Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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' Vv*> ' - V " UUHTHOUSK u?d INFORMER, COLUMBL PAGE POtJIfc? ?Saturday, February J -is? ,1 ""?vf.y Published weekly by The Lighthouse Pubttshing Company, Incorporated, at 1507 Harden Street, Columbia 4, South Carolina. ^ - TELEPHONE 2-7079 ? Entered as Second Class matter in the Post A -A Office at Columbia, South Carolina, under y the act of March 3, 1879. N ' i , , A p ? : sl r 1' .; ^ John H. McCray President-Editor ? Thomasina Scott Society Editor j Sr Julia G. Simkins Sec'y-Bookkeeper p r McMillan's Book 1 / The much talked about book of Dr. Lewis w Mc^llan, Professor of History at the p] ^ State M College in ^Orangeburg, came ai -?--from the printers lastl/wedk- and advanced w copies have created quite a stir in educa- yi tional centers. The author, a native of Allendale county, si undertakes in his "Negro Higher Educa- N tlon in the State of South Carolina" to take tl one behind the key-hole into the inner sane- 1? ' turn of the state's junior and senior col- K ' leges and privately operated high schools. *T1 He emerges with candid summaries in case ^ histories, which are generally critical to a sc degree, but always with the brighter side accompanying, producing in our judgement ^ \ the first overall study of what makes our sc * institutions tick. , eci *--1 1 * ,n wcic x? reaauu to ieei nere and 5; there that some of the personalities discussed an devaluated may betr a taint of vindictiveness of vengeance, the basic con- ?c elusions represent crystal-clear ailments * Pi which are not new to educators themselves. Dr. McMillan strikes hardest at Boards of Trustees, the state legislature and admin- ? istrations for most of the failures he points ' % up. However, we think one other "rich" ^ y._i, source of responsibility was overlooked in fixing responsibility?- the rank and file J' members of denominations who pay the m / , . " ' 1111 ' ,l, 1 -1-' Wbp,.^ sense hoW_the same^r-esponsibilrty of the state legislature which appropriates and makes available money for State Col? : lf^e. u C > . The objections we have noted thus far . -r^ r ?. . . . 11 have, in the main, been those to criticisms of personalities; however, in fairness, we , have deard equally as many persons ap- j prove these criticisms, which leads to the Conclusion that this reaction cancels itself, p, On the other hand, we haven't heard any- g( one yet deny the basic criticisms of the ^ institutions involved, perhaps because they are sound an dare already known, in part. cj There'is included inside operations of trustee boards, state officials, etc. and an analyses or prospectus which we believe will t interestjnostjdlizens.?? js WSiether Dr. McMillan's work presents e the real answer to what we have tried to w get for years is a matter of opinion, but hj this much has been true: Our colleges, 01 A Subject No One Will Discuss Comes the new report that South Caro- n Una's taxpayers are not $aying out $50,- c< 000 for the services of the Hon. John W. w Davis as attorney in behalf of racial seg- ^ regation in the Clarendon rnil"M ' ll"'r inrtnnil 111! IT times as much-^-$ 150,000. n Mr. Cliff Mackay, edtior of The-Afro Amer- ^.( ican Newspapers, said on a visit to the fr v state last Saturday that the lat^r fee repf resented the total charge, that the first figure was only the retainer. > . tl No one in official position in South Carolina will discuss the subject, and well they ^ refuse for should the Clarendon parents " win over jimcrowism, it would be embar^ f< I Building A Better Southland Congressman William L. Dawson, speak- s I. ing in South Carolina several weeks ago, (1 among other things urged his audience" of a r i 1,800 citizens to "make friends" with the b 7 people with whom they come in contact. o I Making friends, he went on, is an im- P I portant means of improving the lot of the 0 race and what he apparently meant by "friends" was a groun of pepln ?i I to understand Negroes and their problems; At this, the close of Brotherhood Week, m? we think it timely that each of us resolve ri ?-toc-give the recomrneridatloh a trial. There e< I are many white people with whom we con- is r tact who could help end racial tension and a ft*, injustices if they but had information an * g V . s. c. 11, ffthottsc -?' ,i - INI'ORKSF UBSCRIPTIONS?Payable in advance?: year, $3.75; 6 mos., $2.50; 3 mos., $1.50; per copy, 10 cents A lake checks or orders payable to The Light- jfl onse Publishing Company, Inc., and not to ^ ersons representing it. .DVERTIS1NG RATES furnished on appli- ^ cation. ational Advertising Representative: Inter- J\ , ^ate United Newspapers, Inc., 545 Fifth '* .venue, New York 17, New York. ; ALOSING SCHFDULLS: News, 12 noon ut sday; Ad verting, 3 P.JVL^Tuesday ; hotflgraphsHO A.'MTMonday^ \ V'* hile making steady progress, have been agued with a number of problems which *e being made dramatic as contemporary hite colleges, rating them by the same \rdstick used against white institutions. No one has presumed, or should now pre- * lme, that graduates of South Carolina's " ' < egro couepres are prepared as well as lose who are turned out by white col- g ges in the state. The better prepared Neroes, for example, acquired their trainig elsewhere, or much of it. The exceponals have been able to enter graduate hools, or make transfers to other insti- __ itions with full credit for their South A T arolina study. For many years, and in >me cases now, it is not they have acquir- Evi I undergraduate status, or even measure "What ) to accredited undergraduates, if trans- bertsor Tli irs are being made. . , ? asn t d? If there are any short-comings over our the "l >lleges, and of course there are many?as . true in all such institutions?we are inined to atribute these more to failures of are te rank and file contributor and supporter COnsoli< these than to the administrations. We and bi *ve before noted her? that the, president, Pers< re administrator of a Negro college, is one of irced to spend far more time running a- if 1 sh mnd begging funds in order to stay in bout h isiness, than he can spend attending to atters which are purely educational. This cor^ ~ tw mimvUinly tHa miiaor cause fof" fvii iea le effect. . who a Dr. McMillan does hand bouquets to Allen problei nivorsifv "fni* h<?v Awollorifv ir? onArfo + <? I (irs laflin for her historical significance and lnK ^ W0JTC "*2 > the others for some kind of contribu... , n , , . -r^ leptic. on to the march of education. He dips neys r |) records, some of them embarrassing, acqiatt id refuses to "gloss...over'.'..vvHat lie sees, -the "oii nmindful of who will and will not be hap- known V for it. In tiiis: respect, he deports him- he oeg ?lf as an honest, capable scholar, worthy ing to f,existence, deserving of the right to his wratl1 ... H T 4. againsl .vn mind and courageous enough to exer- ing to] se his constitutinoal right to freedom of . 3 D1C I 3eec^' N His is, as we saifl before;?ttiTr~Trr"t ',nrh severa] mrtyHTTTornv out of South Carolina and it accuse* : rich in context and ideas, It is the fin- one st production we've noted in the state J()hn ithin the oast 20 years, and one each i|ittTe and library ought to possess whether le is in agreement or disagreement. - -- ?M&',v issing to admit that the passing over tin* impetent attorneys of his state, none of hom would have charred such ai* rvl"''?~ nil i mini, u I ihntlm n inr Silk Of course the people at whom the attorey's services are directed, and who l>\ na" c ^ardlos )rce of law contribute a portion of the R Loney, were not consulted. h . Anyway, one thing is clear: It. sure costs a time pretty penny to have jimcrowism, and ent ire; lie cost discussed here now is but a peonv ^0lld * . Germs 'hen compared to what the cost has been '|ng ro i facilities and opportunities for Negroes right t rrx were i r>r over oO years. whcth< struck , part, ) life. ound reasons why something ought to bo Rich one. The passing along of a piece of liter- When ture, written constructively and by some- was tn ody in authority, goes a long way. Men !'ai i .1 . .1 , . njfied ^ ron vaqH nn t?nt n on/1 o Am on ih 1 1111 i v i/i it i'ii ruiw vVJ i ii iiv/i i ov 11 o ill thpft rivate, while in public they dare not heed Count\ ither. in Cor ins tX4 afterrx Congratulations, But Late ver,cd It v ^LL. ,iu*L tumic.'i to our rrr-ThJTf Off Feb- when nary 1 The Florida Tattler of Jacksonville vr rdebratod its 20th year of publication. This Declar an,accomplishment of which to be proud ^'s . young( nd one which fills many paires in stnip of ~ les .determination and hardships license ' " I \ # "And Now, Plans I . . -: - ^ >hn H. McCray 1 ittle Learning Is a Danger erywhore we turn these days, and in fact fi do you think of Attorney (John Bolt) Cul 1 really sincere, or is he just playing with te answer, "He's honest, sincere and meai tailed enough; for behind the rise of John iberals," is esentially the same story behin [ (Retired) and a number of other white Carolinians who, in one or another degree, ing their utmost day by day to unify and date their citizens, whatever their race aekgrounri. ? 2~* mallyr I regard John Bolt Culbertson as the best personal friends I have known and ould eer too far in saying nice things alis courage and present campaign in my for him may unconsciously influence my But objectively, I consider him more smhout elevation of the Negro to his yightal status than many of the Negro leaders re supposed to be wonting un the ?*??... n. t laid eyes on Mr. Culbertson while "coverie trial of the 26 Greenville white men who iccused of liquidating Willie Earle, .an epiMr. Culbertson was one of several attorepcesenting these men, who were finally ed. Whether his convictions agreed with Tcohie of this famous trial we have never but we do know that shm'.iy afterwards an to participate in proje* ts aimed at helpelevate our people and although the fiery of some of the white* has been thrown I him, he has extended his work to speakun; and to contributing much of his valuime as a professional to helping hapless itt~TfouTTIe get at least a fair trial. In 1 instances he has won ecquittals for these i persons and hasn't received so much as nny in return. Bolt Culbertson has traveled extensively, jjgj: " .f. William Withers Richard Allen Among the great men born B||^W ar(j Allen. This appraisal of A! on personal character, quite ir *he A ME Church has served wBP self-help. However, onr must r i lignity would have found expression it is?somewhere, somehow, ^ of slave parents, Allen came through the lous experience of a slaye-child. It wa-, at . 4 1 w ni'ii me .sirunRit1 ior irtfciojii 'a as f I<1J>c line. Revolutions w re in progress the over. In Franco, Spain, Portugal, Denmark, my, and in the Colonies-., there was a grownsciousness that no man has an inherent o he another's master. Here and there men "ising in indignant protest to slave chains, they wore of body or ??f mind Allen his blow in the area of religion The inilowever, was felt in every phase of Negro ard Allen was a man of s'riet 'inn s" 11\ assigned to deliver a message, his word ken, 'gnd it \va> not required that he should note With his master's signature. Tie diglabor, and was an example ?f industry and During the Revolutionary War, at Susses r Delaware, he hau'ed, and earned $2,000 itinental money wqilx?whirh~"tie purchased ledorrr?tttTTTnaster a I lowed him to conduct wn meetings in his house, and was conunder Allen's pleaching . ill raise -OH:' rrpj-1 f ,;V .?j\i; tli^ n. ii)wo consider the cu !ti!t, in uliuh he in d--' -rituro. If wi'. 17.T7 ll voa?*s after the at ion of Independence that ho established urch. Chnflcs Fox and William Pitt, the >r, were crossing arms in the English House nmons., Not an automobile had ever l>een d. Not a telegram had ever been dispatch ^or Civil Rights." '/. - I r>r some months, somebody asks b 'j bertson?" Or, "Is this Mr. Culis every tiling he's trying to do" JI Bolt Culbertson on the side of B If /a jSpj id the rise of Judge J. Waties Bm f&JtMM and almost weekly, for several years?out of his pocket, making trips to New York, Washington, Chicago and such other distant points in the interest of legal and civic justices. His campaign was launched right in Greenville, and has spread now to several parts of the state. Last Sunday aft?Mioon he drew a packed audience in Mullins. Bfc^iftid done the same at Walterboro and electrified the people in Bidgeland and Yamassee. I would think that Mr. Culbertson, like so many other white citizens today, knew little about the actual race problem and the treatment of Negroes, their real aims and problems, until he participat <i *h_ Knrle case. Something seems to have happened then, or shortly afterwards. He began to use his legal training to- delve into the facts, just as Judge Waring began to delve deep into the facts in 1944 when faced with his first civil rights case at Charleston, What he found convinced and "educated" him and, like the Warings, | he has committed himself and his resources to educating Negroes and others in their rights, duties and failings. Whether he knows it or not, Mr. Culbertson's speeches are doing tremendous good. Negroes who. have heard their own people exhort them to do the same things he's now. telling them are actually getting out and registering and joining thr> MA ACP A n-Kltn i _ j. . , ..... ?...... . ., limn lum tin-in iij uo so arxi if lie says rt's right, many of them will do it. Mr. Culbertson has^ "gone to school", so to speak. They still say "A Little Learning is "a Dangerous Thing"?and here the danger ir. to the o'.-d order - jpoon i in February, none was more illustrious than Rich hen m nm hiic' ffn thr fri 1 Mril 1 Found"? in Methodisx . Iriscopal Church. Rather, it is based idependent of the church he organized. Certainly, to emphasize Allen's philosophy of freedom and iSsubie th t?by its very nature?this concept of hued or received. Oxen, knee-dee pin mud, dragged heavy-laden carts, and distance still had to be irif'.'isli'l Ofl hv tllP H,1V In 3 timn lilrri fVini A linn defied culture?which tied America like cords of steel?and called forth his folk to a new birth of religious freedom. Time nor space will allow further analysis of Allen's* jforth. It is too well known to most people to the facts here. One does not have to dip th<r ocean dry to discover that it is composed of water. Small as may seem Allen's life m time and space, yet it Is such an important nnd fundamental aspect of t)ie American Negro's etrttrgtr rmd accomplishment that it constitutes n real genuine revelation of his essential nature. A !rn taught that a man should never expect others to do for him what he can do for himself. He t?rugbt race pride and self-help. He taught that a man's destiny is not in his stars, hut in himself. He led his people to debunk false aristocracy, which ]s- as-doidruTtive as Uh 'inferiority If he were here toddy, he would preach that making a life is much more important than making a living. He would advise his people to seek economic security, political and civic free dom, nnd character education. He would encourage men to do iustlv- and warn them a4ain*t any attempt to. conceal (hair weakness b yofFering long prayers. Allen was godly and?courageous. In religion, government, education, the spirit of Richard Allen would serve today as a panacea for the world ills. Moreover, upon such a basis we could speculate fruitfully on history's ultimate destiny. ": " ^ I5^l " "" .W * ?~ r ? V- -?-r .. . , . ; -. . ' . ;..:V'- .. 1 Samue^ R- Higgina JB Dr. W. S. Hornsby Monday, I was In Augusta, Georgia y The Album of Faith Singers of Alien University rendered a program under the auspices of Bethal AME Church in the C. T. Walker School Auditorium. The f j Wr^- HI program was one of the best that 1 have heard rendered by this group. The Rev. Jl I Mr. Harris is the pastor of Bethel AMI Church in Augusta. Mr. Harris is makng a large coatribution-icuthe church and civ?c life of Augusta. . 'i$ 1 ha dtbe opportunity of visiting the Pilgrim Health and Life nsurance Company of which Dr. Watler S. Hornsby is executive rice-presidertt and founder. This is an insurance company of vhich the entire race should be proud. I talked for a long time ~ vith Dr. Hornsby relative to the company. He was kind enough -o have somepne show me the entire building and also the peo>le at work. I}was very much concerned when Mr. Hornsby told 4?.-*., ne that he needed a number of young men and young women T o be trained for positions with the company. I felt that that vas an opportunity for a number of young men and young wonen. There are few young people of today who seem to be- in- 'F lerested in business careers. In order to be a success one muVt be villing to pay the price. The price that must be paid for success ln business is hard work, long hours, and knowing how to jet along with people. Dr. Hornsby possesses all of these charictcristics and many more. He was one of the Ave founders of the Pilgrim Health and Life Insurance Company and has directed its "'< sMtiritiu u? Kooinninc; ffp wtis also co-founder of the fol- iL va v av+%;m mviu '? ? ? ? lowing institutions: The National Negro Insurance Association; Hornsby-McCoy Realty Company of Augusta; Ninth Street reorganized YMCA. and led the drive for its existence; Independent Order of Temple Builders of the World and the reorganized National NegrQ Business League. His parents were the Rev. T. J. Hornsby and Mrs. Charlotte Campfleld Hornsby. 3 Dr. Hornaby states that he attributes whaitever success he * j might have to his late father. It was indeed interesting to hear him tell the history of the growth and development of the Pilgrim Heakh and Life Insurance Company. I was particularly in- , * tcrested in his story because he certainly has been a most successful businessman. He is an inspiration to the young men of our race. The home office has a personnel, that is indeed noteworthy. I noticed the bookkeepers, typists, the acturary, the chief auditor, the supervisor of agency training, the manager of tho . J] ordinary deoar.mcnt, and the cashier and many others who play an important part in the management of the home office. ft was through energy and hard work and business manage- ^ mont that Dr^ Hornsby has- made these positions possible for ? these people. I have only spoken of the work in the home office . I and have not mentioned the hundreds of others who are working in other parts of the country for this same company. ^ Dr. Hornsby has surrounded?himselT-~~\vTth strong men and ^ 3 women- Dr. J. M. Hip'ton of Columbia, South Carolina, the office .,-Jj manager and director of personnel and agents, is making a large ? contribution to this company. Those of us who know Dr. Hinton are proud of his success here inXolumbia and in the home office '4 in Augusta. Mr. Hinjton is just as popular in Georgia as he is in South Carolina. Dr. William Spurgeon Hornsby, executive vice president of * the Pilgrim Health and Life Insurance Company is an inspiration * to any young man 'who is willing to pay the price. Sometime ago Congressman Dawson said in an address delivered in Columbia : that many of our people Should get smart instead of getting angry. - j I think a solution of some of our problems should be solved if nf mir oeoDle would get smart and be willing to work hard and pay the price for success. Dr. Horosby has paid the price." . 1 Z: *j9H exact year but it was in the 'jw /[)*early 1900 hundreds, an inci- \ I J ^f\ 1*1 rnC dent I cannot forget, li the ex-~ fi?Fnllrll 1 act year is ?' lmP?rtance * <*n ^ l?l\w Cx W got it from Dr. White, whe al- $ *. WORST TRAGEDY so recalla ^ tragedy. Editor, Lighthouse and ^ ?* #| Informer: Timmonsville In a recent edition of The *" . .' *, Lighthouse and Informer I noticed that editorially you re- J U P t f gard the fire and explosion at Aiken as the worst tragedy to a. l /*_ . m' i ut.'iau mai nne community. ' ' ' ' ft* I do not agree. I consider the (Savannah Tribune) worst tragedy ever to occur in We have our doubts about Aiken was when people in and any,literate Negro who says he ai "*und there lynched A. Craw- willingly accepts the practice of . Jj ford some years ago. segregation and discrimination. M Mr. Crawford was killed and According to our thinking, nov his body tied behind ? buggy, self-respecting Negro can agree which a horse pulled through with any practice or social systhe streets ?n broad daylight, tern that makes him less than the shame occuring about 3:30 mother human beings;' that one Saturday afternoon. brands him as inferior, as a I do not remember now the second clnss citizen J; \ *':M Do's And Don'ts '4 Someone Else May Want That Hat. Always Use Protector.1.,; J