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, .« a «. ■ 4 A 3 * AMSTERDAM NEWS, Sat., Oct. 19,1963 Home Ownership BeckonsN. J.Families NEWARK, N.J. - Home own­ ership is now possible for some 158,633 Negro families in the greater New York area, if they own 16ts in New Jersey, accord­ ing to Stanley I. Kravitz, presi­ dent of Kraveen Corporation, Ne­ wark. builders of Homes. In New York and Northeastern New Jersey, Negro family in­ come and number of families in the income range that could buy homes are as follows: $5,000 — $5,999, 46,891 families; $6,000 — $6,999 33,659; $7,000 — 7.999, Supreme; 24,011; 8.000 — $8,999, 16,866; 11,818; and '$9,000 — $9,999, These families, Mr, Kravitz, 1*0,000 and over, 25,388. pointed out, all earn over $5,000! According to Mr Kravitz, thou- a year, and this family incomen sands of Negro families have could allow them to become own purchased lots in New Jersey, ers of custom-built homes at not! but for one reason or another much more than the current me- have not built homes on them, dian rent paid by nonwhites in ‘ Many of them, perhaps'*, stated greater New York of $72.00 per.Mr. Kravitz, "could be under Tthe *u* impression that they cannot *u month. afford to have homes built.*' —Dudley -Bunche 1 (Continued from Page One) (Continued from Page One) iex4M*iuea. as do other CORE vol­ unteers In the South. pearing clearer this week as Dud­ working as a volunteer in the CORE voter regiatra- ley was one of 40 top Democrats___ _____ _ _____ _______ _____ A Vassar College graduate. appointed to the new Demouattc^jop crusade in. Louisiana, Miss Bunche had worked as a state Advisory Committee and he the Amsterdam News learn- ™r^rewiXLmsig^faUat Vassar Grad revealed that he had written top erf this week 'Democratic national leaders to have his name withdrawn trcm consideration for both a federal judgeship and an ambassador­ ship, electing to remain .in New York. The Amsterdam News learned) A highly reliable source said ents in Kew Gardens, Queens. that Miss Bunche, whose father Is one of the world's best known diplomats, recently decided she wanted to go South to partici Ur. Bunche and his wife were unavailable for comment early this week, but a source cloae to Dr. Bunche indicated he had not in the Negro revolution, opposed his daughter's trip. Dr. member of the national board of and volunteered her services at Bunche ia a summer. She lives with her par- that Mr. Dudley, a former Mgel c(>RE nationai and Ambassador to Liberia, had A CQRE spoke#roan „id Miss written asking that his name be withdrawn from consideration for any federal post at this time. NAACP’s directors. The Bunche s have two other Bunche has been working in the voter education campaign in Pla-i children, a younger daughter, quemine, La., for nearly a Mrs. Bun Pier‘*' *nda.1 month, and receives no salary. Ralph Jr., a student at Bates but money to cover her basic ICollege in Maine. Less than a month ago Dudley, who happens to be a member of Jones' Carver Democratic Club, was elected as chairman of the; Democratic County Committee, the first Negro to be elected to the position. -Auto Bias absence of Negroes in the white toleration of department heads J,.,., bM .ought the post two years ago after he had success-, fully guided the Mayor's petitions ‘he League spokesman said, in his reelection to a third term, The Big Three .of the auto in- but wound up as the Mayor's po- dustry in Detroit include General liticai secretary in name only. Motors, Chrysler, and h ord. tions in the automobile Industry,’ hostile to Jewish workers. The survey also noted that 20 of the 146 Jews at Ford are In the Scientific Research Laboratory and 17 of the 102 at Chrysler are -v - u J In the Missile Division, both de- The report, based on a study parUnent3 not directly Involved Rejects Judgeship by Arnold Forster, the League’s With the county post and ^‘general counsel and civil rights designation on the State Advisory director showed that of 15.500 at ‘T’CTTimittee, Dudley will be the cenerai’ Motors, only are There was an almost total lack key Negro in discussions regard- jews of 18.000 at Chrysler, 102 Jews in salcs and financing in the production or automobiles. sales of -Guard Continued From Page One) who meets the standard physical and mental conditions.'* Although a relatively young company, Kraveen Corporation has built 6upreme Homes foi over SO Negro families In New Jersey, and has been able to obtain the convention 6% morti- gage for them, i Col. Joyce, the state's public relations officer for the Guard, said that Major Gen. A.C. O'Hara constantly warns unit command­ ers that they must accept any in­ dividual who qualifies. Most of the Supreme Homes have beeu built in the Atlantic City area of New Jersey, for lot owners; however. Kraveen Cor­ poration will build homes and obtain mortgaging for them any­ Compared with the Southern where m the State of New Jer-. states, New York shapes up well I sev. as most of the Southern com- _ munities still maintain rigid poli- SuP^me Home Buyers have cies of segregation in their Na- ^‘r ^‘7, °.f JhrW.l>?pula^mi> dels: split level, ranch or Cape Cod. Each Supreme Home is complete, and there is no extra finishing or painting necessary . Each home has Aluminum sid­ ing on all four sides. ' • Na Negroes on Staff tiooal Guard units. At present, however, there Is not a single Negro officer on the h^dquarters staff of Gen. O’Hara in. Albany working in a full-time capacity, Cd. Joyea admitted. Among the extra-value features In every Supreme Horae are: complete foundation; colored cer- FRIENDS OF SNICK (SNCC): Mr. Jimmy Wright. Mrs Elsie Thompson, Mr. Lionel Hamp­ ton, Mrs. Pat Thompson, Mrs. Marjorie McMullen, Mr. Kenny Burrell, Mrs. Carrie Gilbert are shown at a cocktail benefit given for the organization last week at 2 East 63rd Street. Negro Strong's Bid For Mayor -$435,000 (Continued From Page One) had no idea what was the exact cost, but an official of the Public Works Department said the bill to the taxpayers amount^ to "at the proposals bearing his name which, have set up a six-man re­ ferral committee through which ALBANY, Ga. —- What hap- 'w^ *** higher by the time a final Ibp applications of 3,000 nonwhites least $500 a day" and probably pened to those other 2,053 regis- ^“TiU workmen were laving * bC processedu tered Negro voters’ ,u_ ...m.___ ,■.................... So far. not more than300names the million-dollar foundation of reportedjy have They certainly did not vote for,the new hospital, at Lenox Ave . i , j, „„ ing the party's future in the state, ar„ jews and of 17,500 white departments - ’ 1 •------*------ such as the GMAl ... . r at Ford, only 146 are Jews. State Senator Ivan Warner. Brennan, president of the New!Ten 13 race- York Building and Construction / The only other Negro sc 1 cc ted Trades Council, is the father o/*or *he advisory group Was Bronx unions as o emsm a i s very locally and for the 1964 Pres- couar and executive employees division and similar subsidiaries worst." The study noted while nearly , — all of those now employed in the had u diwcUy t0 Thesejow figures indicate an ...__ ___ ivoiik Mn Ki-rwcrn—rhe proc-- personnel offices, they obvious gap between laimed policy of fair employment had Qo indicaUo# of dis. by top company officials J tb.)crimlnation in employment prac- industry and the actual luring Uce| Mp Forst)?r declared that tWs howev#r> the low practices at operating levels, the percentage, less than % of 1 per League pointed out. While asserting that the study £ of Jpwish whjte coUar work. cited n° single reason for the low .<lea nQ bt <hat artl. number of Jewish persons in the { key jobs, Mr. Forster said that 10<juatry •• contributing factors would in­ clude the social discrimination in Dudley told the Amsterdam News that he had decided to turn down possible federal positions be­ cause of "purely personal rea­ sons," but it is known that he referred would probly be equally as in- terested in running in 1964 for a State Supreme Court judgeship, which pays $34.5000. much more than the federal judgeship or the ambassadorship, and has a 14- year term. A spokesman for the League told the Amsterdam News that which fall io make me?,, employ. iprs tu, exigt ,n 3 . While most of the Guard units to building unions by the com- ln New York City are integrated. am*c-tile baths and fixtures: real estate broker Slater King and 13othSt, and were almost mittee for either full member- most of them in predominantly built-in Westinghouse oven and who was defeated here Tuesdaj thre* quarters of the way to- shlp or apprenticeship, white communities have only a range: genuine fruitwood cabin- night as the first Negro candi "J™* Brennan was referring to this token Negro or two. Typical of ets: Formica counter tops; tri- date t0 for mavor ln tWs these is the old 7th Regiment on pie-track- storm windows and tnese is me om mi negimeu on Park Ave which admitted its screens throughout, and many. rarx Ave., wmen auinmeu first Negro earlier this year. absence of the in-Europe 8rouP when he said that “al least «z««aM and Puerto : southwest Georgia efty, scene of Wagner, ordered a halt during a a. aozer’ negroes ana ruerto , Ricans have been racial conflict the past two years critical moment of picketing by Klcans nave oee" s m tne aosence oi me inc-uropi d other features .... . , .. ... , , As such there are no all-Negro units anymore in the New National Guard, the survey ed, but the two major units — Negro sections remain heavilyi Clayton lits In _ _ z The former 369th, now the 1st ■ Howitzer Battalion of the 369th J \~OU /l Gun Battalion, commanded by Lt. Col. John Woodruff, has almost a 50 per cent white personnel, but most of the officers are Negro Redevelopment Board and prior tQ eJectipn R)nj Joint Commit(ee for Equal unions, although he did not state had stated that "there is a foel-!Employment Opportunity in the "bichi unions they ha\e been re- ing here that a more liberal wind Construction Industry. U blowin«” iceived Into. • 4 Arrests I A record 11,500 voters did cast M 300 their ballots at desegregated pol- The committee is an amalgam . 1 ne *°*ey ,, ,, ling places. The winner was At- of the New York NAACP. Urban tions at City Hall - led to torney James V. Davis, a form- League of Greater Ner York, arres * ‘’"J/' jer state representative who re- Negro American Labor Council. w ° *ere ° ceivad 7.220 votes to 2,547 for Mr Workers Defense League. Con f”nduct., ^77 S!^if,nfh.°ULt<h our p,c °n "S°r , *?. 8’ the The city’s Housing and whu° actine Pres‘- sress Racial Equality and As- he:r a Pentpribg the site J!--------dent of the Albany Movement, sociation df Catholic Trade It is housed at the Armory at a group Of Other city and 142,,d St., and Filth Ave. business officials have been “‘“T1 V ■ J’""' * Ran Third i Unionists. The Blitz coostntclors. ^.. WUhe Holton. 38. ___ ___________ ___ ewe. are working nt several nth. *™j 042 Eighth Ernest Russell. 19, of 2o5 Commands Whites ordered to show cause why , . architect, was third with 1.879 er publically-financed develop- The majority Davi. re- ment, throughout the city. - - — » Similarly, the 141st Transports- ommanaed by Lt. Col. tion Bn., commanded — — .... , . Rupert Frazier, housed in Brook- Involving Clayton Houses, payments of funds ceived in the Democratic primary ... .__ _________________ make a runoff unnecessary. Demonstrations 2l» C,™8" ' ““ B;°“; and Charles’Saunders. 17, of 2tk W. 120th St. lytfa Simmer Ave, Armory, is at 135th St. and Lenox not hgJted ..bout 50 per cent Negro, w th a Aye ntojorlty of Negro officers. Pre- dominantly white units from Riv. Pending an action filed in eriiead and Smithtown, L.I., are Supreme Court last week. UISCr2,S tl,OnT^'bAW«-nr Tlle Sb0W CBUSe Ord*r . the ^n tbe o^hcr band- howe' er, the Monday by Supreme stgte s highest ranking active Ne-Court Justice Margaret Mangan argued on in the National Guard. Col. js cjue Otho C. Van Exel, commander of Friday, Oct. IS. the 187th Artillery Group, has a The order •majority of white officers and jast Week by the realty personnel under his command fjrm of Brooks, Hampton, Levy & Col. Van Exel. the first state Walker, Inc., of 261 W. 126th ranking officer to complete the st.f against councilman J, Army War College to recent Raymond Jones and others, by years, was returned to his post Attorney Henry Williams, whom upon graduation rather than be Jones defeated for the City given a headquarters assignment Council in the recent Democratic which would pave the way for a primary. future promotion. Councilman Jones told the[ ! Amsterdam News he. had no comment at the present time,) Col. Joyce said that from his indicated he felt the action knowledge there are Negro of- wouid be dismissed Rep. Powell ficers in units both upstate and was 0U( of die country, visiting in most of the New York City Kuwait,and unavailable for corn- units. ;ment. Albany's 58.000 popularing to-! This week the New York C0RE> Miss Harrin«ton on the eludes about 24,000 Negroes There are an estimated 4.603 Ne- new Federal Office Building site "We firmly believe that givil eroes amone the 16 436 register- a‘ Fo,ey Square to indicate its r i g h t s organizations tn this register disgatis{action with -t<Aen pro.'city shOuld not rest until the city. S votJ™ * demonstrations at the demonstrations: , > Segf°?s. v?ted, _‘a ? fWWWHI MWWWd to ^'^'construction industry. other 2,053 registered voters? ... ;C grams that barely scratched the state and unions take really con- surface’’ of alleged bias in the structive steps to remove the bar- riers to equal employment exist Gladys Harrington, New York tog in unions. ------------------------------- vCORE chairman, called Peter "We are calling on all indivi Form a good habit and read Brennan's recent statement that duals and groups to join us In a the Amsterdam News — every where were “at least a dozen" renewed attack on this shame week! Negroes admitted to construction ful situation." k ■ 'lit' ■*. . W. <.A Peacemaker Another factor that may have influenced Dudley’s decision is e desire to help in healing Demo cratic party breaches between the reform and regulars in Manhat tan. He indicated a desire to dc this when he was elected chair man of the County Committee. Other sources speculated that Dudley, who has had a long talk with Mayor Robert Wagner in re­ cent weeks, might haye Been pre vailed to stay on his present po­ sition to avoide future flareup? between Councilman Jones and Rep. Adam Powell and Jones and Deputy Borough President Earl Brown. A fight between the two has been brewing for weeks indepen­ dent of each other, and the Mayor reportedly wants to bring party harmony in Harlem in time for next year's Presidential and U.S Senate races. -Newsboy (Continued from Page One) meal .laadard. clear to place- hut had nA met . * th any progress in ending anti- biasin the auto industry, neermg schools; and company|__________________ ______ _ 1 n? ? h“S ea8” -Slain (Continued from Page One) BRIGHTON'S 1 OCTOBER SALE . "YOUR CHOICr' 1 played basketball with the Dun- C levy Millbank Center on W 118th * St., attended Cooper Junior High I School. "Linda was an obedient !| girl and* dependable. She loved Freeman.!* sports youth officer told the Amsterdam! . News. PtT James Mrs. McDuffie told the Amster­ dam News: "My other daughter!* Loretta has been deeply affected | by Linda s death. They were|, twins.” f i Mrs Perline Irick said theiri* home at 5 West 117 has been ( in mourning since Linda s death. "Everyone of her brothers and!1 sisters and her relatives have I been affected by her death,’’i| , Mrs. Irick told the Amsterdam News. U. S. Bonds .693 I I I I I I I I I I I i I I 4/5 Quarts AJ.C. MAN0S 1. Beaded Kaetvcky Beerkea Whiskey lOOFreef 2. Imperted 100% SceHh }. Imported Canadian Whiskey ’ r I HAVING A PARTY? See Our Counter Specials! BRIGHTON LI3U0R & WINE CORP. 134 LENOX AVENUE At West 114th St. Subway , EN »84?4 » «• w . » «» — - — -• U. S. Series H Savings Bond* • provide current income through | Treasury checks each 6 months. H Bonds held to maturity will 1 oroud of it. In serving readers, they got their first lessons in helping themselves They learn "d resourcefulness, and they ob- yield an average of 3-\ per cent • tamed by this means their first interest per year. I» elementary knowledge of busi- ■------ -------------------------------------- - 1 - ness principles. They learned how to get along with people. 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Lex. 6 3rd AvesJ l£hffh4-0«W t 145 W. 14th St. AIDING REGISTRATION - Prior to taking off for Selma, Ala . to see his Wife who has been Jailed there, Dick Greg­ ory, at right, addressed a New York NAACP branch rally ur­ ging greater registration and voting to Harlem. Some 100 young men and women of tho branch's youth council, the Associated Community Teams. Inc., and HARYOU were pre­ sent to begin a door-to-door drive to stimulate community registration. Also addressing the meeting Thursday night were 1. to r.. Attorney Paul B. Zuber, Basil Patterson, chairman of the branch's Poli­ tical Action Committee: and True Picture The Congress of Racial Equality’s New York office said this week a survey of Negro membership in the various construction unions disclosed the fol­ lowing; Local 28, Sheet Metal Workers—3,000 members— No Negroes. Local 1, Plumbers Union—2,600 members—8 Ne­ groes. . . Local 2, Plumbers Union—4,100 members—16 Ne­ groes. Local 638, Steamfitters—4,000 members—No Ne­ groes. < Local 1, Elevator Constructors—2,300 members— No Negroes. Local 46, Metallic Laflfcrs—1,700 members—2 Ne­ groes. Local 361, Structural Iron Workers — 750 mem­ bers—No Negroes. r Local 40, Structural Iron Workers—1,050 mem* bers—No Negroes. 7 ’ • » Circulation managers are to be commended for the encourage­ ment they give to the enterprise and initiative of these lads. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Nelaon A. Rockefeller. Governor of the State of New York, db hereby proclaim October 19, 1963. as NEWSPAPER BOY DAY in New I York State." Ricky and his mother. Mrs. Al­ ma Johnson of 382 Riverdale ! \venuc. Yonkers, were present­ ed to the governor by Warren I Tackson. circulation manager of the New York Amsterdam News. 1 The honor came to Ricky after he had obtained the highest num­ ber of subscriptions of the Am­ sterdam News in competition with other of the paper's news­ boys. Deputy Manhattan Borough President Earl Brown. 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