The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?, May 07, 1932, Page Page 4, Image 4
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY ??
1310 Assembly Street, Columbia, S. C.
Entered at the Post Otliee at Columbia, S. C., as
second class matter by an Act of Congress.
Subscriptions
bright factkji are having tjieir name* St vi V:?. 11 t'ruTiT
the Republican roster .bcciiusi- of xhe u,-.^wxiy?presence
.of loo many hues in the style.
Miny speculations dire; being inside as in'the stab
den reversal of -police by tlu-' Hand right ReouMi '
cans. They Have been the |fsilrv'Uige piiyVryotsiin.e
the beg'iiiing of the Hoover adniinist rut ion.
Their p liey lias 'ever been a * * 1 i 1 >. white'.'
policy. - One suggestion i- that sin e the liepublrcan
National ( 'onycijtion' is to he 'nehl at (\hirsig .
and since Chicago is n city where civil rights sire
. voucherafe all gyod citizens.: and sji ce Che only
. "colored, congressman in the Tnitcd Stsite.s live.- there,
orders have come front higher ups. that there .-.hstl!
be nothing done to mfl'le furtherthe feelings of the
' .colored hr< titer as the ;ulininistration . will need sill'
the support it can get if it wishes to make a show
in the canning elections.
All this is very interesting.'and- we urge ?.ur. voters
to take every advantage the> -.sin.. I'-lities is
a game where cmub.r <m?1 r..t.. .n .. . i ?
noijf|i?ni-? w> one nearest t all!ornia p< rt that
a fair trial might l>o assured them. . _ _
We might ho able to extend some hit of svmia-j
thy wore it not for-the kn wlcdge we have of fairness
in Air.eriean Courts. .Massie, Mrs. F*Y>? tcstuo.
Lord and the other convict received far fairer trials
in Honolulu than any we've ever known a l^gro |
to receive in America where the niuider of white
was involved. Negroes don't have the advantage '
of a mixed jury in the South. Judge. Jury, and all
the lawyers are usually white who,, they are tried
wo fnly hope that .members of an American lvnch
moh may some times he apprehended and convicted
? - -fof-fcheir tVnMr krw -prart ieac -1-? ?1 Medicine
Among Negroes
Dr. Peter M. Murray, prominent gynocologist and
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-ui ge. n, president of the National Medi al AssoMirn-M.
was the truest ot" the t'ohgerec' Medical Assceiatiun
tor a considerable period while, enroute
fi in ilie l'aTiiictto .Medical Association "which he
. dil.essetl at Orangeburg last week. Beside being
the a nest of Hie Congaree Association Dr. Murray
was?a- gracious.benefactor in that he was paips-takintr
in disseminating information that has come to
him front experiences garnered during a life fiUe^
with unusual opportunities in the Medical profession.
llis.piesint itinerary has carried him thous
aiu.is.ot nines the country over that he might study
health .renditions among his people, and spur the
N otaries of Kseulapius.on to a greater humanitarian
interest in the development of diagnostic and
therapeutic skill in the practice of their, .profession.
Dr.' Munay. while claiming many laurels for the
Negro Medical profession; believes that there is
'not-enough uu**r1ing. and investigating done by our
iloctins Other observations made by Dr. Murray
were, that fuo clinics constitute a real problem for
the Negro .and social service programs have failed
vo place the .dot tm?within their purview,. .The docfurs
have been too individualistic to protect their
own interest; and the public is not satisfied with
''vh tS 'eiulci t'tl when c..inrastLiLwitb thu prices
demanded, " ^ A
significant fact stated by "l)r. Murray is that
discoveries inv medicine are far in advance of the
means of a] jdying them, and that there "is great
need of the means of making such application. Dr.
Murray doe*.-not "Of -1 i eve -that?the- -Negro doctor-is
Hiakin j- the beneficial cent rilmt inns?to?the?world
I .hat the Negro making in many other fields.
J >1". IM urriiy urged that there be more attention
given lo the matter of specialisation among our
m-dicai men. and cited a few instances of suecess,
ul s| a ialists. In speaking of .Negro hospitals, the
i eakt'r declared that there* is something fundameniilly
wrong .with them. ;"ThOy are wrong, in prin?eii?le
if tlu-y are to be run out of the pocket of the
doctor. They should be run on the same basis-as
an}*- other community project ought be run^ in resI
anise to . the sympathies of the community, They
should be rim like the Christian Associations ami
'iban Leagues. The doctor's responsibility' is to
nrc'-to I the hed-i idilen pat.out."
Div Murray said that I)r. Warfield has made, a
~1'h i"I 11 ?executive?trt?I'Teeilmen's Hus-p-H?al
at Washington; bin aveireil Unit the re 1* a comren'surate
lack of scientific ctlicieney in coiepensa'
i' " LLe said?tiuiJ?iini>;{?>ut'cus? ful?ho- [ Huh'?im?
run by trainee 1 -% superintendents. He cited, the
n-tajua < >! a IM^ilailelphia" hospital's?unvival be
'a'i-e -f :i ii 11 -Ifa'Ariiml dollar horniest In a formerauviit's
will. This, hospital had gained the pait
n*-'s i Ii7ide,nye. > ;.
Dr. Murray stated that the greater appeal to phi'
tkt i;i - : rgatiiznt ions' is the- health appeal." .He
; 1 that the <iucslii_in-_eif-Xeirgo health. bmtnfrc-u(
n4 ,,r ihe LLaiitlXr.y to the olrer ami sold,
i hose, are a few of the ohscrVafion=? maele by this
e ;n studwrt-ef Negro health. May his fellow prac ;-oners
"who hear him heed his wisdom. May these
~r"TT r a! lint s trml impetus?to an .awakenine
?!' our health forces to their stupendous oppurtunii
South Carolina,.we feel, is the better for I)r.
i array, s. iiavii.fr visited among us. lie has not told
dl _ i'--dV/T hai' w\. wanted to hear; hut* certainly he
i> : |; !.'o_tlie wo'ds. Ue^-vwuited to.hear!
BETWEEN THE LINES |
BY CORDON B. HANCOCK
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N KKl) I.CSS NEUYOCSNESS
? On the whole, X'ogrocs are too impatient with
Nn.-roe.-! .Most especially, is it true that the soc.,.ied
educate.. Xegro is too impatient \yith the
.Negro masses. Young Xegroes come out of our
liisii.l;itions id' learning flaunting: their diplomas
'C an, . ""I.., 'In I ,t 11 d"\t 11 mill
,u .c; i tlu-m without subjecting. their theories and
ioarniug t,," 1 he- a n! test'of eyery day experience,
the;, pr^yce. id criticise the said masses and ben.oitn
their"own fate. .Just at; few days ago an
-eeconnt appeared in the Xeg.ro press of a young
Xcgf'i' who finished a professional course, and^he
sci'.nted . isillitsiotuid and disheartened when Negro
MI'd-'l'M".-! ^'llirmng Id IWtl'llltd IllWfrsmohals."
i 1 iTTT the aid young X'eero been out of collegesevhad
a ca~e a-ainst the Negro clients and certain4y
-w.rtiM- lie Irn-ve -had the s-ynvpathy -of thinking
pe pie. I tut lie had not been out in the world
I t a few weeks; and because things did not break
iist his way from the beginning, he proceeds to
-Uup. JLLe_Xcgrocss. - 1 le- finds?that -the masses- are
inappreciative in that they did not immediately
luuw to him sufficient patronage from the beginning.
One of the very worst things that could
1....... vi ...
..???. i.<.i.linn iin.s young rsegro protessional .would
been an overwhelming patronage as a bo i
in! m t hrougn the years until they could got a
"(ii-luild; Nut this "New Negro" professional
wanted 4-bine* thiwn- hw- way am. when he bailed
to see the fruition of his vain hopes he turned
straightway upon the Negroes and brands them
-rrs- ingrates, unwilling--an..' disinclined to support
the Negro professional. Yet all around Us are
Negro professionals that the. Negro 'have made
'.famous; all around us are evidences that the- capable
Negro professional with a vision and with a
'ei \ ice fqF naught fo fear. Our young Negro
professional whose eup of criticism is wont to run
' m fnh I i i ' i linn till ] 1J t1 b11111 Al'UI'd lllhe
- - h>ntiIs have come to^heir present .estate. They
Hsi'oe trodden a professional "jria dolorosa" Ihut
"Jfey have refused to quit! They fought to win
the pti/e; but now comes a young Negro who
wants To ride unto success "on flowery be..i> oT"
ea.-'e." The. burden of proving that a man has
the goods is on the man and not on the masses*
lie would serve! ..Suppose. tbp-t ffl firisltV
upon tln? young Negro professional the patronage
that the older Negro professionals has won thru
sweat and hlocd, it would not only be ingratitu. C'
t ward the latter but the possible ruin of the
fotmer. No man wants bis spurs presented to
him on a platter; he wants to earn them in the
lists of life! There are many ways to teach a
poor an.1 penniless man how to spend money wisely;
but putting a million dollars into his hands at
r rw? tiivw? iv? Vw. nnt
hut rtvu.-M. inwe are many ways to
spoil a young man who stands face to face with
Mt;; h'ut the best way to spoil him- is to give him
success by acclamation rather than have him earn
it. -in the cruel struggle of f ?r?topvni-?Tho
young Negro professional ltke the old must go
out sin < make his way; and because the Negro I
masses do not dismiss all their white professionals '
inuidiately at his behest is no proof that the heart
of tho NegTo masses is liot right. It is highly
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IE PALMETTO ?,KAI)KR
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desirable that Negroes should putumize Ncgaue*
in the professions an*, in -business; but this does
not relievo?the?Negro?business?rrnrl?professional '
men of the responsibility "Of jtrtivTifg themselves
and their right to the patronage they seek. Negroes
have made great all the Negro business that
is great; Negroes have made prominent all the
Negro professional*^, that are prominent; Negroes
have maue great all the Negro men and women
that are great. What they have vdone they
cause the thought lias not been ma e 'clear. Pen-j
pie will laugh is they are given a chanf-e. As a
general rule the actor shotThfrbc taught to "htrtdj
everything" aftm- q hoipm.m,- li.... until ll... 1
I famrhter?sithstrles. ^^
Xo on< likes an artificial laugh, Laugh natur- .
ally. Because the book says, "Ha, 11a!" that : is
no reasOn why wo should give that strained and
' unnatural sound. That is the only way the dramatist
has c>l' telling us we are to laugh. must
make our laughs convincing. " I
If \ou are writing a play and c.'esir-e to introduce
a bit of comedy, -try this. Bring three persomrn
upstage,,-arm in arm. Then have them bend slight-:]
ly over a table ("hat is stage ce"nter. Instruct
them to plavc- their heads together and laugh and ]
cry alternately.
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POINTED POINTS j
BY GEORGE 'A. SINGLETON
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The weekly text:
' AwM saw7 and behold a white 'horse;
And he that sat on him had a bow;
And a crown was given unto him; - t-j
. t -v And he went forth conquering, and to coiyiuei..'
b'l.vcbni. n
The weekly thot: > - . I
.My mother was'a sweat-shop slave,
Her breast was black with sores.
She had us no that of me when she conceived,.?~?tAnd
so I came to bv, '
i l-n-:-ign'Trttnctraid of irrcc^t;- "r'?
1 live in slums where dirt and crimes a^ rife,
| .Some day the rotten tissues of my In ain cv ill 1 nfiVt. :
i And f will . winder forth/insane
"Ajnl blindly 1 will wreak rc'vchgcMtn like,
Perfumed ladies of the sheltered rl^s will pray.-1
And dutifully g<j to mass;
Hut they will never stoop to-cleanse- the earth
Of that foul tiling- which putrify my birth.
Have they not blossomed from the wage-slaves
Need White, flowers of the- soil wrefein 1 breed?.
...?? ^ Mary ('. Sinclair.
Sin e the Writer penned the "Weekly text" he has
been to Chicago and .Met Hishop 11. H. Harks. the
Fifteenth I istrict delegation to the (ieneial Conference
and the Fourth. Next .move will ' be to
Cleveland where the delegates are gathering. The
Louisiana, Tennecsee and --Arkansas., forces?-havealready
passed.. thru. Hishop (iregg, Hi s... (ionu-z of
Kansas City and [ssaaes <-f California will pass thru.
Your next Hi inled Points will be sent from Cleveland.
Will l e LM-eat to .-ee lYi.-mb nl,,.... o.. 1,-.^. .w.,
met for. four years. Sad to think of the many who
were in Chicago at the last (ieneial Conference hut
whose voices are husht n; w c
A~Fe ordlng to ihe papers t,t*c^ great world famous I
-Massie tiial has resulted in a fThdilig'of guilty of
Manslaughter. That's that, (juilty. The taking
human ilfe is a crime. Seems that justiet has. the
knack (f getting a heading away from the fatherland.
Color counts for naught in Hawaii..
Very cool weather for the season of'the* year.
However the rain is needed by the farmeis.
Writer was pleased to greet in Chicago on ye?ter(lav
t hp Rr?Vf>l'finrlv flnn ill1 11 r 11' " - * *?
?? ? .- ....nun, miu 11 arris, ooin
South Carolinians. The former is an AlleniU*.
I.ast nite 18,000 saw Mickey Walker knock out
Kink Scyinsky. I)< es not 1 nk jmeh like depres- j
si<in. The people have money for what they want.
Next month ri iif sohs and daTitfhtor. ^ ilEhgrgra^r
duated from, high schools and colle-K*,#.',*?Encourage !
them to go on 4? the top. As professor I.awson ;
says, "we'll take what we have and make- what we
want. '
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MIL LAliK SPEAKS AGAIN
?Editor?ttf?Tfrrr?Poliiiettu?Leader. Pear
Editor,'
A Tew words inure about Negro
editor. I received the marked copy
of the Palmetto Leader Containing
v letter and your comment' on same.
First. I must tell you that the paper's f
II Slft'l 1 llUir/v U'Qn (l'flM/1 I I 1 L< M I thP
tiiiloi iais very much, especially "Darl'i
w.1' " '
r have been wondering who Gordon
H. rianock is. Do I know him?
He is a bit off, I think. The. great
trouble-with the Negro is great fear
of criticism ever present among us.
i? is aliight for a Negro to criticise
an bl'ify, or vice vorsax but when a :"
?lark\ attacks or criticise another i
dai'k.v then its hell to play. What]
the Negro race needs most is more'
critics within the lace who are urged I
on by a lot of "crabs."
Geoi'go Schuyler is a most pro- [
found alyl entertaining critic and
there are lots of inrflucntial Negroes
who call htmcheap publicity seeker.
just as Men^he n is sometimes
labeled. Take the attpr of Negro
politics, the'eye sore of the black
picture. How many Negro preachers,,
editors and writers attack, criticize
pr attempt to expose the rascals who
in increasing numbers, continue to
.yploit, sell, betray dpd deceive us
in'politics? None. Yes, there ought
be-"crabs." critics and a few Capoiies
11> dea 1 witb our sorry hit'of policians,
Kilt ViMiTo mi J i t i c i !i > k ni'n <4pi?!i1 wnvt*
ers and doers of things;" and hence ;
should not bo criticized according, to'j
iluncock's way of thinking.
Lf you want to find out how many |
husbands caught their .wives in -n
compromising: situation; how many j
KfutsU murders?occurred -during the j
week; how many prize whist parties ,
or ."gin turn outs" there weie, not I
a Xcgi o newspaper; and be sure not;
to read the editorials ovdr a period j
of time Le.ause they are always
changing and switching; eompromis- J
ing and straddling; and spreading the
doctrine of non resistance and, no. j
criticism with ?hc- one higiden of j
tlrivinyr h ,m(. to the nun oca the docTiiiiw
Ttrrrt the Ntrgro is alrigh'tT
?Fiankly. l had ik'ur heard of some '
of the editors you - mentioned until a I
ro'eeni Issue ol tin- Crisis. I ai\v:u^?
.rend?behind?Sehu.vler?until?he?wdd?
followed him because he was good at
.Mencken's?style?of rwriting.?Then
too In- was both entertaining and insl
i 1 n tivi',?.Hut w ho wants??read?
to say? 1 know .Murphy.of the Afro,
and n^ide fioift-his editorials*the rest
of his yellow sheet is* 0. K. But
.Murphy's paper is a subsidy of tin*
I Jemoeratic. X at ional Co mm ittec; and
P-'isck- Simmons.. ha1!, ha! The don
is a roai uiouiuenanK ior you. Why
did yflu bring: him tups My opinion
rl>out Negro editors lias not suffered
the slightest alteration. ' .
We shpuld not ho discouraged
thotieh for after all there-is not ( lie
truly great indifferent and fearless
newspaper in these priorious United
Spates today/ When The Wcjld pass-"
ed out the last..of the gioat papers in j
America- died. Well that's that! I
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WAVERLKY SCHOOL NEWS
During Clean-up' Week the school
cooperated. with the city in a project
of ri.'iling it of'tin cans, which serve
as breeding place# for mosquitoes and
make the city unsightly. The vacant
lot on the 1400 block of Heidt Street
was used as the dumping ground. A
prize was offered to the grade which
had the largest pile of cans. This'
prize .was won by the fourth grade.
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The sixth and seventh grades gave
a public assembly program on Wednesday
April 27th. Health, Geogrn:
ph.v, Reading an.: English plays were
presi ntcd. Most of the plays were
original ami. were taken from some
classroom activity o-f the. year.
The member-hip of Boy Scout
Troop No. 51 i* steadily increasing. ' '
Six new members have joined during
the last month, ma kino Hip tn.i?i
s? gratis. Ernest Smith, Jr.;
Mary Ellen Steam, Marguerite Robinson,
Daniel W. Walker, Jr.; Hester
Easter; Naomi Bentley> Lessie MeQaiilar,tSherman
Martin, Dorothy M.
Rosehorough, Joseph E. Thompson,
Edna Watkins.
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