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P ; VOL. XII Plans Completeu For Union Clinic K To Attract L?rjjo Cr?wd Dr.'Ilale (To Be I'rcs^V " Union/ Jan. 18,?In an intervifcw with a representative of T^he Leader here this moaning, Dr. L. W. Long, superintendent of the I Community Hospital in this city - -announced that?the?program fw^ 'tlje third annual clinic, Friday, January the 25th has beep completed, and that many of the phy? sieians from all parts of the State would be present. Dr. W. J. Hale L of Nashville in eopipany with guest of'the clinic from Atlanta, will reach here Thursday evening. __ In his" Statement to the press, 1 Dr. Long said among other things: * "We wish to urge all who hope to be present to send in th. ir names. . Letter men of Florence.,, ft.- CV met > Friday, Jan. .11, lt>35 P. M. at Gary, Hill & Singleton Funeral Home and organized an "Interfratprnal Clnh"...?Utic?constituent",. _ of the club are former, students of _ I Claflin, S. C. Stale, Georgia Stqtc N. C. State, .Howard-* University, Livingstone, Fisk, Morehoutse, " L. Clark, and Johnson C. Smith- Uni 'j versity. ? Those present at the inti.il meet J ing were: Profs. Andrew Iluggins, Lloyd Buckner, Dr. Randolph O. ! Grant, Mr. Alexander Stokes of Phi Beta Sigma. Prof. David Wil * hams, Aipna mi Aljiha, Pi'. W. ~ F. Holmes,^Prof. James A. MIIIpt ~ and A William Hill, Jr. Omega P"si Phi. The following officers w'fcre elected Unanimously: Dr. W. F. ' Holmes, Honary President; Prof. Andrew >HugginI, * President; A. William Hill, Jr., Secretary; Dr. A committee composed of Prof. Huggins, Dr. Grant and A. William Hill, Jr.. was appointed to -draw up a constitution,- amh to-" outline the working plans of the or ganization. Among the objectives of the or ganization the following are notabilia: 1st To cooperate with the local churches, the young people's : organization - in -^jartiCulaiv -2nd, i To sitstain an affectiye moral in- i DR. C. \V.ur:u: * n. . u|ici auiig yviniuiu t\. Jli At hint) fluence in the community. 3rd, 1 To sponsor open foru/ns, 4th, To I initiate and advocate a -superior ' type of social activity.?5th, To 1 observe the ar I celebration of l the weeks appointed by, the four | Greek fraternities, 6th, To support charitable efforts of the com-' i munity. 7th, To foster an annual , scholarship for a worthy student : who has attended a high academic , ^standing at Wilson High School. With a possible membership of fifteen men, representing some of fraternities, it is inevitable : this organization will- initP "Tttevdlop and .sustain^a xoivprogram. ' tA IN ursery School ^ Colored Children Opened in vPa, and :- \W. Va. The Federal Emergancy Relief Administration announced this week the opening of FERA nur eery in Pennsylvania and West Virginia f colored children( Pittsburg leads in Pennsylvania with four nursery schools approv- , ' ed by Dr. Grace Langdon, specia- i list, in charge of the national pro 'gram. Three emergency schools | established last year have bee^re | opened and another - at Kjflmy , nMlimiat All* in Pres. Butler Greets The Brotherhood. January IB, 1936. To AIL Pastors, Officers and Members of All Baptist Churches, and All Officers of AU Auxiliaries of the Baptist State Convention, Greetings;^ < I wish for each of you the great est year yet experienced. May God crown every- one" of youy laud able undertakings unbounded success. This year offers us a great opportunity to do better and greater work than ever before. Let Us, as a church, 'begin now and put over our greatest .program for the advancement of our work.-.. Only a few months remain and our State Convention will * convene with the Trinity Baptist church, Florence, S- C. I am urging you now to look forward to the holding of our^greatest sis?5irm T nm oelrtr?r? ? VllUlHI in the State to enroll this year. Tho doorway fee is $5.00. In addition to this I apo asking all :hurches having regular services one Sunday per month to send an addiiuiial 35.00 making ft Idlftl oi $10 from all one-Sunday churches $15 from all two-Sunday churches $20 from all three-Sunday church cs and $25 from all four-Sunday churches.' In each of "these amoilnts the doorway fee of $5 is included. This request is going out early so that each church, will have ahiple time to get lined up. A Period of Experimentation. Much has been said about centralizing, ^our' forces and having fund* will pass. This shoull be lone. Our churches should send monthly contributions. Every department of our work can be put on-a solid operating basis ?if we systematize our work. *. " As experiment; I am asking one hundred pastors to make the Third Sunday in January, , February, March and April "ExperilYiontol Rnriflnyng "1 T om nol.iri? mention with a. working1 program worth while. Sincerely hoping that you will joiJi me In this experiment, and praying God's blessings on you all, I remain. ' ' ^ Your humble servant in thcTLonf H.H.BUTLER,' President Baptist State Convention. wmr - - burg are mjxed and chikfren <yof both races are in regular attend-] ance. Two schools now officially oper ating under FERA rules and"regu lations in Philadelphia are the Wharton Settlement for colored chfldren and the Morton Stn?of nursery, which is a mixed school.' The Lincoln nursery School Jn Mono^ahela City Is mixed and thO James Adams, a public school in Coatesville,' is for colored children. The nursery schools in Gettysburg, North Hampton and Wayeaboro are all mixed schoolg attended by the children of all nationaities and raees. }'. * " 3 in hi immrtiail s*f: ii ' 1 ~ these pastors^to collect-one dollar ($1) on that Sunday, if pastoring one Church, and on any Sunday suitable if pastoring more than one church. I am asking that such money be sent to me during the month?for which a receipt will be sent. Whatever money reaches me will be reported by name and amount at the Convention, and all will be turned over there. There is nothing complex ahnnt this?This is what many. say should bp in operation. If you will 'join me in this effort, and proper interest \is shown, I will be in position to make recommendations .as. a working basis Tor our Convention in centralizing a collecting bureau. Any pastor can raiso this dollar any ^month. ' Jm- * *. POWELL irris Memorial Hospital a, Ga.4_ ; _ ? : ? Brethren, please begin and make this.report each month. Pastors who fail to get a personal letter from me are -asked to join this movement during this period of experimentaton. Brethren,, if we can get some movement such as this on foot, and all our churches and auxiliaries join, we wiil soon have a Onn - ; . . .. \ COLUMBIA, SOI Olivier B. Burns v - , Buried Here;.: Following a short illness at the Freedman Hospital in Washington JD. C., Oliver Bunyan Burns, for-: merly of Columbia, died in Washington, January 3rd. Mr. Burns spent most of his life here in Columbia, 'having attended the public schools and Allen University in this city. He was the son, of. tyr. and Mrs. Bun-7 yan Burns who live on the 2200 block of Senate street. He is also survived by four sisters'and two brothers. . Simple . but impressive funeral services were conducted foy Mr..-, Burns from Bethel. A. M. E. church, by the Rev. S. H. Lewis, the pastor, assisted by Rev. J. C, AndersoYv, pastor of Sidney Park C. M. E. church f Eev. J. C. Mcj Clellan, P. E. of the Spartanburg District and Rev. P. L. Ely. Mrsr T>aura Barr sang "Thir Unclouded Day/'" and Mrs. Margaret .Smith i also sang a solo. Mr. E. M. Keitt i read several of the *poenis comI posed by iMr. Burns. He was known -for his poetic talent. ? Out>-of-town "relatives here for the- funerot Ptbi-wnii., Washington, D. C?; Mrs. Ada Duren, Camden, S. C.; Mrs. Dorothy Scott, Philadelphia, Pa. rkii7M AX v?vv/l^vLV/tTll novs The 4-H Club met Monday Jan. i4th, at ihe home of Mrs. jannie i_.ee. The -meeting was called to order by Mrs* blake. Alter ail ousiness was transacted a delicious course was served by tne .nosiess. The next meeting will oe at the home oi' Miss b". Smalls. -The State College group l\eld a get-together meeting last week and after discussing various topicsrelating to educational affair in the state and the work of the school, decided-'to form an organization and elected the following officers: Prof. G. VV. Jloward, president; Miss Isabell Miller vice-president; Miss J. E. Ward, secretary; Miss Ruth Gat.?, assistant secretary and Mrs. ' Kosa Gadsden, treasurer. We are sorry to learn of the j suddenn illness of Miss Margorie I Kelly one of our public school teachers. ' Mr. and Mrs. Peter C. Kelly and family acompanied by Miss Jennie i Atkinon spent Monday in Charleston. During their stay they ^ere guests of," and delightfully enterstained by. Dr. and Mrs Purvis. Bethel A. M. E. Church Ilev. J. W. Murph, Pastor The Choir Meeting at the parsonage on iasc Friday was very profitable. All officers re-elected and new Tnemberrs added. At the morning, worship - an appreciative "%udience enjoyed a logical and instructive sermon delivered by. our pastorr? There were two accesions made: Our spring rally is launched and a beautiful spirit is manifested among the ppople. The plans are the Six Conferences, Annual of the 7th Episcopal District are being represented under 19 pre-, siding elders with Dr. J! \V. .Murph' acting Bishop. a The Sunday School convened at 3:30 with an ineressinng attendance. The lesson wa in'erestjngly discussed and reviewed by the superintendent. The following visitors were present from Bethe.-.da ?nd Mt. Olive Baptist Church- . es: Miss?. M. Bessaleau, W..Mid-, dletcn and Sarah McCotrie, . The A. C, E. League services were largcrly attended. 7:30 the evening services'began. We were delignted to havy with us, Dr. Brogdon, our .former pastor, now P. E. of the Mt. Pleasant District and a citizen of Georgetown. The .evening .message was delivered by the Rev. T. W.; Brown and very much'' enjoyed by all. On Monday evening at 5 o'clockY the W.-H.. F- Missionary Snriety met at the paronage with a splendid group of ladies'in attendance. The following officers wereelected. Mrs. B. M. Dunmoro, prgsdent; Mrs.' Susan F. Tovnpson, vice-president; ^Irs. T. C. Duntnore, secretary; Sisters Ella Fleglar, assistant secretary; S. L. Brogdon, treasurer; Lue ve ni a Smith , chaplian. The hostesk, Mrs. Murph served a delicfbus course. The next meeting svilV be' at the home of Sister Ella Fleglar. i St. Stephen Church Rev. N. W. Wilson, Pastor Sunday at 11:00 o'clock the pastor; accompanied by. the P. E., T. Jf. M11?t ascended the .rostrum: Thr , pastor presented the Presiding Elder and he delivered aq "inspiring sermon, full of helpful. thoughts. Sunday school at the usual hour I urfto JTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY, M tV> 1\ I d Kl V 1H4III (JTIVSII JL^ CK I ^ ^ ^ SII>N KX McC The ltUl annual report of Ja-'* son C. Maloney,'Negro farm demonstration agent for Su.niter county, contains information of exceptional value for all who, are interested in... the agricultural development . of the- county. His 5 work as. County Farm. Agent, in charge of the work with Negroes, covers a period "of 1.1 years, ami t Baptist Church, Andrews, Thurs- ( day night and organizing; a church -a4?Sampit Friday night. , Tlu> annual group meeting will be held* ; at Salter's this year,, with the. Mt.Pilgrim Baptist Church, Rev. II. J. JVIoses pastor, Tuesday after 'he second 'Sunday in March. ' Woodard (Joes South on News Business Strenuous Representative wHl Fill Speaking Engagements and < . Offer Market Information to Farmers i i * When Hampton A. "Woodard J from Eastover,. South Carolina, "highly, recommended eamO 'into 7^ the office of The New York News 1 last August, he was immediately t commissioned as " a solicitor. "' So i successful was_the hustling, strenuous' solicitor, that a month latei he was - designated advertising I manager. " During the months in- 1 tervening., he has continued to | ! widen His circle of business pat- I rons hrifl ivrennnl frion/la T n?* ' ?tu * JANUARY*' 19, 1935 o 4-H Club Hoy " ' - i f. . LARY, Jr. [jroof of the superiority of 4-H nethods to ordinary farm pracice. The five acres *t>f his father's orn produced 140 bushels with a otal profit of $41.50 on the five acres^ The - boy Tnade a profit of >57.51' greater on one acre than he father made on five acres. "* In a summary of the ye^%r4-H lub work the report states: ? "TJiere were 070 boys enrolled 11-Jlie'aUl club work--this year. Oach boy. earned a one-acre corn lemonstration, which means that >70 acres of coi*n were grown by l-II club boys in Sumter county ;his year. Of the 070 boys who carried a one acre corn demonstration, 570 completed their" denonstrations, giving a "total yield >f 21,715 bushels, a total value of >21,728,85, a total cost of $7,221.>4, and a total profit of $14,507U. The average yield per ' acre vas 38.1 bushels, the average cost ier acre was. $12:67 and the av'ingo nrofit. per nrro wn?t $25 45 The average cost per bushel was 13.2 cents." :??' leneral Summary of Work Com. .""pleted in 1934 ? Conducted extension worl: in 27 communities with adult and 4-H lub members. Held 4 training meetings for raining local leaders. .Held 14 conferences with farm rs pertaining to the agricultural adjustment administration with fif attendance of 2,340. Held 8 two-day extension schools n 8 different communities with in attendance of 1,425. Conducted 15 adult demonstraiohs in year-around gardens, and demonstrations in market garlens. Had 4.543 office calls pertaining 10 extension work and the Agri011 1 f irft'O 1 A /I inel"?v*nw* vutvu^l ui U J UO I I I ICI I l> aUIIllIllMIU" :jon. A'ith 331 boys attending. Held 2 Achievement Day programs. -? Rev. S. D. Rickenbaeker for Seq't. Bapt. "" State Con v. : bamnerg, S. v.' . Mr. Editor:Please permit us to speak to :he Baptist Brother Hood of South Carolina through the coliimns of >our paper. Dear Bret hem. From the last itMuial address with its lecommenlatforis of our beloved president. Dr. H. II. Bu'ler, and the death.of r.ur beloved treasurer. Dr. T. M. Boykin, there will be some vacancies in the official rank of our *r; at State Convention to be filled, Therefore we the Executive RrVlivl tu.. T 1-- tlM. r^_ .. ... 11 in lyentist Association wjsfi' to nonvnn!? anan for . th^ position Sec. of rho State Educational and Mislionary Convention of South Card-' irq. This man has filled, places m our programs in the Sunday <?hqol and church department of >ur state ; programs. _He is the Jrand Recording Secretary of the Free and accepted Ancient Scottish Rite Masons of South Carolina. Pastoring some of the leading hurches of Orangeburg Cout?t? Principal of the Public School of Ba inhere. S C., Moderator 0f the Lovely Hill Association, and,a College graduate of Morris College. We do' hereby nominate Rev. d. D. Uickenbacker, A. B. B. J), for Secretary of The State Educational iiivd Missionary ,Convention. Because of his sterling qualities he is the. num. Because of his ability *he is the man. Because from HisL churdv^and field he J^as more fhrin ton knu.. - * *' emu KIIIS ai iVIOVris College. Because the impression on us as Moderator of our Association leader of men a brother to all. And because he has been a loyal supporter to every phase of our State work and a regular contributor, t? Morris College his. Alma Mater. Therefore ive earnestly solicit the consideration and support of the brotherhood of the state in his behalf. tVe the KxecutiVe Board of The Lovely Hill Baptist Association do heieby nominate Rev. S. D. Rickcnhflcker for Secretary of The State Convention of South Carolina. Signed The Executive BoardRev. C. A. Zeiglar, Moderator Bethlehem Association; Rev. J. R. W-. Williams, President Lovely Hill S. S. Convention; Rev. J. S. lakes, Rev. J. T. Owens, Rey. L J. Rickenbacker. Rev. R. C. Mays, Rev. D. M .Minus, Rev. A. P. Danels, Rev. .P. H. Weffaej Pastors. ber 1 ?.. ' !x t; i, _ ' vi V I Ai:^ n i-i 1 ? *>- I afid since I ha\'e indulged iy th" I "v ISC ,?f t h.- i): 11 i! II 1; r ; uii it has brought some criticism, there are still about 1.200?con fined in a jjlaee originally -provid- 1' -'d for about 400. _ "The pentitentiary- is'., bel'm-c ? you," he said. "Oiv committee"did 1 investigate it and as a result many ' were released. But ov?'n today there are v et 1.200 South Carol in. ians confined ther^." . ' The inauguration program for Governor-elect Johus'on was vei y. -colorful and ' elaborate. The nr. -i socfJated press' says that, I!>,0o6 v people crowded about the steps 1 of the State House to see. the new' ' governor take th1* oath. of.-office. .' in the large crowd were thousands*-* "of Negroes. Men and -women frumJ every walk in life. The senior t ? class" from the Booker. Washing- d ?? n'' *? - I PR. n. M. i AtlanU ton High School probably hi hi ( the honor for the largest single group of colored people. While *J 1 /bo?governor??npjuki"Ot?the ? J students from this high gchbol,' joined with the huge i-rov^t/' and t wildly cheered.the many utterances' i ' " " ' < of the new Governor. . _ On the other' side of the big j .crowd 'stood many ex-servi'ce men. | j a delegation of colored citizens from Spartanburg ??-ho had coing ( to cheer tne'n tenawcitizpn on, ?./u. t to wish him God speed in his i term of office as Governor. 'When 1 the audience was asked to sing the National Anthem, colored | South Carolina at thv inauguration joinetl in with the big crowdfe, theyy were 9amaged in every wherein tne crowds, they just wanted to see the new Governor ,ot tRe State who has promised to the poo. ?l pie a government of the people, 1 by the-pcople, an<l for the ^people. 1 Gov. Johnston rode through t t long lines of crowds that filled t ever^Kfrspace on Main -street, as he and his party passed crowds of j j cheering white and colored citizens. : T ATYlOTpr tfie ItTgTi tight* of 1ris [ " i auguration-address w-ero: ... M I . Longer school term's for the ;l: public schools?to six and seven f months Free text books for the public schools of thes JTtate. Ix>\v- * c er the taxep. $3.00 tags for pri- I vate automobile&r-t. J W t . .. - d shortly before -Congress met in s he following editorial from the )aily Journal ^of Dallas, Texas, ^ uo'ing the Chatta?ooga Times: "What ought a Southern'gentle- / tan who happens likewise to b^ while Congressman to do w)*dn ?* finds himself seated in tlje^ame .j T'=:.m?i-n- a flfsO Congressman and -also-a Demo"ra'V" The Chattanooga Times ays something on the subject: '"Let it be" said that the presence. f a Negro Congresman on the jj K'moeratic side of the House of ' lepi'esoiitutives {Sannot properly -i e taken as raising the quesfroH-v f-social equality. It will be most mfortlunate ilf ' Representative ' i iitchi-11 ar.d other Democratic yngrcssnicn and officials should ermit the question to obtrude it, : '1 111 i r t hmkitur :lml infill- ; r.y; their conduct. ] "Arthur W. Mitchell has been leeU-d to the House to servfi his i.utters of government. Other " .Muoeratic Congressmen and ofi a. -i ?..-i accord the?Negro Tbgres.-man, in matters. relating I o "-Government, every considera- ] :<>n customarily shown those of 1 " ' ' "in short, the Tennessee pajiv "el that the Negro from Illinois U5 the _>ame right in Congress hot the white ufan from Tennesee lias. It expec's a gentleman rom Tcnnesse". to be gentleman trough nut .to take advantage of he Negro's color in order, to in?u.t or beliHle him in his perfor? nance of hi:; duties as a public iivant. Surely the code of court- *| sy ami consideration in the South vhost- ,-tatuv as a genth'man is so arh us that he has constantly' to io making a row about it is usually if dubious standing after, as well is before'.* the .row. The sunt of it s . that a.choose his own able companions but not .the felow-pecupants of public places." " 4 V :?? KB I . j TCJLMES ^ 4 Clinton Collage Hall I Burns To The Ground Rock.Hill. Jan. 18,?Taylor Hall, I he etil's dormitory, dining hall fl vnd >.la.-s room building at Clinton -fl 'ollege, operated by the A. M". E. H 'i??n Church in this State was fl uirned here this week. The build- I ng was erected in 18P8. President J. S. Stanback saTdT here la^t night o a reporter for The Leader, that [ho insurance will covers part of H he lost, and that a rtew building H a i 11 be started at once. Chillis Wheatley | Hranch Y. W. C. A. TKb regular ^nieotTivg of the >oard of directors will be held text Tuesday, January 22, at 6:30f PCM. "Each member is asked to .1 nake a* special effort to be pre*- 1 i t. as business of import&nce?i4^^l 0 be .discussed. The annual membership meo^fl ny will be held Friday, Januaryj^^B !5, at. 7 P. M. All member*, old* uul new and those who are inlMgl^B >sted the ~ young Wom*itt|^H hi is-tian Aksociationmfe, urged ie present. Come and' bring mm 1 ii'iul*with"you. . g||| The Girl's Reserve's Club* ntertain you with an intfreatii^|JH >rogram. Dont forget the 'anuaxy 26, at 7 P.M. r T