The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1959-01-29

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From time to lime in past issues I've run reporsfrom
Koinona Farm, located near Americas Ca The history OF
the Konoa project is long TO 90 into here however,
the following report by Dr. Clarence Jordan will serve TO
acquan you with what's happening, and has been Tor over
two years at the farm, and TO its people.
With the easing of tensions here we have been able 10
sumo to some degree with people outside Konona
During the height of the violence both whites and Negroes
were anything do with and found our
selves duration This severing of bonds was
perhaps painful of all experiences and we rejoice
exceedingly it to be passing away.
many years Konona has maintained COW library,
that kept hand milk than we could use
that needy family could check one out keep her un
she dry, her for fresh few months ago
neighbors family died. and he checked out from our
bray" this reached the people OF the
Plymouth Congregational Church in Minneapolis they decided
buy replacement cow for the family How
they did don't know but those kids scraped together Sloo
and certain Negro family high producing milk
The Temple Youth Temple Ohabei Shaom of Brookine
Mass had what they called "MDay during which they wash
ed windows baby cleaned attics, repaired
furniture did other jobs In this they raised 1885, TO
which Federation of Temple Youth added $500
has not been decided yet this will be used but hope to
to it for the reconciliation ana meaning OF
the people County We feel that perhaps we are now
emerging novoent phase in which we simply re-
fused to evil for evil ana are entering the phase u
love in which we overcome evil with good
few miles from u.s. little shanty live aged Negro
couple The husband is paralyzed his waist down. The
wife has crippled Leg few days she fell and broke
her arm John Cabor and has made
three or four trips day that they have food Water
wood and beds Lee Peery has devised an excel
lent stove which shop from 55-ga oil drum
and irons of these has been installed in the
cabin making quite difference the comfort of the old people
John has also watcful widow and her SIX child
rem as other needy people about To be able to work
with these people again without causing them severe re-
prisas S both relief and JOY.
But things continue happen remind that the struggle
is not over This about 200 tons of ground lime
stone the planting winter grazing
Being in an optimistic mood thought this might be good
time to offer the local lime dealer VINO mad
hitherto supplied first said he afraid to deliver II
to reprsas later offered sell to us II we
would public statement that did not believe IN ne
grafton. immediate was to buy lime and not
sell our souls declined his offer
We then placed order with distant company When the
first the the local dealer whose name
get elsewhere and Immediately contacted the and
the remaining ordered from still another and
the delivered, though had to unload it amid aun
and threats the pushed the unloading rese
we found ine gravel COAL had accumulated
under it that could the truck under the unloading
chute So Paul Peery took their and
shoves and of the accumulated debris
allow the truck pass the chute Mr. Austin Them
and soon sheriff. accusing them of stealing
abo, two his lime Paul and Lee explained that what
thew had removed hardly be called lime but
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