The Roanoke Times from Roanoke, Virginia (2024)

THE ROANOKE TIMES, ROANOKE, VIRGINIA: FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 28, 1937. CHURCH MUST CAPTURE MODERN SENSE OF ADVENTURE, REV. F. E. SMITH TELLS DISCIPLES RETAIL GROCERS WILL MEET HERE Group Session Added to Convention Schedule A group meeting of retail grocers been added to the program of has the thirty-second annual convention of the Retail Merchants association, be held at Hotel Roanoke on June to 8 and 9, it was announced yesterday U.

T. Lemon, secretary of the by local association and publicity chairman for the convention. Plans for a meeting of the grocers on the opening afternoon, several other groups will hold gatherhad been tentatively considings, ered for sometime, but not until yesterday morning did R. E. Foutz, secretary-treasurer of the Reliable Service Grocers, inform Mr.

Lemon we that arrangements had been definitely completed. Expect Large Attendance Inasmuch as this is the first time that group meetings have been held at the state convention, a large attendance is at each of them. Invitations are being sent to grocers throughout the state to attend the convention, Mr. Lemon said. Letters also are being sent to other groups.

Heretofore the varied subjects discussed at the general sessions of the conventions have not appealed to all delegates, Mr. Lemon pointed out, and it was for this reason that the decision was made to have group gatherings. Directors of the local association, meeting yesterday morning, directed President Lawrence Gilliam to name 33 delegates to represent the association, addition to himself and U. T. Lemon, secretary.

It was also suggested that the entire board attend the convention, if possible, and those meeting yesterday indicated they would be present at the various sessions. CITY DEATHS Archie C. Francis Archie C. Francis, 57, former Roanoker, and for the past 21 years foreman of the stereotyping and press departments of the Bristol Publishing company, died suddenly morning in a local hos-pital. Surviving are his widow and five children: Mrs.

Bruce Cartwright, Gladys, David, Louis and Guy Francis, all of Bristol; Mrs. I. E. Huff, and three brothers: C. W.

Francis, M. G. Francis H. G. all of Roanoke.

The body was taken to Briste yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Kate H. Mason Mrs. Kate Hill Mason, 70, wife of S.

D. Mason, died yesterday afternoon at her home, 1318 Woodlawn avenue, Grandin Court. Surviving besides her husband are a son, S. Frank Mason, and three daughters: Mrs. W.

F. Carter, Mrs. Helen Huffman and Mrs. J. H.

Swartz, all of Roanoke; a brother, F. M. Hill, of Lynchburg; and two sisters: Mrs. J. W.

Beasley, Washington, D. and Miss Nora Hill, Roanoke, and two grandchildren. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. William H. Dowdy William Henry Dowdy, 89, died yesterday morning at the home of his son, E.

W. Dowdy, 2303 Delaware avenue, Villa Heights. Funeral services will be conducted at the residence at 2:30 Saturday afternoon by the Rev. Julius H. Spears.

Interment will be in Fairview. James H. Giles, Jr. James H. Giles, 35, of Blue Ridge, died yesterday morning in a local hospital following a brief illness.

Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Lenore Minot Giles and six children: Orthonette, Charlotte, Kathryn, Mabel, Jimmie and Richard Giles; his father, James H. Giles, and three sisters and three brothers: Mrs. J. B.

Slicer, Mrs. B. D. Elliott, Mrs. C.

D. Peters, J. L. Giles, W. A.

Giles and H. R. Giles. Funeral services will be conducted at Oakey's chapel at 3 o'clock this afternoon by the Rev. S.

B. M. Ghiselin, assisted by the Rev. J. Clyde Mohler.

Small, speaking as an official of the railway company, spoke briefly during the intermission period. He related the intense interest displayed by the Norfolk and Western chorus in developing its work, expressed the company's pride in their achievement and "genuine contribution they made in the cause of good music." Demand Encores The Hampton singers, Mr. Small said, are the best known group in the country and are noted for their rendition of negro spirituals. He gave a brief biographical sketch of Dr. Dett, who was director of music at Hampton Institute from 1913 to 1931.

"He ranks at the top of the greatest negro composers," he stated. The audience apparently found none of the speaker's statements faulty. From beginning to end of the program, 1 intently listening crowd of colored and white citizens of the city applauded and demanded encores. The program opened with the N. W.

Male Chofus offering three songs, "Rise Up Children," "Steal Away," and "Fare Ye Well." The former two, first of which was written by Dr. Dett, were arranged by Williams. Dr. Dett had hardly maneuvered into the opening bars of Charlton's "Poeme Erotique" when his audience was captured completely. He followed this with "Let Us Cheer the Weary Traveler" and "Danse Negre." Where he had captured his audience with his opening trio of compositions on the piano, he held them as easily later in the program with five other of his own compositions.

Whether he felt more keenly the spirit of his own compositions or not, he seemed to lose himself in his work. Three of the five were played in sequence, beginning with his "Magnolias," following it with "Barcarolle" and concluding the group with "Dance of Desire," a piece showing some influence of Salomeswinging wildly, halting abruptly with a long stop and catching the audience up again in its passionate rhythm. As an encore, demanded by heavy applause, he played his "Juba Dance" which Mayor Small had aptly termed "one of the raciest bits of Negro music ever published and not too exotic for conservative ears." He closed with "Inspiration Waltzes," his own liquid composition. The Hampton singers sang a group of four traditional songs just before the intermission, "Old Ark," "I Know The Lord," "Better Get Ready," and "Go Down Moses." The latter was particularly weli received and two encores were necessary before the sextette could retire. One encore was "Love's Old Sweet Song." Immediately after the intermission, they sang three other songs, the traditional "Ezekiel Saw the Wheel" and "Walk Together Children," and the negro work song, "Water Boy." Later they returned to offer four traditional folk songs.

First was "Certainly, Lord," followed by the slow and rythmic "Deep River," "Climbing Up the Mountain," and ending with the choice of all negro Low, Sweet Chariot." The program itself was ended with the N. W. chorus singing "Our Song of Loyalty," written by H. Hamilton Williams, local, brother of J. T.

Williams, director. The song was dedicated to Bernard C. Cook, foreman of the N. W. shops here, and to Dr.

Clark H. Hagenbuch, recreation director of the railway company. At the close, John Wainwright, bass with the Institute sextette, was introduced as having been a member of Hampton sextettes since 1868. He put expression into his singing, tightening his fists on the deep low notes and giving what one spectator termed the "real old time negro stuff." Others of the visiting sextette were George Hamilton, Gregory Kiah, tenors; William Byrd, bass; Jeremiah Thomas, Robert Hamilton, baritones. PAGE IN SOUTHWEST BRISTOL, May 27 -State Senator Vivian Page, of Norfolk, candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor, was a visitor in Bristol today and will visit other counties in the ninth congressional district Friday and Saturday, he said.

Senator Page will leave here Saturday and speak that day at Culpeper at A memorial service sponsored by the American Legion. Loss Of Missionary Zeal Places It On Defensive War Against Beveraged Alcohol Not Over, Says Rev. E. J. Richardson Recognition service for Mrs.

J. O. Helsabeck, wife of Rev. J. O.

beck, pastor of the Third Christian church, Richmond, for 20 years president of the Virginia Women's Missionary Society was conducted during the evening session of the 105th annual State convention of the Disciples church of last Christ night. at The Belmont christians led by Miss Etta, also of Richmond. Rev. F. E.

Smith, Indianapolis, secretary of the Pension Fund of Disciples of Christ, in an address which climaxed the second day's session quoted President Masarky, of the Czechoslovakian Republic that "the skeptic of today is not the infidel but the indifferent." Continuing he declared that "complacency is the curse of the church, when the church loses her evangelistic and missionary passion it is placed on the defense--the church is whipped when from conquest to de- fense." More Adventure Today There is more adventure today in the world than ever before, men dare their lives in every field of servicethe church must capture that sense of adventure which characterises youth, he said. "The church and its ministry is a part of the world relations. churches have worked out plans for a sound pension system for the ministers and missionaries," he said, but declared scandal of an abandoned aged minister is attached only to the Protestant churches-Roman Catholics and Hebrew gregations make provisions for their Priests and Rabbis. Rev. Smith, said that the "church today needs a sense power-organized Christian opinion can sweep everything before it; the church must awaken to its power in the realm of stewardship--it must get out of the begger class." conclusion he said that the "church influences more money than any institution on earth--with a Christian philosophy relation to money there will come a new sense of respect." New frontiers in church, college, missions and prohibition education were expounded by four speakers during the afternoon session.

"The war against beveraged alcohol is not over-although a major battle was lost when the 18th amendment was repealed, Rev. E. J. Richardson, Richmond, declared opening remarks of his address, "New Frontiers in Temperance Education." He declared that "in spite of more or less chaotic conditions the temperance cause is far ahead of what it was one hundred years ago when preachers made, sold, and drank intoxicating ting liquors." Rev. Richardson later added that "no state or nation can drink itself into prosperity." Need Consecration Rev.

George O. Taylor, also of Richmond, in discussing "New Frontiers of Religious Education" said that "we have explored the 'coastal regions' of pupil psychology, have already developed the 'middle plains' of lesson materials and teaching, equipment." conclusion speaker said that "without a personal consecration there is no truly effective leadership." Dr. John L. Davis, dean of Lynchburg college, in speaking "New Frontiers in Higher Education." told the delegates that "we have been prone to evaluate college courses and students in terms of their grades and their aggressiveness in getting positions or succeeding in business we face frontiers in considering the task of the Christian college to be more than just a liberal education and rather the building of a Christian personality and a Christian leadership for church, business and state." In his talk Dr. Davis proposed the four objectives of the church college as: "a distinctly Christian service in the training of students in the fundamentals of a liberal Rajah Temple Plans Blackstone Ceremonial W.

I. Saunders, royal vizier, announced last night that all plans are complete for Memorial Day ceremonial of Rajah No. 195 at Blackstone Saturday where a class of 75 candidates will be initiated. The 25-piece Rajah Temple band and the Temple Zuaves, 25 in numalong with officers and members, will leave Roanoke in special cars attached to Norfolk and Western train No. 4, which leaves at 10:25 a.

m. Saturday. Cars will also be attached to No. 15, leaving Blackstone at 12:30 a. m.

Sunday, which will arrive in Roanoke at 4:45. A. L. Frey, imperial secretary of the order, is expected to attend the ceremonial. The drill team of Ziyad Temple, Norfolk, will participate in the ceremonial, it was said.

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PLANE TO DROP FLOWERS SUNDAY Memorial Day Plans Made Complete by Permit The program for the observance of Memorial Day here was rounded out yesterday when permission was granted to drop flowers from an airplane that will soar over Fairview cemetery. Willets, district supervisor of the Bureau of Air Commerce, granted the permission in reply Letion telefrom Clayton who wired him at Roosevelt Field, Long Island, N. Y. Lemon's telegram was sent after a conference with Morris L. Masinter, chairman of the local committee on patriotic affairs.

Objects cannot be dropped from an airplane unless a waiver is obtainer. Will Place Flags Veterans and other participating organizations will place flags on the graves in Fairview and other cemeteries on Saturday, and a public service will be held at Fairview Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Dr. Walter P. Binns, pastor of First Baptist church, will be the speaker at the Sunday exercises.

The invocation will be by Dr. Nolan B. Harmon, pastor of Greene Memorial Methodist, and the benediction by the Rev. T. B.

Martin, pastor of St. Andrew's Catholic church. Kazim Chanters will sing several including "America," accompanied by Mrs. Mary Atkinson Henson, and the American Legion Post No. 3 junior drum and bugle corps will play "Taps." A firing squad of the marine reserve will fire volleys across the graves of the war-dead.

May 30 is Confederate Memorial Day as well as National Memorial Day. Boy Scouts from ten city troops will place American flags on the graves of war veterans in the six cemeteries in this vicinity Saturday Scoutmasters in each of the troops will select a small group of boys for the service. Assignments, as announced by Scout headquarters, are: Fairview, Troops 3 and 13; City, Troops and 27; Evergreen, Troops 8 and 12; N. W. ORDERS NEW EQUIPMENT Will Spend $1,600,000 on Engines and Cars education; to help students adjust themselves to the new sciences and philosophys of our day by providing them with an adequate understanding of God and the Scriptures and of life consistent with their material and scientific progress; to keep at the heart of our program with supreme trend of Christianity, the supreme worth of individual personality; to introduce each student to the fundamental teaching of Christ in such a way as to win the student to an intelligent and life-long loyalty." Dr.

Davis stressed that "in order to accomplish these objectives, an increase of building and financial backing is absolutely necessary." Discussing "New Frontiers in Missionary Education," Dr. Sidney M. Bedford, Lynchburg, analyzed the methods used 53 most active missionary churches--urging that "the supreme need is a vital missionary leadership in the churches." The speaker added that "the churches that most actively support missionary causes are those with regular full time preaching and with the most effective program of missionary education." Return To Religion Dr. Charles J. Smith, president of Roanoke college, speaking at a Christian education dinner at the church last night said that man needs seek a solution by a return religion rather than in to metaphysics and philosophy, philosopher is a great man to analyze situations on the basis of facts and tell why things have happened in the world, but the man of religion not only sees this analysis of situations a and facts, but sees an ideal pattern of life, a pattern of what man ought to be at his best, and he directs the energies man toward the achievements this of ideal pattern which is the good of man," Dr.

Smith explained. The purpose of Christian college is to train men who have their vision and will work for its achievement; to send out men and women who know what life is about; who are on speaking terms with God and who are reaching up to bring the Divine down into human relationships, Dr. Smith said. Speaking on mission work in the Belgian Congo, where he has been a missionary for 28 years, Rev. Herbert Smith, head of the Congo Christian Institute, outlined the fourpoint missionary program-preaching, education, medical and vocational work.

He mitch that most people expect too of missions. "They look for too big a step," he said. It has been only 58 years since the natives first saw a white man and yet they are expected to have come the same distance that we have in 2,000 years. Other speakers on the program yesterday were: Miss Etta Nunn Rev. John Tate, Richmond, and Rev.

F. W. Long, of Clifton Forge. Conference periods were conducted by Miss Nunn, Rev. Tate, Rev.

Taylor, and Miss Helen Spaulding, Indianapolis, Ind. The session yesterday was presided over by Rev. Marion B. Brinson, Newport News, president of the conference. The convention will close Sunday afternoon.

Orders for construction of 10 heavy freight "Y-6" locomotives, 20 new all-steel cabooses, and 10 allsteel 70-ton covered hopper cars in the Norfolk and Western shops here, a continuation of the railroad's construction program which is providing maximum employment for local construction forces, was announced here yesterday by railway officials. The new equipment will cost approximately $1,600,000. Material is to be ordered immediately, work to begin by October, and it is expected that four of the engines will be completed this year. They will be equipped with roller bearings and mechanical lubrication system, and will have a tractive effort of approximately 127,000 pounds. Engine will weigh 961,000 pounds.

Wait on Plans The cabooses, of modern design, are to be constructed as soon as plans are completed and materials received. The hopper cars will be deto transport cement and similar materials, and will be equipped with hopper bottoms. Since January 1, 1936, the N. and W. has ordered construction in its local shops of 25 new engines, including 10 high-speed "Class freight locomotives and 15 of the counting the ten ordered yesterday, Five of the "Y6-'s" and five "Class A's" have already been turned out, and the remaining five of the latter type are expected to be finished at the rate of one every three weeks until September.

Local shop forces, in addition, built 1,475 all-steel coal cars last year, and have built 790 on an order for 1,000 since January, 1937. The cars are now being turned out at the rate of 70 a week and the order will be completed next month. Catholic, Troop Jewish, Troop and Vinton, Troops 26 and 35. Girl Scouts also will assist in the decoration. Merchants have been requested to put out their flags Sunday morning Mr.

Masinter said. Other Local on Pages 5, 7 and 17. dolph, Miss Margaret Scott, professor of history, and Miss Rachel Wilson, professor of French. Margaret Sockwell, '32, of Greensboro, N. will lead the singing at the banquet.

Miss Frances McNulty, '28, professor English at Hollins, is chairman of campus arrangements for Alumnae Day. She has been assisted by Miss Thalia Hayward and Miss Susie co*cke, '35. Guests who have been invited to the banquet are Miss Matty co*cke, president emeritus; President Bessie C. Randolph, Dean Leslie Blanchard, Mr. Estes co*cke, vice-president of Mr.

Erich Rath, former head of the music department; Mr. Joseph A. Turner, business manager of the college; Miss Willie Scott, assistant to the president, and Miss Carrie A. Boozer, dietitian, honorary members of the Alumnae association; Miss Susie Blair, Miss Mary Phlegar Smith, and Miss Fanona Knox, faculty members of the Alumnae Advisory Council; Miss Marion Bayne, Hollins alumna and former librarian; and Miss Laura Gustafson, professor of French and sponsor of the senior class. The entire senior class will attend the alumnae banquet.

After the banquet the alumnae will attend the commencement play in the Little Theatre p. m. Shakespeare's "The Tempest" will be given with the collaboration of faculty and students of the art, dramatic, music, and dance departments. CITY ITEMS Realty Transfers The following realty transfers were recorded yesterday in the office of the clerk of court. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.

to Harry S. Walker, lot 32, section 16, Raleigh Court addition, $6,250. Marguerite C. and R. B.

Miller to Altha Eva Cannaday, west part of lot 18, section 14, Wasena addition, $5,275. Leaves for Winchester Miss Margaret Dunkelberger, executive secretary of the Roanoke Tuberculosis association, left yesterday for Winchester where she will join a group of officials from the state and the Richmond associations. Together, they will motor to Milwaukee, attend the national association convention ing there Monday. Jamboree Planned Fifteen troops, with 47 patrols, will take part in the annual spring camping meet of Roanoke Boy Scouts to be held on the plot back of Lakeside dance hall June 11 and 12, it was revealed at the Scoutmasters Roundtable this week, when plans for the meet were discussed. Has Credit Balance school textbook fund credit balance of end of April, S.

Mcof the school board, Frank M. Lemon Will Get Ph. D. on June 7 WASHINGTON, May 27 (AP)Frank M. Lemon, assistant professor of English at the University of Maryland and a native of Roanoke, will receive his Ph.

D. degree from American university at commencement exercises June 7. Lemon, who has been on the Maryland faculty 17 years is a graduate of Roanoke high school and the University of Virginia. Vision Can Bring Success Or Failure Poor vision may be responsible for life's costly mistakes. Good, keen vision may bring success.

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The Roanoke Times from Roanoke, Virginia (2024)

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