The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?, January 25, 1930, Image 1
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The. announcement to the press of the
| mission of the Natural Resources Con
John G. Richards at the State Capitol c
of the State General Assembly came as
State. Col. John K. AullT.llled a rivhi
urday and stated to thejn that he has s
est and a list of namely were Riven to
??:?Keymoui Caiu.ill, field si't'roUU'.V of the
of Boston and Columbia, as the cha.irm
_____ WJhen the act hv the. Legislature^<
was "passed over a year ago .creating J
the Natural Resource Com. while
Mr. Carroll was at the State House to protect
some laws'in connection with j
the anti-steel trap movement and oth- '
er. humane ('durational laws In (hi? ( 1
State, he started a movement "am^nf? '
the -member^ of the house on th^-om- t
mittee for the creating of an act for .
the development of the natural re'
j sources anion# the Neprroes of the
' State. In the fall of th(. year-4'ol. :
W- P.^Coijyers of Greenville, a piV-mher
of the house from- Greenville '
county," started the lufll as far as the'
. Nejjroes of the Stat<> are concerned j
/ ' with" an address at tl\c Jefferson IIo '
te+ in which'lie endorsed the request ~
? of .Mr. Carroll. At the next meetinri
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\V. Smoak, a 'member of the- commission
and speaker-pro-teni of the
House of Representatives from \Val- j
terboro and Col. J. K. Aull were nam- j
od an o committee to cini.sult With Mr.
^ Carroll concerning: his views, on the1
Si program of the Negro and the work
Air. Carroll Vailed for assistance; and
was joined by (I. N. Nelson, dean of
IV- College in helping to get out 'a- projj
gram and -plans for the work.
j% In Beceinber was the last meeting
I -of-the commission, and at this meeting
Gov." Richards recommended, the
appointment of a State Negm Committee
following the report of .Col..
sion. Mr. Carroll who teid^ taken the*
leild in the.^yfept^Oll'along was
requested to irnvite a number of people
to a conference two weeks ago |
_ when ho rtiitjinr.fi fh.. ivni-lr nf <?lntf.
Negro leaders* and two weeks later j
i the official announcement was made 1
by Governor of the the annointment
" | of the com mission of Negroes, of the j
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J'AMKS K. DICKSON
Director of Good?-Will Tour; U. S.
Farm Demonstration Agent. ~T'
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;| President South Carolina State Ne^yro
Fair; auccwful farmer.
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Chairman
joodwiil Tour* In 1 he Pieditnd
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appointment of a State Nejrro Com-i
nmis&ion of South Carolina by (Jov.
luring the Seconal day of the meeting!
i a big surprise to the people of this
p of men into his otiice at noon Sat?
ome inform: tron of -State-wide interfile
reporters of the committee with
American Humane EiTTicaiion Society
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Koland Hayes Sings ~
Augusta, (I: ., .Ian. lit.- F.vei'ything]
s iti- readiness here for the recital by
lioland Hayes, 11.9 ted tenor singer,- at
he Tabernacle 'Baptist.' (Jhtirch Fri?v<?n!nir
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Anderson, business executive, heads i
i nun it tee of Anderson county, citir.ens
who will entertain the, eommisdoh
and their quests. Tuesday eveniik,
March. _18th", duVirjK their Good-Wijl
tour of the Piedmont.
GEORGE HENRY HAMPTON
Publisher of Palmetto Lender; publicitor
director of the commission.
ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENTS
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"Our committee mot with a deep appreciation
(if the' responsibility of
the mission with which our distinguished
governor and Dr._Weston entrusted
to us and we have an earnest
desire to reach a result worthy of
that trust," AwHs the way that Seymour
Carroll, chairman,'spoke to a
group of newspaper men at the State
Capitol ho n illnd from the gov
ernor's office with the official paper in
his pocket of the appointment of
the committee. * " -T
Mr. Carroll announced the following
ppoiiitments the following the meeting
at the State House with Col. Aull
later in the afternoon of officers to
serve on the committee of which he
is t.ho chairman.
To be vice-chairman, Dr. J. J.
Storks of Sumter; Dr. R. S. Wilkinson,
director, Orangeburg; Dr. D. H.
Sims, Columbia, tr^asuijJer; S. L. Finley,
Chester, recording secretary; G.
E. Nelson. Benedict College, Columbia.
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lUcofrnized :ts a pronmlov and orjrat
fiolo secretary of the American lhi"n:nm
rhnsifttst in Hie Xnnthiny.t, S.-ymour ('ill
wick by his" Excellency, Governor John
State Nejfm Cmpmission of the Xalui
Carolina. The appointment came as no
with the State House, as Mr. CavroU hti
friendly supporter of the present admit
the State. ?;? ^ The
announee'ment of the ann'oint'-. 1
meat ot Commissioner Carroll was.
made public late Saturday, evening by (
Col. John K. Aull, di,stintruishe(bSouth .
Carolinian end executive secretary of ,
the commission, to the Associated \
Press.- : \Vhen TJ:~S:rSPttnior t ole I .
Blease was governor, Col. Aull was the |
secretary to the Governor.
This, is the second time he has been ;
honored by the*chief executive of "the I
State, having served under our w:r I
Governor as head of the State jTpuncil ,
af. Nutkmal?Dofen?>e ttmft-r?Hr. Rced^"
Smith wli^^was Ihe executive su^re,-.^
tary. President Warren G". lladTTmjr. (
invited him to become a member of ^
the Committee of one hundred citizens
on the Near East Relief of which (
S. Postmaster General, was tlnochairman.
The appointment came through
Judge John Barton Payne, chairman
of the American Red Cross of Washingtoh,
a warm friend of M r.. Carroll.
He was the only Negro on the coin- <
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! ROBERT SHAW WILKINSON
Director of the commission and
1 president of'the ?tate College. ' i
TO HAVE MKET1NC AT COM M.
| BIA THEATRE
All that is waiting is a statement'
as to when the governor can sp^jik
tdv.our group, yill come ad announcement
for a state wide conference and
mass meeting in Colirabia. The State '
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vuilillintiri; wiii myvi, of s *- hvmi
at the State House when Col. John,
K. Aull and the Hon. W. \y. Snionk.
along with James. J?. Dickson and D-.
K. x. WilkinsoP will deliver addresses. "
In the afternoon the 'commission'
meets at Allen University.
> "At wight in to he* staged-big..-rob- assistant
recording secretary.; Geo. H. .
Hampton, publicity director; J. E.
Dickson, Columbia, State Organiser;
^and^ Harry E. Dahiels, Orangeburg,
I When the headquarters of the com- ~
mission is selected, a bookkeeper and
t stenographer will be appointed, it
I was jarred yesteWay. ^The headquarters
for the commiss"ion will be
| legated In Qolumblai
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K?lncalion Society <>l Boston, .Ma>sa- |
loll of JT'ohimhia was appointed this \
(i. U'a liai <is Vs uirThaii'jmin ?>i?.Liul^j
I'll I Resource* Commission of Snath j
surprise ta t'lose who 'nee connected i ;
ts at all tiniesMieen a vary warm ahtl [
lustration ami its friends' thr<tutfhout (
nitt.Pf. . . ' . ??rrr^
Ho was the first Nvj?ro r<??hnjjss.io.n t
d offices' of the American lied Cr^ss 1
;pnointcd in the Southern Division, j
H'rviiiK' at tluh Haes Hospital, Camp \
Lyjdisouu_JLL_S?Ui'iimiL-Jiu&iiituU Nb.-|-j
Hi, and hi tor at the U. S. Veterans' (
Hospital Nd, ;]<>, at Greenville, S. C. ^
Mr. Oirroll's war record records himi,
is ii disabled World War . veteran.' 1
Hi" "Was the founder of the St.."Luke j
Hospital and Nurses Training Schoril ]
it Greenville, the gift of "The Necrrot's'- 1
if the l-rrt hr./iUt section of South t'aro
ii.ua through his friend,- Mr. Allen J. J
Hralianv. cotton mill executive and'.',
ihilant-hrojvi'st of Greenville. * ' I:'
All of his life he has been a lover ]
if dogs and cats. A hard student of 1
liis w.nk, a...-humanitarian from his ]
heart; a teacher of good-will .among ;
all of tiic people,' a .tireless fighter
when he believes he is light, ts the
public service and life of Seymour,,
t'ai roll of f'ohfinhia; ^South Carolina. 1
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DAVID JIKNRY SIMS I
Treasurer of the commission; presr-1
ident. of Allen university. ' .1
lie state wiiie mass meeting:?whan. .
Dr. I). II. Sims, president of- A Her.!.
university, Dpi. W. 1*. CoHyefs. a_<
meriher of the House of Keprcscn-7
tatives of fir oca vi lie; c Dr. ^AVUIiriu
Weston, ninnaeinor director of the \'n.
tural i(os-;ourccs Cmnmi uiioiw of -?'* ]
lumhin; Col. John. K. Aull, th?T execii*.<
tiv<> .secretary, and Govern^ Johti G. ,
Richards will deliver address; ?. Dr.
II. S. \\-ilkiiYson, president^-the State ,
college will respond to the addresses, ?
with Seymour?Carroll, of?Colombia, %
the state chttivmon, and field seeietary
of the American Humane Ki.'uealion,^or,iety.
prauiding. m? .?
Students from Allen uniVersit;/, He-ji
nedice college and'the State 'cc4llr?e, ]
will render several selections of music.
Meiphers of the General Assembly
and .their.families will be b.vjteil
to "attend this meeting it was stated
b.v the rtjairmnn yesterday. Dr. Sims
is the chairman of the sub-committee
in charge at this popular mass meeting
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The co.Ai mission anil the "executive
i.rder as -given to the press by Col*,
olfti K..A11II, the executive secretary
1' the N-atural ReiioureesCOTnTTrissirm
if South Caroling is as follows:.
""Slate of South Carolina*"?
?"-I'tulu' nullunity?ei'ste'il lb hie as
:.?venior and chairman of the South
kirnliua Natural Kosources Conimisiou
by 11 resolution of the said Conijf
nission :i<lopted at its meeting on Deember
:>4, iii'J.y, 1 hereby appoint and
Icsi'giinte the following members /.?T
he Negro race as a committee to net,
inder the direct ion -oC4-Ue ^mth t"?rn
inn .Natural Resources Cjunmission,
vith a view to disseminating the valtf?"
"f ' Hh -Carolina- ptoducts TTTTTepect
of their Iodine and other mirirn|
content, in interest both of South
kirolma agriculture.among the niemiers?(^".-1
he?Negro' race iind of the
lemnnds from a health standpoint of
lie vast' goiter areas:
Soy ipour-Cnr toil, chnirpian, field
eeretriry of the AmerfcQa Humane
Education. Society, .Boston nhtO'olum
iia; Robert S- Wilkinsbn, I'reskljent of
lie. St^le Agricultural and Mechanial
College, 1 Jrangt'JjAirg*, ALrs..ATar-y-i,
tlilUb Jvailc* supervisor of Jasper
"i:ni\schools. Ride-eland: G. N. XVI' <
m. dean o.f the School of education,
?i'iU'<li?*t College, Columbia;'John Jamb
. Stacks, I'rosu-iull-ojcct, Benedict
'allege, Columbia; Andrew A. Sims,
'resident State Teachers. Association,
j nioiiT dahtes-1-',. 1 Met,son. I'. S. Farm
fmin.n ' fVilmiiliili; George W.
IdWard, Vico-Prftuipal, Howard tligh
School, Georgetown; Geo, II,'. Hampon,
Publisher, The Palmetto Leader,
'olumbia'; Samuel L. Fin ley, Prinei>a|
Fin ley High School, Cluster; J. P.
tturgess, Supervisor of Smith-Hughes
Agriculture, Orangeburg; Willis I.
Veks. business executive and leader?
\ndersoii; Henry . H. By tic 1;, Grand
secretary United Order of Odfl Felrtwof*
South" CaTo fi n a,... H a rts v i H e,
Joorgo B. Yoargan, Farmer, Simpson
,'irie; Joseph B. Williams, largest
.11 ilk''farm among Negroes in the State:
S'ewherry; Andrew W. Hill, pastor,
First Baptist Church, Aiken; Harry
|v Hanieis, Chief Agent U. S; Farm
A. G. Kennedy, Jr.,.Farmer and busikss
leader, Bennettsville; Willis Wat
?dn, Farmer and leader, Itidgespring;
J. Collins, I). 1). S? president State
Fair and leading farmer of Richland
County, Columbia; I; M. A. Myers,
Principal, Cland-m Countv Training
School, Man null?.",
.1C?.115s G. RICHARDS, Governor.
J: A. I.ATI.MOH.K. * . s
i'rotary to. the Governor.
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Ilartsville, Grand Secretary of Un^ted
Order of. Odd Fellows.
?* HHANCHVH.LE NEWS -?
Sunday was a beautiful day and ouf
Sunday- Xehttttl?wtfcgy well attended.
rhe lesson was well taught'. 'Mrs. M.
R. Milie>vdJuujaifr)orinten dent is faith
f'-d in every respect,t' and has spoilt
many years in the Sunday School.
Sho has a corj>s .of 'cooperative teachers
to put the program over. We
were glad to have Rev. A. W. Hayward-drop
ih' with us during Sunday
School hours; we appreciated his call
very much..
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CONWAY NEWS
made in thP city, by recent improvements
irj the upper Negro section.
Mr. Lewis has erected two buildings;
one being used for the sale of grocer
ies, dry good, ,pto. and the other a
barber shop, operated by l'rof. Witt.
Myers; 1 "A . _ _ ' - _ ...
Mr. Fat^Kpftnn hns a prosperous
business. He is well liked and doing
nicely.
' Brantley's Revue by home talent
was,offered at the school last week.
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In March
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HtlR-Hus to Carry Farmers, Business'
Men and Leaders
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Th^. new VfnVuSiissi(>n- is making a : i_ - _'
good will tour March- 18, 19 and 2<ith ' "
*that will tie made up of (Iffy of the
{ leaders of the movement and others
on a tour of the Piedmont .-tectum of
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^ames K.- Dickson, Ml 1 1-j? A ssem- _j wV.lu_
; lily TlreefT (-"I'lTihihia. is* \l[i'ertTrr?nf ^?
; the sub-eohthijttee named to look af;
t6l? -the details artd-"all o: her ari'flnee- . ??.1
I ments for the t<nir. In p statement"
| from his - oflice Friday morning itp".
Dickson stated that the party' will >
! leafe* Columbia early. in the aborning
_ilL two palace' buses that have been
i engaged for t!hc_following places: 1 . .,
j. Leaves*. f'olunrbia Tuesday. March. ?* t
18th and arrive, in Nowherry .a.t t?:i!0 J
a.^nj.f leave Newberry and arrive in
(Iroenwood 11:510 a; hi.; dinner be
served in Jdfeenwood; arrive .in..-AJr.
' beyjlle 2:00.inm.; Belton p. ni.j_._- j-Ah(lerson
-at 8:00; " supperand, *mo*
| ker in Anderson following meeting.
'a. m.; visit Clcmson. CoHece.'10:550 n.
im.; arrive in Sonera 12:3*0 p. nr., di'nner
to .he sewed in Sentca; Ka^le.v
8:00 p. m.; CIreenville, supper and <>- .
ther entertainment t?> lie arranged--l?y . ~ 1
the Greenville Monro brjin b ague. :
Wednesday Civmv 'i- :o m.; Spar- -
tanking 11:00 a. ny.; Gatl'ney '12:30 p.
ni.;. dinner to' be. served; York 2; . .
Rock Hill 4:30 p. in., supper to bp
served; Chester 8:00 p; m. jentertainment
after speaking. At, 1 lr: la- the'
party will leaVe for" Columbia.
-At every place it Ls expected that
the party of Iodine Comniissioners
and other Liy Uusiijess men of the
iitate will .be..greeted by large audiences,
as well as to be well oritertainHl
by the local people. The naincs of the ' 4
several local committees are to"' be
appointed,ami" persons who, are interested
in the good-will tours' mak- .
ing a short.stop at their towns, chur- .
chcs or schools alol)g the .road or in
the cittes named, above, mif'ht write
Mr. Tlick-on at his' office here-in.Ov
' lumbia. In the fall, the eojnniitue '* .
| hopes to make another such .tcur in
the lower part of the state. .
j Among the outside speakers \vho ' ...
^ will be in the. party are Dr. Benj.' P.
j Hubert, president of the State. Agricultural
and .Industrial ewlleUe <>f
Georgia at>V?\vannah. and Bishop John
4-Hurst, of Baltimore, Md.; chairman of
It-he Hoard of Trustees of Allen unit
I versity, of Columbia. 5
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> Cityirget.own;?religious?logjoy?tmd ?
_ educational worker. .
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