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VOL. JOJI?NO. 23 - " Great "Ovation of Dr. L. H. H? Sec.-Treas. Chu " ' The Manning District was called i to order by the great leader and "a business genius, Dr. L. H. Heming u way, at Diggers A.M.E.--GhiHiehr-* May 27, 1938. 1 F After leading his conference ? in s every phase of church activities, t Shcl* foi; 9 years Presiding Elder,'11 he was elected Secretary-Treasur-, P ? er of the great A; M;?E~. Church t of the world. We are looking, for C great things from the leadership li of this strong, energetic, ambitious C leader, who has been called higher F to do noble things for our Zion. F God has ahyays had a man some-1 F where in the world to trust with 1 the work of his church.?Wt??can ? almost hear the Master saying: v - Hemingway, the Church Extension 1 has slipped out of its useful place, ^ All. who know Dr. Hemingway be-j v lieve that there is a new lay for.1" the department of Extension. M. H. Baxley, the Only ] ? ? .. Colored Dairyman in 1 This Part of State I I All citizens of Columbia and thei neighboring towns who desire, to! patronize and see Netrro Dairv I business should drive up the Winns boro highway about twelve miles and see the progressive and attractive dairy of Mr. M. II. Bax-,. ~ leyrTTTen caU 2111 d^Toryour grade ~ , A milk" to be delivered to your door: - - , ? Had vou visited, thi.^ spot. five H years ago, you would have called J it a place of starvation. During I the last four years under the administration ot Mr. M. H. Baxley ~ time* labor and money have been j linked together. There have?been j up there, and dozens of homes and i markets are now simnlin.) uvorv - - g- r V.V.J j day with genuine grade A milk from Daxley's Dairy. This-dairy i* not,-.capable to sup- | ply its present consumers' with j grade A milk only, but it is seekihg fob-new consumers every week. The "thnry " iti expanding,?and tfio ?t supply of milk is increasing every ~j day. Therefore new customers are < noededr 1? j Every colored citizen -should be 5 proud when one of our race men goes into" such a wonderful business as a dairyman. Your interest ^ is best shown by becoming a daily consumer of grade A milk from the only first class colored dairy in this part of the state. , ? ^ ^ COPE NEWS Sunday morning was a full day in and around Cope. Our pastor after holding his meeting at Mace donia church, motored to Good 11 Hope where he finished up reports | _ for the District Conference. At 4 p.m. Mr. Harnie Pinckney our State League Pres. and his quar- C tet visited Good Hope; where he ? made some splendid remarks to 1 the Sunday School and ACE Lea- * gue and church work in general. ? j _ ~ On Sunday night they returned to Macedonia where they put over a j splendid -pKggram in interest of ( ,, . . - tho trustees. We enjoyed having ?l?.r:"'3---them . ?..... ^ ^ Miss Rebecca Gass, who spent . several weeks in the city of J>unj- j ter with relatives and friends, rcr-j t - ports quite an enjoyable trip".* We ^ are glad to welcome her back to1 13 , her several' duties. I ^ 1 Miss Connie Mae Johnson after, spending many days in the city' v of Charleston with relatives Mr. j ~ and"Mrs." ThPS." tsSatrrc hnfr return ed home to assume her duties. She G ronnrto 1 ' vw tioivuig owiiiu ui <jiiui cues j and schools while there; and also r a pleasant stay. t We are glad to say that Mr. ^ Robert Connor who has been ill, \ seems to be on the mend. I s On Sunday Rev. EE. dtichburg f " after Sunday school and- services' motored over to Emanuel where ? he and his staff completed their r District Conference collections. 1 ( On Monday, May 23, little Miss- a ^ darvi9 gavo a high party in honor jj of their teacher and classmate#^ V ... _ ~ ' * ^ " >: I in Hnn -r AAA A m-%* A immingway irch Extension A great crowd gathered to hear nd see our Presiding Elder wind p his work, and to tender tumor hat such a i?pn?v?Dr. A.,. \ Spears spoke of the need of uch a man as Dr. Hemingway at his time. Dr. J.. L. Ben bow, in nd unbiased and glowing terms, raised the great work of the Disriet and said that the A. M. E. " Ihurch is- blessed to find a man ike Dr. Hemingway to head the Ihurch Extension. iDrs. J. Mc-| L?nzie Harrison, B. F Hildebrand, I I. F. G. Dent, J I Hamilton, IT J. ( lodge, also Professor C. G. Gar- f ett and Mr. H. Pinckney appear-1 ated leader They were loud in . heir praise of Dr. Hemingway foi lis work and achievements. He /ill be .missed by all,' nevertheless t'e pray God's leadership will eary hin on to higher heights. ~ \ ' L. C. BURGESS. ' . looker Washington heights May Queen r^ *r . ^ v, * |i WM? XvMm * . i \A *K|Kk V ?*' .* ' ^ ^: I ;v^-H''v S^wTrV* - > w GEORGIA .VERDELLE* JONES i aughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles , 1 I ones, Avho is a member of the, "irst. Grade, was crowned "May'| jueen" of Booker Washington' [eights School on Monday evening' lay 16, 1938. GEORGETOWN NEWS < by E. J. F. ? 1 When we write again the commencement exercises, will all be : 'Ver. On -Wednesday evening une 1st the graduaFiorr exercises ' rill be held in Bethesda Baptist hurch,' when Dr. J. E."Blanton, nesident of Voorhees N. and I. 1 nstitute, - Denmark, will deliver i he annua] address at which time c/ity one will launch out on the ea of life to- anchor somewhere. On last evening at the Howard Iigh school auditorium the play, I The Old Fashioned Charm" was (resented to a packed house by ^he-. Baccalaureate by Dr. Roand F. Smith of Macon. Ga., at lethesda Baptist church, Sunday day 29, was one long to be remembered and aot^easily forgoten. ^ L d |j if ^ I^ i-v|\ /t f ^ ^ 1 \ A i n" nt/try ui in r. i noiiias -v/oticu vas brought here Saturday from acksonville, Fla. Committal slices were bed at the Wids Funral home Sunday afternoon. Dr. ). N. Wilson, officiating. Internent was made in Bethel cemeery. He leaves to jnourn his fffsprlrtg a wife. Mrs. Mary E. Co* len, a sister Mrs. Louisa Poin-a n v\/l n Urv?f- Lnw vnc aim n iivfov i/i ijiiivri icinnvis and friends. Funeral services for Mr. Francis it the home of the former's grand mother Mts. A. C. Richardson, in | )rangeburg. The children danced* ind played many games.' After vtrieh they Served a -delicious re-- ast All expressed themselves as aving had an enjoyable time. J ifur ; pll V COLUMBIA Commencement Speaker KqPTOK Ik, ^^^H[B|^^k|HfiHKflHE -.DR.- I). WARD NICHOLS Pastor of Emanuel A. AI. Church, Now York Oity, candula for Bishop in the next Gener Conference preached to a thoiisai *-w"~v i\1m 1 " Ctin.L. ?? " * A 1 1 ..?% T |/v\/^riv uinv ^vuuia^ ui mien v_ Ii versity, when he delivered tl baccalaureate sermon to the gra< uating classes of the Universit Sons of Zion Against Sons Greece,-" was the Subject ub treated by Drv Nichols. Judge Armond Scott Mather Final Speake Camden.?Judge Armond V Scott, of the Municipal Court i Washington, D. C., presented th commencement address to* Matht Academy's graduating class o twontyoight, May 20, at eleven u clock 011 Thursday mornmgT Judge Sft-ott is one of four iSc *ro judges in the United States md is a leader in a large numW fraternal and civic organiza dons. Heine- a uradunte of JMinson C Smith University and of the la\ ichool of Shaw University, an laving practised law for thirty ive years, Judge Scott is we] tcquaintcd with the problems tha ffeo.liir.t - 1-.. (UlUdUlUllcl^ Dobbins wVi' held from St. i-'toph ?n church ^rantlay afternoon in th >rosen.ce of a hoH of relatives an( friends. I It had boon in.fai'.inj health for a lon<r time. The ov.i mine"suddenly while on Ins job a a?wntvhtmm?Eridny?nite. Tho* to mourn his demist are the wi [low, throe dTmgtTteTs ( tto "Son ?TIT' ft host of relatives and friends. H was the brother of the late Re\ S. J. Dobbins Ihteunent was a Sampit. Our Visit to the Mt. Pleasant Disl It was a pleasure on last. Thurs [lay tto witness the first day morn ing session of the Mt. l'loasan district conference of which th Rev. J. E. Thomas is the very effi eient presiding elder in eompan; with our Pastdr, Dr. \V. B. I Clarke and" Mrs. E. J. Richaidsor We motored there despite tho in clemency 0f the weather. Tha morning the peorple %veTe there i: large numbers. The sermon by th Rov. W. M. Taylor,-., was a rea tr^at. It seem that the people am pastor are coi'tainly catering to thi plans of their presiding elder, t few years ago when our friend Dr. R. E. Brogdon, presided ove this district it was our pleasure t< liceonfpnny' he and Mrs. Brogdo to one of his comferences. To fin* the saoie loyal people and if mem ory serves us right the Rev. Isaai I. Major was then the_entcrtaiij ing pastor. As at this meeting i was a pleasure to meet a numbe of lady*' friends whom we_vuorke* with in the missionary scfcietj Mesdarriea Murry, Holette,. Wil flams and others. of thc~doings of Bethel A. M. E ehurch under the present admin istra'tion." Bethel A. M. E. Church Dr. W. B. L. Clarke, Pastor Several marked, improvements have been recently made whid makes Bet be] and tis surrounding: the most beautiful of any churcl in the city. Note the improvements made ii 18 months of Dr. Clarke's admin istration. The old narsonacre ha had a new- romn added, it has bcei painted in and ouitside, electri installed. The church propertia Continued on Page T$ 1 .. metii V"SOUJTH CAROLINA, SATUR State College Grads Hear Dr. Caliver =1 Orangeburg, S. C.. May 31, 193? ?Dr. Ambrose Ualiver, isenioi ?- Specialist in the, Education of Nr. groes. U. S. Office -?fL-Education Washington. D. C., delivered th( _ S'ate Collpgg .commencement ad dress to ninety-five candidates foi 'i (legi^ej and a lurge audience, t | great portion of which was niadt i class .of 193&7who, in the words of * Presilient Whittaker, bore the burr den in the heat of the day." Dr. Caliver gave a most practical and c rational address?otr -Education for ^ Occupational Efficiency. Educa'l tion, he said, has not been as suc 1 cessful in changing man as science I has been in changing man's envii ronment. Four stages in agriculture were cited as an example of y. t"He great change: Primitive, in fp--which sods were used, the control a] stage, in which so'il was eliminat1(j ed and finally Synthetic Agricul,j. lure, whereby the chemist transK, fers the. production of products" to (j- the factory, thereby eliminating ? sun, wind, Tain and soil. The following Deans presented jy the candidates for degrees: Dean K. \\\ Green, Art* and Science, Education and Business Administration; Dean M. J. Gardiner, Home Economic^ Dean P. V. Jewell, Mechanic Arts; and Dean W. M. Buchanan, Agriculture. Edythe M. Watermann. Registrar," anr nounced a long ist of prizes and honors received frc/m friends of ' the college and State College Alum 112 t:i clubs throughout the nation. '' The General Alumni association met and inaugurated a very pro' gncssjvcjiiograni: which_inc 1 u the election of one member of each active club of State college to be represented on the Executive 1 committee and the creatioon of the " offices of Executive Secretary and publicity agent. The genpral-offiL cera elfcte.i_Avare Dr. T. H. Best. v president; S.' T. Bailey, vice-presi d 'dent;- II. "W. Crawford, executive secretary; K. B. Stewart, re.cordII irig secretary; W. ,.T. Calhoun, t treasurer and Paul R.'Webber, Jr. r. publicity agent. Continued un Page 6 , i Dr. Pickens Speaks to \ Lexington Forum- [? f- On Atrt41-?7th at 8 p.m.- Dr. AViU liarn Pickens appeared, at the tl Lexington Roscnwatd school- and c opened the discussion for the fo'. rum on the topic "The Sharecropt per". Over four hundred colored and white people turned out to :. hear him open the discussion on - this subject in a fearless, interest ing and intelligent manner. t The audi?nc?? was held speeche less for dhe houFT" We could have - spent at least two hours metre lisy telling to this educational magnet. Dr. Pickens, opened-th*?forum i. discussion of "The Sharecroppers" - by discussing clearly and distinctt ly, the following points: 1. What is a Sharecropper? A e farm tenant? A day laborer? 1 (a) Relation of slave system to :1 present farm tenacy. (b) Influp. once of slavery on poor whites and i blacks. I. 2. Where are the sharecropper? i' (a) Relative number of white and > Negro sharecroppers, (b) Migrate tion-of the 80's and the Mississippi 1 valley. 3. What the present depression p did to- the sharecropper? (a) - The New Deal plan for idle acres t (b) The Organization of Southern r Tenant Farmers Union.-? 1 4. The chhnge of relationship of poor white and black farm work ers. 0. The Delta Go-operative s_ Farm .in Mississippi. G. Why is it more chtTicult for - farm labor than for industrial la_ bur t0organize. 1 After the above ttonnts wefce fully discussed the forum was left open thirty minutes for questions by or from flTryonc in the audience. ! These thirty minutes were very i lively. *'' s Most of the questions were anil swered intelligently by the forum leader. a | This community considers her self highly honored and it was a a I treat to have such a wonderful r? | human library and bureau of in c formation to come to her. a We are eagerly looking forward s to liia coming to ua again on" June 7th, 8^0 j ?ca DAY, JUNE 4, 1938 RE-ELECTED i a ? A I,, "'jW | hi PRES. E. H. McGILL, A.M., DD. The board of trustees unanimously re-elected Dr. E. H. Mc-j Gill president of Allen1 University in its opening session Wednesday. President McGill's- annual report j calls for new librarv fov ah I Ministers and laymen highly pleas) od with new administration. I'OMARIA NEWS . [ ! v The St. Luke At M. E.. church held its regular preaching service May 2'Jth, the morning sermon was preached by Rev. J. S'. Martin after which we adjourned until 3:30 p.m. Continued on Page 0 State-Wide Gala Day State V-H Camp XoVTBtT Scene of Gathering On June 8, more than 5,000 persons will come to Columbia to atter.d the State Council of Farm Women In connection with this will be the 4-II Rally Day. Plans are in the making for one of the most enjoyable days of the summer. The Farm and Iloihe lJemonstra tion agents will come from thei^ counties bringing large delegations Thine will -be many attractions, including a Queen's Contest. The coronation of the queen will bv' held ut 2 p.m.,. A very interesting program has been arranged. Prominent persons' will be present and appear on the program?Some of these speakersare Mrs. Kobert Hus^a Moton, Mr.' A. L. Holsey of Tusliegee Institute Ala., and Mr. John P- Davis, Field Other attractions for the day include swimming," tennis matches, J ftolf, various other games and the awarding of prizes. *" | Remember the date?-June 8, and the place, State 4-H Camp. Everybody is invited to come out. Courses in Health and Physical Ed to be Offered at Charleston F. RIVERS BARNWELL, JR. FORT FORTH, TEXAS INSTRUCTOR An announcement from the head nnnvtnra nf fV>? ? v* uiv cvu HI vai uiuia tuberculosis Association states that F. Rivers Barnwell, Jr., instructor in health and physical education in one of the junior high schools of Fort Worth, Texas, will offer courses in health and physiI cal education at the Charleston l Summer school for teachers which I opens June 20. Mr. Barnwell who did his un( dergraduatc work at Fisk university, Nashville, iTenn., and holds | the Master of Wivntf-.Degree in . I'ublic Health from the University mended by Miss Pansy Nichols,! executive secretary of the Texas i | Tuberculosis association and Misa | Clara Pennington, executive secretory of the Fort Worth Tuberculosis society. Division 2, which is the Negro ' committee of the Charleston?Tuberculosis association.-had a Christ nias Seal sale of more than $900 j last December. Mr. Barnwell's I service in the Charelston Summer ' ! school will bo Ono ?f the features of (ho 1938 Christmas Seal program made possible by theRO funds. Mrs. Ashley Halsey is .sccj.retary of the- Charleston Tubercui losls association, and the Roverend~ Ct, Ledbetter ts- chairman _ / ibtv \ o , Congressman A Political Sy lis Kel The Congressional Record o 1 April 27. contains an address bj in which he recounts his exper iences as the first Negro Democrat of - t he Ho use of II epre sen tative a He tells us in his address, "When I entered the Congress there wert grave misgivings in the minds of thousands of our citizens as to how T wmiid ho iwoivgA hy the members of my own party, and there were many expressions uttered by men in high positions to the effect that my -presence in Con gress would mean nothing insofar as helping the race. They claimed that the party of which I am a member wus so steeped in prejudice and hatred toward and for the Negro that not only would my presence in the Congress be look Ied upon with gruve suspicion by a larire number ???? ? ? ...jr v-uut-aKues on the Democratic side of the House, but that it would be impossible for me to enlist the sympathy, the good will, and the cooperation of these men- in any effort I might put forth in the interest of my own group." He also | tells that, his opponents in his first Congressional campaign had him photographed being caged off front the otlter members of the Hbuse on the Democratic side...It' is not ncessary for Mr. Mitchell to assure us that all of these predictions were belied by his experiences,. for we -read In the?Corrf gressional Record and in the daily press, that this new comer was | received by?his Pemuciatic?col-. leagues both from the North andj from the South with all the cour-( tesy and civilities to which a mem ber of Congress-is entitled.'?"He has submitted and advocated measures for the benedit of his race of his Negro Republican predecessors. Arthur \V. Mitchell, is a political symbol typifying the transition of the Negro's allegiance from the Republican tp the Democratic Par, ty. Politically speaking?all- Negroes were horn in. th.g.Republican Household of faith. The idea -n f the black man's citizenship and enfranchisement was conceived in the mind of the Grand Old Party, in the days of its enthusiasm for freedom 4?nd equality. The Fourteenth Amendment conferred upon the Negro the rights of citizenship and safeguarded his privileges and immunities against the invasion of the states. This lies at the foun dation of all that the Negro is or can hope to be as a political enti-^ ty. At first the Negro embraced this faith with zeal and enthusiasm of I the new convert. The Republican I creed constituted his political orthordoxy. Any deviation therefrom was unforgivable heresy. Aposta-1 cy from the faith was visited with, malediction akin to excommunication. All Negro Republicans were tssigned a place in Abraham's bos-'| om, while the erring brethren were relegated to the region that burn-j eth with brimstone and fire. Only so recently as the last Presidential; campaign, a profervid Republican] orator rose to remark that all Negro Democrats would wake up and find their proper place IrThelt. 1 During these latter years the WHITMIRE NEWS Sunday school at Cedar Grove was well attended Sunday. A fine lesson w>as discussed mrdwe wor* pleased to have one visitor, MiS9 Otis Johnson. Please come again. The adult program that was sponsored last Sunday night at Bruce Tabernacle church by Miss Easter Robinson was a success. The participants rendered excellent sortgs^- and poems. Finances good. The Heavenlv Gosnpl sincrpr* r\1 Spartanburg rendered a. very nice program at Sim9 Chapel Baptist church, Wednesday night, May 25. 'We sympathize with the Heavenly Gcrspel singers in the loss of the tenorV Mr. Fred Whitmore .who passed to the great beyond. Mr. and Mrs. James Epps ant -children accompanted by Mrs. EU I mira and Rosalee Eppa vlaited Mrs ^ ^ PRICE: 5 CENTS _ Mitchell mbol ly Miller. ? C Negro has bolted to the Demociar tic Party with something of the - suddenness of a?cfcrp?erf?thunder" . from a clear sky. A preponderant : majority of the qualified voters >_ has ^supported- the Democratic i- cause during the last three Nation>1 al elections. 'I The latter day Neglo Democrats ' were born of recent tendencies us 'if thev had"sliddenlv aocn n'new" 1 light. The vociferous Negj'o Dem' ocratic leaders today were equally 1 vociferous Republicans day-before 'yesterday." Congressman Mitchell j himself, 'Robert L. Vann, William L. Houston, et al belonged to this 'category. Dr. William J. Thompkins, Recorder of Deeds, is the only upstanding aboriginal Negro Democrat. , I recently conducted interviews with Mr. Perry W. Howard, Re( publican National Commit?eeman I from Mississippi and with Dr. , William J. Thompkins, Recorder of | Deeds, Washington, on the Negro's alignment with the two old line parties. Mr. Howard with bourbon consistency advocated abherance to the Republican axis, omitted | none of the old doctrines and dictas, which have been relied upon for the last sixty years, and adding nothing new. The most inter esiuig part of the potato?plant is under the ground. On the other hand Dr. -Thompkins, the exponent of Democracy and the New Deal, looked forward to the east and to the rising sun. Mr. Howard believed that ffie Southern vote of the Negro to the Democratic^ Party was but a temporary aberation, and that the. straying sheep would return to the fold when the hysteria had died away. Dr. Thornp kins, believed that the new alignment will be paramount and beneJlcial. Which diagnosis is .correct, time will tell. When Congressman George W. White uttered his swan song on the tloor of Congress thirty years ago, he predicted that the Negro _ in due time would return to the nails on Congress. The Vide a that the first new comer would be a _ "Negro Democrat from the North es of his mind. There have been Kvpnfv.twn Vf'ffvn k""11 "e Congress, two being members of ! the Senate, all of these were died j"in the wool Republicans;, It was the" urii5&rsal thought, feeling and "belief, that their successors i f there ever were any, yvould be of the same political persuasion. But in steps Arthur W. Mitchell, and upsets all political predictions. lie has already served two terms, as Representative from the first Congressional District of Illinois, and in the recent primary he was renominated by a larger number of votes than was received by his three Republican opponents combined. This indicates that he will be re-elected at least for a third time. - ,. New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Detroit, with a large segregated Negro population will undoubtedly send Negroes to Congress within the next decade. From present indications these new Negro- Representatives will be Democrats. The experience of Congressman Mitchell, marks, a new chapter" in "the pel ft ifaT' Trtu -J ~ tory of the Negro race. i Sallie Price and others Sunday. We were very sorry to learn that Miss Easter Robinson is ill tat tthis writing and will leave l"Wednesday for hospital treatment, We hope for her a speedy recovery. Mr. J. C. Byrd funeral home has been remodeled ami everything can be serviced there day and nite. j Mrs. Lec/la Joiner is still on the l.invpiPYfd ..lis.'L. alse little. Master I Hampton Williams. ... ..,. . 1 TTie^Box Supper Saturday rifle ' at Cedar Grove was very successful. I Vacation days have jUst begun and we wish all the children a barj rel of weath ahd happiness. Heaven I I used to thiuk that Heaven, i Was just your soul and mind, But now I know that Heaven, Is far b^vond a line. ?By . Willi* L. Bppa,