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DEMOCRATIC S'1'A>
SWEEP ELECTION
Roosevelt Carries .'lit State.
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Itv W. I!. Hum man
1 Jlfsiui'lU UonSi'X i-K, tin. |)IVk
crrt nt-liri :ikiT, smashed < ne ol
America':; most ancient t.a lit. ions
L st Tuesday when they fleeted
him President !\?r a third lei',
over Wetftlell L. Willkie, who was
x .. u iih i hitr.l htUit-g op
noiient whose ship is slink, perhaps
to,never rise any more. This_report
er being inspired by (Jed took thi
stump l'or .Mr, Hoosevelt :.t on
expenses when oar personal .friends
and scores of Xegr-o?leaders?e+-ttieized
us, but we continued out
fight and rang no backward hell
have learned years ago one
with God is a majority.
We hive watched Mr. Roosevelt
for eight years, seeing how hi
helped poor boys and girls to get
an education, Aihe X. V. A. program
with thousands of Ncijro
students on the pay roll, the WPA
wi,th hundreds jot people doing
well through the administration
if of. Mr. Roosevelt. I was obliged
to believe that he was the Moses
God sent and prepared to lead
this country out of Egypt. Am
it does not, now, appear just what
will do.
. We are glad thit the Negroeof
New York, Chicago, Philade)
v phia and other Eastern cities stoch
by Mr. Roosevelt. Wt. also -wis)
to throw a bouquet at Bi.<#iop
Joseph S. Flipper of South Carolina
who allowed us to speak at
his annual conference at Lancastei
hrc the defense of Mr. Roosevelt
/The Negroes of South Carolina
v would not he led or persuaded to
change or swap horses in the midst
of a dangerous stream. T h e >
wouldn't he bribed by empty promw
wes. /i |
The would be Negro leaders dis
cussed the third term and antilynching
bill. Why must Mr. Roosevelt
be blamed fpr things he can't
control? All of us want the anti
lynching bill passed, but congress
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
;dard bearers
s With KiS Electoral Votes .
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itin^t pi | s this bill bel'ori- th
.i"t*.- nient can approve* it.
We may Mot have i 11 tlu* rocoj
nition at Washingtoni. that belong
:t? lis b..t umler this man Roos.
volt the -Nitfio has gotten Lettt
treatment from all anirlcs. As
nailer of fact, all the "ROOSI
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\ ai i' X'lMi iniuuis. nui
i.-jwiiat In- said after his electioi
"We of cour.-e fi re difficult daj
but I think you will find me in tl
tu. < .iu, t , the sanie Krankli
Roosevelt you have known f<
"yea r s7
In' our humble way we wish I
hank i'iu Palmetto Leader wh
fought wTCTT us for the lyi'-electic
f Mi\ Roosevelt and thd hundryi
of Negroes of South Ct rolipn wf
ifolloweij our advise and voted wit
us for Mr. Roosevelt.
Council of Colored CI
Of the Woman's Aux
The' seventeenth annua! counc
of Colored Churchmen and sei
' sions of thfe Woman's Auxilitr
met November 1, 2, and 3, 19-1
' at gt. Augustine's Mission. Aikei
S. C.
The theme of the council "I Dai
You"' 'was* presented by the Re'
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Merit System Exam
Announced . , t. .,
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Columbia, Nov. 2?A series
1 merit system examinations 1
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professional social work positio
in the So. tii Carolina Departmc
of I'uLlic Welfare was announc
today by Dr. J. MoT. Daniel, s
. pervisor of examinations for t
department"s merit system cot
r. cil. November 27 is the deatl-li
, for filing applicitions for adm
u tance to the tests.
,s These examinations are open
any resident of South Caroli
m who can meet tl$e various mil
mum qualifications-, Doctor Dan
said. The series includes the ]
io lowing positions: chief of the i
io vision of public assistance; sup<
m visor of CCC selection; chief
Is | the divisfon of field service; pu
i- lie welfare supervisor; county <
J rector, class I; county direct
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hurchmen and Session
iliary Hold Meeting
,, Defense Conference
To be Held at
Hampton Institute
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,(1 Over 200 National Authority
v Will F'articipate
?. Hampton Instit^ue, Va.?A r
tion-wide conference on the p?
d ticipation of the Negro in Natic
if al Defense wrll open at Hampt
l- Institute on November.. 25, it \v
v announced today by tHte Hampt
Board of Trustees. ;
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v Over 200 well-known Negro a
t. white authorities will realistica
p discuss and study every aspect
j. Negro participation in the prest
id crisis. The two-day meeting w
id open immediately after the man
;s uration of Dr. Malcolm S. Mi
If I>ean as Hampton's sixth pre
?e dent.
Prominent government officia
social workers, military figun
A. (?. Bonnet, Rector of St. Tin
othy's church, Columbia, S. C.
The Council opened Friday evi
intr with evening prayer by
Vcn Max S. Whittington, assiste
by the other clergymen. Words <
welcome vfere Riven by the men
tiers of the Council and" the con
niuiiily.
1 Saturday morning the Executix
1 Council met. The members ar
Bishop Cravatt,. Archdeacon Whi
tington, Rev. J. B. Brown, Mr. ]
P. Pivil, Mrs. Lillian Rice, pres
.lent 05 the Wonun's Auxiliary an
Mrs. Vivian Pompey. "Ways an
Means living up to our pledgt
and tlielidea of being more se
Bupportift^ was discussed in tl
meetinjriiof
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fsQUTft CAROLINA, SATURI
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'Conference At Voor-hi
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November loth the Farmers (.'mi
1 ference of Bamberg county \vi!
hold the regular Annual Meetinj
"l* I at .Voorhees school here. At thi:
nt ( time a large number of farmer:
j from Bamberg Vounly with thei
j wives meet, they have a mornitu
l<* -session, where the farmers them
na selves hold discussions, and a
11noon they have t "Barbecue" thui
at 2:110 p.m. each, year the gues
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berg Negro Farpiers conference
?' has secured as guest speaker. Mr:
Jennie B. Motoli, wiof the latt
Dr. K. K. Motcli of Tuskeuee <in<
. Virginia, to niaia- the annual ad
dress. Mrs, Mofon is one of tin
SS . i,
fielu woiKeis oL the AAA of th
United Sts tes Agriculture depart
tnent. From her wide experience
' as Director of Women at Tuske
ge? and her work as a teacher ten
some years, plus the work for the
Triple A she will briny to Yuor
hees and Bamboig county a ion
wealth of experience.
The farmers usyatly have sonu
exhibits, although this is luoro ol
a conference, one day affair, tin
not in any sense .'a County Fair
One of the great features of this
conference is the "Biaboue" puic
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for ly the farmers themselves a?
n the prizes given, in fact th<
011 expenses of the day are takei
09 care of by the Farmers Confer
on ence of Bamberg county. V'oof
hees with its seven hundred t n<
\ more young people 111 training 01
virions and suiulrv kinds, witl
lly
of representatives of labor and in
;nt duatry, and education speoalists
'ill will hold key posts at the meeting
ig- The contributmg experts will e
?c- volve specific programs of hot!
#? immediate and long time practiCn
value on how the Negro may Ives
Is, serve the country in the interest:
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Henry Agrard Wallace
Speak At Farmers Mr.
i?es, November 15th' Lai
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? ] U? t*i- batclieri'il I:.is Ve;\i\ slmum .
1 Ik- all ideal olaiv for llii- inlife; ? '.
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filer _ _ .
i In..- .Wail- l-"aiiiii< o"i.: i'i eiH'y j ly
1 j lias Iki'ii 'irjcan5ze?! !' ?j- s<>me years J m i ;.
I! was stailcv! by thv late K. !? j*ha?l
| lihki.s. tin- its; I Hi1
onstra. fion Aycnt > appnhrtvil ii -n. nl
i Soul:. Carolina. * .1 l>. Marshal! lunih
I Xcyro lui'iit for Kxtriisiiiu worl f n-<!
I in Camden, S. for Kershaw >};t \
I i i .mi t v tias I'nr culm- Via l> lwl|)<< Illicit]
! to rany this conference. whijy h> |p.
' was Kx,t?.risioi) aye:;! for tin e?'un Sutui
'y i.i' Kamber'y. iU- with tin- hi'lj \u >i
; ?f Principal ?': K. Klanton stvuiyi'.
a number of wry prominent speak iw-ih^
' crs for this conference. The con- ^iial
foiertco brings together from tf.ivi
tn fiv?' iv: iiilli-il fiil-n ,i? i'!i i'Ii \i.-ii
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with l fiumbfr of whitr 'frittmU
who iinne to lipnv (!" xi*oc.
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Lnricuse Hair f>^J
i Coloring Sales to 20 <! ?..
I Foreign Countries
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: that
i Larii'U.Ht* iiair iMiorinu r* ht-ine and
sold -in "Jo Kwr.-i'ii ouuntrii's '.im.
i ('harlos \V. Oodeftoy, juvsidont ut Su
i tht- (Judot'i-c#y Man t ju tui iiTV -i/om- ? :'?* I
, - pany, ot r>t. i.ouis, .mo., reveals n
> t-finnouncitiK extension of lJarieusi host
. sales activity t<> Santiago', Cluh
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i in South America ' ccmc
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, "jr The Godelroy coinpi ny n'.anu
Ip'act.rcs I.arcuse hail- colorinu. _ (i()'
n i I.ai douse has .established salt.
j disti ihution in .lainaict*. British Sp<
^ West Indies, tlie Canary Islands
! San Salvador. Ceylon. Freud i .,
West Indies, India. Iraq, Malta j j.a>
; Newfoundh nd. Palestine, Uutc! ^
Guiana. British Guiana. Assyria ??yjv
1 British West Africa. Hawaii 0i(,ct
1 Puerto Rico,, the WoodwUrd-I.ee ! a^jv
3 ! ward Island .jp-oup and in the ro ' gQ
n.antic Aeat of civilization, Ejjypt *> weei
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, Fayette Blakolv 1
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11 ? I51akv!> . .V..uv\*h. 11
?uiitii ii!y Sumlay morn- "
v.* a.* I'. in'ialix.i-ti W ediii'stiav b
ni>?f!- >' ;it l'.Hlul ihuich it P1
i:i)ia by I)i W I!. I., t'htrk !1
>a>U>r. assisteil by I>i A. >
y bUmii t?l" first t'ulvj. i y Hu[? ' '
Luivti ? : (Muu.bia. Mr Make V
ii* very pupalai ui . t'oiainbia **'
mix!'>t it: l:i> ?ii-1??>.* ;11- a:a__, I'
;'! iiv lile lltltlillfiS. I I
was i; na!i\i ( :' Lanrene*
y hut-had living in ('?? P
ia l'u]' many years. H(. marJi
Columbia triil in 1P1N ami ?
vis ni i'!. h* In in iin in |- is
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ua> so* n ,,i] tin- streets hit* I
day night, seemingly in* the
I' health and friends at /Ch
;il festified that they couldn't
rt-s that he hail passed to the
beyond. <
was a native of Lauren.- t
11 tiu- tail*'! inn work, for Be Ik'.- p
rttuoiit st'ii* where lie ha I. n
s uf w' it* customers. Tnp
n- i-f ("i.hin.hia and Richland
y. espoeiaiiy me ir.emnvrs 01 j: !
church. i 11 miss this great t
hir.an for his faithful service y
oiuivbia and tin- people hi t,
d. Mis. Hlakoly. his widow ^
this reporter she prayed daih M
he wouldn't ?iif lii a w l oid
dii- where sho could ho with (j
Hor piayoi < wi io answered |j
iviving .aside from his widow ^
ui'thot. W illi; m Hlakely. om
r, Mrs' Pearl Hunter and a
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of friends to .mourn his pass
Interment w:i- . IP. I nmiei'1 j
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on't nnioh to .say because I'vi , t
to hurry and see about ol?l j t
t" She faintod aftor the s
ion and old "Crip," is not ; \
to bring her too. t
long, will bo on the air next >'
t over station PMLOC. 1 ^
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Robert L. Vann. Pittsnirgh
Editor Dipg
1'ITTSMl I'll 11. ik t.. iANI'i
la serious f!iness <>f. tw< ,
umths duration.,. Robert !.. Vann
'2 year old editor" of the? Pitts
u'rgh tSflCried, died Thursday at
p. m.. in the Shady Side hns
ital. VIn
U'lU Mr. Vann; aided by v
roup of Pittsburgh citizens, ir
unized J'he Pittsburgh Couriei
nd two years later became its
ditor. a position he has held ever
ince.
Aside from his journalistic du
ies, Mr . Vann. was active it
olrtics. Following his endorse
lent of a first term for Presi
eilt Roosevelt, he was annnin'tnc
s an assistant in the U. S. attor
ev general's office. This position
e held for four years before re
igning to devote his time t?> bus
!es> affairs.
Shortly before- his last fllness
li Yann wrote a front page edi
ifi ia! for his paper in which h?
trongly urged his readers to sup
ort Wendell Willkie in* the com
i*-- vlee tion. - V
Funeral services were held in
ittsl'Ureh Monday.
>r. L. K. Williams
baptist Head, K411ed
n Aeroplane Crash
Nashville. Tenn!, Nov. 2nd, 19to
Dr. 1.. K Williams. Tor 19 y.etrn
he leader of tniljioni of Negro
luptists was killed,..early Wedesday
mfrrning. Oct. 30, in a plane
mashun near Flint, Michigan.
Reports of Dr. Williams' death
caching Nashville before press
ime Wednesdav tKot r?.
Williams met his death in a plane _!
raveling from Chicago to Flint, i
lichigan. Details of the account
ere meager and varied.
Dr. Williams was the vice presr
ent of the World Baptist's Al- ?
a rice. president of the National
laptiht Convention. Inc., pastor ot
he Ol'vet Baptist church, Chiea *
o. 111., and president of the Vic
ory l ife Insurance Co. ,
Hi' was a Republican leader in
he state of Illinois for many
ears. He had been a speaker In
sashville many times during the
>ast few years and was personillv
known by many citizens of
his city.
Officials of the National Bap- ist
Convention whose headquar*
cis are here in the city, were
hocked when informed of Rev
Viliiams' death. All deplored his
ragic end. No funeral arrangenents
had been made at press tim#
Wednesday.
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