Memphis World Memphis World Publishing Co. 1967-08-19 J. A. Beauchamp Youth Testifies To Threat On Life By 2 Detroit Police A Negro teen-ager testified Monday he was terrorized and threatened with death by two white police officers charged with shooting and killing two other Negroes during the Detroit riots. Michael Clark, 19, told a court hearing for the two accused patrolmen that one of the men forced him to lie on the floor with a cocked service revolver pressed against his head. He said the two officers led one of the victims into another room where the man was found dead, but Clark said that he saw no one shot. Clark left the witness stand and pointed out patrolmen Ronald W. August, 28, and Robert Paille, 31, both charged with murder, as the men who stormed his hotel room. Paille, a bachelor and two-year member of the police force, is charged with killing Fred Temple, 18, August, a father of two who has been a policeman for four years, is accused of slaying Aubrey Pollard Jr., 19. Clark testified at an examination for the two men-a hearing to determine whether they should be bound over for trial. The Recorder's Court gallery was jammed with more than 50 uniform policemen who said they came on their own time to give "moral support" to their accused fellow officers. Dr. Clara Raven, a Wayne County medical examiner, testified that the youths died of shotgun wounds, both fired from the same direction, "at every close range." It was not determined from the testimony if the two patrolmen were carrying shotguns. 1,000 A. M. E. Laymen Attend 38th Biennial In New Orleans Laymen of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, held their 10th biennial session, in New Orleans, July 31Aug. 5, with headquarters at the Jung Hotel. J. D. Williams of Kansas City, Mo., president of the parent body, presided. The organization consists of the 18 Episcopal Districts, comprising the AME Connection in the Continental United States, South America, Africa, and Isles of the seas. Approximately 1,000 Constituents attended, of which 247 were members of the delegate assembly. Union Bethel AME Church, Dr. L. G. Long, pastor, and the Eighth Episcopal District, Mrs. B. W. Singleton, president, hosted the six days Congress. The Rt. Rev. W. F. Sail is presiding bishop. Thirteen prelates of the church, along with many of the general officers were on hand to salute the laity and give moral support to Mr. Williams, president; for outstanding services rendered to humanity across the world in the name of Christ. Alabama was represented by Bishop I. H. Bonner of Selma, along with 19 delegates, members of the delegate assembly; alternates, well wishers and ministers. Each day from Monday through Saturday, was packed with excitement, religious and educational features; which included tours, boat ride, the opening retreat, citizens night program, workshops and banquet. A tour of the city and boat ride down the mighty Mississippi, were features Monday afternoon and night; opening ceremony was held at Union Bethel, 10:30 a.m., Tuesday. His grace Rt. Rev. W. F. Ball, host, prelate, was speaker. At 8 p.m., the host presented a history making welcoming program which involved Metropolitan New Orleans. Music for the two occasions was furnished by choirs of Union Bethel and a Youth Chorus of the Congregational Church, City. Workshop features began Wednesday morning at 8. Sixteen courses, dealing with every phase of Methodism, were taught by people, who were specialists in their respective areas, Wednesday and Thursday. Governmental representatives of the Office of Equal Opportunity and the FHA, led by L. J. Washington, of Washington D. C., conducted a seminar on the OEA and FHA, as the departments relate themselves to the church. Discussant leaders W. Aster Kirk of Austin, Texas, OEO Deputy director and Howard Bertsch, Washington, D. C., administrator for Farmers. Home Administration, (FHA), USDA, were assisted by a panel of seven. More than two dozen Federal employees were in attendance. This phase of work was a first, sponsored by the agencies, to make known opportunities available to churches in the USA, for benefit of poverty stricken areas. A banquet Thursday night at the Jung Hotel, featured Judge George L. Russell Jr., first Negro Judge in Maryland's history. Several local people participated on the program. Citations were presented to President J. D. Williams, Dr. R. W. Mance and Rev. A. L. Davis Jr., of New Orleans, baptist minister, who was presented the Citizens Community Award, which is given annually to a person for outstanding Community services, regardless of race. The business on Friday and Saturday consisted of reports, and election of officers for the next quadrennial. Place for the next biennial session will be announced following a meeting of the executive board. CLEARANCE SALE MABERRY'S BOOK STORE FORCED TO MOVE BECAUSE OF URBAN RENEWAL! AUTOMATIC T ADIUSTED • EXCHANGED • REPAIRED Owned and Operated by Memphians With Memphis Capital ** CHECK OUR REPUTATION ** IGO 217-223 Union Ave. 526-7491 3435 Highway 51 S. 397-4469 Memphis, Tenn. 1900 University, Little Rock, Ark. DOG RACING POST TIME 8 P. M SOUTH LAND interstate 55 west memphis, arkansas YOUTH BACKING MORRIS — Here are some of the young volunteers who will campaign for Charles F. Morris Sr. (standing at right by flag) in his bid for election to a City Council seat from District 7. These young people will solicit votes for Mr. Morris in a door-to-door campaign throughout various neighborhoods in the district. Spearheading the youngsters are Ronald L. Morris, J. B. Brooks, Anthony Morris, Jacqueline Taylor and Mrs. Mozelle Peterson. Persons wishing to contribute financially or work in the Morris campaign should contact Morris headquarters at 981 Alaska Street. LAUDERDALE COUNTY NEWS Miss Caroline Narvell, Mr. R. D. Narvell and Miss Pauline Reynolds visited your reporter, Mrs., Lula Coleman, who is ill. Mrs. Mary Hamilton of St. Louis, Mo., also visited Mrs. Coleman. She is now staying with Mrs. Narvell. Mr. Will E. Barlow and aunt, Mrs. Valeria Johnson of Louisville, Ky., visited his brother, Mr. Calvin C. Barlow and family at 159 Oak St., Ripley, Tenn., and Mr. J. C. Barlow and his family and Mrs. Johnson's sister, Mrs. Diarenda Fuller of Arp, Tenn., last weekend. Mrs. Annie Sims and her mother, Mrs. Pauline Manns recently visited their brothers and sons: Mr. Calvin Manns in South Bend, Ind.; a brother in Detroit, Mich., and Pontiac Mich. Mrs. Eveline Brown and Mrs. Evalina Robinson of Chicago, Ill., and Mrs. J. B. Brown of Springfield, Ohio were recent house guests of Mrs. Catherine Barbee, 146 Oak St., Ripley. Mrs. B. Brodie had as her guests last week, her sister, Mrs. Ruth Goodman of Chicago. Also Mr. and Mrs. John Dickey and family, of Chicago visited Mrs. Brodie. Rev. William Sims of Ripley, Term., is visiting his sister Mrs. Pauline Bates in Chicago this week. A 3-c Joseph E. Barlow, serving with the Air Force, is visiting his family, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin C. Barlow Sr., 159 Oak St., in Ripley. Holly Grove Baptist has just ended a series of revival services conducted by the Rev. Austin of Memphis. The Rev. W. Reed is pastor of the church. Panels And Talent Hunt Seen Highlighting omega Conclave H. Carl Moultrie I, executive secretary, Omega Psi Phi fraternity, arrived here this week and announced that the 51st Grand Conclave of the 25,000member fraternal organization, showed all signs of being the most successful ever held, and will begin at the Sheraton-Boston Hotel Saturday. Mr. Moultrie will bring the gavel down on the first plenary session at 1 p. m. Sunday, and Grand Basileus, George Meares, will preside. The first public session will be at 3 p. m. when the Honorable Robert Weaver, Secretary H. U. D. will keynote the meeting. Reports will be heard beginning Sunday afternoon and will continue through Monday. The highlights of the meeting will be Sunday night when an array of young people representing the best talent in the eleven districts will compete for top honors. These contestants have already won scholfired several shots and fled after seeing his girlfriend with two other girls and three boys in the downtown area. The only statement given by the boy told of being struck by a belt. The arrest of Mrs. Louise Baskin of 2031 North Avenue N. W., in connection with the fatal stabbing of her husband will probably be carried before the grand jury next week. Mrs. Baskin is charged with mur der in connection with the death of her 42-year-old husband, Johnny Lee. Lee was stabbed in the neck, according to detective H. B. Goldhaben. The victim's wife handed a butcher knife to a uniform officer and stated... I've just killed my husband," police report, arships, in their respective districts, and will be competing for the top awards, given by the fraternity. Attorney Wiley A. Branton, special assistant to the Attorney General will be the featured speaker at the luncheon honoring the undergraduates, Tuesday, Aug 15. Dr. William J. Williams, deputy director, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, will act as a panelist and resource consultant for the Workshop, Wednesday, Aug, 16, representing the federal Government's point of view as to Opportunities for Fraternities in a Changing Educational World." Dr. Asa T. Spaulding, president, North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, will act as a panelist and resource consultant, representing the business view point of Opportunities for Fraternities in a Changing Educational World." Brother Spaulding is the former chairman of the Fraternity's Housing Program. Brighton Woman Free On Bond In Murder Charge A Brighton, Ala., woman, identified as Mrs. Farlee Moore, 60, of 5324 Jay bird Road, was reported free on a $500 bond, pending her trial on a murder charge lodged against her, the county sheriffs office disclosed this week. The sheriff's office said that Mrs. Moore is charged with allegedly fatally stabbing a man idedtified as her alleged common law husband, Andrew Gregory, 65, during a fight sometime during the day, Aug. 8. Investigators said the defendant explained that Gregory was stabbed with a kitchen knife after he allegedly assaulted her with a hamer and a drink bottle. Gregory sustained a fatal stab wound in the chest, investigators said. Los Angeles Visitors Enjoy Stay In City Visiting from Los Angeles were Mrs. Emma Yvonne Moss, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. Moore of 1927 Quinn and her children, Beverly, Karen and Laura, and Mrs. Lillie L. Mitchell granddaughter of Mrs. Eddie Green of 234 Dison. The visitors and Mrs. M. Jones enjoyed an evening with refreshments and games at the home of Mrs. K. W. Green on Dison Ave., with Mrs. Lillie Mitchell winning first prize. Mrs. Moss, her children and Mrs. Mitchell returned last weekend. Gordon's Vodka the only vodka with a patent on smoothness. PATENT NO 2,879,165 GORDON'S VODKA 80 PROOF, DISTILLED FROM GRAIN, CORDON'S DRY GIN CO., LTD., LINDEN, N. J. MEMORIAL STUDIO OUR NEW LOCATION (Near Calvary Cemetery 1470 S. BELLEVUF Beautiful, Lasting Memorials OUR NEW LOCATION (Near Calvary Cemetery 1470 S. BELLEVUF John Stoler Named Director Of Georgia GOP John Stoler, a fund raising expert who has been active in Reoublican politics for several years has been named executive director of the Georgia Republican party, chairman G. Paul Jones said Mon day. Stoler, 35, has worked in mid western, southern and eastern states and was headquartered in Virginia before coming to Georgia. He was scheduled to assume his duties Tuesday. Stoler succeeds Mike Hudson, wkho resigned to work with Re publican candidates in Mississippi. In addition to his duties as executive director, Stoler will also serve as finance director of the party. HOGUE & KNOTT SUMMER - TIME FOOD VALUES Insurance Companies Lose Faith In Fed. Government Comp. Gen. James L. Bentley said Monday insurance companies were withdrawing protection from riot areas because they had lost faith in the aiblity of the federal government to keep peace. Bentley, president of the Nationel Association of Insurance Commissioners, said "conversation, after conversation" with public officials, business leaden and insurance commissioners revealed the "shocking reality" of this lack of faith. "There is a conviction. Rapidly developing among the top business leaders of America that the government is not going to enforce the law where the destruction Of life, property and our national reputation to done under the guise of riots and social unrest," he said. Bentley said arson during riots goes unpunished and is "apparently accepted as a sort of social crime." Bentley said the government should reassure the public and the business community that riots will not be tolerated and that some planning to being done to stop them. "Such assurance is absolutely necesary to the world business and insurance community to change the acturaial conviction that it is our national policy to condone "social anon," he said. Bentley said the lack of faith in the government was also being felt in foreign insurance markets. He said foreign companies were gradually with - drawing catastrophe re - insurance, which pro tects American companies from going bankrupt during tunes of unusual loss. Bentley was speaking to the Southern Police Institute Alumni Association. LITTLE JOHN TAXI SERVICE RADIO DISPATCHED LONDON'S REFINEST London's 530 policewomen will get new uniforms designed by Norman Hartnell, couturier to Queen Elisabeth II, and new hats by her milliner, Simone Mirman, it was announced Thursday. Details of the first change of style in 17 years for the lady police force are to remain a secret until Sept 15, when the uniforms Will be ready. Night Jobs luring more women from homes. UNITED CABS UNITED TAXI CO. 255 Vance Radio Dispatched Of the total amount distributed to institutions in 11 Southern states, Seven colleges and universities in Georgia got the larges share: $43620. Six institutions in North Carolina received $339,780 four to Alabama, $232,820; there in Virginia, $235,000. Four colleges in Tennessee also received $234,180; therein texts $160,060; and two in Louisiana, $144,020. Additional allusions went to one member colleges in each of four other states. These were: Mississippi, $57,180; Arkansas, $55,620; Florida, $53,280 and South Carolina, $51280. Since its founding in 1944, the United Negro College Fund has raised more than $9 million, fee its member institutions. Currently affilised with the Fund are 33 regionally accredited, predominantly Negro college and universities which enroll 35,000. RED LETTER DAY — Pretty Nguyen, Thi Mat, 17, daughter of the Viet Cong deputy commander in Binh Duong Province of South Vietnam, prepares a letter to her father asking him to defect after defecting herself in the town of Phu Cuony. She said she has nursed wounded guerrillas for four years and is disillusioned with a life of personal rivalries inn com pant suspicion.