The Miami times. [volume], November 24, 1956, Image 1

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500 Longshoremen Here Idled by Strike
ANOTHER 500
IDLE IN PORT
EVERGLADES
More than 500 stevedores are
'till idle in Miami and another
500 m Port Everglades near Fort
Lauderdale, but very little effect
has been on the economy of the
waterfront according to Miam.
port officials.
Judge Henderson, Internationa
Longshoremen’s Association vice
president in the Southern district
and president of Miami ILA 1416,
flew back to Miami Wednesda
alter his second trip in a week
to ILA headquarters in New York.
Henderson said a modification aa.
the week-long dock tie-up had
been affected. Henderson said he
had instructed his men to ke:i
on handling cargo between lam
carriers and warehouses, and U
continue to load and unload jer
ishables and U. S. mail onto and
off ships docked in Miami am.
Port Everglades.
No large freighters are due it
Miami until Nov. 25. The passen
ger ships are not affected because
the ship stewards carry ail the
luggage onto and off the ships.
Oil tankers which ma/e regu
lar calls to Miami aren't affected
s.nce they can discharge cargoes
automatically with pumping
equipment.
The main effect of the strike
has been disruption of inter-is
land traders carrying bananas and
other cargo between Miami, Nas
sa uand other points in the Carib
bean.
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C. A. Campbell of the Gulf Life Insurance Co. pre
sents to Mrs. Susie Lowrie and Rev. Thedford Johnson a
SSOO check for the George Washington Carver YMCA
building fund, as two other managers of the company
look on. The flrit phase of the campaign for the new
building ends Dec. 15, 1956. Individuals, businesses and
other groups are requested to pledge immediately.
13RD YEAR, NO. 13
TWO BROTHERS ATTACK COP: ONE KILLED
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One brother was killed and an
other jailed Saturday afternoon in
Liberty City when they attacked
an officer who sought to arrest
one of them.
Dead is Warrick Mack, 27, of
W 73rd terr. fath~r of fiv'"
daughters, all under eight years
of age. His brother, Willie, 24, is
being held for investigation of
lau.t vv.ih inten. tc a ..
Patrolman Harold Mitchell, 33,
of 775 NW 70th st., said ne ap
ioached Warrick Mack at NW
15th ave. and 70 h st. a(b> jt 2
pm. with the intent of arresting
mm ior drunk and disorueiiy
conduct.
When Mack’s brother attempted
to intervene Mitchell told the pair
he was (going to jail both of them,
and the scuffle started. .
Willie pulled a knife, Mitchell
said, and Warrick tried to wrest
the policeman’s revolver from
mm. Cut on the leg from Willie’s
cnife and with Warrick on top
of him, Mitchell pulled his gun
nd fired.
Warrick died from (wounds in
the stomach and chest a few
minutes later. Willie fled but was
arrested at his home shortly alter.
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STRUCK BT AUTO
Ace Gatewood, 34, iwho was in
jured w hen ha was struck by an
auto on Nov. 11 on State Road 9
near Opalocka, died of his injuries
early Monday in Jackson Memo
rial Ho-pital. His wife, Mozel, who
also was struck by the same car
remained in critical condition.
Ponce listed Gatewood as the 12i‘h
accident victim.
Driver of the auto in this acci
dent was Gary R. Snyder, 20-
year-old white youth of Fort
Lauderdale. Police said the couple
was crossing the road when the
accident occurred,
MIAMI, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1956
TEXAS WOMAN
DIES AT 111
Dallas, Tex. Mrs. Winrr'e
Wilson, 111, a former slave in
eff rson County in southeast
Texas, died Monday.
A mother of 17 children, she
had lived in Dallas the past 60
years.
The Rev. J. Von Brown, pastor
of the Light Church of Prayer.
S3id Mrs.' Wilson had been an
active member for the past 10
years despite her age.
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Mrs. Eva s. jenerctte wishes to
announce the marriage of her
daughter, Mrs. Ollie Mae Coach
m_n, to John H. Stewart, in
Jacksonville, Florida, on July 23,
1936.
Mr. Stewart is serving on the
staff of the U. S. Naval Hospital
in Jacksonville, and Mrs. Coach
man-Stewart is employed at
Holmes Elementary School as a
first grade teacher.
Newcombe Gets
MVP Award
NEW YORX Don Newcombe,
Brooklyn Dodger winningest
pitcher in 32 years, wen the Most
Valuable Player award in the
National League Wednesday after
a vote by the Baseball Writers
Association of America.
The fast-balling righthander
beat out his teammate, Sal Mag
lie by 40 points in one of the
toughest races in ( years. Seven
players received first place nom
inations by the 24 voting writers.
The 30-year-old Newcombe,
who lost only seven games all
season and but two of his last 20
decisions, topped the list with 223
points. His sub-i;ar World Series
performance he was knocked
out of the box in both starts
did not figure in the balloting.
Maglie, who won 13 games in
cluding a no-hitter while losing
Georgia Tries to Get
NAACP Records
ATLANTA The state of
Georgia made a sly move this
week to gain access to the rec
ords of two officers of the NAACP
a tax exempt organization char
ged under the laws of New York
State.
The action was taken through
State Revenue Commissioner T.
V. Williams who declared that the
association has filed no state in
come tax returns and demanded
that it produce records in order
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only five after joining the Dod
gers in mid-May, was second with
183 points. Then came Milwau
kee’s Hank Aaron, 146, and War
ren Spahn, 126. Junior Gilliam,
another Dodger, rounded out the
first five with 103 points.
New’combe, who weighs 230
pounds and stands 6-4, enjoyed
by far his greatest season. In reg
istering his third 20-game season
the massive righthander racked
up the most victories by a Dodg
er pitcher since Dazzy Vance won
28 in 1924. Don started 3ff games
and completed 18. He turned in
five shoutouts and finished fifth
in earned runs with a 3.09 mark.
His only two defeats after June
17 were a 1-0 loss to Johnny An
tonelli and the Giants and a set
back to Robin Roberts and the
Phillies when Sandy Amoros
dropped a fly ball.
that tax liability if any could be
established.
Williams sent letters to R u b y
Hurley, southern regional repre
sentative of the NAACP and to
John C. Calhoun, president ana
other officials of the Atlanta
branch. Neither could be reached
immediately for comment.
The letters cited various state
income tax and a regulation of the
revenue department outlining pro
cedure for tax exempt organiza
tions.
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Heavy Losses Force End
To Ambulance Business
NO EMERGENCY
CALLS AFTER
NOV. 30 '
The Dade County NegTO Fun
eral Directors Association has in
formed the Dade County Board of
Commissioners that as of Dec. 1.
the association will discontinue
all ambulance service. This con
dition has been brought about be
caase of the heavy loss funeral
homes have been carrying in
answering emergency calls for
which customers refused to "ay.
and for which they could nctV'-
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•snaring with others less roriunate than they was the
thought of members of the MRS Club shown packing
Thanksgiving baskets for distribution to needy families.
Shown are Mesdames John D. Johnson, Garth C. Reeves,
Carl Williams. Robert Strapp, Roger Williams, William
Kimbro and Louis Portlock.
Polk
st., clr>|sr was kill
ed niorn-
Swtwben his car .vent rut of con
trol on Old Cutler Road while
driving homo from M.ami.
Sheriff officials investigating
the accident said Aiken was trav
eling at more than 100 miles an
hour when his car failed to make
a curve. The car skidded 78 feet,
and then 91 feet sideway, struck
a tree, was bcur.ced 41 more feet
by the impact and struck a sec
ond tree.
Jesse L. Johnson, of 14400 Polk
st., miraculously escaped without
injury.
Mrs. Hazel Dean Aiken, widow
of the victim is a teacher in the
local school system. Funeral ser
vices. under the direction of
Richardson Funeral Heme will be
held Friday, Nov. 23 from the
chapel.
gotiate with the county for pay
ment.
The insurance requirements of
the city of Miami are another
headache to the undertakers. In a
statement to the press their as
sociation said the requirements
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BTW WINS CITY
GPID TITLE
The Booker T. Washington Tor
nadoes unleashed a powerful
ground attack Thursday morning
in the Orange Bowl to crush the
Northwestern Bulls 34-0 and win
the city football charm ionship.