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The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-07-21
Funeral Services
Held Monday for
Mrs. Mary MCGEE

Funeral services were held Mon
day, July 16, 1945, at Christ Tenn
pie Church, for Mrs. Mary Alice
MCGEE, who died at her home af-
ter an illness of several weeks.
Mrs. MCGEE, who was born in
Clinton, Miss, March IA, 1876, was
married to James Henry Magee on
1893, and to this union Il children
were born.
Early in life she became a mem
Der of Christ Temple Church and
until her death was a devout Chris
tan and faithful member of her
church.
The following tributes in the
form of a program were paid to
this very fine woman, who was
loved and honored by all who
knew her: Mrs. Alice MCGEE as a
Neighbor," Mrs. Willie Funchess;
Vocal Solo, Rev. C. A. Thomas;
Poem, Mrs. A. E. Butler; kilograms
and resolutions were read by Mrs.
Helen w. Griffin; Obituary, Miss
T. c. Autry; Solo, Miss F. M.
Luckett; Remarks by Bishop E.
w. Butler, pastor of Christ Tenn
pie. The sermon was delivered by
Rev. Joe King, of End Temple.
Mrs. MCGEE is survived by five
sons and one daughter: Bryas
Freeman MCGEE, of New Orleans:
M. |. MCGEE, Indianapolis, Ind;
Sgt. Raymond MCGEE, Ogden, Utah
Rev. Robert ]. MCGEE, Seattle
Wash; William o. MCGEE, Detroit,
Mich; and Miss Mary Louise Nc
Gee, of Jackson; granddaughter,
Miss Myrtle Alice MCGEE, Chicago;
grandsons, Enmitt MCGEE, Jr, S
lie, Rhode Island; Lawrence and
Smith MCGEE; two granddaughter
one sister, two brothers, other re-
latives and friends.
The body was inferred at Pleas
ant Grove, Clinton, Miss.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-07-21
Urges
Business Methods
For Farmers

Teach the farmers to use bust
mess methods, and to keep books
was the advice offered by c. c
Spalding, president of the North
Carolina Mutual Life Insurance
Company, and the Durham N. G..
Mechanics and Farmers Bank, il
an address before the South-W Wide
conference of colored State and
District Extension Service super
visors meeting in Washington last
week at the U. S. Department of
Agriculture.
You nned to keep books"
Spaulding said, ''if for no other
reason than to know when to go
out of business" The banker nd
insurance head cited examples of
successful colored farmers who
were crossing from $4,000 to $780,
600 annually through careful bust
ness management of their farms.
Showing how tenants and share
choppers may climb into owner
ship through good business man
agement, Spaulding pointed out
how his bank had loaned an in
debted farmer money one year to
make a crop. The man made
enough to pay off his debt, and
make the down payment on a farm
of his own. Spaulding said that
for nearly ten years prior the man
had been coming out in debt to
his landlord every year.
The address by Spaulding was
made during the opening session
of the six day conference. There
were SO regional, state and district
supervisors in attendance, repre-
senting IA Southern States. Major
problems considered by the con-
IL Geo were IlGlIlOQS Oh assisting
farm-minded veterans and displac-
ed workers in getting established
on the land, helping the colored
farmer in adjusting to mechanical
cotton production, and finding way
toward improving rural health IA
cilities.
Spaulding not only pointed out
how business methods could be ap-
piled in the operation of a farm,
but he also told the supervisors
how he was encouraging the All
boys and girls to raise more live
stock for market and keep records
of production costs. His bank is
offering $500 in prizes to North Ca
rolina Alters to encourage better
breeding of livestock.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-07-21
State Chaplain
Promoted To
Captain

Marseille France-Chaplain Jo-
seph r. Cole of Silver Creek, Miss.
was recently promoted to the rank
OF captain. Captain Cole is with
the 484th Port Battalion of Delta
Base Section near Marseille, for
direct shipment to Pacific opera
tons area.
Chaplain Cole has been over
seas Is months, serving in Casa
blanca, Oran, Italy and Southern
France, to earn three battle par
ticipation awards. He has been in
the Armed Service since August,
1943.
Completing prescribed training
at the Harvard School of Chap
lalns, he was assigned to the 18th
Calvary regiment and came to
North Africa in March 1914.
He is a graduate of Lane College,
jackson, Tenn, and Cannon The
illogical Seminary of Atlanta, Ga.
Before entering the service he
held the pastorate of the Colored
Methodist Church, West Water
Valley Station, Mississippi
He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Owen c. Cole of Silver Creek.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-07-21
Mrs. Annie Malone
To Be Honored
In Chicago

Because of the very fine and
outstanding contribution that Mrs.
Annie M Malone has made to Ne
gro business, group of citizens of
Chicago will pay tribute to her on
her 45th business anniversary with
a city-wide celebration program,
Sunday, July 18th.
The celebration will be in the
form of Public Mass meeting and
Reception and Garden Party and
is expected to draw a large and
appreciative crowd.
Mrs, Malone is the pioneer of
the Beauty Culture Field. With the
conviction that identifying the hair
was an important step in acquiring
personal charm, she started hum
bly,, the business that was to grow
into the vast PORO system. As
years of work in developing the
institution, has yielded millions of
dollars Of income for Negroes; from
sales Of beauty preparations and
revenue from the practice of beau
ty culture.
Poro College has a great history
and it is the uprpose of this ccle-
bration to bring this rich history
70 the attention of young people
turnout the country. Mrs. Malone
mas experienced some very diff
cult days during these As years. but
she has maintained a strong faith
IN God, which has brought her
through successfully.
To-Day the company is ENJOYING
good business and the future of
Poro College is assured.
Historical facts of the life of
Mrs. Annie M. Malone:
lsO0, the small beginning in
Lovejoy, Illinois.
1912. moved business to 1923
Market Street, in st. Louis, Mo.
1904, Began travelling turnout
the South. demonstrating her meth
DDS and preparations, Wonderful
Hair Grower
lSoo' Copyrighted the trade name
'PORO."
1910, enlarged facilities and NOV
ed to 800 Pine ST., in st. Louis
1912. Displayed "PORO" prepara-
Continued on page five)
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-07-21
Negro Women
Elect Officers:
Session Ends Fri.

The women's department of the
Negro Baptist Convention which
is in its annual session here has
elected the following officers: E.
D. MCGOWAN, Edwards, J. W.
Turner, secretary; Port Gibson; p
j. Smith, corresponding secretary
Mound Bayou; w. p Thomas, trets-
urer, Yazoo City; L. B. Covington,
young peoples director, Canton;
assisted by F. L. Alexander, Jack
son; c. L. Stancil, superintendent
Juvenile Dept, Greenwood; assist
ed by S. A Miller.
H. H. Humes, chairman of the
convention, introduced DR.. D. A.
Mccall, executive secretary of the
White State Baptist Board, in
yesterdays session of the mems de-
partment of the convention. DR..
Mccall expressed congratulations
to the convention for the fine work
it is doing and commended the CO.
operation between the White and
Negro Baptists in carrying on in
stitute work for pastors and Chris
tan workers.
Rev. ]. H. Jackson, A. B., A. M,
d. D., aston of the Olivet Baptist
church of Chicago, H., was the
guest speaker for the convention
last night, and delivered a mes
sage from the Pearly Grove Bap-
fist church.
The convention reports that thru
Wednesday night it had raised $780,
269.63. The last session was held
Friday night.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-07-21
e Negroes Enter
United States
Military Academy

In an intervening period, July /,
1870 to July l, 1915, twenty-eight
Negroes have been admitted to the
United States Military Academy at
West Pont, N. Y, the War Depart
nent reports.
Ten of those certified for en-
trance have graduated with COM
missions as second lieutenants in
the various Arms and Services. one
resigned, thirteen were separated
before graduation because of de-
fIciences, and four are presently
pursuing the course of study.
Graduates now on active duty,
with their assignments: Co. Benja-
min Q. Davis, Jr., Commanding Of
flcer, 477th Composite Group, God
man Field, Kentucky; Major James
D; Fowler, 372nd Infantry Regi-
ment, Central Pacific area; Major
Clarence M. Davenport, 742nd An
tiaircraft Artiller Gun Battalion.
Netherlands East Indies; Second
Lieutenant Henry M. Francis, 3rd
Infantry Training Battalion, Fort
McClelland, Ala; Second Lieuten-
ant Ernest ]. Dovis, Jr., Fighter
Transition School. Tuskeegee Ar
my Air Filed. Alabama; Second
Lieutenant Mark E. Rivers, Jr.,
Filed Artillery School, Fort Sill,
Oklahoma.
Capt. Robert B. Treaville, Jr..
squadron commander of the 332d
Fighter Group in Italy, has been
declared dead after being mussing
in action in the Mediterranean
Theater of Operation.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-07-21
Extension Workers
Help Farmers To
Produce Food

Meeting in a six-day conference
in Washington at the u S. Depart
ment of Agriculture, 80 Negro
State and District Extension Ser
vice supervisors made plans last
week for more effectively helping
colored farmers to further increase
their production food crops. Plans
also were made for helping return
ing veterans, and disploced war
workers, who wish to farm, get es-
tablished on the land.
The conference program center
ed on six major problems: postwar
cotton production, a program for
farm youth, problems of returning
veterans and displaced war work
ers, rural health, improving extern
sion methods and a conversion
program for the cotton South.
After series of talks and dis
cussions. on these subjects, the SUI
pervisors were divided into COM
mitee workshops where they care
fully evaluated all the material
that had been presented on a given
subject, and then made recommen-
dations for putting into practice
IN their various states some of the
things which had been suggested.
Among other things, the super
visors made definite plans for
helping colored farmers grow and
conserve mare food for home use.
"A program also was developed for
helping farm-minded veterans and
displaced war workers get located
on farms. And recommendations
were made for improving rural
health, and for making rural life
more attractive to farm youths.
The whole conference was con-
Quoted against a background of
the changing agricultural economy
OF the south: mechanization of cot
ton production, cotton prices in the
world market, shifting of farmers
from cotton production to other
types of farming. and the trend
toward larger farms with fewer
farm operators. It is believed that
this latter factor may seriously af-
feet tenants and sharecropers.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-07-21
Poro Club
Gives Report of
Baby Contest

The Annie M. Malone Poro Club
wishes to express their sincere
appreciation to all beauticians, pa
rents and friends who were in any
way responsible for the success of
their recent Baby Contest held at
Parish Street Baptist Church, July
9th
The 1st prize of a SIS War Bond
was won by Shirley Ann Harris
who raised $61.13 This baby was
sponsored by Mrs. Johnnie Parker.
End prize of $500 was won by
Paul B. johnson, who raised $3618
Paul was sponsored by Mrs. c. P.
Johnston.
3rd prize of $500 was won by
Gerald D. Edwards. who raised
$780, Gerald was sponsored by
Mrs. Fannie McCarty.
4th prize will be given to Frank
Robinson who raised $29.10. Frank
was sponsored by Mrs. Myrtle
Woodland.
Total amount raised in this con-
test was $4,000 Mrs. C. E. Lang
ston, president; Mrs. C. E. Dorsey,
secretary.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-07-21
Negro Al Club Boys and Girls
Hold 18th Annual Session AT
Alcorn College July 9-l3
Theme of Meet: All Club Work For
Victory And Peace; So Counties
Represented

The 10th Annual State Short
Course for Negro All Club boys
and girls held a successful session
the week of July GIG at Alcorn A.
& M. College.
The enrolment for the week was
as follows: 217 club girls, 1877 club
boys, GA home demonstration agent
IL county agents, 18 club leaders.
5 supervising agents, 10 visiting
workers and instructors and 3 Sec
retaries, which gave a total of 525.
SO counties were represented.
Boys and girls competed in va
rious contests each day, and at the
final program prizes and awards
were given to the winners in the
following contests: Boys: Crop
judging, poultry, livestock and or
atorical. Girls: Bed making, table
setting, dish washing, judging can
ned products, egg judging, yeast
bread, quick bread, clothing, Glass
and II, leadership and oratorical.
The highest scoring county-in the
mems division was Yazoo county.
This entitled this county to the
Loving Cup, which was presented
to the county agent, D. w. Lindsey.
The night programs consisted of:
Oratorical contest, moving pictures
candle lighting service, presenta-
ton of awards and prizes, and So
cial activities for boys and girls.
The group was welcomed at the
first nights session by DR.. w. H.
Pipes, president of Alcorn College.
Faculty members of Alcorn Col
lege, who assisted with the con-
tests and subject matter instruc-
ton were o. w. Sanders, Director
of Agriculture, A. d. Fobbs teach
er-rainer, and John H. Hope, pouI-
try man. w. E. .Ammons, AAA
Contact Representative and Exten-
SION workers also assisted Mr.. R.
vi. Lancaster, animal husbandman.
Site College, conducted the live
stock judging contest. Miss Ouida
Midkiff, clothing specialist; Miss
May Creswell, state home demon
stration leader; Miss Elaine Mas
sey, assistant state leader, in charge
Girls All clubs, State College:
Miss Olive Dowell, district agent,
Greenwood; and Miss Judson Pur-
Wis, Woman's Land Army Special
lst, visited several contests and adj
dressed the group.
The theme of the short course
was: All Club Work for Victory
and Peace.
The State Short Course for Negro
Al club boys and girls in the
State of Mississippi is the result of
an earnest desire on the part of
the Negro Division of the Exten-
sion Department to meet the needs
that now exist for a more efficient
and better trained Negro popuIa-
ton in the homes and on the farms
and plantations of the State.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-07-21
Picnic To Be City-Wide, One
Whole Day Of Entertainment
For Everybody Present
Date Set For August IA; Place,
Negro Fairgrounds.

This week work was begun on
the Sixth Annual Mississippi En-
terprise Riddle Free Picnic which
will be held this year at the Negro
Fairgrounds, Pocahontas Road, 112
blocks from No. bus line.
The picnic will be given for the
newsboys, members of the Junior
Idea Club, Boy and Girl Scouts,
members of all the Sunday Schools
in the city, children from the va
rious Fairgrounds, from the Com
munity Center, and in fact for ev-
cry child in Jackson. Parents and
other adults are also invited to take
part in this, what is expected to be
the biggest picnic in the history Of
Jackson.
Already large groups. are pre-
pairing to share this day of pleas
ure. Special committees have al
ready begun to line up children
for the picnic.
There will be plenty of refresh
ments furnished free by the Mis-
sissipi Enterprise and cooperating
merchants and friends. They will
be served free to every child as
long as they last.
These Big Free Picnics begun
six years ago by Mrs. S. M. Har-
vey, Secretary and Associate Edi-
tor of this paper, in an effort to
entertain the children of Jackson
for one whole day, thereby show
ing the papers appreciation for the
patronage given by our readers and
advertisers, have grown bigger and
bigger each year. The first was
held in 1910 at the Negro Fair
grounds. In 1911 it was held on the
grounds of the East Side Recrea-
ton Center on Mississippi Street
In 1912 the Picnic was held on the
grounds of the Elk's Rest on Erie
Street in connection with the Re-
irrational Center being conducted
at the Rest. In 1943 and 1914 the
picnic was held on the grounds of
the Colored Skating Rink, the in
side of the building being used for
indoor games and serving the hun
dreds of children who were present
On each of these picnics, mem
bers of the paper have been given
wholehearted support and CO.
operation of the many white and
Negro businesses, as well as the
support and cooperation of the city
recreation department. Already,
Mrs. Elizabeth Norman, director of
Negro recreation in Jackson, has
been contacted and has pledged the
full support of all persons connect
ed with her department in plan
ming well balanced recreational
program which will include COM
petitive contests, in which prizes
will be awarded winners of the
several events.
WATCH THE PAPER FASH
WEEK FOR A MORE DETAILED
ACCOUNT OF THE 9th ANNUAL
MISSISSIPPI ENTERPRISE FREE
KIDDIE PICNIC.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-07-21
General Missionary Baptist
State Convention Brings
Thousands to jackson 4 Days
S3O,269.63 Raised On Third
Day of Session.

Opening of the 1945 session of
the General Missionary Baptist
State Convention of Mississippi on
Monday evening, July Is, at the
Pearly Grove Baptist Church, Rev.
L. S. Sorrell, pastor, with a Pre-
Convention program, sponsored by
the Ministers Union of Jackson, the
great 4 days meeting got under
way, with each session becoming
more spiritual, inspiring and sue
cessful in all ways.
On the e-Convention program,
were such notables as Rev. L. c.
Pickens, Mr.. Jesse McClendon, who
gave the welcome address, Mrs. F.
0. Alexander, who presented the
Guest Speaker, who was Mrs. B.
A. Blackburn and Prof. P. M.
Smith, of Mound Bayou, who re-
sponded to the program. Musical
numbers were rendered by Mr.. c.
M. Martin, Mrs. Letha Walls, Mrs.
Fannie Bernard, College Hill Bap-
fist Church, Mrs Sarah Williams,
MIR. Paul Ratliff, Mrs. Mary Ross
Jones, Jamie Jones, Miss Varon
Owens, Mrs. Mary L. Jones, Mrs.
T. A Rarro,,
The welcoms program on Tues
day night was as follows:
Welcome on behalf of Pearly
Grove Church, Rev. L. S. Sorrell;
Welcome on behalf of the city,
Mayor Leland Speed; Welcome on
behalf of the Baptist Ministers
Union, Rev. p E. Lott; Welcome on
behalf of other denominations, Rev.
R. A. Scott; Welcome on behalf of
White Baptists, Rev. DR.. Claude
Bowen.
Mr.. E. w. Banks of the Peoples
Funeral Home gave the welcome
address on behalf of Business and
Professional men and women to
the General Baptist Convention.
Welcome on behalf of the Kinds
County Association, Rev. R. w.
West; Welcome on behalf of the J.
M. B. Association, Rev. j. R. Tay-
lor.
Rev. ]. H. Jackson, pastor of the
Olivet Baptist Church of Chicago,
was the main speaker Thursday
evening at the annual Negro Mis-
sissippi Baptist Convention in ses-
sion at Pearly Grove Baptist
Church in Jackson. A native Mis-
sissippian, he is a graduate of
Jackson College, and holds A. B.,
A. M, and D. D. degrees.
Convention workers were enthu-
siastic over the total of $3O,269.63
raised up to Wednesday night for
the general fund.
Wednesdays sessions included
talks by visiting ministers and lay
men. DR.. D. A. (Scotchie) Mccall,
executive secretary of the White
State Baptist Board, commended
group for the fine work being ac-
complished and for the spirit of CO.
operation existing between the
White and Negro Baptist in carry
ing on the institute work for both
Negro pastors and workers.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-07-21
Great Revival
Closes At New
Bethel Church

One of the greatest revivals in
the history of New Bethel A. M. E.
Church was closed few DAYS ago.
This meeting lasted only one week,
but was a very successful one.
The revival was conducted by
DR.. Willard Leake, one of the
worlds greatest evangelists. DR..
Leake is great preacher and sing
er. He has saved thousands of souls
and always does much good every
where he goes. He is the Connec-
tional Evangelist of the A. M. E.
Church.
Subjects dealt with in order
were Vital Pruning; The Triple
Meaning of Jesus; The Deceiving
Way; The Faultless Christ; The
Wages of Sin is Death; But You
Wouldn't Let Me; The Valley of
Dry Bones; The Prodigal Son;
Gone With the Wind.
Ministers visiting the services
were DR.. 3. j. Nolen, president of
G. II. j., Thibodeaux; Dean Alex H.
Jones; Revs. w. D. Wright, Tyler,
Everett, Hunte, L. F. Garrett, Pace,
Tate, G. S. James, Bell, Thomas,
Dixon, Owens.
DR.. Leake did a great work at
New Bethel as well as in the COM
munity. Members of the other
churches of this community were
very loyal in supporting this re-
vival. Rev. ]. S. Butler is pastor
of New Bethel
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-07-21
Georgia WAC
Center Becomes
Inactive in July

Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.-The Third
WAC Training Center which has
been in operation since the LIST of
January, 1943, will be inactivated
in July All members of the Wo-
mems Army Corps will receive
their basic specialized training at
the First WAC Training Center,
Des Moines, Iowa, from this time.
The Third WAC Training Center
during the years of its operation
has trained over $4,000 women.
WACS who became bakers ard
cooks, Motor Transport drivers and
mechanics, Army clerks, Air Corps
typists, non-commissioned officers
military police, recruiters, Mess
Sergeants, medical technicians,
medical clerks, surgical technicians
and WAC officers did their study
ing in the class rooms of the Train
ing Center.
Women trained at Fort Oglc-
thorps are now serving in England,
France, Italy, Australia, The Meth
erlandS, New Guinea, East Indies.
the Philippine Islands, Guam, Ha-
wall, India, Ceylon, Africa, Egypt,
Canada, Bermuda and Labrador.
overseas training constituted one
OF the major functions of the Train
ing Center for period of time.
Many famous people have visited
the Training Center. inspected its
installations, and reviewed the
troops as they marched in parade.
The last President Franklin d.
Roosevelt found a WAC parade
thrilling sight, as did General &c.
c. Marshall, Ex-Governor Prentiss
Cooper of Tennessee, Governor Ell
lis Arnall of Georgia, James A.
Farley, Subaltern Mary Churchill,
of the British ATS, Commodore
D. L. Bdackford of the Raj, and
many others.
internationally known writers
nave described the Training Cen
ter as they saw it, and Mero-Celd-
wyn-Mayer camera crews filmed
many of its typical scense for the
background shots in Keep Your
Powder Dry" their DECENTRALIZATION
of the WAC.
Japanese-American women were
trained here. Women of the Meth
erlands Army studied with the
WAC recruits. Several companies
of Puerto Rican women became a
part of the Women's Army Corps
and studied here. One group of wo-
men came to the Training Center
from the Hawaiian Islands to learn
the Army way.
On the inactivation of the Train
ing Center, the installation will be
turned over to the Army Ground
and Service Forces for a Redistri-
button Center. The Adjutant Cen
erals School will be moved to Fort
Oglethorpe, and the Army Chap
laln's School will be looted here.