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INDANAPOLIS, INDIANA, OCTOBER 10, 1964
NUMBER 41
COURT WOODS RIGHTS LAW
BOMBING TAKE': One of three men arrested in the racial bombings in McComb, Miss., James Prinston Wilson, 38, is shown as he was taken to jail in Jackson this week. Two others
NEGROES NOT WELCOMED HERE: Although located in an interracial neighborhood, the University Christian Church (above), 1850 N. Jersey, will not admit Negroes to services because, according to the pastor, "the Bible teaches us that segregation is right." The pastor, Rev. P. E. Smith, said he bases his views on a passage in Genesis, Chapter 9, Verses 22-27. The minister, who operates the church independently, says he has not, and will not admit Negroes to his church. His views were brought out into the open when a seven-year-old Negro boy was turned away during services Sunday. (Recorder photo by Jim Burres)
Blanche Brown buried in Crown Hill after impressive rites
As a nurse, church worker, mother, wife and national head of the Baptist Nurses Convention, Mrs. Blanche Brown was a pillar of dependability whose dedication marked her daily life. This description of the 48-year-old practical nurse and nationally prominent church worker was resounded by speaker after speaker during impressive rites for her held Saturday at St. John Missionary Baptist Church. A capacity crowd of mourners crowded into the Eastside church for the funeral services which attracted officials of the National Baptist Convention of America Inc., hundreds of Baptist nurses and popular church figures. Mrs. Brown’s untimely death came Sept. 26 as she prepared
to leave work at General Hospital where she had been a nurse for many years. In the eulogy, Rev. E. T. Johnson, pastor of Mt. Morah Baptist Church, repeatedly asserted, “Death to a good man or woman is the release from the imprisonment of this world." He noted a trait in Mrs. Brown that is often lacking in leaders. He said that although she was president of the National Baptist Nurses, at Mt. Moriah, she was president of the nurses auxiliary “under me and she loved her pastor.” Rev. Johnson said she would never undertake a project or plan anything without first seeking his advice and approval because she respected authority. He spoke also of her fondContinued on Page 3
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Accommodation section hit by Dixie protest WASHINGTON — The Civil Rights Act of 1964 wos subjected to its stiffest court test yet this week when two Dixie establishment owners took a request to the Supreme Court asking that a specified section of the bill be declared unconstitutional. Four hours of debate on the public accommodations section of the civil rights bill confronted the high court on the first day of its new term leaving little time for opening day for-
malities.
Justices heard Moreton Rolleston Jr., owner of the Heart of Atlanta motel, and Ollie Continued on Page 6 Shock murder trial record to be filed As a major step toward an appeal, a transcript of the firstdegree murder trial of Verderman Shack, convicted in 1963 of slaying his wife, will be filed in the Indiana Spureme Court Nov. 12, it was learned this
week.
The 35-year-old Shack was sentenced to the electric chair for the death of his wife in June of 1963. The Marion County Criminal Court jury found in him guilty of the July, 1962, butcher knife slaying of his wife, Mrs. Sylvia Shack, 2421
N. Illinois.
The convicted slayer was scheduled to die in the chair at Indiana State Prison on Sept. 30 of last year, but was granted a stay of execution Sept. 20, 1963. However he re-
frains on death row.
He allegedly “sliced” his wife s throat after he caught her kissing another man in their apartment. The victim was nearly decapitated. After the cut-
ting, Shack turned the knife on men have been nabbed himself and almost died at around McComb in ai General Hospital. to check a rash of racist bombHe is the fourth Negro since jpgs in the area and five law 1926 to be sentenced to death enforcement officials and a for killing another Negro. former sheriff were seized in
17 arrested as FBI probe racist bombings and beatings in Miss.
Youth faces life sentence
SHERIFF INDICTED: Neshoba County Sheriff Lawrence Rainey (left) is one of the five law officers under federal indictment in Philadelphia, Miss., in connection with the slaying of three civil rights workers. Deputy Cecil Price (right) was also indicted.
Henri Gibson shares speakers platform with Demo President By GEORGE P. STEWART II An estimated 40,000 cheering, jubilant supporters, around one-fourth of them Negroes, jammed into Monument Circle Thursday to greet President Johnson—on the campaign trail through the Mid-
west.
Sharing the speakers stand with a host of local, state and national Democratic dignitaries was Mrs. Henri Gibson, Indianapolis Fifth-Ward chairman, who hosted Mrs. Hubert Humphrey, the wife of the vice-presidential nominee, at a barbecue-picnic at her home Sept. 26. To the dismay of accompanying Secret Service agents, the President embarked on a hand-shaking excursion through the crowd before finally making his way to the speakers stand. Facing the virtual human-sea of ardent supporters waving hundreds of signs proclaiming the praises of "LBJ", the President was made to feel quite at home in Indiana - - a traditional Republican stronghold. Quite evident were a considerable number of "Republicans for Johnson" banners. One unidentified spectator is now the proud owner of Johnson's 10-gallon-Texas style Stetson hat. Before mounting the speakers stand, the President paused on the steps of the raised press platform and tossed the white Continued on Page 6 Whitney Young to address Social Workers Conference Whitney M. Young Jr., executive director of the National Urban League, will be among keynote speakers when the 73rd annual session of the Indiana Conference On Social Welfare opens Wednesday in the Claypool Hotel. Dr. Young, one of the foremost leaders in the civil rights movement, will address the an- 1 nual dinner meeting at 6:45 p.m., Wednesday. The three-day meeting will feature prominent speakers and 22 workshops with discussions dwelling on such topics as the “Battered Child” and illegiti-
macy.
Dr. Young has served as Urban League director since 1961 when he left his post as dean of the Atlantic University School of Social Work. Currently, he is a member of the President’s Committee on Youth Employment, Presi-
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OR rape charge ® eer firm answers CORE; reports A is-year-oid drugstore stock Negro already in sales position boy, being held in Marion In response to CORE’S threat Issued by George F. HilgeCounty Jail under $15,000 to institute a selective buying meier Jr., the firm’s vice-presi-bond, faces a mandatory life campaign because of alleged dent, Del Ford, a Negro emsentence for criminal assault on discrimination in employment ployee with 23 years service
and promotions, the George F. with the distriubtor, has accept-
Hilgemeier Company,
arrested were Frederick Zeeck, 25, and Paul Dewey Wilson, 25. The latter was arrested loading this "arsen-
al" into a station wagon.
WHITNEY M. YOUNG
... to speak here
a 11-year-old grade school pu-
pil.
George T. Owens, 1302 E. St.
Clair, is awaiting Grand Jury action on the charge of rape
coupled with inflicting
Four Negroes named to Mayor's Advisory Comm.
Four Negroes are included on ways to attract more big int h e 23-member committee dustry and business to the named Tuesday by Mayor John Hoosier capital and ways to deJ. Barton to ponder major velop more educational and recproblems of the city and study reational growth, ways of making a “greater In- Negro members include Dr. dianapolis.” W. K. Fox, director of special The bi-partisan board will fo- studies of the Church Federacus on, among other things, tion of Indianapolis; Mercer M. the problem of relocating indi- Mance, attorney and member viduals who will be displaced of the Safety Board; W. T. by interstate highways which Ray, owner of the W. T. Ray will sweep through the city. Realty Co., and Atty. Henry J. It will also try to design Richardson, member of the In-
diana Real Estate Board. Lubricant Co.; Arnold G. Davis, The group will be known as real estate investor: Gerald M. the “Citizens Advisory Com- DeWeste, M. D.; Roy C. Echols, mittee.” president of Indiana Bell Tele“The city has the potential; phone Co.; Jerry Eldelson, exit is just not making full use ecutive vice-president of the of what it has, “Mayor Barton Rytex Co.; Mrs. Irving L. Fink, said. “I will not be satisfied 5445 N. Park; William P. until I see those shovels turn- Flynn, chairman, executive coming. This is only a start " mittee of the Indiana National
in the commission of a felony. He was bound over to the
The toll of Mississippians Neshoba County and charged jury Wednesday when he aprounded up by FBI agents in with denying constitutional peared before Judge Harry F. connection with racist bombings rights to Negroes. Zaklan in Municipal Court 6. and “deprivation of constitu- The federal crackdown on Owens’ arrest marks the sectional rights” stood at 17 Wed- bombings around McComb was ond time he has been held on nesday as the first results of ordered by President Johnson Continued on Page 8
a federal grand jury session after Mrs. Aylene Quin, whose and a FBI investigation were home was rocked by a blast made known. _ Sept. 20, pleaded with the A breakdown shows that 11 Chi e f Executive for help.
in and Indictments naming the five effort Neshoba County (Philadelphia) •
men were returned by a special federal grand jury which con-
vened at Biloxi.
It had been speculated the “We must conclude that fears panel would file charges in the expressed by many Indiana citideath of three civil rights zens concerning racial tensions, workers slain this summer near property maintenance, property Philadelphia but surprisingly it values, ad flight of white fammade no mention of the case, ilies from integrated neighborThe two indictments named hoods are largely unfounded.” Neshoba County Sheriff Law- With this summary in a rerence Rainey, 41; his lone port on integrated housing, the deputy Cecil Price, 26; former Indiana Civil Rights CommisNeshoba County Sheriff Ethel sion sharply rebuked the anGlen Barnett, 42, and two Phil- cient contention that whites adelphia policemen, Richard flee a neighborhood when NeAndrew Willis, 40, and Neal groes move into it.
distribu-
tors of Sterling and Miller High Life beers issued a statement this week pointing out that the injury firm already has a veteran Negro in the very position re-
quested by CORE.
The campaign was initiated Sept. 28 against several dis‘ributing firms which, according to CORE officials, are not fair in their employment prac-
tices.”
ed a position as driver-sales-
man.
The post of driver-salesman was sought in CORE’S ultimatum. Hilgemeier said Ford had been offered the position before CORE made its request, but had refused. “Since that time Mr. Ford has agreed to accept this salesmans job, thus creating a vaContinued on Page 8
Negroes, whites accept housing integration calmly, survey shows
man of the Commission. own race - - becoming friendly The penetrating study in with some, remaining unaceach individual city was con- quainted with others.” ducted by the Mayor’s Com- An overwhelming 84 per cent mission on Human Relations or of the Negroes said they enHuman Relations Council. countered no discrimination Concentrating o n families whatsoever in obtaining their considered “middle class,” the homes. They said neither real Commission was able to obtain estate agents, lenders, builders, 1,507 white and 315 Negro re- or people of the neighborhood
sponses to its quiz.
The blocks studied “were confined largely to those in which white families have remained calm, have refused to
Otha Burke, 71. The Commission’s conclsuion
_ Victims of the violations, ac- was based on a survey of mixed run when Negro families movOther members are Raymond Bank; Otto N. Frenzel, presi- cording to the jury, were Sam neighborhoods in 13 Hoosier ed in, and have continued to H. Berndt, director, Region 3, dent of Merchants National Henry German, Kirk Culbert- cities. Results were released live their lives as before - - United Auto Workers; Thomas Bank; Robert F. Gamble, WF- son, Cleo Jack Nichols Jr., last week by Byron Novitsky of treating Negro newcomers as W. Binford, president of D-A Onwtiwd «a Pqgw 8 Continued on Page 8 Fort Wayne, attorney and chair- they would members of their
showed resentment or display-
ed bias.
Asked about their opinion of how integration of their neighborhood affected the market value of their own home, 27 per cent of the whites said it remained the same, 21 per cent said it increased, and 26 Continued on Page 8