The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1961-04-20
American Legion Hear
Mrs. MeCorkIe, View
Operation Abolition

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Preston Hudson Post No. 10,
The American Legion. was con-
! vened in special, open meeting
J at the Durant High School Audi
torium, Tuesday, April IL, by
Commander j. A. White who an
nounced the purpose as the view
ing of the film, Operation Abo-
lition." The colors were advanced
by Sergeant-at-Arms w. M.
Renacker assisted by Comrade j..
C. Alexander as Miss Beverly
Blanton beautifully played THE
Red, White and Blue" Miss
Blanton also played The National
Anthem after which the Pledge
of Allegiance was repeated in
unison.
Commander White presented
! The Honorable Comrade Robert
K. Ray, Mayor Of the City Ut
Durant, who graciously intro
duced Mrs. Sam McCorkle OF
Jackson and Grenada, Past De-
partment President of the Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary, Past State
Parliamentarian of Mississippi
Business and Professional WO-
mems Club, Director of Girls
State, and Director of Women's
Activities of the Citizens Coun-
ellis of Mississippi.
Mrs. McCorkle addressed the
Post and guests explaining that
| the film Operation Abolition"
derives its title from the an
nounced objective of the Com
munist conspiracy to destroy the
Un-American Activities Commit,
tee of the House of Representa-
tives, and that the film was pre-
pared under the direction of
Honorable j. Edgar Hoover, Di-
rector of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation of the Department
of Justice, from news reel
cameras recordings of the May,
1860 open hearing conducted by
the House Un-American Activi-
! ties Committee at San Francisco
She characterized the film as
communism in action upon
American soil, and reminded the
audience of her personal ex-
perience and observation of the
communism in Mississippi by re-
citing instances which have
come to her personal attention
beginning in 1920 when she was
Home Demonstration Agent in
Carroll County.
Americas greatest need, in
her opinion, is a dedicated citi-
zenship trained in political
science for governmental respon-
sibility and leadership, and she
said that parents could render
no greater service than to in
still in the minds of their chill
dren a love for country and to
insist upon every youth being
trained for governmental service
in any and every capacity that
one might be called upon to
serve or to assume leadership
The film was shown to ar
appreciative audience who had
despite the inclement weathe1
demonstrated their interest by
attending.
The gross rudeness exhibited
in the presence of a COMMITTEES
of the United States Congress
by those participating in thu
demonstrations depicted in the
film is to be deplored by every
citizen who maintains allegiance
and respect to the duly consti-
tuted elements of governmental.
authority, Commander Whit
remarked in closing, as the dig.
nifty of the three coordinate di.
visions - Executive, Legislative
and Judicial - must at all times
be preserved.
The American Legion was
complimented by Mrs. McCorkle
as one Of the greatest opposing
forces to communist advance
ment in the nation today, and
was commended for its early
md lo%ngstanding efforts to pre-
serve Americanism from the
red menace. At the close of the
meeting, she distributed copie.
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