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[p >-Year Old Vassal
n*?f 'o Be Missionary A
1 the \
ugh. mm YORK?(ANP) - Huth
r> The reham, II yeu old winner uf a
M mi scent scholarship to Vassar Col
f. he age. soya her srabilion is to aervs
t six oankind as a missionary
v,|m Irnutner and father flMf and isll lnl
t n ? 'low SB mltaonarm In Afrx a
?al n UttUt would rather work In China.
,ISS hoWevac. than m Africa
. j - Ha many people can teach an,
" *7 (Mar k> this country, ah. said,
-riiaf; M^ut 001 *? many ara willing to
.J Co to foraian lands to do It".
She (graduated with har twol
twin sisters fr??m Flushing high
last month lln sisters are a
J year older than she She happen*
ad to catch up with them becawJ
whe ther wsrle<rt^&?l ltfwl
1 tagged along fchlml them o.m
-t%?dtyn Cooe ? U**stairt?ii
the laaia, tor,, *- imyane
' * knew it she passed ' Rr* second
irade with them
1 One of hr twin sUtefa plaits to
go to Hunter college in Septern
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Rev. Lawrence Dies
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In 96th Year?
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lAltERK Rev Frank wl
Uwrmr* brr? on Junr
17. 1949. Hr wu born arxl w a*l
marrbd to Mrs Sarah J unci
Williams, November 6, IM) (1 >al
==^ W\$9 mwUt lihit
To this union wpa bom four I
toon children, twrl vr of whom or*
now living ftrvrn |ona. .frank Jr
and Edward W Lawmnrr til
Salter fc; George W l.awi.m ?.
Of Chicago, Abraham l.aw/?m< s I
Georgetown. Jarne* Uw'rtnot,
Detroit, Alexander ' l.awrence.
Wllmilngton. N C, and Willie W
Lawrence, Raleigh, N C. Also
five flaut(lil<-r?. Mr? Annie M>
Clary and mrr Kft*ab?-th D
Montgomery, both of Halters;
Mrs. Sarah 7. Daniel*. Manmn*.
Mr* Evofina SaIters. Greensboro.
N, C.; Mrs. Rachelle R Crroper.
' tdwrta._wtne grandsons and six
Children.
His enflre life of more than
four-acorth and fifteen years has
boon spent rh an effort to make
the world In which hr lived a
bettor place for mankind
He served m (ha African M
. fhodtst Episcopal Church fur
sixty*taro years in evsry station
to tna pulpit I
arly in h?* life h*attached bim J
? -sail to mrti order* ami was' *
m?mb<-r of rnoal of them that
cams to hi* community "Mason*",
"Good Samaritan", Y. M
C. A.. "Farmer*" Air", and the
"Joint Stock Company". Ha gave
many years of Ki? iTIe t<. the workl
ami program of the Joint Sun k
Company and thli organisation
honored him (or more than m
quartar of ? century, aa its chid
KlPfdutiri of hi* office, he wai
elected drand Chief for Life. He
donated one acre of, land and
material for building a half for
"The Joint StockComDanir^of
the community. ( I
The St. Lawrence School that I
baara hi* name, received f'.'tirl
cm* of land and *om* hutldinfl
material, For hi* liberal donation,
the State Agent of Nr|K>|
Schooln. S C County J tan I
Supervisor of teacher* and people
?f hi* community, honored html
byglv.ng the ohoo'Chi* name.
The Reverend F W. Lawrence
*o lived in hi* community and
tat*, as to leave the handiwork
of hta aarvh> to mankind
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PASTOR RECEIVES
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RKVRHRND Ch.rle- HCmbkJ
Church. Cleveland, Ohio. U show!
his lit* storyword* sn^,muiuc. I
tocoMt Mutual rsdunf#twork.T?<i(]
hy Rev. Glenn T Settles of the "1
i currently brosdrastins the life *t<|
on behalf of the Savlnt* Bond D
ury Depstment
Ministers Uncover
More Violences
: ASKLAKD, Ate?< ANS>?T>x
iA, iluftm ofthree mm. tw*> ot
I them eolored, w?n unrnvrrd
'I I h*? 1>?ur*l?v by iwo
I ministers making private investI
1 Actions into mob violence whlc*
i>* 1 hat rocked this rural Clay county
m. jjP^communlty lor aevoral weeks, j
Hever-eftds H Frank Led
ujBhlilof Ashland and Luthn
^Aflrown of Millervillr said thr>
-?ye continuing their inveetigat
: o* reports that other unr.
x~ ' "'.flHIULbT hctth htHHl-t
r iSBBk.' ttewt isked whit.- men ha.
active her*
stelBBY stings .reported by th<
ollm VBt ter were those of J. P. Qe
Orafl^^B^ a 80 year old . white herl
Bsm^Ktaho hid been lured fror
Rtjll iont under the pretext o
iist * 1 -teg an ill white aromen. Hi
jf-teaattlted with blackjsck*
?^B' narauders fled aa hit wif
| pistol shots st them Q*
Vp* I
'Winner Wants
s Were Parents
i ber, ?nrf thy other will Uh? nur>;
1 training *1 Kings county hospital.
She ia thrilled over her achuUr.
hip. particularly the tfse. 11.350,
I 'jfir ot the largest ever given ?-i
' taideggi aduatestudent in Vunr
r.< The National Scholarship prrve?
Kurvl tor Negro Student* recommended
her to Vaaaar.
Ruth does not mind being one
'ot only a few Negroes at Vaatar
| "There were only six colored
1 kki* tn my hlgtt achool claat.'
aha aakV^uMHjW^rt had any un
wo?TiiySalrTjuit never have
j *ny trouble adjusting*'.
kite went* to have a rnmmatr
etVee**r,sndsb* want* to parti
cip-.tr <n extra-curricula activities
there Ariothar thing she ltkra is
1 fj} outdoor sports: 1
Irt her native QurenS, sno^'tl
active In church- t |ui>. and eqtivmuf^lly
servH-e work She . also
; helped the. Junior ClVifi organisation
pt Carpna:
16 Win Scholarships .
To*M ixecT Colleger
-..j CHICAGO ? (ANIM Sixteen
JMtt June gradusira ot Chicago
high, schools won scholarships to
mi|rd schools, the National Sth"l
arship Heryift and Fund (of Mi;
gro fMudenU announced. *thl?
Dean Harry. JCarman of r .
lumbia college, chairman <?f th?tund.
aaidt.b*. Scryu > hoped t*? m
crna** Nrgro enrollment in inter
racial schools by 10 par cent
Baptists launch
Drive In State
SUMTKR ? Approximately 20G
baptist leaders met gfMorrts College
4a?t week at the call ?f the
lata Presldant. Dr O. (Jotngt I>arv-1
' tela - At thta meeting was launched
pnr of biggest financial
drive* fvir Morris collage ever undertaken.
Atl minister* and laymen
pledged full support 4?-the~
drive ?
A committer km>Wn as the
"I^iv'al -500' ar? pledged to report
100 each at the Thanksgiving Day
Rally Preaktani Dan tela expllan,
e*l the vdal. tiaart nf rffrcttna lot
mediately an expansion program,
at the collegr. which by tndtcaUons
will receive lta proper recognition
from the state hoard ot
education by this <i>m<ng ?cho<>|
fcrm.
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Those present further,
challctfgird to return tg their re
iprcUvs field* of labor snd hf#e.
to organir,. th. ir local ' I Ays*
SOO" members ,
The President l? looking Ijir
ward to another meeting on the
'Wednesday after the fourth Sunday
in August at which tune hr <s
ailing together representative*
fi'om all of thr ^Auxllhrarles *o
meet with him iw Morris College
on this day President Daniel*
* and Prestdent Reuben are Irav n
no stones unturned in their unit
efforts to give to thr Bapt
South Carolina an institution
whtrh wilt be ^umrmg the be*' ti
the ?tate > j
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The population uf tho- Stou*
Indians .n North America is est!*
1 miitcd ?' 15,000 .
LIFE-TRANSCRIPT"
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ftutftr of the Mt ll?v*n BopitM
n roectvltig a radio transcription of
which wAj bto*H<\?i?t ovi?T ihr co?M
Sunday Presentation i* being mad.
Wintf* Over Jordan" choir which h
'law of prominent Anwnran Nrfon
tviamn o ft he United State* TreM
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> vo.i? ami hi.i >/*TTy and a small
child havr/HWKi* s^M ?ml deserted
their h*mr m the MlUervlllc
section, of the cminty
The Gavtns beating wti follow
f I ed on June 1 with the beating of
I Willi,- ?lor ton, an Infantry, vete
'. ra4tVt| bv brother HitkIwI,. by
" robed ami hooded figures who
1 wild they had bean talking loo
' much
The mtTnstrrv reported *ls?v that
rf t three. masked mm bad" mtrmt tt
' cafe hrre several, night* ago, askr:
ed for a man and when he wasn't
located, bred two ahot* In the cell|
ing and left
1 Led by the crusading ministers.
citizens of fhe town have adopts I
. the following resolution
"We are outraged by these hor
y t'lble crime* UH have been ct?m%
mitted In our county. We will do
f everything humanly possible to
p see that Christian principles pre
t vail that give every man the right
a to h ar and be heard, the" same as
i- God does . . ." ,
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School Boards Deny
Bias Counts
UTTtr KOCK ? (ANP)? A
\dcn*l that Negro school children
end trustee* within the count)
were ImIik discriminated against
?> * vjiltvrw- here: last-week by
the Conway County Board of
Bdut slfiW?'-fhm?Jsfttttl?4 Iitiif?
{ ans.tvr to scoisipietnt tiled Jur.e
1 by T M. White and other trus'
te*s of School District No 19 an-1
T in the county. ?
The trustee*, represented by
AUy W. Harold Flower* ot hn?
Bluff, had charged the School
board failed to provide eduraUai
for Negro <h.l:
dren equal to those furnUhcd
whites, threatened prevent Negro*
from brooming trust era or
administrator* of Negro edui a .
t>onal facilities; 'sod failure to
t omply with terms of * state la*
-providing Mr .'abolition of certain
ljdb<d.<i)ittidi and ciiiwilirtsiinn
t-4?? J'-uV> nT jC' imrn
Thr reply from iha school
t*?aVi, l>~-a in ledoral" district
court. denied the < lurgaa. It Mud'
the aiaite law Jprdywind for rwltr?*>
in anii,lh?t the plain
Uff? ha>) ritA |Mr rff'Ti# til c* ;
' IIIUM l->>' > * : I?I'iJivl ill iii>?
" act.
Two other -cmi ngnu" m-nnl'l
uiln are j- rulinw in thr *faie, y.4?- .
oQ which Kwlrml Judge IDrry J J
l.emlcy U due l? pvr a- tiding
aoon On? is at, DaWItt and tha
"?!?*. ia at Fort' Smith
House Members In
Battle Over Ed. Bill
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WASHINGTON 'ANI'I Tin
old Civil war grudge was tvyfyid
iliiQ this week im jcapHol hill
? n. n the fllur* and ilrayt to verbal
blow* oyer federal aid - id
education.
The frac** look place btlwe-n
two member* of the House Labor
committre when a northern De
mocraf and a?a"dthem Democr.it
feuded over which <>( the
lion bill should be considered by 1
tha committor ~
Cong John I aalnaH (D,
[Mitf'i, rhmrmsn of the full l.a???
?r . commjttee,. charifrd Cong
Graham A Braden <D. II C..),
chairman of one of thr Labor sub ,
committer*, with *|ronsormg an
antl-Cathohe and nhtl Nejfru' I
education bill. I,
r?n?*n ?cp nr?a^n w?? inform -Jcd
of Lvalrulii'ia accusation. hr I
< latmed to hava baatt utterly u f
founded. proclaiming that tha
k Ui-ta too much lik.? - Cxacho- (
loviiki t<i mt and I want no par ,
of ir. 3 ??
Toe Harden I'll! *whol|>?.?ri?4?
fitlrra! fund* for parochial schooli
and which contain* nod provi ion*
for apcnding fund* m an,
h^uitabta manne r bciwrcn whlli'
and eolortfcl *chool| in t'he eouth.
ha* already pa**rd the *Mbcom
mrtfcc whh'H Mr Harden a ch*n
n?n
i\ The oommittrc chairman ??id
nc did not hrlti'Vi< that the Murtw
Carolinian really wanted any uid
t<> education. therefore. it t* h??
opthion thnt the Harden bill Wu.<i 1
drawn up in thik manner pur
poaoly ?o that i.t would b. killed i
Thit long aituddcrlng battle
over education burnt Into flame I
, ler Kihjcrt l> Thomas (I) \
Uaihb chairman .ot the S< nator <
Lalmr rommittrc, nharply crttin*
cd (Jen Pwffcht l> Kucnhowct'
for opposing tht* ?*t<t to rducMtion
lull w Hi('h ly* already panned flic
senate.' '
Hold Successful
Revival Here
Memfw-rt jml fIi f l'iirn-1 j
*l?ip Itiipt st church, paf>U?r?-d by
ll?:V K M Youivi. - Cfl K'ill'tml U |
aucerMful revival last week con i
dueirut by Rev P S Sample of J
itireenville. who w?n accompanied j
j hy h > wife and ?rvrr*l ' visitor's
I from that city. ' *'
1 ftlll? li 1 rl I m i IhotTIScl !
vest In preparing meals. t<>?- tn? I
wi>r?hlppfrn Amnni those wh i
helped prepare Ihc many breakfasts,
lUn< hi'?>hv dinners and sui>.
pers are Mother Tranp. 1800 Piii
)ttsk ,. Mr and Mrs. Norman Ma.
i rte *r ' and
William Picked, 1)12 Harden; Mr.
and Mrs Joe Hill, 2383 Washing
l?.rv; , Mr and Mr* L Hookari. '
2428 Washington;^ Mr ami Mrs '
Kddle Haddch, Oak street, asstd*' t!
by Mi bik! Mis Moses. Mrs lV?fT'
Ynunl and Mrs Ada Quartet.}1
2323 Richland; Mr and Mrs tJu nykrd,
2333 Gerva|a. " : j
The (ullnwini ministers Visited
during the week. Rcvrrcn t'? It M
Taylor. Robinson, Ma'ollough,
William Wallace." 11 M Poole and ;
Campbell Al>o visiting from qui
of town w re. Meedamrs, Da via of
New Work.City. Jane Mvers of
Ohio. James Bapt-st'of Detroit,
MUM-Rr telle Myers of Qhio.
School, Students 6,000
Miles Apart But It
\fattpm Nnt
" IXWISVlLLlT KY - (AMP)
Theological student* In Oghnmoi?h.?,
Nigeria. W?l Afros, can now
| r?telVe a degree in theology from
tV Southern Bapti*! Theological
M-nvnary here, . The arrangement
yeas trw*!^ ppmible through Dr j
-V k SmU, white K.i:i^i>t Cllv
. minister, who ha* spent six of.the
past eight year- Irr thr Niger<an i
seminary. I
A former student of the sem*natyT
Dr. Scat said, "there isn't a ,
. college or university in Nigeria to
. confer degrees and award dip*
l? una* to our graduates Mow our
: etuiienta follow the same curr>.
ulum and recive the same deI
*re*n as graduate* from Southern
Baptist seminary "
The seminary has S3 native students
enrolled, the first group of
which will be graduated id December
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j Hollywood'# latest idol, Jolt
JtM tu'nd. "H'fnn' of Lhe-l.Va\ S
of The Hrnvr" ti-lis the exi ittiiK
l\ iiU and the jitarrinir role. ;s |*
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NAKllYILLF., Tmn T?rTv
Insurer*- end rt>oiult?nir will rn
highlight th.di*? notion* on civ I 1 |
and human right* at the sixth In !tn
titute of Hare Rrlitlo<\f,o fth?n-A (,
inericao Missionary j.
at fcisk UmviT.t?y, June 27-July 9 1!"
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Leading authorities in human
rights in this a ountrv and llrcat f.u
Britikn. the speakers represent t>? professional
and scientific (illdi fu
of aooology.-law. psychiatry, ed
ucatiuii. religion, labor* tli4 buai
JirM, A itildrni Ixxly of 125 mem- < a
lief < i? expected, cominig" from 3.1
slates ami Canada
The Institute began In 1044, in
during the period of high wartime : f.u
racial Uniion,.a?'a laboratory (M
traimng community . leaders t> tic
meet lie ^1 problem* " This year'* : jr?i
pTTigTi.ni Tfin for us apoftthc Sue? Tm
iul and- Political Implications of $?
Human lights, as fhga?- former
local and national Diftfes- uwum
International sijntfuance in the
iiurrent political scene
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Harvard, Brown
Add Two Negro Si
hi
Professors
BOSTON; V ANPl - - Two *.< [
nlHeaf. umvrtiNlfi, |.lh
Harvard and Brown, last week '*?
broke tradition ihd> added a Ne urn
??ch to their faculties | ^
Harvard the nation'* oldeo 1
university. appointed Dr William Ij
A Hinton a clinical professor if T
ha< tenjlogv andlmiminnlogv in
Ihr medical school Brown award
ixt Jav S&unders Bedding ?d l/
Hampton tnstute a visiting jv (I?1
feiiorMilP iri English. *>'
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t? *i menf*ff-fliinnni of ihf _r
school* ai which they are tha
ftrsi Nrgnies to teach ' Pr tlintmi i '
w;?? graduated ' from Harvard rn |
l'wift. and ffrom the ?nodi*-J*I n<
school In 101*2 li? li?* l>"?" w'" '
heeled with the school's mrdicsl n<
stuff for 25 year*, gr
His speciality t* vrnvn'tl disc a '*
*< * to which hi'* has contributed . 11
the liinton ntml the Davjca- ., *
Hlhton test*. V
Kedd<ng was graduated from
Brown in IIH|I Hr i* thrauiivo.
of "No Day of Triumph" whwh 1
n 11M4 won the Mayflower award '
lot d.stinaulahed writing. Ho wilt *
rci* in * ?>n 1 in- Ni gto in Ai?ci>?~
c ?n Litcratur. v 2T
N. J. High Court "
Reverses Ruling In jj
Trenton Case 5
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TKENTON . ?j< ANP > ?"; **
itatc- tupftms court unanimously
reversed last week the de*?th s ?
tenco conviction handed down by bi
the Mercer county couM of the ..
MX Negroes ronvicted last August
(or slaving William Horner. 72peer-old
white Trenton second ^
hand merchant in his' store Jan. 3
27, IMS The opinion, although '^r
unanimous, had one disagree- ^
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The decision waa* voted-our sl-[in
moat an hour after the usual turi? fr
for the court ; to convene. The to
nohmfi was written hy Justice di
Hrher and waip based on four v*
ifvajor points Heher said that the ar
trial lodfi did not bavr the juris- Tl
diction do impose the death sen f0
tence after the jury had returned
g verdict of guilty without stating ,
t hinl fnuiwi ih? man /?#;(?!
murder in the first degree.
Hp also found Hutchinson err-*! jc
In ImWiifwi fe Jury ,Oun ~~1t ?r
vnu um I- ? "no ' restrictions or
1invUtion.au to the reasons for a *
recommendatfon of life imprison* "
mrr*t~ Ho also aaid there was no
when the trial court uphold ?
i the prosecutor's objection toTH*"
inf police testify as to whether rr
they found fingerprints on the j,
nop bottle aRegedly peed to boat y
Horner to death. m
The majority opinion was that
there waa (raw doubt a* to '
whether the confessions were '
euhrndted to the police voluntart
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Hen Edwardfl (left) ii shown
H1 ktus, Kx<H'. Dir. of tW'NA^
Mn tin ftr.it nn>! urn pirlnrr Qj
U .ri '.. I., * >.- u m !<?-i.-, Hi !" ?
isiory ??t h CI . m tdo
yrtray?xl l?y J.hnien KdwarUit.
s-l bnal Baptists
let Big Goals
MEMPHIS (ANP) At iU
eetlng her? recently the hoard
! director* of the National Bap*1
Convent Intl. Incsctup g'?g}?
r financial drivr* involving trl*;
olwu - 4 halh hou4r iii (lot.
<? >ringi,
Ark, *nd an education
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To finance u $20,(KK) hath houd) |
ml the hoard will ask for $150 |
h from 200 rliyn hri, $150!
eh. from 3?0, and $50 to $75 L
eh from (he other*. . | (
K??r. It*- $2il,000 education .. fund I
i- board pi ?n* tin- following dlS-il
btliipd >>i Uta fund*. $12,0001
r th- American Baptist Theolo-j,
?1m><lunary, $4.000 for tlnl Na- ,
mat -Baptist Missionary Traui.
< school, $3,i)00 for thr trade
?pr ofi-j? iional school.?-?n?f- ]0OO
for othtfr expense* et '
The board alaO voted out $200 ,
help fight for civil right* and ,
00 mwth?- NAACP State school* (
laUfylng with regulations lor
50 are Sriiiia university, Setmj. J
la ," Gi. rhvdlf Iiulustrial Cot
gc, Oirfiivitlr, Miss,Mrri-lvtin
iptist seminary M^iidun, Miss
jtler college, Tyler Tex., Okla
ima School of- H?->igion. Lang i
on, Okia and Simmons univi i
ly, leiuisvi lc. - !:
Tlio home. I
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? Eastern Baptist rhurrh. iha
?v W. M rtcUll. pwtnr.
fountain Named
'or Former Slave
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SOMERSET COUNTY. ,i'A - |
tnim i'rjbMbly unr i>f th?-.mi t
Herniary sputa. In the Un?t??| '
njlrit Ne9ro.nviU.f1tu.1j1, a peak I
3,1*08 fe?-t, tha?tallest of .1 <
oup or mountain* 1'n southern 1
pivvlvailin P
As one may sens,- from its'
iinr trty md\rntajn twhmmy > ]
tef .( Nt'K'r" .t hrrou' man wT? >
?hi*d and l<?t hi# life to *?v oup
of white companion# M?ny._j|
Ic# have hcon told about the un
ihied Negro who i# nuppos??l to
iv? merited tn?? inununirni m '
i honor '
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Although ?t seems to be an acMed
thai ? ifihtliif "Negro j?P
e inuse of the mouiitaina'n name''
? mip seems tn know-*exactly,!
hat occasion brought about thl# '
ndt-nt or who. cause I jt 0' I
iact 1V. turn it h.tpps nod?N? vyf.?,
eV*s several 'stone# wrsul 'n\
what really happened
\ . n ) i grduni* "f V
mans and a Negro ?Uvt. were .
avcllng thrt'Uifh the mountain#
hsi ttiey '** ?r> suddenly ?t?r- J'
daed by a band of Indiana The
avc, thc jtory ?aya. held the In
an$ off until the whiten coull ]
ieiy m gan .#t" U> defend them}
i
ills fighting saved their Uvea
it liwt hi*, own Thi* mount an |
j> ii.uiivl for him
IlUt this is only one story An- <
her one makes the Negro the .
?vc of a Capt. Andrew Friend, 1
Daniel Booh? type of character,
i a hunting tour in the moun j
ins, ?> The slave fought to h.?? ,
ath a band of Indians thus tav- ^
g the live* si Capt Friend *04.a |
lend Of the captain Thry .
carry him to safely- (MfOty h- ,
rd. but iheir efforts were in t
im. The hafries of . the slave j
id the other man are not known. (
ie mountain is said to be name)
r tlus slave. ' ,
Another story the Negro '
slave of a hunter called Jac
> Castleman whose life he Is
id to hav? saved from Indians
d by Pont Uc.
CHhrr storie*. mainty tmnrfr t
antiated claim that this moun- '
un wa? a center for the,under
round railroad for escaping Ne- ,
ro slaves. , 4 I
The mountain is located not
tarty mile* north of the Maryind
border. At its highest point,
,190 feet, is one of the lift nbtrvation
tower* of the state.
Out of a total of MJ6T proplp
t Somerset county in 1941. only
7 were Negroes This whole
re? used to be known as the
\rrkeyfoot region
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Johnson To Head
School Named In
His Memory
(The AtMKiaUd Negro Treat)
Sutwviair C A Johnson - will
pi the new school after 36 year*
experience with the .Columbia
educatibn ?yst*m During that
lime he aroae from. thr teacher
of a one-room 12 grade school to
become one of the few persons
ever to ?upr rviae. a project bu-It
m hu honor when he take, ovey
the new C A Johnson high sch,ool
now being constructed^?Johnson
will become principal
the iqtv-ryisor of the Negro
schools for the city..
The Johnson srhoot w it I be a
modern thr^e rt>rv build ng ab'c
to accommodate 1.100 ?rudr-n<*
Th. pliiot will . f< i ure terra/p
flodra..fluorescent lights, and
pastel plaster, waits
Rrxxr.v metal lockers will line
the corrtdArs The new hlaskboards
will br of the green fffi
glare color Another feature will
' ^ 1 m y Slf I 1 ' I 1 r !> f I A I I , I ? \ 1 I I O ft t 4 . ,
In. r tit" K~ ???* ? * T * t ?| I If JlelW XI* rra
auditorium gymnasium-will w,?l
2. OOP p.-r?ow?
The l>.?serri?nt W?H h'Wise ?
modern cafeteria. 1tt?chen ?o?i
storage room Class r?om? on thu
flopr will be home economics an<l
scirne?? tabortlorlW' It will altc
have sttt and student conference
rooms
John on will'hivp a faculty ol
15 teacher^ under him at the new
high school when it opens about
a month <?r jjo from now
In an annex building, the band.
Industrial art*, and chnrjl groups
trd'l practice.. . > '
A I* ai r?? cafnpu> adjoin* (h
fireproof building Plans 'are
being made for th# development
?f this land are*
Johnson 'U a nativ.- of C >lunibia
He is a graduate of John*
i<?n C Smith University. and has
tone gr?4u?to Wt?rk at-. ||.?r vai l
and Columbia universities Spe?k
pg of his appointment as principal
of Johnson high he sold"M
v immediate responsibility,
will be to' Sec this new School up
md direct ita urgshi*atl?nfil
Georgetown News
niU-?!tc;KTOWN Prof Clarence
Williams of New York City ^
home due to the illnesa of his
mother,- Mrs. Us Williams of 424
lifoad S'fi'et He is the "brother of.
um ? n ?l
....p. i.vui*e rnnnrr an?1 Mm
Mi* Sadie F1a|Ur;. _
Prof. William i* n me\nher of
the faculty of one of city
schools In New York
We alao have teaching in New
York, the Mllifl Jn.oie Brown,
[laughter of Mr* Klixa Slyer*. and
Marion Greene, daughter of Mr
Mitchei Greene
Wit.I.I.X.MS ON Jl KY
J a men tftabct Williiim*. J
\* is selected to serve if* a Juror
in the s%> !' : term of Court of
Ct? r\cT*l J>e*alon lie in the swoti l
man to serve here ih mans years .
MoCant* served in the 'Civil
Court in May. Williams is it Veternn__of.
Warld War II He vrve I
on t\*sft canton during the court
teuton lie Is the iutV pf James:
Williams. Sr. and rosace* on
Butts Street
I x*-tier Carrier
Arrested Here
A well ktiVry^ji youthful t*o
umbtun wai arrested last Thu'
lay and held on charge* of julfc rug
the mails hv postal officials.
Employed as a Irtter carrier.
lns apprehension came as a surprise
and shock to fellow work
rs .
Arra|gment and formal eharg"K
""? ?-grly m the
week. He was lodged in t^f
rounty jail Thursday night
Kay Dandridsre
Tops Triple A l^eaurue
MINNEAPOLIS ?(ANP) Ri.y
r>Vndridgo--even in his latter
vears--<s top batter the trlpleA
American Association
Last weoty "Damiridge bbxrv'd
his 100th time at hat. with the
Minneapolis Million. New Yo k
. iwnt mrm iram ov register nc
380 batting averago, l>r<u in th**
le?uc
Da nd rid go and Pit'hrr
Rarnhlll were acquired sever:*
weeks a to from the Nyw" York
Cubans of the Negro , National
league Believed to he put hi*
middle 30v Dandridgeja one of
the fastest info Uers in the Ameri
ran association. He pl?v* second
basa, ahort atop and third' with
r-qual facility.
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The first practical <uhmarin
waa built by John P Holland about
1873
JOHNSON'S I
FUNERAL
HOME
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1401 T^^at 'cohlihf a c
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[Religious
Here Is Li
B> IUr|<rH W. Honor
i; The Seventh Epiocopal Diatr* t
hju dong ^t ?g>iDl Buhop Frank
Madison. Keul, envisioned a (.'run
,j niuniiy-Wide Vacation Church
School in the city pt Colwnh*.
this spring, and under the auapAcas
of Allen university and eight of
the Mrthudlit Churches in the
city, hui dream war fulfilled
' Cooperating with President & K
Htggirva, were the following pa?torm:
Rev. F. C. James, Dean of the
Seminary, Rev W E Crumlin of
JBiahup Memorial. Rev B. J.
. Atn ? ? ?
j vjii^rrr, V nap peite MUUon, Key
H ruhor. Wr?ky Methodist, Rev
lB <?.: Cunningham. Lexington
FCircmt Rev t 0 Smrmodi
1 Double Branch Circuit. xnd Rev
V.,A Janwwie, Emmanuel ,S*?|
iRmi ?i-l?-?v i- "
TVl. ? fO. r th.. pr^ll^ i.f I,...
trusting U>?' teachers and worker
andil being general Supervisor
2 M>y Thelma fuhc^, Dean of W
m?fl at Allen Univetiify, wil tBit'
OfftrWnt director.
The Kir*t Day.: June 14. we
_ ryuttrfd childfrn. Each day
- more and frore eager pule TeiT
i came running to ua to jinn in the
I activities. umU the total enroll.
ment reached 386 We soon fou.il
| that the Temple of Mu*>c could
i not begin to hold us. >o we movtd
r to three rooms In . Mance Hall.
the Seminary building This still
, wasn't enough space The Hartd..
craft class was moved to the He
creation .room of Reid Dormitory,
"-j another room wa? prepared for
, Us in -Morris Hall, .nul tfcje JUn. ?i
and Intermediate boy^ wafe root
|?t't It lie; M. rfft}HirrT%vir I
The. *cfuAtl hail ti.uw - become a
"university". '~-:4 ,
.o The excellent faixLiities afford' J
us by Allen University, haa been
.of untold valu< The Temple <?f
Music was equipped with stnad
aolm and chairs and pianos for
N. C. Mutual Seen
As World's Biggest
(Wrafinnr Uiiui nnoa
I'uniiirM
ATI. ANT A - tANP") The>
North Carolina Mutual Life " In
tunmrr rnmpany I* th* largest
commercial enterprise tf> scope
ami sire of husiru ss and in n?t
worth, w hich exists in the won I
Insurance busmen* ?mon| Negroes
tn the United States stand*
- -Toe to tli.1 tnr.lmm .it S'.-))rn'enter''
prise .
Until recently the Atlanta (.He
was the biggest of the insurance
firms hut last year North Caro.
Una Mutual passed Atlanta Life
and now stands securely in front
with tnorr than seven million dollars
in busine**4 beyond thai of
tier Atlanta rival.
Sutir^m- Liberty' Lif? of CHiI
cago is thirvf hut far behind the
two leaders North Carolina Mu
' tual bid* fair to increase its le t I
crship for during the past several
fears It has been writing mere
business increase than anv of .k
competitor companies
The first 10 Negro Life ln?ur'
a>KTfiimpiuii'i and th? ir busirves.
n fort> as <>f tlit* i-fVnLof I'Hd ivcrr
a* follows ,
?vr . '* Durham, N . l',
1139.868 326
Atlanta Life, Atlanta, Oa .
133.183.334
Suprem.- Liberty Life. Chicago.
Ill 113,079,708
Universal Life, Memphis, Twin.
30.782,173
Pilgrim Health and Life,
AUffusta Ga. 50,862 538
Golden State Mutual. Lm
.Vngeles. Cal 46.925.007
Metropolitan Mutual. . Chicago,
111. 46.735.901.
| Afro- American Jacksonville,
PU 39.000,407
M?mmoth Life. Louisville, Kv
22.356.016
i ,v"7?"r Life, Lauisville. Ky j
si rrafr* . ' ' .
C- C Spaulding. is president ni!
North Carolina Mutual, whose
home office is in Dyrham W J'
Kennedy, vice president and.
secretary. Edward R. Merrick,
vice-president and treasurer, Dr
Clyde Donnell, medical director,
end George W. Cox. vice president
and director of agencies Its
home office ijC.ocated in Durham.
N. C.. and ita record of service to
its home eommunity and the
states in which it serves from
.both buainets and civic stand I
po4n? is noteworthy i
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I fi'*1 linpril 1 Wnma Tue o
1? - - -w - mm viliVi
' A. M. MANIGAl*/T. Mgr. \ j
AMBU1.ANCE SERVICE j ;
714 Miln Stmt
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2 Onr chapel haa bee* dea
o comfort to thooe at tend ii
o modem (MTcaience inch*
| ciUtSan, adequate mntHatl
| vicea in oor chapel coat no
| Fielding's Hon
1 122 l/oran Street
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Teacfting
auded
\h*- Kindergarten and J*rimary
Departments The other buddings
.were used by the Junior and In- 11
Vermediate DTpartmenti Hunt
Aiumru Field was utilized (or recreation.
Th? otw Allen Bug
which cannot be surpassed by any
other school in the country, was
used twice daily to bring children
from Lexington and West Columbia
4
The closing program which was
held Friday evening. July 1. wSs
a great success. At this time the
, parents and community were sbis
to view the beautiful handicraft
Work at th echildrett and. hear the
re?uita of iht other activitiea.
i The members of the- faculty
who cooperate dso magniicueqUy
to make our school the great sueres*
that, it Was. were as follow: - ^
? in the?Kindergarten?Depart
incnt, Mrs S-L Foard> Miss Sarah
Washington, and Miss Helen Gist.
.In the Pfirioify- tlepaftii>??nt, - Mrs
Myrtleen Tfdwgll, Mrs. Annie B
Walker, and M n Dorothy UuP
; With the Jurnors were Mrv
Gladys Myefs. Mrs Haulers. M: N
|T. H Ftshef. Revs, Simtnon* .... ?
. rumlm.
I With the Intermediate, Mi*.
Kali- Huff ami Mr*. Juarnta
Mutxllr In the Handic raft it-pa/:mcnt,
Mrs Addison an 1 Mrs.
[Thomas, andi Mrs Brisbane Mis*
KKm.v Simpson was the efficient
' kcrttary. Rev B t1 Cunningham.
I O. Simmons U. J Glover. F. .
'C Jam s and W. E CruJnhn were
in the recreation and transportation
departments.
Otrji-r Alhn . University dudrnlj
who gave us rtiuch-aasist- '?
anoe were Miss .Ruth * Swlnton,
Miss Emmaline'McCrae. and M?s*
Dorothy Johnwuv ...
It will interest readers* to note
the representation of denominati
till 7 .1 M F. 71
Baptists, 6 AME7. 5 Catholic; 11
from Other denomination* and
only 9 non church 1
Hoover Favors No
Bias Provision In Bill
W ASIfTNGTOff ~-< ANT) -- Ex
frrslrlfntdlrrtw rt Hoover came -?*?
out in favor of an anti-discrimination
clause in the federal aid to
education bill, last,week
In naming the three things
'.hat such a -hill should havo, . .
Hoover listed nondiseriminwmn
on the basis ot race or religion,
sec ond, at a must.
- He also aawl the bill should require
specific standards of edUcation
and education appropriation*
should be pu< ahead of
thing* like highway imnrove
riienia
Ttif strum hammer was invent isl
hv an Englishman in 1R39
. Squirrels are found in "Europe,
Africa. Asia and America
Much ?f the soda ash now utisl
is ohtamed (mm enmmurt silt.
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