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The Century Voice
NEWS JOURNAL DEDICATED TO THE DOCTRINE OF UNIVERSAL DEMOCRACY
VOL 16YAZOO CITY, MISSISSIPPI, APRIL, 1962 ~ NUMBER To
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Afro Hospital Expands
Shown in this picture are the Little Professor of
Piney Woods School, Laurence C. Jones and Prof R. P.
McGee. McGee introduced Prof. Jones to the 200 agents
and friends of the Century Burial Association here
March 22, 1962, at the Century Convention, n the fore
ground is Rev. W. J- Colbert, Clarksdale, who gave the
invocation.
Prof. Lawrence Jones
Convention Speaker
Fully two hundred agents and
friends filled the auditorium of
the Century building, Wednes
day, March 22, to witness the
Annual Convention. The Little
Professor of Piney Woods, Prof.
Lawrence C. Jones, was the
guest speaker. The program
started at 11 a m. with T. J
Huddleston Jr., president, acf
ing as master of ceremonies
Mrs. Esther Coleman gave the
welcome address. The guest
speaker was introduced by one
of his students, Prof. R. P. Mc
Gee, who now heads the Trades
Department of the Yazoo City
Training School. The speaker
charged each agent to do his
duty and build for yourself a
future worthwhile.
Century Burial Association
Mr. T. J. Huddleston, Pres.
Lodges Are
Reminded
of Quota
A list of the names of all the
Financial Secretaries, names of
the lodges and the number will
be published soon showing the
lodges which have paid your
quota for 1962. Also a list will
be published for those who
have not paid.
For your information we are
printing below the quota sche
dule again. Be sure you are in
the paid column. The deadline
date is May 30.
MEMBERS:
1-10-10.00
10-20-15.00
20-30-20.00
3 4-25.
over 4-30.00.
Yazoo City, Mississippi
Dear Mr. Huddleston:
I am happy that I could meet
your organization.
Congratulations on your syste
matic way of handling things,
and the progress of your organi
zation.
I shall be glad to serve you
in mid-summer if you still feel
you may need me.
Sincerely,
Laurence C. Jones
Public Is
Invited to
Open House
Lindsey Funeral Home will
be the scene of attraction with
an open house inspection Sun
day April 29, 1962. The funeral
home has been remodeled and
redecorated throughout. The
general public is cordially in
vited to come. Also connected
with the funeral home is the
Lindsey Burial Insurance. Mrs.
Willeva M. Lindsey is president.
Party Honors
Mr. Stuckey
Mrs. Sallie Mae Wilson, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Harris and Mr.
and Mrs. Wayman Crump hon
ored their father, Mr. Anthony
Stuckey with a birthday party,
on his 91st birthday in the home
of Mrs. Sallie Mae Wilson, 119
West Sixth street.
The living room was beauti
fully decorated with flowers and
a large birthday cake was plac
ed in the center of the room.
Benefits of
CBA Policies
Are Listed
Century Burial Association’s
greatest product is service. You
won’t believe this and we don’t
blame you, but it is true. Be
fore others can copy or imitate
Century, will have another first
in t e finest services to its
members.
On April 19, 1962, the board of
directors of the Century Credit
Union met in the year round air
conditioned for comfort chapel
in the home office of the Cen
tury Burial Association in Yazoo
City, Miss, and started another
first in the greatest services to
Century members.
Now for the first time any
where in the state Century mem
bers can get a life insurance
through the Century Credit Uni
on. The organization already had
life savings insurance whereby
members could get up to $2,000
in life insurance on savings in
the credit union, with the credit
union paying the premium, plus
r;P.rmanpnt Hisahilitv insuranrp
up to $5,000 with the Credit
Union paying the premium; plus
loans at onlv one cent on the
dollar per month interest and in
January the Century Credit Uni
ion paid its members five per
cent dividend on savings. On
April 9, 1962 the Credit Union
qualified to give and is giving
its members $1,000 to a mem
ber, an additional $1,000 to his
spouse and an additional $500
life insurance on all dependent
children in the household (No
matter how many) plus paid up
policy u tne memDers Decomes
permanently disabled before the
members becomes 60 years old.
The benefits will be paid to the
beneficiary within 48 hours af
ter the company receives the
claim form completed. Yes, all
this for only 70 cents monthly
premium for the members, or
only $1.50 monthly premium for
the members, his whole family
(spouse and children) All loans
and deposits are insured and the
officers of the Credit Union are
under a million dollar bond and
books are audited by the State
banking examiners who super
vise the Credit Union. The Cre
dit Union has lent some thirty
five thousand to its members for
attorney fees, pay bills, business,
automobiles, education, farms,
homes, hospital, shopping, trips,
taxes. Other members are sav
ing thousands. Call any one of
the Century Funeral homes or
your agent and some one will
come and explain. Join Century
and teach your dollars to have
more cents.
Mr. Ed Hicks gave a beauti
ful history of Mr. Stuckey’s life
which was enjoyed by all. About
52 guests celebrated the affair.
Mr. Stuckey received many use
ful gifts.
$3,500 Is Cost Of
Three Beautiful Rooms
April first was a great day in
Yazoo City for all Afro members
as they met in the thirty-third
anniversary of their hospital.
This day marked the opening
of the three newly furnished
rocms, a project which was
started by your Custodian one
year ago. These rooms are com
pleted with new furniture, bath
room facilities, new floors and
draperies. The total cost of this
project was $3,500.00 which was
paid for solely by donations.
Mrs. E. B. Miller, wife of the
first Medical Director, Dr. L. T.
Miller, donated $5CO.oj to com
pletely furnish the room in hon
or of her husban , toe late Dr.
L. T. Miller. Si.e also gave
$100.00 on the plumbing ex
pense. These rooms were pro
vided to give accomodations to
those who desire it and to pick
up extra money for the hospital.
Since these rooms have been
opened they have brought in to
date $1,152.50. We saw that there
were quite a number of merm
bers coming to our hospital who
had policies with other insur
ance companies that pay from
$10.00 per day and up. Since we
did not have the accommoda
tions to justify this fee we have
ot provide these facilities.
These rooms are dedicated in
the memory of Dr. L. T. Mil
ler, First Medical Director; T.
J. Huddleston Sr., Founder and
First Custodian; Dr. R. E. Fulli
love, Second Medical Director.
We wish to thank all of you
who have contributed to the suc
cess of this project.
We have paid off all the ex
penses but $100 which we hope
to raise within a very short
time. We would like to contin
ue this work and make more of
thees rooms available for our
people and make it definitely a
part of our hospital program.
Yazoo City is fortunate to have
the Afro American Sons &
Dauahters located here. Two
thirds of the payroll is spent in
Yazoo City besides thousands of
dollars payable for upkeep and
insurance. We are not asleep on
the job.
The organization was not
founded to make money. This is
the reason our rates are so low.
It is a non-profit organization,
but it is supposed to take care
of itself with regard to expense.
We are contacting all avenues
that we think we can get help
for the support of our hospital.
Since it is the only hospital in
the county that offers the type
of service at such low cost.
We have contacted the City
Board of Aldermen and they
readily gave us $100.00 per
month. We have contacted the
County Board and they have it
under study. We hope they will
do the same. We are seeking an
appointment with the Commis
sioner on Hospital Care to see
if we can get in on the Hill Bur
ton fund that donates to hospi
tals. The business relationship
between the white and negro
citizens of this community is
fine. We wish to thank them for
their liberal donations to this
project.
St. Stephens
Has Revival
St. Stephens held its annual
pre-Easter revival April 8-13.
The Rust College ministers con
ducted the revival held by Presi
dent E. A. Smith. Rev. Whitley
spoke Sunday and Monday
nights. President Smith spoke
Tuesday and Wednesday nights.
Miss McClain spoke Thursday
and Friday nights.
Visitations were conducted by
the church nightly with the
men, women and youth of the
church serving jointly.
Mrs. Annie L. Murray, chair
man of the commission on mem
bership, and evangelism, with
the pastor, Rev. Aden L. John
son, gave leadership for the
nightly visitations to prospective
members. Several new members
Wjere added t.o the church.
JSC to Hear
Noted Speakers
this Month
Continuing its policy of bring
ing outstanding personalities to
the Jackson State College cam
pus as speakers, the Public Af
fairs Forum of the College will
present two outstanding speak
ers during the latter part of
April.
Mrs. Esther Peterson, Assis
tant Secretary of Labor and Di
rector of the Women’s Bureau,
will speak on Tuesday, April 24
at 10:00 a.m. in the Dansby Hall
Auditorium.
rairicK u. raroo will speaK
on the occasion of the Forum’s
tenth anniversary celebration,
Friday, April 27 at 10:00 a.m.
Mr. Farbro is manager of Pro
fessional Personnel Programs
of the Radio Corporation of
America Staff. A native Okla
homa, he attended Tulsa Uni
versity where he received the A.
B. Degree in Psychology. He re
ceived the M. S. Degree in Psy
tology from Purdue University,
and was later a Graduate Teach
ing Assistant before joining the
RCA Staff in 1948.
He is a member of Sigma Xi,
the New York Academy of Sci
ence, the American Psychologi
cal Association, American As
sociation for the Advancement
of Science, and many other pro
fessional and community orga
nizations.
USHERS WILL
SPONSOR EVENT
The Ushers of New Pilgrim
Rest M. B. Church will sponsor
a “Get Acquainted Program”,
'Vnril 29, 1962 at l p.m. Mrs. E.
Valentine will speak on "Gel
•ing Along with People with
Whom You Work.”