New York Amsterdam News — 1963-00-00832

A&P Marks 105th Says Firms Can't Find Year In Service Enough Negro Execs By LES MATTHEWS said, “Take Stafford Woodley. "The Atlantic and Pacific the assistant manager of our supermarkets’ long standing pol- supermarket, at Eighth Ave., and icy of non-discrimination in em- 130th St. We have been trying to pioyment has been re-affirmed convince him to become a man- with adoption of the official a<cr but he is satisfied to remain White House Plan for Progress in the capacity of assistant man pledge," Noble P. Whittaker, ««er. He has been with the or vice president of the A. A p. gafixation for more than 3ti Bronx unit,.told the Amsterdam years and we are certain that h« would make an excellent man- News. * John C. Begley, personal man- ger". ager of the Bronx unit said: I “Our recruiting, hiring, place "Everyone in the A. & P. or- ment, transfers, promotions ganization has an opportunity to training and upgrading methods work his way up. A number of are excellent," Begley, who start- oifr employees started working ed as a vegetable man with the for us while they were attending organization and worked his way high school. They became full- up said. time employees after graduation. »Our organization, which li Both men were interviewed last headed by Melvin W Alldredge, week at their offices 370 Southern j, an integrated one,” Whittaker Boulevard, Bronx. chimed in “We have a number of em- .<The A & p organizatlon, D0M sUrted ployees who have been with us enterin 105th over a quarter century, Begley in lg59 with one tea store in continued. "Our managers start downtown New York and with out with us as stock clerks or cooperation of the public, vegetable boys and work their „ow 4 0Q0 store, throughoul 8#ld ww. way up in the organization. the Uni|ed Many Problems taker who knows a number ol "The A. Si P. program is a long employees by their first names range one that has many prob- lems to contend with There are the community's customs, busi- ness conditions and other prob- . lems some of which are beyond the control of the A. A P. Whit- '. taker observed. "Managers of an A A P. store are not easy to find," Whittaker . S -MR. J * 8 Ik 4Mb MB Bit1 Pistol Whip Cop In Hall A 37-year-old off - duty patrol­ man was pistol whipped Satur­ day in the hallway of 635 E. 169th St, Bronx, where he went to in­ vestigate the screams of a worn- Police said Ptl. John L. Foote, assigned to the Bathgate Ave. Precinct, was off duty Saturday and walking by the building when he heard the woman scream. The officer, police said, went into the building to investigate. Police said Ptl. Foote, who is married, found two men assault­ ing a woman and when be at­ tempted to question them a gun ■was jammed into his stomach and be was beaten about the head and face. The officer, po­ lice said, wrestled the gun away' from one of the men before he collapsed. Ptl. Foote was taken to Bronx Hospital where be was treated for contusions and released. The woman, police said. vanished during the fight. Police said the gun was a .38 foreign made re­ volver. PLAN FOR PROGRESS - John C. Begley, A. A P. Bronx per­ sonnel manager, standing, and Noble F. Whittaker, vice presi­ dent, review the "Plan For Progress” agreement in ‘he A. A P. Bronx office at 370 Southern B’vd. The agreement, signed by 'dee president Lyn- K * i <4 ' don B. Johnson and A. & P. president Melvin W. Alldredge, calls for equal opportunity in both employment and promo- t on Whittaker said the A. A P. will continue its long standing p;iicy of non-discrimination. (Gilbert Photo) has received "several dozen” re­ quests for Negro graduates dur- But the problem. Hann pointed out, is that at the present the School’s placement office has no Negro candidates to refer to (he companies seeking Negro grad­ uates. Nor does the School have more than two or three Negroes currently enrolled in degree pro­ grams who might become can­ didates In the near future. Hann added that placement of­ ficers of other leading schools of business administration also are faced with a similar situa­ tion. Speakers Listed For NAACP Parley Franklin H. Williams, Peace Corps African director, hnd Mai Goode, television newscaster, will be the principal speakers at the New ^York State NAACP’i an­ nual convention in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., next weekend, Oct. 11-13, it was announced by Dr. Eugene Reed, state president. In addition to election of new officers, the -NAACP delegates from branches throughout t h e state will participate in work­ shops to help step up statewide attacks on discrimination In em­ ployment, education, housing, and voter registration. Headquarters for the state con­ vention will be Saratoga's Con­ vention Hall, with election of of­ ficers and adoption of resolutins at the final session Sunday, Oct. 13. Adam Is Traveling Light! Harlem’s Rep. Adam Clayton Powell will leave New York Sunday, Oct 6, for a two-week visit in the oil rick country of Kuwait as guest of the Kuwait government. He win leave New York Sun­ day for Puerto Rico where he win pick up Ms wife, Yvette, and then travel to Madrid, Spain, and then to Cairo, Egypt, before going to Kuwait. Dr. Deborrah Patridge Wolfe, Pow­ ell’s educational consultant, will accompany him on the trip also. Powell Indicated that the trip would not interfere with his vote on the civil rights bill nk the measure is not scheduled to come up in the House before sometime in November. He will be back the middle of October. M PROOF • RINDED WHISKEY • 45% CRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS © 1»65 CALVERT DIST. CO, LOUISVILLE, Ky. Custis Gets Top Post In Employment 28 • N. Y. AMSTERDAM NEWS, Sat., Oct 8, IMS Glory» Ar<«d ’’time, but do not seek glery— nothing so expensive as glory.—Sydney Smith. . Robert T. Custis. a career employee In the State Labor De­ partment’s Division of Employ­ ment here, has been promoted to senior employment security | manager in the Division’s offices in Binghamton, N. Y. , A worker with the Division since 1937. Mr. Custis assumed his new duties in Binghamton this week. He had served as section manager in the Manhat­ tan Service Industries Placement Office at 247 W. 54th St., since 1955, and had worked In various other capacities prior to that. A member and former district chairman of the Harlem Dis­ trict Committee of the Boy Scouts, Mr. Custis is a well-known civic and community worker in ad­ dition to his work activities. A graduate of Amherst College, Amherst. Mass., Mr. Custis has an MS degree In Education from CCNY and taught In several col­ leges including Virginia State College and Lincoln University, Mo., before Joining state service He has resided at 39-65 52nd St., Woodside, Queens before ac­ cepting his new assignment. EXEC TRAINEE - Wiley Na- mar Simmons, graduate of Col­ orado state College has been accepted in the exclusive Ex­ ecutive Training Program at R. H. Macy’s and after train­ ing will be appointed as either management of department or merchandising manager. Tie 23-year-old is former captain of the Dewitt Clinton High swimming team and was a life guard at NYC beaches for seven seasons. He lives at 300 W. 90th St. Postmaster Announces Auction Postmaster of New York Rob­ ert K. Christenberry announces that 900 lots of unclaimed articles will be sold at the New York Post Office's auction on Tuesday, Oct. 15, In Room 4500 of the Gen­ eral Post Office, 380 W. 33rd St. The auction will be open at 9:00 a.m., and continue until all lots are sold. Merchandise will include items of various descript­ ions and will be available for in­ spection on Monday, Oct. 14, from 10:00 a m. to 4:00 p.m,’ in Room 4525 of the General Post Office. Ivy by Stetson Young, alert and fashionable...aa the name Implies! And this superb center-crease style was designed for men of all ages! The Vim tapered crown and narrow brim will mark you as a man who appreciates style. Priced at only $11.95 Other Stetson Hats From 11.95 Woman's Body Found In Yard The body of Mrs. Lena Stewart 41, mother of two, was found in the rear yard of 60 St. Nicholas Ave., where she lived Tuesday morning. Police believe the wam- ROBERT T. CUSTIS an had been lying in the yard for several hours. 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