Jackson advocate., 1957-06-15
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BY PERCY GREENE

FARISH STREET SATURDAY
NIGHT: A long time ago learned
from my grandma that there amt
no kind of wisdom that compares
with the wisdom of the sayings
found in the COOKBOOK, and
thinking about all the young gradu-
ates coming out of schools and col
leges these last few days, especially
them coming out of the colleges
with their diplomas in their hands,
and with them summa and magma,
and cum lordies, and what not; |
thought of my Grandma, and how
she used to look at my young aunt,
and was rather good-looking, when
she was all dressed up and pranc-
ing before the mirror, and say, in
a way that sounded a warning and
sometimes a foreboding, PRIDE
GOETH BEFORE DESTRUCT-
ION, AND A NAUGHTY SPIRIT
BEFORE A FALL AS | have
observed, the wisdom of the say
ing, which no doubt my grandma
knowed . works both ways :.
that is when there's too much pride
most times, folks with it don't
ever even get-up nowhere from
where to fall do you git me T?
Well taking into consideration the
way grandma used to say it, and
from what I've seen out here in
the big wide world, which is a
whole lot bigger than a college
campus and Greek letter society,
Pride is the first thing them col
lege graduates is got to git rid of,
if they're gonna git high enough
up in this world to have a place
from where to fall Out here
amongst Aunt Haggar's Chilluns
especially caused they didn't git
none of that PRIDE that most of
Aunt Haggar's Chilluns gifts at
the colleges, is why folks say is
the reason why most of the folks
starting from the ground
the most outstanding successes in
the Negro Community, are them
that amt seen inside of college
and no other kinda school for
! long enough for the school to learn
them more'n how to read and write
and figure little bit. Yes, sir, its
whole lot of things to be done,
its whole lot of opportunity out
here in this big world special
down here in the land of Aunt Hag-
gar's Chilluns nativity and
imagine that if Grandma was here
talking to the college graduates
and appointing at it she wouldn't
fail, to remind them before she got
done talking that PRIDE GO
ETH BEFORE DESTRUCTION,
AND A NAUGHTY SPIRIT BE-
FORE A FALL.
KEEPING YOU HEP: If you
aint already read it be show
and go get one of them Satdee Eve
ing Posts and read that article
about what they say aint gonna
happen down in the land o cotton
and tobacco.
SOMETHING THAT MADE ME-
LAFF: The joke that the Parish
Street Kats Tells about Larry Cor
nelius my good Barber Friend, who
boosts of having three automobiles
all IMMOBILE at the
moment.
BASEBALL FANS Percy Simp-
son, the Hail, Fellow well met /.
and a group of friends left early
the other morning for Cincinnati
going up there for the base
ball games there this week
ALONG THE OLE AVE: That
strange looking fellow standing
around up in front of the Elks Club
is Brikley Thornton, brother to
Dampier Thornton the Lynch
Street Shoe Maker. Used to be
round when we was young but
been gone so long till when he
comes back he look strange, and
everybody looks STANCE ceptn us
Ole Tymers.
WHAT THE KATS ARE SAY
ING: That that fellow who shot
his wife to death out on Subway
Street the other night name Louis
Brown, Jr., Is sure to get the Gas
Chamber. He sneeked up and shot
her through the window. She's the
mother of five of his children
She was Mister Dumas
Miners cook.
WEEKLY QUOTATION: l honor
the man who is willing to sink half
of his repute for the freedom to
think, and when he has thought,
he his cause strong or weak, will
risk t'other half for freedom to
speak. u. R. Lowell.
first show Miss Vaughn was sur
roundedand congratulated by ad-
mirers that includes columnists
Walter Winchell and Dorothy Kill
gallen, singers Tony Bennett,