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VOL. XVIII?NO. 18.
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Second Meeting ol
t Committee of The 1
Asso'n. in Cokimb
r.- . . _ The second meeting of the executive
committee of the Palmetto
au Teachers' Association will conr
vcnc in the library at Allen University
Saturday, May 8. The
members of the "Free Conference"
Committee are invited to
itieet jointly svith the .executive
committen as planned by the
# House of Delegates in session
here last April.
The failure of the "Free Con..
* ference" Cohiniittec to meet here
i last Saturday was an error unintentionally
(tone in advertising by
letter the meeting last week, according
to an announcement made
' by President Minis in the session
last Saturday.
Th0 members of the "Free Con
ference"^Committe elected by the
with the executive committee on
the "ear-marked" fund for teacher
defense: W. II. Neal, Sumter;
W. A. White,'dray f'nurt; C. W.
Madden. Columbia; J. L. Dixon,
Society Hill; Chas. Mclver, Summerville
and L. V Vance, iSt.
Matthews.
Many imnortant matt c r s were
-r- emmidered in the meeting hpre
last Saturday. Mrs. Ida Green, of
Florence was appointed by the
romnrittee to beach the State Par?errt?Teachers'
-Association. She
has authority to make a committee
by naming one person from
each Congressional District*
The committee gave its Approval
of the support of the N. F.. A.
-of the?Thomas-Hill?Bill? 37
now before the U. S. Congress.
This matter will l>e disefsseff JTgain
in the meeting next Saturday.
The joint session of the two
committees is called to meet at
eleven o'clock Saturday morning
in thc Library at Allen, according
to an agreement reached in thc
meeting last Saturday.
Institute For
Rural Pastors At
1 ^ State College
^Orangeburg?An Institute fot
rural pastors will b0 held at S. C.
State College June 14 to 11', according
to ?n announcement releaser!
this week by a committee
from_ the Agricultural Extension
Department of S7TT"State Onttegc.
Rural pastors of every denomination
and every creed have been
enlisted in an effort to urge rural
people to live better and produce
t - more.
The theme for this years institute
is "T.he Responsibility of the
Church fof a Better Rural Life."
The institute is a cooperative
~~ school in whir h -all progressive dc=
? ?nominations arc cooperating in an
effort to hasten victory" through
increased production of food and
feed and at the same time enrich
the life of rural people. It in
, .sponsored by the Home Mission
1 Council of North America STfd
South Carolina ^fafd Collet?
Outstanding church men whe
will participate on the program
of the institute includet^Dr. Ralph
A. Felton, Director of the Depart!*
merit of the Rurftl Church; Dr. .1
E. Wright, Pastor Crafton and
Calvary ^hurches of Va.; I)r. I)umont
Clarke, Director of Religions
Department, Farmers' Federation,
Ashcville, N. C.; and Dr
Howard Kestcr, General Sccrcjr
taTy, The Fellowship of Southern
Churchmen, Black Mountain, N.C
u The Negro" agricultural cxtenL
Ta. sion personnel of South Carolina
the professors of technical agriculture
and in agriculture - and
Home economics education arc
r~ i woplung to ni"k? *ha institute serviceable
and useful- to the rural
pastors.
Scholarships are available t c
the first thirty qualified pastors
who apply. Applications should he
maTTo to President M. F. WHittaker,
South Carolina State College
Dr. Porter Accepts
[ Call To Greenville
The many friends of T)r. J. G
L ^ Porter will be interested to learr
L that. ho has recently accepted a
call to the pastorate In tlicom
ville, S. C. For a period of ye.af.?
t he. served with marked success af
executive of Harbison Institute
t. and at the same time pastor? r
the Irmo Presbyterian church
During these years of faithful
service irt school and church al
Rr Irmo, Dr. Porter made
t friends among white as well a?
colored, and indelibly impressed
people of the entire^ cmmuniTy
and the state at large.
6v. Porter is a mn'n of ability
ftne qualities and a splendid Gospel
pVeacher. His achievement?
at and afotind frmo are prophetic
of a successful career in hi3 Jrffgar
sphere d'f usefulness info
which cnliftf.
[ the Executive " R
Palmetto Teachers' C
la Saturday 0
Seven Years of ]
Naval Service (
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who iy now in Me
incr -mit of Columbia, S. r... complet- | tioi
j -?ci seven years of service May 4. :lis
J 1943., which have been successfully ber
[spent. There has been much respect?rhrc
j given t0 William during?those nw
years. He is honored among, if La' lot
the first Negro in the United fcr
States for recruiting duty. L of
William is contacting i? yeai the
old boyv and men ,'!8 to 50 that wei
""may ^be interested in tip. Naval ~r,Te
I -y'rvjet' tli> is r.t.i only interested ter
I i. the? men that may qualify foi of
the Naval Service, hut is delighted ! ,m
in contacting anyone that may be 1 bei
j interested in the Navy's program.! till
j Williams feels that it is not 1 vei
[much that, he has done -nor too :,i
I much li? can do in aiding in these ga
i ' i isis. He not only gives his sor- eid
| vice, but his money. Shortly after K.
chased a $1,000 war bond. To date me
' lie has purchased over $2,000 .lis
I Worth of war bonds, and con- tip
" | tinning t0 buy t1 em. He ^?ays he -e?
; has ex-shipmates who n'Mv^TtTPntr
I the same. Mi
? tin
I Gala Evening at ;!jj
;J Queen of the May *?>
Coronation At ia
| Allen University oil,
J _ , of
By Herbert N\. Caumgardner
last Sam May afternoon the |10'
i campus of Allen university was :a'
' th0 scene of amonir the loveliest lS|
"aesthetic treats ever offered
| Columbia populace. The event was 1 ^01
> tho May festival, which was high- lV11
' i lighted by the crowning of the j '
i queen. Miss Bernice White, at- j
, ^,"."VJLL >t-inur. nv ;;i;esi:j i
I Ynt Samuel Richard IIjprcins. ( l-K
H Miss Whitp wa* the ehoict. of. the j
J student body to occupy the covet- 'j11
i . ed place for which ninny of 1h* ' ('u
; | most henutiful young women of M!
i the university had hern placed in ?r
(nomination.
-i Preceding?the coronation cere-- Jni
, mony the many witnesses of the 1?
i j event were treated, to the specta- "hi
i ! clc of many ballet and aesthetic f*v<
! dances tihat might well have been P'r<
perpetrated by th0 pupils of Marie ! ay
| ( St. Denis or Boston's Mildred "'if
.! Davenport. It was really surpi is- asl
. | ing with what grace, poise and de?
. j eclat those youthful terpsiehor- j Th
i cans performed their routines a
. j The dance groups comprised the wil
, Blue Danube Waltz suite, and wil
the May Pole dance. The dance 1
personnel Ttrrrrprised Joe ?Rthel ~
Middleton, Evelyn Nelson, Elise II
= Wilder, Ameitha Smith, Juahita ^
[ Smith, Margaret Wheeler, Ella
, Ramsey, Rubyc Ferguson, Theliyra* coj
Thomas, Bernitha Saunders, Sal- ,
p 1Y FWWorth, TCnnmn?ri Howard; -w
Elizabeth Brnos and Ethel Page.
, Lillie Bellp Douglass was maid ^ci
. of honor, Christene Lindsay and
, Edythc Anne Smiley, second hon- wa
or attedants. flower girl, Alice vq.
Nelson, train headers, MozeTIe |j1(
Ruff and Margaret Williams, the |a,
crown bearer, Yvette Seott, Attendants
from colleges: Rosa
I Brown, Gardenia Canty, Marian p0
Counts, Naomi Foxworth, Maud- C1-,
est Drayton, Almena Elkins, Ed- jy
. na Cause, Mary Frances Greene, ha
i Charlotte Keith, Maggie McGriff, wf
i Tuba Martin, Janell Sattcrvvhite,
| Margaret Hcott, Lutherin^ Vunec. j
The festival was arranged by %vj
i the social activities committee, p]j
s whose membership comprises Miss A
I Mnyme Theresa Kennedy, Mrs. ! ki<
. Ella Roberta Morris, Mrs. Gwen- fu
I dolyn Belcher McMillan, Miss wi
L Ruth Naomi Horry, Professors
' Henry Blufoul Butler and Toney us
i Vance Swinton, faculty members; Ti
I ! and Mnry Prances Cooper, Mar- Hi
M garct Scott, Howard Whitmire; He
' ancT ETija"h Dixon, student mem- -Gr
I bers. Mrs. Gwendolen Rfllcher Me- of
, Millan trained the dance groups
, and assisted by Mrs. Vivian Ruff "Sij
i" Grant, furnished music for the on
! dances, processional ..and recea- pa
sional and solos, which were sung 14
i by Misses Ruth Quarles and Bir- ca
die Rompey. li\
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everen'd ftdbefttS;
ongregation Jcwi
i the Methodist CI
lit. Rev. Francis J. Mc- ,,
L'onnel, Presiding Bishop r
By Cleveland CI. Allen
Je\y York, N. Y.?The Metro- i:
itan Methodist church, at Mad- 11
avenue and J2Gth St. of wr.ich r
Rev. Robert S. Lawrence is 5
nor, was. receiveu into mem-. i
ship of the New York confer- I
c. 0f the-Methodist church, ovei t
ich LJishop Francis J. McCon- !
I presides at the annual session s
d at Newburgh on Thursday, s
7 The entrance of this congre- i
ion into the Methodist church, I
kos the fifth Ncgr0 church
nibers of the New York confer- *
e of the Methodist church, '
ich e?nvprises-the. Northointern '
isdiotion of the Men odist ^
:ions 111 embers of the New York '
ifercncc are St. Mark's Metho- 1
t church, Rev. Samuel II. Swecn '
pastor; Salem Methodist church 7
c. C. Y. Trigg pastor; Mt. Cal- 1
v Methodist church, Rev, Jos
l Hill pastor, and the Epworth '
UuwUst?church,- Rov. Edward 1
(iowan. pastor. Tire congrcgaii
of the Metropolitan Metho- '
t church, was "formerly mems
of the Emanuel A. M. E. 1
ivcli. ort-Wcst -+HRh?street -Hid ing
to the removal of the Rev. ?
ivrenee at the last annual eon- '
eiK-e brought about a great deal i
dissattioifa.tion. Speaking of
incident in an interview last ^
?k Rev. La\vrcnct. said that the
mbcrsrhip-of-the church ft4t-<
they had met all requirements
the conference arid Th!lt "ppjrw -*
I harmony prevailed in the niem
ship, (hey should have been enled
to tlieir pastor for another
\r. Continuing: Dr. Lawrence" i
(I a* the "request of the congretion
wa8 not granted flroy de- i
ed to withdniw from the A. M.
church. He said that the con- I
fg?tiott?in a duly cailed church-J
eting voted tp noin the Metho1
church andj was admitted uT~
? New York conference at it? '
ssion. jn Newburgh,
Rev, Lawrence stated that the
tthodist churclr had turned over'
entire property of the old St.
trios' Methodist church, at the
ovo address. including the -par-- i
T vge to the congregation of tin
?thodist church. The old St.
ir.es Methodist church, Wld;h I
uses the new congregation was
e of the most historic churches 1
New York. The growth of the <
gro population in ihiTTR?ighbor- '
od where the church is located I
;sed a groat many of the par- i
loners of the church to move,
ich made it necessary for the
igregafion- to seek iww qtnvr s.
The church i,. a beautiful ;
! edifice nml ??? I i
-rough renovation. The audiiuir.
has a seating capacity if
carry on its activities. It con- '
lis arT annex t'or the sei vice.. of I !
Sundny school, anti-rooms for 1
icv 'K'tivitics, and jl jcymnasiuni '
t1 c athletic activities for
people. Rev. Lawrence hac '
ilt up a fine church organizan.
The church has a member- 1
p of 1200. There have been '
r 600 accessions since the con- '
cgation moved to the Madison
cnue address. There are 5-1 aux j
iries, five* choirs, five board of
lers, five board of stewards, 12
iconosses, and six evangelists,
ore are also 57 class leaders and
well organized Sunday school
th an enrollment of 250 pupils
tli a splendid teaching staff.
Rev. Lawrence is assisted in his
arden St. USO News
invitations hav(> been sent out
' the special Mothers' Day nroaivi
that is hein'r triyon for Wai
ithers. TTowcver, alt ~war ~ nio- 1
?rs are invited. The program
gins at 4:00 o'clck and is open
the public. Prizes will be arded
the oldest mother, the
ungest mother and the (meyyith_j
a tit net o AW o ?*% ' ?
- nx/1,1, 111 HIV M l Vice .*\
pre group gathered it the L SO
last Sunday to near Rev. tl.
Butler during- the Sundiy Vesr
program. Rev. Butler delrv
?d a very interesting and time
address. Miss Martha Cunning
m, a teacher in the city school?
is guest soloist.
The soldiers wives will he enlained
nn Friday night, May 7,"*
th a kiddie party that, is being
inned by a group of "wives'"
feature of the evening will be
Idft- games and lollipops. Much
11 is anticipated. All soldiers
ves are invited.
The Alt Class will bP held as
ual on Monday night, and on
lursday night Mrs. Catherine
own will succeed Mrs. Dorothy
ibbins ??. instructor of the
Mrs. .Dobbins is out
the city.
On Tuesday evening, the Delhi
g^ma Theta sorority will carry
as usual with the weekly bipgo
rty, and on Friday night, May
, th^ hostesses are planning a
baret party with good music and
'cly entertainment^
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t
ILUM'BIA, SOUTH cAlfcOU
fcaWrence afid
ftj?. Conference
lurch
iHstoral work by six assistant
astorS who nrc. young: mow wi.ii
plendid training. Rev, I.awrencc
as had a fine ^record in tin* niinstry.
Ho is a native of Soutl
"avolinjj,. and was educated in tin
iublic schools . '-nd college's ol
ir.uth Carolina. In recognition ??
lis contribution in the ministry A
en university conferred upon bin
tie nonorary tictrree or uoctnr 01
)ivinitv. He was fvmerly prlvatt
ecretary to Bishop Saltern II(
orvcd for sometime as the presit
np elder of t:e Aiken district
U'V. Lawrence liav pastured snnv
>f the leadincr churches of So.tl
'arolintf. Tie was ordained eldei
>y Bishop H. M. Turner, and den
on by Bishop L J.,('onpin. Hi
..rn.. -pi Vine VnvU t0 fake chare
it Emanuel A. M: E. church fp
disliop Sims. Rev. Lawrence ? n
eceivcd fine cooperation from tin
11 in is try <Tf XTW York, and ha
oopcrated in the work or all de
loniiiiation's". FTe is the tronsur
;i of the Interdenoniinationa
Preachers' meeting. Rev. Law
ence is ably assisted in Iws v:ov!
>y Mrs. La wren e who takes
it tive?part in the?work of?lir
-kurvh.- They three child
en and two ffrar.d-childyen.
State Parks Read)
For Use
Columbia, April 29?The* Stan
links ?f -Sautlv-Carolina-_LhL, yea
igain offer their facilities for re
ii.vatioii "TTttr!?re jvvenution of \vn
vorn nerves and muscles. Rori
iiul jilay - two o the five essentia
cquiremynts for koepinjr the hu
nan body fit - are available a
hese re.reational area,, in mos
my quantity or shape desired. On
nay exercise as little as lying i
ihe shade of the moss-coverc
Ii'im's at (1ivl-.aphVrru State Par
ivill permit: or. on the other ex
'.rente, it is possible to spend a tla
?f strenuous mountain climbm?
iround the srcer (500 ft. rock ellf
it Table Rock otate Park. A fas
game of tennis can be enjoyed a
Paris Mountain State Park, a
'.veil as an equally fast althoug
rt?t so-strentruos game of ~ pin
pong. The gamut in^boating run
from the "20 acre expance of th
lake at Chevnw State Park to th
narrower and cooler confines o
'.he South Edisto River at Aike
State Park. Hiking, swimminp
volley ball, archery, horseshoe;
picnicking - those, toe, offer spot
ind pleasure to '.l'.osc who visit th
State Parks.
Last fiscal year the total attend
inee nt ti e StaU Parks was 1.05.".
>57, which was an increase of 2
percent over the previous year. I
view of war time rationing 0f tire
md ge.-oline, as well' as duo to tli
Llai tiLat. l.wo ,-f the narks ha\
soon taken over for military pur
iose?. it i< not exporter! that at
iifianoe this^ear will he as greal
flowcver. tfo parks will furnish
lolightful retreat to hundreds o
housands of visitors this year. B;
o doing they will be eontributini
o the health and happiness of th
l>eople. and will be doing a vita
>iecc of war work. Those who tic
ire further information concern
ng the State Parks should writ
the South Carolina State Comniis
don of Forestry at Columbia,?J3. C
Rev. I. W. Wilborn
Unanimously
Endorsed
Wnlterboro, South Carolitv
March IT, 194
To t . Electornt College rrf th
South Carolina Conference i
Convention assembled:
WhcroHy the time has conic f?
the E-rmnrtno b
more active and vigilant in th
spiritual affinity between its of
beers and members in order tha
we may be a valuable asset there
to
Whereas we believe that to ad
more lige, vigor and activity B
it resolved that we the delegate
elected to the A. M. E. Generi
conference to convene in Phila
[lolph' i, Pa. May 1944, do hereb
endorse the candidacy of the Hot
Rev I. W. Wilborn, knowing hi
ability and past accomplishment
a* pafilor of. _ aomt of our out
standing cl arges, and presidin
elder of the Beaufort district fo
the past eight years Therefor
we the undersigned delegates rt
speetfully endorse the abov
named Dr. I. \V. Wilborn for th
office of Church Extension depart
meat,
During these eritkn4 times whe
ti e church is confronted with th
active danger presented by th
challenges abroad to the Chrh
Han civilization whrich we Metb<
dis'ts cherish as a preeiou,. her
tage, it is especially heartening t
participate in an eloquent expro;
sion of the unity of ideal leadei
ship.
Prof. John A, Harris, Chr.
(Mrs.) Zylphi* ? Primus, S<^
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NA, SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1943
PII.GRIM INSURAt
HASZUfflLUOfHl
GAIN OP THREE Mil
Ar gust a,. Georgia?The Pilgrim I Heath
nn<l Life Insurance company
lias .just released its llJ43 J
i statement showing a gain in invuranee
in force of $3,883,7GG.00
over- the previou, year- This com |
i pany4s an old line legal reserve _
| ompany, and h indies all forms of 1
' industrial wul ordinary life insur- '
I ante, it is ont. of the oldest life
I | insurance companies among Ne<
Miocs, having been established in .
f | It hits as its President Dr. I &
* Solomoti W. Walker of Atlanta, \
? mil :;s its vice president i Hid gen- | a
I A.val manager Dr. Walter Spur-! s
. "'eon Jlornsbv of t is city. Allen (_
? snivel sity of Columbia. South Ca- v
i selina, ha* honored both of these <
! lien with the doctor f hvm.anc let
ors degree. The ompftny operates u
e ;ti Georgia. Alabama, and South j
? r i-oliiia. Hie managoj. of the
7~ oluirbui. Sooth Carnliua?biaiwli ?
e- is .1.noes?M-: Hinton.?who?since--*
laving assumed charge of that *
brant h has nut on a considerable |
- ions. Mr.. Hill ton is active in many ;
amount of increase in all divLs- ;
t (fairs that work in the interest i
of citizenship lights for all poo- ,
:1c and, lus influence for good is
ieeply felt in that community. The
e_ Columbia branch is located a t _
. 1501 1-2 Taylor street, in a build
"Trig owned by nie TmripnTry. '1'tt?
home office is located hci'e.
' Applications
Arriving for Merit;
'Examinations ?;
^ Applications are arriving daily
. in response to a recent announce- 1
t .nent of competitive merit cxamin- 1
".lions for clerical positions with '
e Unemployment Compensation. Pub- I
n 1 lie .Welfare and Employment offi- t
rllcCE in the state acffiv/lim. t I I
J! 'Merit sufpervisor. K. II. Bradley of i
~ Due West, wlio.su office is in charge J '
^ ''oirnqtion circular? and applicai- .
j tiop forms art being distributed by
t -ounty public welfare and employt
mcnt offices as well as the Due '
? West office of the merit supervisor.
^ Positions for which examinations i
- iveamiouncod,? wlt h the salary I
^ ranges for each, arc clerk. 570-145;
c typist. ?70-105; stenographer, $80- i
150; and tabulating equipment op- I
j erator, 805-100. An information 1
.ircular describes the positions and ;
f required qualification.- in detail. :
'' triplications for the examinations i
,t The closing date for receipt- of \
.' ill he May 17, it was stated. Per- !
e <ons intending to file application (
'onus are adviscl by Mr. Brad lev |
to do so at an early date as it |
'L rakcs some littl"- time to process j
* 'h(. applications in time for com- !
n petitors to be admitted to the tests. |
s Tentative arrangements for ex0
animation centers throughout the j
?..f. 11-i 11* have hopn made, nlacinc t,he ;
centers in localities most convcn- (
' ient for the greatest number of
lpplicants. Persons whose upplicaH
tjons arc approved will he notified
' when and at what center to report I
V lor their writcn and performance
K tests soonTafter the last filing date, j
? ' May 17.
i)
: Workers Convict- j
t * 1
ed For Filing
False Claims j
Seven workers pled guilty Satur- '
day morning beforx' Magistrate C |
a C. Berry of Orangeburg to claim- ,
3 inp unemployment benefits while j
* regularly employed at removing i
p logs from the Santee-Oooper res- |
ei*voir, "the South Carolina Unem- |
T ployment Compensation comrnisairtn
announce^ today. ^
0 Upon payment oT szu eacn. the |
>. workers were given suspended j
j sentences for the duration of good <
s behavior. Solicitor Julian Wolfe !
handled the prosecution for the I
(J- . I
e Those sentenced were: Johnnie
g Gadson, Sheck Gadson, Thomas
kj Goodwin, James Cantey, Eldci
Gadson and I>ee Williams, all of
k tvlrom were eTrrptoyea'of the South
y Carolina Public Service Authority |
1" Mr. Ackerman, an employe of the
s authority, testified at thc hearing j
's that the six had been employed i
-during the period^ for which they4e
had claimed unemployment ^cnc- I
'r fits.Among other evidence presenie
1 ed wore cancelled benofU checks |
to show thpt they had received
e benefits during tl.ose periods.
p The Commission was represcntvd
by Field Deputy Jack Hose and 1
Henry M. Havird. principal claims !
-examiner.
fn presenting his case. Solicitor
ie Wolfe read that section of the law J
which imposes penalties for at
tempting to obtain. or increase,
i- bcrtefits through tradulent metho
o<ls. Hp told the workers that
i- th.eir conviction should prove a
p- lesson not only to themselves but
to others who attenipfTo use the j
fob insurance svstxnn to ohtnin
c i.ndoRervcd benefits.
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.LlON OVER 1911 '
\merican Mer r*
4 - ?
:ury Article
Warns of Air Raid
I
The Palmetto Leader Is in re-!
cipt of an off-print from the ;
tpril number of The American '
iereury Magazine which warns of i
4 pos.ssible air-raid on the"United j
dates by Nazi Germany. Tht. ar- ]
icle is by llcnry J. Taylor, famous:
. ar correspondent of the NortlTn
Vmerit hi Newspaper Alliance. He J I
< the author of "Time Huns. Out"
,nd the forthcoming book "Men
n Motion".
Says Mr. Taylor: "Large seci*rni
nM+ir pnlili" may net liolirvr
sat German bombers can or will _
it tuck us oil the .American niainand.
But America's high army
uithority is convinced that the
\'azis will strike. What's more,
nany of them are eager that the
\merican people should know this. :
rhc morale and strntegi,-. purpose,. !
>f sucn a raid, thoy explain, can I
:e defeated' if the public undoytands
ivhat it is all about'.
There is'conjecture. according to
dr. Tavlor, as to where the enemy j
till strike. He iias been told 11"lit j"
its Informants aie expecting- the_jforays
to be made over New York i
ind Washington and at any time:!
md that the elements of surprise
aid terrorizing the populations of
these key cities will be expected
>y -Hitler.- floorings, and GoebboK
,o destroy the moral of lie Ameri- i
na people in the by and large. ? L
"As one who has seen Nazi '
iOiiibers attack from the Baltic to |
.lie Mt'Mitevrene. vn, over London. I
.JihriiTtar, ?F!gypr." mid the mtdule I
tCast," avers Mr. Taylor, "I know
;hat any frenzied sbouts of "Pearl (
Ilafbor" would bo unfair to the a:-,'
my and Jo the top officers in- !
t'olved. Mori- iiv.pni't^pt it would
je unfair to to .American "cav^T
ii.ee it woultindaV l'l''h"?into tin j
nomy's h t'.ids".
Mr, Taylor warns Lliat are tiding
o expert opinion those i?n l
-iblc way to?stop, a scattered ait ;
raid, but that tin t,, is no av;Ty"fm f
the Nazis tp?a-Haek -w?force aral?
that they cannot maint'.in sus--]
tained raids. Me avers that Hitler's
Luftwaffe at this time cannot j
nut our war effort. Nazis bombs,
iecording to the article, could
-tart a great hue and cry among j
is about inefficiency, lack of pre- j
oarcdncs,. and vulnerability. Nazis j
aombs could keep in America more
if our war equipment than is activlly
needed, and our fighting
men. Another angle is that the
Nazis -would please the .Japanese
ty offering a friendly retaliation
lor our raids on Tokyo.
Nor is the moral bolstering effect-on
the German people overlooked
..hv_ the astute writer; "As
fuj. as the German people are conrrncfL
Nazi propig indo woufrl
iavt. n wonderful dish to serve ~
with headlines of 'Washington
burning' White House wrecked! |
New York a shambles!' This would j
he the Goobbel^. description, of t'o
first wisp of smoke." no matter
how small", "This would 'mean
vych to Hitler in view of the- in.roasing
Allied bombings of Germany,
according to Mr. Taylor.
-> "Goering knows bow to got
plane* hero. When it js over we t
arc not likely to know how it was j
(iont> -- ?ny more thnn the .laps I
knew exactly I ?>w Doolittle and j
his boys managed the job. A squa- j
dron can hop from Germany to j
the bavien stretches of Labrador-,
lot., us say, with the greatest ol
ease. From such a hiding place it
could, come dow^ along our seabonrd,
drop its loa<i of explosives,
and return." These "are sage observations
made by ti e author!
Hp sav.. that it viflild be. enough
TTofYPFfq. eiierhWs ^stSrrdpOTrrl -thai- !
ouj- internal maciiinery had been I
disorganized and that internecine
strife had been caused. Me maintains
tbat our air defense otTicers
a+^goonl .and that their interceptors
and detection apparatus are
Harbison A. and I.
Institute FinalsMay
12 Thru 17th
Tlie faculty anil students of the j
H trbison Agricultural and Industrial
institute invite the public to j
attend their commencement ?fcti- i
vitios Mny 12-17. 1043 at IflPno.
S. C. Schedule:
May 12?Last mid-week service?
7:00 p.m.
May 13?Style show?HiOO p.m..
May 14-- Drama -8:00 p.m. May
15?Alumni Day?4:00 p.jn
May 15?Class Day-?8:00 p.m.
May 10?Baccalaureate Services
4 :<TfT p.tvv. "Sermon by ttirrr f^
L McAdams, Abbeville S. C.
Mayv 17--Commencement exercises?4:00
p.m. Address by
President L. S. Cozart, Barber-Scotia
Women's college,
Concord, N. C.
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PRICE
[>rs. Walker, Collins |
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Assistant Professor of Surgery, I i
Meharry Medical Col lope. Nash- t
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The Piedmont Section of the t
Palmetto. Medical Association will 1
hold 'its monthly meeting: in L"n- f
ton. S. Thursday, May Id. at |
wloih tinto I)i Matthew Walker.
Assistant Professor oT Stirgery !;
in the ileitis of Gynecolo.'vy and}
Gom-ml Sniuei v at Mchany Med- j ^
ieal College. Nashville. Tenia, will j
-peak! Dr. Wntkci?is a graduate |-t
of Meharry Medical College; in-j t
terncd at the George \V. Unhbard j {
Hospital; served as resident phy-j;
sician in General Surgery., and j ]
Gynecology for two yea' s at the j j.
same kusjiilul. In 1 '.'dS-d'.i hT j i
was granted a fellowship fronTlt
t In* t ' 'el.et eler Foundation to st-o- j 4
dy under Dr. Kdward L. II owe j; j
at Howard University# He also
served as instructor, in .Surgery i
while There!- Dr. Wattnrr?ts ttlso a ,
Minlnm.'if ni' 11 \ V'ltii.vl Mrvn'.l I .
of Medical Examiners. j >
Beginning at 10 o'clock Or. 11
Walker will conduct a clinic a t >
the Union?('ommimity Hospital. (
Also a Dental clinic for o\traclion
will i,c conducted Hy the Den- (
lal section stinting at the same ,
time. ,
AT~TJ"0 li. in. at Sims-?HiffhSchool
the regular monthly meeting
of the ^jgclioii will
convents I,
Dr. Walker will address the }
Medical men, while l)r. A. .). Col- ,
lins. prominent Columbia Dentist, ]
chairman of the Dental Section 1
of the Palmetto Medical Association
will address the Dental men. j
The Pharmaceutical Section will J,
l?(. represented by Dr. 11. K. Hill h
of Seneca, recently elected See- (
l.tary of thP Palmetto Medical ,
Association and Dr. I,. A. Sartor. ;
of Union. S. C. ,
S. C. Federation Of '
Colored Women's i
Clubs Meet Here J
Saturday, May 8
Tile South Carolina Federation |
(ii v otorco women's t iuns win >
moot Saturday. May 8, at Benedict
College in the College Libra- iy.
In keeping witli conditions
incident to war. this will l>e ;
strictly a business session, lasting
for one day only.
Tb(. Cultuiv Club will be host
to this organization.
CROCK A M
Benedict College Library
10:00 A. H.
Mrs. Daisy IL Taylor, Presiding
A merica.
Prayer- Mrs. I.cah Thompson.
Cieetiiv-'s t'ronv Culture Club- Mrs.
C. A. Potnpey. President.
Response?Miss Helen Usher,?
Su inter
Introduction of "President ? Mrs.
Etta B. Howe.
Annual Report of President?Mrs.
- Uaisv B. Taylor.
HtTfto?V. M, ? =
Secretary's Report?Mrs. H. (I.
Reese.
Treasurer's Report ? Mrs. B. LC.
Vincent.
Harvest Festival Report?MiSi=?
Sadie Smith. * :
Siiver Tea Report?Miis Mamie
Scott, Florence.
Tolo? Mrs. Flora W. Powell, of j
Spartanburg.
Wilkinson Home Report?Mrs. |
Mamie Folder. Sunt.
11:1.' A. M.--Mi sic.
Reports of Clubs.
no. I.,*,..,..,;... !,..,, t inch Re-|
assemble.
J 2 :."0 M usie.
Open discussions an<l plans for!
the comim; year.
.>10.00 Rally Report. Report of I
Committees'. ' i
:>:00 P. M.?Dinner.
Presentation of (Juests.
u Muscat - selec t ions.
pood. their anti-aircraft is pood.
That Utcy are fully prep vrcd. on
the alert, and entirely able t(> rc-T
pulse any concerted attack and to |
r make it far too expensive for the!
'The role of the public." concludes j
i Nazis to stage k.rge scale raids. 1
Mr. Tar lor, "is to ivoid hysteria".
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IELEASE WEDNESDAY, May 5
.New York?Trustees of Tuske:ee,
meeting here Monday ut the
lome ol" Dr. William Jay Schiefelin,
resolved to accept the offer a
if th0 State of Alabama to coop- 4
rate with Tuskegee in the giving
?f graduate courses it agriculture,
lome economics and rural educaion.
Daytona Beach, Flu.?Churches,
lubs, civic organizations and
ichool children gathered in the
lining hall of Bethune-Cookman
ollege Wednesday evening and
agCrly listened to the report antouncing
the receipt of $3,465.68
aised by them toward maintetanse
of the institution. The total ~~
aim far oxeeeded that raised In
942. rj
Atlanta-?Together at birth, to-rether
through a long and colorul
life, the Homer and Lewis Lottie,
widely known through the
outlieast as- the "Capital Twins"
?together in death Sunday
light. And they had always sain
? would be like that. They told
hiii- many friends that, they'd be
uuicd fronr the same church at
.hp same time and so it will be, "T
iccording to plans. Both died
roni natural causes.
Los Angeles?The Pacific Para hute
company, first Negro owned
ind operated concern which has
government contracts, last week
ekbrated its -first birthday. A? ?
rrtmg- the attendant;) w.'re "Ro hester."
of screen and radio
aiue. who supplied the fund? for
stablisliing the company, and
1 award Smith. "Skippy," well
mown parachute juniper, the com
lany operator, now instructing
he first parachute corps" white
vonien. ~
Cncnville. N. C.? -Mavor Ivan
'.asset to said Monday that the
>rotttpt~iYrWvttl of state, patrolman
it Grifton Saturday night pre,cnted
serious trouble when a
inwil of Negroes attempted to
storm the .jail and prevent, Police
"hief \Tnnning from arresting Ro
sa Lee Picott for being drunk and
'renting ai disturbance. An uni- : 4
lentified Negro soldier is credited
with having held the mob back
mtft^jn^-anrivnl of thf natrolmen.
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Memphis?A spectacular parade '
iowrTBcale^strectr speeches and a
rran'd war bond auction climaxedhe
SI,000.000 campaign of the
S'egro division of tile Shelby Co.
War Kinanct. committee last week
Washington?The second issue
>f Victory, the Office of War Information
publication?intended to
:oll peoples overseas of America's
ivar effort, is just off the press,
uul true to form, is almost comdetily
lacking in anything that
aould indicate the Ncgr-'s contrimtion
to the winning of the war.
rhe conclusion is readily reached
Lhat. judging from what goes into
Victory, Negroes are just a
-cirmcnt of the popidation in ALhe
native whites and, as Mayor
LaGuaniia- rrf?New ?ork ?avould . _
put it, the hyphenated Americans
who havc since arrived.
Fort Valley. Ga.?Editor Henry
A. Luce of Life-Time magazines
was a visitor Friday to tb6
Fort Valley State college campus.
at., i .... ....... i-.
.?ir. iiUv(i wu> itLLUii|;auivu *>y
William S. Howland, manager of
thc southern office of these magazines,
who recently covered the
ham show held at the college that
attracted such wide attention
when given a two-page display
in Life.
Baltimore?Miss Evelena .lackson.
foimerly of Kansas City,
Kansas, and" how an Afro-American
copy editor, has just received
word that two of her poenifh,
A Soldier's Reveille and To Dr-.Carver
have been .accented for
elusion in The Music of 15143 a
CnftWrefrtTr trf poetry puolished -py
Horizon House, New York. She
is a graduate of the University
' 11 I\tUI3flT ill HI <1 illUIIIUCl 171 ?'\1*
pha Kappa Alpha. Miss Jackson
hfir'tvritfeen more than 150 poems,
10 others appearing in national
poetry anthologies published in
New York.
Atlanta-?"We must build a new
>outh. Ralph McGill. editor o f
th(. Atlanta "Constitution declared
Sunday while participating in the
People's College forum at Wheat
Street Raptist church. McGill,
who was recently nearn OTI the
Chicago Round Table over the
XBC network, appeared a* principal
speaker along with President
Rufus F". Clement of Atlanta
university, which sponsors the
popular People's College.
Kuibyshev. USSR?That h0 met
Paul Robeson during RohesofPs
Soviet tours and deeply admired
his advanced and progressive ide- "
ologicul conceptions, humanism,
and deep Tove For ,his"*own people
was the declaration of Solomon
Mikhoels, famous Jewish actor
and master of Shakesperian roles,
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