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Moorish Science Temple of America — Part 13
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‘ d Selence Temple that meets at number 2 l2th Avenue, Newark, New Jersey. | oe
7G tis is an off-shoot of the cld Temple 10 described above. ‘This split
occurred in 1933 over varicus matters including the strict ortnodox nature
of the older temple members. Thi - new new beaneh calls itself Temple 10 and
eae regards as its leader Colenel c, LY of Chicago, Iliinoia-as:
opposed te of Snace o, Illinois, who heads the olde
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ao ny July 29, 1943, mith the asaiatance of the Chief of Police, ‘
bye ol: the Moorestown, New Jersey Police Department, an ex- a
tended effort was made to locate the Moorish Science Temple farm, rumored 7
to be located in the vicinity of Moorestom, A number of checks with ke
eo postal, city an: county officials and residents failed to produce’ definite - Se te
information upon the fact that Moors had been seen in the town on week . ; ee
oe ends wearing the fez. Moorestown is an extremely coneervative and = = © y ae t
-* wealthy amall city with practically no industries, most of the residents t
being wealthy retired business people from the Philadelphia ares, .
Arrangements were made with Chi ‘o I continue his
ey inguiries anc on Augast s 1983 it was determined that he had located
, the farm. It is on a route bow Lane, about a mile and & halt . OS eas
te south of Moorestom, © Chief! suggested that info ves ee :
activities at the farm sould bereliably obta‘ned from Se te &
Accordingly, was questioned regarding the Moorish
- farm and she reported that the Moors had taker over durine the Spring of
1943 evidently buying the place from its oF er owners, MCCRT: .d PZER,
whe had died the rrevious winter, He had a cattle buyer and butcher
bre. , in Camden, New Jersey. aM es t three negroes and a negre
i girl appeared to be ’ st resroents of the farm which she estimated
b4¢ at about 65 acres, that in 1940 she had first noticed
Moors in the vicinity anda i emoloyed seve 8s from
Canden, New Jersey, who turned out to be Moors. that.
the Moors on the old MELTZER farm did not appoar to be wo#'ring alt over
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the place having little eqvipment and trying bo borrow what jhe
ghbors. She stated that - neipey bee on ths
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