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VOL. XXVIII, NO. 38
PRICE TEN CENTS
CITIZENS HONORED AT TESTIMONIAL BANQUET
As a special feature of its 7th
Anniversary activities, the Great
er Miami Urban League honored
three of Miami’s outstanding cit
izens at a Testimonial Banquet
on Thursday night May 29.
Those in whose honor the well
attended affair was given are:
Aubrey W. Henry, M.D., Wil
liam A. Patterson, Jr., M.D., and
Kelsey L. Pharr, LL.D. The two
medical doctors were cited for
their having qualified and re
ceived appointments to the medi
cal staff of two heretofore White
hospitals Mt. Sinai Hospital,
Miami Beach and Cardiac Home
Hospital, Miami. The mere men
tion of Dr. Pharr’s name means
“over thirty-five years of unself
ish service and contributions to
the socio-economic advancement
of Greater Miami.”
Members of the medical staff
of the two hospitals and represen
tatives from Civic and fraternal
organizations made citations in
behalf of and presented plaques
to the honorees. Mr. Samuel Gert
ner, director of Mt. Sinai hospital
cited Dr. Henry’s achievements,
while Dr. M. F. Sasslaw, chief of
staff, Cardiac Home * Hospital
spoke in behalf of Dr. Patterson.
Mr. D. A. Douglas, district mana
ger for Atlanta Life Insurance
Co., pinch hitting for Dr. T. L.
Lowne did the honors for Dr.
Kelsey L. Pharr.
A unique but beautiful part of
the ceremonies was the presen
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tation of plaques to the honorees
by their respective fraternities.
Presenting plaques to Drs. Henry
and Pharr from Phi Beta Sigma
fraternity was Mr. J. H. Taylor.
Mr. Roscoe C. Webb, polemarch
tor the Miami alumni chapter of
Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity, pre
sented a similar plaque to Dr.
Patterson, also a member of the
local chapter.
Music for the occasion was fur
nished by Willie Futch and Wil
liam Washington, accompanied by
Bobby Ford, all students "from
Booker T. Washington high
school
Mr. Charles L. Williams, prin
cipal of Booker T. Washington
high school and member of the
Greater Miami Urban League’s
executive board acted as toast
master.
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DR. KELSEY L. PHA^R
Miami Youths Identified In Holdup
QUIZZED IN
MURDER
Two Miami juveniles returned
by police this week from Nor
folk, Va., were identified Wed
nesday by the victim of a bold
daylight holdup in March.
Donald Scavella, 16, of 1739
Tempora Mutanur Et Nos Mutamur In Ellis
MIAMI, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, MAY 31, 1952
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DR. W. A. PATTERSON, JR.
Dorsey’s Son To Share In Estate
OFFERED SIBO,OOO
SETTLEMENT
A three-year court fight by
Zeke Campbell, 56-year-old son
of Miami’s late pioneer real es
tate broker, D. A. Dorsey, ended
Monday with the courts awarding
valued at close to a million dol
lars. The property will be reap
praised and a further payment of
the ill Hallandale migrant worker
SIBO,OOO.
This sum represents approxi
mately one-third of an estate
10 per cent will be made to
Campbell of any amount over
15, of 1241 NW 65th st., will also
be questioned by Sheriff’s depu
ties about the killing of Glenn H.
Thurber, White crippled grocer
of 2004 NW 62nd st., in February.
Scavella and Danes were ar
rested in Norfolk, Va., on a pick
up order from Miami and return
ed here Tuesday. Frank Bass,
COLLEGE HONORS
FORMER PIONEER
The Florida Normal and Indus
trial Memorial College of St.
Augustine, the Baptist College of
our state, post humously honor
ed the Rev. J. W. Drake at its
commencement program on Mon
day, May 26. Mrs. Drake was in
vited by the college to receive the
citation, a certificate for meritor
ius service rendered to the school
for a period of more than a quar
ter of a century.
Rev. Drake passed in Febru
ary of 1951 at West Palm Beach,
immediately after he had preach
ed the closing sermon of the Fla.
East Coast Baptist Association,
which he had served as modera
tor for 17 years. Others of service
included: Trustee of the school
$600,000.
The funds will be placed in the
First National Bank in Fort
Lauderdale, as guardian of his
estate. The settlement also was
approved by Campbell’s personal
guardian, Foster Ingals. The
guardianship became necessary,
when, during his court fight for
a share in the estate, two cousins
appeared on the scene with at
torneys to take over the job from
Campbell’s attorney, Henry M.
Jones.
The court, holding Campbell
“incompetent,” found his mind to
be that of an 8-year old boy. This
1214 NW 62nd st., pointed them
out at the Miami police station.
According to Bass, Scavella was
the one who grabbed him around
the neck, and Danes went
through his pockets. There others
through his pockets. Three others
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which honored him; pastor of the
St. John Baptist Church for 39
years, member of the Foreign
Mission Board of the National
Baptist Convention, Inc., manager
of the local office of the Afro-
American Life Insurance Co.
The Florida East Coast Baptist
Association had grown steadily
under Rev. Drake’s direct leader
ship with 85 churches and an an
nual contribution of SIO,OOO to
*he school at St. Augustine. “This
is one of the nicest things by far
which has happened to me since
my husband went away. Like him
l shall always hold Florida Nor
mal dear to my heart,” said Mrs.
Drake upon her return from St.
Augustine on Tuesday.
situation precludes him from
making a will, attorneys said.
Dorsey and his wife died in
1940 leaving the entire fortune to
an adopted daughter, Susan, and
the missing son by his first mar
riage. Zeke, who had not been
heard from in more than 20
years.
The settlement was agreed to
by Susan, a student at Bethune
Cookman college; her guardian
Dr. Kelsey Pharr. R. C. Houser,
administrator of the estate and
their respective aattorneys.
MAN FOUND
SHOT TO DEATH
The body of Albert Jones, 34-
vear-old chauffeur of 1724 NW
75;h st., was found shot to death
early Saturday morning beside
the road at 1556 NW- 70th st.
Detectives said several wit
nesses had heard loud conversa
tion and pleas for mercy about
2 a.m. This was fallowed by two
shots.
Jones was shot near the heart
by a pistol apparently held
against him. Flesh and clothing
showed powder burns. A 36-year
„ald woman is being held as a
9 HIGH SCHOOL GRADS WIN
LEONARD'S SCHOLARSHIPS
A total of nine graduates of
Greater Miami high schools have
been selected to receive scholr
ships from the Leonard Stores
through their annual scholarship
funds. The graduates, including
three from each of the three high
schools in Greater Miami
Booker T. Washington, D. A.
Dorsey and George Washington
Carver—were selected on the
basis of their scholas.ic standings
and general all-around abilities.
First, second and third prize win
ners were named from —each
school. The first prize winner will
receive a S2OO scholarship; the
c econd, SIOO scholarship and the
third, a SSO scholarship. The
scholarships may be used at any
college that the student selects.
This year’s scholarship win
ners are:
Washington
First prize S2OO, Albertha
BTW - CARVER
DCTers IN ANNUAL
BANQUET
The Diversified Cooperative
Training clubs of Booker T.
Washington and Carver high
school sponsored their annual
Employers-Employees Banquet
last Wednesday at the Flamingo
Room of the Mary Elizabeth hotel.
A large number of students, teach
ers and employees attended the
affair and enjoyed of its many
festivities.
Twenty-three business con
cerns are cooperating with the
Mrs. Edith Sampson, Chicago
attorney, shown above receiving
congratulations from Howland
H. Sargeant, assistant secretary
of State for Public Affairs, upon
her appointment to the U. S. Na
tional Commission for UNESCO.
The National Commission, com-
P° sed of leading citizens.
Nelson, 1336 NW First
Second prize $ 1 OUT volt
Sullivan, 1706 NW Tlfito Ave.
Third prize S|tW YyOfai
Bain, 1744 NW sth ci£i JUu
Dorsey
First prize s2
Heastie. 4817 NW 24tfr
Second prize slOO.
Barr. 1844 NW 70th st: *X
Third prize SSO. Pearl Lockhart
1235 NW 72nd st.
Carver
First prize S2OO, Mildred
Hines, 14781 Jackson st., Rich
mond Heights.
Second prize slOO, Ruthie
Mae Frierson, Box 336, Perrine,
Fla.
Thrd prize ssO, Alvin Bispy,
14541 Pierce, Richmond Heights.
DCT program of these two
schools by offering employment
to members of the clubs.
Herman Hoff, personnel direc
tor at Jackson Memorial hospital,
was the speaker for the evening.
Among others responding on the
program were Principals Charles
L. Williams of Booker T. Wash
ington high school and Frances
Tucker of Carver high school; A.
M. Haft, supervisor of vocational
services in general high schools,
Misses Jennette Melton, Milton,
Lila Carey, Cora Amos, and Lula
Kemp; and Father Theodore Gib
son, rector of Christ Episcopal
church, Coconut Grove.
ed Nations Educational, "Scientific
and Cultural organization and the
American people and advises the
Department of State on matters
pertaining to UNESCO.
Mrs. Sampson was an alternate
United States representative to
the Fifth Session nf th» TTnl t*A
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Janet Byron. 14 year-old jun
ior at Dorsey High school and
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James
Byron of 1212 NW 64th st., was
a recent winner of third prize in
the Advertising Contest “What
Advertising Means to Me,” spon
sored by Food Fair Stores.
She was also a winner of a
certificate of honorable mention
in the Radio Script Division of
the Miami Herald writing awards
contest. She feels that most of
the credit is due to her language
arts instructor, Mrs. Ava Brown.
7 MIAMIANS
GRADUATE AT
BCC COLLEGE
Seven Miamians were among
77 graduates who heard
Dr. T. K. Larolers, outstanding
U. S. Dermatologist address them
using as his subject “Ask Not for
Whom the Bell Tolls, the Bell Tolls
for You," Monday morning in Be
thune Cook man college auditor
ium. *
Introduced, by Dr. Mary Mc-
Leod Bethune, president emeri
tus of the college as a great hu
manitarian, a great American
and a leading skin specialist, the
speaker reminded the graduates
that “the urge that caused you to
matriculate to college must re
main with you forever.”
Near the conclusion of the ex
ercise Dr. Lawless and Lee Nich
olas, chairman of the executive
committee of the Board of Trus
tees of Bethune-Cookman Col
lege were decorated with the hon
orary degree of Master of Arts.
Miamians graduating were:
Anna Grace Sweeting, Clara
Brown, Cynthia Bythwood, Es
telle Grant Graves, Maxwell