The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?, December 27, 1941, Page Page Three, Image 3
Saturday, December 27, 1947
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The Year's Round-up
And Review of Negro
In Tennis
Orangeburg, S. C., Dec. 20th?
__Thfi_yeai'a_rou>-.dup and review irr Tennis
depicts in the most pronounced
way the prowress and '
progress?of the - Negra iil THTF 1
gentile sport.
The American Tennis associa- !
' tion, an effectively national org.
anized body, celebrated its 25th
jubilee anniversary at Tuskegee,
# Alabama, August 18-23, where _j
? the cream of the crop of players
_ from every part of the United j
States met in competition for elev
etr-coveted championship.
Jimmie McDaniels, Xavier university's
blastinK_aingles and dou
ties "champion had his best year |
winning every inter-collegiate, <
. sectional, state and nation contest |
entered in 1941. He, wft^_a three
way champion at the Jubilee An- i
niversary disposing of Maurice
Jackson, (CIAA Champion) for
the.Singles Inter-Collegiate cham
- ; ? pionship and his doubles partner
Richard Cohen, the second consec 1
^ utive year, for the national sine- >
Its championship und with his !
^ partner regained the national dou <
bles championship from Howard
Minnis and Clifford Russell, Tus- '
kegee.
Flora 1-omax, Detroit, regained '
the women's singles championship '
ut the jubilee anniversary after 1
Agnes ~ Lawsofr; 1940 national 1
T~] rounds. Miss Lomax defeated
Knth"ri""?done a, Springfield, ~
Mass., in un exciting finals match
7-5, 6.1. :
Two far-western threats in'i
men's and women's singles loomed ii
us coming champions. Harold lj
? (Schoolboy) Mitchell gave JlmmlE \
a tough go in the quarter-finals 1 (
in his debut at national competi. |<
'tion, winning he second set of the j
full two out of hree match, the |
match score being 6.2, 4.6, 6 1. l
Clara Belle ? Scott was the wo- :
men's^singles .threat~at the "Nat ]
ionals" for the second time and ;
was not defeated until the -semi- "
livered ,the telling strategy 6-1,
03. . , 1
The Califomians who came 14?'!
strong in a delegation carried awav
t he mive.l ilniihtoo oV......
'shin when Miss Eoline Thornton <
and Harold Mitchell, Los Angeles, (
defeated Lillian Spencer, Jackson- '
.? ville, Fla., arid Clarence W. Hun J
ter, Detroit, Q. 4, G 1. .
The famous Peters Sisters, .
Koumania and Margaret held thendoubles
championship for the
"fourth consecutive time defeating t
Doris Celestine Hatchette, Tillot- (
eollfo-" Tqxik threat ? nd Mils. ,
"FraricF7 ^" **'" ^
6 3, 4 permitted but encouraged (w
Newteer. tl
single.',,e are have an armed ni
Richa * 7,000,000 men; approxi. 1j
6 3. 4'700.000 colored sol |>t
partneihad incorporated into the p,
lyn, de. draft bill an amendment n
P' net* to Preven* any d'8 " M
' 41 ' "ion against colored sol |A
- John 'het they might enter into
the seches of the Army. q
the vet, further interested in at
by defei h being done to I
Lewis, P , ...... o * . n
John "fjr-fKWles, Orangeburg,
S. C., won the national boys singles
championship by defeating
George Bulls, Tuskegee, '6-0, 6 0.
Thelmu McDaniels, Tuskegee,
is the national girls singles cham
? fjiuu ueieuung wioria uowning,
Roanoke, Va.? in the finals at the 8
jubilee anniversary 6.4, G_3?
Other highlights of the year in
tennis include the spectacular ex- c
hibition matches staged at - the i
naional jubilee championship of ,
the American Tennis association a
where Jimmie McDaniel and Har- t
old Mitchell met the international
British star, Charles E. Hare. The t
British sar gave an exhibition of 1
everything in tennis to defeat r
Jimmie G-l on Thursday and Har . a
old Mitchell on Friday 6.4. j
At South Carolina State A. and i
M. college, November 17, 1941 in- 1
ternational stars headed by ?
Charlea E. Hare and including J
Mary Hardwiek. who first dofpnt. j
ed Helen Wills Moody,"and Mrs. {
Dorothy Round Little, 1 9 3 8 (
Worlds singles champion, on a
gootHwitt tour "of 28 colleges and
clubs in the United States, gave
exhibition matches on State Col
toga eauetw! the fust Nfgrd 'I'flT
lege to be included in the tour. ^
This marked' another red letter i
imjr in me luaiury or (ne American
Tenni8 association's achieve v
ment and gave evidence of the t,
recognition tennis as placed b y
Negroes is reeling. (
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RIDGE HILL HIGH SCiffWU. u
? MaUlf IJUl TBT itepor fe r I j
n
i ... Ridge Spring, S. C.?The 8th d
and 9th grades entertained a 'urge J
grifup Thursday night lit the n
(hr?stnias program. <
Watch Ridge Hill grow.*' The c
r ^ Seal sat? -rpp<5TTfor TKhf school 9 h
years a^f io,000,?>0<r AmfetlcariS? "
1 ^'claais1 or? more 'n ^e Army, ?
^fcTiisY S. * Tn the Air Corps, an<TT
$'2.25; 11 in the Navy and Marine v
grade, ? 11
2nd div' d
Miss V< for h total all out war I
WellsK?"army ?f 7'000'000' ?n air
Hami^f 2,000,000, and a Navy end o
M ferine Corp^ of 1,000,000 as soon f
33( possible in order to go out and n
*{fn the war in a year if possible, 1
' i the earliest possible moment. 1
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Varsity Players
Awarded Letters
At S. C. State A. & M.
Orangeburg, S. C.?Tweny.fivt
players ttf?the Hnnth Caroline
State A. and M. College 1941
eleven were : warded letters and
sweaters a"t a meeting of the col.
lege athletic committee this week
apon recommendation of Coach 0.
U. Dawson and his assistants.
Ezra Moore, freshmen back, was
yoted the New York scholarship
award as the most outstanding
football athlete of-the yearr '
J anu s White, sophomore back,
prior to the committee meeting
was elected 1942'c:ptain of tlu
football squad.
Coach O. Ci Dawson__announced
I he 19 i2 football schedule. which
(lad been completed at the South
srn Conference meeting, Decern
9er 12 rnd 13.
Flairs on?the 1911 bulldog
squad to receive letters were:
Four ye.ii let termer.: William De.
Laine. William Cordon; three year
lettermen, John Turner, John
Weaver, John Reeder; two year
lettermen, Raymond J.edbetter,
lames White, Crawford Huff, Co
lumbus Stanley* Theodore Martin
John Spencer, Femon Bowers.
Twelve newcomers on th squid
:o receive letters and sweaters
were: David, Jackson, James
Hedges path, James Ford, Thomas
Kerns, Henry McClellan, ' Na,
;haniel Boyd, Ezra Moore, Soy
incur Bj^gner, Henry McCollom,
Robert Mvers. L<awell?Bradford
rheodore Thomas, Herbert Smith.
Carolina State Bulldogs is: Sat.
jrday, Sept. 26, Fort Valley, Fort
Valley, Ga.; Saturday, Oct. 3,
Morth Carolina State, Orangeburg.
S. C.; 'Saturday, Oct. 10, More
louse. Orangphiii-Q". S. C Sut.nr
lay, Oct. 17, Alabama State, Mon
?omery, Ala.; Saturday, Oct.24,
Clr.rk College, Orangeburg, S. C.;
Saturday, Oct. 31, Tuskegee. Tus.
<egee, Ala.; Saturday. Nov. 7,
Morris Brown. Orangeburg, S._ C.;
Saturday, Nov. 14, Knoxville.
Knoxville, " Tenn.. Thursday, Nov
>6. Benedict. Columbia, S. C.
UKAUFORT COUNTY
IRAINING SCHOOL
Burton, S. C.?Under the ex
ellent leadership of our eompeten
ttrector and principal, Mr. J. S
Shanklin, Sr., our work is going
>n smoothly and harmoniously.
1'he teachers have reported a much
letter grade of class work foi this
list 6 weeks than for the fjrst.
The following teachers r Hemic
he co: gvessional meeting for d:
Vint nr\n nt nnnlfc Qut
.1 rday, December 137 Prof! J.
SV? err * Vfs ijuvFnsr' 7> ." "/?ii < . T
ill h- distributed rt this banouet.
The Grand Ball which will close
ie conclave festivities on Tuesday
ijrht, will be held at Town Hall.
10 N. Broad street. Dr. William
Cousins, chairman of the grrjid
ill committee. state<l that he ex.
jcted Frater Clarence Muse io act
. grand marshaM for the Gr: n
[arch which will be led by Dr. R.
. Billings, the national president.
Pressure of.war business in.Con.
ress, it is believed, will prevent
ongressman Arthur Mitchell from
Itending the conclave.
Sigma wives rnd sweethearts
i/l the Zeto Phi Beta Sorority,
/f oeuuiori, e... and Misses
Vright Robinson of Mather school
Beaufort, S. C. They compliment,
ul Miss Bowen, directress, highl.
or the splendid work shtTTs iloiny
vith her group. v
A banquet, -ftpo?s?Vet-d by tin
tenior class, was held on Morula v
tight. Kveryone present enjoyi '
i very pleasant evening.
. A visit wns-pnid u?~rt no< n. De
ember 16, by our superintendent,
dr. Fordham, We shall eertainh
uiss him when he leaves for camp,
nd we hope he will soon return
o us.
Our usual program, including
he Christmas tree, will be had o !
rhvjrsday night at the school. All
iatrons and friends are invited to
ittenrd. Wih a tree laden with
>resents and plenty of fun,we
;now you will enjoy the evening.
Vnd now I am wishing you a
derry Christmas and a Happy
slew -Year!?-1 ?? "
ST. ANDREWS A. M. E,
CHURCH
Rev. 0. Me1 lary. Pastor
Andrews, S. C.?Sunday School
egan. at the usual hour under tlu
irection yf Mrs. E# B. Greene.
Both morning and evening services
were good Sunday. The pas
or preached wonderful sermons.
Miss Berniee Giles, Rev. C. Mc_
llary and family were the dinner
uests of Mr. and Mrs. William
tudson lastSunday.
The Coastal Progressive Ath.
ftk A i iingintiun met at tflP Art
rews junior high school Friday
ight, December 5, with its presi
ent, Prof. E. Barr, presiding,
tfter* the business part of the
meeting the member, of the faculty
served a delicious repast
?ttuce. saTtine? . o<^<w
h moncks Corner tney
isited historic Charleston, the
iantee Cooper project, Summer
ille and other places of interest.
'hey also attended the South Ca.
lolina conference at Florence.
Thursday night Rev. Hamilton
ind Mr. Tippee had the pleasure
if meeting a group of ministers
rom CummingH Theological Semi
lary. They left Saturday morring
tr/Pi FYnrpftifiH !i?
^.avfntf spent an enjoyable trip
oath.
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NO BARGAINING FOR
T FRT-TEBOM!
By Ruth Taylor
We are at war?actuul opei
war at last. And yet?we havt
been in a war ever since Ilitle;
first laid down in "Mein Kan pf
his plan of world domination. Th<
_ trouble has been rhat w?? <:in no
open our eyes to its verity at i
time when we could have woi
without armed conflict.
We have learned in bloodrhe
that the day of the form :1 dec-la
ration of war is over. They attac:
first now and talk afterwards
The-war against this coon try b;
the totalitarian powers- had tr
- formal declaration to mark its in
ception?but it has been wage*
for years. Infilti atiun, ar-itatioi
among divided nationality groups
appeals to racial and religion
(the polite tei m for blackmail)
sabotage, rabble rousing -by } ow
fcr corrupted demagogues?de w
need to see goose stepping ir. tl
streets of Washington to reeqg
nize an invasion?
There is no sense in being in i
fight without Putting forth ever;
effort to win it.- Kcery 1.-st on? ;
i s is a soldie- with a task to do from
the boys in the camps, learn
fhg how to get along together a:
well as how to fight, to the 'torse
wife, studying how to nuke d<
and to do without; from the bus
in ess man reorganizing often no
only his methods of operation hui
his product its -lf; to the '-hild ii
-sehool, learning history whilolF T:
being made. -?
War means sacrifice. We can
not bargain over the cost of free,
dom. Without freedom, we hav<
nothing left. We must pav the ful
measure of sacrifice to keep in
violate our democracy for thost
- -wliu follow. And that sacrifice car
*iot be shifted. We must now meel
our obligation to the past. W<
must eive up, conserve, we must
make do. Small demands mean i
small effort J$ut
demands which call for an equal
T/et's stir, hn'rfl'ne' over *h'
~ or we do not.. This is OTTR wn?"?
and we will have lo ,nnv for it nnl
'>nlv in mnmv but wdl. that last
ounce of effort which air re ear
I*. T. A. HOl.DS MEETING
The P. T. A. of the Westminister.Hi
school held its regular month
ly meeting Tuesday night. December
51th, in the school audi
torium at 7:30 o'clock.
The teachers* had a contest. The
teacher having the most parent"
present wopltL- be entertained by
ithe group. We had a large mm.
foer -present, and'the contest war
won by Mrs. D. H. Thompson.
The P. T. A. rendered a short
bvjiogram, having for the guest
in^Jeaker, Mr. B. W. ' Gullman
fjjVincipal of the Anderson ' mmtii
"""raining school in Pendleton. Me
e<*as accompanied by his wife. Mrs,
tt ?em/ra Gallmr.n. The speaker gave
f0t>me very interesting points on
^operation. The school puartet
endertd two selections winch was
st')joye<l by everyone. ?
ex The high school will present a
?q.)e act play, "Fun on the P<#
- uiik Limited," Wednesday nigld.
irj)t?cember 17. A large attendance
ws expected. You will miss u treat
if you do not cpme.
Friday night, December ID, tinentire
student body will present
o Christmas cantata whkh promts
es 10 L?e excellent.
TAYLORS NEWS
Alvin Talley, Reporter
A program will be given in honor
of the aged people-of this city
at Jubilee church December 28.
Some of the distinguished people
of this city and Greenville will ap
net r on the program; the Jubilee
and St. Mark choirs, Taylors
junior high quartette. Rev J. H.
Smith and Rev. D. S. Curry.
Chairman of the program is
Daniel Greer, f
The youth of St. Mark church
vere honored Sunday at a tea at
h" heme of Mr. and Mrs. S. H
^qst'-r. Misses Maggie and Gene-.via
Foster were hostesses.
The Fellowship Council of St
Mark church met at the home of
Mrs. Ola Tnllev Wednesday .ixight,
"TftFTolifiTcTTTs supervised by Char
I,... T. 11 ' J - ? ' - 1
1'iip.v, pregiueni, an(l Claude
vir?> president.
' Mr. ffnd iMfn. Edwmds anrniungU
the birth of a daughter December
5. 1941.
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THE PALMETTO UCA
Negro Employment
In U. S. Navy Yard
i Increased Hundred
I Percent in Past Yea
e Negro civilian employment
t United States Navv Yards ii
a creased bv more than one hundr
n percent?during the yeur endii
September 30, 1941, l)r. Robert
j Weaver, chief of the Negro K
ploy.ment and Training Branch
^ the !><bor Division of OHM, a
nounced this week.
According to the findings of
^ survey made public by Dr Wei v?
? a iotaTof 13,401 Negro technlci
" skilled, semi_skille<l anj unskill
workers Were employed in Unit
^-States Navy Yards on SeptemE
b MO, 1941, as compared to 5,9
s< such workers on September '
frjT940. During th.- same period, t
percentage of Negro?workt rs
these yards increased from (5.
percent to 8.08 percent of the t<
v tal employment figures. _ t
I Dr. Weaver revealed tFT ? Na>
YartTemployment figurt s in ur,
a'ing Negro youths to enroll !i. n.
y- tional defense training classes
!' a means of obtaining skilled ee
- 1 ployment.
. J "Navy Yards throughout tl
s country" he said, "are hirir
. thousands of defense truinit
a graduates as helpers in varion
. skilled categories. These trainee
t Wh0 are t'bosen without regai
I to race, creed, color cr nation
I vi i^iii, ail' given V.IVUK -1 i >
^ months experience and are hir?
_ at. starting wag?s of?$4v?2-tTHH>ri
a day. These youths are then u|
graded as rapidly as possible 11
j The greates increase in Negi
j to skilled mechanics."
employment occurred in tw > Sout
,-trn navy yards, the survey ind
"^ated. The Charleston Navy Yai
^ at Charleston, South Carolina ii
4 creased its number of Negro en
[ ployees from 453 to 1,802 durin
the one year period, with the pel
' centage to the total number (
employees rising from y.5 percet
?to 17.7 percent.
t At the same time, Negro em
ploymegt in the Norfolk Nov
*ar(i at Portsmouth, Virginia in
creased from 2,111 in Septembe
1940, Uj 5,426 on September 3i
: 1941. Officials at the Norfolk Na
i vy Yard stated in Novemb i thr
their Negr, employees now excet
6,000 and comprise more thru twe
, ty three percent of total emplov
ment,
"Scores <# the- Negro youth
now employed in this yaid ai
u militates of ilpfpneo (raiin'h
courses," Dr. Weaver stateu. "01
ficials there have indicated thi
they will employ ap estimated 2E
_ addi t i o n a 1 Negro workers _eax
month for the next year. The
have also indicated thrt rdefem
training graduates in all categt
ries will be given every consider^
tion."
Applications for employment t
"trainee helpers" in s:ny Unite
, States Navy Yard may be obtain
ed at any first or second cla?
- post offioa. Defense training grad
, uates should file a. certificate 'f
training, obtained front- their Xrai
ing center, with their application!
CHRIST'S WORKS
Hy A. L. Childg
Cod will whip all wordly nations,
Into fervent civilization;
And will cause a'l knees to bow
While He purge the christiu
tower. '
For us the eagle slirs her lies
So must christians do their best
To work without a limitation
For Him who died to save a
nations.
That will stand up l'or the righ
And prove King Jesus is the lighl
He alone has power to save_.
Every nation from the grave.
COLUMBIA MINISTERS'
WIVES ALLIANCE
The Colupibia Intel denomina
tional Ministers' Wives Alliane
had its final meeting for the yea
1941 Friday night, December li
at the beautiful home of Dr. an
Mrs. E. A. Adams, east Lady S
Mrs. W. D. Chappelle, president
presided and important topics wer
- dlaeussed.-On the aCCouril of ou
_ school work, this new*_*<iitor" wu
late gettine there, 'but up< n ar
rival we found Dr. and Mr:
Adams giving, the alliance wh?
this news editor called, "A I
Christmas Reception, We hardl
had set down before Miss "Edna.
?, Jatikved. daughter ?f Dr. und Ml
Adams, and'a teacher in the Co
lumbia city system handed us
plate loaded with cranberries, tur
key, hot rolls, fruit cake, coffe<
ice cream and other varieties tha
the official reporter will give yoi
At this reception or dinner weri
Dr. and Mrs. J. J. Starks, Dr. an
Ms. J. I'. Reeder, Dr. and Mrs.
J. Janerette, Dr. and Mrs. Rile
of Lancaster; Or nnrl Ml" 'r 1
"flTCTOftt, Dr. am! Mrs. H. B. But
ler, Prof, and Mrs. I. M. A. Myei
and others. We shall not attenp
to call the ladies' names, as we di
not know all or them, but it wa
? fine bunch of hard wc/rkers, goo
looking ladies working in the Mas
ter's vineyard.
We understand that address?
were made by Drs. J. J. Stark:
and H. B. Butler and we heard tha
grand response by Mrs. J. C Col
cough of Sydney Park church.
This was our first time attend
ing this alliance. It was an ela
borate affair, and those who ft
tended will attest to the abov
statements.
Dr. Adams is secretary of ed
ucation for the A. M. E. churc
connection with headquarters i
Columbia. ThiR department han
dies thousands of dollar., and Co
lumbians are proud of it? socces.
I suspect more details about tw
meeting will appear from its of
ficial reporter.
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A; ||lr In recognition o;
W II to extend every j
?' Christmas and a
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eason brings with it
its of friendships-^- p^prt'.
d- cherished through- I?L|^jjjj?l
makes us realize that
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ions with our fellow . jjgp3f'j
jle in both public and- !
are above things ma-* ^
f this fact, we pause
rmnh wish fur a 'Merry? ? " I KjJ
Happy New Year. 5
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