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The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1957-02-28
Justice Glenn c.. Terrell.
Florida Supreme Court

ent kinds OF progress - the Jews discovered
that there is one God and the Greeks wrote
philosophy and plays-but the most import
ant IS economic progress since the greatest
nations show it. After all, it was not some
backward people who developed advertising.
but good, white, Protestant Christian Amer
leans. fThere is some repetition here since
good Americans means white-Protestant-
Christian Probably Republican should be
added, but the purpose of this article is to
be noncontroversial and, Democrats who
otherwise qualify, should not be excluded
absolutely
God put bad people on the earth SO we
could tell who the good people were; the bad
he called radicals These people try to flour
mate our water, try to educate people, try to
make peace by working with foreigners
IN the face of the fact that if God had wanted
these things he would have provided for
them. For example, if he had wanted us to
live with Hottentots he would have had them
live with us as neighbors; it is obvious that
he did not since'he won't even let them buv
houses in our neighborhood
But God knew that some of US, especially
children, would have hard time knowing
good from bad, and so he made some people
OF different colors and gave them different
tongues and dressed them differently so we
would know who was who In the Garden
Adam and Eve spoke English, but God found
that Adam couldn't tell right from wrong SO
made foreigners to help Adam
God wanted the best people to be baptized
with immersion and SO he made them Pap-
tists but in his infinite wisdom he allowed
Tor variation since in his house were MANY
mansions; some people, for example Meth
odlsts and Presbyterians, were permitted to
baptize by sprinkling and thereby get some
degree of salvation
The wisdom of all this is obvious. since
am man, wearing clothes, striving for
progress, driving car, white with beautiful
blue eyes and straight nose and Baptist
by Herbert Hackett,
University of Utah English Dept1
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1957-02-28

that the South's only hope of distinction Law
in its career as a national disgrace For if one
should subtract these denominations, what has
the South left to boast of? Nothing but a
dubious cuisine and an impenetrable accent
These considerations had certain in
fluence on Mr.. Vines education 1t was the
lifelong wish of his father, local plantation
owner, that his son should become a famous
Southern novelist, and to this end he used
to sneak out at night to the back pasture and
erode the soil. Although an abstemious man
by nature, he forced himself, for the sake
OF his sons career, to consume great quan-
titles of powerful liquors, and SO well sue
ceeded in this that he eventually became a
victim OF absinthism and died a broken man
But IN spite of this solicitous upbringinp
there was something about young Vines thai
caused uneaslness among his friends. In his
first published short story. for instance. he
broadly limited that the Degradation village
idiot, who came out on moonlit nights to bay
at the Civil War monument. had actually
peen imported from Detroit by civic leaders
eager to heighten the local color.
His subsequent writings did little to atone
Tor this affront. Particularly ranking to the
Southern sense of pride was the authors
flrst and last novel, Another Intruder In the
Dust. which IS mercilessly keen in its portray
LOT Southern town whose citizens are so
staggering'v ;~ o.otent in the practice of
racial bigotry that they find themselves de-
pendent upon a half-demented young man
who comes down from New Jersey to con-
Continued on Page q
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1957-02-28
MISC, Day
March 80

Hattiesburg, Miss-Meetings in
ten states, 81 Mississippi counties,
and in Germany and Japan will
mark Mississippi Southern Col
lege Day this March 80, Alumni
Secretary Powell Ogletree has an
nounced.
For the first time, Ogletree not
ed, meeting has been slated for
New York City and Chicago.
States other than Mississippi
where meetings will be held in
clude Georgia, Louisiana, Califor-
MIA, Tennessee, Texas, Illinois,
Florida, Alabama and New York
Alumni meet in order to estab-
lish a tradition for former stu
dents, and bring about closer
tie between alma mater and the
former student, Ogletree explain
ed. Offtimes, he added, present
day students attend the meets.
The March 80 date was selected
because on that day in 1910 Mis-
sisSippi Southern was established
by the Mississippi legislature.
Ogletree has urged anyone in
terested in holding a meeting to
contact him at Mississippi South
ern.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1957-02-28
Stennis Urges
Forest Loans

''The small forests could and
should provide a very substantial
part of the raw meterial needed
for our growing forest industries"
u. S. Senator John Stennis said in
support of his bill which provides
more adequate forest loans to
small timber growers. He pointed
out that small holdings of less
than 500 acres comprise more than
61% of our total forest lands in
private ownership. This land is
owned by farmers, housewives,
and professional and retired per-
sons, and much of it can be great
ly improved by reforestation.
The major problem confront
ing these small landowners is that
forest improvements are long
range investments and in many
cases these owners do not have
and cannot obtain money needed
to finance timber stand improve
ments,' Senator Stennis pointed
out. TOO frequently the small
forest landowner has to sell his
timber while still immature and
of small value. Too often his trees
are clear-cut to obtain maximum
immediate cash in order to pay
medical, educational, and other
pressing family bills"
Our Mississippi Senator said
that his bill authorizes loans to
forest owners of not more than
300 acres to be used for purchas-
ing, planting, improving, and pro-
lection Of their forest land. Loans
carrying three per cent interest
rate would be made in amounts
up to 0Oc of the fair market value
of the property and could be re-
paid over a period of to 10 years.
The bill also reduces the borrow
er's obligation up to 5Og of the
loan In the event of partial or to-
tai destruction of the timber by
a cause beyond the control Of the
borrower.
Enactment of such a loan pro-
| gram for our small forest land
owners would 60 long way to-
ward enabling them to continue
to hold their land, and would per-
nit them to lease their timber
land to wood producing indus
tries on a long-term basis. In my
opinion this would be a signifi-
cant contribution to the develop
ment of our nations forests and
would provide increased yields
and income for our small land
owners, !" the Senator concluded.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1957-02-28
Gulfport Port
Reports Profit

In contrast with many larger
Seaports which continually oper-
ate at a deficit, the port of Gulf
port is a sound, business-like OPP
Grafton which annually shows a
handsome profit and promise of
becoming one of the South's lead
ng terminals. The port of Gulf
port has announced a 80 per cent
Increase in shipping tonnage dur
ng the first ten months of 1856,
as compared to the entire twelve
month total for 1855.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1957-02-28
Our Heads We Bow @ gaoaf
autzs In Memoriam: 6. Gissinq Vines

When young George Gissing Vines quiet
ly passed away in his sleep last month. an
era ended in regional American literature
almost unobserved. Indeed, if it weren't for
the knife protruding from his chest and the
flaming cross found cracking on the lawn. it
IS doubtful whether the story would have
attracted the attention of the newspapers at
ALL AS 1t was, only handful of obituaries
made SO much as passing reference to the
literary achievement upon which his fame
will chiefly rest 1t remand for one Mr.
Vines toWnsmen, who served as foreman of
the jury that returned a verdict of death by
natural causes, to pronounce fitting eu-
logy. Its a shame" he said heavily, sthat
George won't be able to write any more of
them books"
Yet, if the truth were told, the novels Of
Y. Glsslng Vines were never really popular
among inhabitants of Degradation, Missis-
slppl. For just as William Faulkner found
little favor, at first, among the citizens of
Oxford, Mr.. Vines has met with the disap-
proval OF his toWnsmen-but for precisely
the contrary reasons. To understand how this
~0oAN ~ ~, VIC llluSI Ill Sl GXdIIluG Tie no
mentous changes that have taken place in
recent years. When Mr.. Faulkner's novels
first appeared, with their idiots, sadists, luna
tics, voYeurs. sodomities, alcoholics, Grimm
ais, nymphomaniacs racists and other en-
blems OF cultural stagnation, many South
|erners could see little to laugh at But with
the passage of time, there has come grow
ing aWareness, at least among the more pro-
gressive and enlightened citizens Of Dixie,
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1957-02-28
100000 Needed For
All Club Endowment

Plans for northeast MissisSippis
part in raising a 100000 endow-
ment for the Al Foundation of
Mississippi, Inc, were made at a
meeting in Pontotoc of business
leaders.
The endowment will provide
annual income for scholarships
and other current work of the
Foundation in advancing All Club
work throughout the State. Mis-
sissippi has over 100000 boys and
girls enrolled in Al Club work.
The high standard of achievement
by these members and their lead
ers has won sectional and national
recognition for the past several
years. The All Club program
builds better and more useful cit
liens, as well as teaches useful
skills.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1957-02-28
Recreation
Association
Formed AT MISC

Mississippi youngsters can look
forward to a bigger and better"
playground program this summer
thanks to the newly formed
Mississippi Recreation Associa-
ton.
Formed just one year ago on
the Mississippi Southern College
campus, the Hedging MIRA can
already boast a number of note
worthy achievements aimed at
i'm pro wing Mississippi's play
ground programs.
Miss Jean lKubik, secretary
treasurer of MIRA and director of
Southern's recreation curriculum.
states one of MRA's goals is to
coordinate and unite recreation
programs around the state"
Wed like to get the best DOS
sible leadership available for Mis-
sissippi's Fairgrounds. There's
more to running a playground
than rounding up group of teen
ayers and giving them a softball
and bat this energetic worker
points out.
As a step toward improving
playground activities in the state,
the MIRA has published an at
tractive l22 page booklet outlin-
ing chlldren's games. Miss Kubik
says that requests for the book
let have come from seven other
states.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1957-02-28

wasn't there but have it from the most
impeccable authority that God created man
in his own image and woman as an after
thought. There are some contradictions in
this story but l will ignore them in favor
of my own biases, which have always proved
infallible
It is obvious that since we ale told that
God made man in his own image that he
made man white God being an old white
man in a long beard. If further proof were
needed, we have only to look at the pictures
of Mary and the Christ-child, both white
though only tia han. Christ grew into a nice
Nordic-type man with long blond hair, nice
straight nose and dreamy blue eyes I ap-
preciate this since this is the way l look
myself except for the long hair which is
old-fashioned
Adam and Eve were created naked but
since this was immoral God made them wear
clothes, aprons, pants or fig leaves the story
varies) If God had wanted them naked he
would not have invented clothesl He wanted
to cover them in certain Places at least from
the knees to the neck, but not, as the Mos
lens and other heathens insist, the face If
he had wanted women to cover their faces
ne would have created them this way Women
need more covering than men, for obvious
reasons, since an uncovered woman puts
ideas in the minds of innocent men and grow
ing boys
God created men to walk, but this is diff
ferent; this was before the age of mass pro-
duction, and cars were unknown. Certain
savage people, Hindus for example, have re-
sisted mechanization, but this is blasphemv
since God believed in enterprise, forcing
Adam to live by the sweat of his brow and
working with Ford to develop the produc
ton line. AS we look at history we find proof
that the greatest nation is the United States
which is great because of enterprise.
If God had wanted to make men equal he
would have made them So but he didn't since
equality would eliminate opportunity, which
is the thing that makes progress possible. If
men were equal who would know who was
responsible for progress? There are differ
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1957-02-28
Scout Leaders To Meet
In Hattiesburg Friday
irst Boptist
Church Is Site

A meeting of Protestant minis
ters and interested leaders of the
10 counties of the Pine Burr Area
Council, Boy Scouts of America,
Will be held at the First Baptist
Church in Hattiesburg, Friday,
March ], DR.. w. D. Mccain, chair
man Of the Public Relations Com
mlttee, will be in charge of the
conference.
Ernest c. Hogan, National
Council Protestant Relationships
representative, will serve as ad-
visor for the session, according to
Scout Executive J. H. c. Thomas.
Similar meetings will be held lat
er IN the year for the other great
faiths, IN keeping with the four
year program theme Onward for
God and My Country"
The meeting will open with a
devotion by Rev, Van R. Lam
drum, district superintendent Of
the Methodist Church, Hatties-
burg. A filmstrip, "The Scouting
Progra m in the Protestant
Churches" will be featured, with
Robert Cleveland and Assistant
Executive Lavon Smith in charge
President Ben M. Stevens. Sr..
of Richton, Methodist Lay Lead
er, will speak on "A Partnership
With Scouting" Rev R. D. Lit
Teton, pastor of Bay Street Pres
byterian Church in Hattiesburg
will explain "The Pastors Rela-
tionship to Scouting in His
Church"
Immediate Past President L. O.
Crosby, Jr., Baptist lay leader
of Picayune will talk on THE In
stitutional Representative" Rev.
Lavon Moore, pastor of the Sec
ond Avenue Baptist Church of
Laurel will speak on "The Church
Award Program" Scout Execu-
tive j. H. c. Thomas will explain
the Protestant Committee on
Scouting"
DR.. Mccain will conduct an
open forum. At noon, luncheon
will be served to the group in the
church dining room. A Scout from
Troop 7, Mt Olive, Miss, will talk
on MY God and Country Expert
ence." DR.. John F. Nau, pastor
protein of the st. Johns Lutheran
Church will conclude the meeting
with a challenge
Ministers of all Protestant faiths
are invited and urged to attend.
A postal card should be sent to
DR.. Mccain at Mississippi South
ern College to assure provision for
the luncheon at the conference.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1957-02-28
Legion TV
Show Set

The American Legion, Depart
ment of Mississippi, will present
its GO to Church-Back to God"
program over WLBT Channel 3
at $50 pm, Thursday, Feb. %.
This program, entitled "The
American Legion Speaks" eman-
atlng live from Jackson, will fea-
ture ministers of different faiths
from various sections of the state.
Salvation Army Chaplain, Frank
Osborne of Greenwood, who is
the American Legion State Chap
lain, will interview Rev. Martin
l.. Douglas, pastor of the Strong
hope Baptist Church at Wesson,
Rabbi Adolph Phi1lipsborn of
Vicksburg, and Father Patrick J.
Martin of Laurel, on this program.
State Legion Commander Jack
Pace Of Magee will interview
Ralph Goodwin of Jackson, who is
the National Executive Commit
teeman of the American Legion.
on the National Back to God pro-
gram. case
The GO to Church-Back to
God" program of the Legion has
| three main detectives; namely, to
encourage regular public worship,
daily family prayer, and the re-
llgious education Of the children
of America.
THE American Legion Speaks"
appears over Channel 3 on alter
nate Thursday nights, sponsored
by the American Legion of Mis-
sissippi, in an effort to better ac-
quaint the people of Mississippi
with the various programs of the
Legion and with the services rem
dered by the local Legion Posts
all over throughout the state.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1957-02-28
Church Mems Club
Holds First Meetinq

The n ewly organized Mems
Club of the Petal Methodist
Church held its first meeting,
Thursday, February 2fst, in the
Petal Methodist Church.
Guest speaker was DR.. J. T.
Stafford, conference la yleader
of Cary, Miss.
The next meeting will be held
Thursday evening, 7 o'clock,
March 21st. All interested in at
tending are cordially invited.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1957-02-28
Farmers May
Operate Mill

Mississippi farmers, who a few
years ago launched a chemical
business which has grown into a
multi million dollar operation.
may 60 into the cotton oil mill
business. About $50 farmers, GIN
ners and county agents at spe-
clal meeting voted to name a COM
mlttee, with one member from
each OF the 81 counties, to study
an offer by chain of II cotton
oil mills.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1957-02-28
Success Story
Told BY Firm
In Mississippi

Early in the fall of 1855 the
Meridian Mfg. Co opened its
doors with five employees. Now,
less than a year later more than
200 persons arr. employed IN the
manufacture of famous Roytex
Brand robes for men and boys.
The concern is producing about
10000 robes per week, and is cur
rently in production on the spring
line of robes. AS a result of the
rapid growth, the firms execu-
tives are planning to expand the
present facilities.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1957-02-28
Land For Spring
Row Crops Now
Being Prepared

Heavy grazing of winter pas
lures and beginning of land
preparation for the 1857 row crops
highlighted MisSissippi's farming
picture during the past week.
Pasture grasses are making good
growth and are allowing farmers
to cut down on feeding.
Spring-like weather in some
counties has been especially ben
eficial to pasture and winter graz
ing crops. However, the warm
weather may cause some trouble
as some fruit trees are showing
signs of budding and the small
grain may grow too fast and be
damaged by later freezes.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1957-02-28
Amt 1t So!
God Moves In A Mysterious Way

the switch
man.
is aqtaton for change"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-21

COMMITTING the worlds breakfast tables
brand-new called "chrona" turns out
result accidental cross
the decacy is called the
purpose citrus by discovere Carlos MoScoso
the University of Puerto Ricos agriculture
experiment station in San Juan.
the island, Mr. MOScoSo found
the fruit each the result Of natural
hybdzation made hundreds of gaftngs as well as
growing seedlings to propagate the chironja
word for the China and
the Spanish grapefruit, "toronja"
So far Mr. Moscosos entirely experimental
commercial possibilities for the fruit
chironja than grapefruit, be
orange sections like angerine
repeatedly that grapefruit than orange
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1957-09-05
Victims Of Ramp
Collapse Escape
Serious Injuries

An invitation to breakfast had a
sorry ending for host and guests
Saturday morning, August 31st,
about 2:30 a. m. Frank Roberto,
"a, had invited Miss Josephine
DeMario, 80, and Mrs. Marie
Cremo, 43, to have breakfast with
him and his wife at their apart
ment, 16105 Nelaview rd. The
three, returning from their work
in Geraci's Restaurant, 14408
Cedar rd., were walking along a
catwalk leading to the rear en-
trance to the Roberto apartment,
Mrs. Cremo, ahead. She reached
The end of the ramp safely as it
collapsed. Miss DeMario grabbed
railing but had to let go before
Mr.. Roberto could gather himself
from where he had fallen on the
pavement below.
At Huron Road Hospital, Miss
DeMario was treated for an elbow
injury and Mr.. Roberto for a head
injury.
The ramp was 10 feet above
ground.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1957-09-05

Quick thinking by 10-year-old
Ronald Dreifort probably averted
an even more serious fire than
did occur at the Ralph W. Dreifort
home, 1920 Savannah ave., Tues
day afternoon, August 9th. The
loss is estimated at $1,000.
Mrs. Dreifort had taken young
Cathy and Jon to the dentist.
Donald was watching TV. A neigh
Dor called in "Your house is burn
ing". Ronald dashed to the fire
box at Savannah and Allegheny
ave. and turned in the alarm.
The blaze started when a bed
lamp ignited the upholstery on
the headboard, the flames spread
ing to the bed clothes. Smoke was
so dense and pungent that the
firemen had to don their gas
masks before entering the house.
The fire could not have oc-
Cured at a less opportune time.
That afternoon the Dreiforts had
an appointment to show the house
to a prospective buyer. Instead
they were quickly calling for
workmen to repair the damage,
and sorting clothes and all wash
able and cleanable items to be sent
to the laundry or dry cleaners.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1957-09-05
Free Movie Tickets

You can get a pair oi comph.
mentory tickets to the Show-Hoydep
rheatre by reading the dds In this
paper. There are ten nomes in ten
ads scattered through the poper Il
you find your name. Just clip the
1d and toke il to the how-HoYden
Theo,re and you'll get two tree
tickets.
Thurs. Fri. Sat-. The Prince and
The Show Girl" plus Deep Ad-
venture"
Kiddie Mot. Sat-. Randolph Scott
in Thunder Over The Ploins" plus
Cartoons. - Stooces" comedy.
FREE KITES TO THE FIRST 500
CHILDREN!
Sum-. Mon. Tues. The Lonely
Man" and Midnight Story"
Wed. Thurs.. Sept. llih, 18th
Loving You" and The Young
Stronger"
Check all the ads and maybe
you'll find your name. II not this
week. be sure TO look next week.
There1l be ten nomes each week
good for 20 tickets al the Show.
Hayden Theotre.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1957-09-05
Ca nm
News

Quarterback Bill Whitacre, OF
the Rutgers football squad, has
gained an honorable mention in
the annual Academic All-Ameri-
can preseason football team.
Whitacre, now a senior at Rut-
gers, has maintained a grade level
of A-minus.
Miriam r. Voleker, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold C. Voelker,
1866 East 142nd ST., has success
fully completed the requirements
for admission to Capital Univer-
sity, Columbus, Ohio, according to
an announcement by Mr.. James p.
Shultz, Director Of Admissions.
Miss Voelker plans to enter the
2-year Executive Secretary cur
riculum. Glasses begin on Sep
tember 10th.
Miriam is graduate of Shaw
High School.
Bag, baggage and books, Gary
LOTUS was off this weekend to
begin his Freshman studies at
Princeton University. Son of DR..
and Mrs. Marty LOTUS, he is a
scholarship student at the uni
versity.
Masters degrees were received
by two East Cleveland Ohio State
University postgraduate students.
Werner Sonntag received his in
art and Clark Townsend his in
science.
Lit. Richard c. Trump is add
ing another title ii his name,
that of NJ. D. He is among the
students to successfully
pass the Ohio State Medical Board
examinations, is already starting
his interneship in a Navy hospital
at San Diego, Cal. Richard is the
son of DR.. and Mrs. Frank NJ.
Trunk Of Oakhill rd.
Also successful in this state
examination are VIM. H. Forrest,
Jr., of 1906 Carlyon rd.; Dan r.
Johnson, Huron Road Hospital;
and Gerald S. Bowling, 1761 Wy
more ave., whose home is in Akron.
These young men are graduates of !
Western Reserve University School
If Incidence.
Gerald Garow, 13404 First ave-,
has passed the exam for chirop-
,dist.
Miss PHYLLIS Jones 1431S Elm |
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1957-09-05

25 Adenwon
donc festival
of the BEVNS fall
3097 1924
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All types danne Top Bdlet Tumbng
Moiorete Tronng Womens hmberinq
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1957-09-05

Miss Phyllis Jones, 1431S Elm
ave., attended the University of
Colorado summer session at Boul-
der this summer. Miss Jones is a
third grade teacher at Chambers
Schol.