The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?, September 10, 1932, Page Page, Image 3
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Saturday, September-!0, 1932
PROF. H. K. THOMPSON
^ ACCEPTS PRINCIPALSHJP
Prof. Thompson of York, S.J C.,
formerly of Bullock Creek. S.
?vas elected principa. vi Pine ITlul?
.a School in B ;thc 1 District.
Clover, S. C., Aug. 26, 11)32 by the
Board of trustees in full. :
In a statement-announcing hi_ <ii>
o ...3 ?
^jjsion Prof. Thompson said:
J I have decided to accept the principalship
of Pine Blutf; I did not act
ualiy agree until Sept. 1, 1932. To
aike up the work my delay 'was not
due to either indiffeience or indecicinn
Mv firafr imniil^TT
yes when the post was first olferecJ
me by the unanimous drafting of the
' Board of Trustees^ but the time is
look into the situation as to my own
fitneaa as wel^l as to secure the attitude
of the people in the community
and disjunct supporting public.
I will make only^phe "rtttffca 1 charts
in the faculty my yvtteisjon will
be directed specifically to the 'handling,
improvement, the e-rades. tor. i
building and c-jmpus. 1 can get as
1 expect to ge., the enthusiastic support
of the four members of the
Trustee Board, I cart-sqe notffinp duI
success. Messrs
Beard, Partlow, Love and
Hunt have given theirs assured.
It's a hard job but I am not afraid
of it. In God's name I accepted it;
with God's help and the board - and
peoplG we will build a greater school.
? Frof. Thompson was m> time president
of the Letter Missidn SchoOr.b?
B 'lock Creek, S. C., u'Hcr ti c- cni'of
the Board of Mission for Frecm+Hi
'lit Pittsburgh, Pa.. ,and .on April
23, 1928 he was elected Field Gen
aral Rpprp<4Pntntive of the .York Co.
Colored Fair Association _of which
association he was a member of the
Board of Directors at the time of his
T* elechon to his new field of. work.
York people will go down in prayer
for his success.
REPORT OF EDISTO DISTRICT
CONVENTION .
. The Sunday School Convention and
W. H. and F. Missionary Society held
their Annual Session of the Historic
? Ediato Dintriot with Culvury A
E. Church, Aug. 18-19, Jacksonboro
circuit.Rev. F. B. Clark, pastor; Rev.
L. R Nichols, P.. P. E.
The schools and societies of tITe
district IweVe well represented by
ptstors and delegates.
At 12 M. the P.JiL in chair associated
with Dr. S. Simmons, P. E.,
of Beaufort district affected the or.
" ganization. Mrs. C. A. Gist of_J?d
isto circuit elected nermanent
reary. Revs. S. R. Higgins, Mrs. C.
_ A. Gist and S A Gist elected reporters
to Christian Recorder, Woman's
Recorder and Palmetto Leader, respectively.
The program wa? carried out to
lllitlifviiig me jJiiaiui f g aiivj
friends for the splendid way they
cared for the convention.
The Pasu>r Rev. F. B. Clark had
the business well in hand. ,
Long may they live to do as- well
If nut better.?Ciiui with vmj mH
until we meet again.
THE PHYLLIS WIIEATLEY
CAMPERS
Thg Phyllis Wheatley Campers?
a &roup of boys from Greenville, S.
marmtain section of East Flat Rock,
:.N. C. These boy3 are in charge of
Director Staggs and PVof. J. L.
Bates, assisted by Messrs , Tom
- - Brown and Edgar Smith.
The boys reporte fc^at they are
r having a wonderful time, 'they are
? giverr a regular-dally .schedule _and
work aeordingly.- Some expression
from the boys will be given in next
week's issue of the "Leader."
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Lawns in the South
God spreads a carpet soft and green
O'or whiclv. we pass;
A thick piled mat of jeweled, sheen
And that is grass.
? ?Arthur Powell.
ft pa I'd in?with mrt?n?htwi?h;?like
a picture without a frame. No mat
tor how elaborate the foundation
planting n>ay be that planting of
trees, shrubs and flowers around the
,iU?
w? ini- h IS ( I1IH ittltl
'cannot be complete without 'a lawn,
A well-kept lawn \vi h on) the fomiprove
the landscape than a. good
foundation planting without the lawn.
_According to the latest definition
of,Funk and Wagnafis. "a TawTi-is-a
piece of -ground cpvered with grass
kep cJcsely mown". '
There ai? two general classes of
lawns in the South summer lawns,
wm winter?Uuiim. . IT he summer
lawns are like wise "divided into two"
roups, sunnylawtrs' and shady lawns
In this article we will discuss summer
lawns only.
George R. Briggs. a well known
southern horticulturist, quotes "for
hot dry exposures where little can
be given -to maintenance, there is
only One grass, Beriv.u da,, which will
stand rough usage and abuse." This
:r;:ss does wcl in rich heavy soils
ft ho ?, will give a good growth in
a nj odium soil. It prefers full sunhine
and is best propagated by root
ly broadcasted raked or rolled into
a well 'prepared lawn bed.. Some
s a native of Texas. Florida ami
South Carolina. It is very common
I>?wl mfil,n>- -a vei-v pv.ttv lnvii if y,-.]!
cared for. Contrary to ? popular belief,
it does best in full shade. IldW |
ever it wil grow in ..he sun but must'
have an abundance of water at all I
times. This preference to shade may I
that the roots~oT this grass is v*-!
Iremely shallow growing and iho
blades or the leaves are very br<ad
Thus," there is i. Irars-tion of moi- '
sture from the leaves ;o the ain't is ,
phere at a rate equal if nti greater
to the rate of adsorption froi.i the
soil by the shallow, gro.ving roots.
This calls for another factor, the
gras shouhl never be cut too .bso
for it will expo.se the roots and
Tatrec ~n possible Iwse by- drying.p.: ,
It also prefers a heavy rich" soil Again
the peculiar growth of the roots
comes into the picture. If the g.ass
were planted into a light loose soil,'
the soil would in time be weatheied
away from the root.s,hbut- a ho.avv soil
will stay protectingly in con act with
the roots. St. Augustine grass is
propagated from cuttings set in rows
about 6"-6" or a variation '*oi that
measurements. .
All of the irrasseD mentioned are
? . THE PALMETTO Li
?T . -:md
use of the common ornamental?
:ro7s shrubs aii<l flowed and pro I
paei'ioii i. i.i'.-: c plaids.is plan:i"d
tii l".ayv each student do liis j
practice work a. homo in tho form I
of sane Imijiu* beautificution project, j,
'i.<piisitivo-jjidult may ask but i
what has this 'to-.do with nie? 1 Simp |
ly this, if yOu ton- arc interested in 1
aciniiri: tr further knowledge of tho | '
subjects mentioned', why not at end (
Oirtrof^thc, evening classes conducted for
this purpose byj tl?u writer of !
these articles? The c;-nter of study
will be Booker T. Washington High
School,' Howard School, Waverloy
sr.id Colonial Heights School. Forth '
liifoi i. a1 h !i may lie received trorn^
the principals of these schools or your j
Paren Teachers' Association or by i
direct communication .with the ii!
--s-t-rtrctor?who?wi-H -be-h+eated ?al---tlW- ~
Booker. \Va.shing4 >1* High School.
tVat.h this column weekly. . ? ' '
P. C. LANK.
(II ARI.KSTON DKNTIST OPKR-j
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j- Charleston*. S. C.. Aug. 30?Dr. W.'~
W Jones, one of the leading dentists
of \.his city, has recently opened a ,
dental clinic for the benefit of: the |
needy and unemployed. This com-j
mendablo contribution to the welfare I
of the above' group has been met ,
with an appreciative response from
'.lie rynks of those, who for want of
| funds are unable.to procure properj
[Tenia! attc'Tilion. and1 each .Tl.4;?lUII IJf !
-the clinic i. well n. tended bv those.
who on account of present .economic ,
onditions are forced to recraid this I
very necessary work as a luxury. . j
In a recent statement Dr. Jones-i%
-aid: "I feel that in establishing a
linit:?*'m- th? un.fe.Ti unate who thru
no fault of their own, lincl "UTemselves
ujiablo to safeguard .heir health j_
..hru proper dental. care, that I a pi i
enabled to do my bit in meeting a
very serious situation that enthralls .
the country. In' making it possible 1
'or a number of our people (ft re-'
. iy.1. dental, treatment a?. a prfce*
that merely covers the cost of -ma- '
lenals. is to many nn opportunity to j
preserve one of the most precious of
" u thly possessions, viz: good health." j
1 11 r i1 01 i 11 g > |>i;icc-e
here several years ago, Dr. j
Jo.ics has shown an unfailing iiUef'-j
est in those ?htngs that tended to !
benefit our group, and this latest j
iconereic instance us cited above.-com- ,
I e?. as no surprise ho those' who kup,Ay r
| him best a a rj/v-loving public spir l
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J. H. MAKLK K\PLAINS"MT. MOKIA11
liAI*T. ( III IU II AND '
"NKW MT. MORI All"
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I'or the benefit of the public ami
especially the p v each e r s who
keep wrrtiifg iis..concerning "New Ml.
M oriah" we make the explanation.
There is no New Mt; Moi'iah Baptist
Church in Spartanhui K- There is the
kM famous Mt." Mm iuh conni elation
in re. consisting ol some of the best
pe: pie to be found anywhere. At
pi (.sent this congregation lias . ijo
place in which to worship. We have'
pastured this people for 23 years.
Nijietoen years ago under our lead
i rship,?tbtjr?congregation?completed
hlhl dhillt'tnod i iiu vir thtj-?mwbJw?a~
til'ul and commodious church building
in the South. At that time, we owned
upward of fifteen thousand dol-.
iars. After years of"Sff-uggling
neat litie sum left in the bank. During
these intervening years this co.i
gicgittion kept Up with and met every
obligation of the Baptist denoin
mation; dTrrth?aud Sluti .
Through the loyalty of this congregation
her pastor was promoted to
the presidency of the State Convents
n and vice president of the N'a
tional Baptist Convention._W_e have
enioved everv honor thnt il?<> R?n
lists of this; country can confer, save
that of the presidency of the National
Convention. All of which is due
10 the loyalty of this congregation.
W e enjoy all of these honors to this
i!:iv and we give Mt. Moriah the cred
it lor it all. But in Mt. Moriah lis11
ill iIiiii-i'vm t In- ili yjl hinl hife.for
tes at work. There were those who
never wanted a new. church edifice;
who never supported the church nor
vhe paster; who never co-operated
with ally plan-?unless that plan-was
/i??ir<>v. i? mill down. Every
Christian c hurcd"!if TlTis~ Tand Unlayhas
in some measure the same fprce
within her at work. Five or. six
years ago, by a vote of the membcrs;.ip?-the
iioa.rtl?was impowe.u^l to
borrow a sum of money for improvements
of the property. This w.as
done and all went well?just about
; s well as the average Negro church?:
till tht economic.depression struck us
When" eolWtiQn; grew less in amount
; i:d attendance > fell bulow par, then
Satan rallied his forces and there
were those even of the otVicial board
wild io-ined- this force and led ill decl;,ring
that all tile fault was in the
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'dry. Nyw a fe\y of the' would-tic
loaders. of thoac who had the prop
ci ty sold held celebration^ *nf theirS
victory and jubilantly .-.secured j??- I
session of the/pr-perty thinking that!
they had the church.' But thank Clod, '
Christ's church does not consist of
land and -buildings, but consists of a'
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congregation of Baptist beliivers in.
ClVilst covenanted and joined l<ijujc-tiier
under the same faith and pr.iTTh~rr^
Such. +* .\11. -Moriali. Church. .Hhc: iis
still i?i tact. The congregati n is
the church which the average laymen
yet does not know. A few of the
would be leader,. of the -same forces 1
coming in* posession of the pi opemy j
thinking th.H?they?had?tbr?oinn'ch-. 1
At'tMmpted -w J imdnv mimm
name; heiue: "New Mt. .Moriah.'"'
They have n t secured letters from
"M't. Moriali, they have not Jjeon jh'-t
ganized, nor recognized. .Ml. Mofiah ,
congregation?the church'?" holds
ji vjte iii a hall, hut not regtilaij he
'.aiistiof the humiliation, but the of-"
liciai board holds regular meeting-.;
Homo' faint efforts hav.e beeii made..,
I'm1 a reuniting. wiiicli w-- inCi.'T
desire. But failing in this the Mr.-'
Moriuhi congregation "i- bound lo.buiid
an edifice io wNn.n <
... .. .iivil \.\J . IIIVL'l. 1 111*11
you preachers who have been -active !
in advertising ami aiding a h telling'",
and trying to humiliate a hard \voik-'1
ing" honest pastor and congregate..1
are welcome to New Mt.. Moriah, 1 "t
there Hell up the' road for you. For
with "What measure ye meet, it shall
be measured to you."
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The Pareht-Teacher Association
^.of Waverley' School will conduct a
book exchange at Waverly School on
Friday, Saturday, Monday and Tues
day, Sepember 10, 12 and 12 fr? . i
2:00 to 5:00 P. Mi .Children who have ,
boT>ks~!TllIJY~ wCll -vxchangeti--?-e?tt?quested
to bring them to the school
^ a. ii. ' ?- . .
ui uie pours .stated abuve.
MAN MM; N KAVS
Sunday was a high day at Kbe-iu-- i.
zer' Baptist Church. Sunday School i
opencd~at the u.sifal }i<,ui ar.d i.niihi ;
the Supt. and -teachers at their post |
of duty. 'Idle lesson -was beautifully
taught and well discussed.
At lJj.iO A. M. the past< 1 .liev. A. [
Daniels^filled the pulpit and preached
a. sioul stirring -ermon. His text :
Was t tiuiid Jolui : 1 Suh.iecl "A'l.d '
the door being shut." Everyone wj.o
"listened to this noble -sermon was?
moved by -the spirit.- Sunday night-i
he preached another good sermon, lie
also administered the Lord's Supper
i\iul Baptized '.several anxious' caiuii- i
dates.
j Revival meeting ' which is Geiug
(jondu.led by Rev. P. B. Mdod;>:rn
of .Camden is doing great work at
Ebenezer. He iia^ the entire t.<w.-i
stirred. Many souls are coming ' > j
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. Sa'ily ml.- "tl hy all \'?af cIn hiroili
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la Johnson, M:-. lh-Uin A'Ui;.-nn. Mr.
Jesuit' A?1?11 on. Mr. Malh. -.v A'lili-on
all ?.f Colaiiit'ia. S; M' J.1 '.ajihint*
Niy n. Mr.'; .lio.-.k'. .l"hs. on hoi.li
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and efficient attention
given to all business
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