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SLUM CUiRUKE VOTED BY 7 TO 5 MMtBH
North Carolina Presbyterian
Camp Halts Segregation
Chicago Minister Heads
Church Committee
QUINTUPLETS
BORN; LIVE ONLY
4 HOURS
NEW ORLEANS— Mrs. Albertha
Allen, 2 8-y ear-old field hand, gave
birth to quintuplet* weighing from
12 to 9% ounces each at Charity
hospital Tuesday. They all died tat
less than four hours.
“There was no possible way to
keep them alive," Dr. A. L Cotton,
a pediatrician, said. “They were too
small."
Dr. A. L. Wexler, head resident
physician at Charity Hospital, who
delivered them said he thought
there were three boys and two girls.
The babies were born three months
prematurely.
KILLED IN CRAP
GAME DISPUTE
An argument over & 60 cents
gambling bet caused the life of
Claude Harris, 32, 2030 NW 68th
terr. Monday night.
Harris was shot in the mouth by
Francis Durant, 40, 6876 NW 18th
ave., when they argued over the
small bet. Durant claimed Harris
owed him. Durant is being held for
murder.
Y outhful Bandit Gets
5 Year Sentence
Judge Ben C. Willard of Criminal
court sentenced 17-year-old Joe Lee
Houston to five years in state pri
son. He was charged with two cases
of armed robbery and one of at
tempted armed robbery, throwing
the gun in his victims' faces when
they stopped at Seventh ave. and
14th st. for a traffic light.
Judge Willard, ruling the sen
dgpces .were to be served conseou-
Houston two years each
CLEVELAND The important
executive committee of the General
Council of Congregatonal Christian
Churches has elected a Negro chair
man for the first time in its history.
He is the Rev. Arthur D. Gray,
43, of the Church of Good Shepherd,
Chicago. Born in Sheffield, Ala.,
he was educated at Talladega Col
lege, Ala., and Chicago Theological
Seminary.
Gray’s committee will run affairs
of the general council between now
and the next biennial session. The
10th session closed Monday faith
Installation of Dr. Vere V. Loper,
56, of Berkley, Cal., as moderator.
Negro Team Signs White Players
CHICAGO The Chicago Giants
of the Negro American League, to
day announced signing of two
White players, the first ever sign
ed since the league began in 1933.
Dr. J. B. Martin, owner of the
club and league president, said the
players were Louis Clarizio, 18, an
outfielder, and Louis Chirban, 19, a
pitcher, both from Crane Tech High
school here.
Dr. Martin said the pair had been
scouted while playing for a meat
packing team and were “good"
prospects. The Italian duo will join
on the armed robbery charges and
one on the attempted armed robbery
count. He said he was being "len
ient” because it was Houston’s first
offense.
Houston’s three victims were:
Richard E. Lowe, 1620 SW 22nd
ave., who lost |8 on June 16; Dr.
Aaron Shifren, 3619 Grand ave.,
robbed of $lB on June 6, and T. B.
Whitehurst, 438 SW First st., who
fled through a red light
RICHMOND, Va. Segregation
will be abolished in accomodations
for adults at Montreat, North Caro
lina mountain resort of the Pres
byterian Church. U. S., the Pres
byterian Outlook has announced.
vided in the past for Negroes at
tending conferences at Montreat.
The Board of Directors of the
Mountain Retreat Association, sum
mer conference grounds for South
ern Presbyterians, made the deci
sion to do away with segregation.
The Rev. Aubrey N. Brown, editor
of the Outlook, said he was advised
of the change by a special commit
tee which has been studying inter
racial relationships for the board.
The Outlook is published here.
Reservations for the 1950 confer
ences will tend to delay the effect
of the board’s decision insofar as
hotel rooms are concerned, but
cafeteria facilities will be open to all
this summer, Brown said.
the club for a Comiskey Park
doubleheader against the Indianapo
lis Clowns on July 9. •
Clarizio also claims some experi
ence with Paducah, Ky, of the class
D Mississippi-Ohio Valley league.
Dr. Martin said the two will get ap
proximately the same salary as
other Negro Giant players.
Another White player, John Aal
mo, a pitcher, had signed with the
Giants but later cancelled the con
tract.
HELD FOR
MURDER OF
COMMON-LAW
WIFE
Will H. Dudley, 65, was arrested
Tuesday by Miami police for alleg
edly stabbing his common-law wife,
56-year-old Cora Munday. A fit of
jealousy was said to have caused
the death.
The elderly woman, who worked
as a maid for a Miami detective,
was found dead in an alley at NW
First court and llth st. Monday
night. She had a single knife wound
in her chest.
She lived at 10328 NW First ave.
and was employed in the home of
Det. M. C. Tucker of the Miami po
lice department at 6911 NW Third
ave. .?.»
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VOL. XXV, NO. 43
PRICE TEN CENTS
Shakedown Cops Face Prison Term
Two Whtie police officers will be
handed prison sentences next week
in Criminal court for the shaking
down of a Negro.
Patrolman William Redish, 32,
and Cullen Thompson, 25, were con
victed Thursday of extorting money
from a 32-year-old hotel porter Leo
nard Rolle, in return for a promise
not to arrest him.
Judge Ben C. Willard promised
prison sentences when they appear
Grand Opening Os
New Community
Drug Store
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The grand opeing of the modern
and up-to-date New Community Drug
Store located on the corner of 15th
ave. and 68th st. came off June 26
at 4:15 p.m. The entrance waa doe*
ed with a blue silk ribbon and as the
crowd stood on the outside waiting
for the cutting of the ribbon they
listened attentively to a speech de
livered by Mr. John F. Bethel Sr.
Mr .Bethel spoke of the wonderful
achievement accomplished by the
young enterprising proprietor, Dr.
C. M. Jollivette, which is a monu
ment to the coming young men and
women of tomorrow.
After the address Dr. Jollivette
cut the ribbon and declared the
New Community Drug Store form-i
erly opened. The store was bedeck
ed with beautiful flowers sent by*
well-wiShers.
To each person entering was pre
sented a ticket which entitled the
bearer to be served ice cream or
whatever refreshment he wanted
until 11:00 p.m.
Th New Commurtity Drug Store
is fully equipped with latest drugs
for filling prescriptions. Also co»
MIAMI, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, JULY I, 1950
sh. Times An Cfcaaced And We An ChaafeA With Them
for sentencing on July 6.
Redish fainted in court when he
heard the jury’s verdict, but the
younger Thompson remained out
wardly unmoved. Both their wives
broke into tears.
The verdict can mean as much as
10 years in prison for each.
On May 14, Assistant Police Chief
J. A. Youell and Dt. G. E. Baldwin
hid out at a Liberty City address
and watched Rolle hand Redish and
Thompson SSO in marked bills as
part of a 300 shakedown payment.
Rolle’s employer informed Chief
Walter -E. Headley that'the officers
had caught Rolle in a compromis
ing situation with a woman and
threatened to arrest him if he did
not pay off.
Youell commented: “Anytime a
police officer will sell out his badge
he’s just no good in my book.”
Both the officers are at liberty
.under SSOO bonds until they are sen
tenced.
FRANCIS
CONVICTED;
FILES APPEAL
Harold Francis, 41-year-old Miami
funeral director, was convicted of
| manslaughter last Thursday in the
I slaying of Estelle Jonee, 26, at 175
I NW 11th terr. on Christmas Eve
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Immediately follo wing the deci
sion of the jury, attorneys for Fran
ota filed an appeal of the decision.
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metics, and various
'household necessities, a well train
ed staff to serve you and a modern
soda fountain to keep you refresh
ed while shopping. The store will
be opened from 8:30 a.m. to 11:60
p.m. daily.
Landlord Ordered To
Refund $27,175
It didn’t pay landlord Sammle
Williams in the long run to over
charge his tenants during the plush
after-war yeans when apartments
were few and far between.
Federal judge John W. Holland
awarded $27,175.80 in treble damages
to 10 complainant tenants, against
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Jackie Tops
With .178
Brooklyn’s sensational Jackie Rob
inson took tope in the major league
batting race this week with a re
sounding .178 average. The colorful
second baseman banged out two ho
mers and two singles Thursday as
the Dodgem dropped an U
-5 contest to their arch rivals, the
New York Giants.
Robbie now has 88 bits in 288 at
bats. Detroit’s George la saoood
with .374 and develaofs Larry Do
by is third with .871. Rounding out
the top six are Stan Musial, Hoot
Evers and Enos Slaughter.
Mrs. Phillips Dies
Mrs. Catherine Phillips, 1329 NW
Sixth ave., died at her home early
Friday morning. Mrs. Phillips waa
a diabetic having lost a leg to the
disease two years ago. Her husband
died three years ago.
Pharr funeral home is in charge
of the arrangements which are in
complete at this writing.
SIXTEEN PAGES
the gouging landlord.
Williams owns two rundown a
partment buildings at 215 and 2SI
NW 13th st. Attorney Burnett Koth
represented the tenants.
Between January’ and February
1948 and May 1949 Williams collect
ed a total of $7,566.50. the court,
found. Under the rent control law
the judge awarded the tenants three
times the amount plus attorney’s
fees and legal costs.
The tenavts and the respective
damages allowed them are:
Ruth Brlsbon, 225 NW 13th st.,
$3,617; Edward Everett, 221 NW 13th
st.. $3,637.70;, Hattie Cokley and Alex
Goodman, 281-A NW 18th st., $4,225;
Booker T. Johnson, 229 NW 18th st.,
$8,637.70; William Norwood and John
Norwood. 22t*A NW 13th st., $4,226;
Ruth Adkins and Martha Culberson,
223 NW 13t* st.. $3,587.70.
POLICE CHIEF'
SUSPENDED FOR
BOLITA LOOT
GRAB
Mayor Clacton Aoker of South M-|
ami suspended Police Chief E. W.
McKinney tills week for allegedly
pocketing money from a bag seized
with the arrfcst es a bollta suspect.
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The suspension grew out of the
arrest of Wjllie Todd on bolita
charges June 10. It accuses McKin
ney of “Indifference, (inefficiency,
neglect and dereliction of duty” in
handling alleged evidence seised with
the arrest. N
Mayor Acker had told the council
that ho ‘'heard” there was money
in the bag seized by police when
Voters Override
Commission Majority
Miami citizens spoke out Tuesday
with the strong voice of the ballot
as they overrode a majority of their
city commission on slum clearance.
The Colored population made it
clear that the issues were well un
derstood and they were convinced
that the $10,000,000 U. S. giant was
needed to rid Miami of its sinister
slums.
Totals were 14,246 for the federal
aid program, 10,410 against. The ref
erendum drew 24,884 voters to the
polls, but 228 of them failed to make
a choice or used the machine im
pn*perly.
The majority was 3,836 votes.
The mandate, forced by a success
ful petition campaign, has the ef
fect of law,
By a 7 to 5 majority the people
voted for:
Large scale redevolopment of the
city's blighted areas with federal
assistance under the 1949 housing
act.
Public low rent housing for low
income families now living-in the
slums.
The city commission now must ap
prove an application for an advance
of federal funds. The money will be
used to get appraisals of sub-stand
ard buildings and property in the
blighted areas for redevelopment.
More funds will be borrowed later
for actual purchase of the property
and tearing down the buildings and
shacks. The loss between the pur
chase and resale price of the land
for redevelopment, according to n.
city-approved plan will be absorbed
twothirds by the federal government
and one-third by the city.
The commission also must agree
to provide municipal services to
1,500 units of new low rent housing.
The project will cost about $10,000,-
000.
The vote climaxed a bitter cam
paign that started March 22. That
was the day the city commission
voted 3-2 for the second time against
the program recommended after a
two-year study by a commission
appointed slum clearance commit
tee.
Mayor William M. Wolfarth.
Commissioners louie Bandell and
William W. Charles aligned on the
| majority side. Voting for the pro
| nrrarn and fighting for It in the ref
erendum campaign were Commis
sioners Perrine Palmer, Jr„ and Rob
ert L. Floyd.
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Todd was arrested, but it contain
none when it was presented in City
court. McKinney denies that there
was any money in the bag at thr
time of the arrest.