Memphis World
Memphis World Publishing Co.
1959-02-25
Thaddeus T. Stokes

MEMPHIS WORLD
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Let Us All Help Stop The Dope Peddlers
Surely there were method and precision on the part of
law enforcement, agencies, to confiscate what would have enhanced 
a half million dollar dope ring.
Reading like a novel, the story of that incident originating 
in New York, to fly across land and rivers to wind up at
the Atlanta airport, would cover a long trail of lawlessness and
violation of the anti-narcotic act.
By no means would a civilized society condone such a
practice against the sanity and safety of the people of this
country.
When big dope rings, with their attendant daring can, in
the broad light of day, take over and operate, to the detriment 
of the people, it is time for serious concern and our law
enforcement agencies are in for an ovation for their alertness
and quick apprehension in seizing the goods.
This shows that the law is able to work; that it has teeth
and power and can be enforced whenever the sentiment is
sufficiently stacked in its favor.
Dope must be handled through lawful channels. Let loose
as such it is a will ravaging monster, imperiling the safety and
sanity of the whole community.
Verily a community service has been rendered in confiscating 
this illegal dope. Now, let us hope the law will also
catch those behind this nefarious traffic.

'Memories Of President Lincoln'
Ninety-three years ago an American poet wrote a series
of poems which he called "Memories of President Lincoln" and
which were published in a book called "Leaves of Grass." The
opening lines were these:
Yesterday another poet, carrying in his heart something of
the inspiration of Whitman, and in his heart and mind a deep
knowledge of Abraham Lincoln, addressed a joint meeting of
Congress on the 150th anniversary of Lincoln's birthday.
There is an American beauty and rhythm of words that
is perhaps born out of our great rivers, our great mountains
and our vast plains. This rhythm was in the Gettysburg Address.
as it is in all the classic speeches of Lincoln, and yesterday it
was in what Carl Sandburg had to say. The importance of the
occasion seemed to be felt almost as fully as it would have
been if the speech were to have been followed by a vote. A
vote on what? Perhaps on the continuity of the American tradition 
of freedom that began in Philadelphia, was sustained at
Gettysburg, and lives today in the determination to risk greatly
rather than to suffer the loss of freedom itself.
Lincoln, Mr. Sandburg said, had a quality that million of
people "would like to see spread everywhere over the world
*** We can't say exactly what it is but he had it *** It is
there in the lights and shadows of his personality, a mystery
that can be lived but never fully spoken in words." And in
another passage Mr. Sandburg said:
The application of these qualities to today's crisis is almost too
evident. If we follow the doctrine we shall stand firm in the
defense of a beleaguered city in hostile territory thousands of
miles away. We shall also hold out a forgiving hand and a
program of brotherhood and compassion toward all mankind.
We may return now to lines that Carl Sandburg wrote to
ward 
the end of the second World War. In these he spoke:
But when the words are needed they are sometimes found, as
Lincoln found them at Gettysburg, as Whitman found them a
year after the death of President Lincoln, and as Carl Sandburg 
found them yesterdays.

He's minding
You r businss
 He's a research
scientists—one of thousands supported by the Heart
Fund. His life is dedicated to finding the unknown
causes of the heart diseases, and new methods of
treating and preventing them. He and your Heart
Association have made your heart their business.

When you support the Heart Fund, you help all
hearts. You support heart research—and you make
it possible for your Heart Association to bring the
latest advances in heart research to you and your
family through your doctor.


Shelby County Voters

house, each voter has the choice
of voting for eight, but choses to
vote for only one. This is termed
"single-shot" voting.
Following are statements issued
by various individuals and organizations: 

George W. Lee, Republican Natiorial 
Committeeman, executive of
the Lincoln League: "It is a strange
bill. It doesn't improve the devices
of democracy. It doesn't lead us
close to truly representative government. 
If the districting of the city
and county had been based upon
electing representatives from each
of these districts by voters in that
district alone, it would make sense;
But to require candidates to be
elected by a city-wide and a county-wide 
vote is merely political
shadow-boxing, aimed at weakening
the strength of the minority
groups.
"I predicted last August this
would happen when I begged the
colored citizens to elect a candidate 
— Negro or white — who
would oppose such bill. But our
Negro citizens stayed at home
when a Negro could have been
elected to the state legislature. So
this is the price of indifference
and partisanism. Now no amount
of protesting — petitioning will
undo what we ourselves could
have prevented from occurring."
Rev. R. S. Norsworthy, paster of
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church: "I"
think it is one of the most unfortunate 
things. If a candidate
is depending on a district for his
election then he should be responsible 
to that district only. This
Senate bill adds up to one of those
vicious schemes whereby the riohts
of individuals are taken away
The whole idea or scheme is apparently 
aimed at nullifying the
strength of the Negro vote."
O. Z. Evers, president of the
Binghampton Civic League: "Our
enemies are playing right into our
hands, by dividing the county into
districts. It is also impossible to
include more whites in each district 
in order to take advantage
of colored citizens. If we take an
interest in every election we can
still hold the balance of power.
Nobody will be successful in tellinc 
the people which man to vote
for. As president of a civic club
I will do as much as any other
man in Memphis to explain in detail 
the strategy the Senate is trying 
to use on our people I predict 
... at the next election a
Negro will be elected, despite this
strategy. If Negro leadership gets
together on mutual grounds they
will not be stopped — because progress 
will not be stopped This
year's city election will be the
handwriting on the wall."
Jesse Turner, vice presidentcashier 
of Tri-State Bank executive 
officer of the Shelby County
Democratic Club and Citizens Nonpartisan 
Registration Committee:
"This bill is nothing but another
attempt by segregationists and
their cohorts to keep Negroes disfranchised. 
In some states and
communities, they keep Negroes
from the polls by threatening violence 
and others — by economic
reprisals. I think Negroes should
realize this and should combat it
by getting every eligible Negro in
the community registered to vote."
Rev. D. S. Cunningham, pastor
of Collins CME Church and president 
of the local NAACP: "I am
opposed to toe bill. I understand
that it proposes to stop an individual 
from voting for only the candidates 
he wants to vote for. An
individual should be free to vote
for only one candidate if that is
all he wants to vote for. This has
always been my political feeling."
Rev. L. A. Story, pastor of Martin 
Memorial Temple CME Church:
'We live in a democratic world and
the spirit of democracy is our rule.
The ballot is a matter of choice
and it should be used that way.
No one has a right to select a
group for whom people should vote.
This matter is an individual choice.
This bill is not in keeping with
the spirit of democracy."
Atty. B L. Hooks, also pastor of
Middle Baptist Church: "I have
not had time to read the bill in
its entirety but it appears to me
that a bigger problem is being
created than the one proportedly to
be solved ... in that the way is
being paved for the return of a
political machine. Quite often the
head of a house will shoot one of
the members of his family while
looking for a non-existing intruder." 

Atty. J E. Estes and also president 
of Veterans' Benefit; "This
measure is not within the public's
best interest, nor for the common
good of all of its citizenry. The
motive for which the law was introduced 
is questionable, and without 
moral sanction. The antiSingle 
Shot Bill is totalitarian and
rebellios in nature. Its force and
effect is meaningless. Circumvention 
will be an absolute avoidance.
The law not only will intensify
Single Shot voting but will create
a system of "Buck Shot" voting
where political groups will sponsor 
candidates for each office and
spread the votes for only its candidates. 
This creates the spread or
Buck Shot techniques as used by
political machines in power-politics." 

Rev. C. J. Gaston, local president 
of the National Negro Business
League: "I think this bill is a bad
thing. As I see it, this bill will
serve no good in cementing citizens
closer together. It seems to me

the intelligent people of the community 
should be devising ways
and means to bring citizens closer
together rather than to separate
them."
Atty S. A. Wilbun: "It is a diabolical 
scheme to further suppress
the Negro minority in Shelby
County and this shows conclusively
the anti-Negro sentiment of the
entire delegation, who were elected 
to represent all of the people
of the county. The intent is clear
— to prevent approximately 40
per cent of the population — which
is Negroes — from ever having any
representation in the large Shelby
County delegation. It is a clear
cut case of the strong taking advantage 
of the weak. To put it
mildly, it is a great disappointment 
to those who have sought
improved race relations in our community. 
In my opinion it is arbitary 
and capricious and of doubtful 
constitutionality and should be
tested in the courts if inacted into
law."

GEORGE W. LEE

house, each voter has the choice
of voting for eight, but choses to
vote for only one. This is termed
"single-shot" voting.
Following are statements issued
by various individuals and organizations: 

George W. Lee, Republican Natiorial 
Committeeman, executive of
the Lincoln League: "It is a strange
bill. It doesn't improve the devices
of democracy. It doesn't lead us
close to truly representative government. 
If the districting of the city
and county had been based upon
electing representatives from each
of these districts by voters in that
district alone, it would make sense;
But to require candidates to be
elected by a city-wide and a county-wide 
vote is merely political
shadow-boxing, aimed at weakening
the strength of the minority
groups.
"I predicted last August this
would happen when I begged the
colored citizens to elect a candidate 
— Negro or white — who
would oppose such bill. But our
Negro citizens stayed at home
when a Negro could have been
elected to the state legislature. So
this is the price of indifference
and partisanism. Now no amount
of protesting — petitioning will
undo what we ourselves could
have prevented from occurring."
Rev. R. S. Norsworthy, paster of
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church: "I"
think it is one of the most unfortunate 
things. If a candidate
is depending on a district for his
election then he should be responsible 
to that district only. This
Senate bill adds up to one of those
vicious schemes whereby the riohts
of individuals are taken away
The whole idea or scheme is apparently 
aimed at nullifying the
strength of the Negro vote."
O. Z. Evers, president of the
Binghampton Civic League: "Our
enemies are playing right into our
hands, by dividing the county into
districts. It is also impossible to
include more whites in each district 
in order to take advantage
of colored citizens. If we take an
interest in every election we can
still hold the balance of power.
Nobody will be successful in tellinc 
the people which man to vote
for. As president of a civic club
I will do as much as any other
man in Memphis to explain in detail 
the strategy the Senate is trying 
to use on our people I predict 
... at the next election a
Negro will be elected, despite this
strategy. If Negro leadership gets
together on mutual grounds they
will not be stopped — because progress 
will not be stopped This
year's city election will be the
handwriting on the wall."
Jesse Turner, vice presidentcashier 
of Tri-State Bank executive 
officer of the Shelby County
Democratic Club and Citizens Nonpartisan 
Registration Committee:
"This bill is nothing but another
attempt by segregationists and
their cohorts to keep Negroes disfranchised. 
In some states and
communities, they keep Negroes
from the polls by threatening violence 
and others — by economic
reprisals. I think Negroes should
realize this and should combat it
by getting every eligible Negro in
the community registered to vote."
Rev. D. S. Cunningham, pastor
of Collins CME Church and president 
of the local NAACP: "I am
opposed to toe bill. I understand
that it proposes to stop an individual 
from voting for only the candidates 
he wants to vote for. An
individual should be free to vote
for only one candidate if that is
all he wants to vote for. This has
always been my political feeling."
Rev. L. A. Story, pastor of Martin 
Memorial Temple CME Church:
'We live in a democratic world and
the spirit of democracy is our rule.
The ballot is a matter of choice
and it should be used that way.
No one has a right to select a
group for whom people should vote.
This matter is an individual choice.
This bill is not in keeping with
the spirit of democracy."
Atty. B L. Hooks, also pastor of
Middle Baptist Church: "I have
not had time to read the bill in
its entirety but it appears to me
that a bigger problem is being
created than the one proportedly to
be solved ... in that the way is
being paved for the return of a
political machine. Quite often the
head of a house will shoot one of
the members of his family while
looking for a non-existing intruder." 

Atty. J E. Estes and also president 
of Veterans' Benefit; "This
measure is not within the public's
best interest, nor for the common
good of all of its citizenry. The
motive for which the law was introduced 
is questionable, and without 
moral sanction. The antiSingle 
Shot Bill is totalitarian and
rebellios in nature. Its force and
effect is meaningless. Circumvention 
will be an absolute avoidance.
The law not only will intensify
Single Shot voting but will create
a system of "Buck Shot" voting
where political groups will sponsor 
candidates for each office and
spread the votes for only its candidates. 
This creates the spread or
Buck Shot techniques as used by
political machines in power-politics." 

Rev. C. J. Gaston, local president 
of the National Negro Business
League: "I think this bill is a bad
thing. As I see it, this bill will
serve no good in cementing citizens
closer together. It seems to me

the intelligent people of the community 
should be devising ways
and means to bring citizens closer
together rather than to separate
them."
Atty S. A. Wilbun: "It is a diabolical 
scheme to further suppress
the Negro minority in Shelby
County and this shows conclusively
the anti-Negro sentiment of the
entire delegation, who were elected 
to represent all of the people
of the county. The intent is clear
— to prevent approximately 40
per cent of the population — which
is Negroes — from ever having any
representation in the large Shelby
County delegation. It is a clear
cut case of the strong taking advantage 
of the weak. To put it
mildly, it is a great disappointment 
to those who have sought
improved race relations in our community. 
In my opinion it is arbitary 
and capricious and of doubtful 
constitutionality and should be
tested in the courts if inacted into
law."

REV. R. W. NORSWORTHY

house, each voter has the choice
of voting for eight, but choses to
vote for only one. This is termed
"single-shot" voting.
Following are statements issued
by various individuals and organizations: 

George W. Lee, Republican Natiorial 
Committeeman, executive of
the Lincoln League: "It is a strange
bill. It doesn't improve the devices
of democracy. It doesn't lead us
close to truly representative government. 
If the districting of the city
and county had been based upon
electing representatives from each
of these districts by voters in that
district alone, it would make sense;
But to require candidates to be
elected by a city-wide and a county-wide 
vote is merely political
shadow-boxing, aimed at weakening
the strength of the minority
groups.
"I predicted last August this
would happen when I begged the
colored citizens to elect a candidate 
— Negro or white — who
would oppose such bill. But our
Negro citizens stayed at home
when a Negro could have been
elected to the state legislature. So
this is the price of indifference
and partisanism. Now no amount
of protesting — petitioning will
undo what we ourselves could
have prevented from occurring."
Rev. R. S. Norsworthy, paster of
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church: "I"
think it is one of the most unfortunate 
things. If a candidate
is depending on a district for his
election then he should be responsible 
to that district only. This
Senate bill adds up to one of those
vicious schemes whereby the riohts
of individuals are taken away
The whole idea or scheme is apparently 
aimed at nullifying the
strength of the Negro vote."
O. Z. Evers, president of the
Binghampton Civic League: "Our
enemies are playing right into our
hands, by dividing the county into
districts. It is also impossible to
include more whites in each district 
in order to take advantage
of colored citizens. If we take an
interest in every election we can
still hold the balance of power.
Nobody will be successful in tellinc 
the people which man to vote
for. As president of a civic club
I will do as much as any other
man in Memphis to explain in detail 
the strategy the Senate is trying 
to use on our people I predict 
... at the next election a
Negro will be elected, despite this
strategy. If Negro leadership gets
together on mutual grounds they
will not be stopped — because progress 
will not be stopped This
year's city election will be the
handwriting on the wall."
Jesse Turner, vice presidentcashier 
of Tri-State Bank executive 
officer of the Shelby County
Democratic Club and Citizens Nonpartisan 
Registration Committee:
"This bill is nothing but another
attempt by segregationists and
their cohorts to keep Negroes disfranchised. 
In some states and
communities, they keep Negroes
from the polls by threatening violence 
and others — by economic
reprisals. I think Negroes should
realize this and should combat it
by getting every eligible Negro in
the community registered to vote."
Rev. D. S. Cunningham, pastor
of Collins CME Church and president 
of the local NAACP: "I am
opposed to toe bill. I understand
that it proposes to stop an individual 
from voting for only the candidates 
he wants to vote for. An
individual should be free to vote
for only one candidate if that is
all he wants to vote for. This has
always been my political feeling."
Rev. L. A. Story, pastor of Martin 
Memorial Temple CME Church:
'We live in a democratic world and
the spirit of democracy is our rule.
The ballot is a matter of choice
and it should be used that way.
No one has a right to select a
group for whom people should vote.
This matter is an individual choice.
This bill is not in keeping with
the spirit of democracy."
Atty. B L. Hooks, also pastor of
Middle Baptist Church: "I have
not had time to read the bill in
its entirety but it appears to me
that a bigger problem is being
created than the one proportedly to
be solved ... in that the way is
being paved for the return of a
political machine. Quite often the
head of a house will shoot one of
the members of his family while
looking for a non-existing intruder." 

Atty. J E. Estes and also president 
of Veterans' Benefit; "This
measure is not within the public's
best interest, nor for the common
good of all of its citizenry. The
motive for which the law was introduced 
is questionable, and without 
moral sanction. The antiSingle 
Shot Bill is totalitarian and
rebellios in nature. Its force and
effect is meaningless. Circumvention 
will be an absolute avoidance.
The law not only will intensify
Single Shot voting but will create
a system of "Buck Shot" voting
where political groups will sponsor 
candidates for each office and
spread the votes for only its candidates. 
This creates the spread or
Buck Shot techniques as used by
political machines in power-politics." 

Rev. C. J. Gaston, local president 
of the National Negro Business
League: "I think this bill is a bad
thing. As I see it, this bill will
serve no good in cementing citizens
closer together. It seems to me

the intelligent people of the community 
should be devising ways
and means to bring citizens closer
together rather than to separate
them."
Atty S. A. Wilbun: "It is a diabolical 
scheme to further suppress
the Negro minority in Shelby
County and this shows conclusively
the anti-Negro sentiment of the
entire delegation, who were elected 
to represent all of the people
of the county. The intent is clear
— to prevent approximately 40
per cent of the population — which
is Negroes — from ever having any
representation in the large Shelby
County delegation. It is a clear
cut case of the strong taking advantage 
of the weak. To put it
mildly, it is a great disappointment 
to those who have sought
improved race relations in our community. 
In my opinion it is arbitary 
and capricious and of doubtful 
constitutionality and should be
tested in the courts if inacted into
law."

O. Z. EVERS

house, each voter has the choice
of voting for eight, but choses to
vote for only one. This is termed
"single-shot" voting.
Following are statements issued
by various individuals and organizations: 

George W. Lee, Republican Natiorial 
Committeeman, executive of
the Lincoln League: "It is a strange
bill. It doesn't improve the devices
of democracy. It doesn't lead us
close to truly representative government. 
If the districting of the city
and county had been based upon
electing representatives from each
of these districts by voters in that
district alone, it would make sense;
But to require candidates to be
elected by a city-wide and a county-wide 
vote is merely political
shadow-boxing, aimed at weakening
the strength of the minority
groups.
"I predicted last August this
would happen when I begged the
colored citizens to elect a candidate 
— Negro or white — who
would oppose such bill. But our
Negro citizens stayed at home
when a Negro could have been
elected to the state legislature. So
this is the price of indifference
and partisanism. Now no amount
of protesting — petitioning will
undo what we ourselves could
have prevented from occurring."
Rev. R. S. Norsworthy, paster of
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church: "I"
think it is one of the most unfortunate 
things. If a candidate
is depending on a district for his
election then he should be responsible 
to that district only. This
Senate bill adds up to one of those
vicious schemes whereby the riohts
of individuals are taken away
The whole idea or scheme is apparently 
aimed at nullifying the
strength of the Negro vote."
O. Z. Evers, president of the
Binghampton Civic League: "Our
enemies are playing right into our
hands, by dividing the county into
districts. It is also impossible to
include more whites in each district 
in order to take advantage
of colored citizens. If we take an
interest in every election we can
still hold the balance of power.
Nobody will be successful in tellinc 
the people which man to vote
for. As president of a civic club
I will do as much as any other
man in Memphis to explain in detail 
the strategy the Senate is trying 
to use on our people I predict 
... at the next election a
Negro will be elected, despite this
strategy. If Negro leadership gets
together on mutual grounds they
will not be stopped — because progress 
will not be stopped This
year's city election will be the
handwriting on the wall."
Jesse Turner, vice presidentcashier 
of Tri-State Bank executive 
officer of the Shelby County
Democratic Club and Citizens Nonpartisan 
Registration Committee:
"This bill is nothing but another
attempt by segregationists and
their cohorts to keep Negroes disfranchised. 
In some states and
communities, they keep Negroes
from the polls by threatening violence 
and others — by economic
reprisals. I think Negroes should
realize this and should combat it
by getting every eligible Negro in
the community registered to vote."
Rev. D. S. Cunningham, pastor
of Collins CME Church and president 
of the local NAACP: "I am
opposed to toe bill. I understand
that it proposes to stop an individual 
from voting for only the candidates 
he wants to vote for. An
individual should be free to vote
for only one candidate if that is
all he wants to vote for. This has
always been my political feeling."
Rev. L. A. Story, pastor of Martin 
Memorial Temple CME Church:
'We live in a democratic world and
the spirit of democracy is our rule.
The ballot is a matter of choice
and it should be used that way.
No one has a right to select a
group for whom people should vote.
This matter is an individual choice.
This bill is not in keeping with
the spirit of democracy."
Atty. B L. Hooks, also pastor of
Middle Baptist Church: "I have
not had time to read the bill in
its entirety but it appears to me
that a bigger problem is being
created than the one proportedly to
be solved ... in that the way is
being paved for the return of a
political machine. Quite often the
head of a house will shoot one of
the members of his family while
looking for a non-existing intruder." 

Atty. J E. Estes and also president 
of Veterans' Benefit; "This
measure is not within the public's
best interest, nor for the common
good of all of its citizenry. The
motive for which the law was introduced 
is questionable, and without 
moral sanction. The antiSingle 
Shot Bill is totalitarian and
rebellios in nature. Its force and
effect is meaningless. Circumvention 
will be an absolute avoidance.
The law not only will intensify
Single Shot voting but will create
a system of "Buck Shot" voting
where political groups will sponsor 
candidates for each office and
spread the votes for only its candidates. 
This creates the spread or
Buck Shot techniques as used by
political machines in power-politics." 

Rev. C. J. Gaston, local president 
of the National Negro Business
League: "I think this bill is a bad
thing. As I see it, this bill will
serve no good in cementing citizens
closer together. It seems to me

the intelligent people of the community 
should be devising ways
and means to bring citizens closer
together rather than to separate
them."
Atty S. A. Wilbun: "It is a diabolical 
scheme to further suppress
the Negro minority in Shelby
County and this shows conclusively
the anti-Negro sentiment of the
entire delegation, who were elected 
to represent all of the people
of the county. The intent is clear
— to prevent approximately 40
per cent of the population — which
is Negroes — from ever having any
representation in the large Shelby
County delegation. It is a clear
cut case of the strong taking advantage 
of the weak. To put it
mildly, it is a great disappointment 
to those who have sought
improved race relations in our community. 
In my opinion it is arbitary 
and capricious and of doubtful 
constitutionality and should be
tested in the courts if inacted into
law."

JESSE TURNER

house, each voter has the choice
of voting for eight, but choses to
vote for only one. This is termed
"single-shot" voting.
Following are statements issued
by various individuals and organizations: 

George W. Lee, Republican Natiorial 
Committeeman, executive of
the Lincoln League: "It is a strange
bill. It doesn't improve the devices
of democracy. It doesn't lead us
close to truly representative government. 
If the districting of the city
and county had been based upon
electing representatives from each
of these districts by voters in that
district alone, it would make sense;
But to require candidates to be
elected by a city-wide and a county-wide 
vote is merely political
shadow-boxing, aimed at weakening
the strength of the minority
groups.
"I predicted last August this
would happen when I begged the
colored citizens to elect a candidate 
— Negro or white — who
would oppose such bill. But our
Negro citizens stayed at home
when a Negro could have been
elected to the state legislature. So
this is the price of indifference
and partisanism. Now no amount
of protesting — petitioning will
undo what we ourselves could
have prevented from occurring."
Rev. R. S. Norsworthy, paster of
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church: "I"
think it is one of the most unfortunate 
things. If a candidate
is depending on a district for his
election then he should be responsible 
to that district only. This
Senate bill adds up to one of those
vicious schemes whereby the riohts
of individuals are taken away
The whole idea or scheme is apparently 
aimed at nullifying the
strength of the Negro vote."
O. Z. Evers, president of the
Binghampton Civic League: "Our
enemies are playing right into our
hands, by dividing the county into
districts. It is also impossible to
include more whites in each district 
in order to take advantage
of colored citizens. If we take an
interest in every election we can
still hold the balance of power.
Nobody will be successful in tellinc 
the people which man to vote
for. As president of a civic club
I will do as much as any other
man in Memphis to explain in detail 
the strategy the Senate is trying 
to use on our people I predict 
... at the next election a
Negro will be elected, despite this
strategy. If Negro leadership gets
together on mutual grounds they
will not be stopped — because progress 
will not be stopped This
year's city election will be the
handwriting on the wall."
Jesse Turner, vice presidentcashier 
of Tri-State Bank executive 
officer of the Shelby County
Democratic Club and Citizens Nonpartisan 
Registration Committee:
"This bill is nothing but another
attempt by segregationists and
their cohorts to keep Negroes disfranchised. 
In some states and
communities, they keep Negroes
from the polls by threatening violence 
and others — by economic
reprisals. I think Negroes should
realize this and should combat it
by getting every eligible Negro in
the community registered to vote."
Rev. D. S. Cunningham, pastor
of Collins CME Church and president 
of the local NAACP: "I am
opposed to toe bill. I understand
that it proposes to stop an individual 
from voting for only the candidates 
he wants to vote for. An
individual should be free to vote
for only one candidate if that is
all he wants to vote for. This has
always been my political feeling."
Rev. L. A. Story, pastor of Martin 
Memorial Temple CME Church:
'We live in a democratic world and
the spirit of democracy is our rule.
The ballot is a matter of choice
and it should be used that way.
No one has a right to select a
group for whom people should vote.
This matter is an individual choice.
This bill is not in keeping with
the spirit of democracy."
Atty. B L. Hooks, also pastor of
Middle Baptist Church: "I have
not had time to read the bill in
its entirety but it appears to me
that a bigger problem is being
created than the one proportedly to
be solved ... in that the way is
being paved for the return of a
political machine. Quite often the
head of a house will shoot one of
the members of his family while
looking for a non-existing intruder." 

Atty. J E. Estes and also president 
of Veterans' Benefit; "This
measure is not within the public's
best interest, nor for the common
good of all of its citizenry. The
motive for which the law was introduced 
is questionable, and without 
moral sanction. The antiSingle 
Shot Bill is totalitarian and
rebellios in nature. Its force and
effect is meaningless. Circumvention 
will be an absolute avoidance.
The law not only will intensify
Single Shot voting but will create
a system of "Buck Shot" voting
where political groups will sponsor 
candidates for each office and
spread the votes for only its candidates. 
This creates the spread or
Buck Shot techniques as used by
political machines in power-politics." 

Rev. C. J. Gaston, local president 
of the National Negro Business
League: "I think this bill is a bad
thing. As I see it, this bill will
serve no good in cementing citizens
closer together. It seems to me

the intelligent people of the community 
should be devising ways
and means to bring citizens closer
together rather than to separate
them."
Atty S. A. Wilbun: "It is a diabolical 
scheme to further suppress
the Negro minority in Shelby
County and this shows conclusively
the anti-Negro sentiment of the
entire delegation, who were elected 
to represent all of the people
of the county. The intent is clear
— to prevent approximately 40
per cent of the population — which
is Negroes — from ever having any
representation in the large Shelby
County delegation. It is a clear
cut case of the strong taking advantage 
of the weak. To put it
mildly, it is a great disappointment 
to those who have sought
improved race relations in our community. 
In my opinion it is arbitary 
and capricious and of doubtful 
constitutionality and should be
tested in the courts if inacted into
law."

REV. D. S. CUNNINGHAM

house, each voter has the choice
of voting for eight, but choses to
vote for only one. This is termed
"single-shot" voting.
Following are statements issued
by various individuals and organizations: 

George W. Lee, Republican Natiorial 
Committeeman, executive of
the Lincoln League: "It is a strange
bill. It doesn't improve the devices
of democracy. It doesn't lead us
close to truly representative government. 
If the districting of the city
and county had been based upon
electing representatives from each
of these districts by voters in that
district alone, it would make sense;
But to require candidates to be
elected by a city-wide and a county-wide 
vote is merely political
shadow-boxing, aimed at weakening
the strength of the minority
groups.
"I predicted last August this
would happen when I begged the
colored citizens to elect a candidate 
— Negro or white — who
would oppose such bill. But our
Negro citizens stayed at home
when a Negro could have been
elected to the state legislature. So
this is the price of indifference
and partisanism. Now no amount
of protesting — petitioning will
undo what we ourselves could
have prevented from occurring."
Rev. R. S. Norsworthy, paster of
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church: "I"
think it is one of the most unfortunate 
things. If a candidate
is depending on a district for his
election then he should be responsible 
to that district only. This
Senate bill adds up to one of those
vicious schemes whereby the riohts
of individuals are taken away
The whole idea or scheme is apparently 
aimed at nullifying the
strength of the Negro vote."
O. Z. Evers, president of the
Binghampton Civic League: "Our
enemies are playing right into our
hands, by dividing the county into
districts. It is also impossible to
include more whites in each district 
in order to take advantage
of colored citizens. If we take an
interest in every election we can
still hold the balance of power.
Nobody will be successful in tellinc 
the people which man to vote
for. As president of a civic club
I will do as much as any other
man in Memphis to explain in detail 
the strategy the Senate is trying 
to use on our people I predict 
... at the next election a
Negro will be elected, despite this
strategy. If Negro leadership gets
together on mutual grounds they
will not be stopped — because progress 
will not be stopped This
year's city election will be the
handwriting on the wall."
Jesse Turner, vice presidentcashier 
of Tri-State Bank executive 
officer of the Shelby County
Democratic Club and Citizens Nonpartisan 
Registration Committee:
"This bill is nothing but another
attempt by segregationists and
their cohorts to keep Negroes disfranchised. 
In some states and
communities, they keep Negroes
from the polls by threatening violence 
and others — by economic
reprisals. I think Negroes should
realize this and should combat it
by getting every eligible Negro in
the community registered to vote."
Rev. D. S. Cunningham, pastor
of Collins CME Church and president 
of the local NAACP: "I am
opposed to toe bill. I understand
that it proposes to stop an individual 
from voting for only the candidates 
he wants to vote for. An
individual should be free to vote
for only one candidate if that is
all he wants to vote for. This has
always been my political feeling."
Rev. L. A. Story, pastor of Martin 
Memorial Temple CME Church:
'We live in a democratic world and
the spirit of democracy is our rule.
The ballot is a matter of choice
and it should be used that way.
No one has a right to select a
group for whom people should vote.
This matter is an individual choice.
This bill is not in keeping with
the spirit of democracy."
Atty. B L. Hooks, also pastor of
Middle Baptist Church: "I have
not had time to read the bill in
its entirety but it appears to me
that a bigger problem is being
created than the one proportedly to
be solved ... in that the way is
being paved for the return of a
political machine. Quite often the
head of a house will shoot one of
the members of his family while
looking for a non-existing intruder." 

Atty. J E. Estes and also president 
of Veterans' Benefit; "This
measure is not within the public's
best interest, nor for the common
good of all of its citizenry. The
motive for which the law was introduced 
is questionable, and without 
moral sanction. The antiSingle 
Shot Bill is totalitarian and
rebellios in nature. Its force and
effect is meaningless. Circumvention 
will be an absolute avoidance.
The law not only will intensify
Single Shot voting but will create
a system of "Buck Shot" voting
where political groups will sponsor 
candidates for each office and
spread the votes for only its candidates. 
This creates the spread or
Buck Shot techniques as used by
political machines in power-politics." 

Rev. C. J. Gaston, local president 
of the National Negro Business
League: "I think this bill is a bad
thing. As I see it, this bill will
serve no good in cementing citizens
closer together. It seems to me

the intelligent people of the community 
should be devising ways
and means to bring citizens closer
together rather than to separate
them."
Atty S. A. Wilbun: "It is a diabolical 
scheme to further suppress
the Negro minority in Shelby
County and this shows conclusively
the anti-Negro sentiment of the
entire delegation, who were elected 
to represent all of the people
of the county. The intent is clear
— to prevent approximately 40
per cent of the population — which
is Negroes — from ever having any
representation in the large Shelby
County delegation. It is a clear
cut case of the strong taking advantage 
of the weak. To put it
mildly, it is a great disappointment 
to those who have sought
improved race relations in our community. 
In my opinion it is arbitary 
and capricious and of doubtful 
constitutionality and should be
tested in the courts if inacted into
law."

REV. L. A. STORY

house, each voter has the choice
of voting for eight, but choses to
vote for only one. This is termed
"single-shot" voting.
Following are statements issued
by various individuals and organizations: 

George W. Lee, Republican Natiorial 
Committeeman, executive of
the Lincoln League: "It is a strange
bill. It doesn't improve the devices
of democracy. It doesn't lead us
close to truly representative government. 
If the districting of the city
and county had been based upon
electing representatives from each
of these districts by voters in that
district alone, it would make sense;
But to require candidates to be
elected by a city-wide and a county-wide 
vote is merely political
shadow-boxing, aimed at weakening
the strength of the minority
groups.
"I predicted last August this
would happen when I begged the
colored citizens to elect a candidate 
— Negro or white — who
would oppose such bill. But our
Negro citizens stayed at home
when a Negro could have been
elected to the state legislature. So
this is the price of indifference
and partisanism. Now no amount
of protesting — petitioning will
undo what we ourselves could
have prevented from occurring."
Rev. R. S. Norsworthy, paster of
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church: "I"
think it is one of the most unfortunate 
things. If a candidate
is depending on a district for his
election then he should be responsible 
to that district only. This
Senate bill adds up to one of those
vicious schemes whereby the riohts
of individuals are taken away
The whole idea or scheme is apparently 
aimed at nullifying the
strength of the Negro vote."
O. Z. Evers, president of the
Binghampton Civic League: "Our
enemies are playing right into our
hands, by dividing the county into
districts. It is also impossible to
include more whites in each district 
in order to take advantage
of colored citizens. If we take an
interest in every election we can
still hold the balance of power.
Nobody will be successful in tellinc 
the people which man to vote
for. As president of a civic club
I will do as much as any other
man in Memphis to explain in detail 
the strategy the Senate is trying 
to use on our people I predict 
... at the next election a
Negro will be elected, despite this
strategy. If Negro leadership gets
together on mutual grounds they
will not be stopped — because progress 
will not be stopped This
year's city election will be the
handwriting on the wall."
Jesse Turner, vice presidentcashier 
of Tri-State Bank executive 
officer of the Shelby County
Democratic Club and Citizens Nonpartisan 
Registration Committee:
"This bill is nothing but another
attempt by segregationists and
their cohorts to keep Negroes disfranchised. 
In some states and
communities, they keep Negroes
from the polls by threatening violence 
and others — by economic
reprisals. I think Negroes should
realize this and should combat it
by getting every eligible Negro in
the community registered to vote."
Rev. D. S. Cunningham, pastor
of Collins CME Church and president 
of the local NAACP: "I am
opposed to toe bill. I understand
that it proposes to stop an individual 
from voting for only the candidates 
he wants to vote for. An
individual should be free to vote
for only one candidate if that is
all he wants to vote for. This has
always been my political feeling."
Rev. L. A. Story, pastor of Martin 
Memorial Temple CME Church:
'We live in a democratic world and
the spirit of democracy is our rule.
The ballot is a matter of choice
and it should be used that way.
No one has a right to select a
group for whom people should vote.
This matter is an individual choice.
This bill is not in keeping with
the spirit of democracy."
Atty. B L. Hooks, also pastor of
Middle Baptist Church: "I have
not had time to read the bill in
its entirety but it appears to me
that a bigger problem is being
created than the one proportedly to
be solved ... in that the way is
being paved for the return of a
political machine. Quite often the
head of a house will shoot one of
the members of his family while
looking for a non-existing intruder." 

Atty. J E. Estes and also president 
of Veterans' Benefit; "This
measure is not within the public's
best interest, nor for the common
good of all of its citizenry. The
motive for which the law was introduced 
is questionable, and without 
moral sanction. The antiSingle 
Shot Bill is totalitarian and
rebellios in nature. Its force and
effect is meaningless. Circumvention 
will be an absolute avoidance.
The law not only will intensify
Single Shot voting but will create
a system of "Buck Shot" voting
where political groups will sponsor 
candidates for each office and
spread the votes for only its candidates. 
This creates the spread or
Buck Shot techniques as used by
political machines in power-politics." 

Rev. C. J. Gaston, local president 
of the National Negro Business
League: "I think this bill is a bad
thing. As I see it, this bill will
serve no good in cementing citizens
closer together. It seems to me

the intelligent people of the community 
should be devising ways
and means to bring citizens closer
together rather than to separate
them."
Atty S. A. Wilbun: "It is a diabolical 
scheme to further suppress
the Negro minority in Shelby
County and this shows conclusively
the anti-Negro sentiment of the
entire delegation, who were elected 
to represent all of the people
of the county. The intent is clear
— to prevent approximately 40
per cent of the population — which
is Negroes — from ever having any
representation in the large Shelby
County delegation. It is a clear
cut case of the strong taking advantage 
of the weak. To put it
mildly, it is a great disappointment 
to those who have sought
improved race relations in our community. 
In my opinion it is arbitary 
and capricious and of doubtful 
constitutionality and should be
tested in the courts if inacted into
law."

ATTY. B. L. HOOKS

house, each voter has the choice
of voting for eight, but choses to
vote for only one. This is termed
"single-shot" voting.
Following are statements issued
by various individuals and organizations: 

George W. Lee, Republican Natiorial 
Committeeman, executive of
the Lincoln League: "It is a strange
bill. It doesn't improve the devices
of democracy. It doesn't lead us
close to truly representative government. 
If the districting of the city
and county had been based upon
electing representatives from each
of these districts by voters in that
district alone, it would make sense;
But to require candidates to be
elected by a city-wide and a county-wide 
vote is merely political
shadow-boxing, aimed at weakening
the strength of the minority
groups.
"I predicted last August this
would happen when I begged the
colored citizens to elect a candidate 
— Negro or white — who
would oppose such bill. But our
Negro citizens stayed at home
when a Negro could have been
elected to the state legislature. So
this is the price of indifference
and partisanism. Now no amount
of protesting — petitioning will
undo what we ourselves could
have prevented from occurring."
Rev. R. S. Norsworthy, paster of
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church: "I"
think it is one of the most unfortunate 
things. If a candidate
is depending on a district for his
election then he should be responsible 
to that district only. This
Senate bill adds up to one of those
vicious schemes whereby the riohts
of individuals are taken away
The whole idea or scheme is apparently 
aimed at nullifying the
strength of the Negro vote."
O. Z. Evers, president of the
Binghampton Civic League: "Our
enemies are playing right into our
hands, by dividing the county into
districts. It is also impossible to
include more whites in each district 
in order to take advantage
of colored citizens. If we take an
interest in every election we can
still hold the balance of power.
Nobody will be successful in tellinc 
the people which man to vote
for. As president of a civic club
I will do as much as any other
man in Memphis to explain in detail 
the strategy the Senate is trying 
to use on our people I predict 
... at the next election a
Negro will be elected, despite this
strategy. If Negro leadership gets
together on mutual grounds they
will not be stopped — because progress 
will not be stopped This
year's city election will be the
handwriting on the wall."
Jesse Turner, vice presidentcashier 
of Tri-State Bank executive 
officer of the Shelby County
Democratic Club and Citizens Nonpartisan 
Registration Committee:
"This bill is nothing but another
attempt by segregationists and
their cohorts to keep Negroes disfranchised. 
In some states and
communities, they keep Negroes
from the polls by threatening violence 
and others — by economic
reprisals. I think Negroes should
realize this and should combat it
by getting every eligible Negro in
the community registered to vote."
Rev. D. S. Cunningham, pastor
of Collins CME Church and president 
of the local NAACP: "I am
opposed to toe bill. I understand
that it proposes to stop an individual 
from voting for only the candidates 
he wants to vote for. An
individual should be free to vote
for only one candidate if that is
all he wants to vote for. This has
always been my political feeling."
Rev. L. A. Story, pastor of Martin 
Memorial Temple CME Church:
'We live in a democratic world and
the spirit of democracy is our rule.
The ballot is a matter of choice
and it should be used that way.
No one has a right to select a
group for whom people should vote.
This matter is an individual choice.
This bill is not in keeping with
the spirit of democracy."
Atty. B L. Hooks, also pastor of
Middle Baptist Church: "I have
not had time to read the bill in
its entirety but it appears to me
that a bigger problem is being
created than the one proportedly to
be solved ... in that the way is
being paved for the return of a
political machine. Quite often the
head of a house will shoot one of
the members of his family while
looking for a non-existing intruder." 

Atty. J E. Estes and also president 
of Veterans' Benefit; "This
measure is not within the public's
best interest, nor for the common
good of all of its citizenry. The
motive for which the law was introduced 
is questionable, and without 
moral sanction. The antiSingle 
Shot Bill is totalitarian and
rebellios in nature. Its force and
effect is meaningless. Circumvention 
will be an absolute avoidance.
The law not only will intensify
Single Shot voting but will create
a system of "Buck Shot" voting
where political groups will sponsor 
candidates for each office and
spread the votes for only its candidates. 
This creates the spread or
Buck Shot techniques as used by
political machines in power-politics." 

Rev. C. J. Gaston, local president 
of the National Negro Business
League: "I think this bill is a bad
thing. As I see it, this bill will
serve no good in cementing citizens
closer together. It seems to me

the intelligent people of the community 
should be devising ways
and means to bring citizens closer
together rather than to separate
them."
Atty S. A. Wilbun: "It is a diabolical 
scheme to further suppress
the Negro minority in Shelby
County and this shows conclusively
the anti-Negro sentiment of the
entire delegation, who were elected 
to represent all of the people
of the county. The intent is clear
— to prevent approximately 40
per cent of the population — which
is Negroes — from ever having any
representation in the large Shelby
County delegation. It is a clear
cut case of the strong taking advantage 
of the weak. To put it
mildly, it is a great disappointment 
to those who have sought
improved race relations in our community. 
In my opinion it is arbitary 
and capricious and of doubtful 
constitutionality and should be
tested in the courts if inacted into
law."

ATTY. JAMES ESTES

house, each voter has the choice
of voting for eight, but choses to
vote for only one. This is termed
"single-shot" voting.
Following are statements issued
by various individuals and organizations: 

George W. Lee, Republican Natiorial 
Committeeman, executive of
the Lincoln League: "It is a strange
bill. It doesn't improve the devices
of democracy. It doesn't lead us
close to truly representative government. 
If the districting of the city
and county had been based upon
electing representatives from each
of these districts by voters in that
district alone, it would make sense;
But to require candidates to be
elected by a city-wide and a county-wide 
vote is merely political
shadow-boxing, aimed at weakening
the strength of the minority
groups.
"I predicted last August this
would happen when I begged the
colored citizens to elect a candidate 
— Negro or white — who
would oppose such bill. But our
Negro citizens stayed at home
when a Negro could have been
elected to the state legislature. So
this is the price of indifference
and partisanism. Now no amount
of protesting — petitioning will
undo what we ourselves could
have prevented from occurring."
Rev. R. S. Norsworthy, paster of
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church: "I"
think it is one of the most unfortunate 
things. If a candidate
is depending on a district for his
election then he should be responsible 
to that district only. This
Senate bill adds up to one of those
vicious schemes whereby the riohts
of individuals are taken away
The whole idea or scheme is apparently 
aimed at nullifying the
strength of the Negro vote."
O. Z. Evers, president of the
Binghampton Civic League: "Our
enemies are playing right into our
hands, by dividing the county into
districts. It is also impossible to
include more whites in each district 
in order to take advantage
of colored citizens. If we take an
interest in every election we can
still hold the balance of power.
Nobody will be successful in tellinc 
the people which man to vote
for. As president of a civic club
I will do as much as any other
man in Memphis to explain in detail 
the strategy the Senate is trying 
to use on our people I predict 
... at the next election a
Negro will be elected, despite this
strategy. If Negro leadership gets
together on mutual grounds they
will not be stopped — because progress 
will not be stopped This
year's city election will be the
handwriting on the wall."
Jesse Turner, vice presidentcashier 
of Tri-State Bank executive 
officer of the Shelby County
Democratic Club and Citizens Nonpartisan 
Registration Committee:
"This bill is nothing but another
attempt by segregationists and
their cohorts to keep Negroes disfranchised. 
In some states and
communities, they keep Negroes
from the polls by threatening violence 
and others — by economic
reprisals. I think Negroes should
realize this and should combat it
by getting every eligible Negro in
the community registered to vote."
Rev. D. S. Cunningham, pastor
of Collins CME Church and president 
of the local NAACP: "I am
opposed to toe bill. I understand
that it proposes to stop an individual 
from voting for only the candidates 
he wants to vote for. An
individual should be free to vote
for only one candidate if that is
all he wants to vote for. This has
always been my political feeling."
Rev. L. A. Story, pastor of Martin 
Memorial Temple CME Church:
'We live in a democratic world and
the spirit of democracy is our rule.
The ballot is a matter of choice
and it should be used that way.
No one has a right to select a
group for whom people should vote.
This matter is an individual choice.
This bill is not in keeping with
the spirit of democracy."
Atty. B L. Hooks, also pastor of
Middle Baptist Church: "I have
not had time to read the bill in
its entirety but it appears to me
that a bigger problem is being
created than the one proportedly to
be solved ... in that the way is
being paved for the return of a
political machine. Quite often the
head of a house will shoot one of
the members of his family while
looking for a non-existing intruder." 

Atty. J E. Estes and also president 
of Veterans' Benefit; "This
measure is not within the public's
best interest, nor for the common
good of all of its citizenry. The
motive for which the law was introduced 
is questionable, and without 
moral sanction. The antiSingle 
Shot Bill is totalitarian and
rebellios in nature. Its force and
effect is meaningless. Circumvention 
will be an absolute avoidance.
The law not only will intensify
Single Shot voting but will create
a system of "Buck Shot" voting
where political groups will sponsor 
candidates for each office and
spread the votes for only its candidates. 
This creates the spread or
Buck Shot techniques as used by
political machines in power-politics." 

Rev. C. J. Gaston, local president 
of the National Negro Business
League: "I think this bill is a bad
thing. As I see it, this bill will
serve no good in cementing citizens
closer together. It seems to me

the intelligent people of the community 
should be devising ways
and means to bring citizens closer
together rather than to separate
them."
Atty S. A. Wilbun: "It is a diabolical 
scheme to further suppress
the Negro minority in Shelby
County and this shows conclusively
the anti-Negro sentiment of the
entire delegation, who were elected 
to represent all of the people
of the county. The intent is clear
— to prevent approximately 40
per cent of the population — which
is Negroes — from ever having any
representation in the large Shelby
County delegation. It is a clear
cut case of the strong taking advantage 
of the weak. To put it
mildly, it is a great disappointment 
to those who have sought
improved race relations in our community. 
In my opinion it is arbitary 
and capricious and of doubtful 
constitutionality and should be
tested in the courts if inacted into
law."

C. J. GASTON

house, each voter has the choice
of voting for eight, but choses to
vote for only one. This is termed
"single-shot" voting.
Following are statements issued
by various individuals and organizations: 

George W. Lee, Republican Natiorial 
Committeeman, executive of
the Lincoln League: "It is a strange
bill. It doesn't improve the devices
of democracy. It doesn't lead us
close to truly representative government. 
If the districting of the city
and county had been based upon
electing representatives from each
of these districts by voters in that
district alone, it would make sense;
But to require candidates to be
elected by a city-wide and a county-wide 
vote is merely political
shadow-boxing, aimed at weakening
the strength of the minority
groups.
"I predicted last August this
would happen when I begged the
colored citizens to elect a candidate 
— Negro or white — who
would oppose such bill. But our
Negro citizens stayed at home
when a Negro could have been
elected to the state legislature. So
this is the price of indifference
and partisanism. Now no amount
of protesting — petitioning will
undo what we ourselves could
have prevented from occurring."
Rev. R. S. Norsworthy, paster of
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church: "I"
think it is one of the most unfortunate 
things. If a candidate
is depending on a district for his
election then he should be responsible 
to that district only. This
Senate bill adds up to one of those
vicious schemes whereby the riohts
of individuals are taken away
The whole idea or scheme is apparently 
aimed at nullifying the
strength of the Negro vote."
O. Z. Evers, president of the
Binghampton Civic League: "Our
enemies are playing right into our
hands, by dividing the county into
districts. It is also impossible to
include more whites in each district 
in order to take advantage
of colored citizens. If we take an
interest in every election we can
still hold the balance of power.
Nobody will be successful in tellinc 
the people which man to vote
for. As president of a civic club
I will do as much as any other
man in Memphis to explain in detail 
the strategy the Senate is trying 
to use on our people I predict 
... at the next election a
Negro will be elected, despite this
strategy. If Negro leadership gets
together on mutual grounds they
will not be stopped — because progress 
will not be stopped This
year's city election will be the
handwriting on the wall."
Jesse Turner, vice presidentcashier 
of Tri-State Bank executive 
officer of the Shelby County
Democratic Club and Citizens Nonpartisan 
Registration Committee:
"This bill is nothing but another
attempt by segregationists and
their cohorts to keep Negroes disfranchised. 
In some states and
communities, they keep Negroes
from the polls by threatening violence 
and others — by economic
reprisals. I think Negroes should
realize this and should combat it
by getting every eligible Negro in
the community registered to vote."
Rev. D. S. Cunningham, pastor
of Collins CME Church and president 
of the local NAACP: "I am
opposed to toe bill. I understand
that it proposes to stop an individual 
from voting for only the candidates 
he wants to vote for. An
individual should be free to vote
for only one candidate if that is
all he wants to vote for. This has
always been my political feeling."
Rev. L. A. Story, pastor of Martin 
Memorial Temple CME Church:
'We live in a democratic world and
the spirit of democracy is our rule.
The ballot is a matter of choice
and it should be used that way.
No one has a right to select a
group for whom people should vote.
This matter is an individual choice.
This bill is not in keeping with
the spirit of democracy."
Atty. B L. Hooks, also pastor of
Middle Baptist Church: "I have
not had time to read the bill in
its entirety but it appears to me
that a bigger problem is being
created than the one proportedly to
be solved ... in that the way is
being paved for the return of a
political machine. Quite often the
head of a house will shoot one of
the members of his family while
looking for a non-existing intruder." 

Atty. J E. Estes and also president 
of Veterans' Benefit; "This
measure is not within the public's
best interest, nor for the common
good of all of its citizenry. The
motive for which the law was introduced 
is questionable, and without 
moral sanction. The antiSingle 
Shot Bill is totalitarian and
rebellios in nature. Its force and
effect is meaningless. Circumvention 
will be an absolute avoidance.
The law not only will intensify
Single Shot voting but will create
a system of "Buck Shot" voting
where political groups will sponsor 
candidates for each office and
spread the votes for only its candidates. 
This creates the spread or
Buck Shot techniques as used by
political machines in power-politics." 

Rev. C. J. Gaston, local president 
of the National Negro Business
League: "I think this bill is a bad
thing. As I see it, this bill will
serve no good in cementing citizens
closer together. It seems to me

the intelligent people of the community 
should be devising ways
and means to bring citizens closer
together rather than to separate
them."
Atty S. A. Wilbun: "It is a diabolical 
scheme to further suppress
the Negro minority in Shelby
County and this shows conclusively
the anti-Negro sentiment of the
entire delegation, who were elected 
to represent all of the people
of the county. The intent is clear
— to prevent approximately 40
per cent of the population — which
is Negroes — from ever having any
representation in the large Shelby
County delegation. It is a clear
cut case of the strong taking advantage 
of the weak. To put it
mildly, it is a great disappointment 
to those who have sought
improved race relations in our community. 
In my opinion it is arbitary 
and capricious and of doubtful 
constitutionality and should be
tested in the courts if inacted into
law."

ATTY. S. A. WILBUN

house, each voter has the choice
of voting for eight, but choses to
vote for only one. This is termed
"single-shot" voting.
Following are statements issued
by various individuals and organizations: 

George W. Lee, Republican Natiorial 
Committeeman, executive of
the Lincoln League: "It is a strange
bill. It doesn't improve the devices
of democracy. It doesn't lead us
close to truly representative government. 
If the districting of the city
and county had been based upon
electing representatives from each
of these districts by voters in that
district alone, it would make sense;
But to require candidates to be
elected by a city-wide and a county-wide 
vote is merely political
shadow-boxing, aimed at weakening
the strength of the minority
groups.
"I predicted last August this
would happen when I begged the
colored citizens to elect a candidate 
— Negro or white — who
would oppose such bill. But our
Negro citizens stayed at home
when a Negro could have been
elected to the state legislature. So
this is the price of indifference
and partisanism. Now no amount
of protesting — petitioning will
undo what we ourselves could
have prevented from occurring."
Rev. R. S. Norsworthy, paster of
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church: "I"
think it is one of the most unfortunate 
things. If a candidate
is depending on a district for his
election then he should be responsible 
to that district only. This
Senate bill adds up to one of those
vicious schemes whereby the riohts
of individuals are taken away
The whole idea or scheme is apparently 
aimed at nullifying the
strength of the Negro vote."
O. Z. Evers, president of the
Binghampton Civic League: "Our
enemies are playing right into our
hands, by dividing the county into
districts. It is also impossible to
include more whites in each district 
in order to take advantage
of colored citizens. If we take an
interest in every election we can
still hold the balance of power.
Nobody will be successful in tellinc 
the people which man to vote
for. As president of a civic club
I will do as much as any other
man in Memphis to explain in detail 
the strategy the Senate is trying 
to use on our people I predict 
... at the next election a
Negro will be elected, despite this
strategy. If Negro leadership gets
together on mutual grounds they
will not be stopped — because progress 
will not be stopped This
year's city election will be the
handwriting on the wall."
Jesse Turner, vice presidentcashier 
of Tri-State Bank executive 
officer of the Shelby County
Democratic Club and Citizens Nonpartisan 
Registration Committee:
"This bill is nothing but another
attempt by segregationists and
their cohorts to keep Negroes disfranchised. 
In some states and
communities, they keep Negroes
from the polls by threatening violence 
and others — by economic
reprisals. I think Negroes should
realize this and should combat it
by getting every eligible Negro in
the community registered to vote."
Rev. D. S. Cunningham, pastor
of Collins CME Church and president 
of the local NAACP: "I am
opposed to toe bill. I understand
that it proposes to stop an individual 
from voting for only the candidates 
he wants to vote for. An
individual should be free to vote
for only one candidate if that is
all he wants to vote for. This has
always been my political feeling."
Rev. L. A. Story, pastor of Martin 
Memorial Temple CME Church:
'We live in a democratic world and
the spirit of democracy is our rule.
The ballot is a matter of choice
and it should be used that way.
No one has a right to select a
group for whom people should vote.
This matter is an individual choice.
This bill is not in keeping with
the spirit of democracy."
Atty. B L. Hooks, also pastor of
Middle Baptist Church: "I have
not had time to read the bill in
its entirety but it appears to me
that a bigger problem is being
created than the one proportedly to
be solved ... in that the way is
being paved for the return of a
political machine. Quite often the
head of a house will shoot one of
the members of his family while
looking for a non-existing intruder." 

Atty. J E. Estes and also president 
of Veterans' Benefit; "This
measure is not within the public's
best interest, nor for the common
good of all of its citizenry. The
motive for which the law was introduced 
is questionable, and without 
moral sanction. The antiSingle 
Shot Bill is totalitarian and
rebellios in nature. Its force and
effect is meaningless. Circumvention 
will be an absolute avoidance.
The law not only will intensify
Single Shot voting but will create
a system of "Buck Shot" voting
where political groups will sponsor 
candidates for each office and
spread the votes for only its candidates. 
This creates the spread or
Buck Shot techniques as used by
political machines in power-politics." 

Rev. C. J. Gaston, local president 
of the National Negro Business
League: "I think this bill is a bad
thing. As I see it, this bill will
serve no good in cementing citizens
closer together. It seems to me

the intelligent people of the community 
should be devising ways
and means to bring citizens closer
together rather than to separate
them."
Atty S. A. Wilbun: "It is a diabolical 
scheme to further suppress
the Negro minority in Shelby
County and this shows conclusively
the anti-Negro sentiment of the
entire delegation, who were elected 
to represent all of the people
of the county. The intent is clear
— to prevent approximately 40
per cent of the population — which
is Negroes — from ever having any
representation in the large Shelby
County delegation. It is a clear
cut case of the strong taking advantage 
of the weak. To put it
mildly, it is a great disappointment 
to those who have sought
improved race relations in our community. 
In my opinion it is arbitary 
and capricious and of doubtful 
constitutionality and should be
tested in the courts if inacted into
law."

Man Accuses Police

When they took my wallet from
my back pocket it contained $25.
When they handled it back to me,
the entire amount was missing.
They asked for the wallet in the
first place under the pretense of
seeking some identification," he said.
Broaden said he noticed that
the number of the patrol car, however, 
he said did not know the
identification of the officers nor
did he know their badge numbers.
The young man said after the
police had completed their search,
they told him to get off the street
or they would "take him down". He
said he headed home and the
patrol car started off, but later
turned around and drove up beside 
him and told him to run,
Broaden is employed as a delivery 
man at White Way Pharmacy
on Cleveland St.

Dr. Levi Watkins

deed grateful for the cooperation
of the trustees of the college and
af the people of Memphis. I am
also grateful to the faithful workers 
of our supporting Tennessee B.
M. and E. Convention and its auxiliaries. 
If perchance there is any
misunderstanding of my objectives
as a professional educator, I firmly
believe chat such misunderstanding 
on the part of my friends is
solely a matter of my own failing.
"I respect the intellectual honesty 
of the men and women with
whom I have been privileged to
serve for now nearly six years," Dr.
Watkins said in his statement. "I
give these friends — both business
and civic — and faculty members
and students all the credit for the
progress of Owen College under my
leadership and thank God that
their cooperation has made possible 
my dedication to the responsibility 
of building an accredited college. 
After working and praying on
the matter, I leave with the opinion 
that the action will be more
helpful. I shall always pray for the
continued success of the college,
for I strongly believe that our people 
will need it more than they
may think. I offer sincere thanks to
everyone for cooperation during
my administration. May God bless
the little college which I shall always 
love, for it will always be a
part of me."
Dr. Owen said Dr. Watkins "applied 
last Spring to Alabama State
College for a job. He did not inform 
the trustee board of this. He
kept us in quandry as to what he
was going to do . . . that is, he
would not say categorically whether 
he was going to remain as president 
of Owen or leave.
"Several times when he expressed 
a desire to resign," Dr. Owen
said, "we pleaded and begged him
to remain as president. He informed 
the chairman of the board in
a letter Feb. 2 that he would resign. 
After talking with him he
said he would not withdraw his
resignation."
Three faculty members have
been appointed as a committee to
head the college until a new president 
can be named. They are E. C.
Curtis, Thomas Willard and Rev.
Fred Lofton.

RESPECTS INTELLECTUAL
HONESTY

deed grateful for the cooperation
of the trustees of the college and
af the people of Memphis. I am
also grateful to the faithful workers 
of our supporting Tennessee B.
M. and E. Convention and its auxiliaries. 
If perchance there is any
misunderstanding of my objectives
as a professional educator, I firmly
believe chat such misunderstanding 
on the part of my friends is
solely a matter of my own failing.
"I respect the intellectual honesty 
of the men and women with
whom I have been privileged to
serve for now nearly six years," Dr.
Watkins said in his statement. "I
give these friends — both business
and civic — and faculty members
and students all the credit for the
progress of Owen College under my
leadership and thank God that
their cooperation has made possible 
my dedication to the responsibility 
of building an accredited college. 
After working and praying on
the matter, I leave with the opinion 
that the action will be more
helpful. I shall always pray for the
continued success of the college,
for I strongly believe that our people 
will need it more than they
may think. I offer sincere thanks to
everyone for cooperation during
my administration. May God bless
the little college which I shall always 
love, for it will always be a
part of me."
Dr. Owen said Dr. Watkins "applied 
last Spring to Alabama State
College for a job. He did not inform 
the trustee board of this. He
kept us in quandry as to what he
was going to do . . . that is, he
would not say categorically whether 
he was going to remain as president 
of Owen or leave.
"Several times when he expressed 
a desire to resign," Dr. Owen
said, "we pleaded and begged him
to remain as president. He informed 
the chairman of the board in
a letter Feb. 2 that he would resign. 
After talking with him he
said he would not withdraw his
resignation."
Three faculty members have
been appointed as a committee to
head the college until a new president 
can be named. They are E. C.
Curtis, Thomas Willard and Rev.
Fred Lofton.

"BEGGED HIM TO REMAIN"

deed grateful for the cooperation
of the trustees of the college and
af the people of Memphis. I am
also grateful to the faithful workers 
of our supporting Tennessee B.
M. and E. Convention and its auxiliaries. 
If perchance there is any
misunderstanding of my objectives
as a professional educator, I firmly
believe chat such misunderstanding 
on the part of my friends is
solely a matter of my own failing.
"I respect the intellectual honesty 
of the men and women with
whom I have been privileged to
serve for now nearly six years," Dr.
Watkins said in his statement. "I
give these friends — both business
and civic — and faculty members
and students all the credit for the
progress of Owen College under my
leadership and thank God that
their cooperation has made possible 
my dedication to the responsibility 
of building an accredited college. 
After working and praying on
the matter, I leave with the opinion 
that the action will be more
helpful. I shall always pray for the
continued success of the college,
for I strongly believe that our people 
will need it more than they
may think. I offer sincere thanks to
everyone for cooperation during
my administration. May God bless
the little college which I shall always 
love, for it will always be a
part of me."
Dr. Owen said Dr. Watkins "applied 
last Spring to Alabama State
College for a job. He did not inform 
the trustee board of this. He
kept us in quandry as to what he
was going to do . . . that is, he
would not say categorically whether 
he was going to remain as president 
of Owen or leave.
"Several times when he expressed 
a desire to resign," Dr. Owen
said, "we pleaded and begged him
to remain as president. He informed 
the chairman of the board in
a letter Feb. 2 that he would resign. 
After talking with him he
said he would not withdraw his
resignation."
Three faculty members have
been appointed as a committee to
head the college until a new president 
can be named. They are E. C.
Curtis, Thomas Willard and Rev.
Fred Lofton.

Church Work

ary. Only half of the twelve southern 
Catholic colleges are even partially 
integrated. There are only
two integrated parochial schools
out of the total of 536 grammar
and 177 high schools in the hardcore 
racist states, reports Jubilee.
The reason are manifold: in
some places a tug-of-war is going
on between the clergy and white
Catholic laymen, who all too often
follow the pattern set by their nonCatholic 
neighbors. Jubilee reveals
that in many areas the state has
threatened to tax the Church out
of existence if it integrates. In
some cities Catholic organizations
working for racial justice have
been forced to disband. In many
cases, Catholics have deliberately
defied the teaching of the Church.
In Louisiana, a Catholic woman
teaching catechism to an integrated 
class of children was beaten by
fellow parishioners. In New Orleans, 
a white Catholic group opposed 
the efforts of Archbishop
Rummel for integration and appealed 
over his head, in violation
of Church custom, to the Vatican.
However, Archbishop Rummel's
work was supported by the Holy
See.
White Catholics who have tried

to follow the Church's teaching
on race find themselves in a precarious 
position. They are boycotted 
by their fellow Catholics and
are often publicly insulted. As the
result of the increased pressure
against the Church, Jubilee finds
that the hierarchy and priests are
tending to become more cautious
in working for integration.

Conflicting Testimony

began cursing him. He said when
he started for the other side of
the car, Mrs. Love jumped from
the car to the curb and began cursing 
him some more, calling him a
white SOB.
"Your Honor, I'm surprised," the
shocked Mrs. Love said. "A white
SOB? I don't curse. All I said was,
'Isn't this something, getting stopped 
by the police, I don't know they
(the patrolman) could make things
up on you in court."
The couple refuted all of the
charges. Mrs. Love said her husband 
had picked her up at a church
member's beauty parlor on Livewell 
Circle in their 1958 Coupe DeVille 
Cadillac. She said when they
turned onto Lamar enroute home
there was a big truck in front of
them.
"My husband tried to pass the
truck, but saw that he wasn't going 
to make it, so pulled back behind 
it," Mrs. Love said. "Then
my husband said, 'Look, there's a
motorcycle behind us, and I jokingly 
said, 'Yes, but we're not speeding." 

"Then," Mrs. Love told the Memphis 
World, "they pulled up beside
us and one of them told my husband, 
"Pull over, boy." My husband
pulled over and one of them told
him to get out of the car. He told
them, 'I'm not a boy, and they
told him to get out. I said, Good
night, isn't this something?" Then
one of the officers looked tough at
me came around to my side of the
car, opened the door, climbed onto
the seat with me and yelled in my
face, Shut up N...r." I told
him, 'I'm not a N...r.' and he
Said, 'N...r, you can't seem to
understand, do you? If you say
on emore word, I'm going to take
you up and I replied, "Well, all
right, then."
"When I said this," Mrs. Love
said, "they called for and had us
put in a squad car. One of them
was yanking on me, and I fold him
I could walk, and to let go of my
arm. He told me I had better be
grad I could walk."
Rev. Love said the patrolmen
"searched me and the car from top
to bottom, saying that they were
looking for pistols and knives." He
said the patrolmen told him and
his wife. It looks like you have
been drinking." At police headquarters, 
Rev. Love said they gave
him a drunkometer test.
The patrolmen would not comment 
on the Loves' statements in
court.
In dismissing the charges, Judge
Ingram said: "When people stand
before my bench and swear to tell
the truth, I believe them. Testimony 
in this case seems conflicting. 
Therefore, I am dismissing all
of the charges."
Rev. Love said Judge Ingram
"must have been sent by God.
Nothing those patrolmen said was
true. All of it was completely false."
Rev. Love said he still plans to
Seek a seat on the Board of Education. 
He has been in the ministry 
in Memphis for over 30 years.
Rev. and Mrs. Love live at 563
Vance Avenue, have two sons, An
drew, 
17, a senior at Booker T.
Washington, and Roy. Jr. 19, a
sophomore at Tennessee Slate University. 


PUT IN SQUAD CAR

began cursing him. He said when
he started for the other side of
the car, Mrs. Love jumped from
the car to the curb and began cursing 
him some more, calling him a
white SOB.
"Your Honor, I'm surprised," the
shocked Mrs. Love said. "A white
SOB? I don't curse. All I said was,
'Isn't this something, getting stopped 
by the police, I don't know they
(the patrolman) could make things
up on you in court."
The couple refuted all of the
charges. Mrs. Love said her husband 
had picked her up at a church
member's beauty parlor on Livewell 
Circle in their 1958 Coupe DeVille 
Cadillac. She said when they
turned onto Lamar enroute home
there was a big truck in front of
them.
"My husband tried to pass the
truck, but saw that he wasn't going 
to make it, so pulled back behind 
it," Mrs. Love said. "Then
my husband said, 'Look, there's a
motorcycle behind us, and I jokingly 
said, 'Yes, but we're not speeding." 

"Then," Mrs. Love told the Memphis 
World, "they pulled up beside
us and one of them told my husband, 
"Pull over, boy." My husband
pulled over and one of them told
him to get out of the car. He told
them, 'I'm not a boy, and they
told him to get out. I said, Good
night, isn't this something?" Then
one of the officers looked tough at
me came around to my side of the
car, opened the door, climbed onto
the seat with me and yelled in my
face, Shut up N...r." I told
him, 'I'm not a N...r.' and he
Said, 'N...r, you can't seem to
understand, do you? If you say
on emore word, I'm going to take
you up and I replied, "Well, all
right, then."
"When I said this," Mrs. Love
said, "they called for and had us
put in a squad car. One of them
was yanking on me, and I fold him
I could walk, and to let go of my
arm. He told me I had better be
grad I could walk."
Rev. Love said the patrolmen
"searched me and the car from top
to bottom, saying that they were
looking for pistols and knives." He
said the patrolmen told him and
his wife. It looks like you have
been drinking." At police headquarters, 
Rev. Love said they gave
him a drunkometer test.
The patrolmen would not comment 
on the Loves' statements in
court.
In dismissing the charges, Judge
Ingram said: "When people stand
before my bench and swear to tell
the truth, I believe them. Testimony 
in this case seems conflicting. 
Therefore, I am dismissing all
of the charges."
Rev. Love said Judge Ingram
"must have been sent by God.
Nothing those patrolmen said was
true. All of it was completely false."
Rev. Love said he still plans to
Seek a seat on the Board of Education. 
He has been in the ministry 
in Memphis for over 30 years.
Rev. and Mrs. Love live at 563
Vance Avenue, have two sons, An
drew, 
17, a senior at Booker T.
Washington, and Roy. Jr. 19, a
sophomore at Tennessee Slate University. 


"SENT BY GOD"

began cursing him. He said when
he started for the other side of
the car, Mrs. Love jumped from
the car to the curb and began cursing 
him some more, calling him a
white SOB.
"Your Honor, I'm surprised," the
shocked Mrs. Love said. "A white
SOB? I don't curse. All I said was,
'Isn't this something, getting stopped 
by the police, I don't know they
(the patrolman) could make things
up on you in court."
The couple refuted all of the
charges. Mrs. Love said her husband 
had picked her up at a church
member's beauty parlor on Livewell 
Circle in their 1958 Coupe DeVille 
Cadillac. She said when they
turned onto Lamar enroute home
there was a big truck in front of
them.
"My husband tried to pass the
truck, but saw that he wasn't going 
to make it, so pulled back behind 
it," Mrs. Love said. "Then
my husband said, 'Look, there's a
motorcycle behind us, and I jokingly 
said, 'Yes, but we're not speeding." 

"Then," Mrs. Love told the Memphis 
World, "they pulled up beside
us and one of them told my husband, 
"Pull over, boy." My husband
pulled over and one of them told
him to get out of the car. He told
them, 'I'm not a boy, and they
told him to get out. I said, Good
night, isn't this something?" Then
one of the officers looked tough at
me came around to my side of the
car, opened the door, climbed onto
the seat with me and yelled in my
face, Shut up N...r." I told
him, 'I'm not a N...r.' and he
Said, 'N...r, you can't seem to
understand, do you? If you say
on emore word, I'm going to take
you up and I replied, "Well, all
right, then."
"When I said this," Mrs. Love
said, "they called for and had us
put in a squad car. One of them
was yanking on me, and I fold him
I could walk, and to let go of my
arm. He told me I had better be
grad I could walk."
Rev. Love said the patrolmen
"searched me and the car from top
to bottom, saying that they were
looking for pistols and knives." He
said the patrolmen told him and
his wife. It looks like you have
been drinking." At police headquarters, 
Rev. Love said they gave
him a drunkometer test.
The patrolmen would not comment 
on the Loves' statements in
court.
In dismissing the charges, Judge
Ingram said: "When people stand
before my bench and swear to tell
the truth, I believe them. Testimony 
in this case seems conflicting. 
Therefore, I am dismissing all
of the charges."
Rev. Love said Judge Ingram
"must have been sent by God.
Nothing those patrolmen said was
true. All of it was completely false."
Rev. Love said he still plans to
Seek a seat on the Board of Education. 
He has been in the ministry 
in Memphis for over 30 years.
Rev. and Mrs. Love live at 563
Vance Avenue, have two sons, An
drew, 
17, a senior at Booker T.
Washington, and Roy. Jr. 19, a
sophomore at Tennessee Slate University. 


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MY WEEKLY
SERMON
By
REV. BLAIR T. HUNT
PASTOR
MISSISSIPPI BLVD. CHRISTIAN CHURCH
The key word of the lenten
season is self restraint. It's value
lies in the opportunity afforded,
as a prudential measure, for the
cultivation of the inner life of the
spirit. The exercise of self-restraint 
may well find its gymnasia
in four arenas:
First: Specializing upon the devotional 
life. Jesus was "led up
of the spirit into the wilderness."
It is well sometimes to get away
from things and be alone. The
world is too much with us. From
meditative repose will rise the
prayerful spirit. The mystic must
be redound amid an age of materialism. 
Be alone with God.
Second: Repressing the lower
nature Jesus fasted. The athlete,
the gymnast must sometimes take
off flesh. The runner must lay
aside weights as well as the besetting 
sin. If the lower nature
is "the old man," of course he
must be "put off." Repression
must be merciless. It is dangerous 
to toy with bear-cubs and
lion-whelps. They grow up. The
devil must be downed.
Third: Emphasizing the best
things. To a good man with ideals
the good may be the enemy of the
best. Jesus was not satisfied with
bread alone; nor were the templetop 
and world-dominion the height
and bounds of his ambition. Infinitely 
better things than gold and
silver and fame and place allure
the soul to out reaching and to
climbing.
Fourth: Sympathy with Jesus
in his passion and purpose. The
first lenten season was to our Lord
a bracing for a mission that availed 
his victorious hand. Shall we
not desire to share in sympathy
and cooperation with the work he
came to do? The Pathos of lent
is not without power to melt and
warm the heart.
So we get back to our subject
and watch-word of the lenten season 
"restraint," self restraint."
Let us hold self well-in leash.
Let us occupy the saddle with a

sure seat, and rein in the fiery
steed in calm control Let us slow
up in the head long dash. Let us
bank down the fires that burn so
fiercely, and give the machinery a
rest. Then the dawn of Easter will
meet us with a risen Lord whose
new life shall call us to renewed
endeavor.
Let us pray:
Our Father, quicken our spiritual 
pulse with vital experiences
of true religion. By what ever
means is best in this lenten season, 
call us back from the lapses
of our high estate, to renew our
covenant with Thee. Heal us, O
Lord, and we shall be healed;
save us and we shall be saved;
turn us unto Thee, and shall be
turned, until at last we shall all
come in the unity of faith, and of
the knowledge of the Son of God,
unto a perfect man, unto the
measure of the stature of the fulness 
of Christ. Amen.

SELF-RESTRAINT
Text: Matt. 4:1-11
By
REV. BLAIR T. HUNT
PASTOR
MISSISSIPPI BLVD. CHRISTIAN CHURCH
The key word of the lenten
season is self restraint. It's value
lies in the opportunity afforded,
as a prudential measure, for the
cultivation of the inner life of the
spirit. The exercise of self-restraint 
may well find its gymnasia
in four arenas:
First: Specializing upon the devotional 
life. Jesus was "led up
of the spirit into the wilderness."
It is well sometimes to get away
from things and be alone. The
world is too much with us. From
meditative repose will rise the
prayerful spirit. The mystic must
be redound amid an age of materialism. 
Be alone with God.
Second: Repressing the lower
nature Jesus fasted. The athlete,
the gymnast must sometimes take
off flesh. The runner must lay
aside weights as well as the besetting 
sin. If the lower nature
is "the old man," of course he
must be "put off." Repression
must be merciless. It is dangerous 
to toy with bear-cubs and
lion-whelps. They grow up. The
devil must be downed.
Third: Emphasizing the best
things. To a good man with ideals
the good may be the enemy of the
best. Jesus was not satisfied with
bread alone; nor were the templetop 
and world-dominion the height
and bounds of his ambition. Infinitely 
better things than gold and
silver and fame and place allure
the soul to out reaching and to
climbing.
Fourth: Sympathy with Jesus
in his passion and purpose. The
first lenten season was to our Lord
a bracing for a mission that availed 
his victorious hand. Shall we
not desire to share in sympathy
and cooperation with the work he
came to do? The Pathos of lent
is not without power to melt and
warm the heart.
So we get back to our subject
and watch-word of the lenten season 
"restraint," self restraint."
Let us hold self well-in leash.
Let us occupy the saddle with a

sure seat, and rein in the fiery
steed in calm control Let us slow
up in the head long dash. Let us
bank down the fires that burn so
fiercely, and give the machinery a
rest. Then the dawn of Easter will
meet us with a risen Lord whose
new life shall call us to renewed
endeavor.
Let us pray:
Our Father, quicken our spiritual 
pulse with vital experiences
of true religion. By what ever
means is best in this lenten season, 
call us back from the lapses
of our high estate, to renew our
covenant with Thee. Heal us, O
Lord, and we shall be healed;
save us and we shall be saved;
turn us unto Thee, and shall be
turned, until at last we shall all
come in the unity of faith, and of
the knowledge of the Son of God,
unto a perfect man, unto the
measure of the stature of the fulness 
of Christ. Amen.

The New WAYNE D.OVERHOLSER Thriller
THE LONE DEPUTY

Price Regan, town marshal of Saddle 
Rock, Colo., and deputy sheriff
or Tremaine county, has more on his
mind than Laura Madden, even
though she has announced to him
that he is marrying her. Price would
be willing enough to marry Laura if
he wasn't the man in the middle in a
struggle of Dowel and pride between
Laura's father. Barry Madden. Saddle 
Rock's banker, and Cole Weston,
a cattleman whose riders do not respect 
any laws.
Madden found out he didn't own
Price when he offered him a house
as a wedding present in return for
running homesteader-storekeeper Walt
Cronin out of the country Price refused. 
Word of this traveled fast,
and one of Cole Weston's gunslinging 
cowboys. Curly Blue, picked a
light with Price. Blue came out second 
best, so Weston ordered Madden
to get rid of Price For Laura's
sake. Madden persuaded - Weston to
allow him twelve hours to bring Price
into line without gunplay.
Weston doesn't want settlers coming 
into the valley and obtaining
legal possession under homestead
laws of land Weston has been holding
by force. Weston wants to make a
forbidding example of Cronin.
Price, his motives misunderstood
by the homesteaders. Is now the object 
of the hostility of both sides in
the struggle.
B JARVIS had not known
any feeling of real security
from the time his parents had
died of scarlet fever when he
was ten and the Potters had
taken him. He hadn't been in
school a day since then; he had
seldom had the satisfaction of
having his stomach full; he had
not known love except from Jean
Potter, who was all a sister
could have been to him.
The only other bright spot in
Bruce's life was the younger
Farnum girl, Susie. The Farnums
had the next place in the Yellow
Cat valley to Potter's. Lizzie Potter 
was always talking about
what a shiftless lot they were,
with George Farnum stealing a
calf for Walt Cronin whenever
he got a chance, or butchering a
steer and selling the beef to
Cronin. There was an older girl.
Dora, too.
But Susie wasn't like Dora.
She was sixteen, just a few
months younger than Bruce. She
always wanted to hold Bruce's
hand whenever she had a chance,
ahd if She could get him away
from the others she liked to be
kissed.
It was exciting to kiss her,
but kind of scary, too. She wanted 
to get married, but he knew
he was a long ways from being
ready for that. He needed to talk
to someone about it, but there
wasn't anybody. Not even Jean.
She still thought he was a kid
and she'd just laugh. Maybe shed
tell her mother, and then there'd
be hell to pay. He was scared of
Lizzie's long tongue more than
anything else in the world. It
seemed to grow sharper with the
years, and it ought to, the way
she honed it on him every day.
He hated Lizzie, and he had
nothing but contempt for Sam
because Sam let his wife run
him. He never stood up to her.
He never made a decision. She
did all the talking just as she
had today when that deputy Price
Regan was here. Sam just grunted, 
or smiled blandly, and kept
still.
But Jean was made of different 
stuff. For a long time she had
fought with her mother. Finally
she had enough of it. Just a few
weeks ago she'd said: "You're
not going to talk to me any more
like that. I'm twenty years old. I
can get a man if I have to. Or
I can go to Saddle Rock and get
a job. I will, too, if you don't
hush up."
Lizzie had hushed up, all right,
but that only made it worse on
Sam and Bruce. She'd always
squeezed every bit of work out
of Bruce she could, and now she
was on him if he took a long
breath. As soon as the deputy
rode off, she said to Bruce: "You
get over on that woodpile. We
ain't got enough wood for supper. 
You hear now?"
He heard and obeyed, rebellion
growing in him until he knew
he couldn't stand it any longer.
He'd run away. There was going
to be trouble here and he didn't
want any part of it. They were
all fools. Frank Evans and Sam
Potter and George Farnum and
the rest of them up the Yellow
Cat, allowing themselves to be
ordered around by Walt Cronin
and stealing calves for him and
getting deeper into debt all the
time.
He pulled on the crosscut until 
he was out of breath. Every
time he stopped to wipe the
sweat off his face, he expected
to hear Lizzie yell at him from
the back door. As soon as a cut
cropped off the log, he picked
up the ax and split it, then he
started on the log again. All
the time he was thinking about
what he'd do.
He'd talk to Susie this evening.
The settlers gathered at Cronin's
store every Saturday night. The
men drank all their credit would
stand, and the women bought
a little of this or that, but mostly 
it was a social occasion.
The settlers had little to do
but gossip. They took care of
some of it on Saturday nights,
and picked up again on Sunday
mornings when they gathered at
the Potter place. They always had
a service of sorts, with Sam
preaching a sermon that Lizzie
wrote for him during the week.
After the service there was always 
potluck dinner, with the
women gabbling like a bunch of
geese and the kids running
around, the boys chasing the
girls and the girls squealing.
The more Bruce thought about
running away, the more he knew
he was in a bind. He couldn't do
anything if he was on foot. He
had to have a horse to get a job,
but he couldn't buy one. He didn't
have five cents to his name. All
he ever got from the Potters
were his meals and a place to
sleep and hand-me-down clothes.
Well, held steal Potter's saddle
horse. He had that much coming
and more. But Lizzie wouldn't
see it that way. She'd get the
deputy Regan after him, and
they'd hang him if they caught
him, but he'd make sure be didn't
get caught.
Lizzie called him to supper and
he carried an armload of wood
into the house and dropped it
into the box behind the stove.
Lizzie talked all through the meal
just as she always did. Sometimes 
she got so far behind in
her eating that she had to finish 
after the rest were done and
had left the table.
"You go harness up," she told
Bruce. "I want to get to the
store ahead of everybody else."
She always tried, and sometimes 
succeeded. Not that she
ever actually bought anything.
There wasn't anything new to
see, either, for Cronin hadn't
been able to get over Domino
Pass to the county seat since
last fall, and he wouldn't, or
couldn't, buy anything in Saddle
Rock. Max Harker refused to
sell to him except at retail prices,
and Cronin wouldn't pay them.
But it didn't make any difference 
to Lizzie whether there was
anything new to see or not. She
loved to stand at the dry-goods
counter and look enviously at
the hats, or feel the cloth on a
bolt.
Tonight Bruce had to grease
the wagon, and for no reason
except perverseness he took his
time. He dawdled harnessing the
team and he was slow hooking
up, and all of Lizzie's nagging
didn't hurry him. She wasn't any
more successful with Sam, who
shaved in the kitchen, and Jean,
who Was the last one to get
dressed. By the time they were
in the wagon, they heard the
Farnum rig coming down the
creek and Sam allowed they
might just as well wait for their
neighbors.
Lizzie was so worn out with
an hour of that fretting that she
couldn't talk. She sat on the seat
beside Sam, straight-backed, her
bony hands laced on her lap, her
face sour enough to clabber milk,
Bruce liked to tell Susie that
Lizzie could make smearcase out
of milk sooner than anyone else
on the Yellow Cat. All she had
to do was stand and stare at a
pan of fresh milk for five minutes 
and it turned to clabber.
When the Farnum rig pulled
up beside the Potter wagon,
George Farnum sang out,
"Butchered me a Broken Ring
steer today. I was up on the rim
this morning and spotted this
critter, so I choused him down
Morning Glory gulch and slaughtered 
him. I taken me a hindquarter 
and I've got the rest here
for Cronin. You want a quarter,
Sam?"
"No," Lizzie said. "The deputy
was out here today inquiring
around. You keep that stealing
up, George Farnum, and they'll
clap you into jail."
Farnum was a big, bald-headed 
man who had lost his wife
the year before. He didn't seem
to have a care In the world.
Now Farnum's great laugh
broke out of him. "No, ma'am,
they won't clap me into jail. Not
with Walt Cronin looking after
things ..."


WHAT HAS HAPPENED

Price Regan, town marshal of Saddle 
Rock, Colo., and deputy sheriff
or Tremaine county, has more on his
mind than Laura Madden, even
though she has announced to him
that he is marrying her. Price would
be willing enough to marry Laura if
he wasn't the man in the middle in a
struggle of Dowel and pride between
Laura's father. Barry Madden. Saddle 
Rock's banker, and Cole Weston,
a cattleman whose riders do not respect 
any laws.
Madden found out he didn't own
Price when he offered him a house
as a wedding present in return for
running homesteader-storekeeper Walt
Cronin out of the country Price refused. 
Word of this traveled fast,
and one of Cole Weston's gunslinging 
cowboys. Curly Blue, picked a
light with Price. Blue came out second 
best, so Weston ordered Madden
to get rid of Price For Laura's
sake. Madden persuaded - Weston to
allow him twelve hours to bring Price
into line without gunplay.
Weston doesn't want settlers coming 
into the valley and obtaining
legal possession under homestead
laws of land Weston has been holding
by force. Weston wants to make a
forbidding example of Cronin.
Price, his motives misunderstood
by the homesteaders. Is now the object 
of the hostility of both sides in
the struggle.
B JARVIS had not known
any feeling of real security
from the time his parents had
died of scarlet fever when he
was ten and the Potters had
taken him. He hadn't been in
school a day since then; he had
seldom had the satisfaction of
having his stomach full; he had
not known love except from Jean
Potter, who was all a sister
could have been to him.
The only other bright spot in
Bruce's life was the younger
Farnum girl, Susie. The Farnums
had the next place in the Yellow
Cat valley to Potter's. Lizzie Potter 
was always talking about
what a shiftless lot they were,
with George Farnum stealing a
calf for Walt Cronin whenever
he got a chance, or butchering a
steer and selling the beef to
Cronin. There was an older girl.
Dora, too.
But Susie wasn't like Dora.
She was sixteen, just a few
months younger than Bruce. She
always wanted to hold Bruce's
hand whenever she had a chance,
ahd if She could get him away
from the others she liked to be
kissed.
It was exciting to kiss her,
but kind of scary, too. She wanted 
to get married, but he knew
he was a long ways from being
ready for that. He needed to talk
to someone about it, but there
wasn't anybody. Not even Jean.
She still thought he was a kid
and she'd just laugh. Maybe shed
tell her mother, and then there'd
be hell to pay. He was scared of
Lizzie's long tongue more than
anything else in the world. It
seemed to grow sharper with the
years, and it ought to, the way
she honed it on him every day.
He hated Lizzie, and he had
nothing but contempt for Sam
because Sam let his wife run
him. He never stood up to her.
He never made a decision. She
did all the talking just as she
had today when that deputy Price
Regan was here. Sam just grunted, 
or smiled blandly, and kept
still.
But Jean was made of different 
stuff. For a long time she had
fought with her mother. Finally
she had enough of it. Just a few
weeks ago she'd said: "You're
not going to talk to me any more
like that. I'm twenty years old. I
can get a man if I have to. Or
I can go to Saddle Rock and get
a job. I will, too, if you don't
hush up."
Lizzie had hushed up, all right,
but that only made it worse on
Sam and Bruce. She'd always
squeezed every bit of work out
of Bruce she could, and now she
was on him if he took a long
breath. As soon as the deputy
rode off, she said to Bruce: "You
get over on that woodpile. We
ain't got enough wood for supper. 
You hear now?"
He heard and obeyed, rebellion
growing in him until he knew
he couldn't stand it any longer.
He'd run away. There was going
to be trouble here and he didn't
want any part of it. They were
all fools. Frank Evans and Sam
Potter and George Farnum and
the rest of them up the Yellow
Cat, allowing themselves to be
ordered around by Walt Cronin
and stealing calves for him and
getting deeper into debt all the
time.
He pulled on the crosscut until 
he was out of breath. Every
time he stopped to wipe the
sweat off his face, he expected
to hear Lizzie yell at him from
the back door. As soon as a cut
cropped off the log, he picked
up the ax and split it, then he
started on the log again. All
the time he was thinking about
what he'd do.
He'd talk to Susie this evening.
The settlers gathered at Cronin's
store every Saturday night. The
men drank all their credit would
stand, and the women bought
a little of this or that, but mostly 
it was a social occasion.
The settlers had little to do
but gossip. They took care of
some of it on Saturday nights,
and picked up again on Sunday
mornings when they gathered at
the Potter place. They always had
a service of sorts, with Sam
preaching a sermon that Lizzie
wrote for him during the week.
After the service there was always 
potluck dinner, with the
women gabbling like a bunch of
geese and the kids running
around, the boys chasing the
girls and the girls squealing.
The more Bruce thought about
running away, the more he knew
he was in a bind. He couldn't do
anything if he was on foot. He
had to have a horse to get a job,
but he couldn't buy one. He didn't
have five cents to his name. All
he ever got from the Potters
were his meals and a place to
sleep and hand-me-down clothes.
Well, held steal Potter's saddle
horse. He had that much coming
and more. But Lizzie wouldn't
see it that way. She'd get the
deputy Regan after him, and
they'd hang him if they caught
him, but he'd make sure be didn't
get caught.
Lizzie called him to supper and
he carried an armload of wood
into the house and dropped it
into the box behind the stove.
Lizzie talked all through the meal
just as she always did. Sometimes 
she got so far behind in
her eating that she had to finish 
after the rest were done and
had left the table.
"You go harness up," she told
Bruce. "I want to get to the
store ahead of everybody else."
She always tried, and sometimes 
succeeded. Not that she
ever actually bought anything.
There wasn't anything new to
see, either, for Cronin hadn't
been able to get over Domino
Pass to the county seat since
last fall, and he wouldn't, or
couldn't, buy anything in Saddle
Rock. Max Harker refused to
sell to him except at retail prices,
and Cronin wouldn't pay them.
But it didn't make any difference 
to Lizzie whether there was
anything new to see or not. She
loved to stand at the dry-goods
counter and look enviously at
the hats, or feel the cloth on a
bolt.
Tonight Bruce had to grease
the wagon, and for no reason
except perverseness he took his
time. He dawdled harnessing the
team and he was slow hooking
up, and all of Lizzie's nagging
didn't hurry him. She wasn't any
more successful with Sam, who
shaved in the kitchen, and Jean,
who Was the last one to get
dressed. By the time they were
in the wagon, they heard the
Farnum rig coming down the
creek and Sam allowed they
might just as well wait for their
neighbors.
Lizzie was so worn out with
an hour of that fretting that she
couldn't talk. She sat on the seat
beside Sam, straight-backed, her
bony hands laced on her lap, her
face sour enough to clabber milk,
Bruce liked to tell Susie that
Lizzie could make smearcase out
of milk sooner than anyone else
on the Yellow Cat. All she had
to do was stand and stare at a
pan of fresh milk for five minutes 
and it turned to clabber.
When the Farnum rig pulled
up beside the Potter wagon,
George Farnum sang out,
"Butchered me a Broken Ring
steer today. I was up on the rim
this morning and spotted this
critter, so I choused him down
Morning Glory gulch and slaughtered 
him. I taken me a hindquarter 
and I've got the rest here
for Cronin. You want a quarter,
Sam?"
"No," Lizzie said. "The deputy
was out here today inquiring
around. You keep that stealing
up, George Farnum, and they'll
clap you into jail."
Farnum was a big, bald-headed 
man who had lost his wife
the year before. He didn't seem
to have a care In the world.
Now Farnum's great laugh
broke out of him. "No, ma'am,
they won't clap me into jail. Not
with Walt Cronin looking after
things ..."


CHAPTER 10

Price Regan, town marshal of Saddle 
Rock, Colo., and deputy sheriff
or Tremaine county, has more on his
mind than Laura Madden, even
though she has announced to him
that he is marrying her. Price would
be willing enough to marry Laura if
he wasn't the man in the middle in a
struggle of Dowel and pride between
Laura's father. Barry Madden. Saddle 
Rock's banker, and Cole Weston,
a cattleman whose riders do not respect 
any laws.
Madden found out he didn't own
Price when he offered him a house
as a wedding present in return for
running homesteader-storekeeper Walt
Cronin out of the country Price refused. 
Word of this traveled fast,
and one of Cole Weston's gunslinging 
cowboys. Curly Blue, picked a
light with Price. Blue came out second 
best, so Weston ordered Madden
to get rid of Price For Laura's
sake. Madden persuaded - Weston to
allow him twelve hours to bring Price
into line without gunplay.
Weston doesn't want settlers coming 
into the valley and obtaining
legal possession under homestead
laws of land Weston has been holding
by force. Weston wants to make a
forbidding example of Cronin.
Price, his motives misunderstood
by the homesteaders. Is now the object 
of the hostility of both sides in
the struggle.
B JARVIS had not known
any feeling of real security
from the time his parents had
died of scarlet fever when he
was ten and the Potters had
taken him. He hadn't been in
school a day since then; he had
seldom had the satisfaction of
having his stomach full; he had
not known love except from Jean
Potter, who was all a sister
could have been to him.
The only other bright spot in
Bruce's life was the younger
Farnum girl, Susie. The Farnums
had the next place in the Yellow
Cat valley to Potter's. Lizzie Potter 
was always talking about
what a shiftless lot they were,
with George Farnum stealing a
calf for Walt Cronin whenever
he got a chance, or butchering a
steer and selling the beef to
Cronin. There was an older girl.
Dora, too.
But Susie wasn't like Dora.
She was sixteen, just a few
months younger than Bruce. She
always wanted to hold Bruce's
hand whenever she had a chance,
ahd if She could get him away
from the others she liked to be
kissed.
It was exciting to kiss her,
but kind of scary, too. She wanted 
to get married, but he knew
he was a long ways from being
ready for that. He needed to talk
to someone about it, but there
wasn't anybody. Not even Jean.
She still thought he was a kid
and she'd just laugh. Maybe shed
tell her mother, and then there'd
be hell to pay. He was scared of
Lizzie's long tongue more than
anything else in the world. It
seemed to grow sharper with the
years, and it ought to, the way
she honed it on him every day.
He hated Lizzie, and he had
nothing but contempt for Sam
because Sam let his wife run
him. He never stood up to her.
He never made a decision. She
did all the talking just as she
had today when that deputy Price
Regan was here. Sam just grunted, 
or smiled blandly, and kept
still.
But Jean was made of different 
stuff. For a long time she had
fought with her mother. Finally
she had enough of it. Just a few
weeks ago she'd said: "You're
not going to talk to me any more
like that. I'm twenty years old. I
can get a man if I have to. Or
I can go to Saddle Rock and get
a job. I will, too, if you don't
hush up."
Lizzie had hushed up, all right,
but that only made it worse on
Sam and Bruce. She'd always
squeezed every bit of work out
of Bruce she could, and now she
was on him if he took a long
breath. As soon as the deputy
rode off, she said to Bruce: "You
get over on that woodpile. We
ain't got enough wood for supper. 
You hear now?"
He heard and obeyed, rebellion
growing in him until he knew
he couldn't stand it any longer.
He'd run away. There was going
to be trouble here and he didn't
want any part of it. They were
all fools. Frank Evans and Sam
Potter and George Farnum and
the rest of them up the Yellow
Cat, allowing themselves to be
ordered around by Walt Cronin
and stealing calves for him and
getting deeper into debt all the
time.
He pulled on the crosscut until 
he was out of breath. Every
time he stopped to wipe the
sweat off his face, he expected
to hear Lizzie yell at him from
the back door. As soon as a cut
cropped off the log, he picked
up the ax and split it, then he
started on the log again. All
the time he was thinking about
what he'd do.
He'd talk to Susie this evening.
The settlers gathered at Cronin's
store every Saturday night. The
men drank all their credit would
stand, and the women bought
a little of this or that, but mostly 
it was a social occasion.
The settlers had little to do
but gossip. They took care of
some of it on Saturday nights,
and picked up again on Sunday
mornings when they gathered at
the Potter place. They always had
a service of sorts, with Sam
preaching a sermon that Lizzie
wrote for him during the week.
After the service there was always 
potluck dinner, with the
women gabbling like a bunch of
geese and the kids running
around, the boys chasing the
girls and the girls squealing.
The more Bruce thought about
running away, the more he knew
he was in a bind. He couldn't do
anything if he was on foot. He
had to have a horse to get a job,
but he couldn't buy one. He didn't
have five cents to his name. All
he ever got from the Potters
were his meals and a place to
sleep and hand-me-down clothes.
Well, held steal Potter's saddle
horse. He had that much coming
and more. But Lizzie wouldn't
see it that way. She'd get the
deputy Regan after him, and
they'd hang him if they caught
him, but he'd make sure be didn't
get caught.
Lizzie called him to supper and
he carried an armload of wood
into the house and dropped it
into the box behind the stove.
Lizzie talked all through the meal
just as she always did. Sometimes 
she got so far behind in
her eating that she had to finish 
after the rest were done and
had left the table.
"You go harness up," she told
Bruce. "I want to get to the
store ahead of everybody else."
She always tried, and sometimes 
succeeded. Not that she
ever actually bought anything.
There wasn't anything new to
see, either, for Cronin hadn't
been able to get over Domino
Pass to the county seat since
last fall, and he wouldn't, or
couldn't, buy anything in Saddle
Rock. Max Harker refused to
sell to him except at retail prices,
and Cronin wouldn't pay them.
But it didn't make any difference 
to Lizzie whether there was
anything new to see or not. She
loved to stand at the dry-goods
counter and look enviously at
the hats, or feel the cloth on a
bolt.
Tonight Bruce had to grease
the wagon, and for no reason
except perverseness he took his
time. He dawdled harnessing the
team and he was slow hooking
up, and all of Lizzie's nagging
didn't hurry him. She wasn't any
more successful with Sam, who
shaved in the kitchen, and Jean,
who Was the last one to get
dressed. By the time they were
in the wagon, they heard the
Farnum rig coming down the
creek and Sam allowed they
might just as well wait for their
neighbors.
Lizzie was so worn out with
an hour of that fretting that she
couldn't talk. She sat on the seat
beside Sam, straight-backed, her
bony hands laced on her lap, her
face sour enough to clabber milk,
Bruce liked to tell Susie that
Lizzie could make smearcase out
of milk sooner than anyone else
on the Yellow Cat. All she had
to do was stand and stare at a
pan of fresh milk for five minutes 
and it turned to clabber.
When the Farnum rig pulled
up beside the Potter wagon,
George Farnum sang out,
"Butchered me a Broken Ring
steer today. I was up on the rim
this morning and spotted this
critter, so I choused him down
Morning Glory gulch and slaughtered 
him. I taken me a hindquarter 
and I've got the rest here
for Cronin. You want a quarter,
Sam?"
"No," Lizzie said. "The deputy
was out here today inquiring
around. You keep that stealing
up, George Farnum, and they'll
clap you into jail."
Farnum was a big, bald-headed 
man who had lost his wife
the year before. He didn't seem
to have a care In the world.
Now Farnum's great laugh
broke out of him. "No, ma'am,
they won't clap me into jail. Not
with Walt Cronin looking after
things ..."


State-Wide Political

are: Rev. W. A Dennis of Chattanooga, 
vice president. He is in
the third congressional district;
Rev. L. A. Alexander of Knoxville,
secretary, second congressional district; 
Allen Summers of clarksville; 
"assistant secretary, sixth district; 
E. Z. Kelly of Nashville,
financial secretary, fifth district;
James T Walker of Memphis, treasurer, 
ninth district; and Dr. Vivian 
Henderson of Nashville, research 
secretary, fifth district.
Pres. Williams said in his acceptance 
speech "This organization
can be a great success with your
full cooperation. I urged each delegate 
to return to his community
and organize a registration campaign 
immediately.
He pleaded for political non-partisanism. 
"In order to obtain first
class citizenship we must work as
a unit and forgot party-lines—party
affiliation".
With vehemence in his voice
Pres. Williams critized the Negro
voters in his own county with "I
am sure that is what is happening 
in Shelby county Party-politics 
and strife has set our people

apart. They are fighting each other 
tooth and toe-nail."
Patton explained that each congressional 
district and each county 
is to elect a chairman and
other officers immediately.
First one to address the delegation 
was Dr. Stephen J. Wright,
president of Fisk. He said "No problem 
of southern states is greater
than registration and voting of
qualified Negroes. We have probably 
gone as far as we can in
the courts to obtain first class
citizenship. The rest of the work
must be done on the local level
The whole problem of integration
would be solved easily with the
weight of the ballot."
He added, "I know of no other
group that I would rather see come
to this campus than this group."
Also addressing the group was
Atty. R. Bartley J. Campbelle, who
blasted State Senator from Shelby
County for introducing the "Single
Shot" voting bill. He said "the bill
did not even receive an open hearing—no 
publicity, when most of
the voters knew anything about
the bill, it was on Gov. Ellington's
desk for his consideration."
A Maceo Walker, president of
Universal Life Insurance company
said "we have got to roll up our
sleeves and fight for bur rights.
He explained to the delegation
ways and means of financing a
registration campaign.
Also making speeches were: Mrs.
Willa McWilliams, who stressed
methods of organizing local levels
in a campaign. Earl W. Davis, a
ALF-CIO political representative
from Richmond Va., told of techniques 
for getting out the vote during 
an election. Ban G. Olive, Jr.
secretary-treasurer of Universal
Life Insurance Co., told how to
finance a campaign.
Others speaking included Attorneys 
S. W. Wilbun and R. B.
Sugarmon of Memphis, Z. A.
Looby and R. E. Lillard of Nashville. 

Among other Memphians attending 
the meeting were: Henry
White, Atty. James Estes, Earnest
Withers, James L. Fitzpatrick, Mrs.
Ruby Sight, Thaddeus T. Stokes,
editor of the Memphis World, Rev
Alexander Gladney, Rev. M. Wingfield, 
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Jackson, 
Roy Mays, Sr., Mrs. Rosa B
Whitson, Will Eddings, Paul Redritt.