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Professor J. P. Burges Emancipation Address The Emancipation program was .1 '% sue cents st St. Paul A. M. E. I church on Monday, Januiry 1, ' [?940. The ttrogram consisted <>t Short talks and quertets coming from neighboring schools, and churches. Prof. J. P. Burgess of State' college, OrangebUfg^ S. C., deliv. - ere a very inspiring address. He ' pointed* out the importance of bet . j' ter schools, homes an,d fcrms, that ia the raising of food. Mr. Burges made mention of a man who worked himself to death cuttin? grass out his cotton to get Mr. E. L. Thomas ac'edboth a? cbairnwn of the program com. : mittee and master of ceremonies to make the program a success. PROGRAM OF COMMEMORATION HELD AT BENEDICT (Special to the "Lender") On Thursday, January ,4th there was held in Antisdel Chapel at Botedict college a program ccmv merorating seventy years of Ne-J Thipvompnt' especially in the Md of economics- The progran w;s launched under the direct aus pice* of Prof. W. H. Hubert, head ox department of English at the above mentioned college. Tho program began at ll o'clock p" - Ua- as follows: Negro Nat tonal Anthem; Scripture and pru> ci Ly Mr. Bowen; Reading of E ^ mancipation Proclamation oy airs Katherir?e Wheeler; Oration, by Mi Odell Reuben; musical selection The above oration was based upoi the economic progress of the pas.aeventy years by the Negro race It wwsencouraging to know that "in spite of the handicaps, restric. tions and prejudice to which th< , Negro has been subjected, his Mmbined wealth has increased iio.ii uie meager sum of $20,000,000 in 1866 to approximately $5 000,000,000 at present Howevei the mai.? part of the program consisted of an address given by Ddr. J. J. Starks president of Ben edict college. He was presented by Dr. J. E. Bfiggs. _ Dr. Starks spoke from the subject "1 he Future Economic Out look for Negroes". Because of hi? position and experience, . Dr Starks is equipped to give first hand Information on such a subject He first gave a brief his ] ing such and his observatiorK o< present conditions he uttered ar. interesting prophecy relative to our future econo*mic condition. "It is not what one makes that' contributes to his economic pro gress" sari' the speaker "but it is ? -what -he saves. He showed how many of our Rroup, gaining a very meager income from some of our scrcalled "debased" occupations have arisen to a position of econ. or.iic Important and financial in depence. Such a message ^as vary timely. "Learn a lesson fron the J?-v> i . ai<l the speaker "anc observe that persecutions and discrimination cannot keep a thinking people down". Many were inspired as never be' fore ;nd expressed themselves to th effect that, as much as possible they Wuuld have their part?mbringing to pas; the fullfilment of the "prophecies" (as spoken by Di Starks) relative to the economk advancement of our race. As we travel along the way of prejudice, handi:aps, political an economic inequality, may we evei be mindful of the f?ct that the brightest lights that have guided modern civilization were men or way through the mo t strenuous difficulties. "The rigbt brirgs out the stars". By Odel] Reuben Cor. Sec. Y.M C.A. SALEM BAPTIST CHURCH C nl A irrAnfnrl ?>nrct,ln ers fit our church Sunday morninp j hut Sunday school heem as usual I Tn the sh^enc1 of the Supt., R. F | Cross opened the worship At the j morning services an unusual larec/ attendance was on hand for the first Sunday of the new year and j for the Communion service which j which has its first timQ to be held other than on the third Sunday af tern-Jon hi each quarter* The pastor preached an interestirg ser mon, Our church was opened to the Fourth Baptist church who Com- ' muned at our church in the after- 1 noon hecause their building -was destroyed by fire.' BYPU In the afternoon had only a few present-who came out in spite of the rain. The new pres ident of t.hp seninr uni^n?opered the aervices. The pastor was in the nnlnit n. gain at niecht and preached and j administered Communion to the few who were not present >n the 1 morning. 1865 J Negr MAY | _ _ . v, . - - " ^ s Delivers i at Cades PAGELAND NEWS Among: the students who spent i the holidays at home were Mi ses Kfttherine and Minnie BVkeney, Thoniasina Seagars, Cora L. Low ery, Messrs Panl Brewer, M?ceo Ttliikoney, Pnnlf-p,. nnn<tpr?y;?M4s* Louise Blakeney. Fayetteville Stat* I couege; miss mane jonnson, c. G. State College; Misaes Lucile Johnson, Luvcrta Sellers, Corine Lowery, Mr. W. M. Johrsop, Allen lohnst/n, William Penn high, schoo.. 'Ugh Point, N. C.; Miss Pauline Lowory, Emmett--Scott-j Miss Gol-j Emsey Robinson, Shaw university. ? Miss Bernice of the Lancaster Hi faculty spent the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Blakeney. 1 Rev. L. L. Blakeney of Fort Mill spent new year's with his parents, Mr. ard Mrs. Richard Blakeney. Mr. Lanston Blakeney visited in Charlotte last week. Prof, and Mrs. D. J. Johnson isited the fcrrmer's mother, Mrs. D. E. Johnson during the holi? days. Mr. and Mrs. J. C Brewer had as their guests during the holidays Rev. and Mrs. C. F. Fergu on and son of Spartanburg, S. C.: Prof, and Mrs. H. ?C. Brewer and NanoleoT* Brewer. Hartsvil'c [and Misses Dorothy nnd CastR Brewer, Clnflin college. Master Brooks Walker, Jr., at Fayetteville, N. C., spent- the hoidays with his grandparents, Mr.! >.nd Mrs. T. F. Brewer. Miss Amanda Roundtreo and Mr. M. McKi'ssick of the Pageland faculty spent the holidays at thrii espective homes. ""f-srs Duyall Mvers and L. R. Williams of Philadelphia, visited Natives and friends hered urirg he holidays. STERLING HIGH SCIlMoL Prof. It. L. I!irkson, Principal i ^ a Greenville, S. F. ?T: atf o'd Stei ng spirit was high nnd keenly Quirte a number of former graduites returned to their dear old Alma Mater and helped to make hp "Homecoming'' a real success There were fourteen colleges and ight states represented among hitj group. , thcTiomcoomii g game, ? chartv affair. Dlaved between Sterl njf Hi and Oranard Hi of Guffney van ushered in by ~fi gala fjaradi-' ed by the hijrh school band. The parade sponsored by the Presi. .cuts Council, Mr. P. E. Stewart dvir.or. represented the classes from 1929 to 1940. The Sterling ?infers?were at their?best?artd I showed renewed determination and I skill. The scores were 19-0 rn I I .'avor of the Tigers. Coaches Len j udt ar.d Boozer were very much) pleased and praised the entire iuad for their efforts. The climax of the football sea '/a came, however, when the Ti <*erQ met Rurke Hi of Charleston i he Cky by 'he ben" on New ' mPs' Dnv. The Charlestoniana pent no little effort in making the -j w.j cokonul; and extending . warm we Irony. the visiting^ ' Hit ndsT"The" ~pa r ade~ staged "by he Burke high school was led by the Sterling hvgh school bond a.eh was clad in blue and white h'iform and led by Billie Crook, turn major and Misses Helen d-rns and Elizabeth Perry, majot es. Beautiful flcats and ban aers were used in the parade hi:h ended at the Seaeoast bow) >here a:*hard fought jA-d thrillinggame was played, between St.Ml ing and Burke. One unusual point as that there were only three penalties imposed during the ?un?e, ami tr.ose were for beirg Tf-side. The scores were 6-6 tre. It may be of interest to note hat during this term under the i guidance of the faculty a total of 682 students have taken trip;-1 na' have added much to their cul ural and oducntional development. The band -has participated in h;:y parades thi3 season: one in Asheville, N. C., one in Charloe ton, S. C., and two in Greer-ville. This organization under the direc tron of Mr. M. C. Lewis is growing by leaps and bounds. The following is, only a partia list of the former graduftte8 who were in thg city during the holi days, as.there were others whose names do n<vt appear: Messrs Charles Irvin, Horace rohnson, Irvin Brier, Robert John hor> and Mtsg Eula -Owcrrs," Claflin "f. Misses Edna Reed, Alice D'Oyle, Jennie Fair, Ann Brockmond, Frances Williams; Messrs ifni y unoneu, rranx 11 ail, wu-l tram- WaKhin^tftrs and Paul Adams, 1 State jCollcpe; Mr. Gilrriore Powell I and Misa Charles * Bailor, Belt is ' rartpmv; Miss Julia Tojbert, Voor jyr-. Cr/nrad Gandy, Mi ;se? Mamie Dacus, Mattie Belle When, ton and Laura Ellen Watson, Bene Seventyo Wo 1G-1 jri, 11( < .a ? IT CAPITAL CITY QUARTET TO SING AT RIDGEWOOD The Capital City Quartet of Co lumbia ^vill sin? Sunday afternoon, Jrnunry 14th at 4:00 o'clock it the Methodist Chu;ch in Ridge wood. This quartet Bings every Monday night over statioon WCO S. No admission fee. Rev. W. R Bowman, pastor. IN MEMORIAM In si ! hut sweet aiid loying remembrance of our dear mother Amanda Fox, died Jcnuary , 1939 Greonwond S O. "Mothor** It la sweet to remember her smiling face, There's no one left, who can fill her place. We loved her dear, as we can love no other; She was t friend, a pal, and one sweet mother. It is sweet to believe, she resting where, No disturbances arise, all fret* from care. .We miss her 'tis true, like we miss tin othor, , But without a doubt, we can say; she was a cheerful mother. Today d.ar mother, we are think ing only of you, And i s we pray to God our skies grow blue. We'll alwrys think of you, for there is not another. Who can fill that place, of our kind, loving mother. Willie L. Fox, Nettie G. 6681E WILLIE L. FOX " NETTIE G. FOX ?. ' Daughters. SPECIAL NOTICE i ' All'elected members of the ExHeard of the Baptist Educational andv Missic/nar- Conven .ion of South Carolina and all moderators and elected represen I tatives of a sociations are called *o meet in the Lecture room of Stark's Library at 1 a.m., Janu. ary 17. for the^urpose of arranging the program for the 1940 session of the convention and to. j transact such other matters that ipiay he bronght before the board Dr. II. H. Butler, President i L. C Jenkins, Secretary | PRODUCTION CREDIT ASSO'N I IIOLI) ANNUAL MEETINGS Annual nun'Tings of production ' redit as-ocfations" Lre'f&Ping held beginning January 2 to extend through the middle of February, "according to a report coming from the office of Cornelius King, Negro representntlvg?of the?Farm Credit Administration These associations comprise some 525 cooperative credit organizations that provide short-term credit, at a low rate oj inut-i csl, iu muiv than 25R.OOO farmers. Approxi nr.tely 150,000 farmers in the U- , rite,J States -wil} attend these meetings this year, if the atten (i'ree record compares favorably with that of 1939. In the production credit associa tions of eight southern 'states hav ing a fairly large Nogro ftofttllA- " tion and membership (Texas Ix/uisiana. Mississippi, Ahbaipa Georgia, Florida, North ard South Caioliia), some 50,000 individuals will probably attend the annual meetings. From 10-2T- percent of the member-borrowers in the stat es mentioned are of the Negro race. "I am hoping," said Mr. King, "that a large number of Ne meetings erf these cooperative crerit organizations". Substantial savings in interest charges are realized by farmers who borrow through the produc. tion credit associations. Accord i'g to the Farm Credit aide, f'Many Negro farmers are avail ing themselves of this credit, not. only b<j:ause it is adapted to their farming operations but also be ause the interest coat is 414 per cent a year". Annual meetings, of production credit association present an op port unity for all farmers to so. cure information relative to the opcratiors and services of these Farm Credit lending units. Met; Misses Inez Shappard ard Maty Frances Cureton, Clark university, Atlanta, Ga.; Miss Jac. queline Thomas, West Virginia ^tate college, Institute, W. Va.; Mis* Finnic Ctflwart Rpnnptt poll lege," Greensboro, N. C.; Miss Mary I tykes and Ben Lykes, WMberforce university, Ohio; Misses Hel en and Vernelle Minis, Mr. John Collier, Hnnra Ncedom. Morris Brown; Misses Alrneta Hunt Daphanese Bates and sister, Paine college; /Miss Roberta Fair, formerly of N. C. State college and Mr. Samuel Gandy, a member of the faculty of Fisk university. N'ashville, Tenn. five Ye; rld's I 9 Co IE PALMgfft) LEADER Cooperate in Taking- ( {Business League Adv i Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 28, 1939? The vital importance, socially and econonrcally, of obtaining a new rnj up.to.date measurement of the extent and importance of the distribution industries was emphasized in an appeal Issued tTiG? week by Dr. J.-'E."^ Walker, President of the National Negro Bust ness League and of the Univer sal Life Injure nee compmy. Dr. Walker called upon all Negro wholesalers, re'ailers and otPei service groups to coopeiate with the Business Census beginning Jtenuory 2. "The Census Bureau has nude throe surveys of the trrde volume of business in 1929, 1933, and 1935," Dr. Walker said. "The showing that our wholesalers, re. tailors and other distribution units make in the 1940 Census will af. ford isn interesting tmd valuable btsis for comparison to measure " trre rrowth of our . distribution ^and service businesses. "The 1940 Business Census will include a survey of approximately three million fiima in the United States engaged in the distribution of goods and services. The 1935 <' isus'of Business indicated that there were more thin' 23,000 Ne REEDER POINT SCHOOL ~ HAS CHRJST.MAS DINNER The punils ot the Reeder Point school were given a real Chrratlu o umner oi< Friday, December 15, 1939, by the teachers of the school. Present also were sever. at tT the rati'or.a. the Jeanes Tea cher, Mrs. Elise Jenkins, and oth"r invited guests. The Reeder Point school is lo. cat-d about seven miles from the city jjf Columbia on the Bluff road The teachers are Mrs. Mae D. Walker and Mrs. Grace "U RlT|i in is is tr.eir first term at this school, and many improvements have been made. A wide- awake paernt-teachers' association ha* bocn organized. The school lurch room has been screened iyid equip pod with cooking utersils, and dishes, ; hrubbery has been plantV. window shades have been pur. 'insed, and .several other improve are noted. Every pupil in* the school was icrvod generously as well as the Mrs. Jenkins, the Jeanes teacher ''' kc vi'i^ highly. of_.this unique affair, saying that this was the >n!y such alfair in Richland coiai tv to her knowledge. She com plimonted the teachers very high }y mr the same.The yhildren ..were served?hti Troops according to teachers. The! first three grades_ being supervised by .Mrs. Ruff; the remaining four grades by Mrs. Walker. Mrs Ruff gsve each o*f her little ones a bag of Christmas candies. The county superintendent of dvRucation visited this school in' November, a? -d said that he was much pleased with the improve, monts made. Those people from Columbia; who were present were: Mrs. S. Goodwin, Mr J E Height,?Mr. ' Charlie -Dannelhy.?Dr.- L. H. Hallman, Mi-s Pauline Pressley, Mrs. Ella Dnnnelly and Mrs. Janie Gist. LUCKY.BIRD SOCIAL CLUB The Lucky Bird Social club met it lhi> hi.*:ne of Mrs Kennedy. The meeting was called to order bv the r.Vinnlflin l\f ra RatfAo twUW a a/\?rt ^'lhicTi~"riiJ" led """'vtiyci""'hy" mI'-T Green; scripture by Mrs. Hattle Tohnson. This brought our devo tion to n close and the presidenti took charge. Minutes were calledii for. New business. The observre tnt"e of our nn-'iv^rsary wag dis 1 ussed b> the rice president- which is tt/ be held Roonl Mr John Til soph wish to, become a member of the Lucky Bird social club which waj approved of. The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Nellie Green, 2121 Ger vais street. Dismission by Mr. Williams. WOODRUFF NEWS Trinity A.M.E.Z. Ohufch Rev, J. A. Llpsey, Pastor There was no church school at Trinity Sunday as the road fs un construction. We will be very glad when the road is completed o that we can get to the church It rs quite a handicap to 'tis." M>-. and Mrs. Thelmorc Stephen of Washington, D C. are visiting elaGves here. Mr. Willie Smith is steadily re cuperating?from- a recent illness Mr. M. S. Callhan was a visitoi here Tuesday. Mrs. Catherine Scurry sper.t the ;o)iflay? in Tipton, Ga. Sick: Messrs. Will Smith, Toy Parks, D. Cox. We wrsh for them a speedy recovery. 1.' t ars 01 Fair 6 riven Census, President of ises Negro Tradesmen gro owned ?nd operated retail ! stores which mrde annual sales of nearly fifty million dollars and | employed mote than 12,000 full time and part.time employee* who received in wi ges over five milljon?dollars. Negro sorvice businesses, such as hotels, the?ters, laundries, and banks, employ ~ 1 1 i /\/vr? i ii nuuiuuuai n.uw wage earn era and distributed nearly six mil lion dolling in wage payments. W"It is important," said Dr. alker, "that every colored whole saler, re'ailer and service estab. lish-nent proprietor leriize tj^l the Negro's commercial importance will be ipeasured by the showing we mi ke^ri the forthcom ing census and it is, therefore, to our self-interest to coopeiate ful. ly with the Census enumerators j who start work January 2." ! Dr. Walker emphasized the as. suirnce of the Census Bureau that none of the figures of Individ . wal employers on volume, piyroll I and employment could be made use?of, under the?law, for any other purposes than a statistical measurement of sectional end nat ioni-4 business. Bach business man's figures are combined with others in such a way that confidential facts are iwver disclosed ] MARION NEWS Altho the temperature was con siderably lower than usual, the Sunday school and morning service at St, John was well attended. Mr. Ivey gav? some very helpful comments on the lesson. The morning service was impres sive. Rev. J. M. Jackson preached an instructive sermon. The community -sympathizes with Mr. Will Hughes i- the loes of his _eleven year old son, who was hurned to death Sunday a. m. Mrs. Maggie Black, who han been ill, is sefmewhat improved. Mrs. Ida Reaves is still very seek. Mrs. Ellen F. Deas, who i~ visiting Rev. and Mrs. James Davis hio boon" indisposed.?? Miss Eloui<=e Collier of Rahwa\ N visited her grandmother Mrs Louise Collier. Miss Collar teach "s in North Carolina. Mrs. Corinne White, our Jeanes tcn?hor spent-the holidays in Che raw with"Tier family. - The-banquet ijiven by. the Tents Lodge was largely atterded. Ev eryone present seemed to be filled Lwith?the spirit -of the Yuletide The repast was delicious. Mra. Glyceria Hagin Davis and Mis* Helen Haein spent their va. cation in Marion. Presiding Elder^A^P. Spears, preached two powerful sermons at h\? first quarterly meeting here He always brings food for though* | He is urging the membership on to greater spiritual and material strength. Mrs. E. J. Duekett our beloved "Mother" at Allen University spent part of her vacation in Mai ion the guest of Mr. and Mrs. L. Rc/gers. Mrs. Duekett was enter, tained at dinner by Rev. and Mr? Major Davis. Her son Alfred ac companlod her. S6hie_oi_ the _ visitors, in out midst were Miss Mamhe Williams Florence; Mi4, ac/l Mrs. Alford Ellerbe; Mrs. N. Gerald, Mrs. Car rie Starks; Miss Martha Moultrie | New York City; Miss Maria Cole j man, jn.x.u.; i^iuie K-oscoe and Dorothy Coleman, Washington, I), i C.; Mr. Isaac Misshew, Kittrell College; Mr. and Mrs. H.A. Black Fayotteville, N.C. High Schbol; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lewis, Loris Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Marshall; Mrs.J ? 'iu Crawford, Martning; Miss P Copoland and Mr. Walter ,, e, Voorheoe Institute; Misses r "stance Simmons, Celia Taylor v 'inn Taylor, Ruth Mitchell, Te repa McDuffie, Mesdameg John H.' Durante, RobL Durunt, Joseph McDuffie, D. C. McDuffie, William Braddy and Freeman Gause, State college; Missee Mary and Clarissa Macintosh and Vessie Gregg, Morris college; Misses Mamie Foxworth, Henrietta Bowen, Verdelle Deas, Mesdames Thos. Moore, Henry Frasier, B. J. Firnk lea, Edwin Jackaor, Allen univer. ?itv; Mi?g Lillian Donnelly, How aid university; Mf." peWitt McQueen, Dunbar Hi, Washington. The teachers of Marion County training school spent their holidays as various cities of the state. Marton County Training School Prof. M. Johnakln, Prlnclpal The Mariort county training school scrdsr its "greetings to its many friends through the Pal___ motto state. We begin a new voar with new resolutions to con-' tinue our forward march in the progressive enlightenment of tho youth of the Pee Dee secti<m. We have as our immediate aim the -omnletlon of our library and the reaching of the required quota Negro I k EXF tion I \ I ^ CHILDREN ENTERTAINED Mrs. Hattie Bell Jeter of 25-27 Petfdleton street, entertained for her children, Friday, Dec. 29 at her lovely home. The season's decorations were carried oijt thru out the house, and everyone seem ed to be full of th spirit of Christ mas and enjoyed themselves very much. The>se ^ttjoying- Mrs. Jei ter's hospitality were Mr. and Mrs Johnnie Jetor, Mr. William Jeter, Mesdames Rebecca Williams, Daisy Reed, Viola Nelson, Misses ohristine Bowell, Caroline Harri. son, Ethel Simmons, Harriett Wil dams, Katie Watson, Mr. and Mrs. Addison, Messrs E. L. Kershaw, James McClir.tic, Clevelard McCarthy, Eulas Auston. Cocktails, potato sj\Jad, saltin es, sliced roast pork, gingerale, inmts and cake was served by the hoateBs. ? -~m i ^ JAMISON NEWS While looking over the history of 1939, viewing with pride the ecords of accomplishment, "we have much to be thankful for. There ht s been a very few souls claimed "By" the monster death, crops on the whole were quite pro ductive and the he2lth of the com munity has been good. Our church and school physica. plants fs well as other purts have been greatly improved since Jtnu ary 1, 1939 and we look forward to greater improvemc f a -in oei community during 1940. With so many conscientious workers-in the school and commu nity, "I see no reaB n why our com munity cannot continue a awif. growth. The NYA boyg and New Home Mckers ot tlie Zion gruo.d school under supervision of tne tgr.cul tural and home economic te.chert tMr. Sherrod and Miss Fin.h are I surely carrying out efle.tive home improvements, such as, yard beau itjCation, better gardens,,, poultry projects, hog projects, improved kitchens and bedrooms. The'N. H.j M. motto seems to be ''On with the! finds for Crmp Rilly." ?Our basket-boll teams are show ing good prospects and we hope._fc> -qual any other Junior High in th;? State because the team is devel oping bulldog tena ity. Ask Mag gie Whiley end Ruth Ziegler. ^ __ The teachers and pupJs h-^ve all as our first semester is nearing an end, and lots of finishing up and checking up to be done. We hcve. recently t dded "to our school eouipment a very n'ce! Speed-O-P int Duplicator -which we arc very proud of. We a c verv grateful to Mr. McKenzie, the F. S; A. manager-for same. He- shows great int'rest in our school and the development of this communi ty. . Nurse Hayes who underwent a ^erious operr tion rrturned to resume her work Mondry. She w'l1 conduct daily health classes with nuni's of our school. In case you are in doubt abou' some of the cultural development of Jamison, subscribe fo?* the onlv Negro State Pane-?"The I^nd er,M then look for Jamison New?. MT. OLIVE BAPTIST CHURCH The Chrhstmnte tree exercise nt Mt. Olive Baptist church, King-.ville, S. C., ^yas directed by Mrs. Florence Cornish and others. It was quite a treat to sit and lis'ten to the many fine recitation*-rendered by the scholars of the five books per student. With an . enrolment of one thousand stu dents this represents quite a stu pendous task but we lnve faith^in our ability to attain the proposed goal. Each of our twenty six in. structors has pledged himself to^" do his utmost in helping to make our efforts successful. During the holidays just completed it was gratifying to have many of our former students and graduates visit us and give glow ing arcmmts of the succesg they are attaining in the v3rious fields of erdeavor they have undertaken since graduating from our school. These visits serve as an inspira tion for those who nre still With us, and made them renew theirr de termination to forge ahead until 'hey too have' attaimj the fflori ous heights of which they so fond ly dream. We of the f 'culty .wish our alumni, wherever thoy be, con tinued success in all their efforts. We alsp_wish tp_.extcnd.-to?our - iiiriK.s bhu co-worKcrs tni'outrn " ->ut the state, the fo?id hope that this will he a year, lr/ng remcmb< re$ for the progress achieved by you in your struggle to raise i the?baiu?4'-?f- our race from the "1 depths of ignorance "^1 illiteracy i to the heights of educational and lntelectual enlightenment. ' I Until next week when we re. i turn with more news of the Pee ] Oee section we say goodbye from; the Swrtffip Fcrx City. i Lawrence Bowen, reporter. < Jrogress ?osn 1all n * i j^torday, Janaar? U, ?Mi LATE SHOW SAT. NIGHT ALSO STARTS MONDAY MICKEY ROONEY , ? IN ? "JUDGE HARCY & SON" WITH , ANN RUTHERFORD rtv ^ LEWIS STONE MONDAY AND TUESDAY For Sale? l At Ridgewood Nine (9) Lots - i~wo 6 Room Houses 'dtr "Summit Avenue. Prices Reasonable. I EE U. HUGHES ^hone 3069 Sabbath school. After an excel lent program the pastor complemented both the Supt., Mr. George Wilson and Mrs. Cornish alo.'g with others who did all that was ossible to make such a fine show. I ng. At the "close of the program the pastor presented Rev. Elliott of I Columbia wh0 preached a soul stli ring sermon on "Gifts and the Manner in Which We Give". God gave- , to mankind the world's greatet gift After?a?selection the gifts were distributed from the tree to the waiting crowd. Ev ervone seemrxt tn ? - _ _ ? ~ Kv/vbvn valuable gift. M rs. S. C. Copo who has been visiting relatives Jr.- Detroit, Mich. is at home again and y"? wlrnm* AT^botKehurch And Sunday school. ? ^r. Wallie "Jones t?e son of Deacon and Mrs. Jones was happily married to Miss Edward of Eastover, S. C., by the Pastor, Rev. H M. Tsylor, Saturday, Dec. 23, 1939. This was indeed a fine r,v".;~f ma- p-es?nt to the Jones' family, especially to young Mr. Aval lie Jones the groom. The officers and members were guests at the pastor's home on the night of December 20th ard brought many good things for the nantry, all of which were gratefully received. All of the guests were served by Mrs. Taylor, the pastor's wife. Other guests. Rev. A. L. Peterson, and Rev. F. M Young of the city. Everyone seemed to have enjoyed the af^a'r" ' ? m EM MAM L EL A. M. E. CHURCH Rev F. D. D^hef, Pastor Despite the inclement wo^ei 'he attendance was large and enthusiastic in the worship. The Sunday school cortinues to move forward to the achiavemont of new goals. At 11:30 a.m. the message waa Vnnoht bv the pastor who selected communion was administered; a few friends were in attendance a- ~,? mong whom were Mrs T. Addison Mr. John R. Wertz of Elisha A. M. E church. Silverstreet._.~__ Miss Blanche Brown is in the Good Samaritan-Waverly hocnital Sister Richardson, Bros. J. Wise, Montgomery, Cn'dwell, al-a are on the sick list. We are praying for them a speedy recovery. We have reorganized our usher hoard nrd are glad to see our young folk interested. EBENEZER A. M. E. CHURCH ,R!ev. IX N. Wilson. Pa?Hor Charleston, S. C ?A veyy large crowd was present at the morning service. The pa for do1<vpr>f<? very noble sermort. Subject Forgetting The Past and Pressing To ward the Prize. This sermon was soul stirrir-g and inspirational. It closed out wrth H-great ihout and handshaking. Notwithstanding the heavy ram the very faithful few considered members of the Storm Brigade were pesent at the school Sunday. A veryjhteresting tfti?CtIsSlbh""was Tiad led by Mr. J Graham. The rain continued thru the night service, but a fevr wcr? present. ThP pastbr "spoke from Ihe subject Christ With His Peo A ' * /v cessions two. many visitors were present durirg the day. Come again you are always welcome. i 1940 noiN DETROIT MICH. r