The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-10-06
THIS IN THAT

Back in Jackson and Parish
Street-our first and only love
back to the sweet familiarity of old
landmarks and to the warm and
friendly greetings that come to us
from all directions-from our 'nur-
sery school tots" and Big Apple
Gang our bit more sophisticated
high school crowd and friends OF
long standing, whose expressions
of welcome home did much to allay
the pain caused by toothache that
brought us back from the most de-
lightful vacation ever spent, with
a jaw twice dis big as Mr.. Five by
Five's.-Its grand to be home.
This year we went back to Chi
cago, the Windy City the Wonder
City. the city of the first skyscrap-
er, the cieyt where you will find
places to spend more in one night
than you've made in whole year.
And this year our trip was des-
tined from the first to be bit
more enjoyable bit more perfect
than in previous years. Our mode
of travel as we'll as our travelling
companion, Mrs. Henryetta Stew
ems. accounted for this. We were
able to secure round trip bedroom
accommodations on the Panama
Limited. Those who have travelled
on this train know the comforts
and conveniences of travelling in
this manner. To those who have
not travelled so, we say get hepped
and on the beam and for trip that
is a pure joy-ride the Panama"
In Chicago we were the house
guests of our cousins Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Kennedy, 5l34 So. Michi-
gan. and our aunts Mrs. Della
Campbell and Mrs. Maltora Lewis,
of the same address. All of these
dear folks, together with the Ken
nedy's lovely children, Mae, Chas
and Willard, as well as other
friends in their home, Mrs. Myrtle
Pettis and Mr.. Prince, Wild by the
way is a Jacksonian, having rela-
tives here, left nothing undone to
make ours a visit that would be re-
membered always, and they went
a long ways TO belle the old belief
that the south has an option on
hospitality" Our cousins, Mr.. and
Mrs Robert Renager, 5040 Cham
plain, contributed to the pleasure
of our visit with a tasty dinner and
a most enjoyable motor trip over
the city, at which time we were
able to see many of the beautiful
and historic buildings and places
for which the Windy City is ia
nous. Outstanding Negro owned
business and institutions seen were
= The Chicago Defender, Metropodi-
tan Funeral System, Supreme Lib
erty Insurance Company Morris
Eat Shop, Vernola's Restaurant, Oh
ivet Baptist Church, where Rev.
Joseph Jackson, a former graduate
of Jackson College, is pastor; Ben
Franklin Stores, Pioneer Ice Cream
Co., owned by Mr.. Wauter Pleasant,
formerly of Hazlehurst, and other
places owned and operated by Mis-
sissippi Negroes. Needless to say, a
large percentage of the better bus
inesses being operated in the big
city are owned by Mississippians-
a pat on our backs.
On Sunday morning we were
breakfast guests in the lovely home
of Mrs. Henryetta Bivins, $3.50 So.
Michigan, where we, with our cou-
sin Villa and four very charming
young friends of our hostess, enjoy
ed a meal that was as pleasing to
the eye as it was to the palate. Mrs.
Bivins, by the way, is the other
half of BIVINS VAN LINES locat-
ed at 5531 South State Street, own
ed and operated by her husband,
Mr.. Matthew Bivins.
On Monday evening, with Mrs.
Stevens, we were dinner guests of
Mrs. LIME Mckinney, formerly Of
this town, but who now makes her
home with her aunt, Mrs. Inez
King, and cousins, Lula and Albert.
Jimmie took time out from enter
tanning her husband, Cpl. Jackson
Mckinley, who recently returned
from overseas to receive his dis
charge, and prepared most de-
licious turkey dinner with all the
trimmings. They plan to visit these
parts soon.