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SOTA: In the-above picture,-read-1 ii
. ing from left-To right, are.Mrs.jii
Willie Cord Heiinessee,- president, l
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DILLION NEWS
Dillon, S. C.?Those interested in |1
the Extension School at The Dillon
htgTTschool will ];e&ister on the af-|t,
a. ?- ternoon of Feb. 10. Other informa-'^
?^ tion tuhe-^mmmneerHatcr; 1?
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Mr. and 'Mrs. ?dulard Ware recently
attended the funeral services o
? . of* Mr. Ware's brother Mr.. Doger. \>
Williams of Clio, S. C. Mr. Ware! n
-resides at Trenton, N. J, Henry ^
Buddie Ware is taking a special
f1"' ??" Vwm'pj- ^
x tal in 'Charleston, S. ?His wifep
Mrs. Gracie Ware-is at-home.
> Martin.- aged genlleinan|p
of The Minturn Community, recent- j*
Jy committed cuicide at his resi-; y
dence hnd was funerajized at "New
Zion Church. The flev. A. C.'Bain|t)
'delivered the'eulogy."" " 'C
Jerry. Antney, formerly of1'this ^
. city, passed away.'in Washington, j
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INDIANOLA, MISS. ? This I
liut thriving town in Ihft, 9
'dwindling southern c u m m o n- |
wealths not employing Negro po- g
II heec off jeer a. i 77.77... tjB
> A reporter?traveling through ; X
j here last week found, a fully uni
formed police officer, who had j H
r. been a * full-fledged member of |
| Dee. 15711)48! ? smeu j
I The officer, Nutthamel -Jack, is j |
Equipped 1 \vith a regulation l'fl-! 9
" I volver, handcuffs, a night stick Eg
I" and other accessories. He pa- , 9
'" | trols the C-hureh stjeet area, irr |H
0 . the heart of the colored section. 'RJ
Thirty-nine years "t age| offi- 11
f cur .lack is an impressive- man of - -.--fcj
six -feet, three inches hi" he.iffhttf"-|^
and. weighing pounds. He whs
brought here at the age of -four
^ from Kemper County in northeastern
Mississippi.
Citizens Proud
it Negroes* themselves a?e openly
(i proud of Jack's dutio* Within n
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>'uig, Philadelphia beauty special
sts, and Mr. Henry Sparks.,'stand
^K. at a banquet at Nicolett he
el, Minneapolis, last week. Th
anally investigate a new hui
>roce^s, "Lustrasilk."
b and was buried'here Sunday
erry was formerly^ employed b
he Theatre Company he re.
(ieorge \\ illiams, good-nature
mployeeof Belk's Departnieti
'tore here, was .instantly' kille
riday afternoon while riding horn
n a bicycle ou Hie'Little Rock _hi?i
ray by-a truck.- V\ adc Kurd pram;
icnt farmer of Lake Vjew, i
assed away. Monday: funeral ai
angements? for both gemtleroe
-rre incomplete at Llie_ wi n ,ng ,
his article. . r
Rose Bud McCree, operator of
rominent cafe here. has terminate
er lease and moved to her forme
esidenCCk *~T *
The Dillon high school basketba
nnis had their perfect record mai
L-d Friday night when.the Ruwlaii
lgh i' ir!s defented t.hnni 1 T ; t li
)illon boys were more fortunate a
iey defeated the.Rowland boys d<
isively. . . '
Remaining on the sick list ai
1???. Jvlijui Alfurd, . jlli kj?stcttrp
due/ Mrs. James SiaJ<s.
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e month lu>-had made fifteen ar- &
re ts without difficulty and was <; ]
- cot 'i nir fullest j communit> assist- ypf.?.nco
From both races..
, * Iters
tndianola?decided to employ a (ij
*- colored officer after Xoirr es pe- .
1 here
n tit ioped city council oue fob -
f , . r\ 1111
>f lnwin.r an incident involving a
white otiicer and a colored-vouth ,
chin
a a few weeks a>ro. flayer I1.., H. jj t
<1 (handier war hitrh in nnt -c of~
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r Jack's appointment, lie agreed
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with M. 1 hikes, principal ot the H
hi^rh schorl here, that Jack's ap- ^
'-.ipointmeni has been a. boon tu law..
<1, enforcement, in the town* '
iR *Neoro police officers are heiny use.
- used in all of the southern states yeai
now. Alabama ?a n <i Louisiana A
e hoimr the sejc except ions. Many the r
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records datiny hack^ many years to\v
JONT STA^I FHER LINE 16 &US/.
AT RHONE J 5E TALKING TO SO
L PAY. ;p? 1^1 t/VONDPR what
'mps?? so,that3 K/oia mean, hi
>eenTALfClNG.TO /* his payc.hegi
46 to get yqu^for
hi nerve ^\ I/look, bunny
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RAY LADI.KS CAIM'KI) IN pi
LC1AL- JiU!t!S;.^-Llvvvn ?nu m-M'-i
??f a ri'CL'iit class for CJray
serving the Veterans Hospital ..
v.cif awarded their pins, caj?s
Red Th dss certilteafes Hue ojf-a ?
pine ceremony in Bethel AM
eh :n mid-January. In.
ndricth. Itethel s pastor Paste
ttjruratcd the serviee-relitVjjiJhit
lc Mis. I.. K..(_h:<>\ve, .chairman,
the (J ray I.ailies Services, >
'sided durinjr tin* rites.
VnYon^r otheT?.appearinp on .he
1 111 n 11 y - ril ie> and t< .vn- 1
I Ida iv. for more than fi', "
recent survey estimated t " 1
e were approximately. hi ,
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lis of, the South. , ;
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'j ram wpri;: .Mesdames l.ouvenin
rH-t-k; )>i'i?u[? vha^rmnTfr SaTtTT,~Nickay.
Ahua .Martin, Bessie Walkyr,
i uiuavs .lames and Bessie (' lark.
> Latter-Aieui.-;- Li ray I4U u es. ; I'r ed.-.. _
1 irk (irate. A!Ts7 S. V. Rhatiie an'4
I w; .?11"i 1 ?Ui.i.;?< !>,? i 1 man?++f.(
Rirlilaud l uunty Krd ( loss rhap
rr. who awn 1 dnrj- Hr>d (re""' rnrtitiuW
-W m. - H ?<-'r:t rnrt5 ki. rh iof of
pi-rial -fvvut^' f. r t he hosjV. ta 1.
swarded V.\ Voluntary (ertiftcaU's.
>r. 1 Irks*!*! irtli. rlu: "d the servicess
a i*-l? a .sj-Hartfl is. {dress under the
' "ServitV."
, i^'.iei"- <'?!' the eraduatiTiy el-ass
i esdames lies'-ie < lark. QueotV
'a., eis. I l';( Ih.-r Hook. M.-ssie
Moorman, Raul i at Reese. 1 .oumeA1
1 j Uilkert. -Adi'le Hawkins,
NYLON HOTEL
/ i) 18 SENATE STRET
COLl'MBIA. S. C.
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.Vleals Served at All Times
Mi-. Lula (Jo'mvMgr.
Mr 11. Willing, Asst. Mur.
Telephone 1-18">8
Tie s. u-.:;. Finest Fnr
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NYLON HOTEL
MIX SI N ATI) STKKT
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DILLLON'S
BUSINESS
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ROOMS & SOI r DRINKS
4 to HtKU?\ x n rt~rsnr -
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Kr> ! C!;:. ;,nd^:i Food
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X*"I'rtiY t1 I.HAMN(?
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AND PftSSINC; SERVICE"
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Moore's Hararfise Inn
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PRINKS SANDWICHES
PINNRS
Will.t Moore, l'rop
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Representative of the I,ighthmisp.
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I.annie Ketmerly and Olivia Smitl
ShoWn in the picture (above)'are
It t't?lo right, Front How: Mrs. BeS
sic Clark, Miss I.annie Kenncrlj
Mrs. Queen Oamels,'Miss Alice OH
!?crt. Miss Olivia Smith, Mrs. Lou
isi' Hi \ers. Second
row, left .to right: Mr:
Cora Stephens, Mrs, Bessie Moot
miinTTffsi Alma. Martin. Mrs. Be?
>ic Walker, .Mrs. Frances .Fame:
and. .Mr-. Louveniu Clark, ehairma
of tile Cray* Lady (iroup. *
Mrs. FauHriC?Keesc.. Miss A tie]
F'.twifn* and Mi". I'd la' Ho-e lino
v.ere ah.-ent when the.picture wa
made..
Other Cray Ladles receiving th
' : certjlp ate n,,t in t.h
ere includeMrvATYTTTc WtTiToi
on. Mr . 'Helen Orehei;, Mrs. llele
DiiBnrd, Mrs. Cat t ie Hudson, Mrs
1 iilian .Iet.er, llr.s. Myrtle Hutf an
Mrs. Thelma "MeNair.
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|~>.l yours of con (in in1
SKLLINC. policies fi
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Alabama and South
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Charleston IJ
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W.N. Kosborou
P.O. Box 1
I. S.W. Walker
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Unless South Carolina car
government to help-finance ti
1 educational facilities in t,ht-> *t;
neauache, Alfred T. Butler, e>
L: metto State-Teachers Asaociat
{unit of the Southern Regional
i. Tuesday. - -Basing
his - addrrsy on figures
{from the re|>orts of the State
: Superintendent of Education and ;
| th?y~ of a special survey, com-1
s 'pleted 'it few weeks, ago, Mr. But-j
i {_lgr cited various figures reveal-:
(ling great inequalities which sur-,.
1. prised the laymen..
.School Plants
Pointing out that there are
. ."i.4 4 .public schools in the state,!
j , for colored, he declared that
.1,717 oi the Negro'es schools were
.of the 1. 2. ami 2-teaehor variety.
Construction of one classroom
i.''costs $10,000, he said, hut a recent'
report showed that -the value for'
these "Negro schools was a $005;
*" to $1,090. The total value of state
.school' plants was 04 million dol-1
briars-, he F a id. "The- N euro "schools i
were valued at oply nine million.]
with whites having an evaluation
?'f fifty-five million, dollars.
A hreak <lown of?this evaluation
*. and the Negro student $45. The
n average value of 2-teacher white
schools was; $4,400 as. compared
e with $1,700 for Negru.es.
h Peaching Load
kS. In the 1047-48 year, he said, en- !
rtdlment in white schools totaled
240,897?ami in the colored srhidytsT!
" '07 0.'i8 A I'll i list rhese there warn
- 0,272 white teachers and ~ admini- j
n <trators employe*! and 6,222 in
the same category Tor Negroes.]
d- While- there was . a difference oti
2,000 in- Reaching, personnel, there'
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LK1M HEALTH A
DURANCE C0MPA1
Organized May
d existence and service to the ]
om five cents to FIVE THOUSv
,("i ION FOR EVERY NEED.
or qualified representatives in i
da. Geori.fia or .either of the dis
Geomia. ORDINARY
Carolina. SOI TH CAR(
P. O. Box 1
ENT, INDUSTRIAL AND 0RD1
:t Offices In South Ca
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Sumter District
- Thomas Ivey, Mgr.
P.O. Box 1030
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GRIM HEALTH A
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ieral Aid
Hope
laliiy ^
t obtain aid from the federal
ite, it' is going to be a severe ~
Lecutive secretary of the PalCouncil
which met here last
was a difference of 42,OO-in -the V
enrollment for the two systems.
Teaching loads shaped up .tb\* f
way: white elementary, 29, Ne4^,.^
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VI It, >>1111*; II1^n stnoois, Z.J INPgro,
29. ' ... Butler
also said that fhe recent
survey shows that the average
salary for white elementary teachers
is $1,758 as against .$1,157
for Negroes. The average teacher
in a white high school draws $?,101
per yenr"against $1,818 for Negroes.
There is a difference be-i -
the elementary level and $283 on
the high School leveL ' .
Fight |>er cent of white teachers
earn less than $1,200 a year, Mr.
Butler declared, while 46 per
^ent of the colored teachers fall
into this lawi-st group In thn f7>p~
bracket. 22 per. cent white earned
over-$2,400-and but "five per cent
Negroes. In the middle bracket HZ
from $1,200 to $2,400' annualiy-H =
whites rated 70 per cent of their
total, and Negroes 49 per cent.
S^me 175 white teachers drew ad-+mtHetrative
salaries, he. *wid, ?nd
only 33 Negroes. . . - ' - . .v.
BiLH Transportation ;
Discrimijiatiohs appeared to be
the highest in transportation and
and on graduate levels,, the PSTA
>.iflwn>l ?i?rin,ron, I ,a-?t >'?" i
vehicles transported 92,00 pupils. . ^
Only 85 of these rode the 3,769
Negro children during the year
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