MIAMI TIMES MIAMI, FLORIDA

SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1951

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Charming concert singer Ellabelle Davis was one of the favored

artists presented at the Zeta Phi Beta sorority’s 30th annual meeting

in New Orleans, Dec. 27-30. As a member of the sorority, Miss Davis

was a delegate to the four-day boule and was featured at the public

meeting Dec. 28 in the Xavier university auditorium. The well-knownsinger recently returned from a successful European concert tour.

Good Morning JudgeNews and View* from Miami's Municipal Negro Court

JUDGE L. E. THOMAS, PRESIDINGBy ELLIOTT J. PIEZE, Times Staff Writer

The New Year weekend holi-day ran a bit more true to formthan did the Christmas weekendholiday in the matter of numberof arrests made and cases broughtup for trial on the first day ofthe court following the weekend.A total of 62 rases was listed fortrial in Judge L. E. Thomas’Muniripal Court on Thursdaymorning which was opening ses-sion for this week. Drunk, drungand disorderly conduct and as-sault and battery led the list ofoffenses in a session which waspacked with human interest frombeginning to end. Here and~4herethe Judge threw the book, but inmost of the cases a liberal con-sideration was given the defen-dants, with a stern warning notto let let it happen again.

Dr. I. P. Davis and Atty. Wil-liam D. Brooks, of Washington,D. C., were guests at the session.

Highlight of the day’s trials wasthe case of Albert Smith who wascharged with disorderly conductby creating a disturbance. Hisstep-father, James Wallace, wasthe chief complainant. It was an-other family case.

Testimony by Wallace revealedthat while he was only the step-father of the youth, he rearedhim just like his own son. Thefather and the son apparently op-erated somewhat of a concessionaround the city selling coconuts,with the profits being divided be-tween them. According to thefather, on one occasion the sontook a load of their coconuts, soldthem and refused to give thefather his share of the profits.An argument ensued duringwhich time the son was very dis-respectful, and which developedeven worse when the son almostdamaged the father’s truck seri-ously which was blocking thepath of his (the son’s) car, whilethe son was attempting to driveout of their yard.

The officers were called in toquell the argument, but upontheir arrival, the mother of theyouth, joined the argument, tak-ing sides with her son against thefather. So heated grew the con-tentions that the officers arrestedthe son on the complaint of thefather.

At the trial, the son denied prac-tically everything, claiming thathe had been a good boy and thathis step-father was only takingadvantage of him.

After weighing the testimony,

Judge Thomas fined the son $lOand cost of 8 days in jail.

Among other cases heard anddisposed of were the following:

Lee Topley, Grover Brown,Willie Summons, Wilmore Not-tage, Solomon Davis, and AlfredStrachan were each charged withdrunk or drunk and disorderlyconduct. Fredericks received asuspended sentence. Summonsand Davis were dismissed. Theothers received fines and sen-tences ranging from $5 and costor 2 days to sls and cost or 10days.

Oscar Herd, Willie Fredericks,William Sheppard, Frank McMil-lan, Arthur Allen, Thomas JamesSmith, Luther Brown, apd How-ard Roundtree were each chargedwith assault and battery. Herdwas charged with assault andbattery on his wife, Frances,Fredericks on his wife, Annie LeeSheppard on Willie Dean, Mc-Millian on Louise Hodge, Allenon James Calvin Cleents, a smallchild, Smith on his wife, Evelyn,Brown on Matthew Sanford andRoundtree on his wife, Maxine.Herd, Fredericks and Sheppardreceived suspended sentences of

1 10, 12 and 20 days each. Allenand Smith were each fined $lOand cost or 8 days. McMillan wasfined sls and cost or 10 days;Brown was sentenced to 6 days,$65 and cost or an additional 30days in jail; and Roundtree’s casewas continued to Friday.

Monroe Curry, Angel Mobleyand Tommy Keen were eachcharged with fighting Eachwas fined sls and cost or 10 days.

Stephens Brooks chargedwith driving an automobile with-out the owners permission—Dis-missed.

James Legget and Booker T.Phillip both charged withgambling both fined $5 andcost or 6 days.

James Leget charged withcarrying concealed weapon (aknife) fined $35 and cost or 18days.

Alvin Goldsmith chargedwith failure to pay a taxi cabfare ordered to pay taxi driverfare of 90 cents and then dis-missed.

Emory Counts charged withresisting arrest and with creat-ing a disturbance fined $lO andcost or 8 days.

Theodore Blunt charged with

PersonalMr. Lionel Cupree of Ardmore,"

Penn., cousin of Mr. ArthurAranha of Miami, arrived in thecity last Thursday enroute toNassau, Bahamas to visit his pa-rents. Mr. Cupree, who is a for-mer Miamian, will return to spendsome time in this city, followinghis visit to the Bahamas. Whilein the city he was shown aroundby Mr. Arthur Aranha.

Miss Lillie Bell Hagen ofWildwood, Fla., cousin of Mr.Cliff Baker of 1965 NW sth courtwas the houseguest of the Bakersduring the Christmas holidays.Miss Hagen is a senior at JRELee High School at Wildwood.

NOTICEThe Invincible Club will cele-

brate its tenth anniversary witha program at the FederationCenter, corner 3rd ave. and 20thst., Sunday, January 7, 3 p.m.The public is invited.

Sweeting’s SurpriseBirthday Party

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Mrs. Anna Bell Sweeting gavea Surprise Birthday Party for herhusband, Mr. Manfast Sweetingat their home, 1620 NW Ist court,December 29, 1950.

The Mouse was beautifully deco-rated with an outstanding whiteChristmas tree with lights of allcolors. Gifts were given to thebest bridge player.

Many friends were present.'Favors of all descriptions weregiven. |

A delicious menu was served asfollows: Roast turkey, potato sal-ad, baked ham, Ritz crackers,pickles, candy, ice cream, cake,Coca-Cola. and Pepsi-Cola.

petty larcency, in the amount ofsl2, the property of Louise John-

-1 son—dismissed.| Richard Russell charged withdisorderly conduct, creating adisturbance fined $lO or 8days. '

Eugene Adams charged withdriving without a driver’s license—dismissed.

RITZ THEATRESUN. MON. TUES.

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LOUISJORDAN“CALDONIA”

In a letter to Mrs. Sampson,Willis said:

‘‘lhave noticed in your speechmade in New Delhi and in Amer-ica that you have repeatedlystated that the Negro fares bet-ter in America than in any oth-er place in the world— attempt-ing to impress the world that theNegro is satisfied with secondclass citizenship in this country.

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“I, for one, resent this state-ment and feel that my standardof 'treatment should be measuredir. terms of all American citizensWhite or Black, and not by com-parison with the suppressed na-tives of Africa, China, India andother foreign countries, tl havetalked to many Negroes who feelas I do, and it is my belief thatmany others share my yiewpoint.”

1 Congratulating Mrs. Sampsonupon “your success at the UN,”and saying he thought she hadmade” a wonderful impressionon delegates,” Willis added:

“. . . but I am calling your at-

tention to the fact that the darkpeoples of the world, too, are fo-cusing their attention uponeverything you say or do. Youcannot escape the fact that yourepresent the Negro race, and weare not satisfied with secondclass citizenship in this country.”

Chicago NAACP Head disagrees ..

Negroe Fares BestIn United States

CHICAGO (ANP) Nelson M. Willis, presidentof the Chicago NAACP branch, took issue with 3 recentstatement made by Atty. Edith Sampson in her role as al-ternate UN delegate that “the Negro fares better inAmerica than in any other place in the world.”

CarolianianMinister Visits

Archdeacon Bruce |Williamsonaccompanied by Mrs. Williamsonand Mrs. Annie Belle Weston ofthe faculty of Benedict College,who has been visiting relativesin Nassau, passed thru Miami onThursday enroute to Spartan-burg, S. C., where he is in chargeof the work of the Diocese ofUpper, S. C. Mrs. Williams is re-maining in Nassau for some time.

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D.C. Golf Course ToBe Non-segregated

WASHINGTON (ANP) Although the golf

courses in the District of Columbia are being transferred

from the supervision of the U. S. Department of the In-terior to the custody/of the D. C. Recreation department,

they will continue to operate on a non-segregated basis,

announced Edward J. Kelly, superintendent of NationalCapital Parks, last week.

The assurance from Mr. Kelly

came as a reply to inquiries fromClarence Mitchell, director ofthe Washington Bureau ofNAACP, and the Rev. StephenSpottswood, president of the lo-cal branch of NAACP.

The Interior officials have al-ways operated the facilities on anon-segregated basis but the D.C.board has tried to.insist that fa-cilities under its direction be seg-regated.

It was the realization of thissituation which caused the NAA

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CP’s representatives to askwhether agreements with theD. C. Recreation board had pro-vided for no segregation.

In reply to this inquiry, Supt.Kelly stated “I assure you thatthe long standing policy of thisdepartment, providing that allpublic facilities in the NationalCapital Parks be operated on abasis of being open to use by allpeople irrespective of their race,creed, color or national origin,was carefully written into theagreement.”

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Miss Billie Mae Meeks andCharles Ross, Jr., won the titleof Mr. and Miss Liberty City jElementary in a contest sponsor-ed by the school recently. Run-ners up w~re Gloria Stringer andEdward Forbes.

Charles Ross, Jr. and Billie |Mae Meeks are members of the

fifth A'ade classes, Mrs. (I. P.Knowles and Mrs. M. B. Thomas’rooms respectively.

Charles is the son of Mr. andMrs. Charles Ross, Sr. of 7146NW -19th ave. Billie Mae is thedaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rob-ert Meeks of 16320 NW 24tt ave.,Bunche Park.

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