The Mississippi enterprise., 1963-08-24

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to improve ourselves. Poll
tics, labor organizations,
lobbying, liberalism, dues,
fees, nor legislation have
any real bearing on our in
dividual Improvement. I'm
provement is mental and
spiritual, before 1t is ply.
Sical."
WE PREPARE FOR FIRST
CLASS CITIZENSHIP AS
we prepare to take our places
along with other people who
are enjoying the rights and
privileges of First Class Citi-
zenship it is most impor-
tant that we give thought to
advice as given in the
Thought For Today" at the
beginning of this column
No matter how many rights
and privileges are won for us
-. f.. as individuals or as a race,
we are no better off, if we are
not PREPARED to take ad-
vantage of such rights and
privileges !. if we are not
thoroughly aware of the RE-
SPONSIBILITIES that 60 with
every PRIVILEGE With
out a doubt, there is much
logic and much food for
thought in a statement made
recently by S. B. FULLER,
wealthy Chicago Negro bust
ness man, made recently,
when he answered the ques-
ton "In general, what do
you think is the answer to the
race problem in this country"
Mr.. Fuller's answer was:
We'll, the problem is one the
Negro has to work out for
himself. Negroes are not dis
criminated against because of
the color of their skin
They are Disseminated against
because they have nothing to
offer that people wish to buy.
The man who made this
statement heads business
that crosses more than 10 mil
lion dollars a year.
WE STILL MAINTAIN as
we've done for more than 80
years thru the. columns of this
paper NOTHING will bet
ter prepare the Negro for
First Class Citizenship, than
the PROPER USE OF THE
BALLOT and ECONOMIC Sc
CURITY Another impor-
tant election will be held in
Mississippi, AUGUST 27 :.
we beg every qualified voter
to go to the POLLS VOTE
YOUR CONVICTIONS i.
Vote for the men and women
whom you feel will do the
most for the entire citizentry
of our State and THEN
BEGIN PREPARING OUR
SELVES FOR THE OPPOR-
TUNITIES THAT ARE SURE
TO COME ARE YOU A
QUALIFIED VOTER . Have
you registered? REMEMBER
A VOTELESS PEOPLE WILL
FOREVER BE A HOPELESS
PEOPLE.
TRAVELLING by automobile
in company with two very
charming people, Madam LU-
LA BELLE FORTE of Lula
Belle Fashion Center and
MAYOR OF BONNEVILLE
H. E. BRIGGS, PR man for
Tougaloo College, we attend
ed the 34th Annual Conven-
tion of Iota Phi Lambda Sor-
ority, held in the friendly city
of Youngstown, Ohio =. Back
in Jackson and our beloved
Parish Street" we are filled
with that special kind of hap
pineSs that comes with having
again enjoyed to the fullest,
perhaps, one of the most beau
tiful experiences of a life
time the sisterhood of a
NATIONAL IOTA CONVEN.
TION -. ;. the opportunity to
again share in the pride and
pleasure that comes when we
hear of the stewardship of our
National Officers; the plans
and programs of our Regional
Directors our committee
chairmen -. the words of
wisdom from our beloved
Founder and President Emeri.
tbs, LOLA M. PARKER, whom
We honored this year with a
special, This Is Your Life
Program .a1. to benefit from
the presence of all five other
Presidents who have served
Iota since its birth 49,. ALICE
p. ALLEN of Birmingham,
JEAN SCOTT of Pittsburg
MIRIAM JACKSON of Wash
ingtOn, ID. c., FLORENCE