The Mississippi enterprise., 1963-01-19
JACKSON SOCIAL
NEWS
This N That
BY SARAH McNEAMER HARVEY
BY Sarah Nj. Harvey

BY Sarah Nj. Harvey
THOUGHT FOR TODAY.
PAY your Poll Tax before
February l and if you have
not already done so, regis
ter to become a qualified
voter. :"
p r E p A r A T / O N S
FOR FIRST CLASS CITI'
ZENSHIP AS we prepare
ourselves for fuller and bet.
ter life, it is most important
that we realize the great nec-
essity of ASSUMING OUR
RESPONSIBILITIES of First
Glass Citizenship of real
izing that with every PRIVI.
LEGE goes a RESPONSIBLE
ITY One of the most i'm
portant responsibilities of any
man or woman is to take an
active part in his or her gov
ernment on all levels To
take an active part, one must
be a qualified voter To
become a Qualified Voter, one
must REGISTER and pay
POLL TAX in the State of
Mississippi To Register,
one is required to understand
both the American Constitu-
tion and State of Mississippi
Constitution There should
be NO EXCUSE for anyone
to fail the REGISTRATION
EXAMINATION because he
or she could not interpret
reasonably short sections of
the state and federal consti-
tutionS" FORM YOUR
CONSTITUTION S U D Y
CLASSES in your clubs, sor-
critics, fraternities, churches
ever remembering "a
VOTELESS PEOPLE WILL
FOREVER BE A HOPELESS
PEOPLE.
WONDERFUL WILLIE" :.
Willie Richardson, honored
by the City of Jackson this
week with a willie Richard
son Day" further endeared
himself to his ever increasing
number of friends of all races,
when with dignity, humility
and eloquence he expressed
to Mayor Allen c. Thompson,
city officials and the public
his thanks and appreciation
for honors bestowed upon him
during the ceremonies !.
Expressing his thanks to God,
for strength, courage and abil-
ity to do the things that had
brought him many honorS
during the past months, he
further expressed thanks to
his school, his coaches and
teammates, closing his inn
preSsive talk by expressing
his thanks, love and apprecia-
tion to his mother who was
among the hundreds standing
in 20 degree weather to pay
tribute to his paSS-catching,
Little All American hero.
WE COMMEND AND CON-
GRATULATE this handsome,
brilliant young athlete, who
has not only brought fame
to himself, his family, his in
stitution, his state, but to the
entire nation We feel that
Willie Richardson is every bit
deServant of all honor and
gifts he has received we
only regret that proper rec
ognition isn't always given to
the other hundreds of out
standing, noteworthy young
men and women of our state,
who are daily making mark
for themselves, thereby max
ing a contribution to their
state perhaps NOT IN
AS SPECTACULAR A WAY
as has done Richardson !.
but in fields that are mighty
important in their contribu-
tions to humanity.
OUR DEEP AND PRO-
FOUND SYMPATHY goes
out to the family of the late
Mrs. Anna Newman Allison,
for whom funeral services
were held this week in the
main auditorium of Pearl
Street A. NJ. E. Church, Rev.
G.. r. Haughton, pastor, Off
ciating A member of one
of the city's well known and
pioneer families, this kindly
and talented lady was one
time matron at Campbell Col
lege and pianist at her church
Pearl Street -. 1t was our
privilege to know all the Al
lison children and to daugh-
ters Mildred, Juanita and
Hazel and son Bennie, we q
gain express our sincere sym
pathy
DEEP SYMPATHY is also
extended to the family of the