The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1946-05-04
Mississippi;
Here and There

A recent trip through Wayne
county impressed me greatly last
week. In various and many ways
Negroes are making use of what
they have. They are making prog
ress, educationally and financially
The high school there under the
principalship of Prof. j. ]. Norman
is continuing to make progress
Among those working with Prof
Norman are: Miss McLaurin, grad
uate of the Utica Institute; o. Sim
mons, graduate of Alcorn A. & NJ
College, and c. w. James, gradu-
ate of Rust. The music department
this year has been under the guild
ance of Miss Brown, graduate of
Rust college and who lives in Lau-
rel. Mrs. J. w. James, wife of the
Methodist pastor of the city, also
plays an important part in the
school program. The school is do
ing a fine job in the vocational
agriculture department as well as
in the home Zee" DIVISION. Prof
Norman loses no time in stressing
this side of his work.
One of the young women to
graduate in the class of '46 is a
recognized chauffeur. That is,
when we think in terms of trucks.
bulldozers and caterpillars. Miss
Robinson, native of State Line,
served her country we'll when the
Hercules powder company needed
drivers. The hours she worked
were Just as long and hard as those
experienced by men drivers, but
she kept driving, nevertheless.
With no apparent attempt at
boasting, George Bryant, a Negro
resident of Waynesboro said: 81
want you to ride some of my sad
die horses before you leave our
city" After chatting with friends,
l found that this man who was
clad in overalls owned first class
store, 18 rent houses, three large
farms, and saddle mares that are
insured for $4,000 each. All of his
horses re registered and are con
coded to be among the fastest in
the state.
MISS ALEXANDER AND
MRS. CHRISTMAS
When someone was needed to
carry certain testimony to Wash
ington before a certain committee,
Miss F. O. Alexander of jackson
and Mrs. Florence Christmas of
Hazelhurst were selected, and as
time rolls on it is generally known
that better selection could not
nave been made.
These two highly and sensibly
trained Mississippians in the field
of education were truly valedic-
torians in the Nations capital. They
went, they saw, and they conquer
ed.
Upon arriving in Washington the
two Mississipians were informally
Intercepted by different ones to
the effect that, Washington is
hard place to make it, and no doubt
you have come to the wrong place."
The modesty of the two leaders
fro mississippi never let out any
secrets. After they had appeared
before an outstanding committee,
at which time Mrs. Christmas was
asked: why do you stop making
1000 per week at factory to
teach in the fall for $4,000 per
month";" With a heart full of love
an da head full of common sense.
Mrs. Christmas adroitly answered:
why teaching is my profession
and my people need me-" From
then on Miss Alexander states that
the radios throughout Washington
were saying: Teaching is my pro-
fession and my people need me-"
Upon entering the same hotel
where they had been quietly in
formed that 'it's hard to make it
here" Miss Alexander replied: Il
think we made it."
Yes. these two Mississippians
made it. Brains, tact, and diplo-
macy will make it anywhere. Such
well trained leaders as are Mrs.
Christmas and Miss Alexander will
make it anywhere. Training is