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is located about 60 miles southeast of Indianapolis at Spencer and the junction of State Highways 67, 43 and 46. Biased Policy Flouted Questioned as to official attitudes on such matters, Kenneth R. Cougill. director of state parks, a division of the Indiana Conservation department, decried the action of attendants in showing discrimination against visitors because of race or color. “Of course, state law and policy outlaws racial discrimination

[in such instances and any practice of it is done by low-salaried attendants without sanction or knowledge of high state officials, including myself,” Cougill told The Recorder Tuesday. Among the group of two dozen local residents who alleged bald discrimination at Spring Mill park last Sunday were Misses Norma Jean Morris, age 18, 612 Blake and Betty Noel, 17, 1138 Harlan; Army Veterans Lloyd Pinner, 22. Oliver Williams, 21, 1137 Harlan, Jimmie Williams, Albert Rogers, Miss Jean Alston, 21, Evansville; George Warfield, and Miss Aljean Anderson. Miss Morris and members of the group of park visitors said that after the two veterans had rented swimming suits, the girls having

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brought along their own, they were told by a uniformed attendant wearing a badge that they could not use the dressing rooms in the beach house to change their clothes. Asked why, they said the attendant arrogantly replied, ‘We can’t stop you people from swimming but colored people are not allowed in the dressing rooms.” The Misses Morris, Noel and Alston, and the two young Army veterans said they changed clothes in the cars in which they had reached the park and took their swim as planned. Henry J. Richardson Jr., prominent attorney and civil rights j champion, has been engaged by this group to investigate the legal aspects of the racial discrimination practised against them. Leon P. Montgomery is superintendent of the Spring Mill Park grounds, and Beauford T. Harzell operates the concession that rents bathing suits there. Mr. Richardson, terming the incident a “disgraceful, flagrant violation of the constitutional rights of these young people,” said he [would take the matter up with [Governor Henry F. Schricker and , state authorities for the enforcement of a regulation outlawing the practice of facial discrimination by officials and employes of stateowned parks and other facilities. Patrons From Local Church The group of people visiting I McCormick’s Creek Park were [choir members of the 25th Street (Baptist Church. Their families and i friends had gone to the park for [their annual picnic. Uelmas Harris, 20, 953 Roache, student of Butler University; Miss Anna White, secretary of the principal of Attucks high school; and her sister. Miss Juanita White, both living at 2428 Indianapolis avenue said they were rudely re-1 bulled in an attempt to purchase tickets entitling them to the use of swimming suits and dressing room facilities. The young college student said he had applied at the ticket office lor the tickets and was told, “Niggers cannot go in swimming because the people don’t like it.” Stunned, Mr. Harris said he inquired: "1 beg your pardon,” addressing the uniformed ticket seller, “what cio you mean by that?" The attendant gave him a searching look, hesitated a moment and inquired blandly: ‘Are you a Negro?” Half in jest and half in resentment because his racial identity is clearly unmistakeable, Harris replied, Tm an Egyptian.” *i worked like boiling water on

ice.

He was issued the three tickets and permitted to change in the beach house and swim as long as he and his friends desired. After the swim, Harris said he asked the attendant how it was a foreigner could swim without humiliation or embarrassment and some Americans could not. “Well, people might object. They have never encountered any Ne-

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such noted persons as John H. Clayborn, bishop of the 13th episcopal district of the AME church; the Rev. Archibald Carey, pastor of famed Quinn Chapel AME church, Chicago; Arthur Jerome Payne, pastor of Enon Baptist church, Baltimore; Charles M. Stokes, alternate delegate from Seattle, Wash.; William Warfield, stage star, and Eugene Bailey, composer and singer. Glayborn delivered the invocation at the Tuesday morning session, and Payne appeared before the Wednesday afternoon session. Rev. Carey, in his address, called for a strong civil rights plank In the platform; however, his appeal had no effect on the final statement included in the platform. Probably the most active individual—other than Perry Howard —was Stokes who addressed the confab over the controversial is sue of seating the Georgia delegation. Stokes supported the victorious W. R. Tucker faction. This victory by the Eisenhower group was indicative of things to come. Negroes among the victorious Georgia faction included: John Wesley Dobbs, L. B. Toomer, A. C. Touchstone, W. J. Shaw, delegates, and John H. Calhoun, alternate Fla. Lily Whites Win Contest The Florida delegation which lost its contest to the lily-white group was asserted to have outsmarted itself. There were four Negro Floridians on the slate which was not seated. They are J. Leonard Lewis, F. H. Williams, Mrs. Hattie James and W. A. Mulberry. The group started out committed to Taft. When they were not seated, the delegates tried to switch to Eisenhower, but the Ike forces would have nothing to do with them. Had the Eisenhower people put up the same sort of fight they did for Georgia’s delegation, Florida might have been seated. Perry Howard, national committeeman from Mississippi, was ag?in successful in having his “Blank end Tan” group seated instead of his rival “lily-white’ group. Howard this year switched from the platform commitiee to the credentials committee, in order to be in a better position to act on the seating of the controversial delegates. Other seen at the convention included: Lawrence H. Banks, Bos ton; Wayman A. Evans, Miami, Fla.; Paul Williams, noted architecture of California, and his daughter, Norma; Valores Washington, member of the national Republican committee; Miss Jean Bowman,

Chicago. On the reception desk at Taft headquarters; John B. Combs, Ohio; Rev. James M. Bracy, St. Louis; Josiah C. Thomas, St. Louis; Mrs. Geneva G. McNeal, Detroit, Mich. Also William Brooks, Detroit, Mich.; J. Anthony Josey, Milwaukee, Wis.; Cary D. Blue, N.Y.; Barrington Parker, D. C.; J. Monroe pilmore Sr., Kansas City, Mo., and Tomlin Campbell, Philadelphia.

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groes here before,” he replid. “Did anyone show any resentment against you?” he wanted to know. . “No one in the locker rooms, in the pool or anywhere else paid us ; ny undue attention.” Mr. Harris told the park entploye.

tlon in the Seveenth Episcopal District. “People must know the truth,” Bishop Jones said. Dr. D. C. Coleman, Mobile, Ala. delivered a series of messages at noon daily. In his messages Dr. Coleman pointed out some of the needs and challenges of the church. “Evangelism” was the theme of The School of Prophets conducted by the Rev. J. W. Hatch, former president of Southland Institute, Lexa, Ark. Visitors included Bishop D. C. Pope, presiding bishop of the 12th Episcopal District (African Conference) associated Bishop Jones in his conferences; Bishop A. W. Womack of the CME church, Dr. M. L. Breeding, Dr. C. W. Flanagan of the CME church and Dr. S. D. Hardridk of the AME church. Bishop Jones delivered the sermon for the Sunday services of the Conference. Dr. G. A. G. Foster delivered the sermon for the Sunday afternoon services. Rev. Bessie Simm s and Rev. Katherine David received Deacons’ Orders and Rev. Thomas Austin received Elders’ Orders. Appointments were read followed by adjournment at 7 p. m. The Laymen’s Council was organized under the leadership of Robert L. Brokenburr, local attorney and outstanding member of the AME Zion church. Popular local ministers who have served their congregations for a long period were acclaimed. These included Dr. I. Albert Moore and Rev. G. A. Brooks. Appointments were as 1 follows: Presiding Elder, Dr. Chas. Ewbanks Tucker; Dr. I. Albert Moore, Jones Tabernacle; Caldwell Chapel, Rev. G. AA. Brooks; St. Mark. Rev. F. M. Webb; Hood Temple, Evansville, to be supplied; Smith Memorial, Du Quoins, 111. Chas. Bledsoe; Ricks Temple, Centralia, 111., Rev. T. R. Starks; Blackwell Temple. Mt. Vernon. 111., Rev. Anna Burwell; Pennick Chapel. Rev. B. H. Barnett: Campbell Chapel, Rev. G. AA. Heeter; Wallace Temple. Anderson, Rev. L. W. Raspberry; Alleyne Chapel, Rev. M. E. Johnson, Messiah Chapel. Rev. Thomas Austin; First AME Zion, Ft. Wavne. Rev. S. O. Jones; Walls Chapel, Terre Haute, Rev. Bessie Simms and Wood Temple to be supplied. The Rev. John W. Simms was transferred to Pee Dee Conference. N. C.

ANDREW W. RAMSEY Plans have been completed to entertain the 51st session of the Imperial Council of the Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, August 17th through 22nd according to Grady B. Hinkle. Illustrious Potentate of the local Persian Temple No. 46. Hinkle anticipated that the convention will bring fifteen hundred Shriners and Daughters of Isis to

the city.

Early arrivals will include the Imperial Potentate, Dr. Raymond B. Jackson of Buffalo, New York and his divan. Included in the

divan are:

Zack Alexander, of Charlotte, N. C., Deputy Imperial Potentate; Joseph W. Givens of Pittsburgh, Pa., Imperial Chief Rabban; Charles C. Quander of New York City, Imperial Recorder; Charles D. Freeman of Washington, D. C.,

Imperial Treasurer and Claude r Capitol Watkins of Marion, Ind., Imperial I 1951.

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The “third time” proved a winner for Justice and a grim loss for wily Henry Brooks, 33, 1615 Alvord Wednesday in Criminal Court 2 where a jury found him guilty of grand larceny and auto banditry. Judge Saul I. Rabb pronounced , a sentence of one-to-five years in j the Indiana Stale prison to which he added a fine of $14 and costs ot

! court.

Twice before Brooks had esJ caped conviction through “bad

breaks” for the law.

He was charged with being one i of a trio that robbed Leon’s Stop ! and Shop Market at 28th and N.

of $190 September 25,

RUSSELL McCHRISTIAN Police nabbed one of the city’s “most wanted” criminals with the help of a tell-tale polka-dot shirt minutes after he allegedly shot a victim in a holdup early Tuesday

morning.

Several hours later, Russell Lorenzo McChristian, 21, R. R. 13, Box 106, Indianapolis, was admitted to* a high bond of $8,500 by Judge Phillip L. Bayt in Munici-

pal Court 3.

McChristian was picked up at 38th and Keystone by a squad of police under command of Lt. Claude Kinder, who had just briefed his men on the description of a desperate bandit wanted and wearing a bright polka-dot shirt.

At that very instant, about 2:30 an ^ a competitive drill,

a.m. McChristian, wearing such a The sessions of the Shrine will shirt, was driving into a filling sta- be held at Crispus Attucks high tion on the corner. j school while the beauty contest McChristian was identified at drill will be held at Tech

General Hospital by James R. high school.

Goodman. 20, 1755 Miller, who! Edward Clemmons is general

Registration for the five day convention will be held at Bethel AME Church continuously from six p. m., Friday, August 15 to 4 p. m. Monday, August 18. The registration will be in charge of Noble Frank Reen, Master of Meridian Lodge No. 33. He will be assisted by Noble Jesse Goodwin and Daughter Clara Walker. Highlights of the convention include: An Oriental Tea and Art Exsibit, A Banquet for the Imperial Divan and Imperial Court, Annual Memorial Services, A GetAcquainted Party and Ceremonial for both the Shrine and the Daugh-

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The program will also contain an annual Potentate’s Ball, two parades, a bathing beauty contest

His first trial the following December ended in a hung j.ury. A second trial was speedily arranged and was under way in January this year when it was discovered the charge had been improp-

erly drawn.

was sent there after being found i in the 300 block of West 11th street with a gunshot wound in the right shoulder. He had also been slugged on the top of the 1

head, doctors said.

Goodman and a friend. Elmer Lighter. 19, 1403 Blaine, said they drove to 11th and N. West streets about 1 a.m., “looking for some

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chairman. Other members of the general committee are: Daughter Gertrude Neal, Illustrious Commandress; P. Hobson Zeigler; Ernest R. Jones; Robert E. Jones, Ralph McWilliams and Milton

Walden.

The committee has opened offices in the Masonic Hall at 351

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They said McChristian told them PI AV ivr with r-im he could get them anything they u! I* o, x, , Ai-ltd got into Goodman’s car, , ^, ert Boyd, 17 2102 Bouleirtw a gun (.22 caliber Colt tar- ^ rd pla( : e \ learn ed Tuesday night get pistol) and proceeded to take t ^ e P ain f u l wa y of the danger ot Goodman’s billfold containing three p a ,^ un J orr-dr'-iar bil’s and some change . suffered a wound in and his wrist watch. hls left hand when a gun he found

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When found at 38th and Keystone, McChristian had the watch Goodman identified as his and three dollars and fifty cents on his person. Police believe McChristian is the man wanted in another shooting of a holdup victim, for a Southside robbery, beating a woman, and several other dastardly crimes. Detectives Spurgeon Davenport and James Rogers were just about to take McChristian in for a "talk” upon the basis of information gained from Napoleon Kates, captured several weeks ago. Detectives say McChristian. a parolee on a robbery sentence, and Kates used an unusual technique in staging robberies. j The bandits would accost motorists, especially white men entering Negro neighborhoods and looking for colored £irls. get into their cars under pretext of helping them find the women, force them to drive to lonely outlying spots, rob them, make them'disrobe, and leave their victims nude in the center of a large field or behind clumps of bushes.

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