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They Run In Packs And Follow Patterns In a spectacle which would be more becoming to the dark ages, some 47 white boys out at Van Buren, Ark., would set themselves up not only as arbiters and regulators of a whole school system, but those respondent referees who would assume who and who would not be able to enroll in a high or public school. These forty-seven boys, apparently a self-appointed force in segregation, milled about the Van Buren school Thursday in an avowed effort to keep Negroes from attending classes. While this might not be news coming out of Arkansas, the significant thing is, these boys wired an appeal to Governor Faubus for support! With the governor's reply to the effect, he would have to check into the matter, the boys left at the end of the school day and made no outward demonstration even when two Negro girls left the building and boarded a school bus with white students. But, a leader of the gang remarked that "We will be back outside the school tomorrow and every other day, for six days until the. Negroes are removed." Thusly, is relayed the spirit of those whose elders have possibly fed them on Faubus menu to the extent, instead of being in their classes trying to be good citizens, are on the outside prowling, learning the tactics of the mob and otherwise inviting a stigma on procedures and principles as to how we live out a Democracy. It is also reported that the following night some students burned a Negro in effigy on a flagpole at the high school. Naturally they would appeal to Gov. Faubus, whose rantings and otherwise acts bordering on defiance of a federal court order and causing the troops to stand guard the latter part of the last term, caused the seed of defiance to be sown deeply into the hearts of young high school teen-agers. These pointers are inserted for the record to show how those who have been deluded and fed up on impossible maneuvers meant to interfere with a federal court order, look to those for whom they voted and placed in office to deliver! Terrell County Again Apparently the Dawson, Terrell County episode did after all kick up a civil rights, infraction. That section of Georgia upon which the spotlight was thrown so brilliantly a few months ago on account of the killings of Negroes, comes into the hews again. So, what started out to secure indictments for killings, is winding up in the relay of one of the most rediculous stories coming out of the South in years. The case will be heard before the United States Court and it would be of little use to discuss the case, but for the record the disclosures being released are so astounding in their claims, so fragile in their framework as to impugn the whole of those engaged in the scheme. Prominently mentioned in the suit are some school teachers, holding diplomas from state colleges and as high as Masters of Arts degree from New York University, unable to qualify as voters down in Terrell County. One of the most absurd and ridiculous alibis against the Negro applicants to register was that they pronounced "equity" "equity." In that the board allegedly would reject an applicant for giving an "e" the hard sound instead of giving it the unaccented short 'e". It is significant that some of the defendants are seeking comments from certain representatives at Washington, because Rep. E. L. Forrester of the Third, the District involved, has already made it known to someone he had not seen the government's suit and did not feel that he was in position to comment; Senator Talmadge was on a vacation trip and also unavailable and Sen. Russell was in a hospital for a checkup and unavailable. Naturally those who would disregard federal authority or fall into the nets of violation of its mandates would seek their "manifestos," or those to whom they look for comfort when they are challenged. The case differs a little from the Randolph County case in which the complainants challenged, were awarded punitive damages and ordered back to the voting list, in that these people were not permitted to be registered at all. So what was begun to ferret out evidence in the killings of prisoners, might raise another important question in addition to violation of civil rights around voting. It will probably settle whether "e" in equity, if given the hard sound instead of short vowel thrift, would decide whether a person is qualified to cast a ballot down in Terrell or any other Georgia county. Arkansas Continues Regional attorney for the NAACP, flew from Dallas to Van Buren to talk with the Negro parents, but they denied they had summoned him. The parents reportedly have arranged a meeting to decide whether to make an all-out effort to send their children back to school Monday. Some 63 white students struck Thursday against integration at Van Buren. They burned a Negro in effigy Thursday night. No Negroes attended Van Buren High Friday and George Hudgins, a 16-year-old Negro honor student, left town. Meanwhile, in Virginia — the South's other racial tinderbox—an NAACP attorney said Saturday the applications of all 33 Negro children seeking admission to white schools in Charlottesville had been rejected by the city's school board. Attorney Oliver W. Hill of Richmond, Va., said the board had forwarded him copies of rejection notices sent to parents of the children. U.S. District Judge John Paul enjoined the board from denying Negro children admission to white schools on racial grounds and indicated he might assign the students to schools himself if he felt the school board did not act in good faith. WISHING WELL Registered U. S. Patent Office. H is a pleasant little game that will give you a message every day. It is a numerical puzzle designed to spell out your fortune, Count the letters in your first name. If the number of letters is 6 or more, subtract 4. If the number is less than 6, add 3. The result is your key number. Start at the upper left-hand corner of the rectangle and check every one of your key numbers, left to right. Then read the message the letters under the checked figures give you. Justice Department liminary and a permanent injunction to forbid the registrars "and all persons in active concert and participation, with them from discriminating against any applicant for registration for reasons of race or color. According to the complaint, on last April 7, a number of Negro applicants appeared at the registrars office to register. It said hone was permitted to register. The four school teachers who were hot allowed to register were: Janie Breedlove, an elementary school teacher in Terrell County who holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Albany State College, Albany, Ga. Davey Louis Gibson, a Terrell County school teacher who holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Albany State and is now working on a Master's degree at New York University. Grace Boyd Gibson, an elementary school teacher in Calhoun County, Ga., who holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Albany State. The complaint said Eddie George Lowe, who attended Tuskegee Institute and now works at the U. S. Marine Corps Supply Center at Albany, Ga., also was rejected. The Government's suit said the four teachers were turned down because of alleged inability to read correctly and intelligibly. Lowe was rejected because of alleged inability to write correctly and legibly. Historic Supreme petition of the NAACP to stay the lower Federal court orders also involved a consideration of the merits of the case. The only difference among them was that Richard C. Butler, attorney for the school board, said he needed additional time to prepare the petition for a Supreme Court review and a supporting petition because of his unfamiliarity with the Supreme Court procedure and the decisions. Thurgood Marshall, NAACP attorney, and Solicitor General J. Lee Rankin were ready to argue the merits. Mr. Rankin urged the court to consider the case on the merits with only the NAACP petition before it because there was no probability that the Court of Appeals will be reversed. After listening to arguments for three hours and being in conference for an hour and 45 minutes, the court decided to hear the case on its merits at noon Sept. 11. READY TO ARGUE petition of the NAACP to stay the lower Federal court orders also involved a consideration of the merits of the case. The only difference among them was that Richard C. Butler, attorney for the school board, said he needed additional time to prepare the petition for a Supreme Court review and a supporting petition because of his unfamiliarity with the Supreme Court procedure and the decisions. Thurgood Marshall, NAACP attorney, and Solicitor General J. Lee Rankin were ready to argue the merits. Mr. Rankin urged the court to consider the case on the merits with only the NAACP petition before it because there was no probability that the Court of Appeals will be reversed. After listening to arguments for three hours and being in conference for an hour and 45 minutes, the court decided to hear the case on its merits at noon Sept. 11. School News Shows though not all those children necessarily attend mixed, schools. All but 15 of the desegregated districts are in border states. None are in the Deep South. The Supreme Court meets Sept. 11 for its secondary extraordinary session on the Little Rock school crisis. From that session the South looks for an answer to a two-ply question: (1) What is the Court's own precise definition of "deliberate speed" and (2) Will Little Rock's Central High School open on September 15 as a desegregated school or as a resegregated school. The early September survey by Southern School News showed no report of any resegregated school. Three Virginia centers — the cities of Norfolk and Charlottesville, and Arlington County, shared, attention with Little Rock as critical segregation - desegregation spots. Norfolk, under pressure of federal court orders, announced assignment of Negro children to white schools, opening Sept. 22 from which they had been barred because of their race On the other hand, Virginia has a state law closing any integrated schools and Gov. J. Lindsay Almond has said he would enforce it. Charlottesville and Arlington County likewise were under desegregation orders. Because of its dilemma, Charlottesville postponed its school opening until Sept. 15. BORDER STATES though not all those children necessarily attend mixed, schools. All but 15 of the desegregated districts are in border states. None are in the Deep South. The Supreme Court meets Sept. 11 for its secondary extraordinary session on the Little Rock school crisis. From that session the South looks for an answer to a two-ply question: (1) What is the Court's own precise definition of "deliberate speed" and (2) Will Little Rock's Central High School open on September 15 as a desegregated school or as a resegregated school. The early September survey by Southern School News showed no report of any resegregated school. Three Virginia centers — the cities of Norfolk and Charlottesville, and Arlington County, shared, attention with Little Rock as critical segregation - desegregation spots. Norfolk, under pressure of federal court orders, announced assignment of Negro children to white schools, opening Sept. 22 from which they had been barred because of their race On the other hand, Virginia has a state law closing any integrated schools and Gov. J. Lindsay Almond has said he would enforce it. Charlottesville and Arlington County likewise were under desegregation orders. Because of its dilemma, Charlottesville postponed its school opening until Sept. 15. CRITICAL SPOTS though not all those children necessarily attend mixed, schools. All but 15 of the desegregated districts are in border states. None are in the Deep South. The Supreme Court meets Sept. 11 for its secondary extraordinary session on the Little Rock school crisis. From that session the South looks for an answer to a two-ply question: (1) What is the Court's own precise definition of "deliberate speed" and (2) Will Little Rock's Central High School open on September 15 as a desegregated school or as a resegregated school. The early September survey by Southern School News showed no report of any resegregated school. Three Virginia centers — the cities of Norfolk and Charlottesville, and Arlington County, shared, attention with Little Rock as critical segregation - desegregation spots. Norfolk, under pressure of federal court orders, announced assignment of Negro children to white schools, opening Sept. 22 from which they had been barred because of their race On the other hand, Virginia has a state law closing any integrated schools and Gov. J. Lindsay Almond has said he would enforce it. Charlottesville and Arlington County likewise were under desegregation orders. Because of its dilemma, Charlottesville postponed its school opening until Sept. 15. Rev. King Fined released "because his fine had been paid," said King. "I know that none of my associates paid the fine and we asked all the people of Montgomery not to pay it yesterday." Many Negroes began an organzied march on city jail shortly after 1 p.m. However, when they learned King had been released they headed for King's church, the Dexter Avenue Baptist. King scheduled a mass meeting at 7 p.m. at the Bethel Baptist Church. King, whose fight for integration has brought him attention from throughout the world, inaugurated the mass meetings two years ago when he spearheaded the Negro boycott of buses here. King huddled with Judge D. Eugene Loe at the close of Recorder's Court Friday morning. King said he told Loe he must either be declared innocent of the charges or allowed to serve the 14-day sentence, a day for each dollar owed. King said Loe told him "the fine has been paid and the matter now rests with the police department." King said he would consult his attorney. Fred Gray, on how to go about getting a declaration of innocence or serving the jail term. King was arrested Wednesday when he allegedly refused to move away from the doorway of Recorder's Court during a hearing involving one of his integration lieuten ants. The minister was arrested on charges of loitering and was released after he posted $100 bond MY WEEKLY SERMON By REV. BLAIR T. HUNT PASTOR MISSISSIPPI BLVD. CHRISTIAN CHURCH TEXT: "Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding." Prov. 3:13. The next are words of a master mind, Solomon who prayed for wisdom. Soon a fine group of young people are to leave for college. We congratulate them and their homes. Yes, go to college. So many fine ambitious young men and women cannot go to college. In this day of books, magazines, forums, radio and television, one need not lose heart if the privileges, but the climbing will be more difficult. History is filled with records of those who have "come up through great tribulation" say to yourself: "I can't go to college like other boys and girls but if they beat me they will have to work." Then with resolute courage and purpose study books, study people, and with hard study of people and books you will come out on top. If I were going to college again. I would select a small church college. There my chances to become religiously acclimated are better. There is a comradeship which the overcrowded institution cannot know. There individuality is stressed as it cannot be in a larger group. If I were going to college again, I would consider the faculty rather than the curriculum. The biggest thing about any college is its faculty. James A. Garfield said he would rather spend six months on a log with Mark Hopkins as his teacher than six years in the best brick and mortar university on the continent. If I were going to college again, I would endeavor to fit in properly. If I were going to college again, I would take time for sufficient sleep and recreation. I would aim to have both a "sound mind and a sound body." The body is the temple of the spirit and that temple must be cared for. Keep in touch with the home folks. One never goes far astray who keeps the lines tight that lead from his heart back to heart of his home folks. Put nothing into your mouth that will steal away your brain. Don't forget to pray. Don't squander your hard earned money on idle romances. But this above all keep Jesus with you and it will follow as the night and day, happiness and success are yours. You are a shut casket of pos sibilities. Marvelous possibilities are yours under the mastery of Jesus Christ the great rabbi, the great master. The heights of success are yours if you give Christ "the continents of your personalities ratherthan the corners." Whether you go to college or remain at home studying books and people, give Jesus Christ the reins of your life. Remember you are becoming what you will be. Go To College By REV. BLAIR T. HUNT PASTOR MISSISSIPPI BLVD. CHRISTIAN CHURCH TEXT: "Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding." Prov. 3:13. The next are words of a master mind, Solomon who prayed for wisdom. Soon a fine group of young people are to leave for college. We congratulate them and their homes. Yes, go to college. So many fine ambitious young men and women cannot go to college. In this day of books, magazines, forums, radio and television, one need not lose heart if the privileges, but the climbing will be more difficult. History is filled with records of those who have "come up through great tribulation" say to yourself: "I can't go to college like other boys and girls but if they beat me they will have to work." Then with resolute courage and purpose study books, study people, and with hard study of people and books you will come out on top. If I were going to college again. I would select a small church college. There my chances to become religiously acclimated are better. There is a comradeship which the overcrowded institution cannot know. There individuality is stressed as it cannot be in a larger group. If I were going to college again, I would consider the faculty rather than the curriculum. The biggest thing about any college is its faculty. James A. Garfield said he would rather spend six months on a log with Mark Hopkins as his teacher than six years in the best brick and mortar university on the continent. If I were going to college again, I would endeavor to fit in properly. If I were going to college again, I would take time for sufficient sleep and recreation. I would aim to have both a "sound mind and a sound body." The body is the temple of the spirit and that temple must be cared for. Keep in touch with the home folks. One never goes far astray who keeps the lines tight that lead from his heart back to heart of his home folks. Put nothing into your mouth that will steal away your brain. Don't forget to pray. Don't squander your hard earned money on idle romances. But this above all keep Jesus with you and it will follow as the night and day, happiness and success are yours. You are a shut casket of pos sibilities. Marvelous possibilities are yours under the mastery of Jesus Christ the great rabbi, the great master. The heights of success are yours if you give Christ "the continents of your personalities ratherthan the corners." Whether you go to college or remain at home studying books and people, give Jesus Christ the reins of your life. Remember you are becoming what you will be. A. Maceo Walker D. K. Rodgers. George Halloway, Rev. James A. McDaniel; Dr. I. A. Watson, Jr., Dr. Hpllis C. Price, Cecil Goodloe. Atty. Ira H. Murphy, Atty James T. Estes and Atty. R. B. Sugarmon, executive- director of the committee. A new constitution and by-laws for the Shelby County Democratic club was read and adopted during the tense meeting. Object of the club, as stated in the constitution, is "to promote economic, political, and social betterment among the citizens of this community through effective, political action through the establishment of an organization operating on precinct, city, county and state levels, and in cooperation with the Democratic National Committee in conformity with the charter of incorporation." As the constitution is written, the club will be operated by a strong Central Committee, second to the Executive committee, which will include officers and members of "branches" to be established in 59 or more precincts. Members of the Central Committee will be elected for two-year terms. General Chairman Walker, during his extemporaneous acceptance speech, said "I have mixed emotions about accepting the chairmanship of this organization because it carrys with it great responsibility. I would not have fought very hard if some other person Would have been nominated. Since you have elected me, I will serve to the best of my ability. "I realize that we have a golden opportunity in Memphis if we stick together we can become a strong political force. I think all of our differences can be harmonized and solidified." Before the election and adoption of the constitution. Atty. Estes, made a motion to delay the action until a later, day "in order to study the proposed, constitution." However, the motion was lost because of a lack of a second. Prior to the heated debate, attacks and counter-attacks, a silent prayer was offered in memory of the late Dr. Walker......."a fallen leader." Mrs. Hattie Mae Foster, who had served as corresponding secretary of the original club, declined the position after being nominated uncontested. MIXED EMOTIONS D. K. Rodgers. George Halloway, Rev. James A. McDaniel; Dr. I. A. Watson, Jr., Dr. Hpllis C. Price, Cecil Goodloe. Atty. Ira H. Murphy, Atty James T. Estes and Atty. R. B. Sugarmon, executive- director of the committee. A new constitution and by-laws for the Shelby County Democratic club was read and adopted during the tense meeting. Object of the club, as stated in the constitution, is "to promote economic, political, and social betterment among the citizens of this community through effective, political action through the establishment of an organization operating on precinct, city, county and state levels, and in cooperation with the Democratic National Committee in conformity with the charter of incorporation." As the constitution is written, the club will be operated by a strong Central Committee, second to the Executive committee, which will include officers and members of "branches" to be established in 59 or more precincts. Members of the Central Committee will be elected for two-year terms. General Chairman Walker, during his extemporaneous acceptance speech, said "I have mixed emotions about accepting the chairmanship of this organization because it carrys with it great responsibility. I would not have fought very hard if some other person Would have been nominated. Since you have elected me, I will serve to the best of my ability. "I realize that we have a golden opportunity in Memphis if we stick together we can become a strong political force. I think all of our differences can be harmonized and solidified." Before the election and adoption of the constitution. Atty. Estes, made a motion to delay the action until a later, day "in order to study the proposed, constitution." However, the motion was lost because of a lack of a second. Prior to the heated debate, attacks and counter-attacks, a silent prayer was offered in memory of the late Dr. Walker......."a fallen leader." Mrs. Hattie Mae Foster, who had served as corresponding secretary of the original club, declined the position after being nominated uncontested. SILENT PRAYER D. K. Rodgers. George Halloway, Rev. James A. McDaniel; Dr. I. A. Watson, Jr., Dr. Hpllis C. Price, Cecil Goodloe. Atty. Ira H. Murphy, Atty James T. Estes and Atty. R. B. Sugarmon, executive- director of the committee. A new constitution and by-laws for the Shelby County Democratic club was read and adopted during the tense meeting. Object of the club, as stated in the constitution, is "to promote economic, political, and social betterment among the citizens of this community through effective, political action through the establishment of an organization operating on precinct, city, county and state levels, and in cooperation with the Democratic National Committee in conformity with the charter of incorporation." As the constitution is written, the club will be operated by a strong Central Committee, second to the Executive committee, which will include officers and members of "branches" to be established in 59 or more precincts. Members of the Central Committee will be elected for two-year terms. General Chairman Walker, during his extemporaneous acceptance speech, said "I have mixed emotions about accepting the chairmanship of this organization because it carrys with it great responsibility. I would not have fought very hard if some other person Would have been nominated. Since you have elected me, I will serve to the best of my ability. "I realize that we have a golden opportunity in Memphis if we stick together we can become a strong political force. I think all of our differences can be harmonized and solidified." Before the election and adoption of the constitution. Atty. Estes, made a motion to delay the action until a later, day "in order to study the proposed, constitution." However, the motion was lost because of a lack of a second. Prior to the heated debate, attacks and counter-attacks, a silent prayer was offered in memory of the late Dr. Walker......."a fallen leader." Mrs. Hattie Mae Foster, who had served as corresponding secretary of the original club, declined the position after being nominated uncontested. Harriman Asks be punished by death. Wilson was convicted in rural Perry County of robbing Mrs. Estelle Barker, 82. The woman said Wilson choked her and tried to rape her before taking the money. Mothers Ask For other-transfer requests. Mrs. McFerren's first move to enroll her son at Vollentine school came last Wednesday morning. When she appeared at the school the principal informed her that she could not enroll her son there until she obtained a "transfer permission" from the school board. The mother, who is a secretary at Tri State Bank, said Vollentine school is closer to her home and more convenient for her son, who is a fourth grader. Mrs. McFerren's, request is tantamount to requesting the school board to integrate public schools in Memphis. Wilkins Warns Rights Struggle for U. S. Life Roy Wilkins, executive secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, said the fight for Negro rights "is a struggle for the life of the United States." Wilkins spoke to the 33rd annual convention of the National Bar Association Thursday at a meeting in Dunbar Vocational High School here. The American Negro has been "patient and long suffering," Wilkins said, "but the refusal of certain Southern elements to recognize the century in which we live could finally stimulate a type of reaction that would be tragic no matter how educationally salutary it might prove to be." "Until it (the struggle) is re solved in justice," the NAACP official said, "our country will proceed into the crucial second half of this century without the full spiritual and physical strength it so desperately needs. It is our patriotic, rather than our racial duty to help her to this realization." 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There had been denials of brutality by' the police chief and his men. ONE CANNOT but wonder if Montgomery has entered a new period of violence directed toward the Negro leadership which simply wants first-class citizenship and recognized human dignity for people of color. It appears that the orders to "shake up" or "rattle" King and others could come only from authorities "higher up." This cannot lead to anything good for Montgomery, which already stands condemned in the eyes of much of the world. ALL AMERICA, and certainly Montgomery and Alabama, should-read King's book and put into operation his appeal for complete justice and freedom for his people. It is a real American story of a struggle that has already been burned into the pages of world history. The continuing Montgomery story, as shown in that picture of King being tortured by his captors, does not furnish a brilliant chapter for an America beset itself by mountainous world prejudice! The Montgomery Story By WILLIAM A. FOWLKES Managing Editor, Atlanta Daily World THE PICTURE from Montgomery was awesome! There had been news dispatches from the old Cradle of the Confederacy giving the statement of his arrest by Dr. M. L. King, Jr., successful leader of the Montgomery jim crow bus seating boycott. There had been denials of brutality by' the police chief and his men. ONE CANNOT but wonder if Montgomery has entered a new period of violence directed toward the Negro leadership which simply wants first-class citizenship and recognized human dignity for people of color. It appears that the orders to "shake up" or "rattle" King and others could come only from authorities "higher up." This cannot lead to anything good for Montgomery, which already stands condemned in the eyes of much of the world. ALL AMERICA, and certainly Montgomery and Alabama, should-read King's book and put into operation his appeal for complete justice and freedom for his people. It is a real American story of a struggle that has already been burned into the pages of world history. The continuing Montgomery story, as shown in that picture of King being tortured by his captors, does not furnish a brilliant chapter for an America beset itself by mountainous world prejudice! BLAST WRECKS FORT The Norwegian Defense Ministry Monday ordered an urgent investigation of an explosion that wrecked Norway's largest Arctic coastal fortress at Harstad, some 1,000 miles north of Oslo. Five men were missing and feared killed in Monday's NATO bastions in the Arctic area. The huge fortress still smoldered blast at Harstad-one of the main more than 18 hours after the first explosions ripped through stocks of munitions. JAMES KEENE'S powerful new novel JUSTICE, MY BROTHER! Copyright, 1967, by James Kenne; reprinted by permission of the novel's publisher, Randcen House, Inc.: distributed by King Features Syndicate. I CROSSED the hall from Ma's room In one leap and flung open Edna's door. She was getting into bed and quickly grabbed up her robe. "Smoke! What are you doing here?" she demanded. At that moment Ma began to hammer on the door. "Edna, are you all right?" "I—I'm all right. Is there something wrong?" "There was a man in my room," Ma said loudly. "A man!" From down the hall a sleepy voice yelled, "Lady, at your age you should be so lucky!" "I'm afraid," Ma said. "Let me in." "Go back to bed," Edna implored. "Everything's all right, Ma." "I'll go after I see for myself," Ma said firmly. I recognized the metallic tone, and said, "Go ahead, open It." When Edna opened the door, Ma stepped quickly inside. She started to speak, then saw me standing in the shadows. "What are you doing in this room?" she asked. "I wanted to talk to Edna," I said. "I'm your mother," she said. "What concerns Edna concerns me." "What was it you wanted to ask me, Smoke?" said Edna. "What did Cord want?" "Cord?" Ma said. "Cord's in his room asleep." "He was here, Ma," I said. She sniffed as though she didn't want to believe it, but was too polite to call anyone a liar. "Well," she said, "suppose he was. My Cord has reasons for doing what he does. I've never seen fit to question them. If he was here, then everything's all right and a body hadn't ought to question it." "And I say it ain't all right," I insisted. "What did Cord want, Edna?" She bit her Up and looked from Ma to me, then back to me. "He wanted to know if I was going back to the home place in the morning." "There," Ma said triumphantly, "You see? What were you trying to do? Make Cord but wrong? A man who's never done a wrong in his life?" I didn't pay any attention to her prattle; the truth had to come out and I was going to see what it looked like. That ain't what Cord wanted," I said. "Cord threatened you, Edna. Why?" "What lies!" Ma said, but Edna raised her hand and silenced her. "Smoke," she said, "do you Know where Cord was tonight" A sick feeling settled in my stomach. "I can make a good guess, Edna." "It must have been something bad, because he wanted me to swear he'd spent the night — here." Ma looked at Edna, her eyes round and pained. "Edna, what are you saying? Why are you telling those lies about Cord?" "It's no lie, Ma," I said. "Cord killed a man tonight." "No! You're both lying to me!" She almost pleaded. "My Cord wouldn't do a thing like that." Her fat hands fluttered and she appeared on the verge of tears. "A man was killed tonight. Ma," I said, trying to make her understand. "How can you explain that away, Ma?" She groped, tragically, blindly, and I stood there, tearing her world to pieces. "He must have been protecting Luther," she moaned. "That's it! He always thought of everyone before he thought of himself. Look at the things he bought me." I had to give up: the truth was, I wanted to. "Will you take her back to her room, Edna?" She put her arm around Ma and led her out, and through the open doors I could hear Ma, talking, denying, disbelieving the things thrust at her so cruelly. Edna came back a moment later and closed the door. To me, she said, "Did you really have to do that, Smoke? The dreams were all she had." "Ma's got to see what he really is," I said. "I wonder if she ever will." She sat down on the edge of the bed. "He footed me. Smoke, just like he's fooled everybody." She laughed without humor. "Smoke, did Cord kill Wade Everett, the man they accused Luther of killing?". "I think so, Edna." "Then he just stood there while Luther went to prison." She looked at me. "Smoke, could he really hate Luther that much?" "I don't know," I said; I really didn't know. "If I'd suspected," she said calmly, "I think I would have killed him." There didn't seem to be much to talk about so I stepped to the door. Edna looked at me. "What are you going to do now, Smoke?" I showed her the gun under my coat. "I'm going to face Cord and have it out. And if I have to I'll shoot him." I stepped out into the hall, closing the door before she could reach it. I ran for the head of the stairs and took them two at a time. Bill Hageman was sitting in the lobby and he stood up as I barged through. "Whoa there," he said. "If there's a fire I can carry a bucket as well as the next man." "Cord was the man at Overland's," I said, A man has something to say, then he ought to come right out with it, even when it hurts. "I'm going to send a telegram to Bud Ledbetter. They'll stop the train and bring Luther back." "Better let me send it," he said. "Carry a little more weight, that way me not being in the family." He picked up his hat and walked out. I let him get three paces ahead, then decided to tag along. The telegrapher was asleep and resented the rude awakening. He grumbled but gave us a blank and a pencil and Bill wrote out his message. The telegrapher read it, gave us both a startled look, then sent it over the wireI paid for it, thirty-five cents, then we started back toward the hotel. The street was dark and quiet, but in Lanahan's a few lamps still burned. Bill Hageman peeked over the lower stained-glass windows, then said, "Cord's in there, Smoke." "Waiting," I said. "Bill, what should I do?" Do what he's doing, wait. Only we'll wait for Ledbetter." I wanted to go in first, but Bill Hageman pushed me aside. Cord was sitting at one of the tables, a half-empty beer stein before him. He looked up, saw us, then. said, "Lanahan left the place to me. Free beer." "That sounds all right," Bill said, sitting down across from Cord. "You want to pull a couple. Smoke?" I went behind the bar and ailed two steins, taking them back to the table. Bill Hageman sipped his and I had to admire his composure. "I thought you'd gone on home tonight, Cord," said Bill. "Didn't see you around town." "I stayed in my room," Cord said. "You know how it is. Bill. I didn't want to talk to anyone." "That's funny," Bill Hageman said softly. "I looked all over for you. Thought you'd like a game of cards." I looked at Bill, realizing then that he had tricked me; he had no intention of waiting, for Bud Ledbetter. He was going to try and take Cord himself! CHAPTER 34 Copyright, 1967, by James Kenne; reprinted by permission of the novel's publisher, Randcen House, Inc.: distributed by King Features Syndicate. I CROSSED the hall from Ma's room In one leap and flung open Edna's door. She was getting into bed and quickly grabbed up her robe. "Smoke! What are you doing here?" she demanded. At that moment Ma began to hammer on the door. "Edna, are you all right?" "I—I'm all right. Is there something wrong?" "There was a man in my room," Ma said loudly. "A man!" From down the hall a sleepy voice yelled, "Lady, at your age you should be so lucky!" "I'm afraid," Ma said. "Let me in." "Go back to bed," Edna implored. "Everything's all right, Ma." "I'll go after I see for myself," Ma said firmly. I recognized the metallic tone, and said, "Go ahead, open It." When Edna opened the door, Ma stepped quickly inside. She started to speak, then saw me standing in the shadows. "What are you doing in this room?" she asked. "I wanted to talk to Edna," I said. "I'm your mother," she said. "What concerns Edna concerns me." "What was it you wanted to ask me, Smoke?" said Edna. "What did Cord want?" "Cord?" Ma said. "Cord's in his room asleep." "He was here, Ma," I said. She sniffed as though she didn't want to believe it, but was too polite to call anyone a liar. "Well," she said, "suppose he was. My Cord has reasons for doing what he does. I've never seen fit to question them. If he was here, then everything's all right and a body hadn't ought to question it." "And I say it ain't all right," I insisted. "What did Cord want, Edna?" She bit her Up and looked from Ma to me, then back to me. "He wanted to know if I was going back to the home place in the morning." "There," Ma said triumphantly, "You see? What were you trying to do? Make Cord but wrong? A man who's never done a wrong in his life?" I didn't pay any attention to her prattle; the truth had to come out and I was going to see what it looked like. That ain't what Cord wanted," I said. "Cord threatened you, Edna. Why?" "What lies!" Ma said, but Edna raised her hand and silenced her. "Smoke," she said, "do you Know where Cord was tonight" A sick feeling settled in my stomach. "I can make a good guess, Edna." "It must have been something bad, because he wanted me to swear he'd spent the night — here." Ma looked at Edna, her eyes round and pained. "Edna, what are you saying? Why are you telling those lies about Cord?" "It's no lie, Ma," I said. "Cord killed a man tonight." "No! You're both lying to me!" She almost pleaded. "My Cord wouldn't do a thing like that." Her fat hands fluttered and she appeared on the verge of tears. "A man was killed tonight. Ma," I said, trying to make her understand. "How can you explain that away, Ma?" She groped, tragically, blindly, and I stood there, tearing her world to pieces. "He must have been protecting Luther," she moaned. "That's it! He always thought of everyone before he thought of himself. Look at the things he bought me." I had to give up: the truth was, I wanted to. "Will you take her back to her room, Edna?" She put her arm around Ma and led her out, and through the open doors I could hear Ma, talking, denying, disbelieving the things thrust at her so cruelly. Edna came back a moment later and closed the door. To me, she said, "Did you really have to do that, Smoke? The dreams were all she had." "Ma's got to see what he really is," I said. "I wonder if she ever will." She sat down on the edge of the bed. "He footed me. Smoke, just like he's fooled everybody." She laughed without humor. "Smoke, did Cord kill Wade Everett, the man they accused Luther of killing?". "I think so, Edna." "Then he just stood there while Luther went to prison." She looked at me. "Smoke, could he really hate Luther that much?" "I don't know," I said; I really didn't know. "If I'd suspected," she said calmly, "I think I would have killed him." There didn't seem to be much to talk about so I stepped to the door. Edna looked at me. "What are you going to do now, Smoke?" I showed her the gun under my coat. "I'm going to face Cord and have it out. And if I have to I'll shoot him." I stepped out into the hall, closing the door before she could reach it. I ran for the head of the stairs and took them two at a time. Bill Hageman was sitting in the lobby and he stood up as I barged through. "Whoa there," he said. "If there's a fire I can carry a bucket as well as the next man." "Cord was the man at Overland's," I said, A man has something to say, then he ought to come right out with it, even when it hurts. "I'm going to send a telegram to Bud Ledbetter. They'll stop the train and bring Luther back." "Better let me send it," he said. "Carry a little more weight, that way me not being in the family." He picked up his hat and walked out. I let him get three paces ahead, then decided to tag along. The telegrapher was asleep and resented the rude awakening. He grumbled but gave us a blank and a pencil and Bill wrote out his message. The telegrapher read it, gave us both a startled look, then sent it over the wireI paid for it, thirty-five cents, then we started back toward the hotel. The street was dark and quiet, but in Lanahan's a few lamps still burned. Bill Hageman peeked over the lower stained-glass windows, then said, "Cord's in there, Smoke." "Waiting," I said. "Bill, what should I do?" Do what he's doing, wait. Only we'll wait for Ledbetter." I wanted to go in first, but Bill Hageman pushed me aside. Cord was sitting at one of the tables, a half-empty beer stein before him. He looked up, saw us, then. said, "Lanahan left the place to me. Free beer." "That sounds all right," Bill said, sitting down across from Cord. "You want to pull a couple. Smoke?" I went behind the bar and ailed two steins, taking them back to the table. Bill Hageman sipped his and I had to admire his composure. "I thought you'd gone on home tonight, Cord," said Bill. "Didn't see you around town." "I stayed in my room," Cord said. "You know how it is. Bill. I didn't want to talk to anyone." "That's funny," Bill Hageman said softly. "I looked all over for you. Thought you'd like a game of cards." I looked at Bill, realizing then that he had tricked me; he had no intention of waiting, for Bud Ledbetter. He was going to try and take Cord himself! RED BUILDING DAM Radio Peiping said Monday that Communist China has begun work on a giant dam in a gorge on the upper reaches of the Han River, major tributary of the Yangtse. The broadcast said that the dam, to be completed in 1961 near Tankiangkou, would help irrigate 2,500,000 acres and generate 4,700,000 kilowatt hours of electricity annually. LETTER TO THE EDITOR The Memphis Better Schools Committee Newsletter this week complimented Dr. Rowland M. Hill, former professor of English at Memphis state University who was ousted from the college recently by MSU President Jack M. Smith because he led a crusade among college instructors of this city calling for an to racial segregation in public libraries. "You've left many ideas and an example of loyal and conscientious work to draw upon", the Newsletter said. "Your active participation... will be greatly missed. The best of fortune to you and Tennessee Wesleyan is your new position as head of the English Department." Dr. Hill, when given notice to resign, said he owed President Smith no apology for his actions in the library case, that integration of the MSU was inevitable and that it should be done "so quickly and as gracefully as possible." Dr. Smith said he was "embarrassed" by Dr. Hill's role in the library crusade. NEWSLETTER COMMENTS ON DR. HILL'S OUSTER The Memphis Better Schools Committee Newsletter this week complimented Dr. Rowland M. Hill, former professor of English at Memphis state University who was ousted from the college recently by MSU President Jack M. Smith because he led a crusade among college instructors of this city calling for an to racial segregation in public libraries. "You've left many ideas and an example of loyal and conscientious work to draw upon", the Newsletter said. "Your active participation... will be greatly missed. The best of fortune to you and Tennessee Wesleyan is your new position as head of the English Department." Dr. Hill, when given notice to resign, said he owed President Smith no apology for his actions in the library case, that integration of the MSU was inevitable and that it should be done "so quickly and as gracefully as possible." Dr. Smith said he was "embarrassed" by Dr. Hill's role in the library crusade. Arlington News Recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. Blocker were Mrs. Blocker's three nieces, Mary Geraldine, Geresa Mae, Marol Lemon all of Darine, Ga, They spent nine enjoyable days with them and attended Sunday School on 3rd Sunday at St. Paul AME Church; also attended, morning services at Holsey Chapel CME Church. They returned to the home of their aunt, Mrs. Phobe Pope, Edison, Ga. They plan to return to their, home in Darien soon Also visiting Mr. and Mrs. Blocker were Mr. Blocker's daughter, Mrs. V. Gordan and two grandchildren, Patricia and Sharon of Chicago, Ill. They have returned to their home in Chicago. LAFF-A-DAY "If you find him, tell him I never want to see him again!"