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Adv. Mf':. Cpmmunicati n in'ended for the current issue must be very br:e: a;td should reach" tae Jeu;tora desk not- latter than Tuesday of . each week. City news, locals " personals and social news by Wednesday night. Business and Editorial lJhone 462!i | Saturday. July 27. . Jt)E 1,01 IS? j' " "l'lt A N FN N-V % (). 7* : :i II: :t n-o'M tcf- -t ing' sketch o! . Joe L<'iii.t by. a Mr. Edward J. Xeii 1 occurs, a sentence or two whi.ch . .trans-formed the article from one ^ .of aiMTf* iatipi.. {,? .ii-gust--to eel- *S ore*I- |)e?7l';e-'-.it TeasTT THe "filfmd-- *l . ing-sentences are; "I.illy Barrow ? M .-dTaTfT".v "u "11)f--h-J seveui I" I'icanim v _jn_a_cab:n be- J twecii i.a.ayt'.Ie, .A.a., ami Cyunp " Hill on M-e. lota-. It'll. I'foar.in\y U.-' tile W - itv' *. tr \ - ' n y ; I'unhy to ... a.-.: t who .think ' .a. J.e 1 :?t . : it 'a .ewr, there ?;' : a:: .- :a of : ~ ?'* II1' !'c wjs y-. iir: It.'' - .11^ in.- en..e. a?t-*i lual ;.e._ha.-certainly scred he handfeu per cent. > e . . j-e..:,e do j.ot ,iu pteciate .a ;: . t:.e:; d: c?, re- _ ? ?lorrod to?tt-? t':ee.t:rti!tit?u;.. . mole than pe pie other race* would appreciate .having their littic or.*-.- rcferryd to by sojnc coii-tcii?ptio.us . appeiiatiuns. There'*'.j.- 1 'lio u-c ic.-ojt":ncr luthc diotiuiiary and talking abopt the definition of the wort!. 1 Fie rticti-.nary contain ?, many w?>> ??-. '-the application ."!. Which to a ji.al.l.i' .Would cause IT" knock d.ov. .'-, an'd d': ac out ali'air. ' - riicio i-v.i.o rp-c ta.is.iiu ilbt.Lll .! hi tci ru .TtTMfTtf~u -T"<T In a ^Tndly spirit with no fletiijlu"..j' iitVcitse; to c-wb" ore], people, it--is -imply o*fcn-iw and?li;c\ unlrW?tuok-YVtaiHi iU -. . ' "kindly " spirit" u>d. T-ilO term child or chi.di'ei: i- uo-?riptive e- ' nough i.r.d n-. extra frill- aiv-ask -ed uf. .de.-ii eil. "Just why any way should any other, term be' used? . Of course, there- are pe pie and *' people. There ar<. those of such 1 ye utility tha* _ ; .c. -very idea of needlessly y;\ihy. i.;!?.use to" the rnii.'t humble l.o.,Id make them { /eel uncomfortable. Then, there ?re' others o: -rich littleness, thaL the I'ecli.ny- of others don't count, . . or., of. siieh taartSiiu.-.v-- ihut they , can't just tii.iierst,and why N cyme's." i should object to such terms as- , "Picaninnies" applied i.o their lit- ( tie children o,- ".Niyycrs" to themselves ?*-? ??? :?-hAII.K 'siil ASSIK AND ~ ' ,Mt'SSOI.INI ' There cjiiinot in- found today in world affairs two yrcater contrasting liyuiTs than Salassie, , Klny of Ethiopia a.nd Mussolini, of Italy. Selassie reveals himself-as' possessed of the characteristics | commonly associated with . real royalty while Mu-Voli.ni shows him- 1 j' *tdf 'o 1*^?w-im-t hi- reftfty is,?a- " " Tdlistei ihe; I narrow minded bully. * In the field of diplomacy the Kiny ; >f Ethiopia has <jut .maneuvered i Mussolini , at f*. cry tin n much to . he dictators chatrrih. It's the tale, < if the lamh and the wrtlfe over a-' \ *ain, thouyh in somewhat different \ settiiiy. Selassie however doss t rot intend to accept the fate of s he lamb as bis vtirriny address n ihat Italv desires Etbionia to,.'mo- h )Ogate Christianity.'iind- civilize the t 5thHopians. Selassie reminds him r lowevtu; th h t Ktiiifpia became |r yfren Europe wa- ' -till plunged in ll -Paganism/" Rut if Italy is' just e ;poiling for a fight the King said: I want Italy and the world to i ;now that this em pi rd,. with. 5,000 11 ye<>rs" of proud histoid behind it, ] b g. vili defend its territory to the last nan for the preservation of our S h . _r - ?. * 1 leathless record of never having >een conquered." The best that Myssolini can get of! is, "We have tn old score to settle with Ethiopia." Maybe Mussolini will learn icluie -he attains his otxject that iTe Settlement "of old Scores is sometimes a mighty "Costl^ affair, md' may in this case that prove true. ' ?:f ?-' ?? V. C. JURY ACQUITS PRISON OFFICIALS Alter two weeks of trial, the hain gang officials were acquitted ?f any and all wrong doings in onnoction with the forced loss of joth feet by two {prisoners in their barge.' But Woodrow?Shropshire Hid Robert Barnes, the former two [prisoners, do not get their feet back by the acquittals and must for the balance of then?lives ~dtr the best they can without feet. The lefense of the oflicials tried was die?comtftions^which'' necessitated the amputation of both of their feet by wrapping rags and cords ibout their ankles, and thus curtailed the blood flow. One in these jays and times,can hardly cornpre.ie.mL_just howCCw.o sensible., men. ;ould possibly do .such. But North [ 'afftHnji found 1') eimnneedl.. fan hinded'aitd intelligent men to behove such fooli-ImessA-VV'e-vw -nthse f the thought'occurod to that jury iutft why these particular two' pri: oners were the only one. who oi.i that, since all the- -ethers had ch'uklcs nn also, "or.just how it :appched that that ^omiitk:: deoel'pod while* they were, chaired] :: .. cch: s\ oh;, vr eh-, r a week..or v. s.. rers were ? . dvhvls." that jury those two prisoners as ooest Is outside of o? -.-art. asylum. If they' did a: '..ho j'o.V.y says by implication, her.- they should forthwith be umhritted to a hospital for the i.sane. Blit who, outside <?f that jury can believe such a fairy?tale?h'f r Xeg.rotis to?keep his "belief in lourls a-' temple* -ol justice, lie is n any way concerned?verdicts ike those of tlu- ScQttahOro Boys' ind now also like this Xorth Cam. -:-mi The only decent tiling n this whole affair is the attempt >f the yeople of North Carolina to unke anlends in-so-far as possible >y providing artitieiol limbs and riving life jobs to these 2 men. i: POINTED POINT. I X r- By George A. -Singleton^ > . . v '>iX"l"X'V,X"!"!**!"!"i- I**r T'ne weekly text: lie th^it u\i he greatest among you~Tet .im be your servant.?Jesus." The weekly thotT: IK who is Tellow-man help and bless Would libel ate the toiling multi tude :?77 Vr.il minister to sorrow and dis tress? Mu-jl .sacrifice himself . I'" serve the common .good. The Itlay-Ethiopian situation' l:'..i:tle- ttllse. T t II1V ?toaye ner mind made up with no K --ujiiuy >ii a cnange. .Mark you " the stars from their courses will i-r 1 x fur the, Solumonites, Nature oil the siile of^Kthiqpia, jevcui CTrrrrir""canr)pt beat nature. There is an increase of lynching throughout the land. . Smith ihd the Senate filibusters are re-f^i.-ilne fur . it. Why some men in nut want a law against lynching - a p ,/y.le. According ut Mr. -Darh-'h-, (:htf?go Tribune Corresponielit. thg Italian Press frequently reiTo- to the United States as" 1 *! niii; ive" because of lynching, livilizat ion cannot be hornjonized \ it li i oust tug human flesh.', Capt. Uickenbacker, an Ameri.an War ace turns out to. be a Vace-time duece when he ..says hat Americans, who volunteer to ly for Kthiopia should. Jte deciti.. iiised. Lafayette, and thousands ainm to the aid of the colonies Jt ill.- Revolution. The Pittsbur--' "uurier suggests that we send noney to Kthiopia. The Courier it- ujiiu, iur .*\iricii nas iocs 01 lion. This writer makes a motion !hat the citizens and Southern dank in Philadelphia or some Aorthy institution become the rustoe of the fund and the collecii>n begin at once. . for three days including last Sunday Laice Springfield was defeated. Bronze folk were repre-cnted by the Lincoln Liberty I'horus and got the glad hand in he press on' Monday. The beach was opened to the public on Wedlesday: ' Some Lthiopic-Americans -wit .-rH?tt> bat-hc-nnd were treated as citizens. On the next day he brown bathers were told to go mine and stay away from the each. rt^Lr ttrid yDu This writer ensed the hypocrisy and ?never >ut his footon the soil during the clebration. N'eitheV. did he atend the religious ? ceremony of ledication. In the Association vhen plans were being made he "ted by himself againstthe hurches taking part. In certain actions of the county such un-Anerican and uncivilised behavior i rouhl be a matter o7 course,. But rr the ~hVfmo"bf Abraham lincoln, ave mercy. It may sense those liowmcs right who broke their, ecks to muscle in on the progrdm.' . W hat this group needs is not a ake, but ojbs. These must be routed by'the group. ' Recreation bines after work. ..Too often the art is before the horse. When -will he race learn and have some ackbone? 'Best to have no section for the roup even if a rope should sep-I arate. It would be at least an eloquent protest. Bishop Noah W. Williams was a welcome guest at the house where the writer lives last Friday and ! Saturday. The Bishop delivered the Anniversary sermon at Quinn Chapel, Chicago on Sunday and lectured at night. Very ~ shortly" -he return* to -South?Caroliira-and will be present for the Young People's Congress headed up by Dr. A. P. Spears of Sumter. | PERSONALITIES f :: by ? f '<[ H- v- G- $ ASA PHILIP RANDOLPH hood of Sleeping Car Porters) r * -? * V * f. " -<1n Jurre~~2?\ tihlA IheNdUoiva? -Mediation Board' of the Pullmai Company made a very iipoitunt decision. 1.4'J'J voters' defeated by 5;HS1 who said that ft or tu . yeat's of struggle.- l'he Brother _hood_ of Sleeping t ar Porters^ would be pet n~.:t:^t-vi't os^U" u. _ opinion ar.d the right to . baigai. it; tvl tion to t':u':r"\C :k::-.g u'!:.' . -unions. *?^ . 1'?.?i". . .-l.?L.m? 4 aioates t-ha,t the. B:'-1: o: | F'.:'a-- Forties' employees. | a:!'..'" \ j . r*. ;r s. nta:i;o.n in al [ negotiation*. >_ _ . . This g:v.:p' o.t* No ; roes . was o' -. nani-vd Aug. li'do. by Mr. -R.ive.eivrrcr wjrfv OthCs an " ?edwya'.ne its President. Tfie pul r.ar. Porters and Mai,is Protect iv \ssocia(ion. was organized, is ow d and eontiolled by the'Company ami excludes all Negroe^" ftonv re presentation. This . means that they were under paid, over work | d .and discriminated with no pow er to. gain justice. Mr. Randolph knew that as in dividual*, little if anything, couh be done to change the statins ipit if the group. Sa_wiilx_a A_ithi'i. few he organized and set up tin -mltnwlhy objectives: " U) A living .wage, beginning -it a minimum of $150 a monthp-ai^ * compabied by the aliundedmtnt of tipping. . (2.) A reduction oi working hours, from a possibh 100 hours to 210 hours a. numth. (3) A place provided in sleepiu cars for porters when their duties permit rest. in 1 i?Utr?-an?.l again in 1927 thie rase,wa,< pivsented-vto the ' U. ? Mediation Board, but with no avail. In 1929 an v.'ppeal was mad Labor for membership. The* Fe; urmlUil fell thill the Brollu-i KmF: was. hot strong enough u> functior' nationally and hence a (fill ted i under its own jurisdiction as a lo al union." .... The Brotherhood wishing to rii itself of -the Employees RepTeseii? ative Flan, used by the Convpanj Union, appealed to the Fedetvi District Court in 19/11,. but laden to get the desired- results. Durinj. the ten .years of its existanoe liiiinj oscacies nave ai i-en. i nefe \vei\ times when, to be a member o the B. S. C. P. rffeant the lost o . your job, a etit u: s. lary, or Jis.' riminatkns; Although Mr. Randolph, tried to hold the organization together, many stop givei. their personal Support or st-(-) ..paying' dues- and -some ieft' thy" Brotherhood entirely. Once V trike vya*. threatened, by othei . ..members of the Cpmpny,.' whirl was checked only by .the tactful management of the President of ihe. A. F. of L. Aside from these ham.leaps innumerable others have darned uj here and there, only to be met the invhicibTe; faithful": rrd - far-ecmg President, A, P. Randolph-, This courageous'man of 16, wa;". . >orn in Crescent City, Fla., Apri* la, 1881); the son of James and E lizabeth Randolph. His first school experience wa in Cookman Institute (now a pkrt of Bethune Cookman) in-iJaek"kon illv. He late; attended City, Col lege in New York. He thcTr-wrfvi into the'Pullman--Service vtln.yp anjf'-<yther comrades realized thdisadvantages encountered by thi n ce and sougntkto remedy them. The youth (jf our. race may study dn*>--v'ricodsj for proof tha; He can who thinks he can." Ma\ Wf Hail him a- hero for haiir,.' successfully piloted the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters foi "ten years and winn.ip^ victory from one of the richest and most powerful industrial corporations' in. our United States. Aside from these activities hi ! as been editor, manager and publisher of The Messenger since .J925, This organ, without fail b>'ings to tis thr?labor condition.of our group. Mr. Randolph has wi itten "The Truth About Lynching" and-'is co-author of "Terms ol Peace and the "Dvrker Races." the 2bth u'lfnual conference of thi NLA.A.CvP., in St. Louis, \vsps held spelt-bound as Mr. Randolph cited facts to- prove ihai" the "Su-; perticial H ntastical and .ivnfeasi ble" phiosophy of a nation-wiihin a-nation is a hackwaid step. He also said that Negroes must get together and work for an independent class party to tight for mt DAV/' tif.VlT A I A rn 13 I ? O T* nyj^Kt i\ FiV/i i t\JLj i\ 1 r iivdi CALVARY Everybody is going to First Calvary in Columbia on the fourth Sunday night in July, being the 2Hth, to hear Mr. Robert Merritt in. Religious Song RecitaJ. It is going to be a musical treat. A j silver offering will be taken. Come and help the young man who is I still in school, ? - - - - - THE PALMETTO LEADER Tjl ; ?? X. . Kampbellgrams ? ? . & } Stephen C. Campbell Nothing that I shall say it official. I am not writing up the state S. S. and B. T. U. Convention. I am giving my interpretation* of it. Another will write the details and I do not want to steal I his theme. The' convention this year was something new under the sun and fine under the moon. It was the fulfillment of dreams, the end of a search, the climax of a quest, the reward of years of longing. The baptist Assembly and School of Methods for B. T. U., S. S. and 1) V. B?S. workers. Everything _ worked like a greased machine. Not one thing stalled. With acv'liiiuy and ?precision, the whole .onventiun ffioved forward, with , Charles Gatldy at the wheel and i Byname Campbell directing the i wheel program. All discussions | centered about ThC Child in The i Midst,. The child and the church wa< the main, hep of .the whole 4 urogram. . I IIV ?riv."umv prUJflillH Wil.s piTi't I unl the response by. George Going ; Daniel?was greater.?-The sermons j wore gems. The organization was porfeot. Not one poiiit of order r was raised. Everyone was .busy t trying to "Keep up".with the grow ng baby to make motions. Every notion that was made was a motion to go -forward:?S. C. Baptists 'rave never had, such a program ^ aiuT gathering like they had -in , Sunrtei\ Busses, cars,., trucks, c Mains and walkers. caine from ev- , ery.s'ectioon of the State, to hear, H to see, to share and to be m'oVm"?i. There were so many new f?;atures that I hardly know which to ^ name first. The courses ivers new. Tire Field Day was new. Talent , night was new. All the speakers ( wore ngw. The preached wh$ preached were new. Their sermons . struck a new note. AH the teach- j ers-were new. The -whcde set-up { \yi>s new, All_the secretaries were new. All the directors were new , arid to climax it all, new members j were added to both the mission" ] and the executive hoards: 1 Recreations under church con- ! trol was the starter for fire works. I.upay Cathpbell director of D. V. B. S. calmed- the sea-with- an able lecture on the Church at Play. Mrs. j Mencie Reeder, "The woman with , Religion" according to G. Goinp j Daniels, who himself is "a Child of God" made an appeal for for- ] tie the controversy over whether ' t lu1 Church'"Should ^pja-y- oi?shmit" z and sinp. The courses were tauprht by T)r. ( f. K. Brijrprs, Profs. J. P. Garrick, J C. A. Lawson, E. C. Murray,. Z. | Towpsend, Hattie Cunningham,' I.cona McMillian, P. J. Campbell, Sara Z. Daniels,. R. L. Robinson 1 and VQUv old Dynmpo _Cnmph.ill. 1 Sermons were preached by G. Goinjr Daniels, -L. M. Tobin. J. M.J Beaty, and C. 'F. Gandy. Speeches ' were made by Presidehts Gandv, I Butler and Howard and J. P. Reed- j r >i\ and .T. A. HmiUins n M I. C. White, J. J. Starks,I. I). Pinson and L. L? Butler. Others.spoke 1 hut these were the "Thunder bolts j from Jupiter." 2,000 delegnte^-and- visitors-were"" present. Every minute was full. Banners went to Springfield for the best financial report from schools; to Tabernacle, Beaufort, for the best report from unions; to the ministers for the best fromthe groups; to Miss Magnolia Atkinson for the best frdm District workers. She reported more than $100.00. The total amount raised at the convention was $5843.65. jfy-the schools of local conventionsT" -"$6953.64. The total for this department, is $12, 797.29. The en-1 rojment was larger, annual dollars were more and interest was keen-' er. All officers were reelected with SOm board changes. Dynamo Camp bell is still the Cor Sec. and has a fme line of workers. Already he. ,-iciiiuiin nif program ior tnem to work by. i os, we go back to Morris College next year* for a bigger and butter and greater progruYn and convention. Next week, I shall j*b.c you the 1036-38 program nno T am sure you will like it. This week I; was called to Chester to assist the ministers in -class work. As I write I am with -therm MX, PISGAII BAPTIST CHIRCH MarionSj S. C.?At 9:30 o.'clock Sunday niorning aur honorable superintendent and_his_faithful ee- workers, were at their posts of , duty. Many soul-stirring points wore drawn out of the Sunday .who'll-le.s.sii0 L in the general dis- __ cushion on - the? subjart^ -David." At 11 o'clock thb pastor came forward with a soul-uplifting sermon. taken from I John 1:7, sub juti, waiKing in the Light." Many hearts seemed to be filled with the Holy Spirit. After Rev. Mcintosh leiivered tlris wonderful sermorr Ire fellowshipped four members into the church. At 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon i -R^. Muln??mh nrtrl his t'liolr &nd"" members rendered a program at St. John A. M. E. Church. After having delivered two sermons . Sunday Rev. Mcintosh was on the job again Sunday - night at 8 i o'clock and preached another soul- < stirring sermon. Rev. Mcintosh had a successful 'i trip to Sumter, S. C., last week, * attending the Sunday School and I B. Y. P. U. Convention at Morris {1 College, which he stated was a 1 success, throughout the entire session. - - I ^ jjygjU^^J i i i Itimmm * t it. V MARION NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Lewis on Waver-' ly Way entertained their little grand daughter, Joan 'fit a lovely birthday party on Friday afternoon, July 19, 1936. All of the kiddies had a glorious time. Mrs.* I.ezetora Guiley .Williams is here on a visTfT Mrs. Nelson and Mrs. Smalls are visiting the Colliers on Euclid St. Mesdames Nelson and Smalls are prominent residents of Sumter. M rs. Marie Finklea Davis and daughter of Washington, D. C., are visiting relatives and friends here. They are both looking well. Mrs. Davis was at one time a prominent member of St. John's choir. We were glad to see her back -at her post Sunday. <Miss Annie Washington is marrled to Mr. Brock. We wish her much happiness. which has been ip^session for several weeks this summer, is having its closing exercises on Friday ev eiunK, *iuiy zoa program will be rendered and certificates awarded to those who have earned them. Miss H. P. Bethea lias . been in diarge. ? ? The Marion County Training School will open on Monday, July 29. A large attendance is anticipated. 1 Mr. Roscoe Bacote of Timmons,'ille was seen in and around Mari>n over the we^k end. . .LAI'ItENS NEWS A M ut ifi l jCahjnth tvmrmmjr . jreeterT the ehurclT goers an.! nany were found in the various hurches. The Sunday schools beng filled with scholars. At 11:3.' or vices; the pastor selected- ' e xt from 11 chapter of llebreew, vhich was a masterpiece, after ser rice rain begian falling and almost >veryone was rained out. The ;fi rue and otiher services were leld at the usual hour. Miss Mary Nance, attractive sister of Mrs. Sanders left for Ga. Mond/ay, where she will visit with mother sister. u . ' Miss Odessa and Thos. Sanders eturned from their vacation be-' ng accompanied by their sister, >irs. came S. Pitts and children from N. Y., who will visit their Barents and relatives, Prof. I.nd Mrs. Thos. Sanders. Kev. H. Jor.es. who was striken .vhilti-in Washington, I). C. was funeralized there. He had nieningites and sick only 3 or 4 days. He leaves a Wife; 3 children, 7 arothers, 2 sisters land a host of at her relatives. He was Supt. at Bethel last year and served in all ihurcK work? lie will be very liiiirh. much ? On Friday evening, a social was [*iven at the home of Mr. Charles ?-11s tr honor of Miss Janie liar per. Bridge and dancing were the features-of the evening.; after winch a dchghtfuT course was serv cd; cocktails, chicken'sakid, crackers?aTrr}?iTOTRrfi^~ Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Sheltoii iif Cross Anchor were the guest j! Mr. i',ni Mi>. Thorn. SnelJLu.n?on Thursday. \ Mrs. Dollie. Thompson is spending the '.nimincr?vrrrh?hrr?rvrr daughtcrs Mcsdames Nellie Mills and Cornelia Madden of Richmond Va. Miss Km ma Benjamin of Ashetyr ville N.^C.. visited relatives recent Mr. Donald Harden of Chester and ia member of the"Finley Hi facility -vCited .Miss Rebecca F.leni ing over the week-end. Misses Catherine-. Cunningham, Mattie Fuller, Freddie Cunningham, Alberta Mathis, , Janetta Hicks, Mayola rrett,. - IVtvid Cureton, J. W. Mathis and Lee Garrett composed the young ~ delegation to attend the convention at Morrie-Collegv*. Mr. and Mrs.T. 1)., Oliphant accompanied by Miss Mattie Fuller stopped lat-the Veteran Hospital, enroute from Sumter; Mr. James Davis who is a patient carried them through the spacious _buihlings. . Everyone is anxiously awaiting cm, oi ,.r?11... t. iki.i..?n,.. ic vangelist singer. It is probably she will be ft St. I'aill Sumiav night. .. ' . _ Miss Hattfe Cunningham was a group instructor during the convention at Morris College. Mrs. C.v'rio Cunningham and Miss Willie Boyd are beginning a?new?vacation nftei summer school. They-report i&_ successful session. Anyone desiring the service oi a your^g minister at anytime see Aliss Mattie Fuller, she' has a list of all. Miss Ballard of Greenwood and Mrs. Oliphant of Laurens, had .. l_ * U 4 4- C?..4. i rr.W Kt? U1 tnu oniuiuay evening, at Morris College , between the. Low country and . the Pied nuritLT?Th?'. Piedmont won. Laurens went to the B. Y. P. U." A inotorcade of eight cars from and S.. ?. Convention at Morris College, Sumter. , "* Mrs. JiUla MeWiiliams.was hoste s to* the Missionary "Society Friday. Sisters Crisp i;> nd Dean made their report from the State Body. Refreshments were served after the business hour. On Tuesday evening, July lhth Mrs, Cecelia Duckettr Murdock of Washington, D. C. t.*nd Mrs. Mattie Putman Ormond of Wdlliamston. N. were" the house1 guests at an informal party given at the home of Mr. C. H. Duckett. At y. P. M. thip guests arrived find began tipping on light fantastic toes to the strains of sweet melodies played by ~M~rs. Donell Black. Bridge was played between dances. The house was beautifully decorated in garden flowers and ferns , " 1 I with soft lights making everyI thirty pietureque and l'oni* lie. l)o hcioTsat'! <'i > i ; > * no :V> ' was to be had all of the while from a cable located iij the had. At i t >c? c enko were served by Miss Mt-ttic O. Duckett, hostess. _ > The slogan of tht\ party was 'Have?a4i. enjoyable ?timo,"? perstm-faithfully obeyed the same. While Mr. Black . tickled the ivories to the tune of "Homo Sweet Home" an improved mi .'ryplione was ?et rip uv?e\vhk'lt the dei^H'ture of Mrs. Murdoch of Washington was broadcast lyv Mr. John A. Putmau. At 12:00 o'clock midnig .t t' .fues'tg,l.frfvJjostoss for an enjoyable evening and bid' Mr.-. Murdock "Goodbye." t hose, enjo ying the occasion were Mesdames Cecelia Murdack of "Washington, I), c. aiid M..titc ormond of Williamston, N. ('.-hor -guest*,-Miss Mtrry?Nance ofColumbia, S. C. Miss (. Karl*'tie Nance of Newberry, S. C. Misses Mary Frasier, Mary BatHcy, M. Dial, Mcrtha GariirgtMn, Lois. Smith, Thelina Daphney and -Kit v Deake. Priscillh Shciton, Annie L. Jackson. Messi s 1 )avid Cureton. -Jnihes Irby, Benjamin and Luther Leak Roy dampbell, Ahmzo Whitiur, Walter.-Leake, Herman Walker, Luther, Carl ami Lesley -Garlingion, John Putman, J. Kennedy of Bennettsville, S. . C., Harold Putman of Washington, I), *C, nil Mr. and Mrs. Andrew PulliTr. Lesley GarlingtoiT-, Reporter t ilics i ::r paragraphs Miss Daisy Reed spent Sunday in Greenville with her relatives'. HiVs Mary Reed. Mrs. Hattie Shepherd of N. V. C. is visitipjr her ,coUsin, Mrs. Catherine .Moi'ris. McLure SU. Mrs. Shepherd is Miss Helen Massey's sister. Mrs. Bessie Ghist was cS lied to Charlotte Saturday to the bedside >f her father. "Mr. Skeil Cork ma iv who is very ill. 1 Little Willie Walker, son., ol 'lev. Lenton Walker is, a patient _-.t the Pryor llos+dlad.? " Friends everywhere will be s'ul to know that Rev. W. R. Domrln~s pastor of" Calvary? Baptist Church is critically ill with typhoid ftver. Gra'nd Master J: S. Statiback and Mrs. C. M. Finley, G. R. M.' f O. Iv S. were presort t the Gtyind Chapter in I .aniens last ...veek. af which time a profitable meeting was held. A Biblical Institute is being con"' teu at .Mt. Olive *Bapt. Church - f j'KV.. : - ' ' ~A~ tjfi'ee Relegation enjoyed the" State S. S. and is. . Y. f. . t onyention in Sumter last week. Miss Fannie B. Cassell ai l ived home Sunday after the close of the Summer School in Charleston n which -she -w+-s, -art?instnrctrnv Miss CassSll enjoyed her work and made?many'?new friends -whth? .'tore, . . . ' , . MP. Rudolph Stanbaek aceonrv panied his father to 1 .aureus last veek.' f Mr. Uobeft Nelson, Sr. is in the City from ATii mi,' : Miss Rosa Lee Denton et.r.linuH ill at her homo on Loninis St. with but little impi ovement. Airs. Carrie Thompson entertain 1 vary"Bapttst Church,"at heFhduio led the Pulpit Aid Society of CalFriday afternoon. Air. and Mrs. N'.sli Fair arid "TTilUren returned' homo after a stay of several months in Raleigh, N. C. The Piedmont Summer School in Rock ..11 ill will close Saturday.. Mrs. -Alice Dogralfeiu eid left Monday -afternoon for Philadelphia t'ov^iui iniLlg.i-ite stay wMh .wsirii, Mr. .1 c-se DtTrrnlfcnrcjd. Mis. Lizzie Clark has iWchased an upright piano.; Mr. A (dry 11 i ten spent the week-end in Laurens. Ml. 'I'inw><'ni>. l.illlKIIIl !l11.inlc.i the Convention in Sumter. NEW ORGAN 1ZATION EXPOSKl) TO EIGHT Feb. 2U, 1935, in the Pearson's Funeral Home was,organized what we know as The Employees Council of Colored Funeral Directors of this city. As President of this organization ?the.. members have I vouched - for AlK . Alfonso Smith; .Vice Pres,) James Curry; Treas., M>. A..Christie; feoc., Howard llal^ j rison; Asst. Sec., Eddie Warley. | Only regular employees of the re-i ! spective funeral homes will be ' uialified as members. The purpose} |of the organization is to promote' a better understanding between em ! plnycr and Employees. We as members of the organization pledge to give the public more ef- j ncient and courteous service in i the futurei ...... I fn . t ofx'ii!'< <! June 10, lP3f? at the home of Miss Esteil Pinrk- j ney on the 1300 block of Park St those representing the Leevy's Funeral Home were Mr. Eddie Warley, D. A. Christie; and Kirkland Eeevy; Johnson Bradley, ' L E E V Y ' S |~ I IINERAL HOMI< Undertaking' And Embalm i_ ?&LQ(iAN? " LOWER PRICES AMBULANCE SERVIC1 A# Near As Your Nearest Ph( 1831 TAYLorf*3T. COLUR Phone 9276 I. S. Lcevy, - ? ' Saturday, July 27, 1935 James Curry, Mathevfr Cooper, Wil bert Harper; M ;uiur Nojanan-**y Laurence, Odel Humphrtc*;'-Pcar- ~ '?? son,' Howard Harrison, Julian Brown P. S. Mosley; Pinckney, -Alfonsu fVmth.duHus Bagley. Each' of the above members of the organization, and each having one guest at the social. As special -erutvt?Mtrr-^Pocker uf thtr Johrraorn Bradley Funeral Home; Miss Go'Tfce of the Pinckney Funeral Home, Miss Ray, Licensed Embaimer of ? this State and Mr. Otis Champion. Miss Goree, Miss Tucker and Miss Ray were at this social and named as the Honorary Members of the organization- thus making a total of fifteen members,* twelve which are active and three which are hon' orary. Mr. Henry Starks was also made honorary member. We are meeting twice per month at the?different?Funeral Homes of this city. On July 10th H?.'35 all officers'were reelected. Also a Reporter was*elected, this being Kirkland I.eevy. We realize Hint dUn 1* ' ?? ?r-unpcxiation of ~ each other we can accomplish but little Since the organizing of this .organization we have made numerous improvements., and'in the future we assure the public that ? fliev witl "secure? the benefits of (his organization. We wish firsT?" of all to thank the Funeral Directors. for the use o?_th.eir chapala-o? : meeting nights and also for the splendid cooperation we _have received from them. We also wish to commend each other for having stuck together thus far and we are proud, to think that we have done exceedingly well. In the Inst meeting of July 20, 19.15 we attempted to secure a means of entertaining the public;" this suggested were a Moonlight picnic and a Trip around the ; World. We will endeavor in the month of August'to sponsor some type of entertainment for the publie. We ask that the Public read our articles in the paper twice per month and see what we are doing for the benefits of others. Meeting will be held August 3, 1935 at the Pinckney's Funeral Home. We trust that the public will cooperate with us in any way possible to help us succeed. Isaac Kirkland .Lecvy Reporter 'MINISTERIAL ALLIANCE .ORGANIZE I) AT WINNSBORO Mr. Ecttttfr: . ; The ministers of.. Winnsboro??a&would like for the readers of The. Palmetto Leader to know that they j have organized themselves for the ? welfare of the churches in the; J own of Winnsboro, and 'also to j help make .our?people good?biti-* '/i ns, as well as. good church mem-s bejUL?T " ??- ? ?i ? ??: The Ministerial Alliance had "irt-' spallation services July 17, 8:30 p., in., at St. Paul Baptist Church?'.\ This was a grand affair. . Rev* B. C. Cunningham preached "the - ermniu from the text "Upon _this Rock I will build my churches,"Y St. Matt. 10:18. subject: "The| "The Master Builder."' " .T Tp say that he preached?would; he putting it mildly, he sat down} . unidst many shouts and aniens, The Union appointed' Rev. J.' M. Bcaty, the pastoy and also pre sideni oi the Union to install the officers, which he did with great , credit to himself and Union. The officers are as* follows; Revs. G. W. Gwens, -vice-chairman; W. M. SinfT mons, chaplain; Dixon, treasurer; B. C. Cunningham, critic; L! A Barber, secretary./ With our leading spiritual forces organized we ft el that we will be able to tear :>!<! satan's "kingdom down. The choirs* from the various churches united in'on chorah and furnished musjc for the occasion with Mrs.. G. W. Owens as music directress. . ' . > ? Mil.[.Kit ( HAI'KI. A. M. K. ( III ItC'II Rev. G. II. White, Pafctor Notwithstanding rain was threat ening a large appreciative group nietithe Supt. and teachers at the Sunday school hour. Mrs. Young a splendid review - ~ After all preliminaries, assisted by Rev. B5C. Burton, our beloved, pastor delivered^ most wonderful message fronV-the ^subject' "Power of the Gospejv' using Romans 1:1 <5 .as' a 'tevtfl. -.This message will linger long in the hearts of his 'yarers. The visitors were the ? . Misses Blondell Christie. "Detroit. YTichT, Vinie ,Metz, White Plain, N, Y.; Jlollio Hawkins and Lillian .la'kson. The Rev. T! F. Harper came in before the services were ende '. We are always very glad to have Father Jh rper in our services. ?Tlx- League how- was very profitably spent, as usual. Miss Lucy Mae Wilson of ( ineinatl, Ohio is visiting her grand mother, Mrs. Janie Wilson and she was an at' Again" Revr White electTofloTf Kfs audience with the gospel found ,, > i.i -.i \ii i- '? i Pamirs /\n wc nttvt; utlonjf ti> God. The clubs and boards made reports and a nett Continued on page 5 me IBIA Mgf