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WILLS 7 ' . ' ' . ' VOL. XIII.?NO. 41 , W. C. Handy Auditorium, F Nina Mae Dramai PLAY PORTRAYS LIFE A .77^ ~ V . s I EHk I IB / > . > 1 * ? * i Friday night, October 7, th Palmetto Leader will introduce t .a big audiunce in the Townshi] auditorium "Th'e Cavalcade of th Blues" a play in three act's writ ten by Miss Mary Annie Bunting fhe play will bring before Colum Wans for the first time many o the best talent among our youni high school graduates.. The en ? tire set-up is due'to the work o the Nina Mae Literary .^anch Dra mafic Club which is of recent or! gin and which is now prepared t< furnish a laboratory for specia training in music and dramatics The Nina Mae Dramatic club i Ike Columbia branch of a chain o similar clubs which have bc*?n an< are being organized in variou: sections of South Carolina. - Man} af these clubs will have represen tation in the performance stage< Friday night. HANDY HERE IN PERSON ,,W. C. Handy, composer of th< famous "St. Louis Blues" an< snany other noted songs that rep resenfc the souls of Negro folk will appear in person Friday nite This will be a big feature of th< play and a great treat to the hun dreds of people coming from al parts of the state. Mr. HunHv io 4 0 I/V/VACU 1UI II1U SCtl on with the Cotton club in Har l?m and is keeping his engagemen regardless. He will fly to Colum bit Thursday directly from Ney York in order to make his Colum bra engagement and fly back ti Kew ;Vork immediately after th< how to appear at the Cotton clul which has announced thc?ir pro (ram throughout the nation \vffl Handy as one of the leading starf The "Cavalcade of the Blues _ > la a play with many happy fca lore* and ?very act will fumisl BROS. % s In Person at tl riday Nite, Qe tic Club Presents "Cava ND RISE OF COMPOSER AT i . j||' *^Sbb9 ' ' IHhk ^ ' " :9H|W ^ W. C. HANDY e unusual pleasure and flhe 'j. litero taiument. The settings and the p arrtfhgcment of the play have been e done iff artistic style by Miss Bunting1. It was taken from the cartoon: "Birth of a Seng" pub - lished by the American Society oJ f Composers, and Publishers. - In 2T this thev aro starrinc in ?Yo?-??n - ? - - ~??=* - W. C._Handy \yho comes to inter f pret for nil the meaning of th* j "Blues", and (jive a new. swing to -jazz. a Thanks Many Supporters 11 . | The Palmetto Letider, who is l* sponsoring the affair and makes s the first venture to open up new f fields for the training of talmtcd j young people, expresses many 3 thanks to the merchants of the y ci-ty the Chamber o f Commerce the Columbia Merchants' associaj tion and the advertisers for the substantial support gTven in makj ing this venture possible and what promises to be ,a very successful u venture. Coming from the pressj es of the "Leader" this woek is tne sixteen page program in b"lletin form. In this bulletin will ^ be. seen the^_ompleteprogram_wilh 0 advanced' information about the play in the Township auditorjum. j Readers of the program will find ads of many of the leading business concerns of Columbia which . shows the worthy support given t the undertaking and pf which the I "Leader" and its staff appreciates v beyond expression. ?.... - ?? j Not A Profit-Making Concern J | The Nina Mae Literary and Dr?k matic club is not a profit-making concern. The many clubs in the ^ state are not organized to make profit but for the purpose of openI ihg up a new avenue of'training " for young people and for commun rty betterment, as these young peo b' pie will be' trained to serve the > t A )N THE S' IN PERS ? iptui ~ t COLUMBIA, SO l'e Township ' t. 7th L lcade of the Blues" V :?? :?. i S'D OF THE WdlES" - 1 11 j' h .... n ; ti i'r ? : r ^ ^ I I ^ BJF ti W it | h; . I st 111 H tu ia [^ % "Tgf""' "*% i_L_ I people und institutions of then several communitiiti. . The \vhole set-up is of a eleemosynary nature ! as will be seen from a study of th the work of the clubs. cfi The club is named in honor of T j one of the bright stars who went i to fame from Hollywood . . . U jMiss Nina Mae McKinney. She a j was born_rn Lancaster, S. C., and p? lifted herself to fame and useful, iie.-s because of an opportunity'to levelop her talents as an artist and performer.? :? te MILLS BROS HERE SATURDAY N It is rather convenient that the.^.Mills Bros, will ,be here Saturday ^ and appear in pctrson at the Caro1 lina theatre. / Many people coming ^ to Columbia Friday night will take I ?.1; advantage of seeing Mills Brothers show by remaining over Sat- a I nv.U v TU.... ...Ml 1- - r Ith mvinj . i uciu win ue iour perI for bianco; of the Mills Brothers . I show. One from 1:00 to 2:00. a- ,n 1 nother from 2:00 to 1:0Q and the | last show at niitht. This week- VI end offers plenty of recreation for a| | South Carolinians visiting Colunv- V1 , Lia and it isj-expected that sevu.a * thousands of our pccpie wl'll spend ? the week end in Columbia. i ? -H DEFER HARLEM'S COTTON fc i I i n ni>T?vivr se New York City, Oct. 2.?(ANP) ?r Instead of opening on Sept. 28th as originally planned, the Cotton Ip . Club has postponed its premier, ca lentil the first week in October, as it seems the show -needs more ct trimming up. | R' Interesting is the item that W.J W <'. Handy makes h>s first profes- ^3 ^ sional appearance on Broadway as w a performer in this fifth edition.^ of the Cotton Club Parade*. Mr. TTan^y will, play a trumpet solo in OI ""f.euis Bluss. I . ' . * > TAGE C i ON vi mr mm itvcttc 'a UTH CAROLINA, SATURD/ rhree Hundred Studen Allen University 1'wenty-eight Counties in Stat< states From Without" "Iff Stud< President McGill Make Three hundred students were 1 nrolled-in the registration at Al- t ?n University during the past" c ivo weeks, fifty more than were nrolled " during the same period c am piled in--the -offiee -of?the -ad- t ist year, according to records a tinistrr.tion of the college. In C le registration is shown students! T i om twunty-efight counties in I a outh-Carolina and others from!velve different states. | e Representation by counties i n c le student -body at Allen: Abbe- v ille, Allendale*, Beaufort, ?al- n ruin, Charleston, Clarendon,. Che- jv >kee, "Colleton, Dorchester, Dil-; ii in, Darlington^ Fairfield, Flor-. tl ice, Georgetown, Grecnwobd, n leenville, .Hampton, Horry, Lee, c ancaster, Lauren^, w Lexington,1 t Larion, -Newberry, Union, Rrch ,nd, Spartanburg, Orangeburg. ne hundred students came from b CHER AW NEWS ~T I l 'Rev. W. A. Johnson of Effing?vti his brother David and their s< jphew spent a few hours with o: iesdames' Llitfier ard Thomas di avid Johnson was en route?toy ewark, N. J., hvs_home. tl -M tit ft-. V; Wilson entertained it* young women club at hei home ti \ Sunday afternoon. ti Miss C. Sanders and some of har* f iends visited Mrs. Ht?iry Bing hit and family last Thursday af- tt 1 noon. -w Mrs. Sarah Motley who has been -M New York for some time is at p >me. j ii Mrs. Ida Edwards of Kershaw ei reet" was struck by a ear Snt-|a: day night and seriously. wound j I. She'is in the hospital at Ben! M :ttsville. I dj Walter Streator Wilson and Jul et M. Johnson left for Morris col-. u ge, Sumter,' Sunday moming. J u The three nights Jiazaar conduct p I by the Baptist Missionary so-1 M ety last week w*s .largely at- fi| nded. : * 1 ' | p The funeral- serviced Of Mr. C. tr Brown was conducted at Pee ee Union Baptist church last m jnday afternoon. w NEWBERRY NEWS [[ " ' D. Drayton Street High School | The following teachers spent st e week-end at their homes: Miss ^ertruae Matthews and Thomas tv hey reported a pleasant trip. I 1 Our g.uest last week was Prof. . S. Gallman, who always leaves helpful message with faculty and w rpils. i ' j Calvary Presbyterian Church i1 Rev. A. H. Reasoner, Pastor i p Thd Bible class enjoyed an inTesting review by Mrs. D. W. A, rl eville, Wednesday afternoon. ^ Sunday morning the S.S. service id children's hour were very inresting and enjoyed by all. At 11:30 the pastor's text was ^ sther 13:14, theme "The Chris an'a Call to Service". He made U1 tc comparison on the conference of le Four Powers" of Europe which " ?lped to -settle the unrisinc w?r Europe. * h An interesting missionary serce was held at the home of Mr. st id Mrs. "Eugend Garey with the ai ce-presi'dent, presiding. After hi le worship service with Mrs. C. re . Allen pianist, Mrs. Reasonei , aened the topif for discussion: D Christian's Duty". Mesdamed E. ol . Allen and Erline Gary gave a.w w timely remarks. Then hostess R rved cocoa and cakes that was al ijoyed by all. [During the League service the Ci termedrate discussion: "What cl n we do by Faith" was introduc f by Mr. Joseph Allen and dis-J issed by our pastor, Rev. A. H.'l easoner. The senior topics Be g Responsible at Home, was led fs f Mr. Paul K. ATlem All who P ere present were benafite-d by fi e lessens that were brought out E eachj.discussion. We wore fav- nl en with a few timely remarks C r Mrs, Reaaoner. . ~ 1 ai We refret very much to report * ^ 1 \ROLIN i?m iY, OCTOBER 8, 1938. k ts Registered At In First Registration r and Twelve ;nt Body. ' ? ' s Optimistic Address ? ~ ^icliland. Maricn and Georgetown ied in the number of-students'reorded. in the registration. - The following states have stuIcnts in the student population his -year: IHrrrtda.-GTOrgiaT^mrsr ina, New York, New Jersey, N.j Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia,' Kntrict?<-f?Columbia, Temiessw ~ nd Ohio. PresicTent E. H. McGill announcd yesterday that many added faili'ties will help the growth of the iwk?at?ArHen this 'yeai . ~ Four ew class rooms have been proided for, he said since the mergig of the' library of Allen with hat of Benedict College and two ew departments added. The first hapel exercises of the year will e neiu at noon monday. Ur. Mcrflf will deliver the~ opening? ress to the faculty and student ody. CLINTON NEWS Willie Lee Dunlap placed him/.f in Bell Street's football ""hall f fame when he raced 103 yards own the Shrine stadium in Green rlte-Iast Tliuisday to bring in the I'Hdcats only touch down. Altho | le team was defeated their spirit t uot dampened and they are de ^ L?rmined to down Oconee county aininp school of Seneca this ^ hursday. ? The lesults of the tuberculin jst administered last week alangj?. ith the showing ef t-h? film MLet ? [y People Live" show that a small ercentage of the student body i's ifectcd. This service was tend- . 1 by the LaunJtis county health ^ ssociation. The contest for the 'selection of liss Eell street III onened lion- . " " fv iy. Those running for the coved postion-a+o: Miriam Pinckney:? Ith grade;?Mary Amanda Adair, Hh grriie; I.ouist Hill 9th grade he v* niter wRl be crowned next^ ? fonday and will- be feted at the L.. rst home night football game. 0j ho runners-up will have a free eij ip awav with the team. ^ The person selling' the highest vv mvher of adult tickets to' garncT "p ith Seneca will win a zipper leaicv case1. All the grades from w in t r% olnvnntVi n ?-?"> oa?? A .'tinj? -.to win this useful and hand in >nie prj?e. > J ru Miss. Tidrothy Lomajf , entertain1 the faculty of Bel! street- at her F ome last Tuesday evening. 01 Miss Maud D. Shell left Clinton M 'ednesday for Newberry county vj here she will teach thvs winter. Miss Rebecca Brown left Sun- R ly lor neF~work in Mullins. Thelma Leake, Blondel Walker, 8j. Simpson, Christine Lindsay, Sa te ih Johnson and Garnell Hall took j{ art in an original temperance lay written by Rev. Walker at jp riendship A. M. E. church Monjy night. The playlet, effective- fa acted, showed the evil of intern- L France and the aid of kindly and iderstanding neighbors and pas- n >rs in helping a drunkard over-[ ime his weakness. jr doctor's .confinement in the ^ ospital on accohnt of an operaton ifor appendiciiis. Glad to ate the operation wag a success id he is getting along fine. We ope and pray for him a speedy fij tcovery. C, The Nina Mae Literary and- fl ramatic club met at the home jf Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Allen, Jr.,-of the President, Miss RlimbAth i^tler presiding. After devotron- pr I and business, the president N ive a synopsis of the drama "The m avalcade of the Blues" that the o\ ub will present soon. ar VISIT EAST S] of Mr. and Mrs. Duvall Myers and tmily and Mr; Lerov Williaw&'nL-^ hiladelphia, Pa., spent a delgiht- ^ II week-end with Mr. and Mrs. A. . Epps oi Newark, N. J. They j0 scr visited friends in New "York 0 , HI ity and Brooklyn, including Mr. w liJlil, Willie Brewer of New ^ ovk City. , A--SAT tor " PRICE: I Colleges, Schc with S. C. Sta< EXPOSITION OCT* 193S Resources of South Allen versus Benec BookleF Praised HON. W. G. HORN9DY 1 ice President and General Man- ! per of Pilgrim Health and Life! isurance Company, Augusta, Ga.,| h< se company has completed a Ihda^?ci'lebi aliun of lis fortietFT" tnnyersaiy. The company, in 40 * ears-, has paid to beneficiariesj le sum of-$l(l,128,959Ml, and has; ssets of $758,309.19, A beauti-j dly illustrated 44-pa^e souvenir] joklet describing the growth and"'" -Viilopment of the company hasj ?en widely' praised. Mr. Horns jr* was" one of. the company's foun ? PAG lit AND NEWS 1 he patron:-,. pup,Is and leach-j s are looking forward to the, rening'of school with niuch intei i t. The~ building is now be/ng] '"modeled, a new class ixicni?and oik shop are IXng added. Prof. hompson is principal. r The citizens of Pageland rejoice ith the members of the Presby- l rian church, at the progress beg made with the* building of a j w church. - * - - 1 i ins community was saddenedi riday morning by the. death of i ir oldest and most beloved friend, rs. Harriet Rushing, funeral ser. ces were hi?td at the Gum Spring uptist church, Saturday with the! ev. J. A. Little, officiating. Mrs. Laura Brewer and children ~ ient Sunday, afternoon in Chesltfield guests of Mr. and Mrs. imps Rivdrs. ? Mr. Connie Taylor of McBee visj ?d friends here Sunday. Rev. and Mrs. Jno." Norwood and, mily were dinner guests of Mrs.| ula Miller Sunday. Rev. King of Jefferson and Rev. ' ial of BTUcksburg visited friends re Thursday. Dr. Massey of Monroe visited rs. 01& Brewer Monday and Tues I UNION NEWS Sims Hi team defeated their st foe, Brevard Hi, Brevard, N.! , Friday afternoon. Scores fi-2. ie game was well placed. The ficials were Jenkins and Smith t Benedict and Ccpelaiid of Allen Tht^ Spartanburg IMrtrirt Ag- ' its held a mooting in the local . C. Mutual office Friday. The ' en left with a big desire to put er a real program for the bailee of the year. Mr. Ranee Woodard of Ridge ^ring was the* week end visitor Miss Grace Blackwell. _Mr*^ Siraa and children of Wash gton, D.C.nfirtTfie re~v rsiting Mrs. nnio Sims. M iss Mary Lou Williams of F,1 reo Jias returned to Wr H?me tor spending a pleasant vacation ' ith relatives and friends. Miss 'illiams made many friends while .... Conttnnad on Pa URDAY ^IVK CE^TS PER COPY j?? )ols and _ jperate ??? 5 Fair OBER 24th TO 29th Carolina to be Exhibited lict Big Thursday r . A cooperative response from the i colleges, schools, churches, county Irs and rural communities promi ises to make the 11)38 South Ca-roI Una STaTe ToTorecT Fair, the best j^rf them all, according to the re| ports made by President A. J. Col lins and Secretary j. E. Dickson. Once more the Big Thursday Athletic -Att: action has been seod for the Allen-Benedict Football? trame. This feature alone is expected t" uttrnct the hnv? st Thurs??? day's attendance since the present I administ: avion has be<*n inducted I into their offices. The fame i attract Allen and Benedict fans from every part of the State and | its borders. < Besides then support in athle?t lies, the colleges and sc hools prom ise to place on exhibition this year new displays i,f the work that has been done during the yaar. _ From th<- Villi n< WPprojt^tq of the' State will come displays of the work of! their various units. Handicraft .and needlework o # adult educational projects, the N V A iiTpi summer work done by the adult teachers conference will, "be displayed in special booths at the Fair." The economic and agricultural (- sources <-f South Carolina will he dopictydnn the exhibits of the farmer and rural communities. This year th? best displays of the County-Fairs :wilu be brought to the State Fair for exhibition. Thi se* exhibits promise to afford to spectators an education " ta o t *. found in books. v For amusement and entertain ment, the most desirable carnival has been secured. The midway will be filled with concessions, free have been'added, for the enjoyment of the fun-seeking throne g expected eac>f?|^y. The crates of the Annual South Carolina State Colored Fair will be opened Monday, October 24 and the exposition will continue six days through Saturday, Oct. 29. The program for each day is aa follows: Monday?Midway opens Free Gates. Tucisday?Band conceiTsp Midway, placing of exhibits. Rural Schools and Church Day. Big Thursday?College.. Day? ion Shew. Friday?High School Day Foot ball?Booker vs. Mather. Saturday?Exhibits released; rmvinf of nroniinrrta anJ meeting. MT. MORI AH BAPT. CHURCH Rev. C. H. P.ickett, Pastor Spartanburg, S. C.?Sunday school met at 10:00 with Supt. Coleman and teachers at their posts of duty. The Irsson was beautifully discussed. At 11:30 o'clock the pastor morning message. He used as a text Ezekiel 1:1, s^rbject "Visions :>?. -G>od a-need of the world". This was indeed an excellent sarmon ind masterly delivered. At 3:30 o'clock the pastor cam* ? forward with another great message. His text was taken from Exodus-12:11, subject "And thus shall we eat." Thrs sermon was spiritually invigorating and we were deeply moved. . The Holy "ommunion was taken. At 8 o'clock the pastor brought to us another posne4 feast. Sub ject: "The Possibilities of a Rea ? ?? ? < urrection". This was indeed a great message. There were several visitors who came out to encourage the cause.