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Mrs. Juanita B. Scott, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Moses Williams
of 1538 NW 66th st., has just re
turned from California where she
has been honeymooning, with her
husband, Pfc. Eugene Scott.
Mrs. Scott, the former Miss
Juanita Williams, was a member
of the 1949 graduating class of
Booker T. Washington High
School and a June graduate of
Continued Jitney Service Urged At Public Hearing
Operation Termed
Vital To Economy
Os Community
By ELLIOTT J. PIEZE
Lashing out hard and frankly
at obvious attempts of the Miami
Transit Co. and the Miami Beach
Railway Co. to establish a virtual
monoply on the transportation
system in the Greater Miami area,
and at the same time proving
convincingly that the local jitneys
are a vital necessity to the econ
omy of this entire area, a vast
majority of the speakers who
were heard at the special public
meeting held Wednesday morning
at Bayfront Park Auditorium,
urged aid recommended that the
jitney service be allowed to con*
tinue for the betterment of this
community. The meeting, presided
Florida A and M College. She
was recently named a member of
the faculty at Bunche Park ele
mentary school.
Pfc. Scott, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Jeff Scott of Tallahassee, is a
former halfback on the Famcee
Rattlers’ football team. He is now
in the U. S. Army stationed at
Camp Stoneman, Cal., where the
marriage ceremony was perform
ed.
over by Assistant City Manager
Walter Elwell„was called to hear
both sides of the question in order
that the city manager may de
termine whether or not he should
recommend to the city commis
sion that the local jitneys should
he banned from Miami’s streets.
A large and enthusiastic crowd
was present to hear testimony of
the various speakers. A total of
26 speakers responded on the oc
casion and of this number, 17
spoke in favor of keeping the jit
neys running and nine spoke
against the jitneys, urging their
banishment.
Among those speaking for the
jitneys were: S. Grover Morrow,
a director of the Miami Beach
Jitney Co.; Oscar Schuman, man
ager of the Venetian Sedan Ser
vice; Atty. Paul L. E. Helllwell,
VOL. XXIX, NO. 50
SUSPECT HELD
IN ROBBERY AND
BEATING CASES
A young man arrested by Miami
police has been linked to the
August 15 beating of Aaron Shev
in, clothing store operator, hom
icide detectives reported.
Held for investigation is Mc-
Kinley Wilson, 28, of 1635 NW
6th court, who, Detectives I. J
Whitman and C. C. Parker said?
has admitted beating and robbing
Leonard Sharron, proprietor of
Lenny’s at 903 NW 2nd ave. the
night of April 11.
The officers said Wilson denies
any connection with the Shevin
case. The merchant was viciously
beaten about the head and sent
unconscious to Jaokson Memorial
Hospital.
Shevin was found by his fam
ily sprawled on the floor of his
store at 636 NW 2nd ave.
Detectives said witnesses have
identified Wilson as one of the
two men seen running from the
store shortly before Shevin was
found unconscious.
Wilson’s arrest, according to
Whitman and Parker, resulted
from his attempt to sell a pisto’
stolen in the Lenny’s robbery.
The man Wilson approached
with an offer to sell the gun call
police and officers from the local
who represented the Venetian
Jitney Service, Edgar L. Jones of
the Twin City Transit Co., Clyde
Willard, who represented the Mi
ami Beach Colored Jitneys, Atty.
Julius H. Erstling, who repre
sented the Liberty City Jitneys,
J. D. Dorman of the Miami Beach
Jitney Co.; A. Budd Cutler and
Ernest Kass of the Miami Beach
Taxpayers Association; Mrs. Sel
ma Green, of Miami Beach; Wil
son McGhee, assistant city at
torney of Miami Beach; James H.
Ruby of the Miami Beach Civic
League; Dr. Richard Ellis of Mi
ami Beach, A. A. Lesser, Presi
dent Miami Beach Apt. House
Owners and Elliot J. Pleze, Times
Staff Writer.
Those opposing the jitneys were
Atty. Let Worley, representing
the Miami Beach Railway Co.; R
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Victor Bain received word last
week that he had successfully
passed the Florida State exami
nation for embalmers. He is now
precinct nabbed the suspect.
Investigators said Wilson is al§b
a suspect in the S4O robbery ai
the Lord Calvert hotel, 276 NW
6th st. The hotel robbery and the
beating of Shevin occurred only
two hours apart.
Police believe both crimes were
carried out by the same two men.
D. “Buck” Freeman of the Miami
Transit Co.; Burton Nuckols of
the Central Labor Union; William
Grogan of the CIO, W. O. Frazier
of the Bus Drivers Union, A1
Gonzalez of the Hotel and Bar
tenders’ Union; Joseph B. Bragg
of the Central Labor Union and
Charles Lloyd of the Dade Coun
ty United Labor Committee.
The question resolved itself to
the issue whether the local
jitneys should be allowed to con
tinue to operate in Miami and
Miami Beach, or whether they
should be eliminated by law and
thus leave the buses a complete
monoD’v nn the local transporta
tion system.
One ox the most convincing ar
guments In favor of keeping the
jitneys running was presented
by Wilson McGhee, assistant city
Tempera Mutanur Et Noe Mutamur In Elite
MIAMI, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 1953
"Open The Door Richard"
But ten more days and Miami
will have on hand the entertain
ment of the National Baptist
Convention of America, Inc., re
puted to be the largest body of its
kind in the world. This week
delegates and visitors are begin
ning to trickle into town. By the
end of next week, a mighty army
is expected to descend on us like
an avalanche.
This is the first time in its his
tory that Miami is about to have
the experience of entertaining a
national body of such size, and,
naturally, there are still some
wrinkles that seem difficult to
be ironed out. But Miami is not
afraid. Let’s put it over.
The major problem facing the
local committee and Miami
is housing! What are you going
to do about it? In many ot the
larger cities where the 'ooven
practicing at Francis Funeral
Home. He is a 1947 graduate of
Booker T. Washington high
school and finished the St. Louis
College of Mortuary Science in
1947. Bain lives at 1020 NW First
court. He is married and has one
child.
manager of Miami Beach. *
The opponents of the jitneys
dwelled chiefly upon the charge
that the jitneys offer unfair com
petition to the buses, and the
buses pay the city 5 per cent of
their gross receipts, while the
jitneys pay only SSO per year. The
labor representatives were op
posed to the jitneys chiefly be
cause the jitney drivers are not
members of the bus drivers union.
The hearing began promptly at
9 a.m. and lasted untij 12:30 p.m.
All of the transcript taken at this
meeting will be turned over to
City Manager Evans for study.
Following his study Evans will
make his recommendation to the
city commission whether or
not the jitneys should be elimi
nated from Miami streets.
Harlem Theatre To Be
Renamed “Capitol”
tion has met some people have
sacrificed their personal comforts
for the duration, that the strang
ers within their gates may be;
happy, and to boost the reputa
tion of their cities. Miamians are
being called upon to do likewise.
“Open the door, Richard.”
Public Relations Committee
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A minister considered most
likely to make a good president
of the National Baptist Conven
tion of the U. S. A., Inc., is the
Rev Joseph Harrison Jackson of
Chicago. Already 29 state presi
dents and hundreds of other top
clergymen have endorsed him for
election to the Baptists’ top of
fice in September. Dr. Jackson is
pastor of Olivet Baptist church in
Chicago and has served the Na
tional Baptists in both national
and international capacities.
PRICE: TEN CENTS
NEWLY REMODELLED
PLAYHOUSE TO FEATURE
FIRST• RUN PICTURES
Miami’s Harlem Theatre wil'
be renamed the “Capitol Theatre’
effective Sunday, Sept. 6.
The newly renovated 14th St
day house will also become Wo
metco’s first run theatre in Seph
Miami.
During the past several weeks
the Harlem has been undergoinr
extensive remodelization, which
when completed will make it a
theatre second to none in this
community. The attractive front
of the structure is set back ap
proximately ten feet from the
sidewalk. This set back adds
much to its beauty and will also
be convenient for the future
widening of 14th st. Faced with
a beautiful variety of decorative
tile, there is a beautiful garden
of flowers in front of the theatre.
An extra large marquee with neon
lighted lettering adorns the top
of the center of the front and Is
said by many experts to be one
of the most beautiful of its kind
in the entire city.
The interior of the theatre has
also been remodelled and now
boasts new rest rooms, a large
lobby, the latest sound system,
and a new screen making ready
for 3-D, the newest in the motion
picture advancements. The seats
are practically new, and from any
position in the theatre one has a
perfect view to the screen and
letter perfect hearing of th*
sound.
NEW POLICY
in keeping with the modern
up-to-date theatre the manage
ment is announcing this week the
new policy which will be in ef
fect there at all time. The new
policy includes:
1. First run picti es only
2. Single features, beginning
Saturday midnight, Sunday, Mon
day and Tuesday. Double fea
ture* Wednesday and Thursday,
also Friday and Saturday.
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Mrs. I. B. Jackson, founder and
supervisor of Jackson’s Toddle
Inn, is Inviting the public to the
dedicatory program and open
house of tl\e new Jackson’s Toddle
Inn. Sunday afternoon, August
30.
The new kindergarten is located
on three lots at 3038 NW 48th
terr. The school was formerly lo
cated at 1741 NW 68th st.
For the first time Miami has a
building designed and furnished
especially’ for tots. It is the oniy
such accomodation in South Fla.
Three lovely double rooms 20
by 30 feet affords plenty of ven
tilation. Each classroom has its
own toilet facilities and drinking
fountain.
An acre of fenced in area, play
ground equipment and kitchen
with latest sanitation are some of
the features of the new kinoer
garten.
Miss Jackson is an authority on
kindergarten training. She is a •
graduate of South Carolina State
College, studied new trends in
kindergartens at Butler Univer
sity, Indianapolis, Ind., and nur
sery school education at Florida
A and M College.
She employs three well trained
teachers and personally sees that
your child is well adjusted and
happy.
Registration for the ensuing
term begins Sept. 1, and reserva
tions are being accepted now.
The school term begins Sept. H.
MERCHANTS
ASK MORE
POLICE
PROTECTION
White merchants in the Negro
section at a meeting of the Nort>
west Businessmen’s Organization
Wednesday voted to appear at the
next meeting of the City Com
mission to ask more police pro
tection against hoodlums. Sidney
Bernstein of the United Trading
Co., 824 NW 2nd ave, explained
the organization is not political,
after a member had said “before
we get protection we’ll have to
clean out the police department.
At the commission meeting the
commiaaioner* will be asked . j
attend a meeting of the mer
chants’ organization