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VOL. XXV, NO. 16
Inter-Racial Policy Aired
With City Officials
Last Friday. the Progressive
Committee met with City Manager
O. P. Hart and Police Chief Head
ley and requested that inter-racial
affair* be permitted in Miami wtth
•ut interference from the police de
partment. This unusual request
seams to be developing Into a major
issue The American Legion lead*
the fight to uphold the traditional
* unwritten law barring such gather
lags.
*t Harvey Steeds Post es the
American Legioa adopted a resol w-
Oaa urging the city to retail Its
Your Congressman
Says. .
Wa.sk.. D. C .
Whil* I w a s|
'sweating It out'
in the South Pa*
elfic during thf]
last war. the
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Breaming of a
White Chriat
mae ’ brought
rangs of nostal
gia to mr. This
year a w h i t e
'linntmas may
be more than just the dream el’ a
bsmesick marine from the looks of
the weather as this column la writ
tea When I got up this morning. T
dtsaovered that the first snowfall
es the wesson had laid a four-inch
blanket over the city of Wanking
ten
Yesterday the bare trees, the for
bidding skies and curling columns
of smoka billowing from every
chimney gave an appearance of
drabnemi and desolation to the
Washington scene. But In one night
tha unpredictable elemets hare
changed all that. With a sweep of
her magic wand. Mother Nature has
given a new-born cleanliness to every
house, yard, street, and shrub As
I look through the front window of
my house I con see that the neigh
bor's children are already busily en
gaged In the serious business of
building a snowman the perennial
sign that winter has really arrived
in force.
I m afraid, though, that this pic
torial beauty will only be momen
tary. for soon footprints, car trucks,
and coal dust will mar the snow un
blemished whiteness. In the streets
the wheels of countless automobiles
will chum the snow to a dirty slush
which will be tracked into homes to
ths consternation of every house
wife As always, by evening Was*
ingtonian* will be as disgusted as
they were pleased this morning with
tha first visitation of "old man win
ter."
So, despite the most popular song
of the season. I am ready to admit
that a Florida Christmas in the sun
is the best However, this year, for
the first tfcne. my family and I are
gotag to spend the Yuletlde in
Washington because our boys am
In school here, and we feel that it
would not be fair to them to take
part of their meager vacation in
traveling. Regard!eee Os the weath
er it will be an enjoyable holiday,
for It is the delight of children that
makes Christmas a special occasion.
**ut for all ms friends In Florida I
hope that the warmth of the climate
win be surpassed only by the festive
■Writ of a very Merry Christmas for
all
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long established policies on race
segregation. The Legion immediately
encouraged the setting up of a Ne
gro committee for the purpose of
supporting their resolution. This
committee, under the leadership of
Dr. I. P. Davis included Rev. John
R. Oulmer, and Atty. L. E. Thomas
met with the city manager Wed
nesday to discuss the problem of
inter-racial affairs. For an hour and
a half the committee discussed what
Dr. Davis described as a "delicate
situation." No statement concern
ing the conviction of the committee
was made; however,. Dr. Davis an
nounced that the committee was
preparing a statement to be releas
ed after a cross-sectional opinion of
Miami lcadersip has been obtained
A special meeting of the leaders
Os the organization will be held
sometime after the Xmas vacation
The Miami Times, however, learned
Thursday that the statement is al
most ready to be released and that
it will support the American I region's
stand by agreeing that Inter-racHM
dances should be discouraged. The
city was urged not to pass any laws
prohibiting peaceful assemblies in
terested in cultural and civic impro
rnent. This controversy resulted
from an Inter racial dance sponsored
by the Young Progressive of
America, Thursday, December IS.
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fl.Md IMJNATKD FOR A MKKKV
1 HRISTM AH FOR MIAMI'S
NERl>Y—pictured at left above, is
Mr. Albert “AT* Goldman, proprie
tor of the Harlem Square Club, and
president of the Colored Town Li
quor Bar Owner League, preseating
a check for f 1.000, from the League
to Mr, Walter C. Pinkston, center,
director of the Negro Her vice Coun
cil. for a special Christmas Welfare
Fund tor Miami's needy and under
privileged Negroes. At right i» Mr
Norman Kahn, co-proprietor of the
ISth Street Bar. and secretary
treasurer of the League.
Recently organised as a boo- pro
fit League, pledged to th# civic and
cultural Improvement of the Color
ed Race in the Miami area, th* Col
ored Town Liquor Bar Owner league
Tempora Mutantur Et Nog Mut&mur In llli»
MIAMI, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1948
Two Men Held On
Burglary Charge
One man was wounded, one cap
tured and two escaped. Wednesday
as Coral Oables police surrounded
a manufacturing plant and inter
rupted a burglary.
The gunfire followed a call from
A. 11. Bliss, night watchman in the
Pro-Tect-U Jalousie Corp.. <525 Pone
de lieon blvd., that the building was
being burglarized.
by Police Chief W A. Kim
brough, police covered the front and
rear of the large building, then Kim
brough and others entered, after
Officer C. K. Ingeraoll had fired sev
eral shots inside.
The quartet had taken refuge in
the paint room, 'which has a door
opening to a side street.
Officer R. F. Pogram was sta
tioned outside this door. He quickly
returned the fire, wounding a man
in the wrist and knocking a pistol
from his hand.
As the man slammed , the door,
Kimbrough and the others were en
tering the paint room from the In
vide door.
They found that one of the bur
glar# had escaped through a small
window, and that another was at
tempting to escape the same way.
‘ Officer R. C. Jacobs caught the
man by one leg hut after a brief
tugof-war he wriggled loose and
fled. Meanwhile the other officers
had cornered the wounded man
Identified as Charles Hughes, 21,
and his companion. Wright,
22.
A 193 i Cadillac was found a ban-
has a program in which it will,
among oth<*r things, give a substan
tial sum of monsy to a worthy
charity or cause each month In an
effort to help alleviate *om# of the
social problems of this community.
The above donation of 11.444 marks
the beginning |n the series, and ac
cording to the officials, donations to
other worthy cause* in the Miami
area will follow at the rate of on#
each month. All donations will be
mads through recognised agencies
or reliable personae]
Another officer of the Ijeague is
Mr. Jenkins Cohen, co-proprietor of
the llth Street Bar. who ia vie#
president of the Magus.
Members of th* leagu* Include tha
proprietor* of: the Harlem Square
Club, tha Rite Bar, live Little Her
Woman Shot As Police
Chase Rape Suspect
Boy Drowns In
Rock Pit
Bryant D. Tynes, 7-year old grand
son of Mrs. Nina Tynes of 7128 NW
17th ave., drowned Sunday after
noon In the rock pit at NW 2Srd
ave. and 72nd st.
The accident occured al>out 4:30
p.m. while the youth and his sister.
Rdwlna, were wading In the pit
Bryant had unwittingly ventured to
a spot where the pit make* a sud
den sharp descent.
A searching party looked for the
body until 7:00 p.m. Sunday. The
body was not found until Monday
morning at S:3O by the Good Neigh
bor Funeral home.
,doned about 150 yards from the
plant Its owner Is being traced.
Capt. H (}. Howard said the ar
rest of Hughes and Wright had
cleared up two recent «nife robberies
in which 34,200 was taken, and 4h
other burglary.
The other two men are being
hunted.
“Spots” Click Cracking
Entertainment Color Bar
Klan Gives Radio
To Ex-Slave
TALLADEGA. Ala. The Ku
Klux Klan came up with tt new one
Tuesday when they, gave u former
Negro slave, now 107 years old, u
radio so he can "hear the preach*,
er»."
Jack Kiddle celebrated hte 107 th
birthday recently. He said then he
miseed hearing the sermons, sine*
he was too old t«> attend church.
Hevernl car loads jt#f K);4nHm*n
drove to Kiddle's cabin. One was
dreeeed as Hantu Claus lie culled
"Uncle Jock" and his wife. Josey,
#«. to the porch and presented the
radio
Possibility Os Negro
Judge Considered
City hall officials are now consider
ing the project whereby a Negro
city judge would be appointed to
h‘*ld court in the Negro section of
Miami. High officials are in favor
of the move. Proponents of the ppi>
)ert base their arguments on ths
excellent work being done by Negro
police here.
Istn Mquar* Club, tha llth Hir«*t
Bar, the Plantation liar, Case He
clety, Club Bavoy. the Tops Bar. th*
ffeno liar, the Cuban liar and the
High Hat lAquoro.
In expressing thanks to ths leagus
in behalf of the beneficiary constitu
ency. the director of tha Negro
Bsrvtce Council said among other
things "even though this fund is In
its infancy, we see tt as a new day
dawning in manifestations of a mors
sympathetic attitud# on the part of
-itisens in legal enterprise* to re
vert some of the Hr cooperative prof
it* into direct aid to ths neady '
PRICE TEN CENTS
TWENTY-FOUR PAGES
Mrs. Doris N. Jones, White cleric
in a down town loan office was ac
cidentally shot in the abdomam as
police fired at Robert Is* Kemp
wanted for questioning on rape and
robbery. As he stood on the vomer
of NW 17th ave. and 62nd st.. Kemp
w«e Identified by Andrew Harris,
Jr. who had been wrestl'd by ••fl
eers in a raid at 6523 NW 18th av*.
Harris admitted to participating in
a robbary of two White couple*
Dm 11 He named Kemp as Ms ad
sompllce.
< >ne of the men Is said to have
forced one of the women from the
oar and roped her.
Asdlng on a telephone Up. ••-
tectlves Emerson and Up« had
driven with Harris to the sorthwvst
section where Kemp was * potto* at
NW 17th ave. and 63rd st.
As the police car drove up. Kemp
ran and the didectives leaped from
the cor to chuse him. Each officer
shot once, aiming at his lags later,
after Kemp had turned down NW
62Bwi whwt. once more.. Nabs
thef officer knew that on** of the
first shots had strek Mrs. Jones.
Hhe was taken to Jacki Mia lie
(continued on page 24)
Ths audience stood up and aha seed
•or It minutes. Never in MM ml
Bight club life has an act reserved
seek a thrilling ovation.
This Is only one of tha seamy
g|<rwing tributes paid by Mteaaf#
staid White dallies to ths lalSf'-
nationally famous Ink Mpotn whs
shattered ail precedents in the show
world when they opened u two-week
engagement on Tuesday at the
Whits Club Monte Carlo oaths
Trail at 7th ave.
We would write columns of *Hif
about the personable quartet bet
we'd rather let you read what
George Ilourk*, Amusement editor
of the Miami Ifsrald, said la hi*
Night Life column on Thursday.
Monte Chrlo-on-the-Tratl, whieb
under various other names has had
indifferent success In recent years
Is runs in the big time, IS bevevng*
minimum ranks - and four mighty
fine entertainers. th»* Ink Hpots. sf
radio, records and stage fame, h*v#
put them there in what was a ter
rific gamble by orchestra leader
Tony l<opex and his a**i*;iates.
The genial lads who have appear
ed before the kings of Ifiurop#
those few who are left did a dtfft
milt task, in a room that at prawtt
has the acoustical qualities of a rala
barrel, and left their capacity sod
ienoa clamoring for more.
Before the show started Ikb Y*»
viewer doubted If any act short of a
(sontinurd on pag* 34)
FAMC To House
Inaugural Visitors
TALIaAHAHHKK, Dac. 31 Ar
rangements have been mads ts
house all persona attendiag th*
Inaugural Ceremonies at Tallahas
"• January «. In th* Florida A aad
M College dormitorl**. Anyone d»-
drt*f housing for that time Is re
quested to writ* to Mr. Wm it
Wtgglos, director of rm—il.
FVirtda A and M College. ThUah
••••. or to r«glgt*r on arrteal la
th# kdthy of Ld# Ran (AwUtgrfwa)