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. STATE Q ~ VOL. XVI?NO. 42. Supreme Fifteenth Annual Sess Held at the Home of Si v B'shcp Joseph S. Flipper and Davis Will Attend The Sessio Washington, D. C., October 13? The United Supreme Council of the Soverign Grand Inspectors General of the 33rd and Last De. gree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry for the- Southern Jurisdiction of the United States of America, Prince Hall affiliation, of which Willard W. Allen is the Most Puissant Sovereign Grand Commander and James T. Beason the Secretary General, will assemble in its Fif itorium of Allen university of Columbia, S. C., the home of Scottish "Rite" Freemasonry, October It). 20 and 21, 1941. 1?&e?delegation?will leave -by I H? s,-'<" : & ' %&? w*2P>? ; mt "tt- Ji HON. WILLA Most Puissant Sovere special train from Baltimore, Md., on Saturday, October 18, at 5:42 p.m. over the Pennsylvania Railroad and from Washington, D. C. at 7:00 p.m. over the Southern Rattfoad, arriving: in Columbia, S. C. at 8:20 a.m. Sunday. The session will open with a divine service to the deceased members, Sunday night, October ^ 19, 1941. The sermon will be de~ . livered by the Right Reverend Monroe II. Davis,-Bishop of the Second Episcopal district of the A. M. E. church.?The music will be furnished by the chorus of Allen university, assisted by Graham Jackson of Atlanta, Georgia, noted singer and radio artist. The session will- open proper Monday morning at 91'OOyHTTl :'I a.m. the Soverign Grand Commander will deliver his allocution. The Honorary 33 degree will be conferred on Monday at -1:00 p. ^ ny in^hc Masonic Temple, 1125 class will be Bishop J. S. Flipper Senior Bishon of the A M F church; Graham Jackson, J. S. Stanback, Grand Master Jurisdiction of South Carolina and other distinguished citizens. -r?Dr. Sumner A. Furniss of the Northern Jurisdiction, Bishop David Sims and James A. Jackson, 33rd degree and one of the deputics-at-large have been irrvited to be the guests of the Council. I This Supreme Council covers twenty-two o f the Southern states. C. C. Johnson Consistory g| ef OwluwHiai fti Gi will host this v body. J. E. Dickson, 33 degree is the Deputy for the state and J S. Stanback the Grand Master. ' Mr. W'illard W. Allen in addition to being the Sovereign Grand Commander and Grand Master of ~ the State of Maryland, is one of the Regional vice-presidents of the National Negro Business League and a member of the executiive committee of the National Negro Insurance association. , < He is also a trustee of Morgan State college and one of the most active citizens in Maryland. The public is cordially invited to attend the divine services Sun nay, uctoner l/9th .8:00 p.m. in the chapel of Allen university and hear Bishop M. H. Davis. C. C. Johrson Consistory No. 136 will present Rev. A. J. Payne, who will deliver the oration at the memorial services Monday niprht r 8:00 o'clock in the chapel of Al? f len university. All Master Masons of the Juris diction of South Carolina, Prince 10L0R ??lp i Council 3 ;ion To Be cottish Rite^Masonry R'shop Monroe H. ns Hall affiiliation ,are urged to atj tend the Sunday and Monday nite" ; services. ! In coming to Columbia, South ! Carolina for its session, the Supreme Council acknowledges with i the highest consideration and adj. miration the splendid work whichj is being carried on in this state by its present leaders. i NOTICE | The Executive Board of the Woman's Baptist State Convention will meet at Benedict College ! October 24, 1941, at 9:30 a. m. :?? M. K. HOWARD. Pres. 118 m 9 I B 9 I H> h RD W. ALLEN i$?n OrnriH f/immnrHnr Diocese Of Upper South Carolyn a The Eighteenth Annual Council of Colored Churchmen in session with the Woman's Auxiliary will hold its meeting at the St. Luke Episcopal church on Hampton street in Columbia, S. C., October 2 k 25 and 26th. The opening program on Fri- | day night, October 24th beginning 1 at 8 oclock, promises to be of interest to all who care to attend. ' There will be Evening Prayer, conducted by the Rev. Max WhitMngton and clergy. Welcome address to members of the Council bv AT.-o TV.~~.~~ auuiiia? iuiirvin, instruc- 1 tor of Booker Washington high ' school, Columbia, S. C. Response I by Miss Ruth Adams of Cayce, S. C., Welcome address to Woman's Auxiliary by Miss Elese Jenkins of Columbia. Response, Miss Ma: -hie?Slwdt-on of St. AuguirtTTre : Mission, Aiken, S. C.; Music by Reynolds School ?v?-*4 ?? <? Wnvde of welcome from the community by Prof. J. A. Simmons, principal] of Booker Washington hleh school ! Words of welcome from churches i by the Rev. C. A. Brown, pstor of Second Calvary Baptist church. Music?The Reynolds School of Music. Presentation of .Council theme: "Go Forward Into Service", by Rev. Robert T. Phillips; D.D., rector of Christ Church, I Greenville, S. C. Sunday, October 26th, 1911 ,..i ji O'ahipli sub hi'wtii'in uP Iftlly'" Communion, the iRev. James B. Brown, celebrant. Church school P. Paul, Supt. of Church school, St. Luke's, Columbia. Annual adrlrnco T) f T>^? T 1 "* " hi. iu'v, jonn J. liravatt, D.D., Bishop of the Diocese. 3:30 O'clock, report of Young People's Service league, Miss An nie Paul, president of the Diocese Y.P.S.D.; Music, Booker Washington high wehool. Talk on Voorhees school; jMusic^ Booker Washington high school. Address to Council by the Rev. Bruce Williamson; Offering; Benediction. NOTICE All laymen within bounds of the Piedmont Aimoal Conference interested in the laymen's organization, are asked 1? meet at Weston Chapel A. M. E church, Green'wood, iS. O., Tflesdrjy. October 21, 1041, at si* u'ultR'k. I (Miss) Mattie E. Perrln, secretary ' J. T. W. Mims, president ED J All m COLUMBIA, S (3rd Degre South Carolina BaptisJ Rally In Interest of Mo (Special to the Leader) Hartsvilk', S. C., October 13? iRev. H. H. Butler, President of the Educational and Missionary rsapusi state convention 01 soutn Carolina released from his office today an announcement to the effect that thousands of members and pastors of the various Baptist churches of the state will assemble at Morris College, Sumten, Thursday, November 20th foi the annual Thanksgiving rally in interest of .the college. In former years this rally has been held the last Thursday in November the day of the old Thanksgiving. This year in keeping with request of the Alumni association and the administration of the college, the earlier date will be observed as Thanksgiving and for the first time the rally will e heliT dn~the~ Thanksgivjrug holiday coming in South Carolina on the 20th of November. This will give all the graduates who are teaching an opportunity to be present. Mortis college was founded by the Baptist convention some thirty years aao and has at present the second largest enrollment of any college in the state, the 1941-42 enrollment now being more than six hundred. All Baptist pastors and churches members and friends -are- invited to be present and to come prepared to make substantial contributions for the work. The South Carolina convention is a unit in supporting the college and in this connection both the Woman's State convention and the State Baptist Sunday School conconfirm i* ? Vn-Jr>~ /> o~ . _ .. jv.il 111 ||^I|/I1I5 WW ou^pui I the work. President Butler states that the main objectives of the, college at present are the building of a mod em library and securing larger dormitory quarters. Plans are already on jfoot for the erection of a library and the churches are united in helping to bring this about at a very early date. All pastors are asked to begin row to make ready for this annual drive to help tide the college over what may be the hardest year it has ever faced. The Actine President, Dr. J. P. Garrick will soon send releases from his office at the college, calling atten tion to this rally and urging all churches to support it. A Proclamation Memphis, Tennessee, October 10, 1941?The National Negro Business League was founded in 1900 by Booker T. Washington, and its purpose is to hrinft togpth er Negro business men. and women in cooperative efforts for their 1 C i. iia tmu ucnuilt. WHEREAS, since 1917 the Nat. J ional Negro Business League has sponsored local Trade Week cam- I paigns in order to focus public attention upon the services offer- , ed through Negro enterprises. WHEREAS the slogan "SPEND , SOMETHING WITH A NEGRO -ENTERPRISE" with appropriate publicity through the press, in circulars, posters and through . printed matter has Been successfully used to intensify the campaign; WHEREAS, cities i n which these campaigns have been conducted report substantial increase in sales volume of Negro stores, increases in business for Negro nrofCssionals, insurance companies,. and service establishments, | and correspondingly a continuing spirit of community cooperation bevond the week of the campaign; AND WHEREAS, the cumulat.ivPjflffffrt nf thflen nampnirmn him been to encourage more Negroes to enter the field of business and to direct national interest in- the economic progress of the Negro, | I, Joseph Edison Walker, President of the National Negro Business .League, do hereby , proclaim the months of-October and Novem be^ f?r the annual Fall Trade cam paign and urge that all cities with considerable Negro popula a: - ? i- - ? J ii-.i ? uun iiBrucijmie anu mai (luring | Trade Week every effort be made ; to increaRe membrships in the Nat | ional I,ague which includes a year's subscription to SERVICE , magazine. Joseph Edison Walker, President National Negro i Business League. Re sure to attpnd the State Fair this year. Educational . Displays, Farm and Live-* I Stock, Sports, Amusements, i It OCT. mctti OUTH CAROLINA, SATURI je Scottisl ? Plan Thanksgiving rris College Jones Chapel Churcl Takes on J^ew Life Rev. Jas. W. Shaw, A.R.,B.D Presiding Elder and Pastor By (Miss) Corrine K. <v?rdon It is said that there is nothing new under the sun but the worl being done in our church here under the leadership of the person above mentioned seems to contradict the old saying. Sunday was -a fine day here and our people seemed to take" on new life. Twc sermons were preached by the pastor from the subjects as follows: morning. "Our Silent Partner", Text I Cor. 3:9 For we are workers together with God; and evening, '^God's Wrecking Crew". Text: Isaiah 58:12 And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places and thou shalt be called the repairer of the breach. The people were stirred to duty as in th days of the late Dr. J. C. Lewis; the spirit ran high and finance was collected so easily that" one"couTd'Teally" understand that God's spirit was manifested. Many friends were present and the day closed with high spiritual fervor and $150 were collected.. At the morning service the Stewardess Board N'o. 1 led by sister Ella Miller, the mother of Mrs. Fannie Sawyer, presented a new Bible valued $10, to the church. This was received with many thanks. Dr. F. N. Fitzpatrick was present at the evening service and rendered valuable service. Our srvices begin at six o'clock and we are out at an early hour. Conference begins here, Tuesday, October 21, and we are asking the friends of the city to assist us in housing the great number of delegates who are to attend. Send names to Mrs. Fannie Sawyer, 2|10 Hamprton Street', Columbia. in nmrvlo r>:_ ... f-r Willi". DIMhop John W. Martin, A.M., D.D., of Chicago, Illinois, presides here and will arrive in time for the conference. RIIJGK SPRING NEWS Services were good c 11. day Sunday. The attendance m the Sun. day School is large enough to have 12 classes. Rev. A. C. Jone? is nreaching as tie never preached before. The hunh attendance was off a little, but the collect ion \vp? good $27.00 was laid op the table. ?Mrs. Leafy W. Graham of New YorL_is here visiting parents; Rev. and Mrs. John Watson. Mrs. Mamie E. Abies and Mrs. Johnston o f Evans, Ga.. were here Sunday visiting Mrs. Alice blocker end family. : Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Boisloy left for Deland, Fla. Saturday. Mrs. Hattie Scurry and Willie R Ruike left for New York where tlirev will remain for the winter. Miss Nettie Lee Merritt.became. the hapnv bride of Mr. Halbert Rentier October 11. 1041 School News First grade is doing very nicely in their school work. They seem to be highly interested in every thing they attempt to do toward their school work. They hevo made nTflnv new rind interesting season posters. Mr. F. I.. (lardner entertained the ninth f-nrlo and member, of the faculty with a delicious dinner on the *cimP"s Th'i' sday. October 7th. The menu ct/nsisted of grapefruit juice, cabbage mr) fruit salad, macori'ii1 pie. hutt'-red peas low'' il urn h. !"<' lii.M ii ? atul pirn' apple ice cream. This v>s for the prize winning class of the pop ularity contest. We were glad to have Robert Hammonds and Harden Raiford home on the week end. They are attending State College. II'- L A ^ ? ? we hit nappy tor Know mat Karhara Rropdnax is back in school after her illness. Also Clarence Padsrett, but he has dropped ot?% aerain. \Ve~ hope be will soon return. Charles Pope is still ill. We wish him a speedy recovery. A The tenth (Trade is still holding its position as haviner the hiehest enrollment ,rf the hi(?h school department. BARNWELL NEWS y ' Mr. Georree Jowers and Rennie Euhanks, who are in the U. S. training flprvtre.Hrp spending some time home with their parents this week. . Miss Ruby Maude Duncan left 2m u U\ )AY, OCTOBER 18, 1941. " li Rite Mai W ednesday at State , Colored Fair to be I Prize Day Church Day, Junior and i Senior Farmers lecture and S;ntfin? Contest Other Features of the Da> Colunihir T S. C. - Wednesday luo:i> as ,hi* bi?r day at the South ?Carohma .State Colored Faij which will he held on the State Fair i Grounds here October 27-Novem ber 1. i Church Day ig the desicnatior given this bit; day when, as a " ""Specif 1 feature, mure than fift~\ prizes totaling' more than S500.00 vliich have been donated by the leading merchants} of Columbia, will- be given to person w'o are on the fi-mimlc -it Kim p m VV?dnesday when their names -are ealK - ed. School children will be admitted free on pryment of a fedeial revenue fee on Wednesday. ! .1. E.. Dickson. Richland ec/unty t farm agent, will held a F""m?rs' Conference on Wednesday. Kaus Shows will bring their best carnival for the big midway attraction. A sensation."! free act ~along with the If! sRo% ; ml 1 1 , l ilies is the offering of the Kaus shows for this year's exposition. I A brilliant midway with many I varieties of amusement and enter tainment i? nromised.' | T'~e big games on Thursd v and Friday will be the biggest ; thletie (attractions ever programmed for I the Fair. Kentucky State, out' standing opponent of Benedict Colleen and one rft the nation's r:ink ing football teams, will be the bit: feature for "Big Thursday" at 2:00 p. m. j On Friday, Mather Academy, ICamden, will meet in the annual I grudge battle, Booker Washington high, Columbia. These two teams will draw a record attendance on "School Dry" at the Fair. Fair officials have announced the following program for the six big days of the Exposition. VAM ABLE PHIZES TO BE GIVEN AWAY AT THE STATE FAIR Dr. A. J. Collins, president of the State Colored Fair association announced yesterday from bis office that there will be fifty or more valuable prizes given away at the Fair Wednesday,. October - 29 at 8 p.m. His statement foil owe: "Each dollar spent with any of our cooperating merchants will entitie you to one of our coupons which coupon will give the right to be ebgible to one of the lucky numbors. The more coupons you have the better chance you will have to win one or more of our valua - ble?prizes.?Placards are- being placed in every cooperating merchant store. Whatever you buy from now on, call for your State Fair Coupon and meet me at the Fair ground Wednesday night during the Fair". A ~ ^-iiiiwiik ?-"c man) limm&s u t' art' erivine away are: Bed Roori Suite. -Bed?Spread;?Blankets.?Fountain Pens, several basket of groceries. - Startle -Food. GwHn??Mtrshr Laying1 Mash, sixteen or more gal Ions of gas, lubrication and wash ine jobs for automobiles and other valuable prizes, seems too good to be true. How To (Jet Them Just trade from now on with our cooperating merchants, get as many coupons as you can", for each dollar you spend with these merchants, they will give you one coupon, that is if you spend five dollars Saturday in groceries they will give you five coupons. Not only in groceries but in any other line of your needs, even gas and oil, clothing, hardware, automobile parts, department stores, shoe stores and the like. The more coupons you have, the more prizes you are likely to win. If the mer chants fail to offer them to you, ask for the State Fair Coupons and trade only with, those mer"chants who handle your State Fair Coupons, I .for Now York City Saturday ov>J ning. ! Mrs. Fuginp Williams loft for Springfield. Mass. to join her bus |band. Mrs. William,, is reniomber; ed as Miss Gla'dys Harley. I Miss Ellen Frances Jacob left I for New York City Saturday. Mrs. Gladys Jackson is visiting her mother, Mrs. I/mise Fcrrd. ' Mrs.?Jvrksnn tr" hot tor known?JTtr Miss Gladys Hankerson. The Bethlehem high school bo; gan its 1941-42 session October 6. COLUME tDcr PRICE: FI Meet At 1 SOnS Ne FefwardrTeacher Trai Discussed at S. C. Stat< Oi'angeburff, S. C., October 11? I South Carolina State A. and M. college forward teacher training prog rant was discussed this week at a conference on cooperative , teacher training: bv the department of education and department heads concerned with the train-ing of teachers at the College and | Ponn School. St. Helena Island, . leaders in rural education where a four experiment, sponsored by the General Education Board and , The State Department of Educa- I tion, South Carolina, has been Tartied out. At the conference, held in_ teleconference 100m of the new college library, the history of the Penn school cooperative program - wn.< bncflv. luld by Mjjs_jtQSaIEII Cooldy, principal of Penn school, who with her assistant Miss Grace B. House, are finishing 37 years of service among the rural setZ tiers of St. Helena Island. South Carolina. Both were presented -Tokens by President M. F Whittaker. S. C. State A niv) M /?<-*! leee. and the department of education of the college. For the experiment in rural educationT Perin school, now 80 years old, and situated in the most unique rural settlement.?in South Carolina, students at South Carolina State A. and M. college in the department o f education have gone to do practice teaching. After three years, an appraisal of the work done by students now out teaching and the general organization of the program of the experiment was made by a committee composed of experts in education sent by the General Education Board. A report of the evaluation of this committee was made by President M. F. Whittaker. S. C. State A. and M. col'ege. ~Professor Roy K. Davenport, head of the department of education, South Carolina State A. and M. college, who was chairman of the conference, gave the agenda of. the conference as follows: 11) Purpose of the conference? Roy K. Davenport; (2) History of State College-Penn School Cooperative Program?Miss Rossa B Cooley; (3) Report of the Committee on. Evaluation?President M. F. Whittaker; (4) The role ol the teacher-training institution in Higher Education?Miss R. A. Alston: C51 Practice Teaching: Preparation for it and its values? Miss T. W. Wimbush; (6) Integrating tool subjects in a total pro's ram for teachers in training: la. English?'Mr. Howard Jordan; I b. Social Studies?-Dean K. W. Green; c. Mathematics?<F. D. Me- j Ghee; d. Science?J. H. Birme: 1(7) The role of a demonstration school in a teachers college?Mrs I E. B. Howe; (8) Summary of the I eonforonof* (n.. ? ,r.nrirvw uv?pvnerai discussion 1 ?MlSs "G~ B. House. Penh school representatives who attended the conference were: Miss Rossa B. Cooley, principal; Miss Grace B. House, co-principal Miss M. Virinia Parker, grade 5 . ...tearlier; Mr%. , Saiomo . _C. Fripp, Grade 2 and II; Mrs. Lillie R. King -Jtraho?4; Mes. Wildy,"" grade 0; Mrs. Ellen Basie Stevenson. grade 1; Mrs. Ethel G. Bailey, librarians Mr. J. P King* i superintendent. J. D. MoGhee, reverter. Evening School For Teachers at Allen University r.vening scnool will he offered ' at Allen university for public school teachers who need additional credits, to meet requirements for certificates, and also those who would like to finish their college training by attend- , ing evening classes. The evening school at Allen will begin Thursday, according to President Higgihs and teachers aTFending may do a minimum of ??u M'nii'su'r nours, or Tour huors driving the session. There will be offered 1 f> hours of work including the following courses: Modem Languages. English, Methods in Education. Methods in Geography General Psychology, American History. Family Relatioris, and Biolog or Chemistry. The evening school at Allen will begin at 0:30 and jclose at 8:30. Dr. Higgins said, and those attending may make all arrnnge-ments?and -pat dttail information ^ v.hen the.y apply. The Rchool may [become a permanent unit in the regular program of the university. ilA, a; c fl VE CENTS PER COPY ~ \llen University xt Week ning Program e A. & M. College? BUSINESS SPECIALIST JAMES A. JACKSON ?Special Representative of the ESSO MARKETERS One oT the outstanding ir.asons who will be in attendance at the Supreme Council of the 33rd and last degree c/f A. S. R., is James . A. Jackson, 33rd degree, of New V?_l. --.1 < luiis. e-uy, wno, although a Penn<ylvtjiian by birth, is masunically, a Georgian being1 a Past Master of H. R. Butler Lodge of Atlanta of which he is a veteran; "and from which he has declined to demit. He is a -Grand Deputy'-ct,large of the Supreme Council with memtory No. 1 of Washington, D. C. bership in Jcmatnan Davis ConsisHe holds a past potenate's degree > in Medina Temple of Shriners, and is an honorary Prst Imperial Potentate of that order. He holds other Masonic degrees in different cities, and in spite of his responsibilities as a special representative of the Great Standard Oil Co. of N*. J. and its, affiliates, always finds time to serve his fraternity. He perhapQ holds mole honorary business, civic, industrial, commercial and academic memberships than any other Negro, beine holder of twelev honorary unci 26 memberships. including five in ather_ wise white organizations. He is a nation,t! (officer in five organizations, in addition, he is a trustee of both a 'college and a church. ?LLBi4ii.o:iid'' as be is afl'-. el innate - ~ ly known, says -this?because-**!" K realize that any movement that is % designed to promote th - progress 1 of our people is bo.nd to help me rlong with? the others, so why should r riot help such- organizations. It beats wasting volar spare time." WHITMIRE NEWS aiT" A." t". t'alc^ell s progressing in_.thc. Sunday?School?at?Bruec Tabernr.clc church. Service was held' at Spring Hill church Sunday by Rev. A. C.. Chambers. Revival meeting began Sundav o? m?u 1- -i > ? ? * v v*. ?uwi nucie cnurcn. Kev,_ J. R. Blaki's 3?Dyere3 the sermon. Monday night Rev. C. C. Johnson if Chester. S. C., delivered r. soul stirring message. Miss Ruth Johnson spent the week end with Misses Bulah. Ethel and Elizabeth Swindlers. Miss Lenora William* had a? her week end freest, Mrs. Annie Dell Mr. and Mrs. C. Joiner, with Mr. Lloyd Johnson, motored to Newberry Saturday. *Mrs. Rosa T.oe T aw enfertr.ined Missc,, Viola Jackson and Earnestine Burton at her home October Mh in honor of Robert Law's birthday. The Friday night dinner guests of Miss Faster Robinson wert: - JSusaima?Abre ms. - Misses Mnttie Abrams. Eliotte R. Abrams, Mrs. Rosa Lee Liw and James Robert. MYs Ruth Reiford and sons. Miss Evelvn Sanders. Miss Mrttie Abramc has return ed to Cincinnati. Ohio. j Mrs. Marie Rniford has improv- ? ed after being ill. We hone she will continue to imnrovo. Othors ?t on The sick list at this writing is Mis? Easter Robinson. Prof Bowser has bream teach- i ing in Blanev. S. C Mis? Annie ' j L. Abrams has begun teaching < Miso G. Olcnn has returned to ."jja Spartanburg, visiting Mr. and ?3 Mrs. John Glenn and family. J