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CHURCHES
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«The above is the likeness of
th« Rev J. W. Overstreet; who
has accepted the call to the
nastorute of the Mt. Bethel
Baptist church, Southover. Jun-
cudn. Rev. Overstreet will
take up his pastoral dirties on
Sunday October 3. He Is also
pastor of Jerusalem Baptist
church, Tatemvllle
His many friends w*ish for
him much success In his new
field of labor.
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FOR SALE
Handsome Edison Con-
sole, with Victor attach-
ment, records. $25.00.
Large hat rack, $10.00.
Oak roll top desk (small),
with chair, $35.00- Pihone
5896. 6:30 to 9-30 P. M.
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NOTICE
If you are suffering with
pains, stiff swollen joints
and muscles, Rheumatism,
Arthritis, Paralysis, feei, Tired
and aching nervous¬
ness and pains in back,
hips and knees, injuries
due to falls and automo¬
bile accidents, call Dr.
Mary E. Williams, 3-4821
and make appointments
f O r Physio - Therapy
Treatments hi your home.
“The Famous Simmons
Singers”
ANNUAL RECITAL it
ST. JOHN BAPTIST CHURCH, (Hartridge St.)
>* BENEFIT
“REDECORATING OF MAIN AUDITORIUM
OF CHURCH”
Monday Night, Oct. 18
8:30 O’CLOCK
SCcADVANCE TICKETS 60c AT DOOR
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f)ea. Richard Middleton. Musical Director
Mr. Janies S. Big non, Pianist
Air. S. A. Jones, to present Awards
Airs. Eunice L. Simmons, Mistress of Ceremony
E. J. Simmons, Alanager
$160.00 Worth of Prizes to be given by the SIMMONS
SINGERS, advertisers for the Savannah-Simmons
Mai tress Co.
1st prize. $59.50 (juillhilt Innerspring Mattress, to
person selling largest number of tickets over 100.
2nd prize, $22.50 Cotton Mattress to person selling
next highest number over 100.
3rd prize, $18.00 cotton mattress to 3rd highest
over 100.
(1st prizes now on display at St- John Baptist and at
1st Mt. Bethel Baptist Church).
(TICKETS NOW ON SALE AT)
St. John Baptist Church, Central Baptist Church. Tre-
mont Baptist Church, Bethlefiem Baptist, 1st Alt. Bethel
Baptist, St. Philip Alon. AAIE; 1st Bryan Baptist, Buller
Presbyterian, 1st Tabernacle Baptist. 2nd Arnold Baptist,
Bolton St. Baptist, 1st Priendsfiip Baptist, 1st African Bap¬
tist, Second African Baptist, Boyce Beauty School, Tena’s
Beauty Parlor, Cargo's Beauty School. Hose and Willie’s
Beauty Shoppe. Harden Bros. Shoe Shop. Maxine’s Snack
Shoppe. Washington’s Yamacraw Alarket, Savannah-Sini-
mons Mattress Co., information The Simmons Singers.
(For further call Savannah-Simmons
Mattress Co., 2-1235 or 7566
Chicken Supper in Basement of Church immediately
After Concert
Vandetia Wilson, Chairlady
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TO HOLD OUT-OF
TOWN ASSEMBLIES
BISHOP CLINTON MILLER
Bishop Clinton Miller of thei
Flrst Born Church of the Liv¬
ing God, who resides here, will
conduct a series of out-of-
townf. assemblies for that or¬
ganization during the coming
months. „
Beginning October 20 he will
conduct the following assemb¬
lies.
October 20-24, Elizatyth
Town, N. C„ Elder C. C. Jef¬
ferson, P. E.; October 27-31,
Lake City, S. C ; November 3-
7, Tallahassee, Fla.; Novem¬
ber 17-21, Brunswick, Oa.
GAINES CHAPEL
The fourth quarterly confer¬
ence of Gaines Chapel church
was held on Friday and Sun-
lay, with the Rev. W. O. P.
Sherman fprteskl.ng, and Rev
B. B. Swinson, pastor. All re¬
ports showed an increase over
the past quarter, with all re¬
ports- coming in from various
boards of the church. The ses¬
sion was saddened by the sud¬
den death of sister Rosa Blan-
shaw, who died September 23
The pastor reported another
death during the quarter, that
of Sister Mary Srrjith, who died
n New York and was sent
home for burial in July. Sun¬
day the church school was well
attended, Supt- Rufus Gordon
in charge. The presiding elder
delivered two inspirational- ser¬
mons at the morning and eve¬
|ports ning services. Many of the re-
requested the return of
the pastor for another confer-
mce year, and commended
him for the great work accom¬
plished by the Installation of a
heating plant, the erection of
the choir stand, and t.he im¬
provement ir$ the interior of
the church. A token of appre¬
ciation was also given to Dr.
ind Mrs. Sherman for long
enure on the district. Total
amount raised for the day was
$85.26. It was announced that
the choir will sing over WDARi
he following Sunday
Mrs. Colston Women s
Day Speaker at
St. Philip’s
St. Philip AME church will
observe its seventh annual wo¬
men’s day services Sunday, Oc¬
tober 10, at 11 a. m. Speaker
for the day will be Mrs. James
A. Colston, wife of the presi-
dent of Georgia State college-
PENNY GROUP TO
OBSERVE ITS 10th
ANNIVERSARY
Dear Friends,
On the iast Sunday in Octo¬
ber our now well-known Penny
Group of Second Baptist church
will be ten years old 'I his group
is composed of twenty-seven
groups named after the twen¬
ty-seven letters of the alpha- ]
bet. The dues paid by Its
members are but 1-6 of a pen¬
ny a day.
The group leaders report ev¬
ery quarter, the coming October
report being the lort.eth. The
group also Has seven special
raising efforts. I have
an accurate account ®t
money raised and am here
publish ng them:
From quarterly reports: 1st,
590.15; 2nd, >3100; 3rd, $26.20;
4th, $14.90; 5th, $15.71, 6th,
525.29; 7th, -14,75; 8th, $20 62,
9th, $13.10; lOtfi, $15.31; 11th,
$1133; 12th, $0.59; 13th, $939,
14th, $10.00; 15th, $14.44, 16th,
$19.10; 17th, >22 00; 18th, $25.00,
19th, $25.82; 20th, $25.15; 21st,
$25.48; 22nd, $40 00; 23rd, $14.66;
34th, $19.75; 25th, $1-3.38; 26th,
$31.18; 27th, $26.22; 28th, $22 77;
Ith, $14.15; 3Gth, $28.65; 31st,
16.30; 32nd, >25.80; 33rd, $1545;
■ th, $12.14; 35th, $22.37; 36th,
H.24; 38th, >1695; 39th, $13.70;
,otal so far, $831.62.
From special penny raising
>fforts: 1st, $40.00; 2nd. $36 10;
:rd, $20.02; 4th, $332.18; 5lh,
;23.63; 6th, $100.00 ; 7th, $9.75;
otal, $531-28; total from dues,
3831.62; total from efforts,
3561.28; grand total, $1,392.90
We are now launcing an ef¬
fort- to raise pennies for our
10th anniversary. If but one
penny from you for each of
those ten years, will be high-
y appreciated. Just put them
n an envelope. Be sure to
nit your name and amount.
Yours sincerely, r
Mrs. J. H Patterson
REVIVAL AT
BROWNS CHAPEL
A revival meeting will begin
it Brown’s iTem/fi" Ba/ptl.t
church, Russel street, October
., Rev. R. B Brown, pastor. It
will run through October 10.
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Movie star Ann Miller congratulates Lassie, star of the radio
program heard Saturdays on NBC at 5:45 p.m., e.d-s.t., on her
appointment as Honorary Canine Chairman of National Dog Week,
which will be celebrated throughout the country from September
19th to 25th. ^ . ....
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THEY’LL NEVER DIE
MAN* TPUE WtROFS £^ V ’
and mdroines hcvek
MAKE DEADLINES- THIS
BRAVE WCMAN.WHO WAS
BORN A SLAVE MORE THAN
A CENTURY AGO, SPENT HER
EARLY YEARS SPINNINS-
AND WEAVINS-ON A MISSOURI
FARM 1 SHE MARRIED
DURING- THE LAST YEAR OP
THE CIVIL WAR- WHILE HER
HUSBAND FARMED FOR A
SHARE OF CROP SHE WIRED
OUT AT $30 PER YEAR
they were finally
ABLE TO BUY A 120 ACRE
FARAA IN MOTGOMERV
COUNTY. MRS-HENDERSON
REARED AND EDUCATED
HER A- CHILDREN- ONE.
BECAME A PHYSICIAN
WHILE THE OTHERS WERE
ACTIVE IN EDUCATION-
HEROIC MOTHER
or Missouri
Mrs. Colstcn has won an enh
reputation for being a
forceful speaker. She is a
graduate of Talladega college,
an[ j holds a master of arts de-
gree from Howard university.
She has been active in many
civic endeavors, one of which
was her successful work as the
president of the Daytona Beach
Metropolitan Council, a chap¬
ter of the National Council of
Negro Women. She is a mem¬
ber of the Delta Sigma Theta
sorority.
Rev. H. W. Murph, pastor
St- Philip, has appointed
Sidney A- Jones as general
cha-rman of women’s day.
Working with Rev. Murph and
Mrs. Jones are the following
chairmen of the committees:
Program,' Mrs. J. P. Smith;
decoration, Mrs. Frank Newton;
finance, Mrs. Matilda Harris;
publicity, Mrs. Alphonso Cox-
YORK RITE MASONS
HOLD CONVENTION
F. A. A. Y. Masons of Geor¬
gia held their annual conven¬
tion here Monday. The session
was highlighted by a parade
in the afternoon which
tured the appearance of
Booker T. Washington
school band of Atlanta.
Although the parade
staged in a constant drizzle
rain which at times approach¬
ed a downpour, it was witness¬
ed by a large crowd.
A program was rendered
night at the First African Bap¬
tist church.
LA. EXT. LEADER
RETIRES
Thomas J. Jordan,
state agent in charge of agri-
cultural extension work with
Louisiana colored farmers, re-
tired last week after 34
of service which date back to
the beginning of extension
work in the state. He is to be
succeeded by Robert J. Court¬
ney, one of his county agents.
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Extension Service field , agent,
the retiring founder of Negro
extension work in Louisiana
was praised for his outstand¬
ing contribution, to the promo¬
tion of diversified farming and
better living. ■
It was in August of 1913 that
Mr. Jordan, then a recent
of Tuskegee, was ap-
farm agent in
Louisiana parishes.
the first in the state to ac-
the challenge to help ex-
»tend the benefits of agricultu¬
ral experimentation, to colored
farm people.
There was no salary, except
what little funds were raised
for him at church meetings,
together with a chicken now
and then and a few vegetables
which some farmer threw in on
the side. (The Smith Lever
Act which established Cooper¬
ative Agricultural Extension
Service was not enacted until
1914.) But so anxious was Jor¬
1 help farm people im-
dan to
, farms an>i their
IC____ homes, fV that ,„ f he accepted the
post. The next year he was
put on salary by the State Ex-
tension Service.
Young Tom Jordan was
miliar with farming in North
Louisiana, where hf. was born
and reared. Even as a boy, he
had known many families who
cleared little or nothing from
their cotton at the end of the
crop Year- And he had heard
his father say that some of
these families would have done
better if they hadn’t owed
most of their earnings to
commissary for food.
Jordan saw as his first job
the task of helping farm peo¬
ple to grow more of their food.
That underway, he began en¬
couraging farmers to expand
their live-at-home program and
sell the surplus so that they
would not be dependent en¬
tirely on\ cotton as a source of
cash income.
Expanding his own activities,
Jordan began helping rural
people to raise funds to build
more schools, a need which he
had long recognized. In one
[country for six schools- he helped raise funds
In 1922, Jordan was promot¬
ed to assistant state agen-t. In-
terested in improving the
quality of farm and home dem¬
onstration work being done, he
organized a highly successful
program of induction and in-
service training for his agents.
Als . he enlarged , , 4 , „ H , , ,
°’ T
ini-service training for his
aeen ts. Also, he enlarged 4-H
c]ub wor k anc j was 0 ne of the
first extension leaders to es-
tablish a state 4-H camp.
Mr. Jordan has three daugh-
j^ rs Two of them hold mas-
degrees.. Mrs. Jordan, a
teacher, also retired this year
S ft e an( j her husband plan to
d more time traveling now.
Last wee k. Jordan turned his
P t Southern u livnrsity
t 0 Mr. Courtney, one of his
parish agents. The new
assistant state agent was born
Kentwood. La., in 1914, a few
after Mr. Jordan be¬
the state’s first extension
Aware of the changes which
is bring' nig to the
South, Mr. Courtney fa¬
an intensified balanced
program. As a county
Ke succeeded, through
corn and pasture dem¬
in getting many
ini his parish to shift
loroduction ^mphas'p
cotton to cattle. Mr.
Is a graduate of
university. He is
and has two children.
NOTICE
Wife Wanted! Help
in Grocery Store. Man
of 50. Mr. Tolbert Lee
Grimes, Freedman
Grove, P. O. address,
RFL) Richmond Hill, Ga.
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jyy MEMORY
STEVENS-—In Having memory
of
MRS. LUCY STEVENS,
who departed this life Sept. 22,
19-13.
How beauteous are the dead,
Who lived as saints below,
And leave their (mission nobly
filled.
Ere heavenward tfhey go.
How blessed is their memory,
To those who loved them here,
What inspiration we find now,
What hope our hearts to
cheer!
Sadly missed by daughter;
Janie S Hearns.
MITCHELL—Sacred to the
memory of our darling mother
ai jl grandmother,
MRS. GEJRTRUDE MITCHELL,
who departed this life Sept. 27,
1944.
On earth she bore her cross,
| In heaven she wears a crown.
Children; |
Sons: ' 4- *
Mr. F. L. Mitchell
Mr. Nathaniel Mitchell
Daughters: ^
Mrs. Mercedes A. Scarbor
Mrs- Reta Hall
Granddaughters:
Leomia and Mercedes Mitch¬
ell. ) - ■ "•'ti’P-'j
JONES—In sad but loving re-
imembrance of our darling fa¬
ther,
REV. B. W. JONES
who departed this life Sept. 25,
1943.
The month of September again
j | i s here
To U s the saddest of all the
year,
0 r it was on the 25th day
( You, our dear father, passed
away.
prom this world grief ano
sorrow
To the land of peace and rest
God has taken you, dwarling,
Where there is everlasting rest
Days of sadness still come ovei
us,
Sweet tears do often flow,
memory keeps you evei
near us.
Your devoted children:
Mary Collins, Glencoe, 111.
Walter H- Jones, Philadelphia
Simpson E. Collins, Glencoe,
111 .
GRAHAM—A tribute of lovt
and devotion. In memory o
my beloved son and brother,
JEROME GRAHAM
who departed this life Sept. 29
1942.
From this world of pain ant
sorrow,
To the land of peace and rest
God has taken you, dear lovec
one,
Where you have found eter
nal rest.
Nothing can ever take awa?
The love a heart holds dear,
Fond memories linger ever}
day,
Remembrance keeps you near
Mother, Mary Graham
Sister, Helen Anderson
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Brother, Edwin Webb
Sister-in-law, Inez Webb
Niece, Doris Webb Riley
Cqusip, Lenora Lee.
BRYAN—In sad but loyini
memory of my dear husband
MR. CHARLES BRYAN
who departed this life Sept. 30
1945.
The montHs have passed inti
three years,
Since heaven called my hus¬
band dear,
And each day as the hour
moved on,
My love for him has beer| re
born.
as the years stretch ou-
ahead,
his sweet memory I am led
make my life as true anc'
brave,
I might match the on:
he gave.
Mrs. Maggie C. Bryan, wife
Mr. Clarence Bryan, brother
Maggie Small, sister, Beaufort
C.
Mrs. Mamie Simmons, cous¬
Mr. Henry Brown, New York
cousin.
GILBERT—In loving memory
our mother,
MRS PHOEBE GILBERT
departed this life Sept. 30
thoughts of one so
dear,
bring a silent tear,
return) to scenes long
past,
rolls on but memory lasts.
Sadly missed by children:
Mr. Sammie Gilbert, Darien,
Mr. Dan Gilbert, Sapeloe, Ga.
Mrs. Lucile Young, Savan-
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 30, 1941
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BUTLER—In memory of our
dear loved one,
MRS. MARGARET HEIDT
BUTLER
who departed this life Sept. 26,
1939.
A precious one from us is gone,
The voice we loved is still,
A place is vacant in our home,
That never can be filled.
Memories are a treasure no
one can steal,
Death is a heartache no one
can heal,
Some may forget you, now that
you are gone,
But we shall remember you, no
matter how long.
Husband, W. D. Butler
Daughter, Mrs. Berifice El-
liott
Mother, Mrs. N- R. Heidt,
And family
STEVENS—In loving memory
of our mother, sister and
aunt,
MRS. MARIAH STEVENS
who departed this life Oct. 1,
1947.
I cannfit say and I will, not
say,
That she is dead—she is just
away!
With just a wave of the hand,
She has wandered into an un¬
known land.
So think of her as faring on,
as dear,
In the love of there as the love
of here;
Think of her still the same, I
say;
She is not dead—she is just
away!
Sadly missed by: ^
Daughter, Mrs. Maggie F
Evans.
Sisters, nieces, nephews and
other relatives.
FORD—In loving memory of
our dear mother,
MRS. ELIZA FORD
who died one year ago, Sept 28,
’
1947.
We strive so hard to be light¬
hearted,
As mother would have us be,
But all the happiness in life,
r s full of Tier memory.
Children
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CARD OF THANKS
CARD OF THANKS
Mrs. G. B. Kelly of 3020 West
Broad St., wishes to thank all-
friends and neighbors for their
kind expressioni during her
recent illness.
ClARI) OF THANKS
Mr. and Mrs. Willie J. Dixon,
Sr., ani Jimily w;, )i to ac¬
knowledge with grateful ap-
, predation the kindness and
eX p re ssjcrm of sympathy shown
during their recent sorrow.
Thank you
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to extend our vei T
sincere ^hanks and apprecia¬
tion for the many kindnesses
and sympathy shown us during
the prolonged illness and death
of our husband and father, Mr.
Arthur Nevels. Special thanks
to Undertaker Sidney A. Jones
and his staff of pleasant help¬
ers, also to Rev. Pressley and
deacons of Elim Baptist
church and other churches,
ministers and friends of -the
Tatnall Baptist Association.
Respectfully,
C. A. Stevens Nevels
NEW HEAD FOR
SPELMAN NURSERY
SCHOOL
ATLANTA, Ga., Sept. 23 —
Special — President Florence M.
Read of Spelman College has an¬
nounced the appointment of Miss
Florence E. Thorp of West Ches¬
ter, Pennsylvania, as director of
the Nursery School. Miss Thorp is
a graduate of the Hart Kinder¬
garten and Primary Training
School of Philadelphia, and of the
National College of Education in
Evanston, Illinois. She holds the
B. S., and M. A-, degrees from
Columbia University.
Miss Thorp has spent many
years as a member of the facul¬
ties of private schools. She taught
in the kindergarten of the West
Chester Community School, and
offered the kindergarten and
methods of courses at the Hart
Training School.