Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-08-28
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BY PERCY GREENE

lNl11A1 was CSSSAh ASWh Gavin
ma feesh and. drinking my beer
when | overheard another one of
those conversations not violent
enough to call an argument that
took me back to the time when l
was boy and used to set up-under
the house playing railroad with
wooden trains with wheels made
of ]. P. Coats thread spools, where
I could always hear, if need be,
what the Ole Folks were talking
about This was back in the
years when always during the
spring and summer my mother
! would be always warning me about
going over in the woods eating
too many green plums, musca-
dimes, and berries and what not,
and coming-up with what the Ole
Folks called in those days !.
the-running off of -the-bowels !.
What discovered in the conversa-
ton about which / started off to
talk about was that since the Su-
preme Court decision a great many
of Aine Haggar's Chillun has come
up with an affliction akin to what
l said my Mother used to warn me
about when it come the time of the
year to go hunting for plums, mus
cadines, black berries, etc. The
conversation waxed a little bit
warm before it was brought to a
rather abrupt end as you shall see
before | end this piece One
brother was expounding to the
crowd gathered around the table
with their feesh and beer about
what the S'preeme Coat done al
ready did, and what it gwine-to
| do, and looking over at him you
could see that if he had any kind
Of knowledge at all it didn't add
up to what it would take to make
digest of what the Supreme
Court has done and what it will or
will not do when all of the law
yers, pro and con have had their
say this fall could also see
among his listeners one brother
who couldn't hide his Impotence
and disgust as the Knowing-One
kept rambling-on with a greater
and greater show of what was in
tended to be great profundity . &.
knowing how 'mongst Aine Hag-
CARS Chillun such things some
time produce sudden violence l
kept keeping a close watch on
what went on til the crowd broke
up and here's what did it :.
| Taking a good hard look at the
Knowing One, the impatient broth
er stood-up all-at-once and said,
Cohe-on yual Can't you see
whats-th matter wild dat fellow
Dat S'preeme Coat business
is done give dat fellow a case of
the-running- off -at-the- mouth.
THAT OLE BIRD that carries
in its bill that little ole heart
warming and family -cementing
bundle, left another one the other
day for Sergeant and Mrs. North
Woodal. The five older children
are joining their parents in well
come to the new arrival. The
family lives at 1448 Pear Street.
Sgt. Woodall is serving in the Air
borne Infantry and is presently
stationed at Fort Campbell, KY.
Congrats and best wishes to
Mr.. and Mrs. Sgt.
LAST MINUTE NEWS NOTE:
Mrs. Missouri Wade, we'll known
and long time resident of West
Pearl Street, died of stroke at
her home early Wednesday morn
ing.
NEVER CUT YOUR PART
NER'S TRICK: That shooting up
on Powell Drive last Sunday which
ended fatally, started so Pm told
in an argument over a whist game.
The bullet intended for a man who
butted-in the argument between
two women, which brings up the
question who was cutting who's
trick to cause such violence.
CONGRATS TO THE LADIES:
Last Saturday a group Of lady
volunteer workers. got out on the
corners and raised more than $500
f! for the Emergency Polio Fund.
| The fact that there is drive for
an Emergency Polio Fund can
mean only one or two things or
both that the money on hand
to fight this dreaded disease has
run out that the disease is on
the increase and more money is
needed for the fight. These
ladies will be back on the corners
| SATURDAY. w hCh yOu PoSS Gill SAsS
'em a dime it'll help.
w KY QUOTATION
"Friendship is q strong habitual
inclination in two persons to pro-
mote the good and happiness Of
one another. The Spectator.
Michigan 80.
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father in 1861 as senator from
1.-THE third senatorial district.
World War II veteran, he is
president of the House Of Diggs,
one ~ the largest and most sue
cessfuf funeral establishments in
the state.
ii niOOs has studied ut Eisk Uni.