Palmetto leader (Columbia, S.C.). 1939-04-01 [p ].V
VOL. XIV.NO. 13
National Negro April 2nd Throi For the year 1339, TJaticnal Ne-^gro
Health week has been design
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ing ine secona week 01 ine muiiin. fi In line with other highly
proelamatedoccasions of national character,National Negiu Health
wook.
" now faces tjb all with countenance oof-significant imnortanrp not
toi "f be disregarded or lightly set aside'1 II in favor of more
commonplace or es more glamorous items of general Bi interest.
Originating in the State of Virginia some twenty-five years. Gi ago
through the constructive ef- ni forts of Negro educators and' w
leaders as a movement designated fe to promote the impiovement in
v< the health and the environmental m conditions of Negroes by
reason', of the disproportionately high] lil death rate among them,
the Nat- st ional Negro Jtealth Week move el
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u I ti" In his usiial condition of pover- e3o ty and ill heulth the
Negro is frequentlya victim of one or anoth- ajer of & lenthy
train of human jyjmaladies inexorably and inherent- Q]ly associated
with such physical fcmisfortune. With the Negro and £the white
person living in close ,jrproximity as they do in the South biand
daily mingling in vocational ^pursuits of life, a certain amount of
disease transmission is inevi- ^table. Among jtfegroes,
especially,tuberculosis and syphilis are b'two diseases which are
frequently,observed, the latter more notably, p.both are dangerous
and trans- ^missible, though preventable and ^and usually curable
if discovered ^and treated early. At the pres- j,ent time active
campaigns are be- £)ing carried on throughout the 11C_ 1L- f-*- -1-
- dwk; hi cue niveresi oi tneir con- j ^
Therefore, as good citizens it Cbehooves us all to actively parti-'
Sf.ipate in t.ho daily struggle to ton Vrol these two diseases,
especially.1 NWhat could be a better way of Fobserving National
Negro Health GWeek throughout the year?
Charles H. Alford v
Iir Recital at Bethel £ Friday March 31st Ji
aMr. Charles H. Alford, one of /^ New York's outstanding tenors,
ewill appear in recital at BethelA .M. E. church, Friday night,
£M-arch 81, at 8 o'clook. 0Mr. Alford has toured Texas, cFlorida
and Georgia, and is on shis return to. New York. A treat is in
store for musjc lovers at jyBethel F riday night. Admission ^25c;
children 15c. ^Rev. W. B. L. Clarke, pastor s
Monster Song-Fest I -J-. 4 " "» "
ty cuiiesuay, i\pril Dtn j; The choral groups of Allen rJ Uuniv.,
Benedict college, Booker jWashington high sdhool and \Carver
school, will appear in a j
Monster Song-fest at Bethel A. ] M. E. church, Wednesday night, ]
Aril 5, at 8 o'clock. The groups r
are preparing special,, selections , for this unique musical
program. ( Don't miss it. Admission 10c. I ]
Rev. W. B. L. Clarke, pastor ]
sunny side s°cial club j i
The Sunny Side Social club was ] recently organized at the home of
] of Mr. and Mrs? John Henry Rowe £512 Green street. Mrs.
KatherineSmith, president; Mrs. Es- ]ther ftowe, vice-presideriit;
Mrs. Mozelle Myers, secretary; Rev. H. Ford, Asst. Secretary; Mr.
John .<
Henry Rowe, savings treasurer; Mrs. Iola Roberts, social treas-
urer. We are now fully organizedand ready to cooperate with the
other savings social clubs.
Visitors are always welcome. (Mrs.) Serena Eaddy j
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le Spring lecitr1, ..
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sr of the Federation of Daily 1 urseries of New York City and
Welfare Council. Mrs. William H. orwood is president. '
The benefit has been arranged y an executive committee u«ider
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le co-chairmanship of Mrs. H.V. . Edward and Mrs. William H.
/©rtham. Those present at tho '
iceting were: Mesdames Cora D '
ndeFson, Channing H. Ttrtnas,.ulia Braxton Clark, Ceeille G. ingle,
Rhoda Fowler, iDazie oage, Marguerite Henry, C. A.I forman,
Henrietta Ravenell, WilamHJ-Worthainf R. F. Lewis.I arfie L.
Anderson Wesley Young 1 adelle McNicholas, Fred Wilson,' (J. T.
Manley and Miss Fannie J. .
Lurray. lampton Creative Dancers < ive Recital . < The
Hampton Association of tFew York headed by Dr.^Wjlljarjiay
Schick")in cooperation/ith a committee from Harlem 1
eaded by Dick Campbell, director 1
f the Rose McClendon Players ,
resented the Hampton Creative >ance Group in a benefit recital t
the Heckscher Theatra, Fifth 1 Lvenue and 104th Street Sunday <
vening March 19. The Hampton Creative Dance (Iroup is one of the
outstandingrganiaationn of ito.kind.in the
ountry,and in north eastern tates in their spring tour. Mr. Charles
H. Williams., and
Irs. Charlotte Moton Kennedy iave done a very g.ood job i n
Lelpinjf to develop among t h e,tudent? of Physical Education at.
liampton Institute, a very fine
. -i- *1 cimc ui iu.vviiin, aiso poise and t the same time develop
intricate ind~acrobatlc Steps of the greatstdifficulty. 1 Members
of the Harlem Comnitteewere: Mesdames Florence
iohanan, Julia Braxton Clark, He en Cohron, Mamie
Davenport,<atie Van iDerzee Jackson, L.V. Hazel, Dorothy Paige,
TWeressa 'arker, Frances Reckling, Viola Thompson, Rae Olley Mills,
Ha:elWilson. Also Misses Ellen K. _>aft, Mercedes Gilbert,
Marytirk, Pauline Massey. Dorothea VfcLain, Inez PafteiawSn and
VirginiaWashington. Also Messrs.3ick': Campbell, George
Callender,Emanuel Lucas, N. L. Williams,Harold W. Clark, J.B.
Macrea, Dr.I Ered Carter ar»d Pof. Toy Gorum.j Dr. D. Ward Nichols,
pastor of
Emanuel A.M.E. Church, 37 W.' 119th Street left the city to
at-Jtend the Trustee Board meeting>f Wilberforce University. He
will join Bishop D. H. Sims at Philadelphia. For News, Ads or
Subscriptionsplease Phone or Write, Julia B.
Clark, N,Y. |RiepreBerityitive<, 365 W. 118th St., Apt. 24,
N.Y.C.,Phone Monument 2-2130.
I by Allen Ui Booker Wa Carver Sc
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COLUMBIA,
lev. Hemingway Vants the Record Straight Special to the f'almetto
Leader) Washington, Dr-Grr March29r-^
somebody sent nie a neatly-wrap»edcopy of the "Lighthouse". )n
pa^ee 8, column 3, there was ive |jt&i u&i ctfJiis dcu up
in 4uwaionmurks, being tho rnnver;atiohof Mrs. McGill to a
report>r.saying, that "Mr. Hemingway, iirhrr now^\swnrks^ in
Washington cith the Chinch Extension, had w«»n logdipv money to
carryAlen.universityon hut for some eason rlertiingway doesn't like
Bishop Flipper and has ceased giv ng the school the '.financial aid
which he once had."
'> In reference to the above quoted statement I want to reply.
First, f Mrs. McGill or anyone else nade such a statement to
anybody hey certainly misrepresented the ;ruth. The facts are,
Bishop Flip aer is one of the best friends 1 lave living, among the
Christian ninistry. I would do anything in ny power for him because
I great y admire him foi hio Christina, nanhood. I don't know a
greater >rother than he. I know from personalexperience, he
would not do i man, little or big, an injustice. Bishop Flipper
won't allow one of lis presiding tp dft any:hingto harm.rr^preacher
if he las knowledge of it. I know Jip would not harm anybody. He
was a great friend to Dr.
E. H. McGill. He showed it by :he stand he took for him in his
?lection, and in his straightforwardstatements at the
funeral.
I did not cease helping Allen iniversity because I did not like
Bishop Flipper. The faicTTspBislopFlipper got me to let Dr. Mc-
tiiii nave sixteen thousand ($10,1 300.00-) dollars. He signed the
lotes along with the Executive Board to secure the same. As late as
the 15th of January, this year, I gave Rev. McGill in his hand,
four thousand ($4k000.00) lollars through the persuasion of 3ishop
Flipper. I did not want to mother with the affairs any longer, sut
the Bishop said I must stand rp and help Dr." McGill run
Allen.There is three thousand ($3,000.00) dollars in a bank in
South Carolina for Alien right how when they need it. Most of this
newspaper stuff is
prejudice and revenge which i-omes from the "factiorts" or
;<parties" as they call it. We :iught not tear up the school and
lessen the respect and confidence ff our members simply to carry
aut a purpose which does not be-1 loner t/\ f o/iViAAI "" L'.' H.'
HEMINGWAY.
CHESTER PARAGRAPHS
At the Calvary Baptist ctltirch this week, the first
anniversary!
the Pastor, Rev. M. T. Coker, i hoinp- -observed. with a sermon
?ach night by a pastor from the ither churches in the city. A ?reat
time is anticipated. Miss Julia Thomas, of Camden
was the charming guest for the week-end of Miss Joanna
Blackwell.
Mjr._Cy_ril Spann, of Jackson hi faculty, Camden, spent the week
;nd here at home. Mrs. Marguerite McLurkin entertaineda few friends
Saturday
night at her horme on Loomis St., complimentary to Miss Julia
Thomas, of Camden. The guests enjoyed variety games, and
music,"after which a delicious ice course.
Several parents and many studentswitnessed the program at Finley hi
school Tuesday morningfrom 11 to 12 a.m. given by the tots in grade
1 taught by Miss Fannie B. Cassell. The little ones
11 _J... J..: UT\ iitivu ut-cn amuying isoiuesticated"Animals",
fen* several months, and this was the culminating feature.Their
parts were excellentlydone, and older persons learnedmuch from
these very small children "as they dearly.and bravely made their
speeches, sang songs, and gave imitations. Miss Cassell is still
receiving complimentson the fine wor^ done with such very small
children. - "Out of the Dark", a play givenby a group of Finley hi
studentsa few months ago, will be rendered at the hi school in
NewberryFriday night. Miss E, Copeland and E. Coleman are in
charge, with Miss P. Pendergrass pianist. A number of "Chester
friends
A#ent down to Columbia Monday night to witness the program
giv-
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riiversity, Benet shington High hool-Combinec
rttjettc SOUTHTTAROLTNA, SATUR]
Good Samaritan. Waverly Hospital' Dedicates New Wing Prominent
Speakers Appear X>n Program
.^JFully three hundred persons attendedthe dedication services and
opening of the new wing of.the-
GoodSamaritan-Waverly Hospitalin Columbia, March 23. In the-
absence oil Dr. J . J, Slarks,
presidentof Benedict College and member4 of the bumd of
governors
ofthe institution, W. H. Hravey, also a member of the board,
introducedR. Beverly Herbert* prominent Columbia Attorney a^d
chairman of the board, who presidedthroughout the program. The
first speaker, Dr. W. A.}
Boyd, chief of the consulting staff, spoke of his long interest in
Columbia hospitals for Negroes.He said this experience
"started in the Taylor Lane hospt-j1tal established around 1903 by
the late Dr. Matilda Evans. Dr. Boyd .spoke highly of the type of
servicerendered hy this institution, and its successors through
theT
.years and,said, "Not one patient,' regardless of circumstances,
was ever turned frnm tlioiv /)rmn " rrv-. I Boyd paid high tribute
to the Ne-1 gi'o physicians and commented forcibly on the splendid
qualjfi-jcations and the very fine type of service rendered by
Nurse North er, who has been with the Wav erly Hospital since its
establish ment by the late Dr. N. A. Jen kins. )Dr. Frank B.
Johnson, chief of active staff spoke of health condi-! tiors in
Columbia when, he began practice here in 1903 and outlined' the
improvement during the'ye'ars Dr. Johnson said that such
im-[.provement comes only through hard work and the feeling of
joint1 responsibility on the part of the citizenry. <
A telegram from former Sena-1 tor James H. Hammond member of the
board of crnvovrinvo 1
Q v va tivi O ^Api Van ed his regrets on being unable to attend
because of an urgent call to Washington. Messages were' also
brought from Dr. L. B. Ow ens Mayor of Columbia, A. M.
ber of Commerce, who were ab' sent on account of the meeting of the
State Bar Association. Short and inspiring talks wei*e made by
Senator Bates of Richlandcounty and Senator Lyles of
gram two beautiful musical num-jbers, "This is My Task," by theI
female quintet of Benedict, and | a violin so'o, "Ave Maria," by
Miss Frances Thomas were eu
joyed by the group. Following the introduction ot
the remaining members of, the board of governors, the staff mem
bers and Miss Grace Steele,thesuperintendent,the group inspect ed
the beautiful new wir^g. of the hospital.
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SILVER TEA At CARVER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
The Parent-Teacher associaticnr of Carver Junior high school is
^(poriqoring a silver tea at the school, ^Sunday afternoon, Ap^ril
2, 1939 from 4 to 6 o'clock. The public is invited to attend. This
is the first in a series of efforts to raise money in the Carver
Librarydrive. Space at the school is equipped for library use but,
there is a great need for books. The Library Drive committee is
working under the direction of Mrs. H. H. Cooper. An interestingand
entertaining program has ueen arranged. en by Prof. S. Louis
Finley, Jr. It will be interesting to home friendg to know that all
of Prof. Finley's numbers were enjoyed much. He played several
piano numbers, then he played two pi1 anos at one time, following
this he played a selection alternately
t Continued on Page 8
!< T i
Who's Who In D. C. C From South Carolina
By J. O. Hart
A
Apr1t~ 1. 1939.Mr. James Ik- -ttr Bolden. was born in Camden, S.
lia C. He attended the public sbhcrols Ur of Camden, apd Mather
academy and studied ope year in New Or- >
leans, La. Following this he was wii engaged in hotel and railroad
woik in Northern States and Flo- farida.
In 1916 he entered the Insur« A1 ance field in. the service of the
North Carolina Mutual and Prov- tefi<lent association (now North
Ca- th< rolina Mutual Life Insurance Co.) Le This service was
abruptly cut off in 1918 when he was called into the service of the
United States Aifmy. After the Armistice Ke~ ~7T) returned to
Anderson, South Caro- '
lina to continue his work with the g(jinsurance company. He served
gp as superintendent there and later as manager's assistant of the
Greenville district, followed by o^. one year as assistant manager
of n,}! the Spartanburg district.
In 1935 he came to Washingeai ton and entered the insurance ^
field as Insurance Broker associa- Q£ ted with C. F. Garidy,
agency. w
The agency has steadily grown ter and is now one of the largest of
its' kind.. We feel that there is a great future for him in the no,
"All-"Line Insurance Agency". t j0
^ m >.. . bei HOWARD SCHOOL TO CON- cul DUCT PRE SCHOOL CLINIC
Cil
Monday April 3, 9 A. M. slo
In a special effort to facilitate ea: registration in September the
prin th< cipal of Howard School has arrang rp,ed a clinic to be
conducted at the school on April 3, 1939, between °d the hours of 9
A. M. and 12. Noon. ar<
Mrs. Janie Creed Scott, city health pr< nurse, will be in charge
of the -pi! clinic. ,
.. All parents living in the vicinity of Howard school and having
Child mt
ren who are to begin school in tei the fall are urged to brinjr
them thi to this clinic.- . -
vj( EBENEZER A. M. E. CHURCH
Ui Rev. D. N. Wilson, Pastor
Charleston, s. C._ Sunday was a -U* very beautiful day,an
appreciate tr: ive audience attended all services. The pastor being
called away,
Rev. G. W. Heyward delivered a noble sermon. He spoke from the (lu
subject, "Nothing But leaves" be found St. Matt. 21: 13. Th;s ser-
,01 mon was enjoyed by all. Sunday School was held at-its
usual hour. The lessons- were in- 13
terestingly taught. A large crowd co was present. in A very
interesting discussion aj
was carried on during the League period.
' a?1 .The evening worship began at by its usual hour. The pastor
spoke C( from subject, Watch and Pray, j),Found St. Mark 14: 38,
this sermonwas inspirational and up lifting. Ul The pastor also
spoke of the vii
Bishop in the hightest terms. He tysaid the work of Bishop Flippei
in the state has been marvelous .
since he was here and that he is in
The^gi'Ctttest Bishup-wc have ever -fii had in South Carolina for
many X-i yedrs. til'Revival meeting began on Tues dayMarch 21, 1939
with a week ar nf nrotror TVin r»v«r»nf «/vn1 oOt»I»»A Kq
. . . in. B' cc»v suui n"¥in>4( "*
campaign begins Tuesday night j tr March 28, 1939 conducted by Rev.
Mrs. C. B. Priester, of Cincinnati Ohio. Come and help us in this
pr spiritual battle.
Mr. E. Grant, leader of class 18, tu presented a musical and
literary di program on Monday March 27, 1939, They presented the
Black Diamond Quartet who sang very ('r
beautifully Mrs. F. V. Wilson re- m cited a few lection from
Dunbar. And remarks ->re made by Mrs. Brown and b._ . Williams
and Poinsett. Mr. Joftn Gaillard was master of ceremonies. Every
one Messers. Washington, Bunch and Sr seems to have had an enjoybk
ho time. teiA large number of visitors were es present. Doh't
forget to buy your (jj, copy of the' *i-*lmetto Leader from *octr
dia'is, by' "
ini M. Brown, reporter1
lien Univ. Debates P aine College Apr. 8 I
. . t
The Debating. Society of.Allen t
liversiby opens it's first inter- e llefriate debate of the season
fainst Paine College of Augusta, ftorgia, Saturday April 8, 1939,8
o'clock P. M. in the auditori- e
roPAIlerrtfniv. The question for -c s debate is: Resolve that the
alited States should form on ai .
nee with Great Britian. Alien liversity will debate the nega- 1 e
side of the question while v ine College the affirmative.. cThe
affirmative team of Allen 11 meet the negative team of "
ine at Augusta on the same e te. There will be three speakers e im
each side.
vThose on the negative team of len are: Miss Ethel Simmons, 8
;ssers. Sameul V. Dowdy and * slton Lewis* The affirmative JEifn
that will debate at Augusta : same date consists of: Messersi" on
Bennett, Woodrow Gallaiwand John Middleton. "
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ampaigns Open 1 ite Tuberculosis Association c onsors Movements
v
:. * si April 1 marks both the opening a the Early Diagnosis
Campaign t, inned to emphasize the impor-J j, ice of finding
tuberculosis in its 0 i-ly stages and the observance tl the
Twenty-fifth Anniversary p the National Negro Health j
>vement aimed to focus the at- jv ltion of the Nation on health-
w sblems and health needs of the c, gro citiierii'y. The early
diag- ti sis campaign 's a spring educa- fj nal drive directed
against tu- j rculosis by the National Tuber- f osis Association,
New York 0 Ly, and its affiliated organiza- v ns throughout the
Nation. The f gan is ""Help" find toberuclosis fly." 8 out of 10
who come to X j sanatorium are advanced cases p at slogan and the
latest meth- p s of finding early tuberculosis p e stressed in all
the literature n spared for use during this drive ousands of pieces
of literature t ve been sent to county Christ- j rs.Seal.chairmen,
ministers,* n xehers and doctors in the hope^ v it they will
volunteer their serj a T5 in whs wortny etiort. ^ The literature
prepared by the f lited States Public Health Ser [ e for use in the
National Negro a >alth Wepk program is most at v ictive. This is
being distributed' a all chairmen and additional' i
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pics may be had by sending re- s ests to the South "Carolina Tu-j v
rculosis Association. 1512 Mar-, v
.1i Street, Columbia. In this mpaign the objective for 1939 "The
citizens responsibility for t mmunity health." There is an «
teresting history of the nation-! Negro health week movement,' d
there arc interesting articles' Dr. Thomas Parran, Surgeon
neral of the United States, and r. R. A. Vonderlehr, Chief o f
(vision of Venereal Diseases,1 nited States Public Health Ser
'
ce. In connection with communi I health, three problems with
eir procedures are emphasized the material: tuberculosis-case
lding^ with tuberculin test and ray; syphilis case finding by rou
ie Wassermann test; and infant id maternal deaths.mother and iby
advisory, examination, and eatment service. - ' Both of these
national health ograms are being sponsored in is state by the South
Carolina berculosis association under the ( rpptinn rvf fhr* Qfnfo
.
VI V..V ut/otc nt-^iu I'UIIl
ittoc of that association. Both t ives continue throughout t h o i
on*h of April. 1
BALTIMORE, MI). NEWS J. W. Augurs
Mt. Pleasant Baptist church * inday school opened at usual ur with
Supt. M. W. Mobley and ftchers at their respective plac.The pastor
made a wonderful 1 icussion of the lesson. I At 11:30 a.m.
preaching service i Rev.. H. R. Robinsoo of Wash- I
gton, D. C. He preached a soul \ Continued on Page 8 1
I Church b, April 5
/E CENTS PER OOFY
s, and Keeping 1 - Straight special to i he Palmetto Leader:
The administration and advent >f tho Ronipr Bishop J S. Flipper
is Presiding Bishop of the Seventh"Episcopal District have been
mtstanding. fiery, colourful and ascinating. He came to a
divided.District, preaching the Gospel
Tinvy and Pcafo arid advocating ;n Allenite or a South Carolinian a
haw/1 Alio.. ITii'iuim sil.u at a
ime when Capt. Abram Simpson ms the very popular president >f
Allen University; such preach lent was considered selfish,
unonnectionaland radical. The lection of President and faculty ^as
postponed from June to August;candidates simmered down o the late
Dr. McGill and Dr. )ent,. which was a battle royal. JcGill 54; Dent
51. -The State was 100 per cent be- ind the elected President;
Disricts:Georgetown, Edisto, Kingtree,Mt. Pleasant led in
Educa
i6nMoney, and three of the four 'residing Elders voted for Dent
After a most colourful and suo
essful short administration, our ery popular President became
eriously ill, and it was noised broad that those who are closer o
him, went to Atlanta beseech ig the Bishop to allow a member f the
faculty to can*y on until tie President returns. Bishop'1 inner en
mo f-n tv.^ j:.4 4w vtiv i icaiuiil^ JCilers,who were called to
meet larch 8th for Allen Day returns, rith a made up mind to ask
his ~"7"~ibinet to name some one to act emporarily, a kind of bob
tail or gure head until the real Presientreturns. The past rises
beoreus like Bancho's Ghost and ne could not forget the
runner-updio was left at the door with our votes short of being
Presi ent. Hence when the popular Dr. lent was named.the
Presidingllder of the Columbia District, he Titular Head of the
Young eople of the A. M. E. Church, a lan blameless in life and
characer,a graduate of Allen and BosonUniversities, one who taught
n Allen, both on the Academic nd Theological faculties, there ras
not a dissent, not a question
.
May I say, regardless to camps >r party, the iuvS of Allen and
he A. M. E. Church was foremost n the mind of our beloved and
jopular Acting President, which :aused him to resign to prevent
embarrassing his Bishop and hurt ng the finances of Allen
Univer;itly.The Board and Bishop Flip >er accepted this
resignation,' unlorthese most peculiar, unprecelentedcircumstances.
The Board manimously elected Dr. Dent as business Manager. This the
Stu lent Committee rejected. The said Committee preferred the
Chair- .inn ui me executive Board to 10 act, notwithstanding sych
was )romised, Dr. 'Dent has not ten- .
iered the Board his resignation, ind the same is referred to the
Chancellor. The Board voted confidence in
;heir Chairman for his activities n trying to bring about
peace.Vfore anon. REV. J. E. THOMAS, Sec'y.,
of Executive Board.
FRIENDLY NEIGHBORS CLUB
The Friendly Neighbors met Friday night with the President,~drs.E.
M. Owens. Quite a delight'ul evening was spent in an old time
debate. The next meetingvill be had at the home of Mrs.
_imma Cannon, Henderson street.