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The people's voice., 1959-12-11
COMPETITION, A MORE
EFFECTIVE "REGULATION"7

1t may even be that in the future,
commissions to regulate utilities like
power and telephone can be abol-
ished. Public power has proven the
greatest deterrent to high rates that
has yet been found. Regulation was
well established but miserably in
effective before the public power
yardstick came into the picture. We
could promote the competition of pub
lie ownership and private ownership
to give us what regulation has not
given US.
| believe this day will come. / shall
work actively for it's arrival.
In the meantime we must still
wrestle with the dilemma Of OF the mo
ment while working for the assurance
of the future.
First and foremost, of course. we
can work for Public Service commits
sioners who announce while they are
running for office their dedication
to the public interest. We rarely do,
but we should expect that candidate
for any office should have some idea
as to what theories and PHILOSOPHERS
are involved in the job he is seeking.
Since 1857 there is no reason why
a candidate for Public Service Com
mission can't know some of the
theories he will have to deal with be-
cause the commission records are full
of them. and over the years volumes
have been printed on utility rate
We have to be willing to stand
by and fight for candidate who
speaks in our behalf because the
corporations will be doing their bit
against him.
But by far the safest way to pro-
tect our dollars spent for utilities is
to set forth in the law the factors to
be considered in rate making.
The people's voice., 1959-12-11

In fiscal 1859, power revenues de
posted in the Federal Treasury from
Corps projects alone amounted tt
about 70 million dollars.
Down through the years these i'm
provements have received the support
not only of the Congress, but of the
executive branch regardless of party
If the program is right and the
projects are analyzed in accordance
with sound economic procedures, the
next, point to consider is timing.
POPULATION UP, BUT SINCE
1850, DEVELOPMENT DOWN
Between 1850 and 1858 the ma
tional income increased 81 per cent.
Our population increased by 1876 per
cent. Yet, the amount requested by
the Bureau of the Budget for water
resource development by the Corps
of Engineers and the Bureau of Rec
lamation in 1858 was 25 per cent
below the budget request for 1850.
In considering these figures, any
straight-line comparison is unrealistic.
The purchasing power of the dollar
has decreased, while the population,
which is the measure of the need for
these projects, has increased. In fact,
the cost of construction has increased
&c per cent since 1850. That means
that, in order to provide the same
amount of work in place today, an
appropriation equivalent to 166 per
cent of 1850 would be required to
maintain the same level of the pro-
gram.
Perhaps the real concern by critics
of the public works appropriation for
fiscal 1860 is the future commitment
in the new starts added by
the Congress this year. Actually, the
new commitments totaled about 600
million dollars. This may sound large,
but it actually represents less than
three quarters of years construc-
5ion program at the present rate.
These projects will take many years
20 build and, unless new starts are
added each year to the pipeline, the |
is bound to dry up. Just so
ong as the new starts added to one
end of the pipeline do not exceed |
he amount appropriated for con-
truction which is reducing the COM
nitments in the present program,
here is no danger of that program
'ver getting out of balance or be-
oming top-heavy.
I am becoming little sick of hav-
ng the 'pork barrel" label placed
n water resource development prof.
cts in this country.
I, for one, think that investing in
he future of our own country is the
yisest course we could follow.
DEVELOPMENT" ELSEWHERE,
PARK BOARD" HERE
The American taxpayer is asked
to pick up the check for
iver and harbor, flood control, irri-
alton, power and other resource de-
elopment projects in foreign coun-
,ies under the Mutual Security Pro-
ram on the basis that such projects
re essential to the economic develop
lent of those countries. Yet the !
ame individuals who cry, eve can ,
OF afford this pork barrelw when
ongress appropriates money for the 6
evelopment of America, urge even
rger appropriations for foreign aid.
l think it is high time for the
nited States government to start :
linking and planning as much for l
lie Americans of the future as we {
} for the future growth of other f
The people's voice., 1959-12-11
A TREMENDOUS VICTORY
IN 1857

You all know that the consumers
won tremendous victory in 1857.
The entire request of the telephone
company was denied. DR.. Knappen
appeared only in the telephone case
because of financial considerations
facing the consumer group, but the
rate making theory he put forth
splashed oyer to the electric rate case
that was being considered at the same
time. and domestic consumers. who
were the ones supporting the con-
sumer expert did not get as great
an increase in power rates as they
might otherwise have received.
The telephone company appealed
this case, to the extent that they tried
to get an injunction that would put
into effect the rates they had asked
for. pending a further appeal. The
high court told them an Injunction
is for the purpose of maintaining the
status quo. and they were already in
the position of status quo because
the commission had granted them
nothing. Also the court was consistent
as far as testimony goes. They said
the telephone company had been
granted full hearing therefore the
commission, having based their de-
cision on the evidence. the court
would not question the decision.
Following the 1857 case there was
an interesting development. The 1859 |
Legislature appropriated 10 thousand |
dollars for the Public Service Com |
mission to hire an expert. This un-
heralded and surprising move came |
only after consumers had organized i
and effectively represented them
selves in a rate case. This appropria-
tion is something that consumer
groups had worked to achieve for
many. many years without success.
AS far as | am concerned the only
reason this appropriation was al
lowed without any argument is that
the utilities were up to their old
tricks. If there are going to be So
called consumer experts they prefer
to have them in the hands of the
commission instead of the hands of
the people. 1t is reasonable to sup
pose from the standpoint of the utili-
ties that the people will become less
restive shortly and then they can
have more to say about the expert
The commission chooses.
When the telephone company came
back this summer for their 9th rate
increase request since the end of
World War ii they told US all there
vas no reason to bring in an outside
expert because now the commission
lad the funds to hire one.
BROUGHT BRIGHT
NEW. DAY TO MONTANA
The people's voice., 1959-12-11
KNAPPEN BROUGHT BRIGHT
NEW DAY TO MONTANA

The commission did hire an expert.
He is DR.. Lionel Thatcher from the
University of Wisconsin and to the
The people's voice., 1959-12-11
MAY HAVE TO GIVE PSC
SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS"

Under our present law there is
nothing that prevents the commission
from doing everything that is neces-
sary. but because they have avoided
protecting us and imbedded their ex-
cuses in the broad aspects of their
Continued On Page Seven)
The people's voice., 1959-12-11
COMMISSION IGNORED
THE LAW

Olsen was acting in behalf of the
people of Montana in the face Of an
adamant commission that ignored the
portion of the law which is a mandate
to investigate and use its legal di-
rective to protect the consumer.
Protestants had appeared before
the commission in these cases. but
they were fighting blindfolded, if
valiantly. They could produce no ex-
pert testimony against utility wit
nesses, many of them with a lifetime
background in the business. The COM
mission had no one who appeared in
any capacity.
When this case was decided by the
State Supreme Court in 1857 the
majority ruled-the commission was
within it's right to accept what testi-
mony was presented to it-that it
had no obligation to investigate in
behalf of the consumer the only
testimony presented was that of the
utility-and there was no evidence
to the contrary. they upheld the COM
mission.
The minority of the court said
protestants did not have the finances
to investigate and it was the duty
of the commission to do this Job
that that was what they were set
up to do.
In the face of the telephone and
gas company decisions the people of
Montana were left with no protection
between themselves and the utilities.
There was valid reason for believing
the commission should be abolished,
for at this point protection of con-
5umer interests through the Public
Service Commission had become a
farce.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1959-10-15
THE PETAL PAPER

Kings Highway or the Real Road
seems remote on the surface. vet
we know that we are actually
watching ourselves cavort around
the dry fountain. Caught in our
times strange society, we are all
Kllroys in foreign land beset
by shreWd smiling businessmen.
beggers, and pimps. Williams
constantly shifting across the
tenuous boundry w here art
shoulders life throws the truth
at us so that we must laugh and
pity ourselves.
Yet, throughout the animated
Williams nightmare, Kilro US
goodness conquers all. Clutching
his golden heart he arises at the
finale to join that epic crackpot
dreamer Don Quixote. AS the
Don and Sancho Panza near the
fountain clear water flows again.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1959-10-15
Theatre

ire are at all OUT of line with the
interests of our readers. This is
the first of a proposed series on
the theatre. Others will follow
from time to time.)
Canine Real was written by
an ex-resident of The Magnolia
state. Before he escaped from
Mississippi, Tennessee Williams,
who was born in Columbus IN
1911, spent bits of his generally
unhappy childhood in Gulfport,
Canton, and Clarksdale. A good
deal of Williams peculiar perver-
sity probably stems from this
period.
The curtains rise shows a
plaza in a desolate, nondescrlpt
Latin American villa &c. The
fountain in the center OF the
plaza has run dry and starving,
dirty villagers huddle about it.
To the right Of the square stands
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1959-10-15
a fancy hotel, managed by

a fancy hotel, managed by an
urbane and SleaZy businessman.
Staying at this hotel is the old,
dispirited lover, Jacques Casa
nova, living off the aged courte-
san Camille. Another hotel guest
is the Baron de Charlus. Across
the square a skid-row hotel (the
Ritz-men only) stands besides
pawn shop and the Gypsy's
parlour. The Gypsy's daughter
Esmeralda possesses a virginity,
which for price can be renewed
with each rising full moon.
Into this molly oasis wanders
Kilroy, the all-American boy and
ex-boxing champ. He has jump
ed ship with his champions belt
and golden gloves. His naive
heart as big Gas the head of a
baby, when finally cut from him
proves to be of solid gold. I hope
you get the picture.
Kilroy, his wallet picked by the
natives he tried to befriend, pro-
positioned by the Baron calls to
the local police for help The
fascist police at the bidding of
the genial hotel manager beat UP
the good Kilroy and force him
to don a clowns costume and a
false nose which he must light up
to amuse them. Finally, after
pawning his precious golden
gloves in order to restore virgin
ity to the Gypsy's daughter, Ga
hilarious sequence) his big heart
fails him; the street cleaners
cart his corpse away in an ash
can.
Though the Canine Real, the
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1959-10-15
The Petal Paper

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day OF each week by THE ADVERTISER
PUBLISHING co, Pascagoula, Miss
Published by East Publications Co., DO,
$40, Hattiesburg Miss.
Entered as second class matter at the
Post Office at Petal, Mississippi, under
Act of March g. 1879.
RE ENTERED AT PASCAGOULA, MISS
Second class postage paid at Pascagou-
la, Miss, and at additional mailing offices
RETURN FORMS 1919 TO: THE PET
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SUBSCRIPTIONS
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The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1959-10-15

And we marvel because inno-
cence and folly have won over
hypocricy and wealth. Business
men, police, the sad perverted
phantasmagorias vanish; and the
music of brotherhood and beauty
fill the heart.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1959-10-15
PAGE THRK1

The Nays Military Sea Trans
portation Service was activate6
on Oct. /, 1949, thereby combin-
ing the services of both Army
and Navy transports ferrying
troops and supplies throughout
the world.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1959-10-15

was only part OF his purpose.
What does the control owe US? 1t
owes us nothing. 1t has given us
the supreme gift by making us a
part of existence. And so we are
indebted to it. But how can we
be indebted to something which
is infinite to our finite minds?
And so Christ's purpose can per-
haps be said to have been to
translate infinity into finiteness.
This was the purpose of Moham-
med and the purpose of Buddha.
Only the majority of us in Am
erica belong to a group that be-
lieves the translator was Christ.
And so with Christ's translation
the control becomes God, or
''The Creator.
But Mr.. Marthaler says that
religion and science are irrecon-
cilable, because they are opposed
at the outset. | believe the con-
trary. The ship of Genesis is still
afloat. The only argument to be
settled here is one of semantics
and of taking the Bible literally
Let's propose the statement that
the Bible is no different from the
cheap paperback books on today's
newstands. The proof of this is
that the Song of Solomon is moth
ing but a sensual description of
a woman's body. And we must
accept this statement if we take
the Bible literally. But we know
that the Song of Solomon is more
than semi-pornography. 1t is a
hymn of praise to the control, de-
scribing the perfection of wom-
ans body. But if we accept this,
we cannot be literal. So why be
literal about the word "a day..
Is it not reasonable to accept
Moses words, "a day., as being
used solely to denote a period of
tim and that this particular,
word was used because the Jew
ish people were acquainted with
it more than the word ''eon"?
think it is reasonable. And so the
first part of Genesis is reconcil-
able. Let's look at Genesis some
more.
The Bible, on one hand, con-
dennis incest, and yet there is no
other acceptable thesis if we take
the Adam and Eve story literally.
For if we are. LITERAL then Adam
and Ewes children had to commit
incest to propagate the world.
And the Bible is not explicit
about the descendency of Noah
other than by mentioning persons
who seem to have very little i'm
portance.
Does this rule out evolution?
Not at all, unless we are literal
Perhaps we may conclude that
the people listed represent others
who evolved. Science and the
Bible are reconcilable without in
PRODUCING wild hypothesis and
without being literal to the point
that word can mean one and
only one idea.
So / have presented my ideas,
and I would be interested in
hearing arguments against it. |
think you would be doing a won
derful service to your readers, p.
D., if you opened your letters
column to. sensible discussion of
all those basic problems concern
ing the why and what of our ex-
istence. This is done so .seldomly,
and in this vast country, we do
need a medium of exchange of
ideas. Thank you very much.
Sincerely yours,
DU-uzu7D yI7nT NTTrT
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1959-10-15

This young lady is Home Service Advisor
for United Gas, She and her associates are
friendly, familiar folks in many OF the Gull
South cities and towns in which United Is
the local gas company" 44ssasasssssssizs..~ -.
1t is their Job to plan new 6nd remodeled
kitchens for our customers, and to demon
strate the care and use OF kitchen and
laundry appliances to customers, home eco
Monies classes, appliance dealers and others
They are well educated, highly skilled
home economists - and SERVICE is their
middle name"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-21
Troops Awaiting
Strike in CeyIon

COLOMBO, Feb. 81 (AP).-
Ceylon Gov. Gen. Sir Oliver
Goontilleke has called out
troops to counter a threatened
island-wide strike against Pre-
mier Solomon Bandaranaike's
new republic security law.
A proclamation said troops
would be used to maintain sup
plies and essential services if
they were interrupted and 40
suppress civil disturbances on
the island.
Ceylon is still under a state
of emergency after violent race
riots last year.
Mr.. Bandaranaike told an
emergency meeting of his par
liamentary group yesterday the
Trotskyite Lanka Sauna Samaj
Party = principal opposition
groups trying to organize a
political struggle and other
foes of the government might
join in.
Several thousand workers
have pledged to support a one
day protest strike against the
security bill.
1t confers special powers on
the government to tackle civil
disturbances.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-21
Skidding Auto
Strikes Fireman
At Nursery Fire

A Montgomery County fire.
man was injured when struck
by a car while he was rolling
up a hose at a fire early today
at Small's Nursery on Jones
Mill road.
Pvt. Marshall Dellinger, 80,
of 11427 Ashley drive, Randolph
Hills, was admitted to Suburban
Hospital suffering a broken leg
and diSlocated shoulder.
1t. Walter Fox of the Chevy
Chase Fire Department said
Pvt. Dellinger was bending over
the hose in the street when he
was struck by a car driven by
Thomas j. Davis of 1904 Bris-
bane street, Silver Spring.
County police said it was a
freak" accident which &C.
CURED when Mr.. Davis car
skidded on ice which had
formed on the street from
water poured on the fire. No
charges were made.
1t. Fox said the fire broke
out about midnight in a wooden
structure at the nursery. He
said there was about $500
damage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-21
French Republic
Gets Advisory
Supreme Court

PARIS. Feb. 81 (AP).-The
new Fifth French Republic got
a supreme court today.
The court, which has the
power to declare laws unconsti-
tutional and rule on national
elections, came into being last
night.
Under the new French con-
stitution. the court viii rule
only on high legal problems and
serve as an advisor to the gov
eminent. 1t will not be a
supreme court of appeals in the
general legal sense.
The head of the court is
Leon Noel, a 71-year-old former
ambassador and longtime fol-
lower of President de Gaulle.
Ex-President Vincent Auriol
and Rene Coty are automatic
ally members.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-21
MACMILLAN
Briton Welcomed
Cordially in Moscow

/ try to search out secrets. We
are gong to search out the
hearts and minds of the Rus
sian leaders to see how far we
can make contact with them. /"
Mr.. Macmillan carried with
him gifts for Premier Khru-
shchev. but they were a well
kept secret.
Eliminate False Ideas
ing in the Soviet capital that
frank discussions could help
eliminate any false ideas either
side may have of the others
position.
Germany - and particularly
Berlin-Stood out as the imme-
diate pressing issue to be dealt
with. but the two leaders are
expected to cover the whole
range of East-West interna-
tional differences.
Mr.. Khrushchev is expected
to sound Mr.. Macmillan out on
the prospects of a summit
meeting.
A veteran Western ambassa-
dor here said that he believed
that the Soviet Premier would
agree meanwhile to the Vests
proposal for a foreign ministers
conference first.
Such a conference probably
would be held before May 81
the deadline Russia has set for
withdrawal of Western forces
from West Berlin.
Program for Visit
The tentative program lined
up for Mr.. Macmillan's To-day
visit leaves only three days for
conferences with Mr.. Khru-
shchev and other Soviet lead
'ers. This could easily be ex-
banded, however.
Mr.. Macmillan's tentative
program after tonight's dinner
with Mr.. Khrushchev is:
Tomorrow-Day in country.
Monday-Opening of formal
talks with Mr.. Khrushchev in
the Kremlin.
Tuesday-Visit to Dubna.
p Wednesday-More talks with
Mr.. Khrushchev during day
with attendance at Bolshoi
Ballet performance of Romeo
and Juliet at night.
Thursday-Depart for visits
to Len1ngrad and Kiev.
Sunday-Return to Moscow.
Monday-More talks with
Mr.. Khrushchev.
Tuesday-Fly home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-21
Rest Ordered
For Dulles Aide
BY the Associated Press

Assistant Secretary of State
Andrew H. Berding, 81, one of
Secretary of State Dulles chief
aides and frequent travelling
companions, is suffering from
exhaustion. His doctor has
ordered him to take a rest for
two weeks.
Associates said Mr.. Berding
had been maintaining a very
fast pace and at the same time
had been suffering with a heavy
cold.
A former newspaperman and
foreign correspondent for the
Associated Press in Europe, Mr..
Berding has been in Govern
ment work since the end of
World War II during which he
was an officer in the Army. He
became Mr.. Dulles Assistant
Secretary for Public Affairs in
March, 1857.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-21
Police Boys Club
Marks Is Years

The Metropolitan Police
Boys Club will celebrate the
silver anniversary of its found
ing Is years ago with special
ceremonies today at its two
clubs at 1910 Third street NV.
and 816 Sixth street S.W.
The 6O-piece club band will
offer a musical salute at the
Sixth street clubhouse to the
clubs founder, Mai. Ernest w.
Brown, former Superintendent
of Police. A drum and bugle
corps will furnish music at the
other clubhouse.
Mai. Brown, who first con-
ceived the idea of establishing
a Police Boys Club to keep
children off the streets and out
of trouble, was presented yes
terday with some gifts prepared
by boys in the craft shops of
his clubs.
Among those attending the
ceremonies were newly elected
president James A. Councillor:
Deputy Police Chief Howard
A. Covell, representing Chief
Murray, and other board mem
bers of the club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-21
Jury Denies
Rights Abuse
In Bus Case

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Feb. 81
(AP).-The civil rights of three
Negro ministers were not vio-
lated when they we're arrested
while helping plan a bus boy
colt, Federal grand jury said
yesterday.
The ministers we're arrested
last October on orders of Eu-
gene Conner, Birmingham
commissioner of public safety,
who has said repeatedly that
anyone attempting to boycott
buses in Birmingham will be
jailed"
The grand jury had been in
Structed by United States At
torney General William Rogers
to investigate the arrests of
the three ministers from Mont
gomery, where they had been
active in a year-long bus boy
colt in 1856.
The Rev. S. S. Seay, the
Rev. H. H. Hubbard and the
Rev. A. w. Wilson were arrested
at the home of the Rev. F. L.
Shuttlesworth, Birmingham in
tegration leader.
The Rev. Martin Luther
King, Montgomery Negro in
tegration leader, said the three
had come to Birmingham to
see if they could assist in a bus
boycott here.
The grand jury had been
asked specifically to investigate
Mr.. Connor and Police Capt. G..
L. Pattie and 1t. J. r. Davis,
who made the arrests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-21
Pauline Weds
Her EnqIishmun

LONDON, Feb. 81 (AP).-
Pauline Giles, who ended a
transatlantic tug-of-war be-
tween her two boy friends by
marrying her English sweet
heart, was on honeymoon yes
terday. Nobody knew just
where.
Pauline married Louis
Caches, 22-year-old real estate
salesman, at the registrars
Office in suburban Harrow
Thursday morning.
Pauline made headlines on
both sides of the Atlantic
earlier this month when she
went to the United States with
her American boy friend, Loran
Shelter, %, a classified ad
salesman for the Chicago Trib-
une.