wnv -> i ' C?Rt?f-JS' '> ' ' i A tr ! Publl in II pte II V# ?rjcit"- 27402 Keep t/p The Times ? Read The Future Outlook! Outlook n&> VOL. 28, NO. 5 GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1968 PRICE 10 CENTS Dedication of lew Smith funeral Home On Sunday afternoon, Dec. 1, at three o'clock, Dedication Services will be held at the new home of Smith Funeral Service of Greensboro, Inc., which is located at 512 Asheboro Street. A program has been planned with a number of Greensboro ministers and officials scheduled to participate. Mr. E. E. Smith, Sr., started his career in the funeral profes sion in 1932 with Rev. R. C. Sharpe of Sharpe's Funeral Home. In 1946, he became a partner in Sharpe Funeral Home and the name was changed to Sharpe & Smith Funeral Home. During this time most of Rev. Sharpe's time was taken by the ministry and Mr. Smith did most of the funeral home business. In 1952, Rev. Sharpe sold his interest to Mr. Smith and the home was renamed Smith's Funeral Service of Greensboro, Inc., with Mr. E. E. Smith, Sr. as president, treasurer and chairman of the board; Mrs. Ella M. Smith as vice president and secretary. With the move to the new location, Mrs. Smith became executive vice president and Herbert W. Smith, Jr. the vice president of the firm. The building is of brick struc ture with the first floor com plete with wall to wall carpet. The chapel has a seating capa city of 148, with a private fam ily room in the chapel with a seating capacity of 22. There are two slumber rooms and two family rooms, all on the first floor along with office space and an attendants quar ters. The entire building has beau tiful chapel music coming through an intercom system, and is completely air condi tioned for hot weather comfort. This most modern facility is well located with off-street parking. The ground floor or basement has a modern prepa ration room, storage space, casket display room, furnace room and garage. After the Dedication Service on Sunday, Dec. 1, there will be open house Dec. 2 through Dec. 8. You are cordially Invited to attend both. STAFF OF FUNERAL HOME E. E. Smith, Sr. President and Chairman, Board of Directors Mrs. Ella M. Smith Executive Vice-President and Funeral Directress H. W. Smith, Jr. Vice-President Wright Miss Wells Mrs. Reese Greenlee Mrs. Crosby Asst. Dir. Organist Organist Ass't. Dir. Secretary - Receptionist Toon* Ass't. Dir. Mrs. Htre* Beautician Haita Attendant Mrs. Cunningham Beautician Davis Attendant THF VETERANS CORNER Editor's Note: Veteran* and their families are asking thous and*, of questions concerning the benefits their Government provides for them through the Veterans Administration. Be low are some representative queries. Additional information may be obtained at any VA office. Q ? I receive a pension from the Veterans Administration. With my November check I re ceived a questionnaire regard ing my income for 1968 and 1969. Since my income is what I estimated on last year's ques tionnaire, must I return this new questionnaire? A ? Yes, It is particularly im portant that you return the -questionnaire you. received in early November. (Cottttnuad on Pi* I) DEATHS AND FUNERALS mn. miLLCUGE BROWN, SR. Mr. Milledge Brown, Sr., age 59, of 1016 Cottage Grove Ave nue, died Thursday, Nov. 21, at L. Richardson Memorial Hos pital following a brief illness. Funeral service was held Saturday evening, 8:00 p. m., Brown's Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. W. D. Johnson, pastor of New Zion Baptist Church, offi ciated. Burial service was held Sunday, 4:00 p. m., Pleasant Grove Baptist Cemetery, Edge field, S. C. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Easter Brown; one daugh ter, Mrs. Julia Westmoreland, Greensboro; two sons, Milledge and Nathaniel Brown, Greens boro; two brothers, Jim Brown, Edgefield, S. C. and Coley Brown, Columbia, S. C.; three sisters, Mrs. Henrietta B. Sims, Greensboro, Mrs. Elizabeth An na Brown, Edgefield, S. C. and Mrs. Ada Mae Nixon, Augusta, Ga.. 14 grandchildren. Brown's Funeral Directors in charge of arrangements. MR. FRANCIS O. COLE Funeral arrangements are in complete for Mr. Francis O Cole, age 88, of Route 1, High Point, Florence Community, who died suddenly Monday, Nov. 25, 1968. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Yourse Cole of the home; five sons, Francis Cole. Jr., Garland Cole, James Cole, Leroy Cole, all of High Point, and Thomas Cole of Germany; three sisters, Mrs. Jessie Wil liams of High Point, Mrs. Myr tle Ealy and Mrs. Annie Smith, both of Hempstead, N. Y.; seven brothers, Rev. Wyatt Cole, Os car Cole, Kermit Cole, all of High Point, David Cole, Lee Cole, Herman Cole, all of Hempstead, N. Y., and Lester Cole of Baltimore, Md.; six grandchildren; other relatives and friends. Hargett Funeral Service in charge of arrangements. MR. HENRY ISLEY Funeral services for Mr. Henry Isley will be held at 1:00 p. m. Friday at Hargett's Me morial Chapel. Burial will fol low in Piedmont Memorial Park. He was a veteran of World War II and was educated in the public schools of Greensboro. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Cora Wharton Isley of New York; one sister, Mrs. Nettie Warren of Brooklyn, N. Y.; two brothers, Robert Isley of New York and Ernest Isley of Greensboro; two uncles, George and William Wharton, both of Greensboro; one ne phew, Charles People^ of Greensboro; other relatives and friends. The family will meet their friends at Hargett Funeral Home on Thursday evening from 7 to 9 p. m. Hargett Funeral Service in charge of arrangements. A and T STATE UNIVERSITY BKTHUNE-COOKMAN CONCERT CHORALE WILL Ai-PL.AU AT HARRISON DECEMBER 2 Some 36 young men and women, members of the Be thune-Cookman College Concert Chorale from Daytona Beach, Florida, will perform in Harri son Auditorium on Dec. 2 at 8 p. nf. The concert is sponsored by Dr. Howard T. Pearsall and the Music Department. The choir's repertoire includes clas sical and religious songs, Negro spirituals, and folk songs. Under the direction of Thom as D. Demps, the group has become internationally famous. Demps received his musical train'n" from Bethune-Cook man College, Teachers' College and Columbia University. He has taught music in the public schools of 'Florida and is called ur>on frequently as an adjudi cator at many local festivals. A ?ormer member of the Bethune Cookman Concert Chorale, Dprnoi Rantr professionally with ?he de Paur Chorus of New York City under the outstand ing conductor, Leonard de Paur. The Concert Chorale consists of men and women representing nearly every major field at the college with the department of music contributing the majority of members. Featured soloists are Yvonne Talton, contralto. Accompanists for the chorale are Orville Law ton, a sophomore music major from West Palm Beacb, and Sonja Wilson, a freshman mu sic major from Sarasota. A&T OFFERS SHORXmAjnd COURSE Tne Department of Adult Education and Community Ser vices at A&T State University has announced that a non-credit course in shorthand will be held at the university beginning De cember 4. B. W. Harris, chair man of the department, said the course will be open to be ginners and to persons who may wish to refresh their skills. He said the class will meet Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:30 to 8:30 p. m. and will be taught by Mrs. Onnie A Whitelow, a graduate of North Carolina College. Persons interested in enrol ling in the course are asked to contact Mr. Harris in Carver Hall. The first session will be held on Dec. 4. Prices will tumble if hog numbers build up too fast, ac cording to extension specialist* at NCSU.

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