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ipp* CONTEST EXTENDI With great interest and enthusii THE PALMETTO - _ 5,000 Subscribers THE GR Premium Offer wer made inthi Read our offer on page 3. Following are the names of _ ?- * filtered ? ? ? ??' 1 Mr. T. J. Lemon ? Miss Eloise Jaggers v ..i tMiss Annie L. Ackerman i ,Mrs. Louise W- Randolph Rev. S.C. Campbell ?_ Rev. W. R. Bowman _/... Rev. M. C. Williaips .... ? Mr. E. C. Clark _ . Rev. O. A. Parker Miss Marie Tribble ... Miss Myrtlp Evans Miss Glennie Mae MbseTy _i, Newberry News A few days ago on last week just ended the farmers were _____ kUSy They had two fine days for plowing;?The smahgrtmvi^ looking fine throughout the coun ? try. A very hard rain came On . Saturday which will put the farmers a few days behind. Mr. E. P. Floyd is advising his adult farmers to plant at least tyeU^e acres to the horsa in cotton and twelve in corn, one acre in sweet ?? potatoes, one in peanuts, ami a nice home garden. Raise all the poultry you can. Some of his agricultural boys are ready to plant. . The Sunday school Teachers' meeting of Miller's Chapel A-Ms E. Church met AprilT)th, 8:00 p. m. at the parsonage. The Supt. and his stafT ut teachers were - - present. The lesson was taught " by Rev. E. P. Ellis. Rev. J. W. White nnsfnr rvf + J10. , ~ ilCVVUCI I J Circuit was a visitor. After the lesson was t&ught', the Supt presented Rev. White to address the teachers. Mrs. Ellis served a course of ice cream ami cake._ The Supt, Mr. Floyd was called - ?omfo respond in hehalfLofLlh teacher^ to Mrs. - EIIhg for thiy great feast sh-ehad for our en: joyment."' ? '. - ' ^ " The Mt." "BFthiFSarmany Sschool will have their closing on - the flfith ftmPflftth of April. Thfi baccalaureate sermon will be preached by Rev. James A. Batten, pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church on the fourth Sunday- at 3:30 p. m. The public is invited. The sermon will be in the school auditorium Three choirs have ?been 'asked to be present to fur? nish the music.?Prof. U. S. Gallman will deliver the annual ad uress. ^Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Cleckley the arrival of a?baby girl-Harriet Diana, born April 2nd. Both mother and daughter are doing ^ fine. ' Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dorrah of Elmwood Avenue, Columbia, motored to Newberry an^ spent the afternoon with his mother, Mrs, Rosa Teague and aunt, Mrs. E. D. Clecklev on Sunday April 10th. Mrs. Elsie Daniel and Miss Alr^. berta-were-oalled to Spartanburg on April 9th to see her daughter Mrs. Lucy Sondley, who had taken sick suddenly. Mrs. Daniel returned?on Monday bringing bftok good news. She-left Mrs Sondley much better. _ Mr. Simmons -Wright motored to Darlington on April 6 and to Charleston April 8th. Mc, Wmghl is a business young-man. He keeps very busy on the road. Newberry is a wide-awake s City. There will soon be twc up-to-date drug stores owned and operated by colored." - Prof. C. B. Johnson stopped over in the City a few hours or April 9th from Irrno where- he had been attending a business meeting. He reports that Greenville is still on the mapMrs. Carrie S. Floyd is out again. She has been confined to her room for one, week. We x. are glad to see her out. k/? Mrs. S. L. Moon has been or the sick-list for a few days, she tec is out again. Mrs. V. T. Bill* to on the sicfc ED TO MAY 15, 1926 ism the Subscription Contest of LEADER begins is the SLOGAN EATEST s_ata?e Colored Newspaper. ~4 - J ? contestants, who have already Votes ? , I-- 261 w -- --.w- 248 ^ 218 " : 192 " 174 " ...... 173 148 " V 126 " 118 " ? U2 " -- 10?? -i 103 "? i list. Mr. M- L. LaSaine sis having his houj^e painted sky-blue and trimmed in white. Mrs. Delia Davis has a nice lot of spring chickens. She is working for the prize to the one that raises the greatest number of poultry' *"* - Whitmire, S. C. The Sunday School of Cedar <Jrove A. M. E. Zion Church had p. m., April. 4th. Rev. W. Mand Bruce Tabernacle A. M. Er Zion Churches is still on the sick-list a?nd improving slowly. His brother, Rev. Y. J. Harris from Rock Hill, spent a few days \*ri f V> V?irr? 4-ai'a ttmnl/o n UU ill ill t t vv V >> VyV/IVO Mrs. Jacks, "the wife of Mr. Eldridtre Jacks and family left I ViiP'iiriiy, Aprilfith nri^p.Tn. for Williamsport. Pa. The*y will be missed"gfts&tly in the community The pleasant Spring is here with her fair days, arid the farmers are making good use of them. Some have begun planting corn. ~~ ? State College Notes i^fOrajii^eburg, "Api'il 10?Presideiit 'Wilkinson has bppn invited, by the United States* Cotfflftissioner of Educat-iorr to reply to the introductory address by the I Secretary of the Interior at the opening of the annual conference of Land-Grant Colleges in Washington, May 10 to 12. the" past- week State College was visited by a very distinguished irovernmental ofTi ci'al, Mr. Chas. E. Mitchell, Business'Manager of the West._Va. - -Collegiate Institute, and Special Representative of Land-Grant Colleges. While here he made a ' thorough survey of all depart--mented the progress that. Was _ being made by the institution. Laurens News On Wednesday. April 7,. the , i body of Mrs. ~Maud Leak Marshall was funeralized. She Tiad been in declining health for ~iromg~Unie. She was- a^ faithful rmember of the Church and leaves r to mourn her loss^a father, moth. 'er, a number of sisters and broth Jers. TheJlower girls were: Mis[Ises Emily and Willie Hunter, .; Lottie Mae Simmons, Ella Mae Furgerson, Sarah Ruth Henry, Marguerite Leak. Pallbearers: I J. -Ei-'Black, Will Higgins. Jessie t [ Madden, Lawrence Copeland, Sam Haitytock. Interment in , the Laurens Cemetery. C. H. iDuckett, Funeral Director had .'fliartrp nf hnrlv. , Sunday April ll^at 3:30 o'f clock, funeral services were held {for Mr. Robert Hunter, who had [ been sick jofr some (time, but ^jnever had taken his becT HTs i his many frieAus. Mr. Hunter . leaves to mourn his passing: a wife, Mrs. Lizzie Hunter, one ; daughter, Mrs. Orea Johnston, | two brothepa. Boy6r and Arthur . Hunter and a host of friends. " Interment in New Grove Cemei tery. . . . v/ i Mr. and Mrs. Simpson and Wilmer Shand have returned to : Brooklyn N. Y.f after spending ' : ' '''.^ ' THE PALMET ??<* ????^? ??? some time here with relatives' and friends. . ' , v Mrs. Alice Youij? has returned to the City after spending som<r time in Daytona, FlaCULTURE CLUB MEETS ;' Mrs. J. B. Lewie was hostess to the Culture Club on Monday afternoon. The President being absent, AlrsTXewfe nfesidecT Th?j topic for discussion was that of charity. $17.00 being collected, this fund to be given to Fairwold. On account of the inclement \yeat her only a few .members were present, namely: Misses Kay Saxon, Ruth Bullin, Thoin-, a^ina Cornwell, Mesdames. J. W, YVnVpfiplrl, .T R Fornwell- H. N. Vincent, N. A. Jenkins. D. K. Jen kins, Arabella Goodwin, F. K. Butler. After serving a sweet course !the club adjourned to meet on the fourth Monday with Miss Raye Saxon. Chester Paragraphs : =rrTtie _ game played between Brainerd Inst, and Harbison Col. Monday at the Fair Grounds re1 suited in a score of 3-1 in favor of Harbison. ! "The Old MaWs' Club" is the . r> o lYiA'nf q r?l o\r f a h/% vnnrl"of - vi?" l""tf , w at .Calvary Baptist Church on FriTday night by members of the Ladies' Aid Society. ! Rev. F. p. Nance, Johnson C. |Smith University, ^spent Thursgraduatc from the Theological (Department of"this institution khis vnar Airs. Maggie Yy.alker, Mrs-. TVlan Nelson and-Mr. Robt. Nelson, Jr., have returned from Miami, Fla., where they spent the winter. _A- * ... The play, "The. Risen Lord" which will be given Sunday night at the Calvary Baptist Church for the benefit of the B. YrPr U. is looked forwarrd to with great interest. ' ' . The home of Mr., and Mrs* C. T - - a Dixon was completely destroyed by f$e on'Thursday afternoon about 3:15 o'clock. Mr. Lincoln Graham is^again ' in the City alter a stay or several months in Washington, D. C. J Rev. D. C. Baum has been quite sick for a ^week, but is much better^. .. . - Bennettsville Locals A v-ast crowd of more than 4,000 persons, one o?~the great~est in th<? history of Marlboro County, cheered the brilliant and masterly address last PViday afternoon of Charles SatcheirMbrrfs, 'Jr., of Norfolk, Va. The famous spokesman stirred the throng at will, literacy holding his hearers in the palm of his hand. White people and jblack alike hung spell-bound on this matchless eloquence as he [pleaded for a new place for his Race "in the effulgent sun,of AImerican democracy." j Hundreds were unable to even secure admission to the spacious auditorium in which he spoke, while every inch of space within was jammed. The celebrated orator was induced to appear in McColl, for the second timel"this year, by a committee of which Prof. J. W. Cunningham was chairman. He proved the out jntrtiiumg auracnon 01 ine annual Field Day festivities. More than 2,000 children from many of the county schools marched in the parade preoeding the exercises. The principal (city streets were lined with interested white and colored spectators. -This parade was. led hy rthe speaker of the occasion who > rode in a car with the committee. .Morris urged his auditors to be not concerned primarily with buildings monuments in marble or brass, but to .build them in young men, in women whose works may "defy the corroding teeth of time and assail the ini sipid infirmities of age." The rtofced orator journeyed ' I . /. ? rr z . :?1 tEktHER?? 'directly here from a distant 'section of the State, he having ^recently delivered addresses in Denmark, OPangeburg, Beaufort Barnwell, Allendale and Columbia. He has proved one of the most popular idols of the platform. ^ J. C. Cuningham. Spartanburg Newsr~ Sunday las.t was another fine day for Spartanburg. All the pulpits were graced with their pastors, - and all reported a fine time. Rev. W. A. Anderson of Asheville was here last week and he preached a few nights for Rev. M. C. Williams, the pastor of the. Golden St. Baptist Church and aiFThat heard Dr. Anderson were pleased with him, Our pastor, Rev. M. C; Williams was at his post Sundaymorning and night. Dr. Williams spoke- Sunday' from this subject: "Junking the Sabbath Day" and used as a text, Exodus 20:8. His word were this: "Renember the Sabbath Day to keep it holy," Ifrom which, text he brougt many things to the mind of his hearers and all so he came to the pulpit Sunday night with a burning -message that thriliecF the hearts of all that heard him.?If was, thought that Dr'. Williams" was at his ' best Sunday night when he spoke from this text: Daniel. 5:27, "Thout art "weighed in the ; halanfpsrflnrl art found wanting" TYom this text hinJrew tft^~S"ubject: "God willhring you down." We were made-i;o sit and wonder while thin man nf us by the way- ' - Revr iVnt. Eurks or' Greenville is in Spartanburg this week conducting a meeting at the Golden Street- Baptist Church for Dr. Williams. Under the preaching of Dr. Burks, things will come to pass. He will be in the City for ten nights^ * JThe weather haschangcd -up on some, but in spitnrrf the ram there was a good crowd out Monday night to hear Dr. Burks and we are;still looking for you. The Baptist Ministers' Union of this City is doing" fine under Rev, R. S. Sims as their feader . and Rev. T. JS. Hall as, critic and Dr. Kenedy as secretary-and the many other followers that it has to make it up; EXECl'TIVE BOARDS OF THREE STATE CONVENTIONS MEET n uha nAi'im CHliKLH Cornie Jones Galled Their Boards To Endow Morris College Morris College,' the only Baptist School of .South Carolina, supported by the Negro Baptists of .this State has been running since it has been founded without an endowment fund. Dr. J. J. Starks, President of Morris College called this attention to the Baptists of South Carolina. Dr. R. W. Baylor, Chairman of"the Trustee Board of the College with Dr. J. S. Eefrle, President of 'the State S. S. : und Br Y.-JP. Uv on venttorr Mh. Cornie Jones, President of the Women State Convention met with Dr. J, 'J. Starks last month at the College and made temporary plans for $100,000 endowment for Morris College. Apr. 14th tfya (Executive Boards of the three Conventions met at Zion BapColumbja; Dr. Earle presiding; for the purpose of endorsing the action of regards to Morris-College endowment. Dr. J. C. White called the board of State S. S. and B. Y. P. U. Convention and arranged the program for the next session which convenes at J Anderson in July. Rev. Campbell and Mr. Davis of Anderson, spoke in I regards to Anderson's readiness for ^he convention. Dr. White urged that (each member of the Boarfl-ije-a loyal (booster for the coming National S; J Dr. Earle, President of the three Boards, after Dr. Starks laid the plans ".before the body, a motion carried the plans, and Morris College gets $100, 000 endowment. Dr. C. B. AntisdeT, i' president of Beedict College asked 'fcfrmt $50,000 be given to Benedict Col, 'lege. A committee was appointed to . I arrange the, ways and means to raise ths $50,000. Dr. Antisdel was placed on this Committee. The president introduced Dr. Dixon ,of Nashville, I Tenn., the forerunner of the- S. S. . ???? - - " * F Congress. Dr. Dixon outlined his ' purpose and encouraged the brethren | to pull hard for the Confess is comj ing. In the dining room of the Church j more than two hundred men and wom.en, the powers of the Negro Baptists J of the State, were served by the Daughters of Zion, Union Baptist and fNew Brook IhjmI Churches. This was one of the greatest meetings ever held ir? Columbia, not a stone was left unturned,-not- a-cros& word ^pokeiv au l?ft lH/smiles. Calhoun Falls News The people of this vicinity are very pnxious to till the soil but the amount of rain that fell Saturday night, \Ve fear will hold 'them back. We are in great syTnpathy with Mr- and Mrs. Frank Gibson, who *Io5t -ttreir lS~ycar ^fehdnughtcr, Gertrude. She died on the 2nd ihlst. in Buffalo, N~"Y., at the home of her parents. Miss Florecr Simpkins of Jacksonville Fla., on the account l 'of the death of her niece, passed jthrough in order .that her sisIfer Ella Raindrop could join her jenroute to Buffalo, N. Y. We hop^ that the Lord will bles? them on their trip. ?? We were glad to see Mr. Isa Johnson who has been on the sick list, out again?W& are pleased to. hear_ that little Santa Johnson, who is on " tne Sick-list is improving: 11 It's Pat . Ii'i || r II It s Toi ! Ill It's Rul ^you war Anythinj A First-c ! GET 1 REGAL L 1121-1123 Ws j COLUME j j^Dr. J. R. RttiOn? it I a If. Professioi I I .*.. ... Office Hours: Telephones: 11:30 A. M.-to 2 P. M, . Office 3536 6:00 P. M. to 8 P. M. Res. 6548 Dr. C. E. Stepehenson , ?>7ftciaQ^>nd_Surg on Diseases of Woman and Children A ' - - Specialty Office: J Residence: 1414^ Assembly St. 1328 Oak St. T?. L. M. "DANIECS~ Physician and Surgeon Special Attention Given Diseases of Women. / 1121 WashingtonSt, 2210 Hampton Office Phone: 6429 Res. Phone: 7.165 .. . a Office Hours: Telephones: 0:00 to 10:30 A. M Office 8796 11:00 to 1:00 P. M. . Res. 4692 2:30 to 4:00 P. M. - 8:00 P. M. DR. J. G. STUART" I Office: Residence: 1702 Main Street 1417 Pine Street COLUMBIA, S. C. ' t ^ (Office Hours; 10 *A. M. ta 1 P. M. 5 p. m; to 7 P. M. ^ Pr. J. H. Goodwin . 1119 Weekinfton St. Columbia S. C - ' " g ?SI: ';?_ , J \,?t Saturday, April 17, 1920- - ^??we were s,orry to hear of the -death of Mr. Allen Bell that oc! cured the 7th inst. at his home near Calhoun Falls. The funeral services were conducted by his. pastor, Rev. A. Ware. The interment was made in FairfieldCemetery. He is survived by his wife, one child, mother and erne sister.' - RevV and Mrs A. _Ware motored Tft-Aiihi:villi! Saturday ^ NOTICE 1 There are twb~-~of three openings for girl's who wish: to take Nurse Training in this department of the .Waverley Hospital. '.Any one ^interested can confer with the Supt. rir N A .Tpnlfjns. Columbia. S. C. CM* UUAM L' ' Cli;* Chair Caneing and Upholstering Furniture Repairing and Mattress Renovating. W. S. TREZEVANT 1019 Harden St., Columbia. S. C. PHONE 6487 Lu A. Hawkins' Real Estate Agency "Homes on Easy Terms" 1107 Vi' Washington Street COLUMBIA, S r ' Jgs ..... 1 ent Medicines 'resrripHon lei Articles 2 J fiber Goods > ' 1 r> '' it - ? y found in H lass Drug Store IT AT )rug Store ^ ishington Street 5IA, S. C./. J. Beaty, Props. || rial Cards . ii Office Hours: Phone till 9 A. M. to 2 P. M. 3 P. M. to 7 P. M Sundays By Appointments. Dr. H. G. Thompson = Snrg^" Dentiit r Crown and Bridge Work a Specialty. Pyorrhea Treated Successfully. 'l4i4V4 Assembly St. Columbia, 3. C. ~ . 1 1 ,5 - V Office Hours: 10 to 12 M.; 2 to 6 P. M. Telephones: Office B744; Pes. 3702 DR. M. A. EVANS Diseases of Women A Specialty. Graduate Nurses in Attendance. - ~ tfiOl Vi" Tgytor &t., ?r Oplumbia,Sf C.? ? - _ . 7 V 1 1 ; .. - ' " 1 I ' ' ' ^ Office Hours: Telephones* 8 to 9 A. M. Office 4247 1 to 2 P. M. Rea. 887# ' 6 to 8 P. M. Dr. W. D. Chappelle, Jr. Officer Resdenee;? . 2101 Gervals St. . 1301 Pine St * ~~ \ Office Hours: . Telephonee: 8:00 to 10:00 A. M. Res. 7270 12 to 2:00 P. M. Office 7266 U 6:00 to 8:00 P. M. . .. r ^ Dr. O. J. Clyimpion PHYSICIAN Office: Residence: --823 Assembly St., 706 Assembly St. COLUMBIA, S. C. ; ' 1