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PHILIP ELLIS _ Field Age?t Communication' intended for the current issue must be very briel and should reach the editorial. : desk not later than Tuesday oi each week. City news, locals personals and social news by Wednesday night, Business and Editorial Phone 4528 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11th A FORWARD STEP At the recent session of the <5outh Caro'"na Methodist Episcopal chirch neld in Greenville, it _. d-tcideir that, here <>fter all ministers admitted to the conference ?r. st nave at least two years of college training in a recogniz- { ed college. It would be gopd if all of ou-- colored cdTiferenccs would hav. such a mir.i.:.um rej quiren ent. This thing -y. having ignorant prichers are c: of joint with tne ti nes. The effective and useful minister must ?shout as much of the land of vjead and butter as_oi the land of '.milk and houej?. Tl-v education* i 'cvel of iViA lovmor %C5 rrof finW Vvi r?b Or mt *?*jr inw ? to 5tvwui5 m, t.v a hiiu higher and the minister who would do work wJiihwhile mu t be intelligent. Ignorance car.not lead intelligence i.RIl IRON HONu.HS The mythical All-American football teim r asT been cht ren ~ for1937 according to the A.-.?ociated Press. Amcng the outstanding $ tlilctea \a f'ji'iiull UiiivtjraUy'a great end. Jerome Hfcart\ *-11 Holland. Speed, power am- poise carried Hollad to this co* fcted position. To be chosen horn the hundreds o* ends who arc white showi wit out do*ubt, tf.at this man is an xtraordinary * ridman. Besides, it is a tribute to the fair ness o- sp irtsmen who do not allow racial or religious prejudice to dominate?the?field .of?sports. This fi.ld is perhaps the only field vt endeavor where a ma- is esti- . mated for his deeds an^ accomplishments The select.o~. of Holland for th-; All-America.? team is the first since 1918 whe. Waltei Camp chos- Paul Rohe<-i>n, the Rutgers flash, for his All-Ameri? A-^A.1 1 t,? ? XT~ en* Ai.uuier iiuiiui tu a (player?Ker ny Washington?was the establishment of a v trld reeord for a forward paSs. This young -awn?last weclt in a garrnr betweer his college, the Universi ty of California at Los Angelcf and the Uriversity of Southern California threw a pass Th yards; _ the p.tviojs record was >0 yards made 'i-few years ago. Thee aie other color, id lads of th? large torthein ci.'ieges and universities whose playing was outstanding. Mayb'i, after awhile the baseball" world will abandon its occlusive* policy and alow the public to enjoy the skill and prowess of coloredN players; there is m sound reason just why this sh .uld not be. " VIRGINIA TO TRY FOR EQUAL PAY ? The Virginia?Stat? Colored Teachers association in-their meetiB? Iftsf weik endorsed the/figM led by the N.A.A.C.P. tor pay equal to that paid white Jpubliq chool teachers ''where there is equal vrepaiation and exrtrience." They realize that it will fpke men- V ej to push this effort In the.courts '' r imd instead a# fust ullcngTj^he" >\ ' : . * _ 1 association :-et aside at once $1,000 1 of its funds for the t*ek and pledged its<if to aid in the raising -or-a-fund Of $5,000::^Tfie as^1 sociation represents ove; 3,000 teachers. Public schoo* funds .are derived from taxation^ of all Hie people and it Ts anything else vhan dem'o.natrc principjes that Jiffevences should be made beween citizens doing the same kind ind character work. Labor uhyr.s" would -not stand for such from private corj.orations. How, much n'ore then is it c,ut of p.ace in a aate or a y part thereof. This anie ciusaticn has received attenton ill - >leryland and has been uccessful. There is noj itason in aw and cqn'ty that success should iot be attorned by the Virginia .achers, nor by teachers of other ,tates who make the elicrt. The __nct thatat. has been the practise .or all those years to make the I ninimum pay of white teachers nc equal oi the maximum of colI /red teachv-rs has nothing to do .itn it?tha"~does not make it fair .nil just, lhe Virginia teachers .o well to give their support and .ioney to1 the effort' to have pub.ic money justly used. Citizens '.re citizens and a state has no ight to-fa\or one grouu ovar a.other, evei.?though .t may be done. t Kampbellgrams a Z ' Stephen C. Campbell 1 As~I write these Kambdlgrams lucre are three letters before me, TJne from Greenville, one irom-Tf f. and one from Nashville. The .nree are commenting on movements. ,One on the struggles ol .wo leaders who set out to lead vheir denominations-out of the i'og into wide extended plans ol useful activity. ?-The^Nsrhvithr letter tells of th< struggles of J. M. Fx*ost who lec the movement to set in motior the Southern Baptist Sundaj School board. The letter says "The creation of the board was bitterlj fluential men and papers in the Southern Baptist, convention. Ma. ny believed that this humble be ginning was doomed to ?ailure anc defeat. Dr. Frost and those wh< joined With him in advocating th< establishnunt of this agency wen more far reaching in their visior than the prohpets of fear anc failui-e." * 1 The letter from Greenville say! "T dn nfit think the hrothren of thi -date want you to quit as Cor Scc'y- of the Convention, but. 4i their opinion, yoTT are attempting to cover too much territory witi the School of Methods In fact you: program is too far ahead of th< most of us and you will have ti give uo a little liine Lu atuJy it,' The letter from N. Y says, " have been keeping in touch witl all the many things which yo\ are doing to raise the standard o the church. God . speed you am strengthen you to go far witl voui?much needed ^ work, months I have planned to writ to you and say this. Your worl , is' n pi^nn^ rff^rt ind-H'Tri?i to see some of your programs ii operation. It's a pity South Ca 'rol'jja- hasn't more men lik? you However you keep putting leavei ;n the dough-, it will rise by am by. The young m?n and womei ' ill- ho inspired by your beginnin) and thev will carry on your idea to fulfill your fondest dreams Your sons will have a real churcl which will be a real every day an< nlaro of spiritual onHnn and economic influence." / Since Nov. 2fl, your Dynam< Has been like John the Bantist ii nrjeon when he sent the envoy t< rhriet to ask. "Art thou t h < Christ. or shall we look for anoth er?" Days ami nights have beei <-n"nt in P.etbinking the progran -of the Denomination and evalirat ing the program of the office .n: Cor Fec'v.. and to nroperlv - an praise the dutv of Cor. Sec'y Foi three years this office-has beeT updor fire. Pronhets of fear ant failure. ?with- -invectives have rorpbined and resolved thai hn officer of this office must b< horocsed and made to cease from build'ng the wall? of the ereatesl nvocrrani over attempted by anj ''pnominntinri in the state. As th< fJrrenville lott?r ?aid. "Yon nrp al toft-intine- to cover,too much terri. fo*v." Yonv Dynamo as D^an o1 Methods, Inst vear at Sumtei ma-'" the mistake of carrying oui 4he finest School of Methods evei bold .by any dehoniinatibn. He made the rvstake of having arousrd white hoat interest, in the! pre pram of the convention and had ^vrocorit more than 2.000 Baptists the largest number ever to assemble. Prophets of Fear and Failure on Nov. 20 snent hours in strain;n<? at one little mat. Tn the rep ulatory meeting in Al'?"st I was dulv employed by a board elected bv the convention with specific in strnrtions to put "brakes and controls?. on The hvnamo, define his drths, set his limits, fix his salnry, see thaOieHpes ho more than vou sav and]make him obey ?Ptt This noa'd reported that The Dynrwnntyad obeyed and that rbrp^r month's" saTarv was due. The iroone^s of fear and f/ji-mro cpr*?n?r to their feet .and jvair^NO. NO. We can not tf*y thla. Th# board'# * _ ? TF ! MAYBE SO AN (By W. H. i .;?X~K~X,*M,,5i'M,,I,*XmX,,!"!hM*,ImX ~~ KNOWING Not so long a > ? -c. _ i:f? I^M. &U1M& J ^ 1 1111? rmHK and death. I kept M quiet for a while. Presently, the regular occupant MT of that office turned t?' me and said: "'This guy here is trying tc .el4 ME hor to run MY business" Now, there is something in thai ?something to think i heat al [east. There are lots o* peoph .vho know aomething. 'there art many peoph who knew, hut whe - .(now ?t the wrong linu prd in tht wrong place. .vv. I hffve been in the newspapq: ousiness for quite a long time, bui & study or knowledge ol humar nature tells me that me momenl I step into another newspaper - -man's office I must let I* M know more than 1 do. Unless, pertoree I must get him told, the welfare of something demanding that. So.;:j people who are running things may not know e; i*ugh t( warrant them- in engaging in i 1 certain bu-iress, but ihe-.i people | .nvariaVly resent even t ie experi who tries to show that bt is tht , ? , report was promptly set aside am r adjournment was ordered, wit! j all plans for the rally and Schoo . of Methods to be -worked out -b; ; the special committee. I Without a promise of any sal r ary,' without one cent with whicl . to carry on the work, without an; assurance of anything, I shall car r-ry on the work of the convention I i have FAITH in the program a , outlined^! have' FAITH "that e t nough money^wTIl^b^-raised to d r all that the?office should do an r if the Convention, does not pa; . I shall tell God, I did my worl , faithfully. No, I am not discour . aged. I know the School of Met' . ods is filling a great need and i I what all visionists want. I shal j keep on keeping on. Write me r card some tim6. 1 it/l/vi i^irai a mm., m \ I mm / ^ Baptist church school, who is als? head orf t"he State Men's Orpanization of his .church, on? of th< Law Enforcement Officers wer< the guest speakers?each played his part well. President Caldwel responded in Ms dignified waj 1V1Uu 1> l AliN Uli ; III KCHOES i | By "CAP JIM? < 1 Well after a week's associatio <" with and among preachers; ye 2 preachers of all descriptions, fo 3 the M. E. Conference of South Ca ' rolina has them of every shad Ijand kind, just like any other Cofi inference?good, bad and indiffercr 11 On this point I never let rnysel f'get lost. So," novelet mak d j it clear, since this Monday morn ^ilng?isiebl(l~irritl cloudy. I am tic rjthe one to give a detailed actTOOT, ^ j of the doings of the conferenceI some one was rhngpn to " I 'tv fv * j The T,o^df>r, dn as ?' e i usually do?say a few things -i ^jour own way?and let the chose ' I reporter have his say. In fact m ' i idea of what one should say i ^writing up any^kind of colore I gathering?docs not fit in with th a i powers that be at all times. R ^.when I see that the scissors hav s j been used freely some .time on th ^"Echoes" scst in?why we calml ^ resign ourself to the fact that th scissor^are "bart__ofthg office, c quipment and a fine part, and tha the paper belongs to the Publisher ,-Then let no kick be coming. .. >W 5 want to say that the conferenc s!was welLattended by both preac Jers and laymen?and most of th ^ preachers appeared to be living i j I the "clover"?and when a fello\ . Lvdewed the large number of nic r looking autos parked in every di , rection, ohe had to conclude? i pJihey were paid for?surely t h j | Lord had been kind to the owner j! since they assembled last. _ Th - * f-OiiMitma wci e ~^veH at tori riot 1?Slur t j incr the week at each service th > church was filled. The differen ^nddr'sses were very timely and in t ^tractive. The music was pood , wejl when I say that the- hom ?'choir was-cm hand in ftftlr"~Thei tithe Claflin approbation hit t h i J seen? Friday evefiinp and remain p(ed until closinp Sunday afternooj (tells the story in full'that thi t musical end was well taken can ,of. Now w? have no special con -jment f>n the different . program; from session to session?they fo ;! looped fhe usuaT trehd: but we mus I sav that the brotherhood Fridaj i afternoon "kinder sorter" ste'ppe< , ahead The arranpinp of it wa? , left to tfie president of the loca oreanization. Mr W R Sewell dit a fine job of it So friend Cald (well the state president hit. t.h< , nail on the head when hn "that1 of the plan, and then acted ac cordinply. The speakers as pre. sented were all white friends: th< : Supt of the First- Methodist church j ?ehool, and the Supt. of the Firsl ie palmetto leader D MAYBE T*JOT | Shackleford) !|! , r - ?- * f X TOO MLT H last word. The average^, sensible"mail will clJi ih ail expert when i he.wants oi.s. .' A great amount of ti< uble in ;he world is caused by people win. *..;i. l i ? * - < -4l tarn U'UUiiu <uiu iry uy IA.I uuiu.b io'w to riis. th.ir own oiJness. Maybe you do know mere about ~ the oth.r fellow's business .than he * does, but yen mustn't k o\v uii-' , less he comedos lirst that- you do " know. That wlil be time enough * to hand ou'; advice. ^ Otnerwjse it j! may be termed meddling and no, body likes meddlers?lie re are ? tim^T^tvhen, your ignoring of * ^somethings at certain times will r- bring you happm-m,?Ti ne ore Times when you 'may TJeTjus't wise enough to oe a fool?if you just C will be that way. " , t '> . j I concede that -rgnoiant people ^ babble and chatter quite a . lot. Pvf vuKnilv t Ynopfc thill" T nm crti |^<f VAJMVUJ V W..W. * M.U bV --ed?p-.ople?i?pend?ttto?mtn-h?time displaying th<^ir waxes. Nobody should cxpec* that irom-intelligent folk. ) Ignorance on dress , parade is i clownish. Knowledge oa. sing" the ? reviewing stand m. ino time is i ridiculous. t (Copyright 1937). J 1 and the short space allotted *the i Brotherhood by the committee was I mighty well taken up. Let ,us skip y across to Sunday afternoon. The ) Bishop's message was deep and -1 timely.' His whole discourse was h based on "Living oar religion ay mong the folks that we Come in - contact with daily" He made it i.1 perfectly clear that when the s block or neighborhood-, or street - is composedtff*isirhTt>,-'!llTd sinners o and when it eomes to their con-J durt, ns to hnn <ty. truthfulness, y morality, etcv there is no difTcr - have to look to some other block, h neighborhood3 or street to find s Christ's followers, or as we say II Christians. ; He seemed to have a but one truth- to drive home and that was the living of the life ro that men may see' Christ in us. At th? close of his vemovks came recolutions of thanks'; then the - disappointments and a[)|io1nUiier) \ but be it said that very, very | few changes were made. The mat! ter ot a division of :he conierenre J was? discussed in the lav con or. ' cnce, but the majority thnuerht it ! wise to- wait and see whore we n reality. As. to .the prosit* in a: of 3 the Bishop both in annual eonferr wore after unification boenmes. a l* once session-and. the united -scs? sions was brotherly, fair and com '* teoii?. serine: that at no r"timo t would a waste of time take place f We wonder why The Palmetto e Leader does not have a special ?man at- these eomfercnees, we feel it sure that nuite_a__frw subscriptions It PTH*ld"bo'"Tapered. Of course it is - under'tood we are not supposed 'F to know about many thing*.?but ? those that we omae in tomb -with n had some mifjhty nice thines to n say about the paperv-and "Echoes" y Le't.no one think, because th? n season is neariner, when the hies= d ed messapr? was heralded, "Peace e on -eaTtbr jrnod will towrrrd nren."" o ha? any effort pn.the killtnp ree. e ord in Greenville On? was kno 1^e ed r ff hv ffi?i route Sunday y niirht (12-r>th) n<er SimyrsoriviTle, e both colored, the* kiilpr and the - kilkd. 11 > ' I ' t There were seme mightv fine thimrs said hv the Mavor and othe er-loa-inc white friends -durincr <h? e conference -of the M. E. Church h here last werk. "Truth cracked to e earth will rise attain." Amen, n We- not" that the Governor of v Vermont wants a nrw kind or a e different kind of human heiner or . bcintrs as members of the Repubf lican Committee. Brlieve it or not e Brother, the people en fbe Cor?3 mittee representintr the Party in - not one "ward heeler? from the e far Northern states*who :.re mem t bers. If the onre Grand Ulcurar ty is now suffering from a sovorc ; case of bcily-ach? and r .n-ccmfte dene? by thc-miUjofts ol. folks that a never-"Rive a thought a? .to who G are on the Committee from the - South or anywhere else?the noble i Doctor Governor of Ye?i?wrrt'-lrTT G hotter begin to wake " and see G things as they are, or I might ' say," flft they wen? J5 years ngoT 1 Did Southern -bring 1 it pn? ? ? )\ ' v j. DARUNGTON NKHS .' Sun lay, Rev. Jenkins i reached j a wonderful Sermon, subject "Love? . in Tears. Sunday night 1'4-S sub? ject was the Cross. Rett: sermons ' t were delivered wrth muck power." '^Rev. Jenki.s is a real gospel [ preacher. The collection for . the ' pastor wa-i $92.5(1. H "?he first official bonra meeting I, was held Monday nigh* and it " was a success from beginning to ?Where-the pastor leads We ; wiU follow. II Rev. Patterson is indisposed we 11 hope tor ft* it a speedy vrcover. BENNFi TSV1LLE NEWS ?ricf. c. t iK(itun of Clinton college is the pas.or of St. Peter, cuio anf' ui;-e ?ni, nere. we are delighted to liave such an excellent pastor - and ,edneater?as?lrev.~"Hinton in our midst. Quite a \v attended. tiie M. E. conf.rmce in'Greenvilla ? st week. _ Mr. Ernest. Jackson wr... in the city Sunday housa guest of Miss C. D. S:nd.'-r?. Miss E. Thompson, teacher in the graded school of I.eesvillo -pert Tharksgviing' home. Mr. and Mrs. "McKniclit and daughter if Cheraw, Mis. Pearl f hi.Ids of Vlieia\v -were \t~the city Sunday the house guest" of parents on Prhie? s ireet. The family of= Mrs. A > era McKright have the sympathy of the VoiVimffffity tn her passu gv Miss Dr'ohine McDa? -el spent the w:ik iKtmc from Morris college Mi-s' Carrie Murrv senior at Morris college aecompr.med. Miss Delpliine home and- ware . he week :rd visitor* of Miss C.Jlic D. Sanders" " Mrs. Julia Thompson .announce the marriage of her. daup* ter Mad . aline to Mr. Charles L. Irak Sun day, December 5. " Rev A.'-J Wright delivered a splendid ?e mon Sunday. Quite a large crowd was present. Mrs. Cha' .ty M. I'ounc> is home from New rork after spending ? few months Mr. -flrasraond, Mabel Reese arid father, Deacon Charlie Tfess, little Connie White spent Thanksgiving in Summorville ti e "house ?gtrest-a-pl' Mr. Reeso dau-',' tor and family, Mr and Mrs. Row ens. & Mr. Thomas Reese, Jr. spent a jolly Thanksgiving in St Stephen with Mr. JchiVson, Mr. t.nd Mrs. ' Cooper. A.; reported a splendid , nlay. ~ Air. 1J. L. Johnukln is cut again to-the iWfr'ht.of all -af'er a few few wjceksi illness. Mrs TJ. Johnakin is.a-n :.l nurse. 7 (Tur-sielT! Mrs. Lula Roberson, _Mr-. A. Wi.liams, Miss A Holmes and M-s. Money Reese. Rev. 10. M Booker, pastor of Saw Mill .'! arch was in the city Saturday o.i church work at Saw Mill.?ttc?: 1 -o -nn'ai'ln'U?Sunday .". an nm ;it 2-d Itaotis' church. Rev. MeMillian. pastor. 'I r.is service was iii honor of the Missionary so i:ty Mrs. Georg'rnna Bacot, pivsidei t. Tli" slinJ>?maili' :i nor call to .Mr. and M.s. D.' Kll igo. 's home last week and left a fine-gill. Mo tlier and' baby are .dopijr nicely. lYase cue and all, pa; up your bills fir Ttie Palmetto Leader in ' Decern jer. Don't let the New Vc-;\!' lo'tic ?m ami you. arc in debt. Pl.ao sec ihe reporter and ager.i for your-a'-count, play v?.ur part, 1 and stop i;:. .eking the rej ort;r a( bout the ht ine news. V.'e can't 1 get to.> imieb for r.oiluni:. h'nines ! send el!>ts l'ur home coienih no? later than 2 p.m. on Mondays. Rev. lVrw-y?nf Xur'h Carolina -Ti".-epted 4_l~ call at Mt.?Ziorr on | Sunday CaiiiO D. Sanders, i JOHNSTON NEWS. , On Thanksgiving .the Missionary society of the Relsa Spring - Baptist ehureTT ghve "a <linn.r for the olilcr ;niot'.er? and fathers at the ..lunne qjX ,J\Ir.s Mary.- ^ Ann Harm lnondi.*' After dinner a wonderful program wars re nd, red by Mfss RosH Belle Glover. Miss A. .M. Spanii'and Miss Emmie Young entertained the Faithful Workers Club on Monday nite Nov. "JPth at the home of Mrs. Spann. The meeting presided over ' lli. AT .T. , U A Miss Hattie Miles was a visitor. Aft r :t sbovt busine-s session and discuf-sioii of a" ^program foj the next meeting, an 1 playing of-several frames, the meeting closed. Th hostess served a salad course. ? Mn-nrrrl Mrs. J* W Forrest ami Mii-s ll-th JWrb-t spent the.after noon in Augn.;ji__ ,F- i , : T^ao?ffrT, n that was "given at the home ofc Mr. and Mrs. Wil li? Mosloy on Nov 21 was enjoyed by all;, after n--shnrt pFo'gfarh ren dercd by Mrs Snllia E. Smith, coeoa ami cake wore SOWed. Mrs Heulah Jay, Messrs. Hardy and Earl Mason were the dinner guests of Mr and Mrs. Hamp Hoi loway on Thursday. Misfc Lue Ella IIolloway_has returned from Columbia Where she -hire hopil vi iHn^L. fi imadq Mr. J. Miller of Aiken was the guest of Mr and Mrs Noah Amos on Sunday ? 1 The H'aven" Mound play will be pivon at the Rosa Sprinp Baptist yhuvch on Doc. 30 for the benefit of tlto" BiTsy T3po cTub. The Pr;?yer Banc! moetinp every Wednesday nipht, Mrs Mariah Pet erbark, president. I - - I CHESTER PARAGRAPHS ~ Mrs. Mabel Jackson WBw"i?om# Sunday from Morristown, N. J., to It? with her mother Mrs Millie Blake who does not keep very well M rs. Mary Wideman, of Colum55a St., has gone to Baltimore for an imlefinite stay with relatives. Miss Ernestine Wilkerson had as per guests on >ne_ weeK-en:. prior to Thanksgiving, her sister, Miss Neina Wilkerson, of Atlanta who is a student at Benedict College, .and her aunt, Mrs. TessieToombs of Washington, D. C. M rs C. M Finley spent Thanks-1 giving vacation in New York City with her son, Prof. S. Louis Finley, Jr. Little Albert Allen, Jr, who has returned here and is with his father, Mr. Albert Allen. The Chester County F?iv wh<eh was held before Thanksgiving week was a erreat success and' was attended by large crowds daily. 'The exhibits were said to be the best yet shown. A Carnival was on hand to help make merriment. Brainerd Institute played on Thurs ~~riay against Clinton College of Rock Hill; Brainerd won the game. On Friday, Finley High played against Sims High of Union; this resulted in a scoreless tie. The students of Finley Hi wearing purple caps, marched on the ground at the end of the first half and formed the letter F. InJthis_posL=-. tion they gave several lively cheer ^sonTsr This was~HTrahged by Miss work-eo.oking, canning, preserves, pickles, food stuffs of all varieties kept the crowd constantly passing and re-passing. The booths in the exhibit hall were very attractively decorated and here and thero were radios playing, which added" a touch of real joy.The cattle and poultry exhibits were also very . good. . Mrs. Lizzie Farr, daughter of - -Mr. and Mrs~C~H~ Farr,"of Spartanburg, was married on Nov. 6, to Mr Taylor Mayfield. They are living at the home of Mrs. Lizzis i nfvl!n' ? L Miss M. D Kelly, Jcanes teacher :p?it?Thanksgiving"at her home in Georgetown. The following teachers of Finley Hi spent Thanksgiving at the plac t's named: Miss E. Melton, Greens - born;?Miss Birda^Ptterson, Miss.. Ernestine Wilkerson, Miss Mabel Sumter, Miss Joanna Blaekwcll, Mbs Iola Brice, Prof. A. D Hardin Prof S L Finley, Miss Mattie M. Heath, - Columbia;? Miss Mabel Brown, Richmond, Va.; Miss Dewey. McDowell* Union; Miss?Margaret Roberts, Sumter; Miss M. T Hnnd, Rnrlr Hi)l, Prof A. D. Hardin, Prof W H ~ Atkinson, Miss Edna Woodward attt nded. the S. C. Athletic Confer . " enc? 111 Cam Jen. Saturday. The December meeting of the County TeacherB Association was held Saturday with a large crowd present. Mr. Schiffley of the State Dept of Education _was__ present and spoke to the teachers. Mr. J S Stanback who has been very sick for several jweeka i s very much better and hopes to be r nut quite sooi). -i?i?ii si. mnun! uranism1, of Char-t lotto, formerly of Chester, is visiting relatives and friends here. Prof. Horace W Lee who has been; teaching in Simpsonville was in the city a few days last week Miss Willie Bell Heath, Mr. D. II Babcock, Messrs Willie . Floyd and J D. McLurkin, Mr. W T Wor. thy. and many others were in Columl ia on Thanksgiving dav. Mtv-Eugene?Adair; ~ theological stu lent at J C. Smith University visited his mother, Mrs M. M Adair, recently. Mrs Alees Bratton died, at her hnm- on Orchard_stiie.eJt .last week. ^"FlnefaT services were held, at the t r. ' V^I. urm-r ? a The body of Mr. P. L Jordan, a former resident of Chester was brought here from Philadelphia , l^nera! services were held at Sec , ond Wilson church.j^Mrs. Cathie... Isom was in charge Mrs., Lucius Young continues ill at her home on Jdter street. Mrs. Mildred Williams Bostic, of X J., is visiting her parents, Mr ant Mrs. Tom Wililams. J Nurse Elizabeth Atkinson, o f jUniott hospital, who Inhere visit- ( ing her parents, will return to Union tomorrow for the closing of ^ [-theJMTrtfst in interest of the hos r pitnl. She will return here until f the remodelling of the hospital is j com plete. . ^ j Rov. Mr. Coker, of Greenville, the newly elected pastor of Cal- e vary Baptist church was here Sun__t | day and preached in the morning p Saturday, December 11, 1937 and adminstered communon a t night. Services?were weH attended. He preached two soul stirring sermons. ? ' . Mr Robert Henry Brown is at home after, spending many months in Sparrows Point, Md. The streets in the business seo ? tion of town are beautifully lighted, and things have on a real Christmas appearance. Most o f the stores here are on a very high hill. These lights matfe' ? pretty show. To those passing thru it is especially** noticeable to see this hill topr Mr. Will Buchanan, one of Ches ter's good citizen^ died at his home near Columbia St. after a . *' lingering illness. Funeral services were held" at C/alvarv ..Baptist church and burial was in Hebron cemetery. "He lieayes a wife, Mrs. Cynthia Buchanan1,^ T ir1 daughter; Miss Willie Buehun&n; three sons 1' * Mr Alphonso Buchanan of this city, Messrs. Rudolph and Herman Buchanan of N. Y City, one step daughter, Miss Eula Buchanan, a brother, Mr Tom Buchanan, and manir other relatives and friends. ?Mrs. Jane?Clay born is able to be up and about after being HI for several months. Mr: Rudolph Buchanan and wifa of N Y. City motored here for the funeral of his father, Mr Will Buchanan. . . SANDEBS HIGH SCPOOEr Laurens- The Sanders-?High school building was dedicated on J Wednesday evening, December 1. The eveveiscs were presided over-by ,Dr. J. II. Toague who also formally-prompted "HuT I l 'lding. The speei h of accepti r.qe was made by Prof. Tho?nas_S-i.ders in ^ wheje hunur lhe-luulding-r?-nanred7: Rev. W. ii Martin of o-reenville made the d dicatory a id'^ss. He praised the spirit of co-'iteration e,vsting ii. twr. n?the?i-aees?in Ladrcns and spoke of the value of- the bubr<ng to lutur.. genera-" tions. Seated on the rostrum were i . 3 prominent educators of ihe city ipflndini* , rll?numbers?of?the scho-o board. Anions the omt-of-tov. guests were Prof. J. T. W.. Mi'o.s, printripah-rrf -Bcrt^StT:et isclcol. Clmf on nnrl cnvnvnl mntviltorc - f wi. - V ? V * CA * IllWHIUtU gi lita faculty ?Music for the occasion .*'88 fur? chorus- di'eite by Mi*., Hele1' Nance. The exei'cise s\v re closed by the ringing o-f th school's Alma ir.atci . by membeu o*f the studenft-botty?-"T^T _ r , Friday, December 3 Beautif'.lly arranged on the steps of th court house balcony. the Sander* High School chorus of fifty voi es. directed uy _Miss Helen Nance," heiralded thle approach Of ('1,1 9nnfn v.i'h appro. prtnte '-ron-rs.' ? The choivi club sang in response to* an invi at.on from tb?* Rotary club to tak" part in the t'ity-'-s annual celebration of the nniv'al of 'St. Nick". In keeping with the vu\tide dec orations, the club wore oeautifully decorated "caps which were present I'd by~3elk "Tepaftmtnit a"ore. The piano used by Miss Nince was loaned by Wilkes Furnit? re store. The Ilo-me Economics do.b spoilsored an c-ntertainment V r-dnesday , .vening at the home of iuiss An \ci riciims. The bea tifully colorei. lights beamed eo ily through the decoration \vhi:h represented Thanksgiving All members selected their guests to- swing rhythrr "eally to ihe reorde 1 music of Walter and his famous orchestra. The refiw hments served in buffet style, c nsjsted of nuts, after dinner mirts and puncn. Message-, from the c'ub wee brought bv Miss Nellie Rikard, c president; ~Mirs Dalphine Leake, ccreta. y; Mies. Mattjfc_JL<^gM&fagg*ga'= Ejus, treasurer and Miss Anna Franks, cj-itic. Misses Emma Maddox -and EnpiceF Rcbi^nSon visitad in Union ^yer the week-end. *f 11 HEMINGWAY NEWS Ind: >ntown Circuit r>?.. C l> n UVT, ?. DUllt'K , I dMOr ? We are now about to complete ;he M; Caimol church on this cir:ult. The church.cannot fail with ueh men uinl women as ti.c heroes >f Mt Carn-el.. > The people at St Mark are now rrirtglng to a close the last drive ;n the repairing of tho parsonige.. We ,:.ee no failure at this )oint with so many loyal work The members of St. Pan! has tak n orv ew .'fe and seem to have a >ettcr des'.o to work tha.: in tho >Mt years. -. ?7??"^