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Social and Personal
4 ST. PAUL 4

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Hospitalized; Mrs Amanda Gilmore 995 Rondo Av is
patient IN ST. Luke hospital where entered on Sunday
july Her condition is reported good cousin Mrs Pearl
Henderson OF Chicago H. arrived the to with Mrs
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ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT
SCHEDULED FOR WlRTH NEXT
SATURDAY g. SUNDAY. JULY 14-l5

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champion will defend his title In the lith Upper Midwest
Amateur Golf Tournament At the Theodore Wrth oli
Course Minncapo Saturday aud Sunday, July "a and 10
The tournament sponsored by Jmm" S'nm"hh 81 mime
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Social and Personal
( MINNEAPOLIS 4

On Vacation Miss Peggy Bronson. daughter of Mrs
RTE Suuth OF 1916 Oakland Av accompanied by IL year old
Michael Marshall who lives her home are mentioning in
Rant CITY Fla, visiting Peggys grandparents, Mr. and Mrs
Robert Adams They will also her aunt Mrs Phelonia
Wilcox in Miami Fla and an uncle John Q Adams in Troy N
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The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-10-25
Paging Preacher Jones
A Sermon Worth Repeating

The other noon we heard prayer open
ing service club luncheon that was about
as timely a suggestion as could be voiced.
The essence of the message was 'slow down"
Not slow down and live but slow down and
appreciate the many blessings bestowed up
on you and the many beauties of Nature
surrounding you.
Slow down to greet friend Slow down
to enjoy the sunrise and the sunset Slow
down to listen to the song of the birds Slow
down to enjoy the weather.
In the forests about us are giant frs and
cedars reaching their tops toward the hea-
vens These trees came from seeds dropped
hundreds of years ago. They grew sturdy
and tall because they grew slowly Thus is
there justification for the prayer to slow
down and really live to enjoy ones blessing
and Natures wonders
Slow down and realize the immediate
presence. of God and the element Of the Di-
vine in everything about you Slow down
and really understand now and forever that
you cannot really live without God Slow
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-10-25
Auto Convention
Set In Biloxi
For Nov. 4

HattleSburg members of the
Mississippi Automobile Dealers
Association are preparing to at
tend their 18th anniversary con-
vention at the Buena Vista Hotel,
Biloxi. on November 4-5-6.
Almost 500 members and their
guests will attend the three-day
session to hear such national fig
ures of the multi-b billion industry
as c. l.. Jacobson, vice president
Of the ChrySler Corporation; Fred
Suffer of Columbus, Indiana, first
vice president of the National Au-
tomObile Dealers Association and
Glenn Q. Keasey, of South Bend,
Indiana, vice president of Associ-
ates Investment Corporation.
c. H. Hawkins of Kosciusko, is
president of the 500-member state
association, one of the largest and
most active and influential trade
organizations in Mississippi
Other MAZDA officers include
Homer Mcleod, vice president,
Northern District, Greenwood;
Leon White, vice president, Cen
trail District, Union; M. B. Gavin,
vice president, Southern District
Lucedale; Beverly Briscoe, Secre-
tary-Treasurer, Biloxi and George
Lemon Sugg, manager, Jackson.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-10-25
.CroWson New
Petal KiWanis
Club President

Dr. David L. Crowson is the
new president of the Petal Harvey
Kiwanis Club.
DR. CroWson and other new of
ficers were elected at the regular
meeting Of the club on Tuesday
of this week. The new president
is a graduate of Mississippi State
College and Loyola University of
New Orleans. He has practiced
dentistry in Petal for the past six
years.
He is president of the Forrest
County Dental Society. A veteran
of World War II. Dr. Crowson is
a charter member of the club. He
and his wife and small daughter
are residents of Petal
Other new officers are George
Hardage, first vice president, and
Bill Wilson, second vice president.
New board members are DR.. B. L.
James, DR.. H. B. Barnes, Rev. j.
j. Payne and Woodrow Carpenter.
Members of the board who will
serve another term are Mitchell
Curry, J. c. Long and E. G.. Allen.
The club is selling Petal booster
tags at 81 each. The tags can be
bought from any member and also
will be on sale at the Petal-Bay
st. Louis football game Friday
night.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-10-25

down and realize also that once you live
with God there is so much more enjoyment
at your command as you understand Gods
wonders and behold them.
Day by day it seems as if we are in
creasing the tempo of our ways = speeding
onward to destination unknown. 1t seems al
so as if in this process we disregard the sign
posts that could and would lead us along
the, RICH road to destination certain. We are
moving so fast we miss SO many of the things
essential to our knowledge once our desti-
nation has been reached
Slow down and really live each minute
of the day, remembering that these minutes
tick but once in sequence for each of us.
Slow down to appreciate the fullness of each
minute and to express silent thanks for be-
ing able to enjoy them
That is the message this pre-Sabbath
evening - eloT1 DOWN that by SO doing we
may get closer to God and by SO doing live
our lives as we should live them in the
ordered and orderly manner illustrated for
us by Nature. Everett (Wash.) Daily Her
aid
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-10-25

imalS, but could not bear the
sight of cat. Henry III main
tanned as many as 1000 dogs.
but he tainted at the meow
of this small animal. James Bos-
well, who recorder Samuel John
sons words and foibles, hated
cats so intensely that he was UNI
able to write of his idols favorite
pet. A penetrating and sympa-
thetic student of human emo
lions, Shakespeare knew how
widespread the dislike for these
feline creaturse is. In Ais Well
That Ends Well he has one of his
actors mouth these words:
81 could endure anything but
a cat
And now he's cat to me,
A pox on him! For he is more
and more a cat"
Why has this useful, esthetical-
ly beautiful pet (Worshipped as
a goddess 5000 years ago) caused
such violent opinion? Many peo-
pie begrudgingly admit to being
outraged at the cats self-reliance
and aloofness. The cat is the only
domesticated animal that looks
you right in the eyes and, if
need be, stares you down. This
is certainly not accepted proceed
ure for tame pets and conse-
quently it drives some people
into a storm as they Undue the
cat with extraordinary powers OF
independence and an air of mys-
terry. Sir Walter Scott once re
marked: Cats are mysterious
folk. There is more passing in
their minds than we are aware
Of" Yet tests have revealed that
cats have very few and very
small thoughts mostly about
their next meal
Being nocturnal animals, cats
get along very weel in dim light,
but in no sense are they able to
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-10-25
Optimist Notes =
Club Hears Talk On High School Band
Received $4,000 On Park Project

Reed Carter, East Forrest
School band director, was guest
speaker at a meeting of the Petal
Optimist Cub held Thursday at
the Community Center.
Mr.. Carter discussed the growth
of the Petal band since its organi-
cation. 1t has approximately 80
members, "a of whom came in this
year. He said that a gain of 20
members is hoped for by next
year.
The band director expressed ap-
pfeciation to the Optimists for CO.
operation and support extended
to the band
Guests present at the meeting
were Lawler Sharp and Kaiser
RunnelS of the Hattiesburg Opt
mist club and Hayward Howing-
ton of Petal. Mr. Sharp reported
on the district Optimist meeting
held in Jackson last week.
. Mr.. Runnels presented the club
with $500 check for the park
project.
Jack Burks, club treasurer, dis
maroon jackets with a
gold Optimist emblem to the
Music was furnished by Miss
Binnie Mccoy, club sponsor, and
Miss Bertha Harper.
The meeting was conducted by
club president, Dr. o. N. Ashcraft.
The next meeting is tonight, at
1880 in the community center.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-10-25
Music Teachers
Convention Set
For October 27

Two outstanding visiting music
professors will perform and lee
ture before the second annual
Mississippi Music Teachers Asso-
citation convention at Belhaven
College, Jackson, on Oct. 81, As
ISOLATION President Mark Hoff-
man. chairman of the Department
of Music at the University, has
announced.
Edward Kilenyi of Florida State
University will be featured in a
completely new. type of program
at the afternoon session. A noted
pianist and Victor recording art
ist, Jrof. Kilenyi will play, upon
request, any one of the 80 Bee
thoven piano sonatas.
''To my knowledge, no other
performer or lecturer does this, !"
DR.. Hoffman declared.
Myron Taylor of the Indiana
University School of Music fac
ulty will conduct the program of
vocal section. A former Metro
politan Opera singer, he has had
a varied career in opera and on
the concert stage. He began his
musical career as concert plan
ist, later desiding to concentrate
on voice. He is a tenor.
He has performed in several
European countries, Canade, and
in this country with numerous
well known opera groups.
Students representing the lead
ing ca1npuses and private teach
ers Of the state will be presented
on the program during the after
noon. Judges will choose the best
performance, and a gold loving
cup will be presented to the top
performer, as well as an opportu-
nifty to appear over a local radio
station, DIR. Hoffman said.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-10-25
Coaxial Cable
Set For WDAM

Effective November l, 1856,
WDAM-TV, Channel 9, will be
connected to the nationwide CO.
axial television cable announced
D. H. Presley, local manager for
Southern Bell
Work started this week in Hat
tiesburg to connect WDAM to the
coaxiaI tefevision cable which
passes through the the telephone
company's exchange building In
Hattiesburg on its trip across the
nation.
At first small cable will be
run from the telephone building,
after the coaxial is tapped, to the
Forrest Hotel, a distance of sew
eral blocks. From the roof of the
hotel, the television signals will be
beamed by micro-wave to the TV
station studios location in Easta-
butchie, off Highway IL.
Later, a permanent tower Will
be built on the roof of the Tele-
phone building and the signals
beamed direct from the Tele-
ephone Company to WDAM's
studio.
This new arrangement will en-
able WDASI to carry live network
programs directly from the coax
ial cable. Prior to this WDAM
has been receiving network pro
grams by relay from WDSU in
New Orleans via a privately own
ed micro-wave system with relay
towers in Poplarville and Purvis.
WDAM is the only TV station
in South Mississippi and its sig
nal can be received here with
clarity.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-10-25

Though it may appear to be trfe early to begin
talking about fruit cake this bit of information should be
passed along again this year Possibly the best way do
1t is to repeat what wrote last year
A good deal Id like to call to your attention The
Forrest County Home Economics Alumnae Association
OF MISC is making and selling fruit cakes this year the
proceeds from which will go toward the annual schol-
arship they give to "a girl wanting major in Home
Economics at Southern. M M. Karen's name for
Louise Crosby brought slice by the house Saturday
night They selling the cakes for Sl50 pound, and
/ give you my word they're worth every of it,
believe the cake must have been at least half pecans
and made by Home Economics graduate at Southern
too If you happen to be interested in good deal and
good cause at the time. call Louise Crosby at
$685."
Now, as to last year can you the fruit cake
was the best I'd eaten Matter of fact managed
gain about ten pounds) you live out of town. and
to place order for cake to be delivered later just write
Mrs Louise Crosby 704 West Pine St. Hatesburg Miss
| hate to sound like televison commercial but if the
cake isn't everything say it is I'll personally buy
back from you. E|
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-10-25

LET it be understood from ihs
outset that any and all facts re-
lating 10 cats herein described
have no bearing whatsoever on
the cat owned and operated by
the editor of this paper. The Edi.
tori
The night of October 31st
promises to be eerie, filled with
strange noises, hideously grin
ming pumpkins and croaking
witches. A haggard crone in
black, riding a broomstock and
silhouetted against the moon,
will be the symbol of the even
ing. Beside her, in frightened
madness, will be her inevitable
companion = a cat with haunch-
ed back, electrified hair on end,
yellow eyes aglow, screeching in
tolerably into the black night
of Halloween.
Fortunately for the 20,000,000
cats who roam the apartments
and alleys in the United States,
this fantastic transformation of
one of our favorite pets occurs
only once a year. And it saddens
millions of cat lovers and the
more than one hundred breeding
organizations that continuously
popularize the many virtues of
this domestic animal.
It is true no pet commanding
such immense affection has been
so maligned and caricatured, so
throughly hated and feaed It
would seem there is no third
force" acting as a buffer between
those who love cats and those
who detest them. Most people
react definitely to cats. They
either adore and can't live with
out them, or hate and fear them
and dream of their extinction.
One is rather astonished at the
number of famous individuals
who fall into this category. Ma
poleon, as an example, loved an
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-10-25
Mississippi Gets
Relics From Ship

! Relics from the battleship USS
Mississippi, no wheeling disman-
tied at Norfolk, Va, are being
sent to the State of Mississippi.
Navy Department officials advis-
ed that the vessels silver service,
donated by the State when the
ship was commissioned, is being
returned to the Governors Man
sion at Jackson. Along with it is
going a set of books on Mississippi
history from the ships library In
addition, the candelabras are be-
ng sent to the Mississippi head
quarters of the American Revolu-
ion at Natchez. A loving cup is
going to the National Society of
Colonial Danes at Columbus.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-10-25
Homecoming Edition OF Alumni
News Being Sent To 5000 Grads

A 24-page special Homecoming
Edition of the Alumni News is
now being mailed to over 5000
graduates and former students of
Mississippi Southern College.
Annette Tisdale, Hattiesburg
sophomore, winner of the Miss
Mississippi title for 1856, and Car
1lyn Cochran, Smallwood, Miss
Mississippi of 1855, share the COW
er spotlight.
Articles contained in the Home
coming edition include an extern
sive picture coverage of the new
r. c. Cook College Union; a mes
sage from President William D.
Mccain, and an article on Ann
cite Tisdale.
A report on progress both in
physical facilities and faculty
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-10-25
MISC Enrolment
Reported Up 81

Counting only on-campus en-
rollment, there are 1888 students
attending Mississippi Southern
College during the fall quarter of
1856" DR.. William D. Mccain,
president, announced today.
This figure, DR.. Mccain noted,
does not include an additional 918
students in extension and CORE
Spondence courses which would
bring the enrolment to 4,306 if
added to the on-campus atten-
dance
The 1856 fall quarter enroll
ment, with five per cent increase
over the 1855 fall quarter, repre-
sents the thirteenth consecutive
quarter the college has shown an
increase in enrolment over the
like preceding quarter, the presi-
dent pointed out
This emphasizes the increasing
popularity of Southern, which has
continued to grow despite severe
housing and teaching facility
shortages" Dr. Mccain said. The
latest increase over the 1855 fall
quarter enrolment was made pos
sible only by the addition of
Green Village, a temporary hut
ment-type housing, the president
noted
THE continued enrolment in
crease eloquently tells the story
of where so many Mississippi
youths want to attend college. If
we are to continue to serve the
educational needs of these youths,
we must obtain more adequate ia
cilities," DR.. Mccain concluded.
An analysis by classes shows
the following:
Freshmen = 814; sophomores,
1856; jupiors-553; seniors-457;
graduate students = 287; special
StudentS-68
Evidence of the increased hold
ing power of the school is reveal
ed by the fact that of the on
campus registration, 2,4C2 of the
fall quarter 1856 students are
old, as compared to 2,111 "oid"
students during the 1855 fall quar-
ter. Largest percentage of hold
ing" was Indicated in the sopho=
more class with an Is per cent in
crease over the fall 1855 figures.
Breakdown on the extension
andcorrespondence figures reveal
that 425 are enrolled in extension
with 493 in correspondence. DR..
0. N. Darby, Registrar, attributed
an enrolment increase in extern
sion work largely to the policy of
the Air Force in insisting that
their officers now have a mini
mum of two years of college train
ing.
In addition to the instruction
program on the college level,
Southern is also responsible for
the instruction in the George
Hurst School, an Extension String
program for the public schools, a
newly inaugurated art extension
program for the public schools,
and the Institute of Latin Amer
lean Studies.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-10-25

wise is given by DIR. r. A. Nc
Lemore, dean of the college.
Although the mailing is directed
to alumni association members
alumni secretary Powell G. Ogle-
tree declared that "any interested
person" could obtain a copy by
contracting his office at Southern.
Homecoming at Southern.
scheduled Nov 3, will feature re-
unions by the classes of 1916, '26.
SO, and '46; a gridiron tilt with
Abilene Christian and the formal
dedication of the R. c. Cook Col
lege Union.
Ogletree said novel feature
this year would be the formation
of an alumni band, composed OF
old grads"
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-10-25
In Case 1t Interests You
Some Feline Facts

see in absolute darkness as some
people continue to believe. Their
sense of smell, although sharp
and partial to delicate odors,
such as perfumes and flowers, in
no way approximates that of
dogs. They do have extremely
sensitive ears, catching sounds in
the neighborhood of 10000 cycles
per second (the human voice
emits 5000 cycles). Their ability
to land upright on four paws en-
doWs the cat with an almost UNI
canny quality of balance. But
this is simply explained by the
singular development of their
semi-circular ear canals. Yet who
hasn't at some time jumped with
fright at the sudden sight of two
yellow, glowing orbs in the dark
ness? And who hasn't tossed in
sleepless despair as cat turned
the backyard night into cater
Wauling arena?
These eerie qualities have aid
ed in coupling the cat with
Witchery. In Ireland and Scot
land, cats were always burned
in huge bonfires on All Hallow's
Eve, night, it was believed in
pre-Christian times, that all
witches wandered freely in the
Countryside Similarly, in France,
the cat was thought to be the
devil himself and was tossed in
to the bonfires set on Shrove
Tuesday and Easter. Among the
Quechua Indians of Peru, the cat
Coca personifies the evil spirit
that is responsible for hail and
lightning which destroys crops
and kills people. In most of AT
RIGA and the East Indies, cats
eyes and cats WiskerS are part
of mysterious voodoo rites. In
many countries the black cat is
still considered good luck, but
not so in the United States, Eng
land and Germany where a black
cat crossing ones path is certain
to bring bad luck to the unfort-
innate pedestrian Many of the
popular fairy tales of England
and Central Europe use the cat
as d symbol of witchery and sup.
ernatura1 power able to trans
form itself into a human being
or other forms to do either good
or evil. In parts of New England,
it is still considered true that
killing cat will inflict you with
rheumatism; drowning one will
putt you in the hands of the
devil, and kicking a sitting cat
is sure to bring on rain. These
mysterious qualities attributed to
the cat seem to stem from the
original idea that the cat was
actually a sacred animal and that
retribution always befalls any
one who harms this creature.
Where the cat came from is
conjectural There are numerous
theories and one of the most de-
lightfully. imaginative is fav-
orite Middle East story which
goes something like this; When
Noah took the animals aboard
the Ark, his followers protested
the presence of the lion. How
could their cattle live in peace
with such a ferocious animal?
So God caused the lion to suffer
a fever. Next tn ey complained
about the rats. Whereupon God
caused the fevered lion to sneeze
and out popped a cat. THE rat
then concealed itself from the
view of the cat and all went
we'll.
A more scientific approach
Continued on Page p
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-10-25
Four Laning Of
Highway 81 Gets
Underway In Jan.

State Highway Commissioners
Roy Adams said the department
hopes to start work shortly after
Jan. l. to widen Highway 81 to
four lanes between fernando and
Senatobia. Adams said Highway
81 eventually will be four lanes
from the Tennessee border to
Batesville. Miss.