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F; REMITTANCES rj Checks, Drafts and Postal or Ex- m press Money Orders should be 'a made payable to "the order of 11 The Palmetto Leader. ,n ' ' ^ . th j Communications intended for th ~Jl current issue must be very brie and should reach the editoria desk not later than Tuesday of 10 each week. City news, locals pc Wednesday. C Telephone 4523 bi P< Saturday, January 4, 1941 clj RESOLUTIONS, FRAUGHT h WITH MEANING II' As we enter the New Year, we jt have passed the first mile post of j(| the new decade. 1940 is a past y record, and we look to 1941 with re hope for worthwhile accomplish- r ments. We .are resolved to learn ^ more, achieve more and do more? Columbians are making their New Year resolutions as are peo- s. pie the?world over. There are ^ two important things,cfalumjiians. fl through organizations .. and , caon kt erative movements, plight do and can do: * t0 1. We need playgrounds fully Sj equipped and conveniently located for colored children. gj 2. We need a theatre for the ^ dense population in Waverley. A * good moving picture concern, lo- cj cated on the 1600 block of Harden street, would not only find pa- nr tronage from Waverley people t0 who are home owners, but it would yj receive a healthy patronage from jr the tenants who live in the AllenBenedict Terrace. jn Let's have home resolutions j- ' fraught with meaning. 1* J ?! _. . ' s e THE TEACHER'S YEAR BOOK l Several county teachers' asso- lei ? ^ciations in South Carolina haVe m published year books for 19401941. We have before us the tl< Year Book of the Colored Teach ho ers' Association of Laurens coun er ty, headed by the progressive at school principal of the Bell street th school at Clinton, J. T. W. Mims M The Year Book furnishes inter pa esting and factual information a ab bout the activities of the schools " in Laurens county, the calendar oi ty meetings and the roster of officers an including the counts ? (111 dent's staff and the legislative an delegation. We have also "skinimed" the myear books published in Greenville jn and Spartanburg ^counties. It is ce rather unique to find that in Spar an tanburg courfty where [Principal Woodson is the leader, that the year book combines the facts a- jyj, bout white and Negro schools in ?t.( the same volume. , APPRECIATES LAND VALUES Frank W, Lawrence owns a 300 acre farm nine miles below Kingstree on the Andrews-Gnorge- Pr town highway. His land is under wa tine cultivation. He makes a bale hif of cotton to the acre; his corn be ? nriha urn rmrnrny av?t wtfh Uat ry year's crop; his mules are fine and 'o*s fat, plenty chickens of the best breed dropping eggs everywhere, Ar rows of potato banks,I fine milk All cows and hogs, orchards well- en kept and a forest of untapped, of natural resources available. His thf farm houses and premises are kept ed. l....: ,.i< good repair?. That's what we / !l a real "dirt" farmer who lives \ home and contributes bounti- i lly to the community uplift. ., Mr. Lawrence is 80 years old, n s reared a fine family and his j ys Ed. Lawrence and the others ve bought hundreds of acres of ese fine lands and are following the footsteps of their father. V * v W1NNSBORO NEWS Mansel Ross Despite the inclement weather a iristmas was generally enjoyed r the people of Winnsboro. A ii *11 rendered and very interest- e g Christmas pageant was pre- g nted at the Presbyterian church jj ' the Sunday school, under the ? ispices of Mcsdames Tally, Rus- v 1 and Miss L. L. Smith. This t as followed by Christmas pro- v ams in other churches. T The following, are among the n tudents from various colleges"' s lio are home for the holidays: lien university. Misses Elise c ;ay, Margaret Roseborough Rosa . jY-illiams. Mac trie McGriflf, M. ^ irmIngham And brother Bennie; ^ ?nedict-college: Miss Isabel 1 Da- ^ s;"Coulter academy, Misses Isa- , 11 Heath, Hattie F. Davis, Athe- ^ e Toatley and Mr. Casper Glenn; irber Scoria Jr. cohere, Miss ? ary Jane Mitchell; Clinton col- J, go, Miss M'illie Mae Code and ? Ossrs Elliott Millings, Lay Al- , >n* Mitchell and Frank Green; riendship college, Miss M. E ^ otley and Mr. Lindsay" RTcTi" c ond; School of Embalming, At t] nta, Mr. Josiah "Manigault; ( lis group?jof .young men and wo v erf are "really making good in j eir respective schools. - * ? Mr. and Mrs. R. Neal, Mr. and -t A*~" . . rs. Major Davis and Mr. and rs. Benj. Ross motored to. Char- q tte for the week end. They re- j( >rt a grand trip. c Misses Virginia and Thelma ,, hisholm, Doris McKellar and s other, Mr. Allan McKellar were ., ip-callers in our town last Sun- < ;y evening. , \r,. m .... \\r a it 1 .hi. uiiu mm. U . ."V. AUSS iAIlU | iraily Were present at a family ^ mnion which was held at the y Dine uf hf*r sister, Mrs. Katie i iter in Mt. Tabor during the hoi ays. They returned by way ol t ork, where they met a heart> a (ception?\-ttfu the hojne of Mr s oss' niece and nephew, Mr. and r rs. J. H. Harden. 1 Miss Vivian Johnson, a formei t udent of our school here, is lending the holidays -with rela- p vcs and friends. She is taking i business cburse in East Orangrr-g ew Jeracy. 1 Messrs B. J. and John Mcln h sh of Chicago, 111.; -and Ala., re- f lectively are here spending the ji ilidays with their mother, and h sters. They were accompanied p Mr. Russell Jones, also of Chi- t go and a former citizen of this d ty. ' a The families of Misses- Emma s id Sarah Beatty, Amelia Mclnsh, Ca-rrie L. Davis and Mamie v elntosh and Messrs W. A. Ross q Clement "Ueln+rvcVi nml f atty, all of whom are out teach T g, were glad to have them home " r the holidays. n Mr. J. J. Jones of Chester was t en in our town last Monday nite " Mesdames Israel Hall, Mosia L\ I 3 and Mr. George Moley are a- s ong those on the sick list. Miss Willette Holmes and liti brother Arthur spent a few (' urs at the bedside of their fath ^ Mr. Holmes who is a patient ' the Columbia hospital. While * ere, they visited the bedside of * iss Edna Lyles who is also a itient there. Both are getting 11 :>ng fine. . Misses Emma and Sarah *Beat- v , Amelia and Alice Mcintosh d Bro., Mr. Bernard James were 1 oner'guests of Miss Evelyn Boss * d Bro. Mr. W. A. Jr. Mrs. Marib Hall spent Christ- 1 is day with relatives and friends Salisbury, N. C., returning I)o- J1 mber 27th. She reports a ploas . t trip. . 11 Mesdanies Connie Davis, Mar- ^ a Jackson, and little daughter argie are heie to the delight of ^ eir grandmother, Mrs. Delia I'gler. w NKSMITH NKWS g The first came of The Costo P ogressive Athletic Association s< is played between Brow'n junior tl fh school and Lake City, Decern- ei r lfi, at Brown junior high. T own-a tftfk won.2Q.7r the b^-Ij it 12-17. le; The association \vil| meet at idrews, January 10, at 7 p. m I members are urged to he prest as this is the first meeting the year, and Wc are hoping tc it it will t( very largely attend- oi si ' 5? THE Correspondent Compliments rfee Staff ? Latta, IS. C., Dec. 24, 1940 ery Dear, Mr. Editor: The aged year, 1940 is tired ecrepit, ill. A few more rising? nd settings of the frolicing sun, he wrll bid these mundane shore,s : n everlasting adieu. She hrd un swiftly. Worked patiently iard and ungrudgingly. Served verybody, anywhere, everywhere : he is well kn?wn in every crany and crack across the Universe j ihe has achieved wealth, power visdom, royalty, fame?yea, sh* ugs stumblingly along with th weight of priceless treasure? rom all climes, HTTd is baidenec iow wrth her hoary con. In her till, keen ambition to labor, ano : service, she also is ..wriscious if her approaching demise. She died up her; life into 365 agile lays. Wrapped them into 52 huslimr s Fnrrpd thpm into 15 . appy, hurrying months, and bun led them up into 4 precious, wor | ler working seasons. Over that treat expanse of silent time, and dace, she pauses, to retrospect ecapitulate, and reciprocate vast reation to labor unmolested ir> very thine to subdue and reconcile , he world, to make life a gem of (fervescent joy, and a stable ontribution. which interests am leases God. A hush is all over ,1 Christendom. Tranquility perades the universe. The Queen, 940 is passing. Her grave is tho arth. Her shroud, the canopy, 'tnie "ner master, and pastor promunces her eulogy, "Servant o' 'reation, Well Done." Her ample pgaey is handed to her virile sue essor. She wills her great posessions to 1041. The thunderoOk ; hout: "Victory, Excelsior," ring? ut. On the threshold of her exit,, he hears the sweet music thai efreshes her for her eternal de nise: "Merry Christmas to All,'' vhich vibrates and reverberates iround the earth. We have bur eel our deceased anciumt hero. We, here. Dear Editor: Pick up '< he felicitious strains, to wi.?h , ind pray ycu, your faithful subcribefs and many readers, ' :thi , ichest blessings of the Yule. The Iappiest Christmas of the festivity 1 r??? ? You and your able staff served , he pub lie arduously, con t i n u o u s y and admirably. Our gratitude ( Welt?" in rlrcp?.rppreeiation foi -( ht?-Your?liberal column.* < ave been opened t0 the wise and eeble writers. Your genuine spir t, and magnanimous soul have , een attested. We announce and irohounce here, our indebtedness a o your generosity and acclaim leclaim our unanimous support nd cooperation in your news dis oniinatioms, and press reports. Ve read your stories-, note the , irilrtV of your editorials, the elo . . . - I uence ami elegant now 01 cuction rom, "The Old Gray and New | iider," the fun,., and fine logic of Mayhp So and Maybe Not," the Hysterics of "By the Shadow* of he Stars," and many others with ' itense interest and pur? delight n your great Forum, you have poleen prudently, wisely and feai ?ssly for the rights of the race. ' lis wrongs .you have equally cor.lemned. His achievements yoi ave praised. You have constant* y pointed him to a righteous life ' hru hjs Home, the School and he Church. < The Nation has heard you plead- i ng for Peace against war. Jusice: ip {.he Courts, and every .here . else, for^very .^man^Freeom of Franchise, un^ the comion liberties to Be exercised anil ' n joyed by aT^. South Carolina-needs "The Pal- ' le-tto Leader^ Its tongue speaks ur thoughts, our sentiments, oui irayors.* We are to read its il uminatirtg newsy columns t?J earn how God is directing tht ' ridividual, the race, the nation, he woi Id hi all the ramificattion ' f interasts, institutions and af airs. - ? Again, we royally salulc you ? ith the language of the holy fes- v ivities, "Merry Christmas." A- r ain we thank you and your noble 1 ress. And again, we advise tc ") md you joyfully into 1941, with s le solid assurance that your lead i rship is safe, sane and true, and ? he Palmetto Leader will bea? f <tend HaDpy New Year to You. J F ST. A I,RAN TR. SCHOOL J The work on the boys dormi- s >ry is progressing nicely. The 1 Id dormitory having h^en de- c troyed by fire Saturday; night t * w. PAXMBTTQ LEADER MAYBE SO AN * (By W. H. g THF WA' There are several ways to e press ourselves. One big outstan ing way of advertising ourselv is thrown on ;the screen of 01 countenance?our facial expres sions. We do not always need tongup to reveal to others o: feelings and our disposition. Sat a boy and a gi?l on tl slope of a wild and bus'.i-infestt wood. The girl (a count?y las: spoke of snakes. The frown on hi face?' the look TTi Tier e.vi s. Tl disdainful cuil of her lips, evi the upturn of her nor. > !ej).cl< her fear ami hatred of snakes. ?Suddenly?from?the?ninierbi tn hopped a young rabl.it. J.st i suddenly did this lass exclaim: " isn't he cute, I just love him Her eyes glowed with deli.'ht, h lips parted approvingly, her no: dilated in joyful pose, and smili wreathed her countenance. Thi lass flashed her pleasure as su between 9:30 and 10 o'clock No dOth, 1940. The nirls discover* the blaae on the roof n<s thnv mn retiring to bed. When they mat the alarm Mrs. Dendy ran to ct the boys and found them sittir around a flickering fire not kno> ing their building was ablaz When she called to-them the bui ing was burning; they all ran .o lea' ing Nathaniel Adams in be James Thompson who is a cous of Adams went back to call N; thaniel but met him coming or They tried to save the buildir by pouring water but Prof. Dei dy having discovered it was bui ing on the inside of the secor floor said it was useless to pi forth any effort to try to save but ordered the boys to get 01 their belongings and get on t( of the girls dormitory to wet tl top in order to save it. The boys saved all their perso al belongings, some Qf the -ma tresses*. but lost all the furnitu; an electric and oil cook stove The well which furnishes water f< the school had been dug sever feet deeper the day before ar the electric pump had been put first class condition which mac it possible to get plenty of.wati which is the secret of saving tl --ther campus buildings. Prof, and Mrs. Dendy, the fai jlty and students wish to than the many friends who came t their rescue and helped in s many ways to save the oth< buildings. The boys are house with a near-by neighbor but hoj to be able to be back on tl campus early in the New Year. December 17 Mrs. Dendy ga\ [i good Christmas program to very appreciative audience. TV high school girls rendered a mu ical at the beginning of the pr ?ram. While Miss Eugenia Slos read softly under thfe beautifi Christmas lights, "While She] herds Watched Their Flock V Night" the" chorus sang vei sweetly from the outside "Silei Night". At the conclusion of tl reading the chorus entered i white robes and after rhantin the Lord's Prayer sang unusual! well "Joy to the World". Mil Miss Louise McCullough gave tl story of the angels. , "Hark tl Herald Angels-Sing" was sung l Misses Sudie Evans, Lucile ^Jov ?rs", Ruby Black, Margaret Ha rison and Sudie Sweeney. Miss Margaret Harrison?. gav the story of Mary and Joseph a ter which Misses Mildred Ret tnd Mildred McAlister sang beai tifully "The Son is Born to Mai ind Joseph". Miss Freddie Mae Moore xea .he story of the First Noel an Misses Allean Dennis, Gertruc Sherman, Florine and Sudie Swec iy sang touchingly "Noel". Tht 2nd and 3rd grades' orcht ;ra made its first appearand The applauses from the audient ifter they played "Jingle Bells howed that they had made wort vhile music. Some of the instr nents were made by the pupil: The program was well take vhen little Misses Bernice Evan ind Willie Lou Miller sang Awa n a Manger and Carrie Roger nd Bernice Evans sang "Beauti ul Star" and .the trio "Thre ^etty Girls" little Misses Rub ii?rarfMnTTrfifrr?MMi 1 MM Mate aa Ml Sullivan, Mary Flemming, an Jernice Evans. The prograr vas climaxed when Santa's Littl Sons and Daughters came out an iang "Upon the HJouse-top" an Vfaster Charles A. Goldsmit ame out as Santa Claus and die ributed gifts to his children. E\ . t D MAYBE NOT thackleford) Y YOU LOOK * : ^ x- denly at the sight of a rabbit as I d- she had just previously revealeu es her inner self while talking oJ 1 Ji snakes. Her face?the . way she - looked?spoke for her. Faces dc ( a that. J it Fortunate indeed is that person who cultivates the hfcbit of flashing < h f?;oni the countenance (lips, eyes , ?d nose, et al) a pleasant mien O There's magnetism in eyes and j ot niaeic in smiley .-y " . / , u "1 love you the way you- n " look tonight," sang a lover to a I t maid, and-.one reason was, "The j wrinkle that puckers up your nosf ( J lmri. me ,i11st the way you look n tonight." * 'I 0 Who likes a sour-looking face? ] !' What has more real attraction than 01 the face that wears the smile, st that won't come off? Yes, youi < ps' face may be your fortune or youi j is misfortune. i d?.j I Rights RcfletVed J v. erybody expressed themselves as i ?d having felt the Christmas spirit i re The girls competing in the con ie test for Mrs. Santa were Misses < ill Mildred McAlister, who reported ! lg Mildred Reed, $1.75 and Willie v- $3.50; Emma Mary Byrd, $2.50; ;e. Mae Hunter. Each girl was giv Id en a usefql gift. Total amount ! ut realized was $12.89. 1 J On December 18th Mrs. Dondy ( entertained the campus girls and boys in the dining hall While the radio plavod and the lights von the Christmas tree winked and n blinked, the guest^ enjoyed bin r - go, pick-up sticks and ten pens ( 1 Lollipops were given for prizes ( and a number were won. Punch and assorted cakes were served ^ after which silver bells and oranges j )p were given. After the childie ren had pulled a red and green j ribbon of confetti around all the J n_ guests in the dining room. They thanked the hostess for a very re pleasant evening and went to theii rooms. 3r School closed December 20th to j reopen December 30th. The old ^ year we regret too say carried a- , in j way Miss Emma Mae Hightowei j . J who was a boarding senior from Pickens, to live with her sister in 1 Greenville and who will attend X Sterling ?li. Njr.w students ahe ^ expected to register on the cam- ' ^ pus at the beginning of -the sec ond semester which is Decembei 0 30th, 1940. 1 The girls and boys\expect to c " get in good trim for basketball c ^ immediately ater the holidays. t ie -- UtDEVlLI.E COUNTY * ,e| TRAINING SCHOOL CLOSES ( 3' CHRISTMAS SEAL DRIVE ( )Q Abbeville, S C., Dec. 29, 1940? s We closed our Christmas , Seal y 0 Drive on December 20. Our efforts ! m were very fruitful this year. The 1 highest amount was reported by ( the tenth grade class: $.10.55. The A total* amount reported for Christ- ' mas ,Seals .by the entire school t . was $143.13. v i It - + The annual Christmas play was f presented during .-thg tegt^weeK. of I school. Several parents and friends < attended the play and sfeemed tc < . have enjoyed it. / The chorus, composed of boys t and girls, from the high school 1 ie ?. department, accompanied by the t >y ' teachers who are in charge of mu i Vsic, appeared at the Abbeville i r high school (whit), wh'ere they < rendered a musical program on { e December 18. On that same date, f Jthey also sang at the elementary \ d school (white.) The singers receiv t a ed many compliments and wevc ( y invited to return, ( The out of town teachers have ( l(l returned to their homes to spend v l0 the Christmas holidays. s |e Miss J. A. Reynolds' parents ; ^ home Was destroyed by fire dur- ( ing The holidays. The family has t ; David G. Ellison ; ,* General Insurance b Honest and efficient attention 0 i fciven to all business M placed with me 1 PHONE 5717 i s ry < I e Counts Drug Store ;; t ?-.PRBiCBIPTlONS j I COMPOUNDED AS WRITTEN '! p BY YOUR DOCTOR t ;; ^ 4' ~ A Full Line of ToiUt Articles 5 . 1105 WASHINGTON STREET 3 ?-P*roN2 2-1967 * c* (' / / Five Persons Lynched in 1940 Tuskegee Institute, Ala., December 19, 1940?According to the reports compiled in the Department of Records and Research that there were 5 persons lynched in 1940. This is 2 more than the number 3 for the year 1939, 1 less than the number 6 for the ?ear 1938, and 3 less than the j number 8 for each of the years i 1937 and 1936. One^of the persons lynched was taken from the I jail; 1 was shot to death in jail. ' There were 22 reports of in- < stances in which officers of the 1 law prevented lynchings. Three af the reported instances were in northern "states, and 19 of the re-- ported instancep-\were in southern stutes. In 2i instances, persons , were removed or guards augment- , i*d or other precautions taken. In , 1 cu^e aimed force was used.?A total number of 28 persons?4 , white men, 2 Negro women and j 22 Negro men?were thus saved from the hands of mobs. I Of the persons lynched, I was whiite and 4 were Negro. The of- , Tenses charged were: wife beat- 1 ing and drunkenness, 1; attempt- 1 .'d rape, 1; attempting to qualify 1 to vote, 1; altercation with a vhito man, 1; and failure to refer | to a white man as "Mr.", 1. States in which lynchings oc- i cur red and the number in each 1 state arc as follows: Georgia, 2; Alabama 2; and Tennessee, 1. * Alabama 1; and Tennessee, 1. 1 There are 6 cases concerning ( which information, at the pies- ' nt is regarded as uncertain or ' incomplete. These cases in the 1 following states: Alabama 1; 1 Seorgia 3; Tennessee 1, and j Louisiana, 1. . . ' i ST. JAMES A. M. E. CHURCH j Rev. W. M. McDonald, I'fstor Sunday school was called to orler promptly at 10 a. m. with of- \ leers and teachers at their posts < af duty. After the class study of he lesson the school was beautiful" ^ y reviewed by the pastor. After | jreliminaries the pastor preached t Sunday morning from the 106th 1 Psalms, 1st verse. Theme: "Why should we give thanks." Sunday ] light he preached from St. Matt ] 15:1-13. Theme: "Watch." These 1 yore burning messages and will . ingor in our hearts. The A. C. E eague is making rapid progress, c tr.. t * ur. luuiion lA'Wis, a senior at AI- J en University,, was recently elect- ' <1 president. Mr. Lewis is a young ] nan with a great vision. f The Sunday school children fe- i reived many useful gifts at their c Christmas tree. Mrs. McDonald Is by her husband's side and is doing all she an for the advancement of the rhurch in general. Among the visions Sunday was Rev. I. II. Aus- 1 in, P. E. of the Rocky Mountain 1 listrict, North Carolina confer- f r> ;nce. We were glad to have our 1 rx-pastor. * Our first quarterly conference vas called -to order December 20 ' it 7:30 p. m. by the pastor who 1 presented the P. E., Dr. W. B. L. ' Tlark. After timely remarks, ho 1 vent into organization. Mrs. Es- ' :qlle Johnson "was elected secre- * ary. All reports showed a great ncrcase. Sunday morning the presiding elder preached from St. Vlatt. 2:2, Sunday night hej^reach>d from Geneses 22:8, theme,. "God 1 vill Provide." Both sermons^were .veil delivered and the spiritual ide ran high. Space,will not alow me to say the many good hings about oiir bfctoVed "presid ng elder. We paid our Full assesne.nt and donated him a neat purse 1 is his Christmas .gift.*-His wife 1 iccompanied him. Appropriate Christmas services vere held at St. James at 6 a. m. \fter-the pastor delivered a won- f JerfuJ sermon, as usual, the mem>ers surprised him with a huge Christmas box and basket ladened vith many gifts. These were preentgA(by brother Robert Delaney, n ^vell chosen words. We are >roud of our pastor and thank our food Bishop for sending us this 8 freat leader. . )Ur deepest sympathy. c We are looking forward to the o ipening of school on January fi. | c KKHX^XMXMHwXMHMS^*XM9Mtk<^K : LEEVY'S : FUNERAL HOME Undertaking And Embalmin ?SLOGAN? LOWER PRICES AMBUfjANCE SERVICE "As Near A? Your Nearest Phon? ? RateaburR and Ridgeway, S. C 1831 TAYLOR ST. COLUMBI PHONE 9276 . 1 Saturday, January 4, 1941 Latest Aids for , Negro Schools is ^ RCA Victor Plan ^Dallas Martin To Make Survej To Discover Applications For Recent Audio-Visual Developments . More general application to Ne ?ro educational institutions of modern audio-visual developments in education is the aim of a nation-wide survey among promi- jg (lent Negro educators to be con- fl ducted during, .1941 by the RCA ^ Manufacturing company. Dallas A. -Martin, St. Louis bcrn, Lincoln university-educated Negro, is soon to leave RCA Victor's Camden, N. J. headquartes on the first leg of a trip which will carry him into the executive affices and classrooms of hundreds ofzNegro schools, colleges and uni versities. The survey is being made under the direction of Ellssvorth C. Dent, Director of the RCA Educational Department. u In addition to conducting the 4 on-the-scene survey, Mr. Martin ^ will lecture on such subjects as televsion, recorded music, how a radio receiver is built, the new RCA Electron Microscope, the uses of a school sound system, and a merchandising presentation for business students. In addition, he will use several sound motion picture films. "I am tremendously enthusips-, tic about the possibilities of supplying modern teaching aids tb mr own people in our schools," jfl Mr. Martin said. "I have been pri- fl vileged to go through te famed "'l RCA research laboratories, tour the factories, and tafk with the men who direct these activities, and I am literally overwhelmed with, the far reaching technical developments that are now available to schools and colleges. "Oved a period of 30 years, RCA Victor has pioneered in the development of apparatus and teaching aids which have proven af great value to educational institutions. Ndw t\e 'Company ; aas decided to expand its activities still more in this field, and to devote 'more attention than evir before to the Negro educa- ^ :ional field." Mr. Martin holds a Bacheloi >f Science degree in physics from ^ Lincoln University, Jefferson City * VIo., and is a member of Kappa \lpha Psi. He has attended RCA nstitutes, a radio technical school n New York, and spent several months studying radio's practi-. al applications. During the 1940 Mew York World's Fair was employed at the RCA Exhibit as re:eptionist for visiting Negroes " Be has also visited the U. S. Of- a| ice of Education and other fed>ral Bureaus to become acquaint >d with their activities in the au lio-visual field. MEWS OF BKTfTI'JL METHODIST CHURCH The Methodist Conference, just ecently held in the city of Cheraw, under the w isesu p e rv isio n >f our beloved Bishop L. H. King, tnd his most efficient district sup;rentendents, has wrought well. The newly appointed pastor foi Bethel this year was warmly greet ^ ?d upon his arrival. Sunday morn-- I ng he preached a most forceful ind soul stirring sermon.. At 7:30 ). m., he faced for a second time t- fine- audieneer?After the?sermon ;wo joined the church. This was ;ruly a new day for Bethel. The :ollectron for the' day was $27.78 - The trustees are at work repairng the parsonage in order that he pastor may soon move in, after vhich you Will hear from us again ROSS ROAD BAPT. CHURCH Chester, S. ?The Cross Road Baptist church had their Commun on service on Dec. 22 and Rec. 71 r ~ C -1?1 J. U.sx 1IV.C l>i v^nvsttM pi t'ttUIlCU^, or the occasion. His theme was aken from St. Luke 2:20, subject rhey Returned Praising God. Ho >reachcd as never before and at he close the board called Rev. #E., j. Price as pastor. Rev. W. M. Massey, Jr., spent * iis^ holidays at home with parnts. He will leave for North, Carolina ori the 6th of January.; Je is principal of the Pea Ridge ehool and also pastor of the 'ion Hopewell Baptist church at Strothers, and New Bethel Bapt. hurch, Lancaster. We are proud if him, and we hope that he will omplete a successful year. $ I I. Sr I/??Ty, Manager "B j I ' ' . . b