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NOTES FROM NORGE, VA.
Shiloh Baptist Church,
Rev. r. A. Dias. Pastor

| rev. II. "A. DlaS, PaSCOr.
Oh, give thanks unto the Lord
: for He is good, for His mercy en-
dureth forever.
At $50 A NJ. we found ourselves
assembled at the baptizing waters at
the mill, where our pastor baptized
eight converts for Shiloh Baptist
Church. One of the largest crowds
ever seen at the mill were on hand,
and the beautiful sight along with
the songs made US all feel it was
good to be here. After baptizing the
crowd wendell it's way to Shiloh,
where at 11:30 Pastor Dias preached
good instructive sermon on Bap-
tism. The church was filed and as
many on the grounds who could not
get inside. People were in attend
ance from many churches near, also
Newport News. A large crowd of
members and deacons from Rising
Sun Baptist Church, Lackey, Va,
greeted their former pastor, Rev.
Dias. Deacon Segar and Trustee H.
Redcross lifted the morning col
lection. which was near $50. We do
appreciate the coming of these good
Christians to US, our motto is
Unity" Our church will soon be
painted as the officers are busy look
ing after that part of the work.
There will be an entertainment for
the benefit of the paint fund on
Saturday, October 10th Our church
at it's regular business meeting
granted our pastor a vacation, which
he will take during October.
Bro. Ollie Gransby is sick.
Bro. S. Braxton is improving
nicely in st. Philips Hospital, Rich
mond, Va.
We are glad to see Bro. Otis Lind
sey home from st. Philips Hospital.
Mrs. Bell Barnes is not so well.
She will go to Richmond soon to
have an examination. We do hope
that she will be herself again soon.
The public school will open here
October 4th
Mrs. T. J. Dias was in Richmond
last Monday and Tuesday on bust
ness.
Mrs. Ora 3. Stokes, Lawyer Nc
Konzie. Amos C. Clarke, Roscoe
-ditchelli were in Croaker last Friday
or business Tor tie Shepherds. While
here they were the dinner guests of
Rev. and Mrs. Dias, also Mr.. Ned
Foster.
Mrs. T.. j. Dias made hurried
trip to Garden City last Thursday in
interest of her club there.
Blooming Rose Fold, Ligntfoot, Va,
will meet on Wednesday, at which
time Deputy Dias will initiate large
number.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1927-10-01
THE STRANGE CASE OF
BEN KICKER.

Ben II Kicker. a "boot-legger
was convicted in the Hastings Court
o. this city, Judge w Kirk Mathews
presiding, upon the charge Of
violating the prohibition law. a
Jury fixed his punishment at SiN
months III the city jail and in corr
pliance with the requirements &c 'he
law a bond of $4,000 for one wear
was affixed the presiding jur;st
specifying in the sentence that fhis
bond shOrld date from the expira-
ton of his Jail sentence. CouuSr'
for the accused did not except to
this order. =.
At the expiration of the jail sell
tence Attorney Percy Smith applied
to Judge John M. Hart of Roanoke
for a writ Of habeas corpus. Under
the law Judge Hart could not refuse
to issue Ehe writ. At the hearing
Attorney smith argued that Judge
Mathews could require the bond or
$500 but that he was in error 10
specifying The time The bond should
run conculrently with the jail sen
tence and not at the expiration CT
the Jail sentence. Inasmuch as HIS
Honor 1ad erred in this, the order
recurring the bond was null ant
vcid and Kicker was entitled to
discharge from custody.
The Interesting question tha
puzzled many lawyers was, as t
how a court If equal dignity ant
power, coordinate body could Sc
aside the action of another court o
equal power and dignity. 1t wa
thought that the application Shouts
have been made to court or judg
higher in authority. 1t was state
that the Virginia Statutes pei
mitted this to be done. Judge Har
ordered the discharge Of Kicker ar
this order was obeyed by City Sc;
geant Saunders. Ben Kicker wake
Me streets Of Richmond a free man
Attorney Percy S. Smith W;
iubilant. Then Judge w. Ktr
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FLORENCE, S. c.

FLORENCE. S. c., Sept. %. :
Miss Evelyn Walton an accomplished
young lady of brownsville. Ga. ,
passed thu ough Florence Tuesday
morning The writer is so glad that
neither MI. james Horn nor Mr.
James Jones appeared above the
horizon at the lovely time ne met
Miss Walton. :.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1927-10-01

Now tEey are trying white folks
for defending their own homes
against o,her white folks. Colored
folks can lie happy in the Eact that
"the same measure We mete, the
same she'll be measured 10 You
again,
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tive from his church. He spoke from
the words, What Must l Do With
Jesus" Omitted We Standardized
We Fall"
When you are in Fulton call by
the Radio Inn, with Red Front, S24
Denny Street. Proprietor, "Old
Speak Edwards" Come in and eat.
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Many people are blamed for bal
traits that fhey inherited from
their parents. Those who achieve
success lave been able to overcome
these traits and who practice self
denial and correct living. .....-..
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GRAVEL HILL BAPTIST CHURCH
(Henrico County Va.)

Rev. w. l.. Tuck Pastor Resi-
dence, 1872 Carlisle Ave, Richmond.
Sunday services: Sunday School.
$50 A. M; Morning Services,
1880 A. NJ; Evening Services, 8
P. M; Communion Fourth Sun
days P. NJ.
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Imagining that all white folks ATE
cppused to us because of the talk
and actions of those Of the Negro
hating kind is a big mistake We
should be polite and obliging to a..
of them -
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AN ANNOUNCEMENT

The Goodwill Baptist Church, 410
n Monroe Street is a new unit to the
Baptist Church, with a very broad
program. Rev. W. r. Bail, pastor
invites the public and his many
friends to worship Sunday Octo-
Der 2, 1870 A. M. and $3.50 P M
Communion LIST Sundays, $3.50 P. NJ.
Sunday School, 1890 A. N. Special
music. All are invited
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FOUNTAIN BAPTIST CHURCH
(32nd and P Ssreets)

Rev. A. R.: Vanlandingham. B. Tn.
pastor. Residence, $500 o st. Our
Worship: Sunday School at $3.50 A.
M; Morning Services 1880 A. M;
Night Services, 500 P. M; Tuesday
night, Home and Foreign Mission,
700 P. M; Wednesday night,
Teachers Meeting, 1880 P. M;
Thursday night, Choir Rehearsal,
1880 P. M; Friday, night. Prayer
Services, 1890. NV Johnson, Clerk
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It never pays to abuse white peo'
pie. who are favorable 10 rs and
our enterprises. 1t will not hurt
much to condemn those of the Other
type. "'
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thousands of preachers regard
the ministerial calling just as they
would the practice Of any other
secular profession.
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Injustice is abroad in the lan6
and it is being ruthlessly practlced
in MANY OF the courts and in many
o. our churches.
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l. is surprising to noIe the num-
Ter of people who believe that 1t
pays 70 CO wrong.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-29
BYRD PERSON|F|ES
COLONIAL SPIRIT.
Made Trip Around World
Alone When IL Years Old.
Served at Sea.
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, June 29.-Comdr.
Richard E. Byrd, one Of the tom,
Dick and Harry" brothers who are
personages in Virginia, personifies in
this modern day his adventurous CO.
lonial ancestors.
Just as William Byrd in 1858 shat
tered the wilderness barrier of the
Appalachian Mountains in a perilous
invasion into treacherous Indian lands,
Comdr. Byrd has started to break
down the invisible barrier lines of
the air.
The first exploit which gained him
worldwide fame was when in May,
1926, with Floyd Bennett as co-pilot,
he flew in Is hours over the Arctic
wastes from Spitzbergen to the North
Pole and return, the first man to &C.
complish the feat.
Plans. Antarctic Hop.
Even while the commander was per-
fecting the details of his hop to Paris,
with it's possibility Of return flight,
he also was laying tentative plans for
an aerial expedition next year to the
South Pole.
The other two members of this
noted Virginia trio of brothers are
Gov. Harry F. Byrd and Capt. Thomas
B. Byrd, veteran of the World War.
They are affectionately known in their
home state as TON, Dick and Harry"
Comdr. Dick however, did not be-
gin his globe trotting via airplanes.
His first step was little jaunt around
the world, made by the more prosaic
method of railroads and boats, but the
event took place in 1901, when the
commander was a lad Of IL. The
young traveller made the tour alone
and on his return entered a military
school and later the United States
Naval Academy at Annapolis.
Saved Two Lives.
He started his naval career on the
sea, and one of the things he never
discusses Is little incident in which
he saved the lives Of two men, one Of
them a ships captain.
Life at a helmsman's wheel. how
ever. proved uninteresting to the pio-
neering spirit of Comdr. "Dicll" and
he soon transferred to the aviation
branch of the naval service. In 1916
he suffered an injury Of the foot from
a nail and was placed on the retired
list. In 1922, however. the loss of
rank which he suffered from this re-
tirement was restored by act of Con-
gress. He always had remained on
the service roles as an active officer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-29
Salient Facts Of Comdr. Byrd's Flight
Across Atlantic Ocean From New York

By The Press.
E. who
manded first plane to fly North Pole leave from Navy
with Clarence Chamberln of
the world record for endurance flying George Neville fight engineer
MALL Bachen,
Road Amunden
tion for Norge flight North Pole.
England Coast,
Distance miles 40
attitudes effort to chart
general rules which aid future transatlantic flyers
S a
the North Pole,
aircooled Wright whir
Belanca monopnte
that preceded Byrd to Europe
the and Bel
ships He will have the magnetic
invention which he
usedo
chickens 10 cheese and 10 turkey sandwiches
80
and Belanca carried
will continuous
in he DISTRESS calls.
sponsos-The by the America Tansoceanic Co,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-29
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROOSEVELT FIELD, N. Y, June
29.-Lieut. Marion L. Elliott, United
States fight instructor to the New
York National Guard, told the Assocl-
ated Press this morning that the take
off of Comdr. Richard E. Byrd 5
America was one of the most skillful
flying exhibitions he or his associates
had ever seen.
Lieut.. Elliott, flying with Lieut..
John Beverage, u. S. A., of Miller
Field, Staten Island, viewed the de-
parture from the air, and escorted the
big monoplane as far as Port Jeffer-
son, Long Island.
Despite the absence of favorable
winds, a valuable factor in successful
take-offs,'. said Lieut.. Elliott, 1.-The
Americas pilot lifted his 14,760-pound
load from so2gy field, rose steadily
and Strengthened out into steady
course that demonstrated the America
was running perfectly as it roared
good by to Roosevelt Field and Long
Island.
STEADY as Piece of Cheese"
"When Lieut.. John Beverage, U. S.
A., and myself babe the America good
by above Port jefferson, Long Island,
smiling in confidence as the America
cruised smo THY tn ou~h the break.
ing day. They're off ;.xd '.ley'll make
it IL they keep that W, | thought to
myself as the great ship vanished like
a perfect machine into the dawn.
Although the America shot like a
bullet from it's mound runway, the
pane seemed reluctant to leave the
sogSy field. The air was very dense
and full of moisture. AS Lieut.. Bev-
erage put 1t, 1t was as steady as a
piece of cheese
The soggy field, combined with the
lack of wind, forced the pilot to drive
his motors hard before the plane lift
ed its nose toward the sky. Once off
the ground, however, the America
rose steadily, climbing with the ire
| mendous power of its three motors
| to 500 feet.
Never once did it settle, as did the
! plane of Kelly and MacReady when
| they took off from New York for their
! nonstop flight to the Pacific Coast.
Escort Is Formed.
Shortly after the America left the
| field an escort of nine planes formed
about her. Photographers planes
! lined up so closely to her that a crash
| seemed likely for while, although
the escort pilots Strengthened out and
gave the America a clear lane within
| few moments.
| The America headed toward Mineola
| in its climb for altitude and favorable
wind currents. 1t then pointed it's
nose up Long Island. climbing slowly
but steadily until 1t reached 600 feet,
when 1t Strengthened out on It's course
at a speed Of about 81 miles an hour
| Passing over Northport a handful
of paper was thrown from the plane
presumably by some one who had
been making last minute calculations
! Everything seemed to be running
strictly according to system. from
what we were able to observe in fly
ing parallel with the giant craft.
Ac0sta at Controls.
"Acosta was at the controls and
one who looked like Comdr. Byrd was
sitting beside him. Lieut. Bernt
Balchen was in the rear cockpit.
THE plane gathered speed as II
became set on it's course and began
to draw away from the escort. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-29
BYRD LAUDS AIDES
BEFORE TAKING OFF,
Expresses Appreciation of
Kinkade and Wanamaker,
BaCker.

By the Associated Press.
ROOSEVELT FIELD, June 90
Condr. Byrd issued the following
statement just before taking off for
France today.
Whereas I am attempting this
flight for many reasons. | hope our
countrymeu will appreciate the fact
that my ehipmates Neville, Acosta
and Balchen, are flying over the top
today totally for the progress of avia-
ton to which they are devoting their
lives-that is, they realize little glory
in the undertaking. There are no
prizes awaiting them.
Don't let us forget at this time
Floyd Bennett, to whom we owe much
for our preparations and who recently
almost sacrificed his life to advance
the science of flying. We keenly re.
greet that we cannot take him along.
Engine Expert Praised.
"There is Kinkade who worked on
the plane engines of Lindbergh and
Chamberlin and also on the America 8
engines. Surely our country should
know about him.
"Then there are Mulroy, Demas,
Gardiner and Sorensen, my ship
mates on our Arctic expedition, who
have worked day and night.
Expeditions like ours are won by
preparation.
II would also like to ask the public
to realize that though we have pre-
pared as carefully as possible, we are
to some extent in the hands of fate
after we leave Ours is a pioneering
flight and it cannot be laid to the door
of aviation if we do not win.
II am glad that Lindbergh reached
Paris first. He did for the progress
of aviation and international good fell
lowship what we never could even
have hoped to do.
1--WE simply follow up the great
work that Lindbergh and Chamber
lin have done and expect to add just
bit to their discoveries. Other
pioneers must follow us. We can only
help to point the way.
Never I'm Race.
eve have never been in race.
Even had we been in a race our
crash some months ago would have
put us completely out of the run
ming.
Little is known about suspending
in the air great loads with three.
engineer planes. We have proceeded
calmly and carefully. 1t will be re-
called that the three three-engined
planes that have attempted this flight
have crashed, two with fatal results.
with four people and an additional
useful load of about 400 pounds we
cannot hope that the distance we can
travel will equal that of one-engined
plane.
I'VE must not forget Mr.. Rodman
Wanamaker's patriotism. He has
been unstinted in backing us and has
unselfishly kept himself in the back
ground and has disa ssociated the eXpe
dition entirely from any commercial
aspect.
"Mr. Whalen has been indefatigable
in his effort to help us"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-29
GAIT TRANSOCEAN
PLANES FORESEEN
Room for Two Tiers of Cab
ins in Wings Envisioned
by Byrd.

NEW YORK, June 2S.-Comdr.
Richard E. Byrd emissions the trans
oceanic airplane of the future as a
great multimotored ship - possibly
with as many as ten engines-so large
that there may be two tiers of cabins
in the wings.
The day that will see such planes,
or any others, in regular service
across the Atlantic. however, he
writes in an article to be published in
Popular Science monthly on July 2.
is not near, but will probably be years
hence.
"It will be some 90 years. in my
opinion" the article reads, before
regular commercial transatlantic air
service is established"
Strain Is Too Great.
No average passenger, he said,
could stand the nerve and body strain
of more than 80 hours aloft in present
day planes.
"It is common" his article contin-
ues, "for passengers on the Paris
London route to arrive with green
faces from air sickness due to their
planes heaving about over the Chan
mel. AS with steamers, the relief
for this misery will lie in larger and
larger planes.
much will have to be done in the
way of personal service. Meals can be
served and maps taken. but in the
day and half crossing the passenger
will have to be warmed and fed and
entertained IL his patronage is to be
kept.
1.-THE Germans in particular have
gone well ahead with the design of
passenger planes. They are building
a machine that utilities the wing
space for passenger cabins. This
means a wing 6 to 10 feet thick.
Thick Wings Beneficial.
"At first thought such a condition
would seem detrimental because of
wing resistance. But 1t is the vacuum
above the wing rather than the push
of the air under 1t that stand for
lifting power Therefore a deep wing
front is really beneficial. The trans
atlantic plane Of 1850 may have wings
thick enough for two tiers of cabin
and stowage spaces"
Before regular ocean air lines can
become an actually, Byrd writes, an
international weather forecasting
service covering flying altitude con-
ditions over the Atlantic as thorough
ly as land conditions are now cover
ed must be established; floating land.
ing fields must be built at intervals
across the ocean; and giant planes
must be developed which will be sea-
worthy IL forced down and at the
same time commodious and comfort
able enough to attract patronage
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-29
Giant Lettering
Identifies Plane
AS 1t ROars to Paris
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 29.--He who
runs may read the name of the
America. The name Of the triple
motored monoplane appears on the
planes side in huge letters Of red,
white and blue and may be read at
a great height.
The ship is all lettered UP, but
none of the decorations approaches
the name in size.
The word peace" appears with
an olive branch decoration and ~.
S. Air Mall is announced.
The license designation "NX-206"
and A. T. c., the initials of the
owning company, the America
TransOceanic Co., complete the
identification marks.
The IN" stands for North
America, the "X'' is for expert
mental and "206" the license num-
Der.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-29
GERMANY PREPARES.
Airdromes to Be Ready to Aid
Byrd If He Lands There.

PERRIN, June % R).-Germany's
commercial aviation body, the Luft
hansa has instructed the personnel
of it's airdromes throughout the coun-
try to bold emergency airplanes in
readiness to assist Ccmdr. Byrd's
transatlantic plane America in the
event she heads toward Germany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-29
PARIS is MAKING
RECEPTION PLANS
Byrd to Share Honors With Cham.
berlin ard Levine in Official
Welccle.
By the Associated Press,


PARIS. June 29.-Comdr Byrd and
his transatlantic flying companions
had scarcely hoped off from New
York before the program for their re-
ceptiqn here began TO take shape
President Doumergue hopes to re-
ceive these new transatlantic bird
men Friday afternoon at the ti:,,a of
his reception of the New York -to-Ger-
many flyers. Clarence Chamberlin and
Charles Levine.
1t Is planned that Com II. Byrd will
stay at the Continental Hotel with
Herbert A. Gibbons, European repre-.
sentative of the Byrd flight, while
Chamberlin and Levine will stop at
the Ambassador Hotel
The Aero Club Of France hopes to
receive Byrd, Chamberlin and Levine
Friday, while Sheldon Whitehouse
American charge d'affaires, plans a
luncheon for them Saturday
Comdr. Byrd's principal engagement
Is a Fourth of July dinner at the
American Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-29
FLYER HOLDS FOUR
new HONOR DEGREES
Commander Is Doctor Of Laws,
Master Of Arts, Master Of Sci
ence and Engineer.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK. June 29--It was not
only Comdr. Richard e. Byrd who
hoped off today for Paris in the
plane America.
1t was DR.. Byrd, civil engineer,
master Of arts and master Of science,
In the last few weeks, in recogni-
ton of his contributions to the
furtherance of science, he has been
honored as follows:
Master Of arts degree. Yale; mas
ter of science. Tufts; civil engineer.
Virginia Military Institute; doctor of
laws. Georgetown College. Ky.
A year ago. after his North Pole
flight. Byrd was made a doctor of
latitude and longitude" a degree
especially created for him, by the
American Geographical Society.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-29
Lindbergh Plane
Still Being Sought
For Smithsonian

The Smithsonian Institution still
is hopeful of obtaining Charles A.
Lindbergh's transatlantic plane,
the Spirit of st. Louis, to place
along with other pioneer aircraft
that 1t possesses.
The institution applied for the
plane some time ago, and while it
is yet without any definite assur-
ance, DIR. c. G. Abbott, acting
secretary. said today that Fl. NJ.
Bixby, one of Lindberghs hackers.
had been somewhat favorably in.
clined to the proposal in a recent
conversation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-29
CLUB OPPOSES WOMEN.

PEKING, June 20 P).-A mems
association to oppose the activities of
the "militarist" women of the locality
has been established Mt Yuenmeng, a
rural town in Hupeh Province, say
Chinese press reports.
The association calls upon all "op-
pressed" men to fight against the
aggressive" women.