The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?, July 14, 1928, Image 1
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VOL. IV?NO. 28
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[Business L
Director Negro Division N. C.
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Welfare Dire
AHHres
LAWRENCE A. OXI.EY SPEAKS
AT 1C, NORTH CAROLINA
SUMMER SCIlOOIvS
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Director of State Board of Charities
r and Public Welfare Shoe's That
200,000 Children Did Not Attend
School Regularly. 1920-27
Speaking before 1 (100 fehcliers ??f I
North Carolina in attendance at the
1<T accredited summer schools, Lawrence
A. Oxlcy, director, Division
of Negro Work, North Carolina State
Board of Charities and Public Wel
f"r", llntt durinir
1026-27 over 200,000 children did not
?- attend school regularly and that as
a result full value was not received
from over. $.t,.r>00,000 out j>? the total
sum spent for elementary schools;
and that through'the now Division
of School Attendance, the-State Board
of Charities ajul Public Welfare I?"
Working to see that every one of the
1 200 000 attends school regularly. "The
. State Board'of Charities and Puh1:e
Welfare, which Board is charged with
the responsibility?of CTTfofcing the
Compulsory School Attendance I.aw,
believes that this law has too long
been a passive and a negative statute.and
it is Working to make it a vital,
dynamic force by which every child
V - in N-prth Carolina, regardless of col.
' <5t% wilt he guaranteed the birth-right
iof a minimum education." Mr. Oxley
further stated that "according to
the last Federal census there were
8.020 childretjf4to-.lhe State of North
Carolina between the ages ol""Ttl: arid
14 who were illiterate. . So long-^ts
a community has even one case of non
attendance, it has'no right to com-,
placency. Earnest desire and ingenuity
can secure for every child a good
education." Mr. (ixley reported encouraging
progress in raising the
$5,000 from private sources to match
???a-gift of $5 000 from Mr. Julius1 Ro?
sonwnlfl fri Itn ivco/l fn finonnn or* * r?
tensive sta'te-Av^ic study' c>f Negro
child life in the State. Mr. Oxloy
closed his tour of summer' Schools
for Negro teachers in North Cavo.
lina uii July 9, and on Friday worniniv.
Jrriy27th he is t?~4>e the pruuMfde
speaker atr the tlnivcrsity of Noi^fc
Carolina, <*hapel Hill.
FAIR DIRECTORS* MEET I NO
POSTPONED
The-dmjctur'sjDeclTntr of the South
Carolina Colored State Fair that
was announced to nVefet on th eleventh
of July, lltlH ln'en ihnnurml to .Inly. 1 I
^ at 11:00 (Telockrin lliu mui'I.h.vV
office'.' -.- 1- .
Order of Executive Board,
j ^, , GREEN JACKSON, Sec. _.
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eaders Hoi
: A. OXLEY
State Board of Charities and
Velfare ' '
ctor
T^gif hers
TIIIIU) WEEK OF SUMMER
SCHOOL SHOWS EROHRESS
< <iv ilnt'c n ivfiL- vvi'fVwmfanv
let-up for a. holiday, -the summer
.si ftuol ol" record enrollment, ended its
third week ot intensive.and extensive
work toj- college credit' and-renewal
ul" certificates.
. All classes in every department
have been promptly and orderly attended
and the work, done by the
faculty has "been highly commended
and praised by experts..who have come
to inspect and address more than five
"hundred of the leading' teach'qrs in
' lie stale who an." hole attending the
school-. !;
1 turing the past week, there have
been se\etal interesting, events to en
h i i:.tn tim learners. the opian tenet
rl Company of Charleston, S, C'.,
gave music to the large audience on
I'm, 1 iy night, :m.) l'1 .?! tliei,- lOncOrt
! pla.Ved at a"spcTul where all enjoyed
a "trip on the light fantastic."
Speakers during the wqc-k were
i'l'ofv H.'Surreals- who spoke Tuesday
at chapel on "Independence Day"
It \,V lloykin, one of. the leading pastors
of the state, of Camden visited
, the-err!lege Thursday and spoke words
of greeTirtg and congratulations.
Director Howard W. Grfegg and his
jahfe. assistants have been particularly
-active to make all sides of teachers'
, life iivterosi:ng. In the classrooms
every recitation is alive and response
1 ready. In chapel exercises special lec
; tures by faculty members and invited
' speakers have l>ecn made. For recFC^"
Ration -and amusement' a special commil
t nit1 It ) u liiuoi 'ittnninl nil tlinf Vine
stiiii'lil the; best entertainment.
! Jlortense Nellson, reader, has been
; secured. to lender "Abe Lincoln" on
lJuly 4)th. Other exceptional--entertainment
will be forthcoming before
.the scssion>nd,s. Registrar Spann rej
--phata that the enrollments no\v_.nearJ
I the six* hundred mark which was the
! prediction t>f this writei at the be|ginning
of the session. ?
Special" excursions' and tours are
being made by Jeanes Fund and llimef
: K.-t.n.tmjp workers to the many ex-j
j terest in the state. On Monday a
. pat-Joy hedd by Prof. Burgess, Prof.
welkins an dot hers, will leave for
Florence to inspect and study an experimental
plant at Flroencc. Also
on Monday a group will visit the new
Kosenwald school at Jamison which
jTms recently been erected at fUSt of"
five thousand dollars, through the
iJTi.rl^ of Rt-y. R. Q. Lawrence, prinof*
school and his cooperating
white trustees.{Hehas ; been"highly
cmomended for his five years
service in the field.
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. .-.I" . COLUMBIA/ S..a, -SA*
Id Sessions
STATE BUSINESS
LEAGUE MEETS"
Many Speakers of Nalioral Note
Spoke of the Progress of
ALL OFFICERS 1& KLLt TLI)
VtW'PtT'sldrnl l. t'i. L'tevy Pre_?fcddes_at
Morning and Af.
ternocn Sessions _
Thnni i Inn | 1. ('. lu'i in Tr
day. at South Carolina State ('ollege.
Negro business leaders of-the State
held two enthusia tic sessions . in
which they discussed their c-o'tnnv>n
problems and lis tended-to. represent hw
lives of the largos^ business enterprises.and
economic experts.
The morning session was taken ap
jn listening to the annual address of
President R S'. Wilkinson, \v|>o is al_
a) president of the S ate A ai d M
College, and 'diseiu^ions on' "Why
Negro Business Fail's" which, were
led by Fred Bneote,; promiiu nT hierhant
of Timmonsville.
At chapel exercises, when more.
than five hundred teachers attending,
the summer school wore present be- j
sides the delegates, Field Agent ('.I
V, Law so n, Jr., of the National Ben- i
efit Life Insurance Company oT Wash- i
ingtoij, D. C? delivered an-impressive. i.
Iirief address on the work and business
of life insurance and t?ic oppor- j
tunities. for employment his company \
has-afforded-the rarer
Viec-Prcidilcttt?Tr . S. Lei". > , h1hh=
presided_a.t_ both ses|ions^was always-:
enthusiastic \vhene\x-jr he hrose to |
speak. He was ahwu^Tupt .-supporter j
for the work of the leaguy during the
past year ami particularly commend- J
ed the president for .the interest and
support he hod rendered the business
men of-the S^ate. Aiang with him-as
loyal, supporters and consistent work- ,
ers were Secretaries Bowling and 1
Blanton.
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In the afternoon a large group of
delegates and visitors listened to well
prepared addresses by President I)..,
H. Sims of Allen University, Colum- 1
bia; Prof. J. K. Washington, Direc-j
Uollege; General Manager J. H. I
Uoode of the Mutual Benefit Insur-1
unee Company of Columbia; ami Dr.
Itoseoe Brown, national representative
of . the League and Publicity Director
of' the M^rth Carolina Mutim-l
Insurance Company of Durham, N. C. I
. ?
A nominating committee brought
in a report that the body re-elect for ;
a second term all the former officers. |
This was , unanimously accepted andJ
the following officers for the state j
were re-elected: It. S. Wilkinson, Or-;
arigeburg, president; I, S. hfevy, Co- ;
lunibin, vice-prcsinet; J. E. Riant .n, j
Denmarl^, corresponding secretary; I
P. M, Bowling, Columbia, recording j
secretary; J. .T. Starks, Sumter, trcas-]
urer.
City. School Tea
Named foi
LIST OF TEAC I1ERS ANXOl'NCEI)'
FOIt CITY SCHOOLS FOR THE
SESSION 1928-29
^ Booker Washington School
JC, A., Johnson, principal, Ruth Butler,
Hen;ry A.?Ghanvpion, Lillie?iLCoficld,
M A. Entzminger, Modjeska
Monteith, C. D. Saxon, Mai'y B;'Saxon,
Ethel Shaw, Leslye N. Stalworth, |
T. E. Thomas, alary Wilhatps, Mariah
Rm>) V>a A I?1...TvT^TT'
C. Benson, Jennie Mae Champion, I
Minnesota Garrison, Florence Gantt,
Willie Grant, Theo. J. Ilanben y, Chtherine
L. Hoover, Sarah F. Nancje,
I-ouise Reese, Alma Rhodes, Baity
V Roach, Rosa I,. Thompson, Jessie
T;.TTFoTfif, ITtaTTfhg Willihin, lnuy Vh
Williams, Wilhamac Young, Ellen;
Carroll, Beatrice Bennett, Ella Risers.
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TTookcr Wnshmgtoa HeiahLs_SchiXil
II. E. Dumuore, principal, Mary
Russell, Emma Sacsions, Katherine
iio ?
TURDAV, Jl'LY 14, 1928
TO APPEAR
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yV
T"^ M IKS Al.MA IT!
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Thoro will liv a. tfrnnU'-uhisicyl
'recital Kiv'cii ill IJi-niHllet (.ollctfi (
hapel, ilon<la>T~.Iiily 10, 11?2S at
S:;;o l'. $1.
?Aim a?Hr:?Hailoy. pinnml.
NOTI
To ?J1 toachors in uppOK South
mor school to send mo a dollar, wl
be enrolled at once t hereafter.
Yours trulv,
W. J. T11OMA
NOT
The Slate Convention, Allen Ch
held in Bethel A. M. 10, Chureh. (
?21t h. 1028, . ' ' . ' ; '
We hope every local A. M. E.
delegates- All Presiding Elders
attend.
RT. REV. .T(
- : - K E.. ANPF
DR. .1. E. RF
Governor Gree
.SPECIAL NOTK K TO All; Ollt '
snts< imiialH.
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?Wt*?ittv cheeking t'VtM1 (>?p- Hr4?of '
subscribers and mailing statements
To some; arid our admits and tl'ItVTlvr
injr representatives \vill cull on wtlievs'
Prof:' II..AV. Baumtrardner is in the;
pai't .f tin- St.itr ihi^ :ird reM
week, and from reports h'einff sent in j'
the loyal subscribers of The Palmetto
i.n i. ,<wi- jLv/sji'MiuinK" uiceiy. lie
will visit Charleston, Beaufort. Ham- i
herg. Aiken rtn<t .other points beforej
returning. We ask that all wv^ll i
wishers of The Leader he ready when.
he- ealls. ?t? ... _L
Mrs. Tula A. Hunting, will- vi^it
t\cr oh I home s. in Lauremistoppinp;
at 'Clipton.'' returning, next week. We
hope trr have a good report Frym the
old home town. - .
Lchers
r Ensuiner Term
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Washington, Shellie I>. Rico, Alma
-Hopkins, Marion B. Paul.
Howard Schtrol
AW J Cochran, Krina K. AnderSon,
Ruth Bynum, Evelyn Craft, Annie*
Mae Hall, Daisy M. Myers, E..C.
Nelson, "Rosa Tayldiv "Genevieve B."
1 \ inewnt, Margaret W'allacu, .Anne R. Washington,
Viola,Washington, v
Wavejy School
! Williah Augustine Perry,-principal, '
Janie Adams, O. E. Allen, Covnolte E.j
noatwrij*ht^ Ellen Bookman, Ida B.
Boyd, Delphine Bradloyr- So?ie Oanjnon.
Ethel I.ee Evans, Etta X Glover,
Wilhqlmenia HetjrTn. Rebecca" M. J
I.Johnson,. Catherine Mack, l.illa X.m
prance, Isadora Miles, Rosa E. Myers,
^Irs. C R. Neat, T.illie M. Peterson,
, I.ucy t,. Reed. Mnyme E. Sartor, Min.
-tw?Ri Sutton. AW 11. .Thompson, U". I
R. Thompson, Vivirro Naneo, Marprne-j
rite A. Frnsicr, Tholmn Nelson, Tin
.Stownvt.' .? ? ?? Ridijfrwood
School
Salllc Howard, principal, fjrtvrina
ITicks, Dorothy Harper.
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IN MUSICA
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VH.KY f i
w >11 t r:i.inoii ;m<i vcrsol in 'm- "
has studied music 7 years, at U *> ".lief
College ami- ' > year- 'i:. .
1 >;tntr>Hcl) Inst, it uto-uf ."itti-'tHrt- A44
York C'i.ty.
iVkr?J<>scj'h?A-;?Pulley.?nun1 '"o .
CE!
Carolina who promised at sum-1
ly .just put in letter and mail to'
Si_Ajrent. ? .. ?
2W> Depot Si..?_ ?H
Senecu. S. (
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ristian Endeavor Leas no will he'
joorjjotown, S. 0., Aujrust 22nd '
Church in this Sta.t(*'.>vill send,4
and Ministers are requested tn i
" 1
)MN HURST. I). 1).. Bishop
IRS(*)X, ^President
:X1U)\V. Pastor. _J<
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its Association;
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Nr-AVArC* P. HOLDS -f
UKKAT MEETING
f
I*os Angeles Tratt'c Plockod P>
Monster N. A, A. ('. P.
l'arade.
(Governor of California (i_reet>
Mass Meeting and Praises J
Work.'
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New York, July 6.(By Air Mai-.
front I.os Angeles)?-The City yf
Angeles tor., a few hours on-Sunday
July" had its attention tfojretldy
culled to the presence of the 1 Oth
Annual Conferences of the Aathoud
Association for ftye Advancement ?>l'
Colored People, when a monster parade
wound ^through the.streets of
Shrine Civic Auditorium where thy
tiuveinor of California, Hon. C. C.
Young addressed a monster mas meet
ing of 6,000 people that jammed the
;uulitonuiTrl<T the roof.
The parade through Los Angelc-s
streets", nearly two fhifes in length,
included marching .units of the Elks
and other fraternal bodies-, a detail of.
the Los Angeles tire department^-Che?
hook and ladder being manned entire"
iy -by colored firemen.- M-arty^'leeo'l"
rated floaty, one of them tearing
".Miss California," winner of the 1"
cal popularity contest, and automobiles
gnyly decked with flags made
the spectacle a colorful-one?
With'n the Shrine Auditorium, a
Honfk uLilii? ^ linderlhe e'TTpaTThr"
direction of Mrs. A. Hill who aiaang-'
ed all the excellent nutsieal programs
e ? t*..-*- ' ...
m>i mi* loniiTi'nre, snTipr, tnoir s ueinj>
like the following- speeches l>einjf ,
broadcast over the radio from Stn-1
ti?nv KK.- 11. J.? Before the program
u:is Wfll nr.iter way a t.eh er;in; h:.,i
been received at the Shrine Auditor-*"
uiin"saving that mafiy favorable rnr,
ments hail already hepn received. li'm.i
radio llsteners-in, on the 'excellent
M>iality?<?f .the program. - . 1
The Governor of California, iniro-J
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5c A COPT
L RECITAL
; ;T -r ?-?*
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n. \. it\iu:\.
\ ear in Chicago
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'li.i* r y. rnc people* will soon
u ;i. a; State, College,
i . >' . rg. SV.< a.nd Rock Hill,
?? 1 ' . rst fen hoar them, ?
PRj SIin-iN'l] < LARK TO
"in. ha in at scneca
Si-ia i a, S. July ?i?The resigna.
: r. I'r. ,-uu-n'. W. W. L. Clark, as
! (a.| ??: tjic-Si-notu Junior College
wa.s ,!i>J acripted by the Borad of
I'msler- !<< tbi*. w eek, and Dr. Clark
will nosv remain at the head of the
? ??;?planning?lor tho^ fall
r Hi.- College, thai h<i pre= ?
diet:- will he the host in the history
id' the college. '
MI CONFERENCE AT STATE '
COI.I.KGETO BE JULY 16-19
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One Of the most important and con- 1
s i iwiivv conferences to come to our tin
during the year will convene in
Drirnge'-u:g at State C.ollege when two
t im.v j nn.i girls .from all narta
<>L jthe >tii.:e arrive July 16-19.
- afcany el' the Federal loaders in club
v haw u en s? heduled to address
th ^vira'tjiertntr. This; conference is
;m 'airsnial ail'air an.j this year is un
Oir the \ is'.on' of State Agents
On. a !'. .-'v-n and H. E. Daniels. ' ~ ~
-HrrtWa4r:tdtri. are now under way
; make the, entertninhient of these
;r me.:';; vi^i:?.r> :the Lest that the
. ns ot C*r angel .ting can offer.
W .<tvh ; !lie ;'?*?? the announce
!' II J 'a i. nnlm rn
MISS \\ 11.11 AM VE R. YOUNG
! . SKRIofslA ILL AT HOME
\V"iiuis.j?vr. . . S. C., Juty 10?Miss
\\ :li.uijt;n; R. Y urg, popular primary
u .K-h.cr-. a' the- Booker Washington
lltirir^elui 1 a*-Columbia, Si C., is in
a .<*s*itiesvl '.condition at her home in
nit1 > .-I > .1 nunu IOOK SICK wmie
I'M routt- to XeW.York City in Columbia
y-hilf. a guest of Mrs. Ruth Neal
on huie' St. Fi?-.rseVeral days sh?
liiy i it-hod at the home of Mrs. NTeal
until the arrival of her mother, Mrs.
Floverce Veung who was at' AshevilH\.
N. (', Mrs. Young hurried to
Columbia, reaching the bedside of her
youngest- daughter. She carried her
ti> her Fhuiio at YWinnsboro, 36 miles
from this crty \Vhen she seemede to
have'' recovered. . ' ~ j* ^ "
During the wool close friends have
been barred from her '0?
the 1th' i t" duly a number of friends -a
u-i'UiiL'J .la XYiiinshwrn, but were - ad- __
vised that the conditino of Miss Young
wa-t sn that sht* t-mfld not reeeiveeven
close associates:
J? 1-? ... i ??-irmrm
(lured by Assemblyman Frederick M.
lb bevts. pave assurance that he and
-4-h^-er-tde (^California .stood square,
ly behind the program (of thtf N. A.
A. ('. P, 1.(iwve!
hdV Young" spokS of the growth
in strength and power of the N. A."
A. C P. and H?iid it filled a deeply
felt want in the country.
?"Y u are teaching the people of
*?-?c" t :' '.lid < bit it inn- Young,
that we can never succeed IT W1
raise artificial barriers which the God . ^
e ffp ivcii rerr deigned':?The A?
merican peo are being taught, and
-Sft far in your orgnniyatfon U eon.
i Continued on page 7.
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