The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-09-23

her way to visit Mollie Glover who
was also visiting in the city. she
paid us for six months subscrip-
housekeeping in Woolworth's we
chatted with Leatha Gum. a for
mer Lanier High School graduate
who is now one of the clerks inthe
51st street Woolworth store.
Chicago is truly a great CITY,
but we'll take Jackson and Parish
street for ours everytime-Oh, we
like the city and if we ever get
together enough money we'll prob
ably visit it again-but when it
comes to making home for our
selves and our children, we'll take
Jackson - Jackson, the most pro-
gressive city in the mid-South -
where we find thousands of spa
cious, modern streamlined cottages
owned by Negroes, instead of the
overcrowded and rundown apart
ments and kitchenettes so typical
of the living places of a good many
people in the city-where Negroes
own and operate businesses equal
to any found in any section of the
country-Where our educational OBJ
portunltles are enhanced by the
fact that for the most part our
teachers are products of some of
the best schools in the country and
by nature are drawn closer to their
students-where hard work and
personal ability allows one to make
for himself as successful and happy
a life as is possible in any other
section of the country.
1t seems as every Southerner in
Chicago decided to come South on
the same train that we took so
it was not until we had reached
Memphis were we able to relax the
least bit.
Back home, back on Parish
street-we found a large number
of dance and music lovers prepar-
ing for the coming of two famous
orchestras, Louis Jordan" and
THE Carolina Cotton Pickers" -
the Louis Jordan dance was held at
the Rankin Auditorium and the
Carolina Cotton Pickers at the Col
ored Skating Rink-both were well
attended.
Jackson this week was honored
with a number of distinguished
guests, among them being several
former Jacksonians who were
greeted and feted in grand style by
all who knew them-outstandin
were Mr.. and Mrs. Mckinley Hale,
owners of the famous and much
discussed Vernola's Restaurant, To-
Gated at 407 E. 61st street in Chi
cago-the Hales were house guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Coon Lee, Roo
sevelt street-this charming couple
was given every possible demon
stration of the real hospitality
found in the sunny South; Mr.. Luz
Their 1--WE remember him as Har-
vey) Greene, who visited his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. r. F. Greene,
w. Pascagoula street-a chat with
him revealed that he is assistant
manager of the Key Hole Lounge,
Chicago; Mr.. Lee Robinson who
visited his parents, Mr. Ed and
Mrs. Katie Robinson of this city
Lee will be remembered as quite
a beau around this town back in
the old days-Mrs. Selma Light,
the same delightful personality
she's married to a doctor and is
living in Chicago Heights-Selma
visited her cousin, Mrs. McLaurin,
N. Blair ST., and DR.. and Mrs. A.
NJ Hair before returning to her
home she plans to visit her in-laws,
Mr.. and Mrs. Rogers Lights of
Houston, Texas; Miss Thelma Hen
dirk also of Chicago and who is
guests in the home of her sister,
Mrs. Myrtle Smith, Poindexter ST.;
CPL James (PeanuD Jones who is
here from Kelly Field, San Antonio,
Texas, visiting his aunt, Mrs. EN-
lily Brown. Before his induction,
Peanut was quite fixture in
the Summers Grocery Store; Miss
Malvina Reed, sister of Mrs. Gladys
Tops, she comes from New Or
leans and is the same very nice lit
tie person we remember back in
the old days, Melvina may be mar
ried we think but we don't know
her name, she'll forgive us tho
From Vicksburg came Mrs. Inez
Vince, owner of the Inez Beauty
ShOpnp-fherp wore other uicitorc