Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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p * i oo?oooo?c><^x?<x^><c><>*x?<K-x-: BQrs: li w- | Departmi L- ?j L? BIG line OFXJ I \ Men, Women & Chi ||uA Specialty. Shoe \ _ making and 1 ailorir *;; ment to seledt Irom a ~~i ;~at the Lowest Price :: ?-Connected wit! ' ~i: First Class Barber I A Beauty Pari w i I. S.L1 o r- ? | 1131 WASHINGTON "?': I . .-. columb; V VV.VWWWWWWWN'WA-Vt-v'v-V NATIONAL BAPTIST SUNSCHOOL CONGRESS COMING "Continued from page 1 ' j > ' * ; i l J. S. Earle, President, I am ask- < r iiig tliaUeach president of a di: -* trirt Sunday School, Convention , r? -\r tt n or a district rs. i. r. u. ^onvcn- , tion, preacherfT. Trnperirrtendents ;f and religious workers will meet , in Columbia to formulate defi nite plans for the coming of the ^ Congress. Dr. Henry Allen Boyd, Sec-" retary of the National Baptist*' Sunday School Cuiipress. will'' . ' visit the State of South Carolina in February, and-will-appoint-a.. special field worker from Nash- ~i ville, Tenn., for thTsTState until : the Congress meets. We must map out an iteriary for Dr*. Boyd ^ ' nmlted8^^^^' dava * o Y"'I''' ' " -4he pnormous business of the ^Publishing Board. . [_ - j I appeal further to the ci'ti- | zens of Columbia to begin now to prepare for the coming of the , National Baptist Sunday School Congress. South Carolina must " give tlys Congress "the "warmesl , reception in its history. ( dent of the State Sunday School and.B. Y. P. U. Convention* Co' lumbia, S. C. a - .. ? GREW A GIANT^TTTM ATO VINE Continued from page 1 later to buy. ''Late in the Fall, just before " danger of frost, I strip the vines oi all the green tomatoes and These I sell up into FebnlarX" for 25 and 30 cents a pound. Tr. fchis way I get both the early and late fancy markets and I get - two crops off the same ground each s'eason. I "Last season I sold SI.300'worth 1 of tomatoes off of one eighth of an acre and $340 worth of other vegetables ofT the other eighth. 1 was out no expense whatever, except my own timer and the small amount I paid for' manure from two cows." (Continued From Page 1) the estimation of the people who are inclined to look* down on us perhaps With pity, but cer- ji f, tainly with contempt. -i~ Total contributions to the De-~ E fense Fund^ raised by the Na- i tional Association for the and the Detroit Branch of the c # > ' r . ' f . ' ?'v ? ^X-X-X-X-X-C-^M-XK-W-X-W y .ml f/vrpiNG FOR? I Idren*?Boys Suits j|: s, Millinery , Dress- | lg. Large Assort- | nd theBesl Qudlil^ | s. . / . \i: *| ti our Store Is?| &r for Women $ LEVY j ent Store | ST., PHONE 7557 | IA, S. C. J Association for the Sweet Case, imount to $71,166.16, which is rr excess to the amount originilly asked,. More than half of he total amount was subscribed met pr-hf- by^vegro- eotiU'ibuUii'S o the Fund?an accomplishment u which all ol* us should take he utmost pride.. Every dollar ubscribed by the Negro for his >wn "defense is worth a thousand lobars -subscribed by merhbers >f other races. It means that he Negro himself is vitally conereci in his own welfare and hat he is willing to marshall his arnings m del-ense ottiis rights. fTTE?WEEKS EDITORIALS: WHITE PRESS < I,-TU,. T1??-?f.. T>vr.i . i i win JL iic i/t"D iaM ifcler, Jan. 7, J926.) THREE CASES Thg- v^it of CVonee STDar ow. to De^Ioines, vvill-center*atohlion oh : most recent triumph n the courts, a hung jury in the a e ^pr.. Ossian H. .Sweet, his a-il'e and-nine other defendants a*ho were mobbed in the city of [Detroit and who in defending he Sweet home shot a member )f the marauding party. ' t'rrtcment of the matter that here was any jury case, or any " e."it:..'.ion on the part- of the ury. That ]\frr. Darrow himself Jjrtdd consider a hung jury a .iclfi'v. aVid that his friends > h uld consider a hirnjr ? fvtory certainly calls for somehv wav of explana'ion. That something more ?)1 ( irso is t.na-t Dr. ;sweet is a Neto. and the friends who were Mi Him were?Negores, wh*& he member of the marauding '::r'y who was shot was a white man. The case of Dr. Sweet is to be l ied again to a new j.nry anc iVfrd^rraAv will again represent the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People *ui Association composed o1 Members of both races, its pres ;dont, Moor field Storey, formei president of the American Bai Association. Mr. Storey?taking -<n active pr.-rt with Mr. Darro^ n Ihe defense. There are two other litigations, both- of Ahartv now before t he Supreme Court, in which the relations of whites and colorec are involved. One of. these is lie Curtis" segregation case begun in the District of Columbia "ourts, involving segregation ir the national capital The other ^ t lie Nixon vs: Horndon case, in which the constitutionality of Texas law TkniUnj? democratic id. ' scription Contes ? : ^=C= TTTE PALMTCTT ~ TTie N7 A: A, (J. E Is under thejf)i "tpaTterstrtp TrMVTr?Stnrprp^ -yryrtri^-rii jously prosecuting both of these h 'litigations, Mr. Storey, one of ii ^giving his time and services free-;C ly to the cause. The purpose of | jthe society is to prevent any furither spread of the notion of race [segregation in this country. The rNegro eit her has the same righta t; ;as other people or we must come U mew definition of Americanism, ii :i jil | DEATHS AND _L - 'TU^ERAliiS'd ; On Tuesday afternoon the fun-^a : erai of Mrs. Elsie M. Hill, a p faithful monihiT of First Cal- S( ijvary Baptist Church was held at. ! j the Church, Rev. H. W. Long i:th?_pastor offidatingassistefl by^" I Revs. E. E. Cornwell and R. W.|c< -Baylor. ' \ Mr. Joshua Jones of Anbury Park, 'N. J., World War veteran, was brought home a corpse last ^ Sunday. His funeral services !g were held from the Zion Baptist ^ Church Monday where his parents, '"Mr. Ed. Jones and Mrs. Louise Jones_ are members. THE DEATH OF MR. WAR- J ,] REN GREATLY REGRET? ^ ted _ v ' % rj ! _ This community was sadden- ^ ILL learned of the death Wednes- ^ (lay of one of its oldest, most? respected and useful citmrns, in C tne person of Martimei1 A. Wt?r- ? ,ren, who passed on to his__re-~ ward "after a Iffe" that hac[ gone i ii- < ~ vyeu ueyunu me i our. score years 'a'loted to me in Holy Scriptureg. Mr. Warren was born in New liBnta-in, September 21, 1837 and s eighth birth-clay mark in life. >' His parents were Alason Warren and Elmira Woodruff War- U ren. He was educated in the 18 public schools?of ..his native (,'ily ^ r<nd was graduated from. ,the~? =^^ew-.^ritain Normal School in 1 due time, tlfere" being twenty-1* four in the .'graduating -class, e ; t welvtFvon ng pi en and aTT^fmaT^b itumber of young women ofjh ? ' W ' | i whom one was Miss Elizabeth v ^Goodwin- of this place, whom hp ? i subsequently married. - Both be- n ijcame tachers at once and their ^ life in their chosen profession fc was- a-very?interesting one. In r ' i"m?Qincr it r-ov< Kn 4-V.-.4- 4-1. o vuji kj\^ ncuu uictl Ul L|I0 death of INIr. Warren the last-of s ^tlie twenty-four of the class hasp' ; crone on to what awaits them in.^ r the hereafter. s ! Mr. Warren was president of r I -his class and Miss Goodwin was] v t Secretary" While Mr-.?-Warren ;0 5 was a teacher practically all of t r term,' when for three years he's was a state truant?officer -and v ? travelled all over the state and 1 " ; " 1 * jui euur.se was in close touchio ; with .schools then. He was mar- o 'I i.jried in Collinsville about?sixty v r'yearjrag-o. and the same day's r that they were married his bride ( ~ went 1)L'Ck to New ilaven to tin!a i Tsh out "a year of teaching, for 1.1 which she had been eftgaged in b Mhat eity and -Mr. Warren went i: i!at once to the South to report T 1 1 ijin New Orleans where h^ was a f c j teacher in a colored school act-i 1 - ing under the auspices of the ,c * j American BoaTc^of- Missions. | i * When her term of school was.*1 f 1 closed in New Ilaven Mrs. War^l f, ren joined her husband in the 1 J.south. The next appointment: t Tor these two worthy teachers, t tr was in Charleston where Mr:| j i]Warren was in charge of Avery a I Institute as principal.^ After a^ i term of years in Charleston hei came north and was a teacher;J i~.in Rockville, Conn., three years, i IPo was called back to the south' and went to Columbia, S. C., _ . Where he way principal of the ' State Normal school for colored' i pupils, who-were being trained -to become teachers. It should r 'the south was his be remarked' i t?You cannot lost HiaiiMliiijMiMMMIiiM r . rr' 0 LBAPER e remarked that his right and worker in the oouth was is wife, a woman of unusual itellectual ability, as all who ew her during her long life in lollirfsvtHe can attesfcF7 ?? CHESTER, S. C. Mr. Harvey Brunson, one of heeity's oldest and highly esaemed citizens died at his home 1 Jeterville on Tuesday after an lness of a few days. The fun-' ral services were held at the A.! I. E. Z. Chjjrch, of which the eceased was a loyal member nd officer. Rev. R. A. Carroll reached thfc sermon. Mr. Brunm, though blind for many years ^as about his daily duties as1 raymari until "his illness, and' -as respected by friends both ol'ored and white. He "leaves large family connection. UNION, S. C. The Messenger Death again.; ntered the home of Mrs Maggie mith on Douglass Heights and ook her youngest son awaji. Just a fpw mnnthq agn Mr ft V. Smifclfc the father of this oung m&n, died; Our hearts o out in sympathy to the be-; saved family in their sorrow, ibrams and Moore, Undertakers .rere in charge of funeral aivj mgements of Harold Smith. Levy J. S. Daniels, Pastoivjcon-, aptist Church Sunday Jan. 1*7.;* OLORED WOMAN WAS FIRST TO CELEBRATE? WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY , BY Rev. I. E. Lowerv M&ry Simpklns was an ex-1 lave, and lived in the city of, Jew?York about one Jmndred ears ago. S"fle was owned by Jejirge Washington, ''the Faher of his country," but -was; iven her freedom at the close of be Jlevolutroriary'YV'an ?I was reading an old magazine his bit of history which is "gen"-" rally not known. After Mary ^aiiic free?she marriod^n man" iy the name of Simpson, and /as known as "Mary. Simpson." '.he loved and admired her "former master, and always showed: ler appreciation of his kindness >y celebrating his birthday as egularly as the 22nd of Februry came round. Hence the tory says, a "Negro Ex-Slave Washington's Birthday." The tory says-this is a fact. Iler nethod of'celebrating the day /as on th|s . wise ; ^ter Mary ablished a business in NewYork a the ba*sement of a store. Herehp built tin a nir?n fvarlo w?+V\ ? v. ?/? MVIVy ?? ItH V11C i/hite people of the community. ""he business assumed the form IF a restaurant, and as -the 22nd f February approached, she tould make a huge cake, which he called "Her W&shmgfeon ^ake." T^his cake was plated on i l&l'gt table against the walk There hung over the table a arge picture of George Washington, her former master, ""hen Mary made a large bowl of lunch and placed that on the "able, and when the birthday ame all her white friends were, nvited to call and eat a slice of ake and drink a glass of punch. Phey said some good things a>out George Washington during his celebration and Mary joined hem. She was happy and en oyea-rc. i nns enas tne story or i colored woman celebrating Vashington's birthday. IEANIMATION OF THE COLORED INTERDENOMINATIONAL MINISTERS UNION OF COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA Monday 11 inst, a splendid, tumher of pastors of the city Mid of the rural districts of 2?Positively Ev< iir !' DAVE! the b/ \A , Einvites <*11'of his Friends anc his new place of business, ^Thomas' Be Masonic ^ Next I ?L- S. Leevy's Be] LADIES HAIR BOBB | Get Be | ConsultdFfe '$ Hair Culture, Facial I I ing, Hair X All done better I - By X Mmes. Addie Lyles .< | , Poro Beai | IvJS.,Leevy's De | 1131 Washington Streel Columbia, met in Bethel A. M. j E. Church^at high noon in rerl muiimu in [iipfious announcemente and effected a reorganiDr. E. A, Adams, Bethel's 'pastor,?h?avinpr hpcn f.hfs vicepresiderit of the old brganization, resumed the duty as president temporarily. which was actuated hy a fervent prayer offered by Dr. P. P. r Watson, the?aeting^president [gave some preliminary-remarks 1 respecting his knowledge and identity with the old organiza1 ion and also expressed his regret uf its failure during the recent passed year. He said that circumstances over which the union seemed to have no con|r - -tm - f - Vidr rfrn~ inrW'TTtTTnn " twere corroborated by his constituents, as Drs. Farmer, H. Wt [Long, P. P. Watson,'J. P. Washington and others, all of whom pledged themselves to do their best to foster the colored mininters union of this city because of its indispensableness for, the developement of our race, reliThe officers elected as follows: i Rev. ^r A. Adarrvsr "President,? j Rev. H. W. Long, Vice-President, iRev, A. E. Lomax Secretary, ^RevT rL P. Washington, Asst, See Rev. P. P. Watson, President of the Civic 'Committee. The Board of Officers is to be suplimented later. The meeting adjourned * to ' jm?et in First Calvary Baptist I Church of. which Rev. H. WLone is thp. nastor. Mrmdav 2R_ j inst:~at 12:00 O' clock. ? 1 LUl'.'AL?GRADUATE CHAP TER, OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY, ELECTS OFFI CERS FOR THE YEAR 1. J. D. Steward of A. & T. College j Suceeds H. L. Kennedy as Rasileus. Greensboro, S. C.?The Tau (Omega Chapter, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity<. composed of graduates of the leading Negro and white colleges of America and England, held an Important meeting, at which time the delegates to the Fourteenth Conclave reported the proceedings of the annual session, and officers, -except the Basileus, were retained in their former positions. J. D. Stewart, Requisition" Officer of A. & ~TT College was chosen as the chief executive of the loc&l chapter. Gratifying anticipations-of-ar?most promising year under the new ery Contestant jVt Jill jl MM -V^l1,." ' -: I SMurdar January 2ll', '1QQ8? ROOF"?-^f? vRBER 1 -k=l^_l i Customers to see him at .- i[? ?? ? j J. irber Shop I Temple v . >j )oor j.'. ' - . I partrnenf Store j ING A SPECIALTY -- |. , OQOOOOOOOOOOOOQOOOOX83C80Ka?a y '> . , ; - - ; ' . - __r_ $ .; autiful I "T" - - ;; ; Specialist ?Egg Passaging, Manicur- > Bobbing ; than the best St Geneva Houston % Lity Shop " j: partment Store ' t . Columbia, S. C. i administration seem to dominate the members of Tau Omega. The lowing. of^,cera were eWindsor, Keeper of Records; W. L. Jones, Keeper of Finangd; J. ArGrirhes, Chaplain; Roy Ktiisr Wi IU1 . . a .4 AT& T. IjUNTTET WALLOPS "1 ST. PAUL 14 TO 7 * 'J ?Greunsbui u, N. C. Jan. 9?A. & T. College *wallopcd the St. Paul outfit in-the college "gym" by a jscore of 14 to 7, gaining vie- i ,?v 1 - ? ; -fl Cory T>y sieady passing and keep- J held- to lo t hree field goals. Rob- 7 inson at loryvard andf iereott at--?__ formers ?pr the visitors while Lane and Streater dominated the floor for llie'local aggregation. Streater at I'ight forward was highest point maker of the evening, baskcting-tAN'o-field?goals and one point from the chalk lines.. ^ ^ The Line Up~ '** St. Paul" A. &. T. Amis R.? F. Streater Robinson "** L. F. Faulks Piercett C. Kornegay' Bannister R. G. Foust Nelson \ 17. G, : ___ Lane Referee: Lawrence (Howard) Timplfoonov NToIcam . iivyinuii JlllItUlB; Scorer: Milner (A & T.) ?Substitutions: A- & T. Miller _ for Faulkfi, Bogkwith-for Kor negay. Jordan for Foust. II. S. FARM EXPERT CONFERS WITH PRESIDENT HI,11 FORD IN INTEREST ~~~ OF AGRICULTURAL ' ACTIVITIES i Plans Being Arranged For Closer Co-operation of All Agri cultural Agencies of the State- ?_ I Ureensboro,N. C., Jan 15?Mr. J. B. Pierce, Field Agent, States neiation servic??- -U. ?. D. Ar,? Washington, D. C. spent several hours, in conference wtttr-'President Bluford, A. & T. College in the interest of closer cooperations of all agricultural interests of the state of North Carolina. President Bluford, who is an ardent advocate of the idea of united efforts, feels highly elated ly promises whole hearted support. .The public will see a great- v. suit of this conference. ^ns--See^p^j^^