The Mississippi enterprise., October 08, 1960, Page 2, Image 2

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The Mississippi Enterprise |
A NEWS SERVICE FOR MISSISSIPPI NEOROES
Published Weekly at Jackson. Mississippi
110 East Monument Street — Phone fr-4384
WILLIE J. MILLER .Publisher-Owner
SARAH M HARVEY . td,lor
WILLIAM HARVEY . Circulation
OFFICIAL ORGAN MISS. STATE ELKS
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
TWO YEARS — $7.00
0 MONTHS — $2J»0 I YEAR — $4 00
United Givers
Fund Drive
Officers Named
JACKSON, Miss. — Workers
in the territorial division of
the United Givers Fund Drive
met at the Branch YWCA this
week with the following offi
cers named:
Rev. T. B. Brown, pastor of
Mt. Helm Baptist Church,
chairman; Mrs. M. M. Hubert,
co-chairman: Mrs. Mettazee ;
Harris, County Chairman, Mrs.
Hattie C. Dyson, Co-Chairman
and Mrs. Lillie B. Walker
Jones, General Secretary.
36 Baptists ...
(Continued from Page i) j
tion.”
At the final session oi the
meeting at Olivet Baptist
Church, Atty. Leon Higginbot
tom, Philadelphia, Pa., who
flew to Chicago to represent
the group Thursday when Tay
lor’s supporters unsuccessfully
sought an injunction against
the board meeting, told board
members that Taylor’s forces
had filed an appeal to the U. S.
Supreme Court. He requested
that board action be taken to
establish a legal committee to
cope with similar emergen
cies. The request was accept
ed and adopted by the body.
In other actions, Andrew
Means of Gary. Ind., was elec
ted as treasurer of the board
and $2400 was approved for
United Nations work. The
group directed that letters be
forwarded to Atty. James
Sharp, Monroe, La., and Atty.
General William P. Rogers
commending their efforts to
secure voting rights for Neg
roes in Louisiana. Another let- !
ter was directed to Louisiana 1
state's attorney general, Jack
Gremillion, soliciting his sup
port in this move.
During his annual report,
Theodore Jones, auditor for
the National Baptist Conven
tion told the group that there
is a $91,000 surplus in the Pas
tor’s Retirement Fund. He
also reported that the Sunday
School Publishing Board made
a $63,000 profit last year. Fol
lowing an appeal by Dr. Jack
son, the board agreed to com
plete a $10,000 scholarship pro
gram at Roosevelt University
in Chicago.
Funeral Rifes . ..
(Continued from Page 1)
the son of the late Mr. and
Mrs. James Noel of that town.
He received his early educa
tion in the public schools of
Holmes County and earned
the bachelor of science de
gree from Alcorn A. & M.
College in 1911. He taught in
the Ebenezer public schools
for several years before enter
ing governmental service as a
railway postal clerk where he
served proudly and well until
his retirement in 1946.
Mr. Noel was an active, civ
ic, religious and fraternal lead
er and participated fully in
all aspects of community life.
When he became a resident of
Jackson he joined the Pearl
St. AME Church in 1921.
The deceased held many
positions of leadership, and
was the recipient of honors by
religious and civic groups in
recognition of his reputation
for keen integrity and pro
found concern for his fellow
man. He was a Knight of
Fhythian and a 32nd degree
Mason. Positions of responsi
bility included: Treasurer of
the following organizations:
Jackson Branch of the NAACP
15 years: State Conferences of
the NAACP branches for 15
years; the Jackson Negro
Chamber of Commerce; the
Progressive Voters League
and Secretary-treasurer of the
National Alliance of Postal
Employees for 25 years; in ad
dition. he was a member of the
Executive Board of the Nation
al Alcorn A. & M. College
Alumni Association for many
years; a member of the Broth
erhood Bible Class; the YMCA
and was a consistent contribu
tor to many community pro
jects.
Honors accorded him were
as follows: The 1949 Omega
Psi Phi Fraternity’s Citizen
of the Year Award: the YMCA
Service Certificate in 1949; the
1951 Social Action Achieve
ment Award of Phi Beta Sig
ma Fraternity and the 1960
Certificate of Honor by the
Southwest Region of the
NAACP in appreciation of the
constant devotion and unfail
ing support in the fight for
freedom. At all times, he serv
ed his community, his race
and his family with the best
of which he was capable. No
greater tribute can be paid to
any man.
Mr. Noel wa sa resident of
Jackson for 39 years. He fell
asleep eternally Sept. 29. af
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HARRIMAN MEETS WITH PRIME MINISTER OF FED- j
ERATION OF NIGERIA—Lagos, Nigeria: Former New York
Balewa, Prime Minister of the Federation of Nigeria during
Governor Averell Harriman meets with Sir Abubakar Tafawa j
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ter a brief illness, although he
had been in failing health for
several years. He is survived
by a devoted wife, Mrs. Sue
Hallie Noel, three sons: Dr.
Edmond F. Noel and Dr. A. J.
Noel of Denver, Colorado and
John C. Noel, Hackensack, N.
J.; one daughter, Mrs. Gladys
Noel Bates, Denver, Colorado;
9 grandchildren, one great
grand child; one brother, Tom
mie Noel; one sister, Mrs.
Amanda N. Brooks and a host
of relatives and friends.
Active Pallbearers: T. C. Al
more, B. A. Blackburn, Med
gar Evers, Versell Jones, W.
R. Patton, J. D. Powell, Attys.
Carsie Hall and Jack Young.
Honorary Pallbearers: E. W.
Barker, L. E. Bynum, C. R.
Chambliss, J. R. Chambliss,
Ear} Cobb, Henry Denton,
John Dixon, T. B. Ellis, Dr.
A. M. Hall, Harry Harris, Dr.
P. W. iU, M. M. Hubert, J. E.
Lindsey, M. J. Lyells, S. W.
Miller, Dr. D. E. Miller, W. D.
Nelson, John H. Powell, H. T.
Sampson. W. J. Summers, Rev.
G. W. Williams, Rev. R. M.
Stevens, Jonas Wates, A. W.
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A. White, Rev. L. C. Wilcher,
James W. Wilson.
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MRS. CHERRIE MAE GAM
MAGE and her family left for
Detroit, Michigan, Sunday,
October 2, where they will join
their husband and father, Mr.
Ezra Gammage has been there
for several months.
THE FOLLOWING teachers
have enrolled in the Saturday
classes at Jackson State Col
lege: Mrs. Viola Merriweath
ers, Mrs. Evelyn King, Mrs.
C. M. Hilly and Mrs. Argell
Falls.
MRS. MARGARET WHEEL
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(Continued from Page 1)
Served 12 years as Principal
of the Magee Consolidated
High School, before coming to
Jackson.
He has four children. His
oldest son is doing graduate
work in Chemistry at the Uni
versity of Oregon, Corvallis,
Oregon, his second son is a
Junior at Arkansas State Col
lege, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, a
daughter majoring in Surgical
Nursing at Fisk and Meharry
Medical Colleges and a son at
tending Hill High School.
Mr. Casher is a Lay Leader
and President of the Mens
Club at St. Marks Episcopal
Church, a member of the Col
eridge Taylor Ensemble, Mem
ber and Secretary to the Board
of Management of the Farish
Street Branch Y. M. C. A.,
President of the Hinds-Rankin
Simpson-Copiah Educational
Federal Credit Union, Mem
ber of the Executive Board at
Piney Woods School, Chair
man of the Eighth District
Study Group for Principals, a
member of the Ancient and
Beneficient Order of the Red
Red Rose and Principal of the
Mary Jones Elementary
School.
His wife, Dovie M. Sellers
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city.
Mr. Casher is helping to pro
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Education for the boys and
girls of his community.
There are 28 teachers at the
Jones School, and presently
the school is being enlarged,
with the addition of 14 class
rooms, to provide a library.
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