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The Montgomery Advertiser from Montgomery, Alabama • 7

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TUESDAY, MAY 14, 1668 PARE 7 Eljf fiLmtgmnrni Aftnrrttarr Bishop D. Ward Nichols r-- Active Status Coast Guard Investigating Ship Blast lrV' I to" Voted Back to By E. P. WALLACE PHILADELPHIA, Pa. D.

Ward Nichols of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, ws voted back to active status on the bench of Bishops kere Thursday after having been suspended 11 years. Delegates of the 38th Quadrennial Session of the General Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Xhurch meeting in the Spectrum in Philadelphia voted 710 for reinstatement of Bishop Nichols; hile 363 voted no and 14 of the 1,087 delegate assembly did vote. Bishop Nichols was suspended active duty as a bishop Kffled Dad, Girl Admits To Police BIRMINGHAM A 1 Seventeen-year-old Lana Carol Jackson telephoned police Sun day night and said: Tve shot my daddy, aena the police." OTion nffippr flrrivprl thpv found that 46-year-old Robert Jackson, a gas company maintenance worker, had been killed with live snots. Detective C. V.

Garrett said Mice crave this account Hor father returned from nshinc Sundav and found cigarettes in a purse belonging to her sister, Boboi jayne, u. cut a large limb from a tree and cave Bobbi Jayne four beatings before an aunt came over and interceaea. "When she left. Jackson beat the daughter two more times," uarrett sam. "men ne maae her call the aunt and tell her that's what happened when she interfered." Lana Carol said that when her father went to bed, she bor rowed a pistol from a neighbor on the pretext she had heard a prowler.

She walked into Jackson's bedroom and shot him. Mrs, Jackson was in another room. Lana Carol said her father had often beat her and her sister. Garrett said several branches had been cut from the tree, some as large as a man's thumb. I Elected Waymon Wright of Atlanta has become the first Negro president of the Young Democrat Clubs of Georgia.

Wright, an employe of an Atlanta firm's public relations department, was elected as the group ended its convention in Atlanta. Inexpensively i. TsV m. asjaaW-- during the 1936 Genera Conference of the Connection in Miami, after 42 bills of indictments were filed against him by the General Church based on charges of mishandling the church's money. At two other general conferences, 1960 at Los Angeles and 1964 at Cincinnati, Bishop Nichols lost his fight to clear his name.

The Superior Court of the State of Pennsylvania ex onerated him last February and he won his fight in the church here Thursday. No assignment for work will be made until May 13. Bishop Nichols presided over the AME Church in Alabama several years ago. LEE, Mrs. Allie 505 Elm Street, died at a local hospital Monday.

Funeral plan will be announced ater by Rosa-Clayton Funeral Ham. Survivors Includes two sisters, Mrs. Beulah Jones and Mrs. Irene Hubbar nieces and nephews. She was a member of St.

John AME Church and Balasco uiapter no. 172, O.E.S. TU8KEGEE WATSON, Bobbie Lee. RL 1. Box 181 -A died in Chicago, 111., Thursday.

Services will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. from Baptist Clinster Church, the Rev. F. C. Chappell officiating.

Burial in Ashdale Cemetery, McKenzie Funeral Home directing. Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Juanita Watson. Chicago: two daughters. Misses Ira Lea and Annette Watson, Chicago; one son ene watson, Chicago; mother, Mrs, Corene Watson; and father.

John L. Watson, both of Tuskegee; sister, Mrs. Loretta Bemice Iverson, Chicago, two Brothers, Jlmmie Lee and John A. Watson, Chicago, four uncles; and other relatives. OBITUARIES MOBILE (AP-The Coast Guard set out Monday to determine just what kind of ex plosion disabled a Briti freighter near Key West, Fla.

The blast blew a four-foot vertical hole 27 inches wide in the side of the vessel, the Granwood of London, the morn ing of May 3 as the ship was approximately Vh miles off Key West. "We were lucky we did not lose her," said Capt. Thomas N. Beaton, master of the ship. Neither Beaton nor Coast Guard officials ruled out the possibility that the ship struck a mine.

ine uranwood arrived in Mobile Sunday under tow of the salvage tug Cable of Key West. She will be drydocked for hull examination after unloading a portion of her cargo of ap proximately 3,000 tons newsprint. The ship was en route to Mobile from Batwood, Newfoundland, when the explosion occurred. Other portions of the cargo are destined for newspapers in New Orleans and Houston, Tex. Beaton said an oiler in the engine room suffered superficial cuts and bruises when the explosion racked the ship.

The Coast Guard investigation is being made by Capt. W. W. Richter, head of the Marine Inspection Division in Mobile. Salutatorian Miss Anna B.

Osborne, a chemistry major at Alabama State College, has been selected as salutatorian. She is a Carver High School graduate and has maintained a 3.47 grade point average. She is president of Alpha Kappa Mu National Honor Society, member of Beta Kappa Chi honorary scientific society and Alpa Kappa Alpha sorority. Idaho Educational Statement Changes BOISE, Idaho (AP) The Idaho Task Force for Education no longer calls for an education system "second to none in the world." A statement of philosophy was changed Saturday to read "stronger and more comprehensive." Some members said the former wording might be too difficult to prove without a great deal of travel. Pioneer Of Auto Air Conditioning World's First Leading Mfg.

Of Auto Air Conditioners Outstanding John Oliver, senior a Carver High School, will graduate with honors. He is president of the Stndent Council, and a member of the yearbook staff, the Senior Hi-Y. the hand; the Physics Club, the Club and the basketball team. He has received scholarship offers from Kentucky State College, Grambling and South Carolina State Colleges, among others. He is the son of Mr.

and Mrs. Lather Oliver. Horse Left at Meter Gets Parking Ticket CANON CITY, Colo. (AP) -Everybody who's watched TV westerns know how the cowboys tie their horses to the hitching post and then head for the saloon. A Canon City cowboy recently tied his horse Beulah to a park ing meter outside a downtown tavern.

He got a traffic ticket. i i el-it' Vann Johnson Auto Electric Service wmm Hanoi Backed By Russians On Bomb Halt MOSCOW (AP) Izvestia reiterated strong support Monday for Hanoi's position in the Paris talks that all U.S. bombing of North Vietnam must halt before negotiators can discuss other questions. The Paris dispatch of the government newspaper was in print before U.S. chief envoy W.

Averell Harriman read his statement in the first meeting of delegation heads. But the dispatch portrayed the U.S. position as one pegging an end to air attacks to a halt to any increase in the military strength of the Viet Cong's National Liberation Front. Like Hanoi, Moscow does not acknowledge that North Vietnamese troops are fighting in South Vietnam. Thus, it did not mention the U.S.

position that Hanoi helps the Viet Cong with troops and supplies. MAKES YOU FEEL HUMAN AGAIN! With emn M.aga Mile Gsaraatee 263-2494 4-Door Sedan could make it happen. GM wy mm sam 303 N. Goldrhwoira '68 Chevrolet Impala BATTLE, Mrs: Georgia CROONS, Thomas iLEE, Mrs. Allie P.

MITCHELL, Homer Jr. SANDERS, SCOTT, Shepherd i WILLIAMS, Mrs. Janie C. Mrs. Mattie WATSON, Bobbie Lee IKENDRICK, Mrs.

Rosie HARDAWA7 BUCKHANNON. Mrs. Mattie, died Man day morning at her home in the Downs Community. Funeral plans will be announced later by Alien Funeral Home of Union Springs. Survivors Include her widower, Roosevelt Buckhannon.

Cleveland. Ohio; three sons, Oscar Buckhannon, Cleveland, Reubert Johnson, Rochester, N.Y., Allen Johnson, Hightown, N.J.; four sisters, Mrs. Lourenia Johnson, Milstead, Mrs. Minnie Tyson, Binning-, ham, Mrs. Willie Thomas, Birmingham, Mrs.

Alberta Ford, Union Springs. WETUTKA KENDRICK. iMrs. Rosie, resident of Short Street, Wetumpka, died Satur- day In an out-of-town hospital. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m.

Tuesday from Mount Canaan Baptist Church with the Rev. C. B. Croskey officiating. Burial will be in the churchyard cemetery with Jones-Goodman Funeral Home directing.

I WILLIAMS, Mrs. Janie Coleman, 925 Hugh Street, died at her home Sunday. Survivors include her widower, Josh William; one daughter, Mrs. Virginia Lee, Detroit. two sons, John and W.

C. Williams; three sisters, Mrs. Lucille Robinson, Btrmngham, Mrs. Llllle Mae Nunn, Mrs. Faralee Byrd; one brother, Sam Harris; twenty grandchildren; one daughter-in-law; one son-in-law; one aunt; several nieces, nephews, and other relatives.

Funeral plans will be announced by Lee's Funeral Service. BATTLE, Mrs. Georgia, Ramer, died In a local hospital Monday afternoon. Survivors Include three daughters, Mrs. Mary McGhee, Mrs.

Ethel Boswell. Mrs. Willie Battle; four sons James M. Battle, the Rev. G.

C. Battle, J. A. and J. Battle; and other relatives.

Funeral plans will be an- nounced by Lee a Funeral service. MITCHELL. Lance Corporal Homer Rt 3. Box 402, Madison Park, died In Vietnam. Arrangements will be announced by Howard Howard Funeral Service.

Survivors include the mother, 'Mrs. Sallie Mae Mitchell Smiley, Montgomery; atep-father, Nathaniel Smiley Montgomery! father. Homer Mitchell Montgomery; four sisters, Mrs. Yvonne Albert and Miss Delsris Mitchell, both of England, Mrs. Betty Fuller and Miss Sanderanetts Smiley, Montgomery; one step-brother; grandmothers, Mrs.

SalllK Mae MoMiller and Mrs. Carrie Smiley, Montgomery; two nieces; two nenhews: two brothers-in-law; aunis, uncles and other relatives. He was a member of Bethel Baptist Churcn, United States Marina Corps and a 1967 graduate of Booker T. Washington High School. sivncpo.

TbMiala. S1A riarka St. Services will be Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. from Mt. Zion AME Zion Church, the Rev.

L. i. wasmngton otticiauns. Burial In Eternal Rest Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Mrs.

Janie T. Sanders, Montgomery; three daughters, Mrs. Lavelle S. McClaln, Mrs. Gladys S.

Williams and Mrs. Janice S. Williams, all of Montgomery; Hva nnt three uncles; five sisters-in-law; three brothers-in-law; three sons-in-law; and other relatives. He was a member of Mt. Zion AME Zion Church, where he served as secretary of the Trustee ti i m-A nine loaHpr th Turns DINUU win.

Circle; the Century Club, the Silver Saving Club; rne tieveiano avenue YMCA; and The Happy Hour Saving Club. He was past C. S. of Knights and Daughters of Tabor. Howard I Howard Funeral Service directing.

The body will lie in state at the church from 10 a.m. iuesujr uuiu hour. CKOOMS. Thomas, formerly ol aia In N.Y. I Services will be Tuesday at 3:30 m.

from Ross-Clayton Funeral Chapel, Dr. M. C. uieveiano iiitfr in Westcott Cemetery, Ross-Clayton Funeral Home Directing. Survivors are three sisters, Mrs.

Sarah Bines, Mrs. Mm C. Hutchinson, both of DetroU. and Mrs. Belle C.

Myers, I Montgomery; two brotherwn-taw; several nieces, nephews and cousins. SCOTT, Shepherd, 372 Chase Street, died at a local hospital Monday. Funeral plans wiU be announced I later by Ross-Clayton Funera me. Sirvlvors Includes two sisters. Mrs.

Charlotte Brunley and Mrs. Ethel Burk, CWcalo, 111-: brother, Roscoe James. Montgomery; several nieces and nephews. He was a member of the Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church. U.S.

Embassy To Release 70 Nippon Helpers TOKYO (AP) The U.S. Em- bassy announced Sunday that about 70 Japanese employes in the embassy and American con-sulates throughout Japan will be dropped to implement President Johnson's dollar defense pro- An embassy spokesman said "a certain number" of U.S. per- sonnel in embassy or consular posts in Japan will be reas- signed. About 75 per cent of the Japa- nese staff will be discharged by the end of 1968 and the remain- der by June, 1969, he added, and the embassy will try to get them jobs elsewhere. HOLY SISTER MARY Palm Reader Adviser Reading $1.00 BACK TOWN Don't compare her with any ether reader yea have consulted.

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