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The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1961-03-09

It Is not easy to be a minister
in the South today. Perhaps it
has never been easy to justify
Gods ways with man, but our
Southland's present problems
seem more complex than ever.
We - below the Mason and
Dixon Line-find ourselves in a
situation symbolized by t III e
hymn that begins: eve are liv-
ing, we are dwelling in a grand
and awful time"
Confronted with international
problems almost beyond COM
prehension, today's South must
still struggle with the three di-
visions of race, religion, and
trade unionism. The Southern
minister is caught in the swirl
of all three dilemmas.
AS a man Of conscience, the
Southern minister dare not -
like the Pharisee in the parable
avert his eyes and pass by on
the other side. While some min
listers may sidestep controversy,
the man of conscience finds
himself deeply involved = both
morally and spiritually.
When this minister, out Of
simple justice, favors unions for
the security of the Southern
workers, he Immediately runs
afoul of the conservative power
structures in both the commu-
nifty and his official board.
When this minister interprets
the will of God in race relations,
his attitude may be regarded as
little short of treason. The os-
traciSm he faces, whether eco
nomic Or otherwise, is not a
slight thing.
When this minister, acting in
the unity of faith and the bonds
of affection, tries to stem the
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1961-03-09
A Baptist Minister Discusses
Conscience In The South
by
The Rev. W. W. FnIotor


It's of we're always late
value is concerned But them since when has this
Shortly before the election in November of 1860 the
Rev. w. W. Fnator Minister of The Puen Memorial Baptist
Church in Raleigh n c. wrote the following article While
"mey" then, in the from point of
it isn't "untimey" inasmuch feel that plea for
tolerance always timely publish the article with pleasure.
should be noted please that in preparing his statement
Mr. Fnlaor emphasized that he spoke independently min
lister within the framework of the Baptist Tradition of freedom.
His attack against intolerance be interpreted
endorsement Of either candidate for the Presidency
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1961-03-09

Not long ago a large number Of governors from the
United States made trip to South America among tose
who made the the governor OF MISSISSIPPI Inc
other day appointed fifteen man COMMISSION or ooaro
or nanel perhaps to work toward better relations with the
nations of South America.
To our governor 60 my sincere congratulatons Ana
now If he'd take under consideration the possibility OF
anponting-oh say, just to try and better our
relations with United States of America would again
congratulate gentleman, and even more heartily (Of
haven't to anything too serious but pos
sbly some small thing like Mississippi re-joinng the
Union)
last summer 1t was learned in the state that the
Sovereignty Commission had given to the citizens council
the 0000 later in the fall it was learned that
the councils getting $4,000 monthly from the Commits
sion the purpose being naturally to protect way of
specifically or the purpose of advertising segrega
ton"
At the time of the large grant, few persons voiced
their obiecton-darned feW-but some One OF those who
objected at that time Rev. Richard Elerbrake whose
letter to the Commission printed in this column I'm
pleased to say that in January four men filed suit in Fed
eral Court injunction barring payment of public
funds to private organization perhaps not private but
not public by long shot) These four merC E. Shaffer,
Lonnie B. Daniel William Higgs, and Robert smthare,
think giving voice to the thoughts of many of us who
have elected to remain silent.
In their charge the men claim that such payments
violate the 18th Amendment that "tax money exacted
from them by State of Mississippi is being used or
the purpose of subvertng and opposing the law of the
land"
I'm not acquainted with the four men, but have read
the 18th Amendment, and am in full agreement with
their petition to the Federal Court Need tell you the
whole matter of the Sovereignty Commission and the cit
zens councils goes far deeper than violation of an
Amendment to the us Constitution?
There's young rabbi in Cincinnati at the Isaac M.
Wise Temple that think would sort of like His is
Albert A. Goldman, and there's for my thinking
I'd like the That is letter he wrote back in
December; it is, to my simple mind very fine under
standing compassionate and moving letter. it was he
stated it:
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1961-03-09
o A SIX YEAR OLD IN NEW ORLEANS

your picture in the newspapers today You
your school, holding tight the policeman
white doing his duty although wonder how he felt
CONTINUED Page y
Evening star., 1961-06-11

Forty years ago, when l came to America,
l had to fee my home like criminal. Yet
my only crime was being an Armenian.
That July morning, when I first saw the
Statue of Liberty from the deck of the
immigrant steamer, it was like suddenly
hearing hymn of hope. | lifted my head,
and my heart. took deep breaths of the
fresh harbor air. For the first time in my
life, felt free = thrillingly and blessedly
free.
This, thank God, is not private expert
ence. There are millions like me in America
today - fugitives from unhappy lands across
the seas. We're grateful of course for our
three meals day, and our jobs, and for the
opportunities that America has so generously
given to us and our children.
But we'd fight and die before we'd give up
that feeling Of dignity - that right to hold
up our heads, look the world in the eye, and
call ourselves Americans.
Evening star., 1961-06-11
The d diggnitty g
Of being g American

TNhe other day, in Seattle, Washington,
u gave talk before several hundred
people, and told them that thought America
was strong, beautiful and righteous coun-
try. A young man came up to me afterward
and said with knowing smile, ''No wonder
you go about singing the praises of America.
In Europe, you we're nothing America has
made you rich and famous" Before could
reply he was gone.
It's true America has been good to me, and
Icount my blessings every day. But wanted
to find that young man and say, ''You miss
my point. The priceless thing America has
given to me has nothing to do with money
or fame Some would call it national pride.
call it the dignity of being American"
To someone born here - born free - it's
hard to understand He's never known what
it is to be without it. was born in Armenia.
Today, cannot find my Armenia - the
Armenia of my fathers - on the map.
Evening star., 1961-06-11
G;dehnes

FLAG DAYS George Mardikian's
words about what it means to
be an American are perfect for
this week. Wednesday marks
the l84th anniversary of the
Continental CONGRESSES brief,
memorable resolution:
"REsoLVEDs That the flag of
the United States be made of
thirteen stripes, alternate red
and white; that the union be
thirteen stars, white in a blue
field, representing new con-
stellation."
WHOSE IDEA was the design?
A fascinating new book, ''The
History Of The United States
Flag" by Milo M. Quaife,
Melvin ]. Weig and Roy E.
Appleman, to be published by
Harper's on Flag Day, throws
some surprising light on the
origins of the Star-Spangled
Banner. Believe it or not, one
of our flags ancestors was the
red-and-white striped ensign of
the British East India Com
pany - the very outfit that
shipped that tea to Boston!
THE STARS are harder to trace,
but appeared early on the dark
green flag of the Green Noun
tain Boys of Vermont, among
other regimental colors.
As FoR Betsy Ross, alas -
the authors report that the
story of her making the first
flag, at Washington's special
request, in l776, is groundless,
having been first put forward
by a descendant of Betsy in
1870. In fact, Washington
didn't get a flag for his army
till 1888 "a year and a half
after Yorktown!
NO FLAG has undergone so
many changes "a stars been
added 81 times but no flag
has ever become a more fixed
and secure symbol" say the
authors, and conclude: MAY
it wave proudly forever a
glorious, living symbol of hu-
man dignity" Which is just
what Mr.. MARKHAM is talking
about at the left
Evening star., 1961-06-11

THIS WEEK Mooozins ! Jun. II. 1851
Evening star., 1961-06-11

BEN C. WRIGHT, President
EUCLID M. CONVICTION
Chairman Of the Board
JOHN C. STERLING
Honorary Chairman
Evening star., 1961-06-11
The NGfioaoI SVsd0y MGsGzias

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Evening star., 1961-04-13
GA A|erted,
Fulton Says
BY WILLIAM GRIGG
Star Staff Writer

The Central Intelligence
Agency knew the exact date
and time of Russia's man-in-
space shot well ahead of its
ccurrence Representative
Fulton, Repblican of Pennsyl-
vania, said today. But Ma
tional Aeronautics and Space
Administration officials dis
agreed.
Other members of the House
Science Committee seemed sur
prised. They Immediately
asked Mr.. Fulton to get back
to more pertinent questions
about the Russian success. DR.
Hugh Dryden. deputy admin
istrator of NASA said: ITO the
best of my knowledge, our Ma
ton did not know the exact
date in advance.
Mr.. Fulton wanted to know
why DR.. Dryden had pooh.
poohed rumors earlier this week
that Russia had a man in space
DR.. Dryden said that at thai
time Russia had not launched
their man. He said the launch
ing came yesterday morning.
Mr.. Fulton and Representa-
tive Anfuso, Democrat of New
York, were critical of the speed
of Americas program. Mr.. An
fuso said: ITO properly aler
our people I'm ready to call fol
a full-scale congressional in
vestigatoin. I want to see oul
schedules cut in half"
Mr.. Fulton asked the NASf
officials why there aren't night
Evening star., 1961-04-13

The angle of the orbit to the
equator was IS degrees 4 min
utes. And the flight passed
over South America and Africa.
The time is not far off, I
think, when we shall be able
to fly to the moon, to Mars
and to other regions of the
boundless cosmic space" he
said. And this will happen
sooner, perhaps, then we be-
lieve."
The Russians said Mai. Gaga-
rim had established three world
records: For the altitude of
flight in outer space. for the
duration of flight in outer
space and for payload for a
manned spaceship.
Soviet officials yesterday for
warded the three record claims
to the International Aeronau-
tics Federation for verification.
The previous speed record,
1905 miles an hour, was set
by the United States Kills rock
ct plane.
Maj. Gagarin. already called
"Gaga" by the Russian man In
the street, was born on a col
lective farm near Smolensk
west Of Moscow, where his
father was a carpenter. His
father and a brother still are
working at that trade.
Evening star., 1961-04-13
Dealers in Cars
Publish Booklet
To Help Buyers

The publication Of Buyer
Relax" a booklet outlining ef-
forts of used-car dealers to
guarantee fair dealing in GUS
toner relations, was announced
Tuesday night at a dinner
meeting of the Metropolitan
Automobile Dealers Association
at the Charcoal Hearth Res
taurant.
| The l2-page booklet may be
obtained from the association
office, 418 Florida avenue NE
John Rossi. MAZDA public re-
lations director and author OF
the pamphlet. said 1t spells out
developments within the as
sociation since new legislation
was passed in the field. It also
tells what dealers are doing to
police the business to insure
reliability and fair dealing, Mr.
Rossi said, and contains a code
of ethics.
The MAZDA was invited by
Rem Roberts of Charlotte, N. c..
president Of the National In
dependent Auto Dealers AS
sociation. to join the national
organization.
Buyer Beware a series oi
articles in The Star in June
1860, exposed unScrupulouS
practices of some uSed-cal
dealers and resulted in new
legislation to protect the con.
sumer. The series, which wor
the Pulitzer Prize for Miriam
Gutenberg of The Star, later
was published in pamphlet
form.
Evening star., 1961-04-13
Yuri Needs More Space
For His New Relatives

garin an even more impressive
lineage.
Alexis Scherbatow, history
professor at Fairleigh Dicken-
son University at Teaneck,
N. j., said that his researches
showed Yuri was the son OF
Alexis Gagarin, who disap-
peared in 1899, and the grand
son Of Prince Michael Gagarin
once owner of huge estates neal
Moscow and Smolensk.
Mr.. Sherbatow said that
Prince Michael-another cap.
tain in the cavalry-was shot
by the Bolsheviks in 1919.
The official biography say'
Maj. Gagarin's parents were
peasants living on a collective
farm when he was born anc
that his father is still alivt
at SO.
And a Soviet Tass agenc!
reporter dug into the director!
and discovered there are abou
1900 persons named Gagaril
| in the Moscow area alone
That's not quite as many a
there are Joneses in Manhat
tan.
Evening star., 1961-04-13
SovietSpocemon's Wife
Gets Rare Publicity

MOSCOW, April 13 (AP).-
So famous is spaceman Yuri A..
Gagarin that newspapers went
to great trouble today to find
out also about his wife VAL
.entina-an almost unprece-
.dented procedure in Soviet re-
porting.
Normally the wife of a major
public figure remains out of
the limelight unless she herself
is newsworthy. Today all
papers published details of her
reaction to the flight and what
she looks like.
TasS said the Gagarins live
in a two-room flat in Gzhatzk,
125 miles west Of Moscow. A
two-room flat normally means
a living room, bedroom with
kitchen and bathroom.
The Tass man found her, in
the flat listening to the radio
a young woman with hazel eyes
The 2-year-old first child
Yelena. was asleep.
Mrs. Gagarin was carrying
her second daughter in heI
arms. She was born on the eve
of Maj. Gagarin's 9th birth
day last March.
Valentino said she knew hel
husband was working on ar
important assignment.
But he was afraid to up-
set me because I was an expec-
Evening star., 1961-04-13
BY the Associated Press

The Kennedy administration
is keeping a tight lip on infor-
nation about Soviet space
shots and Pentagon officials
said today the aim is to avoid
giving the Russians an idea of
the effectiveness of United
States tracking facilities and
intelligence.
A Defense Departm n
spokesman said that, among
other things, there would be nc
public disclosure when United
States tracking stations pick UP
a Russian rocket launching un-
til after the Soviets announce
it themselves.
The policy was developed In
meetings among officials o1
the White House, the State and
Defense Departments, the Ma
tinal Aeronautics and Space
Administration and the Gen.
tral Intelligence Agency. Off
cials said. They indicated il
might possibly be changed al
some future time.
The policy was described as
an extension of one formed
late in the Eisenhower admin
istration. NASA then was as
signed as the outlet for un-
classified orbital information
on satellites.
Confusion on Information
There was considerable con-
fusion yesterday when report.
ers sought information from
NASA on the Soviet manned
space craft.
Space agency officials saic
they had been tracking an OBJ.
ject in the approximate patti
of the vehicle, but that it pre-.
sumably was the burned-ou
casing Of the rocket that car.
ried the craft into orbit. Tht
first contact they reported
came some hours after thu
Russians said their coSmonau'
had returned to earth in hi!
capsule.
At the White House, Pres
Secretary Pierre Salinger sale
he had a report of a contac
at a time just after the space
craft had passed over tn,
Asian land mass. Mr.. Salinge,
said it was his understanding
,"it was the space ship lha
was tracked"
| Mr.. Salinger said his inf1r
nation came from source
other than the space agency.
To reporters this pointed t,
the Pentagon, since the Nav,
and Air Force do most Of tn
tracking work.
Only then did the Pentagol
say it had been aware, in ed
vance Of the Soviet announce
ment, that there had been
Russian space launching. Blu
Evening star., 1961-04-13

NEW YORK, April 13 (AP) &.
-Yurt Gagarin, Russia's space
hero, is acquiring numerous
new relatives-and not just in
Russia.
Dispatches from Moscow say
that mary Gagarins all over
Russia-the name is fairly
common-are sending 27-year-
old Yuri congratulatory mes
sages on his feat.
At State College, Pa, a re-
tired riding instructor at Penn
sylvania State University who
once rode in the Russian Cars
cavalry announced he thought
he was Yuri's uncle.
Gregory A. Gagarin, SO, said
he believes Yuri is the son OF
his younger brother, who he
hasn't heard from in about %
years.
According to the former
cavalry captain, this woult
make Yuri's grandfather
scientist and his great-grand'
father a noted painter. Mos
COW reports describe Yuri a!
the son Of a carpenter.
| In New York. a Russian EN-
: igre professor gave young Ga,
Evening star., 1961-04-13
Lost Inspection
Of Reservists at
Anucostiu Is Set

The last annual inspection
of reservists at the Anacostia
Naval Air Station will be con-
Quoted by Rear Admiral A. w.
McKechnie. chief of Naval Air
Reserve Training, at 2 pm.
tomorrow.
The air station and its 1900
reservistS move into a new
multi-million-dollar facility at
Andrews Air Force Base later
this year.
A 13-gun salute will mark
the beginning Of the 14th an
nual inspection as Admiral Nc
Kechnie arrives from Glen
view, Ill.
The two day observance
opens with his inspection of
facilities and active reservists
to determine the condition of
readiness of squadrons, most of
which are involved in anti-sub-
marine warfare.
Squadron inspection will be
held in Hangar 81 at 8 pm.
Saturday. A reception will be
held at the Sheraton Park
Hotel at $3.50 pm. Saturday.
Evening star., 1961-04-13
COLONEL BLUNT:
FEAT CAUGHT
HIM ASLEEP

LANGLEY AIR FORCE
BASE, Va. (AP).-Lt. Col.
John A. Powers. public
affairs director for Amer,
ica's man-in-space pro-
gram, was awakened yes
1sfday at 8 am. by a
reporter who asked for
comment on the Russians
Tiian-in-orbit feat.
r @It's 3 o'clock in the
morning, you jerk" Col.
Powers roared. If you're
wanting something from
ils. the answer is we're all
asleep"
Evening star., 1961-04-13
Hoover Is Honored
By Military Order

NEW YORK, April 13 (AP)
Former President Herbert
Hoover has been made an hon.
orary companion of the Mil
itary Order Of the Loyal Legion
The Legion was founded
April Is, 1865. by officers who
served with the Union Forces
in the Civil War and is made
up of their descendants.
Gen. Douglas Macarthur
honorary commander in -chiet
of the order, presented the dec
grafton yesterday to Mr.
Hoover "in recognition of over
40 years of distinguished serv-
| ice to his fellow men,"
Evening star., 1961-04-13
u. S. Won't Disclose
Tracking CopobiIity

it would not say how the in
formation was obtained.
Late in the afternoon, a
NASA spokesman said he had
learned that the capsule as well
as the rocket case had been
tracked, although not by
NASA's own stations. The
vehicle, he said, was tracked by
"other facilities available to
the Government" presumably
a reference to Defense Depart
ment trackers.
During the past several days,
while rumors of a Soviet man
in-space shot were growing, re-
porters sought to find out
whether any Russian instru-
ment ships had been spotted
in the Pacific, a possible sign
that some Soviet space try was
in the wind.
While this information had
been given freely in the past,
the Navy this time declined
comment. And even after the
man-in-space feat had been
announced by Russia, the
Pentagon still refused to say
whether such ships were in the
Pacific.
! A reporter suggested Rus
SLAMS would have been aware
if United States patrol planes
had spotted their ships and
that giving out this kind of
information would hardly tip
anything to the SovietS.
But the department spokes-
man replied there might be
other intelligence means of de-
termining if Russian vessels
were on station. and that
Pentagon disclosure of their
presence could give this away
Evening star., 1961-04-13
Worker, u, Dies
In Road Accident

A 22-year-old District man
injured in a construction acci-
dent died today in Georgetown
Hospital.
Police said Harold Haskins,
of 1905 Fifteenth street NV,
was working his first day on
construction of the George
Washington Memorial parkway
near the Central Intelligence
Agency in Langley, Va, yester-
day when he was injured.
Police said Mr.. Haskins ap-
parently was behind a large
earth mover which backed over
him. .. '.t.
Evening star., 1961-04-13
Tax Debt Paid
For Serqt.. York
BY the Associated Press

A $25,000 check to square
Sergt. Alvin York's Federal in
come tax debt was signed
yesterday.
The check represented con-
tributions from thousands Of
people who sent dimes and
dollars to help the old World
War I hero from Tennessee out
of tax difficulties that have
plagued him for years.
Representative Evins, Demo-
crat of Tennessee, treasurer of
the campaign, signed the check
in the office of Speaker Ray
burn. The signing was wit
messed by Mr.. Rayburn and
Attorney General Robert F.
Kennedy.
| Mr.. Rayburn and Mr.. Ken
nedy each contributed $1,000
and had a hand in bringing
about the settlement which en-
abled Sergt. York to compro-
mise his $172,00O tax debt for
$4,000.
Evening star., 1961-04-13

tant mother" she said. II didn't
know what and didn't ask"
She said they met in 1857,
the year the Soviet Union
launched the first sputnik. He
was student at Orenburg Air
College, she a student at med
ical college.
She described her husband
as of calm, well-balanced ma
ture and always just"
Evening star., 1961-04-13
School Custodian
Leaps to Death

Henry G. Keys, jr., 81, OF
1851 Garfield street NV, a
custodian at st. Adams School
plunged to his death from the
Calvert Street Bridge shortly
before 7 am. today, police re-
ported.
Detective Joseph M. O'Brien
Of the homicide squad said Mr.
Keys was admitted to District
General Hospital last month
after he allegedly slashed q
wrist. He told police of domes-
tic troubles at that time De-
tective O'Brien said.
Mr.. Keys had worked at the
school for about a year. He
is married and has one child
a spokesman at st. Adams said
Evening star., 1961-04-13
a Boys Accused
Of Burning Cot

Four boys-three IL and one
10 years old have been charged
with cruelty to animals in the
fatal burning of a cat Tuesday
night, police report.
The boys repeatedly poured
kerosene on the cat and set II
afire, according to police. The
cat belonged to Burton Hook
18, Of 1131 Sumner road Sc.
who tried to save his pet as il
raced home after being burned
a member Of his family said.
Evening star., 1961-04-13
Group to Honor
Ancestors in War

Descendants of the first
men to come to Washington
after President Lincoln's call
for volunteers at the outbreak
of the Civil War will arrive
here Tuesday.
The descendants, members
Of the Pennsylvania First De.
tenders Association, will COM
memorate the Tooth annivers-
ary of the arrival of their fore
fatherS-five companies oi
Pennsylvania militia-with q
luncheon at the Army anc
Navy Club and exercises at the
Capitol.
Evening star., 1961-04-13
British Papers
Voice Skepticism
On Time of Flight

LONDON, April 13 (AP).-
Two British newspapers sug-
gested today that the Russians
first manned space flight ac-
tually took place several days
ago-perhaps last Friday-and
not yesterday as the Soviet
government and its press and
radio announced.
Tass. the official Soviet news
agency, termed the speculation
in the Daily Sketch and the
Daily Express "pitiful efforts
to minimize the latest ex-
plot Of the Soviet people"
Qn Washington, the Ma
tional Aeronautics and Space
Administration said that
both a rocket case and a
capsule had been tracked
yesterday by American sta
tions0
The London Sketch said Maj
Yuri Gagarin either made th'
cosmic flight last Friday o.
was the second man into space
lin a standby rocket after an
other astronaut, Gennady Mix
hailov, had been shot int
space and run into trouble.
The newspaper gave no attri
button for its theory and diC
not identify Mikhailov.
The London Express sait
British intelligence agents
think Moscow announced tn,
historic flight at least six day
after Mai. Gagarin went whis
zing around the globe and tina
the announcement was delayet
for propaganda purposes.