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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1981
Page
4
A Tuesday fire of suspicious origin heavily damaged a vacant railroad shanty at Front and Thurlow in Chester. Three city engine companies fought the blaze in 90 degree heat with no reported injuries. Investigators could not determine ownership as Conrail did not return calls.
A 100-year-old Concord Grange Property off Old Concord Road is the focus of a committee studying restoration options. The township seeks additional Community Development funds this fall to support urgent work and hopes to open the building for use by autumn, with temporary heating and sanitary facilities as needed. In Upland, Historic Upland, Inc. failed to amend the borough’s historic district ordinance to require sidewalks and a fence. the motion was defeated 5-4 in Tuesday’s council meeting.
Chester Black Ministerium held a press conference at Thomas M. Presbyterian Church amid anger over a July 4 incident that allegedly forced a black family from their Morton Avenue home and spurred the shooting of two white youths. Beaufords Roland and Sandra described their eviction, and ministers promised the Beaufords would move back in with police protection if needed.
Chester NAACP leader Commodore Harris vows 24 hour police protection or a vigil around the Beauford home after ongoing harassment. Beaufords, parents of three, seek safety with a July 18 moving date. Incident began July 4 with fireworks, escalated to rocks and bottles at windows and a shotgun involved. Two men, Larry Jones and Keith Cleveland, jailed on aggravated assault charges then released on bail. Neighbors cite outsiders from Ridley Park Seoane amid broader racial tensions on Morton Avenue. Reverend Johnnie Monroe condemns the racial incident and pledges support for the Beaufords as settlement disputes trace back to June 16.
Commodore Harris called the alleged harassment of a young black family the worst racial incident he has seen in 16 years as an NAACP officer. Mayor Joseph Battle and Police Chief John Owens disputed the claim and suggested the incident may have been exaggerated. Sandra Beauford 25 and her husband Roza were said to seek protection while whites besieged their home as a police car with a white officer and two white males inside laughed nearby. Police reportedly offered assistance only after many cars appeared.
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