The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1958-08-28

lryjno Jaw Fan is big man. Not only big man i1sS
the business world but more important N me SIZE oI MS
heart nUne Of this year Irving testified before me Sea1e
Committee on Finance in Washington on behalf OF inc New
England Expotlub Irving testimony fdvofeo o.1eneWa
of the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Program Which, Incl
dentay was passedby Congress last week. IN the torn OF
four year extension I'll not go into an account OF my asso-
citation with IRVING which has, been than pleasant from
nv pontso view But will repeat this know OF no man
whose heart is bigger than the heart OF Irving Jay Fan
ANYWAY Irving began his testimony by saying: my
name is Irving Jay Fan past President OF the New Ing
land Export Club and currently chairman OF its Government
Liaison Committee am lifelong resident OF providence
Rhode island been engaged in business tor the past
81 years. asamember of several famiyowned manutacfur
ing firms: The Apex Tire Rubber Co, The thompson lnen
cal Company, The Tower Iron Works.
On the opposite side OF this page IS a Parable On III
fernationa Economic Competition which has been taken
from rvinus testimony Preceding the parable ne saId IN
the pavilion of the USSR at the Brussels EXPOSITION IS
Iarqe piece of sculpture entitled Beating SWORDS INTO POW
shares The Soviet sgnaker neglected TO give proper ceoI
to the Bible Let US give proper credit TO the BDe Tor ouT
inspiration for the following parable which brings out m
simple terms the workings Of International Economic CON-
petition He then followed with the copy which am PROUD
to present today.
A few weeks ago a friend wrote letter TO me and,
in part, # reads as follows:
"Dd YOU know that Negroes actually have almost no
access to our public libraries in Mississippi? Some months
auo asked the librarian of Of our best libraries N inc
state about this The librarian seemed worried TOO AFTER
explaining that Negroes could not to the library and
act any service even though the building was constructed
with heavy chunk Of Federal money.
You know that is problem" she Said = don't Know
what we can do about it"
Beno an aoitator and tax payer, ut agtdfes me 10
have to pay taxi was curious about the library situation
in Hattesburo, my home Last week ambed Oft down TO the
CITY Hall and asked about it learned that the tax levy IS
set at 40 mills and Of that amount OF mills is alocafed Tor
the library There was additional information on taxes ETC.,
but If isn't important here. Going from the lty Hall 10 me
library learned that they have about $4,000 voumns OF
that number approximately 5000 are at branch library
located in NEGRO Community Center And It IS at the Skin
Street branch where Negroes have access to books.
of interest to me the fact that at the nam library
for white only, the hours are from a. A. to 2 ~ ex-
cep Saturday and Sunday The Negro branch operates from
lPM to6P.M IA.
AT the Negro branch saw four sets Of reference books
the value Of which I'd guess to be between $4,000 and
100000 AS SUCH they represent duplication, Row many
other books are duplicated don't know. While In quite
sure there are many applications am also sure the eafFe
5000 are not III any event. there are 1000 books the value
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