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MIAMI TIMES, MIAMI, FLORIDA
PAGE TWO
Central Life Insurance
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Co. Doubles Dividends
The stock-holders of the Cen
tral Life Insurance Company of
Florida met at the home office of
the company on North Boulevard,
Tampa, Fla. on Tuesday, February
10 at 2 p.m. This was the 30th
annual meeting, of the stock
holders of Central Life. An excel
lent report was made showing
that 1952 was the best year in
the history of the company. More
than $1,100,000 were collected
from all sources.
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The worth of the company has
multiplied 200 times over the
amount of 1922, the year it was
organized. The gross assets of the
company at the present time are
approximately S2,UOU,UUO.
The policy holders number
120,uu0. This is an increase of
3,250 over 1951. These 120,000
policy holders carry insurance
amounting to nearly slß,uuu,uoo.
The weekly premiums debit of
WFEC SALUTES MARTHA RAYE
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The staff of radio station WFEC
salutes Martha Raye for out
standing achievements in the field
of human relations. Miss Raye is
one of those persons who prac
tices brotherhood all year around,
always ready to come to the aid
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1953
the Central now totals $19,278.
During 1952 the company’s net
earnings were $32,000 in excess
of the earnings the previous year
1951. Because of this earning, the
Board of Directors voted a divi
dend of $5.00 per share. This divi
dend is exactly double the divi
dend declared in 1951 and previ
ous years.
The report of the officers also
showed that the company has ? #
oolicv-holder’s reserve of nearly
$1,600,000. This reserve is re
quired by law for the protection
of the nolicy holders. The follow
ing officers were re-elected:
E. E. Broughton, president; E.
D. Davis, first vice president; E.
A. Pottsdsmer, second vice pres
ident: Clifford McCollough, third
vice president; N. H. Martin, sec
retary and general manager;
Fannie B. Stcne, treasurer.
! of a fellow man regardless of
■ r.;ce, creed or color.
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; Shown in- the picture: Mrs.
■ Cherry Mills Bowver, Miss Martha
, Raye and Mrs. Eloise B. Scott.
1 photo by Spans Photo
“MISS JABBERWOCK OF 1953” CROWNED
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Benefit For Slain White
Officer Great Success
The special floor show and
dance sponsored Tuesday night at
le Greater Miami Elks Club for
he benefit of the wife and fam-
Iv of the late County Road Pa
trolman Edward E. Fritz, Jr., was
i shinning success. The affair
cent a long way toward estab
ishing the fact that, as is the
:ase with any other race, “all
leg roes do not think and feel
dike.” The affair was directed
and promoted practically single
landed by Clyde Killens, mana
ger of the club.
A totaf of $503 was raised from
he sponsorship of the affair, to
gether with a number of cash
donations, made by several bus
nessmen and other interested
icrsons. A certified check for the
amount raised, will be presented
j emeriti Tom Kelly by Killens
oday (Friday). The sheriff will
in turn present the check to Mrs.
aaroara Fritz, Wife of the slain
officer.
Fritz was slain on Tuesday,
February 3, while pursuing a car
in which three young men, who
allegedly held up and robbed the
Benner Box Co., were riding.
A capacity crowd was present
to witness the all-star show
which was emceed by Jimmy
Reeves or Caie society’s ntvuc
and Phil Harris of the Rockiand
Palace’s show. Among stars who
appeared on the om were: Baoy
Lee, exotic dancer and her
Pnnadeipma Revue, from Para
dise L-iuo, naiianaaie; John nail,
voealist of Silas Green Snow,
Mrs. cherry iviios nowyer and
Mrs. Eiotse B. Scott, who need
no introduction in this area, Jim
my Watson, formerly oi Ciuo
Savoy, James “SicKie” Staten of
the itocKiand’s Revue “The Ba
nana lviama ’ and a numoer of
otner well known stars.
Cash donations were received
from the following persons:
Fifty dollars were received from
Ben Danbaum, Lord Calvert
Hotel, $25 each were received
from Marshall Miles, former
manager of Joe Louis, Clyde Kit
tens, manager of the Elks Club
and promoter of the affair and L.
L. Brooks, manager of the Bond
ed Collection Reency. Fitteen dol
lars were from Carpenters Union
No. 1834, C. B. Powell, Pres., B.
F. Roux, Tres. Five dollars were
received from each of the fol
lowing:
Dr. E. A. Ward, proprietor of
the Economy Drug Store; Fran
cis Funeral Home, Miami Branch
of the NAACP, Nu Way Photo
shoppe. Kuz Men’s Shop, Town
and Country Grill, Barkett’s
or race ry dud Liquors, Morris
Marder, the Kurman Co., Dade
Tire Co., J. T. Brown, J. R.
. - or jjr. I. P. Davis, Claude
N. Gardner and the Dorsey Hotel
Lounge.
Ten dollars were received from
each of the following:
Sam B. Solomon oi the Miami
Whip, the Afro American Insur
ance Co., Forbes’ Plumbing Co.,
Dozier Hicks’ Harlem Cab Co.,
Herb Douglas, Jr., sales represen
fative of Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer,
Dr. T. L. Lowrie, Case Society,
A1 Goldman of the Harlem
Square Club, and the Atlanta
Life Insurance Co.
Three dollars were received
from Feastes Miller and Recre
ation Supply Co. Two dollars
from Stones’ Drugs, Phillips
Jewelry and Smith’s Food Market
and one dollar from D. A. Julius
of the Sunlight Beauty School.
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ON THE STAGE
Irvin C. Miller’s New
Edition of
“BROWN SKIN MODELS”
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Special Red Hot Midnite
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Jerona Jamison, Booker T.
Washington high senior, is seen
being crowned “Miss Jabber
ncx" by Edna Dames who won
the coveted title in 1952. Little
Patriein Styles d of Dr.
and Mrs. G. W. Styles, was train
bearer to the queen and Beatrice
Burroughs (right) was the run
nerup contestant. The coronation
was a feature rs the Delta Jab
berwock. w iiicxi piayed to a ca
pacity house last Wednesday
night. (See story on page 7. )
—Photo by Johnson.
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