brick .church at cost of $-o,00I). lie"Went from there to Fuyettevillo, Tenn. and built another brick church at a cost of $1MQ0. While there he built the pils, participating in the contest, this " "money to he used; in phrelmsinir !*..?? for" the school's I it >1 .lis . <m . .. . ; tural subjects. All essays must be submitted to a committee of three judges, ill.', najv.o the-winner will -b^ announced by these _ judges as.siftiiuu. pussibla. , .... Only thoS0 N^'ro: sehoojs _in thf State .which have a Vocational Agricultural teachers tvili'.be?eligible >u participate in the contest. Kules ot i on,tcsf. > 1. Who may compete: Any Negro u boy or girl not over t?T year a of-age, r -who has- mrf haff more than a -fftprh school education. Vi 2:,?When cssnsys must lie written; - On or before April 1st, l'J28. in' the ? t>rescYice of the tether. 3. The subject shall he ^Cooperative - Partner. -?-?-?? v"f' 1 4. Each essay shall not be mor? ' * ' % \ *>. )CIATION ' .: ' ' : 5c A COPY ' ' ' ?? 1 | / ^' ' '. ... , l?. ELLIS, 1). -1); - : Peoviilvn^e Church at . Kelso, Teniu ' -in '.jit v. in, >..a n'aM-iierred back io ws nome s.ate. by _ his request and ar I'ijjj'ah, Greenwoods -----," Ko sa>eel that chiuvh. lie served the f-. .ay., .a t..K. ..t a act oji$6,000, n mo le'.c il the 1-tonei'.o'f church and. , ^ in-Uu.'oii >;a.s in the. Al .;K. (.'Kui ih. lie \y.eat lr.om. ^hereto- ; ?. Xewlicrry ai.J Ht^1c.rnii'-ed*a-h4'}.ehurch < there </.f~ ?7^000". From that vW-Re he >as ^appointed presiding i-i io-r Ly LishdV John li'urst. He be vmuiv us . j.'.r. . .< i .tliss \ lola T. i-d. - z-f :::?: the chief ciir.k - of the clerical department of ike.. A. hi, J.;. ..s:;i!..uv School Union. .. id ;>:iU In ;:.T hading public [" chuuls -i vr.tn. see' ami in Turner hJoraia! to'd-e^v, Shclb-yxille, Tenn. . . llieif hpnu- i.- ii!c;.*ed with two childl < ?. lii'":: L.iialLu..-vUtA ; art'ir.en't bf"Ailcn Universi- ^ ' . . 'tuvl Ivv Philip. Jr., \vh'p i'at in the Mil gradf at/Hooker Washington high I it hut da Lbo ol" this sketch has J ' ' * .. t : ... 1 rencP since ' , 1 '.'i-lL?Liy i- i i..ia:uaa^.r the publicity , committee for- the General . Confer. ' * . * _ y.f.*T , .. i etae. .. _lias. Lein indorsed by his r' Gehwraj >n fen. nc.e cons.idi ration. lie is the author of "Old Itiray ami the. New Kider" in the Palmotto Leader. Hc is presiding leder of the-Lancaster District ^nd second j bia Conference. , ' ? ' 5: X ot i:.oi'0 than three hour< shall by allowed for tlid-actual writing of "ther'essay/ '* : v . (*>. Kssays must l;>e written in ink or _i_ a u a iy|.?.-u i a;ui f?n one side of thfc Vrfper only. i. . j_: . ^ - 7. Contestants shall, have access to no nin'ciial (t lor "than "pen, ink . ..i . j . vim?l- frttvr during the 'thive .hour. j\r,.rtl .which may. be devoted t<>'the JU'tual writing of the es1 . r' ' . ; S. The lb winy Hom's"sho^|B>t?' - or ,.r. 5la- upper left hamf corner j of -die iirsi pa-.ro of th-1 t-ssay: 7 " i (a) Xa'nio and ag0 and sex of con- tc.'tant: * V. r-- rtn T.Tvnrf Tifrt Tfn'cipT: j '(o V County. H (<1V of Bchoofi ?? i (ol Grade in school. ? , * 1 S"t.uu; <f rc::son under whom - essay Was written. . .. . . ^ , N:1nu- .'.f ronti'stnm must ?ppeiir~'? ~H - on, enrh' Shfil. ; ? ; ;?? I "*-< . ?John P. Burffeu. . ? f " . ' ' ' -I -i. V .. : : :? ??>J