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PS 9UL ' ? ' 1 1 CONTEST-EXTEND] With great ^interest and enthusij THE PALMETTO 5,000 Subscribers : .7 THE GR Premium Offer ever made in thi : Read our offers on page-3.? Following are_ the names of entered Mr. T. J. Lemon ,_Miss"Eloise Jaggers Mrs. Louise W. Randolph I L_ ' Miss Annie L. Ackerman Rev. W. R. Bowman Rev. S. C. Campbell - _.Rev. M. C. Williams ' " Mr. E. .C. "Clark _ ____ Rpy O A PflYkpr _ Mips Marie Tribble ... Miss Myrtle Evans Miss Glennie Mae Mosely Mr: R. L. Blue _ Charleston Co. Schools Celebrate May Day ; Charle"t^n May 6?A bright, sunshiny day ushered in the first _of May and found the participants from nine Negro schools of Charleston County gathered! at the St. Paul's Presbyterian Church to properly observe this day. *-?? ?Atongj-^with parents, and friends of the school children 'were the Negro county health nurse, Mrs. J. S. Trezevant and her executive, Mrs. A- Tanksley, county health nurse for white. . * * "*?.. - -1 o Promptly at 11 o'clock the audience was called to order tojvit ,? riess an excellent program that been prepared. To do jusrtice to the program would re77"^ quiie attendance personally. But speciafmention must be made of a few of the numbers. The prory crram tVinmrli vo^io/l m?>c. o-?? v..uwgu >untu nao JJC1 bonification of health-and its res=~ sentials and was as follows:-^ Invocation?Rev. Brown.* WpI . come Address?Rev. Paden. Na. tional Negro Anthem?Schools;Health Recitations?Different children. Health Songs?School Parade of School Children. May Pole Dance==Chureh Hill ttap. list "SchtfoE v ? In every number each deser ved^speeialmention and left In .deliblo improfieiOno on the listeners. At the'end a most'striking pageant was presented. This was worth coming miles to see. Aside from the reaL lessons it sary for good health. There were .most striking posters, illustra ?tia^ the lesson to be taught, makiSTg the pageanttiot only mtensely entertaining but highly instructive as well. . ' An outstanding feature of the day was the "Health Station", where health literature bf all description^<-as'distributed. Each -v. child was presented a tube of ColgateV tooth jjaste; Altogether* the whole affair -vyas a tremendous~ access and" Reflects great credit to. the z7 nurse Miss Trpypvnnt, xvhn on. ?z-. ginccrcd the wliule affair and" z^ her loyal corps of teachers who tendered such valuable assistance m training the children. Bamberg: Locals t ? ? Prof. James Johnson City and Miss Mattie E. Wolfe of Williston, S. C. were quietly united in Holy wedlock, Friday April 30thf 6:30 p, m.; at the home of Rev. A. B. Coleman, the pastor-of the bride, Denmark S. C- ReVi A. B. Coleman officiating. The bricle is the charming daughter of Rev. P. R. WnTfa ?? of Williston, A. M. EJ. minister. She is a product of Allen University, having taught for the last 8 or 4 term<| in the City schools of WiUiston. The bridegroom is ,a native of Bamberg and a college graduate of the State College, Orangeburg. For ?-? ? the last two or three yearsT ? Prof. Johnson was a partial resident-of North Corollna and the City of AShevIlle, where he has been engaged in school work. The new coupl&Ieft early this week for ttjjeu first lap oftheir ED TO MAY 15, 1926 li asm the Subscription Contest of ' LEADER begins r-ia the SLOGAN EATEST s state by a Colored Newspaper, contestants, who have already Votes -,i 1,_. 271 . 1 ?254 236 __________ -___ 268 " 182 " _1 174 " 154 126 " | |ft. tl_, 112 " 106 " n_^; _: - loo honeymoon. They will make their future home in Asheville, i N. C.?The couple have the bent wishes of a large host of relatives a'nd friends tor a successful and happy future.?' ?- ? Johnson Bi others located on R. R. Avenue have made attractive improvements to their ousiness establishment. The " walls are freshly painted in apawake business men. Quite a "serious incident -occured near here Sunday evening last (May 2). A party of Bam- j berg residents were returning ' from the anniversary services i which were held at Union.Jfep-H tist Church, located about 8 < miles Soythwes^ rity "r near the. Savannah - Columbia i State Highway No. 33. While coming " dmvn a grade on the ; Highway, the driver seemed to (h?ve lost control of the car, a Ford, causing it to turn" over, i throwing -some of the oecupants ; throug the glass windshield. < Those most seriously'hurt wpi-p.^ Mrs. Alice Williams and Mrs. Williams of this City, tlje former received a fractured collar bone. At this writing it is said that her condition is very SerioUS- Mrs. Mflrnip ^Villiflmg zeceived ah ugly wound in the < head over the eyes. . We trust they will recover soon.?The car" ~ was driven by Mr. Edwaid Bit- ' i'ord, its owner, "who was slight- 1 ly .injured.? - Miss Bamfield of Yemassee ! was a "week-end visitor of Rev.. 1 and- Mrs. Narman on Bridge-St. . i A party of young men of Orang&hiifg motored over to hear-the annual sermon at 'Fra- _ aierTSxceisior Academy, this City, Sunday May 2nd, 4 -p. m. i They were headed bv aVIr. B. O. Walker and spent a pleasant time at the home of Rev. and Mrs, Robinson on VVost Church Street. ] School days with colored stu- _ stents in Bamberg county ..will soon be arpast issue. Onlytwo^ are fn~oxjeration now, Voorhees Normal and Industrial School at , Ppnmark and the Frasier Sehoob of this City. Tne latter is in " process of closing now. What would"~'the county do. without ] rtireCHurch schools to help^edu- | Icate our peapie ? r The writer preached for the , [faculty and student?body of ^ Voorhees N. an I School, Denmark, Sunday the 2nd, at 10:30 a. m. To see the boys and girls 1 i march in for religious service Sunday morning brings to the I human eye and mind the highjest type of Christian civilization. [ Prdf. Blanton associated with Prof . Manifee and their co-workers, deserve much credit for the | splendid discipline and thorough work of the Vorheef\ School, The writer's text was taken 1 from Matt 8:32, "And ye shall ; kinow the truth and the truth i shall make you"(ree.". The ser- \ mpn.was well taken.' < Rev. C. A. Zeigler of this City ] preached the annual sermon of ( the Frasier-Sehoof here Sunday 4 p. m. to a record house at the ] Frasier auditorium.-- He used as a text, Matt. 25 :i5."' Subject: I "Use well what thou hast." "file 1 speaker dug deep and soared i i * THE PALMET high driving home his subject) point by point. Dr. Zeigler ist truly a great preacher, . V?Rev. T. A. Rohin&on = Bennettsville Locals is very difficult to the farmers, many had to replant. Trust they will, overcome it all. round the -county of Marlboro are very busy closing out their schools. - i ' ' Mrs. Minnie Gandy and Miss Emma Drake had quite a nice closing exercise last week. Many have "passed on" since our last writing. Mr.^Jacob Wil- j liams, one of Macedonia's pld choir members for U number of The-bereaved family has the ; sympathy1 of the community. ?Rev. ii. H. "Reduck, pastor, is ~ doing ncely. He certainly delivered a "strong and spiritual 1 sermon Sunday A. M. We trust ; that the god people of Bennetts^ ville will take care of him. ' The many friends of. Miss. Isa- 1 bella Sander are glad to Have her ^ back in the City. She was in ^ Washington taking _a course in "! nurs etraining. She looks the ( piettirgf of health. Guess Prof. ' McEaddy is full of smiles once more. I V The Bennettsville Graded School began its closing program Monday night. T-hese exercises will 1 sontinue -throughout this week. Quito n large class is te-gradu^ = ate this year. Marry of the Florida migrators 1 are returning home for the sum- ^ mer. ' . * . The Silas Green Show-was in , the City Tuesday etfennig. (Suite a larg eerowd, both white and ~ colored attended. The performance was good Rev. S. S. Youngblood is^still 1 holding his own at Shiloh Bap^ tist Church. . . v R$v. W. H. Shaw of North Carolina is at his best at St. Mark Baptist Church. He is a-gplendid minister-- - , ? l Mrs. Hattie-^pears reports a , pleasant' scnooFTerrn inTYyon^ j N. C., Misses Battle B. and ~ Willie B. Jones. - i Rev. J. G. Gregg, pastor~bf j Seter Falls Church is doing nicery with his Church work.?^?l-j Edgefield Paragraphs s i jA i i ? i 31 uoiumoia is spending a wnne with her aunt, Mrs- W. P. Simp- 1 kins. ~ ... *"1 -* Mrs. Nathaniel Ellison and lit- ' tie daughter of. Columbia are 1 the guestsi of Rev1, and Mrs. W. M. Gantt. ^ Mrfr Edgefield C5. Tr. Sf'hooJTa ;eulty was entertained by the 5 ?Mr. .and Mrs. Walter Owens i and Mrs, ffialjace Harris on WWlnpgriny, nnrl HTwn F. W j Anderson on Tuesday, Prof and Mrs. E. W. Parker on Sunday 5 and Rev, and Mrs- W. M. Gantt J on Thursday evening. They were royally entertained at each so- 1 crart and take this means of ex- < pressing their sincere-apprecia- ( tion to the foregoing patrons for their hospitality shown on all i these occasions. The Comencement exercises of i the Edgefield High School were held in the school auditorium, j beginning April. 26 and ending 1 April 30. O nMonday. night, the first and second grades ren/ dered an excellent play, "Tl/e 1 Rose Dream." Little Mary Al- * ice Simpkins, acting _as Jjttte"Rose". The play was a sijfccess from begining to end and i*eflec- ' ted much-credit to the fallowing 1 teachers who had charge-of the ' exercises: MrsrRosa L. Gantt, Miss Ellen Mills and Miss Bessie. 3. Martin. - " ' / \ye were glad to have^ our r E?oa?d of Trustees with us. The following gentlemen: Supt. of Education, W. W? Filler ; Messrs; C. Lynch, Kemp, Ri- . ?er, Byrd and HIghtower, ax- 1 ? r?? ro LEADER _ . * ? pressed themselves as being fav- I orably impressed with the school r and the work of the teachers, r under the prrncipteship of PreO" \V. E. Parker. We were glad to* i listen to our colored patrons ex- e press thei'rftppreninfinn nf fha_4 work and interest manifested br t Prof. W. E. Parker and his corps p of teachers, '1 t At. t.Vip elnap-nf these exercisest Mr^C^Lynch announced the re- c election of the teachers fop 1926 and 1927 as follows:- Rosa L. Gantt, Bessie C- Martin, Ellen ^ Mills, Rosa E. Parker, Ida B. ? Boyd, Maud R. Sanders, Pealre <j g. Simpkins and W. E. Parker, [j On Wednesday night, the 3rdfj 4th and 5th Grades rendered an excellent play, "The Los,t Slip- q per.''?Mary EUa Smith acting^ ^ as little "Daisy," Wallace Simp-!a kins as "Prince Sunshine." All g DIP phftrartprs WPTP at thek^bestThis play reflected much credit ^ fe0=th ^dflbWmg:Teachersl_^issj Ida B. Boyd and Mrs. Rosa E. Parker. ; - a On Friday night, the 6th, 7th ^ 3th and 9th Grades, rendered a'-j Ira ma entitled?"Miss. Cherry Blossom." Evelyn Parker acting as~^herry^^nd" Wallace Simp- ^ klna as "Jack'" Mrs. Pearle E. ^ Simpkins and Prof. W~ E. Parker had charge of.this drama. It was nighty praised by all who saw it. At the close ot these exercises ? Prof. Parke'r was called to the g ostriim by Mrs. Rosa L. Gantt. S Miss Bessie C. Martin in behalf J| jf the teachers, with .-frnjno QnA Ifting words, presented to him'! ?ifts as a token of appreciation'! for his sound counsel and guid-jj ance during this scholastic year. ^ Rev. J. F. Marshall, pastor of J Macednoia Baptist Church,--was1 at h[s best on Sunday, May 2^ The rally for the piafio was quite ; a success. We ^thank you for, your contribution. rv \J I New York City Locals j New Yory City?Although I am In large C'ty 1 witi-ad? rhit there is nothing that brings 5ie .more joy-than-your wonder ful paperT The Palmetty T.onrioi' . [ find ,the only way to keep up with the home news is-through this paper. , . ~| Just now we are having our first Spring days. We certainly '1 tk> appreciate them after such' a severe winter. I Miss B&sie Wright who*1 has oeen spending some time with! elatives at Hagood, S. C., re-j turned to the City. A welcome; larty was given in honor of Mi?s g! Wright at the home of Mr. and ^ Mrs. Nelson, 1 East 132nd SL?* The party was given by Messrg^.^ Aroodward and Boykin. Mrs- Lottie Ackerrfoji, who J spent ^ week here with he% sis- ps ?. "MVo rrrr-rrrrrlfe? mi o. luiu?i.'' nuay?p. w n. for Sumterr-&r-G; The charging dq"gh*^ ^_L Vlro. -B.?Wriglti, littleMlssl rhomasina Wright of Rembert, 3. C., spent a week visiting relatives in this City. __ n Mrs. Vibla Williams of 223 West jjflnri Street,?whrr?wss""^ called to Charleston, S. C. on ac-ii< :ount of illness, has returned- m Miss Margaret D. Woodward ~~ is planning to attend Columbj^a University tor the Summer Session, Mr. Frank "Smoaks, a gradu- s at& of State College _'25, is attending the City College. Mr. q smoaks is making good. Mr. Berriltt Binkins of Wood- " 3ridge, N. J. is a constant visi-1 :or at No. 1 East 132nd St. Apt. Q < - ,11 The graduates of State Col- j ege are trying their very best ;o organize a State College Club | n this City. & $ 4 >4 * Ruff in Graded School 0 Closes Successful Term | Ruffin, May 6?The Ruffin 1 traded Schol of this place closed ts most successful term here on u + * t ?r y-iit ? ?-? 7 . . . x. * .4 ~ Monday and Tuesday nights, Ap il 26 and 27th- Our enrollmen eached 214 this year. The students are making rap d progress in their classes.jOui ichool'enjoyed a 7 month tern hio year whieh-isr contribute o the untiring efforts of th< >atrons and teachers. The Coun y and State gave us five rponthi tnd the patrons?keptr the door! >pen for two months longer.^ On "Monday'^ nTgfi ~a" very effi clent and enjovahlo pi^grarr vas rendered by the Primary md Intermediate Grades, cot* lucted by Me^dames Minnie L liohor, Annie L.' A^kerman an( Nettie L. Wilkins. - On Tuesday night, the Higl Ichool Department_rendered ai xcellent program consisting oi , prize speaking contest anc -raduating exercisesr Thece were six graduates viz liases Thelmn. Bryant, Jtusardjei Cearse, Angeline McMillan, Em ty~McMiiran, Ethel L. Warrer nd Mr. Rethll Williams. Th< onored ones were: Mte.se* 'helma Bryant and Emily Me. Iillan. i '' . * ~ '* qr The commencement address ras_delivered"b"y Attorney Chas )- Washington of Beaufort, whc lade a very masterful and inpiring address. v" Among the visiting friends BBJBB. It's Dri II It's Pat H* It's a F I _ hplj ? S 1 01 H It's Rul I i You war lr ^thin! JL JL AEirshc GET] REGAL I 1121-1123 W? - COUJMI ? J.R. Ruff &V Professioi PCX TT "? - - - - nivt nuura: 1 elephdnes: 1:30 A. M. to 2 P. M. Office 3530 5:00 Pi M. to 8 P. M. Res. 6548 Dr. CLE. Stepehenson Physician and Surgeon iseasea of Women nndA^hiWrenA Specialty flica: _"-i Residence: 114 y? Assembly *6t, 1S28 Oak St . | Dr. L. M. DANIELS Physician and Surgeon p<cial Attention Givan. Diseases of Women. 121 Washington St. 2210 Hampton ffice Phone: 6429 Res. Phone: 7166 fflce Hours: .. Telephones: L:QQ. Ree?-4?M 5:00 to 8:00 P. M." *7 DR. J. G. STUART ~ # * C ? fflce: Residence: 102 Main Street 1417 Pine Street " COLUMBIA, 8. C. 7. fflce Hours: > A. M. to 1 B. M. \ P. M. to 7 P. IT. Dr. J. H. Goodwin lit WsshinftoB St Columbia ST C ! ; v*4? 1 . -v r * ^ ' 4 ' . e- r", ? Saturday, May ^ 1926. .kvere: Dr. James Al. Wilson, t Principal of Robert Smalls High j School, Beaufort; Prof. P. J. r'man Mouzon, Beaufort and Prof. . 1 B. W. McTeer.; i fort, is the principal of this 'school. 1 ? 3 Hag'Ood New?. ; ' , - -y- V'_ * Notwithstanding the long dry spell T farmers have .begun chopping alr ready. . '' ~ ??, Quite a crowd worshipped at Haf- ' *|ton Creek Baptist church on-?lm Mond inst. The assistant Pastor, Rev. Joseph Reed preached a soul-stirring I sermon. In the afternoon he preach^ ed a special sermofc for the Mission ary Society of the Mt. Pisgah Baptist ^ ^ church. " _ i ' Mrs. Lottie Athenson and her niece Thomasina Wright returned from . New York City, after spending two r weeks with her ai3teis, Mis. Carrie 7 Nelson and Miss Bessie Wright. Littie Thomasina spent a part of her 1 time with her Aunt, Miss Margaret ) D. Woojdard. ) Little Mittie Nelson and LeRpy Nel_ son returned with them-to spend - summer with their Aunt, Mrs. Atkinson. ' : ? i We _we.re._glad. to have Mrs^-L.-Wr . Randolph in our community " this j week. She was the guest of her sis*'"*" ter, Mrs. T. B. Wright. While'- here sh? .got several subscribers7 for the "Leader" with proml ises of several others. as;?"Tj_ ? ent Medicines II Yescription . || A ..i* 1 - ~ II net articles bber Goods-* it ^ "'" '3 * ~r~ Sff&Mnd in-', ? - ' lass Drug Stor* ?IT AT HI ; " - : , . >--- - y." )rug Store _ ishington Street 5IA, S. C. - ?1 /. J. Beaty, Props. |j ?1 nal Cards i: ? Office Hours: A.'^Phoni l&Hfl - 3 r v.A. M. to 2 P. M. >, V| a p w tn v p H, ] Sundays By Appointments. i Dr. H. G. Thompson I Surgeon Dentist Crown and Bridge Work a Specialty. j Pyorrhea Treated Successfully. .1444-V4 Assembly St. Columbia, S. C 9 " ' ' * ; ~ 1 I Office Hours: 10 to 12 M.; 2 to 6 P. M. "" ] Telephones: Office 6744; Res, 3702 J DR. M. A. EVANS I Diseases of Women A Specialty. Graduate Nurses in Attendance. , 1501% Taylor St., Columbia,' S. C. ' 1 Office Hourst ? Telephones T ~~~ I 8 to 9 A. M. Office 4247 1 to 2 P. M. ' Res. 8875 H t? 8 P. M. . Dr, WrD. Chappelle, Jr. 'I umce: Res<Jence: * 1 Office Hours: Telephones: fl 8:00 to 10:00 A. M. Res. 7270| 12 to 2:00 P, M.? Office 7260 ' 6:00 to 8:00 P. M. I)r. O; J. Champion, * PHYSICIAN Office: Residence: 1323 Assembly St., 706 Assembly St. * COLUMBIA, S. C. # C . *