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tf'V. ? ?rs? ' * ? L . : She ; Jalinrtto Header ] PUBLISHED WEEKLY lSlOAaaembly St, Columbia, S..U. "J Entered at the Post Office at Co _ lumbia, S. C., as second clast , matter by an Act of Congress. SUBSCRIPTIONS One Year - $2.00 Six Months 1.26 Three Months -.76 Singly Copy ; :? .(Mr FOREIGN ADVERTISING AGENCY W.OO., D^arbonr St., Chicago, 111. Ollicial Advertisements at the rate allowed b> law. The Leader will publish brief am rab onal letters on subjects oi general interest when they an '?accompanied by the names?zrrrr?7?address?of the authors?a*Hr are not of a dcmutory nature Anonymous communication "wn not be u ticed. Rejected q?anu scripts will not be returned) REMITTANCES Checks, Draits and l'ostal or Ex press-Money .(Jidda?should?la_ made payable -to?the?order of The Frrimetto Leader. ?? GEO. H. HAMPTON ^-^^ublisber N. Ji FREDERICK-? E. PHILIP ELLIS _ Field Agent Communication intended for the current issue must be very briel -and should reach the editorial ; desk not later than Tuesday ol each week. City news, locals, personals,* and social news by Wednesday Klght. * ~ ?> , " t> a . " Bus:neas and Editorial Phone 462iSaturday, December 4, 1937. I,i. BUY CHRISM AS" SEALS.- ?; I The Anti-Tuberculpsis Associa?tion appeals every, yx'juv to the pub lie for contributions to aid in it fight?against.. Tuburouloriw. Thia appeal is matlr in tho fnvm.=aj= Christmas Seals, which costs on ly unv; v.v_i1tav-u, xiv; 15 an ..mithinking person indeed who does not see that even his own welfare is involved in the fight ,against " thjs all too- prevalent disea's?, One himself .n^ay not be afflicted with. this- dieea?e^- but--e very one nfL hia neighbors so suffering is a menace, -? to his own health.?Tuberculosis germs are no rejector of persons; they do not- mind traveling around j and uninvited calPon you. Pure selfishness then should enlist one's' > iT>fni-nnt in fVir. Jn-f berculosis. But -there, is -anothei* side?-the humanitarian, surely, no; one can view with indifference the suffering of his neighbor. Tbei !_ normal?person?would?want to <!o| something to relieve his suffering and, if possible, restore such an one to- good health. Colored-people smffer much"from - .Tuberculosis and the fight against il^should be of much interest to them. Thev hav? the ..opportunity to aid in the fight, and this can. ''be done by buying Christmas Seals to the extent of their abil. RATHER UNUSUAL. In Charlotte, N. C., at least, police offiecrs don't seem to have the usual privilege of shooting down' ??priscmer"runnng away in an ef-1 fort to escape. Two weeks ago,! < a colored man charged-with theft! jumped from~ a police car. He| waiv chased?for^ a short distance' when one of the officers deliberately shot hint down, he later dy?tnf?. But now comes the-unusual a Coroner's "juvy" inquiring into" the death of the man, brought in a verdict holding the officer for! trial On a Charge of "unjustifiii-1 ' ble homicide," and he is now under a $2,000 bond pending trial. AI fellow officer tried to make the} shooting justifiable by saying the j fleeing, prisoner slashed at him in! making his escape from the police' car, but such a statement dirl not I impress that Coroner's iurv All too many policemen have the idea that they have the right to shoot down people arrested just " when they feel like it and it's- about time the fart^Jip _Lpvppes*Cff'vt^aT a_itistf4*d?^7ven to them to legi"" limately uphold the law?not to ? act the bntly rrr coward.-~ ~~ 7i: There are all too many men who are officers! but should not be entrusted with a revolver and club. T'hey do not help the esteem in which: officers shottld Tte held AT the support of the public to which they are entitled. A little less shootin? and needless clubbing . would he refreshing. -11 Kampbellgrams I ! ! Stephen C. Campbell 0* 0 O O 't* ?i ft 't"t' ^ O t' 't' 0 O C' 0 O Thesc Grams are a>frT:essed to Baptist lenders of South Carolina and m;;,t especially to tnose who , have attended the Stat" S, S. and B. T. U. convention in th : last two years and have seen th" wonderful improvements made in the r>ro "gram dOtttOnt. ft is to ^ your ! corncspondirg secretary s writing, and for you I am pl?a ning a greateSchool of Methods, witfi better .'cadira and woiker* in . v~^ - _ rharge. ' To the Schools and Uncns I send these Grams for upon /ou depends whether I shall be ible 't?. serve any longer as cor esptyiding secretary and Deun of Method>, because the boards have written in lnrge letters, Js'o Fundr Por Ycur Work. I agree that the office of corresponding secretary ,ught be seif sustaining ?..d ought fo have mo- ey to turn o\ er to the L-onventioti. It does tu* n over noriey to t\?e convention. Half of he money reported tc/ tie conven;icm is raised on plans sent"from hiu nnrl rprrrterT hv Itetrict missionaries is raised unler the directions of t!.?3 office. The 4i conventions whi~h have hanged their program content re. reived the ruggestions frcm this tfice. The 1547 persons who at . tended the tionvention this year vere Invited from this office. All Tie offlctT is asking of all boat els, 'Do not muzzle the ox that treads )ut th" corn nor kill 'he hen that s la\nn.g the Silver Eg??".-: Tre board elected at Lumter to egulate the work of lb? correpbndinv secretary: met in Aug ist and handed down orders Imen t.rders were WPhI'. cafie'1 ?iit tn n letter. A few inor de lils were changed by the> boards , tid in my I pinion future conducts rill too less likely. * S?me Things in Common 1. 1'hat the conyenticii has a regressive and adtquat- program yhich is on par .with my in the South. . .' ?... 2. That he program-'.s ongoing cause con potent ner-ons are'tn harge of" its planning : nd pm ecducx.. '. .\. .... 3. That tho Schno'Lof._Metnods is nin mod is a graded o.rgai>hrat< -.ion and ia meeting the needs o*' rrowinc Christian Wolrkcrs* ^ 4\ That to meet th-?, grow mods this progressive prQgfaire nonthly contributions from aii* school > and unions'were now read" "o-be set up,or ought he set up. 5. 'i hat t he Joseph-that knows .vhat is eoir'ng ought oc placed in! ;harg.i of the planning to n.eet these needs 6. That the office of cartepond"-;* Secretary had b>.en setf-1 ontinue a<- n-self supporting ag ncy oi tlw? convention 7. That enrollment mi st be the| piimar/ concern" of the convention thru the Futance t'cmmittee with nil money for doorv,ays, do TnttpKfs and regist-ati^cj m tlte School of Methods. K That a special eommittet 4'On^bUVttK "uY the pi^aiJunt,?VQ*/ordinif secretary, and mi responding secretary could w?;i>. out the nlans *o lie rally and organize -tl.tr School Of Methods bo'ter than the two boards3 at such a late hour. x . 1 P. That ior the br-t results, i the leaders* of the throe conventions must work together and all the fulu workers ought hvu J uccess to all loarcTs and share their fteld experience' as contributions t'o this new ongoing p->pram of the Baptist denomination, of S. C. Tht> i3 the 9 point , program evolved nt the board n.e< tings as deducted from the recoftV of tho mectin-; by your Dynamo Camp oeii, lv.'an ur m-cjciujuo. I MOl NTAiM CITY | i ECHOES- | I By "CAP JIMH I Wei! we rather, and do most of I he ti-i'Q. write hbout life and living, ra her ihan tahoiit'd'ath a rial dying?but - now and then one drops off. That through the years it has been ours to hnow and to associate* with in such cases we sorter "can't help saying a word or so in honor <;f the -irfe lived; The second Sabbath in November we attended the-funeral of one of the?f-nrndors-of-the W.B, Grand Lodge, B. J. Crowe. For a hvng -ning of years he was the vice-grand j resident. In this capacity he was a loyal and faithful offw-er AHrrmgh hi wn<; ,un-_ 'i'f'1 tot'btili'ri'd 'jiltihty of good" bid common sen^e. ~ft mighty fine thing for one to have who is to i o! lender of his people. In fact honesty of j.urpose stiricd up and into pnch other, are mighty fine dualities for one to have who i.? to he a leader of this people. In fact honesty of purpose stirred up and into each other are mighty fine qualities for one to have; with those as guides one?seldom if ever go astray, or lead in the. wrong direct! ,t . For rhe pass 8 or 10 y'ars Bro.. < rowv nas ivieu in wmiiihkwi, D. C., -wt' his children. These 18. The fvrmroL was at'Tiis old home church rEpatexIs?chapel?inispartanburg Co. Rev. Farla v;ho is living up there and at one time was th" pastor .at Foste's chapel ; a me- down with the farily. He conducted (he services. The sermon was delivered in a very eloquent wav by Rev i-iarle. - The floral de? signs were beautiful. Foster's Chapel Lodge |^o. 2 paid honor to honored dead at the grave. For Otr^years he stood.?FfrTmrnrf brave and true. We truct it was There is an old saying that whiskey and gas don't mix There are those that doubt the Assertion And why to convince Ihemselvcc every now and then go'Tnto the Tab oratory of experience and puT on on test?. These as a rule find that tiere is more truth than fic- j lion in the assertion. 1 Ktn there are those who* seem to not only doubt 'be fact as to whiskey and gas but?who believe" that it is not anyways dangerous to'try and mix them but thAt it is peTfceiiy harmtess to add anotapr explosive and try a pi. miic thl 3 ar<Lthe resuite pre read in #?o?t en; news 1 : i. | W. H. S .'. EDIT' For quite forty yieaja a certainty iellofw I know wtell has been in the game , o f journalism. H e' has i done sf/methirg of everything in that litva, fiom preI paring copy for H a calling- card to editing .pjewspa*rlers ancT~wrIting books* He is still in the game, fun.Lling the ball sometimes, but making touchdowna Occasionally. I gtteas touch lowns court. And yet ihat fel'ow. does net know so very much about it alter all. One thic; 'is true, "that fellow 'mi nWrri'd mnrh, rrmeh ^nd experienced much. . He now presumes to-, say a few words on a certain affliction or disease which seems to fasten ilsilf on all djtors. May I cafi it EDITORITFS? Yes, that's "it. t"-* The average editor has it in "ITalignan^, form.- I still have it spite oi, the fact that 1 contin-, u ally: take a to nig to cuib-the aflijfelon. T sent a story to- a tow jiewsoapers recently. There was a-line ;n*the copy which ende t with "J Wean." Every newspaper editor, save .?..e, figured that" lV should have been "MEAN" instead of onpi'r. bigrv a fellow ia taking a lespente "*whance 'with his life when he starts -out pranking with just the wflvskey ami gas. put pere of late there" seems to be an ever ncroadng number that is brave r/r fooKsr enough to -add another more 'l<>adlv element to he death dealing combination. Since the Govern Ment "FStflSres thai the 'la* "bol on all. poison musti show the deadly fm?s, .$p we proceed to label the most dangerous. "Whis\*ey, gas .and' women". 99 times out of 100 That which makes autoes climb telegrapr- poles, root up trees along the highway, jump off if bridges ;n to deep waters, slide down the sides of high mountains, tear into plate glass windows, coTldihg itvto olhui' uui'ii and taking chances, yes desperate chances at R. R. crossing oft times turning over and over demolishing itself as i; turns, all with the certain result. The speeding of -tre_anibula:ice to the scene of the wreck, thence with break neck speed and syrene alarming, back to hospital and often, very often in a calme- mood od a inr.,re moderate -peed~ to the undertaker's parlor to be prepared fo the final ride which will be slow and solemn -We say frieads that which in most cases causes; autoes in such queer and deadly ways is the package labeled poison". Then in the centner a skull and cr-ss bones, the contests; whip key, gas and women". Beware. A. M. E. annual conference held I ' l.mi II.ii/I1/ Wrt\u oln/ia \VP nuie ius?t> ' vv.n. *1 -'livv, " licard our friend the rioer of the "Old G?:ay" state to the .conference that ne was the oil il-ial-Reporter of tne "Leader" and would' write up the doings c/f the conference in lext issue in fuh, why we lea%'e t' e job to him. ? WeH we note with-pleasure thatcnqugh of , the Southern M. E. conferences have voted in favor of "unification' to make it a certainty to which we say so mote ,it be. Now watch th" knockers "scramble to get on th- Tband wagon". The South Carolina annual conference of the Mr E. church convenes here next week. There are many ,tems of business that could be looked into. Among them comes the' sennsible question of dividing the conference." Th<?n it wouldn't be a had idea to push back the meeting date. Why , let all the nice sp'ing. summer and early fall days pass then call over 300 people teg .ther *' wjien (^ce and sometime, snow ifi the weather man's program? Then the matter of district srlperin/tendenV coming down when time is up, ought be kept alive, especially where you have plenty ol timber .vHich-will fit in just as well if not better. If we adhere strictly to tHe 0 years term, then there pi niMiJ lescrv tne nonor out a e oeiore "iuijuivllljj u~ r have be'i, in the M. E. churtb. all my. lift, and ) have yet to see the man serving as presiding elder in yonder days or district i'.'perintendentn in present day whose place could have been honorably filled ky .at least 15 -or 20 nter> in the conference. What was done last year was necessary, maybe, but theic is not the least icta of a reason to repeat It this year. Come on down boys li':e men. Then gel the best appointment in sight ar.d fc/llow Paul's advice: "Preach the Gospel". GOLDVILLE NETwl Sun.lay evening praye* service conducted r>y Rev. J. C. Collier. Message by Rev. M.iC. Morrig of Newberry. Misi Elizabeth Rider spent the week-end with friends in Clinton. Miss Henrietta Roberson spent the week-end in Cokesht ry. Miss Bertha and Peat7 Setter- J white spent the week-end in New berry. I i ?\E PA LMETTO LEADER < < .hackle ford) !! DRITIH --?r -r '_ ?-"WEAN" and changed it accordingly. __ , : You see this disease I call editoritis is a weakness which causes editors to mark somethiri^Trf cr on somebody's copy no matter how perfect the manuscript or how well written.. The lor<fcovieivall, Mr. Editor, must take snrle kind \ of shot at it. He often misses. We edito'.itis victims (newspapers especially) will* even change ^ an author's manuscript to make it conform to what we wmild say.W? of'en forget that every" writer ! has his own peculiar style. That is what makes published matter ' different and appealing^ The edi- tor forgets that HE is not writing ' the story. Again, Mr. Editor of- ; ten assumes'that because what an . author says is what he (the editor) ' | doea hat believe, that lie sliuuld 4 J tice I In some newspaper offices 1 | where tHe copy I admit may jieed (something done to it, but not too ' muah done. Incid< ntally, people v ho read , newsptpers can hardly? realize , what trouble editor? do have in thqir efforts to put a readable new? ' ;sheet into ;he hands vi 'readers. _Maybe?that gives edititfs. editorLtis" They think a major operation must be performed, and how , they can cut and slash. What they cut either dies "or is very p?ny. The cure? There is-none. I (Copyrig f 1937.) " ? CLAFLIN COLLEGE NEWS 1 ? Claf':n presented Sue Smith Mc- ; Donald, contralto in song recital ; Wednesday, November 24th. Miss Smith is a native of Wnv. ' cross, Georgia. -She received part J of. her training in Orangeburg. She 'yas oquested -to sing special numbers for "l&me of her friends. -beatrty^tff the moonlight that on There's beauty in the Jewdrops that bathe a budding rosr; There's still.- water glows; There's beauty on' the campusr with love ones gathered near; but nothing like the ( love and beauty of you, "MOTHER 3UMPTER" may Gody keep you J strong for us. ^ ' Claflin_jg_ saving to you Miss |Eva Jessye, o*ut of the many-3 xvi'shes and blessings,'may the love I of God keen you pitiful, and faith | < and hope keep you strong and j true. Bro. AY. L. Hildebrand has just , returned from conference smiling See Rev. G. \V. Williams, Claf- i lin college or 61 Treacwell and make yo'ur proper negotirlions fpr , thd "Lqader". , ? Mrs. J. Sumpter and Mr. Chas. 1 Summers were our new subscribers for the week. Orangeburg Circuit News ?Rev.?M-.?Ft?Marcus?took?with. J him Sunday, Rev. G. W. Williams i Claflin collage; Rev. Marcus i oreached a soul stirring sermon from tnis ?V:eme: "Be Fa:thful un crown of lift". After the sermon he * was asked to return by the ( members of Who church p The evening sermon was doliv ored at Bethlehem by Re\. G. W. ' -Williams. 1'iepare .to* meet your God somowhetre. He traced -the Hebrews from Abrahani r0 Saul in Jerusalem. * A very thoughtful ermon ? "Rev. Cnl ashnw preached at-SU- Steven Sunday night. Ttyfeme: In Wnirwas life and the life was the light of n.fjn. The pastor expressed his thanks and gratifica- , tion given during the pan vcc/nference yeal\ ,r,RCV. G. W. Williams ] marched with the usher toard onSundae r.ight after being in a s*pir itual?tmosph*re all day making -j spiritual and social contact. AIiss Ma. line Rouch of Summer- " ville was the guest of Muses Roberta Christie and Helen C. Byrd over the week-end. Air.-Edward Wiley w'as soon in the city last week. , CLINTON NEWS f The Rambling Wildcats defeated Fountain Inn Bulldogs in the i Turkey Day clash with a3Core of ] 49-0. , At 3 o'ekek Rev. H. V,. Walker | preached at*- the fcommunity din- ; ner which was served in the auditorium. Mrs. Maria Johnson and < Mr. Ben Beasley, the t vo oldest "i jififnV-"!1 * -'i"1' 1 ' ji if1j oranges frr.m the Home Econom-P ics club. D'nners were sent to old)' r"r-Trrr-nf the commuvltv who I ! were unnbl Sunday'school o]^T>noaSN^*h^ J usual bout at. Mt. Morjah Supt. -T. ' J. Rice reviewed the lessen. . 1 The morning service was conduct ed by the pastor. ?1 : J Two members^ on the sick list ? arc Mrs. Cora Take, and Mr. Tom 1 T. Ferguson Mr. Johr Owens ' who has beer* ill two years is asking-all who knuw the worth Of 1 prayer to come and pray with ' him. . The Y. F. C. club is sronsoring 1 an entertainment at New Bethel < A. M. Er chureh, December 10th. '< Everyone n invited. i Missionary pieeting was held at the hone of Mrs. Hunter Sunday. < The next meeting wW-beat Mrs. < Fannie Gary's. Misses Lourene and Je??nette Elmore spent Thanksgiving with Miss J Moore, afterwa ds they < went to Laurens. i Mr. H. L. Alexande .eviewed r the lesson at Friendship Sunday. Rev. Walker conducted sirvice on J Sunday morning. Among the vis- \ itors werevMr. and'Mn? Martin; I Mrs. Leola Burdon and Misa Ea- e the Hall. . r THE VOICE FROM : r- _ THE MOUNT AO To the Graduates and fwmer stu dents of Morris College.* Greetings; At a meeting of the ?xecutiv? Committee of the Alumni asaoci&i tion of Mdi-rts college which mel on last Thanksgiving Da;.', it was decided to appoinK?-a__cb airman in evfery countv do solicit the names of thh graduates Awho may be working iHh.youF-^eounty and send the nam^s to the president or to Dean Booker at the college. This was-done in order that we might get fi first hand touch with every graduate who wcMld. lifce to^jSin in an effort to make a greater Morris- college." This cfcn be done. Other .colleges- are dqitig so- and why not v/e do the same. It Was also decided to have a class reunion next comtnencement with the classes of 1918 and 1938. There are mere than sixty-five people who are canrfdit-bes- for graduation commetneemertt. rhis will be quite a crowd to join hands with those of us who ha,ye had gome experience in .this world tasks. tSo let us join hands and To o*ur bit to put the program over Many of us have not v.sited the aid campus since we lef. and we would be surprised new to note the rapid progress, the oM school has made. A certain young lady who graduated in the class of 1921 and why is now a very popular teacher in one of our city schools, ohe^first time since her graduation. She said that she felt like Ripr\Vtrt Winkle. Let's go back Let's \ write back. We cannot afford td:forget our old Alma Mater. Many of us may have attended Tther. colleges which is fine to do, but we cannot forget our first intellectual incubator. Dr. and Mrs. PinoAn onrl fnrnltv nvo pprfflinlv bringing things to pass. At this rate in a few more year8 and with cnir help the dear old school will stand in class with the ' other great colleges. It can be done. B. F. STEWART, > ~?.P.e.-.ident Alumni Asso'rn, : Bvx B8i: ANDERSON COUNTY TEACH. ERS ASSOCIATION. h Group No. 3 of the Anderson County Teachers met at the Anderson County Training school at PendletonrNow. lfl- After the official opening, thehousewas opened for election of officers fay year. The following officers were sleeted: President, Mr. M* N. Sullivan; "vice-prolfedent, Mr L. A Brock; secretary, Miss Chatman; Asst. Sec'y., Miss V. Taylor;,Treas Mrs. C F Reid; chaplain, Mr. C. C. Reynolds; reporter, Miss D V. Washington; chairman of program lommittee, Mr. L. L. Lester, asBivens, Hagood and Mrs. Gallman. Mrs. A. W. Anderson, the 9uper yisor of Anderson county was pre sented to the group. She gave some splendid suggestions that the group gave deep consideration and plan to put into operation at an early date. A plan for the "year's work was drawn and presented to the group which met" the approval of all.The meeting adjourned with an pager expectation for next months meeting which will he "field at Pen til erf theee ?ervices you have a1 noit rordtA. welcome. dleton Dec. 17th at which time we hope to put into -effect ?a portion of our well outlined plans. _ ' 'C NEWBERRY NEWS St. Matthews Baptist Church Sunday school began at its usual hor.r with officers and teachers at.their pest of duty. RYPU was very inteersting, The pa. tor then preached from St. Johrr -bfh5. " We were delighted 10 l,ave" Dr. Singleton who gave a splendid talk and left a dollar t>n indebtedness: Mrs. Mary Counts^ is oni the sick Hit. Drayton Street Hign School Prof Rv F. Gladden, Principal Coach Ed. Smith accompanied, the football team to Ber.s academy Thanksgiving Day. Scores 26-0, favor Bettis academy, it their respective homes are: the Teachers who spent th? holidays Misses T. Spignor, Sutton, Catherine i atinvcr, Gary Profs. T. L. Logan and Edward Smith. His mother a"nd some relatives accompanied him to our city Thanksgiving morning. . Wednesday night Nov. 24 teachers c-f the Intermedratife Dept. presented a very good program in the- -auditorium. ^A3!fiti^*???rowd enjoyed the show 'Twen.j JM^fRffcas^inHell" last Monday night^n^fi?*?3K?<Utorium Misses C. D. BatesJ Fn2W^siii; Butler, Ver; a Rutherford and othP^M?iinessed the Benedict-Allen rame TftTni??iying day. . Some of citv vho came home to* spenT Thanksgiving are: Misses Charlotte Nance Eddie Mae Worthy, Lucious Floyd *nd .\ngGr<wne Young MisB Essie Gilliam and Mr. Rutherford w?.re happily un:'ted on Thanksgiving riight. The oody of Mrs. Benson Caldwell vns funeralized at Miller Ehapel A. M. E. churcr. Monday rfterncon. Another fa'thfu' moth-,r has entered the "city". Miss Martha Paris was the week >rtd guest of Mr. and Mrs. Robert 3nise last week. Calvaiy Presbyterian v-hurch Rev. A. IT. Reasoner, Pastor Thc-Sun'iBy school se vice was ionducted by Mr. C. W. Jones on 3undav morning in the absence >f the Supt., Mr. Allen, /5r. The ctory that was cold by Mrr rames Gaines in<>the Legaue serrice was quite interesting. The Bible j:las? is still alive. To i > . - - "."THE' KOVfNC. By Charlc -Down In Old Cliarle8t0n 'f " Historic old King street laiyich- 1 ed the Christmas gift buying season last night with thousands of ' tingel and evergreen. Christmas lights were turned bn ir. front of jstores, theatres andibp 11 v nn.t^- j " HTld for nine blocks from Bere,s- ' ford street cn the south to slieht ? ly above Vunderhorst stuet, ropes _ of colored lights were strung a--i cross fhe street. . . > The Admiral of the Mosquito Fleet s " There is a wtdeTy known group i of Negro fishermen here in the t Carolina?low country?who.,sail * out of sight of land in tiny boats.' - -Bert- Myei s.?a-arery old ship car-^}"t the world ieven times is' known 1 as the Admiral of the Mosquitq i Fleet. He rtas been in ship wrecks c five ttmes,' the* last time on the I Robin Charles in the sha: k infest- I ed wate; s off the coast ef South c Africa. f Mr. Jack White and the Boys c Who Forever Pray We will now turn our attention to' Mister Jack Wffite, a Southern- 1 er of considerable nerve, and the t members of the legal profession, -j the boys who forever pray. White f " "WHS arrested" in At la rite. Friday 1 and an-uignei^befoel United States i ComnvssioivreTE. S. Griffith, who ordered the prisoner hold*- for ac- i ' tion bv the federal grand jury? i -r-3- 1 ?.... c i Gentlemen $6.50 will Place Your r Mr. White gbtained $23,000- from a . attorneys in four southern states t . to aiduv cojiifiling^a-series of-at ate ? , histories of. the "Bench?md?haiu-42 ! tor six nity and your prLuiu mis-1 -n Iter, your nane will be known down g llhrcugh the ages. Did Mr. White a 'get the six fifty? Well . . . one i j prominent member of the bar in 0 I my home town stated that the only lawyer in "town that Mr; t j White did not get his six fifty o from,were the lawyers that did not have six fifty in their pockets. 0 We Want to see hat History r After a whilq the Honorable s mamPI am % ? U /? c / t /n' 1 lr/n ef ofoc J K I'll LlUriM-ll ?X a\J V ^ iwvvo t of Alabama, Tennessee. North and s South Carolina began to form committees to locate Mr, White in f 1 order to look over those foistovies. > But M>'. Wiile could not he found?V i nor were any of . the histoi ies pub1 lished. iTTT? j Lord Lord i T After?obtaining all?the?money ^ I he could fiom attorneys did Mr. t White retire. Well you don't | know Mr. White. Up in North Ca, rolihna he obtained several thous'and do.lars from state employees, 'but m.de the mistake of .taking the last six fifty from o* e of our " .uncle's men. So . * . row Mr. $ White has $23.00, the-la v has Mr. White and the government will b get $23.000 worth of free legal ser * I'vihoq from hetitioners who forever pray. " - b . - s Gastonia, North Carolina?The C new Gaston county Negro Ho?pi- h tal .was.-formally c/oened Sunday ! with a dedicatory program! The" "C program was planned especially S for fie benefit of Ihe county's Negro citizens, and short talks were C <^pfvrge L. Mason. ^ IJT. VV O. uailKliui, cuaii man the hospital division of ?no Duke f Foundation and A. M. Hasson, re- h presenting the colored ci, izens of a the county ' % r P Cost $250 to get Married in th?L J Dim Distant Pas: D Elizabeth City, North Caroline n ?When Elizabeth City 'las little f more than a 50-acre farm plot on the narrows of the Pasquotank v liver, prospective husbands had to t post 50 po nds ($250) with their g applications for marriage licenses, fi But the high fee for wedding ap- t parently tli-l not discourage lovers of those days when n.oney was n scarce Whtther the husband ever cl got the money or anv part of it K back there . .is nothing in . the rec- , ords To im!*cate, but more than .1 25 licenses were issued in the year the famoTfir^Sls^^McLeod-Bethune s and formerly artteaker of the ' Bethuro-Coekman Collcge^SrngiiSii. arrived in New- York ivirmdery to- 3 ' ^j^?41ijeEva Jessye Choir. Miss ^ fttflferLa' appearing in C ^ogiramg of NegnTTtmsic^yver the Llncinnatti station of tne Nation- 1 al Broadcasting company, i Henry May Scores Crist as the dark son o-f the three I.ewi?es in "Mulatto" Henry . May, of N'jw Yc/rk and Philadel- 11 phia, was-awarded top honors for v'] K-ecisc theatre by Leslie Moore of e Worcester Telegram. Said the ^ critic in detail "IV is a. - phi a nto see an actor . never make a false move, or utter a false inflec- n! turn during a play, and Mr. May p does neithtr". * ' . . 10 Dabbling a bit in tho theatre " between excursions into singing . and printing, May has quietly ,n taken a place among the, recogniz- ~ ed actors of the New Yoik stage, o Colored girls from the l3tHTTtts| ruthing to cars to sod beautiful Jt ? ; ^ ? Saturday, December 4, 1937. ;s Spears . - ? ? v... ?y .outherrt flowm-sy 4??front-of^-the^?^-Post Officv iq Charleston. - , ^ * ~~~-4 Magnolia^ Middleton-- and Cypress? Up .he winding Ashley river, sixteen and twenty miles rospec kivnl.v fr^'v V.U4 m-ii ire two fa^ry gardenar thg- Mag-?* i6lia Gardens, arid the^ Middleton jardens of lyiiddleton l'late, both nterna. tonally - famous,- romarmtic, ' rerTeratie idbeautiful btjend deicription; oal^extinctive ond each syrpbol'c of UJlxie"; also, 24 mil-. ? ;s nuV'.h of Charleston a'e the in;ensely fasririating Cypress Gar- = * lens, origirally- an impenetrable frater forest' .of giant cypress r^gs.?;?: ? -?: Hero * r&re flower's "and stmrtis iave, been planted; a variety of ?ay bulbs" f-arpet the shore in ontrast to, the solemn trees, and 'rom r^nks and islands f awers relect th&ir flaming colors in. the myx waters, where <5"ne may walk or miles o-,n paths and dikes thru he mysterious sielnce' of the for fS V, For over 225 years, the estate ia_m??d "Magnolia-on-the-Ashlpy" >Ut. now better known as "Magnola Gardens, has been owned. con- , . inuously by the Drayton family tnd their fcscendarits; The orignal Colonic1 mansion %vas destroyid 'by " fire in the Revolutionary \ >eriod. and. a secbnd dwelling was turned when Sherman marched to, he sea. Tne old steps ox this sec?nd resideree how lead up to the esidem e of the presenrr owner. fere ai e botanical-rariticar<teTirub3 md plants grown nowhere else in his country > At imrr entrance gate*~of "these rardens. the visitor is gicete'd by l groui. oT Jiritm'U fulk v ku act aa1 guides.-* and relate hitsoncaT'fact^ nd anr cdores and tell w.vh amazng exxc.tness the age and vanety 3 if the plants passed. Mag ifieo^t trees, numbered in he hundred form pituree.que back pounds in tnese thj-ee gardens. At Middleton Gardens ,s a live iak- estimated by expeils to be riore id.an hCO years old It moaures 35 feet in circumfcience at he t t,nk, and at noon casts a hade spa/i of 180 feet. UndvV it tradition states,,many laVolin:. C jlonial troops were mus "rod in during the Revolutioriary Var-7? ?! Miss Eva Jessye wishes -to an- . louince to the public^ that >she >'as hJt rv.'deri'd unaolo to con^??"? inue her concert work. UAItbHStiifi IS fe\V L Mr. and j.lrs. Judge Brown and - .* hildrcn aie here for the winter rom Midland, Pa. M sj. Sallie Hp. res ,:nd h'j< and ar.d also Miss Pollir L. Mit lull were hero for Thtulsgiviiig. ? Rev. Ht E" Hillian is -p'eased~1;0 " V <e back from the conference to * \ erve St. Luke and Williams J lhapel A. M. E. Zion churches a- A othe-v vOar. lie preached for ' lev. C. C. Mcllwain at Brx/wn InrpH A- M E. church ^station on unday. . Ml". Alfred Miller.of New York uty was the guest of Miss Rosa ,ee B.-own, Tuesday. or the ensuing school year wsa i eld Tuesday night, November 23 t Oak Grove school, under the diection cf Miss gc-nice A. Brown. l program "Centering around 'hanksgiving was rendered by Iiss Browns classes. A gnes 0iell Sims, a student, won a prize or spelling. We were very pleased to have i'ith us our very efficient Jeanes eacher, Miss Julia Dobson who ave some very inspiring and help ul Remarks concerning tnc P.T.A. nd its purpose. We are asking all patrons to leet at the schcof on Friday De lumber 3 1937 at 2:3U o'clock. 1 .indly be on time. ^ o mm ? T. AI BAN TRAINING SCHOOL A very pleasant Thanksgiving as bderrspentrby the tearhersr BTid tudents. Most going h> me and ther, places for the week end. Mrs. Dash spent her h- lidays at pyaaJi^me in Orangebuig. Miss lack i7T'9?e4<^ille; Mrs; .Dendy in olumbift. ~" Several ne\^ Vtudents?&?wiftvienalled since the holidays jmdtfitF T nrolmcnt is the largest since '33. The daily attendance )? picking p nicely. ' Little Miss Virginia Sh an of the 1 Lh grade spent her holiday vacaon with her sifter in the Woodille section. The basketball girls organized ecembcr 1st and will be Teady >r a game in the near fvture. ? The II E. girls are doing some ce wcrk under Miss McGirt. The. lee ?lub has had some" nice se ctions by Miss Brown. The first ' tmpris social was enjoyitl in the ning ball by the students remain ]? here Tor" Thanksgvting. UBSCRIBE FOR | THE LEADER