The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?, July 02, 1955, Image 1
VOL. XXX.?NO. 2f>.
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Woman's Baptist 1!
Educational Conv
Session In Florenc
June 22?The Trinity Haptist
Church, the He v. J. J. Abney, pastor
and Mrs. Laura M. (.leant
Truesdale, _ local president entertained
the State Convention June
? o<> ?a i
* . _ ill biivii / \ n 11 u it i \ uiivvuuvii,
Rev. Aliney" TiTwl hit* c^ngiw>gKi
tion were well organized and aide
to meet the^ehallen.'-e in an oflicient
mar.n-r.
' The church is )?.?. large, spa:
eious and most comfortable. C r
tainly it is one any pastor \voul<
enjoy..-to. the fullest-and ->?w - -the
membership takes jrridein pos
sessing. ' " 3 .
Promptly at 12:30 p. m. Presi
??-dent- M.- K. -Httwai'd and 'her- otbcial
stafl met for the Board meet
ing in the beautifully. appointe<
auditorium of Trinity church.
The delegation was large am
came from ^various sections of tin
State. The church was crowded
with- the large delegation a n (
friends from the various churohei
of the city.
Mrs. It. K.' Ashury, Mrs. D. S
Sample and Mrs. J. (!? Ezelh
were in charge of the devotions
Mrs. Bessie Sullivan a!jd Mrs. A
D. Staggs were in charge of tin
musics? *,?
Wednesday Evening Session
The evening session was made
up with a program of Welcome
-with Mrs. J. J. Ahney presiding
Mrs. Stevenson, Prof. Anderson
Rev. Curry unci Mrs. Laura M
Grant representor the City, thi
Churches, Schools and the entertaining
church.
Building a Spirit of Fellowship
Throughout thchTOLssionar-y Societies,
the theme was helpfully discussed
"by the delegation, Rev. J
S. Maddox and the opening sermor
and the Rev". J. G. Odoni in the
closing sermon. The theme song
"Leaning on the EJverlasting
Arms" rang out from the great
?=?:?delegation, inspiring each and evbryone
to live cloeaa to the Master.
President Mabel K. Howard held
her audience spell bound?in hot
annual message. She reviewed
briefly the work of the Women
in the building of- the Mable K
Howard Home Ee. Building. How
the task was completed in ti
short period of time thru work
and cooperation.
She further stated that Morris
College "Must He Endowed." If
s men didn't do it the women
V 'vrAild see that the Endowment
was" raised.
Dr. Howard admonished the wo
men to rid themselves of "Hate"
and Jealousy. Said s-Vie a rattle.
snake, is cornered, will become so
angry it will bite itself. That is
Attempted Assass
President Misfires
i
By REGINALD TOWNSEND
Liberian Press Secretary
MONROVIA, Liberia (Cable to
ASSOCIATED .NEGRO PRESS)A
daring attempt to assassinate
President William V.. S. Tubman
of Liberia was made be re last
week.
Four shots were fired at the
president by Paul Dunbar, the
would-be killer, immediately after
the close of a formal sessior
of the,,, Liberian legislature. The
legislators'had just declared Tub
..man and William R. Tolbert, presl
dent and vice-president elect,-respectively,
to succeed themselves,
as-'the official result of the elections
hehi~last May.
. President Tubman was unhurt
but three people were struct by
bullets, including two o f the
president's bodyguards.
=?= As the shots rang out. the assembly
was thrown into confusion.
President Tubman and youthVioo_Pi?nei/l?inf
Trvllmnf rnmnin
ed calm however, and in good spirits
as a stropg guard was thrown
around t.hem.
d Dunbar was overpowered and
pl?Md'Under arrest. He is a politieal'harWei-on,
associated with
Ind^endent True Whig P?i*?
ty.^the opposition group to the
Trfcty Vbig party which Tubman
head*. r'vd other persons, beT
liev^drit) Jiave been associated
with' Dunbar and who are member*
same- political group,
were twied and placed in jail.
DunbaAteportedly had been selected
^Athe trigger man.
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and
ention Held 67th
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exactly what the harboring o f
hate, jealousy and resentment against
others is?aT hitinK of bne elf.
We think we are harming
outers in noicung inese spues aim
1 | hates, but the deeper harm is to
! niirself. Jesus saujj. "Thou Sshalt
] love - thy neighbor" as thyself."
s Only us an individual, a compiuni
ty, or a nation-ttrrn to (!od can it
hope to be .an influence for peace
in the world. Our Convention
; "r'd she, needs Christian Women
i humble sprit and devout faith
?- oca f-<-Civ-wisdrnw-and-tm"
-j ferstandlng' that only Clod-.can
, */:ve. ;
''re.. Alice Hutler, Hartsville,
? ; ::s in charge'trf Hhe Morrisfbrt-'
b e Endowment Rally. An amount
I r .'' !i 100.01 was raised to be addJ
! '/ t' e present money already
1 j in the hands of the College.
2 - Th" Juiudrs under the supervisF"Ion
of Mis. J. PU-Jteeder and Mrs.
1 N\ A. Robinson presented a very
5 inique program.
The Junior Missionary Society
.* cup for raising the largest amount
. ->f money.
Mrs. H. P. Sharper and a group
i uf_yiiuiig?people gave & playlet:
'Tithing."
1 Mrs. J. A. Rncoats and Mrs. E.
; (). Abney had charge of the Inter?
racial Period. Mrs.
Ethel Wilson, Mrs. Alethia
, Lewis, Mrs. Meta Johnson and C.
. K. Watkins pave instructions in
Leadership. : ~~ ~
Presidents from the various coir
-j lepbs represented their schools?
) Benedict, Morris, Friendship and
Mather.
j Mr.. I. S. Leevy and" Mrs. A. W?
. j Sinikins were present and m a d e
i very timely remarks to jLuj^Cons
' vention.
,; Mr, Leevy represented the- Lin:
j coin clubs and Mrs. Sinikins the
. ! NAACP.
H Reports were made by the Secj
rotary. Treasurer, Corresponding
i Secretary, District Missionaries
I and the heads of other proups.
Fiida.v aflomuuil at thg"cl"osl'np""
I Session a Memorial Service was
i held and Mrs. Inez Bush pave the
. address. Thus the Convention
came to a close with one of the
l greatest anil largest .-it t eiidi'iiwu in
: its history.
t The li?5<; Session will be held in
i , Columbia with First Calvary Bap-.
! j tist Church and the Rev. Maxie
j Gordon, Minister,
i The amount of money raised
was $11,400.04 for the Endowment.
The delegates brought from t h e
'i various. Missionary SocSctipg"
J $0,100.22, a total from both sourijees,
$15,000.20.
il Mrs. Albertha 11. Simons, Rpt.
ination of Liberian
| Sought as the mastermind In*?
j hind the plot was Col. David
I Coleman, a leader in the opposi
tion party which, fought Tulanan
bitterly during the recent election.
i (Former President _ Barclay was j
i the opposition candidate. The cam i
: paign grew so nasty that Presi
| dent Tubman had to suppress the
j! newspaper-organ of the Indepen!
dent party). ^
' Coleman has not been found,
i j He and his entire family appear
| to have disappeared, apparently
. 1 having fled either into the" hinter[J
lafld. or across the boiler to a
! neighboring country.
, ! Coleman has been " political
foe of President Tuhiv. for
many years. When Tubman , was
first elected back in 11)43, Coleman
was campaign manager for
> the opposing candidate, JimmyCooper,
then the richest .man in
I Liberia. After C66pcr lost, Cdlcman
circulated rumors in the linked
States and other countries
j to the effect that Tubman had
I been elected fraudulently.
| Liberia is a peaceful country.
Its people^ are unaccustomed to
violence. The uttempt on the life
of the president has stirred the
entire nation. Stern security mea-~a
sures are beinc rilit. into form.
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(1) Rev. \V. M. Watson of CJn
!?aj).tist Church is >?Pen above hr\-i
Divinity conferred on him, by Pre
i l:i i din .-iml K'. v Sli:n ],? r Iiink- i.i
( ) Rev. l.eonard* (I. Carr, i'i
! i!ar< ala-uivate Sermon. I>r, Carr i
I'or))(iration of Ainorira Inc.
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{ u I r rum u i i i<> iviv. m , .\n ifi;
of North Carolina State College,
Rev. \V. M. Walron. (ireoin illc. S.
1). ('. ami President >. It.' Ut 'iln-n.
(4 I President Reuben shown ox
i to I !i. I'M.lei', t In* ('oiiiimjiw^iiiciit S
Marion, Jasper Co
Palmetto State Vo
Darlington, S. ('. The State
Staff of the PSVA in a special reTease
to TTie Palmetto Leader announced
recently that both Marion
arid Jasper counties have elected
to join the rapidly growing nuriiher
of counties of the stale which
are affiliating their precinct organized
county organization with
the PSVA.
At' a recent impressive ceremony
witnessed by a packed audience in
kRothel AMI'] church in Marion, S.
C, an official charter was awarded
t</' Air. CP P. Kelley county chairman
of Marion county. Principal
speaker for the occasion was At-]
lorney Elliott IX Turnage of Florence
and Darlington who is also
executive secretary of the PSVA. ]
Mr. W. J. Hunter state chairman i
also addressed the audience brief- j
ly. The charter was /?warded hy
Mr.T.ercjy Huff State Keeper o f
Records and Seals and also chair- ,
man of the Florence.County orgte?
nization.
t i
Attorney Turnagc spoke on the
subject, "The Road To Freedom."
During the course of his address |
the speaker outlined some cnem.-J
rosars- welt Hff' ScmicT friends to he
encountered on the* "Road to
Freedom. "While there are some
courageous preachers who arc not
"afraid to speak out frankly in the
interest of Freedom, our progress
in that direction would he greatly
helped if a larger number of our
ministers wetiH rrs a rlass be rrtnTTT4
willing to identify therftselves
with our fight for freedom" saiil,
the speaker. Our greatest friend
during recent years has been the
NAACP whioh has won the beachheads
of Freedom for us and we
Balmci
ITMBlArSOUTH CAROLINA, SA'l
uth Carolina Prepare
aign For Morris Colli
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jdf^fljSiiiL ?:^l
wife
HMp|M - ^l/fey jj^MH? i
cenville, -S. C., Pastor of Tabernacle
nur the Honorary Degree Doctor of at "
sident O. R. Reuben. .while- .Dean Alod
will
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liladi 1 |ihia, Donn., ' delivering the : Rev
'.I'l'-asiiriM of t.be National Ruptisl i Rev
~fe
Key.
; Dean Hardin, Dr. Klder, I'rc'sidi-nt | Rev,
Durham Commencement Speaker; Rev,
<Rev. II. S. Johnson, Washington, Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
pro-Dug gratitude and up]-" .Rev,
pealcer. Rev.
unties Join Nj
ters T r
M \
vj>we-4t-motr -undyrrr~- crntit tide and j
support; lull wo cannot forever ons BY
lhr_lsyoh|ie:ids of ! 'n-oiiom lU'ith- Atlll
i or can wo sit down and expect our was
'champion the NAACL' to fiaht peni
each everyday' battle for Freedom onv
for us as wo march down the ii.at
! "K(>A I i. TO FRKKDOM" contin- od t
uoil t.'to spoi,il<*,rja,'or its 'is driven ate
the task of building the J'almotto
I State Voters Association into a . >?
statewide, precinct to precinct or- .i.e
trani'/od .power of political action, his
'effective ih all city, com.ty a n b by 1
state affairs to which' wo can turn , 1?. i*
as a friend of the people as they of t
battle for greater protection a tttI ors,
participation from and in the pro- 1'r
cesses of our State - government" j whic
said Attorney Turnajre. }' J2-pj
Mr. Hunter emphasized the need the i
for sustained effort in those coun trail i:
ti's where the /N'ejrr'o potential "H
vote outnumbers t.'u? white or i "Am
where it is potentially the balance , parti
of power. Mr. Hunter added that | all
funds <f: i1?I till';' raised fo secure worh
literature and pamphlets for (lis- eautp
trihution which will explain the beinj
aim and objects of the State As- j Th
socintion. tin S<
Huff in awarding the char-1
tor told the ofliecrs of the Marion '
Count V iri-onn to / ti o,m.. !. ?U.. - 1- Sollt.
^ t. A-.iv . .11 lllf VTIIiir- I
I '!* and prove true'to the responsi- *
hilitios placed upon llieni as of?i- "C
vers. ' was
Rev. Mr. Stewart pastor of the Klux
church, welcomed the Meeting
to his church and said that any.
~Xegro Minister today who is-not j10 R1
willing to open his church to the "A
everyday progress rrf the", people CoUfl
is not worth his weight in sglt. Soutl
As this goes to press State offi- their
cers and various county delega- inevi
Continued on page 8 eon
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riTRDAY. JULY 2, 1955
! to Enter the Fi
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At our State Sunday School
Uorris College, Sumter, S. C.
lerators ami the Executive fit
launch officially this final e
e.
Already the following men h
. II. H. Unrein
. \V. .1. Burgess
. (h R. Reuben
, II. W. Stalling*
. II. I?. Sharper
, L. C. Jenkins
M. A. Zimmerman
J. S. Hall, Jr.
W. A. Johnson, Jr.
Johnson, Sr.
A. ('. Jones
J. 1'. Reedcr
\ACP Dedicate;
) Walter White
SAM l'EL l\ PERRY JR.
title City, N. A N 1'- -i
highly fitting that. on the o
ng night of the 40th annua
enlii/ii of the N. A. A. C .1'
K .session should be^dedicat
,o the memory of the valiiitil
Wrrfter While, ' who passed :i
three months ago.
might have been expected
late White was extelled by
successor, Iioy Wilkins, and
WA.A.C.P. President Arthui
Spingarn, and the chairman
he national hoard of DirectDf,
Chaining: II. Tobias.
obably the* last report in
h White participated was. a
ige booklet which reported
activities of the powerful 01f.ation
during 11(54.
hiring 11(51." it was asserted
erica turned the corner from
al towards full freedom for
citizens. The pressure of
I opinion was lessoned l>ei
America's household was
C cleansed."
e report al*o indicated that
epteniber, l!?f?4, school desegLiou
was voluntarily (put into
t in communities in six
hern states and the District
olunihiaf
'n the otlifer hand, the point
stressed, *'*ii form of nee-Ku
ism Was organized in parts
the South to halt Negro
,s , progress through economr
essures.
dthough the White Citizens
icils of Mississippi and other
hern states have announced
opposition to violence, the
table effect of their action
and possiblv will be vioi
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Leabei
nal Phase of Their!
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and 15. T. U. ^Convention which meets
, July 12-15. Pastors, Association
ai d of the Baptist .State Convention
l'fort to complete the Endowment
avo pledge $5.00.00 each.
IJiev. J. W. Rhodes
Rev. \V. L. .Wilson
-1 lU'V. (i. A. Sellers
' Rev. II. W. Stevyart
| Rev. A. \V. Vincent
i Rev. W. M. Watson
| Rev. L. W. Williams
Rev. J. C. Wright
j Rev. (i. (Joints Daniels ,
| Rev. II. K. Hardin
j Rev. Paul Myers
j Rev. .1. P. Neul _
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> Session
lenci-V
) On tile positive side, the ret
port emphasized the fact in 11)54
- the XAACH invalidated Jim Crow
1 practices in public housing pro.
jects in San Francisco, Camden,
-I (N.J*.) as well as in Detroit and
j 1 lamlranich, IVlfcir
I .
i j It is to be noted that the organization
challenged the practice
,' of segregation in F H A-insured
[housing in Shreveport, La., and
I j in private housing* in Sacramento
' Calif., as well as the right of a
i Federal .agency t o contribute
funds to word contsruction of a j
- Continued 011 page 8 , ?
Grand Tent
Sessions End
The 82nd Annual Session of the 1
" Gland United Order of Tents o f
{ the J. K. Giddings and Jollifee
Union Southern District N. 4
i which was held at Bethlehem Bap
| tist Church, Rev. Ham Pastor.
Timmonsville, S. C? June 13-15, _
indusive, closed i n a spirit of
unity and goodwill. It has been a
year of great achievement in demonstration
of team work among
the members of the Sisterhood
Pre-convention activities 1 were
as follows: (1) Meeting of t h e
Scholarship Fund Committiee
who elected Mtr. Dtlnmire of
Georgetown, Chairman, (2) The
office was vacant because of the
death, Mis. I,. A. Cain of Darlington
(2) Meeting of the Executive
Board and (3) the"conferring o f
several degrees on 98 candidates.
Continued on page 8
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VICTORY SAVIN(
MOVES TO NEW I
Indebtedness To I)
Paid In Full
it
The Victory Savings Hank, established
here almost forty years a
ijro, will offer enlarged, services b
n more commodious quarters nt p
J1U'Washington .Street, Columhia, h
loeinninjr July fi, it has, heen an- i C
flounced hy l>r. II. 1). Monteith, j.t
orerident of the institution since <1
1919. The* TmVik, out* of only four- (
tern owru'ij and operated by Ne- I
groe's in the entire Nation, will be ;
housed in u modern lire proof
structure, with banking quarters '
outfitted with, thoroughly modern i
l>a irking -eq tiitrmcrrt rrrt-^vrnr^Kairtr: :~~r
Montoith, who has worked untiringly
as president, to promote a >
progressive future for tlfti 'bank, ' 1
assuring a status of dignity u rr d '
financial solidarity second t o ' t
hone among American banking in- . f
stitutions, also announced that the *1
final two and one-half percent of .1
of the 10 percent write-off of
deposits as of May 31, 1952 w a s <
paid to depositors on June 2)3, j
1955. This means t^hat the institu- j t
tion. has repaid depositors every , t
eentTofm_$ttr,00U.00~ Toss sustained v
just three. years ago. : * a
In addition to repaying this
loss in full to depositors, Monteith
said, the capital stock, surplus,
and profits of the institution
have been increased approximately
$55,000.00. Also during this*
period the deposits have become 1 *
insured by the Federal Deposit | i
Insurance Corporation to the limit j '
of $10,000.00 on each deposit as is '
true in all other insured hanks. '
The bank also has on deposit public
money from the State of South
Carolina, Richland County, and
the City of Columbia.
The following statement issued
.by Rank President Monteith this
week expresses' for himself and'
rotiier ollicials of the bank ap!
preciation to all who helped i n j
[the successful re-organization o f
the institution - , . . . ,
f "DEEPLY GRATEFUL" i
?"You will find in your?state-'1
ment for this month a two and one- I i
half per cent 'dividend' Avhich re- ' |
presents the balance in full of the i
ten per cent deduction on your de- I
posit which you were kind enough
to foregQ. on May 31, 1952, s o 1
that the Victory Savings Rank f
could "he reorganized and continue I t
First Calvary's Pas
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Mrs. Ethel M. Gordon, the wife of
of First Calvary Baptist Church, Co
eel from Temple University, Phile.
quirements for a Masters degree in
Mrs. Gordon (formerly Miss Ethe!
and Mrs. Robert McAdams, Sr/, of /
Benedict College.
After seven years as a public sg]i<
served as assistant Librarian, and I
College for the past several years. S
for the 1954-1955 schoool year.
The Gordons have two sons, Maxi
Asbury Gordon.
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. PRICE: TEN CENTS
IS BANK
iOME
eppsitors
i lu'isiness.
"The Hoard of Directors, man*
Foment and personel of this ,
a ilk. deeply prratffiil to it* do-? *?
ittsitorsj to the officials of t h e
auks' of the city, and to the South
Carolina Board of Bank Conrol
for the help and kind consi
Imtfton shown in the continuance-?
if this hank. It is seldom that a
iank caught in a catastrophe as
V.V.. _
.ilr lm-iH'nnfe 11?<t- adequate smrly
?ond protection, is aide to pay
ts depositors losses in full as we
ire now domgi :"
"Your continuing confidence
nude this possible and we earnesty
solicit your - continued pat- . '
onage, support and good will for
he future in order that we can
jive this commur\ity the type o f
tanking institution the Victory
Sank should be.
" "For all this we are and will
ver be deeply grateful.
"Please note the change of loea;ion
of the bank to 919 Washing011
street as of July 5, 1955,
vhere we can serve you mora
rteqhately:"
VI TORY SAVINGS BANK
H. D. Monteith, President.?n.
Directors of the hank are: E. A.
\dams, chairman of the board, F.
Jenkins, secretary: J. P. Rend? ?
r, vice-president' of the bank; "R. *
rl. Paul, G. H. Hampton, D, R.
stAvtc iom<.D TV-'t ' "
xj. j~*tui^icy, r.. ili.
Riley and H. D. Monteith.
BLIND CHURCHMAN IS
FATHER OF THE YEAR
BROOKLYN?ANP- -The fa
ther of seven children, all active
church-workers was honored as
"The Father of The Year" last
week at Concord Bapt. Church.
He is Harry Stephen Sr., a former
trustee of the cfr'irflh. whn
?avO up his post becadse of failing
eyesight. Though now completely
blimj _he attends church
:egularly and is an?active mem.- ?"
per of the Brothei hood.
The Rev. Gardner C. Taylor de
ivered the sermon on the program,
which was sponsored by
he Deacon Board.
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Reverend Maxie S. Gordon pastor
lumbia, S. C. has recently returnPa.
where she completed the reEducation.
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I Mae McAdapis) (hiughter of llr.
Vntreville, S. C., is a graduate of ~
ool teacher, Mrs.?Gordon 'liss"""
lookstore Manager at Benedict
he was granted a leave of absence
ie S. Gordon, Jr. and Thomat
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