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The Rev. Frederick D. Jordan,
one of the West Coast’s most prom*
inent ministers, ended 10 years as
pastor of the historic First AME
church in Los Angeles recently
when Bishop D. O. Walker trans
ferred him to the Ward chapel
church, also located in Los Angeles.
While at the First AMB church.
Rev. Jordan built a SIOO,OOO youth
center, remodeled the parsonage, and
almost cleared all outstanding debts
on the church’s property—ANP.
Harold Francis Gets 10 Years; Judge
Scores Prominent Character Witnesses
Harold Francis, well known Mi
ami mortician, was sentenced to 10
yean Thursday by Circuit Judge
George Holt for the murder of 26-
year-old Estelle Jones, in her room
at 176 NW 11th terr., last Christ*
mas Eve.
Mrs. Jones’ nude body was found
with a bullet in her heart.
(Before passing sentence Judge
Holt severely scored a group of 17
prominent citizens who appeared as
character witnesses seeking clemen
cy for Francis.
The group included ministers,
doctors and civic leaders who ask
ed a suspended sentence for the
undertaker.
After Judge Holt thanked the
witnesses for appearing he unleash
ed a scathing rebuke on them point
ing out that their presence was a
contradiction of the kind of law ad
ministration they have been urging
dbr a long time.
Said Judge Holt:
“We have been plagued for years
by Colored leaders who complained
that a White jury never would con
vict a Colored person of killing an
other Colored person, that murder
of a Colored person by another Col
ored person was taken as a
of course, and that sucli a defen
dant usually is acquitted by a White
jury.
“The Colored people complained
to the courts that such Colored de
fendants would never be convicted,
and that has been the situation here
many years.
“Now war are faced with the prop
osition that a White jury has con
victed a Colored man of killing a
Colored woman, and then have
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PPICE TEN CENTS
VOL. XXVII, NO. 4
CHARLES DECISIONS LOUIS IN 15 ROUNDS
NEW YORK A cagey, under- !
rated Ezzard Charles fought his ■
way into ring history Wednesday i
night at Yankee Stadium when he
scored a lop-sided 15-round decision j<
over the once mighty Joe Louis'. ji
Dr. Dußche Wins Nobel Peace Prize
Dr. Ralph J. Bunche, 46, became
the first Negro ever to win the co
veted Nobel Peace Prize this week
When he was informed by a tele
gram from Oslo.
The popular and famous world
statesman . accepted the honor in
deep humility.
“It is a great tribute to those 11
Wh6 died and the others who work
ed with me in winning a peaceful
settlement of the dispute between
the Arab world and Israel,” said Dr.
Bunche. “I know it will *be an in
spiration to all of us.”
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leaders of the Colored community
coming in and asking that he be
excused.
"I have heard rumors that every
body has been bought off and Fran
cis would not spend a day in pri
son because of his prominence and
Influence. ,
“We forgot that there is a dead
woman. She want#d to live and
breathe, too, as he does. You can
not recommend off A dead person,
so I consider it mty duty of office to
sentence this defendant to the pen
itentiary. I can do nothing less."
An oral motion for a new trial
by defense Attorney George Okell
was denied by the judge, who grant
supersedeas bond of $2,500 for an
post the new bond. ,
Francis made arrangements to
appeal to the Florida Supreme court.
Tempora Mutantur Et Nos Mutamur In Hli»
MIAMI, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1980
The 29-year-old Charles proved to
Joe the hard way that the squared
arena was no place for old men.
The time worn adage “they never
come back” proved true once again, il
although pre-fight dope thought j'
Since his successful mediation of
the bloody war, he has received 38
national and international awards
and 19 honorary degrees.
The Nobel prize of $31,000, how
ever, is considered perhaps the
world’s top award.
Among the 28 nominees for the
award this year were Winston
Churchill, President Truman, Prime
Minister Nehru of India and Gen.
George C. Marshall.
“This came as a tremendous sur
prise to me,” said Dr. Bunche, “I
saw a clipping some months ago
that my name had been placed in
nomination along with this dis
tinguished group. I dismissed the
idea from my mind.”
Dr. Bunche is now serving as
director of the United Nations
trusteeship department. He is an
authority on the problems of Afri
ca and other undeveloped parts of
the world.
Several years ago, an effort was
made to get him to accept a po
sition as assistant secretary of state
under Dean Acheson. Dr. Bunche
declined the position because he had
worked in Washington earlier in
his career.
“I am happy here,” he said. “I
do not want to suffer another pe
riod of exile in Washington. I do
not want my family to suffer It.”
He referred to the racial barriers
which still exist in the nation’s cap
ital.
the Brown Bomber would change
the record books.
Charles’ youth and speed against
Louis’ age and slowness of foot can
be compared to an outmoded P-47
j Thunderbolt trying to do battle with
i The Bunches have two dauhters
one attending Radcliffe and one
at Vassar and a 7-year-old son.
ARMY TO CALL
300,000 IN
6 MONTHS
WASHINGTON Rep. Vinson
(Dem.-Ga.) said the army has in
formed him it will need an addition
al 300,000 men in the nest sis
months. Vinson is chairman of the
| house armed services committee
! which discussed with army officials
Thurs. possible desirable revisions of
the draft law. Vinson said Maj Gen.
Clovis Byers, deputy chief of staff,
said 300,000 mien would be needed
In addition to the 30,000 already in
ducted since an army expansion
was ordered after the outbreak of
the Korean war. Byers and other
army officers met with the commit
tee in closed sessions at which the
army’s plans and proposed strength
were discussed. -
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Two Die In Blast
AVONDALE, La.—A barge tied
up at Avondale Marino Ways was
blown adrift in the Mississippi river
by an explosion, and two workmen
were believed killed by the blast
or drowned, it was reported Thurs.
SIXTEEN PAGES
the modern P-80 Shooting Star.
With all due respect to Ezzard
Charles who fought a masterful
fight, the Louis he defeated Wed
nesday night was only a shade of
the mighty Brown Bomber of old.
Just as Joe won, he lost like a
champion. Louis was forever com
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ing in and looking for an opening
for his damaging right hand. The
opening was there several times but
the dull-reflexes that come with age
kept the Bomber missing repeated
ly.
I
Charles fought a brilliant fight to
earn the unanimous vote of all three
officials. Referee Mark Conn gave
him a 10-5 edge. Judge Joe Agnello
12-3 and Judge Frank Forbes 13-2.
Throwing hard body punches and
moving in close before Louis could
counter was the Charles victory
pattern. It was fool-proof. When he
chose to hit and run, his going
away punches were more effective
than Louis’ whistling right hands in
the air. The way he moved on top
of Louiß you would never suspect
he was the man giving away 33%
pounds.
Ezzard was in trouble twice, in
the fourth and 10th. A left-right to
the head buckled his knees m the
fourth but he came back strong
at the bell. Louis had his one big
chance in the 10th when he shook
GRAND JURY
INDICTS 9
MOONSHINERS
The federal grand jury returned 22
true bills this week in winding up
its work before recessing on Friday. |
Among those indicted were nine
persons charged with sale or pos
session of untaxed liquor. Among
those who are e4ther in jail or under
bond are:
Oscar Goodwin. 49, Princeton, for
operating a still in the Redlands
area June 27, 1950.
Arthur Gilford, 44. 422 NW 14th
ter. and Lonnie Hastings. 46. 428
NW 12th st., for selling unt&xed li
quor from Jan. 1 to March 31. 1950.
Leroy Thomas, 42, Goulds for op
erating a still in the Redlands area
from May 26. 1949, to Jan. 27, 1950.
George Odom, 40, West Palm
Beach, and James E- Montgomery,
Jr., 28, West Palm Beach, for hav
ing in their possession Aug. 18, 1950
untaxed liquor.
Elton Nelson, 33. West Palm
Beach, and Joseph Pringle, 41, West
Palm Beach, for having untaxed
liquor in their possession on Aug.
25, 1960.
Abe Alexander, Homestead, for
operating a still in Gcfolds on June
30. 1950.
Double Crossed;
Sue For $50,000
A group of 57 painters, incensed
over the double-cross by their White
“union brothers." filed a $50,000
damage suit against the American
Federation of Labor local.
The suit, filed Wednesday by Atty.
G. E. Graves, names painters union
IxKal No. 365, and John Burlinger
and Eli Lazare, business agents.
It charges that the plaintiffs
were offered an AFL charter and
work if they dropped out of the
United Mine Workers union, which
they voted to do July 23, 1949.
up Charles with a short right to the
head and chased him the rest of
the round. He never could aet him
up.
Charles got the short end of the
purse, about $58,766, counting his
slice of the $240,000 radio and TV
cash. •
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Louis, who said he made his
comeback to get money to pay up
income tax debts, will receive about
$102,840 for his share of the fight
and radio money.
Asked if his pay fixed him up fi
nancially, Louis mumbled a brief
“yeah.”
$1,550,000 For Carver,
Dethune, D.T.W., Opa
Locka And Goulds
Those long-awaited new school
buildings will be ready for occpan
cy long before a new term starts
next September.
The Dade cousy school board
voted Wednesday to start a $4,000,-
000 school construction program in
December. $1,550,000 of this amount
has been allotted for construction of
Negro schools.
Biggest slice of the pie goes to
George W. Carver high at Coconut
Grove who will get a modern 25
classroom building worth a half
million dollars.
Goulds Elementary Is scheduled
for a new 20 classroom building
costing $400,000 while the dreadful
ly crowded Bethune Elementary at
Brownsville gets a new 20 class
room job worth $300,000.
Booker T. Washington High will
become the first Negro school In
the county to boast a gymnasium.
, "But notwithstanding the perfor
mance of the plaintiffs, Local No.
365 had failed and refused to Issue
the charter.” the bill charges,
j The suit Is an outgrowth of
trouble at the Booker T. Washing
ton high school last year, when
White painters started the Job and
a tense situation developed when
Negro painters gathered to protest.
Kerlinger and Lazare said at the
time that the Negroes had affiliat
ed with the UMW and that the
AFL local would not agree to the
hiring of members of the rival
union. George Pegram, contractor,
said the AFL painters had threat
ened to pull its members off all his
jobs if the Negroes were hired.
•
A settlement of the dispute was
announced July 23 and the Negroes
went bock to work under a scale
that jumped their wage from $1.78%
to $2.06% an hour.
It wag announced at the time that
the men were joining an AFL,
union. *
There had been a gentlemen’s
agreement of long standing that the
painters would be employed on jobs
in the Negro area, and would not
seek work in White areas.
Trade shops, a bandroom and & n«w
library are listed among other ex
tensive renovations taking up some
$260,000 of the swag.
The fastly growing Opa Locke
area will get a ssoo,ooo 20 classroom
building for an elementary school
to be built on the site donated by
Bunche Park.
None of the school bond money
projects can be started until after
the $12,500,000 worth of school
bonds, voted in last Kay's primary
election, are sold about Dec. 1.
But the board authorised archi
tects to proceed with plans for the
construction so that bids can be ad
vertised for as soon after that date
as possible. Some plans already
have been drawn and are ready fer
bid calls.
County School Superintendent
James T. Wilson told the board he
and his staff would make a surrey
of the portable classroom schools
which might be replaced later under
the school bond building progress
with permanent buildings.
MAGAZINE
PRAISES GROVE
SLUM CLEARANCE
The October issue of the Ladles
Home Journal lauded the Coconut
Grove Citisens Committee for Slum
Clearance for the great work done
in that community by the group.
The story tells of the growth of
the Coconut Grove Negro district
through the years and its develop
ment Into a crowded, insanitary
area of filth, disease and degrada
tion. Then. In the summer of 1948,
Mrs. Elizabeth Virrick, a civil lead
ed. heard this story from a Negro
minister (Fr. T. K. Gibson) and de
cided to do something about It.
The committee sponsored a clear*
up campaign of individual premise*,
giving prizes for the best efforts. It
was strikingly successful. A day
nursery for children of working
mothers was started. It is still at
work on constantly expanding plans.
The article say*:
"The Citizens Committee has
awakened in the Coconut Grove
slums the realization tof the Negroe*
to the true value of citizenship and
the importance of working together
to help themselves. It has brought
White people and Nbgroes togeth
er in hard work and understanding
and true neighborliness.
"But its work is not finished. For
democracy is not a set plan or a
fixed system, but a living process
by which the well-being and free
dom forth« people themselves oan
be established and will endure."