The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?, April 01, 1939, Page Page 8, Image 8

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K Pn? ? BALTIMORE MD. NEWS Ceutiawd from Page 1 j? stirring sermon Several other visiting ministers were present. & pastor, choir and ushers served B.; with R. I. Thompson "3:3g p.m.* At Friendship Bapt. church 6:30 B pan. BYPU; 8 p.m. night, service ? conducted by the Pastor, Rev. D. C. Clark. The Mt. Hebron Female Four WL quartet left for Molen, Va., Satfcf urday, March 26 to render a pro& gram. Rev. L. A. Williams was srlad B*"* and surprised to receive a letter rl from a brother of his which he had not heard from or seen in 33 rf' years. ' w ? CALHOUN NEWS ? . ' , The clean up week is undejF way^ There are piles and piles of rubbish ready to be carried ofl. Be sure to get yours in. Miss Pearl Richey entertained the Juvenile Club MondaF P- m. at the home of her grandmother. rne Lord s prayer was tne stuay for the day. It was ably diseussv ed by the members Delicious candy ! - was servecT The auxiliary met Sunday p. m. at the home of Miss Helen Reid fwith Miss Daisy L. Whitt as hostess. Mrs. Lula Reid was ., in charge of the program. At this meeting We decided oil uur refresh ments to be served Field's" dax which will be at the Field's house at Clemson on Mach ,'ilst. Mr. R. B. Perry was hosrt to the Friendship Council last Thursday night. : We all enjoyed seeing the pict' ures' shown on the screen last Friday night at Goldenview church by Rev. S. J. L. Crouch from the white Presbyterian church at Clemson. The pictures were of tho Holy land that Rev. Crouch made while on a trip abroad. Among the scenes were the church-of the Nativitv that marks The "snot f where Jesus Christ was born, the plains of Judea, the River Jordan and the Tomb in which Jesus was laid. Rev. Crouch will return soon to show some pictures of Egypt. > - CARD OF THANKS .... We wish to thank our many friends and church for the beautiful flowers, the use of cars and tender expressions of sympathy {rendered during our recent bereavementcaused by the death of orur dear husband, father and son Dr. Isaac Lover. . Mrs. Annie Lover, wife Mrs. Viska Lover, mother Mrs. L. T. Wigfall Mrs. Marion Marshall, daughters. ~ I UNION NEWS We've heard many complimentary remarks concerning the excellent address by Mr. C.C. Spauld ing, president of the National Business League. The address was made on the program "wings Over Jordan" which comes on the air each Strnday moming at 9:30. These addresses are made by some outstanding business or professional men of our gyoup. A few Sundays aga the speaker was one , of S. C.'s boys, Rev. E. C. McLeod t now pastor of Central Methodist Church, Atlanta, Ga. Mr. Joe Blackwell was funeralized at Corinth Baptist Church, Sunday afternoon The services were in charjge" of the Rev. J. A. Baten, his pastor. S. C. Negro Underwriters Asso will meet in Chester, S. C., April 20-21. All of the colored insurance salesmen in the state are members It met in Spartanburg last year with more than 95 per 'cent of the members present. This year the entire membership is expected. Mr. C. C. Spaulding, president of the National Business T,pa?no will be the guest speaker at the Former students and friends of Allen University are glad to know that the grieviance has been settled. Dr. Dent is well prepared and would do honor to any college in the state as its president. The Women's auxilary of the Union Community Hospital sponor ed <a Business Men's Popularity contest, .Thursday night, March 23, at Sims High school. Dr. \\ W. Longs Mr. C. E. Wilson, Mr. J.J M. Douglass, Mr. Fred Renwrick, Mr. W. E. Free. The total amount raised through this effort was $71.83. Tb" rif the An-"iliary heartily appreciate the cooperation of the men and their coworkers in making this program -> a successful one^-They also thank Miss Juiia Dobson.who is a member c/f the Auxiliary for a presentation of $27.50 which she solicited from the county teachersV This Auxiliary which was organzied in December 1938, has reported more than $160.00 to the hospital., GOOtf) SAMARITAN-WAVERLY _ HOSPITAL N$jES ,? i The Good Samaritan-Waverley Hospital auxiliary met Sunday at the president's residence, Mrs. Andrena Baumgardner on Hampl avenue at & p.m. Our meetmar Afras opened with the Lord's prayer. Mmutes of the last meeting were approved by the organization. Regular, meetings will be held on the first and third Wednesdays of each month at 7 p.m. instead of on Sundays. On Wednesday a meeting was called at the Y .W.C.A. to complete plans ~t9r a lecture from one outstanding | in our group. Special committees were formed as: Sewing committee, Mrs. Hattief Green, chairman; Supply com-| Washington High Sell In National Basketbal George Elliott Wins Presideni In their first participation in a tournament of .-the kind the Booker Washington high school j boys basketball team reach the semi-finals beforo being eliminated in the National Negro High school basketball tournament held Thursday, Friday and Saturday of last week at Fayetteville, N. C., and retained fourth place on the ' list of the Nation's Negro | high schools. | by Coach Thomas S. Martin, defeated the St. Augustine high' school of Florida ^by a score of 39 to " 32; defeated the State Champions of West Virginia, the Gary High school, 42 to 38; lost to the E. K. Smith high school, runner-up?team of the tournament, by a score of 44 to 32; and finally lost to the Blufield high school of West Virginia in a play off for third and fourth place by a rcorp of 50 to 35. : The Roosevelt high school of I Washing-ton rtig-h JScJ To Open New Gyitinas Match Against Steph* -a The Booker Washington high 1 school basketball team led by Captain George Elliott, recently selected center on the Natrona! JJJegrof All-Star Basketball team, will bc presented in an exhibition match following their acquisition of the State Championship for boys in the tournament held three weeks ago in Camden and their honors won at the National Ne? pro mgn acnooi tournament neiu last week at Fayetteville, N. C., as the opening event for the newly completed $50,000 combination gymnasium and auditorium located urn the school grounds, on Friday, March 31, at 7:30 p.m. Although the season for the mittee, Mrs. M. II. BaxleyT chaih-J man; Nurses committee* Mrs. Annie 'Mae Dickson, chairman; Publicity committee, Miss Ruth L. Bynum, chairman. Other committees will be completed at our next meeting. Our friends are invited on a Hospital Tour for the benefit of the Good iuimaritan-Waverley hospital. The date is Monday, April 3, 1939 at 8 p.m. The tour is centered around an activiity of well known hospitals in different states. The hospitals are as follow ? Harlem hospital, Mrs. H. Green 2*306 Washington St.; Freedman hospital, Mrs. Bertha Lewis, 300 Pickens St.f f^Tuskegee hospital, Mrs. Estelle Johnson, 1015 Richland St.; Dixie hosital, Miss Ruth Bynum, 1525 Huger St.; John Hopkins, the Community Center, 1831 Hampton avenue. Refreshments will be served at each "JiTTspitad:?At?John?Hopkin hospital which is our last stcvp will be a social affair. Games and dancing will bo enjoyed by all. Admission is only 2b cents. Per sons planning to go ai\> asked to meet at the Nurses' home at 8:00 p.m.. If other duties prohibit your presence, a donation will be appreciated. This is indeed a great cr^use. We are very proud of having our own good SamarrtanWaverley hospital and plan to makf it one of the best. Ruth L. Bynum. reporter. ANDERSON, S. C. S. Fait St. School P. T. A. Mrs. I?. I,. Davis, Principal The teachers atwi students of S. F'ant St.School obseived Health and Negro History Week with class room lectures and a chapel program. Rev. Washington </f the A. M. E. Church was the week end guest speaker. The children made health booklets and posters. After hearing so much about health and great Negro men and women the children seemed to be inspired and they say Lthey .are . going- to gfuard -their health and try to be great men and women. The P. T. A. held their regular mommy meeting on the 16 with the president presiding and Mrs. J. M. Williams at the piano The group joined in singing a hymn. Mrs. S. Coaxum conducted the devotional period and instead of rending ascripture lesson as usual she repeated a bible verse along with the members. Rev. C. A. Cherry crffered prayer. The minutes were read appaoved and adopted. The school chorus sang a selection. The president called for the nominationg committee and the following ladies were elected as representitives to the annual S. C. Congress af ParS. Micher and Ola Adger. Alternates, Mrs. Thomas and Mrs. Coax um. As this was founders day the president presented the sec., O. E. Johnson who had charge of the program. She composed an ' interesting plajitt of which the1 parents and teachers were "the ^ v *H1 tool Reaches 4th Place 11 Tournament t t's Cup and Place on All-Stars I ( <i Gary, Indiana, won the coveted t title of National Negro high school ' basketball champions by defeat- l ing the E. E. Smijh' high school of Fayetteville, N. C., inr the-finale, -i George Elliott, lanky center p for the 'Tornadoes", won the 1 handsome National High '(School 8 Sportmanship award and was the ^ choice for center on the National High School All-Star Basketball g team. Elliott scored a total oj s 68^omts in four games. ? The official selection of the ^ National High School All-Star ^ Basketball team consisted of the c following: 0 Carter (F)?E. E. Smith high ^ cr?Viru\l TTovnf fnvilln "NT P ,? OVIIWV/I, XMJVVVV TUVV, * " V* I Phillips (P)?Phoenix high school \ Hampton, Va. Elliott (C)? Booker Washington ^ high school, Columbia, S. C. BeckwitK (G)?Rqosevelt high ( school, Gary, Indiana - I Townsund (G)- Roosevelt high _L i school. Gray, Indiani. ' S tool's Koys Team "J ium Wfth Exhibition ^ *Tift-Lee March 31st . e i ? in - S "Tornadoes" has closed the school s has been besieged with so many j, requests to see in action what is 1 Unquestionably the best boys quin c tot in the history of the iristitu- * tion that the athletic board agreed to book the additional match with the Tarheel aggregation.1 TTTe new-gymnasium is prpba ' bly one of. the most spacious and up-to-date buildings of its kind t among Negroes in this section. 1 The playing area is the maximum * allowed for high school courts ^ and the stands will comfortably r seat more than COO persons. From < all indications, however, a capacity audience will Jbe on hand. j characters. . 1 The president presented' Dr. ( E. C. McCants. Sunt, of the citv ? schools who spoke very favorably j of giving us a new building. We were also glad to have our Su- : perviscfr, Mrs. A. W. Anderson . and a number of other visitors. 1 The Founder'^ day cake was 1 -made by the teachers and was ( made on a white table in the I shape of a home, the school and the church. The white icing ! made it look very much like paint 1 ed buildings when the candles were lighted' it was a pretty sight. It was cut and served to the members and friends during the social period. The 1st advance won in the grade contest. Miss Andei'Ji.0tv: first advance teaoher. On March lfi the group had anothor meeting the president presided and Miss G. Anderson was pianist. We sang My Faith Looks , up to Thee_ For a scripture lessqn each member, gave a Bible verse; Mrs. R. E. Asbury offered piayer after singing another hymn 1 devotionals dosed. The minutes were read and approved. After Mi.-v v??v. iiiiuiiiniivM wu,-?iiv.^n i and new business we heard the reports (d* the messengers from 1 the congress. Each repoit was good and full of information. As they told of 1 how the delegates stressed health character, thrift, temperance and ~ <Sonvn\unity education. We thot of the four and half million Netrioef; set free by Lincoln's Proclamation, som0 lived and died slaves, yet they prayed for what we now enjoy. Our aim is the proper education for the child, for the future is in the lap rf the present, tomorrow tells of dangeis, fears, hopes, success and failures, but it is not our own. today is all w^have, therefore we must coopeaiTe, organize and equip if we would have ideal citizens in the futuie. The world mnvpq ft thr~fppf fhr? children but what actoatCS* its . ni(/lion7 And what is its goal? We know it is moving educaiion "ally, scientifically and "commercially, What about its motion religiously? We hope it is toward the Christ ideal if so it will bring the home, the school, the church , and the community into a coop eraie relation in solving ineir com moil problems. KATBHBtlRG NEWS The Bate'sburg S. B. Clubrnet < Friday P. M. at Levy'sEuneral home. The meeting was presided over by Mrs. E. M. Lattimore, the advisor. We are planning- to put overa great play soon. Watch the paper for furtherannouneements. We have a grand leoder, Miss Lat tiemore and we will cooperate ultimately to make this club a sue ^ cess. The club will meet again Fri day at 4 o'clock P. M. Refreshment > was .served. Mrs. Maude Artemus spent, the weekend with her sister and brother.Mrs. Wise and Mr. Perry. She *> reports a pleasant stay. Rev. Rowman of Columbia, the p pastor of Calvery A. M. E. Church of Leesville,, was the guest of Mrs.' ? PALMETTO LEADER ROYAL COLLEGIAN CLUB The Royal Collegian club met it the home of Mr. John Washington, 2341 Gervais street on March 28. A card party follow:d the business session and inleed it "Was an* interesting anjl enertaining affair. Mr. Willie Holley one of the city's proinent indertakers, whose business is loated on the corner of Senate and louse streets, gave four prizes. The winners are as follows: 1st p-ize, Mr. M. Beachum; 2nd, Mr. V. Holley; 3rd, Mr. W. Jacques md 4th Mr. H. E. Smith. The members enjoyed the pary very much and they, are contantly giving many kinds of programs that are valuble to the rroup as well as tcr others. At he close of the party, the dues vere collected and tne meeting idjoumed, and each member ex- , iressed himself as having enjoyed a pleasant evening with hopes f meeting with Mr -W. Scott next Tuesday. 1 HE WARD ONE vll I ivtii ivodlrrot! n mi T llilililM itl/HIl I;llO V LiU II - r i'ard One Willing Workers club', net at the home of Mrs. Ressa;, .'heescboro, 508 College St. The, 'resident,. Miss Lucy Jones was n esent. The meeting was called , ' cr order and opened with the club ; ong let! by Miss 'Nancy Smith,!' h.> vwm>. pi ?cirtent- pv.-iyov hy flip resident. Bible verses were re-1 iteih l>v all of the members, then Irs. Creasie Thomnson led anoth- y r song. Then the minutes were. i eacf, motioned by Mr. Silas Smith j econded by Miss #s7ancy Sims. The oil was called 'the members re-1 ponded briefly. Then the meet ' ig was closed. drs. Ressa Cheoselfirb led the losing song; Mr. Robert Thomp- ( on the closing ode in unison. May he Ijord Wa^ch Between me and hee while v;e a,'? absent one from ' nother. . 1 ^ UCKY BIRI) SOCIAL CLUB j' The club was called to order by he president, Mr. Sam Williams, rirst song by Mrs. Adams. Prayer >y Mr. Willoie Boyd. Song by Mrs.1 Jattie Johnson. The twenty third isalm was repeated by the club. The president made an interesting :alk for the good of the club. The louse was then onofied for busi loss. The minutes of the last meet itig were read and adopted. The dck committee reported Mrs?. Tsa- . aelle Joyner still on the si?k list. | Did and new business was discuss , ?d. After the roll was called a pro ;ram was presented. '! Mrs. Etta Mae Welfair will have i fish fry,; at hr home Tuesday nite ! April 1. Trie president thanked the hostess, Mrs. Jessie Mae Bowels, \ 1012 college street and we were lismissed. The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Etta Mae Welfair, 002 Walnut St. Sam Williams, President Gortudo West, Reporter Cornelia?Hartley of Hawaii! St. Mrs. Mamie Johnson ! of WashD. C. was the guess of Mrs Coney Hartly. ~Mrs. Morris Mrs. Gency Harely and Mrs. Mav Jackson motored to ? ? - CHESTER PARAGRAPHS Continued From Page 1 >n the two pianos. One piano was Hie!! Temoved from the stnere TTn was blindfolded, a sheet was placed over the piano and he played a selection on top of the sheet. On his program were a number, "The Old Rugged Cross", dedicated to Dr. and Mrs. Starks, a num- " ber "May Night" dedicated to hi?r~ audience and "Claire de Lune", gjhirlev temple ^ "The LITTLE PRINCESS" IN TECHNICOLOR WITH Richard GREENE. _ . ivi/Hii/iufifj o Iw I SHAM JONES Orchestra Coming Soon! ' _ blue ribbon and diamond taxi Service will go together on April 3rd. The business phone wifl be connected to the switchboard at the Blue Ribbon Office and the following drivers: No. 1, J?, and 7 and ('. S. Mcintosh, Business Manager. We will continue to. do our best to give you prompt and courteous Service at all times. Dial 22111 or 6684 ! Wanted at Once! : ! EXPERIENCED MUSICIANS ? To play with local orchestra "j 1 Alto Saxaphone Player ] 1 Tenor Saxaphone Player .j If you are interested write at nee to *l THE PALMETTO LEADER { dx 327 Columbia, S. C.'J '. j.1 m... i , rti* S ? " by Debussy, dedicated to his parents. His last number was an encore, played with his fingers and elbows. He also sang two solos, with Miss. Jane Watts, Librarian at Benedict, accompanist. Others appearing on the program were Mrs. J. L. Dfxon, of Society Hill, who captured the audience with her marvelous voice, Mrs. Black of Society Hill, was her accompanist. Prof. Finley and his Girls' Trio and Girls' Quintet to give two sets of selections , each, in these the clear, sweet voice of Miss Roxie Barber, our own Che3 ter girl, was at its best. Prof. T7VX 1 1-^i At-. -a- * i-nucy, jeit tne stage ana cams down to the console of the new Hammond organ, and gave several numbers which filled the atmoshpere of the auditorium with a sweetness that could actually be felt by all. The applause from beginning to end of his program was vociferous. A large bouquet of flowers was presented ta him after one of his numbers, this gift _ coming from Dr. and Mrs. Starks. The new seats in the auditorium wejre dedicated also. The program opened with hymnns played by Miss Emma Beatty, of" Winnsboro; Scripture, reading by Br?Starks; prayer?by Dr.?Rod- fern. Columbia music lovers, and ^11 who wcve present loft thp aud-'j itorium with words of loud praise ! for the marvelous playing af Prof. I Finley and the fine work done by ill of the oth?r participants. Prof. Finley goes Friday to Kings Mountain, Nr. C., to serve as one of the judges in a Music-contest ^there. This program was the presentation of Prof. Finley since his graduation from Columbia j university and the Juttli?cd--Scftool , of Music in New York City. He . < also played several pieces composed by himself. At the home of Sirs. Annie Ea-! ^^^4* < <* ^ | THE LITTLE G1 ;!; 2340 Washin near corner Washinpti Opens To 1 SATURDAY, A ? WE SOLICIT YOl A MRS. 1?ESSIE 1>. THOMAS. Ma X NIA'l^Pl ib ^ iiTTiimitbii SWING BABY SWING^^^^ IW X Th? p*rt*cily i?mp*i*d hid.j. d?p ipringi pormil imooih jg rocking motion tE X T R A ^ P ECIAL! | 3-Piece Bed Room Suite j: Vanity, Chest I Poster Bed $39.95 I $1.00 Weekly | ; 121 v ,y k ,. ALLEN UNIVERSIT SETTLED; CLASSES ton, Center street, where- they are living While, here, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cobb had as their weekend guests her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Pitts and their son, all from Piedmont, Ala.; and her sister Mrs. Ruth Sanders, from Lyman," S. C.~Mr. and Mrs. Cobb returned with them to Piedmont for a brief visit. As a Palm Sunday service the Christian Endeavor young people will have a candle-light service Sunday night, with pre-Easte.-v program. Miss Louise BabcOck will preside. mt r ,j,i? -o.... a I mi . x. xx, liauuy, IVL* V. /A. Drake and Mr. Ro-ss, all from Bennettsville spent Sunday here as guests of Mrs. Eva H. Eaddy. Rev. Mr. Drake has been called to the pastorate of the Prospect Miss Willie Bell Heath, is wearing a perfect fitting tweed coat suit made by her brothe'', Mr. James Heath,- yhn graduated last year from the tailoring department at Tuskegee institute. Mr. Heath has a tailoring business in Greenville. Ala. Ches+er?friends?are?hoping?that?he will come this way and continue his wc/rk here. Schools are closing in the county. Miss Willie B. Meath and Mrs. Mary D. Sanders closed Wed nesday after successful school terms. Their classes ^(jndered programs and enjoyed picnics. . Miss Ruth Reed attended the funeral services of President McGill, at Allen U. Miss Reed was en route to Orangeburg to the tournament, and stopped over a few hours in Columbia. iOCERY SHOP ? gton Street on and Heidt Streets X ^he Public | PRIL 1st, 1939 | IR PATRONAGE k nager Columbia, S. C. Y V ma 5 rrvr^fJ. (u^ Rocki with Rhythm of) mmmm wmmmmmmmammam 1?13 MAIN STREET X"X~x~x~x~x-: VxK?mm ----- - - I Saturday, April 1, 1939 Y STRIKE RESUMED DEAN O'DANIEL ELECTED ACTING PRESIDENT = The executive committee of trustees of Allen university after a three hour session yesterday found the solution to the strike at Allen unversity. They elected Deaq Therman B. O'Daniel acting presi dent for the balance of the school year and excepted the resignation^ of the Rev. E. P. G. Dent, syho had been placed as the acting pres. ' by'the Bishop and the presiding elders March 8, five days, before the death of President E. H. Mc Gill. The executive committee hoard grievances from the student con* , cil through the leaders of the council and set up an agreement satisfactoiy to the students and faculty Chapel was held Immediately after the armistic had beeh agreed upon. It was the first time the stud ents had boon in the adminstr?t.inn building in 17 days, the duration of the strike. Acting president O' TDaniel announced to the students the decision of the executive board, which was received admist deaf ing cheers from the student body. The acting nresirtnnf olon .. t'U that regular classes \yould be gin this morning (Tuesday) at 8 o'clock and that all students who registered at the beginning of the second semester would be expect Pel in their classes. The rh"po1 aor vices concluded the first assem bly of faculty and students since the strike and was concluded with general satisfaction. It meant that Allen Univ. is again running on schedule and the strike amon# the students is a thing of the past; Mr. Therman B. O'Daniel is a graduate of Lincoln Univ., Univer sity of Pennsylvania and the Uni versity of Chicago. He served dur ing Mr. McGill adminstration as dean of the university and has re spect of the faculty and entire stud tne body. The action 1 of the executive board oF"1 Allen University in its session Monday, saved the college much expense and the students much valuable time which they were losing daily. The Rev. T. J. Miles of Colum bia is chairman of the executive board. He presided at tKe meeting j of the board in session here Mon day. The Rev. J. E. Thomas of Florence is secretary. Other board members are: Dr.J. E. Beard, Char leston; Prof. C. G. "iGlarrett, Col umbia; Mrs. Daisy McQueen, Char leston; Rev. J. C. Quarles; Green wood; H. B. Rikard, Prosperity; J. W. Bertha, Mullins; iDr. Seibel , v.u.I6vuuik; ivev. Vi. U. Johnson, Spartanbung; Rev. El F. G. Dent, Columbia; and Rev. I. J. Janerette, Florence. LAT FORM 1 OCKER HAIR I y i 1 ||^ ROCKABYE BABY | tt\ CAC Weekly | ^ PAYS J: a n NOTE THE EN S ATI O N ALLY 1 LOW PRICE! I a. Soothing Swing! mm | ; PHONE 4008 X