Parowan Times | 1926-10-13 | Page 5 | Term "Jitney" Traced to Louisiana Negroes

term jitney traced to louisiana negroes the word jitney which has been used intermittently and in various sections eions of 0 the united states slates for many years and which suddenly into info general use ime at the time tile the 5 ceat busses anil and flivvers were striving to settle the local traffic problems of many cities bad a purlous origin n A minstrel troupe was ale dying ying in ID baton rouge la in a theater here tile the highest gallery was vaas reserved for ill negroes e no gallery gall pry tickets were sold a member of tile the troupe being placed at the door to take lake cash the door was in a poorly lighted space fill and later the collector discovered two score of plain metal disks alie lie s size of a 5 cent piece th that biad b ban e pasted as nickels one of 0 the minstrels showed the disks to a negro who explained dents dema jitneys jit they were jentons the metri metal bisin dis M used as mark markers tirs in a gambling gam tiling hous houa A negro attendant had stolen tile the jet tons and was passing them as money the minstrel troupe seized upon tile he word find and thereafter hereafter a 5 cent piece was a jitney anti and the word spread until it came into common use liberty