Evening star., 1952-11-12
Hooded Men S Threats
Cause Yankee Pair
To Quit Mississippi
~ .he Associated Press

IOPELO, MISS, NOV. IL. - A
young newspaper employe pre-
pared to take his wife back to
North Dakota today out of reach
of hooded men he told police
ordered him out of town by pm.
today because he is Yankee.
Newell Anderson, who cele-
brated his 26th birthday yester-
day. said he was giving up his
job as circulation manager of the
Tupelo Journal and taking his
expectant wife back to his home
in Fargo, N. Oak.
IF I were single I might stay
and fight it out" Mr.. Anderson
said. But I've got to think of
my wife"
The young couple. married last
June, are expecting baby in
April. They came here October /.
Mr.. Anderson came from a paper
in Frand Forks, N. Dak.-the
home of pretty, blond, 21-year-
old Mrs. Anderson-to join the
Journal.
S1O0 Reward Offered.
George Mclean, Journal pub
Usher. offered a $100 reward for
information leading to the cap
ture of the hooded figures Mr..
Anderson said took him on a wild
ride of terror Monday night and
gave him an ultimatum to leave
town by 6 pm. today.
This is not an attack on the
boy" Mr.. Mclean said today.
Not person in the world could
have anything against him. It is
directed at hurting the newspaper
We've always stood for things that
some people here object to-" He
would not specify what he re-
ferred to, but indicated the news
paper has strong policy against
bigotry.
There have been all kind of
rumorS as to why this happened"
Mr.. Mclean said. But the chief
of police, I and my staff are con-
vinced it is no hoax. It is absurd
to think otherwise.
His Fight, Publisher Says.
Anderson is as fine a young
man as I have ever known, but
his wife is expecting a baby and
she is scared. Besides it is not
their fight, it is mine.
Il saw the boy when he got back
from that ride and he was as
frightened as any man I've seen.
The police even gave him one of
their guns as we'll as 24-hour pro-
lection. But they can't live under
those conditions"
Mr.. Mclean said the Journal
would pay for returning Mr..
Anderson's furniture to Fargo.
Mr.. Mclean said the parents of
both young people told them that
IF you don't get out of there,
we'll come get you"
Mrs. Anderson said we've had
dozens of telephone calls and visi-
tors: people expressing regret at
our leaving. It helps make all of
this seem less important"
D. B. Crockett, chief of police in
this Northeast Mississippi town of
$4,000, said he had some clues, but
could not disclose them now.
After he (Anderson) leaves.
think it'll blow over" Chief
Crockett said.
Mr.. Anderson said he was un-
able to identify the men who
threatened him. He said they
wore gauze-like hoods Of dark
material with no eyeholes. They
cut off some of his hair and
nicked his face with a razor, he
added
Was Slapped Around.
Mr.. Mclean said the cuts were
like deep scratches and that the
men also slapped him around
Mayor G. F. Maynard said that
he was puzzled by the incident.
The young man lives across the
street from me and from all re-
ports he is a fine young fellow
and came here with good recon-
mendations." Mayor Maynard said.
1--WE can't understand why he
should be singled out.
1T is not typical of our COM
munity and we don't stand for
that sort of prejudice"