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- -.faAa-i.jbfrfrl * > h *■*'*' > V*1 t t I Mi J ' IRoanohe Items ► _ dfrrt.* -ni i Mad rcu Stanfield, Agent) ROANOKE, VA.* February 17 Tiie Cnoeral servioe of the laJf jl* qt‘ Keeriby took rface from the High St Unptist Church, of which he had been a meinfo*.- for many years m Ki od Standing. He had been a faith ful and trusted man m all the years hts stay in the company’s service^ He was respected by his fellow work men as shown by the manner in which they turned out withhis fost r. mains. A delegation of ten white men was present and °tn® ^ anS commendable terms of the Me a character of the late.J. W* S i >,,v W 0 Lee selected for a text Itov. VV. W 4 t wer Revelations 8.1L {*e th se ohail not be hurt of tne 8® * ^ death” It was a marvelous CPnU d wonderful encourage <’ Iscourse of wpnaenui » ? Oohirr»o^“n con, with f. w° ReesW 1 frSd and brother. He leaves a wifi ^ i l^n several grajd children and ajortoU » Midway Cemetery. W. F. Hughes in change. On Friday February 13. the Koy ai Order of Hogs celebrated th® ^ Krthday of Dixg It Hughes. About 5 "o men wem ‘royally entertained in ihe Leal Club Hall on Harr.son A nue It was a wonderful outlay o everything A "hole hog was on the '"The Sunshine Club of Mt Zion A a; -H. Church is givfng their usual nvd-wintev picnic tonight at the Odd Fellows «all. Mr. George Thornton is president of the organization llrs. Lisz-’e Poindexter, of 1 Lynch burg Avjdnue is yet sick. Mrs. Majlinda Leftwich, of Ht> H Li-rison Avenue. N. W. is still con fined to her room. Miss Maggie Morton, of Peach Koad. North, is much indisposed at tMs writing. . . I am anxious that more subscrip tions come to me from the patrons of Roanoke and elsewhere. Mr W. H. Brooks, of Seventh Venue. N. E„ who had been in fail irg health, died h^re last knday j-tter a lingering illness. Mr. Brooks w’s born October IS, 1886 and died at the age of 39 years. The funeral v.; s held at. St. Paul’s M. E. Church Srnday afternoon at 2 o’clock with M:sonid and St. Luke honors He w; s a young man loved by all who m -t him. He was lovable and kind hr-irted. He professed faith in the 1.1 rd Jesus in the days of his youth j i i ever held on to the faith once del vered to the saints. Rev. M. M. Jefferson delivered the funeral eu lo'jr, assisted by Prof. D. W. Harth who read the 90th Psalms, after vh eh the pastor read loth chapter, F’i -st Corinthians. Rev. J. M. Ban n rer l ned a hymn. Mrs. Willie, » • Alt. Zion Baptist Church sang a vc.-y sweet solo, which touched the he irts of everyone in that vast assem bly. Rev. Jefferson was at the bed- i sice of Brother W. H. Brooks dur-^ iug his later hours in life and he ; h: soul. He warned his audience to | j*.; aired him that all was well with te careful to find favor in the saving ] blood of Christ Mr. Brooks leaves j to mourn, a sister, two uncles two aunts and a host of relatives and fdends. Mr. C. C. Williams had the funeral in charge. Mrs Della Patterson with Mrs. Ada Brooks wtdow of W. H. Brooks wish to thank all who assisted during the sickness and death of their brother and husband. I Kjjr. w tv nufcnv.- " r text at Mt. »ion AM. E. Chvxrch w?9 taken from Matthew 5.14 He made a wonderful portrayal At <: 30 he preached from II John 5. • Picture* in his discourse the numer ous and varied worlds we are called on t<J OT«rcome in our t fe He mentioned the social world tho natural world, the political world Ihc buinees world, the scientific world and many others. The pastor j£S3£P«* Rev. W. W. Hicks at Mr. R. R. Stanfield arrived home Sunday night from Glea Rodgers, W. Va. feetiag flue- He had 1)0611 ing at carpentry there since last fall. Mr. O. L. Pittman, 212 Seventh Avenge. N. B. is improved. Mien Lillie Wright is somewhat indisposed on N. W Seventh Avenue. Mrs. Battle Patterson, 1012 N. JkPerson Street is much improved. Salvasena. Payneze Liniment, V. S. Salves, Inct'an Herbs Tablets and many other of the health restoring i« mediee oan be found a* the home of the Ptanet Agent. M. Stanfield, of 15?, Wells Alley. N. W\ at any hour, night or day. His time and seivice are vours, pleasantly. A. M. E. BISHOPS AND NEAR BISHOPS MEET TO CUSS AND DISCUSS. Rev. T. W. Cotten. D. D., Presiding Eld r Roanoke District A. M. E. Church and Rev. Isaac Ewer, P. E. Staunton District returned Saturday 14 rTi inst. from Wilmington N. C.. St Stephens A. M. E. Church, the ii.Pira of African Methodism in the T r Heel State, where th^ey with m?ny other prominent ministers were in attendance upon the Bishops Council. They r.eport a very pleasant and profitable meeting of the council of twenty Bishops, most of whom were present and also a very helpful and inspiring meeting of thp Connectional Council consisting of from three to four hundred prominent ministers and laymen from all parts of the co»»'try. The meeting was brim full of in tubation that served to give moun ta*n top experiences and visions that l>rrij»re men for larger measures of Ml III I I II tHa annua,! sermons for r'C ccas™ * Bishop W. a Joho^os, D. D., J Plains Ga. of Philadelphia, ,p»- • . t the Virgin's « representod at^ ” meeting by Brs. . p , Seaton. A. Davie. Portsmouth. P. Sea , Nottingham^ A.T W Couen and Isnao Ewer <* Roan 01 The cross word puzzle on the 1-SV' rZwtC ot wnm.ng ton for thb Bishopric in 1928 WYTHEVILLE ITEMS. u-vthRVTLLB VA., February 16 -Rev C B Holloway Ailed his pUl_ [•Sunday morning and night. He p.-ched two excellent sermons irge and appreciative au^ce. Rev. L. Bn Alston preached at the aptist Church. Sunday. Bethel Rev CP O. Wing preached at Betnc M E- Church, Sunday. Congrega ion about as U8U8J. . . x Watch for the date, time and n g f the big celebration of George LlUngton8 given at tto «*£» t M. E. Church by Mrs. Carrie haffin She is sparing no time in the little folks for this oc i 1 Read The Planet for news of m Lt Bethel A. M. E. Church Sun afternoon. February 22 win be an an interesting program by Miss E. Breckenridg’e in honor of : derick Douglass the greatest of m all. One feature of the pro ; m will bjB an address by Prof. J. idd Hill. Hear him. < ’ Walter Hebron J*. was taken V sick Sunday afternoon. Medical was given him and a* this writ.ng is resting easy. Messrs. Karen; *'*• — R Alex. Hebron were Sunday guest of Mr. W. H. Stepteau. A lovely dinner was served at 3 P. M-. Little Lottie Hill spent the Pa,st j week at Max Meadow with her cousin Grace Lampkins. After a pleasant stav she returned Sunday night ac compan ed by Grace who will spend the week end with her aunt, Mrs. Kate Hill, on East. Sipring street.' 5 Mr. Adam C. Songer who has been confined to his home for the past two weeks, fe somewhat improved at this writing. His friends will he glad to see him out again soon. Little Alyas Lucile Stepteau, of North Wythoville is spending the week with her aunt Mrs. Ethyl M. Hebron 1 The Valentine Sdc’tal given last Thursday and Friday nights by Mrs. ; 1’adys Hairston and Miss F. L. Pi liikenridge at Bethel A. M. E. Church was indeed a success. Each one expressed themselves as having delightful time. 1 Miss Marie Chapman was confined ■ io her l>ed last week with Flu. 1 Mr. John P. Brown, of Roanoke, Va. was In the city last wefck the guest of Mrs. Ollie Bl Gibson. Misses Flora and IGeorgie Brown, j who have been making their home v’th lh?ir cousin. Mrs. Ollie B. Gib ; sou since the death of thefcr mother.) 'eft Saturday for Brooklyn, N. Y., * wherto they will in the future reside with their aunt Mrs. Mary Francis. { •__f ^ ! j j speed Her Forte. Margaret Ravoir of Philadelphia, a member of the American Olym pic team last year, is shattering records every week now. 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There is every ln<*ie»tl*n that it will supplant, perr'uner*ly and universally, the fan'.Iliir “All Aboand” of our Pullman Conduc tors and dae-siag of bells, the bang isf a. /sorf and the shrieking of stool against steel, to long asso ciated with the departure of our aroaeaft dap 'Twentieth Century __ lev contrivance of man noeeaawGy pan through three stages, tka most Important of which is tee experimental stage. That neceartty is truly the mother of Invention is shown by the ground covered in aeronautical ex periments during our late national emergency. This crisis lifted avia tion ouce aad for all out of the experimental stage and compelled a recognition of its practicability in warfare and commerce. Aviation has reached the com mercial stage of its history. Fly ing is no longer a sport. But fly ing as a business, as transportation haB only just begun. we are earned away «u me wings of imagination when we try to picture aeronautics of the fu ture. It seems that nothing is im possible. Planes are now being built to accomodate fifty to a hun dred passengers and to take daily trips Detween New York and Los Angeles, even as the commercial planes of Europe are making hour ly “hops” between London and Paris. The advent and recent perfec tion of the radiophone is another boon to aviation. 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