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The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-02-18
dren Should Have" was
brought by Earl Ward.

dren Should Have" was
brought by Earl Ward.
The topic for the week.
"Eome Life Can B. Like
That" was brought bv the
teacher, Mrs. Atlanta Brown.
The members discussed the
topic. President Annie Bell
Moore presided.
A talk by Mrs. Lucille Brink
son, a guest, was enjoyed and
the meeting was closed with a
prayer by Mrs. Brown, and a
song. The hostess served re-
freshments during the fellow
ship.
Persons attending were Mrs.
Ada t. Ellis, Mrs. Theolo Will
lis, Mrs. Annie B. Moore, Mrs.
Mary Thompson, Mrs. Leila Ell
lis, Mrs. Atlanta Br,wn. Mrs.
Almeda Franklin, Mrs. Lucille
Brinkson and Earl Ward.
The next meeting will be
held in the home of Mir. and
Mrs. Thompson or Lynch St.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-02-18
WILLING WORKERS
OF SMITH CHAPEL
TO GIVE SOCIAL

The Willing Workers of
Smith Chapel met Wednesday
evening and the devotion was
led by the chaplain, Mrs. Luz
rine Niece and Chester
Rawls. Two songs and a pray
er were offered.
During the business session
the members gave suggestions
and made plans for their third
project, which is fixing bap-
tizing pool in the church.
Frank Plummer was elected
chairman of the Project Com
mittee.
Final plans were made for a
social to be held on Feb. %,
at 7 p. m. in the LONE of Mr..
Plummer, 1881 Randolph St.
Funds realized from the so
cial will benefit the project.
Following the regular SEES
sion of the meeting the mem
bers enjoyed a Bible drill, dur
ing which time they quoted
verses from. the Bible. The
next meeting will be held on
Feb. %, at Smith Chapel.
Present were Chester Rawls.
Arthur Brakefield, Frank
Plummer, Eddie Benson, Mrs.
Lurline MCGEE, Mrs. Pauline
Hughes, Mrs. Willie Mae
White and Mrs. Lydia Dickson.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-02-18
FENDERSON-SEAWOOD
ENGAGEMENT
ANNOUNCED

Mr.. Napoleon Henderson
and Mrs. Lula Parrish of
Jackson announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Mary
Louise to Mr.. Eddie Arnold
Seawood. Mr.. Seawood is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John F.
Seawood of Winona, Miss, and
is a graduate of Vadin High
School, Winona, working to-
ward furthering his education
in Teachers Education. Miss
Federson is student of Jack
son State College, pursuing a
course for a degree in Teach
erS Education. She is a former
graduate of Jim Hill High
School. The wedding will be
solemnized at the home of
the bride-elect, 1919 w. Pas
cagoula Street, Sunday, March
5 at a: P. M.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-02-18

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
IF a race has no history,
if it has no worth while
tradition, it becomes a neg
ligible factor in the thought
of the world, and it stands
in danger of being exter-
minated"
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-02-18
JACKSON SOCIAL
NEWS
By SARAH McNEAMER HARVEY
By SARAH McNEAMER HARVEY

TERRELL'S RACE RELA-
TIONS PROGRAM Sunday
past at Central Methodist, a.
gain presented this group OF
five citizens at their best as
they continued their efforts of
many years to emphasize the
Importance of a good, Chris
tian relationship" between all
peoples This year so Ter
rel hold its first Christian Eel
lowship Program and gave the
large audience an oppor-
tunity to hear YOUTH SPEAK
OUT, as we'll as to hear chal-
longing informative and in
spring words from DIR. IRENE
DOBBS JACKSON of Jackson
State College The pro-
gram, presented in the form
of a Forum had as itc par
Elephants, three very splendid
representatives of our youth of
today from Tougaloo
Christian College came, RA-
MONA JACKSON whose sub
ject was rs Christianity vital
to full fellowship among
menu; from Campbell Col
lege, AUGUSTINE BIBBS
spoke on the subject, "How is
neighbor mess affected by ed
ucation, environment, econo-
mics and religion" WALTER
WILLIAMS representing Jack
son State College, most elo-
quently discussed tie subject,
Are races fundamentally diff
ferent as human beings"
The theme of the Forum was:
Am | My Neighbours Keeper"
Others contributing to
this entertaining program
were: Rev. E. A. Mays who
did the meditation; Mrs. n.
NJ. Hubert, president of Ter
rell who made Introductory re-
marks; Mrs. Lille Bell Jones,
who introduced the moderator
of the forum, DR.. Jackson.
Beautiful music was rendered
by Central Methodist Choir,
Lanier High School, under the
direction of Mrs. f7aomi Sans
and the Coleridge Taylor En-
semble, ably directed by Mrs.
G. r. Gooden To us, this
was one of Mary Church Ter
rell Literary Clubs best Race
Relations Program.
THE YWCA'S SWEET
HEART REVUE, Tuesday eve-
ming at the Branch YMCA was
packed with entertainment
that provided a most enjoy
able evening for the large
crowd in attendance. !.
Sweetheart Queen was, MISS
LINDA CARROLL GRANT,
student at the c.. N. Smith
Schol, charming daughter of
Mrs. Gladys Grant, 1874 West
chester Drive Runner-up
Queen was MISS DORIS
RHONE
REMEMBER the Jackson
Professional Beauticians will
present their annual masquer-
aders Ball, Friday, March 3
at the Elks Rest Get
your tickets from your beau
tician -. The hour is 9: un-
til Mrs. Sidney Marshall
is president and Mrs. Cora
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-02-18
NORTHSiDE CIRCLE
HEARS TOPIC ON
CHILDREN,S HOME

Members of the North Side
Circle No. | met last week in
the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Franklin of 3243 Booker
Street. The devotional SUBJ
ject, "The Kind of Home Chill
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-02-18
WOMEN'S AUXILIARY
MEET

The Womens department
and its Auxiliaries held their
first council meeting of the
year at the College Park Club
house, Sunday, February II.
The president of the Women's
Department, presided. The 5
units held a As minutes class
each.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-02-18


IF a race has no history,
if it has no worth while
tradition, it becomes a neg
ligible factor in the thought
of the world, and it stands
in danger of being exter-
minated"
PREP A R A T I o n S
FOR FIRST CLASS CITIZEN
SHIP AS we prepare
ourselves to share in the bene-
fits of First Glass Citizenship
and as we join in the observ-
ance of National Negro His
tory Week, February 1919, let
us remember that we, the
NEGRO AMERICAN can make
America a better place in
which to live by our CON
DUCT.
We are Judged by our
TALK, by our LOOKS, by our
ACTIONS - Let us be NEAT,
QUIET, SOBER, CLEAN,
S TEADY, THRIFT TY,
ALTH Y, PUNCTUAL,
COURTEOUS, INDUSTRI-
Gus and above all, let us be
QUALIFIED VOTERS
Let us be PROUD in the
knowledge that WE TOO have
played a prominent and impor-
tant part in moulding the
course of events in this Amer
lea of ours Here we make
an effort to stimulate PRIDE
in the great American heri-
tage that is ours by listing
just a few of the great NEGRO
AMERICANS of whom we can
justly be proud
CRISPUS ATTUCKS Q723-
177O the first man to die in
the cause of American Free
dom, shot down at the begin
ming of the Boston Massacre.
His name is engraved on a
monument today in Boston
Common.
JEAN BAPTISTE POINTE
DE SABLE 1745-1818) a hun
ter and trapper who set up a
trading post on the shores of
Lake Michigan, establishing a
settlement that later became
the great city of Chicago, of
which Du Sable is listed as
founder.
FREDERICK DOUGLASS
(1817-1895) a great fighter for
freedom. Himself runaway
slave he devoted his life to
the cause Of abolition, then
after the Civil War to the up
lift of his race.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON
(1858-1915) founder of Tuske-
gee Institute, the school that
became a model for industrial
education all over the world
and that gave educational
chances to thousands of Neg
roes who otherwise could have
had none.
GEORGE WASHINGTON
CARVER 1884 1943) who
taught at Tuskegee and com
pleted there experiments that
made him the greatest agri
cultural chemist of his time
RIGHT HERE IN MISSIS
SIPPI Great Educators
LAURENCE c. JONES
WILLIAM HOLTZCLAW, J
E. JOHNSON We coulC
go on and on, but feel thai
here we have proved to oul
youth that whether they live
in Maine or Mississippi, their:
is a GLORIOUS HERITAGE
one of which they car
justly be proud THANKS
is expressed to members Of
Alpha Pi Chapter, IOTA PHI
LAMBDA SORORITY who is
helping to compile material
for this and our next weeks
NEGRO HISTORY w E K K
EDITIONS The observance
of Negro History Week is one
of the National Programs o.
the Sorority Sorors 0.
Alpha III Chapter have. alst
prepared DISPLAY OF
OUTSTANDING NEGROES
that will be placed in schools
and Libraries of Jackson an6
possibly the rural schools
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-07-06
ldeos and Proposals

Last weeks meeting sponsored by the Suburban
Maryland Builders Association to discuss planning pro-
grams and policies in this fast-growing area WILL we
hope act as a catays in promoting similar sessions in
the months to come.
Such gatherings are excellent market places for
ideas and proposals from citizens and professionals
alike to help solve the problems arising from the rapid
wbanization that is taking place here.
However drastic and far-reachng these proposals
may appear we must give all of them most careful
consideration and study; for the shape of things to
come depends on what we do now if we are to avoid
the pitfalls that inevitably result from lack of adequate
preparation
Only generation ago. Montgomery County out
side of Silver Spring largely rural with total
population of only $4,000 Ten years later this figure
had mere than doubled to $4,000, and by 1860 had
doubled again. And development is still continuing at
the same phenomenal rate. This Is why the need for
action based on bold and imaginative programs is so
imperative and why those charged with the response
bility for guiding growth must be given all possible
assistance and cooperation
Such assistance must not only from the gen.
eral public, but from selected officials WELL It
is the County Council which must make the final dec
sons on the plans evolved by the Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Commission-decsions
which support and carry forward the visions contained
in the Commissions master plans.
If the Council bows to the clamor of highly vocal
minorities who oppose crucial land proposals for
which have little nothing to do with sound
planning policies then the future is indeed dark far
coordinated pattern of development is concerned
It is obviously impossible to plan for high density
developments in which are suitable for such prof.
ects the opinions Of few permitted to outweigh
the needs of the many.
In this connection, it is vitality important to OBJ
tain the cooperation of the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission in the location of sewer lines.
Planners generally in agreement on the con-
cept of intensive development along corridors sep
arated by open space in order prevent urban sprawl
To realize this concept, the Sanitary Commission
must restrict its trunk to these corridors
and abandon its practice of extending its lines in all
areas where builders willing to contribute to the
cost of such extensions.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-07-06
Wick Byron's Column

AS you know, Governor J. Millard Tawes
has great faith in one Charles Hooker. And
Charles Hooker has great faith in public
opinion polls. He took one in advance of Mr..
Tawes' announcement that he wanted to be
Governor. This was long before the 1858
Democratic Primary
Mr.. Hooker it has been reported, has
taken a late poll on the popularity of Cover
nor Tawes. Guess he wanted to convince
himself and the Governor that Tawes could
win both the Democratic nomination and re-
election.
The results Of this poll, according to
those who should know, weren't so encourage
ing. In fact, the figures showed an alarming
lack Of enthusiasm for the man from the
Eastern Shore. Therefore, it is said that MIR.
Hooker is all set to take another poll. He
hopes the results of this one will be more to
his liking.
Democratic leader who has been fairly
close to the Governor is going to sit down
and have a heart-to-heart talk with the
gentleman who could have been one of Mary
lands best Governors but instead has fallen
short of expectations. He plans to tell him
some of the following
Governor, you don't have a ghost of
chance of winning reelection even if you can
win the nomination. And I'm not so sure
George Mahoney can't win in the Democratic
Primary Democrats all over the State of
Maryland are disguised with you for one
reason or another.
First of ALL Democratic leaders are fed
UP with one George Hooker He has been too
much of an influence on you and unless you
tell him to go sell his beer, fulltime, and
allow you and real Democratic leaders run
this state, you'll be able to retire to your
home on the Eastern Shore approximately
four years before you want to.
Your appointments to high office have
been singularly poor And why didn't you
find spot for man who has proven to be
one of the best vote-getters in Maryland
George Mahoney? Instead you completely
ignored him and now he is breathing down
your back Furthermore, this man is a real
threat to your desire for another term in the
Governorship.
Another thing, you could have made the
Democratic women of Maryland happy by
allowing the Co-chairman of the Democratic
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-07-06
Welsh Rare BIZ
Enjoy It While You Can

This July and August we of Mungummery
County will quit our land locked acreage and
join many other Americans ION vacation"
We hope when we return in September we
are not involuntarily enrolled for II months
as student in our public school. This fear
some thought prompted me to admonish my
senior high school daughter to enjoy this
years summer vacation: it might be her last
while she is going to Mungummery County
school run by its present warden.
Generally the actual vacations are the
high spot of the year. Nevertheless pre-vaca-
ton conversations about where, when and
how to go can be pretty tense. This is because
of the dizziness of convention bound Mr.. and
Mrs. Suburbia. There may come time when
all of our suburbs have become vast cities and
Mr.. and Mrs. Suburbia have become Mr.. and
Mrs. Cosmopolite. The following imaginary
conversation about the yearly family vaca
ton is taking place in the living room AS
you gentlemen in the County Building can
see, we were born too soon.
Mother: II think should like to do the
New England States this year. Don't you
think they are quaint? Perhaps I shall make
Newport my base of operations. The Hotel
VIKING mas loDSterS every DAY ana tney are
splendid with bourbon I think shall take
the Marlboro Man with me. You do not OBJ
ject, do you dear?"
Father: mot at ALL not at all. But do
not see why you should take the Marlboro
Man with you. After all no one has ever seen
him stand up. He might be corpse for all
you know. But then, every wife to her own
choice is my motto, but what you can see in
a tattoo is beyond me- l should think you
would prefer the Chesterfield Man except he
is bit rough for New England"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-07-06

PARTY Mrs. E. Brooke Lee, take over when
Tom Finan was moved up to Attorney Gen.
eral Instead, you must have allowed George
Hooker to influence you again. So the women
of Maryland are angry at you. Perhaps you
can change this attitude this summer at the
Women's convention in Ocean City, but
doubt it.
"Why did you have to go out of your way
to fight with Pollock? He is a Democratic
leader in Baltimore with more power than
any other single Democrat Again, you al.
lowed poor advice to be your guide instead
of listening to Democratic leaders who know
about such things.
Zone of the real big mistakes was push.
ing for an increase in the sales tax when
there was surplus in the Treasury. Only a
neophite in politics would do such a thing.
You were around when Governor Preston
Lane put in the original sales tax and surely
you know what happened to him. Further
more, the provision in this new increased
sales tax is full of crazy provisions. They
have the storekeepers in a wild state of con-
fusion - to say nothing of the customer.
"YOu have failed to play politics the way
Democrats thought you would. You have
ignored the social graces that are so impor.
tant in the life of a high official, especially
that of Governor of State. A few parties
in the Governors House in Annapolis could
have healed many political wounds. And who
knows, perhaps, you would have enjoyed
know that a few trips up and down the
beautiful Bay could have proven to many dis.
gruntIed leaders that this is truly the land of
the sky blue waters.
mo, Governor, you have not displayed
the keen sense of politics that you did when
you were so popular in the years that you
held the high office of Comptroller. And
unless you do complete reverse you will
probably wake up some morning and be the
most disappointed man in the Democratic
Party.
Il have talked very plain to you Mr.
Governor. But think it is time that friend
tell you the real story. And my suggestion to
you is to get in your car - not the official
one and go around the State like YOU used
to do and find out for yourself Just what the
real Democratic leaders in this State think
about you and your chances of reelection.
especially if you stay on the same track"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-07-06

Mother: I'VE shall be gone only two
montns; Where do you plan to go?"
Father: $50 thoughtful of you to ask.
Miss Clairol and Miss Rheingold and are
letting to Europe tomorrow. just forgot to
tell you. have entered the Ferrarri at lie
Mans and plan to drive her. After the races,
we shall toot over to Monte Carlo and visit
with the Prince and his Queen. Later we will
join Calais aboard her yacht and do the is
lands of ancient Greece"
Mother: How jolly except that you
have done all that before several times and
II must De terribly boring by now. You are
SO frightfully energetic: road-racing, gam.
ping, sightseeing, drink and two women. 1
suppose you call them protegees?"
Father: mot at all, they are my pris.
oners and / am holding them for ransom:
TWO Dillon dollars each. Want to pay me?"
Mother: "Of course not why that is
more ransom than have on my Marlboro
Man. Oh, bye the bye, have you made ar
engagements with the bank?"
Father: why of course. have deposit
ed Ii1ty grand to your account and the same
to the Marlboro Man. have made arrange.
ments With the mortgage company and have
deposited funds with all of the utility COM
panies to keep the home going for five years
nave also left a hundred grand in escrow
with the tax assessor to take care of this
years increase in real estate taxes and 1
have paid the room, board and tuition for the
children up to and through their Masters de-
grees"
Mother: What about your life insur-
ance?"
Father: "Oh forgot to tell you, Miss
Clariol and Miss Rheingold are now my ir.
revocable beneficiaries"
Mothers where is my lawyer"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-07-06
RIMES of the TIMES
Light Up For Peace

There's nothing like good cigar To taper off
day You stretch content in easy chair AS trouble
fades away This is the very moment you Await from
early morn Surcease from battle stress and
The nerves that you have Then your pocket
extract pristine panatella And after you
decelophane You Cloud #9 fela! . The aromatic
smoke is balm That soothes your very soul :. You
puff and puff in sheer delight You've your daily
goa think if diplomats would sit :. Smoke good
cigars and talk -. mellow feeling would make them
Forget their daily squawk!
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-07-06
Why Create Slums? Are We Guilty OF Doing In Montgomery

(This article appeared in the
March, 1861 issue of Economic
News of Great Darlington,
Mass.
We believe every citizen will
be interested In it.
The American Institute for
Economic Research is an in
dependent scientific and educa-
tional organization)
Many well-intentioned peo-
pie, within and without govern
ment, are determined that
slums must be eradicated
from the American scene.
However, their way of solving
the problem is similar to the
method one might apply to
cope with natural disaster
such as a hurricane or an
earthquake. They rush to do
something, the obvious thing
of destroying slum structures
and building others, as though
that procedure must certainly
solve the problem. Apparently,
the thought that slums are be.
ing created faster than they
can be destroyed never occurs
to such good-hearted and ILL
informed citizens. They never
stop to ask in a particular in
stance. How does it happen
that this slum exists?
We are convinced that slums
are not natural disasters,
slums are not like hurricanes
or earthquakes except that
longer time is required for
the results 10 be seen. Slums
are man-made; therefore, they
present a problem that must
be solved IN an altogether diff
ferent way from that used In
coping with the effects of a
natural disaster.
When a hurricane or earth
quake destroys part of a city,
the urgent desirability of inn
mediately clearing the wreck
age and rebuilding is obvious.
But when a slowly spreading
Stun has become a blighted
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-07-06

for all community expendi-
lures. The results have been
as follows:
l. Such cities have no slums
worthy of the name.
2. Even the poorer citizens
have no difficulty in renting
adequate housing.
8. New construction is great
ly encouraged; in fact, those
cities, in Australia for ex.
ample, seem to enjoy a never.
ending progression of build.
ing and remodeling.
A. Industries come to those
cities, because companies are
taxed only on the value of the
land they occupy (this value
OF course largely reflects the
services provided by a city,
rather that on their plants,
equipment, and subsequent in
crease Of those facilities.
5. Surprisingly enough, in
many such cities where the
landlords were the only citi.
zens entitled to vote on land.
value taxation, they voted for
1t. Although their taxes as
owners Of land were increased,
the great benefit to the COM
munity Of this method of taxa
ton so increased the demand
for land in the community
that land values also rose"
There is the proof that my
scheme is sound" the devil in
sisted. apply it, and we get
the Stun hells we want; re-
verse it, and the slums are
eliminated in a few short
years at no cost o the COM
munity. What more proof do
you need? Just keep the sys-
tenn we have and accentuate
its most effective features as
I have suggested. Then you
can rest assured that slum
hells will keep spreading more
rapidly than redevelopment
programs can remove them"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-07-06

WELL" you said. However, if
you really put your mind to
it, could you think of some
Improvements in it; perhaps
ways of extending slum areas
more widely or bringing the
anticipated results more
quickly?"
WELL" replied the devil, II
do know of a subtle modifica-
ton of this scheme that has
produced gratifying results.
In parts of England, the prin-
ciples 1 have mentioned have
been carried to their logical
extension. When a property
becomes so dilapidated that it
it no longer used, or even
when the slumlord simply
chooses not to rent it, taxes
are Cancelled altogether. Thus
there is nothing to prevent the
Spectator from holding prop
erty off the market indefinite
ly.
at is most encouraging to
slumlords not to have that
nagging annual payment, how
ever small it might be. My
friends abroad tell me that
England has some of the most
impressive slums anywhere to
be found. Vast areas of Lon
don and the industrial mid
lands are such hells on earth
that they put the subterranean
master of our profession to
shame. Think of it, he is the
monarch of all that perpetual
fire and birthstone, yet he con-
trives only a brief sizzle as
another soul enters his domin-
ion, whereas the tax system
and slumlords in England
have developed a hell that lasts
for a mans whole lifetime,
corrupts his children, and
damns his earthly hopes.
There Is an achievement wor-
thy of emulation by all who
would foster evil wholesale in
stead of bidding around in the
retail business of tempting in
dividual souls to their destruc-
ton"
Then why not try the same