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The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1960-11-03
Preacher Will Gives 'em He'll
A MAN HAD TWO SONS
BY THE REV. WILL D. CAMPBELL

This is the fourth INSTALL I
ment of sermon delivered
by the Rev. Will d. Campbell
in the Chapel at Vanderbilt
University, Nashville, Tenn.)
Why, in Gods name, - any
god - haven't we convinced our
people by now of the simple
truth with which the Bible is
filled: that life is suffering and
sorrow, that we all come forth
like q flower and are cut down
and are of a few days and full
of trouble, and all flesh is like
grass and we are all here dying
together. This takes the wind
out of our sails and even q racist
god must see that.
So that no matter how high
we RISE. no matter the legisla-
ton we engineer, no matter the
investigating committees we
chair, no matter how loudly we
shout, "Never" and no matter
how much we invoke the bless
ings Of Almighty God upon the
work of our hands - the final
outcome will be that of the
mighty kings Of Judah recorded
in the Books of the Chronicles
and the Kings: each one died
and slept with his fathers and
another reigned in his stead,
and so will each Of us die and
sleep with our fathers and an
other will reign in our stead
and history will record us in
one sentence if we are terribly
good or terribly bad and we
will all sleep in this giant sep
ulchre together and be judged
by one God. The best text on
race relations is not from Acts,
"God hath made Of one," but
from II Samuel, "How are the
mighty fallen!" There rose up
a man in Europe who shouted,
"Never in thousand years."
and in one decade it seemed that
he was right as he burned eight
million of our brothers in in
Generators and made lampshades
of their skin and soap of their
flesh but ere that same decade
ended he died like a rat in a
bunker and sleeps with his ia
theirs and others reign in his
stead.
Our sin has not been in neg
lecting to tell our people that
"red and yellow, black or white,
they are precious in his sight" !;
We have told them that. Our
sin is that we have not told them
what Isaiah said: that man is as
grasshoppers. We have told man
of his worth and dignity and
perhaps rightly so. But we have
not told him often enough of his
insignificance in the tota |
scheme of things. ut is God
that sitteth above the circle Of
the earth -. that bringeth
princes to nothing; that maketh
the judges of the earth as van
ity he bloweth upon them
and they wither. and the whirl-
wind taketh them away as
stubble." N
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1960-11-03

: What, now, shall we say? Is
there a demon? Is there some
one we can blame? Yes, l think
there is and in testimony there
of, I make this final witness.
There is some virtue in hon.
esty. And if prejudice is ac-
quired in the manner described
by the social scientist then l am
sure that within me lie the
vestiges of as much racial pride
and prejudice as there is within
anyone. They tell us we do not
rid ourselves Of it simply by
intellectual declaration and I
have no reason to disagree. But
this sends us racing back over
the years to David Lipscomb
who saw that there was q diff
ference between feeling and be-
havior-between prejudice and
discrimination.
And during the past few
years as it has been my minis
try to move about the crisis
areas of the South, have seen
those vestiges of the savage
fade and grow dim.
With a pastor into what is
left Of his church after a. sack
of dynamite has been thrown
into it in the dark of winters
night. And there are all the
little brown faces outside, not
allowed now into what is re-
ferred to as their church" And
I wonder what they are think
ing as they see a white face
crawl through the wreckage.
And inside the debris the pas
tor picks up a small blackboard
which still bears, prophetically,
part of last Sundays lesson,
written in what is obviously the
handwriting of child -" GOD
loves all the little children of
the world" And remembering
the faces outside for a moment
wonder about this 'they are
precious in His sight" business
and if He really does have "the
whole wide world in His hand"
Maybe He is the demon to let
this happen - to the children
Ito the little children. But then
there are the familiar words,
LET the little children - all
children - come unto Me, for
of such is the Kingdom.
And somehow my Southern
way of life seems like less than
the Kingdom of God.
Or a mother is struck with a
bottle as she takes her little
girl to the school where the law
of that city says that the child
should 60. And thinking for a
moment as a Southern white
man, ! wonder why this is so
important to her - to take her
child and herself into the face
Of death. And am sorry for a
mother who is hit with bottle
but then I recall some other
words - "that men will come
from the East and from the
West and from the North and
from the South and sit down
in the Kingdom and the least
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1960-11-03
BY P. D.

S2L6V
The degree which Of us here in Mississippi have
doing just fantastic and that Is think an hon.
est understaement
wa, looking at copy of the local daily paper
day and the story ceremonies last January when
newly elected officials installed The principal speaker
the Chief Justice OF the Mississippi
Court Harvey McGehee Judge Mcehee said ITO mind the
attempt to colored students the crime OF the
age against children OF both races
The Judge continued by saying:
.Desepreeaon Of our schools is part Of
Of They the specific term So
calm They refer to their program as planned economy
as social welfare
.some time ago citizen stopped the street and
asked me think segregation Christian This
citizen said that after all Negroes are humans.
"Ny reply that all the white perch and Dream in
Eagle Lake fish; but that earth could make
them minge their schools And said that if this could DC
accomplished wouldn't be long until you'd have neither
the white perch nor the bream
Abraham Lincoln the great emancipation believed
in segregation.
Now coming from judge even Justice Of the
Peace this is nothing short here
and now Abraham Lincoln were alive today
he'd turn over grave And he to for P in
these parts he'd grade Abe has had IT'D
fantastic if for other than because OF the oan
elected public official took on that OCCASION
The oath begins like this:
II (name of officer soemnly swear will faithfully
the of the United States of America
the Constitution of the State of Mississippi and obey
the laws thereof; -.
That is an oath Of office by elected public officials in
the State of Mississippi such should be sacred vow
to all the fact is the oath means nothing not
in reality On the oath contradiction for you
hi) the Constitution OF the United States ana
the the State of Mississippi simply don't jve
To make underatement there to be con-
flict between the two documents.
How can man swear to uphold U. S. Constitution and
the State Constitution when the former there item
called the Bill of Rights design deny those
rights to 45%o of the states population?
But didn't intend preach do matter of fact
NV pont was to good feel knowing that Supreme
Court judge concerned with the little fishes in the state
Now that's important gives happiness and security
even if it isn't much.
william Comer is Representative Of the Sixth Con-
Mississippi to the Congress OF the United
States elected back around the time God was having
all that trouble He has served long and well and
now the most powerful in the Nation because OF
his position the Rules Committee For Bill Colmer have
sincere and that In complete
honesty sincerity and not because Bill IS in the
position holds m concerned or too impressed
(Contlnued Page b
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-09-09

Xenia, Ohio CANP) - Barber
Lewis Gegner Of Yellow Springs
was found guilty last week Of VOL
ating Yellow Springs ordinance
against discrimination when he re-
fused to cut a Negroes hair.
A jury, which included two Ne
gro members, deliberated about
two hours before returning the
verdict against Gegner, who claim
ed it was lack of training and not
discrimination that caused him to
refuse to cut Philip Adams hair.
Judge John Kiracofe. delayed
sentencing Gegner pending a mo-
ton for a new trial by the BARRIERS
attorney.
Included among the defense wit
nesses was James Brll1s, a Ne
gro barber from nearby Cedar
vile, who testified there is vast
difference in cutting Negroes hair.
He said it takes three times as
long to cut"
The prosecution presented seven
witnesses who maintained discrim-
nation occurred in Gegner's refus-
al to cut Adams' hair.
Three similar charges Of violat-
ing the city ordinance are pending
against Gegner.
The trial, which began In Yellow
Springs, was moved to xenia after
Gegner asked that a jury hear his
case.
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WOMAN SHOOTS MAN; BOTH RELEASED
WHEN NEITHER WILL SIGN COMPLAINT

A 81 year old Minneapolis wom-
an who admitted shooting q man
Sept. 8, has been released by po-
lice because the wounded man re-
fused to sign a complaint against
her.
The woman, Thelma Rollen,
1914 Oliver Av. NJ, who claimed
the man Alexapder Jordan, well
known Twin City resident, threat
ened her with a butcher knife,
according to police q charge which
Jordan denied.
Asked to sign a complaint
against Mrs. Rollins whom the
daily papers described az his "girl
friend" Jordan refused
Both persons were then released.
Jordan spent sometime In the
General hospital and was at first
thought to be In poor condition.
However, In q few hours he was
sent to the city jail to be held for
further questioning.
The woman was arrested at her
home after the shooting.
Police say Jordan went to her
home in an effort to get his clothes
and personal belongings He tried
to get In the front door but when
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-09-09

The meeting was held In Des
Molnes, Iowa from August 81 TO
September 4.
This meeting incidentally, was
the last gathering Of the forty
year old conference as 1t was re-
Gently merged with the Chicago
conference Of which it was origin
ally a part
No other major changes were
made in this area. However, pre-
siding elders Of both the st. Paul
and Des Moines districts that COM
prised the now Dissolved conference,
were told by Bishop Gomez to meet
him at the Chicago conference
which began in Milwaul1ee Tues
day Of this week.
Reverend Johnson, the newly APP
pointed st. Peters minister Is a
graduate Of Wherefore University
and Payne Theological Seminary.
He has also studied at Drake Univ
ersity. He 10 married to the form
er Marguerite De, Steel Of Des
Moines.
The couple has two children,
Lowell, Jr., six years old, and MUIR
lei Amanda, 20 months 81
Bishop Gomez, In appointing the
youthful minister, remarked to
Rev. johnson that he would have
to work hard to successfully fol-
low the footsteps Of his predeces-
sor, "a great church leader, Mar
tin Luther Simmons"
Johnson who seemed very pleased
with the challenge, meanwhile, was
passing out 10 some Of his future
parishioners copies Of a very i'm
pressive and comprehensive report
of his four years work at Spring
Held M, ss.rs~-- .s-=zsr... agr
The report lists q number Of his
civic activities and accomplish
ments which include: selection as
one Of the ten outstanding young
men in 1857; in 1858, recipient Of
a plaque given annually to a citi-
zen who contributes most toward
Negro achievement in Springfield
He also served on q number Of
welfare committees and boards In
Guiding NAACP.
Rev. Johnson says he plans to
continue to expand the program
of st. Peters while assisting the
whole community wherever posi-
BILE.
He feels that his wife, Marguer-
lite, who II a graduate Of Drake
University with a B.A. In education
win be Of great assistance to him.
Mrs johnson says her interest
win be in youth work and religi-
Gus education and some phases Of
civic work.
The minister win preach his
first sermon at St. Peters church
Sunday, September IL.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-09-09
Women jailed I'm
Shooting Of MGn
Faces Hearing Sept. rs

Ruthie Lee Hammonds, As, 626
Iglehart was arrested at 1918 pm.
August 81 after she shot David
strawder. ~, Of e2e Igiehart. The
shooting was said to have been
over payment Of rent.
AS she shouted obscene and vul-
gar names at the television cam
era man and all in sight Ruthie
Lee Hammond, with one leg in a
cast, was helped by patrolmen
into the squad after she had ad-
mitted shooting David Strawder
who was her tenant at 626 lyle
hart.
Strawder had been shot twice,
once just above the heart and
again in the left side. The shooting
took place in Miss Hammonds
apartment.
Miss Hammond's leg was in q
cast as the result Of a fall she
had taken previously. .-s...
The shooting resulted In an argu-
ment about the rent strawder was
paying Miss Hammonds.
Miss Hammonds appeared In st.
Paul municipal court on September
9 for second degree assault and a
hearing IL set for September 70.
strawder is In fair condition
at Ancker hospital.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-09-09

Wednesday morning, Sept. Z,
when the proprietors Of Young
Brothers Barbershop, 1925 Olson
Boulevard, Minneapolis went to
their place Of business to open
up for the days business they found
vandals had sneared spray paint
over windows and the south wall
of their new building.
Sylvester (Chubby) Young and
his brother Freddie Young were
at loss to explain why anyone
would want to despoil the new
structure which was completed
two months ago. \,
Police are investigating the In
cident.
Paint on the windows can be
scraped off but the building wall
win require repainting sylvester
Young told this newspaper.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-09-09

ing victim win be held at IL am.
Friday, September Q, at Zion Bap-
list church Of which he was a. men,
Der. Rev, W. L Battle win officiate
in the absence Of the church pastor,
Rev. ]. r. Holloway.
Survivors include his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Harvey, MIN
neapolis; four brothers, Frank Jr.,
and Mitchell Of Minneapolis and
Lee and Robert Of St Louis. NO.;
five sisters, Mrs. Geneva Burton,
Athens, Greece, Mrs. Dora Harvey
Macarthur, Lena and Madeline
Harvey, all OF aEInneapolis and
MIRA Frankie White Of Markham.
H.; grandfather, Mr.. Lee White,
Marks, Miss, and other relatives.
Burial win be In Lakewood ceme-
terry. Woodland Funeral Home In
IN charge OF tine services 49,
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-09-09
Tells Cops
She PICnned To
KIN l4usbcnd; Jailed

Elizabeth Freeman, n, s66 st.
Anthony was observed by police Of
ficers Sept. 8, while driving care
lessly. Upon being questioned she
told the officers she was going
to kill her husband. She was ar
rested and jailed.
Officer Edward Buehlman OBJ
served Elizabeth Freeman driving
her car at Kent and Rondo ABOUT
$3.50 am. on September 3. He
curbed her auto and questioned her.
She stated according to Buchanan
she was going to kill her husband
and showed the officer a % cali
Der pistol Her husband, Walter
Freeman was brought to police
headquarters and both were inter-
viewed. Elizabeth was Jailed.
The gun was placed in the prop
erty room at police headquarters.
Mrs. Freeman appeared in St.
Paul municipal court on septem-
Der Q charged with careless driv-
ing and carrying a concealed
weapon.
Both charges win be heard on
September 80.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-09-09
SocioIogisfs Study
Whof The Negro
- Really MQnfS

New York (ANP) - II Southern
whites knew what Negroes really
want, white resistance to change
and racial tension might be lessen
ed, two Southern socdologists said
here last week.
The view, contained In a study
Of what the two racial groups be-
lieve are the true aspirations Of
Negroes, was presented at a ses-
SION ON race relations Of the Amer
lean Sociological Association.
The study, based on responses
of random sample Of adults from
both races In q Southern urban
community, was made by DR..
Charles M. Grigg and DIR. Lewis
M. Killian of Florida State Univ
ersity, Tallahassee.
Whites were asked to rank six
possible Negro goals in the order
they would resist most and in the
order in which they believed Ne
groes desired them.
Negroes were asked to rank the
goals in the order in which they
would like to see them achieved
The goals were:
The chance to vote without re-
striction.
Freedom to visit In white homes.
swim In the same places and eat
in the same restaurants.
Equal job opportunities, pay and
promotions
An end to public school segrega-
ton. ..
An end to segregation in public
transportation and sports events.
Negroes, DR., Kallian said, listed
their preferences in this order:
Job opportunities.
Legal equality.
Integration Of public transporta-
ton and sports events.
Indignation Of schools.
Equality in voting.
Freedom in personal relations.
Whites. he said, although gener-
ally lacking an accurate coneep-
ton Of Negro aspirations, revealed
wide differences Of opinion on the
subject.
Those who had gone beyond high
school had the most nearly accur-
ate picture OF Negro preferences.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-09-09


Harvey's second swim Of the day.
After church Sunday he went to
Calhoun for his first swim return
ing home later he still complained
Of the heat to his mother, Mrs.
Frank Harvey. He said he wanted
to go for another swim.
His mother suggested that since
he had been swimming once he
should not 60 again.
The drowning occurred shortly
before pm. when Harvey who
was said to be a fair swimmer
dived OFF the Nokomis dock about
rs feet from shore.
willy Spicer, who was on the
dock when James dived in, said he
became alarmed when he did not
come up from the dive.
He shouted for help from other
swimmers on the beach and began
to dive for Harvey. After a frantic
search for about five minutes Har-
vey was found in nine feet Of
water.
An attempt to phone the fire
department inhalator squad was
forestalled because tho phone at
the beach was broken and no life
guards are on duty at this time OF
the year. willy had to drive TO a
filling station several blocks away
10 call for help.
Meanwhile an unidentified woman
tried mouth to mouth respiration
on Harvey but he failed to revive.
The fire department inhalator
squad arrived rs minutes later but
was also unsuccessful in reviving
the man. ..... ....
Harvey was a bus boy at Gull
bertson's Cafe, 5916 Excelsior BOul-
Ftmsraf services for the drown.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-09-09

the people must know exactly
where their representatives and
officials stand.
II have never hesitated to
tell the people exactly where
/ stand. And / win continue
to be guided by an unwaver-
ing rule of honesty IN all my
statements.
LET me restate-for all to hear
my basic beliefs and allegiances.
II am your United States SEN
all regardless Of
Party. But I am a Democrat my
self, and proud of it. I am a liberal.
Il stand as a friend Of the
and I have never deserted
him. / stand as q friend Of labor,
and I have never run out on the
man" . ..
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-09-09

Suspect In larceny
Returns ,sfolon Articles
( Adrianne Gross. $50 Fisk told
officer Carl Murphy that when she
returned to her apartment at 9:19
am. on September 9 that someone
had taken: 1 Westinghouse clock
radio: 1 Electric Alarm Clock; 1
Electric Sewing Machine; ! Toast
er and Y case Of beer. Police
were given the name Of one sus-
pect who at one time was engaged
to the complainant
About 10 am. on September 9
the complainant called police and
stated the suspect had returned
the stolen articles Police are In
vestigating. Perry Peoples 80, $40
Fuller h being sought by police a.
suspect in this case, It has been
learned
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-09-09

Avenue South. but it's worth it
every heart-rending minute Of
it." r ....... ......
As q member Of. the Buffalo,
New York Youth board, Barlley
recalls the narrowing experience
of working to help close down an
unauthorized dance hall. IAN adult
element In the subculture that fire.
quently contributes to delinquent
cy." In the Buffalo agency, he
worked closely with disturbed
youth, members Of teen-age burg
larry gangs, young narcotic addicts
and others in a program that led
eventually to a trial workshop In
teen-age guidance. .- ...
1t was as q result of this guild
ance project that Barley came to
serve as youth counselor of the
Continued ON Page a.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-09-09
IRWIN w. HANSEN SsRD
DISTRICT CANDIDATE

Irwin w. Hansen, retired city
employees Ii a. candidate for the
state legislature from the 33rd
legislative district.
Mr.. Hansen Is a graduate OF the
University Of Minnesota in ac-
counting, He is active in the 11th
Ward DFL, member Of Local Q
and 6s4. He il also a member of
the Masonic lodge.
Mr.. Hansen is a liberal and says
If elected he win support legisla-
ton that win benefit all the people
Of the district.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-09-09

race from extinction by opposing
mixed marriages. Ostensibly this
In true Of every white sipremist
organization. However, the initial
reasons Of these organizations US
ually find their bases In other
more generally prejudicial ideaA,"
said Guilmant.
This Is also true Of the NSPwR
and I base this claim on the words
Of Coward as contained In his let
ter Of invitation to several potent
ial members for his organization.
From towards letter comes this
quote: Most white people are
compliment about or ignorant Of
the real threat of the present and
continuing mongrelization of the
white race by Negro propagation
ists."
"Complacency, threat, mongrel-
ization, these are all standard
words of the bigot Each Of these
words Immediately imply the user
IL far more concerned with Great
ing hatred for the Negro than
with any sociological problem
created by the mixture Of white
and Negro blood"
Again from Goward's letter:
The NSPWR believes the pres
emit trend toward increased social
Indignation, mixed births and mar
riages between whites and blacks
can at least be retarded and per-
haps, eventually, totally arrested"
This is an example," said Gull
mant, "of the white supremists
effort to begin with a simple con-
dition and through q series Of
rhetorical associations arrive at q
complex condition which essenti-
ally excludes the Negro rom ev-
cry form Of equality under moral
and written law. 1t Is interesting
TO note that Coward began his
argument with mixed marriages
as his premise and has arrived at
the conclusion that he would ex-
clude the Negro from social In
tegration-"
"A more important feature Of
the NSPwR," continued Guilmant
els its contention that social in-
tegratiOn" can be accomplished and
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~ ~a-1~ - @~@-'B~ = - -
what he is. They deserve to be
told-clearly and distinctly - by
the man himself"
The Senator then followed his
own advice by saying: II am a
Democrat. 1 am a liberal I am
proud of both"
Humphrey said he has ''full re-
spect for the honestly expressed
viewpoint Of the conservative OF
Republican" but that he could not
tolerate the vague mumblings of
political fence-straddlers." .
Excerpts Of the Senator's re-
marks before a dinner meeting in
Brainerd follow:
"The most important lesson /
have learned in public life Is that
the voters expect above all else
honesty from a candidate.
They want to Judge a man for
what he Is. They deserve to be
told-clearly and distinctly - by
the man himself.
IL believe that every candidate
for public office should speak hon
estly-and, yes, bluntly-about his
own political beliefs and allegi-
ances.
Now I have full respect for the
honestly-expressed viewpoint Of
those on the other side Of the fence
conservatives and Republicans.
"But cannot tolerate men who
try to hide the fact that they are
Republicans or Democrats con-
servatives or liberals.
ct cannot tolerate the vague
mumblings of political fence-strad-
dlers.
IF our democracy Is to succeed,