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Lincoln Philosophy
Today, Leevy Decl
URGES VOTER REGISTRA
' l"The devigive forces in our i
state and local governments today,'
and the shallow convictions of
many men in high plates, With relatioh
tt? constitutional government,
and first-Class citizenship
for all South Carolinians, force us
th look with intreasfed hope to the |
philosophy Of t!:fc Great Lincoln," I
said t. S. Leev. president of the I
Lincoln Emanc . .viron Clubs, Inc.^j
Itl /inmrrtftMiJf" ? ? ~ ' 1 *
... vviuiuviiwjii^ vu tne states iae
LihcOln Day celebration to be held
_1 1_ in,Columbia otr February 12, aU
nooh.
With James M. Hinton president
of' the South Carolina conference
of NAACP as keynote speaker, the
meeting will be held in the Allen
University auditorium. Indications
are that attendance will be from
all parts.of Southi Caroling, and
that a large number of college-and
high school student's will also at-.1
tend.
Hinton, a prominent life insurance
executive and a fearless ex- j
ponent in the current state and na- ;
tional struggle for human dignity .
and constitution liberty for all
A. J.Clement 14th
Speaker Tfcytaf Sti
Mr. A. J. Clement, Jr., District
Manager of the North Carolina
Mutual Life Insurance Company^
will deliver the Fourteenth Anni- 1
versary address at the Tayloi
s+roof tt?jo r?t.?k vol,
ruary 6 at 5:30 p.m.
?Mr.-Clement, a native of Charlestoti,
South Carolina, received
his early education at Avery Insti-.
tute, completed his high school
education at and received the Bachelor
of Science Degree from John C.
Smith University, CharlotteeT
North Carolina and is novr a menf=
bar of^.tho Boajrd. of Trustees of
his Alma Afatert
WL He is the recipient of the Silver
Beaver Award of the. Boy Scouts
of America, a member of the Alpha 7]
Phi Alpha Fraternity, 32 Degree i
Mason and a Shriner. An Episcopalian
and retiring President of
the Charleston Branch of the National
Association for the Advancement
of Colored People, a mem ber
of the Board of Directors of I
the Southern Regional Council, Mr.;
Clement is eomnlettnc 25 veare nf 1
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service with the North Carolina
Mutual Life Insurance Company
as an Agent, assistant manager,
and manger of the Charleston and
Savannah Districts.
A cordial invitation is extended
to the citizens of Columbia to attend
the Taylor Street USO Anni
versary Celebration which includes
two events, a dance and a pro-gram.
The dance will be held on
Thursday, February 3 at 8:00 p.
m. with an award ceremony highlighting
the evening, while the
program is scheduled for Sunday.
February G at 5:30* p.m. In addi^
tton to Mr. Clement other participants
will include members of theColumbia
Women's
Registration On fe
The Columbia Women's Council
in! their January meeting called
attention to the importance of all
citizens not yet registered to go to
Room 312 the Richland County
Courthouse on February 7, from 9
to 6, to obtain registration certificates.
These certificates ehable one
to vote in all elections anil are i
good until 1958, council officials (
said. Registration is possible only
on first Mondays in each month in j
1955, it was pointed out. {
Council officials also urged that
ministers of all churches and presi
dents and leaders of all clubs, associations,
and other groups an.
0 nounce the registration date and
urge their unqualified members to
register as soon as possible,
? The next council meeting will be
at Leevy Funeral Home, Monday
February 28, at 7 p. m. i
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> ROSE MORGAN OPENS 2?
STORY BEAUTY 8HOP IN NEW
VORK
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New York?^(ANP)-One of the <
largest beauty salons in the world I
will bow to (the public Feb. 20. <
Operated by Miss Rose Morgan
proaldeht of the tfoiMe of. _Bnauty
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Jg, % *
Needed ' I
ares , 1
TION ON FEBRUARY 7TH I
men, is eminently qualified to inspire
those attending: this statewide
gathering which is being spon W
sored by the Lincoln Emancipation U
Clubs, Inc., of South Carolina, w
Leevy pointed out. in
"The people of this State need til
renewed hope and faith, and in- th
creased strength and, inspiration
for the fight that lies immediately th
ahead," Leevy declared^ "since pro th
miment men even in our o^yn state sc
would defy the fundamental prin- th
v i;>les of constitutional liberty "??ni
Finally, tl.e club urged all South cc
Carolinians to remember that on
February 7, registration books will th
Ik? open all over South Carolina, at
and that citizens still not rejvi.stor 1.
cd should go to' their respective 1)
'n:uy ; (nuthouses to obtain re- pi
u'strutioiv- certificates. These certi-* s?
ft rates will enable one to vote in tc
all elections and are good until to
1U58 Leevy stated. in
For further information regard- is
ing this great "Celebration write
or contact I. S. heevy, President dt
or Mrs. Mndjeska Simkins, Sec- rc
retary. 18:11 Tavlor Street. Columbia,
S. C. hi
USO Anniversary
reet USO Club
th
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military personnel of Fort Jacksnn.
lending ciyip off
sentatives of the clergy, and a j
number of other kev penplp. L^i
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I SO FOURTEENTH ANNIVER- ni
s\kv t>rnnwm tavi.^ y
STREET USO CLUB SUNDAY ^
FEBRUARY fi, 1955 5:30 P. M.
MASTER OF CEREMONIES m
REV. R. O. BASS w
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ton; The ST A iT SPANG LED^'bAN l!
NEK, Audience; INVOCATJON,
Rev. Mil top F? Co.x, Pastor. Lad- i E
son Presbyterian Church; INTRO- j *
DUCTORY REMARKS. Mrs. Mil- i I
tired W. Newton, Director, Taylor J[,
Sti ept TIRO Club? ROT n_?TKov I
Call The Wind Maria"-Barton, Mr. j
*ames Edwards
GREETINGS K
Major General R. F. Ennis, Com- "1
manding General, Fort Jackson rc
and 101st Airborne Division; Mr. in
Hyman Rubin, "City .Councilman; fa
Mr Charles S. Haltiwanger, Presi- ia
dent United Community Services;
Colonel Rector C. Wilson, Special h<
Service Officer, "Fort Jackson; Mr. rc
G. A. Buchanan, Jr. Chairman, tl
USO Committee of Columbia; TRI v<
BUTE?"What USO Means to Me", rc
Pfc. James W. Luck; SOLO?"The ic
Wren"-Benediet, Miss Lucille Ivey; ei
INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER, A
Mr. I P. Stanback; ADDRESS,
Mr. A. J. Clement, Jr., District rc
Manager, North Carolina Mutual fi
Life Insurance Company, Charles- tl
ton, South Carolink; REMARKS, v<
Mr. John H. Whiteman, Chairman; fc
USO Operating Committee. pi
"AMERICA, THE BEAUTIFUL",
Audience ^JiENEDICTI ON. tt
,V ?- ' ?; S(
i Council Urges *
bruary 7th &
? -=TW
Corp., the two-story, glass front B
building will devote 9,700 square
feet to standard beauttician equip
ment and such special features as ^
television and Tmisic equipped ^
lounges for customers and salon al
employees. ?'
The building is fronted with ^
black an(T~pink Carara glass and PJ
double Herculite doors.
According to Miss Morgan, an w
interracia 1 staff of 80 trained ai
operator-specialists will give "the
ultimate in beauty service."
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EPISCOPALIANS NAME DR. vv
LANIER DELEGATE TO CON? b(
FAR
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Houston?ANP?Dr. R. O'Hara
Lanier, president, Texas Southern s>
University, was chosen last week r<
as one of four alternate lay dele- io
prates to the Episcopal Church's cf
General Convention in Honolulu, tf
Hawaii next October. Cl
Chosen at the 106th Annual
Council of the Episcopal Diocese tfi
:>f Texas, which net here, he is st
the first Negro to have been hon- h<
ared in the history of the diocese. d<
Dr. Lanier is a Lay Reader iri | ot
Urn Dioeegfl of Tovnn ?
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ioward Refuses
ro Retire
)r. Johnson
Washington-ANP- Dr. ftfordecai
Johnson, president of Howard
niversity for the past 29 years,
as reinstated lor live years, i ue.
linediately after he had been rered
by the board of trustees of
e university.
Uunversity regulations require
iat all employes must retire at
ie age of 05, and since I)r. John>n
reached that age on Jan. 12,
ie board voted, for his retireen
t ars-a~matteT~<jf "formality to
imply with the regulations.
Immediately following that vote
ley acted to reappoint him for;
lother five years beginning July !
r. .Johnson-is Howard's 13th
resident and th*?*yirsl Negro tir rve
in this capacity. He came
this post in 1926 from Charles- i
m, VV. Va., where he was devotg
full time to the Baptist mintry.
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At that time none of the eight
part meats of the school was (
cognized and half of the faculty
ai:e part t;me teachers,.?Undqr .
s administration Howard Uni-'
irsity has grown to the point of i
) recognized schools-and the fac
Ity is troubled.
The enrollment of the school!
hich was relatively small at
iat time now exceeds 4000, and >
is meager beginuing salary has i
en increased to SI 3,000
Dr. Johnson is a graduate of
orehouse College in Atlanta and
is received degrees from the U-!
versity of Chicago and Har-1
ml. He is a native of Paris, j
erin. ... (
President Johnson's only coment
on this > unusual procedure
as an expression of gratitude
r the unanimous expression of
mfidence of the board of truses
of Howard University.
Martha Has Tea
n Princeton
Vith Einstein
Princeton, N. J.?ANP?Eartha
itt, currently making the song j
rea In Chicago" famous in her i
>le in "Mrs. Patterson." had tea
Princeton recently with world j
anaus . physicist and maihmetic- ,
n, Dr. Albert Einstein.
Miss Kitt, starry-eyed alter?r
interview with the man who
volutionized physics and whose ,
icories were necfessary to the de- |
dopment of nucelar power, told
sorters- that the interview tops
raged from the orgins of the
irth to the current state of the
merican theatre.
Eartha called it an "interviewmilaoonili!
? coi.l 5f
nuva'wwo. kjhm oaiu i 1/ Ol/Ciiimuu j
om her donation of $25,000 to !
ie Northside center for child de"lopment,
an interracial center
>r psychiatric treatment of under
riviledged Harlem children.
A staff member at the center,
>nal secretary, ~wrote to the
ientist to see if such a meeting
ould be possible.
A series of letters followed beveen
Miss Kitt and Dr. Einstein
rid finally she received a teleram
asking her to come to seate
Princeton.
The interview between between
ie 75-year-old genius and the 20
ear-old songstress lasted about
a hour. Conversation was carried
a in both German and English
ath Einstein and Miss Kitt delored
the current state of the
leatre, which she pointed out
as too much mercy of critics
ad which he asserted "lacked
adition."
In a. discussion about the earth,
[iss Kitt asked the physicist
hat the earth was like "in the
I
jginning.1'
"My dear, I don't know. I
asn't around then.' ij.
Einstein also said that he con- j
ders the idea that a soul can he I
;born in a new body "an illusn"
seized upon by the people!
mtemplating the ropetitive pat- i
;rns of civilizations as they oc-j
ir in eacW age.
Miss Kitt told reporters "we |
ilked about knowledge, and he
lid it is a surface thing, fte said
; had been priviledged to get
eper into - some studies than
her people,, but even, this was
dt a surface study. ""
Baltni
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLI
Bishop Gibbs Con
At Allen Univ's. 81
Columbia, S, C.?Bishop Carey
A. Gibbs, Jacksonville, Florida
wts announced the convocation
speaker for the Eighty-fifth Ai|-?
niversary Celebration of Allen
University which will be held fp?five
days beginning Friday FVb.
25 and concluding with a Found
ers Day Rally and Futurariijc
Drive," Tuesday .March, 1.
BitAop Gibbs,, the convocation
-speaker, wiH-?deliver?the ?dm*h
note address of the historic, ceiei
isv?K OJ
I (clLil'll IIIV'I Mll^ X V. U. iiu,
Uther~Tvcfits for the anniversary
celebration announced by Bishop
--Frank Madison Reidt who presides-oyer
tl'.e 7th Episcopal District
of the African Methodist Episcopal
church and Dr. ,S. K. Iliggins,
Rres.dent of A.len University }hclude
the unveiling . of Scrolls
\v nich portray i.lie strides of j>rn-!
gross during the 85 > ears ex??t
itence of Ailen Univer. ity, a play
entitled "The Foci" p:esented by
a faculty cast cninhmdzdng the
imppituncc of the "S'ryl. of Religious
Education/.- . hn^ ynveiling
of "ine Scroll of Relijfioki" Sunday
morning- February -7l with a
dedicatory sermon by an . outstaji?Ung:
alumnus, music rendered'by
the college choir and severFounder's
Day Gib
Kittrell Junior Co
Kitterell,' N.C.?High ehurchliien
ami lay' leaders of the Afiican
Method isst Church wili dUcuss
"The Role of the Small Junior
College In The World, of Todny"
at Founders l>ay observa.iiri.
of Kitterell Junior College February
15 and 1 ?>.
Some bf the outstanding church
leaders to he heard during the
Founders Day Revile at Kitterell
College include Dr. Fred A.
Hughes, St. Louis Missouri, Editor
of the Christian Recorder, Dr.
WaUace M. Wright, of
Way 111 an AMiy Church, Dayton,
Ohio, Dr. EL. Hickman, Pastor < f
Quinn Chapel A.MH Church, Louis
ville, Kentucky, Dr. E.A. Adams,
Flistorigrapher, AME Church, Co:
lumbra, S.C., and DR. S. R. lliggins,
President Allen University,
Columbia,
The |ii iiiL-i]><i 1 j'ai ticijiiinls ftTT
this historic program will convene
with other church leaders of
North Carolina, Virginia, MaryMa
nd and District of Columbia?ic.
discuss the significan t theme'
"The Role of the Small JuAjor
College in the World Today."'
Bishop Frank Madison Reid who
jointly presides with Bishop D.
Ward Nichols over the Second E
God Give Us Men,
and Laymen At A
. m&&. m
? |y :^' . . -V;^:
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liy DR. J. S. HENN, Jr.
. Having been thoroughly comince.l,
to the saturation point, t.hat
something is wrong wit.h the administrative
affairs of the African
Methodist Episcopal System
of Operation and the Church wi
love with all our hearts, f write,
not as a pessimist, neither as a
criterion, hut as a definite warning
(Sf the inevitable danger that
lies ahead for our system artd
church if the course she now follows
is allowed to continue.
- Vociferous and voluminous cries
are heard across ,:_the connection
by loyal supporters of the African
Methodist Ghufch, who share and
express the opinion of this writer
as to the future of our denomination.
I dare to express my oponiop.
first, because, as a candidate for
the bishopric in 1056, I feel under
many obligations to the constu-eney-rof?my?denomination
and"
necorrrRy, bwrilisel think T sense
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cttolj
NA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY
\
vocation Speaker
5th Celebration
al visiting choirs Sunday after|
noon directed by Professor John
I Hunter, Alien University,
i- Also a pageant will be-presentj
ed on Monday night, February
I OO * I *1 ?'* "
, i r|iicst'nuii|f me "escrow 01 J
; Citizenship and Patriotic I/oynli
ty." A cast of.more than on?
hundred under the direction of
Dr. Henderson Davis, Allen University,
will be seen in the p.ai
geant.
j? ~(*oncl?tlirty the historic, five
day anniversary celebration on
r Tuesday morning March~ t, filshFrank
Madison Jfeid will preside
j over the ^Founders Day Tallyvand
i the ."Scroll of a Thousand Donors"
of- the "Futuramic Drive"
ior the renovation of dormitories
at Allen University.
Twenty presiding elders, 400
1 pastors aftri a large number of
laymen representing more than
* 1 (.0.tOO church members in the
; Uite will make financial reports
in these - two Drives.
Dr. is.U. Digging, President of
! AllenVnivei isity^ expects visitors
ironv a.l sections of the country
; to join the Faculty and student
i ody and African Alethodist Knis-r
I copal CI;uroii_leuders i n S. C.
in this most historic celebration
j in the life of the institution.
^arirnn/to At
oci Yaiivc ni
liege Feb. 15-16th
I >i*. K.W. Wisner, President of
Kitterell College, announced Hie
speakers and purpose of the anniversary
celebration.
In discussing the nilp nf Kitt^i'1't'll
College at Kitterell, North
Carolina, Bishop Keid stated that
this small Junior College is reaching
out to give a greater, service
in the African Methodist Episcopal
Church, the state and nation
as a whole. In addition, Kitterell
seeks to emphasize the import:
ance of thoroughness of the small
church related Junior College in
. its observance of Founders Day
when outstanding church leaders
will come to the campus.
Under the leadership/ of Dr. It.
W. Wisner, President of Kitterell
College, the faculty and student
body are making great preparation
to . portray in music and
drama?the growth and developihent
of th? institution toward
meeting the challenge of this day.
Bishop Reid, Chairman of the
Trustee JfciBl'd, has predicted LhaJL
this Founders Day Revue will be
a highlight in the history of the
African Methodist Episcopal
j Church and the Second Episcopal
District in the life of Kitterell
College.
Bishops, Ministers
Time Like This ?
I '
an impending disentergratio and
destruction of our Zion if changes
01:1 s\stem are not made
on.
I :>i a , si orely that God might
iTTvy Hs men (TT great tdryrsti'an
... ignitv and Character, Mora! co?"
nv?> :,ad?irvregvity, ?Tn\1~ unques
;.d ie interest in the welfare of
eliur h as apposed to tnem
thv, . and unmpeachable lion_
esty; men wh an the lust of ofdois
u?it kith nor the spoils
ot\ office cannot buy.
r appeal, passionately, to God
our Father, and to our Fathers
in God. Fellow Sufferers in the
Ministry and our Indispensable
Laymen? the personification of
patience and tolerance, to give
hack td the people, the church
which Bishop Allen and the Founding
Fathers bequeathed to us
and our Posterity nearly two cen;
turies ago. When Josiah G. Holi
land conceived and wrote the
j words?
"God give us men a time
KL-,, IKi'c ,lniviQll/la
Strong Minds, great hearts,
true faith
and ready hands; Men whom
the lust of
i office cannot kill; Men whom
the spoils
of office cannot buy; Men
who have Honor?
Men w.ho will not lie; Men
who can stand
before a demigogue and damn
his treacherous
flatterers without winking,
Tall Men, Sun
Crowned, who live above the
fog in public
duty and in private thinking;
For while the
rabble with their thumb worn
creeds their
large professions . and little
deeds mingle ' i
in selfish strife lo, freedom
weeps, wrong
. . rules the land, and waiting
: justice deeps; __
Continued on page !>
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.caber
r 5, 1955 ? "
Haiti President IV
Begins US Visit C
By Alice A. Dunnigan
Washington? (ANP)--His Ex- th<
-eelleney? President Magloire of foi
: Haiti brought an expression of nit
I,gratitude from his.people to pres- du
ident Eisenhower for the spontan- Ca
[city with which he come to the Co
aid of his country during the re- del
cent hurricane which .caussed so an
much damage in Hait^i. tet
In a tosat ttf?presdient - Eisen- g?
hower at the White House dinner orj
given in honor of him and Madam $21
Magloire, Wednesday evening, the mi
Haitian President expressed wishes
-for the -continuing prosperity , soi
! of the United States and "the arrival
of this era of peace to the
I triumph to which you devote all Re
your, efforts." i?_ Re
He "referred to Mrs. Eisenhower Mr
as a dignified representative of A- Mi
meriean women, who work beside Mi
their husbands to make this landof
liberty more beautiful and
much stronger. - Re
The First Family entertained 64 Mi
guests including the 12 members Mi
of President Magloire's party at Mi
the dinner given in honor of the
Haitian dignitaries.
Among the guests Were noted Re
Mr. and Mrs. Orpheus H. Fisher, Re
as Marian Anderson); Mr. and Mi
Mrs. Rufus 0. Kuykcndayy, he is Re
with UNESC; Mr. and Mrs. John Re
Roxbchough II, Ire is a special ad- Re
visor to tbe flmivnian nf the RPr R*>
publican National Committee, and Re
Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Williams, Mi
fornia.
After dinner the guests were en- Re
-tertained with a musical program Re
by Miss Marian Anderson,
j ?- y
famous contralto., and Mr. Franz Re
Hupp, pianist. Mi
Upop arrival at the airport at Re
4:00 P.M., the Haitian party?was Re
greeted by an official delegation Re
headed by Vice?President Nixon. -Mh
Here President Maglore expressed Mi
great happiness which men of his Mi
race "feel on being in a country Mi
which is making one of the great- Mi
est efforts ever undertaken for Re
the true liberation of men." Re
It is a joy he said, to bring per Re
sonally to the people of my coun- Re
try which is determined more
than ever to be heside you in the
everyday struggle of the Occiden- Rc
tal, culture, 111 order to save the Re
hopes of the Free World." M:
From the airport the diplomat- Re
ic party paraded up Constitution Mi
and Pennsylvania Avenues amids4-~Rc
flags of America and Haiti, and j Mi
received an official welcome at
the District Building by Com mis- j
sioner Samuel Spencer. j Re
After a salute by the United L>i
States Military and the playing of ?
the National Anthem of Haiti fol V
lowed by tho National Anthem of ^
this cotmt.rv l>v militarv hands. T'
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the Haitian President was r>re X
sented the key to the city by Com
missioner Spencer.
In accepting the keyr'President j-j,
Magloire recalled that it is in 'j.?
Washington that the great shad- j
od remains of te one who was sa
"first-in was, first in peace and
first in the hearts of his country- jj_
men." And it was to the glory of q-j
this great American, he said, that e(i
this magnificent ?city was built. 1 j,.
His presence is still felt not only i
at Mount Veron but also "in J a,
every stone, in every house, in , m
every imposing monument, in its. ^jC
immense arteries, in the look full ; t.'i
of faith and hope of its inhabi- j)
tants, who are convinced that the ; j)
virtures of this great- statesman 1
are alone capable, despite his jyj
death, of Protesting the U.S. and |n
inspiring the sons of the U.S. in I i,(
decisions which they must make j j)
for the increasing prosperity of rC
the nation." th
Following the brief ceremonies ] 1)
held on the specially built reiow- G;
ing stand on the avenue in front I ai
of the District Building, the par- in
ade "proceeded to the White House bt
where President arid Madame io
Magloire were* greeted by Presi- pi
dent and Mrs. Eisenhower. to
The Haitian President and his w
wife were over night guests at re
the White House. On Thursday
the party moved to the Blair ch
house, just across the. street-to-be cc
official guests of the United co
States overnment. m
The Haitian Party visited Ar- th
lington cemetery and Mount Ver- in
on, Thursday morning, ' after
which President' Magloire address- ed
ed a joint session of
es
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lorris College End
ampaign Gets Un
Plans have been formulated for
; $25 Plate Endowment Dinner
* the Morris College Endowrnt
Fund. The dinner is scheled
for February 18, 1955. The
mpaign is conducted on a
unty basis. Each County is unr
the direction of a Chairman
or Co-Chairman and Commit man.
Each Committee is enged-in-contracting
persons and
?anizations to subscribe Ito a
d Plate Dinner. Each ticket adts
the holder and his guest.
The following is a list of perns
who have been asked to work:
ALLENDALE COUNTY
v. Brooks Scott, Chairman ' 1
v. Rufus. Da.niels, Go-Chairman ]
r. L. L. Butler
\ John Springs
]
ABBEVILLE COUNTY . ]
v, G. Pullins, Chairman
ss Mary Jordan, Co-Chairman
\ Ralph Campbell
\ E. L. Brown
]
AIKEN COUNTY ;
v. N. L. Bush, Chairman
v. E. Rouse
v. J. R. Riley??
\ Tilton Holly
v. W. R. Winn - ]
v. J,' R. McKissick
v..,H. Hickson
v. Harrison -j
v. Harniond ^ '* ' - ]
>?. Holly ' ]
7 ?'-r 1
ANDERSON COUNTY
v. L. R. Best, Chairman
a. Pauline Thompson
v. J. R. Russell j
C. L. Davis
v. J. R. Brown
v. O. S. Scott ]
iv, B..D. Walker ]
i'. N. E. Mattison ?
r. Roscoe Butler
t. Fred Jackson ' ]
rs. Louise Clahk ]
r. E. S. Hoilings ]
>v. L. E. Sitton
iv. L. W. Zimmerman
sv7 J. D. Hicks
;v. J. R. Ellis
BAMBERG COUNTY ]
;v. S. D. Rickenbakcr. Chr. ]
iv. J. S. Wright," Co-Chairman ]
r. Charles McMillan
v. J. S. Wright
rs. C. A. Zeigler
>v. C. D. Dowling -j
r. L.'L. Butler ' J
. ' ]
BARNWELL COUNTY
iv. N. L. Bush, Chairman <
*. J. Dixon, Co-Chairman
c r* n f~
o. congress aeiei
or Golden Jubilee
Hot Springs, Ark. (ANP)? '
r. Ralph J. Bunehe, United Na)ns
under-secretary, .has been
vited to give the 50th Anniverry
address at the National SunIjT
"Sdhool and Baptist Training
nion Congress?GoldenJubilee. I
le Nobel Prize winner was list-1
1 to speak on Booker T. Wash-!
gton night July 1.
-A. series of colorful, historical j
id inspiring events and com-1
emorations for the Congress to1
1 held In Atlantic City June 27
rohgh July 3, were outlined toj
r. W, H. Jernagin, Washington, I.
. C. president, at the Mid Win-1
r Board Meeting here last week !
ueh pageantry will be unfolded
the celebration on the famous
>ard walk, it was. revealed by
r. K; C. Est el I, Hulas, Texas, di'ctorj
general and chairman of
e Jubilee Convention Committee.1
ean A. Franklin Fisher, Atlanta j
a. reported that preparations
e being made to care for 8,(>00
the more than 100 classes to
* held in the Atlantic City Sen-;
r and Junior High Schools. The j
eacher seminars atid the labora |
ry" .<*chool, skill shop and youth j
orkshop are expected to attract j
cord enrollment.
Dr. John R. Stanford, general I
lairnian, and Rey. M. E. Neil,
'-chairman of the entertainment
immittee. disclosed that t h e I
ayor and convention bureau of
ie resort site have been worker
to accomodate the more than
',000 expected. Rev. Neil report1
that rooms for two will rent
r. $4,00 a night in private horn- and
from $5.00 to $11.00 n
(?ht in hotels.
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PRICE: TEN CENTS *
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lowment
d?r Way
Rev. J. S. Smith
Rev. W. M; Phinizy
Rev. Williams
Rev. Green
Rev. Dix
Rev. Z. Townsend
BEAUFORT COUNTY
Rev. E. J. Johnson, Chairman
VIr. Prophet Mitchell
Mr. Jack Johnson
Rev." u. h. MwmeSir" "
Rev. Robert Black
Mr. Handy Pickney VIr.
Willie Gardner
Mrs. Julia Chaplain
Mr. L. Washington |
Mts. Adele Fleming
Mrs. Eliza Washington ? *
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BERK ELY. COUNTY
Mr. Isiah Jefferson, Chairman
Mrs. Maggie Jefferson, Co. Chr.
Mr. Willie Rembert
Rev. I. L. Prioleau
CALHOUN COUNTY
Rev. .A. G. Howell, Chairman
Rev. J. Johnson
Kev. w. 8. Walker "" -.J"
Rev. W. W. Toomer, Co-Chairman
-CHARLESTON-COUNTY Rpv.
B. J. Whipper, Chairman
Rev. S. - L. Taylor
Rev. D. S. Frazier Rev.
B. D. Lewis
Etey. W. DAP'oster ~ ~ : *"
Rev. H A Dyson
Rev. J. t. Dunbar .'t
Vir. J. W. BrawTey
CHEROKEE COUNTY
Vfr. E. G. Duuglas
Mrs. Geneva Jolly
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY
Rev. J. C. Leevy, Chairman
Rev. S. B. Hancock
CHESTER COUNTY
Rev. R. P. Pendprgrass, Chairman
Rev. T. B. Bowser. Chairman
Rev. J. C. Honor
Rev. W. M. Parrot
Mrs. S. L. Finley ?
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CLARENDON COUNTY
Mr. W. L. Hamilton, Chairman
Rev. G. Brown, Co-Chairman
Rev. W. J, Carter, CorClntirmim ?
Mr. Dewey Harvitt
Mr. Joe Richburg
Mr. West Parson v .
Mrs. Purnese Canty ^
Mts~ Mellason Conyers
Mrs. Dorcas Washington , "
Mr. P. Singleton
Continued on page 2
cts Dr. Bunche
Address
The general theme of the It?r>ri
Congress will be "Tlu* Church
Fostering Personal C-hriistian
Faith in a Kew World Community,"
Speeches and events, will ha
centered on the history of the organization,
which was . organized
from rr Chautauqua in jttOS and
now is the woi'ld's largest Christian
Youth Training organization
meeting annually, representnig
more than two nillioit youths and
thuousands of church school instructors
and administrator.
Citations, awards and scrolls
will he presented to distinguished
hoiiorees during the session. Aniong
these who will ,be honored
is Sgt, Manson Johnson, of Brook
lyn, N. Y. The former Korean
prisoner of war defied Red captors
at the risk-of his - life by refusing
to tear up a Holy Bible to
use its pag^s for cigarette papers.
State conventions, led by theii;
presidents, will each choose tha
outstanding Sunday School and
1>TU worker of t.'.ieir state to re
ceive citations. Each convention
will also submit the name of their
choice for Achievement Award
recognition. All these selections
must be in the office of Director
General Estell at St. John Baptist
church, Dallas, by March 1.
Youth Rally Day, June 30, will
be a highlight occasion. A boardwalk
parnde with be presented
during the day, while a historical
pageant, "These Golden Years,'*
will be .presented in the huge convention
hall at night. Pauline J,
Campbell of Detroit will again
be in charge of these events.
A special Tlolden Jubilee Momento"'
^boklet will be presented
messengers as a souvenir.