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) r$fICT0RY I 1 MAT ] > Y w tooted mm ' | BONDS?STAMPS 1 j ~VOL. yiX^N'O:^?| Ruth Taylor, Hfl ?Inspiration,?41 Democracy ,fj| New York, D e c. 29? I ?forward tho tradition whe^fr jg f I assistant picks up tho thmfl 1 fife of useful services, Taylor, for years cd i tori aide ^to 5 .he late Dr. Charles Stcldt? h'c ' workingman's pastor, ftijfif- c the 'TjatFor '1'emplc, and iKniuy snown writer on inspirnlH ^bid social subjects, -is contiig the work launched by her niftTs A vigorous persona? miss a Taylor herself h a s a#re<i un- ^ - usual recognition?for hHHjflngs ? Pi the cause of Dcnioci^^jbugh vui, nil.- uimeu MateflSMChree v.cekly editorials to thtlfcoppress ,v the rural weekly pros?'.'Be Nenress appear in over tW phblicawith her radio and MB work give her an audiencff lfcrge as . that of any publicist iAtjl'erica to ^ M i?Ts Taylor's hri Mhowlcdge * of social, econoniiqWs political -sivg travel -throu gh tfilurop^nur ~ \ trends comes partisj^fcm extenv' the United States. fltjpites a fhe thinks and pAwB courage- ^ (lusly the facts^fo&^and hu-man Interest in a sption. Modest ^ _^nuuy tactful, jy Knows when I Vncl how to use Mpht fi'om the |' Soulder languarf^ In association mh Dr. Stelzle, ss Taujor hasfifcd many relijous and sociatfilfare organizabns. Her cared^Jhrted with the ^ J< oral CouncilKJaic Churches hi \ wiea, btrtrsfryersonally const-' her mosflpful service to Ji! occurred t&pZ the time she , with jfc, American Red . Here si | helped explain the " of the DdPCross to working , and .writt, to broaden , mong the gS mass of people sympathy atJunderstanding for-^ an organizaiq devoted to human welfare. Sl/yxplained the Red ?Cross in i;u|y terms that every cum could Understand. At the n same tinn?e helped the Red = ' Cross knuSnd understand thv |)robl"||)c M tile nttitndiw?jj?J_ J working? jJW'le. ( "My pu#>sc in all of nvy work and -writhflis to express the ideal dcmoc^By as it should be," says < Miss Ta?r, "a democracy free , from prwdice against any group, \ race, reWiOn or class a democva- v fy free jfom discrimination; a de- v mocracjdn which the good of the majoritjff rs the wish of all and where lie majority respects the , rigVts of the minority; a democva- t is liberty without ^^Hn^Bedom without selfish>i ^B,By without patronage i ){- without mawkrehness. [ e?t ^Rrj^Khout bigotry." \>^ ^K^Krand Rani,1st educated i aotvV K(Bnd now living in New Taylor champions the \)V*otV eHpm?cracy as a typicai ^i^Jllere is her own quaint t yjv-- or ner ancestry; t Ae^* \fl Bier's father's people had t V Yvcftt' 1 earliest of the Pennsyl- ( l. shortly after Perm--* |p mother's people were ! 11^ s in the Shenandoah : M g??- that was the farthest jXBx?. stated regularly My mother's father's ^^J^sturdy Scotch Prescrossed lh^ seas to J tre^ f?r liberty of t father's mother's Ironi Germanyj>k>ng | ^ " nc^'ca^. "P* 1 ^&?WgWVER THE TOP H. <Ae*wo schools ton TT V E\' "]j 100 per cent sale of Christ **ools had been if $800 ^ jting to $1,- . Hj ^ ^Te sum waa \ 'mers; pupils m JlaV1'029,88, e1" HL ^p>%pal of Car r~*T~ 1 wa? chatrLmT V ? A^tl? Negro ; Bf*n\lSaxon ele> m?nT 'V Howard ! tl'i /l8; Wav* Bp*. 1 $24$.82; Bffj ? ?C^00l|_ t? legro Farmers Hel] Wore Beans For U. i ' Although Negro farmers, like J he other' farmers of the South, ? row dry beans and peas mainly * i>i iiuine vonsumpuon, tne lact hat they are not buying theirs oft" j he grocers' shelves contributes ubstantially to the assurance that J. S. civilians will receive a larg- j V share of the bean and pea suply git en this year. j Our civilians will rece+ve-44-,l>00,00 100 lb.)' bays or half of the upply of dry beans allocated for11 needs in 1944 and two million iags, or 29 percent of the supply f dry beans, tlic_ULar_Food_Ad-? iirnistrafion said last week in an ipuncing allocations for the new ear. Dry Beans and peas are highly lutritious. They contain considerable quantities cf proteins and ,lso iron, thiamine, i*n cianp(0tf. ilso iron, thiamine, niacin and riboflavin, and are widely used as ubstitutes anxTextcndcrs for meat lishes. -Although the?1943?hnrvestivas ? he greatest rn history, the demand for dry beans and peas was ?> lso great. A lieavy reliance on r cans-and peas as a supplement to d nimal protein foods, plus the fact p hat they _are a desirable food for _b ehabilitation purposes caused de- i; lands to exceed supplies. c Allocations represent the plan- v ltd division ol' expected food suplies to take care of civilians needs -> ur armed forces, our allies and .j ther friendly nations and liberal- , d areas. Kach gi'nnp ii-.? equirements to the. Food Requirements and Allocations committee, i'. <hich after careful consideration. 1 its up quotas. a Food is" allocated for the year 'I y_ quarters.?Far?the lirrt quur cr,. allocations are definite, but ' he last three quarters ai'(. Jcnta- T ive. This allows for sudden I* hifts in supply and demand in I ertuin areas and places the gov- n rnment in a position to me- t ur- i: rent martime requirements. i I.O.SIVh.L TOKN A DO SPEAKING? I Hello World! I am speaking t roni St Lout's, Missouri.- I spent he Christmas here in St. Louis. I lave had an enjoyabl0 time, met vith hundreds of friends. I am lca ?Hg tonight for Little llock, Ark- .j nsas, from there to New Orleans c iiid February in Florida except the t ind Florida. I will spend January une that I will be the BisTiops' Jount'il In Birmingham. 1 am sorry ^ o say owing to thc. holidays I have ^ ft been able to get the reports and am not able to trive the neveent tgc this week in St. Loui-s and East c it. Louis, Illinois. Eighty percent ^ f the delegates that I talked with 1 ire in favor of Rev. E. A. Adams eing elevated to the Bishopric. At 1 .his writing I feel safe in saying ' hat Dr. Adams will be the first ^ novated, and don't forget Dr. v ieorgc. Sims. And when you look ' lev. Bonner knows He, is in the * aco (: Watch this column for the ac- ' urate peroentagr**jext week. Send s 1 1 mail to R O. Box' 128, Littla ^ock, Arkansas "Old TTv " was on ' l Lc train in the sleeper. Hot hirs- ? ^and was sleep and the porter was shining shoes. He would take one rair into the smoker, shine, bring lack, get?another.?"Viv?watched im and when he reached to get her .usband's?shoes, to shine, "Viv ~ screamed and said, "I have been vatching you all ni'ght taking,shoes lying them on. Put my husband's Hoes down, they may fit your feet" .nd awakened all the people in a tampede. After all, old Viv was vatching. So long, will be on the iii next wcok-ovvr Station P. M. K- _ ); C. . i? : ? ? 7ojii'TH7TSTKrH"cTTiSrr? , FIGHT aS JANUARY 14.31 bSSSSB* 1 ; . i ?194.25; Carver junior high school * ?89.28; Booker Washington Hts. * ?.19.1(1; and Ridgewood $31.16. r The total sales are reported as 1 the W..MT rhftde "In the city's J ( Megro schools. c V >' e' U ' ? ftc $ ?-I j Assure h Civilians flakes Excellent iecord J nft. J. S. I3EXX. JR. During the time that the Rcvernd J. S. Bonn. Jr.. has been in fhUadelphia he has, without a oubt. proven' his business ability o the extent that the Negro Cham ou-oC Con:mcrce of .this eiiy. has nanimously elected hint as their xc.culive secretary for It'll., l.ast ear, under his direction, the oranization raised over five thousnd -dollars. He supervised the nileci' ni. compilhtionT^TTd publiation of.llit> first complete Dircc-u-y?of?Negro?i uninorr,?and "prossional men and women of Piiijdejphia, The Chamber is now perating with a budget, and is a oworful factor in the civic life of >0 race here. Dr. Benn is eel i toru+nHger?o i the ."Co-Ordinalur"y fficial organ of the Fiyst Episcoal distrjet, and president of the iTst District A. C. hi. League, le is also a member of the Natjnal Negro Business League and * often mentioned in business aiuT inirch circles for a JTrusted posiion in the near future. , tock Hill tEelebnates Emancipation Proclamation On January first the Emancipaion Proclamation ceremonies furished a scene of great solemnity, "he services were, held at Emmett icott" High School, and were under he auspices of the Civic Clubs Committee. The main feature of )er.n Gurney E. Nelson, of Benelict College, "Columbia. The Civic Clubs Committee is a jroup of individuals-representing he churches, schools. Elks, Daugher Elks, Masons, Eastern Star, Cornell's Federated TTub and Veto ans Foreign Wars. This organiation was made possible through he efforts of Rev. J. D. Kucker,' vhose civic work has been most loticeable during his three years is. pastor of?the Prospect?Bapist Church. "Rev. Rucker is also lirector of the department of reigious education and dean of the chool of methods of the South Continued on Page 8 T 71 Stl |pk^pK flMMHMK *m The above are members present dave. Left to right: I). S. Byrd >f Ushers committee; Connie Wa if Musix: committee; Richard Cum Sailey, member; Charlie Tucker, i Stoddard, chairman qf the Enterta >er; Lizzie Saxon, member; Clare >er; Cynthia Byrd, chairman of p nember Walter1 Saxon, member; A ?er and shop instructor; Thomas 1 "tfeophus Cunningham, secretary; lave idea; Ben GriUin,.president l&Ittw JOLUMHIA, SOUTH CAEOUN Dr. J. J. StarksrPf College Dies At Hs; I- M * * ui t' mfjill I ? Dr. J. J. Siarks, for the part 11 j* pears president of Hcnodi.t col-j lojrc\ (lied Tuesday lyirht. Jair/ary i" 1. 15)4-1 at 7 o'clock at iho Goo I j i Samaritan-Wavcrlcy hospital. II: ; was stricken ill on Do ember :M I n i?h+s?condil 'on?became coiitin-" uous'y worse-unt'l his death. Funexal services wilL he-held-in j i Antisdol chapel. Cone Met college. it noon Friday. Doctor Sarks was horn on a farm | -m?(ircomvood county. April 15. 1872. His- father, F.li Stark.-;. was j fl farmer ami was the son of Kdmond Starks, a native African. | firs mother, before her marriage, | . ?vas Flora Jones, who. was a laugluc"rTf "her master. p Doctor Stf.iks grew up on the] farm and attended the neighbor- j 'tool school. At the ag? of 10. he j , was converted and joined the Hap- ' list church. Almost?immediately j he felt called to the work of th" j _ # {? - > ministry. It was ten years later, however, hcl'ore ho was ready to' Rev\ Robt. H. Wilson ; Appeals To Columbia Youth In the meetin"* of the X A ATP I r on December 10. when the election ! H. Wilson, assistant pastor of Zion i Baptist church, was elected Youth Leader. As youth leader. Rev. I rYilson is" responsible for the organization of a youth department of th0 Columbia Branch. IWhon interviewed this week, the couth leader expressed th0 hop.* of reaching1 every young Negro in Columbia in time for the first mooting. Sunday, January 0. at f.:.10 o'clock at Zion Bc.pt. church. He felt stirt. that evevv Negro " \outh would take this opportunity to legally fight for his right to j livo in America and enjoy fill! j American citizenship. The mem- | bership ..fee is only fifty cents. i n lfn?T^f ; at one of the meetings of the Mi , chairman of theTransportation coi lker, member; Annie Hell -Sullivan, lintrham. chairman of Sick rnmiiiiltn member; Annie B. Hawthorne, a tea inment committee; A. N. Saxon, me e Barksdale, member; Clara Fergerh 'innnce committee; Ruby Williams, 1. ft. Sitton, teacher; Gussre Chiles, ''urgerson, member and defense teacl Prof. M. M. Sitton, principal of Rd of the Adult Educational eonetev^j i lt& i A, SATURDAY, JANUARY Safest of Benedict # ipital . . y WS xHL Jfl 3RerwKff23BnISWpylHKji3adsHHBHH uko tip ihc work. Tie showed his : et-itt'.iott of the importance of lite work ahead of him a? a roli rirous leader by devoting tnosc rears to a thorough preparation o1 himself for the task. ?Ihivtur Starks. after leaving the i lira! school, went to Brewer Norevai at Brentwood,- lie then maMkndalod in the English couvsP a! Benedict coHesre and completed the oar.se in 18!>1. After that, lu ?K ibrarTtrrii?,,7C7V..,.? .. < ' . I \ C*l?k 1 V^UIUI k uwi <1 ' M'oioluui:o. winning his bachelor'? ice'rcc in 1898. Ho did hrs theo 'ojri.al work at the same institir ion from which ho had the D. I) lc-grce. a' m-tried to Julia A. Sherani of .Vii'lfrfon county, who was edu tat id at Ciark university and whc 'v.u before her nvarwnrje, a teaehtn in thy-pamJc schools." T'e was ordained to the full worl of the ministry in 1898. His first Cbntinued on page . .*> Attorney Thuifgood Marshall Coming V,r. Hmrgood Marshall. Specia Counsel of XA\CP will attend th< looting of The Negro Citizens jar.v 20th in Columbia, and will lx the public guest speaker that nib in Zion Baptist church, Rev. J. P Keeder, pastor. Attorney . Mar -hall is coming to confer with At rorney Harold R. Boulware in prej u at ion tor trial of "Th.- Teacher* (Equalization Suit" to be tried ii Charleston. Mr. Marshall will al co "give a resume of the "Texai Pvmmvv Piico *' \vh?r?Vi lme honri nv ;ne(l before The United States Sn pi erne Court, and is to be re-ar trued .pTrmrrry 1 Oih.?1 ? A business, meeting of The Cit iz'en.C Committee will be held prioi to the public meeting. E. A. ADAMS, President % M. ITIN'TOX, Sect'y. S . jeM L Carmcl Adult Educational con umittee; noyd walker, chairmai member; J. L. Sullivan, chairmai .lohn II, Sextor^, member; Jame thcr; V. L. BrowTi, teacher; Susii mbcr; Gladys Cunningham, mem on, member; Mariah Grrffin, mem member; Minnie Maude Saxon lticmber; Gilyard Bnrksdale, mem trcr; Roy Houston, vice president ,ho<y*nd originator of the con 8, 1944 On National Repub THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE A few weeks ago I answered the Annual Conference Toll cull Tor The" f)j st time. For the past 23 years ( have been a superannuate of the California and the Southern California conferences. I have witnessed and shared in the growth )i the work since the ays when the entire area was a frontier. We nave not had a poor Bishop on the Pacific Coast, but it is clear that none lias ever done a great > or work than is now being aeeorn: pi>shed by our little giant. Bishop Noah Wellington Williams. i TheP'o Is now not a burdensome . debt . in our entire conference. . Within tlie past three years .large henn rvfV lv%? . A. M. E. church, (dth and Tpwne) > llcv. Frederick D. Jordan, pastor; First A. J I. E. church, Passadena, ; Rev. J. A. Dabes, pastor; First A. . M. E church, Santa Monica, Rev. . Alfred K. Quinn, }>astor; Ward , ; impel, Rev. J. W. Price, pastor. Bethel,* Rev. J. C. 'White, pastoi t- and Bethel, San Diego, Rvv. Lt~H? I Owens, pastor. Before this year . is out others will join the list. Four > hew congregations have recently been established in the city. Our conference reeked one ol ; the finest entertainments in its hist lory. The host-pastor, Rev. Jordan and his gitat church had everything in readiness for us. Food vq/j abundant and hospitality unlimited. Then on Sunday morning Continued on Page 5 II |Rev. S. H. Lewis Heads KansasJ^ity n- -1 ^.T A A ? orancn i>AAtr The Rev. S. fl. Lewis, pastor of First A.M. 10. church, was elected president of the Kansas City, Kan., , branch of the N A A CP. Sunday, at ' the annual meotintr at Mt. Olive 1 Baptist church, of which the Rev . S. M. Mitchell is pastor. 5 The well-known minister had hjicn active in local civic affairs e\ei since coming here about four . vears &go. JI0 did not seek the ?was- prevailed upon by .his friends to accept the candidar f'V I I'pon accepting: the position the] Lev. Mr. Lewis said that the N- I A.A.C.P. needs no introduction, its past and present contributions to rociat, rconnlriTcj political and spiritual adjustment of the Negro race warrants the wholehearted support of all Americans; The pastor stated that, the N A X C P must and will, blaze the trail for _ i ighteourv socrah adjustment in?the post-war world. ? Other officers chosen Sunday were: I,. J. Ollison, first vice-president; James A. Hamlett, second vice-president, and Shelly McClen ' tion, treasurer. An address, "The Negro - UuiililJUod on Page 2~ Scarborough Named - "Man of the Year" J By Farm Magazine * Julian II. Scarborough, president e of the federal Land B$nk of Co' lumbia, Which serves the two Ca".rolmas, Georgia, and Florida, has i been named 1943 "Man of the - Vear" In service to agriculture in I South Carolina, by the Progres ?ive Farther, vC?Il known farm f t PRIC dican Committee 'Washington, D. C.?When the Republican National committee meets in Chicago, 111., January 1,0 it will mark the beginning of the 20th year for the wellknown party leader. Mr. Ilowarcl holds a very unique place in the political life of America. He is the only male member ol this committee and because o^ this distinction is frequent ly called upon to make decl'sron for his state and party that no othei person of color enjoys. It is to be remembered that thf person who represents a state cr the National committee .is consid"reTTt lie JiIT lar head ot his paTfy" in that state. This means that he letermires the policy and proteinic oi' his party in thai slate. Mr Il\)ward is the highest ranking .No gro politician m America- in that he is the only Negro member of the National committee of any political parly, It recent years it has become o( areat concern to him that Negroes in other states busy themselves in polities to the extent that others '.ill he named to 'the committee. The lack of interest and knowledge Negroes of political science makes it appear that unless iGinetlkng is done very soon that :his high distinction will pass from !he race when he retires, In making the appeal for.an av.ondment to the poll tax bill he lcfiniteiy made it clear that lie >v;es making the fight so that it vor.ld ihi- m H1 in in- i?1~ Vr? trro voters in the poll-tax states tnd should serve as the spark that "enables Negroes to enjoy the rights of first-rate citizensnip. lie is desi rotis that Negroes tak0 exercise that-privilcge to the extent that will make them felt and Jieard. IIe advises that all Negro? .'s should have an active part in politics and buiid strong political organizations. Tn some circles it has already been discussed that Mr, Howard is the man who will be able to stop ~Ui<? ?uin~ B444xh?<?Vftntds and supporters from Mississippi and from all over the country are talking of tunning him against the race-bait"ng senator. It is the consensus of opinion that should the Negro vote be turned loose in the state that the wellknown lawyer will unseat the talking senator. 907 th Air Jlase Security Bn., APO 520, c.o Postmaster, New York, N. Y., USA, December 19, 1943 The ' Palmetto Leader, Columbia. Routh Carolina United States of America i TiJ-ntlemen: This letter i* writ ten on hehnlfof the men in the i)07th Air Base j Security Battalion who are natives of South Carolina. Not in! frequently have we read of what j is being done in South Carolina and in other States to create a trons'cronsness of one's responsibility in this struggle for the preservation of the Democratic Ideal whether he is a soldier taking part in the actual fighting, or whether he is a civilian. We are to se<? copies of the Leader come i in, i iii v?u miiiw nuvi iney win bring back memories of days when there was no war and we went about our daily tasks in a peaceful world. We further notice that the various churches are playing a very noble part in keep ing alive the knowledge of Clod in the hearts of men. It is' more than gratifying to know that the institutions responsible for unifying our culture and traditions are Tfiakitig progress as lime goes by. We played pur part in the North | African campaign, and were the ' nrst American Troops to be stationed in Tunis after its fall rntc Allied hands. Throughout our activity in North Africa we have carried with us the true American way of conducting ourselves. It has been a long time since we have seen America, and naturally there ! 's much anxiety on our part to rettifrn to our homes, but in the mean time, we are setting ourselves -to t?=?Continued on P&ga*' ? rrrrr . . 1 jH t: j I ? y fl For VICI-^J I I lSra aiul Lf KS'-rtH ?ij5Iowa bi&,moria, I L? E: 5 CENTS PER COPk? *JckB ANP News 3h*? J RELEASED WED., JAN. liberty ship in honor df tl|| JH Dr. John Hope, president oi^iroEgpH er Atlanta university mfbg pr^lfl nized as one of the =sd forcesVfl Ftandmg educator, weftfcKinrie I this week, by John ts?e Her I commissioner, and ch III. rhip naming commit No definite was "I as to when the ship, JoV*' -B .vouid be launched, althoi^ s,,enf V I mody stated that the p ^?le latc Will be "before Washington -The i5555tif"lj| 9 chute InTantry company, firstnj^H gro paracuhte unit in the A/falJ ran army, will be activated Conning-, Ga., under the co^^^l of Brig. Gen. Lee Donovan. I Washington ? Blatta Ephvman I Tweeldo Medhem, accredited i^frica I iater here from Ethiopia, eently gTve.i a Washington llwers ^B Lion by hi., nation. Located?has the former embassy of Francke Eu- fl the legation of Thailand, the | East belonged to Frederick St<d Con- ^B former U. S. minister to Svfc mo-^^B 1'he nesv Ethiopian i,^/y)eseTi4 mail^B m listed among the 53 accrc&SAj^B ninraters to this country. ?MH Chicago?Development of afjpnlH \sorrow cotton picker has beer .^no^B aounced by officials of the rational Harvester company, nedict Hon?the nesv machine!* ^^^B esolut ionize the great cottojr~^B lustry of the south. InternsiF^B tl Harvester officials are waiSH lhe approval of an applicationnl H with the war production bolar?^| H construct a new plant in MamnH Tor future mass j>-^duc?ioisyjti tsvo-rosv cotton picking 'ViolUB sscre held here last week forefcjJjPB M.'Dolphia Sr.,. ?9^one of th^^gH Negro tosvn's first citizens, j lso fl H ing here in 1903 from BcP tak I H Ada., he was one of the small ^ fj B of pioneers who incorj?oratco^n(j fcy. TTiTsyas also an extenslfrtli^B aolder in this area. Survis^T' ||| dre three daughters, live svidow, three grandchildrf^e^jH tWffX ^ c??\/ A iMlUliiiiUlt'fl. U)W? Atlanta?Sgt. Joseph LoiJra| row of the United Statesfflf^J heavyweight champion oSffl I world, "when he stepped fri? H Eastern Airlines plane, cc'^SH disrupted the smoothly ?[,jdH -irice force of lln *i llnnliM ripal airport Tuesday-morrBP*?J H Dispatchers, .meterologistMJjj^B H ographors, policemen, pilotV^I pletely shoving the Negro 'lo the hack, suriounded thgVH pion seeking mitogr-aaJis.^PIM H \>,mm I nd pocketbooks. *|fl The cliampion revealed thH oause in Atlanta followed aH Christmas respite which he I H n New York City with MarvH H .he baby, Jacqueline. . He r<H :o discuss the reported rrft inj^| narriage or the Bill Stern QQ ast announcement that he m.J H wed Lena Home. H Louis will continue his*^H Iouildmg tour in the fourtfl cice com man d through _ J JH 20. after which, ho cowl I in the making fo> him lynci pis? H ty to put on their show Ib^H hoys overseas. In the party B -rfwh- arc Fgt. James feafrl, u vValker Smith, tetter IcnJwnB I Sugar Ray Robinson; Wilson, Cpl. fiob Smith a'nti M|sl I George' Nicholson, the latter tfl H iparrimg partners for foc if. I | rmy post exhibition matches, H H ' I Wilberforce?The QQ yea* ? Tnter-Universitjr conncil of ast week invited Writer forc^M H membership. The membertjB I elude the president of tthefl I ut ion, Charles H. Weaji^M f|j E. Hughes, Hurl C -T?r>lri???i A_._t .r.- ,7 superm tety "TT^|jrn r-.-OHi <\f ; jLNH t,niiver3yitcept Lifofl wclcor fl vefePV - nl?r