The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-05-12
THIS IN THAT
By Your Rowing Reporter

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Summer bright;
Thousands of dewdrops the morn
ing greet
Thousands of bees in the purple
clover
But only ONE MOTHER the
whole world over :.
This week, we join in with jack
sonians and people the world over
in paying tribute to Gods Greatest
Gift, MOTHER - We wish for all
mothers, everything good that life
holds.
This week, a most noteworthy
thing happened in Jackson, we re-
fer to the organizing of the Jack
son Negro Juvenile Council by a
group of representative citizens
who are vitality interested in the
welfare of Jackson's Negro Juven-
lie population.
The permanent organization came
into being on Wednesday morning
in the office of Prof. O. B. Cob
bins after valuable time had been
wasted by those persons who en-
joy the sound of their own voices
and take such occasions to impress
others with their parliamentary at
tainments.
During the meeting, the disre-
spectfulness and intolerance of
youth, became just about as dis
Hateful as the cantankerousness Of
old, or maybe we should say mid
die age.
Perhaps no one in the meeting
made more correct or more di-
rect statement as to the real sources
of juvenile delinquence and the
possible cures or solutions to the
deliquent problems, than Mrs. Luz
Gle Price. Her remarks were the
kind that need to be heard thru
out the land.
Ironically, one of the places that
was pointed out by DR.. Hair and
Mr.. Green as contributing to ju-
venile deliquence with the recon-
mendation that it be closed, is the
onl only place that has found the
time latter the Sunday schools
stopped doing IT'D to provide any
form of free wholesome entertain
ment and recreation for Negro chill
dren of the city on large scale
we refer to the annual big free
picnics, promoted by this paper
and held at the colored skating
rink-an annual affair that provi-
DIES for one whole day of free eats
rand free entertainment for children
of all Jackson-incidenta these
picnics as we'll as other affairs are
properly supervised-and have the
endorsement of the Jackson Cham
Der of Commerce and other such
agencies.
| AS neither of these gentlemen
frequent the inside of the colored
skating rink, when these teen-age
dances are being given, we chan
lenge either of them to prove that
anything goes on therein, other
than wholesome recreation, by
wholesome recreation Eve mean
dancing) - the matter of dancing
on Sunday is really one to be de-
cided on by ones own conscience
and to hear two men, supposed
to be possessed of open, liberal
minds raise such a fuss on this mat.
ter, is a bit surprising-one never
knows, does one?
Incidentally the skating rink is
operated as a teen-age dance hal.
and caters to teen-agers it is op'
Grated under a permit from the
state and license that cost SITS o.
more.
| Persons connected with the skat
ing rink are as much interested II
juveniles of Jackson as anyone else
we feel that the Jackson Negro Ju
venile Council is great thing
you persons who make up this or
ganization have our sincere wore
that we shall cooperate and sup
port this organization to the limit
We do not claim to be any grea
authority on the solving of juven
lie problems, but we do know tina
until all Negro grownups take tn
. trouble of living decent and clear
; lives, lives that will demand tn
, respect of Negro youths-and at
ter gaining this respect, take tn
: TIME to be among these younI
) people, to join in and properly sup
/ ervise their recreation-until Ne
t groes, get up and prepare som
!. places of wholesome recreation an
: entertainment for their, own boy
: andg iris and stop waiting for tn
| other fellow to do tive may b