The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1942-11-07
NEGROES 10 RAISE $1,000 IN CHEST DRIVECIVE YOURS TODAY
CHEST CAMPAICNERS START CANVASS
VIM. JOHNSON CENTER BENEFITED

Using the Zone and block sys-
tenn of the Civilian Defense, Ne
gro workers set out Tuesday morn
ing to raise as muck as possible
over the 500, their accepted quota.
in the United Community and War
Fund drive at this writing report
splendid progress being made.
This year the Negro division is
under the direction of Mrs. Lora-
inc Rudd, and incidentally, Mrs.
Rudd, is the first and only paid
worker that the Community Chest
organization has ever had. All o.
ther workers during the campaign
each lear are volunteers, working
without compensation This explain
alton is made here besause other
groups were getting paid and they
we're not.
Zone leaders are: Zone B., Mrs.
Annette Peterson. Zone c., Mrs.
Matilda Kimbrough. Zone D. Mrs.
M. M. Bingham Zone E. Mrs. A.
M. Redmond. Zone F. Mrs. Lucy
Bell Davis, Zone C. Mrs. Minnie
Booker.
Sector leaders are: Mesdames
Anna Dexter, z. E. Norman, P. La
cey, Willie Blalock M. L. Brown
Jones, Elease Williams, Dosie Bri-
dyes.
These workers will canvass the
residentian sections of the city,
house by house, giving every CT
tizen a chance to contribute.
Other districts will be canvassed
withe leaders as follows: Jackson
College arer, Miss F. o. Alexander
Campbell college area, Mrs. Lu-
ellie Price. Central Church area,
Rev. A. L. Holland. Northwest
Jackson, Mr.. Bolton Price. West
side of Parish st. DR.. Redmond.
Ofthe "a agencies supported by
the United Community and War
Chest Negroes are benefited di-
rectly or indirectly through the
following: Boy Scouts, Commun-
ity Hospital, Community Welfare
Association, Council of Social A
gencies William Johnson Bethle-
hem Center, Maternal and child
Health Clinic, Salvation army and
Jackson Defense Recreation Com
mittee, USO and War Prisoners
Aid Committee.
The William Johnson Bethle-
hem Center is benefited from the
Chest perhaps more than any other
agency, devoted entirely to Negro
es. This center serves the most
dense population of Negroes in the
state located as it is three blocks
from the New Capitol, west, within
a radius of four blocks of the CEN
ter, is to be found Jackson's acute
Juvenile problem. Also within this
radius is Jackson's largest Negro
school and churches and at the
same time the largest per cent
of the crime and a fair share
of disease. The reason for this
finds it's answer in the housing
conditions of this congested area.
What the centr does to solve
these problems First, form a heal
the standpoint the center conduc-
is a free clinic for pre- natal, pre-
school and post natal cases; the
clinic has from the very first re-
ceived support from the Baptist
hospital and the Kinds county
health department.
From the standpoint of recrea-
ton the center has a year round
program for such activities; in the
summer the playground with the
wading pool and outdoor games,
classes in handicraft for girls and
mothers etc.
When you give to the community
chest fund, you give to William
Johnson Bethlehem Center and o.
Their agencies active in providing
the best in health, recreation and
character building for Negroes.
GIVE, Today Every penny will
help.