The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1959-11-12
East Side
IT'S oKAY TO SHOOT NEGRO BUT FOR GODS SAKE, DON'T
CURSE HIM!

That which follows the kind Of humo which compares to
the auuh one gets when seeing slip on banana peel
It's funny until you think about it, must admit the report
most funny me- because I'm acquainted with its author Iason
Knu PascaqoUa Miss To think that such tate should be KING
now that he's in his dotage Here's his account OF recent trip TO
Washington
The wife who writes for the national Posmastes Gazette
which Pascagoua pm Arthur Smith edits had to go to Washing
Ton week because Of postmaster convention and we tagged
along.
That trip was cmaxed by of the most hec "a hours
we've spent in many year. 1t started Friday afternoon when
with the madam entered one OF Washngons argesf oepa
men stores to do some shopping for the children We went up IN
one crowded elevator shoppe and down in another TO the S
floor where made purchase reached back pocket for my
wallet and found gone MY pocket had been picked SLICK as
whistle and to add insult TO injury by woman too tor neither
of US could remember seeing man on either elevator
Well we called floor walker the floor walker called the
MANAGER and the manager called the police nasmuh all my
credentials were said lifted wallet couldn't identity myself
thouuht of acquaintance that could assure the manager that
it really was me and the most impressive Wasngtonan that
flashed TO mind Fshbalt Miller majority doorkeeper for
the House of Representatives.
So told the manager later found out he had been on the
lob only week and had from New York; TO call him. e
planning that he was House dookeepe That was mistake be-
cause the manager looked real reluctant and realized that when
said dookeepe he thought of one of those guys in long coats
and gold braid that open doors and hold out palm TO be
creased.
ANYWAY Fshbat wasn't in got old newspaper friend
to identify He must have done pretty good Job because AFTER
asked questions and then assured me that would the
wallet again. One cheerful character told that by this time
the cash had been removed and the wallet and papers stuffed
down sewer DRAIN
On that note we boarded plane at 1926 and headed
out for Mobile and the home While checking our bags
and every BIT polite That Was the airline clerk who told US the
whole southeast banketed with fog and we probably
wouldn't be able to land at Mobile
We didn't Stopped at Birmingham supposed to have land
ed at Atlanta but fog had that port closed About hours later
started again after he pilot told he didn't have any idea
where he would be able TO land but had gassd up with 5000 GAL
Ions and could fly all day necessary He might have felt reasu
ed by that but we didn't.
An hour afer the sewardess told over Mobile
but couldn't come down and would try New Orleans To make
long story short landed at Baton Rouge stayed three hours
changed 10 another plane for New Orleans stayed three
hours and caught another one for Mobile
The climax came of course when went to get our bags
You guesedt baggage We headed home bought tooth
brushes and and waiting for the airline locate
our baggage somewhere between Washington Birmingham Baton
Rouqe New Orleans and Mobile.
Guess there are days like that for everybody