The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?, April 22, 1939, Page Page, Image 3
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.
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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
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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 |
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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