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VOL. XXIX, NO. 13
FIREMEN BURN SLUMAREA
MAKE WAY FOR
NEW SCHOOL
You seldom see firemen going
around setting off fires, but this
Is exactly what thousands of Mi
mians saw Tuesday morning
when 17 three-room shacks were
oumed to the ground by. of all
people, the city fire department.
The site was the tract of land
at NW 11th terr. between 3rd and
4th aves. where the new
Primary School is being built. The
students eot a real treat
when Mary Ford Wil
liams let the kids out to witness
the big show.
The fire department took over
the iob when the firm that con
tracted for it failed to meet the
time stipu’ation. Fire Chief Henry
Chase used the stunt to give his
rookie firemen some practice in
control of blazes. "The fire was
started under careful eontrAV**d
conditions at 0:30 am. The build
ings had burned to the ground by
6 p.m. but firemen stav«»d abound
until midnight just to be sure.
The operation proved a big one
as close to 100 firemen took part
in the operation that saw w'lkie
talkies used in the direction of
the control.
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The area destroyed was one of
the most unsightly in Miami. The
new half-million dollar school
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Fire Chief -Henry is
shown putting the torch to the
first of 17 frame shacks destroy
ed Tuesday by the fire depart
ment in making way for the new
Douglas Primary School- The l
Tempore Mutanur Et Noe Mutemur In Elite
MIAMI, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1953
will greatly enhance the appear
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courtesy Miami Daily News.
controlled blaze was used as a
training project for firemen and
also saved the school board the
cost of having them moved or
torn down.
Young Demos Elect
Officers And Board
The Dade County Young Demo
cratic Association held its regular
annual meeting at Bethel AME
Church, Wednesday evening,
January 7. The meeting was well
attended by members and visi
tors. An interesting program was
presented consisting of the pres
ident’s fessage in short addresses
by several members, highlighting
the political history of the club,
its achievement, and objectives.
The politiaal outlook for 1953
was not overlooked.
The following officers were re
elected:
Mr. Elmer A. Ward, president;
Fr. Theodore Gibson, vice pres
dent; Mr. Albert A. Miller, re
cording secretary; Mr. Samuel
Moncur, corresponding secretary.
Nine persons were elected to
the board to serve for a period
of three years:
Atty. G. E. Graves, Rev. Strick
land, Mrs. A. B. Ward, Mr. Al
bert Miller, Mrs. Hunter, Mrs.
Straughter, Mrs. Williams, Dr. E.
A. Ward and Mrs. S. Harris.
Eight were elected to serve for
a period of two years:
Mrs. Ann Lindsey, Mr. Mar
shall Williamson, Miss Elliott,
Rev. Richard Deveaux, Mrs. Tim
Lindsey, Mrs. M. McFadden, Mr.
George O’Dell, Mr. Nathanie 1
Alexander.
Eight were elected to serve for
a period of one year
Mr. Woodrow Parks, Mrs. Col
lie, Mr. Wilbur Ellison, Mr.
Charles Williams, Mr. Sumrtet
Hutcheson, Mr. N. Adams, Mr. B.
Solomon, Rev. J. N. Byrd.
The board will convene in a
HOMESTEAD
MAN SLAIN
AFTER
ARGUMENT
Ernest Rogers of Homestead
shot and killed a man who was
visiting him in his home Satur
day in Homestead after an
argument. .
Rogers, resident of
extension a half mile east of
Homestead, told Contable Wright
that Freddie Wright, 34, of Home
PRICEx TEN CENTS
few days to choose its chairman,
secretary, and appoint the follow
ing standing committees: Public
relations, publicity, speakers bu
reau, precinct, membership, pro
gram, screening and resolution.
The organization is enthusias
tically looking forward towards a
busy and eventful year of politi
cal action to serve the better in
terests of our community.
DR. F. B. ROUTH
K. of C. SPEA KEP
Sunday will mark the second
program of the current and 23 rd
series of King of Clubs Winter
Forum. Dr. Frederick B. Routh,
associate professor of department
of Human Relations, University
of Miami, and executive secre
tary of the United Nations Assoc
iation, will be the speaker for the
day. He has chosen as his subject
“The United Nations In The
World of Tomorrow.” Dr. Routh
was expressly requested by the
sponsoring club to discuss this
subject. It is designed and calcu
lated to play a most vital role in
our world of tomorrow, and we
all know too little abut its struc
ture and possibilities.
Teachers and students of politi
cal science and history, and for
that matter all teachers and upper
grade students, should not
this ooportunity to follow an in
structive and informative dis
course, and ask questions on all
phases, especially the bill now
before congress to limit the com
mitments of the United State%
delegation to congressional ap
proval.
The program will be held at St.
stead, came to visit him, became
unruly and threatening, and that
Rogers shot him during an en
suing argument.
The slain man was shot twice
in the head. Rogers, was turned
over to the sheriffs homicide
bureau for Investigation.
Four More To^jte^thiizzed
In Carver Vifai|% ft»mbing
M. U- Todd, chairman of the >
Citizens Action Committee that
ppoeed the Carver Village
movement, and John M. Russel,
.hose wife, Helen, is under in-
Kjvement, and John M. Russell,
mong four witnesses who will
e called to testify before the
aderal grand jury January 2L
The jury probing the Carver
*illage bombings also will hear
ram John Bouvler and Malcolm
/iseheart, developers and own*
-rs of the apartment project
Carver Village was bombed
twice in 1951 after Negroes mov
ed into the development, but no
arrests were ever made in the
case.
Several more witnesses will
testify on the 21st but names
were not revealed pending ser
vice of subpeona.
The indictment charges Mrs.
Russell lied when she denied un
der oath before the grand jury
that she never met with KKK of
ficials to discuss “ways and
means” of handling the Carver
Village situation.
John Baptist Church. 1328 NW 3rd
avenue at 4 p.m. sharp.
Heater Explodes, Building Burns
Parents of Liberty City Pri
mary School were indignant
Tuesday when school board of
ficials assumed an atmosphere of
complacency after an oil stove
exploded and destroyed a port
ble classroom a half hour be
fore 31 children arrived for
school there.
Mrs. Estella Williams, princi
pal of the school, said that type
of stove had exploded or flared
up on at least six occasions in the
last two months.
D. R. Snyder, assistant super
intendent of schools, said the
previous flareups were not seri
ous and that when a stove flareu
up he did not feel it necessary to
evacuate the children from the
classroom. Snyder further ex
pia.ntd that the fLreups were
common, but anxious mothers
n .mt the school board should
accelerate plans to get the new
school built on the Carver Vil
lage tract and get rid of the
stove once and for all.
The school is a combination of
23 portable shacks with no cafe
teria and outside toilets. The
school’s Parent-Teacher Associa
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The kickoff luncheon held some
‘ime ago for the March of Dimes
Drive, now in full swing, and
"hich culminates the lsst of Jan
uary. was quite a success. The
adies above are enthusiastically
re paring for a record “Mothers
March on Polio” on January 29.
Seated horn left to right are
Mrs. Stokes, captain of the North
est area, Mrs. Straughter, lieu
?nant of Liberty City area, Mrs.
'ifontes, lieutenant of the
3rotfnsville srea, Mrs. Alese Gill,
captain of the entire Negro area.
tion under Mrs. Dennis Smith has
repeatedly protested to the
school board about conditions at
the school which has more than
800 students.
Snyder said that plans are al
ready on the drawing bo;rd for
a new primary school for the Lib-
Sheriff Invades City;
Arrests Four
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The local gambling element
Just don’t know how to figure
the new sheriff after his deputies
made four arrests inside the city
iiast Saturday.
Normally the sheriff’s depart
ment has confined its law en
forcement to the unincorporated
areas of the county. All areas in
the city limits were usually left
to the municipal police force*.
Mrs. Skvlea, lieuenant of the Opa
Locka area. Mrs. Brooks, co-lieu
tenant of the Opa Locka area and
Mesdames Blackshear, Albert,
Strachan, Thompson and Lowrie,
lieutenants of the Miami proper
area. Any mother who desires to
help in this March is encouraged
to contact any of the above per
sons, or call 84-2560 or 89-4840.
People are very anxious to do
nate to this worthy cause. We
need workers to help collect
these donations from 7:00 to 8:00
on the night of January 29. Won’t
you please help?
erty City area on a portion of a
plot acquired for a new Negro
vocational school. However, con
struction of this project h;s been
delayed by court action brought
by White residents of the adjacent
area.—photos on page 4 courtesy
Miami Daily News.
Ike Davis, 57, and Napoleon
Smtih, 48, were arrested at
Smitty’s Sundry. 722 NW 2nd
ave., and Oscar Jackson, 39, of
, 739 NW 3rd ave., were arrested
'in a room at the Smith Hotel,
710 NW 2nd ave.
Davis was booked for possesion
of lottery tickets and Smith for
possessing gambling paraphenalia.
The other two were booked for
i possessing lottery tickets.