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Congressman George Smathers of Miami who in Tuesday’s primary
defeated Senator Claude Pepper who has served Florida for 14 years. The
vote was 382,949 to 319,178, a difference of 63,771.
“Lush” Mother Leads Son
To Suicide Attempt
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A 15-year-old boy, disheartened
over the heavy drinking and ill
treatment by his mother, attempt
ed to end his life Tuesday morning.
A Merrill-Stevens shipyard work
er spotted the lad clinging to the
bridge rail over the river at NW
12th ave. and pulled him to safety.
At juvenile aid bureau, the clean
cut' boy told Capt. Louis Allen that
he worked after school at a .wage
of $ll.BB a week.
“I turned it all but 50 cents over
to my Mama,” he said. ”1 had to
have that money for a picnic at
school. This morning, she took It
away from me to buy a drink. I
want to die.”
The boy, a victim of a separation
was sent to Kendall until the inves
tigation is complete.
FAMCEE LISTS
COM’NCEMENT
SPEAKERS
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May, 1950
Dr. Lawrence I. Stell, pastor of
First' Presbyterian Church, Talko
hassee, Florida will deliver the Bac
calaureate sermon at Florida A and
M. College on Sunday, May 28, at
2:30 p.m.
Dr. Stell received his A. B. degree
from Austin College, Sherman,
Texas, and the B. D. degree from
Union Seminary in Richmond, Vir
ginia. In 1948 Austin College conferr
ed the degree of Doctor of Divinity
on Dr. Stell.
NO RULE BY COUtT OH GA. VOTE LAW
W ASHINGTON The Supreme
Court Monday refused to interfere
with a year old Georgia law de
signed to curb Negro voting by re
quiring prospective voters to meet
educational tests.
The law was described as Gov.
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VOL. XXV, NO. 35
PRICE TEN CENTS
BANDITS ROB
BAR PATRONS
Forcing the patrons to close their
eyes while they were searched, four
bandits took $491 in cash and valu
ables early Sunday- in a holdup at
the Howdy Bar, 1188 NW 62nd st.
Entering with handkerchiefs over
their faces, the robbers first took
$l5O from the cash register and a
SSO watch from Mrs. Lorema Sam
mons, a co-owner of the establish
ment, police reported.
Patrolman N.W. Coplin and W. J.
Krajewski said the men then turned
on the customers, cursing them and
making threats to shoot.
i Dr. Betram W. Doyle, dean of
Louisville Municipal College, Louis
ville, Kentucky, will deliver the
Commencement address at Florida
A and M. College at 9:00 a.m. on
May 29.
A graduate of Wiley College, Mar
shall Texas, where he received the
A. B. degree, Dr. Doyle went on to
earn the M. A. degree from Ohio
Wesleyan, Delaware, Ohio, and the
Ph. D degree from the University
of Chicago. He was also elected to
Phi Beta Kappa while at Chicago.
In literary circles Dr. Boyle is
well known. He is the author of sev
eral books on social relations in the
South and has made several contri
butions to the “Journal of Negio
History*” and the “Journal of
Higher Education Among Negroes”.
Herman Talmadge s “pet” measure
in the 1949 legislature. It required a
complete re-registration of Georgia's
1,200,000 voters. This total includes
120.000 Negroes.
On April 17 the Supreme Court
refused to consider an attack on an
MIAMI, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, MAY 6, 1950
The Times Are Changed And We Are Changed With Them
MAYOR SAYS...
Project Families With
Big Cars To Go
A lot of families living in the Lib
erty Square housing project may be
asked to vacate real soon.
The Miami Housing Authority was
asked Wednesday to wipe out its
waiting lists for public housing and
take in only neediest families rec
ommended by city investigators.
The Miami city commission laid
down the principle Wednesday in a
resoluton addressed to the authority.
Mayor William M. Wolfarth de
nied that the proposal is aimed at
getting shelter for Negro families
displaced j>y the city’s condemna
tion in the downtown slum district.
“We just want the public housing
operated for needy families,” Wol
farth said. “It never has been.
They’ll tell you that In Washington.
“We want them to get rid of
those people driving big cars, and
take in really poor families who
cannot afford to pay any kind of
rent.”
The housing authority has a wait
ing list of more than 2,000 appli
cants. Tenants are selected on the
basis of family requirements and
present living conditions.
$30,000 Fire Destroys
Newspaper Plant
ST. LOUIS A $30,000 fire Wed
nesday destroyed the plant and
printing facilities of the St. Louis
Argus oldest Negro newspaper in
St. Louis.
Firemen were ordered out of the
blazing two-story building a few sec
onds before it collapsed.
other Georgia election law t he
state’s county unit system. It is
somewhat like the national electoral
college. Its opponents call it “an in
strument of Negro disfranchisement.
The high court turned down the
case, saying federal courts have no
SCHOOL BOND
VOTED; $4,000,000
FOR OUR SCHOOLS
When Dade county’s freeholders
voted Tuesday in favor of a $12,500.-
000 bond issue, they earmarked near
ly $4,000,000 for new construction
and equipment in Negro schools.
Nearly 80,00 votes were cast and
every precinct approved the issue.
This will mean that the county's
ambitious thre»jyear construction
and rehabilitation program for
schools can get under way, prob
ably about the first of the year.
Olivet Installs New
Pastor
On Sunday afternoon, April 23. in
a very impressive service, the Rev.
I. C. Mickins, B. A., B. D., was in
stalled as pastor of Mt. Olivet Bap
tist church. The sermon was deliv
ered by Dr. J. A. F. Finlayson, pres
ident of the General Baptist State
Convention and pastor of Macedon
ia Baptist church. The charge was
given by Dr. J. W. Drake, modera
tor, FEC Association and pastor of
St. John's. Rev. L. A. Thompson,
Atlantic Coast moderator, was mas
ter *>f ceremonies. Temple choir sang
for the occasion.
right to interfere with the way a
state apportions its voting strength.
The appeal attacking the re-reg
istration law was dismissed with
the comment that no substantial
federal question is involved.
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Suffers Broken Leg, *
In Auto AccidentVy
John King of 1742 NW
suffered a fractured left leg
day night in an auto accident' at
South Dixie highway and Bird rd.
King was a passenger in a pickup
truck driven by Charles Sharpe, 58
of 1606 NW First ct. Driver of the
other vehicle was Hollis B. Parker,
21. White of 2027 SW 58th ave. Both
were charged with reckless driving
resulting in an accident.
Negro Vote Decides Hot
W. P. B. City Election
West Palm Beach, May 3 Ne
groes of West Palm Beach are
thoroughly convinced of the power
of their ballot.
In the red hot city commission
runoff between Mayor W. P. Hol
land and Earl Gardner, local insur
ance man. only 71 votes separated
the two candidates.
Gardner was high man in a
four-way race for the commission
seat in the city election a week
ago.
Unofficial returns showed total
vote for Gardner at 5,152 while Hol
land drew 5,081. Mort* than 1,000
votes separated the two candidates
in 'the election last week.
The tight race between Gardner
and Holland was not without the
usual dramatics which accompany
such a close contest. When first re
ports came in, it w*as announced
that Holland was the victor. A later
recapitulation showed the report had
missed 400 Gardner votes in the Ne
gro section, enough to swing the
tide of victory to the insurance man.
Meantime, Gardner had called Hoi-
Slum Petitions
Ready For Filing
Proponents of federally-assisted
slum clearance for Miami claimed
Wednesday they had at least twice
as many sinatures to petitions as
are needed to force a referendum
on the proposal.
commission has twice
* ,rn 4tl a a plan under which
TJjtfQ units w*ould be
built ot>vTgiL\f $10,000,000 on a
The original
be followed by
systfjpHAtic ally Liranee through-
city.J*«i«^
2pAbe Arom /fflfj ine of the leaders
>f the slu/t^RAranee movement.
to 6.000 additional
obtained Tuesday
which developed
and deputies ordered
canvassers to stay at least 300 feet
frotovijolling places.
Aronovits said that if the can
vassers had not been hampered
during several hours in the middle
of the day. at least twice as many
signatures would have been obtain
ed.
American Legion
Convention Here In
October 1951
The American legion made it of
land and offered his congratulations,
believing that he had lost the con
test. t
A few more than 50 per cent cast
their votes. Total registration in
West Palm Beach is in excess of
20,000. Total vote Tuesday was In
excess of 10.200.
As he did a week sgo, Gardner
drew a heavy vote from the Negro
section, wherein was the margin of
victory. Holland polled a total of 229
in the Negro section while Gardner
ran up a total of 1,627 votes.
Holland had said publicly during
his campaign that he was not de
pending on votes from ‘across the
tracks’ for election.
In the White polling places Hol
land drew the heaviest vote.
Adonovits said the petitions will ha
gathered as quickly as possible and
presented to City Clerk Frank Cor
nell. who roust determine the valid
ity of the signatures and if he finds
at least the required number vald,
| he must so certify with in 10 days
and present the petitions to the city
commission at the following regular
meeting.
The city commission then is re
quired to schedule a referendum
election not less than JO or mors
than 45 days after Cornell presents
the certified petitions.
Woman Arrested In
Stab Murder
A first degree murder charge was
filed Tuesday against Effle Sanders,
41, of 1601 NW Ist place, who was
arrested Monday in connection with
the slaying Sunday of John Willis
Collins, 40. of the same address. De
tective Neal Coston of the homicide
bureau said Collins was stabbed
with a butcher knife.
ficial Wednesday to bring Its na
tional convention to Greater Miami
in 1061.
The national executive committee
put its stamp of approval in India
napolis on this area's bid for the
huge conclave which It last enter
tained in 1948.
The conclave is slated for the
week of Oct. 14.
NAACP In All-Out
Membership Drive
The enlarge membership commit
tee of the Miami Branch of the NA
ACP met at the youth center at 7:80
p.m. Monday, May 1. The local presi
dent, Rev. J. C. Micklns, presided
over the meeting. Mr. E. Frederick
Morrow, a National official, gave a
r< port on the membership campaign
that he Is now conducting. The mem
bers were very enthused over the
progress that the campaign is mak
ing. Miss Rosalie Oriffin of Liberty
City- turned in the largest number of
memberships.