New York Amsterdam News — 1963-00-01138

Kids Get NAACP Life' For Xmas God”? V ao. what kind of a God is Ho? What la God's attitude towards people? Should I get la- way? B so, follow?” by Mr. DeLisser, NAACP offic­ ial In charge of Junior lift mem­ berships. He told the Amsterdam News that these memberships ware opsa to children aged 1 to 11. At 14 they would be eligible to—pay MOO tor the full life te. Rev. Norman...SI Boy Who Made G ,«h, , Amidst gang-wars an dother juvenile crime in blighted and poverty-stricken Williamsburg of the early ’50’s a strappling Brooklyn Negro boy turned to God and to the church. -------------------------------------------- *° worited to Conditions la the dtriteatt neigh- ,tiU ** A City Without Progress * By GARY THOMAS to ffie gUla wMh patleoce, M’« NEWARK — They uy that also a city where segregation it New Jersey, situated to an area not oaty predominantly present— of wide industrial diversification U'o etill growing Political evoiu- between the major markets of boo. wherein the deatiny of any Philadelphia and New York, la urbanized area may survive, baa known as the crossroads of the not been effective in bringing East. Products from over 15,000 about better race relations in factories end shops can be de- thia giant metropolis. The rutb- Uvered overnight to about 52 mil- tou* control of “machine politics" Uon people, representing IS states haa gone too long, and subee- and the District of Columbia. Yet Q««*Uy, reached too far. in the midst of all this, New it is this arter power of pottti- Jeraey ranks first in Northern cal domination, that seals the lipa of men and ultimately de- Segregation. Located in the Northeast part prives the citizens of Newark an of Naw Jersey, on the Paaaalc opportunity to leases their eeoo- lttoer and Newark Bay, h the omk stagnation, to move for- denerty populated city of New^nard with programs which will ark. About 17.5 percent of Now- enhance employment opportuni- ark's 430.778 population is non- ties and guarantee an equal ed- whttes. m this city of whirling ucattoo for all children. has ro- co^juioo* to Newark to- both • "Do-Noth- fra™ aodal structure, and. an ta- day. mrned ~ D5.*p,i 1 *?”• (ore doing anything about it.’’ Speaking before more than 1,081 social workers, Dr. Clark, professor of psychology at City College, in New York, said fur­ ther that “the civil rights strug­ gle was primarily a political one and has gone beyond the point where it can be influenced sig- The lack of progressive atti­ tudes among the majority of New­ ark's* Negroes, Is considered In part, as responsible for the city's backward slump. There are very few civic dubs and organizations. There is no large Negro-society element — dedicated to the plight of welding together the econo­ mic and political strength of the huge Negro population. bartering Phil, r ~™re present there is a greater need “Dwty” ed by political "boaaro” or strapped to organization harnes­ ses. It is no secret, that some of our moat prominent leaders in this city have been caged In a whirlpool of fear, from which procrastination breed* and grows. Must Demonstrate The need for demonstration* by civil rights groups to large in­ dustrial cities to important and a must for Negro progress. Thia was touched upon by Dr. Kenneth B Clark recently. He said that social workers had been by-pass­ ed to the Negro’s struggle for equal rights, because they had permitted a "stagnant” social structure to exist for years be- Bedford Mental Health Clinic Is Revisited The Brooklyn Psychiatric Cen­ E. Crampton, psychiatric social ters, Inc., celebrated it* third an­ worker who has devoted her life niversary this month. This cltoic to the betterment of mental was started in 1847 by a group of health practices. dedicated citizen* concerned Variety The city does not have rent controls, which undoubtedly, could lessen the economic strain on the leas fortunate. Many sac- done of the city are under "Slum­ lord” control. White tenants are literally thrown from dwellings and replaced with Negro tenants. toadequate living quarters. It will take many years for this metropolis to free itself from the deep and dismal nore of indifference, irresponsibility and self-denial. Leaders must make re-appraisals. Newark is rich in religious bodies, in pas­ tor - to - member relationship. Therefore the ministers, to this space ago, must realise their responsibility to the weak and the oppressed. They must take more active steps to shaping the political future of their oify. When this farsighted revolution comes into being, our city will begin to take its rightful place as a progressive city on the move. TOPS UHF COIN COLLEC­ TION IN QUEEN'S — Mrs. Princess Moore of South Jam­ aica, a member of Che Queens Hospital Center Auxiliary has the highest total In the coin box appeal of the Queans Wom­ en's Division in the annual campaign of the United Hos­ pital Fund of New York. Mrs. Moore, with $312.51 coUeoted to date, mostly in coins and some bills, will continue her appeal through the Christmas holidays to December 11 with other volunteers covering the lobbies of the local member hospitals Including: Peninsula General, Flushing. Jamaica, Mary Immaculate and St. Joseph’s. Then In 1981 he enrolled at the divinity school of Howard University. Spending his week- rods to New York and week­ days to Washington, Rev. Nor­ man now has about two weeks to complete all requirements for his B.D. So to January he will stop commuting to Washington and give all his time to the church. He had felt that the minister should be better qualified than has generally been the case in the past, so he can better lead hi* flock. I That flock, for Rev. Norman, has been growing. Ia organizing it. Rev. Norman has wanted the church to be a part of Williams­ burg and to do something about conditions to the area. He started in a store front at 15 Moore St. Then they had about the lack of psychiatric fac­ ilities for this community. A merger in Novemer 1960, between the Brooklyn Juvenile Guidance Center and the Coordinated Com­ munity Mental Health Cltoic*. formed the Brooklyn Psychaitric Centers. The Brooklyn Psychiatric Cen­ ters conducts six clinics, which are, non - sectarian and interrac­ ial. The clinic, which has grown considerably, has developed from a staff of one to nine, including four social workers, four psych­ iatrists and one psychologist. This phenomenal growth in services has been made possible through the dynamic forces of Miss Jessie News Of Churches la Brooklyn and Queena, church-at 18 p.m. featured carols es rang oat thia week with the candles. All church choirs Joi joyful tunes of Christmas. Candle- to render the soul warming n light services and carolling were ie, with Michael Hinton at held to mute Protestant churches. Organ and Alfred E. Cato In Catholic churches midnight ecting. masses followed tunes of Adeste Rev. George Lawrence, j Fldeles ad the 2000-year-old event tor, brought the Christmas r sage. At the church. Sun was reenacted. A variety of services offered; personal counseling, psychologic­ al testing, individual and group therapy for children, adolescents and adults. Referrals are made by people to the community. We have a fee for our service but, no od£ is turned away whs cannot afford our small fee. An important accomplishment since the merger according to Miss Dorothy Headley, district administrator of the Bedford Mental Health Cltoic, has been the keeping of a number of chil­ dren and adults out of mental hospitals and observation ward*. Because we are the only full time clinic, we are over burden­ ed. In spite of this, people are given immediate attention. We have been able to reach a large number of people through the par­ ent education program — work­ shop* to the schools, housing and community centers. Parrot* have been very confused about the cor­ rect methods in raising their cbil- Miss Headley is concerned about the youth to the Bedford- Stuyvesant community. She has observed many children who, by the time they reach the age of eleven, are ao damaged psychol­ ogically that they require mas­ sive service to stem the tide* of mental disorders and delinquen- BROOKLYN'S Carol service began at 10:30 p.m. at St. Augustine’s P.E. Church, 700 Marcy Ave., and was followed by midnight mas* Dec. 25. On Saturday, Dec. 28, 9 a m. high mass precedes the birosing of children, at 11 a.m. Wesley A bold program is needed to prevent these disorders, and group work activities to help their emotional stability, giving them as lndlvudlas the courage to face life to an constructive man­ ner. No Santa Drive Negro achieved human dignity,” he said. “Certainly If the movement ha* to deckle between Santa Claus and freedom, Santa Gans will have to go. The people to be con­ vinced are not the children but the parents who lied to them about Santa Claus,” the speaker stated. Mr. Killens asked "Americans who cannot kick the habit this year,” to make their gifts in the form of contributions to the civil rights organizations "striving to save the country in this time of crisis." RIGBY WIDOW RECEIVES PLAQUE -................... Mrs. Myriam Rig by, widow of the late Judge Moxey A. Rigby receives plaque from Robert Raymor, President, Freeport Republican Club. Aboard Carrier With 6th Fleet Manne Private First Gass Charles L. Campbell, son of Mr*. Dorothy Campbell of $18 W. 143rd St., is serving aboard the anti­ submarine warfare aircraft car­ rier USS Essex, an Atlantic Fleet unit currently operating with the Sixth Fleet in the Med­ iterranean. The children of the church school at John Wesley Methodist Church, 180 Quincy 8k, Brooklyn hold a Christmas program Doe. ium, Sooth Huntington, L. L, « • shocked reaction to the Dee. 17, to mark the successful ®wder of the children of Blrm- completlon of the 820,080,000 dto- MfhAm, Ala., as they sat to Sun- cesan school bufldtag drive. day School studying the life of Dignified Service Bishop Walter P. KeOenberg. J*”’ in charge of the Diocese of Rock- Screenwriter KOens Is acting ville Centre, returned from the chairman of the Association of Vatican Council to time to par- Artists tor Freedom which is tleipate.. The schools will he built spearheading the no shopping at Unioodale, Hieksvllle. South campaign. "A lot of myths would Huntington and West Islip. have to bite the dust before the Paul B. Homsloy Emilio E. Owens Slotum 6-5777 FUNERAL The Combined Choirs of Cor­ nerstone Baptist Church, 874 Madison St., Brooklyn, will sing Handel’s Messiah, Sunday Dec. <20 at 0 p.m. Mrs. Maude B. I Taylor, orgaoiit-tSrector, will be Ito charge. On Christmas day the pastor. Rev. Sandy F. Ray, preached , at the 8 p.m. eunrise service. In time oi need, come to Unity Parkway Chapel, where you can get expert funeral direction and every modem facility at a . — budget to suit every purse. Brooklyn Unity Funeral Hornet Hyacinth 3-8200 1406 PITKIN AVENUE |J at Eastern Parkway & Ralph Avenue BROOKLYN, N. Y. "Your Loved Ones Deserve The Best" Ebenezer Wesleyan Methodist Church, Rogers Ave. and Bergen St., had the presentation of its NAACP life membership plaque Sunday, Dec. 22 at S p.m. Speaker was MorrisDeUsser of the na­ tional NAACP Office. Also there was a Christmas musical program which feat- tured baritone Emmanuel Martin Pastor la Rev. A. V. Arno. ri Westminster-Bethany United Presbyterian Church Howard Ave., and McDonough St., will be the scene of * 4 p.m. church school Christmas program Sun­ day, Dee. 20. _Oa Tuesday Dec. 21 watch-night service will be held at 11 p.m. with the pastor, Rev. Claude C. Kilgore officiating. Holy Rosary Church, 141 Chauncey 8t., Brooklyn. Ie de­ veloping a problem by which members would provide foster Calvary Calvary Baptist Church, 111-10 New York Blvd., Queens, was the seeae of a 5:30 i.m. Christ* mas Candlelight dawn service. Dec. 28. All church choirs par* tlclpated to the singing and the Christmas message was brought by the pastor, Rev. Walter 8. Plan He will hold watch-night service Dec. 31 at 10:10 p.m. L I. Church Services BAPTIST SILOAM PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH THIS SUNDAY NEWMAN MEMORIAL METHODIST CHURCH FIRST A.M.E. ZION CHURCH 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