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The Atlanta Constitution from Atlanta, Georgia • 8

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JJ THE ATLANTA CONSTITl TlOV, Wcdnfday. July 1964 Connectors Found 90 Pet. Completed Atlanta's Downtown Connector and the Airport Connector are more than 90 per, cent complete, the Chamber of Commerce I Negroes Reassure Football Cardinals Owners of Pro Team Pleased A 1 fuy: -g-i reported Tuesday. -I The Atlanta Chamber's ex it pressways committee, in By Racial Goodwill in Allanla mation was obtained from the State Highway department. Projected completion dates by the highway department, reported the committee, is Sept.

1 for the Airport Connector and Oct. 1 for the Downtown HU! ill1 i By MARION GAINES The majority owners of the St. Louis football Cardinals emerged from a meeting with Negro leaders Tuesday apparently satisfied they will encounter no racial problems if they decide to move their team to Atlanta in 1965. "i I Brothers Charles and William another of its periodic reports on highway progress here, said the Downtown Connector linking four Interstate routes is 91 per cent complete. The committee, headed by Atlanta businessman Frank Carter, said the project advanced 1 per cent during June.

The connector covers 2.6 miles. The construction contract was let Dec. 19, 1961. The Airport Connector, which extends 5.9 miles from Municipal Airport to the South Expressway, advanced 6 per cent last month and is now 92 per cent complete, reported the an hour in Mayor Ivan Allen office at City Hall. Also sitting in were Mayor Allen; Arthur Montgomery, chairman of the recreation authority; Bob Richardson, attorney for the authority, and Tom Bidwell.

majority owners of the National Football League team, were pictured as "gratified" by the results of their private discussion with four top Negro leaders and officials of the At Driver Injured in Wreck on 41 Copters Seek Bodies Of 10 Dead in Boat GEORGETOWN, British Guiana (UPI) British helicopters Tuesday flew 50 miles up the Demerara River to search for bodies Tuesday missing in the explosion of a passenger launch in which 10 persons were reported killed. The cause of the explosion was not known. lanta-Fulton Recreation Au tahoochee River bridge. Cobb County police said the truck was making a U-turn when the wreck occurred. No charges were filed.

(Staff Photo Charles Pugh) Bobbie B. Fuller, 765 Spring Smyrna, suffered head injuries and lacerations when the station wagon she was driving collided with a truck on Highway 41 Tuesday near, the Chat thority. "I feel they were gratified to chamber committee. That proj I year and had a net loss of 16,158 ect was let July 28, 1961. The committee said its infor persons in church school Dixie Methodists Urged to Tr To Convert 500,000 by 1968 Nash of Chicago, Bidwills attorney.

ATTORNEY WITH THEM Significantly, this was the first time that the Bidwills have brought their attorney with them to Atlanta for talks with officials here. It was indicated that Nash's role was to examine in detail possible lease and concession arrangements which the Cardinals might make with the stadium authority. The Bidwills have said they were undertaking comparative studies of Atlanta and St. Louis regarding the economic and other merits of the two cities. DON'T KNOW The brothers told newsmen Rnrrlal to The Constitution LAKE JUNALUSKA, N.C.

learn that we have such a (racial) climate here in Atlanta Related story on Page 31. that a professional football team could move here and be successful," said the Rev. Samuel Williams, co-chairman of the Atlanta Summit Conference. MUM ON DECISION The Bidwills gave no indication to newsmen that they have reached a decision on whether to stay in St. Louis next year or transfer the Cardinals to Atlanta's $18 million sports stadium now going up in the Wash-ington-Rawson urban renewal area south of the State Capitol.

But it was viewed as meaningful that the Bidwills were interested in going so far as to Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference Wednesday night. The council's executive committee met Monday and the full council met all day Tuesday. The Methodist Southeastern Jurisdictional Council ended a two- Methodists are grouped. Five are predominantly white and geographical. The Central Jurisdiction is all-Negro and non-geographical.

Legislation passed by the General Conference in May would merge Negro state-level conferences into the five white day meeting here Tuesday af' ternoon, on the eve of the five- after the meeting that they do Members were given background information on General Conference proposals regarding elimination of the all-Negro Central Jurisdiction. The council took no formal action to advise the delegates regarding the Negro body. The Central Jurisdiction is one of six regional bodies in which not know when they will an day Jurisdictional Conference, with a recommendation of a campaign to convert a half million persons to Methodism in the nine Southeastern States during the next four years. This and other recommendations will be brought before the FREE Portable TV jf yr portQbl.TV.. lo tienol TV 4 Phono ipactolnatiori V.m -tTT POWERFUL oNNtr m- -'R TV down FREE LOW PAYMENTS Lin MANDWIBID I li9htwight Up-front lound t- 1 00 HANDWIRED I Tuning Sharp Rutptio 9 ljPoworful Starco cental long and I I low luxurious wood cobinat 4-pd 4 Wm ft PI 4 i I chong.r w.th jwld ttylui.

Full 2 101101 11 l-M IC 1.1110) lag yiyilJInl Iriyjlni nounce a decision on transier ring here. Asked if the meeting with Negro leaders went satisfacto rily, Charles (Stormy) Bidwill jurisdictions. A resolution is expected to be presented following the episcopal address Wednesday morning which will spell out preliminary action to be taken at this conference regarding the Central Jurisdiction. The address will be delivered by Bishop Marvin A. Franklin of Jackson, Miss.

Bishop Franklin is a native Georgian. The address will represent the feelings of the bishops of the South explore Atlanta's public accommodations and housing situations with Negro leaders. Williams and three other NegroesClarence Coleman, co-chairman of the Summit Conference; Col. A. T.

Walden and T. M. Alexander Jr. met with the Bidwills privately for about Mrs. Ethel Gregory, 85, Dies; Music Teacher and Writer replied: "Yes, it did." "I think they were generally well pleased," Mayor Allen said later, adding that he feels the Bidwills should be commended for "making a bold effort to deal above-board" in the transfer matter.

It would have been possible, Mrs. Ethel Martin Gregory of Greensboro, N.C, a former eastern Jurisdiction in various music teacher in the Atlanta area, died Tuesday in a Greensboro areas of church life from evan hospital. She was 85. for example, for the Bidwills to have visited Atlanta and re Mrs. Gregory was a native of Calhoun, Tenn.

She was direc turned to St. Louis without the public's being aware of it, said and two brothers, B. B. and C. Martin, all of Atlanta.

Funeral plans will be an nounced by H. M. Patterson Son, Spring Hill. FREE HOME IvfR) ESENTATjOH US gelism to social concerns. The resolution on evangelism approved by the Jurisdictional Council asked for 125,000 "acceptances on profession of faith annually in the Jurisdiction." It also asked for a net gain in membership of 62,500 persons a year or 250.000 during the next four years.

Delegates will be told that Methodists gained only 9,871 church mebers during the last the mayor SELLING ATLANTA Montgomery was smiling but noncommittal to reporters. "We are still selling Atlanta," he said. "We've been going over everything with them (the Bid-wills)." "Everything appears to be going well," said Richardson. Obituaries rs I. i il'J 1 14 1 siM XL tor of the dramatic art department at the Atlanta Division of the University of Georgia from 1937-1941.

In addition to her piano teaching, she was teacher of the Gregory Bible Class at Calvary Methodist Church for more than 30 years. During the 1940's, she was stage director for the Atlanta Civic Theater and wrote a religious novel. "The Miracle Tree." She also wrote a dramatic art textbook and a history of Calvary Methodist Church. Survivors are three sons, A. D.

and F. S. Gregory, Atlanta, and J. M. Gregory, Greensboro, I Chicken I Recipe I 5 ta 7 1 I DINNER BOX 1 3 pci.

KFC.Moshad Pot. I ColtSlaw, Hot Rolls $1.00 jDatti 7me I 1 7 Convenient Locations 1 2 FOH PniCE OF 1 The Rev. Mr. Williams said later that the Bidwills "had some questions they wanted to Billy Lee Parker Billy Lee Parker, 38, died Tuesday at his home, 110 East Side Drive, Marietta. A plumber, he was a native of College Park and a member of the Fair Oaks Baptist Church and the Masons.

Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday in Sanders ask us about the reception an integrated football team might receive here. "I believe they were satisfied with the answers we gave," said Williams. "It was a very fruitful Funeral Home chapel. The Rev.

Paul Carmichael will officiate and understanding meeting." N.C; a sister, Mrs. P. F. Nix, and burial will be in Kennesaw Memorial Park. Mr.

Parker is survived by his wife, the former Helen McTyre; two daughters, Misses Ann and Nancy Parker, Smyrna; a son, Anthony Parker, Smyrna; his mother, Mrs. Evelyn Parker, Marietta; three sisters, Mrs. Dean Chandler, Marietta; Mrs. Fred Chandler, Decatur, and Mrs. D.

K. Rochester, East Point, and three brothers, Robert Parker, Smyrna; G. R. News for last-minute planners: Extra sailings this year on the s.s. United States Parker Marietta and Byrum Parker, Atlanta.

Linton Blanton Linton Blanton, 62, of 335 ''XT 4 MEDICATED ''K lllilliiiiBWi1 II highly MSSm ''r 4 ABSORBENT- A Second Decatur, died Tuesday in a local hospital. He was a native of Forsyth County ana was employed by General Motors. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Trinity tnapei. The Kev.

Harrv Hewatt will officiate and burial will be in Westview Cemeterv Mr. Blanton is survived by five sisters, Mrs. W. L. Cox, Atlanta; Mrs.

Ike McGhee, Mrs. Grady Savage and Mrs. Ethel Harris, all of Cumming, and Mrs. I. T.

Harris, Law-renceville, and two brothers, J. H. Blanton, Decatur, and C. C. Blanton, Atlanta.

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