The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?, May 31, 1941, Page PAGE EIGHT, Image 8

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t L PAOR KI(;UT tr mamm [I ALLEN CLOSES SUCC |f FORTY-ONE TO RECE TT WILLARD ALLEN SP 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 W w J| w^ jUL WM 81 -i o: " jjir | \ 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, : _ ?"?; i (j^1 v 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. ? JJ 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 SUBSCRIBE FOR ~ 1 THE VAX METTO I.EADEF _ vvvwwuyuUQOOOOOOOOOOOOC I L E E V Y ' S FUNERAL HOME Undertaking And Embalmin ?SLOGAN? LOWER PRICES AMBIJUANCE SERVICE "As N??r As Your Nwirsst f'hnn? Bsteshur* and Rid?rwnv ** C 1 SSI TAVfOR ST: m.i'MBI PHONES- 2)619?23610 \ Saturday, May 31, 1941 SPECIAL OFFER ^TOBRTXG KM Glory' TO EVERY READER OF The Palmetto Leader WOULD YOU LIKE A 3x5 ft. 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