MIAMI TIMES MIAMI, FLORIDA SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1951 & 1 hmSv *SmEB3K mm A^PBBf V j J9H” - ri 1% «¦«» j* vne^bbbhs Mom* » . to i ¦:¦:¦. ijg£& || > &||||bP Jr *if ||ji||| ' 4 ‘V^W ”' ; jjjfljsgg|mH£H^^9Sß|gmraS|]Sa|^B H ¦. / » £.-o| k . . v||g |||§ jHhc^Si M S 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-known singer recently returned from a successful European concert tour. Good Morning Judge News and View* from Miami's Municipal Negro Court JUDGE L. E. THOMAS, PRESIDING By ELLIOTT J. PIEZE, Times Staff Writer The New Year weekend holi- day ran a bit more true to form than did the Christmas weekend holiday in the matter of number of arrests made and cases brought up for trial on the first day of the court following the weekend. A total of 62 rases was listed for trial in Judge L. E. Thomas’ Muniripal Court on Thursday morning which was opening ses- sion for this week. Drunk, drung and disorderly conduct and as- sault and battery led the list of offenses in a session which was packed with human interest from beginning to end. Here and~4here the Judge threw the book, but in most of the cases a liberal con- sideration was given the defen- dants, with a stern warning not to 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 was the case of Albert Smith who was charged with disorderly conduct by creating a disturbance. His step-father, James Wallace, was the chief complainant. It was an- other family case. Testimony by Wallace revealed that while he was only the step- father of the youth, he reared him just like his own son. The father and the son apparently op- erated somewhat of a concession around the city selling coconuts, with the profits being divided be- tween them. According to the father, on one occasion the son took a load of their coconuts, sold them and refused to give the father his share of the profits. An argument ensued during which time the son was very dis- respectful, and which developed even worse when the son almost damaged the father’s truck seri- ously which was blocking the path of his (the son’s) car, while the son was attempting to drive out of their yard. The officers were called in to quell the argument, but upon their arrival, the mother of the youth, joined the argument, tak- ing sides with her son against the father. So heated grew the con- tentions that the officers arrested the son on the complaint of the father. At the trial, the son denied prac- tically everything, claiming that he had been a good boy and that his step-father was only taking advantage of him. After weighing the testimony, Judge Thomas fined the son $lO and cost of 8 days in jail. Among other cases heard and disposed of were the following: Lee Topley, Grover Brown, Willie Summons, Wilmore Not- tage, Solomon Davis, and Alfred Strachan were each charged with drunk or drunk and disorderly conduct. Fredericks received a suspended sentence. Summons and Davis were dismissed. The others received fines and sen- tences ranging from $5 and cost or 2 days to sls and cost or 10 days. Oscar Herd, Willie Fredericks, William Sheppard, Frank McMil- lan, Arthur Allen, Thomas James Smith, Luther Brown, apd How- ard Roundtree were each charged with assault and battery. Herd was charged with assault and battery on his wife, Frances, Fredericks on his wife, Annie Lee Sheppard on Willie Dean, Mc- Millian on Louise Hodge, Allen on James Calvin Cleents, a small child, Smith on his wife, Evelyn, Brown on Matthew Sanford and Roundtree on his wife, Maxine. Herd, Fredericks and Sheppard received suspended sentences of 1 10, 12 and 20 days each. Allen and Smith were each fined $lO and cost or 8 days. McMillan was fined sls and cost or 10 days; Brown was sentenced to 6 days, $65 and cost or an additional 30 days in jail; and Roundtree’s case was continued to Friday. Monroe Curry, Angel Mobley and Tommy Keen were each charged with fighting Each was fined sls and cost or 10 days. Stephens Brooks charged with driving an automobile with- out the owners permission—Dis- missed. James Legget and Booker T. Phillip both charged with gambling both fined $5 and cost or 6 days. James Leget charged with carrying concealed weapon (a knife) fined $35 and cost or 18 days. Alvin Goldsmith charged with failure to pay a taxi cab fare ordered to pay taxi driver fare of 90 cents and then dis- missed. Emory Counts charged with resisting arrest and with creat- ing a disturbance fined $lO and cost or 8 days. Theodore Blunt charged with Personal Mr. Lionel Cupree of Ardmore," Penn., cousin of Mr. Arthur Aranha of Miami, arrived in the city last Thursday enroute to Nassau, Bahamas to visit his pa- rents. Mr. Cupree, who is a for- mer Miamian, will return to spend some time in this city, following his visit to the Bahamas. While in the city he was shown around by Mr. Arthur Aranha. Miss Lillie Bell Hagen of Wildwood, Fla., cousin of Mr. Cliff Baker of 1965 NW sth court was the houseguest of the Bakers during the Christmas holidays. Miss Hagen is a senior at JRE Lee High School at Wildwood. NOTICE The Invincible Club will cele- brate its tenth anniversary with a program at the Federation Center, corner 3rd ave. and 20th st., Sunday, January 7, 3 p.m. The public is invited. Sweeting’s Surprise Birthday Party ||g^' ' -%¦ ¦ •*" ?' IBHBi '• if ife $$ si ' 0* Mrs. Anna Bell Sweeting gave a Surprise Birthday Party for her husband, Mr. Manfast Sweeting at their home, 1620 NW Ist court, December 29, 1950. The Mouse was beautifully deco- rated with an outstanding white Christmas tree with lights of all colors. Gifts were given to the best bridge player. Many friends were present.' Favors of all descriptions were given. | A delicious menu was served as follows: Roast turkey, potato sal- ad, baked ham, Ritz crackers, pickles, candy, ice cream, cake, Coca-Cola. and Pepsi-Cola. petty larcency, in the amount of sl2, the property of Louise John- -1 son—dismissed. | Richard Russell charged with disorderly conduct, creating a disturbance fined $lO or 8 days. ' Eugene Adams charged with driving without a driver’s license —dismissed. RITZ THEATRE SUN. MON. TUES. JAN. 7-8-9 Ijhltl m-mmiMu taMtimsi rarc« —EXTRA ADDED—- LOUIS JORDAN “CALDONIA” In a letter to Mrs. Sampson, Willis said: ‘‘l have noticed in your speech made in New Delhi and in Amer- ica that you have repeatedly stated that the Negro fares bet- ter in America than in any oth- er place in the world— attempt- ing to impress the world that the Negro is satisfied with second class citizenship in this country. • “I, for one, resent this state- ment and feel that my standard of 'treatment should be measured ir. terms of all American citizens White or Black, and not by com- parison with the suppressed na- tives of Africa, China, India and other foreign countries, tl have talked to many Negroes who feel as I do, and it is my belief that many others share my yiewpoint.” 1 Congratulating Mrs. Sampson upon “your success at the UN,” and saying he thought she had made” a wonderful impression on delegates,” Willis added: “ . . . but I am calling your at- tention to the fact that the dark peoples of the world, too, are fo- cusing their attention upon everything you say or do. You cannot escape the fact that you represent the Negro race, and we are not satisfied with second class citizenship in this country.” Chicago NAACP Head disagrees .. Negroe Fares Best In United States CHICAGO (ANP) Nelson M. Willis, president of the Chicago NAACP branch, took issue with 3 recent statement made by Atty. Edith Sampson in her role as al- ternate UN delegate that “the Negro fares better in America than in any other place in the world.” Carolianian Minister Visits Archdeacon Bruce |Williamson accompanied by Mrs. Williamson and Mrs. Annie Belle Weston of the faculty of Benedict College, who has been visiting relatives in Nassau, passed thru Miami on Thursday enroute to Spartan- burg, S. C., where he is in charge of the work of the Diocese of Upper, S. C. Mrs. Williams is re- maining in Nassau for some time. New Shaving'* k Quicker... Easier! I e ?Gf//ette I Super-Speed I D.C. Golf Course To Be 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 National Capital Parks, last week. The assurance from Mr. Kelly came as a reply to inquiries from Clarence Mitchell, director of the Washington Bureau of NAACP, and the Rev. Stephen Spottswood, president of the lo- cal branch of NAACP. The Interior officials have al- ways operated the facilities on a non-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 this situation which caused the NAA • » CP’s representatives to ask whether agreements with the D. C. Recreation board had pro- vided for no segregation. In reply to this inquiry, Supt. Kelly stated “I assure you that the long standing policy of this department, providing that all public facilities in the National Capital Parks be operated on a basis of being open to use by all people irrespective of their race, creed, color or national origin, was carefully written into the agreement.” < <v.. j lyyfctgjMaafSfov; VV, £ '.?¦*lyg*V m fT7. .... "/ • - > .•* * .. •• * * ymr J** Iwfc a* 'iMWKfc fiA JmjJ mm : ' IBBL && SP fl JH , ¦tek/ a . ¦ f gpfeiiiiMft BMlPlftlmy it JH •4. It % * Jiw J# ii‘ >; *™Br *ftr Miss Billie Mae Meeks and Charles Ross, Jr., won the title of Mr. and Miss Liberty City j Elementary in a contest sponsor- ed by the school recently. Run- ners up w~re Gloria Stringer and Edward 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. and Mrs. Charles Ross, Sr. of 7146 NW -19th ave. Billie Mae is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rob- ert Meeks of 16320 NW 24tt ave., Bunche Park. PAGE TWO