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J I \ 4 , VOL. XII?NO. 2I? Palmetto Tl. Mc f. I MET HIM IN PATCIS" 54 (JAY COMEDY WITH " CLAl DfcXlrf: COEBER* Personnel Is Made Ur> Of Eight Young Col u m Iria ns?T w e nty Colored ^People On Pay Roll With Opening Of New House I (By Seymour Carroll) t One of the South's newest and< j best movie house will be formally v opened to the public, Monday, July t the 19th at <? o'clock. It wll be ) the Palmetto Theater, Columbia's . newest and best air cooled, with j the latest improvements in opera s chairs. The entrance is on Main v strout, near Washington Street, | leading to the-l'amily balcony cir- ? cle. Large lounging rooms fitted ^ _J, with mush hotel (hairy have been (j placed in the theater for the com.fort of the patrons of thi's theater. . ' i. Warren C. Irvin, the president of the Palmetto* Theater Corpora- ^ ' tion, that controls both, theaters ? it.atocl thih morning tlnit there will be no advance prices at the ' Palmetto Theater, the same pr e- j es as the Carolina, 10 and 15 cents= 1 First Picture,." -. r.Iet Him In Paris". . . .} "Moonlight and Shadows," the 1 Number One hit song which Dor- fl othv I.amovr introduced to films, r ' t * I " : < has reached the* screen, again/but its nationality has been changed. When the nuhiker was first writ- a ton for Miss I.amour to sing in a "The Jungle Princess," if was giv- ^ en a Malaysian background with a ' modern American treatment. Then. 4j>e song's qu'icly rise to * popularity lqd Pi oduceigDirector 0 " Wesley Uugg'es to. use "Moonlight ami .Shach/ws" as.the back-. * ground niusic fob a Paris night- ' club scene in Olaudette Colbert's * "I Mot Ilini m rai ls, which opens c next Monday, July the 10th at 0 c o'clock at the Palmetto Theater ) .'--on Main street, near Washington^ % The only hitch was the fact that v Paris night-chili orchestras accord- r Jng to the assurance of the.tech- ,| nieal ndviso'rs, do not play music , like .American linnre LuuilIs....They. ^ put their own variation 'of "swing" i . Accordingly, a group of French j into the tunes. v t musicians were gathered together, [ and told to give "Moonvight and . Shadows" a dose of French night- j cluh-treatment. They did. And Phil Poutelje, af the Para=.. j mount music department, \ ho .conducted the orchestras, nsists that 4 # t while the result is a nice, tuneful { * ditty, he guarantees that nobody but a Parisian could ever identify Staff Of Workers Named M. S. Suggs, the manager of the l anmnu aiiiKHdiiru LIIIO JIIUI nui^ that the personnel of the theater 1 ^ will be made up of the following Miss Demotra A. Durham, recent graduate of St. Augustine college, Raleigh, X. C., and Mrs. Hortense Cooper-Biuiey, former cashier vt the Booker Washington II gh r r school cafe, arp the cashiers; CarlTon Lewis Duc^elt, member of the- ' 1937 graduating class at Benedict ] college, d^rman; Everett Redd, I chief usher; Tucker Lymon, head ' porter; Herman Smith', assistant , head porter and Miss Carrie B. Scott, maid. More than twenty , colored people are now emokoyed by the Palmetto Theater Corporation in Columbia. ' ? m*?? i News in and Around ^ New York i _____ < By Julia Braxton Clark j New York City.?Hello Every- < body! Well I'll say it's hot!! With ' 95.6 degrees and more scorching weather expected to return aftei to-liiohtC Khnwci' hnnr> fVii prediction is wrong this time. But folks there are more inter or.tiny things going on just now than the weather. New York's mayoralty contest comes up this fall, with the primary rearing end the election in November. Candidates have begun already to declare themselves. Mrs. Ruth G. Mnssey. Miss Eula Massey, Miss T.i^lie Bradley dnd Miss .Ruth White of Abbeville, S. C., are visiting their sister and aunt, Mrs. Sally Sutton, 220 Edgecombe Avenue and Mrs. Mamie fch Brooks, 1800 Seventh Avenue." Rev. W. S. Mims, pastor St. S. C., is spending his vacation in ^ James AME church at Abbeville, Wje re Opens '$ vy, July 19th < ? ijressjve Golf Course Opens The Progressive Golf Course, ocated on the Progressive Club's >roperty, ttpened last Monday to he public. A splendid match was dayed between a team from Ridge vood anil one from the Progressive Club. The Dreher brothers cpresented the Ridgewood boys md John Jacobs and "Buster" lohnson represented?the "Progress" t. ive Club. The match was tilled vith thrills throughout and a very argo gallery followed the player* iround the' course. The Galloping t ihost Joe Dreher found his stride b luring the IIIst "five KblesT "arnTT ame thru with three pars and a S tirdie.- Many members of the lub followed including Messrs. v 'aul, Williams, Gunn, Stuart, M. b X, and many from Ridgewood. On S very Monday 'special matches are ? dayed and the pu'^Te is cordially s nvited to witness them. h On Monday, July 26th there will n ie staged at the course the first P ournament, that, being a low med- t J play for twenty holes. *Any- ? ne interested in tnis can send n heir names to the club, c|o Mr. s f. Williams or Mr. H. Pauf. Only o l sniaii xee 01 ou cents will be iskdd with each blank and suitaile prizes will be given the . five y est scores. 2 The -club is .open every day and b here is a pro there to teach any- k me interested in the game. La- t lies are urged to come out and C ake up this splendid chance to g earn this nationally known sport, fi Jr. Mack Paul, a very good play- v t, who plays the Progressive a ourso, often entered the tournaneijt in Atlanta, Georgia last reek and was the winner of a 'cry nice medal. .It is the hope if this club that they will be aJe to have more good golfers repesont them in national play. Adrs. Stuart, Mr. and . Mrs. H. Wiliams, Drs. D. K. Jenkins, Mon- * eith, Frederick, and Pride, Mrs. "). K. Jenkins, Mrs. Lilliewood, alii Mr. Lilliewood, Mr, Marshall, J Drehcr Brothers, Bus Johnson, s Fohn Jacobs atul Mr. Kinard of ' tidgeWfcod. An invitation is extended to any ^ >ne who wishes to spend a day on 1 he course to visit it and play a v round. Special offer is made to 1 >ut-of-town guests to come to the Capital City and visit the newly ? irganized Golf Course fob' oui je.ople. ^ * J M*. | Trustees of Allen University To Meet ; ?Purfuiant to the call of R'ahop i J. S. Flipper, D. D., LL. D.( Pre- I siding Bishop oT TKo 7th~Episco- j pal District, the Trustees of Alen Univera'ty (ONLY) are hereby called to met in Bethel A. M. c E. Church, corner Sumter and g Taylor streets, Columbia, S. C. ( Tuesday, July 27th, 1937, at 10 A. M. BISHOP J. S. FLIPPER, a President and Chancellor, r 188 Houston St., N. E., Atlanta, Ga, t J. E. THOMAS, P. E., f Secretary of Board of Trustees, --- Allen. Univeraity^ 318 N. Coit St., Florence, S. C r Special Notice To Reporters! [ c To all Reporters and Contributors; Send in your articles and re- ^ norts bv Tuesday of each week 1 1 We go to press on Wednesday; , and' many articles are left out ol the paper, because they arrive too late. All articles and reports ^ must be signed by the writer. not'< for publication, but that we may y know who sent them. Many articles find their way to the waste j barfket, because they have no signature. All reporters and contributors ^ please sign your names and ad- . dresses to your next communication; we have a Special Letted to ^ send you. THE PALMETTO LEADER. ' f&tll COLUMBIA MME. JULIA E. BREELAND - " ' fl I V i 4V I ?H in \m b^9B^ ^ IJ \ ' 1 ~ ~ - z TUr ni? a i'rni^^.? ...? oiuiuunnK J,n; Madame Julia E. Breeland, foi ,l.r he past twenty-five years, has !,,l een operating: the Elite Beauty 'arlbr Iocatecl at 12 1-2 Broughton 1)1 Itrect, Orangeburg, S. C. * Clt Through the process of hart! an :ork and actual preparation thi* usiness has included a Beauty Pel Ichool in a wholesome environ- , lent, with a competent faculty, of i)teven. Here, courses are offered jj l marcelling, finger waving, per-, inhent waving, scalp treatments, ^ ressing, ctnling and the inanufac- ^ ure of preparations. Whatever is ecessary for meeting the requirelents of the State Board, this ^ chool is in splendid condition to lfer. tin The Beauticians of South Caro- no na are holding their Annual Con- en ention in Charleston, S. C., July kn 0-21. This program promises to -fill e one of the 'foremost of its bu ind in the State. If you are in- an crested in any phase of Beauty tin lulture, or interested in the process your race is making in this im eld, meet us there; or if Hot an .*ritc 12 Jl-2 Broughton St., Or- On ngeburg, S. C.; Phone 708-J. vva PENDLETON NEWS. King Chapel AME Church J< .Sunday school opened at 10:1.1 y the Supt. H. V. Thompson with eachers and pupils at their _repective posts of- dutv. The lesion ' _ as well discussed-?after which most interesting review of the ne L'sson bv Mrs. Willie McGloylin, -m, For Sunday morning service jtI lev. C. B. Vance preached a short ermon to a splendid congregation. .VJ I'he pastor Rev. I'. B. C. Lewis ru >einy away on a thirty days va- jation and preachiny tour in Lexngton. Kv., and other points, tho y( vork of the church, is beiny car- r ied on very successfully by the n( ocal preachers Revs. B. 11. Reese tnd C. B. Var.ce ,0 Mrs Lewis is beyinniny to look C( lonely and willmelylad when Rev M Lewis returns. * M Miss D. V. Washington is home or again after spending a few days hi in Orangeburg and other point? visiting relatives and friends. b< Mesdames Pauline Thompson, R. j. Reoso. M. J.-Grnwford and TT~ ~L 3 Thompson are attending sum- T1 ner sclTool in Greenville LJr Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Clark | to ?f Anderson were the dinner quests of their aunt Mrs. R. J. ^lark on Wednesday. The PTA entertained the bride >nd groom Principal B. \W Gallnan and the former Miss Lenora )oyle with a miscellaneous showr Monday nite. at the school ?n? ruilding. Many beautiful and use- po ul gifts were received by the iride. ra We are gTad to have Miss An- to lie Ruth Webb heme. She is a reent graduate of State College. ? t;n Mr. Mortimer White is spending to he summer in Detroit, with his hi incle. tii Rev. Daniels, pastor of Silver Spring Baptist church preached an sp ible sermon Sunday morning to a Hi appreciative congregation, j \11 were glad to welcome Mrs* Win Daniels and baby to the services. O: Silver Spring Missionary Ta- ( lies gave a silver tea Sunday af- a ;ernofon at the home of Mrs. Ella Smith, after the literary programme Atis rendered punch and cakes j vere served by the ho-tess, and ovely tokens were artistically ar- jTl 'angcd on a tree and each guest P' ;ouched a package that attracted' 1 SI he attention and drew it from the I Si] ,ree. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Foster had' Rev. Daniels and Brother Gantt'^f I Jc Continued on page 8 (b? a iteiii \, SOUTH CAROLINA, SA rheo Bond, ^ Lauds < Madison, Ark., July 12.?-The< and, son of the late Scott lion id one of the South's leading Nt o farmers, made public today Iter in which he commended Di nen/.o II. J?ing, Pastor, St. Mar E church, New York, for havinj vited C. A. Cobb, Director Soiit 11 Division, Agricultural Adjust cut Administration, to addles s congregation. "From the very beginning o e AAA progiam," said, Mr. I3om t has meant a new day 1'pr th< lUlhland and our people Tin nant and sha.HecminV.- n...,. i-l-t" ??!*. ale money, and in my opinion e living better than they hav< tee 1918-19. The landlords hav< ill their back taxes, lifted most "ThttT ntorlgages "ITiuT If this >p year will equal that of 1035 d '30 I see no reason why the uthland will not enjoy the prosrity of 1929." 'I want to comment on that part Mr. Cobb's address which says ic Problems of the white farmei tl colored farniep. are the same; policy which helps one helps the ler; there is no place for race jjudice in any National Program the welfare of Agriculture.' is true in some instances that ? tenant ami snarecpopper did t receive full benefit as per Gov iment contract, but I do not off of a singie ju-tifiable comlint made to the Government t that it was not .corrected? d tenant and sharecropper paid ir pro rata," Mr. Bond's holdings ape appros ately 2000 acres on which there ? ninety or more tenant families i the plantation the l'.(3G crof. is 1200 bushels of emu and 85t les of cotton. Jhn Burton Passes In New Yrork Cit> Now York City.?After an ill ss that lasted over a period ol mths, John Morris Burton diet ly 5. at the Willapl Parker ho: tal New York City. Mr. Burtoi is born at Columbia,-S. C.. Feb iary 22, 1K'.?;>, sron of the lat< tvirtia" and Morgan Burton. His funeral was- heU^j'rotp tin cal's Funeral Chapel,' 2372 Sev ith Avenue, Friday-July *J. Th' l'V. \V. L. Brown assistant pas r of Bethel AMR church othciat 1. He is survived by a widow vs. t.avinia Burton, three son organ, Victor and John Earl to .sister Mrs. Jessie Bright, Co mbia, S. C.; one brother Ernes ist of relatives and friends.. Burial was held at Eastridg FTWn cemetery^ Passaic, NY J tie funeral was conducted bv th rmos Veal. Inc.- Funeral Direc rs. ^ ? BATESIIl'RG NEWS. By G. \V. Robinson Sunday school as usual will nibeis and teachers at th, sts of duty. The picnic carried to Lake Mur y by the BYI'U Was well en ved?who went. Miss Ruth Jowers who has beei ck home. We were glad to havi New* "\*oi'k" fST quite awhile i r home. She reported a niet ne. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Thoma ent Sunday with Mrs Hetth endrix. Miss Frances Oxner the littk lUghter of Mr. and Mrs. W. M v nnr crtnnt ho ' ""P ? iii t Mrs Ret'0 or a Boyd She; hai jolly time. Speaking of the weather ' it' >t and I suppose you know .it. If you want to get benefit* fo e time you spend reading, tr; ie Leader, the only fine fic rae iper. delivered in Batesburg. The Junior quartet boys sang a lady Grove Sunday; and wha aging you should have heard it We have on the sick list Mi >hn W. Mobley and Mr. Johi ihnson. We hope they will sooi ) back on foot again. 0 ?tn TURDAY, JULY 17, 1937 " ^ce Farmer Cobb and AAA Special Notice j <i To Subscribers! a To all of our subscribers: ?11)31 Subscriptions are now dm* and k payable. One of our agents will g visit the principal cities of the h State during July and August. . Please.be ready when the agent ur s rives to pay your subscription To all delinquent subscribers: No more notices will be sent you The next notice sent will be the J Discontinuance Notice. When this ? notice is received"your paper will ? be already stopped. To get the paper again; send in your back sub1 script ion. THE PALMETTO LEADER i , ' ? MODERN DWEL i ( . ' . i o I^HHS^Hlww&^H&k'^Wmom B?J| r A row of rtuts and hdjses facii --4tM*-.ii'iii housing project, in the V f With the appointment of a XeI gro Advisory Committee on Hous3 ing, plans are going forward to j secure tenants for the 74 'modern . dwelling Units provided for Xee groes at University Terrace, Columbia's $700,000 P.W.A. low-rent u housing project. The Xegro com* . mittee. was appointed by Mr. W. S Lr -Hendley, Chairman of t-Re Colum. bia Housing Authority, and Dr. R. W. Mance was named Chairman. Also appointed on tho committee r> 'were: C. A. Johnson and Dr. O. S1J. Champion. 'j Dr. It. W. Mance, son of the * , late Dr. R. W. Mance, former president of Allen University, is the 8 Superintendent of the Good Samaritan Hospital ?of this city. He ? is a graduate of both the College arid Medical School of HowarcT Mance is also a number of Bethel A. M. E. Church and serving in the capacity as Steward. In addition to his work as hospital Superintendent, he practices medicine , t J, j /\C. A. p<?Shn-"on, Supervisor of j< INegro schools of Columbia is ri:i)kjc\ti:i) trt h notes i Sunlight Club ~~ Ten in the Garden; ' i "The Simplest Meal Need ask no < pardon, i When garnished with the beauty i of a Garden." ! So read the invitation part. Thp < > place, the Y. W. C. A. Rose Gar- I don; the time, 6:30 o'clock; the ; charming hostess: Mrs.. M. B. L Wilkiufeont?tho guofcta, the /Sun- li'ght club and visitors from- ether i 1 clubs attending the State College summer school. As orte entered the Rose Garden ( p the view was entrancing. The soft veivetness of the lawn, many : hesitated seqfmingly waiting for 1 he command, "Keep Off The 1 Grass"; the many beautiful varicolored flowers, entiting a delicate * fragrances the enticing coclnees of the spray from the fountain surrounded by lily pads and lotus ' blossoms; the comfortable and Inn viting seats, and the small tables n scattered <in harmonious disarray all blended into a beautiful pie tier Mrs. Sallie Be Rest At .Camden. V. July 12th?Mrs. I SalLe Huld' ii, </ne of ih?* oldest I citizens', died Tu?vdaV., Jti'y G, .af- I tor u illness. She was born ; in thu city in i ^a< the smoke of the fdvll war was being cleared, She was one. of the first Sunday. school s* h-nts in Trinity church. Li ter in . left she \va- I ntarri' d to Mr. Ja.n:es >. poldon i who lived in the We-ley Chapel , secton. Thc-y lived n that section for several years where they rear- j ed a laige family.- The county.) sohriflfs tt'l.lc U1L tir.r.f . I -T. ov V-".*, SI.Q ICllUll- I ed to her old home where the : children could attetnd Browning ! Home. She is survved by the following iLINX* PLACES I OR > - * C" " iK 'Marion Street, at -l ph '-r^i 1 \ I t ackground is the Booker T. Wash widely known throughout South Carolina a< an outstamling .Lducator. He is a graduate of Jensen C. Smith University, Charlotte, X, C.',"tvnd has studied -at] Columbia University, New York I City atul llarvaul University, Cam bridge, Mass. Mr. Johnson is a member of the I.adson Presbyter-; ian Church. I Dr. 0. J. Champion, who is a i member of the medical statY ,of j the Good Samaritan Hospital and practices medicine in the City of ! Columbia is a graduate of Alien University. Lincoln University, Lincoln Univ., Ponn,, and .Meharry Medical College, Nashville,?Tenn. Dr. Champion is a Trustee o f Bethel A. M. E. Church. Typical apartments?at- Uniorsi til TeiTiULQ-.axe open. ..for inspec. tion by both whites and Negroes and the public is cordially invited. Dwelling Units for Negroes consist of group houses and flats of from 2 to 5 rooms, renting from S3.05 to $4.85 per week. These charges include light, water and electric refrigei ation. Electric refrigerators are furnished in the j ture. I At a short business meeting committees previtAisly appointed to ' take charge of the Fall activities! were enjoined to perfect their plans j and be ready to report in detail , it tho next meeting. Mrs. Sadie i Smith, chairman of the comm'ttee | m contributions for the harvest festivcal to behiudd at the Wilkinson Home in September was successful i*n having donated mcTe ; U.au 13U__rpiarU >.t fruits, i.nd veg- ; ptables witnin a f. w minutes. With this number as a "starter" it will not be a difficult matter to in crease the number to 200 or more. I A Sumter representative said that "Sumter would pro one better than Oranprcburpr. and Charleston promised to go two better, the committee on selection of a Mrs. Izeta Green is> chairman of queen and Miss Posamond Alston* ts chairman on the Carnival committee. Following the short business ses- ' sion, came the social honr at which time a most deVcioua repast was itrvad. i ' price71~cents tlden, Laid To Camden children: Goo. V.'. JJolden c*f Union; Mrs. .Vaiy 13. McDonald, New Yolk; James R. Bolder:, Washington, Ik Mrs. I.ula 13. Kirkland, M:.s. Sarah 13. McGirt and Miss iifssie Boldcn a!! of Cantden.. The funcial styvi'ecs were conducted at Trinity Methodist Epis- . .opuc < iiurth, Thursday afternoon conducted by her Paster, Rev. R. 1'. Krwinan, D.D. assisted by Revs. J. \V. Boyli rt, pastor of the Bap- . list church; 11. It-Kirk,pastor of Wesley M. E.. church and Dr. A. A.' Sims of Union.; and Son Funeral ionic had charge of the body assisied\y Abrams and Moore of Union. rEGRO PEOPLE . " % . ir.mu r, i.'.olum Inn's i ^70**tQ?>0 PAY .A. ?^ linglon high school. group houses and flats. Several announcements were made, last Sunday from pulpits, i invitir.^ Negroes of this city to visit the University Terrace. The Advisuiv Cummittie will meet within a few days to further pluns to inform the public abuuty the now housing project. A .feature of University Terrace is the social room provided for Negro tonants, where they can meet when | they desire. I A number of prominent physicians of the city have highly ' praised the health aspects of the *? dwelling units, and also loading Columbians have declared**-that theo Would nvnf.H' to V-irr. cooks and sc-rvant-; who dwell in the sanitary and modern, houses and ffrrrs a! University Terrace -who-five m unsanitary houses, without proper ventilation and light. '* . Applications for apartments are now being received at the office for Negroes, located ir. the center of the project, next to Blossom Street corner. Anyone wishing to rent one of these apartments i? invited to make application? Among those present were visitors frojri Charleston. Anderson and AnViston, Ada. At last came the parting hour, and with -grateful goodbyes to cur i?-- ? iiwum wc icn me garacn, nut its beauty and the pleasant time spent there will be a happy memory for many days. ? ^ IMPORTANT NOTICE. The Christian Homo Burial Aid Society District Nbo 2 will meet at Blackstock Saturday, July 17 Our Grand President, Mr?. Maria Burton is calling the State Board to meet at the same place at 11 a.m. Those who compose the board are: Mrs. Fannie Trice. Rev W. R. Bowman, \V\ E. Williams, .Tames Etheredge, Rev. L. F. Sanders, Mrs Minnie Thompson, C. L. Worthy, Wesley Emcr?on, T. G. McKissick and the Rev. L. O. Bowman. Tris meeting is called on orders of the Grand Secretary, Prof. W. R. Bowman, of Cameron, S. C. WESLEY EMERSON, District Sec'y. No. 2.