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Parker's Supp
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" - ' . '<*>PROTESTS
PILE UP
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Would Harm Durham and Win
st on iSa lem?Negroes
New, York, May 2?Latest develon
?nw)ts-4fl?the nation wide?bitterly fought
contest over the nomination of the
anti-Negro Judge John JL Parker
to the tT. S. Supreme Court, include
a telegram from the ^N^A. |
asking protection from Parker sup-i
posters for Negro citizens, threatened
bticapse - thev declined to endorse the
Parker $$IVInation.
The North Carolina colored pt o
. ido^ara^a(ta,nding firm in their ret'uv
sal to endijtse the southern judge and "
' saynthey WTll leavedheir homes-before
they will submitTo coercion rn'd I n
dorse _thu- -man wlio- urged.-in- J-iklt). A
that the Negro was unfit to vote. ' ' s
Governor"10.. Max Gardner of N.
Carolina, to whom .the N. A. C.,
but it is renor'ted in rnewspaper dos-'.j
patches" that' "Republican warbrs" "in
? > Raleigh -and-other-North
ties are circulating ^petitions" among *
Negroes. * I,
In making public the telegram to
Gprevnor Gardner, the N- A. A. C.
P.'made it-clear that therp was no,
;? reason for supposing that Judge Par
ker knew what was being (lone in his '
behalf 01?would countenance?it; 'hut?1
the indicated the kinrf of hack- 1
ing the nomination was receiving. ;
. :'-d. .Joining in the protest against The A
Parkeh nomination arf.'nineteen mem- '
hers of jthe social science faculty at j
^ Dartmouth college, in New Hamp- I
shire, whb have petitioned Senators 1
, M oses and Keyes from that state to t
oppose the nipnibation. >
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CHAMPION |
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Birthday. Encouragement Su.ur- i
gewted tor William Monroe i
i? ;- ? - - Trot ter
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1 The readers of this paper" are re- (
,i j / ......Quested to join in a national raVebirthday
e'ncourageVnent .to Willifijii t
Monroe Trotter, veteran "champion of
our rights in recognition of his" :!0 j
birthday anniversary by taking a sub-. J
scription to the Guardian, the raw
organ to which he has devoted all hjs, ^
time and means fot; 28 years, one-- ;
half of his life, as the medium Tor his ;
courageous unselfish crusade agaipst
color?proscription. ? ??
- " Trial subscriptions aiv 'id cents for J
\4 IS three months, $l.00 for 0 months, end
^ $2.00 for a year. Please join in this1
subscription drive as^tr practical' birth 1
day greeting for the cause of civil '
equality. Mail checks or money orders ,'
to me iiuaruian, ;y.>i ourt street, isosLv
ton, Massachusetts. , ~ (
J. S. R.- Bourne, executive chair- j
man; J. Albert Sterrett, 15 Alher- i
marie street, Boston secrt*U\ry_ of i.
* (luardian Perpetuating committee V?f
citizens.
, NORTM CAROLINA j;
\ NURSES TO MEET 1
fcififhth Annual. Convention in!1
Raleifth Next Week ,
.. Raleigh, N. C., May 3?The Eighth (
annual contention of North Carolina ,
State association rof colore<l graduate
nurses will he held in this city May
I T, 8, anj DOT Mrs. Cflrrip -E.' Brood- ,
L foot in president of the association. Business
session will bc? held in the
T~ r" new $ TOO,OCRT nurses home connect*,*!
i with St. Agnes hospital';" and the pub- -,
v lie meetings will he held at St. Paul ,
1. M. E, chureh. Many outstanding"
. men and women in the medical and
nursing professions will appear on the .
I * program.
Many important matters of busi1
ness, and constructive legislation will
?i-??- engage the?attention of the nurses ,
'' m " In the daily sessions. A cordial in9
? vitation in ox-tended nurses. members^
iof the professional group, an(] citizens
interested in health problems, to. attend
4.he? several section meetings and shffr^
in the discussions. v - t
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Bl^SMETHQMST^^ -
Philadelphia. Pa., May-3? A .
^ M. E. Book Concern was sold to Bi
shop Joshua H. Jones on Tuesday by
L ~ ?' *thp receivers, R. R. Wright,. Jr., D.
, ' *' N. Baxter and Charles W. JCester
The purchase price is unknown,.
Bishop Jones- stated that he, As
^chairman of the rehabilitation committee
would see that no moral ohlirf
Ration of the deftfnct corporation be
\ disregarded. ;
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ten Negroes
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IIrs, (iixxlvvin received her educa..i
(> 11 in tin* Howard hijyh school of
his city mill Scotia seminary, Con ord,
North Catrdina, later enrolling
it McDowell Dressmaking school,
vheio she specialized in Drafting' and
Designing of Patterns and Ciaffeys
\f ' lw?f h #ff Mi?\v \*/??*Lr
ity. At Aid>< well's she was the <ny
colored with, forty-five whites to
dniplete this course, when finishing:
villi an average of 515 per cent, . (.
Alr-s;?Goodwin is talented?in?nv< relays
than "one. Atter having sue?
esSf uljy passed the South Carolina
eitchVo's^'eSainmntnlJi stre did assistant
work in the public schools of this
ity for nint. years. (
For more than five years she has
ield the office of recorder of accounts
n -her. subordinate lodjse,, -Court u?_
''blunt he, ~and three years as the
fraud jnveuilo .secretary, U. O-C? and
\..0. IV for the entire state of South
L^irolinaj, 7 ~ ~ v
rea?urer of the Good Samaritan has
lital \vhc>?v she hps worked for three
/oars as treasurer of (ho horqrttal.
was. elected by {Tio hospital 'Board"
>f directors for two years l)Ctfinnin?,*.
January 1,-UK50 hvainj; boon recommended
to this otlico by (ho- founderVlrs.
I.illian .1. Uhodes, now -retired.
The latosf arW+tion in Mrs. Good'
vin's life is the appointment by the
fpvornor i)T tht. state oF South Caroina
to the ottire of notary public.
Mrs. Goodwin is the only daughter
?f the late. Lawrence and Mrs. Minlie
K.. Williamson -of 80f> llhmptn
tvinue, this city.-.
0olumbia girl
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Krom tbe t'hieagp Defender of a re-;
ent date, it is learned that former
''olumbian is making good as a ('en
>us enumerator in Chicago. The for-rner
Columbian is Miss Margaret L.
Rhodes, wifo works out of the oflice of
Porter; ,
After relating some of the difliculj
ties encountered l?y the census enu-1
mera-tors, the article says "there are
three girl ^numerators who have (lone
such good work and have finished
their districter That they arc. to b(TT
placed In the office to check the schedule.
Their names die Miss Margaret
P.. Rhodes, MUR Prairie aveiini1, Mrs-.1
tnex Alston, .r>tH Browning aven le ;
and Miss Ada Hill, 4854-South Parwway
avenue, who works in the office'
of the Census in. W-asliingt/m."
Miss Rhodes rs the eldest daughter
of Mrs. Lillian -J. Rhodes of the flood
Samaritan hospital of this city.'
SPRINGFIELD MAY-;
(TR TO WFI GDMi: '
N. A. A. ('. P. Annual Confer-!
^pttcc Slated for June ?
Now .York, sM.ay J?Dwight R. Winter,
mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts,
has consented to deliver an adrlrcs.4
of" Welcome to the tWenty-first
annual conference of the N. A.' A. C,
j^_srhich. meets in that oily .flow J"""
day. - .. . . ?
The notable successes during the
year hy the association, including the
fight on Judge Parker's nomination,
the defeat of -segregated road camps
for Negm ti(lm-alT$ttm<W?rt*Rc Wliite
primary and segregation victories in
Virginia fPive created unusual interest
in the June conference which is
being reflected in the communications
Trorh branches And ImTtviihrats thrrtrout
the country.
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COLUMBIA, S. C? SA'I
Courses in Edu-J
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TO FEATURE STATE';
SUMMER SESSION !
ed Instructors Chosen for
Divisions
" Orangeburg, May :i?s auth Caro-!
lina State college, has by general testimony?done?Miami
"work?umlrr?thr?
sane leadership of Dr. Wilkinsop^ und?
hi * that period its advancement has
been in conformity with the edncnLionhl
Impetus typically exemplified in
all progressive institutions of. learning.
The status of State college Is
??. ^Chool Of illlV t.vnii whniiM i,.. U i
lished to meet the needs of the aere, '
-se-eiety attth?rofriTrranity ""Which" its' 1
serves, the wise and far-visioned edu- I
crt^r is fu!l--_ award' .of the impor-!
tant and eonspteufms-part which cour^-j
ses:in education, including psychology. '
methods," observation . iTijd- directed ~
teaching: have pjayed in -the develp
ment of the educational progranvof
thp state of Sonth -Carol win and are?
yet to play. ^ . !j
In vjgw of tTio-ainsthited and' unre- t
trrinj* efforts, concretely manifested j
"bv the" college head of the South Car- t
oliija State college, .'state officials, j
friends and alumni have enthusias- j
tTcally. affreed and openly declared ^
that the snmniei sossimi?at?^ho-insH- {
tution located at Orangeburg is des--:
tined, this summer, _tp. attract many
students because of the" cotirses "in. e- *,
ducatinn and methods. Those who have ^
drawn such conclusion*-are?thorough-1^
ly justified in their- convictions he-tcause
ambitious plans and elaborate^,
preparations a\e being jnade to pro- .
vide jiH-'UJis?fur?meat i-ug-the needs ??f
ihesni=?du) desire to obtain tho pr<>- .
gressiotial preparation cdmmonly re
14.uLrod. to leach..in lhe primary, ole- '
mentary and secondary schools.
ArioTHtV outstanding feajture of this '
division is~fouhd in the rare oppor- '
tunity which will Im?"presented those 1
who desire to increase their profes- t
sional equipment or to prepare them- '
selves for -specialized positions. 1? a I
most satisfying manner, the course''^
provided for principals .'arid super- 1
visors whir-h being repeated is fill- a
ing an urpjent need and ; answering l"
a mueh expected demand. * . '
Realizing the confidence entrusted.^,
has secured for this division of the <
summer session an excellent corps of ^
teachers of the highest order. Beeausp- f
of the demands of the state utlieials, >
exacting the teachers of South ('pro- 1
lina to secure professional training in '
educational subjects -aud courses Lm.t
methods, unusual etl'orts have, been' i
put forth to secure the services of 1
teachers not only* versed in theories, -\
but men and wojnen, true and tried >
by long shears of sef'vict. in the state
are a'cquaihted with the problems of t
South Carolina and are specialists in i
their fields of endeavfrr. " This latter i
fact alone is one fact that is making t
the greatest appeal to those interest- i
ed in professional suhjecs. * .
Teaching Staff For Courses in Me- i
thods and education " t
..Mrs. Daisy N. Pearson, A. M., Cte- 1
lmnbia univovsiCy. Mrs. Rfatnon for t
PalmettcrlV
so. Has Gre
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Much Constructive Work Done t'
at Three-T):iv Creenville Meet ;t
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Greenville, May .1-?The Palmetto] '
Medical association ahd the South Ca-;1
rolina Nurses association met here i1
lust week. The initial public meeting 1
was had at Allen Temple M._ E. 11
church. Dr. E. A.. E. Muggins, presi-j 1
or.r.oci?tion, presided. 1 Uivoti nopal 1
message., was delivered l>v in,, key, p
~N. W. Greene, pastor of John Wes-h
ley M". E. church. The welcome ad-J
dres.s in behalf of the nurses was de-1 '
iivered by Nurse-Gora Chapman and; 1
the response was delivered by Nurse, ]
Devaux of Charleston..
Dr. lluggins welcomed the "Medics"
and introduced the president of ttye i
association, Dr.""Burroughs, of Chaiv
leston, who delivered his annual ad- '
pre pa ra Hon* a rvT^s t lf<Ty aTuT if^wiTs 'pTo'-l
giessive throughout. He , sounded ? a !
very important note when ht. ^ncourV 4
aged our doctors, dentists and -phar- <
macists to continue to study ami do <
a ol?r\ mpntinnpH <
some Npprro (factors who have (forte i
a piece of oi/tstandinpr worH in his or
her profession. Undoubtedly Dr. Bur- i
roughs is one of the best presidents !
I the association has-had, Wednesday
, evenihff at Springfield. Baptist church
Hie second public meeting was atten- 1
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"URDAY MAY, 3, 1930
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SENTIMENT SWINGS
TOWARD SQUARE
DEAL ~
JS'ew,York* Mav il \Vfth the clergy
rf-,Whitg Plains taking a strong stand
yli? recently were threatened with
'iolence because they purchased
lornes in districts inhabited by white
ieople,-sentiment .has completely
hanged in the matter.
Following last week's' conference
vlth reading eltrrgymen and other cii/.ens,
by Messrs. H. J. Seligmann
ind \V. T- Andrews, of the N. A. A.
V-. a strong statement was released
io the press charging the editors of
A'hite Plains dailies with stimulating
ace friction, and calling upon all citi'.ens
for calmness.
nvwi.,.. a ?..:i io?u 'r>..i.i.s
cm? mi) njiin ini.n, MU1IH/I
Xbrani V. .(imiilniiin, nf \Vrhitn Pining
n his semion, issued a scathing jdelunciation
uf the attitude ?>f thf press
?ud citizens of White Plains -toward
he two Negro doctors and urged Je?
visb people to refuse to sign the ?se rogation
covenants being circulated
unong white people. This sermon by
iabhi Uoiichtian was featured and ekenstvety
quoted Trdhi on - the front
niges of both the White 1'luins dailies.
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Prominent Georgia Mi
nister in Ctty
Rev. fe. (J. Daw'sdii, pastor of big
Bethel church, Atlanta, Georgia, passr
d through our city on his way from
Baltimore whert. he attended the Balimore
conference, presided^ over by
Bishop Aj .L. Gaines. From all re;orts,
ftr. I?a\vRon is being'spoken TTf
is. one uf the next bishops to ht. elece*T
in our church, : '
ears has been connected with Claflin
ollegc and >s intimately acquainted
vith?problems of the teachers of S.
Jarglina. Scattered throughout-the
onlines of the south are'now hunIreds
of students and teachers whose
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L> v^ rwn.- nas niinn'iK'i'u. many 01
vhoin arc eagerly awaiting the onporunity
to enter her glasses, this sumner.
TYofessofA". Jopnson, A. ?\i. i'onnbia
university, ..principal, " Booker
Vashington high school, president of
he. state teachers association, will a-1
jaiii give the much heralded course
n higirsehoof-administration and suicrvision.
The fact that Principal
ohnson win; himself a ^successful
eacher, and beeause-of his success as
l teacher was elevated to the prio1
pa I ship . of the leading high school
>f the state is sufficient advertisenent
for his qualification and know*
if South Carolina. >
Associated with these will be' Proessor
John T. Williamson, who for
ears was in charge of the depart*
nent of education at State college
>ut now connected'with the department
jpf^'ducatitm-a--*??akegeg,.. jlg is
i product of - Kalamozo, Michigan :??>'
las <ione graduate work at, the University
of Chicago and has enjoyed
'ears of rich experience.
Miss Sara I. Sampson, supervisor,
raining school at State college, is
i graduate of Minor Normal and Ohio
>tate university. Minor normal hits
he reputation of toeing the outstandng
normal school. *
Without a doubt this array of tea' ling
talent will justify the statement
hat the courses in education, psych.>ogy,
methods and practice teaching
vill both he profitable ana eHjiiyablfc
at Meeting
led. l)r. Penn of Tuskeget> institute.
Mah.Qma <lt?l ivci-cil tvh?f vvtm termed
ne most scieminc aanress ever listened
o from a physician. He likp I>r. Bur'cujjhs
urged his fellow-practitioners
;o secure the best training possible,
specialize and to be thorough in .examining
-patients. The medics? made
io mistake when they selected Dr.
Perm to address them. All of these
meetings wer largely attended and
:he citizens^ of Greenvjlle are' congratulating
the local. association for
laving brolurTTt thismceting here. The
following were eU't'tcd oll1('rrr^~frrrtW
ensuing year: Dr: K. A. hi. Muggins,
president, Greenville; I)r. Joseph Mason,
-Kingstree, vice president; ,Pr.
Durham Counts, secretary, Columbia;
Dr. C. C. Bteyard, treasurer, Camden;
Dr. .V. R. Leevy, president emeritus,
Florence. Next year the?association
meets at Sumter. The nurses-election
resulted as follows: Miss A;~Sr~Net?on,
president, Columbia; Miss Catherine
Deyeanx, vice president. Chariest
orirlWtgS'L: ~Ar Norther, recording
secretary, Columbia; Miss Jennie S.
1 rczevani, cuncspuuuin^ seireiary,
Columbia; Miss Petra Ponn, treasurer.
Thursday- eveninf?-the annual banquet
httljdona was had in the beautiful
Liberty garden, mote than 2,00
lovers "df the flowers were present
and thus-'it is written that'thP doctOTS,
the dentists, the pharmiciss and
the nurses can never forget??reenvillo,
the mountain city of Sdlfth Carol
in a.
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NEW- ORLEANS TO ^
Arrangements Nearing Com pie-(ion
for June Sessions i
New Orleans, La., May .'{-?The niiie-l
colored - funeral direetorsroT this city
are to be host to the Independent Na-'c
tional Funeral - Directors association v
June 16, 17, 18 hnd 19 th here. Ex- s
' ecutlve. sect clary. H.""KT Reed, Chieu tgo,
recently was in the city and poted
that arrangements were nearing ''
completion for the greatest meeting^
iWAhd annals of colored fulUMal dl-. "
rectors. \
A special train has been chartered A
to. bring the eastern, western. and northern
funeral directors and their .
- friends ?ft) the- city??The train vi-ill leave
CincinnaCf pn the night of June
14th. On the return Irip^ the special . '
truin of the northern group wilt spend \
.one-half <|py v in Tuskegee h?d one ^
-whole day in 'Atlanta, as the guests 1
pf the Atlanta funeral'directol-s.
There are approximately J,000 Ne- '
gro funeral ^directors in the United ''
States. Thejje are 9 cawot factories, 11
8 emblaming flcriM . ^nd accessory 11
plants, 1 casket supply, house, 1 general
supply house, 1 tfobe and dress j.
.manufacturing company, actually own
ed?and operated by our people. Theiv
Ts " one Trades Journal, "The colored K
Embalmer," published monthly by it.
It. Reed. Chicago, as the official or*-* .
gun of hlegro "funeral directors.,'Ma- j.
ny of these concerns will exhibit their
products at the New Orleans meet- .
irnr kirlf -Iw side with those of white
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manufacturers. , .
Arnold X. Moss of the Geddes and ,,
Moss undertaking company, local linn,.
is president of the New. Orleans as- >t
soc-iation. In 1929. the firm Of Geddes v
and Moss buried over one thousand ^
bodies and did over $100,000.00 worth ^
of business. Joseph I1, Geddes is tinchairman
of the. local entertainment t
committee. y
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CONTEST -HELD ATi
ALLEN UNIVERSITY
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Seven Contestants Entered? "
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Winner From Newherrv i?? ?
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A \ei^ intelligent and, umirccialivc u,
gathering assembled in Allen university's
auditorium Thursday night, A- n
pril 24th and received the benefits to ' v
learn from those \yho are learning-. a
Thy" contest .was announced by Prof, ia
Bill G. K. Nelson of Benedict college, J
who is the assistant director oLUhej"
contest aqd later he turned the ex or- 1
cises" oyer to our president and state} *
director. Bill G. Lee Ratlitf. The o- P
pening song was thrillingly sung by
the audience. Dr. D. H. Sims, presi- r
dent of Allen university offered prayei.
then the real fire worke began, f
All songs were sung-by the Elks
quartet who rendered very- classical
selections. The speakers and their
subjects-W5re as follows:
Mr. Slohn Hodges of Alien university,
subject: "Shrvery'and the Con- =
stitution;" Mr.- Allen W. Reese, of
Darlington, subject: "Constitution and*.
Slavery"; Mr. David W. McDanold, of "
Benedict_coVi5f, subject "Citizenship
and Cphslklfution, Miss "Marie Sin- v
gleton, of Sumter, subject: "Consti-..{)
tution and Citizenship;" Miss Edna
Rutherford, (the winner) Newberry, J
s.nbierr "Citizenship ainrTcnisfTtirftiirn**""^
Harold Roland, State college. Orange"burg,
~ subject?"Slavery and Const i "
tutipn;" and- Miss Laura Etheredge, *
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(>i Duujttzr TYttaimi^wii*
It can be truthfully salcT that every
speaker displayed unusual ability
in becoming the best or among th.? j!
best orators of our country. Every *
nook and .corner in South Carolim*
was well'represented at this contest ^
hut the happiest from any section
was the "crowd from Newberry wh.'ii f
'thf Judges made It-known that whir-*
their technical aTTfl scrutilizing ih:u 1
Msis Edna Rutherford was declared
the best orator of the contestants. < x
Miss Rutherford ~"is graduating
this year from the Newberry colored ^
school under the principalship of *
Prof. R. F. Gladden who was on the J
job to hear his student orale along '
that of Mr. Joseph B. WTTtiamS, G. 0
C Williams and over a hundred more 1
persons from Newberry. Miss ffu-ih^eford
itiaeoepfced as-the best apea- t
ker on. such occasions in South Cam- c
lina and will speak again in Colum- x
bia in May against speakers repre- (
senting North Carolina, Ghorgig, Florida
and Tennessee. All South Carolina
is looking forward to Miss Ru- i
therford in winning the $1000.0().scho- 1
larshtp prize. I was recently inform- T
ed thkt instead of having only one
inure win ue twu orators aim a *
first and aecond prize will be awarded. 1
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irectors '.
leet In La.
rhe-Shame of South ('a- ?
rolin a N eg roes ~I~Z7
Tl is tragically pniphetic t_h"iit the
ntest lynching tit our strrte should
live (alien phut' at. Walllttllu. for (He ?
iteral meaning of Walhalla i< -the
all of the slain, and Jts niyt hdlogial
mending "The hall. ??t" Odin, into
rhich he receives the souls of heroes' . "
lain iu battle." Without any attempt
i> tmHiate-ttie olfeii of tly vnluii if '
ie were1 girilty?(but it?lnu>t "In- iv- 1
iiejubered that, having had no trial,
an 11y?or iiino>'nii(, lu-cunn-?a?bwo?;:
cho has given his life- in defense of
h . orderly proeess of law. However
nuch wiiite people who partici.pa.ted
t l-hts" olfense may deserve criticism,
write-tiot fyr_.tbe.iu? tu-runse t b ml- r
f this evil lies?m~a \ eTV (lill erent .
irection. _Ag?in the very, shocking ...
emindir that. Negro leaders are -hug- - . -ing
the -delusive phantom of false
ones when thev inn their snoinr r-.,itl. ' ,
i) the " agencies which' sb rigidly, so"
lindlyr so disastrously they have, ox?
eeted to fight tho battle for full lni- mn
right's: Inter-racial- -crimmfsghms,1 ?? ?
ouneils for good-will, etc, have their
luce* in the battle, but they are re-"'.
nforcements rather, than the firingine,
and it ought to be \ er.v" evident ' ?
n colored men alixl^^Coineli that, tliey
annul?s4t. snug a'Utl seem-^--.- their :ir?rr
rnts, safe ' from wounds ami sears,
ml expect" other people to do for them
rh:rt~they ought tn~be-lnrppv I ? ?
ei .and do fuiy themselves.- livery
T~a?'ainst which vv\> com phi in in*"tTus
tate, and wo do coiyplain. no matter
hat we?rrrtry?stry ^ to wlitte" people,?-? ?
i s its source in the* inability oi' rnir
eon'lej to eXweise, free and unlram.ilm1,
our rinht?**f-_ franchise. No Nero
nped say. that he.dais.tm trouble ... - , -
ni.mpy foe we know that a lew ..Nen
es are permitted' Jm vote and tor
he following reasons. *1st.
The appluat ion oi our flee
ion laws niav liav,. soiu,; lee; upon
Inch to stand before' the looted
dates Su-prenie eoiirt, and.Jud, that
ie^ro leaders may Ik* lulled int > a
irlse security anil bittf the silence of _ ^
lnoCuousdesuetude before the pro-, " _
Fription and j1111 -inFTwisYvTUiaT' 1 s the" .
urdyji of the mass -of our people in
outh ''nrolvna. " Mahatma- (dandhi has ?
Pen, free from arrest in India for' ,
h<- same reason, but this wise Tender "
as had far nude vision than wy seenr
11 have. 'J'he cry of tin T.owmans
UM'ht to" be still fresh in our souls,
hen the deatti kiiell4at Walhalla joins
1 swell the wails of thi'-common pep?r? ?
le who look to us to lead them toil
I' bondap'e. into-liberty. W'iIiintrl\ or
nw illiuply, w t. are befny forced into - : ?~ .
he?battle tor our rights. An(J we ~~
red not ijiiibblc*' .and vuseillate on
hat these rights are. Full citizenship
nd the enjoyment 'oTevt'ry privilege
nf! 'immunity guaranteed to every eher
citizen in the state. is our'just,
ue: to accentiii our .minds. uny->
hinK else is a betrayal- of the trust
hat (Jod and a siitl'eVinv race have
laced in our hands.
Yours sincerely.
am It. Wallace. I'as'tor Sidne\ t'urlCT"
JDD FELLOWS PREPAKE
FOR ANNUAL
THAN KSC; IVTN(> _
The s UI >< f r d i II a 11 I p e. s. Ilouseliold
f Ruth's and- other nuxjlinrise of the- irand
United Order, of Odd Felloes,
illmeet Tuiuhiy afternoon. May 4th
t the Odd Fellows hal| as a ye.t-to;ether
meeting l>efon; rejeuhuv?[Tanksgivin:
day which is the second
hinday in Maty. , ? ?T .
At tIris Meeting they hu\e arrane<1
a family program which is ex pec- ?
ed to he interesting and helpful to e
II of the members' of the order. ~
The crmrmittetrzxnv trroyrnm lm-* in 1
ited some of the prominent Odd Fid- 1
nws to make short addresses. The
)dd Follows quartet will- render a
ew selections. - Anion}; some of the
peakers will 'l?e J>r. N. A. Jenkins. (!.
ftT Rrr-Atty. N. .1. Frederick'; W -N:
?osl>oriru*th,~tL Itr-l'earson. 1?r. T M.
VaUmA,dMlLl'"h''''s hV"' =
ecito a four 'of his originaFre&dihgs.
Some of -the. sisters of the household
vill have something tfo say.
The ait naff program will be held
it I'ninn Baptist i-hnivlt..-Snnihiy, Vloy > __
1th at 4:00lj). m. Th**- Kev. S. S. I !
fpungblood, dims tor of 1st Calvary
3;pti.st church and a member of Hiliard
AllenVlodge number 1S7?> wrjl
'reach the fmnuai] sermon.
To this occasion the nublic !. ? ri?r
. int itojj) -Lull \\ II. -t -nultry?is. hairman
of the committee. .1. 11. l.evie
is master of ceremonies"
? ? .t? ,
W INNSBORO N K\VS
-We were jenry glarC TP Twive"wlth
is Sundfty night-F.lder Crosly W
^reached a lovely sermon at " g
IF. K. church. B
Sunday afternoon t1 * R
ions motored'trr&he; g
)avid Bratton, Mr?ne 493Z g
' Continued^