Beauticians’
Nat’l Meet
Opens Sun.
Sunday and Monday delegates
will be pouring into Miami from
more than forty states to be in at
tendance at the national conven
tion of United Beauty School
Owners and Alpha Phi Omega
Sorority-Fraternity being held
March 2-5 and March 6 and
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7 in Haiti as guests of the Haitian
Women’s League of Social Action.
Local Omicron chapter who
will be hostess to the convention
reports that all is ready for what
is expected to be the biggest con
vention in the history of the or
ganization.
DR. BETHUNE BPEAKB
Monday evening at 8 o’clock,
a public program will be held at
Booker T. Washington high
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Poisoned
’Shine Puts
4 In Hospital
Four persons were admitted to
the Jackson Memorial hospital up
to Thursday of this week all
in serious condition whch hos
pital authorities and Miami po
lice. are certain the direct results
of drinking poisoned moonshine.
James Sebree, 29, was rushed to
the hospital after he ran outside
of the Nasty Man’s Case, 1358 NW
3rd ave., where he had been eat
ing, began vomiting and then
collapsed.
Authorities at the hospital said
Sebree’s symptoms were the same
as Jake Ricks’ first poison ‘shine
victim.
Sebree’s blood has turned a
Wins $3,000 Prize In Local Terrv Art Exhibit
VOL. XXVIII, NO. as
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Brotherhood Week Widely Observed
“Brotherhood Week” in this
area was widely publicised. Pub
lic meetings, newspapers and ra
dio made it possible to take the
ideals and practical procedures of
democratic living to every citizen.
The National Conference of
Christians and Jews, the Anti-
Defamation League, the Miami
Roundtable, the Board of Public
Instruction of Dade County and
the Department of Human Rela
tions of the University of Miami
were the sponsoring groups.
Dr. Clinchy, Rabbi Perilman
and Mr. Braniff, representing the
three main religious groups, spoke
here to various school groups,
teaching personnel and the gen
eral public ten days prior to the
official opening of Brotherhood
Week. On February 18, the public
received with enthusiasm “To
gether We Pray” an original music
drama in which Social Studies,
Creative Writing, Dancing and
Dramatic classes of Miami Senior
High school collaborated.
The first institute on Inter-
Group Relations was held at the
University of Miami on Thursday,
February 21 from 3:30 to 9:00
p.m. Dr. Williams, vice president
of the University, in his words of
welcome spoke of the close rela
tionship between the University
and the community and of Hu
man Relations as the ideals we
try to live. Dr. Ritchie, chairman
of the department of human re
lations, introduced the members
of the panel: Miss Gertrude Noar,
National Defamation League; Mr
Gil Balkin, president of local
Anti-Defamation League; Miss
Marie Roberts, B. T. Washington
High School instructor; Lr. Roy
chocolate color indicating a break
down of red blood cells, the re
action of nitrobenzine in the
body.
Listed in fair condition at the
hospital were two other persons
drinkers of the poisoned liquor.
They are Mary Jackson, 42, and
Frances Regans, 42.
V. Sowers, Stetson University and
Mr. Baker Hindman, assistant di
rector. Department of Negro In
struction. Open discussion fol
lowed with the panel separating
into three sections of experts for
further specific questions. Mr.
Fred Routh and Dr. Cunningham
joined the panel of experts. Miami
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One of these high school seniors will wind up with the coveted
title of “Girl of the Year” Wednesday night when the Miami chap
ter of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity will crown the lucky lady at their
Stars of Tomorrow show at BTW auditorium.
Contestants are: Mercedes Pendar, Dorsey High School; Juanita
Scott, Pompano Beach High; Maureen Stafford, Booker T. Washing
ton; Bernice Williams, Carver. Contestants not shown are: Joan Mc-
Griff, Ft. Lauderdale and Eva Jones of Miami.
MIAMI, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1952
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Beach High School A’Cappello
Choir provided music, Miss Betty
Borin, music instructor, Miami
Senior High School lead group
singing and a double quartet from
her school sang the special bless
ing before dinner.
Preceeding the short talk by
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MIAMI’S NEWEST SEPIA
DISC JOCKEY Pictured along
with Lionel Hampton, is “Rocky”
Miami’s newest sepia disc jockey,
whose show labeled “Rockin j
With Rocky” goes over the air
waves, on station WMBM, 800 gn
your dial, beginning Monday,
March 3. The show will be aired
from 4 to 5, five days a week, )
Crazed Gonman Killed By Patrolman
Jesse Wilson. 57, of 6517 NW
13th ct., was shot and killed by
Sheriff’s Road Patrolman W. J.
Pe’erson. last Saturday after
noon, after Wilson had fired sev
eral bullets into Tiny’s Tavern,
1690 NW 62nd st., hitting Walter
Parker. 32, of 2041 York St., Opa
Locka, in the leg.
According to Homicide Det. B.
J. Palmer, Wilson had ignored a
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Monday through Friday.
Rocky’s first show will feature
a personal interview with Lionel
Hampton, who appeared recent
ly at the Rockland Palace and
the Dade county auditorium.
Seme lucky listeners to the
ODening “Rockin’ With Rocky”
show will receive autographed
recordings by Lionel Hampton.
warning shot fired by Petersen’s
partner William H. Brown. He
blasted four bullets into the Tav
ern.
Wilson got into an argument
with a patron at the bar known
as “Horse”. A companion said
that “Horse” grabbed Wilson and
slugged him in the face.
Wilson rushed from the tavern
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ELLIS WILSON, winner of the $3,000 second prize, lives in New
York City, but was born in Mayfield, Ky. in 1900. A graduate of the
Art Institute of Chicago, he also studied at private classes in New
York City. He has exhibited in a number of notable galleries and
museums and in 1944 won a Guggenheim Fellowship for creative
painting, which was renewed in 1945. He won the Atlanta University
purchase award in 1946. <*
Attendance Urged
At Art Show
Sunday, March 2, is the last
day for Miamians to view the
greatest collection of paintings to
be assembled in this part of the
country.
The Terry Ex
hibit, on is, Key
auditoriui , ijf some
2.555 paintings, " etrfeeg by re
nown artists from au fills of the
nation. Seven leading T art exhibi
tors from as many sections of the
country comprise the jury panel.
Doris Reno, Art Critic of the Mi
ami Herald is the Miami repre
sentative among the judges. The
American Artist Magazine des
cribes the show as “A Big Sen
sation in the Art World.”
WINS BECOND PRIZE
Second prize of $3,0f0 in cart)
went to Ellis Wilson Kentucky
born Negro for Ids pair ting
“Fisherwoman” (no. 2579), Done
in rich colors, this painting force
fully portrays the workmanship
of a true artist. There’s little
wonder that Mr. Wilson’s entry
was one of the top seven chosen
by the judges, his career reading
like a column in “Who’s Who** in
contemporary art circles. He is a
graduate of Chicago’s Art Insti
tute and did private studies in
New York, where he exhibited at
the New York World’s Fair. His
other New York exhibits include
Riverside Museum, Contemporary
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Tavern
Owner Tries
Suicide
Disgusted and apparently des
pondent, Joseph Felton, about 46,
well known Miamian, who op
erates a beer and wine tavern at
1242 NW Third ave., attempted; to
take his own life about 2:15
Thursday afternoon, when he shot
himself in the chest with a re
volver at his store, according to
police. The bullet entered the
right side of his chest and came
out on the left. Felton was rush
ed to the Jackson Memorial hos
pital, where his condition is list
ed as critical.
According to'police, Felton, who
was conscious upon arrival at the
Hospital, said that he shot him
self because he was disgusted
over his wife’s being extremal?
jealous of him. He said his wife
was so jealous that she made his
life miserable..
Police also stated that investi
gation disclosed that Felton had
sent an acquaintance to purchase
a quantity of bullets for his re
volver about 11 o’clock Thurs
day morning.