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L i VOL. XV?NO. 7 Wings-Over Jordan F Township Auditorium 1 February 16th?At 8:3< rrwuMMBSB^^n^T'' > HK> i ll w I I I REV. GLENN T. SETT1E '> Revei end Glenn T. Settle originator of '/Wings Over Jordrn," waa boin in a log ci bin at Reiris vilie, North Carina '.<nd receiv 7 cd his ear^education in the atate* r of Pennsylvania.. His ft mily set tied in Lnionlown, Pa., where he received his high school education, "jnd later married Maxy Elizabeth Carter. With his young wife, he cime to Cleveland "i n < 1917, and worked as a common lcborcr until called to the ministry. He prepared for his vocation by working as a moulder-in Cleve land foundries during the dt y, una ?>uxiiuu)K tne luooay Dime i Institute at night. When his ~ course was completed, he became ussisianc pastor to He v . Charles H. Cri ble, 01 Mount naven Bup_ tist cnuich, Cleveland. He supplemented his assistant pastoiaie witn employment a ? the Bluett' Steel Company wher*. he w>-s a shipping cierK. in ordei to gain tms position, Kevereno Settle upplmd niinseli to the stu dy olTmeialuigy, ana was promo, ed to superintendent whicn posi he held until he Decame pastor o. St. John Baptist church in Paine? viile, Uhio. Some time later, iReverend Settle was transferred to t h t . Second Bi ptist church in Elyria and it was fiom that point that . he came to Cleveland as pastoi i of Cethsernvne Baptist church at East 3uth and Scovill Avenue in j Cleveland in November, 19^7. Upon beginning his cuties in Cleveland, Reverend Settles founu that Gethsemane church had a i line choir, i nd witn this knowl_ edge, he began working for ?? "Ne^ro Hour' on one ox the loca. tauiu stations. In his eltorts to Jbain an auuuion, JBeverend be* i'rogrt m Director of WGAR i n iLii.'.i.u, who g.antea the Getn aemane Choir an addition. Kramer was It udatory in his praist of the group, i nd immediately schedule.. tnem on his station. . This was in July of 1937. By January of the following year, Kramer had ti ranged t o ' have this group present t series 1 of Sunday morning concerts o n the Columbia Broadcasting System. This program wts launched on January 9 1939 tnd, has proved the greatest mail drawing attrac^ j tion of ell Columbia sustaining features. Business League Program Sunday A program will be presented by the Columbia Negro Business League ot Zion Baptist church on Sunday afternoon, February 11th it 4:00 o'clock. This program is promised to be of interest and profitable to ell. Everybody is in vited. Program *8s follows: Prelude; Music, Choir; Invocation?Music, Choir? Remarks by Master of Ceremonies, Mr. Henry Williams; Solo, Mr. Dave Mick; Remarks,' Mf^ John- Evwa; Twoselections, Cfirolina Gospel Sing- 1 ers; Remarks, Mr. J. W. Beachum Solo, Mrs. Margaret Smith; Address, Rev. J. M. Hinton; Selection, Cirolina Gospel Singers; Closing Selection, Choir; Benediction, Rev. J. P. Reeder. SPARTANBURG NEW8 On " Jan. 17, Xi Sigma Chapter of Sip- / Gamma Rho Sorority ^t at f home of Soror .Jesnre h-ae Bro ?-> in Cowpens, S. C. 'lhe business part of the meet tag wag brief. Th? hostess serv ed a dliciouj repast in the spirit of St Valentine Each soror re. ceived a Valentine greeting. The next meeting will be held at the home of Soror Inez Ashley Shr'th.v Sorors 'Smith arui Agnes Helen Brown will be hos te~""?8. The death of Miss Ethel Car tor a teacner ;n the Spartanburf City system, cast a shadow ovc thira city. Truly Spartanburg ha lost a noble character. Her ft ernl wna held at the Mt Moriah Baptist church Sunday afternoon Our hearts go out in sympathy ...to the family. - / - ^ v .. .... ? V p 'am ^ 'boir At Fric ight 3 0' nt :?- - -* ? paragraphs M'ss Sariie Robertson, s, .eacher in the Cirlisle graded chool was. the week end guest of Vlis8 Willie Bell Her,th. G and Master J. S. Stanback vas been confined to his home on mc-unt of the "flu" and \vi s no' ible to broadcrst last Saturday ght over WBT, Charlotte N. C. \11 Masons, Stj rs and friends ov... the State will be listening in. vhen another Tate is announced ; The Tun-ei r 1 s<J^trh"r'r7;~iTf . '"zie Buchanan C:ilemail wh-i TeH" in Washington, D.- C., t nr vhose body crrived here Frld"\ orning, we e hold at Calvary >ptist c hurch, Si nday afternoon Ier motHer was buries iust ft e id; ya ago. The great sorrow] n the Bu:h"'nan family_saddenod he hearts of their many friends1 roughout the city. She wr.s the dest of the six children. She ad made her home in Washing. n for the.ptst v/"ypa Pm- M Pr~Coker, Tne^pastor preached the1 ormon. She loves her father Mi l "homas Buchjjjian, 3 brothers, lr. Carl Buchanan tnd Mr. Tho. na3 Buchanan, both of W^shing. n. who came down for the fu. icrrl, Mr. Edgar Buchtnan. two t rs. Mrs. Helen B Walker, Mrs .laggie B. Young, -all of this city he was buried beside her moth. Undertaker Charlie Denton vas in charge. The church tnd hoir in Washington of which she vrs a member sent letters telling >r the tine services she rendered here?they olso sent a beautiful loral that wt s full lcneth of thp rinkled white velvet casket. Mrs. Rebecca Davis died at her iome nctr Center St., Friday af,'r i.'.n illness of. less thin an houi. he had been in failing health fo. me time, but was able to be up nd about, end her death wis >a lock to. the entire city. She was member of Mt. Olive Baptist hurch where funeral servic?s .ere held Monday afternoon. Th. stor, Rev. L. Huff preached the .ermon from the text "There is .ut one step between me cam icath." He outlined in 3 parts: I Sure Step?A Slippery Step? i Good Step. Rev, W. M. Honor, 3.ev. F D. Sims spoke briefly or he life of the deceased. Mrs }avis left one daughter, Mrs. Vii tinia, two sons, who ere far awiy lis. Dcvis had a large circle ol iinds as were evidenced by th nany who filled the church. With Jnderti ker Charlie Denton i n harge the bod.y was buried i n lethse-mane cemetery, beside he. isband, Mr. Dan Davis who pre] eded'her "sevefrf yCar9 ago. H ..ews of the death of Dr. Willie I ..i.ps.n in St. Louis, Mo. brought . ^kss to relatives and friend, ere. He manied Miss Lillian .i.ckumboitom and they mad. heir .{lorne-in the western city. i?j ana his wife are from Ches. ,tr. He leaves his mother, severu. listers and brothers here hi-, vife '.-nd two children there. Bui ? i will be there. Mrs. Alice Lillie Pharr, forme y of Chester, now of Detroit nr. nved here Sunday night to spend a few days with her parents, Mr Tnd Mrs. Henry- Lilly. She hca oeen gone for more than 6 ye-rs Mrs. Ei ster Hardin, Mrs. Het ie Rainey Mrs. Katie Allen are on the sick list. Prof. A. D. Hardin is sick th,s .vti'K. Mrs. T. P Hammonds is leeching fiis classes. The Farmers' Conference wil. .neet in Finley High auditoriu.. Friday ill day Many distinguish nd speakers will be here. Plot. ?-ynion Johnson, farm demonstration tgent for this county wii. be master of ceremonies. The next meeting of the Coun ^y Teachers Association will b.. .saturdi y morning at Finley Higl - Mr. J^hn Brice, of Charlotte M. C. spent Sunday here a a-guv? of his sister, Miss Margaret Me. Rae, who is a student in the Jun. ior class of Finley Hi school. In the game here Friday night jetwcen Finley Hi and Winnsboro Hi, both games were won by Fin. ley Hi; the scores were: Girls. ) to 32; Boys 12 to 90. In Hartsville last Tuesday nitt Finley Hi won both grimes fron Sutler Hi. Monday night in Sp2. anburg, Finley Hi won both gi mes from Carver Hi school. AIKEN NEWS The following visitors worship ped with the Frienship Baptist church test Sunday Feb. 4: Mrs. .Villie E. Jones of Augusta, Gt.; Mr. and Mrs. Mobley of JohnStoi Mrs. Alma Hamilton of Columbi* Dr. A. W. Nicholson of Bettis A aaemy, Mrs. Ambrose, Mr. Ed. rrd Jones, Miss Mary Ann Baj >r, Mr. Vincent 01ipht%nt, M s f: bel Johnson, Miss Mabel Reiil Oeacon Jannis Butler Mr. B. T lolley of New York, Mis* Zeldc Wilkerson of White Pond and Mrs. Julia Walton of" Augusta Gr, We -3re pleased to welcome r 11 these visitors In our city. Pal ~~ COLUMBIA, i Wage Record Required For Old Age Insurance Bee-use of the increased num ber of old people applying fo "pensions" at the Social Securit; Board, Mr. W. H. Nixon, Mana ger of the Field Oflice at Colum oia, innounced todry that his of nee handles insurance payment! only for workers and their de ,<t_n-ents who have been employe* since January 1, 1937, and htv< r. wage record in commerce an* .ndusti y. Old people who are in need an* have not been working should i] ply to the local wellare ottice n no county in whieh they live itrn not ta the Social-Security- Board .eclnec, Mr. Nixon. Those who have just reaches o yer rs of age and h?*ve rtceiv od as much as $300 in co\e.cd en ployment in the last ihree yer rs >5(j or more in each of six calen. .i'?r quarters, may be entitieo t< r tiiguiauvc . (/ajriuuill However* he srid, "Unless an oh person has been woiking at som? job in a. store, shop, mine laciorj or other p>icfi_of - business -it?h useless to apply to the Soci,ai Se. curity Bo; rd Field Oificq." The requirements are lowe.ed .o enrble workers already cn.st to retirement age to qualify foi monthly insuivnce payments. this group beginning Janut ry 1 1939 wages earned after do ; i permitted to count toward insur. anee payments. There 2ie four groups now, ;c. cording to Mr. Nixon, who may o>. entitled to monthly insurance pa:, ments under the Old Age ainj Survivors Insurance provisions xn .he Social Security Act as amend ed. They tie: 1. W-2ge earners 65 years oi rge or over who decide to retiu and who have sufficient wage credits from -jobs covered by vht act; the wives of such wo.kers ii or when they are -65; or my chil. dren under 16, or ;18 if attending ifhnnl. 2. Widows at oge 65 of insur. d workers: widows, regardless oi age, if there are young childrei in their care; end depen-cnt chil. dren themselves until ige 16, oi i8 if they aie regularly vttendinfi school. 3. Surviving parents of \he wf.ge earner, at age 65, if thej were wholly dependent on hirr at th time of his deith, end if h< leaves no widow or child cntitlec o insurance payments. 4. Lump-sum death payment: to widows widowers, children anc parents of fully or currently in. urea individuals who die withou letving a wiow, child or paren ntitled to monthly benefits; or t< persons who have paid the funer al- expenses. Such payments eua payment to which the wage e; rn ar would have been entitled hac he lived. TRINITY A. M. E. CHURCH Spt rtanburg.?Holy communioi vaa observed at Trinity churcl throughout the day. We were <als< spiritually fed from the wonder ul sermon brought to us by ou pastor. We had two visiting mil .sters worship with us et 7:3o I m.: Rev. I.E. Smith a very youni preacher of the AME Zion churc Tnd Rev. C.E Sawyer of Mt. Mor ah li.-ptist church, city. Rev Smith preached a very ' forcefu and spiritual sermon which wt enjoyed by all. * Sunday, Feb. 11th is Founder' Day of the AME Church tn chere will bo >a special prograr rendered at 7:30. Every A M ] member should attend churc! h -t day. There is a great musici 1 tree n store for all music lovers i and around Spartanburg Monda /eb. 19th, Wings Over Jordai the choir of Radio md concet fame will appear here in concerl ivery member an<i friend of Tri ty tie urged to buy your ticket from the ticket sellers of t h BATESBURG NEWS Mr. John Parker and Mrs. Ar .hur Outen of Columbia were th tinner guests of Mrs. D. Byrd. Februaiy 2 the Batesburg Ji High School Achievement day wa held with Leesville Jr. Hi. Thos representing Batesburg were Cor .Lee Perry, solo, contest winne second prize; Miiian* Humphre story telling, won second prize Declamation contest, Clara Ra mey 1st priae. The baskotbal pom 1 Aaf 4 a T AABtiil 1 O A W?. ? .vo? iv uc\;oviac x u i uu Lhey fought hard. Hat# off V Iapt3 Wi Eugene Johnston. Miss Beatrice Peterruon o: Sard, S. C., spent the week en at the home of her sister Mr. an Mrs. Clarence Robinson, Jr. M and Mrs. M. J. Artemus of Grep oil spent the week end at th ion\e of Mr. Artemus' parent fics Ethel Perry a-student o Pettis acadcniy spent the wee end at home. Mr. and'Mrs. Charlie Boyd an laughters Wilhelmenia and Thoi motc/ied to Chirlotte, N.( on Saturday to visit Mr. Boyd' sister Mrs. Annie Margaret Guen who is ijl, ? r MtfU SOUTH CAROLINAf~SATURDi Talladega College Club i r ^ NOTED AllTISTS TO APPEAR " ON PROGRAM j r The Talladega Club of Charles I y .on will present- President Buell Gallaghea of Ttllidega, Air. Ton. ogee DeBose, head of the music department, arid Air. Fr-nk O. j Harrison baritone, in i joint recite 1 and lecture on Monday nite j February .19 th. e mis promises to be a rare j treat to the people of Charleston md South Carolina. These three j men are each outstrnding in his p field. Mr. DsBose is an -artist of j high calibre, tie has been rated i as one of the greatest Negro^mu. unks high in the field of voice 3 in u <?. Iv-.h is a treat by him self. President Gallagher is a l y .ung man of unusual rjbility, ;s a lecturer, it is said that few can cei him. > The Club is presenting these . men free of charge to the public, j You can't afford to not be num. j bored i mon?r the listeners. j We trke this time and space to j- extend ?* statewide invitation to . alLpersons-Jnterested in education to be present to welcome these I outstanding individuals to our city . md state. Come out and be the : guests of the TrJladega Club in Ch: rleston. n ' ' f t* **> v "i" ' ' v LJi j I I i : ' > TOP PICTURE?Children's F MIDDLE PICTURE?Junior BOTTON?Bingo Perty. Tht e Prizes. r LOW COST HOUSING t IN COLUMBIA c D..1 J M .1 A ? u oesiueB lurnismnK accent nv. i ing conditions for low income fi. > milies, it is the aim of public 1 housing- officii la to instill in hous ng project tenants t feeling of 1 community consciousness. Empha. > sis' hrs been placed on the fact 0 "at better homos are being pro_ vided for low income ftmiPes, f but more important is the ft ct f that the housing program is mak ing better citizens. The Manage nent of University Terrrce, lo. cated in Columbia, S. C. ^nd one o -vf the first housing projects in * the United Stx tea, has particular >' ly stressed the importance of community spirit among tenants end h'?s maintained an active com (' nunity program, v MV. Nf than Straus, Adminis. ? trator of the United States Hous ing Program, on this subject, ha* it the following to say: "The management of the low. I J i'ci \Y, FEBRUARY 10, 19-10 ~ 18th Annual Clinir I Union Community Hospital, Union, S. C. The eighth annual clinic of the Union Community Hospital that wrs held on Jcnuary 26, 1040 wis a success in spite of the bk'nkei of snow. Physicians from out of state as well a3 our state were present and all enjoyed -a very I fine treat. Dr. J. H. H; le was .it his best as usual. He has been coming to Union for the past six or seven years, and the good peo. pie of this section expect him here each year. The whole of the afternoon wi H to discussions led by Dr. McKry of Charinttrr ^; one present was more than rep-id , The evening session at Sims Hi School closed the day with Hon. J. Finley Wilson, Gr; nd Exalted ( Rt ler of the F.Iks mrde the pub_' lie address. The addresa is one that will be long remembered by those who heard it. In company with Mr. Wilson were Mr. James Kelly, Grand Secretary of Birmingham, Alt. rnd Mr. C. C. Valle, Grand Organizer o7 New York City. , . Monday evening, February 19. the A. & T. College Glee Club and , Choir of Greensboro, N. C. will i render a program rt Sims High School in interest of the hospitt) I t 3D *; itu^fl^^E^^^|BnH^K^58!9l9 I E >ing Pong ToTirfi'aroent held January Bafpfy Psirot. Organized by the >se Bingo PartieB are held regularly rent housing project, conceived in terms of the United States Housing- Act is, not based upon | profits but upon the development of community spirit of human re It tions. The successful manage^ must make the tenants feel that they rre ? part of an interested community, that they are depend] ent upon and responsible to one tnother, that their happiness wi'l i be the result of their own coor. | dinatoj efforts. He nvst not on j ly encourage the individual t o express everythin? within him self, but rlso help him to rraMr.e th-^t he is a vital part, of the eommun:ty t?? a whole." The >'-bovt- statement is the kev to the entire h~u?ing program. It wou'd be impossible to mersure in dnlla'R and rents the value of making a mtn or woman bettor 'ifzen. TT.wever, if such a mer. renrry yavdstick were used the dollars and cents vine to the country would be well up. If ? men is a good citizen be ~ PRICE TF MR. LEVER MAKES FUNDS FOR FINNIS Columbia,?3- C.,~?Prtr.?7?A7 Frank Lever, State Director for the Finnish" Relief Fond, Inc., a fund, the procetcs of which arc to be used to provide clothing, food and shelter for more then 900,000 Finnish refugees of which number more than 30,000 are bcbes in the irms of their moth, ers, wishes every person in this County?men, women and chil. dren, rich and poor?to have the opportunity to contribute some, thing to the reliel of these suffej ing people of Finland. He calls tent ion t^ the fact that these Finnish people aro highly -eductt. I'd, in'.ugtriotio,?frogtl and w*e; ghcnrg?for?their hdiYVes1," their lives and their liberties against th t their heroism must sUnd odds o;" more than fifty to one and a'.oncsi e I rf the p: t iot army nf Pnroo nn<4 -- - ? P" ? * ivtttn D A. FRANK LEVER, Sttte Direct Finnish Relief Fun>d, Inc., r 'u. I enclose the amount of in check, money order, for Finnisl (Name) 7:. > . ja BAflH'. v, m Kw ' ' Esh A." myww; yyrHWSSf *1 -.1 22, 1940. Tr; flic Division, un>Ter Sgt. B. F. at University Terrrce. At this p does not cost his government mo. ney for law enforeemen', health se \ice, fire protection, etc. In addition his errning capacity is increased when he becomes a bet ter citizen i nd therfore the national wealth of the country as -> whole i- rlsn increased. Tenants of University Terrace have volrnti ri'y eot together attd formed a main Tenants' Associa. tion which fosters various aetivh. ties for b^th adults and children on lh?'T>br,^ct. These rctiviti??; tend to mnlcc tenrnts feet tv*t 'hov a-" d:recMv connected with the welfpr" of University Terrace end the community as a whole i nd encu rage theni to express thm"*" individurlity. A' Urtiverg tv Te-raee tho~e is a Va-'rh r\f thn Columbia Public Library whUh is very popular and encourages tenrnts to reM good books. This librarv i* located in the Social room, the center of all tenant activities. In the building of Allen Benedict Court, Colum ' y . . . . ' ^ Tve cents per copy PLEA FOR H RELIEF charge ftt Gettysburg. Mr. Lever continues "thit some of these families tre bging mov. ed across i>n ice covered country With the temperature fifty degrees below zero, as much as two hundrej miles and that the suffering is intense and the need imperative und tmmediate;" and adds further, "that the daily press of the nation through its columns is inviting contributions every cent of wh.th is to go direct to Finland." He is asking the rural press of the State to i,pen; its columns for this purpose vnd- tr-witl'-do- bo. ifhrrfte" fight of d> inr.ericy > gainot eomrnuw? ism, tne" fight of Christian)'-y a. gainst the anti Christ nation of the world. :? ? * - ia a lor the purpose-of transmitting con tributions to this ocu'se: ' - '"V. Date or Dollar* i'(Relief Fund. r ,JU ^ i ,mH n-yMI ifl *< SB TIM 1I1XBH * Pi uitt. arty rose jshes were given < , bia's new million dolls r project for colored occap; ncy, careful con sideration has been given in plan ningt recrt ational end socinLLia.cilitirs and there will be xmpls space for this purpose. Tenants at University Terrace have indie"td bv erfthrsiastic response that they ire interested in community affairs. Annually. an? Easter Egjf hunt is held for the children on the grounds o f Booker T. Washington hich school sdjecent to the project. Tentnta dmrrr r cgrs for this hunt nn? it ?;? looked forward to by the chil_ dren. Othor activities at University Terrace include ping.pong *our_ nan-ient*. Boy Scouts Troop, Junior Si fety Prtrols and*.weekly Bi. ble classes. Whi'o under 1h? trcneral supervision of the Management, these activities are directly encouraged by M. A. Entzminger, Mhinten. . J f.nce Superintendent.