Mankilled,Another Hurt in Race Riots LEXINGTON, N.C
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Dfttrfa/ffen •/•». lib, Utfi»to 7J. tot Waiter, DIAL SH 1-0010 VOL. 85, NO. 246 SB* J SED.BANKf N. J., FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1963 7C PER COPY PAGE ONE ManKilled,Another Hurt in Race Riots LEXINGTON, N.C. (AP)— Ten- dren, was in "stable and satisfac- white man, James Comer, 23, was were dispatched from Greens- sion gripped this North Carolina tory" condition. charged with striking a Negro boro, 30 miles away., textile' center today in the wake The crowd began dispersing aft- girl in the face. There were no The violence here overshad- of a race riot that left one white er the shootings, but police other arrests. owed a mass demonstration at man dead and a newspaper pho- brought on fire hoses and scat- Troopers Dispatched Greensboro, where 287 Negroes tographer wounded by gunfire. tered those remaining, Davidson County Sheriff Homer were arrested after they sat down All available police were called Several Negroes were treated Lee Cox asked the state Highway in a midtown street intersection :o duty, including about 20 state 'or cuts from flying glass. A Patrol for aid. Twenty troopers in protest of segregation policies. troopers. Municipal officials said they will ask for National Guards- men unless the situation eases during the day. Indict Ex-Case Worker On MOODY HONORED — Middletown mayor Eafl Moody, iecpnd from left, was honored at a testimonial dinner Mob Gathers last night attended by more than 300 person?. Th«.affair was.held,at the Crystal Brook Inn, Eatontown. Attha Violence erupted Thursday night on the heels of attempts by Welfare Check Forgery Counts maypr's left is his wife. Others, left to right, are Mri. Katharine Eikus White, chairman of the New Jersey High- Negroes to gain service at segre- FREEHOLD- The "urgent" matter which whom she has refused to identify, Mr. Keuper Authority, and John A. Kervick, state treasurer . / , . gated cafes, a theater and a bowl- caused s hurried emergency meeting of the said. ing alley in the downtown area. Monmouth County Welfare Board with county . Welfare Board supervisors became aware A mob of about 2,000 white men Prosecutor Vincent P. Keuper two months ago of the situation in January. At that time, Mr, gathered on one side of a street turned out yesterday to be an alleged $60,000 Keuper said, Miss Gist attempted suicide at bordering the Negro section of the swindle of welfare board funds. her home with an overdose of medicine. She city of 18,000. Mr. Keuper announced indictment of Miss recovered, however, and waa admitted -to 300 Attend Event for Moody Annie Gist, 35, of 50 Locust Ave., Red Bank, About 100 Negroes assembled on Marlboro State Hospital for observation. the other side of the street former $4,500 a year welfare board case work- On her release last month, she was taken EATONTOWN — More than 300 persons turned out last Mr. Moody, the first Democrat to be elected to the Town- er. He said she obtained the money by forg- night to honor Middletown Mayor Earl Moody at a testimonial ship Committee in half a century, is the party's candidate for Police said the two grouts in custody and charged with forgery of a ing endorsements on checks payable to "peo- $320 check payable to Mrs. Nancy Gibson, of. dinner at the Crystal Brook Inn here. the state Senate. threw rocks, bottles and sticks at ple" she had approved for benefits. 0n hand were the Democratic parry's entire slate of can- Judge Giordano termed Mr. Moody a "go-getter." each other. Some of the bottles 229 Seaview Ave., Long Branch, Nov. 1, 1961. Actually only one of the cases involved The prosecutor represented then that many didates on the state and county level and the local party's were filled with gasoline. represented living persons. All of the 10 others, candidates for Township Committee, Edward J. Both, a fellow Democrat on the Township other charges were in hand and she was jailed Committee, characterized the mayor "as the man who broke A Negro girl was struck In the were fictitious, supposedly residing at ad- in lieu of .$10,000. bail.. Mrs. Katharine Elkus White, chairman of the New Jersey head by a rock. Police cars were dresses in the area Miss Gist supervised and Highway Authority, was toastmistress. the barrier in Middletown and a man of vision, dedicated to the people." pelted with rocks and bottles. to which she had access, the prosecutor said. It developed that Mrs. Gibson was ths John At Kervick, state treasurer, was the principal speaker. Windows were broken in a near- Miss Gist, who worked for the countyfor only "live" beneficiary involved. Also on hand were former Court Judge John C. Giordano, Chairman of the $25-a-plate dinner was Matthew J. Gill, by Negro church. two years, assertedly has admitted the entire The indictment covers only 22 of the more Sr., and P. Paul Campi, county chairman of the party. Middletown real estate broker. - than 100 checks to Mrs. Gibson and the 10 Then a barrage of shots came plot, has said all of the money Is gone. Most of it, Mr. Keuper quoted her, went for gam- fictitious persons, covering a period from late from the direction of. a Negro 1961 through January, 1963. Ths 22 check! apartment building. bling on cards and horses and the balance for "blackmail." The latter was people who total $9,347. - . Decision Says Bond Issue Struck In Back she claimed knew of her involvement, but (See INDICT, Page 2) Art Richardson, 25, a photogra- pher for the High Point Enter- Delayed prise, was struck in the back. Hi Delays Sales Tax collapsed into the arms of a dep- uty sheriff. Quits, Says No Co-operation ' EATONTOWN - John A. Kervick, state treasurer, said Another shot struck Fred Link, MARLBORO - A member of He also said the economic the Central Monmouth Industrial On Plant last night the state's proposed $750 million bond issue will 24, of Lexington. Link died en the Industrial Commission sub- survey of the community has not Committee have been poorly., at. KEYPORT - Zoning Board postpone a sales or income tax for at least five years. route to a Winston-Salem hospital. mitted his resignation to th« been revised for two years. "How tended by township representa- chairman Leo A. Brown and The state official addressed more than 300 persons who The bullet struck him in the head Township Committee last night many executives in industry tives, ••..••'.; Board Attorney Harvey G. Hart' attended a testimonial dinner at the Crystal Brook Inn for Richardson, father of four chil citing poor, co-operation between know that there- is a township of - No Report Yet man last night refused to let a Middletown Mayor Earl Moody. the governing body, the Planning Marlboro?" Mr. Meyer . "I dont know what's-happening Matawan Township resident ob- Stumping for Gov. Richard J. Hughes' bond issue proposal, Board and the commission. Honed. on the Industrial Commission," ject to the construction of an Mr. Kervick said the proposal is the only alternative to a Trains 'Detour' A. W. Meyer also stated, in hjs He also criticized the "lacka- the mayor said. "I asked lor an asphalt manufacturing plant here. letter of resignation that there broad bajed tax. HOLMDEL — A southboun daisical" attitude of the Town- industrial report two meetings The resident was Albert A: The bpnd issue will be on the November ballot. was poor attendance at meetings ship Committee. "I. don't mean ago add, haven't gotten it yet," freight train broke down near th< by commission members. Matti, a. member of the Strath- He said the bond issue, the biggest hi the state's history, Lily Tulip Cup Corporation plan! to single out the present com the mayor concluded. • , more Civic Association zoning is the answer to meet the increased financial demands for last night. Southbound paswngei Criticizes Committees rntttee," but added, "i mean all Committeeman Paul E. Ches- l schools, highways anil institutions. • . trains were delayed slightly while Mr. Meyer said repeated re- the governing bodies we've had ter asked Planning Board Chair- • . Under the proposal, $50 million per year for a five yetjf here for the past 20 years." Out Of Order v they were switched tt) the north quest! by him to advertise with man Frank Rappa if thi When Frederick Baar, Red period, will be allocated for state aid to schools. bound tracks at Matawan for thi township planning consultant— Mr. Kervick noted the state will be able to tap revenue industrial realtors had not been Mayor Joseph A. Luuaro noted Bank, attorney for Lyncar Corp., trip to Red Bank. acted upon in 14 months. that the meetings in Freehold of (Ses MARLBORO, Page 2) the applicant, protested on Herbert L. WUlett, 3d from the state's turnpike, come 1972, to pay off the issue.' grounds, that Mr, Matti was a The treasurer estimated that once the turnpike's bonds are non-resident. with., no vested in- paid off, the state will have $40 million a year in surplus reve- terest in the plant, the Matawan ToStrehgthen nue from the superhighway-to finance the bond issue. resident was ruled "out of He said the postponement of a broad-based tax for fiva order." years would save taxpayers an estimated $1 billion. Reserve Decision }n Loder Hiring Substandard Mr. Kervick said the bond issue was in keeping with Gov. Mr. Matti issued the following KEANSBURG - C. Bernard ate"his' attorney" claimed the cript was prepared by a certified ly states-the prosecution's case statement to the press after the Hughes' pledge to seek out every alternative to a broad based tax, , Blum, borough manager, re- books were not available before court stenographer.