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\ P?|t 4 Slip Halmpttn IGpahpr PUBLISHER- WEgkLY 1310 Assembly St., Colufi'ibra, S.C. Entered at the Post Office at Ce lumbia, S.' C., as second class matter by an Act of Congress. SUBSCRIPTIONS One Year . . . .. $2.00 Six Months '. 1.25 Three Months . . .75 Single Copy ..... - p FORE IG N ADV EKT1S1N G AGENCY W. B. ZIFF CO., CDS S. Dearborn St., Chicago, 111. Official Adver tisements at the rate allowed by law. f ?? . ??? The Leader will publish brief and rational letters Im subjects of ... general into! est when they are accompanied by the names antT addresses of the authors and are not of a defamatory nature. Anonymous communications will I not bd noticed.. Rejected manu^j, scripts will not Le returned. REMITTANCES Checks, Dmfts and Postal or r.xpress Money Orders should bej made payable to the order of; The Palmetto Leader. GEO II. HAMPTON Publisher E. PHILIP ELLIS Eh?Id Agent . L. G. BOWMAN, Circulation Mgr : Communications intended- for the and should reach the editorial 1 desk not late, than Tuesday, of each week. City news, locals Wednesday. rni/.?iiA.rf. a no*} Saturday, February IS, ltKJt) WAV YOl It WliM.VCHKK Lot us increase. our church mom borship, our attendance at church and put more money in the cnvel-' opes for our ministers. We must have preaching and ?-those wlro-have?been ordained to preach shouId bo pi ov|dcrci "foT~rn jU substantial, way. ("TTIr religious institutions represent the soul of our civilization^ - Church attendance i- as impor-. tant in its sphere as regular at-' tenduii' e at school or in businessi affairs. Not only should we ac~j quire the church-going habit, but^ we sin uldj'init into our?reeulnr, weekly budgets an allowance for. the .churc h'. Let us. m> to church, j and'pay our ministers. HONOR KOSKWVAI.l) Julius. Rosenwald was one of the great bene-fact-os of the South though he lived in Chicago.' 11 in I $20,000,ouo haw Le< u and-arc being spent to solve many of the in-! Jricnto problem.: in rural cduca tion. ' I Last Sunday night Rosenwaldj was a part of the ecch deliver-] ed during- Vesper serviees in the State A. jui i M. College, Orangeburg. The spea^nr ypis Dr. II W. Baunu.'ardner. the seludarly. graduate of Lincoln University, a Master from Ohio State and Professor of P.-ychfd~'y iM Allen University |Jr. Bailing;-rdner select ed as his subject? "Julius liosenwald the Buttress of Negro Sue The* orf'Lriw * f -1 iti tI round Rosi nu ald I >av. There wore around 1,000 rn0ph- Or the audience. May we ever praise the ^..n^me of Julius Rusenv/ald as we behold what In- has d- no for oui ? p+oplfl.-?s ~ ... T~ THEY NEED OI U SI I'POKT Last Thursday night the Esso Standard Oil dealers--'Negroes? gave :r public reception in the auditorium of Allen University. Mov inpr pictures were put on the screen t<> advertise Standard Oil products, alter some nrnsnnta tions \vcic made by Mr. I.S. I.eevy proprictoi of unr of tic Standard. Gas Stations tn the city. The reception closed with a banquet in the dining hall of the college. ? The object of the meeting was to advertise a' certain product, primarily; but (he philosophy of the meeting was to emphasize cooperation among Negroes, to expand and build bettor and bigger| enterprises. Why? To give cm^ plofyment to Negroes on a larger scale. To give practical exper-j ience to young Negroes thus em ployed in the concepts of business life, and also to solves many of our econojnic problems which which have come upon us because we are not producers, and because of our "timidity in venturing along business lines. We have in Columbia four Gas stations operate^ by colored men. Among these ai'e Messrs. Leevy, Younghlood, Baxley and Simkins. _l'iiese Gas?stations seH?products at the same price as sold at other station*. Everything else being equal, we owe these people a large share of our patronage. The Palmetto Leader is not of the opinion that Negroes should -paltoni/.e Negroes with preference because they happen"to be Ne commodity?is on par with the market prices, there is a reason and there is the advantage of helping him increase his volume and create more places for employment. All 'Shf us have our places" of credit Where we ar<? "carried" and have been "liejiing" for a . long t iine. We do rioF insist that Negroes leave their other business concerns in a sjn.rif of boycot. Ne. ? r. ,i '' stEclr a fooliwvhy attempt it? However, more of us can share our. support with our Gas stations than we do. With the many cars i.'vvnod try ("olunibla XegroOs "these Gas stations should be three tinros ;ts large'in voluni r;~capacity ami employment. Put likes and dislikes aside, when it comes to building up business concerns among Negroes No one knows more than the Negro in business that we. are hypocrites. ?. HIl.LO CII-A^HSfr j \. >1. K. CHURCH Rev. I? C?. Bowman. Pastor N'ewborry, S. ?After a severe rainy week vjthe Lord senl sunshine last Sunday morning and the many church goers fount i their way to their place of - duty |The Sunday school was beautifulj ly taught hy a group of sufficient | teachers and the lesson reviewed !>y Mr. 11. B. Butler who is a teacher of the Senior claes. At 11 :B0 Rev. Bowman preached a most excellent sermon tafron from Mai.. 4:2. He stressed in his sermon the last call. He aN -so spoke of tlie life of Richard Allen our first bishop. At 2 o'clock Rev. Bowman motored to the err . .mi:. ? x. v?.ni|? t*u?i uviD titu u mi un^ sorm'on to many" visitors, both white and colored. .Yt 3 o'clock the Rev. G.- L. Gaul den of Bethlehem B.apt. accompanied with his choir and c?on-giyeatinn .worshipped with us. He too preached' u most wonderful sermon, taken from 31st Psalms tilth verse, using as his subject: "Courage". The Sermon was delivered with force and pcAvev. This was delivered In interest of Stewardess Board No. 2. Mrs. Roberta Mrrhlletoti, president. Last Wednesday the Rev. Wick cr jneached itr interest of Board N'o. 3 and on the -1th Sunday af t ei noon the Rev. Young from Han nah church will preach in interest of pulpit aid board. * All eyes are looking forward to the big rally that will take place "TiexT SfmdayT Feb. "10th at which I time Re v. BoWman has announced the following program: Preaching i fit1 It o 111 ?imi?vaft/aU'onnil .at p.m. at which . time Prof. Huge no H.irnwell of Webber high school Kasiover will be our gue>t speakii. lb marks will 'bo made ..by Mi-. (J. Wuodard, Mrs. Katie Scott and Mrs Mary Jonkins all | of Kastovo.r; Prof.. W. C. Bidden, j S\ipWi_of. N. C Mutual Insurance Looinpany; Prof. Christie o^ Sims high Union; I)r. L. A. Si'itor ol Union, and Prof. Mints of Clinton: Ih. Hallman and Mrs J. , McClcllan of Columbia. You wil; miss a great treat if you fijl -jto hear the abovt. speakers. A~^ the , i lose of the program a roll of the church -will be called. Allen's Day was observed sponsored by a group of young people. Assisted with a few adults. It i> said it was the best in history. It goes without saying that Miller Chapel is full of life now and each Sabbath seemingly it is growing better. Thr Junior church No. 2 has been given over to Miss Elizabeth Burton who will now and hereafter report for this churcth in, all quarterly conferences. Those on the sick list are: Mrs. Bessie Perrin, Mrs. Clara Nance Mrs. Alice Guise, Mr. Arthur Nance and Mrs. Mattie Ibare. Come to church?go to church. (Mrs.) Hattie P. Alexander, reporter. x-x-ww-x-x-x-i-x-t-x-x-x I MAYBE SO AI> (By W. H7 COST OF Several times I passed an oh woman sitting in her doorway The first few times I simply bow ei Then one day^ I bowed^-smil ed and said: "How are you to day?" The old woman promptl asked me for a dime. Because was courteous in words, she gav me a chance to be courteous . i action. Some difference, 1 tfo know. An old man s-totul In till1 irutrie of his front yard. On Monday simply raised"my hand and salul ed him and kept on going. O Saturday I saw him again, smiled. He stopped me. He ast ed me for money to get him som tobacco. I gave him a dime. Both oi tnese people soiuoqui? ed?said to themselves ? "II ROBERT SMALLS HI SC1I00 Beaufort.?Services during cht pel hour- Monday were very in pressive,- The program conMste of vocal solos, reading and instri mental duet. Mr. 0; K. MeDanie! supervisor of City Schools wr the, guest speaker. He imprest on>Uu" childrn's minds, "The A tit one of Working Together." Mrs. Everlena Williamson di< Feb. 5, at her home on Charh street, Sunday, after an illness i tour weeks. She was the daughti of Mr. and Mrs. Jams Wilson. SI was-a- loyal member of First Af can Baptist church, renderoimr s vice as long as her health pcrmi ' ted. Funeral services were . co dnctd Tuesday Feb. 7. at F. A . church, by Rev. W Green. T service was largely attended b friends and relatives. The flowe were beautiful. She is stirviv by her father Mr. James Wilsc a" son Mr. Ecjdie Wilson amidaughter-in-law Mrs. Pauline V sou am: a host of friends. *The teachers am) students we .happily surprised on Monday mo ing when they saw on the Acadt ic building the name of the sehc :l This "Was the principals icl , which makes a beautiful showin The senior class of Mather t College cordially invited the s ior class of R. S. 11. to their pr Valentine party Feb. 10. Yario ; <raint>s were the features of t I evening. Likewise amateur ho REX INGRAM SEN! IN "H | ____ _ ' V ^ Mickey Itooney and lirx I Hollywood, Fel/. G. A Negro : i tor today is enjoying the vvarj) I est public reception for a motic I picture performance that has bet 1 accorded one of his race since Lfl j ise fJe avers became ? sensation i 1 "Imitation of l.ifo" The man is Rex Ingram, bly the finest Negro actor in / I nierica today. The role is that < Jim, the runaway slave in Metre ' Goldwyn-Mayer's filmization o Mark Twain's "Huckleberry Finn 1 in which Mickey Rooney is starre as Huck Finn. When Producer Joscoh Mai kiewicz set out to make "Iluckh j- berry Finn" he and Director Rie aid Thorpe planned to make th hieh point of the picture the e\ er-present love for freedom in ei ei'y man. This theme was centei j ed in Jim, the slave whose' HI was wrapped up in his desire fr a free life, and the understandin of freedom which this great ma brought to a river boy. Since the role of Jim was litei ally a co-starring one with that o Huck, as played by young Roonej THE PALMETTO LEADEH fD MAYBE NOT I X S h a ckleford) * "X X ' COURTESY i - seems so very kind, I believe I'll r. a He him for something." Yes, folks, courtesy, like everything^-elst? -in?thfs? worldr ?costs i i sonrething. There arc people who yj "work on" thosp who show a II friendly spirit toward them. e| During" a period of the depressn ion the same beggars, plus some u more, came to our door "regularly. I "Have you tried other houses in I this block?" I asked them. They * , naa not. uur house had been spotted?marked as a place* where ^ the beggar would-wn miss. It n rnst ns sniiiothinc to hand out 11 things, but we did it. > I After all. kindness or courtesy e shown the other fellow, under any condition pays dividends.,Maybe so and maybe not. e (Rights Reserved) b?was carried out. Tin- repast quite . delicious. All expressed thomslevt es as having spent an enjoyable \- evening. t 'd j.' M-\ ami Mrs. Howard .Then ntoii |s of Savannah, (In., spent last week is end in the city with relatives. t J STATU (OI I.KCIK ( 1.1 It I "Worth while indeel." was the d opinion echoed on ( very hand at ss the vIomo of the first meeting of of the StJfe College Club held Feb.ci to rrt t+rr i ecre:'.t imial ci liter. , Presiding at the meeting as " | temporary chairman was Mr. J. t>l K. .Dickson, who very intere^tingd" | ly gave-a bird's eye view of State h" i ' n?l, in other cities. lie- Blahs we iv made for the next y nibeUng to be held *>n Monday niter Feb. 20 at the Masonic Tent-, ed pie, 1125 1-2 Washington street, >h, at eight o'clock. This meeting TV promises to be' a, "real" revival fil of the good old "State College ?I spiiil.'" toj Misses II. M. Krasic-r. Washiii ington. .1. Hazel, It. Meiiafee, H. mi M. .Jackson. Mrs. I. Itawlinson,' A ?ol Savage. Messrs. C. V. Madden. ea J. F. Dickson. H llaivison anil itr. I Wm, Gilliam constitute the meniIr. boivhip committee. It was aseercti ta'ined at tin- mooting that sevetio ty-li\o <>r none alumni ait- Inus rated in Kiel.land County, l'lense he coir.c (i:t anl .join us at our next ur meeting',. . Nation UCKLEBERKY FINN" ^rB i ^^t3?SilS3/Kk :';;>.^^^Mj|pB^j ?B IP </ J Ingram in "Huckleberry Finn" ic M-C5-M wanted the ^lx-ati^t a i-1 Vaitnlilv Negvo dramatic actor m; Hex. Ingram was chosen. Ingram, n who played "Do T.awd" on the iu screen in "Green Pastures" and in' did To, oral Broadway plays, was appealing in New York in "Sing v Out the News" at the time "Hucv. klehi rry Finn" was being planned )[ Although not a finger and dap 5 cor, he was a hit with the "Frank I llM 1^ pAAO/if/.l^ T ., ? ' ' 1 , .... 11uwc.vh uuiius song tiur,? ii?K" which ho--danced. - He was ,,1 brought to Hollywood for the I Jim lole and today, as "Huckleberry Finn" is made ready for r? i- . . . . I Icbm1 around the nation, it is pie , dieted he will be a sensation. | iej Already, the picture has been r-| previewed twice and it is a rc' mark able tiling that half of all r- j audience reaction cards turned In e h- ve praised his performance. >r Such reaction for a Negro actor g has never _been experienced i n n Hbllywood 1/efore. Meanwhile, In I pram has returned to the Rroad-, r way stair,, to wait until Hollyrt | wood beckons again with another / ? j fine role. | I JAMKS ('. l'ARLKR li. S. education, State C/dlego; M. A. Columbia University; Principal of Wilkinson High Seh?*ol, Oraiprehurg, S C. THE 1'KESIDEN This organization. composed le-sie Ainaker, who is standing Orargehurg. S. h'eh. 11.? Wilkinson High School, OrangehttrgV new; school plant (the first to i.?e devoted exclusively to the instruction of NcguuL_lligh school students) is rapidly taking i t s rightful place as one of South .Carolina's leading secondary schools nftrr-lvys-T-han six months of'operation' under the guidance of a. progressive young principal .lames (' Parlor, who received his B.S. in Education at S. C. State College ami the Master of Arts <k-p ree. at Columbia* University Professor Parlor has the hearty cooperation of M>\ A. J. Thackslon, Supei intendent <>f the Oran.'rebuvjr School system, embracing all the schools of the city, \V-h?i is keenly interested in the advance meat of education anions NeKt'oes. _ WijKin in?11 i11 h? ' elnml, a iih'tl received its name from the^ late Dr. Uolett Shaw Wilkinson, for,mer Preside!it of State Collcae, wlioTv as considered jy many to he one- of the most renowned cdu_rntors "of SouthThr.ilina .and the nation, i- iiefeciT a credit to the -memttry of- such arr ihistmns name All members of the faculty have received their college decrees from ac icditcd institutions. The follow iny nei sons comprise the faculty: Miss Mabel R. Jenkins. A. Il? -Claflin College, English; Benjamin F. Robinson, B.S.A., State Collofo, Agriculture^ and Mathomaticst Miss Beatrice F, Thomp-so?i, .B. -S; Hducatimr, State?" Crdleire. Science", Miss Alfreda James A.B., State College. Social Science Momlell Confer, State College, B. S.M.. M inial Training and Miss Louise Maxwell, B.S;, West Virginia Stale Colleye, Home* Kconomivs. J In work purely academic,, sports extra curricular activities, student organizations, and school spirit, the institution has (rone forward at a remarkable >>?/ ? va j.Mv x . yj i IIUIU Ult* importance is the fact that accurate records are kept, in a steel filing cabinet, of all business tran sactions. Both teachers and pupijs are proud of their attendance record which is made up daily and covers the entire school year. An inspection of the scholarship off-SCO students showed a good ^'average. This perusal \vas< made possible by the use uf a system of an irtilividtiiil "Cumulative Record At Wilkinson High School." This record has been printed on a regular office folder and will serve as a convenient permanent record of each student enrolling in the school. A li^t of items on the folder are: the student's name; grade placement from tests?C.A. M.A.. I.Q.; composite grades from the 8th thro\igh the 11th grades; JOHNSTON MOWS " Tht? -R< SU Sprinjr -Hajd ist Sunday school opot i'<| at lilt' uftual hour Sunday monniny.- Thr at*" tondonoc was very jrood. Prof. K. Nt'lson Smith was present with part of the Y.MCA. Ho reviewed t ho lesson. We wore very triad to have had Prof; Smith with us', lie is a tjootl Bible scholar and a irivat worker of tin- Y.M.O.A. ??I'M?11 :.'<0 a.m. ~Re-v.- Walker?o4(\?li:mbia prcachod a wonderful scrim n. His subject wasf "W'ho Will Roll lis Away the Stone" T'he message was onjoycij. BYPt' mot at 6:00 o'clock with Doa. Ilumsop* at his host. Subject of the lesson: "I.0.V0 and Obodionco". At 1 ijjl.t Rev. J. S. Gordon ous pastor came aj.d delivered an inspiring message 10 an. Alinh ei sat y?:? ri ices?w-i-U?Wheld Feb. Tin- public is cor dially invited. The Senior class sponsored ' a silver tea at the schotrl auditorium (.11 Sunday at U:-15 p.m. Quito a crow was present to \\ itness the TS COUNCIL AT Wit S^K HH| Bfe; 0. gsRs-v wv WBmt W _ ,c~^ ^8rl of tin- Presidents, all School ('lul on the* front row centch jroneral information disclosing family history,, date of entrance . date'of loavinji and rt-ason (whetl i or catram-o into occupation or inI stitution); m-xt is found rating'? i on rf-rsona' .qualities which rates1 i the student as to dependability industry, sociability and personal??curricula participation ;tnd spaci , for a photograph of each !>by or i -mil is iiimaini'ii. i no school is j now cooperating with the State C\>1 department of Kducatign liy acting a? a^i'iiu-r for- teachertraining in a SVcondary .school. On 1 oi'i'iahor ;'r. 1 '. :*.** Wilkinson High School was' voted a member of the South Carolina Athletic Coiifcrinee Among _ See.ondaiy Schools. The conference is made tip- of such schools as Boole or T. Wa.-hingtoii. ('olumhiivt Avery InI.I it ill-.?t'tmiu ' (' 111;?KiKlet?l+rrh: Chester; Burke Industrial, Charleston; Wilsoti, Florence; Mather Atunic my. ('anaieii--and- other?-fri i oeaiizoii institutions of hui^r stand inc. This same body accepted the invitatioti?of thj. Wilkinson representative to serve as host to th'o S. Ilieh School Track .Meet on , .April L'S, I'. >! . In Interscholastic pet flimr? Wilkinson has maintained a ranking position in the State, .lust at this season Miss Louise Maxwell has developed Mipccssful purls' basketball team, while Mr. Robinson has charge of the crack cage-quintet. 1 Athletics, have been entirely selfsupporting?a total of $2?5:t.ki h.Ts been raised with which to purchase uniforms,- footballs, basket, halls and other essentials. Kxtra-eun iciiliu- activities have beer, participated in with a vim by the w!i> *e student body. One ! of the first achievements was the I winning of a leautiful cabinet radio in a contest. sponsored bv the i w i . " -- > ounty Colored Fair Association. The above mentioned faet toi'ehed olT a series of noteworthy accomplishments which in cludt the raising of .$.'138.39 o f which more than 235 dollars have been expended for the Jiurchasing i of a steel tiling cabinet, a minreo' graphing machine, an office desk, bookcases, 500 printed folders to serve as individual records, a bulj let in board, a beautiful pennant ' and several hundred stickers for ' autos and baggage were issued qohiplimentary to phtrons hnd | friends. 1 Volume I and number 1 of The i WTHcinsonian made its appearance 1 in November and created an excel lent impression on its many read 1 ers. The paper has as its Editor| in-Chief A. I). Miller, with Mis* : Mabel R. Jenkins Faculty Advisor j in collaboration with Professor I Parler. | Student organizations are a de 1 Saturday, February 18, 1939 program which was made- very in to resting b.v the Rusher Silver l Tone quartet. I Ttiere are MSB children at tend- / j. ing the Kdgrficld county training I school iFntly. 1 he building pro-.. r^i" giam is well en--the way. Prof. K. N. S mi it h states that a rally will take place from Feb. 14th to I March i!4th, for the purpose of ,i I raising funds to complete the six . renin lo'g cabin library anil gym | The girls and hoys hasketh.il) leanis have thrilled the hig crowds f j of home spectators in many tilts ["this season. > , The boys team were defeated by Haines and Walker Baptist by a small score. They defeated l',eN Iigton twiee; Augusta high vvif1!*' ? i iuaiK-my twice; Heti's Academy NY A team ; twice. The boys and girjs team ; will meet Due West high school on the tMth at Johnston, The tfiils team split with Ridge Spring and Edgefield. Defeated Augusta high school and Haines twice. Defeated Trenton high school; defeated ,Boggs academy Ke.vsviile, Ga. VINSON HIGH %.... *' J^M ift | ^awsggl^aMRS^. ^-y s s and Classes, has as its chairman ?. ; finite asset to the general environ . nu-nt and school spirit here at \ Wilkinson High, said Mr. I'arler in a recent interview. He then ; went on to tell of the f?ieat work i done l?y students under the alert , iruidante of faculty advisers. The IX ^ 1 , .t.k i-resuiems council composed of . 1 In- heads of all srhnul clubs, with Jessie A make-* sis chairman, i s possibly the r.iost vital" oreaniza. i tiori opcrs ling: at present to raise the level of the school ami the i community. The OranjreburjT County Teach era Association held its tirst meet ini* in the spacious auditorium February 11th, the teachers forme> ly_ met at the College. Five hundred' dollars have been appro printed to expand the Library fa" ei-lities and with the addition of several more faculty members made tm-essarv by the increasing 'enrollment end recently completed rooms Wilkinson will take its pbi<\ in the sun. , TauT' Rr\Veb!iJj ;".l r; ^ 4 LFNIMnUN M.WS Rev. 1. (). Simmons, Pastor S. S. opened at its usual hour with the- "Supt, otVners and teachers present. The pastor was at Mt /.ion end preached a sold stirring senium. On Sunday ni'.'ht, the pas tor was at Bethel and preached a y "Founder's day message, F. very one \ seemed to he rejoicing with a foun | derV - day spirit. **"Seryicc1-\vn>?- hlid at St. Pao' r? , Baptist church with a large^&udi- . ence present. I > Th,. rn.i.l me was 1 had Tuesday with much success, j There will be vesper service Lexington Rosenwald school Sun* , ' 'lay p.m. Everyone is invited. The October Pink club will meet Thursday night, Feb. 10 at the home cf Miss Corene Wise. Every one was sorry to hear of the death of Bro. Sidney Davis, , who was funeralized Monday at. . Spring Hill A ME church. Those on the sicl: list arc Mrs. w Martha Bostic, Mr. Boston Battle ami Mrs, I,illie Drafts. Watch Repairing E. W. ISOM ; -l * V 2225 1-2 Richland Street . ^ A