Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1952-12-31
Khan Meets At Goretown

Three robed strangers-as blind
to the concept of brotherhood as
the proverbial three blind mice
made short, incoherent speeches
at Gore town Tuesday night as
the infamous Ku Klux Khan held
its first public meeting in Horny
county since their leader was Civ
en- four year prison term.
The robed Klansmen who took
the rostrum were introduced to
a cold crowd Of about 800 persons
as the Grand Titan, the Grand
Kleagle and the Great Giant. Their
names were never mentioned to
the audience as they took turns
lanlbasting the Negro, the Jew
and communism.
Cars jammed the highway for
several hundred yards Near the
field in which the speaking oc-
Cured and some cars were park
ed off the road close to the
speakers stand. Many listeners
never left their cars thus making
a true estimate OF those in at
tendance near impossible. How
ever, about 800 left their cars and
stood around the roped off semi
circle.
The program" began with the
playing of The Star Spangled
Banner" over the loud speaker
and was followed by the "Old
Rugged Cross" During the play
ing of the hymn, 20 robed and
hooded hlansmen marched around
Is foot cross as one of their
number set fire to the oil soaked
sacks that were around it. He had
considerable difficulty getting it
to burn in the misty weather, but
it eventually burned brightly.
The great Titan, Identity I'M
known, wore a blue robe but was
not masked and was the first to
speak. He read from a prepared
script a prayer and followed it
with the Lords Prayer"
He then began his trade against
the government and against the
"enemies of the country" Perhaps
the most localized statement he
made said in essence that the en-
emies of the country recently won
a great victory in the edge Of
North Carolina. 1t was evident he
referred to the falling of a num-
Der of his fellow Klansmen.
He read poem in which there
was a mention of another pilot
taking the wheel in time of trouble
and said that was being done in
the Khan too. Thus he inferred
that the absence of Thomas Ham,
iltOn would not deter the Klan's
activities.
The Grand Kleagle, and elderly
man who said he had three grand
children, the oldest of which was
four years old, saiG t. begin with
that his subject was the Jews. He
made one of the most violent at
tacks on this race that has been
heard at any public speaking and
attempted to show that the Jews
detrimental to the country from
Biblical times until today. How
ever, ne received no applause ard
seemed to make little heaoWay
with the audience.
The Great Giant, fattist fell
low, then took the platform and
made a plea for financial aid. He
asked his robed cronies to circL-
late among the crowd and take
up collection in the name of white
supremacy. They were turned
down by many but still were per-
sistent enough to secure quite a
kitty.
AS the meeting closed, circulars
were passed out among the crowd
to those who were interested in
joining the Klan. Some 80 or 40
persons took the circulars from
the robed ushers.
In principle, the speaking was
almost identical TO the many held
in the past but the speakers them
selves delivered their messages
poorly and lost their places in the
written text several times