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8-Yr. 081 KILLED BY AUTO
MAN KILLED IN
ARGUMENT OVER
“SHfifclE”
Harry Evans, 43, 1885 NW 4th
ave.,, was shot in the stomach
with a .38 calibre revolver early
last Thursday night near his home
on NW 4th ave. by Ernest Tay
lor, 45, 1927 NW 4th ave., ac
cording to the homicide bureau
of the Miami police department.
Evans was rushed to the Jack
son Memorial hospital, where he
died on Monday June 16 as a re
sult of the shooting.
Upon arrival at the hospital
Evans named Taylor as the man
who shot him. Taylor was arrest
ed later that night at NW sth
ave. and 19th st. When arrested
Taylor was armed with a .38,
which was unloaded, and a rifle.
Taylor told police that he and
Evans had an argument over
some moonshine shortly before
the shooting. Taylor has been
turiied over to the sheriff’s de
partment where he is being held
on an open murder charge pend
ing a cororner’s inquest to be held
next week in Justice of Peace
Thomas L. Ferguson’s court.
Evans is survived by a wife,
Mrs. Ruth Evans, a brother Eu
gene and several other relatives.
His body will be shipped to
Dover, Ga., Friday night, by Al
len funeral home of Coconut
Grove, for burial.
Para Villa Heights Residents
Protest Commission Zoning
63 HOMES IN
HOUSING AREA
All sixtv Para Villa Heights
homeowners have petitioned the
county commission to rescind
their action rezoning their area
to permit erection of the city’s
first public housing units under
the slum clearance program.
Attorney Edward Brigham has
been retained by the group who
have formed into the Para Villa
Heights Improvement Associa
tion. Attorney Brigham said his
group is ready to take their case
to the supreme court if the com
mission won’t rescind their de
cision.
Tbe disputed area is known as
the Drive-In Theatre area and
was the second choice of the com
mittee who selected possible sites
for the county in its slum clear
ance program. The main gripe of
the group seems to be why the
county did not take the first rec
ommendation of the committee
Tragedy struck at the family
of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Humes,
Jr. on Friday the 13th when their
8-year-old daughter, Ronnie, was
struck down by a car.
Ronnie and her 10-year-old
sister Deloris, got off the bus at
7th st. and 3rd ave. Ronnie was
struck down by a passing auto
as she tried to cross 3rd ave. in
front of the bus. She died short
ly after arriving at Jackson Me
morial hospital.
The two children were on their
way to visit their uncle and aunt,
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bellamy
operators of the Lord Calvert
Coffee shop. Ronnie lived with
the Bellamy’s at 6324 NW 14th
ct. She was promoted to the 4th
grade this month.
Funeral services will be held
at Mt. Tabor Baptist Church Fri
day, June 20 at 2 o’clock. Rev.
J. N. Byrd will officiate and
Francis Funeral home has charge
of arrangements.
YOUNG WIFE HELD FOR STABBING
. Susan Morgan, 21, 2520 NW
162nd st., Opa Locka, was being
held this week in connection with
the fatal stabbing Saturday night
of her husband, William, 22, in
the back yard of their home, ac
cording to the homicide bureau
of the sheriff’s department.
which was the Du Puis dairy
property. This property is more
than 400 acres and would be an
ideal site, but for some reason
was rejected by the commission.
Very little hope is held for the
fight against the zoning. One
commissioner has already said
the board’s decision is “absolute
ly irrevocable and will not be
changed.”
The commission said 63 homes
are in the affected area. One of
them was appraised as good, 17
fair and 45 sub-standard.
An estimate of $1,000,000 has
been placed on property values
in the area.
Brigham charged the commis
sioners prevented all interested
persons from being heard at a
public hearing.
The attorney said he will also
contend that wiping out the
single-family homes in Para Vil
la and replacing them with pub
lic housing will not solve slum
conditions.
Another public hearing is
scheduled June 25.
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RONNIE AMELIA HUMES
According to sheriffs deputies,
Mrs. Morgan admitted stabbing
her husband with a small paring
knife during a heated argument
between the two. Mrs. Morgan is
being held on an open charge of
murder, pending a combined
coroner’s inquest and preliminary
VETERAN
CARVER SCHOOL
TEACHER DIES
Mrs. Bertie Baldwin, a teacher
at George Washington Carver
high school for the past 25 years,
died at the Christian hospital
early last Saturday morning fol
lowing a period of illness. Mrs.
Baldwin, who lived at 3643
Thomas Ave., was admitted to the
hospital on the previous Friday
afternoon.
For a number of years, active
in civic, fraternal, community and
religious activities, Mrs. Baldwin
has long been regarded as one of
the leading women of this com
munity. Her passing was a shock
to the entire community.
Mrs. Baldwin is survived by a
husband and several other rela
tives. Funeral services under the
direction of the Allen Funeral
home were held on Thursday
afternoon at Macedonia Baptist
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VOL. XXVIII, NO. 41
PRICE TEN CENTS
Committee Presents
Vocational Report
BOARD PLEDGES
QUICK ACTION
After four months of planning,
hearing which was scheduled to
be held in Justice of the Peace
Edwin Lee Mason’s court Thurs
day night.
Morgan is also survived by a
child and several relatives. Fun
eral services, under the direction
of Francis Funeral home, will be
held on Saturday, June 21 at 2
p.m. at Ebenezer M. Church, with
the Rev. G. F. Ponder, pastor of
ficiating.
4-YEAR-OLD BOY
IS POLIO VICTIM
An automobile accident prob
ably speeded up the death from
polio of a 4%-year-old boy at
Variety Children’s Hospital Thurs
day.
Hospital authorities announced
the death of Charles Davis, son
of Mrs. Julia Mae Davis, 1145
NW Ist ct. Death was due to bul
bar polio which has a low inci
dence in children, striking prin
cipally at adults.
Hospital authorities announced
that a speeding hospital station
wagon was rushing blood for the
Davis child when it was involved
in an accident at NW 20th st. and
17th ave: Wednesday night.
Driven by Thomas P. Stein
wachs, 28, of 2341 Ponce de Leon
ave., the truck turned over three
times after a collision with a car
driven by Richard Lewis Mackey,
15, of 527 DeLido island. There
were no injuries and no arrests.
Immediately after the accident
the blood was speeded to the hos
pital.
Church. In the absence of the
pastor, Rev. J. A. F. Finlayson,
Rev. Edward T. Graham, pastor
of Mt Zion Baptist church, of
ficiated.
discussion, research and surveys,
the citizen’s advisory committee
on the vocational school submitt
ed its recommendations to the
school board Wednesday.
Headed by Melvin R. Jackson
and Walter Pinkston, the group
through its spokesman, Judge L.
E. Thomas presented a thorough
and well constructed report.
Members of the school board
immediately pledged fast action
in getting the program in gear.
Settlement of the site question is
necessary before architects can
draw the plans. An area of at
least 20 acres is being sought in
a centrally located area.
The school will handle 1,500
students including adults and
will cost nearly $2,000,000 when
completed and equipped.
The full text of the recommen
dations committee follows:
Having met almost weekly and
having sought and received the
advice of professional consul
tants affiliated with the school
system and others equally able
to assist us, the Advisory Com
mittee appointed by you on Feb
ruary 5 to formulate a vocational
program to meet the needs of
Negroes of this county respectfully
submits its report in the form of
the following recommendations:
I. GENERAL
A. .That the high schools of this
county attended by Negro pupils
be developed just as' any other
high schools are developed with
reference to curriculum, location,
and needs of the respective sec
tions of the Greater Dade County
community.
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B. That there should be created
a vocational high school for Ne
gro pupils, youth and adult, con
sistent with the needs of the
people of the community and
equal in opportunity for training
as given others in the field of
trades. That this vocational high
school be separate and distinct
from any unit of high school
training in the county. That this
vocational high school be so lo
cated as to be reasonably acces
sible to all of the population.
C. That under no circumstances
should the regular high school
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MIAMI, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, JUNTIIj IfK
EX-MARINE IS HERO AS
7 DIE IN BROOKLYN FIRE
GEORGIA WHITES
FREED IN SLAVE
CASE
AMERICUS, Ga. A federal
jury cleared Sheriff John Fokes
and two other defendants of
charges that they held two Ne
groes in virtual slavery.
The jury deliberated an hour
and 17 minutes before returning
a verdict of innocent in the trial
of ttife 39-year-old sheriff, Special
Deputy Edward T. Chancey, 39,
and Unadilla Planter Frank B.
Calhoun, Chancey’s father-in
law.
The three were freed on all four
counts charging they violated the
Constitutional rights of Theodis
“Bud” Blue and A. C. “Red”
Cross. They were charged with
forcibly returning Blue from De
troit and holding him in peonage
and with beating and holding
Cross in peonage.
curriculum of Dorsey High School
be combined with any vocational
school.
11. SPECIFICS
A. Site and Area
Much time has been spent ex
ploring possible sites large enough
to meet the needs, and so locat
ed as to be reasonably accessible
to the population. The School
Consultants are agreed the plant
should have an area of at least
twenty (20) acres. In view of the
foregoing your committee recom
mends that this school be located
in the following territory:
Choice No. I—Carver Village
This area is to include the fol
lowing boundaries: East on 69th
street to 10th avenue north on
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Dr. Raymond E. Jackson, Im
perial Potentate of the Ancient
Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles of
the Mystic Shrine, will visit in
Miami next week.
Kazah No. 149, local Shrine
temple, has arranged an elabor
ate program of entertainment for
the national head of their organ
ization.
A cocktail party will be given
on Thursday when hey, will meet
the city officials and diner local
personalities. The main social
event will be a formal grand ball
Thursday night at thtf Harlem
Square Ballroom.
Dr. Jackson and Booker T.
Alexander, Imperial Field Rep
resentative and promotional di
rector will be at Mt. Zion Baptist
Church Friday, June 27 at 8 p.m.
when movies of the Shriners 1951
convention in New York City
will be shown. Pictures of the
Shrlner’s $20,000 award to Freed
man's Hospital in Washington,
D.C., will also be shown.
SIXTEEN PAGES
NEW YORK A 28-year-old
Marine veteran was the hero of
a Brooklyn tenement house fire
Wednesday where seven persons
including four children lost their
lives.
Leroy Fredericks, who lived
two doors down from the burn
ing building, led a one-legged
man on a crutch, his wife and
two small children to safety along
an 18-inch ledge in a spectacular
rescue at the risk of his own life.
As a large crowd cheered them
on from the sidewalk more than
30 feet below, the five forms
framed against the flames inched
80 feet to safety in a neighboring
apartment house.
The bodies of two young moth
ers, four children and a grand
mother were found huddled in
their apartments in the crowded
four-story building, which was
brick in front and weather-beaten
unpainted wood in the back.
But the family of Juan Colon,
33, an unemployed cigar maker
who lost his right leg in a scaf
folding accident, was more for
tunate.
Colon said he and his wife, Ma
ria, 33, their daughter, Nereida,
18 months, and son Juan, Jr., 5
months, were awakened by the
heat of the Are.
The Colons leaned out the
third-floor window as flames
roared around them.
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Down the street two doors,
Fredericks, the Marine Corps vet
eran, was awakened by the noise.
He leaned out his window and
saw the Colons' heads and the
flames. Fredericks put on a pair
of trousers and stepped cautious
ly out his window onto the ledge.
Finally he reached the trapped
family. He took the 18-month-old
child. Mrs. Colon took the baby.
Colon struggled along, with his
crutch clutched tight in his hands.
In a few minutes, the little
group reached the window of
Fredericks' room and safety.