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the government had regained
control Of the capital.
The cabinet went into emer-
gency session after yesterdays
riots. Rampaging mobs had
overturned cars and smashed
windows throughout the cap
ital until police scattered them
with tear gas. clubs and water
hoses. Buses were sabotaged
and stores forced to shut down
Many rioters were reported
injured.
In a nationwide broadcast
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-04

unions in fighting unions DOM
mated by racketeers.
Today's hearing brings the
House directly into the union
reform controversy for tie first
time this year The Senate
Labor Committee has com.
pleted hearings and is scheduled
to continue marking up a bill
this afternoon.
The Senate committee Is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-04

expected to approve a bill in
line with the measure intro
duced by Senator Kennedy and
Senator Erwin, Democrat of
North Carolina--omitting re-
strictions against secondary
boycotts and organizational
picketing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-04
Bogoto Quiet Restored
After Thousands Riot

BOGOTA Colombia. Mar. AP).-Dozens Of student
rngeaders reported Jail today and authorities claimed
order after thousands of ong youths baed
police in anti government demonstrations
Government Minister Cuilermo Amaya Ramirez claimed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-04
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The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1959-07-25

queen at the time all this was
about to befall her people, and
it seemed that there must have
been a reason for it in the
overall plan of the salvation of
the Jews. Then Esther babe
them return Mordecai this an
swer." The original reading,
"Then Esther babe them re-
turn Mordecai," could mean
that she sent back her answer
to Mordecai by Hatach who
had been carrying dispatches
to and fro. go gather together
all the Jews that are present
in Shushan, and fast we for me,
and neither eat nor drink three
days, night or day; | also and
my maidens will fast likewise;
and so will | go into unto the
king, which is not according
to the law: and if / perish, i
perish" 1t is difficult to be-
lieve that in the time of such
a crisis as this that the Jews
would have neglected or re-
Trained altogether from pray
ers and supplications unto
God.
THE FEAST of Purim Insti-
tuted: "And Mordecai wrote
these things, and sent letters
unto all the Jews, that were in
all the provinces of the king
Ahasuerus, both nigh and far"
The final results were that Ha-
man was hanged and the de-
cree of the king to destroy the
Jews was rescinded, and per-
mission given the Jews to de-
fend themselves against their
enemies and to destroy and to
kill all those who would at
tempt attacks upon their lives.
ITO establish this among them
that they should keep the four
teenth day of the month Adar,
and the fifteenth day of the
same yearly" This was what
the letter of Mordecai stipu-
lated, that through the realm
of King Xerxes the Jews would
observe these two days as days
of deliverance from their enc
mics. "As the days wherein the
Jews rested from their enc
mics, and the month which was
turned unto them from sor-
row to joy, and from mourning
into good day: that they
should make them days of
feasting and joy, and of send
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1959-07-25

members journeyed to Canton,
Miss, on July Is, IA and Is to
attend the annual All Club
Camp which was held at the
Flora Parrish State All Club
Training Center. Their agents,
Miss Willye Ruth King and Mr..
E. H. Wheatley, accompanied
them. Jasper County had 81
representatives and the three
camping counties, Neshoba,
Forrest and jefferson Davis.
also sent representatives. The
state reporter, Brenda Joyce
Lang, will attend the State An
nual All Leader Training meet
ing which will be held July %.
% and "a at the Flora Parrish
Training Center.
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ing portions one to another,
and gifts to the poor" These
two days represented the time
which the king rescinded his
original decree concerning the
destruction of the Jews and
gave order for them to defend
themselves against their ene-
mics.
PRACTICAL Points on the
Lesson: We are living in a
world of opposites in which
there is struggle between life
and death, righteousness and
sin, and truth and error. We
also are living in world of op-
portunities and possibilities.
There are crises which come
to every person in which deci-
sionS must be made and in
which a person can never be
the same again. This calls COR
courage and heroism. The per-
son who will make the right
choice will become success
for two worlds. The courage
Esther had when she said "and
if | perish, l perish" she was
willing to face death for her
people, and her God.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1959-07-25
THE STRANGERS HOME

THE STRANGERS HOME
PETERSON CIRCLE, met in
the home of Mr.. & Mrs.
Wright, 128 Vaudaman Street,
at 800 o'clock with Mrs. Hen
retta Mathew, leader in
charge, and open with a song
lead by Mrs. Wright, and Mrs.
Tarden, read the scripture,
then Mrs. Mathew, offered
prayer; Mrs. Wright, lead a
song; then Mrs. Mary John
son brought fine message,
Don't Doubt God" and then
brief prayer was offered, af-
ter which the leader made
some timely remarks, and pre-
sented Mrs. Susie Nixon, who
taught the most inspiring les
son, that was interesting to all
and closed with prayer.
Then the minutes of the last
meeting was read and approx
ed. Nine present, offering
1884. Visitors: Mrs. Sheard
after which the hostess serv-
ed a very delicious repass of
Sandwiches, crackers, cold
drinks, ice cream and cake
that was enjoyed by all. Mrs,
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1959-07-25

MR.. FINAS JOHNSON, is
back home after spending sew
eral days in the Afro-Ameri.
can Hospital, in Yazoo City,
Miss. taking treatment, and is
improving nicely, but he is
having some trouble with his
eyes, and his many friends are
glad to see him back home
again, and hope that he may
soon be at his post of duty.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie McGrigg
and Miss Beverly Davis are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. James
Wallace of $500 South Man.
field ST., Los Angeles. They
will also visit Mr.. and Mrs.
Miller Watts, Rev. and Mrs.
James Brady, and Mr.. Nc
Grigg's sister.
Mrs. Mary E. Pitts of Green
vile, Miss, was a weekend WIS.,
itor in the home of her sister,
Mrs. Willie B. Armstead of this
city. Mr.. Armstead was also
home for the weekend.
Mrs. Alley Yates and Mrs.
Billie Kelker, of Utica, left for
Chicago, Ill. recently, where
they will spend two weeks Wis
iting their children. Mrs. Yates
is visiting her daughter; Mrs.
Kelker is visiting her two sons,
Mr.. Hubert c. Kelker, Mr.. FIRE.
derrick Kelker and their wives,
and other relatives and friends.
Mr.. Aaron Hicks, Utica, left
for Chicago, ILL.,, where he will
spend his summer vacation
with his daughter, Mrs. Ger
trude Stimage, and his grand
children, Miss Ruby Lee Slim
age and Mr.. Alder Earl Slim
age.
Mrs. Arie Lee Hicks of Utica
left for Chicago where she will
spend two weeks with her bro
Their, Mr.. Kelly Stimage, and
other relatives and friends.
Mrs. Willie B. Armstead of
Utica, Miss, left for Chicago,
ILL.,, where she will spend her
vacation with her son, and al
so Mrs. Maggie Stevenson of
Utica, will visit her sister
while in Chicago.
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nifty to see and hear, the ma.
TONS Number One, Top Re-
cording Artist, WILBERT
KANSAS CITY HARRISON,
when he joins with the sen.
sational ROSCOE GORDON
ORCHESTRA to play the
DANCE AND SHOW at the
Elk's Hall in Greenwood, Miss,
Saturday night, August 1. This
is the biggest attraction to
come this way in a long time
no dance or music lover
will want to miss this.
Promoters are going to great
expense to bring this super at
traction to Greenwood, but
they are not increasing the
admission fee at all. Make
plans now to attend the WILL
BERT KANSAS CITY, HAIR
RIS AND ROSCOE GORDON
ORCHESTRA DANCE.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1959-07-25

MRS. SALLIE BOWDEN'S
Funeral was we'll attended
Friday, July II, 1859 at New
Zion Baptist Church, Rev. A.
W. Moore, officiating and the
Mcdonald Funeral Home in
charge, and she leaves two
daughters, one son, two grand
children, and a host of other
relatives and friends to mourn
her passing. Mrs. Bowden
passed July ID, 1859.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1959-07-25

MR.. & MRS. EDGAR WADE
HALL, Mrs. Marshall HaW-
kins, of Chicago, Ill. were in
the city last week on a weeks
Vacation visiting their sister
Mrs. M. c. Carpenter, and
while in the city they meet
many friends that made their
trip a very pleasant one.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1959-07-25
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
July 26, 1859
BY Rev. Geo. A. Harper
Sill Avenue G..

Sill Avenue G..
COURAGE IN CRISIS (Es-
Their Alb; 1915; 9-20-22.
MEMORY Selection: Who
knoweth whether thou are
come to the kingdom for such
a time as this? Esther 4:14).
God is no respector of per-
sons. He allows great oppor-
tunities to come to all men
some time during their life
time. Some opportunities are
greater for some person than
they are for other persons.
This is contingent upon per-
sons position, qualifications
and the call which God gives
to him.
God has a purpose for every
life and this purpose should be
sought after by every man.
When the day of crisis comes,
the right choice should be
made because our history from
then on can never be the same.
1t will be for veal OF woe, or
for better or worse God will
never be defeated in His great
redemptive purposes, for when
men fail He will not fail. When
one person fails in Gods re-
demptive plan He will choose
another who will fulfill His
purpose.
THE DESPERATION of the
Jews: when Mordecai per-
ceived all that was done, Nor
decai rent his clothes, and put
on sackcloth with ashes, and
went out into the midst of the
city, and cried with a loud and
a bitter cry; The event which
brought about all this conster-
nation on the part of Mordecai
was the decree of ''King Aha
suerus," also known as Xer-
XeS, to have all the Jews-men,
women and children-through-
out the realm executed in one
day. The hatred which Hannah
had for Mordecai prompted
him to have all the Jews killed
in order that he might have
Mordecai destroyed. "a n d
came even before the kings
gate: for none might enter in
to the kings gate clothed with
sackcloth'-To appear before
the kings gate in this way was
the best way Mordecai could
think of to get the attention of
Esther, his first cousin and, to
break the evil tidings unto her,
for as yet she had not learned
of the scheme of Hannah to de-
stroy all the Jews. "And in ev-
cry province, whithersoever
the kings commandment and
his decree came, there was
great mourning among the
Jews and fasting, and weep
ing, and wailing; and many lay
in sackcloth and ashes" The
use of sackcloth and ashes was
common in that day to ex-
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press great grief and sorrow,
and because it was something
of this kind, it was not allow
ed at the kings gate. To give
vent to their own feelings and
to express their deep anguish
the Jews throughout the realm
of the empire put on sackcloth
and ashes.
ESTHER ASSUMES Respon.
sibility to Save Her People:
again Esther spake unto Ha.
tach, and gave him command
ment unto Mordecai." Hatach
was one of the chamberlains
of the royal palace who had
been appointed to be in at
tendance upon Esther, the
queen. Then Esther sent Ha
tach to Mordecai to learn spe.
officially what was taking place
and what all the confusion was
about. 1t was then that she
learned from Mordecai fully
what had been devised and
what was ordered TO be done
the Jews. "And the kings ser.
wants, and the people of the
kings provinces, do know, that
whatsoever, whether man or
woman, shall come unto the
king into the court, who is not
called there is one law of his
to put him to death, except
such to whom the king shall
hold out the golden sceptre,
that he may live: but l have
not been called to come in UNI
to the king these thirty days.
Esther was new queen; she
had replaced Vashti whom
Xerxes had dismissed as queen
in a fit of anger. But Orien.
tai despotism being what il
was, no one, not even the
queen, was allowed in the pre-
Sence of the king unless he
had sent for that person. "And
they told to Mordecai Esther's
words" Since Hatach began as
messenger between Esther and
Mordecai, it is reasonable that
this message was also deliver.
ed by him to Mordecai. "Then
Mordecai commanded to answ.
er Esther. Think not with thy
self that thou shalt escape in
the kings house, more than all
the Jews" If Esther had taken
any consolation in her rela.
tionship to the king, Mordecai
would have her to give it UP
forthwith, for being the queen
would not save her when time
came to execute the kings de.
cree upon the Jews. For il
thou altogether holdest thy
peace at this time, then shall
their enlargement and deliv.
erance arise to the Jews from
another place; but thou and
thy fathers house shall be de
stroyed: and who knoweth whe
Their thou art come to the king
dom for such a time as this
What was equally important
was the fact that somehow Els
Their had been chosen to be the
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Utico News
Ruby Charleston, Agent

On Sunday, July 10, the Hol-
ly Spring Church celebrated its
pastors, Rev. B. Hubbard, 3rd
anniversary. Rev. Griffin, the
guest minister, had the entire
church filled with the holy spir-
it. Visitors included Mr.. and
Mrs. ID. j. Thornton of Jack
son, Miss.
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WiIbert kansas City Harrison
To Play Dance In Greenwood,
Saturday, August l

Dance and Music Lovers of
Greenwood and the Delta Sec
ton will be given an opportu-
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Henrietta Mathew, leader; Mrs.
Willie Motion, Secretary; Mrs
Mary Johnson, Treasurer; Rev.
David Mathews, Pastor.
Arizona tribune., 1959-11-06
SportIights S

Ernie Banks and Sam Jones
won the Most Valuable Player
Awards of the year. Ernie has
signed his next years con-
tract with the Chicago Cubs
for a sum near S50.0O0 Sad
Sam will not be sad any longer
when the White Sox give him
his new contract.
Fred Rose. one of the few
Negro jockeys in the USA
died after his S pill at a Cal
ifornia racetrack. He was
discharged from the service
in September.
Fora Foley second ranked
heavyweight has been offered
$4,000 to fight Eddie Machen
in Frisco'S Cow Palace
Arizona tribune., 1959-11-06
EIks Corner

Grand Canyon Temple 437
will sponsor it's annual fall
dinner dance on Nov 18th.
Mrs. Tyrone ParSon and
Tyrone Jr. have adopted Phoe-
nix while Tyrone Sr. keeps
the organ jumping
Who was the face behind that
frightening mask on Halloween
night at the door?
Charlesetta McClammy looks
we'll after her recent illness
Election rumbleS are heard
in the distance whose hat
isn't in the ring?
Arizona tribune., 1959-11-06

The George Rodgers date
trees were full of fruit this
fall. They gave many pounds
to friends who enjoyed them.
Travis Williams made a
business trip to Yuma.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Lewis
San Bernadino, Calf. were
the housegueSts of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Moore last week.
Arizona tribune., 1959-11-06
Around
The Tow n

Eddie and Eta White
bagged one of the seasons
largest deer. They travelled
high in the mountain country
using horses up the steep
paths.
Arizona tribune., 1959-11-06
BANK OF DOUGLAS
REPORTS

Substantial increases in
assets, loans and deposits
have been reported by the Bank
of Douglas answering a state
lnent of condition call by David
Saunders, Arizona banking
superintendent.
Total assets as of Oct. 6
were $140, ,748.214 an in
crease of 15.2 per cent over
the total for September 1858
In the same period loans rose
to a total of $79. 9.948 010.
Deposits were boosted by
$15.715.921 to $125, ,443, $50
over the year This represents
an increase of 143 per cent
The increase in loans &C
cording to President WR
Montgomery, frflects the fact
that money is uniformly in
demand throughout the country
and here in Arizona there has
been a constant increase in
that demand.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1959-04-30
Yekime, Wash.

Y0klIIl0, w dSIl.,
Dear Mr.. East:
For the last two weeks I've
heard radio broadcast put on
by the Citizens Councils. They
say they are doing it, as nearly as
| can remember, in the interest of
preserving States Rights and the
right of the Individual to preserve
his racial status and not be in
terfered with by alien subver-
sives. Q'm sure that isn't exactly
the way they express it, but
something like that.
Last weeks broadcast included
a talk by Senator Sparkman, and
in spite of his abilities, I fail to
remember anything he said.
This week, - just a half hour
ago, they had Congressman
Williams, of Mississippi, and I can
still remember few of the things
he said. He talked mostly about
the Darby case, that of Negro
who sued because he claimed to
have been denied the right to vote
because of his race. The Congress
man didn't go into the merits of
this but only talked deprecatingly
of it and said it has been used as
an argument for a civil rights
law.
He then went on at some length
to explain that the Justice De-
partment had set up a special de-
partment with many expensive
bureaucrats" to handle the large
number of cases expected, that in
a year they had only 10, indicat-
ing to him that there must not be
very many Negroes who think
their rights have been denied, and
also - going back to the Darby
case, - stating that in dismissing
this case, the court had compli-
mented the State of Mississippi
on its excellent laws relating to
voting.
Most of this is new stuff to me
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1959-04-30
Book Review 90.

book, strictly speaking, is not a
biography. 1t is rather an explor-
alton of unresolved historical
questions about Lincoln - ques-
tions which the American people
in their need for a heroic image
of themselves have blurred with
the familiar myths: Of the i'm
poverished youth; the tender Ann
Rutledge; the harsh Mary Lin
coin: the merciful warrior, mill
tary amateur, master politician;
the deliverer of slaves, and most
powerful of all, laden as it IS
with religious symbolism = the
myth of he great spirit suffering
for a nations sin, redeemlng 1t
as Christ redeemed mankind, by
the sacrifice of its own earthly
life.
All these versions of Lincoln
are discussed by Professor Cur
rent. He carefully records t n e
known, incontrovertible facts. AS
effectively, he presents the opln-
ions of Lincoln's acquain ances-
Herndon, Hay, Willard, the cab
met members. He is not afraid
to estimate possibilities = based
on facts, opinions, his own and
others readings of Lincolns
character. But always he has one
end in view: to sift the layers OF
myth and anecdote and prejudice
and desire and wilfulness OF the
real man, to the truth about LIN
coin. and about what Lincoln
means to us.
Professor Current is head OF
the History and Political Science
Department at the Woman's Col
lege of he University OF North
Carolina. He is a former collab-
Orator in j. c.. RandalPs four
volume Lincoln, and the author
of Daniel Webster and the Rise
of National Conservatism. He IS
. brave man, too; in the face OIL
60 much mythology, IN the teeth
of that profundity which weighs
down most of what is written
about Lincoln, he is even Drawer
for he will admit when ne does
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1959-04-30

not know. Of Ann Rutledge, for
instance, he is willing to con-
clude: "The question persists,
hauntingly, but it must remain
unanswered"
His book is well written, clear,
developed with obvious COM
mand of it's material. But many
books of less Importance can
claim those qualities-and, after
all, about whom has more been
written than Abraham Lincoln?
A better reason for reading
The Lincoln Nobody Knows is
that here one sees myth at work,
observes It's pOWer-Sees the be-
ginning, the establishment, the
Towering of legend-the reshap-
ing of what truth may have been
to necessary image. And if we
sense a sort of supernatural, all
American Big Brother at work
with OrWellian skill to distort, to
hide, to remove the flaws of our
own humanity, as reflected in it's
greatest hero-then we must face
up to it. More often, as Professor
Current writes: eve need not
be ashamed of what we have
made of Lincoln. In honoring
him, we honor ourselves"
But the implication is obvious.
Myth yields no lighter tyranny
on the mind for a benevolent as
pect. And the warning is clear:
Myth might be malevolent, too
and it would not thereby cease
to be a tyrant.
-(Nieman Reports.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1959-04-30
Letters

tinction of the American nation.
That most unread creed, The
Constitution of the United States,
SAYS that we are entitled to life,
liberty and the pursuit of happi-
ness. For some reason unknown to
this witless ones understanding,
we ignore the first two parts of
that creed and devote ourselves
exclusively to the latter. We have
become so enthralled with this
'happiness-kick" that we are
creating the most monstrous mis-
cries yet to befall our grief-strick-
en- globe.
At time in history when
whole nations have been tortured
n d regimented into faceless
masses we have, with bland indif-
ference, allowed our priceless
heritage of freedom to slip
through our gasp. Our country
has begun to go down the drain
in basket.
We do this not because of
some cosmic, evolutionary theory
capable of raising mems souls to
higher plane we do it be-
cause of Grass laziness and the
propagandized pap that we must
be happy.
Now we can either rise from
our ease-spraddled butts and
fight to return our government to
ourselves, or we can continue to
allow our liberties and inalienable
rights to be swindled away from
us while we revel in security and
unalloyed happiness.
Let us not be surprised one day
if we are suddenly being told
when to vote, how to vote, or If
we vote at all. Let us not be sur
prised if our workers are told
when and where to work, and
how much they get paid. The
farmers have already sampled the
delight of being told what to
plant, when and how much to
plant and they know what
happens if they don't do what
Uncle tells them.
Our lives will be so controlled
we will all suddenly arise and
scream for our rights. But then it
will be too late We will be faced
with the prospect of wrestling our
liberties back again with nothing
but our bare hands and the CUTS
we should have used before it all
happened.
If this country is to remain the
land of the free and the home of
the brave we'd better do some
thing now.
Walter I. Allen
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The Petal Paper

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PUBLISHING CO., Pascagoula, Miss.
Published by East Publications Co., Box
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