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. .T,?"" El I r r . . .. Center Of The Hamilton Story,' The 2nd Ward Community Center vvy nsde Tis ssue of Tfie NEWS FIRST I M 17 No. 29 FC-aTHE PEOPLE COLUMBUS, OHIO SATURDAY, JULY 28, 1931 Price 10 Centa BBBBBS 1KK1' f U N In J o j H uuu Jeffersonian Club Backing Shearer, Brooks into If lie' Drive for Council-rip Gains Picking up the cue provided '. by Ohio State NEWS readers in selecting Frank C. Shearer and William. H. Brooki write-in candidate (or Mayor ' and Cry Council, respectively. el tha city of Columbus, the Jaffersonian Club moved thii I week te organise eity-wide write-in eiren in their behalf, i - Shearer waa selected far May. i r ind Brooki for Council from field of twelve candidate! pro. poied by The NEWS. Both can. didstes ere attorneys, veteran strst?gists and deemed welt qua!. If led by tha community. Brooks li a graduate of the Ohio State 'University College of Law and Shearer i a graduate of the Franklin University College of 'Law. '' Shearer la previous campaign - Ma a candidate for the Ohio egialarura. At ana time he pol. d more than ninety ihouaand g tie. Break ha been a can. I lata far City Council, recele. T . the nomination and wai In t, I a tea bracket of theta failing ' ' election. Because of Ihelr iplen. record, careful political ob. rvers are of the opinion they f e a good chench of being a , 'mlnahKl In a well orgsnlsed I iltaula campaign. It ii for thii reason that the V Iffersonian Club 1 beginning to I , marshal Its forces to bring about I (successful effort for the two candidates. Tha Club is made tip of alt prominent Franklin Cojunty Democrats and because the Columbus municipal election) la i non'.pertissn due to charter specification, all groups, Repub.i lican, religious and civic are be. Jng urged to Join the write-in drive to elect Brooki and Shear. ! r. ! . PERCY D. JONES, assistant auditor in tha State Auditor's office and now assigned to the Burr.au of Motor Vehicles, Is ealrmsn of tha Jeffersonian1 Club's effort to nominate the two I vtar.Eattilde candidates. J I Political leaders see the current i write-in campaign as a perfectly timed effort in view of the fact that tha primary comes on Tuesday, August 14 during the vaca. tion and hot weather period when numberous voters are paying little or net attention to the task ol voting. This, they aay, fives a good eeganlaed drive "a b e a a 1 1 f u I ahance far success" la that a thousand or more write-in vote coming from one group should stand any candidate In good stead (or tha primary nomination. "Such aa effort" they conclude, "would become h!story.making and gain aatlon-wide attention." ' Shearer and Brooks will cam. palgn as a team and persons wishing to participate in the drive are urged to contact either t ttwir respective law offices. Ae, 7 'iTB-:irI-aW QliSj 5Tr IT'S A STRANGE SICHT WHICH GREETS Columbus Eatt Sidrr now that the latter stage of the Columbus one way street plan ha been launched. Now Champion Ave. from Frebis to Mt. Vernon Ave., will carry only northbound traffic. Left photo shows the northern terminal of Champion's on way aection. Ohio Ave., now carries southbound traffic traveling Photo shows trafic crossing the Long II St. interaction. Although the change has increased traffic on Ohio Ave., between Mt. Vernon Ave. and Long S.t., it has decreased congestion elaewhere. The cross-town bus route now is altered to move northward on Champion Ave., to Long St. and west to 20th St. It moves south on Ohio Ave. to Frebis Ave. 17th 'Beauty on Paradq'- Slated for Rollerland Edward J. Colston, theatrical editor of The Ohio State NEWS, who has general direction of the 17th annual bathing beauty contrtt to be staged by this newspaper, announced this week that "all arrangements for the yearly event ere fast Hearing completion. ' "This year," he 'said, "the beauty show will again be ttaiird in conjunction with the Mtsry Makers' Labor Day ball. The air-conditioned 3.000 capacity Rollerland Ballroom, of 818 E. Mound St., Columbus, is the scene of the beauty extraa. ganza." "Within the next several days," Mr. Colston continued, "a committee from the Merry Makers, headed by Vinrcnt Wal. ters, will meet with NEWS representatives tn select an orchestra and other entertainment for the popular annual presen. tation. . Choice will be made between the best available local band and nationally known 'name' aggregation. " Entrance applications from probable contesting girls throughout-tha ittta tn now being received it The NEWS office, 1112 Mt. Vernon Ave., Columbus. Girls who have not made application to date may do so by filling in the printed blank and mailing or bringing it to The NEWS office. A Story 01 Progress HAMILTON James L. Rcid is a native Ham-iltonian, who was educated in the public schools here. He has ben connected with the pot of. fice for three years, starting as a sub-clerk and working up to his present Clerk's position. Mr Reid is a veteran of World War II, having served in t h e Navy for three years, 22 months of which was spent in Brazil. 1 Wish To L.ter The "MISS Ohio State NEWS" of 1951 4t4iH CAUltf &KUAt Name Address City Phone Age Weight Height ACT NOW! REGISTRATION FOR THIS YEAR'S CONTEST WILL BE LIMITED! '(hampale' Drink How In Capital A new rave Is currently hit. ting t h e Columbus beverage, drinking public In the form of another "first" by the C. W. Bryant Distributing Company. Their latest product for the Central Ohio market is Cham, pale, a malt liquor which is similar to champagn?. According to Irwin Lowery, company official, "This malt liquor will probably be a best seller in this area. It tastes and bubbles Just like cham. pagne." A check at several local night spots showed that already b?er drinkers ar catching onto the Champale habit. Champale is brew;d by the Metropolis Brew, ery of Trenton, N. J. William McClure-Dies In Friend's Ikse Afler Mm William McClure. 52. of 51U Lexington Ave. passed away last week at the home of a friend rciding' at 760 E. Boone St. Columbus, ' He died of a heart attack. ' It is reported that he and a friend had been to several clubs and then went to the above ad-dress. Mr. McClure layed across the bed to rest and died a little later. The Fire Department emergency squad was called and pronounced Mr. McClure dead on arrival The deceased was a widower, having lost his wife, Mrs. Mabel McClure. the week previous to his death. Mrs. McClure had Beauticians Elecl Mallie Hensin Stale President DAYTON Mrs. Matlie Hensin, of Colum bus, was elected president of the Ohio Association of Beauticians convention held in Fifth Street during the three.day annual YMCA July 15 to 18. The 1M2 convention will be held in Co lumbus. The office of president was formerly held by Mrs. Rosalie M. Hayes, who was unable to attend the meetings here because of illness. As vice-president at the time the OAB went into sessions, Mrs. Hansin assumed the duties of the president. Other state officers elected at the 14th annual meeting were: Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson, of Cincinnati, first vice-president: Mrs. Carria Dtmcanr Cleveland, sec. ond vice-president; Mrs. Gladys Harris, Toledo, recording secre- tary: Mrs. Dorothy King, of Younsstown, assistant recording secretary; Mrs. Jessie Bartlett, Columbus financial secretary. Mrs. Anna T. Poole. Cleve. land, treasurer! Sammv Jones. Cleveland, state organizer; Sam uel Finley; Cleveland, chair-man of sinking fund; Bertha Thomas, Akron, scrgeant.at. arms. been prominent in Mt. Olivet Baptist Church circles. Mr. Mc-Cluri had worked a t Buckeye Steel Co. for 30 years. He was survived by two sis- ters, Mrs. Katie Langston and Mrs. Myrtie Davis. The funeral will be Friday at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church and buriil will be at Grenlawn Cemeterv The body will be on view at Mrs. D. A. Whittaker and Sons Fu nearl Home Thursday evening in Wing Hi ; Opposing Group Says Property Value Will Be Lowered West Side Ctizens of Columbus were caught betw -aV devil and the deep blue ea concerning tha heated hrinint controversy over multiple dwelling units in that section af aba city. Citizens have been told by the Camp Chase Civic Association, a group organized to fight the pro. posed project, that a "low.cost" housing project would lower the property value of Westgate and the surrounding community and also halt "proper expansion" of the city's west side. In pebuttal tha proposed build. era of the project . Westlake and Associates . contend that the multiple units art to ba of tha bast constructioa as regulated by the Federal Housing Adnunistra. tion. (10 Rejected Al NCR The United Steelworkers of America (CIO) was rejected as bargaining tgent for employees of tha National Cash Register Company last Friday when 9787 ef the company's maintenance and production workers voted almost 8.1 in favor of the Em. leyea Independent Dayton union. FREE LESSONS IN SWIMMING ere being offered to all children at the Maryland Park Swimming-Pool, of the Columbus Recreation Department, it was announced by N. J. Barack, Superintendent of Recreation. Classes begin' at 6:30 every Monday evening and continue at the same time every week nipht. New classrs start eich Monday evening during the summer. Shown is a group of beginners. Swimmer Couldn't Save Fisherman Quick action on the part of an expert swimmer failed to save Randall Jackson, 47, of 548 Kjeifcr St., from drowning about 3 a.m. Sunday morning. The drowning occurred just north of the Mound St. Bridge, near the west bank . He was with a fishing party made up of Robert Williams, 216 N. Washington Ave., Mrs. Ccr-aldme Ransom, 180 Lexington Ave., and Mrs. Barbara Scott, 901 W. Gustavis Lane. Other members of the party had fallen asleep. They were awakened by a loud splashing and saw Jackson's head bobbing about 20 feet from shore. Mrs. Ransom dived seve. ral times trying to rescue Mr. Jackson but failed to find him. Williams ran for police help. The Fire Department cmcr-Konry squad found Jackson's body about an hour later and removed the hody to the Will, lams and McNabb Funeral Hume. The friends said tha'. Jackson apparently had gone to adiust the fishing coles and (ell 'into the river. He was born at Blyth, Geor. gia, and came to Columbus in 1922. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Carrie Jackson, two sisters, Mrs. Ann Wilson and Mrs. Mary Wilson and two brothers, Otis and Oscar Jack. son. Burial will be at Unicn i Cemetery. Faces Murder Charge For Shooting Mother A lint degree murder charge was placed again! Mill Cn. viev Payne, 31, of 1135 Atch. son St-, by the Municipal Court Wednesday. She pleaded innocent. P o 1 1 e a charged tha woman with the fatal shooting of her mother, Mrs. Nettie Payne. S3, of (67 E. Mound St. t t Five shots i"to the ' stomach left a Columbus mother of nine children lying in her dinning room mortally wonded as a daughter fled out the kitchen door to the bus station where sTie was p;cked up bv the police. The shooting occured about 7 30 (Thursday morning of last week at the address of 667 E. Mound St. The mother. Mrs. Nettie Pay. re, is alleged to have boon shot hy her dautghter. Genevieve Fayne. MXi Atchison St. during rn argumrH over the daughter of (Jcnrvieve. The grandmother had sent te child to Cleveland for a vacation and this net is reported to have started the argument.Two other children of Mrs. Payre were asleep up stairs at ?.e time of the shooting and ran down stairs to see their sis. ter running away. Sgt. Leroy Payne, Camp Kilmer, N. J., grabbed his sister and then re. leased her to attend to his mother. The police report that Gene. vieve Payne admitted firing the fatal shots. Tha revolver was a -38 Cali. bra Smith k Wasaon and is reported to have belonged to a brother in law where she livad Following tha act of matricide, Miss Genevieve Payna was near a slate of collapse. Mrs. Nettie Payne was born, in Kentucky. She was survived! by six daughters, Mrs. Charlotte Robinson, Miss Nettie Payne, Mrs. Mamie White, Mrs. Cathe. rine Woodson, Miss Genevieve Payne and Miss Lillian Payne; three sons, Charles, Isaac and Sst. Leroy, 13 grand children and four great grand children. The funeral was at C. D. White day and burial was at Evergreen and Sons Funeral Home Mon. Cemetery. BUT WHILE MOST Hilltop families had not as yet de:ided which side was right, the Camp Chase Civic Association took de finite steps to halt any such pro. pojrd p. an. At a public meeting Tuesday evening at West High School, the organization urged Westgate fam. ilies to fight the proposed plan. Harold Banker of 477 Demorcst Ave., presid"nt, asked the fam. ilies to show up "in force" at a meeting with the Franklin County zoning committer July 30 at the Franklin Township house The zoning committee has con. sented to hear the association's complaint of the proposed pro. Ject. The group wants the area r?zoned for neighborhood hous. ing, thereby nipping in the bud any proposed mu'tiple house plan. t SEVERAL SPEAKERS at t h e public meeting at West High ex. pressly pointed out to three Ohio State NEWS representatives that "they had no axe to grind with any race, creed or color," and that th?y were not "trying to keep Negroes out." But even so, weak points in the group's statement were point, ed out by several Hilltop fam. ilies. The project is intended to ac. commodate any family, regardless of race. Both th proposed build, ers of the project and the group opposing the plan generally agraaa! that Negroes would constitute: &) majority of the dwellers. As such. It was slate! a the housing plaa wovat fraaatf better tha plight at Hears mm. snualrr BtarasUa which W Just aasaa trota A jiiat sate, ' ' A tract of land avr f aeras, ' en tha southwest asmar of Derr ortst M. and ftiUiraafv; Ave. has been sought by tha Westlsk Association for tha erte of the project. ' ' , Property value' "would' hardly be rtssoned. it was' said,' if tha families of Bumsida wert allow. ed to move "across the strati to better houses. ' 1 At no time during the Camp Chase Civic Association gather. mgs to oppos the project. vara members of minority races in. vited to attend. A large percesw tage of Hilltopers are Negroes. Petitions against the project hava been circulated in only "select. ed" sreas of the Hilltop. ; BOTH THE CROUP against tha proposed housing plan and tha would.be builders of the project contended that the Urban Lea. gu: had reacted favorably ta their plans. . A check with Nimrod B. Al. len, executive secretary of tha Urban League rtvealed only a "no comment" attitude. A 'Painful' Argument ; A friendly argument rrecetrtly brought painful results to twa Hildreth Ave. residents. Mrs. Isabelle Barrett, 1035. Hildreth Ave., was s. the home of Mrs-Ida Dickerson, 1132 .Hildreth Ave., when an argument beaaa. Mrs. Barrett received twa deep head lacerations ippllas by a skillet snd Mrs. .Dickenaoaj received n arm laceration. Neither party would prefer ehar-gees against the other. Makes Valuable 'Haul' A daytime burglar made a va liable haul at the home of Miss Helen Casey, 465 Mt. Vlmon Ave. Columbus, sometime be. tween 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Tucs. day, July 24. Miss Casey su. stained a loss of $50 in rash, a lady's platinum diamond ring, 1-33100 Kt. diamond valued at $1500; lady's platinum ring, 2-1 Kt. diamond valued at $1500; platinum Swiss studded watch and chain, valued at $1000 and a white gold lady's ring with H Kt. stones valued at $750. Miss Casey's total loss was $4800. Ja f'TlaSirt'i i i-Mj! POINDEXTER PLAYGROUND WAS. WELL represented in the Columbus Recreation Department's annual Festival of Light parade last week in front of Central High School. The Poindexter group included Karl Barnett, Joseph . Cride, Paul Crumbly, George Jack, Brcnda Robinson, Stephen Lawson, Sharon Robinson, Gwendolyn Robinson, Ann Turney, Warren Palmer, Jennie Lee Brown, Terry Taylor, Charles Haynes, Van Haynes, George Barnett and Jamea Melvin Johnton. Over 700 children took part in thty parade. The queen of tha festival floated down the rive in a beautifully detigned boat which landed near the school. Later prizes and banners were awarded by -tip Sjueen. feiay dexter received a banner for ranking with several 'othei playgrounds which had the greatest number of lantern mad and entered in the parade. ,
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Title | The Ohio State news (Columbus, Ohio), 1951-07-28 |
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African Americans History Newspapers |
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Creator | The Ohio State News |
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Date of Original | 1951-07-28 |
Time Period | 1941-1950 |
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Text Transcript | . .T,?"" El I r r . . .. Center Of The Hamilton Story,' The 2nd Ward Community Center vvy nsde Tis ssue of Tfie NEWS FIRST I M 17 No. 29 FC-aTHE PEOPLE COLUMBUS, OHIO SATURDAY, JULY 28, 1931 Price 10 Centa BBBBBS 1KK1' f U N In J o j H uuu Jeffersonian Club Backing Shearer, Brooks into If lie' Drive for Council-rip Gains Picking up the cue provided '. by Ohio State NEWS readers in selecting Frank C. Shearer and William. H. Brooki write-in candidate (or Mayor ' and Cry Council, respectively. el tha city of Columbus, the Jaffersonian Club moved thii I week te organise eity-wide write-in eiren in their behalf, i - Shearer waa selected far May. i r ind Brooki for Council from field of twelve candidate! pro. poied by The NEWS. Both can. didstes ere attorneys, veteran strst?gists and deemed welt qua!. If led by tha community. Brooks li a graduate of the Ohio State 'University College of Law and Shearer i a graduate of the Franklin University College of 'Law. '' Shearer la previous campaign - Ma a candidate for the Ohio egialarura. At ana time he pol. d more than ninety ihouaand g tie. Break ha been a can. I lata far City Council, recele. T . the nomination and wai In t, I a tea bracket of theta failing ' ' election. Because of Ihelr iplen. record, careful political ob. rvers are of the opinion they f e a good chench of being a , 'mlnahKl In a well orgsnlsed I iltaula campaign. It ii for thii reason that the V Iffersonian Club 1 beginning to I , marshal Its forces to bring about I (successful effort for the two candidates. Tha Club is made tip of alt prominent Franklin Cojunty Democrats and because the Columbus municipal election) la i non'.pertissn due to charter specification, all groups, Repub.i lican, religious and civic are be. Jng urged to Join the write-in drive to elect Brooki and Shear. ! r. ! . PERCY D. JONES, assistant auditor in tha State Auditor's office and now assigned to the Burr.au of Motor Vehicles, Is ealrmsn of tha Jeffersonian1 Club's effort to nominate the two I vtar.Eattilde candidates. J I Political leaders see the current i write-in campaign as a perfectly timed effort in view of the fact that tha primary comes on Tuesday, August 14 during the vaca. tion and hot weather period when numberous voters are paying little or net attention to the task ol voting. This, they aay, fives a good eeganlaed drive "a b e a a 1 1 f u I ahance far success" la that a thousand or more write-in vote coming from one group should stand any candidate In good stead (or tha primary nomination. "Such aa effort" they conclude, "would become h!story.making and gain aatlon-wide attention." ' Shearer and Brooks will cam. palgn as a team and persons wishing to participate in the drive are urged to contact either t ttwir respective law offices. Ae, 7 'iTB-:irI-aW QliSj 5Tr IT'S A STRANGE SICHT WHICH GREETS Columbus Eatt Sidrr now that the latter stage of the Columbus one way street plan ha been launched. Now Champion Ave. from Frebis to Mt. Vernon Ave., will carry only northbound traffic. Left photo shows the northern terminal of Champion's on way aection. Ohio Ave., now carries southbound traffic traveling Photo shows trafic crossing the Long II St. interaction. Although the change has increased traffic on Ohio Ave., between Mt. Vernon Ave. and Long S.t., it has decreased congestion elaewhere. The cross-town bus route now is altered to move northward on Champion Ave., to Long St. and west to 20th St. It moves south on Ohio Ave. to Frebis Ave. 17th 'Beauty on Paradq'- Slated for Rollerland Edward J. Colston, theatrical editor of The Ohio State NEWS, who has general direction of the 17th annual bathing beauty contrtt to be staged by this newspaper, announced this week that "all arrangements for the yearly event ere fast Hearing completion. ' "This year," he 'said, "the beauty show will again be ttaiird in conjunction with the Mtsry Makers' Labor Day ball. The air-conditioned 3.000 capacity Rollerland Ballroom, of 818 E. Mound St., Columbus, is the scene of the beauty extraa. ganza." "Within the next several days," Mr. Colston continued, "a committee from the Merry Makers, headed by Vinrcnt Wal. ters, will meet with NEWS representatives tn select an orchestra and other entertainment for the popular annual presen. tation. . Choice will be made between the best available local band and nationally known 'name' aggregation. " Entrance applications from probable contesting girls throughout-tha ittta tn now being received it The NEWS office, 1112 Mt. Vernon Ave., Columbus. Girls who have not made application to date may do so by filling in the printed blank and mailing or bringing it to The NEWS office. A Story 01 Progress HAMILTON James L. Rcid is a native Ham-iltonian, who was educated in the public schools here. He has ben connected with the pot of. fice for three years, starting as a sub-clerk and working up to his present Clerk's position. Mr Reid is a veteran of World War II, having served in t h e Navy for three years, 22 months of which was spent in Brazil. 1 Wish To L.ter The "MISS Ohio State NEWS" of 1951 4t4iH CAUltf &KUAt Name Address City Phone Age Weight Height ACT NOW! REGISTRATION FOR THIS YEAR'S CONTEST WILL BE LIMITED! '(hampale' Drink How In Capital A new rave Is currently hit. ting t h e Columbus beverage, drinking public In the form of another "first" by the C. W. Bryant Distributing Company. Their latest product for the Central Ohio market is Cham, pale, a malt liquor which is similar to champagn?. According to Irwin Lowery, company official, "This malt liquor will probably be a best seller in this area. It tastes and bubbles Just like cham. pagne." A check at several local night spots showed that already b?er drinkers ar catching onto the Champale habit. Champale is brew;d by the Metropolis Brew, ery of Trenton, N. J. William McClure-Dies In Friend's Ikse Afler Mm William McClure. 52. of 51U Lexington Ave. passed away last week at the home of a friend rciding' at 760 E. Boone St. Columbus, ' He died of a heart attack. ' It is reported that he and a friend had been to several clubs and then went to the above ad-dress. Mr. McClure layed across the bed to rest and died a little later. The Fire Department emergency squad was called and pronounced Mr. McClure dead on arrival The deceased was a widower, having lost his wife, Mrs. Mabel McClure. the week previous to his death. Mrs. McClure had Beauticians Elecl Mallie Hensin Stale President DAYTON Mrs. Matlie Hensin, of Colum bus, was elected president of the Ohio Association of Beauticians convention held in Fifth Street during the three.day annual YMCA July 15 to 18. The 1M2 convention will be held in Co lumbus. The office of president was formerly held by Mrs. Rosalie M. Hayes, who was unable to attend the meetings here because of illness. As vice-president at the time the OAB went into sessions, Mrs. Hansin assumed the duties of the president. Other state officers elected at the 14th annual meeting were: Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson, of Cincinnati, first vice-president: Mrs. Carria Dtmcanr Cleveland, sec. ond vice-president; Mrs. Gladys Harris, Toledo, recording secre- tary: Mrs. Dorothy King, of Younsstown, assistant recording secretary; Mrs. Jessie Bartlett, Columbus financial secretary. Mrs. Anna T. Poole. Cleve. land, treasurer! Sammv Jones. Cleveland, state organizer; Sam uel Finley; Cleveland, chair-man of sinking fund; Bertha Thomas, Akron, scrgeant.at. arms. been prominent in Mt. Olivet Baptist Church circles. Mr. Mc-Cluri had worked a t Buckeye Steel Co. for 30 years. He was survived by two sis- ters, Mrs. Katie Langston and Mrs. Myrtie Davis. The funeral will be Friday at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church and buriil will be at Grenlawn Cemeterv The body will be on view at Mrs. D. A. Whittaker and Sons Fu nearl Home Thursday evening in Wing Hi ; Opposing Group Says Property Value Will Be Lowered West Side Ctizens of Columbus were caught betw -aV devil and the deep blue ea concerning tha heated hrinint controversy over multiple dwelling units in that section af aba city. Citizens have been told by the Camp Chase Civic Association, a group organized to fight the pro. posed project, that a "low.cost" housing project would lower the property value of Westgate and the surrounding community and also halt "proper expansion" of the city's west side. In pebuttal tha proposed build. era of the project . Westlake and Associates . contend that the multiple units art to ba of tha bast constructioa as regulated by the Federal Housing Adnunistra. tion. (10 Rejected Al NCR The United Steelworkers of America (CIO) was rejected as bargaining tgent for employees of tha National Cash Register Company last Friday when 9787 ef the company's maintenance and production workers voted almost 8.1 in favor of the Em. leyea Independent Dayton union. FREE LESSONS IN SWIMMING ere being offered to all children at the Maryland Park Swimming-Pool, of the Columbus Recreation Department, it was announced by N. J. Barack, Superintendent of Recreation. Classes begin' at 6:30 every Monday evening and continue at the same time every week nipht. New classrs start eich Monday evening during the summer. Shown is a group of beginners. Swimmer Couldn't Save Fisherman Quick action on the part of an expert swimmer failed to save Randall Jackson, 47, of 548 Kjeifcr St., from drowning about 3 a.m. Sunday morning. The drowning occurred just north of the Mound St. Bridge, near the west bank . He was with a fishing party made up of Robert Williams, 216 N. Washington Ave., Mrs. Ccr-aldme Ransom, 180 Lexington Ave., and Mrs. Barbara Scott, 901 W. Gustavis Lane. Other members of the party had fallen asleep. They were awakened by a loud splashing and saw Jackson's head bobbing about 20 feet from shore. Mrs. Ransom dived seve. ral times trying to rescue Mr. Jackson but failed to find him. Williams ran for police help. The Fire Department cmcr-Konry squad found Jackson's body about an hour later and removed the hody to the Will, lams and McNabb Funeral Hume. The friends said tha'. Jackson apparently had gone to adiust the fishing coles and (ell 'into the river. He was born at Blyth, Geor. gia, and came to Columbus in 1922. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Carrie Jackson, two sisters, Mrs. Ann Wilson and Mrs. Mary Wilson and two brothers, Otis and Oscar Jack. son. Burial will be at Unicn i Cemetery. Faces Murder Charge For Shooting Mother A lint degree murder charge was placed again! Mill Cn. viev Payne, 31, of 1135 Atch. son St-, by the Municipal Court Wednesday. She pleaded innocent. P o 1 1 e a charged tha woman with the fatal shooting of her mother, Mrs. Nettie Payne. S3, of (67 E. Mound St. t t Five shots i"to the ' stomach left a Columbus mother of nine children lying in her dinning room mortally wonded as a daughter fled out the kitchen door to the bus station where sTie was p;cked up bv the police. The shooting occured about 7 30 (Thursday morning of last week at the address of 667 E. Mound St. The mother. Mrs. Nettie Pay. re, is alleged to have boon shot hy her dautghter. Genevieve Fayne. MXi Atchison St. during rn argumrH over the daughter of (Jcnrvieve. The grandmother had sent te child to Cleveland for a vacation and this net is reported to have started the argument.Two other children of Mrs. Payre were asleep up stairs at ?.e time of the shooting and ran down stairs to see their sis. ter running away. Sgt. Leroy Payne, Camp Kilmer, N. J., grabbed his sister and then re. leased her to attend to his mother. The police report that Gene. vieve Payne admitted firing the fatal shots. Tha revolver was a -38 Cali. bra Smith k Wasaon and is reported to have belonged to a brother in law where she livad Following tha act of matricide, Miss Genevieve Payna was near a slate of collapse. Mrs. Nettie Payne was born, in Kentucky. She was survived! by six daughters, Mrs. Charlotte Robinson, Miss Nettie Payne, Mrs. Mamie White, Mrs. Cathe. rine Woodson, Miss Genevieve Payne and Miss Lillian Payne; three sons, Charles, Isaac and Sst. Leroy, 13 grand children and four great grand children. The funeral was at C. D. White day and burial was at Evergreen and Sons Funeral Home Mon. Cemetery. BUT WHILE MOST Hilltop families had not as yet de:ided which side was right, the Camp Chase Civic Association took de finite steps to halt any such pro. pojrd p. an. At a public meeting Tuesday evening at West High School, the organization urged Westgate fam. ilies to fight the proposed plan. Harold Banker of 477 Demorcst Ave., presid"nt, asked the fam. ilies to show up "in force" at a meeting with the Franklin County zoning committer July 30 at the Franklin Township house The zoning committee has con. sented to hear the association's complaint of the proposed pro. Ject. The group wants the area r?zoned for neighborhood hous. ing, thereby nipping in the bud any proposed mu'tiple house plan. t SEVERAL SPEAKERS at t h e public meeting at West High ex. pressly pointed out to three Ohio State NEWS representatives that "they had no axe to grind with any race, creed or color," and that th?y were not "trying to keep Negroes out." But even so, weak points in the group's statement were point, ed out by several Hilltop fam. ilies. The project is intended to ac. commodate any family, regardless of race. Both th proposed build, ers of the project and the group opposing the plan generally agraaa! that Negroes would constitute: &) majority of the dwellers. As such. It was slate! a the housing plaa wovat fraaatf better tha plight at Hears mm. snualrr BtarasUa which W Just aasaa trota A jiiat sate, ' ' A tract of land avr f aeras, ' en tha southwest asmar of Derr ortst M. and ftiUiraafv; Ave. has been sought by tha Westlsk Association for tha erte of the project. ' ' , Property value' "would' hardly be rtssoned. it was' said,' if tha families of Bumsida wert allow. ed to move "across the strati to better houses. ' 1 At no time during the Camp Chase Civic Association gather. mgs to oppos the project. vara members of minority races in. vited to attend. A large percesw tage of Hilltopers are Negroes. Petitions against the project hava been circulated in only "select. ed" sreas of the Hilltop. ; BOTH THE CROUP against tha proposed housing plan and tha would.be builders of the project contended that the Urban Lea. gu: had reacted favorably ta their plans. . A check with Nimrod B. Al. len, executive secretary of tha Urban League rtvealed only a "no comment" attitude. A 'Painful' Argument ; A friendly argument rrecetrtly brought painful results to twa Hildreth Ave. residents. Mrs. Isabelle Barrett, 1035. Hildreth Ave., was s. the home of Mrs-Ida Dickerson, 1132 .Hildreth Ave., when an argument beaaa. Mrs. Barrett received twa deep head lacerations ippllas by a skillet snd Mrs. .Dickenaoaj received n arm laceration. Neither party would prefer ehar-gees against the other. Makes Valuable 'Haul' A daytime burglar made a va liable haul at the home of Miss Helen Casey, 465 Mt. Vlmon Ave. Columbus, sometime be. tween 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Tucs. day, July 24. Miss Casey su. stained a loss of $50 in rash, a lady's platinum diamond ring, 1-33100 Kt. diamond valued at $1500; lady's platinum ring, 2-1 Kt. diamond valued at $1500; platinum Swiss studded watch and chain, valued at $1000 and a white gold lady's ring with H Kt. stones valued at $750. Miss Casey's total loss was $4800. Ja f'TlaSirt'i i i-Mj! POINDEXTER PLAYGROUND WAS. WELL represented in the Columbus Recreation Department's annual Festival of Light parade last week in front of Central High School. The Poindexter group included Karl Barnett, Joseph . Cride, Paul Crumbly, George Jack, Brcnda Robinson, Stephen Lawson, Sharon Robinson, Gwendolyn Robinson, Ann Turney, Warren Palmer, Jennie Lee Brown, Terry Taylor, Charles Haynes, Van Haynes, George Barnett and Jamea Melvin Johnton. Over 700 children took part in thty parade. The queen of tha festival floated down the rive in a beautifully detigned boat which landed near the school. Later prizes and banners were awarded by -tip Sjueen. feiay dexter received a banner for ranking with several 'othei playgrounds which had the greatest number of lantern mad and entered in the parade. , |
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