The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-12-09
James A. White, Chm. Economic
Committee Negro Chamber OF
Commerce Gives Report
Trade Week Success; Miss Negro
Chamber of Commerce To Be
Announced Next Week

BY James A White, Chairman
The economic committee started
with the following personel: James
A. White, DR.. A. H. Mccoy, Presi-
dent j. L. Reddix, and Prof. A. v
Battle.
At the first meeting where the
tentative plans for the year were
drawn up President Reddix and
Prof. Battle were present. Later
the committee was enlarged to in
clude the following:
DR.. c. L. Barnes, Mr.. E. w. Banks,
Mr.. w. J. Summers, Mr.. M M. HUI
bert, Rev A. L. Holland, and Mr..
Monroe Trivilian.
Out of the twelve meetings call
ed all were present at least one
meeting, except DR.. Mccoy and
Mr.. Summers. They pledged to
support anything the committee
did.
1. The organization of war bonds
and thrift clubs did not take so
well. Many Negroes buy bonds
and stamps but they just didn't like
the idea of letting some one keep
them. They didn't want to report
how many they bought.
g. The start of the business
clinic was a success. The restau-
rant owners and operators were the
first and only business studied so
far. The grocery business will be
next. This clinic will be continued
until all businesses now operated
by Negroes; and these that could
be operated by them have been
studied.
3. The results of the survey will
be made available to the people in
business, to guide them in their
activities. Another survey will be
made in 1945. 1t is hoped that the
fact complied will be of substan-
tial aid to business.
4. The chairman made written
request of the secretary of the
white chamber, whereupon he was
invited for personal conference
Here plans were made for a meet
ing between representative of the
Negro chamber and representative
of the white chamber. After con-
sidering several proposals with the
members of the chamber the chair
man with the president and vice
president met with the executive
committee of the white chamber.
The results of the meeting has Gull
muated in the setting up by the
white chamber of the following adj
visory committee on race rela-
ton:
Major w. Calvin Wells, Mr.. w.
F. Bond, DR.. G. T. Gillespie, Mr..
c. Guy Love, and Mr. Leland Speed
the mayor ELECT. We consider this
great accomplishment.
5. The Negro trade week has not
only called for much hard work,
but it has caused many headaches.
In the first place all the members
of the committee were too busy to
help so we had to help so we had
to fall back on the president and
vice president. Next the chamber
didn't have any money; which nee
essitated this trio being responsible
for the money evolved as well as
the program. Hence everything that
was done was done with the view
of being safe financially.
Before going further, / must say
that have never worked with
two finer men. They have made
many personal sacrifices to make
trade week go. They have been
willing, at all times to lean back
ward in favor of the other man.
Before we give you the brighter
aspects, lets look at the dark side
1t has humanity impossible for the
three of us to do all the work. We
had to take what we could get. Mr..
Leroy Jackson of the Ahmo and
Booker T. Theaters gave wonder
full assistance. Then what we
hoped to avoid happened. Mr.. Leh-
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