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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1951-03-08
Prominent Mechant
AT Crow Agency
Accorded Services

Funeral services were conduct
ed at the Crow Agency Baptist
church at l p. m. yesterday,
prominent Crow Agency mer-
chant, who died at his home in
Crow Agency Sunday, March 4.
The Rev. C.. A. Bentley was in
charge, of services. Mrs. w. J.
Brekke of Hardin furnished
music at the Hammond organ.
Burial was. in. Mountview ceme-
terry, Billings with committal
services under auspices. of SITS.
John lodge No. go, A. F.. & A. M.
Active pallbearerS- were Frank
Nelson, I. J. Olson, S. p. Louk,
Ray Powers, w. j. Brekke and
Bert Kronmiller.
Honorary. pallbearers were J.
j. Ping, C. S. Elder, R. P. Ross,
F. M. Lipp, Dan Maddox, E. L.
Kelly, L. C. Lippert, H. E. Cliff
ford, John A. Putnam and Carl
E. Bowman.
Henry G.. Small, youngest son
of John and Hannah Marshall
Small, was born December 10,
1887 in Fremont, MINI.
He came to Montana with
his parents in 1904, where his
father was a miller at the Ag-
ency. Henry worked for a time
in the government office and
later engaged in the cattle bust
ness in the Little Big Horn val
ley near Wyola. He was employ
ed by E. A. Richardson, a pio-
neer merchant of Crow Agency,
and after the death of Mr..
Richardson he became a part
ner and manager of the firm of
Richarson-Small, which mer-
camille business he operated at
the time of his death.
On June %, 1923, he was mar
ried to Miss Mary Riley, an
employee in the government
office. For many years the
Smalls have been famous for
their hospitality and for their
beautiful flowers. Their large
rose garden was the finest in
this part of the country.
Mr.. Small was a member of
SITS. John lodge No. go, A. F. &
A. M, of Jasmine chapter No.
IS. Order of Eastern Star, and
of Al Bedoo Temple of the
Shrine of Billings. For several
years he was a director of the
REA in this county.
Survivors, besides his widow,
are two brothers, James of
Madison, S. D., and Walter of
Decatur, Neb., and two sisters,
Miss Hannah Small and Mrs.
Helen Ferguson, both of Madi-
son, S. d.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1951-03-08
Former Local Youth
Wins Court Case

The following item appeared
in a Phoenix, Ariz., paper re-
Gently, together with a picture
of Robert Wayne Linthacum,
who recently moved to Phoenix
from Hardin:
A big grin lighted 9-year-old
Robert Wayne Linthacum's face.
Sure, it would be better to
have Sandy, his playmate.
But, the $1,000 made the
little boy happy, much happier
than he had been in almost
q month.
Early January 20 a neighbor
had grabbed a shotgun and
killed Sandy, the boys pedigreed
Airdale dog. Robert was heart
broken.
Robert and 14-month-o old
Sandy had been buddies since
the dog was a week old.
The boy and his parents, MI.
and Mrs. Wayne w. Linthasum,
had just moved into their home
at 5100 North oath Ave. They
brought Sandy with them from
Hardin, Mont, their former
home.
The neighbor, J. J. Tescaglia.
5O42 North oath Ave-, complain
ed that the dog was vicious,
had bothered his rabbits, love-
birds and parakeetS.
Sandy wasn't bad, he was a
good playmate, the jury and
Judge Al j. Flood were told.
Robert took the witness stand.
His testimony wasn't in words,
but in tears and choking sobs
every time he tried to talk
about Sandy.
The four women and two men
on the jury didn't Wrestle long
with the problem.
10 They gave Robert $199. SO
damages, all the law allows in
Justice court. ,y
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1951-03-08
Club Will Resume
Requldr Meetings

Members of the. Hardin Rifle
club will meet Tuesday, March
Is at the City garage, it was
announced this week by Vance
Rogers, secretary of the orga-
nization.
The meeting, which will begin
at 7:30 p. m, is the first of the
club this year, and regular
meetings will be held in the
future, Rogers said. The rifle
men plan to begin practice soon
for the state rifle tournament
to be held at Big Timber April
% and 49,.
Gordon Swaby is president of
the club.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1951-03-08
Local People Injured
In Wyoming Accident

Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Erickson
and two sons were injured in
a head-on collision last Sum
day night near Beaver, Wyo.
Mr.. Erickson suffered a brok-
en- leg, his son, Eugene, a brok-
en- arm, and Mrs. Erickson and
their other son, Ernest were
also treated for injuries at a
Cody, Wyo., hospital.
Most seriously injured was
Wilma Preater of Cody, a pass
enger in the Erickson car. Mrs.
Preater sustained a brain con-
cussion in the crash.
The Erickson and Mrs. Preat-
er were bound for Hardin from
Cody, when the collision occur
red on a blind curve near Deav-
er. Driver of the other car was
Miss Jean McDougall of Powell.
who suffered a broken jaw and
deep throat decorations.
Both cars were demolished.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1951-03-08
to Sponsor
Roundup of
Priesthood Children

The Hardin Parent-Teacher
association is sponsoring a sum-
mer pre-school roundup pro-
gram to arouse interest of par
ents in improving the health of
children who will enter school
for the first time this fall, it
has been announced.
The program includes a spring
canvas of the community to To-
cate children who will enter
school this fall, a personal visit
to the parents to inform them
of the value of the health ex-
animation, and an examination
by physicians and dentists to
discover the child's physical
condition.
Children from families unable
to pay for these services should
be taken care of through the
proper organized channels.
Cooperating with the P-TA
are Hardin school officials, pub
lie health nurses and local doc
tors and dentists. ~%
Volunteers who will visit
homes of pre-school children
include Mrs. d. E. Bylund, Mrs.
Philip Frickle, Mrs. E. S. Nc
Intyre, Mrs. J.. Ernest Vein
berg, Mrs. Richard Beeman,
Mrs. William L. Burns, Mrs. F.
A. Rowland, Jr., Mrs. John M.
Fisher, Mrs. Roy Chambers, Mrs.
Henry Hardt, Mrs. J. E. Lam
mers, Mrs. Harry Harlin, Mrs.
Eugene Sloan and Mrs. Ray
mond Morissette.
: The committee said it has
been impossible to secure an &C
:curate and complete list of
children and any who have not
been called upon are asked to
register their children by calling
at the Big Horn county board Of
health office. i -.
Members of the roundup COM
mittee are Mrs. Archie Grover,
Mrs. &C.. C. Bounous and Mrs.
Juell Ottun.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1951-03-08
Scouts Get Lease on
Old Jdil Building

Local scouters met with the
board of county commissioners
in Hardin last Tuesday and
completed a deal whereby the
old Jail building will be used for
er avenue in Hardin was leased
to the Hardin Scouts.
The building will be used for
headquarters for the troops, Ex-
plorer post and Cub packs of
Hardin.
Members of the Scout COM
mittee said the commissioners
expressed keen interest in the
Scouting program and volun-
teered to help the Scouts i'm
prove and beautify the building
and grounds by supplying labor
and material.
Scouters expressed their ap-
probation to the commissioners
for their aid in advancing the
scouting program in Hardin.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1951-03-08
Cast Is Announced
For Operetfa
Al High School

The cast of characters for the
operetta Norwegian Nights"
to be presented by Hardin high
school Friday, March Is, has
been announced as follows:
Nina, beloved of Grieg, Ruth
Kroehler; Grieg, Norwegian
composer, Jack Colstad; Bjorn-
son, Norwegian poet and com
poser, Tom Zelka; Herman Ha-
gerup, Nina's father, Eric Walk
er; Olga, a bride, Joan Kron-
miller; Peter, a groom, Billy
Evenson.
Otter, Grieg's agent. Robert
Kukes; Josiah Marmaduke, an
opera singer, Clinton Taomp-
son; Mr.. Covington, English
tourist, Harold Nordwall; Mrs.
>Covington, his wife, Maizie
Bouton; Mary, their daughter,
Darlene Kamerzell; Jane, an
other daughter, Shirley Lou
Policeman, Gerald Tritschler;
Hans, Pat Fox; Nils, Leroy
Morse; Arne, Ed Buckner; Jan,
Carl Belts.
Peasants - Eleanor Bohemian,
Barbara Brown, Esther Burch-
cite, June Cation, Lorraine De-
valid, Mavis Faw, Betty Grafen-
stem, Marian Gray, Florine He's
sler, Mary Ann Iverson, Helen
Kirschenmann, Darlene Kirsch-
enmann, Shirley Lind, Barbara
Mason, Virginia Robinson, DON
ma Stanton, Betty Strecker,
Joan Stoddard, Norman Van
Damme, Miriam Kern, Benny
Buechler, Floyd Schanaman,
Donald Wilson, Jim Wagner,
Raymond Heller, Merle Gustaf-
son, Bernard Lamach, Gerald
TritSchler.
Tourists - Tod Dillon, Carol
Kalberg, Billy Ragland, OAR
lene Richmond, Gene Minard.
Dancers - Eleanor Bohemian,
June Cation, Lorraine DeWald,
Mavis Faw, Florine Hessler,
Mary Ann Iverson, Joan Kron-
miller, Shirley Lind, Barbara
Mason, Virginia Robinson, Joan
Stoddard, Norma Van Damme.
Solvejg, beloved of Peer Gynt,
Mary Ann Iverson; Anitra, Or
iental dancer, June Cation: Peer
Gynt, peasant adventurer, Jim
Wagner; Ase, mother of Peer
Gynt, Joyce Gray; Mountain
King, Gene Minard; his daugh-
ter, Maize Bouton.
Mountain numphs - Dolores
Dysart, lorraine Holla n d,
frankie Hougaard, Virginia Ku-
kes, Shirley Lind, Elizabeth
Metzker, Marilyn Mills, Patty
10 Mills, Inez Molina, Joan
Stoddard, Jean .Weigand, Gloria
Wolcott.
Frank Arrendondo,
Bobby Harlin, Jack Holman,
Frank Kirkuchi, Virgil Miller,
Ray Wemple.
Asses death-Darlene Herbel,
Tomiko Kikuchi, Barbara Lip
pert, Dian OFT, Marlene Pitsch,
Patricia Price, Vyrla Prime, Ger
oldine Schilreff, Diana Wolcott,
Jeanne Wilson, Betty Sprenger.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1951-03-08
Mdrch Is Deddline
To File for Office

Filing date for officials of
both the city of Hardin and
town of Lodge Grass will close
on Saturday, March II, for the
municipal elections to be held
on Monday, April IL, it has
been announced.
To. be elected in the city of
Hardin are six councilmen,
mayor, treasurer and police
magistrate. Citizens of Lodge
Grass will. choose four council
men and a mayor.
Filing date opened March 3
and must. close Is days prior
to the election.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1951-03-08
WEEKS WEATHER

Recorded by Holly Sugar
Corp, Hardin, for week ending
5 o. m. Wednesday, March 7.
Maximum temperature: SO
degrees, March 4.
Minimum temperature: 1T
degrees, March 6. 49,,
Precipitation for the week:
Trace. J..
Precipitation for the year to
date: rs inches.
Minimum temperature read
ing last wednesday, night:
degrees. . .,'~-
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1951-03-08
Ripping
OF the Rivers

A letter from Jess Thomas of
Kirby last week inquiries who in
Big Horn county is interested
IN signing uD with a California
company for the purpose of in
creaSing precipitation on their
farms and ranches this year.
Mr.. Thomas attended a meet
in recently in Sheridan, Wyo.,
sponsored by the Water Re
search Development Corp, of
Pasadena, and seems enthusi-
astic about what he heard, &C
cording to his letter which
reads as follows:
event to Sheridan to the
Rain meeting Monday. The
Community room of the Bank
of Commerce was full of people
from everywhere - except Big
Horn county. To make a long
story short, Campbell, Johnson,
and Sheridan counties. in Wyo-
ming, and Powder River county,
Montana, are almost sure to 60,
at least the enthusiasm indi-
Gated at the meeting pointed
that way.
"Since no one put in a word
for Big Horn county, I finally
asked if they would be inter
ested and when they found out
u. where it lays, they were very
much so. They then asked
] whom to contact and I was at
a loss there = not knowing
whom around Hardin could or
would arrange a meeting lat
Harding.
: st hope the people of Big
Horn county get a chance to
organize before April Is. That
is when the cloud seeding starts
here they said"
Everybody here talks about
the weather. Anybody want to
do anything about it.
"You can't marry my daugh-
ter without permission" said
the stern father.
why not?" asked the Swoon-
ing swain.
because she's a minor"
The Young man looked nuZ-
zled for a moment, then asked,
"You mean I gotta ask John L.
LeWiS?"
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1951-03-08
/ T POLICE CASES

February. q, Albert Mullen
berg, driving without a drivers
license, fined $40.
February % and "a, Buster
Day Light, drunk, fined SIS
and 80 days.
February "a, Pearl Johnson,
drunken driving, posted $500
bond.
March 6, Ralph Brown, drunk,
fined SIS.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1951-03-08
HIGHWAY VIOLATIONS

The following cases were
heard in Justice court of C. A.
CorkinS recently.
February 81. Frank B. Stin-
sky, Casper, Wyo., speeding, $40
bond.
February rs, Willis Pershing
Martens, Newcastle. Wyo., reck-
less driving, posted $25 bond.
February 26, Edna Belle
Tompkins, Hardin. failure to
dim lights, fined SIS.
March 8, Dan Ratledge, Har-
din, defective brakes, fined S..
March 8, Henry E. Dickerson,
Spokane, Wash, careless driV-
ing. fined $40.
March 6, Donald Spotted, st.
Xavier, malicious injury to pro-
perty, fined $25.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1951-03-08
FOE

William ,Nedens was, among
the Big Horn county men who
left March 2 for induction into
the armed forces. Mr.. Nedens'
name was enormously omitted
from the list of draftees pub
lished last week.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1951-03-08
VETERAN DIES

Sam A. Gilmore, 81, a World
War I veteran, died February
% at the Veterans AdminiStra-
ton hospital, Walla Walla,
Wash.
Burial was March 6 in Custer
Battlefield national cemetery.
He was born in Milford,
Iowa.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1951-03-08
SERVICES PENDING

Funeral services are pending
for Bell Burns of Lame Deer,
who died Monday, March 5, at
Crow Agency.
A complete obituary was not
yet available.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1951-03-08
Formers Union VIII
Meet Murch Is

The Big Horn county Farm
ers Union will hold a special
meeting in the Community
room of the court house Friday,
March Is, at 2 p. m, it has
been announced by Joe Tritsch-
Ter of st. Xavier, vice president
of the organization.
Election of officers for the
unexpired term will be held and
other business will be trans
acted. Officers said an effort is
being made to bring matters of
public interest before the people
of the county.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1951-09-08
Make Your Plans Now
TABLES & ADVANCE TICKETS ON SALE
FOR LOUIS JORDAN DANCE MONDAY.
sept. a. AT Stevens ROSE ROOM

JACKSON, Miss.-AEeady dance
and music lovers are making reser-
vations for the Louis Jordan Dance
that will be held at Stevens Rose
roow, in Jackson, Miss, Monday
September "a, Willie ]. Miller, pro
moter.
According to S. M. Harvey, tab
les are being sold by numbers and
although a large number of tables
have already been sold, there are
still plenty of good tables avail
able. Contact Mrs. Harvey at either
ITO E. Monument Street or l43 E.
Monument Street.
Because of the great expense OF
bringing Jordan and his sensational
IA piece orchestra to Jackson and
in view of the fact that the success
of this attraction will make avail
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1951-09-08

JACKSON, Miss. = The shocking
tragedy of the death of Charles
William Lewis, assistant business
manager of Jackson College which
occurred here Tuesday, September
4, has caused his many friends all
over the state, as well as his rela-
tives an friends in Texas, great
grief and deep concern.
Mr. Lewis, driving a new Lin
coin Cosmopolitan Sedan was
struck by the City of New Orleans,
Tuesday morning at HOO o'clock
at the crossing which leads to the
A G. Moore Stock Yard, and some
two miles beyond the city limits of
Jackson on Highway 81, north. APP
parently, Mr.. Lewis, who was 20
year old, did not see the approach
ing train as his car was stalled on
the tracks.
A native OF .t1ssia, Texas and a
graduate of Atlanta University, Mr..
Lewis lived at 1903 Montgomery
Street. here in Jackson. He is sur
vived by his wife, Mrs. McLinn
Lewis, son, John Marvin of Jack
son and mother, sister and other
relatives of Austin and Prairie
View, Texas
A memorial service was held for
the deceased in Dansby Auditorium
on the Jackson College Campus,
1890 am. Thursday, with the fol-
lowing order of service being OBJ
served:
Prelude hymn: my Faith Looks
Up To Thee; Scripture reading by
Rev A. L. Rice of Mt. Helm Bap-
list Church, Prayer, Rev. Rae of
Central Methodist Church: Inter
lude (Abide With Mel. Mrs. Young
at the organ; Remarks, Father p.
H. Doboer, Solo, Mrs. Ernestine
Randall Suits, Eulogy, Rev. Step
hens of Pearl Street AME church;
Special number, Omega Psi Phi
Fraternity.
Following the service, attended
by a large number of friends, the
body of Mr. Lewis was shipped to
Texas for burial.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1951-09-08

able larger attractions such as Lion
Ell Hampton, possibly Sarah Vau-
GIN, ETC., Promoter Miller is asking
the full cooperation Of his dance
audience in this effort to comfort
ably entertain the largest possible
number at the Lewis Jordan Dance,
September "a, at Stevens Rose
room.
Promoter Miller ask that tables
be reserved as early as possible and
that advance tickets be bought as
early as possible No advance tic
kets will be sold the day of the
dance.
Advance tickets, $3.50. At door.
$500 Tax included. Sold only at
Shepherds, Summers Hotel, office
of the Mississippi Enterprise,
Stacy's and Acme Cafe.
Table are $500. Four chairs at
each table Tables can be reserved
only by personally contracting S. M.
Harvey.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1951-09-08
"Rowhide"
To Be Shown
Atlantic

Although movie audiences at the
Amithe Theatre won't suspect it
when they see '.Rawhide," Susan
Hayward was padded like football
player during filming of the TWEEN
tieth Century-Fox suspense west
ern.
Reason is that in the picture the
sultry redhead gets kind treatment
only from co-star Tyrone Power.
The action-filled plot called for her
to be thrown to the ground by Out
law Hugh NARROW. have her hair
pulled by George Tobias and under
go similar indignities from there
other heavies.
Director Henry Hathaway, insist
ing on realism, ordered the scenes
played with no holds barred.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1951-09-08
Carver BTW,
Faces On
New Coins

WASHINGTON - Among the
fifty-four bills passed by the Senate
on calendar call last Monday, was
an amendment to the Coinage Act
which authorized the coinage of
50-cent pieces for the purpose of
commemorative the lives and per-
petuating the ideals and teachings
of Booker T. Washington and Dr.
George Washington Carver.
The bill, authorizing the minting
of the coin to have Booker t. Wash
ington on one side and DR.. Carver
on the other side, provides thai
proceeds shall be used to combat
communism. Under prior law
passed in 1916, 5O-cent coins bear
ing the likeness of Booker T. Wash
ington had been minted.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1951-09-08
First Negro
Admitted To
Med. College

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. = Miss
Jean L. Harris today became tie
first Negro student ever to be adj
mitted to the medical college of
Virginia at Richmond.
University officials said that two
other Negroes Andrew
Johnson II, who studied at Fiske
University at Nashville, Tenn and
Miss Majorie Louise Vaught, of
Spellman College, Atlanta-are al
so slated for enrolment Friday
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1951-09-08
SPORTS
TIDBITS
BY William Nj. Harvey

WE NOTICE THAT the Jackson
College Tigers, now in training on
the practice field, are drawing
large, enthusiastic crowds each eve
ming who are picking out their
favorites for the 1851 squad at
Tlgerdom &. New Coach Wilson,
fully acclimated and accustomed
to the ways of Tigerdom, is DEM
onstrating the makings of a great
coach and apparently will prove
to be valuable assistance to Coach
es Ellis and Coleman The
Squad has elected Charles Perkins.
center as Captain and Clarence
Hales, quarterback, as Co-Captain.
The Tigers initial game will
be with the Alabama State Col
lege Hornets from Montgomery.
Ala. and from then on it will
be battle for the SCAC Champ
ionship
WE ALSO HEAR THAT Texas
Southern University of Houston
will definitely be in the run for
pennants this season, which de-
letes all discrepancies as to wheth-
er they will play this season
The squad at Texas Southern with
its capable staff CT coaches will
meet and fill their pigskin sched-
ule
FROM REPORTS IT SEEMS that
the major threat in this area to
Southern's gridiron supremacy will
be Coach Dwight Fishers Alcorn
A. & M. Braves, with big Johnny
Spinks leading the Braves on the
warpath however, it is ex-
pected in many quarters that Coach
Arnett w Mumford's Jaguar Cats
from down Southern u. way. will
move thorugh an undefeated sea-
son
LOOKS GLOOMY FOR last
years National and STAG Champs
the Florida A. & NJ Rattlers.
Coach Jake Gather is faced
with requirements of some of his
star players in an effort to whip
up squad of approximately forty
five members of last years team
and twenty-five freshmen for their
first test with Texas College in
Tyler, Texas, September %
LEST YOU FORGET here
are the men of color who are do
ing such a big job in the major
leagues: JACKIE ROBINSON
ROY CAMPANELLA, DON NEW
CCMBE. with the Brooklyn Dodg-
ers; MONTE IRWIN, WILLIE
MAYS, with the, New York Giants
ORESTES MINOSO with the Chi
| Continued on Page Two
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1951-09-08
Sheriff. our Others Indicted
For Depriving Man Of Rights

Five Pike County officers, includ-
ing Sheriff Robert E. Lee, have
been indicted on a charge of de-
priving Murray Gray, a 23-year-old
Magnolia, Mississippi Negro of his
constitutional rights. According to
U. S. Commissioner Ricketts, the
officers were indicted by Federal
grand jury in Vicksburg, Miss.
Besides Sheriff Lee, others NAM
ed in the indictment are: Deputy
Sheriff Andrew Jones, McComb,
Miss, Nolan Wall, county highway
officer and constable of Osyka, Miss
Deputy Sheriff Frank Smith, Nc
Comb and ]. J. Monfourt, county
highway officer and constable of
McComb.
The indictment charges that on
July 3. 1850, the five officers took
Gray into wooded area west of
Magnolia, Miss, and with leather
straps, switches and other weapons
did intimidate, strike bruise. batter,
beat, injure, torture and assault
said Murray Gray with the intent
illegally to extort conferssion
from him."
Later on the same date, it ad-
ded, Gray was beaten again. Two
counts-conspiracy to deprive Gray
of his constitutional rights and ac-
tually depriving hinn-name al five
officers. A third count, also of de-
priving Gray of his rights, named
only Lee, Jones and Smith.
Murray Gray was arrested in con-
nection with the robbery of filling
station which employed him. After
reports were published that Gray
had been beaten, the McComb- En-
terprise Journal in front page ed
itorial called for an investigation.
A committee of white citizens
from Magnolia, headed by j. B.
hampton, conducted an inquiry
They visited Gray in the Walthall
County Jail, Tylertown, Miss,
where it was reported they found
Gray was in need of medical at
tention." Gray was later released
after another Negro was arrested in
connection with the robbery. He was
later drafted and is now serving
with the U. S. Army in Korea.
Following the editorial in the En-
terprise Journal a group of Nc
Comb women formed committee
to make monthly inspections of Jail
conditions and presidents of twenty
two women clubs in Magnolia adopt
ed a resolution scoring the incid-
ent.
The accused officers have posted
bond of $1,000 each. Arrangement is
scheduled in November.