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of a reported two-year contract
he was given last year, Selkirk
said. II don't know anything
about that. He signed today
for 1863"
In Good Condition
Piersall said he Is in great
shape. He has been swinging
a heavy bat In the basement
Of his home In Newtonville,
Mass, and has been taking
isometric exercises. He said he
is looking forward to spending
considerable time before the
pitching machines that are new
to the camp.
1--WE got to get my con-
fidence before I face those wild
kid pitchers in the spring." he
said.
Piersall said his wife may
join him for a couple OF weeks
If she can arrange for a COM
petent baby-sitter for their
eight children.
Piersall visited friends In
Miami last night and reported
for work this morning. two
days ahead Of schedule. He was
Joined by Marv Breeding, the
infielder acquired from the
Orioles, who asked for permis-
sion to report early.
NOTES Coach George
Susce maintained the rugged
running pace Of the drills
yesterday, which prompted
Catcher Bob Schmidt to re-
mark: I'm glad Susce isn't
President Of the United States.
He'd have us running so miles
instead Of walking"
John Schaive, not due until
Wednesday. reported early and
worked out. Schaive brought
his wife and two children this
year and found a wonderful
home in Deerfield Beach. "I
was always afraid to bring the
family before because l didn't
know how long I would stay"
Schaive said. And I'm liable
not to be here next year, so
thought I'd better give them a
treat"
Coach Eddie Yost continues
to take regular turns In the
batting cage and runs with the
pitchers and catchers. There
appears to be a chance that
Yost will be resigned to a play
er'S contract. He was in So
games with the Angels last
year.
Ed Hobaugh was in uniform
but took 1t easy because of a
sprained ankle. The pitching
machine fired a head-high
pitch at Ed Saturday and he
turned his ankle trying to get
out Of the way. Ken Hamlin
was on hand but did not work
out.
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fore a crowd Of about 5000.
Rookie Mike Hogan played first
base for one team and Phil
Linz filled In for Pepitone on
the other.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) -
Dick Stuart, former Pittsburgh
slugger, made his debut with
the Boston Red Sox yesterday
and put on q promising display
Of power for Manager Johnny
Pesky.
Stuart reported five days
early along with )utfielder
Pete Jernigan to swell the list
Of Red Sox working out to "a.
Taking his first turn in the
batting cage against the pitch
ing Of Coach Harry Malmberg,
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Hamilton Fighting
For Starters Job

late last season on developing
a pitch that would be more
effective against righthanders."
Hamilton said. Il believe I can
come up with something with
more work here"
This is Hamilton's third
spring training camp with q
major league club. He stayed
with Cleveland for the first rs
games in 1861, but appeared In
only two before he was sent
to Salt Lake City. where he had
a 1912 record.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-25
BY CHARLES BARTLETT
Star Special Writer


John F. Kennedy was an in
tenSely realistic man and he
talked occasionally of assaSSi-
nation in the same analytical
fashion in which he discussed
the other hazards and oppor-
tunities Of his presidency.
On the morning Of the day it
happened, he referred to the
ease with which a President
could be shot.
This may or may not have
been a premonition, but it was
certainly not a fear or any
form of negative emotion. His
mind dwelled constantly on the
forces which could obstruct his
purposes and this was simply
one that had to be considered.
He was impelled into politics
by a sense OF the things that
could be done for the country.
His days in the White House
were marked above all by a
driving desire to do his best in
the time that he had.
Wasted No Time
He could not have regretted,
If the assaSsin's bullet left him
any moments Of reflection be-
fore death, any wasted time or
missed opportunities.
He could only have felt a
deep sadness that he would not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-25

made the burden Of the task
bearable for himself and his
associates and which made
all kinds Of diverse peoples
races eager to be associated
with him in his task. He had
the tenacity and determina-
ton to carry each stage Of
his great work through to its
successful conclusion.
Now that our great leader
has been taken from US in a
cruel death we are bound to
feel shattered and helpless in
the fact of our loss. This is
but natural, but as the first
bitter pang of our incredu-
lous grief begins to pass we
must thank God that we were
privileged, however briefly,
to have had this great man
for our President. For he
has now taken his place
among the great figures Of
our world history.
While this is an occasion
Of deep sorrow it should also
be one Of dedication. We
must have the determination
to unite and carry on the
spirit of John Fitzgerald
Kennedy for a strengthened
America and for q future
world Of peace.
I pray to God that we shall
and under God we will.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-25
JUSTICE WARREN

Mr.. President, Mrs. john
son, Mrs. Kennedy, men,
bers Of the Kennedy family
and my fellow Americans.
There are few events in our
national life that so unite
Americans and so touch the
hearts Of all Of us as the
passing Of a President Of the
United States.
There is nothing that adds
shock to our sadness more
than the assassination of our
leader. chosen as he is to
embody the ideals Of our peo-
pie, the faith we have in our
institutions and our belief
In the fatherhood Of God and
the brotherhood Of man.
Such miSfortunes have be-
fallen the Nation on other
occasions but never more
shockingly than two days
ago. We are saddened; we
are stunned; we are per-
picked. John Fitzgerald
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AWARE OF DANGERS
Kennedy Missed No Opportunities

when he was stimulated beyond
all the past periods of his in
tense life by the varied prob
lens on the domestic and for
eign fronts. He went off to
Texas in a high spirit Of conf
dence that he could meet these
tests despite all the disappoint-
ments of the past year.
His force stemmed from his
b elief that a great n alton
should not tolerate remediable
shortcomings and no one who
had the privilege of knowing
him can ever accept the virtue
Of a passive attitude.
To at least this friend, his
epitaph will be: He saw the
problems and struggled with all
his fibre to meet them. He was
a gentle and fine man who
possessed the will to meet the
problems as he saw them"
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Kennedy. q great and good
President. the friend Of all
people Of goodwill. a believer
in the dignity and the equal,
ity Of all human beings. :
fighter for justice, and an
apostle Of peace. has been
snatched from our midst by
the bullet of an assassin.
What moves some mis-
guided wretch to do this hor-
rible deed may never be
known to us. But we do know
that such acts are commonly
stimulated by forces Of hatred
and malevolence such as to-
day are eating their way
into the bloodStream Of
American life. What q price
we pay for this fanaticism.
1t has been said that the
only thing we learn from his
tory is that we do not learn.
But surely we can learn If
we have the viii to do so.
Surely there Is a lesson to
be learned from this tragic
event.
If we really love this coun-
try, if we truly love justice
and mercy, if we fervently
want to make this Nation
better for those who are to
follow us, we can at least ad-
jure the hatred that con-
sumes people. the false &C
cusations that divide US, and
the bitterness that begets
violence.
Is it too much to hope that
the martyrdom Of our be-
loved President might even
soften the hearts of those
who would themselves recoil
from assassination but who
do not shrink from spread
ing the venom which kindles
thought of it in others.
Our Nation is bereaved.
The whole world is poor be-
cause of his loss. But we can
all be better Americans be-
cause John fitzgerald Ken
nedy has passed our way. Be-
cause he has been our chosen
leader at a time in history
when his character, his vision
and his quiet courage have
enabled him to chart a course
for us, q safe course for us,
through the shoals of treach-
erous seas that encompass
the world. And now that he
is relieved of the almost su-
perhuman burden that we
imposed on him, may he rest
in peace.
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the Resurrection and the life;
he who believes in me, even II
he die, shall live"
When the sacrifice is over
the celebrant again conducts q
GER ony at the bier. He
prayed: I'VE implore Thee
do not let the verdict Of
Thy judgement go against
him. whom the loyal prayer of
Christian faith is commencing
to Thy mercy. :"
He then sprinkled the coffin
with holy water, and waited
incense above it. as he recited
the Lords Prayer. The cere-
mony ended with the prayer:
20 God, who alone art ever
merciful and sparing OF pun
ishment, humbly we pray Thee
in behalf Of the soul Of Thy
servant John, whom Thou hast
commanded to go forth from
this world. :"
At one point during the mass
Luigi Verna, IS, sang the Avs
Maria-the Hail, Mary" o.
the Catholic faith. Mr.. Vena
q tenor, sang the same hymn
at the wedding Of Mr.. and Mrs
Kennedy and the family asked
him to sing at the burial serv-
Ice. He is choir director at the
Church Of the Presentation in
Brighton, Mass. a suburb Of
Boston.
st. Matthew's Cathedral is
we'll known to the Kennedy
family. Mr.. Kennedy and his
wife attended mass there sew
eral times on holy days, and
the entire Kennedy family at
tended there frequently when
the late Presid en- t S father,
Ambassador Joseph P. Kenne-
dy was in Washington serving
in several Government posts
der President Franklin D.
Roosevelt in the 1930's.
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BY the Associated Press

The requiem mass celebrated
at st. Matthews Cathedral to-
day for the late President John
F. Kennedy is the most solemn
part Of the Roman Catholic
burial service.
The mass is offered to COM
mend the soul of the deceased
to God and, through its pray
ers and chants, to remind those
present of the immortality of
their own souls.
During the mass the casket
rested before the main altar,
thanked by six tall candles.
Richard Cardinal Gushing,
the celebrant, delivered nc
eulogy.
Cardinal Cushing wore black
vestments. The acolytes WORE
black casSocks with white sur,
plices.
The Mass began with q NOV
ing ceremony at the door OF
the church as the coffin wa,
brought in. The celebrant
sprinkled the coffin with holy
water and recited, in Latin, the
10th Psalm plus additional
prayers which include the
words, 20 Lord. we commend
to Thee the soul of thy serv-
ant, John, that having de-
parted from this world he may
live with Thee :"
AS the coffin was brought to-
ward the altar the choir sings:
Come to his aid, o Saints OF
God:
Hasten to meet him, Angels OF
the Lord
Taking up his soul,
Presenting it in the sight OF
the most high.
At certain times throughout
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ware OF DANGERS

coIumnist chorIes Bortlett was o per-
sonol Friend Of President Kennedy.
live to achieve his high hopes
for his administration.
1t is ironic that a man so
dedicated to tangible deeds is
destined now to be remembered
less for his accomplishments
than for the intangible quail
ties of his spirit and character.
He disciplined himself to be
great in order to do great
things and the waste of his
death is that his greatness SO
far exceeded his time for
achievement.
Discipline was q prime in
gredient Of his greatness. He
rarely talked in abstract terms
but he displayed over the years
a firm determination to define
for himself the strong and
weak characteristics Of man
and to expand the strengths
and reject the flaws that he
found in himself.
Assessed His Needs
1t was as If he had assessed
the qualities that he would
need for the challenges he was
ahead and determined to pos
sess them through an exercise
of will.
In this pursuit he had much
to work with from the begin
ming. His mind was lightning
fast from youth, his intuition
quick and precise. and his GU
riosity limitless. His tempera-
ment was innately b alan e d
between action and reflection,
between gravity and humor,
and between cold reason and
human warmth.
He did not change as a per-
sonality. His burdens never
e clipsed his broad streak Of
gaiety, hi S universities did not
encroach upon his optimism,
and his honors and offices new
er managed to swell his solid
assurance into anything that
could be called conceit.
He inspired loyalty because
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are extended to Mrs. Jacque-
line Kennedy and TO Ambas-
sador and Mrs. Joseph p.
Kennedy and their loved ones.
Their deep GRIEF Is also self
shared by countless millions
Of persons throughout the
world-considered a personal
tragedy. as If one had lost a
loved member of his own
immediate family.
Any citizen Of our beloved
country who looks back over
its history cannot fail to see
that we have been blessed.
with Gods favor beyond
other peoples. At each great
crisis in our history we have
found a leader able to grasp
the helm Of state and guide
the country through the
troubles which beset 1t. In
our earliest days when our
strength and wealth were so
limited and our problems so
great. Washington and JEFF
ferson appeared to lead our
people. Two generations
later when our country was
torn in two in a fractricidal
war, Abraham Lincoln ap-
peared from the mass Of the
people as a leader able to re-
unite the Nation.
In more recent times in
the critical days Of the de-
preston and the great war
forced upon us by Fascist
aggression, Franklin Delano
Roosevelt appeared on the
scene to reorganize the coun-
try and lead its revived citi-
zens to victory. Finally, only
recently, the cold war was
building up the supreme crisis
Of a threatened nuclear war
capable of destroying every
thing that our predecessors
had so carefully built, once
again q strong and coura-
geous man appeared ready to
lead us.
No country needs dispair
so long as God in His in
finite goodness continues to
provide the Nation with lead
ers able to guide it through
the successive crisis which
seems to be the inevitable
fate Of our great Nation.
Surely no country ever
faced more gigantic problems
than ours in the last few
years, and surely no country
could have obtained a more
able leader in a time Of such
crisis. President John p.
Kennedy possessed all the
qualities Of greatness. He had
deep faith, complete conf
dence, human sympathy and
broad vision which recog-
nized the true values Of
freedom. equality and the
brotherhood which have al
ways been the mark Of the
American political dreams.
He had the bravery and a
sense Of personal duty which
made him willing to face I'D
to the great task Of being
President in these trying
times. He had the warmth
and sense Of humanity which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-25
SENATOR
MANSFIELD

There was a sound Of
laughter; in a moment. 1t was
no more. And, So, she took
a ring from her finger and
placed it in his hands.
There was a wit in q man
neither young nor old; but a
wit full Of an old mans wis
dom and Of a child's wisdom,
and, then. in a moment it
was no more. And, so she
took a ring from her finger
and placed 1t In his hands.
There was q man marked
with the scars Of his love Of
country. a body active with
the surge of a life far, far
from spent and. in q moment,
it was no more. And so, she
took a ring from her finger
and placed 1t in his hands.
There was a father with
a little boy, q little girl and
a JOY of each in the other.
In a moment it was no more,
and so she took q ring from
her finger and placed it in
his hands.
There was a husband who
asked much and gave much,
and, out Of the giving and
the asking. wove with a wom-
an what could not be broken
in life, and, in a moment it
was no more. And so, she took
a ring from her finger and
placed it in his hands, and
kissed him and closed the lid
Of a coffin.
A piece Of each Of us died
at that moment. Yet, In
death he gave himself to us.
He gave US Of good heart
from which the laughter
came. He gave us of a pro-
found wit, from which a
great leadership emerged. He
gave us Of a kindness and a
strength fused into human
courage to seek peace without
fear.
He gave us Of his love that
we, too, in turn, might give.
He gave that we might give
Of ourselves, that we might
give to one another until
there would be no room, no
room at all, for the bigotry,
the hatred, prejudice and the
arrogance which converged
in that moment of horror to
strike him down.
In leaving us-these gifts,
John Fitzgerald Kennedy,
President of the United
States, leaves with us. Will
we take them, Mr.. President?
Will we have, now, the sense
and the responsibility and
the courage to take themP"
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St. Louis Area Names
School After Kennedy

ST. LOUIS, Nov. Is (AP).-
An all-Negro st. Louis suburb
will name a new junior high
school after aSsaSSinated PreSi-
dent John F. Kennedy.
The Kinloch S hool Board
said it would name the new
school, now under construction,
after the late President because
Mr.. Kennedy had done a lot
for the American people as q
whole and the Negro in par
ticular."
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he was loyal and because his
personal qualities made asso-
ciates and friends strive to
show him their best. He pro-
ected an electricity which
reached for a spark of wisdom
or wit and his presence, even as
a young man, was always a
challenge.
Brought Test to Job
The zest and enthusiasm that
he brought into the White
House never flickered. He ar
rived with a burning sense of
the good things that could be
done and as he faced the diff
culties of doing them, his de-
termination deepened and his
pace quickened.
Death caught him at a time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-25
Catholic Requiem Mass
Is Most Solemn Rite

the mass incense was burned,
representing the prayers Of the
faithful. Let my prayer arise
like incense unto Thee, o
Lord"
In other respects the requiem
mass was not unlike any other
celebrated daily by Catholic
priests. The ceremony is a Sc
quence of prayers of praise,
thanksgiving and petition lead
ing up to the sacrifice, or OBJ
lation, Of the body and blood
of Christ which Catholics be-
lieve to be physically present
in the consecrated wafer OF
bread and chalice Of wine.
The changeable prayers Of
the mass, in a requiem mass
dwell upon the theme Of thu
souls immortality. The intro
ductory prayer. or introit. be
gins with the words "Eterna
rest give unto him, o Lord
and let perpetual light shine
upon him" In Latin the phrase
begins with the word requiem"
rest.
The epistle of the mass is
taken from Paul's letter to the
Thessalonians in which he in
structs them on life after
death: I'VE would not have
you ignorant concerning those
who are asleep lest you should
grieve even as others who
have no hope :"
Similarly, the Gospel message
is John II, 21-27 in which
Christ says to Martha: 81 am
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-25
Prayers Said
For Kennedy
World Over
b the Associated Press

Clergyman throughout the
world. in tiny rural churches
and cathedrals Of great cities.
led prayers for peace and de-
cried viol ence yesterday in
honoring the memory Of Presi-
dept Kennedy.
In their congregations were
millions. bowed in prayer.
They prayed in the Little
Church Of Kames. in Argyll.
Scotland; they overlooked pews
of London's ancient WestInin-
ster Abbey. st. Peters Square
in Vatican City was packed. as
were New York City's st. Pat
rick's Cathedral; Jerusalem's
Yeshurun Synagogue: q Bud
dhist service in Tokyo and an
American Embassy church in
Moscow.
In the Nations Capital, the
Rev. Frances B. Sayre. jr.. dean
Of the Washington Cathedral
and grandson Of President
Woodrow Wilson, said:
The weapon that killed
John Kennedy was not In the
hand Of the murderer but was
in the heart Of every one Of
us who ever hated: who ever
set brother against brother in
his selfist spirit.
Blame not the man, nor the
city, not the region where the
deed was done. But let us
search our own hearts to see
If pettiness or hostility or I'M
worthy anger did not set the
stage for the overt act.
Pope Addresses $4,000
In Vatican City. Pope Paul VI
told 10000 Romans gathered in
st. Peters Square that the
assassination of President Ken |
nedy shows how much capac-
ity for hate and evil there still |
is in the world"
In London, Prime Minister |
Alec Douglas-Home was among !
1900 worshipers who over
flowed the pews and left people |
standing in the transepts and |
naves of ancient Westminster |
Abbey.
The Venerable E. F. Carpen-
ter, archdeacon of Westminster,
said in his sermon:
He brought a veritable |
breath of fresh air into areas
of human life too often a
setting for the stuffy, the |
amateur and the inexpert."
Another pulpit tribute came |
from Canon Leslie j. Collins,
of st. Paul's Cathedral, Lon
don, and chairman Of the |
Campaign for Nuclear Dis
armament.
THE tragic death Of Presi-
dent Kennedy has created a !
vacuum which will be difficult
to fill and we could enter a
period Of great danger for
mankind. All Of us who mourn
his death can best pay tribute
to his memory by doing what
we can to insure that his work
for a peaceful and happy world
continues"
/ At st. Adams Episcopal
Church in Tokyo, women wept
opening and many men had
tear-filled eyes. The rpasto
paused several times during his
sermon to wipe his eyes.
In Germany, a mass was
celebrated at the Cologne Ca
thedral visited by Mr.. Kennedy
last June %.
The Rev. DR.. Urban Plotzke
said: "a few grams Of lead de-
Stroyed a life which God had
sent us as a sign Of life"
At Hyannis Port, Mass, the
mother and brother of the
President attended Mass and
heard the Rev. John w. Regain,
a curate at st. Francis Xavier
Church, say Americans should
be thankful "for the great men
that God has given U.S."
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TEXTS
Rotunda Speeches Pay Tribute

Following are the terts Of
talks at the Capitol Rotundd
yesterday by Senate Majority
Leader MdHsfield, House
Speaker Mccormack and
Chief Justice Warren:
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SPEAKER
MCCORMACK

AS we gather here today
bowed in grief, the heartfelt
sympathy for members of the
Congress and Of our people
Jackson advocate., 1963-08-17

ATA TENNIS PRINCIPALS-D R. Walt
er Johnson, right, vice president, American
Tennis Association and Chairman of the ATA's
Youth Development Program, is joined in the
presentation of trophies by A. Fl. Parker,
Greensboro IN. CO. Coca-Cola Bottling Co., dur
ing recent tournament at North Carolina A&T
College in the North Carolina city. Center, left
and right, are Ernie Ingram, runner-up, Wash
igton, d. c., and Joe Williams, Durham, N. c.,
winner of mems event in the ATA sponsored
tourney. The Coca-C Cola Company, Atlanta, Ga,
was the donor of all trophies. In lower panel,
Charles Boone, left, Columbia Is. CO. Coca
Jackson advocate., 1963-08-17
LEGAL NOTICE
NONRESIDENT SUMMONS
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,


THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,
County Of Kinds.
To Lille Smith, whose post OF
flee address and street address Is
unknown. you are summoned to
appear before the Chancery Court
of the First judicial District. Coun-
ty of Kinds. In said state. on the
Second Monday of September. A. D..
1868 to defend the suit No. 63.813
In said Court Of Johnnie b. Smith
Complainant, wherein you are q
defendant.
This 18th day OF August. A. D..
1853.
(SEAL)
FRANK +. SCOTT.
Chancefy Clerk
BY Ruth May. %. C..
Sidney r. Tharpe
Solicitors.
August 13-2O-N-l063