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, 1963-10-05
YOUNG CITIZENS
WITH BIG HEARTS
HELP MARTINIQUE

"A group of youngsters on the
Island Of st. John, all students at
Paula Brown School, concerned
about reports received regarding
the havoc caused by Hurricane
Edith to the Island of Martinique,
decided to do something to help.
Undaunted by the news that the
Red Cross could not help due to
an existing policy of not ext nd
ing aid to foreign countries unless
requested to do so, the youngsters
solicited the aid Of Senator Moore
head, Government Secretary
King, and the French Consul.
BY Wednesday morning a total
of q cartons of clothing and
items which might be Of use to
those in need was collected and
placed aboard one of the ST.
John Development boats for st.
Thomas where they will be held
until the next boat leaves for
Martinique.
Also assisting in this project
Continued on page %
, 1963-10-05
HAVE
CHANGE IN
MEETING DATE

Ray Hudson, President of the
Junior Chamber Of Commerce, Of
ST. Croix, announces a change Of
date regarding the Chamber
meeting scheduled for today.
The annual meeting will now
take place on October 18th at
The Alexander Airport at $50
pm.
Important on the agenda for
this meeting is the election Of
officers for 1864.
, 1963-10-05
8 STUDENTS GO
TO NC. @
FUTURE FARMERS

Three agriculture students from
the Claude o. Mako and Chris
tiansted High Schools left st.
Croix this morning to join q
Puerto Rico delegation en- route
to Kansas City, Missouri to attend
the Annual National Future Far
mers of America convention.
Accompanying the group is Otis
Hicks has b en- instrumental in
making this trip possible.
This is the first time students
from st. Croix have attended a
national convention and they will
not take part in the various ma
tional contests, but will observe
and seek ways and M ans of more
active participation on the local
level.
Attending the convention will
be delegations from all fifty states,
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Isl
ands. These students represent
the best from their respective
states.
The students from the Virgin
Islands are David Jackson and
Roy Hendricks from the Claude
O.: Markoe School and Rexford
Schuster from the Christiansted
High School.
, 1963-10-05
NEWS OF AN EXCITING SEASON FOR
81. CRoK CONCERT SOCIETY

"A quarter of exciting voca1ists, each OF whom has appear
cd in "Porgy and Bess;" a husband and wife violin-piano team
Of rare musicianship; a Chinese-born baritone who has ap-
1aared with leeding opera companies; and a volatile troupe
Flamenco singers and dancers will be featured artists Of
he 1963-64 ST. Croix Concert Society season.
kaleidoscope" a tep-1ight quartet, one of whom is a
alive of st. Thomas, will open the current season at the
shristiansted High School auditorium on Wednesday evening,
November %. Using all the resources Of modern s~tagecraft,
he group ~interprets familiar music usually as well as vocal
".
The other world famous artists will appear here in Janu-
ny, February and March.
saThis is undoubtedly the most exciting season ever sched-
led by the ST. Croix Concert Society" President Fred Ray
1olds said at last nights ticket sales kickoff rally.
The meeting, held at Mahogany Inn, set up the machinery
Or island-Wide ticket coveraye. Captains have been appointed
8 work under the direction of Mrs. Karin NoWel-Usticke,
hopes to make the 1963-64 season a selout.
Music for all tastes will be offered kaleidoscope" offers
i wide range Of selections, including the music Of Bernstein,
Ienotti, Gershwin and Mozart.
The End concert, to. be held on Wed. efening, Jan. %, fea-
Benno and Rabinof, who have been acclaimed for their
exceptional Interpretation of the sonata of Beethoven
Continued on page 81
, 1963-10-05
SPEAR GUN HAS
NEW COMPETITION
THE "SLURP" GUN

For the serious skindivers on
the underwater prowl for fish,
the newest thing is a "slurp' gun.
This new gun, when triggsTed,
sucks in the fish into a transpar-
ent barrel and then on to a cham
Der, which stores the fish while
the skin diver finds his next
"slurp" victim.
, 1963-10-05
KUNGSHOLM DUE
HERE DIRECT FROM
NEW YORK SUNDAY

The Swedish luxury liner
"Kungsholm" with four hundred
and sixty tourists on board is due
to arrive in Frederiksted tomor-
row morning, it was announced
by the Firm Of E. S. Crawford.
This viii be the first stop since
the ship left New York.
She viii leave for st. Lucia in
the evening at s o'clock.
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tiouated facilities.
The Commission tells the
MEG that the minimum re-
uuirements for an airport
system TODAY calls for a pub
lie within. 20 miles of 95 per-
cent of the population.
Industrial development de-
mands more adequate air
ports. While Mississippi is
making progress in this area,
more money for airport de-
velopment is the kew to flu
ture growth. The MEG makes
the following recommends
ton to the state legislature
in order to provide more
funds for such purposes from
the state level:
Keep, the aviation gas re-
fund for airlines at, &c per
gallon; reduce the refund for
other operators from &c to Be
a gallon. make the refund
for aviatios gasoline directly
to the opertor, Or owner, in
stead of to the gasoline oper-
ator; and make available to
the state Aeronautics Com
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GAAo11M.
e
Page
Paul Johnson Liberty Amendment
Stand Would Weaken Our America
TO THE EDITOR:

We are deeply grateful to
Hon. Charles S. Sullivan for
his endorsement of former
Gov. j. P. Coleman in the
Second Primary His decision
in this matter speaks we'll
for the character of the man.
it is good to see one have
the best interests of the State
at heart.
On August 18th we heard
Gov. Coleman speak in be-
half of his candidacy for
governor. All the speeches
that he has made in this cam
paign have been very able
and convincing.
Mrs. Mary Cain and a few
former Sullivan supporters
were on T.V. for Hon. Paul
B. Johnson, Jr. Mrs. Cain is
against everything and
everybody, similar to Tom j.
Anderson, Editor of the Farm
and Ranch magazine. Mrs.
Cain misrepresented Cover
nor Coleman in a shameful
manner We do not think she
will be any help to Mr.. john
sons cause. In fact, We be-
lieve that her efforts will
prove beneficial to Mr.. Cole
man.
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Civil Rights Stond
GoIdwafer Picture Du|Ied In State

The glowing picture of Senator
Goldwater as a S~outhern-type Conser-
vative (that is, a dedicated segrega-
tionist) has been dulled perceptibly to
the disappointment of his Mississippi
supporters.
The Arizona Republican told a
group of students last week he favored
the Negro demonstrations on Civil
Rights, specifically the Civil Rights
March on Washington Wednesday.
Senator Goldwater said the march was
going to be controlled by Intelligent,
dedicated Negroes who are determined
that it (the march) will not get out
of hand"; also that he approved the
use of government buildings and facili-
ties by the Negroes, because "these
people are taxpayers"
Nor was this the only instance of
the handsome Arizona leader making
noises like a contender for the COP
presidential nomination.
Senator Goldwater made it plain
he is annoyed, bordering on being in
furiated, at the remarks that were
banded about at the National Cover
nors' Conference suggesting he is
either a "segregationist' or his posi-
ton is so vague that nobody can tell
where he stands, reported Washington
Columnist Roscoe Drummond, who was
al the Miami Beach meeting.
"No one on Capitol Hill has spoken
more and written more on practi s!sy
every subject, including civil rights ~
the past II years than | have" C"'T-
water is quoted by Drummond as say
ing. 81 wonder whether these fellows
(the governors) ever read or ever
~listen," he continued.
Then Senator Goldwater pointed
out what he regards as his completely
Interpretations record:
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GEORGE l.. SWAN
BURIED HERE SUNDAY

George L. Swan, Negro
citizen of Lexington for 80
years, was buried in Pinks-
ton Cemetery immediately
following funeral services
conducted by the Rev. R. B..
Gayden at Asia Baptist
Church Sunday afternoon,
August Is. He was highly re-
garded by all who knew him
and was a true friend to all
humanity. He was known
throughout the state of Mis-
s;ssippi and the mid-south as
q musician. With his violin,
he has thrilled manv thou
sands of hearts with his
sweet. strains. He died at the
home Of his son. Pies Rowe
Swan. in Flint. Michigan on
August Il. At the time of his
death he was proprietor of
Swan's Cafe or Yazoo Street
in Lexington He had served
AS Sunday School teacher for
twenty years. and was a dea-
con in Asia Baptist Church
where he was a member.
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Of Mississippions
What Paul johnson Thinks

How would the reader of this
newspaper react if someone offered to
pay you a sum of money for your vote?
The idea is shocking, of course,
and we don't blame you if your blood
pressure went up in resentment at the
suggestion anyone would insult you by
implying your honor and integrity
could be bought.
Yet that was exactly what Lieu
tenant Governor Paul B. Johnson did
on ~television last Thursday night.
Mr.. Johnson said there was a lot
. of "Kennedy money" floating around
in the state in an effort to help elect
J. P. Coleman as governor a state
ment incidentally, not only fatty denied
by Mr.. Coleman but Joe Latham, his
finance chairman as well.
"Now if any of this money is Of
fered you just take it and then go on
down and vote for Paul Johnson" Mr..
Johnson told the people in his televi-
sion audience.
What the Lieutenant Governor ap-
parently was saying was that it is not
only alright to sell or take a bride for
ones vote but perfectly permissible
to lie about it as we'll.
To us this represented a new low
in political immortality and we said
SO at the time.
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Editor Thatcher Walt of the
Greenwood Commonwealth was SINH
larly affected by Mr.. Johnson's re-
marks. Said MI. Walt:
paul Johnson apparently thinks
that Mississippians can calmly pocket
a bride as if they have no moral aver
sion to such things.
What motivates a man to think
of his fellow citizens as being in such
a low moral state? Could it be that he
can consciously misjudge human ma
ture so %flagrantly, or can it be that to
Johnson, the crime of bribery is a
matter to be taken lightly, a sport that
~law-abiding, God fearing MISSISSIPPI
plans a participate in without raising
a voice in protest?"
Then Mr.. Walt observed there was
something significant in an attitude
like that and suggested that his read
ers "give it a thought"
From the results of Tuesdays bal
loting we would say that many people
throughout this state gave it a thought
and found Mr.. Johnson's remarks al
together offensive.
Unfortunately, not enough people
did enough thinking.
We only hope, for Mississippl's
sake, that time will prove u fears
to be. groundless.
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Perhaps the hardest thing to figure
out about Paul Johnson is exactly
where he stands. 1t isn't crystal clear
at any given moment on his deepest
convictions. It's just that those convic-
ticns seem to bend and alter SO con-
v%eniently as the wind changes.
For instance there was a day when
Paul Johnson, Jr. was known as m
thing of a liberal on the race question.
In a speech to a Greenville civic club
in 1854, he inferred that the white
mans treatment of the Negro had
been pretty rotten in the past. we
brought it on ourselves he said in
referring to the Supreme Court de-
segregation decision of that same year.
Although the South had ample
warning of the trend in court deci-
sions, it continued to house it's Negro
children in schools $50 run down and
so filthy hat we wouldn't keep our
best bird dog in them," he went On.
Strong words from today's indomi-
table defender of the racial status quo.
Was he lying then, or is he masque-
rading today when he pretends to be
the last political word in intransigent
segregation? And what of his admo-
milton to the local Lions Club in the
same speech that cts time in Missis-
sippi to stop using minority groups as
bait to catch votes"
Can this be the same Paul john
son who today is pitching his cam
paign heavily on his supposedly de-
termined stand against the same
minority groups - a stand which in
cidentally succeeded not in blocking
the desegregation Of the University of
Mississippi but did leave two people
dead and federal troops occupying Ole
Miss?
johnson wa introduced to the
Lions that day in 1854 bv Howard
Dyer, who today as his Washington
County campaign manage comes forth
with the same old tired line about how
paul stood up for you" at Ole Miss.
As anyone who knows Dyer realizes,
he was among the first to condemn
what the Barnett-Johnson administra-
tion did last September at Oxford: Was
he applauding in 1854 when Johnson
-
blasted the states racial policies prior
to that time? Did he introduce him
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LEXINGTON BOYS
REPORT ON SCOUTING

The Lexington Lions Club
held a 3 regular meeting Von
August II, with 90 members
present, and two visitors,
Phil Cohen and Elmore Po-
vail.
Lion Frank Hughes, pro-
gram chairman, and also
leader of Boy Scouts OF Lex
ington, presented the an
nual chapter from the Ex-
plorer group of local scouts
to the Lions Club. This
group is sponsored yearly by
the Lions Club and consists
of IL registered members,
aged. IA and above. Scouts
Cohen and Povall. from the
group gave a very interest
ing account of their recent
trip to the National Scout
Jamboree held in California.
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Others Are Saying .
What Would Happen If Negroes Left The State
(Reprinted from The McComb Enterprise Journal, McComb, Miss)

business houses would be lessened con-
siderably.
Farm lands would drop apprecia-
bly,. Cotton production would be re-
duced. Bakeries and bottling plants
would suffer. Men would be laid off.
Many firms, now employing Ne
groes, would experience a shortage Of
farm labor.
The volume of business now en-
ioyed by power companies, gas cor
porations and the like would be re-
duced. There would be fewer trucks
hauling butane and hydratane gas.
The appliance business would drop.
Plumbing establishments would be
hurt. Taxpayers would find that the
loss Of tax revenues would cause in
dividual tax bills to sky rocket.
Fewer people would ride On our
buses and railroads. Freight ship
ments fall off.
And no one would have any as
surance that the distribution of the
racial pressures would solve the prob
lens at hand.
If 767,264 Negro people were ex-
ported from Mississippi = the num-
Der necessary to create a go to ten
population ratio - it would necessari-
ly cause. an exodus of 100000 to 200,-
900 white people who would be COM
PEELED to go elsewhere for employment.
Residential property would be adverse
ly affected by this situation.
It could be reasoned that welfare
and educational costs would be reduced.
But this would be but a small saving
considering the overall economical
losses.
It would be different if states with
large Negro populations could exchange
Negro residents for a corresponding
number of white residents. But this is
not going to happen.
And if all of the states were placed
on a 90 to ten ratio between Negro
and white people the Indignation
problem would still be present. 1t
would be less intense, percentage wise.
But it would still be a problem, never
theless.
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Speaking to a news conference at
the meeting of the Southern governors,
at White Sulphur Springs, West Vir-
ginia, Governor Ross Barnett recon-
mended that the Negro population be
relocated. The basis of relocation, the
governor said should be in a 90 to ten
ratio - 90 per cent whites to ten per
cent Negroes.
Repeatedly Sen. Richard Russell
has introduced bills in the u. S. Senate
which would authorize the federal gov
eminent to finance such relocation of
Negro people.
Mississippi has the largest per-
centage of Negro people. Forty-two
per cent of the population of Jul state
is colored. There are seven states with
more Negro people in them than there
are in Mississippi. These states are as
follows: New York with 1,417,511;
Texas with 1,1S7,125; Georgia with
1,122,596; Louisiana with 1,039,207;
North Carolina with 1,166,021; I'LL
nois with 1,039,2O7, and Alabama with
98O,271.
The Negro population of Missis-
sippi is 915,743.
A relocation of Negro population
would geographically diversity the
problem involved in racial conflict.
But population relocation would create
problems not recognized until such a
program should be attempted. In the
first place it would require consent and
the cooperation of the Negro people.
Should Mississippi's Negro popu-
lation be relocated to reduce the over
all population to a ratio of 80 to ten
it would mean that the state of Mis-
sissippi would export 767,264 of her
Negro people.
Mississippi's population would be
reduced by approximately one-third.
Aside from the racial aspects OF
the problem there would be the eco
nomic aspects of the relocation effort.
Many stores in McComb have
numerous Negro customers. Practical
ly all of our stores depend upon Negro
trade for a stable part of their volume.
IF this volume were reduced the clerks
and truck drivers employed by these
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when 7 was chief of staff in
Arizona, | desegregated the National
Guard. | was a substantial contributor
Second highest) to the court costs to
end segregation in the high schools.
When / was a member of the City
Council. my first political fight was to
desegregate the restaurants at Phoenix
Airport.
81 challenge any Governor at the
Miami Beach. conference to point to
anything similar they have done in
their own states" Mr.. Goldwater con-
tinued.
"T'd like to find any Governor who
attended that conference and criticized
me in my position on civil rights to
outline what they have DONE"
Drummond believes the seeming
paradox of Goldwater considering him.
self an integrationist at the same time
he is so widely regarded as a segrega-
Zionist in the South arises from a state
IIClIo liz OIlCc IIldOC IldC IC Is utCCI-
ly opposed to discrimination in any
FORM but "does not think it his bust
ness as. senator from Arizona to be
going around telling people in other
states what they should do"
The South ~interprets this, Mr..
Drummond says, as saying Goldwater
would not interfere" with regional
social practices and does not want the
Federal government to do much about
= either. Then Drummond adds:
''This is the central issue -
whether civil rights belong to all
Americans because they are citizens of
the United States and must be protect
ed by the nation or whether civil
rights, belonging to all Americans, can
be defined and diluted by the govern
ments of so states.''
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TEN A AGO

Lexington Rotary Club. He
was introduced by Harden
Erwin, program chairman.
Guests present included
John M. Beal of the Univer-
sity of Chicago, guest of his
brother-in-law, H. H. John
son; former Rotarian M. F.
Herring, Naval Officer home
on leave, who had his father
as guest: Tommy Thomas,
Kickernick, Inc, visiting Ro-
tartan from Minneapolis, who
was guest of Allie Povall;
John Berg and Frank Holm
gren, also with Kickernick,
were additional guests OF
Mr.. Povall.
Improvements at the camp
since 1949, include a well
being put in and a dam built
on the lake where boating is
now enjoyed; a new roof has
been put on the main build
ing which was formerly the
old hotel. eleven cabins have
been built as well as a swim
ming pool and bathhousees.
The greatest need now is a
workshop, and plans are I'M
derway to secure this I'M
provement.
Mr.. Burford is retiring on
,Januarv 1st after 43 wears
service with the youth OF the
-4O4N
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Peoples Business

Mote: The opinions ex-
pressed in this column are
not necessarily those of this
publications.
While a number of towns
in Mississippi are reporting
either the opening or con-
struction of new airports
Forest. Macon. Jackso' n
Louisville, to mention a few
the general tempo of air.
port development in Missis-
sippi is all too slow.
A report from the Mlssis-
siupi Aeronautics Commits
sion to a Mississippi Econo-
mic Council committee stu
dying the states airport 81
tnation shows "a of the states
80 counties have no pubic
airport facilities. and that SIX
of the counties with public
airports have out-of-date, an
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DELTA DEMOCRAT TIMES
Who Is The Rea! Paul Johnson!

then as a great Mississippi liberal?
And what of Johnson's repeated
attacks on the editor of this news
paper as one of his enemies and an
enemy of Mississippi" Can this Hod-
ding Carter be the same man whom
Johnson in 1866. asked for editorial
support. and in whose house Johnson
was entertained? Johnson in fact
makes it a habit to run against those
whose support he, can not muster, as
he did in attacking the respected
Governor Hugh White again and again
in his unsuccessful 1855 campaign a.
gainst j. P. Coleman. Paul Johnson
can't deny he asked for this news
papers editors support, because his
current Washington County campaign
manager was there.
Finally, of course, there is john
sons role as a part of the Barnett
administration. During its early, con-
troversial years, when it seemed ap-
parent that Ross Barnett was not going
to be a popular governor, Paul John
son carefully kept his skirt clean OF
any connection with the governor. His
lieutenants repeatedly put out the word
that Paul wasn't going along with the
administrations fiscal policies, which
he indirectly criticized on more than
one occasion. Is this the same Paul
Johnson who today ties himself so
closely to those same policies and that
same governor, who today bellies his
own words about the great fiscal dam
gers to the state if all of the Barnett
program went through?
Frankly, we don't know who Paul
johnson really is. Liberal? Conserva-
tive? Pro r~ace-baiting? Anti race-bait-
ing? Apparently the people of Missis-
sippi share this ~perplexity, since they
have three times denied him the Of
flee he now seeks. And if Paul john
son has managed to be all things to
all men over the long course of his
unsuccessful political career, who
knows who he will be tomorrow? From
the record, it would appear this is q
question which even Little Paul can't
answer.
EDITORS NOTE: We may not
know who the real Paul Johnson is
right now - but it's not going to take
long to find out. HBS
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Gov. Coleman is not the
first man to be lied about
and miSrepresented by his
enemies.
Our first President, George
Washington, was treated in
this manner by his political
enemies. All of the great men
of Mississippi in the past
have had INSCRIPTIONS enc
mics who did not hesitate to
lie about them and misrepre-
sent them. The enemies OF
similar manner.
We will say this concern
ing Gov. Coleman: He is a
worthy successor to the great
men who have served Mis-
sissippi in the past in cha
racter, in ability and in 10y
atty to the best interests of
the people. We cannot praise
him too highly for his true
worth. He is a very great
Mississippian, and as such
deserves our fullest cooper
alton and our strongest sup
port. We believe in him fully
without any reservations
whatever and we strongly
commend him to the people
of our State.
B. j. Dodson