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VOLUME 32 — NUMBER 3 JACKSON, MISS., SATUKDA'Y, MAY 6, 1961 --~10 CENTS PEKCOPY
Wilkes School to Be Dedicated in Money, Sun., May 7
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Mr. Charles Henry Wilkes \
was born in Carroll County,
Mississippi and attended the
elementary schools of that
county and Montgomery Coun
ty, Mississippi. He received
his college degree after study
ing at Jackson and Alcorn
Colleges.
Mr. Wilkes was employed
as the first Negro County
Agent in Copiah County on
April 1, 1916, with headquart
ers at Utica Institute. He
worked in Copiah County as
County Agent until August 1,
1918, when he became the
first 4-H Club agent in Missis
sippi and the United States.
On December 30. 1920, Mr.
Wilkes resigned his work as
county agent to enter the
teaching profession and in
September of the same year
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he and his family moved to
Highlandale, Mississip
pi, where he became princi
pal of the D. S. Jones School.
After working as principal
of the D. S. Jones School for j
six years, he was appointed
principal of the Greenwood
Negro School where he served
until 1941. During his adminis
tration the curriculum of the
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Prentiss Institute
54th Annual
ExercisesMay 14-15
Prentiss Institute, Prentiss,
Mississippi will hold its 54th
Annual Commencement exer
cises May 14-15. It will be the
culmination of a most suc
cessful school year. A grad
uating class of sixty-one will
receive diplomas at that time.
Mr. J. D. Boyd, President,
Alcorn College, will deliver
at 3:00 P.M. on the 15th.
President Boyd is past-presi
dent of the Teachers Associa
tion and is an outstanding
leader in the States Educa
tional System. He has been a
friend of the Institute for
many years.
Sister Hilda Manson, class
of 1928, Detroit, Michigan,
first Negro woman officer of
the Episcopal Church Army
will present the Alumni Greet
ings. Sister Manson is a native !
of Brookhaven, Mississippi.
Mrs. Ruby Stutts Lyells,
Jackson, Mississippi, a mem
ber of the Board of Trustees,
will award diplomas to the
sixty-one graduates.
On Sunday, May 14, Rev.
Wilmer H. Long, President,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Synod, United Church of
Christ, will bring the Bacca
laureate message at 12:00
noon.
A Union Sunday School,
with participants from Sun
day Schools throughout the*
county, will be conducted at
9:30 in the morning
AME Bishops
Plan Expansion
Program
NEW ORLEANS — A 10
million advance in the areas
of missions, educational in
stitutions, new chrrch build
ings and evangelism to be
presented by three AME bish
opsn will be the object of in
tense study at a special two
day meeting here, May 10
and 11.
Bishops S. L. Green, At
lanta, R. R. Wright, Los An
geles and W. F. Ball, Waco,
Texas, have outlined a cam
paign to raise $2 million per
year for the next five years
to “coordinate our mission
ary activities, triple provi
sions for AME educational in
stitutions, the erection of new
churches and the enlistment
of half million members by
1964.”
The Five Royales and Orchestra
To Be Next Big Attraction at
Stevens Rose Room, Sun., May 14.
Prize Given for Best Dance Couple
THE FIVE ROYALES
Promoter W. J. Miller has
announced that the next Big
Named Attraction at Stevens
Rose Room will be the Five
Royales and Orchestra, play
i
mg for the Annual Play
Clothes Dance, Sunday night,
May 14. Two Cash Prizes will
be given at this dance. 1 for
the couple wearing the most
attractive Play Clothes ; .l for
the Best Dancing "’•ouple. Per
sons who wish to compete
must register at the Office
of The Mississippi Enterprise,
Saturday before the dance.
Advance Tickets.$1.75
. At Door . $2.00
Tax Incl. Advance Tickets
Sold at: Miss Enterprise, Har
mon Drug, King The Taylor,
Momans Cafe, B. B. Beauty
Shoppe, Percy Simpsons, Jo
bie Record Shop; Zebra Mo
tel and Village Grill in Touga
loo; Tollivers Caf< in Canton
. Dine and Dance to the
5 Royales at Stevens Rose
Room, May 14.
Annual Musical ’
At Utica Jr.
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College
The Utica Junior College j
Family presents its choir and
band in the annual musical on
Wednesday night, May 10. 1961
at 8:00 o’clock. This concert
will take place in the college
gymnasium.
The choir, under the cap
able direction of Cleveland
Page, will present a variety of
selections ranging from Pales
trins Motets to American Folk
songs.
The band, under the baton
of Louis L. Lee, will be heard
in a variety of selections from
Standard Band Literature.
President Walter Washing
ton announces the commence
ment activities for the Col
lege.
May 10 — Musical Concert, !
8:00 p. m.
May 11 — Honor Day, 11:00
p. m.
' May 12 — College Class
Day.
May 16 — Senior Class
Night, 8:00 p. m.
May 21 — Baccalaureate,
3:00 p. m.
May 23 —- Commencement,
4:00 p. m.
President James Owens of
Selma, Alabama, will be the
commencement speaker.
The public is invited to at
tend these major events at
Utica Junior College.
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4 Candidates in
Nashville J
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — An
other colored candidate has
thrown his hat in the ring a
long with three more tan can
didates who will run in the
June special election to fill
nine City Council seats from
newly annexed areas in Nash
ville.
He is Lee Henry Mayo, di
rector of the Mabel McKay
Home, 1st district, 10th ward.
“I plan to see that the an
nexed area will get all the
rights and priveleges the city
is now enjoying,” said Mayo.
Mayo served as teacher
principal and coach in West
Tennessee schools for 16
years, and has been a juve
nile delinquency officer in
Kansas City, Mo., pricipal of
Tennesse School for the Blind
and a real estate broker.
Conic s Beauty & Barber Supply
Conducts Persulan Perm Clinic
Monday, May 22
J
Conic’s Beauty & Barber
Supply, 615 N. Farish St., is
presenting its third beauty
clinic Monday, May 22, at the
Elks’ Rest, W. Lynch St. Ext.
Beauticians from all over the
state are expected to attend
the 1-day session, which will
be held from 9 to 6 o’clock.
Purpose of the clinic, an
nounces Frank Conic, owner
of Conic’s, is to introduce Per
sian's Perm Press, the new
permanent hair press which
lasts from 6 to 8 weeks. Dem
onstrating Perm Press and
other Persulan products will
be Bill Simmons, of New
York, who is one of the na
tion’s most famous male hair
sytlist and has won interna
tional acclaim for his hair
styling ability. Although Mr.
Simmons is a much traveled
man, this will be his first visit
to Miss.
Because it contains no thi
oglycolic acid or harsh chem
icals, Perm Press can be used
safely on dyed or bleached
hair. This revolutionary pro
duct is also water repellent;
gives the hair body; can be
used as a wet set; and, to the
delight of the user, is non
greasy.
Among other features of this
j amazing product is the fact
’iat it has ingredients that
wtli^uudition and protect the
no&nal growth * of the hair.
Another of its wonderful qual
ities is that a Perm Press
hair-do can be re-touched by
merely shampooing the hair
and applying Perm Press to
the new growth of hair!
“In sponsoring our third
clinic, Conic’s Beauty & Bar
ber Supply is again first with
the finest and latest in beauty
products,” said Mr. Conic.
“As a service to the beau
ticians of our state, we are
glad to hold these clinics as
frequently as we can. We are,
however, very enthusiastic
about bringing to their atten
| tion Persulan’s Perm Press
and Bill Simmons, who has
won many awards for his
work as a hair stylist,” he
added.
“Our beauticians, we feel,
are eagerly anticipating the
Persulan Perm Press demon
stration and the opportunity
to introduce the products and
Mr. Simmons’ techniques to
their customers.”
Lanier Releases
Commencement
Schedule
Lanier High School initiated
its 36th Annual Commence
ment Exercises with the un
veiling of the motto on Thurs
day evening, April 27.
Listed belo\* is a schedule
of the remaining activities:
Junior-Senior Prom — May 20
Senior Class Night — May 26
Honors Day - May 30
Baccalaureate Services
June 4
Graduation Exercise — June 8
With the exception of the
Junior-Senior Prom, which is
invitational, the general pub
lic is cordially invited to at
tend all exercises. Baccalau
reate Services will be held in
the various churches of the
prospective graduates during
the regular Sunday morning
worship. Honors Day will be
held during the school day,
while class night and gradua
tion will be held in the school
auditorium promptly at 8:00
P.M.
Bill Simmons
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Frank Conic
J. S. C. Choir
In Concert
Here May 7
JACKSON, Miss — The 34
voice Jackson State College
Concert Choir, one of the na
tion’s truly great vocal or
ganizations, will appear in
concert Sunday, May 7, at
7:30 p.m. at the College Park
Auditorium.
The Choir, directed by Dr.
Robert A. Henry, will sing its
complete tour program, in
cluding works of the Baroque
and Renaissance periods, con
temporary works, and Negro
Spirituals.
The College Park Auditor
ium performance will give
lovers of music in and around
the Jackson area a chance to
injq;no^ ‘juejqiA s;i qjiM
hear this outstanding choir
voices.
In addition to regular ap
pearances in connection with
programs on the campus, the
Concert Choir annually ac
cepts a limited nqmber of en
gagements for College Alumni
groups, schools, civic and re
ligious groups. The May 7 con
cert is under the sponsorship
of the Farish Street Baptist
Church.
The Choir recently made a
tour of eight central Alabama
cities and towns where it was
received enthusiastically. The
Choir has also appeared at
Prentiss, Bassfield, Grenada,
Collins, Waynesboro, Meridi
an, and Morton.
For additional information
concerning the Choir, or tick
ets for their forthcoming con
cert here, call Mrs. Luther J.
Marshall at FL 2-0974, or
write her at 1108 Winter
Street.
S230 Million Gl Dividends In 2 Months
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WASHINGTON — The first
checks in payment of the
$230,000,000 “special” G. I. in
surance dividend announced
recently by President Ken
nedy will go into the mails on
July 1.
Processing of the' dividend
payments should be comple
ted by the Veterans Admin
istration by Labor Day.
In reporting this payment
timetable, John S. Gleason
Jr., administrator of Veterans
Affairs, said the more than 5,
000,000 veterans who will share
in the dividend will not need
to make application to the VA
for their checks.
Mr. Gleason said “special”
dividend checks would go to
4,800,000 World War 2 veter-j
ans with National Service Life ;
Insurance policies and to 260,
000 World War I veterans with
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U. S. Government Life Insur- >
ance policies.
Of the $230,000,000 total
dividend, approximately $193,
000,000 will be paid on NSLI
policies, and about $37,000,000
on USGLI policies.
Mrs. Lewis
Serves as Library
•i
Consultant
. .
Mrs. I. A. Lewis, pictured
here, served as consultant
when the Mixon Junior High
School of Utica, Miss., ob
served National Liberty Week,
Sunday, April 16 at 4: P. M.,
at a Open House held at the
Institute Baptist Church. Mrs.
Lewis, who worked several
years at the Oakley Training
School as Teacher-Librarian
and Staff member, received
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Harmonia’s Music
Festival Begins
Sunday, May 7
JACKSON, Miss. — The i
35th Annual Musical Festival |
under the auspices of Har j
monia Music Club, Inc., will!
begin Sunday, May 7, with an
Extravangaza Musical Tea to
be held at the Branch YMCA,
806 North Farish Street, 4:
to 6: P. M.
This musical treat for all
age groups will continue
thruout the week, with School
Night being observed, Mon
day, May 8, 7:30 at College
Park Auditorium.
On Tuesday, May 9, Piano
and Voice Recital. At 6: P.
M. Con-Contestants and at
7:30 P. M. Piano Contest held
at Faith Presbyterian Church,
2219 Morton Avenue.
Thursday night, May 11 at
3: P. M., the Choir Program
will be held at the New Hope
Baptist Church, Whitfield-Mill
Road. Friday night, May 12.
the Beethoven Music Club
Concert will be held at Col
lege Park Auditorium.
Designed to stimulate in
terest among all age groups
in a greater appreciation of
good music, Harmonia Music
Club's annual festivals, also
give young musicians a chance
to compete for a coveted mu
sical scholarship and has dur
ing the past years been great
ly responsible for some of the
city’s leading young talents to
be able to continue their mu
sical training.
Admission to all the pro
grams is free.
Vicksburg Baby Contest For
Elks Is Big Success;
Sponsored by Mrs. Calvin
VICKSBURG, Miss .
On Sunday, April 23, the
Daughter Ruler Popularity
Contest Committee of Eureka
Temple, I. B. P. O. E. of W.,
presented a Baby Contest and
Flower Pageant at the Jack
son Street Branch YMCA un
der the sponsorship of Mrs.
Jessie F. Calvin, District
Deputy. Others on the plan
ning committee were, Mrs.
Olivia Johnson and Mrs. Mar
tha Allison of Eureka Temple.
The following entertaining
Program was witnessed by a
representative audience:
Song, Invocation, by Past
Grand Exalted Ruler J. W.
Wilson of Jackson; Instru
mental music, Miss Ca Tamye
Thomas; Report of Baby Con
test, Mrs. Calfin; Awarding
of Prizes, Mrs. Rosemary
Stewart, Daughter Ruler of
Anna Washington Temple,
Gulfport; Instruemntal solo,
Miss Ruby Nichols; Reading,
Mrs. Rosalie Hopkins, Eureka
Temple; Parade of Flowers,
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narrated by Mrs. Hattie C.
Dyson, Grace Jones Temple,
Jackson; Instrumental Solo.
Miss Thomas; Awarding of
Prizes, Mrs. Olivia Johnson,
Eureka Temple; Introduction
of Speaker by Mrs. Dyson;
Speaker, Bill David Thomas,
Supervisor of Warren County
School.
Sponsors of Babies: Mrs.
i Rosalie Hopkins, sponsor of
Queen of Flower Pageant;
I Mrs. Tommie Higgins, Fairy
Queen; Mrs. Hattie C. Dyson,
sponsor of King of Pageant;
Mrs. Leola Terry, Mrs. Mar
tha W. Williams, Mrs. Mack
Henry Doyle, Mrs. Lincoln
Brown, Mrs. Rosa Johnson,
Mrs. Alma J. Brown, Mrs.
Roberta Harris, Mrs. Evelyn
Murray, Mrs. Josephine Gill
iam, Mrs. James Mace.
Out of town guests attend
ing the Program were: Miss
Ruth M. Washington, Vice
President, Mississippi State
Association of Daughter Elks;
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UGA’S TOP BRASS — United Golfers Association president, Howard Anderson, Toledo, Ohio,
standing center in light suit, is surrounded by officers of the national golfing body during
UGA’s annual convention at Cincinnati recently. Front kneeling, I. to r., are Youth Director
Lonnie Jones, Cincinnati, Jack Dukes, Boston, PRman Moss H. Kendrix, Washington, D. C.,
and James Morrow, New York, financial secretary. Flanking Mr. Anderson, from left, are
Charles Martin, sargeant-at-arms, Indianapolis, New England vp, Leon Harris, Providence,
R. 1., Maxwell Stanford, executive vice president and Eastern vp, Philadelphia, H. L. Boy
kins, Southwestern vp, Dallas, Miss Evelyn Williams, secretary, Washington, D. C., Mr. An
derson, Attorney C. LeBron Simmons, Mid-West vp, Detroit, Mrs. Anna Robinson, ass’t tour
nament director, Chicago, William Jones, treasurer, Dayton, Nathaniel Jordan, Central vp,
St. Louis, Mrs. Paris Brown, tournament director, Chicago, William Jones, treasurer, Day
ton, Nathaniel Jordan, .Central vp, St. Louis, Mrs. Paris Brown, tournament director, and Dr.
George Adams, UGA’s first president, both of Washington, D. C. Present but not seen are
the UGA’s Southern vp; Franklin T. Lett, Detroit, head of the National Tournament Plan
ning Committee, and host club president, I. E. Hayes Cincinnati. Mr. Dukes is president of
Boston’s Bay State GolfrClub, which will host UGA’s 35th annual tournament August 21-25.
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