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The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-06-03

The pastor, officers, men,
bers and friends of the Wes-
ley A. M. E. Church of Halle
hurst, wish to thank Mr.. An
niece Gregory for sponsoring
a Chicken and Sea Food Plate
Dinner in behalf of t h e ir
church. Mrs. Gregory, a form
er member of Wesley Chapel,
is now member of t h e
Union Bethel A. M. E. Church,
New Orleans, La. Thanks is
also expressed to Mrs. Greg
Ory'S mother of Hazlehurst
and her many friends of New
Orleans for donating things
that were used in preparing
the Plate Dinner. Following
is a list of the friends who
gave so freely of their food,
money and time, to make this
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-06-03

AH~AAH Terms Up To
~ w. 5 Years
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-06-03
West Jockson
News
Naomi Terrell, Reporter

Quotation of the week: 1.-The
only way to have friend is
to be one" - Emerson.
WE ARE YET GRIEVED
with the death of our pastor,
Rev. w. l.. Jones who depart
ed this life, two weeks ago.
His leadership has ended but
his memory will linger in our
hearts forever. We pray that
the father in Heaven will
soon erase the hurt from each
of our hearts as time marches
on Again our deepest and
heartfelt sympathy goes to the
family
MIR. SAMUEL BRENT, nep-
hew of Rev. and Mrs. Wallace
of Pascagoula Street, under
went surgery at the University
hospital. At this time, Mr..
Brent is doing fine. He has re-
turned to his home in Me
Comb, Miss.
MRS. PENNYE LANIER of
Little Rock, Ark, has returned
to her home after a brief visit
as guest of her sister and
brother-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wadell Johnson of Jones
Street.
MR.. AND MRS. GEORGE
MURRAY of Smith Street
have as their houseguest, Mr..
! Murray's sister, who comes
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-06-03
Winono News

The H m my Baptist
Church, Pastored by Rev. A..
c. Cade, held its closing pro-
gram; for the Christian Lead
ership School, with a very
large attendance. The. pro-
gram was very instructive and
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-06-03
HuzIehurst
News
MIR. Roosevelt Strong,
Agent

Regular services were held
at the Temple Church, Sun
day, May % with the 11:3O A.
M. service being conducted by
Rev. j. Mckenzie who preach
ed a timely sermon. At 7:3O
p M, the sermon was deliver
ed by the pastor.
Sick and Shut Ins are as
follows: Sisters Sarah Ann
Garrett, Daisy Hunt, Mary E.
Pauls, Carrie Lee NorreH and
Bro. Charlie King. We pray
for these and all others in this
community, that they may
have a speedy recovery.
Let us think on the five
things that follows: l. When a
church member rests, he rusts.
2 The Lords big Job is to get
His church into the world,
without getting the world into
the church. 3. The biggest liar
in the world is the Christian
who gives excuses for not do
ing his duty. 4. The Devil is an
artist, he paints in very at
tractive colors, 5. Heaven is
a prepared place for pre-.
pared people.
Our Thought: Sin the world
you shall find tribulations, but
be of good cheer; | have over.
come the world" st. John
1888.
Regular services at the Tenn
pie Church every End and Attn
Sunday at IL: A. M. and 7:3O
P. NJ. Our church doors stand
ajar. You are always welcome
at the Temple church. Rev. j.
d. Rails, Pastor, Sis. Mary Far
ley, Sec.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-06-03

a great occasion: Miss Ora
Green of HaZlehurSt, use of
her house, electric and gas
for cooking. Friends of New
Orleans: Mrs. Wright who
had tickets printed and do
mated $500; Mrs. Webb who
gave stuffed crabs, Mrs. Bes-
sic Morals Wilson's gave 20
pounds of fish and rice. Mrs.
Ruth Monroe gave 6 chickens;
Mrs. Grownnie, 3 gals of gum
DO; Mrs. Hogans gave 100
paper plates, Green peas and
use of pots; Eucng Law gave
potato salad; Mrs. M airy
Taylor, 2 bottles catsup, 2
bottles Hot Stuff; l black pep
per; 3 cans tomato paste, 2
qtS of pickles, a boxes spa
ghetti; Mrs. Doris Monroe
Warren gave table napkins
and bread; Mrs. Mackenzie,
$3.50; Mr.. George Demyers,
l gal, cooking oil; Mr.. Frank
Monroe, $500; Mr.. l.. r.
Narals, Ice and trip to Halle
hurst. Mrs. Anneice Gregory
turned over to the Trustees
of Wesley Chapel Church the
sum of $500. We pray God S
blessings upon each of you.
E. w. Ball, Reporter.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-06-03

The hearts of many in this
town and community go out to
the Robert Corley family in
the sudden death of his wife,
Mrs. Ludie Corley, also the
Furlow, Holloway and Watts
family in the sudden death of
Mrs. Ella Furlow Watts.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-06-03
Boy Springs News
BY l.. G.. Peyton, Agent

The City-Wide Usher Board
met with John Devine Bap-
fist Church, with Prayer Ser
vices being conducted at s.:
P. NJ. by Bro. ]. w. Crosby,
Sis. Kallie Thigpen, Sis. Me-
lane Page. The Program be-
gan with President d. B.
Young, presiding and giving
helpful remarks that were fol-
lowed with a song. Welcome
from the church was given by
Miss Annie Lee McCurty.
During the Song Service a
number was rendered by all
of the 9 churches present. The
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-06-03
The Home Of Webs Product
& Beauty School

The worlds best product and
some of the best Trained Beauti.
clan pass through our doors.
We offer special consideration
to any person interested in TAX,
ing course in Beauty Culture.
Others Are Making Big Money
Why Not You?
For further information, come
in for an interview. or called FL
5-8634. Jackson. Miss, 2719 Lilly
Street. P o. Box 1902.
Call at your favorite Beauty
shop. Grocery. or Drug Store for
Valleys Double Strength Scalp
Pomade, Cocoanut Pressing Oil.
Cocoanut OH Shannon. Do not
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-06-03

Rev. and Mrs. Porter Wynn
were pleasant visitors in Jack
son, Wednesday of this week,
where they attended to busi-
ness.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-02-24

ne y. 8. Government does NOT paV
for this advertising. the Freasurv
Department thanks, for their palSk
otie donation, TAS ldUSrtiSin0 6oua.
ed and
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-02-24

example, prior to him came Nat
Cole and Billy Ecl1stine, and then
the biggest Of them all, Harry Bel
afonte-people loaded with talent,
certainly, but that's not all Does
1t work? You could check the sales
of records; you might also ask any
hep female old enough to join the
Girl Scouts.
Dixie Saved By A Chain!
Another source of information
would be the person or persons un-
known who decided a few years
back to Danish Belafonte from
sight. It was a curious business
Cleverly placing a device described
as "a small chain" over the power
cable Of a TV station down south
these brave citizens Tor perhaps In
deed a lone hero) caused a power
failure and thereby saved number.
less living rooms from violation
1t happened on Steve Aliens show
to coincide with the words "And
here he is-Harry Bel !" But
the rest was silence, and the fading
Of the cold blue light from all those
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-02-24

Canada Lee. born in 1907, was
one Of the pioneer serious Negro
actors not content with Tom"
parts, and he made this comment
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-02-24

Is Il better to rent or buy a place
in which to livei Weighing the ques-
ton in dollars and cents, let's look
at the advantages and Disadvantages
of each.
If you buy a home during your
working years, you'll have a rent
free place in which to live in your
retirement. You'll also have some
thing tangible to show for your in
vestment.
However, as every home owner
can testify, the monthly payments
for a house aren't the only costs.
Everything in and about a house
has to be kept up, which viii event.
ually mean costly requirements.
II you can invest the amount OF
money a house would cost and pay
rent from the interest, it's probably
better to rent. Then you won't be
faced with bills for heat, mainte-
nance, repairs, landscaping, etc.
Whichever you choose, it's a ma
jor decision and one which ought to
be made only after much thought
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-02-24
Rise Of the Negro
Matinee Idol

Alabama living rooms, rescued Just
In time.
Odd Rescue
An odd kind Of rescue from
what? Inferior singing? Scarcely.
Excessive pelvic gyrations? Wrong
performer. Communism? As the
British say. come off 1t, chaps. Wen
then--as a last foolish guess, Is the
poor fellow so desperately ugly
that his televised image must be
banished from the sight Of southern
gentlefolk? AS the French say,
c'est a rire; in a word, Belafonte Is
a sumner. What the cool male eye
somewhat vaguely and jealousy
perceives, the bright female eye
enthusiastically corroborates: here
is one Of the most remarkably
handsome young American men Of
our time. There's the rub, and the
reason for the small chain" What
is more, this fine-looking Negro is
not merely ''uppity," he is up
new, unsettling thing to the Ala
bama patriot
Up From Slavery
A century and more ago, the
male Negro entertainer in America
was commonly a slave. Plantation
society may have been rich in chiv-
airy and romance, but it was poor
in theater. The slave made up the
lack. Picking his banjo, scraping
his fiddle, clapping his hands, shut
fling and dancing and singing, he
entertained his white masters. He
played his expected part, that Of
the simple, laughing, happy piece
of property.
Sly MOckery, Too
| Perhaps he let bit of sly mock
cry creep into the entertainment,
and perhaps the master did not
mind, for to laugh at such antics
was to know release from guilt,
and bring the humanity Of shared
amusement into a situation grossly
inhumane. But 50 far and on far
Their; spirituals, songs Of bondage,
the slave entertainer did not sing,
for his masters would have been
amused
Role of Minstrel Show Stereotype
The minstrel show grew out of
slave performances, but at the COM
mercial level the actors were less
often Negroes than white men IN
blaclface. Here the image Of the
colored man was further debaSed
and stereotyped, and multitudes Of
Americans who might not see an
actual coIored person in days OF
even years learned through min
strelsy that Negroes are ignor'
ant, childlike creatures given e
ludicrous movements and facial ex'
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-02-24

after Native Son" with himself
in the role Of Bigger opened on
Broadway in 1941: Were making
history in the theatre. Now things
are going to happen. Now they'll
think Of the Negro as an actor and
not as some butler-valet type,
some ignorant person"
Perhaps he was over-sanguine;
good plays Of Negro life are not
common, and worthwhile Negro
parts in other plays have not been
numerous. (There are exceptions,
of course; recently, Take a Giant
Step and "A Raisin in the Sun"
in the first group, and in the
second, the role Of the chauffeur
paramour in Toys in the Attic"
Similarly with the movies; Lee
himself had trouble getting re-
spectacle colored roles, and folk
singer Josh White, younger and
better looking, rejected parts he
was offered as too Tom" And
when the change began to come
about, it arrived, 50 to speak, by
the back door.
In Movies
In 1919 two pictures on the sub
ject of passing" land implicitly,
miscegenation) appeared: Lost
Boundaries" starring Mel Ferrer,
and "Pinlky" with Jeanne Grain
and Ethel Waters. Both treated
with some seriousness a particular
aspect Of the Negro-white problem,
but neither Ferrer nor Miss Grain
was particularly plausible as a
colored person, and the parts
themselves were no great help.
Zone is reminded Of Mrs. Stoves
"colored" hero and heroine, George
and Eliza Harris, who are so very
light Of skin that they readily pass
for white-and whose problem is
solved by shipping them off to
Canada-)
Intruder In Dust Set New
Pattern
But late that same year William
FaullIner's Intruder in the Dust
came out, and a real change was
evident. Whatever may be said Of
Faull1ners ideas on race problems
this motion picture featured a
sturdily handsome Negro, Juanc
Hernandez, as its hero Beauchamp
a man Of great courage and self
respect. True enough, Lucas Beau
champ Is no ebony field hand; hii
grandfather was white and a Nc
Caslin; but Beauchamp has nj
claim to white status, and provides
as fit a subject for lynching as am
| Continued on Page Abb
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Is Roberf Weaver
Mon Of DeSeinV7

Continued from Page I-b)
", and he spoke extremely WE'LL
at Harvard he had won oratorical
honors. He was not dynamic in an
obvious way; indeed, there was a
certain amount OF reserve in him.
But one could never doubt his
ability, his intelligence. his per-
ceptiveness, and the quiet drive IN
the man. He moved ahead without
making noises, and he continues
to do 80.
Before coming to Chicago, he
had been a top man in the Council
on National Defenses, the oPA
and the War Man-power Commits
sion, and in other governmental
agencies. He belonged to what
some styled the Negro War Cab
met in Washington, the people
who helped make policy in a time
when labor shortage opened up
new opportunities for the race.
Weaver, in his day, had familiarity
with a surprising number Of alpha
betfcal agencies MIRA, PWA.
iva, FILA, and others His stint
in Chicago did not last long, but
it is remembered He embarked
upon another distinguished career
in New York, where he remained
as vice chairman of the city's
housing and redevelopment board
until his presidential appointment.
At the same time, he was national
chairman of the NAACP, perhaps
the most militant of the Negro
defense organizations.
But overt miltancy is not Bob
Weaver's method. He insinuates re-
suits, rather than taking any cit
adels by storm. Speeches here and
there, articles and books at the
right time, persuasive reports, lit
tie test projects, appointments Of
qualified people, continuous COOP
Grafton with associates, a tone Of
sweet reasonableness, and a re-
f1lsal to surrender major goals
while compromising on minor de-
tails - these sum up the Weaver
method. President Kennedy is wise
to have made his first real expert
ment in the advancement Of Ne
groes through Weaver. Here is a
candidate for early appointment to
the cabinet. In the same spirit of
craftsmanship, I would not be sur
prised If the new President were to
name Weaver's friend, Judge Has
tie, to the United States Supreme
Court, the first Negro to hold such
a position Judge HASTE and DIR.
Weaver are much alike.
1t is very easy to declare that
we in America move too slowly in
getting rid of discrimination. It is
well that some people are in an
excessive hurry, as they prod those
Of US who are inclined to be too
optimistic about things. There are
whites and blacks who are divided
by more than color, and there are
many who are similar in tempera-
ment despite racial differences.
The agitators in all parts Of the
country both accomplish and de-
tract the pot stirs when they are
around But must confess my own
faith that it is the reasonable men,
like Robert C. Weaver, who most
advance their own people, and all
America.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-02-24

singer, but he's not singing, just
standing there casually, looking
over his shoulder. He's colored, but
he's not leaning on a bale Of cotton,
or wearing a torn straw hat or a
magenta shirt, or dancing a jig, or
beating a drum made from an oil
barrel
He's smiling, but not flashing
every tooth in his head; simply a
nice grin, with no calculated servil-
ity about it anywhere. Just a good
looking young American male who
happens to have a lot of talent as
a singer, and who happens to be
a Negro-and here was my answer.
Window displays are put there to
persuade people to buy; the rec
Ords of Johnny Mathis were being
plugged by the youngsters own
good looks, and, when I checked,
there seemed to be plenty Of takers.
1t is my cheerful suggestion that
this is something pretty new. In
times past, male Negro singers
were not sold via sex appeal (and
this has nothing much to do with
what they looked Hke); today they
are. Nor Is Mathis the first; for
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-02-24
Unoxpocsod Uses

Unexpected Uses
For Soup, Svds
To prevent buttonhole from raw
cling in sheer material rub the
area with moist soap and allow
to dry before cutting. Before cut
ting buttonholes with q razor
blade, place q bar Of soap under
the fabric to save the table sur
face,
A good way to keep the cap OF
a glue or nail polish container from
sticking, Is to coat the screw
threads inside the cap with soap.
To safeguard eyeglasses from
steaming in cold weather, rub both
sides Of each lens with soapy fing-
ers and then polish.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-02-24
By ROBERT H WELKER
Associate Professor Humanltes Institute Of Tech
In Variety Magazine

The young standing in the record store window was
actually only foureoOr cardboard display figure nearly life
size and plainly recognizable Johnny Mathis Nothing to be
startled about advertising this technique about as new as
the cigar Indian holding fstfu OF stoges But was
startled anyway there was something here that commanded
attention. -
thought about it, and it like this: Mathis is
The Sidney herald., 1961-07-12
Name ON. LELAND
Exec. Sec. For
Soil Committee

O. M. Iceland of Butte became
the Executive Secretary for the
State Soil Conservation Commit
tee on July 1, according to Fred
Sanborn, Chairman of the Com
mittee. Mr.. Iceland succeeds Tru-
man c. Anderson of Bohemian,
who has been the Committees
secretary since its organization in
1889.
"Ole", as Mr.. ICELAND is generally
known, is we'll qualified for the
lob. Since 1852 he served as SUI
pervisor in his local soil conSer-
walton district, the Mile-High dis
trict with headquarters at Butte.
| He was born and raised ON a di-
versified ranch in Prairie County.
Since World War II he has oper-
ated his own cattle ranch in Sill
yer Bow County.
MIR. Iceland is a graduate of
Montana State University. He
taught Veterans on-farm Vocation
al Agriculture for two years. "Ole'
and his wife Eleanor r the par
entS of eight children, including
two sets of twins. The children,
like their parents are taking an
active part in ranching and con-
Servation enterprises.
Mr.. Iceland served three years
ia the Navy and participated in
Is campaigns in the Pacific Area
during the war. Ait present he is
active in the u. S. Naval Reserve;
and in recent years has served as
Commanding Officer of one of the
nations outstanding Reserve Di-
visions. His academic training to-
gether with his practical expert
ence admirably qualities him for
his new job.
Mn. Iceland will be primarily
concerned with assisting Soil and
!, Water Conservation District SUI
p~erviSorS throughout the state in
improving their soil and water
conservation program and in MAIN
tanning contact with the various
Federal. State and local conserv-
aticn agencies assisting districts.
Committee Chairman Sanborn
also announced that Mr.. Iceland is
headquartered at the School OF
Mines at Butte and that all cor
reSpondence relating to the State
Committee should be addressed tc
o. M. Iceland, Executive Secretary
State Soil Conservation Commit
tee, School of Mines, Butte. Mr.
Sanborn also stated that there
are now SO Soil and Water Con-
servaticn Districts in the state
covering 90 million acres and THAI
over 500 of Montana's farmer!
and ranchers have awaited them.
I selves of conservation assistance
available Through their district.
Members of the State Sol
Conservation Committee beside
Mr.. Sanborn of Great Falls are
john Schroeder, Lolo, farme
member; Carl Hunter, Fairview
farmer member; VIM. F. DfEwart
Wilsall, farmer member; Edwarr
c. Wren, Helena, State Commits
Sioner of Agriculture; Torlief s
AaSheim, Bozeman, State Directo
of Extension; Roy E. Huffman
Bozeman, Director of Agriculture
Experiment Stations; H. D. Hurc
Bozeman, State Conservationis-
Soil Conservation Service.
The Sidney herald., 1961-07-12
Lambert Saddle
Club Fun FroIie

The Lambert Saddle club held
a Fun Frolic Sunday, July 9, at
the Saddle Club grounds. All
members had a picnic supper at
the close of the events. Winners
of different events, as follows:
Gretna Green Race
Aileen and Glib Lightfield, 1st.
Marjory Murray and Ben Mer-
cier, 2ud.
Lee Lightfield and Julie Reh-
bein, Bird.
Baton Race
Glib Aileen, Lee Lightfield and
Erwin Putnam, 1St.
Larry Putnam, Jim Murray, Ben
MERCER and Roger Williams, End.
Pole Bending
Erwin Putnam, 1St.
Ben MERCER, End.
Aileen Lightfield, 3rd.
Rescue Race
Rescue Race-12 to Is Years
Jim Murray and Larry Put
nam, 1st.
Lee Lightfield and Julia Reh-
bein. End.
Rescue Race-Adults
Marjorie Murray and Ben Mer-
cier, LIST.
Butch Murray and Roger Will
Hams, End.
Glib Lightfield and Erwin Put
nam, 3rd.
Barrel Race-12 to 16
Larry Putnam, 1st.
Barrel Race-Under IL
Linda Lightfield, LIST.
Debbie Mercier, End.
Barrel Race-Adults
Aileen Lightfield, 1st.
Ben Mercier, End.
Erwin Putnam, Bird.
Go, UnsaddIe and Saddle and Go
I Race
I Glib and Aileen Iightfield. 1st
Marjorie Murray and Ben Mer-
I cier, End.
Barrel and Stake Race-AduIts
Erwin Putnam, 1st.
Aileen Lightfield, End.
Glib Lghtfield, Bird.
IL to is Years
Lee Lightfield, 1st.
Jim Murray, End.
Larry Putnam, Bird.
Sack Race IL to Is Years
Jim Murray and Larry Put
nam, LIST.
Lee Lightfield and Julie Reh
bein, End.
Linda Lightfield and Debbi
MERCER, Bird.
Pole Bending-12 to 16 Years
Lee Lightfield, 1st.
Jim Murray, End.
Under IL Years
Linda Lightfield, LIST.
Evening star., 1961-08-02
DEAR ABBY >. .
By ABIGAIL VAN BUREh
Return the Tie, Dear, by Mail!

DEAR ABBY: One day last
week a very attractive young
man came to my door selling
magazine subscriptions. I in
vited him in because I was
interested. We talked a few
hours and I fixed him coffee.
I found him very appealing.
He has a wife and children,
but is having trouble at
home and needed someone
to talk to. When he left,
he forgot his necktie and a
large envelope with some
business papers in it. I have
his name and telephone num-
ber. Should I call him up
and tell him to stop by and
pick up his belongings? I
would like to see him again.
I am married, but my hus-
band travels.
TEMPTED
Pile his belongings" into
Evening star., 1961-08-02

an envelope and mail them
to him. He had no business
removing his neckite, and you
shouldn't have encouraged
him to make himself so much
at home. You apparently
found each other appealing"
which is the way people who
are already "sewed up" be-
come unraveled. Forget him.
&# -
DEAR ABBY: I am IL
years old, and my problem
is this: My boy friend asked
me to kiss him and I told
him no because it wasn't a
real date-he was just walk
ing me home. Did I do the
right thing? I like this boy
very much, but am not al
lowed to date yet.
NOT SURE
You did the right thing.
But don't get the idea that
Evening star., 1961-08-02

when you are on . "real"
date, you have to kiss every
boy who asks you.
4 = y
DEAR abb: We were
married three years ago. We
had a large wedding. My hus-
band was still in the service.
Many of our friends offered
to buy us dishes and glass
ware, but we had no place
to store these things, so we
didn't select a pattern.
Now we are settled in an
apartment, and would like to
have these gifts. The friends
who offered the glassware
and china have never given
us anything. We know their
intentions were good. Would
it be proper to let them know
we could use their gifts now?
REGRETS
Nope.
Everybody has a problem.
What's yours? For a personal
reply, Write to Abby in care
of The EUenin0 Star. IncIoSe
a stamped, selt-GddreSsed
envelope.
For Abby's booklet, "HoW
= to Hau a LoDely Wedding, "
send so cents to Abby, Boz
3385, Beverly Hills, Calf.
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