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THE MIAMITIMES. MIAMI, FLORIDA »- , * . . * • FLORIDA'S FAVORITE COLORED WEEKLY Entered as Second Class Matter, August #, 1327, at the Post Office at Miami, Florida, under the act of March 3, IMS Published every Saturday by the Mafic Printery, office at 1112 N.W. Third Avenue, Miami, Florida Telephone 3-3236 H. E. S. REEVES, fiditer~ GARTH 0. REEVES, Business Manager ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVE Interstate United Newspapers, Incorporated, 645 Fifth Avenue, N. Y. L. SUBSCRIPTION -RATES One Year.., .$4.00 Six Months... |2.56 Three Months .... $1.50 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1948 One anecdote of a man is worth more than a volume of biography— Planning THE AMERICAN LEGION The American Legion Convention is over. It has been pronounced a screaming success. Two most distinguished citizens addressed the convention —Mr. Truman, presi- dent of the United States and Mr. Harold Stassen, candi- date for vice president of the United States. It is estimat- ed that 50,000 people came to Miami for the convention. The city was beautifully decorated for the occasion. The highlight of the convention was undoubtedly the mammoth parade witnessed by a crowd estimated at be- tween 250,000 to 300,000, which after four and a half hours, was interrupted by heavy rain. . recalled a former Legion convention • (1934) in Miami when colored Legionnaires were called World War Veterans and were barred from participa- tion in the Legion activities. On this occasion there was marked improvement and Negroes in attendance had a part in practically all of the convention’s activities. Colored members of posts lived at hotels in Miami and Miami Beach with their posts. We have heard nothing but praise for the convention as a whole. Some declared it was the most enjoyable convention they have ever attended. The American Legion and Miami deserve commenda-' tioiL PURCHASING THE TRANSIT CO. The City Commissioners on Wednesday cast a unan- imous vote to begin negotiations on William D. Pawley’s offer to sell Miami Transit Company to the city with no down payment and five per cent of the gross income, payable monthly. City Manager O. B. Hart was asked to open negotia- tions with Mr. Pawley and report further to the commis- sioners. The present franchise expires in 1950, and the citv now has an option to purchase the Transit company at its expiration. The idea of a city owned transit company seems to us a good one. We hope it will materialize. Your Congressman , (Continued from page 1) ed the bombing inflicted on Frank- furt. But Berlin is less than a shamble 8 ‘the buildings are hol- lows walls, completely gutted. This was apparent as we flew Into the city, and the next day when we rode through the ruins, I was appalled. Berlin was, as you know, the sec- ond largest city in Europe and the fourth largest in the world, having had 5 and a half million inhabi- tants before the war. We rode through seven miles of what had been a densely built-up area, and there wasn’t one single building that was not completely destroyed and in ruins. Under den Linden, Considered to have /been one of the most beautiful avenues In the world, is pockmarked with bomb craters, and the famous Tler- garten is now divided up Into little vegetable gardens. In the three days that I walked in and around Berlin, I don’t recol- lect having seen a smile on the face of anyone. The people appear- ed to be ashen grey. They all had a sort of strained, resigned look bn their faces, as if they were existing today as best they could and await- ing tomorrow’s developments. It was indeed an eerie sight, after the Russians had turned out all lights promptly at 10:15 every night. f> see people, elwnvs in shadowv groups, moving quietly in and out among the ruins, stumbling and feeling‘their wav along. By reason of the continual change In currency in Berlin, from first the German mark, then the mark, and finally, in the western sector, the Western Zone mark with a “B” stamped on it, the people are somewhat confused as to just what is the medium of exchange. As a result, cigarettes, candy bars, and soap constitute the most prized pos- session, and trading is mostly by barter. At about every third street corner, there is a large signboard, long but not very high. These sign- boards are divided into little one- inch spaces • where Individual Ger- mans advertises what they have and the articles for which they will trade it. For example, one man wanted to trade for a hat; another had a reasonably well-worn pair of 9% shoe s that he wanted to trade for a pair of gloves. Every day about 2:30 a large crowd gathers around these signboards, and all manner of trading and swapping goes on. It does not take long to realize that the inhabitants of the Western sectors of Berlin are virtually pris- oners of the Russians who control the area all around the city. They seem to consider themselves as pawns in the great struggle going on between the communists and the anti-communists, the east and the west, and it was clear that a ma- jority of them are opposed to com- munism. In fairness you can’t help but ad- mire the courage of the anti-com- munist leaders in Berlin, for if the decided to do so, they could take Berlin in a matter of hours. Should that happen, or should the Western powers move out of Ber- lin, these anti-communist leaders would be the first to face “liquida- tion." They realize that fact, too. And yet one of them, just a day or two before I arrived in Berlin, speaking to a crowd of over 200,000 assembled in front of the Soviet War Memorial, said: “Here in Berlin freedom will be either reburied or reborn for all of Europe." I believe that man knew whereof he spoke. ADVERTISE IN THE ‘TIMES” The Moving Finger By L. A. Thompson “The most delicate and the most sensible of all pleasures consists in promoting the pleasures of others.” The American Legion invaded Mi- ami this week and held its 30th an- nual convention. President H. Tru- man -and family, and other nation- al topnotchers came to town. Both the president and the secretary of the Navy gave the convention a fine send-off and told the gathering that Uncle Sam’s peaceful preparations are not for war, but if “somebody" starts anything it will be just too bad! The greatest parade in Miami’s history was brought to an abrupt end Tuesday evening when the skies wept copiously over the legion- naires and others! They say that 300,000 spectators lined the side- walks to see the “boys’’ march. Grandeur combined with martial music presented a pageantry that this section has never seen. But Dame Nature is no respecter of persons and you can’t tell with certainty just how she might' be- have. And so the fun got “wet.’’ Some discussion on racial segre- gation witihin the Legion almost reached to where it could be heard. You don’t need a half of an eye to see that in most national organiza- tions where all races are concerned, the big folk usually wax warm on “unAmerican” practices and let “American” practices severely alone. Had segregation been out- moded in this “Land of the Free’ why the Legionnaires would have had much more to tell the world in their convention. Miami did a fine job in entertain- ing the Legion. Amidst the pomp and splendor, the high sounding dec- j larations of the might and power of this great country, “lil ole" Jim Crow was present, wagging his head. The current number of the “Dor- sey Journal,” mouthpiece of the lo- cal Dorsey High School, carries on first page a cartoon, by J. L. Skip- per, that deserves more than pass- ing notice. The drawing depicts a poet with the signs, “Clean Diving,” “Clean Sportsmanship,” “Clean Scholarship,” "Clean Speech." Be- fore the post stands a teacher with hand to mouth. The whole thing is good, and this column believes that “Living, sportsmanship and scholarship should all be “clean.” When you lis- ten to so many of our high school students whose speech in public is unfit’ to print, you wonder why did they waste the time of their Eng- lish teachers! It may not be a bad idea for some club to have artists like Mr. Skipper to paint large signs with “Clean speech’’ in red letters and place them over this town. Who will second the motion? JUST BROWSIN’ Lionel Hampton is on a Southern tour seeking talent. He wants young musicians, singers, actors and other material. Hampton is also offering two scholarships of SSOO each in connection with his tour which be- gan in San Antonio, Texas on Oc- tober 1. His Florida schedule will be: October 25, Pensacola: November 11. Tampa; November 12. West Palm Beach, November 13, Daytona Beach; November 14, Miami; Novem- ber 15, Jacksonville. The Negro Press was fully repre- sented at the press conference of our President, Harry Truman. In the press bus, they met him at the airport and went in the parade to the Roney Plaza at Miami Beach and also attended the luncheon. This is the Miami of 1949. Governor Thurmond and his Dixlecrats could learn a lot, if they care to. I’m told that on Sunday afternoon when the hail helpers organized at the community center, old timers like Mr. S. J. Boyd, Dr. S. M. Fraz- ier and Dr. W. B. Sawyer were present and encouraged the move- ment. That deserves a hand. Thl mail carriers were here last week just about 60 of them. They seem to have enjoyed themselves. Most of them did not come, because of “Southern traditions." Mr. Sam B. Solomon now repre- sents the Afro-American, one of our leading weeklies. T.<eglonnairca returning home from the convention in Miami will have the opportunity of hearing Anton SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1948 Brees, world famed carrilloneur, who will present a special program on October 24 at 4 p.m. in the Bok Singing Tower at Lake Wales. Rev. J. W. Drake, who recently underwent a major operation in South Carolina is doing nicely. The faculty of Phyllis Wheatley School were present on Sunday morning at the Farrington-Mackey wedding at St. Agnes church. 1 ¦ 1 """ m All of “s enjoyed the Legion parade until the rains came. Here is an in- cident that impressed me. Standing in that great mixed mass of people was a colored woman with two children, one three year old boy. Os. course, he could see nothing. Nearby was a white couple from Miami Beach. Sensing the plight of the child, that gentleman took him in. his arms and held him for more than 30 minutes so that he could see the parade. Wasn’t that a very nice thing to do. It happened in Mi- ami. Mrs. Lenora Davis of the Davis Employment Service and prominent' matron of Jacksonville, was the house guest of Mr. and Mrs. Willie R. “Bill Rivers” Davie, of 343 NW 7th street, during the past week. Dr. W. C. PATTERSON Announces The Opening of His Office For The Practice of Medicine and Surgery At 528 N.W. 14th Street During The Week of October 24, 1948 6 Now At Modern Credit Store KEROGAS Wickless Oil Ranges • Roomy Cooking Top • Full 18-inch Deep Oven • Oven Temperature Indicator • Large Storage Cabinet Modern Credit Store Wher ' v cur Credit It Good 1128 N. W. 3rd Ave. - Phone 3-1957 (In The Modern Theatre Building) Rosary Service And Requiem Mass Rosary service for the late Mr. Wallace Albert was held at the chapel of Pharr Funeral Home Sun- day evening, October 3 at 8:00 p.m. The funeral services were held Monday morning, October 4 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church, where a requiem mass was sung by Fr. Bernard Ton- nar, priest in charge. Interment was in Lincoln Memorial Cemetery. - - W Birthday Party For George Deveaux Mr. George Deveaux, 324 NW 9th st., was honored with a birthday party given by his wife, Mrs. Ina Deveaux, on October 16. The fol- lowing friends were present: ftfr. and Mrs. Joseph Johnson, Lillie B. Lamb, Samuel Wilson, Cas- ta Mills, Mary E. Ellis, Beulah Rob- erts, Mr. Clark, Nera Knowles, Ro- wena Adderly, Junior Wilson. Mr. Clarke, Elsie Ellis, Muriel Williams, Harris McGruder, Camille Bethel, Jane Deveaux, Albertha, May, Doris Manager, Merdeen, Edward Roberts, Buddy, Viola, Calvin, Isabel Darson. PAGE FOUR
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THE MIAMITIMES. MIAMI,FLORIDA»- ,
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FLORIDA'S FAVORITE COLORED WEEKLYEntered as Second Class Matter, August #, 1327, at the Post Office at
Miami, Florida, under the act of March 3, IMS
Published every Saturday by the Mafic Printery, office at1112 N.W. Third Avenue, Miami, Florida Telephone 3-3236
H. E. S. REEVES, fiditer~GARTH 0. REEVES, Business Manager
ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVEInterstate United Newspapers, Incorporated, 645 Fifth Avenue, N. Y. L.
SUBSCRIPTION -RATESOne Year.., .$4.00 Six Months... |2.56 Three Months .... $1.50
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1948One anecdote of a man is worth more than a volume of biography—
Planning
THE AMERICAN LEGIONThe American Legion Convention is over. It has been
pronounced a screaming success. Two most distinguishedcitizens addressed the convention —Mr. Truman, presi-dent of the United States and Mr. Harold Stassen, candi-date for vice president of the United States. It is estimat-ed that 50,000 people came to Miami for the convention.
The city was beautifully decorated for the occasion.The highlight of the convention was undoubtedly the
mammoth parade witnessed by a crowd estimated at be-tween 250,000 to 300,000, which after four and a halfhours, was interrupted by heavy rain.
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recalled a former Legion convention• (1934) in Miami when colored Legionnaires were called
World War Veterans and were barred from participa-tion in the Legion activities.
On this occasion there was marked improvement andNegroes in attendance had a part in practically all of theconvention’s activities. Colored members of posts lived athotels in Miami and Miami Beach with their posts.
We have heard nothing but praise for the conventionas a whole.
Some declared it was the most enjoyable conventionthey have ever attended.
The American Legion and Miami deserve commenda-'tioiL
PURCHASING THE TRANSIT CO.The City Commissioners on Wednesday cast a unan-
imous vote to begin negotiations on William D. Pawley’soffer to sell Miami Transit Company to the city with nodown payment and five per cent of the gross income,payable monthly.
City Manager O. B. Hart was asked to open negotia-tions with Mr. Pawley and report further to the commis-sioners.
The present franchise expires in 1950, and the citvnow has an option to purchase the Transit company at itsexpiration.The idea of a city owned transit company seems tous a good one. We hope it will materialize.
Your Congressman, (Continued from page 1)
ed the bombing inflicted on Frank-furt. But Berlin is less than ashamble 8 ‘the buildings are hol-lows walls, completely gutted. Thiswas apparent as we flew Into thecity, and the next day when we rodethrough the ruins, I was appalled.
Berlin was, as you know, the sec-ond largest city in Europe and thefourth largest in the world, havinghad 5 and a half million inhabi-tants before the war. We rodethrough seven miles of what hadbeen a densely built-uparea, and there wasn’t one singlebuilding that was not completelydestroyed and in ruins. Under denLinden, Considered to have /beenone of the most beautiful avenues Inthe world, is pockmarked withbomb craters, and the famous Tler-garten is now divided up Into littlevegetable gardens.
In the three days that I walkedin and around Berlin, I don’t recol-lect having seen a smile on theface of anyone. The people appear-ed to be ashen grey. They all hada sort of strained, resigned look bntheir faces, as if they were existingtoday as best they could and await-ing tomorrow’s developments. Itwas indeed an eerie sight, after theRussians had turned out all lightspromptly at 10:15 every night. f>see people, elwnvs in shadowvgroups, moving quietly in and outamong the ruins, stumbling andfeeling‘their wav along.
By reason of the continual changeIn currency in Berlin, from first theGerman mark, then themark, and finally, in the westernsector, the Western Zone mark witha “B” stamped on it, the people aresomewhat confused as to just whatis the medium of exchange. As aresult, cigarettes, candy bars, andsoap constitute the most prized pos-session, and trading is mostly by
barter. At about every third streetcorner, there is a large signboard,long but not very high. These sign-boards are divided into little one-inch spaces • where Individual Ger-mans advertises what they have andthe articles for which they willtrade it. For example, one manwanted to trade for a hat; anotherhad a reasonably well-worn pair of9% shoe s that he wanted to tradefor a pair of gloves. Every dayabout 2:30 a large crowd gathersaround these signboards, and allmanner of trading and swappinggoes on.
It does not take long to realizethat the inhabitants of the Westernsectors of Berlin are virtually pris-oners of the Russians who controlthe area all around the city. Theyseem to consider themselves aspawns in the great struggle goingon between the communists and theanti-communists, the east and thewest, and it was clear that a ma-jority of them are opposed to com-munism.
In fairness you can’t help but ad-mire the courage of the anti-com-munist leaders in Berlin, for if the
decided to do so, they couldtake Berlin in a matter of hours.Should that happen, or should theWestern powers move out of Ber-lin, these anti-communist leaderswould be the first to face “liquida-tion." They realize that fact, too.And yet one of them, just a day ortwo before I arrived in Berlin,speaking to a crowd of over 200,000assembled in front of the Soviet WarMemorial, said: “Here in Berlinfreedom will be either reburied orreborn for all of Europe." I believethat man knew whereof he spoke.
ADVERTISEIN THE ‘TIMES”
The Moving FingerBy L. A. Thompson
“The most delicate and the most
sensible of all pleasures consists in
promoting the pleasures of others.”
The American Legion invaded Mi-ami this week and held its 30th an-
nual convention. President H. Tru-
man -and family, and other nation-
al topnotchers came to town. Boththe president and the secretary of
the Navy gave the convention a fine
send-off and told the gathering thatUncle Sam’s peaceful preparations
are not for war, but if “somebody"
starts anything it will be just toobad!
The greatest parade in Miami’shistory was brought to an abruptend Tuesday evening when the skieswept copiously over the legion-naires and others! They say that300,000 spectators lined the side-walks to see the “boys’’ march.
Grandeur combined with martialmusic presented a pageantry thatthis section has never seen.
But Dame Nature is no respecterof persons and you can’t tell withcertainty just how she might' be-have. And so the fun got “wet.’’
Some discussion on racial segre-gation witihin the Legion almostreached to where it could be heard.You don’t need a half of an eye tosee that in most national organiza-tions where all races are concerned,the big folk usually wax warm on“unAmerican” practices and let“American” practices severely
alone. Had segregation been out-moded in this “Land of the Free’why the Legionnaires would havehad much more to tell the world intheir convention.
Miami did a fine job in entertain-ing the Legion. Amidst the pomp
and splendor, the high sounding dec- jlarations of the might and power ofthis great country, “lil ole" JimCrow was present, wagging hishead.
The current number of the “Dor-sey Journal,” mouthpiece of the lo-
cal Dorsey High School, carries onfirst page a cartoon, by J. L. Skip-per, that deserves more than pass-ing notice. The drawing depicts a
poet with the signs, “Clean Diving,”
“Clean Sportsmanship,” “CleanScholarship,” "Clean Speech." Be-fore the post stands a teacher withhand to mouth.
The whole thing is good, and thiscolumn believes that “Living,sportsmanship and scholarship
should all be “clean.” When you lis-ten to so many of our high schoolstudents whose speech in public isunfit’ to print, you wonder why didthey waste the time of their Eng-lish teachers! It may not be a badidea for some club to have artistslike Mr. Skipper to paint large
signs with “Clean speech’’ in redletters and place them over thistown. Who will second the motion?
JUST BROWSIN’
Lionel Hampton is on a Southerntour seeking talent. He wants youngmusicians, singers, actors and othermaterial. Hampton is also offeringtwo scholarships of SSOO each inconnection with his tour which be-gan in San Antonio, Texas on Oc-tober 1. His Florida schedule willbe: October 25, Pensacola: November11. Tampa; November 12. WestPalm Beach, November 13, DaytonaBeach; November 14, Miami; Novem-ber 15, Jacksonville.
The Negro Press was fully repre-sented at the press conference ofour President, Harry Truman. Inthe press bus, they met him at theairport and went in the parade tothe Roney Plaza at Miami Beachand also attended the luncheon.This is the Miami of 1949. GovernorThurmond and his Dixlecrats couldlearn a lot, if they care to.
I’m told that on Sunday afternoonwhen the hail helpers organized atthe community center, old timerslike Mr. S. J. Boyd, Dr. S. M. Fraz-ier and Dr. W. B. Sawyer werepresent and encouraged the move-ment. That deserves a hand.
Thl mail carriers were here lastweek just about 60 of them. Theyseem to have enjoyed themselves.Most of them did not come, becauseof “Southern traditions."
Mr. Sam B. Solomon now repre-sents the Afro-American, one of ourleading weeklies.
T.<eglonnairca returning home fromthe convention in Miami will havethe opportunity of hearing Anton
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1948
Brees, world famed carrilloneur,
who will present a special program
on October 24 at 4 p.m. in the BokSinging Tower at Lake Wales.
Rev. J. W. Drake, who recently
underwent a major operation in
South Carolina is doing nicely.
The faculty of Phyllis Wheatley
School were present on Sunday
morning at the Farrington-Mackeywedding at St. Agnes church.
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All of “s enjoyed the Legion parade
until the rains came. Here is an in-
cident that impressed me. Standing
in that great mixed mass of people
was a colored woman with twochildren, one three year old boy. Os.course, he could see nothing. Nearby
was a white couple from MiamiBeach. Sensing the plight of thechild, that gentleman took him in.
his arms and held him for morethan 30 minutes so that he couldsee the parade. Wasn’t that a verynice thing to do. It happened in Mi-ami.
Mrs. Lenora Davis of the DavisEmployment Service and prominent'matron of Jacksonville, was thehouse guest of Mr. and Mrs. WillieR. “Bill Rivers” Davie, of 343 NW7th street, during the past week.
Dr. W. C. PATTERSON
Announces The Opening of His Office
For The Practice of Medicine and Surgery
At 528 N.W. 14th Street
During The Week of
October 24, 19486
Now At
Modern Credit Store
KEROGAS Wickless
Oil Ranges• Roomy Cooking Top
• Full 18-inch Deep Oven• Oven Temperature Indicator
• Large Storage Cabinet
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1128 N. W. 3rd Ave. - Phone 3-1957(In The Modern Theatre Building)
Rosary Service AndRequiem Mass
Rosary service for the late Mr.Wallace Albert was held at thechapel of Pharr Funeral Home Sun-day evening, October 3 at 8:00 p.m.
The funeral services were heldMonday morning, October 4 at 10:00a.m. at St. Francis Xavier RomanCatholic Church, where a requiemmass was sung by Fr. Bernard Ton-nar, priest in charge. Interment wasin Lincoln Memorial Cemetery.
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Birthday Party ForGeorge Deveaux
Mr. George Deveaux, 324 NW 9thst., was honored with a birthdayparty given by his wife, Mrs. InaDeveaux, on October 16. The fol-lowing friends were present:
ftfr. and Mrs. Joseph Johnson,Lillie B. Lamb, Samuel Wilson, Cas-ta Mills, Mary E. Ellis, Beulah Rob-erts, Mr. Clark, Nera Knowles, Ro-wena Adderly, Junior Wilson. Mr.Clarke, Elsie Ellis, Muriel Williams,Harris McGruder, Camille Bethel,Jane Deveaux, Albertha, May, DorisManager, Merdeen, Edward Roberts,Buddy, Viola, Calvin, Isabel Darson.
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