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Ten THE INDEX JOURNAL. GREENWOOD. S. Friday, March 8 1957. Citizens Of Ghana Called Friendly, Responsive People Editor's note: This is the coneluding article by the Rev.

John Murdock on the new African nation of Ghana. Mr. visited in the area in 1955, and has asked to write some background material to give local people a better understanding of the new nation.) The African citizens of the new nation of Ghana, are friendly, reostend maseom ko-npl ele npv. sponsive, people. In looks and temperament they are much like our southern Negroes.

Most of the Negro slaves who were brought to the southern part of our country were brought from Nigeria and the Gold Coast. In fact, this, was known for years as the slave coast. All native Africans who are educated speak English, Many of those who have a university education speak several languages fluently, and in competence and culture match similar groups in other countries. There are numerous native tribes, each with Its own language. I preached one Sunday in the Baptist Church at Sekond! to a congregation of some two hundred people.

About half of them understood English, but the other half did not. Most of these were Yorubas, who had migrated from Nigeria. The pastor of the church was serving as interpreter for me. After few sentences, he stopped and summoned 8 man from the congregation to Join us in the pulpit. He then explained that there was a group of Fanti present who understood neither English nor Yoruba, and the third man would interpret for them.

I started my sermon over and had each sentence repeated, first by the Yoruban pastor and then by the Fanti interpreter. Such process proved most frustrating the speaker and, I suspect, for the hearers as well. Many of the people speak pidgen English. The house boy In one home in which we visited was late Spring brings such fresh Ideas Heatherchrome Sport Coats This your our Heatherchromes are fresh Spring Itself. The colors are subtle and unusual and the weaves and patterns are new as the next minute, and that much in fashion, too.

Tailored In brand new casual models for your complete enjoyment in the office or in the -MICHAELS-STERN $37.50 Fred Smith Co. bringing the tea. When the mistress of the house inquired about the delay he replied, "I pour water for jar and the under he take off." It finally came to light that he had poured hot water. into the ten pot and the bottom had dropped out. The dress of the Africans in Ghana is most picturesque.

The colors are much brighter and gayer than in most sections of Nigeria. The dominant color is gold, with varying shades of orange, yellow and The cloth is richly designed with striking patterns. The men wear their robes toga style The robe consists of a large rectangle and about two yards wide and six to eight yards long. This is wrapped around the body and tucked in place, leaving the left arm and shoulder bare. The women wear costumes made of similar type of cloth, but in the traditional African style with elaborate and colorful head cloths.

In the far north and 'in the bush settlements, clothing is worn more sparsely. In these areas the children go naked and the women are clad only with beads and tufts of grass or leaves. Some of the educated Africans wear western style clothing, but with the strong spirit of nationalism which prevails, native costumes and habits are being magnified. Rapid strides have been made in improving transportation. The main streets of the larger cities are surface treated, and improved roads link Accra, Kumasi, and Sekondi.

Each of these cities has an airport with regularly scheduled flights as does Tamdle in the Northern Territories. Many sections of the country are still accessable only by trail or path, or in the most remote river sections, by boat. We had the unexpected pleasure of riding pullman train from Kumasi in the interior to Sekond! on the coast. It was not a streamliner, but was comfortable and quiet. The berth had an innerspring quiet.

The berth had an innerspring mattress, and an electric fan was an acceptable substitute for air conditioning. We were awakened at 6 o'clock in the morning by the porter who brought our morning tea. There was enough in the huge pot for two cups apiece for my companion and myself, and enough left for shave. In the absence of hot water, hot tea 1s good substitute for the morning shave. The bicycle, is the chief mode of travel with a growing number of automobiles to be seen, especially in the cities.

Public transportation is largely by lorry the open bus or covered truck with benches for seats. The lorries are decorated with mottoes, usually proverbs or Bible verses. Considering the speed and recklessness of some of the drivers. the sentiment blazoned on the front of one bus, To Meet They did not seem too much out of place. Perhaps the most striking paradox in Ghana is to be seen in the relationship, of, the Africans with the non-African population.

On the one hand, this is the most intensly nationalist section of Africa. They have been most aggressive in their insistence on complete freedom and have fought fanatically to throw off colonial control. On. the other hand, there has been haps less bitterness between the Negroes and the whites, and fewer incidents of racial strife while the transition WAS being made from British control to freedom than could have been possible anywhere else. In fact, the new state is committed to dominion status in the British commonwealth.

Where else in the world could the leading nationalist have been sentenced to two year term in jail for promoting an illegal strike, and after serving fourteen months be released and the same day offered the Prime Ministership. Yet that is exactly, what happened on February 12, 1951 when Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, the father of the new nation, was released from James Town prison in Acrra, and went to Government House to receive: the reins of government. The very judge who had sentenced him WAS the British official who welcomed Nkrumah when he stepped out of his, cell. There la a cordial friendship between the national leaders and the British as well with other westerners.

There is little color consciousness in Ghana. The British Governor invited Dr. Nkruma to dine at Government House on the even- ROSENBERG'S Final Clearance SALE! NOW GOING ON Further Reductions BIGGER SAVINGS SUITS SHOES SHIRTS Every Item in Store Reduced! ROSENBERG'S 78 Years Your Clothier Maxwell Avenue Telephone 5441 Anderson Jaycees Present Minstrel Today And Saturday ANDERSON Anderson Jaycees will present a Gay Nineties Minstrel and "Miss Anderson" beauty contest tonight and tomorrow night at 8 o'clock at the Anderson Recreation Center. Proceeds will be used to help the Jaycees carry on their program of activities. New Member Elected To Abbeville Board ABBEVILLE F.

Willard Brown, manager of the Little River Electric Cooperative, has been elected to fill the unexpired term of O. M. Gilliam on the board of trustees of Abbeville County School District 60. Gilliam, who lives in the Sharon Community, tendered his resignation because of Ill health. Prior to reorganization of the county school system, Gilliam served on the board of trustees of the Sharon School District.

Two Tracts Purchased At Abbeville Sale ABBEVILLE Two tracts of land were sold here on sales day this week by Chief of Police Fletcher Johnson. Property of the estate of Mrs. Lucy Henry Doty was sold for taxes. and pairing. It WAS purchased by J.

T. Nabors. vacant lot belonging to Louisana Butler on Harrisburg St. WAS sold to Willie Adams. Approximately a dozen other advertised tracts were taken care of before the sale hour.

ing of his release from prison and he accepted. There were white and colored worshipers present at the Church service which I attended in Sekondi, and apparently there was no feeling about the relationship from either the Africans or the Whites. One factor which has kept racial tension at minimum has been the fact that there are no white settlers in either Ghana or Nigeria. Briish Colonial office has forbidden non Africans to own land. The land is held by the chiefs for the people.

No white person can enter the country without providing evidence that his presence is necessary for the good of the country Europeans or Americans may lease land, as is done by the missionaries, or lease mineral rights, but the land belongs permanently to the Africans. Long contact with western civilization as well as long native cultural development has provided basis for more amicable relations here, than in most African countries. The national lineage of the country can be traced back more than thousand years, and tradition has it that Columbus visited the Gold Coast about 1482 ten years before he reached America. The Portugese gold and slave traders first landed here in 1471. I visited the old Elmina Castle on the coast, built on the site of the earliest settlemen, and used as prison for, slaves after this terrible traffic in human lives was outlawed.

I saw the underground dungeons where the slaves were chained to the walls, and the subterranean passages through which they were smuggled from the castie to the water's edge to be loadon the foul slave ships for shipment to this country. The influence of the missions has been major force in the awakening of these people from their long bondage to superstition and ignorance, and has been vital force in quickening their national ASpirations and in providing tional aspirations and in providing effective means for realizing their ambitions. The spirit of dedication and the selfless service of the missionaries is beyond all compare. Working in the most primitive surroundings with very meager equipment and resources, they have performed modern day miracles. One of the greatest needs of the new nation of Ghana is integrity of character.

There is no shor age of ambition, self-confidence or self-dedication to the cause of African freedom. But even the most enthusiastic leaders are concerned about the corruption and petty bribery which are so widespread. It is in the correction of this problem as well as the problems of education and health, that Christian Missions have their greatest oppor unity. Explorer Silver Award Presented Mrs. James pins an son, Jimmie, last night at the At left is J.

Kinard Long, Pope, field scout executive. Explorer Silver Award badge on her Greenwood District Court of Honor. advisor, standing, and George Jimmie Anders Receives Badge At Greenwood Scout District Court Of Honor At Mathews Hall Jimmie Anders of Post 57 celved his Explorer Silver Award last night at the Greenwood District Court of Honor held in the Mathews Community Hall. Mr. and Mrs.

James Anders pinned the award on their son before the 153 persons present, record crowd for such an occasion. Jimmie had previously been awarded an Eagle Badge, which is comparable in Boy Scout work to the Explorer Silver Award. An Eagle badge was approved for George F. Hunter of troop 52, but that badge will be awarded at Connie Maxwell Children's Home Wednesday evening at 7 o'. LAST RITES SET SUNDAY FOR SAMUEL WAKEFIELD 689 Funeral services for Samuel Wakefield, who died at Brewer Hospital Wednesday morning, will be conducted from the Saint Charlotte Baptist Church of McCormick on Sunday at 1:30 p.m.

with the pastor, the Rev. Sam Settles officiating. Interment will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Wakefield is survived by his wife, Mrs.

Leola Wakefield of McCormick, ten children, Miss Eliza Wakefield of Anderson, Eamuel Wakefield, Jr. of McCormick. S. T. Arthur Wakefield of Buffalo, N.

Y. Wakefield of Lincolnton, Ga-, Boyd Wakefield of New York City, Mrs. Mary Cowans and Willie Wakefield of Washington, D. two sisters, Mrs. Ida Cowans of Calhoun Falls and Mrs.

Gussie Rouse of Dansboro, one brother, Benjamin Wakefield of Greenville: 31 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Officers of the church will be pallbearers and usher girls will be flower birls. The body will remain at the funeral home until the service hour. Walker and Letman Funeral Home in charge. PETER WELLS OF PLUM BRANCH DIES WEDNESDAY McCORMICK Funeral services for Peter Wells of Plum Branch.

who died suddenly in Edgefield Wednesday morning, will be conducted from the Pine Grove A. M. E. Church of Plum Branch at date to be announced. The pastor, the Rev.

T. P. Baylor, will officiate. Interment will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Survivors, include his wife, Mrs.

Laura Wells of the home; nine children, Mrs. Amanda Mims and Marion Wells of Plum Branch, Claude Wells of the Army Air Force stationed in Germany, Mrs. Elnora Goodman, Mrs. Willie Ruth Tompkins, Gertrude Wells, Robert, Prentise, and J. P.

Wells, all of Philadelphia, 14 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Walker and Letman Funeral Home in charge. BOLTON'S The Leading Clotheir For your greatest footwear thrill discover oushionised full foam rubber toe to heel. FREE-FOAM by FREEMAN $1495 Results Of Jersey Classifications In Greenwood County Are Reported COLUMBUS. Ohio Results of type classifications recently made on three registered Jersey herds in Greenwood County, S.

C. have been announced by the American Jersey Cattle Club, Columbus, Ohio. Prof. George Hyatt, of North Carolina State College classified the herd owned by E. P.

Gulledge, Callison. Paul Jackson, Wilmington, Ohio, classified the Palmer, herds route owned four, by and Charles G. BiN Hawkins, both of Greenwood. The 143 animals now classified in the E. P.

Gulledge herd include 23 excellent, 76 very good, and 42 good plus, making an average of 86.70 per cent. The Charles W. Palmer herd has 10 classified animals, of which eight are rated very good and two good plus. The average numerical rating is 86.50 per cent. The G.

E. Hawkins herd has 52 classified animals averaging 87.69 per cent. Eleven are rated excellent, 32 very good, and nine good plus. The individual ratings of excellent, very good, good plus, good, and fair are given to Jersey animals according to the excellence of breed type. The numerical rating of 83:78 per cent is the average for all animals classified in the Jersey breed.

Abbeville High School FFA Team Wins Annual Soil Judging Contest ABBEVILLE A four-member Abbeville High School FFA team defeated teams from three other schools yesterday to win the annual Abbeville McCormick FFA Soil Judging Contest. The Calhoun Falls High School DEATHS and FUNERALS B. H. SPEER B. H.

Speer, 62, of the Antreville community, died at his residence at 10:40 last night following several years of declining health. He was retired farmer and member of the Providence Presbyterian Church at Lowndesville. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Eva Cann Speer, of the home; three sons, James Baker Speer of Abbeville, Louis N. Speer, of the U.

S. Army, Fort Jackson, Gordon Ervin Speer of the home; three daughters, Mrs. James W. Willis, of Anderson, and Miss Helen Speer, of the home; Mrs. George D.

Ashley, of Belton, one brother, Roscoe Speer of Abbeville; three sisters, Mrs. Eugene Kay, of Ware Shoals, Mrs: Forrest Cann, of Ware Shoals, and Mrs. John Suttles, of Antreville; four grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by McDougald's in Anderson. CHARLES C.

BETTS Charles Betts, brother Mrs. Chester ster A. McIlwain of 469 Calhoun Greenwood, died unexpectedly yesterday at his home in Wichita, Kansas. Mr. Betts was native of Colorado.

Survivors, in addition to his sister, here, include his wife Mrs. Roy 8. Claycomb of East Orange, N. J. Annual Church Census Planned In Abbeville ABBEVILLE committee from churches in Abbeville will take the annual religious census here between 2 8:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon.

Each family in the community will be asked to complete card, giving the churches of its choice information about the family. Cards will be returned to the various churches. The Rev. LaFon Campbell, pastor of the First Baptist Church, is directing the census. Chairmen from the various churches are Gene Garrett, Grace Methodist; Carthy Argo, Pentecostal Holiness: J.

L. Johnson, Southside Baptist: J. E. McMullin, Abbeville Presbyterian; Erskine C. Link, Main Street Methodist, and R.

G. Bolen, First Baptist. CONSTRUCTION IN JOHNSTON JOHNSTON Construction of a $58,016 sewage treatment plant here was approved Wednesday by the U. S. Department of.

Health, government's share in the construction of the facility will be $17,405.09. Plans call for the new plant plus "necessary appurtenances." VOTE FOR WILBUR CRAWFORD For Alderman Ward Six progressive business man who has lived and worked in Greenwood for the past 23 years. Eighteen years ago I borrowed money to go into business of my own (Crawford's Esso Station). Through hard work, good service, sound business management and the patronage of the good people of Greenwood and surrounding area I am happy to say that I now own profitable business. When elected alderman I will look after the affairs of the city in the same business-like manner that I have handled my own business.

I believe that the City of Greenwood belongs to the people of Greenwood and I will' serve all the people to the best of my ability. I am 43 years old and married to the former Gladys Bosdell of this city. We have two children and live at 252 Penn Avenue. I WILL APPRECIATE YOUR AND SUPPORT ON NEXT TUESDAY WILBUR CRAWFORD For Alderman Ward Six Ware Shoals Club Sells Catfish Stew WARE SHOALS Catfish stew will be sold by the Ware Shoals Fishing Club tomorrow from to m. at the field house.

Tickets will be $1 for an adult and 5 cents for child, and may be obtained in advance from club members or from Brock's Ban ber Shop, the Hardware Store, Well's Service Station or Bowled Grocery. 8 ELECT team won second place. The agricultural competition was held on the farm of C. W. McIlwain in Central Community near Abbeville.

Contest results were considered most satisfactory for existing conditions. Attending the event were R. L. Camp, soil scientist of Newberry and Johnny Wakefield and McIlwain, both Abbeville soil conservationists. The three men served as contest judges.

The winning team, which will enter the state contest near Col-. umbia at later date, is composed of Jimmy McNeil, 177 point Jimmy Finley, runner up with 161 points Jeff Evans and Boyd Jackson. Team advisor is Bill Terry, Abbeville High School agriculture teacher. Members of the Calhoun Falls team are Waymon Campbell, Jimmy Ball, Caster Todd and Walter Barksdale. Dixie High School of West and De La Howe were the.

other schools with teams in the contest. Ashbury Bedenbaugh, Willet Erskine, Jimmy Glisse and Adrain Harris were members of the De La Howe team. The Dixie High team was composed of Jack Thomley, Mae Winn, Freddie Schumpert and Johnny Ferguson. POLIO SHOTS EN MASSE SANTA FE, N. M.

(P) Members of the House of Representatives lined up yesterday, with left arms bared, and 66 strong, to get vaccinated against polio. Curtis Miller clock. An application for eagle badge also was approved for Clarence R. Wise of troop 57. Jim McIlwain, Randy 1 Longshore and Sonny Caldwell, all of post 57, received explorer ratings.

David of Squadron seven and Joel Cleland and Bobby Street of post 57 received explorer apprentice ratings. Other promotions last night included: James C. Burns, MI of troop 57 and Barry Allen of troop 202 to Life Scouts. Jimmy Godsey of troop 12 to Star Scout. Bobby Woods, Robert Bolinger, Wayne Bell, Randy Morin, Jack Stennett, Jack Reames, all troop 70, Randall Gable of troop.

120, 0. Ethridge and. Jackie Gettys of troop 202, to First Class Scout. Cole Dilleshaw and Ruple Harley of troop 12, Gene Brown of troop 53, Billy Shaw of troop 54, Richard H. Wallace, Phillip J.

Lazenby and Manton C. Grier, troop 57, Russell Black and Lewis Boswell of troop 70, and Toby Coleman of troop 202, all to Second Class Scout. The following also received merit, badges during the court: Douglas Stennett, Klaus Schoening. Bobby Robertson, Wayne Evans, Marvin stennett, Wilbur Ginn, Neal Stribling, Troy Barnett, all of troop seven; Ruple Harley, Woodrow Wilson, Jerry Ledbetter, Cole Dilleshaw, Sonny Haynes, all of troop 12; George Hunter, Dan Bledsoe, Tommy Kyser, Robert McDonald, all of troop 52; Dickie Franklin, Ronnie Garrett, Marvin Goldman, Tommy Harrison, Billy Shaw, all of troop 54. Also, Franklin Boyd, Wm.

Brockington, Billy Brockington, James C. Burns, III, W. Cleland, Wm. Cogburn, Harry H. Heinzer, II, Clarence T.

Parnell, Ted Wingard, James E. Young, J. Ernest Young, Sonny Caldwell, Joel Cleland, Tony Bartley, Johnny Stephens, Wayne Bell, Colon Butler, Donald Cannon, Wayne Peurifoy, Lawrence Daniel and Pete Simmons, all of troop 70; Terry McAmish, Toby Coleman, Jody Patrick, O. A. Ethridge and James 0.

Pinson, all of troop 202. WALNUT LAW CHANGE SACRAMENTO, Calif. (P) The Assembly Agriculture Committee has recommended passage of bill to cut the diameter requirements for walnuts. Seems the trend is toward length, not waistline. Alderman Ward 4 I wish it were possible to see each of you personally before Tuesday, March 12th.

If you elect me to your City Council I will always be handy and willing to discuss your personal wishes and the affairs of your City with you. I know that can serve all the people of our City well as I have lived here in the City limits most of my life. Vote March 12th and make it the biggest vote ever recorded in the history of Greenwood. Greenwood Needs Your Vote YEAR-ROUND AS ROUN I FASHION! SUITS BY PALM BEACH SPRINGWEAVE Ate Buds These Springweave suits are perfect for almost any day of the year any hour of the day! The exclusive Springweave blend of baby kid mohair and fine virgin wool makes them right for cool -weather wear light for summer, too. You'll like the springy, natural resiliency that sheds wrinkles wonderfully.

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