Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-07-28
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BY PERCY GREENE

PARISH STREET SATURDAY
NIGHT: One thing that us old
timers will have to admit is that
there has been a great deal of i'm
provement in the business places
up and down the Ole Avenue in
lighting, decoration, cleanliness,
courtesy, and service over what it
used to be in the old days. And l
like it despite the fact that l can
set down over my fish and beer
and throw some pleasant remem-
boring about the days when l was
a boy, with a dime clutched tight
in my fist or in the inside Of my
pocket, setting in Jones Cafe with
my eyes filling up with smoke and
my nose filled with the scent of
catfish, onions, Cuttings, and what
not as | waited to get chance
to order my dimes worth of Chit
things, which was then my regular
Saturday nights repast, and was
at that time when you got as many
Cuttings for a dime as you get
now for ninety cents. AS l think
of those days, l feel a sort of
fascination as | imagine | hear
the Old Time Counter Man, Bro.
Wash, who was a favorite of US
kids, yell out when he spotted one
of US approaching the counter,
"Give Me One Order of Hog Bowls. .
Despite the fact that | can set
down over my fish and beer and
think of those old times l know
that time and circumstances have
long ago demanded change, and
that such old ways won't do in that
kind of business in this modern
day. Among the places that are
showing such improvements up and
down the old Avenue some are own
ed and operated by Aunt Haggar's
Chilluns, and I notice that the
places that are the prettiest, and
look the cleanest and have the most
lights, are doing the most business,
and Aunt Haggar's Chilluns are
going in a spending their money
without asking whether or not
places are owned and operated by
Aunt Haggar's Chillun, which
brings me to what we were talk
ing about as we took on more and
more of my favorite Saturday
night repast. We got to talking
about the better looking places,
and some fellows said there used
to be some of Aunt Haggar's Chill
lun, operating cafes and other
businesses up and down the old
avenue that he said something to
several times about such improve
ments that we note here when they
were the biggest operators on the
Avenue and he said that he was
told that, "Colored Folks, don't
preciate to much Finery," all they
need is place to sit down and
something to eat. Well from what
| see going on if there's anybody
still running any kind of business
for Negroes on Parish Street, as
the old saying goes 1T won't
be long now"
HIS CHEST is OUT AGAIN
Brother Ebert (Sugar) Topp, one
of the old time Parish Streeters OF
long standing, has his chest stuck
out again. His daughter, Mrs
Gloria MCGOWAN, who lives up ir
Chicago. had a visit from thai
Gle bird again the other day. lisa
bow. which gives Brother TopI
title to something like his fourth
grand-boy.
TO THE LADIES WITH
BABIES: Don't fail to get your
baby in on the "Pet Milk Baby
OF the Month Contest" running ex
clusively in the Jackson Advocate
Enter your baby now by sendine
a picture to our office.
THANKS BROTHER: A caro-
that we received this week from
Prof. Anslem Joseph Finch, prln
cipal of the high school at Center
vile, who is up at Northwestern
University studying bears thes'
words, From A Grateful Friend.
saw Thanks Brother, because O
the few grateful friends still re
naming including some OF thos'
who | went out of the way to he'll
when they couldn't help themselves
WEEKLY QUOTATION: Graft
tude is not only the greatest 0
virtues, but the parent OF all tn
others.-Cicero.