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. '' ' \, m. CONTESTANTS ENTi With great interest and enthtisias ? ???'rm-r-AhSi&t'm-5,000 Subscribers i * ''-" ' : V; THE GKE Premium OtTer ever made in this Read our offer on page 3. v Following are the nannes of c entered Miss Eloi.se Jiggers - IJi .... T. J. Lemon ? r. ? 7 , Rev. S. C. Campbell .7... 7" Miss Annie L. Aekermah. ? Mrs. Louise W. Randolph - Rev. W. R. Bowman __ Rev. M. C. Williams Kev. u. A. rarker _ Miss Marie Tribble ?- - A ? -i - , Miss Myrtle Evans _ Miss dennie^Mae Mose 1 y ' Mr. E. C. Clark ?.... . Notes From Beaufort n After -ah- -extended -kdl- i n-our- correspondence to the Pal- i: met'to Leader, due pot to,a lull li in the activities .of our little fl City, but rather to the inabilityyj< of tht? writer to spare siiHiciirZT time to send such comnfamea- Ir tions, we are proud tou'eport that j beginning with this, issue, regu-1 lar communications will be forth |. cfbming .from ""Beautiful- Beau-1 * : .fort " * - . t . I The populace of^Beaufort feel j * - ' indeed" fortunate to secure Rev. j1 J. A. Wilson, pastor of the First r African Baptist Church, to fill i out' the unexpired term_of_the * late Dr. D. W .By the wood, as . principal of the Robert Smalls High School.?Pa-reiOs. Teachers j' *: and^^Tudent;V -ptdem to be higlUy-p pleased with our new principal.!1 I I We hope for him continued sue-!, throughout the termh? ? Beaufort was indeed saddened i1 last week by the death of - E.-M. Scott, ohf first class tailor. j* Mr. Scott had been confined to!' ( his home_for some time, yet his death came ?>3 a distinct shock to the community. v He was a ... member of the Fiijst ^African- ! , Baptist Church, the Knights of Pythiasf the Masons and the Elks, all of which organizations j " - paid their last respects to his-re* mains, jlfs funeral was had from the First" African Baptist Church, Rev. J. A. Wilson- otli- ^ ~"dating. He is survived :by hhrmother wife, sister and tw-or . H sons. ? j Mrs. Ella Bruce of Washington, D. C., and Mrs. Mary Thom- ( : New Jersey, sisters, and Miss Kittie Bruce of Washington i wood 'are in the City, having , pnm o Korn tr\ tVin Cnn^%?nl ^ f Iw.C ? .x-wa*4v, iiv& v. v/ ciic i unci ai u>l lHUH ^ brother and uqcle. Dr. Bythe?wood. '....' ( A party consisting- of eight of-it Savannah's leading colored husi- ness' men, motored here last { "Monday. They seemed to have ] enjoyed themselves wonderfully. ( - Mr. H.G.- Fisher, one of*our i 1 undertakers here, has just pur chased a beautiful Dodge sedan. t W e are glad to welcome to our L Lou 11, Rev. Bmhll'iis. i'ui inui ly-of 7 Andrews, S. C., now pastor'of ( Wesley^M. E. Church; also Rev? ( ??r??Dvrnbar, now pastor of Grace A. Mr E, Church. We are Confident [ that they will be maral, spiritual | and social assets to our commu- y *nity. ' * r ' ~~ ~~ 1 Mr. J. G. Myers, former Asst^ r Manager -oL^tho- North -Carolina Mutual Insurance Company, has . accepted a position with the Na- g ...^ tional Benefit Life Insurance C5T t here. f Mr. Leonard Izzard of Charles- v ton, S. C. was a business visitor in town last week in interest s of the National Benefit Life Insurance Co. Mr. Izzard always I iccia ai iiumt; fiere, since lie is v by birth & Benufortonian. t We are indeed glad to know J that the Real Estate boom here "* , is greatly benefitting the colored property holders here,' Mr. A. S. j! Lloyd, real estate dealer, reports ] good business during the past /, month, and Washirigton&AVash- n ington, Attorneys at Law and 3 Realtors, report having made f real estate deals during the v * ill the contest; m the Subscription -Contest -e?fc+rA-i>? brgin?"?t is the SLOGAN A.TEST state-by a Colored Newspaper. ontestants. who have already * Votes 215 " ..-J 197 " ...V 174 .... _j ... 1G3 " V--^, .y.: .T,-' Ifiil .... ... 158 " . _ .* 139 .. 1 118 112 :: 1 c?: T r_ I 03--. " ------ ... 100 " . . . --lou " nonth amounting!to nearly five Soudan (1 dQtl ar s~ At -last -Speed Studebaker 6" s dead: Magistrate Cory killed lim. and lie has raised the red lag of warning to "Speed Chrysler Six" and "Speed Blue Coach Oldsr^obiile Six";?owners take lote. Nutf Sed. News From Newberry , _ vewborry. March 2.?On last Saturday a very h>rge crowd vT're in the City, some were buyng and. some were ranking arOn Feb. 25. Mr. T. M. Mills, lie Demonstration Agent, or Newberry County met with he evening class 'of agriculture lulls at ILt?Beliiel-Harmany Jv.by...l ?ti- % y . * t mmfr I IIC C UtSSS WUS otlt 111 full to hoar Mr. Mills' instrucions. On fertilizing'cottoir, Mr, VIills pave the farniers._a clear (lea about fertilizer.-,. lie comdimonted the agricultural -teach?r, Mr. F. F. Floyd, for his work >:oong the farmers in Mt. BetHd-Garmanv School District.. t- - - -I.a.sl Sunday was alupfi day it MillerXhapol-A. M.-E/Church At 1 p.? m., the" Flph Dodge, [tiehard AHctt No. -1T27 turned mt. T hcir~ftIT ilurXflia n k sfe i v in e ;ermon was preached by-Jtev. E. R ^ Ellis-.\ The "Bills" were mf in their regalia.. On" Monday evening, all-rtrr numbers of Richard Allen Lodge had a blow out at lYr-jt.'s Ihill til Caldwell Street .'bet ter known is a banquet. . That lodge has is a banquet. - - - Komember the yroat contest hat will come off at Mt. BethdM'rarrrtam?Sr+rrrrrh?MatYh H7" \ quilt will I,,. j_ri\f n away to tflg one who receives , t he highest lumber of votes. Five cents a ;ote. . ?i-hps quilt?was piecerl >ajid jiiilte;! bv 1 lie industrial tfirls if Mt. Bethel-Garmany Sdionl. ZVIiss Ma-be 1 Mdoii spent Satirday and Sunday home with ler root her, Mr*. S. h Mofm on 'aidwell Street. She is teachnjtT m 1:aureTT^XT>Tinl.yN"~ ~~T~y Newberry Teachers' Assgciaiun held tlmii- i-r.ir..!.... v . . . ? * CI Wi 1 ? UIU1ILII0'.1 i looting Feb. 27th. TI10 attenlanco was irond- and .all of the eaehers seemed. to have been in he best of spirits* , The County Supervisor, Prof. J.. iL-Gallma+i. wan at his best, n the way and manner in which le a<Idrossod }~Hs lier.-rersHe tmleavored to'impress upon themnds-olVthe teachers tho Traces-^ sity-of- co-ope r atinrv witn~t.ne onimnni.ty in which1. they <*drvo, ind by so Th'^jng t^W>\v will ho aile to do- .ipo^'oflfective work or the schdofs and vicinity'as coll. Tho principal speakor for the ccasion was the County Suporntondenf nf ira,4.:? ? -"*? ?^t?'n-tiLn#n7~ iVir 'Jt: Weda-rhan, and in his usual ay and manner he commended ho pro up' for the work they are oing and insisted that they continue to strive for the great ause of education, and by and y they will reach the goah We enjoyed those wholesome Ye3aovk.< and are inspired to climb he tedder by whtctr we rise, rom the lowly earth to the raulted skies and we'll mount to THE PALMRT the summit round by round. I - w # *# * Our Supervisor is wide-awake and--is -puUTng-for th- eto put Newberry County on the ^ map by registeringT0O per cent ( of the teachers in. the State As-^ soeiation, and we feel assured " tha-t our.flag will not trai1 in tin* t, dust, with such men at the helm t as Prof4 E.. F. Floyd, Bradloy * and Rickard. ' ( We were also glad to have with u?, Miee Hill. the Domestie-SeU ence organizer for Newberry Co. 1 ? ? c Our Social Evil Revealed t At the Royal Theatre T 4j ' ' - -* x fi vut: mursL Wtti nix; photoplay ever produced will be ' diown at the Royal Theatre 1 TvTTen "ARE ?UU FIT TO M^AR- ' RYM opens Tuesday for 2 days 1 only. The film abounds in thrills 1 and sensation but offers splendid " cntertainThenf and as. an eduea- ! Uiloiiallfgafure.il sliouId be.seen./ by?every. -One, young and oIJ.N 1 i . * %. The screen has h&d everything our Authors could conceive, but it t fell to the well known Jack bail \ to introduce a real novelty, lie selected a story torii front real life; he introduced characters witlvAvhom we are all acquaint-, ' In r>it>ii\r irmtanprw it nimnK tn-> 'selected our "neighbors for 11.1.: . wist. He forgot all about oar , false modesty and cynicism aud gave u^s tTfeal "jcfiff, asThe forces" ^ us to admit that an. issue we have tried so hard to evade dis- . discing, which we '.have considefed 'Not Nice' to talk about. , IfilSr;sloujy worked its >vay iirto b j)iir city, our neighborhood and , our home. lie shocks the sensi- f bilities of the modest and pru ' dish as he unfolds his evidence . and conclusively prdves thai th.- ( 'Subject' whtctHwas toodeiicaie to be talked about except behind- , 1.1 1 _ i i * cmseu uoors, wnicn we nave ;u voided and disregarded, h:rsV:f- - comea burning issuer! serinm; , " menace, an alarming danger. ( from which.few of us are entirev * ly free. . . This unusual photoplay'casts . aside life n\ask of iV.se inodesly, ; -which has-covered'this lienr.n < from the:public e>'e? an(l stril^ : ing direct at the heart of the is- j sue, reveals in a most startling manner the real dangers thre?.v- < enin'g our womanhood and man- 1 "TTZi . ? a? fl - - > ihjuu tu-ua,y 11? a rare t'Ollli.matron of drama". -tlmiris."7^Tis _ comedy and a gigantic; all-important _message to bvery rr.irii , and woman, young or "old. You_ owe it to your self and your.] loved ones to see tflis master j production. You can be asRufe.I 1 of more thrills and sensations ^ than ever ex]xricnccd.._and ij clear, definite insight into that ) subject which interests you nio-t ' It will be of interest to the pub- 1 llic to kno\? that the theatre hasi arranged for the personal np- ) pcaranco of the well known Jt.-s. - 'Lawrence Brooke, S. S., iiotod writer and lecturer who will give i a most stirring talk at each per- < foumanve, he will tell just what he found in the great institit=?I tions of the .world, he will toll you of conditions uncovered du 'ring his years of investigation } of our social problem "and he will ?' also bring to this city his sen A . " ' - * sational exhibit of a'ctual cases t which he has collected during his 1 travels and will offer them at * each appearance to proye .the ( -truth--of his start ling statements The film has been arranged in a 'most refined manner but owing ( to the delicate subjectTnd scenes' it will be shown strictly to separate audiences and no children will be admitted unless accom- , panied by parents. Women only " will be admitted Tuesday? Men jcnly will be admitted Wednesday. FOR SALE?One' new .Oliver , Typewriter slightly Used. Apply .to the Palmetto-Leader's office,? or phone 4523. ~ TO LEATHER Anderson Notes c1 _ . : . .. f _An evening with-the Negro and ^ TTS-Aehievenlehts. Royal Baptist \ "hurch. Feb. 26. 8:00 p. m. The < ollowing ' program was rente rod : L( Melody, "I want to~5eTa Chris ? " ? Congregation. Invocaion?Rev. B. S. Jackson. Sexette, "Listen to the Lambs"? c fohnson. Melody?Union High c ?chnok Helton. Famous Poets? ] \IT Lula Crawford. Famous rs. Z. V.^A; Williams. -s leading ? South Fant Street r ?ch.opl-Dun1;ar.' Chorus, "Dere's 10 Hidin' Place?Brown. Trio,;j 'Since Yon Went Away"?John- ? on. Reading ? Mrs. Olivia . I (i b n ?.<' l i . Quartette. Reed St. \ x hool. "Bye and Bye ?Bur- j endnT^lQuble: Quartette, Reed: >1. bVheol, "Negro National-An-'g hem"?Johnson. Reading. The c hut v?-Dunbar ?r- Miss Robbie j A'il.-'on. Quartette?St. Paul. :J liret. Cornet and Piano?Foster c ' Hi Chi'ldsV Reading from DunDav' i?i HSrotip { t" 1var.ta!"ion' 'Songs?Mr s; M.' V. ? Marion.. Quartette, "Dusky Veep Song"?Bolden, Thompson ^ "ullivan and Williams. Solo, j "Nobody knows the_trouble I; -ee"?Mrs;. Con ine-Peek, The ] ff v __ , , ? . 1 \nr"!e:; Answer to- the Call of j lie Height s-^Rcv. Sr C. Camp:i Freedom ?? Mrs. J. A. [y \y;UKfi\ tpif-stette, "lJe uoppao f ?; on"?l)ott: Remarks?Rev. | Eh .Vnllorson. i . This. was a program Avell vvofth j ie: all the participants \ layed I he!r parts well. Only Ne- ( rro < nni; ositions were used.'The. h'urcn was beautifully decora-ted ? will red. white and blue bunting. iry- ai tl spring flowers. The liureh. wa< packed. There were * i number el' white people pres- * is -w ho <>-xnre*sed' themselves * t - oV'i:; r dri^lily entertained. Too * - raise cr-unot be given to * yirr Coip-ty Supervisor. Mrs. V!'."e. K. Webb, who arranged ^ L'.ii iv: 'ran. Her idea is? n ::'.e a creator appreciation for ( v.,,i.... . "a.wi 1 , r. , u, i,u< i auii c aim itiusii:, tu * i (;v 'rf the public-, with the aiv-m: ;ii>- o! the. Negro. i re J il'o I-a-<v .pfi'de. This was an j n: , I' \x i. sy to tv remembered md. \sv hopc'it'will be an annual iHVir. ? Si.ny'ay at St. TV-ul was a high 1 lay. The pa^tm* preached at the 1 rrovning service from the sub e. !. "Tiny Race and the Run'nil.-; was. a soul-stirring | T-r"r-' n that seemed to go ( crausUt To -hie- heart. _Ln_i ' -"leiTvirwi Rev. F. R. ' \ a rkk of the First Presbyorian Church. (white) and a) ut forty 'of his members wor- * vrrhT-nod with the St. Paul ? '* ?r - ( members." The ..Rev. Kirkpat- j i< k preached" from the subject,'' llV.ll:1< .a.h_M]] 1 (1? to be Saved?'*,' avery^our? enioyed this wonder-i.j ill ser.m0i. The beauty and sim-j mhiiv w : * - ah that coulld be de ?;b nuulr us all think: h The P. ?P. U. was good as i ual. 'IIhe pastor ^ave us an-, t her one o? his masterpieces 1 it the evening seryicB. The col-. 'm-Tieir for Ufa day was _ .Mr. and Mrs. T. B." Willi&ms 1 lay. Mr. and Mrs. C.'Pee Davis rnTT Miss* Illassin^ame. " Tliere'has been a rally in pro-i rress for six weeks'in the Roy-j' i d Ihytist Sunday School that j uhIi d Sunday..' Ten classes were ' cnti.stin<r Ji^rainst each other. ' fhc Men's HAss no. 9 taught by ( ' 1 ???? n::iw; imionk ^63r>6 jj hair Uaneing and Upholstering ; Furniture Repairing and - w *t> Mattress Renovating. W. S. TREZEVANT !< Tf:iSt.. S. C ' / RHONE 6487 ; !. L. AfTfawkins' Real Estate Agency^ i TFIomes on Easy Terms" ^H)r' 2 Washington Street COLUMBIA, S. C. 11 , 7 er*7 . ( Urs. C. O. Zimmerman won in inance, raising $31.60. The foung MeiTs^]a s No. 7, ta-ught_ >y Miss Alice E. Webb rasied. >28.10. The Mother's Class No. 10, taught by Miss Willie L. jrant raised P17.75. The total imourit raiseTTwas ST00.75. Mrs Hattie Docket!. Misses. yilkerson r.-rid Arnette and Mr.' Sapps of Greenville attended the ixercise at the Royal Church, Friday night..--,?' ... . r--f Mr. and Mrs- Fred #irckson ipent Suhdayfn Greenwood and ~ eport a very pleasant trip. Drs. J. C. Anderson and L. E. Tones, attended Sunday School it the Royal Sunday. ? Mr. Willie Neal lias returned lome after spending months in Florida. The basket hall game, Friday rftBVW/STvrT KiifwAA** m ?I. i ii ?vi iiuun ucin ccil IjIIUICQ' niK'l school of Greenville and Reed St. Jigh wd? well attended. .The! ;core stood 15-6 in favor of Reed street High. Rev. and*Mrs, B. F. Stewart j md Miss Perry were in the City I. safurday shopping. Mrs. Rachel "Asbury. spent the ,veek-end in Green ville.with her parents. Mrs. Lena Williams oiLCleyeaji(T Ave, is confined to bed \Vp lope she wilFsodn he out again._ Mrs, Willie Qur- 'les-; Mrs. Janie \nn Danley, Mrs. Sajlie Gallovay. and Mn|, Amanda Johnson ire on the sick list, this week. - . ?The.Ministers' Uriion-ia taking i religious census of the colored jeoie^f Anderson. This promene tn k/s -i- ^ j j 1 n asset L12 Ine Churches. ' *V'. Whitmire, S. C. The ' Cedar, Gro\V School observed the 12tht^of Feb., Lin oln's Birthday, with a very taeitting program. After recitaion_and, songs. and a splendid laper by Aliss Inez Epps, which will be found published else-, where in this issue. Rev. (). A. :>arker~eave an address on Lincoln and his contribution to Af'o-American history7^[~ " The school is in jspfljendid shape ;-nd if, progre-Hng nicely undfrr the leadership of our teacher;. Rev. Parker. ? . . . Mrs. Lizzie Walla-ce, wife of Mr. W. M. Wallace, the aggresflv*n Unoi?rtc!c< wi ?-> 'I? -- ? -? .. . v- xiuiiiitnii JIIC1X1 U1 LUC L'OIUcnunity is on the sick list at this iv-piting"but is improving. ?Rov. W - M. Harris, the now ijaslur - of ;; Cedar Grov^ and "o the pleasure and satisfaction--' 3f his neonle; The farmers of this communiI Profession a . ~ * Office "He Airs: Telephone's: ] 14:30 A. M. to 2 P. M. Otliee 3,r>3f> ^?./vA !? IV t r\- r* ? ? u.uu i v ni. to a i'. ivi Kes. (1548 JQEICZ F)n Sfppphpnson? Physieian and, SwgetHr J diseases of Women and Children A Specialty - - ? Kesndmicer ~~ 414 Vi Assembly St. 1328 Oak St. Dr. L. M. DANIELS ; Physician and"Surgeon " special Attention Given Diseases of Women. 1121 Washington St. 2210 Hampton pftice Phone: <>429 Kes. Phone: 7105 ? n?r i I rj1 dffice Hours: - -Telephones :~h 9:00 to 10:30 A. M - Olliee 3796 12:00 to 1:00 P. M. s R?g. 4692 "Z73ff"to" 4:00 P. M 6:00 to 8:00 P. M. . * I DR. J. 0. STIIART Office: Residence: 1792 Main Street 1417 Pine Street ( COLUMBIA, S C. ** _? ?_q Iffiee Hours: 10 Aril. te-UVMr-? S P. M. to 7 P; M. T ^ ? Dr. J. H. Goodwin 1110 Washington St. Columbia S. C , . Saturday March f>, 1926. - *" ty are beginning to get their lands in order for planting. Mr. Coney C. Abrams, who is the"ssop" o FM v~7~H: Tr'K&titsmsr ~ ~ ? Who is now living in Thomasville, N. C., is to be an Easier gn?*t "f hi" mntbpv and friends. 'Mrs. Mary B. -Coleman from Richmond, Va. is to be the Easter guest of h6r parentST?Mr. ? and Mrs. W. M .Wallace1.~ Gadsden News The ploasa-nt Sprmg isjiere to stay seemingly, and most of the farmers aife making good use of1 the fair days,- Some-will-be? gin planting corn soon. \ Rev. R. W. Jenkins is on ihe sick list again.? -1 Kev. S. J. Shiver preached Red Hill on the 28 ult. ?Mrs, M. G. Dixon who was on the sick list week suffering from A a slight attack of influenza is ^B able to resume her school work.^^M Mrs. C. M. Webber is still on the sick ljst. ' Quite a number of others areV suffering from lagrippe &nd in fluenze. .- - V The Popularity Contest at the A Gadsden Graded School closed on 1 the 25th ult.,* Mrs.' Louisa W. ' Randolph was announced tho most popular teacher in the^B school, as her pupils sold thefl largest number of votes. The proceeds of the Contest amount-^B ?,i 001 nc\ l \j I \J. Miss Margaret D. Woodard^ who has been "visiting relative and friends liere for the past lw<M months, returned to New York* Lily on the ZYth ult. Mrs. Carrie Randolph of#lhil-* adelphia, Pa?., wife of the late^^H Luther Randolph, is Visiting her father Mr. Jessie Jenkins. ? Mrs. Nancy Perkins who'scjM health -has been poor for some V time, passed awry very suddenly on the 16th ult. She was a? faithful momher of the St. Mark . Baptist Church. Rev. J. W.-Bar.l ir, -her raptor preached ihe, ??= funeral. The host of relatives and _ frieflds who assembled to pay: their last- tribute of respect bespoke Of iheir love tor her. Mrs. Pork ins is survived by a hus- A band, mother.?three brothers, two sisters and six children. 1 The whole community was { shocked over the tragic death of William .Lowm&n alias '.Bill Gray' wliosc lifeless body was found ~7n the J\It. Moriah School on .Thursday \i ni. Feb. ,2">th. There ?? was ho eye witness to the tragedy seemingly. Ilarry Hardy was arrested on circumsTantial evidence. lal Cards ' Office 'fronrsr l'4ion? 361? ? ?* J A. M. to 2 Ii. M. :i 11M, to T P. MStHHlilVa "v Ap[U.intr?n,.t. ? Dr. H. G* Thompson Surgeon Dentist I ('town and Bridge Work n Specialty. _ J Pyorrhea Treated Successfully. 1414 Assembly St. Columbia, S. C I ?I) Office Hours: lu to 12 M.; 2 to 6 P. M. 1 Telephones: Office f>744; Res. 3702 I>R. M. A. EVANS Diseases of Women A Specialty. _Graduate Nurses in Attendance. 1 .'it 1.12 Taylor St., Columbia, ,S. C. - " ? ? . ~ Office Hours: Telephones. 3 to 9 A. M. Office 4247 J 1 to 2 P. M Rep 8876 TTO 8 prwr " ' r / Dr. W. D. Chapp^te, Jr. Office: Resdence: 2101 pervais St. 1301 Pine St ' i r -i , Office Hours: Telephones: * O .AA J 1 < ^ * ** o:uu 10 iu:uu A. M. Res. 7270 12 to 2:00 ?. M. Office 7266 G:00 to 8:00 P. M. Dr. O. J. Champion 1 - PHYSfCIAN^"' 1 Office: : Residence: ' 323 Assembly Rt.j?706 Assembly St COLUMBIA, S. C.