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Circulation Mgr "nmniunlcations intended jot the '"-rent issue must be very brief *nd should reach the editorial desk not late? than" Tuesday of 1 ?ach week. City newt, locale Wednesday. f?lephbi*-n,?U:F ? ..T-dav.?October 21. 1939 USEFUL LEADERS!! IP Less than a fortnight since 60 or more leaders of the Negro race met in Columbia in the home Drr Robert" Wv Mance ttr pay tribute to Dr. S. R. Higgins, newly flt?er-e4- Lrn?ir1f)nt of A Mt?n univer sity and Dr. E. A. Adams, newly elected Secretary of Education in the A. M. E. church. Dr. Adams was presented m a fine way by President J. J. Starks of Benedict, the dean of college} presidents in South Carolina Dr. Briggs, the sociologist at Benedict, presented and introduced Dr. Samuel R. Higgins. The meeting took the form of a "smoker" with Mr. Willis C. Johnsor. a? master i of ceremonies. Musical numbers were rendered by several arti-t? and the" response -behalf of the group was ably delivered by Dr H. W. Baunfgardner. the psychologist at Allen. Making this comment may not be of importance for its news value, but there is a f.ne thought growing out of sucft a meeting, and the promoter, Dr. Mance, a gain 3hows his -fir.e Apir'it as & race leader as he h? dor.e many times before. Race/leaders of all profess ions denominations should get together in spirit and understanding for racial better ment. Through proper understanding people reach proper conclusions upon vital issues and there Is created a oneness of pur pose that will sooner -oii-later redown to the best interest of the community. THE SENIOR BISHOP .J.hose who attended the recent session of the Palmetto Conference of the A. Mr K-. ?ebtrreh in Georgetown last week returned with praise of the highest nature for the rulings, and manner in which Bshop J. S. Flipper conducts his conferences. Every man is given a fair chance and allowed to use his "sunshine". Men who come up with "rouriKi reports" never suffer at thP hands of the Bishop, they say. That there- is a scramble ^montf the aspirants for General Conference elections is no fault of the Bishop. The 1936 General Conference cut the representation fif- , ty percent. It is a hard cam- I paigm. The remedy is with the 1 delegates to the next General Con- ' ference. ( The Palmetto Leader has always had hiffh respect for the ripe <; judgement, rich experience and ' fine leadership demonstrated for * years by the Senior Bishop of the " A. M. E. chuicv." ' 7 b FRIEND IN CHARLESTON i GIVES $250 FOR ORCHESTRA AT ALLEN UNIVERSITY Football Men Given New "Togs" - * Dr Sau'.uel R. Higgins was loudly i;jp!an.jed end F. Palmer Abraham au j miles when he announced at chape- Monday that he has a letver fn.m a friend in Charleston that Sio1, will be given to be used it etiuiiiQinsr tne new orchestra nov b' ir.g organized pt Allen. Tie presi Jent also announced ' nat be tAi? trranged to give ev~ry niAu b!?~ vbe football team new 'Tog? ' v lu-.-b means that Allen's men "will inter the States Fairt game ' dres.ed to dea^h". L D:. Higg ns is meeting the cot. frr? n?vs \vi h nis good mcssage abo'iT rhe reels of Allen and thi -nlnisters are responding r~most loyallj. Nearly $1,000 tyas- been received fro-n the Palmettb conference, according to announcement. Program ^ A. A. A. Farm" Leaders to Discuss Negro Agricultural A meeting of Negro fam leaders rrom the Southern, East Central, md North Central regions will be .held in Washington, .October 12 to 14, the Agricultural Adjustment Administration.:announced today. The meeting will be similar in "haraeter to a number which have been held in the past. The confer. ->nce will; take up the general phases erf the farm program on the first day, the application of he 19,40 program the second day, and will conclude on Saturday with discusions of the work of the Extension Service and leaders in vocational agriculture among -co. lored farmers. . -? Negro Agricultural Leaders Visit Farm Credit Administration Washington, I). C. Oct. 12, 19.19 roup Addressed by Governor Hill and Other FCA Officials Negro agi icultural leaders from leven southern states visited the Farm Credit Administration Wed. nesday, October 11. The group came as the guests of Cornelius mngT^speaat Assistant to the Gov ernor of that organization. They were?accompanied t>y M r. WT NT Flam. At?ern fot?Spr-7Ta-*-t^i?nTi7r>='"Vocational Education Division of the office of Education, Department of the Interion. Governor F. F. Hill, M essrs. A S. Goss, Land Bank Commissioner*! and C. R. Arnold, Production Cre. dit Commissioner, who addressed 'he broup, were presented by Mr E. B. Reid, Director of Information and Extension, who served as chairman erf the meeting. Other Farm Credit Administration officials presented were Messrs. S. D Sanders, Coperative Bank Com. nissioner; A. C. Sullivan, Deputy Intermediate Credit Commissioner and Milton Rygh, Assistant Direc. tor of-the Credit Union Section. Mr. Reid welcomed the agricul. tain, of the recent Farm Credit Ad ministration publications which he thought would be of value to tea .hers of agriculture. In addressing the group, Gover nor Hill emphasized among other 'hings, the importance of educat. " .it u.c proper use ?i credit and in careful financial planning. He ;aid that credit could be helpful f properly used, but quite danger [ou3 if improperly used. He cautioned against '.he inclination too. ver borrow and advised the work, ng out in advance yf a repayment olan which could reasonbly expect 'o be met in the normal course of farming. Governor Hill described the Farm Credit Administration as a -ystem under which, the Government is trying to help mers help themselves to establi ? co. t/pe-ratjve -credit?system t?, meat *heir individual needs. The Gover nor assured the agicultural lea lers of the interest of the Farm Credit Administration in 'Ifieir work and observed that vocational agriculture t,eaehers have a 'real opportunity to assist jn improvinR 'he business end of farming and placing it upcm a much sounder basis." He expressed appreciation of the efforts the vocational agri. ultnro o-- ? i-:_. ??cie Iiianin^ in his field and sugpested that "by working together in this direction onn 'go places.'" Mr. A. S. Goss, Land Bank Com. missioner in charge of the Federal Land Banks and the Commission. r's fund, in his talk to the group, xplained that with the aid of Fed eral Land Bank and Land Bank Commissioner loans, farms can now be purchased with a down pay ment equal to 25 per cent of the ^alue of the farm. He expressed .hat the thoupht that a prospective rarm purchaser should always lave "a stake to start with, a mar "in of safety to work on." "If the nirchaser has no stake to start vith. said Mr. Goss. "he should ret it, work for it as a tenant or n some other wav whereby he can iccumulate the 25 per cent pav. nent necessary for buyinp." He /arned against the unwisdom of orrowing to make the down pay. TV r !: MAYBE SO AN ; ; (By W. H. i > PRIVATE -AND P *? I was interested sometime ago in a discussion carried on by a club of young people. The arguement was relative to what this grbup shouUl.do in reference to a certain proposed project. Some argued that they s&w no .'.arm in the public project?people lid worse things in private. Others "contended that there is a difference in public and private indiscretions. ' ' With this latter group I agree; Jo you? Our conduct should conform to standards set by groups jr organizations with which we are identified?home, church school and the like. One may do things privately which may only involve himself in a restricted area. That ^anie tthing done publicly may re^l fleet discredit upon the group of .vhich the doe rrepresents. Public indiscretions axe more far reaching that privatte ones. VVhen wcl are idenmed with CCr-1 tain reputably insliluliuns?-which I sands for certain ideals, we are | ment. The-Commissioner emphasized the fact that it is the aim of the Farm Credit Administration to help farmers get out of8 debt, not to get them into it. I Mr. Ct R. Arnold, Production Credit Commissioner, explained the functions of the production, credit association branch offices established in the various agricultural'counties_for the convenien ice of those seeking short-term credit. He explained that the 'branch offices give the same ser. Ivice as headquarters offices and yet avoids all the expense that (would be required in setting up another assdttation. Mr. Arnold stated that from 20 to 25 per cent of the production credit hssociat ion borrowers .in the four states "~nf the Columbia (&>uthCarolina) District were colored; 19 to 20 per "fent in-the-three-states of the New Orleans (Louisiana) District, and 10 per cent in the whole state of Tovoc cniH that thp lffssos on -U1 production credit associations loans for the whole TJrii?e<J~Stater were less that one half of 1 per c.ent. . The agricultural leaders visiting the Farm Credit Administration were as follows: . I Alva Tabor, Supervisee of agricul oral education in Negro schools Fort Valley, Georgia. S. B. Simmons, Supervisor: of agricultural education, A. T. College, Gi eensboro, N. C.? George McDonald. State ,Advisor, NFA, . Muskeg^lJJklahoma. J. R. ThoVnds, Assistant' TeacherTrainer, Vocational Argiculture, Virginia State College. \V. A. Flowers, Teacher-Trainer, Agricultural Education, Alcorn, Mississippi. Dallas B. Matthews, Asst. Teacher Trainer, 'Agricultural Education Southern University. Scotlandville, Louisiania L. A. Marshall, Teacher-Trainer, Florida A. and M. College, Tallahassee, Florida A. P.oyd, Teacher-Trainer, Tuske gee Institute, Tuskegee Institute, Alabama ' W. M. Buchanan, Dean, Argicul. 'urel Division, State A. and M College, Orangeburg , - Sou'h?Ca r-ebin a b L. Setts, Principal Smith Hu. ghes, Teacher, McKenzie, Tennessee. J. J. Mark. Teacher-Trainer, Ken. lucky State College, Frankfort, Kentucky. Bethune-Cookman Day at World's Fair Saturday afternoon, October 7th was an epoch-making period for Bethune-Cookmam College, when one of the most outstanding pieces of publicity ever conceived for the College, was most successfully con summated. At two o'clock in the afternoon, twenty members at the Trustee and Advisory Boards, (residents of New Yfrrk and vicinity) gathered in the beautiful, modernistic office of Mrs. Vincent Astor, World's Fair National Advisory Committee Building, to discuss the financial situaticm of the school at this time, and to plan for the completition of the first unit of the endowment campaign. It may be ii-called that this first unit of the work was launched in March of last year, and it is hoped that the total amount needed to bring the endowment total to tthe requir ?d $200,000 tvill be secured by January, 1940. Dr. M. J. Holmes, Sec ! reary for the Negro Institutions of the Board of Education of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was present at this significent meeting. Following the Trustee meeting,J President Bethune and these mom j hers of the Boards joined represen tBtives of the strong New Yorkj Women's Committee, to go to the "Fashion and Arts Theatre" fof. the World's Fair Grounds for a' publicity program planned to bring to the attention of the public this outstanding Southern educational institution. The large fyieatre presented an interesting picture as the program progressed. Members of the New York Alumni Club and of the Wo. men's Committee had left n<t stone unturned in preparing this event. Dr. L .H. King, pastor of Saint 1 Marks Methodist Episcopal Church ! t * ie pal Mett5 leader D MAYBE NOT Shackle ford) " ., 11 ; 1 UBLIC CONDUCT I in houtor bound as members of that group to uphold those standards. As an individual in the privacy of ouj- own personal area we may act im a certain way because it affects no one save ourselves. What we do may be wrong, but because we represent nobody save ourselves, we reflect no discredit on our group publicly. A wrong perhaps but not far reaching. Because a thing does not harm us personally is no reason for flaunting that thing in the face of the public scrunity. What Bill Jones does as a private citizen is different from what Bill Jones does as leader of a group. The Roosevelt at Hyde Park (his private home) was different from the ivv/vot < ciio uu>y lii V'iC wilier iiuusc. He represented only a family then; now he represents ALL the fami.ies ol tne country. presided. Mr. P. R. Roberts, form, er director of the choral groups of Bethune-Cookman College and of Wilberforce University, was in charge of the music. The Alumni group was represented on the program by Miss Blanche Holly of New York. Some of the outstanding visitors and trustees who were present were Dr. Charles S. Johnson, of Fisk University, Mr. Jesse O. Thomas of theNational Urban League, Mr. R. O'Hara Lanier of the National Youth Administration, Judge G. Edward Dickerson of Philadelphia, Mrs. Lethia Flem. ing of Cleveland, Mr. Forrester B. Washington of the Atlanta School of Social Work, Assemblyman J. B. Andrews of New York, and Mr. and Mrs. William I. Frothingham, of New York. | Members of the Alumni Associ ation of New York, ^Washington, Philadelphia and New Jersey were present. The musical numbers pre. sented by the octette from Florida State College, were warmly reccivetk-"? -? ?? Over three hundred people, Ne. trro and White, enjoyed the Be_ thune.Cookman Hcrur. The main feature, "Visual Glimpse of the < olleRe,"-a -three reel technieoloi movie of the school, brtrught pro. longed and enthusiastic applause Descriptive literature was distribu ted and endowment and mainten. ance pledges received. The Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, through the vice.president, Mrs. Mae Wright presented A gennrmni gift nf main tenance. Sponsots of the "Bethune. Cctok.. man Hour" contributed funds to cover every item of expense of this effort.'Program plans were worked out by the sponsors, the New York Women's Committee and Mrs. Arenia Mallory Beldcn, recently appointed field secretary of the College. REV. W. H. WILSON ON PENSION Served 31 Years For the Government, R. 3, Charleston?Rev. W. Hv Wilson was placed on pension after serving 31 years of honest, - respectable and successful "service at the Charleston Navy Yard as a first (Mass Cupolo Tender. As he was leaving his active duties with the government, the men in his department, white and colored gave him a very unique present as an appreciation for his warm friendship and manly general car. liage. He is secretary and associate pastor of Shiloh AME church of Charleston county, a Master Mason, and Master of the Subur. han Lodge No. 213, Free and Accepted Masons. He was irrstrumen cai in the reorganization 'of the lodge and in the purchase of a new hall at Five Mile in Charles,, con county. At the (District meet ing of the Masons held in Pine. ville on Labor Day he was electea District Warden. Mrs. Rosa Wil son, his wife is a very good church and social worker and ad mired for her service. Re. Wilson is the father of 4 hoys and two girls. His son, Pro., fessor J. Thomas Wilson is the principal of the Liberty HilT school, a graduate erf Tuskegee Institute,., and a former Captain in the ROTC. He is now a reserve officer. Professor W. Z. Wilson, a graduate of State College, is agri. | culture teacher at St. Stephens Colored High school, and hts youngest son, Mr. Alphonzo C. Wilson, is a candidate for graduation in the School erf Science at Tuskegee Institute. OCONEE COUNTY TRAINING SCHOOL P.T.A. Holds Monthly Meetinsr Seneca, S. C.?The P. T. A. at Oconee County Training school is meeting monthly with very inter tsting programs. The officers for the term 1939 40 are Mrs. G? E. Gains, president, Mrs. C. Freeman, vice president; Mrs. M. B. Thomas, sec; Mrs. C Voung, treas.; Mrs. A. B. DoyV Younpr, treas.;. Mrs. A. B. Doyle, A number of committees have been appointed and are hard a t work. There are many new and inter, esting activities dded to this I /ear's program. " ' FHA AIDS IN LESSENING FIRE HAZARDS Columbia, S. C., Oct. 12, 1939? Fire Hazards in nearly 10,000 ur. ban homes have been lessened oz entirely eliminated through the 1 aid of the Federal Housing Administration according to H. E. Bailey, FHA State Director. This aid was rendered through the property improvement credit loans made available under Title 1 of the FHA program, "Through these loans, which ?? . U *rt rr,r\ it aj aiiivunv iu ao II1UV.II US f6?UVV and are repayable in easy monthly payments over a period of up to three years, hundreds of South Carolina families bave-modemized and repaired their horties," Mr. Bailey declared. "It is common Knowledge that dwellings in a poor state of repair contain more fire hazards than a modern home, and in modernizing their homes with our property improvement .redit loans, these families automatically eliminate many hazards which otherwise would be a con. tinous threat to their lives and property." The Fedreal Housing Adminis. tration has insured approximately 30)000 property improvement credit loans in the urban canters that "have totalled -nearly $12,000,000, Mr. Bailey reported. These loans 1 averaged approximately $385 each. I Property Improvement credit loans may be obtained through any approved lending institution and , may be used to make any kind of improvements or repairs to dwell, ings which become an integral part of the structure. Borrowers, if they have a good credit record I and enjoy a reputation of honesty j and integrity in their community, are not usually required to pro.' vide any security, other than their personal note, for the loan which will be insured by c the Federal Housing Administration. It will be a character loan and may be repaid in equal monthly installments over a period of as long as three years. THE NEW ENOREE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION The sixty.second annual session of the New Enorce Baptist Association met October 13.15 at the Seekwell Baptist church of which Rev. M.. L. Roberson is pastor. After the devotional period Fri^ day morning Rev. B.W. Williams was presented to the body to de. nver tne introductory sermon. Rev. Williams used as a subject "Stay in the Church." We were greatly thrilled spiritually as he broke to us the "Bread of Life." The general enrollmernt o f churches, ordained ministers, li_ centiates, delegates and annual members were called for and each number of addresses were delivered throughout-the-session, and a mong the many we found these to be the most outstanding: "The Church of Tomorrow," by Rev. M. A. Zimmerman; "The So Called Christians are more of a Hindrance to the Church than Sinners" by Rev. M.L. Roberson; "What can we Bo to make our Associa.. tian?better in these evil times?" by Rev. E. E. Gaulden. These men spoke as never before on the a_ bove named addresses, and all who heard them were greatly lml pressed -as the words fell from their lips. The members and friends of the Seekwell Baptist church spared no pains in making it pleasant for minic fovo rlnlarrotou owrl ~ friends. They had food and enough to spare for everybody. Rev. Lincoln C. Jenkins the Recording Secretary of the Bap_ tist State Convention was present Friday morning, and after being introduced by the moderator,1" brought ps greetings from the offi cials of the State Cohvention. Rev. Jenkins in his remarks asked every Baptist present to do more fen- Morris College we should not stop because our great leader and president Dr. I. D. Pinson is dead, we should do now as never before. "Meet us," said he, in Marion^ S. C., next May at Mt. Ptsgah Baptist church. The Colleges represented at'our Association were Benedict, Mor. ris and Friendship and they were represented by Rev. M.A. Zimmer man, Prof. Booker and Prof. Goud lock, respectively. A very liberal offering was given to ea?&. representative with Morris College leading with the amount of $20. The spirit erf fellowship was evi. dent throughout the session. The brethren greeted each other with a smile and welcomed their visiting brethren with open arms ahd a glad heart. ' From a financial point of view $100.00 more were raised than that of last year. We can truthful. ty say that the spirit of giving was high at this session. t Rev. T. IK. Broadus crur State Missionary was among the many State workers at the Association. Rev. Broadus spoke Friday night at which time he made quite an impression upon his hearers. I Chip Association was brought to a clcrae Sunday noon with Rev. A.L. Ingram delivering the Mis, sionary sermon. Every one that heard him was filled with the spirit of God as he preached from tho Book of Books. The officers of tho New Encrree Association were re.'i elected for another year. -i Rev. W. R. Reeder who has J been moderator of the New Eno_ ree Association for 23 years, is among the best moderators in the stae, and every body throughout I Newberry county looks to him for I guidance. May he live long to set < us right when we are wrong. \ E. E. Gaulden, Reporter, j SENECA NEWS The football team of 0. C. T. S. is making a record this year. The boys have played three games ' with the following: results: Easley > 0 O. C. T. S. 40; Sterling Of O. C. T. S. 0; Bell Street 6; O C T S. 6. They will, play Stephen Lee in Asheville, N. C. Thursday. Misses E. Sizemore, R. jSizeJ more and F. L. Williams and Mr. Dan Kirksey attended the Fair in Spartanburg last Wednesday. -We are glad to kncrw that Mra^ Conyers Thompson is doing nicely after undergoing an operation. Miss Cynthia Williams was seen in town lifst week. She is teaching in Liberty. . .Rev. and Mrs. W. C. Strother (attended the Atlanta Area Council last week which was held at Darlington. Mrs. M. Haynes entertained last Thursday night in honor erf Mr. Nixon of Sumter. The following | were present: Misses F. Williams i F. Taggart, iG. Melton, J. Gil.J more, Mrs. C. B. Johnson; Messrs Fewell, A. Code, A. Sloan, W.H. (Gaines, L. Bryan; Mr and Mrs. I J. Hallums of Detrcrit. A very pleasant evening was spent. i i The Oconee County Training School is Still on the?road up. The enrollment has about reached The" 5(Jtr mark. ? ?j Misses G. Melton and J. Goode entertained a number of friends last Friday at a double birthday social. number of Itnerestinig prmes were played. WINNSBORO NEWS Last Sunday was a lovely day} in and around our little town. It1 was a bit chilly but fine for church going. A good crowd went out to Hopewell Baptist church, west of here to attend the Fairfield Coun-.'| ty Association. The convention of i Sunday schools convened Thurs. day the 12th inst. Both were' grand sessions. The singers of Fairfield Co'unty ( Training school rendered music at the Presbyterian church Sunday evening for Rev C.W. Tally, the new pastor, and also at the church of the same connection in Ridge. "way^Sunday-afternoon?of?the 15^ The music is under the direction of Miss Mattie H. Boular our mu_l sic teacher. I -The Mmisterial Alliance-of ourL town went into winter quarters 'Wednesday evening last week, when it gave a royal reception in its honor at the County Training school. The Ladies Would B e Fl'lendly club, an organization atlong standing among the women, was invited to join in with the. clergymen to augment the affair.' The faculty of our school was the honoied guests. I Rev. J.M. Beatty was master ot j^ieivnpion. Rev. B.C. Cunninghampresident of the Union and- Rev.' C.W. Tally was principal speaker of the evening After a song by the house, Rev. J.M1. Smith led in prayer. Then followed a short progiam by members of the faculty in which Miss M. H. Bcrular presided at the piano. Mrs. H. F. Patton gave a reading and Mrs. Nellie M. Gordon sang a solo. The master of ceremony then introduced the speaker of the hour who made a wonderfub address on the subject: A" Life Built on Principles. A person who can stay right when everything and all others about him go wrong and can hold his own when every wrong thing rbout him seems right, has a life built on a principle, says the Uoirinrv V? oq vrl P n Vf Tfll o^cai\ci. na< iwf, iivuiu A?VT. *. ? ? ley's ^addfesR wcr cart but live bet-r ter lives. There were quite a num ber yf the party who made short talks. Pres. Cunningham tl\en had all ministers and then- t wives stand and be introduced to those who were not acquainted. Prof. W.A. Ross did likewise by his teachers. The crowd then partook of the repast in the H. ]E. room. Mrs. S. A. Mcrore has returned from^the World's Fair and other points north to the delight of her husband and friends. Rev. J. M. Beatty and family are joined by his members and friends in rejoicing over his new Buick. It is certainly swell to say the least. Prof. Cyril Spann, on his way j to Union fiom Camden to play football stopped in to say hello to our teachers and students. . *" Amonsr those who- went fronvhere to take their teaching posts1 were Prcrf. Paul Beatty, Miss A_.\ melia Mcintosh and Prof. W. A. Ross, Jr. - ( CONWAY NEWS j Bethel A. M. E. Church , Rev. M. F. Robinson, Pastor j i Sunday was a high day at our , church. At the .usual hour of ser_ vice the pastor ascended the rostrum, accompanied by Rev. A". L. Rainbow and Rev. Davis. He selected as a text pril. 4:8. The pastor preached an inspiring ser'_ mon, which was enjoyed by all. j The Sunday school and ACE Lea_ s gue are still progressing. < At 8 p.m. the pastor brought to us another burning message t from the book of St. Matthew. ] We are nearing the end of this 8 Conference year. And the mem. ] bers got along in peace and har. ( mony with our beloved pastor as 8 we usually do in the past twelve e months that he has been serving t us. We can truthfully say that he e has proven himself to a real pas tor and a Christian gentleman. , Our presiding elder and his \ wife stopped by Sunday night on y their way back to Sumter to see11 how we were getting along with v our Dollar Money. We are gofng'c to send our pastor up to the An | nual Conference with a round re. * - -? i H? Saturday, October 21, 1939 port. We are praying for the return of our pastor and presiding cider. | Stewardess Boafd No. 1 will meet Monday night Oct. P6th at the home of Mrs. Laura Miller. Stewarless Board No. 2 will meet Tuscdnv nieht at the hr?rv.?> M(rs. Martha Robinson. The WiL ! ling Workers club will meet Wed. nesday night at the home of MYs. Georgia Woodbury. Rev, M. F. Robinson motored to_? Georgetown two days last week To-attend the Palmetto Conference i accompanied by Rev. J. F. Stan, ley, pastor of St. James A. M. E. church, Rev. Hodge of Manning, I Rev. Wesley J. Robinson, senior ' presiding elder erf the Columbia Conference and Mr. Ernest Moore. | Mis. Lilly Latimer'motored to j Georgetown Friday accompanied by Mrs. N. B. Levister, Mrs. Ruth Gadson and Mrs. Pauline Hera, ingway to attend the conference. Mrs. Phennie -DeWitt passed a. way at her home Tuesday, Oct. 10th. She was in declining health for quite awhile. Funeral services were held at Cherry Hill Baptist church, Sunday Oct. 15th, the Rev. Bcrnds officiating. The remains were carefully handed by Mr. Jeff Hemingway. Surviving are the husband, one son 5 rinnoOi ters, one sister, several brothers and a host" of relatives and friends We regret very much to learn of the misfortune of Mr. Freeman Ford, who lcrst his house Sunday bjr fire; and one of his children got burned to death; also every", thing else that was in the house. * BETHLEHEM BAPT. CHURCH Rei*. A.P. Porter, Pastor Barnwell.?A very attentive audience listened to an instructive message this morning delivered by their pastor, subject: "Twelve Suits of Clothes of Jesus," as il. lustrated 1st Psalm 69:11 sack, cloth; 2nd Isa. 63:1.3 red suit; Ard Isa. 19:17, four piece suit; 4th Isa. 61:10, two piiece suit; 5th Jcrhn 19:23, seamless suit; 6th Matt. 27: za scarlet suit; 7th M,ark 17:15. purple -suit;?8th Rey. 1:13, Jong suit girdle of gold; 9th Rev. 10:12 cloud; 10th John 18:38.42, Linen; 11th Psalm 35~:34, glory and mafc ? esty suit; 12th Luke 12:37, service suit. The discourse _ was enjoyed by all. A few visfti&g?t.each. era of "various schools worshipped in the mcrrning services. Visitors are always welcomed. All who wish to subscribe for "The Leader" see the agent- at Bethlehem High School. Bethlehem High School News Bethlehem High School opened Oct. 2nd with a splendid enrollment of boarding and day students with Prcrf. Edward S. Allen, prtnclpiL ~ . . p---? M,esdames Maggie Johnson and Emma Bishop of Hampton motored here Tuesday bringing Miss Eva Rodd a student. Mr. Ringer Ray is quite a fre.. quent visitor to Bethlehem High School as two of his daughters, Misses Winnie and Earline are high schcml students. Prof. Thomatf^Holmes was a pleasing visitor to B. H. School Saturday. Rev. A. R. iDunbar pastor of thq 2nd Baptist church was bereaved toda'y over the sudden death of his wire Mrs. Dunbar. We extend our heartfelt sympathy. There will be a shower given in interest erf Bethlehem High school Oct. 31st. The public is invited. Sponsored by the PTA. Mesdames Mays and Russell of WiTIiston were visitors "Saturday ? to Bethlehem High school. The Twelve TYibes of Israel was rendered Sunday night a t 2nd Baptist church. After prayer service iRev. J. W. McTeer delivered a message from "Father for" give (Hem for they know what theiy do." Using as a theme, _"A Second Chance." Total realised $17.73. ST. JAMES AME CHURCH Rev. C. A. Stroud, Pastor Asheville, N. C., Oct. 16.?We were highly favored Sunday morn ing in having to speak for us Rev. J. W. Teamer, of the Fire Baptized Holiness church. His message from the subject: The iRevnion of the Triumphant Church, will not soon be forgotten. QiTTT/ln . vsi/wkt /xi.-Bn* ?r-* uxi.uuy nigitb iuunu us in me Becond installment of the Triple Jnion service at Berry Tempi# Methodist church. It was Saint James night, and Rev. Stroud took gc*>d care of the occasion with an iverflow congregation. Collections vere very good; St. James is lead ^ ing thus far. On to the Annual Conference is our watchword now i idays. --- CLINTON NEWS Friendship A. M. EL Church Rev. H.W. Walker, Pastor The services Sunday were be. fun by the meeting of the Sunday irhoal under the supervision o 1 3upt. H. L. Alexander. At 11:15 Rev. Walker opened he services as usual; after which Etev. Mrs. Nesbit was presented ilong with her accompanist Miss VtcCall. Rev. Mrs. NeSbitt spok# sloquently and with high spirit, mother wonderful message follow id Sunday night. They will conduc hree nights meeting at Friend, ihip. Mr. and Mrs. Woodrcrw Edwards ire the proud parents of a Bon. .Voodrow, Jr. Mrs. Edwards i a lere with her parents Rev. and Mrs. H. W. Walker. A shower vas given the youngster. Numer. * >us useful gifts were received. Mr. William Dillard is sick and ihut in. ?