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-"?r ! 7 -7 ... . / < VOL. XIV?NO. 40 ^ Grand Musical Extra October 13, 7:30 at B IB&rarag r ' b yaw' J9BI ^ H A 1 // . MISS OZOftA Miss Ozora E. Renfroe, talented -young - soprano -and?draxna.tis?,^Avill appear in recital Friday night October 13, 7:30 o'clock at Bettis Academy, Trenton, S. C. A. W. Nicholson, president. Miss Renfroe is an nonor grad-. ,r uate of Morris Brown college, o former member of the college glee club, quartette and sextette. A. member of Iota Phi Beta sorority, Kappa Phi Delta Honor society. She has had the distinetion\ of singing; for the President of the U. S. She is now instructor of > English and Social Science at B re v.a7 rpoTcter! of the palmetto The Palmetta Leader is the mouthpiece of not only the A. M. E's., but for the Baptists as -veil. ? __ It is a credit to the race. Just to! go into The Hampton ~ Printing! plant, where the paper is printed,| will give to any fair minded and right thinking man or woman inspiration and aspiration. You can obviously see the potentiality that! lies ahead in the future. Regard-! less 01 denomination, but for the' race, 'we ought make this paperI not only a once a, week edition,' but a daily. It can be done?ouf^ht, be done. The way to do it is, to eoorperJ ate; subscribe for the jiaper; read it and then pay for it. If we Baptists, with our three hundred thousand (plusl) constituency, would give Mr. Geo; H. Hampton, one-third of our mem-' . bership in ? subscriptions fen- this valuable paper, they could have a daily, instead of a weekly paper j This would mean more employment for our boys and girls, who aie so destituted for employment Subscribe for the pr.per apd see what the Negro Baptists in the State of Sc/uth Carolina are doing. Dr. T. J. Miles > For The Bishopric y: i/oose The Man And I.et IIim Go / By B. II. Gray First of all permit me to say: Becaus^ one may use the free access of his own mind and thfit agrees with a similar thought of his brethren, and may act along j the same line. And does not deny the gifts of his Maker whivh is the freedom of thought and accepts the direction of someone else. He is styled as being in a party or camp. Then' if that be true, I have been and is still today in another camp, and is a' full member of a party of which he does not belong. HOW SAD it is for our state and church, wher we can see the need of our daily help, one to the other. We should see at all times the onP brg spirit of brotherhood. Why should any one be the victim of death becAus>' of the evil thoughts, wicked custom and sinful practice of others Why should one refuse to recs. c r. | J vagam iday Nigiit ettis Ai ^uemy, | E. REN FHOE T. Washington High school, Athintn, 'a Among scrme of the selections to be heard are: The Lord's Pray, er, Carissima, Carmena, Since You Went; Away, Mandy Lou, Creation, Over" The "Hill To The Pbor House and others. Miss Martha Singleton will accompany the artist. Miss Singleton is a graduate of Atlanta university, instructor rrf English and Music at David T. .Howard High school. Don't miss this rare treat. Fpeaks leader agnize or fail to help his brother 1 who is a member of the same com 1 pany, having on the samc? uniform knowing thc> same counter-sign, and is under-the. orders of the same Captain? Should we be cause of the many temptation of tht. devil refust. to own our Maker or fail to render service in His behalf? Equally so, is it with our bro ther should we because of malice and begrudgefulness refuse to privA honor to whom it is due ? Or fail to give that' little help to one who js and have been struggling, NO. Then why not the f,,11 ?? <l,? A ->f TT* .A L I Uli IU1WV U? vliu i-v. 1*1. rJ, AIIUIL'II in South Carolina get behind this pood Christian loader and help him up tjie hid. Does service "means anything? Is sacrifice a sign of loyalty? If when all[ of these are summed up, and the answer given, it will be in these words: Dr. T. J. Miles rs the soul embodiment of them all. And for such service of loi.j standing as has been rendered bv" him, will forc0' dTT'big hearted Chrstians to say LOOSE THE MAN AND LET HIM GO. Facts Are Facts They may not be received but : sunshine and storm, over hills and I around ponds for the purpose of I furthering th-(. Kingdom of Christ say as you may, hut I know as a TfTrTh~Tits~Ttfe"Ts on the altar, with only God as his helper. This is "not" dorre for the meager amount he receives, and yet it may be and is much more than many of his peers. Rut as it is when compared with the Iovq of wi'fe, care ot family, and valu0 of life. It is they remain the same. One can not deny that he has thc ability to lead. The vision to foretell. He nas toi- ail those years lived in ac cold with thp first chapter of Titus and certainly he is a full believer in Jesus Christ, and has pro ven tbat GOD has been with HIM Facing this age of speed, laying his life on the altar for the service GOD and his church, yea on the altar, for any time anyone "TeaWff 'htR~ tmTTT(r to jomrrey milesaway by day and night, through for the love of God. The duty to his fellowmen and the saving oi . STATE r ' |fetf COLUMBIA, ; Dr. R. E. Brogdon Fo The Episcopacy j(By J. Frederick Simmons) In less than a year, the Gener, Conference of the African Meth< dicf Pliin'ok ? - fx X . YYin meet at UeU'Ol I Mich. This great religious Uoil of Bishops, Presiding Elders, Gc eral Officers, Ministers and Laj men will come together and maf laws and elect bishops. At pres ent, the ccmnection is being guit ed by twelve bishops; three ha\ passed into the Great Beyon< Who will succeed them Will the be men who have the interest c -he church at heart and will er deavor tp shape the destiny o African Methodism? It should b borne in mind that we are in generation of upl'ft and progres: For this and other reasons th General Conference of 1940 shoul " be fat'-slghted. enough as to elec such men who have the interes of the chi'rch at heart?men wh nave a vision and who are aglo\ with fiery ambition t0 carry or The church of Allen must g^ 01 to . higher heights. It is my verj great pleasure to eay that Dr. P E. Brogdon, the pastor of Em manuel Church, Charleston, S. C. is1 one of the men to be selectee and elected. Dr. Brogdon is "the man of the hour." One who know? 'he A. M. E. Church, one who ha: a vision, a constructive prograrr and who is a friend and brother With reference to his ability, ht In the field of education, h t served as principal of the Man. ping High School; Professor at Allen University, Columbia, S. C and at the State College, Orangel burg, S. C. His activities in the religious sphere are many. We "are simply giving a partial list of his work. Dr. Brogdon served as pastor at Belton, Manning Station, Orangeburg, Bethel, Columbia, S. C., Bethel at ^Georgetown, Presiding Elder of the Mt. Pleasant 'Dis trict and at present the efficient pastor of Emmanuel, the mother of African Methodism south o t Baltimore. Soon, after being appointed to Emmanuel Station, a modern heating plant was installed and. latenjhe_ morrtgage was lifted. This Christian gentleman and great expounder of Truth, like Isaiah of old, has a vision, and the General Conference will do itself credit by elevating this noble son of 'Allen to the Episcopacy. " Points Theatre "Get Acquainted Week"? The 5 Points Theatre is presenting to the readers of The Palmetto Leader "Get Acquainted Wfeek" to increase the colorred patronage at the new 5 Points theatre. During the week of Octobei 5th through October 12th, the coupon attached to the 5 Points thea. tre advertisemen on Page 8 of this issue will admit one person free when accompanied by one paid admission. The new and modern 5 Points Theatre offers the Columbia movie public the best in motion picture entertainment. Its policy of presenting first run pictures and featuring a return engagement of some of the best hits has won the favor erf its marry patrons.' tv.- tv? > 1. Iic * nea LI e ir> c* 11 -t uiiu 11 1UI1UU throughout, has all modern sound equipment and is equipped, both downstairs and in the colored bal. cony with comfortable upholstered seats. It is conveniently located at 5 Points within easy walking distance of" the colored?-residential section. The public is cordially invited to spend a pleasant afternoon of enjoyment at the new Five Points theatre. his own soul why it is done, and nothing else. Expert automobile drivers am new born babies ar& not what wt need. And yet each of them art mighty fine in therr places. Tt say he drove me at the rate of 80 miles per hour; or this is my son in the gospel, will not get him me in the same old camp. But this one thing I desire to do, and that is to make known the truth of my brother, wherever I may be; never to forget kindness and never, no never leave my friend very fa'r up the road. What he needs is-; true Christians advocaContinued on Page 8 colore] r-*' SOUTH CAROL/:NA, SATURD r Rural Schools Aid In ' i Fight Against Tuberculosis 4> al D- Final Christmas Seal t, Reports Made fy ?? i==~^? n Forty-two of the 65 rural schools in Richland- Coufity contributed :e $121.18 in* the 1938 Christmas j Seal sale last December according to a statement issued this week by j Mrs. D. K. Jenkins, Jeanes teach^ Seal sale in rural schools. The ?minimum goal was set, for?each, j school at the rate of t\*o dollars per teacher. "The School groups worked by districts. The Ballentine district with L. Z. Eichelber. ger as chairman led with a sale e ei ee . *- * ? ^ Ui 91.UU per reacner. doming second was the Upper Township dis. ^ trict, Mrs. Carolyn Grate, chair Q man, which faised $1.47 per teach v er. Other districts in order were ^ Center Township district, "$1.10; Eastover- district, 74c and Hop. kins 62c per teacher. Individual school sales were as follows: Upper Towiiship?Canaan $5.00; Jacob Mission $1.00; Mcrore j $2.00; Free Hope $2.00; Bethel j $5.51; Shady Grove $2.01; Round . Top $1.10; Flat Branch $1.00;' 3 Ballentine $2.00; Taylor Chapel , $2.00; Lever $1.30; Crane Creek1 $6.00; Matthews $2.00; Monteithj ; $12.50. Total $45.42. Center Township?Taylor $8.00 1 ; MilforT^2:00";'~lffnr-era.&k $3.00; j Reedy Point $4.00; Veal's Chapel $1.00; Rock Hill $1.00; Gill Cr^ek j $1.00; Silver Dune $1.00; Total 1 $21.00. j1 , Ballentine District?(Rosenwald ! $3.00; Yorunginer $1.15; Pine ( i Giove $2.00; Nichols $1.00; White| . Rock $2.00; Upper- Pine Grove, '< $2.00; Irmo Graded $3.00; Ballen. | tine $2.00; Parochial $2.50; Total j $18.65. !< 1 Eastover District?Webber $7.55 i , Shiloh 50c; St. Phillips $5.21; Pint * Grove 35c; Zion Hill $1.00; Con.' j ! garee $2.00; Gadsden $6.50; 'Sto. ncy Hill $2.00; Cope Williams $1;' c I Tom Creek $2.00. Total $28.11. |t Hcrpkins District?Hopkins $4.00' ' Pinewood $1.00; Clayton $3.00; Ti r tal $8.00. While Moore,.Free HopejV Ballentine, Taylor Chapel, Crane j Creek, Milford, Reedy Point, Up-h per Pine Grove, Lower Ballentine, \ Congaree and Tom Creek reached their two dolla,. per teacher gcrals,.1 the pupils in the Monteith school. I 1 ; long noted for their intense in-j* terest in the Christmas Seal sale ( led with a sale of $4.17 per teach.: i er. I( Mis. Jenkins wishes to expressj| her appreciation to all who assist-'r ed in the 1938 sale. She believes ? that increased interest in the fight ? against tuberculosis will cause last! c year's non-contributcrrs to see the J need of cooperating in the coming a sale. For more than thirty years v Christmas Seals have helped in the organized fight against tuber- 1 ?ulosis in this country. BALTIMORE, MI). NEWS j By (Mrs.) Louise G. Douglas r . t( ~ J Mr. and Mrs. Barney Douglas ( and Mrs. Sara G. Dodds had as r guest Sunday evening Miss Hat- I tie Bates. ' i Baptism was held at Mt. He- a bron Baptist church during the i mid-week services. Sunday the ( Sabbath school met at the usual ( hour. At 11:30 service by the i pastcrr, Rev. Flowers. The Lord's Supper waft giverv at 3;00 p.m. Ser c vice Sunday night at 8 o'clock. ? The Lord's Supper was brought c to Mrs. Louise G. Douglas' house. ( [n the group was the pastor, Dea. a Reed, Rev. Lewis. Dca. Jacobs, Dea t Robt. Reed, Bro. Frank Williams, sisters Mattie Johnson, Annie M.I Athens, Bro. Johnnie B. ore, sis-' tors Hattie B. and Sara G. Dodds.' Mr. John Davis Thompson and J Mrs. Lucinda, Brown were the r guests of Mr. and Mrs. Barney f and Mrs. Sara GjDodds. ' i S. S. at the Morning Star Bap- 8 tist church began at 9:30 by the Supt. At 11:30 a.m. service. Sun-' day night 8 p.m. Service. Friendship Baptist church held its usual weekly meetings.. On t Sunday the pastor conducted the I morning and evening worships. J On the/ sick list Mrs. Florence v Hood, Mis. Rosalee iDunthel. g " " Mrs. Rosa Hayes and little dau- j Ighter left Friday for Winnsboro,' S. C., to see her mother and also il her ill sister-in-law. S D FAIR ( ? ?t\ AX, OCTOBER 7, 1989 Civic Welfare Leagu< of Columbia To U?1J HiT . nuiu iueenng The first of the 1939-40 meet ings of the Columbia Civic Wei fare League will be held at Alle University Auditorium, Sunda afternoon, October 8, at 4 p. n Matters of vital interest to all-wil be discussed. Members are urge* to attend and bring others witl them. The public is cordially in vited. ?Subsequent meeting's of the Lea gue will be held the second Sun dajy in each month at the sami hour. Dr. Curry Amends Book Concern Charter Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 4.?An. nouncement was made at the Afri. cett Methodist Book Concern here this week that iDr. <5. E. Curry, Manager of -the Book Concern, ...a? ?r?c. outcessiui in naving its Charter amended to conform with the laws of the General Conference The application was approved b> the Court of Common Picas of Philadelphia, August 22nd, 1939 The Charter, as amended ncrw makes the Board consist of one member from each Episcopal Dis trict. Oldest Negro Publishing House The A. M. E. Book Concern is the oldest publishing house owned world. Thg^ original Charter was granted in 1855. Since that time it has published thousands o f books and pamphlets relative, to :ho work and program of the ^nurcn. it nas naa a number of Business .Managers during the ?ighty-five years, all of whom con tributed their share rn.the^utput >f its literature. Made Record Under Curry From time to time the Book Concern, met with a number of filancial reverses. After moving 'rom its original site on Pine St. :o 716 S. 19th Street and laitr to 1230 Ny 19th Street, losing both >uilding|s, Dr. Curry was then call. !d, and in less than thirty days,. >ought back the Allen Building vith his own money and moved ;he plant back to 716 S. 19th St. vhere it is now locate 1. SaysJiTi^Curry, "My faith*-in ;he A. M. E. Church"Tihowirrg^that t would stand behind me in the venture, has proven true." Dr. Hurry plans to pay this building >ut of debt and present the mortgage to the General Conference it Detroit, Mich, in May 1940. Business Methods Organized Under his manacerrient. the hns_ riess-methods--of the JBook^^ Con^ :ern .have undergone a change; ind it is working with a system n keeping with modern business nethods. Says Dr. Curry, "Pro. luction has been increased and ill employees work with a confilence never before seen in any of he departments, and with added cnorwledge that efficiency, industry ml trustworthiness will be revarded." Dr. Curry is known throughout he Connection as a great preach-' r and business man. Among the housand^ of letters coming into he office from all over the counry, pledging support in his candilacy for Bishop was one that said, 'The African Methodist Episcopal Church needs a Bishop of Dr. Cyr y's experience as a business man. te has demonstrated his ability n saving the Publishing House ind I am sure it will mean much n the business direction of our Churches if he is elected at the General Conference that convenes n Detroit in May, 1940. Dr. Curry recently visited Chi. -ago where he preached at Great-) ;r Bethel A. M. EVChurchT His:andidacy was endorsed by the Chicago Conference. Dr. Curry al. [ i0 preached at Indianapolis, Ind., he following Sunday. VISIT LEESVILI-E, S. C. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Albany of. ialuda* S. C., were Sunday afterloon isvitors of Mr. and Mrs. Ru-' us Drafts at Leesville, S. C. Mrs. Albany and Mrs. Drafts ire cousin*. VISITORS HERE Mrs. Fannie. Johnson, Mrs. Mat., ie Butler, Mrs*. Daisy P. Moore, tfisses Dorothy Clark and Edna) rohnson of Greenwood spent a ery pleasant day Sunday as the :uestg of M>". and Mrs. James ohnson 1210 McDuffie Ave. While out sight-seeing" they visted the State hospital also the tate sanatorium. ) JCTOBEF PRICE: FIV] e SUCCESSFUL II ^ IS Bp , ^ * JJ REV. DENNIS NORMAN \VI Pastor of Ebenezer A. M. E. Chi He is the Chief Sectetary^rrfvth^ Pali a trustee of Allen University for 17 yt Pastor and preacher. He has a1.?ays I and Conference. He has cooperated w has served under. He hr's never failed Conference. He is now net-ting ready t Confeience, which meets in Bethel Stati raOMTHEGlS TO ALI. DISTRICT DEPUTIES. SVBf OF SOUTH CAROLINA AMD JIJ] GREETINGS: We have been greatly encoiiryged a month by reports from different sections bodies. We have visited several 'Distil were largely attended, helpful, instrueti praying that in the next year each I)i convene in similar meetings. District No. 1 supervised by Brothe^ G. Washington merit our congratulatioi held in Seneca, September 7th. The District meeting held by Brothel ~20th, was equally meritorious and inspii District Deputy Grand Master S. J. Pi September 12.. The session was a sue* We are deeply grateful for the activit hopeful that other Districts will catch t simi]ar ones. I am fiaternairy^aslung'Tlrat'TWTTy?n the Grand Temple in December with fin an increase in membership and a gre?' The time to begin preparation's for Do days will not be long irr passing. We tion. Let us measure up to every req distinguished visitors. Your Represenative to Detroit will b: tiomal meeting including The Grand M should be informing and inspiring. willingness to be with them. Begin no operation is all that is asked or wanted Hoping that brotherly love may conti I am most coulially and fraternally, ENROLLMENT AT ALL] LARGEST IN A Columbia's New Radio Station WCOS ^ Now in Operation 16-, OWNED ftY CAROLINA ADVERTISING' CORPORATION Th Broadcasts on 1.370 Kilocycles | vt?r?i | been Columbia's new radio station,' ] WCOS studios are located at 1202 . Main street in the Carolina Life ' building annex and they were de-!|-'8CS signed by Charles A. Thcmian of nunil Eastover. Every new and modern More development has been incorpor- ' teen ated to make for the best in acous.' tical efficiency and decorative of- c*a?s fectr. *? : ?- 1 has 1 The modernistic tile and glass missi block front three stories high was ^ave designed by Mr. Thoman to indi-j cate the modernistic color and | pn treatment of the lobby and corri- \,.jns aor, wnicn tneme is elaborated and developed in the color treatment min15 of the studios, control room and noss offices. , I gani? RCA Mnnufacuring company of(^^e Camden, N. J,T furnished all of . . the high fidelity equipment which WCOS has installed. Under Mr. 'nf? Thoman's direction three licens- point ed radio operators have been em- poarc ployed fot- the last three months1 forci. in the intricate and exacting in-' f saltation of the audio equipment ?' t'1 in the1 studios and the transmitter which is located on the east bqnk . of the Ccmgarcc river at the foot ,umn of Pendleton street. The 200.foot: pd ft Continued on Page 8 dictei t 23-27, Is V \ B CENTS PER ~COPY 3T W "k A ri m ^ LSON, B.' D., D. I), jrch, Charleston, S. C. met to Annual Conference, and ;ars. He is a very efficient )een an asset to his District ith every Presiding Elder he to make a good report in his o make a good report in bis mi in Georgetown ngxl week. lND east Chester, South Carolina, September 28, 1939 >1? 1)1 NATE LODGES RISDICTION, nd inspired during the past i as to the growth of Masonic ft meetings. These meetings ve and enthusiastic. We are strict in the Jurisdiction will lis for the very fine session W. A. Gladden. (September ing. t> inset te convened at Pineville, ?ess from every view "point. ies in these Districts, and are his forward spirit and launch me?get?a?4-meet lis at ic. reports. We are expecting ?t restoration of delinquents, cember 12th is now. ?Ninety are expecting a full delegauiroiuent. We are expecting ill"' report from the Interna"asters' Council. This report ty?reception T.et.'s show our \v to work to that end. CoI. nue. J. S. STANBACK. Grand Master EN UNIVERSITY DECADE stration Thermometer Apches 100 Mark. More Than New Students Placed e enrollment at Allen Uni iy is largest now tnan it has since the administration of late President R. W. Mance. he registration thermometer a from daily registration the Jer approaches the 400 mark than 165 new students have placed, the largest freshman in the- history of the school been enrolled and many trans lis fiorm other institutions been handled. csident Samuel Richard Hignnd Dean O'Daniel have aditrative matters in full readifor routine work and the or:ation proceeds with clockprecision. -figging has_mct many speak i _ _a. J!/r -i i-iiKi>K?"iiienis at umerem s in the state, where he ?p>d before large audiences with fut messages about the needs ie school. th President Higgins, the A. i are linked and with iniprovJcilitios great success is pre1 >39 . i