The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?, March 22, 1941, Image 1
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VOL. XVI?NO."l2l
Women's Society Chris
? Committee At New Or
The Budget Committee of the
United Methodist Women in the
Central Jurisdiction met m New
Orleans, La., recently at Gilbert'
Academy to perfect plans for the
program and work of the Wo
'men's Society of Christian Ser
rice, an organization of Metho
dist Chuich women throughout
the United States. A -try-out
budget was set up for the first
year.
The committee recommended
(i) that the third Friday in Maj
be set aside as Cultivation Daj
in the Central Jursdiction; (2)
that the Woman's Society ol
Christian Servite in the Central
Jurisdiction become a member of
the National Council of Negro
Women^- Mrs.- llary . McLeod Beth
line, president. ? ?
members of the Budget Commit
Piedmont iVfedicoDent-Pharmaceuticai
Asso'n, Meeting- j
Greenwood S. C., March 15th?
Members of the Piedmont MedicoDent-Phamnceutieal
association
were guests of Drs. I. M. Tomp
kins and R. B. Frederick in theii
regular monthly meeting, here U
night. Present at the meeting
were Drs. Clinton of Lancaster
Duckett, of Rock Hill; Young, Anderson,
Bonnor, Dr. (Mrs.'l W. H
Young of Anderson"- Sharp, Hil*
, and Thomas of Seneca; Duckett
McClaren, Douglass. Lawtoh, Hug
gins. Coober Gibbs and iSmilev nf.
Greenville; Bull Glymph, Walker |
< . , Douglass and Porter of Spartan
^ burg and Dr. Long of Union, whc
got snow bound at Clinton, S. C.
and .arrived late.
Dr. Fuller (white) spoke on Ob
stetrics.
Dr. Young. bAi and G'.bhs^ fflgffi
bers of the S. C. Palmetto Medical
association program commit
tee, reported the program for th(
| coming meeting of the association
which convenes, in Columbia, S. C
April 22nd.
A committee composed of Drs
Douglass. Glymph, Walker, Bui'
and Porter was asked to draw up
and submit at the next meeting
of the association, tentative plans
whereby the association might b(
able to place itself in position to
receive benevolent consideratioi
from?giuups ui iiulifIiluwls win
may be desirous of establishing
or endowing the association with
) any form approprias to the ach
vancement of scientific research ii
the medical field. The committee
wag also asked to subr^-rt a pTan,
whereby the association migh'<
tart building or creating a sink
ing fund from membership due;
to be ftct aside for benevolent pur
posea, if and when needed.
Members "were askeji to oapvas
their communities, and ass
^ for authority to invite the 19^
meeting of the S. C. Palmetto Med
ieol conference, to be held in their
city.
At the -adjournment of the meet
injf, t)rs. Frederick and Tompkins
presented an invitation to th(
members from Mesdames Tompkins
and Fredericks, who were as^
sisted by Mrs. ,T K. Robinsom and
P Idel Perrin to retire to Mrs. Tomp
kins' home and presented -with a
lovely bunch of sweet pea bios
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itian Service Budget
leans, Louisiana
tee are: Mrs. Mayme S. Gordon,
member and advisor of Research
Committee, who lives in Dillun, 8 C.;
Mrs. J. S. Scott, National
Chairman of the Committee on
the Status of Women whose home
is in Houston, Texas; Mrs. L. A.
Greenwood, National Treasurer
from Houston Texas also, and
Mrs. Margaret Davis Bowen, National
President and Hostess for
he Group.
Mrs. Mayme S. Gordon is also
a member of the Woman's Division
which is composed of representatives
from each of the six
jurisdictions of Methodism.
Mrs. Marian Paul and Mrs.
Ada Cooper of Columbia accom
pan red--Mrs. -Gordon -to- N ew?Or leans
Thoy were?house guests
of the hospitable and charming
Dr. and Mis.-J. W. E-. Bowen, Jr.
during the Mardi Gras festivities.
LEXINGTON NF.WS
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Rev. I. O. Simmons, Pastor
Sunday marked another high
place in the church workers areaSunday
was grand at Bethel. The
Supt. 'was right on the job. The
lesion was beautifully taught by
the pastor, who at. 11:45 mounted
the rostrum and did he preach?
Yes, yes, he did.
Mr. Sammre Hiller and Miss
Lula Robinson paid out their May
Day money. At 2:30 our pastor
was air Snrinir Hill church. Rpv
J. S. Danley preached a great sermon,
subject: Bitter Water. Hrs
choir from Mt. Olive CME church
rendered Valuable service.
The pood members of Spring
Hill- sponsored a plan to raise
aise funds to further beautify
the church and obtained th^ "following
results by clubs: Mr. J.E.
Summers $1.00; Mrs. Lizzie Corley
$T.nfr. Mr; Murry Summerr
$1.35; Mrs. Ethel Lytes $1.65;
Mrs. Willie D. Lytes $3.25; Mr.
Milladge Davis $3.40; Mrs. Gussie
Taylor $4.45; Mr. T. S. Da^rs
$5.f5. Mrs. Belle V. Derrick $6.30
Mrs. Lizzie Johnson $8.40; by pub
lie collection $5.10. Total $41.45.
We can sing, "The Church is mov
| ing on!' 1" " !
OhP"yes, we will be with Mt.
Olive church next Sunday. Rev.
| Simmons will preach at 3:30 p.m.
j and Spring Hill choir will sing.
This will be a Rally for General
Fund. The pasts* awhiiiR mill '
member for a dollar for the year
or 50c for a half year. Well, we
will be at Spring Hrll at ^noon.
The public is invited.
?There wrtl be-a Convention?of the
Central division of the Mutual
Home Benefit Society at Mt.
Zion church on the 5th Sunday at
2 o'clock, and a Singmg Convention
at Bethel church on the same
day at noon.
Mr. and Mrs. Wesly Wise are
making their home in Columbra
for the present. |
Mr. James O. Green of the CCC4
was home on a week end visit toj
relatives and friends. I
Our sick people are improving
at this writing. |
Rend The Falmetto leader each
week. I
noms and be d^rved a chicken supper;
after which games of bridge
were Indulged in fee-amusement *
W. M. Porter. |
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Civic Welfare
League Meets
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Business Leaders of
Columbia Guests
Negroes who own and manage
various types of businesses in Columbia
were special guests of the 1
Civic Welfare League at ita last :
meeting. The theme of the meet
ing was "Stimulating and Improv
ing Negro Husiness." The main
address delivered?by?John?SV Potts,
principal of Waverly school
Columbia, was well received by a ^
large and_ appreciative audience.
"When we spends "dollar," the ~
speaker naiff, "We should think J
of at least three things: Is this ^
dollar helping to provide jobs for
Negroes ? Is this dollar thus !
spent increasing the wealth o f
the Negro group? Is thrs dollar 1
helping me to purchase self-re- !
spect?"
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Reasons given ror tne small a- 1
mount of business among Negro- t
es were: wrong type of education
too much emphasis on professions *
lack of business training, syste- 1
matic or as apprentices, hired or 1
otherwise, in?wethplaimed busl- ?
nesses; limited capital. lack of *
initiative and fear of taking a ^
chance; the desire to achieve '
marked success too quckly from *
even poorly nurtured businesses; *
and poor patronage or support of 1
persons who should be interested
especially in the development of J
such establishments. The speaker *
gave an interesting desoription of v
cooperative and offered that type *
of business as an outstanding solution
to the Negro's financial
problems in business organization.
Listed as types of general im- _
provement in needed businesses
were: Improved service?courteous A
treatment of customers and "keen r
interest in their wants; expansion g
of the business thru re-investment j
of some of the profits; accurate v
prices and advantageous methods ?
of buying in order to sefl at pop- E
ular prices; and careful study r
and untiring interest in the T
growth and improvement of the f
young business. - 3
Mr. Potts-stated that the ap- "
proximately 21,000 Negroes in Oo
lumbia should own and operate
manv more hnnmcoooo ?L-!
w vMWKtskjoco ivi uicir j
own group as well as for the general
population. Among obvious
business opportunities the speak- '
er listed: a horticultural and land j
scoping business, including a t r
least a small nursery and seed t
store; u photographic-'studio,"?
shop dealing m women's apparel;
a haberdashery; a shoe store; a ^
dealer in radio and electrical
^ s
pliances; a fuel yard* and the ser
vices of veterinarians: ' - " " j
The speaker concluded by say
ing that, "The Negro's best de
fense is economic defense and j
that by stimulating, increasing, j
and supporting Negro ^business,
the Negro will be contributing to
his defense as well as to the defense
of the Nation.
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During the meeting a definite t
effort was made to focus attert- y
tion on existing businesses^ These t
had been listed by the social stu- .
dies classes of Booker Washngton
and Waverly schools. Special men
tion was made of the classified
lists edited by Julius Curt-y o 1
Booker Washington School. Pu-?
pils of the two schools listed shoe 1
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the Victory Savings Bank; dry 8
cleaning: and tailoring establish-' 1
ments; grocery and liquor stores; 1
filling stations, undertaking estab 8
lishments, cafes, insurance corn
TJgfties" and a hospital. Listed also *
Were dentists and physicians; a *
florist, an attorney, electricians, ^
building contractors and a lumber ^
man. 7? _ J1
Attention was called to the fact
that racial competition in busi- a
ness in Columbia a non-exiatent I
only in connection with barbera, r
beauticians, dentists and under- 8
taking establishments. It was estimated
that a'very small per- <
centage of money spent by Ne- 1
groes in Columbia is spent la ^
businesses in their own group. c
It is understood that the full 1
text of Mr. Potts' address will be ?
published in the near future. i
Members and friends of the ?
I/eague requested that the theme k
of the rimUyi^ W cwiWnocd thm t i
the next meeting cm April 20.
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UTH CAROLINA, SATURD/
[Mass Meeting to be
Held at Zion
Sponsored by Rve Organ;zaiions
Columbians have made detailed
plans for their third eity-wide
nass meeting which will be held
it Zion Baptist Church, the Rev,
;rend J. P. Reeder, Pastor, Suniayr
March 29, at 4 p. m. The
>utstanding feature of the meetng
will be a discussion of econonic
problems of Negroes in Coumbia
and South Carolna. Speakirg
have been asked to weave
[heir talks around the following
najor topics: the low wages paid
:o common or unskilled Tabor,
n various types of domestic sqrdee;
the need for the services of
Megro policemen rn districts or
y populated by Negroes; ?equal
jay for Negro teachers; arrd the *
provision of playground facilities
for Negro children. It is hoped
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.urn, a targe group ox tne 21,000
Negroes n Columbia ^wrll attend *
his meeting.
The cooperating sponsors o f
he meeting are the Interdenomixational
Ministerial Union of Coumba,
the Reverend J. C. Col- ,
lough, president; the Ctvte~Wet~ ~
are League of Columbia, Dr. A.
r. Collins, president; ami the fob -J
owing branches of .national orranizations:
the National Negro
iusiness League, J. "VY. Brunson, ,
>resident. the National AssocratbiT
of' (College' Women' ~M7s ~
3. Nelson, president; and the Na j
lonal Association for the Adancement
of Colored People, the
teverend E. A. Adams, president. '
COMMUNITY HEALTH , . " 1
IDUCATION COMMITTEE :
O MEET MARCH 28TH 1
The Community Health Educaton
Committee of the Richland ,
inti-Tuberculosis Auxiliary ^will
neet Friday, March 28, 5 p. m. ,
t Carver W!o. /'I
wvLvvat miOO Viiai lUlttJ j
ackson, committee chairman indtes
the public to attend. .
The varrous sub^~committe6S7
Speakers' Bureau, Public Relation
Exhibit, Motion Picture and Com
riittee Demonstration, will make *
eports. Plans/ will be completed
or Negro Health Week, March *
O-April 6 and the Early Diaglosis
Campaign April 1-30. ^
Vews In And
\round Washington 1
By J. O. Hart ]
Washjngton, D. C., March 22-The
Men's Club of Metropolitan
V. M. E. church held its 2nd an- 1
lllfll Qprvi'on^ luot C,, ~ .1 ?' ? 1 4 '
...... . .....3 m.n kjunuuy wivn .'Vt
orney E. W. Howard, president of. ]
iciating. ?
In searching for a speaker foi ]
he occasion, the committee, after ;
everal names had been mentionid
agreed,pn RvV, Henry: B. But- ]
er, Jr., who for a long time sen.- ;
:d so well in that church. While
t student in the School of Heligon
at Howard university 1035?to
938 die served as one otf the aslistant
pastors. Rev. Butler tool ;
is his subjact of the morning setnon
"The Church and the Gospel >f
Brotherhood". He wastpd nc ]
;ime in getting started after he
lad expressed his appeciation to
he club for holbring him by nskng
him to be the. speaker of the'
ccasion.
In his discourse he stressed fath ]
rhood of God and brotherhood of ]
nasi also, the need of the real spir
t of the church today. With the
aging nf wars, strife. race, class J
md national hatred, political cco- t
lomichypocracy nothing can hea' (
iuch but the spirit oTour Lord ,
ind Savior Jesus' Christ.
After about forty minutes __of i
ilaborfltion, which seemed as TT ,
he shingles were moving and the
Ticks changing their places, and i
mowing that the people couldn'i
old their seats any longer, he end j
d his sermon. The people all hut i
pplauded him. The sermon was j
preat. Many Allenites, South Ca
olinians and^ftiends went, up to
Teet him after the oervicn
At 6 p.m. the Allen university
jTub members met at the home oT
Mrs. Jesstfc Thompson Hood 2008 |
ith St. N. W. for a general dis- \
nasi on. Mr.. Butler asked the club ,
lo ask him anything about the
chool, and he would be glad to an
iwer them. As you know mar.y
i questions were asked. After 2
lours a delicious repast was serv
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LYT~^RCH 22r 1941
S. C. Federation Colored
Women's Club
Sponsors Drive
Contributions To Benefit
Wilkinson Orphanage
Thru South ("aroTinn \ , ilcraunr
of Colored Women's rlnh.. has -rma
Drive for Contributions from interested
^rieiids- throughout t h*
state and nation to raise funds fox
the Marion Piini., Will-in,-..n fir
phanage at V&yyee, S. C. This 01
phanage is supported by- the Federation
.and By fund? obtained
from friends who are interested
in-^ius great causo which i> n n?
ble effort sponsored by the women
of the federated clubs to giva
these children a home and ' o opportunity
to be worthwhile .i-t.
zens.
Letters have been sent out b>
the campaign committee asking f<>:
donations and responses have indeed
been gratifying to the committee.
_The confidence given tc
the women by the generous sup
port of the loyal friends eiYCttdrages
them t.Q, continue in theif
work of-^Lifting As They Climb".
The following friends to date
have contributed tu the causei
\fr. James n.L"Rodolpb; Charleston
* ' $3.Of
Mrs. Thclma M.- Odom. Wal
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Mr. A. Bryant. Darlington l.Oo
Columbia _ 2.0G
Mr. W. C. Bunch. Spartanburg
3.0f.
Mrs. Helen Gilmer. Duncan 1.50
Mr. S. L. Finley, Chester - -2.50 Or.
T. C. McFall. Charleston 3.00
Mr. Charles Femiarvis. Orange
burg .-rr^ h#-Mr.
and Mrs. H. A. DeCosta,
Charleston 5.0b
Mrs. Helen Chprry. Aiken 1JML.
Mr. R. A. Ready. Moncks
Corner , 1-00
Mr. W. V. Harper, Denmark 1.00
Mrs. A. F. McKissick, Greenville
? 25.00
Mrs. Laura Smith Ebough
r-y ill- i
ureenvme _ . i.vu
Mr. Joseph. Harley, Aiken 2.00
Mrs. L. 0. Levy. Florence - 5.00
Dr. Lewis S. Porter. Charleston
3.00
Mrs.- Mabel James Payton, Phn- ~
adelphia, Pa. 2.0C
Dr. J. A. Robinson. Darlington ,2.0C
Mrs. Julia Leslie, Charleston" ^".00
Master "Robert S. Wilkinson.
New York, N. Y. 2.00
Mrs. Esther P. McLain, New
York.. N--Y. 1?1C0XC-_
Dr. and Mfgr-R. S. Wilkinson
New Yorkr ?. ?10.0C .
>1TS. J. K.. .uiuuiirv, ouiiiivi ? .v."
Mr. Harold Mazyek. Charleston
, 5.Of
Mr. Herman Sartor. Chester 1.00
VIr. James Lasene. McColl 1 .Ofi I
Mrs." Lula I- Wilkinson. New
York, N. Y. 5.Of
Mrs. Mildred R. German. Rock
Hill 1.00
Miss Susie Bivens. Camden 1.00
Miss Beatrice I.. Campbell.
Georgetown ' 1 .Of
Mr. and Mrs. T. K. By the wood
Orangeburg T>TTf
Allendale School (Mr. C. V.
Bing) ?
Mr. and Mrs. C._C. Woodson
Spartanburg 1.0C
Dr. U. G. Teele. Georgetown 5 00
Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Chisholm,
Rock Hill 1.0C
The chairman of the orphanage
ard Mrs Haft ie Duckett of |
Greenville. S. C~is* taking thi'
opportunity to remind?the women
sf the Federation fHaf They arc "
expected to haye their "Thank
Dffering" boxes filled by the time
if the annual meeting May Z-3-4,
1041. This plan was adopted a<
(he Columbia meeting of the Federation
with the hope that each
federated club woman would remember
her pledge of "One Penny
a Day". Mrs. Vivian Monteith
of Columbia, S. C., is chairman
of the "Thank Offering" commit^"
tee.
Mesdames Marion B. Paul am'
Marion B. Wilkinson" V met or
March 11, with the club women of
Sumter, and found them enthusiastically
working on plans for the
entertainment of the Federation
An excellent program has t>een
worked out and the prospects are
promising for a history making
meeting with National Defense as
j*T).h MxGhee
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DEAN E. M
Dean Kdwurd McKi ivci Book-,
er of Morris College. Sumter, S.
i's well known in religious and
civic ^ityk's throughout the state.
Ik iiin-: itugmrul Saw .Mhl?LLui_.
tist Church, which is_ located in '
Marll/oio Tounty for eleven years
He is also active in Baptist or
Sanitations in this state. Dean
Booker has been Xotary
Public in South Carolina since
11*26 and during that time has
handler! :i huge volume of busr
ritss. ? He also figures largely hi
the Defense Program of Sumtei
County. On December 5th 1940
he was appointed by the Governor
of South Carolina, an' Associate
Membor of the Advisory y. Board
for Registrants- for Sumter On
?Duiir.g -the -uai'H?years of?the- institution
Mr. Booker came to
Morris College, where he did hi:^
Hrgh School, -GoUage and Theol
ogica 1 work, and gradualed witll .
the A.B. and BS&ie^?^oes. As &
student his work was so vei;y yn
turn" to Morris College as a teach
r? tv.?Hi1' 'tri'is1 ? bcrthli".
Rooms for Teachers A
State Teachers' Associ:
Wallace Thompson, *
Tenor, at Benedict
College March 21th
Wallace T'u rr.j*son. Tenor. a native
of South Carolina. who ha?
appcatiuxL- w ilk?Hy Boston Pop' orrhrstra
an-! has toured the oast
ar.-i kWit. recilaN in s<>?u; of out
lina. will apcttr at Benedict*Co?
lofc'o. M-rtlay ovonlncr. March 21
It'll, for the benefit of Secoin'
Calvary's choir J"Fo 'public IF*
cordially iftvitod.
Henry N. Koon Pfe-d
Vf Pom aria
Prcm nrifl TTfmrv VcnT^ "U" r\r\r<
in his oOth year at his homo r n
Pomaria on February Tfirh, "aftera
short period of illness.
Last *r/tos were held at Saint
Paul AME church with the Rev.
Johnson officiating,' " assisted by
Rev. Young. Interment was in the
St. Paul cemetery.
Mr. Koon is survived by his
wife, Mrs. A. B. Koon; fl cTuTdren
MisseS Lucille and Naomi Koon
of Columbia; Inez Koon, Mrs. Annie
Williams and Mrs. Willie M
Shorts and Jacob, David, Walter
and Joseph Koon; three sisters:
Mrs. Florence firahnm Mv< Mnt
tie Johnson and Miss Rennie
Koon^ one brother Mr. Joseph
Kooti, four nephews and four
neices and two grandchildren.
Williams Funeral Directors of
Newberry was in charge of funeral
arrangements.
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,BOOKER
of the Science Department and
ha? labored untiringly in it duririg
three administrations. Six
years ago he was made Dean of
Morriii?CbAlaae .whk4i?position- -he
still?hob k-?At present Ire is also
Director of the Morris College
Summer School.
Graduate work was "done by
this minister and teacher im the
School of Religion and Science of
the University of Chicago, Chic*
go. 111. Following this, he enter
ed Columbia University to do
special work in Science complet
ing requirements for the B.S. de
grot in 1036.
Columbia University, New York
City announces that Mr. Edward
McKeiver Booker. Dean of Mor
I'i- Colk'.u-L'. Sumter, S. C., having
'tisfactorily completed reo
ments of that institution for the
deproc- of Master of Arts, with a
in wiic uciu ui V'UtriiiiBcry,
was awarded this degree in De
cember 1040. We are also happy
to-announce that-- Dean Booltei
has credits towards TifiT Doctorate
ir! tfTifm fiduiiitilft-'tfTiHeigtiy
ttendihg Palmetto
ation April 3-4
Persons having rooms available
for rent to teachers during
their State Convention in Columbia
April 3-4 are asked" to list
them with the Local Housing
Committee, office phone 2-2344,
or call Mrs. Etta Sightler, phone ,
5828. , \ .
Teachers wishing rooms reserved
for them should write Miss
Vivian E. Russell, Corresponding
Secretary, Saxon School, Columbia,
S. C. Room and two meats?
will be givem-at the rate of $2.00
por day.
V. E. RUSSELL.
Corresponding Secretary
C. W. MADDEN,
Chairman, Local Entertainment ?
Committee
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Culture Club
To Present Play
__:.Lvnu^-Sta>-lme\ -MFTTT twtt
WIFE" will he presented at Allen
University. April 2, at 8:30.
This lively comedy has an interesting
ca>t. It has a "^ne sua
pense, plenty of comedy and wttJ
prove highly entertaining. *
The Culture Club is an organi
zation dedicated to the promotion
of uplift work. A part of which ~
work is the support of the WTl
kinson Home.
NEWBERRY NEWS
Newberry County Teaenera' Am'b.
The Newberry County Toachaf
association regular monthly meeting
was held Friday afternoon
March 14, 1:00 o'clock at Drayton
Street high school.
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