The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?, March 26, 1927, Page PAGE EIGHT, Image 8
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?THE LOCAL P?
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On.nekt Monday., evening, J larch 28th
at 8 o'clock, the Business, League's
popular meeting will be held at Bethel
A. M. E. Church, Revl J. E.'Beard,
? Pastor,- As .usual, the speaker of the
evening Avill bp furnished by the Cor
lupi'bia Chamber of Commerce. For
the past several .works* Secretary
I.ykps has been lending us as sneakers,
the nremlu?r* thr> . Kirhl-'tml l)elegafeion
in the General Assembly^ We
trust that they will continue to conio
to.us, for_by-so doing, Ave have a
three-fold "coptact. First, it is the
meeting of two raee. Second,, the
meeting of the Camber of Commerce
and its Auxiliary the Business League,
and htird, the meeting of the law mak"
er and the colored eiiizens; a contact"
... good results. " ? ?
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JRlClILAND COUNTY REPRESEN*
?- TATIVE SPEAKS
. .. On laSt Monday evening, though
STATEMENT OF TITE OWNTRp?
SJilP, MANAGEMENT, CI HUEf.V
' L AT ION, ETC., KEQl'IttKli BY
-THE ACT OF CONGRESS AU'
' GUST 24. 1912. 7^'V , "7
Of, the Palmetto Leader, published
? at Columbians. C. for April 1, 1927.
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1. That the name's arid .addrcs es
oi tne- puonsner, - editor, - managing
editor, and business managers :>re:a
Publisher, The Palnietto Leader.
Publishing Company, Columbia, S_
c. ' , ' ' .' '
Editor, N. .!. Frederick, Columbia,
S. C. ' ' " ''
Business/ Mcinagger, George ;,II.
- Hampton, Columbia,. S. C. -'J.
2. That the owner is-; (If owned
by a corporation,- its name and address.
must be .stated and also'immediately
.thereunder- t he names ami
?: -addresses of st ooUbul<U'Us or
holding one per- cent- or more of to_
>tal amount of s'oik. If not owned
by a corporation, thg mtmes and ad-.
' ' dresses of..the'individual''owners must
be given. If owned hy a firm, oom.
pany, or: other unincorporated eon*
" ijern,'its -nrrmc mut address,- aEjvoll
as those of each individual member,
must be given: . - : ,
George lit Hampton? Columbia,; S. C.
3. ~ That tint lcn'bWP bondholders.
mortages, and ot'iee seeuril.w holders
owning or holding 1 per cent of
total, amount of bonds, mortgages, or
securities? are; . .-None.
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.. " ,'5. That the average 'number of
copies of each issue of this publicn..
tion sold or Jifitr.ibutjed, through the
' mails or otherwise. to pahl subscribers
during the six months proeooding
the date shown above is. ("llv.s
, iiiforniath n is quired from daily publications
only.)
GEO. II. ll.VMI'TOX, MCR.
Sworn to'and sub crttred before
nje this 24th day of 'March. 1P2G.
' N.J. F Iti:! )! : RICK,
c? . Notary Public.
(My commission expires at pleasure
of the Governor.) .
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the wind blew and the rain fell, am
excellent audience eanje .to the meet's
injc at Macedonia Baptist Church to
bear Mr. Broom's address. It was an
evening: well spent for the eloquence
and h><vic of the speaker brought
nnany, helpful expression from mem-1
hers of the congregation in respond
inr -to .thy speaker..,
. Tli.v;i' who pniil. then' _ dollar and
hot^imc members arc as follows: Mr.'
Randolph Wooilanl, 31 r. KellV Pat-!
t< rsoiK Rev. R. M. Myers 'Mrs. Alj"e
Anderson. A[r. J. X. Webster.- Mr. G.,
Lee Ratlifi', Mrs. Rebecca Deas, Rev, |
..I R. Austin and Mr. J. W. Beachum. i
This males a total of fifty bonified
, members ohf t:> Business League.' Wo'
rpave joiners, at every meeting. All.
members are asked to sacrifice and be |
v, lib i^; Monday evening at 'Bethel A.
i M." E: Church. .?
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I. S. LEEVY* President. I
W. C. JliONSON, Secretary.
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i. :.i:<:iiXM,' i T.T'n:rs AND EDIP'lcV.MA'ttA
VICTORY ==5=?
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its existence more than this Supreme
I Court docisi: n in the'matter of Democratic
Primaries. Tips groat organ'i
atioh is not. only eh titled to praise,
but it should receive* the neccssarjr"
(TtinhieTal suppdrt to enable it t? continue
tl)e good.work." c 1
i Louisville, Ky., News: "There would
"1.nV>> 1 no. such case before the, Supreino
Court had it not been for the
' X. A. A. C. I'.- \\\' have never been
td le to see ho\V any intelligent Negro,
may or woman could refuse'to join,
the X. A. A. C P.
? .'Chicago Dec; ""Dr.- 1.. A. Nixon, of
' Tcxas^ in whose r.amo jjje case was
' ,1 11 I llo It,ml '1Y'\:>S ;Tfyl X;l
ion'al N. A . A. C. P. whose Jjatking
v.ou t!KJ ca e ami me attorneys wno
o valiantly and cfiicienllj,> 1'mia'ht the
ni:;!jv.c: t.ghrpli>gotbov-\vi;irtTtc llon.
rai'\- .(ridges wfitho Stqi rente Court,
h;tVe- earned the permanent gratitude"
! amp tllanks *ofr the whole nation."
;. 1. i; :.71 nr.-!:, I\a.. Pennsylvania
(iuai tl: "Much credit is deserving, to
j the organization- which brought this
' matter t-f the atU',!ilioii. of the_.Su-]ri
ir.c Potp. The?X: A. -A. C. 1'. has
' v. o"; !anl.?n-n tie; case of : Nixon,?thei
!:in i 1.w 11< > tv tt>?barred?frrrm?ttnr
primaries in Texas in 1923, ever since
< the., matter?occurred. . - .
A|. u ;:'c.(nu', Now Mexico. SouthI
jvp"t Review: ''The National Asxbcia*
, turn l'or'-tho Advancemont of Colored
People has scored t:rnoUrer victor^ for
the political .fvoedhm of .'the colored.
citi/.oii%n>f this country; There ar.e
? th+.usniuT; of?white?po<-H >lt??w i OtbuC
the narrow' view who long have realizedthat
tlie purpose ^of this grpat
Negro organization is not alone to
hett-. r tlv? chances for. Negroes hut
to keep clear on the solid rock of
ItHeiTy^this- Republic-?i?
Columbia, S. S:/ Palmetto Leader:
"Ome again the N. A: A..Q. P. seoresin
its battle ,1'o.r American'rights for
ci 1< r; tl i'POj>U\" t-i
Aim>n.u- lite many otlitorhUs on the
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decision in' the Southern white newsState
of March 12, containing the follow
mg^i^agjaph: ^Th<j
Texas caffe is one step- andjhe
Jh-5t'iri_ty campaign instigated and
"kupported1- by._an Association of Negroes
in the North land -assisted fin
anoiylly .by a few So.uthern white
men. This Association will make attacks,
fi'om time to time, upon the
whole line of defense set ufTby^wtrite
men in the Southern States. Some of
the Northern Negroes have become
they and their whtie allies are enthe'y
see a possible" opening." r*~ |
NAT|ONAL BENEFIT LIFE INSURANCE?RECLAIMS
-ST AN?
DARD LIFE FOR THE RACE
Contract CreatesiMost Gigantic Fintrolled
by^Negroes '
(Continued from page one)
of the National Benefit Life Insurance
Company. During the two years of
the main office1 of the company has*
afwoy^ renrainpd rn^&tlanta, and the
-home office personnel, field force and
branch .office organization has been
held practically intact. Uppermost
in,t,ho minds. nf those who
with the Standard Life, under 'the
leadership of T. J. Ferguson, General
Manager, was. the one..; thought of
holding together , and conserving the
busypess until some plan be worked
<?'H ,\vhr n by ownership of th^company
Would be brougnt back to our
group. Associated with him in this
program were: Dr.* C. C. Cater, Medical
Director, Aaron Day, Jr., Director
of Agencies, Jes. H. B. Evans, Super-visor
of Branch .Offices,--G. E; Arnold,
Assistant Secretary, J. C. Arnold,
Conservation, A. M. Carter, Statistician,
and J. B. Blayton, Auditor,
the Agency Managers,~"FietcT "Force
and Home Olfice employees. With
this as their goal there wan no qugiP?
-lion-by thutthe.official group in Atlnata
-Would enter "into the project
siHinso??ed-liy-th(rNationat"^enefif and
give it their loyal and enthusiastic
support, ' '
Much praise is due the Field and
Clerical forces, who kept the business
going-and who-served as an inspiration
to the army of policy-hold
~.e Oi i i T _ 1 i.i f ?
ui.s in oiciniiaru i-iiie vo Keep ineir ir?*
smncc in force. That their efforts
have borne fruit is attested to by the
fact that over five millions of instirance
was put on the books during the
past ten years, and approximately
twenty-three million was retained, to
be added to the already large volume
paw carried by the National BenefitIt
is one thing to see the benefits
of such a combination'as this, but it
is quite another matter to work out
a complete plan for its consummation
that meets The test of -good in_surance
nroceeduce. Here was the
first point at which President R. H.
Rutherford evidenced that keen jujlgemen
which has carried through all
of the negotiations, for he went to
one fo the foremost firms of insurance
actuaries in the country-?Miles
M. Dawson &. Son.?ancT sTTcured the
services of Mr. Alfred D. Dawson, the
junior ,member of the firm, to give
liis personal supervision amLattention
to the handling of the plan. ~The firm
of Miles M. Dawson & Son, of New
York City, is recognized as one of the
leading firms in matters of-insurance
proceedurc, and the plan as worked
out w ill thus be assured of" a con
tiribatipTTcf the counsel and guidance
< f nion whose contribution to the field
of actuai'ual seience has had an inestimable
value in the development
~<T iaesentsurance practise. Cqun?(tl
for the National Benefit in closing
thi^ transaction was th.CL-firnr"bT
.resented by Mr. W. D. Thomson.
Quoting a statement made by Presi;
Vent R. H. Rutherford, when he was
i ongratulated on the successful out
come of the plan: "Service to the pub-1
lie wn;-, the niifln motive which prompted
the National Benefit to consider
this deal." But the finest oOnotives
would have they
rot been backed up by the enthusibrilliant
'executive. Mr. Rutherford
began his. career with the National
Benefitf-as an agent and" received his
training in life insurance at; the hands
rf his capable father. His pbsiton as
executive -head of the largest Negro
financialj institution in* the wo"rld is a
well deserved one, and there is no
the climax but the beginning of an
cm of larger 1 service and endeavor.
In the handling of details attendenfc
" npTTT =TKr ctosing of the deal, Mr.
Rutherford was ably assisted by Mortimer
F, Smitn/ Assistant Secretary
of the National Benefit, one of-their
most trusted and valuable officers,
I and Mr. John R. J'inkett, Agency Director
of thir Ordinray Department.
; These mem have a quiet arid tmassrrm!
ing manner but beneath is a courage
, and a dare-to-do spirit that served to
METTO LBADES
i overcome the bariouo obstacles which 1
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I arose. ; TH
All afreed that this present con^
hinqJioB could not. Tiavp fip7vvm??~"irn- H
actuality had it not been for the co- j
operative spirit an'd support of officials {
and employees of both companies, who
'labored zealously for the consumma- j
tion of this spoch-making transac- ij
tion. . i , v
In the initial stages of this matter, j
the National Benefit was materially t
assisted by JHon. Scipio A. Jones, !
the well known attorney of Little
Roclc, Arkansas and '13. D. King, of >
Memphis Tenn.. Agency Director of . i
l!he Southern division of the compa- .
Credit must also be given to the
Negro leaders Whose-faith and hope i
that the StandarcT"would ultimately \
return to Nogro ownership, influenced j
movement? to the helpful attitude of i
|u? xt~. ? ? u: ji 1 0
lihj learning uues?, v
the rank' and file of our people; to the
other insurance and financial in- j
stitutions whose friendly attitude is j
evdenced by their intense interest In
every movement which' represents a
forward step in -business progress;
and last but not least, to the vast
army of policyholders of both com/
panies who realized the fact tha hey
can make bigger and better nppnr"
tunities for our people through their
allegiance to institutions which have
as ther purpose the husbanding and
conserving- uf?the?msuuices of ourrace.
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Prominent among the Negro leaders
and deserving of special mention
is. Attorney A. H. Martin, of Cleveland,
Ohio, who initiated and carried
to a successful conclusion the lohgp'ending
suit, to clarify and permanently
settle the Standard Life affairs.
This resulted in a decree of the court"
approving the acquisition of Standard
Life by the-Nation^ Benefit as
the best method of completely clearing
up the situation that existed in
the past.
A personel of he'following figures
i# an interesting study, and one cannot
read the facts given without feeling
a great measure-of pride in what H
is ndw~the "largest Negro iYisurnace j
company?even moref-the?largest" |
"Negro business in the world. -The- ?
National Benefit now carries $75,000, *
000 worth of insurance in force on (
the lives of moife^than 300,000 Negro
'policy, holders. The total assets of (
the company are more than $4,000,000 !
They have the largest employed force (
of any institution in the race, consisting
of more than 300 officials and )
employees :at the Home Office, and in ;
its Branch Offices; . 750 Supervisors, Agency
Managers, handling a ! field
force of more than 1,500 men and 600 ]
medical examiners. I
Here, then, is presented to tfie goub- j <
lie a bigger company with an oppor-' 1
tunity for a wider diversification of \
aid in the economic advancement of 1
our people?a company built "NOT <
-rent-POWER: AND prestige?-=
Darlington News
The Mayo girl cagers plosed here
-an eventful season in Basketball when
on Wednesday night their . accurate
passing, speed and alertnesss spelled (
defeat_in capital letters for the bunch
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iiujii r luicutt*. r iuiii Lilt; vci.y uuset
it yas clearly visible that Mayo
was going to< serve Florence with exactly
what the moter serves the
naughty boy> ' From oevoral incredi-. table1
posistknig- the ball WAs'pas&ed
through the basket in rapid succes-^_
sion by theth- mhtmh" ETAO TAO _
jiion-^fc^Jackson and Alston, mean:
while Lunn and Bacote invincible
guards were playing air-tight dej
fense and the usual^moring motion
was demonstrated by Anedrson and
: Gandy. Near the close of the first half
Florence's left forward and the
vacuuum guards of Mayo were sus|
pended. Warren and Williams were
I substituted for Lunn and Bacote , al'
Thought untrained for the position of _
! playing &o-~charactepistic of Mayo's
sextette. The . ringing of the final _
, bell found the six factors of the old
machine, functioning frictionless, with
Jackson and Alston ' rivalling each
other for jioints. The final score was
Mayo 18, Florence 8.
From a series of 12 games, the
Mayo girls, directed by Mr. Leroy L,
Pendarvis, has ridden rough shod to
""victory in-all sav'tf efle; earning-fer- themselves
in the series a total of 172 C
! pointg over their opponents, ak.. In ?
, the light of these facts we justify 1
. them in leaving the court Wednesday t
night so proudly, even though their _j
style of departure woultf favorably
; compare* with the mighty Caesar, re
; turning home from the future Gail, 1
and in laying claim to the title of 1
-Lchampiona of the Pre Dee aecetion for J
the record they have made is proof 1
positive that in the truest senso- of 1
J the word "They came, they saw, they' i
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Cigarettes and Tobat
Maflans T*. J. Walket
Times Ire Cream at
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firstxTass ser
1 X ELITE HANI
? 2722 SENATE ST." Phone
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conquered.Miss
Jasie'Louise Brown, Teacher
>f Homej. Economics at .Mayo- High
School, spent, the week-end in Florence,
with friends. Mr.
and Mrs. G. C. Cannon visited
relative's nad friends in Kingstrcc,
Sunday. * ...
Mr. FHzelle Cannon. student oT
State College, was in for a few days
last week. *
On Friday evenini-. V :ci? )nn
dandy entertained at her home on
Iruson Street, a few friends: Among
vhom were: Missos I.ucile Fiirrison,
v 1013 e_avo, 4rtMC-K.-Bro\vn arid' Flornco
Cahvy ami Mr. Curley Ervan.
rONTRIBl TORS TO
palmTfesta
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The J. L. Talip's
The Empire Furniture Co.
. The R.C.WiUiums Furniture Co.
The Bridges and DinkinsFurniture
'Jo.- . ,
The J. L. Minmaugh Department
The II. A.'Taylro Furniture Co.
The Kenney Shoe Stor.
The J. M. VanMetetr Furniture Go;
Peoples' Furniture Co.
~ The I. S.~Eeevy Department.
?The Tenenhtrwa Bros.
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The Marter's Clothing Co. ~
The L. W._ Dicker^onCo.
The Swygert Furniture Co.
The Kimbrell Furniture Co.
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j. n?_- oii.\uii unu voiium enoe. store.
The Pennington Good Drug Store:
The E. P. F. A. Davis Shoe Store.
The J, 0. Fenfiy Inc.
The McCroly 5 & 10 cents store.
The Kramers Slide Slore.
The Tom Hook Clothing.
The Russow Jewelry Co.
The Taylor Drug Co.
The Ideal Gift Shop.
The Strand Millinery Store.
The Marshall & Tatuhi Co.
The R. L. Bryan Co.
Yes all of our white friends are gong
to help us make the. I'almafesta
me of Columbia's greatest and grund:st
occasion.?It is our (MHlruvn!1 l<:>
roost our city, as we -believe ti is
.he~ garden spot of the world.
?ev. St. Elmo Means, Chief Director.
Chief Committeemen
..Ministerial?Revs. N't S. Smith, II.
[).; II. W. Long. D. D.; J. C. White.
[). I).; R. M. Myers; J. E. Beard, 1),
IT.; J. P. Washiniff on ; J. ,>J Myers;
D. H. Sims, President of Allen' I'ntiniveTBity,
SntcHnv. Mirrrh 2f>, 1927
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Profession;:!?Prs. J. F. Goodwin:
N. A. Jenkins; ?*!.' A. ?;};:rK; L M.
Daniels'; 1). K. Jenl.insj. KiifiT; .Mr. * '
Green .jaokscn, Up'. Mr. It S. l.eoyy;
Mrs. M. I,. K-inprT'-vlr. J. ii. Jackson.
Other members partieipatinj? whose
names wilj aoppai: hv :;e::t week's ca Lcnder.
. * MOCK COURT
: To h: ll"1 I at S.dnoy IkM-k C.VM. E./ "
Church. V, a -': ! ?.v. Maush-SO. IS233&?
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I've iter.?. Jt'?! c-^-Mr. (iJfr.ee RnHiff l_
} iierk .?>! Cm.t! t-'-^r ir. \v. II. Thoinas.
'he> ii'*- 'i 'v. F; R. Thompson.
-SeTfttor? > \t*. C. 111.- DaniiPrly:?
_li FTF I'. i' ' Mr,JoeUJaek^-:
son._ "* . '
prisoner on :.Trta!-~Mr. I. M. Clark.
' oim lain .ht-^-rIrs. Fannie ft. Games
\\:U:.v. ' t i".if p? i i nc-v?D. G.
John.-:on, Miss*. Fra^xkic Hall, Mrs,
Cor vital a_ Stevens.
V.i'.oc es for S.;fte- -AU^s. Leemiah
I licks !i, AI; :. Francos Brown, Mr.
"Chariie YTiv.cn.
her?Mrs. Bi n1-kr Marshall
Ik.ilin?Mr. .Frank Crawford. Jury?Mi's,
.Flo:on o Bradford, Mr.
I .-Jr>lnv Stevens. Mr. T?*<.l.rii-f p.. ?'
Mr. George Allen," Mr. Monroe
Lindsay, Mr. -Raymond Frederick.'
The public is. cordially invited to
- -attend. An interesting argument is. v
assured. *"
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To New York '
All p.crat.ns pin: ning toco trie \
tp New Voik, to live or otherwise,
would' l>e benefitted by
fust getting An touch with us,
r because we .are able to give
-you valuable ntg.x 11.?aiu11 about
E ?-the best placers to "stop in New
York , where yfeU C an bo as 'safe
- -as you ait: tin y uur own home.
We.can supply you with a suit
able home in which to live
We are located in the heart
of the colon d , population in
Nov/ York ( itv
Mariette Realty Co., Inc
IU'I WtrST >3-5lli Street"* ~
New York City. Suite 8 Love
B.. Woods, Manager
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