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Next Thursday at 10:80 a. m., I
. >?^8 seventy-first annual com- c
r*?mencement of AITtMT TJlilveisily -t
( f will be held rn the auditorium. I
K The address will be delivered by c
L j| Willard W. Allen, presient of the t
b Jf. Southern Life Insurance Co., of 1
- " * Baltimore, Maryland. The bacca- a
jr a laureate sermon will be preached s
; by the Rev. Joseph Gomez, pastoi
I I of St. James A. M. E. Church, t
t-j tr Cleveland, Ohio. 1
i* ? There are forty-one seniors \vTft} v
i wrll in all likelihood receive their i
baccalaureate degrees. All , the t
? ??ether commencement speakers ar I
graduates of Allen. The . IRev." f
Lykes D. Gamble of Georgetown (
rwiLL make the. address before the \
religious societies Monday even~i
irxg. Tuesday, evening the Rev.
X st. mattiik\ys_ news \f
Sunday was a very busy day for
the people here. S. S. opened at <
the usual hour with Supt. J. A.
Ford and the teachers at their
post of duty. At 11:30 a.m. Rev. J
f. Coaxum brought a wonderful me?
sage to his congregation,.
fhe annual sermon for the . St.
t Matthew high school Was held at
Bethel church Sunday 4 D.m. with
a very large crowd attending I
At 5 _o'clock was the funeral of
Mr. James Holman who died Wed- '
T~ In mIihC MnyJPI t
Mr. Mike SasportaB returned to
New York Thursday after spend
ing eight or ten days with relatives
and friends.
Mrs. Jessie Mae Vaughn and
little daughter DaisjL Belle left
t - Saturday for New York after
spending a month with her mother
and sister Mrs. Henrietta and
Miss i'-eila Belle Lany.
Mr. Ore,, Ga.skin lert Tuesday
for Washington, D. C. where he
will spend the summer.
Misses Marjorie Dandy and Ger
trude Prater motored to Greenville
Thursday morning and spent
N fwo full days observing the school
in the Parker district.-The
Twilight club met at the
home of Mrs. Mary Caldwell Tues
day night. May 20. The majority
of the members were present and
everyone expressed themselves to
the hostess as having an enjoya
? hl* t!nip ~
AIKEN NEWS
Wi'Hlcy?Mfthnriis* Church
Celestine Cave White, Reporter
All services~~WgrF~beautifully' eatried
out and well attended yester*:
dry. Church school opened at the
y usual hour. 11:00 a.m. Rev. Robert
Harrington pastor of~ Wesley
Methodist church, Savannah, Ga.,
preached a soul stirring sermon
from 14 Psalms 1 verse, theme If
the Foot be Right, .
8:00 p.m. Rev. Frank-Opjck^dHfr.
trict Supt. of Beaufort district delivered
a heart touching sermon
from the 70 Psalm 2nd verse using
as his theme: The Soul Habitation.
After which our second
yfmyi'tfrlv was held by
the f>: S. which was a success
The claim was*paid and over. Total
-coHeat+mt?tor_fhfiL day Was
$22.80.
Visitors: Mrs. Robert Harrington,
Mr. Douglass, Revs. B. C.
Stewart, C. CoopeiV Leroy Stew
-_urd, Mr. Angus Cave of Orangeburg;
MrsT Maggip^Baflj?Mrv f)ttle
Priester. Mrs. Hattie Thomas,
Mrs. Albert Hyland, Maggie Cave
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Connor, Mr
Govnor Patterson, Miss Vernel!
Stalling, Mr. Dicks, Minnie Kelley
Willie. E. Kelley, Emma Williams,
Mr. and . Mrs. John Jenkins.
Cumberland A. M. E. Church
Rev. J. P. Washington, Pastor
?TW service* wereJovely and interesting
all day. The church
school opened on the usual hour
with Supt. O. A. JO'rtbs at his post.
?- The attendance was somewhat oif,
perhaps due to the" fact -that-a
few of the pupils were in the grad
uating class, and Sunday was baccalaureate
sermon day at Scho
Held institute.
Divine services Were veiy inter
esting throughout the day, ATT
who know Dr. Washington, know
that he is an entertainer. Espoc
UL-V-t... it ,.rvin,.o trv ?->n1r.i<
Tie \v. ,s at his beat all day. Ii3b,
o'clock at Jeruslom Baptist churdh
and four o'clock at Schofield insti
tute. It Is said that each sermon
was a masterpiece.
Last Tuesday night Dr. Washington
preached at Ashley Grove
Baptist church, Rev. M. G. Moseley
is the pastor.; Thursday, h<
along with Rev. \V, M. Moseley,
v.?. u.f|. foh.nmn ;:nd sister Frances
Connor motored to (loose
Creek, the seat of the Charleston
District conference. The Educational
sermon was delivered by
Dr. Washington and was highly
commended and complimented b>
all who heard it. It is generally
conceded that he is a born preach
er of the word.
The final exercises of Schofield
institute is being had this week. ,
Friends of Miss Mario Jones will
be delighted to hear that she has
undergone a most successful operation
ut the Aiken county hospi- |
tal, and is convalescing speedily.
A ? ? ?
ivifs. >\mm ana manerva uowdy
are confined to their beds. We
hope and pray for their speedy recovery.
The Stewardesses of Cum
berhmd ehureh exhibited a great
spirit last Friday evening? when
they grve a surprise party to Mrs |
Anna Oowdy who has been con- ,
fined to her home for quite someI!
me. ??
J\ P. Washington, Jr., who is a <
senior in Heed Street high school j
Anderson, Y/a? home for the week <
eTTTTasP week. ""ttT" hr one of- the <
three young men of Reed Street '
:essful year ]l
:iVE DEGREES r
EAKER _ t.
I. Lemon of Charleston will ad-.
Iress the literary societies. Afen,
the Rev. Lemon pura.ue3rTUje"
dogical work at Boston Ur.iversi- ^
y, where he was awarded the S. p
P. B. and S. T. M. degrees. He T
ilso holds the honorary X). D. de- '
:ree from Allen University. y
The Alumni speaker Wednesday '
vening will be the Rev. Henry
rV. Murph of the Theological fac- S*
litv at Morris Brown University ?
Atlanta, Georgia. His first derre?.
was won at Allen. He is a ?
mchelor and master of Theology
roTn Oberlln University, Oberlin, '
31iio. The public is cordially in- ^
Tfed^To witness all these exer
c 'i
ises. ? 1 ;
.chool who is honored with a
"nition scholarship?to Morehouse
ol'ege, Atlanta, Ga. He is a
rhin off the old block.
The season Is over new, and the
orrists are moving back to their
summer climes. ... ?
Don't forget to see JLrgeman.
fanes for the Leader.
Second Baptist Church News
Rev. J. W. Miles, Pastor
Sunday. M^v 24 S. S. met ?t
he usual hour. Prayer and regu
lar morning services were good
with Rev. C. W. Turner preaching
\t the morining service. Af, the
vtj11i11tr hnnr nftnr n warm pray- ___
r service Rev. J. W. Blunt from
vVuynesboro, Ga., preached for us
ipeuking from Job 2:3. A very
nteresting sermon enjoyed by all.
Rev. Blunt is a friend and co-work
_>r of Rev. Ttnwr We were gla< too
have him.
Sunday, May 18 was our 37th 1
anniversary of the church and 21st
anniversary of the pastor. At t.h?
morning service Rev. Andrew
Johnson preached for us. The an q
niversary service began at 2 p.ni j
After a very interesting progran a
Rev. A. T. Stevens preached tin
anniversary sermon.He i? pastoi j
Mt. Harris Baptist church, 0 miles a
Southeast, from Aiken. - -
The spring revival of Secon #
Baptist will be held Monday June
2nd. A cordial welcome is extend j,
cd to air to come let u&^vraise_God j(
There will be a very able ministei t
in charge, ac has been said of old ^
jor.ye and see. ~ ~ r
't he pr^yt'P band held itn ragn.. T
lar meeting at the home of tin
1* .sident?sister?F.vnns. Brothel ^
Til in oh Jackson secretary. ^
Friendship News"
Services at Friendship began fl
with the S. S. at 10 a.m. Prof. R.
T Wive ptinoMntnn/i f on/i Viic
staff at their post. We are cheer- 0
ed by the gradual increase in at- ?
tendance and offerings from Sun. ^
t? Sunday. A large crowd attend (l
cd the 11 o'clock service. The pas
lot' delivered a ebaUeuging-_ni?s^_ /,
sage from the subject Life Can ^
Be Changed. Many have been th" ''
favorable .comments upon this in- S
spiring and provocative sermon. s
Tlie next Sunda' ' message theme d
Arjil be Life Can Be Beautiful. At *
the evening bour TlTe'paslui spoke *
from the subject The Pall of- a
-n>.Q?Vi d
Among the visitors and return-~ e
ing students were Misses Parthenr a
Ti les and Mattie Belle Nobles', Bet P
tis academy; Miss Ruth Townsem' a
S. C. State college; Prof. C. H. "
HhissingftleT?Miss_Rosmond John-on,
Prof. Glaseoe, Albany," GaV; ^
Mj Elliott Hagood, Columbia; Mr s
Herman Mitchell, Florida; Mis. ^
n..no,Hr.r> ,-< ?
VB1IMIIU, vyuiv, III u I I I c I V'
Prof. Garland, Schofield school; a
Mrs. Amelia- Moseley, Mrs. Emm. v
W. Glover, Mrs. Martha Goodwin, q
Mr. Julius Miller. *
Mr. James White is improving w
at his homo on 3rd Ave. Mrs. C. T.
St- ed i? improving at her~hbmc~Otr ~b
Kersaw -St_ Mrs. Mabel Dross is h
improving from her operation. a
The Thankful Grove Baptist n
churchAvas the scene of the tenth fl
Usher Board anniversary program
endered Sunday, May 25. n
n
BARNWELL NEWS 0
V
Miss Audrey Dixson is home at ^
ter a very successful school term 1
Miss Dixson is a teacher of the v
Fountain Inn school faculty. "
?Many hearts were saddened ri
jvcr the leave of several of our
most prominent young men 'who
ire to be inducted into the army r<
ervice. We pray God's blessings
;pon all of them.
Mrs. Grace Scott, who has beer. ^
II in Waverly-Good Samaritan
hospital is home and continues to ^
improve. She thanks her many ?
?m| "ear for kindness
.hown during her illness. "**
Mrs. Susan F. Bailey spent the
week end at her home in Rock
mn.
Miss Equalla E. Duncun is *
-pending the last days of school
at Voorhees Junior college, with
her sister, Miss Mary Cecile Dun 01
7 ~~H
Mr. Clarence Roundtree and lit- p
tie daughter Emily Ann of New '
York are visiting his parents Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Roundtree.
V1T. PILGRIM RAPT. CHURCH *
Rev. John Spigner, Pastor J?
I). Bookhart, Supt. of S. S.
Suriday school at 10:30 a.m.;
Preaching at 12:30 and 8 p.m. s(
Come one, come all. I wish all
the members will try to be pres- ri
int. - 1
?We?had?a- grand-_aarvice__?5un- j
lay at our baptism and all en- q
ioyed themselves very much. The
;hoir of Mt. Pilgrim Baptist
'hureh will sing at Zion Kingdom. . _
Thursday night, May 29, 1941. R
' Stir1': . .in .l""" >*?
, 'HE Pi
.ancaster District I
!onfer$nce Closes ^
treat Session t
Wedgefield?The I-ancacter "Dis li"
ict Conference met in Bethel A. to
rr fjr-etwrcb, Rev, McFarland, ni
k/A) W T p "tiin.nn| P| [a
Rev. J. S. Martin, secretary.
evs. N. A. Gary, J. S. Martin, e>
, A. Gamble and R. A. Young cc
>nducted the devotions. d<
[any distinguished visitors wei'e
resent and m^de helpful address th
3?Mis. W. J. Robinson, iRev. L. cc
.. I.ogr.n, Rev. L G. Bowman, fc
ev. Nash. Prof. C. G. Garrett m
as chief among the speakers and s<
rof. H. B. Rikard, E D. Steward a;
eorge Davis und Rev. Jones w
roughf greetings from the North ai
last and Piedmont Conferences, a;
nd Newberry' and Sumter Dis- oi
lict con f e r eh cor, res pec ti v el y. w
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REV. W. J. ROBINSON, P. E. L
Dr. G. B. Tillman of the M. E. 8
)hurch also made a strong ad- .
ress. Miss A. E, Brogdon as usal
enlightened us on the import- *
nee of Missions. (Dr. T. H. Ad- jj
ison of the Spartanburg District
nd Rev. O. C. Dunham of the
Jewberryv District were present.
' The laymen were at their post
f duty as usual looking after the b
merest of the District, cooperat- a
m-- with the?P. E's program: Bro d
hers Sam Williams, Tom Sanders ti
)avid Myers, C. H. Harvin and IV
Jouglass. The ministers -loyally f
? 11 tv..,;.. P IT* nn,l ornvo full a
atisfaction v/ith their reports, f1
'-toy?fnllnwor; Dr Robinson. He 1
f-d?over thp English Chan- t
el and wont in town, and the old h
lag never touched the ground. C
"hey viewed the financial vaults ?
f the Stouts and Ringfields and t
aid- victory is ours ancTThiT Dis- t
rict is safe in our Presiding El- 1
er's hand. h
And the gospel _wa&__preached. s
tevs.. N. A. Rice, N. A. Gary, R. 1
L Young and?Jt A. Gamble de-??
ivered sermons. Sunday ' \vas a e
kid day for believers. Dr. Robin- *
on preached and the power came t
own and the fire burned. Rev. T. e
h Weathers gave the spirit the
iyhi. af way., and b,iR choir sany e
nd- the.-glor,Y_cf the Lord came
own. Rev. F. C. Laws deliver- ^
d-th<> final message. Orange Hill ^
nd St. Paul choirs sang. The a
eople were edified as their sd/ils
nd minds were fed on the rich ^
?nrci of grace. L
The Presiding Elder was at his
est ^throughout the entire ses- _
ion?having tKp work al heart, ?
[e is considered one of the beRt
x^cutives in the state, as well as *
wonderful pulpiteer and his 1
rnrk was arhe.zing, harmonious
n?' fatherly. . >ie
The Lancaster District as a .
'holp endorsed his return to the.
('strict as P. E. for another year '
nsintr their desire on the worfc:"
e has accomplished, which only
m"n of God can do, in the man-^
e>* in which hcf presided over
'"'c District Conference.
i^he people are singing his
raises as never before. The good .,
astor -and members very royalh .
ntertained the Conference in a
o?.r ? ~ ? t
v. v 111 ps 11 manner, kcv. P. ^
r McFnrlanct is a Tivodfrn-pmrtor ^
nd strong preacher. A rising ^
ote of thanks was given to the
E., pastor and memters for ^
enl service rendered the people
The Resolution requesting the '!
etnrn of our Presiding Elder was p
?"d and adopted * Committee J. e
. Martin, P. P. McFarlnnd and
A. Young. The reports and col ;t
ctions were the best in its his- p
>ry. - p
N. A.VRICE, Reporter. j
niKlinT MFMrPUH I!
. M. E. CHURCH T
Spartanburg, S. C.?Sunday the
ev. H. B. Jackson, pastor preach
1 -x L-?.
i ? ootti -services. ~ " - Sunday
afternoon the "Sisters g
f Love" had their annual servic- J
* which was grand. Rev. J. H.
aniels preached the sermon. This
hristian society of which Mrs. <
achel Glover is president va? or- .
rnized in 1914 and it is a credit ,r
) any community because of its
reat service to humanity. Mrs ?
arah Bell is secretary, and is real ^
' doing a good job of it. Amount ?
F money raised for the day was l"
37.65. Ir
Mrs. H.B. Jackson returned from r<
recent visit to "Detroit, Mich., to *1
?e her relatives. ^
X) WOMEN: ?)
f>rm't suffer with FEMALE 's
ROUBLE. Drop us a card. We ^
uarantee a CURE and Relief (n
jur Change. _ "
MRS. DORA SIMONS h<
. 1. Box 29, LykesIanJ, H. U,
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1LMETT0 LEADS*
)r. S. Rt Higgins Delh
ireat Message at Ben*
Samuel Richard Higgins, D, D.,
resident of Allan University devered
the baccalaureate address
i a capacity audience at the anjal
services in Benedict College
it Sunday afternoon. - His ?Hsrurge
ntted the^ occasion and was
raluated by President John Ja>b
Starks as one of the best ever
jlivered on a similar occasion.
President Higgins emphasized
ie importance of the Christian
>lleges in our program of de:r-.se,
pointing to them as the
lorning stars of reformation In
jiving problems "in a time such
s this." Hundreds of people
ho attended the services rejoiced
3 the speaker preadhd with force
ri demeaning. The baccalaureate
icasion at Benedict last Sunday
acolorful affair.
l.ONNIE KINSLER PASSES
On Tuesday Miay 13th Lonnie
ansler passed at the Columbia
ospital, after an extended period
f illness. ~ * " He
was an employee at the
outhern Railway freight station
jr about twenty years or more,
ev. Martin, along with Deacon
t' eridge spoke of his loyalty
nd faithful service in performing
is daily task and his willjngness
Iways in trying to help others.
IPe was funeralized at the-JJn>n
Baptist church Sunday, May
8th. The musical choir furnished
lusic. Obituary was read by Mrs
ena Ray. Mrs. Flossie Taylor
ang Well Done, one of his favrite
selections. Beautiful reiarks
were made by Mrs. Rosa
' obinson who had" known Him
rom 'his boyhood to manhood,
liss Edna Butler sang Precious
,ord. Expressions of sympathy
nd floral tributes were?many. _
Out of town relatives who atended
the funeral were Mrs> Roa
McClain. of_Jacksonville, Fla.,
nd Mr. Josh Sims of Spartanurg.
GREENWOOD NEWS
~~As Sunday dawned church memer,
seemed to put on new vigor
nd the services throughout th<~
ay was well attended.* At WesotTChapel
A. M. E. church Rev.
I. G. Williams preached a _soul
tirring sermon at 11 o'clock and
t 8 o'clock he had a warm love
east meeting Which was enjuycd.
At Morris Chapel Baptist the
Ulster;?Rev?Hi?B:?Mitchell?whn
as jiTST returned from?Augimtn
?f. where he conducted a warm
evival meeting at the Moses Bap- |
ist church," Rev. J. W. Bush, pas- I
or, in which eleven were added to j
he church, for Baptism*. He filled
is pdlpit Sunday morning and
p >ke to his congregation from |
he text Luke 10:10 And he be- ,
a me hungry and w;ould have eatn.
but ..while- they^inade re a dyh ?
ell asleep. One was united t o
he church on?Christian experinre.
- -?? ~~ _. *;
2 o'clock Rev. Mitchell preach- I
d at Good Hope Baptist church j
w+tere1 he-^eis<r - pe?t'?r?, themr:
rod is ?vo respecter of persons |
lollection $32.50. At 3:15 he was
t the Maddox Junior high school
. here he preached the bascalau- 1
eate sermon to fifteen graduates I
rom the theme The World Calls,
Part?a Mam?At X oo'clock?R.ev
litchell attended services a<?air.
L Moris Chapel and introduced
lev. John Devore who pieat-Red
most effective sermon, theme:
Ian at his best.
On Monday evening Rev. Mif;b_
11 left for Granitevile where he
'ill conduct another revival meetig
for Rev. Bush.
On Thursday night the B. T. U
f Morris Chapel had a contest besrcerr
the states and raised $36.
At Mt. Pisgah A. M. E. churcl
he Rev. Walter Wideman preachd
n soul stirring sermon from
he theme Ye shall be like a tree
te. Things are much alive and
he membership had an occasion
or much rejoi??in?y iiootur/lou
jvawiuajj 41
hat through the untiring effort*
f the women led by Mrs. Lilla
Villiams, the parsonage debt ha~s~
een satisfied.
At Vbernaclfe Bapt. church the
lev, S. E. Kay of Greenville ha?
Jst rinsed a successful revival
rceting in whirh?was
aised. On Sunday morning the
lev. Walker preached a most paw
rful sermon. _
Duncan Temple C. M. E. church
, in the midst of her revival meet
ig. Rev. Gilliams pastor. The
residing Elder of the Anderson
istrict is in charge. He preachd
a most powerful sermon last
:..l* * r ..i,?
he revival is in full sway. They
ad grand services all day SunE\V.
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Griffen
ho lost their home by fire May
are having it beautifully repaird
now. They thank those w<ho
piped them in Their lost.
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Gray arc
jilding a beautiful brick dwelli"
on Millwee St.
Miss Orient h\J Innoo 5 Kowa
_ j .B .101c
few days visiting her parents,
tr. and Mrs. S. J Jones on Hackit
St She is connected with tho
chool of Education at Tuskegee
lstitute, Alabama, where she will
turn Friday evening, May 30 to
send the summer. Her sister
[iss Fannie Jones is spending a
!W day at Fercando Beach, Fla
Fter which she expects to return
> Tuskegee for the summer. She
also enrolled in the School of
ducatton.
Mi*? Elhorist Evans is home
otn State college.
Mrs, Polly Chapelle is visitin?
?r nephew Mr. J. R. Dean.
Mr*. Mfify B. Slmpkins i* homa
rers
edict's Services
EDGEFIELD NEWS
Mr. MrCTWeaver and Paul Latlimore
of Atlatna spent a few
duys here last week with Mr. and
Mrs. Julc Anderson. ?_
M iwK Evelvn S. Parker is home
after ? successful school" term -irtBarnwell.
Prof', and Mrs. J. P. Sartor of
Lexington, and Mrs. Dennis of
Columbia were guests of Mrs.
Gussie Oliphant Friday afternoon.
Dr. D. J. Dixson and daughter
and Mrs. Hart of Barnwell were
guests of Mr. and Mrs J.O. Thomp
son , May 16.
Mr. Henry Oliphant is a reader
of The Palmetto Leader.
Misses Lee and Thompson teachers
of Leesville spent the weekend
heraMffilfr^the former', pa ents.-^
Mr. and Mrs. Hehry Wise, sister
and brother-in-law of Mrs.
Emma Simkins left Aiken Friday
for New York to spend their va n
t inn
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Thompson
and "Miss J. L. Jones motored
Newberry, May 14 and spent some
time with Miss Jones' parents.
Miss?Nadine Parker and Mr.
Fred Osborne, Jr., student,, of
St; te college came home Saturday.
Mrs. Easter Oliphant left Friday
for Nortj, Carolina where she
vill spend the summer, ~~
Miss Catherine Lee a graduate
of Bettis Junior college came
home Frldayr
Mesdames M. M. Murray, S.
Anderson, Lillian Cheatham, G. A.;
Oliphant and Miss Inez G. Wharton
attended the graduating exercises
at Edgefield County Training
school last Thursday evening.
Rev. M. M. Massed of Abbeville
vas guest of Mr. and Mrs. Anderson
T uesday.
Those attending commencement
J at Bettis Junior college Friday
were: Profs. Parker, Floyd, Mr
Jule Anderson, Mesdames Murray
Cheatham, Lee, Morgan, Mosely,
Oliphant, Anderson, Simkins, Miss
Wharton and Rev. F. A. Weaver.
Misses R. and L. Counts visited
cheir sister, Miss Hattie G. -Counts.
May 16th.
rFVTPH BAKIIV X' FYV?
S. ,S.. opened the usual hour j
with ,Supt. and teachers at theij I
post of duty. Just iifUM Sunday
school a short talk was given by
Mr. R. W. Slmw. 1
A picnic was given at the schooH
Saturday in interest of the Ushej
board, President Mrs. Ada Henery.
Miss Ola Mae Carter was the
Sunday guest of Miss Madge Good
gion. Freddie Lee Choice and
Doris Sullivan were the guests of
Mrs. Beaula^ Choice Sunday.
?Mr ?nd Mrs. Prince Allen and
family worshiped at Hope Well
Sunday afternoon.
Miss Lillie M. Kilgo spent a
few days visiting relatives in
Greenville.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. White of
Gray Court were the week-end
j fnesf s of Mr. and Mrs. SkfllUt'l
Phelps. , ______
| Miss Beauty Shaw was the Sunfday
guest of Misses I-ois and Elsie
Shaw. Robert Belton Shaw
was the guest of Wilbert Beagel
Sunday afternoon,
j Mr. John "Wv Calter gave la
" short" call on the" McDial family
-gnndny nftm-nnnn
Mr. and^Trs. Calvin Jones spent:
Sunday with his mother Mrs
Mary Jones.
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CARLISLE NEWS
Mrs. Bertha McFadden and little
son Frank, Jr., of Chester were
the dinner guests of Mrs. Irene
I^uney .and Miss Julia Dawkins
Sunday. They too were very glad
to have Dr. T>. C. Crosby P. E.,
to stop over with them a fewminute.
The Woman's Home and F. M.
! Society had a very successful
meeting at the home of Mrs. Laney
Sunday. STter the business"
part was over they had a lovely
program. Recitation by Mrs. Pearl
Johnson; solo by Mrs. Ir.ene Lanev:
poem by Mrs. Agnes Sims
and a solo bv Nettle Merhlock.
The secretary of fheWise will
meet at the home of Mrs. Etta
L. Stewart Saturday afternoon at
A A ?-t - -I
ciock.
Mrs. Carrie Brown reports a
very pleasant trip to her brother
iff Miami, Fla.
Those off the sick list are imprnviny
,
from her school at Merriweather
where she spent a very pleasant
and successful term and closed
with a big picnic.
Misg W. Johnson is home with
her parents after closing school
at Calhoun Falls.
Miss Georgia Butler is home
with parent,, from Bettis academy
where she is a student.
Mrs. Nannie Sims who has been
indisposed for sometime is glad to
have Miss Butler come and take
care 01 her a^ain.
Mr. Walter Donaldson is home
from State college where he is a
? ?- I"!"!- ~
owucuv. mr. vYiinam urosby of ;
Tuskegee institute is visiting him. j
Miss Cornelia Johnson a student ]
of Allen university, spent the week j
end with parent*.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson just clos- |
ed the Ninety-six school, gradu- j
ating two. \ i
On the sick list Is Mrs. Gibson -j
op Oak street; Miss Ida Mae Hay* j
on Byrd street and Mr. George
Butler on Hospital St. j
- At Lr Child*, reporter. li
WARNS WAR IS COMING
CLOSE TO Ol'R SHORE
CotulnuetC fi oni page 4
capital to make, or be allowed to
reta+n, exeess^profits. Articles of
defense must have undisputed
right of way in. every industrial
ulant ip the country. _
."A nation-wide^ machinery for
uaoneiHi?t,ion and mediation of industrial
dispiltes has been set up.
That machinery must be used
used promptly?and without stoppage
of work. Collective bargain
ring will be retained, but the Amei
ican people expect that impartial
recommendations of our government
services will be .followed
-both by capital and by labor, t
"The overwhelming majority ol
our citizens expect their government
to see that the tools of defense
are buHt; end?for the very
purpose of preserving the democratic
safeguards erf both labor
and management, this government
is determined to use all of its pow
er to express the will of its peoole.
and to nr*>v??nt i
with the production of materials
essential to our nation's security."
His pledge that whatever may
Tie necessary to?get ?the good?~tiL .
Britain would be undertaken?
promptly construed in some quarters
as a possible forerunner of, .
a convoy system?was prefaced by
a disclosure that the Germans
were sinking merchant ships at a
terrific pace?more than twice as
fast,j*S Brjlish and American ^hiji,:
vards can replace them.
He asked whether, in view of
the w'orld situation, the nation
sliuulU "hesitate?to?take?ovary .
single measure necessary to maintain
our American liberty."
Envisioning th(? sort of peace
terms which a triumphant Hitler
would dictate, he said the fuehrer
would "hoist the swastika itself
over vast territories and populations,"
accomprnied by assurances
to the Western Hemisphere tha'
he coveted-none of its territory.
hut, under such circumstanceslie
thought it would be "mcredibh
"ample and forgetful to accept
those honeyed words," for follow""
ing the past pattern of Nazi ag
gression, pressure would then o<
brought to bear upon us.
The Nazis woul<l~fa?ten "an,eco-.
nomic stranglehold" upon us, wit;
those American^ who desired profits
arguing for appeasement
"Quislings" would be planted?h?
America and "the Axis would back
up these fifth columns; with invasion,
if necessary." Meanwhih .
I"*1"1 km-" '-""^trued a tleel j
that would make* them master of
KrstK th" Atlqritic an,l Pacific.
?Ancient?American rights would,'
crumble. Free speech, freedom ol
worship, freedom of trade would
vanish. America would be permanently
pouring "our resources
into armaments" and "standing a
Jay and night watch against th?
destruction of our cities."
Eater, he turned to the opponents
oE his foreign policy;
"There are some timid ones amcng
us," he said, "who say tha;
we must preserve peace at an .*
TV, 4.1 T
iu mem i say: i\ever 11
the history of the world has a nalr>gf
its dpniofrrry by a successful
struggle to defend its dcmocracy.
We must not be defeatled
by the fear of the very dangler
which we~are-preparing-to jce
-:ist. Our freedom has shown its
ability to survive war, "but it
would .never survive surrender.,
"The onlv thing we have to fear
is fear itself."
"There?is. <>f course, a small
group of sincere,?pa? tit+tie morl 3
and women whose real passion for
peace has shut their eyes to the '
ugly realities of internrtion-.il banditry
and to the need to resist it
at all costs. I am sure they are
embarrassed by the sinister support
they are receiving from the
enemies of democracy in our midst
?the Bundists, ar.d> Fascists," and 1
Communists, and every group devoted
to bigotry and racial and
religious intolerance. It is no mere '
coin idence that all the arguments
put forward by these enemies of
democracy?all their attempts to
confuse and divide our people and
to destroy public confidence in our
>nvi rnmont?all their defeatist
forcbodir.gs that Britain and democracy
are already beaten?tdl
their selhsh promises that we can
"do business" with Hitler?all of .
rhese pr? hyt echoes of the words
that~fnrre been?peured out ftUin "
the Axis bureaps of propaganda.
Those same words have been used
before in other countries?to scare
them, to divide them, to snften
them up. Invariably, those same
words have formed the advance
guards of physical attack." "Your
government has the right
to expect of all citizens that they
11 1 . ' i ' ttwi i
work of our common defense? 1
take loyal part from this moment
forward."
forward."?The State
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