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Arizona tribune., 1963-03-08
Ar tzoNA rHtSUNE, FRa
YOUTH SHOT
AT GANG FIGHT

Police arrested a 1o-year-
old suspect In the shotgun shoot
ing Of Melvin Fields. 1Ss of
lola N. 18th St.
Jailed was Lee Edward Groves.
$3.50 &. Weir. Police said q
gang fight developed 1t 10Th Street
and Jefferson and two shots we're
fired. They said bSth blasts ~
parsntiy missed their fntshd4d
victinis. baf Flslds was struck.
He was treated at Memorial
Hospital for minor flesh wounds
and released.
Arizona tribune., 1963-03-08

Meet a top young salesman |
Timothy Carr, l3, Is one of five
brothers who have been Arizona
Tribune carriers for the past four
years.
The son of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Carr. l247 W. Watkins. Timothy
Is a seventh grader at Bethune
School.
His favorite subjects are arifh-
metic and reading. Tim says
he would like to be a carpenter
when he is grown.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-01-04

card game had been in progress
in the apartment, and that Harris
and Thompson had been heckling
one-another until they became an
cry.
Witnesses questioned are said to
have told police Thompson shot
Harris and then turned the pistol
on himself. This theory was scout
ed because only one empty shell
was found in the discharged re-
Volver.
1t was understood difficult to
substantiate this theory, since
there was no sign Of money from
card or gambling game. It has
also been difficult up to press time
to obtain any witnesses who will
admit having seen the shooting or
having been in the apartment.
Funeral arrangements for Eu-
gene Thompson are In charge Of
the Brooks Funeral Home. No def
mite time or place for the funeral
had been made at press time.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-01-04
The Twin Cities &
The World In 1862

millions Of dollars in improvements
in the states Of Minnesota, Iowa
South Dakota Jessie G. Shep'
hard social and personal editor Of
the Spokesman and Recorder
papers died suddenly from a heart
attack, Jan. 1.
Roy CampaneIla, former DOdg-
ers catcher was ordered to pay
his estranged wife $50 per
week for support Chubby
Checker, 'The Twist King"
visited the Twin Cities for two
performances :. The Twin City
Council Of Clubs elected officers
for the years Edward L.
Boyd was named delegate by st.
Peters AAIE church to the an
nuaI district conference in Sep
tember In St Paul.
DR.. Martin Luther King tells the
AFL-CIO national convention al
Miami cooperation between the
Negro and the organized labol
movement vital to the progress
Of both groups. He praised A
Phillip r Randolp h, internationa
vice-president, supposedly undel
fire of AFL-CIo president Georg,
Meany.
John w. Blanton, q Negro wa
St. Paul recorder., 1963-01-04
Hale Singers TO
Be Presented In
RecifoI Sunday

The Hale Singers" will be pre-
sented at Zion Baptist church in a
benefit recital" Sunday, Jan. 6,
at 8 pm, by lions Assistant Min
ister's sponsoring committee.
This unique group is comprised
Of a brother, wife, and two sis
ters.
The brother, Mr.. Willie B. Hale
is the director and minister Of
music at Zion-in his tenth year
of service in this capacity. Mrs.
Lorraine Hale, wife, is one of the
city's outstanding sopranos. Mrs.
Sally Echols, who now makes her
home in Lorraine, Ohio but is in
town for this occasion and Miss
Carrie Hale, sisters, are equally
great in their handling Of songs
both cultural and spiritual.
These singers are at home as a
group or alone.
You are invited to be among
St. Paul recorder., 1963-01-04

tired as sleeping car porter on the
500 Line Railroad.
Mr.. Gage who lives with his
wife Mrs. Emma Gage at 3612
Clinton Av., is a native of Birm-
ingham, Ala, and has lived In
Minneapolis since 1914. He began
working for the 500 Line in 1949
after having worked for the Pull
man Company for five years.
Joseph Christensen, superintend-
ent Of the Sleeping and Dining
Car Dept. Of the 500 Line Rail
road, made this statement concern
ing Mr.. Gage. He is one Of the
incest persons have known.
hate to see him leave the employ
ment but happy to see him enjoy
the fruits Of his retirement"
Mr.. Gage is a member Of Henne-
pin Avenue Methodist Church and
a member Of the Mems Club Of the
Church. He is also a member OF
the NAACP. He Is a supporter for
all good causes in the community.
He has five children and is grand
children.
He and Mrs. Gage have no plans
but to take life easy and possibly
in the earlier part of 1858 visit
relatives and friends in California
St. Paul recorder., 1963-01-04

Aurora Av.
The bodies were found by police
after a telephone tip on the second
floor apartment at 327 N. Dale
St, in the building owned by Bis
hop Neal, 626 Rondo Av.
The apartment in which the
shooting is believed to have oc-
Cured was sparsely furnished.
Police found Harris body lying on
the floor in one of the rooms.
Thompson's body was found hud-
died on the stairway about IT
feet away.
A 1857 Magnum pistol was
found at the scene between Thomp-
sons feet.
The three room apartment is
above the tailor shop and shoe
shining parlor on Dale. One room,
the police say contained only
card table and two chairs, another
a bar and the third room several
chairs and a sofa.
There was speculation in the
community area that the shooting
might have been over a gambling
argument. One police officer stat
ed the room where Harris body
was found appeared to have been
Strengthened up" after the shoot
ing, but there was no proof that
this was so.
The fact that a telephone Tip"
was made to the police indicates
one or more persons knew about
the shooting, police believe.
The st. Paul police homicide
squad has been working overtime
trying to locate some clue as to the
why Of the tragedy. Mr.. Neal told
police he had rented the apart
ment to Thompson and had given
him the key.
Latest reports circulating
around the area indicate that a
St. Paul recorder., 1963-01-04
Twin cifY Council
Of Clubs Election
MondoY, Jan. J

The Twin City Council Of Clubs
will hold its regular meeting Mon
day, January 7, at the Sterling
Club, 315 N. Dale, st. Paul, Mimi,
at 8 pm.
Election of officers is the first
item on the ,agenda. Nominees
previously submitted by the nom
mating committee are as follows: {:
Carl Claiborne, Cameo Club, presi-
dent; Earl McNeal, Marquis Club,
vice president; Virginia Tinsley,
Minneapolis Urban League Guild,
secretary; Mary Ann Faison, Cres-
iteundo's Club, assistant secretary;
Timma Leah Riess, North Star
Branch, NAPE, treasurer; three
executive board members Helen
Underwood, Starlig h Bowling
League; Bruce Williams, Sterling
Club and Erma Mazingo, Cameo
Club; Matthew Little, Royal Twen-
ty Club, public relations director;
Wesley Lyle, Johnnie Baker Post
POI, American Legion, sergeant at
arms and Willard Jones, Mime
apolis Socialities, parliamentarian.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-01-04
Paper TO Change
Ddfe Of Issue
Next Week

Beginning with its January
10 issue this newspaper win
be published on Thursday Of
each week instead of Friday
as 1t has been for over %
years.
This means ALL headlines
will be advanced q day and
that single copy purchasers
may buy the paper on
WEDNESDAY and mail sub
scribers will receive the
paper in THURSDAYS mail.
The change has been made
necessary in order to give
shoppers who use our ad col
umns, especially for weekend
grocery and meat sales an
opportunity to check on their
stores by THURSDAY at the
latest, leaving three full
shopping days for mail sub
BcriberB.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-01-04
Rev. Hunter Says
Mount OIiVef Has
No Asst. PoSfoV

In two news stories printed ir
December, Joseph o. Tucker, 702
Carroll was described as the "as.
sistant pastor Of Mount Olivet
Baptist church"
Rev. B. H. Hunter in a public
statement made to this newspaper
said Mount OHvet Baptist church
has no assistant pastor.
The practice Of designating ar
assistant pastor" was discontin.
ued several years ago, DR.. Hunter
stated, by action Of the church Of
dcial baord.
The title was given Mr.. Tucker
in stories detailing with an alter
cation between him and DR.. Alex
ander Abrams, physician and civic
leader in the issues Of Dec. 7 anc
Dec. 21.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-01-04

ers meet here.
In Toledo, Ohio Negro citizens
aided by interested whites staged
a "Selective Buying" campaign
which ended the discriminatory
hiring practices Of the city's larg-
est dairy products firm. The dairy
promised to employ qualified Ne
groes in all departments Of the
firm The Army allows Elgin
Baylor to don a Los Angeles
Lakers uniform to play pro bas-
ketball Lennie Green and Earl
Battey leave Banquet when speak
er tells blackbirds story &. Dining
Car employees on nations railroads
down from 10000 to 5000 !.
Bill McMoore named track coach
at Minneapolis South High.
Nate L. Crabtree was appointed
a Hce-president of General Mills
Jackie Robinson was named to
the Baseball Hall Of Fame" This
Is the most treasured honor Of
fered to a professional baseball
player. Jackie was the first Amer
lean Negro signed to a professional
baseball contract. At present he is
a Vice-president Of a NY. restaur-
ant chain.
Among January deaths were
those of Mary Ann Moss, 95 year
old pioneer; Edward B. Esters
former dancer; Mrs. Rose (mother)
Lewis; Mrs. Ida Roberts, Mime
apolis resicent for 81 years; Mrs
Nina Johnson, Dewey Langums OF
Chicago former resident here;
ozzie ]. Hawkins, James Phelps
Richard Weston Hill, Clyde Lytle
Villa Carr, and Harriet West.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-01-04
Colo. Supreme Court
UphoId's Fair Housing
Law In Sfofe

Denver, Colo. (ANP) - A rul-
ing last week by the Colorado
State Supreme Court upholding
the constitutionality of the states
Fair Housing Act of 1859 which de-
clares that all persons have an in
herent right to buy or rent avail
able property regardless Of their
race or color, was praised as good
news" by the director of the Col
orado Anti Discrimination Com
mission.
Edward Terrones, commission
director, said the states high court
ruling upholding the housing act
was the second good news" since
President Kennedy's Nov. 21 Ex-
ecutiye Order prohibiting discrim-
ination in federaIly financing hous-
ing.
Terrones said that although the
state court had struck out some
of the commissions enforcement
power, he feels that the ruling on
housing will enable his group to
work even more effectively" He
reasoned that the court ruling will
DISCOURAGE discriminatory nrac-
tees.
The commission relies largely on
conciliation and persuasion, Ter
rones said.
Meanwhile, Terrones said he and
several attorneys are studying the
courts opinion to determine what
new legal procedures might be
available to the commission.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-01-04

Arrested In Fla. For Minneapolis
Murder
prison and a $4,000 fine.
Gray will probably be turned
over to state of Minnesota for
prosecution on the murder charge
which carries a more severe pen
atty.
Gray gave PAP Fifth Av. S.,
as his address in Minneapolis. This
is actually the address Of his
mother Mrs. Bernice Gray, who
at the time Of the August incident
urged him to give himself up.
Gray refused to heed the plea
Of his mother.
He told Miami police he had
just gotten off a freight train
from Jacksonville, Fla. He said
he had wandered all over the US
and had hoped to flee to Cuba for
asylum.
Minneapolis detective captain
Calvin Hawkinson and homicide
squad chief captain Henry Deason
left Jan. 1, for Miami to return
Gray to Minneapolis.
Gray has a prior prison record
He served two years at st. Cloud
state reformatory for robbery in
October of 1858. He was paroled
in 1858. Since that time he has
been arrested for minor offenses
once for carrying a gun.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-01-04

united states, the Nauonal Con-
ference on Religion and Race will
meet January 14-17, at the Edge
water Beach hotel.
DR.. Martin Luther King said
that the National Conference on
Religion and Race shows how "our
nation Is developing sensitiHty to
racial injustice"
Never before" said DR.. King,
have the major faiths come to-
gether to grapple with that which
is perhaps our most serious demo-
cratic ILL.,"
The National Conference on Re-
ligion and Race isn't going to be
Just a northern conference one
that condemns racial discrimina-
ton and segregation in the South,
according to Rev. VIII D. Camp
bell, director Of the Southern office
(Nashville) of the Department of
Racial and Cultural Relations Of
the National Council Of Churches.
"At the annual meeting Of the
Southern Regional Council" Rev.
Campbell said, "a rabbi raised
that question" I assured him that
the participating organizations -
representing the m a or faith
groups in the us. - have planned
the Conference to discuss this
moral issue as a national problem.
DR.. Jimmy Allen, executive sec
retary Of the Christian Life Com
mission, Baptist General Conven-
ton Of Texas, in Dallas, said that
interfaith meetings on race rela-
tions are not new to the South.
We've had some experience
with similar meetings, sponsored
by the National Conference Of
Christians and Jews and the Bap-
tist General Convention Of Texas.
OF course, this is the first time
St. Paul recorder., 1963-01-04
January


Mrs. Lionel Allen heads Life
Membership Committee of Mimi
Dakota NAACP Conference .
Raymond o. Hatcher former Phyl-
Lis Wheatley worker most recently
Of Detroit was named intergroup
relations officer for the Philadel-
phia us. Housing and Home Fin
ancing Agency J. Nathaniel
Smith was named, to acquire 2s
pieces of property for Lutheran
Redeemer church expansion in
area bounded on north by Rondo
Av., south by Iglehart; east by
Dale st., and west by alley be-
tween Dale and S. Albans in st.
Paul.
George Banks, Jr., elected wor-
shIpful master Of Palestine
Lodge Of Prince Hall MasOns :.
The US. Department Of Justice
challenges Louisiana registration
vote tests as being un-COnstitu-
tiOnal in the New Orleans Fed
eral Court. Mademolselle Maga-
zine named Grace Bumbry, Ne
gro woman singer as one Of the
Ten Young Women Of the Year.
Northwestern Bell Telephone
Co., announced 1t viii spend III
St. Paul recorder., 1963-01-04
DIR RY-POINTS
BY FRED GRAM

hard make bad law"
beginning hardest
all those sit on Minnesota Supreme Court
years college signing professional
proving again the great worth
a college education in these times.
work is opening to vast stretches
the secrets Of the forbidden Russian
electronc than
the average Americans castle.
material has become major
Republicans complicated
Nixon thoroughly competent
freezing everybody out including himself.
concentrating what they
call leaving doubt at all about what home they
have their eyes
St. Paul recorder., 1963-01-04

the South Carolina Centennial
Commissioner. Judge Bennett was
the honored guest and delivered
the principal address at the Dec.
8, mass meeting held at Emanuel
AME church, Charleston, sc.
South Carolina counties Charles
ton, Berkeley, Dorchester, George
town and Williamsburg cooperated
jointly in the celebration.
Judge Bennett was cited for
Outstanding leadership in the area
Of human relations, and for
achievement in the struggle for
first class citizenship. Judge Ben
nett is a native of Charleston,
sc. historic southern city.
In Minneapolis Judge Bennett is
a praeticing attorney, past presi-
dent the Minneapolis NAACP, the
Minneapolis Urban League and
member Of many important civic
boards.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-01-04

that such a meeting has been
called and sponsored by all the
major faith groups in the United
States to discuss the problem Of
racial injustice on a national
basis"
Conveners of the interrengious
Conference are the Department Of
Racial and Cultural Relations Of
the National Council of Churches;
the Social Action Department Of
the National Catholic Welfare
Conference; and the Social Action
Commission of the Synagogue
Council Of America.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-01-04
FIRST SUBSCRIBER TO
NAAcP MEMBERSHIP
FOR YEAR OF 1858

James Campbell and his wife
Maxine, 47O5 1st Av. s., became
the first persons to take out NAA.
CP membership in the Minneapolis
branch for 1868.
Mr.. Campbell also, volunteered
to be a 1868 membership solicitor
and said he will solicit at least
20 members for the branch in
1868. Campbell said he felt special
efforts should be made for NAA-
CP in '63 because it's the "Eman-
cipation Centennial year.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-01-04

current In minneapolis L1aL Gray
had broken into a home and raped
q Minneapolis woman. He was re-
ported being seen in a variety Of
neighborhoods.
Police checked out a dozen false
leads and finally after ten days,
the Minneapolis police decided that
he had left the area.
Miss Bjergo's mother, Josephine
was also shot in the thigh by one
Of the bullets which Gray fired at
her daughter.
Statements in the hands of the
Minneapolis police indicate that
Gray went to the apartment of
Bjergo neighbors, the William
Rosebushs where Miss Bjergo was
visiting around 1 am. August 10,
put a pistol on Rosehbush and
ordered his girlfriend to come
with him.
The Rosenbush couple stated
Gray and Miss Bjergo left the
apartment arguing over tele-
phone conversation they had the
previous day.
Minutes later they heard Pat
ricia, shout Mar as two shots
were heard.
The woman's mother opened the
door as the couple argued and got
in the line of fire.
Miss Bjergo was found dead in
the apartment from bullet wounds.
On August 26, the Hennepin
county grand jury indicted Gray
for murder in the first degree
after hearing statements from the
police and others.
Gray was stopped Monday morn
ing, Dec. 81 in a routine check
when a Miami motorcycle police
man, saw Gray and a companion
walking in a predominantly white
neighborhood.
A call to the Miami police re-
cords bureau revealed Gray was on
the FBI wanted LIST. He was ar
rested and held on a warrant
charging him with unlawful flight
across state lines to avoid prosecu-
ton for murder.
This federal charge carries a
maximum penalty Of five years in
St. Paul recorder., 1963-01-04

named general manager Of Cen
eral Electric project at Evendale
Ohio James Buford was elected
worshipful master of Perfect Ash,
lar Masons in st. Paul.
Venerated, veteran Baptist min.
lister DR.. D. A. Holmes, aroused
by crime among Kansas City Ne
groes, urged citywide conference
to combat situation Both Ken
nedys, JFK and Bobby are under
fire by the NAACP by SLOW
paced civil rights action.
People of Minneapolis and
RObbInsdale and the state gath
cred late in January to pay
tribute to H. o. Sonny Son.
nesyn, editor Of the Northslde
Post and the RobbInsdale Posts,
for his years Of distinguished
service The Minneapolis
Public Library was presented a
set Of key books on civil rights
by the Mayors Commission on
Human Relations.
In his annual "State Of the
Union Message" to Congress Pres
ident Kennedy asked the Federal
legislative body to enact needed
civil rights laws The Shriners
Imperial Potentate arrived In Min
neapohs for conferences on the
August conclave Of the order in
the Twin Cities. The leader Of the
Daughters Of Isis, shriner auScili'
ary Mrs. Ercelle Moore, of Buffalo
NY. was also in Minneapolis fol
conferences on plans for the Isii
convention which occurs in Mime
apoHs at the same time the Shrin'
St. Paul recorder., 1963-01-04
TWO MEN FOUND DEAD, POLICE SEEK CLUES
Judge L. Howard
Benneff Honored
By NdfiVe Sfofe

A Minnesotan, native of South
Carolina was honored at a joint
meeting Of five counties early in
December by the Emancipation
Proclamation Centennial Commit
tees of the counties.
He was Judge L. Howard Ben
nett, former Minneapolis municipal
judge who received a citation from
St. Paul recorder., 1963-01-04
lions Public Relations

lions Public ReIafionS
Committee Chairman Likes
Our informative Newspaper
At the end of the year, on De.
cember 80, to be exact Mrs. A.
Merzel, 1905 Fifth Av. s., chair
man of Zion Baptist church's live
ly public relations committee
wrote this newspaper as follows
I'm behalf Of Zion Baptist
church - we thank you for carry
ing our news regularly. correcting
our mistakes, and just publishing
the city's most Informative news
paper in 1852.
I'VE especially appreciated your
New Years article on watch care
programs and about church ac-
tiHties. Keep up the good work.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-01-04

Officer of HOO Bryant Av. N. was
found dazed and frostbitten and
suffering from cold sitting on the
river bank, apparently six hours
after the wreck Of the auto.
Mss Officer could tell police
nothing about the wreck, nor could
she at first identify herself. She
was taken to North Memorial hos
pital for treatment and later re-
moved to Mount Sinai.
The chief Of police at Rogers,
MINI, Byron Lee said the car
plunged through the guard posts
on the bridge approach, raced 100
feet across the river bank to the
ice where it skidded clear to the
opposite shore, a distance of
another 100 feet, hitting the river
bank.
The police report the car was
being used without the owners
permission and was supposed to be
in a body repair shop. 1t belonged
to a former employer of James.
Funeral services for Mr.. James
will be Saturday, Jan. 5, at 10 am.
at the Woodard Funeral Home
chapel at 11th and Lyndale Av.
N.
Bishop J. w. Graham of Gra-
ham Temple Church of God in
Christ will officiate.
The dead man is survived by a
son, Leon, Jr., his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles James, a sister Mrs.
1Cls.tles Castone, three brothers,
Charles, Jr., Felix and David, all
residents Of Minneapolis.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-01-04

those persons who enjoy an even
ing Of gracious music and hear
these renditions Of songs. Rev. J.
R. Holloway is pastor Of the church
located at 1923 Lyndale Av. N,
Minneapolis.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-01-04
Moy Hove F0r-ROaehing Effect:
M0y Have F0r-Redehing Effect:
Church Conference On
Religion And Race
In Chicago Jan. 14-17

Chicago (ANP)-Reigous leaders the South fully
pect the National Conference Religion and Race have
part in breaking down the barriers of racial discrimination and
segregation in the Deep South
Their views released by the National Catholic Con-
ference for nerraca Justice here which is serving
tarat for the historic meeting Called by the major faiths in
St. Paul recorder., 1963-01-04

The government of Madagascar
proposes to hold an international
fair at Tamatave from September
1-21, with emphasis on the crea-
ton of small industries to handle
local products.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-01-04
Murder Or Suicides
Open New Year
In The Sanity City

Two St. Paul found shot to death about 230 pm,
New Years Day. January shocked the holiday of the SANITY
City of Wednesday, Jan St Paul police still bafed
whether the killings murder and suicide whether
both murdered.
The two dead have been identified Sylvester Harris
40 of 585 West Central Av Eugene Thompson 35 ATT
St. Paul recorder., 1963-01-04
Lincoln Crushed

BY Ben Franklin
Philadelphia (ANP) - 1t sound
ed like an upset in history, but it
was only a basketball game.
Fred Carter pumped in Is points
as Benjamin Franklin defeated
Abraham Lincoln, 64-63, in a pre-
season game.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-01-04
Man Who Killed Sweetheart:
Mon Who Killed Sweetheart:
Benjamin Keno Gray
Wanted For Minneapolis
Murder; Nabbed In Fla.

Miami Fla-Being on the FBIs Wanted List proved the
undong of Benjamin (Keno Gray 2year-old Minneapolis
wanted by Minneapolis police in connection with the
Staying Aug 49, of his 20yearod sweetheart Patricia BjergO
nationwide lookout had been kept for Gray since he fled
this vicinity.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-01-04
Hishwuy Tolls
Leon james Injured Fatally
When Car Leaves Rood;
Companion Escapes Death

early highway traffic fatalities early Wednesday morning
when he driving left highway 1872 plunged down
the embankment into Crow river in north Hennepn county
and skdded the ice covered river the opposite shore
The dead is Leon Powell James, 33 of 1046 Bryant Av
St. Paul recorder., 1963-01-04

For the third straight year,
agriculture production in Tunisia
has been hampered by a persistent
drought.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-01-04
Monroe Gage. 500
Line EmPloYe
Retired Dec. 30

On December 80, Monroe Gage,
completed his last trip to Winni-
peg, Manitoba, Canada, and re-
St. Paul recorder., 1963-01-04
Leslie Lawrence Post
No. 4o7 And Auxiliary
Have Joint Dinner

The Leslie Lawrence Post AUX
iliary, 497 and the American
Legion Post 497 had a very nice
membership and kickoff drive on
Friday evening, December % at
the Ober Boys Club.
Their were about 100 members
present and they were served a
delicious turkey, ham and fish din
ner.