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KING FORA DAY 1 "d--- ''-7Iilor--4-- HE CHARLOTTE EWS ultiJko so CHARLOTTE NORTH CM1OLINA SATURDAY OCTOBER 8 1949 ZOVIE NIEARDIGS To LOOKING OVER THE JOB 1 -o i A ---4 1 s'' '9V ii -''0--youroxiolroo- 's v' ---Mi''Vg: re i 1 -----4 lt: iI 1- -1-- 4oi: 4 iliis: io :74: iiiv JApmg I-0-0--4z--trst- 3 --ixtlii174g-: 041:17: 4 4a4zr 4iiiye 1''''' e' 7-Ar' 'zit)- '''''4''' -i''-- --4: toAi Se 0 gem Poe oky 110 eye A wide variety of smoke violations were observed in September by inspectors of the City Smoke Abatement Division James Campbell smoke abatement engineer announced today Inspectors listed as observed offenders 25 apartment houses 229 Industrial plants fifteen laundries and cleaners 35 commercial plants fifteen schools and Governmental buildings 24 office buildings ten hotels 25 stores 45 open fires and 69 miscellaneous buildings In addition Mr Campbell reported the following violations were observed by railroad locomotives: Southern 29 Seaboard nine and Norfolk-Southern one Also inspectors actually timed sixteen violations by equipment of the Southern Railroad three of the Seaboard Railroad and two of the Norfolk-Southern Railroad Inspectors also timed six violations by industrial plants and one by a laundry Mr Campbell said that the Smoke Abatement Division gladly will give advice and assistance in any smoke problem Preparations are also being made for the local observance of National Smoke Abatement Week Oct 23-29 Mr Campbell is also expecting the proposed smoke abatement ordinance which has been in the hands of City Attorney John Shaw for some time to be returned soon for action by the Council i-1-iie: -)---' -or 'i z' l' 7 ::::7:: Al A rs US': 0k 1 l''1Vi 6 10'" 1 t-IN "4''- S''-' -y- '--3: 4'-' U- 4:: 1 "'-----'-'4 ik Oilt 10 4:: ft: C-' News Staff Photo by Toni Franklin Studio Publisher df The Charlotte News today is Mike Soper son of Mr and Mrs Soper of 2634 Selwyn Ave He was selected to direct the affairs of the newspaper on National Newspaperboy Day He is seated at the desk of Publisher Thomas Robinson Man Seriously Hurt In Gambling Game Shooting BOAR up by Patrolmen Ross and Spencer about 10:35 when they found him at the intersection of llth and College Sts Weathers was quoted by the officers as admitting he shot Dixon twice as the man fled from the house through a back exit In other Friday night violence police reported that George Miller 304 Bland St was knifed on the left side and head while in an automobile going out to the Southern States Fairgrounds Miller told officers he would not prosecute however Johnny and Onnia Grier 1109 Jefferson St were arrested and charged with an assault on Arthur Key 410-A Morehead St The injured man was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital for treatment of cuts after he allegedly had been knocked through a plate glass window at 845 Mint St Police Officers Baucom and Caskey investigated Key's complaint and sent him to the hospital for medical care There were 96 deaths in September Just one more than the lowest record for the first three quarters The August toll of 95 was the low for the year so far The leading causes of the 96 September deaths was heart disease with 22 victims Diseases of the artery and cancer were tied for second place with fifteen deaths There were fourteen deaths due to congenital conditions Eight external deaths occurred five automobile fatalities one death from a train accident one from a fall and one of an infant strangled while nursing Fifty-two of the births recorded in September were illegitimate the high total including twenty white Started With 'Great News Staff Photo by Tom Franklin Studio The chief adjutant of the coming Community Chest drive looks over some of her duties Mrs George Cowan will supervise the work of adjutants in four divisions of the campaign commercial public service and public employees She's with Chest President George A Westbrook who said "I don't see how it would be possible to conduct a fund-raising drive in firms of ten or more employees without the invaluable assistance of the adjutants" Sessions Set For First Of Week A Negro man was shot twice as he left a gambling game on 6th St last night and police are holding the alleged gunman pending the outcome of injukes If Robert Dixon 615 Alexander St dies of his two pistol wounds then Luther Weathers will be charged with Murder Weathers is in City Jail Dixon's condition was reported as being "only fair" at Good Samaritan Hospital this morning and a nurse there said he did not seem to be improving An X-ray showed one bullet entered his right armpit and stopped in the chest just above the heart Another entered the left side of Dixon's neck Detectives Coy Sikes and Thompson investigated the shooting which occurred in Weathers' back yard at 533 6th St following a game of chance The time of the shooting was placed at approximately 10 The alleged gunman was picked a 01:: -A --1 '''0? :1 At i'f-i'fg El -i- V- li i 4s i aiii: A 44'-! tkI ---1-- 1-- ot VtaV14 4 '2 g7-- 4--' 40 1 1 i 0 I L- :7 2 i -4 --1: -3t 1: 44:: v04ple -F- ::06 rAN--A i 1- ifIA 1 'M 4 ---k4 t4Fs tEZ 3 i--i VA tv ''f' los e47 -44i 0 Chest Officials Make Final By MACK BtIAL Charlotte News Staff Writer Next week will be a busy week for campaign workers of the Community Chest even though the starting day of the drive is not until Friday Three divisions will meet Monday and Tuesday for supplies and last minute instructions Monday at 4 at the Community Chest office the chain store Session To Run Oct Maternity Wards Rushed With Summer's Business Section Two UC1E YANCEY ASKS ADHERENCE TO PRESENT LAW Inspection Division To Exercise More Delegated Authority By DICK YOUNG Charlotte News Staff Writer Many public hearings on zoning changes requests may be eliminated it was indicated today at City Hall Closer adherence to the law in handling appeals will result in this change City Manager Henry A Yancey said It will he added require greater responsibility for the inspection division in the enforcement of the zoning law Mr Yancey said that the chief function of the Board of Adjustment is to make technical investigations of zoning questions and to submit recommendations to the City Council Under the law the City Council is the final administrative body in zoning questions and this is the place where citizens and property owners have their Opportunity to be heard No change in the zoning law can be made except by the Council and the Board of Adjustment acts merely in an advisory capacity If protestants wish to present their cases the Council is the body to which they can appeal And if the protestants are not satisfied with the Councils decision they can appeal to the courts RELIEF FOR BOARD The policy of eliminating public hearings before the Board of Adjustment will greatly relieve this board whose members serve without pay of the extra heavy duties that have been assumed in the past the manager said Then too he said more definite handling of requests for building permits by the inspection division will provide further relief for the board members When an application is in clear violation th division can easily handle it without sending it on to the board he added Mr Yancey said that the new policy will not bar any citizen from presentation of his claims as any person can appeal before the Board of Adjustment if he desires as well as before the City Council Land Auction Is Set For Nov 21 Public sale of City-owned property off Statesville Road today was set for noon Nov 21 at the Courthouse City Manager Henry A Yancey said that the property which adjoins the 500-unit Negro housing project of Spangler will be sold in three tracts each of which has been appraised by the Charlotte Real Estate Board The bidding will start at the price set by the realtors The three tracts include: No business section 500 by 500 feet at Newland Road and Statesville Ave bidding to start at $10000 No 2-171 acres between Statesville Ave Newland Road and Irwin's Creek bidding to start at 815625: No strip fronting 1- 210 feet on Statesville Ave with depth of 150 feet bidding to start at $14400 One of the conditions of the sale is that the purchaser will be required to erect at least 178 Negro housing units on the property except that reserved for business Mr Spangler made overtures for purchase of the property in order to enlarge his current housing development which contains 500 units He told City officials that he would build 178 other houses if he could obtain title to the property Over $90 000 Added To Paid Taxes Of 1949 A total of $9099155 wiz added this week to the paid-up iso city taxes boosting the current collections to $251156030 The report from the office of George Livingston municipal accountant also showed payments this week of $91957 on 1948 taxes These payments sent the 1948 total to $295666259 actually represent 9906 per cent of the 1948 levy Payment this week on prior year taxes ranged from $4230 on 1947 taxes to $3720 on 1939 taxes Covenant Church Series Scheduled Pour services observing the home mission season of the Presbyterian Church in the United States arill be held by the Covenant Presbyterian Church Meeting schedule is as follows: Tuesday at 10:30 A Westminster Church Branch Dr Warner Hall speaker Tuesday at 10:30 A at Second Church Branch "Highland Heritage" Friday at 3 at Westminister Church prayer meeting and mission discussion Mrs Ulrich of Atlanta will speak Tuesday Oct 18 at 11 A at the Second Church A luncheon and social hour will follow in the club room BEE RE Plans Also to meet on Tuesday are the workers in the solicitation division headed by Sam Thorne and David Henderson Members of the advance gifts division met Wednesday at the Hotel Charlotte Supplies will be delivered next week to the industrial commercial public service and public employees division Negroes this year are participating in the general solicitaticin division Listed of the Bible and various phases of Christian living" A wide range of subjects is offered she added and called attention to the course planned for young people COURSES LISTED The courses and instructors are: "The Child's Approach to Outman director of the weekday church school at Myers Park Methodist Church "Guiding Youth's Approach to Claude Broach pastor of St John's Baptist Church "The Adult's Approach to Rev 0 Alfred Cole pastor of St Martin's Episcopal Church "Christian Marriage and Christian Home James Godard conference teacher on this subject "Fundamentals of Christian Marjorie Lutz director of Christian Education at the First Methodist Church "Protestantism It's Beliefs and Dr Freed pastor of St Mark's Lutheran Church "The Prophets and Their Bernard Boyd professor of Bible at Davidson College "Youth in Christian Alice Hover director of religious education at Covenant Presbyterian Church "The Use of Visual Aids In Christian Education" Petty manager of Christian Film The opening part of the first session will be held in the sanctuary of the Caldwell Memorial Presbyterian Church at 7:30 Oct 24 EVENING Beginning with the second Tuesday evening the school will go directly to the classrooms assigned schedule to be observed is: first class period 7:30 to 8:20 recess 8:20 to 8:30 second class period 8:30 to 9:20 John Otts principal of Central High School is chairman of the executive committee and Dr Edgar Nease Methodist district superintendent is vice chairman Other members are Dr Hunter Blakeley Dr Charles Kraemer Paul Jones the Rev Harris Blair Dr Freed Edward Kissiah Price the Rev Iverson Noland Miss Lutz the Rev Stone and Dr William Harrison Williams Miss Tarlton heads the curriculum committee and other committee chairman are Mr Kissiah publicity Mrs Edgar McGee arrangements Sidney Abernathy Jr finance Will Discusqlans The Baptist people of the Park Road and Avondale community will meet at 3 tomorrow in the Avondale Presbyterian Church for further discussion on plans for a new Baptist church in that section ol'4 I division will assemble Gordon Christian will head this group A meeting of the residential division is set for 10 A Tuesday at the YMCA with Mrs Tom Williams Chairmm vice-chairmen block area and zone leadeis will be there Co-chairmen with Mrs Williams are Mrs Robert Moore Mrs Wade Haywood Mrs Joseph Hartman and Mrs Wall 25-Nov 29 Charlotte the school will have as Its theme this year "Christ in Education" For the first time this year Queens College and Charlotte churches have arranged a school of religion rather than a leadership school "The school will not be limited to teachers and leaders" Miss Tarlton said "but will be open to all church members who want to know more Religion School Schedule 2 '1 I IF 4-- ti------- tt21-t -x5- News Staff Photo by Tom Franklin Studio Department heads of The Charlotte News selected for key positions on The News on National Newspaperboy Doy are front row left to right Jackie Simmons advertising manager Eddie McDonald general manager Merle Miller city editor Second row left to right David Tucker circulation manager Gene Van Curen executive editor Wilson Cook managing editor and Johnny Moser state ectitar '1 Newspaperboys Rule The News For A Day Movie-Making Chomp Is Visitor Here Charlotte's Summer quarter with its usual bumper crop of babies was no exception this year Figures today at the City Health Depts' Bureau of Vital Statitsics showed registration of 1544 births in the three months of July August and September which sent the total for the first nine months of 1949 to 4219 births The 549 births recorded in August were the third highest on record for a single month and September followed with just six less than the August total These two months are the only ones so far this year showing birth registrations in excess of 500 although March did produce a record of exactly 500 The record for the first three quarters of 1949 exceeds the registrations of 4159 for the same nine months last year but drops slightly under the total of 4390 for the January September total in 1947 In the first nine months of this year death claimed 1003 persons as compared to 1038 in the am months of 1948 and 1292 in 1947 Two Are Shot After Argument A Negro man who asked police to come and get him was being held at the police station this afternoon for the shotgun shooting of two other Negroes in Palmer Alley Jim Mc Lilly called police headquarters from the corner of Bland and Tryon Sts and said: "rm in trouble I shot a man" Two ambulances from Grier Thompson Funeral Home went to the scene of the shooting and found Poe Massey lying in the alley He was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital where the extent of his wounds were not immediately determined The other victim was not immediately identified McLilly told police that he shot Massey after an argument but did not explain what had happened Extradition Is Waived By Man A Rockingham main waived extradition in City Police Court today and will be returned to Georgia on a fugitive warrant William Jacobs appeared before Judge McA Currie and elected to return willingly to Georgia where he is wanted for alleged larceny of over $50 Judge Currie revoked a 1948 judgment of suspended sentence on Loflin 808 Wesley Ave and ordered him to serve twelve months in jail for larceny and receiving The 'judge had last year given flin a two-year suspended sentence on condition that he violate no law Courses of instruction for the Fall School of Religion sponsored by the Queens-Charlotte Leadership Education program were announced today by Miss Summers Tailton dean The school will be held each Tuesday evening from Oct 25 to Nov 29 at the Caldwell Memorial Presbyterian Church at 1601 5th St Sponsored co-operatively by Queens College and churches of Train Robbery' Toni London right how to sell like 1650 motion the first picture Charlotte branch ::::::::::::41 Fglii i'r-i is: -'-i ia -0 ir 7 l' l' 't-r eV ilt: cltit ::4 11 i 4 t- $5 -17 tt 1 left came to his pictures pictures starting ever made of Republic Road on of Mr and Mrs Edward A McDonald general manager Gene Van Curen 1813 Browning Ave son of Mr and Mrs Van Curen executive editor Wilson Cook 1721 Thomas Ave on of Mrs Cook managing editor Merle Miller 804 West Blvd son of Mrs Miller city editor Jackie Simmons 20 10 Barringer Drive son of Mr and Mrs A Simmons advertising manager David Tucker 2105 Edison St son of Mrs Tucker circulation manager Johnny Moser 1424 Lyon Court son of Mr and Mrs Moser state editor Further observance of National Newspaperboy Day was under way this morning with all white Charlotte carriers attending a special showing of a motion picture: "Task Force" at the Carolina Theater Negro carriers saw a movie at the Savoy Theater All newspaperboys white and to attend the Davidson-NC State football game tonight at Memorial Stadium as guests of the Davidson Athletic Association Overturned Truck Blocks Highway A tractor-trailer operated by Tennessee-Carolina Freight lines overturned on Rozzelle's Ferry Road at about 11:50 this morning and blocked traffic for about fifteen minutes County Patrolmen Eargle and Johnson who investigated the accident said the entire highway and one shoulder were obstructed by the wreck The truck they said apparently skidded from the road after striking a car The truck driver was injured slightly and the driver of the car was not injured Mayes Rally Speaker The Rev Lamont Mayes will speak at the regular Charlotte Youth for Christ rally tonight at 7:45 in Central High School i :::0 '1' lo -s 1- -Vig4P 20tf I- 4b-7- 0 -4' riw rr kit t-l i a The boys who carry The Charlotte News were named to run it today In observance of National News-paperboy Day a nation-wide event eight Charlotte News newspaper-boys were selected to rule as department heads of the paper today In the top slot is Mike Soper son of Mr and Mrs Soper of 2634 Selwyn Ave He was selected as publisher under qualifications set up by the Newspaperboy Committee of North Carolina The qualifications: length of service service record school record sales ability dependability collection record and personality Other department heads: Eddie McDonald 2925 Manor For most of her life 48-yearold Sarah had supported herself as a seamstress Recently troubled by a blurring of her vision she ccnsulted an eye specialist and learned she was going blind Considerably frightened she sought counsel and guidance from the Association for the Blind A room was found for her in a boarding house where she now has the companionship of other 'women Work was also located suited to her limited capacities In order to supplement her small savings During the difficult period of readjustment she has had the constant encouragement of one of the Association's counselors who being blind herself was able to offer Sarah much needed spiritual comfrIl You helped Sarah in her time' of you gave through your Community Chest It's a you think of of THE CHICKEN SOX Phone 114681L (Adv) Red teathel 0 a e2r13 I tio do By EMERY WISTER Charlotte News Staff Writer You've beard about those lucky people who get in on a good thing on the ground floor Now meet Tom London who came in through the basement Tom has been making movies for lo these 42 years He was in the first motion picture "The Great Train Robbery" and has been in about 1650 since "I believe" he said here today "That I'm the champion movie maker of all time If anyone else has made as many pictures I don't know who it could be" The record books back him up The Hollywood production Encyclopedia an annual publication covering every phase of the motion picture industry credits him with 70 pictures in the past five years alone ALL-TIME SHERIFF He's the all time champion sheriff and has played the strong arm of the law 1000 times Matter of fact that's what he's doing here now He's in town with his manager Jack Sparks and his "Hollywood Deputies" a Western show that is open for bookings in Carolina towns late this month and next Sparks has himself made some 45 pictures but clams up oyster tight when asked about It "Why should I open my mouth when I'm booking the all-time champion?" he asked Most of London's recent pictures have been made at the Republic studio so today he spent some time at the Charlotte Republic branch chatting with Manager Cy Dillon and salesman Jack London No relation he says "London" says Tom "isn't my name at all My real name is Leonard Clapham but I changed it some years ago" Tom London broke into pictures when all the players carried sheets to reflect sufficient See LONDON on page 7-B Charlotte today to tell Jack London Tom London has been in something with "The Great Train Robbery" Jack London is a salesman for the Pictures A.