. r VOL. JXXX.?NO. 6. ' 1 Lincoln DaydCeleb In Columbia Satun Noted Leaders to Graee Platform James Hinton, president of the South Carolina Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People r+ flu, ? ' i'i - ratioi day - _. _ J and D. F. Merrill, chairman of the South Carolina Republican party, both of whom will attend this meet ing, indicate a large attendance of Lincoln admirers from a wide area. In line with the main objectives of the Emancipation Clubs, President Leevy stated that persons attending from various counties will be asked-to go?into?temporary j organization on Saturday leading up to permanent organization and special meetings in their respective countiesv The duties of the *"lvvrmarierit"'orfcaniza* will be t to work for increased vic.-f regisi t ration and election day turnout at the polls, the promotion of plans to V. _n I.i:? ? . nnvc an |juj>umiiun groups repre? > ^? ' trnard, on federal and other juries, and to e've full cooperation ! in the planning and promotion of ! all other activities leading to first| class condition in education, economics, and government, club of. ficials said. Presiding during the meeting will be JMrs. Andrew W. Simkins, Kfe-long Republican who takes pride in having left the Republican fold only in. 1952 to vote for Adlai Stevenaon?when -the Dixiecrat forces undeT James F. Byrnes, and with ulterior motive, seized the election machinery in the I vain effort to carry South CaroI lina Republican. Mrs. Simkins al| ways hastens to -declare that^the" Byrnes machine and not the man j Eisenhower was her target at that time, Leevy said. Is' Dormitory 1 bun maJv 11.4, iVBa i? viauZT fnrnitnr-n on/t KaaI-o ??? ? *??vm*v hiiu wvna v.u^isumcu uy the fire. ' _ . The Orangeburg Red Cross Chap ter came immediately to the res. cue of the hople^v^tpdpnts and gave over $6,000 which was used for buying the clothing necessities. Clothing merchants of the city opened their stores Sunday afternoon to outfit the girls. Blankets, sheets and pillow cases were furnished by the Red Cross^- ? Citizens of the community and from towns ciose by brought cloth ing without solicitation. Churches of the community sent money and clothing to aid the stricken students. The girls are now housed in what was the dormitory for men and the men have set up temproary headquarters in the gymnasium. < By Anthony Gaines ek Recalls stacles .. - - ' : 1 his slave only something to use to further his own material ambition. From the begini nr. Negro slave protested -his k; . A !" *r Cato, others who led revoils includaJ 17 ~ i VT.i. m cxi i/cjiiiiuitv veby ana rNtive i urher. Still others sought to escape from' the unbearable conditions of slavery by fleeing to free states. This brought into being the "underground railroad" which had as its great "pilot," Harriet Tubman. The Negro's greatest struggle for freedom's cause of course, with the Civil War, Not content with setting back and letting white men decided his fate, the colored man enlisted in the Union army and fought for his freedom. Legislation passed after the war in theory, gave Negroes full Because of the hi ted States' emrights for Negroes came with the advent of two- world wars, phaftis on democracy and its need to utilize to the fullest extent its manpower pontential, the Negro, since 1917, has made progress in leaps and bounds. The two wars also saw the greatest migrations of colored tversOns, to the North and West,1 in search of better economic opportunities. Because of these mi grations, colored persons today i poesesS knowledge of trades and skills which enable them to complete in the workaday world which is America. ? The individuals and organizations that contributed t? stated that the Founders Da celebration at Allen Universit ' will doubtless be one of the mo< remembered events in the histor ->f the institution in that it ht f Inspired the oi-ganization of nun : hers of graduates and . friends ii , to Futuramic Clubs, which clul nave set out as a goal tne con i- nlete renovation of the histor '"orpin Hall, the building of tl f tew Joseph Henry Gymnasia 1 and health center, i T.be Futurarr.ic Clubs led by A 'enitcs in the various comntun i ties will include many friends ar i l-urchmcn who will secure doi ! >rs and thus becoYne builders < i '$100 scrolls.-" The Futurair : Clubs have already started l Charleston, S. C., CeOrgetow Kingstree and_ Partington follov \ ing visits" by t.'ie President, i Bishop Frank Madison Reid hi ' called upon Presiding Elders 1 , give leadership in the movetnei i to get "1,000 donors" at $1( each and toward that end hi suggested that Presiding Eldi > Areas would go out lo reach t) i following donors in t.heir areas I- _?Georgetown?Area, Dr.??. > Ir.dsop, Presiding Elder, the qu , a is 75 donors and similarly'tl i >ther areas and their quotas < ~ loners. Kingstree area, Dr. L. L.' Fa n??v.?i residing Eidgr 7"i .lonor.i - - 11.-.,. : i o D ;.i:_ ? '.iiu i, i ' i ,-?j t , -wu'*j i luaium ? . ? t -.j won.rs. iarion, pr. A. J. Jenkins, Pr< , r Ekler, 40 donorr.. -J. Dr. M. F. Robinsoi , ' .' ?! .?' "0 donor;:. , r, I) i'ioma '?i?rr?? -?. t J ilon .rs ![ ^nia, Pr. B. C. Cu: I . ngiiam, Presiding Elder, 100 dt ors. [ Newberry, _Pr. T. H. Addisoi . Presiding Eider, 50 donors V^i [ Spartanburg, Dr. I. O. Sin | mons, Presiding Elder, 50 donori Lancaster, Dr. 0. C. Dunhan 'residing Elder, 35 .donors. Edisto Area, Dr. R. I. Lemoi l Presiding Elder, 75 donors. "Do-It-Your self", ! Scholars Paint Lii Futuramic Renov The spirit of self-help was dra matized at Allen University. Th faculty and students put on thei work clothes and painted the mar I t o rii ? mutu xcaum^ i uuui in u. kj. r iij;jj | cr Library. In a sense this Worl , Be opened the Founder's Day eel , brations for 1$55. When- the lib rary committee went to Presiden r Samuel R. Higgins to ask for som improvements on the library, h said he would like to see them don by Founder's Day. From the high ceilings, Whyr! were painted in white, through th light green side walls, the wor was (toll5 "by voluntoerjf**JV!an~ hands were needed. Girls wt.rke as well as boys. To see the wa; ' they were dressed, an 1 the v'\ they pitched into the job, w t could tell whether the person > . the end of the paint brush wa ; President, Ph.D., Master, or under i graduate. f If you had been present at 7:Q a.m. when the first workers arri i ved, until the last big shout, whei i the job was done, you would hav been caught up by vibrant stimula ! tion which seemed to be in the air You could not help thinking abou the leadership which-has been fur ' nished by Bishop Frank Madisoi ? ? i A . *1 A , utiu. i ui liiuic Limn Leu ycai i Bishop Reid haR preached self-rea . pect, hard work, and ? honea i achievement. Nothing h&3 Been to good for the students at Allen. N 1 task has been too hard. Now thos years of struggle and sacrific bear, eloquent fruit on the campu i in the year of Allen's FtJTURA , MA. 11 These people were inspired. The; | were working because they want? !' to see the job done. They had con I . fidence enough to start on it. The ; had determination enough to sta i on it. They had pride and they go !, to their objective. In all of thi ; they could have been saying, "W . follow the Bishop of the 7th Epis copal Distriot." Alumni, who ha] MOLINA, SATURDAY, FEBRUA Celebration Of 1 Given Great I nic Clubs y. Presiding Elder, Oft donors. is Beaufort, Dr. J. TV Jennings, Prei> ddir.g Klder, 35 donors, y ' Greenville, Dr. T. E. Robinson: Jt PYesidinj* Elder,- 35 donors, y Greenwood, Dr. W. S. Mims, tf Presiding Elder. 25 donors L_ )* Abbevilo, Dr. C.G. Glover, Pre- ni iding Elder, 25 donors. )s Orangeburg, Dr. K. A. Parker, i- ^residing Elder, .'55 donors, ie Manning. Dr. \V. R. Bowman, | re Presiding Elder, 35 donors, a: . Waleree. Dr. W. J. Robinson, 'residing Elder, 20 donors. Among those who .have ma?|p i- Attn: amlc contributions during' 1 ?d the month of .January will be no- | n- ted the. names of Mrs. Judith 1 yf Franklin of T.aurens $100, Miss ic Andrena Rutherford and Mother in ^10;). Mrs. Flora I">. Hurst comn, . leted her $25.00 pledged gift, r- Dr.. D. H. Stanton of Atlanta, n ? ? ? - g Georgia completed a $50 pledged *s gift, Prof. Bennie Gary of Dar- J" Lo lington gave $100.00. at Funds raised in this $100,000 )0 -drive will be used, to renovato ^ 13 two-.historic dormitories and the c er hiding of a new Joseph Henry v re" -yiriii:::ium .and Health Center ^ Allen University. '* flow of Futunaniie con- ? a- a ToT Have been made during "[ re :?-r part of January. jf L -d v anniversary wil. with tTre convocr. i- . ,:i 11 Tuesday morning! ^ , w??Carey?AJ? ig uuville, Florida. J .u. tue. anniversary | 3-1 ' ... .:o.? iiniiOi.nced by Bishop, ' ?.. 1 . . jident S. R. liiggins j * a, . .... veiling of Scrolls, ' ' ,'v ? > . N-l w .pi'O* v . i i. l*" ?'J ciCU.i-jt Ciibl| >-1 o.vvii'mg -of Scroll- ? of * I ,V-..Sunday morning with a, . to.y addic. s by jiri out? I standing u'upuius,' Pageant, ren- j i- dorc(l by a cast of one hundred 1 _ s.' under the direction of Dr. Hen- j[ i, I derson Davis on Monday night : representing the "Scroll of Citi-i i,|zenship and Patriotic Loyalty." j b Joseph D. McGhee, Reporter F iy f At Allen Univ. ?-4 brary.f^ ? ation Begins i P - pened to be passing by the campus, d e pitched in with a willing hand. Dr. tl r Edward Hoffman has had an idea h n of a Work Bee on the campus ever o - since he returned with two Allen k Students from a week-end work b e project last Thanksgiving. While is - representing a diffei-ent communi- h: t ty background he linked with the p; e ready self-reliance of African Meth tl e odism as represented by Dr. Hen- al e derson Davis. f( Dr. Forrst O. Wiggins was chos- hi h "n hs work chairman. Dr, J. G.. ti e 'Hideout; Hev. W. E. Crumlin; Prof g k D. A. Williams, and Dr. A S Powe y w '-e add.tional menTberss of the d library committee. Prof. Toney p y Swinton represented the "good ol' 2, y Allen University Spirit'* from the 01 e early planning stage until the fin- ri n al gust of paint was sprayed Sat- 3, s urdy night. He ran the spraying U - machine on the scaffold nauch of 4 the time. Esau Young III doubled ci 0 jvith Prof. Swinton on the spray. __o. i- gun. Ernest Middlcton aided them. c< n Pro/. William Wheeler kept busy 5 e with the spray crew from the ti ground. Prof. Charles Minor came ir '. early and stayed late, exerting 6 t himself all the while. Prof George ri n their stint on one of the scaffolds, ti s as did Rev. L. E. Crumlin. t a i- ' Dean A. D. Greene was shoulder o t to shoulder with President Samuel t( o R. Higgins on this job as on every 8 o one. Dean R. S. Turner, Asst. to a ft tiHo PrPaiHpnt or_ 0 e rangements for materials and n s equipment giving a ready hand c - through most of the day. Rev. H. n W. Bell waeen set aside for the Mid-Winter tally. For the eleven o'clock serices, which is the Annual MidYinter Rally, the Reverend W. S. Smith of G?.ffney will he the speak x. Rev. Smith is Moderator of the rhickety Mountain Missionary Bap ist Association: he pastors the ?ethlehertfr>md the Jerusalem Bap ist ChurchesTRe^ Smith graduaed from Friendship College and Fohrrson ~Cr Snrittr iTrrivrrsityr^fe : las long been a loyal worker for i'd'- ge and Christian Edu, o To?tliniax this occasion, at seven irty in the evening, a.$25 Plate Endowment Dinner is being had. ] 'his dinner is given to J>oost the -T'"ge Endowment Fund. Snmpscp will speak . Bon uet. 5Fir1 fTOpt;rey~[i inii-cKkces Civil i> i%nts Bills ; Washington?(AN'P)- Sen. Hu- 1 ert H. Humphery (D., Minn.) a- r lealed.to the Senate last week to : nit "an end to discrimination a- J ainst our Americans because of c heir race, Religion, color' or natjnal orgin," in a renewed fight \ or an improved legislative fight -) ram on human rights. " > To get her with a group of col- t ?agues, Sen. Humphery introdu- ' 1 ed in the Senate a "package pro- e ram" of 11 civil rights bills and :i eelared enactment of any part of ( lie package at this session would J e striking a blow for freedom all s ver the world. Calling attention to "conflict and I itterness" over civil rights leg-1 ? ilation in the past, he said he and a is colleagues were presenting the-:?r roposals again?"with a prayer Ha lat the 84th congress will cr.yst-1 g lize and symbolize instead of' ~ ?eling of good will and brother- j [l jod and consensus in consideva- j on of this vital legislative pro- | ram." j 1 The series of bills included: 1. A bill to establish equal op- j ortunity in employment. | , . Establishment of a Commission f n Civil Rights in the Executive r inch of the Government. T , Protection of persons within the ( nited States against lynching. ( , Outlawing of the poll tax as a (] andition of voting in any primary a r_other election for national offers. . Provision for relief against cer- 0 ain forms of discrimination in $ iterstate transportation. ,, . Strenthening existing civil ights status. 5 s . Protoction of the light to poll- ! ical participation and niaking it crime to 1 jrttimidate or coerce or j trerwise interfere wiilL-a. right j a vote. | ^-Creation -of--a joint congression1 committee on civil rights. ^ . Keorganization of the department of justice by establishing a ivil rights division in the depart- r lent under an assistant attorney > eneral. 0. Strengthening of current laws ]V 'ith regard to peenage, convict, ibor, slavery and involuntary seritude. I 1. An omnibus civil rights bill to F trengthen existing civil rights F tatutes. ?^ -1?9 Approximately 18 Senators seT- F ;d as co-sponsors with Sen. Ijum- F hrey on the various bills^??^ ' j F / r _ - .. r s ? Mrs. Edith S. Samp Endowment Banqi ^ "'U sH I .\ niiUcd 'o ; raetiee law in Illr=" i'M-" in- t!'^T an 1 serVed as 1:isolation Officer and tlu-n .as As sisan; Kef. ru- of tlie Juvenile Court rf Cook < f-nlr, I'tHnoIs. lit-r . i lias neon mainly in the ! if TTi rrnn law ami donestic c lation?.. In 11*34 she was ull.iii t.-il i,. i.i unti.i..- l.^f.11'.. lli" 1' lited States Supreme C?n^t7?S -rvoJ in 10.'O as Alternate USited States' Representative to the Fifth Session of the General AsiomWy of the United Nations. In 1952 was again the recipient f the United Nations. In the early part < f lf'a'l she vas a.guest Iecfur.r of the Dewirtment of State in Germany and Austria. In 1951 and 19."2 she leeured extensively in the Scnndilavian countries and many Kuropan cities, .as well as si rvinp as in observer for the National 'ouncil of Nepro Women to the sixth Session of the General A semhlv :n Paris. She was bom in I itl-hurph, 'cnnsylvnnh. Tmol s=r 1 i<--1 al (ti.e Cow York Sehr.nl of Social Work nd lye School "of Social Service Mministraiion of the University f^Chieapo.'- AN hiio actively eiTapeijj 1:1 social work, in Chicago, Morris College En< Campaign Now In Plans have been form dated for 1 * $25 Plate Kr.dowmenl Pinner or the MorrU?Cullcpre?Endouu-i nent Fund. The dinner is schoulcd . for Fehrtary IS, 1 Mo"). The "ampaitrn is conducted'it"n" a 'onnty Easts. Earn County is inter the dir^ctihn?of. a Chairman nd or Co-ChaivmaK and Conned teenmrh?Each Committee is?uu*-. aped in cent rat tinp persons aitii rpanizatioRs to spEscriho to a 25 l'late Igniter. Each ticket adnits the "holder and his pucst. Tlie followinp is a 1 i--t of perons who have Keen ashed to. work: A El.EN D ALE CO.CNTY lev. Itrooks Scott. Chairman lev. Rnfus Daniels. son Morris College let Speaker | ?| \ :'v-: _* ^ 1 ^ !' 'ie attended night school nt the John Marshall Law School where j sire obtained her. law degree. She v g^is the only woman ever to receive < a Master of Law .Degree in "the 1 Graduate School of Loyola I'niver- ffij -ity. In l'.ioJ John Marshall Lawfrjjyfc School of Chicago conferred od heijjfl^. , Che- Honorarw Detrree of Tlni r/w < '> >* -V a member of the WorM?DY7nL^ I!till of the Air (a radio "*JlSiy .developed from Anierica'??4^B % Meeting of the Mr) panel olC^hAf ers of citizen organizations,^ Sampson visited more than twerit^raVt countries in l'J-i'J, participating1 in the open debate on current political questions, with leading citizens ' in oitli country visited. She is Chairman .of the Commit tec,on international Relations of tc National Council of Negro Women. and was formerly Chairman of the Executive Committee of that organization. She is a member of the Executive Board of the United Nations Association of -Chicago, She is ^ilso a member of the National Bar Association, the Chicago ?Bar Association, the Women's Bar Association of Illinois, the League of Women Voters and a life member of the National Association of Women lawyers. Member of the Executive Commit tee U S Commission on UNESCO. ^ iowment r?n c...:? i uii owing t Row Harrison Rev. Haiinond t-Mrs> 1 lolly ? * AXPHRf-OX GOUXTY ; Row T.. I!. Host, Chairman Ki v. .1. \\ . Tiiomer, Chairman 'is. Paulino Thompson HTvrT. R. Russell . ?Mi'. C. L. Davis? Re.. .1. Kr Drown Rt-v.%0. S. Scott Kov/n. 1'. Walker Mr. X. K. Mattison Mr. Ilosccc Untier Mr. I red Jackson ~~TTTsT l.ouiso Clark ?ir. P.. S. Hollitifis Rev. I.. K. . Sit ton WwU. W. Zimmerman 1 V. -T. P UW.Uo Her. J-. R. Klli? BAMBERC COUNTY < Rev. S. I>. Rk-kenbakervjChr. -T^=v T XV-: ?r^-1 :i>an ' Tv. Charles McMillan , 1?"V. .T. S. Wright ~ Mrs. C. A Zoipler Rev, C. D. DMv'iry Mr. L. L Butler " 1 . i _ . ... BARNWELL COUNTY ' Rev. A ar