Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-09-06
Arrests Made In Khan
Killing; Investigation
Bv Sheriff Continues

Horny county got NOT InufS-
day of last week after having
marked time since Saturday
night in so far as public disclo-
sure of fact is concerned and
since that time have arrested
at least IL members of the XII
Klux Khan who allegedly took
part in the Myrtle Beach death
of a Conway policeman and
Klansman.
Included among those arrest
ed and at liberty on $4,000 bond
is South Carolina Grand Dragon
of the Khan, Thomas Hamilton OF
Leesville, S. C. Others arrested
so far included DR.. A. ]. Gore,
Conway optician; j. c. CreelI
secretary-treasurer of the Klan
in South Carolina and a Conway
native; r. L. Sims, Florence beer
truck driver; June Cartrette.
t1orry county farmer; Bennett,
Bill, Boyd and Roy Ford, Edwin
B. Floyd and Rarien Britt.
Other arrests are expected, and
it is understood that additional
warrants have been sworn out.
All those arrested have been
charged with conspiracy to in.
cite mob violence, and all are
members Of the Klan, according
to Sheriff c. E. Sasser who has
headed the round up of the
Klansmen.
Relieved of his duties last
week was constable T. M. Floyd,
of Loris, who, according to Sas-
ser and State Constable Chief
10. l.. Brady, admitted that he
was member of the xxx.
Floyd's commission was revoked
by the governor after the request
was filed by Sasser and Brady.
i Governor Thurmond also OK.
pressed his sentiment about the
Ku Klux Friday when he assert
ed that ne was against this
mob rule"
In a radio address to the peo-
pie Thursday night, Sheriff Sass
ser, who had been amazingly
quite up until that time, en-
phasized that he opposed the
Khan in every way and that ne
and his force would de every
thing possible to bring the per
sons responsible for the Myrtle
Beach episode to justice.
Sheriff Sasser in the radio
broadcast said that he had been
warned not to make the broad
cast, but that he was doing 1t
anyway because he felt that the
people were entitled to know
the truth about what was gong
on.
Big daily nespapers all over
North and South Carolina mad
been unable to substantiate &C:
counts of the incident until
Thursday and practically noth'
ing had broken on the case up
until that time. The Charlotte
Observer editorializcd on the
"Reticence To Talk" Of all per-
sons conducting the investlga'
ton in it's issue of last Thursday
The Raleigh News and observ-
err picked up an editorial from
the Ocean Beach News, an afilli'
ate of the Atlantic Publishing
company which also puDllshes
The Tribune and the Myrtle
Reach Sun, which deplored the
action of the Khan in melting
the near riot which ended IN the
death of James Daniel Johnson;
Rumors had been widespread
throughout the area that .ne
Sheriff was resigning from Office
Mr. Sasser denied this empnatl'
callv Thursday when he sad IN
answer to a direct question you
can quote me on this. Inc NJ
Klux is very anxious for me ~
resign but I am not going 10
resign. I am going to continue
this investigation to the end'
The sheriff said that thou9ahos
of letters have been conllscatsd
from the Leesvil!e home OF sl"i 1c
dragon Hamilton and that d ,n ~
foot bull whip, two crosses ana
khan uniforms have been taken
from Hamilton's home. $780,.
sasser said he also funa d
letter ostensibly written oy 9'l' 81
w, Roper, imperial wlzzara ;1, ~ -,
the The Georgia Khan, to H lam 81,
dated November II, l94y o, ~,
which was written: you navy w
Violated every oath and tur;le" I,
traitor to the cause Of klancraiu,
Hamilton is quoted as h2y nav,
nadn the statement in regard 10
the MYRTLE Beach incident =, Una, .nao
g. az assure you that all hel prom ,"e
loose Cat Myrtle Beach, ana W.
took took over and had it under con'
troll" .e;eo,+od from
Hamilton and said to be WIZ, Wiz
hw Hamilton, dated last Weones J
Jsv said 81 believe a thouslnu
ann,icat;ons could be secured III
Horny county at the present tlil'e'
Row. they are hot over there
thcv are on the verge OF ma.
ocaching the sheriff OF that
county. (Sasser) 1 have a tipIH
of mail from that section OF the
state and they are 100 percent
behind me in what we did.
Meanwhile, State Representa-
tive Joseph B. Clements OF Flor'