Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-01-04
Veteran Dentist
Praises ERA

Clarksdale, Miss, - DIR +. W..
Hill. veteran among Mississippi
Dentists in a holiday statement
here last week praised the era
of dnterracial goodwill existing
in CIarksdale and Coahoma Coun-
ty during the year of 1916.
The statement of DR.. Hill was
widely published in tie leading
dailies of the Mississippi Delta.
The statement made by DR.. Hill
is as follows: within the next
few days will the last chapter in
the year of nineteen hundred and
forty six be closed. To thoS who
will be interested to reflect for
moment, | am sure that we cannot
but decide within our minds, that
we havt many thingSn for which
to be thankful. Doubtless many
of us made some resolutions at
the beginning of this year that
we hoped to accomplish during
the year. If you have succeeded in
realizing the desires of your won
hearts certainly | reoice with you,
but if you have failed it might be
wise to check up and take stock
of your activities and try to find
the cause, and endeavor to do
better next time. Be moi diScour
aged but rather be thankful for
that which you haves realizing
the fact: ''TVhe Darkest is Just
Before Dawn" In so far as | have
been able to learn the city of
Clarksdale and Coahoma County
have enjoyed immensely an Era
of Good Feeling all during the
year of Nineteen Hundred and
Forty Six. AS proof of this evye
rcitizen of this community both
white and colered seem to have
been contented to remain at his
or her post of duty ever mindful
of our thoughts and actions which
have been the means of keeping
our tongues from guild and our
hearts in a receptive mood. Not
withStanding the great changes
that the world is undergoing and
the South in particular, it seems
that the good neighbor policy is
forever uppermoSt in the minds of
the majority of citizens in this
section of the State. OF the many
flurries of recent violence that
have taken place in the various
sections Of our state as an after
math of sundry causes, we as
good citizens of this section of
Mississippi, rejoice to know that
an Era of Good Feeling still lin
gers amonguS. | am almost sure
that it is because of the great
Christian respect and kind con-
sideration that the majority of
our citizens have for the rights
of minority groups. None of us
are at this time enveloped in in
vestigationS of any nature present
nor urior to this, but instead we
are all at home with our loved
ones and friends, making ready
for the Yuletide celebration of
Nineteen Hundred and Forty Six.
For the most part our understand
ingS have been mutual, and if
there are any exceptions, they
were soon ironed out to the entire
satisfaction of all concerned. Less
we forget, | hope that we wont
become too contented with our
present status OF affairs yet, Tor
there is much progress to be
made, if we would desire to main
tain an Era of Good Feeling a.
mong all our citizens of Clarks-
dale and Coahoma County. Now
| am almost sure that | voice the
sentiments fthe majority Of col
ored citizens of Coahoma County
when | say that we believe that
we are living in a County un-ex--
celled by any in the State of Miss
issippi, and for all of which; do
we feel very grateful indeed. May
/ wish for you one and all a very
Merry Christmas and a Happy
New Year."