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Saturday, April 22, 1939 "CHARLIE" SI ? By Charl "THE ROVIN< HOW DID YOU BREAK IN ....? "How can I crash the gates" ... "Where do you get your ideas" ... "After I place the first artrrle will all of them be published?, are only a few of the question I am frequently asked by humans who want to write. Duripg the past two years I've, pounded out hundreds of thou-j sands of words for the eyes of | that great?unseen?following oil the Negro press. I've travelled through every state in America where colored papers are found on tne marKet ior I am fortunate ( able to devote fn)l or unforunate, prehaps) in being ing from time to .time. Contrary | to pupalar belief, writing is thel hardest kind of hard work, many I nights you'll lie awake hours try-! ?ing to ge<t an idea for a column which^ must be delivered the next} ?- day. People who work in an office slop at six, and many can forget work after six, but if you are a 7 writer you don't step at six, or stop at all. COLORED READERS Unlike the white do. not wrifn many letters to their favorite columnists, so I learned what lit-1 tia I know which would be bene-! -fit to the "unknowns" who-really have something to Qffer, by travel ling from Canada^to Mexico, and Maine to California, keeping my Identity secret and asking readers and publishers questions. So with the hope of sincerely en-' couraging new writers I'm going to shoot straight from the shQUf-i derwith the truth, the whole trutlj nothirvg but the truth,by offering the following attitudes expressed by readers and publishers to all writers who do not wish to impose 1 unnecessary handicaps upon them selves. I don't guarantee that by following them ylbu be Assured of success. But we do predict that if you fail to consider the majority ?f^fchem-you will be doomed to fail , After reading them if you just must write I hope you will have great success I really do. DON.T WRITE THE -STORy OF YOUR LIFE j And don't write stories about what happened when you were a little boy or girl. Editors just don't like what happened to you when you were little. The reader can't be bothered either, as the period of your childhood is?not, ?sufficiently removed from the pres --- ent to make it important as history. I Don't Write Letters To go with your articles, unless you have something of importance to say. After you have had one article published, don't droD the editor a little note saying that here in you are enclosing another article ajid so on and so on. Grant him intelligence to discover the fact himself, after opening' your letter he may probably see your article, you know. Editors are clever that way._He may even figure out that you are hoping to have it published.in his papetr. DON'T USE PERMANENT CLIPS To bind paper together, use nothing more than an ordinary ?paper-dipnwhich an editor can remove with his thumb ard forefinger. Don't begin articles with long passeges of narration, instead begin them with a short, pointed sentence which expresses with i clarity the very idea you, want to express. Newspapers Space is valuable. DON'T DECORATE MANU- ; SCRIP PAGES By drawing little art designs on the pages. Even if ydu think they are cute the editors wont. Don'tswear_io<r~much. Occasional "hells' and "dawns" will get by in almost any newspaper but profanity will not. Don't write first-person stories untill you've had some success with articles and stories told in the 3rd parson.-Don't use too'lYUKfh ; description of any kind. Don't stop a news story to decribe setting, regardless of hpw~beautiful they may be. 'Dorv^^ve long para graphs of character decription, 1 - let the decripti,ve bits work naturally into the 3tory as it moves along, without actually sftopping the narrative movement.. Remember that the reader wants to be "entertained with news. 2 ESTABLISHED 1909. :: ?SPE< :: 4 * Our Cleaner is Part?cu ? Particular. \; CASH AN ! \ 1 PLAIN DRESS OR 1 SUIT < X A COMBINATION OF 2 PLAIf OR^FOR ? ? , Called For and T>i I J. W. BE | DRY CI X 713 MAIN STREET V ' "7TT7i;.. ~ ' ..... : A-1; 3EARS 'EM UP i; i > les Spears !! 3 REPORTER" ?; ? DON'T DO WHAT I AM DOING In. other- wotrds don't write about writers or anything connect ed with writing, leave that for the readers to do. Don't submit -un tidy fnanuscripts. If your articles are worth anything at all, they! are worth dressing up in the neatest possible typographical manner The day has passed when editors were patient and long-sujffering -with writeis who presented sloven ly material. An amateur writer brands himself as an amateur when he persists in making the same . mistakes ovier and over again. Kditora hftvp plane at a manuscript to discover that its writer is inexperienced, this is not due to prejudice against new writers, "but the trained editorial eye has little difficulty in seeing faulty -construction and a "develop ment which professional w'iter0 "WSDltl not use. : DON'T USE CONTROVERSIAL SUBJECTS UPQn which half "ynnr rnnHing public may be divided, unless the editor of the paper you are writing fnr states that he wants lu run one on the theme, (A college strike, for instance) leave that to the news reporters and editorial department. You- don't want to hurt your following if you are' a?new -- writer and controversial subjects mean danger. you will , | have to be very tactful in your re ' fusal to be dragged in one side I or the other by well-meaning 1 friends; I Don''t write aborrt things you' have no knowledge of .... it means more trouble, 'because some sub^ jects require extreme definiteness i. . . leave medicine . .. law, dentistry and so on .... to the doctors... lawyers and dentists. Write about l the things of which you have 'first hand knowledee, subject matl ter which comes within your per _ experience. . AND LAST | f Don't liduclo and laugh at the Southern- **rulled brother." Re- I member . . . there is just as much difference in a Southern Negro and a Northern Negro as there is between members of the white race. Don't say 'Uncle Toms and scared to "sass white folks down South" and so on. Ten million Negroes live in tfie South and unless pou are specific and call a name they represent the implication and will ntifcn^grtrygur^agS^Ies. A -fewwriters have risen to fame on this form of construction which is now considered outmoded as the Uncle Tom type is rapidly becoming 'a thing of the past. The younger generation are not afraid of white people, and are busily engaged in building lovely homes down South. They Represent the rmplibrftion that they are afraid to sass white folks, and are Uncle Toms just because they refuse to be drawn into every incident of race discrimi-, nation wnicn nits the front page. I When all the injured party has to do in many cases is to get a bat-] tery of lawyers, spit on, his hands fighting, which most of them are doing. .. MY LITTLE BLACK BOOK "" Among other things shows that for many years George S. Schuyler, was rated by the readers as having a larger following than any other Negro columnist on the bigtime. Ralph Matthews of the Afro American was rated as having the second largest following. But according to the--readers the rating has been changed. My esteemed colleague. Mr. Schyler, of "The Pittsburg Courier "is in third place according to the poll and P. L. Prattis, who has appeared on the horizon is flow rated as having the largest following of any professional on the staff of the bigtime papers. /Ralph Matthews is still rated number 2, but mainly -hecBusc ho han to a cetiaiii degree ' stopped sassing "culled folks down South." In theatrical columns Billy Rowe- is rated first according to the poll and Dan Burley second. THEENJL .AIKEN. COUNTY .ACHIEVE MENT DAY A SUCCESS By Richard F- Boulware Aiken, S. C. - The Achievement Day held in Aiken last Friday at the Sohofield school proved to be a most interesting and worthwhile day. A huge number ofpupils and teachers from the 79 Aiken County Colored schools as well as :IAL? ;; ilar*-and We Clean for the ! \ D CARRY :: CLEANED 40c ; J GARMENTS 75c ; > *i.oo 3 3 slivered 10c Extra J | UNSON ! .EANER r* ' " "A PHONE 7162 ;; , . _ i :. % * - ! m \ I i?_L-B I I Frauklinton, Prentiss, Picayune, The Third Annual Regional Music Festival was an overwhelming success. The Friday session of the Festival Was under the auspices?of?Dillard?Univuislty Extension . Service with instructions and talent from the three collega large number of visitors gathered to see what would take place. The program started atrTO:30 A. M. with a spelling matchLQf pupils irrthe Third and Fourth grades. The spelling match gained the attention of all present as they were spelling with ease the many wards that were called to them. As the spelling match continued, with no child missing their words, the crowd began to wonder who would really be the winner. But final ly a surprise came when the word "asparagus" was called, and one by one the children took their seats and that word brought to a close the spelling match. Every child could be clearly heard as there were f.Wrt nmphifrivn fnrnrrv1 their voices to the large number present. The other contests were Reading, Arithmetic, Declamation and Quartet. The schools who won the highest number of points in; the different contest were given trophies. These trophies can be kept until the ensuing1 Achievement Day and if the schools fail ta rank with the preceding year, the trophies will De moved in accord to the school having 'the highest number of points. The following sdnools were winners of trophiesj Fairfield^ Mt. Harris and Jerusalem Branch, tied, twoteachers schools, 10 points Hartley Grove, three teacher school, 13 points; and Graniteville, five teacher school, 21 points the highest. There were four rooms c/f exhibits of various _kinds of work done by the students. Many commendable remarks were made by both White and Colored visitors of the splendid work that is being done by the rural schools of Aiken County. After the contests came to a . lose in mid-afternoon, the Biewer (Normal scnooi ot ureenwooa ana dchot iold of A1 It on played two very fasinating basketball games. Both teams worked hard to carry the honor to1 their Alma Master, but the games ended with STchofield in the lead:~ The Jeanes Teacher/?, Miss Justine E. Wilkinson, expresses her appreciation to the Aikent County Teachers Ass'n, all committees and the Schofield school for their splendid co-operation in making' the Aiken County Achievement I Day a success. As the. last teachers meeting) for this school term has been held and as the many schools are draw ing to their termination, the officers of the Aiken County Teachers Ass'n wish all teachers a successful closing and ajoyous vacation. IS IT A DISGRACE TO HAVE TUBERCULOSIS? By An HEx-Patient, We have heard and are still hearing much about this disease. It was in 1882 after much hard Work Dr.Robert Koch, a noted German scientist found that TuBef" culosis^ was, qaused by the germs Tubercule Bacilli. We all 1cnow how this infectious disease robs tmt: <ji iii^ ?uiuiiKtn uiiu vitality and thereby incapacitating him for regular duties of life. The ordinary layman believes that the victims of this disease are only the people of the lowest strata of society or that they are vile sinners or ex-christians that have fallen from grace. Because of this belief the general public is afraid or ashamed of it. When tKejThave symptoms oTthe disease they are afraid to go to a doctor foT an examination. If they are told that they are affected, they try to hide as long as possible, I have known families that had so mudh pride that they hid their sick relatives and poured down into stomachs patent medicine and home remedies until it was" too la'te to do any good when put in a sanatorium. There are people who are afraid to visit a T. B. Camp, but because they enlisted under the Jbahner of our Lord and Savier Jesus Christ, who when he was on earth went about ministering to those thm*t were In need, they hrflf-heart i "ih iii'ftf --. i TTTB PATiMPTTTO LfiAT iEI es participating Dillard, Southern and Alcorn. Outstanding featur us ui the Festival were two conicerts featuring talent from the schools of Bogalusa. McGnmh, Keritwood, Slidell,Columbia, Greensbur, Amite, Hammond, Pottchatoula, Fernwood, Biloxi, Pop' edly run out to tj^e camp to satisfy their conscience. , r I have been in and out of a T. B. Camp many years and to?my people on the cure,people that I humble judgement, I have observed people on the cure, people that came from the many different walk of life. It seemed that Tuber culosis poped up where ever it could get a chance regardless of whether the individual was of mediocre or noble standing. I have as much admiration and respect for the mind, and character of some T. B. Victims, as -I have fcrr anybody that has not the- disease No friends, Tuberculosis is not a disgraceful dispose; Of-course-Ife-ieono of our great misfortunes.. We are grateful to Drs. Koch, Trudeau, Holboll and others for \yhal_JLhey_have done, We appreciate what the national organization local branch is doing, but fVlPrP wnrlf -fnr -OQnVl no + if we would eradicate, or at least bring this ravaging disease under control. I hereby make the following if commendations: 1. Let us give our good-will and moral support to those who are returning to our communities -fitmr-T-..-B. Camps. Limited funds at thc-tHspostth of~ officials, make it necessary to dismiss patients before they are well, so as to give other victinis a chance. The expatient will not infect your com- j munity, for they have a practical course in health Education.' This wi iter recalls with great pleasure, friends that encouraged and helped him. 2. Let us encourage and help people go to the clinic. 3. Let us do our part, educate the public so as to change the layman's attitude, of fear and shame moi'e conscious and to fully realize the meaning of this little verse: * "There is a destiny that makes us brothers nono go his way alone. All that we send into-the-Hves f others comes back into our own. ANTTERSTTN COUNTY ACHIEVE MENT DAY A SUCCESS The teachers of group 2 held their annual achievement day at Caroline school, Williamston, S.C., March 31, 1939. Music?Great camp meeting -Carolina High school. Prayer- Mr. J. H.Ledbetter Musjc Couldn't hear nobody pray, Carolina Hi school, Declamation Contset : 1st. prize -The aid of the Brain; Pleasent View School 2nd prize, ex-soldiers Memorial,, Caroline school; 3rd, Woodman, (Spare that' tree: John Westly school, Gle0 Club Contest: 1st prize -Old Ark a Moving: White Hall school, 2nd prize Shine When -troubles shake you- Pleasant View school, 3rd -Hit is King of KingsSpearman school. Toy OrchestraSpearman school. Singing- Caroline Glee Club: Everytime I feel :he Spiiit, Introduction of speakerMr. E, C. .Mc Cants Twho -spoke of schools of yesterday and today. Remarks by the president- Mr. | Rice who also presented Mr. W. A. Sciffley. He made some impres- j : ! l ? .1. ? J ivt: I trinai i\r> wn? iiic rjAiiiuua uiiu spoke of thp old type Field's Day which combined the parents to the school. The president introduced Mr. Holler who spoke of being prlad to be here. He stated that the exhibits showed much improvement and interest. He restated some of the facts mentioned by Mr. Sehiffley He want to find" Who was~here.Had children and parents to stand. Reading Contest?First Grade ; 1st, andcZnd prizes- NcwMt. school, 3rd prize- Spearman school Second grade: 1st prize- Caroline school, 2nd Blake Dale school , 3rd prize- Pleasant View school. Third grade: 1st prize- Caroline SchooT, ShcTpffze -New Mt. Grove school,, 3rd prize- Pleasant View school. Arithmetic contest: 1st Grade > 1st prize- New Mt. G-rove school ! 2nd -Mi Plea^anft View sch<wl Second grade : 1st prize- Caroline school, 2nd prize, Maple Springs school, 3r<I prize-Now Ml. Grove school, 2nd prize-Carolino .. i. . - . i wP \ * ? ^k'j Rouge, and New Orleans. Prof. Frederick Hall, Director of r Music at Dillard?university who had charge of the entertainment stated that the Festival is not, competitive, but it is educational school, 3rd prize -John We-stly r .. school.? Spelling contest: Fourth grade, . -1st T>rize-Carolihe school, 2nd prize John Westly school 3{rd prize,Pleasant View school Fifth grade: 1st prize- Pleasant View school, 2nd prize- St.Peter school, 3rd -Spearman school Sixth grade, 1st prize, Carolina; 2nd prize- Maple Springs school, 3rd prize -Caroline school Exhibits: 1st prize," Caroline school, 2n prize -Blake Dale, 3rd prize -Spearman ' ? Out door activities: Hansel and Gretel, grades 1, 2 and 3. Mrs. A. < G. Grimoo Director. = "Grand march-grades 4, 5,and 6 Mr. H.W. Rice-Director. Basket-ball: Mt; Pleasant VS ' Caroline, scores 10-5-Caroline. * * Mr. H. W. Rice-president arffl" ! Mis., Julia M. Greenee-Reporter ] SUMTER COUNTY .SCHOOLS ' CELEBRATE .FIRST. SPRING \ESTIVAL .AND .ACHIEVE MENT DAY 1 1 Friday March 31 at Moors' v school Sumter. S C. n lnrgp crowd ( witnessed the program which be gan at 11:00 a. m. with devotional ' service. The Herald announced the [jingium. oix attendants .dressed 1 in lovely green gowns, four flower ^ girls in beautiful costumes of s orange and the maid, of honor in t a lovely pink preceeded the queen v to the throne which was covered with white decorated with pink roses. The queen's chariot covered ( with white and lovely pink roses 11 was support to be drawn by two ? beautiful white swans. The queen was. folio wed_to_the throne by two ? pages in suits of blue trimmed with gold. She wore a lovely grown of white with a long train of blue and white. She ascended the _ throne under aiTarch of pink*oses. 1 The maid of honor placed on her ? head the crown repeating appro- J piate words a beautiful chorus, 1 we crown the queen etc. was sung, -i Seven groups danced before the queen ir? ring plays.; each girl wore white tennies slippers white . dress and a wreath of pink roses y across her shoulders. At the conclusion of he coronation a dance the butterfly from the Rose school was had. Mrs. Minnie Benbow soloist, Mrs.' Ruth Dinkins. pianoist also a sash drill; these numbers were very beautiful and added much to the scene. Prof. Bowens made the announcement for the continuation of the program for the day.' Those interested in the hoop rol ling contest etc. went to Morris College athletic field. In Morris school?building?was?found?the ? work of the county schools on ex- S hibition. The unit man and his enjriroument etc. was divided into seven groups each group was subdivided giving each school a _distinct-.p_axL-.nl the unit, Each ? group made an enviable record in bringing out its part of the unit. Butlmar shoe store, Cut-iRate drug store and Belk-Robinson gave a demonstration in the health unit. Prize winners were Moore Mayesville and St John. Our visitors were Mr. J. B. Felton. Dr. from Cute Rate Drug store who gave a demonstration with the human body how it functicm s ?tc., Geddis, Rev. Spears Benbow, Mrs. I. P. Pogue, Mrs. C. A. Lawson members from fVin f n r>nttv A'f \fOTrt3 CViTt<5CrY? JTvn ^ coin Hi, Savage-Glover and many 5 other distinguished person whose ! names I failed to get. The group leaders, committee, ! teachers and all concerned under ; the leadership of our efficient supervising Jean tejujhfrs of Sum j tor county. -Mrs. I.'JH Geddi^ r1 .the most outstanding c# its icfnd f j ever had- In the history of the county. We are grateful for fiast achieve ments thankful for the present ami stirring to make the future more beneficicial and outstanding for the education of our youth. Our motto "Better Teacher, Better school* Better trained boys j and girls to Result in Better , as it gives oportunity for the develupmuiit of the music talent. ol the young people of this region. Special group's from this fpsti: val will be invited to take part in the annual music festival to beheld May 5, G, 7, on Dillard's campus, New Orleans, which will einl C i t i zens" (LiViola Boston Johnson Reporter 7^ CLINTON COLLEGE NEWS' bv Mrs. Vashti Johnson | The Comedy Drama in three acts entitled "Just Pals" was present-' in Columbia, S. C. April 3. The directess and the cast were acconi" panied there and back by Miss Amelia Hutchenson who is a sen- j ior here and Prof. W. J. Nelson, Jr. who is an instructor here. j While in Columbia we visited the 'campus of Allen and Benedict.! college. Tuesday April 4, at 7:00 o'clock Prof. R. V. McGivt of the Emmett Scott High School gave a very interesting lecture on "Youth In a1 Demacraey " to the students of th j Democracy" to the students of the Social Science club under the au<! Dices of Prof. W .T Nolsnn .Tr kvho heads this department. Last week was celebrated here and many other places a? you , enow as the National Negro health Week. Our noon day ser.! ices were centered around Health "ir> -Mrmdny Mrs. Ethel Ducket R N., gave a very entertaining lec- , :ure on Nursing. The groups called "The groups" ,s under the auspices of Miss iennie Hawzc and Mr. A. J. Johnion. This group gave a moon light| iarty Thursday evening which! vas.a success. \ For (the past two weeks we have' >een favored to have a sermon leiivered to us by our i*oun^ ninisters of the institution during ur mid-week services. Namely: Levs. J. D, Murdack andGeorge MADAM I'ETER'S HAIR GROWER^ i^or Diseased Scalp?Ghves Life \ tnd Beauty. BEST GROWER? \.pply once a week?PRICE 35t. [906 Blanding St., Columbia, S.C.' Zounts?Drag Store-, Washington, St., Thomas Drug Store, Tay- i lor and Harden Sts. I David G. Ellison General Insurance : Honest and efficient attention given to all business placed with me. . " PHONE 5717__ Watch Repairing E. W. ISOM 2225 1-2 Richland Street COLtJMBlA, S. C. ! LEEVY'S FUNERAL HOME I UNDERTAKER and EMBALMER t For State Hospital and Palmettc 5 Sanatorium \ ?SLOGAN? | LOWER PRICES 3 ambulance service * "As Near As Your Nearest Phope' x Branches: Batesburff, Iy?eevill< 5 and Ridjjeway ?1831 TAYLOR ST. COLUMBIA P PHONE 9276 _ . , f . _ t, w?3WF%Srur^j?!^Fj$ t^bhe 1 '$ '& w /" ' iiflMl phasize the use of music in the home, church and school. The fes tival this year will be climaxed with?the?cantatu?"Deliverance" Jeatui'lng a chorus, baritone and tenor soloists. (ANP) McMurrv.- Since the past week was ? -the last week of thr Lenten f?? Miij, Misses Laura B.- C'ookp, Julia Livesy and Vn-nti Johnson conducted the mid-week services. Miss Vashti Johnson pave to the student body and friends some intertaining facts concerning the Lent^-n season and the cross. The Easter cantata entitled ' "Calvary" bv Henry Wessel was presented in a sunrise service at tie Mount Olivet A. M. E. Zion church which is pastured by Rev. H. R. Hawkins on Easter Sunday morning by a chorus from Clinton; Many were witness to this proforent type of any of the Easter programs recently rendered. All present reported having enjoyed it. The chorus was under the direct ion of Miss Ixiuise Worthey the insturctior-Juf?F rench. MV*s. Lorcille Johnson and Mr. Charles Turner were our respresentives in Greenville last week studitig with the group in Parker Mil! school district. Miss Lizzie Hands had as her guest Sunday after noon; Mr. and Mrs. James Roussean also_Messers Flr.cvl t-T-n all" of' X\Viiksbu'ryfx c"" Announcing The Opening of BELLMEN'S REST 1323 1-2 Assembly Street ?WINEING and DINING? This is a remodeled and Modern Equipped Social Center Open from 12 Noon until ? H. MURRAY, Mgr. BEST QUALITY COAL ?ALWAYSPROMPT SERVICE PHOYU 1011 ? toil WHILE IN NEW YORK J... .. STOP AT WOODSIDE H O T E The Finest Colored Hotel in Harlem 2121 7th Ave. at 112nd St. New York, New York U Dl BON 3-2400 ^ I. S. 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