Policemen Sullivan, Harris Solve Morse Beating, Slaying --Road Exclusive Undercover Story on Pago 2-A MSI! Will fin fo) P. C. v'luoler Ohio fl!uto Muwum WW FIRST FOR THE PEOPLE! Vol. 17 No. 38 COLUMBUS, OHIO SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1951 Price 10 Cents Boyden Williams, Nate Green Stage 'Battle Review' In Municipal Court Woman, 75, Charges She's Beaten By Nephew, 41, In Sister's Home Red Cross Director Believes Citizens Failing as Bank Donors Lawyer Raps Prosecutor In Menacing Threat Case Firework, of the verbal variety, flared in Columbus municipal court Tuesday morning when two prominent near-Eaataide aporttmen, Boyden William, of 67 N. Monroe Ave., and Nathan "Nate" Green, of the Oxford Hotel, 97 Lexington Ave., appeared to ettle their difference, Green ' had charged WjHIamtl witn ' making menacing threat. The hearing, however, took on added attraction when Raglan R. I Heid, attorney, representing Wil-1 11am, clashed with Pollre Proe-1 eutor Jo'm Van Dcr Voort over th manner in which the case , wa being conducted. Reid charged t h prosecution and the police department with 1 "irregular activity" In the pre-! paratinn and prosecution of cai- j es. He laid t ie manner In which hi client we; beng questioned m.- miv m III g Vlva.(l. wd," THE DIFFERENCES between the two sportsmen reached court when Green charged that on August 17 in an E. Long St night club h( was a'ltullerl by WU- a butcher knife , ma, Wash, Award Combat Ribbon To Captain KOREA Captain Joseph B. Hannauer, 340 S. 6th St. Columbus, was recently awarded the Commendation Ribbon for meritorious service, while fighting with the famed Second Infantry Division in Korea. Hannauer, a member of Headquarters, 23rd Infantry Regiment, wa commended for Jilt exemplary service (or the period from May 1, 1051 to June 24, 1951. His wife, Mrs. Mary Hannauer, Dvaa r ISIS If. Prospect, Ta-o- Educator Called As Witness In 'Overthrow' Plot William H. Brooks Elected Head ol Ohio NAACP BACK IN COLUMBUS on leave ia the Capital City's first commiwioned Naval officer. He ia Lonnie Marshall of 97 N. 20th St., now an E.niign in charge of range finding abroad the USS Phil-lipine Sea. Marshall wa the second Negro to attend Mid-shipmen's school at Ohio State University and finished the course in 1950. Martha!) hold a Master of Science degree. Sees Former JC policy As Blood Lack Cause THE TWO GROUP! art tha ML Olivet Baptist Church, head-ad by the Rev. Beecher Hicks, and St. Mark' Lodge, a Masonic order. Each group worked fairly well the first year, Director Bra-Icy said Since then Mt OUret had throat," Green Mr. and Mrs. Nimrod B. Al- as saying. He len, 336 Lexlntn Ave., spent the i and good reputation. p week in saint Paul, Minn, i In Yellow Springs, Ohio. liama who held t his throat. Til cut your . , quoted Williams said mo nruggle vis broken up by Bob Chrismon, the night club manager. Asked what he did, Green said "I was so , . , reared I didn't know what to do." Gresn said Willims had tried to sell him a diamond ring on the night before and "I thought we were on good terms." Attorney Reid a s k a d Graan what ha did ta earn a living In addition to th operation of Ih Oxford Hotel. "I'm in tha numbers businsss," Graan told t h court. Appearing as a wilne.s, Chrismon raid w'.ien he was called by a waitress to break up the tneounter between the two "I did see a knife In Wi11l.im' hH v.... i " I i wait nui unng neia against i Green's throat when I arrived en the scene." Williams declared he had been 1 sitting in a car with a friend, I George Holliman, when Green ! Walked up and began to use abu- Columbus' new Bettty Recre sive and obs.en language "un- ation Center, re:ently turned ov. lit to be repeated In this court-' er to tha Citv Recreation Com. Court attaches declared Wednesday in Columbus municipal court that Mrs. Susan Harris, 75, represented a pitiful tight a he (lowly made her way to the witnea ttand to tell her ttory of how the had been beaten by her nephew Tuetday in her titter's home at 44 N. Washington Ave. Large purple marks were visible under tich eye and a bruita mark was prominent on the elderly woman a forehead. I Joseph M. Wright, 41, the ne-, phew, plead guilty to the beat- j ing as he stood before Judge Fred I Donnally and was sentenced to thirty days In the workhouse and fined 1100.00 and costs. The ac- cused mn tried to give the background leading up to the beating While vacationing in Puerto HI- ""'"J" ""'m ""n At,ornt' WUIiim Brooks' ca during the summer. Prof. ,ht MnU!net "nt- 1 102 Hamilton Avenue. Colum- Ralph Templin, part-time sociolo-' " I bus, was elected president of gy instructor at Central State' MB"' HARRIS SAID she was, the Ohio Stat Conference of, College, was summoned by that lnv"d ' wltn htr sister, I NAACP Branches at the Sept. government as I character wit- Mrs. Bertha Bentuella, and the 21-23 meeting of the group in. ness for a Miss Ruth M. Rey-, BPhw- Tht lttr had gone un-1 Toledo. Brooks, who succeeds noldi who was tried on t charge Jr ,h n,me of ,0ePh Bentuel-I Attorney Clarenct G. Smith of : i la. lndiratlnf he used tha namalTAUHA I- 1m v, 1 Prof. Templin, who studied "Psslng for white" In, Columbus NAACP and was When aome near-Easteidert learned of th charge of tha tindff the late Mahatmr C5hndl,worl"n' far-eertam flrms -that i chairman of the letal redress Red Cross that there -was laxity in blood donation by color-and is reported to be of pacifist discriminate against and exclude committee of the State Con- eJ people, aome denied any such laxity and others said that leaning, testified that.Miss Rey. N workers. I ference. ' ,l ev were nnl aurnriapa. character Mrs. Harris declared her tit-1 Among tne resolutions passed TV, over-all Dicture seems to have been that tha Red He lives ter hd been ill for a long period the meeting was one deplor- - . Rij r.m., R.o.J St -nA Monro. Ave.. Columbu. ana inai rne movea to ner nome, '"B i-vnfc iuuu ui uie unio State Board of Trustees making While Negro aoldiers lose blood oa Kenan bettlefUMa, "only fifteen or twenty" near-Eastsiders donata weakly ta tha Red Cross Blood Bank Center at tha corner of Broad St and Monroe Ave., Columbu. Thi is tha observation of C. H. Braley, director of the blood station. He said "w receive about 2001 donera weekly." Th, fifteen or twenty near-Eastsiders putting In an appearance represent a vary small percentage of the total population.Director Braler aaid "colorad people are tha poorest givers of Ih three major minority group. Th, leading group Is Jewish, with Catholic doing fairly well In second place." Of the vast number of colored organizations, Director Braley disclosed, only two took up blood donation as a project when the center started in 1948. atW ar 8 They Don't Want Blood Is Impression of Many nolds was of "high Matrons. Patrons Group Open Fall Scries Of Meetings Past Matrons and Patrons Ad-1 in California. Members present ",n lmn, 01 inistration Council No. 1, O. were: Ida M. Williams past-1 'r rc"vwl wo- mm E. S. P. H. A. of Columbus re-1 grand matron emeritus; Mary cently opened its fall series of i Toliver, Anetta Lewis. Nettie meetings with a pot luck and ' Bray, Hulda Daugherty, Edna chicken dinner at the home of Coleman. Lora Worlev. Florence Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Turner, 1363 , Robinson. Olive Porter, Rachel "he ' ' E. Long St., with Mrs. Isabel Duvall, Irene Gales, Fannie i house." Rutherford, president, in charge. I White, Nanette Hensley, Charles He told the court the trouble jt defending the right of Harvev Mrs. Hulda Daugherty report-1 Gales. J. O. Robinson, J. B. Tur- developel over a plan of Mrs. Clark to oc-upy an apartment ed on her recent visit among ner, and George Keys, grand Harrii' to have a grand.-hild of m Cicero, the chapters of the organiiation . patron of the Ohio Jurisdiction, hert move into tha house. Tn mid Jnlv of thii vr it,. to help take car of her. She said Wright had been taking care 1 " necessary for all campus of his mother eround the house , 'peakers to be cleared by the but had not worked since his dis- president's off.re. The organi-charg, from the army some years "tlon ' tne "pinion that this ago. Both. Mrs. Harris said, had TU, 'bridges the freedom of been living on a pension his mo-iPc'1 "d aked the board to reconsiaer lis action. Another resolution condemned the Indictment of Attornev and "beat me for no reaion at 1 ,h. . T ' l,,,"""n if ur,i-i,. ..iA u lu.i h.. .-.Ith "dres.i committee of going to run The bruised and battered .. j u .i. . . . . ine inaictment t " .Mjih"J"?heW IUbbti h"l Ciwrge Leighton the Chiraao NAACP for rn. myispiracy to lower property values s m Cicero, III. Attornev Leighton had not been tribute. too inviting I, Admits Blackmail Try Andrew Kirkscv. Court to demanding $2000 from Mrs. Walter H. Bell in a telephone call and a letter last July. JudKe Robert U. Martin referred the case to the county probation department for investigation. Harvey Clark family attempted to occupy an apartment which it had rented in Cicero, a su-ourb of Chicago where no Negroes had previously lived. in urging colored people to con- Rev. James W. Pamsh, of loh Baptist Church, said the lax. ity was probably a hang-over from the belief that "they don't DAYTON I want our blood." Ha iu pro- 19, pleaded bably referring to the practice during the war when there was segregation of Negroes In blood donation. Another, who asked his name be withheld, discussed th blood donation situation fully and re iterated the conjecture of Rev. Parrish, saying that "people don't get over that shock very soon. referring to the War time prac tice. He said h, knew of no color two don an tn 1950 and Wa tbtxj far In 1951. St Mark's had ena in 1930. A reprasentativa ca! The Ohio Stata NEWS suggested that aha practice of segregation of Nfa blood may hava caused aoana eat ; izen to stir dear of tha cntas I "There la absolutely no 4a I crimination em a r Hm Tl. ley contended. "There are aparlaj hours to visit tha eanter and there is no scheduling at dooaa according to raca. B r a 1 a y reviewed an practie, during World when colored paopla en certain days to tions and whlta other daft, fts practie, included daflnna gaton of tha blood of aacti That arch aie theory at tUffa. enca In blood baa baasi aiaylaay ed aad thar. Is ao aasa tndli. tloa any mora. ha said. Since a ruling by tha Tmitad Nations, Red Croat Noqd Osnaaa are now eataloguad by tax only. At one tun. caroMaun, Indian, Naoo and TaHow aapaaiiad en tha ataxia. Tha blood aootafaar, BrsWy osottouad. "has an tdantlfloation rsnmbat? fhs) 1801 aa tba ena on tha card of tba aoncr. It diaeaae shows sp k tha blood, tha do-nar anl has prtysooiaei tan be notified." --a a DIRIOrOt BJUUrr aontands that paopla "gat aaUettve about blood Ha tevaalad aa tneldent in which a colored parson is said to hava fane to tha tenter to arrange fnr blood and tatted that that no "white Wood" be Mad-In tha eard tvtrtant now tiaad fi it not pcwatHt let pactal Idaxv tity. ) The Director said I need fnr Mood at and eapiaassd the wjsh thaa) i ored paopla wooM ba sponsive. H said lots oi ptOftU W) natt for a Mead ft the ten tal, but thara ks a ptatar i& for tha soldier wrxndad M ftat battlefield. New Beatty Recreation Center Open, Dedication Is Set vmm 3 isto that) ao$ room. WILLIAMS SAID he followed Green in the night club to ak about th. language and the Utter "reached in his pocket. I grabbed up the knife and he threw Up his hands, shaking in fear. I slammed the knife down, saying 'it isn't worth if and walked out." Williams said he had been called vile names by Green on two other occasions. Judge Donnally continued the ca pending hearing the testimony of Mrs. Mary Weaver, a waitress, who is reported to bave been a witness to the Green-Williams rued. mission by the contractors, opened its doort Wednesdday, Sept. 2fi for the use and approval of the near-Easts ide community. Housing every facility of a modern recreational center, Mrs. Cora Jordan White, member of the Recreation Commission and head of the committee that helped make the new Beatty Center a reality x-HEVS Staffer Has Story in Life Magazine Dale K. Wright, former man-tging editor of The Ohio State NEWS and graduate of the Ohio Stcte Univer.lty School of Journalism, and currently a member of the staff of the New York Am-terdam News, has a story in Life mrgazine this we;k. "Reds Find New Kremlin' In Harlem" is the title of the free lance effort. It is not byHnexl. Photographr Cecil Layne collaborated with Wright oD.lhe.pici tur. end of the story. ON PAGES 3-B, 4-B, S-B AND 6-B of this issue of The Ohio State NEWS civic mind-ad merchants and individuals in the Columbus community congratulate the opening of the new Beatty Recreation Canter. These persons and business are aware of the contribution supervised and planned recreation is making to the proper growth of the area's youth. The center is open to both young and old and Director Melvin Hawkins invites all citjiens to make use of tha new Beatty Recreation Center. Lii ZJ UiLLA MMm L3MJ i N. J. BARACK of recreation director RABBI ZEL1ZER . cottirnitaion bead MRS. C. J. WHITE . . commission member M. HAWKINS . . . center head i . it .(,, T!ie Jolly Sixteen Club will mecl Tuesday evening, Oct. 2, wi'.li M.js Iola Johnson, 254 N. 11th St. in the area, said that formal opening would be staged on Thursday, Oct. 25. Mayor James A. Rhodes, under whose administration the new building was constructed, will head a list of distinguished com-' munity personages scheduled to sppesr on the formal openipg program. s A history of the establishment of tha Beatty Center follows: Wiiig 41 of Nightingale Cot- In 1908 Columbus had four tage will meet Wednesday, Oct. 1 playgrounds. They were Schiller, I, at 8 p. m., at th Blut Triangle i Livingston, Goodala and Glen-Branch YWCA, 890 E. Long St j wood. These playgrounds were aatjaanasMMubta under control of tha department of parks and forestry, raalizuuj the needs for mors playgrounds, representative groups sponsored THE NEW BEATTY RECREATION CENTER for recreation. tag days to raise money. Th city recreation department, established June 11, 1910 appropriated 14,000 in January, 1911 ."I: : fez In 1911 Champion Ave. Sjhool (Continued On Pag 4-B) JAMES RHODES mayor gad into tueh ptogeata, a t. bm4-m teaa aal ed person on any Red Cross com- U, ,' ,1 n .i .'JTTJj Imittee or board locally. He said ZT"" rJZl lZT2JZ 'interested h,te, get. together', bloodbllt . flt map. program and then think lthe unlt M Bot It th. nT,nl.rP. i wtJtM nrth word ftom ,l the planmn iant- the Blood center aa to when fo I atral oraanitarlon were eon-1 be niiy but hat never been is. ;taetd by NEWS reporter and formed. i each aaid that It had not been nF. v. PARRIIH SAID that Mia. ' u,.-.J V , I. B.J f I ... uT na bro ana parrish and rive other persona asked to participate In th blood from Shli8n hld m, eontriba. donation- M ma -mj um I ' ijiim vi uiwu HI,. fUm, & U ! It la known that the Red Crott rish had given blood seven tiraat has a program of organising Ca- in the last few years. Rev. Sid- tholie Paris, es Into blood dona-1 ney King of St Paul AMI Church lion groups. No colortd church said that he had never bean ask- ! group could remembar baing ur- ed to get a group to donata blood. Salesman of the Week: NEWS Sales Honor Is Awarded B. F. Goodrich's E. G. Greene The honor of Salesman of the W'eek in this issue of The Ohio Slate NEWS goes to E. G. Greene, of the B. F. Goodrich Store, Fourth and Spring Sts., Columbus. Though a native of Akron, Ohio, Mr. Greene has been ma nager of the Columbus store for the past three years. He is a graduate of Ohio State Univer sity, a member of the Sertoma Club, and ardent football fanj and is interested in golf as a hobby. ! Married and the father of two children, a boy and a girl, Mr. Greene is very conscientious, about his career in the sales field. He bcRan with the B. F. Goodrich film sixteen years ago in Akron and has worked in all branches of the company's retail outlet.. The Columbus store specializes in an exclusive line of Kelvina- tor Refrirjcrator3, Motorola Tele vision and a large selection DH.-ye .no nome appliances, volved because B. T. Goodrich new and used. doe if, own facing, ,j,ur. To see the very comoleta line (Continued On Pag 2-AJ rmnn a,! :y ' E. G. GREENE of tires and car accessories would be well worth the while of NEWS readers for thev can expect the very best if it comes from the B. F. Goodrich Store. Convenient credit ia availahle f and no loan companies are in- T