The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?, November 27, 1943, Image 2
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VOL. XVIII?NO. 46
negro war mo
IN Armistice d
War' Mothers of Orangeburg Co
Senator Henry R. Sims, in an Ar
ntistiGe Day address said "h
doubted if the soils and daughter
?who?aro^ contributing?to?tho^win
of the war deserved a n ;
mote recognition than cFul V h
? g^nothers who were praying air
^making sacrifices by giving fror
their homes to the armed Ycrrces;
'The Armistice Day celebratio
honoring World War IT sefvic
star Negro mothers "of Orange
burg county and Sunlight Clu
service star mothers was present
by Alpha Tau Sigma chapte
^^H>?)elta Sigma Th'eta Sororitj
^^Jrartgeburg, at the Sunlight" Chi
Community Center, Thursday af
ternoon.
Pins donated by the sororit
U'Pt'A <ri\'P>T tn nnn #va!/1 otm.
ther, nine three-star mothers, fou
two-stai' mothers and four one
star : mothers. Pins for the run
fbuv-star mothers were presente
irt 'behalf of the Governor of ?
Carolina.
Severul hundred citizens at th
exercises held on the front law
jf the Community Center hear
che impressive patriotic addresse
Claflin College, and State Senate
Henry' R. Birns.
On the program preceding th
priWiipal addresses Were: A So
dier's Prayer, read by Miss Wi
lie B. Calhoun; a solo of T h
Lord's Prayer by Samuel Min
shall, State College student;
poem read by Mrs. Maudes
Squires, principal Felton Trainin
School of State College, and sol*
God' Bless America, by Miss Ma:
ion Johnson, State Colege stu*
ent.
President Randolph in his at
dress _e"mphasize<r the part" th
N'egro is playing in war aetivitie
He called attention to the patriot
ism of Negroes in answering tli
call for duty in the armed sei
% ? vices and his cooperation ami sit
port on the home front in buyin
war bonds and other war activ
tips.
President M. F. Whitaker intrc
vVh'p made . the presentation a<
dress honoring1 the World War 1
service star mothers.
In t^e preliminary of his ac
dress -Senator Sims related win
* he had done for the pubuc we
JCurc of the people of South Cart
^ina and particularly how he ha
striven to get legislation passe
to help Negroes of the state.
He said he joined in takin
pride in the outstanding achieve
menfc^ of* the Negi'o, He furtht
declared it would be more disu1
trous to the Negro than to 'th
i.'hites "if we lost" the waT7" b<
I cause the principles for whit
this war is being fought woul
mean more to the Negro if w
Shall spe them triumphant in tl
world. We must fight to end wt
so that mothers , may not find
necessary again to give up the
sons to war.
In closffc((j he declared that a
who have contributed in winnin
thfe war on the battlefronts wi
~TTS FOR~T
("It's for the soldiers," says 1
Prince George county, M"d., as s
keys she has helped to feed. M
been shipped to our armed fore
Pji^ific, here in the Onited State
lighting men are stationed, the;
and the holiday season. The W
. 12 .million pounds for overseas t
pounds for troops stationed here
? than-400 million potunit^ of twh
year.
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THERSL DED ??
AY ADDRESS VJ
<s> IMS!'
o-i receive?special?recognition iimT"TTTTT
ionor, but he doubted if the sons ADI)
. '.iced any more dangers'and made
e r.ore sacrifices than the fnothers
.it home praying for their protec?
-don^-tiius-it fitting 1==H
y nize the mothers who are giving |
tr from their homes to the arniecl H
t| lOiees,
n ?
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" Reveals Secret J
- Weddilflg oi Marian
h. Anderson; Noted
r Architect Wins Heart
b Of Famed Singer
Bethel, Conn.. Nov. fit--( t\'Pi I
v Disclosure ?--last week by Town
J, Clerk- Leonard Bailey of this I
r sleepy village, revealed the secret
marriage last July 17 of the fa- I
fj her childhood sweetheart. Orpheus |
ii. i'lsiitr, architectural engineer, I
socially prominent in Kastern sea
bosinl society*.- Miss Anderson HH
n listed her age as .'58 on the murj
liago license and Fisher said lie is
If--?bn?rTTTIaiTilti;v~TTTo ilelay in re- blaze
, leasing news of the ceremony, sc-rni
Miss Anderson reached at ('oltiin- I laics
li.s, ().. said that "so much of my :tn<I
l_ life is public, we fell we wanted uldn
l_ to keep this private." The nun* of ?>
- tials marked the first venture of this
the internationally famous singer ever*
into matrimony. Fisher has been r M
j wed* once heioie hut details o !' ?f 1
' thr.t marriage are lacking. H'gg
" f riends of trie well known con- l.ee\
pie have heard rumors of an im- t-eaj.
I* pending marriage for the past sev j 'he
cnal mouths hut di-wo-nncd t hem j unuh
as lictiou. o yvel guarded-was the j f.'ii:
.secret that even their ihost_?nti- | >Uioi
^ mate asociales received the news7] TJene
with surprise. '?
e Fisher has frequently escorted i j-' 1
.. Miss Anderson to public and soc- i e
p ial .Junctions foil. the .past few j "'f-J
? years, and has been revealed us j ^
j_ a constant visitor to tlie l'hiladel- j ;j'on>
I hia home of the noted- contralto i ''K*>
for the .past 2o- years. Known to i!" 1
friends' by' the nickname. "Ifi/1_
/le'1, -Siuhci' was for years aaso- [
[j ciated with a' large Philadelphia : vtJ *
architectural finft until he joyied^:,s ^
a fs'ow York concern 12 years ago. j
*1 Miss Anderson is-loved?by?t+re4~?
^ j general public not alone for her woul
^(rare v.oice called by Toscanni,-"A the
zoice heard once in a thousand ' nan;
a L'ears." hut also for her great t ?duc
mumanistic characteristics.' Alter M-ia.
S j winning the $10,00.0 Bok award ; ihor
> given to the native, Philadelphiifffl 'M ;iI
11 who has contributed most to thej were
5- woild for Xiss Anderson set form
'0 ,ip a trust fund to provide sch-.'I- | all q
- arships for deserving singers with what
h put regard to race, color or creed, j the j
'd j She likewise was the recipient of j sell,
c the Springarn medal after win- | m c
ie , aing a victory from the reaction- avo
if try Daughters of the American .low;
it devolution who refused her use of j oersl
ir their hall in Washington. 1). C. | ny- 1
N'iss Anderson was presented with i '..hou
11 i the medal 1) y HI vs. Eleanor | -he 1
g' Roosevelt during the NAACP con-'-" h
U vention in 10-11. > t ion
HE SOLDIERS L i *
?... | talk
|cf' '
I Pros
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H^Hp?r ?_<? tjr^^v
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ittlc 6-year-old Catherine Brown of !Sf>
he fondles one of her neighbors tur- ~
illions of turkeys, like this one, have SGI
es iijL North Africn, Italy, the South
;s and in "other areas. Wherever our C<
y will have turkey for Thanksgiving A I
rar Food Administration has assured forci
roops and between 20 and 25 million grov
: at home. It is estimated that more Stat
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flights of the ?
VI. E. Conference
V NOTED SPEAKERS
IOI? RCSSKLL STIRRED Jj
CONFERENCE WITH HIS p
RESSES AND SERMONS C
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Uimbians were on a spiritual \
of liro lasi week by the j
'|||< of tl"' disilnjriiislmd pro_ -?
, candidates for the bishopric
Bishop C. L. Russell's sane ,j
sses and sermons. Because f
ur position at Fort Jacksoiir ^
editor was unable to1 meet f
.* session, but 'we heard Maylarshall-,
President J .J. Sturks y
lewdiet College; Dr. S. R. ^
in; of Atfcn?University; I.S. s
/ of the Columbia Business
,:e and words of welcome to f
conference. Mayor Marshall s
it olain to Columbia citi- t
, he is planning to have an- g
playground for Negroes at [.
diet College. * i!
ia I'. poi'tci1 will leave the vi- -fl
joints: of the conference t o i
official reporter. The Prcsid- t
hi Mors with their pastors vied, f
each oilier-"district?m arccs- L;
>. ' conversions and finance, f
kept Bishop Russell smiling. n
he time and Columbia, irre- ^
Live of denomination put on j
' be.-t behavl6i' dttd snimalnhe
conference in grand style, j
nlv. Columbians can do. *g
TOP Rl'SSELL'S . n
UfPSStrtS
Try morning Bishon "Russell j
d lecture cut some phase of (
Church and brought forth t
y favorable comments from t
ators of tHe tate and Colum- ^
Bishop Russell is the an- j
of a Hebrew book and sevother
volumes. Columbians j
anxious to get first hand in- i,
ation of his merits and from
uarters they were elated with j
they saw .and heard. Under j
iuhninistration of Bishop Rufe- ^
the C. M. E. Church has tak- c
in new life. Many old debts {
been cancelled and broken (
i churches with weak mem- (
hips have been strengthened ;
the Bishop's foresight and j
ghtfulness. His experience in
i'I.mv,.u u.,? v.;... ? ui?
V.;uiva >iua Iliauu J11I11 V-ajHtUiC j
ainlle ihc most critical situa- (
i lulcr any condition. His j
urn Sunday, from the subject: (
Jut Where They Sat,'- is the
of Columbia. He is reeogniz- j
>y many as the leader of the
I. E. denomination and is the ,
liiling Bishop of 14 States, if |
information is authentic,
r. Liddell, Sidney Park's new
or, set the woods on lire on
rsday night, preaching with '
'.Mississippi moan.' He re- ,
is this editor of the late Dr.
J. Burks, also, from Mississippi
of the A. M. E. denominaethcTs
Junior ' Choir of the
M. K. Church furnished theic
for Thursday night. The
ned Dr. R. W. A^ancc is the
e could not close this article
iout- mentioning Mrs. Russell,
ved wife of the Bishop. She
spiking by his side and her
ess was very, thoughtful and
of information.
r. Woods, of Philadelphia can- i
te for the bishopric attended <
conference; preached for Dr. ]
ler at Zion Sunday morning
preached rnevconference's clos ],
sermon Sunday night. If his I
sral Conference opens the!
, he will walk on in.
11 the Presiding Elders were
ined; the majority of the lead- i
pastors returned to their samfe i
ges. Revi Blassengame leaves
inihia and goes to Petersburg i
Columbians will miss hint,
bless Bishop Russell and the
H. Church.
i.e local officials Messrs. I). R.
ks, J. W. Biunson, T. J. Maraud
others worked hard for
success of the conference; i
i Million Tree
edlings Available \
f.nmbia, November 1G, 1943? (
,otal of better than six million (
st tree seedlings have been 1
;n at the Horace L. Trlghmfln '
e Forest Nursery at Sumter," '
- W. fC -tCammerlc, ?-fitnte-t*
?stev, "ami these're ready for
altnc
[HI.A, SWniT'AHOLIN^Ar S.
SOLDIERS' DEPENDS
DON'T WORRY, WE'I
'Don't worry?we'll hurry?to '
iET YOU PAID." soldiers' de- A
undents wore advised by Brig. -i
en. H. N. Gilbert, USA, Director
L the War Department Oflice of >
dependency Benefits, as he reveal
d today that more than 182,900
umily allowance accounts were '
onverted during the first week of j -1
horized under-the amendments to a
he Servicemen's Dependents Al
>wance Act of 19-12?: ?
"We are doing this tremendous oiivetmum
job al the into ul' bp- j
roximately 110,000 family allow- I '
nee accounts a day," he stated. t ;
In the meantime, the ODB, an I c
ctivity of the Army Service ?
'orces, will continue to mail IC
hecks regularly each month to i
ependents in the usual amounts ' I
iOSi7ELTORNADO
SPEAKING? !j
Tcllo World; ?
1 am speaking from the Presi
ent's Office in Allen University. 1
^'e returned from Charlotte, N.I
'? .yesterday. Spoke at Rock Hill
'riendship College. Gave them |"
rhat ihey-asked for on the drive. \
Vus in Atlanta, ' Ga., to' the At- 't
;mt:i Conference Friday. (Save v
5u.uu to Morris Brown College t
ml spoke in interest of our can- [
iilate. 1 was in one of the Cali- i
ornia Conferences when Rev.
'red llughes spoke in his behalf 5
or the Western Recorder. He 1
aid that no one should have the ?
V'estern Recorder except someone n
orn in the West, that could c
peak their language. J will a- t
ree with ltev. Hughes, iiecause I 1
eel that the Southern delegation t
hould elect men to the Bishoprrc
louth, because we speak the same i
inguagg,^ I was" told when-I was '
a California that the Southern f
elegaiion could Tie bought for
5c each. We will show them that [
hat is a mistake in May 1944 in s
'hiladelphia. .J feel that 1)Q per- \
cut of the delegation will vote u
or the separate pension depart- h
lent that is being sponsored by ,
he Rev. I). L. Witherspoon o f g
Iemphis. Tenn.^imder stand ^that _
ution and endorsed hirp for the "
llice if created. I don't think it's t
itcessary for him to have them g
o endorse?him?for the office. It f]
t goes through at the General (
"onference, I can rest assured I
hat every man will see that he f
akes charge of that deitartmcnt, r
leeause he will know more about c
L than anyone else. .. r
There have been some changes
u the stock of the Brethren since (.
ast wqk: Rev. George Baber, ac- v
ording to sentimentality and re- v
lort is 85 percent-;?Rev. T-??
.1 iles 50 i>.c.; Rev. J. S. Jolinson,
10 p.c.; Rev. R. E. Brogdon 70 p. ,
.; Rev. George Sims 70 p. c.;
^ev. E. A. Adams 85 p.c.; Rev.
1. A. Gihrhs 70 n r Rpv .T Tt
flayborn 79 p.c.; Rev. Sherman,
9 p.e.; Dr. Thomas Dayis 79 p.c.
iev. Pembleton 79 p.c.; Dr. Gomez
10 p. c.; Dr. Walker 60 p.c.; Rev.
fackson 60 p.c.; Rev. Dames 77
i.e.; Rev. Blakely 60 p.c.; Rev.
iabcock 60 p.c.; Rev. Hemingway '
50 p.c.; and it was said that Rev. Jordan's
stock is gradually fall- 1
ng?is now 15 percent. Rev. Fer- ;
uson 75 p.c. There are others ,
ve did not get the figures in time ]
lo go in this issue, but will Wave
:hom compiled for next week.
^Ye are askin all the delegates to
appeal to the .Episcopal Committee
to have Puget Sound, California
and Southern California Conferences
added to South America
and that will give six Conferences
for the Fifth District and a good
Living for South , America. I am
mre I can get the coperation of _
all the Brethren.
If you care to write, send mail
co P. 0. Box 128, Little Rock,
Arkansas. "Old VTv" Is hiding
somewhere in North Carolina.
Will be located by next week. So
long?will be on the air next
week over Station PMLOC.
.distribution to landowners beginning
December 1st... The species foi
consist mostly of slash and
loblolly, pines although some hardwoods
are on hand. No longleaf are
ivailable this year.
"Slash and loblolly pines, which
are the two species of trees most
widely planted, were grown in anounts
of 3,250.(>00 and 3.000,000
espectively Oilier than -?these, here
are smaller amounts of black
ocust, red cedar, and black walnut
eady for distribution. Although
?ome longleaf were grown, these
will lie planted only on the two
-tate ff?rests in Chesterfield and
3umter Counties. Approximately
'0,000 cork oak seedlings were also
,n?wn, uui irjwfe are uemg oisin- j
rnted by the Extension of Clemen
College.
"Seedlings should be planted
luring the winter""months of
Jecember, January Hnd February."
Vfi\ Ha.nmerle explained. "By so (
lomg they have a better chance of |
teveloping a good root system and ,
)t' surviving tne drier summer j
nonthB. This year's supply of seedings
were planted earlier than -j
it, t hpy to in* t Ho
Continued on Page 8
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tto i
ATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27,
:NTS ADVISED (
X HURRY" BY ODB <
inti) their accounts can lie con- *
'Ci tc<l, Dependents will event1.:
lly receive all sums due them afer
their accounts have been reiewed
and changed.
To complete the job of convertng
the more than three million
uinily allowance accounts a s
Illicitly as possible, the ODB is
oeking additional typists, -cderks,- nd
husines machine operators,
tnd many regular ODB employ- j
es arc volunteering lor. hours of i_
cttra work a week.
Tlmanundn (if new family allow?|nee
applications are pouring into
he ODB each day, according t o
he Director. SO, to dependents
T Army men and women, the
)DB says?
DON-T WOHItYt-\VK'LL Ill'RtY?TO
GET YOU PAID! /
Morris Brown
[lead Urges Im
proved Relations
Atlanta. Nov. 20th? (ANP)? <
If OVrr there .was a time when J
ve needed true friendship be- t
ween the race, "it 4s now", declar- t
d youthful President W. A^Foun '
ain, Jr., of Morris Brown toilette i
n an alddress before the Atlanta
iotar.v tlub Monday.
The educator called upon the
outh today to improve its racial
elutions through two primary
onoepts?the white people to give i
nore recognition to the "progresive
element of our group," and
he Negro to improve his lot 4
hrough "self help and self deermination."
Fountain, son of a Methodist 'j
urns, religion and education, '
through whicfFYuiy group may
k? reached." He cited the many
*Iegro church and business peo;le
and schools as the "progros- c
ive element of our group" with r
vhich white people _may work in '
mderstanding. "Our white friends
lave not known enough about the J1
>rogressive ^ element of our1
noup." c
Morris Brown college was, used _
s nti example ot-Negro-Bolf-hetpr^
'Through all its existence, Mor- J
is Rrown college has been Sup- 1
lorted and maintained (in large '
(egree) Ivy the AME church _Jn 1
jeorgia whose membership is 1
argeiy composed of people in the '
ower occupations. Yet from their 1
neagre earnings, menibgrs of this '
hurch constituency contribute an- '
lually an average ox ifdi.UUU.
"I bring this to you to let you',[
mow all Negroes are not buying 1
vhat they want and begging for
vhat they need."
~ Ton~fong, he said, "emphasis :
las been placed on the lower etenents"
of both Negro and whites, j
'Because of this, prejudice and '
nisunderstanding have a stronger 1
lold than fairness and under- 1
stand," he asserted.
Harden St. USO News
Many interesting discussions ,
,vere held at the Harden Street
USO during last week in keeping
vjth Fellowship Week observance,
^tniong the subjects discussed each
light were: "The Individual's Part
i.i W?rW*'Fellowship", "Being Bet:er
Neighbors," "Brothers i n
Christ" and "I.ove Succeeds". In
addition to the USO stall, these
iisjrtissions were led by enlisted
nmi including: Pvt. Henry Preston
f Fort Jackson and Sgt. A. B.
Dotson of the Columbia Army Air
Base. Each night found an eager
audience awaiting the time for
.liscussion.
Reverend W. J. Buffingtorr, in-tli'uetor?a?t?Benedict?college,
xrought
a very timely message to
rhe listeners jit the Vesner service
??-last Sunday. His message centered
around "The Power of Salvation"
and hold much inspiration
for the men in uniform. During
the evening sperint music was pre
sented by the Ward Gospel singers
of Philadelphia who thrilled
everyone with their beautiful and
unique renditions of gnpesl songs.
Appealing on the program also
were Mrs. Flossie Taylor and Mrs.
Pansy SinglieUj whose lovely and
appropriate songs fell right in
with the spirit of the Vesper service.
A charming visitor,* Mrs.
Tul.'a Mae Harris was present. She
remarked that she was greatly imnressed
with the type of program "
being carried on at the Harden
Street (ISO. Mrs Harris has visited
the USO manv times, she her
self, being a worker in The Four
S's in Savannah, Ga., an, organization
which serves much 'the same
purpose as the USO.
The soldiers' wives club is growing
fast, and includes an unusually
congenial group of young wives.
Fach week their activities include
something new, so now they come
to spend the entire day. On last
Wednesday tficy prepared a chick
?r. dinner for themselves with
plenty of ehrcken. Afterwards,
tiierc was the usual meeting followed
by whist, bridge, dancing.
Pokeno js to be the feature of
text Wednesday's activities? Any
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c&iic
1943 ~~
iuest Speaker At
^ity-wide Mass
Meeting Sun. at Zion
PROF. WALT.EH. It. ^fVeir
Prof. Walter R. ' Olivers, pro
essor ol' Sociology at Hamptot
Institute, Va., will be guest speal
:r at the City-wide Mass Meeting
lfternon, Nov. 28th, at IP.'IO o'
. lock, Prof. Chivers will speak 01
'Hare RelationsThe public H
invited and urged to be present.
Heroine Day
At Benedict
A Grand Success
November IGtli, Heroine Da.V a
Benedict College is now history
it went over in a big way, as was
mticipated by those interested.
Early Tuesday mornig, even be
'ore breakfast, cars, taxis and pe
lestrlans were coming on?t h <
lampus. At eleven o'clock, a larg<
lumber of Heroines had assent
iled for the parade. Each one hat
icen given a Bible and a pennant
vith the word HEROINE in gob
etters on a purple background
tarrying out the College colors.
They marched two deen. led bt
;ho Booker Washington Band
vhich sented to'have ben at it.<
iest. They marched to Harden
ampus at the front gttte a n c
iBerT to Taylor and entered th?
narched into Antisdel Auditoriuir
There, a crowd greeted the Heroines,
and all were seated foi
eports and the "program which
allowed.
The Scripture lesson was out
if thankfulness, the music inspir
ng, the reports^ edifying.
The Heroines raisng the high
;st amounts were: Mrs. Alice W
Arulovsnn Slfifl" Mvc P.inlir"
rhonipson $100; Mrs. Magpie Moi
ris $84.50 and Mrs. Ozella Scoti
570. Others from $50 hack to $1:
ind many of them made partia
reports.
Greenville County came up ir
a big way, under the Rev. H. W
Stewart. SpaTtrrntmrg, witt
the Rev. W. L. Wilson, leader
Columbia with the Rev. J.P. Reed
er, all made outstanding reports
Charleston. Laurens and other'
followed. In fact. the rostrun
was filled with Gideonites; min
isters.of the Gospel backing: u]
these Heroines of the cross, witl
donations.
Dr. Noble Y. Beall, of Atlanta
Georgia was the principal speak
er. He paid tribute to the work
srs, both Heroines and Gideonites
His talk was encouraping, espec
ally to those who had labored si
faithfully.
After singing, praying, rejoic
thg and giving thanks, the nvusi
vegan, and the large crowd marc!
ed out four deep a s~ "moving pie
t'.ires were mndfe of thefti. TtT
crowd then marched on the lawi
through a beautifully decoratei
gate that led to tahles heavily la
den with fruit, chiel<en sand
wiches, hot coffee, etc. The peo
pie seemed reluctant to leave, s
they walked about the campu
until evening.
Thus ended a great day at Ben
edict College. The faculty an
,,,,.11 lko(
port, also some of the B.C. Club
reported.
C. H. WATKINS.
Rev. Mills Armistice
Day Speaker
ARMISTICE DAY SPEAKER
SPONSORED BY ISO
AND'SERVICE (TA BS
fleorgetown, S. C.?At Bethes
da Baptist church Thursday nit
at 8:15 o'clock there was a won
derful Armistice Day progran
rendered at the above name
church, sponsored by the USO am
Service Men's clubs. It was i
very large group out to witnes
ihis fine program. But the audi
corium should have been packei
to capacity, by staying away yoi
misRpd a front Mr W T Wil,l
was at his best as master of cer
monies. The music was fumishe<
by the Howard high, school choii
frith Mrs. O. A. Thompson at th
piano assisted by Mrs. T. O. Mill
and the bTogram Chairman, Mr;
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PRIC
lANP NEW
KKI.KASKU \VKI>.. NOV. 21. 191.0
i
~j York "A Charter o f~
I Rights for tin* Native People of
, Sguth Africa'' was adopted iasf
I month.at Johannesburg by one of
'the most representative Sou"" it
African conferences ever to er>n[ -"ddor
thir?prghlcni, u+e 1 'utntcil
I :>li African Affairs announces. _
~1~ I he coltf "I dice 11; e- ; 1 < (I i i\Y )' by
the Rev. Michael Scott and ntj
tended by over !i(MI Icadcs of re"
| ligiousT itidiisl riai and |>olit bTiT
?rg;i{t!7.r!tbjii-. ciet.c:.in aled '.'.o
t hai'ter. lo?Vierr. V-mitts. yremVer
j if Soutii Africa. and eiurUtii a
f ttouncil to conduct a nation-wide
j . finipniL-p in supp-na of" ti:e program.
I "
! Kcssler Field. Mi-s. Mere than
' IjlU former a.nation.- c.aiets front
j Tuskeree Aiany Air Ib id an Fed
here last weed, to begin training
as t bombardiers. The men were
| scheduled to go through psychot
logical testing tiii.- week before
't'ing - assigned to?i e,..1 ..iai'?trait.ng
schedules.
' ("iiestcr I'a. "Fite "S S "Marine
r j pynTtTer". the sixth ship construct
> i .a ;>. a ......i..i - v.. i ..r . i... e.,..
M * " "'I'J * ' ' ?>" '
I Shipbuilding company FTTT the l~T
- j S.. Maritime commission w a s
j launched- Mofrtay?al'tcnronn at
4:110 o'clock, with Mis.. Nannie R.
j Ah-xnndi !\ v..i!'i' of Clcvt land .VI,
fxa:niii. a of .Shipyard -Xu
1, as sponsor. .
alt. Alexander lias, iit-aii iti the.
. company's ? "srj'lT?y since Feb. lid;
11)41. (.to November 2". ' lit-lli, ho
I was appointed to his presnt job,
| Montgomery, Ala. --- Charles
, Weem-. 1, one of ilie? nine Scotts
t Ijoi o hoys, was' paroiod on Thurs,
j day. Ho has boon oll'ercd employ
, nu'iit in an A tint ta laundry. aci
coiilinyv in an itir 1.<>n'. < mJ;t?fry~
. j the State I'siroic hoard.
7\ First arrrsTT-jl?"rrr -ttrrtl?ntnrjr
j I with eicht others i iiui ifod with
attackinjjT two white women while
. I ridinjr on a freiuht train near
I Seottsboro, Ala.. Weiyyis has been
t j serving: a 751 year sentence on a
I I conviction of rape.
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| Richmond, Ya.?Fifty years of
r service in the navy and 'servini;
in five wars is the record of ..Ma;
j tTbff fthburtSon, ship cook nrst"
f I Mass. Mr. Robertson,. tvho had
I been retired from active service
but was recalled, is now at the U.
8. Naval training station here.
J He enlisted- in the Nav y in Mar[
seUies-- Frtuice, November 8, lS'JLl.
and was a member of the original
crew of the Battleship Oregon;
during 'the Spanish-American
. War. Also saw service in the
' Boxers Rebellion in China, war in
the Phillipincs World .War 1 and
the present war. He has seen service
on the Gunbfrat Bennington
and the battleships Kentucky, VTT
I i ginia and West Virginia.
i
1 Baltimore?Kuncr.ll services foi
_ aeofge L. Pendleton, T'J. practici
-ng lawyer for 45 years were licld
3m
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CHARLOTTE
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Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Kennedy
' Durham, North Carolina, announc
a j Charlotte Alicia to Maceo A. Sl<
s | Miss Kennedy, a graduate of Pali
? Sinimonte College and member of
r' a stenographer in the Home Offic
* surance Company, Mr. Sloan, a
e lege and candidate for the desigi
5. at the Univeraity -of-Pevmaytvamc
5. delphia District of the North Cs
take place 'the latter part of Dec
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For VICTORY! m
I ] BUT ~
I | 0 N IT* P
I ? STATE 8 ,
tKu bonds a
9TAMP6
IE : 5 "CENTS PER COPY_
s SHORTS "
, ;cmv lu . Wednesday at Bethel
I A *1K?e mi nil.?wirti?interment in
\ lrMapolis. Md.
Mr. I'emlloton, who died the
j- in Annapolis and crime to Bal
i i.i.oi e ,n 1POG. 1
A yrii'i'.ii.'.i' of Haaioto;^ insti. .
i u;te a n d -Howard univehsity,
^auTiVj i ^X*i?s4-admd-~]aw.~ ho ww?a? ?
. ni t:;' ei ,oi' the Monumental Bjjr
viniiU'.on in Baltimore ami many
j -'lit litem pinups.
tci- hu.e that the city name Negro
j policemen i?iot with ravorable rei
-mouse J uc.-ilay \v!u n the Miami
I Herald. leading white daily, api
pcareu with an editorial in supj
ran t <>!' the move.
The?editorial was based on a let - - |
tea addressed to the Herald I7y
j he Negro Citizens' Service-league .
i :>f which Otis Mundy is'president. t,
i '1 he letter, in part, stated: "A re:
poi t by the FBI earlier hi the ?
i > c.i: i ere a led th"ar~ cities where
; Negro police were used in Negro
. iistiicts. crime in those districts j
I was fi^hn tiO to 60 per cent less
i Mian in those where white police .
['vVere umd exclusively, and tanta
! mount to this report was the disj
closure that in Daytona Beach
land Tampa, where Negro police 7. ^
I ire u-eii. crime in Negro districts
i ind the- city at large, has been , 4
i tenditv m. the. decline while right
tere in Miami, crime, by Negroes j
| nas hen soaring . . . . "
7 Ttie HcrahTTiii response, said
editorially: !Tho membership of
| the Negro Citizens' Service league
Is 'made up of the leading Negro
' residents of the Miami area. The
I are'lilncrits tliev ndviinru in fhia
I ietter :tii' sound, reasonable and
j practical. Thcv are indisputably
j in the interest of good citizendelay
taking the suggested step
-an 4?accootmg- -the?ottered cooper -'-J
ition in the interest of our com- il
inanity's welfare." ' ' 1
Hampton County J
Teachers' Association
"Doers of the Word"
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4 Help Wage War Against. 42
'Tti^r^tfesis *- 1 mm
Th?-37th annual-Christmas-Seal ? j
Sale conference-fw the Central a
land Coastal sections of South Ca- -1
i roiina nu-t in Orangeburg Satur
I day, November 13th. Hampton
county was well represented by ' .J
the'< nairman Miss Caroline Sears '? r!
and the of her co-workers: Miss
j Carolyn liroo ks. iMiss Ira PinckI
nev. Mrs. Florence M. Ruffin, Mrs
Alma Davis and Mrs. Maggie
j Johnson.t the co-chairman. '
The Christmas Seal Sale drive
Hiuupum county is divided in
to three groups: (1) The teachers .
iirected and led by the Chairman
Miss Sears; (2) The midwives, by
Mrs. Johnson (3) The churches,
Rev. Fh A. Johnson of Yarnville.
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A. KENNEDY '.^M
, Jr., of 1008 Fayetteville Street,o^
c the engagement of their dau^flB
oan, of Philadelphia, Peni^rfB
mer Institute, Talladega Cj^M
the Helta Sigma Th<
e of North Carolina Mfl B^~ B
graduate of PrairiejM Mr~
nation of Certified^H
i, i? Asststtrrrt~Mtn^ B^ B
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