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The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1951-10-13

Friends are rejoicing with Mrs.
Anna Johnson ever the return of
her son Cpl. John w. Johnson, who
is now home on a leave, after
spending some time in Korea The
following is a letter. received by
Cpl. Johnson from Colonel S. c.
Macdonald Infantry Chief. of the
Mississippi Military District:
Dear Corporal Johnson: It's
coed to have you back in Missis-
sippi and l know you are glad to
be back.
You don't need me to tell you
and your comrades who have
fought in Kcreea have done a
magnificent job. Nor do l need to
tell you that the Far Eastern con-
flict has produced some of the
toughest combat American soldiers
have ever seen. You may be hon.
ored to say, Il fougth in Korea. y
You are a member of unique or
ganizaation. The United Nations
fighting men carry with them the
hopes of free men all over the
world.
I don't want to burden you with
a lot of official phrases telling you
how proud we all are of you. Just
understand that we are mighty
proud of what you have done. We
are grateful that you are back
with your family and may God
keep you safe What you have
done will be quickly forgotten nor
will your fellow Mississippians fail
to comprehend the sacrifices you
have made for your nation Incl
denatlly, our headquarters here in
Jackson, at theaddress shown a.
bove, is at your service. If we can
help you, please call on u.s.
CPL Johnson lives with his mo-
Their at 228 E. Cohea ST.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1951-10-13
Official Date OF
Chest Drive
Kickoff Oct. Is

DR.. c. B. Christian local physic-
ian and surgeon, and Mrs. H. B.
Fisher, Cashier in the business of
flee at Jackson College, have ac-
copied the responsibility of chair
man mad co-chairrnan, respective
ly, for the Territorial Division of
the Community Chest Campaign for
1852. These two civic workers will
be assisted by Father A. Buxton
Keeling, serving the division as Sec
rotary, and veteran of many years
experience in this campaign.
DR.. Christian and Mrs Fisher
both members of several social and
civic clubs in the city, are calling
all organized groups of Jackson and
surrounding areas to the alert to
help the campaign to success.
The campaign goal is slightly
larger for this year. but still con-
siderably lower than that achieved
in other cities whose populations
approach or approximate that OF
our city.
OF the II agencies receiving all
or a portion of their budgets from
the Community Chest of Jackson,
Mississippi, 5 are serving the col
ored population of the city They
are: the Parish Street Branch Y. M
c. A, scheduled to receive $9,529.15;
Bette C. Marine Branch Y. w. G.
A. budgeted for S9,29251; Negro
Boy Scouts, sharing a budget of
$21 ,93095; Negro Girl. Scouts, shar-
ing a budget of $18,58636; and the
Family Service Association, shar-
ing a budget of S43, 1923.
The Drive will open officially on
October 18th and will continue
through October 31st More than 200
Negro citizens have been approach
ed as volunteer workers in this
campaign More workers are need
ed. The appeal is to the general pub
lie. Volunteer workers met at the
Bette c. Marino Branch Y.W.C.A.
on last Friday night where tenta-
tive plans for the Territorial Div
ision were outlined and the group
heard an inspiring message on the
work of the Chest from Charles O.
Lee, Executive Secretary of the
Council Of Social Agencies. Present
in that meeting was the Associate
Executive Secretary, Leo Minder
Mr.. Minder, who succeeds Chas. O.
Colwell as assistant to Mr.. Lee, was
introduced to the group.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1951-10-13
Promoter Gives
Louis Jordan
No Cash Blues

NASHVILLE, Tenn. While
Louis Jordan paved and sang the
blues at concert in Nashville's
Sulphur Dell park last Sunday, a
deputy sheriff brought him some
more blues in the form of a
court order, which tied up Jordan's
gate receipts to the tune of $780,
This unexpected sad melody was
the making of Abe Stein, a local
booking agent. Stein claims that he
had Jordan booked at the Paradise
Amusement Hall mo longer oper-
ating) last winter and says that the
bandleader failed to fill his cons
tract. He. is asking for $2,265
Whether or not Jordan will sue
cessfully rid himself Of these court
room blues will be decided Novem-
Der 5, which is when the legal per-
Torrance is scheduled.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1951-10-13
Dr.. BroWnlee To
Become Provost
AfFisk University

DIR. Fred L. Brownlee viii become
Provost of Fisk University this fall.
He is the first person to hold the
position and as Provost of the
University he will function as coor-
dinating administrator in coopera-
ton with Fisk president, DR.. Char
les S. Johnson.
DR.. BroWnlee was born in Col
umbus, Ohio, where he lived UNI
til completing his Master of Arts
degree at Ohio State>University He
holds degree from Union Theol-
ogical Seminary in New York City
and has taken graduate work at
Teachers College. Columbia Uni
versity DR.. Brownlee has received
honorary doctors degrees from
Howard University, Tougaloo Col
lege, Oberlin College, and Ohio
State University.
For thirty years, Dr.. Brownlee
was Executive Secretary of the AM
erican Missionary Association,
which founded Fisk University. He
served as member on the board
of trustees of Fisk University for
twenty-five years. Dr. Brownlee has
also served as trustee for Talladega
College, billiard University, Touga-
loo College. Tillotson College, Le-
Moyne College, and ]. c. Campbell
Folk School. He was president of
LeMoyne College in Memphis, Ten
nessee, from 1941-42
DR.. Brownlee came to Fisk last
year as Educational Consultant to
the president.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1951-10-13
STATE DAIRY INDUSTRY
HAD BEGINNING AS
CROP FAILURE RESULT

Mississippi'S great dairy industry
OF today was launched in despera-
ton when in 1901 the boil
weevil destroyed a large part of
the states chief crop cotton. ]. S.
(Bully) Moore, head of the A and
M (now Mississippi State) College
Dairy Department, tells of the be-
ginning of the industry in the
State. Moore was called upon by
bankers, lawyers, merchants and
farmers to suggest a remedy to the
farmers economic plight, caused
by the damage to the cotton crop
by the boil weevil. Moore advised
the bankers, who had already lent
comparatively large amounts to
the farmers on their cotton crops,
to add sufficient funds to enable
the farmers to buy few dairy
cows to tide them over" the
economic Crisis. So successful did
the experiment become, that to-
day dairying ranks among the top
sources of wealth of the State.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1951-10-13
Jackson Welcomes Visitors To
24th Annual Negro State Fair

Jackson, Miss-According to fail
officials, everything is in readiness
for the biggest and best Mississip-
pi Negro State Fair in the history
of the association.
Opening in Jackson, Miss, Mon
day, October Is, this years Fair
will offer to the thousands of visi-
tors expected to attend Exhibits
in all fields that will display and
reflect progress being made thru
out the state.
AS she has done in the past
years, Mrs. M. L. Reed will have
charge of the All Club Exhibits
and as usual will display some OF
the best work done by both the
boys and girls.
Mrs. Amos Tyler will have
charge of Textile and Arts Ex-
hibits. Mrs. E. H. Jones will have
charge of the community, School
and Club exhibits Some recent
prize winners in this field are,
Just Twelve Art Club, jolly Jack
sonetts, Art Needle Craft, Mrs
Robbie Owens. Mrs. c. B. Otis mad
Mesdames Ruth Silas, Pearl Allen
Rosie Redmond, Irene Mike ano
Hannah White.
Rev ]. H. Taylor will have
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1951-10-13
LSU Refuses To
Admit Nurse;
Suit To Be Filed

BATON ROUGE, La. = The Lou
isiana State University Board of
Supervisors on Saturday, rejected
the application of Miss Daryle Feis-
ter, superintendent nurses of Flint
Goodridge Hospital, New Orleans,
voting to admit only white students
except on orders of Federal Court.
Miss Feister had been admitted
to the LSU School of Nursing in
New Orleans last week, however,
she was not permitted to register.
She attended classes pending Sat
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1951-10-13
Totally Deaf
Youths Given
Scholarships

WASHINGTON, D. C. - Totally
deaf, two young Negroes who now
live in Detroit, have been awarded
U. S. Congressional scholarships to
attend Gallaudet College here. They
are two of three Negroes ever en-
rolled in the colleges eighty-year
history
The youths are Andrew Foster,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Foster
of Fairfield, Ala, and jeremiah
Germany, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Germany, also of Fairfield, Ala.
Both families now live in Detroit. !.
Foster was graduated from the
Detroit Institute of Commerce in
1850. Germany, who attended the
academy department of lakewood
College, is a 1850 graduate of the
Michigan School for the Deaf at
Flint. Mich.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1951-10-13
Two Women In
Race For Berth
In City Council

CLEVELAND, Ohio - For the
first time in the history of this city,
and probably in the history of the
country, two women will oppose
each other in the general elections
for berth in the City Council.
During last weeks primary cleo
tions, incumbent Jean Murrell Cap
ers, prominent attorney, won the
Democratic nomination for re-elec-
ton in spite of organization at
tempts to unseat her. On the Rep
ublican side, Mrs. Vivian Parker,
wife of the former councilman, At
ty. Augustus Parker, won the no.
mination. Mrs. Capers had defeated
Attorney Parker to win her present
seat.
Seven other Negro candidates
were named in other ward voting
including incumbents Atty. Charles
V. Carr, Democrat, and Atty. .Har-
old Gassoway, Republican.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1951-10-13
Large Negro
School Opened
In Kosciusko

KOSCIUSKO = Open house was
he'd at Kosciusko's imposing new
Negro schoo building Thursday af-
ternoon, followed by a dedication
program at 7:30 pm.
Known as the Alfalfa Training
school, the structure is recognized
as one of the most modern Negro
schools in the state The sprawling
brick building was recently COM
pleted at cost of approximately
100000, financed by state aid and
a bond issue approved by Koscius-
ko voters
In addition to Is up-to-date cass
rooms, sanitary rest rooms and
modern Offices, the Attala Train
ing School also boasts a combina-
ton gymnasium auditorium with a
large sized stage. Dressing rooms
for boys and girls are located un-
der bleachers on one side of the
gym.
The old frame building is now be-
ing repaired and should be ready
for occupancy in about month,
according to Supt Tom S. Hines of
the Kosciusko City Schools. 1t will
provide a shop, home economics de-
partment, cafeteria and three addi-
tionaI class rooms.
Opening the program Thursday
night was responsive service of
1 dedication led by Viola Garland,
with audience participating After
Introductory remarks by Supt Tom
Hines, the building was presented
to the community by E. L. NAL
Vaney, Jackson architect President
L. D. Pullen accepted on behalf of
the board Of trustees and presented
the building to the Negro citizens.
Acceptance was made by H. c.
Redmond, principal. Guest speak
er was DR.. P. H Easom of Jackson,
state agent of Negro education, who
was introduced by Johnnie White,
county superintendent of education.
An inspection of the building fol-
lowed the program attended by a
large crowd of Kosciusko citizens.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1951-10-13
Two Attorneys
To Be Honored
AT Banquet

A banquet honoring the entry in
to law practice of Jack H. Young
and Lawrence c. Jones, Jr. will be
given Friday night, October 10, at
the Eat-It and Beat-It Cafe, 9O6 N.
Parish Street with attorney A. A.
Latting of Memphis, Tenn, as prin-
cipal speaker. James A. White, Car
sic Hall and T. c. Almore are head
ing the arrangement committee and
tickets can be purchased through
Wednesday, October II, for the oc-
casion, Which promises to be one
of the highlights of the seasons en-
tertainments.
Messrs. Young and Jones are well
known and their many friends will
be on hand to offiially usher them
into the law profession. Jackson has
been without a Negro lawyer since
the passing of the. late S. D. Red
mond and w. L. Mhoon, and signi-
ficant enough the young lawyers
are taking their law offices, Mr..
Jack Young at 1852 N. Parish st.
and Mr.. Lawrence Jones, 54012 N.
Parish st.
In Bible times a lady who had
been extremely friendly to hei
neighbors found pearl of great
value and said to her neighbors,
Let us celebrate and they all
came because she had been friendly
to them. Mr.. Young's neighbors are
saying to one another, Let us cele-
brate in the honor of our friend
who by diligent effort has found
a pearl of great value to the com
munity."
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1951-10-13

JACKSON, Miss. = News was re-
ceived here this week that the SUI
preme Court on Monday refused to
rule on an appeal by Mrs. Gladys
Noel Bates, Negro School Teacher
of Mississippi who sued for salaries
for Negro teachers and principals
equal to those paid to white teach
ers and principals in the schools of
Mississippi. The suit was dismissed
by lower federal courts on the
grounds that Mrs. Bates had not
first sought to use remedies avail
able through county and state ed
ucation sources.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1951-10-13

prize winners are: Bessie Darden,
Earline McNair, Rena Kimball
Ruby Chancellor, Arnold Jenkins
Maggie Harris, Sallie Fort, Cecil
Thomas, Elma Jones, Rosa Hduson
Eddie Austin.
School prize winners and those
expected this yeear are: Oakley
Training School; Seven Springs
Empire Trade School, A. E. Dukes
Jackson College Trade School,
Miller from Yazoo County Qeather
goods
Several Clubs from all over the
state are expected to bring their
exhibits, especially from Edwards,
sponsored by Mrs. Lucille Perry.
In cooperation with the officials
Of the Mississippi State Hospital
at Whitfield, the Association is
working towards providing enter
tainment for such patients as they
see fit to have attend.
Friday is School Day and thous-
ands of children from ever the
state are expected.
On the Midway is bigger and
much improved WALLACE BROS
SHOW, offering a variety of rides
shows an dother forms of enter
tainment.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1951-10-13

charge of the farm and live stock
exhibits. former prize winners are:
Charlie Cook, Cahrles M. Jones.
Wednesday, October II is Cut
Flower Day, persons in charge are
urging all lobe on time with their
displays of flowers. Former prize
winners in the Flower Show are:
Mesdames. Arthur Stubbs, Della H.
Tyler, Versey McNair.
In the General Exhibits former
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1951-10-13

in number of localities where he
has tried it out, and should in the
very near future become the next
national rage.
THE basic formal f"Walk EN-
Rhythm, explains Buddy, is a
tempo to which the dancers can
easily swing. Furthermore, l be-
lieve it's the kind of tempo that
makes dancing considerably easier
to the beginner as we'll as to the
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1951-10-13

dancer whose steps aren't too
sharp"
At the famous Savoy Ballroom
in New York where Buddy and his
Orchestra recently completed a
highly successful run, maestro
Johnson's "Walk'em Rhythm
scored a tremendous hit with the
Savoy's Indy Hoppers. and the
Savoy is the place where most of
the popular dance ideas are born.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1951-10-13

Buddy Johnson, the young plan
ist-bandleader, who will beappear-
ing in Jackson On Tues Oct. 80 is
the creator of an ultra new dance
tempo WHICH he has copyrighted
under the name of Walk EN- Rhy-
thm' the tagline that Identifies
his rising young orchestra.
Maestro Johns new tempo
which may go a long way toward
revolutionizing ballroom dancing,
has met with considerable success
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1951-10-13
Farm And Home
Week Dates Set

Farm and Home Week at Missis-
sippi State College, which attracts
thousands of visitors annually, will
move from midsummer to spring in
1852.
Henry Leveck, chairman of the
1852 steering committee for the
event and associate director of the
announced Tuesday that the new
dates will be April %, %, "a, and Is.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1951-10-13

Help make the best better in Mis-
sissippi by supporting the activities
of the All Club. Encourage every
farm youth eligible to join.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1951-10-13

urday's meeting of the LSU board.
Atty. A. P. Tureaud, representing
Miss Feister, said a suit would be
filed in the U. S. District Court
this week.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1951-10-13

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Valley frontiersman., 1951-05-25
EkIUtnu Project Brings Employment,
 Power, PuyrolIs To MutunUsku Valley

for the new power unit to be built.
 Construction of 50 miles of transmission lines to carry this power to the Matanuska Valley, Anchorage and Fort Richardson area, also will be a part of the project. Connection of these lines with the few existing ones will complete a network of power SUD- ply lines to meet the increasing demand.
 Survey studies, geological in- vestigations and core drilling have been carried on from late fall. These crews have been made up partly of men picked from similar positions in the States and partly of men hired locally. Both groups have made the equipment operate regardless of severe weather conditions.
 Construction Under Way
 The investigation stage has been completed and construction now is in progress. Excavation of the tunnel and the construction will be done by contract.
 Awarding of contracts for the government camp, warehouse, the Eklutna-Palmer transmission line, and water we'll for the govern ment camp already have been made and construction started. The first major award will be the contract for the excavation and lining of the tunnel and intake structure. Opening of the bids for this contract is scheduled for June 25.
 Congress appropriated money for the Eklutna project in August, 1850. Plans were started imme- diately for an investigation pro- gram to supply construction specifications.
 Byron c. Felkner was selected as construction engineer from the Boysen dam project, Thermopolis, Wyoming. His arrival in Palmer,
Valley frontiersman., 1951-05-25
POST0FFICE STARTED IN BOX GAR

The Palmer post office has mul- tiplied business in the years since it served the first Colonists. Now it's climbing toward a first class rating!
 Jim Felton was the postmaster in 1885 when the first heavy mails started coming in from Out side. The post office was housed in the Felton store in those days. Then as the Coop was built it was moved to larger quarters in the Square. May Kennedy, now Mrs. Irwin Metcalf, of Seward, took over as postmistress in 1886, and was succeeded by Harry De- Land, now of Juneau.
 Mrs. Walter Huntley was ap- pointed postmistress in 1944 and still holds the position. Indicat- ing increased business handled by the postoffice, stamp sales have jumped from a monthly average of 400 in 1914 to 1850 per month in 1851.
 Trains in 1944-45 carried mail 3 times weekly to Anchorage, and once a week to Fairbanks. Now first class mail posted in the States in the late afternoon, car ried by air mail, usually is re- ceived in Palmer the next day at noon. It's distributed over the Wasilla route with north and south extension daily except on Sunday. Additional deliveries to Copper Center are contemplated twice weekly and plans are being worked out for a Butte Loop this summer.
 Observing closing hours for mail going Outside will speed it's delivery, Mrs. Huntley said. Co., ing out on the Star route to An chorage closing time is II am. Train closing time is 2 pm. Both connect with planes leaving An chorage.
Valley frontiersman., 1951-05-25

An appropriation of about $5,- 100000 is expected for the fiscal year of 1852 for the Eklutna pro- ject now being constructed be- tween Palmer and Anchorage, the Bureau of Reclamation head quarters at Palmer said today.
 The entire job probably will last about 1-2 years with a peak employment of about $50 men, in- cluding contractors employees and the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation employees.
 Estimated cost for the entire project is $27,530.0O0.
 Along with the increase in cleo trical power provided by this pro- ject, recreational facilities at Eklutna Lake will be advanced.
 Power for Valley
 Eklutna project, upon compile ton, will provide this area with 30,000 XIV of electric power. To provide this power, a concrete lined penstock tunnel, approxi- mately 24,290 feet long, will be driven under the mountains 70 supply water to turbine driven generators. These generators will be housed in a concrete structure at the tunnel outlet on the An chorage-Palmer highway, approx imately IA miles south of Palmer.
 Eklutna Lake Tapped
 The tunnel will lead from a Subaqueous intake 65 feet below the level of Eklutna Lake-only ''top" of it's kind in America-and the water will be provided by this glacier-fed lake A dam was built across the lake outlet pre- viously, to store water necessary for operation of a small power unit, the Eklutna hydro plant, To- cated near Eklutna, about hign- way miles southwest of the pro- posed new power plant site. This dam will continue to store water for the present power plant and
Valley frontiersman., 1951-05-25

pired memberships, are invited. Cost is g year for adults, $1 for children.
 Funds will help pay for the building and to purchase addi- tional books. Volunteer project for the near future is to putty in the new double windows and to paint the building. Paint is on hand-colors to be red with white trim.
Valley frontiersman., 1951-05-25
Library comPoign For New Members Continues For Summer

Summer campaign for the Pal mer Library Association is to con- tinue it's membership drive and to paint the building and install new double windows.
 About 100 membership applica- tion cards have been mailed. New. memberships and renewal of ex-
Valley frontiersman., 1951-05-25

Oct. 3, after a period of planning in the chief engineers office in Denver, inaugurated the activi- ties to be carried on at the pro- ject.
Evening star., 1951-08-07
Doris FIeeson:

Momentarily Chairman Vim
son of the House Armed Services
Committee will reveal what he
is prepared to buy out of the i'm
mense defense showcase with
which the Joint Chiefs of Staff
have been wrestling.
A recent sudden outbreak of
demands in Congress and else
where for $50 air groups had
tipped off the old hands around
here that another bitter battle
over apportionment of the de-
tense dollar was raging along
the Potomac. In 1948 the Army
sided with the Air Force against
the Navy; this year Army and
Navy have been ganging up on
what they virtuously contend is
Air Force megalomania.
A good guess is that Mr.. Vim
son hopes by a few well-chosen
ultimate now to stave of some
such public airing of service diff
ferences as he was compelled
to conduct in 1948.
In any case he will soon re-
veal his support for 1873 combat
air groups. This is a substantial
increase over the 95 now author
lied, not too much below Air
Force demands. They would
constitute the bulk of 1853 air
wings which include all types
Of aircraft.