Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1960-12-03
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BY PERCY GREENE

PARISH STREET SATURDAY
NIGHT. One reason that comes
Saturday night, I like to visit NV
favorite spot along the Ole Ave
nue. and enjoy a good bate of
fresh fried fish and ice cold beer.
is that l have found it a never
failing source Of wisdom, the kind.
generally unadorned, but always
expressive of q 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 I 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 a 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. / had to agree as |
sat listening that this was more'n
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 What all of US needs,
he continued, for our self as each,
is more dignity. What we need, to-
gether rs race is more dignita-
ton. AS l sat watching l 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,f the Ole,
Avenue of Saturday night is a
great place, and where most times
the understanding is far deeper
than the wisdom.
ALONG THE OLE AVENUE:
That frown on Mister W. ].
Thompson's face the other morn
ing when a laundry truck side
swiped his pretty caddy Claire
(Mrs.) Harry exuding dignity and
opolence going places in her new
White 81 Caddy The watch
maker moving again but to a new
and prettier place in the same
building Mr.. Ben G. Olive of
Memphis, a sure-nuff Mister Big
in the Insurance world
LOOKOUT BROTHER: Folks
are talking about a certain Parish
Street business man who got high
and ran amuck out at the F.ks
the other Night
THE BIG MOVE: Glover Moore
has made the big move at his
Zebra Motel up at Tougaloo. They
say when it's all completed it'll be
tops in the state.
WEEKLY QUOTATION: I hon
or the man who is willing to sink
half his present repute for the
freedom to think, and when he has
thought, be his cause strong or
weak, will risk the other half for
the freedom to speak-James Rus
sell Lowell.