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gp : 1 : " FOUR - ^ ?; The Palmetto Leader Published Weekly Bjl-~ The Jl'almetto l?eader" Pub. Co. 1310 ASSEMBLY STREET ~ ~V . COLUMBIA, S. C. Entered utnfie-I'dsl uibce at Columbia, S.',C.f as Second Class Matter, rELEPllONE , ~~~~ 4f>^1 N. 4, FREDERICK, 7 71Z Editor ?> A. B. LLN'DsEY, Managing Editor J. B. LEWIE Fraternal Editor W. FRANK WTLLIAxVIS ITT: Contributing Editor henry-i5. I'EAKSQN Cfty 'Editor ~GEUTTi: IIAMl'TUN, .. ~ "Manager SUBSCRIPTION RATES: CASH IN ADVANCE. One Year . 1. $2.00 -21? -r -1, ' y* , ; Six Months _ r J . Three Months .... ; .75 " Single Copy . * .05 . . Advertising .Rates giveir_on sppji- j cation. I Communications in tended - for-! the current issue must reach tliis oHice. (if out of town) not later than Tuesday night. City^ news -by Wednesday night;. - SATT.'RIXAY MARCH TT 102.0 .. -1 Let's Jiaye., playgrounds and parks for colored children too. Columbia ca-n't be the City it. should by neglecting a part of - its citizens." T.~ ; . -? - ' 1 Governor Riehie.of Maryland votes of the Southern States, .in - his race-for the dertrocr&tic nom. ination for President.-?Th^burr den of his speech last week be-! fore the Virginia legislature was' "The Anti-Lynching Bill Shall j Not Pa*s." . . ~ ^ "God bless all of our people?black and white. alike," prayed Governor Wade Hampton. Were the sentiments of this man lived up to in practise by the powers that be, a- double blessing indeed .would be the celebrating of the ~"50th year of his inauguration as governor as lias been1 ^reposed. by Governor McLcod. :-V, _ * * Wake up, Negro Cjjzen-f Have you registered r.-s yet? Do you know that next month citizens -?-??.vill vote on a band-iKsue-ofdaalfmillion dollars for school, im provcnu-iU V Are Vou in!crested?. Vou ought be. If so, go to the Court Hyuse?upstairs, 1st room on the left?and register. .The Cuuiil.y arrri?tbl.v T^btTrfRttTrrrr" ?" " books are now open but wtlt? close Mrmthryr-Mareh loth the last day. t ' . _ * . ... .. A few weeks r-go the Junior _Senator from South Carolina nominated a congressman from Tennessee, F. J. Garret, for Pres'? ident; irot t obe outdone^ the preacher-congressman, W. I).. , Upsbaw of Georgia, nominated, -a full ticket. For President he ^ names Josephus Daniels of North Carolina and Representative A. W. ..Ba'rkley of Kentucky for Vice-President.?Next .? * * * ? to white trade have appealed to the courts to prevent the city enthey are prevented from serving' any and alt white persons who dosire their service. American courts^ are never freerbrrf iron-, tests. ' The basis of which is racial prejudice and bigotry. Even Tinw f urn /IOC-no ' .. LU.'t.: ui 5UC11 n?'ture ? m ptowfc# mm the bmtciStates Supreme Court. J PLAYGROUNDS IN COLUMBIA Children are entitled to play. They cannot be stopped and np one would stop them if they could. It is of the highest im- i portance that their play be clean To insure this,^Cities' jvrrd Tcrwrra ' ?the progressive ones at least 1 ?s:ee to it that properly equip- j peel and supervised playgrounds < ?re provided.^,,Columbia, being i a progressive City, is providing J ample playgrounds, well equip- < L)Wm j? i'I V . t 0 - dren?that is, its white children. It however is sadly neglecting dts colored^ children r~ There js , not' one play ground in the whole i City provided by Columbia for . its .thousands of colored boys ! and giris. Though there;-were already five or six playgrounds r for thc Avhitw - yet, twe more-f have recently been provided for r theni. No one would have less * kfehan ample provision foT^the f white children, but is it fair, right ami just to tax all of thir^ ^ people for the maintainence of r these playgrounds and yet-deny 1 the- colored children their un- 1 ? '?| i doubted right to have a place to 1 nlav? CieftH-4?tftv-i^.aincessarv for c js "the mental and physical devel- ^ o-nement OL_chldrcn?not white r cnnaren or Oiac-K children, but i children;. */ 1 ~ Surely there is a high enough'"2 -sehse-of fr.'ir play -aml-ju?Kg<^nA this community of churches and ^ schools to fecognize the injustice t of the playground situation. and t see to it that it. is reminded, r The colored children,of Columbia t need and want places to play, white citizen's of Columbia. They ^ are .worth traiTTing, they ;y/e~ worth saving. ' \ Paul Robeson -Landed ? As IVIan and Artist L1 1 ? : (N. A. A. C. P. Press Service) .V " ( Glowing tribute to the-actor-, p.inger, athlete and man, Paul Robeson is paid in a lengthy article in the "New Republic," (421 * W. 21st Street, New York) for M^rch 3, written --by? the well:_4-~ 17*1 . _-l._l.T- OU ii is\,} oiiup- _ ley Sergeant and entitled: "The ^ Man with his Home in a-..Rock? 0 Paul Robeson." - f, - ?P-aul Rol/eson is not' merely >p Spirituals, but a symbol," writes.jp an actor ami a singer of Negro- Miss Sergeant. "A sort of sub- j limatiori of what the Negro mn-y'p be in the Golden Age hangs about him, and imparts tcrhis ap- p peararices" ah "afrriosphere of *al- r fection and delight that is -soldom felt in an American aud4- r ennp, . He-is one, and clear cut, i 17"Hip 1 a Greek or primitive sense. This _ sureness of essential being takes n him across the concert stage, as p it did the?football?iicklT_wilii a p fine, free movement of- his .-trong s iA h!etc body, which is the re- p flection in action of an inward h goal. . . . He has never seen fi a Georgia road gang butvwhen t he sings "Water Boy," the very, n accent and spirit of the Negro p laborers'enter into him and come i out in -that poignant vagrant p song, ohc of the most beautiful I h in all folk music Vet 1 have s never seen on the stage a more civilized, a more finished and ac- d complished artistic gesture than b his trod to his accompanist, the o signal i-obogin -the song. This v gesture isuthe final seal of Palil vi Robeson's personal ease in the d world. Even a Southerner would ii have _difficulty in negating its e quality and elbowing its creator a from the sidewalk." u Miss Sergeant tells of Mr. Ro- t oosoirs line relationship with his" majestic preacher father; of the b boy's leading "his classes in col- S lege and being elected to. the b honorary Phi Beta Kappa Socie- t< fy; as well as being called by o U'aU /" 1- - ' ' * ' -' iiu.v.i L.aiim, who namea mm 11 twice on, the All-American Foot- L hall Team, "the greatest defen- s sive.end that ever trod the grid-:liron." ' * . - J a Miss Sergec-nt at rthe con'clu- s her essay compares Paul tl Robeson with the great Russian S artist and opera singer, Fedor1 ii Chaliapirt, ancFwrites* " Let us S giv u thanks' that w were nftt: m aori\|oo la-te to hear this! Negro' ^haliapin render the Spirituals J ri Mia?mi ni mi S . --g * . THE^PALMETl VELCOME. THE PALMETTO ( STATE TEACHERS' |e ASSOCIATION-- I -J^fore-~an<>ther issue-of this >aper, there :diall be gathered !j 11 this City the most important1! liiU valuable body of men and t women working for all that ( neans civililzation. The annual ( nrctfng-t?f?^tliis body, the Pal-'^ netto State Teachers Associa-- j ion, will begin March 18th. Poorly paid, the majority workng in illy equipped schoolhouses, ret they, day by day, give the ( >est In them to the work that neans so much not only "to their but to their State and coun- * ry. Financially, many of the cuehers who will attend, cannot ^ iff or d to do so, for in many 1 their pay is ra- c her a gesture than real compen- 1 alien. Yet, in their desire to ? mprove,- to be inspired and to * earn, they make the sacrifice to J rttond. Alb the mure honor then o them. Perhaps the "work. of ^ - ?1 U ...?...ill?..All?Ua -ml segru leiiuiitrrs win ^ci ue un-je terstQort~and appreciated;?That jv here is hope, can be gleaned from t he gradual Tmprovementjbeing, c p.ade. particularly in some sec- t ions of the State. t The Palmetto'Leader welcomes i his splendid body of men and ~ comen to the City and express- 1 s the hope that their visit will-s je one of pleasantness and profit, t everent with wildness and awe, 'c ike.a trusting child of God." -u ~ . .* *** "? _ 1 UK WEEK'S EDITORiAtrjrrz COLORED PRESS 1 From the Western Ideal, Pueblo Colorado, Feb. 26.) . C TIE DYER TVNTI-LYNCHING ~7 BILL 7~-- I If in .all , of its years of exis-| ence-the N. A. A. C. P. has no . I thcr accomplishment to point | o with pride, the achievement of l lie introduction of the anti-lynch ~ ng bill in the Congress of the United States is sufficient to I list ify the reason of its. exis i>nco and the expenditure of the I monies necessary to keep it _ u-nctioning. As a boon to our ace and oTber oppressed pee-- Is les it sh.ines as the greatest eal beacon light of democracy E i-tha-mirlst of fq many shambles _ nd failures of our present -day." The American people are fa-^I iliiar with the history of this) iece of legislation. Introduced S y Representative Dyer_of Mis-, _ ouri and easily passed by that ? 'emocratic body, the House of \ Representatives, and forwarded) o the Senate it was shelved foi ? he time being by the.most re-j1' larkable filibuster and threat of) ^ analyzing-the whole function of""? he government that any proofed legislation of modern times T as encountered. It was finally There were those of us wholespared of it everbging brought C o the fore again?" The friends J f the measure however were not S billing to let it thus die. Today re. find it before the Senate Juiciary Committee where hearigs arp being held upon it and Y very indication is_ favorable to) n early reporting of the meas- I re out- to the consideration of branch nf rnntrrp,^ The paraded objections to the C ill as to its interference with tate rights are answered in the i ill itself. It does not propose o take away from any State ne whit of its sovereignity but V * does propose, that the great _ Jnited States government shall B ton in \U.Vinn amr + - c ' ? i- "iivn my uvaiu wi LlltJ Inion fails to exercise its right nd carry to a successful conclu- V ion the plain interpretation of he Constitution of the United T tates of America which is binding not only upon the erring | t&te but upon all the States^ It is a law with teeth of the T ight ,sort which provides, yea ' '* . * o LEADER . _ :ompels such penalties lis ari sffective to carry out its pur }ose, e. g. "to punish the crim )f lynching.". It *lS" objected-to~ not-becaus* t would be unenforceable bu )ecause it will be enforced. No jceu'uoe it takes away one whi >f the right of a State but be :ause it so amplifies, and pro ects those ngnts that no Stal s excusable in failing to invok and enjoy its constituted Co; granted authority. Not becaus it is unconstitutional but be :ause_itLis eminently effective J: loing away with our favoriti >astime?lynching. Each person favoring justic tnd the sanctity of our court .<nd the rights of citizens unde >ur Constitution to a fair am mpartialtrial and protection a ainst mobs, favors the Dyer An i-Lynching Bill. You irfay?hav rour part in the passage of th :now that you individually, or vhich you are connected, favo without equivocation the passag if this most needed Diece of le fislation-_ifit them know b: elegraph, resolution, letters o n person. . ' If we are to have-goverament et us have government by la\ tnd such will never be secUrei o each and all of us until it i ipeeifieally written in our-law >f tbe land as is intended in th >yer Anti-Lynching Bill. ?he HOWARD SCHOOL BANI ^ I?( ? __ (In Memoriam) 4 )h look at the crowd! I wonder what's the matter t looks like a fire to me, But where are the engines an< ladders? Everybody is out there, And gee, they're making nois< ie grown ups there're howlinj As much as the girls and boy: wonder if it's a fire? I guess I'll go and see, Ind maybe I can tind out What the matter may be. Jow I am right 4n the crowd. The crowd that's kicking up sc Jut if I ever get out of here I'll never come back an.^ more * ;v~- ' iorfk out there fellow! i What's the matter with you tepping on my foot JUke those cats that mew. , rou step on it again then You'll see what I'll do, et you wouldn't be fitten When I get thru with you. ,et me ??et out. of this prnwH Hey. can't you move a while' m just a^out to faint..These people're sure going wild, 0 lee, don't I hear music? Yes sir, I'm almost sure. ^ ounds something like a trom-?bone. : -? ? No, like Ertittle alto. _ . 'es, it's more than one horn That T-ftew ean hear, hear the music, Floating in the air. >h! I can see them now, It is the Howard School Band \ren't those boys stepping, Kicking up the sand? Patch those girls ad&ncing, Such musin will tf>mrk+ vrm on :ut I've promised the Savior That I won't dance anymore. /hat is that they're playing? It's tippdrary I'll bet. hey have passed by now, But I can hear them yet. Tow I may ?3 well go home, I am just about worn, he crowd has gone on with the band, , ? B And I am here alone. i "I " . ' . ?Lawrence Dunmore, GeorgeItwon, S. C. , e. ? , ? nn t Though I had but an Hour. t - ?? \ : L (Ry William D. Robinson) i- If I was just a gentle breeze, - Idly wandering o'er the mead, tLOi shaking Icavoo upon thetrees, e I'd satisfy some worthy need r 'Though I breathed but an hour, e '' . " - If I were just a simple flower, n Blooming in some deserted e _ plSce, I would spend my little power, , e Just smiling cheer to some sad _ _ * . ] 31 we; . . r Though I bloomed but an hour. d - , - Iflwasbuta blithe hlue bird, And only had the gift of song e I'd sing such joy that those who e heard s Would sing despitethe lashing _ ' thong-; ^ 'Though 'twas but_for an hour._^ ' g if~I was but a wee sunbeam,, ^ I'd find some lonely, darkened y heart, r And there Tki-glow into a dream That woufd make all gloom de. % part; J" 'Though I had but anhour. i ?' ?] ' ~ -1~~ .''.-Ts'And 'though I'm but a humble a peot, _-And-can but oirigthe beautiful, _ To all searching hearts I'd show = it; . ) ;T oGed and man be dutiful; 'Though I live but an hour. An donly had the gift of song, Benriettsville Locals Bennettsville, March 2.?The * Farmers in and around Bennets- ( ville are somewhat busy with i their farming work as the weather kept them off for some time 2 Quite a large number of our ; ? people are still leaving for the 3 North and South; MrsTMcTilda King McLeod will Jeave shortly for Harrisburgh, Pa. to spend a length of time with her husband, i I Mr. Raymond' McLeod We are very sorry to learn Mrs. Estill Rose is no moreT_ ~Bhe was laid to to rest in Mace> donia Cemetery. Rev. P. B. Mdodana, her pastor preached the ifuneral sermon. , The Silver Tone Quintette _ visited the City and rendered a concert.that wih linger with the hearers for some time. On Tuesday night the High - Schoolboys and girls gave a play entitleed, "The Old Fashioned Mother,", This was enjoyed by an presen t and a repetition has % cf 1 been requested, Miss Mary King Grace will . leave very shortly for Washing> ton, D. C., to spend a few weeks with her husband, Mr. T. G. r Grace. , Miss Cloud and Mrs. Gilmore _ spent an afternoon in Hamjet, N. C. lsat week, they reported a _ pleasant trip. T~7 771Miss CallieD. Sanders spent the week-end at home with her - mother to the delight of her many friends. As she is teach 6 " B. A. BL< :: Ti,IA "i,, a Dry Cleaning, Prei V " Hats Cleaned and 1 " ?? For and Deliver. o 1112 Waahinglon St., Ph< < , < ? ??????????? : i , WHEN IN COLUMI BROADWAY] ! ; J EVERYTHING SAN1TA1 FISHanc ' IN SE/ < . ? | ? D. W. WOC ? t 1108 Washington Street, ? ' - - ' ~ - * y . ^ Saturday March 13, 1926. ing out of the County she reports a pleasant school term. Mr. C. Brftwley is improving nicely. '. * . ~ "MfST Hester Glanders is~orrthe ^ sick list. " Mrs. Essie Munley is able to bemrtragaiir after a-long spell of? sickness. Prof. J. A. Kirk spent the week end at home Ml Important mat ters. ?:?tT ~ Mr. F. L. Lander of Chester spent the week-end in the City. Miss Pearl Thomas, a student of Morris College, was-c&lled to the bedside of her sick mother. Trust she will soon recover. She reports a splendid school term. Miss B. E. Graham, County Supervisor, was called to Florence on business Friday. Prof. k W. Wallace and his corps of teachers are ready for ? the State .Teachers'.Association. Dr. L. M. McCollum is doing nicely in his dentist wdrk. We certainly feel proud of him. Mr. K. D. Reese is home from I.U ?? XT i-t- " : ? nxe i'Nurui. Rev. T*J. Curry of Little Rock, oin Church matters. S. -C. was in the City on the 23, together with many others on Church matters. Calhoun Falls Localls March 7th was a little incle- - ' ?= T ^ ment but the people of Spring- ^ field Baptist Churcl) were out . to play their part in the Sunday School. at his post to open the Sunday School at the usual hour. The lesson was taught and reviewed by the pastor, Rev. A. Ware. He made d wonderful impression on_ the hearers, 7 Bro. George Lewis Was appointed. by the Supt. to take charge of the first class until the meeting of the conference. , At 11 o'clock the pastor, Rev. , _ A. Ware preached from Rom. 5:3-4. Text: "Tribulation ^-work-?:? eth patiece^ and patience, ex- v , periencet and experience, hope.14 : Pravpr rnoofin - > at Springfield . Baptist Church every Wednesday night. sister'ueaher Guenn is improv ,r ing. We hope that she will be able to come to the church in the near future. Miss Georgell Lewis is also improving nicely. illness of Sisterr Lue Tennant. We hope that she will annn1 ht> l.__ able to be out again. We have been informed that V Mrs. Carrie Johnson of Mt. Carmel, S. C , has been appointed to a position in the GraJcvI "" ^ ' School tat Calhoun Falls, hope that she will ber successful. Martin & Thurman Electrical Contractor! ?? 1 t ? LICENSED AND BONDED Phone? 8723-8854 ~ f ' v < Columbia, S. C. TH ocker fflNfi ' ' /, ;; ' 3sing and Dyeing / ! \ Jlocked. We Call . i )D? 3814 ColumU? s. C. frAA4n??Hfr+4M???A<.- || || , ||? iifipt ,.'II A, EAT ATME / I DAIRY 0AFE ' I RY AND UP-TO-DATB ^ \ I GAME kSON. : ^ >DS, Prop. ' j Columbia, 8. C. < r~?^ >IM?IM> v - ' *' \ * h. " . . ^ -