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Ka Pragma Without Struggle
!. "11 tbert U W> struggle, there to
•too progress, Those who profess to
favor freedom, and yet depreciato
agitation, are men who want eropa
With on t ploughing up the ground.
.,, Power concedes nothing without
• demand. It never did and nevef
will." _ .
•—Frederick Douglas*
Sat*
Antonio Register
RIGHT • JUSTICE • PROGRESS
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HAN ANTONIO, TKXAB, KKIDAV^APKH,
IT'S TOUR KEWSP.
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Negroes Defeat
Racist "Bull"
Connor jn B'ham
Rabid Racist Beaten
By Negro Vote
In Major fifty Election
f By the Associated Macro Presa
BIRMINGHAM — Negro voters
la«t wwk •wett.g.ttfg victory even
though the two Negro candidates for
the city council were defeated. They
played a deeiaivs role in defeating the
city's top segregstionlst and racist in
his hid to switch from police commis-
eioucr to mayor of the city.
Eugene "Bull" Connor, who will go
to any length to crank Negroes seek-
ing civil rights, w*ua defeated in the
mayoral race by former Lt. Gov. Al-
bert Bout weft, a mildtr Ajrpe of Beg-
regationist Connor, whoae principal
target in the pant has been the Re?.
Fred Shuttleworth, lout by 7.0*0 vote*.
('or#«»r openly blamed hi* defeat
on i be fact that 8,000 Negroea voted
in the election. «»
The tw^ Negro candidates who
went down to defeat were J. L. Ware
and W. L. Williams, Jr.
After the election the city waa in
a state of confuaion over who its
authorised officials were. Iloutwell
was sleeted under n new form «»f
city g • •rnment, and Connor and his
associates refuged to give up their
office* claiming that their terms un-
der the old form of government have
pot expired.
The people voted in a referendum
last fall to absiidun the commission
form <»f government under which
Connor had served for 23 years, and
which had Wen in effect for more
tlisu SO fe*r». in favor of a mayor-
council system. Connor opposed the
rhunge, hut ran for mayor sgsinst
Boutwell.
Iloutwell crushed Connor st the
ptdlx, 20,MO \otes to 21.04* which in-
dicated, an the "Hull" aaid. that the
§,000 qualified Negro voters must
ba\e decided the election—against
him.
During the campaign, Connor, who
doc*n't mind the roughness that his
aickasms • Bull" suggests, accused
bo:h his opponent snd Birmingham
newspapers of surrendering to, or
conspiring with, integration forces.
As |K>lice commissioner, Connor has
given Negroes in general, snd civil
rights ptopwiMfBi.. in particular, s
rough time. Last week, apparently
frothing iu anger over his election de-
feat, he busied himself trying to
fight off a drive launched by the Rev.
Martin Luther King, Jr., to end scg-
regstion in the city.
King arrived on the scene just
about the time the political axe wss
fslling on Connor, snd promptly
promised to make "Birmingham the
center of antl-discrimiuation activity
In the nation.**
Earlier in the day, Negroes had
staged skip-and-jump sit-ins at luuch
counters at downtown vsriety snd de-
partment stores to prylrst segrega-
noik 01 (hi mora tftan .'K» partieipat*
ing. 2U were arrested by Connor's
men.
But King's declaration before a
nm ring of 000 cheering persons was
a direct challenge flung in the face
of the vociferous Connor. "We are
heading for freedom land," said
King, "and nothing's going to stop
as" i
The concensus was that the strug-
gle between Bout well's elected group
and the lame duck Conuor faction
will wind up in court. Connor wants
badly to maintain control of the city
government. lie ia reported to have
dominated the autgoing three-man
citv commission.
There are those who feel thst Con-
nor lovea hia police job as a cow
poke lovea a bull whip. As police com-
missioner, he could legally browbeat
Negroes who refuse to go along with
s-rregation.
tout well is considered a milder
form of segregationist because he
has pledged himself to maintaining
law and order. However, he ia the
n.thor of the atate'a pupil place-
ment law that hae helped keep Ala-
bama the only state in the union with
m completely segregate? public achool
system.
Meanwhile, in the midst of all the
(See NEGROE8, Page •.)
WILLIAM II
MI1S. L1LLKLIA W. HARRISON
Ifta
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Zetas, Signias Hold Regionals Here
San Antonian's Kin Killed
Ia Crash in Victoria
VICTORIA—A 26-year old man waa fatally injured, and
(even other persons were hurt, some seriously, Sunday j
morning, at 2:53, when a utility truck and a sedan collided 1
at Bed River and Laurent streets, inside the city limits.
The dead man's wife may loio the sight of one eye.
Ironically, the group in the truck waa en route to the bed-
side of a relative who had reportedly been severely cut
MKN. WOltl.K II. BLAIK
MHS. FAYTON Itl TI.KK
HEY FIOIKE8 IN ZBTA REGIONAL—Pictured above are key fig-
ures in the southern regional conference of Zeta Phi Beta sorority,
incorporated, in session in San Antonio Friday and Saturday. Mrs. Lullelia
W. Harrison, a national officer of Zeta for the past 28 years, is director
of the southern region, snd will preside at the two-day session here.
Mrs. William H. Hays is basileua of Alpbn Pi Zeta chapter, which is
host to the regional meeting.
Mrs. George H. Blair is regional marshal, and Mrs. Payton Butler in
past regional director, and presently serving as chairman of the board of
the southern region.
Integrated L R.
High Has Negro
In Honor Society
9
Bv the Associated Neero Presa
LITTLE lUMTv—Jsetjuelyne Fare
Evana, LI, s junior at liall high
school who currently has an A-plus
grade average, is the first Negro
student to l»e inducted into the Na-
tional Honor society at one of the
city's predominantly white high
schools.
She became a member. la*t week,
along with 44 other students. Ter-
rell E. Powell, the Hall principal,
said.
Honor society members are selected
on the basis of scholarship, leader-
ship, service and character, Powell
said.
The best students are rated on this
basis by their teachers, snd then the
society members are selected from
(See SOCIETY, Psge 7.)
♦
San Antonio Man
Arrested on Gun-
Carrying Charge
Nathaniel Franklin, 20, was book-
ed for unlawfully carrying a pistol,
as a result of au incident Tuesday,
April 2. Mrs. Evelyn Frnnklin, 26.
831 Hudson, said that Franklin
"came home, jumped on her, and beat
her on the head."
Mrs. Franklin fled to an Arthur
walk neighbor's apartment. Franklin
allegedly went to the residence and
threatened to kill Mrs. Franklin.
He was apprehended in the 500
block of Hudson. Police reported that
he had a revolver in his pocket.
i
Clayton Powell to Appeal
$211,500 Libel Verdict
Qg the 'Associated Negro Press
•WTEW YORK—Controversial New York Congressman Adam
Fi Clayton Powel* Jr, 'Wit week was dealt another blow in
bis political, legal, and other struggles when a New York
supremo court iurj found him guilty of defanung a66 year^W
Harlem (N/V.) woman and ordered him to pay hor $211,500
in actual and punitive damages.
The iury,.in a uainimous decision, ruled that the fiery
„n„,um,„ had libeled Mr». Esther In Washington, Powell declared
K" domestic nnd . widow, when th.t he'd appeal the decision,
ho cal'ed her ". be. wom.n_for.th.
police department in th. WMhtnt-
ton Height. »ectlon o( Manhattan,
r.wST mad. th. Thar*.
Mr* j.iru*. who complained that
•he loot h«r domestic job two dayi
3UTrd. .-i l-. tad difficult,
finding other., in an aPpear.M. on
f|e television Aow, _ Between th.
line." on March 6, I960.
'rile NTA Telerision Broadcastla*
corporation, th.n owner oj Station
WNTA-TV, whlck tarried th. «hi»w,
«ad th. profram'. oponwir, A«ooci»t-
«4 Food Store* «*poratlon, bad pre-
t!oi..1j m.'i. •
—itk Mr.. Trn** Tbe $1,600 hi to
£3Tth. *111,800 judie-
He did
not attend the trial here last week.
An aide in Washington said he was
bu.y with other affair..
Powell did not .eem particularly
ruffled by the latest in a aerie, of
trouble.. Only a week previously he
drew a storm of protest, for attack-
ing th. NAAOP which h. claima al-
low. whit, peopl. to control it. poll-
dec.
Powell Mid in a »peech in Wa»h-
ington that Negroes, lik. th. PoU*
and otter American ethnic groups,
■bould h.v. complete control of their
civil right, organisation, and, If nn-
abl. to do n, they ahould boycott
(8m poweuu Pw e.)
Negro Elected
President of
Ohio College Body
By the Associated Negro Press
WIIJIKUFORCK, Ohio—Cen-
tral State college president
Dr. Charles H. Wesley became
the first Negro to aver be elect-
ed to be president of the Ohio
College association last week.
The nationally known admin-
istrator will serve a one-year
term which will extend into
I»flI. lie officially took office
April 1.
The OCA Is composed of 52
collrges in the state of Ohio,
and meets annually to di*ciiss
probl.tiis of higher education and
to recommend adjustments.
Kelly Foreman
Gets Cash Award
For Performance
William C. Bryant, 003 South
Olive street, foreman in the civil en-
gineer division. Kelly Air Force base,
was the recent recipient of a sus-
tained superior performance cash
award of $100.
Ilryant has been in government
service for 22 years.
He has never taken sick leave, and
has 1884 hours to his credit.
Following his service in World
War II, he wns discharged with the
rating of sergeant.
His wife, Sirs. W. C. Bryant, is a
teacher in the public school system of
Victoria, and was recently elected
vice president of the Victoria area
Council for Retarded Children, which
is nn integrated council.
The award was presented by T.t.
Colonel William Lumpkin, Keliy
AFB deputy commander, in a cere-
mony, with congratulations for the
coutribution which was made iu ac-
complishment of the air force mis-
sion.
Tyrone J. (Pete) Johnson, 20, died
at 12:45 Sunday afternoon, in Citi-
zens Memorial hospital. He was the
driver of a utility truck, in which
five other persons were riding, that
was in collision with a sedan oper-
ated by Johnny Ramires, 22, and in
whieh Herman Garcia, 23, was a
passenger. Both are of Port Lavaca.
Johnson was the nephew, by mar-
riage, of Mrs. L. I>. Harris, 851 Po-
tomac street, San Antonio. Mrs. Har-
ris. the former Lorraine Dean, is the
wife of a well-known San Antonio
muHicinn and »eh<»ol teacher, L. I>.
Harris.
Negroes Vow to
Continue Marches
In Greenwood
By the Associated Negro Press
GREENWOOD, Miss. — Negroes
here, spurred by Comedian Dick
Gregory and other civil rights lead-
ers. late laat week vowed to continue
their voter registration marches, de-
spite a reported deal between the
justice department and Greenwood
city officials.
Chief Curtis Lary and his police-
men, reinforced by civil defense vol-
unteers, have been breaking up Ne-
gro voter registration demonstra-
tions and arresting demonstrators on
the usual aegregntionist charge of dis-
orderly conduct.
Am on* thfMe manhandled by the
police waa Gregory, who led several
of the demonHtration marches on the
LcFlore courthouse since arriving
here to help in the voter registration
movement. He wasn't, however, ar-
rested.
Rev. Donald L. Tucker, who charg-
ed li- was bitten by a police dog. and
Landy McNair, 10. of Jackson, Miss.,
n field secretary of the Student Non-
Violent Coordinating committee, were
among those arrested.
Gregory had hi* arm twisted behind
his back by auxiliary policeman Tom-
my Bellelo, when Dick attempted to
lead one of the demonstration
inarches. Bellelo said he had ordered
Gregory to move on and that the
famous comedian refused ts obey his
command.
Bellelo hi one of the HI "volun-
teers" recruited by Chief I^ury. The
feeling among Negroes here is, how-
ever, that these white volunteers are
really segregationists who are anx-
ious to get their hands on Negroes
because of their civil rights activities.
Gregory afterwards bitterly assail-
ed the Greenwood police as being
"worse thm dogs" and tongue-lashed
segregationist Gov. Ross Barnett of
Mississippi for supporting the Green-
wood police action.
Answering Barnett's charge of "out-
(See MARCHES, Page 3.)
Johnson's wife. Mrs. Betty Jo
Johnson, 21, is in serious condition
suffering a liead injury. An acid-type
cleaning flui«l being carried in the
truck, also doused Mrs. Johnson in
the face, with her eyes being splash-
ed. She may l«»se the sight of one eye.
Hospitalit"! were Welder Dean,
Jr., 16, and Wardell Dean, also HI.
Other riders iu the truck who were
less seriously injured were Richard
Allen Shorter. l!». of Chase field, at
Beeville, Sii<l Jinimv Knnels, 21.
Cleaning fluid was aNo splashed in
(Hse KIN, Page
.A'Vv*.
Greek-Letter Groups
In Session Fri iy,
Saturday at St. Philip's
W'lTH delegates t,nd visitors converging on San Antonia
" from Louisiana and from throughout Texas, the Lone Star
region of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity, and the southern region
of Zeta Phi Beta sorority, in a two-day joint session here.
are being hosted by the local chapters of the organizations,
Friday and Saturday, at St. Philip's college. 8t. Philip's b
(IIMtl.KS v. THOMAS
ItKt.lON VI, DIRECTOR—Charles
V. Thomas, of Fort Worth, is di-
rector of the Ixine Star region of Phi
Beta Sigma fraternity, incorporated,
which vsill he in session here, Friday
and Saturday, at St. Philip's college.
The SigmoH are holding their 18th re-
gional conference in conjunction with
the regional of their sister sorority,
Zeta Phi Beta. Thomas will preside
at conference sessions, and will also
lie a panelist, at the puMie meeting.
Friday night, when the subject.
"Progress Through Cooperative Ef-
fort" is discussed.
LEHIJK N. SHAW
A. POSTMASTER—Los
An-
Negro Named Chief
Of Atlanta P. 0.
Registry Division
By the Associated Negro Presa
ATLANTA—The Atlanta post of-
fice department announced, last week,
the appointment of Gilbert W. Kvans
us superintendent of the registry divi-
sion, effective immediately.
Kvans is a veteran of 22 yeare
with the postal service, and was serv-
ing as superintendent of station "B"
at the time his promotion was an-
nounced.
Prior to his appointment at station
'B," Evans served as a clork at the
Fsderal annex. His new alignment
will take him back to the annex
building where he will be responsible
for all registered mail and insurance
claims.
H. E. Little will become acting
superintendent at station "B" until
the job ia filled by the best qualified
person of seniority through competi-
tive examination.
Evans was appointed s member of
the post office promotions advisory
board U November of last yss*
Gov. Barnett Won't
Guarantee Safety
For Meredith
By the Associated Negro Presa
JACKSON, Miss.—Gov. Ross Bar-
nett said last week he could not
guarantee James Meredith's safety if
soldiers were removed from the Uni-
versity of Mississippi.
Barnett said he would "try to
keep law and order" but added he
could not assure constant police pro-
tection for Meredith.
"The etate lwis 220 highway pa-
trolmen, but I cannot keep them at
the university at all times," Barnett
told a press conference.
The governor wns commenting on
Atty. Gen. Robert Kennedy's offer
to withdraw the 300 soldiers still on
duty at Ole Miss, where a riot erupt-
ed Inst September when Meredith was
taken on campus for the first time.
Kennedy, in a letter to Barnett
March 8, said the troops would he
pulled out if state officials "give ade-
inate assurance by deeds nnd words
that you will accept nnd carry out the
basic responsibility of the stnte for
maintaining law and order at the uni-
versity."
The attorney general added that
this would involve "acceptance of
the responsibility for the personal
safety of James Meredith.
L
geles will hnve a new pout master
Monday. April 15, when 40-year-old
T*an« n. fckhaw, a Negro, ia aworn
in by I nf%4it States Senator Clair
Kngle to assiima chanr* oTlft* 10.000
employes operation which is th« third
largest post office in ths world.
Shaw was appointed acting post-
master of the city of Lo* Angeles by
Postmaater General J. Edward Day
last month. Civil service proceedings
will begin immediately leading toward
his permanent appointment by Presi-
dent Kennedy and confirmation by the
United States Senate.
He will become acting postmaster
after a full day «»f activities Monday
marking his installation. At 9 o'-
clock In th»> morning, he will hold
a press conference with Senator
Kngle. At 10. he will officially be-
come acting j>->efmasfer at ceremonies
in the countv board of supervisors'
hearing room In the Hall of Admin-
istration.
He will I* sworn In by Senator
Kngle at the ceremony attended by
civic leaders snd representatives of
federal, state, county and city govern-
ment who have been invited to be
present. Raymond R. Holmquist, re-
gional director of the post offices
Sn® Francis..» region, will preside at
the event. Michael Monroney, Jr.,
executive assistant to Postmaster
General J. Edward Day. will repre-
sent the postmaster general.
At noon the new postmaster will
attend a lsncheon of community lead-
ers and dignitaries who participated
in the morning ceremony.
Following the luncheon he will go
to the pout office's training and
Obsequies Held
Monday, for
Mrs. C. S. Williams
Funeral services were held for Mrs.
C. S. Williams, Monday afternoon.
April H. from St. Paul Methodist
church, with the pastor, Rev. J. II.
Carruthers, officiating.
G. J. Sutton, funeral director, was
in charge of arrangements. Interment
was in Bast view cemetery.
Mrs. WilUama died. Thursday,
April 4, at Santa Rota Medical cen-
ter, where ahe had been confined after
hating been ill for th* pant two years.
She waa s native of Orosbeeir, Texas,
snd wns a graduate of Samuel Hue-
ton col lege.
She waa married ts Rev. John
Swan» who piece-led her in death.
There were no children. After his
death, ahe served as matron of Sam-
uel Huston college for several years.
In 1900 sha married Rev. C. S.
Williams, one of the most prominent
ministers of the West Texas con-
conference headquarters
Mrs. Hazel Calhoun Hay§ ia
basileus of Alpha Pi Zeta, the
local Zeta chapter hosting the conven-
tionw. and Sylvester T. Johnson is
prealdent of the hosting Beta Beta
Sigma chapter of ths Sigtnas.
Pre-registratlon for the Zetaa was
to bo held at Pine Street center.
YWCA, from 1 o'clock Thursday aft-
ernoon. to 11 Thursday night, with
registrations continuing at 0 o'clock.
Friday morning, at St. Philip's.
The southern region of Zeta Phi
Beta Includes some 37 chapters in
Texaa and Louisiana. The Siginas'
Lone Star region Includes 18 chap-
ters in Texas.
The delegate* will be the luncheon
guest a of Alpha Kappa Alpha soror-
ity, and Alpha Phi Alpha and Kappa
Alpha Psi fraternities, Friday after-
noon, with a J<»int session following
at 12:30, at St. Philip's.
Regional board meetings were
scheduled for Friday morning.
Public Program
A public program will be held Fri-
day night, at St. Philip's college
auditorium, at 7 :"0, and the general
public is being urged to nttend. A
feature of the program will be a sym-
posium on "Progress Through Coop-
erativs Efforts" which is the theme
of the regional meetings.
Mrs. Lullelia W. 14amain will di-
rect the nympmium. Mrs. Harrison,
presently director sf the southern re-
gion of fceta Phi Beta sorority, in-
corporated. haa been a national officer
since 1936, including the office of
grand basileus, and sxecutive aec-
Electric Guitar,
Amplifier Stolen
Monday, J. W. Sample, 30. 2828
Virginia, complained that while hi.
autnmoMle wa. parked In the SUO
block of Harney, between 2 and 8
o'clock in th. morning, (he trunk
waa prlad open, and a $150 electric
guitar, and ■ $130 electric amplifier
ww, atuUa.
(See PtisTMASTEB. Page i.)
San Antonio Gets
No Relief from
Burglaries, Thefts
The outbreak of burglaries anil
thefts that Im* hit Soil Antonio con-
tinue. unabated.
Mr.. Orri Ix-e Wiseman, 215 Fiti-
gerald wnll. complained that Satur-
day, during an absence of "three or
four minute.." her purse was stolen.
It contained I1»!"0 n'"1 personal pa-
per., Two 15-vear-old hoy. ixere tak-
en Into custody in connection with
th. case, and turned over "to juvenile
officera.
Mrs. H3m.' Jones. 10n)4 Burnet, com-
plained tiint merchandise valued at
*200 wa. stolen front her residence
during the week end. She told po-
lice that "every time her house s
burglarised, only new merchandise is
taken." , . , ,
Sunday, thieve, who burglarised
tho Clock. 14'J Maryland, stole cig-
arettea. cicars, and chewing gum val-
ued at >£;. „
Curtis Wallace. 65. KIT South
Tnlaria. complained. Sunday, that a
*15 eltctric clock wna stolen from
his roam. .
A stwiag mai-hlne. . .team Iron, tn
alarm cluck, a portable radio, and
nlm wis of fabric were reported
stole*. Tuesday, from the home of
Mr. Ktid Mm H"*'r R Williauta, 4J6
Jod Blanks.
,Nee OflftEQl'lRN. Page t.)
Boy Accidentally
Shot by Grandmom
Cleaning Pistol
In what was described as an ac-
cidental shooting, nn 18-year-old
youth was shot in the ueclt, Thursday
morning. April 4, at hia residence in
the 700 block of Morning View.
Wounded waa Milton Grant, T27
Morning View.
According to police reports, Mrs.
Albert Hasgett, 61, of the Morning
View address, said to bo the wound-
ed youth's grandmother, was cleaning
a ..T2 calibre automatic, In the kitch-
en.
Hhe said that as she got up from
a table, the gun discharged, with
Grant, who was in the living room,
being struck in the left aide of his
neck.
A Corte* ambulance carried him
to the Robert B. Green hospital.
Grant's condition early this week,
was described as "fair," but im-
proved.
fges REGIONAL*. Page ».>
Heiress Who Wed
Cook's Son Wills
Him Half of Estate
Saxophonist Gene
Amnions Gets Life
As Dope Pusher
Famed Musician
Must Serve 20
Years, at Iiea<t
By tha Associated N „•;» P-tss
CHICAGO—To use the terminol-
ogy of the hepsters of show buhineaB.
ace tenor suxophonirft Gene Ammoin
will be "long gone" from jszi scene.
Amnions was sentenced to life in
prison following his conviction on *
charge of selling narcotics, at a bench
trial in criminal court here, last
week. The sentence, handed down by
Judge George Fiedler, whs automata*
under the narcotica new code.
It provides that au offender «oo-
victed a second time, whether for
saie or possession, dr.iwa s life sen-
tence.
Three years ag". Amnion* wns re-
leased from a two-year sentence for
possesxiou of narcotics. Friends snd
close associates believed then thst
Gene had succeeded in '•kicking" the
dope habit.
At the time of his arrest on tha
current charge, his wife. Mrs. La-
venia Amuioun, said "Gene had junt
about finished Vteklng the fcsbir.
he had nothing but a tranquiliarr
when they picked him op."
Amnion* was trapped by no-called
friends who lulled him into aelliag
them heroin on IVc. 16 and 18 mi
1961. According to the prosecution,
the men called Anunoni Snd told him
that they hsd just arrived in Chicago
from Ksusas (Sty and needed a "fia."
Ammons reportedly told them to
meet him at s south side tavern ha
*ff«. 4»
HBKKai
bnffM 430 Runnels, Friday, stole un-
''eferraiu d "mi* from looted cigarstte
and baseball machines.
Atlanta Hires
Its First
Negro Firemen
By the Associated Negro t'resa
ATLANTA—Atlanta hired 16 Ne-
gro firemen last week—tho first Ne-
groes to serve the city as firemen.
Fire Chief C. H. Hildehrand, Jr.,
said the 16 new firemen will train at
the fire department's training center
on Claire drive before being put to
work.
They will work at the new fire sta-
(See ATLANTA, Tage I.)
♦
Funeral Services
For Rev. B. J. Franks
Set for Saturday
Funeral services will be held Satue-
day morning. April 13, at 11 o'clock
for Rev. B. J. Franks, 3017 Virginia
boulevard, who died Monday night,
April 8, at 10 o'clock. He had been
naator of Greater Savannah liaptlat
church. Marion, Teia., for the past
12 years.
Funeral aervicea will b. held at
8hih>h Misaionar.v B.ptint church,
with th. pastor, Rev. 8. K. Steward,
ia |karf«. .
By the Associated Negro Press
DETROIT—The will of Mrs. Klea-
nor Stahl Tilths, who died laat
month, was placed !n probate, laat
week, and she left 50 pee ceut of her
estate to her husband, William Tibbs.
and 50 per cent to her daughter,
Elizabeth Stahl, "after IG.000 waa
given to her aon, Harry.**
Mrs. Tibbs was the Grosse Pointe
matron who divorced her IndustfisMst
husband to marry Tibbs. a steel work-
er, and the son of her cook. The mar-
riage made national headlines In
19fil.
Mrs. Tibbs estate has been esti-
mated at being approximately $60,000.
The will, drawn up in February,
1062. shortly after the couple waa
married, named Tibbs as the admin-
istrator.
The will was drawn up by the late
Atty. Charles W. Jones.
In It Mrs. Tibbs stated that her
daughter, Elizabeth, wns entitled to
have any personal clothing and jew-
elry she desired after Mra. Tibbs'
death.
In dividing her estate eqnally be-
tween her husband and her daughter.
Mrs. Tibba stated that it one died
before the other prior to her desth.
the entire estate was to go to the sur-
viving person.
She explained that the reason ahe
did not bequeath more to her son was
that nhe felt he would be "amply rro-1
vided for by hia father."
(Sea I.IFK. Page 6.)
Woman Declares
Pigeon Droppers
Rob Her of $57
A 41-year-old wum.m who appa£
ently had been aet up for a I'iffaA
dropping swindle, claimed that
waa robbed of $57, Friday afternoon,
by an interracial team at fit. Mary's
and Commerce streets.
Ths victim, listed as Mrs. BhIIt
Mae Gay lor, 72T> Chestnut ftirset, aaid
she had just walked out of a financs
company's office when she whs ap-
proached by a "tall Negro." about lift,
who told her that he had found g
puree with some money in It, sa*
wanted to deposit the monef In tha
bank.
Hhe said that he a*ked her wbvrs
a certain savings and loan associa-
tion was located.
Mrs. Gaylor alleged that while t>hs
was giving the man directions, a Lat-
in-American approached her. Sha
stated that ahe did not notice him
until he took $T>7 she had In bar
hand, and fled north on 8t. Mary's
followed by the Negro.
Sleep Talker Implicates
2 in Alderman's Murder
By tfee Associated Negro Press
CHIOAC-O—▲ prisoner who babbles in his sleep has given
rpolice here a fresh scent in their long hunt for the slavera
of Alderman Benjamin Lewis who was found handcuffed and
shot to death in his luxurious political headquarters Feb. 28.
Th« sleep-talking convict is 26-year-old Larry Evans who
a story last week that implicates two other men.
Eddie Ballard, 44, and Alfred Fite, 32. All are Negroes and
none claims to have known the slain
aldrrman personally.
Police who have seen aeveral hot
leads melt away, are not "sold'* on
Evans* story, but are inveatigat'
every aspect of it. Meanwhile, the
value of Lewis's estate waa estimated
in probate court St 16,000. l)avid
White, attorney for the aatate, ssld
about $3,000 of the total waa In per*
sonal property and tha remainder
in real eat ate.
Lewis'a widow, Ella, waa named
adminiatrator. She and Mrs. Joan I*
Myers, a daughter hy a prevloua mar-
riage. are the only known heirs. Lew-
is left no will.
Evana aaid h« drove with tha two
into an allay aasr tha alderman's
leadquarUM night thst Lewis
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• tgf
The two men he nam«d deuied his
story and insisted they were in thel#
homes at the time of the murder. a>
cording to Cmdr. Francis J. Flan-
agan of the police homi<dde division.
Flanagan aaid the two would bs
kept in custody while Evans* state-
ment was checked further.
IDvans has been held in the jail
since Msrch 13, after his nrreet
March 11 wilb Hire* other iA«n in .he
holdup of a grocery atore.
Evans took a lie-detector test
which Chief of Detectives Maurlcn
K. Begner described as inconclusive,
Begnar indicated Evana woulii be gi*r
i another lie teat on hie statement*
The chief emphasised that Evanf
did not claim to have any knowledge
(fee TALKER, Page «.) >7
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