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r , t. Sttnrtay, Jammfy 13, 1940 SPARTANBURG NEWS Wp Xi Sigma Chapter 0f Sigmii Gam ma Rho Sorority met at the home of Soror Hattie Mae Gilmore~On Jan. 6 "at 7:30 f?7m. Business" was transacted; after which time Bas_ ileus Bessie L. Brown made her - . report from?the Boule held?i n New York City Dec. 28.30 1939. The Boule was a huge success and will convene in Birmingham I Ala. iii Dec. 1940 and in Los An. I geles Ctl. in 1942. Xi Sigma Chapter was able to make a clean report at this 14th Annual Boule of Sigma Gamma Rho. We have rainy objectives i n view and hope to accomplish be. fore we separate for our summei vadHions. In April the Regional will be held at Lane College in Jackson Tenn. After the report was mtxie md our present program of activities for Sigmas for the next few Ynonths was introduced and made clear the hostess served a very i delicious repast. Each Soror to. ) gether with Dr. S. D. Brown hus. band of our chirnring . Bcsileus enioyed a lovely afternoon. ^ or Inez Ashley Smith reported a pleasant stay in Wash. ? ingtun Pa. c.nd other cliies she ~ visited. f Our next meeting will be held on Jan. 27 at the home of Soror Jessie Mce Brown in Cowpens. Sigmts must reach heights of high attainments. ITEMS FROM ELKO r. L. j.. 1 "J Ut. C<veryDOuy nus rviurueu w iir-> post of duty after spending the "holidays very happily. Mr. Sam Smalls spent the holidcys in Fort -Lauderdale, Fla., with his sister, Mrs. Ethel Bellinger, his daughter LouiseThd Mr. and Mrs. Tom Smalls, Jr. and family. While . there he had the pleasure of vis. iting quite a few of his old friends who gr.ve him a swell time, in. eluding two trips to Miami. Mr Smalls is still expressing himsell I of the pleasure he had in meeting 1 new fdienda and seeing old onas to sty nothing of the beautitoi places he saw. * I Misses A. K. Coan and M. A < Bowman spent the holidays et their respective homes, Orange. burg and Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. ? James Harley hive retuined to Elko after spending some time in Philadelphia. We are hrppy to see This fine young couple back home again. Mr. Talmadge Brown of Aiken made vedy quick but plets * .... ...I i . r. i ant cans in juko iasi ounut y. Rev. Arthur Carter and family have moved hack into our com. munity from Williston. We ate n'oud of this family for they will ' brighten Elko community in many respects! Rev. Cir'er is an oddcirred minister in the Baptist church. We are also proud of the other families that aie moving in this section. We hope they will enjoy ? living here with .^is. ? ?^ The entire Elko community is 1 in deep sympathy with Mrs. Mat tie Myers, Mds. Annie Calhoun and Mrs. Ida Betes who are ill it their hoirKS^ We are p'aying that _ the Almighty God will soon re stn?-i them to their noimal health again. MT. OLIVE A. M. E. CHURCH I Rev. II. C. Andrew8, Pastor J 4. Myrtle Berch, S. C.?Sunday school opened at the usUal hour with Supt, Mrs. Jeff Bellamy and teacher3 at their post of duty. The S. S. seems to be making a great pi ogress in membership. A /~>T7> T . ? ? ? .1 4l_ ? 1 lie AY Yv ilj Ll'agUC IIIUU UllUt'I tuc J leadership of its President, Rev. I * l . H. Hcmmrngway. The lesson I was thoroughly discusred. All other services were omitted as the? pastor was away to other fields ol duty. ? Among those or. the sick U3I " are Mr. Denip Gris.itt and Mrs. Bernice Watson whey are doing nicely at the Conway hospital. Mr3. J. B. Owens is out again after being indisposed for a few weeks. Among the holiday acti vities were an oy.tcr roast an' Christmas tree girven for Mt. Olive Sunday school by' the Supt., Mr^. Jeff Bellamy. t The f illing Workers club und j the direction of its President .V \ M3ry Spivey sponsored a Ch mas pcrgram at Mt. Olive. Those atter.ding the Emancipa tion program ir. Cc/nway were . Mrs. |Maggie Cooper, Carrie Liv , ingston and Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Owens. They report having en joyed the program. Announcements were received ~ here during the holidays of the marriage of Miss Sarah Lee AIex__ f ander of Greenwood to Mr. Davie | * A, Williams, Tuesday, May 2nd, 1939 in Columbia, S. C. They ari , teachdrs at the public school oi this city. , Mrs. V. A. Lamb 58, passed to the great beyond January 7, 194C 8:45 a.m. at her home. She war loved by eyeryore who knew he1 and was a faithful member of tlu Sandy^ Grove Baptist church. Fun ?ral services were held January 8 at Sandy Grove church by her Pattor, Rev. Jesse Faulk. Remarks were made by Rev. H. C. Andrews Rev. L. M. Graham, Elder Gore and Mr. Jimmy Bellamy. She leaves to mourn her lost a husband two sons 2nd two grand children and host of relatives and friends Pallbearers were: Messrs J. C Clark, J. B. Owens, Jimmy Bella my and Cleveland Sessions of Con way. She was laid to rest ir. the M. B. cemetery under a beautiful mound of flowers. Mr. William J: iHemmingway of Conway had * charge of funeral.^ ^ *?AY YOUR SUBSCRIPTION lL 'a.-- ; - A ^;;; .7". BH r~^-~?^I^Hnp^^ll';^^ fv: This compact practical horn* Federal Housing Administration Cod style of architecture, with f was assigned a valuation of $-1,7 purchased under maximum FIL period in monthly installments mortgage insurance premium hu have a simple yet endnrin?r bought on the most favorable to HELENA NEWS o Mr3. Lillie Caldwell, Dies tl Mrs. Lillie Caldwell, ^wife of Mr h S. E. Caldwell died Sunday night a December 31, 1939 at her home. c idea her husband she 18 9Ur- 1 vived by two children- Eliza Jane Stevens of Helena; Sam Stevens of k Clearwater, Conn.; one brother v Robert Wallace of Clearwater, t! I'm.; two sisters, Mrs. Fannie, j Johnson ^ Greenwood^S. C.; Mrs Jo es of Miami, Fla. She f was a member of Brown Chapel a A. M. E. church of her commuc. K t-V. fc Miss Marjorie Gallman of New Vorl: was the guest of her moth t er Mrs. .Christina Gallman and ii sister Mrs. Carrie Clar^ here. _ r On the sick list are ,'Mr. Albert J Clark, Mattie P. Oxner and Mr, i Will. Scott. v --SLMMEItVlLLJt NEW8 The Third Grade PresentB a Unit On the afternoon of December t 22. the teachers cd Alston schoo. ^ >wi'g f'lV'WU iU_HlHi[IU ?I1 CXltCl- ? rainmc-nt giver.' by the third grade \ it was found, however, that the , entertainment was instructive as well as enjoyable. Mrs. Mancc. teacher of The third grade, along- j with the pupils,' presented a demonstration of a unit, "Tea For Our Mothers" It had rtvpiirAd foul weeks to wofk out the unit. Thi general aim was to cultivate r. friendly feeling between the pa cnt and teacr.er. The specific aim i was to show mother that the child _ has the abilhy t</ select food, sel I a table, arid, last but not least, J onperate with other pupils in the i class. 2 In the development of the unit, t the class was divided into various , groups, each group having some ...,i Liny to perform and all vuking toward the same goal, the preparation of a tea. These J groups were responsible for the j aHKing of place cards, napkins, ; cups, b. 'keta for mints and also i itiuKt * out the menu and pure j baaing U necessary ingredi'ei^s. i ue rei ion or correlation oi , h<* unit with other subjects was revealed through the reading 01 papers by pupils. There were pa pers in geography, language, mu sic, health, arithmetic, * spelling ......i.I nc nnn.'.s were a ble to see that the unit which they iiad worked out was closely re lated to the subjects which they study each day. -?,lt,also gave them an idea of the practical use of the ubjects that they struggled with from day to day. After showing the visitors just . .!! ..an*\\oi'Kcd out the unit, the pupils served the tea. The cups, piatea, and baskets, were of white paper and were decorated with dainty little pink and green .lowers. No one would have evei - jessed that thrrh grade children were capable of doing such artis _ woriv. ine class roofri was clean and beautifully adorned-'.with yrignt pictures that made the at. inosphere of the occasion a very ii?'a ant one. It was indeed interesting to Bee pus in the third grade were able to work together towurd a single goal. The workirg out of fchat unit has lnstuiea in mose pupils a desire to cooperate, nolj only in school but in the com munirty. The P.T.A. of Alston High School The P.T.A. of Alston high school met Oecember 12 with Mr. Elliot residing. The discission center ?d the major problemt: How can .ve stimulate within parents a de<ire to attend the meetings of the P.T.A., and what can we do to make the orgaiization a strongc and more significant body? Each ~mhor^ave his opinion and aug geation concerning the problems and the discussion poved to be one of intense interest. The regular meeting will be held Month Under Fj ^ ';T' , >! 'i> v ' ;i' -. :; .-.:!.-,-^i ggg* ^',. > ~ '~ ; is representative of thousands being 's Insured Mortgage Plan. Designed ivc rooms and attached garage, this | 50 by the FHA. A residential nronei \ terms with a loan of about $4,250 of lesB than $24, including payments t exclusive of local taxes and hazard ii ign, arc economically arranged for m rms ever offered the oublic. n January 9, at 8 o'clock in the pchool auditorium. We are urging jo hat each parent come out and elp Ua make the P.T.A. a larger sj ,nd better organization. ' J w ' ' ix ttsfon tii'ds Down Charleston oi Jan. 8?The Alston school baa w etball season opened here last Fri in . ith a dauble-heade, games with ( he Immaculate Conception, school R i*Ms and boys. ^ In the girls' game, Alston de- m eated Immaculate Concep^i-on l>> n: i score of 11-8 and in iho boys' > lanie dmmaeulate Conception won ~7 ?y a score erf 14-11. p; Both games were exciting and hrilling. These teams will meet A n Charleston on January 16. C listen High School Schedule mmaculgXe Conception, Jan. 5th o jnirf.erville ;1 Surke. Jan. 12^-C.harlostor. 1 Cc/oert Smalls, Jan. 15?ifummer- h ville mnuculate Conception, Jan. 16? b Charleston .E Vvexy, Jan. 26?Charleston -cnn, Jan ?.?.?Snmmervillo l lurke, Jan. 29?-Summerville. Vilkinaon Hi, Feb. 2?Orangeburg w A fikmson Hi, Feb. 9?Summerville ir tobert 'Smalls, Feb. 16?Beaufort a 'enn, E'eb. IV?Frogmore G WHITMlRfcl NEWS ~rr d Mrs. Easter Robinson, Mrs. Ma. v iah Johnson, Mr. Willie L. Epps tnd Mr. W/ilie Gallman motoreu ^ x) Statesburg last Sunday night. ^ Urs. Johnson recently was spend, j, ng a few days with her cousin, t] drs. Easter Robinson. Mrs. John s von visited Mrs. Ella Sartor, Mrs v Amelia Johnson, Mrs. Robinson .pent a few duys with Mrs. John c en and family in Statesburg. Mrs. Carrie Ruff, daughter ol , Vlr. and Mrs. Will Reliford and a e frier.d, Mrs. Dora Lewis from Asheville have returned home af ] ter visirting Mr. and Mrs. Will rteiiford. Mr. A. C. Caldwell, have resum ed his job as thft teacher and Supt of Bruce Tabernacle church. t Visiting here were Mrs. Nor:; Satterwhite and daughter Lena Brown, Mrs. Bertha Smith, Mr. Ulysaea Satterwhite, Mr. Isaac f visiting Mrs. Cornelius Setter., kvhite. Mrs. Bertha Smith of Goldsvillc < llso visited in Whitmire Sunday. ] Mrss Mozella Epps is still con_ [ fined to bed after being ill. Mr. James Morgan has improv- r ed alter being ill for a fwe days. c At this writing Master Hamp . ton Williams is confii^d to bed. Mrs. Mary Joiner is ill at this ^ writing. Rev. I. B. Ruffin after being illr has improved at thi'n ? kvriting. ... j Prof. Robert E. Moore and fac jlty of the Whitmire school are v back on their respective duties. u' PHILADELPHIA NEWS Mr. and Mrs. William Weston ] had as dinner guests Christmas ^ lay Rev. Mrs. S. Guess, Mrs. Ma- .ie Morgan, Miss Ollie Mae Wes on, Mr. Willhm Weston, Jr., Mr. ( ?* 1? nf L nomas >tusia>h aisu mc m.uiiu >j. Mr. Weston. A delicious nieal Was f enjoyed. Airs. Weator.i knows how Lo cook and serve turkey and all that >s to pro with a turkey din F ner was on the table. Miss Ella t Davig stopped in to wish the fam- ; ily a Merry Christmas and a Hap t .iy New Year. a Mrs. Rena Thompson, her son J and QAUgnier Iiave it-tumcu aivh* i Columbia, S. C., wherP she spent I i Christ mas with her parents, Mr, r and Mrs. George Goodwin. She talso visited her sister-in-law, Mrs Hattie Johnson, Mr. Arthur good ? wtn, Mr. Edward Goodwir, Mr. c John G. Adams and Mr. Samuel v . < dwin have returned from Co d lumbia where they spent the holi days with their friends and re. f ([ TITE PALMETTO I/EADE H HA s N \vi Wt mi dr w p S Ct I p d fegjJSS|||J^MMHjH 7 ii Ffai* I' 'i.'.vi'vr-v'-H c [ '.. t::>. ^ financed weekly under the in the ever-popular Cape >roperty in the Northwest < ty of this valuation can be e repayable over a 25-year i to principal, interest, and 1 ifeurance. Homes of todax . .. - d ioderlTliving, ,and may ba '< _ i orrted a Very pleasant and en ! yablc trip. Miss tx... ie Mae Goodwin is . lending the winter in Columbia ith her - parents, Mr. and Mrs. homprorfc?Sir-?lupurtej a very ~! ljoyable Trrtrl pleasart Christmas ith her two daughters and son. ilaw. I.ittle Miss Shirley Thomp the duiyhtcr ?>f Mr. and Mrs. . loh^rt Thompson accompanied i-rsr IMara Ti i/niiisun, l.er grand iother. They all reported a very ice time. Mis;-s Gussie Mae will i- is.-v <1 mu&h?from?her . reh wl.i re . fc. fdayed an active art in the BYPU. i IRS. M ATTIE B. ANDERSON ROSS ED THE BAR Mrs. Mattie Bell E. Anderson ied suddenly, Wednesday aftpro?!i alli'i' bel-g ill but a few ours. Her death was a shock tc he entire community. She will ' e missed "in the House of Prayer. Lev. J. M. Beatty delivered the . logy. Mrs. Anderson was loved v everybody who know her and [ways yo\? with a smile. She i raa reared in Black Jack church acre she went to Sunday school 1 her youth. A few years later J he 'joined the House" of Prayer nd was baptized by Bishop C M. race. She leaves to niu'-t'h her lost a lother- and three brothers, and a aughter, sevei-al nieces and nep .-.vs. bile died at the age of 24 ears ard 14 days old^ Mr. Ulysses Milling spent a eek here with Mr, and Mrs. Ruff fillings. He al ~o visited in Coambia and Sumter. He left on i he 30th December to resume his tudrcs in New York... We were ery glad to see him. - it... a a rv?,?;0 IlL'Iiry, .UUI l?n iiim n. uavip,| ame from Winston-Salem and tnyed iwo weeks vi iting relatives nd friends. A splendid time was njoyod. HKTU LE-H EM HAJ'T. CHURCH Rev. E. E. Gaulden, Pastor Newberry, S. C.?The first Sunlay in the new year groug'r.t rain te and cold weather to our com m:nity, but in spite of that many ho wore aitxir/us to start out ,the irst Sunday in the year were pres nt at Sunday scr.ool. Mrs Mamie Douglas Abney ot Jaluda who for many years was uiiong the best members of Both ehem worshiped with us last Sun isiy all day. The members wen. nore than glad to see her.-back to. >1(1 home church once more. In keeping ;with the new year Air pastor brOtjght us a strong ncssage from the*,, .words: Creitc in nie a clean heart. O God. Tid TeTTew the li'ght spirit in me ?salni 61:10. Subject: "A Ne\s iogimcng". How different this vorld would be, if ea.-h one would I e si re' a clean heart, and a renew d spirit. ^ Our pastor will speak from thn abject next S.ml y: "Building rhe World of Tomorrov^T Will ;ou meet me at Eeihler.em next iunday? Deacon B.. F. Ncely spent-the Christmas Holidays in Florida ith sc.'nie of his children, aud rom what he~said i-t was the best hiistmas of his life. His children in St. Augustine, ^la., spared no time in making heir father happy. After bef; g >ack home lor o.my a day his pasor Rev. E. E. Gaulden carried him long with Airs. Gu.>si<j_Miller and rtrs. Charity Montgomery to SaLida to the home of Mrs. Douglas ^bney, and there they wert welome with opened arms by skater ^.bney and her good husband Deaun John Abney. A very delightu) dinner was prepared ftn then onsumption, and it was consumed vith much jov and pleasure. They leparted for Newberry after sper d ig a few h ppy hours with old riends in Saluda county. - ?- . - ' ^ _ R USII RIVER BAPT. CHURCH ! MO ? A. Rev. J. C. Collie1", Pastor th tiie Bush Riven church irteir- C rs. 0;e hour of sacred service :iu is held at 12 o'clock. Rev. dal. ;itt< r tdoK~~his text from the 2nd lei apter of Matthew from which .cl delivtred an inspiring Christ I :e: as message. I At Thursday night, Dec. 28th was | i <. eaiy but an excellent crowd was lis '.o wit!.ess the Christmas Post Me: flfice and program. The char.c! An as beautifully decorated from th* -lie ulpit to the door with red an I put reen rope on which hung variou; ser dors of bulbs t0 represent tl e ore ittie-1 -Town of Bethlehem. The par ost Office around the altar was sp? ecorated with stars to represir. , oi m.ngrr 'in which Christ was (? n. Tr.e office was opened at in :45 with Supt. T. A. Bobb act sir] postmaster; Miss Eliza Chav nu i and Lfllie Ja-kson, clerks., Thi rsj ffice was soon rilled with valun ie: ic gifts alter v. nich the office was to: losed f. r 30 minutes. An unseen .irr u?Cgran\ was j erdered by the S. iir >. Chris^mau :arols led by Miss thi Francis Clark. Thf "f th? am irth of Christ oy Miss Chavie M Je ackson. Two carols were sunp ed rftpi* which a Christmas question ch< iox was opened in which interest, od ng and inspiring questions were w? isked and aiiswcred pertaining to co Christmas. The word Christmas T. cas analyzed oy Mattie L< o Jack ra on and gave tlie meaning of each gr etter such ai C. Christ was ban. ph o ennaupr1 H Healer! R. A Re ne leenier, etc.' Holy Night was su*R ifter which the acting Santj _-c 21aus, ex-Supt. F. M. Man gut- .1 lame^-forth- dre8?ed-4n-white^trtn?bi ned with red with numbers 0! ar lags of fruit and candy, making tb Hie children merry as?he?went ? ind giving helpful advke 'cor.cerr. ting the S. S. and church. Mean- a while the 4 acting Christmas of postmasters:.^ Andrew Boyd, Tom ut WJlace andN Nathaniel Davis and he Myles Clark, were filling theh 31 oag^-forndelivery. Two stockings ti> were filled, one for Rcy. Colliei aixl one fur Mr. p. M. Mungub. "|J] The afTafi^was directed by Miss 3 Mattie Lee Jackson. After oui tL, leys came so now. tQ Death brought grief to the mem ef bers and friends of this churct when it came -and took away two y] :>f our oldest members, Mr. Sam rj Austir.f and [Mrs. Sela Hunter. Mr. Lj. Auitimilieillat-hcmie?in-the?Gold ?j ville section, Dec. 29th, 1939. Mrs. ,, Hunter died Dec. 30th in Spartan- , ?kn Un/1 liirn/^ fmom* ii. IK awt iicu .I.*-** " | ni cuts with her son. Mr. Sam Aus ^ tin had been a member of this church for more than 50 years. He led between 93 and 99 year* of ai age. ?Mrs. Sela Hunter died be Xl fwei-n years of UK*1- ^ Roth were funeraMzed here Jan. y( 1st, 1940, 77 years!from the daj ^ they were set free.^ The tv0 un dertaikers of Newberry, Mr Wil 1 m and Mr. Pratt were m charge; two preachers, Rev. Coiner?a! d?Rev;?Gopelm were tn charge of the funeral. cc We are going to miss our bro jh I'tr and sister. ..We loved them th byt_Gpd loved them beat, There - =& ore He took them to rest from w their labor. ec ST. PAUL A M. E. CHURCH D ?= Ci Rev. S. J. Johnson, Pastor N ' : E. Sunday was a high day at St. V Paul. At 12 o'clock Rev. Johnson brought to us a burning message h< which was enjoyed by all. Our Si thurch is moving on fine under the leadership of Rev. Jcrhnson. He of is ft God-sent mdn. Our rally was Ci a success last Sunday. The tedies M were rallying against the men and M the womer. won. We are planning M paint tr.o church sQon. If you ? i h to hear good preaching, r, come to St. Paul. -Mrs,?Davis has returned ? torn Wasi'ngton where she spent i . i i ' J the cnristmas noi pays visiting tier si tors. She reports an en tivr.ble trip. 4 . Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Dennis erf 'iO perity wore the guests of Mr. 2nd Mrs. Loland Counts last Sunday. Little James Clausno.ns is visiting his parents it. Charlotte. Mr Floyd and Mrs. Alice Giles J of Newberry were the dinner , guests of Mrs.- Loland Counts. j Mr. David Koon was down from Greenvrlle visiting his parents Miami Mrs. Henry Koon. -- Mrs. Mattie Johnson of was visiting relatives. Mr. Joseph Orsber has returned to St. Louis, Mo., after speidirg a few months with his grand parents. ^ -? Mt. zion\ a. m. e. church I Rev. S. ^hism, Pastor Sellers, S. C.?The weather was j I very. inclement Sunday but Quite a few were out to Sunday school. A beautiful lesson was taught throughout the school. At 41:55 am. morning service began, the pastor came down and administered the Holy Communion this the stewards came forward; o quite a brge audience. After! 517.80 was raised fct tr.. pastor b et arid rain were -falling very fast at the close of this service so i-he pastor?annoui ce<|. that there vtTuld not Ce any more KC-rv1c6s *' or the day. * Mrs. Ellen Foxwoith, Mrs. E NV/wlin, and Mrs. T. B| Jones ftre m the sirtf list at this writing. We are praying for them a speedy recovery. . ' " I faster left Sat- . urday night for Washington D J .. aiTor spending awhile home vis ? ine her 'bter a*?d brothers and * friends. Also Mrs. Anna Quick ? i t1->o ]jSf i his writing |< The pastor was the dinner guest t of .vtrs. G. A. Hunt Sunday. f I . KRIS BROWN , Ml M. E. CHLRCH R?V- R- ,LJ4UnXtfU-i'a>if r ?8u A t a *r arh^ston, S. C.?Serines isst his itlay at Morris Brown wrre well .romi ?in 111o ' ii oi ning; trrt in- <TvTT lient weather at night.,' prevent stud a jjreat many persona from at- of ] diriK tt,ft service^ at 7^0 p.m. \V?, J1 a.m.. Dr. Demon prea-heu ence m 1st .John 1:7. Toe subject Cat:. . us set! by the pa ;!or, was "1'ne Ilm1 suits of Wuiink i:7 the Li'^ht ' the inspiring sermon resultedii and Mi s spnitual fervor ran high. 2 retai sons joined the church at this Miss vice. At'7:30 the message was. ] a lught by Rev. H. E. Rollerson ?tor of o-r church at Lanes. The] are .*aker selected as a text irt. i l.i 1:7, using as a subject "Je-1 lu < > anu the Woman of Samaria", with spite ai the lact that only a /, u, iall?mmrber?were?preseit, The" tnt s, . ge well delivered, found a pre a lonsive echo from thos . who ers arcl it. It is pia:.lied by^thu-4ias_ r to have Rev. Rollerson come Oi nil! In M. 'i , l-iimiii in tin. ture. Rev. Rollerson rs one oi ed t B lounger givup of A..M.E. rr.in.. p. ,f. :eis> in OUr kecuon.- His sermon p] iivert'd last Sunday night show fGr that he is a close student ol vhe e scripture, ag was demonstrat. ii. the manner in. wr.ich the text VVIJ. is ueveioptd. Uui- church and \ i mmur.ity, are extending to bro. A. LaSaine and his wile una j niiiy tneir sympathies and reets at the distressing catastro- D :y experienced by them last Wed wea sday morning when tr.eir home well in kia-Ke street was almost Mor impletely destroyed 'by a fire .n<l ri-'ii occurred about 3 a.m.. Thej -hrK rreiy escaped with their fives. ,v id lost practically everything in tor le house. 3 persons wr.o wer xb; marcs?of me no use", irrelrrdi: g >e aunt of Bro. LaSaine, were cciv irpeci to death. Bro, LaSaine i.- hav if of the Stewards of our church .he; id ?ne of its most faithful mem- ng. ;rs. Mrs. M. A. LaSaine is the the: ipervhsor o-f schools in our sec- jurn nn 01 ire suite. gro "Wintrs Over .lo> firm" n h.-n. ___A fed to appear at the Morris St you aptist church in the near fu and ire. This group of singers are pel i conie to Charleston through the ing Forts of Dr. lemon and some of sup le members of Munis. "Brown. Ass he concert will be staged at Mor na 3 St. Baptist church, becausP of viii te 1 a rger seat ing capacity of t H. the lurch. 4 churches are sponsor- hel< g t. is entertainment in Charles- day >n. It is expected that a Targe pre umber of persons will witness. uy ii'a popular production. whi We can- hear the wadding-hefts" Ty~ e m.-iu'ikv: W .shall say nioi> pr s >out this later. It seems tr.at w. T l u in.-, til 1 1 r , l i-UWrf 1-4 In. flfl orst outstanding members of too T\jr lunger group of our church. More to ton. gue . T LAKE VIEW NEWS eve ? one inducted by the Supt. With tea- ',Ur fors at their post ol duty. Alter e Sabbath school Rev. Bureal hich seemed to have been enjoy} bv alL -the "17.6 P. l. a: was organized or. Qa ecenvber 5 by Prof. James A. j astle of the junior high school. .chjf] amely Mrs. E. S. Graham, Miss jtjn . Gerald, Mrs. A. R. Castle, Miss p . Smith. _ ' "" Mis The Florence Pee Dee Union was ^ eld Friday "eirtbracihg the fifth ^ unday. ^ |ja*, The Union Junior*, high schccli^0 lened January-2 by\ Prof. James pon astle with Mrs. E. S. Graha?i, j rs.'A. P. C-stle of Rock Hill;. c, ] iss E. Gerald, Miss V. Smith of Gai tiPins teachers " hop wSnl^E '"$*? I ^anHpF 9G* 4 > s]? V. FRANK BROWER, Hampton Insti tat for admission in the civilian pilot's tra * Hampton by the C. A.~A. He is a me ?lub and expects to be in the first gradui Brower has recently been appointee leech-Nut Packing Company and becom saders over the country who are convei mployment. Repreientatives of Beech-I brotfgbout the country are cboeen from V + ? v . I Paf? S \ CLARE RAPT. CHURCH Rev. C. R. Hlack, Pastor nrlnyttTV S'TT"reaT~wf^te r day. ' 1-to our Supt. Gaskin was at post with 'a few students ad a hot stove. Wp hnH ft ? ul lesson. The topic for the y: The Christians Confession 'ui h. It was enjoyed by all. wi i"e glad to have in our pies our lormer Secretary, Mrsf n ine Brown. We hope Miss vr' will take an active part in crcreh school for- the year . Lotise Gaskin acted 8*3 secry at.d did a nice job of it Gaskin is our Palmetto Lead ge::t lor tHe-church, nday is our pastoral day .We asking all Sunday school work to piease be at their post at . o'clock. The Deacon Board it i ( hairman, Deacon Gaskin it in it X-yciv member to be-pf"e? on Sunday morning at lbrt)0 .tiling liour. All oui well wish and friends o'f the church are <-??to be preset t. v- last Thursday the four goa sirigti'.i irom Florence rcndar_ i r.ice program to a small i|i wj.ien ua.- cnjuti'd by all. lease see SHss" Louise Gaskin the Palmetto Leader. Bead "Leader". I I AM I'll AI'FI dVlkTlVlRCH lev. R. J. Jefferson, Pastor espite the very inclement ihi r the Sunday school was attended, the Supt. Mr. S gan with his co ps of officers teachers, has-things-well i_n^-i the 11 ft'clock seivice, the pas. used for a text St. M_tt. 16: subject: Peter's Great Coniio'.T. The message was well reed. It is quite a ?pri>ilege to e the oppor unity to listen to se thought givihg and comfort sermons SunJ.'y aftei Sunday >e are the strengthening med_ s thru which Chrisftans tre wing. .. *rr vT f .er the morning set v lCe, the ng people were called together I organized the William ChaChoral Club with the foilow-* officers: Mrs. Pearl "Simkins, ervisor; Miss Goldie McDuffi:, >t. Supervisor: Mrs. Wiiholmi Jones, director of social acti. cs. A successful meeting ol -Itrfies- btrrrcls-and clubs \vr s 1 at the parsonage- la A ThursA 1,1 members present ex. ssed themselves as teing lea. and willing to work. After eh so-m,. very .helpful nnd time remarks were given by the tor and Mis Agnes Hil.ebd'nd ? 'he ACE League is still oning 1 cvard under tKe leadership of II.I.. Pinckney. We were glad see Mr. Lyles back in the Lea ! afier a short illness. 'he pastor is urgedly asking iy meir,bcr and friend to give dolla'r"on the fourth Sunday the bonded deht?the first???-? vterly payment for 1940. JOHNSTON NEWS _ Irs. A. M. .Spa-n and Vivian inn spent several d ya dnpwfi Cllllslmas season in Augusta, , with relatives. Jrs, Maggie Minis Lark and Idren of Pernsylvania are visg relatives here. 'rof. and Mrs. S. K. Dean, the ises Dean and Johnson motorto Columhtrr SnfnvHav Irs. N. E. Ashfv rd of Now /en, Conn., has beer to- a vi* it her mother,-Wrs. - Emma Raf^ i. hose on the sick list are Messrs P. Pope, A. B. Harrison, R.~"W. ry and Jack Aruh'i son.-" We e they will soon be" well again. ?-? ? ?? "7 1 ' - . J jr^H^^u **? |^B|9r .'^1 ^1^ tufe senior, has patted the first lining course recently authorised mberoTthe Institute's Aviation ating clatt of student pilots. I campus representative of the et another of the many campus ?. rting spare time into profitable tfut chewing gum on campuses the student body.