New York Amsterdam News — 1963-00-00813
1963
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African
Joins Church
In Georgia
MACON. Ga. — Sam Jerry
On<, a ministerial student from
Ghana, has made history in the
space of three weeks. Twice he
successfully soared over tradit
ion, breaching the barriers of
iscriminatloo.
His first success came nearly
two weeks ago when, along with
two American Negroes, he was
accepted in the hjtherto all-white
Mercer University, a Baptist
School here.
Oni, 22. scored his second entry
into the annals of history Sunday
when the Vinevilie Baptist
Church, which had never had a
nonwhite member, accepted him
at worship rites. The church be
came the first Southern Baptist
church in the state to desegre
gate.
Oni, attending school under the
foreign student program, was
converted to Christianity in
Ghana by a Mercer graduate,
Harris Mobley.
Free Chest
X-Rays For
Harlem Area
Auto School
Uses Over
400 Cars
They come to Manhat
tan’s Model Driving School,
fresh; and they come there
after flunking tests taken
as students of other schools.
They come, learners, like
world - welter weight champion
Emile Griffith, Broadway star
Bibi Osterwald or the wife of for
mer Yankee player, Mrs. Lou
Gehrig. But mostly it’s the com
mon people, the plain Joes who
want a license to drive a truck
trailer or a taxi.
Hard Work
So many have gone to the Model
Auto Driving School with the
main office at 145 West 14th St.,
Manhattan, that it rates the larg
est of auto driving school*. Hard
work and latisfactory service,
said Elvin A. Tharp, has brought
the school to that peak since he
started it with Victor J. Sups 25
years ago.
It was their first job after fin
ishing school. “Things were very
rough,” said Mr. Zupe, reflecting
on the early days, “we couldn't
make a living.”
But now they more than make
M • N. Y. AMSTERDAM NEWS Slt., Sept. 18, 1963
Mel’s Tire Service Opens
Mel's Tire Service, first Negro-
owned business In the Upper Man
hattan area to become exclusive
distributor of B. F. Goodrich tires
in the 90-odd year history of the
major tire manufacturer, inau
gurated its new service line
last week with a ribbon-cutting
ceremony in its store at 65-67
W. 118th St., near Lenox Ave.
George Melville, one of the
community's leading businessmen
•aid he was proud to be able
Io offer such as essential service
to car owners in the uptown area.
Mel's Tire Service also offers
truck tires of all sixes, and it*
service department has all the
latest equipment for tire installa
tion. care and repair.
The 44-year-old dynamic busi
nessman will be assisted in the
operation of the retail and whole
sale tire store by James £. Cook.
Jr., general manager* Lloyd
Townsend is V charge of the
service department and Mel's
Garage which counts with a staff
of competent servicemen and
mechanics.
Parking. Too
Mel's Tire Service and Garage
boasts of having the best in
passenger car tires featuring
quality and value, according to
general manager Cook. He said
the firm also offers complete auto
service, parking and storage, in
addition to auto batteries and
accessories. A customer time pay
ment plan is available.
Over 40 persons representing
business, civic, welfare and City
agencies, attended the inaugural
ceremony, witnessing the ribbon
cutting by Hoy Campanelly, for
mer Brooklyn Dodgers star.
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B. F. Goodrich representatives
on hand for the launching of the
first major outlet for their product
in the area included Walter A.
Kester, New York Zone manager;
Joseph L. Sydnor, territory
manager; W. A. Mahoney, whole
sale supervisor and J. D. Calla
han, service station supervisor.
Another 200 visitors called
during opening day to congratu
late the owner and staff.
Moton Memorial
Board Meeting
Announced
Vatican
uepiores
Bombings
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CAPAHOSIC, Va. (ANP)-The
Aboard of the Robert R. Moton
Memorial Foundation will meet
at the former home of the late
educator and second president
ROME — L’Osservatore Ro-Of Tuskegee Institute. Robert R.
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raano, the official organ of the Moton, October 5.
Roman Catholic Church, called _
the bombing of a church In Bid J* MLoto" home
mingham. Ala., which took the *e ,York R*v" in
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The Vatican City s official con-
, . County, one of the most pictures-
.. rr J0"*, I* » • spots in Virginia, has been
Sept. 15' daughter of innocents JJeo^ver by the Memorial
. Foundation which makes it avail-
b-v r*ci«t Insanity.
meetjngs of organiza-
demnation of the bombing coin- tions, usually of national scope
cided with those of Roman Cath
olic leaders In the United States.!
Three days after the death of
the four, Joseph Cardinal Ritter,
of St. Louis, one of five American
princes of the church, called for
“efficient civil rights legislation
In this session” of Congress
and frequently interracial afford
ing congenial and convenient lo
cations for national groups m
the South.
[• Members of the board of di
rectors include: Truman K. Gib
son, Sr., president; Booker T
Bradshaw, Richmond. Va., and
Dr. Robert P. Daniel, Lynchburg,
VaM vice presidents; W- J. Trc.it,
Jr.,' secretary; F. D. Patterson,
treasurer; J. H. Wheeler, a.--
sitant treasurer; Claude A. Bar
nett; Dr. Rufus E. Clement; A.
W Dent, New Orleans; J. C.
Dixon, H. C. Fleming, Luther
II. Foster, Tuskegee Institute;
A. T. Harris, J. H. Holland, M.
W. Hubbard, Washington, D. C.;
G. B, Johnson; L. D. Milton,
Atlanta; R. R. Moton. Jr.,; R.O.
Purves and F. M. Summers.
“Any rightly formed con
science,” said the cardinal, “will
bo severely aggravated at wit*
noosing the prejudice, the dis
crimination and the now the un
speakable atrocities
against the
“Equally
that the
cases, denied the protection
the support of the law. It is
disgrace that, in
which has
land of the
to the principle
created
lions of
formally proposed and voted on
by our legislative bodies."
The prelate, whose words were
echoed by the church’s bishops,
pointed to the “enormous peace
ful demonstration” in Washing
ton last Aug. 28 as evidence
Negro is determined to be a full-
fledged citizen.
Sports Quiz
Scheduled
Assemblyman Hayward H.
Plumadore, chairman of the'
Joint Legislative Committee m
sports and physical fitness will
conduct a hearing on all phases
of sports here Oct. 18 at 270
Broadway. The hearings will last
two days and will cover amateur
and professional sports.
JET TRAINING - In Platts
burgh AFB, N. Y. Cadet Gran
ville W. Lee Jr., of New York
City, climbs into a jet air
craft for an orientation ride es
part of his summer Air Force
Reserve Officer Training Corps
(AFROTC) training. Cadet
Lee, a member of the AFROTC
unit at New York University,
recently completed four weeks
of indoctrination in various
phases of operations at this
base. He is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Granville W. Lee of
3222 Fish Ave.
Best Scotch news i
years! Martin’s
8-year-old is here!
The first and only
light-mellow Scotch
Revolutionary
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enjoyment ••• at no
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makei
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a living. For the school has
400 cars constantly In use;
its own garages and mechanic)!
shops; its own body and fe
men.
Twenty - five years ago
and Tharp did the office
and outside teaching themeelv-
They worked seven days a
es.
week from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. And
neither had a vacation during the
first eight years.
Now they have over 50 persons
working at their different offices
in addition to ten assistants at
headquarters. They teach driving
for all types of vehicles: trucks,
trailers, tractors, buses, cars of
all makes, including foreign ones.
Dual Cgntrol
Their specially equipped cars
serve the handicapped and disa
bled. There are the 1963 safety
lual control cars, with automa
te or standard shifts. Disabled
it not. the learner gains confl
uence quickly.
Thousands whw have passed
hrough Model Auto Driving
Ichool know it gives satisfaction
Well respected org-
e American Express
ir the Diners* Club know it, for
hey have accorded the school
■ecognition.
And you'll know it too, any
■oad test day. For you’ll find
here are two or three times Mo
tel Auto School students doing
oad tests, than all the other
ichools put together.
• taka the easy step to the
fine car field-hoy ■ "Quality
Value" late model Cadillac
EXPANDS OPERATION—
George Melville, left, owner of
Mel’s Tire Service, at 65-67
W. 118th St., at opening of his
new operation as B. F. Good
rich dealer, first Negro-owned
business in uptown area to get
retail - wholesale franchise.
Roy Camp^nella, former Dod
ger star, snipped ribbon during
inaugural ceremony. Standing
beside Melville, 1 to r ; Jack
Callahan, Goodrich service sta
tion supervisor, and James E.
Cook Jr., general manager of
Mel's Tire Service (McAdams
Photo) .
Free chest X-rays will be avail
able for anyone 15 years of age
and over from 11:30 a.m. to 6:30
p m. at the following locations
this week and next;
Thursday, September 26—130th
Street (Bet. Lexington and Park
Ave.) •
Wednesday, October 2 — 116th
Street and Lexington Avenue.
Thursday, October 3 — Broad
way and 145th Street.
Volunteers are needed to help
out at the X-ray bus. Anyone able
to give a few hours of time should
call Miss Marjorie Costa, field re
presentative for the project, at
AC 2 7360.
Elly Should
Win MVP
Elston Howard, hard hitting
Yankee catcher, will undoubtedly
become the first Negro to win
the American League’s Most
Valuable Player award.
The backstop’s timely hitting
and his ability to handle pitchers,
especially youngsters like A1
Downing and Jim Bouton, has
been outstanding. Howard is also
popular with his teammates.
Ashe Wins
In Calif.
LOS ANGELES - Arthur Ashe.
Jr.. 20-year-o!d University of
ICsl frrnia student won his first
major tennis victory by defeating
the 31-year old Whitney Reed,
ranked sixth nationally. 2-6. 9-7,
6-2. Ashe, Jr., three time winner
of the Negro national tennis
crown, gained the finals by up
setting Rafael Osuna of Mexico.
GETTING AN EYEFUL - B.F.
Goodrich Tires representatives
get an eyeful of the Amster
dam News at the opening of
Mel's Tire Service last week.
From left. James Humes of
B. F. Goodrich, Johnny John
son and Tom Hairston of the
Amsterdam News Advertising
Department; Bill Kester, B.G.
Goodrich sales manager and i *
Walter Mahoney, asst, mana- AClIOh AgOUlSt
ger.
Urge Federal
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Birmingham
Heroes Of
Emancipation
JAMES MADISON BELL
Free born at Gallipolis, Ohio,
In 1826, James Madison Bell grow
up to become a fiery anti - slav
ery lecturer and poet. He moved
to Cincinnati in 1842 where he
learned to be a plasterer. Because
he was determined to secure an
education, he studied at night aft
er working at his trade from
twelve to fourteen hours during
the day. — -
According to the historian Rich
ard Bardolph, during Bell's life
time there were 32 leading Negro
spokesmen. The principal serv ce
of six of this number lay in their
literary contributions to the strug
gle while they were at the same
time involved in other forms of
proteat.
Bardolph states that the pover
ty in pure literature in this gen
eration is largely explained by
the crusading preoccupations of
potential literary talent -hat
might well have flourished in
more tranquil times.
To Cincinnati
Noted among this group of lead
ers was James Madison Bell,
whose single • minded allegiance
to anti • slavery propaganda
thwarted the development of reel
technical excellence. By 1842,
at the time he movd to Cincinna
ti, Bell had become deelpy inter
ested in the anti - slavery’cause.
There on the borderline between
the North and South, he was in
the midst of the exciting scenes
f hairbreadth escapes and the
drama of the pursuit of fugitives.
He actively participated in the
Underground Railroad Movement
which channeled the escaped slav
es across Ohio to other parts of
the North Just one step ahead of
their pursuers. He spent much
of hts time on the anti • s’av?y
lecture platform where he /&.-
came ft ted for kla speeches.
John Brown Friend
Because Beil did not tael iukt
he had sufficient! freedom as *a
man in this country, ho moved
to Canada In 1854 and remained
there until 1860. He became a
good friend of John Brown and
helped him assemble men for the
1859 raid on Harper’s Ferry.
In 1860, Bell left Canada for
California where he assumed an
active role in attempting to im
prove the lot of the Negro in that
state. However, he left California
in 1865 and returned to Toledo,
Ohio, where he resumed touring
the state making speeches in be
half of the Negro race. At the
same time he began to read some'
of his own poetry from the lec
ture platform.
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Some of Bell's Poems which
evoked considerable interest arc
“Emancipation ", “Lincoln”, "The
Dawn of Freedom”, “Valedictory
on Leaving San Francisco”, 'Song
(or the Firsf of August", and
“The Future of America in the
Unity of Races.”
Bell died in 1902 at the age of
76.
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Revoke
Car Check
Licenses
ALBANY — Licenses of four
inspection stations to perform
safety checks on motor vehicles
were revoked by the Department
*'f Motor Vehicles after hearings
during August. It was announced
today.
The four stations, charged with
failure to perform the inspections
property or to follow the regular
tions, will not be permitted to op
erate under the Periodic Inspec
tion Law for at least a year.
They are: Plasa Esso Service.
2565 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo; I
Pamllj Company, 1800 Webster
They are: Plaza Esso Service,
Station, Inc., 481 Central Avenue.
k rs;-rnd Star Service S*.a-
* on, 1781 Atlantc Avenue, Brook
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EAST ORANGE — The officers
of the Civic Action League have
forwarded a telegram to Presi
dent Kennedy deploring the ac
tion* of the people of Birming
ham, Alabama, and urging that
the Federal government take af
firmative steps to eradicate the
injustice* being perpetrated on
the Negro citizens of that state,
Mrs. Betty Dean, president of the
Civic Action League said.
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