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Holmes County herald., 1962-01-18
Our Feathered Friends

Our Feathered Friends
Inc colu, cold weather ana
the deep snow which has COW
cred the Old South, is def
nitely not for the plrus. our
little songsters are having a
nard time nnuing enough 1ood
to keep them alive. Now,
here on the farm they fare
nnncn better, as they eat with
the chickens, the horse, ducks
and the cows.
However, it is quite easy to
sprinkle a few bread crumbs.
scraps from the table, oat-
meal, or just anything in a
protected area, free from tht
snow, for them 20 eat. Not
Withstanding the Iact that our
little feathered friends have
a feast every day in our tall
shrubs in the back yard, and
have cleaned my Nandina
berries from the pushes, W..
emptied a box OF oatmeal in
a nice clean place for them
only this afternoon.
Birds are in need of more
protection if certain species
are to survive in the severe
struggle for existence. Several
of our birds have waged a
good fight and lost. Some are
doomed to go the way of the
passenger pigeon, the curlew.
and the Heath Hen and others.
if they are not given more
protection.
We have had, in the past.
much hunting of game birds
without regard for basic prin-
cipleS Of survival. Commercial
demand for game birds caus-
ed their determination In a
great many states, doves are
not hunted at all. If they were
killed on a nationwide scale
with half as much enthusiasm
as they are in Mississippi.
they would be at the top of
the list, and probably go the
way of the curlew.
There is a need for a sane
tuary in every village, town
and city in the country to
protect the birds and other
wild life.
Holmes County herald., 1962-01-18
Garden Clubs
Slate Seminar

The seventh annual Garden
Seminar at the University of
Mississippi, which is schedul-
ed for Feb. 1915, is the first
event of the new year slated
by the Garden Clubs of Mis-
sissippi, announces Mrs. Les
ter l.. Brown, state publicity
chairman of Kosciusko.
This annual forum, sponso-
red jointly by the University
of Mississippi and the Garden
Clubs of Mississippi, in a few
brief years has become a
mecca for gardeners of Mis-
sissippi and the Mid-South.
Patterned along the lines of
the Williamsburg forum, the
seminar has brought to the
University campus many out
standing people in the fields
OF art, landscape architecture,
horticulture, antiques and
flower arrangements.
The idea of the Garden
Seminar was conceived by
Mrs. Frank Everett of Vicks-
burg and carried to a success
full fruition in 1854 when she
became president of the state
organization of Garden Clubs
So we'll has the idea been ac-
cepted, with high caliber pro-
grams featured that the two
day period of lectures by va
rlous authorities has attracted
the attention of the National
Council of Garden Clubs. A
bronze award was awarded
by this organization for
Holmes County herald., 1962-01-18


ordinator of the lectures is
Bill Jones, director of depart
ment of conferences and insti-
tutes at the University.
Mrs. Gresham is asking
that reservations be made
early. Request for reserva-
tons must be accompanied
by a SIS deposit. Registration
fee for the Seminar will be
SIP. which should go to the
Department of Conferences
and Institutes, University,
Mississippi.
Holmes County herald., 1962-01-18

appearance on the morning of
Feb. Is will be Mr.. William
Hunt of Chapel Hill, N. c.,
who will lecture On Horticul-
ture. Also on the morning
program will he a discussion
of "Arts and Flowers by
Mrs. Fulton Murphy of Pine
Bluff, Ark.
Serving as chairman of the
1862 Seminar is Mrs. Walton
Gresham of Indianola, past
president of Garden Clubs of
Mississippi, Inc, and as CO.
Holmes County herald., 1962-01-18
Breeders Release
Blackberry Fruit

University will have a limited
stock of plants available about
February / for distribution
to cooperating nurserymen for
propagation purposes. T h e
variety is expected to be
good for use in home gardens
or for local berry markets.
Holmes County herald., 1962-01-18

feel poorer if the songs and
beauty of birds were to diSap-
pear. Nearly every farm could
have a fence row or so, a
shrub planted lawn, a brushy
corner. or a spot of woods,
that would help perpetuate the
living gifts the Creator has
provided. May we never see
the last of the Blue Bird!
Holmes County herald., 1962-01-18
Lexington Students
To Receive Degrees

Degrees will be presented to
284 Mississippi State Univer-
sity students during gradua-
Ion ceremonies at mid-semes-
ter.
Included in this group are
three students from the Lex
ington area. Scheduled to re-
ceive their undergraduate de-
grees are Joseph Miles Moore
from the School of Business
and Industry, Lester Melvin
Moore from the School of
Education, and Mrs. Mary
Frances Stephens from the
School of Education.
TruNHyD ~vrwyD~
Holmes County herald., 1962-01-18

Wherever Mississippi IS on the morch.
phone folks are helping with ample.
dependable telephone communities
lions. In the thrss-ysor period lo6l-63
over SO million Of new construction
Is being done to be sure telephone
facilities are reody for expanding
needs Of homes. forms and industry.
Holmes County herald., 1962-01-18
Mississippi on the march =. Jobs and PoyroNs

The industrial bill of Rights" enacted by the 1860 session of the Misissippi
Legislature, heralds a lew era in Mississippi.
Results have been almost immediate -. attracting 27 new and exnanded
industries since January 1860, creating an estimated 20,43l new Jobs.
There was further proof of progress in the action If all Mssisippians and their
elected representatives which brought the nw refinery to Pascagoula. This alone
represents a $l25 million investment of which $40 mlion will 90 directly for
construction payro1s overt the next Is months.
And there is promise of other dramatic gains as more industries accept isis.
sppps invitation to grow and prosper here.
Ys Mississippi lis on the march =, in November the number of peoule emploved
in Mississippi business and industry reached IN alltime high of 503834 !. 24l28
more jobs than q year ago! More industry means more Jobs :. bigger payrols :.
greater opportunity for all Missssppians today ). and tomorrow.
Southern Bel q IN Mississippi,
EVERY PROGRESS PICTURE HAS A PHONE ut
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1962-02-10
Elks Mid-Win
Conference
Sunday, Feb. IL

JACKSON, Miss, Feb. 6. -
The State Presidents of the
Improved, Benevolent, and
Protective Order of the Elks
of the World, Honorable Ed
ward V. Cochran, and Past
Grand DIR. Ruler Willie H.
Rudd have announced from
their office that all Elks of
the State of Mississippi will be
in session February 18th for
the 1862 Mid-Winter Confer
ence. The Conference this
year will feature the Elk De-
partments, and a general anal
ysis of the program and plans
for the Mississippi State AS
ISOLATION of Elks. The Presi-
dents are working toward the
development of the Organiza-
ton in the state in line with
past growth and achievement.
The theme for the meeting
will be in connection with the
National Organization I'm
covering New Frontiers of
Elkdom."
Preceding the Mid-Winter
Conference, the Elks will have
their State Winter Ball in the
Elks Auditorium on Lynch
Street in Jackson, Mississippi,
Saturday night, February 10th,
beginning at 9 o'clock p. m.
Elks from over the State
will be present to participate
in the activities of the Con-
ference. They will come from
Greenville, Greenwood, Vicks-
burg, Meridian, Moss Point,
Gulfport, Biloxi, Meridian,
Canton, Natchez, Belzoni, and
all parts.
The public is invited to the
public meetings. In the capa-
city of State Promoter is the
dynamic Mr.. Edward N. Lee,
ST., Grand District Deputy of
the Fourth District.
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One Hundred and Twenty-Seven
Alcorn Seniors Assume Practice
Teaching Assignments in State

DR.. J. III. Fortenberry. direc-
tor of the Division of Educa-
ton, announces that the fol
lowing students are doing their
practice teaching as follows:
Addison High School, Fort
Gibson - Mary c. Lee, John
Robertson, Lestine Shaw; Alex,
ander High School, Brookhav-
en- - Shirley Farley; Allen
Carver High School, Charles
ton - jamie Redd; Bay Springs
Vocation c e n er Bay
Springs Leon Davenport;
Bettye M. Jack High School,
Morton Beatrice Ruffin,
Clementine Williams; Broad
Street High School, Green
wood = Lamont Johnson ia
mes Knox; Brumfield Elemen-
tary School, Natchez - Ber-
nice Dulaney; Bryant High
School, Meadville = Vera Nit
chell; Carter High School,
Okolona - Sheral Paige, Ethel
Wallace; Carver High School,
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The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1962-02-10

furnished by the professions
and the arts, the Negro has
made contributions without
stint. If America is great, the
Negro has played his part in
making it great. The Negro,
like all other races will have
combined to make our country
what it is, is not only proud
of America, but also he is a
proud American"
For improvement in racial
relations in America, some
thing like program called
Information Free America"
is needed. Such a program
concerns the publishing of
large quantities of factual ma
terials which need to be learn
ed by the people of our coun-
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1962-02-10
IS Counties In South
Included in Survey of
Family Purchases

Sixty-five counties in Is
Southern States are included
in a nationwide survey to
learn what things rural fam
lilies buy and the amount they
spend for them.
The survey is being con-
Quoted comparatively by the
II. S. Department of Agricul-
ture and the U. S. Depart
ment of Labor which is max
ing similar studies in metro
politan areas. 1t has been 20
years since a survey was
made covering purchases by
all families throughout the
United States.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1962-02-10

try. knowledge of Negro his
tory is crying need, and for
this reason, among many, Neg
70 History Week is observed.
Teachers and other persons
desiring information concern
ing Negro History may write:
The Association For The Study
of Negro Life and History,
Washington, d. c.
In Jackson, Mississippi. a.
mong the many observances
of the week, Alpha Pi Chap
ter, Iota Phi Lambda Sorority,
will have on display, pictures
and historical facts of out
standing Negroes, and will
help to compile Negro History
facts for this and next weeks
issues of The Enterprise.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1962-02-10

many races have made signi-
ficant contributions. That
which has become "Ameri-
cana" has a Negro base. The
music of America features the
Negro idiom and most phases
of the other arts show the
Negro influence. In other a.
reas of Americana" can we
imagine the greatness of base
ball without Jackie Robinson;
of track without Jessie Owens;
of basketball without Bill Rus
sell, or of football without Oh
lie MatsOn? In fact in every
part and parcel of America,
from the blood and sweat in
changing resources of the soil
into satisfiers of human wants,
to the cultural satisfactions
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1962-02-10
NEGRO HISTORY WEEK FEBRUARY IL 1S

the Association for the Study
of Negro Life and History, dur.
ing its first eleven years. This
effort was widely supported by
schools, churches and clubs,
among Negroes and the move
ment gradually found support
among institutions of other
races in America and abroad.
Today the celebration enjoys
widespread participation.
The observance comes each
year about the End Sunday in
February, the objective being
to select the week which will
include both February II and
ID. Negro History Week is
meant to embrace the birth
days of both Abraham Lincoln
and Frederick Douglass - in
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1962-02-10
Founders Observance at Campbell
College Begins Feb. Ii

JACKSON, Miss, Feb. g.
DR.. Robert Nj. Stevens, presi-
dent, j. P. Campbell College
has announced that Founders
Observance at the College will
be held beginning Sunday,
February IL, 1862 with Bishop
Frederick D. Jordan, the IL
lustrous Chairman of the
Board of Trustees, addressing
the Vespers at five o'clock in
the afternoon on the College
Campus in the Greene Audi
forum.
Monday, February II, at 1870
1T the evening, the Founders
meeting crowd will witness
one of the highlighting ev-
ents of the college year, the
coronation of Miss J. P. Camp
bell College for 1961-1962, Miss
Florence Weathersby, a Sophie
more business education stu
dent from Jackson, Mississippi.
AS an added feature, all Col
lege Departmental Queens,
and Sweethearts will be pre-
Sented.
Tuesday morning Bishop
Jordan will preside over the
Presiding Elders Conference
at 9 o'clock in Greene Audi
forum, and at II o'clock on
the same day, DR.. P. w. Walk
er, Portsmouth, Virginia will
be the keynote speaker. The
college choir, under the direc-
ton of Mrs. NJ. D. Johnson,
will furnish music for the oc-
caSion. During the afternoon
at 3 o'clock the meeting of the
Trustee Board. The public is
invited to the General Assem-
blies during the Founders OBJ
servance.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1962-02-10

Attesting to the high esteem
in which he and his beloved
wife were held, hundreds OF
people from all walks of life
over-flowed the Sand Hill M
B. Church auditorium and
grounds on Sunday, February
4, to pay last tribute to re-
spect to Mr.. John Jones, pic.
neer citizen of Rankin County
loyal and faithful church
worker, devoted husband and
wonderful friend to all man
kind.
A native of Rankin, the de
ceased was the son of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Jones
Early in life he was converted
and joined the Sand Hill M
B. Church where he served
faithfully as a member, as
Sunday School Teacher anc
treasurer of the church.
To know this good, quiet
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The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1962-02-10
National Teacher
Examinations
Sat-, Feb. 10

Approximately thirty pros
pective teachers in this area
will take the National Teacher
Examinations being admins
tered under the auspices of
Tougaloo Southern Christian
College Saturday, February
10, A. A. Branch, Dean of In
structlon, announced today.
Each of the candidates for
the examinations has received
a Ticket of Admission advising
him of the address to which
he should report to take the
examinations. All candidates
for the Common Examinations
will report to the examination
center indicated on their tick
cts of Admission at 800 a. M,
Saturday morning and will
complete these examinations
at approximately 1890 p. m.
Dean Branch will supervise
the administration of the tests
which are prepared annually
by Educational Testing Service
of Princeton, New Jersey.
Candidates for Optional Elk
aminations will return to the
examination center at 100 p.
m. Saturday. Those taking
only one Optional Examination
will complete their testing at
about 3:15 p. m. and those TAX
ing two Optional Examinations
will finish at about 4::45 p. m.
Most of those taking the
National Teacher Examina-
tions are college seniors pre-
pairing to teach or teachers ap-
plying for positions in school
systems which encourage or
require applicants to submit
their scores on the National
Teacher Examinations along
with their other credentials,
Dean Branch said. He pointed
out, however, that some can
didates may be taking the ex-
aminationS because of their in
terest in discovering their own
strengths and weaknesses with
respect to such teacher quail
fications as are measured by
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The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1962-02-10
Meredith Plea
Hearing Slated

The appeal of James H.
Meredith, 29-year old Negro
who is seeking admission to
the all-white University of
Mississippi, is set for hearing
by the United States fifth
court of appeals at 10 a. m,
Saturday.
Meredith seeks an injunc-
ton which would enjoin Mis-
sissippi officials from refus-
ing to admit him to the uni
versity. The new semester at
the university began Tuesday
but registration does not close
until Feb. Is.
Judge Sidney L. Mize of the
southern district of MissiSsip-
pi ruled Saturday that the uni
versity is not racially segre-
gated and that the Negro was
mt denied admission because of
his color. He denied a petition
for an injunction.
Judge Mize had previously
denied a petition for a tenn
porary injunction and the
fifth circuit in January sent
the case back to him with in
structions to hear the case on
its merits at the earliest pos
sible time.
The court of appeals at that
time held unconstitutional a
requirement that applicants
for admission produce letters
of recommendation from five
alumni. The court also took
judicial notice of the place of
the state of Mississippi in
maintaining separate institu-
tons of higher learning for
Negroes.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1962-02-10

The Association for the
Study of Negro Life and His
tory, Inc, founded, September
9, 1915 by Carter Woodson,
has announced this years OBJ
servance of Negro History
Week for February IL thru
the 18th. This years Theme
being: Negro History and a
Birth of Freedom.
The first Negro History
Week celebration was launch
ed in February, 1926 by DR..
Woodson, and was short Pc
riod devoted to public eXer-
cises emphasizing the salient
facts of history influenced by
Negroes mainly facts
brought to light by the re-
searches and publications of
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1962-02-10
Jackson Department of Parks And
Recreation To Sponsor City, wide Teenage
Valentine Dance College Park Aud. Feb IA

According to release by
Mrs. Doris Tharpe Hall and
Mr.. w. Johnson, director of
College Park Clubhouse and
College Park Auditorium. re-
spectively, this years City
wide Teenage Valentine dance
sponsored by the Jackson De-
partment of Parks and Recre-
alton, will from all indications
be bigger and better than ever
before.
Planned by a Teenage Plan
ming Committee, these annual
affairs are designed to pro-
vide clean, wholesome recre-
alton for young people of the
city. The committee is made
up of representative from
each of the High schools of
the city, and its members are
Bette Walker, Till High, pre-
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The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1962-02-10

the latter case, the date that
Douglass calculated must have
been his natal day. Sometimes
the celebration can include
only one date, at such times
the elected date must include
Frederick Douglass.
Five years ago the Associa-
ton began the sponsorship of
Proud American Day" and
this has become a regular fea-
ture of Negro History Week.
The birth date of Frederick
Douglass was chosen for
Proud American Day" be-
cause the life of Douglass is
typical of what the celebra-
ton commentaries.
America is a land to whose
greatness the individuals of
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1962-02-10

Prayer by Father A. b. Keel
ing, remarks of tribute we're
given by Messrs. Perry Slaugh-
ter and George Wesley. A
solo by Mr.. A. w. Warren was
followed by acknowledgements
and the obituary read by Mrs.
Viola Jamison. The aulogy was
given by Rev. J. ID. Hayden.
Pallbearers we're: Messrs. A.
A. Alexander. B. A. Blackburn,
l.. b. Fraser. 4. l.. Lipscomb,
w. j. Thompson, v. j. Jones,
w. ii. Williams; Drs. J. w.
Davis and 4. w. Miller; Atty.
Jack II. Young.
Latham Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements. In
terment was in Garden Mem
orial Park.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1962-02-10

JACKSON, Miss, Feb. s.
DR.. P. w. Walker, pastor
Emanuel A. M. E. Church,
Portsmouth, Virginia will de-
liver the 1862 Founders Day
Message at The j. P Campbell
College, Tuesday morning,
February Is, HOO. DR.. Walker,
native Georgian received his
early training in the schools
of Georgia and Jacksonville,
Florida.
He was awarded the B. d.
degree from Edward Waters
College in Florida, and the
Doctor of Divinity Degree
from Kittrell College at Kit
trell, North Carolina.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1962-02-10
AZ Worker Who Began As
Clerk-Typist Promoted to
S7,5OO-A-Year Accountant

Conservation Service. 1t re-
presents a steady climb by a
young man who knows where
he wants to CO."
Mr.. Henderson wasn't a
clerk-typist a year before he
decided to 60 to college and
prepare himself for the climb.
So, he took leave from his
job in 1947 and entered Ho-
ward University where he
completed t h e four-year
Continued on Page p
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1962-02-10
Ted Taylor. Jimmy McCrockIin
The Sims Twins, the Up-Setters
Orchestra and Other Stors in
Package to Come to Stevens,
February d

weeks AS IL his policy,
Promoter Miller will give you
this sensational attraction for
the same price of all his
dances at Stevens Rose Room
Advance SITS At
Door $500 Tax Incl.
REMEMBER ITS TED TAY-
LOR and JIMMY McCRACK-
LIN, plus other top stars.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1962-02-10
Rites for Local
Dentists Mother
Heldin Tougaloo

JACKSON. Miss. - Funeral
services for the late Mrs. Mag
gle Archie Mccoy, mother of
one of the city's outstanding
dentists, DR.. A. M. Mccoy,
were held at White Oak M.
B. Church, Tougaloo, Miss,
Thursday, February /, at 100
P. M. Mrs. Mccoy died in
st. Louis, Mo-, in the home
of her daughter.
Following the professional,
a song, the 23rd Psalms and
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1962-02-10

George p. Henderson, Jr.,
a graduate of Howard Uni
versity, who entered the u.
S. Department of Agriculture
as clerk-typist with his high
school diploma after soldier
ing in World War III, was pro-
NOTED last week to a 81, 500
a-year accountant.
This was no overnight
RISE" says Personnel Direc-
tor John P. Haughey of the
Agricultural Sterilization and
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1962-02-10
Headlines
In The Mems

president X EN- EDY
TO BATTLE FOR URBAN
AFFAIRS POST" - Washing
ton, ID. c. - President Kenne-
dy on Wednesday of this week
told news conference that
he would battle in Congress
for a new federal Department
of Urban Affairs and that if
such Department was Great
ed he would put a Negro in
the Cabinet for the first time
in history. The chief execu-
tive's choice is Robert c. Wea-
yer, now head of the Housing
and Home Finance Agency.
Mr.. Kennedy stated that he is
going to try a legislative end
run around the House Rules
Committee with what he term
ed "a most valuable and i'm
portant proposal to help city
people solve such problems
as housing, transportation,
and all of the rest" The Rules
Committee, with a coalition of
Republicans and Southern
Democrats in control, had
erected a blockade in the path
of the presidents plan short
ly before he met with news
men.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1962-02-10

"INTERGRATIONISTS Or
dered out of Ga. Assembly,
Atlanta Gov Arland
Byrd interrupted debate in the
Georgia senate last week to
order the arrest of a group of
white and Negro spectators
seated together in the gallery.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1962-02-10

SENATE GETS MAIL HIKE
BILL" - Washington, d. c.
The House passed and sent to
the Senate Wednesday a postal
rate increase bill that would
cost users of the mails $500
million a year more. The in
crease would see the Accent
letter 60 to 5 cents and aim
mail from 7c Sc.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1962-02-10
Greenwood Workers Make Final
Report for New March of Dimes

S. L. Hilton, chairman of
the New March of Dimes in
Greenwood, Miss, would like
to take this means of thank
ing all of the workers and
families in Greenwood for
such wonderful cooperation in
this drive. Following is the
second partial report:
Schools: 49,.
Broad ST. High S217.OO
Ston St. Elem. 10000
Miss. Voc. College 1855
McLauren st. Elem. 102.51
TOTAL S495. Is
Churches:
Chairmen: Rev. J. L. Pleas.
Rev. j. d. Collins, Rev. George
Harper.
Friendship M B, S 27.05
st. Luke Church $500
Berean Baptist Church 500
Good Hope 1906
First Baptist Church APO
Grew. P. S. Shelton)
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