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THE LIGHTHOUSE AND INFORMER, COLUMBIA, S. C —
PAGE EIGHT SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 1954 CheraW NeWS
Charleston News, Social Happenings
PERSONAL MENTION
Mrs. Edward Benjamin, formerly
Miss Gloria McCottry, 35 Percy St,
is visiting her parents Mr. & Mrs.
A. M. McCottry. Rev. Benjamin is
expected in April. The Benjamins
are now residents of Bailey’s Ray,
Bermuda. He is the pastor of St.
fohn's AME Church.
Mrs. Mary lurner, now of Sum
merville, S. C.hadherrecent guests
Robert L. Turner of New York City.
Mr. Turner also visited Mrs. Lucile
McCottry, Mrs. Mamie Gaddes,
Mrs. Margaret Wainwright, and
Mrs. Essie Rollerson. Mrs. Turner,
aow in her nineties enjoys good
health and the annual visits of her
his mother’s birthday recently,
made this special trip to cheer her.
DEATH
Mrs. Victoria Grant, 34 Cannon
St. passed recently and was fun-
eralized at Zion Presbyterian
Church. She was ninety-three
years of age. Rev. G. F. Hender
son a former pastor eulogized the
remains. She made her home with
her son, Oliver Grant. Mrs. James
Mikell was one of the daughters.
Surviving are three other daugh
ters and one other son, several
grand and great grand children.
PERSONAL MENTION
Pvt. JamesDeLee Foster, son of
Mr. & Mrs. D. J- King, 162 Line St.
spent three weeks here and left
Robert who could not come for for the west coast togo over seas.
The Chesterfield county citizens
committee held its regular monthly
meeting in Cheraw Thursday even
ing with delegations from Page-
land, Jefferson, McBee, Chester
field, and other sections present.
Following a business session and
a discussion on pertinent political
action for this period, Mrs. Andrew
W. Simkins, state secretary of
NAACP addressed the capacity
audience, emphasizing important
political action strategy.
Mrs. Simkins urged that the
organization use every possible
moment to get increased registra
tion at this time, and to concentrate
later on impressing the importance
of having every registered person
to the polls on June 8, when nation
al and state senators, congressmen,
the governor, and other important
state and local officers must be
elected.
The speaker denounced those who
complain of bloc votinjr by Neg-
Players Incorporated
of Washington, D. C.
I roes when all they have done his-
torically is to bloc themselves in 1 ing were her mother, Mrs. R
order to force certain conditions on
Negroes, in many instances. De
claring that we must be among
the number “That cannot be bought
and will not be sold,” Mrs. Simkins
pointed out that candidates must
be studied in various suggested
ways, and that the masses must
learn to follow trusted leadership
if effective legislative action is to
be obtained.
Charlie Sanders who is station
ed at Jacksonville, N. C. US Army
Post was a week end visitor of his
parents Mr. and Mrs. Charlie San
ders, Sr.
Mrs Gaddy Brayboy, rushed to
the Bennettsville hospital for
treatment a few days ago, is re
ported resting comfortably.
Attending the Citizens meeting
from Pageland were William and
Richard Blackney, brothers.
Under the leadership of the Rev.
J. C. Leevy pastor, the members of
the Pee Dee Union Baptist church
are painting and beautifying their
church in which they recently in
stalled an electric organ.
Accompanying Mrs. Simkins j
from Columbia last Thursday even-
E.
Merger Between
Lighthouse and
another Paper
Denied
“The Lighthouse and Informer
is still alive and slugging,” de
present
“OTHELLO”
Allen UniTersity
Richard Gaillard, ninth grader at
Avery High School with other
ninth graders visited Columbia, S.
C. Mrs. Tracy and practise teach
er Holly of State College sponsored
the trip. The students visited the
capitol and the trade shoes of
Booker T. Washington High School.
Henry Johnson, “Doc” has re
turned to New York, City after
spending sometime here with his
parents Mr. & Mrs. D. C. Chapman,
14 Sires St.
Friday night, April 9* 1954 — 8:30
| NINTH ANNUAL TALENT
(HUNT A .
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for the office of president. Beyond
this, you can make a real contri
bution by talking with other teach
ers who are undecided for whom
they should vote. This puts you in
a position where you can tell them
of the qualifications of your
candidate.
“Please accept this letter as a
recommendation for* Mrs. Harper
and an encouragement for you to
cast a vote for the candidate who
you believe will offer substantial
leadership during the coming
year.”
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rickets may be purchased at the Business Office,
Mu Alpha Chapter of Omega Pai
Phi Fraternity presented the ninth
Annual Talent Hunt at Archer
Auditorium Mar. 21 .
Miss Vernell B. Foxworth spon
sored by Delta Theta Sorority won
first prize. William Collins spon-
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sored by Phi Beta Sigma Frater
nity, second prize; and Jennie L,
Pyatt, sponsored by Burke High
School was awarded third prize.
Miss Foxworth was also presented
a basket of beautiful flowers and
will compete with other state win
ners in Winston Salem, N. C. for
the Scholarship. Wm. H. Schroed-
er was the judge. Others who com
peted were Alice Pyatt, Robert
Brown, Irmatrude Grant, James
Mcbeth, Robert Smith, Fredrena
Tolbert, an audience of nearly 500
attended.
PERSONAL MENTION
Corp Sandra Curry has returned
to Denver, Colo. She is in the air
force, USA. she attended the wed
ding reception of her sister Ber
nice Arline and Ransome W. Gad-
1 sden, Jr. both are daughters of
Mrs. Evelyn Curry, 8 Norman, St.
Mrs. Susie Gaston of New York
City, visited her mother Mrs. Chloe
Bennett, 2. Radcliff. St.
Miss Frankie Lawton, of Green- j
ville, S. C. is the new Executive
Director of the Girls Scouts here. ^
Dr. Joseph Pittman a graduate
of Avery High School, Talladega
College, New York, Univ. and
Columbia Univ. was the guest
speaker at the dedication and in
spection of the Renovated Buist
School.
FUNERAL SERVICE P()R
MRS CARRIE ROBERTSON
JONES
Mrs. Carrie Robe’-'.ston Jones, wg#l
funeralized at f.Iazyck Funeral
Home March 18, at 3:30 P. M. Mrs
Jones was active in the City Fed
eration of Colored ijoniejVs Clubs
having been one of the charter
members. She was chaplin of same
secretary of the Modern Priscilla
Federated Club the largest club in
the organization, a member of the
Marion Birnie Federated Club, of
the Hyacinth Auxiliary. Miss I»r-
iane E. Moultrie read resolutions
showing the high esteem in which!
Mrs. Jones was held. She was also
a member of the Queen Vashti Tent |
127 and of the Royal Degree Cham
ber No. 13 of JRi a nd Ju Dist. 4.
She was a faithful member of Zion
Presbyterian Church. She was act
ive as a War* member in the regis
tration and voting. Rev. P. Metx,
Rev. J. T. Enright Rev. St. J.
Simpkins, and R e v. Williams affj
ciatecf at the funeral service. Some
of of her white neighbors attended
her funeral.
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Greenville; H. E. Hill, Phar. D.,
Seneca; C. C. Brevard, D. D. S., of
Camden, treasurer. Serving with
general program, W. H. Young, M.
D., of Anderson chairman are J. C.
Bull, of Spartanburg; H. E. Cald
well, or Orangeburg; and H. H.
Gibbs, of Greenville, chairman, re
spectively of the medcial, dental,
and pharmaceutical sections.
Association Auxiliary to Meet
The Women’s Auxiliary, of which
Mrs. A- T. Cornwell of Charleston,
is president, will convene April 29, [
dared a etter directed to axerf>
and subscribers this week, at which
time persons receiving the etter
were urged to disregard any report,
supposed merger of the Lighthouse
newspaper with any periodical. The
I statement pointed out that no pro
posal of a merger had ever been
brought before the board of di
rectors.
The statement also pointed out
that widely distributed posters ex
hibiting a statement to the effect
that “the news services and feat
ures of the Lgihthouse and Inform
er are combined” in any other pub
lication would be disregarded as
there is no authorization for such
a statement.
“The Lignthouse and Informer
has a peculiar, dynamic, and in-
dispensible role to play in the his
toric struggle now being waged in
South Carolina,” the statement con
tinued. “There s no continue to
help to perform the task that Al
mighty God has set before us, for
the Lighthouse is our two-edged
sword against vicious oppsition
facing us in this Dixiecratic strong
hold,” the statement concluded.
The authorized statement was
signedd by Mms. Andrew W. Sim
kins as acting editor-manager of
the Lighthouse.
or a mistrial and the exclusion of
Negroes from the jury constituted
a violation of the Federal Con
stitution.
NAACP attorneys in the case
are Thurgood Marshall, Direct!
Counsel of Legal Defense, Ro!^
L. Carter, assistant and J;j
Greenberg, David Pinsky and
wood H. Chisolm.
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in the Carver junior high school at J Reeves was
Spartanburg. Featured as speaker. tenced to die.
NAACP ASK US SUPREME
COURT TO REVIEW TWO
a member of the jury was the chief
of the Montgomery Reserve Police
Force, organized fur the express
purpose of tracking down “alleged
Negro rapists” and had been active
in the case. Reeves’ attorney then
asked for a mistrial. The motion
was denied. ~ ***,;* .
convicted and sen-
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during this session will be Dr.’hearing was filed August 6, 1953,
Joyce Yerwood of Newark. land denied by U 16 Alabama Su-
Officers of the women’s auxiliary j,preme Court November 2i.
in addition to Mrs. Cornwell, are ^ i n their petition to the U.S.
Mrs. L. W. Long, of Union, vice-| Supreme Courtj NAACP Legal De
president; Mrs. J. T. Massey, of
Charleston, secretary; and Mrs R
W. Mance of Columbia, treasurer.
Monteith; Mrs. Elizabeth Burley,
and the Rev. A. C. Redd, executive
secretary 0 f the S. C. Conference
of NAACP.
ferise lawyers ask that the case be
reviewed on the grounds that the
Supreme Court of Alabama erred in
affirming the conviction of Reeves,
whose forced confessions were in-
itroduced as evidence. The high
(court was also asked to determine
I whether the denial of the motion
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