New York Amsterdam News — 1963-00-01015

Clayton Apts. Win A Round Supreme Court Justice Samuel Hofstader Monday deified a mo­ tion to halt payment of funds re­ garding the recently-opened Clay­ ton Apartments at 135th St,, and Lenox Ave., pending a court de­ cision on a suit over whether Councilman J. Raymond Jones had violated a trust while an of­ ficer of a corporation which had helped to recommend the devel­ opment. . N. y Amsterdam news, s.,, n.v «,19«3 Fr Houston -Only Negro Weekly News llroaklya Inily Funeral Home' w ▼ * I ft Ordained Among 37 Priest When the Homan Catholic Bishop of Brooklyn, the Rt. Rev. Bryan J. McEntergart, ordained 37 priests at St James Pro-Cathedral, June 1, just one of them was a black man HY 3-8200 iley Harper ry Harper, 62, ot 500 Ver- »t St., Bklyn., died recently! Ft. Hamilton V.A. Hospital 1406 Pitkin Ave That lone star was Fr. William J. Houston, How assistant to the pastor of St. Peter Claver’j Church, Brooklyn. He was born pan. 3. 1837 in Williamsburg o* sister, Valerie Michele Butler and John and Lillie Houston, who witu grandparents. the same at the College of the Immaculate Conception, the ma­ jor seminary in Huntington, L.l. He termed seminary training "swamped with classical stud- six other children were members ies and impractical for 1963." of Cornerstone Baptist Church. But the authorities are aware of this, he stated, and out of the' ecumenical council may come Asked about his early days Fr. decisions that may relate sem- Houston said he had “an unevent- inary training more closely io ful life, like most poor children. l«cal conditions. Charles Stirrup J Early days looklyi yn, and was buried in Charles Stirrup, born in Key Island National Cemetery. West, Fla., Oct. 2, 1898, died m ___ _______ ___ ,____ ~ Rev. Ernest Cook. Para-1 New York City recently at the The decision was made in a case rejecting a motion for a Baptist Church, conducted age of 64. His remains were in-i Nothing unusual happened until There was no physical asce- temporary injunction sought by for Mr.-Harper at the Unity terred in Evergreen Cemetery high school." jtism in the seminary, he stated. Brooks\ Hampton, Levy & Walk- ray Chapel, 1406 Pitkin Ave. after rites at Unity Parkway He "went to school, played, did No sleeping on bare boards or er- ^nc,> ^an<* use consultants, of which Jones was a firmer of- Harper, an honorably dis- Chapel, 1406 Pitkin Ave., led by my homework, slept. At times walking in shoes with nails. larged Navy veteran of World the Rev. Ernest W. Cook of Par- there were moments of joy and ^Conditions of some students Were1 Geer- far I, was accorded military adise Baptist Church. happiness or the normal trials.” walking in shoes with nails honors at the, burial. Mr. Stirrup, who lived at 136 Pressed, he explained that the better; than in their own homes,” (<• native of Tazewell, Va., Mr Tapscott St., Bklyn, is survived latter included privations that be- he stated. VvOfOnQ MA Harper is survived by bi* widow, by his widow, Mary and six sons Beatrice; two sons, Henry' Mat- and daughters: Lessie, Roland thews and Walter Matthews; a and Milton; and Mrs. Mildred daughter. Mrs. Shirley’ Baker; Culmer, Marian and Beverly and three grandchildren: Walter Stirrup. Also surviving are six Craig Matthews, Donna L y n n grandchildren, Robert and Law- Matthews and Cheryl Ann Baker, rence Mitchell, Rosie and Rudy AitiO surviving are a sister, Mrs. Culmer, Vani and Gregory Stir- Margaret Mitchell, and a broth- rup. er, Richard Harper, both of Chi- cago. -------- Lavada Grant Saudia Butler Lavada Grant, 34, of 637 Quint icy St., Bklyn., a native of Bisfa- Saudia Butler, S-week-old opville, S.C., who died recently Sughter of William and Vivian in Brooklyn, was buried in Ever- jtler, of 1008 St. Marks Ave., green Cemetery following a fun- Jklyn.,'died recently in Brook-eral service at Unity Parkwa Jewish Hospital. The child's Chapel, 1406 Pitkin Ave., conduc He sees his role as flowing from the desire and responsibility to • fell children from a poor family, without a car or places to go, and having to make ends meet share the gift of faith and de-i .As a result the children develop velopment with others. This shar- T*1* Corona - East Elmhurst without some things considered ing of the "peace and comfort of &ranch the NAACP will meet Christian teachings" will get spe- Thursday, November 21, at 8:30 normal in the society, Did this poverty have any bear-c‘al emphasis in the strengthening P-M. at the Corona Congrega tional Church at 102-18 34 Av- or giving of family life. Mnw 01 IWV. XI ing on the isue of race? “My father was an ambitious “I don't particularly think 1 en2I5’ ^<)rona working man", Fr. Houston re- am going to be a St. Paul,” FrJ The meeting will be highlight- "If he had been a w*'it» Houston observed Vet heino /»»n. wT by a panel discussion which plied. man working as hard, he would upon to participate in the re-**^ given by members of the have had a better opportunity. . . sponsibility of religious leader- North East Queens Fair Housing This is a wound in our society ship, he feels it “a privilege" committee. Panel Participants ?n a white Houston observed. Yet being call- hy a panel •• to help nurse the community include. Mr. William Tooles He added: "1 am no. »yine ba'k » health within the do- 1V that only colored children arc m“" “• w<>rk- j. poor, but the colored child and body was buried in Long Island ed by Rev. R. D. Brown of Mt.'h’s family work under the mis- £jfy GcttinC) itional Cemetery after a ser- Ollie Baptist Church, Bklyn ;e at Unity Parkway Chapel, Mrs. Grant, a member }fortune or lack of opportunity; of as is availaWe to the white,Nursing Home Pitkin Ave. uxv riving the child are her par­ tis, two brothers, William But­ ler,Jr. and David H. Butler; a New Hope Baptist Church in,chBd Bishopville, is survived by her Like his father, young W i 1-' The city will convert the former husband, William E. Grant, four liams worked hard, going through aunts and other relatives. P S. 57 -and others to JHS 35 UPubllc Hea,th Service Hos' ----------------------------- ---------------- and Franklin K. Lane HighP’tal at Manhattan Beach, be „ ... _ „ ba" Leag”e' Councllm«” Edward L. Sadowsky; Mrs. Mario Paone, Executive Secretary of the Com­ mittee; Mrs. Bernard Berlanger Educational Director and The Rev. Richard F. Boeke, Pastor of the First Unitarian Church of Flushing. The branch urges full utiliza­ tion of the fair housing practice laws Members of the Branch's housing committee are available at the branch office, 33-44 103 Street, on Saturdays from 1 p.m. until 2 P.M. to assist community residents with their housing prob­ lems. 1 < School. In his last year at Frank-, tween Oriental Blvd, and Mac- in Lane something "unusual Kenzie St.. Bklyn., into a nurs- , fing home for chronically ill and happened. A -friend of his with nc I elderly patients. Mayor Wagner and Borough President Stark an­ nounced this week religious affiliation at all, met a priest who was very kind” and was converted to the Roman Catholic faith. His friend’s conversion set him thinking and they talked the mat-! ter over. Then he went to Our! Lady of Victory Rectory and spoke to the priest, Fr. John Byrnes, now also at Sf. Peter Claver’s. In Brooklyn News Of Churches Unwarranted Criticism Some Protestant clergymen m!ld shj\la? Hesitant at first, William be- gan taking instructions after a f«w months, in January 1954 he when theJ learnedu a kCath°hf X received into th7 Catholic a ^wish rabb. took church. This event, Fr. Houston Part. in the ”*en‘ din"er. Jin said, gave him ’’ a spiritual ful- ™nies at " L, "i fillment I always needed." became the first Ronrian And how did he come to de-catholic to be honored by the Protestant Council of the City of .. The young priest answered that New York.,a8t ?‘ov' 8 cide on a priestly vocation? - « . . , for the benefit of the Church Freedom Fund for Civil Rights. Boy Wonder Jimmy Tucker, hailed as Jam­ aica’s Boy Wonder Singer, will solo at the Harvest Thanksgiv­ ing Services on Nov. 24 at the Fourth Moravian Church at City Tabernacle, 562 W. 150th St. Play School Mott Haven Reformed Church he desired a vocation that would In criticizing the council s in- is establishing a play school in continue this spirual fulfilment, elusion of non-Protestant clergy- "I never thought that for reasons men, they missed the point. The jits Parish House at 348 E. 146th of race prejudice I could not be-! dinner was a family-of-man event St., the Bronx, for pre-school come a priest.” Again he talked which embraced representatives aged children of the ages of 4 with Fr. Byrnes who Introduced^ the Christian and Jewish through 6. The school will be op­ erated daily from 9 a m. to 5:30 him to the principal of Cathe- faiths. p.m. dral College, a Roman Catholic Junior seminary on Washington , and Atlantic Aves. ( Furthermore, the man who played a large part in the suc­ cess of the dinner was Samuel Leidesdorf, a Jewish philanthro­ pist. Food For Needy More than 50 Thanksgiving bas­ kets will be distributed on Nov. 28 by the members of the Church of the Master. 122nd St. and Since his arrival nearly a fort- Morningside Ave., to the heedy of Harlem. Kinda Warm Seminary In Sept. 1954 he joined the sem­ inary and “felt accepted in a spirit of sincere warmth by the night flg0( Archbighop Winiam faculty and students . It was Cruickshank writes that he has never had to wear a coat in Rome. He hopes to have au­ dience with Pope John VI before he leaves the Eternal City to move on to London and Moscow 'where he’d better have a coat) and thence to the Caribbean. BROOKLYN'S CELEBRATE EMANCIPA­ TION — The Baptist Ministers’ Fellowship of Queens and Suf­ folk Counties, L. I., celebrated emancipation proclamation cen­ tennial at Amity Baptist Church Jamaica, Wed., Nov. 13. Pic­ ture shows (1-r) Rev. J. Oscar Jones, v-p, Rev. James R. Moore, pastor and Fellowship president, Rev. Vernon Johns, principal speaker and William C. Hughley, president. Liberty Ave, Civic Association. (Gill Photo). Launch Legal Scheme Catholics In Clothes Drive The Kings County Medical So­ ciety and the Legal Aid Society announced jointly this week an extraordinary program In which 'attorneys and psychiatrists will cooperate in Brooklyn to aid des­ titute Legal Aid Society clients The 225 Roman Catholic par-i in their ’ands as well the panic facjng ruminal charges ishes ^ Brooklyn and Queens of families whose possession are ‘ will conduct their l$th, annual wiped out by earthquakes, floods Brooklyn Thanksgiving clothing drive Nov. 24 - 30, to aid destitute people overseas. and typhoons only confirm the urgency of this clothing appeal . ides hiatnsls t0 assist Supreme Court when d Msgr. Mugavero stated that ents accused of criminal charges This will be part of a nation-!distribution will be made entire- nee(j psychiatric study and an wide effort sponsored by the'ly without regard to race, creed?independent medical opinion is Catholic Bishops of America, or color among destitutes and ill sought for obtaining a just dis- Brooklyn diocesan drive director clothes persons living in areas oi position of the case. is Msgr. Francis J. Mugavero of g r e a t e r need throughout thp Eustice Seligman, president of the Catholic Charities office, 191 world. the Legal Aid Society, empha- All the shoes, clothing and bed-jSiZC{j the need for "sound psy- Joralemon St., Brooklyn. In Rome for the Ecumenical ding brought to the parish collec chiatric opinion in reaching the Council, the Most Rev. Bry an tion center will be forwarded to best disposition of some trouble- J. McEntergart, Bishop of Brook the new Brooklyn receiving some criminal cases" and ex- lyn, has called on the more than depot of the Catholic Relief Ser pressed great gratitude ‘‘for the 1,500,000 Catholics of the diocese vices, the official agency of the generous undertaking by the doc- to support the collection cam-!Bishops of America. It is hoped tors of Kings County to make such help available to our clients this year’s effort will excel that paign. whose families are unable to pay- ’Accounts heard from mission- of 1962 that aided 15 million dis- fees for lawyers and psychia- ary bishops of the tragic poverty tressed and ragged persons MOST MODERN FUNERAL HOME j) In time of need, come to Unity Parkway -Chapel, where you can get expert funeral direction and every modern facility at, a ; budget to suit every purse. Brooklyn Unity Funerni Home T Inc. Hyacinth 3-8200 1406 PITKIN AVENUE at Eastern Parkway & Ralph Avenue > BROOKLYN, N. Y. "Your Loved Ones Deserve The Best" Still Hl The Rev. Benjamin C. Robe­ son of Mother AME Zion Church is still in Kingsbridge Veterans Hospital in the Bronx. The Rev. Joseph D. Maxwell is tempor­ arily in charge of the church. Father Harrison Home The Rev. C. Edward Harrison of St. Philip’s Episcopal Church has been discharged from the convalescent home to which he had been sent following bis hos­ pitalization -several weeks ago. Father Harrison, who was in Jured when he slipped from a subway platform, may remain !on the church’s inactive list for some time, though. Elder Mrs. King Mrs. Martin Luther King Sr.,! mother of the civil rights leader, was honored last week Thurs-i day night by the Christian Wo-1 men's Retreat, headed by Mrs, Mdodana Livingston Arbouin. The protest leader, however, was so sick he stayed in his room at the Waldorf, unable to witness his mother’s honor. Mt. Zkm Mt. Zion CME Church holds its annual banquet Friday even­ ing at St. Mark’s Methodist Church, 137th St. and St. Nicho­ las Ave. - Bishop Henry Bunton, presid­ ing bishop of the Seventh CME Episcopal District, will speak. Kyles Singers The William Kyles Singers will appear Friday evening at Greater Hood Memorial AME Zion Church, 160 W 146th St., {under sponsorship of the church’s Board of Auxiliaries, Clothing Drive Sunday is the opening of the Catholic Thanksgiving ’ Clothing Collection to obtain old but still good and unneeded clothing for destitute people overseas. If have any clothing you don’t need, dro0 them at any Catholic church in Harlem, Man­ hattan, the Bronx or Staten Is-i land. Freedom Fua<L Pearl Primus and Percival Borde will be featured on the evening of Dec. 7 at the Com­ munity Church, 40 E. 35th St., Jewish Award The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. receives the Solomon Schecter Award of the United Synagogue of America, repre­ senting Conservative Judaism of the United States and Canada, on Nov. 19 at the USA’s golden jubilee convention at Kiamesha Lake, N Y, Festival of Lights Chanuko, variously referred to Chanuka and Hanuka. will be observed on sundown of Dec. 10 by the city’s Negro Jews. It Is the festival of lights ob­ served by the eight days of light­ ing candles in memory of the Jewish struggle for religious free­ dom during the tyrannical reign of the Greco-Syrian Emperor An tiochus Epiphanes In the year 165 before the birth of Christ. BUNDLES FOR ALBANY: The members of the Long Is­ land Queens Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, gave a helping hand to the less for­ tunate Negro citizens of Al­ bany by sending 50 boxes of clothing. Negro citizens who are involved In the Civil Rights Struggle meet and cope with many economic reprisals. The members of the Social Action Committee shown here sorting clothing and wrapping boxes are deft to right) Dr. Edith C. Reid, Dr. Elizabeth King, and Mrs. Ruby Stroman. Dignified Service H. R. HURD, JR. FUNERAL HOME, INC. FUNERAL DIRECTORS Mario Hurd Owens Paul B. Hemsley Emilio E. Owens Slocum 6-5777 10 Trsy Avs. nr. FuHnn St. Brooklyn 13, N. Y. YOUR GUIDE TO Brooklyn-L. I Church Services BAPTIST BAPTIST BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH 2SS B»rf»n Street. Breeklyn 17, W. T. "Coroe In to Worship and go out to Serve" Rev W. 1. HALL, Pa.tor THIS SUNDAY 8.00 A M. - REV p T PRUOEN S IS A.M. - CHURCH SCHOOL 11:00 A.M. - SERVICE REV. W. J HALL T OO P.M. — EVENING SERVICE EVERY THIRD SUNDAY, HOLY COMMUNION Candle Light Service A ARnr Prayer MA 5-8433 UL 8 8881 CORNERSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH Lewie Avenae end Medleon Street, Rreoklya THE. REVERF.ND RANDY E. BAY THIS SUNDAY ’ L. 4STH ANNIVERSARY 8 00 A M P • A.M. 3:30 P.M. 6 00 P.M. - SUNDAY SCHOCH. , ' MORNING WORSHIP CHURCH SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY BAPTIST TRAINING UNION PRESBYTERIAN HOLY TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH Relph Ave. at Qeiney St. Rklyn, N, T. Bee. Themaa 9. Marten. Peeler Sr. Vlee-Pree. et Cenventlen, C. 9. A. Inc, Rev. T. 9. THIS SUNDAY * 9-90 A M Sunday School io ISAM- Morning Worehlp 8 M PJI.-B.T.U. Community Center, 482 Franklin Am. ST. JOHN'S BAPTIST CHURCH 4SS R.lnbrtdga 94. (Near Saratega in.) Brooklyn. N. T. Rev P. Arthur Reed, faster and Evnndrr THIS SUNDAY 8 30 A M .SUNDAY 9CHOOL 11 00 A M SUNDAY WORSHIP WEDNESDAY, O M P.M — PRAYER MEETING BIBLE CLAM 7 P.M.—HOLY COMMUNION, 19T SUNDAY SILOAM PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rreoklya. W. T. Jetferaan 8 Marry Area. REV OR. MILTON A. GAI.AMISO.N. Paoter THIS SUNDAY 8:00 A.M.^WORSHIP SERVICE 8:45 A M.—YOUNG ADl'LTS CHURCH SCHOOL 10:45 A M,- CHURCH SCHOOL 11:00 A M WORSHIP SERVICE METHODIST NEWMAN MEMORIAL METHODIST CHURCH RronMyn. H. Y. 297 Macon Street TVgj^ 11:00 A M.—"ONE NATION NOT INDTVISIRIX” - REV. HENRI M DEAR ” HARVEST ANNUAL FESTIVAL SERVICE 8:30 P M,—VESPERS THIS SUNDAY FIRST A.M.E. ZION CHURCH Temyktna and MrDeanagh Rt. RET. W O ( ARRINGTON. Paater THIS SUNDAY 9:00 A M SUNDAY 9CHOOI. 10 30 A M JUNIOR CHURCH 11:00 A.M. MORNING WORSHIP 1:18 P E—EXTENDED SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:90 P.M.-EVENING WORSHIP H. Y. < Untitled Document file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/Administrator/Desktop/hello.html2/18/2007 11:01:03 AMThomas M. Tryniski 309 South 4th Street Fulton New York 13069 www.fultonhistory.com