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PUBLIC PARKS,GOLF COURSESMAY BE SOLDtrHigh Tribunal HoldsSegregation In Public Parks, Playgrounds, Illegal.BV THE ASSOCIATED PRESS* . . iSome Southern leaders feel that the I). S. Supreme Court decision outlawing racial segregation in places supported by public funds may mean the end of most public golf courses, playgrounds and swimming pools in the South.Others believe that the problems created by the decision will be worked out gradually.Reactions to the Monday decision of the high court follow the same general pattern set after the ruling in May, 1954, that held that segregation in public schools is unconstitutional. Leaders in the deep South expressed heartfelt opposition while those In' border states were more amenable.The court, in separate; unanimous actions, affirmed a decision holding racial segregation illegal in public parks and playgrounds. and ordered Negroes admitted to public golf courses. The decision did not apply to privately owned recreationalfacilities.Herman Talmadge, former governor of Georgia and an active leader for segregation, said, ’'it will probably mean the end of most public golf courses, piay-} I grounds and things of that type. But. he added. The city (Atlanta) could sell these facilities to private Individuals at its discretion.One of the court’s actions directed that an order be issued 1 granting Negroes admission to lt;Atlanta’s public links. -H. M. Holmes, a Negro physi- 1clan and father of two of the three plaintiffs in the two-year- ] old case, said he and his sonsji appreciate the decision beyond t all expression.We, know that it is, right I that we should be allowed to | play on the city courses as tax- j paying citizens. he said. We understand how play the game of golf and understand the courtesies of the game. You can b? sure we will do what is right.Atlanta officials declined to express any opinion about the ruling or say what they would do, pending further study.South Carolina's Gov. George Bell Ttmmennan Jr. said, There will be no mixing of the races in our state parks.” Timmerman indicated last July he would favor closing the state’s park system rather than allow integration.At Birmingham, Ala., City Commissioner Wade Bradley said he would vote to shut down I all city parks and swimming pools before allowing intermingling of the races. I think intermingling definitely would lead to bloodshed he said. j4’ In Richmond, the attorney gen-!
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The Gastonia Gazette
Gastonia, North Carolina, US
Tue, Nov 08, 1955
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