New York Amsterdam News — 1963-00-01137

18 • N. Y. AMSTERDAM NEWS, Sat., Dec. 28, 1863 Islands Section Bv Alicia E 5aa’TH Thg'Metropolitan area Alumni Chapter of Jack A Jill held their annual Christmas dance at the Belimnt Plaza this year, with BillPfckens as chairman . /Donna Richards returned froi^BNCC activity in Mississippi to apprise her parents, Mr. and Mr<• frank Richards, as Mrs. Robeft Moses. Rfrb$rt and Donna am Univer­ sity- Chicago students. A wed­ ding-reception was held for the urdioated by David Hurd, Treat of the Vulcaaa. . .. Bayview Bridge Assoc. of E. Elmhurst would like it known that they sponsor bridge games every Tues night at 8 p.m. at the Elmview club. Joseph A. Stebar, Sales Rep of Austin Nichols Liquor Co., is Bridge Director far the Assoc. ...HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS IN FOCUS’ Leola Edaeaa, JuaniU Arring­ ton. Miticeot Armstrong and Connie Edwards will spend Ckrist- priasl- his spouse Madeline last 1 Friday, with a birthday party... ditto.. Robert Turner tor his Dolly. Many happy returns to both. i .. .Louis Powell. Regional Co­ ordinator for the Sigma s, was Chalnrsn of their Aanual For­ mal Duwce at the Park Terrace. Representing Queens were: Mr. and Mrs. David Watson; Mr. Watoon is Nat’l. Sales represen­ ts tihl-for Pepsi Cola; Mr. and Mr^.. William Watson; BUI is co­ ordinator of Queens Youth Board an< igcidentally. the first Negro to sgwe ia this capacity; Mr. and Mrs. Emile Nelson and Mrs. Msec Fisher, President of the Queen? Council of the Nat’l. Coun­ cil e( Negro Women. . ;/^e Mothers Club of St. Gabriel's R-C. Church, with Viv­ ian JGfonevelt as Chairman, held their*-annual Christmas Party Ded.JA .. Mrs Helen Marshall. Chair­ man of the affair, assisted by the Young Adult Division of E. Elmhurst Civic Assoc., sponsor­ ed a Children’s Christmas party. .. .Barbara Brannon will be busy tor the holidays ’compli­ menting’ Jackie Wilson s act at the Apollo Theatre. .. The Elmview Club of E. Elmhurst will have their New Year’s Eve celebration at the Club house. Mrs. Mike Miller is chairman of the affair. . . .N. Queens Council will pre­ sent Miss Linda Waples as their 1969 debutante at the International Debutantes Cotillion of the Nat’l. Council of Negro Women at the Americana Hotel Jas. 2nd. .. .The Nat’l 'Council of Negro Women spearheading an inten­ sive drive to make the Mary McLeod Bethune Shrine in Lin­ coln Park a reality. N. Queens and Long Island Councils will be doorbell ringing for contribu­ tions. The Dept. of Interior has requested and Congress has ‘greeted* funds to raise and turn face and eye-level ‘Ma Bethune.’ The Dept of Interior has also made plaas to take the new Freeway being built to expedite the heavy traffic in and out of Washington, to within ltt* blocks before and beyond Lincoln Park, and will pass under the park, so that the area for Mrs. Beth­ une’s Shrine would not have to Since Mary McLeod Bethune is the first women’s statue, and most especially the first Negro, to be enshrined in Lincoln Park, what better time than at Yule- tide to show our appreciation by being courteous and generous when your doorbell is rung by the National Council solicitors. . . THAT’S ALL FOR NOW. .. HAPPY HOLIDAYS. . . .AND HOPE TO SEE YOU NEXT WEEK...........IN FOCUS s borough Skycap far Eastern Air Lines, ally have since their arrival in town. . . is should ED HARDING, paying for, and Id saying, placing a surprise Xmas call to wsn’t hold WYONNE HARRIS, in Los An­ ne. We all geies. . .CBS, DOUG MOYE, and have been his all persopality wife LEE, ln- •1, which troduciag their son MANNY’S, -up, and a charming bride, MARLENE to le you do all present. . .Petite, TERRANCE ; long trip LYNN, deciding what she’ll sbte visit, slag at the employees Fantasy p. East, Xmas ball. . The group rom Pitts- young men, caroling in front MAS, from <* REV JOHNSON’S home. . . tile hoepi- Oiri Scout TROOP 8-107, busy y. WILLIE decorating the lower windows of IES. Chief the CONGREGATIONAL Church . . .ST, CATHERINE’S Xmas, lifelike display, attracting visit­ ors, as does every year. . . . ROSITA DAVIS, explaining to stylist, “HARRY” of Wig World, Just what she wants tor her Xmas show. . .Sir, LLOYD BROGSDALE. exhibiting one of his many talents, decorating, tor Xmas. . RUTH HARDY and FERBIA SCOTT, smiling pretty, while putting the dollars into their beautifully wrapped Xmas boxes. . Xmas home displays of BROOK BENTON and CATH­ ERINE BASIE. tMs year being challenged by Mrs. A. Jacquet on 178th R. in Addialeigh Park . . . CHARLOTTE TYNES. emerging with packages galore from Ja­ maica department store . Q4, Hempstead Conditions * Scored 15, 3, and 3A, (if you please i Cariello Urges St. Albans Library Says Branch Not In CaiMtgl Budget f Deploring the fact that “not, building has been opened in single new library project for Qu**ns since 1858 ”. CaoMal Rwtffet St Albans Branch Library ueena” is included in the pre* The Bt> Albans Branch Library, «8tl mated to COSt $477,500, i>- c,udltt« • **vlcinity 01 “J* L CarW^bo Linden Boulevard and Farmers Avenue, is projected for plan­ ning funds in 1887-88. According to Harold W. Tucker, chief Li­ brarian of the Queens Borough Public Library in Jamaica, con- man William F. R. Ballard of structioo by about 1971 of this the Planning Commission holding facility will delay too long the public hearing* at City "e11. actds of this populous community. In an appeal to Cariello to Cariello said-: Flaming Commission that not a single new library pro- *° '*c®nin^nd additional *lbr“r> iect for Queens is included in f°r 5uee?s' Sy?'a ®drUey “It is very discouraging to note 2^“^. S’ Backlog "The Queens Borough Library Council wishes to congratulate “We have a monumental hack- you on your decision to appear log of unmet library needs in before the City Planning Com- for additional mission to ask funds for Queens schools. It is fitting and proper that you should lead the fight for educational needs ia our Borough. Merrill Park Civic Group Give Toys; Amsterdam Helps Many of Long Island’s children attended and enjoyed the “ex­ change for admission, one new toy” Xmas party held last Fri­ day, at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Springfield Gardens. This unique Xmas party given by the Merrill Park Civic Asso­ ciation of Springfield Gardens, was programmed and directed by Mrs. Iris Pettiford Cox and Mrs. John E. Lockwood. Listed, are some of the indi­ viduals and organizations that contributed donations: Medonese Quinn, St. John’s Episcopal Church, Reginald Cox. Donchee Lockwood. Carolyn Lockwood, Kathryn Lockwood, Iris Petti­ ford Cox, Donnie Warner, Sue Martin, Irene Tyler, Thelma Tucker, Theresa Tucker, Debrah Stellings, Kenney Brennan, Cas­ sie Cabbagestalk. Yvonne Mack, Dolly Mack. Gayle Matthews, Stevens Roberts, George* Davis, Raymond Wilson, Renee Saver- all, Lynn Conway, L. Conway, Ellen Anderson, Wilton Ander­ son, Monica Neaab, Jacklyn Ne- dab, J asset Nedab, J. Alfred Nedab, The Black Family, Ar­ nold Lynn A Family. Nat Singel- ton, Sid Kasmas, Simpson Fam­ ily? TOLL-ANS REALTY, Ja­ maica Savings Bank, Long Island City Savings Bank, Krai- grant Industrial 8avings Bank, The Dima Savings Bank of Brooklyn, The Children of The Academy of St. Peter Claver, Meadow Brook Savings A Loan, Equitable Savings A Loan, First National City Bank, New York Telephone Co., Esquire Shoe Polish, Henry C, Bohack A Co., Ideal Toy Co., and The People’s Community Church of L. L C. The proceeds, gifts and new toys received, will be given to the needy children to.1 Christmas. All of these toys were dis­ tributed by our Editor, Dave Hepburn, who played Santa Claus to the needy children of Brooklyn, Monday afternoon nt the Amsterdam News office. Pact Frees Bias-Moored S.S. America Ask US Act vs < Apartheid UN Ambassador Adlai Steve­ son pledged to convey to Pre­ sident Johnson this week a peti- More than 450 crewmen of the I bearing the signatures of total 550 unlicensed personnel of 8,000 Americans demanding U S. the luxury liner America, moor- “action against apartheid,” South ed since Sept. 14 by racial coo- rac. gucri^,- flict, endorsed settlement of the tinw dispute Friday afternoon at the N.hon.1 M.ritt™ thai US The petition, noting that US “Aa President of the Queens Borough Ubrary Council it is my responsibility to remind you, however, that public libraries are an integral part of thia picture and no true alleviation of the educational crisis in Queens can be effected without adequate funds to maintain a realistic, on going, public library program.” “L. I ROUNDTREE MODELS” The Roundtree Models, (stand­ ing 1-r), Tina Carlisle, Aleath Carlisle. Vivian Roundtree, Director, Helen Dorsey, Bar­ bara Jones and Shirley Cain. (Seated L-R), Mel Carlisle, Lee Kendrick, Cathy Jackson__and Myrtis White, as they appeared la one of the screes from the recent Fashion Show, sponsor­ ed by and given at Club Haven. Westbury, L. I. Designers were Myrna and L* Franz, Milliner, Rene*, Make-up Consultant, Del- sonne. Group Photographer, Bob Roberts. Wigs, La ’Ritz and Stylist, Mr. Conrad. New Rochelle Girl Gets 4 Years In Ga Nassau Co. Wants Belmont Revived County Executive Eugene H. Nickerson has announced that a bill assigning to Nassau County I 180 per cunt of the Balmont Race Track admissions tax will be a part of the legislative program which he will present to New York State Legislators far action during the 1914 session in Albany. Up to the present time. New York City has received 25 per cent and Nassau 75 per cent of the tax. In 1882. the lest year in which the tax was collected, i Nassau received approximately , $220,000 and New York City ap- Also sentenced were Albany “AS of Belraoat Park” said Movement linilrrs Slater Klag Nickerson In a letter to State and Rev. Samuel W. Wells, both Senators and Legislators, “with «f Albany. They received sea- the exception of a minuacule strip , traces of one year and one day of land. , . . is located in Nas- , on the charge of conspiring to sau County. The turnstiles. the , injure a Juror. Judge Bootle an- grandstands, the running track, mnarTU that their seuteuees the stables, the training grounds were booed on the fact that they and *U other Belmont Park fac- were leaders in the civil rights titties are wholly located within movement in Albany. Slater King Nassau County . . . is currently president of the “With the closing of the track shortly prior to the opening of movement there. Thomas Chapman and Robert the 1883 racing season, all sched- Thomas, civil rights workers In uled Belmont racing dates were Albany, were also sentenced on transferred to Aqueduct Raceway the same charge to five years in in New York City. The City of prison but with a suspended sen- New York, however, has refused tence. The four men were re- to share with Nassau County the leased on 82,500 bail pending an admission tax proceeds from the srpenl. transferred events. Under the agreement of the NMU and United States Lines, owner? of the vessel, Neurohr will go to sea aboard the liner but he has been warned to stay away from the unlicensed crew “not under Ms specific authori­ ty," and to refrain from using “racial epithets or verbal dis­ paragement ” The America, now in drydoek in Hoboken, N. J., goes to New­ port News, Va., on Jan, 21 for overhauling to. prepare it for its next scheduled voyage oa Feb. 7. with Neurohr aad the 580 un­ licensed operators aboard. It will return to its North River pier before Feb. 7. There’s something tar YOU on every page of this issae of The Amsterdam News. Check aad see —every week. Out every Ttars- “If the Belmont Park land were devoted to its highest economic uses, its assessed valuation, ac­ cording to our aaacaaors, would as opposed to its present assess­ ed valuation of approximately five million dollars. The differ­ ence would be reflected in an in­ tro aao ia the estimated revenue to the County of almost one mil­ lion dollars a year — from its present yield of $108,752 to $1,281. 000 per annum ” BOOK NOW CARNIVAL IN TRINIDAD February 8, 1964 FARRELL TRAVEL BUREAU son with a view to making rae ornmendations to government industry and the commmity. Sluggish- Catching rtnj-u-1 BICYCLES wmto American fir fnglish M 7-3634 IN 7-363 CHICKS — ALSO KNOWN AS AJLA. BICYCIB WOT After Ckrigtmas Closeouts Sale ramous oranas ai Keen uow nuts 1 year worronty 288 lefon Avt, (off Eaitam Parkway) BreoMm, N. ’ 1981,” calls on the President to direct the US Mission to the UN to support boycott and sanction moves against Louth Africa to place an embargo on American trade and to suspend recogni­ tion. circulated by the American Committee on Africa. 211 E. 43rd St. was signed by Martin Lather King, Lewis Mumford. Ashley Montagu, Bishop James Pike, Walter Reuther, Linas Pauttng, Lionel Trilling and othei notables. 3 ROOMS including bedroom, living room, dinette, mattress 6 box spring, lamps, tobies, 8x12 rug, bad pillows, throw pillows, dishes, etc., etc., ate. Doctors prescribe the citrus fruit laxative CITRATE OF MAGNESIA BIG hours a day serving you Long Island Sounds By DERA BUSH Nassau Co. 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