Woodlawn Booster (Newspaper) - June 6, 1962, Woodlawn, Illinois WOODLAWN'S ONLY NEWSPAPER Vol No 23 Wednesday June TWENTY-NINTH YEAR To Present Area Plan Community proposals re- of the West Woodlawn area will be presented to the ment of Urban Renewal at a mass meeting Tuesday June 12 at 8 p.m at school 6543 S Champlain by the West lawn council Area residents working through the West lawn council of block clubs pre- pared an extensive inventory ot the needs of West Woodlawn The report will be presented to John G Urban Renewal commissioner and D mann deputy commissioner by the council on behalf of the people of West Woodlawn Plans call for the proposals to be utilized by the department of Urban Renewal in preparation of a program for improvement of the community John Warren council president said We are pleased that the Department of Urban Renewal has asked us to report upon the conditions and needs of West Woodlawn We all hope that the information will help the ment in preparing a conservation program for our community Mrs William Ward 6527 S Eberhardt chairman of the conservation committee di- the gathering of committee data by the block clubs Mrs Ward The people of West Woodlawn have spent a great deal of time deciding what they would like to see done in their community Everyone has had a chance to participate and the council reports summarize the desires of the area Personel Director Discusses Jobs In Food Service Field Mr Edward J Martin tor of Personnel Fred Harvey restaurant recently addressed the 4th session on How to Get a Job and Keep at Opportunity Centers 746 E Martin in his presentation of the Job showed how a career in Food Service can be productive for applicants In our particular area Martin emphasized the ing points as for getting ahead in a career of food 1 A genuine liking far people 2 A real interest in serving people whatever level you aspire to work in within die business 3 A real enjoyment in the total preparation of food inclusive of each step necessary for the end product of taste and attractive service 4 Pride In your own ance and immaculate cleanliness 5 The ability to maintain an even disposition under pressure The last requirement is of utmost importance since the preparation and serving of food at its finest fast paced service George Kyros president of the Woodlawn Business Mens Asso- introduced Martin and chaired the meeting in a lively Some of the parents and concerned Woodlawn residents who showed up at Scott school last week ID discuss the Mobile classrooms are shown above outside the school A group of hoped ID get in ID see the principal of the school but only five were admitted to meet with the principal and dis- superintendent Rallies Show Community Ire Over Invasion Of Mobile Classrooms The Board of Education board was deluged with calls last Friday as mothers of Woodlawn school children staged a phono- tbon to Superintendent Wilts in protest of mobile classrooms None of die parents was able to talk to Superintendent Willis during the which lasted from In each case a secretary answered die pome and when the mothers said they were calling to protest die mobile classrooms die secretary gested that die parents write letters of protest to die tendent In another protest move ers of Scott school children ed die school last week to talk to die principal about die mobile classrooms The to about 60 to 70 mothers in- Frank Thompson principal of Edward Martin right talks to some of die people which at- tended die opportunities center job opportunities series which is being held weekly at the center's office 746 E Martin's topic in die series was a job and keep it question period The next session titled How to Succeed on Your Mr AWn J Prejean Director of Employment and Guidance Urban League will take place on June 7 at die Centers St office Scott met die group outside the school and offered to speak to five representatives of die group Also present at die meeting was district superintendent Curtis Melnick The five tives urged removal of die mobile classrooms and claimed tint the students dm were being trans- ferred to die mobile units and their parents had not received notification of die transfer ahead of time Friday a rally at and Stony Island saw some 150 people turn out to bear members of the Woodlawn Pastors alliance speak against die mobile units Bad weather Saturday held at- tendance at another rally at and University Saturday down but there was enthusiastic response to die speakers Although die board has re- numerous complaints and protests against die mobile units in Woodlawn the Units appear to be an accomplish fact in die community and a number of them are already being filled with children Some 190 first and ond graders from Scott are ready in some of die mobile classrooms Work Oi To le Satisfactory Superior Judge JulUn P amoski dismissed die case against owners of die building at 6141 last week when city building inspectors reported that repairs have been substan- completed All court costs have been paid The Building Department filed a suit against owners William 0 Williams and the Chicago Tide and Trust Co on 21 1961 Listed in die suit were 22 housing violations including lack of fire walls substandard defective and dangerous plumbing and wiring and lack of adequate sanitary facilities The structure had been con- verted from three apartments to 22 dwelling units bousing proximately 26 persons Group Visits CIA President Twenty-eight members of die TWO bousing committee visited the offices of die Consolidated Investment associates last week to discuss two buildings in die Woodlawn area owned by the com- pany The TWO visited die companies offices in die Del Prado hotel but were informed that Patrick Wagner president of die Con- was out of town TWO had hoped to see Wagner to protest die shutting off of all water and some light power in a building at E St The other complaints concerned at building E where according to tenants com- that die landlady had to evict following die proper legal dure After a brief sit-in stration in front of Wagners pent bouse offices Chester Hollis and Martin Farrell of Holy Cross church phoned Mrs Parks general manager of die CIA Mrs Parks listened to die spokesmen and water was restored dm afternoon in the street building Mrs Parks also told the she would speak to the landtag at in regards to her tion ducats According to dated Investment had claimed they bad to shut off die power in die building because die welfare department has withhold rents of die tenants and this rent they Consolidated did not have die money to pay for water and electricity Some of die tenants in die building however told die TWO that they had payed their rent Consolidated also claims they do not have die necessary funds to make repairs on die buildings has offered to try to find buyers for die building who are willing to die building and diem Booklet Cites Critical Shortage Of Negro Doctors There is a critical shortage of Negro physicians In de try according a study made by die National Medical ships inc a non-profit Chicago organization which provides sistance to Negroes for Medical education and training The group located at 958 E St has just published a booklet tided New Opportunities for Negroes in which can be obtained free of charge at die groups office Written mainly to aid school guidance counselors die booklet describes in detail hotto prepare for a medical career The booklet states that there are only about 20 Negro doctors for every Negroes From 1940 to 1960 die booklet says die Negro population Increased 46.7 per cent while Negro Continued on page 9
