Voice of the people., August 02, 1926, Page 3, Image 3

About Voice of the people. (Laurel, Miss.) 19??-19??

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MUSINGS
we feel safe. Thigpen wonders if Chat
man knows where he is going. Chatman
says he does but says it rather slowly.
Says the roads have changed somewhat
since he was last over them some dozen
years ago. Thigpen thinks as much.
Polk thinks so too. but does not venture
to mention it Very rough roads, very
narrow, very sandy, very hilly, few
houses, no colored people. Thigpen be
gins to think Director Chatman is rath
er loafing on the job. He doubts his ef
ficiency. Chatman begins to doubt it j
himself. The roads have changed, so was !
his excuse. Stops and asks a good white
person how7 far it is to Shubuta and is
this the way. He says “yessir” (how7
strange) and it is about 12 miles. It
was only 18 miles about 12 mile sback.
but we thanked him kindly and moved j
on. About four more miles. Stops and
asks a nice white lad of about fifteen
the distance and the direction. About j
15 miles, yep, right way. Tells him it
was 12 miles back yonder. Tells us its
15 now. Warns us kindly that we'd bet
ter go when we sees three gentlemen
coming toward us with a shotgun,
and coming fast. Hair didn’t quite un
derstand. Thigpen did and urged Hair
to heed the injunction at once. In the
same breath he explained that w7e were
only going t othe association—w7e were
really on the way to the convention but
in the flurry “sosation” came out. Chi!
ares sougnt the tioor ot the Buick tor i
prctc:t:c:: rnd we moved a:*.:1 :"'v:J
last in siof the rough way. Over
take a gentit: m and he is going almost
to the church ts about six miles, he
says. He lives ar there and would like
to ride with us Gladly. Gets off at his
house. The chu ch is only a fewr miles
Overtake our fi t colored man. We
must be near tfc church. He rides with
and shows the v :.y. Reached the church
at 7:20. Something over two hour’s
drive. Hair rerr . ks that we made it
rather quickly. All think so. Childres
thanks his maker for letting him get
there safe and whole. All say Amen.
Find a nice crowd there. All the big
leaders. Bro'. Barlow, Lindsey, Perkins
and other divines. Bro. Beverly, pas
tor, reigning supreme. Profs. Owens, i
Reese and Randall, Thigpen, Hair, Lind-1
sey, Barlow, Jordan made out the other
big figures. Had a good session. Raised
big money. Plenty to eat. Good preach
ing. Too much for that kind of a meet
ing. Good typical country people. Left
Sunday evening at 5:20. Came back by
Vossburg. Good roads. No trouble.
Stopped at Shady Grove near Vossburg
and socialized a bit. Big revival there.
Reached Laurel about 8 o’clock. Very
tired but knew that we had enjoyed
ourselves, all things taken together.
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Miss Vernon McGowan of Meridian is
ivsiting_JVIrs. Daisy Williams on South
5th avenue.
LOCALS
Prof. Johnson, on his way to Hot
Springs to attend the national Negro
Teachers' association, stopped over for
an hour or so in Laurel on business
with Prof. Polk and some of the trustees
of the school. He will leave Hot Springs
and meet his singers in Iowa.
Mrs. Maxie Emmanuel of Shreveport.
La., is visiting her father and mother,
Air. and Mrs. S. G. Wilson.
Mr. Alex Spencer left last Saturday
night for Eutaw, Alabama, to attend
the funeral of his brother-in-law.
Piney Woods, Miss.—A crowd left
Jones county to attend the short course
at Piney Institute. Miss., of which Prof.
L. C. Jones is principal.
Jones count • leads and she expects to
do the same. That is, she is well repre
sented this yrr. Our counyt agent will
give us the vi 11 details next week.
Many Laur dians heard Nelson’s
Black Four at Howard’s Hall. Meridian,
Tuesday last.
The Black Four made and everlasting
impression.
Misses Janie Ja-merson and Augusta
Bragg have returned from the Normal j
at M .vidian and Russell. While there
they were the guests of Mrs. Clara
Kennedy, the aunt of the former.
Prof. R. H. McAllister, manager of
the South Western Christian Advocate
stopped over to spend the night with
old classmate^ and friend, Mr. P. A.
Christian, while on his way to the dis
trict conference in Ellisville last week. I
Mr. Ernest Blakeley and (The Voice)
motored to Meridian last Tuesday on
Business. Whi'u there the Voice visited
Rev. R. N. Jones, North Carolina In.
Co. and the National Benefit Life In
surance offices.
Miss C. Perkins of Yazoo City is vis
iting all the Havenites, and is a special
guest of Miss Nancy J. Houston on Hic
kory street.
Miss Mabel Johnson of McLain is vis
iting relatives and friends and is a spe
cial guest of Miss Lela Woods on South
8th avenue.
Miss Daisy Kidd of Meridian is visi
ting Mr. and Mrs. Keys of North Lau
rel.
A large crowd witnessed the sur
prise birthday party given by Mrs. Alice
William in honor of her husband, Mr.
Alonzo Williams, at her home, 1110 N.
4th avenue, Monday, July 26, 1926.
Guests present were Misses Mabel
Johnson, of McLain, Daisy Kidd of
Meridian and C. Perkins of Yazoo City.
All present seemed to have enjoyed
themselves. A delicious repast was
served. Music by E. Nelson’s Black
Four.
Mr. W. A. Chapman, who is agent for
the National Benefit Life Insurance
company is sending in his resignation
today as agent of said company. He de
clares that this will be effected August
Oth, 1926.
We are expecting to hear from Mr.
Chapman later, as he will line up with
some other colored business here in
Laurel.
Mr. C. H. Dabbs, 123 Bay Street, is
visiting relatives and friends in Hat
tiesburg.
The farms around Jones county look
very promising. One farmer states
that he expects fifteen bales of cotton
from fifteen acres of ground. He holds
that he will raise at least three hundred
bushels of potatoes, and two hundred
and fifty or more bushels of corn.
This farmer looks very progressive
and independent. I was very surprised
to see one with such vigor and pluck.
Mrs. Rosa Windham of Birmingham
is visiting her brother and sister-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Kalip Dill on South 6th
avenue.
Miss Jones, 908 So. 6th*avenue, ex
pects Dr. Sherman, pastor of Bethlehem
Baptist church, Rev. Harris and Dea
con C. H. Chapman, at home Sunday,
August 1, at 6:30 p. m. for lunch.
The following attended the Sunday
school convention at New Zion Baptist
church, Shubuta, from Thursday, July .
22, to and including Sunday, July 25:
Fron St. Elmo, Mrs. L. P. Reid, Mr. J.
D. Brown; from Second Baptist, Miss
Bessie Beale, Reverends A. C. Beale, N.
J. Jordan, Mr. N. M. Perry and Mr. A.
C. Chatman; from Pleasant Valley, Mr.
Thomas Robinson, Miss Pearlie Lewis,
Pastor J. T. Flynn; from Queen’s Cha
pel, Mr. Jesse Cfiildres, and Prof. H. L.
Polk; from Bethlehem, Miss Beulah
Trammel and Pastor Sherman; from
East Jerusalem, Mr. R. B. Reid. Pastor
N. Carter, though he lives near Shubu
ta, was there, representing in his way,
St. Elmo. Messers Hair and Thigpen,
both officials of the convention, were
also there from St. Elmo. On Friday
Pastor M. L. Gray, Mrs. Warren Kelley,
Mrs. Jack Murray and Mrs. Jesse Chil
dres motored over to the convention
from Queen’s Chapel.
J.C. SMITH
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Dennis Building Laurel, Miss.