The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?, February 12, 1955, Image 8
"DO-IT-YOURSELY" AT ALLEN
? U. UCHOLAItS PAINT LIBUAKY
FUTURAMA RENOVATION BEGINS
Continued from page 1
proceedings in her best holiday
mood. Seventy-five (75) students
in one way or another helped tc
make the project succeed.
It would he impoBnitde to dag.
?cribe the varied reactions i>mw^
the students. They were respon
sible. The invitation had beer
made by the faculty committee
but the success of the day depend
ed not on the faculty but on th<
students and the way.they woult
join a common team with the fa
eulty. They were equal 10 me oc
casion irv every way. The studen
body of Allen University, whicl
furnished such select young mei
took hold of Allen's library Worl
' Bee, cleared the old tile off th<
floor ami painted the ~T>ig readinj
room in one day. New j,ile is to b(
installed on the floor and fluores
cent lights and Venetian blinds an
in the" plan to complete the pro
posed renovations.
According to present plans th<
students-turd faculty-will do tnos
of this work. A thousand dollar
will be saved and more will b
; < gained also.
VNIONVILLE A. M. E. CHUItCt
Rev. W. M. McDonald
The Lord is in his holy tempi
et all earth keep silent befor
* ' himl . *
To the condition of the w.eathe
H5unday, the crowd was very small
but a faithful" few" came out to wo
ship the Lord. Sunday School epe
with our Assistant Supt., Mis
?Alice Cartel?in 'charge, in the at
sence of ou,r regular Supt,
Morning Service began at 12:Q
with the Senior and Gospel Choi
, rendering the music. Our~pasto
brought to us a soul stirring set
; mon.
" ~ The invitation of the churc
was extended. 4 joiners came to bt
gin the army. A large crowd admi
istered to the Lord, Supper.
The Missionaries are having
movie the third Friday night i
February. Title "One Foot I
Heaven." Everyone is cordially ii
vited. AdiriissiarfT .15 for ehildre
? ,25 Adult. Please
remember Unionville i
. ; your prayers.
' R. Brunson, Rpt
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. _By Pernell H. Hayes
, I The officers of the Young Wo-|
I men's v\uxiliary to the Baptist E.
M. Association held an inspiring I
. |~a'nd successful executive board j
. meeting: Sat. Feb. 5, 1955 on thgj
, Sun Porch of the beautiful Mabel
K. Howard Home Economic build- j
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ip The meeting began at 12:00
I noon, with the President, Mrs. M.
. ' A. Lewis presiding. They met for- j
. j the purpose of planning the prcf^
t1 trram for the State Convention I
n which is to convene in May at the
1 Friendship Baptist Church in Ai.?ken
S. C. of which the Revs N. L. 1
- ; !
< misn is pastor.
? Representatives from different
- pirt'ts of the state were present,
i They caipe with interesting ideas
_ 1 and plans for the convention.
,; Chairman of the program Com?
j mittee", Mrs. Charlotte Jones Pitts
' of Columbia came well prepared,
g i The program for the convention
t! will apnear later iri this paper "
s It seems that our officers are
e nr. the job. Those that couldn't be
present in the meeting wrote the
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Amos Fortune Sto
Annually On CBS
r The story of Anios Fortune,
1, Negro slave who:bought his freei
dom and left his adopted town,
n | Jaffrey, N.H., a legacy of public
s spiritedness and good will, will
i- he?re-told by James Fassett?en|
the New York P.hilharnronic-SymQ._pothy's
CBS Radio broadcast
JL Sunday. Feb. 20. Mr. Fassett,
r who frst gave Amos Fortune's
- story to a nationwide network
| audience in 1953, intends to m,ake
h the narration an annual event ur?.
ing Negro History Week and
n Brotherhood Week.
I,
iM i . raa:)rut u injy ^ (n#ttua
a this inscription on an ol(|. snown
covered tombstone in New Hampn
j shire-: "Sacred to the memory of
y. j Amos Fortune, who was bom
n> free in Africa; a slave in Ameri
ca, he purchased his liberty, projn
fessed Christianity, lived reputably
and died hopefully Nov. 17,
1801, aped 91."
r Iuiter, in the Jaffrey library;
I Mr. Fassett found a number of
' documents, including a record of
Mr. Fortune's purchase of his
freedom and that of t.hgse other
wife. He built a home and a tanAND
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president, declaring their willingness
to work.
The Young: Women's Auxiliary
is a young body but is making ex
,fellent progress under the leader- j
ship of an efficient President, Mr.-7^
|M. A. Lewis. Having been organi- j
Yed less than two "years, it has j
shown the Association what it can j
do, - . ~
The Missionary field here-tofore
having been represented by |
^Senior women; is now b<jing invad j
5ed by a group of hard working
young wpmen and the Senior wo. 1
men are proud of them. They are ;
working for mission ftnd education
-and arc doing excellent - work in f
the service of the Lord. You can'
do your part. If you have a young !
women's auxiliary-in your church-ji
work with it. If you are a young '
lady between the ages of 18-36,1
' join your Y. W. A. or help them to i
put over every program they pre-1
i sent to you. If you don't have a
i Y- W. A. in your church, organize j
I one. You can get in formation from i
Mrs. Magnolia A. Lewis, P.O. 103,
Horatio, S. 0.
ry Commemorated
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nery and became one of Jaffrey*s3
' most respected citizens. In his
f will, after caring for his wife j
1 and adopted child he set up a
fund to be used to promote good ]
citizenship?in?the-?town.?This I
j fund, allowed to accumulate ini
terest for 125 years, now proj
vides prizes for school child
j .-en's public speaking contest on
| good citizenship. An annual
' Amos Fortune Forum, in the Old
1 Meeting ITouse7 also eommemo1
rates Amos Fortune's indomitable
I will to freedom.
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! BENNETTSVILLE NEWS
J, :?
Services at all the city churchI
es Sunday as usual were good.
At Evans Metropolitan A.M.E.
Church, the pastor Hev. Mrs. Jef.
ferson delivered a wonderful message
at 11:15 a.m. and at 4.00
p.m. The Usher Board sponsored
, a program "The Heven Bound
Play", and along with that the
Marlboro County Training and
i High School Band rendered mus.
j 1c.
i 1 At Shiloh Baptist Rev. F. W.
Mclntouch of Florence, S. C.
James A. Miller, Prin. Miss N.B.
mcnarnson director ol Uiris' lilee
Club. Mrs. A.M. ' SrsttK," DirectoF
of Boy's Glee Club, rendered a pro
gram at Shiloh Baptist Church
sponsored by the Missionary SoA.Jiice.^um
jwas.collecLeiL?;
j, Mrs. Genva Johninkin spent a
lew days home last week from Columbia,
S. C. visiting her parents
j. Mr. and Mrs Cam Quick on Amelia
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ELKS NEWS T
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The Asst. Grand Exalted Ruler /
met with Palmetto Lady Monday
night. He spoke an Elkdom thought
and the world what they were
doing and how to become better
Elks.
The Lodge over wheamling enjoyed
his speech. After the meeting-dinner
was served, i
We are looking forward to the
meeting in Darlington. S. C. The
mid-winter convention Sunday Feb.
13,. 1955 also, with us the State
Pres. and the Education Depart- f
ment of Elks along with the party, li
BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. J. W. uavis? Pastor~
? Sunday School was held at lflj Av. 1
1 IT" .1 P?1 TT>
in. uy ine ou|jv. everyone was un i
duty. The lesapn was well discuss- I
ed. The subject: "The Grace Of
God." Memory-Verse; "Herein is -*
love, not that we loved God, but ^
thathe loved us, and sent his son i
to be the Propitiation for our sins. '
?lJohn 4:10. The IgssSn was en- '
joyed by all.
Immediately after Sunday Sch- *
ool a warm prtlyer service was con (
ducted by Dec. Anderson for our *
morning worship. Song, Am I A 1
Soldier Of The Cross. Morning '
prayer by Dec. Boyd. Praise God '
From Whom All Blessings Flow, 1
was sung. Morning hymn 392. *
Morning scripture wai read from \
.the 67 Psalms. Prayer by Mr. Mid- 1
dleton, Spiritual was sung by Miss *
Noble.
The morning Text was taken '
from Philippians 4-19 from Pauls !
letter. Theme: Live In Unjon With j
Christ. A wonderful message was '
delivered to the people. If we would '
only live in union?with?Christ. J
May we as individual strive hard- 1
to do this, and if each one of us do '
this, I'm sure we all would be as 1
one. This message was enjoyed by
all.
Our pastor alone with the mem- J
bdrs gave honor to Dec. Alfred
David this morning for contributing
two lovely tables to the church
es of which we were in need of :
and thanks to him.
Announcements and acknowledge,
ments was made by the church
clerk and reports for the month of
January was made.
Visitor was, Mrs Alberta
reatt of Wadisboro N. C. Thlk
mother of Mrs E T Abney.
On last Sunday ttie ladles of
this church reported $96.00 which
was installed on our heating system.
B Y P U was held at 6:30 P. M.
by Dec. David and evening worship
! at 7:30 p. m.
' We wish our sick members, Mrs
Boyd, Mrs. Noble and Mrs- Davis,
a speedy recover.
You are invited to come and wor
ship with us. *
E. T. Abney, Rpt
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j St. Mrs. Eugene Copeland spent
the week-end in Columbia, S, C,
last week with her parents Rev.
and Mrs. Dawkins.
Many parents and friends of
this city left Sunday morning for
Orangeburg, S. C. when the news
reached here that the girl's dormitory
at Claflin College had been destroyed
by fire. We are glad to report
not any were injured.
Mrs. Lillian McLeod and Miss
Clara Mae McKay of Brooklyn, N.
Y. were called home last week due
to the illness of their mother, Mrs.
Alice McKay on Kenny St.
Mrs. Josephine Smith of Brooklyn,
tL Y. Mrs_Clara Abraham of
Philadelphia, Pa. and Miss Rachel
Fairley of Chester, Pa. were called
home the first fcart of last week 1
due to-the death of their brother
Mr. Gilford Dudley who was funeralized
Monday of last week at
St. Michael Methodist Church
while in the city they were the
guests of their neice Mrs. Marion '
on Marshall St. < I
A large number from this city
j and county motofed to Cheraw, S. C.
Monday eveninc to attend the
( funeral of a dear friend and coi
worker in the District Missionary
Society. Mrs. Julia Streater a good
. woman and a faithful Christian j
"worker has fallen. ]
On the sick list re Mrs. Anna
Colemon, Mrs. Alice McKay^ Mr. J
Mr Henry Bradford^ Mr. Harris
Cain, Mrs. Gladis Kennedy, Mrs. I
Daisy Ellison and Mr. Cam Quick.
Callie S. McCoy, Rpt
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HE SOUTH CAROLINA CON- 1
IRESS OF COLORED PARENTS
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iev. Z. Townsend, Presku^:
LI 12 Newberry St.
\iken, S. C. - "
February 8
Dear Co-Workers:
rhe annual session of the South
Carolina Congress of Colored Par;nts
and Teachers will be held in
;he Columbia Township Auditorijm
on Thursday, March, 1955. We
ire anxious that every school in
South Carolina will have a P. T. A.
represented there.
Dur organization gives "a $50.00
?cholarship to one student enterng
college in the 1955-1956 school
;erm on a competitive examination
leld at our annual s<kssion. For a
ligh school to qualify to send an
ipplicant to this" examination,
pour P. T. A. must send your mem
jership dues to the treasurer, Mr.
Poinsette, whose address is 86
Cannon St., Charleston, S. C.. on
er before March 18, 1955. To ' be
r+> 9
eligible for an applicant to enter
the examination, you must send at
least" "75 per cent of your total
membership, which is 15 cent per
member.
Your membership is based on 40
per cent or 2 fifths of the enrollment
of the high school. A high
school with enrollment of 500 pupils
should have a P. T. A.tenrollment
of 200?This is based on two
parents or guardians for every 5
children. 75 per cent of 200 is 150,
which is $22.50 at 15 cent each.
For the elementary?schools, we
are giving trophies for the'one having
the best report. One to the
schools with 1 to 9 teachers, and
one to the large school having 10
or more teachers. Any further infrpiation
you wish, will be given if
you write me for it.
Remember the date of meeting:
March 24, 1955.
Remember the deadline for reports
to reach the treasurer if you are
competing for scholarship or tro
?phy: March 18, 1955.
.VIr. reter Poinsette
86 Cannon St.
Charleston, S. C.
Let us march on to Columbia in.
March for the gratest South (,'aro
Una Congress in our history.
Yours for service.
Rev. Z. Townsend?President
ST. JOHN A. M. E CHURCH
Rev. S. \V. Fordham?Pastor
~ Marion?S. S. was called to order
at 10:00 by the Supt. with the
officers and co-workers on the*;
post of duty. The lesson w
tfully discussed by the
followed with a brief rev.i
Rev. Palmer.
Morning worship was at 11:16
Invocation was offered by Rev.
Palmer. Our scripture rading was
from Exodus 12:5->l3 followed by
the 1st and summary of the Dec.
with the ushers receiving offering.
The stewards then received the
offering which was very brie?. The
consecration ^prayer was offered
by Rev. Foxworth followed by a
selection by the choir. Rev. Foxworth
came to us with a "soul
stirring sermon taken from Exoius
12:13. The open door was then
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jxtended while the choir sang the !
invention hymn. The notices by I
the Church clerk and the ushers
report brought the morning service |
to a close. I
There was no night service due ,
to the unfavorable weather.
NEWS
i We are glad to say aur sick
members are improving nicely.
Maysville S. C. at the Ebenezer A. .
H E Church at 8:00 o'clock. Feb. '
8, 1955 for the late Mr Willie
Louis Barno. The, husband of Mrs
Pauline Barno formerly Miss Paul
irte Fordham, the daughter of Rev
and Mrs. S. W. Fordham now pas-'
toring in Marion," S C at St John |
AME Church. He leaves to mourn '
his Inatl n u*i^a awa oa? a?/1 1
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daughters, a father, two sisters I
three unelea^and a host of relative
. :*ift triends. |
-r-+-m? Fortiham Funeral Home of I
iiii'i.i! . C. in charge.
y; " ^ ill hoping Jdr_Ea?hion1
. '-.cted at Kitrell College to
, :uiegate for the General ConUuoiice.
He is asking for your sup
pott.
Elizabeth Moody, Rpt.
BRANCHVILLE NEWS
BETHEL A. M. E. CHURCH
Rev. L. D. King?Pastor
"The Lord is my light and my
salvation of whom shall I be afraid"
Psalms 21 ;1.
Sunday was a rainy day for all
Church goers, but 10 o'clock the
rain ceased falling for a good
while and being the first Sunday
our pastor was at his other Church.
My next door neighbor and myself,
Mr. and Mrs. George Kelly, al
so Mack Ezell, and J. T. Miller and
Barbara Edwards motored '.to
Davis Station, S. C. to see some of
Mrs. Miller's relatives. W'e also at
( tended services at Rev. Daw-kin's
I church, Mount Zion; There it was
la very fine crowd in gpito nf?the
I weather. Rev. Dawkins selected his
text from Ephesians 5:1-2. Be ye
therefore followers of Cod m dp?r
children and walk in love as
Christ has also lead us. Our souls
| were revived and our hearts*, rejoiced
while he fed us with the
spiritual food. Rev. Dawkins certainly'preached
a wonderful serI
mon and sang some very touching
j songs. Afterwards he communed
several tables. After communion
we nuu collection, which was $16.00,
then the endowment rally took
place, the total of all the money
raised was $227.80. We all certain
ly enjoyed our selves at Mt. Zion.
After services we went to th?
home of Mrs. Blankie Walters, sis
ter-in-law of Mrs. Miller. We ate
dinner and refreshed ourselves. We
enjoyed being in her home very
much. They made it very pleasant
I for us. We motored back to
Branchville with out any troubles.
Mrs. C. M. Miller, Rpt.
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