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The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-04-15
USO Club Take
Part In Three
Easter Programs

The choir and pastor of New Mt
Zion Baptist Church in cooperation
with the local USO Club and the
office of the Chaplain at Missis-
sippi Ordnance Plant, conducted
Easter Sunrise Services at 300 A.
M. on the post to large apprecia-
tive audience.
A selection of Easter hymns was
sung by the soldier audience, and
special numbers were rendered by
the choir.
Rev. j. H. Robinson, pastor of
New Mt. Zion Baptist Church de-
ivered very inspiring message on
the Resurrection which all enjoy
ed.
Jackson Air Base Services
The staff, assisted by the Army
Wives and Mothers Club and the
Girls Service Organization pre-
sented very enjoyable Easter
program att he Jackson Air Base at
1000 A. M. with President j. l..
Reddix, Chairman of Management
Committee giving the Easter mes
sage.
In addition to the group singing
of selected Easter songs under the
direction of Miss Alice Collum,
Staff Aide, special numbers were
given by ESQ members Miss Sa-
dye Edwards, who gave a beauti-
full rendition of ''The Holy City,"
and the ESQ Trio, composed of Mrs
Barbara B. Harris, Misses Phoebia
Hill and Juanita Overstreet, who
rendered Were You There?" to
the delight of the entire audience.
Remarks were given by G. L. Ed
wards, Director of the USO Club,
and Captain Lynch, post chaplain.
THE Resurrection Story"
Carrie B. Adams THE Resurrec-
ton Story" was presented at the
USO Club at 500 P. M. by Choir
No. 2 of Parish Street Baptist
Church and the Coleridge-T Taylor
Choral Ensemble under the direc-
ton of Mrs j. A. Gooden.
These groups of highly trained
singers were very impressive in
portraying this Easter story, and
the audience left the club feeling
inspired, and well pleased over an
evening that was truly uplifting
in every respect. q
Director G.. L. Edwards, speaking
for the staff and Management Com
n1ittee, expressed their thanks and
appreciation for the very fine per-
Torrance given by these musical
groups and suggested that the au-
dience rise in tribute to Mrs. j.
A. Gooden and the singers for the
superb rendition of a very beautiful
Easter story.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-04-15
Vaccination
Against Whooping
Cough Urged

National Negro Health has done
a fundamental piece of work in
making Negroes health conscious
conscious both of their problems
and of the means to do something
about them" So said DR.. Felix
j. Underwood, Executive Officer,
Mississippi State Board of Health,
commenting on the thirteenth an
nual celebration of this movement
to produce a healthied Negro peo-
pie.
Through the yearly procedure
of setting aside time for the Ne
gro. to turn the spotlight on his
health status and health habits,
Negro leaders have been developed
to carry the year-round message
of health to their own people,
stated the physician, adding that
as more Negroes achieve better
health by learning and doing, the
disease problems which plague
their race will dwindle.
Mississippi Negroes have many
health problems" the health Off
Ger said, "but emphasis is placed
on the major three-tuberculosis
the veneral diseases, and maternal
and child deaths The services to
combat these hazards are available
in 65 local county health depart
ments. Health education by Ne
groes among Negroes has often beer
the means of guiding countless
families to these services"
Negro men and women have
worked hard to get this far along
the long voyage toward better
health for their people" DR.. I'm
derwood continued. IF they die
no more than give yearly stress tt
the need for learning what pub.
lie health services are available ir
community, and urging people to
use those services, their Negro
Health Week activities would have
value"
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-04-15
New Mt Zion Church Choir and Pastor Conducted Easter Sunrise
Services At Mississippi Ordnance Plant.

the phone book
THIS WEEK, congratulations go
to Mr.. A. J. Finch, our very
good friend who sent us an
i invite to be present at the grad
uation exercise of Campbell Col
lege, Thursday morning, April 27,
1914, and at which time he will re-
ceive his A. B. Degree Con-
gratulations Pal Other men,
bers of this class are: Oscar C.
Williams, John A. McGraine
1T WAS our pleasure to be among
the hundreds of parents and friends
who were present to witness the
Varsity Show presented Monday
evening in the auditorium of La
nier-this very fine production be-
ing produced by the Chain of
Friendship Club of Lanier High
School and directed by Mrs. Doris
Tharpe Hail. We especially en-
joyed the Dancing Chorus, the Tap
Dance Number, Mary Moore's solo,
the Parade of Negro Business and
the numbers by the Band -.
Our rowing took us up to Yazoo
City last week, where we ate de-
licious dinner at the Elysian Cafe
and dropped in for few minutes
chat with our very dear friend,
Willeva Morrison Lindsey, wife Of
County Agent Lindsey and mother
of the perfectly darling of baby.
Willeva the second s.. We also
said hello to another friend, Sadie
boththese friends are en-
ployed at the Afro-American Of
flee we spent several very
enjoyable hours in the home of
another friend, Mrs. Savannah Wat
son, mother of our boss ..
Back in Jackson on the old Ave
nue. we looked in on the dance
given up in the USO, where sol
diers and their company Jump
ed" to the sizzling hot music given
out by the Rhythm Aces. Mr..
Edwards, director and the other
workers are to be congratulated
for the successful way this dance
was conducted At.
Our rowing also took us over to
Vicksburg, the historical city on
the Hill Here we saw a num-
Der of friends and had a very in
teresting visit to the Inez Beauty
Shop, where we chatted with Mrs
Inez Vince, who graciously showed
us her very attractive beauty shop
Mrs. Winces shop is perhaps the
best equipped for Negroes to be
found in the state
COMING ATTRACTIONS
BIG SPRING DANCE, AT COL
ORED SKATING RINK, FRIDAY
APRIL %, 1914, MUSIC BY THE
SIZZLING HOT RHYTHM ACES
nh. don't miss this dance ALSO
REMEMBER, THE RAYS OF
RHYTHM, sensational All-Girls Or
chestra will be at the SKATING
RINK every SUNDAY!
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-04-15
.OPA Rule Tire
inspection
Discontinued

Compulsory periodic inspections
of tires on passenger automobiles
will be discontinued after April 20,
Administrator Chester Bowles, of
the Office of Price Administrator,
said today. However, motorists
must continue to have inspected any
tires they wish to replace. To-
days action does not affect the
truck tire inspection program,
which continues as before.
In announcing the end of the pc
riodic car tire inspections, Mr.. Bow
les said:
"This does not mean that the
tire picture has become any bright
er. 1t simply means that the in
spection program has fulfilled its
primary objective-to make motor
lists conscious ofthe extreme need
"A shortage of civilian passen-
ger tires tsill exists and production
this year will run below civilian
needs. According to the latest es-
Inmates of the Office of the Rub
Der Director, 100000 tires will be
produced for civilians this years
compared with more than 100000
new replacement tires produced in
1941. The situation is made even
more serious by the disappearance
of used tires from the markets in
many areas. So you see, it is APP
parent that motorists must continue
to do everything possible to con-
serve the tires now on their cars.
"The tires on cars now in oper-
alton have already been examin-
ed at least three times since the
inspection program was put into
effect on December /, 1912 AS a
result, all of the required repairs,
mechanical difficulties and recap
ping needs which were uncovered
by the inspections have been call
ed to motorists attention and taken
care Of
1t is important that motorists
retain their tire inspection records
because OPA will continue the
use of these records in the gasoline
rationing program.
OPA pointed out that it will still
be possible, without the periodic
inspections, to assure the replace
ment only of those tires not cap
able of giving further service and
to maintain control of motorists
tires through the serial numbers.
This will be possible because in
spection gy an OPA authorized
tire inspector will continue to be
required before a ration certificate
to replace a tire issued by a local
War Price and Rationing Board.
Whenevar a car owner wishes to
replace a tire, the examination will
also show whether that tire is one
of the five which he is supposed
to have on his car. This can be
done by checking the serial num-
bers against the original serial
numbers of the motorists tires on
file with his local board.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-04-15
Louisiana Private
Gives Gallon Of
Blood to Red Cross

Los Angeles, California.-The
biggest bank account" of military
personnel in the blood bank here
is held by Private Frank Williams,
Jr., 21-year-old member of the
3180th Quartermaster Service Com
pany, according to Lape Convoy,
camp newspaper.
Pvt. Williams Negro and a ma
tive of Shreveport, Louisiana, has
donated gallon of blood since
coming here last September.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-04-15
Couple Married By
Long Distance
Phone Call


Frederick Army Air Field, Ok
lahoma.- Pvt. James r.
Fleet could not get to Baltimore,
Maryland, for the purpose of mar
rying the girl of his choice, a long
distance phone call was used to
turn the trick. The bride is Miss
Rosetta Murray.
The marriage ceremony, which
took sixteen minutes and $40 bill,
was the first one to be performed
by telephone att he field, Chaplain
Abram Sangrey, assistant post chap
lain. officiated.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-04-15
WAR BONDS will buy a stake
in your country's future.
notice.!

TO ALL READERS. There will
be a charge of $1.00 to run all cuts
or mats in The Mississippi Enter
prise. This will of course also pay
for the short reader that will go
under the cut. This refers to cuts
that the reader has made himself.
We will be glad to give rates for
other cuts.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-04-15
THIS N THAT
By Your Rowing Reporter D..


EASTER has come and gone
the day dawned bright and hum
reds of Jacksonians rose early to
attend the early morning services
held in most of the churches of the
city-churches where had been
placed beautiful flowers flowers
that reminded us anew of the Res
direction Glory of our Lord and
His promise of eternal life to those
who live for Him here and
now -.
HOWEVER, before the EASTER
PARADE could properly get start
ed, the rain came, came down in
torrents for nearly two hours or
so-later on, Mother Nature re-
Tented and out came the bright
sun to smile down on both old and
young who came with gay chic en-
sembles that reflected the vivid
colors that are being worn this
spring, and saucy, ducky hats with
fragil veilings and flowers atop.
AS USUAL on holidays, the ca
fes and all places of amusement
were packed thruout the afternoon
and evening, until late into the
night and in spite of the dark
cloud of war hanging over us, ev-
evryone seemed to have had a
very bright and gay Easter !.
THE STEVENS HAVE DONE IT
AGAIN E. Yes, the Stevens, that
popular couple, Willie and Henry
eta who have contributed so much
to the entertainment and pleasure
of Jacksonians and visitors from
every section of the country has
gone and done it again j..
FIRST, they gave you STEVENS
BARBECUE AND CHICKEN INN,
the modern streamline beautiful
Inn. where you find the South's
Finest Food and Service :.
THEN. they gave you STEVENS
UMBRELLA GARDEN, where you
found the atmosphere of South
ern California and Florida, right
here in Jackson.
| LATER, they gave you STEVENS
TOURIST HOME, a Haven for the
weary traveller, clean, cozy and
comfortable rooms.
NOW. because of their ever in
creasing business it has become
necessary that they enlarge their
facilities and NOW the Stevens
give to the public, their custom
ers and friends, STEVENS NOOK
j. a smaller and more beautiful
edition of the STEVENS TOURIST
HOME. Located next door to the
Tourist Home, this beautiful, mod
ern, artistically decorated and law
ishly furnished cottage, from the
front to the back door, reflects the
exquisite taste in interior decora-
ton and furnishing of Mrs. Stew
ems. On entering the NOOK from
the SCREENED front porch, you are
ushered into the lovely mirror
walled combination lounge and
dining room where out-of-toWn
visitors who wish to spend several
days may find the same comforts
of home Directly back of the din
ing room is the streamlined kitch-
en- from where the Stevens plan
to serve delicious food thruout the
night. The rest of this lovely
place includes three spacious bed
rooms, well appointed bath room
and everything to make days or
a weeks visit to the NOOK some
thing to remember for lifetime
Reservations for service at the
NOOK can be obtained by phoning
either to Stevens Barbecue and
Chicken Inn, or Mrs. Henryetta
Stevens, both phones being listed in
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-04-15

Cpl. Leroy Weathersby, now sta
toned somewhere in England.
Cpl. Weathersby is the grandson
of Mrs. Anna j. Berry, 316 Gray
son Street of Jackson, Miss, and
he is a graduate of Lanier High
School. Recently, Cpl Weathersby
wrote his grandmother a letter,
that is so filled with interest that
we asked her permission to reprint
it here:
413lst @. M. Service Company,
APO 557 Go Postmaster,
New York, New York,
March 81, 1914.
Dear Grandmother:
Just sitting here with nothing to
do and I thought about your COM
ing birthday. l guess that with
you it's just another birthday, but
ito me its something more than
your sixty sixth birthday. Of late
I've ben tingling with figures, you
know like l used to at home and
here are some of the things I
thought of and then worked it out.
If you'll look back you'll find
that you have lived through II
Leap Years and just think Leap
Year comes every four years. Yes,
mann, that's long time to try to
even think about Nobody can
doubt the countless number of ex-
periences that you have gone thru
in all those years.
Lou have lived through 1872
months, I'll bet that even you had
no idea how many months you had
lived through. Now when you
think how many months there are
in a year and get some idea of the
years you've lived, there are only
twelve months in one year you
know.
Now for days, you have 24,107.
Now, who's going to tell me that's
not a long time? If you had walk
ed around the center of the earth.
five miles every day, you would
| have walked around the world five
times now, just think walking only
five miles a day and would have
been around the world five times
now-now l know that you are be-
ginning to see how long you've
/ lived
The hours are 578,568. Have you
ever thought how many times you
could have heard the clock tick OF
the gong sound off for twelve?
34,714,080 minutes-a minute is 6
long time you know and just think
thirty four million of them, Gee
/ wonder if I'll live that long.
suppose have a chance if l stor
eating SO much.
2,O82, 844,800 seconds. l don't
suppose you are used to that fig,
ure, but just look at our country's
war debt and you'll see plenty o.
big figures, but the fact remains
you have some seconds under your
hat.
Try to dream how many time.
you've seen the sun set or the
moon rise or how many rain drop.
have fallen on you, or:
How many hours have you slept.
How many times have you wept.
And gee the times you've gone tt
i church,
And given to the needy, how much.
How many times you've bent dowr
! to pray?
And the number of times you've
stepped on clay?
How many dresses you've worr
out?
None of these things can you count
Still you sing and you cheer
! But God shall see that you be ar
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-04-15
Patronize our Advertisers.
Angel, Dearl

Angel, Dear!
May the Grace of God be with
you all until we meet again. Oh,
yes, am sending you $1,000 for a
birthday present.
Lovingly, your grandson,
LEROY WEATHERSBY.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-04-15

Give to the Red Cross NOW!
Evening star., 1944-09-08
Roosevelt
Continued From First Page. J

wanted to know what about last
nights speech.
Mr.. Roosevelt responded that he
had not said he would answer the
opposition, but only that he would
feel free to do so. Then he explained
that he had not heard Gov. Dewey's
speech-although one member of his
family had and that he had read
only part of it.
The President then was asked
about Gov. Dewey's assertion con-
corning a statement by Maj. Gen.
Lewis B. Hershey, draft director, re-
garding keeping men In the Army
AS quoted by Gov. Dewey, Gen.
Hershey had said, I'VE can keep
people in the Army about as cheap
ly as We could create an agency for
them when they are out"
Mr.. Roosevelt retorted by asking
if that was part of Gen. Hershey's
work-adding that he thought the
generals job was to get people in
the Army.
That does not answer my ques-
tion," the reporter laughed.
The President also laughed and
said that the newsman's answer was
pretty good, too.
1t was then that he was asked
about the Dewey statement that the
administration feared to see serv-
icemen thrown back into private
life because Of the unemployment
problem that would be created.
Evening star., 1944-09-08
Dewey Called Distant
Relative Of Roosevelt
BIZ the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 8.-Regardless
OF whether Roosevelt or Dewey wins
the election, it will be "all in the
family" Bruce Chapman, radio
answer man." claims.
Mr.. Chapman says President
Roosevelt and Gov Thomas e. Dewey
are seventh cousins, once removed
He traces them back to:
Richard and Hepzibah Lyman of
Northampton, Mass, who came to
this country in 1880. Their daugh-
ter married Josiah Dewey, son Of the
first Dewey to come here. in 1862,
and that their great-great-great-
great-great-great-grandson is the
Republican presidential nominee.
Hepdbah tyman's brother, 1t
John Lyman, was the great-great-
great grandfather of Katherine
Robbins Lyman, who married War
rem Delano. Their daughter, Sarah
Delano, married James Roosevelt,
father Of the President.
Evening star., 1944-09-08
Admiral Wood Named Head
Of 18th Naval District
By the Associated Press

by Inc ASSOClAteC fTeSS.
AN ALEUTIAN BASE, Alaska
Sept. The assignment of Rear
Admiral Ralph Wood, veteran OF
air war command In the Southwest
Pacific, to the North Pacific as COM
mandant of the 18th Naval District,
was announced here yesterday. He
will, have direct charge of Alaska
and Aleutian naval establishments.
The new commandant, who sue
ceeds Rear Admiral F. E. M. Whit
ing, served as commander of AIR
craft with the Southwest Pacific
task force during the crucial period
in which the Japanese threat to
Australia was beaten back. He
transferred to the North Pacific
post from command of Fleet Air,
Seattle, after a, years service, :
The new commandant, aftAs
graduation from the Naval Acade1ny
in 1911, served on both submarfneg
and battleships. He took up avia-
ton in 1920 and after training was
designated naval aviator for both
lighter than air and heavier than
air craft. He commanded the first
helium-i inflated blimp in 1921 and
subsequently became the first naval
wing commander and commander
of the famous High Hat" Fighter
Squadron l. Later he served on the
carriers Saratoga, Lexington and
Ranger and commanded the latter
vessel on neutrality patrol in the
Atlantic just before the war.
Evening star., 1944-09-08

|nouncing that the Navy Department
had agreed 10 pay the retroactive
wages.
II you are correctly quoted, you
have been nlisinformed," Mr.. Bard
said In telegram to Mr.. Franken-
steen, "Adhering to the position
which ! took In my letter to the
president Of the Brewster Corp. on
August Is, 1914 Saying that the
payments should be made by the
company the Navy has held confer
ences with Representatives OF the
corporation which have resulted in
an understanding that the corpora
ton viii Immediately begin paying
the retroactive wages owed to its
employees and win complete these
payments as rapidly ss practicable. .
Evening star., 1944-09-08
Brewster Agrees 10 Pay
Back WAGES, Bard Says
nv tbs Axscc,s,.&, pr...

By the Associated Press.
An agreement has been reached
under which the Brewster Aeronau-
tical Corp. will pay back wages
totaling approximately 31,Ooo,o0 to
employees at its plants, according to
Undersecretary Of the Navy Bard.
The back wages were ordered un-
der War Labor Board rulings during
the period when the Brewster Co.
|produced Corsair planes for the
Navy.
In announcing the agreement. Mr..
Bard said he had seen newspaper
stories quoting Richard T. Frank
ensteen, vice president Of CLOS
United Automobile Workers, as an
Evening star., 1944-09-08


Of A. P.'s war staff in the Mediter-
ranean theater of operations. Mr..
Kennedy reached Paris this week
from Southern France, after travel
ing hundreds of miles through
French territory liberated by Ma
quis, and slipping between trapped
German units.
Born in Brooklyn 80 years ago,
Mr.. Kennedy is q graduate of Car
negie Tech. He Joined the A. p.
staff in Pittsburgh in 1882 and was
first sent to Paris in 1885.
Mr.. Kennedy was member of
The Stars editorial staff from 1928
to 1880. Beginning in 1888. he work.
ed two years with the Associated
Press in Washington, covering re-
gional news affecting Maryland,
West Virginia and Delaware. When
he was sent abroad he was succeeded
in his A. P. job here by another
distinguished correspondent of this
war-Larry Allen, who recently es-
capped the Nazis after being held
prisoner
Evening star., 1944-09-08
Dewey Voices
Admiration for
Bright Badges
BY the Associated Press.

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. S.-Ban-
tering with 100 or more reporters al
a news conference yesterday Gov
Thomas E. Dewey expressed nd
miration for their big, round lapel
badges.
The badges are bright orange and
bear the legend, Republican Ma
tional Committee Trip"
We're really going in for color
this time" Gov. Dewey remarked.
A newsman jokingly inquired II
the badges made them members of
the national committee.
II wish they did," the Governor
said, grinninR.
Evening star., 1944-09-08
Lindberehs Rent Home
Near Bridgeport, Conn.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
FAIRFIELD, Conn.,, Sept. 8s-Mr
and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh have
rented . home in the Fairfield
County Hunt Club section Of this
town, near Bridgeport. and a repre-
sentative said the family plans to
take up residence there this month
Mr.. Lindbergh recently returned
to this country from Hawaii and
the South Pacific, where he was
doing special research work for a
Detroit manufacturer.
Evening star., 1944-09-08
Cool Weather Predicted
For Week End Here

The District is in for a cool week
end, with the temperature falling
nearly to so degrees tonight, ac-
cording to the Weather Bureau.
A low of IS was recorded at 6:54
am. today. Temperatures this after
noon are expected to reach the mid;
70s. Tomorrow will be fair and
warmer but it won't be shirt sleeve
weather, the forecaster says.
Evening star., 1944-09-08
Morse, Pepper Denied
Plane Reservations
3r tia AsSnniatsn prass

BY the Associated Press.
PORTLAND. Greg, Sept. ga
political debate does not warrant
airplane priorities, the campaign
headquarters of Wayne L. Morse
Oregon Republican senatorial can.
didate, was advised yesterday.
Mr.. Morse and Senator Pepper
Democrat, of Florida were denied
reservations to fly to Los Angeles
last night for Blue Network pro-
gram on use Of force in the postwar
world.
Evening star., 1944-09-08

c o r respondents
and photograph
ers covering the
war on the west
ern front, Kent
Cooper, execu-
tive director, an
nounced today.
Beginning with
the Spanish civ
Il war. Mr.. Ken
nedy has been a
front-line W ar
C ORE spondent
for seven years,
and for the past
three years has
been in charge
Evening star., 1944-09-08
l25 Ships to Be Named
For SoiIors' Knots

BY the Associated Press.
The Stevedore Knot, Hawser Bend,
Sailors Splice and Fisherman's
Bend soon will join the American
merchant marine.
These names Of sailors knots VIII
Evening star., 1944-09-08

Tydings Bilbo D'Alesandro bill
would provide = nth.
Under the plan disclosed today,
certain public health facilities Of the
District Health Department would
be operated In conjunction with the
hospitals.