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Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1956-11-01
Our Friends
The Turks
BY WILLIAM LASSEY
Montana IFYE Delegate to Turkey
BY WILLIAM LASSEY

pets, long legged camels and bearded
sultans has suddenly come to mean
something entirely new and different
to me after spending three months in
this most interesting country. have
discovered that Turkey is not old and
entirely primitive, off in some distant
land, but a new nation, ambitious,
working hard and becoming increasing
ly significant in world affairs.
She is located in one Of the most
strategic areas of the world at present,
partly in Europe and largely in Asia.
She has several hundred miles of bor-
der in common with Soviet Russia and
is bordered also by the Arab states of
Iran, Iraq and Syria in Asia. Her
European neighbors are Greece and
Bulgaria.
She is bordered on the north by the
Black Sea and in the south by the
Mediterranean and controls the pas
sage between these two important
bodies of water. Some of the most
serious trouble spots in the world at
present are only a few miles away
Cyprus, the Suez Canal and the Arab
Israel dispute.
Village Life
The major part of our time as agri-
cultural people was, of course, spent
studying Turkeys agriculture So typ
ical of the rural life of this country
is the village where most of the farm
erS live. There are more than $4,000
of them containing a large percentage
of the 25,000,000 population. More than
so per cent of the Turkish people are
employed in agriculture, either as
farmers or in agricultural fields.
When approaching a village, as we
did many times, the first thing one sees
is always the tall minaret standing
besides the village mosque. From this
minaret, the religious leader of the
village calls the people to pray. Each
village that can possibly afford one
has mosque, just as almost every
small town in the United States has a
church. The mosque is the worship
center of the Islamic faith which takes
in more than 95 per cent of the people.
Until recent years, the mosque was
also the educational center of the vii
lage because there were no schools.
Kind, HOspitable People
My most enjoyable hours in Turkey
have been spent in some of these viii
lagos living and talking with village
people. By American standards, liv-
ing conditions and farming methods are
very primitive. But in my opinion, one
could not find more kind and hos.
pitable group of people by any standard
We were honored in one village with
party and dance. It was quite diff
ferent from any party I had ever
attended, I can assure you, but Ger
tainly one of the most enjoyable. They
did their native dances to the music O.
a banjO-like instrument, drum anC
singing, and even talked us into join
ing them in the easier ones. I wa
quite surprised to find that the womeI
didn't participate-only the men dance,
singly or in pairs.
Turkish music is decidedly differen
from ours and is a bit hard to ge
accustomed to. We sang some Amer
can songs and, although none of tn
three of us is an expert singer, the
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1956-11-01

November l, 1856
Evening star., 1956-12-01
You Can Build 'Ant-Box
And Watch Colony at Work

Prepare to house your ants
before you catch them. You may
build a horizontal or vertical
cage, earth filled or earth free
the important thing is high hu-
midity such as one part of the
cage wet, one part dry. with
intermediate conditions in be-
tween. Thus the ants will be hap
py. whatever their requirements
Seek Natural Conditions
An earth filled nest permits
watching ants in conditions neal
to nature. although the earth
should be no more than an ants
length thick, so that tunnels NAV
be open to inspection.
One type of nest may be made
with two panes of glass. the
smallest standard size carried
by hardware stores. The paneS
may be separated by a wooden
frame about one-quarter inches
thick. At one side. near the top
the pane is pierced by a hole ad-
Evening star., 1956-12-01
BY VIVIAN BROWN

Do you know how to please a
little boy come Christmas?
Give him something different
an ant-box for instance,
The popular hobby of a gen.
Grafton ago dimmed for awhile
so that only a handful Of manu-
facturers now make boxes and
supply ant colonies. But don't let
that stop you. The American
Museum of Natural History in
New York has compiled how to-
do-it directions for home crafts
men. I found that out recently
when cast in the dilemma OF
finding an ant box for a small
boy.
The museum is accustomed to
answering the ant-box question
having several hundred inquiries
every year. Here are directions as
compiled by Alice Gray of the
Department Of Insects and
Spiders:
Evening star., 1956-12-01

mitting a tube which leads to a
feeding box. On the other side,
near the bottom, similar tube
contains a wick. One end of the
wick is buried in the earth, the
other hangs in a dish of water
The nest is bound together with
adhesive tape. 1t stands on feet
made by notching two blocks OF
wood to fit the bottom edge,
This nest is filed with earth be-
fore being taped shut. 1t is never
again opened during the life OF
the colony.
A good feeding chamber may
be made of a small ice-box con-
tainer, such as the plastic kind
The hole for the tube may be
bored with a heated nail.
Moving Day
The easiest way to get the
ants to move into the box of their
own accord is this: Attach a
large airy, brightly lighted ant
tight box to the nest in place
of the feeding chamber. Collect
ants in a wide-mouthed jar
Dump them into the arena, dirt
and all. When the earth dries
out the ants will become uncom-
Portable and start looking for a
way out. They'll all move into
the damp dark nest. The migra-
Evening star., 1956-12-01

The ants will clean their cage.
Dead ants. surplus earth and
iother debris will be brought into
the feeding box and dumped
where you can remove them.
Ant nests should be covered
when not being watched. An or
dinary piece of cardboard or dark
cloth will do. They like to do
their work in the dark.
Evening star., 1956-12-01

too difncult. Pale yellow ants are
sensitive to light so cannot be
watched and huge black carpen-
ter ants need moated cages
avoid them.
When collecting ants. insert a
spade about a foot away from
the nest opening, push it well
down, lifting out the earth
Evening star., 1956-12-01

cleanly so that a tunnel is not
lost. Ants. their wax-white grubs
and puffed-rice cocoons will be
found clustered in small cham
bers so you may spoon up great
many at once and drop them
into your jar You won't be able
to catch them all, but try to get
some of each.
A queenlesS. colony will live a
Evening star., 1956-12-01

long time. Some workers viii
lay eggs. but being infertile,
these will produce males only
Ants require little care but
their food preferences vary. Some
like honey or sugar syrup, candy
gum drop, bread. hard-boiled
egg, cheese and dead insects.
Give them a little yeast oc-
Evening star., 1956-12-01

ton is supposed to take place
over night.
After the ants move in to
their permanent home. take the
arena away and attach the feed
ing chamber. If few ants re-
main in the arena they may be
picked out with the fingers and
dropped into the feeding box.
Choose a small nest of rather
large ants in an open place where
ground is soft and digging not
Evening star., 1956-12-01

Here's where your disappointments in trying
to finance your dream house" come to an
endl Look how easy it is to buy now In
charming Hybla Valley, one of the outstand-
ing values in the country today. You'll love
the living room It's light, bright and large
The modern kitchen is eouipped-and there
has been no scrimping on the cabinets Best
of ALL there's a roughed-in bath in the base
ment, ready TO be made into powder room
when you put recreation room into votr
big DAYLIGHT basement Come ont todav. II
can easily be the smdrtest trip you'll ever take!
Evening star., 1956-12-01
VISIT THE MODEL HOME
OPEN DAILY, NOON TO 8 PM.

DIRECTIONS: South Of Alexandria on U 3. / turn
right at Wagon Wheel Motel 10 "Hybla Valley" For
further information, phone so s-40le.
QUALITY BUILT BY
Evening star., 1956-12-01

DIRECTIONS: out Arlington Bird
fRoute SOD 70 Hot Shoppe at Will
ston Shopping Center. left on Pat
rick Henry Drire blocks, right on
LeesbuTo Pike tRoute ~, left on
Juniper Lane I block, right on villa
Lane block. rioht on Vallve Lane
TO model houses. OR from LeesbUTO
Pike turn left on Castle Road to
model homes.
Evening star., 1956-12-01

Hotpoint Refrigerator
: and Waste DispOsall
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-30
To Help Those in Need

Once again. the Salvation Army Auxiliary sponsoring Chris
ton Dior fashion show luncheon rose funds did Emergency
Home for Women and Children the Chdren Recreation Program
and the Christmas Doll Project
The benefit will be held Fidoy October IL the erond ball
Of the Sheraton Park Hotel Going final
the left right obove) Mrs. Sherman Adoms honorary
choion Mrs William Pope Anderson ILL., oDiIo president and
Mrs George D. Nelson general chomon who holds drawing of
the bockdop for the stoee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-30

gins promptly at noon. The nine classes are
open to exhibitors under II and there will be
no admission or registration chcrces. Dis
cussine plans for the show ore Mrs. crenshow
Briggs tebove leftl and Mrs Fronk Allen
West, chairman of the clubs clinic. which
served over Y. 900 animals lost year. stor
Stoff Photos BY A c. chinn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-30
Pets to Star in the Tail Wqggers Show

A pet show, advertised as featuring
onThing thot con swim, fly or wolIS" will
be sponsored Saturday BY the Toll Wdoger's
Club, which nointoins the only free onino
clinic il the Metropolitan oreo. The show,
to b held % ts1e parking lot of Woodward
and Lothrop's Chevy Chose store, will start
OF ! pm. and registration for olI classes be-
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-09-13
DR.. alum To
Attend Medical
Meet In jackson
Office Closed
For Two Duys

The eighth annual Academy
OF General Practice meeting is
set for next Wednesday and
Thursday, September 10 and 20
IN Jackson, and DR.. A. T. Tatum
Petal, who is Secretary-Treasur-
er has announced he will attend
the two day meeting.
DR.. Tatum, who is active in
the Academy of General Practice,
stated that his office will be closed
on those two DAYS.
The General Practice AGA
demy's new national headouar-
tiers building was dedicated in
Kansas City on the weekend of
August 81, September 1st, a cere-
mony which was also attended
by DR.. Tatum.
The Academy is post grad
uate training course for all gen.
eral practitioners in the state. of
which more than 800 are expect
ed to attend.Plans call for exhi
bits by thirty-six surgical and
drug suppliers, and six education
al exhibits will be included in the
display.
The meeting will be held at the
Heidelberg Hotel.
~
DIR. Tatum said his office would
reopen on Friday, September
21st.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-09-13
Attractive Reudinq
Mdteridl Is URGED

Reading material for children
must be made more attractive to
the eye if it is to compete with
television and other forms of
communication, the Mississippi
Optometric Association said to-
day.
1.-TWO qualities stand out in
reading material that is popular
with children" the Association
said. Zone is large type, and the
other is effective use of color.
Concentration is difficult for
the grade school child. The small
er thechild the larger the type
needed. Color has far more ap-
peal O young child than to an
adult"
TIL eAssociation said that a
revolution is taking place in text
book publishing as a result OF
the competition of teleyision
films and other visual forms of
communication and better un-
Outstanding of visual require
ments.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-09-13
Dr.. Underwood's
Report On School
Health Progress
BY DR.. Felix Underwood

This fall as parents entrust
some half million children to the
public schools, they can do so
with assurance that healthwise
we are doing everything in our
power to protect the school pop
ulation.
Water supplies, heating svs-
TENS, sewage disposal, and play
grounds IN all the schools in the
state, are carefully watched by
our sanitarians for any infrac-
lions of public health regulations
and requirements. The plans of
all new school buildings are in
spected and approved by our
sanitary engineers in order to
safe guard the school environment
from health hazards that once
were so prevalent.
AS all other public eating
places, the school lunchrooms
are periodically inspected, in or
der to insure safety from out
breaks of food poisoning, the diar-
rheas and dysenteries that come
from unsafefoodsand unsanitary
foodhandling.
To keep down outbreaks of
serious contagious and infectious
diseases, our workers have given
and contiue to give, in both
school clinics and health depart
ments, vaccinations against ty-
phoid, diphtheia and smallpox.
And with the availability, inre-
cent months, of polio vaccine to
all school children, the fear of
epidemic polio diminishes, as
more and more children receive
Continued on Page A
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-09-13
University Set
For l04th Year
One Full-Service
Professor Reported
Returning For Year

The University of Mississippi
will begin its 104th session on
Sunday, sept. 16, and a near re-
cord enrolment is expected
according to Registrar Robert B.
Ellis.
The orientation program for
new students will begin Monday
morning and conclude on We'd
nesday. After upperclassmen
complete their class schedules on
Thursday, new students will be
enrolled. Glasses begin on Friday.
Only one faculty member who
has seen full service during the
UniversitYs l03 previous years
is returning for the current year.
that being DR.. James w. Silver.
History Department Head.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-09-13

Last week. for two reasons dropped in on Ben
Shemper whose place of business on Boue Street In
all honesty it is always real pleasure see Ben land
not just because he's advertiser course it help
ed) found Ben out in the back of his 10 or II acre
junk yard supervising the cutting metals for shipping
He was jumping around like live battery.
Anyway, Ben quite busy so for while waited
to try to sell him ad, but finally, noting more and
more people looking for him. just went away But while
was spending few minutes waiting for Ben took
look around his yard BY gol any person wanting most
anything find there! Bens got good ten acres of
everything.
Often I've wondered what happened to old cars
when they passed the stage where dealer can no longer
wiring buck from them Now know Ben Shemper has
them, and what he doesn't have think his brother
Frank, has at his place Broadway Drive saw piles
of nothing but generators from autos stacks of batteries
matter of fact, almost all of large building is fill
ed with old batteries Sacks by the truck load tires
by the train load old autos, too and miscellaneous
junk by the boat load is to be at Bens place.
Frankly, and not because Ben is an advertiser, but
in all seriousness the operation is most interesting
practically every kind of auto made Fords Che
vrolets, Bucks Dodges Hudsons, and Chrys-
1er Ben and are presently dckering the value
of mine subject to the approval of CIT of course)
All in all, it was an interesting experience have
idea how much junk they process each day, but
say this No one was loafipg . not even the boss.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-09-13

Not that four mouths in the East household weren't
hard enough to feed had to take on two more They
are: Mister Colonel Houndog Rebel small Hienz You
know the old joke about the dog being HEM 81
varietes) and The Texas Ranger turtle of some kind
other. As l said Billie and have trouble feeding
Karen and ourselves but daughter Karen unconcerned
with such mundane matters She has that fool cat Phil
bur, the dog, and the turtle.
However, all going we'll until a week or SO ago
One afternoon rame home in bad need of drink Of
iced water. found the refrigerator empty and upon
Seems that Colonel Houndog Rebel and Philbur were
eating from the same bowl the back steps, and un-
noticed by anyone, up walked The Texas Ranger The
Texas Ranger not being able to get to the food just de-
cided to take hunk of Colonel Rebels tail which he
did The Houndog went straight up but to no avail the
turtle being about large he The noise excited Phil
bur- who backed off to watch the struggle In the mean
time friend of Philburs by to see the acts per-
formed by members of the East household Along about
then Karen got into the act by screaming to the top of
her lungs What with all the noise the two cats began
fighting.
When Billie got to the back to see what was happen
1ng the situation this One dog yelling "Murder"
Two cats fighting, and child outdoing the others in
sofar noise was concerned
Realizing the seriousness of the situation Billie grab
bed the ice water in the refrigerator and wet all parties
concerned They all stopped screaming and fighting and
yelling.
might add the most placid member of the party
was The Texas Ranger; he didn't utter sound
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-09-13
Marines Enlistinq
Now Get Leuve For
Christmus Holiduv

Major Robert j. Thomas, Of
ficer in charge of Marine Corps
Recruiting in Mississippi, an
nounced that men volunteering
for enlistment fromnowuntil 81
September, are guaranteed their
Today recruit leave during the
Christmas holiday season.
The major also announced that
this added inducement applied
to men who took advantage of
the Marine Corps new two year
enlistment as well as those who
enlisted for three and four years.
1t was also made known that
when these men returned home
for their Today Christmas leave.
they would be eligible for five
additional days for every man
they recruited for the Marine
Corps.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-09-13
Optimist Notes -
Lieutenant Governor, Jim Garden,
Addresses Club AT Meet Last Week

Members of the Petal Optimist
Club heard Lieutenant Governor
Jim Garden of Meridian at their
regular weekly m eting last
Thursday night.
Mr.. Garden spoke on Achieve
ments and Awards" stressing the
Importance of membership, at
tendance, Boys work with ora
torical contest, life membership,
and new club building.
Three new members were off
cially indicted into the club by
Mr.. Garden. They were Art Mi
cello, L. c. Guess, and Al Hender-
son, all of Petal. All three new
members were presented pins by
their sponsor, Burrell C. Young.
Club President, DR.. o. N. Ash
craft, presented the clubs spon-
sor, Miss Bonnie Mccoy, with a
pin.
Kaiser c. Runnels of the Hat
tiesburg Optimist Club was
guest
Following the regular meeting,
a board meeting was held. John D.
McElhaney, membership chair
man, gave a report, in which it
was announced that five new
members were gained during July
and August.
Burrell c. Young. program
chairman, stated that the speaker
for this week would be OFT Brack-
man of Southern Bell Telephone
Company, who will talk on solar
power. On September goth, ac-
cording to Mr.. Young, Reed
Green, athletic director of Missis-
sippi Southern College, will be
the guest speaker.
The meeting was presided over
by DR.. 0. N. Ashcraft, president
of the local club.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-09-13

My sincere congratulations to Alfred and Cleo Moore
the celebration of their fifteenth wedding annver-
sary which last Sunday I've known ALT for several
years and say to my knowledge that he one
of the most ethical attorneys I've had the pleasure of
knowing In addition, ALI is of the incest guys I've
known in my lifetime ALT and Cleo are credit to the
town in which they live we'll to the institution of
marriage, and my wish is for many many more happy
years for the two of them
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-09-13
State Fair Dates
October 8-13th

he 1856 State Fair mississippi
Agricultural and Industrial Ex-
poosition), the big event of the
year, will take place the week
of October 9th through 18th at
the State Fairgrounds Jackson.
From the standpoint of crowds
attending, as well as exhibits and
entries, this is expected to be an
unusually outstanding year in the
fairs history.
N. S. Hand, who has succeeded
j. M. Dean as Executive Secre-
tary of the Fair, has announced
that all arrangements have been
completed for making this "the
biggest Fair yet"
Mr.. Hand went on to state the
reasons necessitating the pay
gate schedule which will be in
effect during Fair Week this year.
He quoted State Senate Bill
No. 1856, Section l, which, in
part, reads: "The Mississippi
Agricultural and Industrial Ex-
position Commission, created by
Chapter 295, Laws of 1916, shall
charge for admission to the State
Fair. The proceeds thereof shall
be used exclusively for the re-
paymen of revenue bonds issued
TO pthe purpose of constructing,
equipping and furnishing new
buildings sand making improve
ments on the State Fairgrounds"
he Executive Secretary further
said that this bill, which was
approved by the Governor on
April 5, 1856, authorizes the
State Building Commission to
provide for the issuance of not
more than 100000 in revenue
bonds at any one time for the
purpose indicated.
"Since this Is the case" said
Mr.. Hand, 'and as the State Fair
belongs to othe people of Missis-
sippi, the only logical way to
provide new buildings and adj
ditional Improvements needed
for the exposition purposes is to
set up pay gate as other states
have been doing for many years
past"
Compared with admission
charges made by other states,
the gate fees for the 1856 Missis-
ippi State Fair are held to an
absolute minimum.
General admission for all per-
sons over Is years is to be soc
while children between the ages
of 6 and Is are to be admitted
for 10c. Children under 6, when
accompanied by an adult, are
admitted free. The price of the
livestock exhibitors, employees,
concessionnaries and helpers
season tickets are $1.00 each.
Season tickets permit multiple
admissions daily during the Fair
but are not transferable. Ticket
books containing six tickets each
will be made available in advance
of Fair Week for $500. These
tickets are transferable but good
for single admission only.
Mail oders for hese books, ac-
Continued on Page AZ
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-09-13

That which is presented today in our editorial space
is speech made last November 10th in Memphis to the
Southern Historical Association by Dr. Benjamin Mays
President, Morehouse College, Atlanta, Ca
The talk made by DR.. Mays struck me as being
one OF the most brilliant pieces I've had the opportunity
to read anywhere. Too, DR.. Bell l. Wiley President of
the Southern Historical Association in his oreword to
the three talks made at the time had this say Mays
presentation imprisoned commentary on the
moral nequtes the eloquence and the force with which
the speaker stated his views evidenced by the fact
that he was twice interrupted by vigorous applause
phenomenon without precedent in the Associations
history - and by the tremendous ovation that he re-
ceived at the conclusion of his remarks"
To my mind, the talk by DR.. Mays is realistic,
down-toearh effort by sincere of good will and
is feel worth the effort of reading by any person who
is interested in the conditions around us those condi
tons which have existed by sanction of law for so long
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-09-13
When baby does travelling. you

When baby goes travelling. you
ride easier if he's snugged away
in a new car bed that can be
strapped behind the front seat,
high enough for Mother to reach.
It's made of washable denim,
hung on a frame of aluminium
tubing, and has, wet-proof mat
tress pad. 1t fits any hard-top car,
folds out of the way when not in
use, and leaves enough leg room
for rear seat passengers. You'll
find it in department stores for
about $9.95.-ToWn Journal.