Voice of the people., October 25, 1926, Image 1

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

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New Store Opens
Doors
Mr. A. White, well known citizen of
this city calls the public attention to
the opening of his new store on
Crawford Street betwpen 8th and 9th
Avenues, in the Wausau section of
Bonton.
He solicits your patronage and
would that you come around and see
what he is doing. You can not miss
the place; only four blocks from Wau
sau car line and about two blocks
from Ellisville car line on Crawford
St. You will lose money if you fail
to come to White's Grocery Co.
St. Elmore Calls
Pastor
A great meeting of the members of
St Elmore last Monday night marked
a great change of things around the
church. All seemed to have been in
good cheer and working order. After
the roll call and other business, Rev.
J. Reynolds called the meeting to or
der, afterwhich a long line of de
baters and coating around, Rev. Car
ter was re-elected indefinate.
Miss Eliza Brooks of Birmingham,
is visiting he sister and brother, Mr.
and M»s. Epp Morris, onThird Avenue
Second Baptist. z
The Spanish walker is in town,
Uncle Bim has his eyes on him in
full. He is the town’s talk. The
Ball head rambler is on the job
again.
Noted Evangelist
in City
The citizens of Laurel are proud to
have in their midst a young woman
coming out of Tennessee bringing a
special message to our people.
Last week she appeared at Allen
Chapel in Kingston with crowded
house every night. This week at Rev
Cook’s church on South Fourth, un
folding the scripture.
Her hearers seemed to be pleased
with her message.
We pray that she may grow strong
er in the works for the Master.
WATCH WORK AND PRAY
BY FARMER JIM
The only way I see now for my
people during this critical moment,
is to work and pray.
We fail most all the time because
we fail to work, work with whole
mind and strength.
The First thing out, we must know
what we are working for and why
we are working for that particular.
We have been watching without
working or working without watching
and praying without working. To
succeed, I have found it to be true
that the three must be placed in act
ion.
To my other good farmers, why I
can talk I have watched, worked and
prayed and still on top of the world.
GUEENSBURG SCHOOL FINISHES
FIRST MONTH
The school at Queensburg, under
the directon of Prof Polk and Mrs.
Re d is still moving on The students
South Side Notes
Friday after noon October 15th,
was a gala day as for as literary abili
ties were concerned. The students
of the library were greatly favored
by literary production from great
authors, with representatives from
grades 6, 7, 8, and 9th. Not only
did they carry us back to time of
Tinnison etc. but, Bethoven and
Listz were awaken in some beautiful
musical selections.
The birth of the Library Ledger, and
the weekly stars newspaper gotton
out entirely by the competent staff,
members of the eighth grade class
was more than a treat. The reports
from each were read by theirefficient
editors, Mr. William Andrews and
Miss Elmanora Davis. Each Friday
we will be favored with such pro
grams. The public is cordially invit
ed and especially do we urge the
parents to come. Each Friday after
noon beginning at 2 p.m.
have a good spirit, which is shown
by their hard work and hearty co
operation with the teachers. And
we feel safe to say that the citizens
of Laurel, as a whole are now think
ing of the school as an institution not
for one section of the city, but for
Laurel. All Laurel is turned toward
Queensburg, and should be. The
school and community plan when fully
worked out, will be the making of a
new epoch in the forward march of
our people. No such plan has ever
been carried so far yet. And every
Negro in the State should sit up and
take notice, and be ready to do his bit
and thereby reap the good to be de
rived therefrom. The contractors are
now grading the new streets, and
parks and beautiful lots are being laid
off. Everyth ng is working in perfect
harmony, may it remain so. Let us
all be ready and waitng to do our
share