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Page I QIlj? JJalinrttu Craitrr < PUBLISHED WEEKLY 1310 Assembly S.trt*>t, Columbia, S. C. Entered at the Post OlHce at Columbia, S.'C., as second class matter by an Act ot Congress. SUBSCRIPTIONS Ono Yoar $2.00 Three Month .75 Six Mouths 1325 Singl- Copy .05; FORTTCN A D V ERTI S I N (T- A fl F,\CY W. H '/. I K 1( ) ft(W Si I Lvu tlutrn >it ( ' i> iiMi irik III Official Advertisements at the rate ull??we.i by law.) The Leader will publish brief and rational letters on subjects1 of general interest when they are ac-, eompanied by the names and addresses of the authors and are not of a defamatory pature. Anony- j rnous communications will not be noticed. Ke-! jected manuscripts will not be returned. .. .j REMITTANCES Checks, Drafts and Postal or Express Money Orders should be made payable to the order ot' The Palmetto Leader. GEO. H. llAMl'TON Publisher N. ^1. FREDE ItlCl'L. .... H. W. BAUMGARDNER Acting Editor LEE A. LOGAN Advertising Manager Communications intended for "the current issue must - be very, brief and should reach the editorial desk of the Palmetto Leader not later than Tuesday of each week. Citv news, 'lor arts, personals and social news, by 'Wednesday niWit. Business and Editorial Ph^r 4.123 judyos t?> the strains oi" Uuf.'-a S+orh-V-?111>; ?'} ])Oino seleetiiill*. '1 hi- w < i;< t a- 11?-*;t *?.! n-ot.hin-j* other than words' of . on.ti's< t. la' !, a *1. : <n.- War thj?' stapintr of -ila- y\ (irr. Wo think that it is praijp -v.'-: . k'.y that' - ?.v-r?l tan he such close t oopetn i?'n eolori t} im i chants of '.TLuIiiiiiLlu TI n-l r f. m l.*r;i*i i i,i.A.iU",i The Capitol* Theat . et and The la . I.. Tap! Co'nt pany a> to >ta-j.. >ai 11 ;i' i > . y i Mr. Frieil.-nan.'tlie-niana-. i r <>! t"r.? <':11 it?-4_ .T-o-a tre, ti Id the WTit.e.r -that lia- nl?-a of hi- >i oiwrs of the eutito-t to 11 w nat t-h? . an t?-\vaiil developing interc^ in ph -te al cf:I' ;i e atal physique building anioiiy ( oi'.!'!>P'n> ??ttarki r pi>pufat-tr.?This." - we?take? rty "is nt nio-. iMPTTT?;.'f 1 LtTVT(Want ai - f7~ tions. According to our wa\ C.th::.!.it::-', tinue a e few towns or cities in A mt'-rica ': a* <:n bop- a creator array of . Wiavsuinir,-'. fewinin. '.saiv ai.fi' talent than Columbia. H r< hiyh ' c that >oir?e of this lirifi 111 v i? n?1 t _> 11. t t?i. I 1 -.. * ' ? i. ..? . . and the: silver Mivfii. 'Pm- > **ii?;tr but commendation that wr tir.d it. -.v.-\e nv rrr crhT^The sponsors of the Beauty Sh--w'.b-"iH*? held at Till; CAPIT0EI'TIIKATKR. . ? ?3^ BEl'VV lvKN '1'HK LINES "] BY GORDON R. I! VNCOCK jj ' ?? ' - * f mmmm aa^BMna^THE (Otl.MJMSTS' DII.EMMA. , * V*. For better or'vvoise' tln- issue of eopiniunism is forcing1 itself upon the -attention of the civilized - world! Tluem who like Uws?* w-h<- espouse ?it are broutfht .daily"-Ta<v to fact with tho^TT ali/ation that sooner of later, the nations nmsl_ajc;i cpt or reject it by voe! There- ;pr those and apparently a very fo\t?.ammit;' the N'citioe- uti'o seen: impressed with the possiblitiy- olfer< d the Xctrrn it' and whCh confimnris'tTT* t itles ill litis land. The Xi-gry pre?s from time to. time plays Tip the few episodes . . .featuring . Xk^il-s asn.lpedwith -n mut<;-fj_e- inv terasts. There- is a veiled attenfpto to ponST the" white man into 1-elievinp that the Xr-trm is espicially dangerous as' a communistic possibility. If all " ". ? rr-?T :? \ , ... . ?<* _ ? " n Thai the communists are saying is true, and if all J' their promises are made good, some seriousness' might be given their overtuiV-s. But the fact is, J the communists are Using the sam*> tactics the "outs" always use against the "in?s." There was ne\er a time when '-the "outs" acceded to power and acted very differently from" the erstwhile "ins." ? What has transpired in Russia within thb last ten yeas cieariy illustrates now nam it is lor me in- . coming' "outs" to wholly break with policies of the outgoing "ins." A man who is 'poor believes that if lie hail a million, he would act quite different from thoSe who have the. millions; but all history abounds in illustrations calculated to show_that wliett the poorest man gots a million he tends to act as all others who have their millions. It is even so with the communists. They may 1 hold designs, and righteous ambitions but they are I little different from other people. What is more, if this country goes communist, the present popula- j tion must make it so, and there "is nothing to war- < rant the belief that communism will bring about ] gt.eater change of heart than that brDugt by the> j coming of Christianity. There are some things in 1 the tuiman heart that must evolute out and cannot i Is- uprooted" by the changing philosophies of the t Innm?Prejudice is one of those deep ported traits -4 that ilies very hard, if indeed it dies at all. If this -iiaiuitryi -becomes eomjmmist- the same prejudices .1 that allliet us now will still abound and very short- 1 ly there will be in this country "white".communists ' and '.'.Ni'gro eommujiists. Race prejudice i>f one of J Tlie .-I. oneesf appeals in this country and to 1m- < lievc that cohimunism will do what Christianity has utterly failed to do?save in. some very rave instances.?js t(> ignore certain irrefutable facts'" and to. overlook" certain propensities of human nature. Communism is a long way off in this country because the average" in this country is doing too well. It is only when the average man revolts that we ...111- ,bvv'ol.v>lllw?l<U If mot. Iwi fVwif ......?. i.. vi <.. ..nr\ hiiuui wiiiaiHiiwu. imams as crawiTmjTTo! i'viT about the floor of hell.<>ur people need much enlightenment in the realm : I' religion. \\\. hold up nnr hands in .holy horoigr-at the the;- of Huitzilopo.htli, an Aztec God, drop" ping children fi'om his fingerA into the flames, but '/i'lvL to think of }ft. Augustine's horrible tlu>t. of . God.' _ ' These faiiv Aztecs. Human sacrfiic'e wiys gener. al Fc nifties were sacrificed to the. female goddess, . and males to the male gods. The - priestis cloth .e<l them.-ielvus in the skin of. the. recently flayed victims. This was also practiced in Greece, Egypt, ami A.f.<yria. . T'. ' A figure of Huitzilopochtli, the Aztec god of war, 1 was inlaidwith gold and precious stones; and bo-' >idt- ?it were "brtp/.iers wherein burned the hearts of three Indians, torn from thpir bodies ithai very 'day. and the smoke of tham- ami the savor of in "ire mi- Miuiiu't', uescripuon Dy Menial I>ia/.. . ; t?if}, n-.r J-rpthrr T-Tn rfi(\. his only daughter, did not Abraham pi t-pare to sacrifice lsa:|c ? Wero ' 'i: Sir ;.imi n?-.mi-. tif the, JU.-w?s claimed by ft god who t;<1.1 led himself "jealous?" These sons could ( iily . he redeemed by a substitute. Check up this w riter by, referring to Exodt^s 34:20. The Jews -aid ?.t' the Oanaanites that "even their daughters tl.ey havu,BURNT in the fire to their gods." Again , check up and read I)eut. 12:31. On occasion when The King of Moah was in danger and his army was about to l?e defeated, "he took his eldest son that I ?h- ul.l have reigned in his stead and offered him for a burnt offering on the wall. 2 Kings 3:27. ? At one time TRe Carthaginians sacrjnced two hurdivd i Widen of good family as a propitiation to Baal, to save their .city front- the assaults ol' the Suilian tviant Agathoeles. On the same oc^ cie.im three hundred more young folk VOLUNiEKREIi to die for fatherland. What i) the difference between the foregoing and _ w hat "Happened a V.ril'f thirteen years ago wfcejt uiillions ot Americans along with millions of youth j fr.nt other lands faced a burning hell on the battlej fields'of Franco to satisfy the god of war? ?ood as Pastor of Second Calvary Baptist Church Soldmbia, S. C. This writer has a right to b< proud of this young man. He is openjninded, i ?ood student, everybody who has heard him, knows :hat he is an eloquent speaker. ' As a good sistei ;aid of Dr. Boykin once, and she did not know th< writer was within hearing -distance, "He sure doet .ote Columbia-on-his shoulder." "It is expedient that one man should die foi the people." Not that a-man should actually die but 1m* ready and willing to die. TO LIVE FOF rilK PEOPLE. The ancient view was rodsonabh in the ancient world. To be ready and willing t< Tie"Tor the people, to r/TVE for them is whl'Fe tht Auukl ought stand to-dayr-? ~ [Don't let the Democrats fool you with "Dir^ec repeafl"" talk. Thirteen s,t?tes can blcjbk repeal They will_. They actually wet South is going t< <eep the ,18th Amendment 'ip the Constitution Hoover may be right. Let the states decide am ihe Federal government protect them in thfcir de ision. We are right where We were in 1856. 1 REPORT OF THE WATER EE DISTRICT MIS SIONARY CONVENTION HELD AT BETH EI A.M.Pi CHURCH OF ST. MATTHEWS, S. C. o ?? A I'CI'ST 4-5, 1932. The Convention was operfed Thursday morning lp .o'clock, Mrs. V. G. Summers, District Pnesiden niMHlilll' Thf> Pnnvontinn iiroa nollo.1 ? V.. ^ddiesscd the Convention; which was very we deliveiled.' It is useless -to say it was a great ad dress. Mrs. IBothea responded .in a very pleasar manner. The financial report was taken up from the lo cal societies which was excellent considering'. th hard, times. A few charges naid out in full. All of the papers by the <|elegatee were ver ir?o:L -Hie Missionary eermon was delivered b; Rev. J. A. H. Mitchell. Haxt St. MatAhew 28t chapter, a part of the 7th verse. Subject: "G .uickly and tell." This was another great sermor Friday?10 A: M. __ IJfivotions by . Mliss-Carrie Amaker and otheri The Juvenile Period was conducted by Mrs; iM. .] Moultrie, District Juvenile Supt., which was com posed of instrumental solos, vocal solos, dialogues etcr which-were very-mood. The District has made wonderful progress i rrrte .year. Milch credit is due to M1^. Summer ind Mrs. Moultrie; along with their strong sup porter's cf the district. It was said by many that the Convention wa one of the. best in many years. The pastor, Rev. X. A. Bethea, wife and th good people of St. Matthew's didn't leave any ston unturned in spite ?f the inlcemfcnt weather i : making it pleasant for-the Convention. The ta bles were spread each day with everything hear ' u-ld wish; too much tTi be mentioned.?It , seem as* if Rev. Bethea is thie right man in the'*~righ place. The Watered District is proud of Mrs. V. C Sumnunfc as District President. She has prove hersgtf-afr-being worthy of the task with such great leader as Dr. G. T. Coleman, P. E. H seems ro be,a father to all. May the Lord Lies Rev. Bethea and his good peopl*. ; (Mag.) Mary Wells, Reporter. ?o GREAT FAI.LS NEWS. o The Paradise A.M.E. Zion church has just -ek ed a ten days meeting, which was a most success ful one. The first week Rev. J. Q. Welch of Roc Hill was the preacher. The second week Rev. I Walker, the hoy preacher of Chester had eharg from Sunday until Wednesday. He is a wonderfi speaker. We "hope for his return. The last pai of th? week, our beloved pastor"~had charge of tV meeting1. He certainly, knows how to conduct revival meeting. The people were anxious to s< the billboard every morning to read Rev. Shaw text for the following night and the different choi; which rendef-ed music each night. ~ On last Sunday which marked the closing of tl revival meeting, the Rev. Thomas of the A.M.I church of I>ancaster and his good choir ikmdorc service for Paradise church at 3:30. Rev. Thorn? 's a wonderful preacher. We also had on a rally50 cents per' member. Sunday night was baptisi and-reception-of members.-- The collection for? tt day was $25.00; and 24 persons confessed Chriis during the meeting. ? .*? - ? " ? fi"| 5 kin<;stri:w ni:\sk fi r? - i ) ~ Thqre was a play entitled "Poen-'j r hoiVtas.'V a historical dramatization ^ t '.Riven at Bethel A. M. K. Chuivh.oh jTuesday night Aug.10.. The play was 1'given by the Summer School under ; e nUo direction of 'Professor U. A. ( Reauy. Many wore in attendance irtr~ ' the play, and it proved very success'?' . ' r 1 I r??? Cim/ldu Antr '91 Thnrii. will be ' o NeR*ti>es and 1 he Episcopal , g RT. REV.' K. CI. FIN LA YV. I). WT ? 8 J. \<]. PL ANTON, A. M? Principa g M. A. MENAFEE, A. M., Vice-P g \V. L. (ILOVER, Treasurer 8 ..Cashier Edislo National Rank t 8 HOARDERS TAKEN Fl ,, 8 Enrollment last Year (557. _JL COURSES; zi_ ' ? HIGH SCHOOL 1: . | TRADES 1 8 -For Particulars Address, * | J. E. REA> : o A*?t&&ACtO.O.O.O O.CtO OOOOOOv O.O.O v O 0.< > ij^STATFdC :! FALL, s: " T r -- - y ?--? ?o" i Beginning, Sept i: OlTerinjr courses leading t.-i Ilac * ? -Mechanic Arts, Home Econoaicl e { Administration, and |* Standard Hitfh School with a wi X in Trades and Industries. Compi 11 % r ,t. for scientific and technical trainii i_ A ,t % - - ; . ? ? O? A ? V For furl her informal ion addr j{* \ Til K IM X '? ~ ?. ^ *# *? : I- PAINE C p|-?? AUGUSTA, il. ;?* ? I'niiMiallv?One pUi.'ical ph n *{ Smith's most attractive win s | Excellent moral and spirit li; !~ X Emphasis, on hiyrh scholastic 4* A well balanced extra-clinic P: Y _ 4* ? 1? oV e X STANDARD ACCREDITKD COl _ 4* ' SCHOOL. EXPENSES t'Nl * X n ?7 oi X For catalog antl other inforniatio 1 | ; : 7T y ## ' ?? * X Bethune-Cool I v * X DAYTONA IiEji ; ?? r-^rg r ? mt-inc;rh'H in OMO tor rosorts. !j? ;il environment. aohiovomont. X ular program. Y " * ' f 1 ; " KSKS COLLEGE AM) HIGH ? SI" AI.I.Y REASONABLE. " ' . ? n write: . A. E. C. PETERS. President !j! ' . cman College X . . . ? v ~~ iCH, FLORIDA Y ^ v Personality" - ^ Teacher Training - v School % l f V " ' nd Manual Arts, V V ncal Education & ifW< il Guidance ^ Environment ^ . Facilities X Faculty ?1?? cistian Ideals ">)' Stale and Sectional Accredit I FTHFNE. Presidcn/ - ?r