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v - r ; .' _V . _ VOL. XVI.?NOTIB ^^Pahnetto Trachcrs^ Plans For Annual Conven Allendale, S. C.?The executive ? committee?oftftrT*s?mett<3"Stfitsar Teachers' association extended the time of refund to February 16, for counties that register one hui\ dred per cent, according to an announcement by Secretary C. V. Bing. The extension of time for retund was voted oy tne exec(StlV8 ' cohimittee in order that more counties might benefit from the , - refund allowed this year. A record registration of teachers is 'indicated from reports that come in - ;' doily to the secretary. : Plans for the annual convention to be held in Columbia, April 3, f and are ncaring completion. Speakers for the general sessions to be held at the Township Auditorium will be announced^ soon. GRANDDAUGHTER i ? STATE COT 1J2SE * T;nHA KAPPA ALP On Sunday,? January 23, - the , P"tH Sicma ChaDter?of the Alpha ... Kappa Alpha Sorority presented its atmi-al 'program durnyt the vesper hour. This program was ~~~ dedicated to the noble' women who founded the first sorority for Ne^ gro women. Miss Anne C. Cooke, the granddaughter of the late Honorable Thomas E. Miller, the first presi ? -dent of South Carolina State college and the neice of Mrs. M. J. M, Earle, dean of women was rhosen as the speaker for the occasion. Miss Cooke is a graduate of Oberlin college, the Draand . Yale university. She has studied in Russia and other foreign countries. ?? ?The subjeet-"Religious Themes in Modern Drama" was excellent ly developed by Miss Cooke. She triced the Influence ahd the role ' that drama had played in portray !? _~r * rm -mWkfm?-j l . ji* man a autiui spmtum Una CCmomic development. Drama, according t o Miss Cooke, denotes the spirit of,"the age. With world conditions .as^ they are, man has turned to several^ types of plays which seem to be in direct contrast . to each other but which show man's attempt to escape from reality, to cherish ideals and ^ *to 4&rhttw1edge curtain realities. m She illustrated this point with several popular plays. ? Other participants on the program were Miss Maxie Pearson, the basileus and. the mistress of ceremonies and Miss Cora Wright who introduced the peaker. The - Kletn trin Miaanc Wollin I Harfce, Eugenia Dean, and Louise Rain^y and the Beta Sigma vocalist, Miss -Hattie Brown, provided the music for the occasion. The program closed with the sorroity's \ '"ISjLnging their national hymn. Among?the -autrof-town. -g-uesta -l-'> was Miss Lcttve J. Washington. a former basileus and now a gyad- j ^ uate student at Atlanta univer- j m : I Ffrie Attendance at P< NATIONAL WORKER PC Thirty-one physicians from fifteen eounties in South Garoiina _ registered along .with two from Georgia and five from North Ca rolirta for the?first TTOStgraduatr assembly for Negro physicians in South Carolina, held at State A. nnd M. college, Orangeburg, January 28-30. Out-of-state lectur. er s for the assembly were P. Mai tir Mantos, M.D., (Chicagcf, 111., obstetricsj; Nolan A. Owens, M.D Washington, D. C., pediatrics; OrVille iL. Ballard, "Waver ly Hills, Kentucky, tiiberculosis; and William B. Perry, Spei fal Consultant^ U. S. PeiBlic Health Service, venereal diseases. ^ Also appearing Iho as special lecturers or as representatives from the South Caro-lina State Board of Health were James A. Hayne, M.D., State dKfe *" Health Officer, Columbia; Upi>ert K. Seibels, M.D., Columbia^Wm FT Moncricf, M.D^. supei inteiideiil - South Carolina Sanatorium Sfo+o Pp.rk; William Weston, Jr., M.D. Columbia. R. W. Ball, M.D., Director, Division- of Maternal and Child Health; Sedgwick Simohs, M.D., Director, Division, Venereal Disease Control; and G. S. T. Assistant Director of the Bureau of Rural Sanitation Pand County Health Work, South Carolina State Board of Health Dr. Peeples spoke for Dr. Wyman who could not attend the assem hly on account of illness. Also from the State Board of Health .was Albert Ragsdale, technician in ? cliai ge?of the visual education - t?*U?k Tor the maternal and child health division. Mr. Rjagsdale Continued on page 8 cx* <? kT ftittcl ie""f&xtewded' tion Nearing Completion Group leaders for foe departmen tal sessions have ben notified to formulate their plans , and complete their programs. President John ,P. Burgess along with Secretary Bing stated recently that the executive committee . had not been unmindful of the Palmetto State Teachers' interests and harfe ben quietly work mg in their Oeh&ll. It is suggested by the secretary tant news article. concerning Negro teachers' Salaries, that appeared in a front page article of The State January ai. ? ^ The theme of the annual session this year "The School and National Defense" should be pondered nnH dvpn corir\na tV?rm<rV* + Kir txll V-..V. n.. v.t UV..VMO ??V Mjr ?* teachers Who attend the sessions this year. --3=-^? OF THE FOUNDER SPEAKS ON HA PROGRAM Mrs. F, CJ'frft" Caldwell, Passes Mrs. .Fannie Clifton Caldwell died at the Columbia hospital, Monday, January 27,- 1041 after a T>rief ilTness. Funeral services were held Wednesday, January 27, at Sidney Park iC. M. E. church of which she was a faithful member for over a period of years. Rev. J. C. ColclougK, her pastor officiated assisted by the Rev. L. C. Jenkins, pastor of Un ion Baptist churchr Interment was in the Randolph cemetery. Mrs. Caldwell was a life long resident of Columbia, and with . her qharming disposition had won many friends among both races v/hich was evident by the many floral and other tributes paid her. She was the mother of five children, one son who preceeded her to the grave by 10 days, he died suddenly. Januaiy 10, 1941 in Detroit, Mich. Four daughters all of whom survive: Mrs. Gertrude Woodward, New York Cit Mrs. Jadene Krause, Columbia; Misses Mary and (Edythe Clifton Columbia. Other relatives viving are: four sisters, Mrs. Eli<:a Smith, Atlanta, Ga,; Mrs Maude Chestnut, Jacksonville, Fla Mrs. Hattie K. Jeter, Miss Rebec ca Williams both of Columbia; two brother:- Mth-Jsefte-ThompnoH|?New?York?City,?-Br:?W:?S~ Thompson, Georgetown, and a host of white and colored friends ostgraduate Assembly EASED WITH MEETING Well Known Columbian Passes Funeral services were held Jan. 29, 1941 for Mr. Marcellus Glenn vho died January 26, 1941, 3:40 p.m. after a ttngerlhg- lllness/Rcv. J. P. Reeder officiated assisted j byRev.-JrM. HTntofi. Interment was at Zion Benevolent, Congaree, S. C. . * Mr. Glenn, the son- of Mr. and# Mis. William Glenn of Newberry was born in 1896. He came to Columbia as a youth and made his home here until the time of his death. He was married to Miss Celia Weston, dauchtor <->f mv and Mrs. Phillip -Wesson of Congaree, S. C., in 1921. Mr. Glenn was widely recognized as an efflcient plasterer. He was a faithful member of Zion BafJtist church; member of the Elks lodge and a member of the Waverly Friendship club. He t?erved in the U. S. Army from .July. 17,191 ft to November Iftf 11018. Surviving are' his wife: Mrs. , Celia Glenn, one daughter. Mxa. i Eloise Gray of New York City; I four sisters, Mra. W. S. Gibson, i Asheville, N. C.; Mrs. Maggie E. Washington, Columbia; Mrs. Ella Lee, Columbia; Mrs. Sam Bluford, Columbia, one brother, Mr. William Glenn, Maple, Florida and -several neioee and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends. Honorary pallbearers: Messrs Chris Canty, Dempsey Grady, Nathan .Dixon, ftomeo DavTs, George Brown, Dr. James Goode. { Active pallbearers: Messrs Bill Anderson, Jake Taylor, Tally Hall Preston Tayldt, Ttoyal Taylor, Joe?Williams;?members of ttrr I Plasterers' Union". Friends and relative* fmmn of-town were: Mrs. Eloise Gray,! Continued on page 8 -At / '. * - . * '. / P*I COLUMBIA, SOJ Pipideui Wliifriaker-: Recovering From Emergency Operation HBe9t^ Orangeburg, S. C.?President Miller F. Whittaker, South Carolina State A. and M. College, whc underwent an emergency operation Tor appendicitis Sunday, January 19, came home this week and is now doing fine.- ?7 - -'- ? President?Whiltaker,?who?had been in the best of health, had a sudden attack and was taken to the Tri-County hospital here. iic uuuci vrciit a oueecaaiui u^cia tion thirty minutes after his arrival at the hos^ritaL Physicians and attendants hav* marveled at the speed of President Whittaker's recovery. His friends who were permitted to see him since , his arrival. at home found hrm cheerful and able to sit- in a reclining rhair for short intervals. ~ . Physicians' have advised . quiet_ ness and, plenty of rest for th< next ^thirty days. On advice ol. his physicians he will not atiunu . active duties of hrs office for two month s. President Whittaker and family expressed their greatfulness for the many courtesies received dur ing his stay at the hospital. Mr. George Gibson Passes Mr. George Gibson was born in Fairfield county, son of the late Louise and Henry Gibson and departed this life, January 24, 1941. At an early age he joined " the Baptist church ajid in later years he moved his membership to the A. M. E. church in Columbia, S.C. For the past 45 years he lived with the Goodwin family as a momlwir /> / f V* a /nwiil.. 4l?? iiiciiika;! vxx ci1c ujici1 cue time of his passing. He leaves to mourn his loss: a brother, six neices, three nephews and many other relatives and friends v.. . _ __ Sunset and evening- star; And one clear call for me, And may there be no mourning at the bar When I put out to sea. Gospel Tornado Speaking? ~ World: ?J - I am speaking froOm Perrine, Florida. The weather is cool. I houn eonf 1 avm< niit'CM peuupie oranges ind have only three more to send. My work is ?ery hardj-^rrd keeping me very busy. Send all mail to 6f>01 Northwest 17th Ave., Miami, Fla. ~WiU be there two weeks. I api not well. Old "Viv" said sho ~was going to buy a car, will tell you about it. So long, will be on the air next week over Station PMLOC. Morris College Rally February 27 There will be- a rally at Morris College, February 27, according tc an announcement made hv the drive flirectorT G Goings Daniels Cards are being retailed from his offrce this week notifying the various pastors and churches through out the State. Each church is asked to contribute $?\00; each MissionaryvSociety $4,QQ; each Sunday school $3.00; each P. U. $2.00; each Auxiliary ft the churches $200; three hundred pastors are asked to send in $1.00 and three hundred laymen $1.00 This is called the "Morris College Gideon Rally." The loyal "THREE HUNDRED FRIENDS OP MOB. Rlfl COLLEGE" iittbng the churches, auxiliaries?smt Christians ar? asked to meet at Morris Colle&i the last Thursday in February oi send in their donations. > 7 7 meifi LJTH CAROUNA, SATURDA Marian Awfersoir Visl I ? 11 ; Into the guest "book at the Fordi Rotunda at Dearborn, Mich., recently went the name of Marian Anderson, famed concert singer. She is ahown here as ?he signed a book in which are the signatures Columbia Branch 1 Makes Progress In FOUR HUNDRED JOIN IN Negro Teacherte Ask Pay Like That of Whites Pay comparable with that received by ^ white teachers in the state was asked yesterday by the Palmetto Stafo Tochers' association "so that a court action will not be necessary in South Carolina" to require the state to raise Negro teachers' salaries. Representatives of "the associa tion told the joint senate and house finance and: ways and means committee that for several years appeals had been made to the state department of education, the ways and means committee and senate finance committee "for some financial relief." ? A - recent^rtecisTOn~ of the UrritertStates supreme rnnrt held that states could not set up a separate salary basis for Negro teachers ! The association said it did not! want to press court action to rennire rfra ^o'.. u r-.t,.... ~i mguci aai- | aries "because of the unpleasant feeling that wih result from such an action." ? ? The association asked " no "stipulated amount of money" , but* Continued on page 8 ? ^ I * ST. MATTHEWS NEWS The Twilight Club met with Mist Leila Bette Laney Tuesday night, January 29, for the first time in two or more weeks due to its members being ill with the flu. W< are proud that they are all orrr again. Old and new business were discussed and the., club decided tc donate $2.50 to the Christmas Seal sale. This amount was givep to Mrs. Mary Kitt to be tumeo over to Mrs. ISmoke. At the clos< ice cream and cake. The officers and members of th< club wish to thank those who eanv to the tea Sunday afternoon and i we trust you will come again i when such programs are given, i Miss Leslie Gray of Green .wood,?S. . C.,?spent last week?ieSt. Matth'ews visiting Miss J1 Owens. ?A. large crowd attended the fun eral of Mrs. Sue Buyck Sunday! afternoon at the- St. Matthjpws Baptist church. Mra, Buyck diet FrMay after being sick for many years. She leaves to mourn hei passing, one daughter, 'Mrs. Idi Green of St. Matthew*. o^e.brother and a host of relatives and friends. . ' I*eila B. Laney, Reporter - PHILADELPHIA N^WS Mr. Herbert Jenkins, lion of | Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Jenkins f?ra<) uated in the cjass of Jan. 29, 1941 from the James Elverson sehool here. Mr. Jenkins was president of his class and made the welcome address. He waf also plan ist for the closing exercises. He received two certificates. He is advancing steadily In music. We pray for his continued success. ' . <4 Y, FEBRUARY 8, 1941 T? j v W-Wi mP"* w f<, P 1 Pp .of celebrities- from all. over the world. In - Detroit Tur a?concertat the Masonic Temple, she came to Dearborn with friends tn order -to visit the Rouge plant of the Ford Motor Company. i A. A. C.P7"~~ Drive FIRST SPECIAL PROGRAM More?than?font?hundred?nu memberships were reported Sunday, "February"5Tat a lnass meet-" -mg at Sydney' Park?G-.?M. E. church, the Rev. J. C. Colclough pastor, marking the first half i the membership drive of the Columbia branch of the- National As sociation for the Advancement o? | Colored People The Rev. D. II I Stanton of Atlanta, secretary?ot the American Bible Institute, who was scheduled to deliver the mam address, could* not appear, because he had fallen ill of influenza in Jacksonville, Florida. Short talks by Rev. E. A. Adams and J. M. Hinton, president and chairman of the executive board, respectively, of the local branch, preceded the registration of new members. Music was furnished by the Bookei Washington chbral group. the eoinnilLU't' im legal 'redress.1 made a most, interesting report in which he mentioned the release of four men condemned to the electric chair from M'cCormick county. where an alleged numl<i>rer established an alibi and gained' hrs -freedom, and a third in Richland county where a prisoner was freed of the. charge of criminal assault, "all' through the assistance of the .Columbia branch. The theme' cf the meeting gained from trie short <mprompt j .. - Continued -on -page S " " " Meharry Provides Tra And Dentists at Qne-t Additional Donors To Xmas Seal Drive The Richland County Tubercuthe following for their contributions toward the 1040 Christmas Seal sale. These fund.4 will assist with the fight against tii; bV*culosis: ___ Rev. W. A. Roseborough $1.00 M ru \farr f liHinm ? -1 fW> Dr. and Mrs, J. G. Stuart 2 00 Mr. Wesley J. Alston .50 kov. ann mrs. r;. a. Adams 2.00 Miss Ellen S. Bookman 1 .Of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Williams 2.0^. Mrs. Minnie Washington 1.00 Mr. A. P. Williams l.OO Mr, George Williams .... l.Od ftlrs. Alhqrta Williams .50 Mrs. Elizabeth Wade l.OC Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Winthrop 1.00 Miss Ethel Webber 1.25 Mr. Henry. IJpteprrow _ .8', Miss Thomasina Thomas 1.50 Mrs. James Tucker a. .25 Miss Cariola Thompson 1.0C Rgv. HafVifloh- Trapfi 2j00 Mnr CornHia Trapp iTfT Mrs. S. F. Taylor .21 Mr. John W. Taylor .... ' . 1.00 I (Continued next week) j - . - it > - . . /i tiler v* PRICE: FIV 3000 Students in ( S C. Receive .? k NY A Aid I Colored schools of the state, E2S with sume 3000 students receiv | ing NYA aid to continue their ed ucation, were praised for their in terest in providing colored youth _ with Jobs in ^ school that would "* full-time employment, at" a meet ing-of thestatfschool" work coun W, cil held Friday night at.--Curvet- B cohnnl i-.i P'nlnmUJn The school work council, made up of five representative leaders * I in the Negro schools of this state held its monthly meeting with H Lynwood Smith, director of NYA student aid, also present. Mr Smith spoke highly in-his?report of the inten'se -interest - of Ncgrt? schools in getting the most not only in money 'but-also in service from the NYA students. T. J. Hanberry. NYA field su su* pervisor of student aid for Negro Gu schools, gave a report which spoko n optimistic vein -ef-^the ftossibil ities for useful service of NYA see students. Building maintenance, he said, is the most common type of NY A "work," largely?because w most of the schools are so small that more specialized work is not ^ ivailable. zV However, some of the 1 arger schools, he went on, are using ( NYA students as assistants in oF ?] ficc work, libraries, home ecorjpm ter cs laboratory and as helpers foi cjx, the school nurse. Other projects /w" ne cited were assisting with school ^ newspapers. caring for ff>nnhht?vy gardens and supervision of play crt groundo. ? T ' jyjj, "NYA work in schools," he said a "not only is a good way to help jjg the boys and girls finish, school but also can give them good ex- CQj perience in jobs that later will gu nrA\fn vnlnoklrt K?v/tv *?iuawic W llitTIII WIIUII tilt? y j have to seek jobs*" r - for : 'fic?cited- several cases-of school NYA work that had been* helpful ^*v in providing experience that en vvo abled-colorod'.youth to obtairr good jobs after finishing school. ^u> Mr. Hanberry cited school systerns in five towns, Florence. Harts *3 ville, Greenwood, Ridge Spring, ^ Charleston and Leesville) as being T ? especially efficient and resourceful in their administration of NYA ^ work. Mt .__Xlie_?QlttmL school work -caun_ eij who organir.yd last fail in -or~ "Str der to assist schools in pushing Th useful work projects in NYA schools aid programs. C. A. John no1 son, supervisor of colored schools am 4a?Columbia, is charman andpre -btw 6ided at the meeting Friday night [- nis Other members are S. C. Perrv 7 r :: ; " e ta principal of Reed street school at ar< Anderson; Mrs. Roxie. Thomas, 1 home- economics teacher at Rob . ertsville,-near Pineland; Miss Mai ^'a vei _lha Wright,Jeanes. teacher foi Lexington county and William Tns -Seymour, teaeher^m the- Russell ville .schools, Berkeley county. ining for Physicians tir Iftk-ActuaJ. Cost Nashville. Tenn., Feb. 3.?While hu medical training is among the cost dei liest of educational processes, Me en harry Medical College of this city co' now enrolling more than half oi hi* ill Negro medical students attend Or ma tirariw "A" institutions in thii country, has been enabled in the mi past by philanthropic support to thi provide training for both physjeion* ;<n and dentrsts at approximately one ?oi fifth of its actual cost to the col ms lege, it was. revealed by Dr Ed ?or ward L. Turner; MehaTry presi dent. we Whether Ous situation can mn Fl< tvnue will depend, according to Di trr Turner, upon the results of the T>r Jpt'WPftl endowment program which Mi his institution has now embarked gir TUio KnonUr. ffntU I V% ^ iUn I U ^ Iff i 1113 icDu^a ah/iii tut: irttJt mat tut iv, General Education BoBard of New M. | York, ,which is currently contii- Or butinj? 1GO.OOO annually tnu*:|rd dif the annual budget of the college Pr I t.hn rln?r? r>f tho nrftpnt QpVtnlnet'.r 1 . year - in June. ?-??? -hfv On the other hand the Tioard has T. made conditional offers totallrnj M. &S,700,000 in the college's general soi endowment. The Meharry program at present aims at meeting rei the conditions, which call for the soi raising of _{l.E0iLQQ0- im-1~ ha snd of {200.000 shortly 'thereafter - co: ? Th?-meome-from- the- incrcascr1 rrr endowm.ent, it is expected, wjll I enable the college to continue,, tc thi provide training for Negro doctors rel Continued on page 8 \ - ' ' **"*'* ' ,/" ? ?-*' ' v i^B ft) ^ %fr.: I J " DR. J. G. STUART > - * '3 Dr. J.~G. Stuart, Eye, Ear, Noec J Throat?Specialist wttl b5 * est Eye, Ear,' Nose and Throat "| nician at the Florida Clinical j socihtion, meeting at the Flor ' J . A. and M. college, Tallahag ?j Fla., February 11, 12 and 13 ' - ?? :? ~. ??jj nter-Racial Meet H t Georgetown " j Georgetown, S. -C.,-February 3?? The Interdenominational Minisial Alliance (colorevd) of this i y and the Ministerial Union hite) met in a joint session toY in-the Bethesda Bapt. church ,h the Rev. G. Uoings Daniels, aiding?_ The-~--subjectl rTTKe >i?ovv.AO a eta w 111 AJ X 11 111 ^ AUUUS Better Race Relationship" was ^ cussed. The Rev. R. A. Fish ne led the discussion for the ored ministers and Dr. H. D. llr Rector of Prince George nyah Episcopal church spoke the white union. A general cussion was had of the subject. __ eryone went away pledged to rk for better housing conditions Negroes an4?to get a better iding- on the old Howard high 100I grounds. eloved Minister aid to Rest ,. ?r L^ike Citp, Feb. 4?The Rev. Si-* Watson, 62, pastor of Wesley 'tnodisti onurch or r>ake tJity d? weH - knowrr -tkrotrghout the ? LL1. dimi tainu?a_4UKUkwly- taut ursday while enroute to visit sick members. ? Prior to last Sunday, he had t preached since last October [1 Monday he was seen at the rly in the best of health where friends, both white anci colored _ it.ted with him along busines? i church lines. Rev. Watson was bom at Reede< int. foilr miles south of Colum- -? i, attended school at Allen Uni rsity, State College and took ?ology at Gammon Theologrca ;titute, Atlanta. Tie has pastored f*f~i Marion, Kingstree, St. George rl Lake City. He was a community leader, a clcss worker, a church builder d very outspoken in th** t.hinga ? thought right. a olv 1 fWWt indndinc i-VJ-,/1 , ? ndreds .of ministers from variou? nominations, attended the ftmil and seores of flowers which 1 A 1 wtfoHfo/l f.Vla vereu uuj kiovc ?j\ v..v rh esteem in which he was held . SCalvm Reynolds of Florence ,liL.t>;^t Oiinnrintendonf and ister of ceremony, announced it because of his work and worth \he church no special funeral 'mon would he preached but re irks would be made by reprcltative groups. EuTogies pertaipinpr to his work re made by Dr. J. W, Taylor srence: Rev. Tf. Hv Cooper, Kings- ?. >e, ex-district supermtendent?_-_^--' . Daniel represented the^-^Tnxo in trI-Mll'llin 'Pi fl Hi Hrff. is. President of Allen Univers't, Columbia, represented the A ? - - ? * V* ? 1 , _ l K. church; L?r. K. u. wngnt oj angeburg, represented Sumter strict and Claflin College, anc of T. H. Pinckney of St. George in oseiitod -tire- daymen. I Several solos were sung by Miss I rre* erf Lake Cityt and Rev. W Gupple of Benn e ttgHUe. Rev.C. Cooper and Rev, JyJV Paarri took jiart in the aervkw., Dr.' C. C. Reynolds, in Ills final nftrks, declared that Rev. Watn was a born leader, although -became ill six weeks hefnrc his nference. he had all his j:laima i Surviving beside his widow, art ree daughters and other near latives. V Interment at Bwwn Chapel urch. near Arthur. Town. _ ... .. ,. -Q* JM