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NEGROES RAVING HARD TIME IN NO1TH O eenwood Negro is Back Atti Event. Eul Trip. Advises Negroes to Stay at Rome and Work. Greenwood, Jan. 13.--Moses Holl way, colorpd, returned yesterday from a trip of investigation into conditions at Philadelphia, Camden, N.. J., and Wilmington, Del., where so many ne groes from this section have gone dur ing the recent months. He went as the special representative of Spring field and Pleasant Lane Baptist churches, in the lower part of Green wood county, the congregations of which paid his expenses. He left Greenwood early in December and has spent the entire time in the North ex cept when he was traveling. "My advice to the colored people of Greenwood county and of South Caro lina is to stay at home and work," is Holloway's report in a nut shell. "The negroes who do their part re ceive better treatment at the hands of the white people here than they can hope to receive in the North and I have come to this conclusion after making a thorough investigation into conditions up there." ,Holloway went to Philadelphia first. He played to some extent the role of a detective, having told sev eral inffuential negroes with whom he soon became acquainted that he might want work. lie says that he was taken to one of the large steel plants and underwent a thorough physical examination, which is re iluired of all applicants for positions. "I had no trouble in passing," he ad ded, "but I wouldn't have had the job they gave me at any price. I was supposed to shovel snow and ice off tie railroad tracks running into the large steel yards. With snow fall ing nearly every other day and ice all the time, it was a big task for a man who had been raised in this part of the country." *Hollway was very much impressed with the danger to human life in the steel plants, especially to "green" hands. Over the entrance to one of the large departments he says he found this sign: "Make your peace with your God!" And he discovered that the warning was not without meaning for many colored people, who have had experience only on the farms of this section, have lost theil lives trying to do the new work. "] did not fnd that very many were sick," he said, "but it certainly Is a fact that large numbers of then Punjab Percal 12 1-2c We IA All Ladies' R New Sp An Opportu W-B CORSET! have been killed In the steel plants." Not ever' colo'ed person who goes North finds a job easily, Holloway nai. "Onless a neg'to has consider able surplus money," he stated, "he Is likely to stay in the large city several days before finding work and then he may not get anything to do. 1The employment bureaus have cer tain days ti hire white and certain days to hire colored labor and there is always a long line of men apply ing for jobs. I saw many who ap parently had nothing to do, and some of then were out of money and be hind on their board." Conditions in Camden, N. J., and Wilmington, Del., are worse than in Philladelplija, In"~ the opinion of Moses. "I found the labor was given even rougher treatment in these two pities," he said. Reallzing Jthat anany negroes of the county had become excited to the point of giving away their belong ings in order to go North, Rev. W. M. Peterson, pastor, and the congre gation of the Springfield church de cided last month to send Holloway North to get first-hand information there and to report it to the church upon his return. He will make an ad dress next Sunday and no doubt the negoes of the lower part of Green wood county will hear him with in terest. "Stay at home and work," is Hol loway's advice to his people in this county. Holloway is a responsible colored man and owns his own place in Mc Cormick county, just over the Green wood liIIe.-Greenwood Journal. DEATII OF MRS DICKElT. Passed Away YesterdaY. Aftrnoon at home of Son'--Hlurial Today at. Tran. quil. Greenwood, Jan. 13.-Mrs. Mary Dickert (lied yesterday afternoon at the home of her son, Mr. M. W. Dickert on New Market street after an illness of one week. The -funeral services were conducted at Tranquil church this morning at Ii o'clock by Rev. L. P. McGee. Jrs. Dickert was 69 years o fage and is survived by two sons, Mr. M. W. Dickert, of Greenwood, 'land Mr. J. L. Dickert, of Mountville, and one daughter, Mrs. Mallie Kelley, of Chappels. Her husband died many years ago. She was a consistent member of the Methodist church Greenwood Journal. f BEGI! F till Offe Our. eady-to-Wear C l the Above Mentic so We Will Offer Y< ing White nity to Supply Skirt ]DA MAES SCREEN D (BUT. * Celebrated Broadway Favorite Starred * by Fanous Playets In "Suste Snow. - lake". * Mahy pre the romances which are enacted upon the stage and screen, a but few are more fascinating than the real story of a reel star-Ann. Pen- ' nington, who danced her way from the amateur entertainment platform u to Broadway stardom in an incredibly I short time and who is now making her debut o0 the screen as a ramous Players star. iaittle Miss Ponnington 0 -she is so tiny that all her friends i affectionately call her "Pennie"-has v won her way to the top of the profes sional ladder by slicer force of person ality and of artistic endowment. A f natural comedienne, anl immeasurably I clever dancer and a delightful person ality, Miss Penningtoni has brought Broadway to her almost imperceptible root in a remarka ly brief time. C Her appearance in the title role of "Susie Snowflake" marks the climax 5 of a truly spectacular career, for Miss Pennington has only been a member of the theatrical world for four years, making her ilrst musical comedy ap pearance in "The Ied Widow," in which she toured the country. "Susie Snow-ilake", hivhleh is (ihe Paramount Picture at the Idle Hour Thursday of this week, is a happy choice on the part of the Famous Play era, for it is in itself a story of the musical comedy world. During the course of this tale Miss Penninglon does all the clever little things on the -screen which have won her a country wide reputation on the stage. For the screening of this delightful subject, a perfect replica of a typical musical comedy theatre, with stage and orches tra complete, was erected in the ipro ducer's studio, and an entire play was enacted, before the camera. Miss Pennington's diminutive sta ture, her tremendous black eyes, her indescribably appealing tpersonality and her genuine histrionic ablity which have already won her the fore most rank among musical comedy stage stars-will unquestionably as sure her an equal success on Ith sereen. There is something irresisti bly appealing about "S'usie", and .Mis: Pennington has caught the charm of this liltle dancer who scandalize,; lier maidenly aunts and sets a whole town agog when she brings her Broadway ideals into the community. 'lut there is a lot of real charateer and unswerv ing loyalty In "Susie", as she proves when she is put to the test. 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Holder and Mrs. Essie :oberts were the guests of Mr. Coin ladore [togers and family of the Fair iew commuwty Wednesday. Miss 10ssie Vaughn has returned rom an c1 C xtnci-, visit to her sister i Andetson. Misses Virginla 'Gray and Mryrtle t ,rInstronmg were the attractive guests f Mrs. F. Ml. 'Mahaffey Monday night. Mr. Z. I. Hellams of Spartanburg 1 (as in our. midsl. one day during the ast week. Mr. John Arinstiong and daughters annie Kate ani Mamie Allen apent [onday and Wednesday visiting rela ves here. MisA Virginia Gray had as her guest hursday night Miss Annie Mae Arm trong. Mr. B. W. Martin was in Laurens n business Monday. Mils Myrlee Armstrong Ia spending .9 week-end with her motheit of 'ountain Inn, Mrs. L. 1P. Armstrong. Mr. and Mrs. M. WV. Gray were, in .aurens Friday on businem. ir. Villiam Bolt and fanily spent unday with Mr. '. IR. irownlee and imily. Mr. and Mrs. R. 'E. Martin of Lau ens are spending the week-end with fr. B. W. Martin and family. Mr. and Mrs. L. R. 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