Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-11-15

Beach when Conway Policeman
The Myrtle Beach incident,
however, was touched only light
ly as the Grand Dragon proceed
ed to blast everything from
churches, schools, newspapers
and the United Nations to the
President of the United States.
Hamilton said that the night
Johnson was killed, the Khan was
making a peaceful motorcade a.
long public highways with no
intention of violence or demon
STATIONS. He said that Charlie
Fitzgerald, operator of the cafe
and dance hall where the shoot
ing occurred, dared the Klan to
return to his establishment.
"And ladies and gentlemen, we
being white Americans could not
ignore that dare from a Negro"
Hamilton said.
He said the Khan returned to
the cafe and that shots came
from the building. Without actu-
ally saying so, Hamilton insinu-
ated that the Klansmen being
white, Southern Americans were
compelled to return the gunflre.
He made no mention then as to
how Johnson was shot. He said
he did not go into the Negroes
cafe but that some Klansmen
did and from the way some
Negros left with window panes
around their necks and in a hur-
nv it would seem that something
was going on inside"
Hamilton said that Johnson
was a friend of his whom he had
known only a short time but
said he died in defense of his
integrity" and in no way did ne
attempt to say that Johnson was
not member of the Klan. He
said that Johnson's children are
receiving a monthly check from
the Khan.
Hamilton's speach was deliver
cd from the back of truck. He
was surrounded on the platform
bv at least two women wearing
rod uniforms of the Khan and
several men. At least 100 white
robed Klansmen roamed around
the speakers stand. An Amer
can flag drapped the Bible on the
stand and 20-foot, burning
cross was in back of the speaker
The cross burned throughout the
address that lasted one hour ana
25 minutes, starting at $50 ,
A terrific traffic jam followed
the meeting and many cars were
not able to move for half an
hour Traffic was directed by
white clothed Klansmen.
Hamilton said that Klansmen
were proud to he honored WIN
membership in the organlzalioh
but in that it was an Invisible or
secret group, persons identltie'
were kept unknown to everyone
For that reason he said many
ncrsons in attendance were mem
borc If the Klan but were not
wearing their uniforms. on
better always be careful "na'
Won saw because the man at your
elbow many be a Klansman' ne
said. ,odod
q great deal at any stage OF ms
s,each except when ne made Icl,
orence to irregular dealings on
the part of Horny county law en-
forcement officer. At one stage
Of his spcach he said that ne nao
q letter written by an Horny
county official, no name was can |,
cd hut those attending were lea
to believe that it was from Sher-
If c. e. Sasser, and he said thar
The would not read it at TINS
time but it will be mace avail
able along with affidavits at a
future date when the lid IS 60
ing to blow off. There are some
laWmen in Horny county VINO
need to be cleaned out. Some
need to be branded and sooner or
later he will be- Hamilton
stated.
Hamilton also dashed out at
charges that his organization
was responsible for the whip
ping of 52-year old Rufus Lee
last week. Hamilton denied. any
knowledge of the Khan having
taken part in the flogging. He
said that Mrs. Lee was sent to
the hospital by Sheriff Sasser
He said that hospital authorities
asked her where she hurt and
she said that she didn't. why
did you come to the hospital she
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