Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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??l?r Pal.itfttu iCraiirr I I lil.lSHED WEEKLY la. a St., Columbia, g, ( nd al the 1'oa, Ortice at Ci rav.,L)ia,' o. C., as at-eond elas inauer' J>iL an Act ol Congrej.! SUBSCRIPTIONS j uc i cut $2 0 ,.a .Tenths . 12 twice Aiuiillis ...... i am^le Ltipy . i. , .. - J ?\UT1CE TO ALL fcUBSCRlBERl i/aic oi expiration of your sub nci lpLiun is stamped oil your ad ureas wrapper each week. Thi is lor "The purpose of giving yoi constat.t notice of the date you suosci lplion expires. Posts Regulations Require Payment u Auvance of All Subscriptions \our paper will be discontinue) alter expiration date; bUKElGN ADVERTISING AGENCY .V. B. Z1PF CO., bU? S. Deartior St., Chicago, ill. Oihcial Advei tiseineiils at ltie rate allowed 0 law. i ae Leader will publish brier an iatiuiiai letters on subjects c tviieia?... ui.teiesi wnen they ai accuuipauieu by the names an auUivssv.s oi tue authois an a.e nut or a doiuinatory natuir Twionymmis communications wii -frrx?be noticed.?Kojeoted?mami av.-.t.- will not be returned. v.r.u 11. HAMPTON Publishei fir:?PrPFbi-B?1 1 18, K" 1' 1 Agon F. (j. BOWMAN, Circulation ~Mgr , - ? 4- 1 ? REMITTANCES Checks, Drafts and Postal or Ex press Money Urders should bi mttue pavable?to the order?e: Communications intended for th< i-uViynr issue must be very brieJ and should leach tr.e euitoria desk nut later than Tuesday 01 each week. City news, locals Vv euiusday. Phone 2-4523 S ATI It H \ V, nrTnHKR ? - 194 THE EDITOR OF "THE STATE' Mr. Sam L. Latimer, Jr., is nov editor ot Tno ?Columbia?(45. C. State, the greatest newspaper pul lished in the south. Mr. Latimej is a nawpaper man of exceptiona ability and under his directioi "The State's" policy will be per. pctuated, ?g Mr. Latimer has a rich experi ence in the field of journalism. H< has served as reporter, sports ed. itor, state news editor, city edi tor ar.d news executive. He if ! . _ ^; r .. j:...1., the place so well "occupied" by th< late .^r. David Harton who diec a few days ago. .Mr John A"i Montgomery,- a. nother man of fine personality has been advanced as managing editor of "The State". Thcst changes will meet the hearty approval of the thousands of whit< and colored people who cannot gel along without "our morning paper". - * t ST A N DIN (i FIFTY-FIV E YEARS ~ Worthy of note is the fact thai the Ar.cient Free and Acceptec Scotish Rite Masonry is an or. Conization of 55 years 'standing and with the years thjs organiza t+on?htvs grown in prestige anc usefulness. This fact was mad< known Jicre last....week whoru th< representatives .of this order heh its 55th annual session in Colum. hi a. '< adt rs have stood * together s( I long without dividing into a hah > dozen factions with each one pull -...r jdifferent directions. A Negro organization that hai -t od for more than a half cen. ury must be a power for good Indeed. Ll?is inspiration to th< present generation and foreshad o.vs the great possibility of Negri people achieving much in an< 1 "TtrrnrT? n strong organizations lik< : he one so ably represented b] soinf of the greatest represents tives of the race. ~ ? I NEXT WEEK The nnnual State Fair for am of the Negro race in South Caro lino will be here next week Thi annual show should and will oausi thousands of people from all part r of the state to come to Columbia President Arthur J. Collin* i ?to be" complimented for his hercu lean work in his attempt to buili a fair. LaSt year the Negr S'ate Fair presented the best ex (r. h'bition seen here In several year and we hope the fair this yea will he. better. However, our state fair eouli ? * hundred times bigger am better if South Carolina Negroe really want a fair; if we could ge K- the county leaders and fun agents to work for. the fair.? Why can't we hfeve a full display from every county in the state? Is it because there is not enough county representation on "The board of directors? What is I it that holds us back? J -THE P1XCH OF ~W~VR ? 1'eoule wlit'i'>* w the United States begin to feel the pinch of the war, but the under-paid t group of teachers and preachers 6 are hardest hit among all groups ; affected. ? 14 _?iEat- Back" is now selling for fifteen cents a pound when only s three years ago the salted stuff " could be bought for eight cents; * hen yggs are offered atTjOTty^fvve b cents._a dozen; cheese has "gone J up" from nineteen cents to thirty j cents per pound; and even the ^ country produce on the curb mar. . kets have been advanced to high j prices comparatively speaking. We could suffer it to be so If our "dirt farmers" had been able to harvest two-thirds of a- crop, but t'he infernal boll weevil outwit t eiltjiefarmersaj^ millions of'dollars of the 1!>41 cot i ton crop with millions of cotton farmers looking on helplessly si^ lent. This, too, is even more pestiferous with a sacrifice of everything for defense that we might stop the onrush of Hitler's mad" "i:sh to rule or ruin. A 0 THEATERS OFFERED PLAN . TO PARTICIPATE IN DEFENSE SAVINGS PROGRAM Washington, D. C.?An opportune y for owners and manngera' _jf_ _Xegro motion ojctyt-prhpnYora. ~ throughout the United States to participate i:> the Defense Sav iug* Prog ram-bay -been suggested to them by the Treasury Depart_ ment. Dr. William Pickens, Staff Assistant. Defense Savings Staff, has sent a letter to theater exec utives calling their attention to the Lichtman chain of theaters in ' Washington, D. C., which placed Defense Savings Stamps on_aale ;n the lobby-of their Lincoln thea -tor, -where atore -1 h an~$l 0 0 worth" if stamps were sold in loss than [ two weeks. ? ^ The Defense Savings Stamps I can be obtained by the theater nanngement from uny post office, ind unsold stamps may be returned to the Post Office for cash _ Dr, Pickens pointed out in his letter. He expressed th<? opinion "tTflT~a_keener interest in Defense Savings Stamps would be stimu. 'ated by placing them on sale in he theater lobbies, aiding the .' Government's Defense Savings .Program,?ami-encouraging thrift 3 >n the part of the purchaser. r 1 WHAT IS EDUCATION? ' By Kuth Taylor What is education-? It is the quipping with tools of the eager nitul. The brain may be alert 1 nd active, but it is education that "TTves" it the ability to dig out the acts, separate the wheat from ' he chaff, formulate a plan and _ Jxive?ahead and-carry IT Through. !t is education that shapes for > living. It is the driving power ' if the machine. 5 Education brings responsibility. " We can forgive ignorance, but not ; ndoh nee. lack of knowledge but ' tot the misuse of training. One enson the feeling against the Ger ' nans runs higher--than- thai a. -ainst any other group is because better was hoped from hem. Excuses that might have _ n'On?offered?for?backward ivrnnT lies could not he accepted from ">r for them. ^ We need to return to the les ons taught in the old copy books. ."Honesty is the best policy." ' Kind heaits are mwe than lioro. '?TFtsT* "A stitch in time saves 1 ine," And so on. In trying to J ,how consideration for the chHri* en of today, we 'have given them ' -verything?except t h e basic nowledge that everything has to _ 'O 'earned. amL.-thnt vrm?cnnT > 1 raft-dodge life. > The children of today must be f orepated for self-government. Fhey must be taught self-conrol, the Tiabit of work and of 3 aim judgment, so that they will tot be swayed by demagogues . Teaching prejudice, first in thei Aum ^f"ah~aTTT)i for failure, and econd in a crusade of avaricious 3 tatred. 1. 11 n " ' 1 ' e on about the teachers in whose 7 lands education lies. Words have down hot and fast. Opposing Croups have shrieked ''red" or 'reactionary" at eadh other. We vant no fanatical tetKdierh for >ur young?either red or reacionary. We do want teachers ^ who teach youth not WHAT to - *-hink hi:t HOW to, think W? ^ want teachers who can awaken e he will to learn without which we H ire automatons, flt fodder for a lictator. _ ... - these United States is a physi' "ally strong, healthy minded, well 0 'ducated, intelligently coordinated " citizenry. The only way t o s achieve that end is by beginmin^ r i train t hem when they are children We must educate for livj inKs t SUBSCRIBE FOR x+ THJv -PALMIflTO 1 EATTgTT~ jyi ' ? J?' - J- -1?^ Doft-t Let lt Happen To You By C. C. SPAL'LDING President North Carolina- Mutu Life Insurance Company During the inflation period th; _ ccompatlied the first worU Mia -onto farmers, misled by wh seemed to be an ern of prospcrit mortgaged file farms they alreat iv.nod in order to secure additioi il land. W hen the depression s 11, many of them lost not only tl additional land, but the fi rm* thi ahrendv owned. The lesson to 1 ^earned is: Never mortgage lai vou own in order to purchase a< ditional land, during periods nflation. ? At undent-. the- uation is pi^s+ti through n perioft of atmost proft ess prosperitv. How long it wi last itt open to question. It therefore advisable. now v^lii money is plentiful, to pay up deb and place on's personal affairs c ?t?sot:i:tl. consistent basis7 Those of us who s: w the la; vortil wITT and wiTnos.sed its a icrmath. a re in position to nntici pate to some extent what may I - "x pec ted aflci Lhu present war ?ver. Then, the flow of mom (that seemed inexhaustible, drit up seemingly over night. The n: '.ion experienced one of the won depressions. Breed lines apnearei Thousands were out or empioi mnt, riinl thc.*s'e who were fortune te enough to hold jobs, were ea! .til upon to support those wither 'employment and in need. Such wn the picture immediately followin the first world war. and it is ei .irelv within th? realm of thing Possible that I siiuiinr nn-n>lil in may follow in the wr.ke of th onfiict that iv. now being-waged -j-it. aiul what is the safe course t follow now that we mav he -on fronted with a similar si*untio'iv Then, a life insiirrnu policy w-a about the only seeuritv on whi'I'.irhev. in the fo'in of loans, wn obtainable. T'en. < life insurane nolicv represented one or th-> vc 1 few investment 5 that di ' rot dreuse iti value but nnid a hue 'red pt?nt? rn the dollar in ever >n stance: ? Lite insurance has stwii-th^ tes ltd should be of first considera '.ion in safeguarding the ether i.ency that may soon confront us For a long time-investment, afte uflieicnt life insurance has beei secured, invest m Defense Bonds They are not only as sound i? th (lovernment itself. Lut will mak possible the means whereby th r'e nine rati? form of goVern men1 we i')M' anu, enjoy may i>c pi-i u?: tuated. Time hits proved that th institutions us well as the indivi duals who lrid a foundation o preparedness during periods o prosperity, practiced economy, am adhered to so end, ccnservaiiv methods, were those who weather ?-d former depressions and surviv . I'd. The whole economic siluatio ha< always moved in cycles. W are going t(/ continue r hav . vers followed by depressions, am .nly those who ate sane in thei thinking and actions weather th stiorm. While the economic?an social conditions for Negroes no't what we should like fur?tlwm to be. we who have lived for th past forty or fifty years realize : dual improvement in inter racinl tolerance.- euoperat..on,?an goodwill. Judging the depths fron which we have come. and. realiz nig the traditional prejudice tha exists between the different ra eial groups, we. wh,; constitute i rpinoritv group, should continue h mr.ke friends and not enemies o the liberal-minded people who re side- in our communities* Racln differences ennnot be solved in i wholesale fashion o-r bv vilifvin those of the dominanW group. A stated bv the late Hooker Wash ington: J'\\e shall siueeed, not b abstract discussion, not by depend ing upon nuking emptv demand, not h\r abuse of some her indivi dual or race, but We will sucreo, by actually demonstrating to th wcrH thut weean perform the se* vice wnitli the worm neons. as *>*! or hotter lhar. anyone. else." O'U' fit|mi'i- ul^l iTnend on" Si own initiative, character. r nd ahili tv to meet Anuri an standards an -rnmrtrrmr-rrhr It?should prft "h ffd""1"ten tlvt?t+i? "hm'i ing? trroes wrought well. It was. the wv?? fo- ndpil t'1" ^ehools. church ~os. and successful business insti tiition* that a?*e today owned aTl ^n' v-ted bv Xetrrf.es. If suceeef ire* Geneva'jon- Kone to sueAce' It it; ovnediont that thev emnlo t<, a lar"" Xtenf~ thnr0oedul ' nvdove \ T7v ?.uv forefathers. In order t.? eoiiip ?te with othe yroups, the race must -cultivat *li ir vM'i't ami |ii in ill i1 Hi spirit r/f cooperation. Lot es as ourselves frankly: "Hmv mail successful business Institution have b.'en ore ni/ed during tti past fl'ffutr? What is the fftHf of failures aniony our uroup? You will nrobablv find the answr to he, lack of judgement, lack r ability to fit into difficult situf tions, and too often lack of intee of the land sec k to take advantao of the opportunities made pasisibl by our pioneers, rather than cer (tor their ittention?on the disnc' vantages, proscriptions and dii criminations to whi h we are. a minrrrit.y pronn, snbjeeted. It is retr rot able hot true, th; while Yetrroe. comnrise approx matrlv 28 percent of North fare lina's population, over 5:" pernor ' rent inued I of the orison nnpi Mtion is Ncirrr jth;t of approximately 202 per sen !nut to Heath in the state dnrin , th'1 ?aat. .20 viinra nvo? .100 .if Ihen were Nefproes. These are the cot TJjffe PALMETTO LEADER One Hundred Thousand Forestry Book Covers Being Made The State Forest Service hai just received two and a half Wm ^ of tough Kraft paper from th< nt Union Bag and Paper Corpora. j1j tion of Savannah, Georgia. This donation of paper is being * converted into school, circulating L and traveling library book eov ers. They will be distributed by a, -the County Rangers in the twen. "Ty^four counties under cooperaj. tive fire protection in South Ca0.f rolina. ??^On the front of the covers^ will be printed a scene showing a ^?sehool hOWe; a growing forest ]1 and anappeal "Help Little Trees is Grow To Big Trees?Stop Woods le Fires". There will also be a .s place for the name o fthe book n and the namp nfndent, On the back of the cover will st be a liaCof many?eF-the^reksOTTs F- why woods fire's are harmful such i >. as:_ _ :? ^ They destroy small trees and tree seeds. '< They injure or kill large trees, i They start soil erosion, d They burn galvanizing off 1- feuces. They ruin fence posts. They burn bams and houses. They destroy highway beauty. 1 They cause highway ' accidents. They' kill game and fish. They destroy bird life of .value "*0 farmers. They dn n'M I'iininnli1 "MllUr; They destroy bedding straw and i? ivuvrs. Thev reduce yields from wood* rr_ -l?nri They reduce chances for jobs 9 for woods and mill workers. They reduce railroTrd^tfaTfTF. |, They destroy cut lops,-ties and fuelwood. They increase taxes, v They silt up power reservoirs. Thy ruin bee hives a:td bee pas'ures. They ?scare -off-mew "residents >nd new industries. % , Xiiey_ -do?not?eliminate cattle icks or boll weevils. ^ . The printing will Le in black I*, and preen. The paper was donated by the Union Bap and Pa. per corporation as one of its ef? forts to reduce woods fires which e destroy, together with insects, fully as much-wood as the pulp 1 hiTTTs use in South Carolina. Mr. M. S. Kahlev ForesteH*-of-etrp-ttnr e ion Bag <and Paper corporation - was instrumental in obtaining f this paper and the County Forest f Protective association South f.o i olina furnished the funds for e- -the printing of the book covers. [; At Columbia ^ I University ? 1 The Reverend Mr. D. p.. Felder of Sumter S. C., and the son of t> the late Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Feldex_is?matriculating' at CoTuTnbla p University in New York this fall. ^ 'doing further post-graduate work Rev. Felder is an alumnus of AL_ (i J.en university; Gammon Theological seminary and Howard univ. . trsity. t * - f ditions. and the causes <".?? nvilUUS _ till*uit. ( on tju? part of us all. d It is nut > :that?thrr~ Ni1S trt'o must of necessity constitute nn it inefrior race solely on account of s color, hui unquestionably he will - continue to bp disci iminrtrd v , against in proportion to hi? ig I nornnce. lawlessness, and faPlue s. ta be ;? dependable, productive ef ficient element of society.^! d As stated by Dr. Washington: I 'A\ e sjmll?prosper in proportion ,a we leain to glorify and dignify II ih.bor and put brains and skill into_ 1 tin- common occunntion of. life ^-iJhe country's Ttced for skilled mev chanics taught the Negro almost ' | wholly unprepared. Our economic states has not developed fo. the - | point where the cnnniim iiinnn Ition of life can be dispensed with y |It_-k?lrill necessarv that we work | with (our hands. This beine true, we sKbwJd stress the necessity for j* j vocatiotmh?trrtninpr, and d^vc^op the youth of the race to the point. * '.that regardless of the emergency, v ,\ve will find ourselves prepared, -t?Tli future is still bright for the , race or individual whe is pre pared. ,r for "if history teaches nny one e lesson more thoroughly than 'r 11 Iinlhi I. !1 ItJ Dim BUUl'l'lb'll'l el-' ii-1 fort in constructive, productive v ' work is what counts in getting a i3 race upon its feet." Wars will fol e low war. Depressions will again !r. be with us. Now is the time for phe " Negro to take stock?to visualize >r future possibilities. "We must not ,] only he reliable, progressive, skill>. ful, and intelligent, but wo must keep the idea constantly before o1.'r . il. II- TT / ' < n y</uins unai ; n Tortus ot taoor, e whether with the hand or head, le .are honorable." and if we ere to 1 - [attain our riehtfill?place?in?tbe I?[Antei Iran fin in" of *TTfe, we imtsT Tie s- prepare,) to take advantage of the opportunities that are available to the individual or race that is pr?it pared. i- When the unsettled times i through which we are now nassiopf it hrve returned tor normal, mat v who are now profitablv employed v. will afjain find themselves without is work. Save while the opportunity pr is yours. Should misfortune overt~ titkr ToTi and you find yourself i- numbered with tthe unemployed, . \ - v-, * 4?"-?; n . Morris College News A CORRECTION _ In an itemized account of the! Library Rally on September 30 I appearing in The Palmetto Leader, there was failure to record the i ff $100 hy thQ W^ixinn'n Auxiliary of the Wateree associa tion, lower division of which MrsX S. Boley is president, and Mrs P. E. Dupree, secretary. This a* mount was reported but errone' ously ascribed to another organi ~r zution. Since opportunity presents it9elf now, it should be call ed to the attention of all that Mts. Boley and Mrs. Dupree arc indefatigable workers in behalf I of Mfi?ris college. It was due to no little effort on their part that a recreation room was placed at | the disposal of the boys at Morris college. This room was furnished with new furniture, includ ing tables, chairs, and a modern _ radio,?Morris college?wishes" to assure this organization as well - as its?capable leaders as well as 11 organizations, leaders, and individuals, that she thanks them _ for their nn.l mippin i n nil welcomes all helpful suggestions. Music Professor Ferdinand Abraham picsented his first music program on Sunday to an attentive and appreciative audience of students and visitors from the City of Sumter. The minister in charge Dr. L. M. Toin, also made his initial appearance as school minisint. Do? T 1/ m.v % ivcv. l,. m. ioDin is aiso in charge of the Department of The - -oI<?l.,v at Murrls, Mr.'" Abraham's program ? a pleasing interspersienof classics, -spiritatrts, mixed quartet, and a .-ffueot soloist? inudg STT7H an ap_ peal to the artistic life of the community- tha.t thore-ds-a?persis^~~tent demand for a successive coninuation of these programs. GO I'HI) INK CIRCUIT NEWS Funeral Hites for Rev. I). J. Hartwell ? ... lii v IV .1. Hni'twell departed thl-? life Sunday, September 21st at 2 o'clock -from a neart attack on hi? way home from church. His wife found him Monday morning beside the road dead. It was very sad to the famiy and codfcnunity. Rev. Hartwell was born in Berkley county in 1865. Later he moved to Williamsburg eojtnty and was "TiTriu'd to Mrs. Olina Barr o 1 Lane, S. C. They lived together . To r# twenty years. He was a member of Brown Chapel Baptist ch.rch. Fun.ral services were held Thursday at 2 (/clock in Jerusalem a. m. r,. church with < the Rev. Sr-Montgomery of-- J ficiating. First hymn No." 475, prryer, Rev. W. L. Singletary, second hymn, No. d42; testimony, leader Willie Gourdine; remarks. < Bro. \V. M. Brown from Jerusa- < lem; remarks by Rev. S. M. Gules; selection hv choir. remarks, W. L. J Singleary; remarks by Rev. Ellott ) Wilson; remarks by Sis. Catherine . WHHiam; remark,. by our ex-pastor, Rev. R. A. Brown, remarks by j j the pastor-of-the'church, Rev. C. 1 S. Molett. Rev. J. (>. S. Montgomery took ; hix text from .lob 14 and John 16. < Rev.?H-arttt ell leaves To- mWfTT " his passing, his. wife, Mrs. Olina i Ilartwell. one son. Joe Hart well of l anes. S. (\; two daughters. I.uli. Annie Ilartwell of Boston; md Bertha Ilartwell of Alabama; 7 grand children and a host of relatives and friends. Servant of God. well done, "Rest from thy lone employ, , The battle is fought, the victory woi , I Enter thy Mrster's joy. I Intsrmcnt in Jerusalem rente- 4 tery.findertakers Dimly Brothers , of Ki tgstree,-S. C., in charge. Re- , ossil lal, "Shall we meet beyond ] he II W.M I I SECOND NAZARETH BAPTIST ] cnnu'H .NKWStffcV , ?cv. A. C. Jones, Pastor . Sunday was ??hprh?drryns us- ' uei when our pastor is there. He is wi?n iis on the first an,I third Sundays. Sunday Schuob was held at the usual hour with Supt., Pro'f. W. H. Hubert. and teachers at their posts. We have a fine Sunday School and are workinc to enlarifcn it. Our Supt. and teachers n-e i workin.tr very hard "'"T ! At the hour for preae1 in-- ihe ' pastor entered the pulpit and ' preached a hi-ai-i fr)y - which was enjoyed bv overv jc. 1 Collection was troc/d. At the "evenine service the pastor read the scripture lesion. 8th 1 chapter of St. John, af'er wh.'ch he took hi,. text from tve e'ovenlh verse df the same chapter. He preached a wonderful s"nru.vi. | Our Missionary Societv and Pulpit Aid cluh are very much , - Alive. We still prav God's bh <-'n"- >n our sick memoers. "your difficulties will be m 11ii>1 i -d many times if do'-iner 'bis peri id of piosperitv you fail to lay n?blc something for tbe Kan years that me.y follow. Should another ,ietpressiorifoUow-Yfr the wake <,f the present war, it will in all probability, be faY wAur*' tba'n 'hi- one through which v-> hn i* jost pa sed. Want end "vvmerinsr will strike at many bodies now carefree and hnnnv Prepare for the worst now Don't let it happen to you. 2( Record in Soldier Health Established At Fort Jackson Port Jackson, S. C., October 20 ? What is believed to be something orn record in soldier health is being established at Fort Jack^ son where~^ie^ Fa tenor's ickne ss is extremtly low among the 42,000 soldiers stationed here. Undergoing intensive training at Fort Jackson are soldiers of the 30th Infantry Division from Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina and South Caroline, the 8th. Infantry Division with Selectees from New York, New Jersey and Delaware as well as the 102nd Cavalry fj"om New Jersey and the 128th Field Artillery from Missouri. With a population o f 42,000 soldiers and with additional thous jirtrig of civilians tngngad in construction and administrative work at the army post, this death rate is believed to be among the lowest of any report from any army post'in the country. Of tho deaths during the some 14 months period, thirty were due to'injuries with 27 soldiers aivl three civilians being: listed. Five of the deaths were suicides with four soldiers and one civilian having taken their own lives. A total of twentv-ono from natural causes are listed in. the report, with only sixteen soldiers dying of natural causes, three civilians and three members of he CCC being included. ? A - tn 1 nf ??>Iy {U.RTfi-- jpiltuhave?been admitted to the hospi-, tal during the fourteen months, which in itself is a small number is compared with tVlt> ""?? her of soldiers quartered here, and the fact that soldiers receive.! -hojqrrtarl?treatment?f ttt "what" night be considered minor injur;es and slight ailments. Since its designation as an army post, Fort Jackson has been 'Yet of serious epidemics and not a sitv.de outbreak of such has oc"Ured here during the 14 months neriod. This low sick rate is a iribuit?to?tht climate of?Suutli Carolina and the continued dili ence" oF~ post medical authorities n preventing disease by insuring wholesome surroundings and in rendering prompt treatment for slight ailments befort complications arise. ELKO NEWS The Elko public school began itc 1941-42 session September 29 with Mrs. N. E. It. Green. principal, and the rest of the old teachi rs: Miss A. K. Coan. Mrs K R Loo, Miss L. B. Mays, and Miss E. L Johnson who succeeded Miss Mattie A. Bowman. The Trpentng exercise was con ducted by the P. T. A. which was njoyed by all. Mrs. S. F. Briley. the Jeanes teacher, came in and where most needed. We feel that the j??od Iyord is blessing: us, and it is more blessed to fiT've than to receive. Our next meeting will be with St. Goodwill Baptist church the second Sunday nis?ht in November. Come and be with us. Although after a rest of three telrris, your reporter plans to open school Motiday morning:, October ). Please pr&y for our success. gave some Very interesting reimrks which were very much enjoyed The P. T. A. met October 2. and dans were made for a rally which i-'as t^/be October 15. The P. T. A. ivr.s divided into five groups with i ten .'her working with each roup. We had for the. goal, one ' undrcd dollars. The groups re! orted on October 15 as follows: Group No. 1, Mrs. Ollie Smalls, aptain; Mr. Ike Hf/lmes, Sr., Lieut.,1 and Miss Mays, teacher, s'2S.OO: croon No. 2. Mrs. Elizr 'tolaml. cantain: Mr. Kam Hates. Licet; Miss f'oan, leach, r, $13.55; group No. 3. Mrs. Marv Mvers. . i. - iiin. M--. Willie Dicks. ' "Srr Went; Mis- dohn n. leaefier, s2(t,05; group No. I, Mrs. Margaret Odom, : ptain; Mr. McKinIrv Myeis. Lieut; Mrs. i. e. teach r, $21vf5:~gi*&up N~. 5, Mis- .Tuny $21.45: group No. 5. Miss Juian Tobin, captain; Mr. Manville Thompson. Lieut: Mrs. Green, i cache) $37.00. Th- ninth?era fir report-d $2 5. making a grand otitl of one hundred twenty dolars and _.t..iJi?cens. ? ' The people of the community worked with a goofl spirit. GRFFX RTDGK NEWS ~ Sf. Paul A. E. Church Sunday School was held at thi; usual hour. The lesson was veryinteresting. The pastor brc/ught us a wonderfi 1 sermon, theme, "God's Eye is upon uv. all. ami He must be obeyed." His text w?s taken from Tonah 3:9. This sermon was one of the pastor's masterpieces, How our ho,irts c!id burn while the_ nmn of C<-d preached the word. Tie said (hat all mankind must pro by the way of Christ and not-to dwell in the lower deck but to come out on a level with the eye to live and work for the master. Then when the Master's work is over, we shall r 11 wear a crown. The I. T. D. N. which met with Walnut Baptist church was one worthy of note, with all present havuvpr a m+n4 to work. We were proud to have the manyvisitors. Rev. Jenkins preached from the very depth of his he&tL^ We must say he^ts a soul stirrlne nreacher, me.y Cod continue to bless him to preach Hic holy word. We left the church $7.75 to be used Satuniay, October 25, 1841 DEFENSE BOND QUIZ Q. Just what is inflation and how can it be minimized? A. Inflation is a decrease in _ buying power-of tlurduilar catlsed by a rising cost of loving. This, . heavy pubHtr demand, resulting in turn, is brought about by a from a rapid increase in the national income, for things which cannot be produced in large enough quantities. Every citizen can help minimize inflation- by buying Defense Bonds and Stamps, ' ? Q. How can I. get cash for my Defense Savings Stamps if I should need to redeem them? Note?To buy Defense Bonds and Stamps, go to the nearest oost office, bank, or savings ajid loan association, or write to the -Treanurer-- of ""the United States, Washington, D. C. Also Stamps now are on- sale at most retail jfnroo - ity"Schools*~ Research Committee % -^ARITHMETIC DIAGNOSIS Carver School, October 16, 19-11 ?The Arithmetic Research committee held its first annual meeting at Carver Junior high school October 16, 1941. The Chairman, Mr. C. W. Madden, opened the meeting by asking^ ; roup. He then proceeded to in.troduce and outline what he _ thought would bring the desired " Sl results from the study of arithmetic. !I<? baid "that the primary purpose of the group was not how to teach arithmetic, but to discov~er~wKy pupils failed to grasp or retain what was taught. Mr. Madden stated that investigations of causes of pupil failure and retardation in the elementary school Show that arithmetic is_a subject that is extremely difficult for many children. Above the second grndo,?inferior " ~worK~TrT arithmetic has caused more non-promotions -thAT : "any " other subject in the curriculum. In recent years, systematic studies dealing with such aspects of the tfttal situation as the selection of the contents of the various writs of instruction, the analy sis and evaluation of teaching-ma tei ials, the effectiveness of methods of teaching, the development -of-diagnostic tests to measure growth in the various phases < r arithmetic, the genetic study of growth.in arithmetic ability, and fho diagnosis of arithmetic disai-biJities-have been made" to dis| cover the factors that condition pupil growth in arithmetic. To * diagnose arithmetic ability com- * .oetently, the examiner must have a clear conception' of the functions and objectives of arithmetic instruction, must be thoroughly acquainted with the scientific studies of the factors that contribute to success in arithmetic, must knowrihe symptoms and causes of .unsatisfactory conditions, must bo able to use effectively techniques for bringing to the surface facts concerning the .nature of the pupil's disability and his thought orocesses that would ordinarily bo unanalyzed, and must be able '"to Interpret the facts rcvealed'by his study of the nur>il nrwl +? * the stops to correct the condition. * Some of these essentials of competent diagnosis i"j arithmetic wilt be discussed in our meetings*?Mr. MalTdqn a 1 sDistressed the problem ?? |of background in arithmetic. During the discussion of the out 'ine.?lit,?Madderr-preso r.ted the following books to the group: Diagnostic Studies in Arithmetic by Boswell and Lenore; Modern Methods of Teaching Arithmetic by Ralph Newcomb-; Tha Vocabntary oT Arithmetic bv Boswell and Lenore; National Society For he Study " of Education?31th Year Book. These hooks will help the group in solving problems which arise in the teaching of arithmetic. ? The chairman than?asked?for comments on the program for the year. Miss Saxon, who became a member of the group because of ber^ peculiar interest, stated that the year's program as presented -was "the thing". Irn her inspiring remarks she stated that she witnica to tnrow out one iden for the ffroup to consider. "The school's task is more fundamental than the manipulation of Symbols called eomputine:. It is an. nttnnlr an liuil IlllH'l IU',1 ? similar to an illiteracy of words. Competence in each case?or literacy?is the appreciation of the meaning attached to symols and an ability to apply the s*vh->'<order to facilitate thought." This idea kindled a flame, and Mrs. Clark asked Miss Faon why puoilxs found substraction 'hard to understand. It was time for the mcetiner to adjourn and Miss Saxon deferred the discussion of the question until lntny, Mr. Madden? Concluded by statin? that there was arithmetic readiness just as i there was readin? readirte.ss. The Chairman, Mr. Madden, then explained how tho mootinp: would bo conducted. Thirty minutos would ho allowed for reports and thirty minutes won 1/1 bo allowed for discussion of tbnics. ITo appointed Mrs. Clark as chairman, and Miss L. Williams as see 'ptn'y nf thp irr?"p ? ~ Rospoctfully suhmittod, L. E. Williams, secretary