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The Mississippi enterprise., 1963-07-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Cardwell
The Mississippi enterprise., 1963-07-13

Mr.. John McIntire of Vicks-
burg, visited friends here re-
Gently. He is a member of
St. Paul A. M. Church.
The Mississippi enterprise., 1963-07-13

Mrs. Bessie L. Buck has re.
The Mississippi enterprise., 1963-07-13

We pray for Mr.. E. w.
Brown who was rushed OF the
Mercy Hospital a few weeks
ago. 1t is hoped he will soon
return.
The Mississippi enterprise., 1963-07-13

Mrs. Carrie Rice is visiting
her son and daughter, Mr..
Lawrence Rice and Mrs. Elsie
Nugie, of Chicago, Ill.
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wanting more and more special
favors," the older one said in a
half-joking way.
] watched the driver carefully.
His eyes hardened, but his voice
remained respectful. mo Stree"
he said. Nov you know I've
never asked you any Special
favors before. I'm not like that"
You're all just alike" the
older man laughed, get any
thing you can out of white man"
Not me. No sir. Not me-" the
Negro said, his eyes glowing
hatred, his voice wheedling. 81
appreciate a favor. l don't ever
abuse one. You know that"
The two attendants appeared
unaware of the Negroes fury. They
believed the sound of his voice
rather than the look in his eyes.
When the pickup had driven
off, the older one turned to me.
He's a good Niger" he explain
ed. I'VE always treat good mig
gers good-do anything we can
for them"
] open my mouth to ask, do
you call that treating him good'?"
But i did not say it. He had seen
only what he wanted to see in
the drivers reaction. He would
not understand my question.
We talked more-the old anec-
dotes about how God separated
the birds and other animals-as
though that had anything to do
with Man. Finally, when my car
was fixed, i took leave of them
in an atmosphere of almost un-
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believable "Christian Brother
hood warmth, as though we were
leaving a church meeting instead
Of one laden with violence and
hatred.
/ returned here to the rectory
and told Father about the talk.
When / repeated what they said
about marching through the Negro
area and killing every man,
woman and child lust like they
was dogs" Father smiled and said
gently: We'll, of course, we just
might have something to say
about that. Do they think Negroes
here are just going to sit there and
let themselves be mSssacred?"
My car was now known, and
my name. We discussed hiding
my car for fear someone would
see it in front of the rectory and
noise it around town that the
white man in whom they had
confided was visiting the Negro
priest. We decided no, we would
hide nothing. you've got every
right to be here, and / have every
right to have you in my home"
Father said.
l asked him if there were any
communication between the Negro
community and the whites.
"Of course not" he said, moth
ing except the superficial give
and take that we have every
where in the South"
Then how can this kind Of
violence be avoided" ] said IF
you don't know one another, IL
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heard the niggers here are all
saving money every month out of
their wages to buy guns and am
munition. It's going to be violence
here - bad violence - but they're
inviting it,
I'VE can take care of them"
the older service-station man
said. He lowered his head,
glanced about to make sure we
were not overheard, and said,
"Mr. Griffin, we've got this plan.
When it comes March, it gets
windy around here. Well, if the
niggers haven't cut out all this
ungodly crap about their rights by
then, there's about fifty of US
going to meet here some night,
each of US take five-gallon cans
of gasoline. And We'll put on
masks and 60 right down through
niggertown and burn the whole
place out"
Yea :" the younger man
nodded, lust get rid of the whole
bunch. That's the only way to do
it now"
l wondered how this harmon
lied with their previous claims OF
having always been open and
above board with Negroes.
The visitor shook our hands
and left.
Hes good man. the older
one said warmly.
Damn good,' the younger one
agreed.
This towns full of good
people," the older one said. They
been patient but they won't stand
for any foolishness."
"You just let the niggers try to
put one of their kids-lust one
over here in our white school"
the younger one said, his voice
rising in evaporation. by
oo0
"I'll tell you this, Mr.. Griffin"
the older one continued. IF they
try that, we've got five hundred
white men and we'll walk should
er to shoulder through niggertoWn
and kill every man, woman and
kid-iust like they was dogs"
"And we're going to get rid OF
some of these damned white
niger loving preachers, too"
the younger one said.
They're the worst of all" the
older man said.
"How's that?" l asked.
"Do you know what it says IN
the Bible about Simon Peter, Mr..
Griffin?" the younger one asked.
"You know, Simon Peter could
walk on the water all right as
long as he kept his eyes on Jesus.
But the moment he took his eyes
off Jesus, he just sank right under
the water. Well, that's the way
with our preachers here. AS long
as they kept their eyes on Jesus,
they were fine. But they've done
taken their eyes off of Jesus now.
They've sold out for money to
those integrationist bastards.
We're going to get rid OF every
one of them"
"They just plain turned their
backs on Jesus-so let them sink,
the older man said. 1--WE got no
use for that kind Of preacher
here"
A pickup truck stopped at the
gas tanks out front Both men
walked out to service it. / watch
ed them closely, for the driver
was Negro. They laughed, ex-
changed pleasantries, and the two
service station men opened up
the front of the car and worked
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journal Of A Trip South

A strange, uncomforta able silence
filled the shop after / replaced
the receiver on its hook.
Thank you for your help" I
said as l headed for the door.
Glad to help" an older barber
said.
After a m M ent large,
heavily -muscled man arrived in
truck. He had a good face and
ne set about working on the car
with great Willingness to help
We finally got it started, both of
US sweating through our clothes,
and | followed him to his Service
Station to have the battery
charged.
l parked the car outside and
took my camera case into the
Service Station. An older man
sat at the desk.
do you mind if / leave this in
here while he fixes the carr" l
asked
He studied it intently for
time and read my name on the
leather casing.
Are you John Griffin?" he
asked with interest, such interest
l feared he knew who l was.
Eyes -"
well, let me shake your hand"
he said with a broad smile.
I put the camera case down on
his desk and, mystified, shook
hands. Surely it was not every
day that a southern white man
would show such enthusiasm over
meeting me.
What you got in that case - a
bomb" he asked, beaming now
with pleasure.
mo = camera and films" I
said. Il was afraid the heat would
damage the negatives
"Oh, l thought it was a bomb
and you were headed for Biz
mingham," he said in dis
appointed tone. Il was going to
give your gasoline free if it was"
mot this time" l said, wonder
ing why, if he knew me by name,
he would think I could be in
volved in such an action. Then 1t
occurred to me that he perhaps
thought l was that other John
Griffin-a man noted in the South
for his Khan activities. Surely
that was it, for he began to talk
compulsively about the "niggers"
and what we could do about them.
They're getting worse every
day here, MIR. Griffin" he said.
The younger man came in to join
us. His amiable face cramped
with disgust when he heard us
speak of the "niggers.
81 tell you what-and for sure.
They do just one more thing and
I'm ready to 60 home and get my
shotgun and just clean them out,
he said earnestly.
What they been doing?" l
asked.
Hell, you know" the older
man said. "They getting stiff
Tipped that's what"
"Oh that" / said as though
knew what he meant. How're
they getting stiff-lipped around
here?"
You know-they've gone to
calling their niger women Negro
ladies and our white ladies White
women. Damnedest thing you
ever saw"
He told me that he was trying
to get Negroes fired from jobs
held around town-to teach them
a lesson. He ranted against Ken
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and pleading.
Where you from, Mister" he
asked.
Texas" i said.
"Niggers about to take over
there?"
1--WE don't worry about it too
much" ] evaded.
"You sure as hell ought to,
he said.
] glanced toward the back of
the shop where a young Negro
worked on at the shoes shine stand
as though he were deaf. l won
dered what his thoughts were, how
he restrained himself from walk
ing out. Yet. an air of almost
innocent concern marked the
meeting, as though the men were
sure the young Negro could not
be offended because they were dis
cussing the problem of protecting
him too from the communist
scheme of getting Negroes to ex-
ercjse their sights as citizens. 1t
was al too strange, strangest OF
all the fact that these men can
not do not see that this ridicu-
Ious posture fools no one but
themselves.
The small downtown area is
"Old South" village surrounded
by cotton country. l drove back to
the rectory through the Negro area
what the Whites here call
"niggertown" = clutter of grey
weathered houses and dust-pow-
dered chinaberry and cotton wood
trees. The humid air carried fra
GRANGE of fields into the town.
A place of blindness, ignorance,
anguish, and yet physically an
appealing place, redolent of the
past. The older ones cannot bear
to see it change-as though jus
tice and dignity for all men would
shatter the picture They ration
alize by saying and finally be-
lieving t h restoration of civil
rights to all men would be the end
of what they know and love, the
end of the southern way of life"
and the beginning of communism.
What rot. But they talk of moth
ing else. And at night they can
still integrate with Negro women
whom the System prostitutes: it is
a cberishable part of the old ways.
] recall Sterling Williams state
ment about whites: ooh yes, they
are much more democratic in their
SHINING than in their worship"
LATER
After lunch / set out to make
some photographs of the town.
parked my car in front of the
barbershop / visited this morn
Ing. The streets were almost de-
serted, but the few men who were
out, watched suspiciously as
made several shots, particularly
one of Negroes at a Loan Agency.
/ hoped they would take me for
a tourist, and shot my pictures
openly, obviously, the way tour
list would. But why should
tourist come to this little town?
Certainly it was not tourist
attraction.
felt sure that every Negro In
the area knew who / was and
that / was staying under the same
roof with a Negro priest. This
was all right. / could stay as long
as no whites found it out and
began to worry" about it.
When / returned to the car, l
got none of the usual friendly
mods. ] felt the chill OF their
looks, changed from the warmth
had experienced earlier in the
The chronicle., 1963-12-23
BurreII Signs
With Houston

HOUSTON, Tex. (UPI)- The
on-again, off-again signing Of
Mississippi State halfback Ode
Burrell was announced as final
Sunday by the Houston Oilers.
The Oilers Of the American
Football L League said they
signed Burrell and two Louisi-
ana State tackles to contracts
Sunday.
BurreIl, a 81, 185-pounder
named the most valuable play
er in the Liberty Bowl Satur-
day, was Houston's No. 4 draft
choice.
The Oilers announced he had
signed Immediately after the
bowl game won by Mississippi
State. But. Burrell denied the
report, saying he still had not
put his signature to paper.
Team officials embarrassing
ly admitted Burrell apparently
wanted to talk with the Green
Bay Packers, who made him
their No. 3 draft pick, and a
Canadian team.
Then the Oilers said details
Of a contract were worked out
and Burrell signed.
The chronicle., 1963-12-23
Lodgers Keep
Second Place
N Rec League

Moose Lodge maintained Its
hold on second place in the
Pascagoula Recreation Basket
ball League Friday night with
a 95-65 win over Rays Drywall.
In the second game Veterans
Club Of Mississippi downed Eel
lows Construction 1927 in h e
first game this year in which
the Fellow squad was able to
field a team.
]. L. Covington was top scorer
for Moose with rs points while
Ray Schroeder picked up "a,
Jim Coon 20 and Mickey Daven-
port IA. Ray Foster picked up
% points for Rays and Glen
Mills added 20.
Jim Woitt was the top scorer
for VCM with q while Ollie
McVeay added Is and Henry
Noblitt IA. Jack Williamson was
top man for Fellows with Is.
Tonight VCM meets Moose
Lodge at $50 and Rays Drywall
takes on Standard Oil at s pm.
There will be no games Tues
day or Wednesday night.
The chronicle., 1963-12-23
Swimming Clinic
Slated In Pas
This Summer

DR.. James CounSilman, re.
Gently named as coach Of the
US Mems Olympic swimming
team for 1854, will conduct a
swimming clinic in PascagouIa
this spring under the sponsor
ship of the PaScagoula SWIM
ming Team.
Mrs. John H. X. Miner an
nounced today that intensive
preparation is underway for
the clinic and swimmers
throughout the state will be
chosen on a limited basis.
C~ounsilman, of the physical
education department of the IN
iversity Of Indiana, is we'll
known for his development Of
champion swimmers and a Sys-
tenn of bodybuilding exercises.
The chronicle., 1963-12-23
Captains Numed
By S~oufherners

~HATTIESBURG - Two SEMI
orS who are three-year letter
man were named permanent
captain and co-captain Of the
1853 University Of Southern Mis-
SiSsippi football team by their
teammates at the final S SQUAD
meeting of the season this week.
Honored by their peers we're
James Berry, quarterback from
Panama City, Fla, who was
named permanent team captain,
and Nick Kolinsky. 23O-Dornd
guard from McKees Rocks, Pa,
co-captain.
Berry, who has been a stand
out in Southern's defensive back
field, also performed capably on
offenSe when called upon for
double duty. He completed IA
Of So passes for 215 yards and
the ball 40 times for 124 yards
two touchdowns, and carried
the ball 40 times for LA yards
IA 81 average) and scored two
touchdowns.
In addition to his other de-
fensive skills, during the past
two seasons Berry has inter-
cepted eight passes, returning
them for a total Of 147 yards
and one touchdown.
Kolinsky has been a mainstay
Of Southern's line for three
seasons, gainirg first team stat
us as a sophomore. He was one
of the big reasons that the
SouthernerS were able to cop
the major college total defense
title for the 1868 season.
The chronicle., 1963-12-23

while Smith netted 81. Smith was
also the top rebounder for the
Panthers with eight.
Pascagoula now has an 81
record. The Panthers will have
a lay off until Jan. 3 when
they host the Ocean Springs
Greyhounds.
Henry was the lone Panther TO
make the all tournament team.
Other boys on the team are
Biloxi, Mike Felsher and Ed
ward Keller; Gulfport, Johnny
Adams and Woody Dawsey; Nc
Comb, Bubba Walker; Hancock,
eWndell Lander and Berlin
Lander; Pensacola Thomas L;
Greenwood, Lester Rogers.
Biloxi was the winner of the
March of Dimes tournament
beating out the Gulfnort Com
modores in a real thriller.
The chronicle., 1963-12-23
SEC Squads
md Warm-Up
BY United Press International

With the preseason warm-up
period coming to an end in
Southeastern Conference basket
ball, Kentucky and Vanderbilt
are still the leading contenders
for the sweepstakes.
The red : hot Wildcats took
over the weekend, drubbing
Wake Forest 98-75. Kentucky
has averaged more than 100
points a game in its last six
matches for a season average
of just under 98 points.
One big reason for the Wild
CATS shining record and bright
outlook is rangy Cotton Nash
whose 29.5 scoring average has
made him the conferences num-
Der one player.
The only strong contender in
sight in the conference is Van
derbilt whose unbeaten record
will undergo its %serverest test
Jan. 6 in a showdown with the
Wildcats. TIE Commodores
wrapped up Louisville 1882
Saturday night to extend their
winning streak.
Two dark horse teams have
emerged from the pre-confer-
ence play, although neither ap-
pear now to have the sustained
power to do any serious dam
age to the league leaders. But
Tennessee and Georgia, particu-
larly the Volunteers, do shape
up as challengers.
Tennessee won its fourth con-
secutive victory and the fifth
in seven starts Saturday night
with an $3.50 win over Virginia
Tech.
Although highly-rated in pre-
season polls, Georgia Tech has
had an off-again on-again sea-
son and finally got back on the
winning track Saturday night
by rafting Georgetown 96-71.
The chronicle., 1963-12-23
PascagouIa Falls
In Tournament

Gulfport ended the Pascagou-
la hopes of being in another
finals contest in the Biloxi
Tournament as they downed the
Panthers in a semi-finals match
7O-51. In the consolation Hancock
North Central defeated the Pan
theirs 70-57.
The Gulfport Commodores
jumped on the Pascagoula Pan
theirs In the first quarter and
didn't let up until the final buzz
yer. Gulfport downed the Pan
theirs for the first time 70-51.
This was the first time that the
Commodores have beaten the
Panthers in three outings. Pas
cagoula defeated the Gulfport
crew 57-52 and 62-55 in their
two previous meetings.
The finalist, Gulfport and BIZ
loxi, were in the championship
game while the finalist Of the
Gulfport tourney were in the
consolation contest.
Larry Henry led the Partners
attack with 16 points. Maui
rice Walker dropped in points
in a losing effort. Danny Smith
was the top rebounder for.
Pas with eight.
Gulfport had three boys in
double figures. Woody DawSey
was hi7h man for the winners
with 10. Johnny Adams and
Glen Cannon each had 16 and Is
for the winners.
In the other semi-final match
the Biloxi Indians downed t h
tough Hancock North Central
Hawks in a thrilling contest.
Consolation Game
Pascagoula blew a five point
halftime lead and was unable to
stay with the fast moving Hawks
as the Hancock crew downed
the Pascagoula Panthers 1857
in the consolation game.
Hancock took a 17-12 first
quarter lead but the tough Pan
theirs fought back to lead at
halftime 3429. In the second
quarter Danny Smith and Lar
ry Henry were the two boys in
scoring for Pas as they racked
up q points between them. Han
cock narrowed the gap to two
points in the third period and
then went ahead as the Pan
theirs were able to score only
eight points in the final peri
cd.
Henry was high with % points
The chronicle., 1963-12-23

exploited their stunning quick
ness to the utmost to keep the
enemy backs off balance.
SINUS offense, however, had
only sporadic moments of glory.
Against Navy, the Mustangs
Sprang converted track star
John Roderick loose for some
tremendous sprints around end
and quarterbacks Danny Thorn
as and Mac White kept pumping
away with their passes to
clutch player Billy Cannon. 1t
was SINUS finest night.
The chronicle., 1963-12-23
SMU Had Good Season
DESPITE Won-Loss Mark

DALLAS (UPD-Coach Hay
den Fry likens his Southern
Methodist Mustangs with the
Marine Corps, his service alma
mater.
"We have esprit de corps"
he says Of a Mustang squad
that probably stacks up as the
best 4-6 record team in the ma
ton.
Fry and his Mustangs are not
a bit ashamed Of the record
they will take into the Dec. 81
Sun Bowl game at FL Paso,
against Oregon. They feel the
team has earned it, losses not
withstanding.
SMU commanded the rapt re-
Spect OF all its opponents the
past season despite the fact the
1862 Mustangs won only two Of
10 games.
Seven of those eight losses
were by seven points or less
and the same pattern prevailed
this past fall when four Of their
six setbacks were by a touch
down or less.
The reason was fundamental
ly team spirit and desire be-
cause the Mustangs seldom
could match the opposition in
manpower.
Their slim list of victories in
cludeS a 1928 defeat of Navy,
the memory of which the Mid
dies would like to erase in the
Cotton Bowl against Texas, and
a 100 banking of Air Forces
Gator Bowl-bound Falcons.
The Mustangs stunning de-
tense Shackled the Air Forces
Terry Isaacson and dimmed the
effectiveness of Navy'S tremen-
dous All-America Roger Stau-
bach.
Linebackers John Hughes and
Jim Sutton, guards Ronnie Cos
per and Martin Guide and Ia
ckles John Knee and Bob Oyler
The chronicle., 1963-12-23
By NORMAN MILLER
UPI Sports Writer

It figures to be a mighty cold
day Saturday when the Boston
Patriots and Buffalo Bills meet
in the American Football
Leagues Eastern Division play
off but the winner can expect
a warm reception one week lat.
er in San Diego.
The San Diego weather should
be sunny and the San Diego
Chargers hot.
The Chargers clinched the
Western Division crown Sunday
with a $500 rout against the
Denver Broncos and now have
a two-week stretch in sun
soaked California to prepare
for the AFL'S title playoff
against the Eastern Division
winner at San Diego, Jan. 5.
The Bills and the Patriots,
who ended their regular season
last weekend with 1871 records,
clash next Saturday afternoon
at Buffalo in temperature that
undoubtedly will be freezing.
Coach Sid Gilman and his
Chargers will be waiting to
thaw out the winner.
High Scoring Game
The Chargers weren't the only
hot team in the league on the
final Sunday of the regular sea-
son. The Oakland Raiders edged
the Houston Oilers, 52-49, in the
highest scoring AFL game ever
played. Despite the win, the
Raiders failed in their game try
to overtake San Diego. The
Kansas City Chiefs drubbed the
New York Jets, $50 in the 9TH
er game played.
In winning the Western Divi.
sion title for the third time in
four seasons, the Chargers fin.
ished with an 11-3 record, one
game ahead of Oakland. In
their first two playoff ventures,
in 1860 and 81, the Chargers
los. both times to Houston.
Paul Lowe scored two touch.
downs, on runs of 10 and 6s
yards, and gained 1873 yards in
II carries for San Diego. The
Chargers scored the first four
The chronicle., 1963-12-23

game.
Mississippi State did all its
scoring in the first half. Tommy
Inman picked UP a blocked
Wolfpack punt and raced Ii
yards for the first touchdown.
The Bulldogs then capitalized
on a short North Carolina State
quick kick and drove AZ yards
with quarterback Sonny Fisher
scoring from the three.
Justin Canale's 43-yard field
goal closed out the Bulldog scor-
ing before the Wolfpack could
make the Scoreboard. Jim RoS-
81 ran for one touchdown and
passed five yards to Ray Bar
low in a vain North Carolina
State comeback attempt.
The chronicle., 1963-12-23
Patriots And Buffalo
Slated For Showdown

times they had possession of the
ball, yet they led only 26-17 at
halftime.
Don Breaux, rookie Denver
quarterback, hit on eight
straight pass attempts during
the first half to keep his team
in the game. However, George
Blair's 2S-yard field goal and
loves 66-yard touchdown run
pulled the Chargers away in the
third period. And with second
string quarterback John Hadl
taking over for most of the fl
nal quarter, they broke the
game wide open with q points.
Four Records Set
Mike Mercer of Oakland
kicked a 39-yard field goal with
4:37 remaining to beat the Oil
ers. At least four records were
set in the game. In addition to
the Hotpoint total, Glenn Dan
ielS set an AFL season rushing
record of 1903 yards and Ar
Powell caught four touchdown
passes. Daniels gained 1853 yards
Sunday, giving him two more
yards than the record set last
year by Buffalo'S Cookie Gil
christ.
Tom Flores completed six
touchdown passes, one less than
the AFL record; George Blanda
who holds that mark, threw
five I'd losses. Oakland gained
407 yards by passing and 1S1
by rushing for a 5S8-yard total
offense that also was a single
game mark.
The Raiders, who won only
one game in 1862, closed out the
'6S season with eight straight
wins and a total of 10.
Len Dawson completed four
touchdown passes and defensive
tackle Jerry Mays ran IS yards
to score with a recovered fun
BILE as the Chiefs drubbed the
Jets in nine-degree weather.