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MIAMI TIMES, MIAMI, FLORIDA PAGE TWO LANIER SCHOOL NEWS On Thursday night, November 23, the students in the elementary grades of the Lanier school pre sented a very unique Thanksgiv ing program at the Ebenezer Bap tist Church. The children were well trained by their teachers and played their parts well. $200.06 were collected in the offering. JANET HEATH CHOSEN MEN’S DAY SWEETHEART Little Janet Heath of the first grade reigned throughout the day Sunday, November 26, as “Little Miss Ebenezer Baptist.” She was chosen from among a group of ten girls as the sweetheart of the Men’s Day Program. Janet was sponsored by Mrs. Mary B. Lane, first grade teacher at Lanier. BCHOOL AID CLUB HAS COFFEE HOUR The school aid club of the La nier Junior High School had a very successful coffee hour on Sunday afternoon, November 19, from 4 until 6 p.m. Over 150 pa rents responded to the call that was sent out by the chairman of the finance committee. S4O was collected for the purpose of pro viding benches for the school campus. Mrs. J. J. Miller, our very effi cient president, attended the dis trict meeting of PTA’s in Belle Glade on Saturday, Nov. 18. She reported a very interesting meet ing was held. The next meeting will be held in Ft. Pierce during the early Spring. Our club is now making plans for attending this meeting as a unit. The club meets, every first • and third Monday night at 8 o’clock. You are invit ed to become a member. See Prof. Woodard Johnson for mem bership dues. ITA NEWS On Thursday, November 16, the Intermediate Teachers’ Associa tion met at the George Washington Carver High school. As usual, Mr. F. Rivers conducted the devotion al exercises, after which the pup ils in Mrs. Bertie Baldwin’s sixth grade rendered a seasonal pro gram. The program began with a reading by Iral Davis, “O Thank The Lord,” followed by a playlet, “Why They Were Thankful.” The guest speaker for the day was Mr. B. M. Hindman, Assis tant Director of Education in Dade County. His topic was, ‘'Mental Health for Teachers”. Mr. Hindman delivered an excellent address; some excerpts are as the following: “To be mentally health ful, a teacher must be a human being first of all, living a normal life; have a sense of humor in do ing a day’s work, thus having fun while at work; have recreation, both physical and mental; enjoy various types of hobbies; have friends in all professions, and lead a normal social life; have re ligion which satifies a need with in; have a happy home life whet her married or single; engage in FOR SALE BY SUMMONS 3781 Grand Ave. Miami 33, Fla. Phone 83-1272 INCOME PROPERTY Two 2-stories, sixteen rooms rooming house. Income SIBO per month each, now one year old. Lights, baths, a good investment. 1511 and 1521 NW 70th St. 2 Bedrooms CBS home. Bath light, completely furnished. $7,000, $1,300 down, SSO per month, N.W. 63rd St. near 21st ave. Liberty City. • 2 stories, unfurnished CBS Bldg, on corner lot 108 x 163 located at 5100 NW 23rd ave. Price SII,OOO, terms. _ Lot 50x100, located at NW 51st St. near 30th ave. Cash SI3QO, terms SISOO. IN GOULDS New 2 bedrooms CBS homes for sale to civilians, S2OO down, $37.50 per month. One acre home-sites on paved street. SSOO. Terms. FOR RENT 2 Bedroom apartment, hot and cold water, 227 Grand Ave., Coconut Grove, oppo site school. sls per week. Grocery: As is 225 Grand Ave., Coconut Grove, sls per week. 3 Bedrooms house at 2409 NW 51st St. S2O per week. J. A. SUMMONS, Broker Registered Licensed SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1950 Liberty City Primary Last week oeing Thanksgiving the second grades of Liberty City Primary School on Wednesday presented a Thanksgiving Pro gram under the direction of Miss Mattie Gibson, program chair man. The program was as fol lows: Come Ye Thankful People Come Lord’s Prayer, Salute the Flag; Reading Thanksgiv ing, Johnnie Mead; Song Thanksgiving, Mrs. Ruff’s class; Reading, Mildred Jones; Reading Willie Cummings; Reading Lillie Mae Perry; Song—Over the River Miss Gibson’s class Remarks—Mrs. E. Williams, Principal. Thanksgiving Baskets were pre sented to those persons in need by the Sunshine Committee. The annual Twilight School will be held on Tuesday, December sat 8:00 p.m. All parents are asked to attend classes on this night and find out what your children are being taught. All pupils will be looking for ward to the first train ride spon sored by this school on Thursday, December 7. This train ride will include all sections south of Mi ami aboard the Champion. This week we again bring you Who’s Who at our school Miss Jeannette Bel lamy, native of Tallahassee and graduate o f Florida A. and M. College. She received her Master of Arts Degree from Atlanta Uni- | versity and now is chairman of the third grade group. Her am bition is to retire real soon. > Get well wishes to Mrs. Pearl Patterson and Mrs. Beatrice Sanders who are on the sick list. Hurry back we miss you two. | Misses Cleomie Allen, Beulah the day, if they see the need; be a mature person, not just an adult. In short, to be mentally healthful, a teacher must live as a normal human being, and not i try any particular way, simply because he is a teacher. Mrs. Irene Straughter, presided over the business for the day, j after which Mrs. Frances Tucker ! principal of the school, greeted the group, and gave welcoming ; remarks. All of the guests were invited in to the cafeteria, where a deli cious repast was served. Beauti | ful turkey souvenirs were given each guest as a reminder of the wonderful hospitality of the Car ver School group. The menu: Baked Turkey, dressing, cole slaw, pickles, saltines and Coca Cola Mrs. I. Straughter, Pres. Mrs. M. Smith, reporter both civic and political issues of MILLER’S CLEANING AND LAUNDRY SERVICE Expert Dry Cleaning and Laundry “LET US SOLVE YOUR DIRTY PROBLEMS” PICK UP AND DELIVERY SERVICE 814 N.W. 3rd Avenue Phone 2-6335 C. C. MILLER, Prop. Are you hungry Then Stop in at . . VAL’S Barbecue & Case The Home of Fine Foods ■-* 454 N.W. 17th Street Phone 9-6263 OLD FASHIONED PIT BARBECUE OUR SPECIALTY A variety of soft drinks and Sealtest Ice Cream at popular prices Charming, courteous waitresses to serve you OPEN ALL NIGHT We deliver at nominal service charge |L HhF > Classic Parade To Begin 11 a.m. I The Orange Blossom Classic Pa rade will begin promptly at 11 o’clock this morning (Saturday, Dec. 2) and will cover the follow ing line of march: The specatcle will be formed at NW 6th ave. and 12th st. in front of Booker T. Washington High School, and will move south on 6th ave. to 11th, east on 11th st. to 3rd ave., south on 3rd ave to 6th st., east on 6th st. to 2nd ave., north on 2nd ave. to 11th st. west on 11th st. to 3rd ave., north on 3rd ave to 17th st., west on 17th st. to 6th ave., and south on 6th ave. to BTW where it will disband. | A special motorcycle patrol unit will be along side the parade in order to keep spectators off the street and out of the path of the parade. Spectators are advised to stay on the sidewalks and not walk along side the parade in the streets. This rule will be enforc ed by police. SPECIAL BUS SERVICE 1 Special bus service will be available for patrons attending the Orange Blossom Classic Foot ball Game at the Orange Bowl tonight. Patrons living in Liber ty City and Coconut Grove may take bus route 37, which will take them directly to the bowl. Patrons living in downtown Mi ami may take any one of the special busses which will leave NW 20th st. and 3rd ave. and run south on 3rd ave. to sth st, then directly to the bowl. All of the busses will begin the special run at 6 p.m. Bus 37 will run every 15 minutes, and the special down town busses will run every 5 minutes. The regular fare will be in effect. Savage and Mrs. Ruth Rogers were among the many who en joyed the holidays out of the city. Miss Allen was the house guests of her sister, Mrs. Genevieve Brown of Jacksonville, Fla. Miss Savage visited her aunt, Mrs. Cora Jordon of West Palm Beach while Mrs. Rogers returned to her home in Daytona Beach, Fla. All reported having had a won derful stay. Birthdays for November: Mes dames Inez Davis and Albertha Ruff, Nov. 14; Beatrice Sanders, Nov. 9. Happy birthdays to you. GRACE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 326 N.W. 16th Street Sunday School t* o a.m. Morning Service 11 a.m Evening Service 7:30 Kev. James Culmer, pastor 1404 N.W. 63rd St. Phones 89-2376—89-9158 Kiwanis Annual Charity Game And Pageant Dec. 8 Miami high’s opponent in the Kiwanis 16th annual benefit game on Friday night, December 8, will be the Durham high school team of North Carolina, western cham pions of North Carolina and the team that beat the Stingarees last year 19 to 14 in the 15th annual performance of this big Kiwanis Charity game. Stingaree coach George Trogdon and his boys will be out looking for this one and because N. Caro lina, coached by Elmer Barbour, has gone undefeated for two years, football fans may look for a great game. 1 The Christmas pageant, wide ly known for its elaborate pro gram is an added attraction that has a large following in this area. All those who saw this extrava ganza last year will not miss the opportunity for this year’s show that we understand is to be big ger and better than ever. Net proceeds from this annual event goes to support the under privileged in Miami. Out at Dun bar Primary school the Kiwanis organization has equipt and main tains a class for Negro children with defected sights. Special glasses for these children are used as well as special lettering and a complete class room of specially designed instructional facilities are maintained by the Kiwanis group. The money for this and other charitable projects; are rais ed by these annual football games and pageant spectacles. Miss Do retha Payne is in charge of this ■ lUDm ■ “B County JL Fail The lightest bourbon Tv# I llalltr's 1 ever tasted! That’s what . you’ll say about County Fair Bonded Bourbon - the lift All great, straight bourbon with 11 Sl| “** ri * ht W. A. Haller Corp., Philadelphia, Pa |MIM fei Bond ur.der U. S. Gov’t Supervision • Straight Bourbon Whiskey, 100 Pro# PROFESSIONAL PIANO TUNER AND REPAIRER Reconditioning and Painting A Specialty WILLIAM LINDER *- 1942 NW Second Court Phone 81-7709 Miami, Florida W. P. CORBITT 0.1335 NW 7th Av. Roasters, Hens, Stewers, Fryers, Cut-Up Parts (Buy the parts you like best), Ducks, Table tested Eggs ALL POULTRY DRESSED ON PREMISES PHONE 3-6028 work. Citizens of this community who enjoy football games or the grand Christmas pageant may embrace the opportunity for both events Friday night and add to it their civic support and appreciation for a great charity. The entire east bleacher section is being reserved for colored fans and tickets for this game are now on sale at Sweeting and North, 1188 NW 3rd ave., phone 9-1073. BTW Students Appear On WWPB On last Monday evening at 8:45 the Booker T. Washington High School appeared on the current program “lest we forget” over ra dio station WWPB. The sketch which was discussed, “Watch That Play Little Man” found Herbelean Dixon, a senior; Juanita a senior; Thomas Samuels, a sen ior and Earnest Reeves, a junior, taking a part in the discussion. The panel was moderated by the Rev. Edward T. Graham, pastor of the Mt. Zion Baptist church. These programs are sponsored by the Campus Council of inter group relations of the University of Miami Students’ Association and the Anti-defamation League of the B’nai B’rith. These pro grams are intended to improve race relations in the community. Advertising In The Times Pays Dividends