The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?, September 11, 1926, Image 1
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_ Lynchings
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Asks IN?
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liear Presiding Elder, Members of the
Georgetown District S. S, Convention,
' . Ladies and ^(^tlemen:-^
sense ot my inability to properly discuss
it ^hat, I approach this occult
subject, bike all the numbers making
up the good Elder's program,
it shows the result. of _ reading, re^
L . ' saarrh and deep Uiouglil.
f ~Soffle one has said. "I am a part
# ^ of alKI 'have met.".
* In reply to our blessed Savtbr's
: ' question, ;"What is thy name?" the
demoniac repbetb "My -nrrme~l5~tegi(>n;"|
' ^ for v?p ffi'fe. fiuuiy."1^
Oliver Wendall Holmes, in writing
< of woman, said, "ThOre is in every wo*
' ' man a Spark of "Celestial" fire which
lies-dormant-in-the daylight of pros
perky; but which burns and blazes- up
_ in the dark hour of adversity."
-the theories of the leading psycholo*.gists
incline mo -to tb^ view that
" would answer this question in the af
firmatiye. Ati any iatej 1 "?liuuld~ggy
that there seems to be, at least, dif
^ _.ferent phases of. personality that
-.manifest themselves in periods of
storm- and stress. ?? * --S1
But-vwhat is meant bv one's nersonality
? ,
Hfcfbre attempting tQ ^answer this'
'd^bestion let us consider casually "the
" nature orproqess of the developement
J of an individual. Dr. Walter gives
*r.W three factors . which determine?the/
characteristics of an individual, representing
lifo as a tinanglfe. The -base
of the triangle is denominated our
heritage, ~that whictf we get through
heredity, or as he styles it ^what we
are."' One "leg" of the triangle, he
names environment, our surroundings,
% or the condttidn? influencing our lives,
whether these condiliops aid or impede
our developement. This he calls
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?ISI? VICTIM!
i It Is RepurttHl Thai a Baby Was\
Born To White Girl BefOr ' i
P - GIVB^BABK TO ITS BATHBH
? ? 9 ' 4?'.-H-?v~? ?17?: ' ^. *
He Took 11 to uolroed friends
, Who Are At.Bre>gent Caring-~~f
-: - ?- i'or the InfAntT
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. "Njew York, Sept. .H<?The National1
" . f Association for-^the Advancement of
?~?-Colored People, today,,received from a
person who was in the town of Wytherifle,
Va., on the day' Raymond Bird |
was iiitirderfd "By a mob, startling
new light on the dvents preceding the
T~ Thob murder. The'ndme of the informant
bf the N. A-.A, C. P. is withheld
for obvious reason^ * '
, ' * . The informant states thqt the., col- I
r Trr- orfd" boy had been employed for'a '
, numbpr'-of years 'on the .farm of 'a
whitj man?and had w rotted *oh * the
*7 farlT together with the white: "man'sdaughter:
Their working, together had
?*? Caused comment tn the neignbdvhood;
it .was stated. , ?
i< 'Finally a baby . was born .to Ahe
* white girl. She made an appointment
with the colored buy ancLg&ve him the
; - baby;v He to^k it t^e house of colored
friend^ who are at present caring
for" the infant. ?t~*r?
The mob had no troifble in stdrmm^
sheriff, knowing the weakness of the
' jail -door, had asked that the colored
;v' charge of "assault" be removed. This
request was however disregarded by
the authorities.
77^" The white girl Hpolfoerl t0 nrrnga
\ the colored boy, it Is alleged;
M IS IT TRUE THAT IN THE STORIVt
j? -ANI) STRESS PERIODS OF LIFE
L ! WE HAVE NOT ONE, BUT SEVI
ERAL PERSONALITIES?
By J. B?..Beck, A. M., Principal Howi
arxl High School, Georgetown's. G.,
Instructor in Educational Psyeholdgy
and School Managerrieht, Summer
rangeburg, S. C. Delivered before the
" Georgetown. -District S. S. "Cohventiorr;
^... . Rev. L. R. Nic'hols. D'. D.. Presiding
i??' . Elder, West" ATTdrews, S. C., Aug. 25.
In 8 Mont
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STATE CO:
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STATE A.&1VI. r.'-^\
COLLEGE OPENS
institulloit, Bpliif Put into FirstJ
Uondiffnn Thru Repairs .
And Other Preparations
SOUTH CAROLINA'S ATHENS
State College Has Made Marked
Progress Under the LeaderShin
of Dr. R. S WilUin^nn j
' Orangeburg, Sept. 10?\he SOth annual
session of State College will be- !
gin*September 22nd. The Institution
is being put in first class-condition
thru repairs and other general preparations
l'or the large student body
expected. M,ore tfia^i the usual number
of applictaion-j-hftve been received
and?accepted . during?the?summer. President
'Wilkinson states that this
indicates 5 growing popularity of the
College icurbing DUt to every part
of South Carolina including ,-a Tew
neighboring States Because of" the excellent
course*, in agriculture,"trades
and industries forming its^?brickground.
The institution "is rated a.rtiongThe
best of the seventeen Negro
Land-Grant Colleges of the Country,
of whlrlr aSsoclntiont'Dr Wilkifi3on is.
also President.
During the last session 1122 persons
received instruction at the college;
and the summer < school which
recently closed \vfl.s attended by jiWc.
.than?5UU?who?pursued -agriculture,
home economics, trades and literary
-subjects, including extension?course*in
farm and home demonstrations.
The?GtrUege?faculty?prrmbors 57
officers and instructors. Fe\v charfges
and additions have been added to the
curriculum tn bring it in iIii.mo liml'h
with the developement of true citizenship
in the group of people-ili.directly
serves. The-coih?g(rhas graduated
1,5.69 persons, most of whom are
teachers, and- leaders in the public
school of South Carolina and ip Agriculture
and" other industrial pursuits.
In every instance they "are rendering
efficient service Tn. public welfare.
-Twenty trades and 'indust'tles fll'ff
taught. The plant consists of 140 acres
and 50 buUdngs valued at nearly
_ $800,000-- These facts indicate a
growth ot' tn.e college year after year
and a splendid record of achievement.
Recently Auditing r'nnimiHrtn of
the Board of Trustees met at the Col.lege
tn f-Ymnimi itw f?o..nci>.l
TTiese were found to be jy-*pl?ndid
condition. The committee reported
that excellent work had b*)4n_ dorm
-during-^he"'^ST'^session, considering
(he targe number o^sruTTdnTs^affd"the
limited appropriation arid_equipment
provided.; " ' """* r~It-was
stated that work- on $on-structiorr
of-the newagricultural and
home economics baildihg will begin In"
October "",1 ,.~mrw~.i ,,
funds can be provided-. Originally it
was planne dto erect a $.10,000 buildlhg,
but since it has come up that the
General Educational Board of New
York will appropriate money tQ this
cause, provided similar sums are
raised; a Molding equipped throughout"
will be, constructed to cost approx-,
ihiMely^TWO." It wilMm bailt al
brick and made fire proof, rmrvenient
ana college farm.
Recently a new.street has been constructed
thrtr the rear of the State
College grounds, connecting East
Russell Street with CofT Avenue. This
will provide an additional route for
many colored people of the Eastern
section of the city to reach Duntou
School.
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>v COLUMBIA, S. C., SATL'KL
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LLEGE BEG
Boston. ? ? ??
Afil'Hy"'T>eauiT{ut ^presents were received.
At 11 o'clock-a eolation was
served; chicken salad, chceso aWrl
crackers, punch, rolls, candy, ice
ePrnm and califa
i~ The?Quests departed in the wee
' hours of the mornjjig_exprcssing thoit
TTeTTghT
SPECIAL SERMON TO HOTEL
MEN
Rev. S. B. Walla&ce, pastor of Sidney
Park C. M. E. Church, will deliver
a special sermon to the hotel men
Sunday ^pt.l2th, at 4 p. m^ Muhic
9-m I - LYNCHING
RECORD
FOR THIS YEAR
20 Lynehwgs to Date This Year
' Against 18 for frVhofe '
12 Months' of
TWO WHITE MEJN LYNCHED
We Hmtr-Heard the ohl Snviiiu :
"Charit v Reft i nsat Home"' We
Wonder Where Justice Begins
New Qork, According to
statistics published toda-y^ljy-the National,
Association for the Advantejment
of Colored. People ,-09 Fifth-~Ave/
the lynching^ in thp first 8 ip9nt,ha/hf
lb2(i have already exceeded the humher
fur the entire -year 1925, there
..bring '>(J lynohing?, tu .dajeililt; yeai
as against 18 for the wholcl^month;
of :? ?
In addition^ whereas no white-mar
was lynched .iy 1925, there-hav.e beer
l-ynVhecf -already duripg thQ'icurirent
year, I'he leading States thus
far thus year" yre Florida with 5 anp
, Missl.gsipyi -with 4.
Responsibility for- the increase in
lynyhillfs lyn-i plnntid iiqwirciyTipor
the shoulders of the United States
SenuJ^by the N. A\ A. C'1 P.
/Whrlo there was hope and the
^CTircat that the Dyer - AnfrfcynchltiR
fcili ^oulcFbe 'passed," says- arc N. A
A. 'fc.-'P. sta'temenir, ''lyntfripgs sharply
declined. No\y tlfat the Senatp by
its_indifTerence_ and hostility, tp this
legislation, has again indefinitely piost
jjoned any hope?of enactment of a fedoral
anti'-lynchintr law, the lynsherF
have again become emboldened.
"The present disgraceful increase
fh hiob murder thorouout the Unitec
States again brings^ to the front the
crying need for federal action tc
"stamp out 'this crime. - The N. A, A
G. P. will ntft cease its efforts in thi<
direction until a year shall pass ir
which no niob mourder is^ xecorded."
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ENTERTAINS IN BOST(^
... 'Ronton, Mass., g{gpt 8.?Itlfs. Gertrude
Adams, (nee Dreher Chaversi ol
BtJSton; Miss., formerly of Columbia
' "3: t*r. enienalned a tew friends Jr
honor of her birthdayTon Tuesday evtT
n'nf?T -**1j 109ft Tho home wa;
beautifully deeorfite'd and music Nvas
enjoyed by all during the evening
Amuug-.thos? present were f
Mr--ami M is. Andrews'," Manchester
Conn.;--Mr, Jameg Parker, Mr. Wm
Fletcher, Miss . Alifce -Wilson*. Baltimore^
Md.; Mr. Walker ChaVers, Miss
Mary E. Dorrab, Columbia,-S-C-j-Misj
May Outen, formerly of Dentsville
!S. f; Mr. James A. Tr?yt Mjy *\ Ci
Ball, Mr. f.ari French, Miss Claudia
Hard wick', Mr. E. T. Har<Jwick, Mr
.and Miiu J. iVrhufcrr, M>.
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26 Exceed
New 1
r The V
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SEPTEMBER!! - 1!>gfi
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INS ITS 301
MULATTOES ARE "
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L Mr. H^rskovitz St lfnir" Unit' 8(1
I'er Cent of ffie > Norm's
' > Had Mixed Ancestry
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U. S. CENSUS STATES 20 I\ C.
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^ivij-xture will Continue Long Enot^gh
to Absorb'The Negroes
. - With 'Domjnant Whites", 's
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y V(N. Av~A. C. P. Press Service")
'"^Writing* in the September Number
"-of Current 11 istory _ M agazine,. itetl"Ville
TTerskovitz of the Anthropology
L Department of Columbia University,f
. -reports that a new physical fype of
! ;Xegr6 is-,being'developed in the Uhi1Klh1
Siuiesi Mr. ilersjtovitz arrived at
his conclusion after ani^examinnt^ij
^of2;000 individuals Hi Harlem and at
!' ' The^fekulta indiciity^that the U. .i?
. Cehsue fi#iu*'s which state that only
i 20 percent of American Negroes are
[ mutefto^undCrstate the amount, 'of
mixturc^mgh-has pane on,.and-tho-rt
i suits obtained by~~Mj\ Herrfkovitz inr-duute
tli.il ^t'Ubaitiy^b per cent had
t mixed ancestry. This figureTntfght be
slightly reduced, Mr. HerskoVitz
i? states, because his -measurement;
rVcre~Takcn irrthc Nort h.??^ !
;r i no noWType disclosed by the mens"
. urements,is tending to b e c omi- a st:i.
r ble one,' he believes, since there is irii
creasing' ^social pressure, against as.
soyjating with members of the oppce
. site groups among both Negroes-ant
whtios, North and South.?MY. Her
ek'ovitz instances a recent . invcsti>
gation of illigitimate children conduc|
led in Ilarlem which showed that Tr
. 7 cases out of 500 weijc fathers ali
leged to be white. * . .
Mr. Hertkovite, who fitid^*.that tin
5 "New Negro* in his physical rnPaJi
Urements occupies-a position between
the -African and the.white mwwv-een_
chides as fallows
"On .the. face of the results whit F
I have been obtained from tITis study
which, it must ?be confessed, barely
T scmicues-the- surface of this field?
f_ seems-that from pnw "" -b-dl lo.h.
( to think of the American Negr() nol
I" as an African type in which there ha.Z
boon mixed a small "f whiu
L blood, a mixture upjch <tin
pnfihg and that will continue long t
. nough finally to achieve- the; abSGYp"
tion of the Negy.oes' i otnedth on
^"fiun of the Negroes into th<j domi;
nant white population. We must
. think rather in terms of this NtVi
i Negro, with hi* relatively homogen,
eons form and relatively - "stabilized
( type, who has solved, the business of
t ,l'v'"fr thi.- A ni iivi imn rudlm^Y
t who, with His start fairly wen, will
press *on in the American community
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I'" " *wii nu iiiiim yi. jl>, "
U-C CONTRACTIN COMPANY
' FINISHES ONE CONTRA* I
^ AWARI>E4F ANOTHER
; The B.-C. Contracting .Company of
this city ;-has just finished its contracts
, for Buie's Creek Academy and
Raleigh, N. C. These contracts ag_
jjreg&ted $14,000. . . ??
r TK?-y have Also hern awarded a
lar amount. *
. - Messrs. J. W. Beachbm and E. F
. Calhoun compose this company and
, by their energy and pluck are pushing
. it int<j the front ranks of the contracting
rnmninifin in.thftai ....f.
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^hysica
talker /
fH SESSION
MA DAM WALKER S/
iily SCH^LAR^PPS^
OuiniijLi.ilions ^Inv STifl' Ik Sent
3 In For The 1020' Medal
To Be Awarded
^H
for ( onspkiois skrykf
Awarded to IjraiLcJu'sj^L^'A. A.j
i V. I'. ForJncreuse in .Members
.Ovt&v Preceding ^Year
V~"r~t
> Ai w York, Sept.; '!?The X. A.,A. C:
'I\, 61) Fifth A've*riuef anoun^e-; that
^nominations may -^1 ill be" sent in. for
the 11)26 tfnld modtrif'awnukil to some
'mehiher ol tbcN. A. A. (VP.,-4or-eon
?H'b'iii.u. suiro l<) the l.'ate't ln<ni.urh ,
A, ?li-irtKi-tbe-two-Madamr*
('.' J,. Waiker^ScholtH'.ships,'awarded to-1
| brnaehes.for imrtasf m rpnr.ey a"nd '
! nienihei jj ^t)t er the preceijhijr year.
| The sebafarships may be presented
'by the winnfm; bnmrfi-te_any ftudenr."
j<iesi|?ijiUed. " }
; "V lisrcci-issFi";IXNisu; OF
J. THE CITY SCHOOL Of'gKXift'A |
Sepifr ; 7?The Ka.st End
poinded 1HUlHkd hen* opened it.< doors
e on Sept. ('.th at 8:15 5. m. sharper The
, Principal^B. P. Stewart, fang
. the 114* 1E which meant another nnpii.
llig B?V.thc clear'.ohf Sr4ir.nl
i "*A.s the last peitls of- bcdl died out a
great crowd consisting of parents
and stnTlonts could be seen going into
the large, spacious,chapel,?
Aftcjr the regular opemngT^xerwisea
|. FV'". jStewart made a . few remarks
r:?nndj then?hilfod-lkaid.. i'rol. Leroy "
Simpsbn, who is the assf. prjn, for the
Term, ?Prof. ..Simpsorrt is .-.a- product
- of Staid College and Srndlair Univyi- '
shy. and with the -work of these two
strong rtfon there 'is no reason why
, the term shod Id pot ,\>e sucel'ssfui.
~?Aiwmg the -nVw tougher* ^dded to'f
, the faculty are* Miss-.Arary Pearson
_ (\f . XewUen-y. Miss j<. McGhfre <>f
H... ' -,-,f ||,r^
, city..,.-' ; -- : 1 - ?
Alter each teacHi-r had mhd<Li>ri(if.
j_ 1 eniarks^phot_ru^tvv^J_io^!j^-^y^-la?
[- I'-'i--the patron* Were- inti*orhtccd;~Vlvtv "
, gave..-.,mo Very eneoai-an-ino. |<mimi1-5
: concerning the principal and his'co-'
. worker. 1 he taeult v wlliirW i *t.?j
^-1 !? T'';i--)jyj ^ I'm -.nu ropt'e.'intat i'> es"D;
mrr Ju'-t eoHe.gty in ami out.' of
jplhp" Stit'ir, lra> Ttfd uther -zeal litrt "to"
--put the proirj-ttni-oveK.-' " - ' '
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^IWF.WEK MjKMAF Kl lIOOI. -<)j>KX<i
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Mr. Kenneth linker. Pres. Chamber of (
Kejtilinu Minds m the Cohimunitv, V
1 ?'r. . . ... .
I (iroonwoud, Sept 10,- - The school is oj
.1 large enrollment, judging from the nu
11 We are fortunate in having a verj
I from some of the best Institutions in tl
more efficiency this year over that of 1
~r< - _
I lypc
V wards
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I ItK C'0N VKNT1()X ^
-Met in Annuii] Convocation At.
Donalds, (}., Auyust
HAW H UiMMNiitK s SKSKION
Held In Due -West,
rr:- " fr ? ^~rr ?- '
. Donalds, Sept, 8?The AV. H. & F. ^
Mr ladies and ministers met' in. annual
Convention., August 11-14 at Mt.
Olivet A,"*M. E. Church, Donalds, S. C.
Rev. G.. T. Shelton, pastor; Rev. J." W.
Douglass, Presiding Elder; Mr< T.nln
Yt. Crawford, ihe_-District President
presiding. ' " ' " ^
The Qonventioiv was opened in due
Tilt? welcome addresses and
yt -lii nwic i u/ere-e^iwKftlly- tmd-abhy- drrv~ 11 'V v'
livered. - The business of^the Conven* '
eioit wa? thert entered int-b which waft?
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a success and a credit tQ the Distriot v,
from every viewpoint. The atten^ 'r ^
dunce large TnejtKfirig many yisl- !>.; i
ting ministers. Among Jhe'm being.: ^
ifEV". 1)7 L. Unherspoon, IVEv, (jreen\yood
District. Revs. G. W. Martin, " *
uYtd II.. L. Ely. of lhg..6<revenWg6d Dist; . : -.v
M1-. ...Ceitrude i ?
President, Florence DUstHct, N. E.-r; Conference;
Mrs. E. W. Byrd, Dist.
Piys. Abbevjlle Dist.; Mrs. E. R. AVii-,
son, See;?Abbeville' Diet.;^ Mrs. S. J, '. ?
1^'rn.'T' !"i7 and terVi. M. Ci. \\TTnaiii& uf ;
the Greenwood District; all of whom . brought
greetings to the meeting-tel^
liiig of the good work done in their
resueeiiv6 Districts. - ? - ' ? ?
-.dive in the Missionary work-, nrr-n-rH
injr .to her numbers. S.he stands second
to ndnr in the Slate, nnd-^w
can she be, other wise when she has
such ministers as RevsAV. F. Rice, W.
C'.C.rawftjrd, A. J. Martin, j. W; .With
ers'poon a hit others who aVe mission- .
ary worKers; of the truest type. ' ' .
Tjeace atnll^rnr6nyjprevrittr^"lhru- - ","7"
,out the -D^trict. . Mrs.
L. - R. Crawford., the amiable !'resident
and .^1' ablo [y.nd1 far* t,h? " hearty-cooperation
and approval of
the Woj'ers and. all were rer-eleeted to
anutjiLi '.et.u,?Mi's, tula It ^ "*
CfawT(irJTsident; Mrs. S. *E. Smith
Vtce'-f'res.; M rT! M. L. \V it hersjiobn, ^ N
Se<.: .Miss M. .White, ('.nr. ISw.j ?
Mrs. Bessie Fair, Troas. " *
That ends the most - successful sfjtsi',ni
m thu history of. the Dijlliet'. to?: ~~
murt juftitAtl-ses7iviV" lVid7>-: Due~r
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flKkl T3
Lrrs r,-tifr ggsSHW
ommcrep In Deliver Opening Addieas
Fhite ?nd Colored, are Programmed
pening with bright prospects o? ji very t
mber being registered daily. / _ _
r efficient group of workers," coming
le Country, and there is hope for even