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Saturday, October 7, 1939 L 1 "CHARLIE" SP By Chark "THE ROVING j > . i > Mr. George Hampton I , Publisher of 'The Palmetto Leader' is General Manager of the South Carolina committee repre- 1 senting the national exposition to. J be held in Detroit next year cele. brating the progress made by Ne. groes in this country during the past 7B years. In speaking of the exposition mr, namptcrn stated tnat he hao a real genuine interest in the matter and wanted South uaroh- " na to be well represented by one of the best state exhibits to be sent to the exposition ... The * 'writer promised to do his bit . . Further details will be given thru the press ... In the meantime anyone interested in placing exhi. bits in the space allotted to South Carolina may receive full inform. ation by writing to Mr. Hampton Lend Me Your Cotton Handkerchief . . . Bnb ? Over in Greenville, South Carolina, thousands of nickels engrav ed on cotton cloth 4uo in -circulation. They've been issued to promote interest in the celebration to be held in he near future by the( National Cotton Festival Ineorpo-. , ration. Many nickel-holders are planning to retain the feather-weight coins as souvenirs of Greenville's greatest display of homage to' King Cotton. Others, howevsr. I are spending them at the stores' and the merchants are glad to get them., because 1 they can turn them - into coin of trie" realtor at the offi ces oi the ureenvme tjnamoer 01 \ Commerce. Johnson C. Smith University ' ^ t Opened its . boors fcrr anothet! year up in Charlotte this week when an elaborate- reception was , given in the gymnasium for* new i students by members of the fnc | trHy r . Boy . . they have-some pretty girls up in the 'Old North State' I wouldn't be anything except" a newspaper columnist, you see I get all over the .south and get to b?6 feflMe Of the ' prettiest . . . but as I was saying the new ' * $90,000 girls' dormitory at the uni versity will be ready for occupancy about the end of the first semester. Formal opening was held in the University church Thursday morning ... Classes began at 2 o'clock the same afternoon. The Eskimo Is the only race in the worrlo which has no, word for war 01 f lunlfl J A .I.AA1\AM 4.. U5U A Vl ? /rtl P? ?vn ktu a nco pwn aiu nicir xci* lowmen &. . Their weapons art __made for the sole purpose of ob"taining foodl~ I A Leve Bird Ow?e4 a.- lady-in-^Hampton, I South Carolina lost his mate a ' ftw days ago, and began to mope, refusing to 'sing or eat food . . . The lady had _the_.happy idea _ of placing a mirror in the cage until she could order another bird. Ncrw the love bird . . . sings , . . eats . . . and struts before the mirror, sidles up to its reflection and bills and coos evidently as! t happy as ever. Camp Moore One of the camps operated by j the National Youth Administra. j tion in South Carolina, is located; on a hill in Lexington county overlooking the City of Columbia { ... as the crow flies it is about: five miles from the city . . . But to get there you must motor seven miles out the Charleston highway and then turn right, at a1 ~MT. ZI.ON A. M. R CHURCH Rev. S. Chism, Pastor t Seilers, S. ,C.?Sunday school ' opened at the usual hour with Supt. and co-workers at theii post of duty. A splendid lesson and a wonderful review by the pastor. At 11. a.m. morning service began. the pastor selected his text ? from Rev. 2:25, subject Keep the Faith". This was a wonderful message after which 5 peitsons warc-fellowshiped- into the church Quit* a few took Communion. The t spiritual fire burned high at the close this service. Miss Cora Ellerbee who passed to the Great Beyond Sept. 28th was funeralzed at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Mt. Zion. At 7:80 p.m. we again assem bled and witnessed another won derful message from our pastoi who selecte4 as his text Exodus 7:11. Subject: Not a Dog Sha*f Move Hfe Tongue Against the Children of Israel. Four person* were happily converted in this service. Ttois entire communrty has confessed that Rev. Chism is ,a God-sent .preacher and not a money-sent preacher because he and the Lord are doing great work Sellers. Mrs. Lilla Razor is very sick at this writing. Mrs. Annie Orosland who has been very sick is much improved at this writing, also Mr. Leo Anderson is somewhat indisposed. The pasttor was the dinner rtiPrkr - >l* iStiif n'l>nillltfitilfcfM i K'^"" v.. . ^9- . EARS 'EM I1F ... I s Spears X REPORTERS ? sign . . . and follow a lonely dirt road for three miles. The camp is on property owned by the State of South Carolina UT1/1 1U- in Q "I ? u^iguuulliUUU U1 put/i white tenant farmers. I saw no colored around . . . The buildings at the camp were erected in 1936 and are all of weather boarding . . unpainted ... Although the camp is located in a white neighborhood it is 'way back in the woods7 where there is no possible chance for the Children to see 01 come into any contact with the whites . . . They harve around a dozen buildings ... a small hospital . . . recreation roomB ... canteen . dining room . . . and dormitories . . . The teachers told me that they have 100 girls and' 40 boys in the camp the average age is 18 . . . The girls are being trained for home making and the boys for farming. There Is No Protection "For the -children- . . -Although I saw many signs reading "State Property No Tresspassing". There is no fence around the property, I saw no electric lights . . . there is no phone . . . the ne&rest phone is in New Prookland or West Co. Inmhia- several miles awnv This is the place which two cat loads of Hooded 'night riders have visited recently. On the 'first visit they placed signs Qn trees around the camp reading . WHITE SUPREMACY MUST BE MAINTAINED . .under this there were pictures of hooded men mounted on hc/rses and the following words KU KLUX KLAN RIDES AGAIN Another notice left at the camp was captioned . . . TIME TO GO TO WORK ... it went on to say 'While goernvment agencies spend tax money to feed, clothe and aouse . hundreds.-of Negro youths in comfort and almost luxury white women in Lexington county are picking cotton and working in textile mills to support them -sclvca?and?thoir rhilHrpn. This is wrong and must be stopped. It is time for Negroes in this camp to go to woik, and for the white men and women at the head of this loafing agency to spend their time in helping the country instead of trying to put whites and blacks on social equality. "The Eye of Scrutiny- . IS L pOTl I UU Jay night the hooded men walked right up to a state "No Tresspassing" sign which is located about 75 feet from the hospital and burned a cross, at the same time flightening the unprotected child ren, and telling them that, "the cotton-patch- is_-the. place-foil you** The writer did not press any of the teachers for a statement for publication r e garding whether they had- an opinion or knew wbo the riders were, inasmuch as they stated that Miss Reid who has charge of this work and whose office is located in the Arcade Build ing in Columbia had given strict orders that all news reporters and photographers should be referred to her for any comments. However other colored citizens in Lexington county talked freely and we met several farmers whose farms had been visited recently although no violence was offered as far as we could find . . . On account of the placards carried by the men all of the farmers are of che opinion that the 'riders' are members of the Ku Klux Klan. guest of Mr. and Mrs. Heyward Jones, Sunday. The Sellers Junior High school cpencd Monday, October 2nd Three new teachers have been ad ded to the faculty this year. Prof. I. A. Jefferson ahrl Mrs Jefferson and Miss Gertrude Porter, Mrs. Alice Shipman, Mrs. M B. Porter and Miss Eloise Janerette?^turned. We are expecting a very pleasant and successful school term. NEW HOME MAKERS Conway.?The N. H. M. Chapter of Whittemore High School held its first meeting for the term on Wednesday, Sept. 20th, with the president Mabel Hickman, presid. ing. A very interesting report of the summer activities was given Dy Nezzie Moore. Active mem. bers through the summer - wer* : Misses Louisa Smith, vice-Pres.; Irma Latimer, Albertine Parmley, Lula Bellamy, Leona Dewitt, Fran ces McCray, Lucile A. Bellamy, Elizabeth Moore, Juariita Lynch, Lucile M. Bellamy and Geneva Rughes. Some very interesting plans were formulated for the year. The next meeting will be held October 4th at which time Daisy Bell Buck will discuss perRonality development. Elizabeth Moore will reoite and T>orothy Mc Kever will give a short talk, sub. ject: The Kind of Girl Ideal Pal Would Be. 1 State A. & M. Has Largest Enrolment Orangeburg, S. C.?Opening days at South Carolina State A and M. college were crowded wrti -meaningful, work and events an< enrolment figures reached an un precendented high at the close o 4-1 1.1. !-i. i; ? 5- 1 n i me registrant/!! period oat urday, September 30th. Total enrolment of college stu dents was 735 Friday, Septembe 29. 280 new students were in eluded in this total. New student registered during 1938-39 sessid totaled 227. The new student en rolment by September 30 repre sents a 23.4 per cent increase a bove the total for new student Df the entire 1938-30 session. Dormitories "and class -room are crowded and many temporal" provisions have been made to ac commodate the increased enrol mefit. 76 new applications befor the opening date September 14 di< not arrive and more than seventy five other applications since th opening date have been turned an could not be accepted. The fiv year expansion program at th college now in its third year ex pects to care for a thousand stu dents. In the president's opening fac ulty talk on the_subject "Your Re sponsibility as Teachers" Presi. dent M. F. Whittaker declare thivt the opportunity to serv V/nil tV> O norrlnr? /...u vMi?.vu ocvciai bllities among them he named th following: (1) the responsibility of preparation in a chosen field o knowledge and a liberal knowledg of other fields in order to mak education-at South Carolina Stat College functional. (2) A secon responsibility was that Of acquir ing and maintaining a humanis tic view point, explaining that teacher's human interest, sympa thy and understanding are just a important as "his academic an technical training. "Effective hu manization of youth, he declarec requiits that every teacher tha influences them are regard fo 'their whole personality. (3) i third responsibility to cooperat [ with your colleagues, explainijij : whatever out field specilizatior whatever our department or div I ision the aim of the college is ti promote the liberal and practice education of the student so tha he may by propt'l' UtlJUKtHll'iil tak his place in a busy working work (4) A fourth responsibility in cm nhasizing the importance of spir itual education. He stated tha j "there is music the refuge o some; there is religicm the refug of all, there is art and the.re i poetry. All of these are spirit ual assets that we can emphasiz to young people which will kee] them ambitious to do the worl -which in time, they must-daH? At the opening vesper servic President Whittf Jeer welcomec new end old students and spok frorm the text "Good .Teacher' what shall I do that I may inher it eternal life". In discussing th< question- "what shall I do" Presi dent Whittaker pointed" cer tain objectives that students'migh have in beginning their college cr reer (1) "Remove not the land marks- which" ~ thy ^fathers hav set;" know the law and keep it Know history in order to knov life and culture and the goc/i things of the past. Know goven ment in order to better understani - the present?problems--in?our?de order to assist in the solution a mocracy and know economics ii our present economic problems. lEVuring the opening weeks prom inent visitors have come to th campus^ P. B. Young, Sr., edi. tor of the Journal and Guid spoke to students at the forma opening exercises September 2C A. W. Simkins, Jr., his wife young daughter, mother-in-lav and George Simkins and his wife all of Philadelphia inspected thi buildings and grounds during th week. Old students who came after th< close of the late registration jreriod Saturday, September 30 wil be charged-a late registration fee They will not be allowed to carr, a full load and will not find ac commodations in the alread; crowded dormitories. J. D. McGHEE, reporter ROBERT SMALLS HI SCHOOL Beaufort, S. C.?Mr. Paul Stew art of Orangeburg, S. C., has bee: aaaed to the >mgh School Depart ment of Robert Smalls. He is in terested in music and is workin) hard to organize a school band. Mrs. L. Frazier the fourtl grade teacher was >n charge of d votional services Monday, Septen ber 25. Opening song by th *chool; scripture reading, Mrs Frazier; followed by chanting th< Llord's Player. The Bryant Singers, Bang two selections. Th guest speaker, Rev. W. W. Greei ipoke on the subject "Kindness" It was timely and well delivered The faculty and student-bod; seemed to have enjoyed the men sage from beginning to end. i On last Wednesday, Septembe 27, a tennis club has been organiz ed among the young men of Boa fort. The officers are: Mr. St C. Grayson, president; Mr. Brow: secretary; Mr,; Felix Powell, trea i surer. The club is composed o , thirteen members, each pledgee three dollars a piece to construe the tennis court at Robert Small 1 High school. i The first Athletic Social enter . tainment was given Friday. Sep tember 29, at the school aydito J rium, an effort to raise funds fo 1 athletic association^ A larg crowd enjoyed the evening. Dane THE PALMETTO LfcA)>EI ing was the main feature. ! 1 Let us not forget abemt uhe mu-i sical program October 9, given, by j the Simmons Singers of Savannah i ; advertisers for . Savahnah and | . Beaufort Simmons Mattress Co , I i for the benefit of the school. A'< j 55 pound mattress will be given ' ] . To the person sidling the 'highest1 i number of- tickets 100 0r more.. . We are - depending upon you. ' , Is The PTA of Robert Rnialls Hi1; r is planning to eive a. Fathers' Day ' \ hrocrnm at Onivo A M P* 5 October 15, 1939. There will be j * 'n two short addresses: Mr. Harris i 1 . of Charleston^-Sr C.." and Mr. Paul t . Stewart of Oranereburg, S. C.. a i j . member of Robert Smalls facul- I t g ty, also Bryant's Singers -of Beau j fort. --- Jc s The memhors of the facility n.j y lonjr with the studentbody are put tine: forth evey effort to create a c bigger and better school spirit in e our school. j ] j? Mr. Smith (white) a moving t pieturefmanager of our little city v e gave t^e High School department V ^ and faculty a free admission to 1 e see the educational picture title i e "Huckleberry Finn" which was \ - enjoyed by all. - We wish to -ex- j --tend to him?our hearty appreqia- , _ . M; J HARWELL HIGH SCHOOL ;e _ J The Barnwqll t'oloi ed High ^ ^ school of Barnwell, S. C.. had its ,' nnpninir StmfomKnp 9R 10Qft + '* i. a large amount of patrons as well c I as students .attending1 this open-1 ping. After the regular devotion. f al exercises the Principal, Mi*i- L \ ti e A. Guinyard, wh</ is . now begin. | j, e ning 10th year here, welcomed j e everyone. Next he presented the ' j old teachers and introduced the j * ..'new teachers for the school term | * . '39-'40. New teachers: Miss Juli- s a|ette Washington of Orangeburg;. j. i- Miss Anna Counts of Columbia; |g' Miss Mi hired ScotT TFT ~AikfetrH-^ (j Miss Elizabeth Harley of Aikeh I 1.1 Each patron was allcAvtd to.say J. j a few words. Dr. Dixon of >his| j; city an old patron ?f the school 1 ^ t (and who is always piesent I \ such occasions, made quite an in v e teresting" speech. stresstryg" The 1m-' ~ p portance of trying to get an ed-1 j?iicalimi. ? ? (-^ ' I o "i After the closing remarks by -j the piineipal, who outlined the ' program of work for the day, the students passed to ' their respec- ' |C tive classes for registration. -J COLUMBIA BRANCH W. H. ( t( AND F. M. CONVENTION t j HOI<DS ANNUAL SESSION , v e' - s g The historic Columbia Annual . Conference Branch convened in r e Double Branch A. M. K.' church, t P August 30, 1930; Rev. O. C.- DunIt' ml?i i iSiiiH i?8 e ? i 8 ' This big, up-to-date Web tionary has more than 9 - : . . ; over 40,000 words i 1_ special features. Bound flexible black artificial lea stamped, round corners, r h headbands, four-color fro . . . printed on strong whi e It will be sent you postpt t. s?'f ? ra'fon. 'I 'I \ /f f TOD/ USE THIS I \ ?>ZF DICTION COUPON 1 MAIl TO The Palmetto I jet i. Drawer 327 e ? Columbia, S. C. * , " , ? I uim, pastor; Rev. H. D. Ramsey, Presiding Elder and Mrs. C. A. Adams, conference president. 'Promptly at 10 o'clock Mrs. Maud McGleHan, assisted by t^e rtistr4et ?preside-nts- condwted?-n ?I li-vely devotional service. Organ- ] iz%tion was perfected and the vorkei'3 settled down to business, is"this was a one day session. ? Splendid reports were read by the 'ollowing district presidents: Mrs. Vlnrv RoiiIot* .. ? _ ji ,, v* vuc wiuuium aistrict;' Mrs. Viola Ruthoa-ford of he Newberry district; Mrs. M. L. \ddison of the Spartanburg disrrct and Miss Elizabeth Brogden tf the Lancaster district. if Lancaster station electrified the convention with a soul -^stiring Missionary sermon, using as a | ext II Timothy 4:7. Rev. Thomp on convinced his hearers that he s a great preacher. The follow ng ladies crowned themselve: vith honor rn discussing the folowing subjects: "The Outlook ot ? )ur Missionary Program and New 'lans for Development", Mesdam s B. M. Clark, L. M. Gilder, and iI^JL Addison; "My Contribution o My Church and Local Society" dad ni O. C. Dunham. Mesdames Mary Bouler, Mar- | ha Vance, M. L. Addison and Agios Robhison took us on an imagnary, but veiy interesting trip to acksonville, Fla.. the seat of the *reat quadrennial convention as _ hey brought echoes -from the ses r ions' recently held there. These adies gave glowing reports touch nur every phase of th? work. H Thc four Presiding Elders. H. tobnson and T. H. Addison were iresent to assist with the work ;hen needed and gave encourageaent to the ladies. Among the rsitors were Rev. M. G. Williams f Greenwood who brought greet i tigs from the Piedmont confer- nee; Rev. J. W. Shaw, principal if the New Brookland school. Xoung People's Hour was inerestingly conducted by Miss Et= 1 a Heart. Each rendition was! 1 ery good. Delcious dinner waa erved on the grounds. The pastor, members and friend8 ' eceived many congratulations on he splendid entertainment given. (Miss) A. E. Brogdon, reporter " ' " Bfl Vv" m- ~ __i _ 111H| IE ? 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