The Mississippi enterprise., 1962-09-15
|CKSON SOCIAL
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= SARAH McNEAn1ER HARVEY

THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY.
1--WE talk so much about
the cost OF living and SO little
about the price which others
have paid that we might
live"
PREPA RATIONS FOR
FIRST CLASS CITIZENSHIP
This. month we observe CON-
STITUTION WEEK. in our
preparation to become first
class citizens, to share equal
ly in the opportunities and
privileges that should be ac-
corded ALL CITIZENS of
these United States, it is very
necessary that we LEARN
AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
ABOUT OUR CONSTITU-
TION. to this end, we urge
that not only during Consti-
tuition, National and State, as
we'll as other Laws.
A CONSTITUTION is the
basic for laws which govern
a country A PREAMBLE
is an opening statement which
tells what the Constitution in
tends to do In our prepa-
rations we must never forget
that with every PRIVILEGE
goes a RESPONSIBILITY. !.
One of the responsibilities of
a GOOD CITIZEN is to learn
what your RIGHTS are and
how to go about getting them.
Read and Study Your Consti-
tuition. Another most i'm
portant responsibility of a
good citizen is to participate
INTELLIGENTLY in the gov
ernment of your Country on
all levels Are you a Reg
istered Voter? REMEMBER,
VOTELESS PEOPLE WILL
FOREVER BE A HOPELESS
PEOPLE.
ON TIL LAST LAP of our
vacation that took us from
Jackson thru the west, we
found ourselves leaving Los
Angeles, Wednesday, August
%, aboard the Domeliner,
"City Of st. Louis. our
designation ole st. Louie for
brief visit with our son,
William (BilD Harvey AS
on all the trains we had used
on this trip, we found the
same excellent Pullman ac-
commodation, the beautiful
Dome Lounge Car, cocktail
lounge and unexcelled dining
car service. Realizing the
heavy schedule that awaited
us on our return home, we
made good use of the privacy
of our roomette and caught
up on our sleeping AS on
most trips you meet some
body who once lived in Jack
son so it was, on this
train. "a very charming
couple, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Trip. he lived in Jackson
years ago and worked for the
Hardy Funeral Home.
seems his family must have
originated up near "Tripp's
Crossing" in North Jackson. ;.
Mrs. Tripp was a native St.
l. GU n and we enjoyed
greatly our talks with her
thruout the trip.
FROM L. A. we Travelled
Eastward thru more and
more beautiful and exciting
country. Thru, VICTORVIL-
LIE the gateway to the fine
guest ranches, to famed Ap-
pie Valley Inn and to the Mo-
jave and Lucerne Valleys. 4. :.
thru fabulous LAS VEGAS.
the entertainment capital of
A m e r C a n, where nightly
more big name stars enter
tain than on Broadway or in
Hollywood. From the Dome
car, you look up Fremont
Street. 1.-THE Gay White
Way" Where the casinos
never close. near this street
is the world famous resort
hotels on "The Strip" We
travelled thru SALT LAKE
CITY, capitol of Utah, head
quarters of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints, where in the heart of
the city is found the Taber-
nacle with it's radio famed
pipe organ and choir ;.
Near the city are mines of
copper, silver, lead and zinc. !.
RAWLINS, named for Gen
eral Rawlings who was Sec
retary of War under President
Grant. LARAMIE, shelter
ed on the west by the Medi-
cine Bow Mountains and on
the east by the Laramie
mountains. the location of
the University of Wyoming. !.