The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?, July 23, 1927, Image 1
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VOLTTT?NO. 2fl
Knighfsl
(iRANI) LODGK I'
- , IN (JHAKLESTON *
Ull'l'lillp in Ihn "<'i[y ll III
Sea" Next Week to lie Cire.it*?
/ est in History, of. Lodsre
JULIUS A. HROVTN". Iv.
? Grand Chancellor and Worthy
Counsellor* Issue ProclamaI
: tion for Occasion .T~"
. % Cv
The Crnnd" Lodge K> of fr,* ftfitf
v" C-niH'l of Oulanfho will -convent*" i t >
j . Charleston. Jwly a lit! -2HthU:It
rs generally understood that the rY
!. people. of Charleston are leavrii* no'.stone
uutiii nod' to make tlfts" : tlie . 7* 0
? greatest of Grand Lodge gatherings. .
Col, Julius A. Brown, of''Charles.?'
ton is' the Grand Chancellor and
Major P.. A'. Roper of Beaufort is >.
* the Grhhd Worthy Counsellor.
* The following proclamation makes ?
] the official fill fon. this tit c ts^ion: c; k
Grand Lodge K mollis of 'Pythias <> '
N. A*, S. Am K.,. A., A. & A. he
Jurisdiction of South Chrolina " i. i
Office of J. A. Brown, G. C pa
? 7 , 1 PROCLAMATION' M.J. :i
To the Grand Lodge Officers, Chan- i
jellor Commanders, Officers .and Of
Mpnihitvi! of tVi'o Knio'ht's of Pv
?~ thias of the -ft Lit It1 of South Cam- v
"litia. ;GrAting8i * j
??? Whereas; Section 2 of Article "~l
of?the Grand" Lodge?Constitution '
provides that the Grand Lodge shaiL.*- :
; M-a migratory hotly, nrfrl . -hall. meet . i
on the fourth Tuesday An July .nt " <
"* T- 'V.??
each "year, and \vhereas at the-' 1 list I i
~ " the" city of Supiter,"SAC.,' Jul y2728,
21>7 192<i, AT w^is decided that the'' '
next Session of the Grand Lodge
should be held, in the city of.('air
yjofitcn. ..s. '..beginning on Tuesday,
July 2Gth, 1927. Therefore, 1, Julius
A. Brown Grand 'Chancellor' ,of: e
tl\je Knights of I'ythias, of X. A. S.
A., E., A., A. &. A., Jurisdiction of < v
South Carolina, by yfrUte of*thepow <
er in me vested, dti Jfereliy tail Git*. ';i
. Grand Lodge-ih its Twenty thii d* an?r-br
nual session for the- transaction- of XV'.
such business as shall legally anb. ; hi
constitutionally come before it. r.v.
. 1. All Supreme, Grand and Sub- u=a
ordUrate Lodge Otlicers and Member?
in good standing, arc cordialjly in S
1 vit'ed to ..attend The session, ami, wit; j
- ness the ^proceedings^ t;j !
2,. The" sessions of the Grand Xftig
terian Church, .Calhoun at Meeting
5HED SPE
A err in ilfi ivq
V.4X LU1U
lers Very
: ?. . ?
isurance
Mil. UC. ' ; ' " ..
Addross?By Sir- X. .J. Frederick,
a m h~AttoVmo u t h Carolina.
i - .
AVuh\ ss - By S'ui J, It. .IclFei'Sun,
and Worthy Counsellor, West Viriin.
. ' * yr)
, Green, Supreme Chancellor.
IVaycr and Benediction- By Rev.
Mr. Mi?nf!y;: Supreme Roprrscntne?
Kentucky..' . ?.'T
Yours fraternally,
s. w. GJtr.rN.
t(,?(, . - - ^upToirie Chancellor.
E. K. U.YI)r.RWOOD,
Supreme K. of It. & S.
I'ho Suprenio Lod{;e._ proper eonncs
in Chicago. Illinois, Tuesday
jrnipjr, August ltilh, 1027. Esquire
J. E>-'1e>rick has represented the j
ale of S unt-h Chrolina on previous.
KUSKioiis. The u'pryseritntives?fcofis
body aaie?tn~4*e elected at the i
-artft 't,od|^<' , in ( harleston next
. ek, at vrhic-Ji time Attorney Fred-I
lck is expecte<? to be elected. Our j
streets, commencing *bn? Tuc/dayt t.'r
morning, July 2Gift, 1027, at 0:30 a.,
ni. 'Hie sessions of the Cram! (Y.irr; g .
of Calanthe will be held at Emanuel"
. i A. M. E. Churchy Calhoun at Meeting ,
streetsr\beginning on Tuesday morn- Sii
r ing July 20th, at 0:20 a. m. I set
3. Each financial lodge in the ju~"
fTsdict!or( is" "entitled to Two Tcprim ~
sOntativeis, who must bo Past Chen- (,r
- cellorsj in their respective lodges, and
who mus). present Credentials issued
- by their lodges, showing that they Ct
have been duly elected. :ftil
4. - All Supreme and" G rand. Lodge - taxes,
and Endowment for the tdrni^V
ending June 30th,' 1027, must be paid.
iu order that Vepresentatrves may I.
be allowed rto exercise their rights . tiv
' in the Grand Lodge. X6 lodge will
be allowed representation unless TT p
is shown that 'the aliove specified At
taxes are paid for the period above
t specified, JUne 30th, 1027. -fc.
J Chancellor Commander*. of Su
H B bordintttc Lodges, arc hereby request- yc
I ed to see that credentials, duly sign; m<
ed are forwarded to the Grand j X.
^^Keeper of,Records ,and Seal not lhter,
^pTarT Juty HiTTst?1027. ~hj" comply-?nn
ig with this order, very much tune Mi
ill be saved in jptflung upUho Cirand
xlge roil. Chancellor Commanders \v<
(Continued on Page Kight) , ejj
ii'ltii'fSENTATIVES 1
??' -fl'lflM I ?
/n:iL-:-vil ELECTED
T& * ? '
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; A'Atmo \. .1. rioderick :
'' - ' i;?: ?? s..lvhi?:H(s .(if "? r
' Pythhas - ~
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^t . <?
iai- rKOfjRAiVi issued
Th U Pyilijftri Temple To '
' r. vt: 'or.<*;I.jivinij* August
'15,' 11)27 v ' *: ;*
hhvi noticed with pride and
: -u !( the Pil'u tuI Program issued* '
iv tue of the Supreme Chan '
v* V. i. ; pv ranm of (.irand . At-1
ncy; N\ J. Frederick, as! one of *!
|m n.?ipal speakers on" an occas-' '
n that brings people (from every
t ;>! ' the cUuury inhabited by ton*.
u;>: '? ?: f /
ir.e ]M'ogypnt is as follows: - ,
C of The Saprcmo Chancellor
r Kivi' ' Is- d' Pytirias-of .*North A
i * ith America. .Europe,
A ia. Africa and^ustralia.
.. Vdtr ni'n. Oi. T'o ti.T.- r 1(1.17 '
?trr?a,..!?\jarvil.iiTs pi' .the
By re nte l-.o 'pe, -Officers and Mem "
op the Supreme ( hart, Order
?"f C:il:it'' Maior- (ipneral and
Members of tf/> linilomt Rank.
ripi'tial Potentate and Members
>' The TT>t'<iits ' of Chnaj" ol' the.
\niirhts of Pythias, of North A:
rpcr < $# South America, Europe. ^
W a.- Africa and : Australia. >:
KTfXlTS: " . , 1
fi a all* hereby notified'to assemble
<lv corner of .Thirty-seventh PI.
' STa* f St r. .-4. Chicago. Illinois. 1
|C?londujA Ao-rust ' l.Vn, 11*27, ; ati
o'clock' a. nf~ *p participate a
r.<.'iiTr~i"inT7i?u- Ka.vitm' of
Httmm ei i' f 1 no .Nn'ional Pyan
'1 u-:si";.i*." for .the Knij'hts of Py gjS
i.?'' Nrp'fly A pTi *c::.-y-viith Amer
, !?. > e. a, Africa and Aus-*--y
.
\ > }
n p ' ' 1'.o'v?ik'* t he Program for
r cj lvpionv:,L ' r- -fe
Ir.tiioducu. n . ?jMnslt'.r?of?-C'-ci'e .
..a-., umL Ciuuipum" <u- the. Build- .
fiCArtuioiltce-?By Sir S. A. T. Wat
ir. Si;; r. nv AlUMncy. " *
MosAop of iMnonics-?-Sir?S. W.
;eh. Si.i rpfu^ V'Tla'nci'lbir. :
Invocation?. By Rev. N. C. Nix,; ore
imr"~l'i eU;ftr.'
Mnsiu , ' / : ^
Address; ^By Rf. Walter O. Taylor
.promt' Kj^yr tentative, Massacduitf
?<.'
'AKERSA
1 W orkers
Progress!
COLUMBIA, s'c,, SATU
Commissio
3[)(> R K
EDUCATION EX- ,
PERTS LECTURE '
<s - -3?
secretary of Negro Department
Church Extension and Home
f ' : '
;\rmENCE~ - OF SOORepresSfltative
of General Education
Hoard TeliS" Of Survey
Amonef Negro Colleges
Orangeburg* S-- C., July 15?Several
il experts in Education within a week
nave visited and lectured to more
than three hundred sunimer school
students -enrolled at the -State" College.
? s ?
I)r. W. A. C. Hughes, Secretary of
Negro Department, Church Extension
Episcopal Church, was heard ifhd
told graphically of the conditions in
th.e_. Mississippi flood district,, where
posted the need of consecrated workins
in the .teaching pro'fossion and ad
vised that thev make themselves a|
part of every constructive -communi- :
ty activity.
Jadkson. Davis, '.representative- ofthe
General Education. Board, told of
the recent survey" made by the -Uni<fed
States "^m~eair~oT Edtreation-a^
mong more than ninety Negro Col-.
leges-, lie pointed out the signifw
Irrtce of the increase in the number
of students in the colleges, within the
last three years. The information j
from 'this expert was eagerly re.
. . ... *.
reived by the audience.
Another representative of the (lop- J
j aJ E ucation Board was Mr. ESivho .?
+M
lliu i\ ur dune in lliu i
classrooms and lectured in the chapel.
In his address he told of his
observafinos in many summer schools
lie has been- visiting;*- He commended
the work of the State College summer
school when he said that-he was!
glad._lfc> see the courses so well or- j
ed upon subject matter* rather than
so nuich' on methods or teachings.
The teacher he linynoods to know
her subject before she studies methods.
His commendation reflected :
great cre<fit upon Pres. R. S?-Wilkin- 1
son. Director Howard Gregg and oth-;
crs responsible for this ilYipoilirtit'
change - in- the curricula. - ?- .
nn iinwtjnii DIM'C *
>1 KM HMt Ut ur-^r>ivaii
TION HO A RI) VIS IIS STATE j
Orangeburg?.The faculty and stud
ents of the " State College Summer
School were honored by the visit of
Mr. Favrot of the General Education
Board, on Wednesday, Jfily 12. After
visitimr somc_of the rfesses at work,
he spoke to thosei assemhled for the
Chapel service. In the course of hiis
brief remarks Mr. Favrot urged upon
live students the need for further
study in sub jet matter along, with
:!esife for a variety frf teaching
methods. He made the" obsrvation that
the Summer School at Sta.te College
includes classes in subject matter in
its curricula.
s. ' ' r.T a .~ . 'r? a
State has fouf Strpreme RepresenTa^"
tives,. two are elected each year. Col.
C. II. Dannelly ancLProC-S. L. FfnleV
were elejteef lnot yoafr Tho two
to be fleeted this year to succeed j
Sii:s Julius A. Brown and N, J. Fred i
erick. _Both of them have their hats j
in the riijg to succeed thempeives. I
i ,V ,
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T STATE
-End fwc
ve In Oi
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RDAY. JULY 23^1027
iurt of I
ner Comir
IN GREENSBORO
. ? NORTH
CAROLINA
Two Weeks Conference "of Vo
cation Workers Comes to .
??1 -Snecessful Close
y ..
2(i COS. REPKESJjOTlsi)
Conference Headed h> Federal
Agent of .'National Agricul
. lure?H. O. Sargent
Grcensbor.o N. C., July 16?A two
of Xorht Carolina at A. and T. College.
ttiis city, has come to an end
- after p very successful program.
During, the conference, which was Supervised
by federal, state and local
experts, demonstrations, lectures, and
-instruotions in provessionnT-phtrecs-rrf
agriculture was given. Time was devoted
to general dist'ussions-of-benefit
relative plans," related activities'
explanation of duties, administrative
and community activities..
Headed by Dr. H. O. Sargent, federal
agent of vocational agriculture.
an efficient corps, of experts were selected
by S.?B. Simmons,-supervisw.of
.vocational -agricul tu re, who called
the Tn..lo.l.i.l ftiio fi-i:
n XT \* 1.2 ? ~ a ! - 1 A
were Cj. i\. i\euKins,. vucciiioriui lua-ehov.
Gary, North Carolina; II. - B,
Mask, director. Chilean Nitrate,. Bureau
of Education; Roy H.v-ThOmas
state supervisor vocational agriculture.
and Frank Parker; state statistician.
Twenty-six vocational teachers, re;
presenting; twenty-six dill'erent counties
and "touching practically every
part of the state, attended the ;
fnninro. Them* men, under the stepe-evieion
of Sgt ?B. Simmons, state?=aTyr
ervisor, arc exerting a marked, influence
in the development of use"*ful
men for-the carrying on of the
agricultural industry anions Negroes
. of North Carolina. The men, during
the ensuing year'will emphasize
shop work, f'ecord keeping /and/ he
use of the statistical data, .interpreting
the same in terms that will he
theii* classes.
The?conference was brought to i\
close- with a dinner which was riven
the men by President Bluford. At
this dinner* Pros Blutdnd?imuie?an
addres_s_ stressing... the va jue j_of _voCp tional
training. --=^
STATE Bl'SINESSS
? ?? fP-AtitT rhft
I)r. R. S Wilkinson, President; I. S
Leevy, Vice- President
? Delegate^ from various parts, of
the State met at Zion Baptist church
at noon on/VVednesday, July 20th and
organized a State wide Negro Business};
League. The following officers
were elected: President-; Dr. R.* S
College, Orangeburg,-S. C.; \'ico president,
I, S. Lgevy, merchant, Columbia,
S. C.; Trenourei1, Dr. J. J. Stark*
president of Morris Cbllege, Sumter
S. C.; Recording Secretary, P. M.
Bowling, merchant, Columbia, S. C.;
and Corresponding: Secretary, J. E
Blantaodad wad AA Aazbt' 9A0
Blanton, Vobrhges Institute, Denmark
5?. C. tThe' Evebambm mab fofafk
-S. C* The Executive Committee- repvo
ton lift till' varion- distrii-t oml sections
of the State and will be
nounced later. According to theJCb'n<vt4ttfti
onfall committee.^ afeoiTTf.
(Continued on Page Eight) J
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SUMMER
) Weeks ji
arigebufg
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lends "'VKoyi
MLf.K*. -u c a' >1
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m'n l';n > . ' i ' ' ?
MAKt: ' .
T'lrvjVi^ ri.1 Pr^rflr On#'
.?i; " ?(. ' ' V-.
.. n :} '
Throujrh t \ __1 <*- '" ^;!on
work oT : ' -i | ha?iri hurj*
ami t'; ?*,: [ . ? '?V'. N'o
- im "l..t!1'I-'I \ - ' ?? ;-T""
.! < ( .17. > i> \>.:i ' ;V: a:,<! are
now anions tin' fir.oii.ui-.ors \y?S
have- iii- 1'h < '.icttv. *ha?this
t-at".' ;!a?. Me* of tin
" Kclisto and.' in ;n<*_ si^rti'-nv
whore 2"? ,iu'r is ait "(i ...ur iu ,-t. Nou-rU
j .farmers "vrrc Farms that
are as ;rc?j<l.;:s any iritthecounty and
according C<- il.\ ..VT7 T^rnit Is, 'the
j NYirro farm . .oeoV>n.-;i ;ri???n a^i-nt.
; 11. i a 'U , :i nuri"; f',.: : v>l farmer*
f t . * *
| aar.onfc- XtigvtttUk-ut S' a'.ji Carolina.
H?.Iff the 'stations nank'4 an-1 oTher
l*sections of '.he . v'- - r- - ),*>
found twent.Vrd ? " Nv,n > pin:iters who
wore living /"t i'1 ni ha.n?4 to . inoitlh'
i M'.'icon 1'-...m.titii r, u,n "umr
[' hy.ntiivd i" six'hnmirt <1 :a re, of?*i>rne
of .tluv l.c.-i "1" li'j.i- Jarul* in the o>ntr'.!
ty ami-'nil -of' it Y .urnier.. 4u.>t .c.laA
'i t ii-,iiv..it i> n.-. .\f,ionr Negro
['. iWll t i ' ?-V. . 1* . . i, H i 11'. i^iH I Itytf1 * 1 'IT
; to the acn t}'. Po'li yvyvil coilt
In- i,h > -tii .-y .FuiVtf line crop.*
ol' oetes. n?ei--i;.-. ot V, *. terVvat(> *
and diiieiy.t;:ir.!i'?i f.r'^hie.vv. iweh they
ha\e U l;. li'.'i. !,. . 'i ' o' 1 i 1 1)'
i market. ;.i ;-.i?i.ift-ts aioi'.iv uv.h.
IIIVII'S mill i ll ,"fw lvi i l\ 'ii s!V(':im >t'
\ vohals " *!:
' ' '..r.V.o- cvhi'-" l ' j'.iii! ?iii' th .ii'i'jchum
j,daily. Many o|" them run '.theufarnis
-.and nku'f thfhr overhead ex.
^crises l'r?.;ii- . so!'.:,ri; I ifps: thickens
and other farm pi'u :w ' x On nearly
(jvei'y one of {Lese farms aio soil)
highly (k'Vc-^-mvl on hards
which the s tri ow * for
J the market.
| (ieorjro Itnnidl-h the IVx.aT 'farm dc'j
iiiiiit 'tai t'i '-n? i?ITT!? i'ii ;n VvorMnv
I in the eoiim v aan.rik hi-' ;*v"< pie for
~ Hourly ten vines and ho has !'u'i'!i.-4
untold. hehv to -h.r<-j i MpVf -nn4~ to- the
county..", Tkrotich his ivaihinir and
tfuid'.n;i la; i' . .< . have ,lo:n*n;?d
valuable lessors', in farming,lisirtjr
the latest^ nu lla ds ;tnd it 1 dopoxulin?r
absolutelyapoh Ttnt.on for thpir
"e^peh'se-i; Tln.y haVe'?iti:ptn.\ od- their
lion n ii an\ of them* have... their
hontcs. .properly, screened., painted
i with sarfitaiA . .1 rivies. .vvelj built
I barns. M'ha.vle pastures for cattle
raisin-, and !i\ - : 1 le:ve : >nt lives
1 .
; 1 i.nntdi-H'ijv - i;i m i ? 1 hen- ( on-nuini.
I ties when he fore this < xt.onsion work
staved 1 he,\ w.- t; ah,)-, -t parasite'^
I to he eav ie i hy the wlr.te people. '.
H .>?'~r. ?.ln?h .'.ii" fnrtpet;.' In .our
i?ro'in'y and referred to in this.article
are:-y.?m fl^ye'. S. R, Mutler. C.
II. IluhbUrd. V. J. WiutWuv (Vranj-e
.mircrj J. I!. ^hw?ci>-. lorn ( vomer,
1 f ar,ric\ Cromer, F.rodvfh? Ra? ? \*< :
?U \R'<Wtrrrdv~+i. h. Feo,vVvi1;R:
W. Wil son, Neoses; dohtv Tyler and
John?WiHwrti*r - f*o* deva: Marshall
1? loner inyl?M. < .?WilH.M'i". '-'"Or;?h
. .1! 17). i.'c :n I S i
JVrry Roath, Ryam hvillo; ,T.,P. -Ed ;
wartT^ CTFOYj,Jiams,
Holly Mill; R. 1,. Williams.
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SCHOOL
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Conference
County
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5c A COPY
xl Knights
AT DURHAM
i1 un !>;-!!ih!- dr Kinu'?David 1 ;
ifo'ds IHh Annual Grand Lodge
Session
K?n i n AT I EN D ANCE '
CT"r:! I eature of Session ,
Was Address "hv North Caro- ,.
!:n;? Tps*. ('nmrnis'sioner
The. Thy;;!-Knights .of. King David
'. i;v-F*vt T. \\\ (}. Reavson. DurX.
h-M it l?th Grand Lodge - '
L r' on. S. Cii July-12*''
l.'l. and ?14 with over- four hundred - ?
. " ' 'egittnv iiriat1 eudance. . " . '
'".u; ''rdhig ft Vur'e of the ses;;it\va.<ryn
address l?y the- Insurance
f-*Hiimissi<>her .of North .Carolina in
vhivh he highly commended, the so
ciety. i
Ani'iiig ^itlu'i1 things- he stated as ' follow*:
"It :> good to know that
: n own .-nlendid Qrdor stands head
t and shoulders above" all of the other
; colored fraternal orders of the State
I ;h tins .-respect a?(l it is , bepause ' I '.'
want to keep you there, that I5 have . 1
>me to ilifKiiss with.you in a serious
I wa.w ti'.is very soi'iwus. problem."?^i
A r i evit whip the subject of the
i growth of I'ratecnjt1 so'-ietios? ->nd the : ?
' do\fclqpm?ht of-adequate rates among
; such societies the Insurance Cornmisj
.sjoner said, "I think it a very high
j oniphment to yTTO that" when the i
Superintendent of Insurance* of the
l;.v:11at .State oj' Pittsylvania issues
! 6rd<?St.'driving from.his State all fratt
t ind <.g\lqrsi?not uporPadequate. rates.
"'"your"XTI~rer waj." PhV, of The' very few "*
*: c> I red orders tliat Was allowed to .
ofiiiitue hu>iness there." '
He concluded his address1 as folio'.i
s: "llet pre 1 clue* 1 desorimtra
">. V-l:, I. ~r I .jOj-icp pprnin
' u? '.i-'opimeiui, you* "for ithti record that
you iTfTTfci- made, -for.the' standard you
i nw set for;, the other , fraternal orc-.
i;.- m tin*. State in the matter of - ,
..placing, your- endowment department
upon a Sound basis. Other orders
wflT have to- come to the same bpsjs " _
. von: nallv or close their ondov/ment
departnients and you are to be cona;
ahUed fm;. hqvi.ttf taken this for-?
V.ud step without coercion and upon ;-y
ybi/r^Avn Initiative. ' . ' ^
^iid you' God-speed in the work
Thlit""-"you are doing. Keep-' your idcais
hi eh. Do your level best to live
.Up to the high Ideals of your Order r
"in the -every clav. c-miimon place relations
4f life, because the world is..
; waUdiing you. and there is much de- ''
pe'.rdiha upon you. . - ' .
"ThCfe is no race problem in North
.'^ Carolina' afitt I attribute this happy
, condition. to the good work that,has
j'Lceii^one in North Carolina, by your
I Order and by similar societies and it
p+s?my impet+iat?you?wrH* keep' up
j this kood--work, bearing in mind not
I'only your own people, but "your white *
i friends and m iehbio-T n-i>ll?'Th.>?
I white element ill" our. population'
; rued the. prayers of all the, Cl*ristian
j .people and they need the" understan?JT
mil!* and Cooperation of Till good ool
ered citizens, surii as you are."
The session was characterized hv
all in attendance as one ol' the most
sao? es.-ful ever held and more convuttive
legislation was adopted.than
r?.?: ^ .. ; : _ 1m
any previous ^session. '
Among' other things the*. Society
[ passed. legislation re-adjust its
j rates as.applied to thai junTiPH uf'ils
- fi I'lv.h'.ushij* now on mEjuaXe ???
took steps towtard the development of
Department: reorg-amgeri (Continued
on Page Eight) 1