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BennettsvilTe, S.« C., June.^ Sunday was a sad da with maboro

county, who were- suddenlyshocked to hear ol'^he~ deaths

...7~of~ -two of dWr,, helov^n^friefid s.

. My. S, C. Manuel. who. died at^ his home after-a t hirfy~mmuUillness,was- one. R*&r. Heath,

took charge of the l'uncral. Mrs.Deliajiayhorn died in' SvrumBaptist Church on Sunday. Rev.P. B. Mdodana, pastor, waslabaonfk.if 17,... O O v li i 1uvii u f uut ivc v . O. O. JL U 1UUC.I

pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church

After considerable deserved eulogyon the deceased, the scripturelesson was read by Rev. A.-*. E. Lomax^ Solo, "When I Shall^ .

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_Sce Hiim Face to r ace" by lUis?Dora L. Powell. Mis*v.EmmaDrake spoke of her life toward-her community;-.Mrs. Lomaxwrote a stirring and welcome

t.. sympathy lettdr to the-bereavedfamily. Rev. J. \V:. Miles assistedRev. YOUlljj[t>lood..Ilymn"No. 639. Music was conductedby Mrs. YotnrgfrloodT -Many~'r.- r while fiiends were prooontr.ThcX- funeral procession was about amile long. When G^d called Mrs;Hayborn from us, he called a lovingfriend .from home. Yet welovet but God loveth best. Sleepon dear one and take your rest.Mr, E.-Sr.SaruW* ~nf High

Point, N. C., brother of Miss Callie Sanders made a surprise mo

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spend the \veek~unct7.He took^is two sisters, Carrlrrai' and C.D. Saiuleis.and.Cornelia,. hioniece, Mrs. Dupreevr and Jdrs;Nettie Kiitk to her native homein Gibson, NT CI There theymet Mr. and Mrs. Wads, parentsof Mrs. Kirk. Tliey_ cordially

. tinvited us back to their home,> especially during the fruit per.-indi

Mrs. Kassfe and little Gertie>- M. "Cunningham, Miss Emily

McKay, spent Tuesday evenincr"with the reporter.

Misses I. S. C: Sanders.and

Sir view, of Prof, and'Mrs. Cun ***ningham's new doungalow hoipe.It is a perfect dream.

Mr. and Mrs. Ii. F. McCollomare "moving In their new beautifulbungalow home on MarshallSt. Many compliments are pasa«d on their new home./ Rev. J.L. Taylor pastor of St. Michaelchurch was in the city on busiWednesday

was a busy daywith theSeporter as "the followingpersons called to visit: DorothyReese, Edith Grace, F]ggerzizr:.nora McKqyr--- '

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Gertrude Lomax, Mable Reese,Cora McEaddie and little Miss

. Annett McCollum, called also.Call again girls.Many of the people from Bennettsville,S. C. mot'ored-tov C^°C. to attendthepicnic Satur .Mra. Pearl Thompson tyas in

f* the city visiting her sister-in-law-

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1 .Miss Eiiiiua_ Diake-left.for ia(g|'Charlotte, N. C. to spend a while fc

with her sister, Mrs. £^Steven4+t.auu~ ...:.7. .-- -. - a.

[ Miss Ellersteen McCollom blspent Monday morning With the.reporter, and sisters-. She is ^'taking a special dressmaking tlcourse.Trust she-wiH make good, m

Till! prnffi-grp nf tVie RqndaySchool convention held at Mace- **dumar-Baptist Church-begmniing

Fridayand continuing through HSuday night was quite a success. a<

i -Rev., Jones and wife of Flor- wJ. ... _jence, passed through the . cR diTy Thursday enroute^for-Mace-.i (Ionia Baptist church, where he ^will preac,h_inJSev. P. B. Mdod-ana's absence.

I Miss Svlvia Crossland l3~otrk.n P f rtl'f v fAV Q1^ V-J. . v. n am I, O^CUUIIIKa while on the beach in the city

i of Wiilmiington, N. C.| Mrs. Rosetta Drige is still on pthe sick list, also Miss Gertrude jtKemaxr.~

f.^ j.i_ Very__sad- to hear that- -Mrs.BessieWelch was hurt seriously

[In a car wreck. She. is. very....sick. -. Ti

Key. W. -to. iviorro\V;iJand Rev,.McFalls stopped by the reporterMonday, on their way td~Society 5'Hill, Darlington and Kingstree. 5

Miss Carrentur and C. D. S. "5iSanders accompanied by Mr." J. 5.'.McKay took ii delightful trip to'|i- U t J -.^ 5liiu new unuge ounaajr evening.j ftQuite a treat to see it. jTrenton, N. J., last Monday. The' ;3body was brought to Bennetts-1 gIville where, they funeralized theiiremains.Very saa moeea. HIS

Y~ Prof.-3. - T. rCunningham was: §lout of town on important bus!- Igness last week. -

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span, on a reservationof 3K> acres, the 25 brick buildings i

!'ranging from the ijnj308iflg_doublewinged main infirmary with 500 rooms-to the small administration building,*the^ whole presents an attractive enjsemblelaid out by landscape artistsjail in accordance with a definite pro'gram which while.it presents .a. com-:plcte unit, also comprehends the ex- aitension and growth of~ the hospital, olThis is a need which is already felt olbecause the dormitories are crowded d<jto their full capacity of 600 beds and ai+7r^stBhg::TT^" ^me^pfoporttnns is ir,

/!1 rtn o*.>ri me, wniie originally the hospit->p<ral was planned for the surrounding Tarea of southern states where inade- *quate hospitalization had been pro- tavided. for colored soldiers-, transfershave been requested and granted from ^every section of the country, Origin-,uilly.. intended f6r the treatment of'consumption and diseases of the mind .with building^ planned in accordance Biwith (he most ffiodern ideas In treat"* '

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g these dread diseases, its scope hasien increased until it included^ everyrm of illness and specialists in varusdepartments. , It iskfoow classedi a^deneralHospital. '

Commandant'sJob"No Cinch .

The place is run on a departmentalid military basis, each head being[sponsible for "his department, th<hole co-ordinated under art exeeuve,Cot. J. H. Ward, whose authoritycomplemented by his immediate asstants,Major F. Ev Stokes^exectrve officer and Walter S. Burke, bus.teas executives The employees num.s-r ..nn-ly mQ ar.H approximately76,000 a month is spent in up keepI the 600 patients who are undeieatment there for nearly every conivable malady, the majority arfl_eithtubercular or psychiatric patiens

ho because of shell shock and otheigors of war became affected mental.

To keep these 600 inmates progresnjr~and contented is a task withjrself and as a spokesman for the bu;

rnmarVeH try thp writer shortlyfter the colored personnel was instald, "Gol. Ward has a task out foim which few men who understood

set the care of the multitude of paents with their multifarious needsitglie must co-ordinate the efforts olifirge- staff of physicians and ex

srts 'iSftrty -of whom hive not beerscustomed to centril and organizer:jidance. Hu_4uust.be _rcdponeibl<»r the cqnTTuct of a-plant worth mor<ran >2,0007000. He must be not onljphysician, an army officer and £

jsiness man, but an ambassador ancplomat as well. There are thecwhit<jople of the community, state ant>uth to be dealt with and last'bulrrtainly not least the colored public

Just what has this Negro pers.onne;en able to accomplish? First exsilent Hisfiplinp ha^beenmaintained3 easy task with 600 men who hav<ttle to occupy their time and mind;:customed to active lives, many 01horn were untrained. Next the builings and grounds have been kepii excellent 3nape, ltnrd as.Colfard remarks, "I have gotten* re

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Undertakers and EmbalmeraWhy we should be called upon wheri undertaker la required 1b becaus*rtftff adventngeg.'w^ offer, it iepyrt! our policy to save the family everyjllar possible, not to swell the billi much as the family will stand. Soi detail -of service, wr cut_ thp m:»nse to the loweet possible point,he result i"- « W* ..

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i markable unisgftt < «nd co-operationfrom the mfen and women ^ho com.pose="the workiing force. They have

1 proved to me that colored people can 1* -work together." .

Recent Charges Investigated\ .Of course there, have been ma] con>tents, some of whom were _plaiTi_cusysod and others who were actu ated byr and gain. Some of these men have. precipitated trouble, inspiring gossip,r writing anonymous letters and mag.nifying trivial happenings. While in;, some instances undesirable publicity7 has been ghmetT Irom these outputs. they have hid but little effect "Upon. the management or the Veterans' Bu.reau. The latter inspects ""regularlyand recently when a number of char}'gesof inefficiency and graft filed in. Washington a searching^ investiga.tion was held. The staffs and Col.w.i --- ---

were exonerated, the ^ome j"v' been mistakes made at the hospitalr-of- course.Mistakoc ar» made in allr the government .-hospitals, but what.ever errors have been made at number..91 are not different in type or degreeI from those we have dealt with in theother veteran establishments."v This

. statement is further emphasiized by} the fact that the Tuskegee HospitalI is rated third for efficiency among,. the 19 now being operated by the govternment. 7 1

L The recent innovation sponsored by} Col. Ward for the opening of the hos5pitatto internes Is-attracting.wide.at-, tention. Some 110 young men gradtuated from medical schools this yearpand- there.were, but.66--places-openr-wherethev tnight interne. In orderj that women and-children might also^ come under their ^observation, it isplanned that the internes -may'iatstFL

^ practice at the John A. Andrews Hosj^rital of Tuskegee Institute, Dr. Eu»7 gene Dibble in charge..As a correct-(ivfe for the idle time whinVi

jUinnfrft hnvn nn thah^hahds,. President1 Coolidge and Secretary Mellon havep recently arranged for a recreationalbuilding which will cost $75,000 con-"taining a gymnasium, an assemblyt hall and many other features.

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