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VOL. XVI?NO.li
Equal Accon
m _
Supreme Court Unai
Favoitfng Represent
Washington.* D.C.?In a lengthy '
down by Chief Justice Charles E.
Hughes, the United States Supreme
Court on Monday held that
Negroes^ traveling frdm one state
road accommodations and other
. first class services equal to those
which white passengers receive on
trains.
rne decision was delivered on
a case brought by Rep. Arthur W.
Mitchell (Dem. 111.) ortly Negro
member of Congress, who complained
that he had been ejected
from a Pullman coach to a sec*
Dnd class TTegro car .as he neared
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the Arkansas border in April,
1937.
B This- action said Justice Hughes,
? "was manifestly a discrimination '
against jiim in the course of his
interstate joul-ney and admittedly
that discrimination was based
solely upon The fact that he was
a Negro. The question whether
this was_ a discrimination forbidden
by the Interstate Commerce
Act is not a question of segragation
hut one oT equality of Treat
ntenT.
Cites Fourteenth Amendment
- "The denial to appellant of -e
quality of accommodations because
of his race would be an in
vasion of a fundamental individual
right which is guaranteed against
State action by the Four
leenth Amendment and in view
of the nature of the right arid of
our constitutional policy it cannot
be maintained that^the dis- elimination
as it was alleged was
not essentilly unjust. In that as
pect it could not be deemed to
lie outside purview of the sweep^
ing prohibitions of the Interstate
- Commerce Act."
"We have repeatedly said that 1
it is apparent from the legislative
history of the act that not
only was the evil of discrimina^
tion the principal thing aimed at,
but that there was no basis for
the contention that Congress intory
action or practice of interstate
carriers affecting interstate (
commerce which it had authority
Xu --reach.!' . j
^ The Chief Justice said that beW
t'ausg sggragfltteTi was ri6l?nr"-,
volved the court hadr no...occasion
to consider the questions discussed
by the Attorneys General of
the Southern States 4in a brief
filed with the court. .The brief
contendedthat the litigation did '
not involve the 'constitutionality
of the Arkansas separate coach
iuw as appnea to interstate commerep,
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Declaring that the decision was
in accord with the attitude recog- 1
^ nized by the I.C.C. in the past,
W Justice Hughes took exception to
the grounds on which the com- 1
mission dismissed the_ Mitchell
' case, these rounds being that be- '
cause there was "cornea rati^ly
little, colored traffic," the lack of 1
equal accommodations wias not '
nniiict rv y
In returning -the case to the
commission for further proceedcision,
Justice- Hughes declared
that "numbers must not be taken
into account." ^ ,
P "It ra the individual who is entitled
to the equal protection of ,
the laws?not merely a group of
individuals, or a body of persons
according to tt.eir numbers. On
the facts here presented, there is
no room, as the Government
properly says, for administrative
or expert judgment with respect
to practical difficultres. It is ,
enough that the dl'scrimir^ition
shown was palpably unjust and
P forbidden by the act."
. mi i
i ne aecision was regarded with
deep interest in governmental and
railroad circle* here and throughout
the nation.?N.Y. Age.
Notice To Subscribers
To our City Subscriberfn*^f)ur
) City Agent is calling on all subscribers
to pay up. All subscribe
ers failing to pay will be discontinued.
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lmc-prions V
- By Ra
rtimous in Decision
ative Arthur.Mitchell
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Benedict-Allen
rummer School
By Herbert W. Baumgardner
Allen University and Benedict
rollege as customary, will conduct
a Summer School beginning June
9 and continuing for nine weeks.
Dean A. G. Smith of Benedic,
says that this~ session promises to
be the most successful from every
tandpoint of any during the long
histnrv of thp Bi?n<?dict-Allen Sum
mer School. . >.
Some ofs.tl&,schools represented
on the faculty are Harvard -tTnive
stty,?Ohio State?University.
lumbia University, Universitv
Kansas,University of Indiana,Tern
pie University, Etc.
In addition to the regular courses
in educationTscience. fdFeigri~tah
guage, English, the social sciences,
library technique, p3ycology, an
nublie school mus\ the Sumnv
School is offering special coers'
n activity. Three specialists in a
'ivity work art. to serve on the fr
.ilty: one for first grade teachers,
one for the secod grade, and one
?or rural teachers. A great deal
<f emphisis will be placed on Span
ish in the foreign language division.
Special courses for principals, pro (
-;pectiVf principals, and supervisors
will be offered much consideration
vill be given to national, defense
program.
Clfriton 1'ollege News
President Edward W. Brice delivered
the Commencement * Addressed
last week, to two North
Carolina High school classes, one
to the graduating class of the
Whiteville Colored Htgh school,
the High School he attended and
ty Training school. He is to deliver
three more, Chesterfield, S.C.
Hendersonville, N. C. and Winnsboro,
S. C.
The Glee Club made two appearances
on last Sundfiy, one
near Camden with Rev. I.B. Ruffin,
and the other at Winnsborao
with Rev. Smith. At both of these
churches Mr. Brice made addresses.
President Brice, Prof. L. S.
Monk and Dr. Pt M Duckett at-^
ten^eicT the National . Student "
Health Conference held at Flintn
J.: J TT it- 1 tr /v '
uuuunu^t; nospitai new urieans, I
If, and Southern University, at I
Scotlandville, La. Mr. Brice was '
nlaced on the Committee nf .
F^cnlth Servires for Pnllpijrp stndents.
, ....
Mr. Brice and Dean Turner attended
the lecture given in Charlotte,
N. C., by Mrs. Fmnklin D.
Roosevelt.
We are hoping to have all the
Almuni and friends of the institution
attend our Commencement
week June 1-4. Ii941.
RIDGEWOOD CAMP
POMMITTEE MEETS ,
The Ridgewood Camp Committee,
chaired by Mrs. C. A. Johnson,
met at the home of Mrs, Alsertha
A. Simons, 809 Oak Street
Monday, April 28, G p.m. The ]
committee is one of the many
committees working as a part of
the Richland Antr-Tuberculosis
Auxiliary. The purpose of the
committee is to meet personal
np<"'Q natients nt Ridcrp. J
wood Canip. '
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mis. jonnson nas made several
visits to the Camp so as to ascertain
needs. Among the personal _
needs are: pajamas, bathrobes, i
house shoes, newspapers, maga i
zines, new books and religious
<
services.
Members of the group made a
special trip at Easter time to
give Easter Cheer to the patients '
in the form of flowers, Easter 1
eggs and cards. Birthday greet- ;
ings were given to those having i
a birthday.
The Ridgewood Camp committee
is at present trying to secure
finance to purchase twenty-four
pairs of pajamas.
Committee members are: Miss
Odessa Bates, Miss Florence Ben
son, Miss Catherine Mjack, Mrs '
S. L. Nance, Miss Ethel Martin,
Mrs. R. W. Jackson, Mrs. tee f
Flack, Miss Blanch Williams,
Miss Hattie Ellis, Mrs B. L. Glover,
Mrs. Albertha Simons and
others.
INI
COLUMBIA
Von
ee on Trainj
To the Alumni Asso'ri
Of Benedict College
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? It will not be but afcw week
before we shall gather on the Dea
Old Campus for our annual meei
ing. I hope to be present. Howeve
it is difficult for one engaged i
college teaching to get off at ,th:
<eason of the year.
Whether T am present not
m offering the fallowing suggei
ions to the Association Now pleas
Jo not misunderstand me. In off*
ing inese suggestions i am not ?
tempting too step ahead of the e
ecutive officers or committee. Neit
er am I desirous that these sug
gestions take priority over any pi
vious obligations of the Associatioi
1. I am suggesting that tl
Association put some where on th
campus n slab containing t h
natnes of Benedict-students wh
fought in the world war No.
I am of the opinion that most c
the large colleges have somethin
on their campuses in honor c
TheTr "World War~~soldlerB.:
,2. I am further suggesting tha
each annual meeting of the Assr
we in some wtay pay special hono
to some one Benedict gradtfati
Cannot we afford to purchase a
least a piece of ribbon from th
five and ten cents store ?nd pin i
on some g:^.duate fbr meriVor
>us work of some kind? .
3. Then I am suggesting that w>
s'.ahlish a loan fund^ for need;
s ut worthy students.
4. Moreover, I am- suggestini
fhat we give a prize each year t<
trie student graduating with th
highest marks for four eonsec
tive yifars.
5. Finally I will establish, tem
porarily, a prize of $5.00 to b
known as the Ann0 Duckett Chicl
prize to be given annually to tha
studgpt who is regarded by the sti
dent body as having been of mos
worth to the student body durinf
thrt school year..
I sincerely hope that the abovi
suggestions will be taken in th<
spirit in which they are offered
FVankly speaking I am 'of th
opinion that if a program sonv
what, not necessarily identical, sin
ilar to the one above were adoptet
it would go a long distance towan
tncouraging Benedict graduates t<
Love the College.
Yours for a Bigger and Bette:
Benedict,, C.. A. Chick. Fayette
villi* (N. C.) State Teachers Collegi
FIRgT NAZARETH ..
BAFT I ST CHURCH
Rev. W. H. Neal, Pastor
The Sunday school was callei
to order 10:30 by the Supt. Dea
con I. Russell. At 11:30 Rev
Neal delivered the morning ivies
sage, tr.ken from 1st Psalm 3n
verse.
Sunday afternoon our Pasto
went to Saluda, where he deliv
ered the annual sermon.
The members of the Jubile
chojr journeyed to Hopkins wher
they took part in the afteVnooi
services there.
Sunday nigTit Rev. Nefil deliv
ered the message to a packei
louse. We are now working t<
send our pastor to the State Con
vention to be held in Arken nex
veek.
MRS. MAMIE BRANNON
PASSES i
f
Mrs. Mamie Brannon died ir
Montclair, New Jersey, April It
1941. She was ill tw0 months
?he was a faithful member of th<
church while in Montclair, N. J
3TIP IIIHllB lliHiiy piumiiiLHt fiimdi
there. Her husband preceded hei
three years ago.
Last rites Were held in Moun
kjuve AME church where she was
reared arrd trained in the Sunday
school and church. The funera
services took place Thursday, Apr
17, 1:00 p.m. with Rev. Thomas
officiating:. She leaves to mourr
her passing three sons; mother
Mrs. Serena Lykes; five sisters
Mrs. Rosa Lee Gantt, Mrs. Rebec
cn Seawright, Mrs. Alsina E. Elli
son, Mrs. Emma Brannon, Mrs
Ruth Leaphart; two brothers, Mr
F. W. Lykes, Mr. Murray Lykei
and a host of relatives.
Interment in Swansea cemetery
f
ivv. t j uuuci in cnur^e.
MOONf-IC.HT SOCIAL CLUB
The Moonlight Social club me
at the home of Mrs. Lillie Bell
Brown 1721 Washington St., ApT
28. The cluh was called to orde
by the president with the therm
song, Moohhgnt and " Shadow*
Minutes of the last meeting wer
read and approved. We adjaumei
to meet at the home of Mrs. Dor
othy Brooks.
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, SOUTH CAROLINA, SATUR
Aiken Host to
5 Convention Nc
y Aiken, S. C., May 1st?All Aik
en is ready to welcome the great
Baptist State Convention here next
week. We will^ begin with. ...the
* pre- convention session on Too s[
day night when the local program^
r will Hbe nendered. Weldome adn
dresses will be gi\en by city offices
ials and a representative from the
?Mimster+Ai?Alliaixe arter the
jt' response has been given, the Rev.
'e Abney ol Orangeburg will "each
?>
'* a sermon. Rev. M. M. Peace, our
x pastor, has left no stone unturnort"
h in preparing for this great conf
vocation of Baptist ministers and
e friends that will find all rords
leading to Aiken oil May 7.
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ie This convention has not beer to
Q
_ Ajken in 30 or morP years and we
1. are all.e\cited about it. We want
>f this to be the greatest year in con
8 vention history.
>f '
^MecRcal Men
r I- ~ O
hue
e The Palmetto Medical, Denta1 <
t and Pharmaceutical Association
i closed . its 46th Annual session
with the largest?membership i*n
v its history according to Dr. Pur^
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iinin uouni#, secretary 01 tne o: ?
gianization. More *than eighty
3 per cent of the members of the
allied- medical professions in
South Carolina are now members
? r/the secretary said.
0 Concurrent wi-th the annual
t meeting of the organization was
j the fifth annual clinic session to
t -which patients from all -parts?of
* the state were referred. Special?
ists from many parts of the N-ae
tion consulted on scores of cases.
I. Clinics with their respective sue
pervisors were: Surical?Simeon
? -tr,?Carsonn M, P., former assist- .
j ant surgeon-in-ehief, Freedmen's
1 Hospital, Washington, D. C.; eye,
3 ctar, nose and throat; Claudius I.
Forney, M. D., chairman, ophthalmoloev
and ntelnrvncfnlnmi, I
| t?f -?? ?-? j V M WJ
Provident Hospital, Chicago; medcal,
Audley F. Conner, M". D.,
head, renal and vascular diseases '
clinic, Provident Hospital, Chica
?ro; gynecology, S. Blake Daniels,
"M.D., Brewster Hospital Jack- '
sonville, Florida; pediatrics, J.W. 1
Jones, M. D,, professor of pediatrics,
Mefcarry Medical College,
? hlashvillo, Tennessee; -proctology,
? George Shropwhewoi M.D., chief,1
department of proctology, ProviContinued
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REUNIONS OF~CLAS
" S. C. STATE A. & M. (
Y" Orangeburg.?Reuniana of class
es will feature the 1941 Com.
meneement exercises ?t South
i rnrnlinn <3h,Un A o I
J ^,VVW ?nu - ! V>VM"
j lege on Sunday, May 25 and Mon
. day, May 26..
t Rev. J. Elwood Welsh, Otange
burg, prominent Baptist clergyman
will deliver the baccalaureate
sermon Sunday afternoon, May 25
'John W. Davis, president of
West Virginia State College will
( deliver the commencement address
Monday, May 26 at the clos
rng commencement exercises.
1 Speakers on the commencement
Ijjrogram have gained national
prominence in their fields. Accord- '
ing to "Who's Who in America"
^ Dr. J. Elwood Welsh is a promi*
nent leader in religion and odu
1 rational circles. John W. Davis
is well known as an educator and
ns president of one of the lead1
ing land grant colleges.
Class reunions have been plan
ned as a special feature of this
year's commencement program
Large delegations from New York
, Philadelphia and Washington Alumni
Clubs along with many
prominent alumni from other
clubs ore expected to participate
in the proram jjthat is especially i
- sponsored* by the- general nftmrmi }
( association on the two big com9
mencement days.
The commencement season pror
gram is announced as follows:
e May 19, Monday, Felton School
7 May; "Magic BuwT;" May Bfl.
e Thursday, President's reception
d for Senfror*r; May 23, Friday 8:00
| p.m., Class Diay exercises; May
126, Sunday 4 p.m. Baccalaureate
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DAY, 1STAY 3, J94T~
Baptist State
ixt Week
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Distinguished Visitoi
In Columbia
lh\ S. II. tyowis, thi* pastor o
^the First A. M. F Ftrnrch in Kan
sas City, Kansas is in Columbi
this week and stopping with hi
peronal friends Rev. and Mrs. \\
R. Bowman, on Harden street. Di
Lewis preached at Bethel churc
in Columbia Wednesday night an
was greeted with an apreeiativ
audience' Scores of his forme
iiifriHHTs and irior els shook hj
-bwid and made him welcome i
Columbia.
Or. Lewis has over 1000 mem
bois in Kansas City and was
delegate to the last General con
forence at Detroit, Mich., and wa
Pishop Reod'k campaign mana
ger.
i He will preach at Bethel churc
in Georgetown "Sunday, May 4tl
Friends throughout the state wil
be glad he is doing so well in th
, west.
Close" '
eessful Sessior
Fmplovment Service
Pamphlets Published
Bv IT. C. Commission
"Men for Your Julys." a now
pamphlet which- tells how the
State Employment- Service operates,
has just been published by
ment Compensation Commission
and copies are being distributed
free to all interested individuals,
the Commission announced today.
The pafnphleP rs an attractive
four-page publication printed in
red, .white and blue. It tells how
"the Employment Service assists
employers in finding qualified
workers, -and, conversely, how
workers may find suitable jobs by
registering at the local offices. It
explains that no fees of any kind
are charged as the Service is govcrnment?operated.
Labor, employer, service, civic,
educational organizations and all
other groups interested in receiv
ing a supply, of these pamphlets
for distribution among1 their personnel
may receive them La- making
request through their local
employment offices, one of which
is located in fach county, -or bj
writing directly to the South Carottna
t*nemployment X'nmpensa
turn Commission in Columbia.
A complete list of the Employment
Offices, including itindram
points, is ^carried in the pamphlei
SES TO" FEATURE
JOMMENCEMETsT
Service; Alumni meeting 7:80 p
m. and Alumni banquet 0 p.m.
May 26, Monday, Conimencemen
Exercises 11 a. m.
SIDNEY DARK C.M.E < Hl'RCH
Rev .1 C Colclough, Pastor
The Sunday school-< >pened al
the usual hour with the Supt. Mr
D. R. Starks presiding; the lessor
subject: "The Early Church Meet
ing Hunmn Needs," was beautifully
discussed.
At 11 o'clock the pastor a<>'air.
r* ?*" ' T^" r-a.-i y n(
Tattle Rock, Ark., who preached
a soul stirring sermon. Aftei
which the doors of the church
were opened and threeunited with
the church.
At 7:30 Dr. Reed filled the pul
pit again with another burning
message. Our revival which has
lasted for two weeks closed last
Wednesday night with 20 new
members?(up to Tuesday night).
Or, Reed is a gwftt preacher
and his sermons will long bo remembered.
The pastor will fill the pulpit
Sunriay.
CITY ELEMENT A ICY
ANNUAL MUSICAL
TOWNSHIP AUWTORI
The Columbia City Elementary
Musical "Steltlnf? Pot" at the Town
shin auditorium. May 12, 1041,
8:15 p.m. as their annual musical
pageant.
Sevefi (700) hundred pupils of
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New York Commoner ami contriKut
pendent" mage,zincs; he wrote many
ico, Pananixr; Cuba, PoTaiuTTtiel-manj
France. Spain, Rortual and the Bri
Europe more than 20 years. 15 of v
1 gium, where he had- e-t.ihli-shed a 1 -i
ter, South Carolina.
Lieutenant McKaino hast kindly
'r of !" * ti'iivnl; .n il h-, i<i f?ri
The Loader. At present he is on a
I legos, conventions and associations,
student body of Benedict College her
North Main Street, Sumter, S. (\
Omegas in Res
Conference
i "Let's PreWttd ?
Allen lT. Frichiy Nito !,
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The'.Tuivior Class of Allen Univ.
will present "Let's. P.retend" Fri h
day night, May 2nd, 8 o'clock in i1(
t th.e -.T.iversity auditorium. g
^ The characters i:i the fi v at. ft
7is follows:?Misses Martha"thin- f<
ninghanu Mildred Stephens._Jancll_ N
II: yes. Cornelia Dozier, Inez Bpyd
nntl Mov^rw Vl,?t ln>?. T1\jw1
? d??ti*?Thompson, William Brown ?
^ ar.d CIvnKs Hurst. The public is ^
corcfially Invited to attend. The '
admission is 15 an<l 25" centsr?
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ST MATTIIKWS NEWS K'
? tl
--Mrs. KvoLyn Whaley returned ni
ton where she was culled last t(
week on account -of her? sister's s<
illness. She reported her sistei ^
is recoverins*. a
tl
Miss Mary L. Rivers spent the tl
week end at her hornc in ChnHer- i-(
- l.i i.l l. .1.
I Mr. John Wesley Butler, Jr., p
' Mr. Charlie Caldwell, Mrs. Wil- ( ,
helniina Haninictt and daughter p
i-l ami Mi- tl' -Puir,,....
m
from Now York to attend the funoral
of Mr. John Wesley Butler, ()f
| Senior. p,
Mrs. Jessie Mae Vaugn : nfl pt
little daughter Daisy Belle are
home from New York spending f(1
some time with her mother Mrs, (1(
- Henrietta- Laney and, -ot her rela-.
ives ?md friends. 2'
The Twilight Club met at the m
home of Miss Annie Mae Spigrier j(
last Monday night*
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\m MONDAY, MAY ^ ?
Waverlov. Saxon, Howard, Carver in
Ridffewood schools, beautifully cos
turned, and well trained will demonstrate
a part of America's Musical
Heritage in the American way. I
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I War 1: ;i. former Fililm -of t.hti
B>r to thr "Outlook" and "Itt^eB
"war letnrs" to tin* N'ew York
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Isles. He lias resided ill i
vhich were spent'in Ghent, Bel;siness.
He..is. a native oL Sums
consented to contribute aiticles
L-ien countries for the readers of ~
lecture tour, speaking to the colHe
ad.diessed the fhculty and
e Wednesday. His adress is 714
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fional
The annual Seventh District Re
i'onal Conference of the Omega
si Phi Fraternity under the dii-ctorship
of W. R. Austollo, mot
r Atrgusta.' Georgia. April 25-27
ith 111.. Psi Dmr-.T! ftv pi. r r. * ,
ost. The business sessions were
eld in the beautiful C. T. Walker
chool. The theme of the con?roTice
wa "The National De-nse
Program As It Affects the
egro,"
There were many highlights of
te conference. At the very beinning
the delegates were pleasntly
sur'priaud^xy tire presence . ,h_
f two National Officers of Omega
tiffiin GTbhs, Vice Grand Basi
u^, iiiici j. i/. wiaytoi*. Grand
ct pe r of Finances. In addition
leic were in attendance two foricr
Grand Basilei, IF" H. TTiomaT
nil Lt. T7. AT" Ox ley. These bffins
remained throughout the
?ssions and gave much inspiraoti
to the delegates as they went
bout their duties of advancing
le cause of Omega. Throughout
ie day of April 26, panel and
>und table discussrons were, con.icted
on the following problems
nising The Cultural Standard of
ammunities, Local Advancement - "f
rogram, The Unemployment Sitrttorr,
and (rrndunte and Onde^r
paduate Relations. .The exchange
ideas in the discussion of these
oblems was very hilpful to all 2
esent.
The frnwnri;' . .crit A thv conu-ence
war. the public program
;ld :n the beautiful auditorium
?Pome-College on Sunday. April
r, at 4 p.m. at which tjmo the ,[
f?in address was made by Lieut ? - i
$
awrence A. Oxley, Chief Race
illation Unit of the Social Seirrty
Roard. Lieutenant Oxley
ok the conference theme as his
ihject and tired those present to
epare for peace, and emphasisnnindful
of the contributions
bleb kbe Xero -make toward -3
e creation of a better world. < 3
nsic for the occasion was furContinued
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