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The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1963-12-05
Some People Never Leorn!-
Journal Of A Trip South
SUN DAY
by
John Howard Griffin

SUNDAY
Midnight. I make these notes in
Fathers little front-room office at
the Catholic rectory. A sense of
uneasiness fills this house. Why?
Because, I, a white Catholic, am
visiting priest? No, that would
be all right. But this priest is a
Negro-and this is the Old South,
and a white man does not stay in
the home of a Negro, even the
home of a Negro priest.
Father has retired, but some
thing painful, almost nightmarish,
keeps me awake. We expect the
phone to ring at any moment with
a Khan call. Do they know yet?
l am aware of a pricking fear
whenever stand before window.
Outside, in the darkness, the
Negro section of this town sur
rounds us. Dogs bark and oc-
casionally a rooster crows in the
distance.
The contradictions here tax the
brain. Fathers Pensioners have
warned us to be cautious - and
with good re IS son. The white
racists would be outraged that a
white man should spend the night
in Negro home-the home of a
priest. This flaunts Southern
traditions in this area. And yet If
they caught me in this section OF
town visiting Negro woman for
immoral purposes, this would not
affront them. This would be part
of the charm" of our Southern
Way of Life.
The situation strikes me again
because there is no place where l
can take the priest to dinner, no
place where we can even stop to
have a cup of coffee together. |
receive my nourishment in the
homes of Fathers friends. Only
there can we sit down to table
together. They receive me gallant
ly. The atmosphere of their homes
is full of hospitality-they speak
easily and minimize the changing
dissonance of white man in
their homes. If things were nor
NAL, I would be merely a CO.
religionist accompanying priest
friend to eat with them.
But things are not normal.
learned this evening that a host
on former occasion slept with
his shotgun by his bed after we
had left. Later, the Khan tele-
phoned to warn him they were
watching his every move"
This very Khan shouts constant
ly about freedom, about the white
mans right to fir e d o m of
association. But I am white and
what freedom do I have here?
They do not even want me to
associate with a Negro priest. l
know that 1 jeopardize the safety
of any Negro who receives me
into his home. And yet they re-
ceive me graciously.
Tonight, Father tactfully waited
until almost dark to drive me to a
home ten miles out of town. We
entered this home only after it
had become full night so that no
one could see us. Once inside, our
hosts put us at ease. But we were
aware of our plight, the unspeak-
able plight in this land of the free:
the need for 5 e crecy because
Negro and white Catholics were
sitting down with a. priest to take
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1963-12-05
A BOOK
REVIEW

LOVE IN A LONDON FLAT, by
Victor Jones. Lyle Stuart, New
York, c. 1868. 159 PIP. $3.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-29
BOTH SIDES ARE RIGHT
Income, Living Cost
figures Irk Consumer

increase is due to a military
pay raise.
The rest is distributed among
increased payroIls in a number
Of factories in many industries,
and in state and local govern
ment offices, along with some
gains in rents, dividends and
interest. Higher employment
totals also swell incomes a bit
for those in the selling, financ-
ing and Servicing endeavors.
The impressive record now
tops $40 billion on an annual
rate, 5 per cent up from the
previous year.
Government economists also
will assure those who may not
have profited personally that
this higher total Of personal in
crnes means a faster pace for
business in general, good for
almost everyone in the long
run.
Your income may not have
budged, nor may you plan to
buy a car, an appliance or a
house. But the government says
enough other citizens have
pOcketbook gains and larger
spending plans to make their
statistics for the near term
look good.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-29
By SAM DAWSON
Associated Pres bushes Writer


NEW York; ardest for
many Americans to comprehend
personal income and the cost Of
are the government figures or
living.
More often than not the gov
eminent agencies report that
personal incomes have risen to
a new high and that the cost Of
living hasn't budged much.
Millions of citizens usually
react by grumbling that they
sure haven't noticed any gains
in their incomes while the bills
seem to get a little higher
month after month.
Both the skeptical citizens
and the government statistici,
ans could be right.
Somebody's income has gone
up-enough of the somebody's ia
change the totals for the nation.
And costs of some things you
may not be buying just nov
may have gone down enough tc
offset rises in the prices and
fees and fares and rents YOU
may be paying. And so the gov.
ernment'S consumer price index
rises little, if at all.
The government recently an
nOunced the biggest month-tO
month increase in personal in
comes in Is months ($3 bilhor
at an annual rate). But thC
Commerce Department remind,
civilians that one third of tina
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-29
Color N Camera

Theatre Network Television,
Inc, demonstrated this week
for some $50 Government Off
Gals a new Dutch-made camera
that produces close d-circuit
color television with normal
lighting. The camera was de-
veloped by Phillips of the
Netherlands. Theatre Network
Television is handling distribu-
ton to the Government and tc
defense industries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-29
Unzicker Joins C-E-I-R

Roy K Unzicker has been appointed
manager of information services for
C-EI-R, Inc, research and computer
science firm. Mr.. UnZicker will serve
as technical adviser to the vice presi-
dent for marketing. He will supervise
the firms information-gatherlng. educa.
ton and library system. Mr.. Unzicker
has been systems and procedures
specialist with Radio Corp. Of Americas
Government marketing office. Earlier,
he was with the Defense Department and
the Navy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-29
General Instrument Appointment

Roger B. Neighborgall has been
appointed assistant vice president of
General Instrument Corps Defense
and Engineering Products Group. He
will be headquartered in Washington,
and will handle the firms relations
with military and other Government
agencies. Mr. Neighborgall is an cleo
tronics systems marketing specialist.
He has been Eastern region manager
for General Precision, Inc. Prior to
that, he was associated with Interna-
tiOnal Telephone & Telegraph and ACT
Industries, Inc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-29
HulI Heads Fuels Research

Robert E. Lee Hall has beer elected
to the newly created office of executive
vice president of Fuels Research Council,
Inc. The council does short-range and
long-range studies of competitive fuel
problems. AS executive vice president,
Mr.. Hall will be chief operating officer
of the council He will continue to hold
his other position as vice president OF
the National Coal Association
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-29
Vitro Promotes Two

Robert c. Gormley has been pro-
NOTED to business manager of Vitro
Laboratories Silver Spring Laboratory.
In another personnel change, Jack R.
Lopez was promoted to head of the
reproduction department Mr.. GOrmiey
has been head of the contracts depart
ment. He joined VitrO in 1857 as con-
tracts administrator. He was promoted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-29
Of People
SCOPE Elects Director

DR.. James C. Dockersy has been
elected to the board Of directors Of
SCOPE, Inc. Of Falls Church. The firm
does research and development in the
physical sciences. DR.. DOckeray is
chairman of the Department Of Gov
eminent and Business at George Wash
ington University He is also a pro-
feSSor of finance. Other directors Of
SCOPE, all reelected, are Richard E.
Williams, Walter s. Boone, jr., Joseph
A. Hohos, John S. Gerig and Jonathan
J. BroOme.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-29

to head of that department January l
of this year. Prior to joining VitrO, he
served with Naval Intelligence. Mr..
Lopez has been assistant head of the
department he will now lead. He joined
vitro in 1860. Before then, he was pro-
duction planner for the National Pub
fishing Co. Earlier, he was with the
Government Printing Office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-29
and Events
Admen to Honor Godfrey

Arthur Godfrey, radio and television personality will
receive the Advertising Club of Metropolitan Washngons
distinguished service award. The award desgnates Mr..
Godfrey as the "beSt known home town product" The
presentation will be made at Tuesday luncheon at the
Presidential Arms, 1920 G street NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-29
ODD-LOT TRADING

NEW YORK (AP).-The New York
Stock Exchange reported today these
odd lot transactions by principal
dealers for November ~: Purchases Of
3SO,090 shares ; sales Of 373.406
short
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-29
Satellite Firm Names Johnson

John A. johnson has been appointed director of
International arrangements of the Communications Satellite
Corp Mr. johnson has been general counsel of the National
Aeronaucs and Space Administration since October 1853
Before that he general counsel of the Air Force
The corporation created by Congress last year. will plan
and operate commercial communications satellite system
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-29
OVER THE COUNTER

Following prices furnished by the Ma
fional Association of Securities Dealers
In Washington represent the range within
which locally active securities could have
been bought or sold at ! pm. Friday,
NoVember %. 1853:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-29
Bethesda Bank Elects

Leroy M. LaRoche has been elected assistant vice
president of the State National Bank of Bethesda He was
formerly with the Bank of Commerce in New York The
Bethesda bank also announced the election of Jack B.
Afford as assistant cashier He formerly cashier for
the Potomac Bank Trust Co. of Fairfax
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-29
TREASURY BONDS

] NEW YORK (AP) Noon over the
counter us. Government Treasury bonds,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-29
Research Firm Appoints Engineer

Roderic A. Spies has been named an applications
engineer in the marketing department of Washington Tech
biological Associates, Inc, Rockville The firm does eng
neerng, research, development and manufacturing work
on military and space projects Mr. Spies has been with
the Washington office Of Pneumo- Dynamics Corp
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-29
Getz Joins Occoquun Bank

James R. Gez has been appointed auditor of the Bank
of Occoquan at Woodbridge Va He has been affiliated
with the Bank of Virginia, Richmond, since 1949
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-29
SpeIImun on DututroI Bourd

Jerry C. Speman, who heads his own investment COM
pany, has been named director of Datatro Corp He
was elected at the firms recent annual meeting Mr.
Speman is proprietor Of First Investment Planning Co.
OF Washington Prior to establishing that firm he was
registered representative for member firm Of the New
York Stock Exchange
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-29
Give Natures Own Gift!
Traditional Flowers Will
Bloom Up to Six Weeks


In
esd in
shopping Pot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-16
Complimentary Opening
OAR Hears Praise From President Kennedy

Of much Of our history, a re-
action to earlier accounts
that were oversimplified and
Realistically distorted, has
produced new distortions, he
said. TOO many of our his
toricans, in their zeal to dig
up genuine dirt on the Amer
lean past, have overlooked or
passed over lightly those
splendid ingredients in the
American spirit that, after
all. did make us a great ma
ton"
The speaker, who explained
he doesn't favor "the steam
cleaning Of history" review
ed the Revolution, pointing
to the shortcomings of our
troops and some of their
leaders, but adding that the
great point" is. enough,
"grumbling. confuse d, sad
sacks in their ragged pants
and dirty cooked hats stuck.
They stuck even after the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-16
Reply to Presidents Message

policy on indignation or seq
regation as such.
"As a matter of fact. when
the organization was estab-
lished in 1890, one of the
definite purposes as Is re-
Elected In the early records
of the society was the bring
ing together of women Of
the North, South. East and
West in the common-interest
bond Of historic, educational
and patriotic work."
Southern-born Mrs. Dun
can closed her letter to Presi-
dent Kennedy with an adj
monition: However, lest
there be a misrepresentation,
she wrote to the President.
lit is true that the national
society has stood and does
stand for States rights as
set forth in the Constitu-
ton"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-16
AAUW Plan
Symposium

~. S. Wis a Wis Africa;
Tangibles and Potentials" is
the topic Of the symposium TO
be presented by the interna-
tional relations study group
OF the oxon Hill branch OF
the American Association OF
University Women.
This event will be held
April 20 at the NARROW
Heights Recreation Center.
Participants in the SYM
postum are Mrs. John H.
Mathews. Mrs. Adam McGib-
bon, Mrs. George A. Moore,
Mrs. Robert M. Page and
Mrs. r. d. Workman.
The business meeting will
be held at 8:l5 pm. preceded
by a coffee hour. Visitors are
welcome.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-16

pay quit. They stuck when
the meat stank and the bis
cults crawled with vermin.
Mr.. Jones urged the
Daughters to hang onto their
concern for the triumphs Of
the past and to pass 1t on
to the young.
1T Is time we gave back
to our children their Amer
lean heroes" he said. II
think it's time we did some
thing about our milk-and-
water school textbooks from
which all tales Of glory have
been deleted. all inspiration
expunged, all moral preach
ments erased, and all the ex-
element Of our past oblit-
Grated" "a.
I'VE must give them some-
thing better than synthetic
heroes thanked by cigarette
and cereal commercials, who
occupy their television
time. :,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-16

Mrs. Robert v. H. Duncan
of Alexandria, OAR president
general, today replied to a
challenge flung to the OAR
last night by President Ken
nedy in his message to last
nights opening session in
Constitution Hall.
In his message the Presi-
dent said he was confident
that the OAR will aid in the
great struggle to close the
remaining gaps in the Ameri-
can dream of equality and
brotherhood"
In a written reply to the
President. made public to-
day, Mrs. Duncan declared:
CAS- a matter of information
you may be interested to
know that the National So
ciety, OAR. does not have
and has never had-any
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-16
That Haircut Is European

PALM BEACH. Fla, April
is (AP.-The long hair style
President Kennedy's little
son, John jr., displayed
Easter Sunday is reminiscent
Of the haircuts of European
youngsters. including some
royalty.
His mother prefers that
look, a White House spokes-
man indicated today. adding,
it's always been that way.
Two-year-old John jr. gets
haircuts regularly, but he
doesn't go in for the close
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-16
OARS GET
ON CULTURAL
BANDWAGON

The Daughters of the
American Revolution have
jumped OH the cultural
bandwagon. Mrs. v. H.
Duncan of Alexandria, OAR
president general, an
nounced in her annual re-
port before the 72d CONT
mental Congress today,
that the society will set
up an American Heritage
Committee ito stress the
preservation of all that is
worthwhile in American
culture - in art, drama,
literature and music"
She expressed the hope
that in the next two years
Of her administration that
"this broadened activity
will be welcomed by the
membership, and give an
added incentive for COM
munity activity" by OAR
chapters across the Nation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-16

cropped. crew-cut look many
youngsters prefer.
It's Tawny
The Presidents bouncy
little son has a full head OF
tawny hair, much like his
famous fathers in color.
Although it's short in back,
there's plenty Of fullness in
front and over the ears and
when the wind blows. It's
likely to give the bang
effect which showed in Easter
Sunday photographs Of John
with his family.
John jr. is enjoying the
sun, sand and water here
along with his 5-year-old
sister. Caroline, and he could
not give UP a colorful Easter
egg he got. The little boy
clutched II and took 1t along
with him when the family
went 10 Easter Sunday mass
at the home OF the Presi-
dents father, Joseph p. Ken
needy.
According TO reports from
the White House, little John,
called "John-John" by his
father. is progressing on all
fronts. He doesn't go 10
nursery school yet. but gets
In on the fun with Caroline
and her schoolmates when
they go out TO play on the
broad green south lawn OF
the White House.
Caroline and John jr. had
their own private egg-rolling
spree with some little play
mates here, according 10 in
side sources.
Mrs. Kennedy tries TO dis
courage publicity for the
presidential children. so It's
a rare moment when press
and photographers get an
opportunity for the colseups
afforded in the Easter Sun
day appearance.
John, jr., puckered up a bit
and made a face and Mrs.
Kennedy tried 10 divert him
TO smile for the cameramen.
The boy. who romps In the
presidential mansion. seems
to have a mind OF his own.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-16
NCA Plans
Ballet Glasses

Children now have the OPP
portunity for an introduction
to ballet at the Alexandria
YWCA. Ages four to ten will
start classes April % under
the instruction of Miss Linda
Krause. a student at the
Washington School of Ballet
and a member of the Arling-
ton Workshop Ballet Com
pany.
Glasses will meet from 4 to
5 pm. on Tuesdays for ten
weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-16

Applause from delegates
attending the 72d Cont
mental Congress of the
Daughters Of the American
Revolution in Constitution
Hail today greeted reading Of
two of IL proposed resolu-
tons to be voted on by dele
gates tomorrow.
Even before casting their
vote. the 2.423 delegates ex-
pressed their approval of a
tentative resolution asking
for a return of freedom Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-16
Resolutions to Go Before OAR

the press and protesting
Government management Of
the news.
Applause greeted another
proposal read by resolutions
chairman, Mrs. Elizabeth M.
Cox of Washington, protest.
ing the United States failure
to enforce the Monroe Doc
trine in this hemisphere, and
called for its reinforcement.
The Daughters also heard a
tentative proposal expressing
strong disfavor of direction
of United States policy to-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-16
BY AMELIA YOUNG
Star staff Writer

Star staff Writer
The Daughters Of the
American Revolution. often
embattled in the past, were
surprised and disarmed at the
opening of their 72d Contin-
entail Congress last night by
some high-level and highly
literate compliments.
The first were from Presi-
dent John F. Kennedy, who
described himself, in a letter
to their president general,
Mrs. Robert v. H. Duncan, as
pleased to send greetings to
the Daughters Of the Amer
lean Revolution as you con-
vene in Washington. =. -"
1t was a marked departure
from his message to last
years congress, which con-
tanned a pointed lecture on
democracy. The President
spoke now Of "the construc-
tive activities Of the OAR
your many schools for under
privileged children; your re-
storation of historical homes
and other sites: your main
tenance of Constitution Hall
as a museum of the Revolu-
ton and a cultural activities
center for all the people"
These, he said, "help insure
that the spirit Of the Amer
lean Revolution remains vital
in our Nation. I am confident
that the OAR will continue to
emphasize these worthy en-
deavors and will aid in the
great struggle to close the re-
naming gaps in the American
dream of equality and BROTH
erhood. This is the outstand-
ing agenda Of the American
Revolution"
In preceding sentences he
called the values Of the Amer
lean Revolution IAN incalcul-
able asset to our country. .
At a time when great ideo-
logical systems lock in COM
bat for the minds and hearts
Of mankind. these principles
remain the chief weapons in
our arsenal"
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I'VE must continue to live
out the promise Of the Amer
lean Revolution If we are to
share its message abroad.
For some of our people, the
promise of the Revolution is
not yet known-poverty, IL
iteracy and racial prejudice
block its fulfillment in their
lives" he said. There was no
suggestion, however, as there
has been in other years. that
the Daughters were helping
to block that fulfillment.
The several thousand dele
gates in Constitution Hall lis
tened attentively as the
greeting was read. At the
end, a woman in the second
row expressed her astonish-
ment with a whispered,
WELL"
The second volley Of praise
came from Mr.. Jenkin Lloyd
Jones in the main address of
the evening, a long, eloquent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-16

speech that took due note Of
the Daughters critics.
Mr.. Jones-past president
Of the American Society of
Newspaper Editors, editor Of
the Tulsa (Okla.) Tribune
and q syndicated columnist
whose writings appear in The
Star-spoke on THE Uses
Of Tradition"
At the outset, he drew a
distinction between the ex-
animation Of history for its
pertinent lessons and the
blind veneration Of the con-
tents Of attic trunks just be-
cause they happen to be old
and long gone-by.
LampOOned, Caricatured
Il am aware as you are
that the Daughters Of the
American Revolution have
been often accused OF the
latter" he said.
There are few organiza-
tions In America that have
been as lampooned by
the cocktail party cognoscen-
Il and the self-proclaimed
intelligentsia. You are Garlic
atured as female cossacks as
they might have been drawn
by Helen Hokinson. They
claim you are counter-revo-
lutionaries in Queen Mary
hats. They advertise you as
ample-bosomed antiquarians
bedecked in ribbons and wav-
ing your geneologies."
Mr.. Jones added, 1T is true
that you have unwittingly
tossed a few shovelsful of dirt
on yourself. Once in a
while you have fired arrows
in Just about all directions,
and then your enemies have
tried to drown you in laugh
ter"
But 1t would be "miracu-
lous," he said, If such a
venerable American institu-
ton had not made mistakes.
The speaker also noted the
charges of "self-congratula-
ton" and ancestor worship. I"
This delusion Of grandeur
may afflict some of you, but
I doubt if it bothers most of
you and certainly not the
best Of you"
He believes. he said. that
most DaugnterS are drawn
to the organization mot be-
cause Of egocentricity, but
because Of genuine pride in
the American tradition"
More Necessary
II believe" he continued.
that the contribution which
the OAR is uniquely capable
Of making is more necessary
now than ever before"
Mr.. Jones lamented "the
trend in recent years to
ignore the splendid tradi-
tons in America in the
teaching of our youth" and
the tendency to minimize
our nobleness and maximize
our cussedness in the read
ing offered to adults"
The current "low-rating"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-16

wards complete disarma-
ment which the society feels
threatens national security.
Delegates also heard read
ings of resolutions on the fol-
lowing topics: Federalism,
national solvency, Immigra-
ton and National Act of
1852, the United Nations,
council of State governments,
Atlantic community and the
Declaration of Paris, per-
sonality tests, domestic youth
corps. and the heritage of
prayer.