Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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* -1 * Page 8 J C8*?3SSmC8???? '4 ' _ J: i* a c t ap Lido ICI Hr - -; " ? i; ^ Wise ? 1 Thertf* a ways of hi $ One is to increase income ^ did hum care in Htg-haTTaTfii ^ come. ? Red Rose Plaip or 48 lb. Bag $1.40 | GEM MARGARINE \ -frgfeft-RAffj | 2 No. 2 cans _ | BLUE ROSE R1 t 5 pounds Y ? ? 56 ounce jar Apple | (.'LAPPS STRAI? :|: 3 cans _ , | APPLE SAL & 4 No. 2 cans y & FANC Y PINK S4T.M01V ; ?^?__ I SNOWDRIFT 1 4 STRING BROOM I [ DUKES M. | Pint Jar | GRAPE JUICE DFA. MONTR OR L1RHY J; - FRUIT ( "3: No. 1 can ? r<T l? A XT TTT Y vuonn-UI X GORTON'S | FISH ROE ? large can 15< XI: WHEATIES | 2 pkgs. , 25< ~ I "" ( LOROX^'r :?: Pint Rottle - 15< Sunbrite Cleanser | 2 cans 9c | IVORY SOAP J large 10c medium 6c I p & g soap K I 5 bars 20c ?-?i . camay soap I 3 bars f ......, 17c % FRENCH'S M 1STARI) :j: dressing J 6 ounce jar 10c $. "scratch feed" 2." tb. bag 57c ~f~~ chick-chici Howes t Prices Eg} 1 Home - :j: "Where The boll 'iGOOD EATS Y p <xo ooc-ooooo oooooooooo-oo< At;UKn.Tl RAI, Pl'PII, OF PKNIH.KTON WINS $30 PRIZE. Frank" J. I.ec, a Oth ^rade pupi ar.d member of the Agricultura class of th^- Anderson Countj Training School was recently a warded two. prizes for his recorc if> cotton growing during 1937. The first prize amounted to $1( was awarded for the best acre ol louon tnicreu in tne contest n the Piedmont district. The nexl one amounting to $20.00 was th< State Sweepstakes. These ..prizes are awarded annually by the Chi lean Nitrate Educational Bureai of which Mr. H. E. Sauly is Stat< manager. Frank is 18 yeflra of age. Pre vious to entering high school a1 Pendleton, he attended .school a1 Pinoy Grove and Smith schools He lives with his father Mr. Jack son Lee, about 8 miles east of Per dleton. Frank is grateful to Chilean Nitrate and is putting fortV double efforts to carry out not on , ly the best cotton project in th? Stn^o during tbis year, but t h t best all around supervised practiced program in Vocational Agricultural activities. Ha la investing the money received as prize# ~ in vnrvr%rvrrnr>rtrftnrvrvrvr>rftnyvrvy%r^r?^^ ^V\M^iVM^%Mo?VvV?V?NVvM.V/vV*VvV?\>r-VV?V?V'rv-*-j Knnp i ri lc tjpCLIdlo PR Choppers aving more money to spend. . The other, to exercise jug of the family's present in-Self-Rising FLOUR <14 IlL T> WA ? * 1U. Dag IUC I ... lb. 15c LETT PEARS ? , . , 25c icE?Extra Fancy ? ? ? 20C Butter __ _25c ^EFBAB^foobs^ 25c fCE-^SPECIAL 29c 2 tall cans 23c ..... 6 lb. pail 99c C . * - O -? . ""? ? ? _. 4Y0NNAISE : 25c v __Pt. bottle 15c :ocKTAiir _ . ?: , 15c ^SPECIALS! OXYDOL largepkg. 23c OXYDOL ^ medium pkg. ... 9c - i JET OIL 7 SHOE POLISH ; Bottle 10c I ?j? ? | JOHNSONS , GLO COAT Pint can 59c - i \KE OR POWDER 1 BON AMI | 1 OVv JL Of i HERSHEY'S 4 Chocolate-Syrup 16 ounce can ? ? 10c ? . * ' . Armours Star Corned.Beef or ROAST BEEF No. 1 can 19c % ' QUAKER PUFFED WHEAT pkg. 10c < EGG DYE 10c y^and Easter Hams Stores lar Does Its Duty" ZERO PRICES >o . his 1938 program, which incluc 3 acres of cotton, 1 acre of coi 1 acre of cow peas, 1-3 acre p< nuts, 1-1 acre sweet potatoes, j pure bred gilt to be used as I brood sow, as well as a numbeT ^ | home improvement jobs. ? IN MEMORIAM ) f In sad but loving memory t our wife and mother, Mrs. Eliz > beth Scott, who departed this li j\ one year ago, April 8, 1937 i . though it seems but yesterday. Mother dear you left us here weep and mourn .1 And you are gone to fair a n t! brighter home, t Where there shall be no mc death, sorrow "nor pain. . [ Sleep on mother dear, and ta ,' thy rest, 'We love you but God loves y ,f best. ; Devoted husband and children M 11 Mr. Green Scott, Mrs. Le ; Jackson, Mrs. Annie Grant, Mi >j Dolly Smith, of Columbia; Mr. : T. Scott, of Jacksonville, Fla.; Mi i^OIHe Mm Grant of New York Ci 1 Oscar "Slim" Hogan W ill Play f< ?At Auditori The Savoy Ballroom?in?-t- h heart Qf Harlem says okay to Sizing and Sway the Ha lem way to the tunes of Osci "Slim" Hogan and hia - Rhyth Rascals. ' Slim Hogan coming direct fro the. Savoy Ballroom was high recommended by the managemei of t.ho RflHupom to the local dam :? promoter und that is why he wi jfij secured to play for the Specii ;S| Easter Parade, Monday Night i & the Auditorium, jxf The Easter Parade is held ai 5 nually and this year it is expcett 2 to be a much greater affair tha | Exhibition of Paint ;0; Dillard University, New Orlear - g I at; announces its second annul ?" exhibition of paintings by?Negt ? aitists, which will open to the pu 3 1L with a tea at 4:00 p.m. on Sui g dry, May 1, and will close on ?a 5; u: day, May 21. 2; The exhibition will consist < ' S; oi iginal works by livng Amercr 3 Nofrroea n nil naintinp-. watpr c 5; h r and""tempera and will conta o dy those works which have rievi 'ni' li.-i'ii publicly-ftfmWn in Now Q i; h ans. a' South Carolina will be represe ^ el by the "Mosquito Fleet" <[. I uinting of a widely known groi Y of Negro fishermen of the Sou Carolina Lowlands by Charl & . GEORGETOWN NEWS X _ Y By Mrs- E. J. Ford ? i Five years and two months hi 1{. passed since we Tiave. been ag^i X and reported to this very valu: !? hie paper, The Palmetto Leade ? mid I thank those of you who hoi X given us your splendid cooper; tion. It has not been all ros< X tn the path, nor sunshine ove X head these past years. It was J* pleasure sometime, a displeasu: X most of tho.time for we have be< Y criticized quite a bit, mostly k X people w*ho never buy a copy < j tlie paper, but see the oth< X! man's paper. - While?ciitici,sm Y'good we admit, when its used 1 X' cot rect ones mistakes, for it pr? Y, vonts the second mistake bein X made. For we all know that pru i ing a tree causes it to bring fort X better fruit. Now on the oth< j. hand when criticism come froi *t* you did not put my name in tl .j. paper, I was at that bg meetin X too, or I was on program,~butr X see sister Amamla's name. Nir "Tunes"Out of "tcrrr these persons onl X saw the other man's paper or wc t >ld what was in it. Now, liste X. ?. ears, this correspondent compel sati?n Comes when she ia able t *t* sell and; collect for every copy c X paper re'eeived on Friday or Sal Y urday, and the paper is only? X side is;ue from our regular wor which is a hairdresser as mos j very good, dl Prof. G. W. Howard spent las I Saturday in Columbia where hi ,re'attended a meeting in interest o: | Ardult- Education. A state organ ke!ization was perfected. I The Sunday schools are all get ou'ting ready for a glorious Easter Quite a number left the city thi! week for Charleston to attend th< : funeral of Dr. L. R. Nichols. It is said thi., is or was one ol na'the poc/rest shad seasons the fish rs.jerrnen have had for many years J. They are hoping to make goor 8 j with the ptufgeon. May they sue tyjC?d. 1 ' of you know and, while its a pleas X iue for us to get news of intei fr ist fflr the paper, and get it o *j* time too. We eanr.ot remembe .j. everything that happens.---Nor'J y it ncrc^Hvy tn trv write ever> X ti.irg for othc-r correspondent Y must have space.. We would hav X long ago stop with the paper, a { others have done, but we woul X be like the man who owes til j* grocery man a* big bill and?sto *t* spending what little he ha3 thei X but will go elsewhere to buy s Y that'g why I am sticking and X love the paper and always boast { of its value. Again we than X those who have cooperated 6 nicely with us these few year: X and am asking a little better cc X operation from others. As sail y sometime ago I have no surplu X mohev and must or requested t Y pay for these papers etlt'U weel X I Thanks. _^_1?jn Wi4te up last of the wt X mahless wedding at BctHel th ^ <>f ilhl nf . tha muncipal cha Y'acters was left off not inteiffior Y I n||? ~ 4 U ? ? . - I C411J. lie DC*llfc tlltr III 31 bLUU, CI { j titled "I am Calling ^hee". X musjc that took in the twentj ' six letters of the alphabet. Thi XI he lady sang from A to Z. ] 51 was much enjoyed. The name i X! Mr. W. H. Robinson, the choris S ter of Bethel choir or the Senic ? choir. X[ Last week Wednesday night th j Howard school sponsored a Healt X Program at Bethesda Bapt. churc with an address by Dr. W. ? Thompson, local dentist and Di |eg 1 G. S. T. Peoples, county physic rn t ian. Music was furnished by th ;a^ Howard school choir, j Sunday afternoon the secon public, health program took plac at Bethel A.M.7. church with- a address by Dr. U. G. Teele ani Mrs. A W. Simkins of Columbia director of Negro program Soutl Carolina Tuberculosi3 association Each year Howard School cete brates health week with daily ex ercises in the school and ome o of more public programs. In this a- way the health program is brough ife vividly before tthe public and thi ij- desired goal is reached. Prof Beck pnd Dr. Clarke added mucl to The music on this occasion wai X THE PALMETTO LEADER and His Orchestra >r Easter Parade ?o e it has in past years, due to the ty.selected?Orchestra picked tn fiirr-^hsh the music for this particular ?r occasion. m Hogan has in his orchestra members that have played with Benny m Goodman, Cab Calloway, Noble ly | Sissle and many other well known ot bands. :e{ The Easter Parade this year will | ^ V vvnt "f th? ywr' al | with - this outstanding band and; it'the Special price of Dancers 84c and White Spectators 44c.' The 1-; Dance will start at nine n'rlnrl* id j with the doors of the auditorium n opening at seven. ? j ings by Negro Artists | is Spears, the famed Carolina paintei p a poet and writer lx4ng~a feature ib columnist of the Associated Negro i- Press which serves over 125 pat pers with over seven million reaI ders. . \ | af The jury of Selections and a-, in wards is as follows: Aaron Doug-' o-Jnss, Conrad A. Albrixie and WilL in Heifry Stevens. Arrangements for er the exhibit have been entrusted to r- a faculty committee on art at Dill lard University. The ntembers of nt the committee are! Rudolph Moses a Division of Literature and Fine ap Arts, chairman; Jane Martin, inth structor of art, Paul Ninas, instruc es tor of art. Dr. R. B. Frederick Locates in Green*st wood. ?Dr. R. B. Frederick, who for the iv. past 3 years has been practicing Mmlicinelii this City is now Ioeata* ed in Greenwood, S. C. Dr. Fred63 erick was educated at Benedict r," College and received hts Medical a training at Meharry Medical College. I MASONS CONDUCTS INITIATION ^ ~g C A^Jiil i2?w Edisto Lodge No. 39, Free and Ac e" ccpted Order of Masons recently ? eomplet&l the most extensive in'v itiation held in recent years. The following men were raised ?l to the status orf Master Masons o " V?nirlv* r? ALIw/I (U v-v-i imving retcivfu tlic lull J 10 degree last Tuesday night: Messrs 2 Momlell Coger, L. II. Dawkins, * Dunton High School instructors^ ie M. L. Newton, local undertaker; y "George Williams and Doscoe Byrd l3~ .Claflin college; Harvey L. Haign ler, assistant county agent Orange x' burg; J. A. Ellerbe. principal the "UtiuniHii Jni!ieir High ochool;? " C. Lewis, Clarence Clinkscales, ^ James H. Birnie, Reginald Thom? asson, C. E. Dickinson, Jr., John k .IL Blanche, James H. Green, Thom _ ia J. Crawford and Paul R. Web[' her, Jr., members of the 'State " College faculty. 5j Dr. Seibols R. Green, Worship11 _jjl Master, is leading" "the~~1odge ^ 4s?an?excellent program ~cT~ e\? o*v?*iou.- and reclamation. Accord s ng to Dr. E. B. McTeer, secretary. e n addition, to the sixteen men in-. 3 tinted, eleven members have been " reinstated in 1938. ?The other of'e tictrs of Lodge No. 39 are: JOttf P* "Wttiiams;?Sejnior Warden;?T.?K~ e Bythewood, Junior Warden; Paul ? V. JeweTl, Senior" Deacon; W. W. * Williams, treasurer; James Mc3 nherson,. Lecturer and E. L. Stew * art, tyler. ' 0 ? ^ i ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS' >- ANNUAL SPRING EXERCISES 3? ?: 13 The elementary schools of the ? 'olumbia system will present their] nnr.ual spring exercises un the fol 1 lowirg dates: >-e Moral ay-;--April 25?8:00 p.m.? e Dramtaic Tournament. ivic/ncmv. .viay z?o p.m.?spells >- ing Match. ?- Friday, May 6?<5 p.m.?May A Day Exercises. Tie Dramatic Tournament ami is Spelling Match will be held in the It auditorium of Allen university, is The May Day exercises will be J- nrried out on the athletic field >r of Benedict college. This is the only time during the c school year when the elementary h schools appear a3 a group before h the puublic. The exercises are de 5. vised so that each grade, from the r. first through the sixth, is represented. The May poles, one for c each school, are plaited by pupils from the primary grades, a few d older children taking part in some e of the other May Day parts, 'ihe n dramatic tournament includes purl pils from all grades. The spell0 ing mattch is confined to pupil? h in the sixth grade. i. The dramatic tournament is composed of original one-act play - lets. These playlets are school r produuets andl in each instance grew out of some school or class t room activity. 2 A silver loving cup is the cov'. etcd prize offered each year for 1 the spelling match. The school T whining the cup" three successive " 9 times retain* it nermanentlv. Wa. -4 ver.ly school is in permanent post session of the first cup offered and 3 is the custodian of the second cup f offered last year and won by that - school. All schools are doubling their effortj, to win the cup this - year. All schools agree that the . primary object of ths spellng ' match is being achieved in the 3 improvement of spelling generally in the schools. -i f This year the Leev yschool will - have the privilege of carrying out i-' the xeercises of crowning the i I.May Queen. 7??;_i -1 The public is cordially Invited to 1 attend >11 then mercliw. . I 4* -- -- - ( I REV. W. M. DOWNS CLOSES SUCCESSFUL MEETING IN CHICAGO. Broadcasted Sunday Morning and Night. In spite of the inclement weather consisting of wind storms and very heavy onowatormg in flhira? go, the Pilgrim Baptist church, of which Dr. J. C. Austin is the pastor, closed a successful meeting j with the Rev, W. M. Downs of this city as the guest evangelist. Aiding Rev. Downs with the minfstry of music was the senioi choir of Pilgrim; and with .the miinin rendered and t;he soul-stir nag messages delivered. by Rev. Downs, fourteen persons were added tp the church's membership Sunday of the first week, and many others since. Sunday morning over tv e Chirago broadcasting station, ' Rev. Downs sang; and Sunday nite at 11 o\j}g?k, he made a lecture which many Columbians heard. -v-Entente from Chicago" to this city, Rev. .Downs will be accompanied from Asheville by his father, Mr. William Downs, who will be the guest of Rev. and Mrs J Downs-at Easter. *- | ]SVp are glad to hear that Columbia was represented by our 'youngest Negro pastor ig_such a successful religious meeting, and we are grateful to him for representing us in this way, HON THOS. E. MILLER PASSES Continued from page 1. colored pupils in the public schools of Charleston, S. C. The bill was passed, but not enacted, white teachers continued in the colored schools for nearly 30 years, after which he was assisted by Dr. J. H. Thompson, Rev. C. C Jacobs, I Mr. Harleston, Dr. Johnson, Dr J of the leading Negro men and \voj men-of Charleston, thereby Secur i ing from the legislature the enact, ment which was necessary to place Negro teachers in the Negro schools of Charleston. For this achievement the citizens of Charleston awarded Dr. Miller a silver loving cup. In 1874, he manned Miss Anna Hume of Charleston, who died almost two years ago. Seven chUdren survive:. Mrs. M. J. M. Earle, dean of women at South Carolina State College; Dr J. Hume Miller, Chester, Pa.; Dr. Thomas E. Miller, Charleston; Mrs. M. A Edwards of Atlantic City N. J.; Mrs. [Pansy E. Maxwell of Philadelphia Mrs. Anna M. Cooke of Gary, Ind.; -and?M-hv-IL?CL- Miller, Colleton. County Agent, Walterboro, S C. Twelve grandchildren and four great-grandchildren survive. All of his children, except Dr. J. IT. Miller we're at the bedside when ho ftiorl Dr Miller and his family attended the funeral. As the oldest graduates of Lincoln University, Dr. Miller, Mr. Archibald'Grirnke, and Dr. Brooks were to have been entertained last summer by the college at a dinner, but as fate would have it, both Mr. G-rimke and Dr. Miller were TH.~~ Mr. Grirnke died" last September._Now the second member of this trio of pioneers has an swered the final call. , Peace be to his ashes and may inspiration be accrued from the memory _of _hia many outstanding feats. ANNUAL HEALTH DAY CELEBRATION PICKENS CO. RURAL TEACHERS Hats off! to Miss V. V Wnfov? Co. Supervisor of Pickens. As a result of her untiring efforts, on Saturday, Apral 2, about 15 rural [schools and patrons witnessed one Icf the^-mcst colorful and spirited" I "Health Days" in the liistuiy??fI Pickens Co. teachers. ?This gala affair was held on the campus of Norris school, Norcip'al as the efficient host. Tftir program was as follows: Invocation Rev. F. L Lawton; Health Rules, Norris school; Introduction, of speaker, Mrs. R. Reed; Address Miss Eloise Miller, field .purse of South Carolina Tuberculosis As-1 sociation. Miss Miller's address was on "Health" which is the most essential word that needs more em phnsis. Her address was very in-1 tcresting and timely. Miss Sarah Cureton one of our very efficient workers?Home Dom onstrator of Pickens Co. * gave, timely remarks. We were highly honored in having these kind white ladies to come visit our program. Ttyj exhibits were judged b y Miss Mary Mauldin and Miss Evins, our attendance teacher. Mrs " Sue R. Hutcherson awarded the prizes to the following schools: 12 Mile 1st prize. Miss Julia Wakefield. principal; 2nd prize "Mrs?"" Cordelia B. Kirkrey, No?ris school; Montana Haines Croswell school; R. Jackson. I DR. L. R. NICHOLS PASSES ^ Continued from page 1. Rev. George W. Brodie. Anrl i ? May of tht? same year, he was sent as pastor of Greensboro and Company Shops N. C. The balance of his life was spent in the service of the following appointmenUu Three years on the Pittsboro cir-, cu.it; two years on the Halifax cir-1 cuitv three months at Magnolia,' N. C., three years at Marion, S.C.' One year presiding elder of tHe 1 Charleston district; four years at,1 Emanuel station; ofie ter,m on the) Edisto district; he was returned as pastor of Emanuel church a t < which time the church was-hulit, ' as it now stands, at a cost of $60- . j00. Five "years on the Georgetown ] , Sa The Savoy Ballroom in N it s Okay to SWING aadiiWAY ? with ? '7 Oscar "Slim" T ' ^ U W& a3i 1 AND HIS RHYTHM ' EASTER P/ EASTER MONDAY, APR ]? Township Au< COLUMBIA, S. ( ADMISSION I \\Vh DANCE _84c L Fiu&er AT ARMOURS STAR ARGO SMALL, TENDER JUNE 1 PEAS n?;n? 2cans - -EUvEST -CREAM KRY BUTTER ,,olNI) ^ ('.OLD MEDAL IRRADIATED MIT K & SM ALL A LARGEMILiK o CANS 0R 4cans SHOP AT EDENS AM Green Fit Id No.. 2 can Cheese lb. 1 Peas 3 Tans 25c ~ No. 2 can _ Pel mar Corn A cans 2pc ,M K0 m j RICE 5 ibs. 20c Blackeve Peas " smnked Link * , . SaL'SAdE lb. 1 or Baby lamas ; ^ Armoury Star ? j TO,?LbTi!Tk '-!-U0N - 2 I J. ORAKE I his^bonneL.^ ^ blendes at his heels ... and a j tr Ow-yncl laughs up his sleeve! district; four years at Morris Adams-, 1 Brown station; five years I'. li. of Clollan, \ the f'tyi I'll tliit lir.t ; fn>o ]r.up-f? ^ Mori is Blown church from which II Hemir he was returned to the Georgetown Samuel Is district, nrrf then to the Kingstr^e Rev. G district, rind back to the George- McGill, D town distrfct koi ?!"" ?L ~ , cavil eienc C. G. Gai years. Fhath_ found hiltf .serving C. James, liis seventh year on the Edisto dis- R. Wrigh; trict where he was as faithful as M D.; T)r in the ea'lior years of his ministry. I A< Dr. Nichols could not he persuad Revs. I ?d to accept the Rtshopric prefer- O. B Mit ring^to. remain in the itinerancy^. I Judon, E ii _ i> nu I Beard, C. Honorary Pallbearers: J The Presiding Elders of South Carolina: Pin. J. E Beard, I. W.I HIGH Wilbr rn. T -J. Miles, J. I* Benbow, | 1 I. K. Thomas A P SfitMtTS J S. (loe, ; APR I, W. Janerette, L A Wells, E A. 81 turday, April JL6, 1938 ew York Says The Harlem Wav ^RADE IL 18th-9 til ? iitorium 1ITE SPECTATORS 44 Cents shifts! c 27c :: 25c ZZZZT7^= 25c [) SAVE! 9c White House ~2Vt>i>LE SAUCE 3 cans 20c 5c I'ure Apple Jelly 2 lb. jar 20c ? Everyday/ ??? 5c COFFEE lb. 17c * ' For Dessert liremel 3 pks. 10c q,. 1 24 lb. Bag 85c Everyday FLOUR SPENS z& *mN 'Open es WITH fDA ROBERTI ? VNE..WYMAN ALISON 1KIPWORTH 3. F. G Dent, J C. Mc- ' V J. Robinson, J. C Quarr. Gary,: W. S. MinW, L, :? lpway, B F Hildebrand, lance. ? oorp>e Davis, iDr. E. H. r John R. Hawkins, Prof, rrett, Drs. T E Curry. J Lee^ A Logan, Major R. t, Sr.*, Dr. Wm M. Thorn# J Irwin Hoffman, M. D. "tive Pallbearers: ). S. Chisolm, C. Capers, chel], S R Higgins, J. J E. WnTrhtrrgton, E H. W. Walton.1 \ SCHOOL SPEECH y ' rOURNAMENT 4 :IL 21st AND 22nd fATH COLLEOE