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TWO DIE FROM US IN PROJECT APARTMENT MIAMI TEACHER FOUND DEAD IN APARTMENT MRS 1 *y- ■ ■ KJ ft k><* _ *JS Mercedes Byron, right, teacher found dead in her apartment, is shown with her principal, Mrs. Estelle Williams, at a recent show er by the Liberty City Primary faculty. Key Wester To Get U.S. Meritorious Award WASHINGTON (ANP) The Department of State has pre sented Frank E. Pinder, head agricultural production specialist of the United States Economic Mission in Liberia, with the Meritorious Ser- Vic© award. * ' Mr. Pinder, who is in Liberia, could not be present last Saturday for the formal presentation by Secretary of State Dean Acheson. The official presentation will be made when he returns on leave next May. John H. Finlator, executive sec retary of the honor awards board of the State department, said that the award was made “because of the outstanding contributions to the important work of the de partment and the Foreign Ser vice.” Frank E. Pinder, a native of Key West, Fla., is a graduate of Florida A and M College. With a major in agriculture, he started his governmental career as a coun ty extension agent in Alachua County, Fla. Later he transferred to Washington where he joined the staff of the Farmers’ Home administration, rising to an im portant post in that department. Four years ago he was selected to become a member of the Eco nomic Mission to Liberia staff as an agriculturist. Pinder is credited with spear heading much of the current, rapid advancement in agriculture in Liberia. Along with John Coop The battered body of Miss Mercedes Byron, 24, faculty mem ber of Liberty City Primary School, was found ini her ran sacked apartment Thjirsday af teroon. How long shSFhad been dead was not determined. Investigating officers attribut ed the death to strangulation, but her battered body and face was enough for officials tb order an autopsy at Jacksori* Memorial hospital. The upstairs apartnifcnt located in the Alberta Height! project at NW 27th ave. and 59th st., in total disorder and fill drawers and pocket books been rifled. The body was in be# dressed in a playsuit and covered with a sheet. It was discovered by five teachers from her school who went to check on her after she had been absent from her classroom for two days. The group included Glendina Edwards, Cleomie Mack, Maggie Lambert. Ruth Copeland and Albertha Ruff. According to the sheriff’s de er, a Hampton graduate, who is secretary of agriculture for Li beria, he has stimulated farm work in the African republic until it promises to be one of the princi pal industries of the country. LOUIS WINS IN COMEBACK TRY CHICAGO Ex-heavyweight champion Joe Louis started the long road back to the top Wed nesday night when he earned a unanimous decision over Cesar Brion before a scant crowd of 8,866. The 10-round bout was held at Chicago stadium and according to boxing experts, did not prove very much in Joe’s favor. Joe admitted his timing was still way off and that he wanted at least three more fights before ever thinking of a return match with champion Ez»rd Charles. partment, no arrest ha? been made in connection with the case, but an investigation is in progress. After the autopsy the department expects to make several arrests if the original theory is found to be true. Miss Byron is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otis Byron of 1729 NW 6th ave. She is a graduate of Booker T. Washington high school and Florida Normal Col lege. After the autopsy the body will be released to Pharr Funeral home for burial. She was a mem ber of Mt. Sinai Baptist church. ; r mmr >'■ ■' J|l SCHENLEY’B BPECIAL Repre sentative Billie Browne, well known local photographer, who has recently been appointed spec ial salesman for Schenley** Li quors. Continuing their policy of giving Negroes employment in important positions in their or ganization, the Schenley Distillers Inc., recently announced Browne’s appointment as special represent ative for the south Florida dis trict, replacing J. D. Brooks, who has been promoted to the positjpn of State Representative. The Schenley Distillers employ more than seven hundred Negroes throughout the country, which sets a marked precedent in the whiskey industry. When asked for a comment on his new position, Browne said: “I only hope that our people will learn to spend their money with someone who is willing to give us a chance.** Joe drew about $15,000 for his part of theteke. f) fll i PRICE TEN CENTS VOL. XXVII, NO. 13 FLORIDA A. & M. AND WILDERFORCE READY FOR 18th ANNUAL CLASSIC RATTLE Woman Claims She Was Beaten In Jail Mrs. Olivia Mitchell, wife Os Clifford Mitchell, told a Miami Times reporter this week that she had quite a rough experience last Friday night while she, with her husband, was on the way to their home in Opa Locka. A White man walking toward a cab hit their truck with sorg thing, then went on. The cab and a black car followed them after they had evidently called the police. Four cars with police fol lowed them. They were afraid and drove faster when bullets be gan to whiz past their truck. The truck in which they were riding was struck 11 times. One of the men jumped on the running board, but Mitchell pushed him off and went on. The car and cab HUMAN RIGHTS, WORLD DECLARATION AND AMERICAN PRACTICE Civil rights in the United States fall somewhat, but not seriously, short of the standards outlined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Such is the con clusion of Roger Baldwin, 1950 One World Award winner, in a twenty-cent pamphlet, “Human Rights World Declaration And American Practice,” released to day by the Public Affairs Com mittee, nonprofit, educational or ganization at 22 East 38th St., New York City. “To promote the educational uses of the Declaration,” sug- MIAMI, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1950 followed later forcing them to the curb. One of the policemen pulled Mitchell out of the truck, kicked him and beat him in his face. Mrs. Mitchell was taken to jail and questioned. She denied they were supposed to hold up people, and was slapped from one side of her face to the other ever» time she denied. After further investigation of the case it was found to be a case of mistaken identity and she was released on Saturday. Her husband was badly beaten up. He was released about 4:30 p.m. on Saturday and had to go to bed where he remained for several days as he could not go to work. gests Mr. Baldwin, who was for thirty years the director of the American Civil Liberties Union, “studies should be made in every country professing democracy to show how far its own law and practices measure up to the oljr viously advanced standards set forth in the Declaration.” Commenting on the present UN discussion on the Covenant of Human Rights, which aims to put the principles of the declaration into a binding pact, Mr. Baldwin asserts that “the guarantee of human rights on an international scale would be without force un less persons could appeal to an international authority after they had. as the lawyers say, exhaust ed their remedies in their own countries.” Mr. Baldwin sets forth four suggestions for making the inter- Continued on page 13 Tempora Mutantur Et Non Mutamnr In Illi* Rattlers One Touchdown Favorite Over Green Wave The stage has been set for the playing of the 18th annual Orange Blossom classic in the Orange Bowl Saturday, December 2. FLORIDA A and M 26 Texas College 6 53 Fort Valley 13 20 Benedict 13 20 Morris Brown 0 14 A and T 9 32 Bethune-Cookman 7 25 Tuskegee 0 20 Allen 13 0 Suothern 0 230 61 Undefeated but once tied Flor ida A and M reigns as a one touchdown favorite over a strong Wilberforce State team beaten four times by teams in the top ten. WILBERFORCE 0 Southern 24 7 Alcorn 6 18 Prairie View 6 6 Tennessee State 0 57 Lincoln (Mo.) 0 12 Morgan 14 32 Kentucky State 3 19 W. Va. State 23 151 76 Coach Jake Gaither of Famcee and Country Lewis of ’Force claim their respective charges are Master Singers To Celebrate The Miami Master Singers will celebrate their sth anniversary on Sunday, December 3 at 4 p.m. at the Youth Center, 340 NW 13th St., with a special variety pro gram. The program will feature the Versatile Singers, Mrs. Anna Mae Branham, Miss Lenora Bray non, Mrs. Eula King and the Master Singers. Mr. Charles Higgs will serve as Master of Ceremon ies and Mr. D. A. Douglas will be the guest speaker. A great pro gram. is in store for you and the public *is invited. SIXTEEN PAGES in top shape for the big encoun ter that should draw 15,000 fans to the bowl Saturday night. Miamians have spread out the welcome mat for the estimated 5,000 visitors scheduled to begin arriving Friday afternoon. Pen nants and flags stretch across the main streets and banners of wel come are strung up everywhere. Local hotels are booked solid for the weekend and restaurants and taverns are ordering a double supply or reserve stock. Countless parties have been planned and there’s a big dance MRS. ELIZABETH ESPY The bodies of Joseph and Lau p Havnes. ages 73 and 36 years, .wCTMound in their apartment at yfW 63rd st., at 3 p.m. neighbor smelled gas .and investigated, finding the , couple. It * The gats jei on the stove in the kitchen was found on and an oil hetter burned in the bedroom. The couple, attired in pajamas, had apparently died in their sleep more than 24 hours earlier. had just moved into the project on Monday. They formerly lived on 11th st. Surviving is a 3-year-old daughter by an earlier marriage of Mrs. Haynes. The child has been in the Jackson Memorial hospital since February. An autopsy was ordered on t )s'. bodies. scheduled at every ballroom in town. Many of the visitors are arriv ing Friday evening in order to see Miami U.’s bowl bound Hur ricanes tackle the U. of Missouri. The Classic parade has been scheduled for Saturday morning at 11 with seven bands participat ing. The 110 piece Famcee march ing band has a special halftime extravaganza all cooked up. All in all it looks like a grand time in store for all concerned. So have a swell time. It’s later than you think. et tM[ !^H p? «i#* < lMHkfe \ jfl v ' * R ’ v s& .£g^nvP^H| _ JUKgmm Ssk .yjlf CHARLES WILLIAMS Mrs. Elisabeth Espy, principal of R. R. Moton elementary school and Mr. Charles Williams, prin cipal of Booker T. Washington high school, left this week for Washington, D. C. to participate in the meeting of the Mid-Century White House Conference on Child ren and Youths to be held Dec. 5-7. The invitations were extend ed by President Harry Truman.