The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-11-13
Brookhaven Negroes Exceed
War Fund Drive Quota
By Two Hundred Dollars
All Groups Join In
Raising Money


coin county exceeds quota by
1921. 00l
With a few more workers yet
to report from both urban and ru-
raj, the report of the war fund
drive to date is most encouraging.
One meeting was held for making
assignments and a quota was sug-
gested for each group as follows:
Each church in Brookhaven was
asked to raise $1,000, each business
place operated by negroes was ask
ed for $1,000, each club $1,000, the
city schools $500 and the house
toulouse workers were to get all
available.
For the rural area each one
teacher school was asked to raise
$1,000 and each two teacher school
$500. E. A. Rials to work orga-
nizations, and Sadie c. Hill had
charge of schools with each COM
munity teacher a worker in her
own community.
AS results the following is the
report we are making: The gen.
eral chairman wishes to thank all
who helped in making the drive a
success and again showing our 10y
atty to our country.
HOuse-tO-HOuse
Mr.. and Mrs. George Brown,
$16.25; James Washington, $11.75;
Mrs. Hannah Mason, $23.45; Truly
Westbrooks, $3.50; Clearance John
son, $12.05; Smiley Mitchell, $500;
John Benson, $500; Rev. Price,
$3.50; Eva Hedrick, $675; Ed King,
$500; Adline Washington, $l3.10;
Rev. John Smith, $500; Mrs. Shan
non, $16.45; Daisy Robinson, $3.50;
Rev. D. King. $685.; Elige Robin
son, $1.00. Total-$177.35.
Urban Schools
Brignald School, $25.72; Della
Green, $3.50; Alexander School,
1904. Total-$76.35
Clubs
Ladies of Charity, $1,000; Wide
Awake, $1,000; Afro American,
$1,000; Boy Scouts of America,
$3521; Daughter Elks, $1,000; Fair
Association, $1,000; Good Samari-
tan, $525; Jonathan Lodge No. 8,
$500; PIT. A, $500. Total-$95.46.
Business Places
Fred Collins Barber Shop, $1,000;
Thadison Shoe Shop, $1,000; Vic-
tory Cafe, $1,000; Royal Blue Bar
Der Shop, $500; Beauticians, $500;
Towner Pool Room, $500; Curtis
Cotton Sr. Cafe, $1OO. Total
$4,000.
Churches
st. Mark Baptist, $1,000; Bethel
A. M E, $1,000; st James Baptist,
$1,000; Mt Wade Baptist, $500; st.
Paul Baptist, $1,000; Kinet M. E.
$11.7O; 7th Day Advent, $500. To-
tal-$63.7O.
Rural Schools and Communities
Rose Hill, $2O5O; st. John, $1,000;
Ebenezer, $11.89; Pilgrim Rest,
SLIPS; Mt. Zion No. 4, $1,000; Mt.
Carmel, $1,000; Zion Chapel, $1,000;
Little Rock, $1,000; Gallelee Line,
$1,000; Damascus, $1,000; Crumps'
Chapel, $500; Pine Grove, $500;
Hugie, $500; Zion Hill, $4.OO To-
tal-$14645.
Lincoln County Tr. School, $4,000;
Springfield, $4,000; McNulyt, $3.50;
Midway, $1,000; Mt Zion No. 5,
$1,000; Mt. Olive, $1,000; Tabernacle,
$1,000; Topisaw, $1,000; New Hope,
$1,000; Hope Well, $3.50; Goodwin,
$3.50; Pine Ridge, $500; Pleasant
Grove, $500; Bowman, 1920; Sadie
c. Hill, $780, Total-$150.20.
Total-$S0165. South Miss. Sing
ing Inst, $500; Lincoln and Co.
piah Ed. Int, $1,000; Individual do
nations, $14.50. Grand Total from
county-$35115.
Grand Totals
Rural people and schools, 1851. Is;
Clubs, $95.46; Churches, $63.7O;
Business places. $4,000; Urban
schools, $76.S5; Urban house-to-
house, $l77.35-$8lOOl.
Note: Negro workers at Brook
haven Laundry. $1845; Negro work.
ers at Hartman. $500, Grand Total
-$831.46.
A. A. ALEXANDER,
County Chairman.
MRS. JOSEPHINE WORTH
INGTON TONNES,
Secretary.
CFpHIISe MIDDI FTOM