The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?, July 10, 1943, Page PAGE EIGHT, Image 8
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NEGRO NAVY VOLUNTEERS r
' CONTINUE TO INCREASE *
Continued from Page 1 J
by enlisting 17. Columbia was
right on the heels of Charleston
At the Joint Armed Eurc.cs_.lj_l- a
Bp ' duction Center--i'Ki Ncgmca?were ^
inducted into the Navy during ,\
the month of Junjt. Utt.'I ^uali- \>
tied for Apprentice teamen and f,
Kr" ?7. WtlY nt 1" illy nW.-vi \aK.v
-f-^j-ftl Training ..Station, Great
L akes. III., for their phasic train- h
? \ . Ing, bVrtvTnrl?ihe i| ...di lieu t ions yi
for the SF.AHEES and t>.; entered y
S as 'Stewards' Mates. tl
? - Chief Specialist .John F. I'otts, y
who is in charge of recruiting p
| C activities among Negroes in S. a
C., is urging every lT year oTiT~u
N.egro youth to take full advan- a'
tuge of the opportunities ofTered ?w
by the U. S. Navy. . -j -
BENKDIt'T-AIXKN SIMMKU ,?
SCHOOL TO GIVE SPECIAL t<
Nl'RSKKV SCHOOL ti
TRAINING iv
if" . ' s
f.mliimr I ' 'com 1
E traini?y is in . n'?,s!?n.. .
The teachers enrolled'. I'm; traininy
in this-course will ho requir- ^
cU to spendtheir full <?a.v in this .
i-; ivorl -in.; upon -~.it islactorv completion
of the course will he- yiven
a statement of proficiency. ,,s
si staliny that they arc qualified to
Hr. . r . . n
niauaye nursery schools.
Any persons who have youny
children from ayes of "2tl:nnoiiths
to about live years who would
like t? ha?e tlieni cared -for dur-.
?ny the day while Miss Carter is ^
in Columbia, will please yet in
^ toueh with the director of t li e
: summer school. *
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EXEC. HOARD. NATIONAL
ASSO. COLORED WOMEN g
TO MEET JU.Y 22 TO 21
Cid'l inued front Pan'1 I--? ''
most of the distrir+x hi promoting r,
the essay-wontost a;u/>"tr high 1, si
school student*, several ??1" whom
i?: uiiii??; in?iii'l iIiimii m
K, >' Am- high ticluml ..4>e?4u4?p
lege. Through the Ohio Public 1;
Health asso nation a Negro work- fl
B- ' "" e? liw"hecn placed on the staff of v
the AntirTubrieulosis- League in c<
Akron ami Duylyu, Ohio will soon w
*. . do the same.
A public health program and *
1 demonstration was conducted in 1
Cincinnati by Mrs. Franklin, from
>' _the National Office. The Fedc-rnLou
of VVpmen's clubs in that city,
under the leadership of-Mrs. Luia ''
O. McClurc took an active part in '
the demonstration.
W ith the increase of. Tuhercu- *
losrs among Negroes in Cleveland4 A
and in other counties, the women |k
I IN A HURRY?
I ^
You Bet He Is! '
He wants to get home so that '
when friend wife announces -(]
that "dinner is served" he will l;
be on bend to sink his teeth in li
those good hot biscuitT she
bakes with w. . \ . v
Enriched Tablc-Tezied
I ADLUH
?L FLOUR I
e?r.- . ' ' ! t
* YOUR GBOCEB rt
CAN SUPPLY YOU ,
I __ ;
Madam PAULINE v
PALMIST?LIFE KEADEIC j
w; ' Guarantees to Head Your *
Entire Life
Calls your Sweetheart by name.
Readings on all affairn of Jife. 11
Prices in reach of everyone
White and Colored
4>jit LOOK FOR TRAILER t
Madam OfBce on Meeting Street ,
Bf . next to Johnny Fowler's Lunch a
City of Went Columbia
^Kjjfer-r; if
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irTSii'"-' r
Jood SamaritanVaverley
Hospital
/lakes Change
Miss M. 1*. Little. Ketri:?teietl
inrst', lias resigned her position,
t the Columbia LLyspital" and
ceopted Uus Supervisory u f
inrscs at the Good Samaritani'averlcy
Hospital, where s h e
scls that she can he of more series?to
her?people. .
It will he remembered that she
eld a similar position at t h e
1 Toit Samaritan- Hospital for HP
ears ~T:n'ti 1 it?was lonibincd?with
ie Waverley ilhspital a few
cars ago. She then accepted a
osiTion with ('(dunil?ia Hospital
fid served there for the last U
r 1 years. IJor work there was
eceptable and she was pleased
itli her work.
The Good Sainaritaii-WavciToy
lospital is Centrally located, pcole
from all over the State come
-i-the---hospital- for-sjH-cial treaticiit.
Columbia is especially notil
fot_ some of the outstanding
urgcons in the south and there
er?biony?who come?to?the?hos.
it'll f.'.i w[.<.fi:il ioll etc,
The State Medical Association
sually hold their annual mcetrt;
-in?Columbia a-nd- hold-?? their;
eiiinnstratinn?work at?the (imnl
amaiilan-Waverley Hospital,
.Miss Little is well known as a
urse throujrhjout the State and
ith her as Head of affairs a t
he Hospital the public is lookijr
forward to an institution
orthy of its name.
'"AMP CRl'RKR. OK L A. NKWS
Sunday ami Monday, .June 27K.
the S. S. classes moves on. We
rally had a discussion on Helprs
and Hinderers in the Church,
if tec which we went to* Musko-1
if, Okla. to render service at the
'n;hn Baptist church. Rev. Cpl.
larrison preached a wonderful
rrmon. The Harmony Four was
resent with the choir which is
rimposod of 74 men. Cpl. John'in.
soloist, sany Bye and B\r,
To fining to Lay Down "My
Icavy Load. * 1
On I'Yiday nifht, June '-nth the J
iTrrrnrrrry* Pmrr~ -way- present in
adio station, KB1X, Moskocce,
ikla. oil a half hour protrram. It
as 0n.i6.vc4I by many.
F'vt. Elijah Kelley returned romitly
from a l.r> day* furlough
Inch he spent at home.
late S. S. AM) LK.UU K
(INVENTION CANCELLED |
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Continued from Page i
rdutrt eTTTafl much traveling, wr
ave cJlnceHorl the meeting o {
date Institute this year...
As. state ofticers we hope that
he. districts will go on with
heie- con vent ionW.? AVc?sdtftll i??e;lad
to attend any of them, o r
jive any assistance possible, W'c
ire,
Yours for His cause,
JOHN A. HARRIS.
State Xupt. of S. Schools,
11. R. HETLKR. Jr.,
- * St ate Ih esr -Hengntn ?
RT. REV. J. )S. ELI ITER,
Hishop of South Carolina.,
if this city arc becoming more and
nore concerned about it Much
redit is due Mrs. Lilly Morton for
ringing to tin.' attention?of the
n.v i-i'ucraunn itie need Tor It t??
In something about health cpnditons
as they exist today.
The most outstanding achievcnent
in the sale of stamps and
ouds was a drive in Cincinnati
leaded l>y .Mrs.David I). Turpeau.
did again quite lively campaigns
re re carried on in Cleveland. ToleThe
things that we boast most
bout are the constant increase hi
ncnibership in The Ohio State Fed
ration of Colored Women's clubs
nd tin; renewal of memberships
>f many old clubs. It is gratifyng
to see the old leadership reurning
and becoming very active I
n our" state program.
TTT e women pledge themselves 1
o continue the program of huiId-1
r.g pre-schools. adult education,
toying bonds anil stamps, a 11 d
naking their contribution to the
dinning of the war. <
IOW TO H BID NEOHOIJS
IOU) THEIR JOBS
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1
Dr. WcaVer stressed four
oints:
1. There are fe\<*er Negroes
nemployed than ever before hi
he history of the counti"y;
2. There are more Negroes in
ijferent Industries than at any
rttie in the history of the counrv:
, ? ^
3. .There are more Negroes dolg
the higher skilled work than
t tiny time in the history of the
nultry;
4. There are more Negroes in
?bor unions than at any time hi
ie history of the country.
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Dr. Johnson called attention t
| the fact that many Ncgroca, ej
pccially women, were entering: "
dustry for tlje {first time and ha
I'lio work experience. - Employvi
who in the past had refused t
take Negro women 411c now !>cin
forced to take them under pro:
si re. The impression which -tjfie
trot from thii. behavior of* some t
tin se wonieh is often bad.?Man
individual employers with whoi
Mr. Johnson had contact, state
they would get rid of Negro w<
| men and Negroes in general n
The Negro must realize, I)
Johnson pointed out. that his a)
pea rain e. his relationshins wit
0thcr emnioves and with his en
plover^ will determine to a lain
extent whether he will he retainc
after the emerjrency.
Very IHtlenirc is l>oiivg used i
the selection of workers. Dr. J0I11
>on said. Tt is almost as if etl
plo y e is had chosen pu Fpo s 01
those whom they thought woul
fail. The problem of disciplinin
Negro worker's must come froi
within the group?it is the jot) i
the Negro community, of Negr
organizations, of the Negro bin
self. Churches and newspaper
especially tfihyht he helpful if the
sought seriously to get such
message over.
P. L. Prattis advanced - the ide
that savings groups, based 011 th
purchase of war Innidh. 'might?fc
nft'nnt ii.-rt -n -in?jigoiitiv+i?to in.
prove oOr habits. Dr. A. Clayto
Powell. Jr., Willnrd TowiisqikI.-Jr
bor leader, William (). Walker <
Cleveland". "and Louis Mhrfm V
Detroit, all fell ihai. a grout do:
could be done in working thmug
unions and described the ell'ect <
union activities upon their men
-bership. Mr. Townsend eoniplaii
ed, however, that Negroes wci
very derelict in their duties a
vnion members and I.ouis Marti
said that while he believed in tli
mass education of the workers, i
Detroit they had not yet foun
the method. Dr. Powell felt th
success of the Negro bus driver
in New York City was due to th
high type of individuals eniploc
,od. The same was true of girl
employed in department store
On the other hand Postal Teh
graph, he said, apparently pickc
girls so they could lire thcuV.at th
first opportunity.
Mrs. Mary M. Kethune. Mis
Jeanetta Welch, National Cnune
of Negro Women; Austin Scot
WMC: J. A. Thomas. National LT
ban league; and Fraser T. Lan
-were-fHmmg^othet's-Avht> exptessv
"many and pertinent opinions o
the subjecT.
Newspapers, church, labor,?frti
Lernal. business and all types f
organizations, national, state, tit
and community are to be welde
together in a great campaign t
mine Ironic to No pro workers th
'importance of making every po>
sihle advance in the jobs w'hie
they arc holding now. to croat
a reputation for efficiency, offee
tivenoss and loyalty which wi
Trakc" their no'sts safe after 11
duration. The pronouncement <
appeal~wl\iclr the group ^vith issc
i> to he known as the (,'hicag
' barter.
JOHN MKHK1CK
Continued from Page 1
shop*. The former"hod carrier vu
now a successful business
With tiie purchase of a thrce-rooi
home?his first venture* into re?
estate?he became a property owi
Tie iaior .;>o.amo ciie sole, owi
cr of the barbershop and eventi
illy of a chain of five shops. II
I began to buy other real estate, t
build houses for rent, and to ai
cumulate wealth.
John Merrick's personuf-sucecs
is fry no means the measure of h
e.reatness, through it is notewo:
,ihv that he ro^c from an unschoi
O* .
eti boy to a substantial citizen so
ly by-his own efforts.
| John McrnvK hart n special tu
lent for organizing. He also ha
the confidence of the people ar
strong friendships among bot
races. (The Dukes, the Watt
the Fa its, the Fullers"," and the
associates were not only custon
ers of John Merrick's, but also h
friends.) He began to turn h
energy ;.nd talents to new ente
prises, in cooperation with other
In order that one may proper
evaluate this contribution of hi
it. may Tc well to cite here ligu
es which will show what the ec
nomic status of the Negroes <
Durham was at that time. It W<
in 1880 that John Merrick mov<
to Durham, fifteen years after t!
close of the Civil War. Tax va
nations of 1887 showed thar X
tiroes owned only two lots in Du
ham and 1 ,366 acres in the coui
ty, a total valuation of $8,696.0
By 1009, the total valuation of N
p.ro property was $583,0.16;
1916, 0866,207; and in 1923, $1
298,067.
In his book, "The Story of Du
ham," William Kenneth Boyd, pr<
feasor of History ut Duke unite
sity (1/J25) says: "Definite cans*
of increase of wealth are al\va>
hard to ascertain. But undoubted
ly the increase in personal projwi
ty must be attributed to the gei
ius of three men: John Merricl
Dr. Aaron' M. Moor? and Charle
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THE PALMETTO LEA
O HARRY BROWN
5- JHSd SSES DANCERS
l(jU>F INFLATION
s '
I C'ontinued from i'age 1
.0 .
"Fighting land inflation is o
-v^ -jpifitir jol) our Farm Credit pc
>f pie have. .' We are continual
"PTtTrrfTa?T7TTrx;?Ion;;-Turin earnii
capacity of land as a gauge ?>
). fair price, 'fur we feel that tl
is i is one way to wage this fi;?l
? .',?nny - of us -remember the?tell
' hie ell'ects of the land {mom di
li ing and after the last Wo;
i- War. Our farmers today lia
^ '.mother?p;ohlem?which i* . mu
' 'greater than it was in -jWoi
n War 1. That is the ^shortage
i- labor, machinery, equipment, ft
tilizei and transportation, not
mention increased income ta\ygi
"Well, what would you s;
11 should be done to curb this i
crease in laud prices and the su
sequent part it witf" play in ad
s ing to inflation?" '
V "Back in It'll." .Mr. Brown a
swered. "the Farm Credit Adm
a istrafieii sponsored a confereu
ic of agricultural credit agenci
e - "
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ON JuneT.'The Appelate" Dlvisi
~ot~ the Supreme Court of t
n Slate of New York, with fitti
y ceremonies, admitted a class
",i eighty-one new attorneys to t
(i practice of law Many women.
c dozen or more, wpie among tlx
sworn in as members of the b
"," There were also six Negroes in t
class, one of them. Augustus Simr
* f an employee of the Esso Market*
at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in Ni
" York. He is shown above rece
l0. Ine congratulations and two gifts
>r a War Bond and a brief case rr<
re. F Wr Piereev-a director,_of t
<> Standard Oil Company (N J ).
Mr Simms. age 51, and for rnc
than twenty years an employee
the Esso Marketers, completed 1
educations New York-Uuiverai
Spaulding"
ls Sonic of tlic businesses whi
i, | were touched and aided by the c:
injganizing and ]? ohrolional geni
Aj j??" .John Merrick were: The Roy
i i Knights of King David, a fratr
Jnal organization; tlu> Mechatii
and Farmers Rank; the RulVT'l
|p Drug company; the Merrick-Moo
() Spaulding' Real Kstate coinpan
and the Durham Textile mill.
What might he regarded as I
<S particular monument is the Nor
ls Carolina Mutual Life Insuran
r* company which he organized i
r*' 18!is as the North Carolina Mutt
'c and Provident association. On t
2()th day of October in that yes
]. this organization was formed f
id the purpose of providing sick a
id death benefits for its membei
,h and John Merrick was elected
s president. During the first yea
if operation, five?of the organize
n- became discouraged and witluh'e
is whereupon the company was re<
is ganized and John Merrick was
r- Icctcd president of the reorgan
s. cd company. (Me remained pre
dent until his death in 1919.)
With no capilal. no training, a
* 1 _no experience, this company beg
doing lit "homo otfu
r>" was space in the office of the co
pany's treasurer, Dr. A. M. Moo
ls rented for $2.00 a month. A hoi
made desk and a few chairs we
1C its total equipment.
The North Carolina Mutual's f
ty-four years' history is a lo
... <.*
story?one of near-failure, d
ri" couiagement, doubts, and fears
' its early days. At the end of t
L* fiist year's operation, its incoi
1,1 was $39305 and its assets $350.(
'* I c . .1
1 HIK- WIVIIVU Wll, <(1111 111)1)1 su
an humble beginning, the compa
I*, founded by John Merrick-was r
5- only .advanced to a position whc
r- it stands 28th among the first I
?s ty life insurance companies' of t
,'S nation from the standpoint of -i
1- surance in force and first in t
i*. accumulation of assets among *s
l- gro-managed companies, hut it h
k, lighted up the business horizon f
s American Negroes in all avenu
PER T
I ami farm organizations for the
I purpose ,of forming a National
| Agricultural- Credit committee.
J This committee meets periodically
to review the farm mortgage
credit and real estate sitnations
and is composed ol repres
en falive s of --farm orguuiza.
Lions, insurance companies, bank^
cis' and TTfe government 1 Tlep'trrt1
ir.ents concerned with agricultural
s credit. The primary objectives of
the committee are, first, to avoid
11" making farnr loan-1 for specula
ti>o purposes; second, to make
M *
normal -values a primary factor
m all aimraisals for farm real
^ tm ate?hnttisu?third. T-to?eneuumgiL
borrowers to use high in comes
ol now available for the repayment
1' of existing debts; and. fourth, to
encourage farmers to build roll
.serves out of high incomes today
?> by investing in war bonds,
n- "While this committee can and
b- | is, dojng much to avoid speculad
tion 1nr<farm lands bv holding
| loa#*/ .to a normal value basis,
n- Ihfiividual farmers are the only
in ones who.,will be able to prevent
to ! a farm lain! boom by refusing to
os I bid against each other for land/'
TO BAR AT 51 [
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ion """where tie received"both" fiis'X "0
he and the Mastcv'Vdegree in law His
ing earlier education was obtained at
of Tuskegoe Institute, where he was
he graduated, and from the Kansas
a State Agricultural College, where
>se for a time he studted with a view
ar. to becoming an agricultural agent.
ho .< *. -- ?
nu^usu^, as me general omce 1
ns. staff caU him, has lived in New
?rs York for 23 years, coming here
ew -from his home in Flatonia. Texas,
iv- where he met and married;Lucille
i? Clemmons of Washington. D. C.
)m "They live at 1300 Seventh Avetwerhe
Manhattan, and are the parents of
two sons: Augustus, JrTT age 23. ar~
?re corporal in the U S Army with an
of ordnance battalion, and Harold C.. a
tis soldier in the 369 Anti-Aircraft
ty. regiment*
. of business. ih
J In Durham are found outstand*
ir- | ing financial institutions such as:
Us Hankers Fire Insurance company,
al the only one of its kind in the
r world operated as it is by Amcries
can Negroes;
ty .Mechanics and Fanners "Hank,
re v iih resources exceeding $2,000,y?
000. Mr. 'Mfrrick having been its
first president;
i Mutual HnHdil-.n- anil l.nun
us . " """"
nation. with assets amounting to
^wwW,:ui*C7iir having increased t<
over $400,(Hi since_ihc cW^uf^lhc
n
( j year;
^ Southern Fidelity and Bonding
^ company, the only bonding com'
pany operated l?v Negro citizens
or ,
, in the word,
nd . ..
Then, there is North Carolina
s;
its lufe Insurance company itr's
se'^' vvnieh, at the close of business
>l>a 1 042 liad over $04.(100,000 of life
insurance in force; having paid to
^ its policyholders, in its own life
span, over $21,000,000 in matured
endow metis, sick, death, and othei
claims; having invested over $1.oOO.OOO
in a Government l?ortd foln<l
io; having invested among Negroan
es, on amply" secured first niortl0"
gages, over $.'{.500.000; having eat
in_ marked in statutory reserves over
j.e $fi,K87,22r> for the protection of
Tlc its policies in force; giving gain>r(.
ful and respectable employment. to
hundreds of prepared men and wo
or men; and showing assets for 1 [)12
? nggregMgti't>)*---)^,2V^,^4^4-T
is- The North Carolina Mutual Life
in Insurance company and all the
he othcC allied businesses mentioned
-?ic in this swetch stand as great fiDO.
nancialreservoirs. conserving the
ich energies and efforts of American
ny Negroes in particular, lighting up
lot the pathway of progress and suc 10
ecss, building fortresses around
if. human life values and otherwise
lie encouraging our people to become
m- "trustworthy, r e 1 iable, thirfty,
he l.ome-owning, asset-building Ainei
fe- icftn citizens. So significantly inas
terwoven into the aspirations arid
or hopes of our people are these in?
les stftutions, directly and indirectly
" t
EASLEY NEWS
The Daily Vacation Bihlo schoo
that was conducted at the Simp
son hi'di school came to a success
l'u! close on June 2, 11M3, _ -
Mcssjs (Jrover I.add and Johi
liupood, Prof. A. A, Martin am
Prof. M.N. Sullivan made* a busl
^icss trin cXo Philadelphia 1 a s
week, v They report having an en
ioyablc. time.
Mrs. Fanned Sumpter left pi
last Friday to join her husband ii
Chicago, 111.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Orr o
X'JatrlotL!^-visitetl their par
-tilt's and -Diends nvnr?t4re?wk
end.
Prof, and '.Mas. A. A. Martin ha<
Mrs. Mcmeiield Rosemond, Mrs
Cordelia Kirksey, Mrs. Allen am
?.iiss Francos Rosemond of Pick
ens, S. C.
The Boy Scouts of Amcrics
Troop 13(5, Easley, will hold a spei
j ial meeting on .June P. 1P43 to con
plcte plans for camping. Mr. I.e
j toy Shclton interracial' secretary
will be present.
uiiiueus ana ijcki crops in am
around Ensley arc in exccll.cn
[condition alter ail abundant rain
tail. Plans arc IjeTng made T
coin-mo all food ponr.il.lc.?A cai
ncry is being' established.
~~ .Mrs. S. M. Martin, reporter
NEWS AROIND
HESSIAN HILL *
Rev. IV. S. Koohharl, Pastor
Despite the inclement wcalhei
Sunday services were good. Tin
Sunday school lesson was laugh'
discussed and reviewed. Aftci
which a very fine "Children's J)a>
program was enjoyed by a large
audience. The lower Hope Station
the upper Hope Station and Hessian
Mill choirs rendered goe?<
music. In the afternoon the pastor
preached one of those .'sou
Stirling sermons filled with en
tju'siasm and spirit, ft was high
ly enjoyed. W e were glad to have
Hen (.Toshy and" family?ant
a host of visitors from Gafi'ney
I Mr. Less Moldey visited -hr
^laiiclpaTeTiTs"TasT week Mr. am
Mrs. Robinson, lie is from Nov
York.
Miss Ida P. Mitchell is spend
ing the week with parents Mi
and Mrs. Mitchell. She is fron
New York.
Pfc, George Scahreioks is hen
on furlough spending a few day.
with hts mother. He is stations
somewhere ill Massachusetts.
Collection for Sunday $11.5(
Henrietta lvT Means,
Reporter.
KRKNKZKR It ARTIST CHVKC1
Rev. J. ,S. Maddox, Pastor
Seneca ?Although last wee
was rainy, the inclement weathe
did not stop the Sunday scIkh
goers. The Supt., officers a 11
tneinhers were assembled at th
usual hour. After the devotiont
srvices each class marchd t
its respective class-room alid'dt
voted ;JB minutes to the st.udv <
| the lesson. Then we reassemble
in the auditorium of the ehurc
and listened to reports and ai
nounccmehts.
M iss Marie Holland was cleetc
delegate t<> the State BYPU an
Sunday School Convention to to
vene at Morris College Sumte
Mrs. Snowbyrd Scott, alternate,
Mrs. Lizzie Hall was funerali;
ed at 4:.'>0 p.m. We extend to th
family our sincere sympathy dui
ing their sad hours of bereav<
nicnt. -??
The .Jolly Workers club met i
the home of Mr. and Mrs. II. (
Clinkscales Friday 7:.')0 p.m. Mb
K. K. Clinkscales hostess. Tli
meeting was called to order b
_th > president, Mrs. M. L. Bryai
An n teresting program was rei
, ,d u ed by the following mentber>
Mesdames M. L. Bryan, M. I
Thomas, B. <Ij. Scott and Miss I"
R. Clinkscales Mrs. T. K. Mi
Kinney, Charlotte, N. ('., wa
liegun by John Merrick, thrtt it 3
- est nmtVed- ?that ?tiuuc- liqnixluUu
would turn back the hands on th
economic clock of the 1 .'5,000,00
Negroes of thrs country a cer
tur.v. It is our firm belief, how
ever, that these fortresses o
ins messes, standing like giganti
and unswering oaks in the fores
of the economic growth and devel
opment of our racial grout) in thi
nation and touched and inspired a
they were by the hand and life r
John Merrrck, could not have bee
made possible anywhere else ex
cept under the American flag i
this, our own America, the land o
the free and the home of th
brave.
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introduced to the group. She
made atT interesting talk, brought
1 greetings from her club and com*
mended us for such an excellent
" attendance on a rainy day.
The Mary M. Bcthune Fcderat1
ed Club sponsored a patriotic pro
' pram Sunday evening at 8:.'J0 in
" i behalf of the Missionary Society.
-- The program was enjoyed by an
appreciative audience. Visitors
were Dr. J. C. Anderson, of An*
1 derson and Mrs. Mar.tin, Clear1
water, Fla. Mrs. MaiHin is visiting
her daughter Mrs. F.M. Bryan
on Third street.
Mi>r; M; t7. Peace, Oxford, N
' 1 and Dean ami Mrs. 1. K. M('Ivinney
and son, T- T1., .Jr., iv~f
^ Johnson C. Smith University, of
1 Charlotte, N. C. were recent visi,!
tors of Mr. ami Mr Am. II. Washington
and family on Poplar St.
i ST. STKl'HKN MCWS
i Sunday was a beautiful day and
- | many .memhevs ami friends wen
> t present. Sunday school opened ?ti
' 10:45 wi 'i Supt. W. F. Matthews
I and tcai us at their post of duty
f Rev. C. (irant brought us a won-,
* derful r. \ssage.
' Miss .iikh cd M illiams left on
' Mund.iy?for?Wasfimgton.^?Lb?LL,
where she will spend her vacation
with relatives and friends.
*1 Air. I'.dwnrd leacher of WHlUiville.
K. C., was the week end
- guest of Miss Genevieve Williams
Mrs. Martha Grant, Ruth White
and Nathalee Howard were home
for the week' etui. They are at
'tending siunmr school at Morris,
College. Sumter.
Mrs. Geneva Sanders is vacationing
in Winston-Salem* N. C.,
with her sister.
( pis. l)e\vitt Williams, Joseph
Hill. John Boone and I'equetto
I Boone were home from Camp
spending a few days.
I Miss Pearl Boone from Janiai
ca. X. Y? is home spending two
- weeks with her family.
Misses Juanitu. Cooper and
H-Genevieve Williams?were?fn?
. lnmhia on Business Tuesday.
r Waver ly Unknown"
Lunch Room
Courteous Service
Keasoaahlc Prices
i Mrs. Rosa Davis, Proprietor
1 2" 19 Gcrvais St. Phone 2-7R90
t
Lincoln Memorial *
Park, Inc.
>. Columbia's New
CK1MKTKRY
I KFSKKYK MNCIJ'! AND
U FAMILY I'Ln l S- JyOAV
L. V. SCOTT, Mtfr.
u] Phone 2-4765
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tIMADAM CECIL
First Time in State, County
>f j or City
' I - v I will toil you just
KTHIi what you want to
gam the love of
t'he one you most- desire; control
10 or influence the actions of anyo" e,
even though miles away. Guar-*
i antee, success where others fail.
MADAM CECIL
All Husiness Confidential
Hours: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
s Permanently located in 2nd Pullie
man Trailer on left side of Highy
way No. 1 coming out of Columbia
i. next to Mrs, Roland's Groe. Store
i- Open Sundays W. Colum5ia~S. (,*,
U- 50c Special Readings for a short
1. time only!
For Appointments Phone 22970
; LEEVY'S FU1
0 Undertaking and Embalm
i- - LADY ASSISTANT
1 AMBULANCE!
' ANYTIME ANYWHERE
ul
o : ? _ ?.^
s superior Eiquipmei
^ Superior Service
11
?SLOGAN?
? LOWER PRICE
>1 No Deserving Poor Rpfusf
e 1831 TAYLOR ST. COLUM1
.
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Saturday, July 10, 1943.
PftWAY WhY ^
"SYNCOPATION"
starring ;
HON IT A (JUAN V1LLK
ADOMMI MKNJOU
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.ION, II ALL
MARIA MONTICZ
^nviirrK &Y\^\UE?irz|
In OfTim?wtHt Sahu -3
HELD OVER!
'I1UKS.-KKI.-SAT. ff)_
"CHINA"
Alan Lorelta
LA 1)1) YOUNG
William
HKN 1>1\ ???-?'?1
: OK Sandwich Shop
i . Sandwiches of all kind
CO CRT KO V S S K U VIC E
Mr. l*Ycd Griffin. Prop,
i la IS. Harden Street Phone 2-200fi
IWOttfO.0 vOv'X ? O.OOOOS059M
Waverly Ksso Station
Cor. PINE & TAYLOR STS.
Make lhi? Your Headquarters
Ivor Complete
ONK-STOl' SERVICE
TELEPHONE Ha 18
.la- per?(aldw ell,?Manager
pooooo^o<?c->c-oooo^<?x>oic>ot
- '^'/y ?'**,>? ? w'w"* ill >!> >*M?I <i I'U
Rrown's Lunch Room
1011 LADY STREET ?^
Good Home Cooking A
Specialty
Prompt and Courteous Service
Reasonable Prices
upon HHch nay Until iVIJdniffht.
Mrs. W. L. Brown, Proprietress
?* % % ** ?* *?
Toro Beauty School
L Located at 24&1- Millwood Av?.
P.KAUTY CTJI.TURE IN ALL
ITS BRANCHES ^
Shampooing, Pressing, Marcelling
Croquinnlling, Finger Waving,
Hair Dyciii'g, Pleaching, Man,
icuring, Massaging, Hand
Molding, Anatomy and
Electricity.
PHONE 5687
Annie M. Pope T. Malone. Pres.
, Wilhelinina C. Pope, Instructor
K03c^owacK> o o'oacro'orae^cai
?wwwum.mi-*
(OH MIMA'S NKWESI
AND FINEST NIGHT CLUB
THE SAVOY CLUB
LOCATED ON THE OLD
WJNNSHORO ROAD
H1 j Miles from the City Limits
of Kan Claire. The Savoy Club
war formerly known as the Piilmetln
Grill,
.Sot Foodr. Chicken iltwl SteaksA
Specialty.
We cater to Private Parties
and Clubs
Mrs. I.ula K. N'ilcs, Proprietress
X->'S>XS?SK'?X?SK?S!"KS,^^4
Mollie's Cafe and
Beauty Shop
First Class?Best of Service
Reasonable To All
Open every Day until Mid- J
night. Appointments Fir^ J
Plume 2-7895 * A
1916 BLAND1NG ST.
^ERAL HOME 4 J
in" <?
I. S. I/etvy, Mgr. I
RIA PHONE 23819 I I
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