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PAGE FOUR rLOKIUA’B FAVORITE COLORED WEEKLY Published every Saturday by the Magic Printery Office at 1112 N.W. Third Avenue, Miami, Florida Telephone 8*2236 Entered as Second Class Matter, August 9, 1927, at the Post Office at Miami, Florida, under the act of March S, 1879 H. E. SIGISMUND REEVES. Editor GARTH C. REEVES. Business Manager SUBSCRIPTION RATES ONE YEAR $4.00 SIX MONTHS $2.50 THREE MONTHS $1.50 ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVE Interstate United Newspapers, Incorporated, 545 Fifth Avenue, N. T. C. # Member of the Associated Negro Press, Calvin's Newspaper Service; Ted Yates Publications, Inc, Independent Press Semes. SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 1950 THE GOLF CASE In April of last year, colored Miamians began using the municipal golf course at Miami Springs. After the first week, the Superintendent claimed the White patrons refused to patronize the course at the same time as the colored. The cost of maintenance and operation, said the Superintendent, is paid exclusively from green fees and in order to remain a self sustaining project it is essential that an average of 200 golfers daily use the course. He therefore ruled that colored golfers could use the course only one day a week—Mondays. The matter was taken to the city commissioners who agreed with the Superinten dent. The colored golfers were not satisfied. They felt that their rights as tax-payers entitled them to use the course at any time, and a test case should be made. The case was taken to the Dade County Circuit Court Judge Charles A. Carroll, presiding. Attorneys John E. Johnson and G. E. Graves appeared for the appelant; Joseph Rice. They contend that such a rule violates the 14th amendment to the Federal Constitution. The judge, hewever, did not see that the rights of the appelant were violated, or that the one day allotment discriminates, since the days of playing were apportioned to the number of white and colored golfers according to the record of the course kept by the respondent. If an increased demand on the part of the colored golfers is made to appear, then more than one day will be alloted. The case was lost. The golf club then took the case to the State Supreme Court during its January term, and an opinion was filed on March 24, 1950. The opinion refused to reverse the de cision of Judge Carroll. There is some talk about taking this matter to the Supreme Court of the United States. We do not know if any definite action has been taken. The Golf Club and the two young lawyers deserve credit for their determination in seeking to secure such rights as they believe they are entitled to. LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER Saturday, April Ist is the last day for registration be fore the Primary on May 2, when we go to the polls and vote for Senators, Congressmen and some other State of ficials. The coming election will be a very important one. The Seaatorial race has created national interest. Every reg istered person should, if it is possible, cast his vote on May 2. All those not as yet registered should do so before the books close. Registration has been going ahead with keen interest practically all over the state. In Dade County there should now be an increase of 100 per cent registration among our people. The latest available figures are between 13 and 14 thousand; hitherto we had less than 8,000. Votes are powerful when you have enough of them. NFT.RO CRAFTS MEN PROMISED HEI R RY LOCAL UNIONS Continued from page 1 R. Gibson, Negro Service Council: Charles Lockhart and .Tndep Hen derson, TLA Local Rev. H. M. MacDonald: J. O. Williams. O. H. Mfller, Chas. Trammell, Oscar Hoi bert. Leonard Bethel, John Rest Joseph Nesbitt, painters: Rev. C. Frith. Claude N. Gardener, C*men tor; Elliott J. Pieae, Staff Writer Miami Times: John A. Dia*. Florida Edition, PHtsbunr Courier: H. E S. Reeves, Negro Service Connell. Ra mona Lowe, Chicago Defender. MIAMI TIMES. MIAMI, FLORIDA SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 1950 Army And Air Force Enlistments Open (continued from page 1) get the finest young men available, the recruiting service finds that it must test many more men* before finding the kind of applicants need ed. Former veterans of anv branch of the service are eligible for technics 1 branches: such as Signal Corns. Transportation Corns, Quartermas ter Corps, to name a few. If the' - have the technical experience. Further informat’on can he on talned at the recruiting office loos* ed at **(? NF ’M street in Vam* e> by calling 82-1505. THE SPECTATOR BY ELLIOTT J. PIEZE IT’S COCONUT HARVEST FESTIVAL TIME AT VIRGINIA BEACH MAY 6 AND 7 An event which is destined to cap ture the spotlight of the entire community, is the Coconut Harvest Festival, which will be held on Vir ginia Beach on Saturday and Sun day May 6 and 7. It marks the first time in Miami’s history that such an event has been scheduled for the entertainment and enjoyment of the Negroes of this community. So much and many are the varied activities to be sponsored in connec tion with the festival, that two days instead of one have been set aside for the complete presentation. The tow days, as stated above, are Sat urday and Sunday, May 6 and 7, and the place is Virginia Beach. Keep those dates in mind and don’t plan anything else for either day, because you are really going to be entertained to the high est on this occasion. To make matters even more en ticing, there will be no admission charges to any of the long list of activities to be presented they’re all free and as announced this week, the toll charges on Ricken backer Causeway, going to Virginia Beach, have been reduced 50 per cent. Everything points to a tre mendously successful event, and ca pacity crowds on both days. Among the many attractions to be sponsored during the festival are: a giant midway, consisting of car nival type rides, side shows and game booths; band concert, featur ing the bands of our three high schools, an amateur show, for which valuable prize,s will be awarded, a bathing beauty contest, which inci dently is one of the high points on the schedule of activities, and for which several very attractive prizes will be awarded: a mammoth bar becue and fish fry, a stage show, featuring professional and adult amateurs; a dance beginning Satur day night, and continuing on Sun day night as the Coronation Ball, where the winners of various events will receive their prizes, and the Maid and King will be crowned. These are only a few of the long list of activities all of which have been planned for the direct enter tainment of the many patrons who are expected to be present. It’s go ing to be a great time, when it’s Coconut Harvest Festival Time, at Virginia Beach on Saturday and Sunday, May 6 and 7. We’ll be look ing for you. More about this next week. TODAY IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER FOR THIS ELECTION Today (Saturday, April 1) is the last chance for you to register for the coming election. The books have been opened for a long time, and they are still open today, but under the law, they must dose 30 days before the election is held. There fore, they will close today for the election which will b held on Tues day, May 2. If yon have not already registered, be sure to take time out today and do so. So far we have reg- Entered a goodly number rtf new voters, but we need more, and it is most‘important for you to register if you have not already done so. The number of Ngroes registered to date is the highest in history of Dade County, but it should and could be higher. make it so by getting our names on the books be fore they close tonight. SLUM CLEARANCE PETITIONS NOW BEING SIGNED The petitions for slum clearance and low cost housing for Miami are now being circulated for the pur pose of obtaining signatures. If you have not already done so, be sure to sign one. We have about 6,000 signatures as of this writing (Thurs day) but we must have at' least 25,000 before we close the campaign. Signing this petition is the best way to have your high rents reduced and have our disgraceful slums cleared. If you can’t find anyone with one of the petitions, just stop in at the Negro Service Council, at the Youth Center, 340 NW 13th st., and sign one there. Remember, you must be a registered voter in order for your signature to be counted. So unless you are registered, don’t sign, but if you have registered, be sure to do so at once. I can promise you that you will not regret it. Register Todav!! Saturday Last Day JUST BROWSIN' BY PAUL HENRY In downtown Miami on Tuesday one of the big chain stores the Tip op Grocery— was robbed of more than SIO,OOO. The 3 holdup men forced nine employees to lie face down on the fleor while they got the loot. The thieves have been caught. Toll on Rickenbacker causeway has been cut 50 percent. Beginning April 2 it will be 25 cents. This will certainly encourage larger atten dance at Virginia beach. Negroes of Miami did not march to the polls last Saturday headed by. Bill Morris as some one informed one of our weeklies. They have been registering daily and now we have about 13,500 on the books, hope there will be 15,00 when the books close. Leonard Walker, Bill Morris, Drs. Hogan, Hawkins, Chas. Hadley, James Wallace and a lot of other chaps are doing a good job. Sunday is Palm Sunday. There will be the usual outdoor church processions and thousands will line the streets and side walks to watch the commemoration of Christ's en try into Jerusalem. If all the government officials and other top leaders Senator Tyding’s charge to be communists are really guilty then we are doing pretty good with Russia running our govern ment. Don’t' you think so?. An Industrial relations committee met ,with Union officials on Tues day and discussed the labor situa tion in general, especially among Negroes. Also the chances cf gett ing an AFL charter for Negro paint- Just The Shoe For Easter ■ v M W B Styled to make pretty cool this summerl "T-rJw" BhM * WW» *4.99 /^V - ' *, /fl Brown t White ikl .* ■!< HII <1 l % \ f ***■ > Abo m high and mndium hnnl r~W \ K)e4 afti/04^ \ jri4leb \|Kr nuiJi stuffy \V^r f ro» RUh»rd. J- - V MtW CHILDREN’S DEPARTMENT NOW OPEN NEW Arrivals Every Day Open Saturday Night Nntil 9 O'clock ers. I think much good will result from the meeting. *ii - - Travelling South, be careful. Two more people met their death on US 1, near Princeton, “death alley’’ as this road is called. Two trucks with men returning from construction work —one trying to avoid a colli sion turned over. Two men dead, five seriously injured. ■ ■ » I hope we will be able to get our low cost housing, but take it as you may, there’s going to be some changes In and around this berg of ours. If the proposed ordinance be come* law, and the law Is carried out, something will happen. But let’s wait and see. Congressman George Smathers has opened Negro headquarters at 1234 NW 3rd ave. So far Senator Pepper’s head quarters remain at 1018 NW 2nd ave. The Young Business Men’s Club is perfecting plans for its big Easter Sunrise Service. One must commend property owners in the Gaines, Smith and Albert housing projects at Opa Locka. As you drive by you see nearly everybody busy planting grass and crotons, etc. or watering lawns. A coming city Indeed. P ' NidM° yaL i ? l SEE ri t vl a a h