The Delta Democrat-Times from Greenville, Mississippi • Page 1

Help Support Your Community Fund RED STREAK 76tH Year Barry Hits Lax Security Of Democrats liy United Press International Son. Burry M. Goldwnler carried his ull.iuk directly to President Johnson today in words which appeared to set the tone for his final days of campaigning the While House. The Republican prcsiclontinl nominee, in speech prepared for delivery on whisllcstop tour ill Southern California, accused Johnson of "lax security" measures in Ihe Wnller Jenkins case. lie said (lie Jenkins rase is not only one of ils kind, milling: "One hundred mid fifty persons in the Sidle Department alone Imvo been given emergency clearance to deal i secret mailers without willing for full field investigation.

Under the last Republican administration this emergency clearance technique was used only five limes." Republican presidential nominee Barry M. Goldwater today dc- si'rihed Iho controversinl film "Choice" as nothing but a racist film" and said he repudiates il. GOLDWATER also called for appointment of bipartisan commission to publish an FUl investigation report on Jenkins nnd former Scnalc aide Robert G. (Bobby) Baker. As the text of Hie senator's speech was being distributed to newsmen, FBI Director J.

Edgar Hoover disclosed (hat his agency's investigation had turned up no information that Jenkins had compromised national security. Goldwalcr's press secretary, Paul Wagner, (old reporters the senator's speech would stand with some revisions. Wagner snid (he adminislralion's security measures "obviously were inx." He snid that Goldwater nnd his aides had not seen Ihe Hoover statement, which was made public in Washington. JOHNSON and his running mate. Sen.

Hubert II. Humphrey, look time oft from campaigning todny to attend slats funeral ceremonies at the Capitol in Washington for former President Herbert Hoover. Accident Fatal To Local Man A Greenville man today died ot injuries sustained in an 11 a. m. auto accident on Highway 82 East near the city limits.

Jesse Hollowny, 55, 1405 Railroad was brought to Washington County General Hospital shortly after the accident. car was struck broadside as it pulled nut of a store parking lot mile and a half cast of Greenville on Highway 82 Easl, by an eastbound car driven by John Adam Grant of Duck Hill. According lo highway patrolman C. W. Butler, both cars were total wrecks ami Holloway died 30 minutes after Iwing admitted to General Hospital.

Grant received only minor bruises. Barry's Election Might Kurt Stale, Loyalist Claims JACKSON (UPI)) The stale manager of the Democratic campaign charged today Ihe economy of Mississippi lose at least $131 million anil thousands of jobs if Harry Goldwatcr is elected and carries out his campaign proposals. Doug of Greenville said Goldwaler's proposed tax cutback would "increase unemployment, decrease business and be felt by farmers, the aged and sick "THE most shocking aspect is that the cutback would likely trigger a heavy increase in stale and local taxes for every citizens of this slate, especially property taxes paid by small homo owners," said Wynn. The attorney said "responsible people" know lhat economy in government is needed at all levels. Wynn, a personal friend of President Johnson, also said in slalcmenl Goldwaler uses "a meat ax when he talks about essential public programs thai he WfAlld CUt." The 1364 lax cut, opposed by Goldwaler helping build the, economy ol Ihe state, said Wynn.

Unilccl Press Inlernational Greenville. Mississippi Friday, October 23, 1964 Price 5c No. 43 Cleveland Book Fair Fifth Man Arrested IK Natchez CR Case JACKSON (UPI) A fifth white man was arrested today at Natchez in connection with beating a civil rights worker and firing at his car last October. The man was identified by the highway patrol and the FBI as Myron Wayne Jack Seal, a father of three children, and was charged with intent to kill. Like the others arrested Mrs.

Jnlin Dakin, chairman of the Clove-lam! Book Fair held Thursday, helps a ymmg book fancier look for an interesting tide. The Book Fair, a I'-TA project, exhibited several hundred bonks of all types in an effort lo encourage reading. In addition, the Book Fair honored local authors and the Delta Branch ol the National League of American Pen Women. (Staff Photo) Area-Wide Check Flash System Urged Mayors and representatives from i Delta communities responded enthusiastically to a Greenville Chamber of Commerce anti-bad check plan. Attending a special dinner meeting called by Ihe Greenville a of Commerce Thursday night, the mayors, law enforcement officers and business leaders from surrounding fowns listened as Ihe Check Flasher System was explained to (hem.

BILL DAVES, chairman of Greenville Chamber of Comm commercial committee, (old the group thai the seven month-old system i Greenville had resulted in the capture of nine out of 12 persons attempting to pass worthless checks. Originally suggested by Doug Guthrie, manager of the Greenville Chamber of Commerce, UK provides warnings a i i a i busi nessmen about persons trying lo cash bad checks. The Check Flasher System, starlcd as a projccl by Ihe Greater Greenville Fund, a branch of the Chamber of Commerce, provides a nerve center and an information collection point in an effort to foil forgers and worthless check passers. "THOUSANDS of dollars are lost by merchants in the Delta every year because of a chocks," Guthrie lokl the group. Daves invited all Delta communities within a 40-mile radius of Greenville to participate in the system lo further enlarge the net intended to trap anyone seeking to issue worthless checks.

"Tlic cosl of the program is very small," Gulhric explained. "It also delers Ihe passing of checks as well as helping apprehend culprits," he said. THE MEETING was attended by James Webb, chairman of the Greater Greenville Fund, J. M. Taylor of Greenville, Mrs.

Sec Area-Wide Page 2 ycs- fcrclay Scale was brought here by the highway patrol, which has joined with federal agents in a crackdown on racial violence in the state. Picked up yesterday were Ernest Henry Avants, p4, Frank Hyman Tfmrmnn. 30, John William Barber, 33, and James Kenneth Greer, 33. The. crackdown earlier resulted in the arrest of 11 i men a( McComb 70 miles from Natchez, in the bombings of Negro houses and church buildings.

Indictments were returned against 10. A circuit judge at McComb was to hear motions loday to continue the cases until the next term of court. Defense attorneys said they nee tied more i to prepare their cases. One of the men, Ernest K. Zcck, 25, of McComb, was scheduled lo go on trial today, Ixit Judge W.

II. Watkins dismissed a venire from which Ihe jury would have been selected. Another jury panel was summoned lo report Monday and would hear the cases in the event lhat WatkEns denied the motions. The five men were charged in the beating of Bruce Payne, 22, white civil rights worker from Arlington, Va. The incident occurred Oct.

31, 1963, when Payne and George Green, 21, a Greenwood Negro, were followed from Natchez to Port Gibson. Aulltoritics charged the men accostcd Payne and Grenn at a service station and beat Payne with their fists. Seale, Avanls and Greer were additionally charged with a second count of assault and battery with i lo kill in connection wilh a shooting incident involving Payne and Green Nuv, Weather :5 nr: U. S. Weather Observer Brodie Crump reported high for the 24-hour period preceding 8:15 a.m.

was 79 degrees and low temperature was 44 degrees. Temperature was 51 at 8:15 a.m. Thousands Pay Homage To Hoover YORK (UPI)-IIcrbc Clark Hoover left his adopted city today and returned lo the Capitol for final homage from the people. As thousands watched in si- Ihe coffin bearing Hoover's body was taken from St. Bartholomew's Church on Park Avenue and driven lo Pennsylvania Station for Ihe (rip to Washington.

CROWDS three and four deep stood licliind barricades as the coffin left the church accompanied by a military honor guard. Several thousand more were watching as the cortege arrived at the station. The coffin was placed aboard a special funeral car and an honor guard look up positions around il. Members of the family and other dignitaries, including former Vice President and Mrs. Richard M.

Nixon, rode in accompanying cars. The train left promptly at 9:30 a.m. EiDT for Ihe nation's capital where the black-draped catafalque built for tire funeral of Abraham Lincoln and used twice within the past months was to IK placed in Ihe center ol the Capilol Rotunda. Indianola Woman Perishes In Fire; Civil Rights Meeting Is 'Bombed' Incidents Not Connected, Indianola Officials Say By KEN TOLMVEK INDTANOLA--An Indianola woman died in her burning residence Thursday night, while a low flying aircraft dropped fireworks over a civil rights meeting. The two events were not connected, officials said.

Mary Knight, cook Discuss Check Flasher Plan Community leaders from five Delta communities attended a special dinner sponsored by the Greenville Chamber of Commerce Thursday night lo consider expanding Ihe Grealer Greenville Fund's Check Flasher system. Shnw are, from left, George Walker, Lake Village, W. Fore of Ifollandale, Mrs. Curlis Floyd of Urew, Mrs, Don Mulcahy of I.eland, Curlis Floyd ot Drew, Bricc Alexander of Indiannla and Dill Daves ol the Greenville Chamber of Commerce, (Stall Photo) for Indianola Mayor Tom died when flames through her two room home behind the mayor's house. At about the same time, an aircraft buzzed low over a building being used for a civil rights meeting and dropped a parachute flare and a small explosive device.

INDIANOLA residents who had rushed to help light the house fire, saw the plane swoop over the area where Ihe Council of Federated Organizations (CO FO) was holding a meeting in a former Baptist church school. According lo rcporls, (he Indianola fire department received the fire alarm at about 7:.10 p.m. last night and when they reached the burning residence It was already completely engulfed by flames. Mrs. Pitts, discovering that her cook was not out of Ihe burning building, spread the alarm and two volunteers, Fire Chief Jesse Paul Davis and policeman Paul W.

Roberts put on special masks and flame resistant clothing and went, into the burning structure. According to Davis, Ihey recovered the woman's body from the floor about six feet from the door. "SHt, might have been crawling to the door wrtfn the smoke overcame her," Davis said. Officials said that the fire might have started from a small coal heater. According to the mayor, the dead woman had been employed by him for nearly 20 years.

Police investigating Ihe air- crafl incident reported lhat the plane swooped low over Ihe CO FO meeting place, dropped a parachute flare and what the police termed "a cherry bomb." Police Chief Brice Alexander was- attending a special area meeting called by Ihe Greenville Chamber of Commerce in Greenville at the time of the in- cic'enl. "This is not the first time an airplane has dropped flares or firecrackers," Chief Alexander reported. "We have had them drop them all over Tndianola." THE chief said lhat his office hod been swamped by calls from news media all over the Lfnircd States. 'T incident didn't even break up (he meeting," he said. "There was no danger or damage." The incident was reported to the COFO Jackson headquarters by Fred Wynn, a Stanford University student working in civil rights movement in Mississippi.

Wynn, formally working with COFO in Shaw, figured in a re- pcrled bombing threat to the Eastiand Named In GOP Charge WESTPORT, Conn. (UPI) -The Republican candidate for lite seal held by Sen. Thomas J. Dodd, charged Thursday his opponent and a Mississippi senator conspired to suppress testimony about national security. Former Gov.

John Lodge sax! Ihe alleged testimony being withheld efforts of Dodd and Sen. James 0. Eastland, would embarrass President Johnson. THE GOP candidate said he was not charging lhat anything was amiss in the State Department or lhat (here are subversives or leaks in national security. "I charge, however, lhat testimony is being withheld and postponed under orders of Lyndon Johnson and Sens.

Eastiand nnd Dodd arc (he chief executors of (hose orders," he said. LODGE said ihere were thousands of pages of from Olto Otepka and other Stale Department employes given fo the Scnale subcommittee on internal security which had never been made public. Otepka, former security evaluator, was dismissed. Lodge said Otepka had appealed the dismissal, but Ihe hearing suddenly been postponed unlil Nov. 17, a safe fortnight a the election." Shaw COFO group earlier In the summer.

According lo COFO spokesman, the explosive caused a "big boom" and rallied windows in the building. They said ihe plane made several passes over the building, dropping a flare on Ihe first one. COFO officials said thai the meeting was attended by about 250 persons lo discuss plans for a four-day prolcsl vote bcginn- Oct. 30 on behalf of candidates of the Freedom Democra- t.c Party. The parly, composed of mostly Negroes, was refused a place on Ihe Mississippi ballot in the general election because the party did not meet state requirements.

Civil rights workers said Indianola's two Negro policemen were at the meeting in uniform. According to police, (he officers were on duty in the isolated area just inside the city limits where the building is located. 6H5 To Climax Homecoming Week Tonight More than a week of heavy activity will be climaxed tonight when Mary Catherine Morphis is Greenville High School Homecoming Queen in mid-game ceremonies. Miss Morphis, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Marshall Ray Morphis of 105 Primrose, will also reign over the Crown and Sceptre Ball to be held tonight from II p.m. to I a.m. in the National Guard Armory. ACTIVITIES nl the school intensified last night as the event neared. A full scale rehearsal was held as half-time officials met with the court and band for final preparations.

Serving on the half-lime committee are Margie Fike, Cora Ervin and Katherine Reilly. Activities resumed this morning with a pre-school pep rallv led by acting head cheerleader Barbara Black. Another pep rally was scheduled to be held at, 3 p.m. loday. The court was to be officially introduced lo the city today at 4:30 p.m.

in a parade beginning at the Courthouse and preceding along Washington Avenue and Main Street. Following mid-game ceremonies narrated by School Trustee Mrs. John Suares, Ihe court will reign at the ball which will feature music by Ihe "Knights." The queen will bear a crown made and donated by Mrs. Glenn Powell and will hold the traditional sceptre, which has been used in homecoming activities for Ihe past 40 years. INCLUDED i queen's court are: senior maids, Patti Dickerson, Lydia Vest and Fth- el Archer; junior maids, Rosemary Kelly, Donna Pope and England; sophomore maids.

Linda Etheridge a Margarel Uickard. The queen will be crowned by Student Body President Claude Sluart and will be escorted by Jeffrey Nichols, president of Ihe senior class. The queen and court Were chosen by the student body from among 20 girls nominated by Greenville football players. Blood Program Lag Reported "The people jusl aren't responding," is Ihe word from Red Cross officials after a dismal local showing for the bloodmobile program. As of 9:30 a.m.

today, slightly over 340 pints of blood had been collected. Greenville has two more chances (in February a June) to give the 3,000 pints it has pledged, but so far it has given little more than 10 per cent. The hloodmobile will be at Si. Joseph Parish Hall unlil 2 p.m. when it rclurns lo Birmingham, Ala.

Two Communist Olympic Team Members Delect To The West TOKYO (UPI)--A member of Communist Hungary's Olympic team and two Hungarian tourists who defected to the U.S. Embassy, left Tokyo tonight for political asylum in Ihe United States. Reliable sources said the athlete was a member of Hungary's canoeing team in the Olympics, which end Saturday. THE OTHER two were tourists who had come to sec the Olympics and were staying on a ship in Tokyo Bay. The three defectors were men.

U. S. OFFICIALS were silent, but Japanese police identified the athlete as Andras Toro. He had placed fourth in Ihe canoeing singles event. He was the first athlete from a Communist nation to defect during the current Olympics.

Sources close to airport officials identified the tourists ai Denes Kovacs and Karoly Molnar. Report Clears Jenkins Of Security Violation WASHINGTON (UPI) An extensive FBI investigation of Walter W. Jenkins has turned up no informalioK that the former presidential aide had ever violated security or been blackmailed because of his arrests on morals charges. nUV FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover's report lo President Johnson said that Jenkins, a 46- year-old father of six, admitted "having engaged in Ihe indecent acts for which he was arrested" on Jan.

15. 195S, and again last Oct. 7. JENKINS, a top Johnson aide for 25 years, resigned his White House post Oct. after disclosure that he had been arrested on a morals charge the previous week.

The President ordered an immediate FBI investigation of Jenkins and the circumstances surrounding his arrest to see if ihere had been any security violalions. Jn an eight page statement Thursday night, Hoover said lhat many of those interviewed during Ihe investigation and Jenkins himself said Ihe two incidents for which he was arrested occurred during periods of "extremely intense emotional strain ami physical exhaustion." Officials Clash Over Indictments JACKSON, Miss. (UPI)-A U.S. district judge clashed with the Justice Department Thuri- day over indictments issued tiy a federal grand jury investigating racial violence in Mississippi. Judge Harold Cox cited U.S.

attorney Robert Haubcrg of Jackson for civil contempt and threatened similar action against Acting U.S. Atty. Gen. Nicholai Katzenbach for refusal to process "certain indictments 1 brought by the secret panel. Cox ordered Hauberg "confined" until he obeyed thi judge's order to process the Indictments but delayed the sentence for five days.

Hauberg said he Had received "certain instructions" froni Kalzenbach via telephone and was advised not to sign the dictmcnls. He later declined to discuss men. the matter with fi News Briefs LIBRARY SCHEDULE IN EFFECT New hours have gone into effect at William Alexander Percy Memorial Library here. They are: Monday through Thursday 3 9 p.m.; F.riday and Saturday 9 a.m.-6 p.m. GOING TO MEMPHIS Doug Wynn, Greenville attorney and campaign manager for President Johnson in Mississippi will be among several state dignitaries going to Memphis tomorrow for Ihe President's speech.

BLAST SET OFF Scientists yesterday touched off a underground nuclear device neai Baxtcrville. It was a test to help perfect a system lo. keep check oij Russian and Chinese atomic tcsls. The blast was about one-fourth powerful as Ihe one lhat wrecked Hiroshima near the end of World War Two. The explosion sent a ripple rolling for miles along ImJ crust of Ihe earth.

Buildings shook, some chimneys crumbled and A few foundations were cracked. However, the Atomic Energy Com' mission said there was no "serious About 400 persons had been evacuated in advance of the blast lhat had been postponed several times since Sept. 22. Officials said radioactivity was confined lo (hi cavity the blast created 2,700 feet below Ihe earth's surface. FARM WEATHER CURRENT: The U.

S. Wealher Bureau at Stoneville reports drying conditions good lo excellent day time and fair to locally poor late at night. Dew points in 30's and low 40's. Patches of light to dew tonight, drying off by 8:30 a.m. Saturday.

Chance of frost in few spots tonight. Eighty per cent or more sunshine today and Saturday. No rain through Sunday. Winds northeasterly eight lo 15 miles'- today, light and variable tonight and easterly six to 12 miles- per-hour Saturday. FIVE-DAY FORECAST: Temperatures will average two lo eight degrees below normal with only minor day to day changes.

No pro-' cipitalion expected for the next five days. STATE SAID 'WHIPPING BOY WASHINGTON (UPI)-Rep. William M. Colmer, said lot day Mississippians resent efforts lo make their stale Ihe nation'! "whipping boy." Colmer said in a statement for Ihe Congressional Record lhat the vast majority of Mississippians stand for law and order, the Constitution and the free enterprise system. MAY PROHIBIT SALE CHICAGO Commissioner Ford Frick will prohibit sale of the New York Yankees to Columbia Broadcasting Syslerrl within the next week or 10 days, informed sources believed loday.

Frick, it was understood, has been ndvispd lo act by the antitrust division of the Justice Department, which has been investigating (hi sale. CI 1 A The Central Division ol the Greenville Community Fund Will stage a "Mothers March" from (n 5 p.m. in Ihe Neflro. areas of Ihe cily. Division Chairman I.uther Alexander to all Negro citizens (r expect the marcntrs and give lo (hem.

The central division so far hat collected nl ils $3,601 quota. FIRE PUT OUT Fire broke out in an oil board kiln nl the U. S. Gypsum ComplnV early today and city firemen extinguished Ihe wilh I mil) stream. Only material Ixirned in the blaze, Ihe second kiln lira nl Iht plant in Iwn days.

Fire Engine Companies 1 and 4 alarm at 1:55 a.m..