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The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-09-30

On Saturday, September 80,
the Mt. Elem Juniors will
have their rehearsal at the
church, 2: P. NJ, Mrs. Leonia
Terrell, Pianist, Mrs. Georgia
Taylor, Director. All members
are urged to come.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-09-30

Mr.. Tommie Carter is still
confined at the Baptist Hos
pital, although he is reported
very much improved. 1t is hop
ed he will be home soon.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-09-30

CHAPEL PROGRAM at
West Side was held Wednes-
day, September %. Following
the singing of a song, the
scriptures were read by Mrs.
Frances Everett; prayer offer
ed by Mrs. Annie Bell; a solo
by Miss Maccine Smith. The
guest speaker, Mrs. Hattie
Causey Dyson was presented
by Mrs. Eva F. Bailey. An
nouncements were made by
Principal Beauchamp: Plat
form guests were: Mesdames
Lula Moore, Ella Willis, Helen
w. Sias and Mary Forte.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-09-30

Mrs. Fannie M. Terrell is
doing nicely at this writing
and is able to be home again.
Prayers are offered for her
speedy recovery.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-09-30

Sick and Shut-Ins: Mrs. Ju-
liam Shoto, Mrs. Pearlie Louie,
Mr.. Wesley Taylor, Mr.. Tom.
ME Carter, Mrs. Fannie M.
Terrell, Mrs. Laura Summers.
Please remember these in your
prayers.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-09-30

HAPPY-GO LUCKY Club
elects Officers - The mem
bers of the 18th Grade, sec
ton B organized this club re-
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-09-30

Send all news to Route 6.
Box go, Jackson, Miss.
Evening star., 1961-12-17
BY GWEN DOBSON
Star Staff Writer

Christmas in most of the
new African nations is very
much like our Mardi Gras feS-
tival. even though many are
predominantly Moslem and
do not recognize this relig-
ious holiday.
Because of the prevailing
warm weather at Christmas
time a festive outdoor cele-
bration. with street dancing,
fireworks and feasting, pro-
vides most of the holiday
feeling.
In some of the new nations
q national holiday is pro-
claimed and in many of the
newly independent countries
the customs of their former
governing nations are con-
tinued.
For instance, in some of
the former French possess
sions like Senegal, Congo
Brazzaville, the Ivory Coast,
Sierra Leo-", Togo, Upper
Volta and Gabon, the Yule
celebration is marked by
small family Christmas trees,
little decorations and mid
night mass.
Considered more as a time
for children and a family
holiday, Christmas in those
countries is mot commercial
like 1t is in the United
States" say embassy repre-
sehtatives.
y
Gay and COlorfuI
In Sierra Leone, Christmas
Is a time for the women to
dress in their gay. colorful
costumes it is a time
for children to think of
Father Christmas and to en-
joy their school vacation .
and it is a time for informal
entertaining, drinking and
eating and special church
services.
In Congo Brazzaville, Eu-
ropean traditions are fol-
lowed. They have Christmas
wreaths and trees, usually
made of coconut or bushes.
A time devoted strictly to
the youngsters, Christmas is
when they are given very
special treats and extra cook
les and candies, many of
them imported. Everyone goes
to church and children in
Congo Brazzaville eagerly
await "Pere Noel" who leaves
their toys.
In big cities in the Ivory
Coast, traditional Christmas
trees, decorations and toys
Evening star., 1961-12-17

dren Of Nigeria is Watch
Night" just as it is here.
A unique part of the
Christmas celebration in Lii
IBERIA is the traditional
Devil Dance"
This is a solo dance that
goes on for hours. The
dancer wears a tall ebony
helmet. hand-carved with
horns, serpents and topped
off with a symbol of the
devil. An elongated skirt of
palm fronds is attached to
the helmet. making the
dancer completely invisible.
During the hours of his
dance. really excellent solo,
iSt will not repeat the same
movement.
He makes lunging passes
into the ring of village
dancers-and as he is re-
peatedly repelled and frus-
trated he eventually dimin-
lSheS himself into a pancake
shape.
Beginning g at sundown
c Christmas eve, Liberians
gather in the communities
for dancing to the traditional
music of the country, featur-
ing the samba, a stand-up
drum, and the tango. a small
underarm drum, with Libe-
rian reed instruments. This
dancing continues for several
days and further out into the
country it may continue for
four days or a week.
Attend Church
In this Christian country,
Christmas is a day to attend
church.
There is also much feast
Evening star., 1961-12-17

changes gifts even the
poor exchange at least a
card with everyone in the
community.
For the more sophisticated
residents who live in the
larger towns, Christmas is a
time for family celebrations
and their dance is the more
Sedate quadrille.
Evening star., 1961-12-17
Yu|e in New Nations Like Mardi Gras

can be found in private
homes, schools and orphan
ages. Children of government
employees in that country re-
ceive gifts from the govern
ment, and there, too. it is a
celebration mainly for chill
dren.
People Dance
Christmas eve finds viii
layers dancing in the public
squares and as midnight ap-
proacheS this celebration
dwindles in preparation for
the religious celebration,
midnight mass.
Christmas Day signals a
huge feast similar to our
Thanksgiving, without the
turkey, and following the
meal, citizens dress in their
Sunday-best and go out to
visit friends.
Similar to the White House
tree-lighting, the President,
Felix Houphoueg Boigny,
lights the tree In the ellipse.
In Guinea, the population
gathers at an all-night fes-
tival Christmas eve, where
there is music, dancing, lights
and gaiety.
In Ethiopia. which is pri-
marily Coptic Christian,
Christmas is a hold day and
a special festival for children
who mainly exchange gifts.
The men usually participate
in a game, similar to Cricket,
after everyone has attended
church that morning.
A difference in their cal
endar makes Christmas oc-
cur on December 30, which
is actually January Z in this
country.
In Nigeria, where most of
the population is Mosle m,
Christmas is a season en-
joyed by all with no sharp
lines of demarcation where
religion is concerned.
The 20 per cent Christian
population observes the holi-
day with church services, and
the children are given a
month-long vacation during
the national holiday.
Family Feasts
During this time of feast
ing, many families travel for
reunions. These visits prompt
the slaughtering of sheep,
goats, rams, turkeys and fowl
for the family feasts and
Christmas is also a time for
arranging weddings.
Christmas eve to the chill
Evening star., 1961-12-17

ing in the communities. 1t is
a time for slaughtering goats,
sheep, cows. chicken, fish
and making palm butter
stew. Everything is served
with rice and is dished up
with an intricately carved
huge wooden ceremonial
spoon.
In Liberia everyone ex-
Holmes County herald., 1961-03-09

Executive Vice President and
Cashier, was elected Presi-
dent and Chief Executive
Officer. This action followed
the retirement of O.. w. Nix
on, who had served as presi-
dent since 1881.
Mr.. Ray headed a group to
purchase controlling interest
from Mr.. Nixon, following
the latters retirement from
active management. Other
members of the group includ-
ed w. P. Mcmillan, ST.,
Chairman Of the Board of
Directors, Deposit Guaranty
Bank and Trust Company,
Jackson; Nat S. Rogers,
President Deposit Guaranty
Bank and Trust Co.; w. P.
Mcmillan, Jr., Vice President
and Assistant to the President,
Deposit Guaranty Bank and
Trust Co., Lee r. Spence,
Vice President and Trust
Officer, Deposit Guaranty
Bank and Trust Co.
Nat S. Rogers and w. P.
Mcmillan, Jr. were elected
to the Board of Directors.
Other members Of the Board
include: r. l.. Ray, D. E.
Boyd, d. C. Peaster and Mrs.
Florence Buck.
The Merchants and Plant
ers Bank regrets the retire
ment Of its President, o. w.
Nixon. Although he is retire
ing from active management
Of our bank, because Mr.. Nix
on has contributed so much
to the bank and community
for the past forty-siX years,
his advice and guidance will
continue to be sought" Mr..
Ray stated. 1--WE are fortu-
nate to have these men Of
wide experience in the field
Holmes County herald., 1961-03-09

of banking as new members
of our Board-their direction
will be of significant benefit
to the public in this area as
well as to the bank.
Mr.. Ray began his banking
career with the Bank of Phila-
delphia in 1925. He joined the
staff of the Merchants and
Planters Bank in 1912 as
cashier.
He has served as Executive
Vice President and cashier
since 1915. A Presbyterian, he
Is a member of the Lions
Club, the Masonic Lodge, and
is a Shriner. He is a member
of the Board of Trustees of
Holmes Junior College and
is in the City Board of Tchula.
Holmes County herald., 1961-03-09
Home Agent
by Mary F. HarpoIe

4. Direct the lighting cor
rectly. Working in your own
shadow will strain your eyes.
To avoid shadows from hand
or body, more of the lighting
should come from the left OF
right-handed people and from
the right of left-handed peo-
pie.
Peanut Brittle Cake Treat
4 slices pound cake
! cup whipped cream
J cup finely broken peanut
brittle
Place cake slices on shall
loW baking pan. Sprinkle 2
tablespoons peanut brittle
over each cake slice. Place
under low broiler heat for 4
minutes, or until candy meltS
Serve Immediately with whip
ped cream garnish on each
slice. Yield: 4 servings.
Egg Grade Tells Quality
Eggs are graded, A, B and
C. Use A quality eggs for
cooking in the shell, poaching,
for angel food cakes. Use B
and c quality eggs for ONE
lets, sauces, mullins, pud-
dings, salad dressing, short
ened cakes.
Buy by grade-not size
for quality.
Holmes County herald., 1961-03-09

Navy pilots have been test
ing the new Automatic Carrier
Landing System which makes
it possible to land planes a.
board Carriers without touch
ing the controls, In weather so
bad that a conventional land
ing would be impossible.
Holmes County herald., 1961-03-09
TchuIo Bank Elects
Raw As President

Following its recent Board
of Directors meeting the Mer-
chants and Planters Bank of
Tchula announced several
changes in its official organ
ization. r. l.. Ray, former
Holmes County herald., 1961-03-09

A large crowd saw the show
Communism on the Map in
the school auditorium Tuesday
night. This was sponsored by
the Garden Club of West, and
Holmes County herald., 1961-03-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wolf
farth and children, Patty, Rus
ty, and Melanie, visited Mrs.
Wollfarth's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Sykes of Milan, Tennes-
see over the weekend.
Holmes County herald., 1961-03-09

Among those who were sick
and absent from school a part
of last week were Gwin Nc
DoWell, Victoria Conone, Lii
lie Fay Parks, Carolyn Alex
ander, Beverly WEIGH, Gen.
eva Tucker and Carolyn
Browning.
The FILA met on Friday
morning for the regular meet.
ing. Joyce McCreary present
ed an inspiring devotional.
Holmes County herald., 1961-03-09

After a short business session
the meeting adjourned at $50.
The Glee Club met on Tues
day and Thursday. Songs are
being practiced for the Choral
Festival which will be held at
State College on the oath.
Holmes County herald., 1961-03-09

Congratulations to Jimmy
Bowen who was listed among
those on the Deans List a.
Mississippi State University.
We also would like to congrat-
ulate Mary Louise Bowie, Ann
Campbell, frankie Cade, Bob
McCreary, and Rosemary
Browning whose names have
appeared on the Deans List
at Holmes Junior College at
various times. Jimmie Nc
Bride was listed on the Pres
dents List at Mississippi State
University the last semester.
ATTEND CHURCH SUNDAY
Holmes County herald., 1961-03-09

The garden specialists say:
Let's plant something in the
garden every week during
March and April.
Get your ground worked,
your seed and fertilizer and
tools together, and let's go
Lots of folks have some veg
etaDles planted already. Tbs
experts say you could have
Z to 10 vegetables planted a.
ready.
For timely advice on gar
dening fruit and flowers, ask
for a copy of the March-April
Garden, Fruit and Flower
Guide at your home agents
office.
Holmes County herald., 1961-03-09
Four Essentials OF
Better Lighting

|. Have recommended =
mount of light for the task.
Adequate lighting for one task
may be totally inadequate for
another one. Sewing on dark
colored materials requires
much more light than play
ing cards, reading or playing
the piano.
2. Avoid glare. Be sure no
bare bulbs, tubes are exposed
to the eye. Avoid annoying re-
Elections from a book, desk or
another object by having all
lamps and fixtures shaded to
provide diffused lighting.
3. Have enough lighting in
enough places. Don't have
lighting in one spot in the
room, leaving the rest of the
room dim. Use modern lamps
and fixtures to distribute the
lighting upward and down.
ward over wide areas.
Holmes County herald., 1961-03-09
Ann Jackson Reports
Durunt School News

"Be Happy! Go Wacky!"
was enjoyed by a filled audi
forum for the matinee per-
Torrance on Wednesday and
again on Friday night. The
following seniors had parts in
this farce in three acts: Ben
ny Mcbride, Jimmie Lois Me-
Neer, Diane Wells, Mackie
Huddleston, Minnie Ola AM
mons, Carolyn Musselwhite,
Donnie Browning, Johnny
Vaughn, Dianne Weaver, Carl
English, irene Belcher, Char
lotte McCrory, Miriam Alex
ander, Larry Ellis, Charles
Myers, and Wesley Leopard.
Student Assistants were Estell
McGehee, Charles Mcbride,
Mary Ann Stapleton, Betsy
Gardner, Jerry Gilmore, Lena
Rhyme, Louis Alexander, Dale
Lewis, Johnny McCreary, and
Paul Smith. Mrs. Owens,
commercial teacher and SEN
ior sponsor, directed the play.
Members of the senior
class presented a fifteen min
ute skit from their play on
Tuesday. Mary Ann Stapleton
served as announcer.
Holmes County herald., 1961-03-09

The Boy Scouts met for
their regular weekly meeting
on Friday.
Holmes County herald., 1961-03-09
Kay Martin Reports
West School News

The basketball season ended
with the county tournament,
and our physical education is
being centered aronud track.
We are practicing various
types of sports such as broad
jumping, and relays.
The students of West School
gave $11.87 to the Heart Fund
drive.
Members of the ball teams
are looking forward to a ban
quet which will be given in
their honor In the near future.
Pupils who have recently
enrolled in our school are
Terry and Linda Cole, from
Michigan; and Herbert, Linda
and Brenda Burrell, from Pick
ems.
Arizona tribune., 1961-12-01

WASHINGTON A recent dis
cussion of the Negro press on
the television program 'Open
End" gave the impression that
there is a defense of medic
Gritty" on the part of Negro
newspapers, stated DR.. w. Mon
tague Cobb. professor of anat-
omy at Howard University School
of Medicine and editor of the
National Medical Association
Journal.
What appears to be our great
est mediocrity at the level which
We meet is perhaps a lack of
depth, {" DR.. Cobb asserted.
To-day. there is no excuse for
that" he continued as he ad-
dressed the Capital Press Club.
Makers and owners of the
weekly press must concern them
Arizona tribune., 1961-12-01
NEGRO PRESS MUST ADVANCE
OR GO BACKWARDS TODAY S.

selves more with universal val
ues and ideas as found in the
Bible and Plato's Republic, he
said.
These are basic documents
of humanity" DR.. Cobb said.
'Newsmen ought to be familiar
with what's in them.
IF a reporter or editor is
grounded in the values and ideas
of these books" he said, You
have bracket in which to put
many things.
He further said, I'VE haven't
concerned ourselves enough with
getting better. and if you aren't
getting better you are getting
worse"
He said colored Americans
don't read or buy books in pro-
portion to their literate num-
bers. but that is no excuse for
not producing.
Arizona tribune., 1961-12-01
AIR CONDITIONER. A major

AIR CONDITIONER. A major
manufacturer makes these points
about what to do with your win
dow air conditioner in the winter;
You don't need to remove and
store it. as it is designed to
withstand winter we ather. BY
leaving it in place. you can use
it for filtering and circulating
air in the room. Check to see
whether the filter needs replac-
ing, or washing. If it's a model
of recent years, it has per-
manent type of fabrication and
doesn't require oiling.
Arizona tribune., 1961-12-01
FIRES KILL.

FIRES. Four fifths of all home
fires occur each year in the
months October through March,
so it's time to be on guard against
major causes. The National Fire
Protection Association says the
leading causes of 500. 900 home
fires last year we're careless
smoking, defective heating and
cooking equipment. electrical
defects, and mishandling of in
flammable liquids.
Arizona tribune., 1961-12-01

group of students taking advantage of the Palm
School facilities each week.
Seated above from left Mesdames Flora Smith, Ollie Mccoy
Mary Boozer and Ollie Richey.
MesdameS Taylor instructor, Mary
Torrence Grace Nelson w. D. Swindal principal
enrolled first adult training
school Mrs. Taylor. school librarian
weekly English and Speech improvement.
first class which each
Tuesday night charge dollar night for the week
person
sational forms.
Others include Lille
Hubbard, Robert Anderson, Thomas McCray BIye
Phelps Soan Johnson. Brown. Beatrice
Brown and James Williams.
class open January 1862
Mrs. Taylor her bachelor degree from Lngson Uni
versi graduate study University of Oklahoma and
University She maored in English and speech
Mrs. Taylor taught high school and college prior
ing to the city years ago.
Arizona tribune., 1961-12-01
WANTS
VOTERS ACTION

lNDLANAPOLIS, lnd. kuIuS
C. Kuykendall. indianapolis at
torney and general chairman of
the new voters league here rec
emily stated that no more than
10000 of the co. eligible Ne
gro voters have gone to the polls
in any election in the last 80
years. He also said largely
because of the apathetic attitude
of the local Negroes in the field
of politics no Negro has sat as
a member Of the common (city)
council since lo47. No Negrohas
been elected the (state) House
of Representatives since 1852.
No Negro has ever been elected
to the Marion County Council. /"
He pointed out that no Negro
has ever served on the city's
school board and only one Negro,
Judge Mercer Nance, has been
elected or appointed to judge
ship.
Members of the new voters
league plan to meet soon and dis
cuss discrimination in the fields
of employment. education, poll
tics. public accommodations and
housing. In another interview.
Osma Spurlock, director of the
public services for the Flanner
House, welfare agency said,
We should be ashamed of our
selves in comparison with the
people in the deep south who
have displayed more courage in
insisting on their voting rights"
MAIL EARLY
81 Postmas ster Mason says the
1861 Mail Early for Christmas"
campaign is now going into high
gear. He urges patrons to follow
three simple rules: wrap pack
ages securely - address them
correctly - mail them earlyl
Wrap your Christmas gifts
carefully by using heavy paper.
corrugated cartons and strong
cord. To speed delivery of your
Christmas cards, secure free
labels from the post office indi-
eating "All For Local Delivery"
and 'All For Out of Town De-
livery, then sort and tie your
cards in two separate bundles
with the addresses all facing ore
way. Remember, only Christ
mas cards carrying first class
four cents or seven cents Air
Mail postage may include per-
sonal message.
EXPERIENCED SEAMSTRESS
will take in sewing. make dresses
and do alterations. Pick up and
delivery. AL 3-4594.
Arizona tribune., 1961-12-01

PHoTo-1oaRY HEARD
Jackson advocate., 1961-09-23
|1l1Gf I53lI3i
| Hit 7-crand
| Slams Named
Player OF Year

Wilson, N. ca Negro player
who set an all-time baseball rec
ord of seven grand slam hom,
runs in a single season wa.
voted the Carolina League.
player of the year for 1861.
He is Chuck Weatherspoon
who won the honor by a wild.
margin over runner-up Gate:
Brown, the league batting cham.
pion-
In the balloting announced by
Bill Jessup, league president
Weatherspoon garnered Is OF
the 26 votes cast by sportswrit.
ers, sportscasters and field man.
ayers. Brown received eight
votes.
Weatherspoon's feat of sever
grand slam home runs this sea.
son has never before been ac-
complished in the major or mi
nor leagues.
Ironically, Weatherspoon, in
his seventh year in organized
baseball, hit only PIG for Will
son last year.
Jackson advocate., 1961-09-23
Bishop

Continued from Page One)
self as a representative of the
Jackson Advocate.
According to reports, Walker
has been obtaining money here
in the name of the Jackson Ad-
vocate, cashing checks and
converting the money to his own
use.
The Jackson Advocate, Mis-
sissippi's largest and most wide
ly circulated Negro newspaper,
with Percy Greene, owner, edi-
tor and publisher is located at
406h N. Parish Street, jack
son, Miss.
Greene told Columbus police
that Walker is one of several
former employees of the paper
whose services he was forced to
discontinue who have since com
tinued to falsely represent
themselves as employees of the
paper.
Jackson advocate., 1961-09-23
Or Sateh Keeps
On Moving
EN- Down

Seattle-Ageless Satchel Paige
who keeps throwin' like Old
Man River keeps rollin', allow
ed only three hits in four in
nings before he was yanked for
a pinchhitter with the score at
2-1, and proved again that he
can still split the plate with a
fast one when he wants to.
Despite the fact that his.team-
mates, the Portland Beavers of
the Pacific Coast League lost to
Seattle, 3-2, the fans say it was
MT Satch's fault They blame the
loss on a second baseman who
muffed an easy roller.
Paige, who admitted to being
'fbetween so and 60" and said he
has "played more baseball than
any man alive" nicked the cor
Jackson advocate., 1961-09-23
Daughter EIks
Affair SUNDAY

The members of Grace Jones
Temple No. $50 invites you to
join them in their World Tour
through France, Hawaii, Italy,
Africa, Spain and China on Mon
day night, September 25th, be-
ginning at 7:30 p. p. from 1928
Howell Street Daughter Henri
eta Lees Home. Plenty of Fun
and Refreshments for all. Don't
miss this Motorcade leading for
the various countries. Contact
any member of the Temple for
more information. Tour viii end
at the Elk's Club, West Lynch
Street, near Highway 80.
Mrs. Ada J. Anderson, Chair
man; Mrs. Katie Sayles, Co
Chairman.
Jackson advocate., 1961-09-23
Episcopal
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
cannot achieve a moral goal
by immoral actions"
One of the arrested minis
ters, the Rev. John B. Morris,
of Atlanta, is executive direc-
tor of the Episcopal Society
for Cultural and Racial Unit,
sponsor of the pilgrimage.
Bishop Campbell denounced
the group as an irresponsible,
self-organized association
with no official standing" in
the church.
The group of % ministers
% white and five Negroes -
who left New Orleans on a
prayer pilgrimage to the Epis-
copal Church's 60th general
convention in Detroit, Mich,
was headed by the Rev. NAL
colin Boyd of Detroit. The
group hoped to reach Detroit
by Sunday.
The Rev. Mr.. Boyd told the
Associated Press in New Or
leans before leaving, "we have
no official backing of the Epis-
copal Church"