University of South Carolina Libraries
^?_?_1 I 40th Birthday of < I Shows Vast Dem< I NEW VOPJC - Founded in th State of Georgia, the Girl Stoul Pot America points vdB pride t its success in fostering democra cy as it looks forward to its 40t Anniversary to be observed o March "12th, throughout the ns jT tion. Perhaps Juliette Gordo Low, the Founder, foresaw, whe she made her now famous phon /; .call in Savannah, Ga., ahortl p -after returning home from En| land, that her organization woul ?. embrace well over a million an a half young girt* of all raco i creed* end colors in the Unite States within forty years. Sh was a native of Savannah. s That telephone call to a friend began with the word* "Come right oyer! I've lit .r somti Wqr for the girls of &af - vanmsb, and all Amedcl"to(i jOLtke worM." With *uut)t tatk, Virion .he uw the un. ' > >))? idjtatUI of ?gB"Trem 7 to 17 as a powerful force for good will and mutual understanding among races and > gifts was formed k\ N<J MShis,,. hy .the efforts c ' toilsi Mioa Jaimi| NHHlMM^and Mm. Eldor encourage stance of the He\ ,w> *1 I TELEPHONE 2-8085 I vie on a beautiful Hke to express our own th tcrpret and cany out th< make no decision cpntrar are not the final jodges. the knowledge that we h Fielding's Hoi $" 122. Logan 3treet t ? Charleston, ^BH8H8HBHfiMOHfiHfiHOHOHCHOHOHSH3HOHCHOH5H6Hatt' ATLANTIC INSURANC IttOOLDEN v ftOMK OFFICE: ? 1? rmABJLFSTON, 1 DUtrlc BEAUFORT ... ^ : QKXKNVILLK f wmmm+**9W* bbbumfumui j||f CINQ IHlNt 1 . ? ?T / * ^ ' IJSPP^w^ K.^ v.' 9yH|B|y IN >^-i K?S UNION BAN- and Mrs. W. inters and their a?d Mrs. N. rt, held in Bene- Rev. H. M. T to r.) Rev. ?nii " Mrs. R. C. Wil- Mre. Charles ivingstone, 'Rev. narl, Sect'y. . and Mrs. J. A. lie*. M. Pitt B. Bailey, Rev. shall and gue ' "X,r" T^' - : , C. - ' iirl Scouts wxatic Growth e |A.M.E. Church, lending the base;S mejqt of his church for the first o ''meet*fig*. i-i Since that time Negroes hive h ' spread throughout the Girl Scout n organization, integrated on'a bai sis of equality in many of the n Northern sections, and . quietly n i bringing together Negro and e; white girls in Southern regions y, on many occasions in keeping j with the spirit of the National d | Office to foster racial unity, und derstanding and equality. R. Marking the 40th Annlversary celebration will be rep* resentatives of 1,507 Integra. ; fetI Girl Scout troops fnthe North and West and 1,634 allNegro Girl Scout troops in the South. Also, Negro officers of the movement who are Integrated. In the National Office and throughout various regional and local offices. H Tn ttt'A ~M u icvuui wiwviijfruiciu ui . Girl Scouts, girls worked, ate, elep^ and pHs(yed) together on the basis of equality in the same tents, end Negro Girl Scoots d way sent as representatives from e ? number &t inter-racial IQlrl h Scout units in the country, or of (l'their State setJUp. In 1949, a Nes gro Girl Scout represented the r entire State of North Caroling. ; "Si&JsJSirft&ljr v! movement, but girlfc from Am$F f lean territories such as, tfce VirJ gin Islands. Puerto Rico, and Hawaii, teLeaders of the Girl Scout " movement at the 40th Anniverr' oary are* planning to redouble >1 their efforts to expand the organization and to work for great, k-er integration of the races, as well as to extend their energies for good will and mutual underStanding among races and na1 tions. " I "*] FIVE PERCENT Today, rheumatic disease afflicts five per cent of our na-; ' tional population. Its causes and cure are still almost as obscure as they were at the beginning of time. t . 1 3 We Receive d friends who have compli- . service we in turn would ankg. We honestly try to in? wishes of each family?to y to their desire?but we Our best reward -comes with ave been truly helpful. me For Funerals Telephone 5014 South Carolina COAST LIFE E COMPANY RULE COMPANY** I WENTWORTH STREET ? SOUTH CAROLINA & t Offlew: ' "* ' 5 HARTS VILLA ORANGRRURG J ' tlWna ' ^ -u. jt l- ^J^B.> 4*^ :?^ . ^. ~"7: >*WZ&Y?&y&U~*%- *s? mvm\ t "rm&%i*mm Si 1 \ \ wi if wi t i HHk It a^B v*Bk*l IJ iJKs B NKli^FlK^^Bt F^^ln^BBKVBBtti^& r, l M. Bowman, Cor. Sect'y, Rev. I R. Center, Rev. R. D. Glover, I ay lor, Vice-President, RevT and I H. Brown, Rev. Wf. S. Book-1 Rev. and Mrs. F. M. Youngs, 1 s and guest, Rev. W. J. Mar-1 st, Rev. and Mrs. L. C. Jenkins. ! Choir Stages : Unique Review CHARLESTON? I Mrs. Dray Ion, director of the i Senior Choir of the Washington (formerly Wesley) Method-, ist Church, Magnolia' Section wijtf I the cooperation of members of , the choir presented a styl^ re view Eeh o? - I MbdeTs were Misses Etta Let 1 Jenkins, Ida Lee Simmon >, Mari garet Middleton, Vermel Alston, Ezella Jones, Margaret Cokely, Ruby Miorris, Virginia Dickerson, E. Bates, Irene Ravenel, Rebecca Palmer, Lillian Williams, Gertrude Duggin. Apparell was purchased from Jr. Rebel, Little Town, Peggy's Dress Shop, ^ Simmon's, Daisy Bogin, Lerner's, Davidson's, Dianne Dress Shop, Conklin, Elza, Harry Miller, Cont don, and the Thrifty Lady. Participants of the program were | soloists: Mrs. O. L. Scott. Elisie Mitchell, Lillian Williams, Celvin Alston, Rebecca Palmer. Thelma Dfrayton, pianist, Mrs. Vermeil Alston and Edna Brown,) rendered a piano duett, Guests) Were: .Mk*. Ml Davis, Mrs.' J. I Region, Mfrs. M. Middleton, Mrs. M. Richardson, Mrs. Mary Alston. Proceeds for the buiMin*, fund of the church. | uavnuig, vol Injurea Child 1 Willie Mae Blocker, 10, of 23-1 61 Senate St. was njured when struck by a car backing info a driveway early this week, ae -'. coHding to a report from the ! Columbia Traffic Department. ]i | The report stated that she.was* itroated at Columbia Hospital for bruises >f the hack. The driver 1 of car w a s identified i hi Jaifvl-s Knott 32.* of 2355 Sen-;1 , ate street. i /UIV.V J 3 :>U'IU .IUt I J Knott backed hi- 1941 Buick se- > dan backward into the driveway ? on the north side of the street 1_ and struck the child standing in the driveway. | STRIKES LOWEST INCOMES ' i Arthritis usually strikes among' tho^e with lowest income. SHOE HOSPITAL PROMPT SERVICE j Spring St Phone f4Sfljl j "We Cure Sick Shoe*" CHARLESTON, s. c. PEMBROKE'S Film Exchange 5mm sound programs, $4 0? per day $9.00 per week ti atest releases in Western Features, Religious Film | John H. Pembroke, Prop. 15 Spring St. Dial R051 i ' Charleston, S. C. When In Charleston ?Eat BROOK'S ; (Midtown Grill) r A#???? Ji* BEOOmS> 54 Monte St Oteuteoteo, 8. O. i Ik* *? ? Sh*w 1* T*w* t1#-C OLM T a B A T RE. 2SH5552t | wtroolwaMBt ' p..-g & i ? u 1FDR Was Man VI White House Mai ' .CHICAGO, 111. ? Laughtc x)frus the joy of President Roost belt's life. "The people may r< fnembex him as the man they < lecfcad to the highest office i tfte land four times, as the apo: [ tie of the New Deal, as the ai I ihor of the Four Freedoms, i I this Commander in Chief. "But to me, h ewas simpl th~ Boss or T'apa,' a hard-worV ing man who loved his fa mil liked nothing better than laugh." ?? This is the intimate and _ warm, memory of ^ Roosevelt as held by Mrs. Elizabeth . McDuffie, a White House maid for 12 years who writes of hei life with the President and his family, "FDR Was My Boss," in the current issue of Ebony Magazine, leading Negro pub?lication -hi the world. "Lizzie," as " she was know around the White Hou^e, pre vides an umpublicized iglimps of Mr. Roosevelt's life as Pros dent. With affection and snr plicity, Mis McDufTie draws heart-worming and. pio#?m#T^k ture of I-yXR as a man who love liis laughs, a*- a man who lovci parties and gaiety, who love driving his hand-controlled au tomobile around Warm Spring mpre than anything el?e, as man who thought in big term when it cayre to governmcn spending but who had to bor row a dollar for church collec tions, a man who efused to par with his old sweaters no mat ter how wtxrn they had become as a man who rated the pros pect of getting his hair cut, ; mah who insisted on using left overs from meals and finally a a man who was "dcmocrati< without posing and a true friem of the Negro without paternal ism." From her vantage point as : maid, Mrs. McDuffie observec many of the little events tha took plaoe in the White Home the little events that, naturaih become quite significant thesi -days?as 'historians .icek to e valuate thr? phenomenal caree of FDR. She remembers' Harn Hopkins as a. man who insistec that she, Lizzie, come to his wed ding "but not in your uniform,' aii das a m*f* this country owe: a great debt of gratitude becaus< of taie untiring work in behal of th? government; She renoewi be** - Wlinston Qhufchiil's ril <ippOt! off o the President's ?/\n<fcnildrer racing around shouting, "Santi Claus from England is coming,' Aiaaame t-'hAing Kai-Shek, as i gracious lady who tipped her $5( and treated the household helj: of.the White House very well the late Harold Ickes who gave the President a bigger kick than anyone else in his Cabinet Louise Howe, one of FDH'> first secretaries who had more opportunity to influence the Prescient than anyone 'else. Here's A Farmer 1 Farms Ilut Kept T WAS! UNA 1 r )N -- Although L. K. Mar hat. of Porter, Okln lost two farms over a 10-y?. a pKTiod. hr> nc\'cr eav eup. :i\ District Agent Paul O Brooks o the Oklahoma Extension Servic in a report la-4, week to the U. ? Department of Agriculture. Today \?? and Mrs. Mar-ha own a 1 or re diversified farr :which they ire trying to keep 1 "the family by fonuirig a par'.net ship with two of their five child ren. "We don't wan* our boys t experience the difficulties w had," say.s Mr. Mar-hall. A Daft Indian and a member Of the Greek Nation, he began farming on his 160-acre allotment in 1911, but soon lost it Then he set out to buy a farm and had paid $2,400 on it out of his cotton crops when he discovered the title wasn't clear." "I started to (five up and mov j to town, but my wife liked tb [ country and I did umj, w ye star ed out again to( try to own piece of kuMt* The next yei they paid down on 60 acres thi cost them $6,000 When they pa' out, they bought 70 acres moi Ia? AAA v? ??m this land, every lc* oI it, and are hnve the deeds Mr. Marshall boaafta. He ?d 01 sen, Jay B., gross about $7,000 year. Hie other torn, Adalh t * ? "" \ ^ "V " ' , * . 10 Loved His Laughs,) Sa d Says In Memoirs A | >r * Mrs. McDufTie's account is j. " highlighted by some lively ' anecdotes to emphasize her j. point that "Probably more IS n than anything else Mr. Roose- a](j i_\ velt to me wtls a man who hg., i_ laughed. He laughed when a __ lg picnic table fell down at Hyde G< r Park, taking all the fancy sal- star ads and sandwiches. He laugh- foil y ed at me because I was always ou'.i falling on waxed floors. He mai y always teased the people a- M)el round him." roll i . - As for herself as she lives in L I retireruc*nt now in Atlanta, Ga., elUl ^ " with nvany White House souvenirs giveen her by the President tui* Mrs .McDufTie reoadls vividly the natj ( i rotr she assumed- an "SASOO- ^app , ! P A." seVf-appointed-secretary- s1km , ' on-colored-people's affairs. For _? 1 instance, Walter White, the exe; cutivte director of the NAACP.l "could by-pass a itw govern- ( incnt channels through me." She \ was able to interest Mr. Hoose- j velt in cases of discrimination i- .. .. . - 1 m ine postal service anfl other iI Mrs. McDufTie prizes a m-mo government agencies and today from F'DJl advising her about , the appointment of Negroes to ! ci . , I . sup rvi^orv positions in the ' ccc. i la Your Show Moves | t Into Third Year . OnNRC-TV | B1 1 NEW YORK CITY?Notwithstanding remarks made .by many people in the television industrv J aJ that an audience could not be held far an hour and a half, s NBC's 90-minute television mu-it^M , sical revue, "Your Show of ^ Shows," starts, ijts' third year on | the air wi'h broadcast of Marchn *i,st- a Having eons latently placed 1 1 among the five top TV shows I t since its initial program, Your Show of Shows" has / continuously starred Sid Cae- D ; sar and Unogene Coca. Tiie ?program has?been?sold?oat J, r since September 1950, to par- ! / ticipfiUng sponsors who foot 9 1 a sizeable bill in time and pro- | gram charges for the benefit " of the more th^n 20,000,000 s viewers who see the show. , I Jj ; The Pnly Williams Quartet is 9 f ? feat11r.. attmetion ->h?t Viae arwB - peered or the show since its be^B .. h this sudden rise ih,j I U % popularity ^ the -sinffixifc' " f {roup u-en in constant dt?j? \ mand for night club, hotel and H i theatre engagements. B ' Max Liehman, producer, ft j?proudly notes that "Your Show . S > of Shows" is backed up by a : 1 ) of experts who put together a p II ; team spirit, an dby a platoon ^ " ? of experts who put together a j > ^ i hew musical review every !i>JH ; week by work ing the major portion of the 1G8 hours in the j ] week. il On the premiere broadcast ' j Burgos^ Meredith actc.l as host,! ' ^ ' ~ 1 SSfe X Who Lost Two I Ught On Trying J h shares the u>- the tractor and'B other equir im :it, but rents Go'R r aero- independently. Only U'n?'.iuit?.<?nn'l?frtrmin'.; f farming practices, Mr. Brooks 0 p'tints out. could th v have been'* >. able to start all ov* r twio . The . jU Marshall* u i a to plant ai"-1 of I II 'heir Inn*! t > cotton. but when ^ cHTi-jiite allotments first went in- H to < Pfert several years ago to hclp .B , . contfol ov. r-produetion ana safe- ! 1 guard the fertility of the -oil, they i I shifted <ome of their land to oth- H ! er crops. In addition to cotton, they & now sell corn, soybeans, I cream, calves, hogs, broilers, I 1 | and eggs. County Agent liar- J1 i old E. Berry \ns helped them ' I to develop Improved pastures. jl 1 i "We Like it better this wa/,"|B ^ i says Mrs. Mnarshal], "now wo.B , have money coming in year.JB 1 round and I can make some home I 'e improvements I've been want-IB ie? in? a long Jlmc." IB ?Mi s Inez Williams, the home fl a demonstration agent, points out I Iri thai Mrs. Marshall in putting I some of her money from broil- I ^ j ers and eggs into home appliance fl r* and modern conveniences. 4 T%o Mar shells formed their I Lit father-and-sons partnership two fl *" yem& ago and like it fine. "We are I m ! not worried now about the farm I a | being lost wHeo we're gone," fl is, says Mb. Marshall J. "* : ' M. > irah Vaughn, la Fitzgerald *e Top Singers, ee' Declares " rEW YORK Ella Fitzger , f'oonsidered the champ o m all by many authorities ir trude Lawrence was the gues \ and this pattern ^as beer owed ever aince with suet standing stars as Mische El Jove Ferrar, Pearl Bailey vin Douglas, Madeline Carand many others, ena . Home, celebrated nighi :> singer who has also beer tu<red in mar^y motion pics musicals, is among the many onally famous figures to have eared' on the star-studded v as hosts and hostesses. FOR BETTER :USED CARS SEE Jeff Knight I I 2201 Main Street We have just what you want We ITY ? SELL ? TRADE Come in look us over., etF Knight H. Boyd Phone 4-2838 | :lue palace i Tea Shoppe I delicious Home Cooked Meals Phone 9122 lue palace Hotel All Outside Rooms thonc 9^78 | 117 Washington Street | * Bo 1LUE PALACE I insorial Parlor B. W. Williams and fj C. Williams, Props. [ )().'{ Washington. Street * Columbia, S. C. | A NI MA It 2 Open to the Puh =r^--J ^pr "We are back < c I. x .J . If 'vTfB jm.. ?. tha and Sarah Vaughn, "who does tantalizing things with rhythmic accents," are nainad by Steve Allen as top singers in ail article in the current issue d See' Magazine, Just released. Ella," says the CBS star in hit I regular "Sec-ing Stars" feature, " t "is blessed with the ability tc f J make a pretty sound. When she 11 sings 'sweet,' the litener is entranced by toier tone whether he ' understands her style of music 1 or not." In addition, tHt ex-disc 1 jockey de<?lare% "Ella can' sing with humor, another attribute fhat is truly rare. Vary few -singers know how Ella is one oi of them." , ' ^ In describing Sa.oh Vaughni 1: styles Steve says, it difficult ta "flnd^y adjectives aj>j'licaMe to peculiar, bewitching noise that She slithers from one note to the j* ? i|P^lp For the radc see us we h i ? i'ipi " Ladies and Childrens Drei Ladies, Childrens and mei Ladies and Children's Bio Ladies and Children's Un<i Ladies, Children's and Mc Men's Work clothes, Men i Men's slacks. Men and Boys' Hats and < ) Men's Dress Shirts. {. Ladies and Men's Sweatei A full line of notions Ladies Spfing Coats, Ladies Handbags. ' BOYS and MEN'S JACK! .Columbia Dep jr #'l| v I'H^NE2-7242 12< SAVE with withGOC extra-MILEAGE LETUS MAKET EA$Y ' WRH I^or 12 111. <t Si- / 15,000 It. Even Bruises, Blc Pay as little as WALTER TIRE S ^^^PPl50G Taylor MOUNCEM1 ? on or near ? kRCH li ie @otte$e 1 "OtrttttCi &<HU / ' ?lic Under the Manage u y K + i . . * . I "H on the job - meet yo % . . ? *. 'v- *#-%*. : * ' r> v' c; "^l'j ? ?*^ JT-' v'-r' ? " ' Jfj , > ? iy Uui"*. >' s? . j . -i'Jg ' iuhk^HH other oiliajKl the v I this "tide dfYartyt Sumac.'m Of two n/w hormone compounSS ,?Cortisone and Acth. BeeausdM 1 of harmful effects, more jfi9 ( ?;varch is yet to be done to per^^^l ' BUY USEDCARS ^ i AY AS YOU RIDE .11 | ED. BROCKS I Motors , 2#16 Main St. Ph. 3-8045 3^1 Columbia, 8. C. "* re in the Easter Pouve it. ] SBOS. * ' * it's shoes. r uses. ^ lerwear. it's Hosiery. . i * and Boys' overalls. 'ryt Caps. and novelties. Ssl? all colors. ;J8 2TS. ; " mrtment Store )0 Oak St., Columbia, S. C. ! ST| >DYEARJ*V^_ | I TERMS lj onthsOr M wouts, Etc. I J $1.25 per week I POND'S I ERVICE STORE ?S| Street Phone 3-9421 H l ' . I B B IfUt _ ^ 8 merit of its owner I'j WS ur friends here? I '