The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1947-02-08
Near $500 Raised
By Negroes March
OF Dimes Drive

In the report made this week by
Mrs. A. M Hall, director of the
Colored Division of the March of
Dimes Campaign the following in
formation as to contribution made
by Negroes was revealed:
Alamo & Booker T. Theater. thru
the splendid work of Mr.. Leroy
Jackson raised $3.50; Ritz & Grand
Theaters, Mr.. Leroy Smith, Man
ager, $34.52; Elk's Club, 2205; Dot
ty Cab Co., Mr. Willard Johnson,
owner. had their Coin Box stolen.
but both day and night driver went
down into their pockets and made
up a donation of $3l27, which was
very commendable; Delta Sorority,
$500; Violet Sewing and Child We'll
fare Club. $12.21; Terrell Literary
Club, $3.50; Art Appreciation Club,
$100; Iota Sorority, responsible for
selling a number of the tickets for
the Presidents BALI; Progressive
Art & Literary Club, $500; Proce-
eds for Presidents Ball, $6855; st.
Marks Day School, 900; Jackson
College, 14.10; Campbell College,
100; Tougaloo College, altho in
Madison County, made a contribu-
ton to the Kinds County Campaign
in the amount of 1180; Catholic
School, 2300, of which the 9th grade
class raised 7.80; Sigma Gamma
Rho $500;
On the Advance Gift List: Per-
sons giving $10O; Mr.. j. A. Comic,
Mrs Ruth Luckett; $500, DR.. O. F.
Smith. DR.. G. A. Price, Mr.. VIM.
Chinn, Dr.. r. Q. Williams; $500,
DR. A. NJ. Hair, DR.. S. D. Redmond.
DR., c. L. Barnes, Mr. Jesse Williams.
Mr.. James A. Stewart, $50; Dr. L.
A. Smith, 500;
On Church List: Pratts, 1925;
College Hill, 1899; True Light Bap-
fist 1915.
Amount collected in Coin Boxes
was S95.16 Because of limited
space only the boxes that contained
more than $500 are being mention
ed: Dotty Cab Co., $31.27; Shop
herds Cafe, 11.67; Busy Inn Cafe.
7.67; Sally Harris Clinic, 749; Mill
& Oakley Cafe, $50
Altho Negro citizens of Jackson
have for the past year contributed
to the March of Dimes Campaign
and have always made rather
good showing, this was the first
time that any organization had been
officially appointed by the Board of
Health to be responsible for the rails
ing of the money and altho all re-
ports have not come in it is es-
timated that the total amount will
be close to S8O0.O0
However, this does not represent
the total contributions of Negroes
in the campaign, as we understand
a number of Negroes made con-
tributions on their jobs thru their
white employers, others send DON
ations into the local headquarters
by way of the coin envelopes sent
out All the money from the public
schools was also sent in separately
the ladies on the committee not
being allowed to contact them
A fine contribution was made by
Mr.. G. w. Williams, Superintendent
of the Oakley Training School too.
The members of the committee
are deeply grateful to all who con-
tributed to the success of the drive.
We wish to especially thank the
staff of the Mississippi Enterprise,
Mr. Willie j. Miller and Mrs. S. M
Harvey, not only for making pos
sible the Presidents Ball, but also
for the splendid publicity given the
drive, through their paper. Mrs
Harveys generous write-ups and
pictures by making people acquain-
ted with the work being done at
the Jackson polio Clinic, were
largely responsible for the interest
shown by the public.
Thanks and appreciation is ex-
tended to all who helped in any way
in this drive by the Colored Divis-
ion of the 1947 Local March of Dim
es Drive
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