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TUESDAY. AUCUST 13. 1913
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON
Citizens Council
Spreads Doctrine
On Race Segregation
By AL KUETTNER
UPI Correspondent
-You might take him (or a
coUege professor or a sue-
ccsiful businessman. He is
uave, intelligent and soft-
spoken. He wears well-tailored
suits and stays in the
best hotels and he is on the
move, which is often
. But when Bill Simmons in
- traduces himself, he doesn't
waste much time letting you
know that what he is doing
. is running the Citizens Coun
cil. His organization is re
garded by many as the most
- militant of the nation's arch-
efregation groups,
In the constantly shifting
developments of the racial
transition, the voice of the
Citizens Council ebbs and
flows. Its lines are out in
politics, education and even
' social lite. It is strongest in
Mississippi where it was
born, but today it has strong
touches In many states and
: its disciples travel thousands
; of miles a year to spread a
; doctrine that racial segivga-
: tlon is best for the Negro and
the white man.
Test of Influence
The council (it doesn't like
to be called white) was organ
; ized. just 55 days after the
. May 17, 1854, Supreme Court
school desegregation deci-
aion. It may have a new test
of influence soon, depending
on the outcome of the Missis
. alppi gubernatorial runoff be
tween Lt. Gov. Paul B. John
aon and former Gov. J. P.
Coleman.
: When Coleman was govcr
I nor he cut off state sover
eignty commission funds to
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. . PAUL MOSER
Wednesday Speaker
Presbylerian Men
Official to Speak
Paul Moser,' executive sec
retary of the National Coun
cil . of United Presbyterian
men, will speak in Medford
Wednesday, Aug. 14, at 6:30
p.m. .
Moser, of New York City,
will speak on "Stand Your
Ground" at a meeting of the
Presbyterian Men at the First
Presbyterian church, Eighth
and Holly ats.
. Tickets are available at the
church office, according to
Dr. D. Kirkland West, minis
ter. - Moser la an cider in the
Presbyterian church, having
been ordained in 1923. He Is
member of the session of
- the Fifth Avenue Presbyteri
an church In New Yor-.: City.
A native of Kansas. Moser
la a graduate of the Untver
' tity of Kansas, Missouri Vul
ley college, Marshall, Mo.,
and Parsons college, Fairfield.
Iowa. For a number of years
; he has served as manager of
various department stores.
Graham Returns
To Los Angeles
Los Angeles -lUrii- Evangel-
iii uiuy uranam returns to
the scene of his first major
triumoh this unvlc u,hn I,.
opens a three-week crusade
winging nis "old time rcll
gion" to the masses. -
It Wll in 1041) tlie 41.ua.-
old North Carolinan hit the
big time following a crusade
here. However, In 1949 his
cruaaae was held in a tent
' pitched on a vacant lot and
not the 108,000-scat Memor
, ial Coliseum where he opens
' inursaay.
' Since those tent meetings
Graham has carried his mi.
i sades across every continent
ana into many of the world
greatest cities.
Oregon Girl Named
Champion Strutter
Jackson, Miss. - fUPB - Shar-
n Laasater, 17, of Eastside,
Ore., was named grand cham
plon strutter of the United
States twirling association
Saturday nlgnt.
The blonde Miss Lassalcr
waa among several hundred
youngsters competing for na
tional twirling honors at the
MlatMlppi Stat Coliseum.
the council. The present gov
ernor, Ross Barnett, restored
the appropriations, which
come from state tax money.
While the council expressed
no public support of a candi
date, it is agreed it still has
no love for Coleman.
Membership in the council
is not publicly known but it is
large. It took an upsurge at
the time of the University of
Mississippi integration crisis
last September.
Discusses Goals
In an interview not long
ago, Simmons relaxed in an
Atlanta hotel room and
talked about the organi
zation: About critics: "We don't
answer them at all. We've got
too much to do. We have one
field of interest, segregation
and states rights. And you
know, there are problems. We
are concerned with those."
About the council program:
" ... influencing public
opinion. Everything we do is
geared to that. We have a
television-radio program
which is distributed to all 50
states." Northern stations get
a program on both sides of
the issue; southern stations
an informative approach.
"After hearing what comes
through the southern stations,
I wonder if we shouldn't ap
proach them much the same
way we do the north. Also,
we have printed millions of
pieces of literature pamph
lets, tracts all the way to
full-blown essays, and a
monthly publication."
About the outcome of the
racial situation: "If I were
an lntcgrationist, I'd be very
discouraged. All .the easy
ground has been used up. As
the experience develops in
the North where they have
had token integration until
recent years, it will create
more reluctance to go ahead
with this sociological experiment."
About the Negro's future:
"They ought to aim at being
good citizens." But on the
voting issue, he thought the
Negro generally has now
shown his maturity and his
ability to adapt himself to
politics." He felt the Negro
therefore is subject to use by
political machines.
About an educated Negro's
chances in Mississippi: Unlim
ited as .long as he stays in
the Negro community. "It's
un-American to hand people
opportunities. Men must
make their way, be worthy
of their hire. They should
not get lt because of race, but
should develop their abilities
as far as they are able. Mis
sissippi has - many cases to
prove this."
Minear Supports
Curb oh Dropouts
Salem-UPD-A national pro
gram to curb high school
dropouts has the endorse
ment of Leon P, Minear, state
superintendent of public instruction.
"At the request of Presi
dent Kennedy, I am urging
parents to do everything pos
sible to have their school-age
youngsters in school this
fall," Minear said.
In Oregon 5,900 students
will not return to the class
rooms this fall, estimates
Glen Weaver, supervisor of
occupational guidance in the
state department of edu
cation.
Nationally it is estimated
that about 300,000 who were
in school this past year and
not yet graduated can be ex
pected to drop out this fall.
Minear said "department
of labor research studies
show that changes in occupa
tional requirements in our
nation make it imperative
that an individual complete
high school or many employ
ment doors will be closed to
him."
Oregon law requires at
tendance until graduation
from high school, or until
age 18, whichever comes
first, but unfortunately
many young persons ana
their parents find ways of
evading this law, Minear
said.
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BEST DRESSED POODLE Pierre Hollycourt models what
the best dressed poodle will wear when he rides a motorcycle
with his master. Pierre is all decked out with black leather
jacket, crash helmet and sun glasses. Pierre was modeling a
complete line of gear for poodles at the 13th annual Pet
Supply Industry Trade Show in San Francisco. (UPI)
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Three Men Hold Up
Store in Portland
Portland - IUPD - Three men
held up a Safeway store on
North Interstate ave. early
Monday and escaped with an
undisclosed amount of cash.
Police said five men were
seen in the getaway car, which
bore Washington license
plates.
The largest office building
in the world is the Pentagon
in Washington.
Juvenile Court Course Scheduled in Eugene
Eugene - Four men, widely
experienced in the field of
adolescent problems and ju
venile delinquency, are speak
ers at the sixth annual Ju-
Music Festival
Director Speaks
At Chamber Lunch
"We opened to a skeptical
audience," the managing di
rector of the Peter Britt Gar
dens Music and Arts Festival
association said Monday.
In remarks to the Medford
Chamber of Commerce
Roundtable luncheon, the di
rector, Sam McKinney, said
people were doubtful "it
could be done," and that the
kind and level of music cho
sen would attract successful
audiences.
"Well, it has been done,"
McKinney said, In reference
to the opening of the festival
Sunday with a 4 p.m. concert.
The director defended the
choice of selection for the
programs.
Must Stay on Level
"This music fits," he said.
"We started on this level, and
we must stay on it. It Is the
only one from which we can
grow."
McKinney said that in his
opinion the Britt orchestra
was "equal to - if not better
than - the Portland sympho
ny." He quoted a musician
who plays in the Hollywood
bowl that the Britt group "is
one of the finest on the coast."
"If we paid these musicians
strict union scale for their
work, it would cost about
$80,000," McKinney declared.
Total budget for the festi
val this summer is $9,545.
Both McKinney and Mrs.
Bert Pree, festival president,
admitted that sufficient funds
have not been raised to meet
the budget.
However, McKinney said
that "we will consider it a
success if we can pay our
way this year, and put $5 in
the bank for a start next
year."
New Fall
SKIRTS & SWEATERS
Rag. $11.98 lo $16.98
2 for $15.40
venile Court Summer Insti
tute this week at the Univer
sity of Oregon.
They are Dr. Gordon Hig
ginson, psychologist; Dr. Rich
ard Jarvis, psychiatrist; Dr.
Delbert Elliott and Dr. Frank
Hartung, sociologists.
Dr. Higginson, a psycholo
gist at the Delauney Memo
rial Clinic in Portland, has
had considerable experience
in group and individual psy
chotherapy with adolescents
and as a consultant to juve
nile courts. At present he is
consultant to the Lane County
court, the Cleveland High
school faculty in Portland,
and consultant to manage
ment and industry.
Seattle Psychiatrist
A Seattle psychiatrist, Dr.
Jarvis is a consultant to the
King County Juvenile court,
and in private practice pri
marily is involved in the di
agnosis and treatment of dis
turbed adolescents. He h a s
taught at the University of
Louisville and the University
of Washington.
Dr. Elliott is a sociologist
at San Diego college who Is
now conducting a study of
school drop outs in the San
Diego area. While at the Uni
versity of Washington work
ing for his doctorate in 1960
61, he received a Ford Foun
dation grant for the study of
juvenile delinquency.
Dr. Hartung, noted for his
numerous publications in the
field of adolescent problems
and juvenile delinquency, is
a sociologist at wayne siaie
university. He has been a
member of the Michigan State
Corrections commission, and
of several governor's commit
tees. He is the author of tha
recently published book,
"Crime, Law and Society."
The summer institute is
sponsored jointly by the Ore
gon Juvenile Court Judges as
sociation and the University
of Oregon.
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