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. JJalmetto ffipafcrr PUBLISHED WEEKLY ^ Aaapmhly St^Col umbra. S.C. Entered at the Post Office at Columbia, S. C., as second class matter by an Act of Congress. SUBSCRIPTIONS One Year , $2.00 Six Months 1.25 f r~" '' Three Months .... . *76 Single Copy ?1 FOREIGN ADVERTISING ? AQENCY W B. ZlFF CO., 608 S. Dearborn St.. Chicago, 11I.~ Official Adver tisements at the Tate allowed by law. " ~? The Leader a ill .publish brief and rational letters " on subjects of ^ - general?interest when _they are accompanied by the names and addresses of the authors and are not of a defamatory natui e. Anonymous communications will not be noticed. Rejected manu -t Checks, Drafts and Postal or Express Money Orders should be made payable, to the order of The Palmetto Leader. GEO H. HAMPTON .... Publisher E. PHILIP ELLIS .... Field Agent L. G. BOWMANrCtrctrtaliun Mgr. . Communications-, intended for the current issue mu3t be very brief and shcruld reach the editorial desk not later than Tuesday of each week. City news, locals. "Wednesday. Telephone 4523 iaturday, December 24, 1938 " THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT Every one has a feeling that as we approach "Christmas Eve" we should give?give to the poor and less fortunate?to the ones i n fairly good circumstances, to our friends and loved ones. This we , do annually, whether much or little. ^ There are many ways to demon! strate the Christmas Spirit and have people remember the fact that the season represents the coming into the world of the Naz arere?Jesus' Christ?who gave His life?a generation after Hie birth that races might enjoy spir itual blessings and a fuller life after death. We show the Christmas spirit and-ereate-' a- fevlin^-of?gtxxl -wiU when we purchase Christmas seals when we contribute to the Como munity Chest, or the Woodyard Fund or Gondfellows Club. We show the Christmas spirit, ' " when we are so blessed that we as parents and guardians can fill the stockings of the children o f our own or under our care with the expected gifts frS.m old Santa Claus, who passes this /way once yearly. You cannot find a group among us happier than boys and girls who will rise early Sunday morning to take out of their stock ings or baskets what Santa has brought?whether they still believe the old story or not. And may God bless thesn little nnoc See them running from door t.n door, carrying the good nev/s and glad tidings?showing what they have. Other happy groups among?n? are those* who have outrun the roving disease hounds and" still have good health both of body and of mind. We have so .much to be grateful for, as we enter into this our greatest festivity.^ And now, in all sincerity and with the Benson's Greetings"," the Publisher, the Editor and the Nev/s Writers and the Mechanical force, of The Palmetto' Leadei wish for cur many readers,'a Mer" ry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year. HARDEN STREET A BUSINESS STREET ___ Harden Street is fast becoming a business street and .eventuallj will he Columbia'^ Shopping Canter for the eastern section. There is Five-Points with store? ., . of every kind "stretching" up toward Gervais and it will not b( long before all of Harden, frorr Green to Gervais will be a shop ping center. This new expansior Is of much arlvnnfnffn +?-> W ? ?.vwp.w W ?f avcue) citizens. ; We suggest that Negroes plar for and establish some business on Harden street. An expansior _ in business endeavor wilt help th( relief situation, because more en ployment will be offered oui young people. "Negroes need t< go into business," is a recenl statement made by Dr. E. H. M-c Gill, President of Allpn University, in speaking to a group o i college students. A greater state ment could not have been made al this time. Negroes must learr business by doing business. Negroes must go into business. =? Hr A J Coiling' property^ wa* seriously damaged recently bj fire. This property is on the 150 'i: MAYBE SO AN] (By W. H. i yrXK-yi"HMX"K"V> BEFORE CHRISTMAS Our biggest .thrills come as a result of what we anticipate. If the corning event is full of the hope of happiness, every day not only brings that event nearer, It heightens our expectations and happily we live the thing before' jt arrives. If a bride is happiest at the time of her wedding, it must be because all along, before the tipje, she lived the event over antiover^ in her heart and soul. I am convinced that We build up our happiness as we approach some big event. We may be very "happy "on Christmas , day, frQt there worn many davs prior when we thought and planned and lived the day over. Thinking- of how we shall make block of Harden street. -f. Dr. Collins is planning to rebuild. In his netv structure?he has in mind erecting a eommo-dinii>. building with offices on the second floor and double store space cn the ground floor. If his plans carry, he will provide p. place for a moving picture business so much needed for the recreation of Waverley people. In the other store could be established a shoe store with other goods if an unperishable nature. This, we believe, would be a good beginning, and later other proper-] ties may be acquired whereby the business venture among Negroes may find a medium for growth. It i? possible. Business Negroes should watch Harden street. There is loom for splendid development in business. Big business concerns started from very small be' ginnings. They grew because of the ingenuity of the owners of the project and close attention to business principles whereby -marginal profits were increased annually. Watch Harden Street! NEGROES IN SOUTHERN UNIVERSITIES The recent decision of the Supreme Court of the United Statesj as it affects Negro students seeking university degrees above thcj -college level, presents a new as-i nect in the solution of the nrob I iems before the people of the South. Southern Negroes are ask> ing for admittance to Universities in the South where they may study for the degrees to be earned above the college level. Lloyd L. Gaines, a young colored man of St. Louis, made application for matriculation in the Law School of the University of! Missouri.. His application w a s t turned down. He carried the case! _ to the. Supreme Court and the Court almost unanimously decided the case in his favor. The opin-1 ion of the. Supreme Court was set forth by Chief Justice Hughes and concurred in by Justice Black, " of Alabama. The decision in pari' is as follows: . .... . | "The basic consideration," said Chief Justice Huehes in the opin-. ion concurred in by Mr. Justice | Black (of Alabama, and once a member of the K.K.K.) and all other members of the court ex I copt Mr. .Tustce McReynolds and Mr; Justice Butler, "is not as to what ..sort of. opportunities other states provide, or whether they are as good as those in Missouri,' but as to what opportunities Mis-| souri useu iurnisnes to wnite( students and denies to NCgroes solely upon the ground of color. The admissibility of laws separating the races in the enjoyment of - privilege*, afforded by the state; - rests wholly upon the equality of j the privileges which the laws give to the separated groups within the state.'.' t "The question here,'' continued the Chief Justice, "is nof!"o? a duty of the state to supply legal training, or of the quality of the : training which it does supply, but of ts di'iy when it supplies train1 -iinr-ln furnish it to the residents r of the state upon the basis of an1 i equality of right. By the opera-' I tion of the laws of Missouri a ' privilege has been created f o 1 ' white law students which is de I niod to Negroes by reason of theii race, the white resident is afforded legal education within the state i the Negro "resident having the same qualifications is refused it . there and must go outside t h_JJ : state to obtain if. That is a denial ' 'of the equality of legal right to which the state has set up, and i the provision for the payment of J tuition fees in another atate does ! not remove the rfisrrimin'Atirvn i Nor can we regard the fact that there is but a limited demand in i Missouri for the legal education ' of Negroes as excusng the discrimination in favor of the whites i ..." i The decision of the Supreme > Court in the Gaines case affects I application of Bruce Bailey, of Co" " lumbia, is still on the files of the t South Carolina. The Palmetto Leader does not believe that Negro students seekf ing professional training are ask ing for admission to Unversities t in Southern States simply to be i in classes with white students. If N(egro colleges in the "Deep South" offered the same type of k- training that is provided in white 'I colleges this particular problem i j would not present itself. I V X '.j. T D MAYBE NOT Shackleford) ? others happy, anticipating the joy w'e shall get selecting and putting away gifts of all kinds?there is the thrill. r I do not think it is. probable that we can be genuinely happy unless we let ourselves go many days before Christmas. If we wait until the day arrives to work up happiness, we shall lose much if not all of the real joy Christmas affords. Your Christmas depends: upbn your attitude 4>efore the 1 event comes. If you have gathered momentum all along, you will find ynnrsolf upon t.ho Peak of haPPfness Christmas day. ; YoUj cannot live this ONE day until you have lived \ the other 364 Hava V? (Copyright) . The' best. minds of b?th races I can work out the proper^solution to-the problem". Alt Negroes watif anywhere is equal educational op-*portunities in elementary, secondary and higher education. To grant this South Carolina will be better off in many respects. THE SITREMK COl'RT VS. THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION.: Hy Kelly Miller The recent decision of the Supreme Court requires a state to provide equal education facilities for both races or admit Negro students to all levels of state educational institutions, hitherto maintained exclusively for white ' students. It is based squarely upon the provision of the Four- ~ teenth Amendment which forbids a state to deny airy citizen the equal protection of the law. ? in. _ it's wider implication, it accords the Negro equal ffacilities in hospitals, playgioundi, parks, and In every type of public instituJtinns where tlie " policy_.of _ the state insists upon separation of the races. This decision like o double edged sword cuts both ways. It upholds distinction but not discrimination on account of race. It violates the dictum oi Charles Sumner that equality 01 lights cannot exist without ideiv tity of rights. On the otherTiahef it sustains the dictum of President Harding, "both races should have the same rights but they .need not enjoy these in each others company." The higher ground of Sumner yields to the lower plain of Harding. _ When the Honorable Archibald II. Grinike and myself deqllined the offer of Senator Joseph B Foraker to introduce a Bill foi separate but equal Pullman accomtnodation^ for the races, we were actuated by principle rather than practical fcxpuliorVy. We declined the possible in quest of unattainable. It may well be that insistance r feasible in face of the decision of the Supreme Court and the evident cast of public opinion. Congressman Mitchell has declared his intention of pushing his ease to final ajudication of the Supreme Cyurt. That the opinion of the Interstate Commerce Commission will bo overruled nortv scents inevitable. For the judgement of the highe?t tribunal cuts i ?i.! : ~:? *u? tI'om unaer mis opinion tm? trine of race discrimination and its justification on account of the expense involved. It is particular intnerestuigf to note that this decision was delivered through the mouth piece of Chief Justice Hughes and was Alabama, and that the two diehard Alnti New Deal Ju<?gCs McRe nobis and Butler, contributed the minority opinion. By this disunion the Negro race has won a practical the/ugh inot idealistic victory^ The Economic Structure of ! Negro in America Again timp in its inexorable flight is bringing us to the close i of another year. "Soon another 1 chapter will have been added to the record of ever changing world | i affairs. As we approach the end 1 of the year's acti'vity, it gives' j rise to reflections, appraisals and| I retrospecton; The past is behind' us. What the future?hrdds?trr store for us will depend largely I i upon our own initiative, detcrmi, nation and effort. I At the meetng of the National i Negro Business League in Housi ton, Texas last Augrjst, those pre I sqnt were impressed with thaj i need for just such an organization j as the League represents. During the meeting those men and| women, representing practically every phase of business endeavor Exchanged Ideas-and were urani- ! mous in their conviction that the aims and ideals of the organiza 1900 when the League was organized by the late. Booker T. Washington, the preamble to the constifc* tion set forth this pertinent statement; "That through the pro motion of commercial achievement, the race could he led to a position- of influence in American life and thus pave the way to ecronp?nigj independent* ? , The truth of this conviction is I vindicated in the fact that today r > HE PALMETTO LEADEB Negroes are pngngod, a? owneraj ' in more than a hundred thousand business jenierpnlses* covegjng practically every phase of business activity. . The influence of the League in the p'romotion land ;s(tebi|izatfion I of business withiai the grorup is beiivr felt as never before. It has definitely set up the necessary machinery whereby efficiency can be developed and stimulated thru closer cooperation. Through the medium of local, district and nat- ' tional organizations, there has been made possible an exchange , of ideas and a coordination of effort that has brought together and cemented individual activities into a united whole, thereby adding materially to the strength and stability of existing organ-_ izations. I From a'l indications, business within the group has experenced a very successful year. Fbi* thft mosL -partr mistakes?made by others have been used as object lessons, teaching the neeessity-for sound, efficient business practice. In other words, experience has demonstrated the necessity for using. AbeL...regular-highways of ethical business mefttyods tdather than risk disappointment and fail ure on outmoded detours that have been adandoned My predction is that most race enterprises that have weathered ihe storms of depression, recess ion, wars, and other chaotic upheavals, will continue to prosper 1 Experience has taught its lesson, and with proper intelligence, understanding anfl unselfish cooperation, I am confident the fu-! ture is brighter than ever before. As people strive to better their condition in life, Vjuirtfin wants1 will continue to increase. Re- I gardless of adverse -influences, business within the group will 1 continue to grow, and the- intre- I pith individuals who had the cour- < age to choose a career in the i field of business, will continue to prosper in proportion to their honesty, foresight, ahd determine } tipn to succeed. ' "" I C. C. SPAULDING, President National Negro Business League. , DORCHESTER CO. teachers' HOLD SESSION, ST. GEORGE, J. H. Pearson, Reporter St. George?The Dorchester Co.-' Teachers' association held its monthly meeting at St. George' High ?chool. Saturday, December 1 10 at 10 a.m. with a large number . of teachers pre sontr The officer, elected for the year are as follows: |, President, Mr. C. Fields; Vice-) President. Mr. P. Davis; Secretary, Mi?s C. M. Toatl^y; Asst. Sec retar.v. Miss T. Fishburne; Treas- 1 uver. Mrs. E. Mance; Chaplain, Mr. J. Moore; Music Director, Miss G. Gass; Reporter, Mr. J. H. Pearson. The elementary groups, upper and leaver, and the vocational and high school groups met for ten croups end a topic to be discussed at the next meeting. Mrs. Almond, Do/ Chester Tu 'bereulosis wor'KQp, gave ejn ilnf"fflphai ) t.g the .value of tTie sanatorium for Tuberculosis patients. Miss M. E. Mouzon, Dorchester teacher, gav? several announc.) mejnts, after which the -meeting adjourned to meet at Alston-high school, Summerville, January 14, 1Q39. ^ :. _ST^ GEORGE-IH NEWS M. A. Odom, Pricipal St. George?The fifth annual ' a rqi/ t. honoring the molthors ard fathers was given by the boys and girls of the agricultural and hemic economics departments, Friday, December ^10 at 8:00 p.m. Oscar Christie, president of the St. George chapter of the New Farmers of America, was toast master. Words of wel were givpn by Dorothy Salley. Cherry Doll Brown adelress " ,.a ,u? icru? ui nil- Hwyavo uniuAiy mi i nu Purpose of the; Mothor-Daughter, Father and Son banquet. The mix ed octette and female quintette rendered two selections. Expressions of happines<r were made house, Harleyville; Mr. L. Brown Mr. Walter Christie, Revs. Newman, Jenkins, and- Toomer, f St. George. ' An appiAizirfg chicken dinner was served by girls of the home economics department, to cmehifndred and twenty-five guests while the recorded music of 'Fats' Waller, Jimmie Lunceford, Andy Kirk pealed forth. The night will be long rememgucats faces as ^hey, departed for the night. BETHLEHEM BAFT. CHURCH Rev. E. A. Davis, Pastor S. S. was opened at the usual hour the lesson was discussed and reviewed. Morning and evenjinlg worship followed the usual order, the pas tor delivered two highly spiritually j>grniouis. . .. Regular services will be held Sunday. Special music will be 1 rendered ?nd sermon? according. Tuesday mjrht, Dee, 27 -the S ?. Christmas program will be ren dered. Also the Christmas tree. Thty program in unde, the direction of Miss Hattie Ruth Robinson | assisted by others. iJest wishes for the blessed yule" 1 tide season. SUBSCRIBE FOR THE "LEADER" . j- : a __ _ a. rHE DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETIC?, FRIENDSHIP COLLEGE ANNOUNCES BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Dec. 16?Jefferson High at Rock Hill Dec. 19?Emmett Scott at Rock Hill (girls) Jan. 9?Alien .college at C<M lumbia Jan. 10?Seneca Jr. college at Rock Hill Jan. 13?Benedict college at CorMumbia Jan. 16-?Brainerd Jr. College at Rock Hill Jar.. 20?Ser.eca Jjr. college at ..Seneca Jan. 23?Haines Inst, at Rock Hill * Jan. 27?Haineg Inst, at Augusta, Georgia. Jan. 28?Bettis Jr. college at Trenton Fefr 3??. C. State at Orahge*. burg. Feb. 4?Claflin college at Orange "burn ' = Feb. 7?(Coulter Jr. college at Rock Hill Feh. 14?Allen college at Rcrck ??Hill -- ? ?: Feb. 21?Claflin college at Rock Hill- . Feb. 27?Bettis Jr. college at Hock Hill *"? Feb. 28?Benedict college at Rock Hill March 4?N. C. State at Rock Hill March - 9?S.?C.? State at?Rock _ Hill . ? *Ci/iiferwce games. * Hank ^ Jones (Utah State) _ ST. MATTHEWS NEWS The Twilight Social chib met at the home of Mrs. Modestine Starks on Tuesday night, December 14. Miss Osa Bell Addison, the president took charge, This Being social night a jolly time was mjoyed by all. The members and. their guets. There is another social club organ?" d here under the supervision of Prof. Robert Burgess. The name of the club is the Blue M6on Social club: The rrfficers are as follows: President, Marion F(flder: Vice-President, Arthur Mitchell; Secretary, Thos. StackAsst. Sec., Eddie Felder; Treasurer, Clarence Zeigler; Chaplain Jimmie Vanager; Reporter, Ar- ? thur Caldwell. The club promises to be a sue- (l ressful vonture. The Hot Choco- j late Minstrel staged by the club Monday night, 15th was~~quite "ft ^ success and enjoyed. The club meets every Thursday night. All 1 boys, orver the age of fourteen arc J invited to join. Follow the Pal ; mctto Leader for further progres? 1 of the club. Mr?. Daisy Goodly was funer '' alized at Friendship Bapt. church Tuesday morning. Mr. Westlcy ' Williams spent the week end al home. | o 1, .. i m .->uu.viuy stiiuui ai rnenasnip x Baptist church wa< np'orod hv ?> p Simf.. Mi'. John WiUi;uiif= at 10:SA ? o'clock. "Rev. P. Milton preached , a soul stirrigr sermon Sunday at j 12 o'c'ock. And Sunday nite. F.v- , ervhody en.ioved the- services. J Bethel A. M. F. church Surdnv f school was c"M ned at 10 o'clock \ by the Supt. Mr. J. Ford. The les j son was well discussed. Rev. .T Coravum took charge at 11 o'clock e and prcachf d__a_ wonderful s<|Ymoin. Everybody left spiritually ( revived. ? j BALTIMORE N FAN'S J By (Mrs.) Barney Douglass. Jr. * Mrs. Arsona McDowell left on j Wednesday 11th to .loin mother in Chester, S. C., who is ill. We were clad to see Mr. Geo c Heri.dow out. Mrs. Louise Gore Douglass will iopi h<r mother ano relatives ir Chester for the holidays. ?A?worry?Christmas?is ' extend, -j. ed to all and a Happy New Yeay Sick:- Mr. William Gaffncy. j Sunday night a program was j rendered at Mt. Hebron. Mi", and Mrs. James . Milmoro were giiests of^Mrs. Mary Willianis recently. _ Miss Maggie B?ll Archie joins] her mother in Rock Ilill, S. C. Tlje following are leaving for South Carolina: 1 Miss Bessie Bat ftp AVIiVrTcho) O Mtss Pnsn ^n n | ders, Chester; Mrs. Emma M. Land, Chester; Mrs. Janie B. Me -j. Coy, Chester atnd Mi A. Brown ^ accompanied by his brother lx?c/n ^ Brown, Chester, v ^ ^ There will not be any more* papers before January 14th due to j thefgct the agent will be out of t town. ., Mr. John Davis departed this life December 15th. He * wa= a , good member and on the choir, t Hr^-iioine is in 'Cli'strr. He was a member of the Fire Band Un ion of Mt. HebronSeveral were present ai.d spoke highly of his life and woik. He leaves a wifo, Mrs. Ella Davis. We ex]Ldnd our sinc?.ve sympathy. * - > . CHESTER PARAGRAPHS 1 A Merry Xmas and Happy New * Year to All! Out of town teaeheis at Finley, High are snendintr the hnlidnv^ at their respective homes. Students from the various colleges are expected here to spend, "the Yuletide with parents and, relatives. ^ Mrs. Wcstbrooks, wife of Uev.! MY. Westbrooks, Oak St., died at I her home Tuesday morning aftoi | nn lllhess 6t a few hours. Funeral , arrangements have not been made I pending the arrival of her husband > from Sparrows Point, Md., where; he has bUL'll for several months | The funeral of Mr. Jesse Degraffenreid who was instantly kill | . V i . ____ GET. H - &1] . . w ? ... ... 1 - . .v. ..>.... .V. . < . ?xSw^ V Look at the 8miles on the faces o these youngsters in Salcnj, Virginia who are among the first to be fitter out with winter overcoats furnished b; the Works Progress Administratis through its $15,000,000 purchase o surplus clothing. Plans were mad' last June by Harry L. Hopkins, Ad ministrator of the. WPA, and- til Procurement Division of the U. S Treasury, after a conference wit! Sidney Hillman, president of th ' Amalgamated Clothing Workers c America. Because of the unsold sui " plus of clothing, thousands of W9rkei d by sonic machinery while , a lis work in a paper mill in Phila lelphia, was held at Mt. Olivi laptist church Sunday afternoon lis mothor, .sister and Brother iccompanied the-body here. Che er frien-ls deeply sympathize \Vitl he bereaved family. It was i ear ago that Mrs. Anna Dfttrraf enreid lost a grand son by drowi ng. Mr. Lloyd DegrafTenreid wa ailed home from Benedict Colleg or the funeral of his brother, Mi esse Degraflf enreid. Grand Master J. S. Stanhacl ind those who attended the Gran .edge of Masons in Columbia las isofitahlo. met tir.g held there. -The pageant, 'Out of the Dark riven at Finley High School las T.iday night was a very fihe pro riant? The participants playei heir part's well. Ever^ scene am let reemed quite real. Tficre- hav icen several requests for a repea ng of this' pageant. Mr". Charles Heath is out afte icing ill for several "clays. Ncttsc Elizabeth Atkinson pass Ml* the State Board Examination 'or purses last veek. Nurse At cinson Ts a era (I unte?of- Finle; ligh School and Waverley Hos lital, Columbia. :?? A Candle Light program . wil >e given at Finley Iligh, Tuesda; light. > ^ School closes Wednesday, Dec 51, to open Jan. 2, 19.19. CH ES TKRFIELD KWS Services at Grand View Pres ivtcH.Vn church wove very irispi iik ouiiiui.v inuiiiiiiK- i nc pasio lev J. H. Toatley delivered i loauti'rl Christmas message, re >tive to the birth of Christ- Ahe evening service a pageant wa ipoosorcd by Mrs. M.L.F. Johnsoi uu! ladies of the choir, whicl vas very beautifully displayed. On Wednesday evening_ of las veel: a tremendous crowd gather al__a.t Grand View . Presbytcriai hutch to 'witness concert?h^ he Golden Gate Quartet of Cha oTt'e, X. ('... which did much credi o our race. Every available spaci vas occupied and the selection! vera enjoyed bv alt. * Mrs. S. E. HlcCullough wil enve Friday evening for a visi o her sister Mrs. J. E. Jenkim md Mr. Jenkins at Patersen, N.J r's p. C. Hiddleston is still in !i-l ed, We trust and pray tha ; y i'.l be himself. Here*! vishing lvi.i and Mrs. Hiddlestoi , very happy Christmas. Miss Sara Wadsworth is im oovi'vr nicely to the delight o: amily an.l friends, Ttev. Nathan Short, was strick ...til. T* * * ii wii.i r ncumonia and departee his "life. TI(. was funeralized at 'ion Baptist church last Thursday Mis:; Sara A. McCullouph wil spend the Christmas holidays al jS I V - < y / <' WPA FOOTO f liad been laid off in the men's, women's , and children's clothing trades. 1 Over 70,000 of these -workers have f now been enabled to go back to work 1 because of this big WPA purchase of f surplus clothing, it Hrtepaited by e Corrington .Gill, Assistant Adminisl trator of the WPA?thus many e people of all ages are smiling happily i; about this WPA surplus clothing purh chase. ? . e The clothing is distributed to needy if people, many of whom are having their r- first experience of owning warm new ;-? s winter clothes. t the home of Mrs. Mionie Robiri son at Mt. Croghan, Black Creek e Students from Various schools i. and colleges will arrive to their s -different homes this week end. i| UNION NEWS ai i I .TnHo'tno' fvAw i a i v/111 mc ueuuilIUI i Christmas decorations both in the '| business places and the residential s sections the folk in Union are rea e dy to receive all of the Rood I things that come with the Yule| tide. The students who are away k attending the various colleges and d many visitors are expected here t for the Chirtsmas season, yri Dr. W. S. Douglass and Miss J Eunice Beatty spent Sunday in " i?Union. : ? Messrs. J. W,. Nicholas and A. T. Pearson spent Friday .in Spar j tanburg ' ' Rev T. H. Addison presiding el c dor of the Spartanburg district of * i Crosby presiding elder of the A. r "ME Zion church were here recent ' lv on official business of their dis _! tricts. ' Miss Josephine Byrd of New ~ York City is at her home during " the illness-of her aunt, Mrs. Har riet McKissick. . | Mrs. Arthur Thompson of Clair ... j ton, Pa., is visiting relatives here ! Mrs. Mamie Abrams and son ' i will spend the holdays in Golds , boro. Miss Sara Morris is leaving this I VT A iui i>uw iors t^ity 10 spend the holidays. The home of Prof, and Mrs. W. M. Bogan caught fine last week j. and had a narrow, escape from be-^ ,. ing completely destroyed. It was I j i extinguished by Mrs. Bogan who j was there alone. The damage was. so great that the entire roof had _j \o he replaced. 11 Miss Mazzie Bogan, one of the teachers in the Winnsboro High ^ . school arrived in the city Saturl day to spend the Christmas with her parents, Prof. and Mrs. Bogan ^ 1 Friends of Mrs. W. E. Free re- ; ^--get, to know that she continues ill r at he home on N. Pinckney street , ^1 Miss Julia Dobson Jeanes teach gl er is pushing the Christmas Seals s' sale in the. county. The county j teachers are cooperating. They J hope to make Union county one of f the leaders in the Annual Sale. . ? Sj SPECIAL SERVICES AT ; SIDNEY PARK t There will be special services at mas Sundav Afr. 11 n'cinot tv>o no<? | tor will preach a special Christmas sermon from the text: "Thou f shall call His Name Jesus." At 7:30 p.m. there will be a# - Candle Light service. After the ' candle light services the Sunday -1 school will have its Chirstmas ' tree. Any one having any gifts 11 for any one are asked to bring t them to the church by 7 o'clock. ?? ? i = IfNiiFi: BM^S.NG