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EIGHT \ g * i ^c^X^KK^K^X-X-X-^X-X-:* I. S. L < > i; Dcpartm J: BIG LINE OF < _ . < ' ^ =. -.< ~i:' Men, Women & CI ;:- A Specialty. Sho ':: making and Tailor :: ment to select rrom I at the Lowest Pric Sj : ??Connected wi :: __ . ? "1: First Class Barber A Beauty Par "fyl, S. L ?^ i Dcpartm I 1131 WASHINGTOI ' v i-, C0LUM1 '5> I Momcstei | 1 Assembly 5 Hr SPE ~ _ FOR EAST Honey Cream Cake, Buu ? and CioM Cakp. Lady Ra ' r?* Cake 35c a pound, and lo liomestei 1 332 Asse " Palmetto State Teachers Close Three-Bay^Session 5,000 In Attendance ^ . (McGhee .News Service) ; Saturday March 2U, marked the 'structive three days' session of th$ " Palmetto State Teachers' Association cirinn + V? n Knnri nnin cr r.f tkn /wrrn tion. Educational leaders, white and ?*7 culuicd, from' all parts of the United States, addressed" the largest" "assembly of teachers in the history of South Carolina. < Among the leading educators to ? wl'VO. such notables ps W. T. B. Skimmon, President of the National ?- Kdraeatimi AvmiiiatiiMi, It. Si Wilkin"son, President state "College; Presir ?X-L. dent D. II. Sims, Allen University Dean II. Pearson, Claflin University and W. A, Robinson; Supervisor Negro High Schools, of North Carolina. On Wednesday night, the opennig session was featured ny welcome addresses and responses.?hief among these was the welcome by* the. Mayor, W.~A, Coleman, who spoke of the cooperation he rt-ceived from the col* ored leaders of Columbia. This he at? tributcd to his fairness to them since his term in allies.?The response to the ,i? i;.v.., t> .aUUXV'SAVO Utll>i,'4VU UJ x uiiti|/ai x . B. Mdodana of Camden, S. C,, was - ? pregnant-with thougliL-aud-gaiUi--the audience much to carry with them on ?their return honic. The annual addrease^of C. A. Lawson, president of the Association was ? delivered Thursday afternoon. ...XzUila ??-?'introduction he statocTThat "we should >. have more hope because of achieve ? ments along with hope,, caution, that too much time might not be spent im-congratulating ractrfurther emphasized that "the essentials of character in an enlightened people, w^re reliability, temperance, industry and social spirit or justice." Two addresses stood out as master^ pieces on Friday. The first by Miss Mary McSkimmon, who paid a tribute to Marie Baldwin by dedicating the speech she made to the memory of this martyred-Woman. Character was the keynote of her address. " She gave as a definition of character: "Something that remains cut in brass, it should not be confused With reputa" ,' \ tion." She brought out the use we should make in teaching reading, writing, arithmetic, biology and the Bible to mould the characters of youth, President WHklnson of State College - gave his audience a general survey of the educational conditions in South Carolina, urging that if we desire tc continue to build good scho6tST"Xve must be'jpln to look into the contepts EEVY ent Store JLOTHING FOR?lildren.?Boys Suits es, Millinery, Dressinr* J nvrtp A ccnff XI Ig ft ^ A Jk VJU W* v and the Best Quality es. " . ,.i:; ; th our Store Is Shop for Men and lor for Women EEYY I i erit Store! S* ST., PHONE 7567 j 51 A, S. C. a I ad Bakery 91- Columbia, S.C. CIAL ERSUINDAY -?r . ' r Jt'... ? ? ercup Spungc Cake, Silver ?= Itimore Layers, Be^t Pound its of other GOOD THINGS ad Bakery mbly Street] ??? which goesdnto the schools for ouTo the teachers we get our development. A'fitting climax to close the nrah addresses of the session was deliverei hy ,\V. A. Robinson; State Superviso of Negro Iligh Schools in North Caro lina.o He spoke on Negro Schools am their curricullum and stated in part -that Negro, children should havo th same educational advantages 1?fi, th< ,! w-h4te&-and"tha?i*hfe had urged this i dea in the development of the wonder ful si.stem of-strhools-in north-Carolim j To 1/ MT AT" Mayers, Executive Se cretarv- of the Association, goes thi -honor for his untiring efforts to brinj -tthout^one of the best State Teacher I Associations in the United States. .Thi 'program and constructive work dom hs one hundred per cent and too mucl ers may derive. Special mention was made in lead mg.whitejgkpers of the notable ad dress of Dr. G. W? Birnie, of Sumter \vho in his' discussion of "Negro Edu cation in Charleston Prior to 1861, said schools for Negroes existed ther as far back as 1731 and that pioneer - of Nrfrrn education in_ .the-State du ring and after reconstruction resulted from the system maintained by the., consecutively. The election of Officers '^sulted^r follows T-I'roMdcnt^?;C. A. Lawson, Sumter. 1st Vice-Pres.?A. A. Sims, Union. 2nd Vice-Pres.?J. B. Beck, Georg't'r 3rd Vice-Pres.?J$ W. Killingsworth _ Florence. 4th Vice-Pres.?Miss M. A. LaSainc Charlesloti. : : 7 5th Vice-Pres.?Mrs. R. J. Clark, Pen dleton. / { ~ Executive SeL?It?At-Myers, Go 1 umbra. _ Recordings Sec.?S. L. Firdey, Chester Treas.?Mrs. C. D. Saxon, Columbia. I). Drake, G. W. Ilowac<LJ5L A. Nea / 1 " / Mrs*. Elise McLester^ Miss Alic \ Webb. 1 ; Delegate to National Association?E i . II. Sin^Sr Columbia. * te?*' Mrs. C^ D. Saxon of the Booke ; Washington School, Columbia, wa unanimously re-elected Treasurer o , the Association for the next two year which delights her mny friends thru ' out the State. For forty years, Mr? Saxort has been teaching in the pub . lie schools of Columbia and her ser . vices today are as much needed an appreciated as ever. This rs'a uniqu ! record and" rr distinction that can onl; ^ be enjoyed by one who has been s ( actively engaged in building citizen , ship and advancing the cause of edu ^ cation. ' - _ tAe paliv i Jndianopolis Citizens I- Determined to Fight ? Segregation to Finis! [ ? Gitizens Cooperate Unitedly I ?With N. A. A. C. P. Branch y. "All organizations are cooperatin with the Branch in carrying out th [ defense program. Intense, inteitoe | manifested by. the group and unite support is pledged.0 is part of - th [ message telegraphed the National oJ | | flee of the N. A. A. C. -P. by Mrs. O iva Taylor, President ofthe Indianapi i lis Branch ofthe Association while ( II IN. T. Gray Branch Secretary wire |.jthat "the Branch alive .Ao-ita-duty in the fight against the residents .[segregation ardinance passed by th | Tity Council of Indianapolis on Ma ' . ; K i ?i ^ tie uiuiiirtiKu wiiitii nets uveii pa; Ejsed at the insistence of the "Whit ? | People's Protective League," eigl ? hundred to a thousand of whose men ?|bers crowded the council chamber an j. cheered loudly when the ordinance wa j* passed, is practically identical wit I* that from Louisville which the Uni g ted States Supreme Court declared ur {T constitutional by a unanimous decisio ? in 1917. It makes it unlawful fo ! any white person to establish a resi | dence in any colored neighborhood o ? for any colored person to do the sam in a white section except with th ! written consent of ^..majority of th ' vide a that any pprsonr owning pre pferty in a neighborhood inhabited b persons of the opposite-i*ace prior t the passage of the. brdiarice sha have the right to move into it; an provides that a white person may pui chase or own property in a colore neighborhood subsequent to passag of the law or a colored person ip .white section but prohibits occupanc ,of such-property. - Immediately upon seeing press a< counts of the passage ot Jt.be orclinanc having watched the situation elosel |for some time, the National Office c the N. A. A. C. P. wired its Indianapc lis Branch urging that it organize c once as large and representative a de egation as possible to call upon Mayc Duvall and point out that the ajptio qf the Council was in direct viohrtin r\f tVw> Qmiromo Pniivt /lopisinn in .th ? Louisville Case. The Branch wm? at vised, in. the event the Mayor/insis ted unon signing the measure, t j serve notice that the N. A. A. C.J would take immediate- legal steps t [have the ordinance declared nnrnnst j tutional. The Branch was assure that the National Office-stood read q to render legal, ~ftfnmeial and mori support to the fight. ? 'TWInv 1.1 tl>.. V-irinnnl Hi fice immediately, her telegran) readln "The local Branch under the direc tion of "Executive and Legal'Commit i tees, supplemented by thirty additior I ill" influential?i it ir.cn s?have outline * program for attacTT on residential s< gregation ordinance which is in ac 2 cord with plans offered in your wire c e yesterday. Had- muse meeting Tues 1 . 4 day night adopting further plan: = Ctfier^i butting following. --Commit tees sees Mayor Thursday, and all oi ?nrc cooperating with th Branch in carrying out defense pre ' gram. Attorneys Broken burr, Baile ~ and Henry advisors. Launched fiv I thousand dollar drive starting Sunday (Intense interest manifested by .th iglOUp UI1U UIIIWI auppwiv, 13 |/ituSvu, H?hi making public th:-; inforraatim 3 the N. A, A. C. P. stated:- * a " We are able to plunge without d( lay into this fight in Indianapolis an into the- effort to get the Delawar officials to bring to justice the whit - toan who -attempted- to assault crimir nllv a 'respectable colored woman b< l" cause our friends" answered so ger '' erously-our recen^ appeal for if Leg? '' in upon us and we are for the fpi time able to help in many of then No intelligent pn^mv.^ftrr fajl i-t^^sf how imperative such a. fund is^ (Jnl -1 througlr it can ttm lights of colore i people which they Jet possess he hel , 'and only in this "way -can we struggl for those rights now denied." Jcimmai Duuni utrRhm e ! No Insurance, Total Loss $3,00 t | Oldest Citizen^ Dies f Blairs, Rfc 1., Mar. 17.?O ^ - On n/"I n xr m i n r* 1/HV, inct a ?} l^uiiucij tnui iw^5? ni.ii ? 3 the Sunday Schools hour, 11:0 La nig the?Sleek well - Baptis 81 Church caught fire and wa ".burned -down. The fire wa caused by sparks from the stov - flue lodging on the roof whic -,was very dry and being kindle d.by the morning breezes. Th e building was about 11 years ol y having beep erected in 1913 an o carried no insurance, therefor i- was a total loss' to the congreg? i- tion. The cost of building wa about $8,000. * ... ~ 7n ~ 1ETTO LEADER The furniture, lampn, pews, ! carpets, etc, were nearly all saved by the S. S. pupils which all mounted to over $300.00. The -new Seekwell Church building was first opened for ser vice on January 19th, 1913, JJev. A. B. Nichols of Greenwood, S. s C. being the pastor, preached the ie sermon using as a text: 1st John * 3:8, "For tTiis"j purpose the Son Lti_of God was manifested to des^ f_ troy the works of the devil." _' l-?! f^TRjwin^ named minis-ters have served in this building *' as pastor t Rev. A. B. Nichols of .. Greenwood, Rev. J. C- Tobirf, xl Union, Rev. J. W. White, Charles i^ton, and th<^ late Rev. 'J. C. ^?Clarke of Columbia who-resigned about three months, be'e fore his death to take up a pasit torate in Fairfield County, i- The Church and congregation (1 had prospered under the admin* istration of all of these hrcth l_ ren. mat of tne six years of irRev. J. C. Tobin being the most n significant in that 117 members r were added to the Church and l" much work done on the building e The last sermon preached in the e building on the 7th insjt., one ?.week before the burning was ?- preached by Rev.'Davis of Ben^jedicT College, Columbia, S. C., ^ iby special invitation. Text from o j ' ffjwhich the last sermon was delivd ered found, in Deut. 32:31, "For > "their rock is not like our rock, (1 eveivour enemies being the judc ,, a geS' y Closing the history of thi?| T)tUrdiniThv no rnpang r?lr>gpg flip > ; activity of the. church and con:e ^rogation. The Seqkwell BapT ^-jtist Church had behind her for ; over thirty years of history preitivjous to the erection of this ' ? ' J I-' building, having been organized ,r over 45 years ago,-and plans are ^ already under way and contric j buttons are coming in for the 1.1 raising of another building from the ashes. May God's richest 0>: blessings accompany the work done in the building and may-He ; give us , friends and sympathitl zers in our "effort to erect a new y building in the name of Him that h was dead and now liyeth forever 'more.,. - - ? same^muaysajternopn of the fire there passed from r^titrre-one of the oldest eitizens of , this .community and perhaps of the entire Piedmont section .of the State, Uncle William Means, t? known by many as Bill Chaplin, s- He^WcJS" born June 10,1817 makling his earthly ^pilgrimage one - hundred, and eight yeass, nine \months and four days. He had = been a member of the Sookwoll y Church for forty years. There e is only one member older from a ' point of membership than he, ? that being his brother, J. S. 1 - Cleans, the only living charter .-member. i-j Uncle. William often urged us d on in 1912. when \ve were buil0 ding the new Church telling us t hp wanted to-hear his pastor preach one sermon there before i- the Lord called him home! Alas! ll a few hours after it had gone ^ pod there for 13 years, he told ? t-he jupmbers around his bedside y he was alright at last, he was d fell asleep. e Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep, | From whence one never wakes s, =C- C- Steward 0 A. &. T. College Notes Greensboro, N. C., March 19. ?During the past week, the stun dent body of A. & T. Colleire tt had the -privilege of listening to 0 instructive and beneficial lec f -tares that were-dehvered by men 3 of national fame. Professor Ni3 cholas, biologist and social worke er, appeared in Chapel services, h Thursday at which time, he d spoke on "Sex Relationship." e Friday morning, Rev. David d Cincoe, gave a recital, renderd ing several selections from Amee rican and English authors. At i- the end of this program, Dean sjChas. H. Boyer, St. Augustine, (Junior College, Raleigh, N. C., ;?, ..v . ??V . I OOP croc If Get Be j| Consult Th< | Hair Culture, Facial j | V ing, Hair X All done better ff- ' - ? -=^By I y- m* . ' j IC Mmes, Addie Lyles | Poro Bea .I I. S.- Leevy's De !|! 1131 Washington Street ?*?>ooooooo.ooo.o.o.ciooox>oo.o^>.o.oo.oc ! 1 THEF SATISFY : 'J' ' ' ' JNO WORKMANSH ~ ~ SEE ( SPRING& H ALL WOOL WONDERFUL VAL .1 OWEN 1117 WASHING CALL 6963 FO > ao&ooo&joooQoooQ oo^otttKraacrs made~a short inspiritional talk. The baseball team lias just completed. a lour thru Georgia. .While on this invasion, our boys defeated Paine College?August a and "Morehouse of Allan ta. Clake, Morris Brown and ATT U. were successful in wining the' big end of the contests. En- j route home the boys played Johnson C. Smith in Charlotte, j The game ended 14 ta-7 in favorof Johnson C. Smith. At A. &. T College in Substantial Growth Enlargement.of Facilities for Industrial Divisions & Erection 1 . Of 830,000.00 Dairy Barn ; Greensboro, N. C.?Steady and, substantial growth, if not spec-j(tacular, is being made at *A. T. College, under the adminis-j tration of President F. D. Blu-;J ford. President Bluford has^ been throwing all of his forces p unparalleled enlargement of oiperations involved in the indus! trial divisions. While immense ^activities have been in oneration ifor improvement in all departments4, efforts most especially, have been concentrated upon " substantial growth in the dairying, shoe repairing and auto mechanics divisions. __in the Shoe Reparing Division,' which is directly under the su-i pervision of Professor C. DrDe- I -Ilugeley, -ttnusual development jm the reorganization and the adequipment have marked the for1 ward steps thus taken. Starting at t)ie beginning" of the scholastic year with a f^w tools and ma'[chines, the old order giving place 1 to-"the-new, Professor DeHugeley'fully supported^ by President Bluford, has added approximately $1,000 wuDJi?ul1 equipment*" Included in the list of equipment are the Landis finisher, twin nee- i die vampers, upper machines with motors and tables, wood last patterns, shears, glove fastener machines, revolving nail dishes, drive tack pullers* pro-j gressive fudge wheela^rogreaajU ive temp vats, skiving machine, I "sole leather splitter, tape molders and wood last attachments. In this modernly equipped shop jthe boys, under the supervision : of Professor DeHugeley, are taught to skillfully* do all phases' of leather work. There is noj' other shoe repairing shopr~cdnnected with any institution of learning that can boast of a bet- i ter equipped shop. * ' ..'r . - . ' v Saturday March 27, 1926. autiful | i Specialist? ?I Massaging, Manicur- | Bobbing | than the best & Geneva Houston $ uty Shop | spartment Store ft ' "^Columbia, S. C. ^ o.oo aoa0X?maacoDX8^?oxw i ii i i i IE IS ACTION 1 UR 'I IP & SERVICE I ~ BUR 1^= SUMMER I SAMPLES * | ,UES AT $30 & $35 k PAUL TON STREET R SALESMAN | One of the most popular cour- ' ses in the College is offered- by - -4 Professor G. B. Love, instructor in charge of tilcTdivision of au to* mechanics, The garage, a . large and spacious building loca ted on the main street that leads to the highway which connects | Greensboro ahd Ra-leigh, houses Jj this division. This division plays a conspicious part in serving the needs of the college and the community. In order that the capacity of service might become more efficiently thcrea^|d7~"just within the l&st month, over five ? J thousand dollars ($5,000 worth of modern equipment was added to the supply which was already : on hand.? .; J ? i A mnttor of imuoh uatiafaLliOn 1 ' to the citizens of Greensboro is the announcement, of ther*fact thaF-fhe construction of a new and modern dairy barn, with a capacity 10 eomiortably house i and care for flirty-six cows will begin April 1. The plans for this new, modren and thoroughly up designed 1? ti c ? r* r :i - - uy r-iuieoaui vjr. l^.^^jtjpsinilglOIl, -. *1 Consulting Engineer and member of the A. & T. College facul- ?~t ty. Professor Washington, a *' graduate of Mass. Institute of Technology, together with Di- _Ji rector staley ana President tflu- < ford has labored zealously .-This barn is to be. erected by student labor. To Meet In June Hughes?Agricultural Directors and Teachers of the Agricultural Colleges will meet in confer- ^ ence directed by Mi*/ R. Q. Sai> 4 geant, Federal Director ^mithHughes Agricultural work. gr.iTrrui.py PJHTjWAV SYSTEM. ooiumDia, o. i_,., eitcctive Mar. 21, 1926 I Arrive No. , Between No. Depart. 9:50 a 31 U. Y.-Am?usta 31 10:00 a 4:62 p 32 Augusta-N. Y. 32 6:00 p 1:30 p 27 Charleston-Cin. 27 1:46 p 4:50 p 28 Cin.-Charlesian_2&?4:66 p? 10:45 p. 10 Columbia-Cin. 9 6:65a 5:20 a ll Culumbia-Jaxv'le 23 ll:00p .?t 0:30 p 20 Columbia-Aug. 19 7:00 a 10:15 a 8 Columbia-Aug. 7 5:46 P ' x. j 1:40 p 14 Columbia-Sav. 13 1(^? 9:30 p 23 Columbia-Char. 24 9;45 a 13 Columbia-Char. 14 2:?. 10:25 p 11 Columbla-Chas 12 6:10a 5:20 a 15 Columbia-Chas. 16 2:20 a 1 1:45 p 2 Columbia-S'bprg 1 4:00 p ^ 10:20 p 16 Columbia-Green. 15 6:40 a 10:55 a 18 Columbia-Sen'ca 17 6:16p 6:40 p 113 ^Cola.-Char. 114 6:26 a V Via Camden and Rock Hill. City ticket office, 1307 Main Street, A Telephone 6366. JD ?- ? - - -J*m