Woodlawn Booster (Newspaper) - April 29, 1964, Woodlawn, Illinois OVER 1000 PACK THIRD ANNUAL CONFAB Editorial See story below more stories on pages 8 and 9 THE MOST WIDELY READ NEWSPAPER IN A COMMUNITY No Renewal By Removal In his State of die address at The lawn Organization's third annual convention last Friday evening outgoing president Rev Arthur M Brazier rebuked this newspaper He even extended his criticism beyond his prepared text Of course this newspaper is not above criticism Whenever our editorial judgment seems to be not in the interest of our readers criticism should spur us to cor- rect that opinion We welcome criticism from our readers Feel free to correct us when we are wrong However with this privilege goes the obligation to support us when we are right Rev Brazier personalized his rebuke He attacked the Booster and its publisher radier dian the issue over which he and the Booster are at odds Perhaps in a calmer moment Rev Brazier could rationally support his attack yet even if he could the real issue would remain unresolved That issue simply is or not to build in Woodlawn some low-rise low income housing before demolishing apartment buildings to allow die Chicago to expand its south campus This is die real issue mat cries out for the attention and judgment of Woodlawn Present tenants in the area marked for bulldozing between Cottage Grove and Stony Island and streets cannot qualify for the middle income townhouses proposed for die designated relocation area along Cottage Grove from to streets Yet is die only relocation area where construction is required by official agreement to begin prior to tion in die south campus area Many of these tenants will not be able to qualify for die proposed townhouses because they do not earn about per week or more We support die plan for middle income on die Cottage Grove fact it was our idea we also urge that some low-rise low income housing be added to die plan Otherwise re- die most needy families in die Soudi Campus area will not be equally provided for That is die issue li Though Rev Brazier recently changed his position to scattered sites for a limited number of low-rise low income housing issue is should die ing agreement between the University of Chicago and Mayor Daley be amended to include new housing for low income families Tbe Booster maintains that low income housing scattered or otherwise should be con- before a single family is bulldozed out of its apartment to die university to expand its campus the proposed first step in die ment of Woodlawn will amount to renewal by removal The Lake Meadows development Is an example of that That area was renewed but what happened to die poorer families who resided Indeed it is die low income family mat is most burdened by die need to relocate Itis die low income family that is most in need of assistance because there is also a great need for new middle income housing we propose low income housing in addition to radier than instead of middle income housing for relocation in lawn Rev Brazier to propose merely matching die of Hyde Park in regard is inadequate for continued on page 4 VOL XXXI NO 2 WEDNESDAY APRIL 29.1964 Published at 5240 S Elect Stevenson Prexy Henderson Wins VP Post More than delegates tion last Friday observed four at Those were the third annual convention president Brazier's of The Woodlawn of die address 2 floor debate of proposed resolutions 3 civil rights leader die keynote address and 4 tbe election of officers The crowd began arriving at p.m and were met with campaign literature promoting Mrs Ollie Clark Drexel blvd ami Charles Henderson delegate from die who were competing for die office of executive vice-president The contest proved to be upsetting too many of the delegates Henderson won easily with a vote of 302 to 236 Tbe closest campaign was between George gate from he Woodlawn SEE STORIES ON RESOLUTIONS AND BRAZIER'S SPEECH ON PAGE 9 ATTORNEY LAWRENCE CARROLL chairman of the Convention Rev C T Vivian keynote speaker and Rev Stevenson die newly elected dent of T W O grip die gavel symbolizing strength and unity in die coming year CHARGE COP ABUSE Last week two cases of police brutality were re- ported This marks the re- currence ol similar reports made last year at time Tims Blade 6431 Harper ave charged he was handled placed under arrest charged nidi resisting ar- rest and forced topay a ing charge after die ing officer refused to allow him or a friend to park his automobile Blade said that he parked his automobile at about 9 p.m on April 5 at and Halsted about 30 feet from die intersection He left lie auto in the care of Ivory Thomas with the motor ning When he returned he said an officer asked him for his license Blade said he asked Is it sary for me to surrender my driver's license for a After making mat remark the officer allegedly grabbed him by the left wrist broke die crystal of his watch and twisted his arm brutally be- hind bis back He was pushed into a paddy wagon and taken to tbe Racine station He was charged wim ob- traffic failure to obey a policeman and re- sisting an officer Blad denies these charges and said have heard about these things read about diem in die newspaper and met persons who have been tims but until April 5 I did not know bow bad die situation really In another incident police of Grand Crossing station wre charged wim using tal tactics on a in die 1500 block on East st Tbe youth Identified as Jones allegedly knocked Mrs Mildred Lemmer 1518 E St from a chair injuring her arm in an ing place on The alleged beating at- a crowd of about 100 persons who according to police threatened to inter- fere with die arrest The police describe die in- as We searched and found die person she in a say Ryan the accused officer when we attempted to question him he began ing and refused to cooperate had a hard time ing him under arrest He kicked one of die officers who assisted us and die crowd became unruly We had a hard time getting him out of Giles Campbell die cer here referred to dis- played a split lip a bruised arm and leg which he claimed be received in a scuffle wim Jones AM Leon M who has been investigating several other cases of alleged brutality on die part of Chicago police said have brought several cases of type to die attention of Superintendent Wilson and received two replies ising investigations but 1 never beard any more about die incidents of die officers involved Such die City of Chicago and must be halted at he declared Sheehay of die Grand Crossing station the officers had trouble making die arrest At times cers must use force to make an arrest he declared He flintier stated mat die force does not want any And an investigation would be made Business Men's Association Kyros who is the bent beat Collins by a close vote of 291 lo 276 Tbe two men were vying for area dent from die business cle Eighty-five delegations were seated increasing Ike number from last year's 70 Each affiliate was entitled to sevel and five alternates The Rev son pastor of Bethlehem Covenant Presbyterian church 7300 Maryland ave was elected to the dency of die organization with no contest Tbe keynote address was given by die director of affiliates of the Leadership Con- ference Rev Vivian told die delegates When July comes we're moving for freedom If you don't get out in die streets today it won't be worth living for tomorrow He brought die crowd to laughter when he said dot people in Arkansas were wearing pins The pins quipped Rev Vivian stands for get rid of He warned the gates that diey too should be wearing mese pint But their's he said should stand for get rid of Although nominations are allowed to be made from die floor none were made The delegates chose as area die ing three Rev continued on page 9
