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L. fM? * I Jalmpttu iGrai^rr PUBLISHED WEEKLY 1310 Assembly Street, Columbia, S. C., Entered at the Post Office at Columbia, S. O,, as second class matter by' an. Act of Congress. ^ ' Onu V?of ?o An T>U ?t ? il IP ? ??f&.w mice mumn .10 Six Months ? 1.25 Single Copy .. .. .Ob FOREIGN ADVERTISING AGENCY W. B. Z1FF CO., 608 ^ Dearborn St., Chicago, I1L Official Advertisements at the rate allowed by law. The Leader will publish brief and rational letters on subjects of general interest when they are aceompanied by the names and addresses of the authors and are not of a defamatory nature. Anonymous communications will not be noticed. Rejected manuscripts will not be returned. REMITTANCES Checks, Drafts and Postal or Express Money Orders should be made payable to the order of The Pal?^ mctto Leader. * ? H. W. BAUMUARDNER Acting Editoi JAS. S. ORANT ?? I.jL .Manager LEE A. LOGAN Adve rtising Manage! Communications intended for the current issue must be very brief and should reach the cdiloriaL-dgsk of the Palmetto Leader not latfer than* Tuesday of each week. City news, locals, nei-snii:il< ami " social news, by Wednesday night. Business and Editorial I'hone 4523 COLUMBIA, S. C.. SATURDAY, At*R. 30, 1U32. A. M.< E. GENERAL CONFERENCE. .. The South Carolina delegation to the General (Conference of the A.t M. E. Cliurch left Thursday for .Cleveland where the Conference will convene for two weeks beginning next Monday m?rning. The delegation is under the. lea <ership"-of Bishop Reveldy' Cassius Ransom and the Rev. J. E. Beard, feader of the ooRFgation. ? There are three aspirants for .offices in the party: The Rev. D. II. Sims, president of Allen Uni versity was named in the State -Primary: as tht choice of the State l'or th>> Bishopric; Thf Hr?v . A. , P. Spears, Presiding Elder ol' the Noith-east South Carolina Conference is an endorsee candidate for the Allen Christiaii Endeavor l,v'aurue_s.g,C; retariat; The Rev. L, H. Hioningway 1'rcsidiiyu Elder of the Central S. C.,. Conference is aspiring to i-ecome manager of the Book Concern at Philadelphia. While realizing that it is hardly likely that-all f these men [may get what they ;uv. goingsaXtei -Wi.. hope that jJieir delegation- may have the good sense to form such_ combinations as n ay insure, the election of at least one of file candidates ti the offices to which he aspires. That the one l?est suited to fill his post be the elected one is our h?Pev . ' <> Whether Bishop Hansom returns to South Card lina to serve a term in his own right 4s ?.cpemleul upon the- assignments made by i ftc _ Kpisi oiwl Conn mittee. Whether or not liL. returns his sojourn here has meant much to the . denizens, of South Carolina. He has moved a-tfiong us with dignity and courage, r Ho has affprde a salutary example of- intelligence and fo:irl.w<n<.c.. i..- 1.; ' i church should have the Jgood -ciise t,, eh vote to the Episcopacy. A?^ \ * ^ -p? The Medical .(jmvcn.tiuu The meeting of the doctors- of medi im at Orange* burgjthis week is a very important one; for?t4>eVl* . is nothing of greater impoitairee' to lite enjoyment of life amapgi-.any-apimate being tha-rr t he "maintenance of health. It- is the physicians*job to preserve health", and to > 10 all -InY can to restore it where it ? draB boon to; t. ? ?: "7 *> ' Many strides have beeii made by the medical profession, in the pardation of several of the communicable dfs*<?Wes, ah - to render omtrrary the cure of certain maladies that worn once considered fatal. In surgery where formerly it was const t-retl a matter of pOss'ble life and pr< liable death .when one submitted oneself to ether and scalpel, it is now - almost a certainty that the patient will survive with a mu<h longer life expectancy because of thq, operation. In dentistry and nurse training similar a vancement has hecn'made and all this because the conscientious votTanes of those professions have risked, and many satrijfice r thtar lives that the happiness oT^bumanify might he increased. ?The- Palmetto Medrent Association wn.^ ffirttinMe" in securing as their special speaker Dr. Pt-Uvr "Mur, ray of New York. I)r. Murray has distinguished ir himself in his profession, and is the' honore*. president of tha National .Medical Association; He is iii i iii ii~'" " ^ or tlnoat, the^white specialist must be had. The periodic -cunttuitions mid clinic's' should act as .the-mee-sai-y' sjtimulers for some lew of our medical men to become specialists. As we see it there is .great need for them. We thrust that the Orangeburg meeting is a profitable one front every angle.. Th^ Fight Is On The fifty of more Negroes who registered for the democratic primaries some- time ago were sent cards' hist week requesting them to show cause why their name's should not be stricken- from the list of re- , gistants. Immediately representatives of the group vonsulted councel in the attempt to test the lelgalii.v of such a step. An order was drawn up seek"-1 mg. to restrain thei.emocmtic^ electors from pre.enting the^Xx'groes to vote, on the ground that the provision couched in the democratic piimary rulers thai any Negro to be eligible to vole 111 me demo- " ton, is cMVtirely antagonistic to the Spirit aim intent of the Federal^ Cohslitution,-and contrary tp demo eratie ideals: ?-?;?= ' . The order was presented to Jugge Townsend foi his signoture which was refused. In refusing to - *iu'.. the order .1 mlfo Tnwiisend sni, that the allegations set forth in the petitioners' instrument were \ BETWEEN THE LINES . BY GORDON B. HANCOCK j The Ways Of A Woodpecker . It 'Came to pasjTd few days ago that I was standing at the East window of my c 1 a s s - p c onjtyga z in g upon the bursting buds of a great hickory nut tree, l'owii sw.ooped a woodpecker with pointed?bill and _ a l ight rod--tuuub and ^straightway -set- himself?fcothe la>k of pecking. Away he necked until holes had been made-in a ring around one of the laiger limbs. 1 was amazed at his endurance and his industry; for verily he pecked as if under, great com -pulaiun- perhaps he was for-all 1 know.?A lifkery nut tree is a tough proposition, as anyone who has had any axe-experience well knows, and it was just as tough to the. wookpecker but lie pecked; for is hit'not called woodpecker? And if anybody or anything can; peck it should be the- woodpecker. This = t|iM-'-- " n in I y h-ed-op to-its named- = By and by he ceased' pecking itnd sat as if in rest for.a few minutes. Then as with the intelligence of a human, lie set aL.ut peeking into holes other than Tlie. ones lie had most recently mad-e. From hole t'o lu?le lie li?ii poi|_, jpserting his bill, eating what ap_ lio iiuoc.u-and-'--sap--whi-dvthe holes had taken up. After feasting .himself, handsomely, lie ' - pecked more new holes and he flew away. On the ?morrow at about ilu- same time our wookpecker"iea|ipeare"d afut repeated his program of the day be- . I'oie. Jle peeked iu'w holes; ate from he~older ones and theii peeked again. I began -to' scan the braiiclTesM>f the- tree and found them literally cover* ed iwitli holes which I no longer believe the woodpecker makes for fun. After s'tuding- the habits, i f our woodpecker for several days I find that they peck for a living and not for fun! Not only does the woodpecker eat. out of holes made, but with the strength gained therefrom he pecks other holes. He makes holes; for liy these holes he lives and moves and his being.. Then in a slate of "jabrcons. .nusin'ss" 1 thought to myself that what the'holes - it re 1" I lie 'uiiudpei her, jul)S hit' 10 Ncgl'OCS.- Many " of us are e ating out of holes others have- made and it is incumbent" upon us. not only to eat from old holes hijt to make new ones. The great test as to who, what and why.the New Negro is, must be found in his ubilit-y make some new holes for - --the- race. : ./.: .. , At the present time the cry is for more, holes. ' > Evidences are multiplying that if we would have more holes we must make them. Expeeially is tj|is a challenge to the so-called New Negro who prides himself on being different from the old gen_ i-.i () '"'I'lr t'o^?niost part by the old Ne" gin jub-pt't-hl'l'k. jt the New Negro .can-do.as well praise: be unto' him. lie must not deceive "himself into thinking that his reputed independence of thinking in the least relieves him from the responsibility of making holes. Tlio ra.-e needs many things but basically it needs holes, and holes it must have if it is to further achieve and pursue. At present ..4' - L..1- ? ' rr* / ) PALME'iTO LEADER __ I ^ ? J -L . _r filling with graduates of .griSat Northern institu- J tions who have come as a last resort to a land where lew holes may be found. In a few years t-he Southern Negroes are going to raise a great howl about preference for the native born Negro Southerners. 1 here will not bo- holes enough to go around and the c scrap for a hole will be -very lively. The Southern- s born Negro is going to feel-ami with some reason? a that tho. first nref<>r?oir?t fm- i.n 4 V"^ V.UWHUII'Jl, Cl the South offers'should tro to the Southern Xi'Prmni. Our leaders are saying many things at present huL- _s doing but little to make 'some holes?some new t holes with the old ones fast closing. I.et us as a -t race ponder 'the ways of a woodpecker! I ^^mmmmm^ e | drama'grams } i, t By Grace Vera Postles. . t ' t Love Scenes . . s , Oftini.es the hardest part of the .play to rehearse is the love scene. Especially is - this trite _t with amateur perfoimers. They, are Usually afraid 1 of being laughed at. The result is. a very awkposition on lit.. sl:iu-?. ,\uU> tlu.ir'toot and -n arm positions. They are often tco many inches, 1 "apart. " Just picture this tor a moment?a couple s attempting to embrace with their arms and should- f ors while their feet ate separated by eighteen or ( twenty inches. Then to make the .situation more J. ludicrous we tind the lo\ers staring at each otli- v er's hands or coat colfers or at the wall or ceil- t it\g when they should bo gazing fondly into each other's eyes?as it is said real lovers do. The n only way for amateurs to oyeicome awkwardness ;] and being laughed at is tut' Ihthn to bo convincing c and sincere seasoned with a little boldness. Of c course to flay the part to the best advantage the actor mtust have the scene word perfect. Then t he is quite af ease and will more or less quite naturally assume the coirect posture and movement. A good' way for actors to get themselves laughed at in a love scene is for them to look as if they expected to be laughed at. The element of beauty is very necessary in a love scene. Therefore we must give particular , attention t? the pictorial effect. "We must think of line, mass and color. Out; postures must be appropriate and .convincing. Let us return for a scheme will rob the scene of its'beauty." Ate any n rate the love s.ene is usually the weakest-part of an amateur production. Let us not make the production, mote amateurish by pootly rehearsed love ti scenes. Thoi-o?scenes should ho rehear; od" oft-etrr- zs Then when we come to a stage rehearsal we will ft be ready to try out voices, movements, stage - pic- ?> tures and the like in connection with the perfect ? whole. 0 We are all aware of the fact that love interest is ? or many kinds, and romantic love i< not- (tin-mil" . -- - -- jr kind that appeals tc an-audience, but very seldom ? does a play without any love'interest, at all pto\e C satisfying. Professor -Quinif, in his History of the ? AmeViqan Hrama from the Civil War, has point- < ed out that the wide appeal of Abie's Irish Ruse ? may-be-"-partly due 10 the TacrThnt it <c every conceivable kind of love in it?romantic, con- ? jugal, filial, 'parental, grand parental and altrlu>" istic?and that 'the udience is peimitted to sym- ? pathize with alliof them, at once. < S . < m????? m ? MMLMtmem?m???mmmmm?j r *i POINTED POINTS if ? BY UEOBtiU A. SI.MiLETON I -ij The weekly text: . <: Go to the ant, O sluggard, fit Study-'her ways and learn wisdom. ~ - ' Proverbs 0:0. ' The weekly" thot: Tf~ TJwTfT gusts' of hallow nTglit wind clatter by;? ; The moon lies like a tombstone in the sky, Three black men sway upon a 1. nely~hill. ) The pain has withered from .each forlured f^ce, ) Soon earth will hi<~e them with a mother's caie; But never God's great mercy can erase 1 A bitter scorn lor men w ho hung tin in there. I ,Az ?Lucia Trent. *: Springfield, Illinois. On yesterday the Demo- I crats entered tnis city en masse. Their eenven- ' lion came few days alter the primar\v. They were *; happy and jubilant and boosting Judge' Horner. Among the four thousand or mure?this writer os? pied hundreds of your people. Was glad to see ?i Edgar Brown, tennis star, and candidate for Con- j yi'es< on thy Hcmou-atic picket.,, Of. course, he is : one tff -your and a long timer frignd. But wait until the Republicans sit in their con?<i vention* .IiiJcp H ?? *??? ;. ? r v' iuu win noi ,< have RomaoJca t h o 1 i cs, Irish or many whites vol- ; ing Tor Ben Israel. It is refreshing to see h< \v "< you participate in-(government and divide your vote. Should be the same way in the South.' It would he an aid to good. government, just, as surely as these lines are being penned it is bound to come. "A house divided against itself cannot stand." In the meantime you work, save, buy property and educate your children in order they may -be pre-, -pared when the opportunity, full fledged. comes." t The -A..--Mr fi:-Conference will?he addl'tSKOd 'by-" '(i Waller White r.f thr. V?A. A. C. Pit and Eugene ?, Kinckle Jones of the Urban. Leagu.e To date this writer has not seen the name of a single churchmen 1 among the list of speajtersi Who is going to be prrrsident^of State College? Each person mentioned is this writer's friend. : Prof. Jfdtnfu-i^ Supervisor* of Schopjsj, Co-. Itirnhia is competent. In leaving the state youi. , irribe_r egretted.-so?much'-parting -cowpaity?with?1 Prof. Johnson. Every inch of him is a MAN. There is Ben arc uM ays, an alumnus of* State, V Bates College, Maine and the University of Chica- \ EO. Bonnie is oasik- vnm- ?:?it todrvT He is all brains. Would make a college president 77T the highest calibre. This \viiter believes Mays' would come to the front as the most outstanding president of your group. Howard Gregg, former schoolmate, alumnus of / State. Like Mays he is a sometime teacher. At r present Gregg teaches . at Howard University. H I'rof. Whittaker is another friend, and carrying * on at State. This scribe would not like to have is to cast the ,deciding vote.- Hope the best man j wins. Cleveland at last. Two .voeks and you will * know all about it for this writer will tell you. i; Laws will be enacted and some men elected. For a lorfg time this meeting has been looked forward^ to. Retrench and strengthen in the church. The bishops in the Zion church declared against is: receiving passes from railroads that operate jim- iji :row cars. Not' the fault of tha roads but the iji dates within which they operate.~ The Pennsyl- "g :ern Shore train reaches Princess Anne, Maryland $ :oming South, Mr. JaiWs Crow assets himsfelf. Q There" is no jim crow, on the Southern from Ixruis- g /ille to St. Louis. . ?? -.< ,Now for St. Louis again, Chicago twice and on s Cleveland. ^ 60 i ONES CHAPEL YOUNG WOMEN'S M 1 SSI ON Alt Y SOCIETY Miss C'wi ri. iu* Gordo.i delightfully nlertained the-Young Women's Misinnnrv Snciotv nf P4ionnt ami few friends Wednesday. "April 20 it her cc/.y home 2400 Green St. i The President, Miss Florence Ben.?1 on, preside.!. Mrs. Wilhelmena Mar- J in and Mrs. Ida Bull led in the -evo- . * ionals. after which the business of he club was disposed of. . I ' The "V" was hone-red with the pres nee of the following guests: Mrs. A da Bull, Misses Julia Jones, Carrie 3. IIoAver, Edna Craft, Annie Wil-~j iams, II. Garriek, P.-Sartor and Nesitt. The president assured them that hey are welco-nie at all times. The quests in turn made very pleasing t alks to which Miss Adell Greene re- : ponded. ' ^ i ^ The meeting was turned over to he "ehSftrimtn of the program comiTittee.* <> ( The members responded with mis- 1 -ll-nw . I- .jlll.t Mt Il lli.Jl fill- . owed by a-very interest ing . discus-. $ ion of the twenty-third, twenty-' ourth and twenty-fifth chapters of ictiesis. These talks were beneficial ( o all. Some'of the points stressed ' cere "the faithfulnes and obedience 1 o God of Abraham and his family. | j At the clo-e of the meeting the ( lostess delighted her guertu with?a? It lit; ions salpd course. The second f ourse| consisted of pineapple ice ream," Avith cake and mints, f Thei Piembers" enjoyed the hospi- < ality pf the ho'.-tess. ' . 1RTSTIAN HOME BURIAL All) SOCIETY CLOSED SUCCESSFUL MEETING By W. R. Bowman ' After attending the Richland Counv tea.fier's meeting last Saturday, ivvitf.r along with R'py. L. fi- Bowlan, A. Anderson of Union and other elegates wenoed our way to Johnson attend th? above named convenon. :f-. 0.0 0 O O O K m TrGREEIS SUMMER i; instruction. Competent and } School, College and Vocations [! al oh-certificates and college ? For Bulletin, write "THE PRESIDENT, r ? t. t t IMPORTANT NOTI( The Palmetto State Teachers' ion directed this office to continu retting in touch with school < ffic riven those who are mem hers or ire not now members may send eive a membership card which v leges cf the association. The SI s not to pay for a position. Tin ler-s-for. .putting^ t.hem. in touch _ cho are net members will not be Dues paid to June 30,- 1932, are vho have not paid their State A ear need not asITfor help unless ership few ts-enclosed with the"i JOHN v o o o 0:000 0000000000000 oooooo< ; ALLENDALE SU Allendale, Soi ATAllendale County Beginning June 13th (Supervised by The State 1 Work is offered leading to the renew cds ()f teaching Pihjort mnllniSend at once foi to: i t J * Saturday, April 30, 1932. .? . .. i.?. ^ Upon our arrival, we found secretary Wjlli ms. president Brown and it her" yfTTcTals hard at work/?Before ,ve went in the Church, the local comnittee ftiJ us until we wanted no pore. Friends who finm it hard to rtake e;ocd hash should visit Sister evn and be taught by heV. . - % iiiJXUi Sunday u;i^ a hitrh dav. after .-d a soul stiring sermon. All the collections were very good, considering the, degression. We thank those odges from Greenville for their re- T ports, we hope others whom diJ not come will do the same thing. "We sloped at our usual home, Mr. and Mrs. Cobs, ,who made it very pleasant 'or us. Mrs. Gobs, is a school teacher, she has several good looking daughters who are preparing to teach :oo. *. CARD OF THANKS ? ? ; ? We thank our many friends for kindnes shown during the illness of Mr. Walter Simuel and for the expressions of sympathy and beautiful paid ntv hts d^nth - _ Mrs. llattie Simuel. wife 'Miss Oliyp Simuel, Miss Florrine Simuel, sisters. >.0.0.0:0 00 <>00 oo.o o"oo.o.o:o:oo.o:o?>?d: jjj dTZZIZ \/i (III^CUUI O. V? T :E TO TEACHERS. ___ "* Association at its last convenie to assist qualified teachers in ials. ThuL service only to be -the association. Teachers who SI.00 membership fee and rerill entitle them to all the priv.0(1 is the rhembership fee, and 4 ?re is no charge made to memwith school officials, and those v helped at any price, i for the current year. Teachers ssociation dues for the current a money order for ?1.00 mem*equest. P, BURGESS. Executive Secretary.