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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-16
Babson Discusses Mr.. Kennedy

BABSON PARK. MASS. Dec.
s This is not an article On
the election, as its outcome has
been covered full5- by the news
paper, the broaicas-ng com
panles, and tile magazines dun
Ing the past two DIT three weeks.
This is 4 column strictly on the
personality of Senator Kennedy
Being a Massachusetts man. like
him. ard knowing his father, l
can write frankly about him per-
sonally at the present time.
orator Kennedy Disapr ainted
Senator Kennedy is a tremen-
dons worker and very few rich
men would make the sacrifices
which he has personally made to
secure this election. His indus
trious effort started four years
ago when he came near getting
the nomination for the Vice PreSl-
dency Oh the Democratic ticke-
He then laid plans and built lib
an organization rmeCIaled il any
Presidential campaign. The great
crowds which he attracted and
his personal advisers, led him TO
believe he would win by land
slide. On the strength Of this, he
made many statements as to
what he would do during the
'Kernedy honeymoon" of one
hundred days.
Although Senator Kennedy is
naturally pleased to be elected
President and move into the
White House next January, yet
in his heart he is much dlsar-
pointed man. He Will have the
honor and prestige Of being
President; but he viii not have
the influence and power which Ne
had expected Other than making
appointments, both il the diplo-
matte service and at the head
Of Commissions, about the only
real power he will row have vii.
be that of the veto. and even then
Congress may pass legislation
over his veto.
Election Was Too Close
Although Senator Kennedy won
a majority Of the electoral votes,
these were not even unofficially
confirmed until many hours after
the polls closed. His greatest
disappointment was the very
close popular vote. which has not
yet been officially determined. 7
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-16

Decorations will be judged on
attractiveneSs from the street,
originality. simplicity. proportion
of design and suitability to the
type of house.
Conservation material such as
running cedar. holly and mistle-
toe, are not to be used.
Anyone interested in entering
their home in this contest should
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-16
Association "Sing"
Sunday Afternoon

BUCKINGHAM. Dec. 15-The
music department Of the James
River Baptist Association has
rescheduled their Christmas
Carol sing.
1t is to be held Sunday De-
cember 10. at 3 pm. at Bethle-
hem Baptist Church. 1t was
postponed from last Monday
night because of the weather.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-16

/ VIII not discuss the legal aspects
of the electoral versus the popu-
lar vote. but l do wish to make
an important statement. Although
the popular vote in the recent
election has no legal status, it
has a great moral influence. It
SUrely Will cause Mr.. Kennedy to
remodel the Democratic Party
and the Presidency. His probable
program is outlined in the Wall
Street Journal of November s,
| Page TO- He may now be sorry
/ he made certain of his state
ments during his campaign, as
he NAV be forced to back track
on many of them.
His influence with Congress
N-ll Be much less than if he had
won with a fairly good popular
margin and were taking office
KUN mandate from the people.
Therefore. after the tremendous
crowds which met him at every
city, he is especially disappointed
1y MS failure to capture a ma
iolitv Of the popular vote. 1t will
10 very difficult tc persuade Con-
2resS to pass any radical pro-
Hram. even though the Republi-
cans are in the minority. A Con-
FRESHMAN takes his cue from
what the people in his district
think. Every Congressman has
figured out carefully what the
Nopular vote shows as to Senator
Kennedv's popularity in his re-
Spective district.
What of the Futurec
Senator Kennedy S campaign
speeches said that if Vice Presi-
dent Nixon were elected. we
would have do nothing Con-
gress during the next two years,
and perhaps during the next four
wears. Unless something happens
which cannot now be foreseen,
the next four years under Presi-
dent Kennedy could record a do
nothing Congress. Hence the
great disappointment to him, as
well as surprise to most Demo-
Gratis. This is why Mr.. Kennedy
viii 60 into the White House re-
strained somewhat by the notice
able absence of an unrestricted
franchise" from the people.
Unfortunately, what happens
during the next two years or
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-16
EASY

Pop, how do they catch crazy
men?"
Its easy. A little rouge and
lipstick. a new hairdo and
pretty dress.
Evening star., 1960-12-07

No D. C. Transit System fare
increase is warranted now. the
Public Utilities Commission has
been told by its chief account
ant.
But If the requested increase
were granted, passenger loss
would be only 8 of / per cent,
, the accountant, E. Edward Nc
Lean, testified yesterday.
D. C. Transit has estimated
1t will lose 2.13 per cent of its
passengers if the price Of
tokens is raised from five for
81 to four for s5 cents.
Mr.. Mclean contended that
. II the plan for depreciation Of
passenger buses is altered. as
he recommends, the company
would save $640,000 annually.
He urges that the rate be cut
from the present 7 per cent
annually to ST. per cent for bGs
depreciation.
He said this is based on a IT,
year useful life Of a bus. effec-
tive September l of this year.
compared with the present IA
year useful life. .-.s-4,ss..es,.4
He also contended the COM
Evening star., 1960-12-07
PUG. Aide Discounts
Need for Fare Rise

|pany is earning enough under
present fares.
After hearing the commission
staff's case and being advised
of the impact on the company,
Chairman George E. C. Hayes
continued the hearing until Q
am. December 81. This will
permit the company to prepare
for cross-examination of staff
witnesses and rebuttal, testi-
mony. Assistant Corporation
Counsel George F. Donnella
aided in presenting the COM
mission staff case.
Mr.. Mclean told the COM
mission that depreciation Of
transit property has been q
matter Of concern for soma
time. He presented an exhibit
showing that the total num-
ber of buses purchased is 1888,
that 328 buses have been re-
tired and that 1000 are on
hand. But the exhibit showed
that there are II buses of the
vintage of 1899. go Of 1910, So
of 1941 and ITO Of 1912.
Evening star., 1960-12-07

ton Counsel John Middleton: I:
Last April Leon Kanegis, of
2506 Woodley road NV, found
a gray jug containing the coins
half buried behind a building
that was being razed for rede-
velopment at 1921 Sixth street
S.W. Most of the coins-l48
silver dollars. 252 half dollars
and 535 ouarters-were dated
In the 1S70s and 18s0s.
Turned Over to Police
Coin experts said some of
them would bring as much as
81 each.
Mr.. Kanegis turned the
money-filled jug over to Police
Inspector Ashley A. Aderholdt
Of the property clerks Office.
He was told he could keep the
money If it wasn't claimed in
six months under an old COM
mon-law precedent of treas
ure trove." But it was, by two
different parties.
At a hearing in Inspector
Aderholdt's Office on October
Evening star., 1960-12-07

"a, a representative of the
Interstate Demolition Corp, the
wrecking company that razed
the Sixth street address home,
showed up and claimed the
coins on grounds its contract
gives it the right to goods it
salvages from property it
wrecks.
Also claiming the coins were
Mrs. Blanche johnson, of the
500 block of Allison street NV,
and Mrs. Corrinne Spriggs, of
the 800 block Of Twentieth
street NE. The women are the
daughter, and niece. respective
ly. Of the man who owned the
home on Sixth street. They
said Mrs. Johnson's father, on
many occasions, kept money in
jugs and sometimes buried
them.
Inspector Aderholdt ruled
the money belonged to Mr..
Kanegis.
The wrecking company ard
Evening star., 1960-12-07

the women then filed suits in
Municipal Court against Mr..
Kanegis. and Inspector Ader-
holdt. -,
Today, Municipal Court
Judge Mildred Reeves dismissed
Inspector Aderholdt as q party
in the actions and ordered the
coins to be deposited in the
court safe.
The suits by the Interstate
Demolition Corp. and the
women against Mr.. Kanegis
are scheduled for trial at q
later date.
Evening star., 1960-12-07
Air Fatalities Drop

CHICAGO Mfe-insurance-
company statisticians say that.
despite a fourfold increase in
passenger miles flown. the ia
tality rate for scheduled air
lines has declined rs per cent
in the last 10 years.
Evening star., 1960-12-07
Leland School Drumu

An evening of one-act plays
will be staged by students at
Leland Junior High School,
Forty fourth and Elm streets.
Chevy Chase, at 8 pm. Friday
for the benefit of general school
lctivities.
Evening star., 1960-12-07
Court Tokes Charge.
Of Old Coin Hoard

silver coins #'F ~ ss8fE8*''%f'$Fs
The cons-dating back the 1906 and having face
value Of $40750hgure prominently pending civil suits
and are being held for safe keeping by Chief Court Clerk
ter F. Bramhal
This how they got there according Assistant Corpora-
Evening star., 1960-12-07
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The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1960-05-19
A Book
Review

One of the most difficult tasks
any author can perform is to
write book that cannot be put
down once one has started read
ing it-particularly when its
theme is a pitiable cry in a will
derness. Farley Mowat has sue
ceeded in achieving this with
"The Desperate People" Little,
Brown, $3.50. a well-written,
sensitive and lucid account of one
of the most horrible sidelights of
modern history.
It is hard, if not impossible,
even to attempt to review book
when its contents raise your most
elemental passions to such a
white heat that you find tears
in your eyes over and over again
tears as much of Illustration as
of horror and fury. Yet this book
was never by the widest stretch
of imagination intended as tear
jerker. To the contrary, it is a
Straightforward report and docu-
mented by the author with tape
recordings of the accounts of
those persons whose personal his
tories are chronicled therein.
Withal, the book is righteous
howl of anguish on the part of a
man with soul, rendered the
more dramatically CHASTITY by the
fact that he predicted these events
almost to the sentence eight years
ago. II is q damning indictment
of just about every aspect of our
culture, ethics and religion-but
most of all Of our blazing stupid
|ity and its outcome.
In 1852 Mr.. Mowat wrote a
book entitled "The People OF the
Deer,n which was a startling
document about his first-hand in
Continued on Page .
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1960-05-19
Gil Delaware ST., S. E.
Minneapolis, MINI.


Dear P. D.
have been meaning to write
to you for some time, but have
rot gotten around to doing so.
l am very happy to receive the
Petal Paper, both for the reading
enjoyment, and for the things it
stands for. l especially enjoy
your weekly editorial, but along
with the enjoyment is some dis
tress. Too often they are attacks
on the atrocities and backward
ness of the South, and seldom is
there mention of any of the good
things which happen. I boil with
rage with you over the white
citizens councils, and rise in an
guished indignation with you
over the lack of cooperation with
school, bathing beach, and legal
indignation, but I would also like
to smile with pleasure with you
occasionally when something
happens to indicate progress in
the direction of equal rights for
colored people in Mississippi.
My point is that I like the
position you have taken, and adj
mire your CUTS in taking it, but
/ don't always like the way you
take it. However, every editor
has hundreds of people trying to
tell him how to run his paper,
I'm sure. You have my full sup
port, and my five dollars for
next years subscription, no mat
ter how you write your editorials.
I only wish more Mississippians
could read the Petal Paper and
like it!
Sincerely yours,
John K. Wolf
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1960-05-19

and Monday nights urging peo-
pie to go home. 1t is generally
thought that the demonstrators
(Negro) were from out of town.
CAS- far as we know all are from
the immediate vicinity.
April %: Monday couple of
incidents took place, friction be-
tween white and colored and be-
tween white town boys and KEGS
Ter ALB. boys. There has been
more trouble between Keesler
and town men than between
white and Negro during the past
year.
At 900 am. our executive COM
mlttee of ministers met at Back
Bay Mission and agreed Though
a day too late to head off trou-
bleD to go ahead and meet with
leaders of the Negro alliance. We
also called Keesler and suggested
they declare the beach off limits.
This was done later that after
noon.
April 26: Tuesday at 900 we
met with three Negro men, lead
ers of their alliance: Baptist, |
Methodist. We were joined by
Methodist white minister and an
other Southern Baptist, the un-
official "dean" of white Biloxi
ministers First Baptist church,
A fine spirit of mutually was in
evidence; we spoke freely, and
with good deal of happiness
that we had been able to come
together We met again at Back
Bay Mission. Among other items
discussed: the lack of police pro-
lection available to the colored
people, the fact that Mason was
not churchman, the distaste on
the part of us all for violence.
and the concern we all shared
for the improvement of the
Negroes situation. Not all white
ministers are opposed to segre-
cation. But all were concerned
about the lack of equal opportu-
nifty, and we all recognized that
the beach was not the main issue
at hand. We agreed to propose
to the Mayor that an integrated
group be set up to plan for the
working out Of difficulties in con-
ference Eve were given some en-
couragement by the statement
made by Gov. Collins of Florida
on March 20, Gas reported in us.
News and World Report, April 4,
1869
During the meeting long dis
lance call came from Rudy Raber,
acting secretary for Racial and
Cultural Relations, Council for
Christian Social Action of the
United Church of Christ, in
Cleveland, Ohio. He expressed
concern and wanted us to know
we had their prayers and sup
port. That well-timed call meant
much to those who were meeting
here. And it came to mean more
in the days to follow.
BY an hour and a half after
our meeting was concluded, we
began to have callers from the
congregation. who themselves
had had anonymous phone calls
and other complaints. Without
going into all the details, the fol-
lowing events resulted from q
"rumor clinic" which spread like
wildfire through the community:
y 4 w1s rananEedr that I, W.
Continued on Page 81
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1960-05-19
Otto Frank
Herbstgasse, II
Basic, Switzerland
Mr.. James E. Deutsch
1922 South oath Avenue
Hattiesburg, Miss.
Dear Mr.. Deutsch,

MT.
Wan to thank you for your kind letter and the encos
ed poem printed special sheet and entitled Anne Franks
Testament. It shows your deep feeling for her.
I'm sending the poem to your friends hope will remind
them Of the terrible Of persecution of Jews for which
A6hne has become symbol
personally try to follow up Anne's testament in
otlervay She wrote Il want to 60 living after my death
and ST. want work for mankind In this spirit the Anne
Amsterdam has been Incorporated which
lllabfsh an international Youth Center in the house in
vi1ln we're hiding BY this want to get to aoa vaf
rno },ne people many countries to come to bet
eA-~ - Continued Page Two)
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1960-05-19

April "a: Upon return from
Eden Seminary Convocation and
a side trip to Koinonia Farm in
Americas, Georgia, / was trav-
cling south on US. 40, when at
$50 / turned on the radio and
first heard of two riots that had
taken place on the Biloxi beaches
that Sunday afternoon. Upon ar
rival in Biloxi, I went to the
heath and saw 2 or 3 hundred
older teenagers and young men
and women, white, gathered and
in their words, waiting for the
niggers to come back" T h e n
went by the hospital, opposite the
second of the riot scenes, to see
what the situation looked like.
Talked to a Negro couple who
professed great Encouragement
and heart break over the whole
thing. I expressed my sorrow to
them. They suggested speak to
DR.. Gilbert Mason, VIII was
passing by, which did. Attic |
did not realize it then, Mason
was the leader of the group who
had demonstrated. His story:
(Which is substantially true) a
group of about 40 Negro men,
women, children went to the
beach, which has been customar-
lily all-white, tho paid for by
citizen tax money, and went
swimming. They were unarmed
and peaceful. Shortly thereafter,
a large group of white teenagers
and young men gathered on the
seawall and then came down In
2 files, armed with clubs, black
Jacks and chains. They beat the
Negro men, and the colored group
fled, leaving about 4 men suffi-
GENTLY wounded as to require
medical attention.
Later in the night, more vlo-
lence in the streets: 8 Negroes
shot, 2 white shot. None seri-
ouSly.
4 Law Enforcement at this time:
during the afternoon riots on the
beach, no city police were in evil
dence. County patrols arrived
shortly and helped to break up
the mobs. DR.. Mason was among
3 or A Negro men arrested. He
was charged with "disorderly
conduct, resisting arrest, disturb
ing the peace, and blocking the
highway" Subsequently he was
fined $50 and costs, altho at that
time he was permitted to go free
to give medical aid to the colored
wounded. At no time has any
white man been arrested during
this week in connection with the
racial strife. Numerous Negroes
have been fined. Several white
boys were taken to the jail to
"cool off but no charges were
placed against them. FBI and
state patrols also showed up Sun
day afternoon. It is generally
known that the city police had
been aware of the planned swim
ming party by the Negroes, and
several policemen made the
rounds of the bars, getting up a
mob, telling them to be present
on the beach Sunday afternoon.
Late Sunday night the city po-
lice closed the bars. Since that
time, they have made more eff
fort to break up the large gath
erings of mobs, although til e
county patrol has been most in
evidence.
The police chief and mayor
made. radio. broadcasts Sunday
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1960-05-19
komm', SUesser Tod =.
ANNE FRANKS TESTAMENT
0 Lord, my God,
T Quarrel not

0 Lord, my God,
/ quarrel not.
Gone is all will and fight to live
Behind charged wire, frozen Stiff
family hear the bells intone:
Good will to men - have not known
NV loved-ones cut from me dead
l cherish, but the ends not yet.
Q Lord, my God,
| quarrel not.
Chilled to the bone, to the bone depressed,
I fain remember, Jesus blest
In deed and word our fated lot
Which Christian friends paid with their blood
To save us from to no avail.
fear no more I've lived through hell. SEX al
o Lord, my God,
quarrel not. ss4 &,
ask you to forsake me not. $500
My body's bruised and fever-shot.
Life beautiful love, know not what
The strangers bid for us not.
Give grace to them who sheltered me,
And take me unto peace and Thee.
o Holy One, M
Thy will be done.
This wondrousN pight feed on snow
And wish good cheer to friend and foe;
For loving not our enemies,
What hope have we for lasting peace?
NV friends, and Christian friends, weep not
I'm going home - Komm, suesser Tod -.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1960-05-19
From A Minister There
A REPORT ON BILOXI
by
Richard EIIerbrake

1.-THE following Biloxi April
oath thru May ISL On Friday April 22nd Dick and
drove from Hateburg Sunday
the 24h His begins from the drive home
Biloxi where he Of the Chartres
Street. PDED
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1960-05-19

James E. Deutsch here in Hattiesburg, is friend Of
mine. Last autumn Jim wrote poem which, think is
exceptionally fine expression of ideal of Importance to
each though the poem in reality ymbozed that ideal
in a person - Anne Frank
printed Jim's poem in the paper December 10th,
1859 Prior time however, Jim decided to send copy
Anne Franks father Otto Frank who lives in Swift
zerland Following the poem of which think most highly
and following the poem is letter from Mr. Frank jim
Dents
Evening star., 1960-10-09
TODAYS WEATHER REPORT

District and vicinity-Cloudy
with occasional rain today and
tonight. Low near so, high in
the lower COS. Tomorrow,
cloudy and warmer with a few
showers.
Virginia - Cloudy with occa-
sional rain. High, 10, in the
southern portion, and 60 else
where. Tomorrow considerable
cloudiness, warmer, with a few
showers.
Maryland - Cloudy with oc-
casional rains today, low 48 to
So, high SO to IS. Warmer to-
morrow, cloudy, possibility of
rain.
Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Bay-Winds mostly from
the east at 10 to 20 knots to-
day. Occasional rain, visibility
8 to 5 miles, less than / mile
in rain and fog. Tomorrow,
warmer and cloudy.
River Report
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and clear at Great Falls, Shenandoah
clear at Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1960-10-09
Cubun Refugees Seek
Haven on Florida Isle

JUPITER ISLAND, Fla, Oct.
8 tAP). - Navigating by the
stars, three Cuban men and a
woman sailed a 20-foot boat
to this island colony of polit-
ical asylum.
They asked immigration au-
thorities to withhold their
names for fear of reprisal
against relatives in Cuba.
The boats engine failed
shortly after departure from
Santa Clara Province Tuesday,
they said, and later the boats
compass stopped working. The
Gulf Stream carried them
here. about IS miles north of
Miami.
Evening star., 1960-10-09

At least three trucks and two
automobiles were burned.
Doctors worked ceaselessly
bandaging wounded Negroes
and whites.
Police said an African cyclist
was killed in the traffic acci-
dent that touched of the dis
turbance.
Police Are Stoned
When police went to investi-
gate they were stoned. Then
riots broke out.
An estimated 10000 Africans
live in Harare. -
Today's riots follow similar
disturbances that broke out
three months ago when three
leaders of the African National
Democratic Party were arrested.
On that occasion police had to
diSperse a crowd Of 20, 900 Afri-
cans with tear gas attacks. The
next day African workers in
Salisbury came out on strike
Evening star., 1960-10-09

estate and gift tax branch.
/. General Accounting Office
has named career man j. Ken
meth Fasick as assistant direc-
tor of its defense accounting
and auditing division. : .
Treasury's Bureau of Engraving
and Printing has given the
following awards: Outstanding
performance ratings, Naoma
Hedrick. Christine Rajdl, Henry
Slaughter, Irene Miller; super
ior performance. Mary Deeters,
James Robinson. Myrtle Bal
singer, Felicia Rhone, Warren
Harvey, Rosa Powell, John
Strother. James Bell, Olga Col
Inns. Cleopas Glasco, Vincent
Russo, Dora Tuner, Viola
Washington; beneficial sugges-
tions, Clair Sheafer, Beryl
Kemper. George Galligan, Cal
win Hill, Floyd Knipple, Paul
Wegner. Archie Griest, Edward
Gutosky. Mason jackson, Mil
ton Dolinka. Richard Nelson,
Robert Rausch, Rocco Flora
Jacob Bembry, George
Hertel. Annyelie Gilliard,
Charles Bruen, Richard Morse.
Thelma Terrell, Martin Bartel,
George King. Joseph O'Meara,
Sylvester Butler, Stanley Dunn,
Ruby Martin, Dorothy Francis,
Daisy Goffney. Ruth Kearns,
Edna McPhilomy, Ottie War
wick, Emalu Sites, John Gal
lion, Mary Deeters, Thomas
Washington. James Mowatt,
Albert Yellen, Robert Ayers,
Calvin Hill, Joseph Trapp,
Raymond Sharpe, William
Bum, w. Lee Cantrell, Rich
ard Danielson, Evelyn Knight,
John Senese and Alexander
Stephens.