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Youth Group Sets 3rd Annual ’Back To School’ Drive

DRINK, ANYONE?: Jackie Durham, 19, 1 809 N. Arsenal, a clerk typist at the Finance Center, gives an approving eye to our wandering cameramen as she prepare to drink from a Douglass Park water fountain A graduate of Seeing High School, Jackie's hobbies are bowling, swimming and skating Yep, you're right. Hobbies are becoming. (Recorder photo by Jim Burres)

Texan Slain in Lady Friends Home By Her Former Suitor

PASCO, Wash. (ANP)

couples, including a white truck driver, were lined up and shot to death in the bedroom of one of the women where, police believe, the four were having a party. A three-county search was un-

derway for the killer.

Police identified the dead as Mrs. Bobbie Jean Harris, Israel M. Fowler, Celeste Dixon and

Truman H. Brown.

The bodies of the victims were found by Mrs. Harris’ son by a previous marriage, Gregory Wil-

liams, 13.

Brown was white. The boy told investigating officers he was awakened by the shots and saw the gunman, a white man. leaving the home. The youth was in protective custody. Police officers said the victims

Two , range.

A1 McKihben, chief of police here, said that Fowler, a shine stand operator, lived at*the Harris home. Miss Dixon lived in an adjoining residence and Brown was registered in a local hotel and worked for a trucking firm, Mc-

Kibben added.

The Washington state patrol, sheriff’s officers in Franklin, Benton and Yakima counties and several police departments, were searching for a 1957 Pontiac station wagon which the suspect was said to be driving. The suspect described as about six feet tall, average build, graying hair, wearing a black-checked shirt and gray trousers. MeKibben said Miss Dixon had gone to the Harris residence from the Kingfish Club where she

had been lined up in the corner j worked sometime before the of the bedroom before they were ; shooting occurred. He said it was shot in the head. Miss Dixon uncertain when Brown had arhad also been shot in the chest, rived at the scene of the shooting. The gunshots were fired at close 1 —REGISTKR TO VOTE —

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Youth and College Council of this city is in the third week of its “Back to School” Drive. The purpose of this most-need-ed campaign is to encourage youth of all races, colors and creeds to go back to school and obtain an

education.

Last-week, the council appealed by asking all students returning to school in September, to attend the Sunday meeting held regularly at the Fall Creek Parkway YMCA at 4:00 p.m. This appeal resulted in more than thirty-five persons, besides the regular members, attending the meeting. , A brief resume of future plans of these students resulted with the following information: Joseph McNeil, from North Carolina, will go back to North Carolina’s A & T College Where he will major in nuclear physics. Joe is president of his sophomore class and sit-down movement and an active

Spinzman.

Perry White was expelled from a Greenville, Miss., High School after he wore a sign in memory of the May 17 supreme court decision, that all schools must be integrated. Perry hopes to return, as a freshman, along with four other students who were dropped, back to high school in

September.

Michael Ellis says he will attend either Barbering, Cooking, or a school that trains insurance men in September. Mike was “Mr. Esquire” of 1960 and also the best dressed boy of 1959. Donald Johnson plans to attend St. Joseph College in Rensaleer, Indiana, where he will enroll as a sophomore. Last year Don attended Central State College in

Wilberforce, Ohio.

Preparing himself for a career in harboring is the main ambition of Calvin Davis who will receive special training this fall at Harry

E. Wood High School.

A certificate awaits Kenneth Moore after he completes a course in dry cleaning this September at Harry E. Wood High School. William “Bill” Hardy will leave for Central State College in Wil-

berforce, 0., next month

'Big Day' on Tap For Recorder Picnic

Council Would Eliminate Salary of Exec-Secretary

Shotgun-Pistol Figure In

Unrelated Acts Wed.

In two unrelated instances, less than 10 hours apart, two Northside Negro men reportedly shot and killed themselves Wednesday morning, the first after arguing with his wife over her refusal to give him ''beer money," the other, a former mental patient, had been despondent for several days, according to his family. Dead from a self-inflicted blast from a .12-gauqe shotgun that tore awav the too of his head is 31-year-old Marshall Weathers, 1431 W. 34th. John Wimsatt, 31, was dead of a single .38-caliber wound in the head when police arrived at his residence, 4030 Byram. The slug had ripped through his brain.

By THOM ERVIN

WHAT A n ITY . . . WHAT A SHAME? Some of the usual added lustre will bo lacking when the horde of more than 5,000 eager picnickers gather at Floy Scouts Camp Belzer for the 30th annual picnic which is scarcely two weeks away. Our extreme efforts to lure Floyd Patterson and Archie Moore

jave

as the special honored guests. failed with justifiable reasonit which

forces both the heavyweight and the light heavyweight king to be elsewhere on the date of the picnic in pursuit of more pictures of some of the dead American Presidents. Who can blame them? Nobody should. The heavyweight king is currently touring the European continent and at this very moment the light heavy king is here in Indianapolis to do a bit of officiating at the wrestling matches out at Victory Field. Champ Archie’s busy schedule forces him to grab a plane back to the west coast as soon as his chores are done. Neither the Ex-Dodger great.

possibly even after this paper has gone to press some of the personalities just might decide to pay the kiddies a visit. We hope so but, now let us pray . . . amen. One thing we are reliably sure of is that more than 10,000 hotdogs, many pounds of savory baked beans, hundreds of loaves of bread and other picnic “goodies” will be washed down with many, many

Ig^tops of ice cold pop of the made ln ; the shade and stirred with a

spade variety. After the sin

An aroused oublic this week lashed out vigorously against expected City Council action to eliminate the proposed salary for a permanent executive-sec-retary for the Mayor's Human Rights Commission from the budget when the council meets Aug, 29 for ?he purpose of introducing amendments. In private session, councilmen proposed to eliminate the $7,000 plus salary from the overall 1961 budget proposed by commission

Police called to the Byram ad- three shots into the ceiling of the dress shortly before 2 a.m. Wed- bedroom. nesday found Wimsatt, who died Somewhat frightened, Mrs. before the hastily summoned am- Wimsatt told the detectives she bulance arrived, mortally wounded moved to another bedroom, but in the bedroom of his home. The her husband followed her and bullet entered his head just above was continuing the argument and his right ear, and emerged just waving the revolver around when above his left ear. he suddenly put the gun to his Wimsatt’s wife, Mrs. Mildred head and pulled the trigger. Wimsatt told the investigating In the other case, Weathers, homicide detectives that her hus- who served with the Navy during band had come home shortly be- the Korean War, had been talking fore the shooting in a somewhat to his mother, Mrs. Grace Weathintoxicated condition and asked ers in a backroom of their modest her for “$3 to buy some more Northside home when she left the beer.” room for a few minutes and heard “When she refused the dis- a loud report that sounded like traught housewife went on, Wim- a car backfiring, satt started to argue and demand- Mrs. Weathers told the invested that she give him the money, gating officers that she yelled for Still refusing, Mrs. Wimsatt another son, Ralph, to find out said her husband persisted in the what had happened. He rushed argument, got out a five shot into the room and found his brothEastern Arms revolver and fired <Cont } nued on Page 2'

Mills Resumes Post As Hod Carriers' Official

ambers_and approved by Mayor

scatter in all directions and settle back to enjoy he rest of what’s in store for them. In the out-door arena. Bill Hall, WGEE’S Boy Tall, will be swinging out with the craziest variety show ever witnessed. Here they’ll be dancing and singing — and then, the kiddies will compete for cash prizes by displayig their skills in doing many of the current, dance

sensations.

Elsewhere in the camp some of

Jackie Robinson nor the Chicago [the Ex-Attucks Tiger greats will

Cubs’ home-run slugging Ernie Banks chose to reply to our communications. And so is the case with a host of other sepia boxing and baseball greats. But . . . Weep not for the kiddies, all is not lost. The picnic will still be a grand

and glorious affair.

A full day of pleasures lie ahead for all of the kiddies who are privileged to attend the grandest picnic of the year. Who knows?

display their skills in shooting baskets for hoop happy fans. Not far away, the little leaguers will play a regulation game. All of this along with amatuer boxing matches makes it rather difficult to imagine any of the lustre missing from this

extravaganza.

Here, we are making an appeal for about 25 men who will donate their services to assure the kiddies

a pleasant day.

Charles Boswell for the purpose of hiring a full-time head for the

eommissio*n.

Alex Kertis. city personnel con sultant. who was recommended bv the Mayor in 1959 to head the commission on a part-time basis, resigned his position last May stating that he felt the commission would best benefit with someone who could devote his full time to the job. His resignation becomes egective Jan. 1, 1961. The budget allotted the Commission after to proposed cut would leave the Commission only $3,875 to operate on during the coming (Continued on Page 8)

First American Denied Burial In White Grave

Private-Eye Confirmed Suspicions, Former Dodger Star Reveals

DETROIT — The body of Vincent Nash, 66, was dug up from a partly filled grave in a suburban White Chapel Memorial Cemetery in Troy just after graveside services were

completed.

Nash had wanted to be buried in a plot, adjoining his white wife’s but his casket put back in the hearse

was

^ NEW YORK (ANP)—Roy Campanella, heart broken former Brooklyn Dodger star catcher, disclosed this week, that he instituted action for legal separation from his wife, Ruthie, only after his “worst” suspicions were confirmed by private detectives

he had hired to trail her. Meanwhile, Mrs. Campanella,

where i w h° said that Roy’s legal action

he will enroll as a freshman. His major subject is political science. Bill is state president of theNAACP State Conference and an

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Union District Baptist Churches Open Playground at Monterey

Hello Folks

Indiana's newest lake resort playground . . . The Union District of

Welcome to on a by the day or by the week

basis. So now. to get a first hand view of this resort land of unlimited

Baptist Churches, Inc. announces recreational opportunities — jump

'(firoui?h / its moderator, The Rev. i into your car and take the short,

Z. P. Pittman, and the president of | 90 minute trip to this new vaca-

the Women’s Convention, Mrs. Ethel Rogers, the competion nnd availabilitv of its now modem resort playground and recreation building. Scarcely 99 miles Northeast of Indianapolis, Lake Monterey has a depth of more than 90 fcoit and it promises perfect fishing enjoyment for the dedicated angler. Here in this wild but easily accessible outdoor playground is everything needed for your relaxing, soul satisfying, health giving holiday. Nearby, progressive and liberal minded folks have offered their cabins to prospective guests

All aboard for Lake

ionland

Monterey. Journey north on Highway 421 to Logansport, turn north on Highway 17 and straight ahead into Monterey near Lake Hartz. Arriving at the 15V6 acre camp, one catches a glimpse of the newly constructed recreational building which houses a modern kitchen, dining room and rest rooms with running hot and cold water shower baths. The building is electrically lighted which permits its use after daylight hours and the kitchen has ample facilities to permit food

preparation for large groups. The dining room has a seating capacity of sightly more than 200 persons. Many forms of recreation are available to all persons who wish to actively participate, including swimming, boating, fishing, hiking, base hall, basketball and softball. Roughly one half of this magnificent playground constitutes enough wooded area to stir the imagination of the most discriminating funseeker. On the 27th of this month, the Association will sponsor its first annual picnic at the new resort playground. Chartered buses will leave the Ministers Wives Center, 615 W. 27th, on the morning of the picnic. Departing time will be at seven o’clock in the morning. The (Continued on Page 2)

against her came as a surprise, refused to talk with newspaper-

men.

While Harlem gossips mulled over the situation, a rumor began circulating that a bar owner and sportsman may be named as correspondent in a later legal action. “I’ve sat on this thing for a long time, for more than a year, before I decided there was nothing else for me to do, Campy confessed. “You can turn your back a long time on situations and try to make adjustments, but when it stabs you right in the back . . .” he stopped, not finishing the sentence. He flexed his fingers to feel still unsure strength a moment, and continued. “I’ve Had To Adjust” “I realize I’m paralyzed and can’t do things like I did before, but I’ve had to adjust to situations and I feel my wife should have, too. “After all, I am still the only one in the house who is working and bringing in any money,” Roy

said.

He added that “people have come by my store telling me that they have seen her in bars all over town with people I know well, and after a while you sorta get tired of hearing it.”

and returned to the funeral home. Cemetery spokesmen said that Nash was not allowed burial because he was an American Indian, and added that, the only reason his wife was. there was because she was “white.” — REGISTER TO VOTE—

Henry Clay Mills, ousted last Jan. 27 from his $190-a-week post as business representative for Local 120 of the Hod Carriers Union, was reinstated this month following an appeal to the General Executive Board in Washington, D.C. The hearing panel, in this matter, reported as follows: “Henry C. Mills, of Local Union 120, Indianapolis, appeals from finding and decision of the local union trial board which, among other things, suspended him from his position as business representative. After review of all of the submissions and testimony the panel finds that the local union trial board was improperly constituted and, accordingly recommends that the appeal be sustained.” The local union was officially notified of the general board’s action Aug 3. Mills first appeared before the local trial board on Jan. 27 to answer charges of incompetence and breach of trust. Accompanying him were his wife and attorney, John Preston Ward. He was told that his attorney would not be allowed to sit in on the meeting. (A tty. Ward, presumably, was appearing as a character witness in behalf of Mills.) Mills left after his attorney was refused admittance and the hearing was conducted in his absence. He was found guilty as charged by a 6-1 count. The union’s constitution provides that an officer be accorded a fair trial with witnesses of his (Continuec on Page 2)

Shelving of 'Rights' Legislation Styled Dixie Appeasement NEW YORK 'ANP> — State Attorney General Louis J. Lefkowitz, citing the shelving of Civil Rights legislation in the Senate last week declared that the Democratic party “has lost no time in placing detour signs on the road^to ‘the new frontiers’ which were mapped out at its convention in Los Angeles.” Lefkowitz, who issNew York City coordinator for the Republican Presidential campaign said: “It is evident that to the Democratic pary appreasement of its Souhern leaders is more vial than Civil Rights.” — REGISTER TO VOTE —

Mrs. Alexander Former Teacher Dies at Home

Andrews Re-electedHead Of State Baptists

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ROY CAMPANELLA “I’ve turned my back so many times that it hurts,” he declared. Campy, who does a sports television show, assists the Dodgers on occasions, and runs his liquor store despite his physical condition, admitted that things between him and his wife have not been on par between them for months. Home Life “Unbearable” He described his home life, in their $75,000 house on Eastland Drive, Morgan’s Landing, L.I., as “unbearable” in recent months forcing him to hire a special maid to care for him and the children, prepare meals, and assist him when his attendant is not around. “I’ve made allowances and adjustments, but I just can’t go any further,” he added.

EVANSVILLE—Rev R. T. Andrews, pastor of the Mt. Zion Baptist Church. w\as re-elected president of the General Baptist State Convention during their recent sessioaii held in Evansville. Mrs. John HaP was re-elecvted president of the Women’s Convention for the 10th year Last year the convention took out a $500 membership in the NAAOP for the Women’s Convention and this year they took $500 out for the Brotherhood Convention. In another part of the convention work they took out a $500 ischolarship for a worthy student to attend the American Baptist Theological Seminary; $1,000 was also set aside for a camp for the young people of their convention. They will buy land in communities where churches are eeded, build and supply a pastor. This will be done through the convention’s extension department. The guest speaker for the convention was Dr. Gardner Taylor of New York City. He spoke for the special NAACP rally night. Dr. Taylor is president of the New

York City Council of Churches. Special music for the convention was rendered by the 150 voice choir. Guests attending the convention were C V. Johnson, president of the Illinois State Baptist Gcmvention and Rev. C. Lasley, president oi the Kentucky Baptist Convention. The convention supports five mission stations abroad and has aided in building churches and hospitals in foreign countries. The convention will meet next year at the Union Baptist Church in Fort Wayne, where Dr. Clyde Adams is pastor. The Garden Acres Community Club held their Executive Board meeting in the home of Mrs. Clara Young with the general chairman, presiding. Minutes were read and adopted A report from the picnic was accepted. Tentative plans are being made to invite civic minded persons for the groups., Mir. and Mrs Percy Person have as their house guests, Mr and Mrs. Continued on Page 7

MRS. MARY ALEXANDER

Mrs. Mary H. Alexander, wife of a physician and a former public schoolteacher, db-d Wednesday at her home. 2930 Boulevard Place. She was 66-years-old A lifelong resident of Indianapolis, she taught at school 24, 26 and 40 until her retirement two years ago because of ill health. She was a member of Second Baptist Church, Med-De-Phar Guild, Phi Delta Kappa sorority and Les Grandmeres. Survivors include the husband. Dr. Ezra D. Alexander; a son Ezra Alexander Jr,, of Gary; a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Parks of Roxbury, Mass, and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11 a. m. Saturday at the Patton Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in Crown Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the Patton Funeral Home after 2 p. m. Friday — REGISTER TO VOTE —