Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-06-16
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By PERCY GREENE

ARl0f1 81 ME- SA UNA
NIGHT: One reason that come
Saturday night, l like to visit m
favorite spot along the Ole Ave
nue. and enjoy good bate o
fresh fried fish and ice cold beer
is that l have found it a neve
failing source of wisdom, the kind
generally unadorned, but Away
expressive of a depth of under
standing, perhaps not readily trans
missable but at all times satisfy
ing the needs for understanding Of
the individuals in a certain cate
CORY. Enjoying my fish and beer
this past Saturday night l was
listening to a conversation not far
away, the subject of which was
dignity. AS the talk went on !
heard somebody define dignity af-
ter stating that dignity was what
Aunt Haggar's Clillun's needed to
like, especially the women. AS it
was being explained, one fellow
says, You see some of our best
looking women they just don't
like for no man to act with dig
nifty. The first thing they'll say
is, huh, chile, everytime you see
him, he's got on color and tie
and standing around talking al
most in whisper. l wouldn't fool
with him for nuthin He thinks
he's something. 1t was further
explained that this was said be-
cause most of our folks just didn't
like dignity. l had to agree as
sat listening that this was more'r
seventy-five per cent right. This
like of appreciation for dignity
is one of the chief reasons that we
as Aunt Haggar's Chillun's are
still suffering from the public
conduct of most of us. | start
ed off to tell how one fellow ex-
planned the meaning of the word
dignity. Pointing at one of the
group at the table he said dignity
is the way you act yourself SO
that people will respect you, but
that's jest for you. Now digni-
tation, that means when everybody
is got it. What all of us needs,
he continued, for our self as each
is more dignity. What we need to-
gether as a race is more dignita-
ton. AS l sat watching | knew
that everyone in the group had got
the meaning of what was being
said and perhaps to a far greater
extent than would have been pos
sible if dignity and it's application
to the individual and the group had
been explained to them by some
learned professor. Yes, the Ole
Avenue of a Saturday night is a
great place, and where most times
the understanding is far deeper
than the wisdom.
THAT OLE BIRD: That carries
in his bill that little ole heart
warming and family cementine
bundle, has arrived and left his
bundle at the home of Lawrence
Johnson, the we'll known Parish
Streeter. lisa boy. Brother Law
renee said with happy smile or
his face, chat he couldn't think
of no other name and he jess tolc
'em to go on and name him Law
renee Jr."
WHO TOLD IT: That song thai
they are playing on the Juke Boxe:
Up and Down the Ole Avenue
about "Who Told You I've Beer
Cheating On You," seems to have
provoked tragic overtones here
abouts from what l can hear thai
shooting up in the Courts Satur
day night.
CUPID ALONG THE OLE AVE
NUE.: 1t amt being much sale
about it, but that little old mar
with the heartshield and the bow
arrow is going to pin Charlie 3
Newsome, of the Clarence Winter
Masonic Office and William (Frog
Cobbs of Chicago, together comes
this Friday night.
WEEKLY QUOTATION: Mel
whose dearest wishes are fixed OF
objects wholly out of their owl
power, become in all cases mor'
or less impatient and prone t
angry - Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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