The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-08-30
TIME
/ IWE
The Weekly Magazine
May 81, 1856

Mr. P D.
The Petal Paper
Petal, Mississippi
Dear Mr. East
AS public relations consuant to the NAACP get to
see many newspapers from across the country
anything that startled me as nuch
as IS of the Petal Paper with its incredible
redicung Citizens Council crowd I'm referring
specifically the upage ad assume you wrote headed
"You Too, Can Be Superior"
hope am not congratuang dead This must have
taken courage and hope you are still with US
mighty curious to know what happened after you ex
ploded bockbuser in your community There may De
material your experience for article Ceray
when Souherner stand and tell the Councils off with
such wonderfully barbed language and get away with 1t
he rest of the country ought because
know the country holds the ntransigent South IN
greater awe and fear than you apparently do).
Although I'm EDITORIAL staff of THE magazine
I'm through affiliations with people here and
in NAACP get story the public if adds to the kind
o story hope it does.
Can you give details?
Cordially
Don Gross
Petal Miss
May "a, 1856
Subj what ya by writing down here to solid citi-
zen indicating that he not be appreciated
the fullest by his fellow citizens?
Heavens! Etc.
I'd like vail know suh that awarded the Corn Pone
Societys Medal with four Magnolia clusters for my
efforts behalf of the Pure White Citizens Councils OF THIS
heah progressive state. .
Seriously Gross your letter is appreciated greatly; IL
was nice of you take the trouble to write.
is, I'm not yet dead After next week II may oe
So running rather praseworthy editorial on our
beloved Eatland AS to the Jack Ass rage
which ran on not bothered much because
of that | for other things in the past
For work at home going to my ONCE only
when necessary here at home have something OF
telephone policy especially each Thursday and Friday
is this the telephone at all Anyone Gaining
requested by their before she says wne
ther 1t not that I'm big shot, but IS Simple
matter of do not with anyone what
I've learned that person Calling
and refusing his has hankerng TO argue anu
think it's foolish to anything with anonymous cal
ler ,,.,e
At anv rate following issue of March 18TH we mad nan
dozen calls would identity himself olo no. lain
With them One person told my to tell not to stick my
head least weeks MY VINE salu'
sound like you're about big he is why don't you tell
b;m2 The lady calling replied Il won't but my husband
going to- haven't encountered the fellow Announcer
erson called LADY, and laid down the law to my W1e or
NV individual understanding referring to me as Niger s
inc bastard INV wife agreed with the latter reference)
On the whole Cross not much was SAID VI course
,;+o something was Since March 18th I've lost over
,o subscriptions Naturally can't prove It, put
oood that there something resembling
an organized effort stop advertising with my paper AS
;d conf nrove it I'd person who would know
anyway - -, IT,. -.,..;,o "a
~, editorial pocy let tell you about experience last
stonped for traffic light in Hatesburg and man
WALKED I'm to nv and invited out saying that Ia se'
on, he'd mon up street with me- Naturally being co"aio
declined telling he'd have to offer more
than that That's one minor incident
= have received unsigned letters in which was called
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