The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1958-11-06

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In past issues Of the paper I've reported on kononofam
at Americus Ca Aso have presented reports blythe group
as revealed IN their newsetters from time to time That
which follows from their newsletter 91ddted Sept
Is 1883 From this report wonder it things are beginning
to look upfor those crazy mxedUp Christians certainly
hope So because have the greatest especor them even
if they are Christians One has to be tolerant nowadays you
know.
All summer Konona has been unwittingy unwingly
part Georgas political There have been three cand
dates for governor present lieutenant Ernest
vandver representative VIM Bodenhamer pastor OF
the Baptist Ty Georgia and for several years
of the States Rights Council (knon also
as Citizens CouncD; and Lee Roy Abenathy north
Georgia gospel singer the beginning the actual
ly between. Vandver and Bodenhamer.
The plank the platform of both candidates was
maintenance segregation all costs Bodenhamer claimed
however that weakling segregation and
that he himself champion of the Georgia way OF
life He sought link vandver with Kononia because
brother chief aide to the
ant governor during 1885, Bodenhamer published
paper Georgia Progress and the July issue had ui
attack on caption Vandiver Forces
Bring Mixing Georgia Sub-headngs were: van
divers Chief Attorney for Koinonia Farms ko
onia Children Attend Inegraed Summer Camp; Sumter
County Grand Jury Charges Konona Farm Communist les
and BILL Bodenhamer Pledges Close Konona BY Eminent
Domain latter article stated Candidate tor Governor
William Bodenhamer pledged himself to remove konona
Farm and any similar organizations the State The
of Eminent Domain will be exercised that the State may
condemn and take possession any operation in Georgia
Bodenhaner Strength not weakness Actof not
words is exempfied by this positive pledge to remove this
blight He "On September TO- 1888 the people
Of Georgia. in will tell the world that
the likes of KOINONIA have place IN Georgia.
In his public speeches and radio and ~ networks Booen
haner good of his time denouncng konona 10
climax his campaign Sumter County and IN speech
before the he called upon the people Oh
of this fostering blgnt py
eectg governor He reiterated his pledge TO close on
onia Immediately by eminent domain law
), nsepteber TO- 1885, people of Georgia did go to the
nols When the all Vandver had carried 100
counties Bodenhamer Alternately And Sumter County
was not one of the Baptist preachers camp SAID
the Americas Recorder Sept ID Sumter County voters
gave 1t Gov Vandver Of the most onesided VIC
tories ever accorded candidate here Wednesday
in the state primary winning by almost four to one
majority over William Bodenhamer Vandver racked up
total Of 1887 voices to opponents can 6o4 An
interesting sdeght that in Clarence Jordans native county
Talbot) Bodenhaer defeated 0l while his brother no
bert was elected unopposed, to the State Senate)
Earlier in the the voters OF Sumter County elected
other officers representatives to the state legislature
Ip for reelection MUIR who introduced into the
state legislature spring the bill to investigate kononla
as reported newsletter But his intense opposition 70
Konona evidently enough get him sufficient votes
and he soundly defeated.
Since Mr. the chief spark plug in the proposed IN
Koinoa since he not being returned to
the legislature what the outcome OF the
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