Lighthouse and informer. (Charleston, S.C.) 1941-1954, May 03, 1952, Image 5
VISIT CITY
Mrs. Raymond Gage of 1707 Uber Street, Philadelphia
has returned to her home after having spent some time
here visiting her father, W. W. Williams, Sr., 1219 Man
ning Avenue.
Cpl. Raiford E. Younginer spent a few days in the
city visiting relatives and friends. He was the house guest
of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Edwards, 2315 Stark Street.
Mrs. Martha Richardson, 315 Chancy Stleet, Brooklyn.
New York is visiting her mother, Mrs. Cornelia Harris 1630
Catawba Avenue.
CLUB NEWS
The Community Social Club sponsored a Silver Tea,
last Sunday, at the home of Mrs. John Glenn, 2355 Senate
Street.
The Carolina Savings Club met at the home of Mrs. |
H. M. Beall, 11251/2 King Street, Tuesday evening. Plans!
were made for a bingo party to be at the home of Mrs.
Bernice Watson, E-3, Alien-Benedict Court, Friday even
ing, May 2 .
The Organ Club of Chappelle Memorial AME Church able Mr. B.
met at the home of Mrs. F. C. James, Monday evening. “Show-Stopper’
Plans were made for aTom Thumb wedding to be present
ed at the church Monday evening, June 9. More than 25
children are expected to participate.
The Just US Social Club met at the home of Mrs. Eliza
beth Dansby, 1330 Heidt Street, Wednesday evening. Final
plans were made for the Musical Tea that is to be Sun
day, May 4 at 2215 Washington Street. Mrs. Christie B.
Palmer, president.
LIGHTHOUSE and INFORMER, COLUMBIA. S. C. Saturday, May 3, 1952—5
News From
Spartanburg ^ ^ ^
In Cleveland
By Mrs. L. M. Williams
SPARTANBURG — The Pro
gressive D;mocrats will maet
Friday night, May 2nd, at the
South Liberty Street Recreation
Center, 7 P. M. with “Voting"
as the keynote theme. Reports
I will be made on the recent meet
ing in Columbia, Drt S. D.
Brown, chairman, said Monday.
Thre was a large attendance
j at the NAACP meeting last Sun-
* day at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church.
Ten members affiliated with
the organization. Rev. B. T. Sears
is president.
The Rev. Mr. Sanders and the
Bethel Choir and church will
worship at the Thompson Street
Baptist Church Sunday after
noon at 3 o’clock. Rev. B. T.
Sears, pastor, will speak during
the morning worship on the sub-
• • * •
MGM’s RECORDING STAR, the inimit-
Billy Eckstine and that
Fran Warden, songstress,
are really winning new laurels at New
York’s Paramount Theatre . . . Also sharing
the Spotlight, is Earn Douglas whose song
“Laugh (Though You Think You Want To
Cry)” is also an MGM recording. . . .
—(Globa) Photo)
'WM
attended by thirty-two little
guests. She was therecipient of
many beautiful and useful gifts,
one of which was a television
set, a gift from Rev. and Mrs.
Downs.
During her stay in Cleveland
she was one of the guests on
the “Charming Children” tele
vision program which is seen on
channel five in that city.
Little Miss Faye Ingrid Smith,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rich-
4-H Club Achievement Awards
Made During Recent Meeting
Cheraw News
By Levi G. Byrd
ject: “The Death and Suffering ard ((Annie Mae Jackson) Smith,
of Christ.” During this past week celebrate3 her first birthdaj
Rev. Sears was guest minister April 13 af the beautiful East
for the Rev. R. T. Duncan at Boulevard residence of her aunt
Pickens. an( ^ uncle, Rev. and Mrs. W. M.
Formal dedication of the Marvj Uowns of Cleveland. Ohio. j
H. Wright Elementary school, The ^oung Miss was honored
with a birthday party which was
was held Sunday afternoon. G.
In And
Around Mullins
Mrs. Pryor Heads
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
j Ivan Joye Pryor, a freshman
student at Bennett College, at
Greensboro, N. C., secrtary tt>
th: Spartanburg Peoples' Citi
zens Committe:; second vice
president of the Spartanburg N-
AACP branch; scretary and past
prsident of the Women’s Auxil
iary to VFW Post No. 9349;
member of the National Coun
cil of Negro Women, a Progress
ive Democrat and president of
the Puloit Aid Board of Trinity
AME Church.
She succeeds J. C. Chavers as
president of the association, com
prising employees of the North
Carolina Mutual and Pilgrim In
surance companies in South Ca
rolina.
B. Hauser, principal, presided
ov r fh- program which includ-
superintendent
ed talks by cit>
by W. MABEL PRICE, I •each a-ult dai'v” Th* orize CHER A. W — Prof. J. S. Cole
received $10.65 and winners from in Columbia where they attend _
Home Demonstration Work
ORANGEBURG — The 4-H
Achievement awards sponsored
the girls learn the value of t * le ed the state convention of Sou.h
Spartanburg and Union Counties^ Carolina Progressive Dsmocrats
received $5.35 each.
MiULLINS — A banauet was
given the voters of Mullins to in-!
struct them on how to use the|
ballot during the week. The
meeting proved a great success
and many persons went to the;
MAKC-V*
s °n, chairman of th worn mi
‘ ba ^CAlCNt>AR LOOK
| E. B. Hallman, Dr. George Jean j
polls.
Mirs.
board, Riv. T. R. Frierson, Mis i But this scientific way *_
Katherine R. Moore, Mrs. Ford j "toy ovoid showing monthly
ham, M. Patton, Mrs. Addie B.
Wright McWhirter and Rev.
Bruce P. Williamson.
The new school, costing
ap-
FINANCIAL REPORT OF FASHION SHOW sponsor
ed by Dr. L. Palmer Chappelle and presented by Arthur C.
Noah and Mrs. Nettie S. Chappelle for benefit of Good Sa-
maritan-Waverly Hospital, given Monday, April 21, Allen -
University Auditorium. by th® National Committee on T ’ ecelvecl 5 & - 35 each. and the unveiling ceremonies at
CONTFBTANTS- Mrs Nettie Fnns Xqifion. *„• : Girls and Boys Club Work were- ln ‘ heFo °d Preparation work ..he Good Samaritan Waverly
Abbie Jean Morehead.’ $225.13; Master William Hare, $125- E Achieve^entTo/ 1 ^VTd ^ PreparrihetooTto^btafn the hospitaL C J r ™ ichael s P°nsored a | considerably the congested el=-
"" T - »*■— l -'- n nft. o—i. i ,, , . .. Programs held utnif)s| , jn The Th - third Sunday program of j ^j n y Tot Review for the benefit mentary classroom facility of!
j proximately $300,000, was open-
Lorrine Floyd and Mrs.! ed last fall and has relieved
ner»e*“
AH the make-up In the world can t take that drawn,
nervoue look out ot your eyes caeh month ButherS
a modern way that has helped many womeriSd
Elrls who suffer from calendar minert
and Its slims If. Cardul, a tStM ^,£f?me thS
helps build strength and resistant eart mmith-
so. after a time, many women feel no monthly
cramps al all Also helps relai utterv n-ctiT
sleep better I-ook, feel your normal hart* Sit
Ask your dealer lor Cardul. (Say^Mr^^o!
monthly cramps
CHANCE OF LIFE
CARDUI
.00; Miss Lorraine Marshall $93.00; Mrs. Gertrude Sanders, I throughout the State
$69.10; Miss Minnie Lee Goldson, $26.00; and Miss Abbie i TW* ,
Jean Bouie, $24.88. Miscellaneous, ticket sales, etc. $159 00 1 m* t "7 lirteen Achicve-
Total intake $1,027.11. Expense $463.00. Profit, S564.0(U At th! W * a f 0 ™ f ° r 195L
turned over to hospital day of dedication, $532.11, to be ! was * 7 progra ™ s recognition
Kiven to hospital and any other money that may come in, j and boys'on a county".!.'’/sS’
May 7-15 Is 198th Birthday
Of Poetess Phyllis Wheatley
tion, and Music for deserving
utmost in nutritive value. The
top prizes went to Richland Coun
ty and the red ribbon group priz
es went to Cherokee County-
To live comforttably an 9
beautify your home inside and
wide basis. Those who have been f groundings outside is a de-
| enrolled i n 4-H clubs for three I™ ob j ective in ^ olub work.
- or more years, who have excelled fen Pr' 2 ® 55 ' n home ImP rov -
1 in various proj9cts, and who have 171 ^°P prizes in hom p • 1l
provement went to Greenvile
the local NAACP branch was! of the Nurses’ Guild of Mt. Olive, the city system.
hqld at the Triumph Christian
church Sunday afternoon. Rev.
A. C. Redd, state executive
secretary, was guest speaker.
The third Sunday program in
May will be held i n the Meth-
Baptist Church. The children
were well trained for their parts
and over $150 was raised.
Julian L. Morgan and Freddie
! Phillips attended a mass meeting
in Bishopville Sunday to luar
Skv-way
DRIVE I?
THEATRI
AT THE FAIRGROUND GAT)
COLORED SECTION
the
Wh .’atlsy
CLEVELAND, Ohio—The ob
servance on May 7 of th? 198th working girls.” Russell said.
Birthdav of Phillis Wheatley.
America’s first Negro poetess
will be followed by a scholar
ship fund raising drive for $40,-
OOO, f»«-orge H. Russell, Chair
man of this year’s Phillis Wheat-
ley birthday celebration com
mittee, announced Monday.
Beginning with a campaign
meeting at the National Phillis
Wheatley Foundation Home, 2163
E. 46th Street, on May 14, the
drive will continue through May
23. During this period 1,000 cam
paign workers will contact more
than 30,000
Pfc. Wilson L. Byrd, who has j
demostrated their leadership a- ^ Rich , and Counties Ea ch of
bility in club work received these ^ ^ ribbon prizes went to stationed in Korea for the
awards. In recognizing clubsters Counties ^ each 4 H clubs ter n mon rte, and had been
for outstanding club work in receivi $5 35 home on leave for the past
Carolina were twenty girls he ( ^ is maki sple ndid m0 nth, has returned to Fort
The National Phillis WbeaW t°P P«ze winners came from • Ca ? 0 lina, the jackso n for duty.
Foundation was formed »«! ^ a “f ve “ 5 ^ ; ^Tb Sard with j Rev. A. P. Sumpter, pastor of
1947 by Miss Jane E. Hunter, ^ ^ enthusiasm to their annual Poul-,the Methcrdist Church, left Che-
pr. J sident-dir:ctor of the move-j^^ 11 ^ ie try show*. Dorch.**^.- —d nor- raw ias* wieeic for Okiahom
ment. Itv purpose is to encourage men* pins. ence Counties were top winners City. Okla., to attend a national
establishment of Phillis! “Grow fresh v?getab. s eat| ^ Ury work Each girl r - conference of the church.
club houses in every, them daily and can the surplus a ^ ^ of $1Q65 with Mrg g w D2as who has beer
city where there is a need for the was th slogan for 10.123. Gr2enville Coimty n ext W ith re- on ijhe sick li* fort the pa-t
the protection and training of girls. I n the Conservation work,! ^ 3£ . we ek, is much better at this
working girls. There are now 17 twenty-three girls entered the ' ^ ^ , 4 H clu b girl
centers in operation. The foun- State competition . Each received Evei\
dation also has provided
odist Church on Green street and j publisher John H. McCray speak, j
Rev. James M. Hinton, state j The meeting was the first of its,
president, will deliver the ad- ! kind in that community.
dress. The Good Housekeeping Soci- Friday-SaturdaT
PROGRAM
ety met at the home of Mrs. Ma
ry Smith o n Church street. A de-1
Kghtful time was had by every-’
one and the next meeting will 1
be entertained by Mrs. Lois DixJ
on.
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Mack spent
Sunday in Kings*.ree visiting i Sunday
friends. Mr. Mack is principal of
May
“SLAUGHTER TRAIL”
(in technicolor)
Starring
Brain Donlevy — Guy Young
Virginia Grey
Williams’ Chapel School at Nich-
May 4th
THE INVITATION”
Starring
Van Johnson, Dorothy' McGuire
countv, has been on the sick list
Every 4-hi ciun girl h as wriring and is out again,
a na- cash prizes of $10.65 each. The garden plot, twenty girls compel-! Prof. H. L. Marshall spent last
tional program on the life and red ribbon winners from Sumter ed for State awards in Garden Sunday in Charlotte, N. C. visit-
works of Phillis. Wheatley as a and Union Counties received work. Beside pins that were iug their daughter, who is a stu-
means of inspiring young girls cash prizes of $5.35 each. given to each girl, winners from dent a ‘.Johnson C. Smith Uni
families, principally and lea,clin K them to worthwhile i In the Dairy Foods group the Union and Darlington Counties versity. for dayS-
4-H clubsters demonstrated how! received $10.65 and Sumter Coun- Mrs. Mamie Royster spent the!
milk can be used in many inter- ty ’5.35. weekend i n Baltimore, Md. visit-
esting dish:s and have for the Health is of vital importance mg her sister and friends. DlllOn iNUWS
goal, “A quart for every grow- to all, and most especially to 4-H Mrs. Annie Hubison, chairman
ing child and at least a pint for clubs have b:cn organized over of the membership drive of the
Cheraw NAACP Branch, is ask-
ols.
Dr. H H Cooper, Jr. attended Dlrection; For your convenienc.
the medical association’s meet- turn right at SKY-WAY sign o
ing in Columbia last week. He is Rosewood Drive and follow roa
very active in civic affairs and to Colored entrance rtar of ai
is w-ell liked in the community. D ex.
Buchanan Hodge, one of the!
progressive farmers of Marion!
B. L. COOK SHEET METAL
and HOME APPLIANCE Co.
Radios — Stoves, — Paints,
Kitchen Units
— Radio Repairing —
64 Spring Street. Dial 2-3974
Charleston, S. C.
FOR RENT
2 >/ 2 ROOM APARTMENT
unfurnished
Call 4-5020
in the Central, Glenville and Mt. i ac,lieve ments.
Pleasant areas'. Each household! Th? Phillis Wh-uM
will be asked to contribute one'a saga of triumph ovlrselmtej 8
penny for every year of Phillis, ly insurmountable obstacleT
and influence,!
Wheatley’s life
$1.98 in all.
Funds raised during the
campaign will be used to es
tablish scholarships in Home
Economics, Cosmetology, Nurse
Training, Commercial Educa-
Kidnapped from her family
in Africa by slave traders In
1761, Phillis Wheatley was
brought to America and sold
in a Boston slave market to
Mrs. John Wheatley. Phillis
was about seven years old at
that time.
Tb? Wheatley family was
quick to notice the native in
telligence of their African slave
girl and offered her every en
couragement in her effort's to
KNOW SOUTH CAROLINA
By GEORGE MacNABB
CHIEF OF PUBLIC RELATIONS
ing all members to reinstate and
all others te become members.
, Her address is 107 Powe street.
the State. In this work Ida Ma?
Morrison of Marlboro Cunty was
By H. W. Crawford
DILLON — Dillonites on the
sick list are: Mrs. Eliza Alford.
George Nelson, Sam Breelen.
Albert Donaldson, Sr. Mrs. Annie
Mae Briant in Washington, D. C.
Mrs. "racis Patterson in Balti-
WE INVITE YOU
to DINE at the
College Grill
2020 Taylor Street
ANNOUNCEMENT
FOR ADVERTISING CALEN-
DEKS, FANS, and UP TO THE
MINUTE ADVERTISING IDEAS learn the English language. As
DIAL 3-9644. early as her twelfth year, ac-
, - . „ conding to records of her life,
We also have the following „ • ,
vvti . the young girl was carrying on
Real Lsta e or sa e. an extensive correspondence
To be developed; A piece of . , , ^ , ,
nroneriv 160 ft. x 235 ft. on the wlth some ° f , the most 1 j arned
old Winnsboro Road, just a few P eo P Le ln Boston anci London.
miles from the citv limit. Will cut Her P oemii and other wnt '
mUes from rne in(fs< especially her translation
into lots.
SOUTH CAROLINA RESEARCH, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD
Three 2-family apartment hous
es; One 6 room house with bath,
three doors from bus stop, 1821
Pulaski St.
One 50 x 150 ft. lot Atlantic
each.
On e night Club on a lot 100 ft.
x 150 ft. near Harlem Heights.
of Ovid, soon attracted the at
tention of the literary world,
both in America and England.
She won the acclaim of schol
ars and public alike for her
work.
The life of Phillis Wheatley
has become a source of inspira-
69 acres of land bordering pro-; fi°n and encouragement to young j
perty of Haxbinson College. Negro women who have joined
FOR RENT * be movemient which bears her ]
A 4 room and bath furnished name,
apartment, 1703 Wayne Street.
List your property for sal e or
rent with us for best results; al
so:
Auto, Fire, Casualty and Theft
Insurance Bonds.
William McKinley Bowman,
Executive Sec’y-Treas.
CAPITAL CITY
Real Estate Co.
1109H Washington Street
Phone 3-9644 Columbia. S. C.
Off To School
CHARLESTON — Pfc. Esau
Young, 3rd. spent the weekend
with his parents Mr. and Mrs. |
Esau Young, 2nd. enrouB? to!
Oklahoma, where he will con
tinue his studies.
Pvt. Richard Chisolm, class 51 |
Burke high school, has complet
first prize winner recsiving $10.65 more, Md. and Georg? McClell
and Ruth Gunther of Aiken an.
County topped the red group re
ceiving $5.35.
To help club girls dress cor
rectly for all occasions a County-
widi? and State Dress Revue,
styling cotton dresses creates
The Dillon county NAACP
branch held an interesting meet
ing at the Methodist Church at
Little Rock last Sunday after
noon. The branch is still cam
paigning for new members.
Mrs. Savannah McGill has re-
much interest among clubsters.
I Top prizes for the Revue went to turned to her residence on South
| clubsters in Florence and Orange- Fourth Avtenue after spending
burg Counties each receiving several days with her daughter,
$10.65. The red group prizes went Mrs. Julia Washington, in Char-
i to Counties with each winner lotte, N. C. .Mrs. Washington is
, receiving $5.35. a registered Nurse in that city.
SUPER MARKET
Pete Thornton’s
2331 Gervais St. Phone 3-9107
Fresh Vegetables. Meats. Fruits
Open Sunday 8 a m.—12 a.m.
For the best values
in the city:
—Trade At—
SILVERS
1546 MAIN Street
Isoqueena Falls, Oconee Creek, Oconee County (near Walhalla) were nerned for a
legendary Indian girl whose life was saved by these falls.
ISAQUEENA FALLS, OCONEE COUNTY
Beautiful Isaqueena Falls, Oconee
Creek, are named for one of the most
romantic figures in South Carolina
history. The names of several towns
and creeks are credited to legends of
this Indian girl, _Cateechee, who
, , . r . . „ : ” “ c , \ traveled the Up Country with her
ed basic training at Camp Br?ck- w hjte husband. Her name means
inridge, Kentucky and is assign- i "deer head,” and translated into the
ed fo Fort Sheridan, 111. He is Creek lanpiage become laaqu^nA.
„ Cateechee and her white husband
.he Nephew of Mr. and Mrs. were ij v ing near Stump House
York Godfrey 386^ Race St.. Mountain, when her people, in
censed at her marriage to a white
man, pursued her one day. Fleeing
with her baby on her hack, Cateechee
ran toward the falls on Oconee Creek
and disappeared over the brink. Her
pursuers searched around the falls,
and giving her up for dead, turned
back to their village. However,
Cateechee had hidden with her child
cn a ledge behind a curtain ot water.
That's the legend. It’s a beaatM
one, and we Khe to believe it. ^
1607
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