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‘FAMOUS
CHURCHWOMAN’
CONTEST CLOSES
MARCH 30
The “Famous Churchwoman”
contest, conducted by the Pitts
burgh Courier, will be official
closed here on Monday evening
March 30, 8:00 p.m. in the audi
torium of the Booker T. Wash
ington high school. The Hon.
Burnett Roth, vice mayor of M.
ami Beach, will welcome th
guests, while Mrs. Robert L. Vanr
publisher and owner ot the Cou
ier, will speak and present ti
awards. There will be music coi
ducted by Mrs. Leila William
famed in these parts for her ex
cellent chorus development.
The hotly contested battle ha
boiled down to two individuals
Mrs. Harvey of West Palm Bead
and Miss Susan Harris of this citj
The results of this photo finisl
will not be known until the las
vote is counted. The lead ha
changed hands several times, thu
creating an exciting interest an<
rivalry between the two resor
cities. The general public is in
vited to be present to see th,
crowning of Florida’s “Famou.
Churchwoman.”
A reception for Mrs. Vann wil
be given in the afternoon at
o’clock of the 30th at the beau
tiful home of Mrs. Anne Lindsey.
Miamians will be on hand to
welcome and dhat with this out
standing woman who has createa
a national institution among oui
people here in America. This
phase of the arrangements wil.
be headed by Miss Marie White
leading club woman of this city.
“That our city has been select
ed as the site for this affair, is a
signal honor for Miami, growing
out of the leadership she has
shown in race relations, as wei
as her natural setting and climat
ic lure,” said Rev. Edward T.
Graham, chairman of the com
mittee on planning.
GUILTY OF FIRST
DEGREE MURDER
A Circuit court jury found
'Willie Chestnut, guilty of first
degree murder in the knife slaying
of Jerry Ford, but saved him from
the electric chair by recommend
ing mercy. Judge Wayne Allen
withheld sentence.
Five years ago, Chestnut shot
Arthur Bishop to death during a
crap game argument but was ac
quitted of that murder charge
after a second indictment. His
first indictment was cancelled
because there were no Negroes on
the venire from which the grand
jury panel was called. The case
caused inclusion of Negroes in all
subsequent grand jury venires.
Chestnut v/as convicted after
a three-day trial of stabbing Ford
during a card game on a rooming
house porch at 4501 NW 32nd ave.
last July 20.
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Mrs. Gladys Nathan of 7036 NW 19th ave., announces
the engagement of her daughter, Grace Elizabeth, to Ben
jamin Mobley of 320 NW 11th st. A summer wedding is
planned,
Commission To Appoint
Slum Advisory Comm.
Miami city commissioners voted
Wednesday to go ahead with ap
pointment of a citizens’ adviosry
committee to the department of
slum clearance and rehabilita
tion, after a committee* of civic
leaders, headed by Mrs. Elizabeth
Virrick. asked for action.
Nominations for the board were
invited from civic and welfare
agencies and Interested groups,
under a resolution put forward by
Commissioner Perrine Palmer.
Enlargement of the board, now
limited to nine members also was
approved.
Groups included arc the Mi
ami Board of Realtors, Associa
tion of Home Builders, mortgage
bankers, insurance companies,
Chamber of Commerce, Junior
Chamber of Commerce, League
of Women Voters, YWCA, YMCA,
Crime Commission, Bar Associa
tion, Medical Association and the
Greater Miami Urban League.
empora Mutanur Et Noe MuUmur In Ellis
MIAMI, FLORIDA. SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1953
Homestead
$55,000 In
Lee Drake of Homestead was
awarded a verdict of $55,00
Wednesday by a Circuit court
jury of six White men for th<
death of his 5-year-old son, John
in an automobile accident. Tht
case was heard in Judge Wayn<
Allen's court. Drake, who is £
janitor and is employed by South
ern Bell Telephone Co. in Home
stead, won the judgement from tin
Hooper Construction Co., Inc. ol
Birmingham, Ala.
Tne child was hurt July 2, 195]
when the car in which he wa:
riding crashed into the rear of £
Hooper truck which had parked
in the middle of smoke-shroudec
State Road 5 in Broward count}
because of an accident ahead.
The boy’s uncle and aunt, Al
phonso and Leola Perry of Ke>
West, whom he was accompanying
to Gainesville, were unhurt.
For nearly six months, until hii
death, Dec. 23, the boy lay in sen,
conscious in a hospital while four
neuro-surgeons battled in a vau
attempt to repair extensive brain
damage.
Drake’s attorney, J. B. Spence,
showed the boy underwent four
delicate brain operations during
treatment that included lon t
periods in an oxygen tent. The
medical bill amounted to $7,000.
The $55,000 judgement was di
vided into two parts 520,000
to the elder Drake as administra
tor of the boy’s estate and $35,-
000 to him as father for expenses
suffering and loss of the son.
SHOT IN PARKING
ARGUMENT
Willie Royal, 38, 1032 NW 2nd
place, was in Jackson Memoria 4
hospital Sunday night as a result
of being shot through the abdo
men. The shooting followed an
argument with “Doc” Smith, 33,
346 NW 14th terr., over a park
ing space for their cars.
Deputy Sheriff John Bordeaux
said Smith is being held for in
vestigation. The shooting took
place at the Liberty City Pool,
NW 17th ave. and 70th st., short
ly after 11 p.m. Sunday.
Man Awarded
Death Os Son
Hearings Begin In Para
Villa Condemnation Suit
Monday afternoon in our local
rmnicipal court where Judge L.
i. Thomas holds his regular court
sessions a verv important case
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CIAA BOXING CHAMP Joseph
Yathaniel Clark, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Clark of 529 NW
11th terr., a 1952 graduate of B.
T. Washington high school and
now a freshman at Hampton In
stitute, Hampton, Va. Young
Clark recently won the Central
Inter-collegiate athletic associa
tion boxing championship in the
125 lb. class, In the annual box
ling tournament, held at Lincoln
University, Chester County, ‘ Pa
Clark also won the first prize in
the freshman’s talent contest at
his college. In addition to winning
several worthy awards, Clark is
maintaining exoalient grades in
his regular clast work. It’s con
gratulation to Miami’s Joe Clark.
PRICE: TEN CENT:
opened. The case is one in which
the residents of the Para Villa
Heights area, which is also known
as the Drive-In Theatre site, are
suing the Miami Housing Auth
ority to prevent the authority
from condemning their homes
and property for the purpose ot
obtaining the property to build
federal low eost housing thereon
Special Master W. R.‘ Colson is
presiding over the case. The
property owners, including some
46 famlies, are represented bv
Attorney E. F. P. Brigham, as
sisted by Atty. Phillip Goldman
I'ne Housing Authority is repre
sented by State Representative
iobert Floyd.
Up to 1 nursday afternoon the
sessions were still going. A tota*
of 35 photographs of the various
nomes in the affected area were
admitted in evidence at the Mon
day session.
According to special Master
Colson, the case is expected to
iast 7 to 10 days, and so far all
of the sessions are scheduled for
our local Municipal Courtroom.
Practically all of the property
owners from the alfected area
were present in the courtroom
througnout the week.
HOUSE GUTTED
tSY FIRE
Fire of undetermined origin
destroyed a two-family residence
at 4300 NW 31st place early Sun
day morning and "blistered” the
exteriors of four other nearby
houses.
According to Lt. C. I. Smith of
the Dade County fire department,
the damage was astimated ai
pajdnooo sbm eiuoq aqx 000‘2$
by the family of James Raymond
Sales.
JAYCEES TO INSTALL
OEHjEERS TONIGHT
J&zmbeT of be in
tailed
I luting the club's InstaHMon Ban-
I Flrmingo !fc><ln of the
Elizabeth Hotel /
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WILLIAM W. McBRIDE
The new officers are: William
W. Mcßride, president; Daniel J.
Johnson, Ist vice president;
Franklin D. Ross, 2nd vice' presi-
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QUEEN OF BEAUTICIANS
Miss Melba Lucas, daughter of
Mrs. Lillian Lucas, and a %?11
known beautician of this com
munity, who was crowned Queen I
of Miami Beauticians* Unit No. 7
at the group’s annual dance, held j
on March 5, at the Harlem Square !
Club. A graduate of Booker T 1
Washington high school and the
Sunlight School of Beauty Cul
ture, Miss Lucas is an operator at
Muldrow’s Beauty Shop, 546 NW
14th st. of which Mrs. Marion
Muldrow is proprietor. Mrs. Mul
drow is also president of the
Beauticians Unit and Mrs. Marie
Wallace is reporter.
FIRE BURNS
PARSONAGE
On Monday fire partially des
troyed the parsonage of St. Paul
AME Church, corner of 4th ave.
and 19th st. The fire is said to
hava originated in tha kitchen.
The damage is so extensive that
dent; Charles H. Crap. 3rd vice
presklen* Hagan E.
treasurer and Moselv E. Doles,
secretary. The new board mem
bers are: George W. Kilpatrick.
Garth C. Reeves, Calvin C. Marks
Howard H. Rollins. Richard Mc-
Bride. Alphonso Lowery, Kelly*
C. Wilson. Phillip Wallace and
Frederick L. Martin.
Mr. Burton Thornal, president
of the Florida Junior Chamber of
Commerce will be main speaker
and will do the installing
Certificates tn recognition of
outsanding service to the organ
ization during the past year will
oe presented to: Daniefj. John
son. William W. Mcßride, Charles
H. Gray. Edward Taylor, Howard
H. Rollins and John R. Marks, Jr
Immediately following the ban
quet, the Jaycees and their guests
will move to the Crystal Room of
the Harlem Square for the In
stallation Dance.
ETHEL JOHNSON
WINNER IN GIRLS
RASSLIN’ MATCH
History was made in Dade
County Wednesday night at the
Coral Gables Coliseum when for
the first time in South Florida
two colored girls were featured
in an all-star wrestling match.
Babs Wingo of Columbus, 0.,
and Ethel Johnson of Atlanta,
L»a.. were the evening’s star at
traction in a 2 out of 3 falls
maten. Miss Johnson was the
winner of the contest after a
gruelling session, which saw her
thrown first by Miss Wingo in
il minutes. But Miss Johnson
came back and threw Miss Wingo
twice in succession once in 9
minutes and tne final time in 4Vfc
minutes to gain a hard fought
victory. *
In the top supporting bout,
Wally Dusex deieated Johnny
Henning in 3 out of 3 falls.
A crowd of about six hundred
attended the match.
CONTRACT FOR
KENDALL HOME
AWARDED
A contract to build an addition
to the dependent home for Negro
i children at Kendall, was awarded
Iby the county commissioners
Tuesday to the Duffey Construc
tion Co. of Miami on its low bid
of $25,088. Ten other bids ranged
upward to a high of $34,979.
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the building is unfit for occupan
cy.
The Rev. R. J. Blaine, pastor,
and family who came from Tam
pa to St. Paul recently, have had
to take shelter elsewhere