Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-09-26
U P
A n D
D o " n
F A R is H
S I R EET
BY PERCY GREENE

got about you-all UP ana DOWN
Parish Street until | was setting
down trying to enjoy my fish and
beer and everybody that come by
asked how-come you amt had no
Up and Down Parish Street last
week :. Speaking about that dim
ner where all us Democrats was in
Chicago, the first somebody that
come by to axe about what went
on was one of the Elders Of my
Church | went on to tell him
about how President Truman (He's
always for me) and Coming Presi-
dent Adlai Stevenson talked about
what's going on and what's likely
to happen here and in the rest of
the world, and how we ct that
500. per-plate dinner of Roast
Beef and Mashed potatoes +. He
wanted to hear more about what
Stevenson said and | told him that
he said something about Wendell
Wilkes One world, but said that
on his trip he had discovered three
worlds, the Red World, the White
World Free World) and the I'm
Committed World, which is made
up of Billion People, all members
of the tribe of Haggar, who done
got hep to all them tricks that's
been played by England, France,
Belgium, Germany, and Holland,
and few others when they could
and that now all them billion
folks from the Tribe of Haggars
is wanting Freedom Ct imagine
jest lack everybody else) and
bread, (meaning something to eat)
Jest lack everybody else) and it
looks lack they amt pertickler
where things come from and is
ready to take what they want from
the first (The Red or the Free
WorId) who gifts there with it
L noticed that the Elder kept cock
ing his head to one side as | con-
tinued to try to explain what | was
talking about :. and all of a sud
den he took-a-new-tack, Brother
Greene, You know, he said, the
wurst thing -matter-with the
world is that everybody is trying to
confess the other fellow sins :.
and that's why everybody is mad
with everybody, and the Lord amt
let'em git to no kinda good agree
ment . And he says, The Good
Book says . . Everybody is got
to confess for theyself befo
they can be saved and added
you can't be saved confessing
somebody else's sins f.. Yes, Sir,
that was a great meeting what us
Democrats had in Chicago
A TOUCH ON THE SAD
NOTE: Leroy Jackson, Mayor of
Brownsville, and popular Manager
of the Alamo Theatre got word
Tuesday of the death of his faith
er out in San Francisco, California
where he had been living with an
other son . The funeral will be
held here with arrangements and
date awaiting the arrival of the
remains . Here's my sympathy
and everybody's . Buddy.
EVERYBODY is TALKING A
BOUT: The big crowd, and the big
hit scored by the Fall style show
out at the College Park Auditor
lum Monday night, a free affair
staged by Lula Bellies Fashion Cen
ter, and Sanders Millinery Shop
+. and the swank Maple Street
Grill over in front of the New
Lanier High School and the gobs of
beautiful flowers when the formal
opening was held Tuesday night.
VOICES IN A LOCAL NIGHT |
CLUB :. Look, Look, Look, YOU |
all there's Carrie Jennings and her
old Boy-Friend togather again i
and they look just as happy as
Larks =.
EATING 500. PER PLATE: |
The Menu at the Democratic Din
ner where l was in Chicago last |
Monday night =. Fruit Cocktail,
Hearts of Celery, Assorted Olives,
Consomme Imperial, Prime Ribs of |
Beef Au JUS, Au Grattin Potatoes,
Asparagus Spears, Brown Butter,
Tossed Salad Bowl Lorenzo Dress
ing, Ice Cream Cake Donkey Mel
ba Sauce, Coffee {. All of which
means Roast Beef and Mashed
Potatoes up at Shepherds, which
you can get any Sunday for $1.25,
cept for the Olive, which he might
not have, and the Consomme I'M
perial which would be a little
thicker and called soup.
INTRODUCING OUR NEW
SECRETARY: Miss Matte Nixon,
Tall, willowy and attractive with
a cunning eye which she got from
Hazel Scott while watching her
every chance she got during a stay
up in New York :. SHE'S engage
ed though, all you kats -.
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