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The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-10-18
Your Town

Albany. N. Y. pop. 100000, loca
bankers suddenly ran out of Sc
bills. Now sizzling report from
the State Attorney General tells
why: wholesale buying of votes
staggering array of frauds. ;
The report notes that lat least
$4,000 in SIS bills" was paid to
one party'S local officials just be-
lore the election. Would the Main
Street grapevine permit party ma
chime graft like this in your
towns?
A big city politician, Senator
Richard l.. Neuberger, of Port
land. Ore. sums ii up: "A city
politician can be known as a
CRATER and still survive In the
Countryside, legislator must be
honest. He can get away with be-
ing too liberal or too reactionary
but mutterings of corruption are
more than he can weather"
Those are the facts of political
power out in the country: T h e
towns and farms hold the edge in
AZ states: $50 of all Americans
live in communities of $4,000 or
less.
Next time one of your neighborS
asks, Whats the use of Voting?"
hand him this story,
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-10-18
Fluoridation

Many Mississippi towns are
fluoridating water supplies to
help stop the threat of dental
decay for our states most wal
liable resource, boys and GIRLS.
The Conference of Fluorfdation
IS being planned to disseminate
information and dis opened to
any interested citizen. The con-
terence will be sponsored by the
Hattlesburg Junior Auxiliary.
Forrest County Health Depart
ment, and the Department. of
Health, Physical Education &
Recreation, Mississippi Southern
College.
The planning committee is COM
posed of Mrs. E. H. Ross. Jr..
Mrs. Margaret Moore and Mrs.
Lewis Fowler, members of Hat
tiesburg Junior Auxiliary; Lloyd
Milan, M. S. c., DR.. B. D.. Black
welder, Health Officer, ad Miss
Lou Lewis, Public Health Edu-
Gator. Technical assistance is being
given by Mississippi State Board
of Health, Forest County Dental
Society and Regional Advisors of
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-10-18

on with the gang-and he too
needs transportation.
If your children yearn to drive
the family car at age IL or even
1919, the law says NO. They are
not even old enough for a learn
er's permit in most states. Yet,
from their viewpoint, that may
not be very convincing argu-
.4ment. They'll try their own brand
! OF logic to convince you that
J you're being unfair--that you're
too Old" to understand their
problems. Is ift6 ff4iAsfr!.
You may try all sorts of
! answers: Because it's wrong
not very ~convincing);; Be-
cause it's against the law (bet-
+ teri; Because. if you're caught
] I'll get into trouble (now you're
really on thin icel Because you
don't know how to drive well
enough Ga good way to start an
argument that will last for
hOurs): Because teenagers
aren't reliable (you guess how
this one goes overD
There's no pat answer, accord
ing to Dr. Charles f. Bish, a
Washington, d. c., high school
principal. Each youngster is diff
ferent. You must deal with each
in your own way.
However, avoid crisis situations,
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-10-18

says DR.. Bish. It's partly an emo
tional problem with the kids.
They can't drive because they're
not old enough-so face 1.-THE
answer is NO! Seek the best SUBJ
stitute. Escape answers only in
crease tension.
Here are some suggestions
which DR.. Bish, in cooperation
with the AAA, has compiled in
booklet entitled What Do You
Do When They Want to Drive ??
!. Recognize your sons nat
ural mechanical interest and
aptitude and provide a substi-
tute. Let him work on the car
and help you take care Of it
Or get him interested in hob
by group, building and racing
smaller models.
2. Don't buck normal and rea-
sonable boy-gir! ationships by
challenging normal needs for
transportation. Take them where
you and they feel they have to
go-and then go for them. Dis-s
cuss transportation needs, dates,
parties, q. hours with parents of
their friends and work out stand
ards together. Encourage using
your home for group parties.
8. When they suddenly de-
eide they're too old to be driv-
en-. talk the matter over with
them, helping them arrange
transportation with friends q
little older who are safe and
reliable drivers.
d. The best answer is course
in driver education at their high
school, completed just before they
become eligible for a license.
Here they'll learn "how to drive"
not just to manipulate gadgets,
levers and pedals. They'll develop
attitudes toward safety and an
understanding of the right and
privileges of other drivers.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-10-18
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
TO CONSTITUTION OF
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
HOUSE CONCURRENT RES
LUTON NO. 10

LUTON NO. 10
A Concurrent resolution prOpOs-
ing to amend Section 112 of the
Mississippi Constitution of 1890, to
authorize the Legislature to use a
different mode Of assessing and col
lecting ad valorem taxes on motor
vehicles.
Be it resolved by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi, two
thirds of the members of each
House concurring therein, That the
following amendment to the Con
stitution be submitted to the quail
fled electors of the state for ratifi.
cation or rejection at an election to
be held on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in November.
1856, viz:
Amend section 112 of the Missis-
sippi Constitution of 1890 to read
as follows:
112. Taxation shall be uniform
and equal throughout the state.
Property shall be taxed in proper.
ton to its value. The Legislature
may, however. impose a tax per
capita upon such domestic animals
as from their nature and habits are
destructive of other property.
Property shall be assessed for taxes
under general laws, and by uniform
rules, according to its true value.
But the Legislature may provide
for a special mode of valuation and
assessment for railroads, and rail
road and other corporate property,
or for particular species of prop
erty belonging to persons, corpora
tons, or associations not situated
wholly in one county. But the
Legislature may provide a special
mode of assessment, fixing the tax
able year, date of the tax lien, and
method and date of assessing and
collecting taxes on all motor yehi
cles. But all such property shall
be assessed at its true value, and
no county shall be denied the right
to levy county and special taxes
upon such assessment as in. other
cases of property situated and as
Sessed in the county.
+ ADOPTED BY THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES
March 6, 1856.
ADOPTED BY THE SENATE Il,
March 80. 1855
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-10-18
Home Agent 5.
Notes
BY ~ I'LL
Elsie Fl. Butler
Stain Removal


Almost any of the stains that
the children get on their clothes
at school or around the house can
be removed at home IF, you fol-
low some simple rules for success:
l. Treat stains promptly-While
they are fresh. Age, heat or both
set many stains SO they are hard
or impossible to remove.
2. Know what fibers make up
the fabric. Stain removers safe
for one fabric may damage an
other.
3. Test the stain remover on an
inconspicuous part of the gar
ment. A substance that takes out
the stain may leave rings or fade
eolors.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-10-18
Letters

of the nation. The Catholic
Church, by the way, could surely
use someone like yourself, among
its social action WARRIORS.
| should be flattered and great
ly pleased if you could find time
to send me a copy of your news
paper. I'd like to keep at least a
single copy in my files. perhaps
you have a copy around which
carried some more significant ar
ticles).
With prayers and words of
praise, am,
Respectfully yours in Christ,
WILLIAM L. WOLKOVICH
assistant Parish Priest).
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-10-18

United States Public Heaelth Ser
vice ..1rs
The conference will provide
answers to qustiens both for and
against fluoridatd water. Confer
ence date is November g.. at Mis-
sissippi Southern College.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-10-18
Read The Ads Along With The News
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National Company offers reliable person future
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help finance business expansion. Please do
unless you meet above requirements Write for inter-
view in your area giving phone MAINLINE
Ohio.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-10-18

a social ne
cessity." Her
argument: she
W a n t S a n d
needs to meet
new people.
And to do this
S h e n e e d S
transportation.
Your son needs
t o e e t
around" to see
" hats going
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-10-18

What To Do When
They Want To Drive
BY Jeanne Smith, Dodge Safety ConsuItant

~ ADULTS most of us have outgown the wish to keep up
WIN the Joneses But let's not forget how vitality important it is
TO he younger generation their friends do they're
regular they're squaresand that's why they to drive
ABLY feels that dr;vina @ DR. Bsh It's partly emo
Arkansas State press., 1956-02-10
Pulaski County
Training School

The Pulaski county training
school exceeded its goal Tor me
March Of Dimes. A total Of ,l4s-
IS was givsA
In TIE elementary school. rooms
reporting The three highest a
mounts we're. room 6, Mrs C L.
Lewis. sisss. room S. Mrs. Marie
watkins. tisl5: and room IA,
Mrs X n. Jennings, 5000.
Kenneth Smith. 5th grade stu
dent filled six folders. reporting
IS 90. In The hi school the highest
were, room 10 Mrs. T o Betton,
room 9. Hrs p. c. Peters and
room Il. Mrs. Wilbur. Other
rooms made good reports. Mrs.
IL NJ Curry. served as chairman
for the elementary school and
Mrs. A. L. Holt. general chairman
Of the drive.
Students making the citizenship
and scholastic honor rolls for the
Arkansas State press., 1956-02-10

Rose Rogers
Dorothy Green
Ladoris CTudup
Ola Mae Thompson
James Reed
Irene CIayboTne
Pearline Watson
Lee Edward Williams
Amelia Irwin
Lemuel Bruce
Louise Davis
Mary Mcdowell
Edward Smith
Emma DotSon
Sylvester Watson
Pyenethus Crudup
Earnestine Carter
l2th Grade:
Frank Bryant
Odell Watson
Earnestine Worthern
Richard Grant
Earl Hill
Algerine Rady
Hubert Butler
Raymond Cherry
Verneal MeClendon
Ruby Jackson
Vivian Hill
Marguerite Underwood
Edmond MeGhee
John Gentry
Willie Jean Smith
-LouiZa Hoston
Lester MeFadden
Byrd Ethel Hayes
Alma Rose jenkins
Arkansas State press., 1956-02-10

Jessie Bernice Logan
Billy Kicks
William Thomas
Matthew Reed
Patsy Taylor
Joe Annie Wright
Sally Reed
Adeu Payne
Albert Boyd
Robert LeekS
Rosie Lee Harris
Priscilla Heryey
George Fulton
Clida Nicely
Matte Thompson
Jessie Logan
JeanIe Thompson
Mary Louise Bowers
Joyce Rockins
Lucy Mae Bryant
Donna Brown
Grade 10. Mrs. Betton:
Earl Tate
Gloria Bruce
Bobbie Wright
Cleo Underwood
Emma Walker
Mary D Logan
ITma Hill
CTessie Handy
Grade II. Mrs. A. L. Hart:
Juanita Dupree
Rose Marie Van Pelt
Arkansas State press., 1956-02-10
STATE PRESS Fri. Feb. 10. 1856

I'd SIX weeks:
IA, Miss Lay. instructor:
Claudia Lawrence
Emma Jean EStis
Kenneth Flemons
Ruby Peterson
Ulysses Flemons jr.
Ruby Logan
Freddie Cherry
Alvin Crudup
Edward Abraham
Cleo Sisk
Easter Luekodue
Teedy Fulton
Lawrence Knight
Annette Aaron
Melvin AcCTaW
Eugene Woods
Doris Cunningham
Edna Marie Green
IB. Mrs. X. Jennings. inst
HeTkouTies Alexander
African Settles
Gregory Campbell
Peggy Clay
Leroy strotherz
Wilma Willing
Earnestine johnson
Valerie Jacob
Ruth Ann Thomas
"a. Mrs. MaTlene Smith.
Sharon Daniels
Ronnle Thompson
Huston Gregory
Jane Ready
Arkansas State press., 1956-02-10

Georgia Mosby
Everette LaWderdale
Dorothy Handley
Augustus Stout
"A. Mrs. Mcclure:
Mary Coffey
Emmitt Martin
Beverly Thomas
Fra Helen Bowers
5A, Mrs. Marie Watkins:
Billy Robinson
Alice Ann James
Florestine Aaron
Tomnie Brown
ga, Mrs. c. l. Lewis:
Mary Eta Burton
Margaret Winkler
Waymon SIsk
Kalvin Berry
Pamela Baker
Lincoln Williams
Alma CLARK
Mamie Cooper
David Saunders
Tommy Fulton
Ladell Taylor
Sherry Ann Brown
Ester Bafbee
Roger Wood
ga. and 6B. Mrs p. G. Peters
nd ]. Yarbrough. instructors:
Robert Pace
Mary Lois Jackson
Arkansas State press., 1956-02-10

For variety and additional nutrona value substitute MIX To
one,haf the water when cooking oatlnrr.
Arkansas State press., 1956-02-10

Grade y. Mrs. T. K. wilbur:
Earl Williams.
CITIZENSHIP ONLY
la:
Bobby Jean Aaron
Bonnie Thomas
Arlette Cooper
Lora Bell Lee
5th Grade:
Brenda Joyce Sims
Ruth Ann James
Mae Frances Settle
Bessie Mae Reed
James Wood
Bobbie Washington
Dexter Alexander
sth Grade:
Lizzie Mae MeFadden
Pauline MeFadden
Carrie Mae Flint
Reta Lima Rogers
George Johnson
John Adams
Thelma Gregory
Edna Smith
Anne Madison
Lois Holden
Viola Davis
18th Grade:
James Henry
callie Ray
Stella Buchanan
MaFeie Files
L. c. Harris
Roy Luckadul
Wilton McFadden
Alice Brown
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-03
Good Example

President Eisenhower, in recently
commencing New York, New Jersey and
Connecticut for their pioneer teamwork
in reducing pollution in waters within
their Jurisdiction, expressed hope that the
good example set by those States would
receive widespread attention" We hope
the tri-State example will receive par
ticular attention of everybody concerned
with cleaning up the Potomac River.
New York, New Jersey and Connect
lieut. in 1885 entered into a pact which
created the Interstate Sanitation Com
mission This agency was given far
greater powers than those which SINH
lar pact gave the Interstate Commission
on the Potomac River Basin. The ISC
was authorized not only to prepare a
master plan for ending the dumping OF
raw sewage into interstate waters but
to put this plan into effect. From then
on 1t became illegal to build sewage
disposal plant without adequate treat
ment facilities.
Our own Interstate Commission has
no such authority 1t is purely an adj
visory body, but its advice has been
helpful in expediting treatment programs
in the Potomac area. There Is no master
plan for the antipollution battle here.
however, nor any overall authority to
direct co-ordinated attack on the prob
lem. Bills are pending in Congress to
vest in the Interstate Commission the
power to develop regional plan and
prepare proposals for legislation or COM
pacts to carry the plan out. The Federal
Government has direct and proper in
terest in this river-cleanup program. SO
1t is right to expect the Federal Govern
ment to play a major role in bringing
about regional antipollution teamwork in
the Washington Metropolitan Area--and
In aiding in the financing Of necessary
improvements
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-03
Vnqinio Interposes

It is easy to enumerate the things
which Virginia'S resolution of interposi-
ton does not do.
It does not purport to nullify the
Supreme Courts decision in the school
segregation cases. 1t does not defy the
court. 1t does not contemplate any I'M
lawful resistance to enforcement OF the
decision.
But it is not easy to say precisely
what this resolution actually does. Per-
haps, In the long run, 1t will be found
that it does nothing.
At this stage, its practical effect
seems to be limited to protest, strong
protest, against what its sponsors believe
to be an illegal encroachment" by the
Supreme Court on rights which the Con-
stitution reserves to the States. That
this belief is strongly held in Virginia is
indicated by the vote in favor of the
resolution-36 to in the Senate; 80 to S
in the House If this is the sentiment
of Virginia's legislators, they have every
right so to express themselves.
No one should suppose, however, that
the legal situation is changed in the
Sl1S11tCob oC64CG Wy GAAAo CASASAoC Va VAC
right Of protest. Several other States
may join Virginia in this strategy Of
interposition. If enough of them do so.
there is some thought of proposing a
constitutional amendment which would
say, in effect, that the States confirm the
courts right to rule as 1t did. The hope
behind this is that IS States would re-
ject such an amendment. II that were
to happen, the opponents of desegrega-
ton could argue that the people had
rejected through the process Of constitu-
tional amendment what the court has
done through the process Of interpre-
tation.
1t is difficult, however, to take this
approach seriously. There Is almost no
prospect that such an amendment will be
submitted to vote. 1t would seem the
part of wisdom, now that Virginia'S pro-,
test has been recorded, to get on with the
Job which lies ahead-the job of working
out the procedures for ultimate compli-
ance with the courts ruling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-03

in the departments security procedures
have been corrected At any rate, Sen
ator Hennings, who heads the Senate
Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights.
thinks so, or did think so. (He may have
changed his mind) Referring to recent
policy changes at the Defense Depart
ment, he said that these ego long way
in my opinion, towards satisfying the
public demand for a rational military
security program-that is to say, for a
program that doesn't clutter up the all
important job of safeguarding secret mil
itary information, with the irrelevant and
time consuming tasks of mass screening
of non Communist rank and file service
men who are never entrusted with such
secret information"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-03
France Under MoIIet

Guy Mollet, Frances first Socialist
Premier since 1947, has been confirmed
in office by an exceptionally large ma
jority (420 to 71) of the new National
Assembly. But despite this resounding
vote, and despite the fact that he Is an
able and vigorous man with good and
promising program the chances are that
he and his Republican Front government
will remain in power for only about three
or four months at best.
That seems to be the general tudg-
ment, at any rate, of most Partisan ex-
perts on the subject. They may be wrong,
but their view is strongly supported not
only by the record of Frances postwar
Split-up nature Of the National Assembly.
All told, the new governments rela-
lively moderate left-of-center coalition
made up of the Socialists and the Radical
followers of former Premier Mendes-
France-controls no more than 1870 Of the
Assembly's 500 votes. At the moment,
1t has the support Of the Communists
with their Isl seats, but they can be
counted upon to turn against it in due
course. So Mr.. Mollet can hardly hope
for long tenure Of Office unless he keeps
his own front solid and manages to win
the backing of big number of the 265
other parliamentary members, including
the middle-of-the-road Popular Repub-
licans and extreme rightists.
This is large order, and Mr. Mollet
will be hard put to carry 1t out. For his
proposed program of action-a sound one
calling for several sorely needed domestic
and international measures-is not un-
like others in the past that have split
the National Assembly wide open. His
recommendation for electoral reform
and stronger executive, for example, are
likely to run into powerful opposition,
and the same holds true for his plans to
resolve the crucial Algerian issue Fur
Their, the Communists will certainly do
their best to sabotage and defeat his pro-
gram to reinforce Frances role In the
Atlantic alliance and in efforts to promote
the political, economic and military inte-
grafton OF free Europe, including West
Germany. In short, In view of the null
tiplicity of parties and the bitter faction
alism still plaguing the Assembly, 1t will
be miracle of sorts II he lasts long
enough in office to accomplish much of
what he has set out to do.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-03
Melancholy, Too

Harry MacArthur's write
up of the Catholic University
Hamlet was abominable.
What they have deleted."
he wrote, speaking OF the
shortened Hamlet must
have been extraneous." What
was left, according to him,
revealed only the clean "story
line" He goes on to imply that
Shakespeare doesn't stick to
the point. How dare he? 1t Is
presumption to talk like that.
He should give his reasons, ex-
plain why Hamlet Is extran-
eouS
1t is lamentable that Ham
let was cut in this manner.
John Chatel.
Editors note; Mr.. Mac
Arthur says he still prefers
Gus abbreviated Hamlet Of
you can call three hours Of it
that to the full treatment. He
goes along with a fellow critic
who said: I'VE have become
so used to this tragedy that
we hardly know how to criti-
size 1t any more than we should
know how to describe our own
faces. But we must make such
observations as we CAM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-03

to 100 bluebirds there for years.
These beauties tend to live
where there are smaller tree
growths. almost at the sapling
level.
There is another bluebird
belt across the Wesley Heights
neighborhood. People there
have had them by the score
all winter long.
In our own Chevy Chase
community we seldom see a
bluebird until late February
or March.
That is why. in most local
communities. it is well to put
out a bluebird house well in
advance of early spring, so
that the old human smell will
get blown of it.
Another use for the small
aluminium pans holding frozen
pies is as water containers.
There is just enough water
to serve one or two songsters
in the cold.
They seem to like the shine.
and never get stuck to the
metal, as has been reported
with iron vessels.
Oats and other cereals
are all good bird food, but
rather expensive when pur-
chased in fancy packages for
human consumption.
1t is always a good idea to
keep careful watch on such
packages. Sometimes moths
will lay eggs. and the larvae
makes a mess of them. AS our
correspondent says, birds do
not mind worms in the least.
AS a matter of fact, most Of
them love the small worms
grown for aquarium fishes.
In winter. plain snow is not
such a handicap to birds, and
it gives them something to
drink. too. But ice coats all
edible berries, ETC.. so that on
icy days the wintering song
sters need help from human
beings most of all. In a great
sleet storm in 1912 an esti-
mated 100000 bluebirds per-
ished. They have been all this
time making a comeback.
There is no more American
bird. and none more beloved
in song and story. as in real
life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-03
Bouquet for Mr.. Wilson

Defense Secretary Wilson has been
on the receiving end of many more
brickbats than bouquetS-even little ones.
This being so, some suitable notice should
be taken of the nice things Senator Hen
ningS has said about him.
The Defense Department operates
under law which closes the armed
services to Communists or any other
brand of subversive. Unfortunately, some
lamentable plumbers have been made in
trying to put this congressional mandate
into effect-blunders which produced very
bad publicity for the department and
which we're corrected only after appeal
TO top authority.
1t appears, however that the flaws
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-03
Thot's Telling Him

Traffic Director Keneipp ia
vors the outlawing Of all horn
blowing except by emergency
vehicles under emergency con-
ditions. He requests the Stars
reaction to such suggestion. He
needs your assistance in this
most civilized proposal. This
law could not only save lives
on our highways. it would as
suredly reduce insanity and
ill-feeling. It is a good cause.
worthy Of your support. Tell
him you favor it.
Edam Vetch.
Editors note: We told him
December II. 1855 in an edi-
torial. Horn footing Racket"
which stated In part " =. it
would be a welcome boon to
jittery and noise-harassed citi-
zens who crave reasonable
quiet, even in a city.")