The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?, March 20, 1943, Image 1
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. Deans
Meet Mi
Fisk Univi
To Annu
Theme: "The College
And the War"
The National Association of
Collegiate Deans ami Registrar?
in Negro Schools'will hold its scv.
rnteonth annual meeting on Tuesday,
Wednesday, and Thursday,
Ml.irell p. oh the clump;?
^ of Fisk university. Nashville
Tennessee. The theme of the
forthcoming session is "The College
and the War".
President "tTrs? Thmluw
Elsa Jones of Fisk university wiL
honor the delegates with a reeej:
tion at their home Tuesday evening.
In the development of tht
lowing are some of the topics foi
addresses and discussions "Chang
es in Higher Education to Mcel
the Demands of the Present Emci
gency"; "Changes in the Collegi
Preparatory School to Meet the
Demands of the Present Emergency"^;
"The Responsibility of the
College in Planning Post-Wai
Society"; "Evaluation of Some
Bpvi es Whi.h \re Designed tc
Accelerate"; "Student Guidance i:
Wnrtime"t~ "Pre?ent? Rcsponsibil*
K.. it...... .....i r> I..4
t%> yji uiv i/t'uii i?iin jvcj^ustrar ii
the American College"; and "I'lai
i.ing in a War-Torn World",
ty President Thomas N. Barrow:
of Lawrence College, Apple-ton
Wisconsin, will appear 011 the pro
pram as the official rep resent a tivt
cf the American Council on Kdu
cation in the attempts of the Council
to make known to school ad.
ministrators the work of ih<
Armed l-'orces Institute. In addi
tion, his discussion will deal direct
l.v with the future practices of co
leges and high schools offering
sound educational credit to person:
who serve'Tn~ the Armed forces.
Released by II. Liston, Firs'
Vice-President, National Associa
tion of Collegiate Deans and Reg
intrars in Negro Schools.
Benedict Holds
Founder's Day
Exercises
The Benedict College campus
= WQS r.goy un KTau'll Itiih when ?
large number of alumni, friends
and other visitors wore presenl
..for the seventy-third annua
Founder's Day exercises.
^ Founder's day this year market
ihe end ofThe first year of th<
drive for $200,000 endowment foi
tf|e institution. The endowmenl
, fund dl-ivp st.artpd in a hip lirni,
last year when the General Edu
cation Board, of New York, gavt
college $100,000 on the CQndb
^^nion that the school raise ad'
ditional $100,000 within two year;
Founder's Day was set as the
' ' Jjinc?whu??mwwdiepurtrr-pf the
progress of the drh'e would bt
Wade.
At the beginning of the drive
^ President Starks appointed twe
full-timq and one part-time field
representatives. These representatives
began immdiately to stimalready
existirng Btmrrttcl
clubs ar\d to organize new club?
in the state. They also enlisted
r the support and assistance of the
churches. Faculty members and
students caught the spirit of the
movempnt and began to work
wholeheartedly hi interest of the
entjowment effort. Jhe fruits of
their labors were evident when a
la e number of ministers and
r r~
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i.nd Regis
arch 23
2rsity Host
lal Session
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club presidents from various sec
I nuns or- iik' since read meir rei
ports on tlie sixteenth.
i In addition to a number o t
?
: Benedict club presidents, the fol"
lowing ministers of churches from
' i various suction^ of the state were
i n
-Iprotit'nt?to?make imports of contributions
by their congregations:
Rev. C. Anderson, Columbia; Rev.
Willie Wilson. Spartanburg; Rev.
Seldon Maddox. Seneca; Rev. S.
. Greenwood: Rev. N R.
I I Center. College Place; 1 lev. F.. K
([ Gaulden, Newberry; Rev. T. F
i Tolbcrt,_G'rcenwood; Rev. James
Smith. Fairfield; Rev. J. P. Reed,
er. Columbia; Rev. E. L.- Ila'll,
-Columbia! and Rev. J.C. Colclough
vColunibia.
Among the large number o f
; other visitors present were Dr.
: | 0. J. Champion, Dr. E. Stanley
i Grannum, Si pcrintendent of tin
| Good Samaritan-Waverly Hespi!
tal; Professor C. A, Johnson. Su:
I pervisor of Colunrbia Ctilort d
! Schools; Mr. T. B. O'Dau'cl. and
j Dean W. \V. K. Blanehet, Foil
1 | Valley State College.
1 j The V?imili'i-'^ H:iv :n|<li ".'ss was.
| delivered by Dr. Mary J. Me(Jro'
! n > , Counselor of Women. .John1
J son ('. Smith University. Charj
lotto, N. C. Dr. McCrorey was
! i introduced by Supervisor C. A.
; Johnson, a member of the trustee
' I norrd of That institution.
: i Dr. ilcCrorcy expressed pride
I in the fact that Benedict is he>
| alma matef. despite the fact that
j she is also a product of Chicago
"(and Harvard Universities.
( j The theme of Dr. McCrorey's
j ! address hinged around the cmer|
genee of a new order of service.
i She praised .most highrty t^Wfounders
and early teachers of the
I j college. >he recounted the ser.
| vices rendered by the men and
. j women who were inspired by
! these early teachers.
Dee to the fret that contribu
j tions were continually coming in
I by mail during the entire scrvices,
it was impossible to make
I a complete and accurate report
j of ail receipts. However, President
Stalks assured the audience
1
j that he had no fears that h e
I had no fears that he would not
s I get the sum nect'ssayy fn "T't
> the requirements of the General
, | Education Board grft.
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%T A 4 /M *X
IH AA L Y
Membership J)rive
I
? The 104o- Membership Drive <?f
. the Columbia Branch of NAACP
, began yesterday March 16th from
( a meeting of the Executive Com>
j mittee, and the Mir)i<^p'j"' ah.r
imrtr"tir"a-JoTnT session, meeting
( at Allen University.
Rev. James P. Reeder, Pastoi
of Zion Baptist Church was eleett
ed Campaign Manager for the
I drive. Columbia branch is expected
to secure 2,000 memberships,
thus remaining the. largest
r- bianch irr Foyfh CaroTlna. Rev.
r ft. A. Adams, has beep?the~
\ cessful President of the local
branch. Prof. F. H. Dedmond, is
I Treasurer and Mrs. F. Tayloi
Secretary; Dr. A. J. Collins, i .?
Asst. Secretary.
Any person who will volunteer
as a captain will please see either
Rev. J. P. Reeder or Sec'y.
Dedmond at Allen.
'.Rayfor
S- ?i
COI
Collegia te
ftrars To
to 25
! South Carolina
; Congress of Colored
| Parents and Teachers
The executive committee o 1
Sooth Carolrnu Congress of Coh
! orcd Parents ami Teachers has ;
I decided to cancel their Annual
Meeting for this year, due to wai
conditions.
The Associations' arc requested
:o send hi Lheir-An n ua 1, R-ap<n ts
to Mrs. Cora V. Circen, (>7 Tread-well
St.. Orangeburg, S. C.
.MRS. .1. L. PERRY. Pres..
P. P. PAUL. Secretary.
"Dr.'Rajjord W. Lngan
Speaks at Allen'Univ.!
Sunday, 4:00 p.iri.
.....
i
Dr. Rayford W. Logan. Dear j
of the Graduate School of How- i
anl University, will deliver a [
public address in the . auditorium I
| of Allen University, Sunday Mar. ;
21. tbl". at -1:00. Dr. Logan is
-peaking for the Alpha Psi
I nntK/i'.i <'!p.inlitp nf the TMii
Alpha Fraternity. Inc. His sub- j
jject is on titled: THE NEGRO IN
I THE POST-WAR. SETTLEMENT j
I Dr. Logan did his college ^'oi;kij
at Williams College, Willianiston.
1 Mass" lioni wl.ieh he war. grudj
uatrrl r.'i 1:?17. cum laude. Phi
I IL'.ta Kappa, member of Lc Cerj
eh- Francais. Deutche Verein. sec- I
ond prize in history, winner of 1
, Van YochL n Prize for Extempo- 1
raucous speaking, Dewey Prize
"for Excellence in the Commencement
Exercises; won letter o 11 j
j Cross Country team.
For five years he studied ami
travellul privately i*n Europe.
From lirj5-i;i;!u he served as Profc.vsor
of Modern languages. His. ,
,.lory and Government, Virginia
Union University, Richmond, \'a. I
if is master's degree wus earned
at Williams. M. A. Har.'s
rd, HkjlL Ph. I).. Harvard l'J.'Vi.
Dissertation: "A Century of Diplomatic
relations between the
United States and Haiti."
His publications are: "The Attitude
of the Southern White
Press toward Negro Suffrage,
15h"l2-lfK'8." "The Diplomatic Rej
lations of the United States withHaiti,
1770-1?1?1."
| CULTURE ( LI B
! LAUNCHES DRIVE #
- rtr _ l._V \.S-S' -?'
The Culture Club of Columbia
has launched a campaign for the
purpose of raising funds which
. will go to the support of the W11
| kinson Home.
The public is mindful of the
. Jlliluiimcnt of the State Teachers'
Association on account of the
gas and rubber situation. The
play which has been presented by
this Club on the opening night, ,
! each year will not be given thrs
j year, for the same reason. The ,
i proceeds from this play has been i
! the basis of the Club's quota for ]
-liu. yi'lll1. HWr^T^fl'ived oi this '
the Club finds it necessary i n
I this emergency, to appeal to the
i general public to help solve this
I financial problem with contribu- i
lions and to cooperate with any
j project sponsored?to help raise
| funds. The women have so or- ,
J ganized themselves be able To-!
I reach everyone who has the inter !
j ests of this cause**at heart.
The names of those who contrh j
bute to this effort will appear in
I these columns, beginning wrth
j next week.
| The Culture Club is an organisation
of women who are wideawake
to cultural an civic intorests
and to the well-being o f
their fellowman.
awiog
cuius
rUMiilA. SOI Til ( Alio LI NA.
Special Notice
;To Negro
Teachers
|
j The State Conference of X. A. T
A. C. P.. thin its I'jesiik'iii. .fani.^ '
j M. Hinton. is 'urjrl'njj all t.aiiu- v
j to pay into a "Defaii.se Fumi"
j immediately;?cither at YkTtny
! Savings Rank, 1107 Washinjfti a j
| Street, Columbia. S. C.. or to DV.
! L>. T. Willi'ams, Treasi ler ffi*"STi!ni
tor. \\ e do not lies<1, iTor . will
i \vs- print or save any names of
| those payiny. The only tiiinu
needed is SJ.tioO inimedi; U\!y. I,
is planned to tile a suit belW.
this sehosd term ends, an! a s
- .mn as the $2,l>0Q rs 'Vaised. Th
oniy question is, "DO YOC .
W-UOL- KQl'A D -D A V. FOR- V.
QUAL SK&Y1CK. AND IK >().'
ARK YOi: \VlI,LI NO TO I'AY
FOR IT'.'"
^ Tiu citizen.* an- willing t,> aiil
von, not only?Una tiu*?suit, lint
with. funds. bat you mast show
yorr willingness thru your money
Into the "Difense F. ml."
JAMKS M. inx:roN.
PivsuTent, .State Conference.
N. A. A. C. P.
Soil Conservation ,
Aids Wartime
food Drive
In America
And Haiti "A-- J
' lloth Ai'iP' ica ;im! ilaitr I now
j tlic importance of soil wiijsi'ivii. 1
tion i'n their wartime campaigns , J
Lor_ui creased food production. ami I c
Imth have taken stops to i'ltsure
the protection of-the sod front ? !
rosion and front depktin of its 1
| fertility. *"
j . American farmers (.olurcd amk-k
I white, through the work of Soil l>
I Conservation Survive and through
eonsci vation pi vmcuts made l> v '
\
j the Agricultural Adjustment Ag- *
i enev. are learning the need f*.*
!
I conserving the land reso rees.
They tire also dlscovt i Iiik that
conservation practices incrcast
the yield ; nd keep the ay11 tit by
l holding topsoil am! water on the ;
j land, preventing washing a tt d 11
leaching of fertilizers, reducing ; 11
j crop losses, rebui'ldinj? soil, keep- ' 11
| ing the range productive, and'
| saving power and time.
; American farmers are finding 1
| out, too. that all crops depend on . s
[-soil and water. Safeguarding
I these resources means that crops
I will have every natural, advantage. ''
j Topsoil and water held on the 'J
j field-' will grow inn re rrnps than . * '
[ tilt" an*' flood water in the creek. '
i Thousands of farmers are boost- ''
I ime their yield by terracing, plow ' '
ing contour t'urruws on slopes, by ' r'
rotation of crops and by planting
cover crops because all of theso L:
help prevent erosion and protect^ a
"t!fe 'soil. A colored fanner said to
a Department ojTicial. in the field
inst wei'h. "1?feed and eafe !7o ^
| my land just as I do for my '
! hoy s."
Americans are learning t li c v
importance of soil conservation '
Continued on Page 2
i ii
ZION BAPTIST CHIRCH
H0."> Washington Street
Columbia. S. C. <1
Invites the general public to i
hear rthe Rev. J. A. Reeder. Pas- i
tor of the Gethsemane Baptist
Church. oL. ChmdrrttPT i\. in a c
Service, beginning Monday night I ?
March 22nd. thru the 2Glh. Lk
A Special Sermon will be deliv ; r
ered Wednesday night to women."4"r
Thursday night to young people t
anl Friday night to the men.
A general spiritual and finun- ;
I cial drive by the Church a ? d I
[ friends to reach a $l,yO() monthly j
goal. ]
J. P. REEDER. Pastor t
J. \\'v ITE, Secretary
Gene!
?? MAR.:
xx ^ j
SA'l l :UI>.\ v. .M AliCII :l(). l
^eyrnourC
Protracted
III f"Y ooe?
riliTeSo
Funeral at Late
Residence Last
Saturday
Seymour Carre!'' 'K'!'l repivscnativo
of 11: AnU'rican Humane
Mac: tinn Soiicty ef Host* 11. .Mas
: . ir : '?i - , ar.d pl'i'-loaif resident
>f (' daatbia. pa wed a v. sty ni i!i
u ; ii i.- hq-a>ii?l H'l'.vrr hv .had ,
\ " a nati nt f??r sever;.J \yCv Us
Thur.-Jjiy. ."dr. Carroll wa>
he -oil of the Into Ui ver? nd
\ifh: id ("ny.rnii, prominent < <! 11 tT-rnrrtT
-^rrtni .''lid f Unions ! ...
!< r and founder ol the South Car!/n:i
Mate Colon d Fair Assoei
lion ; in! |nn.'d friend and
onfi]ante of the 'att* Rtmht-r -TrVashinjrton.
visa Cine to Coluntia
qrite o:teH-iii?tm^r rhr- lift"
inie of ilio -drd t'.irrol!. The jy^.
fyiiiniif Carroll ?va.; a veil ran
f the firsi World War. 11. servd
with t!i Rod ("ross. Rater In
creed as ihuinnaft the Xojyro
a uniHee the South Carolina
vat'...;! K(-caret> Commission,
mder tile direction of the late ,
ohtl K. A all. This committee .
raveled th:*o"}fhoi;'l' t5,e state ear- '
yinp: tiie messnce of South Caroi
it si's pl.thora of iodine content
n its soil and its consequent
calth sustaining (fualitics The
adinc- ftc-in-es in (h.e educational.
irofcss/ona] and t-clijri??*i:5 worlds
"i.ved Auith M>-. f'arro]! , n tlit*
ommittee. and their work was
Cfrarditi as having been highly
ignifu-ant.
~Th(* deceased was oettvely afHl?
a ted with the Republican
residential c:in|?niyn, having
veil a delegate to tin* convention
J?Phllnili.-lj.lwi> and ? member of ho
committee which visited Salmiu
Oregon, hom*' of Senatnt
In i'lt's i.. Me.Vary to- notify him
f his r.ommiuiu,, for viee-presient
at the Republican convention.
"o the very last id.' cvii'i-t.-d?ho. n
nd int-lligeiit inti/Xol. in. l li o
'rohlems of firs Yoa'ntry. his -tale
nd rPwWienliiriy id those proSI'lilg
pi'l'tllldI- t(> lils own people,
fe enjoyed the \v?rm friendship
f all classes of people, among- f
' hito and colored people alik.1.
le was a forcefully dynamic plat
orm speaker, and his utterances
com owingpower
or whatever cause he chose to
spouse. Protection of dumb anii.ds
and solicitude for the under- ,
otr among hi-s fell human be-.
nos runccrncii mil1 mnintely.
^faily friends tni.1^-aerfwetrrmnccv '
Tt bored ai tin* J''<o residents j
'atuvday afternoon to pay their
a<t tri+mtr of rvsprft to what jo
naincd of the late Seymour Car- j
oil. A lenythy procession made
ho trip to Randolph cemetery,
rhere the hotly was interred in
!v family ]dot. Iiumediate relai
cs of Hie deceased are hrs wid v.
Mr*r Resste Bi,r'ey Carroll,
lis sister Mrs. Hard10'1 I - Taylor,
he former Miss ;M?ry Crozior
Continued 011 2
ral Pres. Ir
21-4 P.M.-J
!> !:i
arroil Succl
S. C. State
Commence
Speakers
rTi'anir' i iwa;. Alar. 1G?I>:\ Kivd
I I II K I i. I'iiiU'i'S'm, I>: r>.lil'lll til '
T. sl.eeeo Institute : nil the llevini
t'harles K. Stewart, pastor
1 Liu- A. M. I!. Chufeh. -I'oiTP*:
lumth. \ i... v. itl b, llii- principal
1 -penkvrs t!i*- -}Tt!i commence-,
mi-i.n of Srtuiii Carolina Mate culu'-ji-.
May dp and .'!!st. ncc?n*< 1 ifiyr
lo all announcement li-.ahe :f>is
>v<. (.!; hy lM'i-si'i-.-itt AL.llv-r l-'. Whit- '
taker.
"lli-v. Charles Stewart. who will
pi ,uh?Tfrr hrtrcaln-.m?h'-'wr";rrr.TT"'
on San-lay. May -H'. is distiii'-rni-h
11i :;s a clergyman. ai tii-u atal
!c tur.r. Hi- is in demand a >
pcakor for yo-.iir: l>eu !>!-'? movements
anil a prominent clergy?
nan of the A. M. hi. ("luirch.
Dr. Pattcisoii del i"??ers the com- ^
iiH-ncenu-nl . address on Monday.
May -'list, lie is one of th<- iia.ion's
outstanding idv.cat'on: I leaden*
an.I for tlie past year has.
spent nnieli time awav from his
'u!i)im---Ual ivo d-.iiios 'kurd: oh.-o?
- per kit:".- in. interest of the .Was
Drive as a special jjovermmT.t |
' <. p' vscntai ive.
Till' COliln;< M'-ClllL'tU ,
l.iis I) i n stu-atiil tnis year. ;
!'!u' Laccalaurc; t sarm tip by !>r. ' .
Stewart and the jrradua'hm -lay ,
.tiMu'vs l>v Dr. Patterson an' the
hifrk'nTh: ft: ttins of the projrnnYi .
at Sot:th Carolina State A. X- M t
C-'uiU'iye.
_im:nm:i"isvili.k m:\vs
Ii> C. I). Sanders. Reporter I
Rev. .\. .1. WriftT.t split th: '
.'.eel; er.d in Anderson at;?! "as tin '
j*uest of the Baptist u!n:i\h Rev
Campbell formerly pastured. Hi
'was at his best Sunday in his <>\v7:
pulpit where he preached thret sei
mens in his church. At morniac
worshin he preached from, the sub
jeet Active R'epontainiii- at- 1 :.'h>?
io preached the funeral sermon'of
Mr. Doel; Rees.- and the funeral
id' .Mr-. Alien firaee whi.i. followed
immediately. .Mrs. Allen
ited suddenly at her mail box.
Miss I.illie Mae Anderson arriv
ai home the \\oek end from N. V.
Mrs. Pearl Dickson of So.ioty
iidl worshiped with the mommy ^
-etvice. Mrs. Annot.t Cordon te:r-' I
crier as nisi' j rii worsnipeu wuc i
TTTT ' Ifl'MIII',' r 1 ?f
.Mis. Mabel Ito-* spent a plea.
tit slay in Siuiety Hill S'liniay
i!;i Mis. |);iisv !>.;< irl.
ItevritiTTT MVS.' IT. II. R tie'/ and"
aTiss Ma it ha S'.reator of l!at;tsviiU
were j;? t ? .<<-gtry~ last weajTtTTT1
-nee 1 hen -lieiihcu uiUa K. 1, .iwin akin.
Jr. They broughT hi a rfy va!
iiablo yii'ts in ear now baby along *
v ;-i a r.iee sun. money. The 1
'any has a n;C: baa'., aeconlit al- j
ready. Mother is doing nieely.
Mrs. S. J< hn.-ua m New Yot k .
is still home with Mrs. Johnakin I
; ' ' <" i" ' "
nlayeii her part in every respect.
Miss Essie Mae Preston o f
i'enediet cnlleir.' spent the week*
t
end home with parents. Mr. and
Mrs. Leak.
Mrs. Annie Graham worshiped
with the members at Shiloh Sin- ,
daAa-imit-m?fg\ ? ?
Prof and Mrs. Arthur Sanders
S" II 1 1
1/ I 'II II III will- l Cllll-U IHMIIL' J I
uiK' thi* week end on account. of I
the deal!) of their uncle, Dock
Keese.
Our sick friends: Mrs. Addic
Abraham, Mi'. Miles, Air. Grace.
Mrs. N. Davis died Saturday nite
! in the city hospital. Funeral scrI
vice Wednesday afternoon at 2nd
1 Raptist.
i Please pay little Miles for the
i papers. Help him to -make round
i report* each week.
i A Public
\LLEN Ur
f*
PRICK
imbs After
Announcesj
;ment
Bishop Russell Lays
Cornerstone; Stresses
"
/ 1 A 1 T 1 '
I nurcn as tne ranai ea
For All Needs
i; > JJaxn i i..aeh j
V v. York C:\y._ Mar. IS". "I
. : ) : he! of sii jtn -folks tryinu'j
tell the Church what to
( <?! Methodist Kedsc o n a i i
(hutch toid -;t -packed auditorium
at the iayimj <>f icorner stojn '
n-f?<;.M K chuteh?hem mr ;
S'.if.djt;. . ".i'.tst let the Church ulor.'*"
lie t >ntiiu.eii. "it it; s iTTT it ,
Ms. _Tkc I'hu-iv.ii i> ail rhrht ,
V hut \y want to do ,'s to tret j
nu n's.' heait< riyht. The ChuriT'f
id' (iod is tiu- only panacea ,f<n
tlie sitt? and shorUeminjrs of man i
kinrl in this world."
The ttew eh rein trained in honor
of the lijisidin-; |> i_ e.Jle
a V. tinker of .-.ah ;n ejects. it ,
is rel>o| tei|_. \i ill he purchased Ol ;
- ifeted in tlii< District-: Russell
['htuvh of which th(: Rev. J. A.
I'tdler is pastor was purchased '
last 1 >< cent! ,cr. it is located a i
LGOth strict and -Fulton -Ave, vn
II "Thickly populated section and
i: is t!ic intention. of the Church. .
iveorilin.tr to she Prstnr and otVi-w
?o-s I . t-ahe tin- lead in looking
.fter. the spiritual. economic and'
or ill I tt.eds of 0'.:> group. The
tnr edifice scats "TiPp: oximatch
>110 pebple. is well equipped with
n The modern cov.vesiencfs an<l is ;
asily accessible to all means ot
innsportation lines. The in'rlia- !
ivc of the Pastor and the mater;!
hi ip <>f the Uslvp made the
>roieet possible. a member said.
Bishop IP. ssell also, pointed out
n his sermon that whe.it Winston
dun eh Ml "did not include India"
o the four freedoms it was the ,
voj st blunder of a lifetime. U\
annot fight for freedom the Bi '
-bop -sa-trf- and?"keep 10fYP!UPT)T7P
icople in slavery." The state
v.usl also take the Church intc
onsidi ratioiX If We had men of
he t ittn eh atMhe so-called Peaec
ah!.- at Wrsanjlew 2.~? yenr< atto
here would now have been any
car' toddy." 1
\ORBS OT^TppRKt | VTION
ROM I. S. ST \NH \CK. (i. M.
>N Till- ANN! VERS ARY
u ins ,.rnr nrnrfiBAS
It i- a privilege and pleasure t<>
hus pPblicly expre-s our deep anil I
* : Metre .rippTPrintior. of -the j> 1" lam
honor; ag my seventy-lifth !
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Hie eelehrat ion was .-taleauU- rI
o flu- grand off reprs, partii'iifarhy j.
mi- -ji'jtnd secretary. to all suhor- I
111 *?111 * lodges, to ; r, i c'litim 111 i'c
rom |?k al lodges and Kastern
-tars an.l <? friends, wr cypress
!Ur gratitude in tin* simple word.-'
? I hank yu? and God Idess yets.
The numerous e x [nvssjons__^^
FTT'WnjmTTtT^ri! ts were tokens of
n friendship and atfeetion that
anin-t ho estimated according to
nateriai values. I .n they bring a
'-am feeling t(. my heart that
hall lasi always, cheer our way
.nd inspire to greater efforts in
d. c fieiel?at'_i\luiinnvy. *
I he prog : am was dignified and
umpiring. Hon. .1/ \\ Dobbs.
( and ?. I aster <>f Georgia, guest
-peaker, was it. splendid form.
riic largo audience was onthcrfcijstic
ami appreciative.
M VKIUAf.K ANNOl'M KMEVI ,
Rev. and Mrs. Z. Marcus announce
the marriage of theii i
[laughter Fermella ffermtnc on 1
January 28. lPld to Staff Sgt j
Herbert I.ce Salley of Philadel- J
phia. Pa.
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-ttftt.-K-AfE Wlil).. M~ARC1I 1T .?
Wa hingtoii. IJ.C.?Severe crit- ~ P
icisin <>f tiie Otfice of War Infer- t
-omtum for?rt??handling of news ,
md infnnnation regarding the
Xc-rio ami the?pursuance?of?a ?
'happy am 1" policy, was goner.nisly
ladeled out here bv Lester
it
11. (.ranger, executive secretary of
the National Urban League, Wedtown
VW'fA. One hundred and
lifty "integrated" luncheon guests ^
' the Washington branch 'of the
Hague ent-hitsiasticalLv responded
to the u'murks. *
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Chicago?When tjie boys ami
gills in the Cariiii homes We lit to
the poll.. Wednesday they elected
! 1 -year-old Charles I3ro\vn a s .3~f?
their "mayor"* More than 20<J
liildi rn,'T>oth whites j.nd Ni'grost? ~n
.a\ r piefoi cmkc to " Brown cvSn
r T . " " ' * I ^ Ip
tlioutrh several whites were seekto
11 if 'ke oliici-. and ien th?Migh *
Fa.tlur I. ;gi (ilnmbastiana, white
f'ajnolic )vrie>t, advocates a poli- .
y of -i frrenatUin among the No- V f*.
< anil white tenants.in the proj- .
ect homes. - .
Washington. 1). ( .?< o tigress- |,
nan William 1.. Dawson, Chic, go $
Democrat, declared that the prob- v
.. :vs of js'i'iH's throughout the J
country identical witii those I
that every success!ul eijfort t c t
'iitri a solution for the people of j
bis district will indeed help other
Negrogs. He?rtpokt.'- last Tuesr?av jr
night at the Hanneker Junior Hi |
school auditorium before a strict
V local' and mi dost audience that .ir
'l-X.
hiii! iu'Cn collected by the Howard
Park Civic Association.
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Tulsa. Okla.? Accordi'ng to figures
released by the board of :
education here, the annual school
census points out that the Negro
school population in Tulsa has de- j
creased since the establishment
of defense industries in this area
while the white school population
ha.- greatly, increased. School officials
say that the enrollment in, -yj
the senior class in high school is i|
the smallest in'the last 12 years. ?
Oakland. Calif,?Dr. Hfcnry A. 4-i
Boyd. secretary-treasurer of the
National Baptist Convention, un- I
incorporated. was the principal '
speaker, at a mass meeting held
at -Mt. Zion Baptist church here
Sunday. On Monday he spoke at '
Parks Chapel under the auspices
of the local ministerial alliance.
I
New Haven. Conn.?The name
M>L i?u science ircpartmcni at vir
inia State college. appears i n
tlio graduate school reports o f (
Yale Fnhers?ty hero a? the re- ~"7
cipient of a doctor of philosophy >
degree. Hi-.-Robo-grsv who did'his *
liiidciuraduatc.- walk at Wiiberforce
and- Yale Divmity school, ? ?
wrote his dissertation o? _"The ?
Life and Labor of Rural Negroes
in Virginia."
Yazoo City, Miss.-?An intere$tng
chanter in the lnv|p|y thr
Junior Red Cross is being written
in a little school located in
tiie rugged hills on the outskirts
of Yazoo Civ. It is the' Saint C
Francis school for colored chHdren.
founded two years ago by
.Mother House of St. Francis in ' ; B
M llwaukee, W isronsin. Fatfier
Peter I)e Beer. S. \'. I)., a native
of Holland, rs the priest in F3B|
charge. He feels very close t o
the Red Cross. When Holland was
invaded he could get no word Jflj
from his family. After wee kg of
anxiety, through Red Cross
,nels, he received a eommunica- f: M
tirin assuring him of their safety. ,*
Perhaps because pf his enthuai. . w
asm, Junior Red Cross became a iw
part of the organized program ^ W
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