MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, SATURDAY, JULY 1, 1967 Funeral arrahgement»w»r6 being made this week far .9 The NAACP charges the Park Commissioners are just now re­ 50-year-old mother wfto tillill. opening several swimming pools Sunday afternoon, of "6_ 1» whloh were closed “rather than wound and her 16-yegr-oM I The Social Services Department | comply With court orders'." daughter was In custody jif I of Operation Head Start is calling | And, the NAACP charges, the Juvenile Court aufhorities charg*. on individuals and organizations in 3 Park Commission is reopening these ed with the fatal tfabbtntfl.'..' the city and county to provide nec- | pools only “because of political essary items, such as shoes, cloth- f pressure and the fear of a long ing', tooth brushes' and food, for hot summer,” mar.v of the 3,200 children who are ; at 1440 Washington. Shehâdbetti participating in the summer pro- ; The Park Commissioners had stabbed-Ip .thé side. ' ject. contended the cost of reopening uicse pools would be prohibitive. Mrs. Callie Lentz Stevens, direc- : Tills has been proved false, the Mitchell, denjed wielding tl tor of the department, said per­ NAACP says. weapon. She said her moi sons or groups desiring to help ] in possession of the knife* needy . Head Start children may "Our Park Commission has per- call 947-3066 at Alcy Elementary uilcced thousands ot dollars of pub­ 8chool, 1750 Alcy Road. lic property to remain unusued uud ip depreciate when, the need Witnesek, including. DR. KIRKENDOLL AND THE GOVERNOR - Dr. C. A. Kirkendoll A printed form, appearing on | for such property has been so Payne, 22, of 884 Montgomi (left), president of Lane College at Jackson, is the only Negro and another page of this paper, may > great,” the NAACP resolution puints tiie girl and ,her mother J also be filled out by potential don­ out. gued and "wrestled” on.U the lone educator on the newly appointed nine-member. Ten­ ors and mailed to the school. nessee Higher Education Commission. Dr. Kirkendoll is shown tinuing the argument. Mrs. Stevens said assistance is here with Governor Buford Ellington who made the appoint­ needed immediately, not' only for ments last week. some of the children but fqr their parents as well. ‘.'During the, past two years," Mrs. 8tevens said, "we have’been fortun­ JERRY LEWIS AVINGTON ate to have groups and individuals volunteer goods and services. For example, the Food for ¡Fitness Group provided 134 pairs of shoes for the children; another group gave 300 tooth brushes for distri­ bution, and others donated furni­ JACKSON, Tenn; .— Dr-. C. A. Kirkendoll, president of Lane ture, transportation and many oth­ ige, has been appointed ode of nine members of the 'Ten- er services.” YOUNGSTERS OK CANDIDATE MORRIS - Charles F. Morris Sr., ee Higher Education Commission created by the legislature Mrs. Stevens stated very emphat­ of state.supported colleges and ically that ..similar- services are candidate for a seat on the new City Council from District 7, re* .thlj-yopr to pion development needed this:year.- ■ ceived rousing support of youngsters when he visited the Gor­ universities. don Elementary School playground recently. Mr. Morris is pic­ Head Start, representing both a Inspector N .E. Gov, Buford Ellington, who had tured center, surrounded by the small fry. He promised them recommended -the1 criMlo»• ofWie ¡concept...... and'■ e commission, announced the ap-1 Jdraws— together-‘<- ait fesources—fam­ more recreational facilities if adults elect him to office. Mr; Mor polntments at a news conference in ily, community and professional— ris'is an'insurance executive. Nashville. ' which can contribute to the child’s Dr. Kirkendoll, 53, the only Ne­ (Continued on Page Eight) gro and educator on the commis­ sion, has been president of 85-year- Charles Patterson, principal of Walker Avenue Elementary School, A Juvenile Court hearing for' old Lane College sinter 1950. A na­ girl was scheduled for Tbitfi tive of 8earcy, Ark., Be is a grad­ has been transferred to Kansas morning of this week. uate of Lane and Northwestern Street Elementary School where he t niver«itv. is monied jura,, the fa- will serve in a similar capacity, it Records' show that Miss Mitt was announced this week by the was committed to the Tenne Commis* Memphis Board of Education. Department of Correction,!»*!.: 15 on a charge of assaulting: Memphis branch of the NAACP Daniel Ward, assistant principal act creating the commission, re­ is charteringa bus to Boston for at Hyde Park, has been named Scores of Memphians filled Keel Avenue Baptist Church boyfriend who was not seriousl j quire? Its members be appointed the July lO-iS annual convention principal of Grant Elementary Sunday afternoon for Charles F. Morris' kickoff rally. He is a jured. At that time, she.; for staggered terms. As each charged with intent to^mejj term of the national assoblation. Mrs. 8chool. candidate from District 7 for a seat on the new City "Council. expires; successors will be appointed Maxine A. Smith, executive secre­ murder.,The commitment wit for a full nine yyegr term. tary of the local unit, said seats Otto Las'hley, assistant principal On hand to give Mr. Morris a pended. ’ at LaRose Elementary, has been big boost at the opening of his “I feel these are among the most on the bus are available. transferred to South Side High as campaign was his friend, Atty. John Important appointments that will Top Educators At She said' the roundtrip fare is assistant principal. The shift to J. Hooker of Nashville, the unsuc­ be made during this' administra­ $50 and that persons interested in South Side comes after he had cessful gubernatorial candidate. tion,” Ellington said. ' rldln gthe bus should contact NA­ been chosen for a similar post at LeMoyne Confab Nearly $300 was collected from "I have worked longer and hard­ ACP headquarters at 234 Hernan­ the new Riverview Junior High. the audience to help Mr. Morris er in naming this board. I be- do by calling 525-6057. Mr. Lashley was assistant princi­ An educational conference is un­ pal at Douglass High before his conduct his campaign. Delegates elected to attend the' derway this week on the LeMoype (Continued on Page Eight) assignment at LaRose. convention are Jesse H. Turner, campus. It is partially funded by Seated close to him during the tlon this month bran.ch president; Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Two administrative interns were CORD, an agency under the wing program was his wife and cam­ Lorene Thomas, J. H. Bishop, Earl assigned to assistant principalships. of the U. S. Department of Health, paign manager, Mrs. Alma Morris, ; ’ CHARLES R. BRANHAM 507 In LeMoyne’s Those on leave are: ' ’ George McGhee, Mrs. E. J. Wash­ Willie Johnson becomes assstant Education and Welfare. a popular barber. principal at LaRose, and Chester ington, Rev. Ezekiel Bell and Mrs. The conference began Wednes­ Mr. Morris is’ staff manager for Mrs. Ollie 8. Ivory of LaRasa, Figlel will be the assistant prin­ Summer Sessions G. R. Atkins. day and continues through Thurs­ the Memphis branch of North Mrs. Bobbie M. Locke of Melrose, cipal at Hyde Park. Mrs. Joanpe I. Gaines of Orleans, LeMoyne College has enrolled 507' Miss Cheryl Fanion, winner of day with sessions running from 9 Carolina Mutual Insurance Com­ Mrs. Lillie Williamson of Book# , in its summer sessions, it was an- the NAACP’s Miss Social Belle con­ A third administrative intern, a.m., to 3:30 pm. pany. T. Washington, Mrs. Evie L. 'Mor- i nounced this week by the regis- test, also will make the trip. Pat Cooney, was named supervisor Speakers include Dr. Willard Attorney Hooker said "I am here ton of Carver, Mrs. Carmine | trar - director, Mrs. Margaret of music in the Department of The NAACP Youth Council and Abraham of Arizona State Univer­ because Charlie and Alma Morris Vaughn of Grandview Height! Charles Russell Branham . of; Bush - McWilliams. , , Instruction. sity and Dr. A. Tannenbaum of are my friends, and I wish them Mrs. Georgette McKinney .Chart- Memphis was graduated this month I _ . .. .. , intercollegiate Chapter are expected from Rockford College where he, Sh.e sai(1 293 are ”•the C0Peg?8 to send delegates, too. Herbert R. Lovell, senior instruc­ (Continued on Page Two) (Continued on Page Two) (Continued on Page Tf») tor of military science at Hamil- earned the B, A. degree in history. ^ularr,pr^’ -------------- :---- ----------- ' v»*“ He was awarded a Ford Foundation I (Continued on Page Eight) _*..j project for high school students, I Chicago where he plans studying i w & National science-• • • Institute— .1------- j It's Starlight Revue Time! for the master's' degree. 1 for- talented.................. high> «a schoolers and 50 See By-The-Drink (Continued on Page Eight) in-a special swimming class. Vote In August , W. C. Mieher, chairman, of the ¿leverage Control Program Citi­ zens Committee, presented petitions Monday to the Shelby County Election Commission calling for a county - wide referendum on the suie of alchoholic beverages by the drink. Joe Forbis, chairman of the Elec­ tion Commission, officially received Some Boogaloo,” • and is! the petitions. The petitions con­ Ing a new one. Homer ' tained 16,460 signatures of Mem­ phian? and Shelby Countians who Love." . .... .¿j-ii} are registered voters. Memphis bandmaster, 3 ■Gei¿ *Mr. Forbis stated that 10,742 sig­ natures would be required to call for a referendum. Election com­ mission officials estimated that three or four days would be re­ quired to validate the necessary number of signatures on the pe­ titions presented. Commission workers would have to check the petition signers against records of registered voters. Once the required number of voters’ signatures are validated, a referendum date will be set.