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The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-02-06
East Canton News

Installation Services were held
Friday night, January 20, for the
Court of Cathlantic of the K. of p.
Officers were installed by the
Grand Worthy Counsellor, Mrs.
Young, of Jackson. Following the
installation banquet was enjoyed
by all present.
Little Bobby Lee Poston spent
Sunday night with little Joseph
Pennington. He expressed himself
very happy over his visit.
Mr.. Henry Crossley's sister, Mrs.
Liza Jones, and grandsons spent a
weekend with him and his family
recently.
Mrs. Inez Heading is visiting her
aunt in Norfield, Miss.
Mrs. Rubie Lee is sick. It is hop.
ed she will soon be well again.
Mrs. Ida Mae Myles became Sc.
riously i'll Sunday night. Friends
are wishing for her speedy re-
covery.
1 Mrs. Corean Clay left for hel
home in Brookhaven to spend ;
few days with her brother before
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The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-02-06
Tuberculosis
Hospital For
Negroes Reopens

According to an announcement
made by DR.. Henry Boswell, super
intendent of the institution, the in
Urinary for Negro patients at the
Mississippi State tuberculosis San
atorium was reopened Wednesday
of this week.
Wards for Negro patients were
closed in December when all nurses
quit to take jobs in war industry
and elsewhere, and after efforts
to employ others had failed. How
yer, Negro leaders of the State as
sisted in recruiting new nurses and
the wards have been reopened.
Treatment of tuberculosis in the
Negro population is considered one
of the most vital parts of the fight
against this disease which needless
ly kills more than 1000 Mississippi
plans year, DR.. Boswell said.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-02-06
Security Again
Proves To Be
The Best

Most Jackson people know of the
fatal stabbing of Mrs. Gussie
Thomas, on Drummonds Corner re-
Gently. But few know that while
she had paid less than $1,000 to
Security Life Insurance Company,
her mother, Augusta Johnson, ben
eficiary, got the check, pictured
elsewhere in this paper, for $76.25
from the Security Life Insurance
Co., on the same day that proof
was filed in the Security office.
These and other countless num-
bers of facts about the great SER
vice Security Life, a home COM
pany is giving Mississippi Negroes
should make every thinking Negro
in Mississippi consider the oppor-
tunities offered him by this great
State organization.
The time is here when Negroes
should stop crying about what some
other race is robbing them of and
start doing something for them
selves. The Security Life not only
gives the best protection for your
money, but also gives Negro boys
and girls jobs.
Then Negroes, why not support
the company that protects-Pays
and employs Negroes?
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-02-06
Your State Health
Officer Says:

A tremendous increase in case
load is seen in the biannual report
on venereal disease control made
by DR.. A. L. Gray, head of the Di-
vision of Preventable Disease Con-
troll. The report covering the Pc
Rod July, 1912 to January. 1913
shows that active case load in the
281 clinics has increased from an
average of 10000 in the last half
of 194l to almost $4,000 in the same
period of 1912.
The 281 clinics represent an in
crease of 26 over the number OF
clinics in operation during the jan
uary to June, 1912 period covered
by the previous report. Each OF
these clinics is equipped to treat
gonorrhea as well as syphilis.
The services of veneraI disease
investigators are now available ir
practically all sections of the state
The case finding and contact fol-
low-up work of these 40 investi'
gators, plus more stringent policie.
in regard to examination and treat.
ment of certain groups. has made
for increased effectiveness Of We,
nereal disease control in Mississip.
pi.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-02-06
Smith Robertson
Observes Negro
History Week

According to Principal Edward
Tademy of the Smith Robertson
Public School, the following pro-
gram has been outlined for his
schools observance of National Me-
gro History Week:
Sunday, February z, 1943-Gener-
al Mobilization Day Program in all
the Churches. Sunday Schools
Church Auxiliaries. Pastors and
ordained ministers.
Monday, Feb. s, 1943-The Negro
in Business, Mr.. Murray Anderson,
Mr.. Henry Young.
Tuesday, Feb. 9-The Negro in
Science, DR.. Leroy Smith, DR.. c.
L. Barnes.
Wednesday, Feb. 10-The Negro
in Education, DR.. S. D. Redmond,
Rev. A. L. Holland.
Thursday, Feb. 1.-THE Negro as
a Soldier, Mr.. Percy Greene, Rev
w. Blackmon.
Friday, Feb. 12-The Negroes
Health, Mrs. Nettye Perkins, DR.. E
w. Johnson.
Saturday, Feb. 1.-THE Negro as
Farmer.
Sunday, Feb. 1.-THE Negro in
Religion, Pastors in the various
churches.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-02-06
Youths Urged
To Register On
18th Birthday

Young men who are approach
ing their1 9th birthday are eau
toned to register on that day. Col
Lawrence w. Long, state director
of selective service, stated that reg
istration is now continuous pro-
cess with no set dates for registra-
ton. Each prospective registrant
presents himself to his, or the near
est local board, between the hours
Of $3.50 and $40 p. m, any day ex-
cept Sunday when he reaches the
18th anniversary of his birth. BY
placing his permanent address on
line 2 of the registration card, he
Immediately places his registration
in the local board having jurisdic-
ton over that address. Since a very
intensive campaign is being con-
Quoted to determine who is regis
tered, it will be very necessary for
each male person between the ages
of Is and SIS to have at all times
his registration card in his posses
sion. In addition, thereto, all male
persons between the ages of Is and
As years, when registered, must
possess their classification card
provided they have been registered
for six months or longer.
Selective Service is very anxious
that no IS year old males be late
in registering.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-02-06

mothers bedside when she was OPP
Grated on recently. The children
know a good teacher, don't they,
Mrs. Huger?
Lille Chasse Wins Baby Contest
In the contest sponsored by the
st. James Sunday School classes,
Lille Chase who raiesd the sum og
$4O.10 was winner. This baby rep
resents class No. 8. All of whom
are men. Dollars were no more
than tokens with these young men
who were so eager to win, and did
win.
When you see the lovely pulpit
chairs, remember that Lille Chase
and Class No. 9 bought the large
one that sits in the center. !.
The st. James Baby Contest
came to climax Sunday night
with reports as follows: Solomon
Anderson, $1,000; Lille Chase
$4O.10; Edward Lawrence Parrish
1892; Rose Mary Foster, $500; Ma
ry Frances Murray, $5.l6; Morris
Adams, $5.15; Frank Calhoun, $3.50;
Josephine Beacham, $507; Thomas
Earl Murray, $23.1o. The above
represented classes /, 2. 3. 4, 5
6, z. 9, 8, 10.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-02-06
IOTAS SEEK COMFORT STATIONS
FOR COLORED WOMEN IN
DOWNTOWN JACKSON
FERGUSON FIRST TO PROMISE SERVICE

AS one phase of their Swear Com
munity Improvement program. AL
pha Pi Chapter Iota Phi Lambda
Sorority this week contacted mer-
chants in downtown Jackson on
the matter of these merchants pro-
viding within their stores, comfort
stations for Negro women.
The personal contacts were made,
after letters had been sent out to
a number of white merchants in
downtown Jackson, requesting an
interview and after replies had
been received from these letters.
The first contact was made at
the Ferguson Furniture Company,
located on the corner of Parish and
Amite Streets, where the owner,
Mr.. Butler, graciously received the
committee, made up of Mrs. Hilda
Gilmore, President, and Miss Will
lie Austin, Financial Secretary of
the chapter.
After Mr.. Butler had been told
just what was wanted, he express
ed himself as being greatly pleas
ed to know that this group was in
terested in such a project and pro-
missed that just as soon as the ne
cessary equipment could be pur-
chased and other repairs made
around the store, he would provide
first class Comfort Station or Rest
Room for Negro Women. He also
stated that at present, there was
temporary place in his store that
is used by his Negro employees
that can be used by colored women
who desire to use it, until the real
Rest Room is provided. Mr.. But
Ter further stated that he realized
Negro women, especially women
from the rural sections who spent
the whole of Saturday in town,
needed some place of this kind in
the downtown section.
1t is no surprise to Negro citizens
of Jackson that the Ferguson Fur
niture Company is the first down.
town store to promise such service
for Negroes. This company, has for
years shown in every way possible
its desire to do everything possible
for the group that makes up large
part of his business.
Other stores to be contacted
are: j. c. Penney, Montgomery
Ward, Black & White Store and
possibly others who enjoy a large
portion of Negro business.
Iota Phi Lambda Sorority is the
youngest Greek letter organiza-
ton in the city. It's members are:
Mrs. Hilda Gilmore President; Miss
Matilda Henderson, Secretary; Miss
Hattie Palmer, Corresponding sec
rotary; Miss Willie Austin, Finan-
cial Secretary; Miss Elizabeth
Buchanan, Treasurer; Mrs. Marian
d. Johnson, Parliamentarian; Mrs.
S. M. Harvey, Publicity.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-02-06
No Canned Goods
To Be Sold For
Week of Feb. 20

From midnight, February 20, UNI
til March 1, when rationing starts,
there will be no canned fruits or
vegetables sold.
Frozen fruits and vegetables,
dried fruits tnot dried vegetables
and canned soups and canned baby
foods are also included in the Or
der, issued this week by Office OF
Price Administration. With the
armed forces and lend-lease taking,
in some categories, half of the can
ned goods put up, the government
has ordered rationing to assure ev-
eryone a fair share. Fresh fruits
and vegetables viii not be rafioned,
and one of the goals of the program
will be to compel peoples to do more
real cooking and less can-opening.
Home canning also will be encour-
aged because such goods will not
be counted against ration coupons.
Rationing will be by points, 49
points per person in the month of
March, regardless of age or occu-
patton.
Restaurants and other public
places will be limited on canned
goods, but under present plans,
will not collect ration coupons from
their misunderstanding all ration
points to be spent for home cook
ing.
To housewives, one big problem
will be that of planning a month
ahead. For instance at 48 points
per person, family of three will
have IA points to spend in March.
Each can, bottle or package on
the new ration list will have a
point value"-perhaps 10 points
for medium size can of peas, z
points for can of spinach,8 points
for half-pound of raisins, etc.
The number of cans of packages
on hand must be reported to clerk
who will issue the ration books
during the six days beginning Feb
ruary %. Then put away five cans
or packages for every member of
the family, paying no attention to
the size or contents of the food.
One adult will register for the
whole family. First he will have
to show (but keep his family's
sugar, coffee ration books. Coffee
stamps will be deducted from books
of persons who report that they
had more than one pound per adult
in the family last November %.
The clerk will then ask about the
number of cans that were left on
the table after the Sunday pantry
inventory. If there were any left,
the clerk will tear out one 8-point
stamp for each one. The books
will contain red and blue stamps.
The blue ones for canned goods,
the red ones will be used about
month later for meat rationing.
Each stamp will bear both a let
ter and a number. The letter will
indicate when the stamp can be
used-A, B, and c will be for
March. The figures represent point
values. and will be in denomina-
ton of l, 2, 5. and 8. A can that
costs 10 points for instance. could
be paid for with two SIS, and an
8, or ten ones.
Point values may be changed
from month to month, but. in gener-
al will be raised and lowered
along the same lines as money
prices-more points for bigger cans
or scarcer commodities.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-02-06
Nations Chief
Reviews Troops
In Liberia


from the historic Casablanca Con-
ference, stopped in Liberia to pay
his respects to President Edwin
Barclay and review a large detach-
ment of American Negro Troops
stationed there, the White House
announced this week.
An account of the Presidents Wis
it to the strategic Negro Republic
was dispatched to the White House
by Captain George Durno, Air
Corps, U. S. A., former White
House correspondent. The dis
patch said:
I'm order to pay his respects to
President Barclay and to review
the large detachment of American
Negro troops, President Roosevelt
paused here in Liberia enroute
home from the historic Casablanca
war council meeting. The Chief
Executive, while in the African
state, which was founded by Negro
freedmen from the United States
in 1922, also took advantage of this
opportunity to inspect the large
Firestone rubber plantation.
'This American-sponsored pro-
ject at present is not only supply
ing the United States annually
with very many pounds of critical
war material but is steadily in
creasing its output.
president Roosevelt and his par
ty travelling in two large four-mo-
tor planes of the transport COM
mand of the Army Air Forces land
ed at Roberts Field about so miles
from Monrovia. The party was
greeted there by the commanding
general of the Air Transport Com
mand, Middle East Wing, Brig.
General S. w. Fitzgerald, the COM
handing general of the Central At
rican Service of Supply, Brig.
General James F. c. Hyde, Col.
Frank H. Collins and Col. Thomas
l.. Hardin.
THE Presidential party after re-
freshing up was escorted to the
officers mess hall where President
Barclay and Clarence L. Simpson,
Liberian Secretary of State were
waiting with Frederick P. Hibbard,
United States Charge d'Affairs.
Included in the luncheon party
were Chairmen of the British Am
e C a n Munitions Assignment
Board, Harry Hopkins; Surgeon
General Navy and White House
physician, Ross T. Mcintyre, and
Naval Aide to the President, Cap
tain John L McCrea.
sAfter lunch President Roosevelt
and President Barclay got into a
jeep and bounced out to the pa
rade ground where the 41st Engi-
neers and part of the Defense De-
tachment under the command of
Col. A. A. Kirchoff were lined UP
at attention. The band rendered
full honors and played both nation
al anthems after which the Presi-
dents toured up and down the lines
making careful inspection.
'The general manager of the Fire.
stone plantation, Mr.. George Sey-
bold, then took over the party
and. driving through African vii
lagos with their picturesque circular
abode huts with straw matched
roofs, guided them to the great rub
Der plantation. This plantation has
$1,000 acres under intensive culti-
walton. Many of the $4,000 natives
employed by Firestone were seen.
There were thousands of acres of
new rubber shoots. In the mature
growth, tapping was in full swing
and the President saw the Latex
running into cups.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-02-06

Buy War Bonds and Stamps
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-26

Optical company at southbridge, Mass, has for the past 50 years been inspecting trial lenses, used by Army and Navy doctors to test the eyesight of servicemen. She doesn't see any reason to stop work ing now On the contrary, she says, her help Is needed more in this war than 1t was in the two others through which she served.
 The American Women's Volun- tary Services proudly numbers several "grandma"-aged women among its workers. There Is Mrs
 Elizabeth Shire, who 1E almost 70 years old. Her first wartime job was with the Mobile Corps can- teen. Now at the Andrew Furuseth Club she cooks chow for boys of the Merchant Marine. Mrs. Rob- ert Livingstone, 30 years old does a regular wartime stint for the AWVS as child care worker. Other "old- sters" with the organization ae Mrs. Elizabeth Trachtman, who, crowding
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-26

Dated at Waterbury this 25th day of October, in the year One Thousand. Nine Hundred and Forty-three.
 JOHN S. MONAGHAN,
 Mayor. The above and foregoing Is a true and atteSted copy of the or iginal warning.
 Attest:-
 JOSEPH M. SHEA, i0-25-2t City Clerk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-26
w A R N IN G BIENNIAL TOWN
 ELECTION

The legal voters of the Town of Waterbury are hereby warned and notified to meet on Tuesday. November End, l943, at six o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of electing the following named officers to hold office from and after the first Monday of January, 1944, until the first Monday of January, 1o46, viz:
 Town Clerk, Eight (0 Con- stables. Three (3) Selectmen and Two Registrars of Voters.
 The polls will be opened and voting machines in readiness for the reception of votes for said of- flcers at 6 o'clock in the forenoon on said day, and remain open and in readiness until six o'clock in the afternoon of said day at the fol. lowing named places In the sev- eral voting districts of said town, to witt
 Ward District
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-26
LEGAL NOTICES
w A R N IN G BIENNIAL CITY
 ELECTION

The legal voters of the City of Waterbury are hereby warned and notified to meet on Tuesday, No- vember End, 1943, at six o'clock in the forenoon for the purpose of electing the following named off, cers to hold offlce from and after the first Monday of January, 1944, until the first Monday of January, 1946, viz:
 Mayor, City Clerk, City Treasurer, City Comptroller, City Tax Collect or, City Sheriff, three members of the Board of Tax Review, fifteen members of the Board of Aldermen, nine members of the Board of Edu- cation: and two agents of the Bron- son Library who shall hold office from July 4th, 1944 to July 4th, 1856.
 The polls will be opened and vot- ing machines in readiness for the reception of votes for said officers at 6 o'clock in the forenoon on said day, and remain open and in read mess until six o'clock in the after noon of said day at the following named places in the several voting districts of said city, to witt
 Ward District
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-26

70, makes blankets in the AWvS workshops; Mrs. Bertha Teuner, 7e, another shop worker, and Miss May Beattys, 70, who is co-chairman ot records.
 The thousands of women already in war industry are still not enough thinks Anna Barrett, who has worked in the Meriden, Conn.,, plant of the International Silver company for 43 years. She thinks more of them should be in war activities because "the women of America must do their share of the work be- fore their men can come home" Miss Barrett recently was one of two women workers chosen to rep- recent fellow employees in receiving the Arrny-Navy "E" award of excel lence to the company for perfecting mass production of precision surgi- cal instruments.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-26
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
SANITARY SEWERS

Waterbury. Conn.
 Sealed proposals for performing the work described herein will be received by the Board of Public Works of the City of Waterbury, at it's office in the City Hall until eight o'clock P. M. Eastern War Time. on Wednesday, November 8, 1943. at which taine and rlace they will be publicly opened and read.
 The work will consist of construct ing sanitary sewers on Ashmun Street, Francis Street, Fulton Street, Middlesex Avenue, Parker Street, Sheffield Street and White Rose Avenue, and any other work neces- sary for the proper completion of the project. The principal items of work are as follows:
 8-inch Vitrified Shale Sewer
 1864 lin. it.
 Brick Manholes ............ 13
 Plans, contract, and specifications. and all available information may be seen. and copies of Information for Bidders and Proposal Forms ob- tained, by intending bidders or their accredited representatives at the office of the Bureau of Engineering, City Hall.
 Each proposal must be accompan- fed by a certified check for not less than 10Gs of the bid and drawn to the order of the Director of Pur- chases of the City of Waterbury. said check to be returned to the bidder unless forfeited as stipulated on the proposal forms.
 The successful bidder at the time of the execution of the contract must deposit with the Board of Public Works Q Surety Company Bond for satisfactory completion of the con- tract in an amount equal to the amount of the contract award.
 The. Board reserves the right to reject any or all proposals or to accept any bid. should the Board deem it to be for the best interest og the City.
 OFFICE of TIE BOARD Of
 PUBLIC WORKS. CITY
 HALL. WATERBURY, Conn. z0ssas9t Charles A. Root
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-26
Making Munitions Is Thrice Told
 IaLe TO 'Grundnsa" Arms Workers
Some Vets Are Saving
 Through Their Third War

s.The lavender and old lace" grandmas who sat by the fire and knitted when they felt exception ally energetic are just myths as far as some of the grand old ladies of war industry are concerned.
 women in their sixties, sevel1- ties and eighties, whom the census man might once have classified as retired" today are helping speed the arrival of V-day. Some of these women have worked most of their lives and they see no reason to stop merely because the calendar has chalked up a lot of birthdays.
 Mamie Cleary, Alice Donnelly and Della Therrian, for example, have been the women behind the man bee hind the gun during thre eof Uncle sam's wars - the Spanish Ameri- can, the first World War and the current one.
 Miss Cleary, who went to the Remington Arms companys Bridge port, Conn.,, plant in 1899, right after grade school, primes the .22- CAllHCI puAACOo uoCd NY CAAC SAAAJ 0H training ammunition. After watch- ing both men and women workers for over 40 years, Miss Cleary thinks that women are better at making ammunition than men. "Men are only good for the lifting snd lugg- ing" she says. Their fingers are too clumsy for my work"
 Mrs. Donnelly, 62 years old, is forelady of the shotgun shell pro- duction department. She laughs now when she thinks of how she looked as a "Gibson girl" factory worker in long dress, full sleeves, high-boned collar and towering pompadour, as compared to the streamlinde war workers of today ir slacks and turbans. After this war she says, other women workers may return to their peacetime pursuits, but she intends to keep right on doing factory work.
 Miss Therrien of the American
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-26
Ward District

H'assed and adopted by the @oard of Aldermen, October 4th, 1p4S. approved by the Mayor, Octo- Der 18th, 194S. Attest
 JOSEPH M. SHEA,
 City Clerk,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-26

Ell VI dAANC
 Fire House, 823 Baldwin Street Mulcahy School, l37 Fairmount Street Fire House, 1856 East Main Street Vacant Store, 807 East Main Street Anderson s c h o l, 1929 East Main St. Chase School, Cor. Woodtick & Meri- den Roads
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-26
NOTICE

STATE of CONNECTICUT, DIS TRICT of WATERBURY, ss. PRO- BATE COURT, Oct. 18th, 194S. ESTATE of JOHN GEORGE aka. GEORGE BEAS, late of the town of Waterbury, in said district deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the District of Waterbury, hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts, properly att feated, within said time, will be debnrred a recovery. All persons in- dabfed to said estate are requested Co make immediate payment to
 JOSEPH H. BEAS,
 Administrator. 96 Olivia St., Derby, Conn.
 Per Order of Court.
 MARGUERITE M FAHY. 10-1e-st Asst. Clerk.