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. ) ° ) gree « Kr. Tolson_—_ — Mr. Nichole Mr. Boardman Mr. Belmont Mr. Marne Mr. Mohr .. Mr. Persons .._- Mr. Rowen .... Mr. Tamm ..—.— Mr. Noas* -.. Mr. Winterrowd - Tele. Room ——~ Mr. Holleman_— Miss Gandy..__- eS - = o> a. ee ee yom amet ete a s £, : 7 we pee nee nee Parishioners R e1iterate ¥ \, ; . A tentative reed on Aza rn embers V stio the group stated that Catholic i rs Vote Oppos ton people of Belie Chasse, Jesuit to Negro Pastor Bend and Myrtle Grove are dedi- cated to the maintenance of seg- Members of Our Lady of Per-'regation or the separation of 'petual Help parish in the Belle races in all matters which affect ‘Chasse, Jesuit Bend and Myrtle their families and that they must, iGrove areas Tuesday night voted'be unyielding against any effort j almost unanimously to present a|made to desegregate or impose a oe lresolution to their pastor reit-l@ny person of the colored race erating their stand against the upon them which would give him appointment of a Negro pastor. any spiritual, social or personal parishioners met’ at the Belle'families: ‘ Chasse auditorium. The meeting ,,7¢ stated they felt sincere in . was followed by another meeting ‘eit stand for the ‘principle of Ke * of the Plaquemines Parish Cit-,Ses"™getion and felt that it was wropery being associated with NDE, ~- Z The meetings followed the;"©#50" LZ PB £ ‘ ! reading of a letter from Arch-| Distric Attorney Leander_H LA R ER y) P bishop Joseph F. Rummel i |Perez of Plaquemines paris threatened excommunication tj. orepation. Perez was’ k the entire parish if they did not , Eth - Perez was 8 speak: J accept ‘‘any priest” assigned to er e citizen's council meet- ,ing held after the parish meeting. Meyer, 'S. M aster of the tat of the Communist party in yer, S. M. P the 1920s with regard to racial pe a "era) of th ‘shio e bat the integration movement is, ae evergl of the parishioners €-ito organize and make the weight’ ‘The group of séveral hundred: contact with members of their! izens Council. Sion church Sunday in which pe Ee ee as ead x UNVMK WW 5 Ww rVi A 7C€ 7104 Q the churth. The archbishop's let-, He said the platform of the church, -asking parishioners to jcgcues,”" :leadred ‘at the meeting their Bn- of. public opinion felt. ‘tention’ of not signing the state-| 4it's our alm to organize 50,- , ment. , 1004 white people in the Greater } 4/ ie i - + The statement reads: “In con- 2 formity with the teachings of the New Orleans area into She citi- sj church on the dignity of the zens council and in the next Leg- .” priesthood and the dignity of the; isigture to outlaw that Commu- ! human person I regret the of-|ni -inspired organization,” Perez| fenses committed in our com-|Sale. “You would have the pres- t munity against this teaching./SUre taken off you right now if S Henceforth 1 will accept any/We had 50,000 members in this (y priest appointed to give us Sun-jarea. . 1 day masses and other sérvices.” Perez cited a book published eye The statement was printed on by the Catholic Committee of the StARSZD rege: ac] cards enclosed in the letter from South named “‘Segregation in SERIALIZED__. FILED 4 Fr, Meyer. Catholic Seheo 3." as containing DEC ance Members of the congregation mmunist brain washing. The 7195 called the archbishop's letter “a vs which he called ‘a “per- Fei — NEW Gg - fay ee eed threat’ and said it was “up to yeh to) hoe chee: Sr x verted composition,” has ‘been J the people” to solve the threat.. diftributed among priests and D4 They said they were ‘astound- nuns in the New Orleans area. Y) ed, disappointed and couldn't be- pr, Emmett L. Irwin, who ©. lieve they could ever have re- praecrae ——— : ND7e4 iceived such a message.” ae “briefly,” trad tite 9 idl. _ 74 IS A. A . ‘@ne parishioner assured the ling of colored 9 . 7 ‘ p that as long as they belidve chffiren would present ealth na - SW hat is right God would pe|Problem. He said there would be SL. 2. 1958 th them. . a spread “of disease and ver- ; wi He also said integration Reteuneseu weuld mean the “‘mongrelization oe wee THE TIMES-PICAYUNE |ot) races.” NEW CRLEANS, LA. 77777 wo 7 ee pecos weal teste F Jf