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' I • N. Y. AMSTERDAM NEWS. Sat., Jane 1. 1963
Weekly News
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Uni tyruneral Home;
M06 8300
2352 8th AVE . . N.Y.27.N.V.
Lonine Rowell
Lonine Rowell of 2166 Lexing
ton Avenue, who died recently
at home, was buried in Alabama,
following preparations of remains
at UBity Funeral Home, 8th Ave
nue. No services were held in
New York.
Born, December 22, 1938 In
Alabama, she is survived by her
mother, father, a sister, grand
mother, uncles, aunts and nu
merous other relatives.
Ernest Crane
Ernest Crane of 246 Manhat
tan Avenue, who died recently
at the Bronx Veteran Adminis
tration Hospital was buried in
Long Island National Cemetery,
Farmingdale, New York, follow
ing final rites in Unity Funeral
Home Chapel, 2352 8th Avenue.
Reverend Frank L. Canty ofi-
ciated over final services.
A native of Georgia, he was
born, August 16, 1913. In addi
tion to his wife, he is surviv
ed by 2 sons, a daughter, mo
ther and numerous other rela
tives.
James Banks
James Banka of 270 W. 141st
Street, who died recently in Har
lem Hospital, was buried in Long
Island National Cemetery, Far
mingdale, New York, following
final rites in Unity Funeral Home
Chapel, 2352 8th Avenue.
A native of Darlington, South
Carolina, he was born, August
23, 1916. In rddition to his wife,
he ia survived by, 5 daughter*
and numerous other relatives.
Conrad Gomez
Conrad Gomez of 665 Jeffer
son Place, who tjied recently in
St. Albans Naval Hospital was
buried in Long Island National
Cemetery following final rites at
St. Augustine Catholic Church.
A Priest officiated. The remains
were prepared at Unity Funeral
Home, 2352 8th Avenue.
A native of St. Thomas, Vir
gin Island, he was born, July
24, 1896. He is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Emma Gomez; son,
Henry, 2 daughters, brothers, sis
ters, 8 grandchildren and num
erous other relatives.
buried in Rural Cemetery, West
Memphis, Arkansas The remains
were shipped to the home of the
deceased following final rites in
Unity Funeral Home, 2352 8th
Avenue. Reverend Ernest Cooke
officiated.
A native of Arkansas, he was
born, July 3, 1925. In addition
to his wife, Mrs. Dorothy Moor.;;
he is survived by, a daughter,
2 sons, father, 2 sisters, brother
and numerous other relatives.
« ;
Stanley Barnes
Stanley Barnes, of 1343 Mer-
iam Avenue, who died recently
was buried in Ferncliff Ceme
tery, Hartsdale, New York, fol
lowing final rites-hu Unity Fun
eral Home Chapel. 2352 8th Ave
nue. Reverend John W. Greene
officiated over final rites.
A native New Yorker, he was
born, September 21, 1940. He is
survived by his wife, daughter,
brother, sister and numerous oth
er relatives.
Asbury Kearney
Asbury Kearney of 5 W. 120th
Street, Who died recently at home
was buried in Frederick Doug
lass Cemetery following final rit
es in Unity Funeral Home Chap
el. 2352 8th Avenue. Reverend
Theodore Kerrison officiated over
final rites.
A native of Wake Forest, North
Carolina, he was bom Novem
ber 21, 1924. In addition to his
wife, he ia survived by a son.
daughter, 3 brothers and a sis
ter.
Fannie Beale
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Fannie Beale of 557 Rockaway
Avenue, who died recently in
New Jersey, was burled in Fern-
cliff Cemetery, Hartsdale, New
York, following final rites n Mt
Olivet Baptist Church. The re
mains were prepared at Unity
Funeral Home, 2352 8th Avenue.
A native of Virginia, she was
born June 2, 1905. Surviving are,
her father, stepmother, brother,
sister, daughter, son, 8 grand
children and numerous other rela
tives.
Dorothy McDowell
Margaret Shand
Margaret Shand of 1441 Bos
ton • Road, who died recently
was buried in Frederick Doug
lasc Cemetery, Staten Island
New York, following final rites
In Unity Funeral Home Chapel
Reverend Willard Monroe offici
ated.
A native of Virginia, she was
born, November 12, 1902. She
is survived by 3 sons, a daugh
ter,;a sister, brother and nu
merous other relatives.
I
Clarence Moore
Clarence Moore of 547 E. 168th
Street, who died recently, was
Mrs. Dorothy Me Dowell of 318
E. 8th Street, who died recently,
was buried in Flushing Cemetery,
Flushing, New York, following
final rites in Unity Funeral
Home, 2352 8th Avenue. Rever
end Clifton E. Gatewood of Ep
worth M.E. Church, Bronx offi
ciated over final rites.
.A native of Jamaica, New
York, she was born, Novem
ber 19, 1922. In addition to her
husband, Robert Me Dowell; she
is survived by a daughter, mother
grandmother. 2 brothers, uncle,
3 aunts, neices, nephews, and
numerous other relatives.
Form a good habit: Read the
Amsterdam News every week.
Out every Thursday.
*
G. T. Davis, Real
Estate Man, Dies
George Thomas Davis, famil
iarly known to hundreds of Har
lem residents as “GT”, was
buried Monday afternoon in the
Veterans Cemetery at Pinelawn,
L.I., after quiet funeral services
at a funeral home at 1893 Am
sterdam Ave.
Mr. Davis, 47, a well known
real estate operator and sales
man, died in St. Rose Home, 17
Williams St., late last Wednes
day night after an illness of two
months. His death was attribut
ed to stomach cancer.
One of the community’s most
vocal fighters against discrimin
ation in obtaining mortgage funds
in Harlem, Mr. Davis had be
come an effective spokesman
in the field of real estate through
the Harlem Mortgage and Im
provement Council, Inc., and the
Housing and Home Journal, both
of which he founded.
A native of Ferguson. S.C., he
was a graduate of Florida A &
M College and received a mas
ters in business administration
from NYU and a law degree
from Seton Hall College. He serv
ed in the Signal Corps during
World War II.
Mr. Davis worked in the now-
defunct Urban Housing Division
of the Urgan League for severa
years and later became mana
ger of the Division for a year
before the unit was shut down
and he went into private real
estate business. At his death he
was working for the Sure Fire
Realty Corp , headed by Lloyd
Dickens.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Larcie Davis; a daughter,
Donna. 15; his mother, Mrs.
Iona Davis Byrd; a 9ister, Mrs.
Magnolia Joseph, five; nieces, a id
two nephews.
Federal Directors
Hear Judge Delany
MR. MURROW AND THE
LEAGUE — Edward R. Mur-
row left, director of the United
States Information Service, was
guest speaker al the luncheon
session of the annual conven-
tion of the League for Women
Voters held at Sheraton Park
Hotel last Thursday. With Mr.
Murrow are. from left, seated
Mrs. Irwin Toback, vice presi
dent; Mrs. Phillip Miles, trea-
surer; Mrs. Jerome A Schack,
president of the NYC branch;
Mrs. Oretha Brooks, guest and
Mrs. Jamie Simms, a member
of the League.
(Gilbert Photo)
New Hospital
Will Cost
$8,500,000
A new air - conditioned hospi
tal designed by Isadore and Za
chary Rosenfield, is planned by
the Board of Governors to re
place the present Mount Morris
Park Hospital at a cost of $8,-
500,000. -
The hospital will be set well
back off the street. Thia will pro
vide for off - street parking and
an off - street ambulance ap
proach.
In Basement
The basement will contain the
stores, kitchen, staff dining room,
central sterile supply, laundry,
pharmacy, lockers; maintenance
shop and mechanical equipment.
The main floor will be devoted
to the following departments; ad
ministration, gift and coffee shop,
outpatient clinics, emergency, la
boratories, x-ray, operating and
physiotherapy.
PHILADELPHIA - The Sec-
I ond Annual Educational Seminar
conducted by the First District
of the National Funeral Directors
and Morticians Association, was
concluded successfully here at
the Essex House Hotel. Philadel
phia, with a record attendance of
125 participants. The meeting
was presided over by Carnie P.
Bragg, district governor of the
First District which includes the
state of New York, New Jersey
and Pennsylvania.
Included in the panel of ex
perts appearing were Dr. Paul
Weston, assistant medical ex
aminer of Philadelphia, who dis
cussed the role of the funeral di
rector in assisting the medical
examiner’s office in the discov
ery of deaths resulting from oth
er than natural causes.
Richard Levin and Jack Shon
of the Boyertown Casket Co. led
a most interesting and informa
tive discussion on merchandising
and Lawrence Whiting, a certi
fied Public Accountant of Phila
delphia? explained possible tax
savings and changes in the inter
nal revenue code.
Judge Hubert T. Delany, form
er judge of the Domestic Rela
tions Court of New York City,
was the guest speaker at the ban
quet attended by approximately
175 persons.
IJoyd Garriest of Philadelphia
The maternity section will be
on the second floor, surgical-in
tensive care pediatrics on the
third floor; and medical - surgi
cal rooms on the fourth floor.
This will be a 200-bed hospital.
The present building is a 51-bed
institution.
Bronx NAACP
Benefit Dance
The Bronx Chapter of the NA
ACP, will observe the anniver
sary of the Emancipation Proc
lamation with a benefit dance
Friday, June 7, at the Paric Ter
race Ballroom in the Bronx on
River Ave. Bennie Butler, chair
man of the Journal Committee,
said the funds raised will be used
by the NAACP to continue the
fight for equality.
JUDGE DELANY
was chairman of the commit
tee on arrangements, Arthur H.
Anderson, Trenton, was educa
tion chairman, Charles L. Whig
ham of Newark was dinner prog
ram chairman and Joseph Hall
of New York, publicity chairman.
STORYTELLER — Miss Rhoda
Plummer, children’s librarian
of the 115th Street Branch of
The New York Public Library,
has been named one of the Lib
rary’s “outstanding storytellers
of the year.” Miss Plummer
(right) is shown here as she
was congratulated by Mrs. Au
gusta Baker (left). Coordinator
of the Library’s Office of Chil
dren’s Services.
Librarian Is Named
Storyteller Of Year
Miss Rhoda Plummer, child-[storytelling, the symposium is
ren’s librarian of the 115th Street conducted as a showcase to hon-
Branch of the New York Public recent*y appointed childrens
,..
librarians who have demonstrat-
Library, .was named one of the their enttmslasm for storyte!;.
Library’s “outstanding storytel- ing and theiri skill in capturing
lers of the year.” Miss Plummer
is the daughter of Mrs. Ettie B.
Piufnmer, 2709 Fayetteville St.,
Durham, North Carolina.
PSumnttT chose to tell a Carl
Sandburg tongue twister, ”How
Miss Plummer was honored
Bimbo the Snip Got his Trunk
along, with four other children’s
Stuck to His Nose When the Wind
librarians at the Library’s annu
Changed.” An alumna of North
al storytelling symposium held
Carolina College at Durham, Miss
on Friday, May 17. Attended by Plummer will receive her mas-
150 children’s librarians and oth- ter’s degree in library science in
er guests interested in the art cf June from Rutgers University.
and holding young audiences.
For her symposium debut, Missi—
CORE Art Sale Nets 17Gs
Bus Driver Gets
TopfA Award
a toppling
inches away
crane.
A Negro Transit Authority em
ploye was given the highest TA
bus operator,
award Tuesday for “exceptional
Clayton Robinson of 628 W. 151st
and meritorious service” and ex
St., was given the TA’s outstand
ceptional alert in recognition of
ing award by Commissioner Dan
his feat of saving 50 bus passeng-! iel T. ScanneU at ceremonies at
ers from injury and death last
TA headquarters at 370 Jay St.,
April 18 when he stopped his bus
Brooklyn
The 47-year-old
The honors were given to him
and to William J. O'Donnell, an
IND subway conductor, who has
capped 57 citations, the last for
his exceptional detection of pick
pockets.
VA Hospital
Needs Nurses
Positions are available for
Robinson, an operator on the
Licensed Practical Nurses in the
Manhattan and Bronx Surface TA
Bronx Veterans Administration bus lines, formerly the Fifth Ave.
Hospital, starting at — GS-3 Riverside Drive route, was laud-
$3820 per annum (No experience by «*** ®f his 50 P**e»«ers
on April 18 when, while driving
required): GS-4 $4110 per annum norfh al ,h<? viaduct flt R,ve*
he spottwf the boon
One year of experience as a skk>
Practical Nurse under profes- of a crane falling in the path of
,. „„ .
ne Selznick, Dr. and Mrs. James
Robinson, Dr. and Mrs. Joseph
Hazen, and Dr. and Mrs. Alfred sional nurae supervision); GS-5 his bus-
Frankfurter
Before the boom could land on
$4565 per annum (Two years of
experience as a Practical Nurse his bus. and possibly kill or In-
Other distinguished visitors ln-
inaon, Judge and Mrs. Samuel vision)-
Robinson. Mr. and Mrs. William AH applicants must have sue-
vanden Heuval. Mrs. George Doc
key, Mrs. de Passe, Mrs. Neal,
Mrs. Vaughan Mason, who came nursing approved by a legally
with Mrs. James Rhone.
cesc/uUy completed a full-time on his ,brakes’ st?ppinf th<\
tr,gedy
program of study in practical *
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'h„e
designated state approving body.; Men "In The Know’’ Are Tiklnj
eiruw„Mv
Mr. and Mrs Leopold Godows-iPractical nurses work under the NATURES POWERFUL
ly’s guests included Mr and Mrs. supervision and direction of Pro-,
Benjamin Pepper, Mr. and MrsJf««ional Nurses in giving nurs
Benjamin Pepper, Mr.
ing rare to Selected patients who'
Mortimer Levitt. Mr.
require considerable nursing
Jack Poses, and Mr.
Yale Nathanson
care.
and Mrs.
and Mrs.
and Mrs.
Dancing
Daughters'
Dad Dies
Jay E. Edwards, father and
manager of the dancing Edwards '
Sisters, died Tuesday in Van Et-
tan Hospital in the Bronx after
suffering a heart attack. Edwards L
who lived with his wife, Martha,
at 10 Fort Washington Ave., was
65.
Beside his wife and two danc
ing daughters, Louise and Ruth
he is survived by two grandchild
ren, Denise, Thais and three bro-,
thers, Theodore, George and /
John.
He will be buried in Ferncliff
Cemetery Saturday, May 25, aft-
er funeral service in the chapel i
at 1879 Amsterdam Ave. Claudius *
P. Sterrett, a life long friend di
rected the funeral.
Dudley's
Secretary
Dies At 58
Funeral services were being
held this week for Eugene H. Z
Smith, 58, secretary to Manhat- <
tan Borough President Edward "...
R. Dudley, who died Monday «
morning of a heart ailment.
Smith, who lived at 606 W
135th St., is survived by his
widow’, Mrs. Kathleen Smith, —
Democratic co-leader of the 13th a»
A.D., Part A, and two daugh- J
ters. He was vice president of the * “•
13th A.D., Tioga Democratic Club
and a district captain for 35
years and in the city service
for more than 20 years.
NOSES RESHAPED
ran LIFTING Out
standing ears, lips,
loose sldn. wrinkles,
eye-lids, large or
imall breasts, cor
rected by plastic
surgery. Consultation
and information free
DR. C. K. DAVIS, 55 E. 65th STREET
for. Park Avo„ N.Y.C. RE 4-0452
Burial Insurance
Sold by Mail
. . You may be qualified for
$1,000 life Insurance ... so you
will not burden your loved ones
with funeral and other expenses.
This NEW policy is especially
helpful to those between 40 and
90. No medical examination nec
essary.
OLD LINE LEGAL RESERVE
LIFE INSURANCE.
. . . No agent will call on you.
Free information, no obligation. "J"
Tear out this ad right now.
. . . Send your name, address ~
and year of birth to; Central «r
Security Life Insurance Co.,
Dept. H-749, 1418 West Rosedale,
Fort Worth 4, Texas.
Reading Glasses
5.85
MADE WHILE YOU WAIT
Aay strength. Price iacledet
leases oad frame made te year earn
prescriptim from chew*. ceretetly
selected material!.
Bifocal! a* low as 4.15
Include* Jen»*« and frame.
MARTIN BROS. OPTICIANS
26 Ymh of l4fhiniii< Fait. Friendly.
Dependable Service.
Hklvn:
Full nr/ Aft.
next to AJftJft
Jamaica: 161..IV Jamales Are.
at Hi .'nd
Office* one fhrht np
aft Horft
Daily & Sat. to 6. Mon. lo 7:30
Let Ooctoe Jinbi
yen
flcbt agnnlatng paint of
ARTHRITIS A RHEUMATISM
POOR CIRCULATION
ASTHMA. NERVOUS TENSION
STOMACH TROUBLE
Through the modern acientific miracle
of CHIROPRACTIC. Call him now!
MO 5*3416
BRONX—918 WUlla Avenue (148th A 3rd
Ave ); 1027 Southern Blvd
BROOKLYN-1797 Pitkin Ave. (Pitkin
A Stone).
MANHATTAN—109-111 Delancey Street.
(Delancey A Essex)
UNITY EXTENDS SYMPATHY
UNITY Has Only Experienced Directors,
• * •
UNITY Offers Sympathetic, Courteous Service,
UNITY Has Completely Air-Conditioned
B
♦
Funeral Cars and Building,
UNITY FUNERAL HOME
2352 EIGHTH AVENUE
MONUMENT 6-8300
"YOUR LOVED ONES DESERVE TWI BIST"
Neighborhood
"Bully" Slain .
In Bronx Bar
Hilton "Sonny” McGee, 38, of
672 Crotons Park South. Bronx,
charged with the fatal Saturday
shooting of 23-year-old Willie B
Cox who lived at 1348 Clinton
Ave., also of the Bronx, Is being
held without bail for action by
[the Bronx Grand Jury.
FOR OPENING THE DOORS
—William Stkddcrtli. right, pre
sents the United Insurance Bro
kers award to William Wallach
of the Robert Agency in ap
preciation nt the company's
policy in opening the automo
bile Insurance market to Negro
brokers two years ago Pre
sentation was made at recent
dinner-dance in Hotel New
Yorker
Te«ic • Stomachic * StimulMt
LIBERTY RALL
STOP McCARRANISM
TODAYS McCARTHYISM
JUNE 6
Thursday, 8:00 P.M.
MANHATTAN CENTDt
34th St. & 8th Ave.
Tickets 99c
Ao»p.: Citizens Comm iff so
for Constitutional liberties
22 E. 17th Street, N.Y.
WA 9-6662
Hoar REV. C TYNDELL VIVIAN
Coamnpolltan Community Church. Chatta
nooga. Tcnn. SCCF Board. "Southern Taw
and order' haw torn up the Constitution and
let loose the dogs . . Terrorist! belong In
Jail and rltlaens deserve the protection of
the federal government."
DR. WILLARD UPHAUS
Dlr. World Fellowship—Chairman CCCL.
"Bariit laws and the McCarran Act defile
the Rill of Rights and foster an atmosphere
for terror . . . End them and free the vlc-
tlmi -
' ALSO
Claude Lightfoot — Jim Montonit
Blanche Posner — Frank Donner
Science Shrinks Piles
New Way Without Surgery
Stops Itch—Relieves Pain
So Terh. N. T. (tTMtoO-Por tho
first time acloneo hat found a new
healing anbatnneo with tho aaton-
iahing ability t« shrink hemor
rhoids, stop itching, and relievo
pain — without ourgery.
In cnao after case, while gently
relieving! pain, aetual reduction
(ihrinkaga) took place.
Uoat amating of all—reiulta were
•• thorough that aufforori mado
aitonlahing statement! like "Piloa
have eoaood to be a probleml”
The secret ia a new healing »ub-
atanco (Bio-Dyne*)—diacovory of
a world-famous research Institute.
Thio subotance to now available
In suppository or ointment
under tho name Preparation //•.
At nil drug counters.
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Collectors of modern art and
friends of CORE, thronged to the
door of the Martha Jackson Gal
lery, 32 East 69th Street, Tues
day evening, to make the gala
opening of the sale and exhibi
tion a smashing success.
By 11 o’clock that night, amlost
500 persons had visited the three
floors of pictures and sculpture.
Purchasers of art, donations at
the door and admission to the op
ening of $25 a couple netted close
to $17,000.
Many artists whose works were
purchased in the first minutes,
were asked to send a second pic
ture to satisfy disappointed pur
chasers, who will have a second
chance for the artist’s work of
their choice until May 29, when
the sale will end. The gallery win
be open every day from noon un
til 7 pm
Mrs. August Heckscher, wife
of the President's advisor on Cul
tural affairs, and honorary chair
man of the Artists for CORE sale
brought a distinguished array of
guests, whom she had entertain
ed at dinner at her home They
were: Mr. and Mrs. Whitelaw
Reid. Mr and Mrs. Robert Gra
ham, Mr. John Rewald. Mr. and
Mrs. Rubin, and Mr. and Mrs. C.
Ray Kerciu, whose controversial
painting 'American The Beauti
ful’ and five others are in the
sale.
Dinner Before
Mrs. Jean Kintner, also enter
tained at dinner before the sale,
Mrs. Dorothy Hirshon, Mrs. Ire-
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